latlu ®ar Jtel J? Volume 103, Issue 88 102 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and die University community since 1593 400,000 Black Men March for Unity BYROBYN TOMLIN HACKLEY STATE & NATIONAL EDfTOfl WASHINGTON, D.C. A sea of black men. Fathers cradled their youngboys in their arms, while octogenarians marched along with two and three generations of their progeny. Nation oflslam leader Louis Farrakhan said it was a “sea of peace, a sea of tranquil ity.” But a peaceful march did not mean a passive one. What was billed as a holy day of reconciliation and atonement was also a day of political activism, diverse voices and divisive issues. Million Man March organizers claimed that the event lived up to its name. At the end of the day, they were estimating an attendance of between 1.5 and 2 million people. But figures released by the Wash ington, D.C., police and U.S. Park Police differed. The official estimate was4oo,ooo, making it the second-laigest event of its kind. The 1969 Vietnam protest drew6oo,ooo to the capital. The 1963 march on Wash ington, which featured the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ’s “I Have a Dream” speech, touted 250,000 men, women and children. Despite the negative feelings about the exclusion of women from the event, the mostly male audience seemed unaffected by the presence of thousands of women who chose to show their support physi cally as well emotionally. Shana Godard, Valerie Ann Johnson, a professor of African-American Studies, speaks to students in the Pit on Monday about the DTH,smANfracLEi Million Man March. Students were encouraged to stand up and voice their feelings about the march. Stabbings in Carrboro Might Be Connected BYMATTMESMER STAFF WRITER Carrboro police are investigating a pos sible connection between two separate stab bing incidents this weekend. One victim was listed in fair condition late Monday afternoon at UNC Hospitals, while the identity and the condition of the other victim is not yet known. Jesse Martinez, 27, and Victor Rivera, 22, were arrested Saturday and each charged with one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. They were arrested in connection with an early morning altercation at Spinx Oil at 207 W. Main St. in Carrboro. According to police reports, Martinez and Rivera were involved in a heated argu ment at Spinx Oil with Jose Huerta of P-11 Old Well Apartments in Carrboro. During an ensuing scuffle, Huerta sus tained a deep cut to his left arm, along with multiple stab wounds to the face, neck and back. The wounds are believed by police to be caused by a butcher knife’s blade recov ered from a nearby lawn. Fired for Being a Man: A transsexual loses his job at FSU. State 8 National News, Page 3 * Weather TODAY: Sunny; high mid-70s. WEDNESDAY: Sunny; high 70s. “I only hope my sons will remember this day as they grow to become strong black men. ” DERRICK HUNTER Million Man March attendee a black woman, said she came to the march from Philadelphia to support her husband. “I don’t feel that my presence at the march will jeopardize the integrity of the march,” she said. “This march may be for men, but it’s also about women.” From 5 a.m. until after 6 p.m., speakers, singers, poets, musicians, politicians and members of various clergy paraded across a stage on the steps of the Capitol building. George Augustus Stallings, the arch bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Catholic Congregation, called on black men to “put down your guns, and take up your babies,” while H.H. Brookins, AME bishop, asked those in attendance to “turn from your wicked ways. Let us heal the land.” The conservative mission of the march was in many ways overshadowed by the somewhat controversial opinions about the march organizers. In the past, Farrakhan’s statements that have been interpreted as anti-Semitic, homophobic and sexist have drawn him considerable controversy in the “We ’re boking into the second attack and investigating a possibb connectwn between the two. ” CAROLYN HUTCHINSON Carrboro Police Captain Upon the arrival of the police, Huerta was taken to UNC Hospitals to receive treatment for his injuries. “(Rivera) is alleged to have assaulted and stabbed Huerta,” Carrboro police Capt. Carolyn Hutchison said. “We don’t think that Martinez took part in the stabbing, but he stood by as it happened.” Martinez was arrested at his home at Merritt Mill Square and arraigned in dis trict court in Hillsborough. He is currently in Orange County Jail under $1,500 se cured bond. Rivera was also charged with one count of breaking and entering and one count of See STABBING, Page 2 Campus Elections: Planning is under way for a special Nov. 14 election to fill congress seats. University News, Page 2 We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays. Persius