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Thursday, October 19,1995
Landfill Moves to Limit Cardboard Disposal
BY LUTHER CALDWELL
STAFF WRITER
The Orange Regional Landfill Owners
Group will institute a ban on recyclable
cardboard boxes which will lengthen the
life span of the landfill and promote recy
cling efforts. Details of the ban are still
being worked out.
Starting Nov. 1, recyclable corrugated
cardboard will no longer be accepted at the
Orange Regional Landfill. Other types of
boxboard and waxed cardboard are unaf
fected by the ban.
“We are trying not to put material into
the landfill that should be recycled, ” Com
mercial Recycling Specialist Michelle
Minstrell said. She said the ban will elimi
nate an estimated 4,000 tons per year of
Aldermen Look at Energy-Efficient Building Codes
BYAMYCAPPIELLO
STAFF WRITER
Soon building codes that promote en
ergy efficiency will not only be mandatory,
but also will provide a way for new
homeowners to save money on their mort
gages.
At Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meet
ing, Carrboro Building Inspector Michael
Canova discussed the new building codes
set forth in the 10th volume of the North
Carolina State Building Code, commonly
called the Energy Code. The new codes
will take effect Jan. 1,1996.
The Energy Code lists all energy conser
vation requirements that builders must meet
when constructing new structures. How
Black Man Council Hopes to Unite Community,
Continue Mission of Won Man March Locally
BYJAYMOYE
STAFF WRITER
The Black Man Council, an informal
group ofblack men who assembled last fall
to improve the condition of the black stu
dent community, plans to build on the
success of Monday’s Million Man March,
founder Tyson King-Meadows said.
The group, started by undergraduates,
graduate students and faculty members,
began as an effort to provide a support
system for the entire population ofblack
males at UNC. It is a re-creation of a
similar organization founded several years
ago by former Psychological Services em
ployee Clifford Charles. That organiza
tion, Brothers, disappeared after a short
existence. ■ - ~
"We wanted to communicate more effi
ciently with one another and develop pro
grams that weren’t ideologically bound,
either by fraternities or other specific orga
nizations.” said King-Meadows, a gradu
atestudentinpoliticalscience. “Wewanted
to form a poup not associated with organi
zations like the BSM and the NAACP,
which tend to divide the black student
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recyclable cardboard from the landfill.
Another benefit of the ban will be the
additional space freed up by the removal of
the cardboard. “We estimate that eight
months will be added to the life of the
landfill,” Minstrell said.
A proposed penalty for disposal of the
recyclable corrugated cardboard will be
$62 per ton, which is double the current
tipping, or garbage fee. The ban will apply
to all businesses, industries, institutions
and apartment complexes which currently
use Orange Community Recycling services.
According to Minstrell, family residences
might be included later.
Landfill Owners Group Chairman Don
Wilhoit believes that there are potential
benefits and drawbacks to the ban. “There
will be reduced waste going into the land
ever, for homeowners who wish to surpass
the required standards, incentives do exist.
“One incentive is by the EPA. They call
it an Energy Star program,” Canova said.
“This program gives ratings to single-fam
ily dwellings as well as duplexes. The resi
dents can then use the incentive money
towards their mortgages.”
Canova said North Carolina currently
rates an A- in energy conservation. “Some
of our standards of the model energy code
are just not quite there,” Canova said.
Builders are also reducing energy use
through recycling. “We’ve got a lot of
homes, and I know you see a lot of debris
around the sites,” he said. “Well, they’ve
got recycling machines on the sites, grind
ers that grind up the lumber and the trash,
population at UNC and address a nar
rowly defined constituency.”
The group hopes to strengthen the rela
tionships between older and younger black
men on campus by establishing a shadow
program, he said. This program, which
will match black freshman with black up
perclassmen, is currently in its develop
mental stage, but King-Meadows said he
hoped to implement the plan soon.
Due to the increasingly negative statis
tics concerning the higher education of
blacks, the council encourages black men
to expand their minds by studying together.
“Already, there’s not a large number of
black men going to college in general, and
it’s difficult with all the problems they face
to remain in college,” King-Meadows said.
The council, in conjunction with the
Nation of Islam, sponsored a pre-Million
Man March rally Oct. 11. King-Meadows
said the rally, which was titled “The Quiet
Before the Storm,” was designed to erase
misconceptions about the march. Many
students immediately dismissed the idea of
the march due to their convictions against
the Nation of Islam, King-Meadows said.
“There is (Nation oflslam leader Louis)
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fills,” he said. “There could also be poten
tial inconveniences to businesses affected
by the ban.”
In addition to the ban on corrugated
cardboard, Orange Community Recycling
will discontinue its cardboard recycling
services at all private businesses on Nov. 1.
There would be no inconvenience to the
general public, Minstrell said. “There are
still free public drop-off sites throughout
the county for small amounts of corru
gated cardboard,” Minstrell said. Orange
Community Recycling will continue to
run its public recycling centers and Orange
County Solid Waste Convenience Cen
ters.
