The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, November 11, 19923
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Campus and City Reports
Campus
Monday, Nov. 9
A student was struck by BBs shot
from a passing vehicle, police reports
stated.
The victim was walking on the cross
walk of Cameron Avenue and Bynum
Hall, according to police reports.
The victim observed a blue sedan
with four or five passengers driving by
her and was hit from behind by a BB
pellet fired from the car, according to
police reports.
University Police are investigating
the incident, police reports stated.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Two vehicles were damaged while
parked in the Craige Parking Deck on
South Campus, according to police re
ports. One victim secured his vehicle Fri
day, but when he returned Sunday, the
vehicle's front windshield had been
shattered, according to police reports.
No weapon was found in the area, but
police said a similar event had occurred
several days earlier.
The damage to the first car was esti
mated at $382, according to University
police reports.
Saturday, Nov. 7
David Lee Loman of Durham was
arrested and charged with stealing about
$800 worth of audio cassettes from a
Morrison Residence Hall room, accord
ing to police reports.
The roommate of the victim discov
ered the cassettes missing, according to
police reports.
Another floor mate said he saw the
suspect with the cassettes in his hands,
walking outside Morrison, reports
stated.
Loman was arrested and charged with
attempted larceny under $2,000, ac
cording to police reports.
Loman was taken before a magis
trate and released under $300 secured
bond, police reports stated.
City
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Six Chapel Hill officers responded
at 2:16 a.m. to a report that someone
was damaging property with a hammer
at 605-B Craig St., Chapel Hill police
reports stated.
Sherman Tate, 31, of 104 Apple St.,
Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged
at 2:25 a.m. with assault on a female,
injury to personal property and real
property iii connection with the inci
dent, according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
Real property damage includes dam
age to floors, walls, cabinets, ceilings,
bathroom fixtures, light fixtures, appli
ances and furniture, Chapel Hill police
Chief Ralph Pendergraph said Tues
day. Tate was released under $1,000 se
cured bond, according to Chapel Hill
police reports.
Tate is scheduled to appear in Chapel
Hill District Court Dec. 3 for the prop
erty damage charge, according to police
reports.
He also is scheduled to appear Dec.
10 for the assault on a female charge,
police reports stated.
"(Tate) was very uncooperative (at
the time of arrest)," Pendergraph said
Tuesday.
Damage was estimated at $7,000,
according to police reports.
Monday, Nov. 9
Two houses were shot at with BB
guns within half an hour of each other,
according to Chapel Hill police reports.
A Chapel Hill resident on Hillview
Street reported at 8:20 p.m. that she
heard a shot at her window, police re
ports stated.
The resident looked outside but could
not see anyone, according to Chapel
Hill police reports.
Another Chapel Hill resident on
Walnut Street also reported she heard a
shot at her window at 8:46 p.m., reports
stated.
The resident also could not find any
one around her residence, police reports
stated.
Damage to the windows was esti
mated at $50 each, according to police
reports.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Chapel Hill police approached a
leaf blower operator at the Wilco gas
station on Airport Road at 8:20 a.m.
after receiving complaints that the
blower was too loud, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
The blower was checked and it had
the proper muffling system, reports
stated.
The operator also was working after
8 a.m., which is legal under the town's
noise ordinance, according to police
reports.
The First Citizens Bank automatic
teller at 1 13 East Franklin St. was dis
covered damaged at noon, Chapel Hill
police reports stated.
The currency door was rewired and
damage was estimated at $50, accord
ing to police reports.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Two cars were hit with bottles at
6:45 p.m. on the 100 block of Franklin
Street, according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
No suspects have been located, re
ports stated.
Lack off toilets leaves
seine womee waiting
By Thanassis Cambanis
Staff Writer
Women's fight for equal rights has
gone to the toilet. Literally.
Some women on the UNC campus
say they find the University's bath
room facilities less than adequate for
their needs.
Although no UNC department had
an exact log of the number of men's
and women's bathrooms on campus,
the number of facilities on campus
does not reflect the gender breakdown
of the student population, which is
about 60-percent female.
Kierstin Corbett, a nursing student
from Denver, said she thought women
on campus did not have a fair share of
bathrooms.
"I don't think we have as fair or as
equal facilities," she said. "I think any
female is more likely to be late for class
than a man because of going to the
bathroom."
The fact that women take longer to
go to the bathroom, compounded with
a proportional shortage of women's
toilet facilities, creates a problem for
women on campus.
