More shower to you Morning rain. High 60. McDonald Moose opens 76 trombones lead the way to Kaleigh - page ? Take Back The Night March rain or shine Coker Arboretum, 8 p.m. ee-!-ee-ii-o-page4 at mtiL 1 fa? Sat to i Copyright 1988 The Daily Tar Heel Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume 96, Issue 26 Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts 962-0245 Business Advertising 962-1163 eatrcBD be foir Cenfeir head By JACKIE DOUGLAS Staff Writer The search for a new Smith Center director is under way and the selec tion committee is starting to interv iew applicants. Associate Athletic Direc tor Richard Baddour said Tuesday. Steve Camp, former Smith Center director, resigned in March to become director of the Charlotte Coliseum. Baddour said the position was nationally advertised immediately following Camp's resignation. "We began advertising the job early in March," he said, "and it remained open through the end of March." The selection committee has received more than 80 applications from people around the United States, Baddour said. The new director will be selected by a committee made up of repre sentatives from different areas of the University. "The selection committee consists of people not only from the athletic department but also from other areas of the University," he said. Baddour said at least five candi dates will be interviewed. "Right now, I project that the number of applicants will be nar rowed down to five," he said. "How ever, we are not limiting ourselves to bringing in only five candidates." Baddour said he considered all applicants brought in for interviews as prime candidates to fill the position. The handful of applicants that will go through interviews will spend a day in Chapel Hill. As part of the interview, each will spend time with head basketball coach Dean Smith, the Smith Center staff, a represen- See SEARCH page 7 Stydleinitt's deatlh D Junked to haBlycDiraoseiniic dra Students say decrease in use of drug unlikely By BETHANY LITTON Staff Writer Although the death of a UNC senior has been linked to the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms, students interviewed Tuesday said it is unlikely that people will become more cautious about using the drug. In a memorial service held Thurs day for David Mantey, who fell to his death from Granville Towers on March 26, his girlfriend said the use of mushrooms may have led to his death. Since Mantey's fatal fall, there has been much speculation about the cause of his death. But Jackie Moore's statements in her boyfriend's eulogy confirmed for many of Man tey's friends that his death was drug related. Moore mentioned drug use as a possible cause of Mantey's death to warn people who use mushrooms about possible negative effects, said Mantey's former roommate, Norman Gross. "Jackie said she let it out to benefit others who might use the drug," Gross said. "I hope many people will learn from Dave's experience." Moore refused to talk to The Daily Tar Heel. Pastor Larry Hartsell of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, who led last week's memorial service, said Moore gave curiosity as a reason for Mantey's alleged use of the mushrooms. "He was extremely bright and very, very curious," Hartsell said. "Sup posedly, he had heard that halluci nogenic mushrooms could give peo ple a new sense of reality and new levels of creativ ity." Senior Chris Demas, a friend of Mantey's since their freshman year, spent time with him the night before he died. Demas said he was surprised See DRUG page 2 Officials waiting for results of laboratory tests By LYNN AINSWORTH Staff Writer Drug use has not been ruled out as a possible factor in the death of 22-year-old UNC senior David Man tey, according to officials at the Chapel Hill Medical Examiner's office. Mantey died March 26 after he fell from a window in Granville Towers. At a memorial service Thursday, his girlfriend said the use of hallucino genic mushrooms may have caused his fall. Test results for cocaine were negative, Dr. Arthur McBay, chief toxicologist at the medical examiner's office, said Tuesday. Officials are waiting for the results of other laboratory tests being done at a specialty lab outside of Phila delphia, he said. Tests are being conducted for psilocybin, the natural hallucinogen found in psychedelic mushrooms, McBay said. The laboratory is also testing for mescaline, a hallucinogen found in a type of cactus called peyote. "We have no indication at this point that his (Mantey's) death was drug-related," Jane Cousins, a spokeswoman for the Chapel Hill Police Department, said Tuesday. "Well have to wait for the reports from the medical examiner's office." University officials refused to speculate about whether Mantey was under the influence of drugs at the time of his death. The use of "magic" mushrooms on campus has risen dramatically over the past five years, said Bill Riddick, coordinator of substance abuse at Student Health Service. Mushrooms are the fourth most popular drug on campus behind alcohol, marijuana and cocaine, Riddick said. "1 think it's at least two or three times greater than it was five or six years ago," Riddick said. Curiosity may be one reason for See TESTS page 3 ' iibJ j 'L DTH David Minton Ss.rf -v-fe; s - Raising awareness Harry Kane, a sophomore from Rocky Mount, CIA Action Committee. The cages were used by sits in a replica of a tiger cage constructed by the the CIA in Southeast Asia, he said. Representation of minorities in courts needed, speaker says By STACI COX Staff Writer Although a recent state law has ensured about nine new black N.C. Superior Court justices, more provisions must be made to represent Indians in Robeson County and investigate the ten sions there, N.C. Rep. Mickey Michaux of Durham told about 30 people in the Union Tuesday night. Before the law was passed in the last session of the Legislature, there were 82 Superior Court justices, but only one of those was black, Michaux said in a speech sponsored by the Young Democrats. Under the new law, the