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She iailg (Ear Hrrl Volume 102, Issue 128 Ml years of editorial freedom BfejlS Semng the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state , nation and world Salvi Pleads Innocent to Abortion Clinic Shootings BROOKLINE, Mass. Wearing a bulletproof vest in court, John C. Salvi in pleaded innocent Monday to murder and attempted murder in a shooting rampage at two abortion clinics that left two recep tionists dead. The 22-year-old student hairdresser was ordered held without bail. Salvi’s court-appointed attorney gave his first hint of strategy. J.W. Camey Jr., who is known for his use of the insanity defense, would not comment on whether Salvi might employ such a defense. Salvi was arraigned in state court on charges of murdering two people and wounding five at two clinics in Brookline on Dec. 30. Last week, he pleaded innocent to fed eral firearms charges in the Brookline slayings and the shooting up of a clinic in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 31. Russian Troops Battle to Take Grozny City Center GROZNY, Russia Russian tanks and artillery hammered the city’s heart with hundreds of shells and rockets Mon day as outnumbered Chechen rebels fought to hold the presidential palace and other key installations. Russia’s human-rights commissioner said his government was prepared to de clare a 48-hour cease-fire in the secession ist republic, but other officials in Moscow could not immediately confirm the report. Chechnya's president, whose where abouts have been unclear for days, ap peared on television Monday night to com ment about the war. Technical problems muted his message. Russian troops pushed into Chechen positions from several directions, and the news agency Interfax said the Russian troops controlled two-thirds of the capital. Bosnians Say Serb Actions Might Imperil Shaky Truce SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina The Bosnian prime minister accused the United States, Russia and European pow ers Monday of retreating from a take-it-or leave-it peace plan in a concession to the government’s Serb foes. Bosnia was reported quiet Monday, the eighth day of what is to be a four-month truce. But, like many others, the current cease-fire has been plagued with viola tions. Monday’s disagreement, at a meeting between Bosnian leaders and Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, ren dered unlikely any quick progress on a political settlement of the 33-month-long war. Israel, PLO Reconvene for Talks on Autonomy Issue CAIRO, Egypt lsrael and the PLO reopened negotiations on expanding Pal estinian autonomy Monday. But Egypt chief mediator between the two sides warned that Israel’s enlarging of Jewish settlements endangered the entire peace process. Foreign Minister Amr Moussa issued the warning before the upper house of Egypt’s Parliament, saying the settlement policy made clear Israel was not living up to its peace agreements with the PLO. The negotiations resumed as Palestin ians in the West Bank urged suspending peace talks because of the settlement issue. PLO chief Yasser Arafat was expected Tuesday in Cairo to discuss the settlements with President Hosni Mubarak following talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Seven Killed at Wedding In South African Province DURBAN, South Africa Five chil dren and two adults were gunned down after a wedding ceremony in the latest eruption of violence in strife-tom KwaZulu- Natal province. Police spokesman Colonel Bala Naidoo said political motive was “possible” in Sunday’s attack in rural KwaMbonambi, 100 miles north of Durban. The same area was the scene of the massacre of 10 African National Congress supporters the day after Christmas. Naidoo said the two adults who were among the victims Sunday were believed to be sup porters of the Inkatha Freedom Party. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Partly cloudy; high 48. WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny; high near 50. SPC Ruled Against Browning Too Late BY ADAM GUSMAN UNIVERSITY EDITOR A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 3 that former UNC housekeeper Eric Browning be reinstated with back pay and legal fees. Judge Narley Cashwell declared the State Personnel Commission’s overturn ing of a previous ruling invalid because more than 90 days had passed between the previous judge’s ruling and the SPC’s deci sion. According to Browning’s attorney, Alan McSurely, the law states that if the SPC hands down no decision for 90 days from their first opportunity to hear the case —the SPC’s meeting on June B—then8 —then the recommended decision automatically be Edwards Wins Pay, Promotion BY ADAM GUSMAN UNIVERSITY EDITOR Attorneys of a University police officer who is suing the University for discrimination received a ruling in her favor from the StatePersonnelCommissionDec. 23. Chancellor Paul Hardin and the University must now decide whether to appeal the SPC’s decision. The decision handed down by the SPC upholds Orange Supe rior Court Judge Gordon Battle’s July ruling that Keith Edwards be given a retroactive promotion to sergeant, backpay adjusted to reflect the promotion and legal fees. “I feel like that 7 1/2 year grievance is over," Edwards said Monday. “I’ve felt sometimes like I’ve been carrying the weight of the whole world on my shoulders. I feel like the weight is offof one of my shoulders. I’m almost there. Once this is over, I can finally take a breather and say, ‘Peace at last.’ “This could have been settled in 1987 for less than S6OO a year because that’s all that promotion would have cost,” Edwards said. “If Chancellor Hardin had done the same thing for me that he did for the white officers, I would not have had to put my life on hold for seven years.” Edwards said that although Hardin had not caused her ordeal, she thought he had prolonged it by not dealing with civil rights issues. “As far as the promotion and the back pay, the chancellor and the University can take them and shove them up as far as they will go, and when they pull it out I hope they have bloody hemorrhoids. “I got what I wanted and that was a judgment for discrimina tion, ” she said. “My motto for 1995—my New Year’s resolution is: I’m taking my life back by any means necessary.” The University originally appealed the judge’s ruling in favor of Edwards but then withdrew its appeal days before the SPC was to rule on the case. Edwards’ attorney, Alan McSurely, said that he had written four letters to the SPC asking for a ruling but that there had been no reply. McSurely filed a petition Dec. 16 asking the Superior Court to force some action from the SPC. Shortly after the seven members of the SPC had been served notice of the petition, they released the ruling in Edwards’ favor. Officials with the state attorney general’s office announced Dec. 28 that they would probably appeal the SPC’s decision. The University has 30 days from the date of the decision to appeal to theN.C. Court of Appeals. Edwards’ case began in 1987 whenshe claimed the University discriminated against her as a black woman when they passed her over for a promotion to sergeant. Hardin and University chief legal counsel Susan Ehringhaus were unavailable for comment Monday. The SPC's decision and whether die University appeals will not affect another case Edwards is pursuing against the Univer sity. McSurely will give his oral argument for a civil suit Friday before the N.C. Supreme Court in Raleigh, which agreed to hear the case in March. Professors Didn’t Make Grade—Fast Enough— At Fall Semester’s End BY SARAH BAHNSON STAFF WRITER The anxiety of waiting for grades during the semester break was lengthened forsome students this holiday season. Some grades were received as late as Thursday with no reason given for their delay. University Registrar David Lanier said grades were sent to students according to the same procedures as they had been in past years. Grades are mailed at three dif ferent intervals: on Dec. 22, Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, he said. “I don’t know that (the grades) were late,” Lanier said. “This year was fairly comparable to past years.” Brad Chapman, a sophomore from Cooleemee, said he had expected his grades to arrive the week after Christmas at the latest. His grades arrived Thursday. “I thought the system must have shut down because no one else I knew had gotten their grades either, ” Chapman said. Chad Helton, a sophomore from Ad vance, expected his grades the week after Christmas because he received them at that time last year. “I was worried,” Helton said. “I was afraid I might have a hold.” Kristin Hinshaw, a freshman from Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. Margaret Mitchell Chapel Hill, North Carolina TUESDAY, JANUARY 10,1995 comes the SPC’s fi nal decision. keJ&B The SPC did not |j| overrule the judge's ■ decision until early iIL jrJM November after |j the maximum 90 I days so Judge ■' Cashwell granted Browning’s petition to let Administra- i* tiveLawJudgeFred Former housekeeper Morrison’s earlier ERIC BROWNING ruling stand. was fired after he said McSurely said he ought to kill his SPC administrator supervisor. Patsy Smith Mor gan told him in October that the commis Curtis Johnson to Skip Senior Season IIP, *IBIBIM - - IIbHPSi MMM HLk - ijM gi/ M jjBaBF gS \ e jp * 'V- -55 .Vk ) iniii:: ji * - ’ ’ eg gs ffjk s*| I ' IMUnfip £m ■ PH apijr" Jß |H JH| MM p: C ‘MMS&i. f DTH/DAVID ALFORD North Carolina tailback Curtis Johnson, shown here scoring a touchdown against Maryland, leaves UNC with 1,999 yards. The fourth-year junior expects to earn his degree in May. “I thought the system must have shut down because no one else / knew had gotten their grades either. ” BRAD CHAPMAN UNC sophomore Mocksville, wasconcemed whenhergrades did not come a few days after Christmas. “Considering grades had to be turned in three days after the exam, I can’t under stand why the grades took so long to get to us,” Hinshaw said. “They at least could have told us it would be a longer wait.” Lanier said that students were sent then grades if they were complete the night before each mailing and that any delay would have been caused by faculty mem bers not turning in grades by their dead line. “When grades are sent is based on pro fessors getting grades in,” Lanier said Monday. Faculty members are required to turn grades in to the registrar’s office 72 hours See GRADES, Page 2 sion had no typist and thus could not publish the decision. Morgan claimed that the SPC had made its decision in August, within the 90 day period, but that it was simply not “dissemi nated” until November. In his decision, Judge Cashwell wrote, “No final decision, under the statute’s definition, was made in this case until the Commission issued its written order on November 4,1994.” McSurely said one legal question had been left unanswered whether UNC had the right to appeal Judge Cashwell’s decision. He said that because more than 30 days have now passed in which the University could have appealed the SPC’s decision if it had been delivered on time he thought there was no longer a right to New UNC Interim Auditor Hired After First Takes Blue Cross Job Officials Planning to Begin Search in Next Few Weeks For a Permanent Auditor BY JAY STONE STAFF WRITER Grady Fullerton, a retired faculty mem ber from the UNC Institute of Govern ment, will put his talents to use as the University’s new interim internal audit director as the search for a permanent auditor begins. Wayne Jones, vice chancellor of busi ness and finance, said Monday that Fuller ton was a very experienced auditor and quite an authority on government finances. Jones said that Fullerton would prob ably remain in the position until a perma nent audit director was chosen. Jones also said the search for a permanent internal audit director would be getting under way within the next couple of weeks. Fullerton was hired to replace Bruce Thomas, the University’s former interim audit director, who is settling