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Thursday, September 28, 2000
New Orleans School Shooting
Sparks Gun Control Debate
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS - Amid concerns
that an ongoing turf battle may have led
to a school shooting, the mayor sought
to turn the discussion toward why chil
dren have such easy access to guns.
“Neighborhood and school rivalries
are as old as the city. What changes that
is when children have access to guns,”
Mayor Marc Morial said Wednesday.
“That takes an innocent shoving
match and turns it into a violent inci
dent.”
Darrell Johnson, 13, and William
Pennington, 15, traded gunshots in the
crowded breezeway of Carter G.
Woodson Middle School shortly before
noon Tuesday, police said.
Johnson got the gun from a 13-year
old friend outside a chain-link fence and
shot Pennington; Pennington then
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11 a.m. - Alpha Phi Omega is spon
soring an American Red Cross Blood
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ous shortage of blood in North Carolina.
Please donate and help save lives.
5 p.m. -The UNCchapter of
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws will hold
its first meeting of the school year in 103
Bingham Hall. We will be looking to
select a board of directors and inform
new members about goals, objectives
and ethics.
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grabbed the gun and shot him in the
back, police said.
Johnson’s mother, Catrice, seemed
caught off guard by her son’s alleged
involvement in the shooting.
“I feel like somebody at school
should have known something. My son
is not a troublemaker,” she said. “I’m
not saying he’s a perfect kid, but he’s not
a bad kid.”
The boys were upgraded to stable
condition Wednesday, said Jean
Patterson, Charity Hospital spokes
woman.
The boy who allegedly passed the
.38-caliber revolver to Johnson had
been expelled from the school for fight
ing, police said. Alfred Anderson was
arrested and booked on juvenile charges
of illegally carrying a weapon and being
a principal to attempted first-degree
murder.
teers, those interested in learning about
Peace Corps and family/friends of cur
rent/former Peace Corps volunteers are
welcome to this informal opportunity to
chat with folks about Peace Corps.
5:30 p.m. - The UNC chapter of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
have its general body meeting in Union
213. Come out and join the world’s
largest civil rights organization.
6 p.m. - Olde Campus Lower Quad
and the Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural
Center are hosting “Cross-
Culturaiism: A Roundtable
Discussion,” facilitated by Harry
Amana, acting director of the BCC, in
the third floor Graham/Aycock study
lounge. Free dinner will be catered by
Duo to Showcase South Asian Music
Singer Jyoti Pande and tabia
player Shashank Kothare
will perform today at the
Ackland Art Museum.
By Aimie Wilson
Staff Writer
Two internationally renowned musi
cians are appearing in Chapel Hill to
illustrate the diversity and skill of South
Asian music.
Singer Jyoti
Pande will be
joined by tabia,
or drum, player
Shashank
Kothare at a
Jyoti Pande and
Shashank Kothare
Ackland Art Museum
Tonight at 8 p.m.
Free
free concert at 8 p.m. Thursday at the
Ackland Art Museum. The performance
is sponsored by several University
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Graham Memorial. All transfers past
and present are invited to attend.
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6:30 p.m. - Advocates for Sexual
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101 Bingham Hall. New members are
always welcome! Topics include this
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Union 224.
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departments, including the music
department and the curricula in Asian
studies and international studies.
Pande and Kothare will perform sev
eral different genres of music, most of
which is uncharacteristic of the instru
mental South Asian music Americans
are accustomed to hearing, said music
professor Sarah Weiss.
The eclectic concert’s repertoire
includes songs considered to be on the
lighter style of Indian classical music,
Weiss said. These styles include love
poetry, or ghazal, songs from South
Asian film and marsiya.
“This kind of music has a lot of short,
catchy melodies which are easily acces
sible to outsiders. It's a wonderful way to
access what is typically a difficult music
genre,” Weiss said.
Ghazal is one of Pande’s specialties,
said Shantanu Phukan, professor in the
curriculum in Asian studies. It is a flir
7:30 p.m. - Learn about classes being
offered in the spring with lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender content as well
as how to express yourself through an
Improv Workshop at Queer
Network for Change in 208 Dey Hall.
Friday
1 p.m. - Come out and support the
UNC Rugby Football Club as they
play Georgia Tech on Carmichael Field.
For more information or questions,
please e-mail rugby@unc.edu.
7 p.m. - The Black Music Series
will feature the music of John Coltrane
in Toy Lounge in Dey Hall.
