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®bc iailu ®ar itol F Volume 102, Issue 61 101 years of editorialfreedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN TOE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world U.S. Agrees to Talks With North Komm Government WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States has agreed to talk to North Korea next week in Pyongyang about establish ing diplomatic ties with the hard-line Com munist regime. Simultaneously, the two sides will meet in Berlin on replacing a 5-megawatt ex perimental reactor that is part of North Korea’s suspect nuclear program with new technology considered less dangerous. Both meetings will be held Sept. 10 against a backdrop ofNorth Korean prom ises to maintain a freeze on the program, which U.S. government analysts believe already has produced one or two nuclear weapons. State Department officials, confirming the talks, said the Berlin meeting would also deal with ways to store spent fuel from the North Korean reaction safely. Cuban, American Officials Meet to Discuss Refugees NEW YORK - Hoping to halt the flood of Cubans trying to reach the United States, U.S. officials met with a Cuban delegation Thursday to discuss the exodus and the possibilities of legal migration. The talks at the U.S. mission to the United Nations came after more than 19,000 Cubans fled their homeland in the past month. The exodus began when Cu ban President Fidel Castro responded to Aug. 5 riots in Havana by suggesting he would no longer stop those trying to leave. Neither side would comment on details of the talks when they took a brief lunch break at midday. On Wednesday, CoastGuardandNavy ships picked up 2,159 Cubans trying to reach the United States in rickety row boats, homemade rafts and sailboats. Morocco, Israel Establish 'Low-lever Diplomatic Ties JERU SALEM —Morocco established diplomatic relations with Israel on Thurs day, the latest breakthrough in a banner year for Middle Eastern peace and a move that kindled hopes of wider regional coop eration. The development comes after years of lukewarm, frequently secret ties and made Morocco the only Arab country besides Egypt to have official links with the Jewish state. The ties will be low-level, with the two countries opening liaison offices in Tel Aviv and Rabat. But Israeli Foreign Min ister Shimon Peres said he expected “a continuation” when asked if the countries would exchange ambassadors soon. U.S. Considers Monetary Aid Package for N. Ireland EDGARTOWN, Mass. The United States is holding out the possibility of in creased economic aid for Northem Ireland to help cement the cease-fire the Irish Re publican Army is offering after 25 years of violent resistance to British rule. But Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chair manoftheSenate subcommittee that would deal with any request for additional funds, said there was no chance Congress would act this year. The senator called the cease-fire the most positive news he’d heard in years and said he had discussed it Wednesday with Irish leaders. The Clinton administration has made no promises, and the outline of an aid package remained unclear Wednesday. Charlotte Man Guns Down NBC Today* Show Worker NEW YORK—A man armed with an assault rifle tried twice Wednesday to enter the NBC building in Rockefeller Center, then shot and killed a stagehand who was trying to alert police. Manny Tager of Charlotte knocked at the NBC employees’ entrance at 5 p.m. and had the door closed in his face by a security guard who noticed a rifle dangling under Tager’s coat, police said. The guard asked someone to call police. Tager left for a few minutes but re turned, said Louis Anemone, the police department’schiefofpatrol. Theron Mon tgomery, 33, came out of the NBC building in an apparent attempt to alert police and was shot in the back as he returned to the building. Montgomery died later that night. Tager was charged with murder. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Mostly cloudy; high 75. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny; high 78. Kenan Stadium Tells Smokers ‘No’ This Year BY MICHELLE IAMBETH ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR This fall, the only smoke in Kenan Sta dium will be the trail following the UNC players scoring touchdowns. That’s because the University’s no smoking policy has finally reached the UNC football team’s home field. Fans who want to spend their Saturday follow ing the Tar Heels will now have to leave their cigarettes at home. “We’vebeen discussing this fora couple of years,” said John Swofford, the University’sdirectorofathletics. “Lastsea son, we instituted it as a suggested policy. A NEW SERIES HIGHLIGHTING CHAPEL HILL HEROES Hswmmm., C|i|r\ I .4- ,T*’ p j I jgggww****wi**w , * , fJFg w DTH/KATIE CANNON DARE and Community Service officer Matt Sullivan tells Mrs. Hatcher's fifth-graders at Estes Hills Elementary School about the DARE box during his first visit to the classroom. The box is left in the room so that if children wish to ask Sullivan questions anonymously, they can drop them in the box. m Jill mM Pit 1111 li™ fpp to make a difference Name: Matthew J. Sullivan Born: March 26. 1967, Danvers, Mass. Occupation: Community Service officer/DARE officer for Chapel Hill Police Department Education: Chapel Hill High School. 1985. 