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(The laihj ®ar ISppl Volume 102, Issue 139 101 yarn of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1593 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Judge Sleeps on Anger, Returns Camera to Court LOS ANGELES He slept on it and cooled off. Superior Court Judge Lance Ito didn’t pull the plug Wednesday on live court room broadcasts of the O. J. Simpson mur der trial. Ito was angry about the accidental broad cast Tuesday of an alternate juror’s face on Court TV that lasted eight-tenths of a sec ond. “Our friends in the news media, thank you again,” Ito said facetiously. Then he abruptly stopped the defense’s opening statement and killed the camera feed, prompting objections from defense lawyers who said that prosecutors had had the benefit of giving their opening state ments on live TV. House Begins Showdown On Budget Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. ln a debate with enormous economic and political sig nificance, the Republican-controlled House advanced Wednesday toward a showdown on a balanced-budget amendment designed to end the government’s massive mn-up in red ink. GOP lawmakers were nearly unani mous in their support. But with a two thirds majority required for passage, the amendment’s fate was in the hands of a divided Democratic party. House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri told lawmakers the proposal was “perhaps the most important issue we will consider in your whole time in the Congress.” Israel Approves New Plan For Housing Settlements JERUSALEM The government ap proved a housing plan Wednesday that will put 20,000 more Jewish settlers in communities around Jerusalem, provok ing angry warnings from Palestinian lead ers that settlement expansion jeopardized peace talks. The approval by a Cabinet committee headed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin came three days after Palestinian militants killed 19 Israelis in a suicide bombing. But a decision on construction meant to affirm Israel’s claim to the greater Jerusalem area was planned before that attack. PLO chief Yasser Arafat, on a visit to Jordan’s capital, Amman, criticized the Israeli government’s action. Flu Epidemic Threatens Japanese Quake Refugees KOBE, Japan Officials appealed for medicine Wednesday to combat a flu out break that threatened to turn into an epi demic in shelters that house hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in last week’s earthquake. The ground continued to rumble in Kobe, the western city that took the bmnt of the Jan. 17 quake that killed more than 5, OOOpeople. An aftershockof4.7set build ings swaying and sent new fears through a community wondering when its nightmare will end. There were no reports of damage or casualties, but high-speed trains in the area were halted and several expressways were closed as a precaution. Eight days after the quake, 307,000 people remained in tents and makeshift shelters set up in schools and government buildings. Bosnian President Sets Deadline for Settlement SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Frustrated by the lack of peace talks, Bosnia’s Muslim president on Wednesday gave rival Serbs two months to accept a plan dividing the republic, and until May 1 for a final peace settlement. That date marks the end of the current truce. The accord, ho we ver, has not stopped the fighting, particularly in northwest Bosnia, where Croatian Serbs and rebel Muslims have been battling government forces. The Muslim-led government has no power to force a deadline on the Serbs, or on the international community. It could, however, pull out of the cease-fire deal May 1, which would lead to more heavy fighting this summer. The five nations that drafted the peace plan are pressing to get talks restarted. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Mostly sunny; high near 50. FRIDAY: Increasing clouds; high near 50. Hall Investigating Tenure Denial BY SHARRON SCOTT STAFF WRITER An assistant sociology professor who recently announced his membership in the Nation of Islam said the University dis criminated against him because of his reli gious affiliation when it denied him tenure in mid-December. FredXHallsaidhe thought that his race and his membership in the Nation of Islam had been factors in the decision to deny him tenure. Hall has been affiliated with the University for 14 years. He earned his doctorate from UNC in 1983. Hall publicly announced his member ship in the Nation of Islam Jan. 18. “I know what America thinks of black Devils’ Late Shot Ends Tar Heels’ 32-Game Streak BYROBBIPICKERAL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR DURHAM —The ball bounced three times on the rim before the final buzzer sounded and the Cameron Crazies flooded Duke’s home court. But this time, it wasn’t Grant Hill or Christian Laettner who converted the last-second shot for the buzzer-beating victory. Blue Devil Alison Day played hero Wednesday night asNo. 21 Duke (15-2,6-1 in the ACC) squeaked past No. 3 North Carolina (18-1, 6-1) 74-72 in front of 5,000 fans at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was the first time the Duke women have beaten UNC in three years. With three seconds left in regulation, Duke guard Jennifer Scanlon lobbed an inbounds pass over the reach ofN orth Carolina’s Tonya Jackson, and Day made a turnaround six-footer that fell through the net on a whim. “I don’t know, I just said a little prayer, and it went in,” Day said. “It’s something you dream about—hitting the last shot and beating Carolina at home.” UNC senior forward Charlotte Smith said: “It hurts. My heart sank. But it’s not the end of the world. It’s one loss. We had two losses last year even though we went on to win the national championship, so we just have to keep our heads up and keep going on.” Day hit a short jumper in the paint with 37 seconds remaining to tie the game at 72. After a Tar Heel timeout, sophomore Marion J ones missed a 3-pointer at the top of the key to give Duke possession with eight seconds left. The Blue Devils used their first timeout, then guard Kira Orr advanced the ball past midcourt before calling their second. Then Scanlon made the pass. Jackson tried for a steal. And Day hit the shot. “We thought they might go into Day,” UNC head coach See WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, Page 11 ACC Mea's Results • Florida State. 