Chapol Hill. North CaroGu TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17,1995 media. Many platform speakers touted the in tegrity of the Nation of Islam leader, ask ing marchers not only to support the mes sage, but the messenger as well. Million Man March director Rev. Benjamin Chavis told the crowd that Farrakhan had been called by God to organize this march. “Attempts have been made to separate the message from the messenger,” said Chavis, the former NAACP director. “We are not going to let this happen.” Rainbow Coalition director Rev. Jesse Jackson said Farrakhan’s call for black men to take a more active role in commu nity building and to increase personal re sponsibility “touched a nerve deep in the hearts in people yearning to be free. We want an America where we all play on the same playing field, under the same rules.” The intensity of the platform speakers’ messages built as the day progressed. Poet Maya Angelou delivered a heart-felt and emotional rendition of anew poem created especially for the event, and the Rev. A1 Sharpton said he wanted to let the angry white man meet the enlightened black man, a man he described as an active participant in the political process. But the pinnacle ofMonday’s event was the long-awaited address by the march’s keynote speaker. In a speech lasting more than two and a half hours, Farrakhan used biblical and ancient symbols as metaphors for many of the racial, economic and social See MARCH, Page 4 PutaStopto The Chapel Hill Shutout Sometimes a group of students will get really lucky and find a nice big house to share within walking distance of campus. These students probably pay a hefty rent, part ofwhich goes to fund the local govern ment through property taxes. But my bet is, few of the more than 12,000 UNC students who live in Chapel Hill vote in municipal elections or go to Town Council meetings and public hear ings. Those students renting the nice his toric district house might find out that a council ordinance forbids them from hav ing more than two cars. Or they might even find out that town regulations prevent them from being able to live there at all. Chances are the council members will make decisions that limit your options in Chapel Hill, and they’ll do it over the summer while you’re gone. They feel free to ignore students because they don’t feel we’re a crucial part of the town’s character or life. The message is, we can fund this town and make it tick, but our input is not wanted when it comes to addressing the future of Chapel Hill. The town acknowl edges our financial contribution through rent, property tax and the more than S4O million we pour into the local economy. But they often ignore our civic voice. For instance, they voted this summer to make drinking alcohol from an open con tainer in public a misdemeanor, putting it on your permanent criminal record. Come to the Great Hall tonight at 7 p.m., and let the candidates running for Chapel Hill mayor and Town Council know that they can’t continue to ignore us as they run this town. Ask them your questions, and see if you like their answers. Don’t forget, you have the power to vote them into office —and to vote them out. Thanassis Cambanis, editor * Iff Va MS Kwame Jackson says goodbye to a friend before boarding one of two chartered buses to Washington, D.C., on Sunday morning. UNC Students Debate, Celebrate on Campus FROM STAFF REPORTS While 90 UNC students went by bus to Washington, D.C., to attend Monday’s Milhon Man March, black students who were unable to go to the march because of academic or other commit ments showed their support for the day of atonement and reconcili ation by attending activities sponsored by the Black Man’s Coun cil. Workshops on issues ranging from the economic development of the black community to the black family were held in Upendo Lounge throughout the day, while speakers were in the Pit from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Speakers in the Pit began by reading a declaration heralding the day as a “Holy Day.” The statement, first read by 80 religious leaders Sept. 19 at Howard University, asked that there be no work, sport, play, entertainment or profanity on the day of the Milhon Man March. They also called upon people “to repent, to atone and reconcile ourselves to the God of our creation and salvation.” Valerie Ann Johnson, professor of African and African-Ameri can studies, discussed the goals of the on-campus events in the Pit. These goals included creating a positive image of the black man, getting black men to look at the home and be respectful of it, and See LOCAL REACTION, Page 4 SRC Reopens 2 Months After Flooding; New Carpet Expected Early Next Month BYMARACUSKER STAFF WRITER The Student Recreation Center opened all its doors at 6 a.m. Monday for the first time since the Aug. 