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6 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2005 TOWN-GOWN FROM PAGE 1 “I think whenever there is a major expansion going on as there is now it presents lots of things for the town and gown to talk about and the mechanism for doing that, and we are,” Howes said. This particular period of expan sion is exceptional in its scope, he said. “This is by far the largest.” Bill Thorpe, a council member in the late 1970 sand mid-1980s and a candidate this year, said that because of the expansion, the nature of relations has changed. “I haven’t been on the council recently,” Thorpe said. “But what has happened is the University has grown tremendously, and the town has grown fast. So you won’t have the same relationship.” Thorpe attributes the idea that town-gown relations once were better to the ease of communica tion at that time. “It was smaller. The University and the town were smaller then.” During his tenure on the coun cil, Thorpe regularly would meet with vice chancellors and deans, he said, to discuss where the University was headed. “We were making sure that we were all on the same page, meeting regularly, discussing the University’s THE Daily Crossword By Bruce Venzke 72 Thomas of clocks 73 Portent DOWN 1 Belafonte or Lewis 2 City in Italy 3 Not quite round 4 "...six a-laying..." 5 Pop equivalent 6 Shoshone 7 Like many new stadia 8 Overact 9 TV adjunct 10 October gem 11 Caloric content word 12 Nobelist Wiesel 13 Parts of mins. 16 Those given uncritical devotion 20 Mother Nature's sup port grp.? 24 Rapier's cousin 25 Sentence subjects 26 In-home digital enter- ACROSS 1 Dirty air 5 City slicker 9 Mouse cousins 14 Bee abode 15 Nuclear reactor 17 African lily 18 Kind of voter 19 Bump in salary 21 Ike's command 22 Wine sediment 23 Kind of voter 27 Gl mail drop 28 Grain cutter 33 'The King and I" char acter 37 Prefix for dollar or Disney 40 Like a windmill 41 Biggest threat to all candidates? 44 Deep singer 45 Location 46 Remain 47 Iron alloys 49 PC key 51 Kind of voter 58 Word of mouth 62 Flight from the law 63 Orr or Knight 64 Kind of voter 68 "Hud" co-star 69 Living in peace together 70 The "Censor" of Rome 71 Something valu able ■■HaTs I L R THB ON £ W H EtJpIII m a v|mer E E l| C c E P Tj£ S B S A B tMs H A G| T B A 111 > S E M A R Y C l O O £ £ £ llil S O a P E E B|o D E WIPE | T A- E B s|lm' A L A G n| A I L —icTH I M P R U E M C C LAN A~HJA N || S A V O i|fD u E TMr~ ATE AN I S LW m LI A Ms TAB w|a|n t|sßy|i Ip|sßh|e|r|b Listen to the politicians. Share your thoughts. Hear the results. No better place than Town Hall to gather for Election Night results... Chapel Hill - Carrboro's MMMM mmmmmmmm News, Talk & Tar Heels Station 2005 Election Night Coverage Town Hall Grill in Southern Village Tuesday, November Bth at 7:00 pm Tune in for poll results as well as insight on elections affecting all of Orange County with commentary from: Daniel Siler, News Director of 1360 WCHL Neil Offen, Editor of the Chapel Hill Herald Kirk Ross, Managing Editor of The Independent Ryan Tuck, Editor of the Daily Tar Heel Brought to you by: Chapel Hill-Carrboro's News, Talk &Tar Heels Station TOWN HALL GRILL CHAPEL HILL, SC long-range plan,” Thorpe said. Beyond council and University relations, the expansion also has affected local neighborhoods, more so than in the past. Moeser, however, thinks that any trouble is worth it for residents. A number of residents, such as those that live in the Gimghoul neighborhood east of the University, vocally have opposed expansion opposition that reached its peak with the 2003 approval of a park ing deck and chiller plant behind Cobb Residence Hall, adjacent to the neighborhood. But Moeser said those that have approached him since say they are beginning to see benefits from the University’s construction projects. “That was a painful process of construction because there was a lot of earth moving and tree removal, and it looked pretty grim,” he said. “But now it’s beginning to and it will ultimately be more beautiful.” Others still see relations as being strained, and not because of the administration. David Godschalk, a Daily Tar Heel guest columnist and profes sor emeritus of city and regional planning, falls into that category. Godschalk served on the Town Council during the late 1980s. Godschalk thinks the town is responsible for creating tension tainment syst. 29 Part of a rainstorm pair 30 Wield needles 31 Olin or Horne 32 Uptight 33 L.A.P.D. alerts 34 Tidily organized 35 Rocket top 36 Altar area 38 King of France 39 Playful river denizen 42 Loaf about 43 Waistcoat 48 Window parts 2 3 7~ 7 T - io i: 12 13 ■ ||b| ~ ™ ■ 1 ~~ . : ~ 19 “ 23 24 2^ ■29 30 31 32 46 5 55 56 57 70 73 ' From Page One in town-gown relations. “I think (relations) are poor because I think a number of town council members feel that it’s their job to work against the University.” Some council members, he said, have run or are running on an anti- University platform, portraying themselves as standing up for the community against the University because “they perceive that’s the way to get elected.” The end result is negativity toward the campus’s goals, he said. “Just about anything that the University puts forward in a col laborative manner gets attacked,” Godschalk said. Foy said tension does not signify poor working relations. “People need to recognize that the University and the town have separate missions,” he said. “There’s frequently going to be ten sion but that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong.” And while their missions may be distinct, Howes said town and gown cannot exist separately. “The University and the town are so, as an old professor of mine used to say, ‘inextricably inter twingled’ that they are very much dependent on each other.