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-r Let 'er drip! Occasional rain throughout the day, with a high in the upper 40s. No paper tomorrow The DTH' will not publish tomorrow. The next issue will be March 15, the first day of classes after spring break. Have a good vacation! or Serving the students and the University community since 1893 The Daily Tar Heel 193? Volume 90, Issue Thursday, March 4, 1982 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSports; Arts 962-0245 BusinessAdvertising 962-1163 JL-T I it I i I i merger generates student coneem Williamson said he felt the botany department had been adequately informed about the merger. Fewer comnlaints have been expressed by the zoology department; about half of the faculty agrees with the proposed merger, Gilbert said.

"In principle, most people in the department approve (of the merger)," Gilbert said. "Most are disturbed about the issue, though." If the department had known that such controversy would arise over the merger, they might have reconsidered the issue, he said. Much of the controversy surrounding the merger focuses on the question of its necessity. "There's been much speculation," said botany professor Max Hommersand. "We are very concerned about why the merger is being made." i "Biology is moving more to a unity in the ture," said Vice Chancellor G.P.

Manire, dean of the Graduate School, who has worked in the field of microbiology for 32 years. "It is impossible to separate plant and animal ecology," he said. the new biology department would be offered. The University will still admit doctoral candidates to the botany program as late as next fall, Williamson said. Williamson and six botany undergraduates met Wednesday morning to clear up the "considerable amount of misinformation that has been circulated." Williamson answered questions from the students, who represented concerned botany majors, about the future of botany within the biology department and why the merger was necessary.

The botany department is over-staffed, Williamson said. "We can't forever preserve programs with this imbalance," he said. Williamson encouraged students to take part in the curriculum change by telling which courses should be kept to serve as the core of the botany program. "The merger has been made more obscure than it needs to be," Williamson said. He urged the students not to view the decision too negatively yet.

By LIZ LUCAS Staff Writer The University's decision to merge the botany and zoology departments into a new biology department has provoked questions among many students and faculty during the last few weeks. Several UNC students, especially those with botany and zoology majors, have expressed concern about the effect the departmental merger will have on the two undergraduate programs. Botany and zoology students in the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University should not worry about being unable to complete their programs, said Samuel R. Williamson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a proponent of the merger. According to University rules, he said, students are guaranteed the right to graduate under the program they enter on.

Both Williamson and Lawrence Gilbert, chairman of the zoology department, agreed that it would be at least two years before a curriculum for the possibility of a merger, Williamson said. About 60 percent of the botany professors favor the proposal, he said. "Not all of the botany department disapproves of the proposal by any means," Williamson said. Most of the professors in favor of the merger are junior faculty members who may feel intimidated if they speak out in favor of the merger, he said. Williamson said the botany department was well informed and that the merger decision was not made in a covert manner.

"Everyone knew darn well what was going on," Williamson said. In 1980, 10 botanists outside the University conducted a review of the botany department, Williamson said. The group recommended that botany remain a separate department and that a new chairman be selected from outside the University, he said. Williamson said he met with the botany department last spring to discuss possible scenarios, including merging with zoology to create a biology department. With those meetings in September, There also appears to be some disagreements between the two departments and the administration.

Both departments involved are concerned with how such a merger will affect the University's prominence in those fields. Botany department faculty have said the merger was not dealt with in an open manner. "The deans have not seen fit to plan this (the merger) in a way that involved the students and faculty," said botany professor C. Ritchie Bell. "It is a very unfortunate situation that has moved too fast for everyone to be taken into consideration.

"One hundred percent of our (botany) faculty disapprove of it (the merger), mainly due to the way it was done," Bell said. If the merger had been done in a different manner with more faculty, input objections Would probably not be so strong, he added. But Williamson expressed disagreement with Bell's statistics. Last September, botany faculty members were interviewed individually to review t1 oxeroitt tenants -n JTT concert warms up Carmichael Me Barifein suit it From staff reports 'You' just call out my name, if to ft I 1 By JOHN CONWAY Staff Writer Frustrated by the towing policy at Fox-' croft Apartments in Chapel Hill, nine UNC students and one N.C. State student filed a legal suit Wednesday afternoon in Orange County Superior Court against Daniel A.

Vogel Jr. Properties, the company which owns the complex. In the suit, the students requested that a temporary restraining order be granted, preventing any further towing at Foxcroft until the case is settled. The plaintiffs also are seeking compensation for actual and punitive damages totaling over $100,000. Foxcroft tenant Norman Brame led the drive to take legal action against the apartment complex.

