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■ The CAA’s first contract
proposal for the annual
step show was turned down.
BY EVAN SAUDA
STAFF WRITER
The UNC National Pan Hellenic
Council’s step show, co-sponsored by
the Carolina Athletic Association, has
been a popular Homecoming event in
years past.
This year, it might not happen.
The CAA and NPHC held an emer
gency meeting Thursday night to try to
salvage the show, which almost fell
apart after the CAA’s first contract offer
Wednesday night.
The NPHC turned down the CAA’s
first proposal for the organization and
funding of the show.
After seeing the revised contract, the
NPHC Homecoming Step Show
Committee gave preliminary approval
Thursday night.
The full NPHC will meet tonight to
vote on the revised contract presented at
the Thursday night meeting.
Michele
Causey-Dugger,
president of the
NPHC, said the
NPHC had prob
lems with the orig
inal contract in
several areas,
including which
organization will
plan different
parts of the show
and how much
money each group
will take in.
The new pro
posal presented at
Thursday’s meet
ing addresses the
CAA Co-president
CHARLIE ROEDERER
said he hoped the
NPHC would approve
their new contract
proposal for the step
show.
problems with the first, giving the
NPHC the lion’s share of the profits and
having the CAA pay for more of the
cost of the show.
The CAA agreed to pay $2,000 to
publicize and set up the show, SSOO
more than the original offer. It also gave
the NPHC 69 percent of the profits, 20
percent more than the original offer.
The problems with the original con
tract were a result of a lack of commu
nication between the two groups,
Causey-Dugger said.
The CAA was unaware of the
amount of work that the NPHC had
already done on the show.
“Once we explained everything to
them they were understanding,” she
said.
The new contract includes a provi
sion to prevent a miscommunication
between the two groups from happening
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Hogan recalls youthful Kuralt,
strong UNC family connections
BY KAITLIN GURNEY
STAFF WRITER
George Hogan made Charles Kuralt’s last wish come true.
Although Kuralt spent most of his life “on the road,” the
UNC alumnus and famous journalist’s last wish was to return
to Chapel Hill when he died.
Hogan, one of
the last members of
a historic Chapel
Hill family, gave
Kuralt a space
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from his family plot in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Kuralt’s wish was fulfilled Monday with the installation of
his tombstone, two days before what would have been his 63rd
birthday. The 1500-pound stone monument replaced a clip
board that had marked Kuralt’s grave since his July 4 death.
Hogan’s part in Kuralt’s final journey to Chapel Hill began
when Chapel Hill Town Manager Cal Horton approached
him about his family plots in the cemetery. Horton said it was
officially full, but a few privately owned lots remained vacant.
The Hogan family plot had two such vacancies.
Hogan, a former University student and employee, said he
and his wife had decided not to sell the remaining grave sites.
When Horton came to see him, Hogan donated both plots,
one for Kuralt and one to be reserved for his wife, Suzanna.
Hogan said Kuralt deserved to be buried in the cemetery.
“Charles was a Carolina man, and he did a lot of good for
this country," Hogan said. “I liked his news. He wrote to the
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
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McColl Building launches new era
BY CYNTHIA EAKES
STAFF WRITER
Excitement, mixed with a little anxi
ety, has filled the air as Kenan-Flagler
Business School prepares to move into
McColl Building, its new $44 million,
high-technology home.
The celebration for the new building
will begin today at noon in the Smith
Center. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman
Alan Greenspan will speak at the dedi
cation and cut the ribbon in a ceremony
at McColl Building at 1 p.m.
Business school officials hope to
move into the building, which is accen
tuated with a granite floor at the main
arcade, cherry-finished doors and
bronze hardware, by mid-October.
“I’m really excited,” Professor
Morgan Jones said. “It is really won
derful to have the opportunity to move
into such a modern and technologically
up-to-date facility.”
Many employers who recruit from
the business school are especially excit
ed about the new technology.
