12
Thursday, February 8, 2001
Concern* or
comments about
out coverage?
Contact the
nadert advocate at
ornbudsmanStaicedu
Of cafl 933-4611.
Jonathan Chaney
EOTTOtIAL PAGE EDfTOR
KimMinugh
UNIVERSITY EDTTOR
Ginny Sdabbarrasi
CTTY EDITOR
Board Editorials
Not Just Black & White
The UNC system is trying to woo more minorities to diversify.
But the integration process does not end at the admissions office.
This week, the 16-campus UNC system
decided to take a different approach to cam
pus diversity.
After falling short of racial desegregation
goals established 20 years ago, anew
approach is being taken that will focus not
only on black and white, but also on the
growing Hispanic population as well as rural
and low-income families.
It’s a laudable move.
The plan allows each of the 16 campuses to
develop their own plans for achieving what it
deems a “critical mass of minority students.”
UNC-Chapel Hill should lead the way in
defining this new policy by setting and meet
ing specific goals. These should include mak
ing the student body a more'accurate reflec
tion of the ethnic, geographic and class vari
ations of the state.
But the key is not just getting them on cam
pus. Integration of all the different groups is
vital. There still exists a lot of self-segregation
on campus. This must be eliminated.
Since 1981, the focus of UNC’s policy has
been primarily in the black/white realm.
And while UNC has done a good job in get
ting blacks on campus (blacks currently com
prise 9.7 percent of UNC’s enrollment), oth
ers have been left out
From 1981 to 2000, the percentage of the
Growing Pains
UNC's plan for the Horace Williams tract has met with resistance.
But the mixed-use plan for the park is a smart growth option.
Close to 1,000 acres of University-owned
land sits docile on the edge of Airport Road.
The land continues to lie undeveloped
because the proper usage of this property -
the Horace Williams tract - is still being
debated by consultants, UNC administrators
and the community.
A plan to transform the wooded tract into
a park, comprising almost 9 million square
feet of company space, offices, research labs,
homes, shops and civic buildings has been
proposed as a part of UNC’s Master Plan.
The mixed-use park is a positive move for
the University and the community, showing
a dedication to smart growth for the future of
Chapel Hill.
It will open up 25,000 job opportunities,
along with residential areas for 3,000 of its
employees. It will be a place where people
can work and live, raising the quality of life for
people of the state through scientific research
that could lead to medical breakthroughs.
Residents voice concern about the growth
problems affecting the town’s infrastructure
and transportation, housing and school capac
ity relating to the development of the park.
But Chapel Hill is no stranger to growth -
just look at Meadowmont and Southern
Village, as well as expansion of UNC
01ip laily (Ear llrel
Business and Advertising: Janet Gallagher-
Cassel, director/general manager; Chrissy Beck,
director of marketing; Melida Helen,
classified/customer service manager; Lisa
Reichle, business manager; Catherine Wilkins,
retail sales manager; Nichole Campbell, business
assistant.
Marketing Group: Ross Cameron, Coctney
City: Erin Mertdefl, columnist
Jennifer Bailey, Phil Bailey, Gary
Barrier. Leah Cole, Robert Cummings,
Stephanie Furr, Ben Gatling, Aldesha
Gore, Isaac Groves, Ben Gullett,
Stephanie Gunter, Susan Hall, Theo
Helm, Katie McNeill. James Miller,
Carolyn Pearce, Leyna Peety, Lauren
Ritter, Lee Spears, David Velez, Man
Viser, Geoff Wessel, Coke Whitworth,
Amanda Wilson and Patricia Wright.
Copy: Lindsay Apple, Leslie
Bumgarner, Mary Clements, Nathan
Denny, Lisa Giencke, Stacie Greene,
Collin Lee, Laura Mayhew, Jenny
Rosser, Amanda Walther, Meredith
Werner and Katie Young,
Design: Denise Barnes, Tiffany
Pease, Andrew Pike, Jaime
Schumaker, Karen Williams and Bryce
Yeargan,
Editorial: Niel Brooks, Linda
Chupkowski, Jon Harris, Kate Hartig,
Russ Helms, Jon Hoffman, Ashley
Holmes, Cameron Mitchell, Amo!
