POLICE
ROUNDUP
Campus
Friday, March 26
■ A Department of University Hous
ing official found two signs left outside
an office, University Police reports
stated.
A “Do not enter” sign was returned to
the Department of Transportation and
Parking and a “Fetzer Field” sign was
returned to the Department of Physical
Education, according to reports.
Thursday, March 25
■ An officer working bike patrol at
the Grateful Dead concert observed a
subject urinating on the third level of
Craige Parking Deck, according to po
lice reports.
Gregory Ehle, of 2 Wysteria Way,
Chapel Hill, was charged with posses
sion of an illegal substance and drug
paraphernalia. An officer frisked Ehle
and felt an odd-shaped, hard object,
reports stated. The object was found to
be a wooden box with a secret compart
ment containing marijuana and a ce
ramic pipe, according to reports.
■ At 10:15 a.m. a University Police
officer observed Darren Mackey, of
Charlotte, smoking a hard, rolled ciga
rette in a vehicle parked on the first
level of Craige Parking Deck, police
reports stated.
Mackey was charged with posses
sion of an illegal substance.
■ An officer observed two men stand
ing on top of a hill beside Craige Park
ing Deck passing something between
themselves, according to police reports.
The officer found marijuana and a
drug pipe in possession of Timothy
Griffin of Appomattox, Va. Griffin was
charged with possession of marijuana
and drug paraphernalia.
Ninety-six dosage units of LSD were
also found on the ground, police reports
stated.
■ Leonard Pilcher, of Gautier, Miss.,
was arrested in the F parking lot for
simple possession of an illegal sub
stance, schedule one, according to po
lice reports.
The suspect sold five hits of LSD to
a sergeant for $ 10, reports stated. When
arrested, the subject ate approximately
17 hits of LSD, police reports stated.
City
Saturday, March 27
■ Roy Larue Atwater, 42, of 105
Wesley St. in Carrboro, was arrested for
assaulting a female at the Holiday Inn at
4 a.m., according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1301N.
Fordham Blvd. in Chapel Hill.
Atwater was arrested at the hotel
after police received reports of a do
mestic disturbance, reports stated.
The victim was found with lacera
tions on her face where the suspect had
hit her, reports stated.
Atwater was released on an unse
cured SSOO bond and is scheduled to
appear in Chapel Hill District Court
May 13, reports stated.
■ Two people walking along Church
Street were robbed at gunpoint by two
unidentified suspects at about 1 a.m.,
according to police reports.
The suspects, who were in a small
red car, got out of the vehicle, ap
proached the victims and began talking
to them. The suspects then pulled out
tandguns and took a shoulder bag from
ane of the victims, Chapel Hill police
reports stated.
The suspects fled in their car, reports
stated.
■ A complainant staying at a resi
lence on Fountain Ridge Road reported
hat two unidentified subjects stole his
:ar at about 3 a.m., police reports stated.
The complainant, a resident of North
Vlyrtle Beach, S ,C., realized his vehicle
vas gone after he heard the subjects
areaking his car window, according to
■eports.
The car was locked, but the keys
vere in the ignition, according to Chapel
Till police reports.
The vehicle was recovered by police,
eports stated.
■ Ten residents on the 100 block of
ustice Street reported that between 1:31
>.m. and 2:45 p.m., an unknown subject
'andalized their mailboxes with a blunt
nstrument, according to police reports.
The damage was estimated at about
!50, reports stated.
■ A Granville Towers resident re
wrted that an unidentified female was
tanding outside a room with a gun,
ccording to police reports.
Police located the suspect but were
nable to locate the gun, reports stated.
■ An employee at T’Boli Imports
sported that an unidentified suspect
smoved property from the stockroom
etween 9 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sat
rday, according to police reports.
The value of the stolen property was
ot disclosed in the police reports.
T’Boli Imports is located at 143 W.
ranklin St.
