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The News 1-4 / Arts and Leisure 5-7 Sports 8-9 /Classifieds 10 Thursday, December 5,1996 Girolinian The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 14 no * c> NCTYP to open play: See the Story, Page 5 Telephone-(910) 334-5752 Fix- (910) 334-3518 Online-http://carolinian. uncg.edu/ Tribute to Women's Soccer Team: See the Story, Page 8 Issue 25, Volume 76 UNCG gives helping hand in World AIDS Week Natalie Watson Senior News Writer Sunday Dec. I marked the be-ginning of World AIDS Week 19%, a week set aside to recog-nize the threat of HIV/AIDS and to educate the public on how has affected our society. In conjunc-tion with World AIDS Week, UNCG Gay and Lesbian Bisexual Students Association is sponsor-ing a week of programs in an ef-fort to create a greater awareness of the impact of AIDS and HIV on campus and in the surrounding community. The week kicked off with the celebration of World AIDS Day on Sunday, Dec. 1. World AIDS Day is a time when both the nation and the world take a day to educate themselves, and reflect on the im-pact of HIV/AIDS in our nation, and world. A positive reflection of the national day is reported by the National AIDS Hotline. World AIDS Day 1995 brought more than five times the average num-ber of calls to the hotline. A candlelight AIDS vigil was held on Monday Dec. 2 to remem-ber those lost to AIDS. After a brief service and invo-cation in Curry Auditorium, 50 to 60 participants marched to the fountain, where a list of those lost to AIDS was read. Bonnie Crouse is a member of the Kernersville Welcoming Con-gregation, a fellowship for Unitar-ians. She gave the closing state-ment at the vigil. Jessica Stine, a UNCG senior and Outreach Coordinator for GLBSA, feels that the vigil was a success. "About 50 to 60 people came out which is less than what we would have ideally liked but we were pleased... we read about 30 names, and a lot of those names were former UNCG students, proving that this is a campus problem...we were pleased to see good community representation," said Stine. Tawana Johnson, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, felt that the student participation was important. "I think that it was im-portant for us to come out and show our support and to recognize AIDS as a universal problem. A lot of the time people are scared and choose to ignore the problem. I felt it was important that we show that we do recognize the problem, and are willing to sup-port those afflicted." The candlelight vigil was co-sponsored by UNCG NAACP, White Rabbit, and St. Mary's House. Other AIDS Awareness activi-ties included the viewing of "Liv-ing Proof in Jarrell Lecture Hall Tuesday night. The movie revealed aspects Amanda Vetter, Jenna Lombardo and Kelly Lucey hold candles during a moment of silence at the AIDS vigil held Monday night at UNCG. The vigil is just one of the many activities planned for World AIDS Week. about the lives of those with HIV/ p.m. The event is free and open to AIDS. In conjunction with the other eye-opening experiences, students and members of the UNCG community were invited to join a discussion-about the reality of AIDS, an event that was co-sponsored by the Triad Health Project and S.T.A.R. AIDS 101, an informational session sponsored by the Wellness Center, is being held in Joyner Lounge of EUC on Thursday at 8 Clinton strategist seeks to discredit prosecutor Starr Peter Baker Times/Post News Sen ice WASHINGTON-Clinton strategist James Carville has launched a public campaign to discredit Ken-neth W. Starr, the independent counsel pursuing the man Carville helped put in the White House. But Carville is not doing so on the orders of the president. Nor is President Clinton secretly encour-aging him. And the president couldn't stop Carville even if he tried. That, at least, is the official White House line. White House officials don't seem all that unhappy about Carville's plans to set up a grass-roots, anti-Starr organization. Clinton made perfectly clear Tues-day he has no intention of calling off his pit bull-like political con-sultant. When asked if he would talk to Carville about it. he an-swered: "No." That and other public remarks by top aides in recent days have been taken as nothing short of tacit approval of the Carville counter-attack, which will include cam-paign- style newspaper advertise-ments, fund-raising appeals and opposition research. See Starr, Page 3 the public. AIDS week culiminates on Sat-urday, beginning with the Triad Health Project's Winter Walk for AIDS at 8 a.m. A benefit concert and drag show is being held in Curry Auditorium at 8 p.m., where a $1 minimum donation is requested, with all pro-ceeds benefiting AIDS research. "It was important for UNCG as a community to do something for AIDS. AIDS is not just a gay - les-bian thing. We wanted to do some-thing to include everyone," said Stine. "AIDS does not discrimi-nate. Hopefully our activities ap-peal to and will include everyone-emphasizing AIDS as everyone's problem, that's our goal." "Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living." This quote, a favorite of Stine's.exemplifies what she feels is the purpose of AIDS Awareness Week. Campus welcomes finalists to rally for director Deanna McDonald News Editor The search for UNCG's new Director of