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Volume 100, Issue 19 Thursday, April 2, 1992 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NcwWSporUArU 962-024) BurincuAdvciliung 962-1 161 WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy; high upper 40s FRIDAY: Mostly sunny; high mid 50s ON CAMPUS Election By Chris Trahan Staff Writer With the N.C. primaries just a month away, several local and campus groups are working busily to register voters and to garner support for their candi dates. B ut even with the best efforts of these area groups, voter turnout for the May 5 primary may be much lower than it was in the last presidential primary. Unlike the 1988 campaign, when the primary was held on Super Tuesday, this year's preliminary election will be held after most students have left forthe summer. The timing of the elections and the lack of any major suspense in both races will lead to low student turn out, said UNC political science profes sor Thad Beyle. "Primary turnout is (usually) quite low unless there are extreme circum stances," Beyle said. "Since most races have already been decided, maybe even the presidency, there is no reason for students to vote." Because both the Democratic and the Former UNC adiiiiiiiistrator dies at age 90 By Deborah Greenwood Staff Writer Arnold Kimsey King, who served N.C. colleges and universities for 61 years in various capacities, died Mon day of a heart attack at age 90. "In the 90 years that (King) was here, he became an institution," said William Friday, president emeritus of the UNC system. "He was respected and revered by governors, University officials and many other leaders throughout the state." King left Hendersonville to attend the University in 1919. He began his career at UNC as a 17-year-old fresh Supporters to seek By Bonnie Rochman Assistant University Editor Supporters of a free-standing black cultural center said they are tired of waiting for financial backing from the University and will turn to outside indi viduals for help in funding a new build ing. Trish Merchant, the student chair woman of the BCC facilities commit tee, said Wednesday she thought pri vate donors could provide enough money so that the University would not need to contribute. "We're cultivating support from vari ous individuals within the community UNC seeks reduced fees to dump power plant ash By Brendan Smith Staff Writer If local governments do not agree to reduce fees charged to the Univer sity for dumping its power plant ash in the county landfill, the University has threatened to take its ash and its fees elsewhere, Landfill Owners Group members said Wednesday. : University officials have said they will discontinue dumping ash pro duced by the coal-powered plant in the county landfill if the $21 -per-ton tipping fee is not lowered, LOG chair man Alan Rimer said. ; The LOG.composed of three mem bers representing the governing bod ies of Chapel HilU Carrboro and Or ange County, has recommended that local governments cut the fee to $13 per ton. The Chapel Hill town staff worked with the University to deter mine the amount of a lower fee. ; - Rimer said the University's tipping fees should be reduced, or the county would lose needed funds because the University would discontinue its busi ness with the landfill. mania: Local groups prepare for primaries GOP presidential races appear to be decided already, students are uncertain about what impact, if any, their vote will have in the upcoming elections. Shannon Covington, a sophomore from Winston-Salem, said that even in the primaries, every eligible citizen should vote. "I am going to vote because I feel that I should participate in government," she said. "All people should vote." But Claudine Chen, a freshman from Charlotte, said she had not yet decided whether she was going to vote. "I really just haven't thought about it," Chen said. "I don't know enough about the candidates to vote." Although the campus' two major political organizations the Young Democrats and Young Republicans are not yet supporting specific candi dates, both groups are participating in voter registration drives. "Since the primaries are on May 5, the day after final exams end, many people will be going home and won't be able to vote," said Jennifer Wilks, presi dent of the UNC Young Democrats. man studying chemistry under former UNC-system President Francis Venable. After teaching at the UNC School of Education, he earned his master's and doctorate in history at the University of Chicago. Friday, who worked closely with King for IS years, said he had held a variety of positions on campus and had contributed extensively to the Univer sity. "He was the associate dean of the Graduate School and a long-time direc- See DEATH, page 2 and outside," Merchant said. "For the actual construction of the building, we're not anticipating asking the University for any money." Delores Jordan has expressed the support of the Michael Jordan Founda tion, but Merchant refused to release the names of potential donors. Margo Crawford, BCC director, said she was reluctant to say that no Univer sity funds would be used for construc tion. "We're working with the develop ment office, and however their proce dures are, my assumption is that we'll be working with them, assisting them and identify ing donors to support a free "It's pure economics