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2 Monday, November 18,1996 School marks opening in Sunday celebration ■ East Chapel Hill High School opened to ease CHHS’s overcrowding. BY SALLIE LACY STAFF WRrTER Immaculate white walls and pristine green and white tiles gleamed in the af ternoon sun as it streamed in the cafeteria at East Chapel Hill High School Sunday. Alive performance by the high school’s jazz band resonated through the room and entertained parents, students, teach ers and town officials before the dedica tion of Chapel Hill’s newest high school. ECHHS Student Body President Lily Farel welcomed everyone and opened her speech by expressing the doubts that students had last year about leaving Chapel Hill High School to start anew high school. “Last year there were all sorts of rea sons not to go to East Chapel Hill High School,” she said. She said students worried the new school wouldn’t offer all the activities, such as a newspaper and sports, that the other one does. But students were re lieved to find out they do have a newspa per, champion sports teams, smaller classes, a beautiful school and a stellar |j IB V M mm I amor,' DTH/MATTKOHUT Mark Royster, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education chairman, emphasizes new beginnings during the dedication of East Chapel Hill High School. AFFORDABLE flpmoglobin included! jjPhth control incfudej (RJPl ann ed Parenthood™ of Orange and Durham Counties, Inc. Hie Most Intensive Course For Hie Columbia Review. 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L S3EEHIIES3 1-800-300-PREP (f/ the most hours 0 the best instructors y the best materials y the best results M the lowest cost Chapel Hill's Intensive MCAT Prep Course! faculty, Farel said. She pointed out that the new high school has become a formidable oppo nent to CHHS and has more school spirit. “All in all, we got the better end of the deal,” she said. Mayor Rosemary Waldorf said she had been to many dedications in her time as mayor, but this one was the most meaningful to her. High school is a time when “social values and political views really start to get tested,” she said. Superintendent Neil Pedersen intro duced the speaker, N.C. House Rep. Anne Barnes, D-Orange, by describing her as “relentless in her pursuit to spend more dollars on education.” Barnes recalled her memories from high school and compared the differ ences to today’s high school experience. “I knew no one whose parents were divorced.... drugs were something you got with a prescription when you were sick. ... I knew of no girls who were pregnant in my high school. Because schools were segregated, they were de void of racial tension, but they were also devoid of diversity,” she said. “We can help them (ECHHS students) build good memories by supporting them and their school,” she said. “We can offer less criticism and more understand ing.” At Planned Parenthood, we believe it’s important for women and men to receive affordable health care from specialized medical professionals. Asa non-profit organization, we’re able to offer confidential services and quality contraceptives at extraordinarily low prices. Compare our prices with those you’ve paid elsewhere. Call Planned Parenthood at 942-7762 for an appointment soon. In Durham call 286-2872. Bring in this ad for 10 FREE condoms with your first visit. UNIVERSITY & CITY Student group begins week-long hunger awareness campaign BY AUDREY MCELWAIN STAFF WRITER Twenty-five percent of children live in poverty. Organizers of National Hunger Awareness Week plan to increase knowl edge of this and other facts about world wide hunger and homelessness. HOPE, a hunger and homelessness outreach group that is a branch of the Campus Y, is sponsoring a week of ac tivities to raise students’ consciousness that hunger and poverty plague all com munities, even Chapel Hill. NiravShah, co-chairman of the group, said HOPE’S mission for the week was to “teach (students) and expose them to the problems so that they want to get in volved.” The group’s primary purpose this year is not to raise money, as in past years, but to expose and raise the awareness of students, Shah said. He said he hoped the week’s events would cause students to Committee to recommend increase in ONE Card fee BYNAHALTOOSI STAFF WRITER The Student Fee Audit Committee voted Sunday to recommend a one-time fee increase for the UNC ONE Card and a student body referendum to consider replacing the printing of the Carolina Course Review with an online edition. Rut Tufts, director of Auxiliary Ser vices, introduced a proposal that would institute a one-time ONE Card fee of sl6 to be levied on entering freshmen next year. The original proposal, which the SFAC rejected, was a recurring yearly fee of $6 per student. SFAC members disagreed on the spe cifics of the one-time increase. Mo Nathan, an SFAC member, said increas ing the ONE card replacement fee from sls to S2O and instituting a one-time fee of sls would benefit more students and further deter them from losing their cards. Other members, including Student Body President Aaron Nelson, disagreed. “I didn’t feel comfortable that I could justify to a student a S2O penalty." MILITARY FROM PAGE 1 TTSccwmoigmc a tpnsoriFsemgnce." , Hoffman stressed that as an ROTC member and Marine’s son he would sup port any military expedition with a clear cut purpose. Withdrawing from Bosnia now would undermine everything NATO has done so far, Mlyn said. “There’s still so many issues there that are not resolved. Leav ing there would not have helped.” In Zaire, U.S. troops will be part of a Canadian-led multinational expedition to help the nearly 1 million refugees stranded after ethnic bloodshed in Rwanda and Burundi. 