Volume LVI, Number 4
the
eanawK:
Serving UNC-Wilmington since 1948
September 16, 2004
Spirit! Let's hear it! Or not
Alisha Gore
Senior Staff Writer
Kiara Jones
News Editor
Visit Greenville, NC, and the
purple and gold are everywhere,
welcoming visitors to revel in
the school spirit of East Carolina
University. Take a drive through
Chapel Hill, and one cannot help
but bask under the Carolina blue
sky of color that the town displays
in honor of UNC -Xhapel Hill.
Take a vacation in Wilmington
and ... what? No mascots or flags
with UNCW colors flanking every
lamppost, no businesses with mar
quees that read “Go Seahawks”?
Visitors and students alike may
wonder where the school spirit is
at UNCW and in the city. Even the
students wear clothing that supports
Chapel Hill, NC State, Wake Forest,
or even Georgia Tech.
Some argue that support of
UNCW by some students, commu
nity members, and local businesses
leaves something to be desired. The
lack of a football team has been stat
ed as one reason that UNCW does
not get more support from some
members of the Wilmington busi
ness community. Sports bars and
other businesses in places with col
lege football teams often lend mas
sive support to their local university
during football season. According
to former Chancellor James Leutze,
it would cost an estimated $50 mil
lion dollars for UNCW to have a
football team.
Another theory reasons that
the high cost of UNCW parapher
nalia at the on-campus bookstore
and other places may prevent some
students from buying UNCW-
related merchandise. For example,
the lowest’ priced UNCW sweat
shirt at the campus bookstore costs
$29.99. Given annual
tuition increases, rising
costs of textbooks, and
a decreasing job mar
ket, expensive college
merchandise may be a
luxury that many stu
dents caimot afford.
Some students think
that the spirit level is
just fine.
“I think there's
a good amount of it
[UNCW pride],” said
senior Marty McCall.
She thinks that there There is a notable absence of UNCW apparel at local department stores. Chancellor
would be^^more, ^ how- DePaolo's "Paint the Town Teal" campaign is aimed at communtiy support. Is the
program's slow start due to the business community or lack of student support?
Ansley Brantley > THE SEAHAWK
ever, if UNCW had a
football team.
In an effort to
mobilize the university and town
communities toward showing that
UNCW pride, a press conference
was held to launch the “Paint the
Town Teal” campaign on June
23. This event was held at FNB
Southeast Bank on S. College Road.
Speakers at the event were FNB
Southeast Bank City Executive Paul
McCombie, UNCW Chancellor
Rosemary DePaolo, and Greater
Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce President Connie
Majure-Rhett.
The campaign is a joint venture
of UNCW and the Chamber of
see SPIRIT page 4
cemsofiseepii^i
||ftfe from criminal ^ onjicollege
campuses are well founded,l)ut it’s
fciportant to have information on
how to protect studeirts'trom traffic
vehicles, and distnHft^^bic^cle
and walk it acres® pedeslfi^ crCKs-
walks. A bjg[cle is ,jsg|isid^l«d ia
vehicle in Igiito Carolina,
must coafort|ft?> t\m apply to
you and kfefep your eyes moving to
see (i^dssible , hazards. Avoid bicy-
cling.lft night, but if you dc^ t%
hghtand reflector
by staitte and we^
accidents as well. UNCW has a ll®#W«iiicl^
volume of bicycle traffic (ki fampus, are noi
so with the help of CotgCml Justin
Varella of the Univer^ Police, the
following are tips on how to protect
jreurself and your bike while riding
to class. coirolel
• According to North Carohna dea ^i
laws, a bicyclist must ride on the
right side of the road in the same
direction of moving traffic, obey all
traffic signs and signals - includii
stop and yield lights and signs an'
one way directional signs - use hand
signals to indicate intended move
ment when turning or stopping,
yield to pedestrians and emergency
l^'sigr.
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Left: Rend the letf arm
ly straigSt from thedioul-
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degre^ bend at the ^bow
ig upward Stop:
le^ arm out with a 90-
;nd at the elfeow and hand
lovc^ard. Bicy^s^s are
[ilired to fid'e on ^ fioulder
road and can be jn th((|fctual
ane.
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clothing. Alw^ ke«^g9H>iic^
' gooi wgtking coadit%'wd.ha^ if
sei^il^ wherf'tiSi^ry.
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bicycle,!
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Sat it frc^,
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mends that'j'ou utiU^ a'4tum|
Bolt style lock and lock 1|ie feifiy/.,
through tEe front t|re
a bicycle
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but th«gt^ «asiier Jtj.iut
than a- your W
quick it is a
to take the seat lafo y6ur resi
when not in use, oi>put, it i8;y«ur
book bag while iaclglW. :
Seahawk Grille update
Re-opening delayed'
From staff reports
The opening of the Seahawk Grille, located in the Warwick Center in
what is known as Center Stage, has been postponed.
The Grille, originally scheduled to open on Sept. 13, has been
rescheduled to open on Monday, Sept. 20 due to construction problems.
“We have run into a few construction delays related mostly to design
work done by our general contractor based on blueprints of the Warwick
Center," said Food Service Director JP Fesperman. "For example, our
general contractor found the drain lines to not be located where the plans
show. Since everything is on a concrete slab and you must cut the concrete
to make any changes, it slows down the process."
The Grille is not only used as a dining area, the space is utilized by
many student groups who need a place to meet.
NEW EXTENDED GRILLE HOURS;
Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m.
Closed on weekends
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