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10 Chosen to Serve as Jurors for Jogger Murder Trial
BY JAMIE KRITZER
CITY EDITOR
HILLSBOROUGH Ten jurors had
been selected by early Wednesday after
noon in Orange County Superior Court to
decide the fate of Anthony Georg Simpson,
the local high school student charged with
murdering an early-momingjogger on Estes
Drive 10 months ago.
In a case that has been widely publi
cized, the judge, prosecutors and defense
lawyers scrutinized about 35 Orange
County residents all day Tuesday and most
ofWednesday. The two final jurors hadn’t
Collins: Question Life;
Treasure Faith, Love
BYKELLYRYAN
EDITOR
When he has felt restless the past few
years, geneticist Francis Collins has twice
answered a calling in a small Nigerian
jungle hospital.
He relies on his somewhat rusty physi
cian skills and sets out to right the public
health problems in a country of 93 million
people. The work forces Collins to re-evalu
ate himself.
Struggling with the worth of his contri
butions one day, Collins was approached
by a young farmer close to death. The
farmer, sensing
Collins’
troubles, ex
plained that he
thought Collins
was in Nigeria to
save him.
“To touch
one human be-
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With Graduation
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With Young Peers
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ing. To change one other human being’s
existence for the better,” Collins said,
“that’s enough. Have your goals, have
them be grand, but remember what really
counts are those single human beings that
you come in contact with.”
Director of the National Center for
Human Genome Research, Collins deliv
ered a 20-minute lesson on work, faith and
love after the Bicentennial Class of more
than 4,500 had trooped into Kenan Sta
dium on Sunday for UNC’s 192nd Com
mencement. The ceremony was the offi
cial close to the eight-month Bicentennial
Celebration.
“I encourage each of you to consider
these three questions and decisions care
fully,” he said. “What will be your life’s
work? What are you going to do about
faith? And what role will love play in your
life? A life which earnestly seeks answers
to these questions will be fiill of challenge,
but full of meaning.”
The keynote address drew frequent ap
plause and cheers—in marked contrast to
the widely criticized 1993 Commencement
address given by Ted Turner, chairman of
the board and president of Turner Broad-
UNC to Push legislators for Competitive Salary Hikes
BYKELLYRYAN
EDITOR
Although Gov. Jim Hunt’s proposal to
raise state employee salaries by 4 percent
has garnered support on the UNC campus,
some worry that the University is still fall
ing behind its academic peers.
“Overthelastfewyears, (raises) haven’t
made up for inflation, let alone for ser
vice,” said Kay Wijnberg, a UNC law
professor active in the State Employees
Association of North Carolina. “It’s to
keep us from losing more ground. Itdoesn’t
repair losses from the downward trend
from the past 10 to 12 years.”
Future of Recall Bill Uncertain in Face of NAACP Opposition
BY LYNN HOUSER
CITY EDITOR
Although eight of nine speakers at a
hearing Monday opposed a proposed bill
to recall school board members, it is still
unclear whether legislators will introduce
the bill this session because only one orga
nized source of opposition was present.
The National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People provided
the only organized opposition at the hear
ing, which theschoolboardcalled to gauge
the bill’s controversy. Organized opposi
tion would make the bill more likely to be
debated on the house floor and, therefore,
less likely to be considered during this
year’s short session, when only noncontro
versial bills may be considered, John
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been selected before press time Wednes
day.
Of the ten Orange County jurors se
lected Wednesday, five were white females,
three were black females and two were
white males.
Superior Court Judge Gordon Battle
said opening remarks might be heard
Wednesday if jury selection was complete
before 5 p.m.
In the early morning hours of July 15,
Kristin Lodge-Miller was jogging on Estes
Drive when Simpson, 18, lunged at her
from behind some bushes, police reports
state. Lodge-Miller broke free after Simpson
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Geneticist FRANCIS COLLINS
delivered Sunday's keynote address.
c asting Corporation Inc. Turner’s speech
was often unfocused and impersonal
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the class of‘94’s
procession was a celebration, with stu
dents blowing bubbles and popping cham
pagne bottles. Signs graced the stadium’s
home side—oneproclaimed South Africa’s
freedom, another borrowed the catch
plirase from a commercial: “Graduating,
Mir. Fowler? Yes, I am.”