8.A.. political science, UNC-Chapel Hill. 1989. Currently in UNCs School of Social Work. Awards: American Legion's Chapel Hill Police Officer of the Year, 1994 Family: Single. Life’s Philosophy: "Make a difference in whatever you do." Tar Heels Open Season Against TCU’s Dangerous Passing Attack Don't miss it! Catch the latest on the 1994 Tar Heels, their ACC foes and the Top 25 in our special Here’s a quarter call someone who cares. Travis Tritt Chapel HM. Hotth Crnhs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1994 We informed ticket holders that we would have a firmer policy this year. Now, we’re consistent with the campus policy as a whole.” Swofford said people who still wanted to smoke could do so in the concourse area where concessions were sold. “There will be no smoking in the seat ing sections,” he said. “A number of our fans have expressed concern about sec ond-hand smoke.” Swofford said many professional stadi ums had already done the same thing, citing the Baltimore Orioles’ Camden Yards as an example. With this new policy in effect, almost BY ION GOLDBERG FEATURES EDITOR When Matt Sullivan entered UNC as. a freshman in 1985, he didn’t have any lofty ambitions about making the world a better place. He just wanted to direct music videos and play football. But when MTV didn’t call and then head football coach Dick Crum cut him from theteam, Sullivan changed his course. Looking for job experience, he accepted an internship during his junior year with the Chapel Hill Police Department for politi cal science credit. And, as they say, the rest is history. Needing only 12 credits to graduate after his junior year, Sullivan stayed with the department full-time. He spent two Game and time: Texas Christian at No. 19 North Carolina. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill. Playing surface: Natural grass. TV/Radio: The game will not be tele vised. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live radio coverage. The flagship stations are WCHL (1360 AM) and WTRG (100.7 FM). 1994 records: TCU, 0-0. UNC, 0-0. Series: UNC leads, 1-0. Last Meeting (Oct. 12, 1940): North Carolina 21, TCU 14. Personnel update: North Carolina SE Gray Bovender (knee), CB Tim Smith (knee), OG Scott Ovetbeck (ankle), CB Jimmy Hitchcock (arm), are out. LB James Hamilton (chest)is questionable. OT Brian Honeycutt (foot) is probable. Texas Chris tian WR Jimmy Oliver (knee) is ques tionable. OG Bart Epperson (back) is prob able. Texas Christian offense: The success oftheHomed Frogs depends greatly on the all of UNC is smoke-free. The only place smoking is allowed in campus buildings is in private residence hall rooms. Smoking was banned in the Smith Center three years ago. In an area as large as a football stadium, it is hard to keep an eye on everyone to make sure no one is lighting up. But Swofford said no extra security would be hired simply to enforce the policy. “We’re not going to have the smoking police running around,” he said. “If secu rity guards happen to see people smoking, they will remind them of the policy.” Although season ticket holders and alumni have known about the policy long Heroes on the hill years as a public safety officer and then a wild year and a half as an undercover drug agent, which required the otherwise clean-cut Sullivan to grow shoulder-length hair and a shaggy beard. “I looked nasty,” Sullivan said. “I spent eight months of my life looking like a dreg.” Sullivan, now 27, enjoyed those four years with the department but grew frustrated by his inability to help people further. Ifhe took a call about spousal abuse, for example, he might solve the problem temporarily but couldn’t offer a long-term solution. "It was satisfying, but I found I wanted to follow through more,” he said. “The call load is such in Chapel Hill that you don’t have the opportunity to follow through often.” Following through is about all Sullivan has done for the past three years as a community service officer and Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer for Chapel Hill. He talks weekly about drug prevention, violence and conflict with fifth-grade classes at three area schools in the fall. As one of 12,500 DARE officers nationwide, Sullivan uses role-playing, student participation and the incredibly popular stuffed “DARE bear” to drive his points home. He also places a DARE box in the comer of the room where students can anonymously submit questions about drugs, the police or any other subject deemed too embarrassing to ask a parent or teacher. Much to Sullivan’s delight, the DARE curriculum has changed since last year. The new format includes sessions Please See SULLIVAN, Page 4 performance of Max Knake. The 6-foot-2 junior is TCU’s all-time single-season pass ing leader. Last year, he connected on 207- of-357 attempts (58.7 percent) in his first season as a starter. Those are also TCU records for most completions and attempts to go along with a record 2,130 yards total. Junior Brian Collins led Southwest Conference tight ends in receptions with 37 catches for 446 yards last year. Oliver needs to play despite the nagging injuries. Last season, he pulled in 13 catches and averaged 13.2 yards < reception. North Carol!