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2 Tuesday, April 24, 2001 Carrboro Vendor Offers Piercings, Tattoos Bv Gary Barrier Staff Writer The day after Glenn Wilson graduat ed from high school, he used his new found freedom to get his first tattoo. The experience, Wilson claimed, changed his life and he dreamed of opening his own business. After working more than eight years in other tattoo parlors, Wilson’s dream became a reality on March 26 with the opening of Glenn’s Tattoo Service Inc. at 110 W. Main St. in Carrboro. The shop offers tattooing and jewel ry in addition to piercing performed by Robert Bland. Glenn’s is the first such business to open in the area since Choice Peach Tattooing in Carrboro was forced to close earli er this year because of building renova “Too many people are in it for the money. I want to offer quality work and. ... educate customers about tattooing. ” Glenn Wilson Owner of Glenn's Tattoo Service Inc. tions, said Carrboro Planner and Zoning Development Specialist Marty Roupe. With the lack of tattoo businesses in the region, Wilson said he thinks he has a responsibility to those wanting a tattoo. “I take pride in doing quality tattooing,” Wilson said. “I basically offer a really good tattoo for a really good price.” But Wilson is not the only one excit ed about the opening of Glenn’s. Sophomore Wendy Love, an art history major from Morganton, said she thinks the opening of any new art-oriented establishment is beneficial. DOE Seeks to Clarify Drug Conviction Question The U.S. Department of Education has reworded a question on the federal financial aid application. By Rachel Cottone Staff Writer An ambiguous question on the feder al financial aid form requiring students to disclose prior drug convictions was reworded on March 26 -and must now be answered by all college applicants. Many applicants have left the ques tion blank, leading education officials to suspect the question is often misunder stood. The revised wording explicidy states ■ntieals Afresh nwfaskiotu to arruwuj daily! [ J BRING IN THIS COPON FUR j 706h*-DUWM BV OFF ! 286-7262 K jH. A VBB C ' ■ of $19.95 or more | 83 S. Elliott Rd-CHAPEL HLL M MV a ■ ! lvIH! 118 E. Man St-CARRBORO ■■ , 933-55*14 Limit 1 per customer I JV Expires 5/10/01 | i Upofina Quiz Enter to win at gfHHHffipf SHM www.unc.edu/goodtoknow Private Support— Giving YOU -Vu **.n cpeat ppze%! f and “1 think it’s a good idea because any kind of business in the area is good, especially when it pertains to art,” Love said. “I think it’s great to have more venues for body art around.” Michael Vollmer, a sophomore polit ical science and economics major from Tryon, said although he is “not a big tat too kind of guy,” he is glad Glenn’s opened because it fills the gap for such a market in the University community. “Everyone I know that has gotten a tattoo has had to drive to Raleigh or Durham to get one,” Vollmer said. But not everyone is as enthusiastic about the opening of Glenn’s. Kathym Moore, who runs Dogstar Tattoo Cos. in Durham, expressed fears that she would lose busi ness from University students. But artist Lee Swain of Tattoo Asylum, also in Durham, said he is not worried about losing customers to Glenn’s because of the outstanding work he believes Tattoo Asylum offers its customers. “I think business depends on the quality of work of the tattoo and the professionalism of the staff,” Swain said. Wilson also said the quality of work is vital to a tattoo parlor’s success and he believes his passion for the business will allow Glenn’s to stand out. “Too many people are in it for the money,” he said. “I want to offer quality work and to be able to educate customers that students are required to answer the question. The new question asks if the student has “ever been convicted of pos sessing or selling illegal drugs." Roger Murphey, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Education, said revi sion of the question has not negatively affected a large number of students. Out of 3,944,000 applications processed since March 26, he said only 27,000 have answered “yes” to the ques tion. Of those 27,000, more than 12,000 have been deemed eligible to receive financial aid by filling out an additional form about their drug conviction. Murphey added that that only 0.5 per cent of applicants have been barred from receiving federal financial aid because of their response to the question. He said these students were denied aid because " - ’ ' * if v- OTH/CHRISTINE NGUYEN Employee Rob Bland pierces Lindsay Gibson's navel at Glenn's Tattoo Service Inc. Gibson was visiting her younger sister from East Carolina University for the weekend and got talked into the piercing. about tattooing when they come in.” Wilson said the success of his busi ness will depend on student interest and the continuation of tattoo popularity. “Tattooing’s been around since they did not answer the question or have not yet filled out the additional form. Julie Mallette, N.C. State University’s financial aid director, said she has not seen an increase or decrease