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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2004
Mayor defies Calif, gay marriage ban
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO - In an
open challenge to California law,
city authorities performed at least
15 same-sex weddings Thursday
and issued about a dozen more
marriage licenses to gay and les
bian couples.
By midafternoon, jubilant gay
couples were lining up under City
Hall’s ornate gold dome and
exchanging vows in two-minute
ceremonies that followed one after
another.
“Today, a barrier to true justice
has been removed,” said Gavin
Newsom, newly elected mayor of
the city considered the capital of
gay America.
No state legally sanctions gay
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marriage, and it remains unclear
what practical value the marriage
licenses will have. The weddings
violate a ballot measure California
voters approved in 2000 that
defines marriage as a union
between a man and a woman.
The move by San Francisco’s
mayor came as lawmakers in
Massachusetts continued to debate
a constitutional amendment to ban
gay marriage in that state, where
the nation’s first legally recognized
same-sex weddings are set to take
place this spring under a ruling
from the Massachusetts high court.
The assembly-line nuptials
began with longtime lesbian
activists Phyllis Lyon, 79, and Del
Martin, 83, who were hurriedly
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issued a married license and were
wedded just before noon by City
Assessor Mabel Teng in a closed
door civil ceremony at City Hall.
The two have been a couple for 51
years. About 30 couples crowded
outside the San Francisco County
Clerks’ office awaiting licenses,
many arm in arm.
“I understand there are wrinkles
that need to be worked out, but as
far as I’m concerned, we will be
married,” said Molly McKay as she
and her partner of eight years,
Davina Kotulski, stood at the
clerk’s counter.
During one of the weddings,
performed before TV cameras, the
vows were rewritten so that “hus
band and wife” became “spouse for
CONGRESS
FROM PAGE 3
Freshman Luke Farley, who
received the most votes in this
year’s race, said he deserves the
recognition.
“I took a personal approach to
campaigning,” he said. I talked to
students and didn’t just stick a
piece of paper in their hand.”
Farley said he also plans to raise
the bar for Congress.
“I want to raise the profile of
Student Congress through engag
ing students,” he said.
Once elected, students may
choose to serve on one or more of
the four committees: Finance,
Rules and Judiciary, Student
Affairs and Ethics.
One reason to join Congress is
to get more involved and interact
with students, said freshman
Matthew Bruder, who was elected
to the fourth district after gamer
ing six votes.
Bruder said he hopes to join the
Finance Committee but will be sat-
BREAK-IN
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dence halls in December.
Although no paperwork has
been filed, Mclntyre said, police
are planning to arrest Mineo again
as soon as possible.
He said he is hopeful the arrest
could happen as early as today.
Students living in residence
halls have reported numerous
instances of break-ins both this
semester and last.
The Department of Housing
and Residential Education has
concentrated its resources on
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life.”
A conservative group called the
Campaign for California Families
called the marriages a sham.
“These unlawful certificates are
not worth the paper they are print
ed on. The renegade mayor of San
Francisco has no authority to do
this,” said Randy Thomasson, exec
utive director. “This is nothing
more than a publicity stunt that
disrespects our state iaw and sys
tem of government itself.”
San Francisco officials insisted
the licenses are legally binding and
would confer immediately new
benefits in everything from health
coverage to funeral arrangements.
California Attorney General Bill
Lockyer had no comment.
isfied wherever he is placed.
“I just want to get involved in
whatever I can,” he said. “I’m look
ing forward to getting to meet
other people in Congress and rep
resent the students I live with.”
After the election results,
Congress officials can start to focus
on goals for next year.
Charles Anderson, speaker pro
tempore for Congress, said he has
many specific things to tackle next
year, including the challenge of
allocating adequate funding for all
student organizations.
“We have programs coming in
that we can’t fully fund, even with
most of them having legitimate
requests,” he said
Another major issue concerns
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representatives, he said.
“We’re trying to make students
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decreasing crime in residence halls
through prevention and awareness
programming.
Hinton James Community
Director George Arey said depart
ment officials are enforcing what
they can regarding safety policies.
“The problem is that students
don’t understand the dangers of
letting in other students and
unknown guests,” Arey said.
