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CAMPUS BRIEFS
School of Medicine names
head of pediatric division
The UNC School of Medicine
has named Dr. Stuart Gold as the
new chief of pediatric hematology
and oncology.
Gold, a professor of pediatrics,
succeeds Dr. Julie Blatt.
As the division chief, Gold will
help develop the division's clinical
care programs, research and train
residents and fellows.
He has been a member of the
School of Medicine since 1989-
Pre-Jan. 30 research sub
missions lost, due Monday
Because of a technological
glitch, abstracts submitted to
UNC for the annual University-
Research Day before Jan. 30 were
lost and should be resubmitted by
the Monday deadline.
UNC will continue to take new
submissions till Monday for the
event.
All students, faculty and affili
ated researchers can participate.
Applicants should submit abstracts.
There will be a reception after
presentations where awards will
be announced.
For more information,
visit gpsf-wiki.unc.edu/con
fluence/display/gpsfExec/
University+Research+Day.
Applications available for
08-09 Honor Court positions
The UNC Honor Court is seek
ing applicants for 2008-09.
Applications are available online
at honor.unc.edu or in paper form at
the Honor Court offices in Student
and Academic Services Buildings.
Completed applications are
due to the honor system office on
March 20 by 5 p.m. The court is
a student group that makes deci
sions about all suspected Honor
Code violations.
There will be two informational
sessions in the next few weeks. E
mail honorcourfto unc.edu.
CITY BRIEFS
Early one-stop voting will
resume on campus in April
The Morehead Planetarium will
again host early one-stop voting
this year.
The second floor faculty lounge
will be open for early primary
elections voting in April and dur
ing the presidential elections in
November.
A voter registered in Orange
County can vote early at one of four
sites. Qualified N.C. residents that
miss the 25-day deadline for voter
registration can register and vote at
the same time during the one-stop
absentee voting period but not on
election day.
The three other county early vot
ing sites are the Robert and Pearl
Seymour Center in Chapel Hill,
the Orange County Public Library
in Hillsborough and the Carrboro
Town Hall.
Artist picked for the second
of Lot s's public art project
Gordon Huether will design
the second public artwork for the
development at Lot 5, The Chapel
Hill Public Arts Commission
announced Thursday.
“I look forward to creating some
thing relevant, dynamic and time
less for the community of Chapel
Hill," he stated in a press release.
Downtown parking study is
soliciting community input
The town of Chapel Hill and the,
Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
are seeking community input for
their downtown parking study.
The study aims to create a park
ing management strategy to suit
the town's economic development
needs.
Y 7 isit www.downtownchapelhill.
com for the survey and additional
information.
STATE BRIEFS
Duke lacrosse players sue
school, city of Durham
More than three dozen current
and former Duke lacrosse players
filed a lawsuit Thursday, claiming
they suffered emotional distress
from the fallout of the now-discred
ited rape case against three of their
teammates.
The case was filed in U.S. District
Court in Durham. It accuses Duke
University and the city of Durham of
fraud, abuse and breach of duty for
supporting the case’s prosecution.
The lawsuit alleges that Duke's
cancellation of the lacrosse sea
son when the allegations surfaced
implied that the players were guilty.
It accuses Duke of ignoring, sup
pressing and discrediting evidence
that proved the players innocent
The lawsuit also accuses former
Durham County District Attorney
Mike Nifong and his investigators
of hiding and fabricating evidence.
From staff and wire reports.
Seeking those who fit the suit
BY MEGHAN E. WOODS
STAFF WRITER
When Brad Lockwood wanted
to try out to become the UNC
Rameses mascot, he received a
few simple instructions: go to
Carmichael Auditorium and bring
gym shorts and some socks.
But what Lockwood had to do
after he arrived at Carmichael
wasn't so simple.
“They told me to go out there
and do the first half (of the game),"
Lockwood said. “I was kind of just
thrown into it"
Lockwood eventually beat out 15
people to become one of two people
who now portray Rameses.
Soon students will be able to have
a similar experience when the search
begins for the next Rameses.
An interest meeting will be held
at 4 p.m. today in the Student
Union multipurpose room.
Lockwood, a junior biology and
French double major, said there are
SDS HOSTS MOCK
DRAFT PROTEST
Fake draft cards
burned in the Pit
BY LAURA MARCINEK
STAFF WRITER
Senior Charlie Soeder tim
idly approached the “UNC Draft
Board" table at noon Thursday.
“You sir, will you sign up for the
U.S. Army?" said Tamara Tal, a tox
icology doctoral student, wearing a
tie, vest and a fake mustache.
