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Qlljr Satlg (Ear Hppl Trio of Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Honors From Staff and Wire Reports Duke’s Chris Carrawell, who made the smooth transition from role player to leading scorer on a team that lost four first-round draft choices, was a unani mous pick to The Associated Press All-ACC team released Tuesday. Carrawell was joined on the first team by teammate Shane Battier, SPORTS NOTEBOOK Maryland’s Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter, and Clemson’s Will Solomon. Battier was the only player named on this year’s preseason All-ACC first team to make the end-of-the-year first squad. Maryland’s Terence Morris, the pre season player of the year, headed the second team and was joined by Ed Cota and Joseph Forte of North Carolina, Donald Hand and Chris Williams of Virginia, and Jason Collier of Georgia Tech. Forte and Williams tied for the final spot on the second team. The third team consisted of Jason Williams of Duke, Darius Songaila of Wake Forest, Brendan Haywood of LOBBYING From Page 3 the plan by an 17-11 vote. “We’ve got to fight the battles we can win,” he said. “Our strongest support will go to the financial aid program.” Perhaps confirming the ASG strategy, Metcalf said the financial aid package would be the hardest of the initiatives to pass and therefore the hardest sell. “That proposal requests the largest amount of money in what will hopefully be a tem porary budget shortfall,” he said. But Metcalf said a strong network of legislators with ties to the university sys tem should ease passage of the initia tives. “Fortunately, the leaderships of both houses and the General Assembly at large understand the universities’ needs very well,” he said. “We have many friends in both chambers.” Metcalf said personal contact with legislators would ultimately determine the initiatives’ future. “We will meet individually to review our needs and seek their support,” he said. ‘Joining us in making the case will be some BOG members and chancellors.” UNC-CH Student Body President Nic Heinke said student strategy would grow more specific and involve more students as the initiatives progressed through the legislature. ARSON From Page 3 “The investigation continues, and that’s all 1 can feel comfortable in say ing.” There was another early-moming fire Feb. 2 in a ninth-floor lounge. Poarch said then that the fifth fire also began in suspicious circumstances, but that it was likely unrelated to any of the earlier fires. After a large number of students PRIMARIES From Page 3 ; Some aides planned to recommend thfe senator depart the race while others looked for him to forge on to the nine primaries coming up in the next seven days. McCain himself embraced his victo ries in the Northeast and held out hope YoiAV TicUef o-P-P Why spen<* Spring Break sRd on cawpws wken you . can go 6reykoun<A<? We have Buses leaving around Hie dock, so you can go when you're realty. Plus, you Aon'F kave Fo plan akea^ Fo gef a great- <*eal. GREYHOUND Call 1-800-231-2222 or villi www.grcyhound.com lf\°l off y m fytnj freak Hckef fiAvckase with H\is coupon ani you* skuMl* ID. Offer valid 2/21/00 - 4/19/00 and 4/25/00 - 4/30/00 Offer not valid with any other discount fare Prices subject to change without notice Some restrictions and limitations apply. 20% discount valid at the Chapel Hill terminal only „ Code C 2 O 2000 Greyhound Lines. Inc. North Carolina, and Ron Hale and Damous Anderson of Florida State. UNC’s Jason Capel received honorable men tion status along with N.C. State’s Anthony Grundy, Duke’s Carlos Boozer, Wake Forest’s Robert O’Kel 1 e y , Maryland’s Steven Blake and Virginia’s Travis Watson. UNC point guard Ed Cota was named to the All-ACC second team Tuesday for the third consecutive year. 3 UNC Tracksters to Jump at NCAAs DeAnne Davis, Ola Sesay and Joy Ganes will represent the UNC track and field team at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on March 10-11. Davis will compete in the triple jump and long jump with qualifying marks of 44 feet, 6 inches and 20-9 3/4, respectively. Sesay will participate in the long jump (21-2 3/4), and Ganes will compete He said strategy would likely involve two aspects: assisting administrators to illustrate universities’ needs and explain ing why investing in the University ben efits the state by providing economic growth for North Carolina’s people. “Instead of saying we need a certain amount of money, you need to show what we do for the state,” he said. Bill Friday, former UNC-system pres- ident who held that post for 30 years, said both adminis trators and students should emphasize the system’s ties to the state. “One thing that never fails is to advise the public what you want and why it’s impor- “(Legislators) want to hear personal testimony, how this thing will affect us, our friends and our parents Jeff Nieman ASG President tant,” he said. “Tens of thousands of peo ple went to these schools, love them and don’t want to see them hurt. It may take extra work, but those people should be kept informed.” Friday said these efforts would pay off in the long teim because alumni voted in large numbers, forcing legislators to pay attention to their opinions. And student leaders recognized the need to expand their support base. Nieman said he planned to include students’ families in the fight. remained in the building during the fifth fire, University officials began enforcing fines for students who fail to evacuate during fire alarms. “I think all the fires show there’s def initely a problem on campus, especial ly in Morrison,” said freshman political science major Eric Fletcher, an eighth floor resident. “It’s disruptive to wake up at 2 a.m. to a fire alarm.