6The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, September 13, 1989
' committee rejects
Moped riders should stay off
campus sidewalks, say police
WUNC building design
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ByTERRI CANADAY
Staff Writer
The Business and Finance Commit
tee of the Board of Trustees (BOT)
rejected a proposed design for a new
"WUNC facility at a meeting Sept. 1.
r The plans for a modern building on
-N.C. Highway 54 were turned down
' because the building was unattractive
and clashed with traditional University
building styles, said Earl "Phil" Phil
lips, BOT chairman.
The proposed building was func
, tional, but the board was looking for a
'more attractive design, Phillips said.
The committee agreed that greater
symmetry and simplicity would be
preferable, although conformity to tra
dition is not mandatory. "We're not
trying to compete with the Kenan Center
or the Bell Tower," he said.
Phillips said he thought the building
would ultimately be approved, but the
board will review other designs.
WUNC director Gary Shivers said
the rejection was a minor setback, but
would not delay the project. The BOT
made some specific modifications to
the proposed plans, and the architect
has already incorporated those into the
design, he said. The modified plans
will be submitted to the BOT at the
October meeting.
The WUNC radio station has been
operating out of Swain Hall and the
Smith Building. Those facilities are
antiquated, overcrowded and inade
quate, Shivers said.
Because of these working conditions,
the station began raising funds from
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private sources in the summer of 1987.
Of the $2.5 million needed for the
project, $1.25 million has been raised.
These amounts are not connected with
the funding of WUNC-TV's move to
Research Triangle Park. WUNC Radio
is not part of that organization and not
part of that move, Shivers said.
The submitted plans were for a
nontraditional building, he said. Be
cause the radio station requires a per
forming studio and related control room,
higher ceilings are necessary, and were
included in the design.
The plans were nontraditional when
compared with the standard Georgian
design of the buildings on main cam
pus, Shivers said. But the proposed
building would be located beside the
William and Ida Friday Continuing
Education Center, which is another
nontraditional building, he said.
Phillips said the board has been lax
in approving building designs in the
past, but it will be much more careful in
the future. "It's not a rubber-stamp
board," he said. "We won't accept
anything that comes down the pipe."
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By STACEY KAPLAN
Staff Writer
Pedestrians may be accustomed to
dodging mopeds on the sidewalks,
even though moped riding on campus
was prohibited by an ordinance that
went into effect in June of 1984.
Sgt. Ned Comar of the University
police said the ordinance was passed
as a result of "a number of complaints
concerning near misses on the side
walk" that involved mopeds. Al
though enforcing the ordinance is not
considered a top priority, riders who
are caught will be, and have been,
ticketed, says Comar.
James Kessler, handicapped tech
nical specialist with the Office of
Handicapped Services, said he is
concerned about potential injuries.
"The hearing-impaired people can
not hear the mopeds coming," he said.
Kessler also pointed out that people
who are permanently or temporarily
disabled may find it difficult to move
out of the way of a moped.
Not enough is being done to stop
those who disobey this ordinance,
Kessler said, and University police
should pay more attention to the
problem.
Kessler warned that if someone
does get hit by a moped on the side
walk he could successfully sue the
University, and "it could bring the
school down to its knees."
Gene Davis, speaker of Student
Congress, said: "Most students who
do use mopeds are commuting from
off campus or from South Campus.
Once they reach the main part of
campus, they have the opportunity to
park in a convenient place and walk
instead of riding on the sidewalks."
Cammie Moore, a sophomore from
Clemmons, said she thinks bicycles
are a bigger problem than mopeds.
"I've seen people almost get killed by
a bike on the sidewalk."
"Moped drivers are more careful
than people who ride bikes," said
Annette Best, a freshman from Gar
ner. "Anyway, the noise of the moped
warns you that it is coming your way."
Moped riders should drive through
motor vehicle areas and then push
their mopeds over to the bike racks,
Comar said. "A day doesn't go by
when I don't see a person riding a
moped dangerously on the sidewalk."
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You can still park a moped on campus
No accidents have been reported at parking lot.
UNC involving mopeds on sidewalks, A state law requiring moped driv-
Comar said. He did recall, however, an ers to wear helmets, which goes into
incident involving two people on a effect on Oct. 1, should help prevent
moped who ran into a moving car in a future injuries, he said.
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