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Gtyf lailg 3ar Heel POLICE ROUNDUP University Monday, Sept 4 ■ Blood was reported on the stairs in Ehringhaus Residence Hall near the vol leyball courts, reports stated. According to police reports, a substantial amountofdried blood was on the stairs from the third floor to the sixth floor. The trail of blood led to a room on sixth floor, according to reports. A resident in the room said that her friend’s brother and another individual had been wrestling and that her friend’s brother had cut himself, reports stated. The resident bandaged up the victim and he left, accord ing to police reports. ■ Norman A. Schofield, 1 Kaplan Court, Durham, was charged with at tempted breaking and entering, felonious breaking and entering and felonious lar ceny, reports stated. According to police reports, an eyewit ness noticed a black male with one pant leg rolled up trying to pry a door open at the Dental School. Sunday, Sept 3 ■ A stolen van was recovered at the comer ofßaleigh and Country Club roads, police reports stated. An officer on patrol observed a white Ford van stopped in the travel lane at Raleigh and Country Club roads with hazard lights on, reports stated. After further investigation, the officer found that the vehicle had been reported stolen to the Chapel Hill police, reports stated. ■ Preston Charles Whitfield, 22, of 303 S. Main St., Roxboro, was charged with possession of a controlled subject, reports stated. An officer on bike patrol between Battle Hall and Silent Sam came upon Whitfield, who had a strong odor of mari juana, reports stated. According to police reports, Whitfield had in his possession a small amount of a green leafy vegetable material in a plastic bag and a partially burned cigarette that had been hand-rolled, reports stated. Whitfield is scheduled to appear in district court on Sept. 22., reports stated. Saturday, Sept 2 ■ A UNC employee was injured after falling in UNC Student Stores, reports stated. According to reports, the employee hurt his knee after slipping in some tea or -coffee on the floor, reports stated. * ■ A Mangum Residence Hall resident ! reported that his 1992 Jeep Wrangler, parked at Cobb Drive next to the tennis courts, hadbeen burglarized, reports stated. A lock box between the seats was pried open and a pair of wire-frame sunglasses, valued at SIOO, were taken, reports stated. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at S3OO, according to police reports. City Tuesday, Sept. 5 I ■ A 1987 Blue Dodge Raider was bro ken into at 150 E. Franklin St. at 1:03 a.m., reports stated. The vehicle was entered through an unlocked door. A Canon cam era valued at S7OO, several camera flashes and lenses valued near SI,OOO, abackpack, a jacket and $26 in cash were stolen, ac cording to police reports. Monday, September 4 ■ Police received a report of breaking and entering and larceny at 3:10 p.m., according to reports. Reports stated the subject broke into and entered through the window of the apartment. A Panasonic VCR, SIOO cash and a black leather bag were stolen from the apartment, reports stated. ■ Police responded to a call from the manager of Camelot Village at 10:29 a.m. The manager had a dispute with the sus pect and was assaulted in the process, ac cording to reports. The suspect used his feet, hands and teeth to assault the man ager, according to reports. ■ Police received a report of a larceny at 2:40 p.m. at a gas station on South Estes Drive and East Franklin Street, reports stated. A suspect took 18.1 gallons of gas from the Texaco Zip Mart without paying, reports stated. Thegas was valuedatslß.7s, according to reports. ■ Jeffrey Zimmerman, 22, of Fayetteville was arrested for possession of an open container of alcohol at 2 a.m., reports stated. Zimmerman was given a citation for possessing an open malt bever age on a city sidewalk. The trial date is set for Oct. 13 in Hillsborough, according to reports. ■ A man was robbed at gunpoint at the landfill on Eubanks Rd. at 4:03 a.m., re ports stated. The man reported that the thief took $450 in cash and a $lO wallet, according to reports. ■ Police responded to a call at 312 ConnorDormat 11:15 a.m., reports stated. A suspect pried the seat off a secured bi cycle, reports stated. Reports stated dam age was estimated at S6O. Sunday, Sept 3 ■ Police responded to a call concerning larceny from a business at 5:28 p.m., ac cording to reports. A black button-down linen shirt valued at SSO was stolen from Mia at 171 E. Franklin St., reports stated. ■ Police received a report of breaking and enteringa vehicle at2ll Conner Drive, reports stated. A red Nissan 240 SX was parked when the driver’s side window was pulled down and an object was stuck into the automatic lock button to break into the car, according to reports. A Sony CD player, a Kenwood 10-CD disc changer, a cellular bag phone and several CDs were stolen from the car, reports stated. Board to Combat Violence in Schools BYSUZANNEWOOD ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR The Chapel HiU-Carrboro City School system held a press conference Tuesday to discuss changes the