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The University and Towns
In Brief
Drug Dog Leads Police
To Make Crack Arrest
Police arrested two local residents for
drug charges after chasing one of the
suspects down Sykes Street and search
ing him with a drug dog.
Chapel Hill police charged Clinton
Calvin Booth of 100-B Sue Anne Court
in Carrboro with a felony count of pos
session of Schedule 11, crack cocaine.
He also was charged with resist, delay
and obstruct and littering, both misde
meanors.
Cynthia Farrington, living on the
streets of Chapel Hill, was also charged
with possession of drug paraphernalia
in connection with the incident.
Police noticed Booth talking with
Farrington while on stakeout in a near
by building. Booth was drinking a glass
bottle of Icehouse beer at the comer of
Whitaker and Sykes streets, reports
state. Booth produced a plastic bag from
his pocket to show her.
Officers noticed the bag and pro
ceeded to leave the building they were
hiding in to confront the two suspects.
Evading officers, Booth fled down
Sykes Street by foot toward Craig Street.
He was stopped at the intersection.
A Chapel Hill police K-9 was used
for an article search. Officers found one
dosage of crushed crack cocaine in
Booth’s possession.
Booth was also charged with public
consumption of malt beverage. Booth is
being held in the Orange Countyjail in
lieu of a $ 1,000 secured bond. No court
date has been set.
Groups Set New Date
For Unity Games
The Second Annual Unity Games
have been rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Friday at Ehringhaus Field.
The Unity Carnes is a multicultural
field day event that uses sports activities
to build bridges between the various
“comfort zones” on campus.
Because all of last week’s registrants
cannot participate, registration will be in
the Pit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
In case of inclement weather, the games
will be moved to a rain site.
Participants will enjoy free T-shirts,
food and an opportunity to win prizles,
but spots are limited. Anyone with ques
tions concerning this event should con
tact Zach Fay at zfay@email.unc.edu.
Student Government
To Honor Chancellor
The Student Advisory Committee to
the Chancellor, the executive branch of
student government, the Graduate and
Professional Student Federation, and
the Residence Hall Association will
sponsor a reception for interim
Chancellor Bill McCoy from 12 p.m. to
1 p.m. Thursday in the Pit. The recep
tion will be on behalf of all students at
the University.
Students are invited to drop by and
express their appreciation to McCoy for
his work for this University and dedica
tion to its students. Light refreshments
will be served, and all are invited to
attend. For additional information,
contact Monika Moore at
monikal@email.unc.edu.
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Picked for Brazil
Three members of the UNC hand
ball club team were chosen today to
represent the United States on the 2000
Pan American team.
Jon-Breck Sampson, Glenn Brooks
and Myles Bacon were named to the 17-
player squad that will train in Atlanta
prior to departure for the games.
The team will compete in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, from May 23 to May 28.
The Pan American Games will deter
mine qualifiers for the World
Championships in Paris, France in
January 2001. For additional informa
tion, contact John Silva at 962-5176 or
silva@unc.edu.
Local Groups Ask
For Unwanted Goods
Local groups are reminding all
seniors who are doing house-cleaning to
dispose of waste properly.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro organiza
tions are preparing for the onslaught of
unwanted materials.
Food, cans and other nonperishable
items can be given to those in need. The
Inter-Faith Council is asking for any
donations. They can be reached at 932-
6025.
Unwanted furniture can be given to
Habitat for Humanity and Vietnam
Veterans Thrift World.
Hazardous waste, such as cleaning
' material, can be disposed of at Orange
County Landfill on Eubanks Road from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6 and June 3.
From Staff Reports
4 Remain in County Commissioners Race
Bv Kathryn McLamb
Staff Writer
Three Republican candidates fought
a close race Tuesday in the Orange
County Board of Commissioners pri
mary election, each vying for the few
ballots that
would push
them ahead of
their oppo
nents and
secure them a
position in
November’s
election.
John J.
Felten took an
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early lead, finishing well ahead at the
end of the race. David C. Herman won
the second seat by 60 votes, gaining vic
tory over Judy Anderson.
Two incumbent candidates, Margaret
W. Brown and Moses Carey Jr., auto
matically won their seats because they
faced no other contenders.
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Ralph Nader, Green Party presidential candidate, addresses students and community members on democracy
and the ideals of his campaign. Nader challenges corporations and their involvement with the government.
Nader Makes Grassroots Plea
By Geoff Wessel
Staff Writer
Presidential hopeful Ralph Nader
urged students to get involved in the
political process as he spoke in a packed
Great Hall on Tuesday night.
Nader’s speech, sponsored by the
Campus Y, stressed the importance of
grassroots civic action in the political
process. Nader also discussed the social
issues that he said made a third political
party necessary.
Nader, Green Party candidate for
president of the United States, identified
UNC Alumni Loyalty,
Funds Await Moeser
By Elizabeth Breyer
Staff Writer
Chancellor-electjames Moeser devel
oped a reputation as a world-class fund
raiser during his tenure at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, a reputation which
he plans to maintain at UNC.
