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She Satlu Star Heel J News, J? *■llo6 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Yugoslavia Border Closes; Mediator Works to Free U.S. Soldiers Associated Press BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Yugoslav authorities sealed off Kosovo’s main bor der crossings Wednesday, preventing ethnic Albanians from leaving as the wave of refugees approached the half million mark. Congress Names Kleinschmidt To Top Position Bv Carrk: Callaghan Staff Writer Excited about plans for better com munication between students and rep resentatives, Rep. Mark Kleinschmidt, Dist. 1, led Student Congress Wednesday as speaker of the 81st ses sion. In addition to choosing Kleinschmidt as speaker, as well as a speaker pro tern and four committee chairmen, Congress members focused on opening the con duits of communication to students and tackling other issues in the future. Kleinschmidt also said he looked for ward to working with next year’s Congress representatives. “This is an incredible group of people.” He was not the only graduate or pro fessional student selected to head Congress. Rep. Patrick Link, Dist. 9, a student in the School of Medicine, received the position of finance com mittee chairman. Rep. Abi Sommer, Dist. 11, was selected as speaker pro tern Sommer said she wanted to improve accessibility to students. “I hope next year we have Day Leaves No Sounds Of Silence Members of Queer Network for Change attended a meeting advocating Queer Studies curriculum at UNC. By Amy Anderson Staff Writer While last year’s National Day of Silence ended with a crescendo of screaming voices in the Pit, this year found participants fighting for Queer Studies in the classroom. The National Day of Silence aims to protest the silencing of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders by those who oppress them. Last year participants ended the day by screaming in the Pit. But this year, Queer Network for Change co-chair woman Maia Kaplan and former co chairman lan Palmquist attended the Williamson Committee meeting to dis cuss Queer Studies on campus during the last hour of silence. “We really didn’t want to miss this meeting," Kaplan said. “Queer Studies does not exist on this campus. The Williamson Committee is so important Decause it distributes money for the cre rtion of Queer Studies.” Palmquist said that when UNC ilumnus Charles Williamson died, he eft $200,000 to UNC for the creation of :ourses focused on sexuality. The com mittee’s mission is to help individual professors who want to incorporate Queer Studies into their curriculum. Chloe Palenchar, an N.C. State Jniversity student and co-chairwoman >f the National Day of Silence Project, See SILENCE, Page 2 Power is like a woman you want to stay in bed with forever. Patrick Anderson Although NATO plans to step up its airstrikes, U.S. officials indicated that Belgrade’s bombing would cease long enough today to allow a Cypriot leader to fly in with the hope of bringing back three U.S. soldiers. Two loud explosions could be heard shortly before midnight Wednesday in office hours,” she said. “I want to make sure people know what’s going on.” When selecting the Finance Committee chairman, Congress mem bers asked candidates to consider the issue of funding. Vocally doing so, Link said he supported a student fee increase. “If you’ve ever sat in on finance com mittee you know there’s just not enough money to go around.” In addition, reforming the Student Code was a concern while selecting the Rules and Judiciary Committee chair man. Rep. Erica Smiley, Dist. 16, received the position and said she want ed every incoming freshman to have a condensed version of the code. “(The code is) almost like a novel _ you need the abridged version and the unabridged version,” she said. As for Ethics Committee chairman, members chose Rep. Craig Warner, Dist. 15 to head the committee. He said he would consider other members’ opinions before starting any charges of ethics violations. Coming in with her own plans for the See CONGRESS, Page 2 NCAA Ruling Puts Morehead Athletes in Pinch By Brlan Mirphy Sports Editor A ruling by the NCAA could end up costing some of North Carolina’s most decorated scholar-athletes money. And unless a UNC appeal filed this month is accepted, the ruling discovered WINE AND DINE A TA . . 