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2 Wednesday, February 14, 2001 Sierra Club Broaches Its Concerns With Master Plan The Town Council hopes to use the Sierra Club's environmental and community principles while negotiating with the University. By Leah Cole Staff Writer The Orange-Chatham Group of the Sierra Club publicly raised environmental concerns about the University’s growth to the Chapel Hill Town Council, hoping to influence the planning process for UNC’s Master Plan. Sierra Club members said they would like their 13 environmental and community prin ciples to be incorporated into the Master Plan, a blueprint for campus growth over the next 50 years. Included in the club’s 13 requests is that the Congress Expands Rich Pardon The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans in Congress continued their inquiry into former President Clinton’s llth-hour pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich, even as President Bush suggested Tuesday “it’s time to move on.” The House Government Reform Committee asked the Secret Service for logs that would indicate how often Rich’s supporters visited the White House. The panel also issued its first subpoenas, including ones to Clinton’s presidential library and for bank records of Rich’s ex-wife Denise. Denise Rich contributed an estimated $450,000 to the library, more than sl.l million to the Democratic Party and at least $109,000 to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Senate campaign. A Senate Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, planned to hold its first hearing today on Clinton’s pardon. A senior member of the panel, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has suggested the par dons might warrant anew impeachment effort against the former president or amending the Constitution to weaken the presidency’s pardon authority. Specter said Justice Department par don guidelines were ignored in the case and questioned whether all of the doc SBP From Page 1 “Being student body president is not the only way to get things done - it’s the best way,” Baker said. “I’m still going to challenge the new student body president and make sure he’s the best for this University,” she said before the results were announced. But Correy Campbell was far more relaxed before the results and was focused on eating nachos at Top of the Hill after the announcement. “I got my voice heard, and that’s Make this Valentine's Day memorable! Take your date to the Carolina Women's Basketball Game vs. Coastal Carolina W February 14th SB*. 7pm “ at Carmichael Auditorium Students & Faculty Get in Free with ip; University provide transportation choices to reduce dependence on the automobile and protect air quality. Also included is a request that UNC take a holistic approach to development and build ing so they can best gauge any impact the plan might have and protect the human com munity and natural ecology. “Our goal is for these principles to be part of the planning process for the University,” Sierra Club member Dan Coleman said. “Everyone talks about smart growth... but to paraphrase T.S. Eliot, between the princi ple and the implementation falls the shadow. Development of this scale is going to have a dramatic effect” He also said the Sierra Club would like to see these 13 principles in “the forefront of the decision-making process.” Additionally, the Sierra Club hopes to pre sent this plan to the University, but the date of uments that supplemented the pardon were signed before Clinton’s term ended at noon Jan. 20. Bush, the new president, indicated Tuesday that he has little enthusiasm for the investigations. “I think it’s time to move on,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One while flying back from military exercises off the coast of Virginia. But he added that “Congress is going to do what it’s going to do.” Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle echoed Bush’s first thought: “I think the time has come for us to move on.” But Senate GOP Whip Don Nickles, R-Okla., said, “With Mr. Rich I think the public is entitled to know what hap pened.” The phrase “lt’s time to move on” - is Bush’s stock phrase for when he wants to avoid wading into controver sies involving Clinton. Senior White House advisers, speaking on condition of anonymity, said not too much should be made of Bush’s remark. Bush made his comments after Attorney General John Ashcroft said Monday he would be open to a propos al to grant Denise Rich immunity in order to prod her to testify in the House investigation. Marc Rich has lived in Switzerland what’s important. The power does not lie with the student body president; it lies with the people,” Campbell said. Warren Watts said he was relieved after the announcement. Write-in candidates Charlie Trakas and Matthew Wilhite did not attend. Several candidates said they were looking forward to a break from cam paigning. “I’m getting trashed. Win or lose, either way, that was my plan,” can didate Caleb Ritter said. And even before the final tallies were announced, the crowd cheered as two sport star Julius Peppers received 214 votes as a write-in candidate. the presentation has not been set. The UNC Board of Trustees is expected to make a final decision about the plan in the next few months. Town Council members said they were thankful to have such involved residents. “I think that the Sierra Club has a long his tory of giving well thought-out feedback to the town,” said Council member Bill Strom. “They took a real broad and comprehen sive approach to advise the town on their per spective on what they believe is truly sustain able, and it is great advice.” The Town Council passed a resolution to have the town staff review the document to determine how best to use these principles in the town’s