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2 Wednesday, October 25, 2000 Teen Holds Class Hostage In Ariz. Elementary School The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. - An armed teenager briefly held a classroom full of children and a teacher hostage Tuesday at his former elementary school before surrendering to authorities. No one was injured. The former student at Pioneer Elementary School gave up after talking with members of a police SWAT team, police spokesman Matt Brown said. The standoff in the eighth-grade classroom lasted about an hour. “He came here with a purpose, but thank goodness he didn’t carry it out,” said Brown. He did not elaborate beyond saying the boy discussed the reason for his actions with authorities. Brown said the portable classroom He's no Houdini. The great Harry Houdini vowed he would rise from the grave. He didn't deliver. But someone else did. That man claimed to be God. And said he would die and then rise from the dead to prove he was God. Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead distinguishes him from all other religious leaders. For the free article Beyond Blind Faith, call 1-800-236-9238. Ires fue TrufK Thursday, Oct. 26th at 7:00 pm Free! One Night Only! Pedretti The University of North Carolina and Wachovia would like to congratulate Jill Pedretti, the Wachovia Woman of the Week. Jill is a sophomore track and field athlete from Verona, Wisconsin. She was voted the ACC Rookie of the Year in Outdoor Track and Field for the 1999-2000 season as she scored in 4 events in the ACC Championships and won the Discus throw title. Jill, a prospective business major, excels off the track as well through helping coach youth groups and participating in the Walk for Diabetes. Wachovia is committed to supporting achievements by women and is proud to celebrate Jill Pedretti’s accomplishments. WACHOVIA Wachovia Bank is a mamber FDIC. WOMAN OF TH E WEEK WAC HO VIA WO RL D O F WO M EN ' S S FOR TS AT U N C V>si t ' w w w-6;h e e c ; s/c d.M / w.q men svv'6 r : u'D. was full when the student walked in with a 9 mm handgun, but he gradually let students go. There were still several people in the room at the time the student surren dered. The school has classes for kinder garten through eighth grades and the children involved were about 13 or 14 years old, Brown said. Other students were bused to a high school, where parents could pick them up, and the school was closed. Courtney Smith, who lives across the street from the school, said she saw the suspect enter the school grounds at about 11:15 a.m. He was wearing camouflage and had a hood over his head, but she didn’t see a weapon. Storage Facility Worries Residents By Lauren Ritter Staff Writer Carrboro residents aired concerns about anew storage facility being added to their neighborhood at a public hear ing Tuesday night during a Board of Aldermen meeting. Momingstar Mini-Storage wants to put a short-term storage facility near Alabama Avenue and the Windwood neighborhood. The proposed floor area, which developer Momingstar has been work ing on for two years, is 163,363 square feet. The developer owns a tract of 8.91 acres in all. Residents fear the facility will be unsightly and invite crime and noise, driving their property values down. At the meeting, Alderman Alex Zaffron suggested the developer remove one of the one-story buildings to create a larger buffer zone. Chris Murphy, the development review administrator for the aldermen, Campus Calendar Today 8 a.m. - This weekend will be the first basketball ticket distribution. Bracelets can be picked up today and Thursday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Ticket Center next to the Smith Center. The lucky number will be pulled Thursday night and printed in The Daily Tar Heel on Friday. line check will start promptly at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. tit GML§o Men’s Soccer vs. Elon*2HE! Fetzer Field ITT arrtart sports shorts nftlUwvu Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/ID! News explained that the buffer zone is a 30- foot area between Alabama Avenue and the proposed mini-storage site. He said the new facility would com ply with all regulations set up by Orange County and various other groups, such as Orange Water and Sewer Authority. “The lighting is compliant,” Murphy said. “It does comply with all parts of the land-use ordinance, but we would rec ommend more trees in the buffer zone.” Momingstar officials plan for the stor age facility to contain one three-story building with heating and cooling capac ities and a number of one-story storage facilities with typical garage-style doors. “(Momingstar) likes to be a good cor porate citizen,” said Phyllis McArthur, a partner in the Momingstar company. “We want it to have a more residential feel.” She said the company tried to keep environmental concerns in mind when building. “Wherever we build, we have lots and lots of green space. “We have won landscaping awards in 11 a.m. - Alpha Phi Omega and Delta Zeta sororities are co-sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive in the Great Hall of the Student Union. All students are encouraged to donate blood. 