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Slip Batig (Tar Heri HI , Stones from the University and Chapel Hill Speech to focus on role of gays in revolutions Poet, author and political activist Margaret Randall will deliver a speech on “Queering the Revolutions: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Movements in Nicaragua and Cuba” at 8 p.m. Feb. 6 in Dey Hall’s Toy Lounge. Randall is known for her books and interviews on the issue of women and revolution in Latin America. Undergraduates will have the oppor tunity to meet Randall in person during a coffee hour at 9 a.m. Feb. 7 in 355 Hamilton Hall. For more information, contact Rachel O’Toole by phone at 969-8360 or by e-mail at rsoo6oo@e mail.unc.edu. Admissions applications available for new minor The School of Information and Library Science is now accepting appli cations for fall 1997 admission to anew undergraduate minor in information systems. Students who have completed the first semester of their sophomore year are eligible to apply. The program is designed for students who want to acquire knowledge and skills about information systems. - The program incorporates comput ing, networking, multimedia and elec tronic information resources, as well as the use of the Internet. > The minor will require 15 hours of credit to complete. No prior experience or knowledge about computers is needed for admis sion into the program. Applicants should include an acade mic record and work and extracurricu lar experience. They must also include their thoughts about the role of infor mation systems in their major. SILS will be looking for applicants from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. There is limited space and admission will be competitive. Applications are due in Manning Hall by Feb. 26. Applicants will be con tacted by Mar. 5. .For more informaticLn,_c9U 962-8366. Settlement center offers facilitation training class A Facilitation Skills Training work shop will be sponsored by the Orange County Dispute Settlement Center on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center on 302 Weaver St. in Canboro. The program will provide an oppor tunity to explore important elements in conducting successful meetings. Ways to initiate and maintain the elements will be demonstrated. Groups will prac tice using the elements, and feedback will be immediate and constructive. There will be an emphasis on devel oping the ability to serve as a neutral facilitator. Cost for the workshop is $175 by Jan. 31 or $lB5 after. Pre-registration is required. Call 929- 8800 for more information. New family center seeks dedicated volunteers Volunteers are needed to work with sexually abused children and their fam ilies at the Center for Child and Family Health-North Carolina. The new center, located in Durham near South Square Mall, offers infor mation, resources and services to pro tect children in the community. The center provides services to all counties in North Carolina. Training will begin Feb. 22. Volunteers will train for 20 hours and will be expected to commit six hours to eight hours per month. ; The program was created by the Orange County Rape Crisis Center in conjunction with the Center of Child and Family Health-North Carolina. Funds from the Victims of Crime Act are being used to support the volunteer program. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, call 419-3474, ext. 236. Special Olympics begins winter swim program The Chapel Hill/Orange County Special Olympics is looking for volun teers to help with its school-based swim program for youth ages 6 to 21. ; Volunteers must be comfortable in the water, but do not have to have prior coaching or lifeguard experience. The program begins Feb. 4 and con tinues weekly through April 23. A final slvim meet will be held April 24. Orientation will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Chapel Hill YMCA on Airport Road. • Call 932-3529 by Friday to register for the volunteer program. All volun teers must be willing to commit to one Of more practice sessions on a regular bfisis. FROM STAFF REPORTS Board votes to increase new student fees by f22 BY JAMIE GRISWOLD UNIVERSITY EDITOR Following the recommendation of its Business and Finance Committee, the Board of Trustees voted Friday to increase student fees by $22 for the 1997-98 academic year. The BOT will now submit its propos al to UNC-system President C.D. Spangler for forwarding to the Board of Governors. Student Body President Aaron Nelson, ex officio BOT member, said he commended Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance Roger Patterson, Assistant Provost for Finance Kathleen McGaughey and Student Body Treasurer Julie Gasperini. BOT approves plans for athletic facilities ■ The soccer center will be funded through gifts to the Department of Athletics. BY JAMIE GRISWOLD UNIVERSITY EDITOR The Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve the design and final plans for a state-of-the-art soccer center, on which construction is scheduled to begin this spring. The soccer center will replace the soc cer Hut, which was demolished Jan. 13, at the west end of Fetzer Field. The two-story, 6,600-square-foot facility will cost $934,100, and will be funded through gifts to the Department of Athletics. The building will provide dressing room facilities with toilets, showers and locker rooms for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams. A team room on the first floor, which will be immediately accessible to the field, will provide meeting space for the teams, while the second floor will include coaching staff offices, a large conference room, a reception area, restrooms and administrative support spaces. An outdoor plaza on the first level and a balcony on the second level will