4_ mT T-, s ' c ' ' >?i*’, , ( '.j DTH/SEFTONIPOCK Bill Spransy helps out at Teaching Assistant Appreciation Day on the steps ot South Building. The festivities included singing from the Loreleis and Tar Heel Voices, and food courtesy of J. P.'s Barbecue. Thursday, April 8,1999 Volume 107, Issue 27 the center of Belgrade, and smoke could be seen rising in the direction of the army headquarters. A local resident, reached by telephone, said an army building near the headquarters was hit. The area is a densely populated part of the capital with numerous apartment buildings nearby. Elsewhere, Studio B - ~TS( ~~ J g-.S|>| ( ,mm 1 mmm JHHS W JjPB H Wm § mMSSSB — Njjigregpp * 'fffjWpryiifi ~I 'ißßbi \ J gp ' jteyjj 1L " PTH/SEFTON IPOCK The loud rhythmic sounds of percussion lured crowds of students and diverted tour groups from their regular paths to listen to the Carolina Drumline on Wednesday afternoon in the Pit. The group came out to promote its concert "Rhythm Alive." Its upcoming show is at 8 p.m. today in 107 Hill Hall. by the members of the Department of Athletics in February will limit the funds that student-athletes receiving the pres tigious Morehead Scholarship can take. While a full athletic scholarship cov ers an athlete’s tuition, room, board and fees, the Morehead Scholarship includes an additional ‘cost of attendance’ television also reported that six missiles struck the town of Cuprija, 55 miles south of Belgrade, early Thursday. Yugoslav media reported explosions late Wednesday in Pancevo, an industri al town just north of Belgrade that has been repeatedly targeted during the 15- day NATO campaign. AND THE BEAT GOES ON stipend. The stipend is worth about SI,OOO a semester. As the ruling stands, Morehead schol ar-athletes would have to pay the addi tional money back. For Sam Hermitte, a senior rower and Morehead scholar, the decision could cost her $4,000. Judge: Doctor Must Pay Fine in Williamson Suit By Chris Hostetler Staff Writer A Superior Court judge upheld a jury’s ruling that the psychiatrist who treated Wendell Williamson before his 1995 shooting spree owes him $500,000. Williamson, who shot and killed two people in downtown Chapel Hill, sued Myron Liptzin for negligence. Before the shooting, when Williamson was a UNC law student, Liptzin treated him at the request of the School of Law. After a jury ruled in Williamson’s Former UNC law student Wendell Williamson sued his psychiatrist for negligence favor, Liptzin’s attorney, Bruce Berger, filed a motion to overturn the ruling. Williamson’s attorney Nick Gordon said he received notice in the mail Monday that Judge James C. Spencer had rejected Berger’s motion. “We were very blessed in this situation to have a very conscious jury, a very capable Serbian television early Thursday reported an attack on Kraljevo, 75 miles south of Belgrade. The missiles struck “mostly on civilian targets,” the report said, but no other details were available and it was not possible to independent ly confirm the reports. Earlier Wednesday, Albania’s parlia “It’s retroactive,” Hermitte said. “So basically what the deal is now, unless something changes, is that because I will have been a varsity athlete for four semesters, I’ll have to pay back about four thousand dollars when I graduate. “It’s absolutely ridiculous and absurd, and some people have said that they’re opponent and a competent judge.” He said Berger could file an appeal within 30 days to have the case reviewed by a higher court. If that should happen, Gordon said, Berger again would probably try to prove that the suit was awarded to Williamson because of legal errors. Williamson was awarded the case on the argument that Liptzin ignored signs that he was criminally insane. Although the medication Liptzin pre scribed seemed to help at the time, Williamson testified in court that the psychiatrist did not adequately inform him of the seriousness of his condition. When Liptzin retired, Williamson chose not see another psychiatrist or continue taking his medication. From that point in time, Williamson said, his condition slowly deteriorated. Williamson testified that voices began telling him he was the world’s first telepath and he felt he had to shoot peo ple to convince the world of this. On Jan. 26, 1995, he took a gun to Henderson Street, killed two people and injured three more. Since the shooting, Williamson has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill. North Carolina C 1999 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. ment approved NATO plans to allow 24 U.S. Apache attack helicopters onto its territory -a move that should bolster NATO’s firepower against the Yugoslav tanks and armor that have driven ethnic Albanians from their homes in Kosovo. See KOSOVO, Page 2 just not going to pay it back.” But UNC has filed an appeal with the NCAA to petition for a change in the rule. Director of Athletics Dick Baddour said a decision on the appeal could come by the end of the month. See MOREHEAD, Page 2 INSIDE Easy Listening MP3 audio files have made access to music even easier than before. But, do these downloadable tunes spell the end of the music industry as we know it? This week's Diversions takes a look at the Web and free music. See Page S. f|r*#^sPACE flg - Questionable Heston Student Congress allocated $ 10,000 to Common Sense to bring Charlton Heston to campus. The National Rifle Association said he's not coming. But other student organizations will not have access to the funds until next fall. See Page 2. Today’s Weather Mostly sunny; Mid 80s. Friday Mostly sunny, chance of thunderstorms; Mid 80s.
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