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Monday, October 24,1994
Sangam Brings Together South Asian Students
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A group village dance 'Channe Ke Khet Mein,' meaning Chickpea Field, was
performed Sunday evening in Hill Hall. The performance was sponsored by
Sangam, a student organization for natives of South Asian countries.
MONDAY
11 i.m. Oktoberfest tickets will be sold in the Pit.
Join us for a great night of German festivities, live
music, food and beer! Sponsored by Delta Phi Alpha.
12 p.m. United Nations 50th Anniversary will
be celebrated with a flag-raising ceremony in Polk
Place (South Building).
Around the Circle: “Black Economics - Where
do you spend your money?” will be held in the Sonja
H. Stone Black Cultural Center.
Peace Nowl Is Middle East peace on the hori
zon? Join Israeli-born Palestinian Shibley Telhani
for a lunch talk at Hillel, 210 W. Cameron Ave.
3 p.m. Interested in New York Jobs in Advertis
ing, Publishing, Public Relations, Legal or Social
Science Research, Arts, etc.? Attend this information
session in 210 Hanes Hall.
Atlantic Recruiting Alliance information ses
sion for seniors interested in interviewing in New
York in February, will be held in 210 Hanes Hall.
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Campus Calendar
Career Clinic: Develop an action plan for select
ing a major or choosing a career, in the University
Counseling Center, 106 Nash Hall.
Dissertation/ Thesis Support Group: Handle the
problems that block progress with specific strategies.
4 p.m. Teaching Opportunities for Non-Educa
tion Majors Workshop for seniors and graduate
students will be held in 209 Hanes Hall.
International Festival Committee will meet to
plan a celebration of UNC’s diversity. Any student
interested in becoming involved is invited.
4:30 p.m. Environmental Education for Kids
will meet in front of the Campus Y to go to the
housing communities.
6 p.m. DOW Elanco will hold a presentation
open to doctorate Chemistry Majors in the Graduate
Student lounge in Kenan Labs.
Marine Action Coalition will meet in Union
213.
6:30 p.m. Wallace Computer Services will hold
Sunday, and University officials declined
comment.
By definition, a second-degree sexual
offense is a sexual act with another person
against that individual’s will or with a
person who is mentally incapacitated or
UNIVERSITY
BYJONNELLE DAVIS
STAFF WRITER
With UNC being such a large Univer
sity, it can be difficult for students to find
their niche.
Many decide to get involved in some of
the various organizations to meet people
with similar backgrounds and interests.
One such organization is Sangam.
“I thought it was a worthwhile cause,
something I wanted to explore, ” said Amish
Sura, a senior from Raleigh who has been
involved with Sangam for about three years.
“It was an opportunity to meet a lot of
interesting people my freshman year.”
Sangam, a Hindi word that means “to
getherness,” has been at UNC since March
1987. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a
group strictly for Indian Americans, but
for all students native to any of the South
Asian countries, including Bangladesh,
Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
Nonnative students who wish to leam more
about South Asian culture are also invited
to join.
“Our purpose is to educate the UNC
campus and community about South Asian
culture and issues, ’’said Sangam president
Rupa Kothandapani, a senior from Mo
bile, Ala. “It will give students a chance to
explore South Asia in a nonacademic fash
ion, especially since it’s not taught in the
academics.”
Sangam now has about 110 paid mem
bers. Kothandapani predicts membership
will double by April because of the number
of freshmen interested in joining.
Mona Doshi, a senior from Charlotte,
was a freshman when she joined. Like
Sura, she wanted to meet people with simi
lar backgrounds. She said many Indian
Americans from her hometown attended
UNC, and she heard about the organiza
tion through them.
“Personally, I’ve met a lot of people,”
Doshi said. “I got involved in the other
a presentation open to all students in 210 Hanes Hall.
7 p.m. Power Through Reading discussion on
Cornel West's book, “Race Matters," will be held in
the Black Cultural Center.
K-MART will hold a presentation open to all
interested students in 209 Hanes Hall.
UNC Roller Rangers in-line skate club will have
a street skate and roller blade clinic in the Pit.
