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Est. 1893
Volume 100, Issue 10
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Yice chancellor post
By Marty Minchin
Assistant University Editor
Chancellor Paul Hardin said Wednes
day he will reinstate the position of vice
chancellor for graduate studies and re
search. "The faculty has urged me to rein
state the position," he said.
Hardin said the position, which he
abolished in 1989 to save money, is
reserved unofficially for Mary Sue
Coleman, associate provost and dean of
research.
Local leaders say
UNC , towns need
cultural centers
By Jennifer Brett
Staff Writer
Leaders in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro
community voiced their support this
week for a free-standing black cultural
center on campus.
James Brittian, president of the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro chapter of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, said a BCC
would be a symbol of pride and social
and political well-being for black stu
dents. "It would provide a sense of togeth
erness and organization," Brittian said.
Black culture often is considered to
be a subculture by whites, Brittian said.
A BCC would challenge that notion
through education, he said
Brittian has asked the Chapel Hill
Town Council to help fund a downtown
revitalization project that would include
construction of a cultural center.
Brittian requested the funds on be
half of the Midway Development Com
mission, an organization created to de
velop the Midway area, located on the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro border.
Carrboro Board of Alderman mem
ber Hilliard Caldwell said he thought
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community
needed a multicultural center.
Multicultural centers also are needed
on all campuses, Caldwell said, giving
N.C. State University's multicultural
center as an example of a center that
encourages students to interact.
"A culture center would benefit both
communities," he said. "A culture cen
ter is something that is open to every
one." Brittian said subtle racism plagues
the campus and the community, mak
ing many black students feel insecure.
Harvey Reid, editor of the Village
View, a local magazine which concen
trates on black issues, said a free-standing
BCC would be a healthy and impor
tant addition to the campus.
. "I'd like to think the center could
have events and speakers and invite
everyone to come," Reid said. "It's a
historical thought that if blacks get to
gether, they're going to cause prob
lems. But I think the center would solve
problems."
Alan McSurely, a local civil rights
attorney, echoed Reid's sentiments and
said that a free-standing BCC would
promote racial harmony.
"The University has been a free
standing white cultural center for 173
years," McSurely said. "It seems like
UNC couldcomeupwith enough money
Tsongas departs Democratic
The Associated Press
BOSTON Paul Tsongas pulled
out of the Democratic presidential race
Thursday, blaming his campaign's
downfall on a shortage of cash that kept
him from effectively competing against
front-runner Bill Clinton.
"The alternative was to play the role
of spoiler. That is not what I'm about;
that is not worthy," said Tsongas, a
cancer survivor. "I did not survive my
ordeals in order to be the agent of the re
election of George Bush."
His exit from the race leaves Clinton
as the clear favorite to capture the Demo
cratic nomination, opposed only by the
insurgent outsider's candidacy of former
California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Tsongas' withdrawal"makesClinton
the nominee, basically, today," said
Democratic consultant Victor Kamber.
Friday, March 20, 1992
"I am planning to promote her to vice
chancellor," Hardin said. "This is a pro
motion, not a search."
The Board of Governors and the
Board of Trustees must approve
Coleman's appointment before it is of
ficial, Hardin said. He said he expected
Coleman to be approved in April and
promoted by May 1.
Coleman said the graduate studies
and research departments would ben
efit from her promotion.
"I think this is an important step for
the University," she said. "Research
Margo Crawford
to support African-American culture.
The argument against letting blacks have
a place to meet by themselves is as old
as the KICK."
Former Durham City Council mem
ber Johnny Williams saidamulticultural
center would best serve the needs of the
University community.
"The approach should be
multicultural because the community is
so heterogeneous," Williams said. "It
would seem that students would come
together. It would be an honor that in
volves all ethnic groups, so no one would
feel excluded."
Margo Crawford, director of the
University 's BCC, said that community
support for the request existed but added
that oppositions existed as well.
"I realize there's a good deal of non
support," Crawford said. "But dialogue
is better than silence. It's fine to be
opposed, and I'm striving to respect
other positions," she said.
A multicultural center would be good
for the campus, but could not fill the
needs a BCC would, she said.
"I've done some study about
multicultural education, and it's a fine
thrust," Crawford said. "But the biggest
gap is between whites and blacks. We've
got to stop denying it, start working on
it and then walk away from it."
The large number of black students
who want a BCC warrant commitment
for its eventual construction, she said.
"African Americans have said for 14
years, "This is what we need.'"
"A BCC will teach us to be culturally
skilled. It will help us achieve commu
nity," she said.
Presidential
Campaign
1992
"The party is now going to try to coa
lesce around Clinton as quickly as pos
sible." "He is, barring something totally new
and unexpected, the nominee," said Ann
Lewis, another Democratic consultant.
Tsongas, 51, said he left the race
"deeply fulfilled. The obligation of my
survival has been met."
