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Crowd of Protesters
Gathers at Fraternity
BY SHARIF DURHAMS
STAFF WRITER
About 30 outraged students chanted
and yelled in front of the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity house Monday night to protest a
lewd memo written by members of the
fraternity.
The group, composed mostly of female
students, began its protest at about 10:30
p.m., chanting “Phi Gam is a sham” and
“Sexism has got to
go," as members
of other fraterni
ties looked on.
“We’re here to
show our outrage
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Rash Co-Chairman
Gets IFC Post
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at the letter they put out and the way it was
treated after it was released,” said Kelly
Cooke, a member of St. Anthony Hall co
ed fraternity.
Protesters dared members of Phi
Gamma Delta to “come out and say you’re
wrong.”
Shouts from the Phi Gamma Delta
house and onlookers were the only reac
tion to the protesters. Phi Gamma Delta
members shouted obscenities from inside
the house.
U-Bus Fee, Four Other Referenda Pass
I More than 1,500 students
turned out to approve fee
increases for the a.p.p.l.e.s.
program and STV.
BYMARVA HINTON
AND NATALIE NEIMAN
STAFF WRITERS
All referenda passed and six new Stu
dent Congress members were elected in
special elections held Tuesday night, with
more than 1,600 students voting.
SAT Scores
Drop at Four
UNC Schools
BY GRAHAM BRINK
STAFF WRITER
The average Scholastic Assessment Test
scores at four schools in the UNC system
decreased significantly this year, causing
the overall average score for the system to
drop for the first time in 10 years, accord
ing to a Board of Governors report released
Friday.
Elizabeth City State University, N.C.
Central University, UNC-Greensboro and
Winston-Salem State University suffered
the largest decreases. The overall average
dropped from 975 in 1994 to 969 in 1995.
The BOG report also indicated that two
of the five historically black institutions
suffered severe de-
creases in enroll
ment, bucking the
system-wide trend
of increased enroll
ment.
Why are three of
the schools with the
largest decreases
historically black institutions?
“We are asking the same question,”
saidUNC-systemPresidentC.D. Spangler.
“This is a matter that requires attention. It
is a concern to me and a concern to the
Board of Governors.”
Spangler said that several predominantly
white schools also had lower SAT scores.
“This is not only a problem at the his
torically black institutions, ” he said. “Other
campuses had the problem too.”
There was no apparent reason for the
decreased scores, Spangler said.
“This is an appropriate question for the
community to ask,” he said “We are in
consultation with the individual chancel
lors. They’re the experts, so along with
them we’ll analyze the situation.”
High school demographics will be ana
lyzed for differences between 1995 and
previous years.
“We know which high schools students
traditionally come from. We’ll analyze the
numbers and look for differences in scores, ”
he said.
WSSU and UNC-G representatives
cited increased enrollment for the drop in
SAT scores.
“We had a larger freshmen class this
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Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a frater
nity located across the street, were asked to
join the demonstration. The fraternity
members said that although they believed
the memo was wrong, the protest would
only fracture the Greek community.
JeffUtz, an onlooker, said he thought
protesters could have addressed the memo
in a more productive manner. “I like the
idea, but it seems like they are kind of
hypocritical,” he said. “I wish they were
doing something a little more constructive
than calling names.”
Dawn Snider, who protested at the
fraternity’s house, said she thought mem
bers of the two sororities mentioned in the
memo should speak out against the
fraternity’s letter. “I’m basically pissed off
about how they are depending on men,”
she said. “I’m angry at sororities that are
allowing themselves to be defined into a
stereotype.”
OnFriday, officials at Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity’s international headquarters sus
pended the UNC chapter’s charter for writ
ing the memo to fraternity pledges, en
couraging them to take advantage of drunk
sorority pledges who would be attending a
fraternity party during rush week.
The following measures were approved:
■ a $2.50 per semester increase in stu
dent fees to continue the free U-bus route.
■ a change in the Student Code to allow
Student Congress to fund religious and
politically partisan groups.
■ a measure to mandate that a mini
mum of 5 percent of student activities fees
collected each year be appropriated to Stu
dent Television.
■ a measure to authorize using $1.2
million left over from the construction of
the Student Recreation Center to improve
student recreational facilities, including the
creation of JSfliJtit Campus recreation
center
As president of the University of Massachusetts system. Chancellor Michael Hooker encouraged partnerships between
Inspired by public universities across the country strengthening bonds with their state industries, UNC might be moving toward...
BY COLBY SCHWARTZ
STAFF WRITER
Responding to long-standing allegations that
UNC is an elitist ivory tower sealed off from the
tangible issues facing the state, University lead
ers have expressed interest in forging stronger
relationships with groups outside the academic
community.
Chancellor Michael Hooker has arrived at
UNC at a time when public universities throughout the
nation are embracing new partnerships with industry
and when many in the community hope to explore this
sort of venture.
In his installation speech last month, Hooker ex
plained his own hopes for a stronger relationship be
tween UNC and the state, quoting a statement made 80
Chapel Hill, North Carafiaa
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1995
Protesters gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house Tuesday night to voice"”
theiropposition to a pledge letter which contained lewd and sexist comments.
