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2 Wednesday, February 21,1996 Fire Destroys Homestead Bam ■ The Tilson family mourned lost history after Tuesday’s blaze. BY JAMES LEWIS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR C. Y. Tilson could only stand and watch early Tuesday evening as a fire destroyed a family bam he helped build some 20 years ago. “It’s sickening,” saidTilson’s daughter in-law Debbie, after she and her two chil dren walked around the smoldering rem nants. Firefighters from Chapel Hill, Canboro, New Hope and Orange Grove responded totheblazeat22o9Homesteadßd. around 6 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic on the road was rerouted for about two hours until the fire was under control. The fire completely destroyed the bam, which was used for storage by four fami Project Uplift Gives Minority Students Taste of UNC BY NAKUA ROWELL STAFF WRITER Each summer, more than 1,000 high school juniors come to this campus to attend a popular program for minority re cruitment at UNC, Project Uplift. The high school students stay on UNC’s campus for two days to learn about the true college experience. Project Uplift is spon sored by the Minority Student Recruit ment Committee, headed by director Archie Ervin. Project Uplift is now enter ing its 26th year at the University. The purpose of the program was “to further diversify the minority population, ” Ervin said. Other UNC-system schools are involved in the program, which attempts to desegregate the student population by bringing more minorities to campus. Uplift is a state-funded program open to most minority students with a satisfactory LETTER FROM PAGE 1 development. The council would also hold off on rezoning the tract, Waldorf states in the letter. The new council discussed asking Hooker to agree to this policy at its Jan. 22 meeting. When Hooker submitted his re sponse Jan. 25, council members were confused about the speed of his response. “The council is a policy-setting body and we need to be a part of any policy setting before it happens,” said council member Joyce Brown. Pavao said he believed the problem stemmed from the fact that council mem bers were not given a copy of the first letter, T.IFIB London s2o7* Paris $229* Frankfurt $229* Madrid s24B* Amsterdam $249* Prague $279* Rome $299* Moscow $349* 545, d*pending on destination o> departure charger ’SSS&Z foreign government!. Cal for fare! to cAher wortdwtde destination!. Cut foi A FREE Studott Trwbs magazme! 137 E. Frankun St. Suite 106 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (914) 942-2334 http://www.ciee.ofg/cts/ctshomeJitfn ■SIIHEBSI GMAT with the beet combination of review, ekill building, practice, and test-taking strategies S small classes (8-10 people) / experienced teachers / FREE tutorial help / FREE diagnostic pre-test Ask about our Early Enrollment Discount for Spring Couraeat 1-800-251-PREP OtO SELECT TEST Prep EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. INC. lies. Orange County Fire Marshall Mike Tapp said the building and its contents were worth an estimated $30,000. By 8 p.m. Tuesday, glowing embers and patches of burning debris were all that remained of the Tilson bam. Tapp said he would not know the cause ofthe fire until sometime Wednesday. “It’ll be tomorrow afternoon before its cool enoughforustogetinthere/’hesaid. “We really don’t have any idea right now." The fire only destroyed a bam, but the Tilsons said they felt terrible about the loss. C.Y. Tilson said he moved from the North Carolina mountains to the farm on Homestead Road 50 years ago. He said the bam, which was built sometime in the 19705, was only being used for storage, but held great sentimental value for the family. “The material for the bam was from the farm. Neighbors around here helped con struct it,” he said as a pall of smoke from the bam gathered in the sky. He said the 40 ft. by 90 ft. structure academic standing. All costs for the project are covered by the University. Project Uplift provides information about the University’s academic and social environment by allowing high scool stu dents lto attend sessions with professors and social event with students. It also en courages minority students to consider applying to the University. “I already had my heart set on UNC,” said senior Eric Johnson from Winston- Salem, who participated in Project Uplift in high school and has been both a counse lor and a dorm assistant in the program for the past three years. “The need to recruit more minority stu dents into the University influenced me to continue with the program,” he said. Uplift provides students with informa tion sessions about the University that range from how to apply for student aid to how to prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test which was normal policy. “The council receives a copy of every thing that goes in and out of Town Hall, but the council never received a copy of the correspondence," Pavao said, “liie letter just didn’t get to us through the proper Channels. It was just a slip up during her transition.” Waldorf defended her actions saying the letter was a follow-up to a meeting she, Hooker and former M[ay or Ken Broun had in November. She said the letter discussed what had taken