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JK, 100th Year of Editorial Freedom
BMH Est. 1893
Volume 100, Issue 123
WEDNESDAY
IN THE NEWS
Top stories from state, nation and world
German court may set
ailing Honecker free
BERLIN Erich Honecker, whose
Communist regime killed East
Germans fleeing to the West, was
close to freedom Tuesday after
Berlin’s highest court said imprison
ing the terminally ill defendant
violated his human dignity.
If Honecker is released, it will
bring a quick end to his manslaughter
trial and thwart demands for justice
for those who were slaughtered
simply for dashing to West Germany.
At the start, some Germans had
hoped for a trial on the scale of the
Nuremberg war crimes tribunals.
Instead, they got two months of legal
wrangling that the Die Welt newspa
per called a “farce.”
Honecker, 80, hopes to join his
wife and daughter as early as
Wednesday in Chile, where leftists
reportedly are planning a warm
welcome. Doctors say
Honecker’ sspreading liver cancer will
kill him in less than six months,
possibly much sooner.
Honecker has been on trial for
manslaughter for two months,
charged in the killings of 13 East
Germans who died during escape
attempts.
Congress clears GOP
in hostage-delay plot
WASHINGTON A $1.3 million
congressional investigation has found
no creditable evidence that Republi
cans conspired with Iran in 1980 to
delay the release of American
hostages until after the U.S. election,
according to a summary of the report
obtained Tuesday.
The full document, to be released
by the congressional task force today,
seeks to lay to rest allegations that
have haunted the Reagan and Bush
administrations for years.
“There is wholly insufficient
credible evidepfigjrpf any communica
tions by, or on benfdf of, the 1980
Reagan presidential campaign with
any persons representing or connected
with the Iranian government, or with
those holding Americans as hostages
during the 1979-1981 period,” said
the summary.
The report also discusses in detail
attempts by the Carter administration
to achieve freedom for the 52
Americans.
The hostages were in fact freed
hours after Reagan’s inauguration.
Hunft ties with Clinton
may benefit N.C. goals
WINSTON-SALEM Gov. Jim
Hunt hopes his strong ties with
President-elect Clinton and his wife,
Hillary, can be turned into federal
dollars for North Carolina.
Hunt promises to use his friendship
with the Clintons as he tries to obtain
federal money
for state pro
grams in
education, child
care and worker
training.
Hillary Clinton
and Hunt both
have served as
board trustees of
the National
Center on
Education and
Jim Hunt
the Economy, a group that wants to
improve the skills of U.S.workers.
Richard Riley, Clinton’s nominee
for secretary of education, is a former
governor of South Carolina and a
colleague of Hunt’s. He and Hunt
were among the first Southern
governors to bring school reform to
the region.
—The Associated Press
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Hardin grants Ferguson extra year
By Thanassis Cambanis
Assistant University Editor
Although University officials have
extended speech communication As
sistant Professor Paul Ferguson’s con
tract another year, the popular instruc
tor said he did not believe the decision
would affect his appeal for tenure.
The contract change does not have
any bearing on his case for tenure,
Ferguson said.
“This was one of a number of issues
related to the case, and I doubt as to
whether it will ha ve any sort of effect on
the final decision to grant tenure and
promotion,” he said.
Chancellor Paul Hardin sent a letter
to Ferguson’s attorney, Andrew Cohen
UNC failing to make use of
cable access, Capowski says
By Leah A. Campbell
Staff Writer
Although University students and
faculty may submit material to be shown
on the University ’ s local cable channel,
few have taken advantage of this oppor
tunity, according to Chapel Hill Town
Council member Joe Capowski.
“This university has such marvelous
potential with 23,000 students, a tal
ented faculty, the journalism school,
drama department and RTVMP that I
have a hard time understanding why
channel 11 i ; not being used more,”
Capowski said.
Many people are unaware that public
access channels are open to screening
work produced by amateurs because
this fact has not been well-publicized,
Capowski said.
