4 Monday, February 2,1998 Library coffee shops becoming new trend BY ANNE FAWCETT STAFF WRITER Long banned by librarians every where, cups of coffee are beginning to make an appearance between the stacks. As sipping coffee becomes more and more a part of intellectual culture, libraries are moving to accommodate their patrons with coffee shops and cof fee carts. Duke University opened a coffeeshop in its Perkins Library in the fall of 1995, and now Wake County libraries are fol lowing. As renovation continues in the pit, UNC might be close behind them. Wake County libraries decided to look into selling coffee from carts in the library to supplement their budget. “I think the popularity of coffee bars in bookstores proves that the public will Lewinsky’s attorney predicts Clinton will survive scandal THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Monica Lewinsky’s attorney predicted Sunday that the controversy over whether the former White House intern had an affair with President Clinton will “go away” and the president will survive unscathed. “It’ll pass,” Wiliam Ginsburg said in a round of TV talk show appearances. “The president will remain in office, he’ll do a good job ... and I think every MIDWAY FROM PAGE 1 “If they’re on the comer selling drugs, they are in a sense an entrepreneur. What we have to do is to teach them how to sell something legal,” he said. He said the community lacked rep resentation in the town government and that many of the programs at the Hargraves Center concentrated on teaching the youth how to become active citizens. Boynton said these skills were important in giving youth a voice in the community. “What we are trying to do is prepare them to be able to express what they want for themselves and from others,” he said. Boynton said this was not always easy to do with teenagers who come from a rough background. “You have to build trust,” he said. Canboro Police Chief Ben Callahan has been a police officer for 24 years and has spent part of that time in both juris ! . Pearl lam J Midnight MSale! iB IB9B| Register to win a collectible Jam/R.E.M. single! Chapel Hill fl I 128-C E. Franklin St. jrl PI (across from Use Varsity) H % M-Th. 11-9; F-5 11-10 f 11 \ Sun. 1-6 11 % 933-6261 respond to this,” said Janet Lockhart, branch manager of the Cary Public Library. The county library in Apex tried to sell coffee in the library with a local ven dor without much success, but now the libraries are hoping to contract with a company like Caribou Coffee or Starbucks as the coffee provider. “People really liked (the coffee cart before). It was a nice smell when they walked in the library," Tatjana Sribar, a librarian in Apex, said. While the Wake County libraries will allow coffee and muffins to be taken into the main library with the books, Duke protected its materials by restricting cof fee drinking to the coffeeshop itself. At Duke, the coffeeshop is separated from the main library and the coffee and food are meant to be kept away from the thing’s going to be fine.” The White House maintained a con fident silence about the matter. That stood in stark contrast to a week earlier, when Clinton allies were on the Sunday shows in defense of the president. Independent counsel Kenneth Stan, who is investigating the Lewinsky mat ter, was back at his office Sunday. But with immunity talks between Ginsburg and Starr at an impasse, Lewinsky was dictions. He said he had seen the drug problem of Midway and Northside rise and fall over the years. Callahan said the problem stemmed from a small group of people in the community and even from outsiders who come in to sell drugs. He said the reason the drug problem existed was due to both addiction and profits. “We have tried to organize commu nities, and they have responded in terms of community policing,” he said. “In the past, people were afraid to talk to the police about the problems in their com munity, but they are not afraid anymore and they want the dealers out.” Joe Femell, who has lived in the Northside area for 26 years, said more police patrols would be a welcome sight. “They need to be down here one right after another,” he said. But Femell said just cruising by in a police car was not enough. He said the police needed to become more visible and involved in the community. “Maybe some foot patrols would help; at least STATE & NATIONAL stacks. “That was very important (in bring ing the coffeeshop to the library)," said Ruth Grant, the Duke political science professor who organized the introduc tion of “The Perk” to Perkins Library. “It has been incredibly popular,” Grant said. “I’ve seen long Ikes there late at night.” Not only does The Perk help keep late-night studiers awake, it is also a gathering place for students to work and interact with professors and other stu dents. “The Perk has helped break the sep aration between social and intellectual life on campus,” Grant said. UNC, which is searching for a way to enhance the intellectual climate on its campus, might follow Duke and Wake County’s lead by bringing a coffeshop to making plans to return to California in the next three days, her lawyer said. That underscored the importance to investigators of finding other evidence if they are to prove allegations of a presi dential affair and coverup. The White House already has turned over some documents in response to subpoenas from Starr, and several administration officials have appeared before the grand jury. A source said presidential adviser that way they would be seen.” Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf agreed with Callahan’s assess ment of the fluctuating problem in the border. She said the role of town gov ernment should be offering support through community policing programs. “I think the way we can be the most effective is to give strong support through the police and the improvement of properties. We need to make sure the community knows we’re behind them,” she said. Sandra Edwards believes in another method of fighting the problem —a solid community base. In addition to her job at UNC Student Health Service, she spends three to four nights a week and most weekends working at the Hargraves Center. For some this might sound like a tough schedule, but Edwards said it was well worth it. “The center is this community,” she said. Edwards grew up in the Northside area and said she used to hang out at the the Undergraduate Library. As construction in the pit continues, officials said they hoped to someday construct a coffeshop adjacent to the library. “We’d like to have a more inviting atmosphere,” said Joe Hewitt, director of library academic affairs. “Nearby or connected (coffee) service would be a good thing to have for stu dents to be able to get coffee, relax and take a break when studying at the library.” Starbucks Assistant Manager Lynn Elsken, who came to Franklin Street from a library coffeshop in Portland, Ore., said the Portland shop was “a very, very pleasant place." “It was quieter and more low-key than a regular shop, but