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unsigned editorials are the opinions of the edUor and the stiff. Letters and
columns represent only the opinions of the individual contributors.
Thursday, March 4, 1971
Tom Gooding. Editor
The Chancellor's Committee on
Student Rights has been
disappointed by the lack of student
response they have received.
The committee plans to
formulate a report for the Faculty
Council on the kind of
participation students feel they
need in the decision making
process.
Committee Chairman Dr.
Gordon Cleveland is right when he
says "I believe that students are
genuinely interested in this issue."
However, he fails to recognize the
reason students are avoiding his
committee.
Students on this campus have no
reason to expect any meaningful
role in the University
decision-making process. And to
expect a Chancellor's committee to
produce any results strikes most
students as ludicrous.
In past years, students have been
avoided like . the plague when
University decisions were made.
Students were lucky to be informed
of the change after the decision was
made.
Dr. Cleveland has emphasized
that his committee is different. We
feel Dr. Cleveland is sincere in his
attempt to learn student opinion on
this' issue. However, those
administrators above Dr. Cleveland
have not demonstrated his
Merchants suffering
from cheap gas pains
Some of Chapel HillCarrboro's
busiest merchants are having gas
pains.
' The troubled entrepreneurs are
gas station operators, and they've
found themselves right smack in the
middle of a price war.
Prices at the self-service pumps
1 are as low as 22.9 cents per gallon,
about half of what Chapel Hill's
pumpers normally charge for
regular.
, The credit for this new rash of
competitive pricing, a highly
uncommon occurence in this area,
seems to belong to Sav-O-Tom, a
; new self-service gas station in
; Carrboro just across the street from
Burch's Esso Center on Main Street.
One service station owner, Jamie
Marlowe of the One Hop Food
Mart and Service Station, feels the
sudden drop in prices was launched
when some stations began to
'increase prices. Someone decided to
drop their prices.
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79 Years of Editorial Freedom
Tom Gooding, Editor
Rod Waldorf Managing Ed.
Mike Pamell News Editor
Rick Gray ..... Associate Ed.
Chris Cobbs Sports Editor
Frank Parrish Feature Editor
Ken Ripley National News Ed.
John Gellman Photo Editor
Terry Cheek .Night Editor
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Robert Wilson Business Mgr.
Janet Bernstein ....... .Adv. Mgr.
sincerity for increasing student
involvement in the decision-making
process.
This fall a revolutionary concept
in mass education was attempted
by the organizers of Political
Science 95A. The course was
terminated in part because ranking
faculty members in the Political
Science Department resented the
fact that students were given the
power to determine course
material.
Then on February 1 the
administration- announced that
student funds would be kept in a
University-run Trust Fund Office.
This action violated a Student
Government tradition that had
thrived since 1932. The decision
had been under consideration by
administrators since early in the fall
semester. However, they did not see
fit to inform students until after
the final decision had been made.
Students are brought into the
decision-making process only. when
they will not be in the way.
The Chancellor's Committee on
Student Rights pretends it can end
the authoritative process of
decision-making used by University
administrators. How can a committee solve such
a problem when its very name reads
like a contradiction of terms?
Wednesday the price war was
confined mostly to Carrboro, but
by today it might make it to Chapel
Hill.
Gas wars have a habit of not
lasting very long, but once in a
great while they will bring the
prices down and keep them down
for a long time.
Chapel Hill's 'gas prices have
been ridiculous for several years.
Forty-two and nine tenths is a bit
much to pay for a gallon of regular.
We realize that nearly 1 5 cents
of the price is state and federal
taxes, but the prices are still high
when a ten-minute drive in any
direction is rewarded with prices as
much as ten cents a gallon less.
But if you want cheap gas now,
you'd better move fast.
After all the laws of both science
and economy say gas always rises.
Lana Starnes
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Dr. Arden C. Miller of the UNC
medical faculty told the Senate Health
Subcommittee last Thursday that the
nation's present health care system is
characterized by "chaos," "exorbitant
costs," "neglect" and at times
"unnecessary suffering."
He continued his attack against the
health care system by saying, "Consumers
feel they are locked in a system that
exploits them financially and leaves them
powerless and at the mercy of the
providers."
Is this criticism valid in reference to
student health services on this campus?
Most definitely. When, for instance,
was the last time you went to the Student
Infirmary?
Time and again students have voiced
their complaints about services provided
by the Infirmary, but to no avail.
Students are the consumers Miller
speaks of. They pay S20 in student fees
each semester to provide health services
News item:
RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI)-The editor of
the North Carolina State University
yearbook says he plans to include four or
fire nude photographs in this year's
edition.
Bill Bailey told newsmen the nudes are
planned for a photographic essay on the
theme of "Freedom."
Bailey said he told the eight-member
student publications authority of his
plans and agreed to show the members
the pictures.
But he said the editor of the individual
publication "has final authority. The
publications board as a body can't
exercise censorship."
