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Ths Mohammad Ali I Am the
Gxz-Atzl Awcrd to 77ze Chapel Hill
Newspaper for its new advertising
slogan claiming it as "The Better
One." Guess that makes the DTH
hertz.
Use Who Needs a D.A. When You
Can Get An M.R.S. Degree Award
to four Michigan seniors who
advertised for husbands in the
student newspaper. "We've only got
15 weeks left to hook them," said
one. Surprise. Fifty fish picked up
the bait in four days.
The Dumb Questions Deserve.
Dumb Answers Award to the
resident assistant who asked a
housing official whether she could
still be an R. A. when she moved off
campus. If you take your hall with
you.
The Man Does Not Live By Bread
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Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles
star in "The Man Who Loved Cat
Dancing," the DTH movie of the
week.
The film version of one of last
year's most popular novels will be
shown at 11:15 Sunday, February
10, at the Carolina Theatre. Admis
sion is SI. 50.
In case you're wondering, cat dan
cing is not something Burt has learn
ed from Cosmopolitan. It's the name
of his Indian love who died a tragic
death before the movie starts.
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Phillips'
Tlie Daily Tar Heel has learned from reliable sources that
Student body president Ford Runge has been giving
Presidential candidate Gary Phillips information that he has
withheld from the press and other candidates to bolster
Phillips' campaign platform.
"I would like to see the implementation of a course
teacher evaluation. My staff has already done work on this;
all that is needed is official credence," Phillips said in the
DTH Thursday. The source said Phillips' statement is very
misleading if not false. "If Phillips is saying the truth then he
has the same staff as Runge," the source said.
Runge told the source about a week ago the president's
office had been working on a course evaluation project that
in Runge's words only needed "official sanction" the same
words Phillips used.
Phillips denied shady campaign tactics. "A member of
my campaign staff drew this (the teacher-course evaluation)
up. It has no relationship to Runge at all. I don't even think
Runge supports it."
According to Runge, the source revealed, his staff has
been working on a course-teacher evaluation to be funded by
contributions from members of the UNC Board of Trustees.
Former Democratic candidate for governor Skipper Bowles
is rumored to be one of the trustees contributing to the
project.
Robert Hackney, the only presidential candidate other
than Phillips that could be reached by press time, said: "I am
certain Phillips' statement is true since Mike Johnson
(Phillips' campaign manger) was in charge of the project
under Runge." Hackney said: "If Phillips wishes to take
credit for projects that have been developed by the present
administration then that quarrel must be between Runge,
the voters and himself."
Runre could not be reached for comment.
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February 8, 1974.
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Dough Award to the UNC Cashiers
Office, which refunded a student a
check for $100,034.80 instead of
S34.80 as a triple room rebate. Guess
UNC dorm rooms aren't the only
thing over the limit.
The They Couldn't Be Students
Award to the group in California
which started a TGI M "Thank
God It's Monday" movement. All
we can say is TGIF.
The My Cup Runneth Over But
Not My Tank Award to the guy who
waited two hours in line Thursday
morning to get 98 cents worth of gas.
The We're Not Ready for This
State Award to Chancellor Ferebee
Taylor who said Monday North
Carolina is not ready for room-by-room
coed living. Looks like this
state's not ready for the 20th
century.
The Maybe If We Ignore It, It
Will Go Away Award to Senate
Minority Leader Hugh Scott, who
suggested that the "impeachment
lobby" is just a small, elitist, radical
and well-financed force. A United
Press International survey across
the. nation shows that the
impeachment effort "is not small,
not elitist, not radical and not
particularly well-financed, at least
not yet."
The Fantasy and Science Fiction
Award to Spiro Agnew remember
him? who finally sold his novel to
Ladies' Home Journal. The novel is
supposed to be about a vice
president who is besieged by Chinese
Communists and is forced to resign.
Still, truth is stranger than fiction.
The Quick!! Let's Get the Raid
Award to all the people who have
crawled out of the woodwork to run
for various campus political offices.
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To the editor
I was very upset when I read the article
discussing the request by Granville
management to become classified as off
campus, thus restricting freshmen from
living in Granville Towers. Housing
Director James D. Condie says that the
Granville Towers management has asked for
the authority to select, train, supervise, and
dismiss resident assistants. As a freshman I
have enjoyed living in Granville Towers, and
as far as I can see the RA's have been doing a
fine job. So why is there this need for a
change?
The article said about 500 freshmen now
live in Granville, which is over one-third of
the residents. It may be true that this will not
cause overcrowding in the other on-campus
residence halls; however, I think Granville
will not have as many applicants. Many
students are ready for some other type of
living arrangements than dorm rooms by the
time they are juniors and seniors.
But this is not my main objection to the
proposal. Think of the upcoming freshmen.
