The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, January 24, 19903
Campus and City
Chain reaction
LEXINGTON, Ky. Honor
students at the University of Ken
tucky constructed a paper chain that
lined major campus sidewalks to
publicize a recent fund-raising
campaign for student programs.
Nicknamed "the Great Chain of
Being," the 700-foot chain was
constructed of hundreds of individ
ual rings of paper. Each individual
ring represented $1 contributed to
the fund-raiser, which raised money
for honors students' grants and proj
ects, said Mary Ann Cooper, an
administrative assistant at UK.
"We sent out a mailing to all of
our parents, alumni and faculty on
campus," she said in a telephone
interview. "For every dollar that was
donated, a ring was added to the
chain. It was stretched along the
major sidewalks on campus."
The paper chain was the students'
idea and helped produce a tangible
symbol for the fund-raiser. Cooper
said. Through the students' efforts,
the fund-raisercollected over $2000.
Once the fund-raiser was com
pleted, the chain was dismantled and
the paper from it was recycled,
Cooper said. ,
Play-Doh spells exam relief
CINCINNATI Law school
students at the University of Cincin
nati who are stressed -out from st udy
ing for their final exams can take a
break and go play in the law library's
play room.
The law library has stocked a room
with games, toys, puzles and Play
Doh to help students unwind from
studying, said Taylor Fitchett, di
rector of the library.
"We noticed students were very
frustrated around exam time," she
said in a telephone interview. So to
remedy the students' exam frustra
tion, the library began serving soft
drinks, coffee and candy in one of
the library's rooms.
The room, which usually serves
as the Urban Morgan Human Rights
room, was also stocked with toys,
games and coloring books for the
students to play w ith while relaxing,
she said.
"All the stuff that you played with
when you were a child (is there),"
Fitchett said. "About a week before
exams, we put the stuff out."
'. Most students spend no more than
20 minutes in the room, and do not
get too distracted from their books,
she said.
"It's just a stress reliever," she
said. "The students really love it."
Fitchett first began providing toys
for students when she was the law
librarian at the University of Ala
bama Law School. The toys helped
the law students do something mind
less after hours of studying, Fitchett
said.
Library party honors book
IOWA CITY, Iowa Ever been
to a party where the guest of honor
was a book? Ever been to a party in
a library?
The University of Iowa recently
held such a party to celebrate the
arrival of the school library's three
millionth volume. The book, "Print
ing for Theatre" by the late Adrian
Wilson, was honored by such no
table guests as the library staff and
University of Iowa President Hunter
Rawlings.
Staff, faculty and students were
also invited to celebrate the arrival,
said Barbara Dewey, assistant to the
university librarian. Wilson's wife
and daughter were also present for
the festivities, she said.
The University of Iowa features
the largest library in the state of
Iowa and one of the largest research
libraries in the Midwest, Dewey said.
I Prize dorm room chosen
: TEMPE, Ariz. Students at
Arizona State University recently
held a contest to determine the best
dorm room on campus.
; The contest, nicknamed "Better
Dorms and Gardens," w as originally
supposed to be a promot ion of ASU's
housing department, said Cindy
Metzger, residence hall association
president, in a telephone interview.
The ASU housing department was
preparing a new booklet on univer
sity housing and wanted to feature
pictures of decorated rooms, she said.
; Out of this, the contest for best
room was born. Metzger said. The
RHA picked one winner, and in
cluded at least one room from each
of the nine residence halls in the
booklet, she said.
The winning room featured bunk
beds, framed posters and was clean,
she said. "It looked like something
you'd really like to live in."
One surprise was the large num
ber of entries from men's rooms and
resident assistants' rooms, she said.
"It got people to clean up their
rooms," Metzger said.
Metzger said ASU's residence
halls house nearly 5,000 students.
compiled by Sandy Wall
Fratee to
By DIONNE LOY
Staff Writer
Fraternities across campus have
planned activities for the formal "dry
rush" period which began today at 7
a.m. and will end Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
The "dry rush" policy, unanimously
passed by the Inter-Fraternity Council
in December, bans all alcohol from
rush functions. Even if fraternities end
rush early and issue their bids before
the end of "dry rush," they still may not
serve alcohol to their pledges until after
7 p.m. on Tuesday.
