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The Daily Tar HeelFriday, September 8, 19893 OTert doo't expect change from Sooth African leader By JANNETTE PIPPIN Staff Writer The ruling National Party in South Africa retained power as party candi date F.W. de Klerk was elected presi dent Wednesday during elections in the country's white house of Parliament, put de Klerk's pledge to change his party's commitment to apartheid is something citizens and experts say they will have to see to believe, j As expected, de Klerk assumed the role of president a position held by Pieter Botha for 1 1 years. Botha re- -$igned from office after he lost a power struggle with de Klerk in the National Farty. ; Even with the election of de Klerk, the position of the National Party is not Ks dominant as it has been during the News Analysis last 41 years. Preliminary results showed the party winning only 64 of the 166 seats in Parliament; a majority requires 84 seats. The losses handed out by conserva tive and liberal challengers may be due to an unexpected following of the new Liberal Democratic Party and the weak ness of de Klerk's platform, said Peter Vanheerden, information officerforthe South African embassy in Washington, D.C. The South African Democrats say de Klerk's plan to negotiate the future of the country with the black majority is not specific enough, while the conser vatives say he is putting the control of the white minority at risk. But whatever the party's status, experts say they don't expect to see a lot of change in the government's sys tem of apartheid. Even if de Klerk implements his five-yearplan for apart heid reform, the rest of the world proba bly won't see much difference in the South African government. "There will not be fundamental change," said Burly Page, a graduate student in political science. "The plan suggests that within five years, blacks will be able to participate in govern ment but it would still be within the context of a racially restricted govern ment. It won't be one person, one vote." Page said it would take drastic ac tions to change the current system of apartheid, which is geared toward the white minority. Under apartheid, South Africa's black majority work in low status, low-paying jobs, while the white minority receives all of the economic benefits. South Africa is suffering from an economic and social crisis and needs the help of powerful countries, Page said. "The United States could divest and help the blacks economically, but be cause the country favors free enter prise, apartheid benefits them economi cally also," Page said. Mthobeli Guma, a graduate student in anthropology, is a citizen of South Africa and does not regard de Klerk's leadership favorably. The government is a social and not a racial problem, he said. "De Klerk is talking about civil rights, and that's not what this is about. The National Party only represents the interest of the white electorate and not the majority of the people of South Africa, Guma said. "We could not be a part of the elec tions. The party does not represent the interest of South Africans whether they are black, white, brown or any thing else." Protests held earlier in the week in South Africa reflected the same senti ments. Rallies against national elec tions that exclude blacks were held in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban on Monday. During all three, police were sent in to break up the rallies. In Johannesburg, 1 25 blacks marched to present a petition to de Klerk telling him the parliamentary elections sym bolize apartheid to the black majority; that cannot vote. In Cape Town, people" gathered in Central Mission Methodist Church for a banned rally, while 2,500 gathered for an anti-election rally at the Indian University in Durban. Arch bishop Desmond Tutu, the black An glican archbishop of Cape Town, and Rev. Allan Boesak, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, were among those arrested at the church, With little hope for immediate change, will there be change further down the road? "You never know until change hap pens, but we do think President de Klerk will be more open to negotia tions," Vanheerden said. jAbuse prevention grant 'awarded to UNC-A y JULIE GAMMILL JStaff Writer ! UNC-Asheville has received a $112,000 grant from the U.S. Depart ment of Education to fight drug and alcohol abuse on the campus and in the Surrounding community. The two-year grant will fund UNC A Partners, a program designed to '.change campus attitudes about drug 'and alcohol use and to help students with substance abuse problems, said Cheryl McClary, the chairwoman of ithe UNC-A health and fitness depart ment, t i A campus drug and alcohol resource center and a 24-hour hot line will be the Imain features of the project. Recovered substance abusers will serve as peer counselors for the center and the hot iline, McClary said. "College students can relate to stu dents who have been through drug and alcohol abuse better than students who I haven't." '. To discourage the use of drugs and ; alcohol as coping mechanisms, the ! center will also teach students new ways I to tackle and to cope with their personal i problems, McClary -said. One hundred and nine drug preven tion programs received federal grants totaling $14 million this year, said Ron Bucknam, director of drug prevention programs at the U.S. Department of Education. The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act provided the fund ing for these programs. UNC-Chapel Hill students have access to programs similar to the one at UNC-A, said Bill Riddick, substance abuse coordinator for Student Health Service (SHS) at UNC-CH. Drug and alcohol education and counseling are available through SHS's health educa tion programs. "Some time ago we did have a