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WEEKLY SUMMER ISSUE ®ht? iaily Star Hrcl INSIDE JULY 17,1997 •11 UNC officials lobby for closed meetings ■ The N.C. Senate soon will consider a bill that would end open meetings. BY THAD SMITH STAFF WRITER If UNC administrators have their way, open meetings soon could become a thing of the past. A recent bill that would close open meetings is being discussed in the N.C. Senate. This bill was originally set to end all open meetings but was amended. And UNC-system officials see the deliberation in the Senate as their last chance to terminate all open meetings. “The Senate Judiciary Committee will be considering this bill in the coming months,” said N.C. Sen. Howard Lee, D-Orange. “There is no word yet on what the riding will be or what amend ments to this bill will be approved or rejected.” During the course of the year, various members of the UNC administration and N.C. Sen. HOWARD LEE. D-Orange, said there was no word yet on which amendments will be passed or rejected. faculty hold advisory board mppringe to discuss and implement important changes at the University. Before the N.C. Open Meetings Law was implemented in 1993, members of the news media and free press were barred form those meetings. The University and the press battled over open meetings for three years, final ly coming to a compromise last August. At that time, Spangler sent a memo to all UNC-system chancellors outlining Arrested students, town officials discuss incident ■ Three men met with Carrboro officials about their mistaken arrest. BY KATHERINE BROWN CITY EDITOR Three of five black college students involved in a Feb. 26 incident with the Carrboro Police Department met with town officials Tuesday to discuss the young men’s concerns about that night. Anthony Burrow, Andrew Henson, Torrey Walker and their parents met at Town Hall with Mayor Mike Nelson, Police Chief Ben Callahan, Town Attorney Mike Brough, Town Manager Bob Morgan and Aldermen Hank Anderson and Alex Zaffron to discuss a report prepared by the men and their families. Patrick Diazola and Terry Niles were also involved in the incident but did not attend the meeting. Following a reading of the report, Callahan said police policy had been effected as a result of the incident. k . lfj UNC professor CHUCK STONE said he worried about the potential for violence in the situation. “Officers have come to me and said that we needed to review our policies as far as high-risk stops,” he said. Callahan said that the stop, which occurred at about 4:30 a.m., after a Highland Hills resident reported what she thought was an automobile break in, was classified as a high-risk stop. The men were pulled over and placed Unearthing a (new?) building Archaeologists have discovered a forgotten building. Page 3 “I feel that the presence of students and/or media stifles these discussions. ... (This) is my main source of opposition.” CA.SMNiUEI UNC-system president exactly which meetings should be open to the press under the law. But the university system is now pushing to change the law in a manner that would essentially negate that agree ment. DTH General Manager Kevin Schwartz has been among those work ing for open meetings within the University. “(Open meetings are) important so that taxpayers who fund institutions are in on the decision-making process on important issues, just like they are in state government," Schwartz said. “It’s an important part of the demo cratic process, being able to critique ideas before policy is set.” But Spangler, who has led the charge against open meetings, disagreed. “I feel that the presence of students and/or media stifles these discussions,” Spangler said. “I will openly admit that what I say in private meetings is different from what I say in public meetings. The opportunity to take statements out of context in private meetings is far greater, than in public meetings. “The stifling factor of open meetings is my main source of opposition.” Jeanne Fugate, editor of the DTH during the 1996-97 school year, said the open meetings had been an invaluable source of information for the paper and its readership. “The stories we uncovered involved issues as substantive as privatization, tuition and student governance.” ’\? < r t(h HHlte ÜBr | E- k I * /wj/ DTH/MISTI MCDANIEL Anthony Burrow, Torrey Walker and Andrew Henson, three of the five black college students falsely accused of breaking and entering in February, met Tuesday with the Carrboro Board of Alderman and Police Chief Ben Callahan. under arrest but were later released after it was determined that no crime had been committed. Until now, Callahan said, Carrboro did not have an official policy for such situations. Officers will be trained to use the new policies in August. UNC senior India Williams, the woman whose apartment the NCCU students had been visiting Feb. 26, spoke. “Do I have to warn everyone that comes to visit me that they should watch out for police?" she asked. Anthony Burrow said he felt admin istrators really did not care “It makes me very sad that I had to Defeat is worse than death, because you have to live with defeat. Bill Musselman Hoop dreams? Anew night basketball league in Durham lets youths interact with businesspeople. Page 5 ’fife Jffl R Hr M R If H A f " a ' \ " i ■IP w Hk bHBk mSUST ■■ %% ' ' W .M* T* m 1 \ r: •>..*. f 4 rHe BHBF# ; lf r ■ I \ i-/ '■■ v±' 1 MKbMSlKtottimntmtn !v - \ 1 DTH/DAVE ROSEN C.D. Spangler, UNC-system president, works at cleaning off his desk recently. Spangler, who has been at his post for more than a decade, will retire at noon Friday. Spangler readies for life outside UNC BY JOHN SWEENEY EDITOR One would think that, after 11 years hithe same office, C.D. Spangler would bereadyto move out. * But despite spending most of his life in two of the toughest fields around business and government the outgo ing UNC-system president is surprising ly apprehensive about the move. “It’s exactly like the way a graduating senior feels,” said Spangler, himself a member of UNC’s Class of 1948. His presence will certainly be missed as evidenced by the outpouring of emo go through this at gun point One wrong move and one of us could have been dead. If you guys can’t spend five min utes and listen to what really happened, then there’s a problem with that.” “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t