The IFC met Tues. night with all
fraternity presidents and rush chairmen
to clarify points of the policy. Many
fraternities had misconceptions, said
Rob Beatty, IFC president.
"There's a lot of unclear points,"
Beatty said. "For instance, some thought
yrvey questions
By SARAH KIRKMAN
Staff Writer
The academic affairs committee of
the student government executive
branch is conducting a faculty survey
to determine if UNC faculty face prob
lems balancing research and teaching.
Ruffin Hall, director of the academic
affairs committee, said student govern
ment had become aware over the past
year that faculty members may be dis
Aldermen approve
study of rail system
By MARY PER1VOLARIS
Staff Writer
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen
voted unanimously Tuesday to approve
a study of the Triangle Rail Service,
which would reduce rush hour and event
traffic congestion by 25 percent.
The proposed system would run
through Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Dur
ham, Research Triangle Park, Cary,
Raleigh and Garner. Although state and
federal funding would pay for the cost
of construction, the local government
would be responsible for operating
costs.
Jim Clark, president of the Durham
based coalition Save the Water, spoke
to the board about the service. Clark
said the construction of a light rail
passenger train system linking Raleigh,
Durham and Chapel Hill was an alter
native to road construction that would
preserve clean water and air. It would
be better than the state Department of
Transportation's (DOT) proposed outer
loop roads that would affect the drink
ing water supply and use up more land,
he said. Paved surfaces could result in
runoff into drinking water supplies.
The "Triangle Express" would cost
$300 million less than half the cost
of road construction at $750 million.
The mass transit system can achieve
Town council postpones . Colombia St.
By JOHANNA HENDERSON
Staff Writer
The two-lane stretch of South Co
lumbia Street between Manning Drive
and Purefoy Road w ill remain two lanes
for now.
The Chapel Hill Town Council
unanimously passed a resolution Tues
day night that postpones for one year
the decision on whether to widen South
Columbia Street.
The council requested the extra time
Proposal calls foir expansion
of drug education in schools
By CHRISTINE THOMAS
Staff Writer
With the war against drugs raging
throughout the country, members of
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board
heard a presentation Monday encour
aging them to expand drug education
programs for elementary and middle
school students.
Board member Carolyn Horn said
Monday's presentation concentrated on
expanding the professionally produced
Quest program. Horn said the program
has been introduced into the fourth and
fifth grade curriculum as a pilot pro
gram. "The Quest program employs not
just getting a knowledge of drugs and
the effects of drugs," she said, "but also
skills such as relating to others, in
creasing self-image, resisting to peer
pressure and forming better relation
ships with others."
In addition to the presentation by
Susan Spalt, health coordinator for city
schools, parents also made a presenta
tion. Parents, as well as teachers, are
receiving the proposal enthusiastically,
Horn said.
The funding for Quest will come
from the local school budget, but Horn
said it was mentioned at Monday's
meeting that Quest will compete for
funding with other programs.
Horn said the board recommended
that the Drug Abuse Resistance Educa-
that alcohol was only prohibited on the
fraternity property."
Beatty said UNC fraternities were
receptive to the new policies. National
organizations also were in support of
"dry rush," he said.
"UNC was one of the last remaining
major campuses with wet rushes. The
national organizations are very suppor
tive because of high priced insurance
coverage," Beatty said.
The first time a fraternity violates
the policy, it will receive a warning. For
the second violation, the fraternity will
be placed on social probation and it
may not mix with a UNC sorority for
one month. If the policy is violated a
third time, the fraternity will receive
two months of social probation.
"IFC has been working closely with
the Panhellenic Council, and the so-
turbed about the amount of research
they are doing.
"We have no desire to cause up
heaval," Hall said. "If no problem ex
ists then it's fine. We just want to see if
a problem exists."
The survey will be given randomly
to 500 professors, associate professors
and assistant professors in two to three
weeks, said Tracy Lawson, a member
of the committee.
the same transportation goals of the
roads for less money while keeping
water and air pollution at a minimum,
Clark said.
The light rail would help Carrboro
businesses, he said. He added that a
parking deck and transportation serv
ices should be available at the transit
stations and that local vendors such as
taxi and bus companies would benefit
financially.
