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Investigation into UNC senior’s ‘unarrest’ continues
BY ROB NELSON
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
More than a week after a UNC senior
was arrested for allegedly resisting,
delaying and obstructing an officer,
Canboro police are still investigating the
incident.
“I am still in the process of compiling
information,” Capt. Carolyn Hutchison
said. “I am completing my report as we
speak.”
BOG plan helps transfer students
BY KARA KIRK
STAFF WRITER
For transfer students, the ride to
UNC just got a little smoother.
The Board of Governors recently
implemented anew policy simplifying
the process of transferring from a com
munity college into the UNC system.
Prompted by legislation initiated in
1995 and complaints from students who
lost credits when transferring, the BOG
and the State Board of Community
Colleges worked together to propose a
plan, which would simplify the transfer
of credit.
“The two sectors worked together to
establish a list of core courses,” said
Judith Pulley, vice president for plan
ning at the BOG. “They defined a cer
tain set of courses which are portable
and transferable.”
This collaboration produced a com
prehensive “articulation agreement,”
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She said she hoped to have her report
turned into Police Chief Ben Callahan
by Wednesday.
On Oct. 4, Troy Hendrick, a 21-year
old journalism major, was standing out
side of his house on Greensboro Street
taking pictures of fire trucks across the
street.
Hendrick continued to take the pho
tos despite orders to stop from Carrboro
police officer J.D. Langford.
In an earlier interview, Hendrick said
which was approved for use among 58
N.C. community colleges and 16 uni
versities.
Janet Douglas, director of public
affairs for state community colleges, said
such an agreement was greatly needed.
“We had agreements all over the
state, but they were very different,” she
said. “This gives everyone one policy
that’s easy to understand.”
Tim Moore, a member of the BOG,
said having one simplified statewide pol
icy made the entire transfer process
smoother for students.
“It’s not that (the agreement) makes it
easier to be accepted at a school within
the university system,” he said. “But it
simply eases the transfer of different
classes and makes the entire process
much easier.”
Chancy Kapp, associate vice presi
dent for system affairs of community
colleges, said she fully supported the
new agreement.
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Tuesday, October 14,1997
Volume 105, Issue 90
he told the officer that he was well with
in his First Amendment Rights to take
the pictures.
“I told him that the First Amendment
guaranteed my right to where I was and
to take pictures.”
Hendrick said he was then spun
around, handcuffed and pinned against
a car. Later, Hendrick was “unarrested,”
which marked the first time the police
department used this policy.
Hutchison said the “unarrest” was an
“We are making it simpler for stu
dents who want a four-year degree,” she
said.
Kapp also pointed out that commu
nity colleges were now on the semester
system just like the university calendar.
“Up until this fall community col
leges were on the quarter system while
universities were on the semester sys
tem,” she said. “That obviously created
problems for transferring students.”
Kapp said the transition to a univer
sity should not be difficult for students.
“We really want the university to wel
come in transfers,” she said.
Douglas agreed that community col
lege students should have a smooth tran
sition into university classes.
“Courses (under the new agreement)
will transfer without any problems, and
students will no longer have to worry
about losing credit,” she said.
“Some students may or may not want
to leave their home town right away for
Congress plans to examine RHA efficiency
■ Congress hopes to
explore ways the RHA can
better serve the residents.
BY GINNY HARRIS
STAFF WRTER
Student Congress might try to find
out how the Residence Hall Association
could better serve its members.
Speaker James Hoffman proposed a
new resolution Monday to die Student
Affairs Committee of Student Congress.
It would “create a select congressional
committee to explore possible ways the
RHA could better serve the campus.”
Hoffman’s bill was tabled at the com
mittee meeting. It will be brought back
up for discussion at the next meeting of
the committee on Oct. 27.
Rep. Angela Merritt, Dist. 18, said
that the bill was tabled because it did not
define clear roles and responsibilities for
the committee, not because the commit
tee disagreed with its intentions.
Hofftnan, who once lived in Hinton
James Residence Hall, said, “It came to
my attention over the past two years. I
Congress might consider
double-candidate ballots
■ The student body vice
president could become an
elected position in 1999.
BY PHILLIP GARDNER
STAFF WRITER
The next time students cast their bal
lots for student body president might be
the last time they vote for that office
alone.
Student Congress is toying with the
notion of placing student body president
and vice president on the same ticket.
Speaker James Hoffman said the idea
had been brought up in past years, but
action will be taken soon. “Something
will definitely be done with it this semes
ter,” he said.
Before the new procedure can take
effect, a resolution for a referendum
must pass Student Congress by a two
thirds vote, Hoffman said.
At least 2.5 percent of the student
admission of a mistake by her depart
ment.
Hutchison said nine people had come
forward since the incident to add their
testimony to her report, but she was cer
tain there were more.
“I have made attempts to locate as
many people who may have witnessed
what happened, and anyone else who
knows anything I will talk to.