Heather Deal , a senior from Hickory,
said some buildings posed specific
problems. "In Gardner Hall, I've had
to wait in line to pee between classes,"
Deal said.
Gordon Rutherford, director for fa
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Police to investigate cause
of car explosion in Carrboro
By Dale Castle
Staff Writer
Officials at the Orange County
Sheriffs Department and the Carrboro
Fire Department still are investigating a
car fire that occurred Monday night at a
residence on Hatch Road.
Orange County Fire Marshal Mike
Tapp said the investigation would take
several days and would not say if there
Three groups responsible for racial
crimes call North Carolina home
Human Rights Week speaker says state ranks eighth
By Michael Workman
AiKtstaat University Editor
The Confederate Knights of
America. The Invisible Empire
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The
Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
What do these groups have in com
mon? All three still are active in perpe
trating hate crimes, and each group's
leader lives in North Carolina, accord
ing to Linda Shealey Williams, com
munity educator and field coordinator
for North Carolinians Against Racist
and Religious Violence.
Williams, a 1988 UNC graduate,
talked about the NCARRV and racist
violence in North Carolina during a
Human Rights Week presentation
Tuesday in the Student Union.
North Carolina has an extensive
history of harboring white-supremacist
groups, Williams said. The state
ranked first in the nation in white
supremacist groups in 1983, 1985,
1 986 and 1987, and it currently ranks
eighth, she said. "Since I got this job
(three years ago), I've learned about a
lot of ugly things in North Carolina,"
she said.
Williams began her presentation
with three examples of groups she said
were responsible for some of those
"ugly things."
cilities planning and design, said his
department did not see a problem with
the bathroom situation on campus.
"We have had complaints in some
specific buildings, and we have solved
them," Rutherford said.
He said all University buildings com
ply with the state building code, which
has changed overtime. "Of course you
have problems with old buildings which
were built under the old code," he said.
The facilities department responds
individually to any specific complaint,
Rutherford said.
"If there is a complaint someplace,
we'll go look at the problem and see if
it can be fixed," he said. "It may be as
simple as changing the sign on the door
from 'Men', to 'Women,' which has
been done very often in the past."
Thomas Shumate, an architect with
the facilities planning and design de
partment, said the state building code
included very elaborate regulations to
determine the number of bathrooms in
every kind of building.
"The size of a building, along with its
function, determine its total capacity,
then the total capacity is divided up
between the male and female propor
tional share," Shumate said.
Shumate cited the law school as one
successful response to the problem of
potty parity.
"The law school was built at a time
when the male law school population
Firefighters extinguish flames on a Chevrolet Vega that caught
were any suspects or witnesses.
"It's still too preliminary to say any
thing right now," Tapp said.
But Tapp added that arson was sus
pected. No one was in the car that exploded
into flames at 11:16 p.m. at 619 Hatch
Road, just outside Carrboro, Tapp said.
Carrboro Fire Chief Robert Swiger
said it took seven firefighters five min
utes to extinguish the fire.
Terry Boyce's Confederate Knights
: recruit high school students for Knighi
sponsored skinhead groups, playing on
fearsof interracial dating, Williams said.
"They have the potentiality of being
one of the worst KKK groups in the
country because they recruit in high
schools," she said,
James Ferrins' Invisible Empire
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based in
Sanford, isone of themoat violent white
supremacist groups in the nation, she
said,
Virgil Griffin's Christian Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan use their contacts in
South Carolina and Virginia to orga
nize marches throughout North C aro
lina, Williams said. "They are known as
the marchingest group in the suite," she
said.
These groups should not be viewed
simply as innocuous fringe groups, she
said. "The potential for danger is great,"
she said. They have lots of money, and
they have powerful people who support
them. We should really start to take
these individuals very seriously."
An example of that potential vio
lence is the "Holy Race War," which
was scheduled to begin in 1992 but had
to be postponed until 1995, Williams
said. The Church of the Creator, which
was based in North Carolina until re
cently, is one of the advocates of the
war, she said.
was 80 to 90 percent," he said. "Now
the female population there is 60 per
cent." Shumate said new women's bath
rooms were built, and men's rooms
were re-designated in an effort to keep
the building proportionally correct.
Another University architect, Edward
Hoskins, said the state building code
was becoming more sensitive to the
needs of women.
"The building code council is in the
process of re-examining their require
ments and becoming aware of the dra
matic shortage of fixtures in female
restrooms," Hoskins said.
In supplying shelter to campus resi
dents, the Department of University
Housing has had to work with buildings
originally designed for an all-male stu
dent population.
