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The Daily Tar HeelMonday, September 11, 19893 Recreation centeir dilemma faces Texas y university By EMILIE VAN POUCKE Staff Writer Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos (SWTS) faces the same problem as UNC with its proposed new student recreation center, which would require an increase in student fees to build. , The sports center at SWTS , the Jower Center, has a limited amount of space. Within the next month, SWTS will be voting on a referendum to raise student fees about $25 to pay for a new build ing. UNC faces a similar situation with its proposed student recreation center. Student Congress will vote on a bill Wednesday that would call for a re vote on the center. Only 56 percent of New law forbids exchange of money, gifts for grades By JULIE GAMMILL Staff Writer The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill in its last session which closed a loophole in a 1963 state law that declared academic fraud illegal, making it a crime to give or change grades in return for gifts or money. The new law is directed at teach ers or other school officials in both private and public schools and uni versities, said Sen. Alexander Sands, D-Rockingham, the bill's sponsor. Violators of the misdemeanor can be fined up to $500 andor jailed for up to six months, he said. Because the new law specif es only grades given or changed in exchange for an article of value or money, Sands said he did not anticipate trad ing sexual favors for grades to be We Biave a category for YOUIII Tlhie Daily Tar Meel OassMeds! teftei 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. 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Other students only have limited ac cess to the center. "We are trying to have one strictly for recreation," Johnson said. covered by this law. The new provision does not apply to students, because the original law ex empts them from criminal prosecution and leaves disciplinary action up to the individual schools, Sands said. The bill was in response to a N.C. Court of Appeals case in which a teacher charged with offering to change a grade in exchange for a VCR was found not guilty due to a legal loophole, Sands said. Recent allegations of grade-changing at N.C. State University had noth ing to do with the bill's passage on May 29, 1989,Sands said. Since the new criminal law does not alter UNC's internal policies against academic fraud, faculty and staff will probably not be notified about it, said Susan Ehringhaus, assistant to the Q JO in mum .Hit ii Hi i i urn mi inr; h.iiiiii ,.in i in i.iii i iimri i iiir.un i, III jl .... n i L ' iniU j'"" . 5S25 1 ; WEBB C. HOWELL . ! 1100 HUNTSMAN DFHVE i DURHAM, NC 87713 '- ,.MffiL f "' j VlateBank ' ' " I j ' CHMH H&l, NOMMCAROUNA 3714 ' . ! - .. I ; i:os3iii&2ii: soo on c i&Ti "j. m all QMS uplwesS Village Bank OFFER EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1989 Unlike the situation at SWTS, the necessity of the new UNC center has been questioned. "It was found that after talking to staff members, the fa cilities (Woollen and Fetzer) were not being used to full capacity," said Jon athan Martin, a Student Congress rep resentative. "So in light of that, why should we spend money on a $3.5 mil lion rec center?" Overcrowding is the main problem at SWTS, but the staff members also cannot control unauthorized use of facilities at night because the entrances allow easy access to the center. Johnson said the design of the new building would allow careful monitoring. The Jower Center is about 10 years old and is divided into two sections. chancellor. But in the event of a grade changing incident, the University must now inform the district attor ney, she said. Academic fraud didn't need a stat ute to make it improper at the Univer sity, Ehringhaus explained. She said she was not aware of any illegal grade changing incidents on the Chapel Hill campus. Trading grades for money may be a problem at other schools but not here, said Gene Davis, speaker of the Student Congress. But the University should tell faculty and staff about the new law, he said. "It's the University's responsibility to inform them of the possible infractions, especially when the consequences can be as serious as a misdemeanor." Member FDIC The recreational section of the Jower Center has a pool, aerobic classes, weight training, basketball, volleyball and ping pong. Recreational activities include intramural competitions for university organizations, residence halls and independent groups. The other section of the center, the outdoor section, provides equipment for camping, canoeing and kayaking to students. The outdoor section coordi nates activities like picnicking and playing Frisbee in a local park. The Jower Center also offers oppor tunities for students to go to a camp located 30 miles from campus. "The camp is open to students, faculty and alumni," Johnson said. The Jower Center is open 1 8 hours a Contractor From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON A federal con tractor who reported problems in the so-called "Doomsday Project," a top secret program designed to keep the government running after a nuclear war, asserts in a sealed lawsuit that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) burglarized his of fices. The alleged break-ins occurred after the contractor, retired Army Maj. Fred Westerman, rejected a demand by FEMA to turn over all his corporate records to a business competitor, ac cording to the suit filed in federal court. Westerman was kicked out of the secret program less than two months after he refused to surrender the docu ments, which he still has not surren dered. An Army counterintelligence offi cer for 20 years, Westerman started telling superiors about security and management problems in the Continu ity of Government (COG) program in 1986, according to government sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. COG is the nation's contingency plan for reconstituting the government in the event of a nuclear attack. While almost all details are secret, it is known Senate begins shaping From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON The Senate takes an initial step this week toward fashioning a military spending bill in the first test of President Bush's de fense program since the August recess. The Senate Appropriations Subcom mittee on Defense votes Tuesday on the president's package that stresses big-ticket strategic items such as "Star Wars," the B-2 stealth bomber and the MX and Midgetman nuclear missiles. Last month, the full Senate largely endorsed the president's plan in pass ing a $305 billion defense authoriza tion bill $295 billion for the Penta gon and $10 billion for the Department of Energy. The Appropriations Sub committee is expected to do the same. The Senate version of the authoriza ib mm "area's best selection" "guaranteed lowest prices" -ArScwinn Janus t fr Dicmiond Back ir Cannondale Mongoose ; fr,GT Mountain Bilze walloy wheels 1 Cr. Mo. Frame, 15 Speed regularly $299- . uMamm : Great economical student bansportation! Buy a bike from us and take advantage of 6 months free adjustment! Next day service on most repairs! 