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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Committee approves $4 hike
in student fees for APPLES
The majority of the chancellor’s
committee on student fees approved
a $4 fee increase for the APPLES
Service-Learning Program
This will bring the fee’s total up
to $lO a year.
Representatives from APPLES
said the fee’s revenue will be spent
on increasing course offerings,
internships and scholarships for
students who want to participate
in service- learning programs.
Luke Farley, speaker of Student
Congress and a committee mem
ber, said he opposes the fee because
it is individual-focused, instead of
campus-focused.
But other members of the com
mittee approved the fee because the
program aims to increase diversity
of thinking at UNC and has under
gone many funding cuts.
CITY BRIEFS
Judge throws out evidence
in Dalzell case; charges lifted
A judge has thrown out evidence
in the lawsuit against Andrew
Douglas Dalzell, 28.
Dalzell was arrested last year
on theft, pornography and murder
charges.
The murder charge was dis
missed Thursday after a judge
ruled that police should not have
left altered paperwork suggesting
that prosecutors would seek the
death penalty in the murder of
Deborah Leigh Key.
A superior court judge ruled that
evidence in the case was tainted by
illegal search procedures because
the police seized evidence not
listed on their search warrant and
because all of the searches resulted
from evidence seized in the first
search, which the judge ruled did
not have sufficient probable cause.
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Sunni minority fails to veto
passage of Iraqi constitution
BAGHDAD, Iraq lraq’s land
mark constitution seemed assured of
passage after initial results Sunday
showed that a strong push by minor
ity Sunni Arabs to veto fell short —a
major step in the attempt to estab
lish a democratic government that
could set the stage for the eventual
withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Opponents failed to secure the
necessary two-thirds “no” vote in any
three of Iraqi’s 18 provinces, accord
ing to counts from local officials.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
issued a decree setting Dec. 15 for
Iraqis to go to the polls again, this
time to elect anew parliament.
If the constitution indeed passes,
the first full-term parliament since
Saddam Hussein’s fall in 2003 will
install anew government by Dec.
31. If the charter fails, the parlia
ment will be temporary, tasked
with drawing up anew draft on
which to vote.
But the outcome could fur
ther divide the nation, with many
Sunnis fearing the new decentral
ized government will deprive them
of their fair share in the country’s
vast oil wealth. Large numbers of
Sunnis voted “no,” and some of
their leaders already were reject
ing the apparent result.
While a strong Sunni turnout in
Saturday’s referendum suggested a
desire among many to participate
in Iraq’s new political system, there
were fears that anger at being ruled
under a constitution they oppose
could push some into supporting
the Sunni-led insurgency.
In a sign of the relentless dan
ger, five U.S. soldiers were killed
Saturday by a bomb in Ramadi, a
hotbed of militants west of Baghdad,
the military announced. It was the
deadliest attack on U.S. troops since
a Sept. 29 blast killed five soldiers.
Bird flu hits Turkey; Poland
takes steps to avoid spread
BUCHAREST, Romania
Romanian authorities called for
calm Saturday as they quarantined
an eastern region where tests con
firmed Europe’s first appearance of
a deadly strain of bird flu that has
devastated flocks and killed dozens
of people in Asia.
Poland’s government, mean
while, banned the sale of live birds
at open-air markets and ordered
farmers to keep poultry in closed
quarters beginning Monday.
On Friday, after the deadly HSNI
virus was confirmed in T\irkey, on
Europe’s doorstep, European Union
experts agreed that steps should
be taken to limit contact between
domestic fowl and wild birds.
Experts say migrating birds have
spread the disease since it appeared
in Southeast Asia two years ago.
Authorities around the world fear
the virus could mutate into a form
that can be passed among people,
leading to a flu pandemic that some
say potentially could kill millions.
So far, most of the 60 humans
deaths involving HSNI have been
linked to contact with birds.
—From staff and wire reports.
Group split on athletics fee
Moeser to receive
mixed message
BY LINDSAY MICHEL
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
After hours of discussion, it is
clear that the committee charged
with making student fee recom
mendations will present Chancellor
James Moeser with mixed opinions
on the athletic fee.
Members of the chancellor’s
committee on student fees, which
includes students, faculty members
and administrators, were unable to
come to a consensus on whether
students should have to pay SSO
more next year to the Department
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Group hikes to remember man
Seeks to raise organ donor numbers
BY LINDA SHEN
SENIOR WRITER
Julie Coleman is a force of
nature.
