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WEATHER TODAY: Cloudy; high mid-70s ROCKY ROAD: Residents address N.C. 86 widening CANDIDATE CRITIC: Price's opponent blasts reform act. ..CITY, page 3 STATE, page 4 SportsLine NBA Playoffs TUESDAY: 30-percent chance of rain; high upper 70s ON CAMPUS Eastern Conference Chicago vs. Miami Boston vs. Indiana Cleveland vs. New Jersey New York vs. Detroit Western Conference Portland vs. Hou.L.A. Lakers Utah vs. L.A. Clippers Golden State vs. Seattle Phoenix vs. San Antonio Karen Jurgensen, USA Today 3HM editorial page editor to speak at 7:15 p.m., 104 Howell Hall. Explore the health profes slons with representatives at 5 p.m. In 205-206 Union. 0 100th Year of Editorial Freedom Est. 1893 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 C 1992 OTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 100, Issue 30 $80 65 By Kathleen Keener Staff Writer An $8.65 million pledge to the Bi centennial Campaign will help fund scholarships and a new academic cen ter, Chancellor Paul Hardin announced Thursday morning. The James M. Johnston Trust of Washington, D.C., made the pledge. The gift was the second-largest to the Bicentennial Campaign, moving the campaign closer to its $320 million goal. The Johnston Awards Program pro- Jones will fill finance vacancy By Steve Politl Unhrrslty Editor . Wayne Jones has worked in the University's business and finance divi sion for 20 years under five different vice chancellors. But Jones, associate vice chancellor for finance, now will have an opportu nity to lead the department. Chancellor Paul Hardin announced Friday that Jones was his choice to replace Ben Tuchi as vice chancellor for business and finance. Tuchi resigned last week to become senior vice chancellor for business and finance at the University of Pittsburgh. Jones said he expected a smooth tran sition into his new position. He has served as acting vice chancellor twice, in 1982 and from May 1988 to June 1989. ................ "I have a pretty good idea of what's required, Jones said. "That will give me somewhat of a head start. The learning curve will be shortened." Tuchi will re main as vice chan cellor until June 1, when Jones will take the position on an interim ba sis. Jones' ap- Wayne Jones pointment must be approved by the Board of Trustees in May and by the Board of Governors in June. Tuchi cited a tight budget and state government restrictions as reasons for leaving the University. Jones said he was prepared to face the challenges of operating under state cutbacks. "I have been working within the sys tem for quite a while, and I'm accus tomed to the problems we face not that I'd necessarily sit back and accept them without challenging those I think should be changed," he said. "We've accomplished some signifi cant steps forward in the last year, and I'm looking forward to making further changes in coming years." Jones will oversee a budget that in fiscal 1990-91 was $700 million, with state-appropriated funds accounting for about 37 percent of that total. Hardin said he was confident in Jones' ability to fill the position. "I have great confidence in Wayne Jones," he said. "He and I worked closely together during my first year on the job when he was in his second tour as in terim vice chancellor, and I quickly learned to respect him. "We are fortunate to have him imme diately available to step into this key position among senior leadership." Gene Swecker, Jones' colleague and associate vice chancellor for facilities management, said, "I think it's great. He's very knowledgeable, very steady. He's led the business and finance de partment twice very capably. He's been there." The vice chancellor for business and finance oversees the management of business and financial affairs and is responsible for several areas, including auxiliary enterprises, budget, contracts and grants, engineering and instruction, facilities planning, general accounting, human resources, internal audit, pay roll, physical plant, property manage ment and purchasing. Jones said the biggest change in his duties would be his added dealings with every facet of the business and finance division. "I have been aware of what's going on in other areas because of our fre quent staff meetings, but now I'll take a greater interest," he said. torn KL Monday, million gift to benefit academics vides scholarships for financially needy and academically outstanding UNC stu dents each year. The pledge will raise the number of annual scholarships from 250 to 400, Hardin said. Jason Taylor, a senior Johnston nurs ing scholar, said the Johnston Scholar ships enabled students to pay tuition and meet their living expenses without devoting limitless hours to outside jobs. "If it wasn't for the generosity of the Johnston Nursing Scholarship Program, attending a university such as UNC might not have been possible," Taylor said. Sunset smooch Ashli Poston of Raleigh shares a moment in the Kaufman of Chapel Hill during their vacation Absentee By Gillian Murphy Staff Writer Registered Orange County voters who live on the University campus face a new challenge this election year: The residence halls will close the day before the N.C. presidential primaries. The primaries are scheduled for May 5, one day after the final examination period ends and residence halls close, forcing 6,003 on-campus students to move out. If on-campus students want to vote. Students awarded for 63 win 1992 Chancellor's Awards By J. Michael Bradley Staff Writer