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Wednesday, April 24, 1374
To the editors:
Although I acknowledge their efforts to
conform to the authoritarian mode of
administration at this University, 1 am
concerned with the lack of concern that the
Campus Police have again shown for black
student life on this campus. No, they did not
try to drag us off the bus this time. Instead,
they tried to throw us out of Woollen
Gymnasium.
Saturday afternoon, the Black Student
Movement sponsored a recruitment
oriented program for a group of black junior
high school students from Warrenton, N.C.
Alter seminars with the students in the
Carolina Union and a tour of the campus, we
took the group over to Woollen Gym for a
recreation hour.
The group's instructor, a graduate student
in political science, was playing basketball
with some of the male students. A campus
policeman approached the instructor, who
happens to be white, and asked him what
were those "young'uns" doing in there. The
instructor and the chairman of the BSM
proceeded to explain to the officer that the
activity of those "young'uns" was part of a
University-sponsored program. This
explanation was not good enough.
The officer then left and returned with
four of his companions in justice. After
securing appropriate identification from the
black students sponsoring the program, the
officer stated, "Alright, y'all can stay. But
them young'uns got to go cause we ain't got
no insurance on them." Convinced of the
legitimacy of our program and the
soundness of our argument, we continued
our activities. The officers then began to use
threatening statements and physical gestures
to convince us that y'all better leave here
now."
They left again and returned with Dr. Carl
Blythe, the director of the facility. We
explained the situation to Dr. Blythe just as
we had to the officers; however. Dr. Blythe,
unlike the Campus Police, had the capacity
to understand and allowed us to stay.
The officers' arguments that only
students, faculty and staff are allowed to use
the facilities was less than appropriate to
justify their rudeness. Young white kids are
too often seen wandering around and using
the facilities. Perhaps these kids are insured
by the University, or maybe the Campus
Police are guilty of selective enforcement of
the law.
Janice L. Mills
eader clarifies
validity of faith
To the editors:
We would like to compliment Mr.
Johnson in his letter of April 19 for taking
the initiative to reply to Sandra Millers'
letter of April 4.
However, we feel that at least one point in
his article needs clarification. He said, "Since
when was Christianity based on facts ... It is
based on faith. Faith, not facts," But valid
faith has an object, the thing believed in, and
the validity of the faith depends on the
validity of the object.
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We submit that the object of the Christian
faith is, of course, Jesus. But what makes
Him a valid object, or what is the central
evidence for the Christian faith? What makes
Jesus a valid object is none other than His
resurrection from the dead. The apostle Paul
illustrated the importance of the resurrection
to Christianity when he said, And if Christ
has not been raised, your faith is
worthless..."
Can the resurrection in fact be proved or
disproved? Wolfhart Pannenberg, professor
of systematic theology at the University of
Munich. Germany, asserted, "Whether the
resurrection of Jesus took place or not is an
historical question ... to be decided on the
level of historical argument."
Therefore, the basis of the Christian faith
is not philosophy, but is founded on the
historical evidence relating to Jesus
resurrection. We do not have room here to
submit the historical evidence for the
resurrection. Rather, we can suggest books
presenting the evidence for and against it.
One is Evidence That Demands A Verdict by
Josh McDowell, and another is Christianity:
The Witness of History by J.N. D. Anderson.
Consider a man who is eminently qualified
to speak on the subject of evidence, J.N.D.
Anderson, dean of the faculty of law and
director of the Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies at the University of London. He said
that the evidence for the resurrection "is such
as to provide an adequate foundation for the
venture of faith." ,
Therefore, we believe that since most
people are not even aware that there are facts
to be examined, then they have fallen into
the snare described by Arnold Toynbee
when he stated that "most people have not
rejected Christianity, but a caricature of it."
John Snell
Benjie Spears
George Woed
Christian belief
more than cliche
To the editors:
In response to Mr. Johnson's letter of
April 19, I wish to point out the historical
fact which is the cornerstone of Christian
faith, i.e. the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The apostle Paul described the importance
of Jesus' resurrection extensively in 1
Corinthians 15. "If Christ has not been
raised, then our preaching is in vain and your
faith is in vain (1 Cor. 15:14)." To reject
. Christianity, one need only to disprove the
resurrection.
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Josephus, the first century A.D. Jewish
historian, included the fact of Jesus' death
and resurrection in his Antiquities. No
record exists of Roman or of Jewish
authorities producing Jesus body in order to
discredit Christianity.
More recently, Frank Morison, a lawyer,
investigated the Biblical text in an effort to
disprove the resurrection. His book. Who
Moved the Stone?, tells of his conviction that
the Biblical text gives overwhelming
evidence in favor of Jesus' resurrection.
Wilson Library has a copy if you wish to
pursue the mater further.
The resurrection is emphasized because it
shows Jesus' power over death. It is then
reasonable to accept Jesus' promise of power
over death (as in John 3: 1 6) and of abundant
life (as in John 10: 10). The Christian faith is
more than a well-worn cliche. It is true. To
reject Christianity, one needs only to
disprove the resurrection.
