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(Hip ftrilu (Har UM Volume 101,Issue 104 A century of editorial freedom 9HB Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world White House Announces Revised Health-Care Costs WASHINGTON—A week after ener gizing critics by saying 40 percent of in sured Americans would pay more under the president’s health plan, the White House said Thursday that the real number was only 30 percent. White House budget director Leon Panetta, dispatched to Congress to deliver the revised rosier numbers, said the 40- percent figure only took into account what people would pay in insurance premiums. The 30-percent number includes out-of pocket costs, such as copayments and deductibles, likely to decrease for many Americans under President Clinton’s plan. “If we fail to pass this plan, 100 percent of Americans will pay higher premiums, because that’s where are health costs are going,” Panetta said. Germans Seek AIDS Tests After Transfusion Scare BERLIN Thousands who once needed transfusions now are demanding AIDS tests, terrified they might have been given tainted blood from a company ac cused of improper testing for the virus. Berlin’s health department said its hot line was being bombarded with calls and similar reports came from around the coun try, which has been hit by one of its worst health scandals since World War 11. The recent scare is the latest in Germany’s monthlong scandal over HlV contaminated blood supplies. The federal government admitted Oct. 3 that officials had covered up 373 cases of HIV-contami nated blood in the 1980s. 3,600 U.S. Troops Leave Station Off Somali Coast MOGADISHU, Somalia About 3,600 American sailors and Marines sailed away Thursday in a sign of confidence that security was improving for U.N. peace keeping troops in Somalia’s capital. The departing Marines never came ashore after arriving as support following an Oct. 3 battle in which 18 U.S. soldiers died. Somali clan leaders and U.N. officials, meanwhile, met to discuss ways to im prove security and defuse tensions. There now are 7,500 U.S. troops in Mogadishu, the Pentagon said. Pro-Military Haitians Call For Strike in Capital PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Pro-mili tary rightists demonstrated their clout Thursday on the eve of a meeting aimed at solving the political standoff, calling a strike that brought the capital to a near standstill. Most busi nesses were N.C. Men Describe Visit to Haiti See Page 4 closed, and traffic was reduced to a trickle. U.N. and Haitian officials said they would meet Friday, with or without the military, to search for a solution to the country’s political standoff. The two-day strike was called by the pro-military Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti, or FRAPH, to pro test the government’s refusal to order that gasoline stored on the island be released for distribution. U.S. Economy Improving, Labor Department Says WASHINGTON—TheU.S. economy unfurled more flags signaling a stronger recovery sharply improved worker pro ductivity in the third quarter, increased factory orders in September and fewer new claims for jobless benefits last week. The Labor Department reported Thurs day that productivity shot up at a 3.9 per cent annual rate from July through Sep tember, rebounding from declines during the prior two quarters. At the same time, the Commerce De partment said factory orders increased 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted $255.2 billion, the third advance in four month. And in a third report, the Labor Depart ment said the number of new claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 10,000 last week to 338,000, the lowest level in a month. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Breezy with showers and thunderstorms; high in 70s. SATURDAY: Mostly wet and cold; high in 50s. SUNDAY: Mostly clear and cold; high in 40s. Residents Speak Out for Gun Control BY ROCHELLE KLASKIN ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR The anticipated large crowd never made it. Less than 140 area residents had their last chance to speak either for or against stricter gun-control ordinances in Chapel Hill at the town’s final public hearing on the issue. The decision to enact stricter gun-con trol legislation now is in the hands of the Chapel Hill Town Council. The council plans to vote on the ordinance Nov. 22. The council held the hearing at the Chapel Hill High School Cultural Events Center because at the last gun-control hear ing in September, town hall couldn’t ac commodate the more than 300 people who tried to attend. Participants in Thursday night’s hear ing only could speak specifically on five proposed ordinances and for only three minutes each. More than 60 residents and nonresidents spoke at the hearing. Chapel Hill residents were 2-to-1 in favor of stricter gun-control ordinances, while out-of-town speakers were overwhelmingly opposed to the ordinances. Town Manager Cal Horton said the proposed ordinances would not affect crime noticeably in the short tun but would aid the police department. “The principle thing that these ordi nances would do, if adopted, would give the police additional tools. They are sim ply tools to help,” he said. The most controversial ordinance is one that would prohibit the possession of weap ons of mass destruction, which are defined