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Monday, March 22, 1999
Events to Promote Tolerance
By Matt Dees
Assistant State & National Editor
Members of the gay, lesbian, bisexu
al and transgender community in North
Carolina are gearing up for more than
60 events as Equality Begins at Home
Week gets into full swing this week.
lan Palmquist, co-chairman of the
Queer Network for Change at UNC,
said the intent of the week was to bring
activism to a grassroots level.
“Traditionally, our movement has
focused its energies at the national level
when, in fact, most of the legislation that
affects us is on the state level,” he said.
“Equality Begins at Home Week repre
sents a major shift in the direction of the
movement.”
M.K. Cullen, executive director of
Equality North Carolina, said the week
would increase visibility of gay issues
around the nation. “This is a coordinat
ed week of action to focus the media
House Chooses Nominees for BOG
By James Pharr
Staff Writer
The N.C. House will vote Tuesday on
which nominees to send to fill the nine
vacancies on the UNC Board of
Governors.
A screening committee narrowed the
selection pool to 17 nominees for posi
tions on the 32-member board.
Rep. Warren “Pete” Oldham, D-
Forsyth and chairman of the Board of
Governors Nominating Committee, said
the nominees’ were bound together by a
desire to improve the UNC system.
“The basic requirement is an interest
in developing the university system to
be the best in the country,” he said.
Oldham said the committee also
looked for nominees with an under
standing of the UNC system and an
interest in education. Because the BOG
reserves eight seats for minorities,
Tuesday’s ballot will include categories
for at-large nominees and four seats for
racial minorities and women.
Oldham said that in the past, these
allotted minority positions had been
necessary to ensure diversity.
One potential nominee, Jack Daly
who is white, opted to contend for one
of the seats reserved for a minority.
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and people in general on issues of equal
ity and fairness for lesbians, gays, bisex
uals and transgenders.”
Activities planned for this week range
from political protests to spiritual quests.
Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and trans
genders from across the state will be
pushing for more tolerant legislation as
they meet at the N.C. General Assembly
in Raleigh Tuesday for the first statewide
Lobby Day. The primary goals of the
lobbying effort are to have crimes
against nature laws repealed and to have
a hate crimes law passed, Palmquist said.
Currently, N.C. law prohibits oral
and anal sex, regardless of the partners’
gender. Palmquist said this issue was
important on more than a surface level.
“When any legislation comes up, the
argument is made that gay people are
felons,” he said. “Because of that, they
should not be protected under anti-dis
crimination laws, should not be allowed
to marry and should not be protected by
Rep. W. Edwin McMahan, a member
of the nominating committee, said he
did not think Daly received any votes.
In 1996, Daly sued the BOG over
guarantees of racial and gender repre
sentation. But McMahan said there
were good reasons for the quotas, and
he did not see any reason to differ from
the precedent they had set in the past.
Ben Ruffin, chairman of the BOG,
said diversity was a real asset to the
board. The BOG is well served by
members whose knowledge represents
each of the 16 campuses.
The Nominating Committee also
looked for candidates with specialized
experiences that would serve the uni
versities, McMahan said.
One of the nominees, Perry Safran, a
lawyer from Raleigh, said his experi
ence construction law would be an asset
to the BOG as the UNC system faced a
huge capital building challenge.
A report released on infrastructure
problems on each campus indicated that
repairs and construction of buildings
could cost upwards of $7 billion.
“There are a number of creative
models and new ideas about how to
attack this giant problem,” Safran said.
UNC-system President Molly Broad
included capital building along with
hate crimes laws.”
Palmquist also said delegates to
Raleigh would push to have a hate
crimes law offering protection based on
gender, sexual orientation and disabili
ty-
The gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans
gender community is also discussing
issues of faith as part of the week of
activism. Several churches have planned
discussing homosexuality and what
Christian doctrine said about it
Gloria Faley, a lesbian member of
United Church of Chapel Hill and a
mother of two, said she had no prob
lems reconciling her sexuality with her
faith and that it was simply a matter of
finding a welcoming spiritual home.
“For me it was an issue of trust,” she
said. “Could I trust that this congrega
tion of people would accept who I am?”
