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®be latlw Star Uteri J? Volume 103, Issue 84 102 yean of editorialfreedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Council Rejects Fuilher Delay on Meadowmont ■WryH vj ®BiPrlp&. s ■ v I DTH/JUSTIN SCHEEF Developer Roger Perry explains the improvements East West Partners has made to the Meadowmont proposal. Despite pleas from residents, the council decided to vote on the plan. Campus NAACP, BSM Endorse Million Man March BYROBYN TOMLIN HACKLEY STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR “If you are BLACK, you should not be reading this sign on October 16.” This is the edict of two of UNC’s largest black-run organiza tions, and now they are putting force behind their words. The Black Student Movement and the UNC chapter of the NAACP have announced that they are officially endorsing the Million Man March, which will be held in Washington, D.C. in six days. The march is being organized by Minis ter Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam and Ben Chavis, the ousted leader of the national NAACP. As part of the event, black men are being asked to participate in the program. Black men’s and women’s organizations have come out in support of the event, which is not expected to draw the full one million. The Rev. Jesse Jackson; poet Maya Angelou; civil-rights activists Rosa Parks; Betty Shabazz; Coretta Scott King' Wash ington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry; and The Congressional Black Caucus have all endorsed the march. Black women and men who are not able to attend the event are being asked to participate in an economic boycott by staying home from work or school and by spending money only in black-owned businesses. The march itself is being described by organizers as a Holy Day of Atonement and Reconciliation for, and by, black men. Ellis Carson, president of the campus chapter of the NAACP, said: “The UNC chapter of the NAACP endorses the Million Man March and the goals of the march. This includes the unifica tion and development of the African-American community, affir- See MARCH, Page 2 Hooker to Draw on Legacy of Dr. Frank BYJAYMOYE STAFF WRITER When Michael Kenneth Hooker is in stalled as UNC’s eighth chancellor on Thursday, he will quote one of the University’s most prominent leaders and will harken back to what many have called UNC’s golden age. Hooker will echo a passage from Frank Porter Graham’s installation speech, which occurred over 60 years ago in Kenan Stadium. Graham, who served as president of the UNC-CH campus from 1930-1932 and president of the consolidated 16-institution UNC sys tem until 1949, is credited with leading the University through the Great Depression. “When I was a student, his name was magic,” Hooker said. “He was a moral exemplar with impeccable integrity. He put the well-being of the University above all else, stood up to giants and understood how important it was for a then-agrarian and culturally backwards state to vault into the future through education." Graham’s ability to overcome obstacles and his dedication to academic excellence T T Admitted, But Unprepared UNC NMP President ELUS CARSON said the march will forge unity in the African- American community. characterized his era of leadership. His association with the University spanned almost seven decades. In addition to being president, he served the Univer sity in the capacities of dean of student affairs and professor of history. As an un dergraduate student, Graham was presi dent of the Campus YMCA. “Dr. Graham devoted his entire life to the University, both as a student and a professional,” former UNC-system Presi dent William Friday said. “He brought enormous energy, a sense of spirit, a moral commitment and personal service to the job.” Graham, who was an adamant propo nent of improving race relations and eco nomic conditions in both the state ofNorth Carolina and the United States as a whole, balanced his duties as both an administra tor and a politician. Graham’s outstanding leadership quali ties caught the eye ofPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt appointed Graham to the Consumers Advisory Board, the Advisory Council on Economic Security, the Advisory Committee on Education, the National Defense Mediation Board and the War Labor Board. Although Graham was frequently tied up in Washington, D.C., his allegiance to both the state and the University remained The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever. Herb Caen UNC faces the task of filling in gaps left by high school education. Statistics show that many freshmen enter the University ill-prepared for placement tests, 64% of students who took 54% of students who took French in high school place Spanish in high school place into level 1 or 2X. into level 1 or 2X. • ; ■ ■ i^T\ ff h% I 30% of freshmen place into 5% of freshmen place into Math 10. English 10. SOURCE: UNC DEPARTMENTS AND DTH/ALANA SMITH AND HEATHER IEWIS ADMINISTRATIVE DAK PROCESSING FRANK PORTER GRAHAM is famous for leading UNC