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Trustees shelve
BCC discussion
until late May
By Jennifer Talhelm
Unlrcntty Editor
Whileabout 15 students armed with
signs reading “I support a BCC in die
Wilson site” watched silently at
Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting,
trustee John Pope tried to put the black
cultural center questionbackon square
one.
Pope’s prepared statement, sec
onded by Student Body President John
Moody, called on trustees to adopt a
resolution that a free-standing BCC
would be separatist
“The purposes of a separate, ethni
cally oriented, free-standing center for
cultural awareness or celebration are
best met by private individuals or or
ganizations meeting on private prop
erty, as is the case for existing off
campus religious and community cen
ters,” Pope’s statement reads.
After a 15-minute discussion, the
trustees, who will make the final deci
sion whether to build the BCC, de
cided to shelve the resolution for fur
ther debate at their May meeting.
Students and administrators have
been arguing for weeks about where
the proposed free-standing BCC will
go, but after Friday both sides learned
their arguments might have been pre
mature. The discussion proved trust
ees were far from ready to make a
decision about the BCC.
UNC black students 5
graduation rate high
Editor's note: This is the second story
in a two-part series on graduation rates
at UNC.
By Scott Ballew
Staff Writer
If you listen closely, you will hear an
almost silent rustling from members of
the black community at UNC.
Against the backdrop of continuing
protests for a free-standing black cul
tural center,lobbying for policies against
on-campus racism and efforts to bring
more black faculty members to the
University, the rustling has taken a back
seat to more vocal issues.
The sound is that of four-year gradu
ation rates for black UNC students ris
ing dramatically, yet still lagging be
hind comparable graduation rates for
white students.
“The University can do better still
with respect to increasing the number of
minority graduates which we produce,”
Provost Richard McCormick said. “We
are investigating several options open
Speaker series to examine
race relations in education
By Casella Foster
Staff Writer
Race relations and political correct
ness in the world of education will be
the focus of a four-day lecture series
sponsored by the office of the Student
Body President this week.
The “Critical Issues in Higher Edu
cation” series will feature prominent
speakers who will lecture on
multiculturalism and race relations, pro
gram organizer Donna Ramaswamy
said. The lecture series is a student
government project.
Student government officials chose
potential speakers who would focus on
education and race relations because
the University currently is dealing with
racial tensions, Ramaswamy said.
“Our campus is dealing with race
Critical Issues In Higher Education
Four-Day Lecture Series sponsered by Office of die Student Body President
and the Carolina Union Forum Committee
Today, 8 p.m., Hill Hall auditorium: Prominent historian Arthur Schlcsinger, Jr.,
will speak on "The Disuniting of America,” at Hill Hall auditorium.
Tuesday, March 30,8 p.m., Memorial Hall: Authors Dinesh D’Souza will debate
Gerald Gradd on “political correctness” and multiculturalism on higher education.
Wednesday, March 31,8 p.m., George C. Watts Alumni Center Afroccntrist
Molefi Kete Asante, Linda Chavez, former director of U.S. Civil Rights Commis
sion, and writer Sam Fulwood will participate in a panel discussioon on race relations
on campus, in academia and in American society.
Thursday, April 1,8 p.m., Gerard Hath Lynne Cheney, former chair of the National
Endowment for the Humanities, will speak on university speech codes and their
effect on die American system of higher education.
CAMPUS AND CITY
Pope’s statement asked trustees not
to sanction a free-standing BCC.
“It is the sense of the Board of
Trustees that the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill should not
sanction or establish a facility to pro
mote a single race, creed, color or
culture,” Pope said.
“The public University facilities for
offices, meetings, events, and pro
grams already exist, with planned ex
pansion, in classroom buildings as
well as the Frank Porter Graham Stu
dent Union, for the benefit and use for
all students without regard to race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
age or handicap.”