Our distinguished student colleagues at
Moo U. have hit upon an unusual
proposition that could provide a
precedent for our own campus.
The Yackety Yack, UNC's version of a
yearbook, has been in the headlines all
year due to questions concerning its
usefulness to the student body.
Of particular concern to student
leaders is the fact that Yack funds have
run to the tune of $80,000 per year while
Yacks themselves gather dust and feed
mold in a basement somewhere. In all
fairness, some people have picked up
their Yacks-to burn them in the Pit.
It would seem the Yack is not number
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for themselves. But do they take full
advantage of them, do they get our
money's worth?
Students, having such an investment in
health services, should question how
efficient and comprehensive they are on
campus:
What percentage of the population is
serviced-staff, faculty, students and
dependents?
What is the scope of service dental,
medical, contraceptive, preventative,
educational, pharmacy and pediatric?
-How many physicians are employed,
and what are their specialized fields?
What can be done to increase mental
health provisions, drug and sex education,
marriage counseling and delivery of
medical care to students' spouses and
children?
-Is there a need or demand for longer
office hours, visits by appointments and
better night coverage?
.one on the list of keepsake Carolina
souvenirs. As part of a national trend,
college yearbooks everywhere suffer from
a similar problem.
The one common factor in the
yearbook dilemma seems to be relevance.
Students used to like pictures of the Old
Well close-up shots of crushed beer cans
brightly portrayed in four color
photography frat men fratty-bagging and
sorority sisters smiling and all those
other cherished campus memories.
But no more.
College students today want relevance;
they want the truth. Apparently, the
editor of the State yearbook has
recognized this. Hence the new format.
Yack Editor Joe Mitchner still has
time to outstrip other college editors in
next year's book. Here is a chance to
uncover a refreshing new look and get rid
of the books faster at the same time.
We can see it now. The sweetheart
section -located in the middle pages of
course will focus the entire issue. Not
wanting to resemble State's book too
closely, we recommend a subtle yet
catchy section title such as "Skin."
The section will feature full-color
fold-outs of the girls with .special
commentary by a professional
consultant-say Hugh Hefne.
An even more effective campaign
might be unveiled by a cooperative
program with The Daily Tar Heel. Instead
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What is the plausability of a possible
tie-in with Orange-Chatham
Comprehensive Health Service and the
contracting with outside group practice,
e.g. Group Health, Kaiser-Permante?
Can innovations be made in the use
of nurse practitioners, student-faculty
staffs and the creation of several small
facilities (triage centers) with use of
present ambulatory facilities in alternate
ways for the entire University
community, with new staffing patterns?
The report of Miller's committee
(National Citizens' Health Panel) said
consumers should take over decisive
health decision-making from doctors and
other professionals. Too often, it said,
health-planning decisions are made solely
by health care providers who sometimes
have a "conflict of interest."
Do students as consumers have a voice
in the health service program on campus?
The answer, unfortunately, is no.
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of running special "Insight" pages on
topics such as "Apache Indians at UNC,"
the DTH wi3 feature paes on likely
coeds for yearbook honors each month.
A calendar filled with dirty limericks on
the flip side of the page would round out
the feature.
Certainly, everyone w3 not share the
enthusiasm of those farsighted enough to
advocate this trend. But they must
understand it is only in the interest of
relevance and truth-especiaily "truth in
packaging."
No doubt, some will object fiercely to
the very end. Female liberation will
lodge charges" of sexism. Well girls, if
you're interested in equality, we're sure
that Coach Docley and the UNC football
team will cooperate . . .
Yack Editor Joe Mitchner should not
let this opportunity go by. He should
confront the UNC Publications Board
immediately, undrape his plan, and get
their reaction. If Chairman Steve Ayers is
hesitant, perhaps he should be allowed to
keep a record of the vital statistics.
Just tell them the bare facts, Joe.
As you will remember in our last
episode, the hapless student had just
discovered that UNC students engage in a
frantic game of umbrella-swapping every
time it rains on campus ("Musical
umbrellas at UNC).
Letters
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To the Editor:
I would like to take exception to Mr.
Grover Cable's letter concerning the
pollution characteristics of automobiles.
. Since' 1965, there has been a conscious
effort to eliminate automobile exhaust
pollutants beginning with the positive
crankcase ventilation . valve, the 1968
thermactor redistribution and reburning
of exhaust gases, and the 1971 lowering
of compression ratios so that engines can
burn low-lead (low-octane) gasolines.
In Los Angeles, the amount of
pollutants put into the air has been
reduced by two-thirds since the last two
anti-pollution innovations. As older,
non-emmissions-equipped cars find their
way into junkyards, the pollution will be
reduced even further. But not
completely. Why? Because 1)
automobiles must be sharply tuned to
keep the emmissions equipment working
properly (not overworking them with
dirty oil, filters, etc.) and 2) automobiles
are no longer the bogey-men of pollution.
