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2 Tuesday, February 35, 2003 Federal Budget Includes Funds for Local Research By Olena Gerus Staff Writer Research and education projects in the Triangle area will receive a substan tial amount of money if President Bush approves the U.S. Congress’ $397.4 bil lion appropriations bill. The bill, which already has been approved by the U.S. House, now must be signed by President Bush before it can come into effect. Programs at N.C. State University, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. Central University won significant funding for the 2003-04 fiscal year when the Senate approved the budget Feb. 14. N.C. State could receive $495,000 to improve waste treatment practices on live stock farms and $200,000 to study plant pathogens and detect agricultural bioter rorism. The university also could receive Hussein Challenges Bush to Live Debate The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq - In an interview with CBS anchor Dan Rather, Saddam Hussein on Monday challenged President Bush to an internationally tele vised debate and indicated that he does not intend to follow U.N. orders to destroy his Al-Samoud 2 missiles. Hussein said he envisions a live debate with Bush along the lines of those in a U.S. presidential campaign. UNC v. F/rstAmendment ARTICLE I: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, Please join us for a discussion on UNO’s non discrimination policy. Should student groups be al lowed to screen out potential members on the basis of religion, gender, or race, and is that policy an expres sion of the First Amendment? Or should any student, regardless of backqrouMfrhave the right to join any group? groups across campus will be spagflßHtfftn&twill have an opportu nity to respond tcihP^gkers. t ra|bwing the presenta tion. Light refreshmelygßiljjfSg^ Sponsored by DHRE/Ehringhaus Community r i n g the South "The Sexual Economy of Slavery" Hear Adrienne Dale Davis's talk TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. in Toy Lounge in Dey Hall. Admission is free. Refreshments served. Sponsored by UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South $360,000 to promote forest productivity and $293,000 to improve fish farming. Johnny Wynne, director of N.C. State’s Agricultural Research Service, said the department’s programs require more funding than the budget would provide. “We didn’t expect a large increase in federal money, but we are trying to use the available funding to strengthen our programs,” he said. The programs receive additional funding from the state and a number of other federal agencies and foundations. Wynne said he is not surprised the Triangle research centers were given adequate appropriations in the bill. “If you look at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State, they are the two premium research centers in the country,” he said. UNC-CH’s knowledge Foundry pro gram, a division of Information Technology Services, could receive CBS said on its Web site Regarding chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix’s order that Iraq destroy its Al-Samoud 2 missiles, “Saddam indicated he does not intend to destroy them or pledge to destroy them as demanded,” the network said. The order was issued after interna tional experts determined that Iraq pos sesses missiles that fly farther than the 93-mile limit set down by the United Nations in 1991. Iraq maintains that $225,000 in federal money. Megan Bell, knowledge Foundry assis tant director, said the money will be used to build staff and to develop eval uations of how people use media resources at the University. Bell said the program, which was founded more than a year ago, has not received federal funding previously. “There are a lot of things we want to accomplish, so the money is a very nice start,” she said, adding that knowledge Foundry leaders look to make the program eventually self-sustaining. Other educational allocations include $75,000 to N.C. Central for an academ ic enrichment program for area elemen tary and middle school students. The environmental education program at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences would get as much as $300,000 for the Green Education Center, said Karen some of the missiles overshot the limit because they were tested without war heads and guidance systems. “This is not a serious issue,” White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said of the reported debate offer. Fleischer said Hussein’s comments about the Al-Samouds represent “open defiance” of the United Nations. “He refuses even to acknowledge that the weapons are prohibited,” Fleischer said. Iraq has until the end of the week to begin destroying the missiles, their com ponents and other related systems. If it fails to do so, that could give impetus to a draft U.N. resolution submitted Monday by the United States, Britain and Spain that would pave the way for war. Put anew twist on dinner tonight. with a four-course fondue dinner. to bring you closer together. I Meltin^Pot. Vy a fondue restaurant | Dip inns something different.* ft j 3100 Wake iorett Koud. Raleigh (919> 8?8 04 T 7 m<ltirgjr.:m Less than 5 minutes A fa from campus! ocicfiu 968 . 3377 ((MMMWjr /Open 7 days a week [i Free Tan jL o. f . 