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Mm Partly cloudy High in mid-40s Saturday: Cloudy High in mid-40s MLK Jr. Oratorical Contest 8 p.m., Saturday, Cabaret Presented by Delta Sigma Theta Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume S3, Issue 130 Friday, January 25, 1991 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NawVSportsArts BnkwaAtrmttelng 962-0245 962-1163 J : Cr 'mm 0 (I fr U W Canada sends fighters on 1st war mission MANAMA, Bahrain Canada went to war on Thursday, and military offi cials expressed not dread, not determi nation, but enormous relief. After a week of misunderstandings over what exactly constitutes a combat "mission," military officials confirmed that their jets had indeed gone out on their first one four days after the Canadian news media said it had oc curred. Four CF-1 8 fighter jets flew ahead of allied fighter-bombers on Thursday in order to tie up Iraqi aircraft while the bombers attacked enemy targets, said Commodore Ken Summers. They all returned safely and did not encounter any hostile aircraft, he said. He refused to say whether they flew over Iraq or occupied Kuwait. The 1 8 Canadian jets in the Persian Gulf had restricted their role to flying defensive patrols for naval vessels. Canada decided last week to allow its aircraft to take part in combat missions. Japan to send allies $9 billion more TOKYO Prime iinister Toshiki Kaifu announced Thursday that Japan will give an additional $9 billion in aid to the allied forces in the Persian Gulf. Kaifu informed President Bush of Japan's decision in a 13-minute tele phone conversation. B ush thanked Kaifu on behalf of the allied nations for a "very, very important" contribution, according to a Japanese transcript of the conversation. Tokyo, which imports 70 percent of its oil from the Middle East, has been under increasing U.S. pressure to pro vide additional aid to the war effort. But it also faces strong opposition from Japanese opposed to the war, or to paying higher taxes to finance the contribution. In a speech to the governing Liberal Democratic Party, Kaifu conceded the aid would be an additional burden on taxpayers but said "the shouldering of part of the cost of the multinational forces ... is a pain Japan has to share with the world." In remarks to reporters later, the prime minister evaded questions over whether the additional money could be used to fund weaponry, a touchy subject here because Japan's constitution bars it from using force to settle international dis putes. 4 journalists missing; car found abandoned NEW YORK Four CBS journal ists covering the Persian Gulf war were reported missing today after a Saudi military patrol found their empty car in northern Saudi Arabia, the network said today. "It is our expectation they are with friendly forces," but their whereabouts are not known right now, said CBS spokesman Tom Goodman. CBS has not heard from them since Monday morning, when they contacted the CBS bureau in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, he said. Their car was found near the Kuwait border town of Al Roqui. Goodman said the four men, among more than 700 print and broadcast journalists now in Saudi Arabia cover ing the war, hadn't been part of a mili tary press pool and were working by themselves on a story. From Associated Press reports Fowler's finale Franklin fixture Fowler's, UNO's closest grocery source, closes 3 Go ahead, card me Students need to establishgopdcredit now ..... 4 Hello jackets Ailing GeorgiaTech team buzzes into town Sunday.... 5 Campus and Local ;.3 Sports Friday ... 5 Classifieds ......6 Comics : , 7 Opinion 8 .aTH.PHbfisbinaC.wa.ftR iotva rwryJ. 0M1IB While you're saving your anndi jptaie sltoooUs down From Associated Press reports DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia A Saudi warplane shot down two Iraqi jets today after they entered the kingdom's airspace loaded with bombs, Saudi military officials said. The allies were reportedly continuing their pounding of a strategic Iraqi city. French warplanes, meanwhile, made their first foray into Iraq, attacking po CommMJiity gives By S0YIA ELLISON Staff Writer About 150 students, faculty and ad ministrators joined hands in Polk Place Thursday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at the Cam pus Y's "A Show of Hands for Peace and Unity." Chancellor Paul Hardin told the crowd that few people realized the im pact King had made on his life. "My father was one of the ministers that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sent the letter from the Birmingham jail," he said. Recent racially motivated incidents and the debate over the statues in front of Davis Library have forced the Uni versity to take another look at itself, Hardin said. These incidents were racial slurs on a Harvey Gantt campaign poster and a racist letter sent to Homecoming Queen Laura Anderson. Shilpi Somaya, Campus Y co president, told participants at the rally, "This is perhaps the most symbolic event of the week. As we recall his (King's) words, let us internalize their meaning." Organizers of the event had two main goals, said Elizabeth Kolb, Campus Y publicity co-chairwoman who helped coordinate the event. 