NMJMBIKMlJMijMNM TODAY: Mostly sunny; high near 80 AT."ITG F03 BALANCE Black Ink makes breakthroughs as biweekly ; newspaper implements hard-nose reporting LUCKY SEVEN DRAINED: Bill Plummer, who was fired Tuesday as manager of the Seattle Mariners. Plummer was hired Oct. 29, 1 991, but the Mariners finished 64-98 in 1 992, the 1 5th sub-.SOO finish in the team's 16 seasons. The Baseball Club of Seattle, a Japanese-backed ownership group that bought the Mariners July 1 , discharged Plummer and his six-man coaching staff with one season left on his two year, $250,000-a-season contract. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny; Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Atlanta Braves, forcing a seventh game in the battle for the NL pennant nigh 80-85 CAA's Chat With the Coach will feature head football coach Mack Brown at 1 1 :45 p.m. in the Pit. 0 100th Year o( Editorial Freedom Est. 1893 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 1992 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Volume 100, Issue 80 Wednesday, October 14, 1992 Chapel Kill, North Carolina NewtSporaArto Bumacm Advertising 962-0245 962-1161 'T -ST ,,. I .Ad ' y - I I ll Z1 45 -tf - 1 Over the Edgerton Clyde Edgerton, a humor writer from Chapel Hill, performs an excerpt from his book, "In Memory of Junior," at Hardback Cafe Tuesday afternoon. Congress to consider Lloyd impeachment By Michael Workman Staff Writer The impeachment proceedings against Student Congress Speaker Jen nifer Lloyd will continue tonight as congress members prepare to vote on whether Lloyd's case will go to trial. If congress votes to impeach Lloyd, she will go to trial next Wednesday. Five congress members introduced the bill of impeachment, which includes six charges of "misfeasance, malfea sance and nonfeasance," at the Sept. 30 congress meeting. The Rules and Judi ciary Committee voted at its meeting last Wednesday to recommend impeach ment on five of the six charges. Several congress members said they thought the bill would be passed, but they differed on the possibility of Lloyd's conviction. Lloyd said congress rules prevented her from defending herself at the Rules and Judiciary Committee meeting and tonight's congress meeting. If the case were to go to trial, she would be able to present her side of the case. "A lot of people will vote to take it to trial, ironically, to give me a chance to defend myself," Lloyd said. Lloyd said that while she wanted to be cleared of the charges as soon as possible, she wanted to go to trial be cause she wanted "to exonerate myself from these charges. I want the student body to understand the truth." Rep. Philip Charles-Pierre, Dist. 17, one of the bill' s sponsors, said he thought congress members would vote to send the case to trial. "If there isn't what I call selective hearing . . ., if people listen to plain facts I think it will go to trial," he said. Rep. Charlton Allen, Dist. 21, an BCC board ProTost's panel must join advisory board for talks, BCC advocates say ? . , vice chairwoman of the advisory board, development of a free-standing fac Staff Writer Representatives of the BCC Advi sory Board said Tuesday that Chan cellor Paul Hardin mast approve a free-standing BCC and also must rec ognize the advisory board before the two sides of the debate can work to gether. Even if Hardin approves the report of the BCC working group, which has asked him to pledge his support for a free-standing center, the panel still most agree to become part of the BCC Advisory Board, said Trisha Merchant, DTHkrin Randall other sponsor of the bill, said, "Just the fact that it passed the Rules and Judi ciary Committee indicates widespread support for the bill." But Lloyd said support for the bill did not translate into support for a convic tion. "I feel absolutely confident that the congress will vote against (convic tion)," she said. A two-thirds vote of the congress would be required to remove her from office, but "that's just not going to hap pen," Lloyd said. But Charles-Pierre said he thought it was quite possible that Lloyd would be impeached. "I think we can prove that each charge is impeachable as well as a reason to convict," he said. "I believe we have a very strong case." Allen said: "It's going to be an inter esting trial. A lot will depend on how the case is presented by both sides." The bill charges that Lloyd: Falsified a committee report which investigated mismanagement of con gressional funds. "Attempted to prevent the lawful enactment" of a bill to fund a speaker for the Campus Crusade for Christ. The Rules and Judiciary Committee voted against recommending Lloyd's im peachment on this charge. Failed to hold required meetings of the administrative committee of con gress. Failed to provide copies of the Student Code to Student Supreme Court Chief Justice Malcolm Turner. Signed requisition forms in viola tion of the Student Code. Used student government tele phone lines to make personal long-dis- See IMPEACH, page 2 demands cooperation "Hardin will have to acknowledge the BCC Advisory Board," she said, ruling out the possibility of the board joining