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JU1Y10, 1997
Oregon dean nominated to head Arts and Sciences
■ Oregon’s Risa Palm said
technology would be a key
focus of her work as dean.
BY KAREN LEANZA
STAFF WRITER
After a 10-month search process, the
Board of Governors is expected to
approve anew dean of the School of
Arts and Sciences on Friday.
The search committee, a group of 18
faculty and staff members and 2 stu
dents, started with several hundred
applicants.
The search committee eventually nar
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friend during a public memorial service held at Memorial Hall.
Whether serving as
DTH editor, CBS
News correspondent
or teaching about America,
Charles Kuralt had a way of
captivating audiences and shar
ing the exploits of the common
person with the public.
But on Independence Day,
America lost one of its greatest
storytellers as Kuralt died in
New York from complications
associated with Lupus.
Kuralt, a native of
Wilmington who grew up near
Charlotte, graduated from the
University in 1955 and never
relinquished his love for UNC
and Chapel Hill. He devoted
himself to a life on the road,
traveling from town to town,
state to state, even country to
Meadowmont gets nod from council
■ Developers said they
hoped to begin their
construction in late 1998.
STAFF REPORT
Almost two years after approving pre
liminary plans for Meadowmont, the
Chapel Hill Town Council last week
approved the detailed plan for the devel
opment.
The council approval the land use
permit for the commercial part of the
development at a meeting July 2.
The remaining four permits, for the
development’s infrastructure, apartment
complex, a private swim club, and a
school and park site were all approved at
the July 3 meeting.
Meadowmont opponents had hoped
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rowed their list to Risa Palm, who cur
rently serves as dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences at the University of
Oregon.
Chancellor Michael Hooker and
Provost Richard Richardson have
already approved the committee’s
choice.
Palm, who will also serve as a visiting
professor in the Department of Geology,
is expected to start August 1.
Provost Richard Richardson said he
believed Palm’s background would
make her a great asset to the University.
“She’s extremely experienced,” he
said.
“She has great experience in strategic
planning for the future and is excellent
country, to bring viewers an
angle or story they might not
have previously considered.
He joined the Charlotte
News out of college and even
tually became a news writer for
CBS News, where he worked
his way through the ranks.
Kuralt was probably best
known for “Sunday Morning,”
which he hosted on CBS televi
sion for 15 years. Additionally,
he wrote books about his expe
riences as a traveling journalist,
including “A Life on the Road”
and “Charles Kuralt’s
America.”
Kuralt was bom Sept. 10,
1934 and was 62 at the time of
his death.
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to delay a final
vote on the project
until after the
council’s summer
break.
Postponement
was requested by
council members
Julie Andresen,
Joyce Brown and
Joe Capowski,
who said they felt
more time was
needed for more
in-depth study of
the traffic prob
lems which could
be exacerbated by
the development.
Council Member
JOYCE BROWN
was one of three
members who wanted
to delay the
Meadowmont vote for
further traffic study.
The majority of the council decided
to go ahead with a vote.
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in evaluating new
initiatives.”
Palm said her
experiences as
dean at UO would
be very helpful
when starting at
UNC.
“As dean of
(UO’s) College of
Arts and Sciences,
although it is a
smaller university
and a smaller unit,
I have become
acquainted with
dealing with the
student body,” she
Provost
RICHARD
RICHARDSON
said Palm's
experience would
benefit her at UNC.
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Charles Kuralt, shown during the 1995 dedication of the Tate-Tumer-Kuralt Building, died July 4th
at the age of 62. Kuralt, who attended UNC, was buried in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
As part of the council’s approval of
Meadowmont’s infrastructure, the coun
cil approved a controversial road that
will connect the development to the
adjoining Oaks community.
Pinehurst Drive residents loudly
expressed their frustration with the pro
posed connection earlier this summer,
but other Oaks residents and council
members alike said Pinehurst Road was
better-suited to handle increased traffic
than other nearby streets.
Council members have speculated
that a vote to approve the Pinehurst con
nector would (hive some Oaks home
owners to file suit in order to stop it.
With the approval of the road, the
council also added stipulations to help
ease Pinehurst Road residents’ safety
concerns. The council mandated that
See MEADOWMONT, Page 2
Sweet revenge for
a former UNC star
Marion Jones rebounded
from an earlier loss to top
Gail Devers in Oslo. Page 7
said in a Tuesday interview.
“I am looking forward to taking
lessons from the University of Oregon
and learning about the University of
North Carolina and merging the two
together.”
Palm said she sees Arts and Sciences
as the centerpiece of UNC.
“(Arts and Sciences) is central to the
status of die University and the success
of the University,” she said.
