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2 Monday, March 27, 2000 .0 This Week in Tar Heel History... 50 Years Ago: I ■ This week in 1950, the Central Records Office at the V l University reported that of the 21,797 grades reported for \ \ the fall quarter, 9.46 percent were As, an increase of 0.11 \ percent from the A's reported in fall 1948. 25 Yeats Ago: ■ This week in 1975, the UNC men's basketball team won the consolation game of the Eastern Regional Tournament defeating Boston College 110-90. The team finished third in the tournament in Phil Ford's first season, after losing to Syracuse for the chance to play in the championship game. 10 Years Ago: ■ This week in 1990, Eric Montross, a 7-foot center from Indiana, said he would attend UNC in the fall. Montross, who was one of the nation's most highly sought players, narrowed his choice to attend UNC from Indiana and Michigan, where his father and grandfather both played basketball. Campus Calendar Today 8 p.m. - The UNC Young Democrats will hold a “2000 for 2000 Voter Registration Blitz” information meet ing in 103 Bingham Hall. All students interested in registering voters are welcome. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. - Charmayne Gray from UNC Hospitals will be speaking at Carolina Cancer Focus’ meeting in 111 Murphey Hall. She will be discussing melanoma and ways to prevent this skin cancer. The event is free, and the public is welcome. 7:30 p.m. - Come join in the “Take Back the Night” march, the annual candlelit march around the UNC cam pus in protest against sexual violence. Music and speakers will begin at 7:30 p.m., the march will kick off at 8 p.m. There will be a speak-out and refresh ments afterwards. The event is free, and the public is welcome. [>> o fl | n o uOOCi ■ Id Be On lop i Spectator Magazine: m Eleven‘Best in the M Triangle Awards’ 4 Daily Tar Heel: K Repeat Winner ‘Tastiest Microbrew’ O Winner Cleanest Bar Bathroom A World Beer Championships: “ Winner of Six Medals T(i)P HnT LUNCH • DINNER • LATE NIGHT Open Daily 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. 929-8678 comer of Franklin and Columbia Streets Chapel Hill (entrance on Columbia Street) Qm)lina Ring Event {MU / DATE Monday, March 27-Friday, March 31 TIME 10am-3pm PLACE UNC Student Stores NTMhrNT C "f/’NINf f 1-800-952-7002 DEPOSIT.S2O JIUL/tlll \ h™** l Artcarved Office: 919-968-7894 • Special Payment Plans Available. MiM Eg Cfr off, Cial , y Llcensed Carolina Rinq Dea/er .. Thursday 3 p.m. - Forrest Hamer will read his poetry at the Spring 2000 Blanche Armfield Poetry Reading will be held in Donovan Lounge, 222 Greenlaw Hall. Poems from Hamer’s book “Call & Response” and other books will be read. The event is free, and the public is welcome. For more information, call coordina tor Alan Shapiro at 962-1994. 7 p.m. - The Carolina Production Guild, UNC’s filmmaking organization, will be holding a meeting and script pitches in Swain Hall Studio 2. The meeting is open to the public. Script submissions are due Wednesday. For a submission form, or more infor mation, e-mail Camille Hawley at chawley@email.unc.edu. Saturday 7 p.m. - Sangam’s annual South Asian Cultural Extravaganza will be held at Memorial Hall. The $5 tickets are available at the Carolina Union Box Office. UNC Students Reach Student ambassadors were warmly received as they tried to tout the benefits of attending the University. By Alicia Gaddy Staff Writer UNC students recendy sang Carolina’s praises to high school stu dents in underrepresented N.C. counties to drum up interest in the University. Members of the Student Ambassador Program visited Rutherford, Bladen and Richmond counties Friday, talking with students and participating in communi ty activities such as baseball games. Eric Johnson, program director and executive assistant to student body President Nic Heinke, said the group hoped to raise awareness about UNC anci erase any stereotypes students might have about the school. But some students and guidance Lunch Focuses on Intellectual Climate Debate One intellectual climate discussion participant said everyone contributed to learning at the University. By Derick Mattern Staff Writer A small group of students, staff and faculty talked shop during lunch Friday over one another’s stake in UNC’s intel lectual climate. Two guest speakers shared personal experiences while discussing the extent of staff and student participation in the University educational environment. The luncheon was the third in a series planned by the Intellectual Climate Implementation Committee and the Office of the Director of Distinguished Scholarships and Intellectual Life. The late Chancellor Michael Hooker spearheaded efforts to boost UNC’s @ Chapel Hill’s ORIGINAL Irish Pub & Restaurant Sun - Thurs 4pm-2am Fri - Sat 11:30am-2am W B YEATS Comejoin usfor greatfood & beer specials! “Open Mic” Acoustic Night - 9:3opm Tue Pub Quiz - Win Dinner for Two and pub paraphernalia W‘ B’ YEATS COLLEGE NIGHT • LIVE DJ • BEER SPECIALS Chapel Hill’s ThUl* LIVE MUSIC • IMPORT SPECIALS home to watch all rugby and soccer DRINK Sf*Ed/VLS matches. sJit Whiskey Specials • English Premier League All Day Si! 