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latlu ®ar Urcl ■ News/ 9 Busini £> £■■o 105 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 BOT Approves Enrollment Plan By Brian Beds worth Staff Writer The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a plan to increase enrollment by more than 5,000 students. The board also approved an early decision application process at its meet ing Thursday. The board approved the Enrollment Task Force’s Institutional Enrollment Plan’s “aggressive model," calling for an increase from the University’s current enrollment of 23,827 to a projected fig ure of 30,175 by 2008. President's Attorney Grills Starr Kenneth Starr was forced to defend his investigation to House Judiciary Committee members during a hearing. Associated Press WASHINGTON - In the climax to a historic impeachment hearing, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr heatedly defended his investigation under insistent questioning Thursday night from President Clinton’s private attorney. Clinton’s own conduct was scarcely mentioned. “That is false and you know that it is false," Starr snapped at one point in the nationally tele vised House Judiciary Committee hear ing as attorney David Kendall accused him of prosecutorial mis conduct in his dealing with Monica Lewinsky. “I am confi dent that we have abided by our obligations,” Starr said as Kendall pressed him at TO Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr called for fairness with respect to charges against his investigation. another point on leaks of grand jury material. Kendall set the tone right from his introduction: “Let me begin with the simple but powerful truth that nothing in this overkill of investigation amounts to a justification for the impeachment of the president of the United States.” The Clinton lawyer’s pointed inter rogation followed a full day of testimo- See STARR, Page 6 Rezoning Proposal Sparks Development Debate By Nicole White Staff Writer A proposal to keep Blue Cross & Blue Shield in town and calm traffic on U.S. 15-501 has sparked a clash between property owners and the Chapel Hill Town Council. Tensions erupted at a public hearing Monday night over a proposal proper ty owner John DuVal said was an arbi trary rezoning of his property. The council is considering rezoning the property from Mixed-Use Residential-1 to Residential-1, which would eliminate heavy retail develop ment. “The job of the council is to look out for the best interests of the community as a whole,” council member Kevin Foy said. “ That doesn’t always square with the short-term goals of some residents.” The council is considering rezoning the land bordering Blue Cross & Blue Shield to prevent more intense devel opment but still allow Blue Cross & Blue Shield to expand. However, the rezoning would not allow for the use the property owners had been planning. The property own- Without public outrage, impeachment is a very difficult thing ... Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - T j - ? Chancellor Michael Hooker started the task force in May after UNC-system President Molly Broad suggested that schools inves tigate ways to han dle expected growth. Hooker said that if the Board of Governors approved the Chancellor Michael Hooker said the plan might begin as early as next year. , HP v* .■* 1 %. 'Wml.. vc-x --•v f msS. ■, "Z £M2ri*•lj , - .•ask. - -wr- a?-' . • "%'■ pf J rnmf m Y|||i Miy &?' wßi PHOTO COURTESY OF SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICES/EVAN EILE U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), flanked by several Democrats, comments on the inquiry to impeach President Clinton in October. Pundits: Clinton Impeachment Unlikely By Trisha L. Dabb State & National Editor The political chaos of the year is com ing to a head in the nation’s capital and the chances of impeaching the president are dwindling at every turn. Democrats had a strong showing in the elections, ousting two of Clinton’s greatest nemeses in Congress, Sens. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C., and Alfonse D’Amato, R-N.Y. Political pundits said Republican ers were poised to sell the land to Childress Klein Properties of Charlotte, a developer with plans to place offices, restaurants and a 14-screen movie the ater, said DuVal, one of the property owners. Council member Lee Pavao said the proposal was the product of a subcom mittee formed to study ways to keep Blue Cross in its current location. The company is looking to relocate all of its operations into a single location on one side of U.S. 15-501, Pavao said. The only place to expand is onto the land belong ing to DuVal and a few other owners. Foy said that as the committee explored further, it discovered heavy retail development would not be the best use for the property. Changing the property to a residential zone would prevent 20,000 additional trips on the already congested highway, Foy said. DuVal said he did not believe traffic decongestion was at the heart of the issue. “If they felt the traffic here was so bad at this intersection, we think it’s only appropriate to downzone both sides of the road,” he said. See ZONING, Page 6 Friday, November 20, 1998 Volume 106, Issue 122 motion in December, the University might take more students next year and implement the increase gradually. He estimated that the full increase would take more than 10 years. “I’d say (2008) is very loose,” he said. BOT Chairman Richard Stevens said the increase would strictly follow the task force’s six guiding principles. The plan states that UNC must have housing and class space, in addition to staff and facilities, for additional stu dents. The University must also be able to accommodate additional graduate and professional students. attempts to link their opponents to the executive office and the Monica Lewinsky scandal failed miserably and aided Democratic wins. Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., resigned as both speaker and representative, leav ing his party searching for anew, more amiable leader, which many said was found in newly nominated Bob Livingston, R-La. The culmination of these events is what many analysts are calling the pres ident’s great escape. Proposed Re-zoning Site /\ Chapel Hill Town Council is considering rezoning a tract of land, nicknamed the r Gateway site, bound by U.S. 15-501, U.S.4oand Old Durham Road, Here's a breakdown of both the current zoning and the new proposal. GATEWAY SITE n Approximately 60 acres, 35 properties and 15-20 homes, currently zoned mixed-use r-1 office/commercial/residential which allows for single family dwellings and other non-residential uses ■ Chapel Hill Town Council is considering plans to rezone the site -a Gateway \A tor-1 residential —which would allow for a planned Kh - > Site \\ development on the site. ■ Blue Cross & Blue Shield has an existing Special Use Permit for land contained within the tract. J If the site is rezoned, Blue Cross & Blue V; ****** * ' M >ir X Shield could expand its permit with v'*' the approval of the Town Countil, Blue Cross & Blue Shield could then TRAFFIC CONCERNS expand its business and remain in Chapel Residents of the Gateway Site are concerned about the increase of traffic in the area as a Hill. result of redistricting the tract ■ Rezoning the site would allow Projected Average Daily Trips after Development on Gateway Site residential development. Special Use ■ for 750,000 sq. ft. office proposal: Est. 8,625 daily trips Permits would allow commercial and/or ■ for 429,100 sq. ft. mixed-use proposal: Est. 8,625 daily trips office buildings. ■ for 970,000 sq. ft. mixed-use proposal: Est 19,500 daily trips SOUCE; CH.APEL HIU TOWN COUNCII. Stevens said the enrollment increase and the necessary subsequent campus development was dependent on fund ing. The University would not accept as many additional students if it meant compromising UNC’s academic and residential standards, he said. Stevens said the N.C. General Assembly would be the main source for the plan’s estimated $1.5 billion cost He said grants and donations would fund residence halls, as they do now. Hooker said funds acquired through the Billion Dollar Campaign - UNC’s fund-raising campaign to raise $1 billion The GOP does not have the votes in the Senate to convict Clinton if the case is brought to them for “trial,” and there are now serious doubts over whether the impeachment will even make it past the House floor. Recent reports show that as many as 20 House Republicans have voiced opposition to impeachment and will likely strike it down if brought before them by the Judiciary Committee, which is currently in the midst of Independent Kenneth Starr’s testimony. by 2008 - would also be used. He said additional funds from growth could be used to improve South Campus by possibly demolishing the high-rise residence halls, building small er ones and adding a South Campus recreation center and commercial area. Hooker said the planned increase in enrollment would benefit the University. “Enrollment growth provides funds and opportunities that we wouldn’t have without growth,” he said. As UNC moves to accept more stu- See BOT, Page 6 But despite the predicted candy-coat ed ending to a year of political turmoil, political experts said the wake of the Starr report and the four-year $44 mil lion dollar investigation that preceded it,would leave many issues unaddressed. “The gap between public opinion and Washington opinion is a lingering question,” said Thomas E. Mann, direc tor of governmental studies for the Brookings Institute. See IMPEACHMENT, Page 6 DTH/MEGAN SHARKEY AND JONATHAN’ BRODHAG News/Features/Arts/Sports 9624)245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina C 1998 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Apartment Manager Arrested Camelot Village Apartments owners told police that the manager had failed to send them rental proceeds. By Jennifer Knesel Staff Writer The manager at Camelot Village Apartments in Chapel Hill will appear in court for the first time Tuesday on charges of withholding nearly $40,000 in rent money from the apartments’ owners. Chapel Hill police arrested Judith Smith Lindsay,6l, of 130 S. Estes Dr., Apt. G-4, Wednesday on 10 felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, police reports state. Lindsay did not return phone calls Thursday. Brian Thomas of the N.C. Real Estate Commission in Raleigh reported complaints from owners who said Lindsay had failed to send them the rental proceeds, reports state. “Approximately 10 owners have filed complaints about their problems with Mrs. Lindsay,” Tom Miller from the Attorney General’s office, said. Miller is part of the legal counsel representing the Real Estate Commission in the case. Chapel Hill police Capt. Gregg Jarvies said the suspect allegedly began withholding money in May 1997, and most of the cases involved one or two months worth of stolen rent money. “The earliest case mentioned was May ’97, but most occurred in the mid dle of 1998 from April to September,” Jarvies said. The apartments’ owners, who reside all over the country from California to Connecticut, bought individual units at Camelot Village to rent out for a prof it, Jarvies said. He said the apartment manager was responsible for collecting rents and dis tributing the money to owners. Owner Joe Roussell from Hollywood, Fla., was reached Thursday but said he did not want to comment on the pending case. Rousell reported over $5,000 of his rent money stolen. Owner Gael Jaeger of Chapel Hill, who had $3,000 withheld, also said she would not comment After learning of the incident on Nov. 4, Chapel Hill police served warrants on Lindsay and transported her to the Chapel Hill Police Department. She was released under $40,000 unsecured bond which matches the amount of rent she allegedly withheld from the owners. Jarvies said this was not uncommon in larceny cases. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu INSIDE The Doll House Gladys Holmes, a resident of the Carol Woods Retirement Home, knitted and crocheted for months to make 136 handmade toys to be distributed to local foster children. See Page 2. feßr Jm UNC Downs Seahawks North Carolina's women’s basketball team moved to 4-0 on the season after thumping UNC-Wilmington 88-43 at Carmichael Auditorium on Thursday. See Page 7. Today’s Weather Mostly cloudy; High 60s. Weekend: Mostly sunny; Mid 50s.
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