Naik, Mark Slagle, Doug Saner,
Jenny Stepp, Paul Tharp and Wes
White,
Foaturas: Megan Butler, Eleanor
Cameron, Ann Collier, Nicole
Assistant Editors: Brian
Bedsworth, Jeremy Hurtz and Russ
Latte, arts & entertainment; Kellie
Dixon and Phil Perry, city; Allison
Boone and Terri Rupar, copy;
Whitney Freeman and Lauren
Sumner, design; Erin Mended, editor
ial page; Harmony Johnson, features,
Lauren [Daughtry, graphics; Wendy
Epner. online, Brent Clark and Emily
SrJmure, photography; James Giza,
Kelly Lusk, and Matt Terry, sports;
Lucas Fenske, Faith Ray and Jennifer
Samuels, state & nabonal; Dan
Thigpen and Karey Wutkowski,
university.
Ms & Entertainment: Michael
Abernethy, Jason Authors, Diana
Cunningham, Paul Dallas, Trafton
Drew, Adam Farabee, Tiffany Fish,
Sarah Kudtarski, Josh Love, Brian
Millikin, Joanna Pearson, David
Povill, Alison Rost, Karen Whichard,
Warren Wilson, Justin Winters and
Michael Woods
Cartoon: Suzanne Buchanan,
Melanie Kolasa, Teng Moua, Scott
Rooker, Mike Sutton and David M.
Watson.
The editorials are afprwed by the majority of the edtorial board, nfiidt is composed of the editor,
edkoriii psgt editor, M&Uflt cdtoriii pay editor snd eight editorial writers.
The Duty Tar Heel is puMshed by the OTH Publishing Corp., a non-profit North Carolina corporation.
Mondey-friday, according to the University calendar.
Callers with questions about biding or display advertising should call 962-1163 between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Classified ads can be reached at 962-0252. Edtorial questions should be directed to 962-0245
Matt Dees
EDfTOR
Office Hours Friday 2 pan. -3 p.m
state’s Hispanic high school graduates who
attended UNC schools dropped from 43 per
cent to 26 percent - while the overall
Hispanic population of the state surged. This
is a key concern that must be dealt with.
In addition to higher Hispanic enrollment,
UNC must lead the way in reaching out to
low-income and poor families across the
state. It is typically in low-income families
that high-school students dismiss college as
an option. UNC needs to aggressively target
these families, providing information about
financial aid availability.
Also, North Carolina’s rural population
overwhelmingly approved the higher educa
tion bond in November. It would be a shame
for this segment of the state not to benefit from
the fruits of higher education that the bond
provided. They should also be an active ingre
dient of the University’s plan to diversify.
For UNC to lead the way in this new
diversity plan, administrators and officials
must begin to realize that diversity is a word
that means more than black and white.
For our University, it means having a pop
ulation that reflects -and integrates - the
make-up of the state, which includes people
from all races, and geographic locations, and
all socioeconomic sectors. Only then will it
truly be the University of the People.
Hospitals and increased student enrollment.
The fact is, the town is growing.
Stop fretting about it and look toward
ways to accommodate the changes.
Employee transportation concerns are
partly solved by the park’s on-site residences,
which eliminates some workers commuting.
School issues also can be solved with a
school bond. Residents should support one
to help prevent school overcrowding prob
lems and prepare for future growth.
So while developers for the Horace
Williams tract should proceed with caution,
residents also should realize that this is a pos
itive addition to Chapel Hill and the state.
And while it’s true that the development will
cause a further strain on the town’s infra
structure and schools, it’s the best way to deal
with inevitable growth.
