The Carolinian [April 7, 1981]

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April 7,19tl Volume LX Number42 ■.€ • 41 The Uaivenitv of NorthCaroUnit Grcewboro CaflOurHothae: 379-5041
Chaos
Causes
More
Run-Offs
By MARION ROBERSON
News Editor
In lieu of the controversary and
confusion caused by the- most
recent run-off race for Student
Government president and vice-president
and the University Media
Board chairperson, the Elections
Board met Friday and through a
unanimous vote found the elections
invalid, according to Denise Traber,
Elections Board chairperson.
The last issue of The Carolinian
stated that the "run-off elections
will be Tuesday and Wednesday
along with the run-off for Media
Board chairperson." The paper
also stated that Brian Berkley, can-didate
for SG president, contested
the election due to irresponsibility
of the Elections Board and inability
of the studenis to vote due to this
irresponsibility to function at the
polls, according to the Handbook
under The Elections Board, section
5, d which reads that "an official
poll watcher must be at the ballot
booths at all times."
On the contrary, Berkley's con-tention
was not considered in the
Board meeting Friday because the
group declared the election invalid
for the same reasons.
Also, the Board decided to have
one run-off race for all three
positions. The president, vice-president
of Student Government
and Media Board chairperson will
be elected Monday and Tuesday,
April 13 and 14.
Even though the Board made
such rulings, it must be approved by
the Senate tonight at the Senate
meeting.
II
Larry Nelson putts in Sunday's rain-soaked final round.
See page 5.
Dr. Gunn Named Arts
Chairperson
Dr. Janet Gunn, a visiting
assistant professor of religious
studies at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, has been
named chairperson of the arts,
literature and religion section of the
American Academy of Religion.
The organization has about 2,000
faculty members who teach religious
studies throughout the country.
In her capacity as chairperson.
Dr. Gunn will be responsible for
coordinating scholarly papers to be
presented by faculty at the
academy's annual meeting later this
year in San Francisco.
Erotic Film Festival"
Creates Controversy At NIU
(CPS)--Northern Illinois Univer-sity
has called off NIU students-controversial
"Erotic Film
Festival," citing adverse publicity
and the inablility of its sponsors to
demonstrate the annual festival was
"Benefiting or contributing to the
university's mission."
The festival, which has been
staged on campus for the last nine
years, became controversial when
the Illinois Board of Regents passed
an "advisory" last summer banning
all x-rated films from Northern
Illinois, Sangamon State, and
Illinois State universities. The
regents' actions left the decision to
ban the films up to the individual
campus presidents.
The indecision over the fate of the
NIU festival caused so much furor
that, according to NIU Vice
President for Student Affairs Hairy
Canon, "whenever we went to the
legislature to testify on other mat-ters,
we'd get questioned on that
(the festival)."
In January, a bill to ban por-nographic
films on all Illinois cam-puses
was introduced in the state
House of Representatives.
Now NIU President William
Monat has finally banished the
festival. Canon stresses Mortal's
statement "did not ban x-rated
films on campus. That was not the
issue. The issue was the format (of
showing all the films at one time).
The format has been banned."
The distinction wasn't clear to
Peter Roberts of the Holmes
Student Center, which sponsors the
festival. Roberts, however, has said
he probably won't sue the ad-ministration,
despite advice to the
contrary from the Chicago office of
the American Civil Liberties Union.
Canon says that though the
festival is barred from university
facilities, it's possible that other x-rated
films might be shown oa cam-pus.
He recalled one was shown in
the fall, "and I have no reason to
believe others won't be proposed."
When they arc. the ad-minist
ration will consider then "on
a case-by-case pettera." Canon
says.
He notes that other pabtk univer-sities
show x-rated films. "Some get
flack, some don't."
Meanwhile, students at Arizona
State University are circulating a
petition to get the issue of showing
x-rated films there on the ballot. In
January, the ASU student gover-nment
axed several x-rated films
from the school's Neeb Hall Film
Series schedule.
Similarly, the vice president for
student affairs at the State Univer-sity
of New York, Stony Brook
stopped a fund-raising showing of
"Debbie Does Dallas" in December
when some students objected to the
film as sexist.
