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are and where we have been.”
Senior Priya Gupta explained why
she found the speech so interesting.
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Pierson said the idea for the commis
sion came from a recommendation by
the Rural frosperity Task Force -a group
aimed at improving economic conditions
in less-developed N.C. counties.
Leutze said the commission will
research how to wire rural areas, what
technology to use and how to finance
the programs.
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“These people from the Holocaust
won’t be around much longer, and it’s
so much more interesting to hear the
events in person than to read about it.”
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He also said statewide Internet access
will help rural businesses compete with
their computer-savvy counterparts in
urban areas like the Research Triangle
Park and Charlotte.
Leutze said he hopes competition will
secure the future economic develop
ment in the state. “We hope it will stem
the flow of people moving out of rural
communities to urban communities.”
The State & National Editor can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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to 40.8 percent of white homes.
This year, UNC began CCI -a pro
gram outlined by the late Chancellor
Michael Hooker, requiring freshman
to own laptop computers.
UNC faculty agree on how vital
computers are to the learning process.
Todd Taylor, assistant professor of
English, said he believes the education
al benefits of programs such as CCI
improve the academic experience.
“When each student has a networked
computer, they can learn to share ideas
and write more effectively,” he said.
Yet University officials realize that
the national digital divide prohibits
some freshmen from buying laptops.
According to a UNC Office of
Scholarships and Student Aid report, the
number of students on financial aid has
been at 35 percent for the last few years.
While formulating CCI, Marian
Moore, vice chancellor of Information
Technology, and other officials con
cluded that some students could not
afford a computer on top of tuition.
“We are experiencing a digital
divide on campus. Students on finan
cial aid are at a disadvantage,” Moore
said. “UNC would have never
required a laptop if the financial aid
was not available.”
Moore is committed to uphold the
words of Hooker: “No student will be
denied admission to Carolina because
they can’t afford to purchase a laptop.”
The University has allotted grants for
freshmen to cover portions or all of the
two IBM laptops offered.
“Over one-third of the freshmen
class qualified for some degree of finan
cial aid in the form of grants,” said John
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made up his mind.
“Yes, (I would vote for Lee),” he said.
“I think he is a very responsible man.”
Lee said he was more than happy to
speak to the students. “What we have
been doing is going around to schools
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If they buy their computers through
UNC, students can choose between
the IBM A2O or 600 X laptops.
As of Sept. 28,943 students
received full grants for the A2O laptop
- the less costly of the two.
Of the grants given, more than 50
percent were for $2,000 of the $2,309
for the A2O. There is not a full grant
available for the 600 X, which costs
about SBOO more.
To date, CCI has given $2.31 mil
lion to incoming freshmen in grants.
But bridging the digital divide is not
just left up to the government and
UNC officials. Students on campus
have been active in closing the gap.
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc.
sponsored a “think tank” on closing
the divide. “Reports showed that the
gap in computer ownership between
blacks and whites widened from 1994
to 1997, increasing from 16 percent to
21 percent,” said Charles Campbell,
who led the discussion.
The group also discussed ways to
bridge the gap. “Ideas ranged from
donating old computers to those who
do not have one, to asking corporations
to donate computers to those who need
them,” Campbell said.
And as the Internet begins to replace
encyclopedias, the digital divide can
prohibit students from obtaining a full
educational experience.
Moore said the technological knowl
edge disparity at UNC has been less
ened by CCI, but she has yet to stop her
efforts. “We need more efficient ways to
distribute knowledge because there is so
much more of it We must make infor
mation more easily available.”
The Features Editor can be reached
at features@unc.edu.
and meeting with students,” Lee said.
“This has been a trend of mine when the
legislature is not in session.”
Lee said he feels talking with students
is beneficial to both the students and to
him. He explained how they helped him
by sharing an anecdote of how the
emergency alarm system came to exist
in Chapel Hill.
Lee said that while speaking to a
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while Cochrane supports privatization.
He said the race was closely following
issues debated in the gubernatorial race,
particularly K-12 and higher education.
Both candidates say they support the
$3.1 billion higher education bond refer
endum, which will fund capital construc
tion at the state’s universities and com
munity colleges. The lieutenant governor
heads the Board of Community Colleges
and sits on the State Board of Education.
Cochrane said new science labs and
renovation of older buildings - which
the bond would fund - are important.
But she wants to hold UNC-system
leaders accountable for their expendi
tures. “I want to see to it that the trustees
and Board of Governors do a good job
setting spending priorities,” she said,
emulating the stance of Republican
gubernatorial candidate Richard Vinroot.
Cochrane said she wants to make
technological advancements at the com
munity colleges by starting new degree
programs specific to area job needs.
Cochrane also said she plans to enact
tougher competency standards in grades
K-12. “I will work to make a diploma
mean 12 years of competency so we have
a smart finish for schools,” she said.
Cochrane said she supports removing
the state’s cap on charter schools and
advocates a trial of private school vouch
ers for students in failing schools.
But Purdue said she opposes tuition
vouchers and would examine future
charter school expansion.
“We need to make sure that all our
kids can have a top-notch education, not
ripping millions of dollars out of our
public school system,” she said, echoing
the campaign rhetoric of Democratic
group of fourth-graders during his
tenure as mayor of Chapel Hill, he was
informed by a student that Chapel Hill
did not have a fire alarm system. The
student persuaded Lee to convince the
Chapel Hill Town Council that it need
ed to spend $500,000 in the 1970s on a
state-of-the-art emergency alarm system.
Fifth-grade teacher Phillip Thomas,
who organized the meeting, said he felt
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gubernatorial candidate Mike Easley.
Purdue said technological advances
paid for by the bond are integral to the
future of higher education in die state.
According to her Web site, Carter
advocates changing K-12 education by
making learning techniques more hands
on and tailored to the individual student
Next to education, the state’s econo
my is receiving the most attention. The
next lieutenant governor will head the
state’s Economic Development Board.
Purdue said she would maintain the
state’s reputation as a good place to do
business in, while expanding business to
rural areas, increasing average wages.
Cochrane said she plans to maintain
low tax rates, while strengthening trans
portation and water infrastructure.
Carter’s Web site said she supports
environmentally friendly businesses.
The lieutenant governor candidates
have backed initiatives for the aging like
prescription drug programs.
Cochrane said she supports using
partnerships between businesses, com
munities and families to help focus on
in-home care for the elderly, while
Purdue focuses on patient protection
and affordability of prescription drugs.
Carter’s Web site said she is primarily
concerned with preventative medicine.
With Election Day two weeks away,
Guillory said the race is too close to call.
But he said the presidential election will
bring more people than usual to the polls,
dividing the vote along party lines.
“Once you get below the office of gov
ernor, it’s very hard for candidates to
break into pubhc consciousness,” Guillory
said. “The lieutenant governor’s role is
much more a role of influence and per
suasion than a position of direct power.”
The State & National Editor can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
the event was a success because he
believes the issues discussed are now
part of everyday conversation and not
just the classroom.
“I would love to do this more often,”
he said. “The kids are much more in
tune with the election.”
The City Desk can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.