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News the stentorian December 16, 1994 AROUND THE WORLD, continued from page 1 of the boys, Susan Smith confessed to purposefully driving a car with the boys in it into a local lake. ■ After being assigned for fifteen life terms for molesting and muti lating several men and boys, Jef frey Dahmer was murdered in jail. His head was bashed in by a fellow convict who proclaimed himself the son of God. ■ The economy has shown marked improvements in the past few months. Unemployment fell to a four year low of 5.6%, and per sonal income grew by 1.4%. In hopes of curbing inllation and slow ing the pace of recovery, the Fed eral Reserve still plans to raise in terest rates at the beginning of 1995. ■ The state of Cal i fornia has passed Proposition 187. The proposition prohibits illegal alliens from recieving almost all government- funded social services. ■ Starting 1995, the post office plans to raise the price of stamps form twenty-nine cents to thirty- two cents. Science & Technology ■ Scientists have discovered genes forobesity and breast cancer. Find ing tests for these genes, though, still poses problems. ■ The national government has banned the use of federal moneys to study embryos. Studying fetal tissue discarded from abortions with such moneys, though, is still legal. Volunteer group assists community By JENNIFER KISER staff Writer In addition to meeting the community and work-service service requirements, various groups within the school provide additional opportunities to both students and staff to volunteer their skills to the community. One such organization is the Volunteer Network, whieh is sponsored by Jackie Thornton, Student Activities Board Coor dinator. This group seeks to assist the community and the world through projeets including vol unteering at Pineknoll Resthome, the Lenox Baker Children’s Hos pital, and Make a Difference Day in the Westover community. At the resthome, students each adopt a resident and bring him or her gifts and treats for holidays and special occasions. When working at the children’s hospi tal, volunteers read stories, play games, and try to make the chil dren happy. The group plans to participate in the Circus Maximus fundraiser at nearby E.K. Powe Elementary School, volunteer for the Adopt a Highway program, and also work for the local Humane Soci ety. Phuong Doan, senior, joined the Volunteer Network because, she “always wanted to volun teer, but (had) been prevented by a lack of transportation; here that is not a problem.’’ For any stu dents or staff, who like Phuong, are interested in serving the com munity, meetings are open to al and are held on Mondays at 4:00 PM in the SAB lounge. During an October trip, the Outdoors Club reaches new heights as its members hike up a hill. Opportunities such as this club activity allow students to get away from school and relieve stress. MUN conference at UVA a big success By ANNA POND Staff Writer On November fourth, twenty S&Mers boarded two vans and drove the more or less four hour drive to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the fourteenth annual Model United Nations Conference at the University of Virginia. I was among them, and this was my first MUN experience. On the ride up there, the veterans coached the newcom ers like myself on what to say, when to say it, and what hap pens when you say it. It may sound strange, but procedure is a big part of simulating the United Nations. The largest chunk of it all, though, is the research you do before you go to the conference. You recieve the topics that your designated committee will discuss three to four weeks before the conference. Then it’s off to the libraries- ours, Perkins at Duke, or any where you can find informa tion on the topics. For in stance, my country was Mexico, I was on the Legal committee, and my topics were terrorism, foreign inter vention in self determination, and UN peacekeepers. The first committee meet ing was Friday night. First, though, all of the delegates, as we are called, went into the university’s ball room for opening ceremonies and a keynote speaker. After this we met up with the leaders of our committees, the chairs, and headed off to our indi vidual committee rooms. Here’s where all that brief ing on the MUN talk came in handy. Ifyou want to speak in committee, you have to raise a card with your country’s name on it and be recognized by the chair. Then you have to tell the chair why you’ve raised your placard, and then you finally get to speak. The purpose of all this procedure is to pass resolutions that rep resent you country’s position on a topic. This involves a great deal of speaking, nego tiating (okay, you can call it arguing), and competition. Overall, the conference was a lot of fun. We had the chance to meet people from all over the United States in our com mittees, there was a really great dance on the Saturday night for all of the delegates, and NCSSM brought home several awards. The gavel is the highest award any delegate can get, and we had four people win the best delegate gavels - Sarah Fieler, David Patel, Katie Starrett, and Gillian Burgess. Allison Holmes got an honorable men tion, and our whole team got an Outstanding School award. The MUN club is also plan ning for future conferences at Georgetown, Duke Spring, and Nationals in New York City. If you are interested, just keep an eye out for signs around school throughout the year. Done any thing special lately? Know some one who has? The Stentorian is looking for people who don’t get any respect Ifyou fall into one of these categories, then e-mail kiserj or kotekra and get the recognition that you deserve. Durham eventful in December By MAGDA KOTEK News Editor So you say that Durham is quiet, uneventful town? Well, it looks like this time you’re wrong. The month of December just happens to be chucked full with events for all. Are you interested in bal let or classical music? Than check out the North Carolina Symphony’s presentation of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nut Cracker”. Contact the Ra leigh Memorial Auditorium at (919) 831-6060. Or stop by UNC for other concerts ranging from performances by choral groups and jazz en sembles. Are art exhibits more your style? The Ackland Art Museum on the UNC campus is hosting The Walter O. Evans Collection of African- American Art till February 19. Our stop by Duke before February 3 to view. Home less: Portraits Of Americans In Hard Times a collection of Howard Schatz’s photo graphs. If trendy music is more your style, than the Cat’s Cradle or the Duke Coffee house offer numerous choices. Upcoming shows include Spatula, After Dark, and Tinsel. In terms of the stage, the classic A Christmas Carol is being performed by Theatre in the Park for the next month, and Cinderella will be staged by the Raleigh Little Theater. So even if you still think that Durham is not the most exciting place, prove your self wrong and stop by one of these events. After all of that studying for exams we all need a break.
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