©k Datlg ©ar Mid Serving the students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com i* APS board set to pick new members • Elementary named after local couple Look for more stories online. mSjpt Volume 110, Issue 111 Recount Gives GOP Control of N.C. House By Jennifer Samuels Assistant State & National Editor Republicans likely will enter the 2003 legislative session with a razor-thin major ity in the N.C. House, already fueling debate within the legislature as to who will lead the chamber as House speaker. But many lawmakers say the key to leading a split House is through coalitions that incorporate the goals of both parties. As of Friday, Republicans held a 61- 59 lead over Democrats. Four counties still are recounting ballots and have yet to declare official winners, which could shift the balance of power. Democrats have had a 62-58 lead over Republicans the last two years. Those thrust out of their positions include House Majority Leader Phil Baddour, D-Wayne, who lost his race after an election glitch was discovered and corrected Friday, giving Republicans a one-seat advantage in a chamber that appeared headed for a 60-60 split. Baddour said he will request a hand to-eye recount of votes before he con- See HOUSE, Page 2 1 DTH/SHILP! PAUL Bhangra Elite, a competitive North Indian-style dance team, performs Saturday in the Great Hall. Asia Hits UNC With Dance, Food, Music By Dave Szwedo Staff Writer “Put your hands in the air if you love being Asian!’’ Hundreds of raised arms and cheers of approval filled the Great Hall in UNC- Chapel Hill’s Student Union on Saturday night at the request of hip-hop emcee Snacky Chan. Snacky Chan was a guest performer at Journey Into Asia, an event intended to entertain and inform the community about Asian culture. People with a variety of ethnic back grounds packed the hall for an evening sponsored by the Asian Students Association that featured a culturally diverse dinner and a series of colorful and elaborate performances. The evening began with a dinner rep resentative of the tastes and traditional foods of eight different Asian countries. Foods included mixed vegetables in coconut curry from Thailand, pork satay from Malaysia, chicken teriyaki from Japan and steamed white rice from China. Nini Bautista, vice president of the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas, said the foods were meant to appeal to a large group of people. “They had a diverse menu that was a good representation of the Asian cul- See JOURNEY, Page 2 Making the Grade The Daily Tar Heel Editorial Board gives midterm grades to UNC's student leaders. see Pages 8 and 9 BOG's Budget Aids Salary, Growth By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Assistant State & National Editor The UNC-system Board of Governors approved Friday a two-year budget that would provide hundreds of millions of dol lars more than what has been allocated in years past -but some officials say the increase is likely to be accepted by the state legislature. Board members unanimously approved a two-year $4.87 billion budget with little discussion after BOG Budget and Finance Committee Chairman Addison Bell moved for a vote. The budget now will head to Gov. Mike Easley and then to the N.C. General Assembly for consideration. The budget requests funding for some things that have been contentious among the BOG, system universities and the legislature. It calls for s7l million in faculty salary increases for next school year and $149.7 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT Clemson defender Lindsey Wegrzyn (left) battles North Carolina forward Anne Morrell for the ball in the ACC championship game Sunday at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The Tar Heels defeated the Tigers 6-0. TAR HEELS CRUISE TO 14TH ACC TITLE By Kellie Dixon Assistant Sports Editor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When senior Susan Bush settled into her hotel room in Tallahassee with teammate Alyssa Ramsey, she said, the two made a pact. “Coming into the tournament, I only had two goals and forward Alyssa Ramsey only had four assists,” Bush said. “We were roommates, and we made this deal. She was going to assist in this tourna ment, and I was going to score.” In the seventh minute, on her first shot of the game, their plan became a reality. Bush’s goal ignited a streak for the Tar Heels that kept Clemson from getting off a single shot until midway through the second half, when UNC’s 6-0 drubbing of the Tigers at the Seminole Soccer Complex to clinch its 14th ACC title was almost complete. About 10 minutes after Bush’s goal, North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance substituted defender Catherine Reddick into the game. Reddick took a 3 a.m. Sunday flight from California, where she played 95 minutes in the Gold Cup championship game with the U.S. Women’s National Team on Saturday night. Less than 30 seconds after entering the game in a forward position, the junior finished a cross from Ramsey with a Happiness in sports is winning on the road. Al McGuire Monday, November 11, 2002 million the following year, representing a 6 percent increase in salaries each year. At the board’s October meeting, mem bers mandated that individual campuses could not use campus-based tuition increases for merit-based faculty salary increases - drawing the ire of the UNC system Faculty Assembly. But board members retorted that it is the responsibility of the General Assembly to provide for faculty salary increases, not that of individual campuses. “Given the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly’s lack of providing any money any money - for salary increases, it is increasingly