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The Daily Tar HeelMonday, February 3, 1 9923 Black Greek Council endorses Bibbs . Lunch, fashion show to help Inter-Faith A luncheon and fashion show, ben . efiling Chapel Hill's Inter-Faith Coun cil, will be held at noon Wednesday at Aurora Restaurant in Carr Mill Mall. Fashions from A New Attitude, The Velveteen Rabbit and Townsend Bertram and Company will be featured in the fashion show. Tickets for the event cost $25 and are available at A New Attitude and at Aurora. Tickets also are available from . Irene Briggaman, who can be reached at the IFC community house. More than half of the proceeds will . go to the IFC. . The Chapel Hill Herald, A New At titude and Aurora are sponsoring the . event. Valentines to benefit charity organization Valentines that help the house with a . heart will be on sale at area malls until the Feb. 14 holiday. The Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House is selling the valentines, which will be displayed in shopping centers, ' for $1 a piece. Shoppers can buy the red hearts and decorate the valentines themselves with glitter and colored markers. The hearts will be displayed at malls, including University Mall in Chapel Hill and Crabtree Valley Mall in Ra leigh. The Ronald McDonald House, also referred to as the "house with a heart," provides a home for families of children who are receiving treatment at the UNC Hospitals. The house has hosted families from every county in North Carolina, almost every state in America and several for eign countries. Board approves land purchase contract The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education approved a contract to pur chase about 40 acres of land in Carrboro for a future middle andor elementary school, according to a statement re leased Friday. The board paid the land owners, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Andrews of Graham, $30,000 to hold the property until a bond referendum is conducted this year. The land is bordered on the west by old Fayetteville Road and by Hillsborough Road (old highway 86) on the east. ; The land is located in the Barrington ; Hills residential vicinity. .'. The total price of the land is $900,000. Special Olympics needs volunteers for spring Orange County Special Olympics will hold a coaching orientation and training school Sunday for persons in terested in volunteering in swimming and volleyball. The session will be held at Lincoln Gym on Merritt Mill Road in Chapel Hill. Volunteers interested in volleyball may serve as assistant or head coaches : and do not need to have volleyball ex perience or experience working with , people with disabilities. Volunteers will need to commit to one hour per week for practices and longer hours for out-of-town matches. Practices will be held from 4 p.m. to . 7 p.m. every Sunday at Lincoln Gym. : Volleyball season will begin Feb. 16. Swimming volunteersdo not need to !; have experience working with persons with disabilities. ; The swimming program is school- based and serves about 1 00 student ath- letes. Volunteers must commit to a one ; hour class session per week and con tinue with that class throughout the : spring. !; Swimming season begins Feb. 10. Interested volunteers should contact Colleen Lanigan at 932-3529 or at 968- 2819 by Feb. 7. for more information and registration. j; Women's center offers : self-help workshops ' The Orange County Women's Cen- ter will hold two workshops this week. The assert iveness training and sup ' port group will begin tonight from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The group will meet every Monday through Feb. 24. The group, which will be lead by therapist Sharon Hamner, is aimed at helping women learn to express them selves without suppressing other people. Pre-registration is required. Partici- pation in the group costs $ 1 4 for mem ' bers, $20 for non-members. A materials cost of $2 is also required. The women's center also will hold a self-esteem workshop from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. The group will be led by Sandra Shahady and Marilyn McNamara and will focus on ways for women to in crease their self-esteem. Pre-registration is also required for this workshop. The cost is $9 for mem bers and $12 for non-members. Both groups will meet atthe women's Icenter at 210 Henderson St. in Chapel ; Hill. ; For more information or to pre-regis-.'ter for either group, contact Liz Stiles at 968-46 10. By Maricia Moye Siaff Writer The Black Greek Council endorsed Mark Bibbs for student body president Tuesday, marking the first time that the BGC has formally supported a candi date. William Hawkins, BGC president, said although the endorsement was a first, it should not be perceived as un usual. "We restructured many of the work ings of the BGC to change along with the times of the BGC organizations on campus," he said. "We felt that getting involved with the student body elec tions would act as a first phase in this goal and would be very profitable to the organization. Hunting for a pad? Housing fair can help DTH fair Tuesday in Student Union Does pounding the pavement look ing for a place to live make your feet hurt? Then attendThe Dai ly Tar Heel Hous ing Fair, which will allow students to survey eight Chapel Hill and Carrboro apartment complexes in one easy loca tion. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in Great Hall. Representatives of each apartment complex will have information on hand about options offered to students and will be available to answer questions. To attract students, some complexes are having giveaways and providing refreshments. The fair is being held in conjunction with this year's DTH housing guide. Every February, the DTH publishes the guide, which contains information about apartments forrent, planningtips, on-campus housing and features about various living arrangements. The special section will appear in Tuesday's edition of the DTH. PTA thrift shops offer bargain buys By Emily Russ Staff Writer Party-goers, brides-to-be and bargain hunters can save money on formal dresses and support local schools by shopping at Chapel Hill-Carrboro Par ent Teacher Association Thrift Shops. The thrift shops recently received a supply of dresses and gowns that will be on sale as long as they