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Tool Time Kids learn tricks of trades. See Page 3 She lailu (Ear Urrl www.unc.edu/dth I TJp ■ SafiMi brs / HWSt' iflU Bl^BßßMftto-" v " ' ay r ; : ■'iifejil' ■•••''• . ■ ■teatsa % B£ ■‘ttf *** ESfe * I * Bp |f * sgp . * " JSBI i |H|a Er ■!* -iCfopr R v"f ■> • ■r f ~ ~ V ||£ Haiiitwlffwl- '' • i' ill* wf ffflß ft,. ’ , n: l f DTH/ MARGARET SOUTHERN Shoppers stand patiently in line outside the Wild Bird Center at Eastgate Shopping Center's sidewalk sale on Saturday morning. The event celebrated the reopening of several stores damaged by summer flooding. Shortages Fuel Labor Concerns Housekeepers argue that doubled responsibilities warrant increased wages instead of temporary staff. By Elizabeth Breyer Assistant University Editor Vacancies in the Housekeeping Services Department have reignited concerns among students and workers, prompting criticism of staffing policies. Housekeepers and students said recent hiring practices at UNC, which often split full-time jobs into part-time posts staffed with temporary workers, are motivated by purely economic concerns. “Breaking full-time jobs into part time jobs means workers can’t qualify for benefits, have to have several jobs, have less job security and have less opportunity for advancement,” said sophomore Sandi Chapman, a member of Students for Economic Justice. But Michael O’Brien, director of housekeeping, said the number of housekeepers hired - full-time and part-time - was set to be competi tive with private companies. Chapman said University house keeping traditionally is understaffed. Tempers flared last week in Ehringhaus Residence Hall when housekeepers’ schedules were changed, forcing them to spread their energies over multiple floors. fn April 1999, workers staged a rally to protest the number of vacancies in the housekeeping department. O’Brien said then that die vacancy rate was lower in his department than in any other at UNC. O’Brien recendy said the number of filled positions still complies with University standards, partially due to the use of part-time staff. “We by to main tain full staff in every building,” he said. “We attempt to fill all our positions, even if it means using temporary workers.” ~ But students and housekeepers say the University has been relying more On temporary workers. Senior Kea Parker said, “(Management is) going to temporary workers, who are getting paid minimum wage on an hourly basis with no rights, no benefits and no way to have their voices heard.” A UNC housekeeper who asked to See HOUSEKEEPERS, Page 5 A Civil Re-enactment of War \jPh jirjp , , ft DTH/BRENT CLARK David Lanier (above) plays his five-string banjo. Jedaiah, Emily, and Ethan Schilling (right) learn about Civil War garb from Stan Morton. Residents Make 'Sweep' of Area Creeks, Rivers By Kellif Dixon Assistant City Editor Orange County residents armed with gloves, trash bags and checklists ven tured to neighborhood streams for the N.C. Big Sweep Cleanup early Saturday morning. About 85 Chapel Hill volunteers col lected five to seven tons of trash from area creeks during the annual event held by Big Sweep, a statewide organization that works year-round to educate resi dents about litter-free waterways. The streams tackled by Orange County residents included various loca tions on Bolin Creek and the Eno River. “We have two groups (on Bolin Creek), one in Umstead and one (near the community center),” said Orange War does not determine who is right only who is left. Bertrand Russell Growing Pains The Town Council will hold a public hearing tonight to solicit opinions on growth. See Page 4 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 County Coordinator Jay Wilson. “There is a total of 2 1/2 miles of Bolin Creek that we’ll be scouring intensely.” He said the organization picked streams that were easiest for the public to access. Lucy Savitz, a professor in the School of Public Health, said her son Samuel dragged her out to participate. Samuel said he is concerned with keeping the waterways clean. “I just think it’s awful how people throw their trash away, not caring where it goes,” Samuel said. “It’s amazing how dirty and filthy everything is. I just want to make every thing cleaner.” Fred Royal, Chapel Hill stormwater management engineer, said the town is Eastgate Shops Reopen With Weekend Festival By Leah Cole and Charles Daly Staff Writers Beautiful weather, a host of enter tainers and bargains galore attracted a crowd of people to the third annual Eastgate Shopping Center Fall Festival and Sidewalk Sale. The fall festival showcased the wares of the stores to encourage business after a devastating flood this summer. Many stores sustained significant water damage during a July storm but were able to reopen for die sale. Marty Cassady, the manager of Hold Your Own, an organizational supply and container store, said he hoped the event would attract attention to Eastgate. “The sale was a chance to get every one back down here and say, ‘Yeah, Eastgate is still alive,’” he said. But Cassady said the size of the crowd was even bigger than he had pre dicted. “I did not anticipate that it would be so busy.” While some stores opened soon after the flooding, others were not so fortu- Vintage Weapons, Music Mark Event By Jennifer Samuels Staff Writei RALEIGH - Asa group of Confederate soldiers stood with their fingers poised over the triggers of their rifles, bystanders covered their ears in anticipation. The commander screamed the order to fire, and the resulting crack echoed across Capitol Square and nearby streets in downtown Raleigh. Many observers jumped. As the smoke from the rifles wafted into the air, motorists at a nearby stoplight turned to stare at the spectacle. Under the shadow of a bronze statue