"Our rights are being taken away," he said. "We're concerned about the unfairness of the.whole thing." Brame's major complaint is that there is not sufficient parking space for all Foxcroft tenants! Under the lease, two parking spaces are provided for each apart-1 ment rented. However, some apartments are occupied by four people, with each tenant owning a car. Foxcroft does offer alternative parking spaces for tenants on a gravel lot next to the complex, but some tenants are concerned about a lack of security on the lot. Chapel Hill Police Department Captain Arnold Gold's son had his car stolen from the same lot.

Brame's car was towed by authorization of resident manager Dennis Ergle last August. Brame said the reason Foxcroft gave for towing his car was that the back tire was on the "No Parking" line. Some residents also said parking space numbers and fire lane markings had worn off and were difficult to see at night. "I had some question as to the legality of them (Foxcroft apartments) towing anyway," Brame said. "I was very upset." Brame brought the matter to the attention of Director of Student Legal Services Dorothy Bernholz, and was encouraged to take legal action.

Brame said he decided to take legal action after the management acted unsympathetic to the case. Tenants Angela Petree, Tim Harper, Bob Binda, Jim Stewart Khalil Jaber, Donald Morris, Georgia Sugg, Kathy Russin and Dehon Williams later joined in the suit against Foxcroft. All plaintiffs have had their cars towed at least once from the complex. Binda' car was towed twice for being parked behind another car in an unmarked space. Double parking in an unmarked space was not prohibited by Foxcroft, but the management claimed such parking blocked the fire lane, Brame said.

"I consider yhat extremely picky towing," Binda said. "Besides if you have two cars parked in a space, how do you know which one to tow?" Petree said her car was properly parked when it was iowed late one evening. Petree roommate pulled in behind her and was double parked, but it was. Petree' car that was towed. Brame said he noticed that Foxcroft's towing policy was inconsistent.

Towing stopped in October, 1981 but resumed in early February and stopped again in mid-February. Brame said he could not explain why Foxcroft towed sporadically. The main reason for taking legal action was not for monetary compensation, he said. "It is obvious that the man (Vogel) has not provided enough parking. His problems have become our problems and it's time we do something." The outcome of the case "will have a lasting effect on the students," Brame said.

A ruling should be made soon on whether a temporary restraining order will be issued, Brame said. If injunctive relief is issued, Brame said he would be optimistic about winning the legal battle. Tenants were concerned that towing would continue if injunctive relief was not granted. The courts are often reluctant to issue a restraining order, he said. The court has 10 days in which to schedule a hearing on the matter.

st, nrr. t.i- aw r- ju- -rjrjr and you know wherever I go, I'll come running to Chapel Hill again." James Taylor, Carmichael Auditorium, March 3, 1982 After a 10-year absence, James Taylor came home to Chapel Hill and an appreciative sell-out crowd in Carmichael Auditorium. "It seems like it's been forever," Taylor said to an agreeing audience before his first song. "It's really inspiring." Taylor, who was raised in Chapel Hill, wasn't, the only one inspired. An enthusiastic audience gave Taylor several standing ovations and applauded loud and long enough to entice Taylor to give a second encore.

During the concert, Taylor made numerous remarks about the audience's hospitality, as did his mother, Trudie Taylor. "It's great for all of us to be back here in Chapel Hill," said Mrs. Taylor, who now lives in Martha's Vineyard, Mass. "It was a super audience." Taylor sang both old and new songs' and frequently spoke to the audience. When a group of women shouted, "James, we lpve ypu," Taylor responded, "I'm terribly fond of you too, audience." Before taking a 20-minute break, Taylor encouraged the audience to get a refreshment.

"Go outside and refresh yourself or do whatever you do when you go out and do it," he said. "Only don't drink and drive. Don't do that but do anything else." Taylor played for an hour and a half before leaving the crowd of 8,000. "This makes you forget about all the midterms," said Knox Hughes, a freshman from Sanford. "He really touches you with his songs." The crowd arrived early and filled Carmichael quickly, said usher Charlotte Hord, a sophomore from Winston-Salem.

"The doors opened at 6:35 (p.m.) and the whole place was filled up in 10 minutes," she said. "I've never seen anything fill up so fast. All of a sudden you See TAYLOR on page 2 A V- DTHAI Steele James Taylor: a native son comes home concert thrilled 8,000 Graham to leave University Mousing position News Briefs By CHERYL ANDERSON Staff Writer The resignation of Phyllis Graham, associate director of housing, marks the third resignation within the Department of University Housing since December 1981. Graham will leave her post at the end of April. She said she was planning to marry and move to Ohio.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Donald Boulton, who also serves as Acting Housing Director, said Wednesday that Graham's position would be filled at least two weeks before she leaves. In December 1981, Director of University Housing James Condie offered his resignation, which went into effect March 1, 1982. National advertising for Condie's successor began last week, Boulton said. Although almost three months have passed since Condie's resignation, this is not an unusual time span for the advertising process said Jody Harpster, associate director for residence life. A formal review of the job description must be compiled before advertising can begin, he said.

