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2 Friday, November 3, 2000 POLITICS From Page 1 co-founder and president of Tar Heel Libertarians Russ Helms has been highly visible this election season. Helms, a 28-year-old graduate stu dent, said he spends 20 hours a week working with THL, leading outreach programs, organizing Pit-sits, partici pating in flier distributions and main taining the content on THL’s Web site. Helms’ passion for the Libertarian cause compels him to actively support Libertarian candidates and inform vot ers about their views. “I’m passionate about defending people’s freedom. I have always been a political geek,” he said. Helms worked in student govern ment his freshman and sophomore years at UNC. He turned down run ning President Clinton’s UNC cam paign in 1992 when he came to realize his political affiliation lay with the Libertarian Party. And now, at the end of his UNC career, Helms has chosen to take an extra semester to finish his graduate dissertation so he can devote more FIRE From Page 1 improve safety. “We’re advocating it any way we can,” Jones said. “When people start asking for it, then apartment managers goto classstudy .eatsleep.gotoclassstudy .eatsleep .goto class.stud atsleep .goto class-study .eatsleep .goto classstudy.eatsleep .goto cl istudy .eatsleep .goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstudy .eatslet goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstud atsleep .goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto cl watch CAROLINA Women’s Basketball vs. Athletes in Action Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2:00 pm Carmichael Auditorium $ '.. '" ... j ... * t women’s /gglififfHSn t Basketball Njsjr goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstudy .eatsleep .goto classstut Health Care for all Our Families The School of Nursing at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents a free public lecture by a visionary nurse midwife and the founder of a revolutionary new way of providing prenatal care and social services to families in urban America: &'* A Ruth Watson Lubic, cnm, edd, faan, facnm M| -^il • r “Setting Health Care in Its Social jw Context: The District of Columbia IMP w9m Developing Families Center” Thursday, November 9,2000 Tate-TUmer-Kuralt Auditorium on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by GlaxoWellcome and UNC Hospitals For more information, please call 966-1412 School of Nursing The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill time to THL. Lately Helms has been spending much of his time promoting extensive THL outreach efforts. “If people hear what we have to say they will really like it. The message is well received when we get it out, but it’s hard to get it out there,” Helms said. This allows Helms to reconnect with many younger students. “I enjoyed get ting back in touch with the undergradu ates. They put so much into it I feed off of their vigor and excitement,” he said. Helms and a dozen other THL members displayed this conviction and excitement when they protested against the exclusion of Libertarian candidate Harry Browne in the presidential debate held in October at Wake Forest University. “We marched, chanted and almost got arrested,” Helms said. Campaigning for Libertarian candi dates is in full swing back at UNC. Helms is getting the word out on presi dential candidate Harry Browne and on gubernatorial hopeful Barbara Howe, among others. Looking toward his future, Helms said he is uncertain of his deg Tee of political action. “I don’t see myself as a politician. I want to start a family with and complexes will start doing it. “If people want to be safe, they need to say they need sprinklers.” Alysonjackson-Snavely, director of emergency services for the Orange County chapter of the Red Cross, said the organization continues to provide services for those whose homes were University & City my wife, and being a father is all the leadership I can take.” Jeff Nieman Asa young boy, Jeff Nieman used to get in big trouble for staying up past his bedtime, glued to the television. But it wasn’t MTV or action movies that interested him, it was the 1984 pres idential debates between President Reagan and Walter Mondale. And 16 years later, the UNC gradu ate is managing a campaign to re-elect a state senator and is continuing his love for politics. Nieman enters this position with hefty student government experi ence under his belt, including two terms as president of the UNC Association of Student Governments. “Politics was the one thing I found I was good at; I had an affinity for it,” Nieman said. “I like the idea of having to aggregate different people’s interest and varying diverse opinions together to make society the best it can be for people.” After his May graduation, it appeared Nieman was leaving politics. He was hired by an Internet compa ny for business promotion. But when Nieman found himself in a less people oriented position, he called it quits. “I destroyed by the fire. “We offer the big three - food, shelter and clothing,” she said. “We just bought clothes for two victims whose apartment was completely destroyed.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. LOOKOUT CASUAL CLOTHING OUTLET ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ CUT THE TAG CUT THE PRICE. ♦ 706 NINTH ST. DURHAM 286-7262 ♦ ♦ UNIVERSITY MALI CHAPEL HILL 928-0100 ♦ ♦ 118 E. MAIN ST. CARRBORO 933-5544 ♦ have to be passionate about something to get up and do it every day,” he said. Nieman soon returned to politics when he was hired to manage the re election campaign of Sen. Allen Wellons, D Johnston. Nieman commutes from Chapel Hill to Smithfield daily to work for Wellons. He places advertisements, puts up signs, gathers and coordinates volunteers and serves as a spokesman for the senator. Nieman said he tries to play a posi tive part in the political system and reverse what he calls the “cycle of apa thy” in the younger generation. “I don’t think our generation is any less interested in service to make our communities better,” he said. “There is RALLY From Page 1 you see between now and Tuesday night about this and about what this means.” Broad told the crowd that higher education is the key to keeping the state competitive. “As we enter this globally competitive economy, it will be the skill and ability of our workers to compete that makes the difference,” she said. i m The University and Towns In Brief Assault Suspect Pursued By Officers, Shots Fired Charges are pending against a sus pect in a case of aggravated assault against a police officer. Campus Calendar Today noon - The Black Student Movement will be kicking off BSM Month in the Pit. Everyone is invited to attend. 