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AIO members Carlon Myrick (left), Trevor Hamm and Jonathan Park stand
outside Wilson Library on Tuesday. Their fraternity has drawn much scrutiny.
Ruling
worries
campus
groups
AlO’s victory sets
off policy concern
BY KATHERINE EVANS
STAFF WRITER
Thousands of students are
involved in almost 600 campus
organizations, but only the three
members of the recently reinstated
Alpha lota Omega fraternity have
the power to limit their groups’
membership on the basis of reli
gion.
Some student leaders on cam
pus said they are worried that this
limited discrimination might com
promise the University’s commit
ment to tolerance.
“It’s not a big group,” said Kris
Gould, co-president of the UNC
Young Democrats. “But it’s opened
the loophole, and that’s a prob
lem. It’s opened the door for other
groups to do the same thing.”
A federal judge granted AIO a
preliminary injunction last week
that, for the time being, allows
the Christian fraternity to limit its
membership to students who con
form to its religious tenets.
Members of the University’s
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and queer community could have
the most to lose if the reinstate
ment becomes permanent —one
reason AIO members refused to
sign the nondiscrimination policy
was to prevent homosexuals from
joining the group.
The Christian fraternity seeks
to evangelize, and members hold
that those who do not comply with
their tenets of belief or standards
of conduct will impede that goal.
Although leaders of the Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender-
Straight Alliance said the frater
nity is not targeting homosexuals
SEE POLICY, PAGE 6
Women play heightened role at UNC
BY JACKI SPIES
STAFF WRITER
UNC initiated its educational mission
in 1789 with the intent to serve young
men from the state of North Carolina.
Times have changed since the 18th
century, and as society has evolved, so
have the University’s ideals.
Women no longer are expected to
pursue careers solely as teachers or
nurses —as the established norm dic
tated three decades ago.
Today, women maintain prominent
roles of authority in the UNC’s admin
istration, faculty and student body.
Richard “Stick” Williams,‘chairman
of the UNC Board ofTrustees, said that
during the time he has served on the
board, most of the deans and admin
istrators appointed by the University
have been women.
“In times past, there was a predomi
nance of men that were available for
(administrative) positions,” he said.
“But as a result of a lot of changes in
our society, and higher education in
“I don’t
think we’ll
get to a
point when
we have
an ideal
w0r1d....
But there
can he
pockets
of ideal
worlds.”
ROBERT SHELTON,
PROVOST
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Jose Morales tosses dough Tuesday
evening at Pepper’s Pizza. Pepper’s is
located on East Franklin Street and
caters mostly to college students, boasting
a youthful music selection, late weekend
hours and a lively atmosphere. In addition
to pizza, Pepper’s offers calzones, strom-
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FRATERNITY’S MISSION HAS MADE IT THE STUFF OF LEGENDS
BV EMILY STEEL
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
The first time Darrell Lucus ventured up
to campus from his room in Hinton James
Residence Hall, he immediately connected
with a Christian community that would shape
his memories of the University.
That community was Waymaker Christian
Fellowship, an organization with a mission to
deliver the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to nur
ture Christian leaders through evangelism,
accountability and discipleship.
But as Lucus attended church, studied the
Bible and developed significant relationships,
political debates and ideological differences
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boli and other Italian delicacies, as well as
a selection of wine and beer. The restau
rant’s menu includes many unique pizzas
with quirky, memorable names. Pepper’s,
which has received numerous area nomina
tions and accolades for its pizzas, also sells
its dough to be baked at home.
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Vice Chancellor
Nancy Suttenfield
noted that giving all
qualified candidates
equal opportunities
is key. She is one
of two female vice
chancellors at UNC.
particular, there are many more women
that are able to serve in these roles, and I
think our experience in the past five years
reflects that trend.”
Now, two of the six vice chancellors
at UNC are women. So are five of the 15
deans. Women also fill leadership roles
as general counsel, chairwoman of the
faculty and associate provosts.
In fall 2004, 362 women served as
tenured faculty members at UNC, and
180 women were on the tenure track.
“I think the important thing is that
there are equal opportunities for women,”
said Nancy Suttenfield, vice chancellor
for finance and administration. “It’s not
about the numbers as much as it is about
divided him from other members of the fel
lowship.
The 2000 UNC graduate, who now works in
a warehouse outside of Charlotte, said his par
ticipation in Waymaker Christian Fellowship
was a huge mistake.
“I finally said, the longer I stay in this, the
closer I am to losing my humanity,” he said.
