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2 Tuesday, September 26, 2000 Pregnancy Prevention Gains Council Support By Leah Cole Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a petition endorsing the expansion of the Teen Voices Peer Education Program into Orange County. Teen Voices, which targets high school students, is an adolescent preg nancy prevention and youth develop ment program that was created in Durham in March. The endorsement is part of a grant submitted by Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham counties to the N.C. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. Grant approval can provide the program with five years of funding. Robyn Schryer, peer education coor dinator at Planned Parenthood, said the program’s goal is to provide teens with factual information that they can then share with their friends. “We hope that we are perpetuating facts instead of myths,” Schryer said. 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She said she hopes the two pro grams can work together, with students moving from one program into the other. “We are tremendously excited about the opportunity to bring this program to Orange County,” Schryer said. “The program (in Durham) has been enor mously successful in its pilot year.” Schryer said the endorsement would not require funds from the Town Council. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. University & City Town Taps New Transportation Director By Theresa Chen Staff Writer Chapel Hill’s transportation system will soon be under the leadership of a new director. Mary Lou Kuschatka, assistant gen eral manager for the Alexandria Transit Cos. in Virginia, will step into the role of Chapel Hill transportation director start ing Oct. 23. The transportation director is responsi ble for supervising transportation employ ees, preparing the annual budget and working with the town manager and Town Council on policies and procedures. N.C. Hillel Offers Jews Spiritual Trip Home By Stephanie Horvath Staff Writer While most students return home to visit their families during Winter Break, 20 Jewish students from UNC will have the chance to travel to their spiritual homeland for the first time. N.C. Hillel, the Jewish student organi zation on campus, will select students to receive a free trip to Israel. The venture is sponsored by Birthright Israel, a world wide initiative to allowjews ages 18 to 26 to travel to Israel for the first time. Birthright Israel, which is funded by Jewish philanthropists, the Israeli gov ernment and about 200 other organiza tions, allots spots to Hillel each year. “The philanthropists who fund it believe it’s everyjew’s birthright to visit Israel,” said sophomore Toby Osofsky, Hillel’s Birthright Israel liaison. The trip sends students with a tour group to spend 10 days in the country. “It’s really to give students an opportu nity who have never been to Israel to see the culture,” said Shoshana Kaufman, Hillel’s program director. Hillel President Kimberly Grabiner, a UNC senior and a participant in last year’s program, said previous trips to Israel were too costly, but that Birthright allowed her to fulfill a lifelong dream. “Ever since I was younger, I thought I could connect to my religion more if I could see its birthplace,” she said. Interested students must apply by iflliteals t Their Chef Our Chef ( Todfc tb ertT or UNC Student ID SN u M on Dinner Buffet! 968-3488 University Square BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE! a second pizza of equal or lesser value Hit an order of 10 buffalo wings A |i cheesy breadsticks PLEASE PRESENT COUPON UNC Campus/ expires 9/30/00 Carrboro East Chapel Hill North Chapel Hill 929*0246 Open Late Till 2:ooam 967*0006 932*9500 “I’m very excited about coming to Chapel Hill, and I look forward to work ing with the people in the transit sys tem,” Kuschatka said. Kuschatka, who was chosen from a group of four finalists, has experience as general manager or operations manager for transit systems in California, New York and Greensboro. She also worked with transit in Blacksburg, Va., for 10 years after she graduated from Virginia Tech. She said her experience in a col lege town and the ambiance of Chapel Hill attracted her to the job. Assistant Town Manager Bill Stockard also said Kuschatka’s experi Oct. 5. Applications are available on the Internet at http://www.hillel.org. All applicants will be interviewed by trip organizers, and Hillel will choose 20 stu dents by lottery from the applicant pool. Applicants must consider themselves Jewish, be between the ages of 18 and 26 and affirm that they have never been to Israel with a tour group. Stops will include Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the Dead Sea. “During the day there’s a lot of touring and seeing major sights and going to historic sites,” Kauftnan said. Benjamin Silverberg, a sophomore who went on the trip last year, said vis iting the Wailing Wall was a defining moment. The Wailing Wall is the east ern wall of the Old Temple in Jerusalem where many people congregate to pray. “I cried both times I was at the wall. It was really powerful,” he said. Grabiner said the trip gave her a greater sense of pride in her religion. “For some people, it’s a chance for them to realize their religion can be a sig nificant part of their life,” she said. “You’re also more connected to everything you’ve been taught as you grow up.” But Osofsky said the students who go on the trip are not necessarily religious. “Most students find they re-evaluate their relationship with Judaism,” Osofsky said. “The trip is really a step in the process leading to a stronger Jewish identity.