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Y LEAD?: Campus Y elects new co-presidents ......................CAMPUS, page 3 VALENTINE'S DAY '92: Personal love throbs on campus.....................lNSERT ON CAMPUS Bertice Berry, celebrated comedienne, to perform at 9 p.m. in Great Hall. $3 for students, $5 for public. t flatlM Serving the students and the University community since 1893 0 1992 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 99, Issue 155 Friday, February 14, 1992 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NcwiSponsAru 962-0245 BuslneuAdvcnlilng 9621165 WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy; high lower 60s SATURDAY: Rain; high near 60 lEtarf Radioactive waste dump site disputed By Kelly Ryan Staff Writer ' A proposal to locate a low-level ra dioactive waste site on the Chatham Wake county border, 18-20 miles from Chapel Hill, has county and state offi cials debating the possibility of nega tive effects on surrounding communi ties. The N.C. Radioactive Waste Man agement Authority decided that the waste will be located in either Chatham or Richmond counties. Chatham County CommissionerGus Murchison said county commissioners unanimously opposed the site because they feared contamination of the local water supply. "We had a geologist study it," Murchison said. "We're concerned about the location and the conditions of the land." Geologist George Bain was hired by the commissioners and, in a lengthy report, declared the site unsafe. Murchison said he supported Bain's findings. "George is reliable and gave a report that needs to be considered." Murchison said Wake, Chatham and Richmond counties opposed the site location selection. Orange County Commissioner Al ice Gordon said that she opposed the site proposal but added that Orange County had not been involved in the selection process. "The Orange County Commission ers, as a body, haven 't gotten involved," Gordon said. "Personally, I don't ap prove." She said the site could be detrimental to Orange County because the hazard ous materials would be transported on county roads. "Potentially, there would be low-level waste all over Orange County roads," Gordon said. Roger Hannah, community relations manager for Chem-Nuclear Systems Inc., defined low-level waste as any contaminated material requiring a se cure storage space. The state agency hired Chem-Nuclear to research and build the site if it is approved. It would be a storage site for low-level waste from eight contiguous Southern states. The Southeast Compact Commis sion, composed of two representatives from each of the eight states, named North Carolina as the next state to hold waste. An additional site for low-level ra dioactive waste is needed because the present South Carolina site is scheduled toclose at the end of 1993, Hannah said. Hannah acknowledged other studies that debate the site's feasibility but said Chem-Nuclear's research would not be complete for one year. "To this point, we've never made a decision that's been proven incorrect," he said. "It's too early to say it's not a good site. We need more information." If the site is determined to be safe, the chance of an accident would be mini mal and probably wouldn't cause sig nificant damage, Hannah said. See WASTE, page 7 Bush weathering aftermath of Desert a 1 1 Preset Bornt June 12, 1924 in Milton, Mass. Education: Bachelor's degree, Yale University, 1948. Careers Naval pilot, World War II; U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-1970; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971-1973; U.S. Liaison to China, 1974-1975; director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-1977; Vice Presi dent, 1981-1989; President, 1989 present. Family: Married to Barbara Bush, six children. I To be in love is merely to W! fe? tjqv ' I And the game plays on Brian Britt, a senior speech major from Midnight Wanderers in the Union Underground Thursday accompanied most Hector's reopening a mystery one year after fire By Dana Pope Assistant City Editor University students might remember a place in which they could find double cheeseburgers on pita and Greek gyros anytime, day or night. But the Franklin Street building that housed Hector's Restaurant, a popular 24-hour eatery , was gutted by fire a year ago this weekend, and legal complica tions have prevented the restaurant's reopening. A lawsuit is still pending between the property's owners and the owner of the restaurant, said Thomas Stark, attorney for Hector's owner. Little Bob's Inc. The property is owned by Paliouras Enterprises. Although renovations have started at the property on the cornerof Henderson and Franklin streets, Lee Coram, law cf E3 CniUrd States "History will call this the American century because we fought the bade of freedom and we won. History will tell of a second American century when we led the world to new heights of liberty." George Bush Despite the nation's continuing economic woes, Bush is the