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Wednesday, September 25,1996
Alumni return to classroom in seniors college
BY LEAH HANEY
STAFF WRITER
Students pursuing a degree from the
University are not the only ones involved
in receiving an education. The Carolina
College for Seniors, a program spon
sored by the General Alumni Associa
tion, offers in-depth courses on various
subjects to the community.
While the classes are open to the pub
lic, they are geared especially for alumni
and friends age 55 and older.
The Enrichment Program of the G AA,
the Orange County Department on Ag
ing and a volunteer committee collabo
rate to plan the courses each semester.
The program has been running since the
Committee reviews fire safety recommendations
■ Five Greek houses should
have sprinkler systems
installed by December.
BY CHERRIECE WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
The Chancellor’s Committee on Greek
Affairs and presidents of fraternities and
sororities that have houses met Tuesday
to review recommendations made by the
committee’s Fire Safety Task Force.
The recommendations included re
quiring houses to install lock boxes con
taining keys to the house and a list of all
the people inside; sprinkler systems within
the next five years; and smoke, fire and
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“I had a couple friends who had done
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Vernon said he had various responsi
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Vernon said he considered the time
his spent volunteering at the house im
portant. “It really is an enjoyable activ
ity,’’ he said. “The families really appre
ciate you being there and doing all you
can for them.”
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Larry Laßusso, program assistant for
the GAA, has been involved in planning
the courses. He said this program is part
of a larger effort of the Enrichment Pro
gram to involve the Chapel Hill commu
nity, especially alumni, in the life of the
University.
“I think it’s a great way to promote
diversity on campus and to get senior
citizens on campus to leam about a topic
they like,” Laßusso said.
Each semester, the planning commit
tee identifies topics that would be inter
esting for senior citizens and coordinates
a series of lectures to cover those topics.
Past classes have included topics such as
North Carolina folklore, the courts and
heat detectors that ring in either the
Chapel Hill Fire Department or Univer
sity Police.
This summer, the N.C. General As
sembly passed a law stating that the town
of Chapel Hill could force fraternities
and sororities to install sprinkler systems.
“It’s the best way to prevent fires,” said
Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones.
Fraternity members were supposed to
discuss the legislation with the Chapel
Hill Town Council earlier this month,
but the meeting was pushed back to Oct.
17.
Tampering with fire equipment would
be a violation of the Honor Code.
Director of Greek Affairs Ron Binder
said five Greek houses might have sys
tems installed by December. “Delta Zeta
He also said he thought the house
provided a much-needed service.
“It allows parents to be near their kids
when they’re sick,” he said. “It’s a great
organization.”
Jennifer Leitch, a junior from New
London, also volunteers at the house.
She works a three-hour shift one or two
days a week. “I can leave sports and
exams behind and help other people,”
she said. “It’s a great experience.”
Families staying at the house must
live outside a 50-mile radius of Chapel
Hill, West said. They are referred to the
house by a doctor or social worker who is
familiar with their case. West said fami
lies from all counties, several states and
even some foreign countries had stayed
at the Chapel Hill house.
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judicial system and Western North Caro
lina mountains.
The classes meet approximately once
a week for four to six weeks in the George
Watts Hill Alumni building. Each week
a different person lectures on the given
topic. Most lecturers are University pro
fessors or community members who spe
cialize in the given topic.
David Whisnant, professor ofEnglish,
volunteered as a lecturer for the 1996
spring semester. He said the program
offered a rare educational opportunity
for the community.
“I enjoyed doing it and thought it was
a very worthwhile program,” Whisnant
said. “I would be glad to do it all over
again.”
is installing a system,” he said, “Both
Beta Theta Pi and Zeta Psi are in the
progress of getting a system, Kappa
Kappa Gamma has had one for a year
and Alpha Delta Pi had a system in
stalled this summer.”
Other recommendations included hav
ing fire inspection reports sent to Greek
Affairs, who will send them to the chap
ters’ advisers; the use of fire retardant or
latex paint; and showing a fire safety
videotape annually.
“We are in the process of putting to
gether a fire safety video in conjunction
with the police and fire departments and
the University,” Committee Chairman
Randy Cox said.
The recommendations will be voted
on next Wednesday.
Wednesday
12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. - The UNC Zen
Group will hold a meditation instruction and
meditation session in Union 210.
3:35 p.m. - The University Counseling
Center in Nash Hall will conduct a minority
student support group to discuss the experi
ences and concerns that arise from being a
member of a minority group at UNC in Nash
Hall.
3:30 p.m. - University Career Services
will conduct “Using the Internet in Your Job
Search,” for seniors and graduate students in
210 Hanes Hall. UCS will also hold “Keeping
Your Career Options Open,” for underclass
men in 209 Hanes Hall.
4p.m. -The UNCStudy Abroad office will
hold an information session on internship pro
This semester’s course offerings in
clude “Ackland Afternoons,” an in-depth
exploration of the Ackland Art Museum;
and “Computers, Technology and the
Internet.”
Richard Calhoun, a retiree and Chapel
Hill resident, is enrolled in the computer
course this fall. He had an interest in
technology and applauded the Univer
sity for sponsoring community courses.
“I think its nice to have courses for
alumni and senior citizens; these things
do pay off for the University,” he said.
