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Monday, April 10, 2000
<pj This Week in Tar Heel History...
| 50 Years Ago:
f / ■ This week in 1950, a 22-year-old UNC junior, George
V l Lemuel Bennett Jr., was shot to death in his bedroom. The
\ \ former UNC graduate student charged in the case, Len
\ Broughton Smithey, committed suicide near Forest Theatre.
25 Years Ago:
■ This week in 1975, Barbara Earnheart of 214 Mdver Residence Hall added
a SIO,IOO emotional damage claim to her $1 million lawsuit against the
Department of University Housing. The suit sought to prevent the
department from moving her out of her room in a room assignment mix-up.
10 Years Ago:
■ This week in 1990, actor Richard Dreyfuss came to campus twice. He spoke
at a pro-choice rally in the Pit as part of the Campus Freedom of Choice Tour,
along with actress Daphne Zuniga and protesters. He then arrived for an
unprepared talk in Memorial Hall, to which he toted a box of Domino's pizza.
Campus Calendar
Today
7 p.m. - Join the National
Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws for a speech by HlV
positive marijuana activist Greg
Scott. He will speak in the Great Hall of
the Student Union.
The event is free, and the public is
welcome.
8 p.m - Want to gain experience and
contacts working with on a Democratic
political campaign this summer or fall?
Join the UNC Young Democrats in
103 Bingham Hall to hear representa
tives from a dozen campaigns discuss
job, internship and volunteer
opportunities.
The event is free, and the public is
invited.
Wednesday
3:30 p.m. - Dr. Susan Carey of New
York University will present a lecture on
“The Origin of Concepts: Evolution
and Culture” in 112 Davie Hall.
The Cognitive Science Program is
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presenting the lecture.
The event is free, and the public is
welcome.
7:30 p.m. - Habitat for Humanity
will hold its meeting in 101 Greenlaw
Hall.
The event is free, and the public is
welcome.
Thursday
10 a.m. - Dr. Susan Carey of New
York University will be giving a semi
nar on cognitive psychology in Davie
Hall.
For more information on the semi
nar, contact Chandra Alston at the
Cognitive Science Program at 962-4001.
The event is free, and the public is
welcome.
Saturday
7 p.m. - The Black Student
Movement will present Harmonyx, an
a cappella group, at its Spring Concert.
The event will take place in 121
Hanes Art Center.
The event is free, and the public is
welcome.
University & City
Students Celebrate
Vietnamese Culture
Bv Derick Mattern
Staff Writer
Beneath paper lanterns, streamers
and life-size sketches of traditional fash
ions, members of the Vietnamese
Students Association danced to cele
brate their culture Saturday night.
Titled “Lotus Blossom,” Vietnamese
Night 2000 also used food and music to
portray the Vietnamese way of life.
“The reason Asians revere the lotus is
because it comes from the muck, yet
remains pristine,” said Eric Henry, lec
turer in Asian studies and VSA’s advis
er. “It maintains integrity in discourag
ing circumstances.”
To acknowledge Chinese cultural
influence, the show began with a tradi
tional dragon dance under a map of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam juxta
posed with the flag of the Republic of
Vietnam.
The Asian students dance troupe
Kamikazi performed a hip-hop dance,
featuring martial arts moves, under a
black light.
The end of the dance involved two
whirling pairs of fluorescent green
Ambiguity Still Surrounds Director's Firing
By Nishant Garg
Staff Writer
An unprecedented decision by offi
cials at the American Red Cross result
ed in the untimely dismissal of Robert
Lockwood, executive director of the
Orange County chapter.
Lockwood was fired from office in
early March, three months short of his
anticipated retirement date.
His dismissal has been the cause of
great deliberation and concern with
board members of the Orange County
chapter of the Red Cross because no
reasons have been forwarded to the
party members.
Some board members have resigned
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“It’s purely modern - it’s not a
Vietnamese dance,” said Chi Dang,
Kamikazi’s founder and choreographer.
Dang also created the three regions
dance, emphasizing elaborate hand
movements and props, like scarves, hats
and fans.
“There’s no set dance pattern that’s
passed down - we pretty much make up
the moves,” she said.
Former members of an English as a
Second Language class at West
Charlotte High School performed a hat
dance and a flower dance.
The dancers said they created their
steps and motions to accent their tradi
tional Vietnamese dresses called “ao dai.”
A fashion show displayed a variety of
ao dai and the transition from ancient
designs to modern patterns.
While the dancers prepared behind
stage, a dinner of Vietnamese cuisine
gave students a taste of the culture.
Except for the chicken wings catered
by Asia Cafe, a friend of VSA, Ba
Hu’o’ng, donated the meal - pork
spring rolls, fried rice, and a gelatin
dessert called “s’u’ong sa.”
since the decision was passed.
Lockwood, a retired Marine Corps
colonel who assumed the helm of the
chapter in April 1990, said he was upset
by this decision.
“The reason for my dismissal has
never been determined, and the board
found no reason to comply (with the
decision),” Lockwood said. “I am disap
pointed, because the officials at the
(Red) Cross have questioned what 1
have done for 10 years.”
George McCall, a former director of
the Red Cross, said the board was
excluded from any involvement in the
decision process. He said no explana
tions were given to him and that the rea
sons for Lockwood’s dismissal have not
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Tuan Quach (left) and Chung Hoang perform the Dragon Dance
as part of "Lotus Blossom," Vietnamese Night 2000.
Although many of the almost 90 peo
ple who came to see the show were
from the Chapel Hill area, some atten
dees made a longer trip.
“It was very culturally stimulating,”
said Wally Lam, an N.C. State University
student who came to the event.
At the end of the evening, Henry led
been made clear yet.
“I don’t know why he has been dis
missed,” McCall said. “The timing was
out of the blue. We were not advised.
“The American Red Cross can hire
and fire people without any reason. It is
their prerogative, and that is listed in the
agreement.”
Brent Lister, another former director
of the Red Cross, said he was full of
praise and appreciation for Lockwood’s
hard work and dedication.
“He harbored an excellent relation
ship between the community and the
American Red Cross,” Lister said. “He
was an excellent director and the man
agement prospered under him. He was
close to retirement. We thought he was
doing an excellent job and then this stuff
happened ”
Lister predicted a few more resigna
tions to follow. “To my knowledge, six
members have already resigned,” he
said. “This includes the chair, the vice
chair, the treasurer, the secretary and a
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the audience in singing the national
anthem of the Republic of Vietnam.
He said, “1 think it’s good for the
community at large to think about.
Vietnam other than the war.” ,
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
couple of other people. And I am
expecting some more resignations in the
future from the local board.”
Orange County Emergency
Management Director Nick Waters said
he was surprised to hear the decision.
“People from the regional and nation
al Red Cross dismissed him,” Waters
said. “They should have had the cour
tesy to seek the opinion of the
Emergency Department instead of
blindly removing us from the issue.”
Waters said anew director had been
hired from outside Orange County and
that he was concerned about the impact
the new director might have in the next
six months to one year.
T know that regional and national
Red Cross is a bureaucratic organization
and there are several people involved in
it,” Waters said. “Therefore, there might
be some hidden motives involved.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.