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Tuesday, August 27,1996
Students can still apply for tuition grants
BY MARVA HINTON
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Students worried about paying the
S4OO tuition increase this year might still
be able to get a grant to cover the extra
cost from the Office of Scholarships and
Student Aid.
Under guidelines set by the financial
aid office, any student who qualifies for
need-based aid can get a tuition grant to
cover the tuition increase.
“Virtually every student who quali
fied for need-based aid got the tuition
grant, and we’re continuing to make
awards," said Stuart Bethune, associate
director of the financial aid office.
As of Friday, 5,681 students had re
UNC, DTH hope for October ruling in Honor Court suit
BY SHARIF DURHAMS
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Attorneys for The Daily Tar Heel and
the University said they hoped for an
October ruling on whether Honor Court
cases should be opened to the public.
Thomas Ziko, special deputy attor
ney general, saidhe and the DTH’s attor
ney, Amanda Martin, were trying to
bypass court-ordered arbitration in the
case and file cross motions for summary
judgement. “We can sit down and talk
about the middle ground, but there’s no
middle ground,” Ziko said.
The dispute arises from a spring Honor
Court case in which two students were
acquitted of infringing upon the free
speech of a campus publication by re
moving 1,500 copies of The Carolina
HISPANIC
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Lucy Hernandez worked as a certified
public accountant. They then moved to
the Triangle because Michelle, a UNC
student, was diagnosed with diabetes.
Michelle, a senior biology major,
agreed the lack of a large Hispanic com
munity in the Triangle was a culture
shock. “You feel very alone and disori
ented at first,” she said.
Michelle said her parents insisted that
she speak only Spanish at home when
they moved to Florida.
“I became very self-conscious about
being Hispanic and wanted to American
ize myself as much as possible and speak
English at home,” she said. “But my
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ceived S4OO tuition grants, totalling well
over $2 million, Bethune said. Of the
5,681 students, 3,222 were undergradu
ates and 2,639 were graduate and profes
sional students.
Eleanor Morris, director of the finan
cial aid office, said graduate students had
not received gift money from her office
before. Morris said any student who
needed the grant should apply as soon as
possible. “It’s not too late,” she said.
“But I don’t know how long the money
will hold out.”
Morris said there were two cases in
which a student would not receive the
grant. “If the student is taking half a
course load or has a need less than S4OO,
he or she is not qualified,” she said.
Review from classrooms.
The DTH received a temporary in
junction halting the hearing and sued to
have the case opened to the public. The
Honor Court hearing continued two days
later, but the lawsuit is still pending.
“The DTH was attacking not a par
ticular case, but an institution,” DTH
Editor Jeanne Fugate said. “We were
fighting not against two UNC students
but an institution that hid information
from the students.”
The conflict stems from differing legal
interpretations of the Family Education
Rights Privacy Act, known as the Buckley
Amendment, and the N.C. Open Meet
ings Law.
Ziko said the University believed the
Buckley Amendment defined Honor
Court cases as part of educational records,
parents wouldn’t hear of it.”
Michelle said she appreciates the ex
perience now because she can help Span
ish-speaking people and can learn new
languages easily. “It’s a real pity when I
see Hispanic families who oiiy want
their children to speak English, ” she said.
Both Heribieto and Lucy also describe
themselves as very conservative and say
they will be supporting Dole in the up
coming presidential election.
The Hernandezes say that although
there are far fewer Hispanics here than
what they are used to, they generally feel
accepted.
“Anywhere we go—in the church, in
the shops they accept us,” Lucy
Hernandez said. “We have no problems
with that.”
UNIVERSITY & CITY
“Students taking less than a full load
have their tuition prorated, so therefore
their grant was prorated.”
To determine eligibility, a student must
complete the Free Application for Fed
eral Student Aid and wait for the finan
cial aid office to receive notification of
their eligibility.
“The speed of the return depends on
the time of year," Morris said. “Itmaygo
fasternow. We had more students asking
about it in the spring.”
Once the financial aid office receives
notification of a students’ eligibility, they
must check the form for missing data,
and in some cases they must verify tax
information.
Morris said students could receive
which are not public.
However, Martin said revisions to that
law specifically stated that records of
student courts were not protected. “There
is nothing in the Buckley Amendment
that closes down meetings,” she said.
The DTH contends the N.C. Open
Meetings Law mandates that University
bodies that file reports should be public,
Martin said. “They’re claiming they’re
not a public body,” she said. “The Honor
Court is just an extension of the Univer
sity.”
Ziko said UNC viewed the hearings as
a body appointed by the chancellor and
therefore not required to be open under
North Carolina law. “We don’t perceive
this as a lot of dispute of the facts,” Ziko
said. “Interpretation precludes us from
opening the meetings.”
Tuesday
All UNC women: come to this fall’s first
Women’s Caucus and give your input for the
new Advisory Board to the Chancellor for a
UNC Women’s Center. Every voice needs to
be heard! 4:30 p.m. in the quad in front of
Carroll Hall.
University Career Services will conduct a
Job Hunt 101 orientation workshop for seniors
and graduate students at 6 p.m. in 210 Hanes
Hall. This workshop provides basic informa
tion on how to use the UCS office.
All pre-pharmacy students, Phi Delta Chi,
a professional pharmacy fraternity, will be
sponsoring “Pharmacy School Unveiled” to
day at 7 p.m. in Greenlaw 308. This program
provides you the chance to talk one on one
with pharmacy students and have any ques
notification quickly if there were no prob
lems with their application.