Have you ever been to a large city and
seen the factories dumping tons of
pollutants into the air? What are the
factories doing? Not a damned thing. The
factories are the culprits who need
legislation restricting them.
But getting back to automobile
pollution, the Natural Gas people set up a
test in Indianapolis (my home) this
summer. The test was to drive your car
into their facilities and have its pollution
level checked. As a gag, two drag racers
brought their 650 horsepower machines
in, and, Lo and behold, no pollution!
This was due to the careful tuning of the
engines which completely burns the gas
and, therefore, does not pollute.
I would like to suggest some serious
ideas to keep pollution down in your car.
Keep the car in good tune, always keep
the oil and air filters clean, change oil
frequently, burn only Amoco
gasoline-it's lead-free and has been since
1948. A good way to see if your car is
polluting is the color of the powder lining
the inside of your tailpipe. If the powder
is white, the car is completely burning the
gas and is not polluting. If anyone would
like advice about car pollution, they can
call me at 933-8252.
Currently, plans are being made on
this campus for a new student infirmary,
at an estimated cost of more than
$2,400,000. A three-member panel,
consisting of two doctors and a health
administrator, have been invited to come
and evaluate the present health service.
They will make recommendations for
further direction of the program and
facilities that will be needed to
accomplish the program's objectives.
But where do students come in? Have
their suggestions and opinions been
solicited?
Plans for the new infirmary had
already begun to take shape and a request
for approval submitted to the N.C.
General Assembly before students were
even informed such a project was under
consideration.
A group of protesting undergraduates
and medical, students formed a Student
Health and Welfare Committee. They
asserted students' rights as consumers and
PART TWO
Well, I finally got myself an umbrtUa,
ar.d just in time for the monsoon season
Wednesday. But no sooner had I hoisted
it a-ainst the wind thin, with a
resounding crack, the handle broke off.
The only thing worse than not having
an umbrella at all is having one that
malfunctions on you.
The handle itself was no problem. I
just held the umbrella by the shaft. But
what happers when you go ir.si.ie a
building and collapse the canopy?
(1.) The little pieces of jaed metal
left from the broken handle sticks in your
hand,
(2.) The pain is tremendous,
(3.) You react by throwing the
umbrella on the floor,
(4.) And it opens up again.
So much for the umbrella. But then
get it fixed and step outside and try to
get it raised once more.
The umbrella has a neat little button
that raises it automatically. But without a
handle, what do you hold on to while the
umbrella goes up?
Answer: Nothing. It shoots into the
air. Retrieve the umbrella. Try to re-insert
all the little metal tips that have popped
off the umbrella ribs. And walk into class
like a wet mop, to be greeted by someone
who says, Why didn't you use that
umbrella?"
air less
I whole-heartedly agree with Mr. Cable
about the noise and air pollution, and
parking and traffic problems in Chapel
Hill. I just wanted to present the other
side of the argument. By the way, I am
proud of my non-polluting Super Bee, as
I'm sure the other three owners of Super
Bees on this campus are.
Lloyd Schiller
National Hot Rod Association
Di-Phi newspaper
saves Chapel Hill
To the editor:
Chapel Hill is traffic frozen toward no
common goal and Chapel Hill is
expanding shells of mindless concrete, a
rattling spawn of bureaucracy. Crary. No
warmth of light. A million different
visions, blind to each other.
Chapel Hill is a street community
under the surveillance of men in neckties,
cruising safe in their data-processing
vehicles, proud to make things move.
Mere flesh is impotent; mind is a curio,
priced and unthinkable; soul is a
shibboleth hanging in drought.
Chapel Hill is a shortage of hired help,
where a man may never dine and is lucky
to feed himself.
But now there is talk of feasting in
Chapel Hill. Wine and laughter and
Eskimo music! In the open campus, a
banquet, a symposium: The Greeks have
passed the cup; Aristotle's dregs have not
passed from us; the feast goes on.
And I did not know it still existed!
Until the gentle Gadfly lit in Greensboro,
reminding me that the Di-Phi is still the
heart and soul of Chapel Hill.
Now my undergraduate years have
lapsed inert into the cobwebbed corners
of objective history. But somehow the
purpose of it all is still ringing eloquently
from the top floor of New West, a live
reminder to my career-because in those
years (1960-1964) I was elected into the
membership of the Di-Phi
Hubert Hawkins
UNC-G Q assies Department
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approached the administration with their
complaints.
The students met with the Chancellor
and members of the Infirmary staff. They
asked that specific questions concerning
the Infirmary be investigated and that
students be brought into the process.
Students, however, have not been
incorporated into the planning of this
new infirmary -an infirmary which will
be built with student fees.
Why must students sit idly by letting
the administration determine what is to
be done with the money they have
invested? Isn't it time for students fo take
steps to make sure they will get the most
of their investment?
What students jJ-Ttt do now is to
support and work with Student Health
and Welfare Committee in its demand for
the establishment of a permanent
student-faculty committee on Student
Health Affairs with students comprising
50 percent of the committee.