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Lewinsky Gives Interview
As Democrats Seek Closure
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - House prosecu
tors brushed off Democratic fury and
interviewed Monica Lewinsky on
Sunday, a move that triggered fresh par
tisan convulsions in President Clinton’s
impeachment trial.
Three Republican senators said they
wanted a swift end to the case and two
of them expressed hope for a conclusion
this week.
“We would be derelict in our duty ...
if we didn’t talk to her,” said Rep. Bill
McCollum, R-Fla., one of the 13 House
managers presenting the case for
Students
To Request
Town Nod
Student leaders say they
will petition the Chapel Hill
Town Council to support a
single UNC voting precinct.
By Zachary Alderfer
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Town Council will
address voting accessibility for students
and improving lighting conditions on
Rosemary Street
at its meeting
tonight.
UNC Student
Government
External Relations
Chairwoman
Jessica Triche will
lead a petition to
consolidate parts
of five town vot
ing precincts into
one, which would
serve all students
living on campus.
The students’
second concern is
Council member
Joe Capowski
said a single campus
precinct would
have to support
too many voters.
a need for lighting on Rosemary Street
between the comers of Henderson and
Hillsborough streets. The area contains
two Point-2-Point stops, as well as six
sorority houses, two fraternity houses
and a number of other residences.
Chapel Hill Town Council-Student
Government liaisons Daniel Stafford
and Keri Booker have both visited this
section of Rosemary Street with Triche
and determined it unsafe.
“I saw numerous people walking at
See VOTING, Page 6
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UNC's Harmonyx participates in the "l,Too, Sing America" performance
Friday, which was held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Clinton’s removal from office to the
Senate. “We’ve never even met her.”
Three House prosecutors,
Republicans Asa Hutchinson, Ed Bryant
and McCollum, arrived midaftemoon at
Washington’s stately Mayflower Hotel
to interview the former White House
intern whose affair with the president
led to the Senate impeachment trial.
Lewinsky’s lawyer, Plato Cacheris,
arrived earlier. Independent counsel
Kenneth Starr’s office also sent repre
sentatives.
The prosecutors also indicated they
wanted to talk to presidential friend
Vemonjordan, who helped Lewinsky in
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A capacity crowd jammed into Carmichael Auditorium for Friday's women's basketball game between No. 7 North Carolina and No. 11 Duke.
The 10,000 fans marked the largest ever for a women's game in Carmichael. Duke topped the Tar Heels 93-71.
UNC-Duke Draws Record Crowd
By Brian Murphy
Sports Editor
It’s been 14 years since North
Carolina’s men’s basketball team left
Carmichael Auditorium for the Smith
Center.
When the men packed up, they took
all the banners and jerseys and memo
Everything that deceives may be said to enchant
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Monday, January 25, 1999
Volume 106, Issue 146
her job search. Hutchinson said he met
withjordan’s lawyer “laying the ground
work ... in the eventuality that he is
called as witness. And hopefully, I’ll be
able to talk to Mr. Jordan.”
The House managers said they would
ask substantive questions of Lewinsky
about her relationship with Clinton.
McCollum said he wanted to question
her about “her current state of mind on
the grand jury testimony that she gave.”
In that testimony last summer, Lewinsky
said Clinton never asked her to lie about
their affair.
See LEWINSKY, Page 6
ries they’d created in the quaint little
gym and moved them too.
And until Friday, the men’s team had
taken sellout crowds with them also.
But when No. 11 Duke came into
town to face off against the seventh
ranked Tar Heel women, a capacity
crowd packed the gym once again.
The 10,000 fans represented an all
Diverse Celebration Concludes
Week of King Birthday Events
By Amy Stephens
Staff Writer
Song, dance and speech came togeth
er Friday night through the cooperation
of different cultures to celebrate Martin
Luther Kingjr.’s dream of unity.
An audience of more than 500, who
lined the back and side walls of the
Great Hall, gathered to attend the annu
al “I, Too, Sing America” celebration.
The celebration, named for a poem by
Langston Hughes, was one of the events
held in connection with Martin Luther
King Birthday Celebration Week.
“A diversified range of people were
there for a program that included many
people from different backgrounds to
celebrate a man who not only helped
minorities but all people,” said Tamara
Bailey, Black Student Movement presi
dent.
The celebration, co-sponsored by the
The Senate Trial
House prosecutors will have their chance to question President Clinton and his legal team
today when they submit written questions. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was
interviewed by three House managers Sunday in a session prosecutors said was “beneficial.”
■ Sen. Robert C.
Byrd, D-W.Va., called
for dismissal of all
charges against
President Clinton on
Friday. He said it was
time “to end this sad
and sorry time for our
country.”
■ Rep. Henry Hyde,
R-111., the lead
prosecutor in the
trial, said he expected
that the Senate would
reject any motion to
dismiss and continue
what he called an
expeditious search for the facts.