He said that his campaign was too
broke to compete in New York, which
holds its primary April 7, and that his
commitment to the Democratic Party
was too strong for him to stay in the race
at less than full speed.
'To go into New York, defenseless
It's been a
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Serving the students and the University community since 1893
and graduate studies need to be to
gether, and having it as a vice chancel
lor is a good idea."
Hardin said the quality of Coleman's
work in her present job also prompted
him to reinstate the position.
"Dr. Coleman has done such a grand
job," he said.
Coleman said her present title of as
sociate provost and dean of research
would no longer exist if she were pro
moted to a vice chancellor position.
"This would be a structural change in
the administration," she said. "Right
A Cincinnati scare:
By Mark Anderson
Senior Writer
CINCINNATI One big man for
the Tar Heels nearly disappeared
Thursday, but UNC is still alive in the
NCAA Tournament thanks to its big
gest man.
Hubert Davis, who has been UNC's
personal respiratory system so often
this season, could not find his shooting
touch against Miami (Ohio), but Eric
Montross and his 7-foot frame amply
filled the gap left by Davis.
As a result, North Carolina, the
Southeast Region's fourth seed, sur
vived a scare from the 13th-seeded
Redskins in front of 16,000 at the
Riverfront Coliseum. The 68-63 vic
tory was UNC head coach Dean
Smith's 48th in the NCAA Tourna
ment, pushing him ahead of former
UCLA coach John Wooden as the
tourney's all-time
win leader.
UNC survived
on a day when the
inevitable finally
happened: Davis
could not get a shot
to fall. Davis had
been taunting the percentages with a
scintillating stretch run, and the odds
finally struck back.
Davis finished 2 of 17 from the
field, 0 of 3 from 3-point range. On the
strength of 1 1 -for-1 1 free-throw shoot
ing, he did manage IS points and
grabbed seven rebounds. But the se
nior scrambled to find his touch all
afternoon.
"I don't know where it was," Davis
said. "Some days you're not going to
hit the open jump shot. Miami played
really good defense. They play physi
cal and put a hand in your face."
North Carolina also survived a fran
tic final three minutes in which it
missed five free throws, suffered two
five-second calls and fouled Miami on
a 3-point shot.
Withadefense that boasted 1 1 steals
in the game, the Tar Heels rebounded
from a seven-point Miami lead early
in the second half to build a 62-55
advantage with 1:57 remaining.
Miami's David Scott kept the Redskins
alive with a 3-pointer, only their sec
ond basket in the last 6:49.
UNC's Derrick Phelps split a pair
of free throws, drew a charge on
Miami's Jamie Mercurio, then split
another pair of free tosses to give UNC
a 64-58 lead with 1:17 left. Mercurio
responded with his eighth 3-pointer of
the game, and Miami had the ball
again when UNC's Pat Sullivan could
not inbound the ball.
Kevin Salvadori added to UNC's
trouble by fouling Scott on a 3-point
attempt, and Scott hit 2 of 3 free throws
to bring the Redskins within 64-63
with 5 1 .2 seconds left. Another UNC
in terms of finan-.
cial resources,
would have meant
that we could not
compete ... The
message would
have been so dam
aged, that alt we
had endured for
would have been
hurt," he said.
Tsongas con
gratulated Clinton
Paul Tsongas
and Brown and said he was looking
forward to helping elect a Democratic
president.
"It's been a hell of a ride," he told a
packed farewell rally at a Boston hotel
just one month after he vaulted from
a cause candidate to a serious contender
with a win in New Hampshire's lead-
ride. It's been a hell of a ride. Paul Tsongas
Chapel Hill,
addled
now, the separate provosts of graduate
studies and research report to the pro
vost. Vice chancellors report directly to
the chancellor.
"This elevates the reporting relation
ship with the administration for research
and graduate studies," Coleman said.
Acting Provost William Little said
Coleman's move to vice chancellor
would not change her job description
that much.
"It's in a sense a change in the title of
the position," Little said.
Hardin agreed. "It's not apprecia
UNC 68, Miami (OH) 63
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Kramer 26 0-3 00 1-3 0 2 0
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Mercurio 23 8-15 0-0 1-2 1 3 24
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Vanleer 4 0-1 00 M 0 1 0
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remntom-FG .426, FT .667. 3-Mirrf mak 1 1-27,
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TOTALS 200 22-56 22-30 17-34 9 13 68
Fereentagu - FG J93, FT .733. 3-point pah - 2-,
.250 (Rodl 1.1, WiHlarw 1-1, OavU 0-3, Phelps 0-2, Reese
0-1). Team rebounds 1 Blocked shall 4 (Rod,
Montross, Reese, Sullivan). Turnovers 12 (Rodl 2,
Montross 2, Davis 2, Reese 2, Lynch, Salvadori, Sullivan).
Steab tl (Lynch 4, Phelps 3, Montross, Davis, Sullivan,
wiliiaiid.:oe;
Miami (Ohio) 29 34 - 63
NorthCarolina 36 32 - 68
Technical Fouls none. Attendance 16,000.
turnover this time Davis was called
for five seconds while dribbling near
the half-court line gave Miami a
chance for the win.
