BThe Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, April 7, 1987
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At noon on Fri- -day,
'a crowd of
250 students, most
of whom were
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from the Pit to the Undergraduate
Library. Students walking to and from
class had to squeeze their way through
the unexpected congestion. As speak
ers were bellowing out instructions for
the march on South Building, some
white onlookers sat around, watching
curiously, smirking or mumbling
about the rally's futility and the
inconvenience it was causing.
But perturbed spectators did not
realize that this annoyance may have
marked a turning point for blacks at
UNC. Over the past few years, black
students have found themselves
retreating from non-black organiza
tions. As a result of enthusiasm
drummed up at the rally,-they may
soon extend their influence back into
spheres of the University lacking black
representation.
While the rally's goal was to mobil
ize blacks for minority recruitment and
the anti-apartheid movement, the
demonstrators urged students to use
Meagan bugged
' The seduction, espionage and high
tech eavesdropping of the Moscow
embassy spy scandal could be the
ingredients of a James Bond movie.
But this scandal is not fiction, and
because the Reagan administration
ignored warnings from a government
watchdog agency two years ago, about
Soviet spies in the embassy, the
amount of damage to U.S. security
could be staggering.
- .. The issue gained national attention
last week when two U.S. Marine
embassy guards were arrested and
charged with espionage. They were
seduced by KGB agents Soviet
women working on embassy grounds
who convinced the guards to let
them enter the embassy communica
tions center and other classified areas
in 1980.
Once inside these areas, the KGB
agents could have planted sophisti
cated bugs to pick up signals from
computer and electric typewriter
cords.
Now, U.S. security experts are
wondering how much damage the
incidents have caused and what can
be done to prevent them. But it is
impossible to determine how much the
Soviets learned without a full inves
tigation, which could take months.
t.The administration is also faced
with security breaches in its new
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Stay forever young at the ballpark
Spiing's in the air. The Tar Heels have
done their Last regional crash landing
again, and that can mean only one thing.
Opening Day. Monday, in ballparks across
the country. Major League Baseball
commenced its 1987 season.
As an anxious world awaits the outcome
of Amy Carter s disorderly conduct trial,
non scquilurians took to the ballpark,
braving the frigid weather.
I3a.se ha! I has always had its share of non
scquiturians. Guys like Mickey Rivers, ex
Ncw York-Yankee centerfielder, and comic
toil to Mt. October, Reggie Jackson. When
told by New York sportswriters that
-Jackson claimed to have an 1Q of 160,
Rivers retorted, "Out of what, man, a
thousand?"
Another ex-Yankee, Yogi Berra, has
contiibuted countless non sequiturs to the
baseball world. Two of the better ones
"include; "If the people don't want to come
to the ballpark, there's no way you can stop
them." and "Baseball is 90 percent pitching
and half hitting." ?
Of course, the big news from spring
training is the owners' attempt to bring
Jown p(aycr salaries by ref using . Iq sign
several big-name free agents. One of the
best quotes on the whole matter comes from
;1exas Rangers general manager- Tom
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groups such as the Black Student
Movement and Black Women United
as springboards into non-black organ
izations and issues.
Before the rally, newly-elected BSM
president Kenny Perry said the event
would not only be for blacks, but for
members of other groups as well.
Yet white students were poorly
represented. Apparently, they did not
see the need to back the idea of a
diverse yet unified university.
For most, marching hand-in-hand
with an Omega while chanting about
black pride probably seemed inap
propriate and irrevelant to their own
needs.
For the few whites who did dem
onstrate, their participation was
appropriate. Not only did it give black
activism a wider base of support, it
showed that there are whites at the
University who realize that racial
issues affect all students.
Students who support those with
needs different from their own ulti
mately contribute to the gradual
eradication of racism across the
nation.
by Soviets
Moscow embassy, under construction
since 1972 and scheduled for comple
tion by 1989. Officials fear that the
embassy may already be equipped with
Soviet bugs embedded in the building's
steel beams. Some congressmen and
intelligence officials say this is reason
to tear the building down and start
over again, although $190 million has
been spent on it already. It originally
was to have been finished in 1983, at
a cost of $90 million. And officials now
say the security flaws could be fixed
for another $20 million to $40 million.
