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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Special Olympics World Games said the
Games would include 7,000 athletes
from 150 countries. About 400,000 spec
tators would attend the events. “We just
need people to volunteer,” Freddoso
said. “It’s all about friendly rivalry.”
N.C. State graduate and Games
employee Hannah Lichtner said the
challenge would be good for both
schools. “For students, they’ve been
given a chance to showcase their uni
versity and get the experience of help
ing someone.”
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Political Groups
Risk Losing Funds
A court ruled the University
of Wisconsin at Madison
cannot use student fees to
fund certain campus groups.
By Jessica Luginbuhl
and Katie Hunter
Staff Writers
Picture it: All the funding for campus
groups that engage in political and ide
ological activities taken away.
At UNC - which consistently ranks
in Mother Jones magazine’s top-ten list
of activist schools - the scenario is dif
ficult to fathom.
But this plight currently faces some
student groups at the University of
Wisconsin at Madison. A court recent
ly ruled that the university could not
force students to pay for political and
ideological organizations in their student
fees.
Some Wisconsin students affected by
the ruling were upset.
“Student fees are not just about a few
students getting 20 bucks back for a six
“(The ruling) is a systematic
attack on students’ freedom of
speech. It will shut down
student voices...”
Eric Brakken
Chairman, Associated Students of Madison
pack of beer,” said
Eric Brakken, the
chairman of
Associated
Students of
Madison.
“It is a systemat
ic attack on stu
dents’ freedom of
speech,” he said.
“It will shut down
student voices and
civic institutions and change what uni
versities are all about.”
In April 1996, three Wisconsin law
students filed a lawsuit against the uni
versity, claiming moral objections to 18
of the organizations funded with student
fees, Brakken said. They believed it was
a breach of their First Amendment
rights, he said.
Last month, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in
their favor.
Groups such as Amnesty
International and the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual Campus Center are now in
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jeopardy of losing all their funding.
Michal Osterweil, treasurer of UNC’s
Alliance for Creating Campus Equity
and Seeking Social Justice, found this
ruling terrifying because it could easily
happen at UNC. “The political organi
zations on this campus provide students
and the community with vital educa
tion,” she said. “That’s one of the best
things I can say about UNC.”
Leaders of other UNC organizations
echoed Osterweil’s concern. “It’s impor
tant to recognize the necessity of diverse
groups on campus,” said Annie Newell,
co-chair of the Student Environmental
Action Coalition. “We need to have
doors open for life’s experiences. To
close these doors will cause the downfall
of future leaders.”
Derrick Miller, a member of UNC’s
Bisexuals, Gay men, Lesbians and Allies
for Diversity , warned that the loss of stu
dent funding would lead to the impov
erishment of the campus.
“An advantage of the university is
you are faced with people that are dif
ferent from you,” he said. “It’s nothing
but an educational experience.”
The court of appeals ruling would not
affect non-political
organizations. But
it is seen as a victo
ry for religious and
conservative stu
dents as it would
negatively affect
primarily liberal
groups.
Brad Morrison,
UNC Student
Congress Speaker
and President of the UNC College
Republicans, declined to comment.
If a campus gi;oup is officially recog
nized by the University, the University
is obligated to provide funds on an
equal basis, said Kevin McGuire, assis
tant professor of political science at
UNC.
“It’s a positive thing to support a
diversity of voices on campus as long as
the University does it in an even-hand
ed way.”
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
“SEAC will definitely be affected,”
she said. “(The printed edition) has been
our primary way of advertising major
events.”
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
Residential developers also pay a
$3,000 impact fee for buildings built
within the school district. Since 1993,
impact fees have been collected to help
pay for new school construction.
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.