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offering for sale, soliciting or promoting
the sale of any goods or services on
University premises,”
The policy allows official student
organizations to raise money for chari
table organizations. But even if a student
organization raised money for Crotty’s
mother, the policy still does not classify
her as a charitable cause.
The policy states that charities are
classified as anything tax deductible
under the policies of the Internal
Revenue Service.
INITIATIVE
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pate problems before they become an
‘Omigod! Gotcha!” thing.”
Futrelle said the team sent out the
Windows ’9B-based FTP software pack
age to IBM on Friday. IBM employees
will install the software in two new lap
top versions coming out in mid-April.
Fearrington said the other glitch with
in initiative computers occurred with
the Norton Antivirus 4.08 program in
the advanced desktop tower unit com
puters, designed for departmental use.
COURT
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dants’ comments are questions of fact.”
Killinger moved for a continuance of
the trial because she said key witness
Jeremy Brown would testify that he saw
Coleman hang posters in an illegal area.
“Brown left a message after midnight
saying he would not be here today,” she
said. “We need him, as well as other wit
nesses, in order for cross-examination.”
Likewise, Fraley said the defendants’
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Director of the Student Union Don
Luse said Union employees were
responsible for enforcing the policy.
“Regardless of what we do or how much
we monitor the Pit, there is always
something that slips through the cracks.”
Luse said credit card applications
could not be distributed by any individ
ual or student organization in die Pit. “It
is my understanding that the General
Alumni Association are the only ones
who can distribute credit card applica
tions,” he said. “Any student group that
asks to do it would be told no.”
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
The problem arose when people ran
Norton Antivirus for the first time,
Fearrington said. On the first run, the
program checks to make sure the com
puter hardware matches the program
hardware, he said. Instead of fixing
problems, the program would create a
new directory and lose some of its abil
ity to check for viruses, he said.
Fearrington said the solution was to
delete a certain file in the computer’s
hard drive. He said the team planned to
notify everyone affected today.
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
witnesses, Bailey and Graduate and
Professional Students Federation
President Bryan Kennedy, could not
attend Saturday’s hearing.
Coleman, Faulk and Fraley made no
comment concerning the outcome of
Saturday’s hearing. Killinger said the
time would lead to fair and just pro
ceedings. “The time will allow the court
to make the final decision based upon
adequate facts in a fair trial.”
The University Editors can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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WETLANDS
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laws. But with the Tulloch Rule in effect,
these state laws were dormant
The rejection of the Tulloch Rule left
the state with enforcement laws, but
void of an enforcement method. When
the Tulloch Rule was overturned, North
Carolina should not have been affected
at all, Besse said.
Instead, the numerous drainings will
diminish coastal water quality, said
Charles Peterson, chairman of the Water
Quality Committee of the N.C.
Environment Management
Commission. “This is one of the saddest
times that has occurred during my
tenure,” he said. “Every bit of wetlands
lost is irreversible.”
Peterson said the wetlands were
important because they helped filter
pollutants, prevent soil erosion, soak up
storm waters and filter microbes such as
E. coli.
Cape Fear riverkeeper Bouty
Baldridger said the effect on shellfish
such as clams and
oysters would not
be immediately
noticeable, but that
increased turbidity,
the release of soil
into water, would
surely decrease the
shellfish popula
tion.
Dr. Michael
Mallin, professor at
“(The draining of the wetlands)
is the most outstanding rape
of natural resources
I have ever seen. ”
Dan Besse
Environmental Attorney
UNC-Wilmington and research associ
ate of the Center for Marine Science
Research, was also worried about the
effects developers would have on local
waters.
Mallin said the problem with these
developments, was that after the water
was drained, the topography remained
the same. He said this resulted in these
areas retaining their role as natural
water collectors, often causing flooding.
“All the developer is concerned with
is selling the house,” Mallin said. “Once
he sells it, he’s out of there. It’s the
homeowner’s problem.”
He said once these areas were paved,
nearby streams were bombarded with
water. This resulted in bank erosion and
increased sediment downstream, which
adversely affected shellfish, he said.
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Division of Water Quality spokesman
Ernie Seneca said the wetlands were key
filtering agents and their removal would
impact downstream water quality.
Seneca expressed his concern for the
wildlife affected by the drainage activi
ties, emphasizing that it would have a
long-term effect “You’re removing habi
tat for species,” he said. “Some of these
wetlands are unfortunately going to be
lost forever.”
Peterson questioned the expediency
with which the new policy had been
applied and blamed the federal judges
for the situation. “This reading of feder
al law is ludicrous,” he said.
Water quality committee member
Doug Boyltin expressed his disdain with
the way the policy had been handled.
“When we have a change that affects
the public, we have to take it to public
hearing,” he said, “This time we chose
to use a policy. I think that’s really
unfortunate.”
