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Tuesday, September 20,1994
County Commissioners to Discuss Possible New School
BY MEGAN HANLEY
AND LAURA GODWIN
STAFF WRITERS
Tonight, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners will meet and discuss the
possibility of building anew elementary
school which would be located between
Hillsborough Street and Old Fayetteville
Road.
A local parents group, however, op
poses the plan. Kim Hoke, spokeswoman
for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of
Education, said the need for anew school
was clear.
At the present time, Chapel Hill and
Carrboro schools have an elementary
school enrollment 0f3,662, with an enroll
ment capacity of 3,150, Hoke said in a
telephone interview Monday.
“We were declining in the early ’Bos,”
she said. “We’ve grown by 2,600 students
within a decade. That’s phenomenal
growth. We are at the point we can’t add
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Battle said the issue was a moot point.
“As far as I’m concerned, the issue is dead,”
he said. “The bill is law until revised by the
Student Supreme Court or by a bill calling
for a repeal of this law. Period.”
Jordan said that as long as the motion to
reconsider was made while quorum was
presumed, the bill was not a law.
But in his memo, Conner said “if quo
rum was lost between the time the Motion
to Reconsider was made and the vote was
taken in motion, then the vote to recon
sider was not in order.”
Battle said possible efforts to form a bill
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during these last two hours of distribution.
Dalai said that the roll call system would
be convenient for students during the long
hours of waiting and would stop students
from cutting in line.
“If a student is getting a ticket for a
friend, then the two can alternate standing
in line,” she said. “This way, one can leave
and go get something to eat or just relax
while the other person is holding their
number in the line."
Rasmussen said the alterations in policy
from the previous year involved changing
the time at which students could begin to
line up for basketball tickets.
“Distribution policy changes were
based in response to student opinion and
what we heard during the actual
campouts,” Rasmussen said.
In previous years, students were allowed
to begin lining up for basketball tickets in
the F West parking lot near the Smith
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on anymore.”
One alternative mentioned to the school
board would be converting the Lincoln
Center in Chapel Hill into an elementary
school. Hoke, however, had reservations
about this suggestion.
“Lincoln Center is the oldest building
within the system,” she said. “The center
only has 10 acres of property, and the
standard is sixteen acres.
“The center will hold only one-half of
what the new school will hold. The center
can only hold two to three hundred, while
the new school will hold 640. Asbestos is
also in Lincoln Center.
“It is our intent to work toward opening
in the 1996-1997 school year. By that year
we are expecting to have 3,931 children,
781 over our current capacity. There is no
question we need anew school.”
McDougle Middle School was com
pleted just before school started this year.
Putting Children First, a local parents’
group, has opposed the proposal. The group
to repeal the law would probably be inef
fective. He said he would veto a bill to
repeal, which would have to be introduced
to the president’s desk. The bill to repeal
would then be presented to congress, where
Battle said it would probably not receive
two-thirds of the vote since the Minority
Recruitment Bill had received strong sup
port Wednesday.
Jordan said congress members would
change their minds when it came time to
vote on the bill again. “I think at that point,
people will realize what’s going on and
they will reconsider,” he said.
Battle said he wanted to end the debate
and to start working on the recruitment
project, which is receiving full funding for
Center at 5 p.m. But the time has been
revised to 6 p.m. for this year.
“Many University and hospital employ
ees who park at the Dean Dome are not
able to leave by 5 o’clock,” Rasmussen
said. “With all of the employees trying to
leave and so many students waiting to line
up for tickets, it can become very hectic.
“By moving the line-up time back by
one hour, students will be able to park
there, and there will be a lot less confusion
with people coming and going."
CAA officials also said students would
not be allowed to line up by parking their
cars in line. Students who drive to the
Smith Center need to park in the central
portion of the F West lot.
Students who have not yet picked up
their athletic passes may do so with a valid
1.D., beginning today at the Smith Center
ticket office.
Those students who registered late for
fall classes also should bring a copy of their
fall class schedule to receive their athletic
pass.
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was founded over a year ago to represent
parents’ interests in regard to the commu
nity.
Their opposition to the proposal stems
from a study submitted to the school board
in 1992 by John Graham and Bill Oppold.
Graham and Oppold are members of Tax
Watch, a group of citizens who believe
taxes have risen too much in recent years.
The study examined more economical
ways to enlarge present elementary school
capacities.
Peter Morcomb, a member of Putting
Children First, agreed with the findings.
“We all know that they have to build
another school, but there are so many
alternatives rather than rushing madly into
building another school, much less such an
expensive school,” he said.
