The Daily Tar HeelThursday, October 30, 19863
Fordham lauds tradition
You know he supports divestment,
disagrees with Student Body Presi
dent Bryan Hassel's appointments
proposal and breakfasts with under
graduates once a month. But did you
know that UNC Chancellor Chris
topher C. Fordham's favorite color
is "a light shade of blue," his favorite
sport is golf, he reads mystery novels,
and his middle name is Columbus?
Yes, despite popular opinion, chan
cellors are people, too.
Fordham received his Certificate
in Medicine from UNC-CH in 1949,
went on to Harvard Medical School
where he received his M.D. and spent
the next seven years in residency and
in the Air Force before returning to
UNC as an instructor of medicine.
Prior to his nomination as chancel
lor, Fordham served as UNC vice
chancellor of Health Affairs, dean of
the UNC School of Medicine, acting
assistant secretary for Health and
acting surgeon general of the United
States.
He met his wife, Barbara Byrd, in
a church in Greensboro during his
military service. They now have three
daughters and five grandchildren.
His office on the first floor of
South Building is scattered with
reports, briefs, correspondence and
family pictures. "The most exciting
thing IVe ever done?" he muses as
he rubs his chin. Beyond the door
of his office, two secretaries type and
answer constantly ringing phones.
"My job!" he says with a big grin.
"1 feel very good about the Uni
versity. It serves people extremely
well, offers education at attainable
costs, inspires the pursuit of achieve
ment and adds a sparkle of intellect."
Fordham said he sees his role as
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something of a quality control
manager. "I'm like the (Chief Exec
utive Officer) of any major institu
tion. I have to make it work effec
tively and maintain the quality of our
product.
"Fortunately, I have an excellent
staff who enable me to delegate
authority with confidence," he said.
But more importantly, Fordham said
he believes he can rely on the
traditions of the University to make
sure things run smoothly.
"The concept of freedom and
responsibility of students is an
extremely important tradition. I am
truly impressed with the quality of
this generation of students and their
capacity to bring energy to new
things."
But life as chancellor isn't always
easy. "The University is a compli
cated organism with multiple consti
tuencies. Society has wrought high
expectations, and we have high
visibility and a lot of magnetism." On
any given day, Fordham must deal
with a number of issues all at once,
which he finds the most frustrating
aspect of his job. "Unfortunately, any
one of these issues can become
destructive, and often there isn't time
enough to reflect."
. The chancellor admits that UNC
CH may be the Southern part of
heaven, but it isn't absolutely perfect.
"We have excellent facilities, a superb
faculty and a very modern curricu-
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lum," he said. But Fordham said he
would like "ta improve the environ
ment of the residence halls into more
of a learning atmosphere," would
welcome "solutions to the difficulties
of bureaucracy of dropadd" and
would like to make student financial
aid "more accountable and more
effective."
But overall, Fordham said he is
very proud of the University and
looks forward to being part of its
"upbeat future." His philosophy of
life centers around "a commitment
to something I believe in and a
willingness to give it my most
outstanding effort." Being able to
combine this philosophy with the
University is what he calls a wond
erful opportunity.
Darryl's offers tasty tradition
During my freshman year at UNC,
I began a family tradition. Every time
my parents returned me and my
necessary junk to. Carolina, I would
show gratitude by allowing them to
dine with me and of course pick
up the tab at a restaurant of my
choice. After spending the summer
away from school, I am always ready
for the semester to begin and for the
tradition to resume.
Fall break offered just the right
excuse to extend this tradition even
further. This time I decided on one
of my favorite restaurants, Darryl's.
Ironically enough, Darryl's boasts,
"Since 1 890, a tradition." What better
place could I have picked for our own
tradition?
Located at 4603 Chapel Hill Road
(15-501 Chapel Hill Durham Blvd.),
Darryl's also has several other
locations around North Carolina.
From the outside of this grey and
red plantation-style building, the
restaurant may look like any other
plain, old-timey eatery. But from the
inside, it is obviously different from
the rest.
Darryl's is a restaurant whose staff
pays particular attention to the detail
of its decor, atmosphere, service and
food. The inside is decorated with
memorabilia from the past mixed
with gadgetry of the present. The
walls are almost completely covered
with black and white photos, electric
lanterns and those old-fashioned
Coca-cola trays with the fancy ladies.
The warm, dark colors of the carpet,
walls and wooden tables are accented
by the soft glow of light from the
numerous lanterns, hanging stained
glass mosaic lamps- and -chandeliers.
Fans,' expose J rafters and a spiral
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rusted chain staircase finish off the
cozy, at-home atmosphere.
Even after numerous visits, Dar
ryl's never seems to be the same
restaurant. It is composed of several
different levels and sections that are
like mini-restaurants with their own
waitresses waiters.
The restaurant also can seem to
have a dual atmosphere at times. On
a busy night, the sounds from the
bar's blenders interrupt the loud pop
music. On a quiet afternoon, only the
table conversations can be heard.
The one thing that does seem to
remain the same is the menu. It took
my parents a while to decide on what
they wanted understandably so,
since the menu is 10 pages long and
covers everything from appetizers to
Sunday brunch. The first page, I
think, is the most tempting with its
wide variety of "Good Spirits" from
Darryl's Tavern. Included are daiqui
ris, wines, beers and what they call
"Traditionals." It also offers special
non-alcoholic drinks called "Impos-.
ters," as well as sodas, tea, juices and
even Perrier.
Appetizers such as nachos, chicken
wings, fried cheese, pizza bites and
fried mushrooms are available. Their
prices range from $3.25 to $4.95, so
you might want to think twice about
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