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UNC Wrestler Charged in Brawl
A fight broke out Tuesday
night between Phi Delta
Theta fraternity members
and some UNC wrestlers.
By DeVona A. Brown
University Editor
At least one member of the wrestling
team faces Honor Court charges and
suspension from the team after a fight
that occurred at the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity house early Wednesday morning.
Police arrested Chad David Priest, 21,
of Spruce Pine, at the house in connec
As Ranks Swell,
Hispanics Enjoy
Stronger Voice
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that
149,500 Hispanics called North Carolina
home in 1997 nearly double the number
it reported seven years earlier.
By Jessica Luginbuhl
Staff Writer
They might not be bom-and-bred North Carolinians, but
they are a distinct portion of the state’s population and econ
omy. And they say they will not be neglected.
In North Carolina, Hispanic voices have become more
prominent over the past few years, and their concerns have
come to the forefront of government’s attention. “(North
Carolinians) can’t ignore the presence of the Hispanic com
munity,” said Rick Herrera, director of marketing for El
Progreso Hispano, an Hispanic newspaper based in Charlotte.
“Companies are looking at the tremendous amount of money
Hispanics spend.
“It is easier to avoid a community of 10,000. One-fourth
of a million is hard to ignore,” he said. “I predict by the year
2000 there will be half a million Hispanics here.”
The state’s Hispanic population has increased significant
ly since 1990. “The 1990 census counted 76,700 Hispanics and
then some,” said Katie Pomerans, the Hispanic ombudsman
for the N.C. Department of Human Resources.
In 1996, two surveys were conducted to measure the state’s
Hispanic population. The Safe Christian Action Committee
estimated 261,000, while the state Health Department report
ed 230,000. In 1997, the Census Bureau estimated that there
were 149,500 Hispanics in North Carolina. “It is reasonable
to say that the population now is between 150,000 and
See HISPANICS, Page 8
Alderman Loses Cancer Battle
Two-term Carrboro Alderman Henry "Hank"
Anderson 111, who died Saturday at age 63,
is remembered as a advocate for at-risk
youths and a friend of the community.
By Jon Ostendorff
City Editor
Carrboro officials said lost a true friend Saturday when
Henry “Hank” Anderson 111, an alderman and a communi
ty activist, died after a long batde with cancer.
Anderson was diagnosed with colon cancer for the second
time in January. The 63-year-old grandfather of four went into
remission after his first bout with the illness, diagnosed
in 1993. He died in Triangle Hospice at the
Meadowlands in Durham.
A two-term alderman elected in 1993, Anderson recently
retired from the N.C. Department of Environment Health and
Natural Resources where he had been a training specialist.
Carrboro Mayor Mike Nelson said he would always
remember Anderson’s directness and honesty. He said
Anderson was a driving force on the Board of Aldermen. “He
had a greater effect on the board than a lot of people realize.
We came to respect his voice and opinion.”
That voice brought the concerns of Carrboro residents
before the board, Nelson said. “He was very grounded and
down to earth,” he said. “Sometimes we get so wrapped up
in our issues and ideas. He always reminded us that we were
talking about people.”
Aldermen Jacquelyn Gist said most of Anderson’s profes
sional life was spent working with at-risk youths. “He really
believed that providing constructive things for kids to do was
the number one way to keep them out of trouble.”
Anderson served as Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Department director from 1969 to 1977 and helped to estab
lish recreation administration programs at historically black
colleges along the East Coast. He also served as a consultant
tion with the incident. He was charged
with misdemeanor simple assault and
resisting arrest.
According to police reports, Priest
will appear in criminal court in Orange
County District Court in Hillsborough
on Nov. 23.
In an issued statement, Athletic
Director Dick Baddour said the
Department of Athletics was still gather
ing information about the incident.
“However, in light of the fact that
Chad Priest was charged with simple
assault and with resisting and delaying
an officer, he has been suspended from
the team indefinitely pending further
investigation,” he said.
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Carrboro Alderman Henry "Hank" Anderson 111, 63,
pictured in February, died Saturday of cancer.
for recreation curriculum at Winston-Salem State University
and as a consultant with the Triangle Association of Colleges.
In June, the Board of Aldermen honored Anderson by
renaming the Carrboro Community Park on N.C. 54 the
Henry “Hank” Anderson 111 Community Park.
Recendy, Anderson had been involved with the School in
the Community, a charter school that specializes in teaching
See ANDERSON, Page 8
We carry with us the wonders we seek without us.
Sir Thomas Browne
Monday, October 19, 1998
Volume 106, Issue 98
“We will continue to search for the
facts of the case before making any fur
ther judgements.”
Wrestling coach Bill Lam said he and
Baddour would meet today to discuss
the issue.
Priest said the fight started when
someone hit him and he fought back in
defense.
“I got hit from behind and tried to get
people off me,” he said. “It was more
than a couple (of people). It was quite a
few actually.”
Fraternity members on the scene
Wednesday said about 15 students were
involved in the fight, which, they said,
began because of members of the
wrestling team.
