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Police
Roundup
University
Wednesday, Feb. 14
■ At 1:18 a.m., University police
responded to a call from a female secu
rity officer who was experiencing a
panic attack on Level 3 of the Business
School parking deck.
EMS arrived on the scene and
brought her to the UNC Emergency
Room, reports state.
Tuesday, Feb. 13
■ At 9:03 a.m. University police
received a report of a larceny in Lenoir
Dining Hall.
A woman said her wallet was taken
when she left it on a table in the dining
hall while getting food. The blue leather
wallet included cash, credit cards and a
bus pass, reports state.
There are no suspects at this time.
City
Wednesday, Feb. 14
■ Chapel Hill police received
reports of vandalism at 12:55 a.m. at a
parking lot on the 100 block of East
Franklin Street.
Reports state that the suspect punc
tured the tires of a 1997 Nissan Maxima,
causing S4OO in damage.
Prosecution was declined to a suspect
in the case.
■ Chapel Hill police received
reports of vandalism at 12:55 a.m. at a
parking lot on the 100 block of East
Franklin St.
Reports state that the suspect punc
tured the tires of a 1999 Pontiac Gran
Prix, causing S4OO in damage.
Prosecution declined to name a sus
pect in the case.
Tuesday, Feb. 13
■ Chapel Hill police received
reports of breaking and entering to a
motor vehicle at 12 p.m.
Reports state that an unknown sub
ject broke into a 1987 Honda Civic
parked in an impound lot, causing S2OO
in damage to a right front window.
Leads are exhausted on the case.
■ Chapel Hill police received
' reports of breaking and entering to a
' motor vehicle at 12 p.m.
; Reports state that an unknown sub
ject broke into a 1989 Dodge Colt
• parked in an impound lot, causing S2OO
• damage to the right front window.
Leads are exhausted in the case.
■ Chapel Hill police received
| reports of breaking and entering to a
motor vehicle at 12 p.m.
Reports state that an unknown sub
ject broke into a 1986 Honda Prelude
! parked in an impound lot, causing S2OO
I damage to the left front window.
Leads are exhausted on the case.
■ Chapel Hill police arrested
• Ishmael David Hamilton Jr., 18, of
■ 501A Edward Drive.
Reports state that Hamilton was
! arrested on an outstanding warrant
I from damage to real property. He was
; also found to be in possession of 38
• grams of crack cocaine at the time of his
< arrest, reports state.
. He was charged with one misde
meanor count of damage to real prop-
I erty and one felony count of possession
J with intent to sell or deliver.
; He was confined in Orange County
{Jail on a $5,000 secured bond. His court
■ date was set for Feb. 14 at Orange
i County District Court in Hillsborough.
' ■ Chapel Hill police received
J reports of breaking and entering and
; larceny from a residence at 6 a.m.
| The incident occurred on
Woodhaven Drive.
Reports state that an unknown sub
ject entered the home and took a neck
< lace.
{ The case is under further investiga
{tion.
J ■ Chapel Hill police received
{reports of larceny of a motor vehicle at
{7:45 a.m.
• Reports state that an unknown sub
ject took a silver Honda Accord worth
*523,000 from a residence on Airport
’Road. Also taken was various clothing
{worth S3OO and a Gameboy worth S6O.
J The case is under further investiga
{tion.
£ ■ Chapel Hill police received
Jjeports of vandalism to a motor vehicle
Cat 6 p.m.
}; The incident occurred at a residence
Jon Airport Road. Reports state that an
{unknown subject scratched a 1996
{Toyota Tacoma, causing SSOO in dam
{age. Leads are exhausted in the case.
J! ■ Chapel Hill police received
(reports of larceny at 11:38 a.m. at East
{Chapel Hill High School at 500 Weaver
.Dairy Road.
I Reports state that an unknown sub
ject took a Nokia cell phone worth $l3O
{from a bookbag.
J Leads are exhausted in the case.
Grants Help Group Lend 'A Helping Hand'
Most of the money awarded
to A Helping Hand will
be put toward expanding
local respite care services.
Bv Robert Cummings
Staff Writer
An area nonprofit organization has
been awarded two grants totaling
$37,400 from groups on both the local
and national levels to help expand care
of Chapel Hill’s elderly and disabled.
A Helping Hand has provided care to
senior citizens and the disabled since
May 1995, when the group was found
ed. With the grant funds, the organiza-
V-Day Puts New Spin on Holiday
The event, being held on
college campuses across
the nation, aims to raise
awareness about violence
against women worldwide.
By Paige Ammons
Staff Writer
While many UNC students
focused on romantic thoughts this
Valentine’s Day, several students
took the opportunity to learn about
the horrors of female genital mutila
tion in different societies.
“Violence Against Women as a
Religious Ritual,” a program held at
the Wesley Foundation, was part of
the V-Day Initiative, a worldwide
effort to get the word out about vio
lence against women.
