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The Daily Tar HeelThursday, April 12, 19903 (EaRfflras and CITY Meeting; addresses 1 1 I Cross-cultural programs aid international students WASHINGTON, DC Interna tional students often feel separated from the student body when attending U.S. campuses. George Washington University's international Services Office (ISO) and Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) are sponsoring a program that pajrs international students on Fulbright scholarships with minority students on campus to end isolation and negative stereotypes. ' Ann Morton, ISO director, said she felt-that the nation's capital suffers from negative stereotypes by foreigners dv'erseas. Many international students have misconceptions about crime being limited to black communities, Morton said. To end many of the stereotypes, inter national students participate in a vari ety of cross-cultural programs such as touring Howard University, eating a traditional Afro-American meal, and visiting a Smithsonian exhibit about black Americans' contributions to American history. Students examine ethics in Values Emphasis Week ' MIDLAND, MI Frequently stu dents are criticized about a lack of values in their lives. However, since 1 976, the Northwood Institute, a private two-and four-year business-oriented college, has offered an 'annual program called "Values Emphasis Week" that offers students a chance to discuss values. Northwood puts on the program in conjunction with the Midland Memo rial Presbyterian Church. A committee comprising students, faculty, staff and ; clergy at Northwood plans the program land establishes a theme for the week. ; The committee also invites scholars, 'business leaders, students and politi cians to give presentations related to 'the theme. , , Guest speakers visit classrooms and i discussion panels probe the values of ethics in society. Edgar. Madden, Northwood's provost, 'said developing a code of personal values was a pre requisite to responsible "conduct in the ' business world. t' . . Women admitted to previously all-male club :-' PRINCETON, NJ All-male es- ' tablishments are becoming a thing of the past at Princeton University. , ,The Tiger Inn, an all-male dining club, recently voted to admit women into their establishment. Lawsuits filed !by a Princeton alumnus and a protest by the Organization for Co-ed Eating Club, forced Tiger Inn members to vote on .the issue. . However, women must wait until next year to enter, because the Tiger ; Inn s admission policies require af- firmative votes in two consecutive years to effect a change. Illinois students string tans in hopes of record DEKALB, IL Many campuses plan to celebrate Earth Week, but North ern Illinois University hopes to pro mote recycling and environmental awareness during Earth Week with an event called "Cans Across Campus.' . 'Students are planning to string thou sands of uncrushed aluminum cans across the campus on the beginning of Earth Week on April 16. The goal is to promote recycling and enter the Guiness Beok of World Records for longest string of aluminum cans. rr ; Organizers predict the school should liave no problem achieving their goal: ;2 1,000 cans pass through campus vend ing machines each week. ' 5 rSJudent volunteers opt to lielp needy during break JROSEVILLE, MN Instead of scjaking up rays at the beach, students at Northwestern College spent their spring bceak helping the needy. i 136 students spent their spring breaks wbrking on eight different projects, including two Mexican orphanages and jone project helping the homeless on Maten Island. :The volunteers paid their own ex- jpenses for the trip. 20th anniversary to pass quietly at Kent State : ; KENT, OH The 20th anniversary J of the Kent State massacre will likely J pass this year without a memorial. : J. The only hope in raising enough money for the memorial is the recent ; episode of NBC's "Third Degree' ; yhich features two survivors of the Ohio National Guard rampage. ' Plans are continuing for a two day remembrance taking place on May 3-4. ' compiled by Yancey R. Hall 7 - 4 Teaching award UiMverity Awards Day hdMiofs By NANCY WYKLE University Editor Students and faculty who have shown outstanding achievement in and out of the classroom were honored at the University Awards Day Wednesday. Two new categories were added to the awards this year. Students selected four teachers to receive the Students' Undergraduate Teaching Awards, and two recipients were chosen for the Graduate Teaching Assistants Teach ing Awards. The student body passed a referen dum in 1989 that increased student fees to provide for the Students' Under graduate Teaching Awards. Students and faculty nominated outstanding teachers, and a student committee se lected the final recipients. Faculty members selected for the Students' Undergraduate Teaching Awards each received $5,000. Win ners were the following: B Khalid Ishaq, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy ' -:- - H Joel Schwartz, political science professor InterFaith benefit concert canceled ffor4ack-of bands By JENNIFER DUNLAP Staff Writer A benefit concert that would have helped alleviate a $20,000 debt in- ? curred by the InterFaith Council cr was canceled because of scheduling problems. Renovations for the InterFaith Council Emergency Shelter, located; at the corner of Columbia and Rose mary streets, have caused the Inter Faith Council to go into debt. The renovations were started last summer and will be completed by May. "We initially wanted to raise $9,000 for the center," said Chris Peeler, benefit organizer. The concert was to feature Dillon Fence, Pylon and Love Tractor, but the bands decided not to do the benefit over Spring Break, Peeler said. "We tried to get replacement bands who had the same drawing power, but they wanted too much money." Despite the problems that led to the benefit's cancellation, the group did not lose any money because no funds were committed to the event, Peeler said. Trey Loughran, former co-chair Local American Cancer Society gets new executive director By KAREN DENNIS Staff Writer Yvonne Knutson, a Chapel Hill resi dent, has been appointed the executive