“The Student Safety Task Force
is working on addressing that
issue.”
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THE LOWDOWN ON SUNDAY'S GAME
Maryland
(13-7,4-5 ACC)
at
No. 14 UNC
(14-7,4-6 ACC)
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C: Jamar Smith, 6-9
F: Travis Garrison, 6-8
F: Nik Caner-Medley, 6-8
G: Chris McCray, 6-5
G: John Gilchrist, 6-3
UNC
C: Sean May, 6-9
F: Jawad Williams, 6-9
F: Rashad McCants, 6-4
GrMelvin Scott, 6-2
G: Raymond Felton, 6-1
MERGER
FROM PAGE 3
to examine policies that do not
relate to funding.
Commissioner Moses Carey,
who proposed the merger more
than a year ago, joined
Commissioner Alice Gordon to
push for a tax increase to bring the
county schools’ funding to the level
of Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools.
Commissioner Steve Halkiotis,
who is also director of auxiliary
services for Orange County
Schools, reacted strongly against
initiating an immediate tax
increase before a study of the
schools’ efficiency is completed.
“I’ve worked for them for 30
years, I know they need more
money,” he said.
But, he said, the commissioners
already closely scrutinize small
projects and should apply the same
standards to the schools, which
receive more than S4O million per
year, about half the county budget.
“I think that’s how you gain
credibility with the taxpayers,”
Halkiotis said.
Carey backed away from a pro
posal he made last December to
hold a non-binding referendum,
giving voters a choice between
PARENTS
FROM PAGE 3
Gates echoed this statement,
noting that his research findings
illustrate that the majority of gay
and lesbian couples are similar to
their heterosexual equivalents
across a variety of demographic
characteristics, including the like
lihood of having a stay-at-home
parent when a couple chooses to
have children.
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Keys for Maryland: Play a similar style as during
its Jan. 14 win at College Park. In that game, point
guard John Gilchrist drove at will, opening things
up for center Jamar Smith, who has nine double
doubles this year. UNC has had more success stop
ping opposing point guards since then, but with
the exception of the win against Wake Forest, it
hasn't had much recently shutting down big men.
Keys for UNC: Jawad Williams needs to contribute
significantly on both ends Last time against the
Terps he played only 12 minutes and Maryland was
able to double-team Sean May to kick off his string
of sub-par games. On defense, UNC will need
Williams against the Terps’ much taller frontcourt.
Maryland Bench: Ekene Ibekwe, a 6-foot-9 fresh
man, started seven straight until Travis Garrison
rejoined the starting lineup Feb. 4. Maryland's
three other first-year players, guards Mike Jones
and D.J. Strawberry and center Hassan Fofana, are
bigger than any of UNC's players at their positions.
UNC Bench: David Noel has been effective on the
glass lately, grabbing eight boards in 21 minutes in
the loss to Georgia Tech. Jackie Manuel remains
the master of the two-handed putback.
Prediction: UNC 82, Maryland 72
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merger or a countywide tax.
Such a referendum would
require approval from the N.C.
General Assembly, but during this
year’s short session, the legislature
can pass only local bills that are
“non-controversial.”
Although Carey said he still
wants questions about merger to
be addressed, he expressed support
for the proposals. “I certainly sup
port having a group of people look
at education quality.”
In late March, the commission
ers will receive information from
county staff on forming the educa
tional excellence committee and
beginning the efficiency study. The
staff also will look into adjustments
to tax levels for the next fiscal year.
Board Chairman Barry Jacobs
said he wanted to look at the
schools’ efficiency before providing
any more funding.
“It’s out of sequence to endorse
a tax before I need it,” he said.
But Gordon said she worried
that the committees and studies
might not aid the county schools
soon enough. “What bothers me
about the direction we’re going is I
don’t see an end point.”
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guishes them is their sexual orien
tation,” Gates said.
Gates said that while the impact
of his analysis remains question
able, he hopes it will help inform
the public about homosexual fam
ilies.
“(The study) will increase the
visibility of gays and lesbians rais
ing children, and awareness
changes public opinion.”
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