the working group. "The work ing group will have to be absorbed into the advisory board." At its third meeting Monday, the working group unanimously adopted the report recommending the construc tion of a free-standing Sonja Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center and asked Hardin to endorse a new center. In the report, which was presented to the chancellor Tuesday, tie working group requests that Hardin "endorse the Who am I? Why am I VP debate takes sharo tome The Associated Press ATLANTA Dan Quayle and Al Gore collided in fierce, finger-pointing debate Tuesday night, the vice presi dent attacking Bill Clinton as a man who "has trouble telling the truth" and his rival branding the Republicans as "blinded to the suffering" inflicted by a sour economy. James Stockdale punctuated his outsider's status as Ross Perot's run ning mate with a sharp remark after one bickering Quayle-Gore exchange: "I think America is seeing why this nation is in gridlock." The political imperative was clear for each of the running mates: boost the fortunes of the man at the top of the ticket in a race that has exactly three weeks left and shows Clinton with a solid lead in the polls. The debat&touched on taxes, defense spending, abortion, education and Bill would alter but maintain riders By Gary Rosenzweig Staff Writer Student Congress members will con sider two opposing bills at tonight's meeting one calling for the removal of restrictive riders on the budgets of Bisexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians and Al lies for Diversity and Graduate Stu dents United and a newer bill that would maintain the riders with minor modifi cations. The most recent of the two bills, which will be considered by congTess during either tonight's meeting or the meeting two weeks from now, would leave B-GLAD and GSU as the only groups with political speech restriction riders on their budgets. The riders prohibit the use of student government funds in advocating, en dorsing or opposing legislation, gov ernmental actions, candidates for pub lic office or political action committees and subject the groups' publications to post-publication censorship by congTess Christmas The 'Blue Heaven' Christmas tree development of a free-standing facil ity," "agree to recommend that such a facility be named tn honor 01 Dr. Stone" and "approve recommenda tions for a timetable designed to bring the Center to prompt completion." Members of the advisory board and the coalition for a free-standing BCC have said they wouldparticipate in the talks after Hardin pledged his support for a free-standing BCC. The Black Awareness Council has given Hardin until Nov, 13 to pledge his support for a free-standing BCC See PANEL, page 2 X, ,, VA - . VV , F t ' " 5 -I ... j L i here? James Stockdale, H. Ross Perot's running mate school choice by turn, but the three men rarely strayed far from their prin cipal themes. Gore hailed Clinton and called for change and economic revival. Stockdale, earthy but some times faltering, stressed that it is Al Gore time for a Perot-style assault on the deficit. Quayle, assertive from the outset, highlighted the experience of President Bush and questioned Clinton's fitness for office. "The American people should de mand that their president tell the truth. Do you really believe Bill Clinton will tell the truth, and do you do you trust members. The restrictions were placed on the two groups' budgets last February after debate over whether B-GLAD, then known as the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association, had violated the Student Government Code by inviting a mem ber of a political action committee to speak on campus. The new bill, introduced by Rep. Kevin Hunter, Dist. 14, would leave in the restrictions but would add to the riders a clause that would allow these organizations to oppose or support Uni versity action. The bill also would strike one rider requiring the organizations to submit any publications they produce to Student Congress's Administrative Committee. Before the Hunter bill, Rep. Andrew Cohen, Dist. 6, introduced a bill that would completely remove the riders on the GSU and B-GLAD budgets. Although both bills have gone through the committee and are sched uled to be discussed during tonight's in October? and brochures for the product were removed from Union Station Tuesday Condo managers deny rape By Jackie Hershkowitz Assistant City Editor A spokeswoman for the realty com pany sued for negligence that allegedly led to a tenant's rape said Tuesday that the management bore "no responsibil ity whatsoever" for the assault. Chapel Hill Realty Inc., the company that manages the plaintiffs Sherwood Colony Condominium on East Franklin Street, could not have prevented the break-in and rape that occurred April 4, said the realty spokeswoman, who asked not to be named. After researching records, Chapel Hill Realty found no evidence of re quests to repair broken locks, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Bill Clinton to be your president?" Quayle said in his summation. Bush and Quayle were like "deercaughtinthe headlights" when