The administration has two unap
pealing alternatives: leaving its
embassy staff in the scandal-ridden
U.S. embassy, or moving into the new
facility, which already may be under
more Soviet surveillance than the old
embassy next door.
The Reagan administration should
address the problem of inadequate
embassy security. If officials had
heeded warnings in 1985 that the
embassy was vulnerable to Soviet
spies, they would not be threatened
with monumental damage to U.S.
security today. And maybe U.S
Secretary of State George Shultz
wouldn't have to resort to making his
phone calls to Washington from a
trailer when he travels to Moscow for
arms control talks next week. L.D.
Grieve, who passed up a chance to sign
oft-injured Atlanta first baseman Bob
Horner. Horner had called a $4.5 million
offer from Atlanta "embarrassing.""! didn't
want to add to his embarrassment," said
Grieve.
Of course, no compendium of baseball
wisdom would be complete without some
words from Satchel Paige, the greatest
pitcher of all time. Paige played for years
in the Negro Leagues, the victim of
baseball's color barrier. Paige finally made
the majors in the late 1940s and early 1950s,
at a time when he was in late middle age.
The wizened Paige attributed his longevity
to his rules for staying young, which are
reprinted here for the reader's edification:
How to Stay Young
1. Avoid fried meats which angry up the
blood.
2. If your stomach disputes you, lie down
and pacify it with cool thoughts.
3. Keep the juices flowing by jangling
around gently as you move.
4. Go very light on the vices, such as
carrying on in society. The social ramble
ain't restful.
5. Avoid running at all times.
6. Don't look back. Something might be
gaining on you.
Keep off the
It is difficult to determine whether a road
or pathway's presence justifies its
existence. To a large extent, the justi
fication lies in people's willingness to use
the route; paths, once formed, grow wider
through use, soon becoming permanent. In
the battle of campus Redbrick versus
campus Green, the simple truth is that new
paths invite fixed fortifications of brick.
It is hard to appreciate the former beauty
of an object whose better condition one has
never seen. Freshmen or sophomores might
not hesitate to trod across the well-
established dirt path which runs from
Murphy Hall toward Saunders, for example.
They might not think that they contribute
to the barrenness of campus grounds. They
might not realize that grass once thrived
there, because certain juniors and seniors
had driven the grass back in years before.
No one person or class is to blame for
the gradual and steady deterioration of
campus lawns. But it is likely that most of
us do either cut corners now and again or
make use of direct, off-walkway paths in
order to save our precious time. However,
it is sensible to make use of our extensive
walkways, even though they cannot cover
Ad insulting
to women
To the editor:
1 had always thought that a
college newspaper was sup
posed to have some under
standing and taste in what is
allowed on the pages of their
newspaper. I am not arguing
educational content here, but
rather that an ad is a put-down
to women.
The ad is for a liquor with
the picture of a seductive model
posed with a bottle in front of
her and the words, "Take me
home." 1 am appalled that a
college newspaper could allow
this ad, considering the grow
ing research (much of which is
done by colleges and universi
ties) which shows that this form
of advertising is dehumanizing,
reducing women to sex objects
to be consumed like a bottle
of liquor, as in this case.
1 urge The Daily Tar Heel
staff to remove this ad and use
one that will give women the
integrity that is long overdue.
RICHARD LAUDATI
Chapel Hill
Protest
march planned
To the editor:
For the past year, the issues
of apartheid in South Africa
and U.S. intervention in Cen
tral America have received
much attention at UNC. The
daily anguish experienced by
the peoples of South Africa and
Central America have com
pelled many of us to take time
to learn about these issues and
then fight the injustice.
We've joined the struggle
against apartheid because
racism in South Africa is just
as appalling as it is at home.
We've questioned U.S. policy
in Central America, where an
increasing military presence
makes us wonder what Amer
ican policy makers learned
from the Vietnam war.
