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weather TODAY: Mostly sunny; high mid-50s FRIDAY: Mostly sunny; high mid-50s (2) 100th Year of Editorial Freedom BMB Esl 1893 Volume 100, Issue 138 Copland, Thornton get BSM endorsements By Jennifer Talhelm Assistant University Editor The Black Student Movement en dorsed Jim Copland for student body president and Daniel Thornton for Caro lina Athletic Association at a forum Wednesday evening. BSM members decided not to endorse Residence Hall Association president candidate Jan Davis. BSM President Michelle Thomas said BSM members endorsed Copland be cause they thought he was fair and sin cere. “Members who have worked with him in the past had very positive things THURSDAY IN THE NEWS Top stories from state, nation and tuorld Clinton considers $8.5 billion military fund cut WASHINGTON President Clinton is considering cutting $8.5 billion from the military budget he inherited from former President Bush for next fiscal year, congressional, Pentagon and defense industry sources said Wednesday. The sources said the cut would fall between $7 billion to $lO billion. Defense Secretary Les Aspin has sent to the services a description of how the cuts will be made. The sources said the $8.5 billion in cuts Bill Clinton would come from the $267.8 billion that Bush envisioned authorizing the Defense Department to spend next fiscal year. Bush envisioned a personnel cut of 83,000 active duty troops. To achieve Clinton’s savings, the military would have to make additional cuts in personnel. Duke professor joins Clinton advisory team A Duke University law professor with a strong track record on liberal causes has joined the Clinton administration to advise the president on constitu tional issues. Walter Dellinger accepted the job as associate counsel Tuesday morning and began work immediately. Dellinger was an adviser to the Clinton campaign and also drafted the executive orders Clinton issued shortly after taking office that overturned a series of restrictions on abortion services and counseling. The Chapel Hill resident had been mentioned as a candidate for solicitor general whose duties include arguing the administration’s position before the Supreme Court. Colorado town voters denounce anti-gay bill TELLURIDE, Colo. ln the first municipal counterattack on anti-gay rights Amendment 2, voters in this mountain resort approved an anti discrimination ordinance that includes protections for homosexuals. Telluride, with a 484-151 vote, outlawed discrimination in housing, employment and public services based on sexual orientation, race, gender, religion and other categories. The measure directly opposes Amendment 2, which prohibits state or local laws that protect gays from discrimination. The Telluride law will not only protect residents from bias but will send the message that Telluride welcomes all visitors, said Zeb Landsman, an attorney who drafted the ordinance. —The Associated Press DTH loses wager with Chronicle Yes, it’s Dock Blue you see on the top of today’s Daily Tar Heel. I take full responsibility for this monstrous travesty. Thanks to requests from DTH Gen eral Manager Kevin Schwartz to have total faith in the UNC men’s basket ball team (which I did and still do), we faxed a message to The Chronicle, Duke’s campus newspaper, Wednes day suggesting a friendly wager. The wager involved the following: If UNC were to win, then The Chronicle staff would agree to run their banner in Carolina blue with a message alongside reading, “Dean Smith is God.” <3ljp Saihi tUor Ufpl Serving the students University community since 1893 to say about him,” Thomas said. “Those who had seen him interact with admin istrators feel confident that he will stand firmly for the wishes of the students. He is very aware, and he has exhibited more than the other candidates his sense of fairness.” Thomas said group members en dorsed Thornton because they thought he would work well with the BSM. “He’s been a BSM supporter for a while,” Thomas said of Thornton. “He came to (the BSM) last semester asking for ideas for his platform. We think he’d be willing to work with us and help implement new ideas. His experience was very impressive.” Hurley’s late ‘3’ ignites late Duke rally, fuels win DUKE 81 UNC 67 By Warren Hynes Senior Writer DURHAM lt took awhile, but Bobby Hurley and the Duke Blue Dev ils defended their home turf against public (school) enemy No. 1 Wednes day night. Duke knocked off the North Caro lina Tar Heels 81 -67 in Cameron Indoor Stadium, giving Duke a 1-0 lead this season in the nation’s hottest college basketball rivalry. The fifth-ranked Blue Devils (16-3, 5-3 in the ACC) put together a 24-11 run in the game’s final 3:48 to send the No. 6 Tar Heels to 17-3, 6-2 in the league. Leading that run was Hurley, the senior point guard from Jersey, City, N.J., whose key passes and clutch 3- pointer shut the door on the Tar Heels and sent 9,314 Cameron Crazies into a frenzy. “They way we played tonight, you’ve got to bottle that up and carry it with you,” Hurley said. Hurley carried a team-high 20 points in the game. Guard Thomas Hill added 16 and swingman Grant Hill scored 15, giving the three H’s 51 of Duke’s 81 points. “Bobby was