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VOLUME 113, ISSUE 8 Judge: AIO can sidestep rules ■ I : EK Trevor Hamm, Carlon Myrick and Jonathan Park, the members of Alpha lota Omega Christian fraternity, have been in a court battle with the University since Aug. 25, when the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit over the denial of AlO's status as an official campus group. mm m \m ' , * Hr* § TBrIBjP ; ?iTO > ® s - • DTH/WHITNEY SHEFTE Sophomore Tameka Attaway stands outside the Varsity Theater on East Franklin Street Thursday evening. Franklin Street has been the site of two high-profile crimes in the last week, both of which occurred before 3 a.m. on well-lit, heavily trafficked stretches of the town's main thoroughfare. Police aim to bolster patrols BY JON BURNS STAFF WRITER Contrary to what some might think, many late-night crimes in downtown Chapel Hill occur in well-lit, well-traveled areas. But after two high-profile incidents on Franklin Street in the last week the Friday morning assault on a University junior classi fied as a hate crime and a Wednesday morning rape police say shortages in the department prevent them from upping their downtown presence. Police Chief Gregg Jarvies said the two offi cers who are downtown every night on foot patrol, as well as the two off-duty officers who stay in the area on weekend nights, will have to make do for now. Increasing health cuts force UNC to nix jobs Affected workers will be reassigned BY SHARI FELD STAFF WRITER When he took over as the UNC Health Care chief executive offi cer, William Roper was expected to improve the unit’s financial performance. Now, one year later, UNC Health Care will eliminate 200 positions l6O of which are vacant by June 30 in a cost-cutting effort aimed at improving facilities and expanding the system’s ability to help the people of the state. “We have undertaken a begin ning-to-end review of everything we do,” Roper said. “We are looking for ways to improve. At the same time, we are looking to do our vari- SEE HEALTH CUTS, PAGE 4 ONLINE PlayMakers' 'Yellowman' solid gold Legislation lightens N.C death row list Conference weighs high school reform alrr Daily <3Jar Meel ■ UNC TO RECOGNIZE FRATERNITY WHILE COURT BATTLE PROCEEDS BY EMILY STEEL UNIVERSITY EDITOR With the backing of a federal judge, members of the Christian fraternity Alpha lota Omega once again are part of an official UNC organization; But their status is not secure. U.S. District Court Judge Frank Bullock Jr. granted a preliminary injunc FRANKLIN NIGHT LIGHTS The 10 vacant slots in the police department need to be filled before he can get more officers on the streets, he said, adding that he will work with Town Manager Cal Horton and the Town Council to try to increase salaries and offer ben efits in an attempt to fill the slots. Making matters worse, he said, many eye witnesses don’t contact the police because they don’t believe that what they’ve seen will help. “One item may help solve a crime, from a facial description, an accent, an article of clothing or a tattoo,” Jarvies said, encouraging anyone to contact the department at 968-2760 with any information related to a crime. Witnesses to a crime should call 911 imme diately, but they also should stay at the scene to provide police with information, Jarvies said. Tm really proud of him, proud that he’s grounded .... He’s never lostfocus of what he set out to do.” jackie hooker, mother Senior bolsters team spirit BY MARY DUBY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR With a pensive look on his face, he leaned forward in his chair to gain a better view of the situation. He thoughtfully studied his players, debating what the next move should be, all the while antic ipating what repercussions his decision might have on the action of his foe. Aft e r a moment’s hesitation, he finally commit ted his subjects to a play. The smoky queen slid up INSIDE UNC squad gears up for Sunday's epic hoops clash. PAGE 9 alongside her reverent bishop, jointly staring down the enemy. The opposing king, barricaded on either side by his own pawn and bishop, located no escape route. Checkmate. North Carolina basketball walk on C. J. Hooker had dissected his opponent swiftly and claimed vic tory by serving as the king ruling over his court. It marked a slight change of District eyes child abuse accountability Chapel Hill High shows off ace pianist More stories at www.dthonline.com. www.dthonliite.com tion Wednesday, reinstating AlO’s offi cial status until the case comes to a conclusion. The ruling allows the fra ternity to limit its membership on First Amendment grounds. The decision marks the first time a federal court has ordered any state university to modify its nondiscrimi nation policy to protect students’ Witnesses’ concerns about getting involved with the police often leave investigators with few active leads. As of 4 p.m. Thursday, police had only one eyewitness report in relation to the Friday assault and had not been able to interview the victim. According to police, six to seven men attacked junior Thomas Stockwell at 2:04 a.m. near 100 E. Franklin St. after making deroga tory remarks about his sexual orientation. Jarvies said the only information police have received about the victim has come from numerous media reports. “We’ve made several attempts but have not been able to contact SEE SAFETY, PAGE 4 pace for the senior, who usually plays on the lower ranks of the hierarchy for the No. 2 Tar Heels. But as UNC faces sixth-ranked Duke on Sunday during its final appearance at the Smith Center this season, Hooker will have the chance to step into the lording role. Although he