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Linda Robertson, Editor
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Elaine McClatchey. pn$K Editor
SUSAN HUDSON. Features Editor
LEAHTALLEY, Arts Editor
Teresa Curry, Weekend Editor
AL STEELE, Photography Editor
Joseph Berryhill, Laura Seifert, News Mum
Health hazard
UNC students from overseas have discovered a University policy may
be hazardous to their health health insurance, that is. If they don't buy
the University's health insurance plan, they cannot register. No Blue
CrossBlue Shield means no schedule, no ID verification and no athletic
pass.
The policy is nothing new. Under U.S. immigration laws, international
students must have adequate health insurance coverage. The University
added its own requirement three years ago. It had to be LWC-adequate
coverage. This would enable administrators to maKe sure students were
adequately covered.
The result? International students may be paying $315 for less health
insurance coverage than they already have.
Administrators are quick to defend the policy by mentioning that inter
national students are well-informed of it before they arrive. They receive
notification of the requirement in their admissions packet.
But that's not the issue. The question is how far University officials are
willing to go to provide suitable options for foreign students' health care.
Without a mandatory policy, the administration would be taxed with the
responsibility of evaluating the individual's policy to determine if it pro
vides adequate coverage.
The administration just doesn't want to do that, and for good reason.
Many of the students' insurance companies do not have United States of
fices, making it virtually impossible to keep up-to-date information on
their health care plans.
An alternative solution would be for the adrninistration to revise the
policy to provide international students with the option of choosing their
own plan. The Student Health Service Insurance Committee is consider
ing various proposals. The best policy would give students the choice of
health insurance plans already approved by the University.
Preps for rent
We think preppies have been getting a bad rap for a long time. Take
this paper. For years it has been slandering preppies by making fun of
sorority rush, debutante balls and Izod shirts.
Not any more though. We've even got some staffers that are, gasp, in
fraternities and sororities. And we've got a lot more who look like they
could be. The DTH uniform used to be "Do drugs" T-shirts, patched
up jeans and bare feet; now it's button-down shirts, khakis and L.L.
Bean shoes.
That's why we're so happy to hear about a new business in Louisville,
Ky., called "Preps for Rent, Inc." The preps do all kinds of odd jobs
and always dress in the preppiest attire. Tending yards and gardens,
they wear Bermudas and Topsiders; parking cars at parties, they wear
white Oxford shirts, blue blazers, Madras ties, khaki pants and brown
loafers.
The company wants to expand into other markets, arid is preparing to
advertise in various college newspapers at schools that have a preppie
reputation. Who knows? Maybe they'll open up business in Chapel
Hill. With unemployment at 9.8 percent nationally, it may be worth it
to invest in some new Bean pants and a Brooks Brothers shirt, and start
hitting the streets.
THE Daily Crossword By John H, Hales
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Tambourines and dancing filled the Cape Cod Pentecostal Church
By LEILA DUNBAR
"Amazing grace, how sweet the
sound,
. That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Twos blind, but how I see. " ,
Grandma played the tambourine to
the beat of the church rock band. The
strains of Marcia's bass vibrated the
plastic flowers in front of the lectern.
Essie, a short black woman and :
Margarite, a Greek, deaf lady, danced
in the pew behind us. Sheila played the
organ and Sister Ruth, a former lieute
nant in the Salvation Army, played the
piano on the podium. Sister Gloria, the
minister of the Dennisport, Cape Cod
Pentecostal Church led the Clapping.
The hundred or so people swung to
and fro. I concentrated on trying to
sing. Somehow the tune sounded
strange. Suddenly I realized they were
singing the melody to the "House of
the Rising Sun."
"Grandma, why did you decide to
become a bora again Christian? " I ask
ed as my grandmother placed a chicken
salad sandwich in front of me.
"Well, I had felt for a long time that
there was something missing in my life.
Although Grandpa was an
Episcopalian minister, I never felt close
to Christ. About three years ago, I
started to go to an occasional service
until Grandpa became too ill. After he
died, I felt it was time to try it."
"But, Grandma, what does it mean
to be a born again Christian?"
"Our church is Pentecostal. In the
Book of Acts, chapter 2, the Holy
Spirit descended upon the apostles, and
they began to speak in tongues, the
language of the Holy Spirit. Peter bap
tized them to receive the gift of the Ho-
ly Ghost and the remission of sins. Joel
the prophet said that we are in our last
days and the Lord will, come again
soon.
"Good morning and God bless,"
Sister Gloria said as she raised her.
hands to welcome everyone. "Does
anyone have a testimonial this morn
ing, something that they'd like to say?"
Mr. Williams, a tall black man, got
up. "I'd just like to say how happy I
am to be here this morning, with my
friends and the Lord, " he said looking
at Sister Gloria. The church echoed,
strength of the Lord there to get them
through the troubled times. I know
that I've walked the line many times,
and the Lord kept me from falling on
the wrong side."
"Hallelujah, "yelled the church.