remain in stock, said Valecia Jones-Harris, assistant manager of the PTA Thrift Shop lo cated in Carrboro. About 50 dresses remained Friday Travel scholarship awarded to 13 University students By Teesha Holladay Staff Writer Some students call travel agencies before planning a trip. Others fill out scholarship forms. Thirteen University students have won 1992 Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarships. The award includes a $2,000 to $5,000 travel stipend. This year's recipients include Stacia Byers, Sammy Byrd, Jost Ekdahl, Elif Erginer, Landon Greene, Heather Macintosh, Marciea McMillian, James Norment, Christopher Pedigo, Eric Union program bares all Safe sex, health care part of agenda at By Sonja Post Staff Writer "When it comes to birth control, men and women worry about ..." Students filled in the blank when Diane Dunder, a Planned Parenthood representative, passed out sheets of pa per to women and blue sheets of paper to men, asking them to answer this question at a program called "Who bears the responsibility for birth control?" The results looked something like this: PREGNANCY Effectiveness of condoms Money for birth control Responsibility of partner Parents' awareness of sexual activity Dunder spoke to a small gathering of students Tuesday as part of a three-day program addressing birth control, pre menstrual syndrome, health concerns and safe sex sponsored by the Human Relations Committeeof Carolina Union Activities Board. . "We wanted to sponsor a program to promote health care and safe sex," said Miea Alexander, chairwoman of the Human Relations Committee. "We were not expecting a great turnout, but if we reach one person or 40 people, it's still important that someone knows." Aver Student Body President "Since we are a part of the Univer sity, whoever becomes president will essentially affect the BGC organiza tions on campus." Bibbs said he was pleased by the endorsement. "I do feel that the BGC has had an opportunity to judge what they would like to see done on this campus, and I am glad that they feel that I am the candi date to best represent not only their interest, but the interest of all students," he said. Many BGC members said they en I don't want it, do you? ;f::s:ij;::: ;:: is;,1 Michael Beadle, a sophomore from Goldsboro, and Trudy around Fetzer Field Slallings, a sophomore from Greensboro, kick a soccer ball from a Florida track afternoon, but Jones-Harris said they were selling quickly. Shoppers have quickly snatched up the prom, bridesmaid and wedding dresses for as little as $8, Jones-Harris said. Some of the dresses the thrift shop received originally were priced at $300. "People will generally buy anything that nice whether they need it or not," she said. "(The dresses) are nice enough to get married in." Owners of a recently closed formal shop donated the dresses when their store went out of business, she said. The Carrboro and Chapel Hill Rosen, Jennifer Shively.Thomas White and Thomas Wofford. Frederic Schroeder, dean of students, said the scholarship's purpose was to allow UNC students the opportunity to travel on the basic premise that travel is a learning experience. "The scholarship is meant to support travel," Schroeder said. "Although this might include academic pursuits, the main purpose is to provide travel oppor tunities to students who might not nor mally be able to afford them." Endowed in 1 97 1 by the late Frances Phillips, criteria for the scholarship in age attendance for the meetings was around six, and both men and women participated. The programs were not forums for debate, but information sessions de signed to answer any questions about birth control that have ever popped into the crevices of students' minds. Dunder handled the nervous chatter of the stu dents, with a quip, "We'll be saying condom till we're blue in the face." Once students responded to Dunder's original question of concerns about birth control, she noted that most birth con trol methods were for women to take or use. The focus of hertalk suggested that while men can't change biology, they can be responsible by wearing condoms and encouraging their partners to use birth control. As Dunder reviewed the 10 types of contraception, she mentioned ways that men could become participants. "You'll be more likely to use birth control," Dunder rem inded, "if you have the sup port of your partner." Some couples never mention birth control, assuming that someone must be taking care of it, she said. "If you can't talk about birth control, maybe you shouldn't be having sex," Dunder advised. "Think about spending time on the relationship." dorsed Bibbs because of proven leader ship ability, political experience and past commitment to minorities and the University community. Hawkins said that Bibbs' qualifica tions far exceeded the other candidates running for SBP. "We didn't have an open forum be cause of time limitations," he said. "We reviewed the written records of each of the candidates' qualifications along with their campaign agendas. "Regarding experience, we felt that Bibbs would be the best the most beneficial for the BGC and the Univer sity." Hawkins said the decision to endorse Bibbs was unanimous among the coun cil members. He also said the BGC discussed the controversy of Bibbs hold branches of the thrift shops received the dresses three weeks ago. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA, which has operated a thrift shop for more than 40 years, receives a variety of donations from the community. Students, local shops and neighbors donate diverse items, from clothes to household appliances. The thrift shops will accept anything, new or old, she said. Items donated are sold at drastically discounted prices, Jones-Harris said. Proceeds from the sales benefit the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system. clude leadership experience, the poten tial for academic achievement and a sense of humor. Recipients must also be juniors or seniors in the College of Arts and Sci ences and must have attended an N.C. high school. Greene, a junior anthropology ma jor, will leave for Australia after May exams. "I'm just going over there to check out the music scene and try to expand my musical horizons," he said. "I'm going to take my guitar and try to hit as many large cities as I can." as