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Grey cancels appearance
at Carolina Jazz Festival
Hall of Fame jazz artist A1 Grey has
canceled his appearance as part of the
Carolina Jazz Festival because of bad
health, festival organizers said.
• Grey was scheduled to perform Feb.
28 as a guest soloist with the N.C.
Central University and UNC jazz bands
at an 8 p.m. concert in Memorial Hall.
The concert, which will feature jazz
trumpeter Clark Terry as a guest soloist,
will continue as planned. Organizers are
seeking a replacement for Grey.
Professor emeritus to get
achievement award today
Blyden Jackson, UNC’s first black
professor, will receive the Jay B. Hubbell
Award for lifetime achievement from
the Modern Language Association at 4
p.m. today at the campus building
named in his honor.
The award was announced in
December at the association’s confer
ence in Washington, but Jackson was
unable to attend. William Andrews, the
English professor who accepted on
Jackson’s behalf, will present the award
at the ceremony.
Jackson, professor emeritus of
English, will make remarks, as will
Darryl Gless, chairman of the
Department of English; professor emer
itus Louis Rubin; and English faculty
members specializing in African-
American literature.
The ceremony will be held at Jackson
Hall on Country Club Road between
Cobb and Stacy residence halls.
Speaker series to address
Native American culture
Several speakers will discuss Native
American cultural issues as part of a
series being offered by the UNC cur
riculum in American studies.
On Feb. 25, Linda Oxendine of
UNC-Pembroke will discuss
“Reclaiming Tradition: An Indian
Student’s Guide to Cultural Survival” at
6 p.m. The site for the speech will be
announced at a later date.
On Feb. 27, Theda Purdue and
Michael Greene of the University of
Kentucky will discuss “The State of
Native American Studies: A
Discussion” at 6 p.m. The site will be
announced at a later date.
David LaVere of UNC-Wilmington
will discuss “The Burden of Lumbee
History: A Plainsman ‘Discovers’
Indians in Eastern North Carolina” at 4
p.m. on March 6 in Donovan Lounge.
The series concludes March 20 with
Joseph C. Porter of UNC-Chapel Hill
discussing “Female Agency and Native
American Biography: Mari Sandoz and
Crazy Horse” at 4 p.m. in Donovan
Lounge.
For information on the free public
talks, can (919) 9624062.
Residents to voice ideas
for transit improvements
The Chapel HiU Transportation
Board and the Carrboro Transportation
Advisory Board will hold a public
forum on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the
Chapel HiU Town Council chambers.
lire forum wiU give residents an
opportunity to give any suggestions they
have for improvement in the service pro
vided by Chapel HiU Transit.
Residents will also be able to con
tribute recommendations to the Board
as they begin to prepare the 1998-02
Short Range Transit Plan.
For more information, please call
Chapel Hill Transit at 968-2755.
Hazardous Waste Center
will dispose of latex paint
The Orange County Regional
Landfill will reopen its Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Center
and the Latex Paint Exchange on
Saturday.
Residents will be able to drop off
household hazardous waste and latex
paint and receive reusable latex paint.
The Landfill will operate the
Collection Center on every first
Saturday of the month.
Both facilities will be open from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. and are located at the
Orange County Regional Landfill locat
ed on Eubanks Road.
For more information, call Orange
/ Community Recycling at 968-2788.
fireside chats highlight
sexual orientation debate
The Orange County Human
Relations Commission will continue its
program entitled Community Firesides
Dialogue Series by hosting a forum on
civil rights for gays and lesbians.
The forum will be held in the meet
ing room at the Chapel HiU Public
Library located on Estes Drive from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m..
For more information, contact the
Orange County Human Relations
Commission at 732-8181 ext. 2250.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Finance committee hears funding requests
STAFF REPORT
The Student Congress Finance
Committee heard fee requests from 72
officially recognized student organiza
tions this weekend.
The committee had more than
$500,000 to allocate.
“All groups were subject to the same
amount of cuts and reductions,”
Student Body Treasurer Julie Gasperini
said.
“They were made on a consistent
basis. Each group was treated fairly.
There was a lot less politicking.”
The Carolina Athletic Association
received $10,034 in funds, far below the
organization’s original request for
$16,400, including $7,800 for printing
and publicity costs.
CAA President Seth Nore defended
the printing and publicity budget saying
the CAA had to take out big ads in The
Daily Tar Heel.
“It’s vitally important to have the dis
tribution policy in an easy to understand
form,” Nore said.
But finance committee member
Andrew Fernandez said he was against
giving too much money to the CAA.
“More money just lets more people
know about ticket distribution but does
n’t provide more access,” Fernandez
Airport neighbors to fight jet landing policy
BY STEPHANIE MOORE
STAFF WRITER
Residents concerned about jets landing at the
Horace Williams Airport, located at the comer of
Airport Road and Estes Drive, will take their concerns
to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday.