Kim Benton, the founder of V-
Day on UNC’s campus, presented
video clips and led a discussion. She
said the purpose of the program was
to inform students of the horrors
that women in other cultures must
endure. “This presentation shows
exactly what other women around
the world are dealing with and how
lucky we are,” she said.
Benton showed video clips from
the Oprah Winfrey show and a doc
umentary-style movie with writer
Alice Walker titled “Warrior Marks.”
In the Oprah clip, the talk-show
host introduced various injustices to
women, including the trafficking of
women and the practice of female
genital mutilation. “In this cultural
Humor, Violence Come to Town in 'Vagina'
By Adam Farabee
Staff Writer
“‘Vagina.’ It doesn’t matter how
many times you say it, it never
sounds like a word you want to say.”
That’s Eve Ensler in the prologue to
her popular play “The Vagina
Monologues,” which has become
the centerpiece of a national move
ment to end violence against
women.
In honor of V-Day 2001, Ensler’s
Obie Award-winning play will be
performed at Madison Square
Garden in New York and at more
than 200 colleges nationwide,
including UNC. The play opens
tonight at the historic Haymakers
Theatre.
Ensler is not only an award-win
ning playwright, screenwriter and
director but also an activist for
women’s rights around the world.
New Romance Site Woos Lovers With Creative Ideas
LoveLifeMatters.com gears
its services toward adults
aged 25 to 40 who are
currently in relationships.
By Stephanie Gunter
Staff Writer
Appropriately launched on the most
romantic day of the year, a local man is
hoping his new Web site will help cou
ples keep the sparks flying.
Scott McClure of Chapel Hill has
launched LoveLifeMatters.com, a site
designed to provide people with infor
mation about relationships.
“The mission of the site is kind of like
a one-stop shop for information about
romance,” said Ashley Sharp, a free
lance media relations coordinator for
tion will have more opportunities for
volunteers to get involved.
The grants were provided by two
groups. One group, the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, will assist A
Helping Hand through a program called
Faith In Action, providing $35,000.
A Helping Hand provides two basic
types of services. One is to aid in food
preparation or transportation. The sec
ond program is their respite care ser
vices, where volunteers are able to pro
vide relief to full-time caregivers for a
few hours each week.
The money from Faith In Action will
be provided over a 30-month period to
help expand A Helping Hand’s respite
care efforts.
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about sexual assault, speaks to students in the Pit on Wednesday about sexual violence.
and religious practice, part or all of the
outer female genitalia is removed,”
Benton said, citing the World Health
Organization as her source. In some
cases, only the clitoris is removed, but
in other instances, the outer and inner
She is responsible for the world
wide V-Day movement to stop vio
lence against
women. Whether
it’s female genital
mutilation in
Africa, spousal
abuse in the United
States or acid burn
ings in India, she is
working toward
the common goal
of peace.
“It’s such a pow
erful issue that
crosses over a lot of
boundaries and
brings people
together,” Ensler
said.
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Author Eve Ensler
Ensler is, however, best known
for her extremely successful play,
“The Vagina Monologues.” The
piece began as a one-woman show
the company.
McClure said he found it very diffi
cult to find information on the Web
about romance without it being pornog
raphy or information in some obscure
scientific article.
“To me, it was very frustrating to find
anything about romance or sexual inti
macy on the Web,” he said.
Although anyone can visit the site,
Sharp said the site is primarily geared
for people in relationships.
“We’re targeting, ideally, adults 25-40
(years old),” McClure said.
“We don’t want to go after the
teenage (crowd). We’re trying to deal
with romance in a mature fashion for
those that are trying to maintain the pas
sion.”
McClure said he started the site
because of some statistics he considered
scary concerning intimacy and relation
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bors maintain then
independence by
providing assis
tance with daily
activities,” said
Cathy Ahrendsen,
the founder and
executive director
of A Helping
Hand.
The other
group, the Home
“A Helping Hand met exactly
the goals we had set out.
It was a perfect match for what
we wanted to do. ”
Marlys Mitchell
Home Health Foundation Chairwoman
Health Foundation of Chapel Hill, will
provide an additional $2,400 aimed at
furthering all of the organization’s ser
vices.
“A Helping Hand met exactly the
goals we had set out,” said Marlys
Mitchell, the foundation chairwoman for
labia are cut off as well.
She said female genital mutilation
is practiced in 28 African countries,
and between 120 million and 140 mil
lion girls are exposed to this rituaL The
mutilation has temporary effects on
performed by Ensler off-off-
Broadway four years ago.
“The Vagina
Monologues” is
alternately hilari
ous and deeply
disturbing. But as
important as the
serious mono
logues are - the
tribute to
Bosnian rape vic
tims, an eyewit
ness report about
the wonder of
childbirth -
humor is the
show’s real
strength.
Ensler said
coming up with the idea for the play
was entirely an accident. She was
talking to a friend about vaginas and
started saying things that really sur-
ships.
“Society has a lot of real issues with
family values and relationships,” he
said.
