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Sally (Tar JtM www.dailytarheel.com ,• State could OK more charter schools • Legislators might alter budget process Look for more stories online. flip A Volume 111, Issue 2 Daum Uses Veto Power To Prevent IDC Funds By Rachel Hodges Staff Writer Student Body President Jen Daum vetoed legislation Wednesday to fund advertising for the Independent Defense Council, exercising her veto for the first time on something other than a technicality. Congress voted Feb. 18 to appropri ate $95 to I DC, a recognized student organization that provides alternative defense for students coming before the Honor Court. But for the first time since taking the presidency, Daum thinks Congress has made a disap pointing decision, she said. In a strongly worded letter to Congress explain ing her rationale, Daum stated that student fees would not be allocated to fund a program of a weaker caliber than the student attorney general’s office. l! j^hl Student Body President Jen Daum said student fees should not fund the IDC's advertising. 4 Daum said in an interview that IDC serves the same purpose as the student attorney gener al’s office. “Students are already paying for the service that IDC provides with the attorney general’s office,” Daum said. “And (IDC officials) are untrained.” Daum said she vetoed the legislation because she thinks the student attorney general and her staff can defend stu dents brought before the Honor Court adequately. But some IDC officials said students deserve a choice. “We’re here for stu dents who would like another option,” said IDC President Emily Keifer. “You can choose a public defender in the real world or one of your own.” When students come to the student attorney general’s office, officials do not immediately inform them that there are other options for defense, and Keifer said IDC officials are concerned that students aren’t aware of alternatives. But Student Attorney General Amanda Spillman said the IDC should be responsible for its own publicity. “They exist separately from us,” she said. “We’re not responsible for publi cizing their organization.” While Daum said she did not contest the IDC’s right to exist as a student organization, she said student fees should not go to pay for its advertising advancement. See VETO, Page 4 North Carolina on the War Would you Would you support military support a force against unilateral Iraq? Feb. 18-20 Nov. 18-21 attack? Feb. 18-20 Nov. 18-21 Would support 66.5% 70.5% Would support 42.4% Would not support 25.5% 19.3% Would not support 48.5% Don't know 6.8% 8.7% Don't know 7.7% No response 1.2% 1.4% No response 1.4% Total Responses 517 699 Total Responses 517 Would you Would you support an support using attack using U.S. ground only air strikes? Feb. 18-20 Nov. 18-21 troops? Feb. 18-20 Nov. 18-21 Would support 78.1% 80.0% Would support 56.1% 54.1% Would not support 14.5% 13.0% Would not support 34.2% 34.6% Don't know 6.4% 5.7% Don't know 8.7% 9.7% No response 1.0% 1.3% No response 1.0% 1.6% Total Responses 517 699 Total Responses 517 699 SOURCE: WWW.EUIN.EDI'/ACADEMICS/ELON'POU. Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. Victor Hugo Twilight Zone Local theater group examines social impact of 1992 L.A. riots in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992." See Page 6 _ iHi • c W H DTH/LUCAS HAMMONDS Freshman Sascha Bollag on Monday protests UNC's treatment of housekeepers. jEfjKr> . IBjfNfe,. DTH MELISSA UN Tonu Kalam (right) conducts Andrew Hummer, Cassidy Pratt, Wayla Chambo, Jonathan Rohr and Kevin Crotty as Crotty, a senior musical studies major, gives a solo in rehearsal for the UNC Symphony Orchestra performance today. Symphony Showcases Winners By Ami Shah Staff Writer On any given afternoon, the delicate notes of a flute or the chiming of the marimba breathe life into UNC’s upper quad. Hill Hall, home of the Department of Music, houses five of the University’s finest musicians as they rehearse for one of the most significant performances of their lives. Kevin Crotty, Andrew Hummer, Cassidy Pratt, Wayla Chambo and Jonathan Rohr will be featured in the UNC Symphony Orchestra’s performance today after winning the annual UNC Concerto Competition at Hill Hall Auditorium. The exclusive competition is only open to juniors and seniors, DTH/DIANA SURYAKUSUMA Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Housekeepers Assert Cause By Daniel Thigpen University Editor On Monday inside South Building, a group of housekeepers had its first chance to air numerous com plaints about the Housekeeping Services Department directly to Chancellor James Moeser. Outside the building, a small group of students, fac ulty, staff and area residents stood in a circle and shout ed at the entrance, asserting their support for the frus trated employees. But even after the early morning meeting conclud ed, any resolution seemed to be at a standstill. The meeting took place nearly four months after housekeepers first contacted the chancellor about their dissatisfaction with policies and practices within the housekeeping department. About 10 housekeepers from various divisions met with Moeser on Monday, in addition to eight other UNC faculty members and administrators. Two of the employees who actively have represent ed the housekeepers’ side of the discussions - Barbara and participants must be endorsed by a music professor. Competition winners perform with the orchestra as featured musicians. For many student musicians, the opportunity to be featured with an orchestra of this magnitude as undergraduates is rare. The orchestra is a 95- to 100-member ensemble open by audition to music majors, non-majors and community members. Crotty, a senior music major from Raleigh who plays the trumpet, is a recipient of UNC’s Fletcher Scholarship and Burch Fellowship to study music in Europe and a semifinalist in The National Trumpet Competition. Crotty is highly motivated in his pursuit of music. “It has See MUSICIANS, Page 4 N.C. Support for War Drops but Remains Strong By Emma Bijrgin Assistant State & National Editor A decrease in support during the past two months still leaves more than half of North Carolinians in favor of using military force to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. According to a poll conducted last week by Elon University, 67 percent of N.C. residents support mili tary action against Hussein. This number has