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USILA lacrosse Poll
1. Loyola, Md. 6-0
2. Syracuse 4-1
3. Johns Hopkins 3-1
4. North Carolina 4-2
5. Princeton 4-2
6. Towson State 4-0
7. Virginia 4-2
8. (tie) Maryland 4-2
Brown 3-1
10. Navy 5-2
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Southern Culture 7 p.m. in the
Carmichael 5th-floor lounge.
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Matchmaker
Sophomore Scotti Thomas whacks the ball back to her University of Miami opponent
during a match Sunday at the UNC Tennis Center. Thomas beat Bettina Sonneveld 6-
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4, 1 -6, 6-4, but the No. 25 Heels lost the event to the 1 8th-ranked Hurricanes. Carol ina
fell to 10-6 overall, 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
UNC police
chief
searclli
cut to five
By Michael Workman
Staff Writer
The University is one step closer to
picking a new police chief, interim po
lice chief Carolyn Elfland said Mon
day. A committee of University police
employees has narrowed the field of
applicants to five candidates, she said.
Elfland said she hoped to choose a win
ner by the end of next week.
Three of the candidates are from the
Triangle area, another is from a differ
ent part of North Carolina, and the fifth
is from another state, Elfland said. One
of the candidates is a woman, she said.
Elfland, who is associate vice chan
cellor for business, took over as police
chief after former chief Arnold Trujillo
resigned Feb. 18 under mysterious cir
cumstances. Trujillo and Elfland have refused to
say why he resigned after less than a
year on the job, but published reports
have linked the resignation to a com
plaint filed by a co-worker.
The semifinalists from the Trujillo
search were urged to re-apply, Elfland
said.
Two of the semifinalists now are
holdovers from the Trujillo search, she
said.
Detailed background research will
be necessary for the other three candi
dates, she said.
"Before you can make a decision for
a police chief, you need to do back
ground checks," she said.
Elfland said she hoped the new chief
could take over by commencement, but
factors such as the new chief's former
job situation and geographical location
could keep him or her from joining the
force at that time.
"If I had all my wishes come true, I
wish (the new chief) could work by
commencement," she said. "I'm not
sure that will happen."
A panel consisting of UNC police
employees and a student interviewed
candidates and helped to narrow the
field to five, Elfland said.
Panel members represented all fac
ets of the department, she said.
'There are long-time-career-type
people, and there are rookies (on the
panel)."
University police Capt.Ollie Bowler,
a member of the panel, said the inter
viewers used several criteria in evaluat
ing applicants.
"We were looking for someone that
would fit in with the University and
someone that would stand behind the
officers," he said. "(We wanted) some
one with campus law enforcement ex
perience. "Each one was a great candidate for
the job."
Elfland said the candidates also were
interviewed by the athletic department
and the division of student affairs, since
those two groups work closely with the
UNC Police.
Elfland will make the final decision
after consulting officials from the ath
letic department, the division of student
affairs and the panel of interviewers,
she said.
Flier sparks action from CGLA, housing department
ByMarcyJ.Walsh
Staff Writer
Housing department officials and
Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association
members hope their response to a de
faced flier in Cobb Residence Hall will
make students aware of the impact of
homophobic statements.
Alicia Groeger, a Cobb resident and
CGLA member, said she posted the
flier on her door to publicize the events
of the LesbianGay Awareness Week.
Someone tore the flier down Thursday,
wrote "Anti-Gay and Lesbos of Cobb"
on it and placed it under her door, she
said.
Catherine Maday, Cobb assistant area
director, said she decided to write a
letter to the second-floor East residents
after speaking with Groeger and the
resident assistant staff.
Maday said a resident of the second
floor probably defaced the flier, although
she does not know for sure. Even so, the
actions of the person or persons do not
represent the views of the majority of
the floor, she said.
The letter, delivered to the residents
Friday, explained what happened with
the flier and focused on the importance
of tolerating and respecting differences,
she said.
"Basically, it said they should handle
differences in a respectful way," Maday
said. "It said they should question dif
ferences and talk about differences, not
handle them by anonymously defacing
property."
It is too soon to know how effective
the letter will be, Maday said.
"It's hard to tell how they'll respond
because the letter was just sent out Fri
day," she said. "No one has contacted
me with any concerns or questions."
Maday said she, Groeger and the
Cobb RAs also would respond by post
ing literature and sponsoring programs
on the hall designed to increase aware
ness of lesbian and gay issues.
Groeger said she was pleased with
the way Maday and the RA staff handled
the situation.
"They have been so incredibly help
ful," she said. "They have really sup
ported the more important idea that you
don't push your opinions on people."
The CGLA is planning to rally in the
Pit as soon as the space is available in
response to the defaced flier and other
homophobic actions on campus, said
CGLA co-chairwoman Svati Shah.
Union representatives said the next time
slot available in the Pit would not be
until next week.
"I think it's important for us to make
a statement against homophobia on this
campus," Shah said.
Groeger said, "Obviously the sched
uled LesbianGay Awareness Week
See CGLA, page 2
Carrboro police want Callahan to take over permanently
By Chris Goodson
Staff Writer
The search for a permanent Carrboro
Police Department chief will continue
for another five to six months, but the
majority of the town's police officers
think the choice is obvious.
Carrboro Police Capt. Ben Callahan
will take over Wednesday as interim
police chief, replacing retiring police
chief Sid Herje. But some Carrboro
officers have indicated to town officials
that Callahan is their choice for perma
nent chief.
A March 16 letter from Carrboro
police officers to Carrboro Town Man
ager Robert Morgan stated that Callahan
should get the position permanently,
adding that Callahan would be the best
choice for the job.
The letter, signed by a majority of
Carrboro's police officers, stated that
Morgan should not bother with the time
consuming search.
