Cavaliers conquered and the gang are making their way through the ACC with devilish glee. See THE CHRONICLE page 15 for details of last night's victory. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1991 © DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 86, NO. 93 Cable service to dorms may be illegal Navy ROTC at triangle By ROBIN ROSENFELD may be immediately added, al­ contract. Due to a very competi­ The University has been though extra wiring will be re­ tive market the fee probably receiving its cable signal for free quired to get cable in dorm wouldn't increase by more than universities will merge from the Medical Center lines for rooms. one dollar, said ASDU President about 15 years, said Jim Members of ASDU and Cable Tonya Robinson, who coor­ By JENNIFER GREESON programs across the board." Dronsfield of Tel-Com. It is not 13 began working with Tel-Com dinated the survey. The University's Naval "The whole DOD is being clear, however, whether the Uni­ in October to bring expanded A few students in the survey Reserve Officer Training downsized. . . A few years ago versity was ever on the Medical cable options into dorm rooms for expressed concern they might Corps program will consoli­ everyone was hoping to see a Center contract with Cablevision a fee. The plan was part of a have to pay for the cable hookup date with programs at the 600-ship Navy," Lundquist of Durham. larger effort to connect dorm in their rooms despite the fact University of North Carolina said. "A defense force is based The discrepancy surfaced in rooms with a vast computer net­ they did not have televisions. But at Chapel Hill and North on threat. . .[the U.S.I can't October when the Medical Cen­ work. the cable would merely be an op­ Carolina State University, but support the present level of ter and the University requested Tel-Com was waiting for posi­ tion, Robinson said. The students the change should not affect defense." changes in their cable services. tive results from the ASDU stu­ would not pay for it unless they the students involved, ROTC The local Navy ROTC con­ The Medical Center wanted to dent survey before continuing actually had the service. Tel-Com officials said. sortium will "consolidate of­ add the Cable News Network with the plan. would issue monthly bills in the "Students at all three cam­ ficer instructors and support while the University began look­ The survey results are in and same way it bills for telephone puses won't do anything dif­ functions," Gore said. The ing at an overhaul of the system 83 percent of the 1,300 students service. ferently from the way they do three universities will share to include dorm rooms. surveyed said they wanted the The issue of who pays for cable things now," said Cmdr. Char­ common administrators and Tel-Com is now negotiating a expanded cable options and com­ in the commons rooms would be les Gore of Duke Navy ROTC. instructors!. new contract with Cablevision to puter access in their rooms. discussed with residential life, "They will continue their clas­ "Officers will be freed up to provide at least basic service to The basic services would in­ but Robinson proposed that the ses, drills, and labs on their go do some other job in the the University for a fee. clude the channels already avail­ cost be spread out among the individual campuses." Navy, whether it's flying a Cablevision sent an agreement able in commons rooms and Cen­ dorm residents. The consolidation, one of plane or manning a ship," he to Tel-com, and is optimistic a tral Campus apartments as well Several students in the survey five to take place nationwide, said. contract can be agreed upon as adding other channels. Some expressed fear that the added is "a matter of economics," ROTC administrators do within a few weeks, said Terrel possible new channels are MTV, channels would be only recre­ said Lt. Cmdr. Edward not know which administra­ Mayton, vice president of mar­ Showtime, Home Box Office, the