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6 The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, Matrh 31. 1977 eware: J-stu dents unleashed on the town By JEFF COHEN Staff Writer They attack quickly, persistently. Their attacks are not arbitrary; they prefer those with power. The mayor. Board of Aldermen and University officials, these are their favorite targets, as well a those local citizens who are considered to be bordering on the bizarre. What is this horrid plight from which poor Chapel Hill suffers? Locusts? An invasion from the Internal Revenue Service? Swine flu? Each semester hundreds of journalism students swarm Chapel Hill in search of story ideas. Approximately five newswriting classes, three feature writing courses and two "how-to-be-a-reporter" classes result in more than 150 UNC School of Journalism students scouring the town each semester. Add to this another four dozen Daily Tar Heel staff writers and contributors; a town newspaper partly staffed with journalism students, and various local student publications (such as the School of Journalism's Journalist), and the outcome is a scene where town, and University officials are interviewed again and agairfeach semester. WITH THE town's population approximately 40,000 (including 20,000 students), the same people are subject to dozens of interviews; moreover, each interviewee is almost always questioned on the same topic his work with the town or University, an interesting hobby or a biographical sketch. For the interviewer, there is but one roadblock in his attempt to interview a prominent town or University official Jhe secretary. "May 1 speak with Mr. Smith?" "May I ask who is calling?" "This is Jeff Cohen with the Daily Tar Heeir "Mr. Smith is not in, Mr. Cohen. May 1 ask what this concerns? Perhaps I could be of some assistance." "I would like to talk with Mr. Smith about the growth of the University. Could I set up an appointment?" "Let me check his schedule. Now today is Monday. He is out of town and will not return until Wednesday, but "Journalism students are more fun. I enjoy their interviews, and I find that with them, A dorit hold back." Donald Boulton, dean of Student Affairs unfortunately he has meetings all day. Thursday he has an out-of-town luncheon. Well, how about the following Monday?" ONE I'NC secretary admitted to screening interviewers. "Often I am able to help them," she said. "I would guess about one in three get in to see the '7 anticipate questions from local television reporters and area newspaper reporters, hut not with journalism students ..." Anthony Jenzano, director of the Morehead Planetarium Dean." Yet, in a town where students are the main consumers and at a University which prides itself on being open to students, how do officials feel about the constant demand for interviews, many of which are in reference to the same topic? . "I probably participate in about two interviews per month," said Doris Betts, the director of Freshman English. "Almost all the interviews are about freshman English or creative writing. Once in a while I'll be interviewed for a biographical sketch. I used to get in the habit of knowing what the interviewer wanted and being able to just rattle off the answer, but I found I was answering before he finished the question. In any case, I enjoy talking with the students. They are usually bright, intelligent people." If anyone at UNC has been interviewed about the same topic over and over again, it has been Anthony F. Jenzano, director of the Morehead Planetarium since 1960. But Jenzano has not been able to zip off a response by anticipating journalism students' questions. "1 CAN anticipate questions from local television reporters and area newspaper reporters but not with journalism students. Perhaps it is because they are novices. Experienced interviewers have a direction in their interviewers, but journalism students come up with a variety of approaches to the interview. 1 can't always anticipate their questions." Jenzano admitted that he enjoyed being interviewed by a student more than by an experienced interviewer. "The journalism student is more casual, easier to talk to. He is also more exploratory in his interview and able to get more information. I tend to talk more. The journalism student is not in a rush, and he does not pry information out of you, mostly he listens." He said that journalism students tend to be very polite in the interviews. "I have never been interviewed by a rude student. Journalism students are over courteous, conscious of encroaching on your time." According to Donald A. Boultpn, dean of Student Affairs, "Journalism students are more fun. I enjoy their interviews, and 1 find that with them I don't hold back." ANOTHER member of the student affairs office, Ros Hartmann, agreed with Boulton. "Journalism students are easier interviews. They are really working on developing their skills. They are flexible, polite and prepared." Hartmann also offered an explanation as to whv officials enjoy the '7 have read so many stories on the Gimghoul Castle that I feel like I know every rock out there..." Jim Shumaker, journalism instructor interviews with students. "The nonjournalism student interview often leaves you frustrated because you want the quotes to be accurate, and you never know what they will print. Maybe I am not as disturbed with a student who is interviewing me for a class because I never see the interview in print. " Journalism instructor Jim Shumaker has taught news and feature writing courses at UNC for quite some time and consequently, knows all the favorite topics. "1 have read so many stories on the Gimghoul Castle that I feel like I know every rock out there. And I've probably read 10,000 stories on the Old Well. The topics run in cycles beach stories in the spring and ski stories in the fall. SHUMAKER said that since the mayor and Board of Aldermen were a constant source of information for his students, he often requires his classes to attend town meetings. He explained that once, three different news writing classes arrived at a Board of Aldermen .meeting, and many townspeople who arrived late were forced to stand. Shumaker said that as a result of that meeting, one of the Aldermen asked him to be more careful in sending students to the meetings. . ' Another journalism professor said that often at Board of Aldermen ' meetings there are more journalism students than private citizens, aldermen and others combined. He said that after students started attending school board meetings, the town had to move to a larger meeting place to accommodate all the aspiring journalists. Chapel Hill Mayor Jim Wallace agreed that the large number of journalism students caused some problems at town meetings. "So many journalism students were coming to Board of Aldermen meetings that we considered moving to a larger place. We even considered asking the University to use Gerrard Hall (a large lecture hall).' HJ&H8ISE L0WLIFE LOOKS iKTEKKTlrG.. THIW. I'LL CHECK THAT OUT.. O o o ... m km if "" i EXCUSF. CoUL6) TOOeTTD THE STACKS? 1 5 ..thesiAcks..? OH Wf W-NO'J, NOT THERE f( AHVWHeRBStrr TeSTHlS MEAN WE NOT COIUG HOW TO CT TO THE STAOS. ...COUP ...PANK . .. CAVERNOUS , "ROWS OF-BOCtt! III I I if XLL if ,iijR WANT TO SELL SOMETHING? 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