into his new job at Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s Chapel Hill corporate office as senior director of membership and billing. “It was an opportunity (Thomas) thought he couldn’t turn down,” Jones said of the job change. “Obviously, we appeal. “As far as I’m concerned, they sat on their rights; they should have gotten an extension if they wanted to appeal.” Chancellor Paul Hardin and chief legal counsel Susan Ehringhaus were unavail able for comment Monday. Browning filed grievances against the University in fall 1992 and spring 1993 complaining that he had not been inter viewed for a position he had applied for and that a training request had been de nied. Judge Morrison ruled in May that Browning should be reinstated with a final written warning. The University then ap pealed that ruling to the SPC, which over turned the decision. Browning then chose to appeal the case further to the N. C. Supe rior Court. would have liked to keep him longer at the University, but we appreciated his helping us while he was here.” Thomas’ new position encompasses administrative responsibilities related to all of the financial aspects of enrolling and billingmembers ofßlue Cross/Blue Shield. Susanne Goeller, head ofcorporate com munications for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, said the company was going through many changes. She said Thomas’ entry into the organization would help make transitions go more smoothly. “We’re undergoingalotofrapid changes in our organization,” Goeller said. “Tues day was Brace’s first official day. We’re real excited to have him. It’s really won derful.” Goeller praised Thomas’ qualifications for his new job. “Brace brings a wealth of financial ex perience as well as a background in law,” Goeller said. “He has demonstrated excel lent problem-solving skills, and, most im portantly, he has the ability to motivate, manage and build teams.” Before accepting the job at Blue/Cross Blue Shield, Thomas worked at UNC and atN.C.CentralUniversity, where heserved as an advocate of reforms within the inter nal audit department. At UNC, Thomas helped to strengthen computer technology and began an “early warning” system to provide warnings News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Ad vertising 962-1163 © 1994 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Browning was dismissed May 7,1993, after losing his temper in front of UNC employees and saying he ought to kill his supervisor. On April 28,1993, Browning went to Counseling Services to pick up forms he needed to file a second grievance for having denied him a training course request. Browning then overheard a con versation between his supervisor and UNC’s training manager, who said the request couldn’t be fulfilled until Brown ing finished a newly created prerequisite. Browning then got angry, threw a note book and papers, and said, “I ought to get my gun and kill the son of a bitch.” Browning admitted to having made threatening comments but apologized the same day. STAFF REPORT Curtis Johnson and Greg Black are one step closer to their dream of playing in the NFL. In a surprise move Monday, the two North Carolina football players each de cided to give up their final year of eligibility and make themselves available for the NFL draft. Johnson, a junior tailback from Greens boro, rushed for 721 yards this year, bring ing his career total at UNC to 1,999, good for ninth in team history. He and Leon Johnson each rushed for more than 1,000 yards in 1993. “I have decided to move on to the next level and play pro football,” Johnson said. “I have enjoyed every thing about my time at Carolina.” Johnson, who CURTIS JOHNSON made himself eligible for the NFL draft scored 21 touchdowns in his three-year career, said that he plans to graduate on time in May. “I’ve talked with Coach (Mack) Brown and (offensive coordinator and runningbacks) coach (Darrell) Moody and I feel this decision is in my best inter est,” Johnson said. “Both want me to do what is best for me, and I appreciate that.” Johnson, 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds, was selected to the ACC’s first team in 1993 after he ran for 1,034 yards and 12 touch downs. He also is the only back in league histoiy to have three runs from scrimmage of over 75 yards. Black, a 6-5, 288-pound junior defen sive tackle, started all 12 games for the Tar Heels. The Gastonia native was 11th on the team in tackles with 21 primary tackles and 16 assists. He also made four tackles for losses and pressured the quarterback seven times. “It has been a lifetime dream of mine to play in the NFL,” Black said. “Life at Carolina has been a great experience and has helped me mature as an adult. “The coaches and entire staff have been very supportive of me and helped me in a lot of areas. I’ll always remember that and See JOHNSON, Page 5 across the campus about questionable busi ness practices. Thomas was brought into a 1990 inves tigation at NCCU when a state auditor’s report said that NCCU professor and former Durham City Council member Clarence Brown had mismanaged $828,000 in research grants. This eventually led to the resignation of former NCCU Chancellor Tyronza Rich mond. Thomas then served as the personal assistant to Julius Chambers, who took Richmond’s place as NCCU chancellor. Thomas was chosen to temporarily re place former University auditor Eddie Capel, who requested reassignment to an other University department. Capel is cur rently working in the Department of Sys tems and Procedures. Editor's Note Editors are looking for reporters, graphic artists, designers, copy editors and photogra phers. Applications are available in the DTH of fice, which is located in the back of the Student Union in Suite 104. All applications are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 17. Read directions carefully and submit all information requested. If you have any ques tions, all desk editors can be contacted at 962-0245.
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