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(Hip Hotly ©nr Volume 101,Issue82 A century of editorialfreedom BMB Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Yeltsin Declares Moscow Under State of Emergency MOSCOW—Thousands of screaming hard-line protesters hurling rocks and bottles at fleeing police broke the government’s siege of Parliament and seized other key installations Sunday in the worst political violence in Moscow since the Bolshevik Revolution. President Boris Yeltsin declared a state of emergency in Moscow, giving police power to crack down on unrest, and ap pealed to people not to aid the protest. Protesters overwhelmed riot police in vicious street fighting and smashed their way into the headquarters of the Moscow city government and the headquarters of ITAR-Tass, the Russian news agency. They attacked thecountry’smain television com plex with rocket-propelled grenades as government forces fought back. 5 Americans Killed During U.N. Operation in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya At least five Americans were killed Sunday during a United Nations military operation against Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the Pentagon reported. Some U.S. troops were also wounded and two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters were shot down during the operation, said a statement is sued in Washington. Earlier, the Pentagon had confirmed there were military operations “underway” in Somalia. On Sunday morning, a mine explosion ripped through a military ve hicle in Mogadishu, wounding three U.S. Marines and killing a Somali U.N. em ployee, a U.N. spokesman said. IRA, Irish Political Parties Could Reach Agreement DUBLIN, Ireland The Irish Repub lican Army welcomed anew peace initia tive Sunday by two parties in Northern Ireland. The IRA, which is fighting British rule in the province, said although the British government had reacted negatively to the plan, “if the political will exists or can be created, it could provide the basis for peace." The leader of Sinn Fein, the IRA’s po litical wing and one of the two parties behind the peace plan, said the current talks could mean peace for the province. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been meeting since April with John Hume, leader of the mainstream Roman Catholic Social Democratic and Labor Party. They sub mitted a report on their progress to the Irish government a week ago. Violence Overshadows Signing of New Ceasefire ZAGREB, Croatia—At least one man died when Muslims attacked Muslims in northwestern Bosnia, just hours before Bosnian Croats and Muslims signed anew cease-fire for embattled Mostar. The man was killed and two people were wounded Sunday in Velika Kladusa, in the Bihac region, when supporters of Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic stormed the local radio station, said Col. Thierry Boutillier, commander of a French battalion of U.N. peacekeepers. He said police loyal to Bihac rebel leader Fikret Abdic restored order, but the station remained in the hands of Abdic backers. The violence overshadowed a Croat- Muslim agreement to stop the fighting and protect civilians in the Mostar area Two ATF Officials Resign In Wake of Report on Raid DALLAS Two senior government officials accused in a report of lying and misleading the public after the botched Branch Davidian raid have resigned. Dan Hartnett, 53, associate director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire arms, and Dan Conroy, 50, deputy associ ate ATF director, quit Saturday, The Dal las Morning News reported Sunday. Hartnett, a 24-year agency veteran, and Conroy, who had been with the agency for 26 years, were the top ATF officials in Waco after the Feb. 28 raid. They were among five ATF officials placed on administrative leave last week after release of a Treasury Department review into the raid. The report said Hartnett and Conroy, along with others in Washington, failed to take into account the inexperience of raid commanders in planning the raid. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Sunny, clear; high mid-70s. TUESDAY: Clear, sunny; high 75-80. Smith, mC Ink $4.7 Million Deal With Nike If W ■ 4* \ v *f h . 'I • 1 DTH/JUSTIN WILLIAMS Head basketball coach Dean Smith and Athletic Director John Swofford discuss UNC's new contract with Nike, Inc. at a news conference Saturday. V '*v-', H - H : A SjSNsifihk wj \W w .