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1 j 4 2The Daily Tar HeelMonday, November 22, 1987 . iw wmij iui ivuii ivii luujr, iyuvciiiuci c, i Gui Kitty Dukakis meets with JUL By MATT BIVENS Staff Writer Students, on the way to Saturday's football game, braved the morning ' cold to meet Kitty Dukakis, wife of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Duka kis, at a tailgate party in front of Kenan Stadium. ' While students munched on apple slices and fig newtons, Dukakis discussed her husband's candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. This was Dukakis's second cam paign visit to North Carolina, although she has visited the state at other times. She said North Carolina and Massachusetts have a lot in common both states are geographically similiar, try to attract high technology industries, and place a high value on education. Massachusetts's emphasis on edu cation would be transferred to a Dukakis presidency, she said. During Officiate recommend A By LEE ANN NECESSARY Staff Writer Top school officials agreed that schools nationwide must take greater responsibility for providing AIDS education at last weekend's Council 'of Chief State School Officers convention. . The urgency of the AIDS epidemic prompted the CCSSO, which included state school superintendents and commissioners from 45 states, to require educational policies and curriculum on the AIDS virus for all schools. "We believe every youngster in school from kindergarten through 1 2th grade should be informed on the AIDS epidemic," said Jay Goldman, CCSSO public information officer. Schools should offer AIDS edu cation that is scientifically accurate, age-appropriate and reflective of community values, Goldman said. Goldman said even kindergarten students, although their education would be very basic, should be informed of the disease. A final decision on a mandatory AIDS education curriculum in North Research shows decreased Mack By WILLIAM TAviG ART Staff Writer Black enrollment in many graduate to 8.7 percent. The number of black and professional schools has dropped, v. students enrolled ;remained, at .59,,:, in recent years', because of xKc dewhUe thctotal enrollment inthe law clininp number ,.of ann icant .Thi . , srhnrl inrrpcicpH fmm A17 met , 0 -v. ri ; , , trend ha infhienreH . nnivercitipc trend has influenced universities. including UNC and Duke, to use competitive recruiting methods to attract the most qualified candidates. Black student enrollment in UNC's law school has decreased from 11 percent to 9 percent of the total enrollment over the past three years, said Elizabeth Furr, assistant dean for admissions and student affairs at UNC's School of Law. Law schools as a whole have reflected this trend, she said. ; According to statistics from UNC's I IDepartment of Institutional ir'Research, in the past two years the fUNC professor outlines peace ABB BBk K Bt aaB V-Oy LAUrfIC UUNUAN ZrlAssistant State and National Editor I A crowd of 400,000 Israelis, many bf them army officers, gathered in Tel PTTaTU - TYF . JIMS iie wspapeF . You 're invited to cm old-fashioned THANKSGIVING DINNER All you care to eat from Soup, Salad and Fruit Bar Buttered Peas Tender, Sliced Tom Turkey Carryout service is available. I if 1 I" - '" . f 4 " v ; ' f-riwiw ii rr Twr - i r ittiimmiww ii an niiwMiia Kitty Dukakis Dukakis's term as governor, aid to education in Massachusetts has Carolina will be passed by the N.C. State Board of Education on Dec. 3, said Betty Wallace, deputy assistant state superintendent for instructional services. "In North Carolina, we are already in the process of doing what the chiefs were proposing at the convention," Wallace said. N.C. Department of Public Instruction instructional services drew up the curriculum, which the state board of education reviewed this month. Wallace said feedback from the board indicated only minor changes would be made in the proposed curriculum. The state curriculum will require educators to encourage students to abstain from sexual intercourse and intravenous drug use, Wallace said. The 62-page curriculum includes a teacher's manual explaining how teachers should address AIDS and answer students' questions. .Written materials, videos, visual aids, guides to parental involvement in AIDS education1 and the U.S. Surgeon General's report on the virus percentage of black students in the law school has fallen from 9. 1 Dercent .,vwvv j.viwv vrr iou iy,. . A76 ttnHontc 1 in QQ7 f.in v....i4uwm.m.!?(M)i-iuituig xiK.t pcitciuagcoi oiacK enrollment down, rurr auriouiea me decline to the intense recruiting now going on among graduate and professional schools.' The question is what school will offer the prospective student the most, she said. This brings up ethical implications, Furr said, The student may not attend the most suitable school, but merely the most attractive in terms of what it offers, she said. "The student gets lost in the recruiting game," she added. Furr said UNC's law school has Aviv in late June 1982 to protest Israel s month-long war with Lebanon. Later that year, the demonstrators Children under 12 just $2.99 Thanksgiving Day, beginning 11:00 our better than ever Start liar. increased 250 percent, and scholar ships have been raised five times without raising tuition, she said. Dukakis would increase available education funds by eliminating some exotic weapon systems and the Strategic Defense Initiative from the defense budget, she said. "We need star schools, not Star Wars," Dukakis said. Better enforcement of tax laws could also provide the government with more money, she said. Calling for an end to "special interest government" under the Reagan administration, Dukakis said government needs to be used creatively. "Michael has, through his leader ship and competency, made a differ ence in Massachusetts," she said. Dukakis also praised the intense scrutiny candidates have received from the press because it is in the public interest. "I have very strong feelings about would also be included in the cur riculum, Wallace said. The department hopes that the AIDS curriculum, mandated by the N.C. General Assembly in July 1987, will be incorporated into schools' existing health