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
And the Nominees Are
Five At-large Seats
a 1 Addison Sell: CEO of Carotek Inc. in Matthews
a JotinCfemebresque: Charlotte lawyer
a Alex M. Hall. Wilmington lawyer former legislator
a RidiardS. Jones Jt: ftankin lawyer
a Peter tetw. Mecklenburg County commissioner
a H.D. Reaves Jt: president of Fayetteville Home
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a Perry Safran: Raleigh lawyer
a John Sanders retired #ector of the Institute of
Government
a Harold H. Webb; retired state personnel director
a Ruth Dial Woods: retired educator
Two Seats far Racial Minorities
a lavonfa Allison; chairwoman of Durham Committee
on the Affairs of Black People
a Angela R. Bryant Rocky Mount lawyer
a Chancy Rudolph Edwards: former legislator
a Hedor McEadwn: Greensboro batter
Two Seats for Women
a Patsy Brewington Reny: retired university professor
a Betty S. Speir. retired Bethel educator
I Priscilla Fatterson Taylor: executive director of
Cemala Foundation m Chapel Hill
SOURCE/ N.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
three other major policy issues that
await new BOG members. Other issues
will be further developing information
technologies resources, improving the
partnership with K-12 education and
facilitating a major enrollment increase.
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
News
Week-long
Plans Aim
To Educate
Students can go to QNC's
"Night of the Divas" drag
queen show Tuesday night
in the Student Union for $5.
By Alexandra Molaire
Staff Writer
Two campus groups will join togeth
er Wednesday night to Take Back the
Night while celebrating their own
accomplishments throughout the week.
Women’s Week, sponsored by the
Women’s Issues Network, and
Celebration Week, sponsored by Queer
Network for Change, will include
events to increase campus awareness of
their struggles and triumphs.
Women’s Week will kick off with
Happy Body Day today in the Pit, and
WIN will display a life-size Barbie doll
to dispel myths that women can achieve
her “ideal” figure. The objective is to
promote positive feelings about
women’s bodies, said Elizabeth Owen,
co-chairwoman of WIN.
Tina Yeun, a coordinator of
Women’s Week, said three showcases
on the main floor of the Student Union
would display women’s artwork.
Students will have the chance today to
take pictures of their favorite body
parts, to be displayed in the showcases.
The major event for Women’s Week,
co-sponsored by QNC, is the Take Back
the Night March on Wednesday night.
“It’s a candlelit march protesting sex
ual violence in the campus communi
ty,” Owen said. A speak-out and recep
tion will follow the ceremony, she said.
In addition to festivities in the Pit,
QNC will sponsor its own activities
such as its drag show “Night of the
Divas” Tuesday night in the Carolina
Union Auditorium.
“That was a popular event last year
with a near sell-out crowd,” lan
Palmquist, co-chairman of QNC, said.
Palmquist said Celebration Week
coincided with Equality Begins at
Home, a week of action in all 50 states
on queer issues. Tuesday marks the
Equality Begins at Home Lobby Day,
Campus Calendar
Monday
2:30 p.m. - Phillip Shabazz, artist in
residence at the Mary Lou Williams
Center for Black Culture, will present a
reading of his poetry, followed by a dis
cussion on the teaching arts in the
school systems in the Bulls’ Head
Bookshop.
7:30 p.m. - The School of
Journalism and Mass
Communication is sponsoring a lecture
by photographer Susan Meisalas in the
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Women's Week Events
Monday
■ Women's Week kick-off and welcome —ll a.m. in the Pit
a 'Women of the World and HIV/AIDS'- Speaker Karen Booth 11:30 a.m. in Union 226
■ 'Slim Hopes’ Presenter Judith Scott 4 p.m. in 113 Dey Hall
a 'A Revealing Look at Your Sexual Health’— 7 p.m.- in Union 205
■ Ledure by Joan Brumberg, author, "The Body Project"— 8 p.m. in 100 Hamilton Hall
Tuesday
a 'Schoolgirls: A Discussion of Women and Girls and Education’ Discussion led by
students Jessica fields and Jenni Reklis 3:30 p.m. in Bull's Head Bookshop
a ’Trusting Your Body: Eating for Health, Not Size" Presenter Susan Chappell 5 p.m.
