Video Ideas for your VCR [m Players React to Probation Spats/Page tB Got a VCR for Christmas. Here are some helpful hints to improve your VCR touch. Happenings Page 1C. Wednesday Send Noreiga Back To Panama Opinion/PageoA North Carolina State University’s Student Newspaper Sine 1920. “10990 ‘5’ i. ”Safari": 2 \ Volume LXXI, Number 44 Wednesday, January 10, 1990 Raleigh, .ver .. North Carolina mm 'ing 737-2029 NCSU gets probation for NCAA violatins By Fred Hartman The report said that during the shoes and other apparel at local versity to be the major reasons con— Senior Staff Writer l985~86. l986-87 and 1988—89 aca— sporting good stores. tributing to the uniqueness of this NCSU men’s basketball probation period dettiic years, members of the athlet- Smrt emphasized the problem “as case. 'I‘lter'cforc. the punishments The NCAA infractions Committee cited violations in two specific The NCAA Infractions committee ic department and the basketball not of a singular nature. “The com— levied against the program were areas of the Wollpack program handling of complimentary tic- has placed the NC. State men’s team did not exercise appropriate mittee felt the university \ltliitlL‘ti less scxctc than they could hrnc kets and the handling of basketball shoes issued to the team. basketball learn on a two year pro- control in monitoring the men's the provisions of institutional coir l ccn. The commitee placed NC. State on a two-year probation. Below bationary period for several viola— basketball complimentary admis- trol and failed to monitor it‘s athlet- In addition to it's own penalties, tions of NCAA legislation. sion lists. ics program in compliance with thc NCAA adopted three of the is a breakdown of the probation. On Dec. 19. NCAA Director of It said certain student athletes NCAA legislation." he said. No NCSU athletic department's own \ti i’lt‘xi anistrl‘. .tllttt'.t'.:ilt l‘ hi i""" Enforcement Charles Smrt held a received as much as $150. stereo individuals were named in the self imposed penalties which had joint press conference on campus equipment and other items of value report. For this reason. the case uas been initiated prior to the N(‘AA The committee ruled that NCSU would not with Interim Chancellor Larry (totaling in excess of $1,000) in considered serious in nature. he t'cpor‘t: ' play in the 1990 NCAA Tourney. State will Monteith to discuss the committee's exchange for complimentary tickets said. - No off-campus recruiting and no be eligible in 1991. findings and penalties. to ACC conference games. Although this was a major case. official paid VI\IIS for the l989-90 ill-Illit‘li LVI irtilaruiirirs \‘idiiilirii' According to the NCAA’S report, The report also said that during the committee did not impose the academic year. the committee cited violations in the 1984-85. 1985-86, 1986-87 and stiffest penalties possible. A limitation on grant-in-aids to NCAA officials adopted NCSU's self-im- two specific areas. These included 1987-88 academic years, an exces- The NCAA membership gave the 12 for the l990~9l and l99l~02 posed penalty - limiting grant-in~aids to if. “the handling of complimentary sive number of basketball shoes Committee on Infractions the academic years. 12 in 1990-91 and 1991-1992. admissions to regular season has- were made available to member’s of authority to impose lesser penalties - A reduction of the coaching staff ketball games and Atlantic Coast the men’s team. Several of those if it determined the case to be frotn five to four for the I989-90 Ki-t itiilriiti l llllli.llltill iltl [”11” Conference tournaments, and the team members, specifically from unique. season and the l990-9l season. a manner in which basketball shoes the 1984-85 and 1985—86 teams, The committee cited the coopera- In addition to the probation. the NCSU will not be able to recruit off~cam- were issued to the members of the either sold their extra shoes to other tion of NCSU and the acknowl- pus or pay for visits to the university in l team.” students or exchanged them for edgement of violations by the uni- ” sie'ritomioit. page 2A 1989-90. ‘9' Ex-student Wrestlers get on trial for murder jail sentences 2 others plead guilty Victims get nearly $100,000; By Jimmy Bua Staff Writer one wrestler seeking new trial Two fortner NC. State students from staff reports and their friend Rodney Bentley are testifying in the trial of a third were severely beaten. llcntlc) 's Jaw former student in Elizabeth City for Nine NC. State students charged and eye socket were broken. the July 1988 murder of Lieth Peter in connection with the Sept. I heat William Grey had facial cuts icquirr Von Stein. a wealthy