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12 Thursday, February 24, 2000 HOUSING From Page 3 director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Commission, said there was a definite shortage of realty specifically tailored for students’ needs, “In my opinion, there is a definite shortage of housing adjacent to the community."’ he said. “VVe need some areas close to to campus where student housing can be built ” Humphreys also criticized the University for not providing more on and off-campus living areas designated specifically for college students. “The University has never provided adequate housing on campus," he said. “Students have always had to live off campus - that is why residents com plain." Aaron Nelson, UN’C coordinator of local relations, said the University was trying to live up to its commitment to provide housing for students. “They understand the responsibility to house a portion of students,” he said. “But even if they built 24,000 beds, some w ould still be empty -some stu dents just want to live off campus." Other officials said they were still worried that the proposed increase in the number of students will make off campus housing even more difficult for students and will affect residential areas. “The University seems to want to double its student populations,” Humphreys said. “And yet we are not allowing a doubling of our living spaces." l'ony Hall, owner of Tony Hall & Associates realtors in Chapel Hill, said many students teamed up with their par ents to help share the costs of a condo minium. “The parent will buy a two-bedroom condo,” he said. “The student will then SWEATSHOPS From Page 3 War: the fear of the draft. But he said students in the anti-sweat shop movement have a less personal stake in the issue. “The current student H BRAKES '' \\ 50% OFF i Pads and Shoes EXPIRES 5/15/00 EXHAUST \ I S2O OFF | I any exhaust that consists of | muffler & tailpipe 4 L EXPIRES 5/15/00 j JpS Bk ■T Ht 4, f ft! 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Kent Clayton, a senior from Fayetteville who lives in the Stratford Hills apartments, said the cost of rent forced him to find roommates. “The Chapel Hill area overall has very high-priced real estate,” he said. “I have to live with two others to split the costs.” Presler said many students also found themselves in the same situation as Clayton and chose to share property with others out of financial necessity. “(The high costs) put students in a bind,” he said. “That causes them to have to double up.” But a proposal introduced to Chapel Hill Town Council last year could limit this option. In November, the Northside Association, an organization of con cerned residents, presented an ordi nance to the Chapel Hill Town Council that would limit the number of unrelat ed residents living in an apartment from four to two. Many students are concerned that the proposal will negatively impact stu dents economically. Lee Conner, presi dent of UNC’s Graduate and Professional Student Federation, said he thought the proposal would harm stu dents. “Rental prices are bad enough as they are,” he said. “They would go through movement is very' interesting, in that stu dents are addressing issues not so much as citizens, but as consumers.” But the sentiments of student activists indicate a different impetus for students. Nangle said the sweatshop issue was one that affected everyone on a moral level. “First and foremost, it’s a human Winter Specials and Brakes 407 E. Main Street • Carrboro 933-6888 Amk How To Rocotvm A FREE HMnoktA T-Shirt jMjftk, 'free V. •z_ r j W* Ln 3 or * rot^ion fL From Page Three the ceiling if this thing were passed.” Conner said many of his friends lived in apartments with three nonrelated per sons. He said that if those people were forced to live elsewhere, many students in similar situations would be financial ly burdened. “It’s basic ECON 10,” he said. “It would create a major demand for an increase in the number of units, w hich in turn would drive prices up. Think how many people would be out on the mar ket looking for a place.” Conner and Chapel Hill realtor Steve Mills proposed a counterproposal to the Northside Association’s proposal Feb. 9. Conner said part of the proposal sought to annex a portion of the UNC owned Horace-Williams property, a large area on the west side of Airport Road, between Homestead Road and Estes Drive. A University planning com mittee is considering using the space for graduate student housing. “The University has a great resource out there undeveloped,” he said. “We want to have some type of hous ing for graduate students on the tract.” Mayor Rosemary Waldorf said the Town Council had tabled both propos als temporarily. “The Northside proposal was referred to the manager for review,” she said. “We have no deadlines - the council has taken no action.” Presler said town officials, University students, realtors and local residents should all work together to remedy the problem of affordable housing for col lege students in Chapel Hill. “We need to stop pointing fingers,” he said. “It is time to all get together and find a solution so students will not keep get ting screwed.