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Portrait-taking sessions for
the 1979 Yackety Yack have
been extended until Friday.
Deadline for signup is
Thursday at the Carolina
Union and Y-Court. Portrait
sessions are free.
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By BEN ESTES
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Staff Writer
The four candidates for student body
president debated before a crowd of
shivering onlookers in front of Lenoir
Hall Monday morning.
J.B. Kelly, Richard Klimkiewicz, Chris
Mackie and Harold Schmuck each
responded to four questions prepared by
Election Board members.
In response to the first question, "What
is the primary role of the student body
president?" Kelly said the president
should be a representative of the students
and a voice to the administration. "When
he (the president) talks, the
administration does take credence of
what he says."
The president should be more than a
representative, Mackie said. "He should
help organizations in their programs and
their planning."
Klimkiewicz said the president should
be a coordinator of student problems and
campus organizations as well as a
spokesman for the students. "He should
take a more active role to reach
organizations," Klimkiewicz said.
"I would run a column and I would let
everyone know what was going on,"
Schmuck said. "1 would use my talents,
etcetera."
The second question was, "What plans
do you have to improve the relationship
between Student Government and
campus organizations?"
Student Government should serve as a
liaison between the organizations,
Mackie said. The organizations are now
isolated and a committee should be
appointed to bring them together, he
said. "I think this thing ought to be put on
an institutional basis."
Kelly, however, disagreed. "1 do not see
andidates take up O dura offer
of campaign lierature delivery
By ANNE-MARIE DOWNEY
Staff Writer
The residents of Odum Village offered
a free delivery service for campaign
literature this past weekend, in an
attempt "to get the candidates' ears," said
Odum Village Board of Aldermen
President Philip Williams.
Williams said he hopes this service
would make the candidates aware of the
special needs of the Village and of the
goals of its residents, which he said are
separate from those of the rest of the
student body.
The candidates who accepted the
Near ' anarchy .
Villagers offer were David Stacks and
Reid Tuvim, candidates for Daily Tar
Heel editor, Chris Mackie, candidate for
student body president, and Janet Moss
and Karen Tagalos, candidates for senior
class president and vice president,
respectively.
Mackie said he participated in the
Odum service because he wanted to get
his message to as many people as
possible. "The candidates that did not
have their literature distributed ought to
suffer for it because they are relegating a
part of the University to a back seat," he
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the need for Student Government to be
actively trying to control student
organizations," he said. The
organizations should be given a free hand
in their activities, Kelly said, predicting
that Mackie's ideas could lead to Student
Government's total control of
organizations such as the Daily Tar Heel
and the Black Student Movement.
Klimkiewicz said he is in favor of
increased Student Government
involvement with organizations, and.
Schmuck advocated a giant party which
"would bring in everybody interested in
Student Government."
The third question was, "How can
Student Government affect and involve
more students?"
"We have to make students aware that
we are there for them to turn to,"
Klimkiewicz said.
Kelly suggested that the eight-day
freshman orientation period be used to
better acquaint the new students with
Student. Government. "We need to get
their ideas and get them immediately
involved." ,
But Mackie said this idea should not be
limited exclusively to new freshmen.
"You shouldn't ignore the people who
have been around here for two or three
years," he said.
Human sacrifices in the Pit might be
one way to get students involved,'
Schmuck quipped. ;
Responding to the last question,
"What are some specific suggestions that
you have to improve life at the
University?" Mackie listed several
suggestions, including lengthening the
drop period, lowering book prices,
placing library deposit boxes at some
dorms and putting a computer center in
Granville Towers.
Kelly said his action-line proposal
would help to solve many of the students' '
problems. "This would be instituted right
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Backers of Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini struggled to keep his revolutionary victory from
dissolving into anarchy Monday as bands of trigger-happy
civilians rampaged jubilantly through Tehran's streets firing
weapons into the air.
Khomeini urged his followers to avoid "arson, destruction and
cruelty" and said those indulging in such acts disobeyed "Allah's
orders and are traitors to the Islamic movement."
But many bands of armed Iranians, euphoric with victory and
new power, appeared out of control on the first day after the fall
of the shah-appointed government. Khomeini aides asked
civilians to hand in unauthorized weapons to local mosques.
The weapons were taken from government armories over the
weekend as the Khomeini forces crushed what appeared to be the
last stand of Iran's constitutional monarchy. State radio, quoting
hospital spokemen, said Sunday's fighting in Tehran killed 417
people and wounded 989. At least 200 others died in earlier
weekend violence.
It was reported that 1 50 persons were killed in the northeastern
city of Tabriz and 44 in the southern city of Shiraz.
