sunny sides today, If ' better to be safe ! ' Thomas .Wolfe and . .jTw, Tomorrow high 82 t SlSO SO ETy page 4 ' .. , Of (toberf eSt - page 6 , ,' ofp?"y:- Copyright 1988 The Daily Tar Heel Volume 96, Issue 51 U By BETH RHEA Staff Writer ; University research grants topped $100 million for the second conse cutive year in 1987-88, Chancellor Paul Hardin announced at Friday's Faculty Council meeting. Last-year's awards totaled $127.9 million, an increase of $22.7 million over the 1986-1987 figure of $105.2 million. Despite previous concerns that research was rivaling teaching as a University priority, several adminis trators and faculty members said they saw the dramatic increase as a positive sign of the University's progress. uIt certainly is a real tribute to our research faculty that this increase has occurred," said Patricia Poteat, associate vice chancellor for research. "It's particularly striking inasmuch as research monies from the federal government have been declining steadily over the last five to seven years." CopbticdD By CHARLES BRITTAIN Staff Writer The Town of Chapel Hill has established improved ' relations between the town and University as a major priority for the coming year. According to a -jnemorandum presented to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Sept. 12, town-University relations is one of a number of issues of concern for the coming year. The memorandum presents five topics confronting town government, and it also projects possible future dates of discussion on the individual issues. - The memorandum, presented by Town Manager David Taylor, des Student- leaders withSnoid funds for might By ANDREW WATERS Staff Writer Student Government and Res idence Hall Association leaders are withholding funds meant to help fund a free late-night shuttle between North and South Campus because they are not satisfied with ; the current service. Kevin Martin, student body president, and Jimmy Randolph, RHA president, plan, to meet today with Donald Boulton, vice chancellor and dean of student affairs, to discuss the shuttle's future. The late-night shuttle service is free, but student government and RHA are upset because the shuttle is a station wagon rather than a van. Martin said Tuesday that he halted the transfer of funds when he received a letter from the Chapel Hill Transportation Department outlining the condi tions of the service. "We haven't sent the money yet," said Martin. "I'm still unsure as to what we're paying for and if it is what was agreed on. "I need to feel satisfied that we're paying for at least the same service that we thought we were going to get." In the letter to Martin, Robert Godding, Chapel Hill director of transportation, said the shuttle could remain free only if officials continue to use a station wagon to transport passengers and if an average of more than 50 pas sengers use the service each night. Jimmy Randolph, RHA pres n. from last Poteat said one reason for the funding increase was that many University researchers had begun to establish reputations for themselves beyond the campus. "I think weVe got an awful lot of faculty who are coming into their own as researchers of national and inter national stature." Contrary to the view that expanded research could be detrimental to teaching, Poteat said that research would improve teaching. "It provides opportunities for graduate students to gain experience in their fields," she said. Both Hardin and Dennis O'Con nor, acting provost but formerly vice chancellor of research, had contrib uted to the increase, she said. They both had demonstrated 'Very strong support of faculty research," she said. George Kennedy, a classics profes sor, said the marked increase in funds was not indicative of a significant change in priorities for the University. sets UNC-towm cribes town-University relations as a "major area of endeavor," and says action by the town in this area "is probably more important than in . most other areas." The memorandum recognizes traf fic, parking, housing and cooperation in dealing with solid waste as issues of importance for the University and the town. When asked his opinion on town University relations, council member David Godschalk said, "This town council is extremely open where the . University and students are concerned." "This council is interested in maintaining a two-way flow of shuttle ident, said that although RHA had approved the shuttle expenditure, the money would not be trans ferred until he and Martin meet with Boulton. Randolph also said he was dissatisfied with the service. "The present setup isn't what we're looking for at all," Randolph said. "I'm not sure we're getting the kind of return on our money that we're looking for." Randolph said he thought no one would use the shuttle if it continues to be a station wagon. He also said he believed the shuttle would run until 2 a.m., not just midnight. "I expected at least a 15-person capacity van," he said. "I assumed that it (the shuttle) would run from seven to two, as I has been told. If we're