. V"' Kr i I mi TODAY: 40 chance of rain; high mid-80s GIAFELTIQILL Sports Illustrated ranks Chapel Hill the best I college town in the nation . PIGSKH PREVIEW Thursday's U.S. Open Results Women's Singles Second Round Steffi Graf (2) def. Pam Shriver Men's Singles Second Round Jim Courier (1 ) def. Andrei Chesnolcov Major League Baseball Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brew ers needs only eight more hits to be come the 1 7th player in major-league history to reach that plateau. George Brett of the Kansas City Royals needs 27 more hits to reach the 3,000 mark. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy; Saturday marks the first day of the battle for No. 1 for high low to mid-80s college football teams across the country !CS?h The Alliance o? Lesbian and Cay Employees will host its monthly brown-bag lunch at noon in the Campus Y. mi ott 100th Year of Editorial Freedom Est. 1893 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 1992 OTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 100, Issue 55 Friday, September 4, 1992 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NtwtSpofUArtt 962-0245 BusineuMdvcrttting 962-1 16) Jam a ii iicwr fir 1 1 a if ) By Anna Griffin University Editor Jennifer Talhelm Assistant University Editor and Peter Wallsten Editor Almost 300 angry students converged on Chancellor Paul Hardin's Country Club Road home late Thursday night, chanting "No justice, no peace," de manding a free-standing black cultural center and saying they had taken their grassroots movement to new heights. The march and rally both were noisy, but there was no violence. Accompa nied by BCC Director Margo Crawford, who has been at odds with Hardin since the outset of the movement, the group marched in 53 rows of four people, and leaders were connected using radios. University Police officers, who ar rived about 45 minutes after the stu dents, broke up the gathering shortly before midnight. "We made the point that, (although) we're in the midst of people saying we need to negotiate, we're not negotiat ing," said Denise Matthewson, a leader in the student coalition supporting the BCC. "This shows we're going to get what we say." Hardin was out of town, although lights were on in the house. A machine answered a phone call at midnight. The group marched to Hardin ' s home following a spontaneous gathering at 1 1 p.m., about an hour after the end of a planned but emotional speakout. In tending to camp out at the chancellor's house, located at 306 Country Club Rd., some members of the group brought sleeping bags and blankets. AJter arriving at the house, the stu dents played a tape of Arrested Development's "Raining Revolution" while shining flashlights into the first floor windows. They chanted for a free- Union plan modeled on others By Marty Minchin Assistant University Editor Student Union directors at uni versities across the nation are imple menting stricter policies for dances held at their unions in an effort to curb violence in and around the build ings during union parties. Don Luse, UNC union director, said UNC's new Great Hall party policy was somewhere in the middle compared to policies of other uni versities. "The biggest question is the guest situation," Luse said. "A lot of schools have limited late-night events to only their students. In talk ing with colleagues across the coun try, most people believe it is not university students causing prob lems." The UNC policy states that only UNC students and guests with a cur rent college I.D. may attend Great Hall parties. : Luse said the new policy worked Out well at the Black Student Move ment dance Friday, the first Great Hall party this fall. "The event was successful due to a large part to the work (BSM Presi dent) Michelle Thomas put in," he said. University of Texas at Arlington Martha Blood, student union di rector at the University of Texas at Arlington, said UT-A officials and student groups had worked together to create a safer dance policy. : "We were noting an increase in acts of violence that were occurring adjacent to the campus and in the parking lots, and some acts that were occurring inside the college union," Blood said. Last spring, UT-A union officials implemented a policy designed to keep the parties under control and to prevent as many violent acts as pos sible, she said. "The instigators of the violence were not university stu dents, but people in the metropolitan area," Blood said. The new UT-A policy requires that two uniformed police officers monitor the front door, that police See UNION, page 2 protet BCC tamce at Harfm9 standing BCC and called for immediate action. "We're taking it to a higher level, and there' s no turning back," said