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2 Thursday. April 22, 1999 Queer Activist to Address Gender Issues By Selina Lim Staff Writer South Asian queer activist Urvashi Vaid will return to campus to address political activism and gender issues today. Vaid’s visit is part of the South Asian awareness organization Sangam’s Sangam presents Urvashi Vaid attempt to become more politically active, something the new officers said was a goal of the group. Vaid said one issue she 7:30 p.m. Today Hanes Art Center Room 121 would address in her speech was the status of political activism. “It’s different today. There’s a tremendous interest in politics on cam pus. This generation’s concerned about a variety of issues.” SYSTEMS From Page 1 court system has only been in place since 1993, officials deem it extremely successful. Julian Harris, the chairman of the Honor Council, said two sections com prised the system. While the Honor Council takes care of educating the uni versity about the honor code, the Undergraduate and Judicial Board actu ally carries out the hearings for cases. Harris said the Honor Council worked to publicize the honor code with ■ EXPLORING THE CRISIS IN KOSOVO • What’s going on today in Yugoslavia? • How does their past influence current events? • What does the future hold? Join the General Alumni Association for a discussion about the crisis in the Slavic region. Led by five of the University’s prominent scholars, we will explore the tumultuous history, the events of the past month, and look for answers for the future. Our panelists will field questions from the audience during the last hour of the program. Panelists: Stephen Biddle, asst, professor of political science Robert D. Greenberg, asst, professor of Slavic languages Richard H. Kohn, professor of history, chair of curriculum in peace, war and defense Eric Mlyn, director. Bunch Programs Gerhard Weinberg, Kenan professor of history ■ MONDAY, APRIL 26 FROM 7 - 9 P.M. ALUMNI HALL GEORGE WATTS HILL ALUMNI CENTER FREE AND OPEN TO ALL PLEASE RSVP TO LARRY LaRUSSO mWAHI at (919)962-7094 or e-mail ltrry_Urusso@unc.edu Nfigjgy Gr.Ni bai Alumni Association Schwinn Frontier $229. 95 with this ad only at MCLEAN m MACHINE 967-5104 “Senring the University Community Since 1972" 104 W. Main Street. Carrhoro HOURS: M-F 9-7. Sat 9-6. Sun 12-5 55 S3 EZ a Up' - Vaid is author of “Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation” and Director of the Policy Institute of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. “Through my 20 years of work as a political activist, I’ve seen how a few people can make a huge difference in everyone’s lives.” South Asian queer activist Urvashi Vaid said she would address the status of political activism. It was gratifying to see students stand for economic justice, Vaid said. “When I hear about things like that, I’m like, ‘Yes!’ Social justice has always moved forward with student activists.” an emphasis on educating freshmen on what constitutes a violation of the rules. Duke’s honor court system uses a mixed panel of students, faculty and administrators to pass judgment on cases. Most schools, like Duke, focus their efforts on freshmen to instill scholastic morality early in the careers of their stu dents. “We do programs in all freshman dorms,” Harris said. “We do things on morals and discuss futures with stu dents.” The State & National Editors can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. University First invited to the University by the Queer Network for Change four years ago, Vaid’s return marks the first lectur er to be sponsored by Sangam. Sangame invited Vaid after receving SI,OOO from the Williamson Committee for Gay and Lesbian Studies. Co-chairwoman of Sangam’s task force Monica Dev said group members were anticipating Vaid’s visit. “People have heard her speak before, or they’ve heard of her.” Sangam member Priya Gupta said people perceived Sangam to be a very socially and culturally based group. “Urvashi Vaid is a large name, and our inviting her here represents Sangam’s incorporation of politics,” Gupta said. Along with Vaid’s background in political activism, Sangam also invited her to UNC because of her homosexu ality. Dev said that topic needed to be addressed. “Homosexuality is a hidden SWEATSHOP From Page 1 McCoy would make the decision during the summer, when students’ voices would be weaker. “We want students to have the ability to react and take action. It’s a student-initiated movement, so it makes sense that we’re involved in the whole process.” McCoy said Wednesday he needed time to mull over the students’ view points and the advisory committee’s suggestions, which he hadn’t received yet. “The right procedure would be to hear from the task force and act as expe ditiously as I can.” He said later that he would meet with students again at 11:30 a.m. today in South Building. Pete Andrews, co-chair man of the advisory committee, said at the Monday meeting that committee members wanted to focus on the details and wording of the recommendation. “We agree with your points, but I’m not Wde Raders Program The 1999-2000 Model is here! iCome to an X INFORMATION SESSION N 0 % S April 26 or 27 t ± Murphy 111 This model comes standard with: . a one year series of workshops covering a variety of leadership topics . faculty and staff interaction in informal settings . air-conditioning confidential experienced professional Planned Parenthood. the provider of choice. for information on abortion services call 942-7762. woman doctor. we accept most insurance, including BCBS - BCBS-UNC Plan issue in South Asia,” Dev said. “The community hardly acknowledges it And (Vaid) is not just out of the closet, she’s also so open about it and dis cussing it “Sangam is an awareness group, and this means we have to make people aware that homosexuality is a part of our culture,” Dev said. QNC Co-chairwoman Maia Kaplan said it was great that Sangam was bring ing someone who dealt with so many issues. “She’s a very good speaker,” she said. “She tends to focus on the inter connectedness of issues like sexism and racism. She makes you realize that they aren’t separate