"Quite frankly, we do not understand
why Mr. Morgan would appoint Capt.
Callahan as the interim police chief
when we consider him permanent po
lice chief material," the letter stated.
But Morgan said the selection pro
cess should be carried through to ensure
that the best possible candidate was
selected.
Officers feel they will be in limbo
without a permanent leader during the
months it will take topickachief through
the selection process, the letter stated.
"Mr. Morgan's decision to appoint
Capt. Callahan as the interim police
chief has negatively impacted our indi
vidual and collective morale," the letter
stated. "We do not feel supported, un
derstood, or respected by town admin
istration." Morgan said that Callahan would be
considered for the job, but added that he
would have to apply first.
Callahan, a patrol commander, said
he looked forward to acting as interim
chief, but was unsure if he would apply
for the permanent position.
Morgan said a favorable candidate
for chief had been selected from many
applicants, but negotiations between the
town and the candidate failed.
"We were unable to reach an agree
ment with the candidate," he said.
Instead of considering one of three
other finalist candidates, Morgan said
he planned to reopen the application
process and consider new applicants.
"I just decided I wanted to take my
time and look at what is available on the
market," he said. "I was perhaps look
ing for a different set of strengths."
The most difficult aspect of picking a
new chief is finding candidates who
have not only the necessary technical
skills and leadership qualities, but also
qualities that will make them right for
Carrboro, Morgan said.
Because a chief is right for another
community does not mean that he or she
will be right for Carrboro, Morgan said.
All the candidates must have earned
a college degree and served at least 10
years on a police force, Morgan said,
adding that other criteria also would be
used to choose the new chief.
"The areas that will be judged are
leadershipabilitiesandcommunications
skills," he said.
Retiring head of police says next
chief should value officer support
By Carol Davis
i Staff Writer
I Carrboro's retiring police chief said
; Monday that he did not know who
would succeed him, but the 40-year
I law enforcement veteran had a few
: words of advice for the new police
chief.
I "Try hard to gain the confidence
and support of the police officers,"
outgoing Chief Sid Herje said. "The
bottom line is they are the visible ef-
: feet of how the police department is
managed."
Herje said he did not plan to work
with the police department in any ca
pacity after his retirement because he
did not want to influence the new
police chief.
"The role of a police chief is to be
free of any influence, especially from
the former police chief," he said. "He
needs to be able to carry out his own
philosophy rather than my philoso
phy." Carrboropolice officers have urged
Town Manager Robert Morgan to hire
See HERJE, page 2
Accident victim copes
with life day by day
By John Broadfoot
Staff Writer
In the springtime, most college stu
dents turn their attention toward Final
Four action, midterms and summer ;
jobs.
But during the springtime of 1992,
Clark Fargis concentrates on dressing
himself, walking to the bathroom with
out assistance and his daily sessions
of physical therapy.
Fargis, a sophomore from
Reidsville, was critically injured in a
car accident on March 6. He Was re
turning home from a high school bas
ketball game when his car hydroplaned
on the wet road and crashed into a tree.
: He suffered four cerebral brain hem
orrhages and temporarily lapsed into a
coma.
According to his mother, Maxine
Fargis, Clark's recovery has been noth
ing short of miraculous.
"He's doing amazingly well," she
said. "It's truly a miracle."
She said her son spends his days
working on physical, occupational and
speech therapy. Healso reads the news
paper, she said. Clark now hashisown
See STUDENT, page 7
Former women's soccer star takes helm of a men's team
By Jason Bates
Staff Writer
A former UNC women's soccer
player is Machin waves in the college
soccer world.
Amy Machin-Ward was a forward
midfielder at UNC from 1 98 1 -1 984 and
athree-time All-America selection. She
also was a member of the U.S. Women's
National Team from 1983-85.
Now she has a chance to change the
world of college soccer more than any
female player before her as a coach.
In January, Machin-Ward was named
head coach of the Regis University
men's soccer team. She is believed to be
the only woman currently coaching a
men's soccer team at the collegiate level.
"(The hiring) is a wonderful example
certainly of what Amy has achieved.
TT- y-y TUESDAY
but also the level that the women's
game has ach ieved in the United States,"
said Anson Dorrance, her former head
coach at UNC. "It gives women and
women'ssocceracredibility. Let's face
it, I think the stereotype of the women 's
game in the past is that it is not at the
same level as the men's, and the people
that coach women's soccer coach
women's soccer because they can't
coach the men's game, and that women's
soccer is a second-class sport."
Regis Athletic Director Tom Dedin
was quick to point out that gender had
nothing to do with the selection of
Machin-Ward. It was her coaching
record.
"We were look
ing for someone
who had soccer
experience, some
one who had re
cruiting experi
ence and knowl
edge of NCAA
rules," Dedin said.
"We were looking
for someone who
was going to be
organized admin
istratively. We were looking for some
one who was going to be an excellent
coach. These were the things we re
searched on all of our candidates, and
she was the one who fit the bill best.
"Once we interviewed her, we knew
we had a real gem."
Machin-Ward played on four national
Amy Machin-Ward
championship teams at UNC under
Dorrance. Sodoesplayingfor Dorrance
make you want to coach? Does playing
for Dorrance insure that you will be a
good coach?
"Everybody asks me that question,
and I really don't know how to answer
it," Machin-Ward said. "I don't want to
not give credit where credit is due. But
I also know that coaching takes a lot
more than being able to play. (Coach
ing) is a profession, and it requires
growth and development over time. I
think my experience in Chapel Hill is a
good base, but I have a hard time saying
it was everything."
Machin-Ward said she saw an article
in Soccer America magazine where
Dorrance said that Machin ought to
See MACHIN, page 5
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