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Spring Break Special inside! Weather lhink about how many _ weak weathers you read, time's up, sorry I kept U. Technici Sunny Zday, high near '30. Happy 8-day Mont~ North Carolina State University is Student Newspaper since 1920 que‘. Once upon ilmt’ Brooklyn was the st one Volume LXIX, Number 47 Wednesday, lanuary 27,1988 Raleigh, North Carolina 737—2411 Advertising 737-2029 Vagrant trespassing increases on N campus to help the By Meg Sullivan the basement were tampered with dation distrubuteu to the N.('. State Students give money to homeless to donate to local shelters News Vagrant Problems and when Public Safety officers community last fall asked students people tti avoid a confrontation. he problem. Editor investigated the matter. "it was to donate money to city shelters and said. Pritchard agreed. to an extent, vagrants been soup kitchens rather than give “Students are generous. The last “There's not a charitable organiza A homeless man was arrested Don’t give apparent that someone had thing they want is a scene, tion in this city that doesn't need outside DH. Hill Library on Mon- money. Instead, give living there...there were empty pocket change to the homeless. would be a from wine bottles and papers scattered on University officials said that many tTransients) would never attack. but money." he said. "It day after soliciting money it to the mission. See the floor." I.ilcs said. times the money is used to purchase they can be vocal . the easy thing help. but it‘s not a solution." students. a Public Safety official said lead editorial, page 10. alcohol rather than food. to do is to give a few pennies." said The key is education programs to Tuesday. The incident was just one The university repaired the grat» Pritchard. help the homeless find the discipline of a series of recent encounters ing and began to lock the Waymon Pritchard. executive The homeless who seek help at they need to deal with normal between officers and transients on instances of Raleigh‘s homeless tres- greenhouses to prevent the homeless director of the Raleigh Rescue the Raleigh Rescue Mission call the dayto-day activites. he said. campus. passingon campus. from seeking shelter there. Liles said. Mission. confirmed that there is a campus "easy pickings" and can "I've been in this work since I953 The man, identified as Charles Liles said that frequently problem on the NCSU campus. make up to So an hour. he said. We‘ve had these people then and we second transients seek shelter in campus Greenhouses were especrally dan‘ Pritchard said students should have them now." he said. Jordan, was charged with greenhouses. North Hall and in the gerous because homeless people “A lot (of transients) hang out and rampant. degree trespassing. said Maj. Larry basement of the Hillsborough Builds could get in after the buildings had make money from students going to “not give them money. just move Though the problem is Liles. He had been charged weeks impose classes." he said Tuesday. “It‘s easy on." Liles said it has decreased slightly similar offense. mg. been fumigated. which could Liles re-stated the university rec- since the universuy and city reco ago with a Public Safety recently discovered a serious health threat. for a student to give them a quarter mendation was first issued. University officials noted other that the window grates leading to A city and university recommen- or fiftycents and then move on.“ ommendation to encourage students Bicycle registration Theme housing under consideration looking for Resoution would establish lanes. paths some creativity By Hunter George II The senators were diVided over a Staff Writer portion of the resolution that would require bicycle registration. By Don Munk The Faculty Senate passed a Scn. lavon Page asked if there Senior Staff Writer resolution Tuesday supporting the was “any consideration to calling it a development til a bicycle program parking decal much like that of our Students interested in computers can now apply for on campus that encourages bicycle cars." theme housing, but don‘t expect to live in Leazar Hall. use while increasing the levels of Sen. Lynn Berle added. "I think Beginning next fall. a group of students will begin to service provided to bicyclists. we need to realire that a bicycle is .i understand computer graphics. synthetic music. "These recommendations are just vehicle and should be treated in that electronic mail. word processing and other computer that ,_,_ recommendations.“ said Ray manner." “magic.“ Long. chairman for the Environ- The Senate amended the resolu “Computers aren‘t just for number crunching.