Granville provides a certain atmosphere of
security that other on-campus residence
halls do not have. Living in Granville Towers
my freshman year made the adjustment to
college life much easier. I didn't have to
worry about what to eat or where to eat. I
just walked downstairs for three solid meals
a day. The rooms at Granville offer more
privacy and a student can study better in his
room if he desires. I think freshmen who
would like to live in Granville Towers should
have the opportunity. As a freshman it has
been a good experience for me.
Linda Corey
619 Granville East
Panty raid has
a purpose, too
To the editor:
In the past few days several letters have
appeared in the DTH commenting
negatively on the recent All-Campus Panty
Raid. Some have commented that the event
had no purpose. One student expressed that
the panty raid reflected male students'
attitudes toward females on campus.
Someone else commented that the guys
participating exhibited insecurity. Another
woman said spring fever initiated the raid.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but to my
knowledge, no one was hurt by the raid, with
the exception of a few scrapes and bruises on
'the "raiders," who apparently didn't care.
Perhaps some people were disturbed by the
noise, but that is to be expected if one
chooses dorm living. As far as the throwing
of water is concerned, in Ehringhaus the men
started it, not irate women who refused to
throw their panties down to the mob below.
So why all the negative comments and
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While it appears for all intents and purposes that Runge is
the power behind the Phillips campaign, he is not the only
candidate with substantial establishment backing.
Robert Hackney is being backed by what might be
identified as the "Young Democrats (YDC) block." Jeff
Mitchell, a former head of the YDC here on campus is
helping to run the Hackney machine with help from other
YDC hotshots like Peter Gillmore.
The winning candidate this year in the presidential race
may come from the ranks of the independents, however. It
seems that candidates like Napoleon Byars aren't organized
at all. In contrast, candidates Lew Warren and Murray
Fogler are trying to create their own machines from friends
and in Warren's case fraternity brothers. Richard Wilmot
Smith has been relatively quiet since he formally announced.
He may be biding his time to see how the issues develop and
then ready to pounce on the ones that seem to have the
greatest popularity.
It is difficult to know just who really is behind many of the
other candidates. For some it is just the raw love of politics
that makes them enter the great race. For others it is the
driving desire to do something to make life better for
members of the student community. - .
None of the candidates have managed to address
themselves to anything outside of the usual campus oriented
issues. With very few and insignificant exceptions,
candidates have pointed their campaigns toward matters
that hinge upon administration approval.
No candidate has yet seen beyond the "Ivory walls" of the
inside of the University. The admistration has shown itself
unwilling to grant any changes that go beyond the
established, entrenched norms of what it views as society.
The current battle over the living arrangement of second
floor Winston proves that.
1 Candidates may win without seeing beyond the
administration, but they will not bring about any meaningful
changes in the lives of the students of Chapel Hill. The
University, despite all the professional administrators and
their wonderful theories is not going to change things as long
as students will put up with mediocre conditions. Students
must go outside the University to get a better living
environment in Chpael Hill.
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criticisms? Why must there be some hidden
psychological reason for wanting to
participate in a panty raid? I believe it's
necessary to have fun and get rowdy now and
then, if only to break the monotony of
studying. We all take life too seriously these
days. Granted, the world situation is enough
to make one sick, but why can't we stop
worrying for a while and have some fun?
Wasn't that the purpose of the panty raid?
Too many of us are pseudo-intellectuals
who wring our hands in despair too often. If
more of us would break out of the rut, we'd
be better for it. I'm not suggesting everyone
participate in panty raids, but I do suggest
we have some kind of entertainment to
supplement our studying. One man's
entertainment may seem silly or purposeless
to you, but to him it obviously isn't.
Susan Moneypenny
663 Ehringhaus
P.S. I did not participate in the panty raid so
I am not trying to justify any action on my
part. However, I respect those people who
did take part. To each his own.
Students adopt
UNC as parent
To the editor
With the recent controversy over 2nd floor
Winston and the Visitation policy in general,
one is reminded that much of the
justification of these policies is the legal
concept of in loco parentis. Since the
University has assumed the role of our
parent, we the signers of the letter hereby
declare the University of North Carolina our
legal parent. It is clearly a resident of North
Carolina (since 1789), and that fact would
make us residents of the state. We therefore
request full refund of the out-of-state tuition
differential that we have paid since our initial
enrollment. A copy of this letter has been
sent to the Cashier's office.
Robert A. Ballance-Taylor
Clifford A. Harris-Lux
B. Clements-Libertas
David Cassell-Condie
Glenmore Shelton-Boulton
David Charles Michener-Old Well
Tom Frazer-Morehead
Joanne Ochsman-Carmichael
Elizabeth Ann Meers-Cobb
Henry Schneps-Venable
Kathleen Blake-Friday
Leslie Logan-Carolina
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Union should
balance program
To the editor:
In my four years at Carolina I have been
most impressed with the ability of the Union
to recruit major national as well as
international personalities to U.N.C.
Regretfully, there seems to have been a
pronounced bias in the selection of such
people. Past years have presented a token
moderate or conservative such as Linwood
Holton or William F. Buckley. This year,
however, will fail to titilate us with even a
token.