Tim Smith, a founder of the Black Awareness Coun cil, after leaving Hardin's driveway. Two police officers approached the group at about 11:45 p.m. after the group already had taken over Hardin's entire circular driveway. Three more police cars arrived minutes later, al though the students had been standing outside the house for almost an hour. Crawford stood in front of the offic ers as they walked toward the group, explaining the scene. "We have come for justice," she said. "This is state property," she told the officers. Officer A.J. Womble suggested the group approach Hardin in a less aggres sive manner. "He needs to be disturbed in his office," the officer said. As an indication of the event's spon taneity, police officers near the Pit didn't know what was happening. "I bet it's some kind of initiation," a University Police officer said as the group passed by her near the Student Union. Crawford said she had been expect ing such a demonstration for months. "The students get very emotional," she said before the march. "They talked, they cried and prayed." The BCC director, whose job some students have said is in jeopardy, said she was nervous. "I've said this 50 times to every administrator," she said. "The students are going to take this to another level. Every administrator I have talked to except the chancellor has said they don't know why this has been allowed to escalate." Crawford said she wasn't concerned about job security. "This isn't a planta tion," she said. "It's a university. We pride ourselves in freedom of speech." The son of the late Sonja Stone, for whom students have named the BCC, Honuekeeper By Anna Griffin University Editor At the end of an hour-and-45-minute meeting with state and University offi cials, members of the UNC housekeep ers movement said uniting with low pay grade employees of other state uni versities was the next step in a fight for higher wages and better working condi tions. The meeting, which was closed to the press, included state legislators, N.C. personnel officials and University ad ministrators. Housekeeper movement members said they hoped uniting with employees at other state universities would put more pressure on the General Assem bly. "The legislators more or less under stand where we're coming from," said Marsha Tinnen, oneof the leadersof the housekeepers' movement. "They un derstand that we need to pull in lower paid employees across the state, and especially at other UNC schools." Three members of Orange County's state delegation state Reps. Anne Barnes and Joe Hackney and state Sen. Howard Lee attended the meeting along with Wayne Jones, UNC vice chancellor forbusiness and finance, and Laurie Charest, associate vice chancel lor for human resources. An official from the state personnel office also at tended. Prior to the start of the meeting, Barnes asked members of the press to leave. "This is a delicate issue," she said. "We just want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable speaking their mind." Although neither Barnes nor Tinnen Tar Heels begin '92 campaign at Wake Game and time: North Carolina vs. Wake Forest. Kickoff is Saturday at 12:10 p.m. Site: Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem. Playing surface: Natural grass. Tickets: Tickets still remain for Saturday's game. Groves Stadium seats 31,500. TVRadio: ACCJefferson-Pilot Sports will provide regional television coverage on channels 2 and 5. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live radio coverage. The flagship stations are WCHL (1360-AM) and WZZU (93.9-FM). Either we're going to win, or we're never going to stop. " ' " '"" " "1 ; V -0; f I M . j Margo Crawford and Robert Stone march marched to show his support. "The (Stone) family is in full support would disclose what specific so lutions were dis cussed, they both agreed that the meeting, which took place in Dey Hall's Toy Lounge, was pro ductive. "We talked about some op tions for approach Howard Lee ing the problem,' Barnes said. "We wanted to try to put some framework together so we could reach out and get support from other campuses. Barnes said it was important to re member that the UNC housekeepers, many of whom work for below poverty level wages, were not the only UNC system employees suffering. "This can't just be a Chapel Hill issue," she said. "This meeting is just the beginning of what must be done all over the state." Lee echoed the sentiment, citing the need to involve employees from many parts of the state in any effort to get a General Assembly resolution passed. "We were able to suggest (in the meeting) that the effort needs to be more than just Chapel Hill," he said. "If and when a proposal is made (to the General Assembly) it will have to be a statewide effort, not just a local one." Lee said that while he sympathized with the housekeepers' anger at their situation, they must be careful not to alienate UNC administrators. "The chancellor is not the problem," he said. 