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Mm Chance of rain High in 60s Weekend: Cloudy High in 50s Symposium: Ethics in Corporate America 7 p.m., 100 Hamilton Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume S3, Issue 25 Friday, April 6, 1990 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts BusinessAdvertising 962-0245 962-1163 Police met suspect M CoMb assault in it n r? ft w Lithuanian government office seized by Soviets ' MOSCOW About 50 armed Soviet soldiers dressed as policemen stormed the Lithuanian Prosecutor's Office Thursday, expelled its employ ees and occupied the building, said witnesses and spokesmen for the republic's Parliament. The incident occurred one day after Lithuania's secessionist government accused the Kremlin of backing forces bent on its overthrow. - Lithuania and Moscow have faced off in a tense showdown since the re public declared independence on March 1 1. Statements in recent days indicated movement toward a common ground, including a possible referendum by Lithuanians. But Thursday, men armed with auto matic weapons entered the Prosecutor's Office, site of a previous Soviet at tempt to seize authority from officials appointed by the breakway republic's government. East German parliament works toward unification ' EAST BERLIN East Germany's first freely chosen parliament declared the nation a democracy on Thursday and began building a political system that will lead it to unification with West Germany. ' The lawmakers, elected March 1 8 in the nation's first democratic ballot, convened for the first time and for mally dismantled the Communist sys tem that ruled for four decades. Meeting in the Palace of the Repub lic built by the former Stalinist regime, the 400-member Parliament began rewriting the constitution to mirror that of West Germany. The new legislature and the govern ment it creates could be East Germany's last as a sovereign state because of the moves toward unification with West Germany. The Parliament empowered Chris tian Democrat leader Lothar de Maizi ere, whose party holds the most seats in Parliament, to build a new government from the 1 1 parties represented in the legislature. Dr. Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, a Chris tian Democrat, was elected president of Parliament and urged that lawmakers "do justice to our responsibilities and that we soon sit in a common German Parliament." Cease-fire quells Beirut fighting on clergy's plea , . BEIRUT, Lebanon, Fighting died ' down in the Christian enclave Thurs day after rival leaders accepted a cease Tire at the request of clergymen, who "said their battles threatened to wipe out "Lebanon's Christians. Army Gen. Michel Aoun and militia chieftain Samir Geagea ordered their fighters to put down their weapons late Wednesday. XPolice reported intermittent skir mishing with automatic rifles in east Beirut. A police spokesman, who can not be named in line with regulations, also reported occasional mortar ex changes in the Christian hinterland of Kesrouan province north of Beirut. However, he said, the cease-fire, the 16th called this year, was "generally holding." No casualties were reported. ' From Associated Press reports T MS Up in the air University yet to submit requested airport status report .....................3 burning down the house Burnout, Springfest on tap to spice up your weekend 3 Uong of freedom BSM Gospel Choir's spring concerta tilbute to Mandeia 4 Campus and city 3 Arts and Features .5 Sports Friday 5 Classified 6 Comics ......7 How By MARCIE BAILEY Staff Writer A man suspected of being connected to crimes in Florida, Maine and North Carolina was arrested by University police at 1:07 a.m. Thursday after a Cobb resident called and reported an assault, attempted rape and indecent exposure. James Donald King, 32, of 2218 Myers St. and 1615 Sedgef ield St., Apt. 10, Durham, entered the residence hall If UN . n v H4 it 'SSsL I ,yv wv - IK 1 .alm.f.a.viwlvftn.m Dig it! Freshman Bill Sessoms and juniors game of volleyball in Little Fraternity Y Celebration to group's anniversary By DI0NNE L0Y Staff Writer This weekend's Y Celebration will bring together Campus Y members, alumni, faculty, community members and administrators to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the Campus Y's founding and to reflect on the past, present and future of the Y, one of UNC's oldest student organiza tions. The Campus Y is the oldest student Y in the country, said Shilpi Somaya, Y co-president. Malini Moorthy, program chair woman for the Y Celebration and former co-president, said the organization's 130th birthday, which will arrive in May, was chosen be cause the Y was entering a new era. "In some ways it's strange that we've chosen the 130th (birthday) rather than the 150th, but this is such an important time," she said. The organization is experiencing many changes this year because of its relocation to the Upendo lounge in Chase Dining Hall while the Campus Y building is being renovated, Moorthy said. As it enters the new decade, the Y has focused on growth and the future, Moorthy said. "In the past four or five years the Campus Y committees have increased in number from 20 to about 32," she said. "That's extremely rapid growth that we'd like to focus on and main tain." During the Y Celebration, the Campus Y's resource center will be dedicated in honor of Anne Queen, who served for 1 7 years as Y director, Moorthy said. "Queen influenced the University as well the alumni here in the period of the civil rights move ment and the Vietnam protests." The weekend will serve as a forum for new ideas as well as a celebration. dry I am! How around midnight by hurrying past two students who were entering the hall. The man then entered a rest room where he assaulted a Cobb resident. The assault victim did not suffer serious physical injury. Students promptly called the police and then noted the direction of the suspect's flight. After a pursuit on foot, police apprehended the suspect on Senlac Road in Chapel Hill. John Devitto, director of Public 7 DTHAmi Vitale Zach Hanner and Brantley Wells play a Court to benefit Friends of the Library. Moorthy said. "Yes, this is a celebra tion, but it's also a period to reflect and to identify