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All That Jazz UNC band comes home. See Page 7 She latlu ®ar Heel www.unc.edu/dth Search Committee Names Final Choice for Provost BY Elizabeth Breyer Assistant University Editor The search for UNO’s next provost has taken a major -and somewhat unconventional - step forward as the search committee submitted the name of only one candidate to Chancellor James Moeser. The 16-member search committee recommended Robert Shelton, vice provost for research at the University of California and professor of physics at the Teenagers Question Candidates Students from Wake County asked political candidates questions on topics such as vouchers and uniforms. By Alex Kaplun Assistant State & National Editor RALEIGH - In a room full of bal loons and dozing students, local con gressional candidates fielded questions Saturday morning on issues ranging from education to gun control. About 50 students from Wake County middle and high schools attended the forum, held at the r Exploris Museum in Raleigh. Kids Voting North Carolina/Wake Forest, an organization that aims to engage stu dents in the democratic process, spon sored the event. The first forum was between 4th District candidates - incumbent Democrat David Price, Republican Jess Ward and Libertarian Brian Towey. Orange County is part of the 4th district. Although many of them were not yet old enough to vote, students asked sev eral questions of the candidates. Jasmine Hodge, a student from East Wake High School, asked the 4th District candidates what their stance is on gun control, specifically when a stu dent brings a gun to school. Both Ward and Towey said issues such as gun control need to be resolved by local communities. But Price added that there are several necessary gun control bills that are being blocked by Republican leadership in Congress. Matt Chambers of Fuquay-Varina High School also asked the candidates about their stance on school vouchers A hotly debated issue in this year’s pres idential and gubernatorial elections. Price said he is opposed to vouchers, and Towey said he is in favor of vouch ers in public schools, but is opposed to subsidizing private schools. Ward, on the other hand, said he thinks vouchers are a potential tool that could level the playing field for all students. The candidates then fielded ques tions concerning zero-tolerance weapon and drug policies in high schools. Ward and Towey once again had nearly identical views on the issue, say ing it is the responsibility of administra tors to determine punishment. But Price said, in many instances, zero tolerance is an acceptable policy. One of the few issues the three did agree on was uniforms in schools. “The federal government doesn’t have any thing to do with a school dress code,” Price said. Towey responded with a sim ple “ditto” before sitting down. All three candidates talked about the country’s future in their closing state ments, although each focused on differ ent issues. Price said one of his goals for the future is to improve educational quality in the United States. “We have a See DEBATE, Page 5 For those who love it, cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. Craig Claiborne University of Califomia-Davis, for the post of UNC’s chief academic officer. The committee originally had planned to submit three names to Moeser for con sideration Sept. 15. But Moeser said he and the committee discussed the situation and decided that one name- Shelton’s - would be sufficient “I met with the com mittee and we reached the conclusion (to recommend Shelton) joindy,” Moeser said. “In the discussions, Dr. Shelton was the clear leader, so we decided to focus our efforts on him.” iifiiiriri Vi 'innfini ittoriMtitfiffet DTH/MIKE MESSIER Laura Gilland (right) and Anna Straughan knead dough for their school's bread sale at the Great Harvest Bread Cos. * JR! DTH/MIKE MESSIER Leah Kagan-Reznick adds up a purchase at the Estes Hill fund-raiser. Labor Group Gives Nod to Boyd By Isaac Groves Staff Writer A group of state employees gathered at Mama Dip’s Kitchen for a candidates’ breakfast Saturday, where it spotlighted the candidates it has endorsed for area legislative seats - including an unusual and somewhat controversial pick. The State Employees Association of North Carolina announced its support for Republican candidate Bill Boyd over incumbent Sen. Howard Lee, D- Orange. The association’s president-elect, Flint M. Benson, said state employees had not been very vocal in the past and their support was taken for granted. “For too long, state representatives China Syndrome Permanent normal trade relations with China could spell trouble for some N.C. industries. See Page 7 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Moeser now officially will decide whether to accept Shelton as a candidate. If he approves Shelton, his name will be forwarded to the Board of Trustees, and if they approve, the Board of Governors will 9 The committee chose Robert Shelton Area Students Sell Bread To Raise Needed Dough By Phil Bailey Staff Writer First-grader Tess Booker and fifth-grader Callie Booker stood by Elliot Road on Sunday with signs reading “Buy Bread Today - Great Harvest” and “Support Estes Hills School,” encouraging drivers to come in and sample fresh bread. But the sisters weren’t just plugging the popular Great Harvest Bread Cos. in Village Plaza. They were among about a dozen Estes Hills Elementary School students who won the “Bakers for a Day” contest, which have had the attitude that if you talk nice enough to us, we’ll endorse you,” Benson said. “But you’ve got to perform when you get (to the N.C. General Assembly).” Nominating