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®lje Hatty ttfcir /Si Volume 102, Issue 122 101 years of editorialfreedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Serbs Free U.N. Hostages, Leaders Bargain for Peace SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Serbs eased their grip Sunday on U.N. peacekeepers, while atthe same time tight ening the squeeze on hard-pressed north west Bosnia. Bosnian Serbs released 20 British and 33 Dutch peacekeepers, out of the 402 they were holding as insurance against further NATO air strikes. British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe met with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in hopes he could persuade the Bosnian Serbs to accept a peace plan. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is holding out for recognition of his self declared government. Bosnian Prime Min ister Haris Silajdzic also released part of a letter from President Clinton affirmingU.S. support for Bosnia’s territorial integrity. Chechen Vows Violence If Not Granted Independence GROZNY, Russia Russia urged ne gotiations Sunday to end fighting in the breakaway region of Chechen, where lead ers said they were willing to wage guerrilla war if Russia did not recognize Chechen independence. Chechnya, a mainly Muslim region in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Rus sia, declared independence from Moscow in 1991, but Moscow has not recognized that claim. Forces that back Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev have battled rebels for months, and the conflict intensified late last month with the capture of Russian fighters among the opposition forces. Iraq Urges U.N. Action on U.S. Naval Interceptions NICOSIA, Cyprus Accusing the United States of trying to escalate tensions in the Gulf, Iraq is urging the U.N. Secu rity Council to condemn the interception of Iraqi vessels by American warships and the alleged beating of Iraqi seamen. The council, which recently voted to renew international trade sanctions against Iraq, is unlikely to respond to the Iraqi request. TheU.S. Navy said Saturday that it had boarded five vessels this week suspected of violating U.N. sanctions against Iraq. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency, American inspectors beat some Iraqi seamen after boarding the vessels. A spokesman for U.S. Central Com mand said “minimum force” was used on crewmen of an Iraqi tanker. Attack Fails As Cabinet Is Warned of Chaos in Gaza JERUSALEM —Israeli troops foiled a suicide bomber at the main Israel-Gaza border crossing Sunday as security offi cials warned that Palestinian self-rule ar eas were falling into chaos. Maj. Gen. Uri Saguy, the head of mili tary intelligence, told the Israeli Cabinet that Gaza was undergoing “Lebanonization”—breakdown into rule by rival militias reminiscent of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war. The gloomy assessmentunderscored the hurdles facing Israel and the PLO as they discuss extending Palestinian autonomy to the rest of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Sunday’s attempted bombing was the latest in a series of attacks blamed on Is lamic extremists that have killed 32 Israelis since Oct. 1. Gingrich Says U.S. Should Reconsider Role in U.N. WASHINGTON, D.C. The United Nations is a failed institution with “gro tesque pretensions,” and the United States should rethink its commitment to the world body, future House SpeakerNewt Gingrich said Sunday. The Georgia Republican’s harsh cri tique of the United Nations was another indication of the rough road U.S.-U.N. relations face under the new Republican leadership in Congress. Sen. Jesse Helms, in line to become the next chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee, is a longtime foe of fund ing for U.N. programs, and House Repub licans, in their “Contract with America,” are committed to banning any U.S. forces from being put under U.N. command. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Cloudy, chance of rain; high mid-60s. TUESDAY: Cloudy; high mid-60s. Search May Violate State Law BY JULIE CORBIN STAFF WRITER The efforts of UNC’s chancellor search committee to keep its work secret may have put them in violation of the N.C. Open Meetings Law, as it has not provided notice to the public of its meetings since October. The Open Meetings Law, amended Oct. 1, 1994, states that all public bodies, in cluding committees of the University, must notify the public of the date and time of their meeting before it happens, said Katherine White of Everett, Gaskins, Hancock and Stevens law firm. The chancellor search committee would be in violation of the law if it has not followed the guidelines for public notifica tion, White said. “Apparently, they have not been doing that,” she said. Chancellor search committee Chairman IT'S BEGINNING TO V ■■ W VhWllllllliy IV m *sjr r. c.WB only character to visit LOOK A LOT LIKE ‘ heannualCh,i,,mas 4 l parade. An array of ~ - entrants made this JW TWWTW O r-m year's installment ~L>/ ~J I/ -J Jy UiS 3 M 0 one for the books. BY DEAN HAIR ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR here is no snow on the ground and the weather outside is not so