Grandma raised her hand timidly
and stood up. "I just want to thank
God that my grandchildren are here in
church today, " she said. "I thought
that they'd never come, that they'd
laugh and say they had a silly old
grandmother, but they came. And I'm
very happy for that. "
"Our church is Pentecostal. In the Book of Acts, chapter 2, the
Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, and they began to
speak in tongues, the language of the Holy Spirit. Peter baptized
them to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the remission of
sins. Joel, the prophet, said that we are in our last days and the
Lord will come again soon. ..."
"Amen." He continued, "I'm so
proud and happy to look over and see
my son Ron playing the guitar and to
have my wife sitting next to me singing
and praying. My own regret is that I've
been saved only II years, and the
young people here are so lucky to have
been saved so early in life."
"Praise God, " called the church:
David, a student of the church's Bi
ble college, and church saxophonist,
stood up. "Yes, and I want to say that
people think that when they give
themselves to the Lord, , it means that
they have to give up a lot. . Well, they
don't give up anything. They have the
"How about some cake?" Grandma
asked.
"Yes, thank you," I said. "But,
don't you give up a, lot when you're
saved?"
"I don't think so," she said. "First
of all, I'm really not a full member,
because I haven't spoken in tongues
yet. That's my greatest desire. Our
church is very strict, kind of old
fashioned. No one drinks or smokes.
Women don't wear pants, makeup or
jewelry. And they don't believe in
bathing suits."
"Yeah, but you used to love to
swim," I said.
"Yes, but I don't really miss it," she
said. "You have to lead a different life
if you've been saved. It adds much
more to my life spiritually. Christianity
is not a personal relationship with
Christ. I think our approach is. And we
don't try to push anyone into it,
because you can't be pushed. You have
to decide for yourself."
"Plus you have a lot of new
friends," I said.
"Yes, and I love them. We have all
sorts of cookouts and get-togethers.
We're a very close church," she said.
"I, Essie and Margarite go to the
grocery store and church, and we visit
nursing homes together."
We finished singing the closing
hymn, "God Loves All His Children,"
and everyone got up to leave. Sister
Gloria came over. "I'm so glad you
could come today," she said as she
shook my hand.
"Well, thank you, I've always been
interested."
"God bless, and hope to see you
soon," she said.
Sheila the organist came over. "Glad
to see you, " she said. "Come again
and God bless. "
"Well, what do you think?" Grand
ma asked me.
"I liked the hour of singing, but the
testimonials begin to sound the same
qfter a while, " I said.
looked up at the painting of the Bi-,
ble behind the podium. Under it read,
"Not by might, not by power, but by
my spirit." I turned to Grandma.
"Let's go home and get some lunch, " I
said.
Leila Dunbar, a senior journalism
and Spanish major from Milford,
Mass.,- is assistant managing editor for
The Daily Tar Heel.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
t pays to look both ways
To the editor:
Since my return to Chapel Hill, I have
been acutely aware of the
pedestrianautomobile problem here. I
observed with some interest last week the
policeman stationed at the crosswalk in
front of NCNB plaza, and I was chagrined
by some of the comments and suggestions
made by Alan Mather in his letter "No
crossing guards" (DTH, Sept. 2), and was .
spurred into writing a letter myself after
reading Friday of yet another UNC stu
dent being struck by a car.
In his letter, Mather compares the
posting of an officer at the crosswalk in
front of NCNB plaza to an elementary
school crossing guard overseeing the
children, and calls the move "an insult to
his intelligence." I perceive the police ac-r
tion somewhat differently. As a public ser
vant, it is a policeman's duty to see that the
people in the community adhere to the
laws of that community. While the levying
of $3L fines for jaywalking is extreme,
there has to be some way of making people
aware of their responsibilities as
pedestrians. If it takes posting a policeman
to get people to think twice before cross
ing, I'm all for it.
Two and a half years ago, much like the
student last Thursday, I was struck by a
car. On that day, I was late for class,
bolted between cars on Franklin Street,
failed to see an oncoming car blocked
from my vision and was critically injured
by the resulting accident.
There is now a crosswalk where I was
hit. Whether I would have used it then, I
cannot say. For, as 'Mather commented,
time is a valuable commodity. And at the
time; I didn't have the extra minute or two
to wait for the "walk signal." But, speak
ing from experience, it takes a hell of a lot
less time out of one's life to wait that extra
minute or two for a walk signal, than to
disregard the crosswalk and later pay the
consequences.
The purpose of this letter is not to at
tack another's feelings or ideas on an
issue. Nor am I suggesting that my actions
as a pedestrian always comply with the
prescribed laws. Rather, my plea is that the
students and citizens of Chapel Hill show
more responsibility and take greater care
when crossing the streets. Take those extra
few seconds or minutes to ensure that you
aren't the next statistic qn an accident
report. -
Charles G. Cooper
1516 East Franklin St.
Parking permits
To the editor:
While less than 1 percent of all parking
permits issued are reported as lost or
stolen, it is important to explain the conse-i
quences if a permit needs replacing. The
natural consequence to the loser is the
frustration and inconvenience created in
replacing the permit. However, when a
permit reported as lost or stolen is found in
use, the actions taken against the user are
rather stiff.