■ ’ mßp \WpFA Ml JT \ . m & h ' NS ■* £ ££ - iIIMSI Teen Arrested for Crimes Involving Guns BY JAMIE KRITZER STAFF WRITER A Chapel Hill teenager is being held in Orange County Jail after Chapel Hill po lice arrested and charged him Friday for his involvement in three crimes involving handguns. Corey Mac Author Parrish, 17, of 936 Shadylawn Dr. Ext. in Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged with common-law robbery, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and carrying a concealed weapon, according to police reports. Police suspect Parrish was involved in several violent crimes in August and Sep tember. Police were able to arrest Parrish after he was seen riding in a vehicle toward his residence at about 1 p.m. Friday, police reports state. Officers met the suspect at his residence and arrested him, according to reports. Risk Management: New Laws End ‘Animal House’ Fraternity Party Era BY MARTY MINCHIN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Fraternity parties flowing with free beer and huge crowds, a traditional staple of college entertainment, now have become potential havens for multi-million dollar lawsuits. National fraternities no SPECIAL longer allow their local ASSIGNMENTS chapters to host parties with open bars, kegs and open invitations. Now, when many seek com pensation for accidents through lawsuits, The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire MONdSSo(TOBEhT993 “We received information about him from several sources, including (Chapel Hill-Carrboro) Crimestoppers,” police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said. Cousins added that police still were looking for other suspects. “We are still investigating possible other suspects, particularly in the shooting,” she said. “Whenever we’re able to arrest some body with a crime involved with a gun, it is a positive step.” Parrish was arrested and charged in connection with three crimes: ■ According to Chapel Hill police re ports, a U.S. Marine was shot Sept. 18 in front of 303 E. Franklin St. The Marine, who was walking with friends at about 2 a.m., was carrying beer when several teenagers approached and asked to share the beer, reports state. When the Marine would not share it, he was shot with a 9mm handgun, according to reports. Police suspect Parrish was the one to new laws are forcing traditionally white fraternities to curtail their parties. These laws have required fraternities to take a serious look at the consequences of serving alcohol at their parties. Risk man agement, an issue that has been prominent since its conception in the mid-’Bos, has been ignored or resisted by some UNC Greeks and alumni alike. Risk-management policies for Greek organizations are designed to reduce the risk of lawsuits over alcohol-related acci dents that can be traced back to a fraternity or sorority party. For example, if a guest at a fraternity party drinks alcohol provided by the host BYMICHAEL WORKMAN UNIVERSITY EDITOR UNChead basketball coach Dean Smith and University officials signed a four-year contract Saturday with Nike Inc. that calls for UNC’s athletic teams to wear the company’s shoes and apparel. Smith and the University will receive $4.7 million in cash and athletic supplies, and 24 ofUNC’s 26 varsity teams will wear Nike gear, which will be provided free of charge. The men’s and women’s soccer teams have chosen to wear Adidas prod ucts. Nike officials have told University offi cials that the contract is the most lucrative in college sports. Athletic Director John Swofford originally had announced the agreement July 20, but the contract hit a snag when UNC-system President C.D. Spangler called for public disclosure of the pact shortly after Swofford’s announce ment. And at the UNC-CH Faculty Council meeting Sept. 10, Chancellor Paul Hardin said Smith had made a mistake by negoti- Fest Hall '93 pull the trigger. ■ Parrish was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm into occupied property for his involvement in an Aug. 21 incident, according to Chapel Hill police reports. A Chapel Hill resident told police he and his friends were leaving the Sav-A- Center parking lot on Airport Road when an unknown man fired a small-caliber pis tol into the passenger side of his 1976 Chevrolet van, according to reports. ■ Parrish was charged with common law robbery, misdemeanor assault and armed robbery of a pizza-delivery person for an incident Aug. 19, according to re ports. A Gumby’s employee was delivering a pizza to 100-A Billie Holliday Ct. at about midnight when police believe Parrish and another unknown suspect robbed him, re ports state. Parrish will appear in Chapel Hill Dis trict Court on Oct. 4 for a preliminary hearing. and then causes an accident while driving drunk, the fraternity could be held liable because it provided the alcohol. Because sororities have banned alcohol from their houses, most parties that are affected by risk-management policies are hosted by fraternities. Risk Management at UNC The UNC InterFratemity Council