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Krista Park transcribes audience suggestions to define "by force" at a sexual assault forum in Hinton James
Residence Hall on Wednesday night. Park broke down the Orange County Rape Crisis Center's definition of
sexual assault, which is expressed as sexual activity by force against a person's will. She said understanding the
broad applications of the definition was an essential step in preventing sexual assault. The OCRCC hosted the
forum to increase awareness of sexual assault issues. For the full story, visit www.dailytarheel.com.
Student Campaigners Must Resign From Executive Branch
By Brian Hudson
Staff Writer
Any student government executive
branch officers interested in campaign
ing next semester must resign by
Sunday, said Student Body President
Jen Daum.
She said it would be a conflict of
interest for members of the executive
branch to run or work on a campaign
for elected office.
“We have a strong commitment to ...
neutrality,” Daum said.
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DEALING WITH ASSAULT
Student Body Vice President Aaron
Hiller said that many students do not
run for a second term but that the dead
line ensures that those who do are equal
to students running for the first time.
“It is up to student government to
make sure the dialogue is fair and it is a
clean election, not to endorse one can
didate over another,” Hiller said.
“The purpose of student government
is to serve the students,” he continued.
“We can’t do that when we take stances."
Daum explained that anyone who is
involved in running a campaign for the
elections in mid-February also must
resign by Sunday.
Even though elections are almost four
months away, Daum said it is important
to have an early
deadline.
“Many people
have already
begun campaign
ing," she said.
“Campaigning is a
lot of work.”
Daum would
not name any spe
cific officers who
she knows are con
sidering campaigning next semester.
The resignation deadline is a student
government tradition because it is not
yet mandated in the Student Code.
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bleeding from your nipples
• kidney disease
• irregular or scanty menstrual periods
• high blood pressure
• migraine headaches
• epilepsy (convulsions or seizures)
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and if this happens, you should see your health-care provider right away. With continued use of
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bleeding (amenorrhea) after I year of use. and 68% of the women studied reported no menstrual
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Studies of women who have used different forms of contraception found that women who used
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News
UNC Awaits Return of Local
Celebrity for Union Concert
By Allison Rost
Staff Writer
Grabbing the spotlight. Striking gold.
Or perhaps hitting the jackpot.
Whatever the metaphor, the hope for
fame and fortune is something a lot of
students obsess over during their time in
college.
But for former UNC student Tift
Merritt, a burgeoning musical career
that has led to an appearance on “The
Late Show with David Letterman” and
an upcoming article in Vanity Fair has
ensured her greatest dream - the abili
ty to come back and play for a home
town crowd.
Merritt plays the Great Hall in the
Student Union for the first time in a con
cert at 9 p.m. Saturday.
A twangy hybrid of Lucinda Williams
and Emmylou Harris, Merritt’s musical
style began to form at UNC, where she
was an American studies major and a
creative writing minor.
“I actually met our drummer (Zeke
Hutchins) in an American history class,
and we put our band together after we
met,” Merritt said.
Their group, formerly known as the
Carbines, knocked about the local music
scene for several years, playing at such
venues as Cat’s Cradle.
Merritt’s new album, Bramble Rose,
dropped in May and began receiving
Hiller said it is enforced by successive
administrations.
Even though the officers will not be
able to work for the rest of the semester,
“The purpose of student
government is to serve the
students. We can’t do that
when we take stances. ”
Aaron Hiller
Student Body Vice President
and don’t resign.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
h. Other Risks
Women who use hormone-based contraceptives may have an increased risk of blood clots or
stroke. Also, if a contraceptive method fails, there is a possibility that the fertilized egg will begin
to develop outside of the uterus (ectopic pregnancy). While these events are rare, you should
tell your health-care provider if you have any of the problems listed in the next section.
What symptoms may signal problems while using DEPO-PROVERA
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Call your health-care provider immediately if any of these problems occur following an injection
of DEPO-PROVERA:
• sharp chest pain, coughing up of blood, or sudden shortness of breath (indicating a possible clot
in the lung)
• sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, problems with your eyesight or
speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke)
• severe pain or swelling in the calf (indicating a possible clot in the leg)
• unusually heavy vaginal bleeding
• severe pain or tenderness in the lower abdominal area
• persistent pam. pus, or bleeding at foe injection site
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I Weight Gam
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women reported the following effects that may or may not have been related to their use of
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Should any precautions be followed during use of DEpO-PROVERA
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I .Missed Periods
During the time you are using DEPO-PROVEFtA for contraception, you may skip a period, or your
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How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection?
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widespread attention. She and her band
are touring to promote the album.
“We’ve toured all over the States and
in England and Holland,” Merritt said.
But all of this new attention hasn’t
impressed the North Carolina girl, who
still speaks with her soft native drawl.
