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The Daily Tar HeelThursday, May 23, 19913 rr'-" Cole elected chairman of Hearst Awards Richard Cole, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been elected chairman of the Wil liam Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program national steering committee. Cole was elected at the committee's May 20 meeting. The Hearst program awarded $218,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends to undergraduate journalism students at 91 U.S. universities during the 1990-91 academic year. The pro gram includes six monthly writing com petitions, a photojournalism competi tion and a broadcast news competition. Aschairm an, Cole will help set policy for the Hearst awards, work with com petition judges each spring and preside at the committee's meetings. Faculty elected to Arts and Sciences academy Mary Ellen Jones and Paul Munson, both of the School of Medicine, have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jones, Kenan professor in the De partment of Biochemistry and Nutri tion, and Munson, Sarah Graham Kenan professor emeritus of pharmacology and endocrinology, were among 195 new fellows elected at a meeting in Cam bridge, Mass., on May 8. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1780 by John Adams and other leaders of the young Republic, who chartered the learned society "to cultivate every art and sci ence which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity and happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people." Faculty selected for Humanities Center Fred Hobson Jr., professor of En glish, and Donald Raleigh, professor of history, have been named 1991-92 Na tional Humanities Center fellows. They are among 37 new fellows chosen from 561 applicants. The National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park is a privately incorporated institute foradvancedstudy in history, literature, philosophy and other liberal arts fields. Fellows live for a year in residence at the center, during which they pursue research, write indi vidual projects and exchange ideas in seminars, lectures and conferences. Viscomi named 1991 Guggenheim fellow Joseph Viscomi, associate professor of English, has been named a 1991 Guggenheim fellow. Viscomi is among 143 artists, schol ars and scientists selected from more than 3,000 applicants. During the one year fellowship, he will finish the sec ond volume of a two-volume study on William Blake, "Blake and the Idea of the Book." The first volume is forth coming from Princeton University Press. Guggenheim selections are based on unusually distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.During its 67 year history, the foundation has granted more than $142 million in fellowships. Vacation College begins seminars June 16 The Reformation, nationalism, American poets, Great Britain since World War II and Woody Allen films are among the topics that will challenge Vacation College participants at UNC this summer. Vacation College seminars explore important cultural, moral and social top ics from the perspective of the humani ties. The series is sponsored by the Program in the Humanities and Human Values of the College of Arts and Sci ences in conjunction with the General Alumni Association. The series opens June 16-21 and will conclude August 1-3. Fees range from $ 1 30 to $240 per seminar, and advance registration is required. For more infor mation or to register, contact the Hu manities Program, CB 3425, Abernethy Hall, UNC, or call 962-1 544. UNC News Services reports mmm I . Sculpture to be moved to le conspicuous site By Tabitha Logan Staff Writer University workers probably will move the controversial sculpture "The Student Body" to its new site in the next several weeks, campus officials said. At the Faculty Council's April 26 meeting. Chancellor Paul Hardin said the statues, a gift from the Class of 1985, would be relocated to the en closed courtyard between Bynum and Hamilton halls shortly after Commence ment, which was May 12. Gordon Rutherford, director of Fa cilities Planning and Design, said the project to move the statues was funded and the design complete. "From now on it's a matter of when," he said. He did not know, however, what the schedule would be. Dwight Clayton, a Physical Plant Smoking By Robin Lowe Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council asked the town manager Monday to revise a proposed public smoking ordinance af ter residents voiced opinions about the proposal at a public hearing. The council plans to review the re vised ordinance before its summer break in July, at which time it may plan a public vote on the issue. Council member Julie Andresen asked the council to postpone a vote until fall. "I would like it to percolate through the community and get some more discussion going," she said. The smoking restrictions would pro hibit smoking in specific public areas, require restaurants to reserve 25 per cent of their seating areas as non-smoking, require bars to post their chosen smoking policy, regulate smoking in i s i - vit . xiAm