In 1984, Wen-Ling Lai'sfamilycame to America from Taiwan so she and her sister could have a better education. Eight years later, Lai said that "the opportunity to learn and grow under two different cultures" was the biggest gift her parents could have given her. "I think I owe a lot of what I've been able to do to my parents," Lai said. Lai, one of 63 winners of Chancellor's Awards, received the Cornelius O. Cathey award Tuesday for sustained, constructive participation in student programs. The 22-year-old business major mod estly admitted that creativity was one of her strongest assets. "I like to work with people and in problem-solving through creativity and flexibility," Lai said. "I'm the type of Nothing makes time pass April 20, 1992 The pledge also will enable the Uni versity to renovate Graham Memorial, which will house the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence. Hardin said $1.25 million from the pledge partially would fund the renova tions, with additional money coming from private donations. Graham Me morial was the University's first Stu dent Union. The James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence will house the honors program and provide stu dents with classrooms and seminar and meeting rooms, Hardin said. sunset with Steven Saturday. The couple at Atlantic Beach from UNC and N.C. . i 1 : 'itfiU 'A 'Mtr$ ) ' j,. ;.aii'V:.. :.,.;!.:. ...vSSUfi! SiSsiSfeS ' ?' '' " "I ' , - - ' t . " . " - ' ; - - v . voting options available for dorm dwellers they will need to remain in Chapel Hill an extra day or vote by absentee ballot. Some students are annoyed by what they call lack of University foresight in closing the residence halls the day be fore the primary. Gabriel Godwin, a sophomore from New Bern, said: "It is a travesty that the University did not take the primary into account when they decided to close campus May 4. I thought maybe the political machine broke down again on purpose." Godwin said the situation would Award listings. person that likes to see if I can do things a different way, rather than the tradi tional way." An example of Lai's innovation was a resident assistant exchange program she initiated in Hinton James to bring floor residents closer to RAs by having RAs deliver mail to other parts of the floors. Lai has worked as an RA for the past two years and has been involved in several RA programs. She is presently an RA in Whitehead dormitory. Lai has also done volunteer work in the burn center and emergency room at UNC Hospitals. She has worked at Camp Celebrate, a weekend camp for child burn victims. Lai also was an orienta tion leader for C-Tops. See AWARDS, page 7 faster than vacations and short-term loans. Anonymous Chapel Hill, The center will encourage small group learning and provide Johnston scholarship recipients with faculty men tors. The drama department, which is lo cated in Graham Memorial, will move to an addition at the PlayMakers The atre. Five million dollars must be raised in order to provide appropriate facilities for the department, Hardin said. Hardin said he hoped the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence would attract all students, not only the students involved in the DTHMndrewCline was winding down a day spent with friends State University. probably be the "last straw" for voters who already were apathetic. Voters who cannot stay in town for elections can vote by absentee ballot. An absentee ballot can be obtained either by written request to the Orange County Board of Elections or by voting in person sometime before the primary. The deadline for written requests for an absentee ballot is April 28. Students can vote in person at the Orange County Board of Elections in Hillsborough un til May 1. The Carrboro Town Hall also will be UNC accomplishments Three named Truman scholars By John Broadfoot Staff Writer Only 80 students across the country become Truman scholars each year. This year, UNC has three. Juniors Scott Wilkens, Johnathan Robertson and David Kaplan have been namedTruman scholars, winning schol arships each worth as much as $30,000 for pursuing a graduate school educa tion. The students must pursue a career in public service. Marilyn Scott, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said each student deserved the award. "They are remarkably qualified," Scott said. "It's very extraordinary to see one university have three Truman scholars. It's never happened before at UNC. It's very rare to get even one." Only UNC and Princeton have three Truman scholars, Scott said. North Carolina honors program. "It will become a magnet for bright, curious undergrads across campus," he said. Chris Osborne, a senior Johnston scholar, said he liked the idea of the having one building for the honors pro gram. The center will be an asset to the entire campus, he said. "It will have an impact on the campus by attracting more bright students," Osbome said. "It will help UNC retain some of its brightest students." James M. Johnston attended UNC UNC project may disrupt habitat, local groups say By Jackie Hershkowltz Staff Writer Members of local environmental groups said they were concerned that a UNC Hospitals office building, pro posed for a site near the Mason Farm Biological Reserve, would destroy the character of the natural habitat, home to rare plants and wildlife. "It seems like this building project is a cancerous growth in Chapel Hill," said Peter Todd, representing the Re search Triangle Sierra Club. "It's just ridiculous