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H , Tuesday, Aug. 29
■ A UNC student reported to police
that he either had lost or had his bus
[lass stolen on Tuesday.
M ' Reports state that the student got on
the bus at about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday in
fiarrboro.
He then went to the Undergraduate
library and class, according to reports.
-■ After leaving class, he noticed the
pass, which is valued at $l7O, was miss
tog.
■ A parking permit was stolen
Between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Aug.
25. According to reports, the permit was
stolen from a UNC student’s 1993
Chevy Blazer, which was parked near
Kenan Stadium.
1 ■ Reports state that a UNC student
had her book bag rifled through and
some belongings stolen while studying
in Polk Place.
She reported to police that someone
Stole her bus pass, ATM card, credit
eard and UNC ONE Card while she
wasn’t looking.
According to reports, the person who
Stole the credit card only used it once, at
the Etna service station on Franklin
Street.
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v Monday, Aug. 28
~ ■ A 59-year-old man from
Montcure reported to police that some
one stole an air conditioner from his
pickup truck.
The man parked behind the Smith
Center at 8 a.m. Monday and last saw
the air conditioning unit at 11:30 a.m. *
He noticed at 4:30 p.m. that the unit
Was gone.
•' In the police report, the Frigidaire
window unit was valued at $4OO.
n The man also reported a green hand
thick, valued at $5O, missing.
? He told police he suspected more
than one thief was involved because of
the size and weight of the air condition
ing unit. The criminal investigation has
riot yielded any suspects yet.
' ■ A University student reported that
sbmeone had stolen the radio from her
£ar at 7 a.m. Monday. She had parked
her 1988 Volkswagon Jetta on Battle
Lane near Kenan Residence Hall at
10:30 p.m. Sunday.
v The student told police the car had
not been locked when she left it for the
night.
City
t Wednesday, Aug. 30
■ Police stopped a blue Buick at the
intersection of Sunset Drive and West
Rosemary Street for making an improp
er turn and discovered the driver was
driving under a revoked license.
3 *'Archibald H. Kelly, 55, of 158 Ridge
Trail was arrested for a misdemeanor
of driving with a revoked license
one misdemeanor count of driving
while impaired.
Reports state Kelly refused to take an
Xitoxilyzer test or perform a field sobri
ety test. He was transported to the
Chapel Hill Police Department and
pleased on a written promise to appear
4{i Orange County District Court in
Hillsborough on Oct. 1.
A The passenger in the car, Gregory
•Eamont Gray, 39, of 225 N. Roberson
3t., was arrested for a felony count of
possession with intent to sell and dis
tribute when police discovered seven
dosage units of crack cocaine in Kelly’s
tmouth, reports state.
K Kelly was transported to Orange
■Gountyjail and kept on a secured bond
<lf $2,500. He met bond requirements
&id was released. A court date is set for
3J)ct. 1 in Orange County District Court
if) Hillsborough.
2*. ■ Two female suspects were arrested
larceny after tearing down and try
fcig to steal a banner from a Franklin
Street business, police reports state.
N Patricia Liza Soriano, 19, of 7563
t&sater Road in Clemmons, andjessica
Bfcnore Forrest, 18, of 165 Hunter
Stove Court, Winston-Salem, were
wrested and charged with one count of
misdemeanor larceny each.
2 Soriano and Forrest tore down a ban
ker from the storefront of Bruegger’s
2iagels located at 104 W. Franklin St.,
jlid walked west with it.
S' Soriano was also cited with a misde
meanor count of false identification
jßer she showed her sister’s driver’s
■cense to police.
Both were released on a written
iromise to appear in Orange County
)istrict Court in Hillsborough on Sept.
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! ■ Unknown subjects forged stolen
| fations Bank checks at several Bank of
| America branches.
Police are still looking for suspects
rho forged $1,950 in checks at two
* ranches, one located at University
fall and the other at Timberlyne.
Test Scores, Rankings Benefit Local Schools
Higher minority SAT scores
and top national rankings
are drawing attention to
Chapel Hill-area schools.
Bv Amy Dobson
Staff Writer
An upward surge in test scores for
black students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Schools is just one of the reasons
the system is near the top of national
rankings.
The average SAT score for black stu
dents increased in 1999-2000 by 35
points, from 882 in 1998-99 to 917 this
year. In a six-year span, black students’
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builds recumbent bicycles from kits as a hobby.
Board Approval Allows
Smooth Merger Process
By Jamila Vernon
Staff Writer
America Online and Time Warner
finally gained the approval of the
Carrboro Board of Aldermen when it
unanimously voted to accept the merger
of the two companies.
The revised resolution that resulted
in a tie vote Aug. 22 was voted on again
Tuesday night. The aldermen were hes
itant to pass the resolution, which
approved the transfer of control from
Time Warner to the AOL-Time Warner
conglomerate.
Carrboro legal consultant David
Permar said that while the board had lit
tle effect on the merger taking place, its
vote was of importance on a larger scale.