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He said they spoke mainly about stu dent life and hoped to give high school students an accurate portrayal of UNC. “Not only were people more aware of the reality associated with Carolina, but we heard students just talking about col lege in general.” Counselors at the high schools said recruiting trips like this made students more aware of their college choices. “One of the main concerns is they usually don’t think about college seri ously until their senior years,” said Denise Humphries, East Rutherford High School guidance counselor. Humphries also said the ambassadors helped students understand that UNC was within their reach. But Wallace Peek, counselor at intellectual atmosphere outside the classroom, launching the Intellectual Climate Task Force in three years ago. “The reason we’re having this discus sion is because people always think of faculty when we say intellectual climate - that’s a real heartsore for me,” said Donna LeFebvre, a lecturer from the Department of Political Science and a member of the climate committee. Jeffery Beam, an assistant to the librarian at the biology library, said staff affected the intellectual climate beyond their day-to-day work. He presented statistics gathered from his past service as vice president of the Employee Forum, which showed that 527 of 836 staff members surveyed said they had daily contact with students. He described the University as a community of learners where everyone contributed to one another’s education al experience. “Every time I say ‘climate,’ I cringe," “I like ‘community’ more,” Beam said. Out to High Schools Rutherfordlon-Spindale Central High School, said awareness might not be the only factor keeping Rutherford County students from attending Chapel Hill. “The perception appears to be that there’s a lack of awareness, but I don’t think that’s quite all the problem.” Peek said distance from Chapel Hill and economic limits often kept students from attending UNC, though most stu dents pursued higher education. Students also had varying opinions on the ambassadors’ visit. Will Beauvender, an R-S Central sophomore, said the talks in his chem istry and A.P. European history classes made him see UNC in anew light. “It made me consider my evaluation of Carolina as a whole,” he said. But other students said they did not see the point of the visit. Ariel Whitworth, an R-S Central senior, said UNC ambassadors visited her A.P. European history class. “I think it’s fine that they’re coming, but I really don’t see why,” she said. “Part of the rea “We’re really a mini-city, and it’s sad to think of staff as only someone to serve.” Undergraduate student and member of the climate committee Alex Little said the University was often regarded as a business producing graduates instead of a community. “We need to look beyond the num bers and do what we’re here to do,” Little said. “It’s an intellectual family that grows together. As students and faculty we need to find a way to work with staff.” When the two speakers finished, the floor opened to visitors to share their opinions and experiences. “My biggest culture shock coming to the University was the hierarchical structure - they do everything here but salute!” said Mary Morrison, director of APPLES. “In the community, you don’t bring your credentials to the table.” She said her opinions of faculty had changed through the years, from ani mosity to a greater understanding as she learned more about the competitive y * r (asaf” F uyfu F C f ' m big.cheap, late, great cosmic various menu items.... $2 diicken quesadila 4 ...and more plus... all mexican beers $2 • dvnoa oiiaisoo bmo f . aljr laily (Tar Uppl son that a lot of kids don’t go to Chapel Hill around here is that they find other colleges that they like better.” Whitworth also said the ambassadors should not only target students in advanced classes. She added that the ambassadors came across as conde scending. “They acted like we’d never seen a book or anything,” she said. Butjohnson said the visits might gen erate a tradition of UNC students reach ing out to other N.C. citizens. The failure of a multibillion dollar bond proposal last summer in the N.C. General Assembly and the push by some legislators for a referendum left some University officials thinking schools should reach out to the citizens. “I think what the bond issue may have done is sort of serve as a wake-up call to the University that we need to get back in touch with the state.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. nature of the academic world. “I feel the fight now is to get students to the table -and not just a token stu dent,” Morrison said. Marila Cordeiro-Stone, professor of pathology at the School of Medicine and a member of the executive committee of the Faculty Council. “Stratification per se isn’t bad - people must be separated into jobs or the University won’t do any thing,” she said. “It is our responsibility to speak out against preconceptions.” Cordeiro-Stone also responded to other visitors’ complaints that many stu dents and staff were underrepresented in committees and discussions by noting that there were only 11 people at the luncheon. She said, “The fact that this meeting is a small group is telling us that people don’t think it is worth their time - peo ple are very busy.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu.
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