“I am going to complete my report
and then hand it over to the chief and he
Out with the old, in with the new
The Board of Governors met to decide a process to mate it easier for students
from community colleges to transfer to universities within the UNC system.
The old way
■ 300+ different articulation agreements (agreements differed for
each program and institution)
■ Choice of university drove the advising process
■ Credits often did not transfer
■ Students often had to repeat courses
■ Students did not transfer with same status as UNC-system juniors
The new way
a One articulation agreement among 58 community colleges and 16
universities
I Advising based on major
■ 44 credit hour general education core fulfills institutiorvwide, lower
division general education requirements
■ 64 credit hours are guaranteed to transfer if student has met all
articulation requirements
I Students transfer as juniors in their majors
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a number of reasons,” she said.
“The articulation agreement offers
didn’t think I was
getting my
money’s worth.”
“I don’t really
think that the lead
ers are to blame
for any inadequa
cies in the RHA. I
think that it is
more the structure
and how the RHA
is funded.”
The RHA over
sees 11 areas on
campus, and each
area has its own
government.
“RHA’s mis
sion is to serve the
Speaker of Student
Congress
JAMES HOFFMAN
proposed a resolution
concerning a
committee to assist
the RHA.
residents and to build community on
campus,” RHA President Aliena Hall
said.
“We are trying to make residence
halls residents’ homes.”
The RHA is funded by student fees
paid by every undergraduate student
and every on-campus resident is a mem
ber. Unlie most student groups whose
funds are budgeted by Student Congress,
RHA’s fees are allotted by student refer-
body must then vote on the referendum.
It would pass with a majority vote.
Hoffman said the students might vote on
the referendum in February’s election.
In previous elections, students voted
for the student body president, who then
appointed the vice president.
Student Body Vice President Chris
Yates said he wasn’t sure if the new pro
cedure would be a good idea. “I don’t
know if the advantages are great
enough,” he said.
“My first reaction is that it would
probably allow for more politicking (to
be) involved. It may hurt the purity of
the relationship between the president
and vice president,”he said. “I feel the
way we have things now is prudent, and
it works well for the president and vice
president.”
Yates said he wanted students to be
involved with the issue of changing elec
tion procedures. “If this is a change
that’s to be made, I hope as many stu
dents are involved as possible,” he said.
Hoffman said he liked the possibility
will take further action,” she said.
Callahan said an internal investiga
tion was in progress to determine exact
ly what happened on Oct. 4.
“If disciplinary action (against officer
Langford) is needed, it will be taken. We
have to see if the officer violated any
policy,” Callahan said.
Callahan said punishments varied
with the specific policy violated.
“It could be anything from an oral
reprimand to termination.”
them the option to transfer without any
problems.”
endum.
If the select congressional committee
is formed, “Hopefully they will be able
to find out some things to change
around,” Hoffman said. He said he
would like to see the RHA create more
social and recreational activities given
the money they have.
If any changes are recommended,
they will be put to a referendum for the
student body to approve in the spring.
The RHA not only receives RHA fees
but Enhancement Fund money as well.
These fees are used for purchasing items
like VCRs, televisions, vacuums and
other items.
In 1996-1997 the RHA received
$27,662 from the Enhancement Fund in
addition to the $17,662 RHA fees col
lected. “We subsidize our RHA funds
with fund-raisers every year,” Hall said.
Howard Brubaker, director of the
Student Activities Fund Office, said the
RHA’s budget was not determined or
held accountable by Student Congress.
But, he said, “The Student Audit Fee
Committee can look at any student fees
that they want to.”
Evan Sauda contributed to this story.
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“It may hurt the purity of the
relationship between the
president and vice president
... I feel the way we have
things now is prudent .”
CMUS YATES
Student Body Vice President
of changing the election process.
“I think it would make elections more
exciting,”he said.
He said he believed the vice president
should be more accountable to the stu
dent body, and the same-ticket policy
would achieve that goal.
Rep. Alex Bass, Dist. 15, said he was
neutral on the issue “It’s something that
would work, but also what we current
ly use works,” he said.
“It would allow broader appeal to
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Residents
voice ideas
on transit
■ A rail system that would
join Chapel Hill to Raleigh
received resident support.
BY JOHN GARDNER
STAFF WRITER
More than 100 residents of Orange
and Chatham counties came out
Monday night to gain insight into the
future of local transportation.
The information they sought came
from a panel of area transportation offi
cials who set out to dear the air about
the new programs being proposed to
improve transportation in and around
Orange and Chatham counties.
The panel included David King,
deputy secretary in the state
Department of Transportation; Keith
Meginson, Chatham County planning
director; David Bonk, Chapel Hill plan
ning director; and Kelly Goforth, senior
policy analyst for Triangle Transit
Authority.
The speakers talked about the need
to increase the quality of area trans
portation through various methods
including expanding U.S. 15-501,
improving regional bus services and
possibly building a rail system connect
ing Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh.
Bonk said the proposed improve-
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