UNC-system President C.D. Spangler in November
autonomously lifted an earlier ban on jets landing at
the airport. Town officials did not discover the ban had
been lifted until February when a resident living near
the airport reported hearing jets flying overhead.
Diane Bloom, a neighbor of the airport and a leader
of the Citizens for Airport Planning group, said the
group wanted the council to take action to rescind
Spangler’s decision. “We are hoping to enlist the Town
Council’s efforts to do whatever it takes to reinstate the
no-jets ban,” she said.
The planning group formed in 1967 when plans to
Title of forum sparks
concern from officials
■ Leaders did not intend to
insinuate racism in the city
and county school system.
BYANNELYFORD
STAFF WRITER
A public forum which will address
racism in local schools has raised con
cerns among some public officials
because of its title.
The forum, sponsored by Orange
County Human Relations Commission,
is titled “Heart to Heart: Unseen
Racism in City and County Schools”
and will be held March 18 at New Hope
Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill.
Orange County Commissioner Steve
“Theforums title is extremely
judgmental; it has
already arrived at a
conclusion before it
has been discussed. ”
STEVE HALKIOTIS
Orange County Commissioner
Halkiotis said the
title of the forum
concerned him.
“The forum’s title is
extremely judgmen
tal,” he said. “It has
already arrived at a
conclusion before it
has been discussed.”
He said in the
past, the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro and
Orange County
school systems had undergone “sensi
tivity” training in which administrators
gained an understanding of different
race, religious and ethnic groups. The
forum, by assuming a racism problem,
seems to undermine these efforts, he
said.
Halkiotis said neither school system
had been informed of the forum.
Neil Pedersen, Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Housing programs to begin this fall
BY ION WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
Students concerned with women’s issues and
those wanting to live in a drug-free environment
will benefit from two new on-campus housing pro
grams next semester.
The Department of University Housing will
begin offering the Women’s Perspectives Living
and Learning Program and the Substance-Free
Living and Learning Program next fall.
Katie Smith, a resident assistant in Joyner
Residence Hall, played a major role in proposing
the Women’s Perspective program. She said such
a program was needed to help support women.
“It allows for a safe, comfortable living environ
ment for women to share ideas,” Smith said. “It
allows women to be with women who see the value
of women's issues.”
UNIVERSITY & CITY
said.
The committee reduced CAA’s print
ing and publicity budget to $3,500.
In other action, the finance commit
tee awarded Student Congress all of its
$5,872.16 request, despite debate about
the stipends given to the student body
treasurer, speaker of Student Congress
and student body president.
Gasperini, who gets a $1,200 stipend,
said she felt stipends gave members
more incentive to work in their roles as
Student Congress members.
Committee members said the stipend
served more as compensation for the
hours put in than for pay.
Speaker of Student Congress Jamie
Kilboume said the stipend paid about 44
cents an hour.
Since some committee members said
they felt that they were reallocating
money to themselves, the issue will be
brought for a vote before full Student
Congress.
Finance committee members also
suggested cutting the technical fees used
to televise Student Congress meetings
on public-access cable TV.
Kilboume said Student Congress had
an easier time meeting quorum with
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pave the airport runway began, Bloom said. The group
has come together every time since when a problem
has come up involving the airport and the residential
community.
The last time the group came together was in 1992
when there was a negotiating effort between the com
munity and the University. The result of that negotia
tion was the decision to ban jets, Bloom said.
Bree Lorant, member of Citizens for Airport
Planning, said the efforts of the group are concentrat
ed on making sure jets are no longer allowed to land
at the airport. “To get the University to reverse its stand
on allowing jets is our immediate concern,” she said.
Lorant said the airport was not big enough to han
dle jets. She said safety was a big concern because there
were three schools in the flight path.
Lorant said noise was also an issue because of the
schools and the residents. If the airport continues to
grow, it could also cause air pollution, she said.
City Schools superintendent, said the
forum’s title could be misleading.
“The title makes the assumption that
there is racism in the schools,” he said.
“I think it’s good to provide forums for
people to discuss issues in a calm and
rational way. The title may not help it
get off to a good start.”
Pedersen also said the use of the
term “racism” in the title put people on
the offensive. He said he was more con
cerned with how to change attitudes so
that minorities would become more suc
cessful and comfortable in schools.
Lucy Lewis, director of the Orange
County Department for Human Rights
and Relations, said the forum was not
meant to imply a race problem in the
schools. “The intent (of the forum) is to
provide an opportunity for the commu-
nity to come
together and talk
about race rela
tions in a facilitat
ed setting with
resource members
serving as facilita
tors."
The Human
Relations
Commission spon
sors monthly
forums, which
began in October 1996 and will last until
June. Past programs included
“Welcoming New Populations" and
“Reassessing Affirmative Action.” A
forum on “Civil Rights for Gays and
Lesbians” will be held this month,
Lewis said.
She said the forums sought to pro
mote dialogue and an increased under
standing of human relations issues.