“It was just one night on ‘Letterman,’
and the Vanity Fair shoot was one day in
the string of a lot of other things, so it’s
not as glamorous
as it appears to be,”
Merritt said.
The scheduling
of Merritt’s perfor
mance Saturday
was a bit of an
unglamorous fluke.
Whitney Parris, a
member of the
Carolina Union
Activities Board,
said Merritt wanted to play Cat’s Cradle
on this tour.
But because the Cradle was already
booked, its staff turned to CUAB to
accommodate Merritt. Parris said CUAB
was thrilled with the opportunity.
“We view it as sort of a homecoming
for her. She’s returning to her roots,”
Parris said.
Merritt herself is excited about the
concert. Her parents, who still live in
Raleigh, plan to be there Saturday.
“It’s going to be great for us to be play-
Students Learn
Legislating
some members of
student govern
ment think it is for
the best.
David Levitch,
executive assistant
to the student
body president,
said, “I think it
would be more
unfair to students if
(the officers) run
By Veneta Georgev
Staff Writer
There are several ways to learn
about the legislative process on cam
pus, but only one class provides stu
dents with hands-on experience.
This is the 66th year for the N.C.
Student Legislature, a student-run class
designed to teach legislative process.
“NCSL indoctrinates you in the leg
islative process,” said Will DuPont, a
senior political science major who
teaches the course.
“It shows you that you don’t just
show up and you are a legislator, that
it takes work.”
The class, offered every spring,
meets once a week for 1 1/2 hours to
debate resolutions and work on goals.
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ing at home,” Merritt said. “It’ll be your
normal mix of old and new and the
things we’re having a good time playing."
An upcoming break may give her time
for more shows in the Triangle -and time
to finish her undergraduate degree, which
was incomplete when Merritt left UNC
with nine credit hours to fulfill.
“I’m trying to do an independent
study right now so I can (graduate),” she
“The Vanity Fair shoot was one
day in the string of a lot of other
things, so it’s not as glamorous as
it appears to be. ”
Tift Merritt
Musician
Commercial success may take her to far
flung regions and the top of the Country
Music Television video rotation, but she
still sticks with what works.
“My band and I have always been
about making the show as good as it can
be,” Merritt said.
Tickets for Saturday’s show are avail
able at the Union Box Office for $5 for
students and $lO for the general public.
The Arts & Entertainment Editor can
be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu.
One weekend a month is reserved
for mandatory interim councils, which
are held at different colleges around
the state where students debate their
resolutions against members from
other schools.
Eight schools have members who
actively participate in the statewide
program.
The eight are UNC-Chapel Hill,
Campbell University, UNC-
Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington, UNC-
Charlotte, High Point College, Elon
University and Lenoir Rhyne
College.
Some of the governors of North
Carolina - such as Jim Holshouser,
Jim Hunt, Bob Scott and Terry Sanford
- were members of NCSL.
During the fall, NCSL meets as a
club and the members can choose to
enroll in the class in the spring and
receive three credits for it.
Club members who participate in
the fall are not required to enroll to
continue to take part in the legislative
process.
The class is run by students, mainly
by DuPont, who teaches students how
to write and debate resolutions and
bills.
Grades are based on class participa
tion, attendance and projects.
Thad Beyle, UNC political science
professor and adviser for the NCSL
class, has final authority over grades.
“Students gain a chance to take part
in a process that is out there,” Beyle
said.
“They get to meet people from
other schools interested in legislature.”
The culmination of the class is in
April, when a formal session is held at
the N.C. General Assembly building
in Raleigh from Wednesday until
Sunday.
During this formal event, NCSL
splits into the House, Senate and com
mittees and pretends to be the General
Assembly.
Members of all eight universities
attend and vote on the council of state,
speaker of the House and Senate presi
dent pro tem.
“You make new friends, not only in
Chapel Hill but throughout the state,”
DuPont said.
Throughout the year, the delegates
pick issues that interest them and write
resolutions.
Members bring the resolutions to
debate during the interim councils
once a month against members at
other schools.
Those are then presented as a bill
and debated on the floor when NCSL
is in session in April, and students
have a chance to act like members of
the General Assembly.
DuPont said the class is a great
experience because it makes people
reconsider their points of view.
“Students come to debate pertinent
issues that pertain to North Carolina
and sometimes the nation,” he said.
“It makes you realize how secure or
insecure you are in your beliefs
because you might change them once
you hear someone else’s point of
view.”
The Features Editor can be reached
at features@unc.edu.
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grumble. “I have
to do a geology
with a lab.”
She said that
she doesn’t recom
mend leaving
school, and if his
tory has taught her
anything, it’s been
the value of
authenticity.