867-5309 (Jenny) The women's golf team won its second consecutive tournament and fourth of the THE CHRONICLE season. See SPORTSWRAP p. 1 MONDAY. MARCH 30. 1998 ONE COPY FREE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 93, NO. 118 Debate about Eno Drive rages Confessions on throughout Durham County of Local, state politicians hope to find suitable plan By KELLY WOO Chronicle staff writer ENO MEENY MINEY MOE If Eno Drive is ever built in north­ map outlining the Department of W/ilHam t^L ern and eastern Durham, it may re­ Transportation's approved route for Eno Drive: lieve traffic congestion, but the 30- year-old project has already caused a gridlock among community leaders 1 " Wtyron^iUfc and residents. New North Carolina Department oice of Transportation Secretary Norris Tolson has assured local leaders that he will reconsider the route approved by DOT last September, setting the BY JASON WAGNER ron material. Styron, stage for a forthcoming final deci­ Chronicle staffwriter who has written nine sion. As the muffled echoes of rock books, including the Pulitzer Prize- County commissioners Ellen Reck­ music from SpringFest drifted winning "The Confessions of Nat how and MaryAnn Black and other through the windows of the Gothic Turner," and the American Book interested parties met with Tolson in Reading Room in Perkins Library Award-winning "Sophie's Choice," early February to reiterate their con­ Friday, a white-haired, literary spoke about his experience as the cerns about the western portion of giant spoke to a crowd of students, subject of a biography. the approved route and to introduce faculty and other spectators. "It is depressing to be a subject an alternate alignment. SOURCE: NC DOT MATT ROSEN/THE CHRONICLE William Styron, whose novels of a biography," he said. Styron Reckhow and Black said their Roxhoro Road. have gained both the acclaim and added that the finality that accom­ route would ease congestion and "[Tolson] has indicated that he anger of readers and critics over the panies a book chronicling one's life avoid environmentally sensitive wants to seek a solution that the last half-century, spoke with his bi­ is like saying, "Here he comes, the areas near the Eno River. The first Durham community can embrace," ographer, James West, about his life merry mortician." Although Styron part of their alternate route—from Reckhow said. "I hope we can come and works in front of the standing- noted these potential downsides of U.S. 70 at the Durham-Wake county up with something that can solve the room-only audience. The speech being the subject of a book, he also line to 1-85 at Glenn School Road- traffic problems and mitigate the en­ came in conjunction with West's said, "I've had nothing but admira­ would mirror the DOT plan. From vironmental and neighborhood con­ new book, "William Styron: A Life" tion for the way... [West has] dealt there, however, rather than veer cerns." and an exhibit of selected items west to intersect Guess Road, Reck­ She also noted that her suggested from the Library's collection of Sty­ See STYRON on page 13 how proposed that the road continue alternative better serves the primary north toward Treyburn and end at See ENO DRIVE on page 14 • University hosts weekend eating disorder workshop • Statistics presented at the believe the problem here at the University is worse. workshop reveal that up to "Our understanding of eat­ 30 percent of all college ing disorders at prestigious universities such as Duke is females are bulimic. that many, of the characteris­ By STEVEN WRIGHT tics these universities are Chronicle staff writer looking for, overlap with those Do you dislike looking at characteristics of people with yourself in the mirror? Are eating disorders," explained you ashamed to be seen in Carly Moran, eating disorder public? Does feeling guilty outreach educator for the Uni­ about your weight problem versity. preoccupy most of your time? Moran explained that the If you answered yes to any of combination of perfectionism, these questions, you might overachieving and competi­ have an unhealthy body tiveness are characteristics image, which could be one of present both in exceptional the first symptoms of a signif­ students and in people with icant eating disorder, accord­ eating disorders. ing to the participants in yes­ Moran, along with mem­ terday's workshop titled "How bers of Educational Support to to Help Eating Disorders at Eliminate Eating Misconcep­ Duke." tions, sponsored the workshop XANDV GILMAN/THE CHRONICLE The statistics presented at Sunday to discuss this disor­ the workshop were alarming. der and what can be done to Wok this way Reportedly, as many as 30 per­ treat it. cent of college women are bu­ "Our goal in doing these Students enjoy the delicacies of Chinese cuisine at SpringFest on the West Campus Main limic, and many ofthe facilita­ workshops is to give people