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2The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, October 30, 1984 Local police captain demoted to lieutenant By LISA BRANTLEY Staff Writer The captain of the Chapel Hill Police Department's uniformed patrol division has been demoted to lieutenant amid allegations by a local newspaper that a sexual harassment investigation is being conducted in the department. Wilbert J. Simmons, 39, who was appointed captain in August, was demoted to lieutenant Thursday with a $4,582 decrease in salary from the approximately $28,600 yearly salary paid to police captains. Police Public Informatio" r.rr. - Gregg Jarvies would not confirm that there was an investigation in the department and declined to explain the reason for Simmons' demotion. He also said that Simmons' duties as a lieut enant have not yet been determined. "If there was an investigation going on, it would be a personnel matter," Jarvies said. "Personnel matters are not proper public information." The Durham Morning Herald Thurs day quoted three anonymous sources as saying that Simmons has been accused within the past two years of verbally harassing female public safety officers. There are six female and 14 minority public safety officers in Chapel Hill's 56-member uniformed patrol unit. According to the Herald's sources two from within the police department and one from a closely aligned town agency the department's investiga tion was the result of an exit interview with an officer who resigned from the Chapel Hill Police Department Oct. 18 and now works for the city of Durham. Sharon Thompson in September 1979 was the first female public safety officer hired. She was one of four female public safety officers cited by the Herald as complaining of harassment. According to Pat Crotts, Chapel Hill personnel director, exit interviews are conducted with most town employees. "If they (the employees) have any thing to discuss, they are encouraged to do so in this interview," Crotts said. She added that although recent statistics had not been compiled, she had not noticed a significantly higher turnover rate for women and minority employees in Chapel Hill. Job opportunities for econ majors are called endless By KATHY NANNEY Staff Writer Job opportunities for economics ft? ) Mini; ttu ifuiHf.1"' j majors are almost unlimited, provided the student is willing to research his options and fluently communicate his job skills, a career counselor told about 70 student in during an economics forum Wednesday. "You can do anything you want to do. Opportunities for economics majors are endless, but you have got to research them on your own," said Vicki Lotz, a liberal arts counselor with University Career Planning and Placement Services. Companies looking for graduates with degrees in economics range from banks and utility companies to depart ment stores, but they all want job applicants to be knowledgable about their company, she said. There are a variety of skills needed by economists, said Dean Shittman, who specializes in economic statistics and public policy at UNC. Communication and writing skills are very important, because an economist often acts as a go-between, translating statistical information into a form that management and the public can under stand, he said. Some technological Mario's' Italian Restaurant announces its TUESDAY SPECIAL! ALL THE SPAGHETTI YOU CAN EAT! With Mario's Famous Spaghetti Sauce, Salad, and delicious baked bread. . 12noon-10 pm (Beverage not included) 1 1 :30 a.m.-1 0 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. near Harris Teeter in 1 1:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat new section of Kroger Plaza 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Sun. All ABC Permits 929-9693 ATTENTION STUDENTS AND DEPARTMENTAL ADVISORS The courses listed below, to be offered in Spring, 1 985, have just been approved to fulfill perspective requirements in the General College and Arts and Sciences. They will appear on updated lists during January registration in the gym. GENERAL COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE ECON 67 Comparative Economics Non-WestComparative Systems CLASS 77 Mythology Aesthetics (Literature) POLI 62 American Political Theory Philosophical B.A. LEVEL PERSPECTIVE BIOL 165 Plant Molecular Biology Life Sciences POLI 53 Politics and Literature Aesthetic SOC1 111 Social Movements and Social Sciences Collective Behavior SOC1 112 Social Stratification Social Sciences AMST 20 The Emergence of West Hist Modern America PSYC 24 Child Development Social Sciences -M .NX SSISTA NT 4A WCTOR 5 . jT Y hte .-.? jo. position StJ MM rr -ratcer AfX A UWTZO NUMBER V oJf POSITIONS AVftlLAUUZ n BetiN OTHS SPUING, , m m mm . APtUrAti tUS ART AVAILABLE 'V - - . . . - fit r . -nic DCastfi ttr net? rsPctrzr' s 1C V M MM M - - ' Mm . 2 mm, m knowledge, including a familiarity with computers, is also beneficial since many economists have to deal with invest ments and equipment in technological areas, he said. Resource allocation is an important field in economics, said Mike Harris, who works in the planning services department of Carolina Power and Light Company. Economists in this area make sure capital investment is made in the most productive way. design efficient methods for carrying out the investment and predict its results, he said. Jobs in banking are available but are very competitive, said Andrea Carpen ter, a credit adviser for Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. Job applicants can gain an advantage by practicing job inter views and by researching the banks they are interested in. Though banking internships are also limited, a student can gain valuable experience by work ing as a teller, she said. Voter participation rally in the Pit A "Democratic Unity and Voter Participation" rally will be held in the Pit today from 1 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring speakers Virla Insko of Orange County Democratic Headquar ters and Fred Battle of the Orange County Rainbow Coalition. Extension questions? Call Mayor Porto Voters with questions about the proposed Franklin Street extension and $1.5 million in street related improve ments in Carrboro will have the oppor tunity to call in and have their questions about the bond referendums answered by Carrboro Mayor Jim Porto tonight at 7:30. Alert Cable Television will broadcast the call-in live on Channel 11. Chinese delegates meet with students A five-man delegation from the College of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China