The Chronicle 78th Year, No. 87 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Friday, January 28, 1983 Consensus necessary, says Bell Special housing for Reagan faces crucial tests athletes continued By Rhonda Montoya considers it vital that the press Citing national consensus as "maintain an adversary By Tom Lister University." the key to success for Reagan relationship built on healthy University housing officials Both Butters and Griffith administration policies in the skepticism, not cynicism. recently decided to continue the emphasized the special next two years, broadcast "Ours [the press'] has been a controversial practice of demands on these scholarship journalist Steven Bell of ABC's record to be proud of. The public housing freshman football and athletes' time. Butters said, Good Morning America told a gets the most, best and the least basketball scholarship athletes "Once a scholarship athlete Duke audience last night that distorted news in history," he in West Campus dormitories. arrives at Duke, practice Americans "thirst for a new said, adding that the United The policy removes 20 of 246 schedules and other demands beginning" and called States in comparison to other rooms in Wannamaker, 8 critically and unfavorably confidence, stability and countries has a free and accurate percent, from the lottery and affect a normal day. The athlete compromise the underlying flow of information, despite designates them for scholarship needs to live on West." foundations of successful public criticism of the press to athletes. The exemption from government policy. the contrary. the lottery is only for the first Griffith added that the living "In a democracy when you Bell said the right to freedom year; the exempted athletes arrangement is especially lose confidence and spirit, ofthe press was included in the return to the lottery after their important for freshman football consensus is shattered and Constitution because "it was first year. players. "I am convinced that people adopt the narrowest the least of the evils available." football players, in particular, definition of self-interest," he According to Bell, 1983 will be William Griffith, vice who are here three weeks before said. a year of landmark decisions president for student affairs, school starts and face a heavy Bell said that while President regarding the economy. explained the decision. "It is our schedule immediately, need Reagan "has less command of Solutions to the arms race and perception that we will continue housing on West." policy detail than any other the social security problem to house freshman scholarship president" he has covered, the must be found in order to avoid football and basketball players Freshman basketball player administration has been able to PHOTO BY MIKE SOO a major crisis, he added. "I've on West Campus for the coming Bill Jackman said, "Living on reestablish the presidency as the Steven Bell never seen a period when more year." West is so convenient — living center of government. On the Bell called Reagan "the politicians were more serious near Cameron. All the training president's economic program, beneficiary of a remarkable about doing the best job These freshmen have always meals are on West, and there is a Bell said, "He's [Reagan] a honeymoon period" with the possible," he said. been housed on West Campus to big advantage not having to riverboat gambler and we've all press because of his personality, In a question and answer locate them closer to the take the bus to practice." been taken along for the ride." the March 1981 attempt on his session following his speech, practice facilities at Wallace West Campus is also an Reagan is "not a careful man life and his administration's Bell named Secretary of State Wade and Cameron Indoor attractive recruiting ploy for with words; he is simply not up early success with Congress. George Schultz as the key figure stadiums. coaches whose hands are tied to speed with major issues," Bell Today, Bell added, "the press is in influencing administrative Athletic Director Tom Butters by a myriad of NCAA added. "His work habits make becoming more critical" policy in the next two years. said, "We expect certain things regulations. According to bankers' hours look like slave because of perceived economic A veteran at analyzing of a scholarship athlete not Butters, "West Campus is labor." policy failures. Bell said he presidents and their policies, expected of a normal student. impressionable to an 18-year- Bell has covered the White We recruit an athlete not only as old as the beauty of Duke House bids of Ford, Carter and a visible representative part of University." Varsity basketball Reagan. athletics but also as a coach Mike Kryzewski agreed. See BELL on page 5 representative of Duke See ATHLETES on page 2 Reporters honored at Duke By Foon Rhee "In a state with so many Raleigh newspaper. In recognition of distinguished predominant large colleges, it's He also said that the award, newspaper work in higher easy to overlook the role of which the News and Observer education, Henry Cuningham, small private colleges, technical has won three times previously, a staff writer for the Hickory schools and community "certainly encourages quality Daily Record, will be presented colleges," Cuningham said, journalism." the Duke Award tonight at a adding that there has been a N. C. Press Assoication banquet commitment by the state for Sitton said the series, which in Von Canon Hall. technical colleges to help bridge explored college athletics, was He covers educational affairs the gap between low-wage jobs especially timely. "It came at a for the Daily Record, a medium- and high technology employ­ time when Clemson University sized afternoon paper serving ment. was being investigated, when Hickory, located between the ACC had two championship Asheville and Winston-Salem. He also said the award was a teams, when nationally there During his three-year career, recognition that "top-notch was a growing concern over big- Cuningham has also worked reporting" can come out of time college sports and the at a small weekly in Alamance medium-size newspapers. amount of resources given to County. He plans to join the Second place, $50 and a them. Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News this certificate, will be presented to "All of this perhaps gave month. the staff of the News and special attention to the series." Cuningham, 30, a Durham Observer for a series of articles The award ceremony and native and UNC-Chapel Hill on college athletics. banquet, annually sponsored graduate, won the award, "We are very pleased by the by Duke, will be held in PHOTO BY MIKE SOO consisting of $100 and a presentation in recognition of conjunction with the press GOING MY WA Y?—Are these women heading for sorority certificate, for a series of articles the work of our staff," said association award presentations rush? Guess again. on Lenoir-Rhyne College. Claude Sitton, editor of the at UNC-Chapel Hill. Page Two The Chronicle Friday, January 28, 1983 Judge will hear Athletes get special treatment ATHLETES from page 1 Greensboro case "It is a critical part of recruiting. We can show a GREENSBORO, (AP) — A federal judge in recruit's family that everything is in walking distance Washington has agreed to hear oral arguments in a from the dormitory. The athlete is close enough so as lawsuit seeking a special prosecutor in the 1979 not to waste time." Greensboro shootings. New football coach Steve Sloan also agreed that U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell set Feb. 11 West Campus is a needed recruiting advantage. as a hearing date on the lawsuit, brought by "Living on West Campus is a minor factor — a piece of survivors and widows ofthe Nov. 3,1979 shootings. the puzzle — but it helps. It is a positive and not a Five Communist Workers Party members died in negative piece." the slayings, which took place during a CWP Since athletes are often promised special housing, "Death to the Klan" rally. Six Ku Klux Klansmen Butters feels it is only fair to keep the promise. "To and Nazis were acquitted of state murder charges a recruit to West and house on East would be unfair. To year later. recruit to East would be unsuccessful." FILE PHOTO Plaintiffs in the suit allege that government Many large public universities such as the William. Griffith, vice president for student affairs agents conspired in the slayings and that a special University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Jackman agreed with Butters' position. "I don't care prosecutor is needed to avoid conflict of interest in North Carolina State solve the problem by isolating for athletic dormitories. I room with another the investigation. athletes in their own dormitory. Both the athletic basketball player at Duke, but I can interact with other Gesell's decision to hear the case came after department and administration adamantly object to students. I see them study and it forces me to study." public television broadcast a documentary on the this policy. Although the policy seems to segregate the football shootings that concluded Greensboro police did not Butters said, "The idea to treat athletes differently and basketball players from other freshman athletes, do enough to prevent the incident. than the normal student body is philosophically it is done because of time commitment and the prestige against University policy. There is no denial we of Duke's two revenue-generating sports. accommodate freshman football and basketball players Griffith said, "Tennis players, for example, don't in their first year. However, they spend an enormous face the same demands. Tennis practice is only two to amount of time together at practice and to require three hours a day and the partial season in the fall them to spend all their time together would be unfair." gives the athletes a chance to get their feet on the ground.