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Friday, April 3,1998
ESPN features UNC students
in program about Nike, labor
■ The program begins a
five-part interactive
Internet series about labor.
BY BETH HATCHER
STAFF WRITER
ESPN’s Thursday program “Outside
the Lines” captured the debate and ten
sion that surrounds the University’s $7.1
million contract with Nike Corp.
The sports channel used UNO’s Nike
Seminar, “Economics, Ethics and
Impacts of the Global Economy: The
Nike Example," in a segment of a show
dealing with Nike factories in Vietnam.
Students have criticized the
University for contracting with Nike, a
company they say has harsh, unfair
labor practices. The show examined the
working conditions in the Nike factories
and the debate they incite in America.
“The show deals with a lot of the
issues we cover in class,” said Pete
Andrews, chairman of the Faculty
Council, who helped create the class.
Survey to measure UNC student satisfaction
■ The UNC General
Administration will survey
sophomores and seniors.
BY KELLI BOUTIN
STAFF WRITER
The UNC-system General
Administration is conducting surveys to
develop a picture of student experiences
at the 16 system campuses.
The Office of Institutional Research
mailed student-satisfaction surveys to
almost 5,000 sophomores and graduat
ing seniors as part of the systemwide
effort in March.
This year’s sophomore survey
includes a special section of questions
for students at UNC-Chapel Hill. The
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ESPN reporters visited factories in
Vietnam and examined the health prob
lems and underpayment of the workers.
The Nike seminar explores human
rights issues related to labor, Andrews
said. The class had studied the apparel
industry and industry in Asian societies,
as well as the charges against Nike, to
get the broader picture of the issue, he
said.
One segment of the show exposed
the complex nature of the University’s
contact with Nike and the controversy
surrounding it, said Carla Jones, the
teaching assistant for the course.
“I’m glad they showed that the stu
dents understand how complex the issue
is,” Jones said.
Todd Pugatch, a student in the class,
said that although he thought the seg
ment was well-done, it could not truly
relate the depth and complexity of the
issue to viewers.
“You can’t really know what it’s like
inside those factories,” Pugatch said.
Andrews said that even though many
students had seen the program and were
happy to participate, he was originally
questions ask students to evaluate the
quality of their interactions with facul
ty members, OIR Senior Research
Associate Lynn Williford said.
UNC-CH officials said they hope to
gain valuable information from the sur
veys. “We’re always interested in learn
ing about how we can improve the qual
ity of services given to the students, and
surveys are obviously the best way to do
that,” Chancellor Michael Hooker said.
Last year, pilot sophomore surveys
showed students were unhappy about
the advising system, and student opin
ions led to efforts to evaluate and
improve the system, Williford said.
UNC-CH Chairman of the Faculty
Pete Andrews said he hoped the survey
would be the first step toward a positive
dialogue between students and faculty.
But surveys this year differ from years
Campus calendar
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somewhat skeptical of ESPN’s interest
in his class for the segment. He said he
was afraid the issue would be manipu
lated. “I didn’t want the students
snipped into sound bites,” he said.
Mark Nguyen, president of the
Vietnamese Students Association and a
member of the class, said he was glad
the class got publicity.
“The class has been phenomenal," he
said. “AD these different people from dif
ferent backgrounds trying to put togeth
er the pieces of this mad puzzle is real
ly cool.”
Pugatch agreed the publicity for the
class was a good thing
“I hope the program will help spawn
debate on other campuses,” he said.
Andrews said he hopes the publicity
creates other classes as well.
“This has been a great issue to teach
global economy,” Andrews said.
Andrews said the program kicked off
a five-part Internet series in which peo
ple can participate in a interactive debate
with him and students from the class.
“This is an exciting opportunity to let
the world in on our discussions.”
“We’re always interested
in learning about how we
can improve the quality of
services given to the
students ...”
MCNAEL HOOKEI
Chancellor
past. This is the first year that sopho
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together. Sophomores were surveyed for
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The General Administration created
the sophomore survey to evaluate stu
dent experiences during the first two
years of coUege, while senior surveys
focus on the final two years of under
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Parents upset with redistricting plans
■ Discussion centered
around the redistricting of
elementary school children.
BY ANGELA LEA
STAFF WRITER
In the wake of a Grey Culbreth
Middle School student’s death on school
grounds Monday, residents spoke out
against proposed redistricting planned
by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Schools Board of Education.
Thursday night’s meeting was slated
to take place at Culbreth, said School
Board Chairman Nicholas Didow.
Although the board considered choos
ing another location in fight of 13-year
old Laura Ashley Williams’ death,
Culbreth principal Carolyn White asked
that the Board meet there.
“(White) thought it was important for
developing and continuing some sense
of normalcy,” Didow said.
But the tragedy was by no means
overlooked. Before the group even
adopted its agenda for the evening,
Didow requested a moment of silence in
honor and memory of Williams.