through the Great Depression. strong. “He was one ofNorth Carolina’s great est citizens of all time,” Friday said. “His great loyalties and senses... inspired people greatly.” See FPG, Page 4 Chapel N9I, North Carotiaa TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10,1995 BY WENDYGOODMAN CITY EDITOR Although local residents urged the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night to wait another year before voting on the proposed Meadowmont develop ment, council members voted not to delay any longer and were still debating the proposal at press time. “I’m opposed to the moratorium,” Mayor Ken Broun said. “I think we ought to go ahead with this project. It does the kind of thing we are looking for in the Comprehensive Plan.” Three council members, including Joyce Brown, who proposed the moratorium, said the delay was important. “I think we should delay, because we have signifi cant questions,” council member Mark Chilton said. Nearly all the residents who spoke at the hearings told council members there was too much uncertainty around the development to vote in favor of such a major change within Chapel Hill and that a decision should not be made without adequate information. “What is the rush? We are still seeing changes in the proposal,” mayoral candidate Kevin Foy said. “I urge you to declare a moratorium, to think this through and get the best we can get out of Chapel Hill.” Residents said there were too many questions that still remained unanswered, although changes had been made by East West Partners, the developers of Meadowmont. “We have changed the proposal very much for town betterment, but it is still not a perfect plan. There is no perfect plan,” developer Roger Perry said. “The town will suffer terribly if it misses the opportunity to do such good.” Perry presented changes in the plan that included donating 10 acres of land to the school system for a BY KATHRYN TAYLOR STAFF WRITER Despite UNC’s reputation for academic excellence, some students are not prepared to do college level work when they arrive at the University. Every year, many freshmen are placed into courses considered basic or even remedial so they can rise to University standards. Departments across campus, including math and romance languages, have had to create courses to help students relearn information they did not leam well enough in high school. Donald Jicha, associate dean of the General Col lege, said these courses comprise a necessary solution to a significant problem. “There’s a lot of students that don’t come in as well prepared as they should be,” he said. "It’s important to try to bridge the gap between what they have not accomplished in high school and what they need to leam for University work.” A disparity between the quality of education offered by different school systems is part of the problem, Jicha said. “Some high schools prepare students less well than other schools.” Mathematics Professor Joseph Plante said UNC should not have to teach skills high schools are sup posed to cover. “It’s like running a high school on the side,” he said. “There’s no reason taxpayers should have to pay twice for the same thing.” Liaggal Laps* More than half of the current freshmen who took French or Spanish in high school placed into level 1 or level 2X courses, both of which are at the basic level. Hannelore Jarausch, director of the French Lan Earthquake in Mexico Kills 29, Destroys Coast MEXICO CITY—A powerful earth quake shook Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Monday morning, toppling a seven-story hotel in a southern resort, cracking homes and bridges, andkillingatleast29people, authorities said. More than 90 people were hurt by the 7.6 magnitude quake, which was felt as far north as Dallas and Oklahoma City, according to seismologists. The quake struck at 9:37 a.m. The tremor lasted about two minutes, followed by two small aftershocks. Rescuers using bulldozers and cranes pulled 12 bodies and 10 injured people. No Electricity in Sarajevo Delays Bosnian Cease-Fire SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina— Already dimmed by shelling that killed 16 people over two days, the newest hopes for a break in Bosnia’s bloody cycle of war were mired Monday in a jumble of tangled wires and cables. The cease-fire scheduled to take effect today at one minute after midnight (7:01 p.m. EDT Monday) was delayed be cause the government and Bosnian Serbs future school site in exchange for being exempted from building the second phase of Meadowmont Lane, the connector road. They also moved fields from the school farther up a hill to prevent them from flooding, as well as making improvements to the planned parks. Perry said that throughout the process East West managed to produce a decent amount of affordable and diverse housing and complied with the town’s Comprehensive Plan. “This has been a long five-year process that we have all been through; we are now at the end, and we are all ready and deserving for a decision tonight,” he said. Perry’s belief that it