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School seeking Hall
of Fame nominees
The School of Journalism and Mass
Communication will be accepting ap
plications for the N.C. Journalism,
Advertising and Public Relations Halls
of Fame through Dec. 7.
The Halls of Fame were founded to
recognize North Carolina natives or
those identified with North Carolina
who have made permanent contributions
in the fields of mans communication,
journalism and advertising or public
relations, said Richard Cole, dean of the
School of Journalism.
Nominations should include a letter
and supporting material and should be
sent to Richard Cole at the school.
Past inductees include cartoonist Jeff
MacNelly, broadcast journalists Charles
Kuralt, Roger Mudd and David
Brinkley; and publisher Gene Roberts,
executive director and president of the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
New members will be inducted at a
ceremony April 7 during the school's
Journalism Days.
University chosen as
site for AIDS research
The National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases has selected the
UNC School of Medicine to determine
whether low doses of drugs can be ef
fective in preventing the AIDS virus
from developing resistance to other
drugs.
The institute will fund the study. The
research is scheduled to begin with a
six-month pilot project, but may be
expanded to a two-year study.
Researchers will administer the
drugs, AZT and ddl, to 100 symptom
less patients across the country.
Other medical schools participating
in the study are Stanford University,,
Pennsylvania State, George Washing
ton University, the University of Pitts
burgh and the University of Washing
ton at Seattle.
Interracial ensemble
to rap 'The Odyssey'
An interracial ensemble of actors,
singers and dancers will present "Rap
ping the Odyssey," a multi-media mu
sical production of Homer's epic poem,
Nov. 16-19 at 7 and 9 p.m. in 203
Bingham Hall.
The performance includes the re
telling of parts of the poem using its
characters and ideas to satirize political
figures such as U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms
and Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq.
The performance is co-sponsored by
the Performing Arts Committee of the
Carolina Union Activities Board, the
Black Cultural Center and the speech
department.
Tickets are $2 for students and $4 for
the general public. Tickets are on sale in
the Carolina Union Box Office.
Center receives grant
to study reading
The U.S. Department of Education
has given a one-year, $71,648 grant to
the Carolina Literacy Center at the
School of Medicine to study how par
ents read books to children with severe
speech and physical disabilities.
Researchers will videotape and study
3- and 4-year-old children who cannot
speak and have cerebral palsy. They
will analyze how their parents read them
stories, how they respond to the stories
and how they respond to the presence of
normal brothers and sisters.
Public information
director named
The School of Law named Ellen
Smith director of public information
and continuing legal education.
Smith has served as media relations
officer for Sen. John Heinz and member
relations manager for the Aerospace
Industries Association of America.
She has a bachelor's degree in jour
nalism and political science from Au
burn University.
jFund donates money
to journalism school
The Leo Burnett Creative Develop
ment Fund has contributed $5,000 to
the School of Journalism and Mass
Communication for use in the Leo
Burnett Creative Scholarship, the Leo
Burnett Minority Scholarship and for
advertising materials for the school's
library.
Human Rights
Tuesday, November 13
1 1 a.m. Elderly Abuse a simulation that will educate students
through a role-playing exercise about the abuse and neglect of
the elderly, (in the Pit)
1 2:30 p.m. Sex and Gender in Today's Society a program on sexism
in the media and how sexist language is used in popular music.
(Union 224)
2 p.m. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia a discussion on the crisis in the
gulf. (Union 209)
3:30 p.m. The Fourth Branch of Government a discussion of the
power of the people when dealing with civil rights struggles in
the South. (Union 210)
5 p.m. Native Americans: Victims at Home a discussion on
human rights issues facing the Native American and a perfor
mance by the group Unheard Voices. (Cabaret)
6 p.m. Civil Rights in the 90s local experts lead a panel discussion
on how civil rights issues are being addressed in the area of
politics, economics, education and health. (Union 208)
8 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Li Lu exiled Chinese student will
speak about his role as student leader at Tiananmen Square
during the summer of 1989 and the violations perpetrated by
his government. (Hill Hall) Reception to follow in the Skipper
Bowles Lounge.