Carl Haynes
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'No-fault' poses
hiker's dilemma
To the editors:
Please pass the word to all Carolina
motorcyclists:
The Senate is considering U.S. Bill S.354,
"National Motor Vehicle No-Fault Act." If
this bill is passed and becomes law,
motorcycle insurance rates will be quadruple
the rates you now are paying.
This will effectively remove us and our
bikes from the road. Your right to ride is at
stake, and your alternative to the automobile
jeopardized. Let your senator know that you
want him to vote NO on S.354 if motorcycle
insurance rates cannot be maintained at a
reasonable rate.
The bill is expected to be voted on
Thursday ... so write, now!
The Honorable (full name)
U.S. Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Gordon B. Herbert
Support boycott
of Servomation
To the editors:
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Snack Bar. I would welcome Ronald
McDonald and his arches wholeheartedly to
the Carolina Union. Compare a Quarter
Pounder to the exquisite Carolina Burger
(with which the name Carolina is degraded)!
If the University insists on renewing
Servomation's contract for such fine cuisine,
I propose a boycott of the Union Snack Bar
beginning this summer or by next fall at
least. AH a boycott needs is support!
So remember that if the University says
Yes to Servomation, YOU can say NO! and
eat elsewhere if you aren't already doing so.
Perhaps then the University will see the
differences between Ronald McDonald and
Servomation's favored delectable delights.
John F. Boone
1407 West Granville Towers
Laundry ladies
receive praise
To the editors:
I would like to compliment two very nice
ladies that work for this University I have
come to know this year they are the two
ladies who work in the Joyner basement for
the UNC Laundry Service. They are always
helpful and courteous to the students in the
area who take advantage of the laundry
service. I appreciate the kindness these two
ladies have shown me during the school year.
R.V. Hight
101 Lewis Dorm
All about bricks,
trowels, mortar
To the editors:
You got to keep the mud on the mortar
board shook up or it will start setting up on
you. When you lay your mortar on the brick,
take your trowel and dig a little trough down
the middle of it, like this.
Lay your brick, and take the handle of
your trowel and tap it down good and tight,
get the top of it even with the line. This
mortar you mash out on the front of the wall, .
take your trowel and cut it off and lay it on
the back side of your brick to go between this
one and the next one.
After you get three or four laid, put your
four-foot level down on them and tap along
the top of it till you get them level. And cut
the mud off the front side of the wall again.
Charles Francum
Route 2, University Heights
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The circus
Being inextricably involved in this whole
parking situation, I have had numerous
occasion to discuss with others their
opinions of the new system.
One such discussion still sticks out in my
mind a young man on a research grant was
advocating an allocation of parking stickers
on the criteria of "productivity." In his
opinion, undergraduates are mere diversions
of the University; the real value lies
ostensibly with those individuals (faculty
and - graduate students) who conduct
research or perform service to the people of
the state and the greater academic environs.
All this leads in a roundabout way to the
topic of this column the productivity of the
Faculty Council. As I sat in last Friday's
Faculty Council meeting, I could not help
but remember that torrid conversation with
the young man about the "important''
business of this fine University. The
esteemed members of our faculty spend over
an hour debating changes in the rules of their
legislative body, changes that attempted to
make their workings a bit more democratic.
They finally voted most of them down, but
that is not the point.
The point is that there was an issue of
substantial worth in front of them that of
academic reform, specifically the four course
load system and they wasted all their time
on their petty rules. Anyone who observes
Faculty Council and action must be
impressed with the impassioned rhetoric of
our eloquent professors; the body, however,
is not supposed to be a forum in which ideas
are abundantly expressed, but a decision
making council with emphasis on setting can be invaluable.
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academic policies.
1 am reminded of the w ildly exaggerated
tales of the now defunct Student Legislature.
The depiction of its proceedings as
somewhat circus-like is amazingly
applicable to Faculty Council. Both of these
groups are (were) grossly over-sied, which
tends to limit productivity to a minimum. At
actually makes me proud of the Campus
Governing Council!
Unfortunately, we students are not in a
position to make recommendations that
would increase the efficiency of the Faculty
Council. But we are in a position to advocate
change in our present academic system.
Faculty Council will attempt to finish the
agenda of last Friday's meeting this Friday,
April 26. I realize this is the day after classes
end (the faculty realizes this, too, I'm afraid),
but I urge all students who are interested in
the four-course-load system to be present at
4 p.m. in Murphey Hall auditorium. The fate
of this five-year old proposal is in grave
danger, and we need a strong show of
student support to help it survive.
On a more positive note, students do have
the opportunity to interact with faculty
members in a more productive atmosphere.
There are many advisory committees,
concerned with important aspects of
campus affairs (financial aid, status of
minority and disadvantaged, Student Stores
and others) that need student members.
Interviews are now being conducted for
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