But Richard Elam, director of the
broadcast journalism sequence in the
RTVMP department, said die cable com
pany did not want to cooperate when he
approached it to produce student mate
rial
“When we were with Village Broad
Tuition hike concerns Moody
By Jennifer Talhelm
Assistant University Editor
Student Body President John Moody
said Tuesday that he was concerned
about the tuition hike proposed for next
fall and planned to take action against it.
“It’s something we’re definitely con
cerned about,” Moody said. “In my
personal opinion, tuition was raised six
months ago, and it doesn’t need to be
done again so soon from the stu
dents’ standpoint, I’m sure that would
be the way they see it.”
The Government Performance Audit
Committee, a subcommittee of the Gen
eral Assembly, proposed the tuition in
crease to the General Assembly. If the
General Assembly, which convenes Jan.
27, approves the recommendation,
UNC-system undergraduates will have
Churches question gay fellowships
By Jackie Hershkowitz
City Editor
Several pastors in Chapel Hill are
questioning whether it is appropriate
for churches to sponsor gay and lesbian
fellowships.
Chapel of the Cross, an Episcopalian
church that sponsors a gay and lesbian
fellowship, received complaints from
some congregants who questioned the
need for such a group.
The fellowship, which meets
monthly, was formed nearly two years
ago to give gay congregants the oppor
tunity to explore their faith and sexual
ity, according to Rector Stephen Elkins-
Williams.
Detailed report of BCC program planning expected later this month
By Thanassis Cambanis
Assistant University Editor
Plans for a free-standing black cul
tural center are nearing completion, and
members of the chancellor’s blue-rib
bon working group and the BCC Advi
sory Board said this week that they
expected a complete report within the
next month.
After completion of a programmatic
plan for the center, the two groups will
face two additional hurdles finding
funds for the center’s construction and
securing the approval of the UNC Board
of Trustees, which must approve any
new building on campus.
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of Raleigh, dated Dec. 30, 1992, in
which he said the University would
extendFerguson’scontracttoJune 1994.
Ferguson’s original contract was
scheduled to expire in June 1993, but
University guidelines require a one
year notification period before termi
nating a professor’s contract.
Cohen said Hardin simply was fol
lowing University policy.
“It’s not exactly clear who was sup
posed to give him the extra one-year
appointment, but it should have been
automatic when a decision was not
reached by June 30,1992,” Cohen said.
Cohen said it was unclear why the
University waited so long to act on such
a routine policy matter.
“It should be a matter of concern that
casting a couple of years ago, we did a
30- minute news show, and they let us
use their equipment,” he said. “Now,
the cable company is new, and we have
to find the equipment on our own, which
makes it more difficult.”
Elam also said producing work for
public access was difficult for his de
partment because there were no profit
returns.
But he added that although the qual
ity of public access programming could
not compete with network program
ming, it was important for students to
have an avenue for creative broadcast
talent.
John Bittner, a professor in the School
of Journalism and Mass Communica
tion, said his department had no plans to
use the public access channel.
“No one has approached me about
using the public access channel,” he
said.
Officials in the drama department
said they could not use the channel for
production puiposes for fear of copy
right infringement.
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to pay an additional 20 percent and
graduate students will have to pay 50
percent more than current rates.
The tuition hike would add to a fast
growing list of large tuition increases
since the late 1980s. Tuition increased
20 percent for in-state students and 15
percent for out-of-state students in 1989.
Another increase approved during the
summer of 1991 increased tuition an
additional 20 percent for in-state stu
dents and 25 percent for out-of-state
students. Out-of-state tuition was again
hiked 11.5 percent last summer.
The N.C. Constitution mandates that
tuition at the UNC-system schools be as
close to free “as practicable.” Tuition
rates at UNC-system schools consis
tently have been among the lowest in
the country, but budget woes and tu
ition increases have helped cause UNC’s
Elkins-Williams said most of the
complaints came from older congregants
who were uncomfortable with the
church’s apparent endorsement of ho
mosexuality.
“If I’ve gotten questions, for the most
part, it’s been from retirement-age
church members,” he said. “For some
people the word ‘homosexual’ is an
antithesis to the church.