negotiations with the University. “The staff report ought to be fairly pointed and advisory rather than extensively researched,” said Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf. since just before he was indicted in New York on federal charges in 1983. When pardoned by Clinton, he was wanted by the Justice Department on charges of tax evasion, fraud and participation in ille gal oil deals with Iran. Denise Rich has refused to answer questions from the House committee about her donations. Republicans have said she gave at least $450,000 to the Clinton Presidential Library Fund and more than $1 million to the Democratic Party and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign. The House panel sent a letter to the Secret Service asking for the Clinton White House entry logs for Denise Rich and her family going back to 1993 and for Marc Rich’s lawyer, former White House counsel Jack Quinn, since January 1999. The committee also asked for the same records from the National Archives and Records Administration, where many of the White House records were sent after Clinton left office. The archives also was asked for any e-mail communication or telephone records mentioning Marc or Denise Rich from Clinton, former adviser Bruce Lindsey, former White House chief of staff John Podesta and former White House coun sel Beth Nolan. |C As the excitement died down after the finalists were named, Johnson quick ly mobilized his volunteers to plan another week of campaigning. “We’re definitely really excited, but we still have a lot of work to do,” Johnson said. “We’re really going to get out there and bust our butts next week.” But at least for one night, Johnson said he would celebrate the occasion. “I’m taking the night off and probably going uptown.” Young said he will continue to run a fun campaign that will convey his com mitment, experience and passion for making UNC a better place -and he encourages other students to reach out and make a difference. He said he is proud to be in the runoff with Johnson. “Congratulations to Eric,” he said. “I’m honored to be in his company, and I just hope we con tinue to have fun with this because either way, we’re both going to have a great impact on Carolina.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Time ||p|i||p|l Money • FAFSA and Profile forms must be received bv MARCH 1 of each year you wish to be considered for Financial Aid. ■ THE EARLIER, THE BETTER-lf you qualify for Need Based Scholarships, filing your FAFSA and Profile forms early can have a positive affect on the amount of aid you receive and when you receive it. ■ To submit FAFSA and Profile forms on-line, go to: FAFSA: www.fafsa.ed.gov/ Profile: www.collegeboard.org HAVE YOU FILED YET? Pleas* call or stop by tho Office of Scholarships & Student Aid for Forms and Financial Aid Information Office of Scholarships & Student Aid 3 rd Floor Pettigrew Hall 962-8396 News Town Council members said they believe the Sierra Club’s document could prove use ful to them in their negotiations with the University over the Master Plan. But Town Council member Kevin Foy said the town staff will need more information. “I think that the staff is going to need the same thing we say we always need which is more details from the University,” he said. Strom said the town has had a lot of expe rience dealing with smart growth and, unlike the University, has to focus on all of Chapel Hill. “The University is focused exclusively on the campus, and from what I have seen they have done a very comprehensive job at look ing at the University’s needs on campus. The Council is responsible for the entire town.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. Civilians at Controls Of U.S. Sub That Sank Japanese Fishing Boat The Associated Press HONOLULU - Two civilian guests were seated at controls of the- USS Greeneville when the submarine sur faced and sank a Japanese fishing vessel off the Hawaiian coast, a Navy spokesman said Tuesday. “There were two civilians at two sep arate watch stations under the very close supervision of a qualified watch stander,” said Lt. Cmdr. Conrad Chun, a Pacific Fleet spokesman. He declined to identify which stations were involved, but said they could include the helm, sonar or the ballast control. The Navy refused to identify who was aboard, but Chun said the 16 civilians included local business leaders. A defense official in Washington said one of the civilians was at the helm. However, there is no indication the civilian played any role in Friday’s col lision, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation and spoke only on condition of anonymity. A Pentagon spokesman, Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, said no information about the circumstances at the time of the accident would be released until the CAA From Page 1 Songer’s platform proposed eliminat ing the 169 seats in die Carolina Fever block in the Smith Center, while Chaney’s platform supported maintaining the block. And Songer said the strife with in the CAA will affect the organization next year, regardless of the runoff’s out come. “It’s really unfortunate that the top officials in the CAA have taken sides.” Songer said he plans to continue his campaign, meeting with the Educational Foundation on Wednesday morning about more risers in the Smith Center and getting out his plan for tick et distribution. “We’re going to step up our efforts, talk to as many people as possible and stay positive,” he said. Chaney said he also plans to contin ue his campaign push in the week to come. “We’d like to have it over tonight, but I think we’re in a good position to come out on top.