Most dorms divided in a suite system
have one toilet and one urinal in each
bathroomSince any suite can be male
one year and female the next, the ar
rangement can prove inconvenient for
females living in such dorms.
Wayne Kuncl, University housing
director, said newer housing facilities
were designed to accommodate both
sexes, meaning that suite bathrooms
would have two toilets rather than a
toilet and a urinal.
Bathrooms in dorms like Teague do
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fire Monday night
The 1973 Chevrolet Vega, valued at
$2,000, was a total loss, Swiger said.
The Rev. E.T. Malone, a neighbor
who lives a block away from the fire
scene, said he heard a sound similar to
an exploding transformer.
"We were watching the news on TV,
and we heard a loud boom," Malone
said. "Ten minutes later, we looked out
the back door and saw flames about 10
feet high."
in violent race crimes
North Carolinians Against Racist
and Religious Violence wants to enlist
the support of law-enforcement per
sonnel m preventing race-based vio
lence and threats, especially since po
lice officers and district attorneys of
ten have been insensitive to such vio-
lence, Williams said.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court
decision that declared cross burning a
protected form of free speech did not
consider the intimidaUon associated
with the activity, Williams said.
"Swastikas painted on your door
is that free speech 7' she said. "Those
symbols have a history of being used
to intimidate people."
Mike Tadmaa, a visitor from Great
Britain who attended the discussion,
said he was not surprised by the level
of hate crime activity in North Caro
lina. "Black people have clearly been
here as long as whites have, so this
kind of race war thing is not a surpris
ing tactic," he said,
Williams said that the NCARRV
might not be able to eliminate the
white-supremacist groups but that it is
n sing several tactics to reduce the num
ber of hate crimes. Those tactics in
clude infiltrating white-supremacist
groups and collecting information
about rallies and marches, she said.
College students are particularly help
ful as infiltrators, she said.
Rum survivors
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ByKlmMkks
Staff Writff
Dr. Hugh Peterson made his rounds
Saturday afternoon.
But instead of walking from bedrid
den patient to patient, he waded through
a crowd of roughly 300, from hand
shake to handshake, smile to smile and
hug to hug.
It was the first reunion of adult burn
survivors at the N.C. Jaycce B urn Cen
ter of UNC Hospitals.
Patients from the past 11 years re
turned to Chapel Hill with their fami
lies not only to see Peterson, director
and head surgeon of the burn center,
but also to see the team of nurses,
therapists and staff who cared for them.
Elbridge Combs of Trenton came to
the reunion with his wife, daughter
and grandchildren, Adam Riggs, 9,
and Jennifer Lindsey, 5, also of Tren
ton. "I just felt like it was my duty to
show appreciation," he said.
Combs was welding a fuel tank in
Fermiary 1985 when the tankexploded,
burning his face and hands. He was at
the center for three months, the first
Seven weeks of which he was in a
coma.
Combs lost his nose in the blaze. He
said his grandson Adam, 3 12 years
old at the time, convinced him to have
it reconstructed, "He asked me,
'Granddaddy, are you going to have
your nose fixed?' 'No,' I Said, and he
told me, 'Yes you are."'
Doctors created a new nose for
Combs from tissue in his left arm, a
procedure that left his arm strapped to
his face while the tissue grafted,
Peterson, who spent 2 1 years in the
U.S. Army as a plastic surgeon, came
to the bum center in 1983 with adesire
to do more than heal the wounds of
burn patients. "I got a chance to return
young people to life," he said. "(But)
there' s no point in getting (victims of)
larger bums to live if you can't return
thetn to society."
Since its opening in 1981, the 21
bed bum center has treated approxi
mately 1,700 adults and 700 children,
close to 88 percent of whom have
survived. Peterson said.
Wes dooge of Whlston-Salem is
Carey calls
By Leah A. Campbell
Staff Writer
Moses Carey, a Democratic incum
bent who was re-elected to the Orange
County Board of Commissioners in the
recent election, says he has a plan of
progress for the county.
Carey, who has served as a commis
sioner since 1984, said he would begin
to address the main issues facing Or
ange County right away.
"I think we really need to look at the
problems of solid-waste management,
the landfill dilemma, developing new
economic opportunities, diversifying the
tax base and building new school facili
ties," he said. "I also think that we need
to stimulate some kind of discussion on
the way in which the district elections
are held."
Carey attributed his re-election to the
fact that his supporters came from a
varied group with common interests.
"I've enjoyed the luxury and the for
tunate support of many people who
believe in me regardless of where they
live, their race or their party affiliation,"
he said.
