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®ltp Hatht ®ar Mnl 9 News/Feat p ■I 105 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 State Signs $206 Billion Tobacco Pact North Carolina is expected to receive about $5 billion from the accord with four major tobacco companies. By Cate Doty Staff Writer RALEIGH ln an historic move designed to benefit both health care advocates and tobacco growers, state Attorney General Mike Easley added his signature Monday to a $206 billion settlement between four major tobacco companies and state governments across the country. Ranked by health care advocates and state agricultural Commissioner Jim Graham, Easley signed the setdement into effect at the attorney general’s office in Raleigh. The accord could possibly raise the price of cigarettes 35 cents a pack. “It is not so important that this is the largest finan cial recovery in history,” Easley said. “It is impor tant that the farm ers, who have played by the rules, have hurt no one and done “It is important that the farmers ...get peace and stability and that our children are protected. ” Mike Easley N.C. Attorney General nothing wrong get peace and stability, and that our children are protected.” The setdement targets tobacco adver tising and includes public health provi sions and payments to the government by the four signatory tobacco compa nies. Restrictions will be placed on out door advertising as well as youth-target ed campaigns. All stipulations of the agreement will take effect 30 days after the courts approve the proposal. The money from the setdement will also be used for subsidies for tobacco growers. Graham said the agreement was a step in the right direction. “It is absolute ly essential we provide stability for the Appointed Police Chief To Take Oath Capt. Carolyn Hutchison will become Carrboro's first female police chief when she is sworn in today. By Alyson Peery Staff Writer Carolyn Hutchison, interim police chief of Carrboro who will be sworn in as police chief today, didn’t become a police officer because of a love of the law, but because of her love for community ser vice. “My vision of police work was service-oriented and that’s why I wanted to do it,” she said. Hutchison has served as police captain in Carrboro since 1991 and has been a member of the department since 1984. k i Police Capt. Carolyn Hutchison said she would continue to use a community policing model in Carrboro. She said she would face the increas ing challenges of drugs and violence in Carrboro and planned to use commu nity policing techniques, like the use of See HUTCHINSON, Page 7 growers,” he said. The settlement comes after almost three years of negotiations between tobacco companies and the states. Easley stressed the provisions in the settlement beneficial to tobacco grow ers. While he was not explicit on how funds were to be used, Easley said he felt confident that growers would gain an estimated $5 billion from the tobac co companies as a result of the agree ment. “There is no part in the agree ment right now that regulates money for anything,” Easley said. “We are going to do something for the growers.” While tobacco industry and govern ment leaders have advocated the agree ment, anti-tobacco activists said it was a smoke screen for tobacco companies to conduct business as usual. “This settlement provides immunity for tobacco companies,” said John Banzhaf, executive director of Action on Smoking and Health. “It only banks on tobacco sub sidiaries, not the companies. States cannot sue Phillip Morris according to the agreement.” Banzhaf said he had concerns about what the set tlement omits. “What Easley signed doesn’t address the problem of teen smoking, and it doesn’t talk about the federal drug administration’s juris diction.” Members of the tobacco industry were cautious to talk about the settle ment. Bmce Flye, president of the Flue- Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation, said he was pleased with the agreement but was waiting for the specifics to be discussed. “I’m eager to see what the provisions for the growers really are.” The State & National Editors can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. JUMPING FOR JOY j ( /■' . T f ' • Si ‘ 'A DTH/MICHAEL ILLNAREK Kimberly Davis, a senior from Greensboro, jumps rope in the Pit as part of Senior Recess. The event was one of a slew of activities planned for Senior Week. What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Benjamin Franklin Tuesday, November 17, 1998 Volume 106, Issue 119 N DTH/KATY PORTIER Junior Amy Clodfelter from Lexington buys cigarettes from Mark Thomas at Ken's Quickee Mart. Thomas said he thought the 35-cent increase in cigarette prices would not make a difference in the number of packs sold. Smokers: Price Hike Won't Stop Puffing Local store owners say a 35-cent-per-pack price increase will not have much affect on cigarette sales. By Nicole White Staff Writer A possible 35-cent increase in the price of a pack of cigarettes won’t stand between smokers and their fix or ven dors and their profits, locals said. N.C. Attorney General Mike Easley signed a $206 billion settlement between several states and four major tobacco companies Monday. The settle ment would provide stability for grow ers an couid result in a 35-cent increase per pack, he said. But local store owners said the possi ble increase wasn’t likely to affect sales. “What I’ve found historically with the price of cigarettes, or with any vice - cigarettes or beer - (a price increase) doesn’t have any affect,” said Larry Trollinger, Ken’s Quickee Mart owner. “People gripe, fuss and complain for about a week, then they get used to it.” Trollinger said that when he started selling cigarettes in the early 19705, cig arettes were 29 cents a pack or $1.99 a carton. Although prices have increased over the years, sales have not dropped significantly, he said. Sutton’s Dmg Store owner John Woodard said addiction would keep his customers buying regardless of increas es. “The sad truth is the majority of the smoking public will keep smoking,” he said. “They’ll find a way to do without something else before they do without their cigarettes.” Smokers on campus generally griped about the price