The town also needs to realize that the
University has been the major player in the
town’s economic and professional develop
ment. The University employs many area
residents who give back to the town’s econ
omy and community.
The addition of this park should be seen as
a positive element of Chapel Hill’s future
growth, rather than a disaster waiting to hap
pen, as many residents see it
Professional and Business Staff
Carrillo, Jamie Miller and Eryn Wade.
Customer Service: Molly Blanton, Kristin
Chamblee, Marcus Hawey, Holly Herweyer,
Courtnce Poole, Dorsey Strickland and Amanda
Taylor, representatives.
Display Advertising: Katie Bawden, Skye
Nunneiy and Julie Roper, senior account execu
tives; Eleanor Cameron, Nicki Davidson, Locoya
Editorial Staff
Gallagher, Kristina Hodges, Enyonam
Kpeglo, Chris Owens, Saiah Parsons,
Snanrzad Resvani, Sarah Sanders,
Lanita Withers and Stefanie
Wowchuk.
Graphics: Caroline Gobble, Kristen
Harm, Tori Newbern, Maiy Stowell
and Evann Strathern.
Online: Peter Gilchrist, Sarah Givan,
Archana Gowda, Venus Hashemee,
Gloria Holt, Catherine Liao, Jessica
Lindsay, Meredith Hermance, Andy
Leung, Sara Martz, Jonathan Miller,
Adam Shupe and Lisa Vucelich.
Photography: Christina Baur,
Valerie Bruchon, Kim Craven, Laura
Giovanelli, Margo Knight. Bess
Loewenbaum, Mike Messier, Emily
Netzel, Christine Nguyen, Jeremiah
Shackelford and Ariel Shumaker.
Sports: T. Nolan Hayes, Will
Kimmey, Mike Ogle and Bret Strelow,
senior writers, Shelby Newton,
Matthew Saha, sports copy, Jamie
Agin, Brad Broders, Owen Hassell,
Adam Hill, Roland Hoffman, Curt
Kendall. Brad Lewis, Akilah Nelson,
Gavin Off and Randy Wellington.
State A National: Anne Fawcett,
columnist April Bethea, Tanner
Office: Suite 104 CeroUru Union
Campus Mai Addmi: O# 5210 Box 49 Carolina Union
U.S. Mel Address: 9.0. Box 5257, Chepef Ml, NC 27515-5257
Satlg ®tu? Jtel
Established 1893 • 107 Yearsof Editorial Freedom
Alex Kaplun
STATE k NATIONAL EDITOR
Rachel Carter
SPORTS EDITOR
Jermaine Caldwell
FEATURES EDfTOR
Hill, Erica Lundberg, Andrea Sarubbi and Amy
Scharf, account executives. Wayne Cottrell,
Candace Doby, Heather English, Kathryn Forbes
and Jay McDowell, sales assistants.
Advertising Production: Penny Persons,
manager; Lauryn Mitchiner, assistant.
Classified Production: Sheila Lenahan.
Bond, Monica Chen, Ashley Clark,
Rachel Cottone, Ben DeSantis, Koen
DeVries, Sally Francis, Alicia Gaddy,
Jennifer Hagin, Michael Handy, Eric
Hawkins, Vadim Isakov. Timotny
Lawson, Stephanie Lockwood,
Michael McKnight, Allison Mitchener,
Cliff Nelson, Rachel Nyden, Courtney
Reid, Tally Sergent ana Walton
Walker.
University: Ashley Stephenson,
columnist, Robert Albright, Paige
Ammons, Scott Brittain, Brad
Chiasson, Rachel Clarke, Brook
Corwin, Jennifer Couahlan, Ben
Davidson, Kara Eide, Jenny Fowler,
Stacey Geyer, Ann Hau, Stephanie
Horvath, Joanna Housiadas, Noel
Hutchins, Jessica Joye, Robert
Leichner, Tyler Maland, Jenny
McLendon, Eric Meehan, Mandy
Melton, Katy Nelson, Elizabeth
Parrot, Blake Rosser, Greg
Steffensen, Joseph Sullivan
and Aisha Thomas.