Action Against Apartheid,
the Carolina Committee on
Central America and the UNC
Anti-Apartheid Support
Group exist to address the evils
of apartheid and U.S. interven
tion in Central America. We
are committed to peace and
justice in South Africa and
Central America, where U.S.
policy seems to have aban
doned such aspirations. We'd
like for you to join us in our
Another opinion: CGJLA does
To the editor:
Just when we thought is was safe to read
the back page of the DTH, we turn and
find yet another article on the tired and
beaten subject of CGLA funding ("CGLA
funding: Here we go again") that appeared
in the March 31 issue. However, an
argument as poor as Allison's and Matheny's
must be addressed. It would be impossible
to record all the faults in this article, but
1 must note the most important and blatant
ones.
Allison and Matheny base their argument
on "moral and scriptural grounds." Many
students do not follow the teachings of
Biblical scripture. The Bible's teachings are
relative, and the choice to follow them is
totally a personal choice, just as a system
of morals is. Morality differs with each
individual. What is one man's vice is another
man's virtue. So, I find it presumptous and
offending for Allison and Matheny to claim
that "the majority of Carolina students
oppose the funding of the CGLA."
They also use morality to compare
homosexuals to "prostitutes and child
molesters." The vast majority of homosex
uals, just like the majority of heterosexuals,
do not sexually abuse children, causing
emotional or physical damage, nor do they
grass what's left of nt
Andy Brigp
Guest Writer
every desired angle. Cutting corners or
slicing angled ruts in our gfeenest lawns will
not get you to class noticably quicker.
The case of Redbricks vs. Grass is also
an important reflection of our collective
attitude. In a university of thousands, it is
a rare individual who recognizes his or her
personal responsibility to such a large
student body and campus. In our process
of learning to live and cooperate with others,
which do we perceive as more pressing? The
immediate ease of today, or the condition
of our environs tomorrow?
We might do well to save a second here
and a step or two there. But if the grass
is ours to use and enjoywhy not conserve
it as a place to sit and rest in the sun on
a pleasant day? And why not leave it in fine
condition for the freshman classes who
inevitably follow in our footsteps? Using the
. lawns for mere transportation may work,
but it also wastes.
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efforts to change the direction
of U.S. policy in South Africa
and Central America.
On April 25, we will join tens
(possibly hundreds) of thou
sands of Americans and march
on the Capitol with these
demands:
B Support peace and free
dom in Central America and
South Africa.
B Stop U.S. war in Central
America.
B Stop government and cor
porate support for apartheid.
B Stop U.S. aid to the
contras.
Buses will be leaving from
Chapel Hill. Tickets and
further information are avail
able at literature tables in the
Pit, or students can write the
CCCA at the Carolina Union,
Box 37.
ASHLEY OSMENT
Senior
History
Party theme
offensive
To the editor:
This Friday night, Ehring
haus dorm is sponsoring a
pimp whore party. The theme
of this party, to come dressed
as a pimp or prostitute, is
offensive to us and degrades
women everywhere. Caricatur
ing a woman who is forced to
sell her body should not - be
encouraged by this University.
Women who are prostitutes are
victims of social and economic
circumstances. They often are
unemployed, addicted to drugs,
and alienated from their fam
ilies. Many are minors who
were kidnapped or ran away
from home. Ever wonder what
happened to the kids you see
on milk cartons?
When women are portrayed
as whores they are objectified
and reduced to unthinking,
unfeeling pieces of flesh. It is
tragic when a loving, thinking,
caring, beautiful woman is
reduced to a body which can
be rented for a few hours.
In order for women to have
full equality in America, sexist
behavior must become socially
unacceptable. Part of the vic
tory of the civil-rights move
ment is due to the fact that
being a racist is considered
unfashionable and tacky. Just
as no one would consider
having a master slave party, no
one should consider having a
party which depicts women and
men in a master slave
relationship.
Defenders of this party will
argue that it is just for fun and
is not intended as a social
commentary. But the power of
humor should not be ignored.
