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2 Friday, October 24, 1997 Panel speaks on women in UNC athletics ■ The first in a series of forums celebrates 100 years of women at the University. BY CYNTHIA EAKES STAFF WRITER “Athletics helps us to see who we are and leads to a great sense of friendship,” said the voice of women’s basketball and field hockey, Jan Boxill, in a panel discussion Thursday. Boxill, associate chairwoman of the Department of Philosophy, was joined by four other leaders in women’s sports in a forum titled “Women in Athletics at Carolina.” The discus sionon women in athletics, the first in a series th Anniversary on Campus of five sponsored by the General Alumni Association, celebrates the cen tennial anniversary of women’s admis sion to the University. Women’s field hockey coach Karen Shelton cross country coach Joan Nesbit women’s soccer coach Anson N.C. officials try to block new law ■ State officials asked for a delay in the enforcement of the Driver’s Privacy Act. BY KARA KIRK STAFF WRITER North Carolina officials are joining the bandwagon to challenge anew fed eral law that closes all driving records to the general public. Government leaders are trying to block the enforcement of the Driver’s Privacy Act, which came into effect last month. Gov. Jim Hunt, Attorney General Mike Easley and the N.C. Press Association recently asked Congress to delay the law, which they maintain is unconstitutional because it denies the peacock alley October 24“ 25“ (919) 967-2152 • Monday-tSalurday 10AM 'til SPM University Square • 123 W. Franklin Street • Chapel Hill. NC 27516 NC SPORTS BAR ir Anthony's Grill A ' yjjjj Our Live TV Schedule for Saturday, 10-25-97 " -■ —— 12:00 Wak Forest v. Duke Virginia Tech v. W. Virginia Indiana v. lowa East Carolina v. Memphis Temple v. Miami 6:00 Auburn v. Arkansas Pittsburgh w Rutgers 7:00 NHL Panthers v. Bruins 12.30 Alsbsrns v. Ole Miss 7>on n-.jj. cga %, u: rn ; n ; g Wisconsin v. Minnesota 730 nhi uXnstnr* Michigan v. Michigan State NHL W. Carolina v. UT-Chattanooga gj£ J ggg Leßfs 2:30 Boston College v. Notre Dame World series - Game 6 3:30 Ohio State v. N’Western 8:30 NHL Capitals v. Blues Colorado v. Texas*" 1 * 10:00 0re <> 0 " s,ate * usc Arizona v. Washington State 10 30 NHL Penguins v. Canucks Comina Oct. 31 WAILOWEW BASH 9:00 Green Bay v. New England with S3OO in Prizes!! .. __ , . *. __ ..fTT. $1.25 LongiMcks • $1.50 Hi-balls Now Taking Reservations 4 Meaty Wings for $1 for Holiday Parties i Mon-TTiurs: $1.50 W-balls Fratemlty/Sororlty Functions! 52.25 Blue Cups cujosifutulLf., $ 1.50 jUMaAI/Ha*" Your home tor Hurricane’s Hockey * 10 Satellite Receivers & 12 Screens * DTH/DANA GARDNER Joan Nesbit tells the audience of the panel discussion about growing up as a young female athlete and the ridicule she received while proving her dedication to track. Dorrance and the founding member of women’s crew, Lucienne Papon, also spoke on the panel. Boxill spoke of the sexual discrimi nation she faced in athletics . “I couldn’t play basketball, football or soccer in school, only tennis and field hockey,” Boxill said. “I wanted to do the things I was good at and wasn’t allowed to do.” Nesbit said she “rode the wave of Title IX” throughout her life. She was the first girl on the cross country team in school, the first female sports editor in high school, and one of the first women ever to coach a men’s team. general public access to records. Sean Walsh, Hunt’s press secretary, said the decision was a result of careful collaboration between the three united groups. “The governor is a big supporter of open records and meetings,” Walsh said. “Together they have determined that this would be the best course of action.” Hampton Dellinger, special council to Easley, said Hunt and Easley asked U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor, R-N.C., to delay the law until 1999, which is when a federal decision will be made regard ing its constitutionality. Dellinger said that after 1999, one of two things would happen. “The law will either be held uncon stitutional and not put into effect, or it will be declared constitutional and North Carolina will have to comply “Luckily for me, I grew up in a time of rapid advancement of women's rights,” Nesbit said. Dorrance said one of the great things about women’s athletics was the con nection between players. “Our players play best when they play for each other,” Dorrance said. Papon talked about the experience of being part of a team of