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00% Qlar Hrri CAMPUS BRIEFS Student not injured in accident near residence hall University police responded Thursday to the corner of Manning and Skipper Bowles drives in response to a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle, reports state. Officer Wilbur Fike said a white Honda Civic struck a student in front of Hinton James North Residence Hall at 5:47 p.m. A paramedic also responded and released the student after examin ing her knee, which he believed to be bruised. He advised the student to get X-rays at Student Health Service and to take pain relievers every four hours. Fike measured the skid marks at the scene, and said he is yet to calculate the car’s speed. He informed the motorist that pend ing further investigation she could be issued a citation for failure to reduce speed, and the pedestrian might be cited for failure to use a crosswalk. CITY BRIEFS Woman charged in felony assault with deadly weapon Chapel Hill police arrested a Durham Technical Community College student Wednesday evening and charged her with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Monica Alston, 26, was charged with striking an acquaintance with a baseball bat during a dispute Dec. 13. The woman suffered severe lacerations to the head. The incident occurred on Edwards Road in Chapel Hill, reports state. Police arrived at Alston’s home on Ashley Forest Road at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday with a warrant for her arrest Alston was taken to the mag istrate, where she was released on a written promise to appear in court Her court date was scheduled for Thursday at the Orange County District Court in Hillsborough. Man sought in connection with 2 armed robberies Chapel Hill police are searching for Derrick Lamont Schuler, 25, in connection with two armed rob beries that have occurred in Chapel Hill in the past three months. The first occurred Nov. 18 on Hickory Drive. According to reports, two women were approached by two men, one of whom was carrying a gun. The suspects took money from the women, then fled on foot, reports state. Reports also state that one of the suspects was caught later. The second robbery occurred Jan. 8 on Legion Road. According to reports, Schuler confronted a delivery man and demanded money. Reports state that he also threat ened to shoot the man, although no gun was seen. Schuler weighs between 150 and 160 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. His last known address was on Estes Drive. Any person with information should call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 226-CRIM Police warn not to approach Schuler. He might be armed, and is considered dangerous. NATIONAL BRIEFS N.C. Sen. Steve Metcalf announces resignation RALEIGH After a tough year in office, N.C. Sen. Steve Metcalf, D-Buncombe, announced Thursday that he will resign his Senate seat. Metcalf, a three-term senator, said his resignation will take effect Feb. 2. Last month, Metcalf was charged with driving while impaired after he drove his sport utility vehicle into a ditch in Buncombe County. He also had been criticized for taking a job at Western Carolina University as director of local gov ernment relations while consider ing legislation that could benefit the school. Metcalf dropped the $95,000-per-year job in early 2003 because of concerns about the perception that he could have a conflict of interest. Even before his drunken driving arrest, Metcalf had decided not to seek another term in the Senate. He sent a resignation letter to Gov. Mike Easley on Wednesday. Metcalf, 53, led the Senate Education Committee and the subcommittee on education appropriations in 2003. CALENDAR Feb. 3 8 p.m. The Daily Tar Heel will host a forum for student body president candidates in 209 Manning Hall. The forum will be open to the public. For more information, contact Elyse Ashbum at eashbum@email.unc.edu or at 962-4103. From staff and wire reports. Forum to spotlight dean candidate Gless is 2nd of 6 candidates in series BY JOE SAUNDERS STAFF WRITER The search for anew dean of the College of Arts and Sciences con tinues today during the second of six public forums spotlighting the find candidates. Today’s forum, which focuses on Darryl Gless, senior associate dean of fine arts and humanities, is the second in a series hosted by the search committee for the next dean of the college. The committee is using the | i . & i DTH/SARA ABRONS Brittany Dunstan, campaign manager for student body president candidate Matt Liles, gets a petition signature from senior Erika Hanami in Carmichael Residence Hall on Monday night. Candidates must have 800 signatures by Jan. 20. UNSEEN STAFFERS DRIVE CAMPAIGNS Friends , others are heart and soul of hopefuls’ operations BY GREG PARKER STAFF WRITER Students across campus have seen candidates for elected student office eagerly seeking out signatures as they strive for a spot on the ballot. But behind the scenes, can- STUDENT A/I ELECTIONS Utt didates are setting their campaigns into motion by establishing officially recognized student organizations to satisfy the endorsement requirement for their candidacies. To form their own organizations, candidates file for official recognition with the Carolina Union’s Office of Student Activities and Organizations. The organizations candidates cre ate then become the primary forces behind their campaigns. In most cases, members of a particular candi date’s organization are part of that