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2 Thursday, October 3,1996 Fran breeds swarms of dangerous mosquitoes BY CHARLES HELLWIG STAFF WRITER AD along the North Carolina coast and coastal plain, residents and emer gency management officials are fighting a battle against an army of flying blood suckers spawned by Hurricane Fran. Stagnant water left from the hurricane’s flooding became the perfect breeding ground for more mosquitos than officials can count. "The standard test for whether or not an area has a mosquito infestation prob lem is simple,” said Johanna Reese, spokesperson for the N.C. Division of Environmental Health. “Two people stand outside and one person counts the number of mosquito bites per minute the other researcher gets. Anything more than four is classified as a problem. FORUM FROM PAGE 1 trends are going to change, Morris said. “I would urge you to learn as much as you can about the issues, about things that affect you and your friends, let your ft lia r College Nigltt Lincoln" I 18 to Party PARTY 21 to Drink $1 Kamikazis &$1 Draft Draft Ber & Well Drinks I INo Cover Before 11 PM No Cover Before 11pm HlSf $1 "Uouse shots s2Kamikaus $2.” nieiean hnyort Bottle* [ $2 2401. GoHHa Draft ■ Br Tmilwi fill ' nV- 4 JSlfawWfridAg* Camaraderie, friends, and fun! “Right now, we are getting between 50 and 60 a minute,” Reese said. “We have a real problem.” Byrd Quinlivan, assistant professor in the Infectious Diseases department of the UNC Department of Medicine, said this was initiaUy alarming to some health officials and parents. “Encephalitis is not a common infection, but when the size of this mosquito infestation became appar ent, many people became concerned about a potential outbreak since this is a disease often transmitted by mosquitos.” Encephalitis takes many forms, some relatively harmless and others potentiaDy fatal. Quinlivan said the name itself meant inflammation of the brain, which was what happened in the extreme cases. “It can begin as a simple headache or fever and progressively worsen the vic tim from a confirsed state to unconscious voice be heard, and vote,” Morris said. Education is not a priority in the legis lature though, Nathan said. “We need to go out to elected reps and let them know what students want. ” Jon Sanders of the Pope Center for Higher Education said in order to induce State-of-the-art equipment! ness. But again, this is not very common even in areas which are heavily infected with mosquitos, and we have not had any cases here.” Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a dan gerous strain that mosquitos in eastern North Carolina have spread. An out break of the strain hasn’t occurred. “We haven’t seen any cases (in Or ange County),” Quinlivan said. “In fact, you don’t normaUy find the kind of mos quitos that spread the disease in this area. ” Reese added that while there were reported cases in eastemNorth Carolina, the number was not higher than normal. “We are not that concerned about en cephalitis or related health problems from these mosquitos; we’ve just got a major nuisance problem,” Reese said. The state, working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has interest in education, schools must be accountable to parents and legislators. He said there was no adequate criteria for testing schools and the level of education that students received. Students who attended the forum ques tioned tuition increases and budget cuts. MCDADE FROM PAGE 1 “In the long run, the property is very valuable to the town,” Epting said. Epting said even if the town and FGI agreed to let the house be moved to the lot, the matter was not resolved. “In aD probability, the house would not survive the move, ” he said. “It’s built with soft, 19th century North Carolina brick ... in all likelihood it would crumble.” Epting said he felt the church was being unreasonable in not considering MINORITY , . (Za/teeb t e /atA. OCT. 9, 1996 Great Hall 12:30-5:00 The Most Intensive Course For The Columbia Review. 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FEMAis paying 75 percent of the costs and North Carolina is paying the remainder. “We are only spraying towns and coun ties which request it, because we thought localities should decide what they want done,” Reese said. “They have to meet the criteria, such as being in a declared disaster area, hav ing a major infestation problem, and they must specify the area tobe sprayed. Some localities are taking care of it themselves, and we are reimbursing them.” Reese said he expected spraying to be finished in a week or two. In some areas, environmentalists have protested the use of chemicals to spray. Reese said that although the state was using low concen trations of commonly used pesticides, it would not spray in those places. AD responded to the relationship be tween tuition increases and cuts to finan cial aid by saying that the two were not directly related. Nathan said despite North Carolina’s healthy economy, money was not being aUocated to educa tion. the option ofputting their addition on the south side of the property, away from the street and the McDade house. Humphreys said he was hoping the town wouldagree to putting thehouse on the parking lot. Though other sites have been offered, Humphreys said he feared the house would not survive moving a great distance. And besides, he said, the house is part of the downtown. “This is the last historic residence in downtown,” he said. “If it’s moved to Meadowmont, it’sjustanoldbrickhouse. Off Franklin Street, it loses its impor tance.” All Welcome to Attend! All Majors, All Students, Freshmen thru Graduate Students Sponsored by University Career Services Division of Student Affairs Tow to help seniors still cleaning up Fran debris BYALEXPODLOGAR STAFF WRITER Despite overcast skies and cooler tem peratures, a little sunshine was spread for two residents of Canboro last week. The town of Canboro is getting in volved in helping senior citizens climb out from under debris since the Ameri can Red Cross has discontinued coordi nating efforts to