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weather TODAY: 30% chance of rain; high 70-75 THURSDAY: Showers, thunder storms; high low 60s f2> Century of Editorial Freedom BMB Est. 1893 Volume 101, Issue 22 WEDNESDAY IN THE NEWS Top stories from state , nation and I world Cuban economy could colapse this summer MIAMI Cuba’s economy has shrunk by almost two-thirds and will collapse by July, according to a report issued Tuesday by an exile group that says it obtained the document from Fidel Castro’s inner circle. Cuban government spokesman Jose Ponce in Washington said the report “mixed fact with fiction” but stopped short of denying it. The 10-page November 1992 summary, made public by the Cuban American National Foundation, said Cuba’s total foreign reserves fell to only $12.3 million, sugar exports had tumbled, and transportation would grind to a halt by mid-1993. Cuba’s gross national product had withered to only 37 percent of 1986- 89 levels and was continuing its downward spiral, the report said. YDltsin advised against holding own plebiscite MOSCOW Reformist lawmakers advised President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday not to hold his own referen dum and cautioned about discontent in the army as he plots strategy in the battle with parliament. But Yeltsin’s chief of staff said the president might hold a plebiscite to counter an April 25 referendum on his leadership that was approved Monday by the Congress of People’s Deputies. After the president’s narrow escape from an impeachment attempt, many of his supporters seemed uncertain about how to proceed. Rpst Serbs convicted in war-crimes trials SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina A military court convicted two Serbs of war crimes on Tuesday and sentenced them to death by firing squad for atrocities that included slitting the throats of prisoners of war and raping Muslim women. No date was set for the executions of Borislav Herak, 22, and Sretko Damjanovic, 31. Defense attorneys said they would appeal. The commander of U.N. forces urged Bosnian authorities to turn the case Bosnia’s first war-crimes trial over to an international tribunal to avoid inflaming ethnic passions. Phrase in letter also shows up in evidence NEW YORK The phrase used as a signature on a letter sent to a newspa per after the World Trade Center bombing shows up in computer evidence seized from one of the suspects, according to a published report Monday. The signature, Liberation Army Fifth Battalion, shows up in computer writings of Nidal Ayyad, New York Newsday reported today. The writings were taken from his home and office, the paper said. Cliiton to end federal abortion-funding ban WASHINGTON The White House plans to end the ban on federally financed abortions for poor women, which critics said would put taxpayers into the “grisly business” of abortion. Both sides predicted a heated battle in Congress. White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos said Tuesday that Clinton would not include the ban when he sent his fiscal 1994 budget to Congress next week. For 16 years, the ban, which originated in Congress, has been written into the budget. It bars federally paid Medicaid abortions except when there is a threat to the woman’s life. —The Associated Press Pitino’s rim and-gun juggernaut hits Bourbon Street Editor’s note: This is the second ar ticle in a four-part series profiling the 1993 Final Four teams. By Carter Toole Assistant Sports Editor Rick Pitino did not enjoy college. A flashy high school scorer from Oyster Bay, N.Y., Pitino went to play hoops at the University of Massachu setts. But he was the point guard, and, under the Minutemen’s offensive sys tem, the point guard simply didn ’ t shoot. “I had a bad experience in college,” Pitino said. “The point guard was never going to shoot maybe three, four shots in 40 minutes.” Thus, as a young, aspiring graduate (Hip Satty (Tor 1M Second suspect in rape, robbery apprehended By Robert Strader Staff ffriter Chapel Hill police arrested a second man Tuesday morning in connection with the Friday night rape and robbery of two women in a West Franklin Street business. Antwoine Lamarcus Lloyd, 20, of 423 Walton St, Durham, was arrested at about 7 a.m. Tuesday. Chapel Hill police officials arrested Lloyd in Durham. “It’s not unusual to make an arrest like this so quickly,” Chapel Hill po lice spokeswoman Jane Cousins said Tuesday. “We were pleased that both people were caught and arrested in a matter of a couple of days.” The first suspect, Anthony Bernard Williams, 24, of 618 Chance Road, Durham, turned himself in Sunday af ternoon. Lloyd was charged with four counts of first-degree rape, one count of first degree sexual offense and one count of robbery with a .dangerous weapon, Cousins said. Police were able to arrest Lloyd after they received a lead from one of the victims, Thompson said. “One of the victims identified Lloyd as the perpetrator,” he said. The incident reportedly occurred on the 400 block of West Franklin Street at about 8 p.m. Friday. Thompson said the suspect threat ened the victims with a handgun dur ing the rapes. Rape policies to get hearing in Student Congress By Holly Stepp Staff Writer Student Congress