place at the meeting. She also included another letter asking Hooker not to develop the land until an agreement had been.reached, which was a promise former Chancellor Paul Hardin had made during his administration. ■- *** “I was doing what I thought I was sup posed to do as mayor carrying out the council’spolicies to fruition,” Waldorf said. As mayor, following through on poli cies was part of the job description, but with the knowledge and agreement of the council members, Andresen said. After Andresen's neighbor received the letter by mistake and notified her of its contents, she said she believed other council members had the right to know about the agreement. “I was concerned this was a public mat ter and the council needed to be aware,” Andresen said. Waldorf said she was unaware of the UNIQUITIES 452 W. Franklin St. • Chapel Hill w Sfririgf B( B O funky separates BItSEL, jeans ic & it: dresses rp i;i: pe of lot hip huggers is /bit If Bit interview suits 933.4007 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5 UNIVERSITY & CITY originally was built as a poultry house. But Tilson said he got out of the poultry busi ness more than a decade ago. The land around the bam was still farmed, mostly for hay, Tilson said. The bam “went up in minutes, ” Connie Tilson said. “There was a lot of stuff in there. It was just gone in no time.” Debbie and C.Y. Tilson’s son, David Tilson, live just down the road from the bam. Tilson said she and their two chil dren were getting ready to go to a pre school board of directors meeting when a neighbor called about the fire. The neighbor said she looked out her kitchen window and saw the flames com ing from the bam when she called the Tilson’s. “We were silly enough to come out and try to put it out with a garden house and a fire extinguisher," Debbie Tilson said. She said she was sad to lose the old bam, but was glad the fire had not spread. “At least it wasn’t our house.” and how to choose a college major. The high school students also have a chance to have fun and interact socially. There is time for students to intermingle with college students. By doingthis, Uplift hopes to make minorities feel they would be welcomed at UNC. The project was geared to keep studentsenntertained. Johnnie Artis, a se nior from Raleigh, attended Project Uplift and is now the program coordinator. “(The program) greatly affected my de cision to come to Carolina,” Artis said. “Asa junior, I looked at Duke and (the University of Virginia) because I didn’t know if Carolina would have the proper climate for me as an African American.” Kim O’Pharrow, a sophomore from Winston-Salem, was not considering UNC as a high school junior, but Uplift made a major impact on her. “I thought the program was very influ normal procedure surrounding letters and getting them to the council, which was why council members never received the letter. Waldorf also cited this as a reason for some of the council members’ anger. “I didn’t think it was a mortal sin to send the letter, ” Waldorf said. “I honestly didn’t think about (getting copies to the council). It was just an oversight on my part.” The controversy over the letter was just a minor snag in Waldorf’s transition to the mayor’s office, he said. “I expect it will not happen again and if it does happen, then it’s when we should pounce on it and say, ‘ls this how it is going to be?”’ Pavao said. “That’swhenweneed to worry about communication.” Waldorf apologized forthemix-up Feb. 12 and agreed with Pavao saying this was not a sign of future communication be tween herself and the council. Although council members were upset about the letters, Andresen said since Waldorf apologized, the most important thing now was to look at this as a learning experience. “I think we’re all going to move forward.” WEDNESDAY REMINDER TO STUDY ABROAD Fall & year-long applicants: interviews today. 8 a.m. ECUMENICAL SERVICES FOR ASH WEDNESDAY in Duke Chapel, West Campus. Also at 5:15 p.m. 11 a.m. DISSERTATION SUPPORT GROUP: Handle the problems that block progress with spe cific strategies. University CounselingCenterinNash Hall. Registration required, 962-2175. Black History Month Spotlight Dionne Warwick (1941-) Dionne Warwick is a singer and actress. She was bom in East Orange, N.J. Warwick attended the University of Hartford on a music scholarship in 1959. By 1964 she was rated the top rhythm-and blues singeT in the United States. With Bert Bacharach conducting, Warwick made JAR HEEL SPORTS SHORTS, TODAY AT CAROLINA! Women’s Basketball vs. Maryland 7:oopm at Carmichael Auditorium Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/ID! 1 MIIdKKJk ¥)ur intellect may tell you gourmet Mexican last food is an oxymoron. Bui your taste buds will tell you differently Since when did fast food become gourmet? Since we Bar, including “Blow Torch,” if you have the nerve to try opened the Wicked Burrito on Franklin Street. Our /"*_ '*• p,us - y° u can eat ir| side, outside on our patio authentic Mexican meals are made right *■. l'YjfcfjP T 1 i (weather permitting), or order take out. in front of you from 100% fresh ingredi- 11 HI IPPIm Gourmet take out? Hey, don’t take our ents. So’s the salsa at our free Salsa lUlulUillgrl'LlJul IHU word for it. Listen to your taste