“The state-of-the-art video confer
encing will only enhance the already
wonderful communication skills of
UNC’s graduates,” said Carl Scott,
senior manager of U.S. Accounting at
IBM in Research Triangle Park.
Ken Braxton, senior manager at
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, a public
accounting firm in Charlotte, said the
firm was thrilled with the new facility.
“UNC-Chapel Hill is highly regard
ed, and this will only raise the bar and
take these students to the next step in
making them more marketable,”
Braxton said.
“Technology is always changing, and
we can use students that can address
issues that our clients are facing day-to
day,” he said.
On the other hand, Jones said the
building’s home, on South Campus
beside the William R. Kenan Jr. Center,
would pose a problem for professors
and students.
Classes taken mostly by sophomores,
like Introduction to Management
Science, will continue to be offered on
North Campus, Jones said.
Professors teaching these classes will
have to commute from McColl Building
to North Campus to teach.
“Overall it will be wonderful and
exciting, but it will not be without some
costs as well,” Jones said.
The commute to the new building is
a concern for many students, especially
undergraduates.
“They keep telling us that the com
mute won’t be a problem, but I don’t
buy it,” said Jennifer Philbeck, a senior
in the business school.
Jeff Cannon, director of the Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration
program, said that Chapel Hill Transit
would adjust some of its routes and
relocate some bus stops. A shuttle will
also make a loop on the east side of
campus to help alleviate commuting
See BUSINESS SCHOOL, Page 2
blue-collar worker of this country. His was the only program
I would turn on and not turn off, which says a lot.”
Hogan protested that his generosity was “not a big deal.”
“I didn’t give the site to the name Charles Kuralt, I gave it
to the man,” he said.
Hogan said his grandfather, who was superintendent of
University grounds, bought the family plot. His family, he
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George Hogan, former UNC student and employee, gave
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Friday, September 12,1997
Volume 105, Issue 68
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Council members to travel;
residents must shoulder tab
BY BETSY LEE
STAFF WRITER
Some Chapel Hill Town Council
members and local civic, religious and
business leaders hope to learn from the
city of Ann Arbor, Mich., at an inner
city conference in November.
If all council members decide to
attend the conference, the potential cost
to Chapel Hill taxpayers could total
$5,175. The trip will cost the town $575
per council member, said Joel Harper,
president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Chamber of Commerce. The council
will decide at the end of the month how
many members will attend.
Controversy has surrounded this and
other out-of-town trips involving Town
Council members, council member Julie
Andresen said.
Some residents have complained
about the cost and location of the out-of
town trips, Andresen said. “There’s been
criticism from some folks that these con
ferences are held out of town where it’s
difficult for regular folks to participate,”
Council members will receive town
funds for the trip. Anyone else who
would like to go must pay for themselves
or seek funding from businesses.
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A rented airplane will take council
members and perhaps other Chapel Hill
citizens to Ann Arbor, Harper said.
Certain businesses do offer scholarships
to those who cannot afford the expense
of the conferences.
However, few people qualify for these
scholarships, Andresen said. The Public
Private Partnership, a nonprofit organi
zation of the University, local govern
ment, and business leaders, is sponsor
ing the conference in Ann Arbor. It will
offer scholarships for the trip.
Residents who do not attend these
out-of-town meetings can watch them
on live broadcasts or videotapes, council
member Edith Wiggins said. “In the
past, meetings have been broadcasted
live or videotaped,” she said. “There
isn’t any attempt to have closed, secret
meetings away from the town.”
Council member Pat Evans said com
plaints have also arisen that council
members are voting on issues while at
the out-of-town meetings. Evans said
that was untrue. "There are never any
decisions made (out of town),” she said.
Evans, who will represent Chapel
Hill’s government in Saratov, Russia,
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Friday
Theater everyone can like
Play Makers
Repertory
Company
opens its
fall theater
line-up on Saturday with "As You Like
It.’ The comedic play runs in the Paul
Green Theatre until Oct. 5. Page 4
Revolting against racism
Duke students are meeting with staff
and faculty today in response to
controversy surrounding alleged racist
incidents. Page 3
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