for me," he said. "The ash is a commodity at this point." Area recycling services are funded primarily through tipping fees, and losing the University-paid fees would inhibit the expansion of the recycling program. Rimer said. Bruce Heflin, Chapel Hill public works director, said the University estimated that the plant would pro duce between 25,000 and 30,000 tons of ash next year. The University requested to keep about 10,000 tons of the ash, which will be marketed as an agricultural supplement, Heflin said. The remain ing 20,000 tons, at $1 3 per ton, could generate $260,000 for the town if local governments accept the fee re duction proposed by the University. But Tom Gurganus, a LOG mem ber and Carrboro Alderman, said the University should pay the same fees as everyone else. Gurganus said he preferred an across-the-board increase in tipping See LOG, page 2 Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with Id Z Members of Students for Buchanan "We are passing out information about absentee balloting and helping the League of Women Voters register stu- Astronomical reggae SSAM ": '.::!: ... ...... i ' J'JJIMJIHMMftlHWJtt t it I - Ssssj&jssisl SMssfaasl i VV .isli 5--v i r: X Ik 'U urci3ft:m vlV 1 ThereggaebandPlutopiaperformsatChapelHillHighSchoolas performances, the festival Wednesday included an Earth Day part of the biennial Humanities Festival. In addition to musical celebration and a Native-American artifact demonstration. out private funding standing BCC," Crawford said. Construction of a new building will require massive amounts of funding, Crawford said. "A feasibility study that we had done in 1989 suggested about $2.5 million, but now it's probably about $3.5 million," she said. Merchant said Chancellor Paul Hardin had come to the realization that the idea of a free-standing building has widespread appeal. "After Friday, it's been taken to an other level," she said. "The chancellor realized it's not just the black students asking for it. It's the black communities of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham." The BCC was officially renamed Moon Pie Shulympics to raise funds for Shumaker chaired professorship By Jon Whlsenant Staff Writer Will eating Moon Pies make people smart? Maybe not, but students who can eat a Moon Pie and then whistle the Caro lina fight song can participate in an event to help promote excellence in teaching at UNC. Journalism professor Jim Shumaker will be honored April 1 2 with the Moon Pie Shulympics, an event to raise money for the recently created James H. Shumaker Term Professorship. Teams of six to eight alumni and students will strive and sweat for the chance to have a gold Moon Pie dangle from their necks. Second- and third place finishers will have to make do with silver or bronze snack cakes. 'This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce alumni, faculty, students and passersby to the Southern delicacy that is called a Moon Pie," said Shumaker, who has taught at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication for 19 years. ihw,.., DTHAndrewCline man an information table in the Pit dents." Charlton Allen, chairman of the UNC Young Republicans, said his organiza Friday for Sonja Haynes Stone, an Af rican and Afro-American studies pro fessor who died in August. "It was the official renaming cer emony, and it also was a pageant in our efforts to officially cultivate support," Merchant said. "People were educated by those that were involved with Dr. Stone and (those that) knew that she supported a free standing BCC." Supporters must wait for Hardin to decide on an appropriate campus loca tion for a BCC, Merchant said. But Michelle Thomas, new Black Student Movement president, said BSM members' plans for the future would Shumaker said many students had been deprived of Southern foods, such as grits, souse meat, chitlins, fried green tomatoes and pig knuckles. This is the perfect opportunity to make up for lost time, he said. In his newspapercolumns, Shumaker often mentions Moon Pies as part of his idea of Southern mythology. Shulympics events will include the Moon Walk, a 50-yard dash while bal ancing a Moon Pie on one's head; a Moon Pie flying disk toss, a test of accuracy and strength; the Moon Pie broad jump; and a contest in which competitors will whistle Carolina'sfight song after scarfing a Moon Pie. The School of Journalism and Mass all the vowels missing. Duke Ellington tion was working to get students in volved in the political process. Students can register to vote in the Chapel Hill Public Library or at the League of Women Voters and Young Democrats table in the Pit. Potential voters must present a picture identifica tion card and proof of N.C. residency to register. Students who will not be in Chapel Hill May S still can vote in Orange County by filing absentee ballots with the Orange County Board of Elections by April 28 and turning in completed ballots by May 4. While some students are helping re-' cruit voters, others are taking a more active role in the campaign serving as local campaign workers for indi vidual candidates. About 1 5 students not associated with the Young Republicans have formed a local group in support of Patrick Buchanan, one of President Bush's pri mary GOP challengers. Culley Carson, co-president of Stu dents for Buchanan, said that in addi tion to handing