“Absolutely," Soeder said, throw -
ing his shoulders back, puffing his
chest and lifting his chin.
“All right, drop and give me 20,"
Tal ordered.
So he did.
Protesters with Students for
a Democratic Society used these
theatrical displays and handouts
of fake draft cards to attract stu
dents to their anti-war protest.
“We must understand that war
is peace. If we want peace, we must
have permanent war in Iraq," Clint
Johnson, organizer of the event,
said through a megaphone to
clapping and laughing spectators.
“Everyone’s being drafted today."
Men ages 18 to 25 must register
for the draft —a mandate by the
Military Selective Service Act About
93 percent of men required to reg
ister haw done so, according to the
Selective Service System Web site.
Organizers Thursday set up a
fake draft board to satirize the troop
surges in Iraq, such as the one in
January 2007 when President Bush
announced 20,000 more troops
would go to Iraq, bringing the total
to more than 150,000.
Students stood by Lenoir Dining
Hall, holding signs that read “UNC
Draft Board" and “Support the
Troops in Iraq! Join them Today!"
Lt Col. Monte Yoder, of UNC’s
Army ROTC, said it’s rarer to find
people who speak out publicly in
support of current policies. “I think
as a nation we’re very fortunate to
haw a voluntary military service."
At Thursday’s protest Dahlia
Wasfi spoke against the negative
impacts of the war on the 1 raqi peo
ple. She has lived in Iraq before and
after the fell of Saddam Hussein.
“Life basically for Iraqis is a Kv-
SEE DRAFTED, PAGE 13
Black groups grow with time
BY MEGAN HANNAY
STAFF WRITER
Since African Americans were first
admitted as UNC undergraduates in
1955, numerous black professional,
social and service-related student
groups have formed at UNC.
These groups, such as historical
ly black fraternities and sororities,
developed as part of the University
by providing a sense of community
for its members, said Archie Ervin,
associate provost for diversity and
multicultural affairs.
“White people did not interact
with those black groups at all,"
Ervin said. “The (Black Student
Movement) and black Greeks made
it easier for black students to come
on campus."
Lena Eastin. president of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a histor
ically black sorority, said the soror
ity focuses on “service; scholarship
and sisterhood."
“The goals of the founding
members at UNC were to promote
excellence and awareness within
the black community of our aca
demic strength," she said.
Eastin added that when Delta
Sigma The a started a UNC chap
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no requirements for the position.
“You’ve just got to fit the suit and
have a good time," he said. “We’re
looking for someone who gives it
their all."
Junior Tyler Treadaway. who
also portrays Rameses, said the
ideal candidate will be someone
who is fast and energetic.
“Once you put that (suit) on, you
kind of become a different person, so
you have to he able to become some
body else really quickly," he said. “You
always have to be moving and bring
anew spark to the suit"
Lockwood and Treadaway will
contact each interested person dur
ing the next few months to try out.
A typical tryout will allow pro
spective mascots to put on the
costume and work various events
interacting with people.
“It’s going to be a lot of obser
vation and improvisation," said
Treadaway. a history major. “But the
biggest thing is getting in the suit"
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Veteran John Heuer burns his mock draft card Thursday at an anti-war rally in the Pit organized by
Students for a Democratic Society. Heuer remembers when he burned his real draft card in the 19605.
A look at some of UNCs black student groups
► Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Founded at UNC: April 20,1974
► Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Founded at UNC: April 15,1976
► Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Founded at UNC: July 21.1973
► Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Founded at UNC: May 8,1976
► Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
Founded at UNC: Feb. 16.1973
► Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
Founded at UNC: April 23,1982
► Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
Founded at UNC: Nov. 16.1990
► Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
Founded at UNC: Nov. 1.8,1978
ter in 1.973, there was a lot of racial
tension within the University.
“Their goal was to show that
wc could be leaders in the com
munity and advocate for change."
she said.
Delta Sigma Theta and other his
torically black Greek organizations
continue to serve the UNC and local
Rameses tryouts
► To find out more about
Rameses tryouts, attend the
interest meeting at 4 p.m.
today in the Student Union
Multipurpose Room.
► Ail applicants will be contacted
after the meeting to set up an
audition time.
Both Ixickwood and Treadaway
have played the role of Rameses
since their freshman year.
A previous Rameses mascot,
Jason Ray, died last year after
being hit by a car in New Jersey
where he was with UNC’s men’s
basketball team for the NCAA
tournament.