difficult for us to attract and retain the best faculty,” said Molly Broad, president of the UNC system. “And we ignore this truth at our own peril.... If we fail to add salary increases, we are going to place at risk the quality of our academic offerings.” The board also requested $46.6 million 2002 ACC CHAMPIONS header, also Reddick’s first touch of the game. “I was expecting to give a break to some of the forwards,” Reddick said. “I didn’t expect my first touch to be a goal. I miss scoring, and I miss playing up front.” The goal wouldn’t be the only one for Reddick. Four minutes before halftime, freshman Kasey White fired a shot from about 25 yards out. The ball sailed above I Women’s Soccer Clemson 0 UNC 6 Maryland 0 UNC 3 was tackled by a Clemson defender. Murphy collected the ball, shot it and then placed the rebound neady past Heos. The trend continued for the Tar Heels, who took advan tage of nearly every opportunity. Reddick was moved back to defense after Carmen Wadey got into a scrape with a Clemson opponent and fractured her left arm. In the 75th minute, Reddick scored on a shot launched from about 40 yards out. Reddick was greeted See WOMEN'S SOCCER, Page 2 Clawed Tigers devour Tar Heels 42-12 in last home game. See Page 10 to fund enrollment growth in the 2003-04 school year and $84.9 million in the 2004- 05 school year. Last year, BOG members doubted the legislature would provide the system with $66 million for enrollment growth in light of the state’s fiscal crisis. The board approved an 8 percent tuition increase for in-state students and a 12 percent increase for out-of-state students to fund about half that amount. “The final report confirms a sustained enrollment growth,” Broad said. “We con tinue to exceed the expectations.” The UNC system enrolled 176,967 stu dents this year - an increase of about 7,200 students. “This increase exceeded campus targets and budgeted enrollment by 1,300 students,” Broad said. The system’s budget also requests an See BUDGET, Page 2 a leaping Lauren Heos, hit the cross bar and bounced into the net Despite a three-point lead, the Tar Heels came out of halftime charged up, still dominat ing in shots. In the 64th minute, Leea Murphy got her first goal of the season, shooting the ball off a rebound from a Clemson defender. Leigh Blomgren dribbled the ball into the box, but Si —■ B me B m Bi jCgjl DTH/BETH FLOYD Board of Governors Chairman Brad Wilson discusses the UNC-system budget. The BOG approved a $4.87 billion budget. What makes this study different from similar salary analyses done at UNC-CH is that it is a campuswide study, including the clinical areas of the schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and includes non-tenure track faculty. Provost Robert Shelton said the first thing that needs to be done is to examine the results of individual departments to find out why the dis parity is there. The study shows that about 80 per cent of the disparity is due to vari ables included in the study, such as years at the University and rank. But about 15 percent to 20 percent of the disparity is unexplained. One theory behind the discrepan- cy is the idea that women aren’t as likely to leave or to threat en to leave for better salaries as are men. Risa Palm, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, where men receive $ 1,169 more than women, said that while women sometimes do not threaten to leave, this shouldn’t be the case. “One of the issues is that after a certain period, the longer you stay at the University, the more your salary is dam aged,” Palm said. Etta Pisano, chairwoman of the UNC-CH Committee on the Status of Women, said one reason women are less like ly to threaten to leave is because many want to raise fami lies. There is no excuse to underpay faculty based on these circumstances, she said. “There are ways to make both men and women more comfortable in the stage of their careers where they want to start a family.” There are large differences in men’s and women’s salaries in the School of Medicine, where the discrepancy is $6,976. This holds true particularly in the Department of Clinical Medicine, which has the highest disparity at $9,293. But Jeffrey Houpt, dean of the School of Medicine, said that for a number of years, the school has conducted its own salary review through a salary equity committee. The two women and one minority who constitute the committee have found no disparity, he said. “We thought this mechanism would protect us from this kind of difficulty,” Houpt said. “If there is a problem, then we need to fix it” See SALARY Page 2 Weather Today: T-Storms; H 70, L 48 Tuesday: Showers; H 56, L 38 Wednesday: Showers; H 55, L 37 www.dailytarheel.com UNC Salary Disparities Examined By Jennifer Johnson Staff Writer Since a recent study revealed salary disparities between male and female faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill, officials say the next step is to find out why. The comprehensive study was presented to the Faculty Council on Nov. 3 after several campus groups that deal with gender equity approached the chancellor and the provost in 2001, asking for an examination of salary dis parities at UNC-CH. The full report’s results were made available Wednesday. Executive Associate Provost Bernadette Gray-Little worked with Lynn Williford, associate provost and direc tor of institutional research, to conduct the study, using methods applied in similar analyses at institutions like N.C. State and Duke universities. itr “Ifyou've ... been hiring males and only recently begun searching for qualified females, there is going to be inequality. ” Robert Shelton Provost

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