Public Safety and Po-lice reaches near closure this week as three final candidates visit cam-pus for an intensive two-day in-terview and observation schedule. The finalists' agendas are steeped in meetings with student leaders, university officials and UNCG administrators. Members of a search committee have been divided among sessions with the candidates also. The week began with two-day stretches of each candidate's visit. Mr. Bart Ingersoll of Newfield, New York, was first to arrive for the final stage of his interview pro-cess. During his open forum session in Elliot University Center on Monday, Mr. Ingersoll was avail-able to address concerns of stu-dents and various committees, as well as faculty. He emphasized the importance of community aspects within a campus. He spoke about the need for strong relationships within the structure in addition to positive communication with other communities, such as other schools, residential areas and neighboring police. Weather Outlook Thursday: Cloudy and chilly High near 45 Low in the mid 30's Friday: Mostly sunny High in the 50's Source: National Occank and Atmospheric Administration Courtesy I Ted Rivenbark Ingersoll stressed "diplomacy and sensitivity" as the key to working out conflicts. Of the University Police, he said, "We're here to service your needs, not dictate them." Ingersoll continued by citing social prob-lems and the special needs of stu-dents. He stated, "There has to be control over an institution by the people who live there." Mr. Ingersoll currently serves as the Director of Public Safety at State University of New York at Oneonta. His prior experience lies heavily with Cornell University, where he gradually rose from patrol officer in 1974 to deputy director of operations until 1993. A second open forum was held Tuesday with candidate Regina Lawson, who recog-nized the importance of balance among students and others on campus. She spoke about the role of university police as "little diplomats" despite the extent of their policing abilities. Lawson also cited the need for university officers to carry "the human factor" in addition to ex-hibiting extensive knowledge of municipal law and campus law Geoffrey GartnerrTHK CAROLINIAN ™d policies. Bart Ingersoll While Lawson is the Chief of Wake Forest University Police, she also teaches law enforce-ment classes for the North Caro-lina Justice Academy. Lawson said that if she is cho-sen for the position at UNCG, she wants to continue and add | to the high level of interaction between University Police and other members of the commu-nity. She will continue teaching for the academy, an activity that some people would like her to carry over to UNCG. "I'd be glad to do in-service training," said Lawson. "It's been suggested to me that I could try to get involved with I>to the campus criminal justice prq^ gram and speak about specific areas." Mr. Ted Rivenbark of Talla-hassee, Florida, is a lieutenant at Florida State University, where he started in the position of patrol officer 25 years ago. Rivenbark's open forum ses-sion will be held in Elliott Uni-versity Center today at 3:00. He is looking forward to the oppor-tunity to meet with campus members and told The Carolin-ian that even though he just arrived on campus, he had re-searched UNCG. Rivenbark gathers information about the University and University Po-lice from the web. He has gath-ered statistics and valuable case information from this source and so has formed some preliminary ideas about UNCG. "I would like to see a campus law enforcement program that is pro-active and more involved with students. Students, faculty and safety committees can evaluate the needs of campus, " said Rivenbark, who added, "With my experience, I have a lot to offer UNCG. We have a lot of programs at Florida State that have a lot to do with interaction between the students and University Police." Rivenbark talked about a pro-gram that he helped implement at Florida State University, called Adopt-A-Copp, six years ago. An officer was assigned to a specific residence hall so that if they need someone they know an officer personally. That program was implemented at UNCG after Lt. Warren of the UNCG police de-partment visited Florida State University and saw the program in effect. "Students are concerned with safety and security; we deal with that a lot at Florida State," said Rivenbark. According to Search Commit-tee member Kevin Trieber, the evening campus walk scheduled tor each candidate is a great way Geoffrey Gartner/THE CAROLINIAN Regina Lawson for the individual to make first-hand observations of their own. Ingersoll and Lawson have al-ready made rounds on the Univer-sity, although Rivenbark's walk will start tonight at 8:30 p.m. "The walk allows them to iden-tify any special problems or chal-lenges they see. whether it be lighting or other safety concerns," stated Trieber. The search process had been lengthy and detailed. Last August, a search committee consisting of 10 members was organized to se- See Director, Page 3 Judge's ruling legalizes same-sex marriage in Hawaii Susan Essoyan Times/Post News Service HONOLULU-Hawaii, known for its progressive social streak, be-came the first state in the nation to legalize marriage between same-sex couples Tuesday when a judge ruled that banning such unions is