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.Those legislators in Raleigh have
this knack of avoiding issues either
by discussing something else
irrelevant to an issue or doing the
old trick of "letting the people
decide."
They let the people decide not to
1st other people buy mixed drinks
for the state's profit. And now they
are thinking about letting the people
decide the fate of medical education
in North Carolina specifically
whether or not to expand the East
Carolina medical school.
A referendum presents several
advantages to the state legislators.
First, they won't have to take a stand
against the largest state university in
North Carolina nor will they have to
take a stand against eastern North
Carolina.
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Second, the supporter of the
referendum idea claim that a
referendum will not thwart the
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CIhy FcLrrc'.l, Ltenaslna Editor
C ill Welch, Ksws Editor
David Eekridgs, As socials Editor
f'ir.sy Pzts, Associate Editor
Cavln L'cCcrthy, Features Editor
licit Wcrnock, Sports Editor
Tom P.sndciph, Photo Editor
Ernls Pitt, Klght Editor
Letters to the editor
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To the editor:
I recently came across an article in the
Charlotte Observer entitled "Students
Protest Coed Living Ban" and although I
agree with the protest, I find the reasoning
advanced by some of the students to be
utterly ridiculous. To maintain an honest
belief that no sexual activities occur in coed
dormitories, a student would have to be deaf,
dumb, blind, and go home every weekend.
For example, I am a resident of James
dormitory and if it is any indication of other
coed dormitories, according to Ms.
Hallecks' statement ("It would seem
incestuous to build sexual relationships on
Cz hill in Winston dormitory"), it would)
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authority of the UNC Board of
Governors House Speaker Jim
Ramsey said, "I don't think anyone
can argue with a mandate of the
people."
Third, Ramsey says, "the bill is so
tightly drawn I don't think the issue
can be confused."
The referendum seems to be
Democratic leaders' plan for
grasping some popularity out of the
very sticky ECU med school issue.
However, we believe such a
referendum would be a cop-out,
would ignore the authority of the
Board of Governors and would
confuse and distort the issues of
medical education.
The authority of the Board of
Governors was granted by the
legislature itself, specifically to take
' politics out of the financing and
policy-making of state universities.
The board last year commissioned
a study by medical experts to
determine the best way to expand
medical resources in all of North
Carolina.
The board decided to follow the
recommendations of the study,
which suggested several faster, less
expensive and more efficient
methods of improving health care
and increasing the number of
doctors in all areas of the state.
The expertise of the people who
made the study on medical
education and the expertise of the
educators on the Board of
Governors cannot possibly be
matched by the General Assembly.
Nor can this medical and
educational expertise be matched
"by the people" in a referendum.
The legislature should scrap the
referendum escape route from
making sure enemies and allow the
Board of Governors do what it was
formed to do govern this state's
higher education.
seem incest is running higher in North
Carolina than most authorities estimate. But
I would hope society has advanced from its
1940's and 50's view that sexual relations
between consenting adults is something
dirty; something to be hidden. I think UNC
at Chapel Hill should be proud of its
advanced policies regarding coed living,
instead of refusing to admit they exist.
By showing their support of continuing
coed , living, UNC's administration will be
showing that they believe college students
are mature adults capable of learning about'
and handling mature relationships between
the sexes. By reversing their present stand,
UNC will demonstrate that it is willing to
forget the Puritanisms of the past and move
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"There will be no recession!" boomed President Nixon to a cheering Congress,
who would very much like to believe that bold pronouncement if for no other reason
than their political lives. Constituencies don't look favorably on law makers who
don't bring home the goods.
You already feel the squeeze at the supermarket and the service station, and
soon it may get more stifling. Look for small businesses to drop out cf existence,
your checks from home to look smaller, your friends to drop out of school for
financial reasons.
Be that as it may, if we have a genuine economic recession in this country, some
things are going to be in danger that shouldn't be, and, in light of this, there are some
things that need pointing out.
1.) When money gets tight, people feel less charitably disposed. Many cf you
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Throughout the year, I found that
there were better ways to spend one's
time than writing self-justifying
columns in The Daily Tar Heel. For one
thing, they took away from duties which
if well done would need no justification.
For another, they tend to be
monumentally boring to write and to
read. .
At the request of a number of people
who felt certain issues needed clarifying,
I am writing a series of articles
appraising the student government, as
well as my own contributions, over the
last twelve months. I am grateful for the
opportunity to do so.
Many may still find these issues
boring. Students pay for student
government, however, and have a right
to hear what factors were involved in a
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toward a day when students are treated as
adults instead of children.
