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The Daily Tar HeelMonday, September 18, 19895 Gviill .case dismissed asaiinstNGCU no dooro murder By JULIE GAMMILL Staff Writer A civil case filed against N.C. Cen tral University by the mother of a stu dent who was murdered in his resi dence hall was dismissed by a Durham Superior Court judge Wednesday. . Asking for $10,000 in damages, at torneys for Mazelle Bullock of Oxford said the university breached a contract with her son. Anthony Wayne Bullock, 20, was found dead in a stairwell of his residence hall on Aug. 30, 1986, with a bullet wound in his face. As a resident of Chidley Hall, the only men's dorm on the NCCU cam pus. Bullock had to pay a $100 fee to Pill to allow some N.C. students to take By JENNIFER BLACKWELL Siaff Writer vThe N.C. General Assembly passed a";.bill recently which will allow all eighth- through lOth-grade students to take the Preliminary Scholastic Apti tude Test (PSAT) free. ' The legislature has authorized the N.C. Board of Education to allocate $365,000 for fiscal year 1989-90 and $396,000 for fiscal year 1990-91 to administer the test. The General Assembly hopes stu ram Pros do Soy them tornado activity By WAGNER DOTTO Staff Writer The U.S. House of Representa tives recently approved an amend ment that will provide $650,000 for an academic research program to help meteorologists forecast and understand why tornadoes have been occurring in North Carolina and other Southeastern states more frequently. North Carolina has averaged 10 tornadoes a year in previous dec ades, but 36 tornadoes were reported this year to the National Severe Storm Research Center. Last November an unexpected j tornado hit northwest Raleigh kill- ing two people, seriously injuring several others and damaging or de stroying hundreds of homes, busi nesses and cars. "The increase in severe storm ac far Heel State popular By JESSICA YATES Assistant Arts Editor I The heroine suddenly slaps her in sensitive but charming lover. The en tire audience gasps. ! Well, everyone except the North Carolinian, who turns to his friend and says loudly, "Hey, I pass that place going to work every day!" ; OK, maybe he doesn't say it aloud, but it's not uncommon for North Caro linians to recognize the streets and buildings in movies. The state now ranks third in the na tion (behind California and New York) for the amount of revenue $297 million which video production brings to the state annually, according to Bill Arnold, director of the N.C. Film Commission. i Popular films such as "Dirty Danc ing," "Bull Durham," "The Color Purple" and "Weekend at Bernie's" have been made here, and many more are to follow, he said. 'Two movies that were shot here early this year have already been called strong candidates for the Academy Awards," Arnold said, referring to "The Handmaid's Tale," shot in Durham, arid "Everybody Wins," shot in Wilmington. Both are due for release late this year. In addition, the films "Loose Can nons" and "Living Monsters" both shot in North Carolina should be released in the next month, he said. More producers are considering Nprth Carolina for shot locations in their quest for quality, money-making films. The N.C. Film Commission is talking with a number of future movie prospects for the Triangle and for Greensboro, Arnold said. The names of the film companies cannot be released until final decisions are made. DPT TUESDAY: S.25 Draft WEDNESDAY: SI. 00 Longnecks THURSDAY: $.50 Draft Hi NO Membership required 18 and Older Invited Free cover till IP p.m. except on Tuesday. t r help fund security guards for the resi dence hall, said Bill Goldston, one of Mrs. Bullock's attorneys. On the night of his murder, there were no security guards on duty in Chidley. The guards that were paid for with the Chidley security fees were in fe male dorms at the time of the murder, Goldston said. Residents of other campus residence halls were not charged a fee for security guards. "If they followed the security plan that was in place before Wayne Bul lock was killed, this could have been prevented," Goldston said. N.C. Assistant Attorney General Lars Nance, NCCU's attorney in the suit, dents will become more comfortable and more prepared for the SAT by taking the PSAT. "We hope all students who want to take the SAT will take the PSAT," said Kay Williams of the state superinten dent of schools office. The bill states that every student in the eighth through 10th grade who has completed Algebra I, or who is in the last month of Algebra I, will be given the opportunity to take the PSAT one time at the state's expense. to explore tivities in the Southeastern states makes the research program vital," said Rep. Tim Valentine, D-N.C, in a press re lease. Valentine and Rep. David Price, D-N.C, proposed the amendment. The money for the research was part of a $863 million bill for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion (NOAA). The research will be administered by NOAA and some Southeastern universities with quali fied research capabilities. No institu tion has been chosen yet, according to sources at NOAA. Tornadoes in North Carolina and other Southeastern states have been particularly devastating because they occur under weather conditions that make detection and advance warning more difficult. In Southeastern states, storm cells are smaller and are harder to detect. While most producers would agree that the state lacks the glitter and glam our of Hollywood and New York City, the advantages of cost and geography attract many to the Tar Heel state. "I came here in 1 980 to make films to save 30 percent of my budget