With two mismatching braids
and a big smile, she bounces from
one corner of the room to another,
handing out maps, advising hik
ers to grab a water bottle and say
ing hello to dozens of old friends
who are trickling into the Totten
Center at the N.C. Botanical
Garden.
All the rumble and fuss is
about the second annual Justin L.
Coleman Memorial Hike-a-Thon,
an event organized by his parents,
Julie and Bill Coleman of Chapel
Faculty calls for acceptance
Wants to cement
campus diversity
BY COLIN CAMPBELL
STAFF WRITER
A survey presented to the Faculty
Council on Friday showed that 40
percent of blacks and 42.3 percent
of Latinos on UNC’s faculty do not
believe the University is a comfort
able place for minorities.
Several faculty members also
expressed their concern about les
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
queer rights at the University, espe
cially after a protester’s pie-throw
ing interrupted an event during
last week’s Coming Out Week.
Overall, faculty members said
the campus needs to be more con
scious of other people’s cultures.
“The basis (of the solution)
needs to be awareness,” said Greg
Copenhaver, a biology professor.
About 50 faculty members lis
tened to a presentation from mem
bers of the chancellor’s task force
on diversity who spoke about the
information and recommendations
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of Athletics.
The increase would bring the
total fee, which was increased SIOO
this year, to $248.50.
“I don’t doubt that the depart
ment has very worthy goals and
objectives, but so does every other
department on campus,” said
Adrian Johnston, student body vice
president. “I’m just not convinced
that the athletic department’s
needs are significant enough to
merit a SSO increase.”
Director of Athletics Dick
Baddour, who also has a seat on the
committee, presented the proposal
to his fellow committee members.
The money will go toward revi
talizing Carmichael Auditorium
and Hooker Fields, he said.
WORTH A MILLION WORDS
Hill.
Two years ago, on Oct. 17, Justin
Coleman was in a car accident
while traveling in Australia. He
was on a respirator for 23 days
before he was declared brain dead.
He died at the age of 27.
Justin was a graduate of Brown
University and worked with the
Clinton administration for two
years.
Although the event is held in
his honor, the Colemans say the
walk also supports other organiza
tions including Outward Bound,
Organs ‘R’Us and Carolina Donor
Services.
“I don’t think we even thought
they made in a report released last
spring.
The 35-member task force was
appointed last fall by the chancel
lor to conduct an assessment of the
state of diversity on campus.
“I was pleased to see the chan
cellor include sexual orientation in
the categories (of diversity),” said
Lloyd Kramer, a history professor.
Chancellor James Moeser
opened the meeting with his
remarks on diversity and the
importance of open discourse at
the University.
“What we seek to achieve is an
atmosphere that allows civil dis
course on difficult topics,” he said.
“We can do this without adopting
speech codes or infringing on any
First Amendment rights.”
The task force’s presentation
focused on its findings and how
they relate to faculty issues.
Its report gave several recom
mendations to improve diversity
on campus. The chancellor then
released a written response to the’
report.
“The chancellor’s response was
very clear and very supportive of
Because of recent improvements
to the Smith Center, UNC could be
out of compliance with Title IX if
Carmichael, where many female
athletes compete, is not renovated,
Baddour said.
But the exact costs of these proj
ects are unknown, he said.
Two years ago the department
received an estimate on how much
the gym’s renovation would cost.
It was projected to be $lO million,
but the new price tag could be dif
ferent, members suggested.
“So this is something that raises
a flag for me that we shouldn’t
commit students to funding a bot
tomless pit,” Johnston said.
Administrators know of some
compliance problems, Baddour
change, its participants have extended to other minorities
and women. Walker came to the movement partly to adver
tise for the International Roots Festival 2006 in Gambia,
West Africa. The festival will be held in June to encourage the
empowerment and peacefulness of women everywhere.
about organ donation until he was
pronounced brain dead,” says Bill
Coleman, a professor of pediatrics
at the Clinical Center for the Study
of Development and Learning at
UNC.
“It was all very spontaneous.”
Their quick thinking in a time
of grief helped improve the lives of
about 36 people.
Justin’s Achilles tendons, cor
neas, heart, kidneys, liver and all
the bones in his lower body went
to people in need.
The Colemans say they still get
letters from Australia, both from
people who received the trans
plants and nurses who remember
their kindness.
“What we’re doing after the
incredible grief of the years is try-
“I was pleased to see
the chancellor include
sexual orientation
in the categories (of
diversity).”
LLOYD KRAMER, PROFESSOR
this,” Archie Ervin, associate pro
vost for multicultural and diversity
affairs and a member of the task
force, said during the meeting.