strong women. “Even when life got tough, I knew there was a team of women out there, supporting me and reminding me of who I am.” Both Dorrance and Shelton said they taught their girls it was okay to be com petitive. “Two federal District Courts in South Carolina and Oklahoma have already ruled that the law is unconstitutional. ” HAMPTON DELLINGER N.C. Attorney General’s Special Council with it,” he said. Dellinger said it would be useless for North Carolina to enact the law until the question of constitutionality was determined. He pointed out that states should not pay for something that the courts might later make them undo. Roger Francis, Taylor’s chief of staff, said Taylor did not make a decision yet on whether to push for the delay. North Carolina is not the only state to question the new law. Controversy arose in other states when they declared the law a violation of their rights. “A big cloud is hanging over the law in terms of constitutionality,” said Hampton Dellinger, special council to Easley. “Two federal District Courts in South Carolina and Oklahoma have already ruled that the law is unconstitu tional.” YtfUR. MINP c/N-UNE. 5 m M M M This spring the Kenan Flagler Business School will partner with University Access to offer UNC-CHk first CCCI Inf rwf/TV undergraduate business course. Business 18. "Analytical Building Blocks for Business: Introduction to Microeconomics." will be available to all students not currently majoring or minoring in business. mmmmmimmm to register, can Caroline. FOR INFORMATION, call University Access at 1-888-960-1700, or go to http://www.unlversltyaccess.com NEWS “I try to teach them it’s okay to be the best,” Dorrance said. “We have created anew environment for them to succeed." Shelton said attitude was everything. “I tell the players to look at obstacles and see them as challenges,” she said. Dorrance said that if he had learned anything in the past 25 years, it was that men and women are wonderfully differ ent. “Different doesn’t mean unequal,” Dorrance said. “It just means different. “And we all have some unique and powerful contribution to anew direc tion.” Latest N.C. report reveals slight rise in violent crime BY COURTNEY VANHOOK STAFF WRITER North Carolina became a slightly more violent place to live during the first six months of 1997, a recent report stat ed. On Wednesday, the N.C. Attorney General’s office released their semi-annual crime report. According to the report, the overall number of reported statewide crimes during the first half of this year increased by 1 percent. But in the same time period juve nile crime fell by 4 percent, the report stated. Gov. JIM HUNT said the statistics showing an overall decrease in juvenile crime were misleading. “While I am happy that the murder rate continues to fall, the overall crime reports are too high,” said N.C. Attorney General Mike Easley in a press release. However, Sean Walsh, Gov. Jim Hunt’s press secretary, said the report’s figures on juvenile crime were some- Leaders discuss role of adviser consultant BY BETH HATCHER STAFF WRITER Campus leaders who decided to hire a consultant to help them revamp acad emic advising are now asking just exact ly what a hired consultant should con sult on. Members of the Advising Steering Team, which met Thursday, wanted to decide which aspects of the University’s academic advising system needed the most reworking so they could tell a con sultant. “We feel it would be helpful to find someone with a fresh perspective,” said Student government’s Academic Affairs Co-chairwoman Barbee Crowley, stu dent member of the committee. Members said that a consultant could guide and research tentative suggestions on improving the advising system. Committee members said that cur rent faculty advisers cannot make advis ing their top priority. Members debated the benefits of hir ing full-time, professional advisers. Members cited advising programs at other schools, such as Penn State University, which had nine full-time pro fessional advisers in its undergraduate program. Committee member Pete Andrews, chairman of faculty, said UNC needed what misleading. “Juvenile crime is actually increasing violent juvenile crime is up 172 per cent, drug violations increased over 500 percent, weapon violations increased nearly 500 percent (all within North Carolina since 1987),” Walsh said. “We haven’t done enough to send a strong signal to young people that they will be punished for crimes, I believe we need to reach young