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fadeefe 1L L ffoff CaFimiclhael programs By MICHAEL JACKSON Staff Writer Students and faculty advisers involved in the Living Learning Programs in Carmichael Residence Hall will hold an open house on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in Carmichael's multi-purpose room. "The purpose of the open house is for the different Living Learning Programs to come together for interested students who want to learn something about them," said Craig Calhoun, associate professor of sociology and faculty adviser for the UNITAS Living Learning Program. The four Living Learning Pro grams, in the areas of Health Sciences, French Spanish, Ger man and UNITAS, are housed in Carmichael Residence Hall. "Students will be able to ask questions to see if they're interested in that kind of program for next year," Calhoun said. Applications for participation in next year's Living Learning Pro Residents debate proposal to widen bypass By ANDREA SHAW . Staff Writer Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents questioned the need for a 24-foot-wide grass median included in a proposal to widen U.S. 15-501N.C. 54 during a public hearing Monday night. N.C. Department of Transporta tion officials outlined construction plans for the highway aimed at reducing the amount of traffic while preserving the area aesthetically. Plans call for widening the existing 7.1 -mile bypass to four lanes between U.S. 15-501 north of Chapel Hill and N.C. 54 west of Carrboro, beginning in 1989. The bypass will be separated by a planted median, including four-foot shoulders along both the north- and southbound lanes. The shoulders will also serve as bicycle paths. Strongest concern came from the Chapel Hill Greenways Commission, which submitted to the Board of Transportation a proposal for ele vated walkways, pedestrian crossings and overpasses. Greenways commission member Eva Metzger said the group has proposed , greenways. along the ; r tHBbPW WWS""'." (Qmm olao oroem lionise grams will be available at the open house. Entertainment and refresh ments will also be provided. The UNITAS program focuses on learning about various cultures through literature, film and discus sion, Calhoun said. The four foreign language programs are designed to help students gain command over a particular lan guage and learn about the culture surrounding it. This is the first year for the UNITAS program. Program participants live in suite arrangements in Carmichael Residence Hall. The suites house an average of 47 students, although the German House has only 16. Together, all four programs involve 150 students and eight faculty members. George Cocolas, professor and associate dean of the School of Pharmacy, is also adviser of the Health Science Living Learning Program. He said participants in bypass. "The concept of the greenways system will be badly flawed," Metzger said. "Pedestrian needs have been ignored by planners." She said the 24-foot median is dangerous unless measures are taken to ensure pedestrian safety. "We're accepting the widening of the bypass," Metzger said after the hearing. "But we want it to be safer for pedestrians, which includes pedes trian lights and overpasses." Under the proposed plan, Hayes Road near Glen Lennox Shopping Center would be eliminated. Stephen Hart, who owns 1.5 acres of property in this area, asked transportation officials to consider retaining access to Hayes Road. He said he plans to construct a 13,000 square-foot office building on this site. While the hearing was the public's last chance for input into the planning process, transportation official W.A. Garrett assured residents their ideas would be taken into consideration. Before construction can begin, the DOT must purchase a quadrant on South Columbia Street and the northwest corner of N.C . 54 Bypass. Garrett said three families in the area ooo mr -mm Mtma ffiMn) iuss j Lit TrtoW7f)T m slit! m Ox? & the health science program hear speakers and conduct discussions and debates weekly. The health science program is open to anyone with an interest in health professions, Cocolas said. He said the program now involves students in the pre-medical and pre-dental tracts, as well as phar macy students. The program provides a "cross fertilization of ideas and thoughts," Cocolas said. "It gives each student an appreciation of what others have to go though in their course work." The program has been worth while in its first year, he said. "I think there's more to be learned than just going to class," he said. "You should learn just as much out of class as in class." Applications for participation in next year's program are due Jan. 22. Applicants will be interviewed by students and faculty involved in the program. would have to relocate. "Everyone involved is contacted individually before any action is taken," he said. "They will be eligible for relocation assistance." Relocation would include personal assistance in finding a home, moving costs and a down payment on another home. Garrett said the project will cost about $18.2 million, including $14 million designated for construction. Upon approval, construction would begin on Old Greensboro Road to N.C. 54 in Carrboro, which includes an extension toward Main Street. Based on a 20-year traffic projec tion, Garrett said the recommenda tion to widen the highway followed a study of several alternatives, which included: taking no action on the situation, delaying construction, improving the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transit system, and constructing a highway with different design features. Garrett said traffic estimates show that Raleigh Road now has a traffic peak of 14,000 to 21,000 cars per day. In the next 20 years, traffic capacity during peak periods could range from 34,000 to 56,000 cars daily. . . J m Women play important roles in business world, study shows By LYDIAN BERNHARDT Staff Writer Female students who plan a bus iness or corporate career can be encouraged by a study recently completed by a professor in the UNC School of Business Administration. Idalene Kesner, an associate pro fessor of business administration, conducted the study. The study found that women play key decision-making roles on the boards of directors of 250 of the nation's largest companies, although the women constitute only 3.6 percent of the personnel of the boards. No companies in Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill were involved in the study, she said. Kesner said the results contradicted the belief that women are only tokens or "window dressing" at corporations trying to appear socially responsible. The study was a response to articles in the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek magazine, which said that the number of women serving on boards was declining, and that they were not very active as board members. Also, an air pollution and noise study snowed that while residents can expect reduced air pollution, noise in some areas could exceed federal noise abatement criteria, consultant Lau rence Meisner said. Meisner said the areas where noise levels might exceed the federal standard of 67 decibels are north of the bypass on west South Columbia Street and south of the bypass on Old Mason Farm Road. It brings out the best in all of us.' Unl&cdWby TO) The Daily Tar "My figures clearly indicate that women aren't being discriminated against in terms of being invited to serve on major committees," she said. "Women only constitute 1 13 of 3,128 directors, but just counting numbers alone doesn't indicate whether wom en's opinions are solicited, or if they're respected and hold important posi tions. Those factors can be deter mined by looking at the committees of the boards." Executives in general are more reluctant to serve on committees and boards now because of increased lawsuits against companies, Kesner said. Because women compose a smaller percentage to begin with, she said, it is more obvious when they resign than when their male counter parts do. "It's not discouraging (that) the number is so small," she said. "In the future, as increased numbers of women gain the tenure and business background they need, more women will rise to the top of the corporate ladder and serve on more committees. The worst news would have been to find that women mostly serve on the 'go get doughnuts' committee, and that's not what we found." 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Brian Davis Leigh Kempson Jack Zacharius Chris Kuhr Br y son Coffey Kelly Walker Meet these and other executives at our reception: Date: Tomorrow, December 2nd Place: Carolina Union, Room 211 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - " Bring your resume, if it is ready. HeelTuesday, December 1, 19873 confident that they aren't being hired for reasons other than ability. "As women continue to gain acceptance in the work force, the trend will continue also to value women's opinions in any occupation," she said. Alicia Hardin, one of the chairwomen of the Campus Y's Women's Forum, said the study should definitely encourage female students at UNC. Patty Hurst, also a Women's Forum chairwoman, said the low number of women on executive boards was an issue for concern, despite the achievement of the others. 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