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WEATHER TODAY: Mostly sunny; high mid-40s TUESDAY: Sunny; high tnid-40s C 1991 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 99, Issue 122 By John Broadfoot Staff Writer Recent problems in residence halls, including a shooting in Morrison, have prompted housing department and Resi dence Hall Association officials to re view the policy governing parties in dormitory lobbies. Wayne KuncI, director of University housing, said officials would decide if groups other than the residence hall Pass cards might open new doors Mic Cover Staff Writer Residents of two South Campus resi dence halls might use encoded campus cards next year instead of keys to enter their rooms and dormitories. Housing department officials are considering installing a pass card sys tem in Hinton James and Morrison resi dence halls like the one used in Carmichael Residence Hall. These buildings were selected be cause they are the two largest dormito ries on campus, said Housing Director Wayne Kuncl. If the administrators ap prove use of the cards instead of keys in tlfese dormitories, the system could be implemented as soon as fall 1 992, Kuncl said. Housing officials implemented the card system this year in Carmichael as a trial run. Residents slide their student identification cards through a machine mat reaas tne code. If the code works, the door is unlocked. "It worked fairly well for us over in Carmichael," Kuncl said. But the costs of installing the system in other dormitories may lead to higher rents for all campus residents, he said. The housing department will receive estimates in early January and will de cide if the University can afford the system expansion and its impact on student rent. Installationcosts for Carmichael were minimal because the system was used as a trial run, and the only substantial cost was the wiring for the system, Kuncl said. The card system would be cost-effective for the larger halls because re placing lost cards would be less expen sive than changing locks, Kuncl said. The housing department charges stu dents $25 when a lock is replaced. "When you get a building with about 1 ,000 people, you really can't use a key access system," he said. The campus card also can be recoded for a new building if the student moves See CARDS, page 4 Council to vote on controversial student-housing condonnniums By Emily Russ Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council will decide tonight whether to approve a special use permit for a controversial proposed 70-unit student condominium complex in the Bolin Creek area. ; In response to opposition from neigh bors fearing the possible negative envi ronmental and traffic impacts of Uni versity Place, the plan's developers have submitted several changes to their origi nal proposal. " University Place condominiums, if approved, would include five buildings and 280 parking spaces on a 14 -acre site. The buildings would not exceed 2 12 stories. Although the development proposal has been reduced in size significantly since the original application, Virginia based developer Robert Bradley said he felt that the plan was realistic. He said he hoped that hischanges would answer the public's concerns and oppositions. "I wouldn't be offering the changes if (the proposal) wasn't viable," Brad ley said. In the proposal 7.5 acres would re main undisturbed, and each unit would be allotted four parking spaces. The more I'm in the newspapers, the more difficult my job is. C. Boyden Gray, White PRIZE-WINNING POET: Milosz sojourns in Chapel Hill 6 IN A ROW: Women's soccer team takes NCAA crown ffltff lalg m government should be allowed to hold events in dormitorylounges. "The issue at question for us is whether the lounge should be opened up for outside groups," he said. The incident in Morrison spurred the review of the policy, Kuncl said. "We decided we needed to take a look at it in light of what occurred." After a fraternity party Nov. 17, a fight began in the lobby of Morrison, and an unknown person fired a gun into The original aDDlication. which railed for seven buildings with 298 parking spaces, underwent several revisions by various town planning boards. Bradley, who applied for the special use permit, said his final revision was "a bullet-proof proposal" designed to an swer all questions and concerns raised by Chapel Hill residents. He said he had no idea whether his application would be approved Monday. Residents who live near the proposed site have said condominium dwellers would congest neighborhood roads with cars, threatening pedestrians and bikers who frequently use the roads to travel to campus. Estelle Mabry, president of the Chapel Hill Alliance of Neighborhoods and a resident of the Northside neigh borhood, said Clark Road, which would serve the condominiums, was an "as phalt path" that would not be able to handle the increased traffic flow. She said the proposed reduction in the num ber of units would not solve the traffic problems. "Just because it is going from 400 people to 300 