104 W. Main Street, w Acro?cSedys 967-5104 Carrboro r The student pick-up for the Blue-White basketball game will be held on Monday, Septem ber 11 th between 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The game will be played in Carmichaei Auditorium immediately following the South Carolina-UNC football game on November 1 1th. The Blue-White game is already a sellout to the general public. Only UNC student tickets remain and those tickets not picked up by students will be sold to the general public. We therefore urge students to pick up their tickets as soon as possible. There will be only one Blue-White game played this year. How To Get Your Tickets: Present your picture I.D., registration card and athletic pass at the Smith Center Box Office between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Students may also purchase guest tickets at $5.00 in addition to their compli mentary student tickets. Student groups of 50 ot more are welcome to send a representative to the Ticket Office with the group's athletic passes for block seating. day, but most of the recreational time offered to students is at night. The majority of the students at SWTS are in favor of the center. "It's not a huge controversial issue," Johnson said. "We are now in the process of rallying for more support." But SWTS students definitely differ in their opinions of the center. "I think (student opinion is) kind of mixed," said Tim Barroso, an SWTS senior. "A lot of people feel they shouldn't pay for (the center) until they build it. There are ones that feel they should not pay with out being able to use it." Some students feel the center could be funded some other way. "If they decreased the athletic budget, then they could Increase the recrea files suit against FEMA to involve mobile communications networks, supply depots and a system of underground bunkers. The program was dubbed the "Doomsday Project" in a recent U.S. News & World Report article. The magazine reported that the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the House Armed Services Committee all are conducting investigations into security and performance problems in the pro gram. FEMA and the Justice Department both refuse to discuss the COG pro gram or Westerman's lawsuit. In addi tion, the government obtained a gag order to prevent the contractor from discussing his case. Westerman and his lawyer, Frank Mroz, both declined to comment when asked about the suit. Under a contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, Westerman's small company provided security and other services to FEMA for portions of the COG program in five states. He reported that alarm and security systems at highly classified locations were faulty and that his employees were exposed to dangerous chemicals that had leaked from containers at several facilities, according to the sources. tion bill trimmed the president's $4.9 billion fiscal 1990 request for the "Star Wars" anti-missile shield by $400 mil lion and made a modest cut of $300 million in the $4.7 billion earmarked for the B-2 bomber. The Senate also left intact Bush's request of $1.1 billion for the rail-garrison, multiple-warhead MX and $100 million for the single-warhead Midget man. ' , , - While the Appropriations subcom mittee crafts its blueprint, the House is expected to-select its conferees who will thrash out a defense authorization bill with the Senate. The House version of authorization legislation "pretty well shredded George Bush's strategic programs," Armed Services Chairman Les Aspin, m CLEAN Since 1971 tional sports budget," said Cindie Ratcliff , a senior therapeutic recreation "major, who supports the center. They could streamline the department by getting rid of some dead weight. They could make the (athletic) department function a lot smoother with people that are more skilled with time manage ment ... They get so much money it's ridiculous." If the referendum passes, architects will begin plans in conjunction with a university committee of students, fac ulty and staff. The center would need two to three acres of land for the new building, plus land for a jogging track. The committee will also decide on the building design and specific facili ties and equipment. Westerman also reported that water had seeped onto high-voltage electrical lines in one area and that engine parts were falling off emergency vehicles parked at several facilities, the sources said. In one instance, Westerman reported that the government removed an alarm system and installed a new one that provided less security than the one it replaced, said the sources. Westerman frequently was pressured by his superiors not to make any com plaints at all, the sources added. On Nov. 20, 1987, representatives from FEMA, the Army Corps of Engi neers and the Maryland company of Brogan Associates Inc. came to Westerman's offices, accordrng to copies of the lawsuit. FEMA employee Robert Lorenz and Army Corps officer Gerald Boggs demanded that Westerman turn over all his corporate documents, communica tions, records, invoices and checkbooks to Brogan president Arthur Hutchins, the suit says. Boggs told Westerman then and in subsequent weeks that if he refused to turn over the documents, he would not be awarded a new five-year contract, according to the lawsuit. defense bill D-Wis., said after the chamber vote. The House bill slashed $1.8 billion from the president's Star Wars request; limited production of the B-2 bomber, the bat-winged aircraft designed to evade Soviet radar; cut $502 million from the MX budget and eliminated all funds for the Midgetman. The House restored rnoney for con ventional programs Bush sought to kill, including the Navy's F-14D jet fighter and the Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey, the vertical-takeoff plane. The House later approved a spend ing bill that largely mirrors the authori zation plan. The appropriations bill also slashed $2 billion from classified pro grams that include the advanced tacti cal fighter and the advanced cruise missile. Tuesday, 912 3:30 pm In the DTH office JULJ
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