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Hinton James
faces lack of
housekeepers
■ Several students have
said the elevators and com
mon areas are unclean.
BY JESSICA GALAZKA
STAFF WRITER
Too few housekeepers on campusare
making a big mess for students, espe
cially in Hinton James Residence Hall.
There are now only five housekeep
ers for Hinton James’ ten floors, said
Barbara Prear, head of the
Housekeepers’ Association.
“If you don’t have enough staff,
some places get clean, others don’t,” she
said.
A lot of areas aren’t as clean as they
should be, she said. “I do know the lob
bies and elevators are nasty,” Prear said.
Wayne Kuncl, director of University
Housing, said the lack of housekeepers
might be due to a general trend of low
unemployment. Not many people are
looking for jobs, he said. People are
leaving jobs in housekeeping and the
positions are not being filled, he said.
“There’s quite a bit of turnover and it
is very difficult to keep all positions
filled,” he said. “Obviously it affects stu
dents.”
Some students said they were not
happy with the condition of the resi
dence halls. “The elevators are awful,”
said Melanie Green, a freshman from
High Point.
Prear said many housekeepers had
complained that they were unable to do
the cleaning job they would like.
Despite the lack of housekeeping,
many students said they didn’t think
their bathrooms were unclean.
But a few complain of bathrooms
that are not quite clean enough. Kristen
Lorince, a sophomore from Cary, said
the shower in her suite was not cleaned
very well.
She said she had seen her shower
cleaned, and the housekeepers only
seemed to have time to throw a bucket
of soapy water on the shower walls.
Some students offered a solution.
“They definitely need to have more
(housekeepers) so they won’t be rushed
for time,” Lorince said.
Green said, “They should have one
or two per floor.” Green said under
staffing was the main problem with
keeping the residence hall clean, but
many of the cleaning problems could be
taken care of by the students.
Efforts may be underway to fill the
vacancies. Prear said Barbara Delon,
director of housekeeping administra
tion, told her she was filling the posi
tions, but that Delon was only inter
viewing.
“Interviewing and hiring are different
things," Prear said.
Delon could not be reached for com
ment.
Brenda Frankel, a sophomore from
Montgomery, N.J., said she and her
suitemates had complained that the toi
let was not cleaned well. She said, “It
seems like a brushover..’’
Candidates reflect on expenditures
■ Friday was the deadline
for local candidates to file
their expenditure reports.
BY MEEGANP. SMITH
STAFF WRITER
Several candidates in the November
elections said filing campaign expendi
ture reports with the Board of Elections
made them consider the influence of
money on a successful campaign.
Candidates for Chapel Hill and
Canboro governments, and the Board of
Education were required to file their
reports by 5 p.m. last Friday.
Candidates who had received or
spent less than one thousand dollars dur
ing their campaign to date were not
required to file a report.
Chapsl Hill Town Council and mayor
Mayor Rosemary Waldorf, who is
running unopposed, said she thought
candidates for Town Council had to
spend money in order to run a success
ful campaign.
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RHA officials say Congress
failing to discuss concerns
■ Anew Student Congress
committee is reviewing the
Residence Hall Association.
BY LAURA STOEHR
STAFF WRITER
Although Student Congress members
were concerned about the accountabili
ty of the Residence Hall Association,
lack of communication between the two
groups might be a bigger problem.
RHA officials are concerned because
Student Congress formed the RHA
Enhancement Committee to evaluate
the RHA a week ago without ever con
tacting them about it.
“As president of RHA, I would have
preferred them coming to me first,”
RHA President Aliena Hall said.
Speaker James Hoffman introduced a
resolution to form the committee to
examine the RHA several weeks ago,
but it was tabled by the Student
Congress Student Affairs Committee.
During the Oct. 20 Congress meeting,
Hoffman brought the resolution back,
citing time concerns.
However, the committee has neither
met yet nor contacted the RHA.
“I really don’t know where this came
out of because no one has come to me
to talk about it,” Hall said.
Committee chairman Bill Heeden
said it would be premature to contact
the RHA before the committee’s first
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong
with spending money,” she said. “It has
a good purpose the candidates need
to get their message out.”
Council incumbent Edith Wiggins
said she thought she spent an appropri
ate amount to establish name recogni
tion.
“I just feel I’m spending what I need
to get my message across,” Wiggins said.
She said some candidates were able
to file relatively low expenditure figures
but were really enjoying the benefits of
much more publicity.
“It’s not an accurate report when
some candidates talk of how they have
limited their spending because they are
members of other groups," Wiggins
said.
“I think that some of the other can
didates are not spending very much
because they have other organizations
campaigning on their behalf. Some of us
don’t have another organization cam
paigning on our behalf."
She said candidates must reach the
greatest amount of voters to establish
name recognition.
Madeline Jefferson, challenger for a
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meeting, set for early this week. “If the
RHA has any concerns at this early
stage, I am easily accessible,” he said.
Hall said the communication
between the groups had been handled
poorly by Student Congress.
Hoffman said he had some commu
nication with Hall and said more com
munication was needed.
He said one area of concern was the
RHA’s accountability. While student fee
-funded organizations are held account
able to Student Congress, the RHA is
excluded from congressional scrutiny
because it is funded through students’
University housing deposits.