or science curricula by spring 1988, Wallace said. "For the spring, we will target the 7th- and 12th-graders, because we want to make sure the seniors get the education on the AIDS epidemic before they graduate," Wallace said. Next year, grades seven through 12 will receive the educational lectures on the AIDS virus and preventive measures against the disease, she said. Special features in the curriculum involve parental educational pro grams, Wallace said. The parents' curriculum includes parent meetings for planning the students' AIDS education programs, instructional programs on how par ents may include AIDS education in the home, and parental review of the students' AIDS programs. "The parents will learn a lot themselves and be more supportive if they are a part of it (education)," several programs to help black law students indnriina a firct-vMr pHh cational support program and the Black. Law Students Association Scholafthips and other financial aid il , . , ,tuu aip avaiiaoie.' . .... , . , .... r.S::.i tt .", . . ivennein narns, a tnira-vear law student lrom Fayetteville and pres ident of the Black Law Students Association, gave a few reasons explaining the decreasing enrollment. "Black students aren't aware of the opportunities at law schools," he said. "This is a result of the law schools themselves not making that informa tion available." . He also said that many black students interested in law don't have any role models to follow. Harris said he is encouraged by what UNC's law school is doing to recruit more blacks. formed Peace Now, an organization oi Israelis that searches for peaceful ways to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. "They (the protesters) provided a strong impetus in the conclusion of the Lebanese war (in July 1982)," said UNC professor Earl Siegel, a member of Chapel Hill Friends of Peace Now, which is sponsoring a discussion Nov! 24 between an Israeli parliament member and a Palestinian peace activist. Hanna Sinniora, editor of the largest newspaper in Arab-occupied East Jerusalem, and Mordechai Virshubski, a 10-year member of the Israeli parliament, will discuss avenues toward peace in the Middle a.m. Cranberry Sauce Toasted Dinner Bread Hot Mashed Potatoes Light Cornbread Dressing your holiday off riht with our Breakfast It's open till noon Thanksgiving Day. 1 506 East Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC stadeirifc the First Amendment," she said. As first lady, Dukakis said she would have her own agenda of issues, including fighting adult illiteracy, aiding the homeless and Kampu chean refugees, and supporting the arts. Dukakis, who is Jewish, sees great similiarities between the Holocaust of World War II and the genocide under the Khmer Rouge in Kampuchea. This empathy has led her to lobby for less restrictive immigration laws for Kampuchean refugees. Dukakis has supported the arts throughout her life. She taught dance for 30 years. Her father conducts for the Boston Symphony, and her son is an acton The United States is the only industrial nation that does not provide government support of the arts, she said. "It's not just England," she said. "Even Eastern Europe (provides support of the arts)." edecatiom Wallace said. Goldman said the North Carolina curriculum is a good starting point, but in the future the state should begin education earlier than seventh grade. North Carolina's AIDS education efforts are considered average, Gold man said. Several states have already adopted and mandated AIDS education in their schools, while others are slower in their response than North Caro lina, he said. North Carolina will be one of 40 states to receive assistance funds from CCSSO, appropriated by a $300,000 grant from the Center for Disease Control, Goldman said. In January, three or four North Carolina delegates will attend a regional conference in Florida on the urgency of immediate AIDS educa tion, funded by the $300,000 grant. "We are hoping these regional conferences will be important in spurring interest and action in these states to develop policies and pro grams on AIDS education," Gold man said. enrollment "At Carolina's law school, we have an awareness," he said. "We've been more aggressive in implementing a minority recruitment program." . ., Association members and faculty have gone to other colleges and universities with large black enrol lments to inform students about the opportunities at UNC's law school, he said. Other activities included a minority law day, in which students from other schools visited the law school, attended classes and met with faculty and association members. Harris said the association also is making an effort to contact black students on UNC's campus. Henry Dearman, associate dean of the Graduate School, said black enrollment in graduate schools is down nationwide during the 1980s. efforts in East Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Hamil ton Hall. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is a century old and has triggered five wars since 1948, when Jewish settlers established Israel in what was then Palestine. Peace Now has increased the desire among Israelis to achieve peace, Siegel said, and has introduced the possibility of providing a homeland for Palestinians. "Israelis can't integrate them (Palestinians) into Israel because of the long tradition of enmity and hatred," Siegel said. "But a Palestin ian state could be created in the West Bank," he said. You'd think any dictionary would have all the words in this newspaper. i f 11 l tj In fact, only this dictionary does. The first new Available at: Baker denies asking Congress to hear Gorbachev's address From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON - White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker denied Sunday that he formally asked congressional lead ers to allow Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to address a joint meeting of Congress next month. House Speaker Jim Wright, D Texas, had said earlier in the day that Baker had contacted him last week about a specific date and time for an appearance by the Soviet leader during the Dec. 7 10 summit in Washington. White House spokesman Mar lin