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Wot lailu (Har Uppl W News/ w Busin f 105 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Patient Confidentiality Binding, Psychiatrist Says By Laura Stoehr Assistant University Editor HILLSBOROUGH - Closing argu ments begin today in the lawsuit filed by former UNC law student Wendell Williamson against his former psychia trist after the doctor testified Wednesday about the confi dentiality of his sessions with Williamson. Williamson’s lawyers asked Students Voice Opinions on Williamson Case Page 4 Dr. Myron Liptzin, former psychiatrist at Student Health Service, to explain why he had not told others at UNC, including Winston Crisp, a former assis tant dean in the School of Law, about Williamson’s condition and subsequent Joint Ticket Issue Sparks Hot Debate By Lauren Beal Staff Writer •A former student leader told student government members at a public forum Wednesday night that combining stu dent body president and vice president on the same ticket could result in vote manipulation. Congress and student government members heatedly discussed the pros and cons of the proposal and addressed the issue of a student referendum vote if the proposal is passed. Former Graduate and Professional Student Federation president Katherine Kraft said the joint ticket issue was too important for a simple yes-or-no refer endum vote. “Whatever congress has put before the student body in the past has been stamped (with approval),” she said. “Students make the assumption that what congress puts before them is right. “This is not the way to ask this ques tion." But Speaker Brad Morrison, who Off-the-Field Fumbles Eight North Carolina football players have faced legal troubles since December. Most recently, offensive guard ton Haß was suspended indefinitely by coach Carl Torbosh after he was charged with assault Charges: Communicating f JB threats and domestic assault k ~ -rU JP Suspended indefinitely, at ifeJißlj least until Oct 2 court date > A-• —jggj—] VAR IAN BALLARD / Charges: Simple assault Sentenced to: 24 hours of community service, $1 (X) MMR community service fee, book JgSggH report and restitution. t 0 commun fy JR jmk service, served 10 days in /*' Dismissed kom team. GREG Harris / Sm Charges: Simple assault |* ,~Mm Sentenced to: 24 hours of - jw*: community sewce, SI 00 %£ Jr communitv service fee, book report arm restitution. ■ ypir M Completed sentence. I W Jm Suspended from football related activities for first KIVUUSAMA MAYS Charges: Simple assault Sentenced to: 24 hours of community service, book report and restitution for hospital costs. Completed sentence, playing in NFL for the Minnesota^ treatment. Williamson’s lawyers claim that Liptzin’s negligence led to Williamson’s 1995 near-campus shooting rampage, during which he killed UNC lacrosse player Kevin Reich ardt and Chapel Hill resident Ralph Walker. Williamson said he first sought treat ment at SHS after Crisp said he would not recommend him for the bar exam without treatment. Liptzin said that after he began treat ing Williamson he did not contact Crisp because it did not make sense to him to break patient confidentiality. A person must prove that he is a dan ger to himself or others in order for a psychiatrist to break patient confiden tiality, Liptzin testified, adding that Williamson did not pose such a threat. proposed the legislation, said students needed to be included in the decision making process regardless of past results. “Student input is student input,” Morrison said. “I have faith in their vote.” If congress approves the joint ticket proposal, Morrison’s resolution calls for a special election in mid-October to decide the issue. Special elections must be called by the Student Body President Reyna Walters. Mark Kleinschmidt, chairman of Student Congress’ student affairs com mittee, said he was concerned with the probability of low voter turnout in October. “If we hold special elections this year, we’ll be lucky to get 1,000 voters,” he said. But the issue may not get so far as an October referendum. Kraft spoke against the joint ticket See FORUM, Page 11 BRICCO MCCAIN injury; Sentenced to: 24 hours of community service fee, book report and restitution. Failed to finish community service, served 10 days m jail. Dismissed from team. STEPHON MCQUEEN Charges: Simple assault GREG WILLIAMS Charges: Simple assault Cleared of charges. t r ROBERT WILLIAMS Charges: Simple assault Cleared of charges, playing in NFL for Kansas City Chiefs The foremost art of kings is the power to endure hatred. Seneca Thursday, September 17, 1998 Volume 106, Issue 78 “Mr. Williamson is paranoid,” he said. “It is crucial that (paranoid patients) think you’re not going behind their back.” Liptzin said if Crisp or others at UNC had questions about Williamson’s con dition and treatment, he would have told Crisp to ask Williamson. In previous testimonies, witnesses for the plaintiff said Liptzin shirked his responsibility by - not introducing Williamson to a replacement psychia trist before retiring in May 1994. Liptzin said because Williamson was not sure where he would be spending die summer, he recommended Williamson see a physician who could refill his prescription of Navane, an anti- See WILLIAMSON, Page 11 Congress Could Release Videotape Democrats worry the video of Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony could be used for political purposes. Associated Press WASHINGTON - The visual impact could be powerful. Americans already know the gist of President Clinton’s grand jury testimo ny. But it would be something else entirely for the nation to watch the pres- ident on televi sion parrying prosecutors’ questions, per haps losing his Gingrich Wants Congress to Release Tapes See Page 11 temper, retreat ing into legalisms under close question ing about the Monica Lewinsky affair. “If you read it, it seems abstract; if you see and hear it, it seems real,” said Robert Lichter, president of the nonpar tisan Center for Media and Public Affairs. “TV has a unique political impact,” he said. “That’s why presidents go on television; they don’t issue press releas- UNC Lineman Suspended Following Assault Arrest Starting right guard Jon Hall was arrested Sept. 9 for misdemeanor domestic assault charges filed by UNC student Katherine Stanley. By Dave Alexander Sport Saturday Editor While searching for its first win of the 1998 sea son on the field, the North Carolina football team continues to deal with problems off the field. Jon Hall, the Tar Heels’ starting right guard, was suspended from the team Tuesday after he was served an arrest warrant Sept. 9 for misdemeanor counts of communicating threats and domestic assault on a female. Hall is the fourth UNC player to serve a suspension or be dismissed from the team this season due to legal trou bles. Reserve wide receiver Greg Harris was suspended for die Tar Heels’ first three games of the 1998 season for his involvement in a December 1997 assault. Junior Ricco McCain and sophomore Varian Ballard were dismissed from the team Aug. 21 for failing to complete court-mandated community service stemming from the same incident. In all, seven UNC players were charged in the incident. “We don’t have a dirty program,” UNC fullback Deon Dyer said. “We don’t run that type of out-of control program. You see certain things happen - you don’t like it. But you’ve just got to deal with it in a respectable manner and move on. It frustrates me to see it happen.” Katherine Stanley, a Chapel Hill resident and a ‘ * Jf, c ~ M ■ jg*/ 9 wk ■ 4 w -*■/ - DTH/IAURA STOEHR Dr. Myron Liptzin informed jury members Wednesday that he prescribed a one-month supply of an anti-psychotic drug to Wendell Williamson. es when they want to mobilize public opinion.” Republicans in Congress were mov ing toward releasing the four-hour tape of Clinton’s Aug. 17 testimony, arguing that it woukd help people determine whether the president lied under oath. Democrats worried the tape would be used for political purposes. People were in no rush for a look. A CBS News poll released Wednesday found that 70 percent of Americans thought it was not necessary for Congress to publicly release the tape. Even assuming release was inevitable, the effect on public opinion could not be known in advance. “America has become more and more a TV nation, and people will find this even more accessible than a print rendition of the president’s testimony,” said Robert Snyder, editor of the Freedom Forum’s Media Studies Journal. The videotape, he said, would “reveal the emotional tenor of the encounter and the body language, both of which contribute all sorts of levels of meaning to the event.” Beyond the visual impact, “there’s also the element of sound that captures the rise and fall of a person’s “We don’t have a dirty program. We don’t run that type of out-of-control (football) program. ” Deon Dyer UNC Junior Fullback voice and conveys a level of nuance not available in a flat transcript,” he said. Lawyers familiar with the video said the camera angle shows only Clinton, not the prosecutors who are questioning him, in the White House Map Room. A few times, Clinton .appears caught off guard and struggles uncomfortably to answer questions or becomes defiant. When pressed to give more details, Clinton is said to fall back on a legalistic statement his lawyers