in the num ber of applicants who were rejected for either leaving the question blank or not answering it at all. “I’ve not really seen a difference this year compared to last year,” she said. Mallette added that only a handful of students both last year and this year were affected. “It’s not a significant prbblem for us, 1 ’ she said. But Allen St. Pierre, executive direc tor of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said he strongly opposes the question. “It’s often said, and it’s true, that laws are the insti tutionalization of the morals of society, |g $1 OFF Dinner Buffet! I * Come try the largest Chinese Buffet in the Triangle! E j cfydyut j||g Dine-in Buffet Only 968-3488 /fffml P j 1 J'j University Square ff j I 1 News mankind’s been around, and will con tinue to do so,” he said. “With the way students come and go, it could be very successful. With a good name and a good reputation, people will come back. and if that’s true then the passing of this law is truly bizarre,” he said. St. Pierre also said he thinks the ques tion is unfair because drug use is specif ically singled out as the only illegal activ ity standing in the way of receiving fed eral financial aid. “It is socially accepted that rape is worse than smoking a single marijuana cigarette.” St Pierre said he has frequented UNC- Chapel Hill’s campus giving lectures for NORML and does not think the under age drinking he has observed as being less dangerous than smoking marijuana. “There are 10,000 inebriated college students not of legal drinking age every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night,” he said. “It is more acceptable on col lege campuses for a student to drink than to smoke marijuana.” A tattoo can be a really positive experi ence on someone’s life.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. St. Pierre said having any sort of question asking about prior drug con victions creates an uneven playing field for prospective students. “Someone can spend $3,000 to $5,000 and get (his record) expunged,” he said. And he added that the question is somewhat racist because minorities are convicted more often than whites. “These (minorities) are the people who need the money the most,” he said. St. Pierre said one change he would like to see was a change in the wording of the question from illegal drug use to a felony conviction. “They should just change that one bloody word.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. reg $lO 95' on the bus route) www.supercuts.com ,;y, J SHGuffßuk. . As hip as you want to be. fSEiJwB expires 6/5/01 t* uJije iaily (Ear Urrl Campus Calendar Today 11 a.m. - The Student Environmental Action Coalition, CESA and UNC Sustainability Coalition will host an Earth Day Celebration in Polk Place from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Come out for games, prizes, live music and presen tations by campus and community groups. 5:30 p.m. - The Distinguished Scholars Seminar will feature Juliette Bell, professor of chemistry and director of the Biomedical Research Program at Fayetteville State University. Bell will speak on “Variety IS the Spice of Life: The Value of Diversity in Learning, Teaching and Research,” at the Carolina Club in Alumni Hall. All are welcome. Wednesday noon - The Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center will sponsor Around the Circle: “The Sonja Hanes Stone Segregationalist Center.” This week’s Around the Circle will focus on the myths of the BCC being separatist and not named as a mul ticultural center. Will the freestanding center encourage segregation? What does it mean to students today? Thursday 10 a.m. - Help victims of domestic violence by donating your out-of-ser vice cell phone. Bring it to the Pit between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Phones must include charg ers and be less than 5 years old). 3:30 p.m. - A roundtable discussion examining the knowledge-based econ omy in Europe and America will take place in 39 Graham Memorial Hall. The discussion, “Property, Security, Openness and Access: Europe's Challenges in a Knowledge-based Economy,” will be followed by an infor mal reception at 223 East Franklin St. 6 p.m. - The students of the UNC Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures present their annual SPEKTAKL variety show in Toy Lounge of Dey Hall. Students perform songs, poems and skits that use the languages they have learned and subjects they have studied during the year. The show is free and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. - A Master Plan forum will be held in 206 Dey Hall as part of Earth Week. The panel and discussion will include representatives from surround ing neighborhoods, the University, other local government officials, resi dents and various people from the cam pus community. '-‘I .' ' ■' 1 i. Ll_J ......,.,j. ®hr Saily ®ar Hrrl Tuesday, April 24,2001' 1 ' 1 Volume 109, Issue 37 RO. Box 3257, Chapel Hill. NC 27515 Matt Dees. Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245
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