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2 Friday, March 9, 2001 Student Musicians Claim W.B. Yeats Changed Its Tune By Phil Bailey Staff Writer Two musicians who claimed they were not paid for a concert took to the picket line to air their grievances. The two men started picketing W.B. Yeats Irish Pub on West Franklin Street on the nights of March 1 and March 2 holding signs reading, “W.B. Yeats does not pay its bands.” The Scooby Brothers, UNCjuniors and roommates Scott Hirsch and Bobby Sapp, had performed top-40 songs in a House Votes for $1 Trillion Tax Cut The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Republican controlled House voted Thursday for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 tril lion over the next decade, handing President Bush a major victory only 48 days into his term. The vote was 230-198, largely along party lines, in favor of the reductions at the heart of the president’s economic program, and came over the objections of Democrats who said the cut was too big and aimed at upper-income taxpay ers. “One house down, and now the Senate to go,” Bush exulted a few moments after the vote as he delivered the news to an audience in North Dakota. “The American people had a victory today. The American family had a victory today. The American entre preneur had a victory today.” Approval of Bush’s plan sent the bill iwmww i Mmmm IPS - ' It All Adds Up! Participate in our life-saving & financially g rewarding plasma donation program. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION! Donors Earn up to $165 per Month! ★ New donors earn $25 for first visit, $35 for the second visit within 7 days. <9> New donors rail for appointment.’ Call or stop by: parking validated Sera-TecßioSogicals^ UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 109 'k E Franklin Si, Chapel Hill • 942-0251 M-TH 10-6; FlO-4. Today Carolina Baseball vs. Lemoyne 3 pm This Mend Carolina Baseball vs. Lemoyne Saturday at 1 pm Sunday at 1:30 pm Next Mend Carolina March 16th Baseball vs. Wake Forest 3 pm Friday * First 300 fans get Carolina Baseball koozies 1 pm Saturday * Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Heels! 1:30 pm Sunday * All games held at Boshamer Stadium tfarrtart sports shorts naiUwvtf Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/lD! four-hour, two-guitar acoustic/electric set at W.B. Yeats on Feb. 25. The duo said the manager of the pub had not reimbursed them $69.96 for P.A. rental that they said had been agreed upon on the condition that they “brought in enough people that night.” “We brought in all the business that night except two or three people; they were all our friends,” Hirsch said. “Some of them were not old enough to buy drinks, but we did have two friends with 21st birthdays who were taking shots.” After not being paid, the two said to an uncertain fate in the Senate, where a pivotal bipartisan group of lawmakers has expressed concern about the $958 billion price tag. Bush’s overall tax cut proposal runs to $1.6 trillion over the next 10 years. “Who among us can say that the economy doesn’t need a little encour agement,” said Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-111., as the House debated the first pri ority piece of legislation of the new pres ident. In addition, he said, cutting taxes “will give consumers more money to pay off credit card bills. It will give fam ilies more money to pay off high energy bills. It will give parents more money to pay for education expenses.” House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri countered that the plan was so big it would complicate efforts to pay down the national debt and make it more difficult to safeguard programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Underscoring Democratic they decided to picket the pub to inform the public of their plight. “My girl friend’s father gave me the idea to pick et,” Hirsch said. Hirsch said he and Sapp stood out side the pub for three hours both nights holding signs and “kindly telling people not to patronize the bar because they don’t pay their bands.” “A few of the regulars came out and hassled us,” Sapp said. “One guy called me ‘cupcake.’ He thought he was a tough guy or something.” Sapp said the picket seemed to be more complaints the GOP was favoring upper-income taxpayers, he added, “If we’re going to deliver tax relief, let’s deliver it to people who need it.” The legislation would gradually reduce and condense the current five graduated income tax rates of 15 per cent, 28 percent, 31 percent, 36 percent and 39.6 percent. TICKETS From Page 1 eling across the country don’t sell all their allocated seats. “There aren’t a lot of schools with a traveling fan base as large as UNC,” he said. “If a team like Gonzaga is playing in our bracket, I doubt they’re going to bring many peo ple. I’d call up their ticket office.” Pruitt said that if the UNC basketball team wins its first two games and plays in DEVELOPMENT FEES From Page 1 exempted from increased fees for special use and zoning-compliance permits. The combined fee increase for new buildings was 501 percent. For example, the cost of a 50,000-square-foot building rose from $5,025 to $25,200. The fee increase for modified buildings was 792 percent. Exemption from zoning-compliance europe budget Learn everything you need to know about traveling to Europe on a budget. Our free seminar covers: • Discount Airfares • How to Get Around • Budget Accommodations • What You Need to Know Before You Go • Planning Your Itinerary • Tours • Travel Safety Enter to win a trip to Europe Other giveaways include: rail passes, travel gear, travel books and more! March 27 at 6:00 pm Place: Council Travel Chapel Hill Please call 942-2334 to sign up iwmmiiTnivel ~ www.counciltravel.com I News successful March 1, the first night they started. “We definitely screwed him back over after he screwed us,” he said, refer ring to W.B. Yeats manager Nick Dodd. But Dodd, who has managed W.B. Yeats for the past six months, said he had never guaranteed payment to the band. “When they came in the first time, they didn’t even have a band name or any recordings of their music,” he said. “I explained our policy, which is that without a recording to listen to ahead of time, we will give a band a gig on a quiet night but don’t pay. By 2006, rates would be pegged at 10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent. To provide relief immediately, the measure also would create an interim 12 percent bracket, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2001, applied to the first $ 12,000 of tax able income for couples and $6,000 of taxable income for individuals. the regional finals, tickets for those games will be distributed in the same fust come, first serve manner over the phone as soon as they become available. He also said he will send information on obtaining tickets through the CAA list serv as soon as the number of allocated student tickets is released at about 10 p.m. Sunday. “Nothing is finalized yet,” he said. “It all gets decided on selection Sunday.