But women at Brandeis Univer-sity,
objecting to a campus showing
of "Deep Throat" at the end of fall
semester, have scheduled their own
Erotic Film Festival in protest. The
festival will show "erotic films
which have a sensual element, but
don't have violence and sexism,"
esplains organizer Michelle
Bowdler.
Quest Made For A-A Student
The Scholastic Ail-American
Selection Committee is now accep-ting
applications for the 1981 Spring
Semester. Students who are active
in scholastic organizations and who
perform well in class are asked to
join.
The Scholastic All-American is an
honor society founded to recognize
this country's top undergraduate
and graduate students. Students are
selected from over 1.280 schools
covering all 30 states. Members par-ticipate
in various nationally
organized service projects each year.
Students are selected for con-sideration
based on the extent of
their academic and scholastic
preformance both in and out of the
classroom. No one factor is
weighed heaviest when a new mem-ber
is considered. A student's best
asset must be his or hers "well
roundedness."
Interested students are asked to
send a stamped, self-addressed en-velope
to "Application," Scholastic
All-American, Administrative Of-fices.
P.O. Box 237, Clinton, New
York, 13323.
Salvador's Struggle
Presented At UNC-G
By NANCY M. EGART
Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, April 1st, a
combination film and lecture, "El
Salvador: Another Vietnam?" was
presented by the students concerned
about Central America and the In-ternational
Relations Club in EUC's
Alexander Room. Guest speakers
included Jeff Miller, a member of
the citizens in solidarity with the
Peoples of El Salvador.
The struggle of the Salvador's
people, long and arduous, has con-tinued
many years as the people try
to gain liberation from the
militarism government. Now a
unified group, determined to lead a
revolutionary attack on the leftist
guerillas, has come together with a
decisive military plan and policy.
The United States, a long source
of aid to the peoples of El
Salvador, sent advisors to aide the
right wing government. This act,
combined with other events, in-cluding
the killings of the Mary
Knoll nuns and missionery, has
caused some American people to
develop what President Reagan
terms the "Vietnam Syndrome;" a
fear that the U.S. intervention in El
Salvador will become another Viet-nam.
The film shown Wednesday night
was sponsored by the Public Broad-casting
System, and dealt with this
struggle, and questions regarding
the Salvadorean's future.
At the time of the film, ap-proximately
10,454 peasants had
been killed by the junta; the number
was steadily increasing. Itu Ford,
one of the three Mary Knoll nuns
killed last December, summarized
her feelings prior to her death as she
stated that the people were "victims
of an operation by the military for-ces."
The narrator stressed that as the
people now consider the enemy the
army and the national guard, the
only alternative to suppression may
be violence.
The U.S. government's basic plan
of aide is two-fold, human rights
and security. Until this time
security has been the major concern,
the U.S. has supplied military aide,
training and weapons to the right
wing government. However, the
human rights concern cannot be
ignored. The documentary clearly
emphasized the human side of the
unrest, as conversations with the
peasants were frequent.
In a recent article in "Newsweek"
the President of El Salvador, Jose
Napolean Duarte suggested the need
for more U.S. exonomic assistance
to help word off potential collapse,
rather than all the military aid.
This concern is echoed by many
U.S. and Salvadoreans alike.
The first speaker after the film,
Jeff Miller, dealt mainly with the
aide the U.S. has supplied to El
Salvador (approximately 200
million since Reagan took office) as
compared with the aide of other
countries involved.
Contrary to many opinions.
Miller stated that neither Nicaragua
nor Cuba has sent aide to El
Salvador. The only proof of such
intervention was from some official
documents found. Miller countered
such a possibility with a reference to
former CIA agent Agee's connent
that such documents could be easily
falsified.
The aid Nicaragua, formerly
supplied by the U.S.
has now been halted. Miller added,
and will not be reinstated. Finally,
he updated the number of people
killed by the junta: approximately
15,000 at this time.
Next, Reverend Henry Atkins
spoke directly about the situation.
In his speech, he summarized the
whole topic in four brief points.