what they 're doing. You can't really have a natural area coex ist beside a large office park." The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a public hearing tonight to con sider UNC Hospitals' request for a special-use permit to build an office build ing and parking lot on University-owned land. The property is located near the Friday Continuing Education Center off N.C. 54 and is 750 feet from the biologi cal reserve. The proposed project would consoli date UNC Hospitals' administrative offices into a three-story location on a 7-acre site. Presently, the hospital's of fice buildings are in various locations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. According to a statement issued by hospital representatives in October, a new administrative building is needed to improve the coordination and com munication between different units of the hospital and to decrease the time spent in transit between departments. A UNC Hospitals spokesman could not be reached for comment Sunday. But representatives of local environ open for absentee voting today through May 1. Residents can vote there be tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays in Room 109. One campus group, the Young Re publicans, is helping students obtain absentee ballots. Charlton Allen, president of the Young Republicans, said his group had been distributing addresses of county boards of election to students who wanted to request an absentee ballot. He said the group has also taken some students to Hillsborough to cast their Robertson, a jun ior from Cary, added: 'That's good company. It speaks well for the school and the process they've set up." Kaplan, a junior from Lexington, Ky., continued, "UNC only has seven Truman scholars in its history." UNC also had a fourth finalist, Josh Busby. Scott said that recipients must have had a dedication to helping the public in college as well as in high school. "One of the requirements is a real commitmenttopublic service," she said. "One thing is being active in public service and holding office." Kaplan said he was planning on us ing a degree in public policy and law to serve the public. He has not made up his mind which graduate school he will attend but is considering several of the See TRUMAN, page 3 NmSporttAiu 962-024! BuNneW Advertising 962-1 I6J from 1 9 1 3 to 1 9 1 5. After World War I, he founded an investment banking firm in Washington. "Rarely has an individual opened so many opportunities for so many worthy students," Hardin said. Betty Frost Hayes, chair of the Johnston Awards Program, said the cen ter would benefit the entire campus because of the lectures and programs that would be offered. "We are thrilled to be able to do something for the school and the smart men and women who are recipients of the scholarship." mental groups claim the project would alter the rural and isolated character of the Mason Farm Biological Reserve and add noise pollution to the area. "One of the worst things you could do would be to have a modem building sticking up over the trees," Todd said. "My concern is that it will be a real intrusion to the character of the area. "The increased traffic would certainly affect the wildlife that inhabit the area. We don 't want to see development creep up to the edges of the farm." Chapel Hill Mayor Ken Broun said because of the property's unique char acter, the town would study the project's environmental impact carefully. .... "We've got to be careful about what ever we put there because the land is so close to the biological research area," Broun said. The Mason Farm Biological Reserve is the oldest example of a swampland forest in the Piedmont area, Todd said. The reserve contains 12 types of oak trees and several animal species rare to the region, such as marsh rabbits and red-bellied water snakes, according to a statement from the N.C. Natural Heri tage Program. Council member Mark Chilton said: "Geologically and biologically speak ing, it's an important piece of land that is still relatively undisturbed. It's really one of the very few spots like it in the world." John Nelson Kent, conservation chairman of the National Audubon Society's New Hope chapter, said many birds would die by crashing into the See PERMIT, page 7 votes for the May primaries. "It is a definite inconvenience, but there's not much that can be done about it," he said. For students who will be in town, campus poll sites will be open the day of the primaries, an Orange County Board of Elections official said. Poll sites will be open on campus at Fetzer Gym and the General Adminis tration Building on Raleigh Road. Both poll sites serve precincts that include residence halls and non-University housing. DTH needs summer staff Summer in Chapel Hill sun, heat, Frisbee, baseball and ... The Daily Tar Heel. That'sright the DTH is looking forenthusiastic students who are plan ning to stay in Chapel Hill during the summer and who want to spend some time getting valuable experience working on the paper. ' We publish once a week during the summer, with the first issue re leased May 1 8. The first meeting for the new staff will take place May 1 1 , and staff members will be required to write at least one story per week. I No journalism experience is nec essary, and people from all back grounds are strongly encouraged to join the fun. Interested folks or those with ques tions should call Peter Wallsten, DTH editor, at 962-0245 as soon as possible. V
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