The Daily Tar HeelFriday, October 30, 19923
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Phoenix the mag, not
the city shell source
A crazed gun-toting psychotic was
not the source of the eight shells that
were found outside of the Student Union
on Monday.
A Daily Tar Heel employee reported
finding the shells to University Police
Monday morning.
Jennifer Brett, assistant editor of the
Phoenix student magazine, said the
shells were left over from a cover shot
of the publication. The picture, which
featured a handgun surrounded by shells,
ran on the cover of the Oct 1 Phoenix.
"We got (the shells) to use for a story
we did about crime," Brett said. "As
they were laying around (in the Phoenix
office), people have tended to come in
and play with them."
Brett said she did not know who
dropped the shells outside the Union.
"I am assuming that someone was
just playing with them and carelessly
dropped them without thinking," she
said. "We regret any problems they
may have caused."
Felicia Harding, the University Po
lice officer who responded to the call
about the shells, was not available for
comment on the case.
The police report stated that three
different types of shells were found
outside of the Student Union. Although
the shells were real, the handgun pic
tured on the Phoenix cover was a toy.
Daniel Aldrich
Mangum Hall hobgoblins
raise money for Jaycees
Want to be scared? Want to be really
scared?
Mangum Residence Hall is sponsor
ing their annual hair-raising, scream
inciting haunted house tonight, with
proceeds from ticket and T-shirt sales
going to the N.C. Jaycees Burn Center.
The haunted house will feature rooms
such as a doomsday maze, an execu
tioner's dungeon, Freddy Krueger's re
turn and a "train ride."
"I hope students, faculty and people
in the. community will pome out and
help us support the burn center," said
Lloyd Whittington, event co-director.
Tickets to the haunted house are avail
able in advance for $2 in the Pit and cost
$3 at the door.
Wicker envisions change in
By Bruce Robinson
Staff Writer
N.C. Rep. Dennis Wicker, Demo
cratic candidate for N.C. lieutenant gov
ernor, said he would use both the formal
and informal powers of the office to
press for a progressive agenda to revi
talize the state.
"The lieutenant governor's office is
unique," he said. "It would enable me to
work with a strong executive-branch
team of Jim Hunt."
Wicker, D-Lee, said the lieutenant
governor presided over the state senate
while it was in session, allowing him to
control debate and interpret the N.C.
Senate's rules. Wicker said the office
also gave him a seat on the State Board
of Education, State Board of Economic
Development and State Community
College Board, and he would make ap
pointments to statutory boards.
The position holds many informal
powers that allow the lieutenant gover
nor to shape public opinion, Wicker
said.
Wicker said as lieutenant governor,
he would work to improve the Basic
Graham advocates agricultural 'tradition'
By Stephanie Greer
SUffWriter
N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture
James Graham stressed that he had con
centrated on helping people as well as
working to advance the state's agricul
tural endeavors during his seven terms
in office.
"I've tried to develop a program not
just for agriculture, but for the people of
North Carolina," Graham said.
On July 30, 1 964, former N.C. Gov.
Terry Sanford appointed Graham to
serve the remainder of then N.C. Com
missioner of Agriculture L.Y. "Stag"
Valentine's term when Valentine died
unexpectedly while in office.
Graham then ran in the November
1 964 election and has been elected com
missioner in every election since 1964.
Graham is running against Republi
can Leo Tew.
Graham said his top priorities for his
next term would be marketing and ani
mal health. The Department of Agricul
ture regulates animal health by employ
ing inspectors to examine animals.
In addition to concentrating on mar-
By Suzanne Wuelfing
Staff Writer
Mark Marcoplos, independent can
didate for Orange County commis
sioner, Wednesday charged that the bal
lot to be used in next week's election
makes it difficult for people to vote for
independent candidates stacking the
deck in favor of candidates affiliated
with the major parties.
He said that while people could vote
for a straight Democratic or Republican
ticket, the ballot did not allow people to
vote a straight unaffiliated ticket.
'To make matters worse," Marcoplos
stated in a press release, "My name is
followed by an abbreviation 'unaf
which is unfamiliar to most people
Workshop participants
discuss human relations
SARR-sponsored
Bv lustin Scheef
Staff Writer
How do you feel about stereotypes of
people of different racial, ethnic or reli
gious backgrounds than yourself?