N.C. General Assem bly made in state laws concerning violence and safety in the schools which are slated to take effect this year. Besides discussing the changes in state law, Sarah Stewart, a representative of the N.C. Federation of Teachers, explained that teachers were developing better ways to deal with violence in schools. “We requested that staff training be Duke: No More Kegs in Dormitories ■ Duke’s new drinking policy limits alcohol distribution and cuts down on underage consumption on campus. BYERICABESHEARS ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR DURHAM - With UNC’s new alcohol policy slated to be released Friday, anew campus alcohol policy at Duke University is creating some controversy on the Durham campus. Chapel Hill’s open container ordinance has caused a change in student drinking at UNC. More than 200 citations have been issued since UNC’s fall semester began. Down the road at Duke, students enjoy a more relaxed alcohol policy. Because Duke is a private institution, alcohol is allowed on campus. However, the new policy is expected to ease the drinking habits of underage Duke students. Changes in the policy at Duke primarily involve the distribu tion of alcohol. Kegs are no longer allowed in dorm rooms and alcohol can be distributed only by approved bartenders. Kacie Wallace, assistant dean for student development at Duke, said the policy targeted the welfare of the students. “The emphasis is on health and safety, ” Wallace said. “Distribution on campus is through university-approved bartenders.” She said the policy was more strict than in the past.“ Students were allowed to have kegs,” Wallace said. “They were supposed to check IDs. We didn’t find that to be effective or enforceable.” Duke officials hope to more closely monitor underage con sumption through the university bartenders, whom they can train, said Lewis Wardell, assistant director of the Department of Public Safety. “The policy was written to accredit the fact that alcohol policy enforcement is just one part of what we enforce. The policy is a maximization of personal responsibility. The enforcement cen ters around behaviors rather than appearance,” Lewis said. He explained that students who do not draw attention to themselves will not be stopped by campus police. “For an under age drinker to walk down the quad with a bottle of Jim Beam in his hand, that would attract our attention,” he said. Wallace said enforcement of the policy was a cooperative effort between the public safety department and the student development department. New features on Duke’s campus this year are all-freshmen dorms in a particular part of campus. All-freshmen dorms should be easier to check for alcohol, Wallace said. Duke sophomore R.P. Dempsey from Memphis, Tenn., said students were concerned that school officials may not be working in their best interests. “The student body wonders if the administration’s motives are pure. If they are worried about students’ well-being or just concerned about the bottom line ofliability. In the past, Duke has gotten a reputation as a ‘work hard-play hard’ school,” Dempsey said. “The policy is a direct reflection of that desire.” SBP Re-Aflocates Union Space In Wake of Procedural Errors BYBRONWEN CLARK UNIVERSITY EDITOR Although union space is normally allo cated in the spring by the out-going student body president, because of irregularities in the allocation process made by George Battle, current Student Body President Calvin Cunningham will make space as signments this fall. “The Union board of directors reviewed last spring’s recommendations from the student body president’s office and denied it because the proper procedures were not followed,” Cunningham said. Cunningham saidßattlehad given union space to approximately 16 groups that had not submitted applications. This is in vio lation of the allocation procedure, he said. “Groups were given space who had not applied for it,” Cunningham said. Student organizations wishing to have space in the union must fill out an applica tion. Cunningham said that after the prob lems with space allocation were brought to his attention, he sent an application for union office space to every student group. “I sent an application to every single student group both on and off campus," Cunningham said. “This is always a con troversial happening.” Carr Court Park Finally Made Official BY EMILYB. NEWELL STAFF WRITER After almost two decades of use by the town, Carr Court Park will become an official part of Carrboro, the Board of Al dermen decided Tuesday night. After four years ideas and planning, Carrboro accepted the donation of Carr Court Park. Ready Mix, the current owner ofthe 2.5-acre park, donated the land to the town after receing board approval. The town has been using the Carr Court Park for the past 18 years, and now they will own the area. In the past, the park has facilitated sum mer camps and artists in residency, how ever, with the town formally owning the park, it will take on new directions. The town, in conjunction with the school UNIVERSITY & CITY available in every school for handling vio lent incidents,” she said. Their requests were fulfilled, and now every school also documents every act of violence. The legislature also dealt with the issue of violence in schools in their session this year. Any student 14 or older whose behavior poses a clear threat to the safety of other students or employees will be expelled, said Superintendent Neil Pederson. This new ruling went into effect last week. The legislature also decided that a local board of education can suspend any stu dent who brings a weapon on school prop l.