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2The Daily Tar HeelMonday, March 16, 1992 33 Hsl Race relations week stresses diversity ByTeeshaHolladay Staff Writer "United we stand, divided we fall" was a fitting motto for our nation's founding fathers. Organizers of the fourth-annual Race Relations Week hope to prove that motto is just as relevant in the 1990s. The goal of the week is to give people the chance to see the necessity and advantages of diversity, said Ge nie Walker, co-chairwoman of Stu dents for the Advancement of Race Relations, the Campus Y committee that planned the week's theme and schedule. "We've made the conscious effort to make the week's activities multicultural and to stress that it's not just a black-white issue," she said. "We really want people to keep an open mind throughout the week's var ied activities and to make this a start ing point on the path toward better relations and understanding between all cultures." The week's main themes, "United We Stand ... Divided We Fall" and "Unity Through Diversity" carry through its many activities, allof which stress the need for the acceptance and appreciation of cultural diversity in the University environment. Sister Souljah of the rap group Pub lic Enemy will deli ver the event's key note address Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall Auditorium. A lim ited number of tickets are available for the speech and can be purchased at the Campus Y, the black cultural center or at the door. Tickets are $2 with a valid student identification card and $3 for the general public. Esa Davis, SARR co-chairwoman, said Souljah's address should effec tively rile those in attendance. Race Relations Week Activities MONDAY, MARCH 16 12:00 Noon Let Your Voice Be Heard! Pit Kick-oft" rally. 1:00-3:00 PM Film: Tongues Untied will be shown in the Student Union, room 203. Discussion to follow. 3:00-5:00 PM Cultural Workshop Sponsored by the Carolina Association for Israeli Support (CAIS) in 203 Union. 5:00-4:30 PM Interracial Dating Workshop in 206 Union. 6:00-7:00 PM Fll m : Days of Raget Stolen Freedom in room 206 Union. Discussion to follow. 7:00-9:00 PM Speaker Dr. Herbert Bodman will give a talk on Arab-Israeli relations in 203 Union. TUESDAY, MARCH 17 12:00-2:00 PM "Bone Marrow Needed!" Information Ses sion In the Pit 12:30-2:00 PM FILM: Face to Face, a film focusing on racial reconciliation, will be shown in the BCC. 3:00 PM Diversity Workshop for Greek Organizations in 224 Union. 3:30-4:45 PM Panel Discussion The CAA will sponsor a dis cussion dealing with women's issues such as future health care and ethnic diversity. Based on the book lines That Divide. Ties That Bind. Room 2 1 1 Union. 6:00 PM Dinner Discussion on sorority swap weekends. Location to be announced. 7:00 PM COLORS (Campus Organizations Looking at Our Racial Sensitivity), comprised of students from various UNC groups and athletic teams, will hold a forum in an attempt to understand how race relations enters into the campus equation. Union auditorium. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 12 Noon Poetry in the Pit dramatic readings highlighting poets dedicated to improving race relations. 3:00 PM It's Not Just Black and White A discussion addressing the effects of discrimination on Asians, Hispanics and Native Americans in Union 206. 4:30 PM Multicultural Education Forum Discussion on multiculturalism's influence on curricula. 212 Union. 6:00-8:00 PM Open Discussion of an AFAM Requirement 205 Union. 8:00 PM Keynote Speaker Sister Soulja, of the rap group Public Enemy will speak in Hill Hall. Limited num ber of tickets ($2 with any college ID, S3 general public). A reception will follow in the BCC. THURSDAY, MARCH 19 9:OOAM-2:O0PM Pit Forum Selected speakers will discuss the plight of UNC housekeepers. A Minority Business Forum dealing with different aspects of the corporate world will be sponsored by the Black Business Student Alli ance (BBSA). Keynote speaker and place TBA. 8:00 PM Brainstormlngand Discussion Session How multiculturalism can be incorporated at UNC. 208 Union. 