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Wednesday, February 22, I995 Technician North Carolina State University’s Newspaper Since 1920 Raleigh, North Carolina World-Wide Web On-line Edition: http‘//www2 ncsu edu/ncsu/stud Vpubs/Technrcran/ Our 75th Year, Number 62 Victim fights back I Winston Hall was the sight ol‘a violent encounter for one NCSU employee earlier this week. Bv‘ Nlt'OLE Bowman ‘ AH Wtartifi‘ Barbara Levenbook. an associate professor of philosophy. was assaulted by an unknown man The wording of the LGSU's painting in the Free Expression Tunnel was changed Tuesday morning. offending members of the group. Sunday morning iii a first-floor restroom in Winston Hall. l.evenbook had been working in her office for a while when she went to the restroom. After three War of words fought Within tunnel walls minutes in the restroom. she heard the door open. the Public Safety I N.C. State students night stid lori l.'..ruvt rriterrrti think people are wall for blue iearis day originally painting] ktrtd of sticks it in lht police report said. l.(iSl‘ chart misinterpretirig the message. said.Blue leans day -wear face of those people who do lgl'HLt "It felt darigcroUs." ch'cnbook disagree over anti-gay "In the past. we have reclaimed thinking [the HiSl'] is tryrrig to yours to support cveryories or don‘t agree." lihas/ said. "It's was quoted in the report. messages painted in the the ttiriiiel. repainting over the convert people. but it‘s just a sestialtty." lt had been covered almost like they're making .i As she opened tlte stall door to Free Expression Tunnel. slurs pairttcd there." he said ”We matter of awareness." she said. with "If you support killing fags. challenge.” leave. a black male ptished her into have had to LH back ind upout a "('overrrig tip the message is one wear shoes." He said the individuals who a stall. Bv .lrzas Loitsciiitrrirtrt Ltlllplc of tirne.s llirs yeIf we have thing. btrt l tlitrik what they wrote In response to that particular cover the gays‘ messages are .~\ccordrrig to the police reports. 'vE'i :.-. E. chosen to letve the hand marks is kind of mean-spirited." comment. l.auve said the LGSI‘ rs “answering the challenge.” I evertbook started screaming. tip there to invite the iatrtpus She said the people who cov cred organt/ing .i barefoot rally No matter what the reason. “Then he told her to shut up." The lesbian and (lay Student coriimtinity to deal with it ” the S.t\s‘ decorations were not as Thursday from II to to 1 pm. on covering up the gays' messages is Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Larry l‘nron painted a portrori of the tasteful in their t‘\ptes\|\ll'l. the Brickyard not fair. said ~\imee Trovler. a lillts Tree livprCssron Tunnel Monday Hut. .rs in past years. the tunnels \dlvl. evening with rainbows and dctatitatiort at the bcgrririrrr: of l-rcshrriati \cott Hill said he has “The whole idea of Shoe Day I freshman in pre-med The suspect hit l.cvenbook iii the messages about diversity. Hy (lay and esbiari \vvarcncss \\ cek no problem with individuals have no problem with." he said ”I don‘t think it's right. because face with his fists until she fell Tuesday rtior'rting. the pictures and has caused d stir among people covcrrrt-n tip the l.(i\'l ”s painting “They use Shoe Day to pr'otiiote everyone has a right to their own l.cv -'ribook bumped her head on the covered wrtli who walk through it 'llicv're rust using their free their own ideas ttt very good. opinion." floor. knocking her glasses off. the prrik w rrtrrtg were Some students evpressed t out t‘ttr t-vprcssrori. llL' \tltl healthy vvtrys without being she said report said. slurs. epithets arid threats. offensive " 'I hose who oppose the gavs‘ “He tlldtld have .t weapon." This Individuals armed vv rtli white and o\et lhe hale ttiessages. while l.lll\t' ~.lltl he respects the tights painting should not cover it up. said “He uist used ltis hands." red spray»patnf cans crossed out others said they were rust of the primers lauve said the comments Trovler sdltl. A better alternative She contiriucd to scream ritttil the words and .ldtlcd it) lllC git) retaliatory torrns of free ”Idoii t v\.ltll to triakc it look like evpressed Tuesday were not would be to write their sentrriierrts assailant put his rudev’ frrtger arid sttidcnis' staterricnts The colorful expression it shouldn't be a place for tree tolerable. on another part of the tunnel will thumb rti leveribook's mouth. letters and sprawling rainbows on "I don't have arty problem with cvprc sioir." be ‘sitlvl "In no way “What was scrawled in the tunnel Hill Ward. a freshrriar. at. according to the police tcptitt. She .r black backproririrl were covered at all." said lotiathan (l'l‘lrrmr- l.» l ow to deny the freedom of was in a different spirit than what business rn.oraccrr:cnt said bit down as hard as she totild and w rtli hate graffiti graduate student rrt Pii)\lilli‘£\ ‘ll.l"v ttlarals in the turirtel " the fliers evpr'esserl.