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TODAY: Mostly sunny, breezy; high 50-55 1 v-i!Arsu?Tc;::onT? ARRESTED: Former Duke and cur rent Milwaukee Bucks forward-center Alaa Abdelnaby, who could face mari juana possession charges after his ar rest in a Milwaukee suburb, officials said Wednesday. Authorities refused to divulge details of the arrest The 5-foot-l 0-inch Abdelnaby, in his third NBA season, has averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 1 1 games as a backup for the Bucks. He played for the Blue Devils from 1986-1990. i-kiuat: increasing clouds; I high mid-50s 1 ;,lf you're black in Chapel Hill, you might find fewef The world watches in fear as neo-Nazi violence in Germany increases : answers to this question than white students do II BUM Tl Mill, against Jews and foreigners 5tjf laito Hat md University Career Services will orrer information on expanding your job search at 3:30 p.m. in 209 Hanes. VTv. 100th Year of Editorial Freedom Est 1893 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 C 1992 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 100, Issue 113 Thursday, December 3, 1992 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NnSpoftiMiti 962-0245 BuiinaiA4vcrtWiv 962-1163 Puppet-napped A bruised and battered ALF, star of his own network sitcom, is held hostage on the back of a construction truck at McFarling's Exxon on West Franklin Street. Activists: Awareness key to ending attacks on Asian Americans By Marty Minchin Assistant University Editor Although there are no official statis tics regarding violence against Asian Americans, activists are working on raising awareness to the growing prob lem, officials from two Asian-American awareness groups said Wednesday. Daphne Kwok, executive director of the Organization of Chinese Ameri cans, and Lena Chou, spokeswoman for the Jim Loo Memorial Fund, addressed the crowd of about 100 at an Asian Students Association-sponsored forum Wednesday. The two gave brief presen tations and then fielded questions from the Hanes Art Center audience. Kwok said that although no official statistics on the number of hate crimes committed against Asian Americans currently existed, a group was working to compile those numbers. New dorm-room bins change TARP's focus As responsibility of recycling shifts onto shoulders of individuals, group aims to educate campus Editor's note: This is the last in a four-part series on recycling efforts on campus and in Orange County. By John Davies Staff Writer Aluminum cans sit precariously on a pile of old newspapers. Glass bottles are crammed into the ever-growing mass that threatens to regurgitate itself all over the floor. This often is the scene in campus dorm rooms until a hapless roommate finally totes the blue recycling bin and its overflowing contents out to the drop off site outside the dorm. ; Although the responsibility of recy cling on campus no w largely falls on the shoulders of individual students, in years past members of the TArheel Recy cling Program had the task of collecting recyclables from large bins on various floors of the residence halls and depos iting them in outside bins. ; "It was a real messy, horrible job, but somebody had to do it" said TARP Co chairwoman Christina Perez. TARP, a subcommittee of the Stu dent Environmental Action Coalition, secured the placement of the personal bins in conjunction with the Uni versity ' s recycling program office. Since then, collection rates have doubled across campus, said Charles Button, coordinator of the UNC recy cling program. It is not worthwhile to go around the world to count the cats in Zanzibar. Henry David Thoreau mm"", - 1 DTHErln Randall "There aren't any hard statistics out," she said. "There may also be now more report of these hate crimes, as we are educating people as to what these crimes are and encouraging them to report them." Most reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans are gathered by word-of-mouth, Kwok said. Unofficial re ports like these have yielded statistics such as in Boston, where the number of hate crimes against Asian Americans has increased from 2 to 29 percent dur ing a five-year period, she said. Kwok said one reason Asian Ameri cans increasingly were becoming the victims of hate crimes was that Asian Americans were very conspicuous. "People can tell we are Asian: We stick out, unlike the Europeans who can pretty much blend into the United States See VIOLENCE, page 2 Perez cites stu dent involvement in the recycling program as neces sary for a greater appreciation of environmental and recycling is sues. "(Recy cling) should not be seen as a duty or a chore," she said. "It's a responsibility." Many students agree half-heartedly. "I think it's a hassle to have to go all the way downstairs to deal with (the re cycled materials)," said DeWayne Lucas, a sophomore resident of Morrison Residence Hall. "But it makes me feel like I'm doing something." Joyner-Cobb Area Director Susan Orr said the current system operated more smoothly than the old communal bin program. "The way it is working right now is much more successful. In the past the volunteers may or may not have had the time to deal with the bins they were responsible for." Because students take out their own recyclables now, TARP's goals have changed. "Definitely, the work (of mov ing recyclables from communal bins to the drop-off sites) needed to be done last semester," said TARP Co-chairwoman Tina Habash. "(But) now we're free to educate." I RECYCLING I OMCAWPUS TeeMjre deeiafe tir By Holly Stepp Stiff Writer Recent controversies involving the University tenure policy have forced some department beads and tenured professors to re-evaluate their attitudes toward teaching and research. Meanwhile, Kevin Stewart, an award