director of the Orange County unit of the American Cancer Society. Knutson said she was excited about being selected for the post, but said there was a lot of work to be done. Knutson said she wanted to start public education programs and raise money for future programs and research in the fight against cancer. She also wants to work with the University, recruiting students and student organi- zations as volunteers. Some upcoming events to raise money for the American Cancer Soci ety include a "swim-a-thon" at the University's Koury Natatorium on April 29. There will also be a luncheon called "20 Most Wanted" in the coming weeks. The objective of the. fund-raiser is to challenge 20 people to each raise $ 1 ,000 for the society. A fund-raising golf tournament is scheduled for May 11 at the Chapel Hill Country Club. Richard Brannon, a golf professional who works at the country club, said the tournament had been held h t i .. - rr V winners Khalid Ishaq, Roman Graf, and faculty, B Roman Graf, a German language teaching assistant B Paul Brandes, a speech communi cations professor who was honored posthumously. The two recipients of the Graduate Teaching Assistants Teaching Awards, which includes $ 1 ,000 for each winner, were John McClain, political science department, and Ellen Tim, School of Nursing. McClain said he was glad that the award had been created. "TAs have not received much attention," he said. "I think it's a good idea." Receiving the award was a surprise, he said. "I'm very pleased," he said. "I don't believe in awards in principle, but it's nice when you win." Tanner Teaching Awards were also made at the ceremony. Recipients of the award each receive $3,000. Those receiving awards were as follows: B David Halperin, religious studies associate, professoj; ,,. --B Patricia Pukkiiav-associate profes sor of biology B Cecil Wooten, associate professor man of Students Homeless Outreach Coalition (SHOC), said many people were not aware of the benefit. "It was barely in the planning stages when it was canceled," he said. "It was all tentative." Other efforts to raise awareness of : the homelessin Chapel Hilf by SHOC' have also failed because of schedul ing problems, Loughran said. "We ; tried to get Harvey Gantt to come and speak, but he couldn't," he said. While the shelter has been closed for renovations, accommodations have been made for those who would normally stay at the shelter, Loughran said. "The men are staying ,at the community kitchen 'on Merritt Mill Road, and the women' are staying at the Battered Women's Council Home," he said. - SHOC members helped with reno vations at the Battered Women's Council Home in exchange for ac commodations for women who usu ally stayed at the InterFaith Council Emergency Shelter. "We made an exchange with the council," Loughran said. "The (homeless) women stay ing there are very comfortable." annually for more than seven years. There are usually between 100-120 players playing in the tournament. Money for the charity is raised through entry fees charged to golfers and corpo rate sponsors of the tournament. The executive director works with the Cancer Society's board of directors and is responsible for overseeing fund raising, Knutson said. The director is also responsible for educational pro grams and working with tolunteers. The American Cancer Society 'or ganizes programs on effective ways to quit smoking, such as Freshstart. The Cancer Society also organizes a pro gram to help women cope with breast cancer, called Reach to Recovery. Other programs deal with skin cancer and nutrition, Knutson added. Knutson is a member of the Chapel Hill Service League and was chairman of the Christmas House, an eyent to help 600-700 needy children receive clothes and gifts. Knutson replaces Jeanette Fearring ton, who was executive director of the Orange County unit for the past 25 years. Fearrington retired from the post in January. o Kyi ltd DTHEvan Eile Joel Schwartz todent of classics B Donald Jicha, chemistry profes sor B Virgil Balthrop, speech commu nications associate professor B Barbara Rynerson, associate pro fessor in the School of Nursing Halperin, also an Undergraduate Teaching Awards finalist, said Univer sity Awards Day proved that hard work paid off. He also said he was honored to receive an award. Students were awarded 56 awards for achievement in academic and extra curricular activities. Clay Thorp, recipient of the Under graduate Prize in Art History, said he thought his hard work had been re warded. Other students receiving awards included Tonya Blanks, who received the Frank Porter Graham Award for making an outstanding contribution to a Realization of the human ideals of equality; ' dignity' and' corriniunify, arid Brien Lewis, who received the John Johnston Parker Jr.. Medal for Unique Leadership in Student Government. Bookstore's wares consistent with principles of Earth Week By JENNIFER DICKENS Staff Writer The Avid Reader bookstore provides people with the opportunity to exercise the environmental concerns Earth Week is expected to arouse. "If we could immediately see the. effects of the things we do, we would, all do things differently," said Joseph Natale, owner of the Avid Reader, bookstore. The Avid Reader, located at 462 W. Franklin St., sells used and rare books. Buying used books gives environmen talists an alternative to newly printed,, books. , - The Avid Reader also sells Earth Care products. These are. recyclable., paper goods such as greeting cards and wrapping paper.' . ' Natale and his partner, Barry Jones, opened the store in September 1989. Primarily a used-book store, it plays an important role in protecting the envi ronment, Natale said. Selling Earth Care products is an additional step toward conservation . "My wife, being a Girl Scout leader, is very environmentally aware," Natale said. "Her idea of selling the recyclable cards is a small but important way to start and help protect our environment." The price and beauty of the cards has led to the success of their sales. "The cards cost about $1; this is equal to, if not less than, the cost of non-recyclable cards," he said. Often the benefits of recycling are an added bonus for