memorializing the first Confederate soldier to die in battle, dozens of people gathered Saturday for the third annual State Capitol Civil See WAR, Page 5 /Ac sponsoring the event out of tradition. “We’ve done it in the past and we’re continuing the status quo,” he said. “(Wilson) has done all the administrative work. He took care of stuff like getting free disposal of trash at landfills.” Wilson said the Orange County Department of Public Works waived the fee associated with disposal. Wilson also said this was his first year participating, and he hoped this year would yield better results than last year. “Some of last year’s events were can celed because of Hurricane Floyd,” he said. “The rain dampened people’s enthusiasm.” Isa Finch, a UNC graduate, said she has lived on Bolin Creek for five years. “I’m sure somehow I’ve contributed to this, and I just want to make it a bet 4 44* 4 * nate. The owners of Domicile, an upscale furniture store, made reopening for the sidewalk sale a goal after then store sustained extensive flood damage. Adrian Brown, one of the owners of Domicile, said many people volunteered their assistance after the flood, and oth ers sent cards and letters of support. “Wonderful community support has made it a lot easier to cope with all of this,” Brown said. Hold Your Own was able to reopen soon after the flood and used the sale as an opportunity to sell clearance items and the tail end of its flood-damaged merchandise. The festival was not just about the merchandise - it included a celebrato ry atmosphere as well. Giant windsocks in the shape of elongated stick-men beckoned people to the shopping center. Within the shopping center, mimes, jugglers and clowns entertained the cus tomers. “Wickeye” Jeffreys, one of the performers, juggled and shared the secrets of juggling scarves with strolling shoppers. Balloons brought color to the festival Attorneys Ask UNC to Block Napster Access UNC and Duke University officials say they do not plan on blocking access to the site, despite lawyers' requests sent last week. By Jason Arthurs Staff Writer As Napster’s legal batde continues on a national scale, lawyers for artists Dr. Dre and Metallica are taking steps to stop the use of file-sharing services on major college cam puses - including UNC. Attorney Howard King, of King, Purtich, Holmes, Patemo, and Berliner, LLP in Los Angeles, sent a letter early last week to Chancellor James Moeser and Duke University President Nan Keohane asking that the schools “prompdy ban access by (their communities) to Napster* Napster is a file-sharing service, available as a free down load over the Internet. It allows a user to access a directo ry of millions of MP3 files, many of which are copyrighted. But Marian Moore, vice chancellor for information tech nology, said UNC will permit student access to Napster until it becomes illegal to do so.“ Being popular means we’re going to be a part of this controversy,” die said. “At this point in time we feel we are abiding by the letter of the copyright laws.” King, although unavailable for comment, stated in his let ter that the University had a “moral, ethical and legal oblig ation to take appropriate steps to assure that it is not a willing participant in and an enabler of the theft of intellectual prop erty through Napster." But Moore said students can use Napster legally, and that See NAPSTER, Page 5 DTH/KATE MELLNIK ter place,” she said. Elise Giordano, a UNC senior com munications major who was assisting Finch, said getting up early motivated her to volunteer. “What better else to do than get up on a Saturday morning?” she paid. “We’ve found stuff to make a tent with. We’ve got the mother lode.” Wilson said he appreciated Tony Holmes, operator at the University Mall Chick-fil-A, for donating free sandwich coupons as incentive to participants in this weekend’s event. Wilson said students from Chapel Hill High School found a three-gallon can of gasoline with gas still in it. Participants also found three pink Barbie bicycles, transmissions from cars, a lawn mower, a toilet seat and lots of Evening Rain Today: Rainy, 72 Tuesday: Rainy, 79 Wednesday: Sunny, 84 Monday, September 18, 2000 and also caught the attention of passers by, drawing them into the festival. Rebecca Lewis and her sons Blake and J.C. stopped at Subway for lunch but noticed die balloons outside. “They (both) wanted a balloon, and we decided to come and look for bal loons," Lewis said. Jennifer Tom came to get a jump on her Christmas shopping. She said she has many relatives out of state and “almost every one of them has received A Southern Season gift” Diane Taylor, a regular Eastgate cus tomer, enjoyed shopping for herself but also acted as a traffic director for bargain shoppers. Standing outside of A Southern Season, a gourmet food and gift store, she received thanks for her directions to the great buys. Taylor enjoyed the sidewalk sale but said she hopes next year it will be cele brated under different circumstances. “This is a great event, and I hope next time there will be no more flooding." The City Editor can be reached at citydesk&unc.edu. tires. Wilson said despite this year’s suc cess, he would do things differendy if he coordinated the program again. “I would try to focus our efforts on recruiting high school kids because they were really enthusiastic about coming out” He also said coordinating the pro gram a second time could be a possibil ity if he was still interning with the Chapel Hill Department of Engineering. “I think it would be more productive - once you do it once it gets easier after that. Next time I could get three times the results with half of the work.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk9unc.edu.
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