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4 Thursday, September 14, 2000 DEBATE From Page 1 choices for people who don’t have choices,” he said. He said he wants to give schools annual letter grades ranging from A to F, based on quality. If a school receives a grade F two years in a row, its students would be eligible for the opportunity scholarships. But Easley said urging children toward private schools would be dodg ing the public education problem. He said the state’s efforts should be focused on lowering class sizes and implementing programs for pre-kinder OWASA From Page 1 “The original (agreement) had hard ly any expansion on central campus.” The change prompted OWASA to renegotiate the deal, said James Mergner, deputy of University facilities services. He said UNC officials have LOW Student Airfares Eurailpasses More Than 100 Departure Cities Study Abroad Stuniverse§ IT'S YOUR WORLD. EXPLORE IT studentuniverse.com 800.272.9676 om Coed National Honor Fraternity welcomes you to find out what we're all about. 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Still, Vinroot said the vouchers are necessary to provide children from all social statuses with the opportunity to attend private schools. “More affluent families have the choice of sending their children to a pri vate school,” Vinroot said, pointing out that Easley attended a private school. “Why shouldn’t poor children have the same choices?” Another discrepancy between the two candidate’s platforms arose when Vinroot said he would require teachers been willing to work for a fair and rea sonable agreement. “University officials decided (the agreement) is in their own best inter ests,” he said. “We see growth in the Master Plan that could affect a lot of growth in places it hadn’t before.” If the agreement is accepted, Runberg said the next step will be to amend the Memorandum of Agreement to accommodate the changes. “We will develop the legal lan guage ... something contractually bind ing.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. 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If stu dents get bombarded by false alarms, they’re not going to go outside." Herringdine said officials need to find out whether the false alarms are due to cooking mishaps or the alarm equip ment, which is 20 to 22 years old. The committee also discussed look- ENTREPRENEURS Describe your summer internship experiences online , and you may win $100! ■ Research Opportunities ■ Undergraduate Research Symposia J* Professional Societies for Students Inquiry-based Courses \ \ Our mission is to help every student engage in research. I gj Mlf | g > it H UNDERGRADUATE: >: \ % RESEARCH www.u nc. e and u/d ep t s/ou r 4MT k. Cfl I JM ' 1 yi ", 1 i t mm |WB B||: From Page One that have good pay, good retirement sys tems and expense accounts.” Despite several differences in cam paign stances, the two candidates did agree on some higher education issues. Both said they supported the $3.1 bil lion higher education bond referendum that will be voted on in November and were committed to focusing more on community colleges. But the debate heated up again when a representative for the N.C. School Board Association asked about the can didates’ views on a state lottery. Easley said he favored the lottery as long as it is approved by N.C. voters and the resulting revenue is used to fund public schools. ing into pedestrian safety around Odum Village, the student family housing area, and increasing library safety. “I have been getting a lot of anecdo tal stories and complaints about Davis Library,” said Student Body President Brad Matthews. The committee members resolved to compile a report on library safety for their next meeting in November and agreed to keep their ears perked for other campus safety issues. “How safe you feel on campus is always a big issue," Poarch said. “This campus is a very safe place.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Find everything you need to know about grad school at www.petersons.com/campus But Vinroot quickly voiced opposi tion, saying lotteries are a scam. He said lottery earnings could easily be diverted to other things besides edu cation - an issue he has often brought up in campaign ads against Easley. Vinroot claimed that Easley used money collected by the attorney gener al’s office, which was earmarked for public schools, to fund public service announcements that aided his cam paign. “You took $1 million or more that should have gone toward education and put it toward yourself,” Vinroot said. “You chose your campaign over the chil dren you claim to represent." 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But recently elected UNC Association of Student Governments President Andrew Payne said he is not convinced that the system’s costs are increasing enough to warrant a 4 per cent tuition increase. Payne, an N.C. State University senior, requested that system officials include cost increase data in the pro posal that will be drafted for the com mittee’s next meeting. The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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