See Story, Page 4
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
time high for a women’s game at
Carmichael. Despite a 1994 National
Championship and former star players
like Tracy Reid, Marion Jones and
Charlotte Smith, UNC fans had never
turned out in such force for a women’s
game.
“The crowd was incredible, and I
think our players were excited just to
BSM and the Carolina Union Activities
Board, included a joint dance perfor
mance by Opeyo! and CHispA’s Que
Rico! dancers and a performance by the
University United Methodist Church
Youth Choir.
Even though the tape that contained
the music for CHispA’s Que Rico!
dancers was not rewound completely
and had to be restarted, the perfor
mance was a favorite of audience mem
bers such as Bridgett Williams, a sopho
more from Rock Hill, S.C.
“They were pulling people from the
crowd to dance at the end,” she said.
Collaborative performances were
also given by the Clef Hangers and
Harmonyx, Ebony Readers/Onyx
Theater and Hip Hop Nation and
Marsala.
Archie Ervin, chairman of the Martin
Luther King Celebration Committee,
said the cooperation between the groups
Other Developments
■ Senators questioned both House
prosecutors and White House defense
lawyers.
■ House officials disclosed that
prosecutors had sought and obtained
help from Independent Counsel Kenneth
Starr to force Monica Lewinsky to submit
to an interview.
■ Written questions will be submitted to
President Clinton’s legal team today.
■ Senators will vote on whether to
dismiss the case or demand witnesses’
depositions today.
■ Senators can submit questions for the
official Congressional Record today.
play in front of a crowd,” Duke coach
Gail Goestenkors said. “It didn’t matter
if it was our crowd, they were excited to
play in front off a huge crowd. That’s
what women’s basketball, you want it to
be all about. It was a great atmosphere
for basketball.”
See CROWD, Page 6
participating was phenomenal.
“(The committee) got many cultures,
races and ethnicities to participate.
Nothing in my memory of any past cel
ebrations or in my history at Carolina
compares to the feeling of sharing.”
Matt VanHoose, the coordinator
between the BSM and CUAB, said the
celebration stood out from all other
events of the week because of the pres
ence of close to 100 performers.
“It was distinct because of the diver
sity and sheer number of performers
and the size of the audience,” he said.
Opeyo! dancer Shara English, who
performed to a song by Stevie Wonder
that mixed the sound of rhythm and
blues with a Latin flavor, said she was
not surprised with the turnout.
“It has always been a big thing and I
think people expect it,” she said.
See CELEBRATION, Page 6
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Groups Join,
Want Voice
In Elections
Members of the Progressive
Student Movement say they
plan to survey candidates
but will not endorse any.
By Jim Harris
Staff Writer
Four student organizations have
formed a coalition that its members say
will fill a void between the needs of the
student body and student government’s
representation.
The Black Student Movement,
Alliance for Creating Campus Equity
and Seeking Social Justice, Student
Environmental Action Coalition and
Young Democrats formed the
Progressive Student Coalition make
candidates for student-held offices
address concerns they believe have not
been dealt with
this year.
“Students need
to realize their
power through
student govern
ment and not as a
toll of administra
tion,” SEAC
member and
coalition repre
sentative Margie
Wakelin said.
Erica Smiley, a
BSM, ACCESS
and Young
Democrats mem-
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Student Body
Secretary
Minesh Patel
said the executive
branch chose not to
tackle tuition issues.
ber, said some of the coalition’s con
cerns included tuition increases and the
large difference between out-of-state
and in-state students’ tuition. The coali
tion members said as a member of the
Board of Trustees, Student Body
President Reyna Walters needed to
voice her opinion in these matters.
In response to the coalition’s concern
that student government was not ade
quately bridging the gap between
administrators and students, Student
Body Secretary Minesh Patel said the
issue of higher tuition was not raised this
year in the state legislature. Therefore,
student leaders decided not to tackle the
issue, Patel said.
“Our batdes change each year,” he
said. “I think it is wonderful that stu
dents are concerned enough to take an
active role in student self-governance.
But I firmly believe it is the role of the
student government and executive
branch particularly to represent the con
cerns of all students, not just the pro
gressives or politicos, but all students.”
Five articles in the coalition’s Bill of
Rights demand that more accessibility
and representation be allowed for the
average student.
SEAC co-chairwoman Elan Young
See COALITION, Page 6
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Monday
Playing in Powder
Snowshoe
Mountain
Resort in
West Virginia
is a winter
playground
for skiing and
On the Road nightlife just
a few hours
away. Students and businessmen alike
seek adventure on the resort’s black
diamond ski slopes. See Page 5.
Planning Ahead
The first day of the Carrboro Board
of Aldermen’s annual planning retreat
spawned debates about environmental
policies, effective government and a
sense of community as the board
etched its goals for 1999. See Page 5.
Today’s Weather
Mostly sunny;
Lower 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny;
Upper 50s.