going to have a shuttle at all, it's got to be the kind of shuttle that students are going to use." John Gardner, UNC transpor tation planner, said the shuttle is being run as it is to reduce operating costs and to ensure the shuttle is eligible for federal funding. Now, the University and the federal government split any UNC transportation costs that remain after the fares taken in are sub tracted, Gardner said. In order to qualify for the federal portion of this funding, a fare for the service is required. "If you're going to run service fare-free, you still have to account See SHUTTLE page 6 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Wednesday, September 28, 1988 yeatr "It's not a new emphasis," he said. "For many years there has been a gradual development of the research function of the University." Poteat said research is essential to the teaching mission of the Univer sity. "If the well runs dry if a faculty member is unable to enlarge, enrich, strengthen, increase his store of ideas then what that professor has to give his or her students will be diminished," she said. Kennedy also emphasized the importance of professors conducting research to stay abreast of the latest developments in their fields. He noted, however, that emphasis on research posed a risk that teaching would be neglected. "Some departments put all their priorities" in their graduate programs and research and dont invest a whole lot of creativity into undergraduate teaching," he said. Kennedy said it was not so much See RESEARCH page 4 communication between the Univer sity and the town of Chapel Hill," Godschalk said. Council member Jim Wallace said, "Basically, Chapel Hill is a small town and even though it constantly growing, when you have so many people living so close together coop eration is a necessity." When asked about the tensions caused last year by the establishment of the noise ordinance and its effect on town-gown relations, Wallace said, "It is inevitable that when you are considering the needs of a large number of people, the views toward certain subjects will differ, but it is important that relations between the Alcohol By KAREN DUNN Staff Writer . A proposal to require warning labels on all alcoholic beverages unanimously passed the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee last week, and it may go to the Senate and House floors for debate and ratification before this session ends in October. The label would read "Government Warning: According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcohol during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery and may cause other health problems." The committee, which is chaired by CIA protesters to appear before Honor Court By JUSTIN McGUIRE Assistant University Editor Five undergraduate students face an open Honor Court hearing Thurs day as a result of an April protest against CIA recruitment on campus. The hearing will be open to the public at the request of the defendants. Defendants Joey Templeton, Kasey Jones and Steve Sullivan attend UNC. Graham Entwistle and Lisa House, students who are not attending UNC this semester, also face charges. All the students are members of the CIA Action Com mittee (CIAAC). The students are charged with trespassing in University offices and willfully obstructing normal activities of the University, Entwistle said. According to the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance, the maximum penalty for the trespassing charge is probation, and the maxi mum penalty for the obstruction charge is expulsion from the University. Entwistle said Tuesday he was not concerned about the possibility of being found guilty. Chapel Hill, North Carolina Awareness affair ft V f' v . i 4 y -vx K i ' -1 fCy y ..J .ftwii... . . fjtj!i "l i 't'l'tl' ,'j.Yl ftMMKl XWIXLLLLjfcMMUMj Junior Leigh Cameron and senior Anna Nguyen to graduate student Melanie Stecker during describe the international business club, AIESEC, Student Awareness Day activities on Tuesday. relatooims town and University continue to improve." According to Trey Loughran, UNC's student liaison to the town council, one area that requires the cooperative efforts of the University -and the town is how to handle the increase in population and economic growth expected in the future. The expected growth in Chapel Hill is especially threatening to East Franklin Street, Loughran said. The Chapel Hill Planning Depart ment's 1988 Comprehensive Plan, a summary of the present and expected future needs of the town, projects that by the year 2025 the population of Chapel Hill will have almost tripled. warning Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C, listened last week to presentations saying warning labels are necessary, said Emilio Pardo, press secretary for the committee. . "There was a testimony from a 17-year-old witness who said that drink ing and driving was a problem in her circle, and she was concerned," Pardo said. "Statistics showed an amazing correlation between alcohol con sumption during pregnancy and infant