7:30 p.m. NORML will hold a general interest
meeting in 111 Mutphey.
UNC Ballroom Dance Club will meet in the
Women’s Gym.
Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies will meet
to discuss “Resolved: A Higher Tobacco Tax Should
Be Levied," on the 3rd floor of New West.
8 p.m. B-GLAD will meet in Union 205.
9 p.m. Old Well Sing with the Princeton
Tigertones and UNC Clefhangers will occur.
Academic Affairs Committee will meet in 452
Hamilton.
physically helpless, according to Chapel
Hill police. Second-degree offenses do not
involve weapons.
Second-degree sexual offense is punish
able by as much as 40 years imprisonment,
a fine or both.
aspects of campus through Sangam. It’s a
great way to create awareness on campus
because sometimes South Asians are ne
glected.”
Kothandapani agrees that South Asians
are neglected in the sea of other minorities
on campus. For this reason, the group is
working to raise money so a Hindi-Urdu
language class can be added to the curricu
lum. Hindi is the official language of India
and Urdu is the official language of Paki
stan.
“We want to establish the basis for fur
ther studies,” Kothandapani said.
The group also sponsors various lec
tures and seminars. Seminar topics cover
different aspects of South Asian cultures,
such as religion, philosophy and the In
dian caste system, which will be discussed
during one of Sangam’s November meet
ings.
Recently Sangam held its Navaratiri, or
Nine Nights Celebration, an annual festi
val held in India. Members performed In
dian dances and taught spectators how to
do them. Indian foods were also served.
Kothandapani said she was pleased with
the turnout.
“There were about 200 people, and half
were not South Asian,” she said.
Sunday, Sangam held a celebration
called Rang-e-Sangam, literally “the color
of Sangam.” The cultural extravaganza,
filled with music, dance and song, dis
played the talent of South Asians on cam
pus. Through its many activities, Sangam
hopes others on campus become more in
formed about South Asian culture.
“Not only does it help South Asians get
to know one another, but it serves as an
education purpose,” Sura said.
Those interested in exploring South
Asian culture can attend Sangam’s bi
weekly meetings, held on an alternating
schedule, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays in
Union 224 and at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in
Union 226.
FIRE
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in the lounge. According to police reports,
there were pieces of burned fliers scattered
about in the lobby outside the lounge.
The fire was already out when Chapel
Hill firefighters reached the scene. Dam
age was reported at SIOO, reports state.
Kuncl said students in Morrison had not
been as cooperative as those in Ehringhaus.
“A lot of people lingered around when
they heard the alarm, and that worries
me,” Kuncl said. “Although there have
been some false alarms or alarms set off by
smoke detectors, students need to realize
that dangerous fires can occur.”
Chapel Hill Fire Department officials,
University Police and officials from the
State Bureau of Investigation are all look
ing into possible causes. Residence hall
personnel across campus have been asked
to be alert to any suspicious activity.
University Police said patrols were called
in Saturday to provide increased security
on campus. No new leads have been found,
but police still are interviewing students
connected in any way to the fires.
All lounges in Ehringhaus and Morrison
are closed until further notice. Police are
stationed outside the fifth-floor lounge in
Ehringhaus to provide general aid
“We’re here to make sure no one goes
into the restricted areas,” University Po
lice officer George Williams said. “We
want to let students know we’re looking
out for them and we’re here to protect
them.”
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An associate professor of medicine at
UNC and a board of UNC medical profes
sors are working with the N.C. Highway
Patrol’s medical office to keep the state’s
officers fit.
Dr. Neil Bradford Perlman of UNC has
been working as the medical director for
N.C. Highway Patrol since January and
serves as the patrol’s physician. A group of
UNC doctors and medical administrators
form the Highway Patrol Advisory Board.
Jim Sexton, a lieutenant with the re
search and planning department of the
Highway Patrol in Raleigh, said before the
department obtained its own physician,
troopers went to approved physicians across
the state according to geographic region.
Medical records from those exams were
filed in a central office, he said.