'This campus is not the prob lem. There are 1 6 other campuses in the system that need to be convinced." WAKE FOREST UNC Sat, 12:10p.m. Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem Series: UNC leads, 57-29-2. Last meeting (1991): North Caro lina 24, Wake Forest 10. DTH)oeMuhl alongside almost 300 BCC supporters of the students," Robert Stone said after the demonstration. erged to broaden fight Charest, who along with Jones represented Chan cellor Paul Hardin at the meeting, said University offi cials were willing to help the house keepers in some of their efforts. "(The house keepers) want to see the University Anne Barnes strongly advocate their concerns and interests," Charest said. "I feel like per haps they're not aware of the amount support that is there." Although the housekeepers had in vited any interested students to attend the meeting, only a few attended. Tinnen said the low student turnout was more a sign of bad timing rather than student apathy. "A lot of students are new to campus or had class," Tinnen said. "We do have a lot of students supporting us. "This time of day just isn't great for students." Barnes, Hackney and Lee all said they would support another meeting with the housekeepers. "I would support some kind of follow-up meeting, whether a direct meet ing or a subcommittee-type thing," Barnes said. "We still need to sit back and decide exactly how to achieve what we want to achieve." Tinnen, speaking for the group of housekeepers, said she too would sup port another meeting. "These kind of talks create progress," she said. "We have to keep finding ways to go for ward." Personnel update: Wake Forest DE Gleen Hart (finger) is out. North Carolina SS Cookie Massey (ham string) and WR Gray Bovender (knee) are out. DB Lawrence Winslow (knee) is doubtful. WR Julius Reese (knee) is questionable. WR Bucky Brooks (shoul der) is probable. Wake Forest offense: Senior quar terback Keith West will lead the charge in Wake's first season opener against an ACC foe since 1978. West struggled much of last year, throwing 1 8 intercep tions and just nine touchdown passes. See WAKE, page 5 f 1 TV- y: Robert Stone, who lives in Durham and attends Rutgers University, said he was upset about Hardin's reactions to the BCC proposal. "It's sad," he said. "It just shows how slow things are, in terms of progress." Rutgers, which has a free-standing black cultural center, does not suffer from racial separation, Stone said. After the protest at Hardin's house, the group marched back to the Pit in a line that stretched from the Institute of Government to Fetzer Gym, where sev eral coalition leaders spoke to them about the success of the evening. "Y'all can consider tonight part of a huge success," Matthewson said. 'This is a success because we were able to keep it under control. We didn't even get a citation for disturbing the peace." BAC member Smith told the crowd that the events were just the first step. "This don't mean shit if we stop now," he said. At one point during the march back to the Pit, Smith quoted Arrested Development, shouting: "It's raining revolution, and I'm soaking wet." Crawford, who was driven from Hardin's house back to the Pit, said the event was like nothing she had ever seen. "This is what Dr. King envi sioned," she said. "This is direct action like I've never seen it. "What these students know and what the entire community is about to find out, is that you cannot have peace if you do not have justice." At one point on the trip back to the Pit, students began singing "We Shall Overcome." Black Student Movement President Michelle Thomas responded: "Stop singing that damn song. It's not 'we shall overcome,' it's 'we have over came.'" Prior to the evening's surprise pro test, the students left the speakout at around 1 0: 1 5 p.m. with plans to regroup Barnes throws press out of meeting Rep. Anne Barnes, D-Orange, threw members of the press out of the meeting between UNC housekeepers and local representatives to the General Assem bly Thursday, but her action did not violate the state open meetings law, a representative from the N.C. Press As sociation said. "It's unfortunate that the decision to bar the press was made," said Katherine White, administrative assistant to NCP A legal counselor Hugh Stevens. "But it did not violate the open meetings law." Barnes told members of the press she was concerned about delicate issues appearing in the media. "We might get into some discussion of