excellent,” said Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “Grant really asserted himself tonight. I thought this was Thomas’ best game.” With 3:48 left and Duke leading UNC 57-56, Hurley found forward Antonio Lang on afastbreak, and Lang slammed the ball in to give Duke a three-point See DUKE, page 5 Mini-mart robbery suspect caught, charged in Durham By Jimmy Dula Staff Writer Charles Earl Collins, the prime sus pect in a recent string of armed robber ies, was caught Wednesday and charged with seven counts of armed robbery. Chapel Hill police apprehended Collins in Durham one week after they suspected his involvement in the rob bery of the Mobil Mini Mart, located at 2321 N.C. 54 in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill Lt. Tim Clark said: “We’re glad that we’ve got him in custody. We felt like he was going to get progressively worse or violent in future attempts.” Collins was wanted in Chapel Hill on three counts of armed robbery, ac cording to Chapel Hill Police spokes woman Jane Cousins. These included: ■ a Jan. 27 armed robbery at the Mobil Mini Mart, If Duke were to get lucky and pre vail (which obviously they did), then we would print our banner in Duke Blue with a message reading, “Duke: Still the Best.” This happened to us once before in 1983, when DTH editor Kerry Deßochi bet the editor of the N.C. State Technician that UNC would beat the Wolfpack in basketball. In the Feb. 21,1983 issue, the DTH’s banner ap peared in State red. Again, shoveall the blame my way. I can be reached deep in the con fines of the DTH office preparing strat egies for revenge. Peter Wailsten, editor THURSDAY, FEBRWW|4, I993 Chapel Hill, North Carolina BSM members did not endorse RHA candidate Davis, who is run ning unopposed. “There were members who had worked with her before who were not impressed with her leadership,” Thomas ex- [STVBERT tIYEIRREIT| plained. “She didn’t stand firm on is sues that were of concern to us.” Endorsements were based on state ments the candidates made at the fo rum, how the candidates answered ques- ■ '• ~ jWjK HpPr b ja Upr 9, -S iff wWtWaffrTj DTH/layson Singe UNC's George Lynch (34) battles with Duke's Thomas Hill (12) and Kenny Blakeney (4) ■ a Jan. 17 armed robbery at the Wilco Num ber One Station at 1213 Airport Road. Clark said the other Chapel Hill robbery for which Collins was charged oc curred at the same Wilco Sta- Charles Earl Collins tion just before Christmas. Clark said the Chapel Hill police contacted the Durham Police Depart ment to follow up on a lead and made the arrest in conjunction with the Durham force. After his arrest, Collins first was served with warrants by Durham po lice and placed under a $75,000 bond, See COLLINS, page 2 SBP candidates agree campus safety needs attention Editor's note: The following is the third in a four-part series investigating what issues students consider the most important and what solutions the can didates for student body president have proposed. Staff Report Safety became a major issue in the 1993 student body president election when an escaped convict suspected in the rape of a Granville Towers resident last August became the subject of a manhunt in Chapel Hill and on the Uni versity campus. Although Hildred Manuel Lyles was caught and charged with the crime, the campus has remained in a state of shock Dook sucks!!! Anonymous tions during the forum and interviews conducted Wednesday afternoon. BSM members endorse candidates who they feel will best serve their needs, Thomas said. Student Body President BSM members asked student body president candidates questions focus ing on topics such as race relations, the housekeepers and tuition. Some members asked the candidates whether they were familiar with BSM activities. Copland, Jennifer Lloyd and Adrian Patillo, a BSM member, all said they had attended BSM activities. Can didates Carl Clark, David Cox and Kevin Vigil held to decry attack on gay man By Lesley Gilbert and Julie Nations Staff Writers While most Triangle students were gearing up for the UNC-Duke basket ball showdown Wednesday, residents from Chapel Hill and Durham were coming together to protest a Saturday attack against a gay N.C. resident. The protest followed on the heels of an official Pentagon order blocking questions about sexual orientation dur ing armed forces recruiting processes. The prohibition was in compliance with an executive order President Bill Clinton issued last Friday. About 100 people gathered in front of Durham’s downtown post office for a vigil sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and the N.C. Veterans Coalition. The rally was a direct response to the beating of Crae Pridgen outside a gay bar in Wilmington. The participants said they also wanted to show support for Clinton’s proposal to lift the military ban on ho mosexuals and to speak out against ever since. The 24- hour dormitory lockup has been in effect since Sep tember, and ac cording to Student Stores officials, sales of Mace and similar products have increased considerably. A student body ISTBMIT MIEMEnI HJECTIffI president cannot end crime. But he or she can work with the administration to adopt policies that protect students, fac ulty and staff from crime and ease just a bit of the fear. Ginsberg had not