If separating and segregating the sexes is
the way colleges prepare its students for life
in the outside world, is there any wonder why
the number of socially and sexually
maladjusted grow larger every year? UN Cat
Chapel Hill should not only continue this
program, but should actively support similar
programs at other schools.
Only when our colleges and universities
produce well educated adults capable of
working, living, and coping with members of
the opposite sex will they truly be
performing their function in society.
Mark Kamilar
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number of actio'ns taken by their student
representatives. The temptation I would
like to avoid is taking the whole thing
too seriously. Pitt Dickey made sense to
me, at least as much as any of the .other
"straight" candidates.
I entered the race for this office last
spring believing that student
government was almost completely
bankrupt. Its ranks were filled by people
who had been unable or unwilling to
make it work. The anti-war putsch had
exhausted most students; the last thing
to catch their interest was student
government. A cynical and absurdist
outlook, wrought of the frustration that
seemed the result of any political
involvement, dominated the scene. Pitt
Dickey caught this sentiment, and
nearly rode a wave of cynical
stadleinits.
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Letters
The Daily Tar Hee! provides the
opportunity for expression of
opinions by readers through letters to
the editor. This newspaper reserves
the right to edit all letters for libelous
statements and good taste.
Letters should be limited to 333
words and must include the name,
address and phone number of the
writer. Type letters on a 60-space line
and address them to Editor, The Daily
Tar Heel, in care of the Student
Union.
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To the editor:
The word for Dean Boulton's decision
concerning the future status of second floor
Winston and his subsequent remarks in the
Charlotte Observer interview is 'stupidity,
and the University administration that
condones such blind policy-making must be
characterized in the same way.
The Dean's actions raise some interesting
questions:
If the University is so sensitive to
adverse publicity and criticism, why was the
coed living experiment started in the first
place? Certainly the fine people of this state
were not more receptive to the idea cf cced:
living in 1973 than in 1974.
How could ths Dean cite parsct&l
criticism or bad press when no one else his
been aware of any such reaction, at leist not'
until the Dean's subtle statements to the
press? -
, How can the De&n dsny, after teinj
support various causes and charities with your money as well as your time
orginiznticns who do genuine, valuable work to help the lot cf mankind.
To name a few, your church or synagogue, ths United Fund, Heart Fund, Cancer
Foundation, Easter and Christmas Seals, March cf Dimes, orphanages, hospitals,
etc. There are many. Please. Don't stop giving.
There are a lot of things we're going to have to do without, perhaps, in order to
continue supporting these organizations, but let's let some of our unnecessary
comforts and expenses be sacrificed rather than these.
Ranking humanitarian causes first is just a matter of priority with me, but there
are many other valuable areas which need continued support as well art and music
foundations, schools, libraries, museums, etc.
2.) Dog eat dog world" is not necessarily a cliche. It may get that way. If it does,
and if you do, think about the high-sounding polemics of this generation about
loving each other, living in peace, etc.
Don't be guilty of having your firm convictions about the brotherhood of man be
controlled by your pocket book. We can do more for each other together than apart.
Or, to quote a real peacemaker, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Human lives and values should not recess with the economy.
3. ) Don't fall into the trap of blaming it all on the present administration or the
American political system, in general. Read your newspapers. Every political
system in the world right now, from monarchies to "people's republics," are
suffering the beginnings of economic recession, with the possible exception of some
of the oil-rich Arab states.
Ideology has little to do with the gluttonous appetites and greedy motives of
homo sapiens. We don't need scapegoats right now, we need a little understanding
and willingness to cooperate for the corporate benefit.
4. ) To quote a mother somewhere, "Eat your broccoli, it is good for you." At the
risk of sounding trite, look at what good may come out of a recession. Most of us
have grown up getting pretty much what we wanted, not having to think too much
about doing without.
Perhaps our grandfathers were right with their tales of how going through the
depression made them appreciate values more. If they were, perhaps this generation
will learn the practical application of some of the values it professes and many it
doesn't. .
Values may be small comfort to an empty stomach, but there is never anything
wrong with developing them in the hopes of better times when the prudence learned
from difficult times may make the world a better place to live.
Finally, there are some things that can be done right now to help you and all of us
before the squeeze gets too tight Cutting out unnecessary expenses which indulge
unnecessary habits or at least cutting down, having a little consideration for others
in tough situations like the lines at the gas pump, watching out for and reporting
gougers who take advantage of the consumer, sharing and not hoarding, and,
perhaps, developing a sense of humor.
