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Wav Hotly ®or lltel J? Volume 102, Issue 65 101 yean of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Israel Offers to Withdraw From Syria in Peace Effort TEL AVIV, Israel—lsrael is offering to withdraw from a slice of the Golan Heights for a three-year test period as a first step toward peace with Syria, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told the Cabinet Thursday. But Jewish settlers charged Rabin had already secretly agreed to withdraw over the three years from all of the strategic plateau, seized from Syria in the 1967 Middle East War and annexed in 1981. With Cabinet ministers predicting an agreement may be only months away, Is rael was rife with speculation on what kind of deal was in the offing. A peace treaty with Syria is considered the most important of any with Israel’s neighbors, despite progress with the Pales tinians and Jordan over the past year. Extremists Refuse to Trust Cease-Fire Offer From IRA BELFAST, Northern Ireland Prot estant extremists said Thursday that they wouldn’t lay down their arms until they were convinced an IRA cease-fire was real and Britain and Ireland revealed their plan for Northern Ireland’s future. The demand to first see the details of the “framework document” being negotiated by London and Dublin effectively put any cease-fire on the Protestant side a month or more away. The British and Irish governments missed their July target for finishing a pro posal for restoring a degree of self-govern ment to Northern Ireland. Prime Minister John Major’s office said Thursday that the two governments hoped to complete the proposal sometime in the autumn. Leaders Expectant About Resolution to Cuban Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. After one week of migration talks with Cuba, U.S. officials remain hopeful an agreement can be reached. One reason: The continuing exodus ofboat people benefits neither side. The dramatic televised scenes of Cu bans desperate to escape is an open-ended embarrassment for Fidel Castro, who still insists communism is the only system ca pable of meeting basic human needs. For the Clinton administration, the out flow has meant a substantial mobilization of military resources to protect south Florida shores from hordes of migrants. It is also potential political dynamite for Presi dent Clinton in that key swing state. Thus, the common interest ofboth sides in ending the exodus keeps the talks alive, although an agreement is far from certain. U.N. Negotiators Work on 'Last Chance' Compromise CAIRO, Egypt With anger growing over the Vatican’s hard-line stance on abor tion, negotiators at the U.N. population conference Thursday hammered out what they called a last-chance compromise on the explosive issue. A special committee assigned to write the provision on unsafe abortions agreed on a compromise text Thursday night. The main negotiating committee was expected to consider the new language on Friday. But even if the compromise succeeds, the controversy at the conference won’t end because negotiators still face other contentious provisions ofthe meeting’s 20- year action plan. The committee is expected to consider sections on reproductive health on Friday. Air Force Presses Charges In Friendly Fire Incidents WASHINGTON, D.C. The Air Force has brought charges of negligent homicide and dereliction of duty against an F-15 pilot involved in shooting down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq in April. The tragedy took the lives of 26 people. In addition, five members of the AWACS radar plane that oversaw the ac tion will face dereliction of duty charges, the Pentagon announced today. The incident was one of the military’s deadliest friendly fire tragedies. Twenty-six charges of negligent homi cide and two charges of dereliction of duty have been brought against Lt. Col. Randy W. May, of the 53rd Fighter Squadron, based in Spandahlhem, Germany. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Partly sunny, chance of rain; high 83. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy; high 78. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy; high 80. SBP Proposes Toll-Free Caroline Number, Unlimited Transcripts BYTEEOMOLODUN STAFF WRITER If students approve a raise in student fees Caroline, UNC’s telephonic registra tion system, will offer a wide array of invaluable services including a toll-free number that will make some of the hassles of student life a lot easier. Student Body President George Battle and his administration will work alongside the Office of the University Registrar on a proposal intended to improve and expand the uses of Caroline. The proposed system would also allow students to request an unlimited number of transcripts during the year. Battle’s proposal includes a 1-800 num- If DTH/DAVID ALFORD Participants in a scuba class take a breather before diving to the bottom of the pool Thursday evening. The class meets at Bowman Gray Swimming Pool. Construction Requests Include New Student Stores Addition BYVIDAFOUBISTER STAFF WRITER The University’s 1995-97 construction request, including a four-story addition to Student Stores, was presented by Univer sity administrators at an employee forum Wednesday. Construction requests are made for new buildings, renovations and repairs, and are composed of two priority lists, one from academic affairs and the other from health affairs. Academic affairs’ top four building and renovation priorities are: an $8.3 million addition to the Paul Green Theatre to house the Department of Dramatic Art, an sll million addition to the law school, a $7.1 f BY JON GOLDBERG £ B W FEATURES EDITOR A I ■ I ■ I When one thinks of a rabbi, a pious, stem, gray-haired 11/1 KKI of a man with a long beard probably comes to mind. [ F | F I ButbehmdthedoorsofN.C.Hillelat2loW.Cameron ______ ______ ______ Ave., a different breed exists: young, guitar-playing, |\| EW G EIM E RAI 10IM baseball-crazy Rabbi Andy Koren. And although he might not fit the traditional mold, H„ Koren is a perfect match for the equally young, Ife enthusiastic students of N.C. Hillel. “We’re all from the same generation,” A weekly series huthliithtinit Chapel Hill heroes I,- . , T ANARUS, , ... , said Koren, 28, who serves as rabbi and Name: Andy R Koren ■ * as executive director of N.C. Hillel. “I Bom: March 22. 