But Carolina
blue currently
evokes more pas
sion and a greater
flow of cash from
alumni than
Nebraska’s scarlet
and cream do.
According to
officials at both
schools, almost 26
percent of UNC
alumni make
donations after
graduation, as
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compared to 19 percent at Nebraska.
“Those numbers are pretty good -
we have a lot of loyal, generous alum
ni,” said Speed Hallman, director of
development communication at UNC.
However, Moeser told the Board of
Governors that increasing alumni dona
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Despite gaining the most votes,
Felten said he did not plan to continue
his bid for office.
“I decided to go ahead and run in the
primary, but after the primary, I made
the commitment to step aside,” he said.
Felten said he planned to defer his
spot in the fall elections to Wesley Cook,
who retired from the N.C. Wildlife
Resource Commission in 1993. Cook
also ran as a Democratic candidate for
the Board of Commissioners two years
ago.
Felten said he pursued the same
issues in his campaign that Cook will
promote in November, including district
elections, decreased government spend
ing and promotion of economic devel
opment.
Fellow primary winner Herman
agreed that these issues were important
to local Republicans. “It is essential that
we have district elections in a county
like Orange County, which is so ideo
logically diverse,” he said. “There’s not
diversity on the board. Why do we have
“corporate criminals” as the most press
ing problem with the United States.
“The Green Party believes in the gov
ernment of, by and for the people,”
Nader said. “What we now have in
Washington is a government of the
Exxons, for the General Motorses and
by the DuPonts.”
He accused both major political par
ties of being dominated by corporations
and corporate campaign finance money.
Nader is attempting to gather 51,000
signatures by June 1 to get the Green
Party on the ballot in North Carolina.
Doug Stuber, the chairman of the
tions and the endowment was critical.
“The margin of excellence clearly
will be private support,” he said. “This
will be a major effort, and the success or
failure of the vision will really hinge ulti
mately on our ability to mobilize and to
capitalize upon what I believe is one of
the most loyal - intensely loyal - alum
ni bases in the world.”
And it’s precisely that loyalty that
Moeser, as a chancellor with little connec
tion to North Carolina or to UNC, must
carefully and charmingly capitalize on.
Moeser also said increasing UNC’s
$1 billion endowment was perhaps his
highest priority. “The endowment is
important because it provides a steady
stream of income you can count on year
after year,” Hallman said.
Clarence Castner, associate vice presi
dent for development at the University of
Nebraska Foundation, said Moeser had
increased the alumni giving rate from 14
percent to 19 percent in the last four years.
In Moeser’s four years as chancellor,
UNL received $368 million in private
support, including the three largest pri
vate gifts in the university’s history.
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Solving the Board
lohn Felten garnered 1,421 votes in the closely contested Orange County Board of Commissioners Republican primary. David Herman edged cut
Judy Anderson for a spot on the Republican ticket. Democratic incumbents Margaret Brown and Moses Carey are guaranteed spots on the ballot
Moses Carey
Incumbent Orange
County Commissioner
Margaret Brown
Incumbent Orange
County Commissioner
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five commissioners when they always
agree? There’s no opposition there.”
Cook also expressed concern about
the county government, which was led
primarily by Democrats. He said his
Green Party in North Carolina, who
attended Nader’s speech, said the Green
Party accepted campaign donations
only from individuals.
Nader raised several other issues in
his speech, including demands for
greater environmental responsibility
and economic equality. He said the U.S.
had very little of either.
“Inequality is pervasive,” he said.
“We’re told about how this economy
could not be better. If you use people as
a yardstick, the economy is quite differ-
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Special Election Fills 7 Seats
By Denise Scott
Staff Writer
Seven more congressional seats were
filled in a special election Tuesday, leav
ing four seats vacant and the possibility
of another special election in the fall.
Elections Board Chairwoman
Catherine Yates reported that 105 stu
dents participated in the vote.
Nine undergraduate congressional
seats were empty after February’s elec
tions, and subsequent resignations
added more vacancies. A lack of interest
from possible candidates will likely call
for another attempt to fill congressional
gaps in the fall, Yates said.
She said it would not be possible to
hold another special election this semes
ter. “Elections have to held on a
Tuesday, and they cannot be held dur
ing exams, so it is simply not possible.”
Yates was pleased that there was no
problem with the special election, espe
cially in the light of criticism the board
faced after several problems plagued the
February general elections. “Everything
went very smoothly," she said.
Districts 5, 16, 18 and 24 were filled
with at least a 50 percent majority of
those who voted.
When more than two seats in a dis
trict are available, the two candidates
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1,164 votes
31 percent
concern had grown until he decided to
change his affiliation from the
Democrats to the Republicans this year
because he was dissatisfied with the
party. “The Democratic Party in Orange
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Snag School Board Seats
By Theresa Chen
Staff Writer
School board candidates hit the polls
Tuesday, speaking to residents in a last
ditch effort to secure a vote in the
Orange County Board of Education
elections.
