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..rr.,iif-.ir.1i..-ty-yi,i iini .,111 mi.. 10The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, March 2, 1988 Gfh? lathj afar Bed Readers' Forumm 9(5i rar of editorial freedom Kathy Peters, Mana gtng V.Jttor Karen Bell. Ncus Editor MATT BlVENS, Associate Editor KlMBERLY EDENS, Vnntrstty Editor SHARON KEBSCHULL, State and Natiorul Editor MlKE BERARniNO. Sports Editor Kelly Rhodes. Am Editor Jean Lutes, Editor JON RUST, Managing Editor KAARIN TlSUE, Neus Editor AMY HAMILTON, Associate Editor KRISTEN GARDNER, University Editor Will Lingo, aty Editor LEIGH ANN McDONALD. Features Editor CATHY McHUGH, Omnibus Editor DAVID MiNTON, Photography Editof Ed school needs leadership board Something is wrong in Peabody Hall, and no one can agree on what Opinion to do about it. Although everyone agrees that change is necessary, a lack of cooperation between the faculty and administra tion has pushed the School of Edu cation backward rather than forward. Provost Samuel Williamson and the administration have their own ideas about the steps that must be taken. This summer, Williamson commissi oned a task force led by Richard Richardson, political science depart ment chairman to make recommen dations about the school's future direction. The report called for nar rowing the school's focus by concen trating on training for grades K-12, while eliminating the reading lan guage arts program. The task force also recommended a reduction of enrollment in the graduate program. Williamson and the administration endorsed the report's recommenda tions. But faculty members had some recommendations of their own. While agreeing that changes must be implemented, the faculty proposed that the reading language arts pro gram be redefined, rather than elim inated. They suggested combining it with the school's special education program. The education school's administra tive board chose to ignore all of the revisions, although they had been overwhelmingly approved by the faculty. For instance, the proposal to combine the reading language arts and special education programs was approved 23-0, with one abstention. Faculty members were justifiably baffled and angered by the adminis trative board's lack of receptiveness. Frank Brown, dean of the School of Education, has said that the administrative board would have endorsed the revisions if they had known that the provost would allow them to redefine the programs. A lack of communication between administration and faculty is obvious. The person who should facilitate such communication is Dean Brown. As the school's leader, he should have acted as a liaison between the administration and faculty. By not fulfilling this reponsibility, he failed not only faculty and administrators, but students as well. In January, when Williamson re appointed Brown for three more years, he indicated his faith in the dean's competence. Although many faculty members have expressed a lack of confidence in Brown's leadership abilities, that is no longer the issue. The School of Education cannot afford to wait three years for an effective leader. Brown has said he feels "shackled" by the administration. It is his task to break those shackles, using his position to resolve faculty, student and administrative concerns. Change is inevitable. To ensure that those changes are the best for all involved, both administrators and faculty members must be willing to support Brown if he makes a sincere effort to improve. But Brown must take the first step. Discipline not the BOT's place Last Tuesday, anti-CIA protesters surprised CIA lawyer Page Moffett in front of his hotel room as he prepared to interview UNC law students for summer jobs with the agency. Moffett canceled the interviews, took his bags and left in his car, followed by some of the protesters. At a meeting Friday, the UNC Board of Trustees (BOT) passed a resolution condemning the actions of the protesters. Trustee John Pope even called for the students to be expelled "for their violent acts." It is not Pope's place to call for anything. Whether or not we are witnessing the death of freedom of speech and association at the University, as Pope said during Friday's meeting, remains to be seen. However, a trustee's personal opinion is irrelevant. When Chancellor Christopher Fordham promised that the University would investigate the incident, Pope and the rest of the trustees should have listened. Instead, they have dealt an obvious and disturbing blow to the integrity of UNC's judicial process. The Instrument of Student Judicial Governance makes it very clear: "By action of the Board of Gover nors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Chancel lor is solely responsible for all matters of student discipline." When it says the chancellor, it means the chancellor not the BOT or any of its members. Students at UNC enjoy a strong tradition of judicial self-governance. That tradition affords no individual trustee or otherwise the privilege of standing as accuser, judge and jury. An all-student Honor Court is respon sible for ruling on alleged