1966 ™ Jj* am a rabbi of Generation X. I listened to Miami. Fla. Van Halen and I can tune in Nirvana. I Occupation: Executive V Ipfe can turn on MTV and know what’s going on director/rabbi NC. Hillel ~ . . , . , 6 _, 6 , Education- BA m c- without a translator. I watched the Beverly international relations from 1 Hills 90210 season premiere. The only dif- Tufts University. 1988 A _ fe r - MA in Hebrew Letters and rabbinical ordination, * e n c e HUC-JIR 1993 from Family: wife, Michal Koren _ - ‘Reality Hobbies: watching Bites’ is that I got a job Life's philosophy: i A job, he adds, that "Knowledge and ■ '* -w* is , , experience are the keys to keen thor- To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. Chapl Hill, North Carolina FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1994 'fypssj fTMißwifej ber to dial Caroline, thereby saving stu dents money on long-distance regis tration, not to men tion the many head aches. Caroline would also be expanded to allow students to get the name of profes sors, class buildings and room numbers, and final grades at the end of each se mester. Araise in student fees would go to Student Body President GEORGE BATTLE said student fees would pay for the changes if the students approve the proposal. Poolin' Out million addition for the Department of Music library located in Hill Hall and a $4.6 million addition to Knapp Building that would centralize the functions of the Institute of Government. The expansion of Student Stores ranks fifth on the academic affairs’ construction priority list. Adding four stories to the existing building would enable the Univer sity to consolidate all student services, in cluding advising, financial aid, registrar and placement, in one convenient loca tion. The resulting vacant space on central campus would be used for undergraduate classrooms and other instructional facili- Please See CONSTRUCTION, Page 5 Theophile Gautier fund the project, which also would add more phone lines to Caroline for easier access. Associate University Registrar Tom Black said 16 lines would be added to Caroline each year for the next three years —a total of 48 lines in addition to the existing 62 phone lines. The raise would include a prepayment on transcripts, which would allow students an unlimited number of requests each se mester. Besides benefiting seniors, this would also benefit students who need their tran scripts to apply for summer jobs or intern ships, according to Philip Charles-Pierre, student government’s chief of staff. Although the specifics of the fee in Plane Crashes in Pennsylvania, Kills 131 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALIQUEPPA, Pa. A USAir jetliner nosedived into a field while trying to land near Pittsburgh on Thursday, killing all 131 people on board. It was the deadliest crash in the United States in seven yean. Flight 427 originated at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and was to stop in Pittsburgh before continuing to West Palm Beach, Fla. “I looked up and there it was,” said Tom Michel, who was at a gas station near the crash site. “It was just coming straight down. I was screaming for everybody to mn. It looked like it was under fall power and he just went straight in.” Air traffic controllers said they had lost contact with the plane when it had been about seven miles from the airport, said Pat Boyle, a spokesman for the Allegheny crease have not been determined, Battle said he “would not propose a fee whose cost will outweigh its benefits.” Battle said he believed students would be more receptive to the increase if they knew exactly how their money was being spent. He added that the purpose of the pro posal was to “provide a great increase in the level of customer service that the school provides for its major customers, which are the students.” Black said that Caroline might even allow students to vote or to receive a class schedule directory over the phone. The proposal, a Battle platform goal during elections, will be presented to Stu dent Congress sometime this semester, CAA Hans Queen Selection Changes Co-President: Homecoming Queen Process Probably Will Face ‘Minor’ Revisions BY ANDREW RUSSELL STAFF WRITER The Carolina Athletic Association, which has decided to implement changes in the Homecoming queen selection pro cess, will hold an open CAA Cabinet meet ing at 9 p.m. Sunday. CAA co-presidents Nil Dalai and Jen Rasmussen met with the Homecoming Committee on Thursday night to discuss changing the selection process. CAA lead ers decided late Thursday night to open the meeting to hear comments from students after saying earlier in the day that it would be closed. Students are welcome to attend Sunday’s Cabinet meeting, Rasmussen said, “but discussion will be limited to the Cabinet.” Both Dalai and Rasmussen refused to say Thursday why the CAA was consider ing revising the process. Earlier in the day, no CAA representatives would comment on the current policy or on whether the County Department of Aviation. He said a report of an explosion before the crash could not be confirmed. Michel