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2The Daily Tar HeelThursday, March 12, 1992 Greeks consider registering names, crests as trademarks Py Andrew Cline Staff Writer At least 22 major national fraterni ties and sororities are pushing to have heir letters and emblems registered as trademarks, a move which would en title the Greek organizations to mer- ... fhandising fees and would help prevent organizational symbols from being used , ,in a negative manner. .... Ru rjtnictrino ftroaniTQfinnat nunlH .and crests with the U.S. Trademark ..Association, fraternity and sorority . .members hone to ensure that their lottos will not be presented in an unbecoming fashion. saidPhil Arnold, national chair- . fitrf fnr ITnnn, A t tiVi ! P.- i f i- 'i t . m i t w .... "Wft chnulft rontrol the inteoritv of i.nur fraternifv " Arnnlrl said. I know some students wear their Greek letters on the bottoms of their pants, and I don 't think that's appropriate." But many manufacturers say the li censing of Greek letters could cut into their business and help push up prices. Ron Hines, vice president of market ing for Campus Connection, a Texas company, said that his business would not be able to afford the costs involved with producing large amounts of li censed materials. Campus Connection produces sweatshirts, T-shirts and other merchandise for Greek organizations across the country. "The licensing requirement would be the straw that broke the camel's back," Hines said. "The magnitude of keeping up with royalties is mind-boggling. It takes two employees ... all day to keep up with royalties." The licensing of Greek symbols would translate into higher prices on Get Glitzed This Spring! 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Although consumers could see an initial price increase caused by manu facturers attempting to compensate for royalty fees, officially licensed Greek products will be more appealing to re tailers and will create a larger market. Battle said. As the market expands, prices eventually will go down and Greek merchandise will become easier to find, he said. "I think the consumer will be the biggest beneficiary," Battle said. "As the market expands, as the licensing program gains continuity, that drives prices down." Battle said the licensing of Greek fraternity and sorority names was com parable to the trademarking of college logos. Before universities began licensing their crests and emblems, clothes de signed with college logos were avail able only on university campuses. Thanks to trademarking, official col lege products now are available all across the country and are popular among membersof all agegroups, Battle said. 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"We certainly have a great deal of difficulty in offering competitive sala ries to potential candidates," he said. Hazen blames state budget cuts for the lack of raises in offered wages. "The whole process is cyclical," Hazen said. "We have had two dismal from page 1 smaller. The chemistry department has one black faculty member and fewer than 10 black graduate students, he said. But in 1 989, the total number of black gradu ate chemistry students in the country was 20, he said. "That's why we feel fortunate to have at least some minority representation." Burnele Powell, law school associ ate dean of academic affairs, said re cruiters made a special effort to find minority candidates. But the search for minority law pro fessors is very limited because there are not many prospective minority Jaw pro fessors. Few students go to law school to become professors, he said. Prospec tive minority applicants are recruited heavily by other schools and take the best offer, Powell said. "We've not had the kind of success we want," he said. Powell is one of two black faculty members in the law school. "I've been here since 1 979," he said. "And the other (black faculty member) has been here longer than I." The law school is exploring new ways to recruit new faculty members, Powell said. Recruiters contact firms region ally and nationally to attract lawyers interested in teaching. They also adver tise any vacancies and contact alumni hoping to find qualified applicants. Richard Soloway, history department chairman, said department officials try to locate minority applicants by work ing closely with the Affirmative Action Office and advertising openings in jour nals, newsletters and otherpublications. The history department makes a strong effort to attract minority gradu ate students to develop a pool of stu dents that can later be hired into faculty positions, Soloway said. "We make a very concerted effort to attract minority applicants, but likemost departments, it's tough," he said. "It varies from field to field." More black candidates apply to dis ciplines such as American history of the South than medieval European history, he said. The history department hired three minority candidates in the last two years, he said. One was in American history of the South, another in recent American history and Afro-American history, and a third in Latin American history. Many qualified candidates apply for openings in which few opportunities exist, he said. Many are talented and deserve a position, but the University cannot hire them because vacancies aren't available, he said. years in terms of state salary raises, and this time the wage gap is significant." The recession and ensuing budget cuts have prevented the school from filling its current faculty needs, he said. "As you know, we had to give back a portion of our budgets last year," he said. "We reduced the number of posi tions, and this has hurt our curriculum." But the present hiring difficulties in the School of Law are the result of a combination of factors, Hazen said. "I would blame our problems on a reduction in the number of positions, the hiring freeze, which made it impos sible to fill positions, and a serious competitive disadvantage in salaries." Donald Steadman, School of Educa tion dean, said the school lost six posi tions as a result of budget cuts. The reduction adversely affects the rest of the staff, he said. "Because we lost so many positions last year, the school adopted a special policy whereby faculty have accepted an increased minimum class load." Arthur Marks, art department chair man, also blames the recession and the budget cuts for short staff. "Positions remain vacant and cannot even be filled by part-time workers." Campus Calendar WE'VE MV THE TANNERY to 169 E. Franklin St. 967-6633 Y 1 THURSDAY 10 a.m. Employment Symposium sponsored by the School of Public Health and the Department of Health BehaviorHealth Education will be held until 4 p.m. in Rosenav Hall. 3 p.m. UNC Exchange will give an information session for programs in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in the lower level of Caldwell. 3:30 p.m. UCPPS will sponsor a seminar for freshmen, sophomores and juniors about carcerplan ning and internships in 210 Hanes. 4 p.m. Juniors In Arts and Sciences interested in graduate school should attend the Junior Forum in Gen-ard Hall. 5 p.m. UCPPS will sponsor a presentation by University Directories in 306 Hanes. 5:30 p.m. Carolina AIDS Resources Ensemble will meet in the South Gallery of the Union. Details: Cynthia 933-2976. 5:45 p.m. Baptist Student Union welcomes Ben Vogler to talk about spiritual uplifting in the Battle House. 6 p.m. "Brothers" discussion group for and about African-American male students will meet in the first-floor lounge of Hinton lames. American Chemical Society Student Affiliates welcomes Victoria Faheny to give an introduction to IheGREin223 Venable. 7 p.m. Tsongas For President will have a Chapel Hill chapter organizational meeting in 226 Union. Information: 933-8270 (evenings). Student Peacelnitiatlvewillmeetin 101 Bingham. UNC Outing Club will meet in 205-206 Union to elect new offtceis. 8:30 p.m. The Lorelels, Tracy Drach and Mindy Dawn Friedman will perform at a benefit for the Orange County RapeCrisis Center at the Omni Europa. 66Th&" place To.Eal Snow Crab -4) SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Chapel HillDurham HWY 54 at 1-40 493-8096 967-8227 Lunch 1 1 :30-2:00 Son. - Fri. 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