12 The Daily Thursday. April 26. 1979

David Stacks, Editor letters to the editor Joiin Hoke, Managing Editor George Smadhoui, Associate Editor 0W Ymek'' Allen Jesnigan, Associate Editor OMerz deserves more CGC money Eddie Marks, University Editor To the editor: Michael Wade, City Editor This year's Campus Governing Kathy Curxy, State and National Editor latly Council lived up to expectations of Cynthia Prairie, News Editor buffoonery and arbitrary decisions. The Yackety Yack appropriation Reid Tuvim, Sports Editor from student fees was decreased from Laura Alexander, Features Editor $16,000 to approximately $8,000. in Ann Smallwood, Arts Editor spite of an unavoidable 16 percent in expenditures due to Billy Newman, . Photogr.aphy Editor 87th year of editorial freedom increase Michele Mecke. Weekender Editor inflation alone. The Yack is a unique organization in that our staff raises 87 percent of our total income through subscription sales, portrait Necessary inconvenience rebates, and patron solicitation, yet the Council has eliminated salaries SOPHOMORE for individuals in charge of managing Almost everybody knows that the demand for electric power the campaigns that raise this money, increases sharply during the summertime, as temperatures rise and air The DTH. a publication which conditioning thermostats are lowered. But strangely enough, the Duke receives a much higher percentage of Power Co. soon may have orders from the Nuclear Regulatory student fees than the Yackety Yack. Commission to pull the plug on the source of 30 percent of the power it recognizes the need for employing provides to the Carolinas. Of course, what's stranger still is that it is a key staff members and allocates the very good idea. phenomenal sum of $64,900 in The NRC staff recommended to the commission Wednesday that the salaries. Our salary appropriation is three nuclear reactors at Duke Power's Oconee plant in South Carolina miniscule in comparison, comprising 2.6 percent of our total budget temporarily be shut down to inspect for faults and correct design onlv Mile ($2,500 of $93,000) allocated to only features like those which caused reactor malfunctions at Three 112-memb- eight key individuals of our er Island, Pa. The reactors in question were manufactured by Babcock & staff. All but three of these Wilcox, which happens to be the same company that built the ill-fat- ed salaries were eliminated, and those I Three Mile Island reactor. that remain have been slashed The NRC staff contends that to continue operations at the Oconee beyond justification. It seems odd reactors would be of dubious wisdom. Given the record of the Three that in the same year CGC increases Mile Island plant, which may not reopen its badly damaged Unit 2 for the Attorney General's salary to two or three years, if ever, the staffs reasoning appears extremely sound. $1,200. maintains the president's There are those who would argue that shutting down those three salary at $1,600 and approves Column biased four hours in Kenan were an end to University's loss reactors near Greenville, S.C. is a classic case of the cure being worse approximately $2,200 in salaries for nearly twelve hours - of excellent WXYC. it cuts the Yack editor's To the editor: music on Connor beach Friday and than the disease. The point is well-take- n, especially since Duke Power's To the editor: salarv (for an 18-mo- nth position) to As a student manager for the Saturday. We also find it hard to ' most efficient coal-fire- d steam plant, the Belews Creek facility near This semester the issue, of $900." I was believe that an event which drew Winston-Sale- m, Southwestern Co.. Environmental Studies has received will be out of service for repairs until August. disappointed in last Thursday's thousands of people was not worthy Each of the eight staff members much debate. The Political Science The combination of those shutdowns might well cause extensive article selling books. I feel this of an article in the campus we with about Department has not seen it necessary curtailments of electric service, including possible brownouts and whose salaries proposed, the way. not because of its obvious slant newspaper. exception of business coordinator, to maintain in its ranks a professor of rotating blackouts, if hot weather on weekdays raises industrial and against Southwestern. but because it's We would also like to make three Environmental work on the Yack full-ti- me Politics. There are residential consumption. And power bills for the residential customer are required to a shame to see such bias passed off as points in response to the editorial, during the summer, and are two separate and important issues may rise more than 20 percent. These are indeed valid reasons to informative journalism. "Pleasant surprise.'" which appeared involved. therefore unable to Work while As the only person in the article in the April 24 edition. Springfest is a question the shutdowns. incurring