'This is not a replacement of the
automobile," Clark said. The light rail
is an alternative to Fighting rush-hour
traffic, especially on Interstate 40, and
would attract commuters by offering
cellular phones, facsimile machines and
work areas.
But alderman Hilliard Caldwell said
he was unsure about the local benefits
of the light rail system, and alderman
Jacqueline Gist questioned provisions
for security for the system.
Clark said the Triangle Express
would be a modern station with ade
quate security provided by the transit
authority and not the local police de
partments. In other business, the board voted
against making a counteroffer to sell
two acres of Westwood Cemetery prop
erty to the U.S. Postal Service.
to further review improvement alterna
tives and to identify sources of funding
for the project.
South Columbia Street is a state road,
and the $3 million part of the project
planned by the N.C. Department of
Transportation (DOT) would be paid
by the state. This includes two extra
traveling lanes with a center turning
lane or a center median. Money for bike
lanes, sidewalks, and bus pull-offs
would have to be provided by the town.
tion program, a nationwide program
supported by police departments, be
adopted as part of Quest.
Jim Huegerich, crisis unit supervi
sor for the Chapel Hill Police Depart
ment, would be the supervisor of the
DARE program for Chapel Hill if it is
instituted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro
schools.
"This (DARE) is a dynamic pro
gram that is blossoming statewide,"
Huegerich said. "Communities, police
departments, teachers and parents are
all excited to see it coming."
The emphasis of DARE would be to
educate fifth graders in the five ele
mentary schools in Chapel Hill and the
one elementary school in Carrboro. A
uniformed officer would be trained to
teach young people to be prepared for
exposure to drugs, Huegerich said.
The four areas of learning in the
program are basic information about
drugs, tobacco and alcohol; decision
making skills; resisting peer pressure
and alternative ideas to drug use. Hueg
erich said teaching these skills to young
people at an earlier age would provide
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rorities have agreed not to mix with a
fraternity on probation," Beatty said.
"We've thought about fining, but
how do you go about it? We'll just have
to wait and see how it goes the
success lies in the priorities of the fra
ternities." Beatty said he hoped that "dry rush"
would cause the fraternities to use their
imaginations and creativity. "Maybe
it'll show that there is more to a frater
nity than just drinking beer."
Sigma Phi Epsilon has planned din
ners, a slide show, a pig pickin' and
home-made chili during the Super Bowl
for Rush Week. Also, for the last few
days, rushees will spend an hour or two
with the brothers in a semi-formal set
ting to learn more about the fraternity,
said Glenn Cole, president of Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
faculty on research time
The survey asks faculty about the
amount of time they spend on research
and classroom activities and about re
search funding and administrative du
ties. It also contains space for faculty to
include suggestions and detailed infor
mation about their concerns.
The academic affairs committee
plans to hold a forum after reviewing
the results. The forum will allow both
students and faculty to express their
Cash for a cause
Senior Reggie Taylor and sophomore Jeff Car
mon of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity present a check
"We don't have $2 million sitting in
the kitty now," council member Art
Werner said.
The council seemed to agree that
none of the options facing them were
desirable.
Council members were frustrated that
the plan offered by the DOT was the
only alternative the state would pay for.
Mayor Jonathan Howes said, "This
isn't quite what we asked for. We want
it improved, but we don't want it to
them with strength to make decisions
later in life.
He said he hoped to see the program
in schools in the fall of 1990 and offi
cers in the schools this spring to get
acquainted with the teachers and the
schools. After the school board pro
vides approval to start the program,
Huegerich said he would like to evalu
ate the compatibility of the officers
with fifth graders.
Under the recommendation of the
school board, the officer who is chosen
to teach in the schools would partici
pate in both the DARE training and
Quest training this summer.
The state of North Carolina would
fund the materials and training for
DARE, and the salary of the DARE
officer would be paid by the local law
enforcement agency.
Huegerich said 15 officers had ap
plied for the one DARE position. Some
of the criteria for selecting the DARE
officer are writing and communication
skills, commitment to the program and
commitment to being involved with
young people.
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views and address issues not included
in the survey.