the goals and ideals of the Y in the future." Somaya said the weekend would be. used to discuss the history and future of the Campus Y. "It's at a crucial time. The Y's received a lot of criticism that it hasn't played the role on campus that it used to." The weekend's activities will fo cus on recapturing the aggressive activism of past years and becoming more responsive and representative of the campus, Somaya said. Friday night's program will begin the cele bration by recapping the history of the Campus Y. "It will be nice to put this year in the context of what we've been doing and where we're going." Moorthy said the six workshops on Saturday would address issues of interest to the Campus Y and the University in general. "In the work shops, the past, present and future of issues will be addressed," she said. "Concerns really haven't changed that much in the past 130 years. The general attitude and importance of service is the same." Each workshop will last about 45 minutes and will consist of a panel discussion followed by questions, she said. The panels will be composed of an alumnus, a student, a member of the faculty or administration and a community member. The alumni who will participate in the panel discussion are as involved in Campus Y interests in their profes sional lives as they were when they were students, Moorthy said. The Y Celebration events are free, and participants can register at the Campus Y until 5 p.m. today. Regis tration will also be open at Hanes Art Center beginning at 7 p.m. and will continue Saturday. iffBWMItliC 1 ' 1 dry I am! Nobody knows how dry Safety, said arresting officer Stokes Barnes and the students involved did a great job in the apprehension of King. 'The students involved in calling and directing the police show the 'neigh borhood watch' in effect," he said. Police added the felony charge of attempted second-degree rape to the initial charges against King, which included breaking and entering, assault and three counts of indecent exposure. The $3,200 secured bond was increased Beach Blast canceled. Soggy field conditions sink plans for annual event By STEPHANIE JOHNSTON Assistant University Editor Beach Blast, originally scheduled to be held Sunday on Ehringhaus field, has been canceled because of the wet conditions of the field, said Greg Faucette, Beach Blast coordinator. "The field is under standing water now and there's supposed to be rain Friday and Saturday," he said. Ehringhaus Field incurred damage last year when the tractor-trailer used by the bands was brought onto the field despite the wet conditions, Faucette said. "Last year we went ahead and set up and had the event," he said. "There was damage to the field. We had to pay money to the PE (physical education) department." Administrators in the physical edu cation department made the decision Wednesday night instead of waiting to see if the field dried because many of them would be at an out-of-town con Closure off street uncertain! By SARAH KIRKMAN Staff Writer Administrators will meet today to decide whether to close Stadium Drive to make room for construction trucks and materials moving in to work on the new Alumni Center. Preliminary plans from the Depart ment of Transportation and Parking mentioned closing the street and re routing buses for about two weeks later this month. John Gardner, UNC transportation planner, said Thursday that there was still much left to be decided. "There's still some negotiating going on," he said. 'Tomorrow morning there's a decision supposed to be made." Students living in the Stadium Drive area would only experience minor in conveniences, Gardner said. "Under the worst conditions, there would have been some restrictions on parking," he Hildebolt urges election reforms By SHERRY SHAW Staff Writer Student Body President (SBP) Bill Hildebolt released a set of election guidelines Monday calling for clarifi cation and reformation of the current student election laws. Students running for office need clearer guidelines as to what candi dates can and cannot do, Hildebolt said. Many flaws exist in the student govern ment code concerning the election process, he said. If Hildebolt' s tentative goals are approved, the general election period would be two weeks shorter, the Elec tions Board would have more power to make decisions concerning candidates' campaign procedures and would have to take more responsibility for its deci sions. The Elections Board isn't very powerful now because the laws are not specific and can be manipulated, Hil debolt said. If the board had more power, it would be held more accountable, he said. Other changes Hildebolt plans to make in the election laws include a requirement that all candidates receive an exact copy of the general election laws. Candidates now only receive a synopsis drafted by the Elections Board. Hildebolt also proposed that all candidates be notified when the Elec tions Board made an interpretive deci Celebrities to From staff reports ; Activating Awareness for Choice and Equality (AACE), a pro-choice organization of UNC students, fac ulty and staff members, will hold a midday rally on Friday, April 6, in the Pit Speakers at the rally will include to $32,000 because King has previous records and is now being investigated on other charges. Devitto said Durham city pol ice were interested in the suspect but could not say whether King was a suspect in connection with several rapes reported in the Duke University area. In a release concerning the incident, Frederic Schroeder, dean of students, urged students to take precautions to encourage safety and security on cam ference this weekend. "The field down there is in very poor condition," said Dwayne Miller, a pro gram coordinator with the intramural sports program. "Last year it was the same type of weather. It (Beach Blast) really tore up the field bad. Those fields are utilized by club sports teams, and it (Beach Blast) would just totally mess it (the field) up for them." An attempt was made Thursday morning to find an alternative site for Beach Blast, Faucette said, but because of the size of the event and the number of students expected to attend, a suit able place could not be found. "We're very disappointed," he said. "I've been