“ he said. painting the free lzvprcssrort grabbed his genitals Next to a message about the gay "l'm corripletelv .igairrt |ll.ll\lll§' llrli s.tltl he does not appreciate laii\e said he d itibts that the lirrinel is a good way for the The \tlspev'l lcll ttllc‘t l.C\'L‘tth0i)k and lesbian hotlrne w .rs .iri issiic otrt of gay and lesbian the . illlct'Pl of blue leans day. a group who pttt up the posters LUSL' to get its point across. even began to light back spravparntcd a statement too rtghts‘ He said that people vvlzo day when wearing blue Jeans parrited iii the tunnel. if the writing is inevitably covered levenbook suffered front a bttrrip vulgar to appear in print. "(iays make an issue otit of horriosesoal ‘~|_‘.tlllli‘s support lot scvttal “I don't think arty group on up on her head and her bottom front die“ was scrawled over “(lay rights are insecure with their own drvcrsrtv. .tvvllltllll).Y [ll lllt‘ l.(l\l ‘. campus claims responsibility for “That comes with anything pride." "This way ottt of ('rayvrlle” sevualtty. “Some people are going to forget Shoe Day." he said where you have art open teeth were loose She also had a cut partially covered a list of “notable Shwcta Shah. a sophorriorc iti .it: i they're gorrie to end tip in Bobby lzltitsl. d sophomore in on the left part of lter ripper lip. directs." electrical engineering. said some rearis. ‘ Hill said Tuesday "it snot electrical engineering. chuckled at cnvtrortrtrerit. espet rally .irt l.evenbook could not he reached llt‘cakrng from tradition. the people do not understand the an accurate statement Personally. the rewrite. unmoderated debate such as this." for continent l.(‘rSl' painted a part of the tunnel message the l.(i.\l tried to get l'm not wearing reatis toriiorrow.” “I think we all know .s‘i. Assisuu. Page 3 r they hadn‘t doiie yet Tuesday across by decorating the tunnel All .lllllflllllst'lllt'lll on lht‘ lUllllL‘l [httttlitse‘tll‘dllly] evrsts. but lthe \It‘r‘ TUNNEL. ”we 3 P History professor NCSU economist excavated ancient advises Hunt I Two NCSl' professors parent in a twosparent family works more than [00 hours a week. they Roman Empire city have ideas about how the are ineligible for benefits, entitlements program Recipients are also disqualified if should be reformed. they have over Slfltltl in savings or I An NCSL‘ history was to collect evidence of the own an automobile worth more professor and several economy of the ancient city. The Bv .lssos KIM; than $1500. group looked for evidence of ” A Way's? The task force advised Hunt to students got the chance to agriculture. animal husbandry and a adopt a policy that would repeal the play Indiana Jones last trade system based on money. (iov. Jim Hunt has been working IOU-hour work rule and exclude the August. Luxury goods. including ivory on a new plan for state welfare cap on car value The task force from Africa and spices from the reform. and one NCSI' professor also advocated a plan that would Bv DYAN Bivvstsorzit Orient. passed through Alla. which had a hand tn deciding what increase the savings lid to 52500. Swr Worm is believed to have been an direction the plan should take. important port city during the Mike Walden. a professor and “With the way the current system Summer. when you‘re in Roman Empire. F it PM "i” extension economist in the College is set up. it truly is the case that academics. is a time for discovery. The excavators discovered [70 N.C. State students help excavate the lost city of Alia. of Agriculture and Life Sciences. is they cart be better off on welfare.“ A time for finding yourself. A coins. animal bones. pottery and underneath the modern city of Aquba. Jordan, last summer. a member of the Governor‘s Walden said new mayor. A romance. A city. textile fiber tnats. archaeological sites on the surface. Parker said the Jordanians may Welfare Reform Task force in Under the task force‘s Thomas Parker. an N.C. State Most of the coins found were not near Arla plan to build hotels. restaurants and North (’arolina The task force recommended plan. recipients history professor since Wt“).