■ raising student fees by 45 cents per
semester to fund the undergraduate assist
ing people to plan learning experiences in
service (a.p.p.1.e.5.) program. Only under
graduates could vote on this referendum
Only approximately 600 votes were
needed to make the referenda results valid.
“Considering this is a fall election, this
is probably the best turnout we’ve ever
seen,” Annie Schuart, chairwoman of the
elections board.
Students approved continuing the free
U-bus route by a vote of 1,076 to 505. The
recreational facilities improvements were
approved by a.vote of 1,008 to 550.
Students voted to approve the STV
Approach
years ago by then-president Edward Kidder Graham:
“We hope to make the campus co-extensive with
the boundaries of the state and, while keeping the
standards of university instruction and scholarly re
search on the highest plane, to put the University... in
warm, sensitive touch with every problem in North
Carolina life, small and great.”
measure by a margin of 972 to 520.
“Hey, we’re happy, we are elated,” said
Wayne Joumee, station manager for STV.
“This will only make the programming we
can bring to students and folks in Chapel
Hill that much stronger. I’m happy to see
that this many people turned out.”
Students voted 1,088 to 271 to increase
the funding for the undergraduate
a.p.p.l.e.s. program.
“I’m ecstatic,” said senior John S trickier
about the a.p.p.l.e.s. vote. “It’s a huge
success for everyone involved in the pro
gram and for students. I think it shows that
students at the University are committed
to service and making the state a better
Hooker has said UNC has a “partnership
role to play with industry and government,”
and he has called for the encouragement of
research benefitting researchers, private indus
try and the state.
“The entire University is an integral force in
the economy of North Carolina benefactor
to the state by the resources it brings to the
state; beneficiary of the state by the support the
people of North Carolina give it.”
N.C. Senate Communications Director Bret Kinsella
said Hooker “clearly is on the right track.”
“The university is an investment not only in
education, but in the arts and research as well, ” he said.
“Public universities exist because they help the public
See VISIONS, Page 6
place. And it also shows how much effort
everyone involved in the program put in.”
Six vacantcongressseats were also filled
in Tuesday’s campus elections. Seats were
open in districts 2,5,8,10,18 and 23. But
the results were unofficial Tuesday night,
according to elections officials.
Students wrote in their choices for dis
tricts 2, 5 and 8 because no one was run
ning for those graduate student seats.
Chris Brannon was elected to represent
Dist. 2 by a write-in vote; Blair Benson to
represent Dist. 8; Bobby Johnson to repre
sent Dist. 10; Lacey Hawthorne to repre
sent Dist. 18; and Hugh Michael Ball to
represent Dist. 23.
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Container
Ban Passes
In Carrboro
■ Violators will only face a
$25 fine, rather than a
misdemeanor charge.
BYAMYCAPPIELLO
STAFF WRITER
Carrying an open container of malt beer
or unfortified wine around Carrboro will
get you a $25 fine, but not a misdemeanor
charge. The Carrboro Board of Alderman
voted Tuesday to adopt the revised version
open-container ordinance.
The temporary open-container ordi
nance required a misdemeanor charge for
possession of an open container of alcohol.
The amended section prohibits the posses
sion or consumption of malt beverages or
Alderman MIKE
NELSON voted in
favor of the revised
ordinance.
unfortified wines on
public property with
acivil penalty ofs2s
and no misde
meanor charge.
Town Attorney
Michael Brough dis
cussed the penalty
options of the Al
dermen, which
ranged from a crimi
nal penalty of a mis
demeanor charge
for possession to a
civil penalty.
Brough said that for
any civil penalty that has no possibly for a
criminal fine, all revenue forthe fine would
go straight to the town.
Graduate student Steve Hoffman asked
the Aldermen to vote in favor of the ordi
nance because of the increase of episodes
of alcohol-related violent behavior in
Carrboro.
“In recent times many tragedies and
violent events have occurred in this area,
not to say that these are all the result of
alcohol, but one can easily recount the
events of violence, destruction, assault,
gunplay and even death that have occurred
as the result of alcohol, ” Hoffman said.
Brian Farrell, the UNC studentgovem
ment liaison to the Board of Aldermen,
spoke against the open-container ordi
nance. Farrell cited the fact that ordinances
are already in place to control public con
sumption and that the temporary ordi
nance, which was enacted for an interim
period on Oct. 24, had not been used to
date.
“All this ordinance will do is target
students and make law-breakers out of
individuals for committing the harmless
crime of carrying an open container of
alcohol," Farrell said.
Alderman Jay Bryan said the ordinance
was necessary to meet the concerns of the
area business that have to clean up the
debris such as broken beer bottles.“ For
me, this is not intended to target students
per se, ” Bryan said. “It involves a problem
involving a multitude of people.”
Alderman and Mayor-elect Mike Nelson
said he had reservations about voting for
the ordinance. “I believe that if someone
wants to walk down the street with a glass
of chardonnay, they should be able to walk
do wn the street with a glass of chardonnay, ”
Nelson said. He said he voted for the ordi
nance because he thought it would make
the town a safer place.
Alderman Randy Marshall said the or
dinance would not affect people drinking
on private property. “It will be used to
control situations on public property."
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years later.
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