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Faculty OK Trimming Fat From UNC Calendar

By Michael McKnight | Mar. 27, 2001

UNC-system students might soon have 10 more days of vacation if the UNC Faculty Council has its way.The council approved Friday afternoon a resolution asking the Faculty Assembly, which is composed of faculty representatives from all 16 system schools, to recommend a return to a previous system policy mandating 140-day academic years. System students now must attend classes for at least 150 days each year.Faculty Council Chairwoman Sue Estroff said the change would allow faculty and students to have more time for educational summer activities such as research projects and internships.

GAP Display `Sprawling,' `Vulgar' Exhibit Which Has No Place on Campus

By Staff Editor | Mar. 27, 2001

TO THE EDITOR:I am writing to protest the so-called "Genocide Awareness Project" that was set up in the quad by an outside group not affiliated with UNC. In case anyone missed it, it was a sprawling, vulgar, bloody display composed of huge pictures of holocaust victims, lynching victims and other atrocities coupled with questionable pictures of what they assert are aborted fetuses.I won't mince words: vehement pro-lifers are a hate group, and they are known for terrorist activities.

Armed Bondsmen at School Raise Safety Questions

By Matt Viser | Mar. 27, 2001

In the wake of recent violence in schools, many have been wondering what makes students bring weapons to schools.But last Thursday, in Orange County, there was a case of not students bringing weapons to school, but several adults.Armed bail bondsmen entered Efland-Cheeks Elementary School property, located at 4401 Fuller Road in Efland, on Thursday morning while fifth-graders were outside during recess. Two bondsmen, Gerald Haskins, 47, and Derrick Hester, 46, both from Durham, each were charged with felony possession of a weapon on school property.

Baseball Swept by 'Noles

By Staff Editor | Mar. 26, 2001

Florida State completed a three game sweep of North Carolina on Sunday, coming from behind to beat the Tar Heels 8-7 in Tallahassee, Fla.Down 5-3 in the sixth, No. 15 FSU (23-6, 8-1 in the ACC) scored four unearned runs in the inning to take a 7-5 lead.After UNC (16-11, 0-6) tied the game in the seventh on a balk and a sacrifice fly, the 'Noles put the winning run on the board in the bottom half. A Jeff Probst single scored Karl Jernigan with the winning run.

UNC Ranks 14th in Peace Corps Involvement

By Ann Hau | Mar. 26, 2001

The University's commitment to teaching, research and public service has spread overseas through active involvement with the Peace Corps. Forty-eight UNC alumni are currently part of the 7,300-member Peace Corps volunteer force, placing UNC 14th on the annual list of colleges and universities with the largest number of school alumni serving the organization.The increasing numbers of college graduates volunteering through the Peace Corps reflects the organization's hope to boost the number of volunteers by 25 percent by this year, which marks the Peace Corps' 40th anniversary.

Residents Air Concerns About Local Spending

By Coke Whitworth | Mar. 26, 2001

A Saturday meeting meant to discuss the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's recent request for $70 million to combat school overcrowding instead became a time for residents to question the way local officials spend public funds.Fifteen members of the advocacy group TaxWatch and town officials intended Saturday's TaxWatch Forum to focus on the school board's recent emergency-funding request.

Symposium Examines Changing Sex Laws

By Cliff Nelson | Mar. 26, 2001

At a gathering billed as a "Privacy Rights Conference" held at the UNC School of Law on Friday, about 40 participants met in opposition to North Carolina's "crimes against nature" or CAN law -- often called the sodomy law.The law states, "If any person shall commit the crime against nature, with mankind or beast, he shall be punished as a Class I felon."In practice, the statute makes all oral and anal sex a felony between nonmarried partners, whether gay or straight.

Students File Suits Against Tow Company

By Ben Gullett | Mar. 26, 2001

UNC students who claim their cars were towed illegally by George's Tow and Recovery are suing its owner, seeking compensation for the cost of retrieving their cars.The suit alleges that company owner George King acted illegally by towing students' cars without the written consent of the owners of private parking spaces on and around Franklin Street.North Carolina law states that private parking spaces must be marked in the parking space and by a 2-by-2 sign.

Football Reinstates 2 Players

By Staff Editor | Mar. 26, 2001

Junior cornerback Errol Hood and junior offensive tackle Bryant Malloy have been reinstated to the football team by North Carolina coach John Bunting, the program announced Friday. Hood and Malloy will perform community service in conjunction with their court cases and must meet certain University and football team criteria, but will be allowed to resume workouts with the football team. Malloy also will be suspended for the Tar Heels' first two games of the season, at Oklahoma and at Maryland.

Lacrosse Fends Off Virginia

By Kelly Lusk | Mar. 26, 2001

The North Carolina women's lacrosse team said that draw controls are always a key part of the game. But No. 8 UNC managed to tally its first conference win by defeating No. 9 Virginia 15-12 without controlling many draws Saturday at Henry Stadium. "We just weren't getting them," junior defender Porter Wilkinson said. "That definitely gave (Virginia) some momentum and kept them in the game."The Cavaliers (4-4, 0-2 in the ACC) needed to do more than win the ball at midfield to stifle the Tar Heels' deep offense.