students talk about condoms, PMS 3 - day workshop If you don't feel comfortable orcan't have sex, there are otheroptions. Dunder explained "outercourse," which is sex for an infected generation. It includes back rubs, foot rubs or any affectionate conduct. This has become an option for people infected with sexually transmit ted diseases or who have testedHIV positive. On Thursday, Dunder conducted a program on safe sex. Safe sex means taking precaut ions not only against preg nancy, but also wearing a condom to decrease the risk of contracting a sexu ally transmitted disease or HIV. "It's difficult to talk about safe sex," Dunder confided, "because it seems that you may be questioning your partner's trust." To be responsible, each partner must be willing to share their sexual history. "Become comfortable with the words," Dunder said. "The more com fortable you become, the more you will talk about it." Roger Madison, a junior from Gahanna, Ohio, said: "I feel more con fident, like safe sex is not something that's forbidden. It gets you in touch with reality. "We wanted the students to discuss these issues candidly in the meeting," Madison commented, "and then later to be able to discuss it with friends or their ing the position of Student Supreme Court chief justice while running for student body president. "We feel that (Bibbs) is running a legitimate race," he said. "We feel that (the controversy) is a mere attempt to discredit his goals and experience. His integrity as a candidate has not been discredited by these attempts to draw away from the real issues of the cam paign." Terrence Garrison, a BGC represen tative, said Bibbs would serve as a posi tive leader for minorities and for the entire University. "One of the goals of the BGC is to act as a vehicle for positive change and Mark Bibbs' platform is consistent with that goal," he said. "Mark Bibbs has consistently done a lot for the black UTHon Atkeson Sunday afternoon. Stallings had just returned meet and was relaxing after a brief workout. The thrift shops donated more than $22 1 ,000 to the school system last year. Gowns and formals are rare dona tions, but Jones-Harris said they were welcome gifts. In the past, the thrift shops received dresses from department stores, but no donations from these stores has been received in nearly three years, Jones Harris said. Chapel Hill's branch of the PTA Thrift Shop is located in the Village Plaza off East Franklin Street on Elliot Road. The Carrboro branch is located at 1 03 Jones Ferry Road. Macintosh is going to Germany to study art. "I'm an art history major, so I'm going to immerse myself in the culture and art of Gennany, specifically the German Romantics of the 19th cen tury," she said. "I'm also going to spend some time hiking in the German Alps." Schroeder said: 'The scholarship is very individualized. ... The selection committee receives proposals by appli cants on how they will travel. The le gitimacy of a proposal helps the com mittee decide." Planned Parenthood representative Diane boyfriend or girlfriend." Jonathan, Walz, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., said, "At the meeting on health issues, I learned what happens in a gynecological exam. Now it's easier to relate to my mom and girlfriend. I'll be able to sympathize with them. "These meetingshavedispelled many myths for me," Walz continued. "I thought I had a good education from community and minorities in general." Garrison said race was not a factor in endorsing Bibbs for student body presi dent. "We felt he is the best man. period." he said. "The BGC is not endorsing Mark Bibbs because he is black, but because he is the most qualified candi date." Bibbs agreed that race was not a factor in the endorsement. "I feel that I am the best qualified candidate black or white, male or fe male." he said. "Groups and organiza tions have endorsed many different people of many different backgrounds, and 1 don't think race always plays as a factor, nor has it played as a facte '. See BGC, page 7 Police file no charges in accident Man hit by driver on Airport Road listed as critical By Jennifer Brett Staff Writer Nocharges have been filed after a car and pedestrian col I i sion on A irport Road left a 73-year-old Chapel Hill man seri ously injured, according to a police re port released Friday. Bellina Veronesi of 1512 Borland Drive, Hillsborough, hit Raymond Hairston with her car at about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, the report states. Hairston was admitted to UNC Hos pitals. After a police investigator met with a representative from the district attorney's office, the investigator de cided not to press charges against Veronesi, police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said Friday. According to the police report. Veronesi's excessive speed and Hairston's failure to cross the road at an intersection led to the accident. Veronesi was traveling south on Air port Road at about 45 mph, 10 miles above the posted speed limit. Cousins said. Veronesi struck Hairston near the Homestead Road intersection. Cousins said. Impact speed was 45 mph, and Veronesi's 1 988 Volvo left an 83-foot-10-inch skid mark on the road, accord ing to the police report. Veronesi was not charged with speed ing. Hairston was admitted to N.C. Me morial Hospital's intensive care unit Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was listed in critical condition Friday. Phillips was the great-niece of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, who rang South Building's bell to open the Uni versity after the Civil War, Schroeder said. Phillips traveled extensively, spent time in Egypt and Europe and was the former editor in chief of William Mor row & Co. publishing house, Schroeder said. Applications for next year's scholar ships will be available at the beginning of April and are due in September. Se lections are made in the fall. DTHrtodd Bart Dunder leads discussion about safe sex high school." Madison agreed, "These are issues people think they understand, and they don't." The Human Relations Committee felt these issues were pertinent to a student population which they said was 75 percent sexually active. "Acting on this information," Walz said, "goes along with knowing it." i&i v - I
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