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Tuesday, April 11, 2000
Students High and Dry After Vandalism
By Alexandra Molaire
Assistant University Editor
Six water fountains that were ripped
out of the walls in Morrison Residence
Hall about a week ago have yet to be
replaced.
The water fountains on floors two
through seven were pulled out of the
walls and left on the ground April 2, said
Area Director Lynn Ellison. “It hap
pened early morning after the (UNC vs.
Florida basketball) game on Saturday,”
she said. “We don’t know who caused
it.”
Ellison said water was leaking from
the fountains, but emergency mainte
nance responded promptly to close the
pipes and remove the fountains.
Ellison said it still had not been
decided whether they would repair the
old fountains or buy new ones.
Five or six Resident Assistants were
on duty that night, she said, but they are
not allowed to comment on the incident.
Ellison could not give a definite date
of when the fountains would be
replaced. “It’s when I’m able to get in
touch with the maintenance supervisor,”
she said.
Freaknik Annual Street Party Losing Momentum
By Rachel Leonard
Staff Writer
Freaknik 2000 might not be so freaky
after all.
Participation in the Atlanta event,
touted as the annual Spring Break for
thousands of black students, has dwin
dled in recent years.
Falling on the weekend of April 14 to
April 16 this year, Freaknik is described
by previous attendants as a loosely orga
nized street festival.
“During the day, usually people ride
around,” said Drew Hubbard, a senior
at Adanta’s Morehouse College who has
attended Freaknik the past two years.
“The goal is kind of to get stuck in traf
fic, then get out and talk.”
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Although Ellison said she had not
heard any reaction from students,
Morrison residents had mixed views
about the missing water fountains.
Some students, like freshman Desiree
Downs, a journalism and mass commu
nication major, were not bothered by
the missing fountains. “I haven’t
noticed,” Downs said. “I just go to the
sinks in our bathroom if I need water.”
Sophomore drama major Jessica
Kehler said she had noticed the missing
fountain on her floor, but it did not
bother her. “I heard my suitemates talk
ing about it, but I don’t think they were
complaining,” Kehler said. “They were
saying just how annoying it was.”
Freshman business major Russ
Cunningham said he wanted the foun
tains replaced. “Everyone wishes there
was a water fountain because you have
to drink out of the sink,” he said.
Ellison said the level of vandalism in
Morrison had decreased after the recent
rash of fires in the residence hall.
In late November Morrison residents
were awakened by four fires that
occurred in a five-day span. On Nov. 22,
sophomore Daniel Timothy Sarrell was
charged in connection with the fourth
Students will go to concerts or clubs
at night, Hubbard said.
Bill Howard, spokesman for the
Atlanta Convention and Visitors’
Bureau, said he had recendy seen fewer
and fewer students come to Adanta for
the event.
“(Freaknik) was more a phenomenon
than a long-term established pattern - it
just happened to pick up speed,” he said.
“It’s very unusual for people to say,
‘Let’s go to Atlanta for Spring Break.’”
Hubbard blamed the event’s demise
on city officials.
He said they had blocked off major
streets in the past, in an effort to control
traffic and force students back onto the
highway.
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Six water fountains were ripped out of the walls in Morrison Residence
Hall after the UNC vs. Florida basketball game in Indianapolis.
fire. But minor vandalism still occurs,
Ellison added.
Vandals have punched out the glass
on the fire alarm cases and broken the
ceiling tiles in the lobby, she said.
“We have someone who keeps writ
they’ve done a pretty good job of it,” he
said.
Hubbard also said the city began
refusing to give out permits for concerts
and other Freaknik events in 1998 -
actions Hubbard said were racially moti
vated.
“There are perceptions that when a
group of African Americans (come),
there will be trouble,” he said.
But city officials said traffic was the
main concern with the event.
“Wherever the traffic jam occurred, it
became a party,” Howard said.
Officer John Quigley of the Atlanta
Police Department said 364 of last year’s
Freaknik attendees were sent to jail, and
another 608 were given citations.
But Quigley said most arrests were
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vators,” Ellison said. “But it’s stuff that
can be easily repaired.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
for impeding the flow of traffic, reckless
driving and noise violations.
Few people were cited for alcohol or
drug violations.
Adanta has more police officers avail
able for this year’s event and has
designed a traffic plan to be implement
ed if needed, he said.
Quigley also said that fewer people
had attended Freaknik in recent years.
He said the fate of Freaknik had yet
to be decided.
“The event seems to be tapering off,”
he said.
As for Hubbard, he said he doubted
he would attend.
The State & National Editor can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
Moms to March
For Gun Control
The movement is supporting
five proposed gun laws,
which some moms say lack
support on Capitol Hill.
By Tricia Barrios
Staff Writer
This Mother’s Day many mothers are
not expecting flowers or cards; they
plan to march for their children’s safety
in the nation’s capital.
Mothers from around the country are
organizing the Million Mom March on
May 14 in Washington, D.C., to fight
against loose gun control laws.
Nancy Telfer, a Raleigh mom who is
spreading the word about the march, said
safety was the movement’s central issue.
“People want safety for their fami
lies,” she said. “We don’t feel safe. The
children don’t feel safe.”
She said the movement included
everyone who was concerned about gun
safety, not just mothers.
Telfer’s own son was accidentally
shot when a friend pulled the trigger of
an unregistered handgun, causing him
to lose several teeth. She said police
then returned the unregistered gun,
which was sold to another person with
out a background check.
“The fact is that that can happen in
this country,” she said. “You have a
license to drive a car, which is compared
to a dangerous weapon, and you don’t
have to have a license to have a gun,
which, with one pull, can kill a child.”
The movement supports five pro
posed gun laws that would require a peri
od of background checks before the sale
of a gun. The proposals would license all
gun owners and register all guns, imple
ment safety locks on all guns, limit pur
chases to one handgun per month and
institute the enforcement of gun laws.
Rachel Smith, the N.C. coordinator,
said support for the movement was
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she said. “I’ve talked to hundreds of
people. People write in with donations
and personal stories.”
Smith said 10 N.C. cities were coordi- -
nating efforts for the national movement:
Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem,
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Archdale,
Asheboro, Cary and Wilmington.
She said most people were led to
action in the movement because of their
concern about a lack of representation
in Congress. “They feel there needs to
be another voice on Capitol Hill, not
just that (supporting the) gun move
ment,” she said.
The idea for the march started in
September, when Donna Dees-
Thomases, a New Jersey mother, saw
reports of an August shooting at a local
Jewish community center and decided
to take action to prevent another
tragedy. Now, there are 44 state coordi
nators around the country, with nearly
20 secondary rallies scheduled for
Mother’s Day.
The march, which will feature
celebrities such as Rosie O’Donnell and
other performers, will open with an
interfaith sendee and will include activ
ities for families.
Smith said proponents for less strict
gun control, such as the National Rifle
Association, had not demonstrated any
opposition to the movement yet.
“The NRA has a national convention
in Charlotte one week after the march,”
she said. “It’ll be interesting to see their
response.”
julia Slotnik, a media coordinator for
the march, said future plans for national
action after the march had not been
determined yet. However, Smith said
she planned to continue the organiza
tion and keep recruiting.
“We’re going to march every single
Mother’s Day until things change.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.