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Talk Shows Offer Mindless Daytime Diversion for Students
■ With ever-increasing ranks, hosts
such as Geraldo, Carnie Wilson and
Ricki Lake stir up controversy.
BY JESSICA BANOV
STAFF WRITER
Do you want to find out about murderous mothers,
breast sizes or cheating newlyweds? All you have to do
is surf the channels during die day, and you will find
these and many more scintillating topics on the talk
show circuit.
Daytime television has become slightly more sleazy
this fail with the onslaught of eight—yes, eight—new
talk shows added to the array of already existing ones.
New hosts range from Carnie Wilson of Wilson
Phillips fame, to Gabnelle Carteris, otherwise known
as Andrea from “Beverly Hi 11590210." Even Tempestt
Bledsoe, one of the kids from the “Cosby Show, ” and
reformed Partridge Family member Danny Bonaduce
have time slots to battle it out with guests on their
shows. From 9 a.m. to6p.m. on nearly every channel,
one can find a wide variety of hosting styles and
audience interactions.
Many people wonder why there are so many of
these talk shows and why it seems like half the hosts
have been rejected from other parts of the entertain
ment industry.
“It’s so easy to do, obviously,” said Monica Murrell,
a freshman from Matthews. “They see others and say,
‘I could do that.’ Carnie has one, why can’t I?”
Ronda Barnes, a junior from Cincinnati, said she
thought viewers had an influence on the number of
shows.“lt’s probably because everyone’s addicted to
them," Barnes said. “People like the trashy ones with
Group Fights Domestic Violence, Raises Funds Through T-Shirt Sales
BY NATALIE NEIMAN
STAFF WRITER
Members of the UNC Law Domestic
Violence Project hope to raise $3,000 for
the Orange/Durham Coalition for Bat
tered Women.
The group’s fund-raiser is planned in
conjunction with October’s designation as
national Domestic Violence Awareness
Month.
“This is a pervasive epidemic in our
culture, ” said Liz Erhardt, co-chairwoman
of the project and a second-year law stu
dent. “And the fact that it goes unrecog
nized is an example of the marginalization
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controversial topics.”
And one can certainly find trashy shows with con
troversial topics. Ken Page, a sophomore from Greens
boro, said, “I tend to watch the lower-grade shows, the
dirt shows, meaning, ‘Who’s sleeping with who?’
Geraldo-type shows.”
Shows run the gamut of subjects from relationships
to makeovers to love on the Internet. “How can you
not laugh at these topics?” said Karen Caskie, a junior
from Greensboro. “When I don’t have anything to do,
I just flip channels to see which is most entertaining. ”
But part of the entertainment is derived from how
the guests deal with these topics and how they interact
with the host. “It’s interesting to see people make a fool
of themselves on TV,” said Alisha Richmond, a fresh
man from Pineville.
Caskie said watching the guests provided her with
a reality check. “When you see how pitiful they are,
you realize your life is normal in comparison,” she
said. “Y ou have to question the fact to see reality. Just
don’t think about how they are representing society. ”
Taiasha Milton, a freshman from Charlotte, agreed.
“Most of the stuff (on the shows) is true about society
today, ” Milton said. “Some of it you just don’t think
about because it's not happening near you.”
Thinking, or lack thereof, adds to the appeal of
watching talk shows.
“They’re not real serious,” Bamessaid. “You come
in here (the Student Union TV lounge). You don't
have to think. You sit and watch, and you leave.”
Caskie said the choice of shows depended on what
you want to watch. “There’s trashy stuff like, ‘I Slept
WithYourMotherandGotHer Pregnant,’ or Oprah, ”
she said. Caskie and Milton agreed that Oprah Winfrey
seemed to reach a different type of audience. The two
preferred the mindless shows.
“Oprah is in a class of her own,” Milton said. “She
of women in society.”
To reach the $3,000 goal, volunteers for
the project will sell T-shirts throughout
October. The T-shirts will be on sale in the
Pit.
Student Congress on Wednesday night
passed a resolution drafted by the group
which recognized October as Domestic
Violence Awareness Month at the Univer
sity and acknowledged the problem as one
that needs increased attention.
Besides the fund-raiser, the three co
chairwomen and other members of the
UNC Law Domestic Violence Project also
work as court advocates in Durham and
Orange County courthouses. The volun
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Students in the Spanish house in Carmichael Residence Hall watch fellow student ColleeTDriscotT
a sophomore from Raleigh, in her appearance on Wednesday’s 'Ricki Lake Show.'
caters more to an older audience.”
Murrell added, “Oprah's more into ‘Better Homes
and Gardens.’”
“Oprah’s just different,” Caskie said. “That’s why
I like Ricki (Lake) - you don’t have to think about it. ”
Lake seems to be the “trash” show of preference,
and the new additions don’t seem to live up to expec
tations. Page, who enjoys Ricki Lake the most, said:
“Ricki is the armpit of aU talk shows. She simply tallre
teers inform women of their legal options
when dealing with a batterer and help
victims fill out complicated domestic vio
lence reports, co-chairwoman and second
year law student Donyelle Eller said.
“The form says ‘Tell us the history of
abuse,’ and they give you three lines to do
it,” she said. “If you don’t have someone
explain to you to attach another sheet of
paper, it’s hard to get a restraining order.