The trustees have received two re
ports regarding the BCC. A report
from the chancellor's working group
calls for a48,000-square-foot BCC on
one of two possible sites —one be
tween Wilson Library and Dey Hall
and another between Coker Hall and
the Bell Tower.
A second report, sent to the trustees
Tuesday by the BCC Advisory Board,
cal Is for a52,000-square-foot BCC on
the Wilson site.
But at Friday’s meeting, trustees
said they weren’t ready to make a
decision for or against the BCC.
“I’m not prepared to vote either
waysaid trustee Thomas Capps. “I’m
See BOT, page 5
to us.”
An independent organization for
scholastic research found that black
graduation rates at UNC are much higher
than those at comparable universities.
The Association of American Uni
versities reported that UNC’s retention
and four-year graduation rates for black
students improved in comparison to
other AAU schools, rising 10 percent in
10 years.
Four-year black graduation rates rose
to 43 percent for the 1988 freshman
class. But black graduation rates still
fall almost 20 percent below the overall
average four-year graduation rate at
UNC.
The AAU average of black students
graduating in four years was slightly
less than 18 percent, and the percentage
of black students graduating in six years
was about 39 percent.
Black students make up approxi
mately 9 percent of the student body at
See RATES, page 9
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devoted to race | Hijjhfif -i r ;
ries will feature I
cussion. All events during the series are
free and open to the public.
Provost Richard McCormick, who
was approached by Student Body Presi
dent John Moody for help in binding
the speaker series, said the lecture se
ries would provide interesting discus
sions of current issues.
See MOODY, page 9
Two women raped,
robbed at gunpoint
By Robert Strader
Staff Writer
Chapel Hill police are searching for a
second suspect in connection with an
incident Friday night in which two
women were raped and robbed at gun
point in a Chapel Hill business.
Anthony Benard Williams, 24, of
618 Chance Road in Durham, was
charged late Sunday afternoon with two
counts of first-degree rape andone count
of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Williams turned himself in to Chapel
Hill police.
“He was not the one who had the gun
in the incident,” Cousins said. “He sur-
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Sangam members prepare for Sangam Night, an evening of food, fun and entertainment celebrating Hindi traditions
Sangam Night celebrates culture
By Scott Ballew
Staff Writer
The atmosphere was lively and the
mood jubilant Friday, as East met West
at Sangam Night 1993.
Sangam, the UNC Indian and Indian-
American students’ organization, served
and .entertained guests and performed
skits, songs and poetry for approxi
mately 500 guests. The sixth-annual
Sangam Night took place from 6 p.m.
until 10 p.m. in the Great Hall.
“The name Sangam itself means unity
or togetherness in Hindi,” said Mohak
Dave, a Sangam member and sopho-
Week to highlight gay and lesbian issues
By Holly Stepp
Staff Writer
Instead of the traditional blue jeans, students can wear
pink and lavender arm bands this week to show their
support for Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week.
Activities sponsored by Bisexuals, Gay men, Lesbians
and Allies for Diversity this week will provide University
and community members the opportunity to attend gay
positive programming, said Doug Ferguson, former B
GLAD co-chairman. The week is designed to promote
awareness and develop an open environment for homo
sexuals.
“We want to give people who support us, and gays and
lesbians as well, the chance to be open in their support,”
Ferguson said.
Ferguson said this year’s activities would not include
Blue Jeans Day, an event that has been a part of previous
awareness weeks. Instead, supporters can choose to wear
pink and lavender arm bands, which will be available in the
Pit. ’
“We want people to wear them on Monday especially,
but we hope they will wear them all week,” Ferguson said.
In previous years, students wore blue jeans to show
support for gay awareness. Blue Jeans Day was created to
increase awareness about the insecurity homosexuals felt,
Ferguson said.
“When the day was originally conceived, we hoped for
at least one moment straight people would feel the
uncomfortableness felt by homosexuals,” he said.
