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(Dtp latltt (Tar MM THURSDAY,JUNE 27,1996 Legislators Leave Unfinished Budget ■ The N.C. General Assembly ended the session without anew budget. BY JOHN SWEENEY staff writer The North Carolina Senate and House ofßepresentativesleftßaleighFridaynight without deciding on anew budget, leaving new UNC-system projects in doubt and system leaders wondering if they will see new funds this year at all. While the Senate supported a budget that would increase spending on UNC system schools by more than $44 million, the House’s proposed budget would have cut funding by more than $6 million. Since the legislature approved a two year budget bill in 1995, the UNC system will not actually lose any money because of the legislature’s inability to compro mise. Instead, the budget deadlock means Five Athletes With Ties to UNC Trek to Summer Olympics BY AARON BEARD SPORTS EDITOR For head coach Dennis Craddock and the UNC men’s and women’s track pro grams, 1996 just keeps getting better. After school-record finishes by the men’s and women’s track teams in the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the program placed four former UNC athletes and a former assistant track coach on the U.S. Olympic team at last week’s Track and Field trials in Atlanta. “After we won five ACC champion ships last year and did so well, I just said to myself, ‘We’ll never see another year like that,”’ Craddock said. “This year we won three ACC championships and then come back and finish fourth and fifth in the nation. We were the only coUege in the ■ .-W. V’J Burning through the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro BY TANYA K. MERRITTE STAFF WRITER Moving. Wonderful. Overwhelming. These were just some of the words used to describe the Olympic Torch as it passed through Chapel Hill and Carrboro Sunday afternoon on its way to Atlanta for the Centennial Games. Thousands of people gathered on Franklin Street to cheer the torch’s arrival and the five local citizens selected to carry it. The citizens, called Community Heroes, were chosen because of their contributions and service to the community. Chuck Stone, a University professor of journal ism and mass communications, said he had mixed The Olympic torch was run through UNC's campus (Bottom), then Franklin Street (Top). no money will be added to or taken away from the fig ures established last year. Some of the projects that were not funded included $17.8 million pro gram to enhance the international com petitiveness of UNC-CHandN.C. State University, a $4.5 million pro gram to provide health insurance to At \ Association of Student Governments President JOHN DERVIN called the walkout a "slap in the face." graduate teaching and research assistants and $750,000 fund for distinguished pro fessorship endowments. Student Body President Aaron Nelson said Monday he was extremely disap pointed by the General Assembly’s failure to pass anew budget. “The Senate acted boldly in defense of U.S. to finish two teams in the top five of the outdoor national championships. “Then we go to the Olympic trials and have (five) people make the team. It’s been just great.” Sunday witnessed alumus Allen Johnson blast the rest of the field in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, claiming first place and a spot on the team. Johnson finished withatime of 12.92 seconds, which tied the American mark and was one-hun dredth of a second off of world-record time. Johnson, who won the hurdles champi onship at the 1992 NCAA Indoor Champi onships for the Tar Heels, also won the 1995 World Championships in the 60- and 110-meter hurdles. Yet, some weren’t sure if Johnson would claim the Olympic spot. “Some were writing him off because feelings about carrying the torch. “There were many feelings,” he said. “Pride, surprise, humility, embarrassment.” Stone said he had first questioned whether he deserved to carry the torch. He said he could think of members of the University community who were “far more worthy” than he. But as the moment drew nearer, Stone said the intensity increased and he was proud to be included in the event. Stone also said the crowd was a factor in the thrill. “There is no way to anticipate the tremendous outpouring of affection, especially from the kids, ” he said. “There’s nothing special about me, but the kids See REACTION, Page 6A * A* w 5 VxxY \A/ . 