care,” Nelson said. The parents said they not satisfied that all the issues were being appropri ately dealt with. “Something is wrong here, and no one seems to want to touch it,” said William Walker. Brough said the officers were just reacting to the information given them by the dispatcher. Chuck Stone, a UNC journalism pro Sagula signs on 2 new assistants UNC volleyball coach Joe Sagula added two new coaches last week. Page 7 tion for him at the july 11 meeting of the Board of Governors, his last as system president. The Association of Student Governments presented Spangler with a resolution commencing M oh ffit ser vice on behalf of students. “Students respect Mr. Spangler for the job he done,” Association of Student Governments President Terry Eaton said. “He has presided over the University of North Carolina with integrity and pride.” Afterward, Eaton expressed regret at missing out on the chance to work more with Spangler. fessor who said he has experience with the criminal justice system, said he wor ried about the potential for violence in the situation. “I would urge you, right now, instead of being dismissive, to address this issue with much more seri ous concern than I’ve seen here tonight," he said to administators. Betty Burrow said she had always taught her son to respect the law, but this situation had tested her belief in police. Callahan said police had to be care ful. “I understand your concern,” he said, “but we just buried one today in Raleigh who was just doing his job. ’’ Today's . Weather Partly cloudy, high 95. Friday Sunny, high 90s. “(Seeing Spangler leave) is kind of bittersweet,” Eaton said. “Bitter in the sense that I didn’t get to work with him more. “But it’s sweet in the sense that I got to observe some of his work while he lead the university system.” Ann Tate and Deloris Chesley, repre senting the system’s alumni, presented Spangler with a sculpture entitled “The Enabler.” The sculptured featured a well-dressed man with his arm resting on the shoulder of a figure in a cap and gown. The base of the sculpture was in See SPANGLER, Page 2 Nike, UNC renew ties with $7.1-million deal ■ The five-year contract will make Nike the outfitter of all UNC teams in 1998. STAFF REPORT After a season in which three varsity sports finished in the top 10 and two more won national championships, Nike has decided to reward UNC in a major way. The sporting-goods giant and the University extended a contract that ran out earlier this summer by signing a five year, $7.1-million deal July 9. The contract will run through June 30,2002 and eventually will pay UNC and coaches over sll million. “It’s a good deal better than the last contract,” Chancellor Michael Hooker said Wednesday. Separate contract, which are subject to University approval, will be negotiat ed by the company and several Tar Heel coaches and should bring in approxi mately SBOO,OOO over the upcoming five years. The deal also contains $400,000 for the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement fund. Moreover, the contract will pay the athletics department $150,000 a year for the five years. The athletics department is a totally revenue-supported portion of the University. Also, the contract will include one summer internship per year for a UNC student. The 1993 contract between the University and Nike was valued at about $4.5 million. That figure includes the contracts signed with individual UNC coaches. The increase in monetary value of the contract represents a huge show of 104 yean of editorial freedom Serving the studenls and the University community Jkcel 893 ♦ News/Feanum/ABs/Spotts: 962-0245 Business/Advert***../ 962-1163 Volume 105, Issue 48 Chapel Hiii. North Carolina AH rights reserved. Congress puts stamp on new payback plan ■ Student Congress must revisit the issue in the fall, when all members are back. BY JOHN SWEENEY EDITOR Student Congress finally wrapped up concerns about the fund raising section of the Student Code’s treasury laws at their July 9 meeting, passing a plan pro posed by Student Body Treasurer Marc McCollum. The issue arose when congress members discov ered that the Black Student Movement owed about SI,BOO in fund raising allo cations. Typically, such funds are paid back at the end of the school year in which they are allocated. The code, how ever, did not pro vide a mechanism whereby student groups would be ill Student Body Treasurer MARK MCCOLLUM said the bill will give groups more flexibility when repaying funds. forced to pay back such debts. “I think its great that they passed my bill because it’s going to give groups a lot more flexibility but it will still ensure that funds will be repaid,” McCollum said. His plan, which will be included in the code, requires student groups with fund raising debts to meet with the trea surer to work out a payment plan,which must then be approved by congress. If groups fall behind in their pay ments, the treasurer has the power to freeze their funds. Any debts left unpaid See CONGRESS, Page 2 - “The contract is a testimony to the way the University is perceived nationally not just academically, but also athletically. ” MCNAEL HOOKER UNC chancellor support on the part of the sporting goods supplier. Hooker said the increase in the contract’s value is only logical, considering the success UNC’s pro grams have encountered in recent years. “I think (the deal) is a testimony to the way the University is perceived nationally not just academically, but also athletically,” Hooker said. “The athletics program is... one that any sporting-goods apparel provider would be proud to sponsor.” Under the terms of the contract, Nike must pay up to $200,000 for one inter national men’s basketball tour and exhi bition and the same amount for a simi lar women’s event. Nike also will supply all UNC teams with equipment, valued at sl.l million annually. Men’s and women’s soccer will use Nike equip ment starting in 1998. Nike may develop new UNC trade marks, subject to University approval, and it will receive a full-page ad in each football and men’s basketball game pro gram, and its logo will be on athletic media guides and schedules. Nike also receives eight eight tickets for home football, men’s and women’s basketball games and bowl and tourna ment games, and eight tickets for home of all other sports.
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