a Republican is an unusual move for a labor organization in a district long known for supporting Democrats. But many association mem bers disagree with Lee’s voting record and his attitude toward state employees. “We found Mr. Lee not accessible to working people,” said Kay Hovious, local association vice chairwoman. Along with Boyd, the association also gave endorsements and contributions to three incumbents - Rep. Verla Insko, D- Orange, Rep. Joe Hackney, D-Orange, and Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange. Boyd told the sparse audience he is pleased with the endorsement because he needs the association’s support to make the final call. The next BOT meeting is Thursday, but Moeser said he plans to submit the name at the one after that, Nov. 17. He said the process would now focus on encouraging Shelton to take the job. He will visit UNC Thursday with his wife, staying until Oct 2 for a series of meetings. “Everything I hear about him is extremely positive,” Moeser said. “Now, it’s a matter of recruiting him - I’m opti mistic we will succeed.” The recommendation marks the end allowed them to knead some dough for cus tomers and make some dough for their school. Mark Zimmerman, who owns the bak ery with his wife, Leslie, said this is the sec ond year for the event. The bakery donated its facilities, ingredi ents and crew for the day to the school fund raiser. All proceeds, not just the profits, from the day’s sales will go to the Estes Hills PTA. The fund-raiser brought in $2,382, which will be used for more books and school supplies. See BAKERS, Page 5 carry the Orange County vote. Boyd cited access to members of the assembly as one of the primary reasons the association chose to support him over the other candidates. “(The members) want somebody who will be open, who will communi cate with them and they can communi cate with,” he said. “From what they tell me, they haven’t found that with Mr. Lee.” Association members also discussed what they claim were inadequate pay raises given by the General Assembly last session. The N.C. House of Representatives passed a payment plan that included a 5 percent raise that the association sup ported, but the Senate cut it to 4.2 per cent. See MAMA DIP'S, Page 5 Wff of an intensive national search, which kicked off in May 1999 when former Provost Dick Richardson announced his plan to retire on June 30,2000. Recendy, four open forums have been held, bringing the candidates to campus for quesdon-and-answer sessions. The other candidates included Paul Courant of the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, Karen Lawrence of the University of California-Irvine and William Roper, dean of UNC’s School of Public Health. Search committee Former Tar Heel Jones Captures Ist Gold Medal Marion Jones won her first gold medal in the 100-meter dash by one of the largest winning margins in Olympic history. The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia - Marion Jones had barely finished her victory lap when Maurice Greene joined her as an Olympic 100-meter champion. finally it’s here,” said a sobbingjones, who starred as a colle- giate athlete at North Carolina and hopes to win five gold medals in Sydney. Her winning margin of 37-hun dredths of a second over Ekaterini Thanou of Greece was the second biggest in Olympic 100-meter history. Jones had just completed a joyous, playful lap around the Olympic Stadium, waving small U.S. and Belize flags, when Greene sped to his gold medal with a time of 9.87 seconds. Jones’ mother was bom in Belize. After a false start by Thanou, Jones made up an early deficit to Jamaica’s Tanya Lawrence and sped past the field to win by a comfortable margin. Thanou won the silver medal in 11.12 seconds and Lawrence was third in 11.18. The only bigger winning margin in an Olympic 100-meter final, either men’s or women’s, was Marjorie Jackson’s win by .38 over Daphne Hasenjager in 1952. Jones’ victory was the first step in her quest for five golds. Only one track athlete, the “Flying Finn” Paavo Nurmi, has won that many in one Olympics. He did it in Paris 76 years ago. “It’s nice to have the first one done. I don’t know if it’s going to be harder or easier (from now on),” she said. “I’ve seen a lot of Olympic Games, I’ve seen a lot of people cross the (finish) line, and I was thinking about it “I was going to cross that line and be a cool cat. I’m going to run, I’m going to celebrate. Then when you cross that line and everything all of a sudden just hits you when you realize that you can be described as an Olympic champion, finally, it was very emotional." K ’ jj DTH KATHERINE EAKER Paul Nelson of Chapel Hill and GOP N.C. Senate candidate Bill Boyd talk during a candidate's breakfast on Saturday at Mama Dip's. Rain's Back Today: Storms, 70 Tuesday: Cloudy, 67 Wednesday: Cloudy, 69 Monday, September 25, 2000 Chairman Jeffrey Houpt told The Daily Tar Heel last week that the committee based its decision on review of candidates’ resumes, their performance at the forums and their administrative capabilities. But some members of the University community expressed surprise that the recommendation was just one name. Journalism Professor Chuck Stone said he was pleased with Shelton’s selec tion, but he wished more names had See PROVOST, Page 5 Jones, who as a youngster wrote on a bedroom blackboard “I want to be an Olympic champion,” got her wish on a chilly, windswept Saturday by winning the women’s 100-meter final in 10.75 sec onds. One down, four to go. “It’s been my dream for 19 years, and Former Tar Heels Get Their Shot At Olympic Glory See Page 8
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