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Coiimtee seeks frauds to widlee bypass By SUSAN ODENKIRCHEN Staff Writer The 15-501N.C. 54 Bypass will be widened from two to four lanes with a grass median if the N.C. Board of Transportation' grants money requested for the project. The Transportation Advisory Committee for Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro has passed a resolution requesting the funding, said Shirley Marshall, member of the TAC. The TACs preliminary plans also include paths for bicycles and pedes trians on both sides of the highway. Special project engineers David Modlin and Frank Vick said the construction is scheduled to begin in Charges filed in Franklin Street accident By HUNTER LAMBETH Staff Writer A collision on Franklin Street Wednesday morning resulted in charges filed against both drivers involved in the accident. Bennett Bennett, who became Secretary of Education in 1985, said federal spending on education is continually rising. This year $308 billion went to education, double the amount spent two decades ago. But increased spending does not guarantee better educational performance, he said. Between 1963 and 1978, America suffered the worst decline ever in education, said Bennett, a former chairman of the National Endow ment for the Humanities and a former president of the National Humanities Center in the Research Triangle Park. "We don't spend our way into better performance," he said. He said candidates should focus on accountability assessing and eva luating teacher performance as well as student learning and performance. Other educational priorities include giving recognition to out standing teachers, recruiting out standing teachers, increasing funds for federal programs to help disad vantaged children and establishing teacher evaluations. Boyer stressed the need of assisting poor children in urban and rural areas, and of rewarding deserving teachers with merit programs. He said striving for teacher excellence should be a primary concern to everyone because "we will have educated people only to the extent that we have excellence in the classroom. Committee from page 1 a pamphlet at the beginning of each school year about all the courses available to them as well as the courses necessary for admission to a junior or four-year college, Kuralt said. "Most kids have what they need to go to college," she said. "There was no general uproar when the (admis sion requirements) were raised. "Many students had the require ments to begin with, so not many people really cared." The new committee will survey the same 101 public high schools as the first survey, asking principals and guidance counselors what they have done in the past year to inform students of the new standards. The survey will also determine the availability of the required courses in the high schools. Neal, also a board member, said the committee hopes to begin the survey by the end of next week and to submit a report during the board of education's November meeting. At that time, the committee will recommend how students should be prepared for admission to the UNC system. "The data may suggest that we've done everything we can," Neal said "What we want to find out is: cDo we need to do anything differently?' " Long Stem Roses Reg. $149Sdoz. NOW $99S Sweetheart Roses Beg. Vdoz. NOW $79S Carnations Reg. s79Sdor N0W$49S We wire flowers everywhere UNIQUE FLORAL DESIGN for ?!! occasions 6" Hanging Baskets Regular s595 Buy any 2, get one Ivy FQ5E good through Sept 15 ' All location open every Sunday fiscal year 1989. "Under ideal conditions the esti mated completion date would be fiscal year 1991, but it's hard to determine because of funding and weather conditions, Modlin said. The TAC wants to expand the bypass so that it can accommodate more travelers in the future, Vick said. The bypass expansion should also alleviate traffic on other roads, he said. "Any improvement of the bypass would be of help, and we would prefer traffic use the bypass as opposed to the other roads," Johnson said. The TAC has requested more The driver of a Plymouth station wagon traveling west on Franklin Street toward Columbia Street was charged with failing to yield the right-of-way to the driver of a motorcycle heading east. from page 1 "An incompetent teacher is worse than an incompetent surgeon because a surgeon can only cut up one person at a time," he said. Teachers salaries have risen to an average of about $25,000 a year, but that doesn't mean college graduates will flock into teaching, Boyer said. Since there are no opportunities for promotions in teaching jobs, the profession cannot attract the quality and number of people it needs, he said. The state and local levels of government have inititated a crusade on education reform in the last five years, Boyer said. The states are doing their part to improve education, and now the federal government needs to improve its act, he said. i. - n . BASF LH-60 Cassette manuf. suss, retail $1.15 money for the bypass because con struction expenses have gone up and the committee would like to.imprpve the interchanges, Marshall said. "The main problem we need the money for is for widening the inter changes," she said. Edison Johnson, a DOT planning coordinator for the Orange County area, said, "The money is at the discretion of the Board of Transpor tation, and it is their decision how much money we receive." Marshall said the Board of Trans portation allots all the money, which comes from sources such as the federal government,- highway taxes and gas taxes. The driver of the Harley Davidson motorcycle, Jefferson Lee Ivey, 25, was charged with not maintaining a safe speed. He was injured as Robert Smith Howell, 23, failed to yield the right-of-way when attempting to make a left turn into an alley beside the Carolina Coffee Shop. Ivey was treated and released at N.C. Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. He is not a UNC student. 5 Campus Calendar The DTH Campus Calendar appears daily. Announcements must be placed in the box outside The Daily Tar Heel office, 104 Union, by noon one day before weekend announcements by noon Wednesday. The DTH will print announcements from University-recognized campus organizations only. U -i i ir -n ip II f II " Vk (Saso P21-2B SsienGflGte (2ataSaGi? manuf. suss, retail $14.95 Stadia Baste manuf. suss, retail $6.95 LH-90 Cassette manuf. suss, retail $1 .42 "The Board of Transportation puts out a plan every year, and every year there is less money and more needs, so it is hard to balance the two," Marshall said. Vick said the committee will receive the environmental impact document on the roadway and plans to approve it by mid-October. "We will then circulate the docu ment for comment and hold a public hearing, and after analyzing what the public opinion is, we will put out a final environmental document," Vick said. The final environmental document is expected to be completed in December, Vick said. Howell, who is enrolled in the UNC evening college, was uninjured. The station wagon he was driving was owned by University Florist Inc. of Franklin Street. In a Chapel Hill Police Depart ment report, officer Caprice Mellon indicated that the collision caused about $3,300 of damage to Ivey's motorcycle. Damage to the station wagon was estimated at $1,100. Friday 6 p.m. Korean Student Associ ation is having its annual club-starting dinner for all interested students at South Square Mall. Rides will be provided from the Union at 6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. UNC Gaining Club will Sony The Daily Tar Voter regMratidii ins on By CHARLA PRICE Staff Writer For the next three weeks, stu dents who want a voice in Chapel Hill's town government will have a chance to register to vote. Starting today and continuing through Oct. 5, Student Govern ment and the Orange County Board of Elections will conduct a voter registration drive on cam pus. The drive begins today during the presidential forum in the Smith Center. Tentative registration locations are in the Pit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily and in Chase Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. daily. Students will also visit residence halls to encourage registration. John Edwards, co-chairman of the Student Government Registra tion Project, said he hopes to register 2,000-3,000 students dur ing the drive, as long as the Orange County Board of Elections releases enough registration materials. "I believe it is very important meet in Union 210 for open gaming until 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Black Women United will hold a general meet ing in Upendo, South Campus Union. New members welcome. 7:30 p.m. Moravian Student Fel lowship will meet in Union 213. Items of Interest All Campus Calendar announce ments are due by NOON on the day beg (aSSIf2Gi SSyOss) manuf. suss, retail $39.95-144.95 mm Lx'PM 3-120500, 1 0 pack $199510 pacEi 5-1 1 A" DSDD, 1 0 pack $09S10 padi li?V J, vS-D JgW : HeelFriday, September 11 , 19873 campiuis to have a strong student voter registration," Edwards said. "I find it funny that many students com plain about local and campus' issues, yet many of these students are not registered to vote." The program, which began in! spring 1986, wasn't successful at: first, he said, because students were not sworn in as registrars and could not be used to register other students. Organizers had trouble getting Orange County registrars on-campus to register students. Last fall 10 student registrars were approved on a trial basis so ' that students could run the reg istration drive themselves. In that drive, 1,000 students were registered. This year 13 student registrars were sworn in by officials from the elections board. Students who want to register need a picture ID and proof of their Orange County residence, such as a purple registration card for the fall semester or a letter sent to their school address. before they are to run in the DTH. PlayMakers Repertory Company 1987-88 season tickets are now available. Call the box office at 962 1 121 for more information. Health Professions Advising Office will offer workshops to improve interviewing skills. Sign up at the bulletin board outside the Health Professions Advising Office on 2nd floor Steele. The Executive Branch of Student Government is sponsoring Student Awareness Day on Monday, Sept. 14, from 1 1 a.m. 4 p.m. in Great Hall to give students an opportunity to get acquainted with campus organizations. ft ; x CO It ; tgtt ymppras Cram IMP1 M'' 967 8568 688 S0 ft .if is. Out Gtohout Lto V
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