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Vigil Shines Light
On King's Vision
By Katie Abel
Staff Writer
Nearly 100 students, campus ministry
leaders and members of the community
gathered Tuesday to remember the spir
itual legacy of Martin Luther Kingjr. in
a “Journey Towards Unity.”
The candlelight vigil, sponsored by
the Campus Ministers’ Association
Student Council and the Martin Luther
King Corporation, remembered King
for his dedication in working towards
unity among people of different faiths.
“It is a way for diverse people around
the campus to be connected, which is
what he would have wanted,” said
Caroline Alexander, a freshman from
Chapel Hill.
Groups assembled at four campus
sites to begin the evening with a candle
light march and spiritual songs, chanti
ng the tunes of “Amazing Grace” and
“We Shall Overcome.”
The groups then met in the Great
Hall for the program, which included
reflections by the Rev. J.R. Manley of
First Baptist Church in Chapel Hill.
Manley encouraged the overall
theme of unity among faiths to work for
the common good.
“The principles that bind us together
are greater than the prejudices that sep
arate us,” he said.
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Slobodan Milosevic over the escalating
violence in Kosovo, a Western source
close to the talks said.
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meanwhile, was denied entry into
Yugoslavia for a second day and an
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He said the key to advancing unity in
the United States was finding common
principles to embrace. “Once you find a
principle that you can agree on, there
has to be honesty and sincerity,” he said.
The night also included a presenta
tion by OPEYO modern dance group.
Seven members of the group acted out a
situation filled with conflict that was
eventually resolved after the individuals
became intertwined as a group.
Ralf Schmid, a graduate student in
biochemistry, said the vigil was inspir
ing, but that he was disappointed with
the overall turnout. He said the night
called for diversity, but there was little
representation from several groups.
“Some key people and organizations did
not show representation tonight.”
Schmid said Student Body President
Reyna Walters and the UNC Gospel
Choir were scheduled to be part of the
program, but called Monday night and
said they could not attend.
Junior Renee Pouliot, chairperson of
the Campus Minister’s Association stu
dent council, said she thought the vigil
sent a positive message. “It shows that
we are working together to set an exam
ple for the rest of the University com
munity.”
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narrowly escaped NATO attacks, the
Western alliance’s top generals returned
to Belgrade and held talks with
Milosevic over the deteriorating situa
tion in Kosovo.
The Western source said the generals
were not able to convince Milosevic to
live up to all conditions laid down by
the alliance to bring peace but said: “we
made progress in certain areas.”
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright warned Tuesday the possibility
of airstrikes was “on the table.” In
Washington, officials said the United
States demanded that Milosevic identi
fy who gave the order for the massacre
in southern Kosovo.
Policy Aims to Aid Families
By Kathleen Hunter
Staff Writer
A policy that would give a tax credit
to families with one only breadwinner,
mentioned by President Clinton in his
State of the Union address Tuesday, has
elicited mixed reviews from politicos.
In his speech, Clinton said his budget
proposal for the fiscal year 2000 would
include a tax credit of up to SSOO for
each child of one year or younger, in
families where one parent stayed home
and took care of the children.
The proposal, expected to help
approximately 1.5 million families in the
country, is part of a larger child care
package that will spend $lB billion over
five years.
President of the John Locke
Foundation John Hood, a conservative
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worked by this,” he said.
“Although (Provost Richard
Richardson) is probably going to have
to go to a lot more functions than he
usually does,” he added jokingly.
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Student Services Dean Bersciani said
Hooker’s diagnosis would not overbur
den the employees at the University.
“He is a very motivated individual,
and it is not very likely he would push
his work onto other people’s plates.”
Bersciani said Hooker would receive
the help he needed from his associates.
“He is going to receive so much sup
port from the University that I can
imagine we all can be able to help him
work through this,” he said.
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man of the law school dean search com
mittee, said Seligman had accepted the
post at Washington University.
Seligman said while he had come to
esteem the law school’s administrators,
faculty, alumni, staff and students, his
family was more important. “I cannot
imagine any chancellor working harder
to persuade me to accept this position or
offering a great show of support to a
potential dean,” he said.
Cole wrote in his letter to the law
school that despite Seligman’s rejection,
News
think tank in Raleigh, said Clinton’s
focus away from subsidizing day care
was a step in the right direction, since
most children were cared for at home.
