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(The Satin ®ar IHM M3 REACHING NEW HEIGHTS DTH FILE PHOTO UNC tight end Freddie Jones' touchdown catch helped UNC beat Georgia Tech en route to a 10-2 season. The Tar Heels rose as high as No. 6 in The Associated Press poll and won the Gator Bowl. See story, page 7. Hurricane devastates area, state H Seventeen people died when Hurricane Fran blew through North Carolina on Sept. 6. BYTODD DARLING SENIOR WRITER AND LAURA GODWIN MANAGING EDITOR SEPT. 9 On Sept. 6 Hurricane Fran stormed from the N.C. Coast to the Triangle, packing sustained winds of more than 100 mph, destroying houses and leaving 17 dead. The State Emergency Response Team worked to rebuild the damage the powerful storm caused. “The damage is very widespread over 34 counties,” SERT Public Information Officer Tom Ditt said. Ditt said he was optimistic about the See FRAN, Page 2 New UNC-system president must be all things to all people BYLEANNSPRADLING STAFF WRITER NOV. 11 Help wanted: Must have honor, integrity and an understanding of North Carolina. Must be accessible to faculty, staff and students. Above all, must retain a sense of humor. The Board of Governors is seeking a new UNC-system president, who should be a good mix of each of these qualities, according to a report released Political survival skills Alderman Alex Zaffron survived a recall election because of a DWI. Page 2 jCI J. Jus. DTH FILE PHOTO Trees blown over by Hurricane Fran's devastating winds crushed buildings and cars across the state, including this station wagon parked outside Cobb Residence Hall. Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians were without power. by the Leadership Statement Committee. Other qualities include a passion for higher education, ability to deal constructively with conflict, and commitment to maintain affirmative action efforts and low tuition costs. “Essentially, we’re looking for God on a good day,” said John Dervin, Association of Student Governments president and nonvoting BOG member. The committee held seven public forums around the state. John Things are always darkest just before they go pitch black. from ‘I Spy' Remembering Ramses XXVI The UNC mascot was murdered in Orange County in February. Page 3 Garwood, co-chairman of the commit tee, said about 30 people showed up at each one, including professors, stu dents, staff and others. “There were not as many business people as I would have liked to have seen,” Garwood said. Fort said differences arose between those who believed the new president should have higher education experi ence, and those who did not. Garwood said, “It seems to me that Million dollar man UNC alumnus Michael • Jordan made a $1 million donation to the University in October. Page 5 Families, friends remember Phi Gamma Delta fire victims BY MARVA HINTON ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR MAY 23 Every Mother’s Day, one woman will remember the lesson she learned about compassion and par enting from the families of victims killed in the recent Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house fire. Alicia Stanford, a member of the Chapel Hill Police Department, coun seled three of the families after the fire as part of her job in the crisis and inter vention department. Stanford, who has a 2-year-old daughter, said the victims’ mothers had taught her a lot. In the middle of sor row, Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Woodruff took the time to ask Stanford whether she had any children. “It’s real clear to me the compassion they have,” Stanford said. “I will think of them every Mothers’ Day.” Stanford and more than 400 other people came together Monday at the Carolina Inn to think about their friends or family members killed in the fraternity fire May 12. After a brief introduction, micro phones were opened to anyone who wanted to share stories about Joanna Kristine Howell, Anne Mcßride Smith, Mark Briggs Strickland, Robert Joshua Weaver and Benjamin Watson Woodruff. Student Body President Aaron Nelson began the memories by reveal ing that he and Howell had tried out unsuccessfully for junior varsity cheerleading. “She was always smiling and really happy,” Nelson said. A friend of the Woodruff’s said he would never forget the way Woodruff saved a friend from drowning. Smith’s friends described her as someone who truly cared about her friends and family. Emily Cole said she and Smith spent a lot of time together. “Through every- the ability to get along with people and to represent the University in all seg ments of the population, not excluding the legislature, is important." All 21 committee members partici pated in a two-hour conference call to hammer out the final language. “I am pretty well satisfied with what we have,” Garwood said. Friday, the BOG also approved a $150,000 budget for the Presidential Search committee. Today's Weather Chance of rain; mid 60s. Tuesday: Sunny low 60s. f|T n J 9 aM| -v„ , M : -'.i :'W I*svS"I „ Jp mums photo Students waited in line to place flowers in front ofthe Phi Gemma Delta fraternity house in memory of the five students killed there May 12. thing she could find the good parts,” Cole said. Crissy Engle, a member of the swim Agreement could end Housekeepers’ lawsuit BY JOHN SWEENEY SENIOR WRITER NOV. 27 UNC administrators and leaders of the UNC Housekeepers’ Association signed an agreement Nov. 26 that could mark the end of the 5 1/2-year-old discrimination suit filed by the housekeepers against the University. The settlement proposal, developed by mediator Jonathan Harkavy, a Chancellor MKHAEL HOOKER said the settlement would improve conditions for low-paid employees. Greensboro lawyer, includes plans for retroac tive salary increases, career training programs and regular meet ings between the housekeepers and University offi cials among other things. Employees of the housekeeping services depart ment met Friday night in Hill Hall to discuss the proposal and overwhelm ingly approved it by a vote of 212-1, with two abstentions. “We believe this settlement under scores the University’s exceptionally strong commitment to making condi tions on the job better for housekeepers and other employees at the lowest salary grades,” Chancellor Michael Hooker stated in a press release. Housekeepers attorney Alan McSurely agreed. “This is a real step toward collective ly solving the problems of the house keepers,” McSurely said. Most of the initiatives listed in the proposal will go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 1997, and continue through at 103 yean of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 News/Fearures/Aits/Sports: 962-0245 Business/Advertising; / 962-1163 Volume 104, Issue 124 Chapel HiU, North Carolina C 1 997 DTH Publishing Corp. AH rights reserved. team Weaver coached, said Weaver was more than a coach. “He was really easy to talk to,” Engle said. least 1999. About 340 housekeepers will share $121,000 anywhere from S2OO to S6OO each depending upon years of service to the University. Anew program, titled the New Careers Training Program, will help housekeepers and other University employees by allowing them to over come the social and economic forces working against them, McSurely said. But McSurely said the real selling point in the agreement was the regular meet ings between University administrators and housekeepers’ leaders. “VThat we believe was offered in this agreement was more than Judge Becton could ha/e given us.” The agreement must still be approved by Becton, who has overseen the case since 1993. If she approve; the agreement, the housekeepers have agreed to decertifi cation and dismissal of their class action lawsuit. Despite that, McSurely said he thought the agreement marked the end of only one phase of the housekeepers’ struggle. “(The agreement) will go almost until the year 2000, and maybe by then it will give the University some guid ance on how to treat the 28 percent of the state’s population that up until a few years ago couldn’t set foot on this campus.” Welcome back As you return to Chapel Hill from break, take a look at what happened during the last year in today's Year-In-Review issue. The Daily Tar Heel begins regular publi cation with Tuesday's paper. We are also looking for fresh faces for our staff. Applications are due Jan. 17 and can be picked up at the DTH office.
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