frightful, but this year’s Christmas T parade was quite delight ful. This year’s version of the an nual Christmas parade in corporated more parade entries and bands than in years past, and there were very few problems. A few minor traffic tangles and delays on streets surround ing the main parade route were the only incidents re ported. Saturday’sparade began at 10a.m. attheMorehead Planetarium and ended at the Carrboro Town Hall. The parade lasted a little more than an hour. Carrboro police had few problems with the crowd but had to block the major crossroads along the pa rade route. “Basically anything that was a major intersection with Main Street at some point was blocked off by police officers,” Carrboro Police Sgt. Rodney Taylor said. “We did not have any major problems. We did not have any reason to re spond due to the parade itself.” The Carrboro police did not use any more measures to encourage safety this Committee Still Searching for Boulton Successor BY STEVE MAGGI STAFF WRITER The controversy surrounding the University’s search for a chancellor may seem to be overshadowing the search for a vice chancellor for student affairs, but search committee members claim that that process is continuing unimpeded. “It’s going fine. We’re working our way through it,” said Stephen Birdsall, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “The process is moving along," said student committee member Wendy Sarratt. The goal of the search committee is to have the finalists chosen when the new Ome the people begin to reason, all is lost. Voltaire Chapal Hill, North Carolhu MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,1994 John Harris said Sunday that to the best of his knowledge, the search committee had complied with the Open Meetings Law. “All we’ve been doing is what we have been doing all along and what previous search committees have done in the past,” he said. “If we have done anything wrong, we will certainly correct it —but I do not believe that we have done anything wrong. ” Because the chancellor search commit tee does not hold regular meetings, it is required to give 48 hours notice of the time and place of its meetings, either by posting the notice on its “principal bulletin board” or on the door of the room where the meeting will take place, said David Lawrence, a professor in UNC’s Institute of Government. The committee must also send written notice to anyone who has requested it, he said. All public bodies must begin their meetings in open session and then make a DTH/DAVID ALFORD Michael Hunter, Chloetilde in Play Makers Repertory Company's 'Beauty and the Beast' production, greets parade watchers in Carrboro. resigned as vice chancellor for student affairs in July. University chancel lor is selected. The final appointment for the position of vice chancellor for student affairs will be made by the new chancellor. Student Body President and search committee member George Battle said he was not satisfied with the amount of time he had personally motion to move into closed session before doing so, White said. They must then re turn to open session to adjourn their meet ing, she said. The Open Meetings Law allows public bodies to move into closed session to dis cuss personnel matters, said Ruth Walden, a professor of journalism. However, they must still follow the requirements of public notification as set forth by the Open Meet ings Law, she said. Harris said he had asked the University’s chief legal counsel, Susan Ehringhaus, to see if the Oct. 1 amendment of the Open Meetings Law had affected the search com mittee. Ehringhaus could not be reached for comment Sunday. UNC Board of Trustees Chairman David Whichard, who is vice chairman of the search committee, refused to comment on the possibility that the Open Meetings Law hadbeenbroken and referred all ques year than they had in the past, Taylor said. Chapel Hill police Lt. Tim Pressley, who was in the lead car in the parade, also said the spent working on the search. “I have been too busy with other things to devote as much attention as I need to for the search for anew vice chancellor,” he said. A recent Campus Y survey polled stu dents v about the criteria that should be used in selecting anew chancellor and vice chancellor. Results from the survey in cluded various responses from students about what they wanted in the new vice chancellor. Some of these included: N awareness of “nontraditional” and part-time students, and recognition of these students as contributors to the University, tions to Harris. White mentioned a few possible conse quences if the committee had indeed bro ken the Open Meetings Law. A court order could force the committee to open its meetings, or the results of its nine-month search could be jeopardized by its failure to comply with the law, White said. “People could challenge the work that they’ve done so far for violating the Open Meetings Law,” she said. Lawrence presented a possible loop hole by which the search committee could have been operating within the limits of the law. Public bodies are permitted to recess the meeting from time to time, Lawrence said. He said that if they announced in open session that they were going to reconvene