National coalition of sty deots
woirks for peace, social justice
By BETH RHEA
Staff Writer
" Carolina students will have count
less ways to make use of their free
time this fall. Theyll hang out in the
Pit, toss a football on the quad or
take a stroll down Franklin Street.
But one group of students has
something a little more ambitious in
mind. They say they're trying to
change the world.
Seriously.
These students are members of the
Student Action Union (SAU), a
newly-organized national coalition of
student and community activist
groups.
iJoel Segal, a law student who
spearheaded the formation of SAU,
described the group's goal as "peace
and social justice at home and
abroad.
.."We want students to start thinking
critically about themselves and the
world," Segal said.
'.Members are focusing their efforts
on a variety of progressive issues.
They are seeking, among other things,
to end poverty; to provide adequate,
available child care and accessible,
free education; to bolster racial
cooperation; and to end the arms
race.
SAU was created after Segal
attended the Rutgers Convention, a
gathering of 700 activists from 130
campuses at Rutgers University in
New Jersey. The students had
intended to form a. new national
student movement, Segal said, but
when some organizations said they
Police
they had less experience than several
other officers who applied, because
they had filed grievances and the
department was trying to appease
them.
1; Edwards said that discrimination
Within the police department is
blatant.
;s "There's no administrator at the
University of North Carolina who can
explain to me why I am the only black
female in the University police force,
and the . only one who's ever been
hired," she said Friday.
She said qualified black females
had applied for positions but had
been turned down or never been
granted an interview.
Edwards other major complaint
was that the University grievance
process was unfair. She said accord
ing to the official process, the
employee relations department's
solutions are not supposed to be put
into effect until the . complainants
agree to the resolution- After the.
officers filed their initial grievances
and the department suggested the
reopening of six positions to appease
them, the officers said they were not
satisfied, but the department pro
ceeded with its solution anyway.
"We said no, but they went ahead
(with the reopening)," Edwards said.
"Nothing stopped. What kind of
process is this? Why give me all these
options when you're going to do what
you want anyway?"
Also, she said she felt that the
employee relations department had
taken the police administration's side
by the time the step three hearing took
place.
"In order for an employee to have
a backup, you have to get a lawyer,"
she said. "We had no one. (The
ernployee relations department) can
riot represent both parties."
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were not adequately represented to
vote on a constitution, the partici
pants decided to forego their plan.
Segal said it was his idea to try
to pull everyone together again and
hold another convention. He and a
few friends sent out invitations to
activists all over the country. The
Unity Conference was held July 15
to 17 at UNC, sponsored by Vice
Chancellor Harold Wallace and the
Institute of Government.
"We are the beginning of a coa
lition that feels that the system is just
not working," Segal said.
About 400 activists attended,
representing 20 student and commun
ity groups. The students . cemented
their union as a network of organ
izations working for a common goal,
"to serve and support and inspire one
another," said member Joel Cypress,
an American history graduate
student.
The S AU in Chapel Hill has a host
of activities planned for this year,
including a demonstration beginning
Oct. 14 at the Department of Edu
cation in Washington, D.C., to lobby
for access and equality in education,
and an Oct. 17 rally at the Pentagon
calling for an end to military aid to
El Salvador. The rally is being held
by D.C. SCAR (Student Coalition
against Apartheid and Racism). -
Another major event the SAU has
scheduled is an April 4 world can
dlelight vigil, where it will call for all
universities to divest from South
Africa.
Edwards said morale in the depart
ment is low in the wake of the
reassignment controversy.
"There are so many employees who
are mentally defeated," she said.
"They don't have a prayer. You go
back (to employee relations), and
you're mistreated and harassed
because you went and told on them.
Employee relations will call your
supervisor before you get back.
"Maybe it's time for me to go
outside the University and see if they
see it any differently," she said. '
Vice Chancellor Harold Wallace
expressed little surprise that Edwards
had decided to appeal her grievance.
"She's always felt she had a le
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"At this conference we agreed to
a statement of purpose," Segal said.
