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4 Monday, February 28, 2000 Awards Honor Orange County Volunteers At the Pauli Murray awards, Weaver Street Market was the first area business to be honored for public service. By Lisa Crist Staff Writer The Orange County Human Relations Commission rewarded local efforts to encourage diversity and uphold humanitarian principles, in a ceremony held Sunday. The annual award, named for civil and women’s rights activist Pauli Murray, recognizes Orange County res idents who have served their communi ty and have actively pursued ideals such as equality, justice and human rights. In the adult cat egory, the award went to Hillsborough resi dent Aubrey Chris Nutter for her efforts in the Orange County Social Services. Nutter, one of the founders of the Friends of the “It’s not about being paid for doing something, but just the feeling of doing something for someone else. ” Danielle Price Murray Award Winner Department of Social Services, is active in the lives of many children, involving them in Orange County 4-H Club and dairy shows as well as serving as a men tor for local students. Mon_Fri 932-9010 ilam-10pm 161 Vi E. Franklin St. ; Bagel with Cream Cheese : j and Small Coffee j f Enjoy breakfast at Bruegger’s with a freshly baked bagel of your choice, topped with scrumptious cream 99 * cheese, and a small cup of coffee I (regular, decaf or flavored). wg Start your day the bagel-icious way! I With this coupon. One coupon per customer per day. | | Not valid in combination with other offers. Expires 6/30/00 RRUEGGER’S BAGELS” ! tomaiima | I CHAPEL HILL: 104 W Franklin St. • Eastgate Shopping Center DURHAM: 626 Ninth St. • Commons at University I | Place (1831 MLK Pkwy. at University Or.) 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Franklin St. • Eastgate Shopping Center DURHAM: 626 Ninth St. • Commons at University * • Place (1831 MLK Pkwy. at University Dr.) RALEIGH: 2302 Hillsborough St. • North Hills Mall • Pleasant Valley • I Promenade • Sutton Square, Falls ol the Neuse Rd. • Mission Valley Shopping Center • Stonehenge Shopping I | Center, Creedmoor Rd. • Harvest Plaza, Six Forks & Strickland Rds CARY: 122 S.W Maynard Rd. I | Preston Business Center, 4212 Cary Pkwy. GARNER: Hwy. 401 at Pinewinds Dr. to . p Open Seven Days a Week . j At the reception, held at A.L. Stanback Middle School in Hillsborough, Nutter said she was hum bled to be a recipient and stressed the importance of volunteering within the community. “There are a lot of opportunities in Orange County to volunteer in the human sendees arena,” Nutter said. “For those of you who volunteer, pass it on to the young people you meet and to your own children.” The award also acknowledged the efforts of a local teen in a youth catego ry. This year, the commission recog nized Danielle Price, a junior at Orange High School, for her involvement in local organizations including the Orange County Commission for Women, the Orange County Department on Aging and Orange Congregations in Mission. Price, in her acceptance speech, thanked her family and acknowledged her motivations for reaching out to the community. “It’s not about being paid for doing something, but just the feeling of doing something for some one else,” she said. “It was an honor to be associated with (Pauli Murray’s) life and legacy.” -c ’ v i M DTH/ELAN DASSANI Area dancers perform for recipients of the Pauli Murray Awards, annual honors given in the memory of a local black activist. In addition to these two categories, the commission added a third award, recognizing the efforts of a local busi ness to encourage diversity in the work force and contribute to positive human relations within the community. The Weaver Street Market, a co-op grocery store located at 301 West Main St. in Carrboro, was the first business ever recognized in the award’s eight year history. Orange County Board of Commissioners Chairman Moses Carey Jr., who nominated the market for the award, cited several reasons for his deci sion. He said the market emphasized diversity in the community, helped sup port programs at local schools and helped raise money to provide college scholarships for high school students. Cat Moleski, media specialist and chairwoman of the board for Weaver CM Cabinet Applications © Make a difference in Carolina Athletics by applying to the CAA Cabinet © There are many opportunities available © Applications are available Thursday, February 24th at the CAA office, Suite B, Carolina Union L • • SPRING.