violations of the Code of Student Conduct. Appeals are made to a board com prised of students, faculty and admin istrators, and then to the chancellor. The concern for Pope and the BOT should not be that students have acted as "terrorists" and therefore should be expelled. When questions of Code of Student Conduct violations are raised, every effort should be made to ensure that the judicial process will run its course. In this case, Pope and the trustees have jeopardized that process. Justice cannot and will not be achieved through resolutions. Kelly Clark The Daily Tar Heel Editorial Writers: Kelly Clark, Stuart Hathaway and Bill Yelverton. Editorial Assistants: Laura Pearlman and Becky Riddick. Assistant Design Editors: Cara Bonnett, Teresa Kriegsman and Mandy Spence. Design Assistants: Ashley Campbell, Katherine Hortenstine and Laura Ross. News: K.ari Barlow, Jeanna Baxter, Katie Beck, Crystal Bell, Laura Bennett, James Benton, Lydian Bernhardt, Patricia Brown, Brenda Campbell, Lacy Churchill, Jenny Cloninger, Staci Cox, Robin Curtis, Jackie Douglas, Carrie Dove, Laura Francis, Amy Grubbs, Lindsay Hayes, William Hildebolt, Kyle Hudson, Suzette Hughes, Sonya Jackson, Helen Jones, Patrice Jones, Susan Kauffman, Chris Landgraff, Barbara Linn, Steve Long, Brian McCollum, Myrna Miller, Rebecca Nesbit, Hclle Nielsen, Susan Odenkirchen, Laura Peay, Cheryl Pond, Beth Rhea, Mark Shaver, Mandy Spence, Christopher Sontchi, Laura Summer, William Taggart, Clay Thorp, Amy Weisner and Amy Winslow. Laura DiGiano, assistant city editor. Mark Folk and Justin McGuire, senior writers. Juliellen Sarver, wire editor. Sports: Jim Muse and Chris Spencer, assistant sports editors. James Surowiecki, senior writer. Robert D'Arruda, Steve Giles, Dave Glenn, Dave Hall, Clay Hodges, Ginger Jonas, Brendan Mathews, Patton McDowell, Keith Parsons, Andy Podolsky and Langston Wertz. Features: Jo Lee Credle, Grier Harris, Jim Mock, Corin Ortlam, Leigh Pressley, Carole Southern, Ellen Thornton, Linda van den Berg, Julie Woods and Holly Young. Arts: James Burrus, senior writer. Scott Cowen, Stephanie Dean, Kim Donehower, David Hester, Julie Olson, Alston Russell and Michael Spinas. Photography: Christie Blom, Janet Jarman, Elizabeth Morrah and Julie Stovall. Copy Editors: Cara Bonnett, Carrie Burgin, Julia Coon, Whitney Cork, Bert Hackney and Sherry Miller. Cartoonists: Bill Cokas, Jeff Christian and Greg Humphreys. Campus Calendar: Mindelle Rosenberg and David Starnes. Business and Advertising: Anne Fulcher, director; Patricia Glance, advertising director; Jpan Worth, advertising coordinator; Peggy Smith, advertising manager; Sheila Baker, business manager; Rita Galloway, accounts receivable clerk; Michael Benfield, Ashley Hinton, Kellie McElhaney, Amy McGuirt, Chrissy Mennitt, Stacey Montford, Lesley Renwrick, Julie Settle, Dave Slovensky, Dean Thompson, Amanda Tilley and Wendy Wegner, display advertising representatives; Diane Cheek, Stephanie Chesson, Tina Perry and Lisa Poole, classified advertising representatives; and Jeff Carlson and Kris Carlson, secretaries. Subscriptions: Tucker Stevens, manager; Cody McKinney, assistant. Distribution: David Econopouly, manager; Cindy Cowan and Billy Owens, assistoris. Production: Bill Leslie and Stacy Wynn. Genevieve Halkett, Leslie Humphrey, Stephanie Locklear and Tammy Sheldon, production assistants. Printing: The Chapel Hill Newspaper. Protesters steed by their actions As news and rumors spead, people have been asking, who exactly do those protesters think they are? What could they possibly have been thinking when they chased that poor man all the way to Raleigh? On Tuesday, members of the CIA Action Committee woke up with two things on their minds. The chief one was our "Break Fast," a singing and bread breaking ceremony at the law school. After up to 20 days of fasting, four members of our group were going to officially eat for the first time. The CIA had decided not to recruit on campus. The students involved wanted to celebrate and honor the fasters, whose dedication was respon sible for this victory, as well as thank those who had supported them, particularly law students who had been wearing symbolic black armbands. This victory had been completely unexpected because just hours before, Chancellor Christopher Fordham had told us he felt campus freedom hinged upon anyone being allowed to recruit here, as long as the organization was legitimate, regardless of its crimes. In this case, the crimes include drug smuggling, the break ing of international laws, the overthrowing of legitimately chosen governments and the resulting deaths of millions. We were greatly disappointed that the administra tion did not discourage the CIA from coming. In fact, the administration still arranged the interviews and supplied the transportation to an off-campus location. Second, the CIAAC members were concerned with what we were doing about the situation. We had decided not to try to break up the off-campus interviews, but jonesPopSin Guest Writers rather to stage a peaceful protest during the recruitment that would inform people and make them