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, The Broadway musical "Into the
Woods" will be presented March 13 at
8 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
The national touring production is
part of the Carolina Union's 1990-91
Performing Arts Series.
"Into the Woods" musically explores
what happens to the characters in the
best-known Brothers Grimm folk tale
and some new ones after "happily ever
after." Four well-known fairy tales
"Cinderella," "Jack and the Beanstalk,"
'The Baker and His Wife" and "Little
Red Riding Hood" are combined
into one story that picks up where the
narrator left off.
, Tickets are $20 for the general public
and $11 for UNC students. They are
available from the Carolina Union Box
.Office.
' Physics professor made
Sloan Research Fellow
; Charles Evans,. UNC assistant pro
; fessor of physics and astronomy, was
; named an Alfred P. Sloan Research
; Fellow.
The fellowship was established in
; 1955 to recognize and support young
scientists' research, often in their first
; university faculty appointments.
Evans wil 1 receive $30,000 over two
; years. Evans said he expects to use part
; of the grant to fund a postdoctoral re
search associate.
Evans' research focuses on theoreti
cal and numerical studies in general
relativity theory and relativistic astro
physics. Relative astrophysics involves
the study of objects with motions ap
proaching the speed of light or with
very strong gravitational fields, such as
black holes and neutron stars.
Walk for Humanity
slated for March 23
The UNC Campus Y will sponsor its
annual Walk for Humanity at 10 a.rn.
March 23.
The 10-kilometer walk will begin at
the Campus Y. Proceeds will go to the
Association for Retarded Citizens, the
Campus Y Habitat for Humanity pro
gram and Meals on Wheels.
Last year, the walk raised more than
$700. This year's goal is $1,000 for
each charity.
People interested in more information
pn Walk for Humanity should call the
Campus Y,at,962-2333.
Black Experience
events set for March
:; The 12th Annual Black Experience
Workshop will be held March 21-22.
The workshop, "Racism Challenges
; and Changes for the '90s," includes two
public programs.
; A panel discussion will focus on how
census data portrays the African-
American community and how this data
can be used. The panel discussion will
be held March 21 at 2 p.m. in 210
Gardner Hall. Panel members are Robert
Hill, director of the Institute of Urban
Research at Morgan State University,
and Samuel Johnson, coordinator of the
National Services Program in the Data
- Users Services Division of the Bureau
of the Census.
A public forum will be held March
21 at 7 p.m. in the Hanes Art Center
auditorium. The forum, "Racism
Challenges and Changes for the 90s:
Race and Gender Issues in History,
will feature Darlene Clark Hine, pro
fessor of history at Michigan State
XJniversity and a lifetime member of the
Association of Black Women Histori
ans.
; Interested people should call Audreye
Johnson, associate professor of social
.-work, at 962-1225.
Botanical Garden
forum upcoming
X A question-and-answer session at the
N.C. Botanical Garden will focus on
; possible combinations of herbs, natives
vand perennials in the garden.
Nurservman Bill Barker of the
; 'Gathering Garden in Efland will lead
'the 7 p.m. discussion at the Totten
'Center.
:Morehead Planetarium
ihows programs
: ' ; "Frontiers," a program exploring re-
-cent discoveries in SDace is now show-
: -ing at the Morehead Planetarium. Shows
;are at 8 p.m. daily, and weekend mati-
:-nees at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
' "Skv Rambles." a live-narrated tour
; of the night sky featuring visible planets
;-and constellations, is held fndays at
p.m.
I "Winter Star Tales," a 30-minute
children's show explaining the night.
Isky, shows Saturday at 1 1 a.m.
X "Arctic Light," a film that features
;-the Aurora Borealis, and "To Fly," a
;film that explores the history of
; "American flying machines, also are
Showing now. "Arctic Light" runs
; Mondays through Thursdays at 7 p.m.
; -and weekends at 2 p.m. 'To Fly" shows
; -Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m.
By JENNIFER MUELLER
Staff Writer
Student Congress created a budget
for La Casa Espanol Wednesday night,
narrowly approving a $250 appropria
tion for the group.
Matt Heyd, speaker of congress, said
a funding bill for La Casa Espanol,
which is the Spanish House in
Carmichael Residence Hall, was lost in
the transition when a new finance
committee chairman took office. . ,
Kevin Jackson, La Casa Espanol
coordinator, said the program failed to
send a representative to the regular
budget hearings.
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Culturally diverse restaurants
contend with racial barriers
By Jennifer Brett
StaffWriter
Although local ethnic restaurants
offer the opportunity for different
cultures to mix, strong racial barriers
still exist within these establishments,
according to community African
Americans.