OTHKathy Michel Vandals painted anti-Greek graffiti on the Delta Zeta sorority house on Hillsborough Street in the last month Vandals spray paint sorority house By Laura Baum Staff Writer Vandals spray painted anti-Greek graffiti on the front of the new Delta Zeta sorority house on Hillsborough Street at the end of graduation week end, a police spokeswoman said. The graffiti, in red, black, green and blue paint, included the words "Burn the Greeks" and "Helter Skelter," possibly a reference to a book about the Charles Manson mur ders. The incident occurred between 1 1 p.m. May 12 and 9:15 a.m. the next day, said Jane Cousins, a Chapel Hill Police Department spokeswoman. The police have no suspects, she said. Kimberly Glasscock, chapter di rector of Delta Zeta, said, "We really And Sunday Brunch. t worker, said thesculpture may be moved next week. "It all depends on the weather." But Tom Sichko, work management engineer at the Physical Plant, said the move probably would takeplace in June. Rutherford said the cost of moving the sculpture would be between $6,000 and $7,000, depending on the founda tion chosen. Student Body President Matt Heyd said sculptor Julia Balk would have to be flown into town to choose the type of foundation, which also would affect the cost. At its Davis Library location, the statues are mounted on steel shafts se cured underground by concrete blocks. The cost of the move will be covered by the funds left for maintenance of the sculpture by the Class of '85, Heyd said. John Sanders, Bu ilding and Grounds Committee chairman, said the new ordinance feels heat from opponents the workplace and prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors. Andresen said she also was concerned that a restaurant three-fourths full of smokers would not solve the problems associated with passive smoke. Fourteen residents, smokers and non smokers, gave their views of the pro posal during the hearing. '"rish Winslow, a smoker and UNC graduate, said she felt that smoking regulations violated her personal rights and would cost the town money. Rather than go to University Mall and violate a smoking policy, she said she would shop in Durham where she could enjoy a cigarette while shopping. Winslow called for "smokers and non-smokers to unite and focus our attentions on issues that really affect us, such as the placement of a hazardous waste incinerator." Adam Goldstein, a local family phy v don't think it was another Greek organi zation ... or anyone from the college itself." The vandals may have been high school students celebrating the start of summer, she added. Christie Shipton, president of the sorority, said the police suspect the van dalism may be related to other incidents of spray painting in Chapel Hill, espe cially on parking decks. If so, the van dals may be more anti-authority than anti-Greek, she said. Crystal Jones, the sorority's record ing secretary, said that while the van dals probably were motivated in part by anti-Greek sentiment, they were also "people just being mean." Glasscock said the sorority had not estimated the cost of removing the graffiti. TOSHIBA Laptops EXTRA Special Prices OUR ENTIRE LIMITED TIME ONLYIII UNIVERSITY DISCOUNTS courtyard location was chosen in keep ing with the objectives of the Class of '85. The committee "wanted a site rea sonably public, but not where everyone had to go," he said. The Class of '85 wanted the sculp ture to be in a mid-campus area where it could be easily seen, he said. The problem with the Davis Library location is that almost all students, in cluding those who believe the statues portray racist and sexist stereotypes, are unwillingly exposed to them because they are located near the library's only entrance, Sanders said. The statue's basketball player, which was damaged by vandals in January, will be ready for installation soon, he said. Sanders said he hoped the move would quell the controversy surround ing the sculpture. sician, said 53,000 Americans die yearly from environmental tobacco smoke. ETS, the third largest cause of death in America, falls second only to regular tobacco smoke and alcohol, he added. The lack of common courtesy on behalf of smokers places the burden of the issue on non-smokers, Goldstein said. He encouraged the council to re quire restaurants to designate half their seating for non-smoking customers. Mike Brough, an attorney represent ing The Tobacco Institute of Atlanta, raised several questions about the ordi nance pertaining to its practicality, clar ity and enforcement. "Perhaps the marketplace may be the best mechanism of enforcing at least some of the types of provisions that the ordinance proposes," he said. The smoking regulations would shift the focal point of what should be a citizen's decision to the town's enforce- 11 nti fv Jones said the Delta Zeta house probably was more tempting and vul nerable to vandals because it was fur ther away from campus than most other Greek houses. The Delta Zeta house has been van dalized two other times since it opened in January, she said. The tires of a car were slashed, and the house's