5:30 p.m. -The Black Student Movement will hold a general body meeting in Upendo" Lounge. The topic of discussion will be racial sensitivity, facilitated by the Education Committee of the BSM. 6 p.m. - Burned out? Tired of study “POLITICS AND THE MEDIA: A STORMY RELATIONSHIP” Prominent professionals and academics will meet in Chapel Hill to address this issue shortly before Election Day. Three panel discussions will be held in Carroll Hall Auditorium at UNC-CH Saturday, Oct. 28. ***ALL DISCUSSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.*** The UNC-CH School of Journalism and Mass Communication is sponsoring these discussions as a public service: 9:10-10:30 a.m. “Media, Advertising and Office Seekers: Ongoing Turmoil” 10:45-noon “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Elections as We See Them” 1:15-2:15p.m. “Media and Elections in North Carolina and the South” Greensboro for our buildings,” McArthur said. But residents didn’t buy it. “I am concerned about the negative impact this will have on property val ues,” said Alabama Avenue resident David Branch. “My next-door neighbor already put her house up for sale because of her concern about property values.” Other residents voiced reservations to the aldermen about the destruc tion that could be “What concerns me is the destruction of the natural beauty of the environment that drew many of us to Carrboro.” Rebecca Bennett Carrboro Resident caused by tearing down trees on the property. “What concerns me is the destruction of the natural beauty of the environment that drew many of us to Carrboro,” said Rebecca Bennett, another resident of Alabama Avenue. Another concern that Branch had was the increase in crime that could ing for midterms? Take a study break and come to 103 Greenlaw Hall to get free ice cream and refreshments and learn more about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Come out and get lots of “flavorful” information! 6 p.m. - Habitat for Humanity will hold a potluck dinner in Carmichael Ballroom, followed by a general body meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 101 Greenlaw Hall. * 7 p.m. - After family dinners, the Wesley Foundation will hold its “Wacky Olympics.” Don’t forget to dress in athletic clothing for the occa sion. 7 p.m. - Libertarian gubernatori al candidate Barbara Howe and Egppp? Paid Volunteers needed for the “UNO Marriage Study.” Both partners attend. Payment is $l5O (Three SSO sessions). Call Eli @ 914-0469 Sailij ®ar result from the storage of valuables near his home. “We live in a high-crime area already, and 24-hour access to it will be a great opportunity for the elements in the area,” he said. But Momingstar officials said they feel they have addressed this con cern adequately by installing security cameras, key pads to gain entry into the facility and light fixtures all around the area. “We hired pro- fessional managers and have a 24-hour _ security system,” McArthur said. She said Momingstar was not inter ested in just building and selling the property a few years down the fine. “We want to be here forever.” I The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu: Libertarian N.C. Congressional District 4 candidate Brian Towey will address students in the chambers of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. 7:30 p.m. -Join Carolina Cancer Focus in making Cancer Awareness Week a success! Listen to journalism Professoi Chuck Stone share insights from his experience with cancer in the Union Cabaret. 8 p.m. - The UNC Ski and Snowboard Club will be going to Mont Sainte Anne Ski Area, located near Quebec City, Canada, this year, during Christmas Break. All those interested should attend a meeting in 106 Fetzer Gym or contact Courtney Pinard at pinard@email.unc.edu. 9 p.m. - Karolina Kids, a service organization dedicated to alleviating the suffering of terminally ill children, will be holding a general body meeting in Union 208-209. The meeting will intro duce new projects and ideas. All those interested are encouraged to attend. tTbp Sail}} ©ar Heel Wednesday, October 25,2000 Volume 108, Issue 100 P.0.80x 3257,Chapel Hill,NC 27515 Matt Dees, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245
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