BOG against certification changes
By THOMAS HEALY
Senior Writer
A proposal before the State Board of
Education to modify teacher certifica
tion requirements poses a serious threat
to the state's efforts to improve teacher
education, UNC Board of Governors
members said Friday.
The proposal, which will be consid
ered at the Board of Education's Janu
ary meeting, would give local school
districts the authority to outline pro
grams for teacher certification.
The present policy requires an insti
tution of higher learning to design pro
grams to bring teachers up to compe
tency standards.
Members of the BOG's Committee
on Educational Planning, Policies and
Programs said at a meeting Thursday
that they disagreed with the proposal,
but decided not to take any action.
Instead, committee members decided
to schedule a meeting of a BOGBoard
of Education joint committee to express
their concerns. The meeting is scheduled
for Dec. 6.
BOG member. Earl. Danieley, co
chairman of the joint committee, criti
cized the proposal because he said it
removed the institutions of higher
education from the process of certifi
cation. 'This proposed modified certification
approach may undermine our best effort
to improve teacher education in this
Students, professors 'do lunch' this week
By BRIAN G0LS0N
StaH Writer
Ever thought of having a hamburger
and soda with your favorite professor?
Students can make this dream come
true Tuesday through Thursday with
"Student-Instructor Lunch Days,"
sponsored by Student Government.
Susannah Turner, a member of the
Academic Affairs Committeeof Student
Congress, said the program would
provide students with an opportunity to
get to know their professors in an in
formal environment.
"(It is) an encouraging excuse to get
to know their instructors by providing
three days where they can easily take
them out to lunch," she said.
The main goal of the program is to
foster better relationships between stu
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state," he said.
By not requiring local school districts
to consult with institutions of higher
education, the proposal would create
different standards of certification across
the state, he said.
The proposal might allow some
people who did not meet a university's
certification requirements to "slide in
the back door" by meeting the school
district's requirements, he said. The job
of local school districts is to hire and
employ teachers, not to train them, he
said.
Norma Turnage, member of the
Board of Education and co-chairwoman
of the joint committee with the BOG,
said the proposal was not an attempt to
undermine teacher education.
"The State Board of Education in no
way has ever wanted to diminish any
kind of standards," she said. "If anything,
we support stronger standards."
The proposal does not eliminate in
stitutions of higher learning from the
certification process, she said. The Board
of Education is trying to correct a situ
ation where some school districts might
not be able to find an institution to
prescribe certification programs.
The proposal gives school districts
the opportunity to consult a university,
but does not require it to do so, she said.
The Board of Education also has
received requests from different school
systems to waive certification require
dents and teachers in large courses, she
said.
The program is structured so students
can take any instructor, professor or
teaching assistant out to lunch between
1 1 a.m. and 2 p.m. on any of the three
days.
Carolina Court, in the lower level of
Lenoir Hall, is the area designated for
the program. "Student-Professor Lunch
Days" discount coupons are offered in
the upstairs dining room to encourage
participation in the event, Turner said.
"Don't be a number, invite your in
structor to lunch" and "Lost in class?
Take your instructor to lunch" are pro
gram slogans that have been printed on
fliers that are posted around campus,
Turner said.
Jimmy Burns, Academic Affairs
By STEVE P0LITI
Staff Writer
The last time exiled Chinese student
Li Lu addressed .college students, the
Chinese army had to use force to make
the gathering of more than 100,000 leave
Tiananmen Square.
Li will discuss the events that oc
curred during the summer of 1989 in
Tiananmen Square, as well as his role as
a student leader and the problems still
facing Chinese students today, when he
addresses UNC students at 8 p.m. today
in the Skipper Bowles Lounge of the
Maurice J. Koury Natatorium.
Li is the first of three keynote speak
ers during the University's eighth annual
Human Rights Week.
Evelyn Toliver, co-chairwoman of
the 1990 Human Rights Week, said the
Campus Y committee contacted Li be
cause they wanted to focus on human
rights violations that are sometimes
overlooked.