out information in the DIHEnn Randall for BCC not be affected by Hardin's indecision. "He said publicly that he doesn't support a free-standing building, so we don't expect an answer," Thomas said. Hardin was out of town Wednesday and could not be reached for comment, but his secretary said she did not think he had reached a decision yet. If the decision were up to Thomas, she said she would begin construction between Wilson Library and Kenan. Merchant declined to comment on her location of preference. Although supporters are trying to raise money independent of the Univer sity, Merchant said she still expected to face opposition. Communication recently kicked off the $250,000 campaign to endow the Shumaker professorship. The endow ment will be awarded to other members of the school's faculty for up to three year periods. Recipients will be selected based on teaching quality and will receive a sal ary stipend. "We want to carry Shu's name in the school permanently and link it with teaching excellence," said Richard Cole, journalism school dean. Shumaker said he was honored that his name was given to the endowed professorship. "I'd rather have the money, but I owe a lot to the school and the University," he said. "It's the least I can do." Paul Gardner, journalism school di rector of development and organizer of the event, said students should enjoy the Moon Pie festivities. 'The Shulympics is a good chance for students to have some fun and say hello to Mr. Shumaker," Gardner said. Barbecue and, of course. Moon Pies will be served to students. Pit, his group was preparing for an ap pearance by the conservative columnist next week in Raleigh. "We are signing people up to hear him speak," Carson said. "We are help ing to bring together those people who don't like Bush." President Bush, who most experts agree already has locked up the Repub lican nomination, has not established an official state headquarters yet. The N.C. Bush-Quayle campaign, led by Gov. Jim Martin, hopes to have a home base set up by next week. Former CaliforniaGov. Jerry Brown, Bill Clinton's last remainingchallenger, has local support in the form of a stu dent group run from the campus of N.C. State University. Colin McNamara, founder of the NCSU Students for Brown group, said his organization had been posting fliers around the NCSU and UNC campuses in hopes of recruiting student members. "What we have done is distributed about 200 bright green flyers around the Triangle area trying to get the word out about Jerry Brown," he said. Chatham asks OWASA for water By Chris Goodson Staff Writer The Orange County Assembly of Governmentsentertained a request from the Chatham County Board of Com missioners to purchase water from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority at a Wednesday night meeting. Mark Ashness, public works director for Chatham County, said state regula tions are forcing the county to provide water services for 6,000 planned homes in northern regions of the county. The homes have been approved, but the construction of the homes probably will not be complete for many years, Ashness said. "I personally don't think that all 6,000 of these lots are going to be built in the next six months," Ashness said. Chatham County seeks to purchase water from OWASA to supplement its own water supplies until the county can afford to build a new water plant on Jordan Lake in ten years, he said. The Orange County Assembly of Governments meets twice a year to dis cuss matters affecting governments within the county. Orange County com missioners. Chapel Hill Town Council members, Carrboro Aldermen and mem bers of the Hillsborough Town Board attended the meeting. Chapel Hill Town Council member Art Werner said the request should be carefully considered, adding that the "O" in OWASA stood for Orange. "What should be OWASA's long range goal is to provide to Orange County," he said. Lois Herring, chairwoman of the OWASA board, said the utility would have enough water in the next ten years to sell to Chatham County and still provide for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and an emergency supply to Hillsborough. "We like to help our neighbors," Herring said. "We have a community interest in Chatham County that transcends local political boundaries." The Assembly of Governments was created to deal with countywide and intercounty problems like a border dis pute that once occurred between Or ange and Chatham counties. Herring said. "We didn't get guns and start a bor der war then," she said. "We just sat down and discussed it in a friendly way for about a hundred years. Herring said she thought the water issue could be resolved in a much shorter time. Carrboro Mayor Eleanor Kinnaird said she would like to discuss changing the makeup of the OWASA advisory board, which is appointed by the par ticipating governments. Because Chapel Hill has five votes and Orange County and Carrboro have only two votes each, influencing a deci sion often is difficult, Kinnaird said. 'There is a deadlock once and a while," she said. "We can never, even joining with Orange County, prevail." The assembly decided that the county governments should review concerns and questions about OWASA and then reconvene to work out issues concern ing OWASA and Chatham County's request.
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