Editorial Production: Stacy Wynn,
manager.
Printing: Triangle Web.
Distribution: Triangle Circulation
Services.
©
ISN #10709436
Opinion
Ishley Atkinson
ARTS ft ENTERTAINMENT EDTTOR
Carolyn Haynes
One Taller Than the Rest of Us
I grew up watching Thurmond.
We all watched him because he was the
best among us. Spotlight followed him.
He was one of those people with a strange
gift, an uncanny way about him made people
smile.
Hus he was the most intelligent, most ath
letic among us and most popular because we
cared about smarts and sports.
We cared about other things - good looks,
humor, fashionableness - he had it all. He was
a tall black boy, robust, a grin wide as a
melon slit open a summer day -a melon you
feast on, we all feasted on.
Eight years we came every day to the same
Catholic school.
I never knew Thurmond well.
I was a quiet boy, like most boys, unsure of
myself, and he was an institution, even then,
among us.
We graduated to Lane Tech, the biggest
public high school in Chicago.
Thurmond made the speech.
It was about hope and the future, the kind
of stuff you’ll always hear at a graduation
speech.
Thurmond was known.
I used to hear people talk about him. They
spoke not only of the crazy things he said and
did, but more of the outrageousness of his
manner.
He was almost, if you can believe it, femi
nine, even though he was the biggest and the
strongest boy. Sometimes the way he moved
his hands when he spoke and the way he held
the “s” on his words - he acted so gay it was
perfect, like an act.
None of us thought he was gay, we just
thought he acted like a gay would act
And we liked it.
By our second year at Lane, Thurmond
was the most popular kid in our class.
He was elected president of the student
body. The boys looked up to him because he
Not Your Ordinary Ann Landers
Ahhh - introductions. You either love
them or you hate them.
If you hate them, you dread that
pause in between your bumbling approach and
their scathing, “Who are you and why are you
on my cloud?”
I, on the other hand, am of the second kind:
I appreciate meeting people and learning their
names so when I see them around campus, I
can call them by name and make my friends
think I’m popular.
So to begin my blindingly brilliant, some
what lengthy introduction: my name is Adam
Shupe, and I’m going to be premiering Fl, an
advice column on the DTH Online’s
Community section.
I’m a freshman this year, majoring in inde
cision and minoring in procrastination.
I hail originally from California, but I’ve
lived in North Carolina long enough for my
education not to cost a fortune. And I’m happy
to have the DTH’s first online-only column.
I’m sure you all have seen your basic advice
column before. You know, where lonely house
wives, overworked employees and hormone
crazed teenagers all send in their worst prob
lems to some old lady who still remembers
when horsepower actually meant how many
horses pulled your carriage.
Sure she’s been through a lot, but how does
she know what it’s like for us? Who better to
advise a bunch of college students than a col
lege student?
Lauren Beal St Kathleen Hunter
MANAGING EDITORS
Beth Buchholz
DESIGN EDfTOR
Jason Cooper
GRAPHICS EDITOR
Josh Williams
ONLINE EDITOR
PAUL THARP
CUISINE BOURGEOISE
was athletic and the girls liked him because he
was fashionable and he could relate to them.
Anybody needing advice on a girl went to
Thurmond. He always seemed to know.
Nobody thought he was gay.
, We pretended Thurmond was normal
because we couldn’t believe a person so gifted
was queer.
Sure, we’d heard about DaVinci and
Warhol and even Tchaikovsky -but we didn’t
know any of them.
It was Thurmond we knew - at least we
thought we did.
Homecoming, Prom - the prettiest girls
went with Thurmond.
Seventeen pictures in the school yearbook
- sports action photos, student government
hearings, posing in the hall, dancing on the
stage at the “Mr. Lane Tech” competition - all
Thurmond.
