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®hp latlu ®ar BppI \ News/Feat M Business// J® BHD 105 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 BSM Remains Quiet On Subgroup Funds BSM leaders say they will hold meetings this week with sub-groups to explain why funds were suspended. By Dave Premawardhana Staff Writer Explanations for the Black Student Movement’s suspension of subgroup funds remain unknown. Members of the executive board and subgroup leaders refused to comment Monday as to the reasons for the sus pensions until the completion of indi vidual meetings between the two enti ties. BSM Treasurer Brian Elliot said Sunday that the BSM had temporarily suspended funds for some of its five sub groups. BSM President Tamara Bailey said Sunday that each subgroup leader was sent a letter to inform them of the situa tion and to ask them to schedule a meet ing. Antoinette Kerr, co-editor of the BSM publication, Black Ink, said the meetings would be completed by this Friday. Kerr said that until the meetings took place, subgroup leaders such as herself would not know why their funds were suspended.“ Nobody knows any Town Council To Reconsider Salary Raises Four council members voted against a 4.75 percent raise in salary for the Chapel Hill town manager and attorney. By Kim Dronzek Staff Writer A proposed pay increase for two town employees has caused conflicts among members of the Chapel Hill Town Council. At last Monday’s meeting, a 4.75 per cent salary increase for Town Manager Cal Horton and Town Attorney Ralph Karpinos was declined by four council members. The percentage of the annual increase will be reconsidered at the council’s Oct. 26 meeting. The four council members who voted against the pay increase were Joyce Brown, Joe Capowski, Kevin Foy and Julie McClintock. In a written explanation, the four dis senting officials stated that they were concerned the town staff had not pro vided die council with adequate analy sis of controversial development issues such as Meadowmont. Meadowmont is a 435-acre mixed use development that will be construct ed on N.C. 54 across from the Friday Center. Years of debate surrounded the approval process for the development. “There are aspects of town manage ment that we think require serious eval uation and for which we believe there can be significant improvement,” mem bers stated. The five council members who voted for the increase said the manager and attorney had done their jobs well. Council member Lee Pavao voted in favor of the increase. “In my opinion, Chapel Hill is served very well by the manager, the attorney and the staff that we have,” he said. The increase in salaries is an issue discussed by the council in closed ses sion and requires extensive evaluations. In comparison, Carrboro town employees have lower salaries than those in Chapel Hill. Carrboro employees’ annual salary See SALARIES, Page 7 thing right now,” she said. Bailey said the reason subgroup lead ers were not made aware of the specific issues was because it wouldn’t be pro fessional to let them know outside of a meeting. “When you have a problem, you have to sit down and talk about it.” Bailey also said specifics would not be revealed to the public until after they had been discussed in the meetings. “When there’s an internal organiza tional issue, I don’t think it’s as impor tant (to) report on what the problems are as much as how the problems are being addressed,” she said. Ishna Hall of the Black Ink said the suspension of funds would not affect the Black Ink’s production schedule. Saying he trusted the leadership of the BSM, Kristian Herring, director of the BSM Gospel Choir, also said he was confident the problems would be worked out at this week’s meetings. Herring said that although he was confused and frustrated when he first found out about the suspension of funds last week, he now held a different view. “(The BSM executive members) put us at ease when they said everything will be discussed,” he said. “We trust our leaders.” Since the gospel choir’s first major event is not scheduled until Nov. 22, Herring said the current suspension of funds would not pose a problem for the Decision on Hall Expected Today UNC football player Jon Hal! was suspended from the team on Sept. 9 after being charged with assault. By Carol Adamson Staff Writer The Department of Athletics plans to announce today the playing status of UNC football player Jon Hall, who has been suspended for two months follow ing an assault charge. Athletics Director Dick Baddour said an announcement would be made at 11 a.m. regarding the starting right guard’s future with the team. “We’ll have some information on the Jon Hall situation (at today’s press conference),” he said. Hall was suspended indefinitely from the team and all football-related activi ties Sept. 15. He could not be reached for comment Monday. The suspension was handed down CAFE RAMS INTO LENOIR DTH/SEAN BUSHER Katy Bauman and Stacy Shaw serve students at Ram Cafe on the lower level of Lenoir Dining Hall during lunch. The cafe has been open for two weeks and serves specialty coffees and pastries. See story page 4. If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human bein%? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Tuesday, October 20, 1998 Volume 106, Issue 99 “(The BSM executive members) put us at ease when they said everything will be discussed ... we trust our leaders. ” Kristian Herring Director, BSM Gospel Choir choir. Even though Herring said he did not know exactly what the problems were, he expected they would be resolved at the meetings. “My guess is that we have to rid ourselves of the problems that we have,” he said. “Once we rid ourselves of those problems, we’ll have those funds reinstated.” Bailey said she expected funds would be reinstated after this week’s meetings. Kerr said that upon completion of this week’s meetings, the BSM would inform the public on the entire situation through a press release. Herring said there was a valuable les son the BSM could take from these recent events. “We all need to concen trate and make sure lines of communi cation are open among the five sub groups and the heads of the BSM.” The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. after an arrest warrant was issued in his name Sept. 9 for misdemeanor counts of domestic assault on a female and com municating threats. Although he received a prayer of judgment Oct. 9, which left no charges on his permanent record, Hall has not yet been reinstated to the team. UNC football coach Carl Torbush declined to comment on the final out come of the decision following practice Monday afternoon. Hall’s suspension has kept him out of the lineup for four games against Stanford, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Pittsburgh. Steve Kirschner, director of media