fara tie grand op The Board of Trustees approved the designed and final plans for anew stateof the-art soccer carter at its Friday meeting. Construction is scheduled to begin this spring. i ■ t DTH/PHILLIP MOLARO Developers question delayed vote BY JULIA WOOD STAFF WRITER A Town Council vote that was expected to deny a permit for the pro posed Estates of Chapel Hill develop ment might be postponed at the sugges tion of Town Attorney Ralph Karpinos. Karpinos said the lawyer for the pro ject’s applicants had written a letter stat ing developers had not seen all the coun cil’s documents. “The council should consider sending the application back so the applicant can consider the evidence and respond,” he said. The Estates developers came before the council for a special use permit last fall. At three public hearings, residents have expressed concerns about the development’s possible effects on bor dering neighborhoods. Syd Alexander, attorney for the prop erty owner, said he was prepared to file suit if the application for development was denied. He said to obtain a special use permit, developers had to show evi dence that they have met the specifica tions of the zoning ordinance. “Our position is that we have met all the requirements," he said. Alexander “We came into the student fee process... with some confusion about... how to make sure the money that we were paying would be best spent for our benefit.” mm Hum Student Body President “We came into the student fee process, which is one very difficult process to understand, with some con fusion about the education and technol ogy fee and about how to make sure the money that we were paying would be provide outdoor views of the field. The BOT also approved the west side of Navy Field as the site for anew facil ity that will house dressing rooms for the women’s field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams. “We are obviously excited about the upgrade in facilities,” said Karen Shelton, head coach of the field hockey team. “It is a wonderful addition.” The 7,000-square-foot facility will also include storage rooms, public toilet facilities and concession stands. Stands for seating 750 spectators will be constructed above the proposed facil ity. The $1.3 million project will also be funded through gifts to the athletic department. “We are thrilled about the support we got from the athletic association, and I am excited for the girls who are going to be able to use the facility in the future,” Shelton said. “Such facilities are dearly needed for women’s programs.” The Building and Grounds Committee originally voted to recom mend approval of the Navy Field site at its Jan. 9 meeting. Administrative authority has already been received for advance planning of the facility, and a request for full project authority has been submitted to the UNC-system General Administration. Town Council member JOE CAPOWSKI said Timberlyne residents were concerned about property value. said if the council denied the applica tion, they must find evidence to support their rejec tion. “There is no evidence to sup port a denial,” he said. “If the appli cation is turned down, it will be for purely political reasons.” Alexander said if the council denied the applica tion, he would submit it to a supe rior court judge, who would review records to see if there was evidence for denial. If the judge finds none, the judge can order that the permit be issued. Council member Joe Capowski said residents of the Timberlyne neighbor hood, which borders the property for the Estates development, had several objec tions. Burwell Ware, a resident of the Timberlyne community, said he was NEWS best spent for our benefit,” Nelson said. “I just wanted to thank (them) for all the hard work that they put in.” The general fee increase, which was within the 5 percent cap proposed by the UNC-system General Administration, is entirely in the area of education and technology. There were no increases requested in the athletic fee, Student Health Service fee or Student Activity fee. Chancellor Michael Hooker also gave updates on the various dean searches underway at the University. Hooker said searches at the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health were drawing to a close, while See BOT, Page 5 SINGING THE DREAM mo > V - -Si 1 f? Jjjff ,7'. DTH/MATT MARJD Dorcus Young, Courtney Scott, Tamie Thomas and Melissa Murchinson-Blake perform as part of the *l, Too Sing America” concert Friday night. NARAL honors workers for protecting civil right BY SHARIF DURHAMS STATE 6 NATIONAL EDITOR Abortion rights supporters mourned Sunday the deaths of abortion clinic workers and set a legislative agenda at a fund-raiser at Pyewacket Restaurant. State legislators and grassroots sup porters watched as National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League officers honored abortion clinic workers killed “in the line of duty.” Abortion rights supporters should remember clinic workers who risk their lives every day to protect the right to an abortion, said Beth Ising, executive director of NARAL-N.C. I “Every day there are clinic people who are putting themselves on the front line,” she said. Eddie Sprouse of Raleigh said the abortion clinic bombings in Atlanta and Tulsa, Okla. earlier this month made him concerned. “I did think a little about it last night,” he said. “It gave me a reason to get a little bit edgy.” Because of these dangers, NARAL will oppose any attempt by the N.C. especially concerned with pedestrian safety, impact on property value of houses next to the development and storm run-off. “There will be incredible traffic problems generated by the Estates,” he said. “There have been no studies on traffic along Banks and Westminster drives at peak times.” Timberlyne resident