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Filmmakers transform campus
into ‘Patch’ of Hollywood movie
BY MEREDITH SINCLAIR
STAFF WRITER
Anyone walking through the UNC
campus this month might be a little con
fused by ’7os-clad students, movie cam
eras and even a few celebrities as UNC
hosts the cast and crew of the Universal
Pictures movie “Patch Adams.”
Starring Academy Award-winning
actor Robin Williams, the film is based
on the true story of Hunter “Patch”
Adams, a physician known for his
unusual methods of helping his patients.
Although filming in Chapel Hill
U.S. House moves to open college honor courts to public
■ The Foley Amendment
now awaits approval in the
U.S. Senate.
BY SCOTT HICKS
STAFF WRITER
College honor courts that find stu
dents guilty of serious crimes might
soon have to make those records public
if the U.S. Senate ratifies the U.S.
Game switch
to hurt local
businesses
■ One official figured the
town would lose $2 million
because of the move.
BYNORADAUBE
STAFF WRITER
Though the decision to move the
football game between UNC and N.C.
State University might add to UNC cof
fers, many proprietors on Franklin
Street worry they might feel the crunch
from the move.
Because many students and fans
from both schools will make the long
drive to Charlotte, businesses on
Franklin Street am inevitably going to
lose one of their busiest days of the
football season, said Joel Harper, direc
tor of the Chapel Hill-Canboro
Chamber of Commerce.
“Home food)all games bring lots of
business, tips and jobs, and all that will
be in Charlotte,” Harper said.
On May 4, officials at UNC and
NCSU announced that rival football
game between the schools will be played
at Charlotte’s Ericsson Stadium
2 1/2 hours away during the 1998
and 1999 seasons.
UNC officials said the move relieved
the school of hosting the game on a
weeknight and would offer financial
advantages to the school.
Restaurant managers worry that fans
will not patronize their establishments
during the game.
“I know it will affect business," said
Aaron Probst, manager of Ham’s
restaurant
“The University will make money,
but at the same time, it’s a long ride
back from Charlotte, and I doubt any
one will come out after the game.”
Managers of The Gap, Pepper’s
Pizza, and The Shrunken Head
Boutique also agreed the absence of the
UNC-NCSU game would hurt busi
ness.
But some merchants said they would
accept the loss of game-day profits if the
move was in the best interest of the
University community.
“I know Mr. (Dick) Baddour is doing
what’s best for the school, and if it’s for
the good of the school, I support it,”
said Shelton Henderson, owner of the
See BUSINESS, Page 7
began May 19 and is expected to con
clude by June 19, shooting began in
February in San Francisco.
About one-fourth of the film will be
shot on the UNC campus and will
include mostly outdoor scenes. Some
classrooms will also be used.
Director Tom Shadyac said UNC
was chosen for filming because he and
other members of the production staff
“just fell in love with it.” He continued,
“It also has the look we needed.”
The story is set in Virginia, so the
look of UNC is appropriate, he said.
Shadyac also said the crew would take
House’s reauthorization of the Higher
Education Act.
To date, colleges across the nation
have denied the public access to their
honor courts, claiming that the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act pro
tects students’ privacy in all kinds of
educational matters, including campus
judicial proceedings.
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., introduced
an amendment, which carries his name,
to clarify exactly what student informa
tion FERPA protects —and what it
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Sunday, tiie morning haze football in the west end zone while their
shown down upon UNO’s j BY JONATHAN COX across the field.
UNC fashion, the nearly 3,500 gradu- with the smell of cigar smoke and cheap
ates donned signs, balloons, multicol- champagne, Chancellor Michael
ored umbrella hats and air horns to Hooker approached the podium. —J
attract the attention of friends and fam- “This is your day," he said amidst a
ily among the 38,000 spectators in roar of screams and applause. < '
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Thursday, May 21,1998
Volume 106, tone 45
good care of the campus and that he
does not expect filming to interfere with
summer classes.