With the recent tragedy in mind,
some residents said they were even more
concerned about the negative impact
graduate study and post-graduation
plans, she said.
“We’re interested in the student per
ception of the quality of instruction, stu
dent-faculty interaction and services
which (students) have come into contact
with at this institution,” Williford said.
Williford said the General
Administration plans to stagger the sur
veys, surveying sophomores and seniors
one year and alumni the next.
The General Administration requires
that 65 percent of students surveyed
respond, so officials at the OIR will con
duct phone surveys during the last two
weeks of April, she said.
“It’s so important for us to get a good
response. The surveys are voluntary.”
Williford said the General
Administration would release the results
of the survey this summer.
REACTION
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cases, such as the Mitsubishi class
action suit, Booth said.
These wins should remind women
that Jones’ case is only one of many
sexual harassment suits, Scott said.
“It is just this particular case,” she
said, adding that Jones’ case was never
strong. “The judge in this case made a
very careful and reasonable decision."
And although Jones lost, her case
brought much-needed attention to sex
ual harassment, Scott said.
“I think a lot of legal scholars felt
gratified that she had the courage to go
ahead with her convictions, whether
right or wrong.”
that redistricting could have on students.
Denise Todloski, a parent of a
McDougle Elementary School student,
said the opening of Southern ViHage
Elementary School for the 1999-2000
school year could cause students who
lived in the Jones Ferry Road area to be
assigned to a different school. For some,
this would be the second or third time
they had changed districts.
Such a disruption of routine could
have a devastating impact, Todloski
said.
“In fight of recent situations and cir
cumstances, don’t let this happen to any
of our other children,” she said.
“Uprooting children does upset them,
although some cases are more extreme
than others."
Edith Allen, a parent of another
McDougle student, said she held a sim
ilar opinion on redistricting.
“TTiere are serious losses, both per
sonal and educational (when redistrict
ing of children takes place),” she said.
“They may not be quantifiable, yet we
know we are putting stress on children,
families and educational systems.”.
Allen said she had submitted a letter
to Superintendent Neil Pedersen
requesting that multiple reassignments
of the same children be avoided when
decisions on redistricting were made.
“I know the Board would never
University to ‘ignite’
during Noche Latina
BY CAROLYN INGRAM
STAFF WRITER
The Carolina Hispanic Association
will hold its seventh annual Noche
Latina festival from 7 p.m. to midnight
Saturday in the Great Hall. The cultural
event will include a dinner, show and an
after party.
CHispA member Ulka Patel said the
purpose of Noche Latina was to pro
mote CHispA, provide awareness of the
Hispanic culture,
dance to salsa,
relax and enjoy a
good show and
good meal.
“The Hispanic
community is the
largest growing
section of the
United States
right now ...”
Noche Latina
Latin dinner, show .
and fiesta
7 pin. to 12 p.m.
Saturday
Great Hail
CHispA President-elect Chris Agosto
said.
Agosto said the public was misin
formed about the Hispanic culture and
that many people had a low opinion of
it. “Because of that it’s important that
people learn about the language, food,
religion and break free of the stereo
types,” she said.
By beginning the night with dinner,
Zenitra Smith, co-chairwoman of
CHispA’s social events committee, said
CHispA hoped to show the difference
between Mexican and Hispanic cuisine.
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“There are serious losses,
both personal and
educational (when
redistricting of children
takes place).”
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McDougle Elementary School parent
actively choose to continually uproot the
same neighborhoods over and over
again, but this is in fact what has hap
pened, and you must be willing to
actively prevent it from occurring
again,” she said.
Didow said the board would take into
account how frequently certain areas
had been redistricted and that the board
was by no means removed from the sit
uation. He said he and board member
Harvey Goldstein both lived in the Jones
Ferry Road area, and that the reassign
ments had affected their children, as
well.
Didow said he believed negative atti
tudes on the parts of parents could make
moves to other schools hard on their
children.
“We know our children take many of
their cues from the way we talk about
(redistricting).”
“CHispA means spark of
fire. And that’s
what CHispA is
going to do ignite the
campus .”
CHRIS AGOSTO
President-elect, CHispA
She said the food, which will be pro
vided by local restaurants, would range
from Caribbean to Puerto Rican to
Mexican dishes.
CHispA members also hope to pro
vide entertainment and educate the
audience with performances from
William Strickland, a flamenco gui
tarist; Querico, CHispA’s dance group;
and a Capoeira (sword fighting) demon
stration, among others. Noche Latina
will commence with a live salsa band
and dancing from 10 p.m. to midnight.
“(Planning) Noche Latina is a lot of
hard work,” Smith said. “Once Saturday
comes and and we see a sea of people
dancing, it will be well worth it.”
Through Noche Latina, Agosto said
she hoped people would see a connec
tion between cultures, the influence that
the Hispanic culture has had on other
cultures, and how other cultures have
influenced it. “Chispa means spark of
fire. And that’s what CHispA is going to
do ignite the campus.”