strategy that we don't want getting into the paper," Barnes said before the meeting. "This is a delicate subject." In attendance at the meeting were Barnes, Rep. Joe Hackney, D-Orange, and state Sen. Howard Lee, D-Orange. UNC administrators Laurie Charest, vice chancellor for human resources, and Wayne Jones, vice chancellor for business and finance, attended the meet ing with about 10 housekeepers and about 10 of their supporters. Lee, who arrived late to the meeting, said he had not realized the press were Money talks: UNC 9thbest college buy ByMarcyJ. Walsh Staff Writer For the second straight year. Money Magazine has named UNC the ninth best college buy in the country, a rank ing that UNC administrators say exem plifies both the quality of the University and the strength of other schools across the nation. "(The ranking) confirms what people here have long believed that this University provides a great education at a low cost," said UNC Provost Richard McCormick. "While this isn't the type of thing that measures our success in its entirety, this is a credit to the students, the faculty members and the employees who help make UNC such a fantastic learning environment." But while most UNC administrators Margo Crawford home for the march to the chancellor's house at 1 1 p.m. "We're going to pay our dear chan cellor a visit," said T.D. McNeil, a stu dent at the speakout. Earlier this week, in response to a letter by Crawford, Hardin said he fa- ' vored taking a BCC plan to the Board of Trustees. Hardin added that did not sup port a free-standing building. McNeil said she would sleep on Hardin's lawn all year if that was neces sary to convince the chancellor to sup port a free-standing BCC. "I'll sleep on his yard if I have to," she said. "I will sleep on his front yard and go to class, and sleep on his front yard, and go to class, and sleep on his front yard for the rest of the year to get what I deserve here. "I'll do it for the rest of the year if I have to." The speakout itself was dominated by talk of the need for unity, love and action. The event began in the Student Union Great Hall because of rain, but was moved outside after an hour when BAC member Jimmy Hitchcock told the group that if they were truly dedi cated to the cause, they would brave any weather to fight for their cause. "We as a people need to learn to love ourselves, and that is what the BCC is for," Hitchcock told the speakout crowd of about 100. In her letter, Crawford said that di rect action on the BCC issue was the next obvious step in achieving a free standing building. "I'm not sure what's going to hap pen," she said. "I think it's unwise for the University to let it get that far. Wis dom has been very weak on the part of the administration. Either we're going to win, or we'je never going to stop." The BCC supporters told students to attend a meeting for further action in Hamilton 100 Tuesday at 8 p.m. excluded until someone told him. "I didn't know that the press wasn't here," he said. "I came here thinking this thing was an open meeting. I do understand the feeling that some people would be inhibited about talking if the press were present." Lee stressed that the meeting, al though it was advertised as being open to the public, was not an official meet ing of the state delegation and not sub ject to the open meetings law. "This was not an official meeting of the delegation," he said. "We were in vited by the housekeepers." Marsha Tinnen, one of the leaders of the housekeepers' movement, said that while she was disappointed the press was not allowed in, she understood Barnes' intentions were for the best. The movement needs the legislators and, therefore, must abide by some of the conditions they put upon the meet ing, she said. "She's just trying to make it easier for everyone who wants to talk to talk," Tinnen said. "It may help us to have reporters here, but we wanted to satisfy the representatives' conditions. We need their help on this matter." Anna Griffin expressed pleasure at the ranking, UNC system President CD. Spangler said he thought UNC should have been ranked first. "In my estimation, the University of North Carolina is the very best buy because of the quality of education and because the General Assembly has cho sen to make the tuition as low as it can be," Spangler said. "But it is a pleasant reaction to our school." Ira Hellman, a Money Magazine pub licist, said the rankings were based on the tuition levels, student-to-faculty ra tio, student board scores, alumni suc cess in various occupations and gradu ation rates. State schools were ranked based on out-of-state tuition levels, he said. See MONEY, page 2

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