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. ence in Blacksburg is one of her strongest assets.“ She’s worked in a col lege town on the front line,” he said. “She’s supervised from 75 to 200 employees where she’s worked.” Kuschatka was one of about 20 can didates recommended to town officials by a search firm. The transportation department held a panel made of resi dents and representatives from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University. “(We) decided based on all those cri teria that (Kuschatka) was the best fit for the position,” Stockard said. The job opened up in April when Bob Godding retired after 23 years in Campus Calendar Today 9 p.m. - Alpha Phi Omega will spon sor an American Red Cross Blood Drive in the Great Hall. 12:30 p.m. - University Career Services presents a workshop on “Internships” in the Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. - ANAD, a support group for persons learning to cope with and recover from eating disor ders, will meet in the Center for Healthy Student Behaviors conference room, which is located on the second floor of Student Health Service. Call 962-9355 for more information. 5:30 p.m. - A Major Decisions Dinner will be held for prospective and current journalism, communication and English majors. The informal dinner, held in the Union Cabaret with faculty and alumni, is free for student members of the General Alumni Association and $3 for nonmembers. 7 p.m. - The Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-health fraternity will sponsor a Medical School Panel in the Union Auditorium. Representatives from UNC, Duke, East Carolina and Wake Forest Medical Schools will be present. 7 p.m. - Meet the chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court at the UNC School of Law. Chief Justice Henry Frye, who is an alumnus of the law school and the first black to hold the post, will speak with students in the rotunda. Light refresh ments will be served. 7 p.m. - Passion Play: If you play the game, know the rules. Learn about such topics as STDs, Protection, and Alternatives to Sex. Katje^s Buy 2 Pretzels Get 1 Free Carrmill Mall 967-4922 Exp. 10/05/00 Less than S minutes A 0 • from campus! Zucftte 968 . 3377 /mum'm. Open 7 days a week i IFREETAN |sYisitsJS2s| ic—s=4**-!®™ i ß *-! Only I I inti IHII Jgr iruuuMf L J?®Bj3377_ _ I I 968-3377 Rams Plaza Shopping Center Übr Hath) (Ear Hppl the position. Scott McClellan has been filling in as interim transportation direc tor since then and will now become assistant transportation director. “Am I looking forward to having (Kuschatka) on board?” McClellan said. “Absolutely.” Even with a half-year search, Stockard said Kuschatka is the best fit for the job. “Even though it took time tp get the right person in there, the ultimate feeling is that it’s worth it, because it can provide a leader like (Kuschatka).” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edd. A representative from Student Health Service will be present at the program in 100 Hamilton Hall. •* Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - The Black Student Movement will hold its general body meeting in Upendo Lounge. Hip Hop Nation will be present to facilitate a dis cussion on Hip Hop Evolution. 6 p.m. - Come learn about the histo ry of Tai Chi and its benefits to your own health and well-being. Jun Wang will lead the program in Coker Arboretum. If it rains, the pro gram will be held in the lobby of Mclver Residence Hall. 7 p.m. - A Teach for America interest session will be held in 305 Hanes Hall for all those interested. “ For the Record Monday’s article “Bike Ride Raises Money for Young Cancer Patients” incorrectly identified the 9.2-mile bicy cle ride as the Miles for Smiles Fundride.The correct name of the ride is the Miles for Smiles Funride. . Monday’s article “Feminists’ Forurrl Boasts Diversity, Inclusion" incorrectly quoted Matt Ezzell as saying that men were oppressed and repressed by sex ism. Ezzell said men were not oppressed by sexism, but that they could be repressed by societal con structions of gender and that they should work to help change the atmos phere for women. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors. eljr Daily ear Urrl Tuesday, September 26,2000 Volume 108, Issue 76 PO. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Matt Dees. Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245
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