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Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Endowment Limits Might Drive Top Applicants Away
By Joelle Ruben
Staff Writer
The inability of some UNC scholar
ships to keep pace with recent tuition
increases could be letting top students slip
away to other universities, officials say.
While UNC’s tuition has seen two
increases in the past two years, many of
the University’s 800-plus endowed
scholarships have not been adjusted
accordingly, said Shirley Ort, director of
scholarships and student aid.
Zoning Violation Unresolved
By Stephanie Horvath
Assistant University Editor
Town officials say a parking lot that
came under fire last year still is not in
compliance with Chapel Hill town zon
ing ordinances.
Lance Norris, Chapel Hill inspections
director, said the lot, which is located at
1119 U.S. 15-501, still has cars parked in
it even though the owner - whose exact
identity is in question - does not have a
permit to operate a parking lot.
UNC students have parked in the lot
in recent years, including this year.
Norris’ department sent a letter Sept 4
to the registered owner of the lot on file,
Barbara Guthrie of Durham, informing
her of the problem. The letter stated that
she had until Oct. 1 to remove all the cars
in the lot or obtain permission to park
them there.
Norris said that when an inspections
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“In our experience last year, we saw
that we were losing students because of
merit scholarship offers from other
schools,” Ort said.
She said these competitors include
the University of Virginia, Davidson
College, N.C. State University, Wake
Forest University and Duke University.
Endowed scholarships, such as the
Carolina Scholars Awards, come from
donations invested at an assumed 5 per
cent to 6 percent interest rate. The money
earned from the interest is used to fund die
officer visited the site at the deadline,
she found it was still not in compliance.
Norris said the owner is being fined
$25 a day until the cars are removed.
He said if the owner does not comply,
the matter will be handed to the courts.
But exactly who owns the lot is a mat
ter of confusion. The parking lot is leased
by the Mueller Corporation, which runs
the Tar Heel Parking business on the lot,
even though town records show Guthrie
as the owner. Town officials say the
owner - not the leaser is responsible
for compliance. But Guthrie said she
does not own the lot. Robin Whidey, a
town employee, said town records show
Guthrie does own a piece of land near
the parking lot in question, but the town
is not sure if it is the lot in violation.
Gustave Mueller, who runs the Tar
Heel Parking business and is a part of
the Mueller Corp., declined to comment
on the parking lot violations and his role
University
endowed scholarships, with a specified
amount being allocated to each student.
“For decades people have been cre
ating endowed scholarships, and we are
able to forever spend the interest off that
initial gift,” Ort said. “With the recent
increase in tuition, however, the money
just doesn’t go as far.”
Dan Thornton, senior associate director
of academic scholarships, said the distrib
ution of endowed funds is predetermined
by donors and the University and that
donors must approve efforts to increase
in the ownership of the lot.
The parking lot came under scrutiny
last year when Mueller sold spaces to stu
dents who said they were promised more
than they got. Several students went to
Student Legal Services for help, and SLS
lawyers helped them reach a $5,200
refund settlement with Mueller. But at the
start of the fall semester, fliers advertising
Mueller’s lot again appeared on campus.
Norris said ordinance violations
rarely reach the courts. “With general
violations, most of the time we contact
people and inform them they’re in vio
lation, and they’ll comply,” he said.
Norris said lots in violation usually pop
up when UNC classes are in session.
“Sometimes if we see it, we might
check, but it’s a complaint-driven
process,” he said.
Norris said in order for the lot to be
in compliance, the owner would have to
apply for a parking lot permit and meet
the town’s requirements. He said, “(The
owner) will have to provide the plan
ning department with documentation
and show he meets their standards.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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scholarships amounts.
“It doesn’t work that as soon as
tuition increases, we can go and give
more money,” Thornton said.
Ort said these restrictions primarily
hurt those students ineligible for need
based aid and those who receive merit
scholarships in fixed amounts.
Her concern is reflected by Director
of Admissions Jerry Lucido’s efforts to
recruit the most qualified students.
Each year the admissions office dis
tributes surveys to accepted students to
MONITOR
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student visas,” he said. “Hopefully,
changes will make it possible for people
to come and study while the govern
ment monitors.”
But neither Feinstein’s proposal nor
MARTIN
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which carried throughout the night.
He enthusiastically spoke words of
encouragement to an audience of about
150 people in the Carroll Hall auditori
um. “Success itself really is dependent
on one thing - one’s ability to believe
that anything they believe in can be
done,” he said.
BOND TOUR
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bond money to build 23 new homes.
“Without county support, none of
this would have happened. We are very
appreciative,” said Susan Levy, the
executive director of Richmond Hills.
Levy said the families who live in the
development sometimes come from
mobile homes or public housing. With
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better understand what causes them to
accept or decline enrollment in UNC.