in 113 Dey Hall
a “Women in Sweatshops: Perceptions, Myths and Connedions’ 5 p.m.. in Unton 212
a Awards ceremony honoring outstanding women on campus 6 p.m., Carmichael Ballroom
a ’Night of the Divas’ drag show—Admission: S5 Carolina Union Auditorium
Wednesday
a Information on rape, sexual assault and domestic violence —ll a.m. in the Pit
a 'How and Why Women Let Race Divide Them' —12:30 p.m. in the Sonja H. Stone Black
Cultural Center
a Reading of ’Rewriting Capitalism” by Beth Holmgren —3 pm. in Bull’s Head Bookshop
a Choral reading by Evie Shockley and panel discussion on "Women's Studies and African-
American Women's Scholarship' —3 p.m. in Union 208-209
a’A Celebration of Black Women Writers” 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union's Great Hall
a listen Upl Feminist discussion group 4 p.m. m Bull's Head Bookshop
a Awards ceremony honoring UNC-CH women of color 4:30 p.m. in the Union Gallery
a Discussion on pornography by student Rebecca Whisnant 4:30 p.m. in 113 Dey Hall
a Take Back the Night March 7:30 p.m., Begins in Pit
Thursday
a ’Financial Management: A Women's Perspective" —12:30 p.m. in Union 226
a "The Impact of Gender Communication Differences in the Workplace" Pre-registration
required (www.ais.unc.edu/hr) 1 p.m. at 725 Airport Road
a financial education seminar 2 p.m. in 1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
a “Wellness for Women: Ten Tips for a Healthy Body, With Special Focus on Gynecological
Concerns" Presenter Beverly Yuhasz 3:30 p.m. in Old East Library
a Discussion of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar' 5 p.m. in Bull's Head Bookshop
a Tyrell Haberkorn presentation/discussion on lesbian health 6 p.m. in Union 226
a Presentation/discussion on AIDS prevention and education —Presenter Deborah Roseman
7 p.m. in Union 205
a Gerda Lerner lecture, "The Creation of Patriatchy” 8 p.m. in Hanes Art Center auditorium
Friday
a "Women and Spirituality" Presenter Jane Bums Noon in Union 210
a Poetry Slam Student poetry-sharing session 4 p.m. in Bull’s Head Bookshop
a "Breaking Down Barriers: A Discussion Between White Women and Women of Color’
7 p.m. in 209 Manning Hall
Saturday
a "Sistah's, Make a Noise: A Celebration of Women of Color" Noon in the Tate-Turner-
Kuralt Building
a 'The Covenant of Pleasure" by Margaret Cavendish 7 p.m. in 209 Manning Hall
so QNC will organize carpools leaving
at 10 a.m. from the Union to go to
Raleigh’s legislative building, he said.
QNC will end the week with a
Visibility March to voice their main
political issues. QNC wants the passage
of the Hates Crimes Act, a law that
would add penalties for crimes which
are motivated by hate of oppresses
minority groups, and a repeal of the
Howell Hall auditorium.
7:30 p.m. - The Dialectic and
Philanthropic Societies will debate
“Resolved: The Pursuit of Feminist
ideals has been detrimental to gender
equality” on the third floor of New West.
Guests are encouraged to attend.
8 p.m. - The Queer Network for
Change presents “The Celluloid
Closet” movie and discussion on
Hollywood’s portrayal of gay and les
bian people in Union 211.
Tuesday
5 p.m. - UNC-CH Unitarian
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Crimes Against Nature law, an N.C. law
that determines what kinds of sexual
actions are illegal, Palmquist said.
“It’s rarely enforced, but when it is,
it’s generally enforced on gay people,?
Palmquist said. “Repealing that is a
good starting point for other legislation.”
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
Unlversalist Fellowship will have its
worship service in Union 208, with free
pizza to follow.
5 p.m. - The Student
Environmental Action Coalition will
hold a general meeting in Union 206.
All are welcome to attend.
Items of Interest
■ The UNITAS multicultural living
and learning program is accepting
applications for next year. Applications
are available at the Student Union front
desk and Carmichael front desk and are
due by March 26.
For the Record
Friday’s article titled “Graduate
Schools Earn High Marks” should have
said the School of Information and
Library Sciences was the highest ranked
graduate school at UNC. It tied for first
in a U.S. News & World Report survey.
The March 16 article titled “High
School Newspaper Under Fire” should
have stated that the Supreme Court
case Hazelwood School District v.
Kuhlmeier was decided in 1988.
The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors.
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