27 flood which caused nearly SIOO,OOO damage to the center and temporarily closed UNC’s most popular fitness facility. Although students were not allowed to use the free weights, Monday’s reopening came earlier than previously announced. SRC Director Lauren Mangili said offi cials had decided to open the center before new carpeting had been installed. She said the carpet was scheduled to be in place by early November, at which point the free weights would be available to stu dents. The center will close for five to seven days while the carpet is being installed, and a grand reopening will follow, she said. “We all wanted it open, and we would have preferred to have everything ready,” she said. “We’re still planning a grand reopening that will present it almost as a new facility.” Students working out at the SRC on Monday said they were happy the facility had completely reopened. “I’m glad they have it open,” said Rob Kozar, a graduate student in psychology. “I wasn’t impressed with the other facili ties at Fetzer (Gymnasium).” Until Monday, students could use only the exercise bicycles, stairmasters and tread mills on the second level of the SRC. With a return to its regular schedule, the center now offers access to its cybex weight sys tem and its cardiovascular equipment. Regular weekday hours are 6 a.m. until midnight. Weekend hours are limited. Repairs to the center involved every thing from fixing dry wall and repainting to drying out step machines, Mangili said. She said workers had managed to salvage DTH/STEMNNIKUS Senior Ryan Whaley works out in the Student Recreation Center, which reopened Monday morning after flood-damage repairs were completed. most of the equipment. “We are looking into investing in some new equipment, because we’ve made more room on the lower level after moving some of the machines upstairs,” Mangili said. Mangili attributed the bulk of the dam age costs to the replacement of carpeting in the lobby and lower level of the SRC, which covers a 1,700 square-foot area. Mangili said the main cause of the flood was the inability of drainage pipes under neath the SRC to hold the floodwaters. News/Features/ Am/Sports Business/Advertising C 1995 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. No Action Taken on Complaint ■ The charge of harassment was filed against an ALE agent by two UNC students earlier this fall. BYDAVIDSIMONEAUX STAFF WRITER Anders Lyndrup and Xavier Chakravarti, two juniors at UNC who were stopped by Alcohol Law Enforcement of ficers in August, received word that the investigation into ALE agent Christopher Waters had been concluded without ac tion. The initial investigation had been com pleted and sent on for further review, ALE supervisor John Simmons said. “Our in vestigations have been completed and are being forwarded to my superiors,” he said. The investigation was initiated by Lyndrup and Chakravarti after they were stopped Aug. 25 by Waters at the Sav-a- Center on Airport Road for possible alco hol possession. Upon searching them, Waters found that Lyndrup and Chakravarti had only bought ravioli and a six-pack of Sprite. Lyndrup and Chakravarti said they thought they had been targeted by Waters because they had each been given a cita tion by him in the past, and this time they thought they had been singled out. Chakravarti was given a slocitation on Aug. 23 foralcohol possession and charged for the citation two weeks later, after the Sav-A-Center incident on Aug. 25. “We were stopped, said this guy (the ALE supervisor in Raleigh), quote, ‘be cause we were youthful-looking and be cause we walked over by the beer sec tion,”’ Lyndrup said. Because the students thought their rights had been violated, they filed a citizen’s complaint. They filed the complaint be cause they wanted to check into the cred ibility of Waters, Chakravarti said. “We first filed a citizen’s complaint, and it was then forwarded to John Simmons, ALE supervisor,” Chakravarti said. Simmons also told the students that further questions would be taken up with the ALE supervisor in Raleigh. The students did not learn of the investigation’s completion until a month after the complaint had been filed. Because there was no such action taken against Waters, Chakravarti said he and Lyndrup were talking to an attorney about possible legal action. “We can’t change the size of the drain under the building,” she said. "The engi neers are trying to figure out what would be our best option.” Monday’s attendance at the SRC was moderate, Mangili said. “We had a steady flow, but people realize we’re not offering access to free weights yet,” she said. Senior Kim Egner of Clayton said she was still anxious to use the free weights. “At least we have something to come back to though.” 962-0245 962-1163

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