living expenses here. Our There are, however, more compelling considerations for closing down mentioned by name. I feel obligated tradition that has been happening for First, Dr. DaVid Orr, professor of salaries are far from extravagant to first admit that none of the student the past seven years. Springfest, the plants in question until they can be certified as safe. Four other (and in fact to 3.6c per Environmental Politics, will not" be amount about dealers I personally worked with quit which you seem to have renamed reactors of Babcock & Wilcox design have been voluntarily shut down hour): they are merely an attempt to teaching here next year. He was last summer: they in fact averaged "The Henderson Concerts," is an teaching at UNC supported by a by other utility companies, to implement short-ter- m improvements and allay some of the expense of working saving over $4,000. But I must also event that originated in HRC and is grant from the Carolina Population conduct safety analyses. According to the NRC staff, Babcock & on the Yack so that talented students add that some students do quit. 1 one in which the residents take great Center. positions When this grant ran out, the Wilcox plants are inherently more sensitive to malfunctions and are are not denied lor financial have never will never tell pride, investing much hard work and reasons. and Political Science Department had the harder to control than those of other manufatures. The shutdowns will anybody that selling books is not time. But most importantly. HRC option of bringing him into the enable vital corrections to be made. Further justification for these hard work. We even study hard in and Springfest are inseparable and department, but chose not to do so. To incovenience people Carolina to the of North and South correct salaries is two-fol- d: students with sales school, because most of the we, as residents of HRC, wish it to We feel that this was an unfortunate the mistakes of Duke Power and Babcock & Wilcox is indeed journalistic experience are inevitably students who do this don't have any remain so! outcome. Dr. Orr's courses were distasteful. We realize that it is unpopular to raise power bills for any attracted to other campus sales experience. But I wouldn't be extremely popular, he "received reason; however, if corrective measures are not taken soon, the bill soon publications for purely practical doing this again for the 5th time if I Peggy Leight excellent ratings in the Carolina may be much higher. reasons (the DTH. News Bureau. hadn't gotten more out of the Susan Strayhorn Course Reviews, and, from our talks That the public should foot fhe bill for defects in the company's Alumni Association, and Sports summer than I put in. and 14 HRC residents with faculty members, his publishing generating equipment does not speak well for Duke Power. That NRC Information Office all pay their It's amazing that last Thursday's record was good. Thus, we are sorry any will have to intervene before the company will close down reactors of employees), and salaries increase article forgot to mention of the to see such a fine professor leaving. competition within the staff for key benefits of the job. which include: questionable safety accentuates an unfortunate reluctance to act where ; positions (thereby improving the good money . good -- people The sppnd, Jssujert .apart frpma convenience conflicts with the public good. qualifications of applicants). experience, a good job No interest particular professor, is that recommendation and most Environmental Politics is a very The Yack reaches the vast majority importantly of all. a chance to look To the editor: important area of study in today's of students on .this campus through yourself in the mirror and learn a lot How am I as a graduate student world. In a department of close to Tinge of despair portraits, staff- - experience, and about yourself. It is a challenge and suppose to feel represented in CGC if 40 faculty members, serving over subscriptions (most students, not one to be taken lightly, but like CGC leaders give so little credence to 600 undergraduate majors, is Students will attend their last classes of the school year today. They including 2, 3 of the senior class, buy any opportunity the end result is only the assessments of graduate it too much to ask for one teacher will hand in late papers and rejoice with the ending of classes. Some will a copy of the Yack at least one year what one makes of it. representatives? Many quantitative specializing in a growing and future-orient- ed It is recently celebrate. Others will change.They are the seniors. They will have to while they are here). nationally Having sold books I would facts have been presented to field which includes topics lace the real world, or hide from it, or ignore it. recognized as one of the finest recommend it to anybody willing to support what has been stated such as nuclear power, appropriate in I repeatedly: graduate students do not technology and the dynamic political And us will University no will publications the nation take the challenge. will gladly those of that return to this doubt consistently, it reaches alumni and have the time or interest to processes and decisions involved? juestion this answer any questions anybody has the purpose of institution, as others before have. Summer Universities throughout the nation participate in most CGC-funde- d now, it is about my summers. My phone is around the corner and, for making through exams more than it is 967-942- The students at UNC have shown and used for recruitment. Yet in number is 6. or I can be activities. Todd Gentry should enough for most students to worry about. we 942-660- believe No their support for such courses of spite of continual progress which reached by calling 7. the claim. graduate It wasn't a bad year 1978-7- 9. It passed quickly. They all do. And the make in our organization. CGC students bothered to spend 28.5 study, as indicated by over 1,000 freshmen that brought to Carolina their enthusiasm no doubt will bring continually cuts back our funding John Herbert hours at the finance committee signatures on a petition for an Environmental Studies Curriculum. cynicism when they return in the fall. Concerned juniors suddenly will (we are now receiving less than ever V-- 3 Old Well Apartments meetings. That so many CGC leaders transform into apathtic seniors. And people will search the pages of the before, in spite of continual inflation fail to see the connection between These studies are not a passing fad Daily Tar Heel for Lost', looking for in the printing industry). these two facts is the basis for but will be topics of inevitably 'Paradox perhaps another chance growing laugh life. claiming lack of representation. increasing concern as to at themselves and the absurdity of college My major complaint about the populations seek to cope with life in a But Lost', which has placed college life in perspective Should reconsider The appropriate remedy to. the 'Paradox for so entire budget proceedings is that we is the following: if GPSF is finite world. will situation many, be gone. And a new year will bring with it the enthusiasm of have been penalized for honesty (in not given at least $20,000, graduate freshmen and change. reporting minimal costs and To the editor: An experimental section of Speech leaders should take steps toward the We are sorry that decisions have Students will remember many things about 1978-7- 9. Springfest, the maximal income) and by an act of secesseion of G PS F from CG C. Then been made about faculty positions fate (our budget was reviewed at 3 53 was offered this semester to protests, runoff, the ' we could concentrate our money on which have resulted in the stated a.m. by the Council and 6 a.m. by the educate preprofessional health miracle steal, Renwick, the losing season. skills. the DTH. the Student Legal Services. outcomes. In our opinion, we have ... Finance Committee). By the time our students in communication There will be those students who will leave the University reluctantly, Because all of the students enrolled the'X'nion. the Carolina Symposium, lost an excellent professor and have perhaps sadly. will be who will leave happily, but budget was reviewed, the Council and probably a very few other decreased the emphasis on a valuable There others even they was continually reminded of their had a common interest, a special will have to determine in their own minds the value of their stay at U NC. comradery was established early in organizations. We could stop paying area of study. We hope that such dwindling funds, and our situations be in Every summer eventually brings a new year and new students and the semester which led to endless for organizations and activities we can avoided the representatives were recognized for don't use. available or not. But GPSF future. endless, timeless change. We welcome summer with a sigh of relief and a only two minutes to answer a discussions on how we could improve our health care delivery through members probably don't have the tinge of despair, for the day will come for us all, when summer will no bombardment of questions. Included time or interest to follow through. Randy Giles longer be a break from school. We will wish for school to break the in were effective communication. The skills our budget cuts will only help us President, summers. administrative costs such as we have learned not Undergraduate in our future careers as doctors, Steve Valone photography supplies, office i Chem. Dept. Political Science Assoc. supplies, internal printing and dentists, nurses, pharmacists, etc.. duplication, promotions, reference but will also be of use in daily living. ran Daily Heel materials, and the dust jacket for the Both interest and attendance The Tar book. The question is how we are high the entire semester. -- However, Speech department