Carey said he decided to become
involved in local politics because of his
interest in serving the community.
"I was volunteering a lot because I
cared about the community and what
goes in it, and suddenly I found myself
becoming more involved with various
boards in the county," he said.
"I just thought I could make more of
a difference if I ran for office," he added.
Willhoit surprised at win
By Nathan Bishop
StaffWtiter
Democrat Don Willhoit, a UNC en
vironmental sciences professor, said
Tuesday he was surprised to be re
elected to a sixth term on the Orange
County Board of Commissioners.
"I considered this year's election to
be a significant challenge, and I was not
real confident that I would win," he
said. "I think my main supporters were
those voters who are progressive in
terms of education, human services and
land use."
Moses Carey, Willhoit's fellow
Democratic incumbent, also won in the
commissioners race.
Willhoit said his first priority would
be to work on enacting the school bond
referendum.
"First and foremost, I want to work to
put the facilities in place under the re
cently passed school bond referendum,"
he said.
Another one of Willhoit's priorities
will be to complete a solid-waste man
agement plan to reduce the amount of
waste produced in Orange County.
president of the N.C. Jaycees, an or
ganization whose annual contributions
compose 60 percent to 70 percent of
the center's operating budget.
"It is the premier burn center in the
entire country because of its advances
in bum treatment, burn research, train
ing and educating burn doctors and
outreach programs like the 'Celebra
tion of Life' (reunion)," Googe said.
Ann Bonham, a nursing education
i clinician, attributes the high standard :
of care at the center to the close-knit
multidisciplinary team that runs it.
"We are kind of like a family in here,"
she said. "We work closely togedier,
all with one goal, and that is the pa
tients' well-being."
Alongside the physicians, more
than 60 nurses provide a basic frame
of care, she said, "An occupational
therapist ... works with die patients
on feeding themselves again, button
ing their clothes ... what we call ac
tivities of daily living." she said.
Recreational therapists help pa
tients plan what to do with their lei
; : sure time both in the hospital and once
they leave. The vocational rehabilita
tion counselors help patients ferret
through workmen's compensation,
insurance, and new job training
long-term financial management.
A social worker helps patients with
out insurance obtain Medicare or
Medicaid, helps find transportation
and housing for family members and
negotiates with the Department of
Social Services in the frequent num
ber of abuse case.
A dietitian teaches patients what
should eat. Bonham said. "A very
large burn may need 6,000 to 7,000
calories a day and a whole lot of
protein," she eaid. "It is probably more
food than you or! could eat."
Psychiatristsandpsyi.hoIngi.sts alio
are available upon request from pa
tients or doctors.
Chaplain Shirley Masscy, who
came to the hospital in 1987, provides
emotional and spiritual support not
only for the patients and their fami
lies, but also for the staff "1 call
Shirley 'the only safe person in our
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for progress
Carey said he f- ...,"..,
was not surprised I
that he and fellow
Democratic in
cumbent Don
Willhoit were re
elected. "I was really not
surprised because
Iknow we've been
doing a good job
forthecounty.and Moses Carey
this is just a reaf
firmation of that fact," he said.
Carey, who has served as the board's
chairman for the past three years, said
he was interested in serving as chair
man again this year.
"I would like to pursue the opportu
nity to be the chairman again this year,"
he said. "I am very interested in that
position."
Carey said he was relieved that the
election finally had occurred.
"I'm very glad this is over mostly
because it is so time-consuming," he
said.
"I'm thankful that election time only
comes around every four years," Carey
added.
Carey works as the executive direc
tor for Orange-Chatham Comprehen
sive Health Service Inc.
Carey received his undergraduate
degree from Fort Valley State College
in Georgiaand his master's degree from
the UNC School of Public Health.
Carey also received a law degree
from N.C. Central University.
Willhoit said he
was waiting for the
special commit
tee's recommen
dation before ad
dressing the issue
of the site for the
new landfill.
"This is an is
sue that I have
been very in
volved in the past
and will continue
Don Willhoit
to be in the future," he said.
Willhoit denied the claim by inde
pendent candidate Mark Marcoplos that
Willhoit and Carey were re-elected be
cause they were Democrats in a Demo
cratic year.
"That's nonsense," Willhoit said.
"Marcoplos had a very narrow focus in
his campaign. His only issues were to
stop the production of solid waste in
order to eliminate the need for landfills
and to alter district representation.
"I've had a long-standing commit
ment to the schools and human ser-
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