There were no reports of violence against the estimated 7,000
Americans still in Iran. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said 25
Americans assigned to the Military Airlift Command were
briefly detained by Khomeini supporters.
"They were taken to one of Khomeini's courts and were
released with apologies all around," the spokesman said. "We
take comfort from the fact that they looked on the arrests as a
great mistake."
In Washington, President Carter said he had been in touch
with the government and "we stand ready to work with them." At
a news conference, Carter said the new government was "very
helpful in insuring the safety of Americans."
He said the effect of the takeover on American oil supplies "is
not a crisis" but could get worse if Iran, which once sold 900,000
barrels of oil a day to the United States, doesn't resume
production shortly.
The Soviet Union was one of the first to announce recognition
of the rebel regime.
A contigent of 69 U.S. Marines left the United States and six
Air Force helicopters left bases in Europe in case they are needed
to bolster the guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Initially it was reported they would head for a base in Turkey,
but the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the Marines would
not be welcome. There was speculation the Marines were in the
Azores, a regular U.S. military refueling point, awaiting further
orders.
Turkey said it would permit evacuation helicopters to land
there as a humanitarian gesture.
Some of the shooting in Tehran came from the "army" of
Khomeini's provisional government, which was trying to drive
off looters. But armed bands with no apparent official status also
roamed the streets. Many had formed in the past few days in
street battles with the troops of Prime Minister Shahpour
Bakhtiar's government. Other groups apparently were rooted in
older underground guerrilla movements.
At the Intercontinental Hotel, base for most of the Western
news media, Khomeini supporters protecting the hotel fought a
gunbattle with insurgents who tried to force their way in. Nobody
was reported hurt.
Another armed group entered the Hilton Hotel and ordered
' some 400 guests, many of them Americans, to bring their luggage
to the lobby to be searched. The guests later were allowed to
return to their rooms.
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away," he said. "There would be no need '
for students to run around for three days
trying to solve their problems."
"This is really not a relevant question,"
Klimkiewicz said, adding that there did
not seem to be much disagreement among
the other candidates about specific issues.
Schmuck said he approves of Kelly's
action line. "You could call up and ask,
'Hey, what kind of action is there for
tonight?' " he said, evoking much
laughter from the audience. '
The candidates opened and closed the
debates with short statements. Because of
the bitter cold, everyone at the debate was
bundled up except Schmuck, who Was
attired only in a three-piece suit complete
with swim fins, snorkle and mask.
Kelly and Mackie gave a preview of
Monday's debate in the Pit when they
disagreed over Student Government
accessibility at a Sunday night candidates
forum in Morrison. Schmuck and
Klimkiewicz did not attend.
Kelly said he opposes Mackie's
proposed liaison committee as a means to
increase student involvement with
Student Government.
"The liaison committee idea was tried
two years ago," Kelly said, "when
(Student Body President) Bill Moss set
up the Campus Cabinet. The Campus
Cabinet only met once and it was a dismal
failure.
, "I'd much rather deal with students on
a personal level," he said. "I plan to have
an open administration, not one blocked
by committees."
Mackie said the liaison committee was
needed to force the student body
president to answer questions he would
otherwise avoid.
"The reason the Campus Cabinet was a
failure was because it was a tool to push
"through a student-fee increase," Mackie
said. "With a liaison committee, a student
can take a problem to his floor president
who can then take it to the Residence Hall
Association.
"Then all of a sudden instead of being
one student with a problem, the student
has the whole RHA behind him."
The three candidates for Daily Tar
Heel editor spoke at Morrison and
Ehringhaus Sunday and Mangum
Monday. DTH candidate Allen Jernigan
said the DTH editor has the
responsibility to present unbiased news
stories.
"If a student isn't directly involved with
an organizaiton or wasn't at an event,
then his image of the event is painted in
large part by the Tar Heel?. Jernigan said.
The editor has to make sure the Tar Heel
doesn't slant its news."
DTH candidate David Stacks said he
wants to improve the paper's sports
coverage.
"There needs to be more coverage of
intramural and club sports," Stacks said.
DTH candidate Reid Tuvim said the
DTH editorial page needs improvement.
"There's not enough room in the paper to
adequately cover national stories on the
front page," he said. "The back page
should explain to the students what's
going on. There are plenty of experts on
these issues on this campus.".
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By EVELYN SAHR
' Staff Writer
An alternative to Chapel Hill's bus-fare and bus
pass increase proposal has been developed by the
University and is now being reviewed by the mayor's
office before being sent to the city's transportation
department, town Transportation Director Bob
Godding said Monday.
The plan, according to Rachel Windham of the
University's, business and finance department,
proposes that the town increase bus-pass and bus
fare prices by only half theamount proposed by town
transportation officials.