You need to give extensive history of abuse.
Women don’t know this.”
Many times the advocates will accom
pany the women to court to alleviate their
fears of the court system, co-chairwoman
and second-year law student Anne Gomez
said.
“You’re going to have to tell a judge
who’s going to be an authority figure all
sorts of embarrassing, personal things,”
she said. “Not to mention it’s open court. ”
“Most ofthe women I work with in civil
court come back for their hearings and are
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ready to proceed,” Eller said. “Once they
realize they have someone there... it takes
away a major scare factor.”
Every 12 seconds a woman in the United
States is beaten, and domestic violence is
the largest single cause of injury to women
in the country, according to statistics from
the Orange/Durham Coalition for Bat
tered Women.
Women should remove themselves from
abusive situations immediately, but that is
not always as easy as it sounds, said Joe
Krieg, a crisis intervention counselor at the
Chapel Hill Police Department.
“In domestic issues, women can’t just
walkout, ” Krieg said. “They have children
to consider, homes. And I say women
because over 90 percent of victims are
women.”
Relationships are complicated in gen
eral, Eller said. Others must be careful not
to criticize women for staying in abusive
relationships, she said.
support the economic boycott of campus
cafeterias and stores.
Several women said they felt the march
would affect them in a positive way be
cause leaders of the march have not forgot-
about relationships and every little fact about them.
She doesn’t care about solving it, just the dirt, trying
to figure out who is the worst one and laughing at it on
national television.”
“It's all about trash,” Murrell said. “They put the
stupidest people on there.”
“The names ofthe topics, they’re just not appealing
at all,” said Page. “They may be exciting to a very
strange audience, but then again, what is strange?"
“It’s hard for many of us to walk away
from a relationship,” Ellersaid. “Many of
us don’t think about that. Instead of ask
ing, ‘Why don’t they (victims) leave?’ we
should ask, ‘Why do they (abusers) bat
ter?”’
A pro-arrest policy exists in Chapel Hill
which allows officers to arrest someone for
domestic violence if they have probable
cause, even if the victim refuses to press
charges, Krieg said.
Victims of domestic abuse can take out
a 50-B Domestic Violence Protection Or
der, which prohibits an abuser from call
ing, harassing, stalking, writing or visiting
the victim, Krieg said. The order also
forces the abuser to leave the home in
situations where the couple lives together,
he said.
Krieg said women in need of emergency
assistance should talk to a counselor at the
Orange/Durham Coalition for Battered
Women.
ten them.
“Although I was unsure at first, the
leaders h""e shown how important black
women are to this cause,” sophomore
Karyn Mitchell said.
Ultimately, the majority of African-
American women polled supported the
principles behind the movement and are
optimistic about its long-term effects.
The Million Man March is the brain
child of Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan. Former NAACP head Rev.
Benjamin Chavis is serving as the national
director of the march.
Organizers say the goal of the march is
for men to restore the black man’s image in
America by asking them to take a greater
part in strengthening the community.
Sophomore Yvonne Randolph said: “It
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Friday, October 13,1995
Midnight
Tip-Off to
Start Season
BYDAVTOPARK
STAFF WRHFR
Students and Tar Heel basketball fans
will get a late-night introduction to the
1995-96 men’s basketball team when the
doors of the Smith Center open Saturday
evening for the fourth annual Midnight
Madness.
The UNC cheerleaders will perform,
and there will be door prizes, contests and
the main attraction the first official
practice of the men’s basketball team.
“Midnight Madness is an excellent op
portunity to have a more interactive setting
for students to get involved and acquainted
with the team,” said Anthony Reid, presi
dent of the Carolina Athletic Association.
“It gives students a chance to get an
early preview of the team, and it allows
everyone to see how the team will grow
and develop as the season goes on,” he
said.
The doors open for students at 10:40
p.m. and at 10:55 p.m. for the general
public. The madness is set to begin at 11
p.m.
Performing groups, including the UNC
cheerleaders, dance team and the Tar Heel
Voices, will entertain the crowd, he said.
The crowd will participate in raffles and
other contests and will count down the
minutes on the score board until midnight,
when the team takes the court.
During the hour-long practice, fans will
get to see Dean Smith in action, coaching
a team that offers some talented new faces,
including freshmen Vince Carter and
Antwan Jamison, and time-tested veter
ans like Dante Calabria, Jeff Mclnnis and
Serge Zwikker, Reid said.
Reid said this year, audience members
could “win their weight in Coke” in a raffle
or win prime seats to the Duke or Virginia
games by making free-throws and three
point shots
Also .there will be a Delta Airlines “beat
the clock” contest which will pit fan against
fan to score the most points in 45 seconds.
The winner gets round-trip tickets on the
airline to any destination in the country.
The program originally was held in the
10,000-seat Carmichael Auditorium,
UNC’s older basketball complex. The lo
cation was moved to the Smith Center
because of growing numbers.
He said he expected 10,000 people to
attend.
Positive Response to March
An informal survey of 35 black
women was conducted to
determine whether the Million
Man March will have a positive or
negative effect on tire community.
Positive 29
Negative 2
Not Sure 3
No Comment 1
DTH/UZ WELCHMAN
is a big step toward better men of the
African-American race and to other races.
When you can love your own race, you can
love other people as well.”
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