increase to a product that is already too cosdy. Ron Wiley, a University carpentry shop supervisor, disliked the possible increase but said 35 cents wasn’t enough to warrant a cutback from his customary three packs a day. “If they added on $1 a pack, then maybe I’d quit,” he said, taking a smoke break with several of his co-workers out side the Circus Room. Other smokers were hardly fazed by the increase. Kathy Trehame, a junior journalism and mass communication major from Shelby, said that although friends usually gave her cigarettes, an increase wouldn’t stand between her and her Lucky Strikes. “That’s nothing,” she said. “I won’t change brands. The 35 cents is worth it for the quality.” Several smokers said the increase was Black Enrollment Hits Record High By Kathleen Hunter Staff Writer Black students are setting records with their enrollment, according to a report by the UNC Board of Governors. The report, issued Friday, stated that enrollment of black students at histori cally white universities had reached an all-time high when it hit 10.2 percent this year, up from 5.8 percent in 1997. Gary Barnes, vice president- of pro gram assessment and public service for the UNC General Administration, said he was excited to see the progress made toward increasing diversity. “We have long supported an increase in minority presence on all of our cam puses,” he said. “I am pleased to see the increase at all the universities.” Barnes cited outreach programs aimed at minority students - including the distribution of information to high school seniors -as primary causes of rising enrollment. He also said efforts to prevent first-year students from drop ping out proved successful. “There have been a lot of efforts to improve first-year student retention,” he said. “I think these efforts help black students ... (they) are more likely to be first-generation college students." Administrators on some historically white campuses said they were pleased to see diversity grow. The number of black students at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998 reached 9.9 percent. “The sad truth is the majority of the smoking public will keep smoking. ” John Woodard Owner of Sutton’s Drug Store not enough to convince them to switch to a cheaper brand of cigarettes. Barbara Patterson, a bindery clerk in Davis Library, called the possible increase “awful,” but said she would stay true to her Salem Ultra Lights. “I tried a cheaper brand before, and it gave me a headache,” she said. However, not everyone opposes the price increase. Jonathan Baugh, a third year graduate student in physics and for mer smoker, said an increase in price could be beneficial. “I think the price increase is OK because it might get some people to quit, especially younger smokers,” he said. “If it discourages younger kids from picking it up when they’re 16, maybe it’s better.” 1 The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. Making it Gray Black students have enrolled in historically white universities in record numbers this year, and officials are hailing the efforts of administrators for diversifying the face of UNC-system schools. Percentage of black enrollment at predominately white campuses: scto! m m Appalachian State 4.4 2.9 East Carolina 8.8 12.1 N.C. State 8.7 9.8 School of the Arts 8,6 7.4 UNC-Asheville 3.9 3.4 UNC-Chapel Hill 8.6 9.9 UNC-Chariotte 11.1 16.7 UNC-Greensboro 10.7 15.4 UNC-Pembroke 11.1 15.6 UNC-Wilmmgton 6.4 5.5 Western Carolina 3.7 4J Overall: 10.2 “I am delighted with the figures,” said Provost Richard Richardson. He said UNC-CH was also working hard to increase minority representation among its faculty. Archie Ervin, director of on-campus recruiting in the Office of Minority .Affairs at UNC-CH. touted Project Uplift, an annual session designed to provide minority students with infor mation about UNC-CH, as a key to attracting minority students. He said the See ENROLLMENT, Page 7 News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina © 1998 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. 6 Majors Available On Web Students can now check their major progress in 15 academic programs via the University's home page. By Carol Adamson Staff Writer Six new majors were added Monday to UNC’s electronic audit program, which allows students to find out what courses they need for graduation via the World Wide Web. t Bobbi Owen, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the move to computerized aid for advising was a cooperative effort between all the undergraduate departments and the Office of the Registrar. “We’ve been working a few years try ing to computerize the worksheets which track the requirements for gradu ation for all the student majors in the College of Arts and Sciences,” Owen said. The Internet advising tool will help students understand simple technical questions concerning their require ments. However, inquiry might not be pos sible on the Web for requirements including double majors and majors like international studies, where required classes are decided through student adviser conferencing. “The system works best for single majors,” Owen said. “Furthermore, some majors requirements are deter mined by students working closely with an adviser. “Those would also be difficult to implement on the computer ” Owen said the nine majors put on UNC’s Web page last May paved the way for majors with more complex requirements. “As we’ve gotten more familiar with how this system works, we’ve added increasingly more majors.” Lacey Hawthorne, senior adviser to the student body president, said the advising tool had been implemented by an advising steering team who had worked to reform the advising process. Owen said the 15 majors available, See MAJORS, Page 7 1 NS Throw Down The North Carolina men’s basketball team upped its record to 2-0 on the season with a 65-44 Preseason NIT Tournament victory against Florida International at the Smith Center. See Page 5. Get Connected With the continued growth of the Internet, there is always more to learn about the medium. See insert. J&jjgjjjr . —— Today’s Weather Mostly sunny; Low 70s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny; Low 60s.
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