since this is a 'right-to-work' state," said Chuck Ison, owner and chairman of the board of Creative Network, a production stu dio in Charlotte. "There are no union problems here." Arnold agreed, explaining that the cost of living in general is less in North Carolina. "Labor is relatively cheap, such as in hiring actors, extras and crew." Geographic variety and climatic stability also make the state an attrac tive place for film makers. "It's basi cally good weather all year round, with the exception of the mountains in the winter," Ison said. Arnold further explained the bene fits of filming in North Carolina. "We have the highest mountains in eastern America and more than 300 miles of coast line. A film company that wants a European or New England look can come here instead." Most North Carolina residents love not only the excitement of . the film process, but also the employment op portunities film companies bring into the area. "When producers first started com ing hen?, they were hesitant to trust local people, and they didn't expect to find competent technical people and actors," Arnold said. But many changes have taken place in the past 10 years. "Crew people have proven them selves," Arnold said. "Some of ours are even being called to work in other places." mi 175 12 E. Franklin St. Beside 4-Corners 968-1741 ALL NIGHTEVERY NIGHT OPEN AT 9 p.m. SPECIALS requested the dismissal on grounds the court did not have jurisdiction in the case, said Edwin Speas, N.C. special deputy attorney general. The written version of the dismissal will probably be released sometime this week, Speas said. An appeal will be filed after the written dismissal is released, Goldston said. He said he would probably not try to file suits against specific NCCU employees because the claim of negli gence in Bullock's death has already been pursued in other legal arenas. Mrs. Bullockreceived$ 100,000 from NCCU and the UNC system last April in a negligence suit brought before the Rep. David Diamant, D-Surry, hopes the free tests will encourage more stu dents to take the exam. But he said there is no way to tell if more students will take the test. North Carolina is the first state to offer to give the PSAT for free, said Suzanne Money, a researcher for the Princeton College Board, the organiza tion that administers the test. In 1988, 24,259 juniors in North Carolina took the PSAT, and 40,000 took the SAT as seniors. The General increase said Rachel Perry, a spokeswoman for Price. Traditionally, tornado and severe weather research has been limited to the Midwest, where severe weather is more prevalent. The research will help meteorolo gists understand more about these weather phenomena and enable the public to take necessary safety pre cautions, Price said in a press release. "It is clear that weather patterns are shifting and that North Carolina is suffering the consequences. It is more critical than ever that we focus on these unique Southeastern storms and develop research to better understand them," Price said. The bill must be considered by a House-Senate conference committee, and if the research program remains intact, funds should be available after Oct. 1. filming site According to. Arnold, it may take time for other elements in the business to fully develop here. Ison is highly selective in choosing employees, but he said he has found a lot of talent in the state. "A lot of my key people are local, but a lot of that is due to people relocating. People come here to work on a project and decide to stay, so it sort of breeds into the com munity." Even so, Ison has a staff ratio of about three local workers for every out-of-state worker. As well as offering a supply of skilled employees, North Carolina has more studios and sound stages than any state with the exception of California, Ar nold said. There are studios in Wilming ton, High Point, Shelby and Charlotte, and plans for building others in Caswell County, just north of Burlington, he said. 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An appeal of the full commission's decision would be forwarded to the N.C. Court of Appeals, she added. Assembly is trying to help close the gap between the number that takes the PSAT and the SAT. The gap is the largest among the Southern states. "We're not going to know what impact it is going to have until we look at the strategies for getting the students in to take the test," Money said. The number of students who take the PSAT in the eastern part of the state is espe cially low, she noted. The General Assembly has also set up a task force that will set up programs for students to help them raise their scores. In 1987, the state began funding remedial summer school programs to help students with the SAT. There is no way to determine right now if the summer school program is helping students raise their scores since it is still in its early stages, said Rep. Aaron Fussell, D-Wake, a former state superintendent of schools and former Study predicts professor shortage By KYLE YORK SPENCER Staff Writer UNC officials have begun to evalu ate the potential problem of a national shortage of professors in the next dec ade. Shortages may develop on the na tional level in the humanities and social sciences because of a decline in stu dents entering graduate school in these areas, according to a study released Tuesday by William Bowen, former president of Princeton University, and Julie Ann Sosa, a Princeton graduate. Sosa predicts severe faculty short ages between 1992 and 1997, a steady ing out in the numbers of faculty members and then a more severe short age five years later. Such a