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Wednesday, October 20, 1999
Campus Calendar
Today
6 a.m. - Students for Economic
Justice will hold a 24-hour “Sweat-In”
in the Pit to dramatize sweatshop con
ditions and present the Worker Rights
Consortium, an alternative to the Fair
Labor Association.
5:30 p.m. - The Newman Catholic
Student Center will hold its Student
Night Dinner followed by a program
titled “Catholics Around the World.”
Hear about what it is like to be Catholic
in other parts of the world. What are the
differences and similarities?
Thursday
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - The Student
Environmental Action Coalition
invites all women to bring their half
used boxes of tampons to the Pit to
pledge their commitment to use safer
feminine hygiene products that are not
bleached or use rayon. Everyone is also
welcome to come just to gain general
information on the problem.
5 p.m. - The UNC-Chapel Hill
chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People will hold its general body meet
ing in Union 205.
8 p.m. - The Campus Y presents
Salsa Night in the Union Cabaret.
Tickets are $3 for members and $5 for
nonmembers. There will be free food,
lessons and the best salsa music around.
Buy your tickets all week in the Pit or at
the door. For more information, call the
Campus Y at 962-2338.
Friday
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foreign policy critic Dr. Michael Parenti
will speak in Memorial Hall in connec
tion with the first Students United for
a Responsible Global Environment
Conference. The event is free and open
to the public.
Saturday
10 am. - The annual Samaritan 5K
benefiting the Orange County Rape
Crisis Center will begin outside of
Carmichael Auditorium.
Items of Interest
■ The UNC School of Medicine
Pediatric Interest Group is sponsoring a
Halloween Party for children ages 5 to
12 on Halloween night from 4:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall and we
need volunteers to supervise games and
events for the kids.
For more information, contact Kecha
Lyn Shue at 932-5682.
■ Mojo Productions will hold audi
tions for Bah! Humbug!, a Christmas
musical by jack Herrick, on Nov. 2-3 in
the Student Union. Please prepare one
song, sheet music or self-accompanied.
Casting for two women and two men
(ages 18-40).
For more information or to schedule
an audition time, call Franklin Golden at
929-4090.
■ The third annual Franklin
Street Mile has been rescheduled and
will be held Saturday. The one-mile,
age-group races are open to all abilities
and will begin at 8:45 a.m. Register at
Fleet Feet Sports in Carrboro or on the
race day at McCorkle Place.
■ The Golden Key National
Honor Society Membership deadline
is today.
Attorney Outlines O.J. Case Lessons
By Jamiia Vernon
Staff Writer
What was labeled “The Case of the
Century” in 1994 managed to still spark
discussion at the School of Law on
Tuesday.
Attorney Peter Gelblum, who repre
sented the Goldman family in the civil
court case against OJ. Simpson, spoke
to a crowd of about 30 people about the
different perspectives and lessons to be
learned from the criminal case.
Gelblum began by asking the crowd
whether they believed Simpson com
mitted the murder. More than half the
audience raised their hands.
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Hate Crime Provision Fails in Committee
By Brent Kinker
Staff Writer
A legislative provision seeking to
expand the definition of hate crime
motives to include gender, sexual ori
entation and disability was rejected by
congressional leaders Monday before it
even reached a vote.
The provision, which the Senate
included in a budget bill in July, was
removed from the final version. Current
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Domestic Violence Advocacy Project in
conjunction with Sexual Awareness
Month - had their own experiences
with domestic violence. “I came today
because I know someone who’s been in
a domestic violence situation,” said Avril
McKean of Ponchatoula, La.
She said the OJ. Simpson case still
had relevance to domestic violence.
Gelblum said domestic violence was
committed by an intimate partner at
least 3 million to 4 million times a year,
while only one in 20 incidents were
reported. “Most of this goes on behind
closed doors. It goes vastly unreported.”
He pointed out five danger signs evi
dent in abusive relationships: a history
of battering, stalking, threats to kill, jeal
hate crime legislation already includes
race, color, religion and national origin.
The rejection angered human rights
supporters who had lobbied for the pro
posal. Some advocates placed the blame
squarely on the lack of compassion
among Republican party leaders.
“Republican leadership showed a
complete and utter disregard for hate
crime victims and their families,” said
Wayne Besen, associate director of com
munications for the Human Rights
ousy and obsession, and repeated sepa
rations and reconciliations.
Gelblum recounted Nicole Simpson’s
relationship with her husband stretching
from 1978 until her 1994 death. He
pointed to one particular incident of
abuse after a New Years Eve party as the
worst case, he said. “Nicole hid the pic
tures in a safety deposit box,” he said.
“Those pictures where shown in court."
Throughout the speech, Gelblum pre
sented court depositions, 911 phone
calls, diary entries and reconciliation let
ters from Simpson to Nicole.
“He goes through the traditional
rationalizations,” Gelblum said.
Gelblum noted that the murder trial
unfairly attempted to paint Nicole as an
Campaign.
Besen said Senate Majority Leader
Trent Lott made anti-gay statements in
the past.
“Trent Lott made it clear that he was
opposed to this bill because it included
sexual orientation,” Besen said.
But some Republicans said they
opposed the bill because it was unnec
essary due to the effectiveness of current
legislation.
“The criminal code is sufficient
enough to punish people,” said Ed
McDonald, press representative for U.S.
Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C. “There’s
penalties already listed; you don’t need
to single crimes out.”
But some local Democrats argued
that the bill was crucial.
“Sexual orientation ought to be
included,” said N.C. Rep. Verla Insko,
D-Orange. “It’s a public statement that
citizens make saying ‘we will not toler
ate this in our state.’ We’ve had a rash of
hate crimes lately, and it’s inhumane.”
Insko said a similar bill failed in the
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Whether or not the high-profile case
has made domestic violence a more rec
ognized issue still remains in questioii
“I don’t think it’s made it more rec
ognized,” said Justin Scranton, a thirti
year law student. “Advocates agaiitst
domestic violence have tried to use it to
make it more recognized.” *.;
Others, like School of Medicine
administrator Robynn Steen, said the
case showed the issue’s severity.
She said, “It was a high-profile case,
in that sense people will be more open
to learn about domestic violence.”
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General Assembly last year, but she
planned to reintroduce it in the next leg;
islative session.
Arnold Loewy, professor of law at
UNC, further emphasized the need to
protect people from hate crimes.
“If (perpetrators) are attacking people
based on association, then anyone can
be a victim,” he said. “It’s harder to
avoid.”
Despite lingering First Amendment
concerns, he said hate crime legislatiori
was not in disagreement with the
Constitution.
He said a similar provision had
already been enacted as law in 22 states,
and less stringent laws were in effect in
20 other states.
“Hate crime legislation is necessary at
least pardy,” Loewy said. “People think
gay-bashing isn’t really beating up a real
person. We need to combat that men
tality.”
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