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. in New York. “Clearly, we have done very well on the East Coast,” he said in a statement. Neither candidate could accumulate the magic number of 1,034 delegates Tuesday. Bush hoped for a string of victories that would drive McCain from the race and allow him to turn his attention to Gore, who has gained against the GOP front-runner in head-to-head polls. in the high jump (6-0). Davis enters the meet with the second best mark in the triple jump, and Sesay’s mark in the long jump is third-best “We figure that in the top two or three spots the teams will have a lot of points and be out of reach or whatever,” Davis said. “But we figure that after those top two or three, everybody’s going to be scratching and trying to grab. If we do well in our events, we should be up there. “That’s the way we see it. We don’t really know how realistic it is, but that’s our goal right now.” Men's Lacrosse Climbs Up Rankings The UNC men’s lacrosse team moved up three spots this week in the Inside Lacrosse Men’s Division 1 media poll. The Tar Heels are eighth after beat ing Navy in overtime 11-10 this past weekend to improve to 3-0 this season. UNC’s next test will come this Saturday, when the Tar Heels meet No. 19 Delaware at Fetzer Field at 1 p.m. UNC Golfer Ranked 17th Nationally North Carolina golfer Max Harris, who plays No. 1 for the Tar Heels, was “Students can have a lot of influence, but parents pay more taxes and vote more,” he said. “Students sometimes can sound like whiny students, but people don’t think of parents as whiny. “No one’s going to question the valid ity of their concerns.” Nieman said it was also vital in these early stages of the initiatives to focus attention on specific legislators. “We want to target legislators who have institu tions in their dis tricts and who are alumni, which covers a lot of them,” he said. Nieman said his BOG work taught him it was impor tant to approach the initiatives with a general strategy. “Some people think you should start with the hardest nut to crack,” he said. “I think you should solidify support among your friends and work outward to build a consensus and then a majority.” But he said students could face poten tial problems while lobbying legislators. “When lobbying as a student you soon realize you’ll be outgunned by the pro fessionals and their resources,” he said. Nieman said the answer was simple. “Don’t pretend to be a professional,” he The First Annual Student Environmental Research Symposium Celebrating student environmental research ($250 to the best undergraduate project) Friday • April 14, 2000 UNC-CH Center for Undergraduate Excellence • Undergraduates and graduates exhibit posters of environmental research • Selected students give talks • All student research will be published Deadline: Submit a one paragraph description of research by March 20 to CESA (glaserkt@email.unc.edu) Sponsors: Carolina Environmental Student Alliance , Carolina Environmental Program and Carolina Parents' Fund ™A™LAW FREE CAREER FORUM Join our legal experts for advice on admissions, the law school experience, and career opportunities. Wednesday, March 22 Durham Marriott Hotel Law School Fair 6:3opm Duke, UNC-CH, Wake Forest, NC Central U., Campbell U., U. of Kentucky, U. of Louisville, U. of South Carolina, Northern Kentucky U., William & Mary, Stetson U., Washington & Lee, Washington U. and others Law Forum Panel 7:3opm Space is limited, so RSVP todayl Call 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit kaptest.com to reserve your seat! Sponsored by: Safes % „ *e* Be * S * News ranked 17th in the latest Master Card Collegiate Golf Rankings. UNC junior Rob Simmons made the list at No. 83. Harris, Simmons and the rest of the UNC men’s team checked in as the 46th best squad nationally. The Tar Heel women’s team was ranked No. 28, led by senior Marcy Newton. Newton earned an individual ranking of 58. Men's Soccer Wins Exhibition The UNC men’s soccer team began its spring season games with a 4-0 shutout in Virginia Beach, Va., against the A-Eeague’s Hampton Roads Mariners Pro Soccer team. During the first of three 35-minute periods, Chris Carrieri put the ball in the net in the second minute of play after Matt Crawford played a ball through the Hampton defense. Caleb Norkus added an unassisted goal in the 30th minute when he drib bled across the box and finished with a left-footed shot in the lower corner of the goal. Stephen Cash and CJ. Steffen each added a goal in the second period to make it 4-0 after 70 minutes. said. “(Legislators) want to hear person al testimony, how this thing will affect us, our friends and our parents. The per sonal aspect gives us our advantage.” But those personal testimonies could still require the leverage a professional lobbying group offers. Nieman said he was hopeful that lob bying groups such as North Carolina Citizens for Business Interests would help the legislature find funding solu tions. NCCBI started exploring funding alternatives after UNC-system President Molly Broad proposed raising student fees to cover capital costs. “NCCBI has the ability to take some of the heat off the legislature and relieve funding pressure,” he said. “They’ll help the legislature do their job.” But Matthews said outside help would not affect student resolve. “Our efforts won’t be lessened by hopes of an easy fight,” he said. “We’re going into a hard battle, and we’ll work as hard as we can.” Nieman said those on the front lines of this year’s lobbying team should not let the past shade their efforts. “Some people think this isn’t going to pass,” he said. “We need to be like, ‘hell yeah this is going to pass.’” The State 8 National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. 