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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 39 LACROSSE FEELING THE ATTACK DUKE INCIDENTS SPOTLIGHT SPORT’S DARKER ELEMENTS IT UNDSEY NAYLOR STAFF WRITER On the field, attackmen face-off, fast-break, rake, cut and check. Shots on goal send solid rubber balls hurtling through the air at up to 90 miles per hour. And players don’t have the luxury to stop and dwell on their mistakes. In light of the recent rape alle gations brought against two Duke men’s lacrosse players, some won der whether the aggressive nature of the sport could translate into unacceptable social behavior out side the field of play. The Duke incident has garnered national and international media attention, receiving the cover of the May 1 issue of Newsweek. The case was complicated fur ther Tuesday when Collin Finnerty, 19, one of the players charged, was ordered to stand trial for an unrelat ed assault case in Washington, D.C. According to the Associated Press, Finnerty and two friends are accused of assaulting a man, Sophomore biology major Jennifer Kolos and junior biology major Natalie Cassell joke about how to work the radio during the final test Ibesday of the skills they have learned in a four-month EMT course offered through Durham Technical Community College. The class was for medical students and nonmedical students alike. About Congress OKs SACC nominees BY MAC MOLLISON STAFF WRITER Passions flared in Student Congress on Tuesday as represen tatives debated the merits of the executive branch’s nominees for the student advisory committee to the chancellor. The committee, which is widely considered the most prestigious in student government, is tasked with presenting the student body’s views on issues to Chancellor James Moeser. Although the slate of nominees announcement SUMMER NEWS STAFF Applications are out for The Daily Tar Heel's summer edition. Come by Union 2409 to inquire about the myriad openings available. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Saily ®ar UppI who says they called him gay and derogatory names. The other player charged in the case is Reade Seligmann, 20. Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has said repeatedly that more charges are forthcoming. John Silva, a UNC professor of sport psychology, said studies show that rule-violating and aggressive behavior are generally more accept ed among players of contact sports. Chapel Hill police records sug gest that UNC lacrosse players are no exception to the trend. Eight of 43 lacrosse players on the team have been either cited or arrested in Chapel Hill for various incidents. But Steve Stenersen, executive director of US Lacrosse Inc., said criticism of the sport as promoting violent behavior is inaccurate. He said press coverage has cul tivated an unfair stereotype of a sport rich in tradition. “It’s almost irresponsible how SEE LAX CULTURE, PAGE 5 was given an unfavorable approval April 18 by the student affairs com mittee, the full Congress voted 14 to 11 to approve the group. Conservatives in Student Congress charged that the nomi nees would not fairly represent right-wing issues, such as lib eral bias in the classroom and the move for Moeser to officially label the March 3 Pit attack as an act of terrorism. Supporters of the group, includ- SEE APPOINTMENTS, PAGE 5 online I dailytarheel.com HAND IN HAND The school boards and commissioners sit down for meeting ARTS BLOG Film depicting Sept. 11, “Flight 93," receives early rave reviews CITY BLOG Statements from individuals about the East Chapel Hill High incident www.dailytarheel.com The history of lacrosse A Origins of lacrosse: J The game known as "the J creator's game* is rooted I in a centuries-old Native • American tradition. »vAr Purpose of the game: The game was incorporated into a deeply spiritual context; it was used to heal the sick, resolve conflicts and prepare for war. Class association: The game has a largely upper-crust reputation due to its long history and early association with institutes of higher education. Updating the game: The modern version was developed around the turn of the 20th century, before the advent of more mainstream American sports. University sport: Lacrosse was adopted first by universities and prep schools in the Northeast. Gaining popularity: The game is swiftly attracting a wider and more diverse j population of participants. “The game ■ has been one of the fastest-growing ® sports in the country. And that growth I has developed throughout the middle class throughout the country,' said Steve 1 Stenersen, executive director of the US J Lacrosse Foundation. m SOURCE: US Lacrosse Foundation RESCUE ME 30 students converged on the EMS station behind the Armadillo Grill in Carrboro for the exercise, which involved responding to an artificial three-car accident to simulate the confusion that the students might experience while working in the field. Fake injuries included amputated arms, broken