mortality and birth defects," he said. Testimony about drunk driving convinced the committee that the bill is necessary, he said. The bill has a good chance of "This is an abuse of our civil rights. We weren't infringing on the rights of others. We were holding an educational and symbolic protest and the next thing we know we're in the Honor Court" Joey Templeton, defendant "I know after compiling our defense that the charges are unfounded," he said. . On April 15, eight students were arrested at Hanes Hall after lying on the floor of Career Planning and Placement Services' working area and refusing official orders to leave. Templeton said Monday that the charges should never have been brought against the protesters. "This is an abuse of our civil rights," she said. "We weren't infring ing on the rights of others. We were holding an educational and symbolic x as ho "The increasing growth of Chapel Hill is causing rent to rise for businesses located on Franklin Street, and this is driving out the traditional businesses which catered to the needs of students," he said.- , r National chain stores that can afford the increasing rent are replac ing the student-oriented stores on Franklin Street, Loughran said. "If all Chapel Hill becomes is an area filled with national chains with neon signs everywhere, then Chapel Hill will lose the small town atmos phere it is known for," he said. "A combined effort by the Univer sity administration, the town and the students is necessary in order to labels. considered passing both chambers of Congress, Pardo said. Bill Hester, administrator, of the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, said he and his com mittee were unaware that the pro posal had passed, but they would go along with it should it become law. But not all parties involved are as willing to cooperate. "The industry feels that warning labels are an ineffective method of; education," said Jeff Becker, director of alcohol issues with the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C. "We agree that more needs to be done for public education, whether it be in schools, through public service protest and the next tning we know we're in the Honor Court." Undergraduate Student Attorney General David Fountain said he is not allowed to discuss the specifics of any Honor Court case. Entwistle said he feels the charges are a result of pressure from the Board of Trustees (BOT) and from the administration to persecute the protesters. "This is not about what we did, but about what we say," Entwistle said. "What we say is dissimilar to what they want us to say." NewsSportsArts 962-0245 Business Advertising 962-1163 DTH David Surowiecki develop a long-range plan to look at Chapel Hill and try to manage the growth that the town government foresees," he said. Loughran said he is very pleased about the receptive response of the town council toward the ideas and needs of students. "It must be remembered that town University relations is a three-legged stool consisting of the town, the administration and the students,", Loughran said. Issues such as parking and the future of Franklin Street require all three parties to work together in a cooperative effort for relations to honestly improve, he said.- announcements, whatever but not labels. We're dead set against the idea that labeling will solve the alcohol abuse problem, and weVe written a position statement that outlines that clearly." ' But regardless of whether the bill becomes law, local alcohol vendors don't expect the consumers to change their drinking habits. "I think my customers already know the effects of alcohol and a label won't change them," said Wade Gayheart of The Beverage Outlet in Chapel Hill. "It's no different than warning labels on cigarettes. If people want to smoke, they'll smoke. If they want to drink, they're going to drink." On Feb. 23, CIAAC members, including several of the students facing Honor Court charges, con- e j ri "A - it. tr lrunicu a it icliuiici u wic uni versity Inn, where recruitment inter- llbHO UUU ISVWAA JV11VU U1VU A 11W recruiter canceled the interviews. At its Feb. 26 meeting, the BOT passed a resolution calling the stu dents' actions of Feb. 23 "violent" and "terrorist." BOT member John Pope saiu ai inc nine uic uiiivci&uy miuuiu take "strong actions to investigate and discipline the students involved." Entwistle said he thinks the charges - u r . c u DAT UV AUVVt) JIW111 itUlli V11V M, HVUVlli "This (the Honor Court hearing) is a fruition of that resolution," he said. BOT Chairman Robert Eubanks said the Honor Court charges involve a different incident than the resolu tion did and the two are not related. "I would hope that the student honor system would run its own course," he said. "To my knowledge, the resolution had nothing to do with (the Honor Court charges)." But trustee Pope said although he.; is not familiar with the specific Honor, See HONOR COURT page 6 Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you. Joey Adams

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