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latlg alar Uppl Phillips Middle School Tackles Principal Search Bv Courtney Mabeus Assistant City Editor School officials say they hope to have anew leader at the helm of Guy B. Phillips Middle School within two to four months to replace former Principal Alton Cheek. Cheek, 57, was found dead of natural causes in his home by Chapel Hill police Aug. 22. Concerned school offi cials alerted police when Cheek did not arrive for work that morning. For now, Assistant Principal Richard Pierce is serving as interim principal. Pierce said he will apply for the job along with other applicants in the search for anew school leader. “It is something that I’d like to do,” Pierce said. Superintendent Neil Pedersen said officials are in the process of advertising the position’s availability nationally. Firestone Averts Worker Strike The Associated Press ST. LOUIS - With the threat of a strike over and a tentative contract in hand, troubled tire maker Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. and its work ers said Monday they’re ready to get down to the business of making good tires and replacing those under recall. “We’re going to do everything we can to restore the public’s faith in the com pany,” said John Sellers, a lead negotia tor for more than 8,000 Bridgestone/Firestone workers repre sented by United Steelworkers of America. Union negotiators announced they had reached a tentative contract agree ment with the company just before dawn Monday. The agreement between the union and company managers came after a weekend of around-the-clock negotiat ing that had continued beyond the union’s initial strike deadline of Friday night. 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From May until July Pierce honed his skills as principal when Cheek left to undergo surgery. “Since May 15, I’ve really been doing this thing,” Pierce said. Though accustomed to his new role, Pierce said he is wary of making many changes in the school’s operation. “Until our principal picture is clearer, we’re mainly just making sure the school is working like it’s supposed to work,” he said. The day school officials announced Cheek’s death, counselors arrived from across the county to help students and Sellers said. < The three-year deal governs workers at nine of Bridgestone/Firestone’s 28 U.S. factories. While Bridgestone/Firestone man aged to avoid a strike, the company’s troubles are far from over. It is in the midst of an effort to replace 6.5 million recalled tires in the United States, and an ongoing federal investi gation into at least 88 U.S. traffic deaths allegedly linked to the brands under recall. Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned that an additional 1.4 million tires could be dangerous and should be replaced. This week, Congress begins hearings to find out when the companies knew about the defects. The problems continued to mount on Monday when Venezuela’s consumer protection agency announced that Bridgestone/Firestone would recall 62,000 tires made there that are believed to be linked to least 46 fatal accidents in Venezuela. Venezuela officials already had rec ommended the tire maker and Ford Motor Cos. - which used the tires on staff handle the shock. Pedersen said the atmosphere at the school has since calmed. “I think this week people have gotten back to their normal routines, and it feels very normal out at the school,” he said. Still, parents have stepped up to lend support to both staff and students at the school, bringing food and offering assis tance as needed, Pedersen said. “(Parents) have probably been volun teering more than usual,” he said. “I think everyone’s been willing to chip in to compensate.” In lieu of flowers, officials ask that donations be made to a scholarship fund that will be developed in Cheek’s name and administered by the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Public School Foundation. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. some trucks and sport utility vehicles - be held criminally responsible and be forced to reimburse family members of the deceased. All of this loomed in the background as negotiators bargained day and night for most of last week in a suburban St. Louis hotel. “The timing could have been better,” Bridgestone/Firestone chief negotiator Saul Solomon said. “But I think both parties here wanted to get this done.” Labor Day was a holiday for Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone/Firestone. “We need the company for jobs,” said Firestone employee Jim Ash, “but they need us for quality products, particular ly with the mess they’re in now.” Normally the company hosts a picnic for workers at its LaVergne, Term., plant, said employee Frank Tuttle. “I guess they were just a little too busy with other things,” he said. The contract includes workers at plants in LaVergne and Morrison, Tenn.; Bloomington and Decatur, 111.; Des Moines, Iowa; Oklahoma City; Akron, Ohio; Noblesville, Ind.; and