“For the most part, it’s just like any
other fellowship,” Elkins-Williams said,
noting that about 25 people usually at
tended the meetings. “It wasn’t created
to get a lot of notoriety but just to create
a fellowship.”
But some church members and pas
tors at other churches have expressed
For now, the group is focused on
planning what will go in the free-stand
ing BCC, said Provost Richard
McCormick, who has served as chair
man of the working group.
“Until we have a firm proposal, we’re
not in the business of soliciting firm
(financial) support,” McCormick said.
“We haven’t been going around to
alumni or any other groups for that
matter.”
McCormick said UNC-system ad
ministrators had been receptive to BCC
planning efforts.
“The university-system administra
tion is very supportive of our efforts,”
he said. “I don’t know about the Board
professors should have to hire attorneys
to get the University to follow its own
rules,” he said.
Hardin’s action followed an exchange
of letters between Cohen and Stephen
Birdsall, dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences. Birdsall responded to a letter
from Cohen by denying any violation
on his part of the University’s notifica
tion policy.
Cohen said Hardin’s action consti
tuted an official reversal of Birdsall’s
action.
“I’m encouraged that Chancellor
Hardin intervened here and forced the
College of Arts and Sciences to comply
with the trustee’s regulations,” Ferguson
said.
Ferguson said the llth-hour deci
Vice President Bill D’Epagnier said
cable access channel 11 was provided
to the University as a part of the pack
age for which each cable customer paid.
“Channel 11 is funded through the
fees which are paid by each customer,”
D’Epagnier said. “The University has
to pay for the production costs and
Cablevision makes no profit from what
is shown.”
Tyler Johnson, directorof operations
for channel 11, said the channel had
more than enough room for other pro
gramming.
“Right now, we run some STV shows
and a campus bulletin,” he said.
Capowski said public access chan
nels were not heavily promoted by
Cablevision since the company did not
profit from this type of channel.
“This puts the public access capabil
ity at a disadvantage,” Capowski said.
He first raised the issue at the town
council’s meeting Monday night.
Currently, Student Television is the
only university-based group which is
utilizing the Time Warner-owned chan
nel 11.
traditionally high “best buy” ratings to
drop in comparison with other state
universities.
Moody said that despite concern
about the increase, he also didn’t want
the state to suffer.
“I’m also concerned about the fiscal
balance the state has,” he said. “I don’t
want to have a huge deficit.”
But Moody also said he didn’t want
to see tuition raised beyond the range of
some N.C. students. “I would like not to
see the University used as an outlet to
raise funds for the state,” he said.
Student Body Vice President Charlie
Higgins agreed.
“The system is dedicated to provide
as low cost an education as possible,
and I think that’s one of the reasons
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concern that gay fellowships do not
belong in churches because of the
chcreh’s traditional opposition to ho
mosexuality.
Michael Hickman, who is a member
of Chapel of the Cross, said he felt
uncomfortable with his church’s em
bracing attitude toward homosexuals.
“I don’t think anyone’s sexuality
should have anything to do with their
activity at church,” Hickman said.
Rod Chaney, pastor of Sunrise Bap
tist Church, said he would not support
the formation of a gay fellowship.
“If a person has a lifestyle contrary to
the church, we can’t endorse that,”
See CHURCHES, page 4
of Trustees. Their reaction will be very
important, which is one reason we won ’ t
rush this report.”
Fund raising for the center will be the
next concern after the planning report is
complete, McCormick said.
“We know it’s going to be difficult,”
he said. “The University has to make a
commitment to raising the dollars.”
McCormick said to his knowledge,
there was no money set aside for build
ing a BCC.
“It’s a matter of planning tund rais
ing,” he said. “We’re talking about fund
raising over the next couple of weeks.”
Harry Amana, chairman of the BCC
Advisory Board, said fund-raising plans
sion was heartening. “Although it was
done at the last moment before we were
going to file a lawsuit, the University
was willing to admit their mistake and
grant me another year,” he said.
