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2 Tuesday, January 7,1997 Judge denies request to open Honor Court I But officials at The Daily Tar Heel said they would appeal the decision. BYBALKEESJARRAH ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR N.C. Superior Court Judge Gordon Battle ruled on Dec. 2 that the University’s Honor Court proceedings will remain closed to the public. Attorneys for The Daily Tar Heel, which brought the suit against UNC, argued that the Honor Court was sub ject to the N.C. Open Meetings Law and therefore had to open all proceed ings to the public. Battle ruled that while the Honor Court was a public body, UNC had the right to close its hearings under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Battle also ruled that the DTH had no right to view previous Honor Court records. DTH Editor Jeanne Fugate said the paper would file an appeal. “We are definitely disappointed with the ruling, but we hope to reverse the judgement.” DTH General Manager Kevin Schwartz said UNC used the current COX "peatmita, /tui/tcnUc crazy about our Ore© Cookie ■r!, maybe you'd like an Oreo , an Oreo Flurry, or a delicious we© Pie with an Oreo crustl Oreo, Oreo, Qive Me Some M oreol Downtown Chapel Hill 106 W. Franklin St. (Men and He's Not Hm) 11115 f M2 - PUMP YOGURT. )#) North Durham TjIMIi t& Noithgate Mall (NarttoCarauel) PvffiD 286-7868 1 ■ 1 At Ram Book & Supply 90% of our books are USED! FREE Parking! SAVE sss C ~\ RAM Book & Supply X FREE Parking Lot! j! [7] —nil Wicked J LgllJM |_BumtoJ 3 JJEQOidiILSSt , l GrawlteTowers l Campus , 306 W. Franklin Street • Free Parking! “The University uses the secrecy of the Honor Court to funnel serious crimes that should he heard through the criminal justice system. ” KEVR SCHMITZ General Manager of The Daily Tar Heel Honor Court process to cover up the true nature of crime on campus. He said the Honor Court heard many cases that involved offenses other than acade mic dishonesty. “Students have a right to know the type of criminal offenses that occur on campus,” he said. Schwartz said the Honor Court was hearing some cases that should be han dled by courts of the state. “The University uses the secrecy of the Honor Court to funnel serious crimes that should be heard through the crimi nal justice system,” Schwartz said. The DTH’s fight to open Honor Court proceedings began in April 1996 when two students appeared before the Honor Court for stealing 1,500 copies of the Carolina Review. UNIVERSITY & CITY COOPER FROM PAGE 1 Cultural Center’s Communiversity pro gram. Those who worked with him praised his efforts in helping others. “He was really dedicated in his work toward developing the minds and spir its of the children we work with,” said Rena Olds, co-director of the teen out reach program. “He will be greatly missed by this University community.” Bryan Winbush, co-director of the teen outreach program, said Cooper joined the program last spring and was a very active and productive member. “He was always really sincere and was a great help with the program.” Cooper was also involved in minori ty student recruitment, Project Uplift and a Communiversity literacy pro gram. “He just had a positive impact,” Olds said. Anyone who wishes to participate in the memorial service should contact BSM Co-president Chandra Taylor at 914-4807 by 7 p.m. Friday. ROBBERY FROM PAGE 1 bery with a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen property, accord ing to police reports. Two 15-year-old males also were arrested, but police would not release their names because they were juve niles. Cousins said both juveniles were from Durham. One of the 15-year-olds pointed the gun at the time of the rob bery. Kloaa) Environmental Courses i TCfr Open This Spring ! Two new Environmental Courses in the College of Arts and Sciences are now being offered, beginning this spring semester. They may be used as a natural science elective (ECOL 36). Ecology 35: Introduction to Environment and Society (4 hrs; Call #29708) Human-environment issues will be considered using key analytical concepts from (he social sciences (induding ethics, policy, and management). Issues will be explored in their full extent and historical depth. This course fulfills a General College level Sodal Science Perspective. Lectures: MW 3:3<M:4spm Room 306 Saunders PLUS one hour/week recitation. Ecology 36: Introduction to Environmental Sciences (4 hrs; Cal! #29711) This course introduces the techniques used to analyze the processes of creating, maintaining, and modifying the environment, and Integrates the unique perspectives of the individual sdentific disciplines involved. This course fulfills a General College level Natural Science Perspective. Lectures: MW 2:00-3:15pm Room 005 Mitchell PLUS one hour/week recitation. For more information about these courses Wm and the new ENVIRONMENTAL MINOR, Rf contact the Curriculum in Ecology at 962-1270 or visit the Curriculum website at www.unc.edu/depts/ecology/ R Save 5% A when you use your M A Student A Advantage ard! .MM, |sURRL.v| TAX NRIIS FROM RAGE 1 last year from all sources, induding loans and grants, is required to file a tax return. But students who asked their employer to withold a part of their paycheck for taxes must fill out a form to get back money the government collected. Those with an income less than $6,550 for 1996 are not required to file an income tax return, but no return equals no refiind check for those students who worked last year and filled out a W-4 withholding form. “If you are due a return, you have three years to file for a refund, but if you owe you must file by this April 15,” Albright said. Here are some of the pertinent tax facts for students: To file your tax return, employees need to get W-2 forms from all of places they were employed in 1996. Employers usually send this form containing all the information needed to complete your tax return through the mail. Employers are required to make these forms available to their employees by January 31, 1997. If you do not receive your W-2 by February, you should contact your employer or the IRS. Most students who plan to file a return can use the 1040- EZ form. This simple form can be filled out quickly and may be utilized by those earning less than $50,000, having no dependents and earning less than S4OO interest Students who used this form last year might receive a copy of the IRS’s Telefile package this year. “The Telefile package includes a worksheet instead of a form and a phone number for the taxpayer to submit with ease their tax return via telephone,” Albright said. “Telefile takes less than 10 minutes to submit” The IRS offers 600 of its forms and schedules free for download via the Internet from their World Wide Web site. For the Record In the Dec. 4 article 'Students begin hunt for apartments,' Manager Christy Rexroad should have been quoted as saying that Carolina Apartments currently had some vacancies. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error. Campus Calendar Tuesday 5:30 p.m.—The first in a series of information sessions on the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity will be held in Union 205. Additional sessions will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Union 205, Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in Union 226, Friday at 4 p.m. in Union 226 and Monday at 4 p.m. in Union 205. 7:45 p.m. The Village Orchestra will resume rehearsals for the spring semester in 107 Hill Hall. The group is a recreational orches tra and welcomes all instrumentalists, especially string players. For mote information call 929-5487 or 489-1587. 8 p.m. The UNC Young Democrats will hold a meeting in Union 208 to discuss plans for the upcoming inauguration trip. Bizarro C Three wishes? Great!! An electricj \Talor; Some Soap and a pillow/ J what's a cybercafe? spacey computer room with fro rtfs hop cafe A great place to relax, drink coffee, nibble on a sandwich & E-mail your best friend in Japan. Or, you can talk face-to-face with your buddy in Nevada. Or, you could play computer games & drink a beer... You've got to try it Come & visit Chapel Hill's first cybercafe! NEW! Surf Faster w/Satellite Connection to the Internet! 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