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In our continuing tale of "The
Housing Game," we come to four
more issues:
the $50 non-refundable deposit
on rooms;
the mandatory two-semester
room contract;
the equality of double-room
and triple-room rates and
the steep rise in room rent in
Winston, Connor and other
dormitories with virtually no
advance notice.
The deal on the $50 deposit is this:
you pay your $50 deposit this week.
If you decide by July 1 that you do
-not want to live in University
housing, you can get all but $15 of
that amount back. If you decide
after July 1 not to live in University
housing, you forfeit the entire $50.
Presumably, the loss of deposit is
a mechanism that is there to make
sure that people who don't really
want or need rooms, and who are
only signing up as a long-shot safety
valve, don't prevent rooms from
being assigned to people who really
: need rooms on campus.
Our question is this: shouldn't the
loss of deposit policy be more
Gerry Cohen
The last five years, the issue of quotas
has been perhaps the most divisive one
in the Democratic Party. Generally, it
pits the older line party regulars against
the newer people in the party.
Two weeks ago, the N.C. Democratic
Executive Committee gave tentative
approval for a new set of guidelines for
the 1976 delegate selection that will
replace the so-called quotas with a
mandate for party officials to seek out
"minority representation.
Will this change be form or
substance? The 1970 plan, written for
North Carolina by now Lt. Gov. James
Hunt, provided that at all levels
(precinct committees, county, district
and state conventions,) the party was to
have representation from blacks,
women and those 30 or under in
reasonable relationship to the local
population.
Orange County was probably the
only county in the state that complied
exactly and totally with ail the quotas.
Generally, the counties with least public
support provided the least enforcement.
At the state convention, 17 of the 34
Orange County delegates were women,
while from some counties, the rate was
as low as 11 per cent.
In only one case did the party refuse
etter petitions
mousing oiiice
about rent rise
To the editors:
Whereas Winston has been a men's dorm
for two years and is now coed for the first
year; and
Whereas women comprise only 26 per cent
cf the present dorm population and no
charge in composition is planned; and
Whereas the facilities in Winston by no
means approximate those of a woman's
dorm; and
Whereas the increase in room rent is an
immediate 29 per cent of the present coed
rates; and
Whereas no one was informed of the
increase until the night before signup;
We the residents of Winston protest this
arbitrary University decision and strongly
recommend that Housing reconsider our
new classification and revert our rates to the
previous coed rate.
- Paul Williams
President of Winston Dorm
and 52 signed residents of Winston Dorm
discriminating? For instance, is it
fair that a person on the waiting list
for a dorm room who really needs a
room should also lose his deposit if
the university is unable to offer him
a room?
We suggest the policy should be
this: if you are on the waiting list and
the University offers you a room,
but you decide not to take it because
you have an apartment, then you
should lose the deposit. But on the
other hand, if you are on the waiting
list, and the University is not even
able to offer you a room, then the
entire deposit should be refunded in
all fairness.
The way it stands now, you could
lose both your room and your
money. It's a case of double or
nothing.
Then there's the cae of the new
housing policy that students must
sign up for rooms two semesters at a
time. In the past, students have been
able to sign up for rooms one
semester at a time.
The new policy may make it easier
administratively for the housing
office and may ensure fuller room
occupancy next spring, but what
happened to a consideration of the
students? The two-semester policy is
asking students to decide this spring"
that they want to live in a dorm next
spring, or else lose $50 in the
process. Many students decide mid
year to move to apartments or
fraternity or sorority houses.
A third point is the decision to
have people living in triple rooms
pay the same rent as those living in
double rooms. This is unfair on the
face of it, and we are at a loss to find
a substantive reason for the
decision.
Finally, the decision was made to
make residents of Winston and
Connor dorms pay the same rate
that residents of all-female dorms
pay, rather than this year's coed rate.
The increased cost will be 29 per
cent, and the reason given was that
facilities in Winston and Connor are
comparable to those offered in all
female dorms. No way.
We strongly urge the housing
office to do some serious re
thinking, this time trying harder to
keep the interests of students in
mind.
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to seat a delegation in Halifax
County, whites refused to allow blacks
into a precinct committee meeting when
delegates were elected and in
retaliation, the state convention
excluded the delegate from that
precinct.
Some would like you to believe that
the quotas "kept people out of the
party." As far as I can tell, nothing of the
sort happened. The very idea of a
democratic party is that all sorts of
people are to participate in the decision
making process. Indeed, the Federalist
papers seemed to indicate that
contemporaries assumed that no one
would serve even in Congress for more
than one' term, to insure new blood and
new ideas.
But when one person has represented
a precinct at the state convention for 30
years, what incentive is there for anyone
else in the precinct to work? If a person
must work for the party to go to
convention, that is a rule that any
reasonable person can expect. But most
young people are very mobile until they
are 30 or so. Are they expected to work
their first 12 years without being able to
get involved because "you just moved
here"?
