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2 Friday, November 15,1996 Fashion show unites minority organizations ■ Tonight’s show will also feature music and dancing from different cultures. BYNAHALTOOSI STAFF WRITER Dazzling outfits and a festive atmo sphere will highlight the second annual MASALA fashion show tonight. The show will feature a variety of music, dancing and clothing from about 15 mi nority organizations. MASALA is a student group made up of representatives from various campus cultural and social organizations. The Man faces charges for impersonating doctor at UNC Hospitals BYMIKEHIRSCHEL STAFF WRITER It took almost two months for police to arrest a hospital employee imposter who was repeatedly stealing personal belongings in UNC Hospitals. Benneth Sheeley, 37, of Durham was arrested Nov. 7 for obstructing and de laying a police officer after he was chased by police, according to reports. Sheeley was also charged with larceny of the lab coat he was wearing and arrested for seven outstanding warrants, police re ports state. Lt. Angela Carmon, crime prevention UNC STUDENTS and EMPLOYEES ONE DAY ONLY Monday, November 18 Unjweijit** KJAt entire purchase* on regular and sale-priced merchandise for UNC students and employees (including hospital) with valid school ID. Offer good at Belk Leggett stores in South Square Mall, Northgate Mall, and University Mall. •Excludes I lilliger. Polo. Nautica, previous purchases, layaway, line jewelry, cosmetics, and line china. Cannot be combined with any other coupon. Leggett South Square Mall, Durham (493-3411), Northgate Mall, Durham (286-0143) & University Mall, Chapel Hill (942-8501) Mon -Sat. 10:00 a m.-9:00 p.m. & Sun. 1:00-6:00 p.m. MASALA goal of the show, and the goal of all MASALA activi ties, is the promo tion of cross-cul tural communica tion at UNC. 7 p.m. Today Great Hall Executive members ofMAS ALA said they expected the show to be well-at tended. “Our hope is that the show will bring awareness about MASALA to the campus and to offer all students an invi tation to get in on the MASALA shindig, ” said Mavis Gragg, chairwoman of MASALA and co-president of the Black Student Movement. Each organization within MASALA will present their portion of the show officer for University Police, said that a few days later Sheeley was also arrested on several larceny charges from UNC Hospitals and for feloniously attempting to use credit cards he had stolen. Director ofUNC Hospitals Police Tom Smith said Sheeley went around the hos pital looking for items to take. “If he found an open door, he’d help himself to anything he found,” Smith said. Sheeley was able to commit his crimes by dressing for the environment, Carmon. said. “(He stole from) anybody who left stuff unattended,” she said. “He pretty much put on a lab coat and a pair of scrubs.” UNIVERSITY & CITY according to their own design. Each por tion will last approximately 10 minutes, and may involve skits, dancing and, of course, modeling of unique outfits. Shana Pathan, vice president of Sangam, the South Asian awareness or ganization, said the show was the culmi nation of a semester of hard work. “The show has really created a bond between all the minority organizations,” she said. Susan Kansagra, another Sangam member, said she was excited about the opportunity to model clothing from her homeland of India. “(The show) opens your eyes to the different cultural groups that are at UNC and that you might not see every day,” Kansagra said. Other participating organizations in Smith said Sheeley was very success ful in impersonating a hospital worker. “He was very articulate,” he said. “He was very smooth.” On one occasion, Sheeley entered a worker’s office and she asked him who he was, Smith said. Sheeley said he was “Dr. Eisenhower,” and the worker noti fied police after she found there was no such doctor in the hospital, Smith said. Smith said he was proud of how em ployees worked together to find and stop Sheeley. He said that in October a police alert was put out and a few employees called, eventually leading to Sheeley’s arrest. “If something like this has to hap elude the Asian Students Association and Students for the Advancement of Racial Relations. Sarah Manekin, chairwoman of the Human Relations Committee, said the hard work of all participating groups had created a product for everyone in the University community. "I think it’s an incredible opportunity for those whose cultures are not being represented to learn about other groups, ” Manekin said. Shana Fulton, another member of the Human Relations Committee, helpedsell tickets for the event. She said there was a great amount of student interest in the show and said she was looking forward to seeing it herself. pen, it went very well,” he said. However, Smith said improvements can be made all the time. “We’re always looking at how we can make things bet ter,” he said. Still, the fact that the hospital is a public building makes security a chal lenge, Smith said. “We have to have public access,” he said. “There’s a delicate balance between open public access and making sure we have a completely secure atmosphere.” Wanda Finders, dispatcher of Labor Finders, a temporary employment agency, said Sheeley worked at