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2 Monday, September 18, 2000 The University and Towns In Brief Area Police Searching For Suspect in Attacks Two people were assaulted at 12:31 a.m. Saturday morning on the comer of McFarlings and West Franklin Street. The Chapel Hill Police Department is searching for a suspect who will be charged with assault and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. One victim was struck in the face and the second one was cut with a knife. Reports state the injury' was minor with severe lacerations. The police department has no leads in the case, but is continuing its investi Astronauts Finish Supplying Station The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Ha. - Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts closed the doors to the international space station Sunday after accomplishing all their chores and more. They planned to pull away aboard Atlantis late Sunday night. “You did a fantastic job,” radioed Mission Control, “and we know the Expedition One crew will really appre ciate all the effort you put in getting their new home set up.” Expedition One- the first permanent space station crew - is scheduled to blast off Oct. 30 aboard a Russian rocket and arrive at the complex two days later for a four-month stay. During their five days inside, the shuttle astronauts stocked the space sta- |^^nly W *3o.°° Ren [ Month jJM 11 1 Ifl mBHHHhh Tine Reasons Nob To Order College Rirvjb Hove Umsb Disapp earedl Monday, - Friday, Sept. 22 • 9am - 3pm Saturday, Sept. 23 • 1 lam - spm UNC Student Stores S2O deposit www.herff-jones.com/college All products made in the USA u -™: BUY ONE, CET ONE FREE! UNCOneCnrds! " (andMastercardsWsa) I , - I a second pizza of equal or lesser value , , Qft an order of 10 buffalo wings irssp o* tueesvbreadsticks CoBg m. _ unccampus/ NlSnur I I- . piji|ju |iff9 Carrboro East Chapel Hill North Chapel Hill HpP ■ 929*0246 Open Late Till 2:ooam 967*0006 932*9500 >^> gation. Graduate Student Wins U.S Army Book Award Alex Vernon, a doctoral student in UNC’s English department, has been awarded the 1999 Distinguished Book Award from the U.S. Army Historical Association. Vernon and four friends co-wrote the book, tided “The Eyes of Orion: Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War.” The five authors, who commanded U.S. tank platoons in the Gulf War, split the SI,OOO prize. Service Organization Holds Interest Meeting Karolina Kids, a service organization that was started in 1996 by a UNC stu dent, will hold an interest meeting tonight in Union 209. The purpose of this organization is to relieve the suffering of sick and termi nally ill children in and around the Triangle. tion with more than 6,000 pounds of food, clothes, soap, toothbrushes, ear plugs, pens, notebooks, trash bags, radios, vacuum cleaners, power con verters and other gear. The seven men installed the toilet, oxygen generator and treadmill in the new Russian-built living quarters and, during an excursion outside last Monday, hooked up power and TV cables. They also plugged in fresh batteries and boosted the station into a 240-mile high orbit, about 14 miles higher than before. “I hope all of the rest of the assembly flights will be 50 percent as successful as this flight has been,” said flight director Wayne Hale. “We have not only done everything we set out to do, but we had to scramble around and find even more The organization visits the children in the UNC Hospitals and Duke hospitals. The organization also cooks meals for the Ronald McDonald house. For more information, please contact Jetonga Keel at 933-7177 or e-mail keel@e-mail.unc.edu. Jazz Band to Perform At Johnston Center The UNCJazz Band is scheduled to play a free concert Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. cel ebrating the band's July trip to Europe. The band will perform selections from their trip abroad under the direc tion of UNC music Professor James Ketch. The UNCJazz Combos will also perform. The concert will be held on the ter race of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence. The rain location is in the Johnston Center commons room. Salem College Center Presents Doris Betts The Salem College Center for things to do because everything went so well.” Commander Terrence Wilcutt and his crew spent several hours backing out of the space station Sunday morning, making sure nothing unwanted was left behind and that all the lights and other pertinent equipment were turned off in the three modules. They couldn’t resist adding a few per sonal touches. “Scooter slept here!” read a note left on the wall; Scooter is pilot Scott Altman. In all, 11 hatches were sealed. Some of those doors will be opened again in just a few weeks when another shutde crew arrives to Install the station’s first piece of truss, or girder. The truss will serve as a conduit for power cables and hold gyroscopes for motion control. News Women Writers will host a gala event with highly acclaimed author Doris Betts. The center will show a world pre miere screening of the film, “This is the Only Time I’ll Tell It,” which is based on Betts’ short story. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the Shirley Auditorium, locat ed in the Salem College Fine Arts Center. For more information, contact Karla Gort at (336) 917-5313. Volunteers Needed For Coaching Positions The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is currently accepting vol unteer coaches applications for the 2000-2001 season youth basketball pro gram. Coaches must be able to organize practices and communicate effectively with players, parents and staff. The deadline for applications is Sept. 29. For more information, contact the recreation department at 968-7703. Campus Calendar Today 5:30 p.m. - A Project Literacy information session will be held in Union 213. Come be a part of the Kids Read, ESL teaching, and Adult Literacy pro jects! 6 p.m. - Blank Canvas will hold its second general interest meeting for all interested choreographers, dancers, musicians and writers. All those interested should attend! There are no auditions required. 7 p.m. - A general meeting will be held for Delta Delta Sigma, the pre dental honor fraternity, in the down stairs lobby of the Student Union. 7:30 p.m. - The Carolina Photography Association’s first meet ing will take place in 103 Bingham Hall. Please come and learn about the pho tography opportunities on this campus. 8 p.m. - Young Democrats will host their third meeting of the year. meeting will include an open discussion of affirmative action. The meeting will be held in Union 224. All students are invited to attend and participate. 8 p.m. - Karolina Kids will have its second general interest meeting in Union 209. IT'S ALL ABOUTO. DELL IS COMING TO CAMPUS, and we're interested in meeting the people who are ready to take their talents to the next level. And then some. TECHNOLOGY CAREER FAIR DATE: Wednesday, / jr 3^, September 20,2000 / TIME: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm m & 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CAROLINA CAREER FAIR DATE: Thursday, September 21, 2000 TIME: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Interested: Submit your resume online at www.dell.com/studentcareers and for more information on how you can interview with Dell, please visit your career services office. D*LL@COM Workforce diversity is an essential part of Dell's commitment to quality and to the future. • We encourage you to apply, whatever your race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or veteran status. • If you need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process’ please let us know. • Dell and the Dell E Com logo are registered trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. BUGGIN' OUT I ' 4nK a _J - ,J|l ' - ip rf rl DTH/CHRISTINA BAUR Nick Spivey (center) examines a millipede from Durham's Museum of Life and Science at Centerfest in Durham on Saturday. Chad Hallyburton (right), the museum's Youth Program manager, brought the bugs. Karolina Kids is a service organiza tion dedicated to alleviating the suffer ing of sick and terminally ill children in the triangle area. Tuesday 4 p.m. - Interested in Nursing? Jane Kaufman of the School of Nursing will hold an information session for first-year students and sophomores interested in applying to the School of Nursing in 105 Berryhill Hall. 5 p.m. -Jenni Browning of the School of Law, and Karen James of Academic Advising Programs, are holding a pre law information session in Union 210 for students considering law school. 6:30 p.m. - Interested in learning more about a multicultural sisterhood? Come relax and have fun at a Bowling Extravaganza sponsored by Theta Nu Xi multicultural sorority Inc. in the Underground Bowling Alley. There will be fun, food and fantastic people. 7 p.m. - The first general interest kickoff event of the Hellenic Student Association will be held in the Campus Y main lobby. Please join members for Greek music, socializing, free food and fun! 7 p.m. - Girl Talk: Have you ever wondered what it takes to survive as a black female at UNC? Daily (Ear Uppl Come talk to a panel of guests in 111 Murphey Hall including National Pan Hellenic Council and campus represen tatives. Topics will include academics, main taining a positive image, Greek life and more. This is your chance to ask any and everything you have ever wanted to ask to your upperclassmen peers. The panel is sponsored by the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Theta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Inc. 8 p.m. - Tryouts for UNC Women’s Club Basketball will begin Tuesday and last through Thursday in Fetzer Gym B. 9 p.m. - All Campus Praise Night will take place in the Great Hall. Everyone is invited to a chance to praise God amongst other Christians regardless of what group you are involved with, what color your skin is, what your year is or what denomination you are. Eljr Sally (Far 3Hrrl Monday, September 18,2000 Volume 108, Issue 75 P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Matt Dees, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245
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