Russellville, Ark. News MERCHANTS From Page 1 Bars and restaurants also prepared themselves for the rush of fans before and after the game. “A lot of people came in and ate,” said Spanky’s manager Chris Ijames. “It was hectic, but it was controlled chaos.” Spanky’s handled the steady influx of diners by streamlining its menu for the game, allowing the cooks to efficiently prepare the food, he said. Inclement weather made business even more profitable for restaurants Saturday. BOND From Page 1 make repairs,” Chambers said. “(The funding) is not enough to meet the needs but will be a big help.” Many people at Sunday’s game were completely unaware of the bond, vol unteers said, and focused on football. “The game is the biggest thing,” Maxine Hurdle, a volunteer from Edgecombe Community College said. “I don’t even think they care today.” Other events similar to Sunday’s are planned during the coming months. The next will be Saturday in Rocky Mount at REACTION From Page 1 “Maybe (the new arrangement) will give us more of an exciting game atmos phere.” But many students who attribute the Smith Center’s reputation of subdued crowds to less boisterous donors and alumni say the new seating plan won’t help the situation. “You have to question whether or not it’s even worth it to play in the Smith Center if only the rich get the good seats,” said Peter Johnston, a freshman from Chapel Hill. 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Adobe Web Collection, Adobe Ph*osbtf>, Ad>k- Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, and Adobe Live Motion are trademarks tW Adobe Systems Incorporated. “During the game, the rain drove people out of the stadium,” said Locke Page, manager of Woody’s Tar Heel Tavern & Grill. “We were packed with a lot of wet people.” The Carolina Brewery shielded its drenched customers with its unique trol ley, which runs to and from the stadium 1 1/2 hours before kickoff until 30 min utes after the game. “They show a receipt from the Brewery and then hop on for free to the stadium,” said manager Matt Clements, who said business increases by 30 per cent on football weekends. “The better the team, the better the the Down East Classic, another annual football game between Elizabeth City State and Fayetteville State universities, two more HBCUs. Walters said cam paign volunteers will hold a workshop at a community college conference in October and also promote the bond at Wilmington’s Riverfest in conjunction with UNC-Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College. “Student outreach is critical,” Walters said. “Students need to take the lead. If they don’t, no one else will. They are the ones who will direedy benefit.” The State <S National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. seating arrangement. “Cameron is still a better place to play (for Duke) than the Smith Center is for us,” Earle said. But Pruitt said much of the Smith Center’s atmosphere can be attributed to the size of the building and where stu dents were previously seated. “It’s not the loudest building in the conference - it’s the biggest,” he said. “It’s difficult for all the students cooped up in one comer to make enough noise to permeate the building.” Pruitt said he believes the new arrangement will create a livelier Smith Center. “I think it will most definitely be louder.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Tuesday, September 5, 2000 business,” said Clements after the Tar Heels’ toppling of Tulsa. “It seems like everyone’s hoping for a good team, but (the fans are) holding back a bit (in com ing out to watch the games)." Still, some merchants believe their businesses do not live and die with Tar Heel football. “A lot of people just love to come back to Chapel Hill,” said Carolina Pride manager John Hudson. “Even if there wasn’t football, people would find an excuse to come bade.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. CANDIDATES From Page 1 ran for ASG president last September. Wheelahan has been involved in stu dent government, both at ASU and through ASG, since his freshman year. He also said he hopes to strengthen ASG’s constitution to make the associa tion more efficient Wheelahan also said he would aim to increase student aware ness about how the legislature allocates funds to UNC-system schools. The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. PROVOST from Page 1 ment salaries. But she said it should be an option in the future as long as the increase is accompanied by scholarship funds. Lawrence said she was most impressed with the sense of community she saw on campus during her two-day tour. “There’s a sense of place and connection with (UNC) that’s quite striking,” she said. “It’s seemed that the people I’ve talked to in the past few days are very happy here. Maybe all the unhappy people have all been kept away from me.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. 5
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