working on this since Sep tember. We don't have any ill will towards anybody. We understand the IM (intramuraldepartment and the PE department are looking out for their interests. We're just upset that all this work has gone for nothing." said. The construction would only make students loading and unloading travel a little farther to their cars, he said. The transportation department did not have any influence on the construc tion., Gardner said. "We don't control construction projects at all; that's not our choice," he said. The convenience of those living around the construction site is often not considered, Gardner said. "Contractors tend not to take into account that people $have to live there too," he said. The delivery may be delayed to avoid traffic problems, Gardner said, but delays in the construction would not be economically wise. "You don't delay $20 million projects contractors tend to want money if they have to wait to begin," he said. Gardner added that whether the project is delayed did not depend on the Department of Transportation and sion, a decision not expressed explic itly in the code, and be given the oppor tunity to present their interpretation of the law to the board members. "The Elections Board is not created to make interpretations of the codes," Hildebolt said. "Its job is to run elec tions." Elections Board member Jennifer Manning said some of Hildebolt's ideas had already been written into the Elec tions Board's proposal for changes. Shortening the General Election period by two weeks was a good suggestion, but it may discriminate against candi dates who enter the election late, she said. The Elections Board supports Hildebolt's idea that all decisions made by the Elections Board should be in writing and distributed to all candi dates for all offices within 24 hours, she said. "Candidates need to know what questions were asked and what deci sions were made," Manning said. The Elections Board plans to take their proposal to the student government judiciary branch first for review, and then to the Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Committee. Elizabeth Wheless, chairwoman of the Elections Board, said the board had mixed reactions to Hildebolt's propos als. She said the board supported Hildebolt's idea for a more explicit attend pro-choice Pit rally Hollywood celebrities participating in the "Freedom of Choice" campus tour. The tour, which includes stops at col leges and universities across the nation, is sponsored by the Hollywood Policy Center a non-profit organization. Ruth Ziegler, director of NARAL NC, will also speak at the rally. Other I am! Anonymous pus. "Anyone aware of suspicious or threatening behavior is urged to report it immediately to University police," he said. Residence hall staff should also be alerted to suspicious behavior in the residence halls, Schroeder said. The SAFE Escort program should be contacted when traveling about campus after dark, he said, and noted that emergency telephones are located throughout campus and have a direct dial to University police. Notification of the event's cancella tion has been sent to the agent in charge of retaining the bands for the event, Faucette said. "We will definitely lose our deposit (of $3,500)," he said. "There's a good chance he can get us out of the $6,000 (the rest of the pay ment)." Frederic Schroeder, assistant vice chancellor, worked with Faucette to find an alternative site. Ramshead park ing lot, the F parking lot, Memorial Hall and Forest Theater were consid ered, Schroeder said. "None (of the locations) are satisfac tory to this kind of event," he said. "The dilemma is that in both instances we're talking about student facilities." Schroeder said he regretted the posi tion Faucette was put in by the cancel lation. "He's done a great job of plan ning," Schroeder said. "Regrettably, he's smack up against a rock and a hard place." Parking. "Someone in South Building says, 'Yeah, you can delay it,'" he said. "We don't make that kind of choice." Douglas Dibbert, director of alumni affairs, said he thought there was con fusion about the plans. "At no time were they going to close Stadium Drive; they were going to only limit access," he said. And the planned period of restricted access was less than two weeks, he said. One decision to be made is whether the delivery of steel beams could be done over a one- or two-day period, Dibbert said. "There would be no need for any further interruption of access after that," he said. Dibbert said he thought a decision could be made that would be best for all involved in the project ." We're hoping some adjustment can be made that will both assure continuing access as well as maintaining the schedule," he said. definition of campaign materials. "After the occurrences this year, we definitely need to define campaign materials more clearly." Manning said the Elections Board had no jurisdiction over one of the changes that Hildebolt wanted to make. Hildebolt's proposals include having Daily Tar Heel editors appointed by a search committee instead of being elected by the student body. The Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Committee would have to review such a proposal and present it to congress, or students would have to organize a petition of two thousand signatures and present the referendum to the student body, Hildebolt said. Jessica Lanning, co-editor of the DTH, said she the editor or editors should not be selected through the elec tion process because the selection of an editor through the electoral process is fundamentally wrong. "We're not comparable to politi cians," Lanning said. However, the proposed student government search committee may not be the best method for choosing an editor, she said. A selection committee composed of a cross-section of the student body would be a better way to choose the editor of The DTH, she said. The committee should be composed of See REFORM, page 7 speakers will include students, law professors and local politicians. En tertainment will be provided by the UNC Loreleis and other local per formers. The UNC Young Democrats will provide information on voter regis tration in conjunction with the rally.
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