8The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, October 14, 1992
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Different car, same rider
The Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Com
mittee did a good thing last week. They voted unani
mously to recommend to the full congress a bill that
would remove the riders placed on the budgets of
Bisexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians and Allies for Diver
sity and Graduate Students United.
These riders state that the organizations can't use
their funds to advocate, endorse or oppose legisla
tion, government actions, candidates for public of
fice or political action committees. They also require
B-GL AD and GSU to submit copies of their publica
tions to Congress's administrative committee.
Needless to say, these restrictions stink, and re
quiring the groups to submit their newsletters to a
governmental body for review (read: censorship) is
outright madness. If congress so fears the actions of
these groups, it is their prerogative not to fund them.
But if congress decides to allocate funds to the
groups, it has no right to place virtual gag laws on
their publications.
The bill to repeal the riders, presented by Andrew
Cohen, is the only sane thing congress could do in
this situation basically, healing an old wound.
But, true to form, things just can't go that easily in
student government.
Student Congress Rep. Kevin Hunter has intro
duced a bill that would leave the riders intact. How
ever, under Hunter' s bill, the organizations no longer
would have to submit their newsletters to congress.
They also would be allowed to support or oppose
University action.
Come on, Kevin. The real question is: Why have
the riders at all?
With the full weight of the Rules and Judiciary
Committee behind it, Cohen' s bill stands a very good
chance of passing the full congress. Hunter's motive,
one might guess, is to make sure the riders stay on the
organizations' budgets, even if they do loosen up the
restrictions somewhat.
Discrimination, friends and neighbors. Why have
riders placed on these organizations? To mark them.
To make sure people remember that the organiza
tions are different.
Hunter should definitely reconsider his proposal.
Although his plan would improve things for B
GLAD and GSU, it still restricts their freedom of
expression in an unfair manner, and it singles them
out for no good reason. Cohen's bill offers the only
fair action: eradication of the riders. Anything else,
quite frankly, would stink.
Abnormal, unnatural and perverse ideas
In November, Oregon voters not only will decide
who they want to run their country, but also whether
homosexuals have minority rights.
The Oregon Citizens Alliance, a Christian fundamentalist-funded
organization, is seeking to pass
legislation that not only fails to recognize homosexu
als in anti-discriminatory legislation, but insists on
teaching schoolchildren that homosexuality, like
pedophilia, is "abnormal, wrong, unnatural, and per
verse." Oregon isn't the only state with factions clamoring
for such a bill. Colorado's November ballot also will
include similar proposals. Intolerance has spread
nationwide. Between 1990 and 1991, anti-gay crimes
rose 31 percent in five major U.S. cities. Our home
state of North Carolina boasted the highest incidence
of reported homosexual assaults and harassments in
the nation in 1990.
One might think, "But Chapel Hill is different.
We're a liberal, accepting community." Wrong. Al
though Carrboro voted to add sexual orientation to
the list of protected groups in the town's anti-discrimination
ordinance, and Chapel Hill's Joe
Herzenberg was the first openly gay elected politi
cian in the state, intolerance festers right here in our
Birkenstock-clad village.
Last spring, the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Asso
ciation (now called B-GLAD) sparred with Student
Congress over whether CGLA would receive fund
ing. This followed former Speaker Tim Moore's
attempt to place CGLA's funding on a student refer
endum last fall.
A homosexual educator at Chapel Hill High School
had his car adorned with the word "faggot" and his
windows shattered by rocks. More recently, CGLA
announcements on the cube were crudely defaced
twice this summer.
What can that be called but intolerance?
If passed, the implications of Ballot Measure Nine
would devastate Oregon's homosexual community.
Hate crimes against gays, lesbians and bisexuals
virtually would be legalized by the legislation. Ho
mosexual groups and AIDS organizations would be
alienated from state funding. Oregonian children
would be taught that homosexuals are abnormal and
perverse and that homosexuality is a result of trauma
during childhood.
What happened to visions of a kinder, gentler
nation? If Oregon's children are taught to hate, will
North Carolina's children be next?
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'Big city' solutions for better campus security
Campus safety and security are in
the process of changing at UNC.
The most notable change has
been the 24-hour lockup in the resi
dence halls, but there also has been an
increase in other safety precautions
lighting, patrols and awareness.