We at the University Security office
realize that there may be those instances
where persons have purchased permits that
they no longer need and desire to sell or
give to others. However, individuals may
not take such action on their own. They
must return the permit to the Traffic Of
fice for re-issue and receive a refund for
the unused period. Unlawful transfer of a
permit can result in a $50 fine.
Everyone should be aware that parking
permits may be purchased or exchanged
through the Traffic Office only. Buying or
receiving a permit from an individual is a
violation of the University parking or
dinance and could result in the user's vehi
cle being towed at a cost of as much as
$47.50, a fine of $50 for unauthorized
display and possible internal University
disciplinary action. The desire for a permit 1
should not override one's common sense
in observing the approved methods for ob
taining a permit. ,
Persons apprehended for theft of' a
parking permit could be charged with a
mrninal offense ranging from larceny to,
fraud, depending upon the circumstances.
The penalty could be a substantial fine
andor confinement.
The University Police and the Parking
and Traffic Office , have designated a
specific group of monitors to search for
stolen, unauthorized permits. This is their
only job and they are very good at it. The
risk of detection is great. The punishment
is severe. If your car wears an unauthoriz
ed permit, think about it. . . !
Ned Comar
- University Security Officer
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The right to die
By KERR Y DEROCHI
"Man chooses to live, let him choose how to die. Let
him choose when to depart, where and under what cir
cumstances." Dr. Frederick Stenn, a Massachusetts doctor, wrote
these words last year in a letter to the New England Jour
nal of Medicine. He was suffering from a malignant
tumor. He was dying.
The 71 -year-old was asking for the right to end his suf
fering, his right to die.
His plea has become part of a movement to protect a
person's right to choose how and when he dies. It's a
"(The right to die) permits them to ex
press explicitly their prior wish for a
natural end. It enables them to say,
'There is a time to die with dignity. . . ' "
Stephen A. Wise
movement that has grown in recent years. Two years ago,
representatives from 15 countries met in England for a
conference on the right to die. Another conference was
planned for Australia this summer. -
In France, a new publication, Suicide: Operating In
structions, broke onto the best sellers list six weeks ago.
The 276-page manual details the lists of poisons and fatal
dosages of each. .
When Michael Farilleau killed himself last month, he
died in the rural France campground, a copy of the
manual lying near him.
French officials remain outraged. Members of the
French National Federation of Consumer Cooperatives
want it banned. French health minister, Jack Ralite calls it
disgusting. And Marcel Bondy, whose son killed himself
using Uie book as guidance, is trying to block the sales.
The result? Attorneys have found no legal basis.
Therefore, no banning, no book burning.
But their efforts helped to refuel the controversial issue
concerning a person's freedom of choice. When can a per
son legally end his pain?
It has evolved into a medicinal, moral and legal mesh.
Doctors don't want them to die. Church leaders don't
want them to die. And lawyers tell them they can't die.
It's against the law.
But attitudes have changed. Today, with new
technological advances, attention has been focused on ter
minally ill patients and whether they should be allowed to
refuse treatment. . Since 1976, 11 states have enacted
statutes to ensure patients the right to refuse any heroic
measures in prolonging their lives. In 1981, a Lou Harris
poll found that 78 percent of Americans would prefer not
to suffer in pointless life prolongation.
"(The right to die) permits them to express explicitly
their prior wish for a natural end," Stephen A. Wise, a
contributor to Christian Century, wrote. "It enables mem
to say, 'There is a time to die with dignity' and it allows
them their own voices, not their doctors' and not the
hums of an impersonal machine to prevail."
Pope John Paul II has said a person has the right to die
if all medical measures have been exhausted. -Today it is
very important to protect, at the moment of death, both
the dignity of the human person and the Christian concept
of life against a technological attitude that threatens to
become an abuse," he said.
But just as the right-to-die movement has increased in
scope, so has its opposition. Right-to-lifers, spurred by
heated debate over the abortion issue, have since then at
tacked a person's right to decide whether he should die. In
Connecticut, zealous groups have worked to defeat two
bills that would allow a person the right to refuse medical
treatment. And they have done so even though the bills
had the support of members of the Catholic church.
"Such opposition, if carried into the legislative trenches
in the (other states), will inflict cruel and unusual punish
ment," Wise wrote.
"Today it is very important to protect, at
the moment of death, both the dignity
of the human person and the Christian
concept of life against a technological
attitude that threatens to become an
abuse."
Pope John Paul II
In this battle, the right-to-lifers cannot fall back onto
the theological foundations, used so glibly when they
debate abortion. Both legislative acts those disallowing
abortion and those allowing a person to refuse medical
treatment permit nature to take its course.
The right-to-lifers assume that all life is good. But in
that assumption they ignore the people who suffer from
physical pain. More importantly, they refuse to
acknowledge the mental pain suffered by a few.
Many say they would permit a person to refuse medical
treatment. But they would not allow someone to take his
own life to end the mental anguish. By drawing this
distinction, theydeny that the emotional pain can be as
excruciating as physical, something only the individual can
. possibly know.
That life is all good, is one extreme. A French manual
explaining how to end life is the other. In between is the
individual's inherent right to decide for himself.
Kerry DeRochi, a senior English and journalism major
from Greensboro, b associate editor of The Daily Tar
Heel.