Director of Greek Affairs Ron Binder,
who remained at the scene after police
left, said about four fraternity members
were injured in the fight.
He said most of them were OK,
except for one person who had a hem
orrhaged retina.
Binder said the fraternity was not
responsible for the incident. “It appears
that they’re the victims at this point,” he
said.
“(And) the chapter’s certainly looking
at their options.”
He said Wednesday morning that the
Office of Greek Affairs urged fraternity
members to use all avenues to handle
BSM Freezes Own Funds
During Group Turmoil
By Carol Adamson
Staff Writer
Problems surrounding the adminis
trative aspects of funding have caused
the Black Student Movement to freeze
some of its own monies.
Members of the BSM’s executive
board have temporarily suspended the
funds of some of its five subgroups,
which are Opeyol, Black Ink, Gospel
Choir, Ebony
Readers and
Harmonyx, in
order to better
control the prob
lems, BSM
Treasurer Brian
Elliott said.
BSM President
Tamara Bailey
refused to com
ment about which
groups’ funds
were frozen or
provide any
details about the
problems, except
that they were
BSM Treasurer
Brian Elliot
said the frozen funds
would not affect any
of the groups'
activities.
administrative in nature.
“Each subgroup was sent a letter by
the treasurer asking them to meet with
myself and the organizational treasurer
immediately to discuss the situation and
the necessary steps for correction,”
Bailey said.
the incident.
“We’ve encouraged victims to pursue
both legal means and also (to go)
through student court,” he said.
“We’re fortunate that we’ve got wit
nesses and police reports. That makes
the investigation that much quicker.”
Binder said that after the police
report was completed, the Office of the
Dean of Students would investigate.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Susan Kitchen said Sunday the incident
would now go to the Student Attorney
General’s Office.
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
Elliott said fund suspension would
not affect any of the projects or activities
planned by the subgroups, and discus
sion over the administrative problems
would be held sometime in the near
future. “No, it’s not going to stop any
thing,” Elliot said. “They are in the
process of setting up appointments (with
BSM’s executive board members) now.”
Bailey said such meetings would help
correct any future difficulties.
“It is not a permanent status; howev
er, it is up to the subgroups involved to
change the status,” she said. “It is my
responsibility as BSM president to
ensure that anything associated with our
organization is functioning at a standard
of excellence.”
Despite the plans for discussion,
some members said they remained con
fused as to why the funding for their
subgroups was being withheld.
Antionette Kerr, co-editor of the
BSM magazine. Black Ink, said she was
unsure of the reasons behind the sus
pension. “We were notified that our
funds would be frozen, but we were not
given any information and will not be
given any information until we have an
official meeting with the treasurer,” Ken
said.
"... I have done a majority of the
(funding) requests and have no idea
what we could have done to have our
See BSM, Page 8
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UNC to Ax
'Unfair'
Registering
Nineteen students took part
in an early class registration
last week to test the
University's online system.
By Carrie Callaghan
Staff Writer
The University Registrar said he
would implement a resolution passed
Wednesdav bv Student Congress
requesting the cancellation of the early
registration of 19 students, including 15
members of the executive branch of stu
dent government.
University Registrar David Lanier,
who said he was not aware of the reso
lution until notified by a Daily Tar Heel
reporter, said schedules would be delet
ed if that was what Congress wanted.
Members of the executive branch of
student government and four at-large
students were invited by the Office of
the University Registrar on Oct. 12 to
register early for spring semester classes
to test anew system of online registra-
tion.
Eric Morris, a
junior from
Concord, said he
was bothered by
the early registra
tions and took his
concerns to the
executive branch
and Lanier.
“I felt it was
unfair that the
executive branch,
whether knowing
ly or unknowing
ly, was getting an
advantage the rest
fiu IP
Student Body Vice
President
Lacey Hawthorne
the measure's
passage surprised
her.
of the student body wasn’t,” he said.
After voicing his concerns, Morris
was invited by the executive branch to
participate in the test registration, along
with three other students.
Morris registered, but said he was
still not satisfied with student govern
ment’s efforts to make the process more
inclusive.
He said Lanier told him the registra
tions did not have to be maintained in
order to gauge the success of the trial
ran. This prompted Morris to take the
issue to Student Congress and Rep.
Patrick Frye, Dist. 16.
See REGISTRATION, Page 8
INSIDi
A Swing Sensation
Swing dancing began in 1927, just as
aviator Charles Lindbergh was crossing
the Atlantic Ocean. Now the dance has
experienced a swinging comeback and
is the hottest new dance trend both
on campus and in clubs throughout the
Triangle area. See Page 4.
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Mid 70s.
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Howell Fund, which honors the memo
ry of a DTH editorial writer killed in
the 1996 Phi Gamma Delta fire, will be
available today at the DTH office, Suite
104 of the Student Union. The Fund
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about an issue affecting the University
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Call Editor Sharif Durhams at 962-4086
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