sub stance abuse hot line that was managed by students from the Student Union, but it wasn't utilized by the students," Riddick said. He said the program was also trying to change attitudes toward alcohol use. The health education programs try to stress the inappropriateness of being drunk. Riddick said, "We've done a good job controlling attitudes toward illicit drugs, but not toward alcohol." N.C. has high hopes of gaining NFL team By CHUCK WILLIAMS Staff Writer After an Aug. 20 NFL exhibition game at Raleigh's Carter-Finley Stadium drew a sellout crowd of 52,855, prospects for getting a pro fessional football team in North Carolina look very good. The crowd impressed NFL offi cials, sources say. "The NFL reacted very favora bly," said Dan Lohwasser, spokes man for Charlotte's Muhleman Marketing, the company that coordi nated the game. "The sellout sent a very strong message because of the way it was marketed and was played. "We had 75 corporate-sponsor tents as well as halftime entertain ment. NFL officials said it reminded them of the Super Bowl." Richardson Sports of Charlotte, which is owned by former NFL player Jerry Richardson, has spearheaded, the attempt to lure an expansion team to the Carolinas. George Shinn, owner of the Charlotte Hornets NBA team, had pursued the idea of an NFL franchise but announced this week he was giving up his pursuit. "We got a lot of positive feedback from the game in Raleigh," said Mark Richardson, general manager of Richardson Sports. "It was the first op portunity to show the rest of the country we'll support pro football." As expected, Richardson Sports took a loss on the game despite the sellout. Cost estimates for the game were around $ 1 million. Jerry Richardson announced Tuesday a partnership with several wealthy Charlotte businesspeople. Several other cities are also vying for an expansion team, Lohwasser said. "Memphis, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Sacramento and Oakland are all seeking a team. We see our main competition as being Memphis, but feel that we have a better population base to draw from." Richardson agreed Memphis would be the major Source of competition. According to the Edelstein Pro Foot ball Letter, which offers inside news from within the league, the Carolinas rank as the No. 1 market in the country. "A Charlotte franchise seems more and more a lock every day," said the Aug. 24 newsletter. The earliest an NFL team would ap pear in the Carolinas would be in about two years, Lohwasser said. "Right now, the league is concerning itself with finding a new commissioner. They will appoint an expansion committee later on. The NFL doesn't have a timetable for expansion teams, Richardson said. "The earliest we will find out will be about a year to 15 months from now." Several different sites in the Char lotte area are being considered for the team, Richardson said. The proposed sites are: uptown Charlotte; York County, S.C.; Gaston County; and a site across the road from the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The stadium would be an open air, natural grass stadium and would seat 65,000 people. Economic impact for the Char lotte area and the entire state is hard to estimate right now. The Charlotte Hornets NBA team is estimated to have had about a $100 million im pact this year, said Richardson. Most observers agree a pro foot ball team would gross more because there are more fans and there is a larger draw from several major cit ies in North and South Carolina. "We haven't done a study (on economic impact)," Lohwasser said. "We did a study on the Hornets, and an NFL team would bring many more times than that." A Charlotte team could draw 9.3 million people from a 150-mile ra dius and could potentially reach 2.9 million television households, he said. Look for the Daily Tar Heel 1989 ACC Football preview in today's paper! GO HEELS!!! ' ' o n KQr nal "i nil - W I ii II i Leslie has her own apartment Moreen lives in Granville Towers. p d) rE? n? 3 Q HH D i ! '; Q Q iai Q I y Leslie spent more on parkins fines than on books last semester. Moreen can easily walk to campus or downtown Chapel Hill from Granville. " " - . 5625 S WEBB C. HOWELL f 110O HUNTSMAN OSIV6 ' . 1 DURHAM, NO 27713 ' : . , iSST I . I "J I ! Vil&eBank . j I OVffi. H(U, NORTH CMtOUN 37514 j;A " -- J .rtOBaiUB'ZRi: soo on o s&as . . J Leslie's neishbors had a little party last nisht. Moreen lives on an academic floor at Granville. She can study or sleep anytime. 1 all KB Mptei Df you work for the University or Memorial Hospital, you can qualify for FREE checking at The Village Bank with no minimum balance, and no monthly fee. Simply sign up for direct deposit of your paycheck, open your checking account, and you're all set. Here's what you'll get: o No minimum balance requirement o No service charges Set of 200 free (wallet-style) personalized checks Saturday Banking hours And RELAY, our teller machine network that lets you get cash all over To sign up, simply stop by any of our six Village Bank offices. Our most convenient location to campus is just V2 block off Franklin Street at 113 N. Columbia St. Start getting FREE checking today. It is absolutely, positively, the only way to bank. Leslie's social life hasbeen in somewhat of a slump. Moreen enjoys Granville's social and recreational program, whick includes cookouts, dances and movies. j50OCJLS OUT 1 1 L. Leslie had to sisn a 1 2-month lease even thoush school lasts only nine months. Granville's lease is for the academic year only! Village Bank iimbWIIlyLti ll wv nil Granvill Dl) B e Towers OFFER EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1989 Member FDIC HIT. ecauseVouVe Got Enough To Worry About University Square-Chapel Hill929-71 43
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