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(Slip Saily Oar Mud i 9 Volume 102, Issue 82 101 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Religious Sect Members Found Dead in Switzerland CHEIRY, Switzerland Forty-eight members of a religious sect were found dead today in a concealed underground chapel and other buildings after apparently committing mass suicide. Some victims were dressed in ceremonial robes, their hands clasped in prayer and plastic bags tied over their heads. Police found the bodies in the burning ruins of a farm and three ski chalets in southern Switzerland. The victims appar ently killed themselves before the fires were set shortly after midnight, they said. Authorities said most of the victims appeared to be Swiss, French and Cana dian and that they were investigating links with a religious sect in Canada. The deaths were apparently a mass sui cide by a sect called die Cross and Rose. Haitian General Attends Memorial for 10 Soldiers PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—His days in power slipping away, Haiti’s military leader wept Wednesday at a funeral ser vice for 10 of his men killed in a shootout with U.S. Marines. Even as Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras sat ram rod straight at the service, staring at the caskets draped with the red-and-blue Hai tian flag, Haitians speculated on his immi nent departure, along with that of fellow coup leader Philippe Biamby and the mili tary-installed government of Emile Jonassaint. Another leader of the September 1991 military coup, Lt. Col. Michel Francois, skipped town Tuesday for anew life in the neighboring Dominican Republic. The leaders have until Oct. 15 to quit power under a U.S.-Haitian agreement. Earthquake Relief Efforts Hindered by Bad Weather VLADIVOSTOK, Russia Bad weather hindered relief efforts Wednesday on the Kuril Islands following a massive earthquake that devastated the remote Pacific chain and sent residents fleeing to higher ground. The undersea quake late Tuesday had a magnitude of 8.2, the strongest in the world this year. It killed at least 10 people, de stroyed buildings, tossed boats ashore and produced 9-foot-high waves that swamped coastal areas. Many islanders fled to higher ground, fearing the dozens of aftershocks that rattled the region W ednesday would set off deadly tidal waves. Seismologists said the after shocks, measuring up to magnitude 6, would continue for days. U.S. to Establish Fund for South African Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C.—TheClinton administration is establishing a SIOO mil lion fund to help entrepreneurs in southern African states, heavily targeting South Af rica in hopes it can become an economic engine and model for the region. The United States and South Africa also will set up a commission for coopera tion on environmental, science and tech nology, energy, and commerce matters, officials said Wednesday. The commis sion, similar to one established with Rus sia, will be headed by Vice President A1 Gore and South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki. President Clinton was announcing the steps in a news conference with South African President Nelson Mandela. 3 French Police Officers Killed in Paris Shootout PARIS ln one of the bloodiest epi sodes in recent Paris history, ayoung couple tear-gassed two police officers, stole their guns and set off a wild car chase, killing three officers and a taxi driver before being captured. The slayings late Tuesday stunned a nation where only two other police officers had been killed in action all year, and prompted calls for restoration of the death penalty. Authorities could recall no other case in which so many Paris police officers had been killed. The male suspect, Audry Maupin, 22, was wounded in the chest in the climactic shootout and was in critical condition Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Mostly sunny; high upper 60s. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, mild; high 70-75. Congress Rejects SBP Advisor for Honor Court BY NANCYFONTI AND PETER ROYBAL STAFF WRITERS In an unusual last-minute maneuver, Student Congress late Wednesday night rejected an individual nominee for the Honor Court. John Dervin, senior advisor to Student Body President George Battle, was rejected in a 9-8-2 vote. At the begin ning of the meet ing, congressap- Rep. Servatius Contests Recall See Page 3 proved funding for the five student groups who had had their requests put on hold since the Sept. 14 meeting, with questions being raised about only one request. In rejecting Dervin as an Honor Court member, congress first brought up a bill to confirm the entire Honor Court at once. pi k ' W , r 1 |P| ~ 1 DTH/DAVID ALFORD of the 1994 Homecoming court make an appearance in the Pit Wednesday afternoon after Mack Brown's "Chat with the Coach." Students can vote for a queen from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Pit. See story on page 3. Public-Private Partnership Delegation Returns From Indiana With New Ideas BYMEGAN HANLEY STAFF WRITER Members of Public-Private Partnership travelled to Bloomington, Ind., to gain some insight into problems facing young people in Orange County. Eighty-six members of the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County communi ties returned yesterday after a three-day trip. The partnership involves a collabora tion among the various groups within the county, including the local government, school systems, UNC, businesses and non profit organizations. “It’s a part of town-gown relationships with all parts ofthe community,” Chancel lor Paul Hardin said Wednesday. “It’s a gesture of cooperation and mutual interest among all players in the region. It was a particularly good trip because we mainly discussed servicing the youth in our com munity.” Residents Present Views on Meadowmont BY DEAN HAIR ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR East West Partners president Roger Perry submitted his revised proposal for development of the Meadowmont prop erty at Wednesday night’s public hearing at Chapel Hill Town Hall. Meadowmont is a proposed planned community on the 445-acre Dußose prop erty off N.C. 54. The majority of the prop erty lies on the north side of the highway. The proposal by East West Partners does not include developing the Dußose estate, the University-owned property that is now on the register of historic houses. The proposal for Meadowmont, which wouldbe the biggest development in Chapel Hill history, recently was revised to in clude the possibility of Rainbow Soccer fields. TheChapelHillTown Council voted When the bill failed, congress reconsid ered it, voting on one nominee at a time. Dervin was the only nominee of about 40 who was rejected. “It’s obstruction, it’s petty politics, and it can’t be tolerated,” said Phillip Charles- Pierre, Battle’s chief of staff. “I hope it’s not an affront to the Battle Administration because we’re stronger and bigger than that.” Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Roy Granato, Dist. 13, described the Dervin rejection as Rep. Jonathan Jordan’s doing. Jordan, Dist. 1, voted against Dervin. “It seems as if this is going to be Jonathan Jordan's last meeting, and I think this is his going away party. He wants to leave with a bang. And I say good riddance.” e Dervinwouldnotcommentonthevote. Jordan, who faces a recall election next Tuesday, said he was concerned about a Queen of the Hill The focus of the trip was to survey what is currently being done in Orange County to service young people. “By focusing on problems facing youth in our community, instead of relying solely on the school systems, we can enlist the support of other organizations in Canboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County to meet those needs,” Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board Chairman Ken Touw said. Public-Private Partnership officials iden tified Bloomington as a similar commu nity. Then, the city was recruited to serve as a host site. Members of the local delegation trav elled toßloomington Sunday. While there, they toured the community and met with their counterparts to discuss methods of dealing with similar problems in Orange County. “It's an absolutely wonderful idea to brmg together many people really devoted to the community," said Edward Brooks, assistant vice chancellor of health affairs. against the original proposal last spring, so Perry revised the plan after criticisms from the town’s design review board. Now, the Meadowmont plan suggests building fewer buildings to save the open space on the south side. The meeting involved a summary of the proposal with questions and comments given by local residents. Because the meet ing was a public hearing and work session, council members were not allowed to voice their opinions on the property. Perry said the process for developing this property has been going on for the past three years. One of the key issues in the design proposal is to establish a Village Center that will act as the focal point of the pro posed community. The center will have a range of housing opportunities, work places, shopping, civil services and recre ation areas. Life is one long process of getting tired. Samuel Butler Chapel Hill. North CaroKaa THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6,1994 conflict of interest. “(Dervin is) a big advi sor for the executive branch, which might present a conflict of interest,” Jordan said. Jordan said he did not think his vote against Dervin would matter in his recall election. Rep. Stephen Oljeski, Dist. 4, moved to consider each nominee individually. “It was obvious that they were not going to pass undivided. So, rather than there being no members on the Honor Court, it only seemed logical to divide and try again.” Oljeski said he voted against Dervin for reasons similar to Jordan’s. “There would be a concentration of too much power,” Oljeski said. “You would have people in the executive branch that are sitting at the judicial branch at the same time.” In additional business, congress allo cated money to five campus groups: UNIT AS, Carolina Company, North Caro “They research, study and develop a number of ideas that I think are very inter esting and very important. Ideas have oc curred here in the community as a direct result ofPPP.” Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Capowski said several goals were estab lished for the community to work on. In cluded in these goals was a possible ap prenticeship program which will match up young people with applicable places in order to introduce them to the working world, Capowski said. Another goal is to find a central location in Orange County for local nonprofit orga nizations. “We’ve talked about a central location for years,” Margaret Henderson, director ofthe Orange County Rape Crisis Center said. “There were many false starts. They ard our concerns and recognized it is a jod business decision and community Please See PPP, Page 5 East West Partners hope to keep the architecture ofthe buildings consistent with the rest of the town. Transportation Board Chairman Rich ard Frank said, “I believe that the property should be developed.” Frank added that he believes the pro posal should include guidelines about avail able parking. Local resident Tom Gunn told the coun cil that the meadows flanking N.C. 54 are only symbolic, adding that no one sees them when they drive by. The proposal would give Chapel Hill anew downtown, he said. Pat Carstensen, president of Cross County Communities Association, said the developers still have a lot of work to do. “You have to exceed the expectations of the customer, and I want to be the cus tomer of Meadowmont,” Carstensen said. lina Student Legislature, The Alliance of Black Graduate and Professional Students and the Elections Board. The groups had originally been sched uled to receive funds Sept. 14, but that congress meeting was cut short when quo rum was broken over reconsideration of the Minority Recruitment Bill. The minutes of the Sept. 14 meeting were not passed Wednesday night because of debate over the validity of the Minority Recruitment Bill recall vote. Although the N.C. Student Legislature requested $2,505 in appropriations, con gress granted the group $655. Some congress members argued that the group’s issues went beyond the Univer sity into local, state and national levels. Because of this the group did not receive money for travel and lodging. Other Stu dent Congress members argued that the Sheriff’s Department Captures $1.2 Million Worth of Marijuana Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass Says Bust Is the Largest in Orange County History BYKAREN WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The Orange County Sheriffs Depart ment, in connection