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. permit approval and site-plan reviews could reduce development fees paid by the University. UNC assumes high, though infrequent, costs for site-plan reviews, which are part of the zoning-compliance procedure, said I inda Convissor, facilities services depart ment project manager for campus plan ning. “Every time we increase our floor area by 15 percent, we have to get a site plan review,” she said. She said six years passed between Do you fear contaminants and wash excessively? Do you check and re-check your locks or stove? If you spend more than an hour a day on these behaviors, you may receive free OCD treatment through our study. Treatment consists of 11 -18 therapy sessions. Call the Psychology Department at 962-2507 ore-mail kwilson7@email.unc.edu. Orvisitwww.unc.edu/anxiety. “They said they had played a few fra ternity parties but no clubs,” Dodd said. “I told them that if they brought in enough business we could afford to pay them.” Dodd said the duo failed to bring in enough business. “They seemed to have a different idea of what busy meant,” he said. “There were between 10 and 15 people there." Dodd said a number of patrons left the pub because they could not stand to hear the duo. He also said he was surprised when the two showed up to picket Thursday. RENOVATIONS From Page 1 regarding the preservation of its historic authenticity and appearance. The windows, for example, were selected to look as authentic as the orig inal windows, Willis said. “The exterior appearance of the building is maintained as similar as pos sible to its appearance before,” Willis said. But while outside appearance is emphasized, almost none of the original inside materials Temain from the 1700s. During renovations of the early 19905, workers gutted most of the interior of each building. Even the outside of Old East looks very different from the building that was completed in 1795. The residence hall originally consisted of two towers and two stories. But in 1822, when Old West was built, a third story was added to Old East, and in 1848, a third tower was added. Gordon Rutherford, director of facil ities planning, said that because Old East is a national historic landmark, all UNO’s two most recent site-plan reviews. But Suttenfield said the University officials’ requests had nothing to do with possible fee impacts. Instead, exemptions would stream line the review process, Convissor said. Campus Calendar Saturday 1 p.m. - After winning the North Carolina Championship last weekend, the UNC Rugby Football Club will face off against Middle Tennessee State in the South Regional Quarterfinal. Sunday 3 p.m. - The Ninth Annua! Art; Crafts & Antiques Auction will take place at the Fearrington Village Barn located on Village Way off U.S. 15-501 between Chapel Hill & Pittsboro. Proceeds will benefit Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services and 3^, Ground Zero Tournament Headquarters • Great Wings • Big Screens • Carry Out Available 933*9453 206 W. Franklin St i — ——| FREE Regular Buffalo Chip Fries With Any Sandwich Purchase 913-9451 106 W. Franklin St ITT) . 1 per customer EXP. 4/12/01 liMVIrtVWBI Slip iailg 2Jar Hppl “They had a sign that said ‘W.B. Yeats does not pay its bands,’ which is not true,” Dodd said. “They are the only band I’ve never paid and that is because they sucked." Dodd said he suggested their time might have been better spent practicing. Sapp said the Scooby Brothers are done picketing, at least for now, but they have not ruled out protest fliers. “We def initely want people to know about this.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. renovations done to it are approved by the State Department of Archives and History. He said the biggest conflicts between modernizing and preserving are plumb ing, heating and air-conditioning and accessibility for the handicapped. “The people in there want the mod em conveniences, but we have to keep in mind historic preservation,” Rutherford said. “Whenever we design a project in the residence halls, we work closely with the students to make sure whatever we’re doing reflects the desires and needs of the students.” The students in Old East and Old West say the construction is not bother some at all, even though they received survival kits consisting of earplugs in case the noise became bothersome. Senior Old West resident John Clark said the earplugs were a considerate move, but he hasn’t needed them. “There have been no problems here as of yet,” he said. “I haven’t even thought about it.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. “Right now, we have to take each individual capital project through zon ing-compliance review with the town.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. The Garden Place, Chatham County’s shelter for battered women and their children. Admission is $lO and includes appe tizers, wines and live music. Silent & live auctions feature orig inal creations from local artists, antiques, gift certificates for fine dining, theaters, area retailers, plus vacation rentals including two weeks in a home in Tuscany, Italy. cThr Sailii Car Mrrl Friday, March 9,2001 Volume 109, Issue 11 RO. Box 3257. Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Matt Dees, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features. 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