The North Carolina Democratic
party for generations excluded blacks.
Did ending discrimination mean
involvement of blacks? There is a large
difference. If blacks were told in 1967,
"OK you can work like anyone else
and in 20 years get some power"
would this have made up for the prior
exclusion? Of course not.
It required mandatory quotas, for
1970, 1972 and 1974 to bring blacks into
leadership positions in the party so that
they could retain and increase their
power from the inside, without being
outsiders. More work is needed.
As for young people, the cry was that
the party must encourage issue oriented
people to become involved in party
affairs, and have impact on policy. To
tell a young person that he must wait 20
years, reserves party participation to
those involved in politics solely because
of personalities or for personal self
interest. The whole impetus for quotas came
out of the 1968 debacle at the National
Convention and in the fall election. In
1968 and before, Democratic rules were
clearly rigged. Nominating meetings
were unpublicized or closed, delegates
to the national convention were chosen
up to three years before the national
convention. And the participation of
anyone but white males was almost zero .
even though in the presidential
election, over 20 per cent of the
Democratic vote was black.
Quotas were a necessary evil for 1970
1974. They enabled classes of persons
previously excluded by tradition form
participating to become part of the
influential leadership. Now, from
positions of power, they will be able to
command more authority and the old
party will not be able to ignore them.
It is good that mandatory quotas are
gone. But the young and the black will
watch closely to see if the party
leadership does take the affirmative
action the new rules require and actively
seeks out their participation. If they are
ignored, then a large amount of the
Democratic vote will be silent in
November.
In North Carolina, precinct meetings,
the first step in the delegate selection
process, are to be held on June 19. If you
don't get involved, no one else will.
Five days of voter registration are left
before the May 7 primary. You can
register Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the
Chapel Hill Municipal Building.
Registration will also be at the Carrboro
Town Hall Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
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The Servomation contract should not be renewed
automatically. Bidding should be opened up as it was
four years ago to the company that is willing to provide
the best possible food at the cheapest price. A detailed
and realistic list of student expectations is needed to
determine which company is best suited to Carolina.
Servomation should not remain on campus unless it
can prove that it will provide more services to students
than any other company at comparable prices.
Food service at UNC is now grossly inadequate.
When only 15 per cent of campus residents prefer
university food to the expense of Franklin Street or the
inconvenience of dorm cooking, something is terribly
wrong. The Union Snack Bar is crucial because it is the
profitable part of the campus food system.
This gives Servomation leverage because it could
threaten to leave the university altogether. But, even
with their recent improvements, this is hardly a threat.
Students also have leverage on the situation. Any sort
of limited student boycott of the Snack Bar would cut
food profits to the quick, no matter what company is in
control next year.
Hopefully the situation will never reach such crisis
proportions. Whether Servomation is running he
campus food operation next year or not, a number of
general improvements can be made.
Since Christmas there has been a new manager of the
Snack Bar itself, Clarence Mayo. An experienced fast
foods franchise operator, he has the best interests of the
students in mind and is willing to implement them as
soon as possible. He could use student support to
provide more attractively prepared food, cleaner
tables, increased selection, and more efficient counter
arrangement.
The Food Service Advisory Committee must
become far more active. Computerized questionnaires
should be distributed each semester to find which foods
should be introduced and which eliminated.
Companies are amenable to change if proposals are
clearly and forcefully presented. Students might be
willing to pay slightly more for superior quality food
and more attractive dining areas.
The university must do its fair share to improve basic
facilities.Evenwith the recent refurbishment of the Pine
Room, redecoration and rearrangement are needed in
all three Servomation facilities. Provision should be
made in future contracts for the continual upgrading of
food and facilities until a reasonable number of on
campus residents choose university food over the other
alternatives.
Students must be far more cooperative and
considerate to themselves and to management.
Genuine change is never effected by rudeness, ripping
off, or leaving tables dirty and cluttered. Students
always complain about food wherever they are, and we
must be careful to limit ourselves to legitimate
grievances, not imaginary gripes.
Servomation has made some improvement in the
last four years, but contract renewal must not be
automatic. Open bidding is the only way to assure the
best possible food service on campus.
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Gary Fulton
Television previews: next year's rage
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Please listen, Jesse Helms is speaking
As streaking is still going strong, and since
we all know it reflects a basic change in our
morality, Helms had this to say in his most ,
rscsnt newspaper column:
"I, for one, don't think there's anything
funny about the so-called Streaking fad. It's
so nothing far more serious than youthful
frivolity. In myjudgment, college authorities
cu.;ht to take all the naked ' students into
custody and herd them into a football
stadium, under guard and then require
them to spend the night, naked, until their
mothers come and request their release. It
might be useful to hose down the 'streakers'
with cold water every fifteen or twenty
minutes."
Right. Because of his judgment and
wisdom in coming up with a real solution,
because of his sense t)f timeliness, and
because he is above it all, we commend Mr.