Student Congress has the power to
impeach the RHA president but does
not have the power to make other
changes concerning the RHA. Changes
must be made by student body referen
da, Hoffman said. “Right now, there is
no oversight over the RHA as far as their
expenditures are concerned,” he said.
If a student wants to obtain the
records of a student fee-funded organi
zation, he must go through Marc
McCollum, student body treasurer. But
McCollum said to see RHA’s records, a
student must go through Hall.
Hoffman said something was wrong
if access to an organization’s financial
records depended on the leadership’s
permission because leaders would likely
be the cause of corruption.
Hoffman said since on-campus stu
dents were RHA members, they had a
right to see RHA financial records.
“J wish we didn’t have to
spend at all. But when you
have opposition, then
you have to get
your message out. ”
LEE PAVAO
Chapel Hill Town Council member
council seat, said she had to spend close
to $4,000 because she had to build up
the name recognition already enjoyed by
incumbents.
“Any incumbent already has that
(recognition) and can spend a lot less,”
Jefferson said.
Council incumbent Lee Pavao said he
was able to keep his expenses at $2,200,
roughly the same amount they were four
years ago during his last campaign.
“I wish we didn’t have to spend at
all,” Pavao said. “But when you have
opposition, then you have to get your
message out.”
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Stolen file raises security questions
BY LAUREN BEAL
STAFF WROER
The University will look into improv
ing records security after a file became
lost from the Student Attorney
General’s Office last week
Police are investigating an incident in
which a file the became missing last
Wednesday from the office, which holds
files for Honor Court cases.
“We will certainly take a look at secu
rity in the office and look into more lay
ers of it,” Judicial Programs officer
Margaret Barrett said.
The University houses educational
records in offices all over campus, from
grades in professors’ desks to recom
mendations at the University Registrar.
Barrett said the Student Attorney
General’s Office followed standard secu
rity procedures.
“Our policy is that doors to the inner
office are locked when nobody is there.”
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Police name suspect
in University robbery
■ John Allen Campbell,
37, took cash deposits from
Union Station, police say.
BY SHARIF DURHAMS
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
University Police are searching for a
suspect accused of holding a student
Union Station employee at knifepoint
and stealing money from Carolina
Dining Services.
Police allege
John Allen
Campbell, 37,
committed felony
breaking and
entering and
armed robbery.
Campbell, who
has no permanent
address, has been
spotted recently in
Carrboro and has
several outstand
ing warrants,
reports state.
Police consider
him armed and
dangerous.
UNC officials are required to protect
student records under the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974.
The University mainly protects these
records by limiting access, said Mary
Sechriest, associate University counsel.
“This is a big place with an awful lot
of records, but security is always a con
cern,” she said. #
Debra Neiditz, assistant University
registrar, said there were several security
measures students must follow to access
their educational records. Students must
file a written request with the person
who has custody of the records.
“Students must show personal identi
fication to access their records,” Neiditz
said. “Only directory information will
be given out over the telephone, and sev
eral passwords are needed to access
information through the computers.”
Neiditz said students could put pri
vate flags on their records. These flags
THE WORM
Carrboro police want Campbell on a
larceny charge, and officers in Gamer
have larceny and forgery warrants. The
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
has warrants for Campbell’s arrest for
violating parole, and Wake County
Sheriff’s Department also has warrants.
Campbell has been seen recently in
Old Well Apartments in Carrboro,
police reports state.
University Police Capt. Danny
Caldwell said officers had not received
any new information Sunday.
Investigators allege Campbell broke
into Union Station’s cash office Monday
night where the employee was counting
money. She heard a knock on the cash
room door, and no one answered when
she asked who was there, reports state.
The suspect opened the door, pulled
out a knife and took a large bag of
deposit money and a petty-cash bag.
The victim confirmed Sunday that
police asked her to pick the robber from
a set of photographs.
Police describe Campbell as a black
male with a short moustache who is 5
feet 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds.
The department is asking anyone
with information about Campbell’s
whereabouts to call Crimestoppers at
(919) 942-7515 or 911.
Robbery suspect
JOHN Ali£N
CAMPBELL
has outstanding
warrants from at least
five law enforcement
departments.
would restrict the release of any infor
mation.
Sechriest said student access and
security of these records had not been a
problem during her 18 years at the
University. “In my experience, I can’t
think of even one call about it,” she said.
FERPA gives students the right to
inspect their own educational records—
those records directly related to a stu
dent that are maintained by an educa
tional institution. FERPA also restricts
the University from releasing personal
information without student consent
There are exceptions to these terms.
Students cannot access medical treat
ment records, financial statements of
their parents or law enforcement records
under FERPA, Sechriest said.
And the University will release infor
mation from educational records with
out student consent to those who have a
“legitimate educational interest,” such
as school officials.
INSIDE
Civic duties
Vote responsibly Nov. 4 by learning
about the candidates. Check out the
DTH Elections Guide for the key to all
elections and the op-ed page to learn
about Carrboro candidates. Page 13
Easing the pain
The
Community
Wholistic
Health
Center in
Carrboro
held a health fair Saturday to promote
services available to those infected
with the HIV virus. Page 2
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Watch out, Washington!
Anew class in the public policy
department offers eight selected
students the opportunity to take
classes and intern in government
organizations in Washington. Page 2
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