bones and cuts. Visit dailytarheel.com for the full story. Warrants issued in school shooting BY BRIANNA BISHOP CITY EDITOR As soon as East Chapel Hill High School administrators found out that a student and a teacher were being held at gunpoint Monday, they quicldy locked down the school and ushered students to safety. School officials and Chapel Hill police also took efforts to prepare for a safe return of students Tuesday. But the long-term response within the district remains uncertain, and the investigation is far from over. Chapel Hill police issued war rants Tuesday for William Barrett Foster, 17, the East junior who held sophomore Chelsea Slegal and social studies teacher Lisa Kukla at gun point after school Monday before city I page 2 RUMBLING IN THE WEST Work progresses steadily on The Franklin hotel, scheduled to open by summer's end, which is billed as a way to further open the downtown. UNC men’s lacrosse team sees own spell of legal fits BY DANIEL MALLOY SENIOR WRITER They have been charged with underage consumption of alcohol, possession of an open alcohol container, slapping the back of a police patrol car while drunk and willful damage to property. And that’s just in the past year. Eight members of the 43-man North Carolina men’s lacrosse team have been arrested or cited in Chapel Hill during the past two-and-a-half years. Two Billy Staines and Ben Mark have had more than one incident with local law enforcement. The records search, requested by The Daily Tar Heel, did not search former team mem bers or jurisdictions outside of Chapel Hill. Run-ins with the law and other incidents have resulted in five men’s lacrosse players missing games due to suspensions in the past two months. Though the Tar Heels have not had as many problems as their now-infamous counterparts at Duke where, according to The (Raleigh) News and Observer, 16 team members have prior records in Durham the number of H William Foster held a student and teacher at gunpoint after school Monday at East Chapel Hill High School. leading police on a chase through nearby neighborhoods. Foster will face charges of possess ing a firearm on educational prop erty, discharging a firearm on educa tional property, assault by pointing a gun (two counts) and second-degree kidnapping (two counts). Foster fired a shotgun twice in the SEE SHOOTING, PAGE 5 La colina | page i h LAS NOTICIAS Esta edicion se cubre el enfasis en los idiomas en la escuela y inmigracion. Ademas, en la linea hay un articulo sobre tiendas mexicanas en el drea. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006 infractions has raised some eyebrows. “I’m concerned as a head coach that we’ve had as many incidents as we’ve had in the last few years,” UNC men’s lacrosse coach John Haus said. “I’ve made it very clear to our student athletes that there’s a privilege to be here. ... And we won’t tolerate those things.” Freshman Matthias McCall was the first Tar Heel suspended this season. He missed the team’s March 7 game against Pennsylvania. Although McCall’s name did not appear in a search of Chapel Hill or UNC Department of Public Safety police reports, Haus said McCall was suspended because he “received a citation.” Ben SUines was kept out of UNC’s April 1 game against Johns Hopkins after a March 30 arrest at East End Martini Bar for dam age to property. According to police reports, the junior broke down the bathroom door. Before the Tar Heels’ April 15 Senior Day game against Fairfield, three more suspen- SEE UNC LACROSSE, PAGE 5 Citizen voices vital to progress During the November campaign, I spoke of Upping into Chapel Hill’s “talent, innova tion and creativity,” a reflection of my belief that good governance flows from maximizing citizen involvement. How best to Up Chapel Hill’s wisdom? Echoing Helmer-Hirschberg’s 1950s Delphi Method research, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki, in his book “The Wisdom of Crowds,” suggests that, given a suit able diversity of opinion, independence, decentral ization and aggregation, a wise crowd will pick the better path. Maybe one day our town might employ blogs, e mail and online surveys to tap into our community’s aggregate intelligence. Until then, given the unwieldy nature of real crowds, die council should DTH/BETH ELY continue to seek guidance from citizen advisory boards. Our boards, open to a wide and decen tralized membership, often reveal creatively SEE CITIZENS, PAGE 5 I ——— rm ft H DTH/LEAH GRONNING District officials Stephanie Knott and Steve Scroggs talk to the media Tuesday afternoon about the East high school shooting. today in history APRIL 26,2001 ... Ground breaks for the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History after .several years of Black Student Movement advocacy. El GUEST COLUMNIST Will Raymond ran for Town Council in November. weather Showers H 58, L 47 index police log 2 calendar 2 crossword 6 sports 12 edit 13
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