Caps and gowns were personalized with
in flatable animals and Carolina pride pins.
Some opted to don baseball caps and silver
top hats others played with beach balls
arid read newspapers.
After the processional, UNC adminis
trators and campus leaders gave brief re
m;irks to set the stage for the keynote ad
dress.
Collins, who had been receiving The
Daily Tar Heel since he was selected,
opened with memories of recent campus
events, stressing his ties to UNC. Collins
graduated from the UNC School of Medi-
Please See COMMENCEMENT, Page 4
Hunt’s proposal calls for 4 percent
across-the-board hikes, a one-time, 1 per
cent bonus, and an additional 1.5 percent
for teaching faculty. The additional pay
increase for university and community
college professors and instructors was de
signed to keep the state competitive in
attracting talented educators. North
Carolina’s community college instructors
are the lowest-paid in the nation.
'rhe General Assembly will convene for
its short session Wednesday and begin
considering Hunt’s recommendation,
which bears a $285 million price tag.
About $ 16.4 million would be appropri
ated to community college and university
School board member
LAVONDA
BURNETTE and her
supporters say the bill
was created just to
remove her from office.
McCormick, the
school board’s attor
ney, said.
ITie Rev. Gene
Hatley, president of
the local NAACP
chapter, said the bill
needed changes be
fore his organiza
tion would approve
it,adding thatmem
bers of the North
Carolina NAACP
wou Id lobby against
the bill.
“We will support
some draft of recall
legislation,” Hatley
said., “but not this one.” He said they wanted
Chapel Hill. North Carotin
THURSDAY, MAY 19,1994
attempted to rape her, but Simpson caught
up to her and shot her five times, police
reports state. Lodge-Miller, 26, died shortly
after she arrived at the hospital.
Simpson was charged with first-degree
murder and attempted rape. He subse
quently pleaded guilty to shooting Lodge-
Miller but contended he was innocent of
first-degree murder, which involves pre
meditation. He entered a plea of not guilty
to the attempted rape charge.
JimProtzman, who started Chapel Hill’s
gun buyback, said the outcome of the case
was important in Chapel Hill.
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Collins knew Vanke had planned to ask for Woloski's hand in front of 32,000. For story, see page 4.
instructors.
Wijnberg is leading an employees’ let
ter-writing campaign to press state legisla
tors for a 6 percent pay hike. Like the
UNC-system Board ofGovemors, SEANC
believes 4 percent isn’t enough.
The letter-writing effort, which began
several months ago as a vehicle for net
working state employees at all levels, has
been discouraging.
SEANC has provided letter-writing tips
for staff and faculty interested in contact
ing legislators by mail or phone. Wijnberg
said it was difficult for her to gauge just
how many letters had been written, but she
said she suspected it wasn’t very many.
an increase in the number of petition signa
tures required to hold a recall election,
limited grounds for recall and no extension
of time to replace unacceptable signatures.
School board chairman KenTouw asked
Hatley why he wanted twice as many sig
natures to recall school board members as
the number required to recall town council
members.
Hatley responded that issues dealing
with children were more sensitive and
stirred up more emotions.
At its May 2 meeting, the board had
increased the number of petition signa
tures required in the first draft of the bill
from 8 percent to 10 percent of registered
voters about 4,250 signatures.
The first draft of the bill was drawn up in
January after board member LaVonda
looks at it and faces it,” Protzman said.
“People got the illusion that nothing hap
pens here. Well, it does happen in Chapel
Hill, and it did.”
“It happened in my neighborhood, so it
was a real tragedy to me,” said Protzman.
“It was tragic, but I guess to call it a tragedy
doesn’t do it justice. I think the gun de
stroyed two lives. The woman was shot
and killed, and (Simpson) will likely spend
the rest of his life in jail.”
The shooting also opened the eyes of
women in the community.