Lockwood said Ray’s death made
Rameses more visible. He said the
tragedy also added anew dimen-
SEE RAMESES, PAGE 13
A few non-Greek student
groups:
► Carolina Association of Black
Journalists: uses workshops and
speakers to prepare members for
careers in journalism
► National Society of Black
Engineers: works through meetings
and conferences to increase the
number of black engineering
students and create positive change
in society through engineering
► Organization of African Students
Interests and Solidarity: promotes
awareness of African culture and
current event issues in Africa
SOURCES: greeks.unc.edu and
studentorgs.unc.edu
communities today.
Adam Williamson, the president
of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.,
a historically black fraternity, said
his organization focuses on diver
sity and community service.
“We were established as a frat
.SEE BLACK GROUPS. PAGE 13
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Rameses performs at the N.C. State
football game in November. The
mascot attends a majority of UNC
athletic events, exciting the crowd.
Dancers explore slavery
through performances
BY NASH ROBERTS
STAFF WRITER
Fourteen dancers of varying
African heritage will take the stage
tonight at Memorial Hall to per
form their interpretation of “Les
ecailles and" la memoire (The Scales
of Memory)," a story of the cultural
memory and history of slavery.
Half of the dancers are from
Urban Bush Women, a Brooklyn
based dance group, and the other
half are from the Senegalese dance
group Compagnie Jant-Bi. The
performance's music was composed
by Fabrice Bouillon-Laforest.
“It's a collaboration between
two different companies coming
together for a show" said Emil
Kang, UNC’s executive director
for the arts. “The idea of African
Americans coming together with
Africans is the real linkage here."
Founded in 1984, Urban Bush
W'omen have recreated stories
of disfranchised people through
dance, performing on stages
around the world.
Compagnie Jant-Bi has been
State
rethinks
rape kit
funding
Student fees fully
fund UNC exams
BY BECCA DENISON
STAFF WRITER
Rape victims who elect to under
go a forensic procedure using a sex
ual assault evidence collection kit
often feel as though they've been
victimized a second time when they
receive the bill.
“It’s one of those factors that it
almost retraumatizes a victim in a
sense by having to actually pay for
the exam and the evidence collection
that this crime has brought about."
said Sabrina Garcia, domestic vio
lence and sexual assault specialist for
the Chapel Hill Police Department
The Rape Victims Assistance
Program in North Carolina was
formed to give financial assistance
to victims in order to solve that
very problem.
For UNC students, rape kits are
provided free of charge at Campus
Health Services or UNC Hospitals,
with the recently increased student
health fee covering practitioner
costs at both locations.
The way funds for the program
are allocated in the rest of the state
beyond UNC might be restruc
tured.
N.C. Rep. Alice Bordscn, D-
Alamanee, co-chairwoman of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on
Justice and Public Safety, said vic
tims and insurers have been billed
anywhere from 81,000 to $1,700
for medical visits during which
rape kits are administered.
The N.C. General Assembly 's goal
is to integrate the fund into the state
budget during its next session, said
N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange,
co-chairwoman of Appropriations
on Justice and Public Safety.
She said a joint House and
Senate committee examining the
fund recently discussed how to
structure billing and who should
pay for the compensation fund.
“It is a forensic procedure, not
a medical procedure, so where the
payment comes from is very differ
ent," Kinnaird said.
UNC’s need for the kits is
increasing this semester, said
Campus Health Director of Nursing
Services Carol Kozel.
The assistance fund at UNC was
originally budgeted for 10 kits, but
Campus Health administered 26
rape kits last year. •
In the past four years, expenses
SEE RAPE KITS, PAGE 13
Services for victims
of sexual assault
► The Victims Assistance Fund
pays for UNC students to receive
medical treatment at Campus
Health or UNC Hospitals after a
sexual assault occurs.
► Campus Health administered
26 rape kits last year. The fund
originally was budgeted for 10.
► A 50-cent increase in the safety
and security student fee passed
via referendum Feb. 12 will pro
vide additional funding.
► Part of the extra funding will
go to raise awareness of the
resources available to victims.
ATTEND THE PERFORMANCE
Time: 8 p.m. today
Location: Memorial Hall
Info: www.carolinaperformingarts.
org
together since 1998 and is now a
premier contemporary African
dance company.
Catherine Denecy, a native of
the French W'est Indies island of
Guadeloupe, who is formally trained
in ballet, said her time preparing for
“The Scales of Memory’ with Urban
Bush W'omen has been a process of
meticulous introspection of cultural
memory and personal identity.
“The Scales of Memory’ is really
about the ideas of layers: love, resis
tance and memory," Denecy said.
"This piece is about 14 people dis
covering themselves and layering the
pieces of discovery into a joumev."
During the past year, the two
groups have spent their time trav
eling between Jant-Bi’s studio in
SEE DANCE, PAGE 13
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