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®tjc lathj @ar Heel J? Ml 1W yean of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Hooker recommends new director of admissions ■ Jerome Lucido of the University of Arizona at Tucson is the candidate. BYNAHALTOOSI UNIVERSITY EDITOR Chancellor Michael Hooker has tapped an enrollment administrator from the University of Arizona at Tucson to serve as associate vice chan cellor and director of the Office of Senior gift donated to scholarship fund ■ The gift-picking process began in June and was then narrowed to three choices. BY MELANIE FLOYD STAFF WRITER After months of preparing and nar rowing down proposals for the donation of the senior gift, the senior marshals voted on Tuesday night to donate it to a travel scholarship fund. The scholarships will be used to send two students from UNC to study abroad every summer. “I think it’s a good idea to give (the travel scholarship) the money,” said Britton Atwood, a senior from West Jefferson. “My roommate studied abroad, and she loved it. It was a wonderful experi ence for her.” The travel scholarship, proposed by the College of Arts and Sciences, was Congress to decide on allocations of student financial aid BY BRADY DENNIS STAFF WRITER Congress is preparing to re-examine a program that could affect millions of students. Who gets the cash? In two weeks Congress will decide how much money to appropriate for student grants and financial aid. Here's how the projected figures compare with the current federal allocations. ■ 1997 Senate HR House Fiscal Appropriations fiR Appropriations Budget Committee Committee Graduate Historically Pell Grants Programs Black Colleges 7.4 bil 5.9 bil ■ 120 mil i 109 mil 109 mil H I 111 I SOURCE: UNITED STATES STUDENT ASSOCIATION New complex to expand off-campus housing BY HUGH PRESSLEY STAFF WRITER Students looking for off-campus housing in Carrboro will have more options next year when construction is completed on a 17-acre condominium complex on Smith Level Road. University Commons will consist of 72 four-bedroom condominiums and will house about 570 tenants, said Roy Williford, Carrboro planning director. Alderman Diana McDuffee said the project had received criticism from local residents who worried about an increase in traffic. But she said she thought the condominiums were needed. “We worked within our ordinances and met our land use requirements to make it a good project,” she said. “I feel Undergraduate Admissions. Hooker announced Wednesday that Jerome Lucido, currently assistant vice president for enrollment services at the University of Arizona at Tucson, was the candidate he and a search committee said was best qualified for the job. “Jerry Lucido is everything we were looking for in our search for anew direc tor of Undergraduate Admissions,” Hooker stated in a press release. “He has demonstrated a strong commitment to recruiting a high-caliber, culturally diverse student body and has a proven _i picked over three other proposals from the Black Cultural Center, the Ackland Art Museum and the Undergraduate Library. Arts and Sciences has agreed to match every dollar the senior class raises for the travel schol arship. “I’m excited about the opportu nity to have matching funds,” Senior Class President FRANKLIN GOLDEN said the Senior Class expected to donate $70,000 to SBO,OOO to the scholarship fund. said Senior Class President Franklin Golden. “It’s a unique opportunity. Matching funds is really going to help us raise a lot of money. The Arts and Sciences are See SENIOR GIFT, Page 2 In two weeks, the Federal Higher Education Act, which provides funds for such services as Stafford Loans, Pell Grants and work-study programs, will be up for re-evaluation. The Higher Education Act (HEA) the condos won’t be a problem for resi dents living across the street because Smith Level Road is very wide and the condos are really dense and compact.” McDuffee said the rise in the number of students and Carrboro residents who needed affordable housing was the main reason the town approved the project. "The condos are aimed at the student market, but they’ll also house a number of non-students, due to an urgent need for affordable housing for residents in the Carrboro area,” she said. Construction for the project began this summer. Carrboro Zoning Administrator Keith Lankford said the condominiums should have been up and-running by this school year. “The construction company expects to have the condos completed in time for school Human kind cannot bear very much reality. T.S. Eliot Thursday, September 11,1997 Volume 105, Issue 67 track record of leading reforms that have strengthened the intellectual life of stu dents at the University of Arizona.” The search committee, chaired by Charles Lovelace, executive director of the Morehead Foundation, began a national search for the position in April. Lovelace said Lucido stood out from the almost 100 applicants. “He came highly recommended from a variety of people in the United States," Lovelace said. “We think he’ll be a great addition to the University community.” Lucido, 46, said he was happy to DTH/DAVID SANDLER Judy Easterbrook applies paint to her picture at Hanes Art Center on Wednesday for her art class. The painting, an assignment on still-lifes, is of a collection of objects located in the classroom. was established in 1965 with the goal of opening the doors to higher education to millions of students who otherwise lacked the resources to enroll. It was last revised in 1993 and is eligible for re-eval uation every four years. “It is a massive bill,” said Jay Diskey, communications director for the Committee of Education and the Work Force. “It’s certainly the most important education bill in Congress.” In the mid and late 1980s the HEA was surrounded by a growing number of problems. Tighter eligibility rules made it harder for middle-class students to acquire loans. Poorer students received fewer grants and were forced to take on more and more loans as well. One organization which will suggest some of these changes is the American Council on Education (ACE), an asso ciation which acts on behalf of colleges and universities within Congress. “There are certainly measures which will be changed in this re-evaluation of the HEA,” said David Merkowitz, Director of Public Affairs. “ACE has developed a set of 16 recommendations which will be presented before Congress.” The set of recommendations is designed to target problems that have next August," he said. “The company hoped to have the condos up in time for school this year, but due to the close deadline, construction was postponed.” Building is also under way next door to the condominiums on a $5 million assisted living center for the elderly. Architect Arthur Cogswell said the