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Waste lagoons hog political spotlight Fuqua dean plans to step down By LUCY STRINGER The Chronicle
In a recent campaign ad, Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker stands against the backdrop of a sludge-filled hog-waste lagoon and declares, “It smells bad.” Upon seeing the commercial, Perry Smith, owner of Smith Farms, is quick to clarify; “If the lagoon smells, then something’s wrong,” he said. “If the lagoons are properly managed, the smell won’t be coming from them, it will be coming from the sheds.” North Carolina’s Democratic gubernatorial primary is knee-deep in the muck of a controversy over the environmental soundness of hog lagoons. Wicker and his opponent Attorney General Mike Easley have launched campaigns to eliminate the more than
4,000 hog waste lagoons that scatter the state. After Hurricane Floyd wiped out 26 hog farms and emptied millions of tons of sewage into rivers, the issue captured national attention. ‘The publicity we’ve gotten makes everyone think we’re sitting in the middle of a sewer. You’d think we were wading around in the stuff,” said Don Ledford, an agricultural statistician at See HOG LAGOONS
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By JAIME LEVY The Chronicle
HOGS are a vital component of the North Carolina economy, but all that waste has to go somewhere,
Dean ofFuqua School of Business Rex Adams announced Saturday that he will step down when his term ends in June 2001. His announcement, made at a Trinity Board ofVisitors meeting, makes Adams the fifth University dean to step down in the last two years: Since fall 1998, deans from the engineering, medical, law and environment schools have announced their upcoming departures. “[This] means an opportunity to bring in new energy and innovative thinking and to weave together a group of excellent school and University leaders,” said Provost Peter Lange. “At the same time, the loss of excellent leadership as we are facing in each of these schools represents a challenge that we need to address with skill if we are not to lose the momentum that the departing group of deans is leaving with each of their schools.” Adams, Trinity ’62, became dean in See ADAMS on page 19 P
Police arrest man Ling ponders media images of Asians for rape off East By JACK WANG The Chronicle
From staff reports
Late Thursday evening, police arrested the man suspected in a Feb. 3 rape on Green Street, one of two that week near East Campus. 36-year-old Leroy Samuels Jr, was reportedly picked up near the intersection ofBroad and Main streets, after someone alerted officers to a man matching the description of the rapist. He was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense, first-degree burglaiy and seconddegree kidnapping, and was held on a $150,000 bond. In the Feb 3’ crime, a man, claiming he was armed, confronted a woman as she was taking the trash Leroy Samuels Jr. out of her Trinity Park home. On Jan. 30, a woman was raped by a man who was in her Gregson Street home when she returned home at about 2 a.m. It is unclear whether the two rapes were committed by the same man. The victims’ descriptions of the suspects were similar, but not identical. Durham Police Department officials could not be reached for comment Sunday, but Lt. Ed Sarvis told The News and Observer of Raleigh that, based on information they have gained, police believe Samuels committed the Green Street rape. He would not comment further. The Herald-Sun of Durham reported Sunday that Samuels, a homeless man who has a long criminal record including a pending felonious theft charge, frequently panhandles near Brightleaf Square and Ninth Street.
In an informal presentation to about 100 people Friday night, The View's Lisa Ling reflected on the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in the main-
stream media. “Of the 26 primetime shows on television, not one showcases Asian Americans in leading roles,” she said. “Even when the corporate networks are attacked for lack of racial diversity on television, minorities still only play small parts.” Citing her experience on ABC and her previous job as a television reporter, Ling talked about the lack of diversity in the media and explored the lingering Asian stereotypes in the news. “Asians are only put on spotlight for violating human rights or stealing nuclear secrets,” Ling said. “It conveys the wrong associations to the general public.” Ling attributes these American biases to remnants of a deep psychological distrust generated by American wars in the 20th century. “Look at the wars that America fought in—World War 11, Korea, Vietnam—and look at who the enemies were,” she said. “On top ofthat, there is a sense of paranoia from Asian successes in America, especially in the early ’Bos, when the [Vietnam] war was just over.” Ling said both factors drove her toward her chosen profession. ‘There is a lack of diversity at the executive level, which translates into less sensitivity to minority issues,” she said. “Unfortunately, there is little incentive for more minorities to apply in the media industry and improve the racial situation, which is what I want to do.” However, Ling is hesitant to serve as a role model for the Asian-American community. “Just because I am on TV does not mean I should be pressured to represent an entire generation...,” she said. “Does Barbara Walters represent an entire generation of middle aged, post-menopausal women?” Ling suggested that if more Asian Americans ap-
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LISA LING, co-host of The View, chats with the audience after her speech Sunday afternoon.
plied for positions in the field, the media would lose some of their biases. “The time is ripe for Asian Americans and minorities to pursue media,” she said. Ling closed her presentation by encouraging Asian Americans to break racial norms in the media industry. “I didn’t know many people when I decided to enter television either,” she said. “Believing in what I want to do and hard work got me where I am now. Ethnicity can only help y0u.... It is not an impediment.” deregulate
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