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Police
Roundup
Area Woman Granted
Continuance in Case
A Chatham County woman who has
been charged with neglect was granted
a continuance Monday in her first court
appearance.
Tara Christie will appear in Orange
County District Court in Hillsborough
again on April fi. Her trial will be heard
by a judge rather than a jury.
Christie’s daughter, 4-year-old
Hailey Bogue, suffered extreme
hypothermia after wandering into the
woods near the Orange-Chatham
County line Jan. 17.
Bogue was missing for nearly 17
hours and more than 100 neighbors and
sheriff s deputies joined the search for
the young girl during the snowstorm.
She was found at about 10:45 a.m.
the next day and was admitted to UNC
Hospitals in critical condition. Bogue
quickly improved and was releasedjan.
21. Although Christie is charged with a
criminal violation, she will not face jail
time if convicted.
Christie, who is facing one misde
meanor count of neglect, is represented
by Paige Vernon, an attorney from
Pittsboro.
Chapel Hill Man Faces
Several Drug Charges
A Chapel Hill man stopped for a traf
fic violation was arrested late Thursday
night on drug-related charges.
Jermaine Karlos Poole, of 1060 U.S.
501, Apt. C-7, was stopped near Sunset
Road for a seat belt violation, reports
said. After investigation, 8 grams of
marijuana were found in his possession.
Chapel Hill police stated that during
a strip search at the precinct, an addi
tional 32 grams of crack cocaine were
found on the suspect, along with
$3,009.79 in cash. The drugs and
money were seized.
The 20-year-old Poole was charged
with two counts of trafficking and trans
portation of cocaine and possession of
drugs with intent to sell, all felonies.
Poole was arrested at 11:13 p.m. and
taken to police headquarters for book
ing and confinement. He was held in
lieu of a $3,500 secured bond, which
was posted the following day.
A trial date has not been set.
City
Sunday, March 12
■ A Carrboro woman was arrested
after stabbing her husband during a
domestic dispute.
Barbara Ann Byrd of 810 Old
Fayetteville Road, Lot 2, was taken into
police custody after being charged with
assault with a deadly weapon.
Byrd’s husband told police his wife
had stabbed him with a steak knife after
a verbal confrontation ensued over their
daughter’s 18-year-old dog, reports stat
ed. Officers located Byrd, took the
weapon and transported her to Orange
County Jail for a 48-hour lock-up.
Byrd was instructed by the district
court in Hillsborough to stay clear of
her husband until a trial date was set.
University
Monday, March 20
■ A UNC employee told police
three baseball caps, a CD player and a
wall calendar were stolen from Hanes
Hall on March 8, according to reports.
The victim also stated that an office
mate had a Sony discman stolen the
same day. The room was not forcibly
opened, police reports state.
■ A UNC employee told police a
wall calendar was stolen off the wall in
300-F Hanes Hall on March 8. The next
day the employee came to work and
discovered a coffee mug missing.
Sunday, March 19
■ Gates at Craige Parking Deck
were vandalized, leaving an estimated
S3OO in damage, police reports state.
■ Miscellaneous personal property
with an estimated value of $3,160 was
stolen from an Ehringhaus Residence
Hall room, police reports state.
Saturday, March 18
■ A resident of 225 Jackson Circle A
reported an argument between himself
and his spouse. According to police
reports, the husband said his wife would
not let him sleep without giving reason.
Both parties stated there would be no
more problems, police reports state.
Friday, March 17
■ According to police reports, a
plastic trash bag was thrown over the
balcony of the second floor of the Hill
Hall rotunda into a crowd of people
having a conference. The area was
searched, but no suspects were located,
police reports state.
Closings Push Homeless Out of Town
Bv Theresa Chen
Staff Writer
An area shelter is being forced to
close its doors on the weekends, leaving
many homeless out in the cold.
Due to a $90,000 revenue shortfall,
the Inter-Faith Council now faces staff,
salary and program cuts at its shelter
and kitchen located on Rosemary Street.
Starting April 8, the IFC Community
House will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The doors
will be locked, and lunch will not be
served. Asa result, several homeless
people said they would not remain in
the area.
William Jones, a homeless man who
depends on the shelter for a place to stay
and three meals a day, said he would
UNC Thesis
Doubles as
Art Exhibit
A UNC art student created a
work of art that mimics the
interactions between the
environment and people.
Bv Anjali Kalani
Staff Writer
Twenty-one-year-old UNC art major
Emily Clarke-Pearson’s goal for her
honors thesis was to get out of the
University realm and into the public
sphere.
And she did.
Pearson’s thesis project in studio art
now stands at a traffic circle in Southern
Village, a recent urban development on
U.S. 15-501.