“Time Warner’s view is that if
Carrboio or other local governments
deny, it will affect decisions of the
Federal Communication Commission in
approving the merger,” Permar said.
Alderman Allen Spalt said approving
the merger was the best decision for
Carrboro, given the town’s limited
options.
“We were backed into a corner,”
Spalt said. “If we took no action we
would approve the merger and transfer
with no conditions.”
Spalt said the revised resolution will
hold AOL-Time Warner to a memoran
dum of understanding, which would
CP&L Answers Safety Concerns
By Ginny Scialbbarrasi
City Editor
RALEIGH - Officials from Carolina
Power & Light Cos. stood before a crowd
of residents Wednesday night, hoping to
alleviate concerns about a nuclear facil
ity located nearby.
CP&L held an electric generation
briefing, answering questions regarding
the safety of expanding the nuclear
waste storage capacity at the company’s
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in
Wake County.
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, vice president
of economic development for CP&L,
opened the session, explaining the com
pany’s purpose in calling the meeting.
SAT scores jumped by almost 100
points.
The SAT results coincide with recent
studies showing Chapel Hill-Carrboro
schools to be among the best in the
nation.
Kim Hoke, spokeswoman for Chapel
Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said two
factors contribute to the rising scores.
“First, there’s a greater emphasis on
encouraging minority students to take
coursework that leads to honors and
Advanced Placement classes,” she said.
“Secondly, we have a program called
AVID that focuses on the minority stu
dents.”
That program, Achievement Via
Individual Determination, is largely
responsible for the jump in SAT scores,
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encourage the
company to offer
the use of the
cable modem to
other Internet ser
vice providers. He
said he hoped this
would prevent a
monopoly in the
town.
The revised
resolution, drafted
by Permar, also
binds AOL-Time
Warner to other
conditions.
“Carrboro will
Alderman
Allen Spalt
says approving
the merger is
in Carrboro's
best interest.
get some reimbursements for expenses
of the local government for reviewing
the matter and a provision limiting the
ability to increase rates as a result of the
merger,” Permar said.
The town expects to receive $2,500
from AOL-Time Warner to pay legal
expenses.
Now that the current franchise agree
ment with Time Warner has expired,
the aldermen are in the process of nego
tiating anew agreement that will set
rates and determine what channels will
be offered.
“Byjanuary, we hope to be upgrad
ed, and rate adjustments will be consid-
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“Our most important fundamental at
CP&L is to provide you with safe, reli
able electricity,” she said. “We want to
update you in our topics of interest
about our company.”
CP&L has come under fire recently
by Orange County officials and activists
who are concerned the expansion of the
plant’s storage facilities could result in
serious safety and environmental risks.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is
further examining the county’s con
cerns, giving both CP&L and the coun
ty until Nov. 20 to present additional
information supporting theft cases.
Jim Scarola, vice president at the
nuclear power plant, dismissed the
county’s proposition that a nuclear dis-
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Hoke said.
“AVID is a course that provides stu
dents with guidance and tutorial help, as
well as SAT preparation.”
Chapel Hill High School Principal
Mary Ann Hardebeck praised the pro
gram for its effectiveness with students
that are often overlooked in the school
system. “AVID is aimed at students'tra
ditionally thought of as being in the mid
dle,” she said. “Their high aspirations
really set them apart.”
Hardebeck also attributes the rise in
scores to increased enrollment in
advanced and honors classes.
“The more a student is exposed to
rigorous coursework, the higher their
score will be,” she said.
But the higher SAT scores among stu
Funds Still Flow for Scouts
A Supreme Court ruling
allowing the Boy Scouts
of America to ban gays has
driven away some donors.
By Sarah Brier
Staff Writer
The Triangle United Way has decided
that the Boy Scouts of America is an orga
nization worthy of its money, despite the
Scouts’ rejection of homosexuals.
But this has not been the case in other
areas.
A ruling passed by the Supreme Court
injune that allowed Boy Scouts across the
nation to ban homosexual
and members has prompted some United
Way chapters to withhold funds from
local troops.
In Chicago, San Francisco and San
Jose, local Boy Scouts have been prohib
ited from using parks, schools and other
municipal sites, The New York Times
reported Tuesday. Some United Way
organizations have revoked millions of
dollars in funding for the Boy Scouts, The
Times reported.
United Way has traditionally been a
large benefactor for the Boy Scouts. Each
one is run independendy by local chap
ters and the decision one area makes has
no direct bearing on another area, said
Jim Morrison, president of N.C. United
Way. “There are 67 United Ways in North
Carolina, and they are independent orga
aster is more likely with the expansion.
“We expect that when we’re done,
this will be displayed as not a credible
situation,” he said. “We continue to sup
port (the NRC’s) process."
Scotty Hinnant, senior vice president
and chief nuclear officer at CP&L,
emphasized the influence of the NRC
and the hearings they have conducted.
“The NRC’s sole purpose is to pro
tect the public’s health and safety, not lo
promote nuclear energy in any way,” he
said. “We hear complaints that the NRC
is in our comer, on our side. But let me
assure you, we don’t see it that way.”
