WEEKLY SUMMER EDITION ®ar Mvvl J® Volume 102, Issue 42 101 years of editorialfreedom Serving the students and the University community since 1593 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- Bicentennial Ends With Graduation See Page 4 Student, 61, Fit in With Young Peers See Page 9 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 If it was so, it might he; and if it weren’t so, it would be; hut as it isn’t, it ain’t. Lewis Carroll 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 l DTH/KATE CANNON 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. “It is important that our community i w* JT . j a dtr SB r m Wr v |te|| mp BHWte* ..j# v . V jhsh I W fWp A i / PUf l jflj * -\ F . ' Jjfr Jtfjjf 1 J|| B" -- j IS yfk i jk ■ MlwL BjQjjjß ■ ■ fiKsBNP* - mi* W ; I k*.. * ' rn-M S' I _ ■ j M j|jr James Vanke reacts to Suzanne Woloski's 'yes' to his marriage proposal during Commencement. Only Vanke, his roommate and keynote speaker Francis 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- Please See RECALL Page 7 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 News/Featmes/Arts/Spora Business/ Advertising O 1994 DTH Publishing Corp. AH rights reserved. 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. Please See POLICE, 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. See you next week. That’s logic. 962-0245 962-1163

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