“I think it was evident that people were
voicing their concerns about the murder
“It’s been more difficult this year,” she
said. “I think people are discouraged. It’s
getting easier to leave state government
and find jobs that offer higher salaries.”
If enough letters are generated, they
could make a difference as legislators juggle
the many needs facing the state. But
Wijnberg said state employees from all
over North Carolina would have to lend
support to the effort to convince the legis
lature that salaries should be a priority.
Other financial needs include transpor
tation improvements, public school fund
ing and information highway funds.
Please See SALARIES, Page 4
Burnette admitted she had claimed falsely
during her campaign that she was a UNC
student and that she had later tried to cover
it up when Daily Tar Heel reporters ques
tioned her about it.
The board made several other changes
in the first draft and decided against limit
ing grounds for recall before they voted
May 2 to send the bill to the General
Assembly.
Alan McSurely, chairman of the legal
redress committee of the local NAACP
chapter, said he had talked with lawyers
across the state who told him the bill would
be “a disaster.”
McSurely said unlimited grounds for
recall would result in school board mem-
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and (Simpson’s) situation that made him
do such a thing,” said Sandy Dixon, office
administrator at the Orange County Rape
Crisis Center. “Itbroughtoutalotofsafety
precautions from many of the women in
the area.
Neither District Attorney Carl Fox nor
Simpson’sattomeyJamesWilliamswould
comment on their strategies for selecting
jurors.
“If you listen to the questions we ask,
you can tell what we’re after,” Williams
said. Williams’ questions focused mainly
on opinions that potential jurors had formed
as they read newspaper articles about the
UNC Officers File Grievances
After Mix-up Over Promotion
BYTHANASSISCAMBANIS
SENIOR WRITER
Two University security guards have
filed grievances against the University af
ter three promotions were reversed by the
University Police chief.
The two security guards, who are black,
say racism was a factor in the original
personnel decision, when two white exter
nal candidates were hired over two in
house black candidates.
“There were flaws in the process,” said
Carolyn Elfland, associate vice chancellor
for business, who oversees University Po
lice.
Elfland said the entire selection process
would be redone at the suggestion of a
facilitator.
Lewis Walton, a veteran black security
guard, filed a grievance against the Univer
sity saying he was denied a security guard
commander post because of his race.
Walton said he was the most qualified
candidate for the newly created position.
“I’m asking for the promotion, for one,
because I do deserve it,” Walton said. “I
was told that the process was flawed. My
qualifications exceeded those (University
Police Chief Alana Ennis) asked for and,
as an internal candidate, I don’t see how I
could be passed over.”
Ennis hired two security guard supervi
sors and a security guard commander in
mid-April.
After complaints that the candidate as
sessment process was inconsistent, Ennis
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case.
A total of 60 potential jurors called for
jury selection a little more than a month
ago lined the halls of the Hillsborough
courthouse Tuesday morning. Twelve of
them were picked randomly picked by a
court bailiff after having filled out ques
tionnaires about their backgrounds and
opinions before the court session started.
In all, 200 people had been sent requests to
appear for jury duty. Due to various ex
cuses given, only 100 were expected ap
pear.
Please See SIMPSON, Page 2
reversed her decision. Then, in the same
week, she decided to uphold the three
appointments until the hiring process was
re-examined.
“This certainly is not a pleasant situa
tion for anyone,” Ennis said Wednesday.
“I regret this whole thing "
Ennis said she had told all the inside
candidates that the hiring process would
be started from scratch. Outside facilita
tors, who conduct the evaluation process
for job candidates within the department,
will determine when the new assessment
process will take place.
Walton said that last week he had a
hearing with Elfland as Step 2 of the state
employee grievance process. At Step 2, an
employee’s complaint is heard by a depart
ment overseer. Attorneys cannot partici
pate in this step.
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Editor's Note
Welcome to the summer edition of The
Daily Tar Heel, which will be published every
Thursday until the end of July.
Interested writers, photographers and copy
editors are needed. Applications for summer
staff positions are available in the DTH office,
Union Suite 104. No experience is necessary,
but enthusiasm is a must.
If you have any questions, please contact
Kelly Ryan, DTH editor, at 962-0245.
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