back doors were spray painted a month ago. Jones said she did not know whether the incidents were related. Shipton said she did not expect any worse vandalism. The house has a good security system, she said, and the police will check the house every day. Glasscock said the sorority may add more lights to the building's lower section to prevent future vandalism. STOCK! i Tw7 tii If ! f . i. s s . , ' fat'' i "' -h. 4s-.w Heat break Jennifer Kalanick from Grimsley High School in Greensboro stretches on the steps behind Belk Track during the IHSAA state track meet Saturday afternoon. "Perhaps the market place may be the best mechanism of enforcing at least some of the types of provisions that the ordinance proposes." Mike Brough Attorney representing the Tobacco Institute of Atlanta ment, Brough said. "(Regulation) puts the town in the position of enforcement operator," he said. Edward Shahady, a UNC professor of fam i ly medic ine and a former smoker, said families with smoking members make more visits to his office than fami lies without smokers. Restrictive smoking regulations in troduced by medical organizations helped Shahady to quit smoking, he said. He supports the ordinance and asked the council to "Help me help my patients." Ken Winslow, a local resident who smokes, said that despite warnings of government and medical people, he would continue to smoke because he enjoys it. "Smoking is a thing we do knowledgeably and of our own free Totty parity' bill would spell relief of long lines, daddy's diaper changing By Melissa Palmer Staff Writer The N.C. House of Representatives voted 73-20 last week in favor of a "potty parity" bill which would ask the state Building Code Council to con sider requiring more women 's restrooms in public facilities. 'The Bathroom Equity Act pales in importance to the budget crisis, but it does offer two kinds of relief," said Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham, the bill's sponsor. The bill provides not only comic relief for the legislature, but also real relief for women who miss large por tions of concerts, ball games and other public events while waiting in restroom lines, Luebke said. The bill also asks the council to re quire the addition of diaper changing tables to men's restrooms and the in stallation of restroom stall doors that swing outward. Diaper changing tables would assist fathers who must change their babies' diapers on the floor of men 's restrooms, Luebke said. Rep. Ruth Easterling, D-Charlotte, said it was inconvenient for women to Vnm" DTHKalhy Michel will," he said. Ken Winslow said the smoking issue hurt the process of democracy by polar izing citizens and turning them into one-issue voters. Having a public hear ing when most of the University's stu dents have left for the summer also makes it unfair, he added. Robert Wood, a local pediatrician who specializes in pulmonary disease, said the ordinance was not simply a matter of the stench of cigarette smoke. "If you chemically extract the nico tine in one package of cigarettes, and inject it directly into your body, it's lethal," he said. David McGaffigan, general manager of Slug's at the Pines restaurant, said Slug's voluntarily provided non-smoking and smoking areas based on daily reservations. "We provide those areas for the people," he said. "We'd just rather not be told when we have to and where they have to be. "There are enough things in business and free enterprise that are regulated," he said. Lewis Miles, a life-long asthmatic, said he felt strongly that "everyone has a right to breathe, but no one has the right to smoke in anyone else's breath ing space." Mayor Jonathan Howes was said he was not attempting to rush the issue, but that it had been publicized since Janu ary. Public opposition has been low, Howes said. "It was useful to hear from the 14 people who actually testified. I don't think that represents an over whelming level of interest on this sub ject in the community." enter a restroom stall in which the door swings inward. "Most women carry a purse and a briefcase or packages or have a small child with them, and there just is not room to enter the stall and turn around," Easterling said. Gordon Flach, operations assistant of the Smith Center, said the arena had an equal number of men's and women's restrooms. Restroom lines are usually only a problem during basketball games, which are the only times the building is filled to capacity, he said. The Smith Center has no diaper changing facilities, and all stall doors except those for the handicapped swing inward, Flach said. Gary Fletcher, assistant director of operations at the Charlotte Coliseum, said the coliseum had 50 percent more women's restrooms than men's. "Yet still most of our trouble is with ladies' rooms," Fletcher said. That's where the biggest lines are." Charlotte's coliseum has two diaper changing areas, and all stall doors ex cept those for the handicapped swing inward. The bill will go to the Senate for approval. 7f DSR, INC Call 800-875-0037 VISA & MASTERCARD Accepted
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