winning assistant geology professor, was denied tenure this week, signaling the end of his career at the University and of a student-led letter-writing cam paign on his behalf. Two weeks ago, during deliberation of his tenure appeal, Stewart was noti fied that he was the recipient of a $50,000 grant But the grant was not enough to win Stewart a positive recommenda tion from his fellow geology depart ment faculty members. "I'm very disappointed," Stewart said. "I would have hoped that the grant Kennedy: Students can improve U.S. By Jason Richardson Assistant State and National Editor DURHAM In the wake of the election season, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy challenged college students to make a difference and improve their country in a speech to a crowd of about 750 in Duke University's Page Audito rium on Wednesday. "You don't have to be a senator to make a difference," Kennedy said. Kennedy, D-Mass., opened his speech with a series of statistics con cerning the problems facing the United States, including high rates of poverty among children, infant mortality, high school dropouts, abused children, illit eracy and homelessness. He also said that for the first time in the nation's history, the gap between rich and poor was widening in the United States. But Kennedy said recognizing the nation's problems was not enough, and he implored students to take an active role in government and solving the nation's problems. "You did not make the world you live in, but you have a chance to change it. "Young people across this country are willing to be involved," Kennedy said to the crowd, which included sev eral representatives from the UNC Young Democrats. He cited examples of young lawyers and doctors going to rural areas to help those who had no access to legal or medical services. "They are helping to end the ancient curse of poverty and neglect," he said Keeping in line with the Democratic Party's election rhetoric, Kennedy stressed education as a key factor in getting young people involved. He praised President-elect Bill Clinton's initiatives to educate young children and to bring about changes in higher education, including Clinton's plans to make higher education afford y Ivecycling) should not be seen as a duty or a chore. It's a responsi bility." CRIST1NA PEREZ TARP CO-CHAIRWOMAN Thus far, TARP still is in the plan ning stages of meeting its goal to edu cate students, and the change in the group's emphasis has reduced its vis ibility on campus this year. "The reason we've been low-key is because the big bins (in the dorms) are gone," Perez said, adding that many students who had been responsible for emptying the bins were no longer part of the organization. "We're much smaller in size." But TARP doesn't plan to remain few in numbers and will begin a mem bership drive next semester, Perez said. "We want to educate ourselves and pass it on to the University," Perez said. In October, TARP sponsored Envi ronmental Week, during which students crushed cans in the Pit. In conjunction with SEAC, TARP also hosted pre ferred environmental candidates for state would have helped, but I'm not com pletely surprised." Stewart, recipient of a 1991 James M. Johnston Teaching Award, learned of the decision Monday in a letter from interim department chairman Paul Fullagar. Stewart is planning to meet with Fullagar Friday to discuss the rea sons for the decision. Stewart was recommended for ten ure twice, but Stephen Birdsall, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, re jected both earlier recommendations. Stewart said he had not decided whether to appeal the decision. "I'm keeping that option open, but I haven't decided," he said. "It's a very long process, and the outcome is always very uncertain." In the wake of tenure cases involving Stewart and popular speech communi cation Assistant Professor Paul Ferguson, some tenured UNC profes able for every student Kennedy condemned the past Re publican administrations for "lagging behind the nation" in their ideas. He pointed out President George Bush's opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act as proving he was behind the times. "Decisions were made over the last 12 years that damaged our country and divided our people," he said. The senator lambasted the swelling of the deficit during former President Ronald Reagan and Bush's administra tions and predicted it would take more than Clinton's prediction of five to six years to eliminate the shortfall. "It took 12 years to get here," Kennedy said, adding he thought it would take eight to 10 years to elimi nate the deficit Kennedy stated that he was "ap palled" at the Reagan and Bush admin istrations' economic policies. "Talk about tax and spend liberals! They're borrow aiiil'speud Republicans he said. The senator said he would support a capital gains tax cut if it were part of a larger plan of investment. Kennedy then called for an end to prejudice. "E pluribus unum one out of many is not just on our coins. America's strength lies in our diversity. Divided we fall back, united we move ahead." During the question and answer ses sion after Kennedy made his remarks, he was asked about many issues of concern to the electorate, as well as about his brother, the late President John F. Kennedy. He called for in vestment in people of the United States to end the nation's economic woes and said he didn't be lieve in labels such as "liberal." "I'm a liberal ... in the sense that if you call someone who believes in in vesting in this country's people a lib eral," he said. Kennedy also said he supported a and local political offices in November. In addition, TARP has worked with the community, teaching them how to sort paper into various categories so that it can be recycled. Perez said one of TARP's