Assistant Director of Residence Life Doris Kaneklides also resigned in December. She left for personal reasons, Boulton said. Kaneklides' position should be filled by May, he said. Interviewing for the job will begin during Spring Break, Harpster said. The three housing positions do not necessarily have to be filled by people in the housing department, Boulton said.

He recently met with Scott Templeton, president of the Residence Hall Association, to discuss advertising procedures for the positions. "It isn't unusual at all for even a year to pass before a position is fiUed at any university," Harpster said; The University is bound by certain criteria like Affirmative Action demands before it can place advertisements to fill administrative positions, a spokesperson in Boulton's office said. Boulton, currently doubling as vice chancellor for student affairs and acting housing director, said he was not experiencing many problems in fulfilling both functions. The housing department does most of the work, and only consults him when neccessary, Boulton said. "As long as I don't interfere with them, they're all right." Mare alignment of planets to occur on Wednesday Reagan: Deficit 'necessary evil' LOS ANGELES (AP) President Reagan, who built his political career on the promise of balanced budgets, said Wednesday that large budget deficits "are a necessary evil in the real world today." Reagan's comment, in defense of the record $91.5 billion deficit in his proposed 1983 budget, came as he continued fighting efforts to delay or reduce the income tax cut he won from Congress last year.

Senate begins expulsion hearings WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate opened debate Wednesday on whether to expel Abscam felon Harrison A. Williams Jr. of New Jersey for the "dishonor and disrepute" that his bribery and conspiracy crimes brought upon the chamber. One colleague, Assistant Democratic Leader Alan Cranston of California, fought for a'lesser penalty, censure, by which Williams could escape becoming the first senator stripped of his office since the Civil War. Williams, 62, a Democrat and 23-year veteran of the Senatehas maintained his innocence despite his conviction last year by a federal jury and the unanimous finding of the bipartisan Ethics Committee that his conduct was "ethically repugnant and tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." Bell allowed rate increase RALEIGH (AP) The state Utilities Commission granted Southern Bell a 14.63 percent rate increase Wednesday that is expected to raise local residential rates by $.05 to $2.55 a month.

The increase takes effect in 10 days, and affects about 60 percent of the phone customers in North Carolina. Under the order, the cost of installing a telephone that a customer picks up from the company will jump from $20.90 to $41.40. The increase means the cost of a single residential dial phone will go from 1 0. 1 5 a month to about $13 a month in Wake County. A proportional increase will take place in, other areas with different rates.

produce cosmic rays. The cosmic rays would affect weather patterns on earth. In turn, changes in weather would be responsible for irregular changes in the earth's rotation, about 0.001 second per day. A sudden dramatic weather change would cause a little jolt or shock to the earth's spin, which would trigger slippage along the major faults already under strain. In 1982, Cribbin and Plagemann wrote, this chain of events would cause By AMY EDWARDS Staff Writer Californians can breathe a sigh of relief.

There probably will not be a major earthquake on March 10. In their 1974 book, The Jupiter Effect, geologists John Cribbin and Stephen Plagemann predicted that an unusual planetary alignment would cause an earthquake which would destroy Los Angeles and other California cities. All nine planets will be in alignment on the same side of the sun within 95 degrees of each other next Wednesday. The planets will be spread out over a quarter of the sky, said Terry Gipson of the Morehead Planetarium. This occurs roughly every 179 years, said Charles Redman, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Redman said the phenomenon has occured at least 20 times since the year 1 17. The last time was in 1817 and the next will be in 2161. "It's no bizarro event," he said. I 1 Stargazers will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with the naked eye early in the morning and just before sunset Wednesday, Redman 'said. Far from causing devastation on earth, the alignment will aid the flight of NASA's Voyager II satellite.

Since the planets will be closer together, they will be easier to reach, thus reducing the cost of Voyager's picture-taking mission. Redman said the trip from Jupiter to Saturn, Uranus and Neptune would be impossible if the planets were more spread out. But the positions of the planets cannot raise tides on the sun as "Cribbin and Plagemann claimed, Redman said. In their book, the two claimed that aligned planets would raise tides on the sun and these tides would cause sunspots, which See PLANET on page 5.