Questions like this one were dis
cussed at a diversity workshop Thurs
day night The workshop was conducted
by Anne Presnell, assistant director of
housing for special projects, and spon
sored by Students for the Advancement
of Race Relations.
About 30 students of various ethnic
and racial backgrounds attended the
hour-long workshop.
The students, about half of whom
were white, discussed what they thought
about other cultures and then were asked
to discuss ho w they felt about their own
culture. "This workshop, in my opin
ion, is partly about understanding other
cultures and partly about understanding
our own culture," Presnell told the group.
In the first activity of the workshop,
Presnell said the name of a social group.
and the students who belonged to the
group raised their hands while the ones
who were not in the group clapped.
Presnell started with various birth or
ders and then progressed to race, reli
gion, class and sexual orientation.
Presnell said even birth order was a
basis for a stereotype.
This is to suggest that if we have
such stereotypes and ideas about birth
order, imagine the stereotypes of other
Dennis Wicker
AGE: 40
PARTY: Democrat
FAMILY: Wife, Alisa Wicker, two children
EXPERIENCE N.C. representative since 1980
EDUCATION: Graduate of UNC-CH with a de
gree in economics, law degree from Wake Forest University
"I believe the person
Education Plan of North Carolina, help
small businesses obtain health insur
ance for their employees, ensure that
abortion was legal in North Carolina,
fight to toughen drunk-driving laws and
attempt to find new ways to dispose of
hazardous waste.
Wicker also said he deeply was con
cerned with the decline of the UNC
system in national rankings.
T think it is a clear signal that this is
a piece of our infrastructure that we
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Jim Graham
AGE: 71
PARTY: Democrat
FAMILY: Wife, Helen Graham; two children
EXPERIENCE N.C. commissioner of agriculture since 1964
EDUCATION: Graduate of N.C. State University with a degree
in agriculture
"I've tried to develop a program not just for agriculture, but for the
people of North Carolina"
keting and animal health, Graham said
that he wanted "to ensure the availabil
ity of natural food, free of adulteration
and contamination." Graham said he
also was concerned about the conserva
tion of soil, air and water in the state.
Graham also said that his department
implemented research findings into
plans to improve on problems in agri
culture. The department often uses re
search from N.C. State University and
the Triangle, he said. "We move based
and is not ex
plained anywhere
on the ballot. At
least on the presi
dential ballot, 'un
affiliated' is writ
ten out.
"This is a per
fect example of
how both domi
nant parties are
more interested in
keeping things the
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Mark Marcoplos
way they are than in creating an open
process that promotes new ideas and
innovation," he stated.
Marcoplos said he would like the
straight-ticket option to be removed.
"I think a lot of people in North
forum grapples with stereotype issue
differences," Presnell said. Presnell concluded the workshop b
Presnell then began a segment called
"FirstThoughts," during which students
paired off and chose a group to which
neither belonged. One partner said the
name of that group in different forms
and tones of voice while the other part
ner responded with the word or phrase
that first came to mind.
"This is a safe space to speak about
things that aren't completely positive,"
Presnell said.
When the pairs were finished with
the activity, the group re-formed.
Presnell asked the students to discuss
their pair's responses. Non-whites who
chose to discuss white people came up
with "cracker," "Southern," "close
minded," "rich" and "diverse."
Presnell asked the white students to
react to these comments. Some said
they felt they were being attacked, but
most agreed that often they did not have
the opportunity to hear such comments.
The group discussed different terms
that came to the students' minds when
they heard the words "African Ameri
can" or "black." The students came up
with "violence," "afro" and "fist,"
among others. Most of the blacks in the
group agreed that they were used to
hearing comments such as those.
Students also discussed what they
thought of their own race, gender,
ethnicity and religion. Students dis
cussed what they disliked and liked
about their groups.
government
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cannot allow to erode," he said. "That is
why in 1991 1 had to pass a budget with
revenue increases in it."
Wicker said his role in this fight
exemplified the differences between him
and his opponent, Republican Art Pope.
"That's a major difference between
the two of us," he said. "(Pope) did not
show leadership or try to offer counter
solutions .... That's the type of leader
ship people are looking for in lieutenant
governor."
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on facts. We don't ever assume any
thing," he said.
Graham said he wanted to be the best
commissioner of agriculture in the na
tion. It is a "Graham tradition to do the
best you can," he said.
Graham also said he wanted to cap
ture the attention of the young people.
"It's important to develop the inter
est of the youth of this generation. I
want to leave things better than when I
found it"
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Carolina do vote straight party," he said.