Fitzwater said Thursday a joint meeting was merely one of several options the White House had discussed with Congress to allow Gorbachev to outline his views on a treaty to ban intermediate-range nuclear weapons. The idea virtually died Thurs day when Rep. Robert Michel, R 111., the House Republican leader, joined 79 other congressmen in asking President Reagan to find a less formal setting for lawmakers to meet with Gorbachev. Arms treaty 'virtually complete' SHANNON, Ireland Secre tary of State George Shultz said Sunday the United States and the Soviet Union had agreed to station inspectors at each other's missile sites for 10 years after banned weapons are scrapped. "The treaty is virtually com plete," Shultz said. "All of the main things have been agreed to." The treaty to ban U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range nuclear missiles is the designated center piece for President Reagan's summit beginning Dec. 7 with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The arms treaty would eliminate nearly 1,000 nuclear missiles with ranges of 300 to 3,000 miles. Plan may cut deficit $76 billion WASHINGTON House Speaker Jim Wright predicted Sunday that the $76 billion deficit reduction plan will win congres- in graduate schools He said the trend is well-documented. Figures obtained from the Grad uate School show that while black enrollment did increase in 1985, it fell nearly 7 percent in 1986. The 1986 'enrollment -figures represent a more than 37 percent decrease compared to the 1981 enrollment. Statistics show the number of blacks applying to UNC's graduate school programs also is falling down 260 applications since 1980. But Department of Institutional Research statistics for the enrollment of black students at the School of Medicine do not reflect the same downward trend. In 1986, black students comprised 1 1.4 pecent of the total enrollment. In 1987, the number increased to 1 2.3 percent. Black enrollment at Duke Univer Arab - Israeli conflict The West Bank is under Israeli control, and the country spends a great deal of resources maintaining it, Siegel said. Peace Now is trying to promote tolerance by educating Israelis, especially the youth, about the plight of Palestinians. "There has been a substantial group of very active peace-seeking Israelis," Siegel said. "The impasse has been who to dance with, who to negotiate with. But more and more Palestinians have been interested in achieving peace," he said. Although Palestinians have aligned themselves with Arab states against Israel, they have been neglected by those nations, Siegel said. Surprising? Not really. explosion that's occurred in the past twenty years. Our language has been enriched-dramatically changed-by thousands upon thousands of vital new words. And there's only one source where you'll find virtually all of S, lhcm llie Random House Dictionary of the English flMMilCmm Language: Second Edition Unabridged. unabridged dictionary in 21 years. News in Brief sional approval, but only if Pres ident Reagan persuades members of his own party to back the negotiated pact. Reagan announced Friday White House and congressional negotiators had worked out an agreement that cuts the deficit this fiscal year by about $30 billion and in fiscal 1989 by $46 billion through higher taxes, an increase in fees for many government services and sales of some public assets. Later Friday, the president signed an order putting $23 billion in automatic federal spending cuts under the Gramm-Rudman law into effect. But if the negotiated pact bacomes law, the Gramm Rudman cutbacks will be largely negated. Cuban prisoners seize hostages OAKDALE, La. Cuban prisoners who rioted after they found out they might be sent back to Cuba held more than 20 hos tages in a federal detention center Sunday and demanded that they not be deported, authorities said. "They're still asking the same thing they don't want to go back to Cuba, and they'd like not to be prosecuted for what they're doing," said Luenette Johnson, a spokeswoman for the center run by the Bureau of Prisons and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Cubans seized 28 guards and staff members but released a few who complained of medical problems, said J.R. Johnson, warden of the complex built in 1985 as a minimum-security hold ing center for illegal aliens. John son did not say how many people were released. "We have assurances that the workers are still safe and that there have been no fatalities," Johnson said, adding that released hostages said they were treated well. sity's Fuqua School of Business actually has increased very slightly, said Sallye Coyle, assistant director of admissions for the graduate business school. This is due to heavier recruiting as well as workshops and special programs for minority students. The number of black graduate students in Duke's business school increased from 12 in 1986 to 14 in 1987, Coyle said. The 1987 figure represents only 8 percent of the total enrollment. According to figures obtained from Beverly Bray, assistant to the director of admissions for the graduate school at Duke, 1987's black enrollment of 16 students represented only 3 percent of the total enrollment. Business Editor Felisa Neuringer contributed to this story. "Palestinians have been abused and abandoned by both Israel and all of the Arab states that put forth deep concern," Siegel said. "Libya, Algeria and Egypt don't provide shelter for these people." Arabs fear Palestinians because they tend to be activists and better educated, which means they could wield power and influence in an Arab state, Siegel said. In North America, Friends of Peace Now spreads topical informa tion about Israeli-Arab relations to American Jewish organizations and Palestinians in the area, Siegel said. Chapel Hill's chapter has 125 members, he said. Not when you consider the cultural " am stunned by its merits." James A . Michener Over 50.000 new words and 75.000 " new definitions. Edited in cooperation with 400 subject experts. 75.000 example phrases and worlds more. Open evenings 1 1 9 East Franklin Chapel Hill :America's Dinner Tables Open 7 days a week
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