the recession struck, Gore charged "Blinded to the suffering and pain Hi"' ' Dan Quayle of bankruptcies and people who are unemployed." He pledged that he and Clinton "stand for change." Quayle retorted that Clinton and Gore would "make matters much, much worse. He will raise your taxes; he will increase spending; he will make gov ernment bigger. Jobs will be lost." Quayle attacked the Democratic standard-bearer vigorously and persistently. congress meeting, Hunter said there may not be enough time to consider the bills until the next congress meeting. Hunter said his proposed restriction was a clarification of the Student Gov ernment Code, which prohibits groups receiving student fees from supporting candidates for political office or en dorsing political parties. He added that his bill was intended to give student organizations specific guidelines to fol low because the code was too vague. Hunter also said Student Body Presi dent John Moody would be more likely to sign his bill than Cohen's version. Finance Committee Chairman Chris Tuck, Dist. 20, said he supported Hunter's bill. Tuck said he believed that the Stu dent Government Code eventually would have to be changed to place the same restrictions on all organizations receiving funding. "I do think that po litical statements should not be funded by student fees," he said. Cohen said Hunter's bill still dis Union officials say W DTHEnn Randall company. But the plaintiff, in a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court last week, claimed that requests to fix a broken deadbolt lock were repeatedly ignored. The lawsuit alleged that by failing to install proper locks, the management and owners of the Sherwood Colony Condominium on East Franklin Street were responsible for the break-in and rape. The intruder was able to enter the woman's condominium through her front door, the lawsuit states. "We have no doubt that the victim has suffered greatly," the press release states. "However, the culprit is the rap ist, not Chapel Hill Realty Inc. He accused Gore several times of "pull-, ing another Clinton," which he quickly defined as saying one thing in one place -and another thing someplace else. Sev eral times he said, "Bill Clinton has trouble telling the truth," referring to the Vietnam draft controversy and policy . positions on school choice and the North American Free Trade Agreement. At one point. Gore responded with a rigorous litany of Bush flip-flops, start ing with "Read my lips, no new taxes." . The heated debate sparked occasional applause from an audience made up of partisans of the three men and a few . hisses, as well. The hisses prompted moderator Hal Bruno of ABC News to say, "There's no call for that ... so knock that off." A panel of five debate coaches rated the session for The Associated Press See DEBATE, page 5 criminated against the groups. But he added that he was glad to see a consen sus forming to remove the part of the riders that required the groups to submit publications to committee. The fact that Hunter proposed his bill is a sign that Hunter thinks support for Cohen's bill is too strong, Cohen said. "My bill is the only one that does the job," said Cohen. Kathy Staley, B-GLAD co-chairwoman, said the riders took away the group's First Amendment rights. She added that the Student Government Code only restricted the group from endorsing a political party or a candi date, while the riders prohibited them from speaking out on anything politi cal. Staley said she had no problem with B-GLAD remaining non-partisan, since the group's members belonged to a va riety of political parties. But the group should have the right to speak about See RIDERS, page 4 By Ivan Arlington Staff Writer With December still two months away, Christmas has already come and gone for Union Station customers after holiday entrepreneurship collided with University policy. Table Top Trees of Chapel Hill, a specialty tree seller, placed a sample "Blue Heaven" li ve Christmas tree along with product brochures in the Union Station dining lounge, a violation of the UNC facilities use policy. School policy prohibits employees and non-affiliated individuals and groups from "canvassing, selling, of fering for sale, soliciting or promoting the sale of any goods or services on University premises," to ensure that UNC fulfills its academic mission, said Pat Crawford, associate University counsel. "The policy tries to strike a balance between academic and commercial in terests," she said. Lucy Grist, the owner of Table Top Trees, said she didn't mean to violate University policy but just wanted stu dents to see her product. "Some people paint windows at Christmas forexposure; that'smy angle, to get the exposure," she said. "It's a beautiful tree." But Crawford said any advertising was strictly against school rules. "The University would be captive audience. See TREES, page 2 responsibility "We share (the victim's) frustration that the person responsible for the crime See LAWSUIT, page 2 DTH needs you The Daily Tar Heel once again is seeking students to join its staff. 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