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Police
Roundup
University
Monday, Jan. 17
■ A student in Morrison Residence
Hall called University Police stating that
- an unknown subject left a message on
his door.
According to police reports, the mes
sage stated “I’m the fire starter, and the
geese fly’s at 3:00.” Fire starter could
refer to the culprit of three fires that
were set in Morrison in late November.
The victim said he did not feel threat
ened by the message. Patrols will
increase but there were no suspects at
this time, police reports state.
Sunday, Jan. 16
■ A woman reported that an
unknown person attempted to break
into a vending machine owned by
Classic Food Services.
According to police reports, the sus
pect attempted to gain entry into a
machine located on the ground floor of
the Bumett-Womack Building.
University Police noticed that the
vending machine lock had been beaten
with a blunt object. Damage to the
machine is estimated at S2OO.
University Police notified the Classic
Food Service manager of the incident.
There are no suspects at this time,
police reports state.
■ University Police responded to
reports of the breaking and entering of
a vending machine on the first floor of
the Mar)’ Ellen Jones building.
A UNC housekeeper reported that
the machine was beaten and forced
open, reports state. The bills were taken
* but the merchandise was still intact.
) According to police reports, the
- southwest door of the building near the
- machine was ajar and not closed.
University Police took the coin box
with coins and bills to the University
I Police department and placed them in
“ safekeeping, reports state.
Saturday, Jan. 15
J ■ University Police arrested a man
who broke into Victory Village Day
* Care Center.
Police received a call from the
Orange County Communications
Center stating that some unknown per
son had called them to report that they
had observed an unknown suspect
breaking into the day care center,
reports state.
University Police received assistance
from Chapel Hill police. Officers sur
rounded the building and sent a K-9
unit into the building to search for pos
sible suspects.
Prior to sending the K-9 unit, the sus
pect stepped out and said,“Don’t send
the dog. I’m coming out.”
Police arrested Robert Lewis Bethes,
38, of 367 Summer Walk Circle, Chapel
Hill and charged him with one misde
meanor count of breaking and entering,
police reports stated.
City
Sunday, Jan. 16
■ A Chapel Hill man was found
inside apartment C 4 at Chase Park
Apartments and arrested for one felony
count of second-degree burglary and
one misdemeanor count of domestic
criminal trespass.
Police reports state that Charles
Ashley Jefferson, 33, of 455 Piney
Mountain Road was arrested shortly
after midnight on Jan. 16 and taken to
the Orange County Jail in
Hillsborough.
Jefferson was held in lieu of a $3,500
secured bond. He is scheduled to
appear in Orange County Superior
Court in Hillsborough today.
■ An employee of Marriott, who
works in food service on the UNC cam
pus was arrested for one misdemeanor
count of failure to appear in court on a
driving while license revoked charge
from Jan. 4.
In addition, reports state that Richard
Calvin Edwards, 30, of 861 Airport
Road, ran away when approached by
officers on Sunday. He was also charged
with one misdemeanor count of resist,
delay and obstruction.
Edwards was confined at the Orange
County Jail and held in lieu of a $350
secured bond. He is scheduled to
appear in Orange County District Court
in Hillsborough on Feb. 10.
■ A 29-year-old employee of
Toshiba was cited for one misdemeanor
of driving while license revoked
Tand one misdemeanor count of fictitious
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-- Police reports state that Vincent Niles
jUcCall, of 3112 Tripoli Drive in
was stopped by Chapel Hill
jfjolice officers at 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 16.
jl McCall was cited and released at the
jfcene. He is scheduled to appear in
'Orange County District Court in
*£hapel Hill on Feb. 22.
Offensive E-mail Hits Senior Listserv
By Will Foiishee
Staff Writer
A posting to the Senior Class listserv
over the weekend sparked a barrage of
increasingly angry and offensive e-mail
responses that could lead to Honor Court
charges against one student
A “spamming” war ensued after a
local music magazine called ’Sup, which
was looking for writers and advertising
solicitors, posted to the senior listserv.
Marisa Brickman, editor for ’Sup maga
zine, could not be reached for comment
The roughly 30 e-mail messages that
followed the advertisement were sent to
the entire Senior Class -a stream of mes
sages from students upset about such use
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Chapel Hill resident B. J.Tarr performs tricks at Ryan's World in Chapel Hill.
The new skateboard park, located in Homestead Park, attracts skaters from all skill levels.
New Skate Park Offers
Haven for Thrashers
By Kevin Krasnow
Staff Writer
As music blares and children look on, skate
boarders speed across concrete surfaces, glide up
ramps and soar through the air, briefly defying
gravity before returning to the ground.
Drawing crowds of more than 200 people per
week, Ryan’s World, a skateboard park located at
100 Northern Park Drive in Chapel Hill, has
become a prime spot for area thrashers since its
November opening.
Owner Frank Noel said the park was geared pri
marily to children under the age of 16.
