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imig (Par 7S Years of Editorial i'rv 'cdom IN' ILi On LPesegregauon JL Todd Cohen Editor C7 U More Di University, SAGA Guilty For Food Bumping Problem According to a story in Thursday's Tar Heel, a petition is circulating among food service workers in an effort to oust the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME). Fortunately, such is not the case. What is happening is that workers are being bumped and are blaming the union, rather than SAGA, for that situation. It was SAGA, however, which agreed in December when the strike was settled that before any bumping could or would occur, all workers would be laid off according to the inverse order of seniority. AFSCME has filed a grievance with SAGA that the list of seniority was not followed during the lay-offs which have occurred since the December settlement. AncJ although the SAGA national office has denied AFSCME's request to immediately begin arbitration concerning that and other grievances, the charge still holds that SAGA did not follow the seniority list when it decided who was going to be laid off. Thus, the workers who now J3jarne thpl urfiOn Jorjtheir. having, to be b)i)iiped mih restart wondering whether it was in JaetJSAGA which 5 might have been in error when the lay-offs were made, which were by contract supposed to have been made in inverse order of seniority. University Silent Despite the tension between the workers and SAGA, and within the union itself, the University stands by and is silent. But it was the University which originally hired SAGA, and thus it is the University which has a responsibility for what is now happening to the workers. Administrative officials are doubtful that the food service is going to be operated next year. If that is the case, the workers, in addition to all the troubles they are facing with the SAGA management, are going to be out of jobs altogether. The University, through" the special task force of James Gaskin, did manage to replace a number of workers who, by contract, were to be laid off by SAGA and later replaced by the University. But that does not settle the problem of the workers who have been laid off since the agreement or the workers who are still employed. The University has no claim to . innocence in all these matters. The University is responsible for what lias happened, for what is happening, and for what is going to happen to the workers in the event that the University discontinues the food service. Union Struggle Maybe to better understand the position of the University, it would be worthwhile to analyze the University's relationship to the workers. . Back in May when SAGA first assumed management of the food service, the University had had a history of losing money in that area. But it had a responsibility to the workers who were employed up to and during the spring strike. When SAGA took over, the University's responsibility in a sense diminished to some degree, in the University's point of view. Further, using the University's logic, if and ?.'-3"&7.r,Q Eri'tor Ne.vs EcMor Assoc2te Editor Arts Editor Sports Editor Bob Wilson Business Manager ' Frank Stewart Advertising .Manager Peter Hatch ' Night Ed tor this issue Service ess when SAGA began to lay off ..orkers and hire new workers who had not worked for the University, the University's responsibility for the workers was going to diminish even more. But the University must accept its responsibility. The University has a debt to the workers who were at any time employed by the University, regardless of the fact that they might have subsequently been employed by SAGA, and we might add, in a great many cases, subsequently laid off bv SAGA. The University may now have relieved itself of a perhaps excessive work force, but that does not relieve the University of its responsibility to the workers who happened to constitute the excess. Faeultv Council j The Faculty Council meets today and included on the agenda is a resolution concerning the future of the -food service. The council might consider the responsibility of the University, in this matter. To deny the continuation of the food operation is in effect to deny the existence !6f a - workers' 'union" on ; 'this' t&rri1 pusf 'AM the existence of a union' is! something that has come only with a lot of pain on the part of the workers. The 'workers' pain, we might add, has! hv.no. way been eased by the attitude and practices of the University, not to mention the attitude and practices of SAGA. Further, to kill the food service on campus is to insure that the workers do not only not have a union, but also that they do not have any jobs at all. Finally, the students are going to be hurt by not having a campus food service. The Chapel Hill eating establishments are not set up to cater to the needs of studentsvThey are set up as business enterprises. The University, on the other hand, does have an obligation to provide a decent, inexpensive place for the students to eat. For an institution which can build all the buildings, recommend all the new curricula, renovate all the athletic facilities, etc, etc, that this one does, the University ought to do something about providing its students with a good, inexpensive place to eat. The Faculty Council has its work cut out for it. iorrv ml An editorial in Thursday's Tar Heel, entitled "Visitation Policy Retarded By Administrative Power," said the Committee on University Residential Life (CURL) was comprised of faculty members and administrators. That was an error. CURL does comprise faculty members and administrators, but it also includes seven students, recommended by the Student Body President, and a representative of the United Campus Ministry who is an ex-officio member, as are the three administrators. There are seven faculty members on the committee. We apologize for the error. Hsrry Bryan Laura White Bobby Nowell Mary Burch Art Charrfky The old Southern politician used to tell his friends: '"I hate only two thing5; niggers and bigots". .lany of UNCTs students fall into the same category. They call themselves liberals, but they reeal themselves with such comments as: "You can't give Them too much too soon". 