The staggered terms of the school
board opened three seats, for which
eight candi
dates vied.
Dana
Thompson
won the race
with 19 percent
of the vote,
while incum
bents Delores
Simpson and
Keith Cook
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nabbed the other two spots.
The remaining votes were distributed
fairly evenly among candidates Marcia
Compton, Gar)' Home, Lee Fowler and
David Hunt. Richard Hathaway trailed
the pack with only 3 percent of the vote.
Thompson said she was astounded
by her decisive win.
“We are absolutely thrilled here,” she
said. “I was hopeful to take third place.
The showing that we have is absolutely
overwhelming.”
Thompson had spent her day visiting
different polling sites to talk to voters
and estimated she had talked to nearly
150 to 200 people at different polls.
Thompson said turnout was moder
ate, but she believed the move had
helped.
“Typically we do it as one last chance
to meet with voters and to be available
to the electorates for questions,” she
said.
Although going to polling sites dur
ing the day helped, Thompson said she
did not believe it was the main reason
for her decisive win.
“From the beginning we’ve focused
on a strong, positive message with some
thought behind it,” she said.
The returning board members
Simpson and Cook, the vice chairman,
said previous positions on the school
board helped them secure their wins.
“During my time on the board, I
think I proved to people that children
with the most votes win, Yates said.
District 21 elected two seats, and
Kevin S. Crocket received one of the
two available seats for District 19.
With one seat left in District 19 and
two candidates tied with two votes each,
the Elections Board is hoping an alter
native method will decide the winner.
“The financial statements are due
tomorrow afternoon, and we are going
to see who actually comes and turns
theirs in,” Yates said.
“If only one candidate does, then
they will receive the open seat. We
should know who is going to fill the
remaining seat by 5 p.m. Wednesday.”
District 8 results were unavailable as
of late Tuesday night.
Despite the smoothness of Tuesday’s
low-key elections, Congress Speker
Alexandra Bell criticized the board for
not publicizing the event sufficiently.
She told The Daily Tar Heel on
Monday that the board should have
added a map with district locations to
the board’s Web site.
Members also said the board should
have held an interest meeting for the
candidates seven days prior to the elec
tion, as called for in the Student Code.
But Marissa Downs, Elections Board
vice chairwoman, felt the meeting was
unnecessary due to the small scale of the
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
1,421 votes
37 percent
1,224 votes
32 percent
County fails to represent the county any
more,” he said. “It has become a party
of special interest groups and of Chapel
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are my priority and that I was anxious to
make our community proud of our
schools,” Simpson said. “I am delighted
that the citizens of Orange County had
faith and approved of the accomplish
ments we made in the past and are will
ing to see me through another term.”
Cook voiced similar sentiments.
“For six years, people have known
that I’ve worked hard for student
achievement, and they know I’ll contin
ue to work hard,” he said.
“I feel good about winning and am
ready for another four years of working
with the best education system in the
state.”
While Cook said student achieve
ment was most important to him, low
ering class size and keeping and main
taining teachers were also top selling
points in his platform.
Thompson also named teachers as
one of the most important focuses. Her
other goals were to make sure the
schools met growing needs and that the
curriculum addressed children’s needs
to prepare them for the future.
Simpson said she looked forward to
working with Thompson, who would be
new on the board.
“I feel very good about working with
her,” Simpson said. “She has indicated
from our conversations together that she
is right on track. She’s dedicated to help
ing students work with the community.”
Simpson said her main goals for her
term were to continue the work the
board had started and to make sure the
goals they set were accomplished.
All the candidates who did not win in
this election agreed that it was too soon
to decide whether they would want to
run again, but many were not discour
aged by their results this time.
“I was very pleased with how I did in
the polls,” Compton said. “Running for
the very first time, I was very pleased
with the turnout for myself.”
As for those who won, Compton said
she hoped they followed through with
their campaign platforms.
“They have a big job in front of them,
and I hope they do exactly what they
spoke about doing.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
Filling the Floor
Congressional holes still exist after seven
of 11 seats were filed by a voter turnout
of 105 students.
District Winner
Dist 3 No Candidate
DistS John Mark Adkinson
Dist 8 Amanda Nichole Bradford
Amelia Ann Massengale
Dist 16 Sasha John Bernier
Dist 18 Jared Grise
Dist 19 No Majority
Dist 24 Brian Elderbroom
Dist. 25 No Candidate
election and said the board did not
launch a large publicjty campaign.
Bell said she was glad students came
out to vote despite the last-minute
scheduling. “I am disappointed that all
of the seats were not filled, but having
an election in the fall may allow a fresh
man or transfer student to join
Congress," she said. “I am glad that
some seats were filled and am looking
forward to filling Congress in the fall."
The University Editor can be reached
at udeskOunc.edu.
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