the agency “a good while back.” Finders said she was surprised at his arrest. “I thought he was a good guy,” she said. Superior Court Clerk Doris Wilson said Sheeley will face trial in Chapel Hill on Nov. 26 for larceny charges and Dec. 6 for delaying and obstructing an officer. CABLE FROM PAGE 1 implementing a smoking ban in residence halls and apartments. Latoya Porterfield, president of the Residence Hall Association, presented the results of a series of forums held to gauge student opinion on the ban. Porterfield said the most students at the forums, especially those on North Campus, were against any changes. Other board members questioned the accuracy of the forums because of poor participation. “The people with the most to lose are the ones to show up at the forums," said Herb Davis, social director of Undergraduate Admissions. The board considered having an ex perimental smoke-free residence hall or designating the top floors for smoking. The board did not make a final deci sion on the smoking ban and decided it needed more information on student opinion and health and safety issues. Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Carolina AIDS Resource Education Service will sponsor workshops and provide information to show support for AIDS patients in the Pit. 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. The Public Policy Analysis Majors Union will be sponsoring a lecture by professors Geoffrey Sayre McCord and Gillian Cell on "Justifying Policy from a Contractarian Point of View" in 102 New East. Call Asia Crowe at 962-1600 for more information. 1 :30 p.m. Alpha Delta Pi will be spon soring an alcohol awareness seminar in Union 211. 4 p.m. The Department of Physics and Astronomy will preseilt a seminar titled "Semi conductor-Liquid Interfaces: The Science and Technological Applications,"featuring Arthur Let loose your ‘Creative Urges’ North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine EGG DONORS WANTED Please help our infertility couples, will pay SISOO for completed donation. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1 -919-233-1680 InCCRM in Raleigh/Cary • 400 Ashville Ave. • Suite 200 I Interested in a career in medicine or biomedical research? How about the combined MD/PhD Program?? Looking for summer research opportunities??? Visit with representatives of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Gayle Slaughter, PhD Director of Special Projects for the Graduate School SMART Program Director Yolanda Bush, Administrator MD/PhD Program Tuesday, November 19,1996 • 7:00 pm Student Union Room 224 In conjunction with AEA (Pre-Medical Honor Society) UNC Contacts: Dr. Anthony Hilger (966-3011) and Holly Martin, President AEA Pre-Kwanzaa celebration UMOJA (Unity) Nov. 17 ■ Kwanzaa Opening Ceremony ■ 6 p.m., Carmichael Ballroom KUJICHAGUUA (Self-determination) Nov. 18 ■ Underground Expressions ■ 6 p.m., Union Cabaret UJIMA (Collective work and responsibility) Nov. 19 ■ Card making and delivery ■ Students may stop by and make a Thanksgiving card for a child or elderly person. ■ 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the downstairs lobby of the Student Union UJAMMA (Cooperative economics) Nov. 20 Change Jar ■ Jars will be placed in local businesses and all proceeds will go toward a foundation Pre-Kwanzaa to celebrate African-American culture BY KAITLIN GURNEY STAFF WRITER Imagine the feasts of Thanksgiving, the candles of Hanukkah and the patrio tism of the Fourth of July all rolled into one. It’s Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration of the first fruits of the harvest that is observed during the last week in December. Since the University is closed for win ter break during the week of Kwanzaa, and the first weeks of December are shad owed by exams, the Sonja H. Black Cul tural Center is sponsoring a Pre-Kwanzaa festival from Nov. 17 to Nov. 23. Just like the traditional observance, one of the seven principles of Nguzosaba are celebrated each day. This is done through activities planned by the BCC. “The week-long celebration is designed to educate students about the culture and history of the African-American heri tage,” said Ty Johnson, BCC publicist. “We try to incorporate the seven prin ciples through cultural performance, lec tures, dance and food.” Although the holiday is a combina tion of elements from traditional Afri can-American harvest festivals, Kwanzaa itself has not been around very long. Kwanzaa was started in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, chairman of black studies at California State University at Long Beach. It is now observed annually by 5 million people, primarily African- Americans. Kwanzaa is celebrated by lighting a candle and giving a gift each day of the week in accordance withtheday’stheme. Campus Calendar J. Nozik of the Center for Basic Sciences and Renewable Energy Laboratory, in 265 Phillips Hall. 