180 Lighting up the spectators’ lives BY ANDREW HOLTON STAFF WRITER Thousands of people eagerly braved the sweltering heat Sunday to tap into the spreading national wave of Olympic spirit and see Chapel Hill’s five Com munity Heroes carry the Olympic flame through the streets of the town. "It’s a fantastic event,” said Mike Loveman, flame relay volunteer and Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation direc tor. “It’s nice to see so many people here supporting the community and the Olympics.” The flame passed through Durham and Chapel Hill on the 59th day of the torch relay parade that covered over 15,000 miles and passed within two hours of 90 percent of the nation’s popu lation. The flame’s route through Chapel Hill spread from the Erwin Road What demon possessed me that I behaved so well? Henry David Thoreau Carolina Compass Check out our extra section with special guest columns and entertainment ideas. B Section the University,” Nelson said. “It’s a shame the House couldn’t find a way to do the same.” “I think it shows a lack of commitment to education and higher education in this state if they would rather give nothing than give something,” Nelson said. Association of Student Governments President John Dervin called the actions of the House in particular “a slap in the face to the people of North Carolina.” Despite those concerns, there is dis agreement among University leaders over how the budget stalemate will affect UNC CH or the system as a whole. Chancellor Michael Hooker said a lack of new funds would probably not have any tangible affects on UNC during the com ing year. “There’s just dissatisfaction, but noth ing beyond that,” Hooker said. Nelson said he believed the University would feel the effects of the deadlock very soon, especially in issues involving gradu ate students and faculty. Red, White and Carolina Blue ff Five track athletes with ties to UNC claimed spots on the U.S. Olympic team at last week's Olympic Trials in Atlanta. *| Athlete . -Event Trials Finish Allen Johnson 110 hurdles Ist place Joan Nesbit 10,000 3rd place Waller ~ high jump 1 some of the other guys in the trials and semifinals had ran so fast, ” Craddock said. “Here’s a guy that won the world indoor and outdoor hurdles championship last year. Sometimes I don’t think they give U.S. Highway 15-501 vicinity through Franklin Street. Flo Miller, assistant town manager for Chapel Hill, and organizers in the area have been planning for the torch’s arrival for well over a year. The first two legs of the Chapel Hill relay were ran by Art Cleary and Dr. Carl Henley. Cleary carried the torch from Dobin Hills Apartments on 15-501 to the Omni Europa. Cleary passed the torch to Carl Henley, a University professor in the School of Social Work. At 1:10 p.m., after several commu nity performances and pre-Olympic fan fare, Chapel Hill Deputy Fire Chief and Community Hero Myrle Smith carried the torch through a parted sea of excited citizens gathered around a stage adja- See TORCH, Page 6A Staunch Sprinkler Support Anew N.C. bill could force fraternities and sororities to install sprinklers. Page 3A “Our graduate students do not have health care,” Nelson said. “We do not have sufficient tuition remissions. I think a lot of people are going to be looking at this school, but they’ll see a legislature that doesn’t care. “We’re going to lose a lot of good stu dents because of this,” he said. Nelson added that many faculty mem bers would leave the UNC system to search for higher salaries. “Our faculty are going to get tired of the lower salaries,” Nelson said. “They’ll be tired of a General Assembly that doesn’t want to pay and go to private schools that do.” Dervin said the deadlock could have more lasting effects on the UNC system and the state as a whole if actions weren’t taken soon to address budget concerns. We have to be able to plan in advance a numberofyears,”Dervinsaid. “Withouta budget, the system’s entire future is up in See BUDGET, Page 7A him enough respect. Allen Johnson is king of the hurdles.” Assistant coach Joan Nesbit also earned See TRACK, Page 13A Pick the DTH Up Wednesday Next Week Because of next week's July 4 holiday, The Daily Tar Heel will come out on Wednesday instead of its usual Thursday publication date. So don’t miss the exciting follow-up to our largest mail-home issue ever. Today's paper is being mailed out to an additional 7,000 incoming freshmen and transfer and graduate students. You'll notice the paper has an extra B section. Carolina Compass should provide helpful infor mation about the University, the town and enter tainment activities. We also welcome back returning summer school students. If you’ve gotten bored of Chapel Hill in the summertime, come by Suite 104 of the Student Union and pick up an application to work for the DTH. We’re always looking for a few good writers. University Officials in No Hurry to