Scarola said safety is not only a con-
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dents do not reflect the aptitude of near
ly 60 percent of black students who
refrained from taking the test.
“We are still continuing our efforts to
encourage more students to take the
SAT and go on to college,” Hoke said.
“There is much more progress to be
made.”
In addition to being at the top of the
state in SAT scores, Chapel Hill-
Carrboro City Schools is ranked as one
of the 100 Best School Districts in the
United States by Offspring magazine.
The article, which appears in the
September/October issue, lists the area
as the top achieving district in the South
based on student performance.
Superintendent Neil Pedersen said
the ranking will help Chapel Hill-
Strike 3? You're Out
At Colorado School
By Cheri Meld
Staff Writer
“Three strikes and you’re out.”
That’s the moniker for University of
Colorado-Boulder’s new alcohol policy,
which states that any student involved in
three alcohol- or drug-related incidents
will be automatically suspended.
CU officials sent a letter to all stu
dents Aug. 1 informing them of the pol
icy after researching alcohol and drug
incidents from last year, said Bob Maust,
university research associate and leader
of the school’s drinking study.
Maust said last year’s study showed
that CU students with three or more
drinking offenses usually perform worse
academically, cause more problems on
campus and eventually withdraw from
the university.
The new policy involves a three-step
process. The first time a student is
caught, he or she will be required to
attend a drug and alcohol education
class, which costs SIOO.
After the second offense, the student
will receive additional probation, and
his or her parents will be notified. The
third offense will result in suspension
from the university, Maust said.
But Ron Stump, CU vice chancellor
nizations,” Morrison said. “They make
separate decisions to help the people in
their area.”
The 10 United Way groups across the
12 N.C. counties comprising the 19,000
member Occoneechee Council have
recendy made the decision to continue
funding the Boy Scouts. The N.C. United
Way donated more than $600,000 last
year and the Triangle United Way local
ly allocated $300,000.
Tom Dugard, president of Triangle
United Way, said the decision was made
to fund the Boy Scouts of Orange, Wake
and Durham counties for the coming
year. “The agency was in good standing
and has been for over 40 years,” Dugard
said.
Since its estab
lishment, the Boy
Scouts of America
has required its
leaders to “exem
plify the values out
lined in the Scout
Oath and Law.”
One clause of
this oath states “a
scout is morally
“This is a vote of confidence.
(People) think this is a kind
of program they want for
their children. ”
Tom Dugger
Executive Director of Occoneechee Council
straight.” AJune press release from the
Boy Scouts targeted this clause and stated,
“We believe an avowed homosexual is
not a role model for the values espoused
in the Scout Oath and Law.”
And a recent event illustrated that
potential Scouts and their families in the
area agree with the policy advocating a
“morally straight” life.
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Carrboro City Schools in its goal to be
the best district in the United States.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro is also one of
37 school districts in the country to
receive a top score of 99 in a nationwide
academic study conducted by
SchoolMatch, an Ohio-based research
firm that specializes in school data.
The firm identified CHHS as one of
the top 10 schools in the country based
on academic performance over the last
decade.
“We’re so delighted about (the rank
ing),” Hardebeck said. “When you con
sider that there’s over 15,000 schools in
the country, it’s pretty incredible.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
for student affairs, said while the policy
guarantees students will be suspended
after three incidents, it does not mean
they automatically get three chances.
“If assault or property damage is
involved, the student can be suspended
at any time,” Stump said.
Maust said CU students were sus
pended on a case-by-case basis under
the previous policy.
“If we had this policy in place one
year ago, we would have had 93 sus
pensions,” he said.
Stump said he hopes that making stu
dents aware of the new policy would
decrease the number of drinking and
drug-related incidents on campus.
But CU is not the first state universi
ty to implement the “three strikes and
you’re out” program.
Cynthia Cummings, housing director
at the University of Delaware, said UD
has been using the policy since fall 1996.
“We began this program because we
have had some very serious problems
with binge drinking and the associated
problems and disturbances that come
with it,” Cummings said.
She said UD freshmen caught using
drugs or alcohol are suspended from
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Last Thursday, 200 new members
from Orange County took the Scout Oath
and joined the Occoneechee Council said
Tom Dugger, executive director of the
council. “This is a vote of confidence,”
Dugger said. “(People) think this is a kind
of program they want for their children.”
Dugger said the policy does not con
tradict their desire for diversity, but reaf
firmed their privilege as a private instirti
tion to set standards for leadership.
But many of the corporations that
donated more than sll million in 1999
are considering whether to support this
policy.
Levi Strauss & Cos. and Wells Fargo
have already decided not to continue
their support of the
organization.
But Dugger said
that for every group
that said it will not
fund the Boy
Scouts, there are
more, including
American Airlines
and AT&T Corp.,
that pledge their
support.
Dugger said the children should be the
primary focus.
“They need a positive environment...
(The Boy Scouts) gives youngsters a place
to grow without unnecessary' burdens
from adults.”
The City Editor can be reached
atcitydesk@unc.edu.
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