it was every thing a coffeeshop should be.” Bruce Lindsey is one of the latest to be subpoenaed. But there were signs that administra tion officials may resist complying with portions of Starr’s subpoenas that one White House source characterized as “overly broad, burdensome and ambigu ous.” There also may be disagreements over the subjects that White House offi cials would be willing to discuss, the source said. center when she was a kid. “It was a safe place to be,” she said. Edwards said the kids hang out there for the same reason today. “They respect this place. If the center was gone they wouldn’t have anywhere to go except out in the street,” she said. But the center is not only a place to hang out; it’s also a place where the kids can feel comfortable. “I love these kids and I am committed to them,” Edwards said. “The center is like a home away from home for them.” Alderman Hilliard Caldwell said Midway was a thriving African- American community in the old days. “I would like to see it return to that,” he said. Caldwell said a part of the reason the community has seen some decline is the loss of family owned properties. “A lot of the original African- American homes have been sold or turned into rental property, “ he said. Caldwell said this broke up the com munity and didn’t leave any tangible history for the youth to relate to. “I want my kids to keep and cherish my property,” he said. “A lot of African- Americans were not able to give things to their children in the past. If you don’t have anything to show to the kids, they won’t grasp why the community is important. They won’t understand the struggle we went through.” Anderson said the best way to keep the community strong was through sim ple human compassion. “I think we will have a better society if we all concen trate on love and dialogue.” ...Fetlihj Slujjisk? MONO in the last 30 days,\J let us give you SSO j Stop by for information and refreshments! 1 Call P^'^Sera-Tecßioiogicais Saves Lives www.citysearch.com/RDU/SeraTec 109 1/2 E. 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The decision to give Broad the honor did not surprise members of the Board of Governors. “(Broad’s) a strong decision maker,” said BOG Member Maxine O’Kelley. Broad took over as president of the UNC system in August. Since that time she has addressed many issues including the role of affirmative action in the admissions process. The 1997 Leadership Poll, a survey of over 11,000 educators, examined how education has changed over the last 20 years and sought recommendations for current leaders who deserve recognition. The survey divided the nominations into four categories: young leaders, senior leaders within academia, senior PLATFORMS FROM PAGE 1 Funding efforts for a freestanding Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center have been a popular staple of recent winning student body president plat forms. The issue appeared on Nathan’s plat form in 1997, Aaron Nelson’s in 1996, George Battle’s in 1994 and Jim Copland’s in 1993. And Gerald Home, director of the BCC, said that despite the fact that the planned building in Coker Woods has yet to be constructed, student body pres idents have had a "significant and pro found effect” on the fimd-raising efforts involved in the plan. “My experience has been that stu dent body presidents have been very helpful,” Home said. “The sincerity is there, and the inter est is there” Director of On-Campus Minority Recruitment Archie Ervin said minori ty recruitment and retention have been repeated on platforms because the exec utive branch has historically partnered with organizations on campus to keep these issues prominent on students’ minds. Calvin Cunningham, 1995-96 stu dent body president, and last year’s Student Body President Aaron Nelson, both referred to the issue in their respec tive platforms. “It’s still a salient issue,” Ervin said. “Our undergraduate population has not yet reached the diversity levels that Sip Daily Oar Mrri leaders outside academia and per sonalities with influence on high er education. Criteria for nominees included the ability to influ ence national trends in higher education, and the demonstration of innovative approaches to leading. Molly Broad was select ed as a senior leader within UNC-system President MOLLY BROAD was selected as a senior leader within the academia category. academia. A conference was held in September 1997 following the survey. “We basically tried to frame the ques tion,” said Patricia Cross, a professor from the University of California at Berkeley. “We discussed what leader ship is and is not.” Orville Coward, another BOG mem ber, commended Broad for her accom plishments and said she demonstrated the characteristics of an effective leader. “The things she has accomplished since taking over are laudable and uplift ing,” Coward said. “She knows the edu cation system from kindergarten through graduate school.” reflect the diversity of the state.” Ervin said some student body presi dents have made recruitment and reten tion of minorities a high priority in their administrations, but added that there is another motive candidates might have for addressing this issue getting minority votes. “Candidates historically have sought the support of the Black Student Movement,” Ervin said. But there are other issues appearing annually on platforms that do not nec essarily receive the hands-on attention of the candidates once they win. One such issue is the ever-present question of campus safety. University Police crime prevention officer Lt. Angela Carmon said she was not sure whether or not student body president candidates had put campus safety on their platforms merely as a vote-getting measure. “It’s one of the safer platforms that can be used by any candidate at any time,” she said. ’ ’ Cannon said she has experienced mixed results regarding student body presidents’ participation in safety and crime prevention. She said Nelson did a good job with safety issues and actively participated in the safety-increasing measures his administration undertook, but she added that some presidents’ ideas never materialized. Cunningham’s platform proposed a “University Watch” awareness cam paign because “more than 80 percent of reported campus crimes are committed by students against students.” But Carmon said Cunningham didn’t bring the plan to fruition. “I don’t think (the University Watch) ever got off the ground,” Carmon said. Nelson said campus safety is an issue that will continue to appear on student body president platforms. “Some issues are just ongoing issues that will never be solved and will always require the attention of the student body president,” Nelson said. Nathan said the most important overall thing students should seek to know when reading platforms is “the difference between the same old thing and breaking new ground.” “We all, as students, have common goals,” Nathan said. “The most impor tant thing is to ask yourself if you think a person can be effective in doing things.”