Join WNCU’s Larry Thomas for a
lecture and discussion.
8:15 p.m. - The Lab! Theatre pre
sents: TRUST, a play by Steven Dietz
and directed by Marcy Minton.
TRUST will play in Elizabeth Price
Kenan Theatre by Cobb Residence
Hall.
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Volume 108, Issue 83
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September 29, 2000
UNC vs DUKE
at Fetzer Field 7 p.m.
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Our attendance goal is 3,500.
The first 1000 people get a free Koozie 1 ".
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tatious style of music recendy embraced
by vocalists. In the past, ghazal was
composed by South Asian poets and
sung by courtesans.
Songs sung in
the marsiya style
are performed a
cappella and typi
cally sung at funer
als to commemo
rate the death of
Muhammad's
grandson, Hasan,
who died in batde.
Aside from the
music, the concert
“This kind of music has a lot
of short, catchy melodies
which are easily accessible
to outsiders. ”
Sarah Weiss
UNC Music Professor
also serves as a learning experience.
Each of these styles will be prefaced by
an explanation of its nuances, said
Phukan. “They will hear explanations
about the music which will hopefully
make it accessible to everyone,” he said.
“(Pande) will also talk about what
New Program Gives
Star Staffers Credit
Chancellor James Moeser
announced new plans to
reward quality employee
performance with prizes.
By Blake Rosser
Staff Writer
A couple of star-shaped gold bal
loons tied in the Wilson Library assem
bly room Wednesday marked the
unveiling of anew employee-rewarding
system, one that officials hope will push
UNC employees to go the extra mile.
The Star Heel Award Program is a
plan designed to give UNC employees
incentives for exemplary work. The
program offers S2O
gift certificates to
employees for
excellent work
done on a short
term basis - usual
ly anywhere
between one day
and one month.
The gift certificates
can be used at A
Southern Season in
“One of the most
important things is
to recognize achievement
at the employee level. ”
James Moeser
Chancellor
Eastgate Mall, UNC Student Stores,
Lowe’s and the University Mall.
The program is managed by
Employee Services in the Human
Resources Department and sponsored
by Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association College Retirement
Equities Fund.
About 100 employee leaders repre
senting the Employee Forum attended
the event, as well as members of the
Faculty Council, deans, department
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makes a good Hindu singer. What
makes a good opera singer would not
make a good Hindu singer. He will dis
cuss the differences,” Phukan said.
South Asian
music might be dif
ficult for the aver
age American to
understand, but
Weiss said she feels
the concert will be
enjoyable to those
with little to no
prior exposure to
the art form.
"It’s like if you
had never heard classical music and
went to a Beethoven concert,” Weiss
said. “You wouldn't know how to handle
it.”
The Arts & Entertainment Editor can
be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu.
heads and human resource staff.
Chancellor James Moeser addressed
the group. “One of the most important
things is to recognize achievement at
the employee level,” he said. “We need
to help all of our work forces align
themselves with their strengths.”
Moeser related a story about a com
puter company employee who doubled
her output after she was rewarded for
outstanding effort. “Just by recognition,
a person who was already a high per
former got better,” Moeser said. “The
Star Heel program will help us recog
nize far more people than ever before.”
A SIO,OOO per year sponsorship by
the TIAA-CREF funds the incentive
program. The company has entered
into a three-year commitment with
UNC, which will
provide 500 S2O
gift certificates
each year.
Kevin Brown,
vice president of
the TIAA-CREF
Southeast region,
said he is opti
mistic about the
reward program.
“TIAA-CREF has
a similar program that works internally,
and it has been very successful.”
Jack Evans, interim vice chancellor
for finance and administration, said the
frequency in which the certificates were
awarded would keep employees inter
ested in the program.
“We have a number of more formal
award programs which include nomi
nations, reviews and sometimes delays,”
he said. “Having this new concept is a
nice way to fill things out.”
Employees who turned out for the
event said UNC workers who put forjth
extra effort deserved recognition.
“I think it is long overdue,” said
Nancy Edwards, an employee in tjie
UNC Contracts and Grants Office.
“People work hard anyway, but a reward
makes it sweeter. Like the Chancellor
says, the award will make everyone, not
only the recipient, work harder.”
Moeser’s praise of UNC’s staff could
mean the new program might run out of
certificates fast “I’ve never seen such an
outstanding and dedicated staff anywhere,
all really working for the total bettermept
of this institution,” he said. “Asa result,
students continue to flourish and prosper
here.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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