"This year we wanted to focus on
human rights in the United States and
abroad," Toliver said. "China is an area
that is often overlooked."
When Chinese students began a
hunger strike on May 13, 1989, during
the protests, Li was appointed deputy
commander of the committee that made
ments in cases concerning "lateral en
try." Lateral entry cases are those where
a person with a bachelor's degree who
is not certified is hired on the condition
that they go through a training program
at a college or university.
Under the present system, many uni
versities and colleges outline different
requirements for certification, and that
has resulted in many people shopping
around for the easiest requirements,
Turnage said.
The new policy would not allow
people to sidestep certification re
quirements because the State Board of
Education still has to verify that teach
ers meet requirements established by
the local school district, she said. In
addition, teachers have to pass the Na
tional Teacher Exams for the subject(s)
they wish to become certified.
Turnage said she would be delighted
to have a meeting of the joint committee
to discuss the matter. She said she did
not understand why Danieley was rais
ing objections now, because he had not
criticized the proposal either of the two
times it was brought before the joint '
committee.
Turnage said the Board of Education
felt the proposal was the best they could
devise to ensure that standards of
competency have been met before the
individual is certified.
Committee chairman, said, "This project
is very important because it actively
encourages better student-faculty rela
tions." David Steege, professor of English,
said, "Anytime students and faculty
interact, it is a very positive thing for the
University, especially when students
are in large survey courses where professor-student
relationships are limited."
Students from Steege' s English 28
class have asked him out to lunch and he
said he was looking forward to getting
to know his students outside of the
classroom.
Tracy Lawson, member of the Aca
demic Affairs Committee, said, "We
are hoping for a good turnout so that this
project will become a regular event
each semester."
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servicewomen missing in action or prisoners of war.
The march continued throughout Monday night.
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the decisions relating to the health and
safety of the 3,600 strikers.
Li also led 3,000 students from
Tiananmen Square on the last day of the
protest and watched as Chinese soldiers
opened fire on students at the back of
the march.
Li is among 21 people most wanted
by the Chinese government. While he
has spoken at different events across the
nation, this is the first time he has been
a speaker at a university, Toliver said.
Abbott Whitney, co-chairman of
Human Rights Week, said Li's role in
the Tiananmen Square protest made
him an inspiration for students leaders
around the world.
"He was one of the main organizers
of the demonstration," Whitney said.
"His education was enough and he knew
enough people that he could be a force
behind the planning and execution of
the event.
Departments asked
to 'recycle'
By APRIL DRAUGHN
Staff Writer
University departments now can
recycle old equipment or make re
quests for equipment that other de
partments are not using in an effort to
curb the effects of state budget cuts on
the University.
BruceEgan,directorof Information
Systems for the Department of City
and Regional Planning, said Monday
that too much UNGequipment is being
sent to the Surplus Property Ware
house, which houses old equipment
until it is claimed by departments or
sold in an auction.
"It's a crime for it to go to surplus
as opposed as going to departments
that could use it,' Egan said. "It's a
great way of recycling equipment that
still has use to someone else. It's
important because we can help other
departments on campus."
Departments can request equipment
from other departments by using the
l istservef, the computer electronic mail
system used by the Campus Computer
Support Group. University employees
who have an electronic computer
identification can send a message or
request through computer mail about
a surplus item to the listserver, Egan ;
said.
Technical staff who support com
puter and electronic equipment are ;
the only people on campus who can
access listserver.
Members of listserver who learn of
a matching request and surplus item
contact the departments and tell em
ployees whom they need to contact in
the other department.
For example, if the English de
partment had an extra typewriter, an
employee in the department would
enter the information into the
listserver. If the support group read a
request by the physics department for
a typewriter, the group would contact
both departments. Departments also
can enter requests for trades into the
listserver.
Lori Moffitt, computer consultant
for the Office of Information Systems
at the School of Medicine, said the
Grant to be awarded for master's
students in special education field
By MATTHEW MIELKE
Staff Writer
A new grant, the Partnership for
Progress, gives selected UNC education
majors $4,000 stipends to receive a
master's degree in their undergraduate
major and special education.