The exhibit, titled “Landscape,” is
fashioned out of a translucent, durable
white fabric and envelopes the traffic
circle in an arrangement of plus signs
and dashes.
Clarke-Pearson described it as an
“abstract-looking map of sorts” flowing
around the traffic circle.
She said her art showcased the eter
nal debate of whether it is the earth that
supports the human race or vice versa.
“My art deals with urban develop
ment and the way we turn off the envi
ronment and setting we are living in,”
Clarke-Pearson said. The exhibit was
set up on March 18 and is expected to
remain at the traffic circle until April 2.
Clarke-Pearson said her project was
an attempt to bring attention to the
interactions between people and the
earth through art.
She said she chose Southern Village
as the site for her exhibit because of its
innovative design. Southern Village is a
mixed-use development that includes
offices and residential areas. “Its design
has a certain flow to it,” she said. “It is
Week Highlights Work
Of Resident Assistants
By Kim Minugh
Assistant University Editor
Being a resident assistant in UNC’s sometimes
loud and crowded residence halls is often a thank
less job - except this week.
The Residence Hall Association and the
Department of University Housing kicked off the
first-ever RA Appreciation Week on Monday by
distributing thank-you messages to RAs, as well as
invitations to this week’s events.
The week is designed to emphasize the time and
effort RAs put toward making UNC students feel
comfortable and secure in their on-campus homes.
“We are doing RA appreciation week to show
our gratitude to individuals who on a daily basis go
unnoficed for their deeds,” RHA President Murray
Coleman said.
He said RAs had to juggle a great deal of stressful
responsibilities, such as paperwork and disciplinary
Officials Consider Durham Tech Satellite for Orange County
By Lisa Crist
Staff Writer
Anew county task force is looking
into the need for a Durham Technical
Community College satellite campus in
Orange County.
The task force began meeting last
Wednesday, and its 18 members are
comprised of county commissioners and
local residents. 'Hie task force is expect
ed to meet for three months and then
submit a proposal to the county com
missioners.
Wanda Winslow, spokeswoman for
University & City
leave town because of the reduced
weekend services. “I’m going to leave
Chapel Hill,” he said. “I’m probably
going to go to Greensboro or Raleigh.”
Another homeless man, who did not
want to give his name, also said he
objected to the closings.
“I see some people in here who real
ly need this shelter a whole lot,” he said.
“I’m young so I don’t really need it right
now. I’ll do what 1 do best: Travel.”
The weekend closings are a result of
staff cuts IFC will have to make at the
shelter. Twelve employees will be affect
ed, with three jobs being cut complete
ly and top administrative positions expe
riencing pay cuts.
IFC Executive Director Chris Moran
said that although the choices were hard
to make, the decisions were best for
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Emily Clarke-Pearson, a senior studio art major, poses next to "Landscape," an outdoor exhibit
in Southern Village that examines a lack of community within the Triangle.
not a cul-de-sac neighborhood. It has a
community atmosphere.”
Clarke-Pearson said it was the flow of
the development that she sought to
mimic through her art. She said her
inspiration came from topographical
maps, particularly the hills and organic
lines of the maps.
measures, as well as duties as a
counselor and a peer.
Coleman was an RA in
Graham Residence Hall last
year and said students often
forgot to thank their RAs for
the services they provide.
“I know how much it
would have meant for some
one to come to me to say
thank you,” he said.
Today, RAs and area gov
ernments are invited to
attend a social in the Cabaret
from 5 p.m. to 7 pm. CHiPs
will give a special perfor
mance Wednesday to enter-
tain the honorees in the Great Hall at 7:30 pm.
See APPRECIATION, Page 6
Durham Tech, said the school had pro
grams at various locations around
Orange County, but it wanted to better
serve local residents.
“We want more facilities,” she said.
“We’ve long felt the need to expand.”
Sarah Lightfoot Cooley, Durham
Tech’s coordinator of Orange County
classes, said she attended last week’s
meeting.
“The meeting went well,” she said.
“We didn’t reach any decisions."
Cooley said the expansion would
allow the college to offer more classes in
Orange County as well as to provide
those who depended on the shelter.
“The decisions we made makes home
less people the least vulnerable,” he said.
“They don’t lose beds, they don’t lose
breakfast and dinner, and they don’t
lose safety and a place to stay at night.”
Although the IFC did expect to be
short of money, the number initially esti
mated ran from about $55,000 to
$65,000. “I was surprised as far as the
extent of (the revenue shortfall) and con
cerned that such an important public
service provided by the IFC is in finan
cial jeopardy,” Town Council member
Jim Ward said.
“I feel like the shortfall is somewhat
due to many people’s philanthropy
being directed to the eastern part of
North Carolina and the flood victims
down there.”