“Patch Adams” publicist Michael
Umble said Adams appreciated UNC’s
charm.
“Patch Adams visited Chapel Hill
and said ’lf my campus had been this
beautiful, I probably wouldn’t have been
this rebellious,’ ” Umble said.
Shadyac said he felt the movie would
be good for the University community.
“It is anew experience, and educa-
See ADAMS, Page 7
does not protect.
The proposed amendment would
make college campuses safer nationwide
by exposing violent classmates, experts
say.
“It will affect students by providing
them with more information to what
safety precautions they will be able to
take,” said S. Daniel Carter, vice presi
dent of Security On Campus Inc., a
national, non-profit organization work
ing to prevent campus violence and to
help its victims.
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Actor and comedian Robin Williams will be in Chapel Hill until mid-June
filming his latest movie 'Patch Adams.'
“When it becomes law, it will elimi
nate the most serious risk FERPA poses
to all students.”
But for many college administrators,
the amendment does not clarify which
crimes student honor courts should
report.
“What we usually deal with are Code
of Student Conduct violations,” said
Margaret Barrett, associate dean of stu
dents and judicial program officer at
UNC.
Something illegal at UNC might be
permitted on another campus, as every
school’s honor code is unique, she said.
The question then remains whether the
offense should be reported and made
public.
But the amendment uses FBI defini
tions regarding violent crime, so there
should be no question of which student
court rulings should be made public,
said Mark Goodman, an attorney with
the Student Press Law Center.
See AMENDMENT, Page 7
UNC graduates
flooded into Kenan
Stadium Sunday
morning to celebrate
their departure from
UNC. Erin Baker,
below, a blind French
and international
studies major from
Davidson, plans to
attend UNC School
of Law.
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Facilities
prepare for
ONE card
■ Officials said the new
program should be fully
operational this week.
BY JAY STALLINGS
STAFF WRITER
All over campus, from the Student
Recreation Center to the libraries to
Carolina Dining Services, students and
faculty can now use their new UNC
ONE Cards.
“The process has been successful,”
said Jim Clinton, manager of the UNC
ONE Card Office. “Thirteen thousand
of the new cards have been distributed,”
he said.
Kerwin Comartie, unit supervisor for
Union Station, said he did not
encounter any problems using the new
ONE Cards.
“The only problem is that we can’t do
anything with the old card," Comartie
said.
Libby Grey, a circulation librarian in
the Undergraduate Library, said there
were problems using the new ONE
Cards on Monday because the system
had not been reloaded properly. Since
11 a.m. Monday, though, she said
everything seemed fine,
Grey said students can use the old
ONE Cards at the Undergrad until
September. However, die said accom
modating the old ONE Cards produced
more work for the library, and she
encouraged students to get their new
ONE Cards immediately.
The new ONE Cards became popu
lar even before they were officially in
use. “We had a lot of people come in
during exams who had already thrown
away their old ONE Cards,” Grey said.
When this happened, the new ONE
Cards were accepted, but the library had
to type in a few commands, she said.
A staff member at the SRC said die
SRC started using the new system
Tuesday. She said students presenting
old ONE Cards would not be admitted
to the SRC,
Comartie said that when students
present old ONE Cards, he first tries to
pull up their account with their social
security number, but he said most of die
See ONE CARD, Page 7
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New coach in town
On May 7, Director of Athletics Dick
Baddour named Mike Fox as the new
baseball coach. He will replace current
coach Mike Roberts. Page 10
Waiting game
Last week, a judge in
Raleigh listened to
testimony in Lt. C.E.
Swain's personnel
hearing. The judge
will return a decision
in 45 days. Page 4
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Lizard levels lackluster film
'Godzilla* tramples New York City in
the new feature film, which opened
Tuesday. However, the movie is long
on lizard, short on substance. Page 6
Gone, but not forgotten
Kivuusama Mays'
entered a plea of no
contest Monday to
charges of assault on
an 18-year-old m an at
Gotham earlier this
year. Page 10