- BREAK gfl 3881 This is your chance to have the BEST SPRING BREAK EVER!! iiffiiHl*mniT* I Donate five (5) consecutive times to receive kst ticket and receive a ticket on each consecutive donation after. Donate eight (8) times in the four (4) week period and you will have four (4) chances to win. S All donors are eligible. b Only actual donations will qualify. If you can not donate -FOR ANY REASON- it will not count as a donation. This includes lab values out of range or any medical disqualification. liliUlFVmOfß £ Starts: Monday, February 14, 2000 S Drawing: Friday, March 10, 2000 at 4pm GSBBESd 4 Two (2) winners of o©@ will be awarded. Call or stop by: PARKING VALIDATED Sera-Tecßiologicals-J:. www.citysearch.com/RDU/SeraTec 109 1/2 E. Franklin St, Chapel Hill • 942-0251 • M-TH 10-6; F 10-4 City Street Market, said the business was dedicated to fostering diversity. “We received the award because of our support of diversity in the commu nity and in the workplace,” she said. “We make a point in hiring non-English speaking employees and educate our management in learning Spanish.” James Watts, who accepted the award on behalf of the market, said Carrboro provided a great deal of diversity. “We are a current reflection of life in Carrboro,” he said. “We are very proud to be a part of Orange County. There are a lot of other deserving businesses out there, and we feel privileged to be in (such a) commu nity.” Sabine Hirschauer contributed to this article. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. Annual Prizes Recall Local Activist's Legacy By Nishant Garg Staff Writer Asa crusading civil rights activist, feminist, lawyer, writer, poet and mem ber of the clergy, Pauli Murray wore several hats during her time as a pioneer in the struggle for freedom and equality. In an attempt to recognize con tributions of local businesses (hat promote diversity, the Orange County Human Relations Commission chose to highlight Murray’s achieve ments by using her namesake for a local award. Anna Pauline Murray was born Nov. 20, 1910, in Baltimore and Civil rights activist Pauli Murray is honored by Orange County each year by humanitarian awards in her name. moved to Durham when she was 3. After graduating from Hunter College in New York in 1933, she made an attempt to enroll as a graduate stu dent at UNC, but was denied entrance because the University did not accept black students until 1955. Donald G. Mathews, a UNC profes sor of American social history, said he thought Murray’s exclusion was unjusti fiable. “The action was based on a seg regated mentality that refused to accept peoples of races other than that of the foundersinto the law school,” Mathews said. “I am sure the admissions commit tee never gave her a second thought. I Outward Boj^ • r,,< f i The Office of Carolina f j, ' y Leadership Development r\ s jh, \ > ; )>■ and the Carolina Center for isA f&L \ ■, —“jr.-V Public Service wilt be r A* \ '•*•-' awarding 10 student | / /■ scholarships to the North N y f U- 4 yS Carolina Outward Bound , * / School for the summer Y 2000. Program courses include backpacking, rock J tlimbing, rafting and ! kayaking and range from 23 * T' to 28 days in length. ,-0 , M Applicants must be 'jil / returning students for the j \ A 2000-2001 Academic Year ‘' v. y TBy | and be affiliated with either - / Carolina Leadership Whatever You Can Do ■ft / 1 Development or community r\ r\ . ' W&J j[/ service activities. (Jr Dream You Can, Begin It. Mgj Applications arc available Boldness Has Genius, Magic and jHg | through the Carolina Power On It. BEGIN IT NOW. B T 1 “ der ' hip Devdopmcn ' > t |&j Office, 01 Steele Building. 4 Coctht pmt w&mdtmmd, All Applications Must Be Submitted By spm On March 1. UP LATE YOU'VE COT NO DATE FOR HOMEWORK YOU CAN'T MOTIVATE YOU'RE HUNGRY BURGERS ARE OUT 'CAUSE YOU GOT NO RIDE DORM FOOD STINKS THEY'RE SERVRN LIVER 968- SUBS © COPVRICHT 1993 JIMMY JOHN'S INC. ah? Satly (Tar Heel wish the University could have braved racism and segregation -but it didn’t.” Upon receiving her master’s degree from Howard University, Murray sought enrollment into Harvard Law School in 1944 but was denied admis sion on the basis of her sex. Murray went on to earn a master’s degree in law at the University of California-Berkeley and then received her doctorate at Yale University. “1 entered law school preoccupied with the racial struggle and single-mind edly bent upon becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I graduated an unabashed feminist as well,” Murray stated in “Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia.” Murray recorded her life experiences in two laudable books. She wrote an autobiography, “Song in a Weary T hroat,” and “Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family.” Genna Rae McNeil, UNC professor of African-American history, said, “‘Proud Shoes’ is a book that every U.S. citizen seeking to understand race, racism, identity and culture in the United States ought to read.” In the 19705, Murray played a lead ing role in the formation of the National Organization for Women. After attending the General Theological Seminary in New York, Murray became the first black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest in 1977. Murray died July 8, 1985, in Pittsburgh, having lived a full life that continues to be recognized today. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu.
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