Plus McClure said he gets to combine
business with pleasure. McClure moved
to Chapel Hill last year to complete his
master’s in business administration. He
has since postponed his education to
start LoveLifeMatters.
“I’ve always been interested in
romance,” he said.
“I get to combine my passion with
my business.”
The site offers a variety of informa
tion and creative ideas for flirting and
dating, including a secret admirer sec
tion, forget-me-nots and a stories and
poll section where visitors can con
tribute ideas or comments.
Right now the company is self-fund
ed, but the site has the potential to make
the Home Health
Foundation. “It
was a perfect
match for what we
wanted to do. It
was kind of easy."
Ahrendsen said
the grant money
would extend care
and services to a
total of 60 clients,
leaving only 27 on
the waiting list
The organization currently utilizes 47
volunteers, 90 percent of whom
Ahrendsen said are UNC students.
Ben Wood, a sophomore biology
major, said he discovered A Helping
Hand when the group delivered a pre-
the woman including pain, shock and
infection. Long-term effects can be
more devastating and might include
the increase in cases of AIDS.
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prised her. Ensler realized she had
no idea what women thought about
their vaginas, she said.
“So I started casually saying to
people, what do you think about
your vagina? Everything that any
woman said was so interesting and
profound that before I knew it I was
sucked down the vagina trail, and
I’ve been there for many years
now,” she said.
Ensler hopes that the movement
will be embraced by men as well as
women. “I think that it is really
important that men show support
and become involved,” she said.
The incredibly dramatic impact
that the show can have on men was
made obvious when the national tom
made a stop in Texas, Ensler said.
A man came in to see the play
because he saw “The Vagina
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money through its product sales,
McClure said.
LoveLifeMatters is also partners with
about 50 product partners where partic
ipants can purchase anything from flow
ers and lingerie to jewelry and vacation
packages, McClure said.
The site also will publish articles
relating to romance and intimacy
beginning on a monthly basis, then
becoming a weekly feature in the near
future.
Sharp said she hopes the site will be
successful.
“I think it provides really valuable
information,” Sharp said. “I think it will
be a good place to build a community of
people looking to build stronger rela
tionships.”
McClure agreed, saying there should
be nothing more important, in people’s
fives than the relationships with their sig-
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sentation at the Alpha Epsilon Delta pre
medical honor fraternity.
“Volunteering helps me to build com
munication skills," he said.
“Being able to talk to someone you
just met who is a few generations older
than you is a valuable asset in pre-med.
I’ve always found that the elderly have a
lot to share about their lives. I've always
benefited from their advice.”
Sara Cleveland, a sophomore child
development and family studies major
said she also experiences the human
aspect
“You get to meet their family and
become a part of their fife.”
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GPSF Aims
To Initiate
Mentoring
Undergraduate students will
be paired with mentors to
get advice about what path
to take after graduation.
By Mandy Melton
Staff Writer
The Graduate and Professional
Student Federation unveiled anew
mentorship project Monday that will
pair undergraduate students with grad
uate and professional students.
The graduate and professional stu
dents will advise undergraduates in sim
ilar fields and help them make informed
decisions about
their education
and career plans.
The majority of
the mentorship
process will take
place through e
mail, minimizing
the time commit
ment involved.
“The program
is for undergradu
ate students who
have ambitions
for the future, but
who aren’t quite
so sure about
which graduate
GPSF President
Thad Woody
said the project will
help students who
are undecided about
graduate school.
school is right for them,” said GPSF
President Thad Woody.
The interactions between mentors
and undergraduates will aim to give the
latter a realistic impression of what fife
is like in graduate school.
Woody said he hopes the informa
tion undergraduates receive from men
torship will be more beneficial than
information students gain from reading
graduate school catalogs.
Rhonda Litterer, a sophomore biolo
gy major who is exploring options for
post-undeigraduate study, said she would
consider participating in the project
“The mentor program sounds like a
good idea,” she said. “It would give you
a better idea of what you would be doing
if you chose to continue your education.”
The GPSF has also received positive
response from potential mentors.
“I’ve had tremendous interest with
graduate students who are excited about
the possibility of interacting with under
graduates,” Woody said.
Chris Myers, a graduate student in
the history department, said, “I would
love to participate in e-mentoring.”
Myers is leaving UNC after this
semester, but he will still be available
for e-mail consultation with an under
graduate.
Wendy Haines, a Ph.D. student in
toxicology, also said she was interested
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nificant others.
“Too often sex and relationships
become a routine,” he said.
“If nothing else, it’s a way to get neat
ideas of how to spice up your love fife."
McClure said he feels that relation
ships and intimacy are becoming less
taboo.
“People are becoming more open to
talking about relationships and intima
cy,” he said.
In the coming months, the site will
offer romantic coupons for a backrub or
a candlelit dinner that can be e-mailed
to one’s significant other and a way to
help people remember their significant
other’s measurements, McClure said.
“Romance is more than just
Valentine’s Day.” .
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