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Police File Charges in UNC Pedestrian Death
By Katie Abel
University Editor
University Police filed misdemeanor
charges Tuesday in connection with a
car accident that resulted in the death of
a UNC Dental Fellow.
Fusayoshi Matsukawa, 34, of 201
Connor Drive in Chapel Hill died
Saturday from significant head injuries
as a result of the accident that occurred
Thursday on Manning Drive.
“We charged the driver of the car
with one count of misdemeanor death
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111 the Hands of the People
By Matthew B. Dees
State & National Editor
Intense lobbying efforts, political
gaming and natural disasters have
made the push to secure funding for
the UNC-system’s capital needs
somewhat muddled.
UNC-system administrators now
might have to face public scrutiny in
addition to the political battles that
have kept the bond proposal mired in
the state legislature since June.
Last February, a private consultant
identified $6.9 billion in capital
improvements that would be needed
over a 10-year period to accommo
date an expected enrollment growth
of 48,000 and modernize aging labo
ratories and classrooms.
But UNC-system leaders ran into
several obstacles when they took their
High Court
To Examine
College Fees
The court ruling could keep
public universities from
using student fees to fund
ideological campus groups.
By Cheri Melfi
Staff Writer
University of Wisconsin officials and
student leaders have debated the con
stitutionality of using student fees to
fund political and ideological organiza
tions for the past few years.
Now the decision lies with the U.S.
Supreme Court, which heard arguments
on both sides of the issue Tuesday.
The court is expected to announce a
verdict in June on whether public uni
versities can use mandatory student fees
to fund campus groups that back politi-
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
G.K. Chesterton
by a vehicle,” said University Police
Chief Derek Poarch.
“It alleges that the driver failed to
yield right-of-way to a pedestrian in the
crosswalk.”
Matsukawa was struck by a 1995
Toyota driven by Greensboro resident
Atousa Bashardoost, a UNC dental
hygiene student.
He had been walking in the cross
walk between the Mary Ellen Jones
Building and Tarrson Hall near the
Thurston Bowles Building, according to
police reports.
proposal for a $5
billion bond pack
age to the N.C.
General Assembly
this summer.
With 2000 elec
tions looming large
on the horizon,
most Republicans
and some
“The difficulty we will have is
to reach out to those across our
state, from Manteo to Murphy. ”
-Clifton Metcalf, UNC-System Lobbyist
Democrats were wary of approving
such an expensive initiative without a
vote of the people.
The dichotomy resulted in two
very different proposals from both
houses that were never reconciled
before the session ended.
It also left many of the system’s
needs in limbo and leaders with
months to mull possible scenarios for
reaching their long-term capital goals.
Many possibilities exist, but if state
UNCs Student Fee Distribution
Student Activity Fee Rate Per Semester 1998-99
Fee Name Undergraduate Charge
Student End. Library Fund
Student Legal Services
Need-Based Scholarships
Safety and Security
Campus Recreation
SRC Operating Expenses
Student Union Operating Expenses
SUTA
a.p.p.l.e.s.
Student Government*
*ln accordance with the Student Constitution and Code, this fee is divided as follows;
■ One-third to the Carolina Union Activities Board
■ 5 percent to Student Television
■ 4 percent to WXYC
I From the remaining: $30,000 to the Student Activities Fund Office and
$2,500 set aside for summer appropriations to student groups.
The remaining amount goes into the Student Government General Resen/e,
which is allocated to more than 90 student groups, including the Black
Student Movement, Campus Crusade for Christ and Sangam.
SOURCE: NEWS SERVICES
cally contentious ideas.
Scott Southworth, a former UW stu
dent, filed a lawsuit in 1996 claiming
that the use of mandatory student activ
ity fees to subsidize campus political
Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Volume 107, Issue 112
“A tragedy of that magnitude affects
all faculty, staffs and students at the
School of Dentistry and the Dental
Research Center,” said dental school
Dean John Stamm.
“This was a young man with a
promising career. This tragic accident
extinguishes a life and a promising
career.”
Stamm said Matsukawa had come to
UNC from Osakawa Dental University
in Japan, where he was a faculty mem
ber. He worked in the dental school’s
research center as a post-doctoral fellow.
lawmakers decide in May that the bil
lion-dollar bond proposal should be
approved by the people of North
Carolina, the crux of the issue will be
reduced to two simple questions:
What does the UNC-system do for
the state, and what kind of financial
commitment is needed to ensure the
system will continue contributing to
the state economically and socially?
UNC-system leaders have already
answered these questions for them
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organizations violated students’ First
Amendment rights by forcing them to
fund organizations that they might not
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“He was really expanding in his field
and becoming a scientist,” he said.
Stamm said the accident was also a
tragedy for the driver. “She must not be
forgotten,” he said.
The accident follows a campuswide
initiative focusing on campus pedestrian
safety that started last spring.
Officers distributed warnings to those
who did not use crosswalks and drivers
who refused to stop for pedestrians.
Poarch said that although a formal
campaign was no longer in place,
University Police continued to remain
selves.
The 16-campus
public higher edu
cation system has
created a strong
economic infra
structure and is
largely responsible
for the economic
boom the state is
enjoying, proponents say.
“If North Carolina aspires to be
one of the top states in die country
through its economy, its business envi
ronment and the quality of its life, its
best chance of providing that is
through it’s higher education system,”
said Clifton Metcalf, head of state gov
ernmental affairs for the UNC system.
