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STUDENT |99 Vote Today She lathi ®ar Meel M News, f aHB 105 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Talk of Acquittal Overshadows Final Pleas of House Managers Associated Press WASHINGTON - House prosecutors argued their last stand against President Clinton at his impeachment trial Monday in closing arguments to senators ready by all accounts to return verdicts of not guilty by week’s end. Clinton’s lawyer dismissed their case as retribu tion “to achieve partisan ends.” “The truth is still the truth and a lie is still a lie, and the rule of law should apply to every one,” Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., said in a final plea for guilty votes on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Protesters To Criticize Labor Code Students will march to South Building and present a full disclosure petition to Chancellor Michael Hooker. By Shannon Snypp Staff Writer Student activists will protest Wednesday against Chancellor Michael Hooker’s approval of a statement that calls on the school’s licensed apparel makers to stave off human rights abuses in their factories, but supposedly does not make them accountable enough. Hooker approved a highly debated Code of Conduct on Thursday pro posed by the Collegiate Licensing Corporation even though it does not require public disclosure of the loca tions of apparel manufacturing plants or provide for a living wage agreement, which ensures fair wages to laborers. This protest, backed by Students for Economic Justice and the Students for Responsible Global Action, follows a sit-in at Duke University last week when students forced administrators to agree to a withdrawal from the code within a year if the policy of full public disclo sure was not adopted. Students at Georgetown University also criticized the agreement. In 1997, UNC students launched a Nike Awareness campaign after the University signed a $7.1 million athlet ic contract with Nike, which was found to have questionable labor practices. “We are now demanding a complete withdrawal from the code (of conduct) if full public disclosure of licensee fac tory locations and conditions are not included in the code within a year,” SEJ member Marion Traub-Wemer said. The students will rally in the Pit and then march to South Building to deliver a petition for full public disclosure that Hooker signed along with hundreds of other members of the UNC communi ty last semester, SEJ member Lorrie Bradley said. “We are just trying to get the chan cellor to take a public stand on what he has already signed his name to,” she said. “He keeps going back and forth on this issue (while) talking out of both sides of his mouth.” Hooker said he was actually in agree ment with the students because they were both striving for the same goal of fair working conditions for laborers. However, the process of monitoring the companies is an extremely difficult process, he said. “It is a very complicated process to make certain that the books pertaining to wage distribution are valid and the working conditions you observe are maintained all the time,” Hooker said. “The students are oversimplifying See PROTEST, Page 6 “Senators, don’t be fooled by the president’s excuses and spin control,” he said. Countering for the president, White House Counsel Charles Ruff launched a sharp attack on the Republican prosecutors themselves. They are, he said, “more focused on retribu tion, more designed to achieve partisan ends, more uncaring about the future we face togeth er.” Referring to prosecution claims of “seven pil lars of obstruction,” he ridiculed them for build ing their case on “shifting sand castles of specu lation.” A two-thirds majority is required to find A DAY OF CLAY — 1 I —~ ~*#*■ ■pBIH K‘-" : - DTH/JENNIFER GUTHRIE Samuel Salvesen, 6, molds a mound of clay into a bowl on a potter's wheel at the Carrboro Arts Center on Monday. Salveson and his sister Kelsey are part of a ceramics class taught by David Gould. Presidential Hopeful Commits to Speak A search committee helped choose the graduation speaker by narrowing down suggestions from seniors. By Amberly Calloway Staff Writer University officials announced Monday that former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley will give the class of 1999 the parting words to direct them into the real world during May commencement ceremonies. The search committee, which was made up of four students and four administrators, chose from a list of five candidates to speak to the senior class at the graduation ceremony. Last November, Chancellor Michael Hooker received the list and began con tacting the potential speaker, said Senior Class Vice President janora McDuffie. “The committee looked for someone who has name recognition, North The crudest lies are often told in silence. Robert Louis Stevenson Tuesday, February 9, 1999 Volume 106, Issue IS7 Clinton guilty and automatically remove him from office. Even Republicans concede that won’t happen, and some GOP senators have suggested that - particularly on the pexjury charge - it is possible a majority of the Senate might vote to acquit. The charges stem from Clinton’s sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky and his efforts to conceal it. The final presentations - three hours to each side in the historic trial - marked the end of the argument phase in the four-week trial. Beginning Tuesday, senators will deliberate on See TRIAL, Page 6 Carolina ties, (someone who) students would enjoy listening to and someone who can appeal to a diverse student population." Bradley recent ly announced his candidacy for U.S. president in 2000. He left the Senate in 1997 to lead as chairman of the National Civic League, an Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley was chosen to be the speaker for the May graduation ceremonies. advocacy group that promotes collective decision-making in local community building. Bradley also played professional bas ketball for the New York Rnicks from 1967 to 1977. He helped his team win the 1970 and 1973 NBA championships. Senior class marshal candidates for this year suggested the candidates for speaker last spring. Approximately 100 ... in these locations: ■ Student Union 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ■ Chase Hall 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. The Senate Trial Tlie four-week presidential impeachment trial ended Monday with House prosecutors and While House counsels attempting to get in the last word White House counsel F.C Ruff finished for Clinton’s side with the same words that be opened with: ‘He must not be removed from office" ■ Partisan combat was set to rage on a Democratic demand to censure President Clinton immediately after the trial’s end. The Democrats aim to dhow that they did not approve of the president's actions. Republicans say the only accept able measure would be to remove Clinton from office. ■ Chief Prosecutor Henry Hyde, R-Ul., asked Senate leaders to approve three subpoenas for people who have cast doubt on die validity of White House aide Sidney Blumenthal’s sworn testimony, given last week. • In a final plea for guilty votes on charges of peijury and obstruction of