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MONDAY
FEBRUARY 10,1997
Student fee requests
increase 100 percent
BY EVAN MARKFIELD
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Ninety-seven student organizations
have applied to receive funding from
Student Congress for the 1997-98 acad
emic year, an increase of more than 100
percent over last year.
Only 46 organizations completed the
process to apply for funding in 1996.
“I think it’s good to see a bunch of
different groups getting involved,” said
Jason Jolley, finance committee chair
man.
But Student Body President Aaron
Nelson said the increase in the number
of groups applying for funding from stu
dent government could lead to less
money being available for each group.
“It’s going to be difficult,” Nelson said.
“We have a limited amount of money.”
Nelson said one of the reasons for die
increased number of student groups
applying for funding could be the fact
that student government has exposed
more groups to their funding options
this year. “I think that Jason and
(Student Body Treasurer Julie
Gasperini) did more publicity about
(funding options) this year,” he said.
Another reason for the increased
number of applications this year is the
funding needs of many graduate student
organizations.
Jolley said he felt the efforts of
Graduate and Professional Student
Federation President Katherine Kraft to
inform graduate student groups about
Plans set for
Lenoir’s close
BY DANA SPANGLER
STAFF WRITER
As students shut their textbooks after final
exams, another campus landmark will be clos
ing.
With the Lenoir Dining Hall renovation set
to begin in May, UNC has established an inter
im plan to keep supplying the 50,000 meals per
week that come out of the dining hall
Administrators say this plan will be a neces
sary inconvenience. “I think that all of us have
to do things that are an inconvenience for a
year for the greater good,” said Susan Kitchen,
vice chancellor for student affairs. “It was a bal
ancing of what was available.”
Scott Hammack, student services co-chair
man, said the interim plan would be in place
until renovations are completed in the summer
of 1998.
The plan includes:
■ Expanding the hours of Chase Dining
Hall to include breakfast and lunch and encour
aging more people to attend.
■ Opening a mini-mart in the Carmichael
ballroom similar to the South Campus mini
mart, with prepared dishes and snack food.
■ Moving snack items out of Union Station
and into Student Stores.
■ Expanding Union Station and the adjoin
ing lounge into a food court with several
venues.
■ Building a dining pavilion in the Hanes
Hall parking lot that will house a Chick-Fil-A
and a traditional food venue.
Rut Tufts, director of auxiliary services, said
the Union would need extra space for the inter
im services. “We will probably build a pavilion
on the Pit-side of the Union,” he said. “This
will hold about 200 people.”
The Union Cabaret will also open for lunch,
he said.
Ordinance urges drivers to back out of front yard
BYANNELYFORD
STAFF WRITER
Residents living close to the University could
have to take their cars out of park if anew town
ordinance goes through.
A proposed ordinance by Town Manager
Cal Horton would offer ways to regulate front
yard parking, deemed unsightly by many resi
dents, in areas near the University.
Mayor Rosemary Waldorf said she has not
decided whether she would support this pro
p6sal, but said she supported efforts to elimi
nate front yard parking.
“I think it’s unsightly and not in character
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funding options may have led to the
increase in applications.
Kraft said she felt it made more sense
for graduate student groups to seek
funding from Student Congress.
“(Graduate student organizations) have
very legitimate funding needs, and
they’re completely justified in going to
Student Congress," she said.
“There’s no reason graduate student
groups shouldn’t be treated as equitably
as undergraduate groups or even mixed
groups.”
Kraft said the GPSF was not able to
give funding to all of the graduate stu
dent organizations using die money in
its budget. “Traditionally, all of these
groups had come to the GPSF. We don’t
get enough money to support the needs
of all graduate student groups.”
She also said she had been encourag
ing graduate student organizations to
seek funding from Student Congress,
despite the fact that Student Congress
has given limited funding to graduate
groups in the past. “(Student Congress)
has an unfortunate history of not fund
ing graduate groups.”
One part of this history is the contro
versy concerning funding for Town and
Gown, a student organization that pub
lishes a magazine geared toward gradu
ate students.
At the time of the controversy, grad
uate student representatives said Student
Congress was reluctant to fund groups
that did not specifically target under
graduates.
Where's the beef?
A number of UNC food outlets will expand their offerings during renovations
to Lenoir Dining Hall.
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Hammack said another dining pavilion
might be built in another location, depending
on the cost.
Concession trailers, like an Oscar Meyer hot
dog cart, will also be brought to campus, Tufts
said. He said these would change for variety.
Tufts said the interim plans should be able to
accommodate the same number of people as
the dining service currently does. “Under the
new scenario we can serve 43,000 meals at one
time, and this is just at one time.”
Tufts said meal plans would definitely
change, though he was not sure of what the
changes would be.
Hammack said brochures would be sent out
to students to inform them of the rbang^c
Administrators agreed that these plans
with the neighborhood,”
she said. “We need to
respond to this problem
somehow.”
Town Council mem
ber Joe Capowski said the
proposed ordinance was
still in its primary stages.
Many questions
remain unanswered,
including what fraction of
the yard would be allowed
for parking, whether the
ordinance applies to sin
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Student elections issues
The S4OO question
BY SARA FRISCH
SENIOR WRITER
It takes more than a solid platform, a firm
handshake and a winning smile to campaign for
student body president. Candidates need some
pretty deep pockets, too.
The spending limit is set at S4OO, and conven
tional wisdom says candidates will need every
penny to ensure a victory.
According to the Student Code archives,
spending limits for campuswide campaigns have
been in place for more lhan two decades.
The limits attempt to keep the race accessible
to all students and level the playing field for can
didates. The cap for the student body president’s
race —one of the most expensive has been
S4OO for at least 10 years.