Data Shows Growth in N.C. Cities

By Kristy Jones | Mar. 26, 2001

Recently released U.S. census results show that a large number of seats in the N.C. General Assembly will be in the hands of urban regions -- a radical shift in a state traditionally known for agriculture.The census results show that the state's overall population increased by 21.4 percent. But population in urban counties, particularly in the Triangle, Triad and Charlotte areas, increased by more than 30 percent.According to state estimates, the counties in the three urban areas will have a combined total of about 24 seats in the N.C.

UNC Officials Should Oversee CAA Activities

By Ashley Stephenson | Mar. 26, 2001

This business with the Carolina Athletic Association is getting tired.It ain't Watergate, people. CAA Prez Tee-Boz Pruitt is not Nixon minus the jowls. I haven't heard about a secret taping system in the Student Union. And a character named after a porn film has not yet been introduced into the melee. (Although an anonymous informant named John Holmes or "Debbie Does Dallas" would make things more interesting.) But the uproar on campus makes you wonder why The Washington Post hasn't picked up the story.

Fickle Fans Running Forte Off

By Mike Ogle | Mar. 26, 2001

Go, Joseph Forte. Go. He should leave Chapel Hill behind for the professional ranks. North Carolina fans don't deserve to have him on their basketball team. They don't want him, either.Not since the Tar Heels exited the Big Dance in the second round. Not since he shot 3-for-13 from the floor against Penn State to tie a career-low six points. Not since he shot 8-for-26 in the NCAA tournament. Not since he shot a combined 11-for-36 in two humiliating losses to Duke.

UNC Wins Doubles Point, Cruises Past Cavaliers

By Randy Wellington | Mar. 26, 2001

The North Carolina men's tennis team was 0-3 when it lost the doubles point entering Sunday's match against Virginia.And the Tar Heels did not want to test that trend.So getting the 2-1 win in the doubles portion of their match against Virginia was crucial. It gave UNC the early lead on their way to a 5-2 victory in their second ACC match of the season. The Tar Heels won their first Friday against Maryland 7-0."I thought we played well in a lot of spots against Maryland," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "I am really happy for our seniors today.

2 Announce ASG President Candidacy

By Lucas Fenske | Mar. 26, 2001

PEMBROKE -- Two students, including the current president, will vie for the presidency of the UNC Association of Student Governments during the next three weeks.David Chesley, a junior at Western Carolina University, and current ASG President Andrew Payne, a senior at N.C. State University, were nominated for president during the monthly ASG meeting, which was held at UNC-Pembroke.Chesley, who is currently ASG vice president for legislative affairs, said he would not comment on his candidacy.

Babies, Billboards and Blasphemy

By Linda Chupkowski | Mar. 26, 2001

There is a group on campus today and Tuesday that calls itself the Genocide Awareness Project. Though it has huge billboards on the main quad with butchered, bloody fetuses that compare abortion to genocide, I still think abortion is fabulous!I'm familiar with the rhetoric: Abortion stops a beating heart. It's a child, not a choice. Those slogans are tiring.I don't care what they say -- I can't wait until I get pregnant and have absolutely no means of supporting the baby! The life of a child?

Sangam Mixes Comedy, Culture

By Elizabeth Parrott | Mar. 26, 2001

Cheers and laughter erupted from a packed crowd in Memorial Hall on Friday night as Sangam presented its own version of "Saturday Night Live."About 400 people enjoyed a traditional Indian dinner before joining another 700 people to attend Sangam Nite Live, which included parodies of "Saturday Night Live" skits and a variety of song and dance performances by Sangam members, complete with an SNL band.The estimated $400 to $500 in proceeds from the event go toward "HEELing India," a relief effort sponsored by Sangam and the Campus Y to support the tens of thous

Groups Welcome Women's Week

By Jenny McLendon | Mar. 26, 2001

Several campus and local organizations recently joined forces to bring an eight-day celebration of women to the UNC campus.Women's Week, now in its fourth year at UNC, will be held this week to offer activities designed to increase awareness on issues such as women's health, domestic violence and women in the workplace.Diane Kjervik, director of Carolina Women's Center, said months of planning have gone into the week's preparation."We had a planning committee of staff, faculty and students that has met since the fall to come up with ideas for Women's Week," she said.

Editor Candidate Presents Goals for DTH Staff, Readers

By Katie Hunter | Mar. 26, 2001

My vision for The Daily Tar Heel is grounded in two principles -- focus and efficiency. As editor, I would work to bring solid direction to news coverage, to increase the DTH's accountability with its readers and to devise a strategy for making the newsroom run more efficiently.CoverageWhile the DTH can boast solid news coverage, an overarching vision of the paper's most important stories has been missing this year.

DTH Editor Selection Set for Sat.

By Sarah Sanders | Mar. 26, 2001

An 11-person committee convenes Saturday to select one student who will decide what 39,000 people read next school year.But the choice will likely be an easy one.Four Daily Tar Heel staff members and seven at-large students will interview junior Katie Hunter, the lone candidate for the 135th DTH editor, and vote whether to confirm her to the post."There is always someone out there with a burning desire to be editor," said DTH general manager Janet Gallagher-Cassel.Each spring, editor hopefuls submit extensive applications outlining their abilities, experience and goals fo