70 W. Forest... 71 UNC 100 Virginia ..70 N.C. State...... 71 Maryland.... 56 Ga. Tech 75 Clemson 51 Clinton’s Speech Should Help Restore Confidence BYBRONWEN CLARK ASSISTANT STATE AND NATIONAL EDITOR AND COLBY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER When President Clinton took the po dium Tuesday night for his State of the Union address, his popularity was on the line. But during the course of his hour-and -21-minute speech, he managed to appease some of the Republicans and restore some of the country’s faith in his ability to pass legislation even with a newly elected and often hostile Congress. TomHendrickson.chairmanoftheN.C. Democratic Party, said the “new covenant” actually represented a return to Clinton's 1992 campaign. “The president is focused on delivering the promises of the 1992 campaign to the American people,” he said. “That’s what we will see the president doing, and I think the people will react favorably to it.” Richard Richardson, a political science professor at UNC, said he thought Clinton was attempting to adapt to the Republican majority in Congress by returning to the themes of 1992. Richardson said he was surprised by the amount Clinton had shifted to the right. “The degree that (Clinton) wrapped him self in the center flag was overwhelming,” Chapal Hill, North CaroKaa THURSDAY, JANUARY 26,1995 men who are seen as a threat, and I know what is thought of Lewis Fanakhan, who many view as the biggest threat, ” Hall said. He said he would investigate why he hadnotreceivedtenure. “I have suspicions at this point, and I am continuing to look into the matter.” Hall said he had been told by superiors that the reason he had not received tenure was because he had not published exten sively. “I readily acknowledge not having lengthy publications,” he said. But he said there were balancing fac tors. “I think that my other contributions to the University should be seen as compen sation for lack of publications,” Hall said. Dewilish Defense M '^* pP /jBUK \ mBBS / /!/ A* <n( . bmßjigr-c DTH/CHRIS GAYDOSH Duke’s Carey Kauffman (23) and Alison Day (52) use Charlotte Smith as sandwich filler as they battle for a rebound. Smith fouled out in UNC’s first loss since falling to Virginia last February. Women's Basketball UNC 72 Duke 74 he said. “I thought he would embrace the Republicans’ ideas less. He even apolo gized for the health bill.” But Richardson said this was a positive move. “People couldn’t figure out what (the health bill) was all about,” he said. Richardson said he thought Clinton needed to sustain the momentum created by the speech. “Political ups and downs don’t last too long,” he said. “Remember, no one ex pected (George) Bush to lose the 1992 election right after the Gulf War." Joseph Duffey, director of the U.S. In formation Agency, said he thought Clinton was addressing the nation at a critical moment in American history. “This isatime ofmore significant change than many of us have known. It is compa rable to the period of the Great Depres sion,” he said. “I always think when I watch President Clinton in front of the Congress that this is the first time a presi dent has addressed the country without nuclear weapons pointing at the nation.” Duffey said that Clinton had tried to emphasize deficit reduction while provid ing programs necessary for progress. “One difference between the majority in Congress and the president is how to provide tax relief,” Duffey said. “Rather than an across-the-board tax cut, he prefers See STATE, Page 2 Drunkenness is voluntary insanity. Seneca He said he was surprised when he did not receive tenure. “I was devastated. I shed some tears. It hurt; it really hurt.” Hall said being denied tenure had not made him lose faith in the University. “I retain my loyalty to the University of North Carolina,” he said. “I am hopeful that I will be able to remain here.” Hall said many people discriminated against members of the Nation of Islam because they believed the Nation to be anti-white and anti-Semitic. “The Nation of Islam is a strongly pro black organization, but pro-black does not mean anti-white,” he said. Hall said that in the past the Nation of Islam had perceived whites as “blue-eyed Student Supreme Court Allows Finance Investigation of the Executive Branch BY WILL SAFER STAFF WRITER The Student Congress Finance Committee may go ahead with its investigation of the executive branch, according to a decision of the Student Supreme Court. The decision, announced before the semester’s first Student Congress meeting Wednesday night, removed a temporary re straining order against the finance committee’s investigation. The restraining order was initiated last semester to allow the executive branch time to contest the investigation into its financial dealings. “It was exactly correct,” said Jonathan Jordan, legal