Stephen Baxter, Kenan professor of
history, said he thought most faculty
members try to do their best in both
research and teaching and do not find
the two to be in conflict. "None of us
have enough time," he said.
James Wilde, associate professor of
economics, said teaching and research
were complementary because the re-
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Council member Joe Herzenberg said
he had watched South Columbia dur
ing rush hour. He said he saw little
congestion but thought it would in
crease if the road was widened.
Council member Julie Andresen said
that the road was not congested but that
the surface and the shoulders were in
poor condition. She expressed frustra
tion that DOT would not provide money
for these improvements.
State Rep.
files for re
By ERIC LUSK
Staff Writer
State Rep. Joe Hackney, D-Or-ange,
has announced he will seek his
sixth nomination for one of the two
available seats serving the 24th
House District.
Anne Barnes, who occupies the
other seat in the 24th District that
serves Orange County and ten town
ships in Chatham County, has also
announced her plans to run for re
election. Hackney and Barnes are the only
two contenders to announce their
candidacies. The last day to file is
Feb. 5.
In a statement released Jan. 12,
Hackney cited his experience and
seniority as his main reasons for
seeking a sixth, two-year term.
"I believe I am in a position to
make substantial contributions to the
public debate on issues of impor
tance to the future of North Carolina,
and of importance to our district," he
said.
Hackney, who lives in Chapel Hill,
has also announced interest in run
ning for Speaker of the House in
1 99 1 if he is re-elected. Reps. Robert
Hunter, Jack Hunt, and Joe Mavret ic,
the present speaker, have also ex
pressed plans to run for the position.
Tim Kent, executive assistant to
the speaker, said Mavretic would
seek re-election as speaker if elected
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and a pool tournament. An acoustic
band and several planned dinners are
also on the agenda.
"No alcohol at rush functions is our
national policy," said Hart Miles, presi
dent of Phi Gamma Delta. " I think it's
going to work. Alcohol isn't necessary
for people to get to know each other."
Some fraternities, however, do not
think the policy will work this year.
David Harvey, president of Delta
Sigma Phi, said the IFC was not com
pletely organized in the implementa
tion of the policy.
"The fraternities did not get to look
at the written policy until Jan. 19. Half
the fraternities have violated half of the
policies without even knowing it."
The fraternity plans to host date
functions without alcohol, dinners and
sporting events, Harvey said.
search may benefit the teaching. He
also said that research can interfere
with class preparation time. "It's a
question of how do I use a two-hour
period on Wednesday afternoon."
Harry Gooder, chairman of the Fac
ulty Council, said he thought the sur
vey was a good idea, particularly for
professors in the College of Arts and
Sciences, because they have the most
contact with undergraduate students.
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decision
Earlier that evening a motion by
council member James Wallace to"
accept DOT's solution and money had
failed to pass by a 6-3 margin.
Wallace said he did not approach the
proposal with enthusiasm, but he real-'
izes that traffic is going to increase"
whether the council likes it or not. "Why"
don't we accept what is given?" '
Council member Alan Rimer agreed
w ith Wallace, saying one year is a long',
time to wait before making a decision.'-
Hackney
-election
to another term. Candidates must
receive at least 61 of the 1 20 possible
votes from House members to win
the position.
Hackney said his reasons for pur
suing the speaker position stemmed
from his desire to unify a divided
Democratic party within the House.
Hackney spent most of the last
session of the General Assembly
working on issues concerning the
environment and criminal law and
said he hoped to follow up on his
projects if re-elected.
"One of my goals is to follow up
on an aggressive solid waste bill that
assists local governments with this
growing problem," he said. "I also
hope to further advances in environ
mental matters and women's issues,
such as pro-choice legislation."
Barnes said she thought Hackney
was esteemed by most House mem
bers and well respected for his exper
tise on environmental issues.
"Obviously everyone doesn't
agree with all that he says, but most
respect his credibility," she said. "He
is well regarded and is trusted by
most of the members."
In addition to his duties as a repre
sentative in the House, Hackney
operates a 100-acre farm in Chatham
County and practices law in a private
firm in Chapel Hill. He graduated
from the UNC School of Law and
began his practice in 1970.