Daily ®ar MM J? Volume 102, Issue 152 101 years ofeditorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Vice President Strikes Out At Opponents of Nominee NASHVILLE, Term. Striking back Monday in the row over President Clinton’s surgeon general nominee, Vice President A1 Gore called Dr. Henry Foster Jr. the victim of an anti-abortion campaign to intimidate Congress. “We’re not going to let the extremists win,” he declared. But critics of the Tennessee obstetrician showed no sign of easingup. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in Georgia, “I think he's going to be very hard to confirm. I think it’s going to be a very embarrassing set of hearings.” But Mike McCurry, White House press secretary, also joined in the tougher rheto ric the White House has begun using. He said extremists in the right-to-life move ment “have now hooked Republicans and Congress by the nose.” House Speaker Won't Run For President in '96 Race SMYRNA, Ga.—House SpeakerNewt Gingrich ended a brief flirtation with the 1996 presidential race Monday, saying he had decided it was more important to con centrate on the ambitious GOP congres sional agenda. Few Republicans actually believed Gingrich would enter the race, given his longtime desire to be speaker, his often controversial views and pending ethics in vestigations. But many activists urged him to run, especially after other prominent conserva tives, including former Vice President Dan Quayle and former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, announced they would forgo the 1996 race. Gingrich encouraged specula tion by scheduling a visit to New Hamp shire, which holds the first primary. Chechnya, Russia Reach Limited Cease-Fire Truce GROZNY, Russia Russians and Chechens drank a toast to their dead Mon day, then agreed to safeguard the living with a limited truce that halts the use of heavy artillery. But reports of sporadic fighting in and around Grozny, the capital, tempered hopes that the latest cease-fire in the two month war could succeed where others have failed. Vladimir Nikanorov, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, said the agreement was reached during five hours of talks between the commander ofßussian troops in Chechnya, Col. Gen. Anatoly Kulikov, and Aslan Maskhadov, the chief of Chechen forces. Under the pact, fighting with heavy artillery will stop today. Israeli Taxi Driver Killed In Occupied West Bank JERUSALEM—A 60-year-old Israeli taxi driver was stabbed to death Monday on the main road from Jerusalem to a nearby Jewish settlement in the West Bank. The driver, Refael Cohen, was found in critical condition in his taxi parked near an army roadblock. He died en route to the hospital. Jerusalem police commander Aryeh Amit said police were investigating the possibility that the assailants had been Palestinian militants but hadn’t ruled out criminal motives for the attack. Dozens of police backed by helicopters searched the area. Police found a knife that might have been used to stab Cohen. Slavic War Crimes Tribunal Indicts 21 for Atrocities THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Setting the stage for the first war-crimes trial since World War n, a tribunal on Monday ac cused 21 Serbs ofhaving committed atroci ties against Croats and Muslims interned in a Bosnian prison camp. Only one suspect, a karate expert named Dusan Tadic, is in custody. This former Kozarac police officer might be the lone person to come to trial for crimes that include killings, torture, rape and beatings at the Omarska camp. Set up by the U.N. Security Council in 1993, the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal thatannounced the indictments is trying to focus world opinion on the only instance of alleged genocide in Europe since the Nazi exterminations of Jews and Gypsies during World War H. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Mostly cloudy; high mid 40s. WEDNESDAY: Chance of rain; low mid-30s. Gov. Hunt's Budget Proposal Criticized BY ADAM GUSMAN UNIVERSITY EDITOR UNC-system President C.D. Spangler said Monday that he was disappointed by Gov. Jim Hunt’s budget proposal that would involve a “substantial” decrease in funding throughout the UNC system. The budget, Budget Could Sam State S2OO Million See Page 5 which Hunt submitted Monday to the General Assembly, would increase out-of state tuition 30 percent during the next SBP Candidates Do Last-Minute Campaigning BY KAMAL WALLACE STAFF WRITER With their campaigns coming to a close, student body president candidates are do ing everything they can to get their points out to the student body. John Dervin, campaign manager for Stacey Brandenburg, said he wanted to get the point across that Brandenburg was the best candidate. “We are go ing door to