1 Embezzlement Scandal Surfaces at Ky. Schools Bv Alex Kaplun Staff Writer The third embezzlement scandal in the Kentucky educational system in recent weeks has forced officials to re examine its business practices. Some say the misdeeds indicate a trend within the system, while others claim they are isolated incidents. In the most recent incedent, a mys terious check discovered by Kentucky State University officials in February triggered an investigation revealing $600,000 in embezzled funds. Carson Smith, KSU vice president of finance administration, said the school had a suspect who had been placed on administrative leave without pay. Smith would not release any more details about the suspect. The investigation started when uni versity officials received a call from Marriott International, Inc. claiming they never received $196,000 owed them by the university. But both uni versity records and a canceled check showed payment to the corporation. University officials and state police then discovered the $196,000 check had been deposited in another account and changed to reflect payment to Marriott. Since then, the auditor’s office has discovered a series of checks meant for DISMISSAL From Page 3 ing charges. “This does not mean we can’t reopen the case if new evidence comes up and if I believe the evidence is sufficient to take to a jury,” he said. Although investigation into the mur der will continue, police officials said Cruz would no longer be the focus of police efforts. “(Cruz) is a free person - he does not have to go to court or face any charges,” said Chapel Hill Police Investigator Marvin Clark. “It’s like it never hap pened.” Police discovered Crosby’s body on [MmmuTravel 137 E FRANKLIN STREET CHAPEL HILL 919-942-2334 rear of Nations Bank Bldg across from UNC yy yy yj, c o u/jsj Jdm yyJ.sof/j 2nd Annual Timothy B. Burnett Seminar for Academic Achievement “Promoting Best Practice for High School and College Students With LD and ADHD” with keynote speaker Edward Hallowell, M.D. A nationally recognized expert on LD and ADHD issues and tFie author of numerous books, including Driven to Distraction, Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Problem, and Connect. The Friday Center, UNC-CH Morning, professionals only - $35 (includes lunch) 8:00 Arrive and sign-in 9:00 Welcoming comments: Dr. Edward Hallowell 9:45 Break-out sessions 11:30 Panel Discussion with morning speakers 12:45 Buffet lunch at Friday Center Afternoon, general public & professionals - free of charge 1:00 Arrive and sign-in 2:00 Keynote address by Dr. Edward Hallowell 3:30 Snack break/book signing 4:00 Break-out sessions on Postsecondary issues ► one for students only (wtth Dr. Hallowell) ► one for all participants (“Coaching at the College Level: Implications for Students with ADHD &t LD") 5:30 Ends Who should attend? HS & College students • Parents • Educators, Counselors • College Faculty & Administrators • Disability Service Providers • ADD Coaches • Psychiatrists &. Psychologists • Pediatricians • Therapists Sponsored by Learning Disabilities Services (UNC-CH) Call for Details - 962-7227 Wednesday, March 8, 2000 various vendors but deposited in an account totaling more than $600,000. But State Auditor Ed Hatchett said the total amount of embezzled funds could still increase. On Jan. 19th, an official with the Kentucky Department of Education was indicted on charges of embezzling more than $500,000 from educational funds. The University of Kentucky is also investigating alleged embezzlement of about SIOO,OOO from its College of Pharmacy. Hatchett said the fact that this was the third embezzlement scandal showed a problem in Kentucky’s educational sys tem. He said government officials knew a financial problem existed in the state’s educational system and the scandals just brought the problems to light. But KSU Attorney Guthrie True said the most recent incident was only a reflection of misconduct, by one employ ee. “If you have someone that’s intent on stealing, they’re going to steal,” True said. Smith said the embezzlement scan dals could only be prevented by having scrupulous employees. “There is no sub stitute for personal integrity for your employee base.” The State 8 National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. New Year’s Day at the Orange Water and Sewer Authority plant on Mason Farm Road. Cruz was arrested in con nection with the murder Jan. 12 and charged with first-degree murder. Cruz was suspected to be involved in a drug deal with Crosby on the night of his murder. Officials arrested Cruz after he came to the police department for questioning. Fox said he felt confident in his deci sion to drop charges against Cruz. “Based on what I saw, this could not have resulted in a conviction anyway, because (Cruz’s involvement) couldn’t be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. 7
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