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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
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“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.
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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.”
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Broad receives honor
as a leader in education
H Change journal honored
84 higher education leaders
from various categories.
BY DAN O BRIEN
STAFF WRITER
UNC-system President Molly Broad
is making waves in the world of higher
education.
She was listed as one of the top 84
leaders in higher education in the
January/February issue of Change, the
official journal of the American
Association for Higher Education.
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
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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.”