buds. mixican r°° # 214 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill • Call 967-8899 for take out Conner’s Poster Fine Appeal Denied ■ The former candidate was fined SIOO for failing to remove campaign posters. BYJAYMOYE ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR The Elections Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to reject the appeal of former student body president candidate Lee Conner, who was fined $ 100 after failing to remove campaign posters by the estab lished deadline. After hand-counting the votes of the run-off elections of Senior Class president, vice president and CAA president, the 10- member board took less than five minutes to reach its decision. Conner, who was supposed to have removed all posters by 7 p.m. Saturday, filed the appeal Monday after learning about the fine, which was the maximum amount allowed. Elections Board Chairwoman Annie ential,” O’Pharrow said. “I got to see a lot of people similar to me who set good ex amples on campus for younger people.” Others, such as sophomore LeTanya Love, knew by her junior year in high school that she wanted to attend UNC. She said Project Uplift enhanced her desire. “I got to see college students and their experiences,” said Love, who is from Gastonia. “I felt really at home.” Even students who did not attend Uplift said they were greatly impacted by it. “I didn’t attend Uplift,” said Vince Rozier, a sophomore from St. Pauls. “But others’ enthusiasm influenced me to work with the Minority Student Recruitment Committee.” According to Rozier, Uplift is expand ing more and more within North Carolina and the U.S. and continues to positively influence and encourage students to attend college. 800 FROM PAGE 1 “It’s been a considerable time since there's been any substantial raises... that even kept pace with inflation,” Neill said. “It’s critical in retaining a good faculty and attracting new faculty.” Faculty chairwoman Jane Brown said she also supported the proposed salary increase. “I’m happy that they’re propos ing an increase for our staff as well.” Interim Provost Richard Richardson said he thought 7 percent would be a justi fied increase for the faculty. He also said the current condition of state finances should allow for the increase. Benjamin Ruffin, secretary ofthe BOG, said the salary increase was among the top priorities in the budget proposal and he thought there was a good chance the Gen eral Assembly would approve the increase. He also said Governor Jim Hunt would probably support the BOG with the budget propose. Ruffin said, “It is a good year, revenue wise, for the state of North Carolina.” Campus Calendar DR. JULIUS NYANG’ORO of UNC’s curricu lum in African/Afro-American studies will discuss “Democratization in Africa” in the BCC as part of the Center’s “Blacks in the Diaspora" lecture series. ZEN MEDITATION in Union 210 every Wednesday. 12-12:20: Meditationlnstruction; 12:20- 12:50: Meditation everyone welcome. 1 p.m. BROWN BAG FORUM ON TEACH ING with Arlen Anderson & Laurie McNeil: Teach ing Large Classes—report from a Workshop in 277, her singing debut at Philharmonic Hall in New York City’s Lincoln Center in 1966, after which she re ceived rave reviews. She made grand tours of the major capitals of the world where her musical style was highly acclaimed. Warwick also appeared in “Slaves”, her fust motion picture. Shuari said she had found almost 100 Conner posters since Sunday morn ing. “The 40 signs (Conner) had origi nally been cited for were in Hamilton 100, however, I pulled down 37 more Monday and an uncounted num bertoday,” she said. In a written ap peal, Conner states he did his best to remove signs when the illness of one of Former SBP candidate LEE CONNER said he could not remove posters because he was helping a sick friend. his campaign members caused him to reor ganize the removal process. The appeal states the deadline, which mandates candi dates to remove all materials from campus buildings within 96 houn of the election, was unfair. “It is asking a lot to remove in mere days Newcomers Get Hyped for College at Freshman Camp BYTOMACITELLI STAFF WRITER It’s the year of confusion and adjust ment. The work is much more difficult and a heck of a lot more plentiful. You gotta do your own laundry and find your own food. And,forsome,beerbecomesagood friend. Yup, it’s that kind of a year. Freshman year. As overwhelming as it usually is, there are ways to ease the tran sition from high school to college life. From classes of 15 or 20 to classes of 90 or 400. One such way to make the change easier is Freshman Camp. According to one of its directors, Fresh man Camp, which celebrates its 50th year this fall, is a unique introduction to college life. “Freshman Camp is unlike any other orientation program at UNC,” said junior co-director Dave Brooks of Williamsburg, Va. “It’s more of a social orientation.” The program takes place just a few days before the start of the fall semester. This year’s Freshman Camp will be held Au gust 15 to 17 at Camp New Hope, north of Chapel Hill. Lastyear’s session drew about 170 eager new Tar Heels. Freshman Camp is staffed by over three dozen students selected from an applicant pool of more than 70. Brooks said that diversity and pride were keys in selecting excellent camp counselors. “We look for people with a diversity,of experiences, in college and. a deeplove. for Carolina,” he said. So what goes on at this one-of-a-kind orientation weekend? It begins by taking the incoming freshman away from the normal collegiate surroundings. “Basically, we take the freshmen away from the regular hectic environment of UNC in order to help them acclimate to university life," Brooks said. Once at Camp New Hope, freshmen are divided into groups of around 20, with Phillips Hall. 3:30 p.m. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS: Discuss the challenges and explore the problem-solving strategies. Univer sity Counseling Center, Nash Hall. Registration re quired, 962-2175. INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL will feature representatives from private, federal andNGO agencies in Union 208. All welcome. JOBHUNT 103: Interviewingfforseniors/gradu ate students). Learn what to say and how to act in an interview in 209 Hanes Hall. 4 p.m. DR. HECTOR AGUILAR CAMIN, Mexican scholar, will give the Hanes-Willis address, “Mexico: Shock, Crisis and Perspectives,” in Toy Lounge, Dey Hall. Free; reception to follow. 5:30 p.m. LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY worship, fellowship meal to follow. For the Record Tuesday's article ‘ALE Busts Underage Drink ers,' should have stated that Player's was issued a warning for not properly marking used liquor bottles. The article should have also stated that at press time, Player's co-owner Marty Hensley All Services Free & Confidential J • Pregnancy Tests • Pregnancy Counseling • Fetal Development Information PREGNANCY • Infant Clothing & Equipment SUPPORT SERVICES . n * a u _*• • Post Abortion Counseling A Caring Staff A Christian Agency 3500 Westgate Drive • Suite 401 • Durham NC 27707 (919) 490-0203 • In Chapel Hill Call: (919) 942-7318 ulfe Saily (Tar Bppl cigns that required weeks to put up,” the letterstates. “I have spent numerous hours personally removing signs and would ask the board to consider that it is much harder to find people to help you remove signs than it is to find people who are eager to help you put them up.” Shuart said the appeal was denied be cause candidates were aware of the policy before the elections. Shuart said candi dates in Tuesday’s run-off election would have until 7 p.m. Saturday to remove their materials. Conner said he was disappointed with the ruling but that he stood by his decision to help his friend, who was admitted to UNC hospitals Thursday for complica tions with asthma. “I still consider my friends and their health more important than taking down a few signs,” he said. “I feel it very unfortunate that the Elections Board doesn’t see it that way.” Conner said he had not decided if he would pay the fine or ifhe would pursue an appeal through the Student Supreme Court. “I enjoy seeing freshmen go from being nervous uniure newcomers, to being fired-up and ready for Carolina. ” DAVE BROOKS Freshman Camp Co-Director each group receiving a name based on animals. Then, it’s onto icebreakers, skits and important stuff like finding out about different organizations on campus and learning the University’s lingo: the Pit, DTH, it’s Dey Hall as in “die,” not “day,” etc. According to one Freshman Camp coun selor, this ongoing activity over the span of three days can wear you out, but it’s more than worth your while in the end. “You lose your voice and a lot of sleep by staying up the whole weekend,” said sophomore Jason GeerofForestCity. “But part of the fun of being a counselor is being so pumped up about Carolina. It’s an excit ing way to bring enthusiasm about UN C to incoming students.” Billy Roosenberg, a freshman from Charlotte, was a camper last summer and will be a counselor this time around. “I know how hard it is to be an incom ing freshman,” Roosenbergsaid. “I wanted to help the new freshmen in the same way the counselors from last year helped me.” Easing the transition from home to col lege, from the old to the new, with enthu siasm, style and commitment. That’s Fresh man Camp. And, after all the work, all the activity and all the interaction, the final product almost brings a tear to your eye. Brooks said, “I enjoy seeing freshmen go from nervous, unsure newcomers to being fired-up and ready for Carolina.” NEWMAN CENTER will have Ash Wednes day Mass followed by Student Night Dinner. 6 p.m. GENERAL ELECTRIC PLASTICS pre sentation at Kenan Labs. Open to graduate level Chemistry majors. 7 p.m. NEW GENERATION CAMPUS MIN ISTRIES will sponsor a panel discussion on race relations in the Great Hall. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY will meet in Union 205-206. PUBLIC FORUM ON CUBA AND HAITI in 111 MurpheyHall. DR. CHARLES SANDERS, candidate for U.S. Senate discussing higher education issues in Toy Lounge, Dey Hall. Open to the public and discus sion. DREAM ANALYSIS on second floor Catmichael Dorm Health Sciences Hall. had not been notified of five violations the ABC alleged against the bar. Also in that article, the coowners of Cheap Shots should have been identified as George and Valerie latridis. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors.
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