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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 29 DNA results ready in Duke lacrosse case Defense attorneys hail findings BY KAVITA PILLAI STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR DNA test results on 46 of 47 members of the Duke University men’s lacrosse team that were released Monday show the play ers’ innocence of rape allegations, defense attorneys claim. Results of the tests were turned in to the district attorney’s office. No one from that office was avail able for comment Monday. Robert Ekstrand, a Durham attorney representing a majority of the team, said in a statement that the results show no matches between DNA taken from the accuser and the players. There also was no DNA of the victim found in the bathroom FRENCH PROTESTS CONCLUDED HBRjlaap ft £ £**** 'W- jjlfL HHtt DTH/KATE LORD A group of demonstrators cheer on the crowd after climbing onto Les Trois Graces, a large fountain in the main square of Montpellier, France. UNC program abroad to stabilize BY ERIN GIBSON SENIOR WRITER French legislation temporarily took the study out of study abroad for many students in the UNC in Montpellier program. But with the announcement by French officials Monday that a controversial youth job contract proposal will be repealed, about 20 students in the program could be heading back to class soon. Students and residents in France have been protesting the job law which makes it easier for employers to fire young workers by making themselves seen and heard in the Online | dailytarheel.corn ARTS BLOG Editors discuss the merits of previewing or covering artistic shows DESIGN BLOG A comparison of other front page designs across the Country EDITOR'S BLOG A visitor from France, an essay from an ex and the future is now Serving the students and the University community since 1893 01jr lathj 3ar Herl where the rape allegedly took place, he stated. “All 46 of these young men are innocent,” Ekstrand stated. “Since this ordeal began, these young men have been subjected to intense physical, mental and emotional scrutiny.” “These results completely con tradict the accuser’s account.” The accuser, a black female stu dent at N.C. Central University, reported to police that she had been hired as an exotic dancer for a March 13 party at 310 N. Buchanan Blvd. She reported that racial slurs were yelled at her and that she was SEE DNA, PAGE 10 streets for more than a month of widespread protests. Matt Jarvis, a UNC junior who is studying in Montpellier, stated in an e-mail that classes first were can celed on any day that the students decided to strike before the campus finally was closed altogether. “I can’t say exactly how many classes have been canceled at the university, but I can tell you that after two or three isolated strikes the protesters had ‘occupied’ the campus to close it continuously when we returned from our break SEE MONTPELLIER, PAGE 10 www.dailytarheel.com RALLYING CRY Siler City, Chapel Hill partake in nationwide rallies r ' F *T’ * ‘ tm l ■r ' f DTH/SAMANTHA LEVY Zuleyma Perez was one of many young participants at a demonstration in Siler City. Other protests took place across the country Monday to advocate for the improved legal status for U.S. immigrants. Victims often see history of violence BY BRIANNA BISHOP CITY EDITOR Long after the investigation of Keara Lynne Hart’s murder is closed, she will become a statistic in the Chapel Hill police’s compila tion of domestic violence cases. Hart, a 30-year-old Chapel Hill woman, was found stabbed to death in her apartment Thursday. Damego Demon Lee, 32, who shared the same Pritchard Avenue Extension address with Hart, was charged with first-degree murder. Beyond the lists of facts and fig ures in each reported incident of domestic violence is a story of a vic tim whose story often goes untold despite efforts to vocalize it The Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County and simi lar organizations have made it their missions to help break that silence. “I think one of the things domes tic violence agencies can do is help break that isolation,” said Melissa Radcliff, executive director of the prevention center. The center works with to pro- SEE VIOLENCE, PAGE 10 arts | page 8 HARKTHE SOUND The University's a cappella season is in full swing, with the popular Loreleis group hosting a concert Sunday and many others to come. Domestic violence ► Most domestic violence offenders do not do any jail time. ► Anyone who fits the statutory relationship category of having a personal relationship with the offender is eligible to apply for a domestic violence protection order. ► 562 domestic violence calls were made in 2005.188 calls were repeats. ► The police department and the prevention centers have court advocacy programs to offer legal help to victims. INFO: N.C. COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WEB: WWW.NCCADV.ORG/ Local resources Family Violence Prevention Center 201 E. Rosemary St., 929-3872 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-929-7122 Chapel Hill Police Department crisis unit 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 968-2806 Orange County Rape Crisis Center 825-A Estes Drive, 968-4647 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-WE-LISTEN Family Violence and Rape Crisis of Chatham County 24-hour crisis line: 545-0224 Legal Aid of N.C. 959 East St., Suite A&B, Pittsboro 542-0475 ’points | page 11 GIVE ME YOUR... The debate over immigration reform has reached a fever pitch at the national political level. UNC politicos sound off on their opinions. Another top post filled for interim Medical school to see transition BY BRIAN HUDSON NEWS EDITOR Administrators took the first step in the search for anew vice chancellor for finance and administration by tapping David Perry to serve in the interim. The executive associate dean for administration for the School of Medicine will replace Nancy Suttenfield when she leaves this summer for Wake Forest University. On Aug. 1 Suttenfield will become senior vice president and chief financial officer at the Winston-Salem private school. Perry was out of town Monday and was unavailable for com ment. The vice chancellor is charged with serving as an adviser on resource management and finan cial strategy, as well as oversee ing administrative services and campus facilities. Bob Golden, vice dean for the medical school, said he does not expect difficulty for Perry dur ing the transition to Chancellor James Moeser’s Cabinet. “He’s got a good grasp of the University. He’s just a wonderful guy thoughtful, careful and today in history APRIL 11,1999... Chancellor Michael Hooker is in fair condition after being readmitted to UNC Hospitals for lymphoma pain. He died June 29,1999. TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2006 BY EMILY FISHER ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR SILER CITY —Thousands of dem onstrators stood in front of City Hall waving American flags, chanting in unison and singing “This Land is Your Land” in English, and then louder in Spanish. The march through the predomi nantly Latino town of Siler City was part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice. Events in more than 120 cities across the nation were expected to draw more than two million people. The National Day of Action coin cided with the 20th annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, in which par ticipants began marching from Morganton on Sunday, pausing in Siler City to end in Raleigh on Friday. The convergence of events held par ticular significance as many expressed their frustration with immigration legislation moving through Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in December that would make illegal immigrants felons and would build a wall along parts of the United States-Mexico border. On Friday, the U.S. Senate failed to compromise on a bill that would pave the way toward citizenship for ille gal immigrants and create a revised guest-worker program. “This is really about getting com prehensive immigration reform this year,” said Marisol Jimenez McGee, advocacy director for Raleigh’s El SEE RALLIES, PAGE 10 K -f/ M •jdiLl’Jl i DTH/RACHEL ZUBATCH Joseph Puentes rallies for immigration in the Pit about noon Monday. H David Perry will fill the post vacated by Nancy Suttenfield when she leaves Aug. 1. yet a decisive administrator.” At the medical school, Perry is responsible not only for finance but also buildings and human resources. “He has a small army of asso ciate deans who report to him,” said Golden, who also accentu ated Perry’s experience. “He has served three deans in the School of Medicine. He’s been here a while.” The medical school has in store a period of transition this summer, as both Golden and Perry leave their posts. In July, Golden will leave to become dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health. In the coming weeks, medical school administrators will dis cuss how to cover Perry’s duties. SEE PERRY, PAGE 10 weather Sunny H 75, L 47 index police log 2 calendar 2 crossword 6 sports 13 edit 14
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