Despite some calling her project a
protest, Clarke-Pearson said she thought
that was too strong an assessment.
“It is not like I am protesting against
trees being cut down,” she said. “The
project is commenting on American cul
ture and how we as individuals are more
and more involved in our own world.”
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RHA President
Murray Coleman
said campus
resident assistants
should be considered
"unsung heroes."
DTH/KATHERINE EAKER
UNC students returning from break were greeted Monday by a full day of mixed showers
and storms.Outaoor activities were tempered as the area was hit by almost
half an inch of rain. The forecast calls for showers through Wednesday.
additional student services such as coun
seling and advising. The new expansion
also would help manage overcrowding
within the county’s facilities.
“Twenty-two percent of Durham Tech
students are Orange County residents,”
she said. “Right now, only 7 percent are
able to attend here in Orange County."
Joel Harper, president of the Chapel
Hill Chamber of Commerce, said the
issue revolved around shortages of phys
ical space in the area. “What is being
discussed is the current offerings in the
county and the needs of the county,” he
said. “The central question is: Does
Moran said contributions came from
a variety of sources, including United
Way, local government and individuals
who donated money, food and volun
teer hours. Other reasons Moran cited
as possibilities for the shortage in con
tributions this year included controver
sy over the shelter’s relocation, which
could have caused some backlash, and
less support from the University for the
IFC. Moran said students used to be
more involved with the shelter.
“I’d like to appeal to the student com
munity and faculty to find new ways to
support IFC,” he said. “We used to have
a lot of faith that the money would be
rolling in. That’s our middle name: Faith.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
UNC art Professor Beth Grabowski,
Clarke-Pearson’s thesis adviser, said the
project came out of a desire for people
to consider what was happening to the
community. “While she is somebody
against unthoughtful urban sprawl and
See PROJECT, Page 6
A RAINY RETURN
Durham Tech need a satellite campus in
Orange County?”
Craig Lloyd, executive director of the
Chapel Hill/Orange County Chamber
of Commerce and a member of the task
force, said the county considered plac
ing the satellite campus on the same site
as anew high school being built on
Orange Grove Road.
“The county is going to bring us their
layout (of the high school) so we can
make sure it’s feasible,” he said. “The
main reason we want to place them
together is to share resources such as
transportation needs, water, sewer and
Tuesday, March 21, 2000
Trustee to
Win Award
For Service
Board of Trustees member
Richard Stevens will be
honored April 3 for his work
as county commissioner.
By John Maberry
Staff Writer
After 15 years of service as Wake
County commissioner, UNC alumnus
and Board of Trustee member Richard
Stevens will receive a prestigious
national award.
Stevens will be honored with the
National Public Service Award on April
3 at a ceremony in San Diego.
The award, which was first handed
out in 1983, is presented joindy by the
American Society for Public
Administration
and the National
Academy of
Public
Administration.
Stevens’ accom
plishments as
county commis
sioner include
reorganizing the
human services
system in Wake
County, oversee
ing the develop
ment of a regional
library system
and creating gov
ernment intern
ships for students.
Board of Trustees
Chairwoman
Anne Cates
says Stevens
exemplifies
public service.
Stevens, who also chairs UNC’s
Chancellor Search Committee,
expressed gratitude for receiving the
award but cited the excellence of his co
workers as the reason for his success.
“I’m very flattered and humbled.
This award came about because of the
outstanding staffs I’ve worked with. I
take it as a joint recommendation,”
Stevens said.
Stevens was nominated for the award
by one of his former professors, Deil
Wright of UNC’s Department of
Political Science. “Any time you are
honored by one of your former teach
ers, it is very humbling,” Stevens said. “I
was -very touched*
Wright justified his nomination of
Stevens by citing his former student’s
impressive resume and personal quali
ties. “He has on a sustained basis been
dedicated to public service. He’s not in
the business of accumulating some mas
sive corporate stock options.”
Stevens’ nomination has been sup
ported by his BOT colleagues as well.
“I can’t think of anyone who exem
plifies public service more than Richard
Stevens,” said BOT Chairwoman Anne
Cates.
Fifteen years as county commission
er gives Stevens a claim to longevity in
the public service arena.
See STEVENS, Page 6
day care.”
Lloyd said the project would take at
least two years to complete, and
Durham Tech would need a fair amount
of time to raise sufficient funds through
grants, bonds and other means.
County Commissioner Moses Carey
Jr. said the plans for the satellite campus
were still in the early stages of develop
ment. “We are studying whether there is
a need to expand,” he said. “We haven’t
fully explored it."
The City Editor can be reached
atcitydesk@unc.edu.
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