©j* laily (Ear HM WEBMAIL From Page 1 But Knott said uncwebmail.com was not real competition for the new system. “We’d recommend not using (uncwebmail.com) because the person running the site could get your user name and password,” he said. Godwin said he isn’t sure what he will do with his site now that UNC is offer ing a similar service. “I haven’t made a decision about the future of the site, but as long as people use it, I don’t mind continuing to leave it there,” he said. But Knott said the new service will fid fill any student’s e-mail needs. “I think a lot of students, once they know about this, will like it a lot and find it very useful.” The Web site is located at http://web mail.unc.edu. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. FRESHMEN From Page 1 This is partly because Barrie- Chapman loves to leam. “Anything people can teach me, I want to know.” Regardless of her major, she has set high standards for herself and how she wants to end her first year. “I’m aiming for straight As,” she said. And because her competitive high school days were filled with ACTs, SATs and APs, the Northerner with a strong work ethic says she’s up for the challenge. What Barrie-Chapman does outside of the classroom is also very important to her. So there lies another what-to do for her: extracurriculars. Barrie-Chapman has been riding horses for 12 years and doesn’t plan to stop while she’s here. But fencing also popped into her mind when thinking of activities she would like to try out. And lastly, she wants to be sure to volunteer during her stay at UNC. “I want to do everything,” she said. What Barrie-Chapman is unfazed about is her move from Illinois to North Carolina. “I’m still very excited that I’m here, and it’s fantastic not being in Illinois so far,” she said. “I love being so far away. I’m a traveler.” Barrie-Chapman decided on at least one thing: Academics are her main focus for her first year at UNC. “Homework, classes and grades are priority. School’s a priority. Learning’s a priority,” she said. Barrie-Chapman is trying to figure things out and finalize some aspects of her college life. But when you like everything, hav ing just one choice is a nightmare. She plans to buy a goldfish for her Hinton James room. Its name? “Spontaneity,” she said. “Or serendipity.” The Utopian University Deone Powell’s positive views of UNC began long before he settled into his room in Craige Residence Hall. Powell, one of six children, has been intrigued with UNC life since he was a child. The Rocky Mount native remem bers when he was a child coming to visit a cousin who attended the University. Since then, it has been a goal for him to be a Tar Heel. Goal achieved. By attending minority recruitment and academic programs during high school such as Project Uplift, Tar Heel Target and Summer Bridge, Powell Join Us Ok After TU Movie R<WVO<J<l<<l (fj Tilni<rl/M Skoppihj Cvtr W*vr Dfciry Rd, Clv&p<l Hill. Nttr TitwUrl/hC & CUlstt Uutrt 9M2-662M Utvb2Kble Ltitvck Specials s6.to M-F ltvcludS: Grilled SinyJu/ick XtvJ choice of Ffhch Fries xtsd Tei> FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Raise money for your club/organization by promoting products and events on your campus. * Great earnings * Set your own hours * No sales involved American Passage Media, Inc. Campus Rep Program Seattle, WA 800.487.2434 Ext. 4651 campusrepqamerlcanpassago.com ■ v rlf^ mm x fl^^^E ; _ xJLtv DTH/MILLER PEARSALL N.C. State senior Brian Kelly packs up instruments after getting a second verbal warning from the Raleigh Police Department. said he was highly motivated to become a part of UNC life. And during his first week on cam pus, he joined the Black Student Movement - an activity he plans on committing much of his time to. “I feel they have a lot to offer the campus,” Powell said. “I’m going to try and make BSM my first priority.” But Powell doesn’t see things in terms of race. “(Race) is not apparent to me,” he said. “I don’t look for that, and I don’t see it. I’m just here to have fun.” Somewhere in the middle of Powell’s mix of student organizations and fun lies academics - something that the self-proclaimed overachiever takes very seriously. “Ultimately it’s about my classes and what it takes to get the job done in these classes,” he said. And performing up to par in large lectures - like his Political Science 41 class - will be one of the biggest obsta cles for Powell, who is used to a closer teacher-student relationship. Enormous lectures or not, political science is the major he is leaning toward, while keeping his options open. Powell does know for sure that South Campus is the place for him. “I like South Campus. It seems like something is always going on,” he said. Overall, Powell seems to be enjoy ing life in the high rise and wouldn’t trade it for cushier North Campus. “(No air conditioning) is not as bad as I thought it’d be,” he said. “(But) the walk from South Campus is not the best.” When Powell returns to Rocky Mount next summer, he wants to have had a solid first year of schooling. “I want (there) to be a good balance between my social and academic life,” Ojp™ PLAZA THEATRES \ H■■ Elliott Rd. 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But for now, Powell is just enjoying almost everything at UNC - the peo ple, the classes, the nightlife. “The atmosphere and everyone seems so personable and friendly,” he said. “Everyone is together, and I get this united feel about the campus.” Powell knows that life at UNC might not always be pleasant and that the rest of the year might not be like his first week was. “Carolina seems like a little utopia, but I don’t know how it’s going to end.” Twin Tar Heels From uttering their first words to turning their graduation tassels, twins Katie and Kent Welch have experi enced life’s milestones and firsts together for 18 years. And last weekend - by circum stance, not by choice, both will quickly say - the two from Winston-Salem began their next journey together here in Chapel Hill: college. Katie, who both twins say is the more outgoing of the pair, sees attend ing college with her brother as a unique opportunity. But she knows that although Kent is at the same universi ty, they’ll carve their own niche. “I didn’t come here because of Kent,” she said. “But I am excited that I am here with him. I just see us going our separate paths, but at the same time, we can look over and see where the other one is.” Kent is the more reserved of the two. But being a twin his entire life has made him eager to branch out. “For 18 years it’s been Katie and Kent,” he said. “The independent part of njjfi has been irked because you’re GIVE US TIME TO REPAY YOUR LOAN. After just three years in the /Army, your college loan could