It's time the UNC campus looked to
the big city universities to see how they
handle security. Some of these colleges
are years ahead of us in protecting their
students.
Sure, some of these schools are lo
cated in areas where crime is more
common, but some ot their solutions
could be used here to make this campus
safer without spending too much money.
Look at the lock-up situation first.
City colleges have had lockups for years.
A common practice is to have only one
entrance to a residence hall open with a
desk worker there 24 hours a day. No
key or security card is necessary. Stu
dents just walk in and show the desk
worker their key which has a key ring
that is color-coded to show that they
live in that dorm. If you live in another
dorm and want to visit friends or use the
laundry facilities, just give the desk
worker your key, and he or she will hold
it until you exit.
This solves several problems UNC
currently faces. First, students don't
have to remember any special pass key ,
Gary Rosenzweig
Staff Writer
or card to get into their building just
their room key. Second, people can
move freely from dorm to dorm as long
as they have their key. Also, one person
with a pass key can let several others
into the building as they enter, but with
a desk worker, everyone is responsible
for themselves. Of course, guests also
can be signed in and asked to leave
identification with the desk worker if
they want to enter.
Desk workers come cheap, too. Just
offer some students a reduced price on
their dorm room for the term in ex
change for a few hours of work. Also,
money can be saved by not renting
electronic security card readers.
Anotherchange that needs to be made
if this campus is really serious about
crime is automatically locking dorm
room doors.
Some students are afraid that if the
doors lock automatically they will con
stantly be locking themselves out. Be
lieve me, after the first few times, you
never forget to take your key with you
again,
This measure, while it may seem
drastic to some, is common on large city
campuses now. it win cut down on
crime. It will prevent assaults. Need
more be said?
Another safety tactic used elsewhere
is a student "townwatch." This is very
different than the student patrol UNC
currently has. It more closely resembles
the neighborhood watch that many se
nior citizen neighborhoods have set up.
Students are armed with cheap
walkie-talkies. They take nighttime
shifts walking around campus in groups
of two. If they see anything suspicious,
they radio back to a home base in one of
the dorms, and a student there calls
security.
This would be a strictly volunteer
organization. Local police could give
students the same brief training session
they give to other townwatch groups. It
also would be a good service project for
fraternities, sororities and service orga
nizations. Student safety is nothing to take
lightly. Sadly, it takes incidents like this
summer's rape of a UNC student to
make people concerned.
Well, city campuses already have
had rapes, assaults and murders to wake
them up. Let's learn from them instead
of waiting for it to happen to us.
Gary Rosenzweig is a journalism
graduate student from PhUffdelphia'
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Macks back: Chat with
Coach Brown again
To the editor:
I enjoyed speaking with you last
month as part of the Carolina Athletic
Association's "Chat with the Coach"
program. The CAA has been kind
enough to give me the opportunity to
speak with you once again at 1 1 :45 a.m.
Wednesday in the Pit.
We have a big game against Virginia
this Saturday, and we hope we can count
on the great support you have shown so
far this season. If you have questions
about this weekend's game or about the
season in general, please bring them to
the Pit Wednesday.
See you in the Pit this Wednesday
and in Kenan Stadium on Saturday.
MACK BROWN
UNC Head Football Coach
Black community: Love,
understand one another
To the editor:
Today is truly a saddening time. Our
city is in an uproar about the free-standing
black cultural center at the Univer
sity. This is an important matter; how
ever, more importantly, we should ask
ourselves how we can get along with
one another without always seeking out
racial discrimination.
Certainly prejudice and discrimina
tion exist in this city and all over the
country, but building one building that
separates individuals will not solve the
problem. We must look inward and try
to create something that will bring
people together. We are striving for
unity among the races. To do this, we
must create a place where individuals of
different backgrounds, artistic abilities,
disabilities and cultural heritages can
come together. In this type of environ
ment, we can begin sharing our feelings
about issues, art and music and most
importantly, love for one another. It is
not important to go out as one race and
prove to other races that we can get a
building built, but more importantly to
show by example that when loving
people put their minds to it, they can
achieve anything, including overcom
ing prejudice. I have faith in humanity;
I believe that in spite of the decisions
and verdicts that have not benefited the
black community (for example, the
Rodney King case, the conviction of
Mike Tyson and the free-standing black
cultural center) we can come together,
and by educating one another about
each other's culture, we can grow to
gether, not apart. I call on my fellow
brothers to be patient and understand
ing. Understand that to achieve change,
we must be loving in our approach,
understanding of all the problems that
minorities face, not just ours.