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 Student Union Room 224 7:OOpm In conjunction with AEA (Pre-Medical Honor Society) UNC Contacts: Dr. Anthony Hilger (966-3011) and Holly Martin, President AEA feel a need to care for the homeless and the hungry. “Before you get someone to partici pate in something, they need to know what they’re getting into,” he said. “To truly make a difference, students need to be educated to install a passion to help those in need.” Through attending information ses sions during the week, watching videos in residence halls and donating money, students can realize these issues are ev erywhere and not isolated to, or absent from Chapel Hill. Shah said he “would like people to think about (homelessness) when walking down Franklin Street and realize why people are asking you for money.” The week’s proceeds will go to sup port the Inter-Faith Council’s homeless outreach center on Rosemary Street and Oxfam America, an international grassroots campaign that battles homelessness by providing jobs for the homeless. The overall vote was 6-3 in favor of accepting the proposal with the $5 re placement fee increase. The SFAC will make its recommendation to the Chancellor’s Committee on Student Fees on Tuesday. A decision was also made about the Carolina Course Review, which is de pendent on some student fees. SFAC members voted to make a rec ommendation to Student Congress to put a student referendum on the ballot to discontinue publication of the Course Review and also a referendum on how to allocate money already collected for the spring issue. The intention would be to make the Course Review an online service for stu dents. Julie Gasperini, chairwoman of the SFAC and student body treasurer, said she was pleased with die work of the committee. “We’ve become a voice to be reck oned with in the chancellor’s student fee committee," Gasperini said. “We’ve empowered students in the decision-mak ing process.” Hoffman said that when other coun tries lead expeditions, the United States doesn’t have to be the world policeman. “The idea of Canadians leading up the charge (iy’ood)," he said. “I am getting sick of America always taking the torch. There’s so many more powerful coun tries.” He added, however, he didn’t think U.S. troops should be under the direct command of any other nation. “I think that’s something that is vital—we don’t put our troops under foreign command. ” Brad Williams, a freshman from Wilmington, said he liked that another country was taking the humanitarian ini tiative. “It finally shows that we’re not the only people in NATO.” iJjieTannepy^ I l !s2sOi I for I 10 visits J ® Fall Special visits must be used ///(. | before December 31.1996. 1169 E. Franklin St. • Near the Post Office I Open 7 Days a Week L _ 929-5409 _ @ National Hunger Awareness Week The Hunger and Homeless Outreach Project a committee of the Campus Y, has planned a number of activities for National Hunger Awareness Week, Nov. 18 through Nov. 22. Monday Lunch discussion in Union 210 noon -1 p.m. Information day in the Pit 11a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday Oxfam donations in Lenior all day Day of Fast and “breakfast” at Newman Center 5:30 p.m. WILLIAMSON FROM PAGE 1 fenders. Williamson has not been in prison because of his not-guilty verdict. “We want to raise the level of aware ness of this problem in the general pub lic,” the Reichardts said in a statement. “Issues such as mental illness and laws concerning the insanity defense are pri mary concerns for our family. “The N.C. legislature needs to take a serious look at how these issues are handled in the courts and its educational institutions,” they stated. Williamson's 2-year history Jan. 26,1995 Wendell Williamson shoots and kills UNC lacrosse - player Kevin Reichardt and Chapel Hill resident Ralph Walker Jr. on Henderson Street Nov. 7,1995 Williamson is found not guilty of first-degree murder by reason of insanity. Williamson is committed to Dorthea Dix Hospital for paranoid schizophrenia. December 1995 The Reichardt family files a wrongful death lawsuit against Dee and Fonda Williamson. Wendell's parents. August 1996 The venue for the civil trial is moved to Durham to avoid publicity. November 1996 Lawyers for the Reichardts and the Williamsons settle out of court in an undisclosed agreement DTH/ELYSEALLW Williams said he disagreed with send ing troops to central Africa. “I don’t see our interests in Zaire,” he said. “You Lari’t solve the problems everywhere. got to, discern what’vrgpprtant to the interests of the country” Wes Bunting, a senior from Asheboro, said the United States should not act as the world’s policeman and added that he didn’t like either mission. “I’d rather us Campus Calendar Monday 3:30 p.m. University Career Services will conduct “Introduction to Internships” for underclassmen in 210 Hanes Hall. Find out what an internship is all about and how it will help you get a head start on your career. 5:30p.m. —N.C. Hillel’s Rabbi Ed Elkin will be leading another class in his series on Sexuality and Judaism in Room G-7 in the Bumett-Womack Building. 6 p.m. The Sonja H. Stone Black Cul tural Center will sponsor a meeting titled “Un derground Expressions” in the Union Cabaret as part of the Kwanzaa celebration. 6:45 p.m. UNC Circle K will hold a meeting in Union 210. Circle K is a fun service organization; come check it out. All are wel come. 7:30 p.m. Students for the Advance ment of Race Relations will have a meeting in Super Haircut] NOW ONLY $7.95 w/coupon Exp. 11/27/% j HSat. 9am - 6pm | Sun. 12pm-spm I (The Daily (Tar Hppl Wednesday Tuesday Oxfam America donations Lenoir Dining Hall all day Friday Closing ceremony for National Hunger Awareness Week in the Pit noon Intheirstatement, the Reichardts cited a similar murder that occurred two months ago at Penn State University, in which a female student was shot and killed by a woman who had just been released from a mental institution after an eight-day stay. Williamson had a history of mental instability but was able to avoid commit ment. Dee Williamson, Wendell’s father, would not comment on the settlement. Douglas Debank, attorney for the Williamsons, could not be reached for comment. not get involved. I feel these conflicts are conflicts that are going to last a while.” Like most students, Bill Messiekr a law student at N.C. Central University who received his undergraduate degree at UNC, said he has been too busy study ing to follow the situation closely. “I’m probably for it for humanitarian reasons, ” he said. “I think the United States has that responsibility.” the basement of the Campus Y. If you are concerned about race relations on campus and want to make real changes, join us! 7:30 p.m. The Dialectic and Philan thropic Societies will debate “Resolved: The values of the ‘Renaissance Man’ are out of place in modem American society” on the third floor ofNew West. Guests are welcome. Items of Interest 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. Apply at the International Center, on the main floor of the Student Union. Call 962-5661 for more information. DTH/ASHLEY HENKEL
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