people, it is not going to help my neighborhood," Mabry said. Architect Joe Hakan said Bradley acted upon each objection. Hakan said Serving the students and the monaay, November 25, 1991 bhwkm the ceiling. No one was injured from the gunshot, but several students were hurt in the fight. While the dormitory party policy is being reviewed, all events in residence hall lobbies, except for government functions, have been canceled. Christy Pons, RHA co-president, said the review of the policy was necessary. "There has to be a lot more control of the parties," she said. Michael Bames, RHA minority liai the proposal has received excellent re views from various boards and the town manager. "(Bradley) listened to every com ment," Hakan said. "He did something about every one of them." Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes said Bradley had gone a long way to ward meeting the objectionsof the coun cil and residents. But the plan still might not receive approval, Howes said. "It may not be enough to satisfy the majority of the council," he said. Residents also have said the condo miniums could generate increased noise and crime in the Northside neighbor hood area. The report's response was that the "orientation of buildings has been arranged to minimize visual im pact from Airport Road." The site of the proposed complex is a sloped area. Residents fear that devel opment on this type of terrain would cause erosion. The report stated that proposed buildings would be located atop slopes, and serious attempts would be made to develop the buildings and parking lots on the flattest pieces of land. Residents also have expressed con See CONDOS, page 7 iar Uteri University community since 1893 Chaoel HUI. n & on n son, agreed that security needed to be increased. 'The housing department may want to require off-duty policemen or secu rity officers for these parties," he said. Amy Reckenbeil, Morrison seventh floor president, said outside groups us ing the lounge might infringe upon resi dents' rights. "I believe that parties in the Morrison lounge should be limited to the Morrison government alone," she said. UNC football fans had a lot to cheer about this weekend as the team racked up a 47-14 victory against Duke. The win avenged a 41 -0 loss to the Blue Devils in the teams last Kenan Stadium meeting in 1 989. Saturday's win would have sent the team to either the Independence Bowl or Copper Bowl during Winter Break if either Indiana or Arkansas had lost Saturday. The Tar Heels finished their season with the first back-to-back winning sea sons since 1982 and 1983. The game also gave tailback Natrone Means enough yards for him to become the 20th UNC running back to gain 1 ,000 yards in a season. This award pushed the Tar Heels past the University of Southern California and gave the team more 1 ,000 yard running backs than any other football team in NCAA history. Fullback MikeFaulkerson, above, rolls into the east end zone just out of the reach of Duke defensive tackle David Wafle. The 3-yard rush, which came 12 seconds before the end of the third quarter, put UNC up 32-7. At left, defensive tackle Roy Barker and offensivetackleRickieShaw celebrate late in the fourth quarter after pouring a cooler of Catorade on head coach Mack Brown. Photos by Kalhy Michel Chapel Hill T7 fighting drug problems, By Jennifer Brett Staff Writer Local officials said Sunday that they were hopeful Chapel Hill would be able to kick its drug habit, despite a negative report from the U.S. General Accounting Office. The report, released in September, stated increased monitoring efforts and implementation of drug detection de vices by the Department of Defense had resulted in no measurable decrease in cocaine trafficking. The large prof its reaped by dealers, steady demand for the drug and occasional lack of departmental synchronicity werecited as the causes of the failure. "The report's basic assumption is that the battle against drugs is a no-win situation," said Chapel Hill Town Council member Roosevelt Wilkerson, who created the town's task force on crime and illicit drug use. "We can't afford to give upjust because the GAO has." . . . . . All sectors of the Chapel Hill com munity are affected by drug traffick ing, Wilkerson said. "The problem touches everyone, and everyone has a responsibility in end ing the problem," he said. "It's not a FEATURES, page 7 SPORTS, page 10 North carnUn, But Pons said some organizations, including fraternities and sororities with out houses, needed a place to hold their functions. 