Sonja's Grill and Soul Food, located
at 1 1 1 South Merritt Mill Road, and
Dip's Country Kitchen, located at 405
West Rosemary Street, both special
ize in home-cooked, country-style
food. And both are owned and oper
ated by African Americans.
Sonja's owner Geraldine Rogers
labels the food served in her restaruant
"soul food," which includes beef liver,
collard greens and chittlin's. Business
has been good so far, and several
customers have become regulars,
Rogers said.
African-American customers ini
tially constituted the majority of
Sonja's business, but now the restau
rant serves a more racially balanced
clientele, including University stu
dents, Rogers said.
The menu at Dip's, including more
than 1 8 vegetables, is similar to that of
Sonja's. But owner Mildred Council
H
onor Court elects new
New officers to take over
By Adam Ford
StaffWriter
The Undergraduate Student Court
elected a new chairwoman and three
vice chairmen Tuesday night, all of
whom will take office after Spring
Break.
Cynthia Cordle was elected chair
woman and Jennifer Backes, Jason Kaus
and Tamara Caspary were elected vice
chairmen. X
Kaus said the transition from the
outgoing to the newly elected officers
would be gradual.
Jeff Tracy, outgoing Honor Court
chairman, said the new officers would
be trained this week and the week after
the break.
Tracy said he did not expect any big
changes under the new officers. "The
court is not after radical change. It re
mains constant because it works well
and is efficient."
Kaus said the new officers would not
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Sunni Muslim minority's domination
of Iraq and establish a Shiite state like
Iran's.
American officials say they have no
direct evidence, however, that Iran is
This is the first year the organization
has asked congress for funding, he said.
"We need extra funds to help improve
ourselves to grow."
The money will fund a Spanish
newsletter and weekly cultural acti v ities
that are open to the public. Following
the precedent set at the recent budget
hearings, an amendment was added
stipulating that money spent on food
must come from other sources.
The bill passed by a 7-6 vote.
Congress also heard from the direc
tor of SAFE (Students Averting
Frightening Encounters) Escort. Layton
Croft answered questions about the
program in preparation for a planned
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Grill and Soul Food, Merritt Mill Road in Chapel Hill
refers to the restaurant's home-cooked
meals as American food rather than
soul food. Council also said most of her
customers were white.
"Blacks don't have the money whites
do to eat out," Council said. "Also, the
food I cook is exactly what most blacks
cook in their own homes."
University professors, doctors and
students frequent the restaurant, she said.
"There are not many black profes
sionals in this area," she said. "For the
most part, we get white townspeople
and students in here."
Gai Wright, co-editor of The Black
Ink, said he agreed with Council about
the lack of African-American profes
sionals in Chapel Hill.
"Blacks have always filled subser
vient, servant positions," he said.
Chapel Hill is a rather liberal town,
but a distinct dividing line exists between
whites and African-American, Wright
said.
"Even here at the University, you see
blacks working in Lenoir, in the Union
and as housekeepers. Those are minimum-wage
jobs, and it's true that the
majority of blacks can't afford to eat
out," he said.
Terrence Garrison, a member of Al
pha Phi Alpha fraternity, said white
after Spring Break; no significant changes planned
initiate any drastic change in the direc
tion of the court. "The court does not
really have a direction to take, we just
perform our duty effectively."
Court members' role beyond court
proceedings is to promote awareness
and understanding of the Honor Code,
partly through presentations offered to
all freshmen and junior transfers, Kaus
said.
Court members held the presenta
tions for junior transfers at the end of
the fall semester th is year, which created
attendance problems for students who
had exams, Kaus said.
Presentations next year for junior
transfers will closely follow presenta
tions for freshmen, which are held at the
beginning of the fall semester, Kaus
said.
Tracy said University libraries and
the UNC Student Stores would begin
distributing a bookmark with informa
tion about the Honor Code this spring to
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fomenting the insurrection.
In a seeming confirmation of
Baghdad's internal woes, it was an
nounced Wednesday that Saddam had
dismissed his interior minister.
bill that will formally structure the pro
gram and its funding.
The escort program was entirely re
organized last fall, Croft said. Improve
ments in the program include a six-page
application, a training program with the
University police, a permanent office in
Cobb Residence Hall, a phone number
(962-SAFE) and a beeper system.
Escorts operate in pairs between 7
p.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday through
Thursday on campus only, Croft said.