As the entire student body bears the
responsibility for funding such speakers
through their student fees, it is a necessity
that fairness be exercised in the selection.
Therefore, I sincerely request that the Union
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and the Activities Group take steps to
balance its program this year.
Juli Tenncy
658 Eringhaus
Craige charged
with prejudices
To the editor
Questionnaire
The purpose of this questionnaire is to
determine the desirability for all-white
housing units on this campus. Please fill out
and return to your R.A.
1. Are you currently a member of WASP?
2. Do you think that White dorms should be
maintained on this campus for Whites only?
3. Are you, White Black (circle one)
End of Questionnaire
Does this questionnaire infuriate you as a ;
Person? . .
Docs it seem discriminatory against the
Blacks?
To other students and myself, it does.
This isn't exactly the questionnaire that
was circulated in Craige Dormatory. Three
changes were made;
GRADUATE SCHOOL was
substituted for WASP,
Graduate was substituted for White,
Undergraduate was substituted for
Black. ,
The discriminatory practices, being
employed are clear, instead of color of skin,
it's now number of years in school. No
undergraduates have been thrown out of
Craige yet, but if the Executive Council
wasn't thinking about it, would the
questionnaire have been circulated in the
first place?
The DTH recently quoted John Sawyer,
Craige president, as saying the questionnaire
was "in no way discriminatory against the
lower classmen."
I ask the readers to judge for themselves.
Name withheld by request
Student advisor
wants complaints
To the editor:
Last week the Daily Tar Heel printed a
letter from a disgruntled student who
complained that the Pine Room was not
living up to its meal plan obligation of
providing a sandwich alternative to a hot
supper. , , , . , ,.
The student then suggested a number of
actions for applying pressure on
Servomation-Mathias to improve their food
service. Among these was the suggestion that
students with gripes about the food service
send them to the president of Servomation
Mathias in Maryland. . Any dissatisfied
student would obviously be within his or her
rights in doing this.
However, I would like to suggest a quicker
and more effective way of voicing
complaints about the food or service at the
Pine Room, Chase Cafeteria, or Student
Union Snack Bar. As a student member of
the University Food Service Advisory
Committee, I will be glad to listen to any of
these complaints and take them to the rest of
the committee, which will then try to find a
solution: So if you have a food gripe, aren't
satisfied after talking with the manager, and
don't like suggestion boxes, call me at 933
1567. It sure would beat getting a sympathy
form letter from the president of
Servomation, wouldn't it?
Dan Besse
'312 Lewis
Chemist wants
music explained
To the editor
In response to your Feb. 6 article entitled,
"Music Suffering," I have merely one
comment to make.
The article stated in was an inconsistency
to allow chemists a modern building while
musicians practice on pianos sand middle-C.
My feeling is, in this day and age of confused
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priorities, I'm overjoyed to see that
University, state and federal governments
hive placed their money where it can do
some good.
The day a music major can figure out why
parallel fifths sound bad to the human ear
aid explain why the British scale is a
different frequency than ours, I will agree to
forego my jacketed flash-photolysis cells and
secure as many middle-Cs for the music
troup as they can plunk.
Roper Young
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Peons forced
to wait for gas
To the editor:
GAS STATION OWNERS HAVE
CONSUMERS BY THE SLLAB"
Time: 6:30 a.m. I was about sixth in line
for gas at Walker's Gulf. When approaching
the pumps at approximately 7: 10, 1 was told
with a smile that preferred customers get
served first; other "normal people" must wait
till 8:00 a.m. I WAS PISSED. In order to
qualify to be a preferred customer it is simply
up to the owner of the station. WOW, what
power. As I waited, I saw Mr. Walker check
to see if the cars had a sticker on it, which
stood for being a preferred customer. When
"he saw fit" he gave unpref erred customers a
sticker so they could become preferred and
get gas immediately," while the peons still
waited.
I told Mr. Walker that I frequent his
station, but to no avail. When I asked him to
explain to me about the system he was using,
he said, "I don't have time and its too
confusing". Sounds to me like another
Nixon; he's got the power but uses it in the
most ineffective way.
Well, at 7:45 a.m. since there was no more
preferred customers us peons finally got gas.
Mr. Walker, you're an ASS.
congratulations.
Bill A. Yonka Levitz
Why conceal
real reasons?
To the editor:
That the University decision to end room-by-room
co-ed living in Winston dorm was
made without student input or prior student
knowledge is insulting enough. But it is
beyond me that University officials found it
necessary to try to conceal from us the real
reason why the decision was made. Why did
Dean Boulton tell us it was his decision alone
when actually it was not? Why did he cite
alleged "inadequate facilities" as a reason
when really it was something else?
Is the policy of our administrators to tell
us the truth only when we fail to believe the
lies and demand more plausible
explanations? This seems to be the case from
Nixon on down. Too many of our leaders,
great and small, resort to telling the truth
only when all deceptions have failed.
Chris J. Johnson
458 James