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Student Leaders Prepare for Tuition 'War'
By John O'Hale
Staff Writer
Asa historic vote on a proposal to
increase tuition draws closer, student
government is preparing a massive cam
paign to rally the campus to combat the
proposed increases.
Student Body President Nic Heinke
and Graduate and Professional Student
Federation President Lee Conner left a
Monday meeting of the Chancellor’s
Committee on Faculty Salaries and
Benefits in shock after administrators
approved the plan, which would sharply
Salary Woes Nothing New at UNC
By Kathleen Hunter
Assistant State & National Editor
UNC leaders past and present said
Tuesday that a recently proposed tuition
increase started the next chapter in the
University’s continued attempt to com
petitively fund faculty salaries.
Former officials greeted the news
with both applause and concern, under
scoring the tension that has character
ized the issue for years at the University.
Monday’s proposal comes four years
after a S4OO tuition increase, largely
aimed at funding faculty salaries, that
marked the first time the N.C. General
Assembly allowed individual campuses
to boost tuition for such purposes.
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UNC seniors Laura Morton, left, and Jane Pope peer into Michael Jordan's restaurant, 23, on Tuesday. The new
establishment, located on Franklin Street, was hosting a dinner for selected guests.
'BOLO' Suspect to Face Rape Charge Despite Earlier Ruling
By Katie Abel
University Editor
A Hillsborough grand jury has indict
ed the man arrested for an Aug. 15 cam
pus assault on a charge of attempted sec
ond-degree rape, overturning a judge’s
earlier ruling that there was not enough
evidence to pursue the charge.
Jesus Alvarez Ramos, 23, will now
stand trial in Orange County Superior
Court for the attempted rape charge,
along with a first-degree kidnapping
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Of Possible
Tuition Increase
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raise tuition to
help increase
faculty salaries.
But after a
few short hours,
they began
devising a counterattack that aims to
pull students together to fight the pro
posed increases, which will be voted on
Oct. 28 by the Board of Trustees.
Before midnight, Conner and Heinke
wrote a petition protesting the tuition
increases and sent an e-mail to dozens of
campus groups, encouraging them to
take their fight to the BOT meeting
The proposal, which will go to the
Board of Trustees on Oct. 28, recom
mends aiding the University’s ability to
compete with its peer institutions in the
arena of faculty salaries through a com
bination of private donations, state fund
ing and tuition.
But differing philosophies over how
faculty salaries should be increased are
nothing new at the University.
Over the course of the University’s
history, increasing faculty salaries has
been an issue of great concern. But
means of providing increased pay have
varied as UNC has fallen behind the
pack in its race to maintain salaries.
Bill Friday, who served as UNC-sys
tem president from the system’s incep
charge in connection with the assault of
a UNC sophomore.
He will also be tried for attempted
first-degree rape for another campus
assault that occurred Aug. 17.
Pretrial motions are set for Nov. 8,
although a court date has not yet been
scheduled, said Kayley Taber, assistant
district attorney for Orange County.
The grand jury formally indicted
Alvarez Ramos on all three charges late
last week.
The victim of the first attack, a sopho-
Where there is money; there is fighting.
Marian Anderson
Wednesday, October 20, 1999
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“We’re at war with
tuition, not with
the faculty,”
Heinke said.
The tuition
plan, endorsed
Monday by all
members of the
faculty salaries
committee except
Heinke and
Conner, would
increase in-state
undergraduate
tuition $1,500 and
GPSF President
Lee Conner
gathered about 500
petition signatures
within one day.
tion in 1972 until 1986, said he saw fac
ulty salaries as a top priority during his
administration.
But Friday said he always relied upon
annual state funding allocations, instead
of tuition, to pay for salary increases.
“We did not use tuition as a means of
raising salaries in those days,” he said.
At that time, Friday said salaries at
the University were competitive with
other institutions.