Following their presentation,
task force members heard com
ments and questions from mem
bers of the council. Some faculty
said the University should be
more exact in its definition of
diversity.
“We need to come up with a spe
cific definition of diversity,” said Jay
Smith, a history professor. “I would
favor a more targeted statement
about diversity goals.”
Faculty members continued to
discuss the issue up to the sched-
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2005
“There needs to be a
call for the Board of
Trustees to be more
in tune with the
University.”
DANEEN FURR, TREASURER
said, but they cannot realize every
thing that needs to be fixed until
renovations begin.
“It may take us into a whole new
scheme,” he said.
Johnston said the SSO could
be put to better use through a
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Justin
Coleman was
killed in a car
accident in
Austrailia two
years ago. He
was 27.
ing to keep the memory alive,” says
Bill Coleman.
Hike-a-Thon participants, many
of whom have known the Colemans
and their children for years, picked
up T-shirts and photographs of
Justin, reminisced and milled
around the Totten Center, wait
ing for the first three-mile hiking
group to head out.
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Students scramble
to register to vote
Hundreds race
to meet deadline
BY KATIE HOFFMANN
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Many college students are pro
crastinators, especially when it
comes to registering to vote.
Organizations such as Vote
Carolina, the Young Democrats and
the UNC College Republicans have
been trying to register students to
vote in the upcoming municipal
elections since the beginning of
the school year, but many students
waited until Friday’s deadline to
register.
“When you tell them it’s their last
chance to do it, they’re more likely
to do it,” said Kris Gould, co-presi
dent of the Young Democrats.
Members of the Young Democrats
culminated their voter registration
Friday by setting up a table in the
Pit from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Leaders
request
delay
for vote
Question timing
of stipends review
BY JENNY RUBY
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Student government executive
branch officials sent a letter to
Student Congress on Sunday urg
ing the postponement of a referen
dum that would allow students to
vote on student leader stipends.
The letter is in response to a
resolution passed by members of
Congress’ rules and judiciary com
mittee on Oct. 11 that would put
stipends to a vote on the Nov. 1
Homecoming election ballot. The
resolution will go before Congress
on Tuesday.
While the let-
ter acknowledges
the importance of
allowing students
to decide whether
student leaders
should receive
compensation, it
questions the ref
erendum’s timing
and whether two
weeks is sufficient
for appropriately
educating the
student body.
“We need to
discuss all sorts
I
Seth Dearmin
asked Student
Congress to
delay the vote
on stipends.
of factors that play into stipends,”
Student Body Vice President Adrian
Johnston said. “I don’t think we can
do that in two weeks.”
Seven members of student gov
ernment receive student fee fended
stipends ranging from S3OO for
student body president to $125 for
honor outreach coordinator.
Student Body President Seth
Dearmin said that each student pays
less than 60 cents to fund stipends.
“Students are paying for (sti
pends) at a minimal cost,” he said. :
Because the referendum would
not go into effect until next year’s
administration, Johnston said,
postponing the vote would allow
leaders to continue focusing their
attention on more pressing issues.
“Having that debate in two weeks
is irresponsible and would distract
student government from the real
issue of the day which is tuition.”
The letter asks for the creation
of a task force to explore questions
including who should receive sti
pends, what the benefits and draw
backs are and different options for
moving forward —and then present
its findings to the student body.
“When the vote goes to the stu
dents ... we want to make sure
they’re voting on the right things,”
said Student Body Treasurer
Daneen Furr. “We don’t want to just
eliminate or approve stipends.”
But Congress Speaker Luke Farley
said there is plenty of time to educate
students before Nov. 1, pointing out
that student body president candi
dates have two weeks to campaign
for the regular election.
“If we trust (students) to make
a decision in two weeks on a whole
host of issues, we can trust them to
make a decision on one,” he said.
Farley said he has received sev
eral e-mails from students asking
for the opportunity to vote.
But Dearmin said he has not
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targeting high-traffic areas, such as
the front of the dining halls.
The Young Democrats registered
a total of 548 students 220 of
whom registered on Friday.
“As time has gone on, there has
been more coverage of the election,”
said Blakely Whilden, co-president
of the Young Democrats. “More peo
ple have become cognizant of it”
But members of other organiza
tions did not make a push for last
day registration.
Jordan Selleck, chairman of the
UNC College Republicans, said his
organization did nothing extra to
register last-minute voters Friday.
He said volunteers personally
contacted members in a database
and registered them throughout
the drive.
Selleck said he did not know yet
how many students his organiza
tion registered to vote.
Members of Vote Carolina, a
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