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tThr Satly (Ear Hppl Nurses, Salaries Top Schools' Wish Lists Bv Erica Coleman Staff Writer Better teacher pay and more school nurses were among several budget requests discussed at a two-day planning conference for the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Board of Education. Representatives from each elemen tary, middle and high school in the area presented requests for funding to the board during its Annual Planning Conference, which concluded Friday. Across the board, school officials requested more school nurses that could be available every day for children with special needs. The need for technology and science specialists was also a top pri ority. Superintendent Neil Pedersen said a key priority discussed during the budget discussion was the need for more nurses in the school system. “Equity and constancy is what we are looking for,” he said. “Right now we have nurses working at three different schools, going to one school maybe only two days a week.” Pedersen said teacher compensation increases were a major budget request at the conference that needed to be addressed. “This should be a major part of our budget request,” he said. “When we see ourselves falling behind all the districts around us, that is something that we can’t live with.” The presentation of requests by school officials on Friday was only the first step in the finalization of next year’s budget. During this second day of the confer ence, school officials discussed issues such as teacher satisfaction. Do you m suffer from ~, cold sorest If so, then you may be just who we're looking for. 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Still, Scroggs said he felt that improv ing school atmosphere and administra tive support were important factors in the success of a school. “We need to make our schools a pos itive environment,” he said. “It’s the little things that make the dif ference.” Kim Hoke, spokeswoman for the school system, said this process would continue throughout the spring. “The final budget will be the culmi nation of meetings and discussions held from now until May.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. UPenn. President Caves in After 9-Day Protest Bv Jonah Mitrv Staff Writer Thirty-five University of Pennsylvania students recently surren dered the president’s office and returned home after nine days of protest against the school’s apparel licensing policy, but not before garnering nationwide atten tion. Protesters, who ended demonstra tions Tuesday, claimed that the school’s involvement with the Fair Labor Association, a group that aims to protect the rights of workers worldwide, was unjust and ineffective. Phyllis Holtzman, senior manager for university communication, said UPenn. President Judith Rodin pulled the uni versity out of the FLA to end the student sit-in and reclaim her office. The UPenn. protest follows a nation wide collegiate trend of sweatshop sit ins including a three-day UNC protest last April which resulted in Interim Chancellor Bill McCoy’s agreement to the protesters’ demands. Anna Roberts, a sit-in participant, said remaining in the president’s office Earn Up to SI7OO Healthy, Non-smoking Males & Females Are you a healthy, non-smoking male or female, between age 18 and 35? If so, you may qualify to participate in a pharmaceutica research study and receive up to SI7OO. 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UPenn. has not joined the consor tium, but Holtzman said the university established an ad hoc Committee on Sweatshop Labor, comprised of faculty and students, that will make a recom mendation to the president by Feb. 29. Roberts said the administration was accommodating to students’ needs. She said UPenn. provided protesters with an ethemet connection to check e mail and contact supporters. Student Body President Michael Silver said UPenn.’s student govern ment stopped short of officially backing the protesters but still supported them. “We didn’t feel it was our place to fully endorse the protesters because we didn’t know how our constituents felt,” Silver said. The UPenn. students’ efforts also attracted the attention of the news media at national and international lev els, such as the British Broadcasting r % eat I il. big.cheap.late.great cosmic §*>** various menu teems $2 otd 50,1001 veggie bumto 2 /jyjp veggie burrito deluxe 4 chicken quesadia....... 4 .. and more plus... jy al mexican beers $2 ■Jr . ONE COSMIC DOLLAR W K Z-M Monday, February 21, 2000 Corp., MTV and ABC’s “20/20.” Holtzman said the students protested responsibly. “They seemed to be very polite, sin cere, earnest students,” she said. “Sometimes they would sing.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. 5
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