and the Panhellenic Council, the governing groups for campus fraternities and sorori ties, adopted a risk-management policy that went into effect March 1,1992. Some of the policy guidelines include: ■ No chapter or collective funds shall 24 of 26 varsity teams will participate. The men's and women's soccer teams decided to includes $2 million in free athletic equipment Smith will receive a one time payment of $500,000 and four yearly payments of $300,000. Smith said he planned to give the onetime payment to various charities. The yearly fee wi be divided between the coaching staff and a fund that helps former players. The athletic department will receive a total of $420,000. Athletic Director John Swofford said the department would use the money to help fund women's sports. The contract stipulates that UNC teams receive at least 1,908 pains of shoes in the first season of the contract .. Ttzmia4#tx^iiaeouß<esarsm*ri*mnnimw.’i<mziixrimrMiT>iMii_Miaainel ating the contract without conferring with the University. Smith said Saturday that he had fol lowed the rules in negotiating the contract. “Paul made a mistake in thinking I couldn’t negotiate,” Smith said. “I can negotiate it’s been in my contract since ’81.” Hardin approved the contract Satur ■I -Myjp - iininMAni DTH PHOTOS BY JUSTIN WILLIAMS Lynda Stinson (left) assists her daughter Katlin, 5, as she digs into some sand art Sunday during their first trip to Chapel Hill's annual Festifall celebration. The two, who recently moved to Chapel Hill from California, said they were enjoying their afternoon at the street festival. Alycia Allen (above, right), a teacher at Chapel Hill High School, attempts to hold back tears while others look on after sampling some chili topped with 'Oh Hell' salsa at the United Way Chili Cook-Off. The chili and salsa, prepared by amateur chefs Dow Carter, Jeff Marlatt and Horace Rozier, won last year's judge's choice award but not the people's vote award. For more about Festifall, see page 2. White House Confirms Clinton’s Oct. 12 Visit BY STEVE ROBBLEE ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR President Clinton confirmed Friday that he would speak Oct. 12 during the University’s Bicentennial Celebration af ter 10 months of phone calls, faxes and letters from Bicentennial organizers. Chancellor Paul Hardin and Bicenten nial Observance Office officials learned of Clinton’s plans through the office of U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., late Friday af ternoon. “(The speech) is going to become a wonderful occasion for the University,” Hardin said at a press conference to an nounce Clinton’s plans. Clinton will be the first president to speak at the University since John F. Kennedy spoke onUniversity Day in 1961. Hardin said he did not know what o Risk ( fejOJcv: Management: v 'An Accident Waiting to 1 Happen' sororities fit in THURSDAY: Trends across the nation FRIDAY: Future policies and solutions at UNC be used to purchase alcohol. ■ There will be no common containers News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 01993 DTH Publishing Cop. All rights reserved. day. He did not attend the news conference and did not return calls to his home Sun day. Smith also said he hadn’t wanted to make the terms of the shoe contract public. “I don’t think it’s fair to Nike. Every contract has always been confidential,” he Please See NIKE, Page 4 Clinton would speak about but speculated that the president might address the North American Free Trade Agreement or his health-care plan. But if Clinton chose another topic for his speech, that also would be fine, Hardin said. “We don’t want to restrict him in terms of what he speaks about,” he said. Clinton is tentatively scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. in Kenan Stadium but Hardin said University officials would be willing to change their scheduling to fit the president’s schedule. “We don’t mind going to a little incon venience to accommodate the president on University Day, 1993,” Hardin said. “(Clinton’s) schedule is mapped out minute to minute by the White House. We will Please See CLINTON, Page 4 with the intent to provide alcohol to mem bers of the host chapters) or guests. ■ Chapters must hire security guards for parties they host. ■ The security guards should monitor the doors and keep the general public off the premises, check IDs and distinguish persons of legal drinking age with a stamp or wristband. The risk-management policy also states that if the fraternity or sorority’s national organization has a stricter risk-manage ment policy, it must abide by those rules. Most UNC fraternities belong to the Please See GREEKS, Page 5
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