United Church of Chapel Hill Living Center had planned a 40-unit apartment building for retired seniors; a one-story, 77 bed assisted living center for the elderly and an Alzheimer’s unit for nine residents of the site. The center will be staffed 24 hours daily by trained nurses. Cogswell said the project will be com pleted by late spring. “The Living Center is designed to help handicapped seniors with tasks they can’t do on then own, like housekeeping and bathing,” come to UNC. “It’s great to have an opportunity to contribute,” he said. “I’d certainly want to run a program that is one that pro vides the kind of student body that Carolina can be proud of.” Lucido said he was informed of his recommendation about two weeks ago. The Board of Trustees, which meets Sept. 26, and the Board of Governors, which meets Friday and then Oct. 10, must approve the recommendation before Lucido can start work on Oct. 15. According to the press release, CAREFUL CRAFTER “It is a massive bi 11... It’s certainly the most important education bill in Congress.” MY DISKEY communications director for the Committee of Education and the Work Force restricted students in the past. “Our objective is to make the medi um of financial aid a more ‘user-friend ly’ one,” Merkowitz said. The ACE pro posed reduced student borrowing, less expensive loan rates and increased Pell Grant allotments. Though federal grants and loans are distributed nationally, countless students throughout the UNC system annually receive aid. Terry Eaton, president of the Association of Student Governments, said the organization, while supportive of the entire HEA, plans to officially endorse four key sections: Title I, Title TV, Title V and Title IX. “Title I would provide for distance learning,” said Eaton. “This would include such things as providing various community college classes in places ... _ N "v '• • . 1 DTH/COURTNET GUNTER Construction continues on the United Church of Chapel Hill Living Center, an elderly housing project that is planned to be completed by spring 1998. he said. “The apartments are designed for robust seniors ages 62 years old and Lucido also served as an assistant vice president for student affairs and director of admissions during his 13 years at Arizona. In one six-year period, appli cations to Arizona more than doubled. He holds a master's of education from Kent State University and is com pleting a Ph.D. in higher education at Arizona. Lucido said he and his wife, Barbara, would probably visit Chapel Hill next week to find a house. They have two children: Matt, 12, and Katie, 9. Barbara Ross, Lucido’s executive where there may not be enough students to warrant a full curriculum. “Also under this program, funds would be allotted to train teachers to teach these classes.” Title IV entails what is generally thought of as financial aid, including Pell grants and Stafford Loans. “(The ASG) wants to ensure that all students who qualify for financial aid are able to get it," Eaton said. Title V provides funds for partner ships for public and private schools, as well as joint programs between four-year universities and community colleges. Title IX provides resources for grad uate education and university research. Eaton pointed out the relevance and necessity of research and continued study of North Carolina universities as reasoning behind the ASG’s support. Eaton said Title 111 which allocates funds for historically black colleges. Since the UNC system includes several predominately black institutions, Eaton said he felt that “the continuation of this program was vital to our system.” With more and more students enter ing college each year, the HEA will draw attention in Congress. It is certainly a national issue as well as one that, Eaton said, is “very germane to the University as a whole." over, most of whom will be retired and eager to live on their own.” Ncws/Features/Am/Spom: 962-0245 Business/Advertising: 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina © 1997 DTH Publishing Corp. All nghts reserved. assistant at Arizona, described him as “energetic” and with “exceptional lead ership and visionary abilities.” “He brought a lot to this University, and by and large we’re very sorry to see him go,” she said. James Walters, the former director who now serves as associate vice chan cellor for enrollment planning, has known Lucido for more than 20 years. “I personally feel that this is a superb decision,” Walters said. “I actually know him quite well and he is a wonderful choice for the position.” Dean search narrowed to 2 candidates ■ Business school dean Paul Fulton will retire when anew dean is named. BY KAREN LEANZA STAFF WRITER The search process for anew dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School has reached its final stages. Chancellor Michael Hooker said Friday that the search had been nar rowed to two candidates, and he was hoping to make a recommendation Friday at the dedication of the business school’s new McColl Building. But Brenda Kirby, assistant to the chancellor, said the chancellor probably would not make an announcement Friday. “As of today he’s not going to be able to make (an announcement). I can’t say what will happen between now and then.” Cyndy Falgout, director of commu nications at the business school, said recommendation announcements are not made until all parties have rendered their approval. The names of candidates were not released for personnel reasons. “The process is, has always been, (Hooker) does not make a recommen dation until all the committees have approved, including the Board of Governors,” Falgout said. The BOG is scheduled to meet Friday morning. But Falgout said she understood Hooker would not announce the new dean until after the Board of Governors meeting Oct. 10. The search committee set high stan dards for candidates, Falgout said. “I heard from (committee Chairman) Paul Rizzo that they had excellent, excellent candidates to choose from,” she said. “Thr are siting deans and othrs to choose from.” Search committee member and busi ness school professor David Ravenscraft said the committee worked well. “It was one of the more enjoyable committees I’ve worked on, and I’ve worked on a lot of committees,” he said. Current Dean of the business school Paul Fulton announced his retirement last January after three years of service to the University. Hooker accepted his resignation and organized a search committee of facul ty, business school leaders and students. Hooker appointed Rizzo, former dean, as committee chairman. Karen Joyce contributed to this story. mm Hollywood comes to town 'Bandwagon,' a brand new movie, was filmed in Chapel Hill and features the thriving music scene. It opens Friday in theaters. 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