There are many more. Make your own list, but make one. President Nixon may
be bold, but he's probably wrong. Economic recession seems to be on the agenda of
coming events, and the time to start planning and acting is now, not then.
complacency to victory.
The options facing students were
either to abolish the tradition of student
self-government or to provide viable
alternatives to a bankrupt form. The
alternative the SCAU proposed was an
activist consumer program. The election
results indicated a begrudging
willingness for this option. Since
students inescapably worked,- bought,
ate and lived in Chapel Hill, it made
sense that they should affect the quality
and price of their economic
environment. The SCAU was
established as a student government
funded organization to meet this need.
The SCAU has been largely removed
from my influence since election. To
survive at all it needed autonomy and
self-reliance. While my reputation is
wrapped up in its successes and failures,
the SCAU deserves an unbiased
evaluation. ,
SCAU has been moderately
successful in laying the groundwork for
a strong student consumer voice in
Chapel Hill. It has achieved this modest
success primarily through information
distribution always the first step in
any organization's rise to power. The
Southern Part of Heaven?; Franklin
Street Gourmet; and Guide to
'Automobile Repair pamphlets together
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To the editor:
The attack made upon a few exceptionally
mindless men who were spitefully charged
with resenting the Women's Festival (in
Tuesday's Letters Column) is a precious
indictment of the very manner of thought
that I feel has long been a club foot for the
Women's Movement. In observance of that
single attitude, I wish to make it clear that
the worthy cause of Women's Rights is not at
issue here. What is criticized below is the sore
thus quoted in the Observer that, in his own
quiet way, he is helping to create the adverse
publicity that he says he would avoid?
Has anyone bothered to tell the Dean
that the very integrity of the University lies in
its ability to pursue innovative programs
regardless of hostility from press, parents,
Helms, Ccggins, or anyone else?
How many more bombshells will on
carrpus residents endure before they realize
that there is a basic rottenness in the special
pre crams like second floor Winston but the
rest cf University housing as well; of all of
'the inputs which go into the decision-making
prcceas, consideration for the students is the
wetkest.
, Dsan Boulton isn't a cause; he is a
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We the undsrsigned support the residents
cf sicond flocr Winston.
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with the consumer complaint hotline
conveyed this information.
The next step was to actually
influence the prices and services of
: Chapel Hill merchants. The 10 plan
introduced at the beginning of the first
semeser and repeated this term, was a
step in this direction. Its qualified,
success suggests that it can be repeated
and expanded.
Unfortunately, the SCAU never
really succeeded in organizing around
landlord-tenant problems in the way we
had hoped it would. The problems in
this area are enormous a housing
shortage, a transient student
community, and monopolistic control
of much rented housing by the likes of
Roberts Associates. Nonetheless, the
SCAU has worked closely with the
Institute of Government to propose and
pass significant landlord-tenant
legislation in Raleigh,
It is unrealistic to expect a student
organization to turn an economic tide in
one year which has run against the
student consumer for twenty-five. If
students show continued interest in
,SCAU over the next few years, I think
this tide may be turned. If complacency
remains the rule, we shall continue to be
exploited. The matter will soon be out of
my hands.
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toe that certain (far from all) proponents of
the Movement so masochistically use to kick
about at those who "don't understand and
oppose the Movement.
Lynn Wesson's letter unwittingly creates a
nemesis (to be accordingly regarded in a
position of high disgust) comprised of the
male portion of the student body and neatly
labeled "the typical Carolina Gentleman. I
object to being thrown into such a smelly
category of human being simply on the basis
of sex. Certainly not all women enjoy being
lumped with Jane Fonda or Gloria Steinem.
This obvious pitfall of generalization is a
major faction of almost every crusade's
'weaknesses, the Women's Crusade so
painfully included.
The blatant attack on masculinity, that is
also too often an element in the offensive
weaponry of the Women's Movement, is a
remarkable example of below the belt
tactics. Such tactics cause an immediate
defensive guard to be thrown up by many
men and result mainly in mud slinging sprees
that only serve to weaken the integrity of
both sides the initiator's most perceptively.
To resort to such tactics is certainly akin to
name-calling.
I One might ask: Doesn't this all boil down
to just another value judgment on the morals
of the overbearingly sick sexist code that has
long permeated the droppings of the sex war
like so many brassiered and girdled
maggots? Judging from the numerous
panties that were left to decorate the mud of
the Morrison courtyard after that infamous
panty raid of the 31st, any inclination would!
surely kan towards an answer cf "Yes. I
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