as semi-automatic weapons with the ca pacity of 20 rounds or more. David McFarling, president of the Durham Pistol and Rifle Club, said he used many of the guns that would be pro hibited under the ordinance’s definition of mass-destruction weapons for target shoot ing. HoU That Tiger as -•* iBl ysMSmm>. VMM .. JfP lUkl (■[' JhBT ” >' WBSBm ■" I hL|BHH * ' ■ 4 '4,' MHBllililt ' I ;, h ij JPI ; ; JllJjiiferJt mJm t m': 1 DTH/fUSTIN WILLIAMS UNC football player Pat Conneely (55) joins his teammates in applauding the Marching Tar Heels after the band played at a pep rally following the team's practice Thursday evening. For a preview of Saturday night's game, see page 5. Officials: UNC Must Make Greater Effort to Enforce Greek Rules BOT Member, Alumnus Say Larger Staff, Honor Court Could Help Curb Violations BY MARTY MINCHIN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Chi Psi fraternity alumnus Donald Beeson and Board of Trustees member Ann Cates traveled nationwide last month to find workable solutions for UNC’s risk management problems within the frater nity and sorority system. They presented their findings, informa tion from the Greek systems at the Univer sity of Georgia and Indiana University that filled a stack of papers and booklets, to the Chancellor’s Committee on Greek Af fairs at its Wednesday meeting. The two brought back one central mes Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings. Evan Esar Cbapal HEIi, North Carolna FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1993 “This ordinance goes beyond the state definition of assault weapons,” McFarling said. “I’m a serious firearms enthusiast. Every year, people come out to compete with semi-automatic weapons.” Chapel Hill resident Donald Holloway said the ordinance against assault weap ons would be an abuse of power. “The definition is just plain silly,” he said. But those who applauded the council’s attempt to enforce stricter gun-control laws said the ordinances would be a start to help curb crime. Former town council member Joe Herzenbeig said he supported all five ordi nances. “Not because it’s the solution to vio lence and crime, but because it’s a step in the right direction,” he said. Chapel Hill resident Margaret Taylor said sanity needed to be restored in the use of handguns. “It is possible to take a stand against handguns. It’s not political sui cide,” she said. Many women said they were against the ordinance that would prohibit the dis play of small handguns. Town resident Betty Ibrahim said the ordinance would discriminate against women. “These are the only guns that we can comfortably and safely use,” she said. “ You are punishing the innocent instead of the guilty.” But one woman who was in favor of the ordinances disagreed. Sally Russel, a Chapel Hill resident, said women did not necessarily have a problem handling larger guns. “Even as a young girl, I was able to shoot a gun that almost killed my sister,” she said. Under state law, the town council can not completely ban handguns within the town of Chapel Hill, but it can prohibit the use and storage of firearms in specific ar eas. The town will vote on five proposed ordinances that would prohibit: ■ The display of firearms by anyone sage to the committee: The University must become more involved with the Greek system in order for existing risk-manage ment policies to be effective. “One thing we learned at both schools is that their philosophy is the university is the entity that should develop and enforce policies," Beeson told the committee, which consists of sorority and fraternity mem bers, UNC administrators and fraternity and sorority alumni. “Some recentjudicial decisions pointed to the fact that the Uni versity needs to be more actively engaged in enforcing policies for fraternities and sororities.” Beeson serves as chairman of the com mittee. Risk-management policies for Greek or ganizations are designed to reduce the risk of lawsuits over alcohol-related accidents that can be traced back to a fraternity or sorority party. wL jLjt 4 'w MH *, jOanf/m Ilillßr / w '•* 'y .” i * j Mi aC'siLi M ; Ifr , | W !< KW; / | • : HHff ' 1 : 1 ■ . "j Jfcfr % J ; T DTH/JUSTIN WILLIAMS Chapel Hill resident Lorna Chafe speaks in favor of stricter gun-control ordinances at Thursday night's public hearing in Chapel Hill High School even though she warded off a potential rapist two years ago in Durham. under the influence of alcohol or drugs; ■ Firearms at polling places; H The display of firearms at public as semblies; ■ The display of small handguns on public property; and ■ The possession of weapons of mass Frederic Schroeder, dean of students and a committee member, said Thursday that he thought the meeting was success ful. Schroeder sent a five-page memo W ednesday outlining the state of risk man agement at the University to local frater nity and sorority chapter presidents, na tional chapter representatives and house ownership corporation presidents. “I think there is a very strong likelihood that in the future, the University is going to take on a more direct role in some of these issues,” he said. “We’ve made a tremen dous amount of progress in the past two years. Change is an absolute for all of us.” Beeson said he and Cates chose to visit the University of Georgia and Indiana University because Indiana University was considered a national leader in