“ said mental Policy (‘ommittee “We are titiii to require "registration for Chuck Kesler. a junior in physics. not demanding anything. just asking parking" so students would see the Audrey Jones. assistant programming director for the that the Physical Environment purpose behind the process, department of Housing and Residence Life. said Committee and the administration Berle said the Senate should Monday that applications for a new program. consider these things." “explain to students that there are Computer Theme Housing. will be accepted for the Long‘s suggestions include the reasons for doing this. such as next few weeks. establishment of bicycle paths and providing new racks and controlling Student organizers of the program are planning lanes throughout the campus. ade the parking at these racks. etc," events “that everybody can understand. not just a quate bicycle racks. and a means of computer expert.“ said Daniel Carr. a freshman in See FACULTY, page l-‘ computer science. adjudicating violations on campus. But “we really don‘t want a bunch of computer geeks or midnight hackers. We want a well rounded group.“ Kesler said. “we don‘t want to get stagnant. We want A solution for the debt: ideas from many different viewpoints." Understanding computers will not be a prerequisite. added Greg Reid. a sophomore in electrical engineering. “But (participants) will leave with a technical Pretend it never existed knowledge of computer hardware and software . You would pick it up very quickly after being there for Believe it or not. I read something awhile.“ interesting the other day about the Carr said “those who really don‘t understand how national debt. It said that the budget computers work can get help from people who do.“ would be more or less balanced if we “People are going to exchange information in a very PHIL lALOR/STAFF didn‘t have to pay interest on that natural way. learning at rates at which they are ready." trillion-dollar sucker. Reid said. In other words. the country is To help people learn more about computers the Anthony Barbour announced getting more into debt because it has group plans seminars with effective communicators Garner High School senior and star running back to pay for the debts already who can discuss general interest topics. If a seminar is Tuesday afternoon that he wiIt play football for Dick Sheridan and the Pack. accumulated. So when the debt “too far above or below (a group member‘s level). they Barbour led the Garner Trojans to the state 4A championship and set a national increases because of the debt in- high school single-season rushing record. See story. page 4. curred while paying for the debt. we wouldn't even have to lie — he don‘t have to participate in that one." Reid said. end up tyou guessed it) further in really wouldn‘t be consulted. Within See COMPUTER, page [2 debt. Back home in Eastern North two weeks. 9N“ "Wild show that Carolina. such a complex economic 78% of the American people believe situation can summed up as being there is no national debt. “up the creek between a rock and a As for the institutions that lent Wolfline opens new route next semester hard place without a paddle.“ the Feds all this money. well. just let at the Now I’m no economist. If I'd them try to foreclose. How do you By Don Munk in advance and 30 cents when That figure was calculated wanted a career of handwaving. I’d foreclose on a government? Do you Senior StaffWriter boarding the bus. Windley said that end of September. but is still have become a traffic cop. out it hold an auction on the courthouse DOT is committed to the low fare accurate. she added. 0 seems to me this thing is blown all steps? If you did. you could start by and that fares would not be Wolfline provides a Park and Ride College of out of proportion. selling the courthouse. Wolfline. the NC-State bus service at K-Mart on Western Blvd.. Veterinary system, added a new route to the increased in the near future. Windley said. Beltline Okay. so the government owes Who would want to buy all those College of Veterinary Medicine at However. the number of Wolfline because Medicine K trillions of dollars So what happens big. drafty buildings anyway? the beginning of the semester. passengers has increased dramat The service was needed if it doesn’t pay intercst’.’ Well. it Donald Trump would probably ically this year. At the beginning of “we sold every (parking) permit on O defaults. And what happens when it Buses will leave from the college Wolfline campus and private lots were sold Meredith buy the Smithsonian and convert on the hour and the half hour. the fall semester. the out. Still. we had people who needed College the government defaults? Same iiitti a museum dedicated to his own arriving at the Belltower 15 minutes averaged 1,360 passengers per day said.