Defer Rush; Shorten Process to Two Weeks Instead BYJEANNE FUGATE EDITOR Before students rash into joining a Greek organization, University officials want them to think about it —and other issues carefully. Chancellor Michael Hooker announced Monday that significant changes in frater nity rush procedures, including reducing the fall rush period and expanding manda tory education periods for pledges, would take place this fall. “Clearly, changes need to be made,” Hooker stated in a press release. Shortly after the May 12 Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house fire that killed five UNC students, Hooker suggested delay ing the rash process, which normally takes place at the beginning of both fall and spring semesters, until spring semester. But with the fall semester only two months away and rush plans well under way, Hooker has decided to wait for his Task Force on Greek Affairs’ study on the effects of delaying rush. “We thought (moving rash) would cause significant confiision, since information already has been distributed to incoming students,” he stated. Director of Greek Affairs Ron Binder said the chancellor’s committee had al ready been discussing the delay for at least one year. But he said the discussion needed to be broader. Four More Days Of Homework? The UNC-system president wants to see a longer school year. Page 4A • n 1 '" ijSH 7 s DTH/JIM WEBB DTH,'KATHLEEN OEHLER Bob Weir takes the stage Sunday at the Further Festival at Raleigh's Walnut Creek Amphitheater. The former Grateful Dead guitarist joined Mickey Hart and Bruce Hornsby on some legendary Dead tunes. jy i % I "The issue of de ferred rush is an idea that needs to be studied and that re quires consultation and consensus,” he said. “Studying it in the fall will allow greater time to ac complish that.” Binder said the committee would talk with national representatives for the fraternities and sororities, alumni and students in making a decision. “It’s a big decision to move rash and we need to be sure exactly what we’re getting into,” he said. The task force should complete their study by the 1997-98 school year. Hooker mandated other changes, in cluding shortening the rash period from three weeks to two. The period will begin on Aug. 19 and end on Sept. 2. “For the most part, students would ap preciate that,” Binder said. Binder said his office would be working to make sure that organizations could still make sound decisions. He will work to organize a biography of everyone who goes through the rush process. The second change would emphasize 103 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and die University community since 1893 News/Fearuits/Arts/Sponr 962-0245 A Busmess/Adverasog 962-1163 Volume 104, Issue 46 Chapel Hill, North Carolina C 1996 DTH Publishing Gxp. AH rights reserved. Will Not Fade Away And They're Off! (Or Are They?) i ■At press time, it was still uncertain ( whether UNC basketball players Dante Calabria (left) and Jeff Mclnnis were drafted Wednesday in the NBA Draft. For the latest, check the Daily Tar Heel's World Wide Web page at http://www.unc.edu/dth Or call The Daily Tar Heel's information line on the University Information Hotline at 543-6711, extension 8044 the national and local fraternity policies regarding alcohol consumption. “Everybody’s national policy states very clearly that alcohol is not to be present at any recruitment function,” Binder said. Binder said the groups in the Interfrater nity Council were the only ones that typi cally did not adhere to the policy, but he was going to scrutinize them more closely. “Some of our groups do a very good job with this already," he said. “What we’re asking for now is everybody to be at the same place.” The final change would expand the re quired education sessions to include infor mation on fire safety and substance abuse. Prospective Greek members already must attend sessions on date rape and risk management. Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones has agreed to help with the fire safety session, which will take place in the current semi nar about risk management. “There’s definitely going to be an effort to provide some fire safety education,” he said. Tentative plans call for the session dur ing Greek rash orientation and freshman orientation. Jones said he had also dis cussed the possibility of training a student team in fire safety techniques that they could relay to their peers. “We’re committed to it, and I know the See RUSH, Page 7A Chancellor MICHAEL HOOKER announced Monday that he would look into deferring rush until spring. 1 I<nSu* ¥
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