will present a discussion in room 226 of the Student Union today at 4:30 p.m. Barfield lawyers appeal From Associated Press reports RALEIGH Doctors who ruled Velma Barfield competent for trial in 1978 didn't consider her withdra wal from a 10-year prescription drug addiction, attorneys said yesterday in an appeal to halt her execution scheduled Friday. In a separate action, Barfield 's attorneys asked the state Supreme Court to stay the execution while they pursue the appeal. "Once we file, it's out of our control," said Barfield attorney Jimmy Little. "We just sit and wait." Barfield, who turned 52 yesterday, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 2 a.m. Friday in North Carolina's death chamber for the murder of her boyfriend, St. Paul's farmer Stuart Taylor. The appeal said Barfield was ruled competent to stand trial in 1978, but doctors either did not recognize or did not consider relevant her with drawal from Valium and other prescription drugs. "While it is now clear in 1984 that Ms. Barfield suffered severely from the symptoms of benzodiaze pine withdrawal for a full year after her arrest for the homicide of Stuart Taylor it would not have been clear indeed it probably would not have been recognized in early 1978, when Ms. Barfield was evaluated" by psychiatrists, the appeal says. "At that point in time, the medical research had generally concluded tt: the drugs taken by Ms. Barfield especially the benzodiazepines were safe drugs, upon which people would not become dependent and from which they would not suffer withdrawal," the appeal said. Pols battle for coattails WASHINGTON Democratic strategists are counting on massive ticket splitting to boost their chances of recapturing control of the Senate in the Nov. 6 election, despite News In Brie? President Reagan's lead in the polls. Republicans, on the other hand, say they are confident of holding the control that has been theirs since 1980. They now have a majority of 55 seats to the Democrats' 45. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, chairman of the Democratic Sena torial Campaign Committee, has said he believes the Democrats have a 50-50 chance of making the needed net gain of five or six seats. "There is going to be a lot of ticket splitting and it is going to benefit Democratic candidates at the Senate and Congressional level," a Demo cratic pollster said, speaking only on condition he not be named. The Democratic sources predicted the party would pick up from three to seven seats. Career-ladder plan opposed RALEIGH A career-ladder plan for teachers, soon to be tested in 16 pilot school districts in North Carolina, "raises more questions than it provides answers" and should be revised, state Rep. Joe Mavretic says. "The only thing that keeps this from being laughable is that it is pitiful," Mavretic, D-Edgecombe, told a recent legislative workshop by the N.C. Association of Educators. "I encourage you to resist it." Mavretic said Saturday he would propose returning the plan to the State Board of Education when the propsal comes before the Legisla ture's Public Education Policy Council next month. Mavretic chairs the personnel subcommittee of the panel. Discussion tonight on church and state For the record The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Civil Liberties Union will present a public discussion tonight about "Church and State Religion and Politics Search ing for Clarity" at the Community Church on Purefoy Road in Chapel Hill at 8 p.m. Barry Hager, an attorney and N.C. director for People for the Amer ican Way and the Rev. Robert Sey mour, senior minister at Olin T. Binckley Memorial Baptist Church will be the featured speakers. Dorothy Bernholz, a local attorney and director of UNC Student Legal Services will be the moderator. The headline in yesterday's story, "Duke wins women's golfing title in Invitational" was inaccurate. Georgia actually won the Lady Tar Heel Invitational. The Daily Tar Heel also incorrectly reported in Friday's story "Student Government endorses Franklin St. extension" that the Campus Governing Council approved the endorsement. The Executive Branch actually made the endorsement, but the decision was never taken before the CGC. The DTH regrets the errors. CHAPEL HILL HOP CYCLE S II II Ini 1 175) ic? 203 E. Franklin St. Next to Burger King "77" n n 1 U lyJlo; ON ALL TIRES & TUBES Open 10-6 M-S Phone 967-8512 WMk Wtw J0 Bk tH U LTULs BLOOPERS SHOW NEVER SHOWN ON TV J Hamilton 100 Thurs. and Fri., Nov. 1 and 2 7 pm and 9 pm each night J J Adm. $3 with UNC I.D.$4 all others J 3 Limited Good Seating Come Early J No Children Please J GRADUATING SOON? Worfld. Ask Peace Corps volunteers why rheir ingenuity and flexibility ore as virol os rheir degrees. They'll rell you rhey ore helping rhe world's poorest peoples orroin self sufficiency in the oreos of food production, energy conservation, education, economic development and health services. And they'll tell you about the rewords of hands on career experience overseas. They'll tell you it's the toughest job you'll ever love. PEA' 5Q RECRUITERS WILL BE .ON CAMPUS OCTOBER 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2. SIGN UP FOR INTERVIEWS IN THE OFFICE OF CAREER PLANNING AND PLACE MENT, HANES HALL. SIGN UP TODAY! ATTESS3TIOM STU DEMI COMING TO THE UNCMARYLAND FOOTBALL GAEV2E NOVEMBER 3rd: If you want to obtain tickets to the Blud-White basketball game in Carmichael immediately following the football game present your student I.D. and athletic pass at Carmichael Ticket Office between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. Students may also purchase three tickets at $7.00 each in addition to their complimentary student ticket. NOTE: The BlueWhite game is expected to sell out, therefore we urge you to get your tickets snnn. M H " MM V. 9 Treat Yourself Shrimp, Oysters, Flounder Scallops, Deviled Crab J$ I Lindlubhers .?- ? M . I C 54 East to Hale 1 Univ L Motet r Mixed Bp vet Available Beer and Wine 1 Calabash Style N. I S. e- -N. X W "V mm fe. & -v HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ppi MBA PROGRAM An Admissions Representative from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration will be on campus November 8, 1984 Room 210 Hanes Hall 4-5 pm to meet with students interested in the two-year MBA Program Contact the Career Planning and Placement Center for more details and to sign up for an information session. Harvard Business School is committed to the principle of equal educational opportunity. " 1
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