clean up remaining de bris, Alderman Hilliard CaldweU said. Canboro is setting up a “clearing house” where senior citizens in need of dean up can caH town hafi and receive assistance, CaldweU said. Town haU would then in turn find volunteers and send them to the area in need, CaldweU said. “Most senior dozens have family around that can help them clean up,” he said. “Thisisaservicethatisprovidedfor senior dozens who have no family mem bers to help them. I don’t think we’U be bombarded with requests.” Canboro, in addition to the Federal Emergency Management Administra tion, has continued efforts to clean up remaining debris around the town, Town Manager Robert Morgan said. “There are still trees down in Commu nity Park and some minor repairs that need to be completed,” he said. “With the town of Canboro and FEMA, about 90 percent of the town has been covered at least once. At the first of next week we plan to begin our second sweep of the town.” The Sunshineßotaiy Clubof Canboro also initiated its annual service project Saturday, cleaning up debris that re Campus Calendar Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Student Body President Aaron Nelson will hold office hours in the Pit. Stop by and let him know what you think about what student government is doing and what problems you’d like to see them solve. 3:30 p.m. - University Career Services will conduct a workshop entitled “Introduc tion to UCS Services” in 307 Hanes Hall. UCS will also hold “Introduction to Internships” for underclassmen in 209 Hanes Hall. 4 p.m. • The School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Kenan-Flagler Business School BSBA Program will sponsor a Sports Marketing Panel in Howell Hall Audi torium to give students the opportunity to meet professionals in sports marketing and leant how to get into the field. All are wdcoms,,, 4:30 p.m. - The Study Abroad Office will hold an ALL APPLICANTS meeting for stu dents who are applying for study abroad pro grams forthe springofl997in Union 224. This meeting is mandatory for all applicants. 4:30 p.m. - The Campus Y Human Rights Committee will have a meeting in the Campus Y basement. This will be followed by an orga nizational meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the base ment; organizations interested in doing progams for Human Relations Week should attend. 5 p.m. - The UNC Figure Skating Club will meet in 104 Fetzer Gymnasium. Come be involved in anew club on campus! 5:15 p.m. - The Hellenic Students Asso ciation will meet in Union 226. 5:30 p.m. • The Vietnamese Students As- Attend*,. Seniors: Health Affairs Information Panel T ifil aCBODI TONIGHT! [ at Spanky’s Restaurant from 7-9 pm | (on the corner of Franklin & Columbia) Come have your questions answered about attending Health Affairs Graduate School from current students in these programs! Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served Casual attire. ■hhL JL -Jjjk J IK. ' *4 jK&jjik I UNC football, basketball, and concerts! ify? Hath) (Tar Mwl mained from the wrath ofHurricane Fran. “One of the yearly goals of any Rotary Gub is to do a service project of some kind, ” CaldweU, who is also a member of the dub, said. “We realized that senior dtizens could not dean up heavy brush and limbs in a timely fashion. We are here to help." The club dedded at a recent meeting to implement its project, remembering to focus on the needs of senior dtizens. CaldweU knew the perfect candidates. “The two houses that we worked on are right next door to me,” he said. “I noticed last week that nobody had done anything. It dawned on me as something to suggest to the club.” Nobody is more grateful than Canboro resident Pearl BrockweU. “I am so thankful for the Rotary club, ” she said. “I had several trees down and I couldn’t even see my daughter-in-law’s house and it’s next door. There was no way I could have done it.” When dub members found out that the house next door belonged to BrockweU’s daughter-in-law, they de dded to clean up their debris as weU, CaldweU said. Ten members of the club showed up ready with chain saws to cut and move debris from around the houses and de posit it at the end of the driveway. From there the town of Carrboro took care of it. Though taxing, the task proved quite enjoyable, CaldweU said. “We spent two-and-a-half hours cut ting up six huge trees,” he said. “But we reaUy had a good time. In fact, we dedded to take on a couple more people.” sodation will hold a meeting and volleybaU practice in Fetzer Gymnasium A. All are wel come. 6:30 p.m. - The March of Dimes Colle giate Council will hold a meeting in 108 Bingham Hall. 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m. - The Carolina Union Activities Board Film Committee will present Cameron Diaz, Jason Alexander, and Bill Paxton in “The Last Supper” in the Carolina Union Auditorium. Admission is FREE. 7 p.m. - Larry Knopp, assodate professor of geography at the University of Minnesota- Duluth will hold a public lecture titled “Criti cal Geography and Queer Studies: The Practi cal Economy of Space Meets the Cultural Politics of Sexuality” in the Toy Lounge of Dey Hall. 7 p.m. - The Senior Class of 1997 is spon soring an in formation panel for students who.. are ihterestecfm learning more about attending school in the area of Health Affairs. It will be held at Spanky’s Restaurant. The attire is ca sual and refreshments will be served. Come and have your questions answered. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - The Office of N.C. Fellows & Leadership Development will present Geriel Thornburg, a graduate commu nications student, in a lecture titled “Public Speaking: a Leader’s Medium” in Union 205. 7:30p.m. -The Carolina Production Gnild will meet in Studio 2 of Swain Hall. Local filmmaker Norwood Cheek will be the special guest speaker and will discuss Super filmmak ing and show several of his own short films. 8 p.m. -The Caro linaCivilLiberties Union will meet in 210 New West. All interested students are welcome. Pre-hospital critical care!
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