said there was a “big boom and the sky lit up. There was black smoke everywhere and that was it.” Witnesses reported gruesome carnage in a clearing on a heavily wooded ravine. “All we saw was body parts hanging from the trees,” said Denise Godich, a nurse who was one of the first at the scene. “There were people everywhere. You could just see parts of them.” Another eyewitness said pieces ofplane and baggage were scattered throughout the area. The plane’s black box, which records cockpit conversations and flight data, was recovered, said Jim Eichenlaub, manager of Hopewell Township and coordinator of more than a year he’s been in Chapel Hill. Koren devotes about half his time to administrative duties, which include moni toring the building’s maintenance and over seeing three full-time employees. But he regards this as a means to spend the remaining hours of his day with the students, the part of his job from which he derives the most satisfaction. “It’s what makes my work meaning ful,” Koren said. “If all I did was answer phones and sign checks, it would be mean ingless to be a rabbi.” Many students agree that Koren has been an invaluable asset since joining the Hillel family. “One of the best things about him is that it’s really obvious how much he cares about students,” said Gillian Steinberg, a senior from Fredonia, N.Y. “He really wants to know how you are. He’s really committed to his work at Hillel. That’s obvious be cause he’s there all the time trying to make Hillel work better." Koren regularly attends Hillel student board meetings, counsels people who come for advice, and teaches informal classes on Torah reading, keeping kosher and other Jewish customs. In addition to these duties, the rabbi has been extremely busy lately in a more tradi tional sense. He led the services for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Y ear, this week and is preparing for Yom Kippur, the day of repentance, which is Thursday. Despite his tight schedule, he always News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 C 1994 DTH Publishing Coip. All rights reserved. Battle said. It will also have to be presented to the Board of Trustees. The final decision maker, however, will be the student body in a referendum, Battle said. Battle said he did not anticipate a great deal of opposition but that he was sure some would come up. “Until we are told ‘no’ by students, we are going to act on this as the best thing to do,” Black said. Student government hopes to have the proposal implemented by fall semester 1995. Charles-Pierre said, “It’s part of a con tinual effort to try and increase and better the University’s service for students.” changes were being considered at all. Any changes made will not be major ones, Rasmussen said. “Because there was no adequate time to gauge student opin ion, most of the policy will remain the same,” she said. Rasmussen said the CAA was consider ing some minor changes, one of which was how much the student body vote would impact the final selection. Last year, the student vote counted for two-thirds of the queen selection, while an interview and a candidate application counted for one-third, Rasmussen said. “The student voting percentage will re main around two-thirds, but we want to make it more of a percentage instead of a fraction,” she said. “It won’t vary more than 10 points.” Rasmussen refused to comment further, saying, “We’ll talk about everything on Sunday. If we do change it, it’s because the formula will work better that way.” The policy previously was changed in 1992 to allow students to become more involved in the selection process. The new policy called for a panel of student leaders, anonymous to the candidates, to review Please See CAA, Page 2 emergency services at the scene. “We have done a fairly extensive search of the area and there are no survivors,” he said. The Boeing 737 was carrying 126 pas sengers and a crew of five, said Dave Shipley, a spokesman for the airline. The plane went down shortly after 7 p.m. in a field about seven miles from the airport, which is 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. “The engines just went dead,” eyewit ness Sandra Zuback told CNN. “It just blew up.” Shipley said the weather had been clear. “There’s no indication at all as to what caused the accident,” he said. Linda Jones said she had been standing Please See PLANE CRASH, Page 2 has time forpeople who want to chat, some say. “He can be sitting discussing holidays, and the next minute he can kick back and be talking about the Bulls,” said Darin Diner, program director of N.C. Hillel. One of Koren’s goals for Hillel, which encompasses every college in North Caro lina except Duke, is to farther incoiporate Jewish students from other schools. Hillel already has active members from UNC- Greensboro, Elon College and N.C. State University, but Koren would like to see participants from Wilmington, Charlotte and Asheville. With 750 Jewish students in Chapel Hill and handfuls at other local schools, N.C. Hillel doesn’t have as many students as other universities. But Koren said this was not necessarily a disadvantage. He considers it a challenge and, in some ways, beneficial. “There’s a trade-off, ” Koren said. “In a larger Jewish community, you can take being Jewish for granted. You come to a community like this, and if you’re not active, it’s not going to happen. I don’t mind the trade-off let’s take a smaller Jewish community with active students than a large, apathetic one.” More interested in baseball than reli gion as a child, Koren probably saw him self as more fit for the Durham Bulls than rabbinical school. Please See KOREN, Page 4
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