The school system originally identified
a need in 1990 for anew high school, as
well as a middle school and elementary
school. After the idea was presented to the
county commissioners, the building of a
the first time in three years. “The minority
recruitment program got funding and it’s
free to spend money until the Student Su
preme Court tells me otherwise.”
Rep. Jonathan Justice, Dist. 21, said he
was petitioning to hold a special meeting
next week for the four groups who never
found out at Wednesday ’ s meeting whether
they would receive funding. The petition
must be signed by a majority of congress
members, and Justice said Monday that he
needed only one more signature.
“While all the ugly debate is going on,
these bills are getting passed, ” Justice said.
“The majority of members are voting to
pass the bills... It’s just hard to soar like an
eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys.”
TUESDAY
3 p.m. Study Abroad Information Session will be
held for the School for International Training. Don’t
miss this opportunity of a lifetime. Check it out!
3:30p.m. Introduction to Internships Workshop
(Find out what an internship is all about) for fresh
men, sophomores and juniors will be held in 306
Hanes Hall.
4:00 p.m. Study Abroad Information Session
will be held in 12 Caldwell Hall for Paris, France, and
Russia. Come and talk to returnees from each pro
gram and find out how easy it is to study abroad.
Careers in Banking/Insurance/Finance Panel
will be held in 210 Hanes Hall and is sponsored by
University Career Services.
4:30 p.m. The Japanese Conversation Table will
meet in Lenoir.
5 p.m. The Japan Club will watch "Mystery
Train” in Union 224.
Mr. UNC Applications are due in the CAA Office
(Union Suite A).
5:30 p.m. Israel Night at Cameron’s Kosher Cafe
all-you-can-eat dinner for $3.50 will be held.
Information on Israel programs and Israeli dancing
will begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 942-4057 for further
information.
Anglican Student Fellowship will have a service
and dinner in the Episcopal Campus Center at the
Chapel of the Cross. eaadww.
$10.6 million elementary school was de
ferred. Now the plans are complete, and
the board is ready to start discussing the
issue.
“Basically, we’re going to decide
whether to approve the go-ahead with the
strategy, which in a way is tantamount to
approving the financing,” said Orange
County Commissioner Don Willhoit. He
said he supported the plan to build, but said
residents deserved to be aware of the pro
posal.
Orange County Commissioner Stephen
Halkiotalso favors the proposal for anew
school. “Theissueseemstorevolvearound
how much we can afford, and that's what
we will be looking at,” he said. “Some
times it costs more to go out and renovate
an old building than to buy anew build
ing.”
Morcomb cited alternatives such as the
Lincoln Center plan and said he was un
aware of an asbestos problem. “I find it
quite surprising that our educators would
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Congress members who had not approved
the invasion. A resolution that would have
enabled Congress to express its will was
introduced last week but was blocked.
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-
Kan., was in opposition to a U.S. invasion
and had been working to enable Congress
to express its will concerning the situation.
“The President has yet to come up with
significant rationale for American inter
ventions,” said Joyce Campbell, spokes
woman for Dole.
Clinton had managed to gamer support
from the Congressional Black Caucus.
Campus Calendar
6 p.m. The Society of Professional Journalists
will have a business and social meeting in 204 Howell
Hall. Dinner on Franklin Street follows.
6:30 p.m. Christian Science Organization will
meet in the International Center lobby of the Union.
7 p.m. Campus Y Dinner Discussions Commit
tee will have an interest meeting in the Campus Y
lobby.
All interested in voicing views on current issues
with other students and faculty are encouraged to
attend.
Putting Domestic Violence on the Black Agenda
will show excerpts from the movie “What’s Love
Got To Do With It” in the Union film auditorium.
Come share your views.
Women’s Issues Committee of Student Govern
ment will have its first meeting in 420 Hamilton.
All students interested in working to improve the
status of women at UNC are encouraged to attend.
Performing Arts Series Outreach Committee of
the Carolina Union Activities Board will meet to
night in Union 208.
7:30p.m. UNC-AAF (Advertising Club) will hold
a general interest meeting in 431 Greenlaw. All
majors welcome!
WEDNESDAY
8 a.m. UNC Basketball Ticket Distribution for
the Blue/White, Croatia and Athletes-in-Action
games will be distributed. Please bring your, student
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want to live in a building with an asbestos
problem,” Morcomb said.
“It seems to me that the Tax Watch
demographic information is more accu
rate than the school board’s (information).
Demographic information must be re
viewed periodically because whatever pre
diction you make is probably going to be
wrong.