gover nor was stripped of his eight appointees, who are now elected in realigned districts made mostly of minorities. One new judgeship was created for Robeson County. An extra $200,000 will be spent for that judgeship, but Michaux said he was dismayed when Joe Freeman Britt was the only person to file for the position. "He has a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for people he has sent to death row. He has sent 44," Michaux said. "Joe Freeman Britt is a political boss. There was an ambivalent feeling about his filing they wanted him out of the district attorney's office, but not on the Circuit Court." When slain Indian activist Julian Pierce decided to file for the judgeship, the outlook for his victory was bleak. But when blacks and Indians came together to pass a school system merger, it seemed likely that Pierce could use that coalition to defeat Britt, he said. But when Pierce was murdered March 26, Britt was assured of the judgeship, and the case was essen tially closed. Robeson County authorities said Pierce was the Victim of domestic violence when his girlfriend's daughter's boy friend killed Pierce and then killed himself, but Michaux said he remains unconvinced. See MICHAUX page 7 New chancellor to brims era of chaise Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series examining the University community's attitude toward the changing leadership of UNC. By BRIAN McCOLLUM Staff Writer The naming of a new chancellor signals the beginning of an era of change for the U niversity, and admin istrators and faculty members say they are optimistic about UNC's future. Many University officials have expressed high hopes about the leadership of Paul Hardin, a Char lotte native and president of Drew University. Hardin was named chan cellor Friday by the UNC Board of Governors and will replace Chris topher Fordham, who is stepping down in June. Hardin has said he respects the position of the University as a leading national institution, and that any sweeping changes would be a mistake. However, most faculty members and administrators agree that an atmos phere of change is inevitable with the arrival of a new chancellor. "There's new leadership coming in, and we should capitalize on it," said Harold Wallace, vice chancellor of university affairs. "With new leader ship comes new expectations." George Kennedy, faculty council chairman, said observers should realize that change will come as Hardin adapts to the University, and the University adapts to Hardin. "He stressed the fact that he's not coming in with an agenda for change, and 1 respect that," Kennedy said. "He knows he needs to have a fuller understanding of the University's problems. It's going to take some time." Hardin is well aware of the January management audit that warned the University not to rest on its laurels, Kennedy said. That report, sanc tioned by the chancellor search committee, outlined criteria for the committee to use in its quest for the right candidate. "Dr. Hardin has read the report, so he's aware of the needs listed there," Kennedy said. "I do think he understands the matters that are closest to the heart of the University." Kennedy said the most crucial needs for faculty members include better salaries and fringe benefits, as well as greater funding for research activities. Hardin's reputation as a moneymaker will be an asset, Kennedy said. "One of the strengths of Dr. Hardin is his record as a fund-raiser and his enthusiasm for taking on that chal lenge," Kennedy said. "The chancel lor is the key person in the enunci ation of goals and expectations." William Turnier, chairman of the faculty welfare committee, said Hardin will have to take an aggressive approach to obtaining additional funds for the University. One prob lem with faculty salaries, Turnier said, is the relatively low amount of funding UNC-CH receives because of the 16-school consolidated public university structure in North Carolina. "What's happened with salaries here is no secret they are declining as compared to other universities," Turnier said. "He (Hardin) is going to have to be fairly assertive. One thing hell have to look for is to make a change in that structure." Fresh ideas vital "I'm very pleased that someone from the outside is coming in," said Speech Communications Professor Paul Brandes. "It just makes common sense." Brandes said the three consecutive "inbred" UNC chancellors since 1966 have had a negative effect on the vitality of the University. "After 22 years, it's time to have somebody come in from the outside," he said. Hardin will breathe new life into the University by gradually making changes within the administration, Brandes said. "A number of people who have been sponsored by the 'old boys club' that has existed in the South Building will slowly be replaced by persons who are more of Mr. Hardin's point of v iew and have fresh viewpoints on their positions," Brandes said. "He's going to be bringing in a new team." Though he could not speculate on the exact nature of Hardin's priorities once in office, Brandes said three things should be expected for the University in the long run: more innovative and sophisticated curric ula; the opening of at least one new school and the merging of several existing ones; and regular, detailed outside evaluations of faculty and programs. However; the most important task awaiting the new chancellor is close interaction with the student body, Brandes said. "He's got to get to know the students better," Brandes said. "Most of the students don't even know what our chancellor looks like. We need a visible leader." Minority concerns a priority Several administrators pointed out the necessity of an emphasis on various minority needs at the Uni versity, including recruitment and retention of black students and faculty members. Vice Chancellor Wallace, chairman of the Black Faculty Caucus, said Hardin has an See CHANCELLOR page 6 am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. John Lennon

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