Ferguson said the extension provided
only a mild respite. “I’m elated by the
additional year and the chance to con
tinue to work with some of the graduate
students I recruited,” he said. “I’m also
frustrated that I had to hire a team of
attorneys to get the University to com
ply with their own regulations.”
A subcommittee of the Board of
Trustees will hear Ferguson’s appeal
today, and the full BOT must make a
final decision on whether to grant him
tenure by Jan. 25, Cohen said.
“We ’ re hoping to get both tenure and
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Tonya Sampson moves past Wake's Tracy Conner in UNC's win 92-68 win Tuesday
UNC stops hot Wake
with 3-point barrage
By Pete Zifchak
Staff Writer
Rain was not the only thing domi
nating the Chapel Hill sky Tuesday
night.
The North Carolina women’s bas
ketball team connected on 12 of 26 3-
pointers and drenched Wake Forest
92-68 in front of 458 fans at
Carmichael Auditorium. The 26 3-
point attempts is a team record.
The Tar Heels improved to 10-2
overall, 1-2 in the league. Wake fell to
10-2 overall, suffering its first confer
ence loss.
The 21 st-ranked Tar Heels over
came an early first half deficit and
drowned Wake’s hopes of a 10-game
winning streak.
“They came to play tonight,” UNC
coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “They
know now what it takes to win in the
league this year.
“I think we learned a lot tonight,”
Hatchell said. “A lot of people really
stepped up tonight.”
After a first half shoot-out, UNC
led 43-39 but the Tar Heels promptly
outscored the Demon Deacons 26-10
in the first 10 minutes of the second
half.
would remain tentative for the time
being.
“It’s difficult to talk about fund-rais
ing plans when you don’t have specific
plans for the building,” said Amana,
who also has chaired the joint meetings
between the working group and the
advisory board.
Some participants in the talks pi an to
take a more aggressive stand coward
raising money for the BCC, Amana
said. *
“A small number of us will talk to
Chancellor Hardin ... to discuss poten
tial funding,” he said.
McCormick said he preferred not to
comment on the specific contents of the
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promotion, but the Board of Trustees
could do anything they wanted with the
case,” he said. A provision in the BOT
policy allows an appeal to the Board of
Governors, Cohen said.
Valerie Halman, a member of Stu
dents for Paul Ferguson, said she was
optimistic about Ferguson’s chances
with the BOT. “We are confident that
he will be given tenure and promotion
once the Board of Trustees looks at the
case,” she said.
Halman said the contract extension
was not a victory. “I don’t think Chan
cellor Hardin had much choice in the
matter,” she said. “We’re glad
(Ferguson) is going to be around for
another year, but it’s frustrating that
that’s all he’s gotten.”
UNC guards Stephanie Lawrence
and Jill Suddreth consistently dispelled
the Demon Deacons comeback hopes,
hitting a combined 10 of 14 shots from
beyond the 3-point stripe.
Lawrence, a 6-foot-1 sophomore,
canned six 3-pointers, one shy of her
single-game UNC record of seven.
She was the game high scorer with 20
points.
Senior Toni Montgomery started at
point guard in place of Suddreth for
defensive purposes, but Suddreth fin
ished with 15 points while dishing out
seven assists. The Granite Falls native
was deadly, hitting four of five 3-
pointers.
Tar Heel center Sylvia Crawley
outshined Wake center and ACC
Player of the Week Tracy Conner. The
6-5 UNC junior hit all seven of her
shots and both of her free throws. Her
final tally was 16 points and four re
bounds.
Sophomore center Gwendolyn
Gillingham came off the bench for
UNC with 12 points and eight re
bounds.
Lawrence said the team felt good
going into the locker room at the half
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new BCC until the final report was
released.
“I have said all along that I don’t
want to talk publicly about details of the
building until the report is finished,” he
said. “I think the best way for us to go is
to wait until it’s all ready so we can
present it to the community.”
Amana said the talks had included a
wide variety of faculty and students.
“It’s much broader than (just) the
chancellor’s working group and the BCC
Advisory Board,” he said.
“Members of the Faculty Council,
some students and members of the gen
eral University community have at
tended the meetings.”