justice, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., said, “The truth is still the truth and a lie is still a lie, and the rule of law should apply to everyone.” ■ A formal vote on the articles of impeachment is expected Thursday or Friday. SOURCE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNC Growth Looms For Future Leaders By Colleen Jenkins Assistant University Editor In 1900, only 512 students roamed the UNC campus. Almost 100 years later, the University faces an enrollment increase that is forc ing administrators to make long-term plans for UNC’s physical and intellec- tual growth. However, administrators aren’t the only ones facing the burden of growth. Student govern- ment is also searching for ways to help students cope with the enrollment increase. “Students will be affected the most,” Student Body President Reyna Walters said. “I see enrollment as the priority for student body presidents for die next 10 years. It will be imperative for the stu dent body president (to be) keeping an ear to the ground, finding out the diffi culties of transitions and taking concerns to proper administrators.” Former Student Body President Mo Nathan said the next student body pres ident would need to allocate a sufficient amount of time and people to the growth issue, which might unfortunate ly take away from other issues. “Student government has a vitally important role to play in how our University handles growth,” he said. “The most important thing for student government in the coming growth debate is to ensure that students have a powerful voice at the table of discus sions.” marshal candidates each suggested two speakers, said Provost Richard Richardson, search committee chair man. “The names compiled had every one from Mickey Mouse to President (Mikhail) Gorbachev,” said Richardson, who led the committee for three years and has given two graduation speeches. Of the search for a 1998 commence ment speaker, former Senior Class President Franklin Golden said the 1998 committee met four times to go over the list of possible candi dates. At each meeting the com mittee members narrowed the list to their favorites. In the meetings, “The names compiled (for possible speakers) had everyone from Mickey Mouse to President Gorbachev. ” Richard Richardson Provost faculty and student representatives had time to voice their opinions and con cerns, Golden said. “The commencement committee reviewed a long list of prospective ■ Granville Towers 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ■ Hanes Art Center 9 a.m. -3 p.m. ■ Law School 10 a.m. -3 p.m. UNC-system President Molly Broad asked all universities to prepare for an influx of students last April. In response, Chancellor Michael Hooker formed the Task Force on Student Ehirollment that month to deter mine how the campus must change for projected enrollment increases. The task force found that UNC’s enrollment could increase by 6,200 students by 2008 if the University takes its normal proportion of students. “We didn’t ask to grow,” Hooker said. “(It’s) not really a choice.” Since Broad’s call for action, Walters’ administration was really the first to be involved in multiple aspects of the University’s current growth plans. Student Body Vice President Emily Williamson and Brad Matthews, co coordinator of state relations, served on the provost’s enrollment committee to give a student perspective. Student government representatives were also included in the Executive Steering Team and the Administrative Action Team, both committees for the Master Plan, which serves as a tentative blueprint for the University’s physical growth and is projected to be set by December. Walters said the Master Plan and enrollment growth were closely related because the campus facilities had to keep up with the increase in students. “The principles for enrollment have a huge impact on those for the Master Plan,” she said. “The University has promised it will not grow unless there are adequate facilities and funding to go See GROWTH, Page 6 speakers, and we feel that we have cho sen somebody who is bright, respectable, of national prominence and someone who will represent the University as well,” said Jeremy Cohen, 1999 senior class president. McDuffie said she thought it was a fair process that reflected the interest of student and faculty representativers. “We wanted an inspirational speaker, someone students like and look up to, who has something useful to say in the 18 minutes allotted to the speaker,” Richardson said. “The students will be pleased with the speaker who was the first choice of the committee.” Alexandra Molaire contributed to this article. The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. ■ Business School 10 a.m. -3 p.m. ■ Grapevine Cafeteria, Medical School 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina © 1999 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Opposition Won ; t Stop Referenda Student Body President Reyna Walters did not veto the optional cable referenda due to Student Code limits. By Amy Stephens Staff Writer With less than 24 hours before cam pus elections, student leaders tried to remove the optional cable referendum from the ballot because they said the estimated costs were misleading. The referendum would ask students whether they approve of a fee increase to make cable optional in residence halls. Residence Hall Association President David Jemigan, Student Body President Reyna Walters and Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Services Dean Bresciani said the estimated costs shown on the ballot did not allow a clear understanding of the issue. Walters said she spent most of her day searching the Student Constitution and Code to find a way to remove the 5 Referenda Will Appear on the Elections Ballot See Pages 2 and 5 referendum, but neither allowed her to veto a Congressional resolution. “I think it’s highly problematic, but my hands are tied,” she said. Jemigan said the referendum’s word ing was deceptive. The increase refers to a monthly cost even though cable is paid for by the semester. The cost would rise by sls dollars a semester, a 50 percent increase, if cable is made optional. The monthly increase of $3 to $6 that will appear on today’s ballot depends upon the number of stu dents who sub scribe to cable. If less than 50 per cent of students Residence Hall Association President David Jemigan said the optional cable referendum was deceptive. choose to subscribe, the cost could be a lot higher, Bresciani said. Jemigan said he was concerned that the RHA was not consulted by Congress when it passed the resolution. See NUMBERS, Page 6 Healthy Future The first candidate for the new dean of the School of Nursing presented her thoughts on nursing and the future she envisions for the school at a forum Monday afternoon. See Page 5. Today’s Weather Partly cloudy; Mid 60s. Wednesday: mostly cloudy; Mid 60s. Wanna Be in Print? Students who are in interested in winning a $250 grant to report an in-depth story for publication in the DTH should pick up an application in Union 104. The grant is part of the DTH’s Joanna Howell Fund Award, which honors a former staff writer who died in the 1996 Phi Gamma Delta fire.
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