B ill B urke, associate dean for teacher
education, said the program allowed
graduate students who have bachelor's
degrees in fields such as the natural
sciences, mathematics, English and the
social sciences a chance to receive dual
master's certification in their chosen
area of study and special education.
Professor David Lillie, Partnership
for Progress director, said the grant for
the three-year program was given to the
University by the U.S. Department of
Education.
Students who want to continue their
education or ret urn to col lege are el ig ible
for the program, he said.
"We are looking for the students that
are finishing their degree, or who are
out working and want to come back," he
said.
Donna Carlson, a graduate student
participating in the program, called the
partnership "very innovative."
The program is designed so students
can attain their master's degrees in one
calendar year, she said. Members in the
program generally work over a summer,
the next academic year and the following
summer, she said.
The program requires participants to
intern at one of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro,
Orange county, Durham city orDurham
"He is speaking as a student to other
students. He can give advice on what
we can do. Li is an inspiration to students
in this country. We can learn from his
organization, his passion and his cour
age from sticking to the cause."
Li's participation should draw a large
crowd tonight, because of his involve
ment in the Tiananmen Square protest,
Whitney said.
"When you say Tiananmen Square
and you say a student leader at
Tiananmen Square, there's a lot of power
in that," he said. "Students here can't
understand the sacrifices of Chinese
students, but I think they want to. His
major draw is his experience as a student.
We've gotten some good response about
hearing what he has to say."
Toliver said, "We want people to act
to do something better. It's important
people come to our events and when
they leave take action."
Li's autobiography, "Moving the
Mountain," describes his early life
growing up outside Beijing through his
participation in the Democratic Reform
Movement of China. He is now a stu
dent at Columbia University.
Getting Li to speak on campus was
not difficult, Toliver said.
equipment
listserver is a means of distributing
information about surplus items and
helps departments get equipment they
might not be able to get otherwise
because of budget cuts,
"The idea is to get as many people
knowing about this surplus informa
tion as soon as possible, and that way
the equipment doesn't sit out in the
warehouse collecting dust," she said.
"Equipment is going to waste. We're
basically having a goodwill box for
computers."
Sherry Graham, director of dis
tributed support at the Microcomputer
Support Center, said the support group
started its own listserver program in
the fall of 1 989. Their initial idea was
; to let listserver members know about
available items within the support
group, she said.
But when budget cuts began to
threaten equipment supplies, the group
discovered they could network infor
mation on campus about the avail
ability of supplies, Graham said. '
The group decided last week to
expand its support system and make it
available to UNC departments, Gra
ham said.
"This was a way to recycle the
equipment and save everyone a lot of
time and money,? Graham said. "If
they (the departments) don't have the
money they need, it's not a dead end.
Why not let others benefit?"
Egan said the support group also
has a "Buddy System" within their
organization. Listserver members can
volunteer to serve as buddies to de
partments that do not have a technical
support person. The group buddy will
watch the listserver for equipment the
department needs.
Some departments have already
used the new recycling system, Egan
said. Software has been sent to the
math department, an electric type
writer was sent to the Creative Writ
ing Department and the historical de
partment of Wilson Library recently
responded to an Apple III computer
offer, Egan said.
'"It's an obvious way to save money
and help other departments," he said.
"We are looking
for the students
that are finishing
their degree. "
Partnership for
Progress Director
David Lillie
county schools, Lillie said.
Ruth Macneil, a graduate student,
said she had been in the program since
the fall, and was working on a master's
degree in language arts and learning
disabilities.
Sudi Dannenberg has been in the
program since the summer and is com
bining degrees in art and behaviorally
and emotionally handicapped children.
She said she was interested in receiving
a master's degree in arts therapy, but
UNC did not offer such a program. Her
academic adviser told her about the
Partnership for Progress.
"It's a great thing," she said.
Although there are only six students
in the program this year, 1 0 stipends are
available, Lillie said. The program in
volves about 30 semester hours of work.
Carlson said students interested in
the program could pick up applications
at 102 Peabody or could call Lillie at
966-7001.