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m. The Carolina Union Activities Board Film Committee will present “James and the Giant Peach,” Disney’s animated feature film ver sion of Roald Dahl’s classic book, in the Caro lina Union Auditorium. Admission is $2. The CUAB Film Committee will also present Rich ard Roundtree in “Shaft” at 7 p.m. in the Carolina Union Auditorium on Sunday. Ad mission will be free. 6 p.m. N.C. Hillel and the Campus Ministries Association will be hosting an In terfaith volleyball match in Fetzer Gym. Food will also be provided. N.C. Hillel will also be having its annual Interfaith Shabhat at 6:15 p. m. All are welcome to attend this service, full of explanations. Services will be at the N.C. tpuiojo, II Sljp Saily (Tar lirrl NIA (Purpose) Nov. 21 1 Forum: Graduate students talk about steps to prepare for graduate school, 5 p.m., BCC ■ Forum: Black Faculty/Staff Caucus Forum on Affirmative Action, School of Social Work, 7 p.m„ first floor auditorium ■ ‘Loved Ones" -a play by the Ebony Readers/Onyx Theatre 8 p.m., BSM KUUMBA (Creativity) Nov. 22 ■ Campus beautification ■ Cleanup and repair of Pine Knolls Community in Carrboro IMANI (Faith) Nov. 23 African Student's Association ■ African Unity Banquet, 6:30 p.m. to midnight Great Hall “The holiday is not religious, and so therefore not meant to replace Christ mas,” Johnson said. “It is a time to focus on Africa and African heritage.” Michelle Johnson, a member of BCC Advisory Board, said Kwanzaa was a holiday for all faiths. “It speaks very well about the celebration’s meaning that we honor the things that make us strong,” she said. Michelle Johnson said she first cel ebrated Kwanzaa as a nursery school student in Maryland, but did not cel ebrate it again until she was a student at UNC. The University’s Pre-Kwanzaa activi ties begin Monday with opening ceremo nies in the Carmichael Ballroom at 6 p.m. The evening, celebrating the day’s theme of Umoja (unity), includes a din ner and performances by cONcEpt (of colors), Harmonyx and the Opeyo! Danc ers. The event costs $4. The week closes Nov. 23 with a cel ebration of Imani (faith). The African Students Association will sponsor a free banquet in the Great Hall from 6:30p.m. to midnight. “If you don’t know much about Kwanzaa, these two days are the most significant,” Ty Johnson said. Other activities during the week in clude card making in the downstairs lobby of the Student Union on 'Nov. 19 in celebration ofUjima (collective work and responsibility). A campus beautification day on Nov. 23 in observance of Kuumba (creativity). A complete schedule of events is avail able at the BCC. Hillel building at 210 W. Cameron Ave. Din ner ($5, or $4 if you donate a school supply item) will be served afterward. On Saturday, N.C. Hillel will have a Torah study led by Dr George Schlesinger at 11 a.m. at the N.C. Hillel building. 8 p.m. The Department of Dramatic Arts Studio One production of “Auschwitz" will have its opening night at Playmakers The atre. Admission is free for Playmakers sub scribers and privilege card holders, and $3 for others. Items of Interest On Saturday, the A-Z Doll Club of Wash ington, N.C., will hold a Doll, Bear & Toy Show and Sale at the Civic Center in down town Washington from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $2.50. The 12th Annual Trains & Railroadiana Show by the Neuse River Valley Model Rail road Club Inc. will be held at the N.C. State fairgrounds at the Kerr-Scott Building on Sat urday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3, and anyone under 16 with an adult is free. UNC Loreleis will conduct their fall con cert with special guest the Johns Hopkins All Nighters at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall on Saturday. Tickets are $5 in the Pit and at the door. There will be mandatory orientation ses sions for spring 1997 Study Abroad partici pants Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call the office to let them know which session you will attend if you haven’t already at 962-7001. Conversation Partners applications are available at the International Center. If you would like to befriend anew international student by volunteering to converse for one hour a week, one-to-one, at a mutually conve nient time and place, apply at the International Center, on the main floor of the Student Union. Yackety Yack yearbook portraits are being taken this week. Seniors call 1 -800-836-0558 to schedule an appointment. Underclassmen, drop by Union 213 anytime on Thursday or Friday. It’s free. N.C. Hillel will be conducting its annual parent phone campaign. Call Rabbi Ed Elkin at 942-4057 if you are interested in helping. The Carolina Indian Circle will present the Third Annual Native American Perform ing Arts Festival at 7p.m. Nov. 22inMemorial Hall. Tickets are on sale now in the Ticket Box Office! $3 for students and $5 for the general public. The Duke Art Museum is having an exhibit entitled "‘Chaika’: Preserving the Images of Ideology" from Oct. 24 through Dec. 29 as part of a growing collection of contemporary Rus sian art. The museum is also sponsoring an "After Hours” with the artist at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the North Gallery. Admission for the genera! public is $3. The N.C. Crafts Gallery will be sponsor ing a show titled “Triangle Weavers" from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, featuring works by Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh residents. The Crafts Gallery is located at 212 W. Main St. in Catrboro.
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