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Cradle Gathers Artists for Freak' Show
Freakadelic Records puts on
the sensory-surround
experience "Freak For All,"
featuring local musicians.
By Carl Jacobs
Staff Writer
. In preparation for Saturday’s “Freak
For All” party, concert organizers will
give Cat’s Cradle an extensive
makeover.
By the end of the night, they also
hope to change concert-goers with a
Spiritual makeover.
! Organizers said the all-ages “Freak
For All” party emphasizes the unity of
mind, body and soul, communicating
ideas and ideals through a variety of
sense-surround performances (six-chan-
Starr Charges Witness in Willey Case
Julie Hiatt Steele is charged
with three counts of
obstruction of justice and a
count of false statements.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - A friend whose
testimony cast doubt on Kathleen
Willey’s allegation of an unwanted sex
pal advance by President Clinton was
indicted Thursday on charges she
obstructed justice and made up her
story.
A grand jury in Alexandria, Va.,
Working with Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr chargedjulie Hiatt Steele
of Richmond, Va., with three counts of
obstruction of justice and one count of
false statements.
Among other things, the indictment
accused Steele of filing a false affidavit in
Paula Jones’ sexual harassment suit
against Clinton, lying to two grand juries
and attempting to influence the testimo
ny of other witnesses.
Nancy Luque, a lawyer for Steele,
called the indictment reckless and said it
“is a glaring example of Mr. Starr’s gross
Abuse of his prosecutorial power.”
“Mr. Starr has clearly timed this base
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nel surround
sound with visual
projections).
The night’s
event will feature
performances by
Dub Assassin and
Dusk, who both
released albums
Saturday
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Freakadelic. The event will also include
the Pink Chaos Theater with the Choreo
Collective Dance Troupe and other var
ious names in the Chapel Hill
techno/trip-hop scene.
Ron Royster, a UNC graduate who
said he supposed he is the “executive
producer” of Freakadelic, said that the
label was created to assure artistic free
dom from the notoriously constricting
music business.
Royster said that regardless of how
less accusation in a transparent attempt
to unfairly influence the pending
impeachment proceeding,” Luque said
in a statement.
She said she began receiving phone
calls from reporters three days ago indi
cating that Steele was to be indicted and
accused Starr of “unlawfully leaking
confidential grand jury information to
the media.”
The president’s lawyers had used
Steele’s testimony in an effort to cast
doubt on the credibility of Willey, a for
mer White House volunteer who alleges
Clinton made an unwanted sexual
advance toward her in the Oval Office
in 1993.
Clinton denies Willey’s accusation,
which became a focus of Jones’ sexual
harassment lawsuit. In his testimony in
the Jones lawsuit, the president said
Willey “was not telling the truth” and
that her credibility had been “pretty well
shattered.”
The indictment notes that a lawyer
for Clinton approached Steele in
January 1998 to get her to file the affi
davit and that she initially refused, then
changed her mind.
Steele eventually filed an affidavit in
the Jones’ lawsuit alleging that Willey
never told her about the alleged
advance as she had claimed.
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much success will follow “Freak For
All,” he enjoyed meeting the people
who have frequented similar shows he
has helped organize in the past.
“Who knows what will happen,” he
said. “We may never make any money
at all, but we’ll have a great time.”
Royster said the main goal of
Freakadelic is to use love, humor and
beauty to break down barriers that hin
der spiritual development.
“The most important reason we’re
here is to love everybody,” Royster said.
“We’re here to start opening minds and
spread the word, whatever the word is.”
Marcel Marias and Simone Shannon,
graphics coordinators for Freakadelic
and members of Dusk, classify their
music as “psychedelectronicambient
funkymoodmusic.” The two previously
performed their music throughout the
East Coast for nearly five years under
“Mr. Stan has deary timed this
baseless accusation ...to
unfairly influence the pending
impeachment proceeding. ”
Nancy Luque
Lawyer for Julie Hiatt Steele
But Starr alleged Thursday that the
affidavit and Steele’s subsequent testi
mony before two federal grand juries
were false.
Steele “well knew and believed”
Willey had told her about the alleged
sexual advance shortly after it happened
and “even related information about
Willey’s account of the incident to sev
eral of defendant Steele’s friends” as
early as 1993, the indictment charged.
Prosecutors also contend that Steele
lied to FBI agents working for Starr and
“attempted in the Eastern District of
Virginia to influence the testimony of
one or more witnesses in the grand jury
investigation.”
The indictment charges that Steele
“repeatedly attempted” to convince two
friends that she hadn’t told them about
the Willey incident, even though she
had. At the time, one of the friends was
News
the name Vortexya.