textile execu— ing of another student. his Wife and ing stitches and ('harlottc Grey’s lip tive of Washington, NC. a friend were formally sentenced was cut. requiring seven stitches. Christopher Wayne Pritchard. over Christmas break. Because of his inprrws. doctors who is Von Stein’s stepson. and Seven of the nine students charged had to install two pieces of metal Gerald Neal Henderson both plead- are NCSU wrestlers, one is a former around and near Bentley's eye. ed guilty last week to aiding and wrestler. and one is the team than» All but Best agreed to make rcstt» abetting assault with intent to kill ager. All received jail time and are tutiotr payments of up to “2.500 to and inflicting bodily harm with a paying nearly $l00.000 in rcstitu» the \rcttms. When Judge Joyce deadly weapon. Both charges are tiott to the victims. llatmlton sentenced Best and seven felonies that carry a maximum The students on the team were of the other men on Dec. lit. she penalty of life in prison. suspended last semester pending ordered him to pay $11.00 to Pritchard and Henderson agreed results of their trials. All but one William (irey. to testify against James Bartlett had pleaded guilty to various An attorney for team ittartagcr Upchurch. who is charged with first assault charges. Thomas Bust. the (iarrctt lioggzs told llrimrlton at the degree murder. The trial began on wrestler who pleaded innocent. was scntcncrng that his client could not Jan. 8. convicted iii November of one afford his share of the priyrticnt Efforts to contact the attorneys count of assault inflicting serious Hamilton ordered the student to pay involved in the case were unsuc- injury. He testified that he was not.- $7,500 in criminal restitution during, cessful Tuesday. er at the fight, and his lawyer. the five years of probation shc sen» In a telephone interview Tuesday, Richard Guslcr. has filed a motion tcnccd him to. Mike Adams. the news editor of the for appropriate relief. The student's families are paying Washington Daily News, said Under this motion. Best is asking most of the money. lawyers said. It Pritchard allegedly persuaded for a new trial because the other is being split up among the victims Henderson and Upchurch into com- students can testify on Best's based on the severity of their mitting the act and gave them a key behalf. Gusler said. Because Best’s injuries. Bentley is receiving 65 and map to the victim’s house. He trial was the first one. the men percent of it. and the Greys are get— W—._..__. said the three men became friends could not testify because they ting the remaining 35 percent. :is a result of playing the fantasy Would have likely incrimrnatcd Bentley told Hamilton his medical game “Dungeons and Dragons." Back to school themselves. expenses had cost $0,000, and he Adams said the supposed motive Assistant district attorney (‘ynthia needed $2.000 more for dental for the murder was a $2 million James Ward helps his son Mike move back into his residence hall Monday. The Wards were just two of Baddour. the prosecutor. said she work. He said he needed new eye thousands of NC. State students and their parents who put up with bad weather and heavy traffic to would appeal Gusler's triotiort. glasses because bloWs to his been See MURDER, Page 2A return to campus for the spring semester. Story, Page 3A. In the attack. NCSU student William Grey. his wife Charlotte 5.: lam, pug, .fA Green Sheet ceases publication Unfinished liy Amy Coulter weekly calendar on the reverse side. Assistant News Editor Cathy Bull. assistant director of the University parking Student Center. said the biggest question her staff The weekly Student Affairs Bulletin. commonly members have concerning the Green Sheet is in deter- known as the Green Sheet, will not be around this mining how many people actually read it and how deck opens semester. many people were affected by it. The bulletin once provided infomtation about upconr Student Center Director Lee McDonald said the major By David Honea mg meetings, announcements and activities of the problem with the Green Sheet was its limited exposure. Senior Staff Writer Union Activities Board, Registration and Records Although the sheets were available upon request at seV» Department. Career Planning and Placement Center. cral campus locations. they were distributcd solely landing a parking spacc on NC. (‘ampus Ministries. and other student affairs groups. among rcsidcncc halls. so only about b.000 to 7,000 Slate's campus may gcl casrcr today It was distributed to every residence hall room and students were reached. Brill said. as one scction ol the longawaited was also available at the library.