things.” The speech will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Hanes Art Center auditori um. The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. sure why (students) feel resistance to this.” He said the task force had planned to meet Friday to finish its recommenda tions but then decided to meet this morning at 8:30 because of student pres sure. Despite the progress of protests so far, students continued to raise awareness by distributing handbills in the Pit, Glaser said. In addition, the group sent out progress reports via e-mail. Senior Lorelei Costa said the protest ers also contacted other schools, such as Duke University and the University of Wisconsin. “We’re setting up meetings and talking to other universities who are in solidarity with us.” She said the faculty who worked in South Building was pleasant toward the protesters. “I think the word spread quickly, and everyone knows we’re here until we get what we want” The University Editors can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. COLORADO From Page 1 scene, which SWAT members described as something from “Dante’s Inferno.” Many bodies were sprawled on the floor, slumped in desks or crouched beneath tables, boxes and cubicles where they apparently tried to hide. Police found a handgun under one of the killers, and a semiautomatic rifle and two sawed-off shotguns elsewhere. “It was a different sort of chaos inside,” SWAT Sgt. George Hinkle said. “There were fire alarms going off, strobe lights, 4 inches of water in the cafeteria. We had been told there were bombs in backpacks and there were backpacks everywhere. It was the toughest tactical problem I’ve ever seen.” Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Davis said 30 explosive devices had been found at Columbine, in the killers’ vehicles and at their homes. Late Tuesday, more than 10 hours after the shootings, a time bomb blew up, but no one was hurt. “Some of these devices are on timing devices, some are incendiary devices and some are pipe bombs,” Sheriff John Stone told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “Some are like hand grenades that have got shrapnel in them wrapped around butane containers.” Eleven of the victims were male and four were female. District Attorney Campus Calendar Thursday 7 p.m. - Today is Earth Day! Robert Bullard, author of “Dumping Dixie,” will be speaking on environmental jus tice in the Carolina Union Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. -Urvashi Vaid speaks about prejudice at the Hanes Art Center. The author of “Virtual Equality” is a leader of the National Task Force for Gays and Lesbians. For more information, call Monica Dev at 914-5017. 7:30 p.m. - Nike and the Carolina Women’s Center are hosting Women’s Safe Night Run. Meet at Woollen Gym at 7:30 p.m. The run begins at 8 p.m. Open to all undergraduate students. Inquiries can be made to Carolina Leadership Development, 962-8304 —Faculty f !/tnplucked Pete Andrews will discuss his book Managing the Environment, Managing Ourselves A History of American Environmental Policy April 22 3:3opm Andrews is professor of environmental policy in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Department of City and Regional Planning, Curriculum in Public Policy Analysis, and Curriculum in Ecology at UNC. ulhr Sailg (Ear Mrrl Dave Thomas said there was no evi dence that the killers targeted minori ties, as some students claimed. Only one of the 13 victims was black. “I’ve only seen the photographs, but it appears to me that most of the victims were victims because of where they were at a particular time, not that they were sought out,” Thomas said. Most of the victims were in the library, and that’s where these two persons ended up.... I don’t know what the motive was other than anger.” Sixteen people remained hospital ized, 11 in critical or serious condition. The gunmen’s families would not speak to reporters, but both issued state ments Wednesday. “Our thoughts, prayers and heartfelt apologies go out to the victims, their families, friends and the entire commu nity,” the Klebold family said. “Like the rest of the country, we are struggling to understand why this happened, and ask that you please respect our privacy dur ing this painful grieving period.” Harris’ parents said: “We want to express our heartfelt sympathy to the families of all the victims and to all the community for this senseless tragedy. Please say prayers for everyone touched by these terrible events.” Witnesses said Harris and Klebold targeted athletes and minorities, laugh ing at their victims and using a racial epithet to describe the black victim. Friday 7:30 p.m. - The Chapel Hill Palyers will give a show at Howell Hall. Tickets are $4. All proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis research. 8 p.m. - The Department of Dramatic Art Studio One presents “Slavs!,” a play by Tony Kushner in Haymakers Theatre. Performances will also be given at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. All shows are free. Saturday 11 a.m. - Everyone is invited to the Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Research. The walk will start and finish at the Old Well. Free lunch for all walkers. Registration begins at 10 a.m. The walk is sponsored by the Carolina Cystic Fibrosis Organization. Items of Interest ■ The Asian and Asian American Center for Development (AACD) is currently accepting applications for Executive Board positions for the 1999- 20Q0 school year. Applications available in the Union or at our Web site at www.cs.unc.edu/ - munesato/aacd/index .htm. Applications are due at 5 p.m. Friday in the AACD folder at the Student Union front desk. For more information, please e-mail nkataria@email.unc.edu. ■ Volunteer Orange!, a service of the Triangle United Way, has immedi ate volunteer needs. Volunteer Orange! recruits and refers volunteers to more than 170 nonprofit and public organizations. If you are interested in volunteering, call 929-9837. Managing the Enwonment. Managing Ourselves Bull’s Head Bookshop UNC Student Stores • 962-5060 bullshead @ store .unc .edu
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