—.;— M DTO/ERIK PEREI Duke sophomore R.P. Dempsey kicks back with a cold one Tuesday afternoon in his dorm room. According to Dempsey, Duke's new alcohol policy is making a lot of students unhappy. “We wanted to maximize the space we have. We have tried to satisfy all the applications. We have had to double up in some offices. ” CALVIN CUNNINGHAM Student Body President Cunningham said that the circumstances of these allocations were unusual. “The reason the out-going president makes the recommendation is, No. 1, to depoliticize the issue,” he said. “And sec ondly to protect the president from contro versy.” Cunningham said he made his recom mendations in hopes of accommodating the largest number of students possible. “We wanted to maximize the space we have,”hesaid. “We have tried to satisfy all the applications. We have had to double up in some offices.” An effort was made, in cases where an office had to be shared, to pair similar See SPACE, Page 4 system, will build anew center there to help young children. Not only will this be a concrete building, but it will clean up and benefit the community through enrichment programs, Mayor Eleanor Kinnaird said. With this new allocation, the Head Start Program will have a meeting site. Head Start will offer its programs to the families in the Carrboro community. The public school system assisted the Head Start Program in designing and plan ning the new the building. “This is truly an example of govern ment and business working together,” Kinnaird said. “The idea is to improve the lives ofchildren which in turn will improve the community.” The Carrboro board accepted the land donation and granted authorization to sign the lease in conjunction with the Head Start erty for a full year. This change took effect Aug. 1. The third change, which will take effect Dec. 1, deals with assault to school bus drivers and other school personnel board ing O' on a school bus. The new law states that any person who commits a simple assault and battery can be charged with misdemeanor assault or a more serious charge. Valeria Laws, assistant principal at Grey Culbreth Middle School, also discussed the Developing Responsible Behavior Pro gram, which teaches students how to deal with their anger and frustrations. Hardship Criteria Makes Process More Objective ■ Commitments to family and jobs will take priority in parking permit distribution. BY MARVA HINTON STAFF WRITER The members of the Student Parking Committee met Tuesday night to evaluate the numerous hardship parking permit applications they have received this semes ter and to discuss proposed changes to improve the controversial process. Hardship parking permits are granted to students who have family obligations, significant extracurricular involvement, employment outside the University or other hardship circumstances. This year between 450 and 500 students applied for the 300 hardship spaces avail able. Permit applications are rated on a scale of zero to five, with five being the greatest hardship and zero being no hardship. Two committee members review each applica tion separately, and the scores are added together. Then the application is voted on by the whole committee and a simple yes Program. The aldermen also discussed the issue of Time Warner’s proposed cable rates for the town of Canboro. The public also was allowed to speak out at the beginning of the meeting. TTiree residents of Canboro detailed their prob lems due to last week’s heavy downpours. The residents complained about drain age in their community. The residents told the aldermen they believed the problem was due to the amount of development in recent years and the lack of capital im provements. Alderman Jacquelyn Gist said develop ers have caused problems in the past by overlooking environmental concerns. They ignore "protecting the creek,” and now the town is facing problems such as these, she said. “There was a time when I would spend the majority of my time dealing with inap propriate behavior,” Laws said. The pro gram does not just tell students to behave, it teaches them how to handle the root of their problems. “Violence in the halls has dramatically decreased,” she said. “Students like it this way. They feel better about it.” Karen Wallace, the youth program co ordinator at the Dispute Settlement Center in Canboro, spoke of how the center tries to reach the students while they are young in an effort to help them resolve their prob lems early in life. or no vote with majority rule determines who will receive a permit. Katherine Kraft, head of the commit tee, said she worked to establish the crite ria for obtaining a hardship permit this