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Crime Blotter for the Week of Feb 12-18
February 18
8:42 p.m.—Robert Ray James, 48, of
Wilmington, reported that his vehicle
caught fire and burned in “K” Lot.
February 16
8:55 a.m.—Yousry Abdelreh Sayed,
56; Nathan Reid Maready, 25; Stacey
Norma Hartling, 20, all of Wilmington;
and Amber Nichole Hollar, 21, UNCW
student, were involved in a traffic acci
dent on Randall Dr. There was $5,000
damage to Sayed’s vehicle, $2,000 dam
age to Maready’s, $1,000 damage to
Hartling’s and $300 damage to Hollar’s
vehicle. Mary Mott Maready, 56, a pas
senger in Nathan Maready’s vehicle, sus
tained minor injuries. Sayed was charged
with failing to reduce speed to avoid an
accident.
1:31 a.m.—In Hewlett Hall, a resident
student was referred to Dean of Students
for allowing an underage individual to
consume alcohol. Another resident was
referred to the DOS for allowing a non
student to bring alcohol into her room, and
a non-university member was trespassed
for possessing alcohol underage.
February 15
4:43 p.m.—Clark Henderson Brown,
25, of Wilmington, was charged with driv
ing without insurance and an expired reg
istration.
11:04 a.m.—James Michael
Sherwood, 33, UNCW student, reported
larceny of textbooks from Morton Hall.
7:52 a.m.—Krstyn Lynn Johnson, 19,
UNCW student, and Cecil James Little III,
20, of Clinton, were involved in a traffic
accident on Hurst Drive. Johnson reported
minor injuries, $5,000 damage to her ve
hicle and $2,000 damage to Little’s ve
hicle.
February 12
11:06 p.m.—Two resident students
were referred to the DOS for possessing
marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the
apartments.
8:50 p.m.—Damon Charles Bumett,
30, UNCW student, and a juvenile pedes
trian were involved in a traffic accident
on Riegel Road. The juvenile was faulted
for running out into the road.
6:25 p.m.—Fermond Parson, 53,
UNCW employee, and Erica Noles, 19,
UNCW student, were involved on a traf
fic accident on Randall Drive. $500 dam
age to Parson’s vehicle and $2,500 dam
age to Noles’ vehicle was sustained.
2:48 p.m.—Resident student was re
ferred to the DOS for damage and at
tempted larceny in Randall Library.
Barnes and Noble looking to expand
Todd Volkstdrf
Staff Writer
A rumor that has the Barnes and
Noble bookstore moving to a differ
ent shopping center is just that - so
far.
Kim Morris, general manager of
Barnes and Nobles’ Wilmington lo
cation, said the nationwide chain
bookseller is looking to expand but
has not made any decisions to date.
“I’m pretty sure we’re going to
be moving sometime within the next
couple of years - it’s not immedi
ate, but we’re not sure of the loca
tion yet,” Morris said.
Morris said the store recently
conducted a zip code study to find
out where their customers come
from. The results of the study are
not yet available. Morris is not sure
if the store on South College Road,
which is a popular place for UNCW
students to study or kill time, will
be closing when a newer store is
completed.
Morris said she is aware of the re
lationship the store has with UNCW
students and likes the store being lo
cated near the college.
“Some of our most loyal custom
ers are the students who study in the
cafe. They don’t always buy things,
but when they finish studying, I
think they sort of shop to celebrate,
so it’s good to have them here,” she
said.
Morris said she is also unsure of
where the new store would be and
that the Landfall area is one of sev
eral locations the company is re
searching.
Booksellers
Usa Weinganan/ The Seahawk
There’s a good chance that the Barnes and Noble store on College Road, a
popular study spot for UNCW students, may be moving to another location.
Leone, who was unaware that
Barnes and Noble is considering the
Landfall area, did not want to com
ment about the chain’s mobility.
She is, however, aware of a nation
wide trend involving large chain
booksellers moving into areas and
putting independent booksellers out
of business. She said the trend has
slowed recently and offered her
sales as proof that her store will suc
ceed regardless of competition with
larger stores.
“So far, I think there’s room for
both of us. As it stands now, we are
comfortable with our store, and our
sales keep going up,” Leone said.
There are plans for a new gour
met coffee shop and cafe next to
Bristol Books, which Leone said,
will only add to the stores success.
Morgan Gallo, a junior at UNCW,
said she prefers studying in the
Barnes and Noble cafe rather than
in the library or at home. Gallo said
she would be disappointed if the
store on College Road were to close.
“Not only do I come here to study
... but the books that they have here
... I was able to use some of the
books to study, and they don’t mind
that,” she said.
“I like being near the college.
Being near the beach would put us
near a lot of students as well because
I know a lot of students live down
there,” Morris said.
Landfall is an affluent area of
Wilmington located close to
Wrightsville Beach known for its
large homes, gated community and
country club.
Located in the Lumina Station
shopping center near Landfall is
Bristol Books, a locally owned in
dependent bookstore.
Nicki Leone, manager and book
buyer for Bristol Books, said she
does not think her store should
worry about competing directly with
Barnes and Noble. She said Bristol
Books has a helpful, knowledgeable
staff and great customers.
“I think there is room for both of
us,” Leone said.
Bristol Books offers an extensive
selection of local and regional writ
ers. The store also hosts readings
and book signings of regional au
thors throughout the year. It also
supplies and sells the books during
the presentations of authors, lectur
ers and researchers whom visit
UNCW.
ECU, FROM PAGE 1
overs and hitting free throws down the stretch
putting the game away for good.
Leading all scorers for the game was
Bumette with 18, shooting 5-10 from the
field. “It feels good [to contribute,] but us
[freshmen] try to do it every game,” he said.
The quietly confident rookie continued, ‘ “We
have to keep stepping up, keep playing hard
in these big games.”
Blizzard also had a successful night, scor
ing 17 points on 4-10 shooting, 3-6 from
beyond the arch. Callahan finished the game
with a cmcial 14 points for the Seahawks.
Jerry Wainwright, head coach of the
Seahawks was happy with the team perfor
mance on the way to a UNCW victory.
Callahan’s exhibition particularly caught him
off-guard. ‘1 was about to write him off for
the year.. .he’s really been injured,” Wain
wright said. “He played today the way we
thought he could play all year.. .he was the
key factor in the game.”
ECU had some stmggles protecting the
ball, giving up 20 turnovers. Pirate head
coach Bill Herrion, blamed himself for the
poor ball handling. “We didn’t take care of
the ball. Good teams get better as the year
goes on.. .and they leam to execute, and that’s
my fault”
The win moved the Seahawk’s record to
9-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association, and
16-9 overall. ECU dropped to 6-9 in the
CAA, 14-12 for the year.
With ECU leaving the CAA following
this season, it is likely that Saturday’s game
could be the last for a while between these
two rivals. Both coaches were unwilling to
talk about the future between the two teams,
claiming that it was unimportant at this time.
For now, the conference rivalry ends with
UNCW pushing the Pirates off their own
plank.
*See page 20 for notes fiom Sports Edi
tor Ben Jones on this game.