Helms. Jesse Helms for philosopher-king.
Hello. This is crack investigator Jerk Anderson,
with another sensational story that tells you more than
you care to know.
Reliable sources in Hollywood have told me that
television executives from all three networks have been
meeting in secret this week to plan next year's assault
on America's intelligence. A secret memo has come
into this reporter's possession, and it outlines some of
the new shows that will appear next fall. As usual, the
emphasis will be on originality and good taste. Here is
a partial list of the proposed schedule.
SUNDAY:
Sapple's Way A typical American family moves
into a typical American town and solves its typical
problems typically. Typically vacuous dialogue, with
plenty of typically banal philosophy.
The I.R.S. A crime drama, focusing on the brave
efforts of America's tax men to screw the public.
Emphasis on truth, justice and questionable
deductions. Starring Ephram Zimbalist IV.
The Wonderful World oj Smaltz The epitome of
unoffensive family entertainment. Opening episode
will be the heartwarming story of a boy who befriends a
lonely alligator after it eats his sister.
McClod A bumbling Arizona deputy sheriff goes
to New York City on special assignment, and
demonstrates to fhe world why Arizona was one of the
last states admitted to the Union.
MONDAY:
Gunshot A new vehicle for Marshall Dillon. After
20 years, Dodge City has started to go downhill. Matt
gets Kitty pregnant, Doc opens an abortion clinic and
Festus moves in with a mule.
Veterinary Center A spin-off on the medical show
craze. A small-town veterinarian deals with the life and
death problems of worms, distemper and finicky eating
habits. Guest stars will include Lassie as a V.D.
sufferer, and Mr. Ed as glue-sniffing addict.
The Cutesy Show A fading comedienne shows her
age and determination as she vows to go on with her
career despite the tragic loss of her talent.
TUESDAY:
Idaho Six-O Police drama to be shot on location
in this exotic and little-known state. Emphasis will be
on the dullness and boredom of being a policeman in
Idaho.
Unhappy Days Cashing in on the nostalgia fad,
this show will recreate the fabulous 60's, with all the
exciting riots, the dramatic political suppression and
plenty of happy memories about the romantic war
years.
Zipperjly A hip, black private eye demonstrates
that race is no barrier to a lack of talent.
Makus Sick by, M.D.A senile, meddling old
doctor runs around trying to convince everyone that he
really does know best.
The Dick & Pat Comedy Hour A new husband
and wife comedy team to replace Sonny and Cher. A
famous president abandons politics to go into show
business fulltime. The humor will revolve around
making a joke of democracy. Contract calls for a four
year run, but who can tell.
Sanitation Story Another show spotlighting a
group of overworked and underpaid public servants.
Central theme will be the magical way in which
garbage men are transformed into sanitation
engineers.
Kojerk A Polish detecuve makes it perfectly clear,
to everyone why Polish jokes are so popular.
THURSDAY:
The Boy With Something Extra All of America
will be shocked when the show reveals what it is that
this boy has two of.
The Faultons Family show about how much fun it
was during the Depression. Included are episodes on
the scandalous lives of the idle poor. Lots of dopey
dialogue and shallow, unbelievable characters.
Dumb-Fu An oriental ignoramus who will chop
and kick his way into your heart. For the armchair
intellectuals," there is an abundance of didactic pseudo
philosophy. For the violence lovers, lots of broken
bones and fancy footwork.
IronlungA detective, stricken with a respiratory
disease, continues to solve all of San Francisco's crimes
from the confines of his iron lung.
FRIDAY:
The Brctty Bunch Another typical family show,
about a household overrun with little snotty-nosed
bastards.
Coma A young N.Y.C. detective disguises himself
as various sick people in order to root out Medicare
corruption in the city's old-age homes.
The $25 Man A part-time inventor builds a
mechanical man out of scrap iron, a man with the
strength of Hercules and the mentality of a fish. A sure
fire favorite with science fiction fans and intelligent
vegetables.
The Odd Trio Strange love triangle involving an
interior decorator, a hair dresser and a St. Bernard.
SATURDAY:
The Turkey Family Just like the others in the
"dumb family" category, only more so.
M. O.S.IL For Mobile Oral Surgery Hospital. The
antics of war-time dentists as they labor under unusual
and trying circumstances to pull teeth, fill cavities and
maintain proper dental hygiene in the field.
The Bob Oldhart Show Washed-up comic sleep
walks his way through another comeback attempt.
Dead Celebrity Bowling Combines the popular
bowling format with the current occult fad, as famous
people, like Humphrey Bogart, George Washington
and Attilla the Hun are brought back to life by a
famous spiritualist to roll for prizes for people in the
studio audience. Predicted to be the biggest hit of the
year.
Well, you read it here first, folks, and don't say I
didn't warn you. This is Jerk Anderson, saying, "Go
fink on a friend.
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