members will con sider two bills at their meeting tonight that could affect the way the University deals with students convicted or ac cused of rape. Members will vote on a resolution recommending the expulsion of stu dents convicted of rape or sexual as sault and a series of amendments to the Honor Code that would change its rape Scholars tackle multicultural education By Everett Arnold Staff Writer Two nationally recognized scholars tackled the role of political correctness and affirmative action at modem uni versities in a fiery debate Tuesday night, relating the issue of a free-stand ing black cultural center to their de bate. “If Eurocentrism (is distorted), why is Afrocentrisma good idea?” asked Dinesh D’Souza, a re nowned conser vative and author of “Dliberal Edu cation: The Poli tics of Race and Sex on Campus.” “If discrimi nation is so bad, let’s stop discriminating,” he said. D’Souza, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Pub lic Policy Research, said a BCC would be a return to pre-civil rights segrega tion on campus. A BCC would re segregate black students, he said. D’Souza debated against trying to make his mark in the coaching ranks, Pitino made a vow. “I said when I was through playing that if I was a basketball player, how would I want to play? I would want to press, I would want to run the break, I would want to have fun. “And that’s what developed.” Now, nearly 15 years later, Pitino’s Kentucky Wildcats have developed into one of the premier programs in basket ball. And Pitino, who has resurrected the Wildcats from probation in just four seasons, is the most talked-about coach in the college game. His run-and-shoot, wall-to-wall play ing style has created a seemingly un stoppable basketball machine. Pitino’s The reverse side also has a reverse side. Japanese proverb WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31,1993 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Chapel Hill, North Carolina “There was physical force used, followed by the display of a firearm,” he said. Cousins said the suspects did not know the women who were raped. “This was not an acquaintance rape,” she said. “This was a stranger assault.” Lloyd was taken Tuesday to Or ange County Jail and placed under a $50,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to make his first appearance in Chapel Hill District Court Thursday. Williams was arrested Sunday night and charged with two counts of first degree rape and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Officials released Williams from police custody on a SIOO,OOO secured bond. Williams was scheduled to make his first appearance in Chapel Hill District Court Tuesday. Cousins said police were investi gating whether the Friday night rapes were connected to any other sexual assaults. “At this point, these rapes were not connected to any other cases, but we will continue to review old cases to see if they were," she said. Cousins said West Franklin Street merchants were concerned about the incident. “We have had numerous calls from people who were very worried,” she said. Police have not determined whether the victims are University students. policy. The Faculty Council approved the Honor Code amendments at its March 19 meeting, although it didn’t consider the expulsion policy. “There are minor infractions that re quire expulsion, like hazing, and rape is a bigger deal,” said Rep. Philip Charles- Pierre, Dist. 17. “It puts rape awareness into action, keeping rapists off campus and keeping the campus safer in gen eral.” If congress passes the amendments, ; Randall Dinesh D'Souza debates Gerald Graff in Memorial Hall Tuesday multiculturalist Gerald Graff, co founder of Teachers for a Democratic Culture and an English professor at the system has produced frightening postseason results and Kentucky is sprinting into its first Final Four in nine years. “I enjoy coaching this style of play,” he said. “The key to coaching is to get the players to enjoy themselves.” The Wildcats have enjoyed their trek to New Orleans and a date with Michi gan to the tune of an average 31-point margin of victory in the NCAA Tourna ment. They are shooting 57 percent from the field. In a Final Four loaded with premier squads, Kentucky is the hottest team and the prohibitive favor ite to win it all. “What Kentucky has been doing is just mind-boggling the margin of Gay Marine attacks compromise on ban By Jason Richardson State and National Editor A gay Camp Lejeune Marine decried the U.S. military’s tactics in exposing gays and lesbians and denounced a pro posal for continuing the military ban on homosexuals in a speech at UNC’s Hanes Art Center Tuesday. “They will say on tele vision that they do not do witch hunts, but they do,” Marine Sgt. Justin Elzie said in an ad dress to an audience of about 200. Elzie declared his homosexuality on the Jan. 29 edition of ABC’s “World News Tonight” and now faces possible expulsion from the military. He will face a hearing today to determine his status. His speech commemorated Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week, an event sponsored by UNC’s Bisexuals, Gay men, Lesbians and Allies for Diversity. Before Elzie ’ s speech, Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Herzenberg, the