'The purpose was first to honor Dr. King for all his accomplishments and also to show the effect he's had on us on the Y and on all of us as students," she said. Hardin; Donald Boulton, vice chan cellor of student affairs; and Horace Inadequate security By MICHAEL WILKINS Staff Writer The Black Greek Council has post poned a dance scheduled for tonight in the Student Union because the group did not complete security arrangements in time to satisfy the new policy for open parties in Great Hall. Kenneth Surles, BGC vice president, said the decision to cancel the party was made Wednesday. "Security plans were not firm according to our guidelines, so pwiyriMiiiiii T" . 5t ( f mii 11 111-1 in 1.1. 1 iiurr- j&'h 'C:'MmaMiai in toon Political cartoonist Nanda Soabben speaks in the Black Cultural Center Thursday as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Law professor guilty of shoplifting book From staff reports Barry Nakell, a UNC professor in the School of Law, pleaded guilty Jan. 17 to simple larceny after being accused of shoplifting. According to Chapel Hill District Court records, Nakell was arrested Jan. 6 by Carrboro police for allegedly tak ing a book from Archive Records at Carr Mill Mall. He was released the same day on a $200 bond. The book, "Freaks," was valued at $11.99. The presiding judge, Stanley Peele, sitions of the elite Republican Guard near the Iraq-Kuwait border, according to military sources in Paris. Previously, France had said it would only hit targets in occupied Kuwait. In Baghdad, the Iraqi News Agency said Saddam Hussein visited the southern front on Wednesday and met with commanders who briefed him on developments in the Persian Gulf war. Johnson, Hillsborough mayor, ad dressed the audience. Boulton spoke about the nation's diversity and urged people to celebrate their differences. "I love my country, I love my people, but oh, what we do to one another," he said. He asked every one to find a way to "heal the land" by becoming bridges linking everyone to gether. Johnson, an African-American, said he was "living proof that Dr. King's dream is alive and well in Hillsborough." Students must take up the fight for peace and unity, he said. "We know what the problems are that face us; we have the resources, and we have the responsibility to do something about them." After Johnson spoke, the crowd sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," followed by a moment of silence. The crowd was quiet as King' s voice, giving part of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, came over the loud speaker. The ceremony closed as par ticipants sang "We Shall Overcome," while holding hands. Treva English, a freshman from Hillsborough, said she thought the event was wonderful. "I thought it really lifted people's spirits," she said. Chris Ingram, a senior from Greensboro, agreed. "I was surprised they played King's voice on the loudspeaker, but I thought it was really good," he said. "I don't think a lot of people were really aware of what was going on until then." it had to be canceled," he said. Under the new guidelines, security for open parties in the Great Hall must be completely organized seven days before the party. A new party date has not been set, he said. The extra security requirements are the result of a number of violent incidents involving both UNC students and non students at open parties in the Union. An open party sponsored by Sigma DTHKeith Nelson gave Nakell a prayer for judgment, which means charges could be dismissed if Nakell complies with the court's terms. Peele ordered Nakell to perform 70 hours of community service at Chapel Hill's InterFaith Council for Social Service and donate $100 to a commu nity service program. He must also pay court costs. If these conditions are met, the court will consider dismissing the charges against Nakell on July 18. Nakell could not be reached for comment on the incident. Nakell is a noted civil rights lawyer Jf K W , x 1 face you're losing your ass. The commanders told Saddam the allies were cowards for avoiding a ground battle and waging an air war instead, the official news agency said. Saudi military officials in Dhahran said a Saudi pilot flying a U.S.-made F 15 shot down two Iraqi Mirage F-l fighter jets loaded with bombs that en tered Saudi airspace. It was the first report of an Iraqi 'Stow of Hands' tJJ is! 1 ni fapa ,H"w$ 'wp I FT.. 3 - W a8 L . . x ' :Awv. " "v?AwfrSj66c ?as&w:wAw. . "7: S ' ' ty&yw&y Students hold hands in Polk Place plans force dance canceEation Gamma Rho, a new UNC sorority that was recognized by the University in January, was shut down by police last weekend after a crowd of people wait ing to enter the Student Union scuffled with security guards. The guards were using a hand-held metal detector to check everyone v. v; entered or exited the building. Abu t a.m., University Police were called to disperse a crowd still outside the union. Donald Boulton, vice chancellor for UNC may limit admissions exceptions By SHANNON 0'GRADY Staff Writer Out-of-state students with good academic records often are denied ad mission to the University because out-of-state student athletes with poorer records are admitted instead, said Ri chard Soloway, a member of the Faculty Council. In response to the problem, the Fac ulty Council