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Shepard
said.
Shepard “said he was gay and
wanted a piece of me,” stated one of
the men in a letter obtained by a
reporter, Rick Sallinger, from a lo
cal LaramieTVstation and given to
an attorney in the case, according
to a April 7, 1999 Denver Rocky
Mountain News article.
"Being a very drunk homofobick,
(sic) I flipped out and began to
pistol whip the f— with my gun,”
said the letter in the article.
One letter said Shepard was so
frightened, he tried to buy off his
attackers with $200 he had at his
home, and gave them his address,
according to the article.
■’I thought it would be a good idea
to tie him up and take his shoes so
that he would have a hard time
getting away,” the letter said. “As 1
began to leave, he mouthed off to
the point that I became angry
enough to strike him more with my
gun.”
Both McKinney and Henderson
are serving life sentences without
chance of parole.
Since then, Shepard’s mother has
become a speaker for hate-crime
legislation by talking all over the
country in an effort to get hate-
crime laws passed and on behalf of
gay rights.
“Hate is an epidemic in the United
States everywhere,” said Shepard.
“It’s not a gay thing, it’s not racial,
it’s everything.”
A self-described private person and
happily married mother of two.
continuedfrom page 1
Salaries
UNCA also attracts students who
have fairly high Scholastic Apti
tude Test scores. A fall 2000 survey
shows that UNCA attracts students
with a mean SAT score of 1155.
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill took the top spot
with 1251.
Gordon Wilson, chair and profes
sor of philosophy, compared the
level of student instruction evalua
tions to faculty pay and presented
the information to the faculty sen
ate.
. Wilson pointed to one possible
solution of, instead of using salary
money, funds designated for ad
ministration could help pay chairs
Shepard and her husband, Dennis,
found themselves hurled into a na
tional spodight after Matthew died.
The crime drew attention because
of its brutality and Matthew’s sexual
orientation.
“I realize that maybe what I can
try and accomplish is making people
aware,” said Shepard. “We get so
complacent in our lives that we
forget not everyone is safe, and fre
quently, it’s our children who aren’t
safe.
“I don’t want there to be anymore
Mathews,” said Shepard. “I’m not
naive enough to think it’s not hap
pening, but I think if I keep talking
and talking then maybe someone
will listen.”
Shepard said she has often heard
sentiments ofadmiration, gratitude
or sympathy as she’s traveled the
nation to speak on panels. Shepard
said she hopes her message of ac
ceptance and anti-violence spares
another family the pain of a son’s
murder because of his sexual orien
tation.
“We get thousands of letters and
e-mails from people, straight people,
saying, ‘I had no idea this was hap
pening to people; how could this
happen? ” said Shepard. But, it
happens all the time to gay people.”
Her son’s death was an example
of how hate crimes can happen
anywhere, including small towns
like Asheville, according to Shepard.
The University of Wyoming in
Laramie has a bigger population than
UNCA, totaling 26,628 students,
continued from page 1
and other instructors who also per
form administrative tasks.
“If that could be funded from an
other category other than faculty
salaries, that would free up, in
theory, a lot of money which could
be distributed to those who have
exclusively teaching duties,” said
Wilson. “We have a real disconnect
between the rhetoric of being a pre
mier libera! arts institution and base
ment salaries.”
“The question is, will we be able to
recruit excellent faculty,” said Wil
son. “We need data concerning our
competitiveness in terms of recruit
ing faculty and retaining faculty.
That’s the next step.”
The Blue Banner Weather
Seven Day Forecast
THURSDAY
^ Sunny
High: 63 Low: 26
FRIDAY
e Sunny
High: 69 Low: 38
lijr SATURDAY
Partly Cloudy
High: 74 Low: 45
SUNDAY
Partly Cloudy
High: 80 Low: 50
MONDAY
Partly Cloudy
High: 78. Low: 53
TUESDAY
Scattered Showers
High: 74 Low: 55
* * *
WEDNESDAY
~ Scattered Showers
High: 73 Low: 51
The Blue Banner
News
April 19,2001
Food Drive for the Hungry
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WALTER FYLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A Sodexho Marriot employee sorts through the many cans donated at the food drive. Anyone who
donated a can received a free meal at the dining hall.
from the
Talk
Punk Rock Singer
Dies of Cancer
Joey Ramone, lead singer of thi
punk group, The Ramones, die
from lymphoma April 15. He wa
49 years old.
Arturo Vega, the group’s artisti
director, confirmed the death in
press conference April 15. Ramon
was hospitalized in March 200
with lymphoma, a form of cance
Possible Child
Slave Ship
Spotted
A ship spotted near the coast
Malabo, Guinea was believed
have up to 250 child slaves aboar
An international arrestwarranth:
been issued to a Benin, Africa bus
ne'ssman for allegedly traffickin
children. The United Nations ei
pressed concern the crew on tli
ship may try to dump the childre
to avoid arrest.
Riots Cease After
continued from page 11 Curfew Revoked
in me if I gave up.”
Students said that they came to
hear Shepard’s story and to hear her
message of tolerance.
“I wanted to hear what she had to
say,” said Ryan Southern, a senior
multimedia arts and sciences ma
jor. “I also wanted to see what type
of reaction the campus would have
to it.”
Katy Baum, an undeclared sopho
more, said she came to the talk “to
educate myself more about issues
on campus, and hopefully, (bring
Local Almanac Last Week
back) a broader understanding of
the community on campus, and
something that will deal with my
own prejudices.
Todd Ervin, an Asheville resident,
said he came to the event to receive
“an understandingofwhatamother
has to deal with, and how she deals
with it now.”
