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Wht Satlu (Tar Hppl * Newi/Fei p (Mb 104 yean of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 BOG approves radioactive waste site ■ University officials agree that the site will store low-level waste and therefore will not pose a threat to community residents. BY ANNE CORBETT STAFF WRITER , Radioactive waste disposal has become a hot topic in recent years as storage space has decreased and production has increased. UNC is currently taking steps to provide space for the radioactive waste it generates. The Board of Governors approved UNC’s request to build a radioactive waste storage facility in Chapel Hill Friday. “We have to face reality,” said Rich Miller, the environ mental manager at UNC’s Health and Safety Office. “In the long run it appears that it will be a long time before North Carolina will have a facility to dispose of hazardous waste." Disposal in North Carolina is a particularly thorny prob lem The state was barred from using the regional storage facility in Barnhill, S.C., in 1995 because it agreed to build a regional site for future radioactive waste but backed out. Because a central storage site does not exist, many institu tions will have to build their own. Rather than the state of See SITE, Page 4 Business school left in limbo about potential tuition hike ■ The Board of Governors delayed decision on the issue until Feb. 13. BY JONATHAN COX STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Tuition increases usually embroil stu dents in debate, but on Friday adminis trators took their turn at the controver sial subject. Following an hour-long debate, the Board of Governors decided to post pone its deci- President Moßy Broad annonnces restructuring See Page 3 sion on the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s request for a tuition increase. Known for settling issues in commit tees and presenting a unanimous front at meetings, the open debate was a break from the norm. “I don’t think there was any divi sion," said Benjamin Ruffin, vice chair- man of the BOG. “It’s a board of diverse people with a lot of expe rience. “I think it’s just a complex issue and people want ed a little more time to think about it.” The issue is rooted in a num ber of bureaucrat ic pitfalls. Last summer, former business school dean Paul Fulton bypassed the BOG and asked the General K Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean ROBERT SULLIVAN said delaying the decision to grant the tuition increase left a period of uncertainty. Assembly for a tuition increase. The General Assembly passed the issue back to the disgruntled BOG members and allowed the board to make the decision about the increase. It also asked the BOG to conduct a study of all graduate Lawsuit spawns questions about bank actions, society’s status BYNAHALTOOSI UNIVERSITY EDTOR Nationsßank’s recent lawsuit against a UNC honorary society has led to ques tions about the bank’s actions and fears about the safety of society members’ wallets. At the heart of the multimillion-dol lar lawsuit, filed in November against the Order of the Grail-Valkyries, are allegations against the society’s former president, Vann Donaldson. . Donaldson, a UNC student since the 19705, is said to have falsified docu ments and forged signatures to obtain loans from Nationsßank. Nationsßank is asking for a total of about $1.2 million, of which the society When a subject becomes totally obsolete, we make it a required course. Waste facility news to local officials BY MICHAEL KANAREK ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR The Board of Governors’ approval of a radioactive waste storage facility on Airport Road came as a complete surprise to many town officials. “I’d certainly like to know a lot more about it," Chapel Hill Town Council member Joyce Brown said. The location of the site, in addition to what material would be stored there, were major concerns, she said, adding that the council would likely refer the matter to the town staff for fur ther study. Council member Joe Capowski also said the decision by the BOG was news to him. “We did not know about anew site that would be built to temporarily store radioactive waste,” he said. Council member Julie Andresen said she also knew noth ing about the approval of the waste storage facility. She said she wanted to know whether a state permit would be granted for the site and if so, whether the town would be permitted to comment on it. “I can’t believe that they would not have to go through the state’s department of the environment,” she said. Andresen also questioned the University’s decision to U I think its just a complex issue and people wanted a little more time to think about it. ” BENJAMIN RUFFIN BOG vice chairman programs across the system and estab lish policy based on it. “We walked into the board meeting on Friday, and there was a recommen dation from the Finance Committee that the business school’s tuition be raised,” said BOG Member James Wilson. “Our question was ‘Where’s the study?’ “We wondered why this particular recommendation was coming at this time outside of the study.” The recommendation, presented by the Finance Committee, called for an increase of up to $5,000 a year for stu dents in the Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Accounting programs. But BOG Member and former busi ness school Dean Paul Rizzo said the proposed increase had research sup porting it. “The business school has studied its problems for a decade,” he said. This increase is designed to improve the infrastructure of the school and fac ulty salaries, said Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean Robert Sullivan. “It’s something that has been on the drawing boards for a number of years,” he said. Wilson, who said he supported the tuition increase, said he suggested the decision be postponed until Feb. 13, so board members could better understand the issue. But Sullivan said the delay left the school in a time of uncertainty. “We need to plan for the coming year,” he said. “In terms of recruitment, we have to find a straightforward way to tell students what to expect if they come here.” is responsible for about $253,000. Two other organizations headed by Donaldson are responsible for the rest: Cariboro’s Center for Stress Management and Lodestar Gold Foundation. Under state law, Nationsßank could collect three times that amount, along with interest accrued and attor- UNC student VANN DONDALDSON and the Order of the Grail-Valkyries are being sued by Nationsßank. Monday, January 12,1998 Volume 105, Issue 130 Parking proposal threatens student spaces ■ Faculty