Sue Sweezy said she had done a study showing property values of houses next to the Estates could indeed decrease if the develop ment was built. “The study we did showed that houses located next to apartments sold for a lot less than iden tical houses elsewhere in Chapel Hill,” she said. Capowski said the council should also make a decision tonight on which parking lot the McDade house will be moved to, either Lot #5 on the comer of Rosemary and Church streets or Lot #3 next to 411 West on Franklin Street. He said, “I favor keeping it as close as possible to the comer of Franklin and Columbia.” The house, currently located by University Baptist Church on Franklin Street, must be moved to make room for the church’s development. llw Athletic foo Health service fee $264 $284 - - Student activity fee $131.82 $131.82 - - SOSJtt woua $22 u Educational & $214 $236 $22 103 technology fee j Athletic fee S7O S7O Health service fee $264 $264 Student activity fee $121.42 $121.42 - Total- graduate $66942 $69142 $22 3J general fees • 1 ',-IrSwJWB SOURCE: UNC-CHAPEL HELL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ' General Assembly to overturn the state No Obstruction of Health Care Facilities Act, which forbids protestors from blocking facilities, Ising said. Ed Kinnaird, a University employee, said the bombings made NARAL’s sup port of legislation to protect clinic work ers more important. “If people don’t feel safe in their abil ity to do their job, they may not be able to do it,” he said. Ising said NARAL would also push for an increase in the state abortion fund. In 1995 the N.C. General Assembly cut the fund, which helps low income women pay for abortions, from $1.2 million to $50,000. “We’re only trying to bring that sup port to a reasonable level,” she said. The jazz festival and fund-raiser brought together activists known across the state with citizens who quietly sup port their cause. N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, said attendance at the fund-raiser indi cated the widespread support for abor tion rights. “I’m very encouraged that we really have a turnout that is diverse. The public is definitely behind this.” Students announce CAA co-president slate Sophomore Charlie Roederer and junior Jason Reynolds have announced their intent to ran to be co-presidents of the Carolina Athletic Association. Although the CAA currently has only one president, co-presidencies have occurred in the past. Roederer, a business major from West End, said he believed he and Reynolds had similar ideas. “We thought that the two of us together could solve the problems,” Roederer said. Reynolds, a sports administration major from Raleigh, said he would like to focus on sports other than bas ketball and football. “A lot of people really fail to real- Monday, January 27,1997 No decision handed down for professor ■ A decision in Professor Barry Nakell’s case should be issued within 10 days. BY CHERRIECE WRIGHT STAFF WRITER The Faculty Hearing Committee heard closing arguments Friday in the case against Professor Barry Nakell, ending nearly five months of questions about Nakell’s fitness to continue as a tenured professor in the School of Law. The committee’s decision will go to Chancellor Michael Hooker, who is expected to make a final decision in tiie next 10 days. Professor Daniel Pollitt, acting coun sel for Nakell, said Nakell had “a chron ic depressive neurosis that, under extreme stress, has occasionally mani fested itself in the impulse to take items of small value from stores.” On Oct. 1, Nakell was caught at A Southern Season concealing food, marking his second shoplifting offense in five years. Pollitt said the incident came a day after Nakell received a divorce complaint, ending his 28-year marriage. Pollitt cited character witnesses and testimony on the work Nakell has done in the community as proof of his fitness to continue teaching. “Professor Nakell’s students testified. that he is an excellent teacher—at least; in the top 20 percent,” Pollitt said. ; Pollitt also restated the testimony of Dr. James R. Weiss, who testified to Nakell’s mental condition. Tom Ziko, counsel for the University, disputed Pollitt’s defense that Nakdl suffered from psychological problems and low self-esteem, stating that Weiss never said Nakell was suffering from a mental illness. Ziko instead told the committee that Weiss had said Nakell had a character defect and needed to grow up. “Ego and pride are Nakell’s charac ter flaws, not low self-esteem,” Ziko said The committee was asked to consid er Nakell’s 27-year career at UNC, the testimony from other professors calling; dismissal “extreme,” and that Nakell’s shoplifting offenses were class 3 misde meanors and not jailable offenses. Pollitt closed by saying Nakell asked that dismissal proceedings be stopped and a leave of absence of up to four years be granted for intense therapy. T See NAKELL, Page 4 ize how strong our nonrevenue sports are,” he said. “We really want to focus on Olympic sports.” The recent changes in ticket distri bution received mixed reviews from the student body. Roederer and Reynolds plan to deal with the issue. Both candidates said they believed a co-presidency would allow more daily involvement in athletic affairs and with the Department of Athletics. “We really want to carry on the tradition of sports at Carolina,” Reynolds said. Erika Meyer* Freshman to campaign for Student Congress Justin Grosnick, a freshman from Charlotte, announced his intent to run for a District 17 Student Congress seat on Sunday. Erika Meyen Anyone who would like to declare his or her intent to run for office in the Feb. 11 student body elections should contact DTH Managing Editor Laura Godwin at 962- 0245. 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