counsel to the finance committee and former Student Congress representa tive from Dist. 1. Jordan said the executive branch could not contest the investigation because it did not meet the requirements established by the Student Government Code. Lee Conner, legal counsel for the executive branch, said the investigation adversely affected the executive branch’s ability to operate. He said one result of the investigation was a great number of time-consuming phone calls to members of the executive branch, forcing them to neglect their duties. The code states that when a legislative act “adversely affects... or diminishes powers,” it may be challenged. The court decision stated that the executive branch was not being affected in such a way. Jordan later said that the executive branch had no standing to bring its case and that he was happy with the decision. Another decision of the court declared invalid a resolution that allowed Student Congress representative Nathan Darling to re ceive a stipend for working on the Yackety Yack, the University yearbook. Rep. Dion Williams, Dist. 17, brought the case against Dar ling, editor of the Yackety Yack, stating that the code prohibited a member of congress from receiving payment of any land for his devils. ” He also said there was a stereotype that the Nation still believed that Jews exploited blacks for their own advantage. “The Nation of Islam draws attention to Jewish involvement in the slave trade and how Jewish merchants enrich them selves in black communities, but that does not mean that the Nation of Islam is anti- Semitic,” Hall said. “I do think that being a black man in America, and particularly being involved in the Nation of Islam, has made me less acceptable to other persons even if they don’t always express it,” he said. Arne Kalleberg, chairman of the sociol ogy department, declined to comment, as See HALL, Page 2 or her work. The Yackety Yack is funded by congress. It was the stated intent of the resolution to allow Darling to receive the stipend. The court did not propose a solution to the problem presented by the code. According to the decision, only congress has the power to resolve a problem of this kind. The Student Congress faced two major issues of its own during the meeting following the court announcements. The Yackety Yack was the central issue, as congress was asked to absolve a $77,000 loan given to the organization. The loan covered printing costs after Tracy Keene, the former business manager, embezzled the money in 1991. Darling told the congress representatives that voting to assume the loan would only change the procedure for collecting the money, which is being paid back by Keene. The money being paid to cover the loan is going to the Yackety Yack and then immedi ately to congress. Darling said that skipping this step would enable congress to take Keene to court if he defaulted on the payments. Congress also voted on this year’s student elections poll sites, approving Hanes Art Center asa new site for the Feb. 14 elections. Tom Lyon, Dist. 21, attempted to change the new site from the art center to the Scuttlebutt. “The only people in Hanes Art Center are fruitloops, weirdos, ” Lyon said. He said most people on campus were not familiar with the site and would not vote there. Rep. Roy Granato, Dist. 13, argued that students would know where the arts center was located. “Chapel Hill is the artsy-fartsy capitalofthe world,” he said. He said he thought the site would be good for improving voter turnout. Elections Board Chairwoman Erin Lewis said she was happy with the addition of the new polling site. “I’m excited; I think it’s going to be a great site,” she said. See CONGRESS, Page 2 News/Features/Ans/Sports 962-0245 Busmess/Advertismg 962-ll<>3 C 1994 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Assistant Sociology Professor FRED X HALL, a Nation of Islam member, was denied tenure in mid-December. General Assembly Convenes BYSHARONCOLE STAFF WRITER North Carolina lawmakers headed to Raleigh on Wednesday to open the 1995 session of the General Assembly with a new party in power in the state House and 45 freshman legislators. Following trends across the country, the Republicans took control of the N.C. House of Representatives for the first time in more than 100 years, while Democrats retained power in the N.C. Senate. With the Republicans making up the new majority in the House, changes are expected within the assembly’s lower body. Rep. Harold Brubaker, R-Randolph, was elected speaker of the House on Wednesday, and new Republican com mittee heads will be selected soon. Don Follmer, communications direc tor for the House, promised anew legisla tive style with the Republicans in control. “It’ll be a refreshing change of pace from molasses in the winter as opposed to pouring lemonade in the summer, ” he said, comparing Democratic and Republican leadership. Republicans will be working to reduce frivolous legislation and to move legisla tion through faster, Follmer said. “Citizens ofNorth Carolina will see the legislature in an entirely new light, ” and be impressed with the “dynamic new speaker.” “Asa former journalist, I was impressed with how smoothly he took over, ” Follmer said. Republicans in the House have outlined their legislative priorities in the “Republi can Reform Agenda,” also known as the “North Carolina Contract.” The eight issues of the contract are the legislative priorities of the House Republi cans, according to Brubaker's office. They include: N A tax cut of at least S2OO million in See LEGISLATURE, Page 4
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