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. (C)2005 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved. 50 Taxi 52 Minnows and worms 53 Roast host 54 Infomercial name 55 Construction piece 56 Reduce in Intensity 57 Synthetic fiber 58 Killer whale 59 Old Olds cars 60 Mimic 61 De (sumptuously) 65 Tiny portion 66 Picnic pest 67 Utmost degree TOWN COUNCIL FROM PAGE 1 issues might differ, incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt said all candidates have their hearts in the right place. But it’s their platforms how ever similar to or different from each other that ultimately will drive the final outcome. The issues There are the buzz words the topics that have come up at every forum and that every candidate has touched upon at some point. For one, Carolina North seems to be high on everyone’s mind. The University is planning for 17,000 parking spaces at its pro posed satellite campus, threaten ing a sometimes rocky town-gown relationship, though construction lies a number of years off. Candidates have brought up a number of concerns about the envi ronmental and traffic impacts of the proposal. Along that same vein, many candidates say they want to take another look at the town’s pub lic transit system to see where it can be improved or better used. Wireless Internet on Franklin Street, downtown safety, economic development and affordable hous ing also have received much lip ser vice from the group. Then there are issues that some might argue have not been widely covered. Candidate Robin Cutson said she was disappointed in the lack of coverage of both the salaries of town employees and environmental issues relating to water. “Quite frankly, I find that shocking, especially in a town that is supposed to be liberal and progressive,” she said. Overall, the prominent issues on the minds of candidates and resi dents have remained consistent. The composition of the race, however, has not. A changing race The race for Town Council has seen its twists and turns —and sur prises —along the way. Before the filing period even closed, candidate Aaron Shah withdrew his name. When mayoral challenger Kevin Wolff, a newcomer to the town, threw his name into the hat, pun dits scrambled to find out anything about the stranger from up north. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, candidate Tanya Riemer dropped out of the race to devote time to helping family. Perhaps the biggest surprise came in October at a candidate forum hosted by The Daily Tar Heel. It was then that Walker Rutherfurd, a UNC graduate and the only registered Republican in the council race, dropped out. He said that though he was trying to do too many things at once, the experience of being on the council International Service //Learning Opportunities A POT h Sentu e-ijtarmnx Program ♦ Immerse yourself in anew culture ♦ Earn course credit ♦ Improve your language skills ♦ Hands-on service-learning experience Upcoming interest meetings: Oct. 27, s:3opm - Union 2510 Nov. 8, 7:3opm - Union 25188 • Mexico • Nicaragua • Namibia/ • Guatemala •El Salvador South Africa Questions? Contact abrice@emait.unc.edu redefine the way you travel redefinetravel.org ’ Why should I vote for ya? Town Council candidates respond to the question. Jason U “I really hope that the is a junior voters have picked up poiiticai on my vision and science ML Sir , Jm\ ... major at f|g§r perspective being a unc. young person.” cutson “I’m hopeful thatenough afixture Bill ITm P eo P^ e * n town care during to cast a vote for me to petitions. S ive them a voice ” Laurin \Sfk_ x "They are electing Easthom someone who is an ha oVmany wSFPjJ extremely hard worker, town ias •” edcpenence ar S BBHI behind her in the town” Ed . \ “That I’m someone who Harrison f _ specializes in listening served at IjHjjElf to the full range of T °Tor one opinions, and I study term. 'li dil issues thoroughly” Mark yyjßMfi] “I think its hard not schmidt t° recognize a voting is a former Bjw fWS record and ... advocacy SP student that has been true to my Congress. original promises” "I would like the voters Will Br m Raymond w mA t° recognize that I have a regular BSmSMH keen recognized as being at council somebody with great Bill “I would just remember ikying that you have four votes, t 0 tothe I would like to be council. one of the votes” would have been rewarding. “(The decision) was one that I’ll probably question... or will always reflect on for many years to come.” Last chance For those who remain in the race, today will be a final attempt to catch the eyes and ears of voters before they fill out their ballots. Baker said he spent most of Monday preparing literature, hav ing used his printer since 8 a.m. She Saily Sar Heel Candidate Will Raymond said Monday that he planned to “do the sign thing” during the evening. And, of course, most of the can didates said they would be out at the polls today —seeing their long campaigns come full circle. Foy said, “It’s always sort of a tense time on Election Day because you never know what the voters are going to do.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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