with federal officials, released a report Tuesday that officials had seized 1,000 pounds of marijuana in east ern Orange County—the largest drug bust in the county’s history. “I’ve been working with drugs in Or ange County for 20 years, and we’ve made busts of up to 200 pounds, but we’ve never seized 1,000 pounds,” Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said Wednes day. The sheriffs department seized the marijuana, working alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Customs Service, Pendergrass said. The marijuana was transported from Savannah, Ga., to Orange County in a rented moving van, he said. On Sept. 20, authorities arrested Ken neth Leon Woody, an antique dealer who lives on Route 2, Old Highway 86, unload ing 21 bales of marijuana, Pendergrass said. A total of 20 suspects, including two in Durham and two in Jackson County, have been arrested in connection with the case, he said. Thomas Safran, of Pitts 16 Women Relocated to Make Room for Lounge-Dwellers BYRACHAEL LANDAU STAFF WRITER Despite its promise to have everyone moved into permanent rooms by Fall Break, the University housing department still has not reassigned 16 male students. Some female students who are being moved out of their suites to open up spaces for the male students are upset about being relocated. Assistant Director of Housing Lottie Riley, who is in charge of assignments, said the housing department recently reas signed 32 women from Ehringhaus, Hinton James and Morrison residence halls. As soon as the remaining two suites become available, housing will be able to assign the last 16 men in temporary hous ing to their permanent rooms, Riley said Wednesday. Some of the residents who are being relocated are appealing the move to hous ing director Wayne Kuncl, but they have notheardanythingyet, said Chrystal Sheff, a freshman in Ehringhaus whose suite was asked to move to another room within their dorm. “I think it’s a huge inconvenience that they are trying to move people in the middle of the semester while tests are going on,” Sheff said. Sheff said she thought the housing de partment was accommodating men by in conveniencing women. Sheff said she and her suitemates re ceived notification of their move Tuesday and according to the letjer, they were sup posed to be moved within 48 hours after returning from Fall Break. This left the suite 24 hours to move after the notifica tion. “1 feel that the housing department treated us unfairly because they were sup posed to notify us before Fall Break (if we News/Features/Am/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 C 1994 DTH Publishing Coip. AH rights reserved. group directly affected UNC and deserved funding for expenses. However, it was voted the group used travel funds for issues beyond the scope of UNC, and travel should not be funded. “We are pleased because the $655 is very generous,” said NCSL spokesman Rick Bagby. “We feel sorry that we started this. Itwas very clear one side was for it and one side was against. I hope we didn’t further fuel the disgust in Congress.” Carolina Company, a first-year theater group composed of 150 members .received $5,923 in appropriations to pay for light ing, rent and set construction. UNITAS, a group which promotes multicultural living, received $560 partly for promotional expenses. The Alliance of Black Graduate and Professional Students received $6,656, and the executive branch of the Elections Board received SI,OOO. burgh, Pa., and Martin Ebright of Colom bia, South America, were arrested along with Woody at the scene of the drug bust, Pendergrass said. “Everything went very good,” he said. “There was no problem at all.” All of the suspects were charged with conspiracy with intent to distribute mari juana, according to a case synopsis from the Savannah department of the U.S. Cus toms Service, he said. According to Richard Broughton, the Raleigh agent with the DEA, the three suspects arrested in Orange County were brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge Russ Elliason in Winston-Salem after their ar rest. The suspects were then taken to Sa vannah where they are currently being held, Broughton said. “The case would not have been as suc cessful as it was without the close coopera tion with the DEA, U.S. Customs and the Orange County authorities,” he said. The U.S. Department of Revenue took possession of $250,000 in antique coins from W oody’s safe deposit box, Broughton said. The department also confiscated $200,000 in antique furniture and other valuables, Pendergrass said. These items will be used toward the fine Woody is required to pay for the posses sion of the illegal substances, Pendergrass said. Agents at the Department of Revenue Please See DRUGS, Page 2 were moving), ” said Julia Goodwin, a jun ior who is one of Sheff s suitemates. After consolidating rooms containing only one resident, the housing department was able to open up several spaces in those dorms. One ofthe suites that has been relocated volunteered to move, and the other three suites were selected to move because they already had vacancies. The housing de partment sent letters to the residents this week and last week to let them know of their new assignments. The housing department gave the fe male students who were being moved a SSO gift certificate to Student Stores and will give them priority next year in housing assignments as a compensation for mov ing. Riley said they were unable to complete all the moves before Fall Break because of exams before the break and because hous ing had offered to assist the female students with their move. The 16 temporary residents who have not yet been reassigned are in the lounges of Hinton James, Craige and Ehringhaus residence halls. Riley said the housing department was planning a meeting for later in the year to discuss ways to improve the process next year and evaluate this year’s efforts. “Obviously we were disappointed that we didn’t estimate properly what the distri bution of men and women receiving hous ing would be for this year,” said Wayne Kuncl. Jim Walters, director of undergraduate admissions, said that next year the admis sions office would not accept as many applications as in past years. The University’s enrollment manage ment committee decided last week to lower the freshman class enrollment goal from 3,300 to 3,200 for next year.
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