unjustified discrimina-tion. "We hope to get married in the next couple of days," said an elated Joseph Melillc, who brought suit with his partner, Patrick Lagon, and two lesbian couples. "It's a very strong deci-sion." In his opinion, Hawaii Circuit Judge Kevin S.C. Chang said that the state had failed to prove it had a compelling interest in prevent-ing such marriages. He issued an injunction to prevent the state De-partment of Health from denying licenses solely because applicants are ofthe same sex, basing his rea-soning on the equal protection clause of the state constitution. Deputy Attorney General Rick J. Eichor, however, said no mar-riage licenses will be issued im-mediately because he will ask Chang to suspend his decision until it can be appealed to the state supreme court. "We violently dis-agree with it," he said. "We'll, know in a few days whether the licenses Will be is-sued," predicted plaintiffs' attor-ney Daniel R. Foley. If the request for a stay is denied by Chang and the high court, "There's a very good chance we would have same-sex marriage this year." Although the legal battle is far from over, gay rights advocates hailed Tuesday's decision as a momentuous one. "This is the first court in the United States that has ever said it is unconstitutional to deny gay men and lesbians the right to marry," said Matt Coles, director of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Project of the American Civil Lib-erties Union. "It's the first time a respected, important institution has ... ac-knowledged that lesbian and gay relationships are functionally the equivalent of heterosexual rela-tionships," he said. Conservative opponents con-demned the opinion as an outra-geous example of a court thumb-ing its nose at public opinion. "This is a slap in the face of the Hawaiian people and Americans everywhere," said Robert H. Knight, director of cultural stud-ies at the Family Research Coun-cil in Washington, D.C. "Once again an activist judge has flouted public opinion and a perfectly reasonable law and im-posed his own agenda," Knight complained, predicting that the court action will give new impe-tus to efforts to bar recognition of Hawaii same-sex marriages else-where in the country. Fears that Hawaii would legal-ize same-sex marriage has launched a wave of pre-emptive legislation nationwide. The De-fense of Marriage Act, signed by President Clinton this year, denies federal benefits to same-sex couples and allows states to ignore the unions. Although polls show that Ha-waii residents oppose gay mar-riages by a 70 percent margin, the See Marriage, Page 4
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Title | The Carolinian [December 5, 1996] |
Date | 1996-12-05 |
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Full text | The News 1-4 / Arts and Leisure 5-7 Sports 8-9 /Classifieds 10 Thursday, December 5,1996 Girolinian The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 14 no * c> NCTYP to open play: See the Story, Page 5 Telephone-(910) 334-5752 Fix- (910) 334-3518 Online-http://carolinian. uncg.edu/ Tribute to Women's Soccer Team: See the Story, Page 8 Issue 25, Volume 76 UNCG gives helping hand in World AIDS Week Natalie Watson Senior News Writer Sunday Dec. I marked the be-ginning of World AIDS Week 19%, a week set aside to recog-nize the threat of HIV/AIDS and to educate the public on how has affected our society. In conjunc-tion with World AIDS Week, UNCG Gay and Lesbian Bisexual Students Association is sponsor-ing a week of programs in an ef-fort to create a greater awareness of the impact of AIDS and HIV on campus and in the surrounding community. The week kicked off with the celebration of World AIDS Day on Sunday, Dec. 1. World AIDS Day is a time when both the nation and the world take a day to educate themselves, and reflect on the im-pact of HIV/AIDS in our nation, and world. A positive reflection of the national day is reported by the National AIDS Hotline. World AIDS Day 1995 brought more than five times the average num-ber of calls to the hotline. A candlelight AIDS vigil was held on Monday Dec. 2 to remem-ber those lost to AIDS. After a brief service and invo-cation in Curry Auditorium, 50 to 60 participants marched to the fountain, where a list of those lost to AIDS was read. Bonnie Crouse is a member of the Kernersville Welcoming Con-gregation, a fellowship for Unitar-ians. She gave the closing state-ment at the vigil. Jessica Stine, a UNCG senior and Outreach Coordinator for GLBSA, feels that the vigil was a success. "About 50 to 60 people came out which is less than what we would have ideally liked but we were pleased... we read about 30 names, and a lot of those names were former UNCG students, proving that this is a campus problem...we were pleased to see good community representation" said Stine. Tawana Johnson, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, felt that the student participation was important. "I think that it was im-portant for us to come out and show our support and to recognize AIDS as a universal problem. A lot of the time people are scared and choose to ignore the problem. I felt it was important that we show that we do recognize the problem, and are willing to sup-port those afflicted." The candlelight vigil was co-sponsored by UNCG NAACP, White Rabbit, and St. Mary's