Marias said that Freakadelic mem
bers have attempted to create an inter
esting sensory experience, both for the
viewers and themselves. “We try to give
people something we would term as
unique, while at the same time enter
taining ourselves,” Marias said.
Cat’s Cradle assistant manager Derek
Powers said he expects Freakadelic to
entertain a large crowd Saturday.
“Their events in the past were suc
cessful,” Powers said. “I see no reason
why this one should be any different.”
Royster said this crowd should lend
“Freak For All” a friendly, intimate
atmosphere.
“We draw in the sweetest and most
beautiful people around.”
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being sought by FBI agents for ques
tioning.
Willey’s nationally televised accusa
tions of an unwanted sexual advance
eventually became part of Starr’s inves
tigation into Clinton’s affair with White
House intern Monica Lewinsky and alle
gations that the Jones lawsuit was
obstructed by supporters of the presi
dent.
Steele and Willey testified before the
grand jury in Washington, D.C., that
Starr used during the Lewinsky investi
gation.
Each obstruction charge carries a
maximum penalty of 10 years in prison
and $250,000 in fines. The false state
ment charge carries a maximum penal
ty of five years in prison and $250,000
in fines.
Steele came to public attention when
she was quoted in a Newsweek article in
August 1997 that first brought Willey’s
allegation to light.
Steele contended she lied to the
Newsweek reporter at Willey’s request,
and told the reporter that Willey had
confided to her about the alleged
episode with Clinton.
She later told the reporter she had
lied.
The magazine noted the allegation
and the switch in the same story.
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Program to Fuse
Faculty Research,
Student Learning
Burch Programs Director
Eric Mlyn says he is still
accepting applications
for next fall's programs.
By Colleen Jenkins
Assistant University Editor
Students looking for unusual study
abroad opportunities in places like Cape
Town, South Africa, might get the
chance through the new Burch Field
Research Seminar Program.
The Burch program, now in its first
year, was designed by Associate Dean
Robert Allen to allow a group of 10-15
students to travel with a professor to do
research and internships outside of a
campus setting.
Eric Mlyn, director of Burch
Programs, said the program aimed to
bridge the gap between faculty research
and undergraduate education. UNC
Alumnus Lucius E. Burch 111, an entre
preneur from Nashville, Tenn., spon
sored the program through the Honors
Program.
Applications are still being accepted
for the four programs planned to take
place next year in Southern California,
Cape Town, Charlotte and Washington,
D.C. Interviews will begin next week
and applicants will be reviewed until the
program was full.
“We are looking for students who are
mature, independent, yearning to learn
and slightly adventurous,” he said. “This
is not your typical study abroad experi
ence.”
African-American studies Professor
Gerald Home will take one group of stu
dents to Cape Town in fall 1999 to com
pare race relations in the United States
and South Africa. He said some students
will help him do research on his project
concerning the United States’ support
for apartheid.
Home, who lived and worked with
the anti-apartheid movement in South
Africa, said he hoped students would
Friday, January 8, 1999
obtain an increased knowledge of the
history of South Africa and race rela
tions through travel to various archives
around the country.
“A publishable article by each student
and contacts for the future would be the
ideal,” he said.
Geology Professor Alan Glazner
planned to bring students to the White
Mountains of Southern California to
study earth science next fall. Mlyn said
he hoped to get the University electron
ically connected with this program so
students in introductory geology could
be exposed to updated research.
A small group of UNC students spent
last semester in Washington, D.C.,
doing research with Michael Luger,
chairman of public policy analysis.
Students also had internships at places
such as National Public Radio and the
Department of Education. “It was won
derful for UNC to have a presence in
Washington and for students to con
tribute to policy there,” Mlyn said.
Walter Webster, a junior from
Durham, worked on Capitol Hill last
semester in the office of Rep. Richard
Burr, R-N.C. Webster said he was pre
sent when President Clinton was
impeached and also got a picture with
Newt Gingrich.
“The Christmas tree at the White
House was from North Carolina so I
was present when Gingrich lit it,” he
said. “(The internship) was the greatest
experience I’ve ever had.”
Mlyn said four groups from the
University would participate in this pro
gram every year. He said future pro
grams would possibly be in Beijing,
China; Prague, Czech Republic;
Vienna, Austria; Rome, Italy; and
Ireland. He also said interested students
could reach him at mlyn@unc.edu.
“There are still some kinks to work
out like any new program,” he said.
“But this is a great opportunity to con
sider for the future.”
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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