It took an entire semester to get
enough volunteers to begin operations,
he said. "There's a reluctance to join a
volunteer organization when you know
you're going to be screened and trained."
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people ate at African American-owned
restaurants for a different cultural en
vironment. "(White people) go to places like
Dip's because they think they're get
ting some kind of experience a soul
food experience," he said. "The rea
son blacks don't eat there is because
they cook that kind of food themselves.
Also, the prices are high."
Margo Crawford, director of the
Black Cultural Center, said society
had caused the economic rift between
African Americans and whites.
"In the past, many doors have been
closed to blacks," she said. "As a
result we have a large number of black
people living in low-income situations
who, like Ms. Council said, cannot
afford to eat out."
Most of the black professional
people she knew lived in Durham,
Crawford said. Equal rights for black
people will improve the economic
division between African Americans
and whites, she said.
"The whole thing is just rotten to
the core," Crawford said. "And it's
not going to get better until we wake
up and realize that everyone deserves
every opportunity to get ahead in life."
chairwoman
promote student awareness.
The Honor Court heard more than 60
cases during the 1 989-1 990 school year,
Tracy said.
The chairman or chairwoman of the
Honor Court is the administrative head
of the court, which is composed of 30
members, he said. He or she is in charge
of training court members, setting the
court case schedule and holding regular
meetings, Tracy said.
The chairman or chairwoman pre
sides over hearings and ensures that
proper decorum is maintained, includ
ing safeguarding defendants' rights, he
said.
The chairman or chairwoman is also
the Honor Court's representative to the
administration, he said.
The vice chairmen and vice chair
women preside over hearings and assist
the chairman or chairwoman, he said.
Backes said the new officers had not
formally met together, but planned to
continue in the direction and initiative
of the previous offjcers.
One new initiative is to encourage
faculty to mention the Honor Code on
course packs and course outlines, she
said.
For the past three weeks, the pro
gram has paid volunteers working be
tween midnight and 3 a.m. $5 an hour.
All volunteers should be paid, hesaid.
Congress members will draft a bill
on the structuring of the SAFE Escort
program and will consider it at its March
27 meeting.
Congress also endorsed the a.p.p.l.e.s.
constitution, which will structure the
program and set a committee to appoint
a servicerlearning coordinator.
Some Congress members questioned
the placement of a Black Student
Movement representative on the Per:
sonnel Board, which will oversee the
coordinator. They asked why the BSM
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downtown businesses
By Amber Nimocks
StaffWriter
The Downtown Chapel Hill Asso
ciation met Wednesday night to discuss
how construction of the Rosemary Street
parking facility will disrupt businesses
in the area.
The parking facility will be built at
the intersection of Rosemary and
Henderson streets, where a town-owned
lot exists, said Michael Hining, the de
signer and architect hired by the town
for the project.
The facility will include a covered
parking deck with spaces for 315 ve
hicles and a public plaza on the top
level, Hining said.
Hining explained how plans for the
parking deck would proceed and an
swered local merchants' questions about
changes in garbage collection and
parking availability during the con
struction phase of the project.
Public works representatives, town
officials and representatives from area
utility companies informed merchants
about the interruption of public utilities
during construction.
Before the excavation of the site can
begin, the utilities that are presently
located in the area of the parking lot will
need to be relocated, Hining said.
"At present, talking among utility
companies, it looks like there will be no
major shut down," he said.
Director of public works Bruce Heflin
told the merchants at the meeting the
town would try to coordinate the nec
essary power outages during work hours.
Hining said the excavation of the
parking lot could begin as early as Sep
N.C. Botanical Garden
s
to become new location
of Paul Green log cabin
By Nicole Peradotto
StaffWriter
The turn-of-the-century log cabin
where North Carolina's Paul Green
created plays, short stories and writings
about his experiences in the rural South,
may find a new home in the N.C. Bo
tanical Garden.
Green, a 1919 UNC alumnus who
has been heralded as a natural poet of
the old South, was the son of a less-than-affluent
farmer. Much of Green's
writing reflects the Pulitzer Prize
winner's keen sensitivity and appre
ciation of nature, the byproducts of his
humble beginnings as a cotton picker.
"By forced laboring in the fields,
association with plants, animals and
birds and long experience with wind
and weather, I gradually grew to love
the earth and sky for themselves alone,"
he once wrote.
Green's kinship with nature makes
the N.C. Botanical Gardens an appro
priate haven for the 16-foot by 18-foot
log cabin, said the co-chairwoman of
the Paul Green Cabin Task Force, Sally
Vilas.