“My favorite expression is that my parks are
designed for the kids,” he said. “The ramps are not
so big that it chases kids that aren’t very skilled
Duke, UNC Face Bloody Challenge
By Elizabeth Breyer
Staff Writer
Students have a chance to contribute
their blood to help UNC beat Duke
University in a competition that kicked
off Friday.
“Rivals Fight For Life” is anew pro
gram sponsored by the American Red
Cross, Residence Hall Association,
Carolina Athletic Association, Alpha Phi
Omega and the executive branch of stu
dent government. The program will pit
longtime rivals UNC and Duke against
one another to see which school can col
lect the most blood in a series of drives
on both campuses beginning Monday.
“This is a way to put our bad blood
to good use, a way for the campus com
munities to come together and do some
thing really productive,” said RHA
President Murray Coleman.
The contest began Friday when
Duke and UNC students presented
challenges to one another in the form of
jokingly taunting letters, initiating a
monthlong attempt by the schools to
beat the other by collecting more blood.
“People will hopefully read the chal
lenge letters and come out and donate,”
said Lindsey Ligett, chairwoman of the
Public Service Committee of student
government. “This is a huge rivalry, and
that should motivate people.”
The competition will continue until
March 4, the date of the second Duke-
UNC basketball game, when a trophy
University & City
of the listserv and even from some who
complained they had already graduated
but remained on the mass e-mail list
The responses eventually became
sexually offensive, and some included
references to the size of senior class
members’ genitalia. Senior I aura Bloise,
who could not be reached for comment
Monday, called another senior a “cunt”
over the listserv.
Eric Kuker, list administrator for the
listserv, said the e-mail war began when
the Senior Class listserv, normally only
accessible to Senior Class officials,
became open to any postings after the
ATN installation of new listserv software
called Lyris. “The listserv administrator
and I are supposed to be the only peo
away from the place.”
Keith Sweezy, 11, of Chapel Hill, said he came
to the park with friends last Thursday to celebrate
his birthday.
“I really like the way it’s designed,” he said. “I
like the structural integrity and how strong it is. It’s
a good place to hang out and take pictures.”
Sweezy’s mother, Sue, said that, as a parent, she
was impressed with the park. “This is his first foray
into aggressive skating,” she said. “It’s agonizing (to
watch) for the parents, but this place is great for my
son and the other kids.”
Noel said he hoped parents would feel comfort
able allowing their children to come to the park
regularly. “This park is set up for a safe environ-
See SKATEBOARD, Rage 6
Rival Schools Out for Blood
"Rivals Fight for Life" pits UNC and Duke University students against each other to encourage
them to donate blood. These are the dates and locations in conjunction with the program.
Date Location Time
Jan. 24 Student Union 11a.m.-4:30 p.m.
25 Ehringhaus Residence Hall 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
27 Student Union 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
28 School of Medicine noon - 4:30 p.m.
31 Craige Residence Hall TBA
Feb. 7 Carmichael Residence Hall 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
8 Hinton James Residence Hall 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
14 School of Public Health noon - 4:30 p.m.
15-16 Kenan-Flagler Business School TBA
17 Aycock Residence Hall 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
22-23 Student Union 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
will be presented to the winner. “Not
that you really need to invent another
reason for a competition with a school
like Duke, but it should be a lot of fun,”
said RHA member Lauren Tenglin.
The drive’s organizers are seeking to
help the Red Cross in its efforts and to
fill the nation’s growing need for blood.
“There is a nationwide media alert
going on because of the huge shortage,
especially in the Triangle area,” Ligett said.
Each person who donates blood
could potentially make a huge differ
ence, Tenglin said. “Obviously, we want
to increase awareness of the American
Red Cross and the concept of giving
blood,” she said. “If people can see what
they do and how it can affect others’
pie allowed to post to the list,” said
Senior Class President Danya Ledford.
The nature of the messages prompt
ed Ledford to contact the Office of the
Student Attorney General. “This was
very childish, but I will not reprimand
those responsible,” she said. “I’m going
to turn this over to the Honor Court.”
Student Attorney General Drew
Haywood, who is also on the listserv,
said that although he could not comment
on possible student cases, the Student
Instrument of Judicial Justice covered
sexual harassment and misuse of
University property.
Haywood said the penalties for a
guilty verdict could range from a formal
letter of censure, community service or
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lives, hopefully they will continue to be
involved again and again.”
Tenglin said potential blood donors
were often deterred by their fear of a
bad experience, but she said those wor
ries were unjustified. “It might be a little
difficult the first time, but concentrate
on how much good will be done vs. how
little effort it will take on your part.”
Coleman said he expected a huge
turnout and that UNC students would
prevail. “We’re really excited, and we feel
it becoming contagious across campus,
so I definitely feel we will beat Duke both
in the game and in the blood drive.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
a formal letter of apology to all seniors
subjected to the offensive material.
Ledford said it was an unfortunate
incident that should not have happened.