"People are spiritually and philosoph
ically committed to this.
"Our message is so true peace
and social justice. It's going to work
because we're right."
For now, the SAU is looking for
students who are concerned about the
world they live in.
"We students have been partying
for about 20 years now, right?" Segal
said. "But we can party and change ,
the country at the same time. There's
plenty of laughter and good times,
but yet we're dead serious about
changing the country."
Interested students can work on
several local projects, including a
voter registration education drive led
by Cypress. " ,J "
"We're trying to get people
involved not just on election day, but
afterward," Cypress said. "If we don
keep people politically active and
politically aware after election day,
we're not going to get much out of
our elected officials."
Kirk Ross, a graduate student and
a graphic artist at a local newspaper,
is editor of the national newsletter for
the SAU. He is. busy preparing the
first issue, which is due out Oct 1.
"We're not real interested in
making a big media splash," Ross said
of the SAU's goals. "We're just trying
to get the job done."
The group's first organizational
meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 8, at
7:30 p.m. in Murphy 105.
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gitimate complaint," he said, "and it
was only appropriate that she press
it to the end."
Wallace said he thought Edwards'
complaint was justified.
"In 14 years she has been the only
black female bn the force," he said.
"You just look at the facts. Consid
ering the results, one would be
surprised if someone didn't raise the
question of whether racism was a
problem." '
. Wallace, who said he had been a
"confidante" for Edwards and several
other officers who had filed grievan
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Staff Writer
Chapel Hill businessman Guil
ford Waddell III, charged with
taking more than $2 million from
clients of his insurance and invest
ment companies, faces up to 16
years in prison after a plea bar
gaining agreement was made last
week.
Under the agreement, Waddell
pleaded guilty to four counts of
obtaining property under false
pretenses, two counts of securities
fraud and 14 counts of embezzle
ment. Other charges pending
against him were dismissed.
Waddell now, faces a maximum
sentence of 1 6 years, Orange
Chatham District Attorney Carl
Fox said. Although he could have
been sentenced to up to 190 years,
such a long sentence is not usual
for cases like Waddell's.
"Anyone expecting a longer
sentence, like 40 to 50 years, is not
thinking realistically," Fox said.
Mental health programs help deal with stress
By FRANCINE ALLEN
Staff Writer -
Unfortunately, life' has never
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But the mental , health section of
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help students deal with the stress of
college life, said psychologist' Mere
dith Mayer, a mental health staff
member.
This fall, the mental health section
is offering group counseling and
support for student victims of child
hood sexual abuse, students of
alcoholic parents, students with
eating disorders and gay or lesbian
students.
"There are a lot of adjustments at
college," Mayer said. "A lot of people
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Waddell's sentencing' hearing
will be Oct. 31. The delay between
the plea bargaining and sentencing
will give Waddell the opportunity
to design a restitution program,
Fox said.
Waddell owes $1,062,374 to
investors in the 20 charges to
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could be eligible for parole in six
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"If he could come up with that
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this predicament now," Fox said.
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1988, Waddell allegedly took
about $2 million from clients of
his investment and insurance
firms, Waddell Investment Group,
Waddell Jenmar Securities and
Waddell Properties.
Waddell initially contacted the
district attorney's office in January
and then turned himself in to State
Bureau of Investigation agents.
Waddell was arrested in Febru
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of embezzlement, three counts of
obtaining property under false
pretenses and four counts of
felonious securities violations.
He spent five days in the Orange
County Jail before! being released,
on a $20,000 cash bond.
In April, he was charged with
16 more counts of embezzlement
and two more counts of obtaining
property under false pretenses.
It is believed that Waddell spent
the majority of the money on his
lifestyle and business expenses,
Fox said.
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outpatient clinic in the mental health
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he said.
Funds for the counseling and .
therapy provided by Student Health
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Reinhold said. -
The mental health section is open
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Reinhold
said. But it also accepts people on
weekends, during emergencies and
without appointments.
"I enjoy seeing the students grow
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mental health section staff) feel a
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