only openly gay elected official in North Carolina, presented Elzie with the key to the town. Elzie, a 10-year veteran who serves at Camp Lejeune, also criticized a com promise proposed Monday by U.S. Sen ate Armed Services Committee Chair man Sam Nunn, D-Ga., which would continue a policy instituted by Presi dent Clinton in January. Under the compromise, open and exposed homosexuals still are subject to discharge, but new recruits are not asked about their sexual orientation. “What do they mean by ‘open’?” Elzie asked. “I don’t take my sexuality to work with me. I would no more grab See ELZIE, page 6 only Chancellor Paul Hardin needs to approve them before they take effect. The proposed amendments establish new procedural guidelines for Honor Court rape hearings. Supporters of the amendments believe they would make the Honor Code more capable of han dling the sensitive issues involved in sexual assault cases. Rape is an Honor Code violation. The first proposal, called a rape-shield amendment, states that evidence of the victim’s past sexual behavior is admis University of Chicago. The debate was See DEBATE, page 2 victory they’re putting up,” Kansas coach Roy Williams said. The Wildcats pounce on opponents and pounce early with a barrage of 3- pointers and numerous pressing deroom fired up, only to be sent back 20 minutes later praying for the final buzzer. Ask Wake Forest, which fell behind 34-8 in the first 10 minutes of its Sweet 16 matchup with the Wildcats. Ask Utah or Rider, which endured similar fates. “I feel we were in the toughest re gion, especially considering the teams we had to face,” he said. “Everything’s been totally unexpected, we’re just happy it came about that way.” See KENTUCKY, page 9 ' JP DTH/Justin Williams Marine Sgt. Justin Elzie speaks at UNC's Hanes Art Center auditorium Monday sible only when the behavior includes the past history of the victim and the accused. It also allows the victim to be present at the Honor Court hearing and to bring a support person. The second amendment stipulates that before a case is heard, a three person panel appointed by the judicial programs officer will consider the evi dence. None of the amendments give the victim the explicit right to be present for the panel hearings. But the accused, Hardin to defend UNC budget in legislature By Thanassis Cambanis Assistant University Editor Chancellor Paul Hardin and a group of high-level University administrators will take a field trip to Raleigh today to present UNC’s budget needs to a group of state legislators. Hardin’s routine presentation comes just before the General Assembly be gins to debate what one legislator called “more serious” ideas about how to streamline the budgets of UNC-system schools. Members of the House Appropria tions Committee will hear Hardin’s ex planation of UNC’s base-budget needs. ‘We’re talking about the University ’ s base budget, the proposal that the Uni versity continue to maintain its current budget,” said Provost Richard McCormick. McCormick said he would accompany Hardin to the General As sembly “in a support role.” Gov. Jim Hunt’s state budget stream lining plan, unveiled in January, recom mends cutting about half of 1 percent of TEAM PROFILES 1110 sportsline Tuesday night NBA scores: Knicks 109, Kings 87 Nets 91, 76ers 77 Heat 116, Hornets 89 Suns 113, Bulls 109 Magic 105, Pistons 91 Spurs 99, Sonics 97 © 1993 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved News/Sporti/Arts 962-0245 Business/Advcrtising 962-1163 the legal counsel of the accused and the victim’s legal council can be present. Members of student organizations, such as RAP and Women Against Rape, have criticized the rape-shield amend ment for not allowing victims to be present during the panel hearing. Rep. George Battle, Dist. 17, said Student Congress members could not propose any amendments to the bill they must either vote for or against it. See CONGRESS, page 2 the University’s state funding. Legislators are interested in hearing ways the University could cut back. One such measure would increase the number of academic hours students must take each semester to be consid ered full-time, saidN.C. Rep. Jimßlack, D-Mecklenburg, co-chairman of the House Appropriations Education Sub committee. “One possibility is to have a full-time equivalency of 15,16 hours, and that’s tough to do, and it may not work,” Black said. “We’ll put it on the table and discuss it.” The current minimum course load to be considered a full-time student at UNC is 12 hours, or the equivalent of four courses. State universities could educate more students in less time by increasing the academic hours necessary to claim full time academic enrollment, Black said. In a year of fiscal tightness, many University administrators fear extreme See HARDIN, page 11 Kentucky Wildcats (30-4) SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPIONS CONFERENCE: Southeastern COACH: Rick Pitino THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR: beat Rider, 96-52 beat Utah, 83-62 beat Wake Forest, 103-69 beat Florida State, 106-81 PROBABLE STARTERS: F JamalMashbum A* F Jared Prickett f C Rodney Dent G Travis Ford r G Dale Brown
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