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4B Tuesday, August 21, 2001 R> : §|r wl* * 4\ is iiyflß HP t aHHBB 'w' * v‘S& B* BKllllll^ 1 bbf mm wm ' s iM9m^£r W Ik S DTH/KARA ARNDT Geoff Lewis knocks around golf balls with his fraternity brothers beneath Sigma Nu's up-to-par sprinkler system. Do your walls look like this? CAROS A UNIQUE GIFTS 122 E. Franklin Street • 942-2516 BEST Selection of Posters in the Area! KYU 404 e® aJ *4 zt, B sV c5- e tl r/j % NEW Great Greek in stock Att.tv In.a'ii'tjTla Don’t settle tor the seme old lecture! You are here for an education. At the UNC-CH Army Institute of Leadership you get an education in how to be successful - in Life. You can take Freshmen and Sophomore Institute classes and learn what it means to LEAD. You’ll find little lecture here - hands on discussion and leadership opportunities while having fun and learning about yourself. In addition to the premier leadership courses at UNC CH, how about adventure? We offer rock-climbing, rappelling and skydiving as team building activities. It is never to late to sign up or check us out. Call Craig Marks or Jennie Budlong at 962-5546 for more information. Don't settle lor less - Bea IUDBI University Greek Houses Meet Sprinkler Deadline By Daniel Thigpen Assistant University Editor With the deadline for all UNC frater nities and sororities to install functioning sprinkler systems quickly approaching, all occupied houses are ahead of the game. The Chapel Hill Town Council passed an ordinance in the fall of 1996 requiring all Greek houses to have sprin klers installed by Nov. 11 of this year. The move was prompted by a fire at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house that killed five UNC students in May 1996. Fourteen of the 24 fraternity houses have finished installing sprinklers and are open for the semester. Three other houses will open shortly after finishing their sprinkler installations. The remaining houses are closed for reasons not related to sprinklers - Delta Sigma Phi and Pi Lambda Phi have closed indefinitely for financial reasons, and five other houses are not opening because of extensive renovations. All 11 sororities have their sprinkler systems installed, with some having completed the project just in time for students to move in this fall. Kappa Delta president Megan Shepherd said her sorority finished installing its system two weeks ago. Shepherd said die new system will clear the minds of people still worried about the Phi Gamma Delta fire. “It’s going to I Oct. 26 Mark O’Connor and the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra Nov. 5 Western Opera Theater’s Cos/ Fan Tutte Jan. 28 New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players’ H.M.S. Pinafore Mar. 1 Cyrus Chestnut Mar. 19 Chanticleer Apr. 12 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Apr. 25 Gyuto Monks Series Subscriptions on sale now! Individual tickets on sale August 22 Virtuoso Benefit Bill Cosby Friday, September 21,2001 7:oopm & 9:30 pm Donor seats available now! Individual tickets on sate August 22 tion or to join the mailing list, ryi r\ nc'l i A /!A the Carolina Union Box Office 123 2. I ☆NovT | • Remodeled Bathrooms • AirConditigning '• I • Inclusive Draft Beer'Sysfem • . . . • 32 Bottled Beers V • 5 Premium Draft Beers • Full Liquor Selection • Now Stocking Red Bull and Niagra Tuesday Dollar Night Thursday All You Can Drfnjc** $lO guys, $7 girls . Jai lay Live Meec leal wing Tin Can Jam be more for the parents,” she said. “They’ll feel safer more than anything.” Other houses completed their sprin kler projects significandy ahead of schedule. Sigma Nu president Matt Honeycutt said sprinkler installation in his house was finished in summer 2000. The sprinklers proved to be a saving grace for Sigma Nu when a small fire started in the house in December. Honeycutt said the system prevented what could have been another disaster. But Jay Anhom, director of Greek affairs, said all houses must take addition si fire safety measures, including month ly inspections by a house-elected fire mar shal. Each marshal must be trained by the Chapel Hill Fire Department Honeycutt said all inspections and violations are reported once a semester to the Office of Greek Affairs. Each sprinkler system installation costs about $50,000, and some groups are still raising money to pay for it Both Kappa Delta and Sigma Nu are soliciting funds from alumni, and Shepherd said her group plans to sell personalized bricks for a proposed walkway. In the meantime, Shepherd said, her group will try to ensure that its new sprinklers stay functional. “We’re just trying to make sure everyone takes care of the system.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk9unc.edu. Plans in Place to Expand Planetarium Resources By Daniel Thigpen Assistant University Editor Students soon will be able to experi ence science at UNC by leaving the lab oratories and travelling interactively through the depths of cells and far-away galaxies. Ideas for expansion of Morehead Planetarium’s facilities are gaining momentum, but the project is pending the approval of a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. UNC officials are eager to begin a six to eight-month architectural planning ses sion for the proposed Morehead Science Discovery and Outreach Center, an inter active science museum that would update the planetarium’s current resources. Morehead Center Director Holden Thorp said he expects Congress to approve a more than $1 million contribu tion from NASA in October, which would allow more specific plans for the future center. “When the federal budget is signed, this story will get more concrete,” he said. Thorp said the overarching mission of the projected center, which, Thorp said, will take about five years to complete, is to expand its outreach by creating an overall representation of UNC science. He said resources now limit the plan etarium’s appeal, attracting mainly visit ing elementary school students and astronomy students. “We want people to understand the quality of the research > SOHO I SHOES | BBkM A concept store tor y '-iffr me'n & women V 1 V 0 CAUA DonaldJ. Pliner BCBG jUlivJ Camper Coach SHOES Charles David bebe j .. , ~ ~ Kenneth Cole Via Spiga North gate Mall 1 h Durham 416 3963 Nine West Diesel Www.sohoshocs.com DKNY and more... j Get UgLYU Coyote Ugly H3M I at afHighlancHiills Movies are just one of the many extras offered at Highland Hills. We offer a picturesque community in a resort like setting. Beautiful wooded views surround our Spacious 1.2 a 3 Bedroom Apartments a Townhomes. 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Thorp said other planned components include a Web-based center and new mobile laboratories. The buses would be an expansion of the already-functioning Destiny bus, which travels across the country bringing science education to communities. The units would be more specific to UNC science programs. Thorp said he hopes architectural sketches will be ready by April so con struction can begin. “With people from the University driving the content of (the project), it could have the newest kind of knowledge in it" The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu.
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