The heavy load of e-mail messages
irritated seniors who demanded to be
removed from the listserv either out of
anger or because they had already grad
uated. Mark Carson, a senior political
science major who asked to be removed
from the listserv, said he replied to the
listserv because of his full e-mail inbox.
“I felt as if I was doing something wrong
because I kept getting messages saying
that I was clogging up the e-mail.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
DTH/SEriON IPOCK
Grocery Chain Ends
Late-Night Services
By Jason Owens
Assistant City Editor
Fallen victim to slow business, sever
al local grocery stores have ended their
24-hour service and closed their doors
to late-night shoppers.
Food Lion’s corporate office has lim
ited the operation of three of its area
stores to the hours of 7 a.m. to 11 p.m,
with the most recent change at the Food
Lion at 602-5 Jones Ferry Road in
Carrboro beginning on Jan. 8.
Corporate officials said changing the
stores’ hours was not out of the ordinary
and was part of a regular evaluation of
individual store performance.
“We evaluate our stores on an ongo
ing basis based on sales and other issues,
and we decided that it would be better
that it is open from 7to 11,” said Food
Lion spokeswoman Tawn Earnest.
In addition to the Jones Ferry Road
location, the Food Lion stores located at
the Timberlyne shopping center and at
630 East St. in Pittsboro have put an end
to 24-hour service over the last six
months.
Chris Aheam, another Food Lion
spokeswoman, said several factors con
tributed to the decision to change a
store’s hours, including the amount of
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Nuclear
Numbers
In Question
Despite accusations from
N.C. WARN, CP&L officials
say they have performed
proper safety calculations.
By Walter Her/
Staff Writer
A local environmentalist group blast
ed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
last week, claiming it withheld crucial
safety information for the proposed
expansion of the Shearon Harris
Nuclear Power Plant.
The N.C. Waste Awareness and
Reduction Network issued a statement
Thursday asking the NRC to reveal cal
culations of the Wake County plant’s
waste storage cooling capabilities.
N.C. WARN Director Jim Warren
said there could be several reasons for
the absence of the requested informa
tion.
“Either the calculations are being ille
gally withheld, the NRC never obtained
copies to review or Carolina Power &
Light never even performed the work
on this crucial safety issue,” he said.
CP&L spokesman Mike Hughes said
the calculations had been completed
and the NRC had received a cop)'.
“We have provided the summary of
the calculations,” he said. “N.C. WARN
even has a copy of the summary.”
Wells Eddieman, a volunteer with
N.C. WARN, said CP&L had not dis
tributed the correct document.
“Mike (Hughes) is identifying some
thing as the summary of calculations
that is not really the summary of calcu
lations,” Eddieman said. “It says ‘sum
mary of calculations’ across the top, but
all it does is identify other documents.
We want the numbers.”
The straggle began when CP&L pro
posed to use an existing storage facility
to deposit the Harris plant’s growing
nuclear waste early last year. Orange
County intervened and won a review
by the NRC, slowing down CP&L’s
plans.
Hughes said N.C. WARN’s concerns
were unfounded.
“The NRC issued its independent
finding that our proposal would pose no
environmental threat,” he said. “What
we propose would account for less than
1 percent of the component capacity.
Overheating is not an issue.”
Eddieman said this was not a pro
posal to be taken lightly.
“This is not trivial,” he said. “This is
the biggest thing going on right now. Dr.
Gordon Thompson (an expert hired bv
Orange County to evaluate the plan)
has told us we could be looking at a dis
aster 10 times worse than Chernobyl,
and CP&L has not disputed that.
“We could be looking at 100,000 can
cer deaths, 1 million contaminated acres
of land and SSOO billion in property
damage, not counting health care
costs,” Eddieman said.
Hughes said N.C. WARN’s state
ment would not affect the coming hear
ing concerning the future of the exten
sion plan, which will be held in
Rockville, Md. at NRC headquarters.
Warren said that though his organi
zation could not affect the hearings
See WARN, Page 6
business a store transacted and whether
the store's late hours provided a viable
service to the communitv.
“We look at every store and evaluate
them,” she said. “ These are the stores
that we decided did not benefit from
staying open 24 hours.”
Eric Overbeek, customer service
manager at the Jones Ferry Road Food
Lion, said rumors that the store started
to close at 11 p.m. because of shoplifting
problems were unsubstantiated.
“(Shoplifting) occurs at all stores.”
Overbeek said. “Shoplifting didn’t have
a direct impact (on the decision to close
at night).”
Despite losing eight shopping hours a
day, Food Lion customers at the Jones
Fern' Road location were not concerned
with the change.
Dan Hoover, a Carrboro resident
who also frequents Food Lion, said he
expected the new business hours to
affect those who worked late hours
more than others. “I generally don’t
shop early,” he said. “It will probably
affect some people from the hospital
who don’t get off until midnight.”
The schedule change did not surprise
Food Lion regular Bob Evinger, who
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