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. rights violation,” she said. “Activists feel it directly affects them, because they are paying tuition and enabling it. They are a part of the cycle even if they ’re not wearing the clothes.” The State & National Editor can be reached atstntdesk@unc.edu. ~ "SHOCKS" " J Buy 3 and Get One FREE j I (right rear) or 25 % OFF the ■ | second shock with purchase of 2 | EXPIRES 5/15/00 1 OIL CHANCE fj | $19.95 Oil Change OR ■ $9-95 with any Brake, Shock ■ or Exhaust Service LABOR From Page 3 Sproule said the WRC was founded by workers, students and labor advo cates. “The WRC forces information out into the open and gives a lot more visi bility to the system,” she said. “People say sweatshops flourish when hidden, which is what happens under the FLA.” The “sweatshop party” was planned as part of an effort to encourage admin istration to meet two SEJ deadlines for withdrawal from the FLA and enroll ment in the WRC. The cost of mem bership in either organization is the same, so a change would not involve any additional spending, Pugatch said. SEJ has asked that the advisory com mittee provide interim Chancellor Bill McCoy with a recommendation con cerning the WRC by March 10 and that Dilbert© THE TECHNOLOGY DEfAO | Ac TT Mic, F n 3 £ / —n | IF IT HAD A USER ■= f AND THEN YOU'D 1 /• “A I INTERFACE YOU s ac c . VTMr . T THE SOFUJARE j \ . ,t rx qcc camc I BE SAYING, I ISN'T 100% ( | * GOTTA GET fAE J s here and some- )S sowt O' that ,; Y g HERE J ? > fimld FPT ! THE Daily Crossword By Philip J. Anderson 61 First name in daredevilry 62 Loopy 63 Velocity detec tor 64 Capri currency 65 Grad 66 Pulverizes 67 Citrus drinks 68 Gypsy Rose and Pinky 69 Frozen precipi tation DOWN 1 Swamp snap per? 2 Silence 3 Samoan port 4 Spotted 5 Corporate con ACROSS 1 Deep crack 6 Slope con veyance 10 Mine entrance 14 Currency unit of Sri Lanka 15 Spicy stew 16 Hawaiian goose 17 Basketry willow 18 Serengeti plaint 19 Lendl of tennis 20 Gets a brain transplant? 23 2nd book of the Bible 24 Climbs 25 Leave 29 B&O stop 30 & others: Lat. 31 Nevada city 34 "GoodFeilas" co-star 39 Incurable gos sip? 42 First-generation Japanese- American 43 Siamese, today 44 Radames' beloved 45 Fortas of the Supreme Court 47 Moisten 49 Take to the air 53 Sea of Asia 55 Dutch uncle? R l A l p l s ' l T l F B G l°l p l A R U 'mBBT' AURA ~Sj3<Tel £A.A£jLAIi£. E s sHyin A B ALONE S~|jT E A mle|D IHBBZ A A OE A A £ aJBK OTHER Si? PNC E dTeTs^ PQUApEo D G pi 1 H A ERG Sic R I E SJBp SAT N A HBBs O U L jsBBC L pis E f H O W I N G Sjp H 0 N|E 1D MBIT ENT sjs L A wpppi IEI L | I JW I |LI L 1 I A M B [Ol Yj D | McCoy come to a decision by April 3. Pugatch said these deadlines would enable UNC to join the WRC in time to particpate in the WRC’s April 7 found ing conference in New York City. “If you aren’t signed on by that time, you can’t participate in the founding conference and have a say in the struc ture of the WRC,” he said. “We wanted the University to have that opportunity.” Rut Tufts, advisory committee co chairman and director of auxiliary ser vices, said it was too early to be upset about the choice. Tufts said he felt the FLA was the bet ter option but added that the committee would examine the WRC in more detail in upcoming weeks. He said, “We’re still in the process of trying to evaluate the two (organizations).” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. 35 NFL kicker Jason 36 Lapse in con centration 37 Yield 38 Rafsanjani's land 40 Mazda model 41 Word before basin or wave 46 Bay of 48 Warning solidation 6 Fragmentary sculpture 7 Dracula's drink 8 Mr. Greenspan 9 Most unlikely 10 Jungian soul 11 Beelzebub 12 Asinine 13 Watches over 21 Supernumerary 22 Land's end? 25 College VIP 26 Needle case 27 Strokes gently 28 Shaving-cream additive 29 Soft drink 32 End of lun cheon? 33 O.T. book " 2 3 7 5 7 e p - TTi p 2 [337" A - . flop 27 30 HHTI 27 33 kKI 35 36 36 _ “ _ HoTt born 54 55 56 57 58 59 6^ ~ 188 Mg ~~ + ~ mb Bj CThr Daily aar Hm BUST From Page 3 not yet been charged with any othej crimes. Lee has a prior arrest record jn Chapel Hill, which includes two oth'er breaking-and-entering charges in 1992 and one charge of possession of a bur glary tool, also in 1992. Lee was also arrested in 1982 fbr attempted breaking and entering. As of Wednesday, Lee was being held in Orange County Jail in Hillsborough in lieu of a $2,500 secured bond. He is set to appear in Orange County District Court in Hillsborough on March (i. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. (C)2000 Tribune Media Services. Inc. All rights reserved devices 49 Ms. Rogers St. Johns 50 Brilliant 51 Grenoble's river 52 Rand McNally book 53 Debate 54 Does pipe cleaning 56 Legend 57 Follow closely 58 Inactive 59 Latin farewell. 60 In the past, in, the past
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