'To limit their options in dorm par ties would limit their options on the entire campus," Pons said. Archie Copeland, Student Union di rector, said many of the groups who use dormitory lounges for parties also use the Union's Great Hall. Four security officers are required Selection process for Homecoming queen evaluated CAA considering three possibilities By Andrea N.Hall Staff Writer Carolina Athletic Association mem bers are looking for ways to change the selection process for Homecoming queen candidates after controversy marred the selection earlier this month. Anthony Doll, CAA president, said cabinet members had suggested three possibilities, but none had been put into action. Two of the ideas involve changing judgment of the candidates' essays. The CAA now evaluates the candi dates' essays, extracurricular activities, honors and grade point averages to de cide which candidates will be inter viewed by a group of faculty members. The faculty members select the candi dates who are voted on by the student body. One idea proposed by CAA mem bers is to have members from several student organizations judge the essays. But CAA members are concerned that a student group would be biased towards its candidate, Doll said. "We were considering if one student organization submitted an application that they couldn't submit a person to judge," he said. Another idea is to have a faculty board judge the essays because its mem bers wouldn't be biased, Doll said. This board would be separated from the fac ulty board that conducts the interviews. Sharon Holsclaw. 1991 associate Homecomingdirector, said anothersug gestion was to involve the UNC Elec tions Board in the voting process. we could eel the Elections Board involved in picking ud the ballots everv hour or manning the ballot boxes so there wouldn't be any question as to the 'can't afford Federal agency knocks drug war 4 matter of one location or one group of people the entire community is the battleground of the drug war." Wilkerson said he would work through the council and employ local religious leaders to help raise aware ness of the drug problem and to aid in finding a solution. "We can change the situation," he said. "In fact, I believe Chapel Hill can be a positive influence on surrounding communities." Jane Cousins, Chapel Hill police plan ner, echoed Wilkerson's sentiments, "Law enforcement and interdiction alone is not going to solve the drug problem it's biggerthan that," Cous ins said, "We need the support and involvement of everyone in the com munity if we're going to tackle this monster." Cousins said two of the town's four 1990 homicides were drug-related, the highest number of drug-related killings Chapel Hill has ever seen. "There's been a noticeable increase in crack and cocaine circulation," she said. "We get a lot of complaints about v isible drug use. The desire for the drug ana ine money selling rt can bring ap ON CAMPUS Mock trial on liability and fraternity sorority parties will be held at 7 p.m. in Zeta Tau Alpha house on North Street NcwsSportsArta 962-02-15 DwuKMrnwcruiui yo-1 103 for parties in the Great Hall as well as a walk-through metal detection device or two hand-held detection devices. "A minimum of six individuals are required to act as representatives of the sponsoring organization," the Great Hall's after-hours policy states. The parties also are limited to 822 people as dictated by the fire marshal. Copeland said the policy was written by a special committee of the Division or atuaent Aitairs and campus police. 1- ,X Anthony Doll actual voting process," Holsclaw said. CAA members usually collect and count the votes. "We've always done that in the past," Holsclaw said. "But just because there was so much trouble this year we're trying to make it more official." Controversy arose this year when Cherie Smith, the Black Student Movement's candidate, was not chosen to proceed to the interview round of the selection process. After the BSM asked Doll why Smith had not been selected to be interviewed, a four-member board re-evaluated the applications of all women who had not been chosen. The board members then decided to send Smith and another can didate to the interview round. Smith went on to be crowned Homecoming queen Nov. 2. "It's easy to see now that it needed to be changed," Doll said. "It did need to be changed sooner or later, before this." The CAA is open to any suggestions on ways to change the selection pro cess, Doll said. to give up' officials say parently outweighs the fear of being caught." TheChapel Hill Police Department, in collaboration with other agencies, is involved with undercover investi gative operations designed to control drug trafficking. Cousins said. "We're doing everything we can," she said. "But that's not enough. Schools, churches and other area or ganizations have a role to play as well." Chapel Hill resident Steve Wallace, who holds two engineering degrees and who advocates marijuana legal ization, said the only feasible solution to the problems caused by drug traf ficking was the legalization and taxa tion of the sale of cocaine. "It's an unwinnable war," Wallace said. "A cocaine dealer stands to make a fortune, and nothing less than an absolute police state is going to stop the trafficking. The way to take away that profit is taxed, legal sale." Wallace said Chapel Hill was in a state of denial about drug use and trafficking. "It's gotten to the point where we are all victims," he said. "But it's not See DRUGS, page 4 House counsel
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