"The idea is to make people pause be
fore voting a straight party and say, 'Do
I really want to do this?'"
Marcoplos said he was afraid that
voters who were disillusioned with Re
publicans at the national level would
vote a straight-Democratic ticket in lo
cal elections without considering the
other unaffiliated choices available.
"It would be a shame for people to
make the wrong choice for county com
missioner just because they don't like
George Bush," he said. "That's what
the straight-party ticket option does."
Moses Carey, chairman of the Or
ange County Board of Commissioners,
said the charge that the ballot' s wording
could confuse voters was an insult to the
Presnell concluded the workshop by
telling the students that dialogue was
essential between different ethnic
groups.
"That's what diversity is all about,
inviting each of us to be who we are,"
Presnell said. She recommended stu
dents read books and newspapers pro
duced by people of varying cultures.
"I want people to be welcoming to
others so they can celebrate their differ- '
ences rather than be different," Presnell
said after the workshop.
Fred Wherry, SARR co-chairman,
said the workshop allowed people to
draw from their own experiences.
"I think that (Presnell) stressed the
importance of being honest," Wherry
said.
Brian Schneidennan, co-chairman of
the SARR education committee, said he
thought the program was successful.
"The people seemed to enjoy the new
dialogue," he said. "One of the basic
ideas that SARR is starting to work on
is dialogue."
SARR members plan to present simi
lar workshops to residence halls start
ing in late November or early Decem
ber. They plan to have workshops for
Greek organizations and in the class
- room next semester.
"We're getting a feel for what it takes
to present and facilitate these programs,"
Schneiderman said. "We need to edu
cate ourselves first."
Pope stresses
By Adrienne Parker
SUffWriter
N.C. Rep. Art Pope, Republican can
didate for lieutenant governor, said his
campaign was concerned with reform
for the state's educational system and
taxation policies.
"North Carolina is the highest-taxed
state in the Southeast," Pope said. "The
General Assembly has increased taxes
way too high."
Pope, R-Wake, said his opponent,
Democratic candidate Dennis Wicker,
voted in 1991 for the highest tax in
crease in state history.
Pope also said he was critical of the
legislature's inability to balance the
budget.The Republican has proposed
budget reforms that would restrict the
N.C. General Assembly to spending
only the money it has collected.
"The problem is not a lack of rev
enue," Pope said. "Revenue is growing.
The problem is overspending." He added
that the state brought in $2 billion last
year, not including tax increases.
Pope also said that he thought the law
should protect the lives of unborn chil-
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Tew expresses
By Allison Taylor
SUffWriter
Leo Tew, the Republican candidate
for N.C. commissioner of agriculture,
said he hoped to work with county and
regional leaders to improve the
department's programs.
Tew said he had been traveling to
different counties during the election in
an attempt to understand better the needs
of the people. He also said he hoped to
gain input from various county leaders
to help "translate their thoughts and
ideas into action."
Tew's opponent is Democratic in
cumbent Jim Graham.
"Communication is very important.
We can't do that unless we get out and
talk to the people who are producing the
raw materials," Tew said. "My oppo
nent stays close to Raleigh and watches
the world go by."
Tew said he would promote more
nutritious food, replenish farmlands with
minerals and encourage the use of natu
ral fertilizers. Tew said much of the
nitrous oxide in modem fertilizers runs
off into the water and creates algae that
public.
Carey, who is a Democrat, said the
ballot was confusing "only if you as
sume the voters are stupid."
The public is capable of judging can
didates based on their merits, Carey
added.
Johnny Kennedy, a Republican can
didate for county commissioner, said
the fact that people might not vote a
straight unaffiliated ticket would have
no affect on the election.
"Most people do not vote straight
party lines," Kennedy said.
"(Marcoplos) screams about every
thing," he said. "He is just trying to get
press coverage at the last moment."
Barbara Faust, chairwoman of the
Orange County Board of Elections, said
Navy man chosen
as administrator
Swecker s replacement appointed
By Chris Robertson
StiffWriW ,
The University's newest adminis
trator will trade his Navy whites for
Tar Heel blue.
Bruce Runberg, a career naval of
ficer, was named the new associate
vice chancellor for facilities manage
ment Thursday. Runberg will replace
Gene Swecker, who served the Uni
versity community for 16 years.
: : Wayne Jones, vice chancellor for
business and finance, said Runberg
officially would take over the office
Monday.
