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Friday, December 8, 2000
New Class Conducts 'Environmental Audit' of UNC
By Paige Ammons
Staff Writer
A group of ecologically conscious stu
dents are hoping to use their research and
coursework to convince UNC officials to
take a second look at how their policies
and waste affect the environment.
The members of the Environmental
Studies 100 course culminated their
semesterlong research projects with a
public poster-viewing session and a panel
discussion in the James M. Johnston
Center for Undergraduate Excellence on
Thursday.
The new class, designed last year by
Campus Calendar
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junior Leigh Ann Cienek, focused on
the University’s environmental sustain
ability, which is the practice of conserv
ing available resources. “I wanted to go
through University practices in an envi
ronmental audit,” Cienek said.
The course is part of the Carolina
Environmental Program, a cross-cam
pus program that includes 92 environ
mental studies and science majors and
research initiatives. “The course focus
es on teamwork and critical thinking,”
said Bill Glaze, CEP director and course
instructor. “It is more like an under
graduate research course.”
The class was divided into three
For more information, contact
dfchap@email.unc.edu.
7:30 p.m. - Come chill out with the
Upperclassmen Council of the Black
Student Movement as we go ice skat
ing at the Triangle SportsPlex in
Hillsborough.
Pay $7 Tuesday through Thursday in
the Pit to reserve your spot. Contact
Tracy at rolile@email.unc.edu or
Tiffany at tmrichar@email.unc.edu.
For the Record
The caption for the feature picture on
Dec. 5 mistakingly identified the burning
automobile as belonging to freshman
Danielle Ponds.
The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error.
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Friday, December 8,2000
Volume 108, Issue 130
P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
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groups that researched different envi
ronmental topics within the University.
The three specific areas of study were
pesticides, green building standards and
procurement. Each group prepared a
report with findings and suggestions on
how to improve sustainability and then
sent the reports to University adminis
trators and the Sustainability Coalition.
The coalition is a group of students
and faculty that was established at UNC
in 1999 to pursue environmental ethics.
The pesticide group researched the
current chemical usage on University
grounds, the athletic fields and Finley
Golf Course. Group member Rhea
BCC Director Search Forges Ahead
By Blake Rosser
Staff Writer
Administrators for the Sonja H.
Stone Black Cultural Center met with
faculty members and student represen
tatives Thursday to help decide on
desirable qualities for the new BCC
director.
Interim BCC Director Harry Amana
and his staff spent the majority of the
time listing qualities they think the
future director should have, including
creativity, competence, approachability
and accountability.
The meeting in South Building was
run by Charles Daye, a professor of law
and chairman of the search committee
for the BCC director.
Sue Estroff, faculty chairwoman and
Kelley, a senior biology major, said the
group found that good pesticide tech
niques were used on the grounds, but
the athletic fields and Finley Golf
Course were excessive in their pest man
agement. She said UNC groundskeep
ers use many preventative methods,
applying pesticides prior to actual infes
tation of the pest.
The procurement group researched
the University’s option to purchase recy
cled paper and organic food and the
possibility of having an organic product
section in Student Stores.
The green building group focused on
three residence halls that are up for reno
a member of the provost-appointed
committee, said the committee hopes to
have anew director in place by June,
although no definite deadline has been
set. The meeting consisted largely of
Daye and others on the committee ask
ing questions of Amana and his staff.
Amana took over as acting director
during the fall of 1999 when Gerald
Home stepped down to pursue studies
in Hong Kong as a Fulbright Scholar.
When it became clear in June 2000 that
Home would not return to the position,
Amana became the interim director,
and the search for anew director began.
Amana began by stating the BCC’s
purpose. “Basically our mission is to
share black culture with the University
and the ways which we do that are myr
iad,” he said. “My emphasis (as director)
has been on a couple of things: student
leadership and community outreach.”
Daye also offered his view on
whether the candidate should be a
UNC professor or an “outsider.”
“If one has tenure, it might give them
more ‘stature’ in the community,” he
said. “At the same time, it would detract
from their administrative capabilities,
especially with the new BCC building,
because of their responsibility as a
tenure professor.”
Nadera Malika-Salaam, the program
ming coordinator for the BCC, voiced a
different concern to take into account.
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The group suggested ways, such as
reducing water and energy usage, to make
the residence halls economically sound.
Glaze predicts that the students’
research reports will be effective in years
to come. “The course gives a little, gentle
nudge for the University to get serious,”
Glaze said.
“I think that these students might cat
alyze change in the University and this
will help the Sustainability Coalition with
work in the future.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
director) to be able to work with their
programmers and to suggest new pro
grams on a somewhat regular basis,”
Malika-Salaam said.
Another issue that the committee said
might factor into the choice of anew
director is the upcoming construction of
a freestanding BCC building.
Ground breaking for the new center
is set to take place in April 2001, with
construction due to be finished no later
than two years after that. The new build
ing will house the BCC on the first floor,
Upward Bound on the second floor and
the Institute for African-American
Research, the research-oriented depart
ment of the BCC, on the third floor.
Amana said he hopes the center will
be a focal point of future BCC activities
and that he wants a director who agrees
with that idea. “I would like to see as
much of our programming as possible
take place in that building,” he said.
Ultimately, the committee agreed to
not discount any potential candidates as
they begin advertising for anew direc
tor. “We should cast the net as widely as
possible,” Daye said.
Amana offered his sole requirement
for anew director in a closing statement.
“It has to be person who really
believes the mission,” he said. “It’s not
just a job.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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The University and Towns
In Brief
Applications Available
For Essay Contest
The Mensa Education and Research
Foundation is accepting applications for
its annual essay contest. Scholarship
winners will receive awards of S2OO to
SI,OOO. The essay should describe the
applicant’s academic and career goals
and be limited to 550 words or less.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Applications are due Jan. 31. For fur
ther information call 542-4434.
Police Sponsor Holiday
Food Drive in Carrboro
The Carrboro Police Department
and Department of Social Services in
Orange County are collecting nonper
ishable food donations for less fortunate
Carrboro families.
Donations are being collected at the
Harris Teeter at 310 N. Greensboro St.,
Food Lion at 101 N.C. 54 and Food
Lion at 602 Jones Ferry Road. For more
information call officer Kelly Philley at
968-7709.
N.C. Boys Choir Holds
Christmas Concert
The North Carolina Boys Choir and
Chamber Choir will hold its annual
Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18
at the Duke University Chapel.
Tickets are $lO for adults and $6 for
children under 10. Tickets can be pur
chased at the door or beforehand at
Paint the Earth in Chapel Hill.
For more information, call 489-0291
or visit http://www.ncboyschoir.org.
Conversation Lessons
Offered at El Chilango
El Chilango, a Mexican restaurant in
Carrboro, offers Spanish conversation
practice from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. every
Tuesday for Spanish speakers of all lev
els. An introductory session for begin
ning speakers is held from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. every Sunday night.
There is no charge for the event. For
more information, contact Lisa Domby
or Jacques Menache at 960-0171.
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