Assistant. Managing Editors: Dinita James, David Squires supposed to raise this money when the we have already proposed an increase has decided to discontinue this Union hoard encourages We feel a Ombudsman: Jeff Fenyves of $1 1.000 in sales (by increasing the section of Speech 53. that terrible injustice is being done to the Editorial Assistants: Mike Coyne, Brad Kutrow, Howard Troxler price of the book and computerizing promotions). Publications cannot many preprofessional health News: Eddy Atwell, RoAnn Bishop, Cindy Bowers, Joan Brafford, Shannon Brennan, students that will miss this more student activity Nancy Brooks, Chris Burritt, Carol Carnevale, Lisa Cartwright, alter their programming in a given Maria Carpenter, Cathy add a new dimension Cousins, Anne-Mar- ie Downey, Bill Durham, Natalie Eason, Mike Edwards, Ben Estes. year to reduce expenditures. opportunity to To the editor: Libby Fosso, Annette Fuller, Jay Hamilton, Carol Hanner, Doug Haynes, Pam Hildebran, and perspective to their future Operational expenses and printing Recently chairpersons for the 1979-8- 0 Carolina Union Activities Board Jim Hummel, Thomas Jessiman, George Jeter, Jones, Parn, Kelley, Susan Ladd. We urge the Ramona costs are unavoidable and inflate at a professional education. now member interested in Sherry Martin, Renee McRary, Kathy Morrill, Mark Murrell, Billy Odom, David Parker, to reconsider were selected. They are selecting committee higher rate than the national speech department planning, scheduling and initiating programs for the coming year. Beth Parsons, Rose Riddick, Evelyn Sahr, Melanie Sill,, David Snyder, Mary Beth Starr. their decision. Betsy Stephenson, Lisa Tate, Katha Treanor, Jim Tucker, Martha Waggoner, Sarah West economy. The Council is insensitive Union activities receive the largest single portion of our student fees. We and Carolyn Worsley. to this because student fees do not community Signed by 22 members attempt to reach every segment of the student with Union News Desk: Lisa Cartwright, Bernie Cook, Pat Daugherty, Sue Doctoi, Anita Gardner, increase on a yearly basis (as perhaps programs. Frank Harrell, Bob Knowles, Sherry Martin. Kim McGuire, Laraine Ryan. Amy Sharpe. of the Speech 53 they should). We need ideas, talents and active support to provide the kinds of , Mary Beth Starr, Keith Taylor and Rand Tucker.' experimental section your appeal you. If you are interested in any facet Sports: Bill Fields, assistant editor; Evan Appel, George Benedict, Norman Cannada, John We have been forced into 'this programs and activities that to Fish, Chris Powell, Marjo Rankin, Elliott Shoenthal, Howard Troxler and Bert Woodard. position: in order to survive, will of the Union program. 1 would like to encourage you to pick up an Features: Anita Gardner, Terri Garrard. Molly Manning, Bill McGowan, Cathy Robinson, have to pad our budget in the future application at the Union desk. Membership is open on the following Clive A. Stafford Smith, Sudie Taylor and Donna Tompkins. (which is evidently what the Council Disappointed committees: Forum. Gallery. Human Relations, Performing Arts, Social, Arts: Buddy Burniske, assistant editor; Gregory Clay, Jere Link, Melanie Modlin, Mark expects anyway), request funding Special Projects and Videotape. Peel, Judith Schoolman and Anthony Seideman. from the Media Board surplus, To the editor: A complete description of each committee is available with the Graphic Busby, Emery, If,Fulghum, G. or Arts: Dan Brady, Katherine Alan Edwards, Ann Bob produce a mediocre publication. As students we commend Student applications, which should be returned before the end of exams. If you Douglas Govus, Kathy Harris, Rick Miller, Eric Roberts and Derek Tabor artists; Andy any questions, please contact me or one of the committee chair- James, Richard Kendnck, Ann McLaughlin, Will Owens and Kim Snooks, photographers. From an objective standpoint, none Government for the bold step they have persons in the Activities Board offices at 933-- 1 157. Business: Grant Duers, business manager; Linda L. Allred, secretary receptionist? Kim of these alternatives are in the best took in reviving the big concerts in Armstrong, Chuck Lovelace and William Skinner, accounting; Julia Breeden, circulation and interests of the students of this Kenan. We. too. immensely enjoyed Involvement with the Union certainly provides a great service to the distribution manager. University. the three bands that played Saturday student body. The experience is likely to be personally rewarding as well. Advertising: Neal Kimball, advertising manager; Nancy McKenzie, advertising coordinator; night: however, as residents of Arje Brown, classifieds; John Behm, Andy Davis, Wendy Haithcock, Susan llderton, Ed Chrisann Ohler Henderson Residence College we are Bob Long Murray, Lynn Timberlake, sales. Editor disappointed that the DTH neglected President, Carolina Union 1L 1979 Yackety Yack, to mention that those approximate