people before it is too late.” John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, a conservative think tank in Raleigh, said the percentages still had time to change because they only took half of the year into account. “You want to know what the longer trend is, we’ve seen the crime rate going down before,” Hood said. “It’s important not to jump to too many conclusions with such little data.” Although the murder rate and violent crimes decreased overall for North Carolina, Hood said work is needed to reduce crime in the state. “We are on the right track,” Hood said. “There are two parts to the puzzle one is that sentences are too brief and not a threat, the second is that the court system lacks the resources and manage ment to deal with all the arrests it needs to deal with.” Addressing the existing problems in the state’s justice system would be the first step, Hood said. “We don’t have tough enough sen tences on some crimes, and we have a number of crimes with small sen tences.” UPSTAI Mens & Womens (( fiARR-EE Sa t u Octob 10am unbelievable prfc aged or out-of-s and catalo for men & wo nr 111 149 E. Fr tlljr Sailg Sar Heel a core set of advisers, possibly profes sionals, who knew about advising and could be mentors for other advisers. Andrews said faculty also reported General College advisers and those in other schools did not communicate well. A high turnover in advisers con tributed to the lack of communication, Andrews said. A core set of advisers could keep the advising program con sistent and foster exchange between the General College advising program and the programs in other departments. Student committee member Mandy Greene said communication was also a problem for students. “I’d like to see a seamless advising system created,” Greene said. Improving the University’s technolo gy would help improve communication, faculty and students said. Andrews said he’d like to see a more automated advising system that could call up a student’s computer records instantly. Student Body President Mo Nathan said he saw progress. “We’ve taken a lead on how to approach this problem.” Members created a subcommittee to recommend a consultant to the others. Other members divided into three subcommittees that planned to research problems in the advising system and tell the consultant about them. Campus calendar Items of Interest Modem Extension Dance Company will have a Fall Dance Celebration on Saturday. Come to the Women’s Gym Studio A for ballet, modem and jazz classes with guest teachers and a free performance at 4 p.m. Classes run from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is at 8:45 a.m. Phi Sigma Pi honor fraternity will hold the fourth annual Samaritan 5K on Saturday to benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Pre-registration is sl2, sl4 the day of the race. Visit the table in the Pit. Amnesty will have a discussion and movie on human rights and labor rights in Indonesia on Saturday in Union 211. The Air Force ROTC and the Arnold Air Society will sponsor the Ultimate Frisbee Challenge on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Carmichael Fields. The entry fee is sls per team. Prizes will be awarded. The Sunshine Run Celebrating Little Heroes, a 5K race and fun run/walk, will be, held Nov. 2 at Fetzer Field on campus. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Entry fees, are sls after Oct. 24. Proceeds will benefit the pediatric patients and their families at N.C. Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. Call 966-6500 for more information. The Ackland Art Museum will continue its presentation of “Geometric Abstraction” through Oct. 26. Museum hours are. Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. Admission is free. Call 966-5736. If you ordered a 1997 Yackety Yack, please come by Union Suite 106 to claim it. Students at University Baptist Church will host the “Hard Hat Cafe” on Sunday at 7 p.m. The event will feature a free blues con cert and free dessert and coffee. It will be held at the church, located on the comer of Franklin and South Columbia streets. Call Nathan at 914-3395 for more information. . For the record In the Oct. 23 article titled "Franklin Street shop closes after 70 years', the owner's son should have been identified as James Mousmoules' son. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error. RS SALE pqj/ 11 N Aeicsyorics [station rd a y er 25th - spm es on slightly dam eason name brand gue clothing en - all Upstairs 111 anklin St.