“People just put on jeans and when they realize that it’s
Blue Jeans Day they think that people may think they’re
gay and they are uncomfortable,” he said. The week’s
events will begin with a rally in the Pit and a performance
by Brian Riedel, a junior and B-GLAD member, at noon
Monday. Riedel’s performance will be a mystery of sorts,
former B-GLAD co-chairwoman Kathy Staley said.
“I’m not really sure what he will be doing, but I know he
See WEEK, page 4
The Daily Tar Heel/Monday, March 29, 1993)
rendered because he knew that we were
looking for him and wanted to talk to
him.”
Police still are looking for a second
suspect, who was described as a 5-foot
6-inch black man with an average build,
reports stated.
According to Chapel Hill police re
ports, two men entered a business on the
400 block of West Franklin Street at
8:05 p.m. Friday.
One of the suspects had a handgun,
reports stated.
The suspects then forced two female
employees into separate rooms of the
business and raped the victims at gun
point, police reports stated.
more from Greer, S.C. “What this activ
ity is for us really ... is a way for us to
show unity amongst ourselves (and the
University).”
Sangam members said they wanted
to show the University community that
different cultures could work together
and enjoy each other’s differences
through Sangam Night.
“(Sangam Night) is just to celebrate
Hindi culture, traditions and values,”
said Amish Sura, Sangam co-secretary.
The theme of the evening was a trib
ute to Hindi films.
‘To a large extent, they set the fash
ion and musical trends for the country,”
Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week
Today
12 p.m.: Rally and Performance Artist, Brian Riedel in the Pit
7 p.m.: Homoerotic writer Susie Bright speaks in Great Hall
Tuesday, March 30
11 a.m: How Many People Can You Fit Into the Closet? Stuffing
Contest begins in the B-GLAD office (Carolina Union Room
216 B)
11 a.m. -1 p.m.: How Many People Can You Fit Into the Closet?
Raffle Drawing in the Pit.
12 p.m.: Who's Out (naming known lesbians and gays) in the Pit
3 p.m.: Media Trends Affecting Gays and Lesbians Panel Discussion in
Carolina Union Room 208
7 p.m.: Gay Marine Sergeant Justin Elzie speaks in Hanes Art Center
Auditorium
Wednesday, March 31
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: TV parodies in the Pit
6:30 - 9 p.m.: Edward II will be shown in the Carolina Union
Auditorium.
7 p.m.: Crae Pridgen, victim of Wilmington gay-bashing, speaks in
Hanes Auditorium.
9 p.m.: WXYC (89.3)'s Lesbian and Gay Music Show
Thursday, Audi I
11 a-m.: Names of AIDS victims in the Pit.
2 p.m.: AIDS Awareness Workshop in Carolina Union Room 208.
6 p.m.: Religious Perspectives on Homosexuality in the Toy Lounge of
Dey Hall.
Friday,Apifl2
12 p.m: Kiss-in in the Pit
3 p.m.: Rap session on homosexuality in Carolina Union Room 220.
Saturday, April 3
2 p.m.: UNC system gay campus organizations will meet in Carolina
Union Room 205
Money and a watch were stolen from
one of the victims, reports stated.
Lt. Tim FYessly said police were un
able to disclose the amount of money
stolen.
Cousins said one of the victims re
ported the incident right after it hap
pened.
Pressly said seven patrolmen and two
police investigators arrived at the scene
immediately following the incident.
“Officers were entering into a situa
tion in which they may have been out
numbered,” he said. “They were pre
pared to use deadly force if necessary.”
Pressly said police officials would
continue to investigate the incident.
Sura said.
“And in a country where communi
cation is hampered, films provide an
easily accessible way of seeing outside
of their scope of things.”
Sandy Cash, a Sangam member, said
Sangam Night was one of the most
important events for the group.
“It’s one of the big things that we
really work up to during the year be
cause it’s really the most visible thing
that we do on campus,” he said.
Sangam Night guests were encour
aged to sign a petition to instate Hindi
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