summer. The application process has been made more difficult to discourage frivolous ap plications, Kraft said. This year the appli cations require extensive documentation to verify the applicant’s hardship. “We are asking for documentation of everything from class and work schedules to whether or not an applicant is a parent, ” she said. Michael Waters, the undergraduate rep resentative ofthe committee, saidhejoined the group because he was upset about the way the committee was run last year. “I think we’ve eliminated a lot ofpeople who got permits for convenience, not hard ship," Waters said. The committee is granting temporary hardship permits for the first time this year. Traditionally, these permits have been of fered by the Department ofTransportation and Parking. Temporary permits give stu dents with hardships parking while they See PARKING, Page 4 Here is his Republican cHiNKera for pruidwit stand on th* issu* of abortion. 1 Bill Clinton Favors abortion I rights and would not change law. Lamar Alexander - Opposes federal involvement and would give each state jurisdiction. Opposes constitutional amendment outlawing abortion o MU DEkflßi Pat Buchanan - Supports constitutional amendment against abortion and would stop federal financing of fetal tissue research. Wednesday, September 6,1995 The Center works with the kids to get them involved in solving their own prob lems, Wallace said. “The responsibility does not lie totally with the teachers and students alone when trying to reach children,” Wallace said. Wallace said she hoped UNC students with inspirational stories to tell the stu dents in the public schools would volun teer and try to make a difference. Athletes would reach the students best because they are well-known, but any student would be welcomed, she said. “Heroes come in all shapes, not just those who can dunk.” E-Branch Endorses Hike ■ After two hours of debate, a majority of the cabinet supported the proposed S4OO tuition increase. BY DAIRA JARRELL STAFF WRITER Officials in the student body president’s cabinet voiced almost unanimous support for the proposed S4OO rise in tuition, but stopped short of formally endorsing it at their weekly meeting Tuesday night. Most members of the cabinet openly supported the hike, expressing concern about losing faculty members to higher paying universities and the cutting of li brary funds. “The tuition hike is absolutely neces sary forthe University to receive funds that will be devoted completely to our school’s needs and not to other state needs such as prisons and highways,” said Calvin Cunningham, student body president. If enacted, the tuition increase would allocate 65 percent of the additional rev enue raised to increasing faculty salaries and buying periodicals and new books for the library. The other 35 percent would be devoted solely to offset the burden of financial aid on the University. “Public education is something that the state feels it should not prioritize,” Cunningham said. “We can’t hold out hoping that they will increase our fund ing. We should be transferring the cost to the consumer, we can’t rely on any othersourcesforthe help we need.” Some members of the cabinet said the Board of Trust ees still might not approve the in crease at their meet ing Thursday, and until then students SBP CALVIN CUNNINGHAM said over the summer that the increase, which would keep money on the Chapel Hill campus, would help improve the University. should carefully examine the details of the increase. “The problem is we just don’t have a specific proposal yet, and we can’t make any decisions until we do,” said Mohan Nathan, student body government co-sec retary. Nathan said it was crucial to educate students about the proposal. “The biggest issue is understanding it, getting the information out to the people, generating ideas and just hearing what people think,” Nathan said. The issue of how much money will be allocated to financial aid remains unsettled and is central to whether the Executive Committee would accept the proposal. The question of the financial aid portion will determine the amount that will be given to faculty pay raises and libraries. “It all depends on the numbers, ’’Nathan said. “If it’s 35 percent, then that’s only going to mean an additional 2.4 percent increase in need-based student aid, but if it’s 40 percent then that’s an additional 7.5 percent increase,” Nathan said. “The real question is how many more students will enter into the need-based situ ation and that’s the problem; we just don’t know anything yet.” Bob Dole - Believes abortion should be illegal except when mother's life is in danger or in cases of rape or incest PhU Gramm - Says Congress does not have votes to pass ■ constitutional amendment against abortion. ■1 i Richard Lugar- Says abortion should be illegal except when mother's life is in danger or in cases of rape or incest Alien Specter - Proebortion rights. Would push to remove anti-abortion plank from GOP platform. PeteWßeon-Proaboruon rights, but vague on how hard he would fight to remove anti abortion plank from GOP platform. 3
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