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2 Thursday, February 24, 2000 Marathon Sets Goal of $75,000 By Allison Ford Staff Writer This weekend, more than 200 UNC students will be busting their moves for 24 hours nonstop to help raise money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital. In only its second year, the UNC Dance Marathon has established itself as the largest fund-raiser on campus. This year’s marathon will start at 7 p.m Friday in Fetzer Gym and will end at 7 p.m. Saturday. Last year, the marathon raised more than $40,000. This year the goal is $75,000, said publicity coordinator Leslie Cooley. “The snow has set us back this year,” Cooley said. "But we’re going to be able to support the kids, which is all that matters.” The raised money goes to programs that can’t be supported by government funding. 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All expenses will be paid. http://www.mckinsey.com/insightba Another goal of the marathon is to rally campus and community support for a cause. “We want to unite student groups for a common purpose,” Cooley said. Last year, 70 organizations partici pated. TTiis year, more than 100 organi zations will be raising money, support ing families and getting to know the kids they are helping. Cooley said this demonstration repre sented the students' support for the kids. “We can’t know exactly what they’re going through, but we’re trying to empathize with them,” she said. “We want to do anything we can for them.” Hie marathon will include numerous activities as well as dancing. Cooley said people were not required to dance. “We only ask that you commit to stand on your feet for 24 hours.” During the course of the evening, the marathon will hold an athletic lip-sync competition, karaoke, kick-boxing and a shag dancing competition. UNC’s men’s basketball matchup against University & City Maryland will also be broadcast on a giant TV screen during the event. Along with a DJ, musical perfor mances will include Runaway Cab and an ’Bos cover band, The Ticket. Student groups such as the Clef Hangers and Loreleis will also perform. Local radio station KIX 96.9 and 101.1 will also broadcast from the marathon on Saturday. Committee Chairman Mike Bucy said, “It will have everything you can possibly think about.” The last hour of the marathon is an opportunity for families to speak and share their gratitude with the organizers and dancers. This makes the experience worthwhile, Cooley said. “It’s going to be 24 hours of just a big party,” Bucy said. Cooley said the marathon committee hoped to establish the event as “the” University fund-raiser. “We want to lay a foundation for a tradition,” she said. Cooley said the hospital was a good charity because of its financial situation. She said a growing number of unin sured children could put a financial strain on the hospital. Bucy said the marathon showed that students supported the kids in need. “Anybody can raise money,” he said. “Not everybody can make a time and energy commitment.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Looking for Answers? | F L A n|n|e;p| ■ " |a| tla |e I Jill HnT „. H |hT | atif • /§f|||| BO F |d| OPlanned Parenthood" ||*^of Orange and Durham Counties, Inc. Chapel Hill at 1765 Dobbins Drive 942-7762 Durham at 820 Broad Street 286-2872 Most Insurance Accepted • Special Student Rates • Evening and Saturday Hours A Three-Day Insider's Look into Management Consulting for College Juniors McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm with over 5,500 consultants in 80 offices in 42 countries, invites you to gain insight into the world of management consulting. 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Investigator Matthew Dean said Emily JudithJacobs’ father had notified him Friday that the girl had come back home to Fayetteville, where her parents live. “She has been located,” Dean said. “She’s safe and sound.” Dean said Jacobs had left the state during her disappearance. He said police did not know where she went or why she disappeared. Don Appairius, assistant dean of stu dents, said he got a call from the Carrboro police informing him of the Campus Calendar Today 5:30 p.m. - There will be a UNC National Association for the Advancement of Colored People general body meeting in Union 210. All members are invited. 7 p.m. - Pamela Sexton from the East Timor Action Network (ETAN) will meet in 103 Bingham Hall and dis cuss the past and current war crises that have afflicted East Timor. The event is free. Everyone is girl’s reappear ance. “They con firmed that she is physically well,” he said. He declined to discuss the details of the girl’s disap pearance in respect of her pri vacy. Jacobs, 19, of 303 Smith Level Road, Apt. E-23, was reported miss ing Feb. 8 by her family. Carrboro police said Emily Jacobs returned home, but they did not release information about her disappearance. The day before, Jacobs left a note in her apartment which stated that she was leaving and might not be back for some time. Williamjacobs, the girl’s father, said encouraged to come out and learn about East Timor. 7 p.m. - Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship North Chapter, a group of Students seeking to know Jesus more and to share his love with others, invites everyone to attend Large Group this Thursday. Come find out more about how much Jesus loves you! 8 p.m. - The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra will perform in Hill Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $4 for all students and $lO for the general public. Tickets are available at the door or at the Carolina Union Box Office. Friday 11 a.m. - Students for Economic Justice will host an “anti-sweatshop party” whose theme is “I’d rather go naked than wear sweatshop clothes” in front of South Building. The public is invited. noon - The Intellectual Climate Implementation Committee invites all faculty, staff and students to participate in “Grade inflation: Is your A real ly a B?” It is a discussion led by Ed Neal of the Center for Teaching and Learning. The meeting will be held in Union 210. Coffee, lemonade and light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring A Triangle Women’s Health Clinic Low cost termination to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Call for an appointment Monday - Saturday. FREE Pregnancy Testing “Dedicated to the Health Care of Women. ” 942-0011 www.womanschoice.com 101 Connor Dr., Suite 402 Chapel Hill, NC across from University Mull ABORTION TO 20 WEEKS Even though my roommate spends hours on the phone uuith his girlfriend... Rif residents have their own private telephone and internet lines. forspring^OOO Granville Towers gtoaiers@aol.com 11 illiiill IT uiujuj.granvilletoijuersxom 370.4500 (Ehp Eoily (Tar HM “ she had never disappeared before with out informing someone and urged any one with any information about his daughter’s disappearance to come for ward. According to police reports, Jacobs left in her 1989 Toyota Celica. One of her roommates, junior Kristen Soles, said she took items from the apartment with her, such as her comforter and tow els, when she left. Alex Paschold, manager of Hams Restaurant, where Jacobs worked, also said her behavior was not out of the ordinary when he saw her the Friday before her disappearance. Jacobs’ parents and roommates reftised Wednesday to comment on her reappearance or any details surrounding her disappearance. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. lunch. The public is invited. 3 p.m. - The Student Recreation Center will hold a bench-press com petition at the SRC. All UNC students, faculty and staff are invited to partici pate. For more information, contact Kristian Jones at 962-3301. Sunday 6 p.m. - The Campaign to End the Death Penalty and other Triangle activists will be taking a bus to Washington, D.C., to take part in a protest against the death penalty and to support the case of Mumia Abu- Jamal to be held at the Supreme Court. The bus leaves Sunday evening and will return Monday night. A seat on the bus costs $25. All interested students should contact Jennifer Clayton at 914-0093. Tuesday 6 p.m. - Come to “Dignity for All: Fighting the Hate, an Interactive Anti-Hate Crimes Vigil” in the Pit. T he event is sponsored by the Black Student Movement, the UNC Queer Network for Change and other campus groups. Speak out against hate! Items of Interest ■ The Class of 1938 Summer Fellowship Abroad deadline is March 8. Six fellowships of $3,000 each are available for sophomore or juniors interested in pursuing a of per sonal or career interest abroad. For information, contact the International Center in Union 116, at 962-5661 or check out www.unc.edu/depts/interctr/overview. html. For the Record The graphic that accompanied Wednesday's article, “History of Greek SBPs Ends With Matthews,” should have stated former Student Body President Reyna Walters was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Inc. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error.
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