think about the CIA. As long as they use illegal and immoral methods to oppress people in other countries, who, like us, wish simply to go on living, there will be people in this country who care for freedom and will confront them. In order to achieve this, we planned the symbolic spilling of a red water-soluble liquid, resembling blood, with every intention of cleaning it up. The act took place on the sidewalk outside so as to not damage hotel property. Page Moffett, the representative of the CIA, witnessed this act, and much to the surprise of most of the committee, who were just arriving, decided to leave. The group and Moffett occupied the same parking lot for no more than 15 minutes, at which time, as said by University Inn owner Charles Not tingham, verbal protest took place, addressing the deaths and crimes of the CIA. The protesters posed no physical threat to Moffett. He decided to end the interviews for reasons having to do with publicity, as stated in the Chapel Hill newspaper by a CIA representative in McLean, Va., where, by the way, anyone who wants to recruit can go of their own volition using CIA facilities and transportation. To end the recruitment off-campus, if not the farthest thing from our minds, was at least not considered likely. Because of this, a car and a motorcycle followed Moffett to what we believed would be the relocation of the interviews. The other protesters would then rejoin the group and continue to protest. Moffett, however, led the travelling protesters astray and out of town. Once it was established that the interviewers were not being held elsewhere, the group returned to a rented room at the University Inn, to inform waiting members and clean up the spill. Unfor tunately, the Inn had already taken care of it, though efforts were made to reim burse the cleaning crew. The CIA Action Committee does not regret that the interviews were interrupted, because the University was involved in their arrangement. We do regret that many of our actions have been misinterpreted. We would not have stopped the students from interviewing. It was Moffett who turned them away and stopped recruitment. It is obvious that the CIA does not want the attention we have been drawing to its activities. We are happy about our brief victory, but we will not be finished until the administration realizes the importance of the greater moral issue. The CIA offends all of our rights, and makes each and every one of us, as Americans, look unjust and uncaring with its illegitimate and covert actions. Kasey Jones is a junior drama and journalism major from Dallas, Texas. Maria Poplin is a sophomore undecided major from Ahoskie. Loners can vote in GOP race To the editor: As we approach March 8 and the North Carolina primary, which is part of Super Tuesday, we should all consider our role in the electoral process. There is an important change in this year's election, affecting all voters. In the past, primaries have been closed to voters who were not registered with that partic ular party. They were allowed to vote in neither the Repub lican nor the Democratic prim ary. Therefore, unaffiliated voters were totally excluded from the candidate selection process even when they were in agreement with one of the parties. The 1988 North Carolina Primary will be different. Unaf filiated voters will have the option of voting in the Repub lican primary without losing their independent status. This is being done to give those voters who do not wish to formally register with the Republican party the ability to select the candidate they feel is best suited to become President. Thousands of unaffiliated voters in North Carolina have come to recognize that the Republican party is best qual ified to lead the United States. I heartily encourage all of these W$rM This Weeks Special: teg. people to help select the GOP standard-bearer for the 1988 election. EDWARD YEAGER Senior International Studies Parking fees misdirected To the editor: I really don't understand the fuss regarding the Rams Club's use of parking spaces financed by employees and student fees. The Rams Club's use of park ing spaces is insignificant in comparison to evening and weekend use by others who pay no parking fees. Presumably this will be remedied in part by an evening parking program. What should be of concern is that parking fees, to the tune of about half a million dollars a year, have been going to the support of the campus police activities, which bear no rela tion to parking. The only justification I have heard is that the responsibilities of the cam- pus police are closely related to the transportation department. It seems to me that there is as much justification for parking fees paying for the campus police as there is for parking fees paying for janitorial servi ces. I would suppose that the cumulative parking monies that have supported the cam pus police would go a long way towards paying for the Craige parking deck. ELLIOT CRAMER Department of Psychology Lust, sex en-mesh-ed in '80s ideals saw the recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue on the magazine