8:00 PM Native American Dances will be performed in Memorial Hall. FRIDAY, MARCH 20 9:00AM-2:00PM Cultural Diversity In the Arts. A variety of groups will display their talents in the Pit 12:00-3:00 PM Exhibit Presentation An African quilt ex hibit entitled "Who'd A Thought It?" will be displayed at the Ackland Art Museum. SUNDAY, MARCH 22 6:00-8:00 PM Be on the Radio! WXYC will air a call-in program, "Northern Hemisphere Live." "I definitely think her speech is go ing to be to the point. It won't be sugar coated at all. She's going to shake things up, but I think that's just what UNC needs," Davis said. Walker said Sou Ijah's address should be well suited to the UNC campus. "She has a very significant message," Walker said. "What she has to say will be tailored to the current situation on campus. We're all very excited that she has agreed to speak because she will reach a large number of students with her message." The week gets started at noon today with a kick-off rally in the Pit. The rally concerns housing and will involve the Black Student Movement, Residence Hall Association and stu dent government. Students are urged to attend and voice their opinions. .Another key event of the week is the COLORS (Campus Organizations Looking at Our Racial Sensitivity) Fo rum. This discussion involves students from UNC organizations and athletic teams in an attempt to get a more per sonal understanding of race relations on campus, Walker said. "Instead of looking at the deep philo sophical issues involved, this forum is intended to allow students to come out with individual ideas and to emerge more personally empowered," she said. Other activities include an Interra cial Dating Workshop involving 1 2 cam pus couples who have agreed to discuss the issue from a more personal level, a Minority Business Forum and discus sions concerning the proposed multicultural requirement. Davis said student participation was important to make the week a success. "This week involves everyone," she said. "People need to understand that it's not a negative week. A lot of times people tend to stay away from any thing racial because they're scared of tension. That's not what this week is about at all, and it's the main thing we've tried to stress. 'This is intended to be a celebra tion of culture," she said. "Students should take this opportunity to get involved and take time to enjoy other cultures." Walker said the many campus or ganizations involved should increase student enthusiasm toward the week. "One or two can't be pinpointed because al I of the groups have worked together so well in order to make the week successful," she said. "This en thusiastic support by campus groups has made the week more diverse and exciting." Ocracoke Islanders still hope to secede from Hyde County ! The Associated Press OCRACOKE Ocracoke Island residents, dissatisfied with Hyde County government, are continuing with their efforts to secede and join Dare County, the island's neighbor to the north. About half the island's 7 1 3 residents told county commissioners of their se cession hopes at a meeting last week. Residents last month gave officials a petition signed by S92 people, nearly all the island's adult residents. The petition was started after a poll taken by a high school class found widespread discon tent with county government. The N.C. General Assembly would have to approve the island's transfer to Dare County. The best way would be through a bill introduced by a local representative and supported by both county governments. The News & Observer of Raleigh re ported Sunday. Despite its small population, Ocracoke's tourist industry makes up about 26 percent of Hyde County's tax base. The island will pay about $695,000 in tax revenue this year. Residents said at the meeting they were paying out too much in taxes to a county government that is hard for them to reach. "We know what Ocracoke does for Hyde County," said islander Reginald O'Neal. "We'd all like to know what Hyde County does for Ocracoke." Hyde County supports an island school for students between kindergar ten and high school. The county also pays Dare County to pick up the island's trash. Two Hyde deputies provide law en forcement on the island, and county taxes pay for a nurse and two emer gency medical technicians. Ocracoke's volunteer fire department also gets a $5,000 annual allotment simi lar to the county's other departments. But islanders now want more ser vices for their money, including build ing and sanitation inspectors, an air ambulance to carry people to hospitals and extra law officers for emergencies. Even if Hyde officials could grant the islanders' wishes, they can't change geography. A trip from Ocracoke to Swan Quar ter, the county seat, can take 13 hours and $20 per round trip with scheduling. Residents must drive to Hatteras Is land and catch another ferry if they miss the ferry between Ocracoke and Swan Quarter. Islanders say they have more in com mon with Dare County than with Hyde. Ocracoke is connected to Dare by a 40 minute