The town's plan, which was voted down Jan. 30 by
the Transportation Board, would increase bus-fare
prices from 25 to 40 cents and would increase bus
pass prices accordingly on a fixed discount-rate basis
during the next five years.
"We simply feet that the town's proposal is too
drastic of an increase and might cut ridership on the
system considerably," Windham said Monday. "The
University does agree with the increases in principle,
however, and is willing to support an increase of half
of what the town recommends."
According to Windham, the University suggests
bus-pass prices for 1979-80 be $48 for an annual pass,
$41 for an academic-year pass, $28 for a six-month
pass, $16 for a three-month pass and $8 for a 40-ride
ticket. '
The town's proposal, on the other hand, calls for
an annual pass to cost $56.25, an academic-year pass ,
$46.48, a six-month pass $33.75, a three-month pass
$19.69 and a 40-ride ticket $8.
The University also recommends bus-fare prices
be increased to 30 cents in 1979-80 instead of waiting
until 1980-81 to do so as the town suggests.
The University's plan does however, support the
town's proposal to implement special lower bus-pass
rates for the U and S campus routes.
The major reason for the proposed increases,
according to Transportation Director Godding, is to.
shift the cost burden for the bus system more tbward
those persons using the service. Goddinglsosays he
hopes the proposal will decrease the system's deficit
budget or at least keep it in line with the inflation
rate.
Presently the revenues from fares and bus-pass
sales cover one-fourth of the systems expenses. Most
bus systems in North Carolina, however, recover at
least a third of their expenses from such revenues.
While Godding said he has not seen the
University's alternate proposal, he said he does not
think the increases proposed by the University would
be high enough to recover a third of the system's
expenses. He added that if one-third of the system's
expenses are not recovered by bus pass and fare
revenues there is a possibility the town would have to
cut bus service.
Both the town's and the University's proposals will
be discussed at the Transportation Board's meeting
on Feb. 20. The matter then will go to the Board of
Aldermen for a final vote on Feb. 27.
New RAs hired
Wanteds sense off hum
By CHERYL CARPENTER
Staff Writer
Eighty-eight students wTITbe hired today for one
of the most interesting part-time jobs they'll ever
have. The job can be hilarious, present employees
say.
The job? Resident Assistant for University
housing.
Students who have been selected as RAs for the
1979-80 academic year were notified today by the
University Housing Residence Life staff.
The 250 applicants for the job faced a rigorous
schedule of one-on-one; group and panel
interviews. Approximately 160 students passed the
first screening and interviewed with different
residence hall staffs.
The hiring process was as time-consuming for
the applicants as the interviewers on the housing
staffs of each residence college. The staffs
scheduled up to 25 interviews a week.
Jim Osteen, associate director of the Residence
Life staff, said the process is intense for a reason.
"Our process is selective, and our training program
is thorough," he said. "But we want to get the most
effective people for the job, and at the same time,
offer applicants a learning experience."
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Osteen said the staff looks for responsible
people just like any other emplyer, but RAs may
need extra skills. .
"I would say a sense of humor along with other
communication skills is an integral part ' of the
job," he said. "An RA's job is mostly student
contact."
RAs across campus agree that patience,
tolerance and a sense of humor make the job
easier.
One North Campus RA commented? "You
really have to bite your tongue when a resident
wakes you at 3 a.m. to open his door so he won't
disturb his sleeping roommate."
Several RAs complain that the job spills into
their private lives and identities, r
"Lots of times people introduce me as 'the RA
and then forget my name," one RA said.
"Residents are always watching the RA for a c
slip-up," another R A said. "They're just dying to J?
catch you doing something wrong, so an R A has to J
be careful even about his social life." .
Although employment consequences frustrate i
many RAs, most can talk for hours about the j
unusual or humorous situations they've
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Two Moonies
queried about
ties to campus
Two members of the Unification
Church were questioned Sunday by
Carrboro police for soliciting in the
Berkshire Manor apartment complex.
The men were selling candy bars,
purportedly for the University Youth
Development Program. No such
organization is recognized by the
University.
"We received calls from some of the
Berkshire Manor residents because
solicitation is prohibited there,"
Patrolman Murdaugh of the Carrboro
police said. "The two men had a box of
candy bars and were asking for
donations."
University Counseling Service also
received several complaintes from
Carrboro residents that people had asked
them to buy candy bars and said the
profits would go to the University
Counseling Service. But the director of
the service Monday denied any
association with the solicitors.
"We have no knowledge of these
people," said James Little, directoi of
University Counseling Service. "I don't
know what intentions they have, but it
just seems like a scheme to get money."