It is my understanding that Spike Lee
visited the University and a rally was
held to inspire us to keep fighting for
our cultural center. I want us to ask
ourselves one question: Where is Spike
Lee now? I believe that if an individual
is interested in helping his fellow man,
then he stands by him and helps him
fight. Spike Lee came and spoke, and
now he is gone. Not so long ago, I
remember another great individual by
the name of Martin Luther King Jr. who
inspired blacks to stand up for their
rights, but the fundamental difference
was that he marched with us, not came
and fled. I ask my fellow brothers not to
be hateful and spiteful. Many feel that
the white majority race owes our race
something, but I say to you that you owe
you, and that is all. I do not believe that
any black person wants anyone to say
that they achieved a higher education
because of a black person or any other
person. I know I would like to take the
credit for my own success. So, if no one
gives you a handout, then you do not
have to stand in their debt for the rest of
your life.
As a former UNC student, both blind
and black, I can safely say that I did not
experience discrimination at the Uni
versity. I know that being a double
minority can bring about many dis
criminatory viewpoints of individuals.
Some believed it would be difficult to
make it through college; some believed
I would never find employment; some
believed a black person with no sight
could only be a musician; yet despite all
these preconceptions, I have not lost my
faith in humanity. I will not hesitate to
say that I had a lot of help along the way.
Some of the people were white, some of
the people were black, some were Asian,
some were handicapped. This is why I
am asking my brothers to believe in the
power of people working together, be
cause I am living proof that with all
kinds of people with different back
grounds and cultural heritages together,
you can achieve anything you want.
Please take a little time and share your
love and exert your patience, and just
maybe we can benefit from a center
where we can go and continue to grow
together, not apart.
JOHN LEE
Chapel Hill
Support a free-standing
BC.uh.BBC
To the editor:
After much discussion of the subject
with our peers here at UNC, we have
decided to give our full support for a
free-standing BBC. Clearly, a BBC
would be an excellent idea for
campuswide unity. Quality program
ming such as Fawlty Towers, Dr. Who,
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
Are You Being Served? and Monty
Python's Flying Circus, among count
less others, is an excellent method of
encouraging camaraderie and general
social well-being. Classic broadcasts
such as these have been bringing people
together for generations. We firmly
believe this will help us to understand
the races around us, such as the Daleks,
the Cyberman, the Vogons and any
Ravenous Bugblatter Beasts of Traal.
Obviously, this subject is no laugh
ing matter. When we became aware that
the famous director Spike Lee was a
proponent of the BBC in addition to his
struggle for better race relations, we
began to see that this subject was much
bigger than we imagined. After seeing
the controversy discussed in newspa
pers across the country as well as on
"Nightline," we fully realized the enor
mous national importance of the cause.
Keep up the fight for a free-standing
BBC. And please keep in mind this
quote from a somewhat famous author:
"We are all friends at the end of the
STUART ALBERT
Freshman
English
JASON ADAMS
Freshman
Undecided
Perot forces candidates to
focus on real issues
To the editor:
Give Perot a break! I am 18 years old
and will be voting for the first time in
November. I, like many others, am to
tally confused about whom to vote for.
The campaigns are a whirlwind of bi
ased advertisements and superfluous
language that simply sway the unsus
pecting and undecided voter into choos
ing someone they know virtually noth
ing about.
But what about Ross Perot? It seems
as if he is confusing just as many people
as George Bush and Bill Clinton are. By
dropping out of and back into the race,
Perot might have lost some supporters,
but he has definitely proven a point.
Without a third party to contend with,
the two major party candidates lose
sight of the issues and lower themselves
to mudslinging and questioning of the
other's character (but never their own).
When Ross Perot was in the race ini
tially, issues were discussed in depth,
and the candidates were forced to talk
about where they stand. Once Perot
dropped out, the important issues were
tip-toed around and the lesser issues,
like who slept with whom, took the
spotlight.
Asa newcomer on the political scene,
I would like to thank Ross Perot for re
joining the race not because I want to
vote for him (because I don't), but be
cause he has made a difference in the
quality of the race and has helped me to
see things a little more clearly.
EMILY CURTO
Freshman
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