He said U.S. News & World Report’s
1985 ranking of the nation’s top
research institutions placed UNC ninth,
even considering stiff competitors such
as Harvard University and Yale
See HISTORY, Page 8
more who wishes
to remain anony
mous, said she had
received no word
of the jury’s ruling
until The Daily
Tar Heel contact
ed her Tuesday.
“1 definitely feel
relieved,” she said.
“But they really
haven’t told me
anything since
Suspect
Jesus
Alvarez Ramos
both out-of-state undergraduate and all
graduate tuition $2,000.
Student government began taking its
fight to meetings of various student
groups Tuesday, including The Daily
Tar Heel’s Association of Student
Leaders, Interfratemity Council and the
Panhellenic Council, Conner said. “I’d
guess we have over 500 signatures,
which isn’t bad for a single day,” he said.
Conner said the remainder of the
week would be spent educating students
on the proposed increases and would
culminate with a rally Sunday to moti
vate students to attend the BOT meet
Round 1 of UNC's Faculty Salary Woes
In 1995, UNC-Chapel Hill leaders, for the first time, raised tuition to address the issue of faculty
salaries. Then-UNC-system President C.D. Spangler feared the move would make UNC-CH elitist.
■ Summer 1995 Faculty members at UNC-system institutions faced a 2 percent increase
in their salaries. Board of Trustees member Walter Davis suggested a proposal that would let
UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University, the state's two premiere research
institutions, a one-time opportunity to autonomously raise tuition. The tuition increase would
be used to boost faculty salaries, financial aid and library funds.
■ August 1995 N.C. General Assembly passed the statute, giving the two schools'
Boards of Trustees freedom to set their tuition increase rate.
■ September 1995 Debate over the proposal divides students and draws harsh criticism
from UNC-system officials. Student leaders were also split, with then-Student Body President
Calvin Cunningham coming out in favor of the tuition increases.
■ September 1995 —Amid student criticism, the Board of Trustees approved the proposal,
which raised undergraduate and graduate tuition by S4OO. It also increased professional
students' tuition by as much as $2,600. Forty-five percent of the increase went to raise faculty
salaries.
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Media Get Taste
Of Jordan Eatery
With the opening of 23 set
for Thursday, managers and
chefs added final touches to
the menu and restaurant.
By Jason Owens
Assistant City Editor
A sense of nervous excitement filled
the air Tuesday night on the ground
floor of 200 W. Franklin St., as new dish
es were unveiled at a private dinner for
the media at Michael Jordan’s new
restaurant, 23.
The owner, management team and
staff of 23 collaborated to present the
new restaurant - unveiling a 140-seat
dining room complete with a basketball
theme and a 50-seat bar-lounge with
televisions that play highlights from
Jordan’s career at the University and
with the Chicago Bulls.
David Zadikoff, co-owner of 23 with
Jordan, said the restaurant would focus
on combining aspects that would appeal
to students as well as local residents.
“It is not a cookie cutter-type place,”
he said.
“We’re trying to match what we do
with where we are and where we are
with what we do.”
While the final touches to the menu
were made and the last table was set,
there was one noticeable absence
Tuesday night - Michael Jordan.
Jennifer Snyder, account manager for
Paperclip, the Chicago-based public
relations firm representing 23, said
Jordan planned on being at the grand
opening, but could not make it because
the opening was postponed due to dev
astation caused by Hurricane Floyd.
that first hearing.”
The victim recalled details of the
assault, which occurred near Grimes
Residence Hall, in a September proba
ble-cause hearing.
Taber said the district attorney’s office
decided to lobby for the attempted sec
ond-degree rape charge because officials
felt District Judge Patricia DeVine was in
error when she dismissed the charge in
the earlier hearing.
“We felt there was enough evidence
for the rape charge and took that to the
ing.
Leaders will continue to push for stu
dents to sign the petition and will run a
half-page advertisement in the form of a
petition in Thursday’s issue of the DTH
that students can sign and cut out.