and students will probably have to pay more to park on campus. BY SHARIF DURHAMS UNIVERSITY EDITOR Students could lose as many as half of their parking permits to faculty next year. But no matter how the debate turns out, students and faculty will have to pay more to park in campus lots. A lot more. In fact, rates would need to increase by about 40 percent to cover the Department of Transportation and Paridng’s $2 million debt, accrued from unbalanced budgets. The committee is dealing with the vmZk I , W.aMr w A i arwiim Jrv .Vj F ▼ | 1 J jh ■Ft ■ ' i ™ i DTH/IOHNKEDA Roxana Hadden and folk group El Viento Canta sing Peruvian songs for the attendees of the Baha'i informational meeting in Carrboro Town Hall on Friday night. Hadden and her husband, David, are Baha'is. See story page 4. ney’s fees from each defendant if Donaldson is determined to have used “unfair business practices.” In the suit, Nationsßank states that Donaldson borrowed $250,000 as pres ident of the society in August and that he showed evidence the society owned 39,275 shares of Bethlehem Steel secu rities in a brokerage account, along with other papers, to receive the loan. Donaldson, whose address is listed as in Canboro, did not return several tele phone calls, nor has he filed an answer to the Nationsßank lawsuit or cross claims filed by the society. But several law and banking experts said they were puzzled that Nationsßank would loan Donaldson the money in the first place. In fact, one of locate the facility near the Horace Williams Airport. “Is semi-hazardous waste compatible with the airport?” she said. Mark Marcoplos, a member of the local environmental group Orange County Greens, also expressed surprise at the decision. “I think it’s kind of interesting that once again the University has popped something on the town.” Marcoplos said he thought it was good that agencies were taking care of their waste but that he wished for some way to cut down on the amount of waste generated. The University is currently cleaning two sites where contaminants had been previously buried chemical waste on the Horace Williams property and low-level radioactive waste on the Mason Farm tract. Andresen said the decision by the BOG coincided with its past actions. “The University track record ... was not real good with disposing hazardous waste.” ' usual problems students who must park on sidewalks to make a quick trip to their resi dence hall rooms, limited parking for students who take night classes and faculty who can not park anywhere near where they work. But the University cannot put off dealing with parking prob lems any longer. Nor does it have a Student Body President MO NATHAN said students needed to keep their allotment of spaces to remain active on campus. good enough park and ride system to keep more cars off campus, committee members said. THE BEAT GOES ON “J was very surprised that the bank made the loan. If I were the bank, I would be asking a lot of questions.” USSA BROOME Professor of law the society’s legal defenses is that Nationsßank was negligent in the trans action. The society also claims Donaldson had no explicit or implied authority to use the society name to borrow money. “I was very surprised that the bank Peter Drucker If 'lfeaßlflfrrr Chapel Hill Town Council Member JOE CAPOWSKI said he had no knowledge of the BOG's decision on the facility. DTH/JON GARDINER UNC football coach Carl Torbush and the Tar Heels were honored at Saturday's men's basketball game. The University’s Transportation and Parking Committee will vote on Feb. 26 on proposals for cutting the number of student parking spaces in half and dou bling the cost for student parking per mits. Faculty might take a hit in the pock etbook as well if the committee increas es the transit fee taken out of their pay checks. No matter what plan the committee recommends to the Board of Trustees, members are convinced that costs will have to increase next year to keep up with the debt. “We are going down the tubes by doing nothing,” said Willie Scroggs, assistant athletic director of operations, in a committee meeting last week. The fight for spaces became a battle between student and faculty leaders last week when some faculty members pro made the loan,” said professor Lissa Broome, who teaches about banking law in the School of Law. “If I were the bank, I would be asking a lot of questions.” Nationsßank representatives have declined comment. However, the lawsuit states that Nationsßank loaned the money based on Donaldson’s delivery of a promisso ry note for the loan’s repayment, an agreement pledging as collateral a secu rities account and a Federal Reserve form certifying that no part of the money would be used to purchase or carry margin stock. Also, Nationsßank stated that it See SOCIETY, Page 4 Newi/Btatarea/Am/Spom: 962-0245 Bunnai/Advemm* 962-1163 Chapel HiS, Nonh Carotin* C 1998 DTH PBbtisting Cocp. All tightt reserved. WE'RE NO. 1 posed cutting the number of student spaces. “It’s incomprehensible we could be thinking about reducing student park ing,” said Katherine Kraft, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. “Of employees, 80 percent get park ing. Twenty percent of students get parking.” Although it increased the charge for most parking violations at the beginning of the school year, the University is not making the money it needs to keep up with its debt, Kraft said. Recommendations to expand the U bus route, combine the Point-to-Point shuttle program with the program at UNC Hospitals and improve other pro grams might also come from the board. See PARKING, Page 4 INSIDE UNC’s latest investment Mark Yusko has been named UNC's chief investment officer of the Investment Office. Yusko comes to UNC from the University of Notre Dame, where he was the senior investment director. Page 2 Let the race begin Longtime Orange County Commissioner Moses Carey plans to announce his candidacy for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives in Hillsborough this morning. He will compete for one of two seats. Page 3 Spread the word Defense Secretary William Cohen began a 12-day tour of Asia Sunday to show that America remains an ally in tough times. Page 4 Today's weather Mostly cloudy; low 50s Tuesday: Showers: high 50s We want you! To learn more about becoming a staff mem ber for The Daily Tar Heel, please attend one of two interest meetings. One will be held today at 5 p.m. in Union 226, and the other will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Union 226. Applications are available at the DTH front desk in Suite 104 and are due Friday.
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