recommended to Chan cellor Paul Hardin to decrease the number of non-competitive admissions to the University and to eliminate spe cial academic exemptions for athletes, Soloway said. The council proposed last spring that non-competitive admissions be reduced in four or five years from about 1 00 per year to 50, he said. Hardin has not announced a decision about the rec ommendation yet, Soloway said. A student who is considered for non competitive admission has an academic record that meets the minimum Uni versity requirement, but is below aver age in comparison to other general pool applicants, Soloway said. "For example, the average out-of-state student has an SAT score between 1200 and 1300," he said. "An out-of-state student who has an SAT score of in North Carolina. He defended Native American activist Eddie Hatcher after Hatcher and Timothy Jacobs were brought up on charges for taking over The Robesonian, a Robeson County newspaper, in 1988. Nakell was involved in a case that charged him and two other lawyers with filing a frivolous civil rights lawsuit. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court sanction against Nakell and the other lawyers in the case. They are appealing that case to the U.S. Supreme Court. attempt to enter Saudi airspace since the war with Iraq began a week ago. "I just rolled in behind them and shot them down," said the pilot, who agreed to be identified only as Capt. Ayedh. The British, meanwhile, gave a slightly different account of the incident. In a briefing, Group Capt. Naill Irving of the Royal Air Force said crews of the HMS Gloucester and Cardiff detected ' ' " for the Campus Y's "A Show of Hands student affairs, said the new security policy required that everyone entering and exiting open parties in the Great Hall be checked with metal detectors. Extra security guards also are required now. Of the four that m ust be present for all open parties in the Union, at least one must be a member of the University campus police force. The rest may come from either the UNC police or private firms. Boulton said the new policy was 850 to 950 meets University require ments, but is not competitive among the other out-of-state students." Accepting non-competitive students to the University denies admission to more-qualified students, Soloway said. "Every one of these (non-competitive) out-of-state students disqualifies an outstanding student who may end up 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration "3? 1 1 a.m. Viewpoints: Five Black American Artists.Carolina Union Gallery, through Feb. 8, works by: Francis Baird, Olivia Gatewood, Vandorn Hinnant, Eugene Martin and Floyd Newkirk. Sponsored by the Carolina Union Gallery Committee. African Americans and the King Legacy. Featuring the Ebony Read ers, Black Student Movement Gospel Choir and Opeyo Dancers. The Pit. The UNC Student Body and the King Legacy.Cultural Awareness Project participants and interested students will march to South Building to give a statement to Chancellor Paul Hardin. The steps of the South Building. A Tribute to Floyd McKlssick. Black Cultural Center. Candlelight Vigil. The Pit. Candlelight Vigil and procession to Memo rial Hall. Guest speaker, Ms. Mary Ann Black, Durham City Council member. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Action Against Apartheid. Lecture: Dr. C.T. Vivian, Racial Bigotry is Everybody's Problem. Pre sentation of The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. Memorial Hall. Noon 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. A Tribute to Martin Luther King. Triangle area students participating in the Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program performing narratives on African American contributions to society and an excerpt from the play Have A Dream. Memorial Hall. MLK Jr. Oratorical Contest. Carolina Union Cabaret. Sponsored by 8 p.m. Kappa Omicron Chapter of 2 p.m. MLK Commemoration Proqnm,Empowering African American People for the 1990s. Service commemorating the sixty-second birthday of MLK Jr. Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha. Carolina Union Auditorium. President Lyndon O O the approach of three Iraqi jets two Floggers, or MiG fighters, and one Mirage capable of launching Exocet missiles. The two MiGs were destroyed by a Saudi fighter aircraft, he said. The other discharged the Exocet out of range and fled. See WAR, page 4 for KM; J ' ' DTHSarah King for Peace and Unity" celebration drawn up by a committee of students and administrators. "The organizations are doing what they can do to help improve security," said University Pol ice Lt. Marcus Perry. He said he did not have a copy of the new policy but expected to receive one early next week. Surles also said the committee dis cussed "little changes that are going to make it a lot easier to improve Great Hall parties." going to a Harvard, a Yale or a Johns Hopkins University," he said. "If we can reduce the number from 105 to 50, we can bring in 55 outstanding students." Anthony Strickland, assistant direc tor of undergraduate admissions, said about 600 out-of-state undergraduate Se ADMISSIONS, page 7 JAh Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Johnson ? A '4 f
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