As die world approaches die 21st cen
tury, Palm said she thought the area in
which she could have the greatest
impact is making sure the University
remains at the forefront of technological
development.
“Students are able to get a greater
Howes set to smooth town-gown relations
BY JEFF YOUNG
STAFF WRITER
The University’s relationship with the
local community —a roller coaster,
corkscrew turn of an association on
most days will be buttressed by the
impending
return of a for
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Chapel Hill
and UNC fac
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Jonathan Howes, secretary of the
N.C. Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources,
announced last week that he would
leave the cabinet post he has held for
four years in order to return to UNC.
Howes will become director of uni
versity outreach, a liaison position
between the University and local offi-
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“(The School of Arts and
Sciences) is central to
the University and
the success of this
University.”
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range of information than before by
using the Internet, ’’ she said.
“The challenge is to find what is good
information and what is bad informa
tion. We didn’t have to cope with this
five years ago.
Congress, treasurer
continue to grapple
with code loopholes
■ With no means of forcing student
groups to pay back debts, student leaders
are offering two very different proposals.
BY JOHN SWEENEY
EDITOR
The ongoing debate over what to do with student orga
nizations who go into debt continued Wednesday, with
Student Body Treasurer Marc McCollum offering up a bill
that would create a procedure for repaying those debts.
McCollum’s bill is an alternative to one introduced by
Rep. James Dasher, Dist. 21.
While Dasher’s bill would require the treasurer to freeze
a group’s funds if they do not immediately repay their debts,
McCollum’s includes provisions for working out a payment
plan. If a group continues to lag behind on payments, they
pay 5 percent interest under McCollum’s proposal.
“It gives the groups a lot more flexibility,” McCollum
said. “Basically, you shu t the group down if you freeze their
funds.”
Congress already approved Dasher’s bill, but Student
Body President Mo Nathan said he would veto it. Speaker
of Student Congress James Hoffman said he believed con
gress would override the veto. As of press time, no decisions
had been made.
But Rep. William Heeden, Dist. 16, who helped Dasher
craft the initial bill, said he believed McCollum’s proposal
might offer too much flexibility.
“One of the advantages we had found in what he had
written is it doesn’t leave it open to any one person’s discre
tion,” Heeden said. “All groups are treated tire same.”
While Hoffman said he agreed with Heeden, he said his
biggest reservations with McCollum’s bill was a matter of
timing. And decision made by congress members during die
summer carry over only until the first full congress meeting
of the fall semester.
With that in mind, Hoffman said he didn’t want to give
groups that owed money too much freedom, only to have
full congress take that freedom away when it returns.
“I’m just uncomfortable with us making these decision
without everyone being here,” he said.
But both sides of the debate sound similar when it comes
to one issue: the loopholes in the Student Code.
“There’s a problem that exists in that there’s no deterrent
for student groups to pay back their depts,” McCollum said.
Echoed Heeden: “The point is that there’s no penalty for
not adhering to the code.”
dais in Chapel
Hill, Carrboro and
Orange County,
on Aug. 15.
Howes, who
remained a full
time Chapel Hill
resident despite
the commute to
his office in
Raleigh, said the
idea of a return to
UNC was put
forth by
Chancellor
Michael Hooker
two years ago.
“He had in
mind a combina-
Chancellor
MICHAEL HOOKER
said he believed
Howes will help both
the town and UNC
deal with increasingly
complex issues.
tion of teaching and administration,
which because of my background I’m in
a position to perform,” Howes said in a
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“It will mean working with faculty to
look at their discipline,” she said. “Part
of it is working with interdisciplinary
programs, and with faculty who are
looking beyond what they have tradi
tionally been doing.”
Palm said she is looking forward to
coming to Chapel HilL
“It feels great to be coming to UNC.
It is a marvelous university.”
Pending approval by the BOG, Palm
salary could be $160,000. Only $20,000
of that money is allocated for the dean’s
salary. The rest of the money would
come from Palm’s academic appoint
ments. Palm would replace outgoing
Dean Stephen Birdsall, who is finishing
up his five-year appointment
phone interview Tuesday. “I think he
has the sense that there are a lot of
opportunities for the University and the
community.”
Hooker said Howes’ experience as
director of UNC’s Center for Urban and
Regional Studies from 1970 to 1993 and
his stints within the local political scene
made him the ideal candidate for a num
ber of roles at the University.
“I jumped at the opportunity to bring
him back,” Hooker said. “We have had
some strained relations of late, and these
issues will be more complex in the future
than they have been in the past."
Hooker said he hoped to see not only
improved relations between the UNC
and the surrounding communities, but
also a shared growth investment.
“Franklin Street used to be more
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