has totaled just 43 minutes and averages less than one point per game, the first Tar Heel basketball player to hail from Alaska will start die last home game of his career, keeping with the tra dition of the basketball program. “I’ve thought about (starting) a couple times, but I’m trying not to because then I’ll get nervous,” the 6-2 guard said. Those nerves were there the first time he played in front of a packed arena in 2002, taking on then-Coach Matt Doherty during “Midnight with the Tar Heels” an honor he earned by winning a cam pus 3-on-3 tournament. “Before the game started, I was scared to shoot a jump shot because I was afraid I might air ball it, so I was just doing layups,” Hooker said. First Amendment rights, said Jordan Lorence, an attorney with Alliance Defense Fund, a religious rights orga nization that is representing AIO. “I mean, we are satisfied,” AIO Vice President Jonathan Park said after a chapter meeting Thursday. “We won’t really be happy until the issue is resolved.” The judge’s decision marks a legal vic tory in the Christian fraternity’s fight to receive official UNC recognition, which was revoked in December 2003 when members refused to sign the University’s Although the team hasn’t talked about it yet, the anticipation is that Hooker and fellow walk-on Charlie Everett will join Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel and Melvin Scott on Sunday in the senior-led start ing lineup against the Blue Devils. That starting spot wearing the powder-blue North Carolina emblem in front of a sold-out crowd is a long away from his 4,533 population hometown of Palmer, Alaska, and a shade lighter than the royal-blue jersey Hooker wore as the most valuable player at Palmer High School. It’s even farther from the mid dle school chess club that piqued Hooker’s interest after his father taught him how to order his piec es about the board. Hooker, who came to UNC on a partial academic scholarship, found chess challeng ing, and the duo used to play when he first mastered the game. “Once I could beat him, he wouldn’t play me anymore,” Hooker said of his father, Connie. Named Connie Ttevorice Hooker SEE HOOKER, PAGE 4 SPORTS MAY I HAVE ANOTHER? Despite some first-half hustle from Hamilton's squad, the boys in blue roll behind center's 32 points PAGE 7 Keg policy, tax lead town s list for legislators Meeting will take up local agenda BY ADAM W. RHEW STAFF WRITER Local leaders will have a lot to talk about today when they meet with state legislators. Members of the Chapel Hill Town Council and delegates from the N.C. General Assembly will discuss legislative initiatives some new, some procedural and some familiar that the town would like to see considered in the assembly’s current session. One of the new discussion top ics at the breakfast meeting will be a proposal to register beer kegs. At the council’s Feb. 14 meet ing, council member Jim Ward asked that keg registration which would require merchants to tag every keg they sell with the buyer’s name, phone number and driver’s license number —be added to the list of legislative requests. But keeping Ward’s proposal on the list has not been easy. “The way (keg registration has) been rationalized is if we don’t support keg registration, then we support teenage alcohol ism,” said council member Mark Kleinschmidt, one of three who did not want the proposal even included on the discussion list. Keg registration is not the only potentially controversial item on the town’s legislative agenda. Members also want to discuss adding a $1 luxury tax to each ticket for a major event such as a UNC men’s basketball game that is valued at more than $35. Mayor Kevin Foy said the tax, which has been lobbied for before, irolP IBpll DTH/BRANDON SMITH Senior guard CJ. Hooker, a mathematics major from Alaska who will start with his fellow classmen Sunday against Duke, slides a pawn into place. WEATHER TODAY Mostly sunny, H 52, L 38 SATURDAY PM showers, H 60, L 32 SUNDAY Partly Cloudy, H 54, L 35 FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005 nondiscrimination policy. Bullock was forced to issue an order in the case after lawyers were unable to reach an agreement Monday, the dead line to submit a consent decree that would clarify the policy. “The University will comply with the order as the case moves forward,” UNC stated Thursday in a release. “That means the University is prepared to recognize AIO if it agrees to meet all University requirements and policies SEE AIO, PAGE 4 would benefit area transit. “We all know that Chapel Hill Transit is immensely successful,” he said. “As it grows, it needs to be able to serve customers.” Although some legislative proposals are designed to spark debate, at least one is aimed at ending it. Town Attorney Ralph Karpinos said the council wants lawmakers to remove the town’s name from a statute that autho rizes about 20 cities to use automated cameras to catch motor ists who drive through red traffic lights —a conten tious topic in the area. Last year, Council member Jim Ward sought a motion to require future keg registration. council mem bers voted 5-4 in favor of not renewing the town’s contract with Affiliated Computer Services, the company that operated the cam era system. Karpinos said removing the town’s name from the statute is necessary to officially eliminate the program in Chapel Hill. Council member Dorothy Verkerk expressed concern about including the revision in the legis lative requests, saying there were too many topics to discuss. Despite her concern, other items to discuss include: ■ Repealing a state statute SEE REQUESTS, PAGE 4 p
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