He was an icon, we thought, and even if he
were gay he was one of those “safe” gay guys
who didn’t tell it.
We all liked that about him.
Then toward the end of our third year at
Lane came the bombshell: Thurmond got
drunk one night and slept with a guy. I didn’t
see him around that week, and all I heard was
people whispering, “Did you hear? Is it true?”
Eventually Thurmond admitted to the
thing.
He gave up his student body presidency
and a lot more - he admitted he was gay.
Everything he was, all he’d ever been was
pulled out from under him.
We forgot pretty fast how we used to look
up to Thurmond, how he’d been so many
things to us - none, I guess, were really him.
It was sad, but predictable, how his friends
ADAM SHUPE
F1
I’m offering real advice, free of charge. So
even if you do nothing that I tell you to, at least
you can have someone listen to your problems
without charging you SIOO per hour to sit on
my couch. Unless you want to, that is.
And, of course, on any college campus, I
expect to receive all those essential questions
like “How do I get a date with a basketball play
er?” or “Where can I get a fake ID?” or “Dude,
where’s my car?”
Realize that I’m not going to be able to tell
you exactly what to do, Uke that Bahamian lady
with the Tarot cards and the fake accent
But I promise I won’t leave you high and
dry, with some cryptic response like, “You need
to find your inner self and match it with your
chi, with a dash of yin and yang.”
And don’t worry about not getting an
answer.
I will respond to each request for advice you
send. Even the “Dude, where’s my car?” one. In
Hatty (Ear HM
Brian Frederick
READERS' ADVOCATE
Laura Stoehr
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDTTOR
let him go.
I heard them say they “couldn’t deal with a
fake.”
But we were all real.
In the halls we stood aside to let him pass.
Nobody would touch him.
He quit running track, and over the sum
mer before our last year at Lane he got fat.
All he did those days, we heard, was smoke
dope and drink straight liquor.
Fashion was out.
He wore jeans and a T-shirt every day and
sometimes went unwashed.
He was fading, it was plain to see.
We all knew how it would end, but none of
us said anything.
Who among us is but a spectator to the
unfolding drama of other people’s lives?
What are other people but characters we
make in our minds?
None of us wanted to know Thurmond,
and when he ceased to be what we’d made of
him, he ceased to be at all.
We used to think Thurmond was taller than
all of us.
But later we found he was only standing
straight, and when he bent down like the rest
of us he was no different
He was a litde black man, an ugly man
with whiskers and pimples.
So he left us, and then it was over.
No one knew where he went, or if he’d even
left us at all, because no one looked for him.
The next year we all went off to college.
We said he’d have failed that way anyhow,
even if he’d been straight, because he was too
poor for college.
It was something we mosdy said to our
selves, at night, that time right before bed
when we were all alone.
It was reassuring.
Paul Tharp is a first-year law student. Reach
him at ptharp@email.unc.edu.
fact, those questions will most likely be the most
fun to answer, so don’t be surprised if your
“How do I get a date with Brendan Haywood?”
question shows up on the column.
But of course I value your privacy, and if you
don’t want your question posted on the site, just
say so.
Or we can change the names to protect the
innocent or guilty, whichever the case may be.
I’d love to hear from Hopeless in Hinton James
and Jilted in Joyner.
Now you might ask, “How is a freshman
with no major going to advise me when he has
n’t had much experience here in Blue
Heaven?”
Well, that’s a good question.
Like many of you, I have yet to figure out
what I want to get out of my time here.
But I do know I want to make the best of it.
And I’m going to make it my mission to help
you all do the same.
I may not have much experience living the
college life, but I’m learning, just as you all are.
And if you need an ear to bend on this long,
hard road of ours, then mine will be there.
Granted, it will be a few clicks away, but
what a small price to pay.
Adam Shupe is a freshman from Edenton.
Send tales of woe, heartache and confusion
to him at adam-shupe@excite.com. His col
umn, FI, will continue exclusively online at
www.dailytarheel.com/community.