risk-man agement policies, and the University of Georgia, which once was considered a “party school,” had implemented many destruction off of one’s own property. Many council members said they had expected more people to attend the hear ing. But Mayor Ken Broun said he ex pected the smaller crowd. “Because the discussion was so limited, I expected less of a group.” Speaker Urges Everyone To Make Positive Change BY JENNIFER AYRES STAFF WRITER Ordinary people possess energies that, if released, could bring about substantial positive change, Cornel West said to a crowd of more than 400 Thursday night in Carroll Hall. West, a professor of religion and direc tor of the Afro-American Studies Depart ment at Princeton University, deliv ered the 1993 Weil Lecture on American Citi zenship. The lec ture also was part of the Bicenten nial Lecture Se ries. West, author of six books, in cluding the best- UNC BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION YEARS seller “Race Matters,” emphasized the power of the individual in modem society. “The definition of a citizen is an ordi nary person capable of ruling or being ruled,” he said. Butforthose in leadership positions, the possibility that any ordinary citizen could be a ruler just as easily as he or she is ruled is frightening, West said. “Radical democracy is a deeply trou bling vision for all elites of any lrind,” he said. “What is terrifying to me is the degree to which the radical democratic tradition is on the decline.” The United States rapidly is turning into a market culture that promotes buy ing, selling and advertising, he said. But continuing a democratic tradition successful policies into a large Greek sys tem. Some ideas the two presented to the committee were: increasing the number of people working directly with fraternities and sororities in the office of student af fairs; creating better educational program ming for chapter leaders; and making risk management violations an Honor Code violation. The University must have the permis sion of University legal counsel Susan Ehringhaus before becoming more in volved in enforcing risk-management poli cies, Beeson said. “I think that we need to receive that go-ahead for our legal counsel that it is OK to proceed with forming a closer relationship,” he said. Cates said she invited Ehringhaus to speak at the committee’s December meet ing. Ehringhaus is talking with lawyers from Indiana University and the Univer News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 C 1993 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Students: Professor’s Test Unfair Pharmacy Students Accuse Professor of Giving Test on Material Not Taught in Class BY JESSICA FRANK STAFF WRITER About 25 pharmacy students met with a School of Pharmacy administrator Mon day to discuss their dissatisfaction with a professor’s teaching methods, which some students said resulted in low scores for the majority of the class. Students in Professor Philip Smith’s core pharmacy course said that almost 40 per cent of a recent test was based on material not covered in class. Gary Pollack, pharmaceutics division chairman, said the test averages were much lower than those usually received by the pharmacy students. The average test grade in the “Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceu tical Kinetics” class was 62. The course is required for all pharmacy majors. Pollack said the students were upset because a particular question constituted a large percentage of their grade. Although the information covered in that question was not taught explicitly, the students could have deduced the answer from previously learned information, he said. to be a lack of communi cation between the students and the profes sor concerning this,” Pollack said. A second-year pharmacy student who did not want to be identified said the test Please See PHARMACY, Page 2 \ CORNEL WEST gives the Weil Lecture Thursday night in Carroll Hall. in a market culture will be hard because in a market culture, citizens begin to act as constituents and not as individuals, he said. “Trying to cultivate the art of public con versation is a training ground to acting as a citizen.” West discussed four methods for devel oping public communication in the face of pessimism. First, citizens must understand their origins and the place their forefathers took in history, West said. “To give the notion of a citizen some substance, we must ac knowledge a sense of history.” Please See WEST, Page 2 sity of Georgia to find out how those uni versities are involved in risk management, Cates said. But Edward Marshall, former Inter-Fra temity Council president, said at the meet ing that he thought the committee should include students in any risk-management policy-enforcement decisions. “I really think we need to get as much student input as possible or else there’s going to be some backlash, ” Marshall said. On their Indiana trip, Beeson and Cates also met with representatives from the National Panhellenic Council and the National Fraternity Council. Beeson said many of the national fraternities and so rorities that had local chapters at UNC were very concerned with the risk-man agement problems at the University. Cates told committee members, “The nationals referred to our campus as being targeted, one that needed work on.”
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