Conner said the GPSF had also created
a Web site where students could send e
mail to all members of the BOT, as well
as the Board of Governors.
Students can access the site at
www.unc.edu/student/orgs/gpsf/
tuitionincrease.html.
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“He was planning on making it to the
original opening date,” she said. “He is
very excited about the restaurant and
will be here as soon as his schedule
allows.”
Even without Jordan, the grand open
ing will go on as planned Thursday.
The staff is composed of a range from
veteran restaurant workers to college
students who serve a diverse menu that
officials have previously labeled as
“American cuisine.”
“There are a fair amount of students
and professionals,” Zadikoff said.
“I think it is wonderful; the attitude of
the students is very fresh and positive.”
While the restaurant does not have
the atmosphere of the typical sports bar,
Jordan’s Chicago Bulls’ allegiances are
well-represented by the bathroom’s
crimson red-tiled walls set against jet
black floors and a private dining room
coated Carolina blue. Jordan memora
bilia will also be featured around the
dining area.
Jay Daly, general manager, said 23
would televise some sporting events, but
the dining room would focus strictly on
the dining experience. “We won’t have
Monday Night Football,” he said. “At
dinner, what we’re looking for is a
serene-type atmosphere.”
Elizabethjoyner, a UNC senior from
Rocky Mount who serves at 23, said
employees and planners had been
working extensively in preparation for
Thursday’s opening.
“We had seminars - learning what
was in the food, the wine list,” she said.
“We spent a week preparing and
cleaning.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
grand jury,” Taber said.
Taber said only Lt Archie Daniel, the
University Police officer who arrested
Alvarez Ramos, presented evidence to
grand jury members.
No other witnesses were allowed in
the courtroom, she said.
Amos Tyndall, the suspect’s appoint
ed attorney, could not be reached for
comment Tuesday.
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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Professors
Divided
On Hike
Some UNC professors say
financial matters are more
likely to drive away faculty
members than students.
By Shahrzad Re/vani
and Geoff Wessel
Staff Writers
A day after a University committee
voted on a major tuition increase to
boost faculty salaries, many professors
said Tuesday that such a move was
essential even at the expense of digging
deeper into students’ pockets.
“I understand the need to keep
tuition down as a former undergraduate
student,” said American literature
Professor Julius Raper. “But as a starv
ing faculty member, I should speak for
the other side. I support the raise as
long as they keep the increase for in
state people reasonable.”
Most professors, like Raper, tended
to favor the tuition increase, saying
UNC’s tuition is now low enough that
most students could afford the increase.
“The average UNC student comes
from a family that’s middle class and
can afford to pay for it,” said economics
Professor David Blau.
Professors said financial considera
tions were more likely to drive away
faculty than students. “For a lot of peo
ple, staying at a university depends on
the amount of pay,” said English
Professor Joseph Flora.
The issue came to the forefront after
UNC fell from third to fifth in a nation
al ranking and the loss of several top
professors due to comparatively low
salaries. Monday’s vote sparked more
debate on the issue.
Most faculty members said there was
need for more competitive salaries to
draw in recruits because many profes
sors would be retiring soon. “I think
(recruiting) should be a real concern for
the University administration and also
for students as well,” said linguistics
Professor Randall Hendrick.
But faculty members said that while
low tuition costs were important, higher
faculty salaries were a higher priority
for coming years. “Within 10 years,
decisions we make today are going to
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INSIDE,
Last Appeal
Lawyers are pushing for a stay in the
case of an inmate who is scheduled to
receive a lethal injection Thursday at
Raleigh’s Central Prison. See Page 9.
Preference Politics
Activists became angry when a
proposal seeking to expand current
hate crime legislation to include sexual
preference failed to pass committee in
the U.S. Congress. See Page 2.
O.J. Flashback
The lawyer, who represented the
Goldman family during the O.J.
Simpson civil case, spoke on campus
about his experiences. See Page 2.
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