In January, the department was central
ized. Now exams, record keeping, health
programs and research take place in the
same office, Perlman said. “The health
care of these officers is localized in one
office, which provides a standard of care,
centralizes the medical information and
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The main concern of the medical
director's office is helping the officers main
tain an above average level of fitness,
Perlman said. He said other concerns often
took over the time the officers needed to
spend on exercise.
Most beginning officers are in above
average physical condition, Perlman said.
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tween the 130th and 140th percentile in
comparison with a table of norms, he said.
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parable to boot camp, and of about 70
applicants, 30 or 40 go on to actually be
come officers, he said. “(The officers) start
off above average in fitness and health and
decline just as the general population.”
Sexton said the aging process of the
human body was the biggest contributor to
the decline in physical fitness of officers.
Everyone who goes through officer’s
training has a preliminary exam in Sexton’s
Raleigh office. Sexton said officers in the
area around Raleigh also went to Perlman
SEXUAL ASSAULTS
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nection is made at the dispatch center,
officers are sent to the address associated
with the phone number, Riddle said.
In this area, which has a 919 area code
and a 914 campus exchange, he said false
911 emergency calls were frequent and
expected.
“Certainly the enhanced 911 paid off in
the situation on Roberson Street,” he said.
Brown is being held in Orange County
Jail on a secured SIOO,OOO bond, and his
first appearance in court is 9 a.m. today in
Orange County District Court in
Hillsborough, reports state.
Both assailants’ descriptions and the
circumstances of their offenses will now be
compared to other cases to see if they relate
at all to any that are still open, Riddle said.
Although both cases involved a first
degree sex offense, he said many factors
played in to the magistrate’s decision to set
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if they had work-related health problems
after the preliminary exams.
If Perlman cannot treat the problem in
his office or if he recommends additional
medical treatment, doctors at UNC can
help the officers. Perlman said if the officer
was from another area of the state, he
could recommend a doctor in that area.
Since the office has been centralized, a
better back injury program and a better
heart disease identification program have
been implemented, Perlman said. He and
a board of doctors and administrators from
the University meet quarterly to discuss
research, programs and policies for the
State Troopers.
With the new system, it is easier for the
department to determine where the offic
ers are in terms of fitness level, he said.
Perlman said the centralization of the
patrol’s medical office contributes to offic
ers continuing health. Recommendations
for the frequency of standard medical ex
ams are made according to the individual
officer’s physical condition, Perlman said.
Officers in good health have health ex
ams every four years. On the average, most
officers have physicals every other year,
Perlman said. “If we have a 25-year-old
that is very healthy, we will see him again
in four years. If a 25-year-old has diabetes,
then we will see him again next year.”
The department has implemented a va
riety of programs for maintaining officers’
health. Recently, the department gave the
officers information on which fast food
restaurants are the best choices in terms of
nutritional value, Sexton said. The depart
ment also gives officers tests fornight blind
ness and cardiac health.
Perlman said he wanted to prevent of
ficers from developing diseases they were
atriskforinthefuture. “One ofmy goals is
to find people at risk for disease and treat
them appropriately,” Perlman said.
Perlman is also in charge of the health of
officers who work for the Department of
Motor Vehicles, Alcohol Law Enforce
ment, Butner Public Safety and the Capitol
Police. These officers go through a less
intense training program that includes
classwork and physical requirements.
Perlman said he also reported to and
consulted with government boards includ
ing the State Crime Commission, the High
way Patrol and their training programs to
implement fitness programs.
bond. Bond serves two purposes: to guar
antee the individual will appear in court
and to protect residents in the community,
Riddle said.
As Pena has no known address, or one
that is considered to be temporary, he poses
a greater risk of not showing up in court.
“He has no local ties to the community,
and the seriousness of the charge propelled
his bond to the point that it was,” Riddle
said.
“Mr. Brown is well-known in the area.
He has local ties to the area. That coupled
with the seriousness of his crime put his
bond at the level it was set.”
Both assaults come on the heels of an
attempted sexual assault Thursday at
Brookstone Apartments on Homestead
Road. The assailant in that case was de
scribed by the victim as a black male in his
early 20s who was wearing a yellow shirt.
Police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said
Friday that there were no suspects in that
case yet.
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