door, handing out bills Guide to Voting in All Campus Races See Pages 2 & 4 and creating chalk outlines around cam pus to make sure people realize who to vote for,” Dervin said. Calvin Cunningham also said he was actively campaigning elec tion eve, including phone banking, putting up posters and chalking mes sages on campus. “We’re rallying Studfl^ HB what I consider will be my basis of support, but we’re still recruiting people into the campaign,” Cunningham said. He said members of his campaign staff were also coordinating which people would hand out literature at which poll sites today. Candidate Kelly Jo Gamer said her tactics would be similar to her opponents’. “We want to have more publicity out there so my staff will be going door to door and chalking the sidewalk,” she said. “I learned a lot about campus policy at the University,” she said. “The campaign reflects who I am and what I stand for.” In many of the races, “dirty” politics have not been a factor. Brandenburg supporter Lara Ramsey believes the candidates have followed the rules. “Rumors are going around, but for the most part, [the campaigns] have been clean,” she said. Most of the candidates plan to watch the election results Tuesday night. “We will be getting everyone together at Carroll Hall, room 106 and see what happens,” Dervin said. Gamerplans a more casual atmosphere. “I will be eating at Lenoir and going to Manning Hall to watch the election results after 6 p.m.,” she said. Candidates Jen Fiumara, Andrew France and Robert Simes could not be reached for comment. Election Ewe jH mKHHI . . # DTH / KATIE CANNON Elections Board Chairwoman Erin Lewis prepares ballot boxes to be distributed around campus early this morning for campus elections. Lewis said she hoped voter turnout would be as high as in last year's election, in which more than 4,000 students cast votes. Now that we ve found love, what are we gonna do with it? Heavy D Chi pel Hill, North CaroHna TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1995 three years and next year’s in-state tuition by 3.1 percent while allowing fora 2 per cent increase in faculty salaries. “Our faculty have been treated unfairly,” Spangler said. “I’ve worked for the Uni versity for nine years now, and I’ve felt that the legislature had treated us fairly each time—until this year.” Hunt phoned Spangler on Sunday night to tell him how the UNC system would be affected by his budget proposal. In a letter sent Monday to the members of the Board of Governors and to the chair men of the boards of trustees and the Graduate Districts Dist 1 Law Dist 2 Education, Social Work and Library Science Dist 3 Business and Journalism Dist 4 City and Regional Planning, Economics. Geography, History. Political Science, Public Administration Dist 5 Comparative Literature, English, Folklore, German, Linguistics, Romance Languages. Slavic Languages Dist 6 Anthropology, Art Classics, Computer Science, Dramatic Art Leisure Studies, Math, Music, Operational Research, Philosophy, Physical Education, Religion, Statistics Dist 7 Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Geology, Marine Sciences, Physics, Psychology Dist 8 Public Health Dist 9 Cell Biology. Anatomy. Biochemistry. Biomedical Engineering, Dentistry. Genebcs. Microbiology/ Immunology, Neurobiology, Pathology, Pharmacology. Physiology. Toxicology Dist 10 Medicine Ridge Btj. UNC Hospitals Urn School MCf*S. p 4k>\ HmScrnces Brandenburg Receives Warning BY MARY BETH MAURIELLO STAFF WRITER The Elections Board has issued a warning to the campaign of student body president candidate Stacey Brandenburg for putting handbills under doors in Whitehead Residence Hall. Elections Board Chairwoman Erin Lewis said the fliers were probably distributed Sunday. She said she began receiving phone calls Sunday evening from residents about the distribution of the handbills. John Dervin, a member of Brandenburg’s cam faculty chairmen at each of the 16 uni versities, Spangler expressed his con cern that the faculty salaries increase of only 2 percent was less than the cost of-living increase. “Our faculty compensation has slipped to an extent where we will be come noncompeti- UNC-system President C.D. SPANGLER Off-Cempui Districts Dist 19 North and east of the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets and of Estes Drive Dist 20 South and east of the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets Dist 21 South and west of the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets Dist 22 North and west of the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets Dist 23 North and east of the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets excluding Dist 19 area Carried &§JTI| I 1 Student Hous!n9 ■ ■ f ' : --^,„, v paign staff, said a