favorite to win the 1992 election. lllil Goldsboro, plays morning. Britt yer for Paliouras Enterprises, said he did not know when the building would be ready for occupation. The lawsuit, filed by Little Bob's Inc., contended that renovations had not been completed quickly. The suit has been pending since August. Stark said Thursday that work was being done inside the Hector's building but added that work was moving too slowly. "They're not moving very fast," Stark said. "I don't think that they've gotten out of the basement yet. (Little Bob's) is disappointed that they haven't made better progress." But Corum said earlier this year that Pal iouras Enterprises was try ing to com plete renovations quickly. "(Little Bob's) is arguing that we're ' not building the building fast enough, but we're try ing to finish the building as By Anna Griffin Assistant State and National Editor With American troops engaged in Iraq and the economic recession in a state of remission last February, politi cal experts predicted that President Bush's 1992 re-election campaign would be a Cakewalk. Just 12monthslater,Bush'scakehas begun to crumble. "President Bush isn't reeling, but he is feeling some voter unrest," said Patrick Flaherty, president of the Con servative Campaign Fund and supporter of Republican candidate Patrick Buchanan. "People are upset about the state of the economy. The president has certainly lost some popularity since last year." Since last spring, when Bush's popu larity rivaled that of former President Reagan during the economic boom of the mid-1980s, the president has seen his approval rating drop dramatically. The recession, coupled with the am biguous situation in Iraq, has lowered Bush's popularity rating to about SO percent. be in a state of DTHEvie Sandlin escaped the cold, drizzling rain that of the morning and early afternoon. quickly as possible," he said. Corum could not be reached for com ment Thursday. Little Bob's and Paliouras Enterprises are negotiating a resolution to the law suit, Corum said. The fire started in the basement of the Continental Cafe and spread to adjacent businesses. Sadlack's Heroes and Deli, now Linda's Upstairs, also sustained fire damage last year. Larry Eldridge, whose wife owns both Linda's Bar and Grill and Linda's Upstairs, said business in the building had declined since last year's fire. Eldridge added that potential cus tomers were turned away by the burned building. "It looks like there's nothing down here," he said. "It's been a real bummer for everyone on this end of the street." Storm, recession in bid for re-election Ffresidential ampaign R992 "The president has suffered some setbacks recently," said B ush press sec retary Torie Clark. "But George Bush is still the candidate to beat." Bush's re-election campaign faces a challenge from within the GOP in Buchanan, a conservative columnist and former aide to presidents Reagan and Nixon. Buchanan's surprisingly strong showing in recent New Hampshire polls has dissolved the president's previous image as an unbeatable candidate. Although experts expect Bush to win at least 60 percent of the Feb. 18 New Hampshire vote, a strong showing by Buchanan in the nation's first primary could signal trouble to come, said Tho mas Kingsley, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute.aconservative think tank in Washington, D.C. "You keep hearing about how the perpetual anesthesia. H.L. Run-off delayed By Marty Mlnchin Staff Writer Elections officials have postponed all run-off elections one week to give student body president candidates equal time to prepare for the elections and to ensure proper procedures, said Chris Bracey, Elections Board chairman. A recent complaint filed against can didate Rashmi Airan, whichalleged that a supporter who had campaigned for her also had handled ballots on election day, was dropped Thursday. But the time spent addressing the complaints detracted from time that Airan could have spent campaigning, Bracey said. Postponing the elections from Tues day until Feb. 25 will allow SBP candi dates equal time to campaign after two days of confusion, he said. "One reason was to allow Rashmi enough time to recuperate and establish her campaign before the run-off." But both Airan and her opponent, John Moody, agreed that they did not want the board to postpone the election. "I wish they would be on the 18th," Airan said. "I think it's going to affect every candidate in the same exact way." Moody said that although he thought election postponement was fair, another week of campaigning would be diffi cult. "I'm kind of disappointed in a way because the election usually takes so Administrators, national chapters want dry prerush By Valerie Holbert Staff Writer Dry rush just got a little drier. University administrators plan to enforce a national policy that prohibits prospective rushees from attending any function with alcohol present, even prerush events. "The only way you can have parties with alcohol