rack, JJLbut I didnt buy it, nor did I bother to look through it. I knew what was in it. Recent events have made me leery of beautiful women, and even suspicious of what those magazine editors might be up to. That is not to say that I am a prude, or trying to be self-righteous. But let's be honest, how many people have actually purchased swimsuits they saw modeled in Sports Illustrated? To a certain extent, I can't help feeling we are supposed to idolize those women, and that's a problem. Enjoy their beauty, sure. But that's not all. As Joe Bob Briggs might say, "We got mesh tops. Mesh bottoms. Semi-exposed buttocks. Exposed buttocks. Sand on the exposed buttocks. G-string kind of suits that makes my grandmother blush. And we got cleavage all over the place. Raw flesh. No imag ination needed. It's erotic. It's lascivious. It's mouth-watering. It's enough to make Jimmy Swaggart want to stand up and start thumping the Bible." Sit down, Jimmy. . The problem is that the women posed in the magazine set an unfair and unhealthy standard in our minds for physical attractiveness, and men and women adopt it, however subconsciously. In other words, there is this ideal woman out there, and she is what we are supposed to want to be or to have. A certain amount of frustration sets in when we fail to live up to that standard. The rock group The Smiths sums it up well, "I want the one I can't have, and it is driving me mad." Now there is no conclusive, empirical research linking Sports Illustrated swim suit gals to general promiscuity, as far as I know, so I am just going on a hunch. But something is going on, because after last year, love (or lust) is in the air. 1987 was a particularly active year Randy Farmer Guest Writer we saw sex scandals, sex scandals and sex scandals. The two most notable were Gary Hart (or is it Hartpence, now) with Donna Rice ar i the pious Jim Bakker with his not-so-pious secretary. Normally, I would bite my lip and remain silent on such slow-pitch issues as these, but a recent cover story in the Atlantic attempted to make psychological sense out of promiscuity and the love triangle phenomenon. "Triangles," the author says, "are intimately connected with our early lives and are imbued with profound desires and fears. Our first triangular (Oedipal) involvement marks the end of an excessive infantile depen dency on Mother, our entry into the world as independent contenders." From there on out, it is up to our eyes to choose, and the people the author discusses do a lot of picking and choosing. I do not know what happened to Gary and Jim in their childhood, if anything. (Do we really want to know?) Humans, I think Shakespeare said, are giddy creatures. And so it is. We can safely conclude that these scandals are nothing new in the course of mankind. Another level of interpretation of love triangles appeared in the movie "The Graduate." Dustin Hoffman, you might remember, fools around with Mrs. Robin son and then her daughter. It gets sticky, but Dustin ends up running away with the daughter. Once on the bus, their expres sions of elation fade to seriousness, or even melancholy. The realization strikes the couple that their relationship is in for a tougher, longer road. Will they get bored with each other? Will they become alco holics like Mrs. Robinson? Do they have the stuff that relationships are made of, or will they seek other significant others? I tend to shy away from love triangles, although I admit to stumbling into a few. Call me conservative. Call me a tradition alist. I don't know what Freud would think of me. He'd probably hate me. But what I have noticed about the triangles on campus (the few I do know of) is that the persons involved tend to get swept up in the passion of the thing, and then it dies. And these people bounce from partner to partner, as if relationships with people were like trading baseball cards. What is left when all is done is jealousy and acrimony between the players. Ellen Goodman, the columnist, made a good deal of sense about love triangles, although indirectly. She thinks the prob lem with today's young lovers is that they are in love for now, rather than forever. The myth, she says, goes like this: "There are too many changes ahead for them. They are too young to limit their options jobs, schools, cities for each other." So they play the field more. And her rejoinder is, "But what about the option to have each other?" "Love," Goodman says, "without a belief in a future is like a chocolate heart made of skim milk and Sweet'n'Low." Catchy, isnt it? The swirnsuit women in life are tempt ing; even Jimmy Carter said so. But after them, then what? I don't want my love for someone balled and chained by some babe in a swimsuit issue, although I am probably damaged beyond repair at this point. I want love with a person, not a photo, or an ideal, or an image, or a doll or a fantasy. That stuff is deceiving and ephemeral. Good luck, Gary and Jim. And, I guess, to me as well. Randy Farmer is a senior history major from Charlotte. lniJJ". ."rn"111 ' i 1 1
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