staff worker had put the handbills under a few doors. “It wasn’t anything major,” he said. Dervin said campaign workers had been told not to put the handbills under doors. “(The worker) was told not to and did it anyway, ” he said. Lewis said these violations were fairly common in campus elections. “If you have a lot of people working for you, it’s hard to keep an eye on them,” she said. Brandenburg was asked to remind her campaign staff of the rule. five with other universities, and of course, the faculty will likely consider (Gov. Hunt’s) proposed 2 percent as an insult,” the letter states. Spangler said 1995 was expected to be a banner year for businesses in North Caro lina, with tax revenues of about one billion dollars more than last year. “You have a year when the prosperity in the state will be unparalleled, ” Spangler said. “Are we to tell our faculty, ‘You can’t share in the benefits; you’re not included?’ I think that’s not fair. “The faculty are an essential ingredient Where SBP Candidates Stand on the Issues jHH -S/Mg v BOG to Enforce Out-of-State Student Limit BY BRIAN VANN STAFF WRITER The UNC Board of Governors voted Friday to install a plan penalizing UNC-system schools for exceeding the 18 percent maximum on out-of-state student enrollment. The board, the policy-making body for the 16 UNC-system schools, decided to implement financial penalties for exceeding the 18 percent limit. BOG Vice Chairman Joseph Thomas said the 18 percent out of-state policy should be enforced. “This policy [the 18 percent limit] has been out there for years and has been violated,” Thomas said. “We’ve got mandates from the General Assembly to start enforcing it.” Under the new policy, UNC-system schools that exceed the limit on entering undergraduates two years in a row will have a portion of their funding withheld. The amount of funding denied will be determined by the percentage of out-of state students. Provost Richard McCormick said the University would take the necessary measures to get out-of-state enrollment under the 18 percent limit. “We’re taking it very seriously because the penalty is very severe,” McCormick said. “The admissions staff is going to be very cautious and will try to be under 18 percent. We will, however, try to remain as close to that number as possible.” He said the recent rise in out-of-state students was a result of a steady increase in the number of students who decided to attend the University after being admitted. See OUT-OF-STATE, Page 2 Newt/Feature*/Attt/Sportx 5 usrness / Advertising 01995 DTH Publishing Coip. AD rights tamed. to our university, one of the cornerstones of the state’s reputation,’’ he said. Spangler said the faculty deserved an increase in salary greater than one adjusted to reflect an increase in the cost of living. “I don’t think we should advocate fac ulty salary increases just equal to the cost of living increase. It’s extremely counterpro ductive to the interests of the state, not only in the educational realm, which is para mount, but economically as well,” he said. “Our state’s foundation rests upon the See SALARIES, Page 5 STACEY BRANDENBURG ■ Hire full-time staffers for academic advising ■ Increase lighting and foot patrols, expand SAFE Escort ■ Hold statewide Human Relations Summit ■ Create Cabinet-level position for the environment ■ Encourage accessibility in student government CALVIN CUNNINGHAM ■ Bring national bands and speakers to UNC ” ■ Provide Internet service in dorms ■ Expand peer advising ■ Expand Point-2-Point and install more fights and call boxes * ■ Make UNC attractive to minorities JEN FIUMARA ■ Make student government about accomplishing student goals, not politics ■ Extend Point-2-Point and install free courtesy phones ■ Be accessible to students ■ Make improvements in academics, campus life and dorms ■ Require English proficiency for instructors ■ Install more laundry rooms ANDREW FRANCE ■ Expand SAFE Escort and add campus lighting ■ Be available to students ■ Hire outsiders to run the executive branch ■ Encourage campus discussion of diversity issues ■ Work wilh other student groups ■ Extend hours for Student Psychological Services KELLY JO GARNER ■ Encourage community on campus and empower students ■ Be accountable for use of student fees ■ Organize information on student life ■ Improve teaching skills of professors ■ Build a responsible, fair and open student government ROBERT SIMES ■ Encourage interaction among administration, student government and students ■ Staff Suite C during prime hours to help students ■ Install more lighting and call boxes * - ■ Make Carolina Course Review more user-friendly ■ Support women's center ■ Improve recycling in Lenoir 9624)245 962-1163

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