"The connection with the herb garden
is a natural," she said. "He was not some
rich guy who gave a lot of money for a
theater on campus he didn't give a
cent for the (Paul Green) theater."
Green may not have had a lot of
money, but he did not lack credentials,
Vilas said.
During his lifetime, Green worked as
a Hollywood screenwriter, playwright,
UNC professor of philosophy, school
teacher and baseball player. He culti
vated his dramatic style under the late
Professor Frederick Koch, who taught
dramatics at the University and founded
the Carolina Playmakers.
Green also spent many hours at the
botany (now biology) department at
UNC, researching the various South
eastern herbs and plants that appear so
frequently in his works. .
"Paul Green used to come to the
(botany) department," said Albert
Radford, professor emeritus of biology .
"He believed in knowing what he was
talking about in his plays ... and he
really was interested in botany."
Vilas said the playwright's legacy
would thrive at the Botanical Garden.
was the only minority group given ffi
seat on the board. : j
Mike Kolb, Dist. 1 , said, "There is np
member from the student body at larg
(on the Personnel Board) who's not in ji
little clique on campus." ;; J
Mike Steiner, one of the founders qf
the a.p.p.l.e.s. program, said the BSM
was selected as a group that represented
a majority of the minorities on campujj.
The constitution was approved by
voice vote with only one objection.
David Henderson, Dist. 17, was ap
pointed Ethics Board chairman
Wednesday night. He will serve the
remaining three weeks of the present
term.
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tember. The lot will remain operational
until then, but the project will probably
not be completed until October 1992,
he said.
Fences will be put up around the
construction area on Rosemary Street,
and merchants will be asked to dis
courage pedestrian traffic during con
struction. Linda Chris, wife of Ye Okie Waffle
Shop owner, Jim Chris, said she was
concerned about customers' parking and
access to businesses on Franklin Street.
The parking lot on Rosemary Street
will be under construction while the
new facility is being built, and the
parking spaces which are normally
available there will be eliminated until
the new facility is completed.
"The limited parking and lack x)f
public access could be a concern for
small businesses," Chris said. "There's
normally a slump in business when ihe
students leave, which people have to
plan for. With the parking deck con
struction, the slump will be longer arid
people will have to plan even morefor
it."
Robert Humphreys, aFranklin Street
property owner and one of the origina
tors of the Downtown Association, s,aid
he hoped the University would eventu
ally take some of the responsibility fox
students who park downtown. (,
"The University has built buildings
on parking lots, but the cars that were
displaced off those parking Tots had
nowhere to go," Humphreys 3aid$"(The
University is) addressing thevissu jn
some of their long-range plans, but; I
hope that in the future it will be mor! of
a whole effort."
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His former work space would house
herb exhibits and would link Green's
use of plant references to the Garden's
collection, she said. 'r
The 80,000 people a year who visit
the Botanical Garden could learn about
plants as sources of foods, medicine
and other useful products, she said.jv
The cabin will move when the task
force accrues the $50,000 in donations
needed to cover relocation, restoratiun
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and maintenance costs, she said.
"We're about halfway there," vjjas
said. "(The move of the cabin) is defi
nite because we are totally optimistic!."
The UNC Board of Trustees approved
the plan Friday contingent upon the ta$k
force receiving private donations.
The task force is looking for donations
from people living in the Southwest,
where Green's musical 'Texas," about
the settling of the high plains, made him
many friends, Vilas said. This summer
marks the musical's 26th showing at the
Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo, Texas.
At the top of the cabin's repair list is
a leaky roof, said its present owner, Dr.
Maurice Newton.
"The cabin is deteriorating and
something needs to be done," Newton
said.
The Task Force approached Newton
in 1987 to request the cabin, located
behind his Greenwood Road residence.
"They asked me what I was planning
to do with the cabin, and I told them that
if they would move the cabin, I would
give it to them," he said. '.
The cabin, originally erected !in
Hillsborough by casket builder Robert
Davis, was offered to Green by Davis's
widow following her husband's death
in the late 1 930s, states a report from the
task force, Green had the cabin moved
log by log to its present site, adding a
stone fireplace and chimney and in
scribing a quote, from Chaucer's pro
logue to 'The Reeve's Tale" in jhe
exterior pedestal mortar. ;
The landmark served as a retreat and
source of literary inspiration to Grejan,
who used the solitude and rustic aiTjfy
ence of the retreat to tap his literary
creativity, the report states. Green p!id.
not want to forget his Southern ro()ls,
especially his birthplace in the Cjpe
Fear River Valley.