Mercurio inbounded to John
McKenna, whose pass back to Scott
was stolen by UNC's George Lynch.
Davis then dropped two free throws
before Miami's last hope a Mercurio
3-pointer from beyond the NBA stripe
rattled around and bounced out. Davis
provided the final margin with two more
free throws.
The game was aclassicclash of styles,
as UNC pounded the ball inside and
Miami bombed away from the perim
eter. The Tar Heels did few things well
Thursday they shot a season-low
39.3 percent from the floor and were
outrebounded by the smaller Redskins
but they did take advantage of
Montross' size advantage.
Montross scored 22 points on 1 1 -of-13
shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds.
The point and rebound totals were career-highs.
"Eric Montross was a load for us,"
said Miami coach Joby Wright. "We
wanted to not allow him to get easy
baskets. As far as positioning goes, we
didn't want him to get on the blocks, but
we just weren't strong enough to force
campaign
Democrats unite behind Clinton 4
off primary.
Brown, who has won pockets of sup
port by playing to voter frustration, es
pecially in depressed areas, said he and
Clinton would do "battle for the soul of
the Democratic Party."
Brown has waged a low-cost
outsider's campaign, refusing to accept
contributions of more than $100 and
rallying against the corrupting influ
ence of money in politics.
Clinton saidTsongas' decision meant
his strongest opponent would not be
there anymore.
"But we fight on," Clinton said. "I
don't have the votes yet, and there are a
lot of important states coming up, and
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North Carolina
for research
tively different, except the provost dean
of graduate studies reports to her," he
said.
The new vice chancellor position was
one step in his plan for improving the
quality of the graduate school, Hardin
said.
"One of my main objectives is to
strengthen the graduate school," he said.
Hardin said he previously abolished
the position because he was trying tocut
expenses.
"I tried to save some administrative
expanse and expenses with some differ
UNC 68,
UNC guard Derrick Phelps slams home a
him out,"
Miami did not hide its offensive strat
egy; the team's first six shots were from
3-point range and 18 of its 29 first-half
points came on treys. For the game,
Miami shot 42.6 percent from the floor
but drained 1 1 of273-pointers. Mercurio
led the attack, scoring a career-high 24
points on 8-of-14 3-point shooting.
Mercurio, who averages 8. 1 points a
game, had only nine double-figure
games this year and was just 7 of 24
from 3-point land in his last seven games.
"I was more open today," Mercurio
said. "In the league, you play everyone
so many times that they really know
what you can do. Today, the guys were
just setting really good screens for me,
and I found myself open quite a bit."
After trailing 36-29 at halftime, Mi
ami looked like it might shock the Tar
Heels. The Redskins opened the second
half with a 15-1 run that included three
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Committee: Pratt's
outburst improper
By J. Michael Bradley
Staff Writer
The Student Congress Ethics Com
mittee unanimously approved a mea
sure Wednesday night to censure Rep.
Eric Pratt, Dist. 22, for an outburst
following the approval of theCarolina
Gay and Lesbian Association's bud
get last month.
After congress narrowly approved
the Carolina Gay and Lesbian
Association's budget at a Feb. 23 hear
ing, Pratt reportedly said, "You're all
a bunch of faggots."
Ethics committee member Shane
Stutts, Dist. 12, said although it was
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ent arrangements," he said.
Little said the qual ity of the graduate
school merited having itsown vicechan
cellor. "I think that the research department
here is very big, and it seems very '
appropriate that we should go back to
having a vice chancellor of graduate
studies and research."
The University has six other vice '
chancellors, in business and finance,
academic affairs, health affairs, devel-
opment and University relations, Uni-
versity affairs and student affairs.
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jam in the Tar Heels' 68-63 win Thursday
Mercurio 3-pointers. UNC did not
make a basket until the 13:23 mark,
and Miami's 44-37 lead with 15:31
left was its largest of the game.
Said Salvadori: "We underesti
mated them. They came out bombing,
and we were sitting back on our heels.
We can't play like this if we expect to
win."
UNC climbed back on the strength
of Davis' only scoring streak of the
day. Davis drained four free throws,
then added an old-fashioned three
point play for a personal 7-1 run. UNC
pulled within 47-46 at the 12:21 mark,
setting the stage for the closing drama.
In the first half, the Tar Heels kept
trying to run away, but the Redskins
refused to let them. UNC put together
a 10-3 run and a 9-0 spurt, but Miami
answered each time. UNC closed the
half with another 10-3 run to take a
seven-point lead into the break.
not clear to
whom Pratt di
rected his state
ment, committee
members
"wanted to show
that (the commit
tee) felt that the
conduct was not
proper.
"We couldn't
determine if he
Eric Pratt
was saying it to
congress orour guests, the CGLA mem
bers," Stutts said. -
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