System leaders are equally con
vinced of the urgent needs that are
plaguing campuses statewide, from
2 More Arrests Made
In Halloween Brawl
By Brian Murphy
Sports Editor
University Police arrested two more
suspects Tuesday in the Halloween night
brawl that already had led to the arrests
and suspensions of North Carolina bas
ketball players Ed Cota and Terrence
Newby.
Arrest warrants were issued for
Chapel Hill residents Trayon Lamont
Bolden, 25, and Edward Franklin Capel
in connection with the brawl, University
Police Maj. Jeff McCracken said. He
said both men lived at 300 Caldwell St.
McCracken said police expected no
further arrests in the incident.
Bolden, nicknamed Y.G., was served
and released on written promise
Tuesday. Bolden is charged with two
counts of assault inflicting serious injury.
McCracken said Capel had not yet
been served with his papers but that he
faces two charges of simple assault.
Cota, a senior point guard, said in an
focused on the issue.
“We’re doing the same thing; we’re
just not advertising,” he said.
“Although we had emphasized edu
cation, and we’re going to continue that,
we’re going to take a very firm stance
and issue citations when necessary.”
Poarch said two University Police
officers frequently patrol Manning
Drive, one for speeding and one for
pedestrians.
The South Campus construction adds
See DEATH, Page 7
The University of
North Carolina was
founded on the
principle of higher
education for all the
state's people. Three
DTH reporters and a
photographer took
a 1,187-mile road
trip to find out just
how that education
affects citizens'
lives. Their stories
begin on Page 5.
dilapidated science facilities to a pub
lic television station struggling to com
ply with Federal Communications
Commission standards.
But convincing state voters of their
role in remedying such needs will not
be nearly as cut and dried.
Metcalf said residents with more
tangible ties to the UNC-system, such
as parents of students, alumni, busi
nessmen and community leaders
would be tapped to garner support for
the bond proposal.
The unofficial ambassadors would
be encouraged to push the system’s
selling points and convince voters that
higher education benefits everyone,
not just degree holders. “We need to
persuade them that its in the best
interest of their communities and fam-
See BOND, Page 7
interview with The (Durham) Herald-
Sun on Monday that he would not hire
an attorney in the case.
“I don’t need a lawyer,” Cota said.
“This is a whole bunch of nonsense.”
But in the same interview, Cota indi
cated that Bolden, whom he identified
as Y.G., exchanged punches with David
Spaulding, who is listed as a victim in
the incident report.
University students Godwin A.
Ogunmefun and Tracy D. Monroe and
former UNC students Evan D. Sloan
and Jason B. Sloan also were listed as
victims in the case.
University Police arrested Cota and
Newby on Nov. 2 for their part in the inci
dent. Each was charged with three counts
of assault inflicting serious injury and two
counts of simple assault.
The pair, released on SI,OOO unse
cured bonds, will make their first appear
ance in Orange County District Court on
See ARRESTS, Page 7
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2 Men Rob
Store at
Gunpoint
Police are searching for two
suspects in the third armed
robbery in less than a week,
all of which are unrelated.
By Jenny Rosser
Staff Writer
Police are still searching for two
unidentified men who entered a Chapel
Hill business and held the manager and
two customers at gunpoint, marking the
third armed robbery in the area in less
than a week.
According to police reports, the rob
bery occurred at 6:46 p.m. Monday at
Fred’s Beds, which is located at 117 Ram
Plaza in Chapel Hill.
“Two men came in and began talking
with the manager and asked about
putting a bed on layaway,” said Chapel
Hill police spokeswoman Jane Cousins.
The assailants then left the store,
claiming they needed to get money out
of their car.
“When they returned, one of the
men had a black revolver,” Cousins
said.
“He told the manager to get on the
floor and the two women who were
shopping in the store to go into the back
office.”
The men then led the manager into
the office where they took cash.
Jack Moody, the owner of Fred’s
Beds, said very tittle money was actual
ly taken.
Cousins said police had no leads or
suspects in the case so far.
She said police did not have a
description of a getaway car because no
witnesses saw the men drive away.
“As far as we know, when they left,
they could have been on foot,” Cousins
said.
She said the witnesses did not have
detailed descriptions of the assailants,
except that they were men who
appeared to be in their 20s.
No one was injured in the assault.
Monday’s armed robbery came just
after two armed robberies occurred dur
ing the weekend.
One incident occurred at the Harris
Teeter at Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro
early Sunday morning when an
assailant attempted to rob a man at
knifepoint The suspect was later appre
hended by Carrboro police.
The other robbery left one man in
the hospital. Carrboro police have no
suspects in the case.
The victim was later released from
UNC Hospitals after being treated for a
gunshot wound to the leg.
Neither police department said they
thought the incidents were related.
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
Sun Seekers
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted
unanimously to increase the use of
solar energy in the town. Officials say
the program’s implementation is part
of a proposal by President Clinton to
make the country more energy
efficient. See Page 4.
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Heel’s Destination 2000 project by
casting your vote for the “Tar Heel
of the Decade." Who has indelibly left
his/her mark on UNC or Chapel
Hill within the past 10 years? Tell the
UNC community about your hero. E
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rnelson@email.unc.edu or cast
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