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Saily (Ear HM DEVICE From Page 1 threat, but something actually went off,” said William Weaver, a freshman from Charlotte who has a class in Davie Hall. Occupants of certain areas of Can- Building also were evacuated. After the device was detonated, officials began sweeping the bushes for debris and evi dence, Poarch said. To Poarch’s knowledge, no similar sit uation has ever occurred at the University. Poarch cautioned members of the UNC community to be on alert “Should anyone see anything suspicious or any pieces of pipe lying around, they should not touch it and should call 911.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. • I-- - l . mf ; DTH/KARA ARNDT University Police Chief Derek Poarch (left) consults with State Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Tim Luper on the safest way to approach the device found on Cameron Avenue outside of Davie Hall. Officials Begin to Seek Cause of Plane Crash The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas - U.S. aviation officials searched for clues Monday in the plane crash that killed the singer Aaliyah and eight others, saying they would investigate whether excess weight from production equipment may have hindered the takeoff. Aaliyah, 22, and the others were in the Bahamas shooting a music video. Their twin-engine Cessna was bound for Opa-locka, Fla., when it went down Saturday in clear skies with little wind roughly 200 feet from the end of the runway at Marsh Harbour airport on Abaco Island, 100 miles north of Nassau. “We’re just in the beginning stages of the investigation,” said Alan Yurman, from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Yurman said the Federal Aviation Administration, the makers of the plane and local aviation officials were helping in the investigation, which will include examining how much weight the plane was carrying and how that could have affected takeoff. “It is one of many possibilities that we’re considering,” said Bahamian avi ation investigator Randy Butler. John Frank, executive director of the Santa Maria, Calif.-based Cessna Pilots Association, said the Cessna 4028 can safely carry about 2,300 pounds, which includes passengers, fuel and baggage. The passengers and fuel alone on the plane would have been at least 1,600 pounds. “There’s a very good possibility this Do you suffer from Colds? Chapel Hill Internal Medicine is conducting a research study for people who have NOT had any cold symptoms within the last two weeks. If you are 10 to 74 years old, you may be able to participate in a research study to evaluate an investigational oral antiviral medication for a cold. We are studying this investigational drug to see if it helps prevent you from developing a cold, but this is not guaranteed. If you would like more information, call immediately: 919-942-5123, voice mail option 9. Counting Down on Cameron University police and the State Bureau of Investigation responded to an alleged bomb on Cameron Avenue on Monday, conducting a step-by-step process before declaring the area safe. All times are approximate. aircraft was carrying a bigger load than it was certified to carry,” he said. Frank said it’s possible for an over loaded plane to take off because of “ground effect,” or when an airplane gets a boost from the cushion of air that builds up close to the ground. “An aircraft can get off the ground much more easily than it can climb after that,” he said. On Monday, two local newspapers, The Tribune and The Freeport News, quoted a baggage handler they did not name as saying he had warned the pilot that the plane was too heavy for a safe takeoff. Gloria Knoles, an office manager for Abaco Air, a local airline that flies in the Bahamas and Florida, said she saw a pickup truck on Saturday headed toward the plane with equipment and luggage that towered above the truck’s sideboards. 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Iraq Takes Responsibility for Incident The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A pilotless U.S. reconnaissance plane failed to return from a mission over southern Iraq on Monday. Iraq claimed it shot down the plane, and U.S. officials did not dispute that The incident underscored the dan gers facing U.S. and British pilots who regularly patrol the skies over Iraq and encounter anti-aircraft artillery and other air defense forces almost daily. The Iraqi government considers the patrols illegal and in recent months has developed more effective coordination between its early warning radars and anti-aircraft missiles, heightening the danger to pilots. In northern Iraq on Monday, U.S. planes attacked an SA-3 surface-to-air missile site near the city of Mosul after taking fire from Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery guns, U.S. military officials said. Iraq said Earn extra money, learn a marketable skill, hear from long-lost relatives. The Jackson Hewitt® 6-week Income Tax Course. 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But organizers were met with a luke warm response, and, although they’d planned to stay in the Pit until 2 p.m., packed up their things at about 1 p.m. Journalism Professor Chuck Stone, who addressed the small crowd, encour aged students who passed by to support the protest. “Implement some sort of movement that shows legislators they made some sort of mistake,” he said. “Your absence speaks louder than your presence.” Young said he wished more stu dents had come out to show their support but that the nature of the budget writing “It’s going to take everyone ... not just me talking on a microphone. We need people to step up. ” Justin Young Student Body President process didn’t allow enough time for many students to take action. “It’s a tough sell,” he said. “You try to get people out there, you try to get them motivated. The way the budget decision is developing... it happens so last minute.” Young said about 150 to 200 people briefly stopped to listen. “That’s at least a start,” he said. The protest did pique the interest of a few students who were out and about on campus Monday. “I happened to be in the area,” said junior religious studies major Caleb Pineo. One reason the Pentagon is develop ing unmanned reconnaissance aircraft like the Predator is to lessen the risk to pilots. During the 1999 NATO bom bardment of Kosovo, more than a dozen unmanned U.S. aerial vehicles, includ ing four Predators, crashed or were shot down over hostile territory. In a brief statement from U.S. Central Command headquarters at Mac Dill Air Force Base, Fla., a spokesman, Col. Rick Thomas, said it was not clear what had happened to the Predator on Monday. “The aircraft may have crashed or been shot down,” Thomas said. 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Dine-in Buffet Only 919-968-3488/^1 | || e xp<rßs an i/oi University Square j I Jj| Tuesday, August 28, 2001 “I’m not really following the issue too well,” he said. “From what I see I don’t really oppose a tuition increase. ... The budget has to come from somewhere.” But student government members eagerly made their way to the e-mail sta tions to do their part “(The tuition increase) is going to put a strain on families,” said Assistant Student Body Secretary Graham Long. “Families have to plan for this type of thing. Doing this in the middle of the semester when families have already set their budgets is ridiculous.” Frances Ferris, external relations chairwoman for student govern ment, was opti mistic that the rally’s second goal - to introduce the Carolina Lobby Corps to students - went more smoothly. Ferris said student government recendy formed the CLC to create a more efficient means of getting students’ voices out to legislators. The group aims to train students on pressing issues and teach them lobbying skills. “Our goal is to have a group of stu dents who know the issues before it’s too late,” Ferris said. “My hope is that we can form the Carolina Lobby Corps and gain respect.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. risk.” Iraqi state-run television showed footage of what it claimed was the downed plane reduced to piles of scorched wreckage in the desert. “U.S, Navy Prop” was written on one part of the aircraft. A Pentagon spokesman, Marine Corps Lt Col. David Lapan, said it was not possible to determine conclusively from the images shown by Iraqi televi sion whether the wreckage was that of a U.S. aircraft. Lapan said the video footage showed the name “Sierra Monolithics” on one component in the wreckage. A California company, Sierra Monolithics Inc., manufactures video transmitters and receivers which enable two-way communication between unmanned aerial vehicles and their ground stations. 7
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