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Environmental Concerns The Sierra Club hopes to influence the planning process of UNC's Master Plan for both the main campus and the Horace Williams site. ________ ■ Provide transportation choices in order to reduce dependence on the automobile and protect air quality ■ Involve citizens ■ Promote regional cooperation ■ Protect streams and water quality ■ Invest in our urban areas ■ Protect our pocketbook ■ Promote and build walkable, affordable communities ■ Take a holistic approach ■ Save energy ■ Adopt green building principles ■ Minimize waste ■ Include nature ■ Be your own laboratory SOURCE: SIERRA CLUB PRINCIPLES Navy has completed its investigation. The Pentagon said it has not given up searching for nine people missing from the Japanese vessel, a 190-foot ship owned by Uwajima Fisheries High School in southwestern Japan. Twenty six people were rescued at sea an hour after the Ehime Maru was rammed by the 360-foot submarine and sank in 1,800 feet of water. The Greeneville was conducting a drill in which the submarine dives to about 400 feet and then makes a rapid ascent - known as an “emergency main ballast blow.” The sub commander usually ensures that nothing is in the way before rocket ing to the surface, but the Greeneville somehow failed to detect the presence of the fishing vessel. The Navy takes civilians aboard its ships and submarines as a means of pro moting its service, educating civilians about the Navy and to accommodate journalists’ requests. Chun said it was routine for civilians to be allowed at the controls under close supervision. “The guy’s right over their shoulder,” he said. He would not say whether such situ BUSING From Page 1 ment as it now stands is behind it. But I’m willing to work with groups like Think Transit to come up with other solutions as well. I definitely think there’s a very, very good chance that it will become a reality.” Candidate Eric Johnson said, “I’m glad because hopefully we can make this a positive step for transit. But fare free transit won’t help unless we can improve transit and get extended hours.” Regarding the referendum’s chances of success, he said, “It’s hard to say. There’s support for it in the local gov erning structures, but I think it’s more complex than we realized.” Campus Calendar Wednesday noon - The Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center presents Around the Circle: “Relationships.” What makes a relationship? How important are rela tionships to you? Are relationships dif ficult to maintain on this campus? Professor Valerie Kaalund will facili tate this Valentine’s Day discussion. 6 p.m. - The Wesley Foundation will meet for dinner (prepared by the men), followed by a Carolina V-day Initiative program on “Ending Violence Against Women.” Dress for the occasion should be semiformal. Thursday 11 a.m. - Give blood now! Alpha Phi Omega will sponsor a blood drive in the Great Hall of the Student Union until 4 p.m. noon - The BCC will sponsor the Black Film Series: “Black Orpheus.” This film puts anew face on Samba! This all-black cast uses Carnival in F©r </©u & </©ur svf-mtixii Dine with us on Valentine's Day and choose your favorite dessert from our menu to share with your sweetie! 4j| With purchase of two lunch or dinner plates at regular price. Dine in only. No coupon necessarv Valid Feb. 14th only. Chapel Hill location only 159 1 /? E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill liPiiie e<, -_ _ _ 967 5048 MEXICAN CAFE cEhe Sailg ®ar Hrcl ations are normal when a submarine is conducting an emergency drill. Another Navy spokesman, Cmdr. Greg Smith, said any civilian at a control position would have a qualified helmsman beside him in case something went wrong. The National Transportation Safety Board also is investigating. NTSB member John Hammerschmidt, who is leading the investigation here, said he only learned civilians were involved from news reports after investigators toured the sub Tuesday. The news angered one of the crew men of the sunken vessel. “A civilian wouldn’t know what to do (at the controls),” said Ryoichi Miya, first mate of the Ehime Maru. “I don’t know if the emergency surfacing was a drill or what, but it’s absolutely unfor givable if a civilian was operating it,” he said, his voice rising in anger. Japan has asked the United States to salvage the sunken boat. The U.S. Navy has sent a submersible underwater device equipped with sonar and video cameras to investigate the wreck and see if that was possible. The resolution putting the busing ref erendum on the ballot was unanimous ly passed by Student Congress in its first meeting this year. Junior Jennie Cox was one of many attracted by the plan’s financial benefits. “If it’s free, it sounds good to me,” she said. “I don’t need to use it, but it’s nice to know that it would be available.” Sophomore Julie Wesner hopes that the proposal could alleviate recent over crowding problems spawned by South Campus construction. “It sucks that all the South Campus people get on first, so the bus gets filled and passes me by,” she said. “I think it sounds great.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Brazil as the backdrop. 8 p.m. Eve Ensler’s Obie Award winning “The Vagina Monologues” will take place in Haymakers Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for nonstudents. Tickets are available between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Pit. For the Record Ashley Stephenson’s column on Feb. 12 titled “Stop Denying Honor Court’s Shortcomings," incorrectly stated that the Honor Court chairman reports to Student Attorney General Taylor Lea. The Honor Court chairwoman is Helen Holmberg, who does not report to Lea. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error. uftf Satly ular DIM Wednesday, February 14,2001 Volume 108, Issue 159 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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