CCS is a volunteer program that re
ceives no funding. The fee is strictly to
cover the cost of materials.
For more information on CCS, con
tact Larry Laßusso at 962-7054.
The General Assembly also approved
a $1 million loan fund this summer that
will go to help houses install fire safety
equipment, but some committee mem
bers were worried that might not be
enough.
The average cost of installing a system
runs anywhere from $5,000 to SIO,OOO.
“We’re trying to get the legislature to
give us more money,” Cox said.
“It all depends on the size of the
house,” Binder said. The fund is arevolv
ing loan with no interest.
Recommendations were planned by
the committee last summer after the tragic
Phi Gamma Delta fire.
“We don’t want this to be forgotten,”
Cox said. “We don’t ever want a (Phi
Gamma Delta) again.”
Campus Calendar
grams in Europe in Union 226.
5 p.m. - The Orientation Office continues
Orientation Leader recruitment. Attend the
interest meeting in Chase 11, Upendo Lounge.
Applications will only be available at the inter
est sessions!
6 p.m. - The Wesley Foundation will have
a dinner ($3) and program entitled, “Which
tater are you?”
6 p.m. - The Arts Department will present
a short film, "Hamlet: Out of the ASshes” and
a talk by Tom O’Conner, executive director of
the North Carolina Occupational Safety and
Health Project, in the Hanes Center Audito
rium.
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. - The Catalyst will hold a
meeting in the second floor Union lobby. All
are welcome.
7p.m. - The UNC Coalition Against Geno-
Aldermen hear residents’
concerns over roads plan
BY MEGAN MEADOWS
STAFF WRITER
Carrboro residents got a chance to
respond to proposed changes in the exist
ing road development plan at Tuesday’s
Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting.
There were many opposing opinions
regarding the Thoroughfare Plan, which
attractedmembersofthecommunitywho
would be affected by some of the pro
posed changes.
The aldermen said the plan needed
amending in order to establish a system
of roads that would effectively channel
the increasing flow of traffic through
Carrboro.
“When we started out in this search
(for a resolution to decrease the traffic
problems), I could have sworn it started
out as reducing traffic on Stratford (Drive)
and Stratford alone,” said Alderman
Hank Anderson.
Kenneth Withrow, the transportation
planner, showed the aldermen where sev
eral of the proposed roads would be built.
However, many members of the com
munity were more concerned with sav
ing land and preserving the small-town
aspect oftheircommunity. Residents also
made references to the Hogan Farm,
which several of the proposed roads
would run through.
“The connector between Homestead
(Road) and Old (Highway) 86 shouldn’t
split the Hogan Farm,” Linda Roberts
said.
Members of the Hogan family also
spoke about their dissatisfaction with the
plan. They made reference to the goals of
dde and the University Center for Interna
tional Studies will present the film series, “At
the Movies, ” which highlights foreign films on
ethnic conflict, in 209 B Manning Hall.
7 p.m. - Joanne Noris, associate director of
Public Schools and director of the teaching
fellows program will host a discussion on the
upcoming election and its impact on educa
tion. For more information call 914-5782.
7 p.m. - Sue Coe, an internationally fa
mous artist, will be speaking in the Hanes Art
Center Auditorium. Her exhibit “Dead Meat"
is on display in the Glass Gallery until Oct. 10.
7 p.m. - The Dillon School/DCYH Com
mittee of the Campus Y will be holding its first
meeting in the Campus Y basement. All are
welcome.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Anyone who wants to
practice Japanese conversation skills is invited
(tljr Daily ear Heel
the Small Area Planning Group, which
was created as an advisory committee for
the Board of Aldermen and is responsible
for the future development of a tract of
land north of Carrboro.
“Asa member of the Small Area Plan
ning Group, I understand the need for
planning, but I think we need to connect
the town and not rely on larger roads,”
Rob Hogan said.
Many community members alluded
to the fact that the proposed resolutions
were using projections as to what the
traffic will be in the future. But residents
made suggestions as to what could be
done now to solve the problem of having
their streets turned into major thorough
fares.
“I would hope that we wouldn’t jump
at using an internal connection to save
someone 40 seconds, ’’said Mike Hughs,
a civil engineer responsible for designing
some of the subdivisions the proposed
road connectors would go through. “I
would hope that we wouldn’t encumber
the Hogan lands with these projections. ”
Some residents offered alternative sug
gestions to deal with traffic congestion.
“The people living on Stratford Drive
and Calvander need some relief, but with
a few more traffic signs and policies these
problems will be solved,” said Jim
Bateson, a member of the Traffic Plan
ning Board.
Curtis McLoughlin commented on the
indecision about the proposals.
“I feel like we’re being had again in a
process that was supposed to be a mutual
discussion—we don’treally know where
we’re headed.”
to come by 210 Dey Hall where the UNC
Japan Club will be holding a Japanese conver
sation table.
7:30 p.m. - Anyone interested in volunteer
ing for the Harvey Gantt campaign please stop
by 212 Saunders for a general interest meeting.
For the Record
In the Sept. 23 article "Student voters
prepare to cast ballots in November," the
quotation "Generally, you have to be out of
the county or in the hospital to get an
absentee ballot," should have been attrib
uted to Pat Sanes.
The DTH regrets the error.
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