This limit has turned into an unofficial guide
line for budgeting a successful campaign. “You’ll
see most serious candidates finishing around
$350,” said John Dervin, president of the
Association of Student Governments and a vet
eran of four campaigns.
Informed observers remain suspicious about
the candidates’ financial integrity, however.
Senior Sean Behr ran for student body president
in 1996. “I think there are definitely people who
can get around the system,” he said.
The “system” for campaign finance is gov
erned by the Elections Board. Candidates must
provide documentation for out-of-pocket expens
es and even donated goods and services.
“You have to claim fair market value for every
thing,” Dervin said.
would be an inconvenience.
“There will not be the variety we have now,
and the lines will be longer,” Tufts said. “This
will call for patience on everybody’s part.”
Hammack said he did not think this was the
ideal plan. “The ideal plan wouldn’t have
restrictions on money,” he said. “I think this is
the best possible plan with the budgetary con
straints we have.”
Tufts said the interim plan resulted from
input in the form of where customers spent
their money. “We have taken the most popular
venues and done whatever we could to repro
duce that,” he said. “Through a community
effort we have arrived at a solution that is not
perfect but is as good as you can get given the
contradictory demands.”
Council member
JOE CAPOWSKI said
the ordinance was in
the planning stages.
homes, and which areas the ordinance should
encompass, he said.
The areas closest to campus, the historic dis
tricts including the Westside, Northside and
Gimghoul neighborhoods and the
Cameron/McCauley district were designed
before everyone had cars, Capowski said.
“Chapel Hill is not equipped to handle
24,000 UNC students with 24,000 automo
biles.”
The ordinance models Greenville’s regula
tions on front yard parking. Also a college
town, Greenville faced problems providing
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The Elections
Board verifies
prices that look
suspiciously low
by getting quotes
from local busi
nesses.
“It’s not very
likely that some
one would get
around the
rules,” Board
Chairwoman
Ange Dicks said.
Capping campaigns
Although spending limits for
student body president
campaigns have increased
during the past 20 years, the
increases do not reflect
inflation. Campaign insiders
debate whether the limits
discourage candidates or make
the campaign accessible.
SOURCE: UNC STUDENT CODE
The knowing
falsification of a financial statement is grounds
for disqualification from the election and consti
tutes a violation of the Honor Code.
Violations might be more common than the
board thinks. A UNC graduate who has advised
many student campaigns and wished to remain
anonymous said, “Every candidate spends more
than $400.”
He knows of past student body president can
didates who reported exceptionally low printing
costs and failed to report donations of masking
tape. “One of the most important decisions a can
didate makes is selecting her treasurer,” he said.
The treasurer is usually someone close to the can
didate so that “if any numbers are wiggled, only
two people know about it,” he said.
Mark Bibbs, a member of the UNC Board of
Governors and two-time candidate for student
body president, recalled similar violations.
“My campaign found individuals on other
UNC leaders focus on future
BY FORREST ANDERSON
STAFF WRITER
Student leaders detailed the latest plans for the
renovation of Lenoir Dining Hall, Internet wiring,
legislative funding and deferred rush to a crowd of
about 25 students Sunday night.
“These issues we are talking about are important
because what we implement will not necessarily
occur during our term, but will take effect for future
student governments,” Student Body President
Aaron Nelson said.
Nelson’s office planned its first student body
meeting to answer questions about these issues of
importance.
The future of UNC’s dining services after Lenoir
closes in May drew the most attention. Scott
Hammack, chairman of food services, revealed a
five-point plan to accommodate students.
First, the food services committee wants to lure
more students to Chase Hall by expanding its din
ing services. The other points include turning
Carmichael ballroom into a mini-market and tak
ing snack foods out of Union Station.
The new Lenoir will be one story taller. The
basement will house the main kitchen. Students
will be able to pick up a meal from Lite Bites or sev
eral other eateries on the first floor. The new, sec
ond floor will feature an all-you-can-eat area.
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campaigns who were cutting costs,” he said.
He said that with the help of a treasurer who
kept meticulous records, he reported all cam
paign expenses to the authorities. “There were
some (candidates) who did not,” he said.
How many candidates cheat? “A good num
ber,” Bibbs said. But he believes that all the win
ning candidates from 1989-95 stayed within the
S4OO limit.
He said the losing candidates often kept a
watchful eye on the finances of the winners. “The
Elections Board doesn’t care unless somebody
raises a red flag about it,” he said. And because
campaign workers spend so much time shopping
around for good prices on campaign materials,
they can easily spot false reports, he said.
Bibbs remains skeptical about the method of
enforcement for campaign rules. “It is almost
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“Lenoir will be the best food facility in the coun
try when done," Hammack said.
Due to all of the construction going on around
the Lenoir, the passage way between the Pit and
Davis Library will be blocked off for safety, said
Lacey Hawthorne, student body secretary.
Along with Lenoir's construction, work crews
will also continue to provide Internet connections
for residence halls.
Graham and Aycock residence halls, which will
be closed next year to be connected, will be wired
to the Internet when they reopen. Old East and Old
West are already connected to the Internet, and
South campus residence halls will be by December.
“South campus was supposed to be wired for
the Internet this summer, but it didn’t happen
because they ran into a problem with asbestos,”
Nelson said.
Student government has also worked to foster a
better relationship between students and the N.G
General Assembly, said Reyna Walters, the exter
nal relations committee chairwoman. “Right now,
we are trying to foster more of a relationship
between the legislators and UNC, so they will know
people from Chapel Hill,” Walters said.
Finally, student leaders addressed the possibili
ty of deferred rush. Currently, the Chancellor’s
Committee on Greek Affairs is not recommending
deferred rush.