Orange Community Recycling will also
add cardboard to its residential pick-up
service because of the ban, Wilhoit said.
“This program gives ratings to
single-family dwellings as well
as duplexes. The residents can
then use the incentive money
towards their mortgages. ”
MKHEAL CANOVA
Carrboro Building Inspector
and they recycle it and use it as mulch
around the site.”
Carrboro resident Marty Mandell has
begun an investigation into how to best
spend public money on energy. Among
Farrakhan, and there is the march; the two
are not synonymous,” he said. “The coun
cil supports the general intentions of the
march, whichinvolveunifyingblackmen.”
Although the Black Man Council does
not claim a defined association with the
Nation of Islam, it does not completely
disagree with its basic principles, he said.
“I will not denounce Farrakhan, be
cause I think that’s destructive, when dif
ferent persons trying to help the same com
munity argue with each other,” he said. “I
don’t necessarily agree with the tenets be
hind the Nation oflslam, but I know that
their programs work because there are
people dedicated behind them. And that’s
what I support.”
King-Meadows said he felt the march,
which he attended, was successful because
black and white people were now talking
about racial issues not discussed earlier.
One of the council’s major thrusts is to
increase voter registration among UNC’s
black population, a goal adopted from the
march. King-Meadows said the importance
of the black vote is tremendous. “The rea
son the Republican revolution was so suc
cessful is because blacks didn’t vote,” he
said. “They said, ‘The Republicans don’t
care about us, and the Democrats ignore
us, so we’ll just stay home.’ If we as a
people don’t vote, we can’t determine
what’s on the political agenda.”
The council will hold a general interest
meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Sonja
H. Stone Black Cultural Center.
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The removal ofcardboard recycling was
a direct result of the ban, Minstrell said.
“Asa public entity, we must provide ser
vice equally. We do not have the resources
to provide service to everyone, so we must
provide service to no one,” Minstrell said
in an open letter to Orange County busi
nesses.
Orange Community Recycling has en
couraged private businesses to seek private
recycling services or usage of other free
drop-off sites throughout the county. Perry
Black, vice president and director of sales
and marketing for Orange Recycling Ser
vices, said companies such as his could
provide year-round full service for the pri
vate business sector.
Black said the amount of service pro
vided would vary for each company.
her research was an investigation of a set of
three schools in Johnston County. Cur
rently, energy conservation is visible in the
Johnston County school system.
The schools are all based on one design
plan that was modified to fit the individual
schools. “They look like a bunch of street
cars lined up all facing south,” Mandell
said. “In between the streetcar sections,
you can do whateveryou like, like planting
flowers.”
Mandell said one problem with using
solar power on a public scale is that large
trees are required to provide shade during
the summer. However, the trees that were
planted on the premises will not be large
enough to fulfill this duty for another few
years.
BARTENDER
FROM PAGE 1
nature of the conversation. McClure also
told Chandler that he recognized Dover
but did not know her name.
According to Chandler’s testimony,
McClure denied making plans with either
of the women for later that night.
McClure told Chandler that he and his
cousin, Heath McClure, stayed at
Buckheads after closing time to clean.
McClure said that his cousin took a six
pack of beer from the bar with them when
the two left at approximately 2:45 a.m.
McClure told Chandler he saw McGee
at the Zeta Psi fraternity house later that
HOUSEKEEPERS
FROM PAGE 1
Smith said the task force already was
looking into privatization before the spe
cial legislation was passed, but it was too
early to say if the University would
privatize. “It would be highly premature
for me to speculate,” he said.
“Our intent is to embrace a wide area of
issues,” he said. “The concern is not lim
ited to housekeeping and groundskeeping.
It’s more pervasive than that. “Judging by
what I have read, there are in-practice
advantages and disadvantages that do
manifest,” he said.
Roy Carroll, UNC-system vice presi
dent for planning, said that while he did
not know if privatization would save
money, the legislature authorized the study
with the objectives of saving money and
increasing efficiency.
“Well, it’s part of a move nationwide to
look at various state-supported institutions
with the idea of saving taxpayers’ money
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Cabinet Agenda Focuses on
Likely Cuts to Student Aid,
Town-Gown Relations
BY DAIRA JARRELL
STAFF WRITER
The executive branch of student gov
ernment metTuesdaynightto discuss then
attempt to persuade U.S. senators and rep
resentatives from North Carolina to con
sider student needs when voting on pro
posed federal cuts in financial aid.
Bill Dale, the cabinet’s federal liaison,
recently returned from Washington, D.C.,
where he met with several legislative aides,
including those from the offices of Sen.
Jesse Helms, R-N.C., and Sen. Lauch
Faircloth, R-N.C.
“The goal basically was to acquire in
formation from delegates and to let them
know what programs are worrying us,
mainly that their votes might cost some
students the right to an education,” Dale
said.