1 - t . i w-rrj-" -;" nave isolated s and down-trodden the black man for centuries because we fear him. Our fear derives directly from our lack of understanding. As with so many things, we choose to attack rather than to comprehend. And so it is that instead of bringing the black within the walls of our white society, we have shut him out, contenting ourselves with the "knowledge" that he is lazy, or stupid, or unclean. The current school desegregation battle has brought this feeling back out into the open. Students tell me that it is unfair to break up schools in the middle of the year. But the fact is that the Supreme Court told the Southern states to integrate their school systems 16 years ago, and to get it done "with all deliberate speed". That last phrase is open to debate, but no one in his right mind can say that the South has not done some procrastinating since 1954. This latest Supreme Court decision is saying, in effect, that 15 years is more than enough time, and the delaying tactics must end. Unfortunately, the resistance to integration is continuing, and it is getting some very strong help from high places, including the office of the president. It may be obvious, but let us remember that the Supreme Court presently consists of eight old men who would not, in all likelihood, be very affective in administrating their rulings. For this reason, it is the duty of the president to back up all decisions of the highest court. Nixon is opposed to busing, which is the latest excuse of the South to avoid integration. We can only ponder the reaction to busing if it were to be used to keep the races separated The ultimate problem, of course, is fhat it is impossible to ; eliminate -Robin Brewer New Words For 'Hark The Silence (!) 9 I only sing when provoked. And to graduate in June, the College of Arts and Sciences informs me that I am required to be present when the Alma Mater is sung on Graduation Night. The last time my voice filled the air to that tune was at Freshman Camp, four years ago. They wouldn't feed us if we didn't sing. Worse, there is no printed copy in existence of the words. I learned that saddening fact from the UNC News Bureau, after they found that their file on "Mater, Alma", was devoid of contents. Letter to the Editor Writer To the Editor: Well, well. The Committe for a "Free" Press has at last responded to John Agar's criticism of them. It took them twelve days to think of anything to say . . . but we won't worry about that, it's understandable. Unfortunately, the Committee's latest diatribe is in the same style that has characterized their whole campaign against the DTH all year long low on rational thinking, high on catchy slogans, noble phrases, and rhetoric. Their arguments tend to fall apart whenever anyone takes the trouble to consider them in a logical and thoughtful way. The Committe insists that it is somehow sinful or wrong to "force people to pay for a newspaper they don't want." This is an old, old argument. It was used a hundred years ago: "Why should people with no children be forced to pay for public schools (or, a state university) they don't want?" But the majority of the people wranted a public education system established, and the government, went into the education business. It was trotted out Readers Forum Letters to the editor must be typed and double-spaced, not exceeding 300 words. The letter writer must indicate his willingness for his opinion to be expressed an print. All printed letters must carry the name and address of the writer(s). Letters should be addressed to the Associate-Editor, care of The Daily Tar Heel. Student Union. Slams segregation without getting rid of prejudice. No matter how powerful the body, it cannot legislate or adjudicate against discrimination. So long as people think it undesirable to integrate their schools they will find ways to delay. Another opinion expressed by many students is that "Yankees" are hypocritical in seeking to attack Southern schools while segregation still runs unscathed in the Northern cities. There is some justification in this feeling. But Northern schools are segregated "de facto", that is. bv hatch the ,1a C sEG-WSW&fcK STRIKE ( 5b. . But the Alma Mater is sung, they told me. At Basketball games. My seat in the bleacher section was next to a girl. A stroke of luck. Girls like to sing. She had a date, though, so tact was called for. Innocent overtures, and so forth. "Wow, some game huh? The guys are really peppering the old hoop!" "These are the warm-up drills, cretin." I went out and purchased a Coke for twenty minutes. She did not notice my embarrassed ree Press' Campaign again twenty years ago: "Why should people who never fly be forced to pay taxes to built new airports?" But the majority felt differently, and the government went into the airport construction business. Governmental agencies can finance a newspaper or any other activity if the majority of the people want it done. It is not a question of force, it is a question of majority rule. "But," cries the Committee, "the Tar Heel can be purchased on a per-user basis." So it can. So can airplane tickets. So can education, in private schools. What difference does that make? What is being voted on in this month's referendum is not "force" or any other "moral issue." It