in- Quadrangle during a sunny Friday afternoon. tors of yesterday's event See DISORDER on page 6 > • PLAYWRIGHT LEADS DISCUSSION ON QUEER IDENTITY, PAGE 3 • DURHAM RESIDENT OPERATES AREA SOUP KITCHEN, PAGE 4 THE CHRONICLE • PAGE 5 WORLD AND NATIONAL MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998 Newsfile Republicans draft tax bill to create new breaks From wire reports Boycott ends: A Hispanic media • A new tax proposal calls for the Archer of Texas, is leading efforts to lation this year. write the legislation and is working But, the Republicans said, rather watchdog group suspended its year­ predicted budget surplus to go long boycott of Walt Disney Co., say­ closely with Speaker Newt Gingrich. than spend the new revenue on child ing the entertainment giant has toward subsidies for individuals and Their bill would also create new tax care and other government programs taken strides in minority hiring. incentives for small business owners to as proposed by President Bill Clinton, Since the boycott against Disney small business owners providing buy health insurance for themselves they want to return the money to tax­ and its ABC network began last employees with health care benefits. and their dependents. payers in tax cuts intended to subsi­ April, the company has hired or pro­ The price of the tax package would dize health care, health insurance and moted eight Hispanics into director­ By ROBERT PEAR be more—perhaps substantially biomedical research. ships or vice presidencies, said the N.Y. Times News Service more—than $10 billion over five years, "As Congress moves forward to pre­ National Hispanic Media Coalition. WASHINGTON — House Republi­ Republicans said. vent teen smoking," Archer said, "one can leaders are drafting an election- Republicans plan to pay for the tax of my top priorities will be to return Steinem marches: Feminist Glo­ year tax bill that would create new tax breaks with revenue raised from high­ the revenue raised to the American ria Steinem joined a march of more breaks to help people who receive no er cigarette taxes, saying they would people for health-related tax relief. I'm than 1,000 people Saturday to protest health benefits from their employers in try to impose such taxes, to raise ciga­ currently reviewing a health-related what she called criminal conditions in buying health insurance. rette prices and discourage smoking by tax relief package that will make California's strawberry fields. The chairman of the House Ways teenagers, even if Congress could not health care more available and afford- and Means Committee, Rep. Bill agree on comprehensive tobacco legis­ See HEALTH CARE on page 5 > 'Spamming' stops: A company that once sent as many as 25 million unsolicited e-mail ads a day has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a Military contractors to benefit from NATO expansion lawsuit aimed at ending the so-called By KATHARINE SEELYE possibly to more than a dozen other have billions of dollars worth of other "spamming." Under a consent decree N.Y. Times News Service filed in Los Angeles, Cyber Promo­ countries—would offer arms makers a business before Congress. But NATO tions Inc. also must stop sending un­ WASHINGTON — American arms new and hugely lucrative market. expansion has been a central concern solicited bulk e-mailings to customers manufacturers, who stand to gain bil­ America's six biggest military con­ because it offers so many opportuni­ of Earthlink Network Inc. lions of dollars in sales of weapons, tractors have spent $51 million on lob­ ties. communication systems and other mil­ bying in the last two years, according The military industry also remains itary equipment if the Senate approves to an analysis prepared for The New the most generous contributor to con­ NATO expansion, have made enor­ York Times by the Campaign Study gressional candidates, the study group mous investments in lobbyists and Group, a research company in Spring­ said, giving nearly equally to Democ­ Weather campaign contributions to promote field, Va. rats and Republicans. Tuesday '••' IN m ^ their cause in Washington. If lobbying costs were included from The four dozen companies whose High: 84 • Partly cloudy The end ofthe Cold War has shrunk all companies that perform military-re­ main business is arms have showered Low: 64 • Winds: mucilaginous the arms industry and forced it to di­ lated activities, like computer and candidates with $32.3 million since the The Wire Department: Your best shot versify. technology firms, they would dwarf the collapse of communism in Eastern Eu­ at multiple partners in a week! But expansion of the North Atlantic lobbying effort of any other industry. rope at the beginning ofthe decade. By Treaty Organization—first to Poland, Not all of the lobbying has been for comparison, the tobacco lobby spent Hungary and the Czech Republic, then NATO expansion.