First, Atkins generalized that ac-ting
in a humanitarian fashion in
Central America often leads to
name-calling as Castro—communist
supporters.
Second, Atkins dealt with the
U.S. specifically as he said that all
aide (both military and financial)
from the U.S. should stop.
Next, he outlined the struggle in
Latin America as humanitarian.
Basically, the peasants of the third
world are becoming more self-righteous
as humans. He added that
we, as Americans should not deny
them that right.
Finally Atkins voiced the idea
that the people of Central America
have a right to self-determination,
to determine the kind of life they
want. As an overview Atkins said
thay in an emphialistic society such
as the U.S., support what and not
interfere.
According in answer to a later
question on the subject of land
reform he said that the Salvadorean
people should decide how the land
will be used.
The question and answer session
which followed became quite heated
and continued long after the lectures
concluded. Miller commented, in
an interest of spreading the word,
that any groups interested in
showing the documentary should
contact a member of the newly-formed
group on campus; the
Students Concerned About Central
America.
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Internship Offered In D.C.
Undergraduate students from the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro have the opportunity to
spend the fall semester in
Washington, D.C. earning college
credit while working in Congress,
the Executive Branch, environmen-tal
groups, the arts and media, and
other public and private
organizations.
Applicants for a Washington
Center for Learning Alternatives
(WCLA) internship may be from
any major, must be juniors or first
Campus Briefs
By MAJUON ROBERSON
News Editor
April in the "L" will kick-off Spring Fling activities Wednesday.
April t with Robert Starling whose musk can best be described as a
"delicate blend between folk and jazz." performed on acoustic
guitar, piano and harmonica. Between songs. Starling usually
communicates with the audience through storks and bis own
"brand of urbane humor."
Robert Starling, a North Carolina native, is versatile in
songwriting. performing, and is at the present time producing his
first album. His performance material includes such artists as Billy
Joel, Jackson Brown, and Dan FogcJberg; however, the majority
of his show consist! of his own compositions.
Starling has been booked at Catch a Rising Star in New York and
at the Appk Tree in Washington, D.C. Locally, he has performed
at the Pier in Raleigh. P.B. Seotts in Blowing Rock, N.C. and other
i bke CWnssoa University and Florida State CoBcgc.
the Mr. Soring Pang Contest
The participants will be judged in three categories: shorts,
costumes reflecting the organization, and coat and tie attire.
Beginning at • p.m.. this Thursday. April 9, in the North Dining
Hail the pageant will be held before study break with a 25« ad-mission
fee. Musk is to be provided by Trudeace after study
break.
Hosted by the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, the Mr. Spring Pang
Contest winner will receive a keg of beer for the organization or
dorm he represents. The ainneri may also receive money instead
of the beer. ____
Members of Sigma Tan'
service with residents of Hinshaw dormitory "providing their own
volunteer services as alternates." The service is aiaimbte to
females Sunday through Thursday until 12 a.m. Anyone m need of
an escort after 12 a.m. can make arraagemeau through the frater-nity
or campus pohce. The number to eel is 379-3220 for
The deadline for
3 p.m. AM
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end UNC-G organizations are invited to par
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Association and Omteroo Na.
of Home Cccmomki. wist praeew the aa •
la Pursuit of BicsMiart." oa April fth
is welcome
ster seniors, and should have
an accumulated grade point average
of 2.1 or better. Application
procedures are extensive, and
should be initiated immediately m
order to meet the April 13, 1981
deadline.
Students selected Tor par-ticipation
arc assigned field
placements in their areas of interest.
WCLA provides low cost housing.'
conducts academic seminar*,
monitors student activities and
provides liaison with the UNC-G
sponsoring instructor*
In addition to the fall session
students are encouraged to attend
Washington Forum 'II. a two-week
Symposia Program. There are eight
optional seminars dealing with such
timely issues as: The United States.
Soviet Union and China; The
Presidency: Powers and Respon
emfltim; Rok of the Press in the
i Political System; Business
Remtioai under the
students and faculty
__ Mary I Turner. Field
Eager!ease Facilitator in 214
or by cahmg X34M for additional
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