Boykin was agitated that the topic
was hurried at the end of the meeting.
He said to other board members at the
meeting that the committee did not con-
sider all options
before deciding to
adopt a policy.
“It requires
more debate with
in the committee,
especially with the
possible outcome
of this issue,” he
said.
Besse agreed
with Peterson that
the federal ruling was an “outrageous
interpretation” by the 4th Circuit court.
“That was a very narrow reading of
the law that has had horrifying effects in
North Carolina,” Besse said. “It is going
to have terrible consequences on
wildlife and water quality.
“It’s the most outstanding rape of nat
ural resources I have seen.”
Besse said he hoped the ruling would
be reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court
in a future hearing.
Baldridger said he was also disturbed
by the lack of law enforcement. “The
activities we are witnessing right now,
under state law, are illegal,” he said.
He was disappointed that the imple
mentation of the new policy date was set
back by six months from Oct. 1 to
March 1. “I’ve got a feeling there’s a lot
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more politics going on there than meets
the eye,” he said.
Derb Carter, senior attorney at the
Southern Environmental Law Center,
blamed developers for the wetland loss
es. He also said the lack of enforcement
by state and federal agencies vitally con
tributed lo the draining frenzy.
Carter said when the state announced
last summer that they would enforce a
policy on March 1, they basically invit
ed people to drain the wetlands. He said
by telling the public that the state would
not enforce die law for nine months,
they told the public it had nine months
to effectively break the law.
“The state, by making this announce
ment, has given them a green light to
break the law,” he said.
But Peterson said developers were
“just doing business.”
Carter, however, urged developers to
think of the environmental effects of
their actions. “Comply with the law and
stop draining wetlands; consider the
impact you are having.”
The Division of Water Quality will
notify the public of the new policy
through newspaper notices and a press
release sent to news media outlets.
Only draining activities which take
place after today will be regulated under
the new policy.
Domey said one of three enforce
ment actions would be taken by the
Division of Water Quality against indi
viduals who violated the policy. The
individual might be forced to stop drain
ing and restore damaged wedands, fined
SIO,OOO per day of violation or be sub
ject to criminal prosecution, he said.
Domey said the public would play a
significant role in the new policy. He
said citizen complaints would be one of
the main ways that the Division of
Water Quality would be alerted to pos
sible violations.
Aerial photos and satellite imagery
will also be used to implement the new
policy, he said. He said this would help
in monitoring drainage on private lands
that were out of the public eye.
Peterson was optimistic about the
possibility of the Division of Water
Quality being aided by the public in the
enforcement of the new policy. He said
it would be highly effective if the public
was adequately notified of its role. The
Division of Water Quality would also
benefit if environmental watchdog
groups would take a more systematic
approach to their regular monitoring of
wetlands, Peterson said.
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More than 6,000 acres of wetlands were
drained in southeastern North Carolina,
thanks to a loophole in state regulations.
■ln June 1996, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
overturned the Tulloch Rule, which prohibited
wetland draining without a permit from the U.i
Army Corps of Engineers.
■ Anew policy from the N.C. Division of Water
Quality was supposed to be implemented on
Oct. 1 but was set back until today. The state has.
not enforced any laws regarding the regulation ~
of wetland drainage since the June ruling. ‘ ■
■ The new policy relies on the DWQ and public
complaints to regulate the abuse of wetlands.
policy, Seneca said the public com
plaints would be key to discovering
much of the illegal draining activities.
He said the Division of Water Quality
would also play an active role in moni
toring the wetlands. “We’ll be on the
ground and in the air looking for prob
lems,” Seneca said.
Back in Southport, most residents
said they opposed the wetland draining.
Larry Baker, Southport resident and
owner of Waterfront Gifts and Antiques,
said it was very important to protect the
wetlands. “How could they let some
thing like that happen?” he asked.
“They have until March 1 to devastate
the wedands.”
Baker, an avid recreational fisher 1
man, blamed the state government. “I
feel strongly that the state government
should be doing more to protect it,” he
said. “It’s just another way the govern
ment isn’t listening to the people.”
Caroon, who was “bom and raised
on the coast,” said he was extremely
pained at the loss of wedands and dis
turbance of the ecosystem.
“There has been no political control
over the mining of our wedands rather
than to get votes,” he said.
Developers of the area declined to
comment on the issue. John Atkinson,
partner of St. James Plantation, a
Southport retirement development,
declined to return numerous phone'
calls. Atkinson has cleared about 1,200
wedand acres to expand the plantation.
Dallas Harris, owner of Dallas Harris
Real Estate Inc. in Wrightsville Beach,
refused to comment. His drainings were
cited by Baldridge as having definite
future effects on the Cape Fear River.
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.