is not freedom of the press. (One wonders what the "Free" Press Committee thinks freedom of the press is. I always thought it was the right to print whatever you wanted to print. Do the Committee members feel that the DTH has hindered them for printing whatever they wish, in the RENAISSANCE and RIGHTlSH, to their very hearts' content?) Neither is it the good or bad qualities of Todd Cchen, whose term is about to end. What will be voted on is the existence of the DTH. The Committe would like for people to believe that this is not so. They are very defensive about this. But it is true nevertheless. The DTH gets about 30 of its income from Student Government. It would be very unlikely that any newspaper could survive the sudden cutoff of 30 of its income. But suppose that by some miracle it did. It still would be doomed, because with its low circulation its advertising renenue would drop off sharply. With its neighborhoods and housing patterns. In the South, on the other hand, sep-egafiori has traditionally bevn "de jure", accomp'ishtd by law. What this means is that it is far more difficult to stop segregation jn the North. Eventually, the North must be forced to integrate: it will just take longer. But in the meantime, there is no reason why the South cannot desegregate. The "Stennis Amendment." on the surface, would force Northern cities to desegregate at the same rate as the South. return, thankfully. I had trouble spotting it myself. "I guess they sing the Alma Mater pretty soon, right?" "Twit, the game comes first." By the grace of the Timekeeper it was halftime, and I left for a breath of fresh air. Eight thousand people: rose with me and followed me out. We all ended up by the Belltower, hyperventilating deep gulps of fresh oxygen, and then trudged gymward for what was an equally demanding second half. We won. A guard on the opposing income constantly shrinking, the DTH's quality would become worse and worse, and its circulation would drop even lower. It would be caught in a vicious circle lower circulation, less advertising, lower quality which could end in only one way: the death of the Tar Heel. There is no getting around it. This month we will be voting on whether we want to have a DTH or not. Most people will agree that a campus newspaper is needed as a forum for the expression of opinion, as a critic and conscience of the administration, and most of all simply to report the campus news. To abolish it would be a mistake, which we would later regret. This is why the Student Party has unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Free Press Committee's proposal. It is why Alan Hirsch has come out against the proposal. Also Mark Evens. Also Bill Russo and Bill Blue. When you think of it, maybe the Free Press Committee has blundered. Almost anywhere, you can convince people by using high-sounding slogans, flashy catch-phrases, and cries of "Moral issue, moral issue." But around here, people develop an ability to see through empty rhetoric. Students may be harder to fool than the Committee has assumed. On March 17 we will find out. In the meantime, let's hope many people will speak out against this disastrous propsal, because no referendum is even defeated unless it has strong vigorous opposition. Bob Giliam 906 James But in effect, this would slow :h0 , without speeding the North. The point is that if two ptvp ,v fault, the faults do not ofiV: i - , The South cannot justify its by pointing an accusing firmer r North. even if the North : ir ; Integration may not cure a! :hs the black man in our society. H;.: r. foundation of our racial tro;;hV; s need for men of different colors, t and understand each other. 0- - will our fear and haired hae ti e to die. team drove the lengtn ot the court and made a lay-up in our basket before he realized he had his contact lens in backwards. The jubilant crowd was so moved they burst out singing the A! ma Mater. In a manner of speaking. Most of then were no better off than I was. To hide from the social stigma of not knowing their Alma Mater they did the little thirds people do when thev must sine. Some lowered their heads and sar? into their chests. Others hunched over in their seats looking for imaginary coats. The girl next to me sang above the frequency audible to the human ear. One boy came down with a sudden seizure of lockjaw. I was at least honest enough to admit I didn t know the Alma Mater. I sang the National Anthem instead, and five people in front of me switched over to it in and saluted each other when we finished. What I could understand of the Alma Mater I scribbled down on the lineup sheet. As near as I can deduce, I NC students sing it this wav: 'Hark! Bassoon of Tuo Hill vices. Ribbon Nancy Drew, Sagging Carol Hannah s bruises Jousting, I see you. Heller the Bridgelte, slerilc ode, Clarence radars chimes. Carol Inn, a Princess germ Recede old prairies, dine. For Emma Two Hill burn Andy Two Hill bled, Antennae dye, Albee a Two Hill sled. Sore it's roar. Curl in her antler. Roar roar Curl in her, antler. Roar roar Curl in her, Gotta tell dupe. Copyright 1970. Xo Soap Radio. Nf patent in the lower courts. WXvV','W.v.v,,r,,.v.v X The Dily Tar He-1 is publbht-d : by the University of I.'orth Carolina : Student Publication's Bord. daily : except Monday, examirr.ti': : periods and vacations and during : summer periods. Offices are at the Student l' ii "' Bldg.. Univ. of N:rth Caoli".a. Chapel Hil", N.C. 2751 J. Tc lephor.t numbers: editorial, sports. new s-9 33-1 011; business. circulation , ad vert ising-933-1 163. Address: Carolina Union. Chaptl H;il,N.C. 27514. S 'cord. class postngt p Jd 1 1 U.S. Post Office in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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