7 p.m. - What would the economic system of a unified world look like? Come hear the Baha’i perspective in the Frank Porter Graham Lounge of the Student Union and share your own views in an open environment where diversity of thought is respected. 8 p.m. - The Carolina Tar Heel Voices, UNC’s oldest coed a cappella group, will hold its fall concert with the e Asthma | Studies j j For Adults aaes 18 to 50 I! *ftee 7-fAht to • US Environmental Protection Agency research • Several studies available • Payment for screening & studies I • Out-of-town travel reimbursed j 966-0604 (M) TAe tfajffAN ituAiet Pivitifh it x tAe UKC-CH ea^fut Pizza and a Paper Medium 1 -topping pizza and 2 12 oz. Cokes—s 6.99 with a New York Times-$7.49 Large 1 -topping pizza and a 2-liter Coke—s 9.99 jS* | Ka ft ftlSJi with a New York Times—slo.49 f ImJi Offer valid lunchtime only Mon-Fri 11 -2pm, Main St. Carrboro location only Bj W flj Have lunch with The New York Times for home delivery information call 1 -800-NYTimes The New York Times is $.50 doily—Each sold separately. http:/ / www.nytimes.com a discord between them and the politi cal process and it builds on itself. When young people vote less, politicians are less focused on them, which makes them vote less.” When Election Day is over, Nieman’s job will end. But he isn’t wor ried. “Things kind of work themselves out and take you on a path you may never have expected,” he said. Nieman plans on going to law school but is uncertain what will follow. He said, “When I was little, I wanted to be and astronaut and then an electrician, but politics is where my abilities lay.” The Features Editor can be reached at features@unc.edu. Most students attending the rally responded positively to the speakers. Several held signs showing support for the bond. Freshman Amy Thomas said she was glad the politicians came to campus. “I think when the politicians come out to speak to the students, it shows (the bond issue) is a really big deal and they care about the student.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. The incident occurred at 10 p.m. Wednesday. Officers saw a vehicle run a red light at the intersection of Airport Road and Hillsborough Street The vehi cle drove into the Chapel Hill Police Department parking lot, almost striking an officer. The vehicle then continued up Airport Road, turned onto Estes Drive and was stopped at the intersection of Estes and Caswell roads. As officers exit ed their car, the suspect backed up and pulled forward toward the officers. Reports state that one of the officers fired several shots into the vehicle. The vehicle turned onto Caswell Road and continued about two blocks. Then the suspect fled from the vehicle on foot, reports state. He was stopped and taken into custody on Bolinwood Drive. theme “THV Game Show Network.” Tickets are $6 in advance or $7 at the door. Get tickets in the Pit or reserve tickets by calling 962-THVI. Saturday 1 p.m. -The Native American Student Coalition at Duke University is sponsoring an Exhibition Dance to kick off the November Native American Heritage Month. The Exhibition Dance will include Lakota hoop dancers as well as 30 Choctaw dancers. Please come out to the Clocktower Quad on Duke’s cam pus to support Native American Heritage Month. Shp Sailg Slur MM NO EXCUSE From Page 1 its proximity to many potential voters. “We were trying to find a location cen tered around the population,” Thomas said. “Students can walk there easily.” No Excuse Voting has been especial ly popular among college students. Reyna Walters, student coordinator for the $3.1 billion higher education bond campaign, said that in working with stu dents she has seen an overwhelmingly positive response to both No Excuse Voting and the bond. The bond will finance capital improvements across the UNC-system and at the state’s community colleges. “I have been working with a lot of campuses, making sure that they focus on voter registration,” she said. But Kinnaird said the program’s suc cess bodes well for the future. “It’s been very successful, and I think it shows that there is a great need for it,” she said. “We need to continue to expand the opportunities to vote.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. The suspect was transported to UNC Hospitals for a flesh wound on his leg. As in every case where an officer’s weapon is fired, the State Bureau of Investigation has been called in, and is conducting an investigation. No motive has been established for the actions of the suspect. Sorority Scholarship Applications Due Today Applications for the Theta Nu Xi multicultural sorority scholarship are due today at 5 p.m. The S3OO scholar ship will go to an outstanding under graduate woman who best exhibits the qualities of scholarship, leadership, mul ticulturalism, service and sisterhood. Sunday 4 p.m. - Join the Carolina Union Activities Board in the Union Cabaret for a dinner theater discussion of inter racial dating and a viewing of the film ‘Jungle Fever.” 8 p.m. - A Pit Sleep-In will be held in the Pit from 8 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. in honor of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. alir iaihj (Ear Hrrl Friday, November 3,2000 Volume 108, Issue 107 RO. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Matt Dees, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features. Sports. 962-0245 Yogurt is our menu! Doumtouin Chapel Hill • 942-PUMP 106 UU. 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