decreased from 70.5 percent in November. The percentage of those opposed to a war against Iraq totals 25.5 percent now, as opposed to 19.3 per cent in November. The poll, conducted Feb. 18 to Feb. 20, sampled the opinions of 517 adults in the state and has a margin of error of 4.4 percent. Sharon Spray, director of Elon’s Center for Public Opinion Polling, said public opinion about the war has * Wipeout Tar Heels trounce Coastal Carolina in 80-48 win. See Page 9 Prear, president of UE Local 150, the N.C. Public Service Workers Union, and Marsha Tinnen, a union member, were quick to address the small congregation outside South Building at the meeting’s end. The two characterized Monday’s proceedings as a heated affair between the housekeepers and the admin istrators most direcdy involved with their department, namely Director of Housekeeping Bill Burston and Laurie Charest, associate vice chancellor for human resources. The result, in their eyes, was stagnation. “This is so frustrating,” Prear said after the 90-minute private conference. “I don’t feel we got anything. ... I thought it was getting better, but it’s going backward.” Prear and Tinnen’s main frustration coming out of the meeting was the way they thought administrators dealt with complaints about their zone manager, Chuck Matheson. The housekeepers have expressed concern about Matheson since he took his post in July, claiming that he is disrespectful and intimidating toward workers. “They are completely refusing to do anything about this man,” Prear said. “I don’t believe we’re getting anvwhere with the administration.” not fluctuated recendy because of the vast amount of information available to the public. “The less education about a subject, the more the public opinion fluctuates,” she said. Richard Kohn, UNC director of the curriculum on peace, war and defense, said the poll shows that U.S. citizens would prefer to have allies before entering into a war with Iraq. About 78 percent of the people polled said they would support an attack if the United States were able to assemble a coalition of allies, including Arab nations. Only 14.5 percent of respondents said they would not support war under these circumstances. Poll participants were split on whether they would support an attack that did not have the backing of the U.N. Security Council - 42.4 percent said they would support an attack, and 48.5 percent said they would not. “It seems pretty clear that the Bush administration Weather Today: P.M. Rain; H 45, L 26 Wednesday: Wintry Mix; H 33, L 32 Thursday: Rain/Sleet; H 36, L 32 Matheson could not be reached for this article, although he told The Daily Tar Heel in January that all allegations against him are false. The housekeepers say Moeser did not want to get involved with the ordeal because of personnel matters. Moeser also could not be reached for comment after the meeting, but a University spokesman confirmed that sentiment. Burston declined to comment about the concerns brought forth in the meeting. “Most of the items dis cussed were personnel issues, and I’m not willing to discuss those,” he said. Overall, others in attendance Monday described a less-contentious atmosphere. Most described their role as observers who offered little to no input on discus sions. “At this point, I’m not sure that anything was set tled,” said Joseph Jordan, director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center. “It was really a listening meeting.” Jordan is one of three other faculty members - all of See HOUSEKEEPERS, Page 4 Candidates Say Reform Helped; Hurt Campaigns By Billy Ball Staff Writer As election season winds down, many former candidates said they think the Larson-Daum Campaign Reform Act of 2002 had a decidedly large impact - both negatively and positively - on this year’s election. Student Body President Jen Daum and then-Student Congress Speaker Tony Larson drew up the act, which was passed in November, to level the playing field during cam paigning. Daum said one of the major intentions of the act was to push candidates to use their funds more effi ciendy. Student Body President-elect Matt Tepper said the new campaign reform guidelines - which sig- m nificantly reduced the amount of money candidates could spend on their campaigns, mandated that funds used be provided by Student Congress and shortened the campaign season - forced candidates to be more thrifty. Tepper’s campaign manager, Ben Adams, said although the campaign relied on past methods to pub licize, the shortened season affected their creativity. “It made us a little more resourceful,” Adams said. “We still used the same techniques people used last year.” Among the stipulations of the new campaign guidelines, candidates were not allowed to post fliers, posters, pins or any other kind of campaign materi als until two weeks before the election. In previous years this time period was three weeks. Adams said the shorter campaign season was prob ably better for students because they likely were tired of campaigning efforts after two weeks. But other candidates said the two-week span for campaigning was not enough to educate the students well enough about the issues. “Two weeks to get your message out isn’t long enough,” said Ben Pickett, former student body president candidate. Liz Manekin, former senior class president candidate, also questioned See LARSON-DAUM ACT, Page 4 has made a case but not such an overwhelming case,” Kohn said. “People feel pretty reluctant.” The poll also showed that while N.C. residents are worried about terrorists attacking the country in the near future, they are less worried about an attack on North Carolina. “It shows that North Carolinians are pretty sensible people,” Kohn said. “Given the demographics - the size of the cities and the spread of the population - it is highly unlikely we’d suffer a chemical or biological attack in our state. (Terrorists) would target a place with greater symbolic value.” Spray also said North Carolinians don’t think they’re a plausible target. “Most of the state is small towns and rural, so they don’t feel an immediate threat.” Ninety-four percent of North Carolina residents also are bypassing die urge to stockpile supplies. See WAR, Page 4 t * t • t * 4 * ‘‘‘if t * www.dailytarheel.com jfSrj President-elect Matt Tepper said the campaign reform act forced candidates to spend money more wisely.
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