goals this year was to educate the campus on reducing wastes. "We want to work on waste reduction before we work on re cycling," she said. "It's ie idea of turn ing off the light or turning off the water when you're not using it." To reduce waste on campus, TARP members also hope to phase out the take-out styrofoam containers in the dining halls. The group also has slated a campaign to emphasize the importance and qual ity of products made from recycled materials and encourage students to buy them. In addition, the organization hopes to post recycling information in the dorms and schedule programs with resi dent assistants to discuss recycling with students. Through TARP's efforts since its creation in 1988, recycling has become an integral part of University life, Perez said. "In 1988, nothing would have been recycled by the University or by any body (on campus)," she said. "Now, Carolina honestly has an impressive program. But we need the participation of as many students as possible for an even more successful program." sors recently have said that according to the current tenure policies, they too might not receive tenure. Joel Schwartz, full professor of po litical science and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, had a record of numerous publications and teaching awards prior to receiving tenure in 1 969. He came to the University in 1965, and after three years won the first of his five teaching awards. But Schwartz said he believed that if he were a Candidate for tenure today, he would be denied tenure and would have to leave UNC. "The threshold amount of publica tion acceptable has changed, and by the standards of the political science de partment, the awards in teaching wouldn't be sufficient to compensate," Schwartz said. Schwartz said he thought that candi dates for tenure should be held to high standards in both research and teaching. illllll!'f:2; fm JiiiB m mi w iiatAi i ' ' - . ! DTHflustifl Williams U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy speaks Wednesday at Duke University's Page Auditorium statutory line-item veto rather than a constitutional amendment "What we should have is the Equal Rights Amend ment" he said, drawing applause from the crowd. Although term limits were a popular campaign issue during the election sea son, Kennedy said he did not support such limits because voters had chances to vote their legislators out of office at Final BCC planning report expected by late January By Thanassis Cambanis Staff Writer Administrators, students andothers involved in the planning for a new Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center said they had made progress but re fused rocomment on any specific plans for the new structure. Chancellor Paul Hardin's blue-ribbon working group and the BCC Ad visory Board have combined forces arid hope to present one final report to Hardin. Provost Richard McCormick said he hoped to have the report ready by this January. He refused to say whether any academic departments would be housed in the new BCC. Those involved characterized the advisory board and working group's relationship as productive but said they would refrain from defining specific functions of the BCC until the final report was released. "Specifics would be confidential," McCormick said. "1 don't want to say things that turn out later to be wrong." McCormick said the group was fo cusing on programming for the BCC and the question of whether academic departments would be housed in the new center. "We are discussing both progtam ming for the BCC itself arid related derate "We must have a set of procedures for evaluating tenure candidates so as to ensure that the person up for tenure has met very high standards for teaching performance as we now expect instruc tors to meet very high standards of publication," he said. David Lowery, full professor and chairman of the political science de partment, said his department had a good record when evaluating candi dates for tenure. "I am generally quite pleased with it," he said. "It's a human system, and as any human system, it needs multiple checks and balances. "It doesn't give 100-percent correct answers, but on balance I think it's the fairest system we have." Lowery did research on local gov ernmental organization in metropolitan See TENURE, page 4 .K N the end of their terms. Kennedy also said he did not support the balanced budget amendment. "Who's going to enforce it Are you going to put (the Congress) in jail?" In the foreign policy arena, Kennedy said that he believed the nation needed to take steps to combat the AIDS virus internationally and that he supported aid to Somalia. academic functions that may be car ried on there," he said. A joint panel of working group members and BCC officials has been meeting about twice each week since it was formed earlier this fall. If the chancellor accepts the joint ' group' s final proposal, he will submit it to the Board of Trustees for ap proval. McCormick said fund raising for the new center would commence at that point 1 hope the plan will succeed in : persuading people whodon't under stand why Carolina needs a BCC," . McCormick said. BCC Director MargoCrawford said officials from the cm-riculum in Afro American studies and from two other academic departments had made con tact with the joint panel, "We've talked about the feasibility of housing an academic component in the BCC," she said. "We've had a presentation from the Afro-American studies curriculum." - Crawford said an academic depart ment would be welcome in the BCC but was not necessary for the success of the new center. "I think academic programs could enhance the cultural center," she said. "But at the same time, the BCC has its Set BCC, page 2
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