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Monday, April 10, 2000
DEES
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improvements,” Breyer said.
After kidding Dees about his more
conservative political views Saturday
night, outgoing Editor Rob Nelson con
gratulated Dees and expressed some of
his trademark enthusiasm about the
future of the DTH.
“Matt and I have different philoso
phies about the paper, but I don’t think
that will stop him from doing quality
work,” Nelson said.
“He’s very passionate about the
paper, and that’s going to come through
next year.”
Upon learning of his new job -one
which he has sought since his freshman
year - Dees called his girlfriend and
family to share the good news.
“I was a Me teary-eyed when 1 found
out,” Dees said, chuckling. “It felt good,
and I felt vindicated for all the hard work.
“It was a big relief, and it’s a bit
daunting, but now it’s time to work.’’
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ONE CARD
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it happens we’ll know in a few days.”
Pruitt credits sophomore Michael
Songer and junior Adam Walters, CAA
special projects coordinators, with the
realization of the project. “Our special
project coordinators have taken the ball
and ran with it, and they’ve done a phe
nomenal job so far," he said.
Songer said he and Walters, who ran
against Pruitt for the post in February,
began discussing the feasibility of the issue
with the ONE Card Office in January.
Once a rough plan had been drawn,
they presented it to Pruitt last
Wednesday, Songer said. “No one had
put much effort into (the issue) before, so
we thought we needed to take initiative.”
The proposal was a key element in
the pair’s platform for the CAA presi
dency. Pruitt said the topic had been on
the table for nearly 14 months, but
financial and logistical complications
had delayed its approval.
The preliminary plan, proposed in
March 1999, involved an expensive
underground wiring system that would
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have cost almost $700,000, Pruitt said.
The current plan involves using
modems for data transfer, a process
Pruitt said was more cost efficient and
feasible. “We haven’t worked out the
final details. Our first priority is making
sure technology is in place and is going
to work,” Pruitt said.
He said the plan would cost about
$15,000, a bill the ONE Card Office has
promised to help foot in cooperation
with the athletics department.
“The ONE Card Office pledged
financial support so the CAA won’t
have to pay for it,” Pruitt said.
“Obviously we’re happy with that.
(ONE Card Service Director) Mike
Freeman’s been extremely helpful.”
Freeman estimated the plan to cost
SIO,OOO to $20,000 and said he was
scheduled to meet with Associate
Athletics Director Willie Scroggs to pre
sent more specific figures. “I think (the
athletics department) is committed to
the plan).” Pruitt said the plan was a ser
vice to students. “It’s very helpful to give
them the option to do this.”
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ALCOHOL
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container law.
Alcohol laws in North Carolina have
been amended in the past year, making
perpetrators pay greater penalties for
their violations. Before Dec. 1, anyone
underage caught consuming alcohol
received an infraction. Now, that same
crime is considered a misdemeanor.
Authorities also stiffened penalties
for aiding and abetting a minor in the
purchase of alcohol. Violators receive a
SSOO minimum fine, along with court
costs and community service.
During the weekend, agents aban
doned their uniforms in exchange for
polo shirts and jeans or khaki pants to
hide their identities from would-be
offenders. “People are unaware that
we’re there,” Pike said.
“We’re all over, watching, listening
and waiting."
Pike said the ALE was not only a
reactive agency, but it also strove to pre
vent alcohol violations from occurring.
“It’s not just enforcement; it’s aware
ness,” Pike said. “We have monthly ses
sions with store employees to make sure
they are properly trained in the sale of
alcohol.”
Kempin said the AIT got their point
across in the operation.
“I think having high visibility
enforcement is effective regardless of
how many citations you write,” she said.
“We sent a message that the Chapel Hill
Police Department and the ALE is
there, actively enforcing the law.”
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MUSEUM
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Gregory said he enjoyed the museum
because it had dinosaur skeletons and
“fishes” like his dad caught. “I think it’s
nice to go back in time,” he said.
One of the most popular “time-trav
eling” exhibits was the “Terror of the
South,” located in a glass-enclosed cir
cular room. The exhibit boasts the only
Acrocanthosaurus skeleton, a carnivore
similar to the popular Tyrannosaurus
Rex, on display anywhere in the world.
A replica of the brontosaurus-like
Plenrocoelus, with a large bite taken out
of his leg, was also on display under
three flying pterodactyls.
A computer animation showed how
the Aero stalked and attacked the
Plenrocoelus in the prehistoric world.
Nixon Ball. 9, of Raleigh, also said he
loved the dinosaur exhibit. “This is a
total surprise,” Ball said. “I saw this
(glass structure) outside and thought it
was an observatory. I walk in and here
are these pterodactyls flying around.”
Other exhibits focused on animals of
the modern era.
The Mountains to the Sea exhibit
depicts animal fife in the state, from the
mountains to the coast. A two-story
waterfall plunged down into a pool that
will eventually have five fish.
A lifelike scene consisted of a deer
and bear cub lounging underneath tow
ering pine and oak trees, with songbirds
perched in their branches. Curious visi
tors could also step inside a giant tree
trunk and see a family of bats inside.
Natalie Sprague, a Raleigh fifth-grad
er, said she enjoyed the Mountains to
the Sea exhibit. “They’re well planned
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out,” she said. “You get to see one part
and then another.” - „
In addition to the new features, soma
old museum favorites were also given a
new home. A sperm whale skeleton
named Trouble, which has delighted vis£
itors for decades, moved to the
new coastal exhibit, joining three othef
whale skeletons, including a blue whale.
Fish Curator Wayne Starnes said he
was amazed with the public’s response
to the museum opening.
“So far, it’s been great,” he said.
But Starnes said there were still sev
eral minor things to be finished, includ
ing lighting work and explanatory text'
and graphics for some of the exhibits. ,
He said museum officials were also
seeking sponsors for some exhibits'. ’
Starnes said the quest for private fund
ing was becoming increasingly impor-.
tant. “We had to go out and recruit a lot
of other funding,” he said. “At least one
third of the museum was funded by pri
vate sponsors.” Starnes said the museum
would likely be completed by May 15,
but exhibits would still change. “A fin
ished museum is a dead museum.”
Besides the unfinished state of some
exhibits, another minor problem was
the popularity of the Aero exhibit. Steve ■
Coker, employee with Quantum
Support Security, said people were
spending too much time at the exhibit,
forcing others to wait in a lengthy line.
Despite his fascination with the Aero
exhibit, Bail said it was still hard to pin
point a favorite part of the museum.
“I think (the museum’s) wonderful,
he said. “I thought it would be neat, but
this is just amazing.”
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