was time for a final decision on the development was echoed by one resident, Stick Williams, during the public hearings. “Vote yea or nay, but vote,” Williams said. “You have had a long time with this.” Residents pleaded with the council to vote for a moratorium because they said questions were still being answered to this date. They pointed out that a better transportation study needed to be conducted, as well as, a cost benefit analysis. “You should postpone this until you understand the impacts of the proposal before you,” said Julie Andresen, council candidate and former council mem ber. “A moratorium would grant time for you to meet your vision so you can find a way to implement and articulate it.” Residents also said they feared the council still had questions that had not been answered and that a vote conducted on the development would be done in haste. “This is the biggest development the town has ever seen,” said Bill Davis, president of the Alliance of Neighborhoods. “Do not vote on this matter until each of you are certain all questions in your own mind have been answered.” c excellence, ) ——^7 ;e level work 1 \\\ . into courses J ' x-. —■-g) y can rise to lg math and / \ \ ursestohelp (, J J 3t leam well \ / illustration by chris hrkman ViijSfc— AND DANIEL NIBLOCK Qw THE \ NEWS could not finish restoring electricity and natural gas service to Sarajevo, said Hasan Muratovic, the Bosnian government’s min ister in charge of relations with the United Nations. Electric service was only partially re stored, and there was still no natural gas service. Muratovic blamed much of the gas prob lem on Russia, where the supplies origi nate, for failing to order the valves on the pipeline running through Hungary to Bosnia to be opened. Both sides pledged to honor the truce when it does take effect, but fighting con tinued in Bosnia’s northwestern and south ern regions. Amtrak Train Plunges 30 Feet Into Riverbed HYDER, Ariz. Bartender Roberto Concepcion bid good night to a fellow crewman in the lounge of the Amtrak Sun- News/Feitnres/Am/Spom Busmen/Advertising 01995 DTH Publishing Coip. All rights reserved. src win Reopen By Nov. 1 ■ The cost of the cleanup in wake of the August flood has topped SIOO,OOO. BY JOHN PATTERSON STAFF WRITER Interior repair of the Student Recre ation Center should be complete by the last week of October, allowing the SRC to reopen by Nov. 1, SRC director Lauren Mangili said Monday. Repairs to the SRC, damaged by flood waters on Aug. 27, have taken longer than expected because the amount of money needed for repairs was so great that state approval was needed, Mangili said. “The total cost of repairs was close to $100,000,” Mangili said. “The money needed to be in a particular account before any contractors couldbe approached. Since it was such a high dollar amount, it did have to go through Raleigh. ” Steve Copeland, the Physical Plant’s project manager in charge of SRC repair, said repair work was on schedule and should be completed by the end of this See SRC, Page 2 guage Program, said no student who has completed the minimum admissions requirement of two years of a foreign language in high school should place into level 1 of that language at the University. But this year 17 percent of students taking French and 10 percent of students enrolled in Spanish did just that. “There is something seriously wrong with the prepa ration of students who have placed into level 1 of their high school language,” Jarausch said. “Something is not happening within those programs to create such a large number of students that have not even mastered the fundamentals.” Another 47 percent of students in French and 44 percent of students taking Spanish placed into level 2X, Jarausch said. Glynis Cowell, director of the Spanish Language Program, said 2X courses were created by the Depart ment of Romance Languages for students who were not true beginners but were still not ready for the intermediate level of their high school foreign lan- See REMEDIATION, Page 5 set Limited and climbed into bed. He was just Ming asleep when the train began shaking violently from side to side, throwing him to the floor. “Itwas very quiet, and then we heard wailing cries from the children,” Concepcion said. “I just prayed, my God, my God, my God” he said. The roar of the 12-car train derailing sliced through the stillness of the desert night and the sleep of many of the 268 passengers and crew members aboard the train. “I heard babies screaming, and their mother was hollering each one of their names, one after the other,” said Betty Addington, 60, of Dallas, who was on her way to Los Angeles with her 80- year-old mother, Veleta Clark. Eight of the train’scars derailed, four plunging 30 feet off a bridge into a dry riverbed. The passengers and crew shouted to one another as they walked, crawled and climbed along the toppled train. FROM WIRE REPORTS * Weather TODAY: Chance of rain; high mid 70s. WEDNESDAY: Cloudy; high mid 70s. 9624)245 962-1163
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