be a thing of the past. Under the Army’s Loan Repayment program, each year you serve on active duty reduces your indebt edness by one-third or $1,500, whichever amount is greater, up to a $65,000 limit. This offer applies to Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans and certain other federally insured loans which are not in default And this is just the first of many benefits the Army will give you. Get the whole story from your Army Recruiter. Call 490-6671 ARMY. BE ALL YOU CAN BE: www.goarmy.com BRENT ROAD From Page 1 This weekend Brent Road was more a standoff between partyers and Raleigh police than a back-to-school blowout Nearly 500 police officers descended on Brent Road, establishing traffic checkpoints and lining nearby Gorman Street with dozens of police cars. One Raleigh police officer, who asked not to be identified, said at mid night Saturday, “I don’t think anything major’s going to happen. They did a lot of psychological warfare on these kids.” Several Brent Road residents said they received letters from their land lords, threatening eviction if police had to break up their party. A recent Raleigh city ordinance gives police the authority to break up parties and arrest everyone on the property if the party is deemed a nuisance. linked to someone by default.” Beyond excitement about their first year in college, it seems these Tar Heel twins share few common interests. She wants to get involved in student government. He wants to further his musical talent on the banjo and guitar. Her tentative major is political science. His? Probably history. And since Kent could use a break from all the things and people he’s accus tomed to - his sister included - they’re living in separate parts of campus. Right? Wrong. Both Welches have shunned the infamous elements of South Campus - small rooms, no air condi tioning and long walks to class - for the confines of Granville Towers. “The great thing about being on South Campus is the (freshman) expe rience,” Katie said. “But I don’t think it outweighs all of the good things about Granville.” Kent was a little more reluctant to choose Granville, but motherly inter vention put him there. “It just doesn’t seem like the same atmosphere or camaraderie (as South Campus),” he said. “But I’d have fun at South Campus, and I’ll have fun at Granville.” When May Rolls Around ... Both Kent and Katie were academic and extracurricular standouts during their high school days. Their senior year, Kent was co-edi tor of his high school newspaper and Katie was student council president. And when it was all said and done, both had the grades to land them spots in UNC’s freshman class. So when they envision themselves in May, both Kent and Katie want to have strong academic standings. Chew cm this™ greed fates JHHHPQI mUmm Mr DTH’s Guid Welcome Back, Students! University Career Services JZy has temporarily located to JJf NASH HALL vhile we expand and renovate. Nash Hall is on Pittsboro St., across from the Carolina Inn! Come and visit us in our temporary "digs" in Nash Hall as we renovate the Hanes Hall office! We will be in Nash for the 2000-2001 academic year. Questions? Visit us Mon.-Fri. Bam-spm • 919-962-6507 http://careers.unc.edu • ucs@unc.edu Several N.C. State students also planned an alcohol-free event for Saturday night to give partygoers an alternative to Brent Road. Raleigh police Capt. Mike Longmire said police took a variety of approaches to contain the Brent Road party this year, including making several drug busts along the street prior to Saturday. Some neighborhood residents wel comed the large police presence. Dori and Todd Wilson, who live less than a block from Brent Road, were walking the family dog with their son Sam down Brent Road after sunset Todd said the family would never have taken a walk at night at a previous Brent Road party. “Last year, we came to the top of the hill,” he said. “That was as far as we dared. This year, it’s almost like any other Saturday night” But some partygoers were angered by this year’s police crackdown. Mike Varozza, a soldier with the ■ ; &&***. „\. Jlh DTHA'ALERIE BRUCHON Deone Powell, freshman, listens attentively to his African-American literature professor on his first day of college. The Welches also agree that grow ing personally and socially will be a vital part of their UNC experience. Katie said when summer rolls around, she wants to be more of an independent spirit and have fully expe rienced UNC life. “I hope I can force myself to grow that much,” she said. Her brother knows for sure that, by May, he’ll be a different Kent Welch. “You’ll be a changed person,” he said of any college freshman. “I would like not to be changed for the worse.” One social experience both Kent and Katie will have that will shape their lives at UNC is rush, forcing them to decide if Greek life suits them. Kent has been weighing the pluses and minuses of going Greek through out his first week. “I don’t want a frat tO'deftne-my career/ Kent said.. “ (But) I think it could be a great oudet ta>,j i.. STOP BY SOON! Monday, August 28, 2000 82nd Airborne based in Fort Bragg,, said, “If you want to see a good example' of a police state, come to Brent Road.” Varozza said he would not spend the' rest of his Saturday night on Brent Road., “I’m looking for a fun place,” he said. “That’s place where you can drink beer, without being scared.” Other partyers adapted to the police presence, chatting with some officers. Linlee Zito, a recent N.C. State grad uate and Raleigh resident, posed for a picture with two police officers near a deserted slip-and-slide pouring water onto the sidewalk. “They’ve got some hot cops out here tonight,” she said. As her picture was being taken, sev eral people asked why Zito would take a picture with “the enemy.” “(The police) aren’t our enemy,” Zito said. “They’re just doing their job.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. meet people.” And he knows that rush will clear all questions and misconceptions. “Rush seems like a good way to see what frats are all about,” he said. Greek or not, Katie and Kent know they have a challenging but unique first year ahead. And both admit bal ancing school, extracurricular activi ties, social lives and their unique rela tionship will define their year. “I know these are supposed to be four best years of your life. I’m scared of not taking advantage of the things this University has to offer,” Katie said. And Kent knows that this could be the first of four incredible years of his life. “You’re never gomg to have another four years like this.” The Features Editor can be reached /,,, ~ at features@unc.edu. 'UC& Division of Student Affairs 9

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