“Of those students offered a scholarship
by the University this year, 27.3 percent
were enrolled by UNC and 45.8 percent
chose to go to other schools,” Lucido said.
“To us, this means that scholarships
weren’t as competitive as they should be.”
But Mark Yusko, chief investment
officer of UNC, said he sees the tuition
increase as a potential marketing tool.
“There is a relationship in the mar
ketplace between price and quality,” he
Bond’s bill supplies any funding to uni
versities to implement substantial changes.
Feinstein’s proposal states that $32.3
million in appropriations would be
given to the INS to implement the nec
essary infrastructure for detection of for
eign students who have violated the
terms of their visas.
Locke said the lack of funding for
By sharing his journey of overcoming
the obstacles in his youth, Martin put a
personal touch on the power of one per
son, which he said should never be mis
taken. “I’m here to remind you to con
tinue to imagine nothing but the best in
life,” he said. “Always let the story of
Lesra remind you, in each of you there
is the power of one.”
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the help of Habitat for Humanity vol
unteers, residents are able to assist in
building their own homes.
Other locales the group visited
included Fairview Park in Hillsborough,
C.W. Stanford Middle School, Chapel
Hill High School, Seawell Elementary
School in Chapel Hill and the
Homestead Aquatic Center.
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at citydesk@unc.edu.
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said. “You don’t want to be perceived in
the marketplace as being of lesser qual
ity because your tuition is significantly
lower than your peer group.”
Yusko said the University has not nec
essarily seen the quality of students
diminish as a result of many endowed
scholarships not increasing. “Our fresh
man class is the most talented we’ve ever
had,” he said. “Something’s working.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
universities might be difficult to over
come but that the benefits of the pro
posal will outweigh any negatives.
“Regulations usually are unfunded,"
Locke said.
“But it is for the safety of all of us.”
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reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
WARREN
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necessary to succeed in the primaries.
“He’s never been able to raise signif
icant money,” Cobey said. “That’s
going to be a formidable task.”
Despite Warren’s previous political
experience, Cobey said Warren’s chances
of winning the primary are slim.
“Running for a judgeship is far different
than running for a U.S. Senate seat,”
Cobey said. “It’s what you are able to
build a candidacy on, and (the other
Democratic primary candidates) have a
much better chance of building a success
ful campaign.”
Cobey also questioned Warren’s
decision to give up his judgeship.
N.C. Democratic Party Chairwoman
Barbara Allen could not be reached for
comment. But Warren said he believes he
can win the Democratic primary in spite
of his low profile. “I think we’ll be fairly
prominent ourselves by the time the pri
maries get here.”
The State & National Editor can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
ANALYSIS
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once they acquired the properties that
now abut the southern boarder of cam
pus. “We were working to obtain the most
flexibility we could relative to the interests
of the town,” said Bmce Runberg, vice
chancellor for facilities planning.
In the end, the access road was not
included in the Development Plan. UNC
officials said they were hesitant to make
plans for property they did not own yet.
Because the town approved the
Development Plan, the University now
only has to get the town manager to sign
the site development plan.
A New Crop of Residents
Another sore spot for residents has
been the potential construction of housing
along South Campus. UNC has planned
housing expansions designed to accom
modate 3,300 additional students expect
ed to enroll during the next 10 years.
Anew married student housing com
plex will be built in the Baity Hill area.
Eleven three-story units will be built
and eventually will replace the Odum
Village apartments, which will serve as
undergraduate housing while Morrison
and Hinton James are renovated.
Eventually, Odum Village will be
tom down, and the space will be used to
construct more undergraduate housing
and additional UNC Hospitals facilities.
The site slated for new housing
prompted concern from residents.
A special-use permit was removed by
the council on Oct. 3. The permit, cre
ated in 1980, ensured that a 200-foot
vegetative buffer would protect resi
dents from the University.
Looking Toward the Future
Although the plan often pitted town
residents against University officials, even
the plan’s harshest critics recognize it has
some merit. “There were a lot of things
that we liked about it, particularly in the
arts center,” Lewis said, referring to anew
arts corridor set to be constructed near
Hill Hall. “We like a lot of the plan.”
The plan also includes additions to
Memorial Hall, the replacement of
Venable Hall and three new UNC Health
Care buildings. Another key component
of the plan is the Ramshead project,
which will provide new parking, student
dining, recreation and grocery facilities.
Breathing Easier
Now that the long and intricate process
of gaining Development Plan approval is
complete, both town and University offi
cials are breathing a sigh of relief.
“I’m really glad it is over,” Waldorf
said. “Looking back on it, I think - all in
all - it was a successful process.”
Runberg expressed a similar senti
ment. “On both sides there’s been give
and take. I think we are all very pleased
that we are through with the process.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.