J ennifer Turner, a junior from Hickory,
receivedthetuitiongrantthisyear. “With
out the grant I guess I would have had to
pay it out of my pocket,” Turner said.
“Tlie savings from my summer job would
have (gone) to my tuition.”
Kelli Gaslrill, a junior from Beaufort,
used the tuition grant and loans to cover
her school expenses this year. She said
the grant lessened the financial burden
on her parents.
“Actually, Ihadenough with my loans
and grants (to cover the increase), but I
wouldn’t have had enough to live off, so
my parents would have had to give me
more money.”
Arbitration would not solve the dis
pute because it would not permanently
settle the issue, Ziko said. “If we settle
with (the DTH), then The (Raleigh) News
& Observer can come in and sue.”
The attorneys will try to settle the
issue in Orange County Superior Court
on Oct. 28.
Margaret Barrett, judicial programs
coordinator and advisor to the Honor
Court, said she could not comment on
the case. She said her office was working
to report limited information on Honor
Court cases to the media more clearly
and quickly.
Judicial programs used to prepare a
list of charges, pleas, verdicts and punish
ments once a semester, Barrett said. The
office now has the staff prepare the re
ports biweekly.
Campus Calendar
tions answered that you may have.
Alpha Epsilon Delta Members, our first
general meeting will be held today in Union
224 at 7 p.m.
items of Interest
There will be a Sports Club Membership
Drive on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. in The Pit. Meet representatives from all
39 clubs, have all your questions answered and
find out how to get involved. For more infor
mation call 962-1013.
The Center for Teaching and Learning of
fers an informal lunch discussion for TA’s
called “So, How’s It Going? An Early Check-
In for New TAs” on Wednesday, Aug. 28
from 1-2 p.m. in the Toy Lounge on the 4th
floor of Dey Hall.
Come and join the Korean American
Council member attacks
mayor’s town affiliations
BY LAURA GODWIN
CITY EDITOR
When the Chapel Hill Town Council
reconvened from their summer break last
weekend, a debate began as to the role of
the mayor.
At Saturday’s council retreat, council
member Joyce Brown raised questions as
to whether the mayor should attend meet
ings of several town organizations.
Specifically,
meetings of groups jj*
ing Chapel Hill ™
Mayor Rosemary
Waldorf s actions,
but rather wanted WALDORF said the
to establish guide- mayor .s free to attend
lines for a mayor’s area meetings,
outside affiliations.
“I would like to take this out of any
personal context,” Brown said.
Brown said she is concerned that when
any mayor or council member attends
meetings of area groups like the Cham
ber of Commerce, they are representing
the entire council.
Waldorf has attended a few chamber
breakfast meetings but has no voting
power with the organization. Waldorf
said she did not represent the council
Student’s Association in our first meeting,
Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. in room 205 of
the Student Union, to learn about the exciting
Korean culture.
The Association of Business Students will
hold a General Interest Meeting in room T-2 of
New Carroll on Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. Join and
have a voice in the BSBA program.
The UNC Young Republicans will be hav
ing a meeting Wednesday evening in 106
Carroll Hall at 7 p.m. Any and all students are
encouraged to attend. There will be a raffle for
a prize to be awarded.
UNC Crew Club will hold a general inter
estmeeting Wednesday atßp.m. in 109Fetzer.
No experience is required.
Carolina’s oldest coed a capella group,
Carolina Tar Heel Voices, will be holding
auditions for basses Wednesday, Aug. 28 from
Eljr Baily (Ear Hrrl
when she occasionally attended a cham
ber breakfast.
Waldorf said she does not participate
in the chamber’s business, but attends
meetings to answer any questions re
garding the town’s business that may
arise.
“(Brown) has nothing to worry about, ”
Waldorf said.
Brown said her main concern was a
possible conflict of interest should groups
that a mayor has ties with come before
the council to make a request.
Brown said the mayor is primarily
responsible for conducting council meet
ings and representing the council.
“Other than that, the council has the
ability to set the tone,” she said. “It is at
least our responsibility and our power of
pleasure to have some say in the impres
sion that is given.”
Waldorf said the issue of her involve
ment with the chamber was a small one
compared to the other concerns addressed
by the Town Council at the retreat.
“I think the discussion is over," she
said. “We stayed there all day and that
discussion lasted only 45 minutes.”
Former Mayor Ken Broun said while
in office he also attended the chamber
breakfasts when his schedule permitted.
Broun said during his tenure as mayor,
no concern over his presence at various
meetings was ever expressed by mem
bers of the council.
Broun said he saw nothing wrong with
Waldorf attending the same meetings he
had attended.
“I thinkitsaperfectly appropriate thing
for her to do.”
9-11 p.m. Sign up for an audition time at the
Union Desk. Location is also available at the
Union Desk.
UNIT AS Multicultural Living and Learn
ing Program, located on the sth floor of
Carmichael Residence Hall, is accepting appli
cations for this semester. One can be picked up
at the Union desk, Carmichael desk or outside
room 528 Carmichael. The deadline is Aug.
28. For more information call 914-1338.
The Carolina Union Activities Board Film
Committee will present Massimo Troisi in “D
Postino", Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. and
9 p.m. Admission will be $2.
Anthroposophy at UNC will hold its first
meeting of the year, Thursday, Aug. 29 from
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Call 732-9754 for more information about
the location.