4 Friday, September 11, 1998 Top Stories From the State, Nation and World In The News Northwest Makes Deal, Awaits Board Decision WASHINGTON - Negotiators for Northwest Airlines and its pilots reached agreement Thursday on a deal that would end a strike that has ground ed the airline for 13 days. “I think the strike is over,” President Clinton announced at the White House after speaking by phone with leaders from the pilots’ union and the company. Soon after Clinton spoke, spokesmen for the airline and the Air Line Pilots Association confirmed that a proposal to end the standoff would be put to a vote of the union’s executive board on Saturday, No details were released. Northwest’s 6,100 pilots will remain on strike until at least Saturday, when the union’s 17- member council will meet in Minneapolis to consider the proposal. The development came as the length of the work-stoppage and its economic cost was increasing the possibility that Clinton would have to intervene and order the pilots back to work. 12 U.S. Satellites Lost In Failed Space Launch MOSCOW - Twelve U.S. commer cial satellites and the rocket that carried them partially burned up in the atmos phere Thursday when the Russian-orga nized launch failed after blastoff. The Zenit-2 booster was launched by Russia’s space agency from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the former Soviet republic of Kazakstan. The rocket’s control system failed in its fifth minute of flight, shutting down the engines. The Ukrainian manufac turer said it was probably a computer malfunction. Fragments of the rocket and the Globalstar satellites fell in a sparsely populated area in southern Siberia, the Russian Space Agency told the ITAR- Tass news agency. Associated Press HE E SHE on the Village Green • 942-7939 PRESENTS Friday, September 11...@®[!QQ BJBfteDQCMiQ Sat., September 12... Sfptffi ®(B@o§3®[]O Tuesdays: Blue Cup Special $2.50 ♦ Sundays: Karaoke Night Find Your Game at Jhe coif center Huß The Triangle's Finest Driving Range! Fully lit range FREE club rental *| Top-name merchandise PGA/LPGA teaching pros i Refreshments 'I Ample Parking 1 3,000 Sq. Ft. Pro Shop & Patio nPTT Open 7 Days A Week: 10am-10pm 4343 Garrett Rd., Durham • 919-403-BALL (2255) COME TRY US OUT! Finley’s DRIVING RANGE is closed at least until late OCTOBER Only 10 Minutes from UNO Campus!! I We Welcome Tar Heel Students & Faculty! Minority Career Fair... “r 22 Open to ALL Students! Bring Resumes! Business Dress Recommended for Seniors! Over 100 Employers Present! Sponsored bv UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES Acme Tempts Taste Buds For those of you who thought Acme was only the name of Wile E. Coyote’s gadget supplier in Roadrunner car toons, the chic Carrboro restaurant is worth discovering. Acme is nestled in the strip of stores along East Main Street and opened in February 1998. With it came a sophis ticated refuge which leaves quaint and inexpensive dining far behind. As you walk in the restaurant, you work your way through a geometric layout that separates the small space into sections. Acme’s decor is understated, with black tables and chairs and deep cranberry-colored walls. The minimal decoration, a few black and white paintings, opens up the high-ceiling area and makes it seem bigger than it is. Bring a date or maybe a few par ents - the close quarters and inti mate atmosphere are more suited to couples than large groups. It’s buzzing enough that you won’t feel like you’re a part of the conversation at the table next to you, but having to decide on one meal from the diverse menu will leave you wishing you could share your neighbor’s food. Acme’s menu changes every six weeks. With entrees that range from $12.50 to $14.00, it has the typical, expensive small portions where presentation is everything and price is inconsequential. The menu of the moment offers several twists on typical Southern favorites, from the Oyster Po’ Boy to Fried Grit Cakes and Apple Brown Betty. Appetizers, dubbed “Small Plates,” range from Ginger- Pear Soup to Clam and Com Fritters. The Acme Artichoke Spread may have been too safe of a choice. With its cold, bland taste and pimientos hidden throughout, it seemed more like a pale green version of the processed sandwich spread. My knife instead found itself in the butter, which is delicately whipped and dolluped like cream beside homemade sourdough bread. The interesting “Bowls” section might not be a regular on Acme’s menu, but it should be. These filling creations are available in half and full portions, and offer the minimalist fare of Pork and Beans to a Virginia Brunswick Stew that has chicken as well as rabbit in it. A half portion of the Shrimp Curry was meal enough for one, and was piled on rice like an Indian-flavored gumbo. Chunks of carrots, chickpeas and shrimp were covered in the yellow haze of curry and mixed well with the mild fla vor of sweet potatoes. Cucumber raita, a blended cucumber dressing, was the perfect topping -a cool, nondescript taste that was welcome amidst the heat of the flavors. Most southern purists would argue that grits are for breakfast, and many might not be familiar with wilted autumn greens. But the Fried Grit Cakes, one of the “Large BRICKYARD From Page 3 N.C. State and Meredith College will also be hosting Special Olympics par ticipants and donating the use of their athletic facilities for many events. N.C. State Student Body President DTH/JENNIFER GUTHRIE ACME restaurant, located in Carrboro on East Main Street, has been open since February. Plates”, were balanced beautifully as upstanding triangles on the dish and were too good to pass up. Mushroom ragout and the wilted autumn greens cascad ed over the grits, which had a deep-fried crust that broke at the slightest nudge of a fork. Other Acme entrees are Baked Atlantic Cod, and an Austrian Weiner Schnitzel. The main dish was definitely the highlight of the meal, which seemed to go out with a wimper rather than a bang. The Acme Mocha Custard, served in a coffee mug and lacking much mocha taste, was more like a coffee-flavored Jell-O. Maybe Billie’s Famous Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese icing would have been a more satisfying bet. Anything famous has got to be worth a few bites. The waitstaff was attentive, the food sped out of the kitchen and my water glass was never empty . Acme’s bar is an attraction all its own, offering a wide selection of beer and wine as well as its signature martini. Pride in its menu may grow over the next six weeks, as practice makes perfect on a few lackluster recipes. But for now, Carrboro’s most upscale new addition is worth the upscale price. ELIZABETH SCHATZ Food Review Acme iff Jenny Chang said her school was also prepared to raise funds for the Games. N.C. State has already raised more than SI,OOO. Although UNC-CH has not yet raised any money, Walters said some promising donors were lined up. Chang and Walters both said campus groups such as fraternities, sororities, honor societies and community service clubs at each school would be asked to help contribute to the Games. In addition, promotions such as candy sales, T-shirt sales and even car washes were being considered by both schools, the two presidents said. Joe Freddoso, CEO of the 1999 Lfjgj If I G/eme/ite/or