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But Edwards then voted against the bill. “Ultimately, I could not support a measure that doesn’t even begin to meet our home security needs,” Edwards stat ed in a press release issued last week. Edwards’ spokesman said the senator already is looking at the 2004 budget, which has a lot of the same problems. The State & National Editor can be reached atstntdesk@unc.edu. Campus Calendar Today 6:15 p.m. - Sangam, a South Asian awareness organization, is hosting South Asian Awareness. The week will kick off tonight with an Indian dinner at Carmichael Ballroom. The cost is $5 or five canned foods. At 7 p.m. there will be a forum on India-Pakistan relations at the Carmichael Ballroom. 7:30 p.m. - The Self-Knowledge Symposium will host UNC alumna Sunny Schlenger, who will give a free seminar on time and space manage ment in 101 Greenlaw Hall. The semi nar is titled “Organizing for the Spirit: Making Life’s Details Manageable and Meaningful.” Schlenger helps corpora tions, nonprofit agencies and individu als manage their time and space more creatively and effectively. UNC Students Work To Revive Northside Crime, vacancies among top concerns By Jenni Norman Staff Writer During the past two years, residents of the Northside neighborhood have worked with UNC graduate students to improve and renovate their community. The students, studying under UNC Professor Bill Rohe in the Department of City and Regional Planning, have been working with the community to explore crime prevention through envi ronmental design. The students also have identified three problem areas in the neighbor hood and are working to implement solutions. Jeff Caiola, a member of EmPOWEßment Inc., a group which has been working closely with the students and the community, praised the student’s efforts. “They were a huge resource,” said Caiola, a Northside resident The students polled the community and held neighborhood forums to gath er community concerns. Issues neighborhood members expressed the most concerns about included loitering, housing vacancies and crime. The area of the project, which cross es the Chapel Hill-Carrboro border and is bordered by Rosemary Street and Mitchell Lane, recently was expanded by the Town Council. The council worked with EmPOWEßment, Rohe’s students and the Chapel Hill Police Department to collect data and set up opportunities for the neighborhood to get together and discuss community improvement. Delores Bailey, the Northside com munity organizer, said involvement in the project began because affordable housing properties in the neighborhood weren’t selling as expected. Caiola said the neighborhood was ilJir Saily (Ear Urrl P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Kim Minugh, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features. Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may bfc purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. © 2003 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved Bandado’s Mexican Graff | Daily Drink Specials Try Our New Salsa Bar | Margaritas Tu & Thu We Accept Carolina ■ -j_ j | Through Meal Plan h A |H ! jjj; J Tar Heel Takeout Many Vegetarian Meals! Jtf U p® j Buy 1 dinner and 2 beverages at regular price, get yr V ; the second dinner of equal or lesser value FREE! | (Up to $7.95) Limit one coupon per table. Dine-ln only. Chapel Hill location only. r I Expires 3/7/03 | 159'A E. Franklin St. * Downtown Chapel Hill • 919-967-5048 Summer, Fall, Yearlong Selected Programs Deadline Extension Although many programs are full , there are still opportunities to study abroad this summer and next semester - or even for a year! Come to the Study Abroad office for more information on how to research program options. The Study Abroad Office 201 Porthole Building (next to the Hanes Art Center) 962-7002 http://studyabroad.unc.edu Study Sails (Uar MM once a strong working-class community. Now the community is in decline and home to increasing petty crime and a high concentration of drug dealing, he added. Caiola said the students have been able to pull together four large public forums for residents to plan community renovation. The students helped to plan a block party last year, as well as a Neighborhood Night Out, which offered more than $2,000 in prizes to the community. “They were always will ing to give their time,” Caiola said. The key to the students’ success so far, he added, is that they listen to the neighborhood. Last November, the community par ticipated in the annual Frances Hargraves Memorial Walk and Celebration to commemorate Hargraves’ contribution to her Northside neighborhood. The remaining balance of student funds gathered for the project is being used to purchase a memorial bench. Rohe said that the students’ report and plans for environmental design for the neighborhood will be discussed in an upcoming council meeting. He also said the council has desig nated funds to assist in the neighbor hood renovation once the issues are dis cussed. Rohe commended the students’ work in the renovation of Northside. “There’s been some clear improve ments in the neighborhood,” he said. The graduate students will continue to work with the Northside program, which is now in its fourth semester. “We all want to see a better neigh borhood,” Caiola said. “We do have a good neighborhood - we just want to make it better.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. For the Record In the Feb. 24 article “Disasters Increase Caution in Clubs,” The Daily Tar Heel reported that the two recent nightclub disasters had totaled more than 120 deaths. The death count was actually 118 at press time. In the Feb. 24 article “Dance Marathon Hits All-Time High" it was incorrectly reported that the Dance Marathon raised $K7,438. The marathon raised $ 167,23*49. The DTH regrets the errors.
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