shortage is called a sellers' market, which can be contrasted with the buyers' market that now exists. A shortage of professors means universities have fewer qualified in structors to choose from, and that they have to seriously compete with other universities for professors. This is a costly process. "This problem could have severe implications for the cost and quality of higher education," Sosa said. This potential problem concerns UNC officials. If the shortage does occur, it is expected to have a negative impact on UNC, said Donald Misch, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. If the University is unable to be competitive in its recruitment of fac ulty, it may have to settle for less quali fied professors. "We would no longer be one of the top universities in the country," said At Sera-Tec, believe chances, that's why we Use sterile, disposable equipment. Are FDA approved and regulated. Require a physical exam prior to donating plasma (Physician on premise - physical is FREE! Test every donation for hepatitis and the AIDS virus. 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The new programs will be implemented the following fall. The state superintendent's office is exploring the idea of coaching students individually for the PSAT and SAT. South Carolina started using a coach ing program last year, and it was help ful in raising some students' scores. No statewide program exists in North Carolina, but some individual school systems and individual schools pro vide preparatory classes. The average combined SAT score of N.C. students dropped to 836 this year, putting the state in last place in SAT scores. But the free PSAT program was not the result of the state's SAT scores. "This problem (of a future professor shortage) could have severe implica tions for the cost and quality of higher education." Julie Ann Sosa, Princeton graduate Tim Sanford, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Faculty Benefits. But the national problem does not necessarily reflect what's happening here at UNC, Sanford said. Some UNC administrators hope the end of manda tory retirement in 1992 will alleviate this potential problem by decreasing the number of new faculty members hired each year. One hundred new fac ulty members are now hired each year. But because the university hired a large number of professors in the 50s and 60s, the problem may be inevi table. Many of them will be ready to retire in the next few years. The University attracts students and professors in the humanities area be cause of its good liberal-arts reputa tion, Sanford said. Chapel Hill presently has an over abundance of English majors, accord ing to Joseph Flora, chairman of the English Department. It is expected that some of these students will choose to teach here. If a shortage does develop, people in those positions will be treated like commodities and will need to be paid more. The direct result of this could be JORDAN'S RESTAURANT 157 E.Franklin St. Open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner r BREAKFAST BAR $1.00 off Reg. Price M-F $3.90 S-S $4.90 EXPIRES SEPT. 30, 1989 we don't in taking charge. Since Bullock's murder, security on the NCCU campus has improved, said ; Fred Seely, NCCU student body presi : dent. A night escort service staffed by student volunteers will start Oct. 1, Seely said. The university has also increased the number of resident assis tants and graduate assistants in the residence halls and has positioned them in strategic areas on each floor. "Measures have been taken to limit campus access to outsiders," said Seely, who believes that much of the crime on campus can be attributed to the com munity surrounding the school. no charge "We've known all along that we haven't had very good scores," Fussell said. The budget was completed afewmonths ago before the results of the scores were released. The PSAT normally costs $9 for students. At Chapel Hill High School (CHHS), an average of 350 to 400 10th- and 1 1 th-grade students take the PSAT each ' year. Ruth Reid-Coleman, a counselor at CHHS, doesn't think offering the PSAT free will significantly increase the. number of high school students taking the test, but she said it will probably increase the number of eigth and ninth graders taking the exam. The PSAT is a good indicator of how well students will do on the SAT since it exposes them to the type of questions and the time constraints that are on the SAT, Reid-Coleman said. a rise in tuition and fewer class space for students. In the past the University's location, climate, library and benefit packages have all contributed to attracting some . of the best professors in the country, ; Misch said. ; But more and more research areas ; have arisen in the past 10 years, giving UNC more competition. ; If UNC continues to have budgetary" ; problems, attracting professors could j become even more difficult. For ex- ample, there is a lot of concern about ; the quality of the libraries, which were ; recently strapped by funding cuts. A ; declining library makes it more diffi-; cult to attract professors particu- -larly in the humanities, Flora said. On a national level, the potential ; shortage needs to be dealt with now, Sosa said. Graduate schools need to attract two-thirds more students and double the number of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. The attrition rate must also be de-; creased; she said. An increase in gradu ate students means an increase in pro fessors. "Carolina is not addressing that part ; of the problem," Sanford said. I BUY ONE- j I GET ONE FREE I I I B I 8 oz. Ribeye j Reg. Price $10.95 I J. is