at another time and place, they were not required to post or send notification in that case. parade had gone smoothly. “The normal problem we have with these things is traffic,” he said. “Offic ers at other intersections directed cars around the main route so they would not end up coming into the parade area. “It seemed to go real well, and everybody seemed to be in good spir its and enjoying it. People come to see who is in the parade and to see Santa Claus.” Carrboro police Capt. John Butler said every in tersection from Chapel Hill to the Carrboro To wn Hall was blocked off during the parade. The Carrboro police force had more than 20 officers to direct traffic and hold back the crowds. “We very seldom have any problems with the Christmas parade, ” Butler said. “Everybody was well behaved and had a good time. “This is one of the few functions we really enjoy it is positive for us as well as the community.” Joel Harper, president of the Chapel Hill- See PARADE, Page 7 N increased communication with the student body, N more emphasis placed on improving the academic atmosphere,. N creation ofspecialist groups for gradu ate students that would help to bring gradu ate students together, N increased student participation and attendance at athletic events and other functions, and Na background in mediation in order to settle disputes. Sarratt attended a forum held by the Campus Y to get feedback from the stu- See BOULTON, Page 8 News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 O 1994 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Smith Jams All the Way Into History BYROBBIPICKERAL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Somebody call Guiness Charlotte Smith has made history again. With only 17 seconds clicked off the Carmichael Auditorium game clock against North Carolina A&T Sunday afternoon, the 6-foot UNC senior forward—who hit the NCAA championship-winning 3- pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining last season stole the game’s opening pass, glided the length of the court and threw in a one-handed jam at the opposite end. And with it, she became only the sec ond woman in his tory to dunk in a collegiate basketball game. “I’m not totally satisfied because it wasn’tthe most con vincing dunk,” Smith said. “But maybe somewhere recorded the third dunk in women's basketball history. down the line I’ll have the chance to do a better one.” The play originated on a man-to-man set. After the Aggies got control of the opening tip, Smith picked up A&T guard Samara Dobbins near the top of the key, guarded her to the right, then intercepted an attempted cross-court pass to former UNC forward Erica Turner. Dobbins chased Smith down the center of the court but could only watch the right-handed putdown. “My job was to stay at the top and not deny but to go for the steal,” Smith said. “And the pass was just there, and the whole time I was running I was just focus ing on getting it over with. “It wasn’t the most convincing dunk See DUNK, Page 9 Doctor Convicted Of Assault BY JASON SILVERSTEIN STAFF WRITER A former UNC Hospitals resident try ing to clear his name through a retrial was instead found guilty Saturday of having fondled a recovering patient in her bed. Jose Diaz, who was a second-year resi dent in pediatrics, was sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of commu nity service by Chapel Hill District Judge Lowry Betts. When he pleaded no contest to the assault charge in May, he was found guilty and handed the same sentence. Diaz received a second trial, however, after new allegations surfaced about the credibilityofhisaccuser, Stephanie Brown. Brown testified Fnday that Liaz s 1 into her hospital room on Feb. 10 and fondled her breasts. He then tried to stick his tongue in her mouth while she lay there recovering from surgery, Brown said. From die outset of the trial, Diaz’s at torney, David Rudolf, attempted to dis credit the plaintiff’s assault claim by ques tioning her credibility in connection with two theft charges she faces. “All testified that this is a woman who has a substantial problem with lying,” Rudolf said during his closing statement. Assistant District Attorney Jim Woodall said that he had “some doubts” about Brown’s credibility but that he believed what she said about the assault. Brown is currently free from jail on SIO,OOO bail, on a charge of having stolen $64,000 worth of jewelry from a former employer. She is also charged with having stolen $12,000 worth of property from her ex-fiance, Darin Reinolds. Remolds testified that after he had started living with her, he had found his fiance was not to be trusted. In particular, he said he had been offered “hush money” to keep silent about the theft allegations she was facing. Reinolds also said Brown had talked about the money she would make from a possible civil suit against UNC Hospitals that she would file if she won the case against Diaz. Brown had already picked out a car, Reinolds said. Brown’s former employer, Timothy Callahan of Asheboro, testified that the jewelry store had a “significant shortage" after a routine inventory check. He said he See DIAZ, Page 8
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