ferry ride to Hatteras Island. ' Most Ocracoke residents make a liv ing from a tourism industry that at tracted nearly 1 million visitors last year. Dare County also has a sizable tourism industry. On the Hyde County mainland, for estry and vegetable fanning are the main sources of income. Residents there are among the state's poorest. One county official said Ocracoke residents were to blame for their situa tion because they want to live in a secluded spot yet have conveniences. "We didn't tell them to go over there and live," said Emily Thomas, Hyde County's finance director. Campus Calendar Pratt from page 1 HS from page 1 .punishment because we only have one .more meeting to this year's congress," he added. "He gets to keep his seat for jiext year's congress and start with a plean slate." Pratt said he could not comment re garding this incident because of the pending charges. But he said the inci dent had affected him. "I have been harassed before the hearings and after jhe hearings." Speaker Tim Moore said he did not jhink Pratt should be removed from congress for his actions. "I totally don't think even if he is found .guUty .of (hose charges that he should be kicked out of congress," he said. "There have been a lot of people on congress who have been unfriendly to people on congress who have not been kicked out of congress." Shelburne said that although he dis approved of Pratt's behavior, it was ultimately up to the ethics committee to decide if Pratt should be reprimanded. He also said members of congress should not be held accountable for the actions of other members. Rep. Ron Swift, Dist. 7, said he was not surprised by Eric's comments given his track record in congress this year. In addition, he said Pratt' s comments prob- ably could be attributed to the frustra tion he felt when his efforts to defund the CGLA's budget were thwarted. "Eric's behavior is a good example of poor sportsmanship. He was angry because his coalition had fallen. "Eric Pratt, along with a team of others, worked effortlessly during the year with the sole intention of def unding CGLA's budget. There was a lot of political arm-twisting, promises and threats made to achieve this agenda." CGLA member John Johnson said the ethics committee should reprimand Pratt as an example to others who dis criminate against an indiv idual' s choice of sexual orientation. "Personally, I would like to see Eric Pratt kicked off congress in order to show that such actions should not be tolerated." Both Garrison and Johnson agreed that if congress failed to take action against Pratt, the CGLA could possibly seek some form of reprimand against the congressman, either in Honor Court or by other administrative means. "By not reprimanding Pratt, it ap pears that congress is condoning his behavior even if they are not at least that is how it will be perceived by the people." extra. Students will also be charged stan dard hospital rates for any surgery of services performed at the UNC medical centers. Boulton said that although about two thirds of the sports-medicine services were funded by the athletic department, only about a third of the students using the service are athletes. "Because we have that sports-medicine department, we all benefit," he said. "If James Worthy breaks a leg, you need good people. That's the same care the other students get." MONDAY 3 p.m. JOB HUNT 101: Orientation. Basic infor mation on how to use the UCPPS office for seniors and graduate students in 306 Hanes. 3:30 p.m. Christian Legal Society. Federalist Society, and John T. Olin Foundation present: The Impact of Lee v. Weisman on Church-State Rela tions" in Classroom 3 of the Law School. 3:45 p.m. UCPPS will sponsor a resume-writing workshop for seniors and graduate students in 306 Hanes. 4:30 p.m. UCPPS will provide preparation for the Education Job Fair Panel in 010 Peabody. 6 p.m. BISA will have a Bible Study in Upendo Lounge. 7 p.m. Writing Center sponsors a beginners' workshop to acquaint the user with MicroSoft Word on IBMs and MACs in the Greenlaw PC labs. Bring two 3.3-inch diskettes. RAP will meet in 208 Union foratraining session. 7:30 p.m. ILAS and Interfaith Task Force on Central America welcome Michael Conroy. profes sor of Economics at UT-Austin, to speak on "El Salvador Reflections on the Negotiations, the Pros pect for Peace" in 569 Hamilton. Carolina Critic meets in Suite C of the Union. The Critic is actively recruiting for an advertising man ager, a developmentdircctor and additional writers. 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