“We think that the middle schools could
now handle having fifth through eighth
grades, which would greatly alleviate el
ementary school capacities.” Morcomb
said Putting Children First’s strongest op
position to the plan to build anew school
was the lack of a bond referendum. He said
the group opposed the “pay as you go
plan.” With “pay as you go,” owners of
new businesses and homes that are built in
Orange County must pay a fee that goes
directly to a fund for the building of new
schools. Morcomb said Putting Children
First would prefer to use that money to
maintain pre-existing schools.
A statement from U.S. Rep. Major
Owens, D-N.Y., stated that the CBC’s
official policy on Haiti supported the use of
military force. “The strengthening of de
mocracy in Haiti and the establishment of
stability and economic development in
Haiti based on self-determination is a vital
interest of the United States,” he said.
Barnes said the last couple of days had
been very tense in Washington calling the
pressure on Clinton immense.“ Obviously
it’s a stressful period for all involved,”
Barnes said. “President Aristide remained
calm and steady throughout the ordeal.”
He said Aristide planned to return de
mocracy to the island as soon as he could.
“He had 70 percent of the vote when he
ID and athletic pass. Call the CAA hotline at 962-
4CAA for more information.
11 a.m. Enjoy lunch in the Snkkah! N.C. Hillel
invites you to meet your friends in our Snkkah for
your lunch break until 1 p.m.
Shake the lulav and etrog! Call 942-4057 with any
questions.
6 p.m. UNC-American Chemical Society Stu
dents Affiliation will hold another general interest
meeting for all chemistry majors and other interested
students in 224 Venable.
African Students Association will meet in Union
210.
7 p.m. UNC Sailing Club will meet in 304 Woollen
Gym. All are welcome.
SEAC will meet in Union 208 to discuss plans for
Lenoir Action.
7:30 p.m. Kallisti, the UNC student pagan orga
nization, will meet in Union 212 to watch “Incident
at Oglala.”
“Do Black Women Hate Black Men?” program
will be held in the Black Cultural Center. Refresh
ments will be served.
THURSDAY
5:30 p.m. It’s a Mitzvahl Join Hillel's Mitzvafc
Corps at UNC Hospitals to visit the children.
Call 942-4057 to reserve a space.
7 p.m. “Sexism and Sexual Harassment’Mak
ing Corrections” talk by Judith Scott wil) be held in
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ties, national liberal arts colleges, regional
colleges and universities, regional liberal
arts colleges and specialized institutions.
The regional schools are subdivided into
categories ofNorth, South, East and West.
The specialized schools are ones that award
more than half their degrees in business,
engineering or the arts.
USN&WR’s “America’s Best College
Values” is another annual ranking in which
UNC figures. Last year, USN&WR edi
tors called UNC one of the best buys for in
state tuition; it wasoneofonly seven schools
in the nation that appeared on best buys
charts for both sticker price and for price
adjusted to include financial aid.
In August, Money magazine’s annual
“Your Best Buys Now” issue ranked UNC
the nation’sbest value among state schools.
The top ranking was based on in-state
tuition and fees. UNC’s 1994-95 tuition for
in.-state students is $874, and in-state stu
dent fees are $606.
Money’s best buys issue also lists the
University as the 12th best buy overall
nationwide and third best in the Southeast.
was elected,” he said. “Virtually every ob
server feels that Aristide would get 75 to 80
percent of the vote if they held elections
today.”
Evelyn Huber, director of the Institute
of Latin American Studies and Morehead
Alumni professor of political science at
UNC, said she was concerned that the
U.S. military intervention would not heal
all of Haiti’s problems.
“Haiti has never had a truly democratic
rule except for Aristide, ” she said. “Going
in and reimposing Aristide is not going to
solve the problem,” she said. “They must
rebuild the infrastructure of democracy...
(with) civic associations, labor associations
and political parties.”
101 Bingham (across from the Undergraduate Li
brary).
FRIDAY
5 p.m. Join N.C. Hillel as we head to Duke
University for a special Shabbat with dinner and a
guest speaker. Meet at N.C. Hillel. There will be no
services in Chapel Hill. Call 942-4057 for more infor
mation.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
“Renewed African Coimtry, Renewed Health
System: The Case of Eritrea” lecture will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday in 2301 McGavran-Grcenberg in
the School of Public Health.
Pamela Delargy, a technical assistance manager of
the U.S. Agency for International Development, will
speak.
Part-Time Employment Opportunities are listed
in a notebook in University Career Services in2oß or
211 Hanes Hall.
University Career Services Resource Library will
be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.
Carolina Students’ Credit Union is now accept
ing loan and volunteer applications from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. in Union 103.
The Center for Student Conflict Management
will hold free mediation sessions for students with
conflicts from 7 p.m. to9p jn. every Monday through
Thursday hr Parkfcr florin. ’ ’