is to make sure no rushees attend," said Tom Dierdorff, a consult ant with Kappa Sigma fraternity. "It sends a bad message if we can't run a dry rush right off the bat." Judi Barter, assistant dean of stu dents and adviser to the Inter-Fraternity Council, said fraternities must under stand that any non-fraternity member could be considered a potential recruit. "Any gentleman not on your roster is a prospective rushee." But Lee Hark, IPC president, said he was not sure how strictly fraternities would adhere to dry rush guidelines during the week before rush. Rush starts again Sept. 1. "People are wary of overstepping boundaries," Hark said. "But I'm a little Democrats don't have a candidate who can beat Bush," Kingsley said. "How does it look when Bush only gets six out of every 10 votes against Buchanan?" If Bush thinks he has lost a great deal of support within conservative sects of the GOP, he may alter his platform to reflect more right-wing sentiments. Moving to the right could only hurt the president, Kingsley said. "The president could feel a need to conform to the Reagan Republicans," he said. "On paper, that looks great, but in practice if he does that he could really alienate the Reagan Democrats in other words, the votes he needs." But Clark said the president already had responded to the Buchanan chal lenge in a manner that would gain him support from both sides of the political spectrum. "The president's response has been almost apolitical," Clark said. "Most of the Buchanan supporters aren't saying, 'We like Pat Buchanan,' but rather, 'We want to send a message to the president.' He's gotten that message, and he's responding with a massive economic reform plan." election a week long," he said. "Most people, including myself, are ready for it to be over." Bracey said more time for the SBP candidates wasn't the only consider ation. The board also postponed the run-off to prevent further problems, he said. "The Elections Board felt that in or der to increase efficiency and maintain the level of fairness which was estab lished in the first election, it would be in the best interest ... to use this time to recruit more poll sitters and review vot ing procedures with all individuals in volved in the balloting process," he said. Run-off candidates for Dai Iy Tar Heel editor and senior class offices also will have to wait a week before voters choose a winner. Peter Wallsten, DTH editor candi date, said he was thankful for the extra time. "At this point I'm a definite under dog," Wallsten said. "I'm looking for ward to a clean, hard-fought campaign. It gives me an extra week to get the message across that I'm the best candi date with the best ideas and the most experience. I'm thankful for that." But Matthew Eisley, the other DTH editor run-off candidate, said the post ponement would just add stress for any candidates not running for student body president. See ELECTION, page 2 skeptical that people will stick to it." Hark said IFC was developing effec tive means to enforce the dry rules. "We're headed in the right direction," he said. "We're just going a little too slow for the administration and the (na tional chapters)." Many members were concerned that the policy would mean an inability to drink until rush had been completed. "1 can't go where I live and just relax and drink a beer because it's rush," said one IFC member at a recent meeting. Dierdorff said the policy would be violated only if alcohol were present at rush functions or in the presence of pledges. "You can drink your beer as long as a rushee is not there," Dierdorff said. "We want to show people we don ' t need alcohol to attract new members." But making sure that doesn't happen might be easier said than done. Robbie Little, president of BetaTheta Pi frater nity, said people probably would find ways to get around situations such as asking a rushee to leave if a member See RUSH, page 2 In his State of the Union address. Bush challenged Congress to pass his economic reform package by March 20. But congressional Democrats and some moderate Republicans have criticized the president's plans, calling them too focused on the upper class and too po litical. "Does it strike you as odd that he wants the economic package passed right after the Super Tuesday prima ries?" Flaherty asked. "The president is using this asa political ploy. He's trying to show he's doing something." Despite the nation 's recent economic woes. Bush remains the front-runner in both the GOP primary and the general election. Historical precedent is with the president, Kingsley said. "The last time an incumbent got knocked off, it was in 1980," Kingsley said. "I'll tell you one thing George Bush is no Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton is certainly no Ronald Reagan." Bush's re-election campaign will focus on the issues that have kept the president in good standing with the con See BUSH, page 2 Mencken
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