customers. "Custom ers really like the (cover) design of the. cards," he said. "The sheer beauty is , what attracts them. The fact that they may be recycled is a surprise." A big seller among the Earth Care products is the "Eco card," which is printed on recyclable paper. The front : and inside of the card contain several greeting possibilities. Using a. pencil,' the sender checks the box next to the appropriate greeting. The receiver can then reuse the card on a different occa sion by erasing the previous check mark. "It's the ultimate recyclable good," Natale said. . - Success may cause the Avid Reader : to expand its Earth Care collection, he . said. The store may grow; to include recyclable daily needs such as note paper. "Many times the things people, ; need in everyday life do not have to be new," he said. "Recycled products are as good as new ones, and they may save us from destruction." The Avid Reader aims to recycle all that it possibly can. "Everything in the ojpemirig By VICTOR BLUE Staff Writer University administrators met Wednesday with journalists represent ing several local and campus media organizations in an attempt to reach an agreement on the release of police records to the media. Representatives from the Chapel Hill Herald, Chapel Hill Newspaper, Channel 1 1 WTVD News, The Daily Tar Heel and the N.C. Press Associa tion talked with Chancellor Paul Hardin and other administrators for nearly an hour. They expressed con cerns about the Buckley Amendment, which allows campus police forces, unlike city and state police, to with hold incident reports from the press. Donald Boulton, vice chancellor and dean of student affairs, said that the meeting was productive and that a committee would be formed to deal with the Buckley Amendment, which is formally known as the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). "We have to review our current operating procedure and see if there is a better way to determine what records could be released." The Division of Student Affairs requested that the University police restrict the public's access to the rec ords, Boulton said The division ex changes confidential information with the police in some situations. "We asked them to be an extension of what we do," he said. As the amendment is now inter preted, the media do not have access to incident reports. Instead, the Uni versity police prepare summaries to release to the press. Sgt. Marcus Perry assumed responsibility for compiling the summaries after Sgt. Ned Comar retired. But no set procedure exists for obtaining the information from other people in the department in Perry's absence. Kelly Thompson, DTH co-editor, said no concrete changes to the policy were made in the meeting, but admin istrators and journalists agreed to work together to get more information re leased. "At the very least, we will get more extensive summaries," she said. "We hope to obtain access to the actual incident reports." Other college papers have had similar problems with obtaininjo llce records involving-studentsr tmt their-ncgotiations to gain access were ( 4 s Avid Reader owner Joseph store is bid, except the cards and wrap- ping paper which may be recycled," he s said.. "We re-use; everything from old "''cardboard boxes to old prints. We even . play old music." The store has also v installed ceiling fans to help cut down its energy use." , , Natale said he would like to remind UNC students of the benefits the Avid Reader ha.s in "store" for them. "Kids from campus often think our books will be expensive," he sajd. "In reality, our old books are cheaper than new ones." I n r i .t ') j Earthnotcs . .'" arz iJ F J 1 ; i I s- ; lr ;x"T. : Si II ' tt f: V V j II: til' ' ' Nl 1 n.. .. I ra f JlJlirl nr n:;P i - it If: :'i ru3 J If I t' J f records "We have to review our current operating procedure and see if there is a better way to determine what rec ords could be re leased" Dean Donald Boulton not as friendly, Thompson said. "We- are not going to have to take this to court," she said. "Some campus- newspapers have because their ad-. ministrations were inflexible, but that is not the case here. "Dean Boulton stressed that this is a very good time to make changes because the police department is re structuring." Maj. Robert Porreca said he didn't . think the purpose of the Buckley Amendment was to withhold infor mation from the press. "The intent of the Buckley Amendment was to pro tect those records from access for law enforcement usage," he said. "Our lawyers suggest to us what types of records we can and can't release. If they change their advice, then we'll change what we can tell the press. "We'd really be fools if we didn't follow the advice of our attorneys." Thompson said the Buckley Amendment was meant to keep stu dents' records private, but the way it was implemented in the University police department was keeping more information than was intended from the press. "In incidents where students are involved, information is often with held about the nature of the crimes, such as details about location and the relation between victims and assail ants. We're most interested in this because it affects our readers," she said. "Because the information is so limited, it is very hard for us to deter mine trends. If there is a lot of crime in a specific area of campus, we may not be able to figure that out because so many details are withheld from the summaries. "If we can get this information we can do a better job of reporting and people will be able to take steps to- protect -themselves from crimes on campus." .....T. ......... , t.t. , xfc DTHCameron Jew Natale with recyclable cards He said some students did not realize the Avid Reader has many of the 'Re quired reading for English and histjjry classes. "Selling used books is a fofm of recycling within itself," he sajd. "Many people may enjoy a book wijh out a new copy ever being created. The Avid Reader is open seven dys a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.ijts available services may help people put forth the effort to protect the Earth, Natale said. "Many people will ac if they know how." i Mm
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