group’s campaign staff. Putting together a campaign staff Council to study 1-on-l meetings Citizens group wants to limit talks BY DAN SCHWIND ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR After some debate at Thursday’s planning session, the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to consider a petition presented by a neighbor hood advocacy group to regulate lobbying efforts in town. The petition, presented at Monday’s council meeting by the Coalition of Neighbors Near Campus, is aimed specifically at a University policy that encourages one-on-one meetings between UNC officials and council members. It now will be considered by a four-member committee compris ing Cam Hill, Dorothy Verkerk, Edith Wiggins and Sally Greene, who will serve as chairwoman. They will try to determine the necessity of possible regulations as well as their potential impact on lobbying in Chapel Hill. “This is a very targeted petition,” Top News forums as a way to introduce each of the final candidates to the University community and give students, faculty and staff the chance to ask questions and pro vide feedback. Jack Richman, chairman of the search committee, said public reac tion to the candidates will play an important role in the committee’s final decision. Gless’ forum will be held at noon today in room 039 of the Johnston Center for Undergraduate BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN is an individual process for each can didate that can be undertaken in a number of ways. Many rely upon friends to consti tute the core of their staffs. “I have a good core group,” said Matt Liles, a candidate for student body president. “They are my good friends, and they believe in me.” In addition to friends, candidates seek individuals who can enhance their campaigns with new ideas. “I may be the candidate,” said Laura Thomas, a candidate for stu dent body president. “But I’m also looking for people who have ideas for what they want done at the University.” Across the board, candidates emphasized the importance of dedi cated and hardworking staffers. Jovian Irvin, a candidate for senior class president, wants “people that are dedicated, will do their extreme best, and go above and beyond Verkjerk said. “I just want (citizens) to know the repercussions of this petition.” Some council members said regulations have many potential benefits, including reports about activities by lobbyists and their contact with council members. “I think it accomplishes as much disclosure as possible,” said council member Bill Strom. “Obviously there’s something gained by addi tional disclosure. ... I think it serves the public interest.” Hill also pointed out that regis tering lobbyists would not be a burden on town government.“ The registration of lobbyists is a very simple, easy process, “ he said. But Wiggins said she was con cerned that the disclosure process would spill over from town-gown relations. SEE PETITION, PAGE 7 Excellence, located in Graham Memorial. Gless, who has been a member of the UNC faculty since 1980, said his primary goal as dean of the col lege would be to improve funding for all its departments. Faculty and staff members, both in already existing and newly created posi tions, would be the beneficiaries of an increased budget. “What needs to change is the level of funding for everything,” he said. Gless said his extensive experi ence working in administrative positions and with groups and i someone that when others are sleep ing, is working.” Integrity also is an important virtue for campaign workers to pos sess, said Ashley Castevens, a candi date for student body president. Another student body president candidate, John Walker, also stressed integrity as a necessary characteristic in his campaign workers. “I am looking for people who will be hardworking, who I can trust and who I know won’t break any rules if I give them a sheet to get signatures,” he said. For some candidates, having indi viduals who are both enjoyable to work with and who set an example is an important part of putting togeth er a staff. “I look for people who really believe in the campaign,” said student body president candidate Lily West. SEE CAMPAIGNS, PAGE 7 N. J. law reflects same-sex concerns BY AMY THOMSON STAFF WRITER New Jersey’s decision to enact the Domestic Partnership Act on Monday puts the number of states that make some legal concession to same-sex couples at five. Despite the conflict surrounding the issue, many groups say one thing is clear: America’s view of same-sex marriages is changing. Peter Wolson, psychoanalyst and former president of the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, said that for most people, marriage means a heterosexual union and a religious commitment. But as the United States has become more accepting of homo sexuals, same-sex couples are look ing for more permanent and com mitted relationships. “Increasingly, (homosexuals) are looking for something more enduring as opposed to these kind of clandestine liaisons... that have to be undercover and hidden,” Wolson said. The Domestic Partnership Act, signed into New Jersey law Monday, has met little mainstream resistance, said Micah Rasmussen, press secretary for Gov. James individuals outside the University make him qualified for the posi tion. “I would be able to translate for nonacademic people the value of this University,” he said. History Professor Bill Ferris, who worked with Gless in estab lishing the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South, said