The Washington Post on April
4 noted, "Humor is particularly
devastating because the hostil
ity is disguised." This party
represents hostility to women
who are being victimized and
insensitivity to women every
where. It is not funny.
PIPPA HOLLOWAY
Freshman
Political Science
PR1T1 SHAH
Freshman
Mathematics
use sex as a means to make a living.
Homosexuality is practiced between two
people as a means of showing love and
affection. It does not interfere with others'
rights, as does child-molestation.
I also find it appalling that two students
of law at this University can so grossly
misrepresent historical facts concerning the
law and homosexuals. They claim that,
"Every notable nation throughout history
condemned homosexual practices . . V 1
don't know if Allison and Matheny consider
Greece a "notable nation" or not, but in
Greece, homosexuality was legal, practiced,
and encouraged. Homosexuality did not
become illegal in Rome until Christianity
became the official state religion very late
in the empire. This is when the empire ceased
being Roman and became Christian. The
emperor Nero married a male charioteer,
and the emperor Hadrian named new cities
after his boyfriend until Christianity took
over. Homosexuality was perfectly legal and
practiced during most of the Roman empire.
. Finally, and most importantly, Allison
and Matheny say that CGLA should not
be funded, but groups like the Black Student
Movement and Carolina Indian Circle
should be because they attract more
minorities to the campus. They fail to
Even in the declining condition in which
the lawns are today, our campus is one of
striking beauty, especially to newcomers. We
can take the responsibility of keeping our
bicycles and bootheels on the sidewalks, or
we can continue to watch the dirt push
through instead of green spring shoots; we
should either kindly and dutifully remind
one another to please use the walkways, or
we must get used to a campus bricked-over
like the Pit. Imagine, if you dare, a UNC
that visitors compare to State, where the
bricks have won major battles. We have a
choice about it today. Clear, dirt pathways
may have cut across our lawns, but that does
not justify their existence. If we ignore the
urge to tread over these unnecessary short
cuts, if we resist the impulse to dash over
corners, the advance of permanent brick
ways will stop. With some, small effort and
a lot of persistence our campus will remain
beautiful and green for ourselves, and for
future Tar Heels alike.
Andy Briggs is a senior English major
from Winston-Salem.
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Requirements
can only help
To the editor:
In most major universities,
certain types of courses are
required. These include natural
sciences, history, foreign lan
guages, mathematics and Eng
lish. Some students feel that
these courses should not be
required because they are irrele
vant to their fields of study.
However, all of these courses
are important for the under
standing of knowledge in all
fields.
Certain courses are required
in college because the admin
istration feels the knowledge
presented in these classes is
beneficial to the students in
many ways. These classes help
students no matter what fields
they go into. They inform them
in areas that they might not
ever have had the opportunity
to learn and give them the
knowledge they need to cope
with today's society.
Some students argue that
having required courses is
ridiculous. Because they are
paying for their education, they
feel they should not have to pay
for classes they will not ever
want to take. However, most
people agree that the current
system of education is best for
students. A knowledge of other
fields helps a person no matter
what area of study he goes into.
JOHN WADE
Freshman
Undecided
need funding
mention that the major premise of these
groups is to provide these minority students
with support and . a sense of identity and
worth within an often apathetic University.
This is also the major function of the CGLA,
to provide gay men and lesbian women on
this campus with a sense of belonging,
identity, and worth within the University and
the hostile, intolerant world. It's absurd to
claim that CGLA "exists only for the
purpose of promoting deviant sex on
campus ..." I took the advice of Allison
and Matheny and picked up a copy of
"Lambda," but sadly, 1 found no ads for
"Gay Sex Night in the Union." I only found
genuine concerns for important social issues
such as AIDS testing and civil rights. It's
sad that these two authors discredit them
selves so badly.
CGLA should be funded because their
ideals are real and relevant in a world that
Allison and Matheny ignore in their faulty
argument the world in which everyone
lives.
LYNN COCHRAN
Freshman
English Psychology