Waymaker Christian Fellowship since has
disbanded, but several campus ministries
including Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship,
Campus Christian Fellowship and Victory
Campus Ministries provide a similar outlet
for Christian students.
Since leaving the University, Lucus has unit-
providing a fair and equal opportunity
to everyone who’s qualified.”
Lawrence Summers, president of
Harvard University, has been in the
spotlight recently after expressing his
belief that women are not naturally
as capable in the fields of math and
science as their male counterparts
suggesting an innate inferiority.
Provost Robert Shelton said it is in
poor form to suggest there are set dif
ferences between men and women.
“I will say I’ve had quite a number
of exceptional women get Ph.D.s, and
they’ve gone on to do great things.”
The number of female undergrad
uates now surpasses that of male
undergraduates. The total number
of female undergraduates enrolled at
UNC constituted 57.9 percent of all
undergraduates in fall 2004.
Williams said these statistics will
have a visible influence on the future.
“A growing number of women are
SEE WOMEN, PAGE 6
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ed with two self-proclaimed cult-movement
experts from Minnesota and Louisiana who
say such Christian organizations tainted their
pasts and haunt their memories.
They are determined to expose “very dan
gerous campus cult” movements that the
researchers say are infecting the livelihood of
institutions of higher education throughout
the country.
UNC’s Alpha lota Omega the three
member Christian fraternity now embroiled
in a lawsuit against the University now
stands as a target.
SEE FRATERNITY, PAGE 6
Lottery cash
would go to
scholarships
New bill takes cue from success
of Georgia’s HOPE scholarship
BY AMY EAGLEBURGER
STAFF WRITER
Another N.C. representative
was willing to bet on a statewide
lottery Monday with the intro
duction of the third bill on the
subject this session.
Introduced by Rep. Hugh
Holliman, D-Davidson, the
major difference between this
bill and its predecessors is where
lottery revenues would go to
scholarships.
“I just think that’s a program
we are not doing now, so we will
know exactly what we are get
ting for our money,” Holliman
said of the scholarships.
This bill takes a cue from
the design of other state lotter
ies including those in South
Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia
which allot a significant por
tion of lottery revenue to schol
arships.
“The HOPE scholarship
has been very popular and
we think it’s done a good job
for Georgia,” said Wagers
Chenault, communications
specialist for the Georgia
Group to meet on
award for women
BY SHARI FELD
STAFF WRITER
Following more than a year
of controversy surrounding the
Cornelia Phillips Spencer Bell
Award, a committee created to
assess the establishment of a
new award honoring women at
the University will meet for the
first time today.
Chancellor James Moeser
retired
the award,
which hon
ored women
who made
outstand
ing contri
butions to
UNC, in
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December after concern was
raised about Bell’s past as a
white supremacist.
“I see this as a wonderful
opportunity to think again about
how we could honor women
on campus,” said Jane Brown,
chairwoman of the Women’s
Award Committee.
The committee is charged
with assessing the need for an
award to honor women at the
University. If members decide
that such a need exists, then
they must determine how to
create an award and iron out
specifications for eligibility.
Committee members will
have to decide if such an award
would be restricted to women
or if it could be given to anyone
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N.C. Rep.
Hugh
Holliman
wants a state
lottery that
will fund
scholarships.
Student Finance Commission,
the organization that runs the
state’s lottery-funded educa
tion programs.
Georgia decided to cre
ate new programs, such as the
Helping Outstanding Pupils
Educationally scholarship, to
ensure that the money went
where the state promised,
Chenault said.
The HOPE scholarship was
launched in 1993 and has since
covered college costs for more
than 800,000 students at the
state’s public and private col
leges and universities.
Chenault criticized some
states for implementing a lottery
program, shifting lottery rev-
SEE LOTTERY, PAGE 6
“It’s doneforever,
usually, so we need
to he careful in the
way in which we
name things.”
DICK RICHARDSON,
NAMING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
who works to improve life for
women.
“I think it’s terrific that we are
going to have a committee made
up of faculty, staff and students
to look at “What do we do now?’”
Brown said.
The committee will consid
er the guidelines used by the
Chancellor’s Advisory Committee
on Naming University Facilities
and Activities in naming the
award.
As chairman of the naming
committee, Dick Richardson
has had extensive experience
scrutinizing people set to receive
an honor.
“It puts the University’s high
est recognition on that individ
ual,” he said. “It’s done forever,
usually, so we need to be careful
in the way in which we name
things.”
At today’s women’s award
meeting, members said they
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