“It is a wise policy politically as well
as practically because most pre-school
children will never set foot in a day care
center,” Hood said.
Hood said the proposal was also an
attempt by Clinton to call the bluff of
conservatives.
“What Clinton is doing here is nod
ding his head to conservatives,” Hood
said.
“They have long complained that the
current system helps families who use
day care at the expense of those who
don’t. I think that is politically wise in
the current environment”
But Edie Rasell, an economist at the
Economic Policy Institute in
Vice Chancellor of Finance and
Administration Jim Ramsey said he and
the other administrators would do what
ever was necessary to help Hooker.
“We just want to say to the chancellor
that we are thinking about him, and we
will continue to do our best and make
sure the University functions,” he said.
Ramsey said he and others would
keep their schedules flexible.
“Each of us will continue to do our
job the best we can while picking up any
extra meetings or duties in order to help
the chancellor.”
As to when he can return to his usual
activities in large crowds, Hooker said
he planned to be back to his old self
soon. “I will be up to my crowd surfing
by the Duke game.”
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the search committee would immedi
ately start examining new candidates.
“The search committee will meet as
soon as possible,” Cole said. “You know
that we have other excellent candidates
for the deanship.”
Seligman graduated Magna Cum
Laude from the University of California
at Los Angeles, where he was a member
of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
UNC’s Student Bar Association
President Steven Gebeaux said Tuesday
that Seligman was the University’s No. 1
choice for the post
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Washington D.C., said the President’s
proposal was too small in scope to help
families and was primarily aimed at
increasing Clinton’s political clout.
“Well, everything is political,” Rasell
said.
“What Clinton has been doing the
past two years is proposing things that
have a lot of popularity but are pretty
small in impact. This seems to fit into
that category.”
But Rasell said the policy would most
likely receive bipartisan backing.
“I think people that support programs
that assist low-income families will be
pleased with this,” she said. “That will
be a lot of Democrats and some
Republicans as well.”
Thomas Bates, press secretary for
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., said the con
gressman supported the spirit of the
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Hyde’s invocation of America’s war
dead in remarks last week. His father
fought at Omaha Beach on D-Day, Ruff
said in a chamber suddenly grown
deathly still.
“He didn’t fight - no one fought -
for one side of this case or the other,”
Ruff said, his voice quavering. “He
fought as all those did for our country,
our Constitution.”
Ruff ridiculed the House’s demand
for witnesses in the case, although
Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle
conceded on Monday that at least some
witnesses are likely to be subpoenaed.
No formal decisions have been made,
and the possibility of a sharp partisan
battle exists in the Senate as the two
sides address the issue in the future.
Separately, Republican sources said
GOP leaders were continuing to with
hold judgment on whether to invite
Clinton to testify. They noted that Ruff
had referred to Clinton’s own unspoken
thoughts at key points on which
Republicans accuse him of peijury.
One Democrat, California Sen.
Barbara Boxer, referred to the political
undertones of a trial the public appears
to want wrapped up quickly. A party
line vote on calling witnesses means
“Republicans will go into the year 2000
as the party of impeachment,” she said.
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plan, although unfamiliar with its
specifics.
“The principal of helping provide tax
relief for families so that they can pro
vide the best child care possible is a pos
itive step,” Bates said.
“The principal is something
Congressman Price would certainly sup
port.”
Hood said the proposal conflicted
with the President’s pledge to refrain
from new government spending until
Social Security was ensured.
But Rasell said Clinton had already
kept his promise to Social Security by
investing 75 percent of the budget sur
plus in the program. “In that sense he
has fulfilled his pledge "
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reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
The Senate Trial
■ Counselors opened President
Clinton’s defense case Tuesday
■ The defense added Sea Dale
Bumpers, D-Ark., to its table.
■ White House counsel Charles Ruff
rebutted every allegation leveled at
the president by the House and
declared him innocent of all charges.
> Clinton’s defense lawyer criticized
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr
for his handling of witnesses and
ridiculed the House for its actions.
■ Republican sources say GOP party
leaders have continued to put off the
decision to call witnesses.
■ Clinton’s defense will continue
today and Thursday, after which the
senators will have 16 hours to ask
questions of die lawyers through
presiding Chief Justice William
Rehnquist.
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
But House Republicans said there
was no reason for the Senate to back off,
and several aides suggested that by
alluding to disagreements about the
facts of the case Ruff may have actual
ly increased the likelihood that witness
es will be called.
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