prepared about the sexual nature of his relationship. White House advisers worried that the video could work against Clinton’s efforts to present an image of contrition. Clinton, at an afternoon news confer ence, said he had assumed all along that the tape would become public and he sought to shrug off the potential impact. “It’s not of so much concern to me,” he said. “I mean, you know that I acknowl edged an improper relationship and that I declined to discuss the details.” Charles Jones, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin, said the video might not alter the opinions of Americans who already have strong feelings - positive or negative - about Clinton but could sway those who are still wrestling with his conduct. UNC senior, filed both complaints against Hall with a magistrate Sept. 8. An Associated Press article stated the complaints stemmed from a Sept. 3 incident in which Hall allegedly grabbed Stanley and pushed her down with his hands around her neck. The AP article also stated the complaints allege Hall told Stanley if he had to go to jail over the incident, he would “come to her apartment and kill her.” Hall turned himself in to police on Sept. 9 and was released on a S2OO unsecured bond. He is scheduled to appear in Orange County District Court on Oct. 2. He was suspended from all foot ball-related activities until at least that date. Stanley did not return calls Wednesday. Hall declined to comment. Carrboro police records show Stanley first filed an informal report on Aug. 19, in which she “relayed information to police about an incident of domestic violence,” which involved Hall. Carrboro police officers responded to an Aug. 31 complaint filed by Hall from his apartment. The report states that Hall and Stanley, who is identified as Hall’s girl friend, had been involved in a verbal disagreement at his apartment, and Hall wanted her to leave. Hall, a junior from Hagerstown, Md., will miss at least three games due to his suspension. He start ed his first game Sept, 5. “We’re going to keep on going on the way I know how to do things,” UNC coach Carl Torbush said. “Keep on going straight ahead, deal with sit uations when they show up and continue to roll.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina © 1998 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Classmates Of Suspect Surprised According to a warrant, a former UNC medical student is suspected of possessing child pornography. By Matt Leclercq Staff Writer Student leaders at the UNC School of Medicine said they were surprised that a search warrant filed Monday named a former classmate as being under investigation for possessing child pornography. In a search Sept. 2, U.S. Customs Service investigators collected evidence from the residence of William J. Rosa, 31, of Timberlyne Apartments, Building I, Apt. 103, according to the warrant filed at U.S. District Court in Greensboro. School of Medicine student body co presidents John Young and Johann Torres, both fourth-year medical stu dents, said they had met Rosa during their first year in medical school. “Asa classmate, we want to support him as much as possible,” Young said. “We hope before people rush to judge ment, people will wait until they finish the investigation.” Rosa had served in the U.S. Army and was working towards a career in internal medicine, Torres said. According to the search warrant, fed eral officers seized computer equip ment, nearly 200 computer disks, CD ROMs, a Zip drive, Zip disks, 11 videos, photographs, negatives and a guide to nude beaches fromßosa’s residence during the raid. Customs officials are investigating Rosa, who withdrew from die medical school on Aug. 19, for possession and trafficking of child pornography, said U.S. Customs Investigator Jeff Jordan. The search was part of a worldwide raid of suspected members of the Wonderland Club, an Internet child pornography ring. Investigators collab orated to make simultaneous search and seizures in 22 states and 14 countries. See PORNOGRAPHY, Page 11 Painting the Campus UNC's thriving art community beckons to be discovered. This week. Diversions uncovers the hidden treasures of those painting campus' canvas. See Page 5. -Q\vcrsiftv s H§ \ \ l:,> , \ ■ ' Meal Plan Woes Meal plans could change again next semester after students and University officials met Wednesday to debate the fairness of Flex Dollars. See Page 2. Peace Goes Down Starting wide receiver Jason Peace was lost for the season Wednesday when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice. See Page 13. Today’s Weather j/’V m Chance of rain; |jf Upper 80s Friday Mostly sunny;
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