*- .rense: Considered by many to be jest backfield in the nation, quarterback Jason Stanicek and tailbacks Curtis and Leon Johnson are the ones to watch. Stanicek is especially tough in Kenan. Last season he completed 63.8 percent of his passes at home. If, for whatever reason, Johnson & Johnson cannot produce, receiver Marcus Wall will have to step up. Texas Christian defense: The Homed Frogs rely heavily on Royal West, a 280- enough to voice their opinions, Swofford said he knew of no opposition. “The only feedback has been totally positive,” Swoffordsaid. “The vast major ity have been very supportive. I haven’t found it to be controversial at all.” Representatives from both the George Watts Hill Alumni Center and the Educa tional Foundation said they had not re ceived any calls about the new rule. “We’ll probably get some calls next week,” said a foundation representative who didnotwanttogivehername. “We’ll be curious to find out (what people think of the rule) ourselves after this weekend.” Swofford said he didn’t think the smok Medical Student Reinstated After Aug. Conviction BY RACHAEL LANDAU STAFF WRITER A fourth-year UNC medical student was suspended tempo rarily after he was convicted Aug. 9 of one count of assault on a female UNC student, according to a Roxboro official. Paul Christopher Hicks of Washington, D.C., was waiting to hear from the N.C. Superior Court about the appeal he filed Aug. 16, said Tommy Humphries, clerk of court. Person County Dis trict Court Judge Patty Harrison found Hicks guilty of the misde meanor assault charge despite his having entered a not guilty plea. Hicks was not available for comment Thursday. Michael Simmons, dean of the School ofMedicine, said he had suspended Hicks as soon as he had learned of the conviction. Simmons said Thursday that he and other school officials had acted quickly to resolve the situation. A Student Affairs Hearing Board returned Hicks to his status as a full-time student eatiy this week, but Hicks’ case is now being looked at by the Student Attorney General’s Office. UNC Student Attorney General Shannon Kete will decide whether or not to press charges in the Honor Court, Simmons said. Simmons said Hicks had a "stellar record in the medical school” and was regarded well by his pens and teachers. “This problem is not consistent with his previous record in the medical school,” he said. The warrant, issued July 1, stated that Hicks struck the victim, pushed ha and held ha down twice during the incident, which Please See HICKS, Page 2 Health Problems Force Edwards to Seek Shared Leave BYPETER ROYBAL STAFF WRITER Police officer Keith Edwards, who is pressing a seven-year discrimination suit against UNC, has turned to state employees for shared leave because of clinical depression and high blood pressure. Edwards exhausted42ohours of shared leave time she received from police officers when she took leave on June 14, but other University employees have already donated an additional 66 hours, according to Edwards. Resting at home, Edwards said she had taken leave since June 14 because of clinical depression, high blood pressure and the “stress and strain of being in a grievance that has lasted this long. “I think I had pushed myself mentally and physically as hard as I could,” she said. “You can't have a lot of otha things on your mind when you’re out on the line.” Edwards, who contends the University Police discriminated against ha when it promoted anotha offica to sergeant in 1987, has found relief through the shared leave policy, under which UNC employees may donate their leave time to others. When Edwards was running out of leave time last week, Kay Please See EDWARDS, Page 2 pound defensive tackle. The senior has 14 1/2 career sacks, including nine from a seasonago. Stanicekwill also have to watch out for AU-SWC linebacker Lenoy Jones, who tagged eight QBs himself last year. North Carolina defense: It'll be a bap tism by fire when UNC’s depleted corps of defensive backs challenge TCU’s potent air attack. The loss of Smith and Hitchcock propels freshman Omar Brown and jun iors Fuzzy Lee and Eric Thomas into starting roles for the first time. The trio joins veteran Sean Boyd in chasing around the speedy TCU wideouts. To take some pressure off the second ary, UNC’s new 4-3 front set must pen etrate the line of scrimmage. Anew, lighter version of Greg Black joins Marcns Jones, Oscar Sturgis and RiddickParkerup front. Final analysis/prediction: UNC’s sec ondary will get burned at least twice, but that's from inexperience, not lack of talent. Cohesion will come later. Head coach Pat Sullivan’s Frogs shouldn’t be taken lightly l9 starters return from a 4-7 team. It Ntw/Fomaa/Am/Sporu 962-0245 962 ' 1163 01994 DllPiiUithioi Cotp. AD rights reserved. mg ban would have an effect on football ticket sales. “I don’t think it will have an effect one way or the otha," he said. “I think it will mala for a more enjoyable environment. ” UNC students who smoke may not nec essarily agree. Antonio Rahman, a senior speech com munication major and a smoker for the last five years, said he was not at all happy with the policy. “You’re outside,” said Rahman, who was used to smoking at football games. “I think that’s a key factor. The next thing Please See SMOKE, Page 2 won’t be a 21 -point blowout as the oddsmakers seem to think. When it’s all over though, UNC’s backfield will prevail. TCU has a solid defense, but it’s not in the same league with North Carolina. UNC 35, TCU 17 COMPILED BY JACSON LOWE Editor's Note Today is the last day to be a part of The Daily Tar Heel. The DTH is looking for enthusiastic, moti vated students to take part in its daily produc tion. Desk editors need editorial writers, re porters, photographers, copy editors, graphic artists, cartoonists and design/layout artists. No experience is necessary, except for the photography and graphics/design desks. Applications are available in the DTH office. Union Suite 104. All staff applications are due by 5 p.m. today. Please call the DTH newsroom at 962-0246 with any questions.
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