relations for football and men’s basket ball, said Hall’s experience was a valu able asset to the team. “He was a starter in the first game (against Miami University of Ohio), and that’s a position we were already inex perienced in,” he said. “We’re a little bit younger; we have less depth without him. He was one of STREET ART DTH/LAURA LEIGH PAGE Ethlene Drew, a homeless woman who sells drawings made out of markers and cardboard, says she has been drawing since she was a little girl. She offers her work on Franklin Street for a living. the few experi enced linemen.” But talent will play no part in the decision, Kirschner said. “His playing ability has no bearing on whether he’ll be returned to the lineup this year or not,” he said. Despite the uncertainty of whether he will return to the team, Offensive Lineman Jon Hall should find out today his status on the UNC football team. many of Hall’s teammates retained a positive outlook. Offensive guard Kareem Ellis said he kept in touch with Hall during the sus pension. “I haven’t talked to him recently, but I do check in with him just to make sure how he’s doing,” Ellis said “He’s taking it pretty good, considering.” Railroad Company Fixes Falling Gate By Ryan Gilsenan Staff Writer Erratically-closing railroad crossing gates over East Main Street and Estes Drive in Carrboro appear to be fixed for now. The Norfolk & Southern Railway Company, which owns the track, cor rected the problem Friday by making electrical repairs to the gates after they closed again Thursday afternoon, said Susan Terpay, an N&S Railways repre sentative in Roanoke, Va. “We hope this solved the problem,” she said. “We followed up with the Carrboro police Monday, and there has been no malfunction.” When working properly, the gates will sense an approaching train and close over the streets to stop traffic. But recently the gates have closed at any time with or without a train, police said. After an OcL 1 story in The Daily Tar Heel and community criticism, the rail road has been more responsive to the problem, police officials said. “(Railroad workers) have been Ellis said Hall was important to the Tar Heels both as a friend and as a foot ball player. “Anytime a teammate is not at prac tice with you, of course you’re going to miss him,” he said. “The team needs him, and I think he really needs the team.” Ellis said that while the team’s depth was affected by Hall’s absence, the squad was coping as best as it could without Hall on the offensive line. “I think the new line we have is doing a good job of adjusting,” he said. Ellis said he would probably be one of the first people to hear of the decision following its announcement. “Hopefully, everything will turn out the best for us and Jon,” he said. “I’m pretty sure I’ll talk to him when it occurs. If and when (Hall is returned to the team), I’ll be the first one there to congratulate him.” The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. responding a little bit faster (lately)," Butler said. Slow railroad responses in the past wasted police manpower and aggravated traffic problems, Cpt. John Buder said in a Sept. 30 interview. Carrboro police respond to closed gates by propping them open and watching for trains until railroad work ers fix the problem, Buder said. A Chapel Hill Transit Bus collided with one of the crossing arms on Oct. 12, breaking the arm off its mount. The driver of that bus, Brian Mcjunkin who has worked for Chapel Hill Transit for five years, said on Monday the gates came down unex pectedly. “I was really surprised when it came down," he said. “I don’t think there was a train coming. I never saw or heard one.” Mcjunkin said the gates came down just as he passed under the signal lights. He said the lights did not flash as he approached the crossing like they nor mally would to signal an oncoming train. “That was very unusual,” he said. No one was injured in the incident, See RAILROAD, Page 7 962-0245 962-1163 News/Features/Arts/Sports Business/Advertising Chapel Hill, North Carolina O 1998 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Attorneys Eye Shift In Venue The lawsuit involving UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance could move to North Carolina. By Aaron Beard Sports Editor Attorneys for the University and women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance are considering pushing for a change of venue in the sl2 million civil lawsuit filed by two former players against UNC and Dorrance. If attorneys pursue the change, the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Illinois, could be handled in North Carolina. The lawsuit, filed by the fami lies of former soc cer team members Melissa Jennings and Debbie Keller, accuses Dorrance of mis conduct and sexu al harassment The lawsuit also named Athletics Director Dick Baddour and assistant soc cer coach Bill Athletics Director Dick Baddour said attorneys were looking into a change of venue in the case. Palladino as defendants. Baddour said Thursday that University attorneys were looking into the change of venue. “I think our position is that the alleged offenses occurred in this state so they ought to be dealt with in this state.” Craig Jennings, Melissa Jennings’ father, declined to comment Monday. Louis A. Varchetto, attorney for the plaintiffs, and UNC’s Legal Counsel Susan Ehringhaus could not be reached for comment. Phone messages to Tom Ziko, a state attorney representing UNC in the case, were not returned. “They’re trying to ask the court to decide if this is the appropriate play,” Orange-Chatham County District Attorney Carl Fox said Monday. Fox said changes in venue were pur sued by one of the parties in a case if that party felt it could not receive a fair trial. “Most changes are requested because they think the trial will be prej udiced if it is tried where it’s situated." “There’s something to be said that it could be advantageous for the University to have it here as it could be advantageous for the plaintiffs to have it there,” he said. The decision will be made by the See JENNINGS, Page 7 1N S hues da v Calling All Students Applications for the Joanna Howell Fund J CWkSSBj A Fund are now available. The fund allows any UNC undergraduate student to write an enterprise story that will be published in the DTH. See Page 2. Just Shaggin' Along The shag is just as Southern as shrimp and grits. A whole culture has been built up around the more than 1 00 varieties of the dance and that old beach music. See Page 5. Moving Time The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse faces a change if Congress passes the budget today. The bill would provide $9.8 million to move the structure away from damaging waves. See Page 7. Today’s Weather Mostly sunny; Mid 70s Wednesday: Partly cloudy; mid 60s.
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