House. Other AIDS Awareness activi-ties included the viewing of "Liv-ing Proof in Jarrell Lecture Hall Tuesday night. The movie revealed aspects Amanda Vetter, Jenna Lombardo and Kelly Lucey hold candles during a moment of silence at the AIDS vigil held Monday night at UNCG. The vigil is just one of the many activities planned for World AIDS Week. about the lives of those with HIV/ p.m. The event is free and open to AIDS. In conjunction with the other eye-opening experiences, students and members of the UNCG community were invited to join a discussion-about the reality of AIDS, an event that was co-sponsored by the Triad Health Project and S.T.A.R. AIDS 101, an informational session sponsored by the Wellness Center, is being held in Joyner Lounge of EUC on Thursday at 8 Clinton strategist seeks to discredit prosecutor Starr Peter Baker Times/Post News Sen ice WASHINGTON-Clinton strategist James Carville has launched a public campaign to discredit Ken-neth W. Starr, the independent counsel pursuing the man Carville helped put in the White House. But Carville is not doing so on the orders of the president. Nor is President Clinton secretly encour-aging him. And the president couldn't stop Carville even if he tried. That, at least, is the official White House line. White House officials don't seem all that unhappy about Carville's plans to set up a grass-roots, anti-Starr organization. Clinton made perfectly clear Tues-day he has no intention of calling off his pit bull-like political con-sultant. When asked if he would talk to Carville about it. he an-swered: "No." That and other public remarks by top aides in recent days have been taken as nothing short of tacit approval of the Carville counter-attack, which will include cam-paign- style newspaper advertise-ments, fund-raising appeals and opposition research. See Starr, Page 3 the public. AIDS week culiminates on Sat-urday, beginning with the Triad Health Project's Winter Walk for AIDS at 8 a.m. A benefit concert and drag show is being held in Curry Auditorium at 8 p.m., where a $1 minimum donation is requested, with all pro-ceeds benefiting AIDS research. "It was important for UNCG as a community to do something for AIDS. AIDS is not just a gay - les-bian thing. We wanted to do some-thing to include everyone" said Stine. "AIDS does not discrimi-nate. Hopefully our activities ap-peal to and will include everyone-emphasizing AIDS as everyone's problem, that's our goal." "Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living." This quote, a favorite of Stine's.exemplifies what she feels is the purpose of AIDS Awareness Week. Campus welcomes finalists to rally for director Deanna McDonald News Editor The search for UNCG's new Director of Public Safety and Po-lice reaches near closure this week as three final candidates visit cam-pus for an intensive two-day in-terview and observation schedule. The finalists' agendas are steeped in meetings with student leaders, university officials and UNCG administrators. Members of a search committee have been divided among sessions with the candidates also. The week began with two-day stretches of each candidate's visit. Mr. Bart Ingersoll of Newfield, New York, was first to arrive for the final stage of his interview pro-cess. During his open forum session in Elliot University Center on Monday, Mr. Ingersoll was avail-able to address concerns of stu-dents and various committees, as well as faculty. He emphasized the importance of community aspects within a campus. He spoke about the need for strong relationships within the structure in addition to positive communication with other communities, such as other schools, residential areas and neighboring police. Weather Outlook Thursday: Cloudy and chilly High near 45 Low in the mid 30's Friday: Mostly sunny High in the 50's Source: National Occank and Atmospheric Administration Courtesy I Ted Rivenbark Ingersoll stressed "diplomacy and sensitivity" as the key to working out conflicts. Of the University Police, he said, "We're here to service your needs, not dictate them." Ingersoll continued by citing social prob-lems and the special needs of stu-dents. He stated, "There has to be control over an institution by the people who live there." Mr. Ingersoll currently serves as the Director of Public Safety at State University of New York at Oneonta. His prior experience lies heavily with Cornell University, where he gradually rose from patrol officer in 1974 to deputy director of operations until 1993. A second open forum was held Tuesday with candidate Regina Lawson, who recog-nized the importance of balance among students and others on campus. She spoke about the role of university police as "little diplomats" despite the extent of their policing abilities. Lawson also cited the need for university officers to carry "the human factor" in addition to ex-hibiting extensive knowledge of municipal law and campus law Geoffrey GartnerrTHK CAROLINIAN ™d policies. Bart Ingersoll While Lawson is the Chief of Wake Forest University Police, she also teaches law enforce-ment classes for the North Caro-lina Justice Academy. Lawson said that if she is cho-sen for the position at UNCG, she wants to continue and add | to the high level of interaction between University Police and other members of the commu-nity. She will continue