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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
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“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
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science elective (ECOL 36).
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maintaining, and modifying the environment, and Integrates the unique perspectives of
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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.
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