Gless is the ideal can didate to take on the leadership role of dean. “(He is) a visionary who under stands teaching, scholarship and the mission of a great research IFC shelter secures stop in Carrboro Century Center to play host to men’s home for 1 week BY ERIN GIBSON STAFF WRITER The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted Wednesday to make the Carrboro Century Center a temporary home for the Inter-Faith Council’s men’s homeless shelter this spring. “I have a soft spoi fr>r the shelter because I was involved in starting it when I was in grad school in the ’Bos,” said Alderman Jacquelyn Gist, who pre sented the idea to the board. The IFC operates the shelter from its Chapel Hill location on Rosemary Street, but renovations on that building will start this spring. IFC Executive Director Chris Moran said this date could be as early as April 1 or as late as May. Gist approached Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy and staff at the center to get their input before bringing the idea to the board. “I think it is only fitting that we carry some of the burden,” Gist said. “It is a community center, and the (shelter’s clients) are a part of the community, too.” Town residents will be trained to volunteer at the community center. Gist said she is glad the town can get involved. While the shelter is closed, several local congrega tions will provide temporary housing. The United Church of Chapel Hill, St. Thomas Moote Catholic Church, University United Methodist Church, University Presbyterian Church and Chapel of the Gross all have agreed to help. The congregations are looking at available space and determining how arrangements will work out. The Century Center will host the shelter for one week. Most congregations will take two weeks each. Several other congregations also are discussing the possibility of housing the shelter. The IFC will provide one paid worker, training for volunteers, bedding and transportation for the guests. Congregations housing the shelter will provide their own volunteers. Each location will serve a meal at breakfast and another in the evening. They will be responsible for storing bed mats, providing restrooms and giving support to those staying the night. A location schedule will be developed when the timetable for the Rosemary Street renovations is finalized. “I am so happy (the shelter) is being brought into the churches and community centers,” Gist said. “Members of the congregations and town residents will be volunteering. That personal inter action puts a face on homelessness for the people.” Moran said more locations are needed. He said he hopes to commission at least 13 groups in the area. “We have mentioned it to many congregations,” he said. “We will ask more aggressively when the time gets closer.” A question-and-answer sheet also is in develop mental stages, and Moran said he hopes it will address congregations’ questions and concerns about housing the shelter. He said the IFC is developing a list of contacts and will continue conversations about specifics as time goes on. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. McGreevey. The law passed in the state’s Senate by a vote of 31-9. The General Assembly passed it by only one vote. Robin Lovin, theology professor at Southern Methodist University, said the gradual acceptance of homosexual relationships is caused by changing family and marriage dynamics. “In the ’sos we had kind of a ‘Leave it to Beaver’ image of what a family should be,” he said. Now, he said, the traditional family is not dominant. Phil Burress, chairman of Equal Rights Not Special Rights an organization opposed to giving homosexuals the right to marry said he believes Americans never will support same-sex marriages or tolerate having the homosexual lifestyle forced on them. “Marriage as we know it now is the foundation of our culture, and to experiment with same-sex mar riages defies logic,” he said. “A child needs a mother and a father.” And most states agree. Thirty seven have passed “defense of mar riage acts” that define marriage in heterosexual terms. “Homosexuals are trying to pig gyback on the civil rights move- FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2004 institution like UNC,” Ferris said. Gless is also a professor of English specializing in the works of Shakespeare and his contempo raries. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1968 and then attended Oxford University in England on a Rhodes Scholarship, where he was a classmate of former President Clinton. After he received his master’s degree in philosophy at Oxford, Gless then earned his doctorate in SEE GLESS, PAGE 7 * lncreasingly , (homosexuals) are looking for something more enduring” PETER WOLSON, PSYCHOANALYST ment,” Burress said. “Being a homosexual is about what you do, not who you are.... You cannot be a minority based on who you choose to have sex with.” But Wolson said Americans’ viewpoints are changing. Despite setbacks, the treatment of homosexual relationships has become more accepting and incor porated into the fabric of the nation’s culture, he said. Although homosexuals have met much resistance when dealing with the government, they have made more progress in the private and corporate sectors, Lovin said. He added that it’s easier for employers to be accepting of homosexuality when they deal with it on a personal, direct basis than it SEE CIVIL UNION, PAGE 7 3
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