attended any BSM functions. A BSM member asked each candi date how they had worked to improve race relations. Ginsberg, a junior from Chapel Hill, said he had worked to promote race relations as an orientation leader during the summer. “We developed a program called “Celebrate Our Differences” in which the orientation leaders have discussions about differences and division,” Ginsberg said. “We also stress similari ties. Freshmen are very impressionable. We try to open up die minds of the freshmen.” Tar Heel women get first win over UVa. in 15 tries By Adam Davis Staff Writer After almost 40 minutes of bump ing, grinding and pushing in Wednesday’s women’s basketball game, it was unguarded 15-footers that decided 16th-ranked UNC’s 72- 65 victory over No. 11 Virginia. UNC’s Carrie McKee and Tonya Sampson each drained 4 of 4 free throws in the last 1:17 as the Tar Heels pulled away from a 62-62 tie at Carmichael Auditorium. “Tonya’s been in that situation this year, and Carrie is one of our captains, and she’s just a very level-headed young lady,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “And she’s from the state of Virginia—it meant a lot to her I’m sure.” -Meanwhile, the Cavaliers (14-5,6- 3’w die ACC) missed two of three clarity attempts in the clutch, and for the game, they were an abyssimal 17 for 35. UNC(I7-2,8-2) was 25 for 32. “The foul line was a big factor,” Hatchell said. “We put them on the line, but. thank goodness, they didn’t shoot real well.” Another big factor was emotion UNC had lost 14 straight to UVa. “This game meant so much to me, and plus to the seniors that left last year,” said Sampson, who led all scor ers with 32 points. “They Wanted that victory as much as we did. And coach Hatchell hasn’t beaten (UVa.) since she’s been here, so I know it was a victory and a half for her.” Speaking of a victory and a half, that’s now the lead that UNC has over / iSpKJ W&S&WmMR ii *iS MBS .Mml.. MBgHm 1 4 lEmLJhb' §*• H *&&& ■ y ..Mm,” Jx . i <• f tmM ■ ■ JIL4- * m InF' WmsM Hmbß DTH/)ustin Williams At a Durham vigil, protesters denounce the military's refusal to allow gays to serve homophobic violence and hatred. “We can send a message that we will In a random telephone survey con ducted last week, 25 percent of the 129 students surveyed named campus safety as one of the top issues in the 1993 campus election. Likewise, each of the six presidential hopefuls mentioned safety as one of their top three campaign issues the only topic they all agreed was a pressing concern. Lloyd: The University can only do so much Jennifer Lloyd said that she believed UNC was created as a place where students could go to be away from prob lems such as crime and that it was unfortunate campus safety was such a sportsline Duke: Still the Best © 1993 DTH Publishing Cwp. All rights reserved. Newg/Spofta/Arls 962-0245 BusineM/Advertbing 962-1163 Copland, a junior from Burlington, said his primary experience had been working with the Carolina Union Ac tivities Board and the Critical Issues committee. One of his projects while working on the committees was orga nizing Leroy Brown’s speech at UNC last fall, which the BSM co-sponsored. Cox, a junior from Chattanooga, Tenn., said he had worked for race relations as a member of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. “We went to Carrboro and worked all weekend with the community center,” Cox said. Lloyd, a junior from Burlington, said See FORUM, page 7 UNC ' 72 VIRGINIA 65 UVa. and Maryland in the ACC. Now the next step that UNC hopes to take is to gain national acclaim. “They want some more respect,” Hatchell said. “I mean, we’re 17-2. We want to be one of the top 10 teams in the country; we don’t want to be sitting on 16. Wekeep winning games, and we stay on 16.” The victory was UNC’s eighth straight, all against ACC competition. The eighth win did not come easily. Both teams struggled early as UVa. led 14-12 halfway through the first half. Partially responsible for the Tar Heels’ slow start was Sampson, who got herfirst points 10:25 into the game. “I was forcing it, ” she sakL “1 was Then I just had to settle down and just play my game." But Sampson wasn’t the only big j gun who started out firing blanks. Virginia’s leading scorer, Heather ' Buige, went more than 30 minutes before her first field goal and finished with only 13 points. “Youjusthavetobephysical,” said McKee, who guarded Bulge part-time. “I mean, not let her get the ball. If she doesn’t get the ball, she won’t score.” UNC went into halftime with a 30- 26 lead The game stayed close, and the Tar Heels led 52-47 before what may have been the key play of the game. With 6:59 remaining, UNC See UVA., page 5 See VIGIL, page 2 problem. There is only so much that Univer sity programs like escorts and patrols can do, Lloyd said. The best way to get a safer campus is for everyone to show a personal concern for their own safety, she said. Existing programs like the Point-to- Point shuttle are often too inconvenient for students to use, Lloyd said. “The resources are there, but they are so inconvenient,” she said. Lloyd said she also was aware of the problem of sexual assault and acquain tance rape on campus. See ISSUES, page 4
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