While in Washington, legislative aides
explained to Dale the possible effects of
decreased spending on major student aid
programs.
“I also encouraged them to seek legisla
tion that will provide financial shelter in
other areas to those students who will
inevitably become caught in the loopholes
created by any changes to the current sys
tem,” Dale said.
One important aspect of the proposed
cuts was the possible elimination of in
school interest subsidies on Stafford loans.
night. McClure said he recalled McGee
holding a beer, but he did not know if she
had been drinking. McClure also said
McGee did not seem drunk to him.
McClure and McGee left the fraternity
house at about 4:45 a.m. and decided to
climb the ladder on the side of Phillips
Annex. McGee fell from the building and
landed on the back of her head. She was
found in a pool of blood, brought to UNC
Hospitals and pronounced dead later that
morning.
In his interview with Chandler, McClure
denied giving or selling alcohol to McGee.
Subsequent reports revealed that McGee’s
blood alcohol level was .19, more than
twice the legal limit.
and increasing efficiency at lesser costs,”
he said. “I think it’s part of the broader
phenomenon.”
The bill mandating the study states that
East Carolina University has saved money
by privatizingthe management ofits house
keeping services.
Joni Worthington, UNC-system assis
tant vice president of communications, said
the bill passed by the General Assembly
was not a decision by the University but by
the state legislature to look into cost-effec
tive measures. “It called upon state agen
cies, including the University, to consider
cost savings of certain functions,” she said.
“They are looking at ways to economize
and maintain state agencies."
Smith said if a recommendation was
made to go to privatization, the University
would solicit proposals from potential ven
dors.
He said whether housekeepers and
groundskeepers would be able to keep ben
efits and wage rates given to UNC employ
ees depended on the private companies.
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The proposal could cost a student an extra
$l2O to $l6O in monthly payments by the
time the student is a senior. This proposal
would totally eliminate government subsi
dies of student loan interest payments.
For each year and each new loan, more
money would be added to the interest al
ready being paid on the previous year’s
loan. Students’ financial situations are
unlikely to change from year to year, so the
amount they have to borrow would prob
ably not either, and their interest payments
would grow larger, Dale said.
“We as students can expect to tighten
our belts as much as the rest of America,”
Dale said. “But it is important that we
communicate to our legislators in Wash
ington that our shares of the burden be
proportional to our means.”
During the meeting, cabinet members
also formulated a tentative list of campus
concerns to give candidates running for
Chapel Hill Town Council. Transporta
tion and safety concerns headed the
cabinet’s list.
Student Body President Calvin
Cunningham urged cabinet members to
delay voting on the list until the cabinet
had more time to discuss the issues.
The list included suggestions to decrease
bus fares, extend public transportation’s
hours of operation, improve safety by in
creasing lighting off Franklin Street, and
do away with the open-container law.
Campus Calendar
THURSDAY
5:30 p.m. KASA will meet in Union 213.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
will have its first meeting in Union 205.
6 p.m. CAROLINA S. A.F.E. will hold a course
on Adult CPR in Union 210.
7 p.m. UNC COLLEGE REPUBLICANS will
meet in 103 Gardner Hall.
UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES will spon
sor a presentation by Olde Discount Stockbrokers in
210 Hanes Hall.
COMPANY CAROLINA will have a general
interest meeting in Hanes Art Center Auditorium.
CHIMERA will have a showing of Japanese
animation in 08 Gardner Hall.
OFFICE OF N.C. FELLOWS AND LEAD
ERSHIP will have a workshop, “Service Learning”
in Union 205.
8 p.m. IAN WILLIAMS, a former Columnist of
the DTH, will speak on Generation X at the AIS in
Union 208.
NAA AND NHPC will sponsor a Step Show in
Great Hall. Admission is free.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
CONFIDENTIAL GAY, LESBIAN AND BI
SEXUAL SUPPORT GROUP is being offered. Call
966-3658 for more information.
CAMPUS Y will be hosting “A Catalyst for
Positive Social Change” outreach during the month
of November. The Y is looking for hosts and facilita
tors. For more information, call 962-2333.
PUBLIC SERVICE ROUNDTABLE will hold
its annual meeting on Monday in the Pleasant Fam
ily Assembly Room in Wilson Libraty from 3:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
TAR HEEL VOICES presents the third annual
“Forest Theatre Sing” on Sunday at 3 p.m. Guest
groups will be Grains of Time (N.C. State) and
Ultra Sounds (Bowman Gray). Admission is free!
UNC RUNNING CLUB will have group runs
Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 10
a.m. No meetings on Saturdays. Call Jon at 968-
8654.
SURVIVOROF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP
meets every first and third Thursday of each month.
Call Brenda at 489-5473 for more information.
HELLENIC ASSOCIATION is announcing the
start of Greek dance classes. Classes will be held
Wednesday from 7 p.m to 8 p.m. and Saturday from
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Studio A in Woollen Gym.