Smith said although the activities residents
would participate in had not been decided on, ideas
such as interactive journals, guest speakers and ser
vice projects had been proposed.
She said the program was open to sophomore,
junior and senior women of all majors, not just
those in the Women Studies program.
“It’s not directly tied to the Women’s Studies
program but does focus on women’s issues," she
said.
The program will be located on the first floor of
Cobb Residence Hall, said Wayne Thompson,
assistant director of special programs.
“It is the first Living and Learning program on
North Campus,” Thompson said.
The Substance-Free program grew out of the
Living Well program, which focuses not only on
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Jason Jolley (left). Student Congress Finance Committee chairman, and Rep. John Pritchard, Dist. 20, hear Bill
Heeden s request for funds for the Carolina Review. Groups presented their cases for funding during the weekend.
Council member Julie Andresen said the decision to
allow jets diminished cooperative efforts between the
town and University. “I am upset with the University’s
decision to change a policy that the University and
town have had for many years,” she said. “It undercuts
the trust necessary for us to work together.”
Council member Joe Capowski said Spangler made
a poor decision.
“Horace Williams (Airport) was small, closely sur
rounded by residential neighborhoods,” he said
explaining that the University has a commitment to
maintain and preserve the character of the town and its
residents.
Ten years of town-gown relationships have flour
ished due to work between University leaders, town
leaders and citizens, but no one from the UNC system
has ever been involved, Capowski said.
“(The UNC-system’s involvement) jeopardizes 10
years of work of town-gown relations.”
CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
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DTH/MISm MCDANIEL
N.C. Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird, D-Orange, explains Friday her legislation to give
residents more incentive to donate land for conservation purposes.
DTH marks 104 years of editorial freedom
BY MORGAN NOWLIN
STAFF WRITER
“To serve as a summary of all occurrences in the
University and Village of Chapel Hill ... for the
thorough discussion of all points pertaining to the
advancement and growth of the University.”
This statement reflects the original goal of The
Daily Tar Heel, which celebrated its 104th birthday
Sunday. Jeanne Fugate, editor of the DTH, said the
paper’s mission had not changed.
“Our mission is to inform and serve the
University community," Fugate said. “I am proud
to be part of an organization that has been doing
that for 104 years.”
The Daily Tar Heel, started by the University
Athletic Association in 1893, has grown from a
four-page weekly tabloid to an eight- to 12-page
daily with a readership of more than 36,000.
Fugate said the paper faced new challenges
Monday, February 24, 1997
Students join
faculty attack
on Spangler
■ The addition of 10 days
to the school year would
not aid students, critics say.
BY WHITNEY MOORE
ASSISTANT STATE AND NATIONAL EDITOR
Student opposition to an attempt by
UNC-system President C.D. Spangler
to boost the system calender year from
150 days to 160 days might be expected.
But faculty at system schools voiced
their own dismay at the attempt, which
Spangler most recently promoted at
Friday’s UNC Faculty Assembly.
“I think it’s a bad mistake,” said
Rachel Rosenfeld, a UNC-Chapel Hill
professor of soci- i
ology.
“He seems to
think there’s a
need for students
to have more
classroom access
to faculty, but to
be unaware of
other kinds of
access.”
Jane Brown,
chairwoman of
the UNC-CH fac
ulty, said she dis
agreed with
Spangler for the
same reason.
“Many faculty
are using new instructional techniques,
and they don’t require students to be sit
ting in the classroom,” she said. “We
are actually increasing interaction with
students.”
Faculty members also pointed to
research abilities that would be harmed
by a longer school year.
“We are a research university, and
faculty are supposed to do research,”
Rosenfeld said.
“We need (summer) time to do
research.
“We’ll have trouble hiring people
when they find out our year is longer
than at peer institutions,” she said.
Heading up student opposition to the
anticipated change is John Dervin, pres
ident of the Association of Student
Governments.
He said Spangler had not consulted
faculty or students when planning the
increase, and that had solidified the
opposition.
“The faculty were universally
opposed to it,” he said. “Students are
against it as well.
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today. “Obviously, the community has changed a
lot in the century that we have been around,”
Fugate said. “The struggle we face is making sure
the paper represents the new community. I feel that
we have been more successful in that this year.”
Hugh Stevens, a DTH staff writer from 1962 to
1963 and the 1964-65 co-editor, said working at the
DTH was a significant part of his undergraduate
experience. “The friendships you make are the most
lasting part of the whole experience,” said Stevens,
who currently represents the N.C. Press
Association in Raleigh. “I have worked with peo
ple on the staff who have remained life-long friends.
... I am fortunate to have this connection with peo
ple through the DTH.”
Fugate said the paper’s birthday gave her a
chance to reflect. “I think the anniversary of the
paper’s beginning is a time for us to look back at
what we’ve done wrong and what we’ve done right
and forge ahead to the next 104 years.”
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UNC-system President
C.D. SPANGLER said
raising the number of
class days would
benefit students
and appease
state legislators.