teaching for the academy, an activity that some people would like her to carry over to UNCG. "I'd be glad to do in-service training" said Lawson. "It's been suggested to me that I could try to get involved with I>to the campus criminal justice prq^ gram and speak about specific areas." Mr. Ted Rivenbark of Talla-hassee, Florida, is a lieutenant at Florida State University, where he started in the position of patrol officer 25 years ago. Rivenbark's open forum ses-sion will be held in Elliott Uni-versity Center today at 3:00. He is looking forward to the oppor-tunity to meet with campus members and told The Carolin-ian that even though he just arrived on campus, he had re-searched UNCG. Rivenbark gathers information about the University and University Po-lice from the web. He has gath-ered statistics and valuable case information from this source and so has formed some preliminary ideas about UNCG. "I would like to see a campus law enforcement program that is pro-active and more involved with students. Students, faculty and safety committees can evaluate the needs of campus, " said Rivenbark, who added, "With my experience, I have a lot to offer UNCG. We have a lot of programs at Florida State that have a lot to do with interaction between the students and University Police." Rivenbark talked about a pro-gram that he helped implement at Florida State University, called Adopt-A-Copp, six years ago. An officer was assigned to a specific residence hall so that if they need someone they know an officer personally. That program was implemented at UNCG after Lt. Warren of the UNCG police de-partment visited Florida State University and saw the program in effect. "Students are concerned with safety and security; we deal with that a lot at Florida State" said Rivenbark. According to Search Commit-tee member Kevin Trieber, the evening campus walk scheduled tor each candidate is a great way Geoffrey Gartner/THE CAROLINIAN Regina Lawson for the individual to make first-hand observations of their own. Ingersoll and Lawson have al-ready made rounds on the Univer-sity, although Rivenbark's walk will start tonight at 8:30 p.m. "The walk allows them to iden-tify any special problems or chal-lenges they see. whether it be lighting or other safety concerns" stated Trieber. The search process had been lengthy and detailed. Last August, a search committee consisting of 10 members was organized to se- See Director, Page 3 Judge's ruling legalizes same-sex marriage in Hawaii Susan Essoyan Times/Post News Service HONOLULU-Hawaii, known for its progressive social streak, be-came the first state in the nation to legalize marriage between same-sex couples Tuesday when a judge ruled that banning such unions is unjustified discrimina-tion. "We hope to get married in the next couple of days" said an elated Joseph Melillc, who brought suit with his partner, Patrick Lagon, and two lesbian couples. "It's a very strong deci-sion." In his opinion, Hawaii Circuit Judge Kevin S.C. Chang said that the state had failed to prove it had a compelling interest in prevent-ing such marriages. He issued an injunction to prevent the state De-partment of Health from denying licenses solely because applicants are ofthe same sex, basing his rea-soning on the equal protection clause of the state constitution. Deputy Attorney General Rick J. Eichor, however, said no mar-riage licenses will be issued im-mediately because he will ask Chang to suspend his decision until it can be appealed to the state supreme court. "We violently dis-agree with it" he said. "We'll, know in a few days whether the licenses Will be is-sued" predicted plaintiffs' attor-ney Daniel R. Foley. If the request for a stay is denied by Chang and the high court, "There's a very good chance we would have same-sex marriage this year." Although the legal battle is far from over, gay rights advocates hailed Tuesday's decision as a momentuous one. "This is the first court in the United States that has ever said it is unconstitutional to deny gay men and lesbians the right to marry" said Matt Coles, director of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Project of the American Civil Lib-erties Union. "It's the first time a respected, important institution has ... ac-knowledged that lesbian and gay relationships are functionally the equivalent of heterosexual rela-tionships" he said. Conservative opponents con-demned the opinion as an outra-geous example of a court thumb-ing its nose at public opinion. "This is a slap in the face of the Hawaiian people and Americans everywhere" said Robert H. Knight, director of cultural stud-ies at the Family Research Coun-cil in Washington, D.C. "Once again an activist judge has flouted public opinion and a perfectly reasonable law and im-posed his own agenda" Knight complained, predicting that the court action will give new impe-tus to efforts to bar recognition of Hawaii same-sex marriages else-where in the country. Fears that Hawaii would legal-ize same-sex marriage has launched a wave of pre-emptive legislation nationwide. The De-fense of Marriage Act, signed by President Clinton this year, denies federal benefits to same-sex couples and allows states to ignore the unions. Although polls show that Ha-waii residents oppose gay mar-riages by a 70 percent margin, the See Marriage, Page 4 |