The five-member University sean h
committee had been working to fill the
position since early September. Of'i
cials received 2S6 applicants and nor
rowed the field down to nine finalists.
j ; In a news release, Jones said he
thought Runberg was "highly intelli
gent, very affable, open-minded, tech
nically competent, sincerely interested
in the people and quite capable of
transferring his experience to our
highly complex operation at UNC
Chapel HLU."
Runberg said he was looking for
ward to starting his new position.
"1 look on it as a real opportunity to
work at a premier university like
UNC," he said.
Jones said Runberg's background
and experience would aid him in bis
new position.
need for less state spending
Art Pope
AGE: 35
PARTY: Republican
FAMILY: Wife, Alex Pope; two children
EXPERIENCE N.C. representative since 1988
EDUCATION: Graduate of UNC-CH with a de
gree in political science, law degree from Duke University
"The General Assembly has increased taxes way too high"
dren and that he was a pro-life candi
date. Pope said the unique position of lieu
tenant governor, which gives him a
chance to work not only as a member of
the executive branch, but also as a leader
in the Senate and as a member of the
State Board of Education, would help
him change the educational system.
The Republican said he would like to
see a return to community through a
proposal called "local flexibility."
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concern for faltering farms
Leo Tew
ACE: 71
PARTY: Republican
FAMILY: Wife, Frances Tew; three children
EXPERIENCE: Ran two unsuccessful campaigns for N.C. comrnis
sioner of agriculture
EDUCATION: Attended UNC-CH
"Communication is very important. We can't do that unless we get
out and talk to the people who are producing the raw materials"
injures plant life and wildlife.
"Nitrogen runoff is particularly harm
ful to this state and other states . . ., and
I've never heard the incumbent express
one word of concern," Tew said.
Tew also stated his concern for the
health of farmers who use these chemi
cal herbicides and pesticides. Recent
research has shown an increased cancer
level in farmers that is suspected to
result from these chemicals, he said.
"I am convinced this increase is due
Marcoplos was not designated on the
ballot as "Independent" because there
was no Independent Party.
Faust said that there was not room on
the local ballot to spell out "Unaffili
ated," but that she thought the abbrevia
tion "Unaf' would be clear to voters.
In response to a charge by Marcoplos
that the Orange County Board of Elec
tions was controlled by the major par
ties, Faust said: That is not true. We are
the most non-partisan people you can
think of. Individuals (on the board) are
appointed by parties, but once we are on
the board, we are non-partisan."
Faust said the local election board's
orders were dictated by the State Board
of Elections, which is regulated by the
state legislature.
Runberg will be in charge of 95
million square feet of facilities, 1 ,200
employees and construction projects
valued at $193 million.
Runberg also will oversee several
campus departments including utili
ties, construction administration, the
Physical Plant, transportation and park
ing, and property.
Runberg served in administrative
positions for most of his naval career,
: He recently spent two years in the
QvilEngineerCorps, where he worked
. , making repairs in South Carolina after
Hurricane Hugo hit
Runberg spent approximately half
his career in the Navy working on
facilities management duties, which
are similar to operations at die UNC i
Physical Plant
: He also was commanding officer i
and chief executive officer of the
Southern Division of the Naval Facili
ties Command, where he ran opera
tions in 10 states.
During the rest of bis naval career,
Runberg served as director of con
struction at the Naval Facilities Engi
neering Command in Alexandria, Va.
Runberg regulated a $2 billion mili
tary construction operation.
In addition to his service in the
Navy, Runberg earned a bachelor's
degree in engineering from the US.
.Naval Academy and a master's degree
in civil engineering from the Carnegie
Mellon Executive Institute.
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"The State Board of Education sets
standards, provides guidelines and as
sistance," Pope said. "But it is up to
local shool boards to decide how to
achieve those standards.'
Pope, who is in his second term as a
state representative, would also like to
see term limits for legislators.
Pope also said he would be able to
work with a Democratic governor, say
ing he would serve as a "watchdog"
when necessary.
to use of toxic pesticides," Tew saidJ
Tew also said he was concerned with
the number of N.C. small farms that
were collapsing. "Idon'tseehowthey'ie
surviving," Tew said. !
Tew also said American farmers were
having to rely on foreigners because of
rising costs, decreased profits and a
population movement to the cities. '
"This loss of the small farm has re
sulted in migration from the rural to the
urban sector," he said.
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