Shepard said she seemed an un
likely candidate for the speakers’
circuit. But, the social studies
teacher said, “I can’t help Matthew
anymore. I’m a mom with an opin-
April 19, 2001
Temps Last Week
ion and a story, and I’ll be telling it
as long as people are willing to
listen.”
Shepard was brought to UNCA I
to help promote tolerance and dia
logue among the campus commu
nity, according to university offi
cials.
“We’ve had some incidents on
campus that we felt like maybe this
would be a good way to start the
dialogue on campus,” said Kim
Shearon, a freshman psychology
major.
Day
High Low Normals PreciD
Wednesday
83
54
67/41
0.00"
Thursday
82
57
67/42
0.12”
Friday
71
53
67/42
0.35”
Saturday
73
46
67/42
0.00”
Sunday
72
52
68/42
0.21”
Monday
64
46
68/43
0.00"
Tuesday
51
32
68/43
0.02”
Precipitation for the week 0.70"
Normal precipitation for the weel .... 0.75''
Departure from normal for the week . . -0.05"
Precipitation for the year 11.38"
Normal precipitation for year to date . 13,69"
Departure from normal for the year . . . -2.31"
• Precipitation includes snow converted to rainfall
Locnl High / ^ow Temps I,asl Wee
Wed Thu Fri Sal Sun Mon Tu«
North Carolina Recreational Forecast
A strong area of high pressure will be in control of the weather across North
Carolina to end this week. This high will bring sunny skies and comfortable
temperatures as we move into this weekend. Temperatures will rise into the
upper 70s to lower 80s late this weekend under partly cloudy skies. A cold
front will begin to make an impact statewide early next week. The westem tip of the state will
see a few showers late Monday. The remainder of North Carolina will have a 30 to 40 per
cent chance of showers and a stray thunderstorm Tuesday and Wednesday. Today through
Monday will be the'best time for recreational activities.
Weather Trivia
How many sides does a
snow crystal have?
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Sun/Moon Chart This Week
1st Qtr
4/30
Sunrise
6;54 a.m.
6:52 a.m.
6:51 a.m.
6:50 a.m.
6:49 a.m.
6:47 a.m.
6:46 a.m.
Sunset
8:06 p.m.
8:07 p.m.
8:08 p.m.
8:08 p.m.
8:09 p.m.
8:10 p.m.
8:11 p.m.
Moonrise
5:08 a.m.
5:38 a.m.
6:07 a.m.
6:36 a.m.
7:06 a.m.
7:38 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
Moonset
4:24 p.m.
5:21 p.m.
6:19 p.m.
7:19 p.m.
8:21 p.m.
9:24 p.m.
10:29 p.m.
Lst Qtr
5/15
All forecasts, dala and graphics
provided hy Accessweather.com, Inc.
® 2001. All rights reserved.
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National Weather Summary This Week
, A strong area of high pressure will remain stationary along the Atlantic
seaboard to end this week. This high will bring pleasant weather from
the New England states down to the Gulf Coast. An area of low pressure
will slowly develop in the central and northern Plains as we hit the
weekend. This front will bring flooding rains across the Midwest and
the Great Lakes region as high pressure off the East Coast will delay its easterly
momentum. As we head into the beginning of next week, this system will slowly
progress into the Ohio River Valley states and the Northeast producing precipitation and
breezy conditions. A cold front will move into the northern Rockies by the middle of
next week producing a mixture of rain and snow.
To find out the answer, log onto
http://www.accessweather.com/theblue-
banner.html to find today's trivia answer
and previous Weather Trivia answers.
Weather History
Anril 21. 1967 - Severe thunder
storms spawned 48 tornadoes in
the Upper Midwest. Sixteen of
the tornadoes hit northern Illinois
during the afternoon and evening
hours. Approximately 50 million
dollars in damage resulted. In the
town of Belvedere, III. and the
Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn,
111., 57 people perished as a result
of a single twister.
April 22.1988 - Heavy snow fell
over parts of northern Nebraska
with 15 inches of snow falling at
Mullen, Neb. Widespread snow
blanketed the mountains of
northern Arizona as well. Munds
Park, Ariz. reported 16 inches of
snow when it was over.
Three Bands to
Play at The
Chop Shop
Three bands, two
from North Carolina
and one from Virginia,
will play at the Chop
Shop April 22.
The bands featured
include Sound the
Hour, described as
“Chapel Hill punk-
rock,”Marion Delgado,
“Emo/Hardcore,” and
The Make-Out Room,
described as “Asheville
Rock.”
The show will cost $3
at the door and will
start at 9 p.m.
The Chop Shop is lo
cated at 562 Riverside
Drive.
Officials lifted a city-wide curfe
in Cincinnati, Ohio April 16 tk
helped end three nights of riotiii
over the police shooting of an
armed black man.
Cincinnati police stated that thei
have been 837 arrests between Api
9 and April 16 in relation to riotit
or curfew violations.
United States to
Move Aircraft
A U.S. aircraft carrier may
moved to a position in the Soul
China Sea, where it could launi
fighter jets to protect American
connaissance flights off Chim
coast when those flights resun
Navy officials said April 15.
First Uhion and
Wachovia Banks
To Merge
First Union, the nation’s sixth lai
est bank, is buying Wachovia 0
poration for about $13 billion
stock in a deal that would unitet
two North Carolina banking ri«
into the nation’s fourth bigg'
banking company.
Jay-Z and“Puffy
Combs Arrested
Jay-Z and three other men
arrested outside a Manhattan
and held on weapons charges at
a plainclothes officer saw one of
men take a loaded handgun fr
the rapper’s vehicle.
In a separate incident, Sean “Puf
Combs was arrested on April
driving with a suspended licetii
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