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World Focus
Necessary
For Campus
This is a University that is com
mitted to being a world universi
ty,” Chancellor James Moeser
told guests at a reception for Chilean
President Ricardo Lagos Escobar on
Friday.
“This is a University that seeks to
be a global pres
ence, to make a
difference in this
world.”
A priority of
Moeser’s since
his first days as
chancellor, the
expansion of
UNC’s interna
tional presence is
one of his most
important and
advantageous
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goals for the University.
UNC-system President Molly Broad
also spoke at the reception, emphasiz
ing the need for UNC “to function and
compete in a multi-ethnic, global com
munity."
The reception, at which UNC
awarded Lagos an honorary law
degree, demonstrated one aspect of
the University’s commitment to main
taining a worldwide network of what
Moeser called members of the
Carolina community.
Aside from keeping up with other
universities, Lagos explained in his
speech why it is important for UNC to
seek the kind of international presence
that Moeser and Broad advocate.
“It is up to us to be able to change
the world,” Lagos said. “The academic
community is essential.”
His speech focused on what he called
the “rough coalition that is fighting ter
rorism," applauding international efforts
to help the United States combat terror
ism after the attacks of Sept 11. “These
are not attacks against the United States,
these are attacks against humanity,” he
said. “Terrorism is a global concern. It
requires a global solution.”
But Lagos was concerned, as we
should be, with more than the terrorism
that destroys buildings. “Growth,
democracy and social justice are intrin
sically connected,” he said. “One can
not be achieved without the other two.”
UNC students and University offi
cials should work for worldwide expan
sion of those three goals, as well as for
the strengthening and development of
the “rough coalition” so that it can
someday combat other forms of terror
ranging from poverty and hunger to
oppression and injustice. Lagos, who
argued for that goal, said universities
and the academic community will play
an essential role in seeking such changes
in the world if it is to be achieved.
Moeser, who has long pledged com
mitment to UNC’s international scope,
also sees the academic role as necessary
in moving toward global cooperation.
“Now it is time to put the world in
(students’) laps - to work toward the
day when every Carolina undergradu
ate will have the opportunity to pursue
a meaningful international experience,”
Moeser said at his University Day inau
gural address on Oct. 12,2000.
“We must extend the international
peach of this university if we are going
to continue to lead," he added.
“Consider the possibilities, for exam
ple, if every undergraduate had the
opportunity to study abroad.”
That kind of opportunity would help
students develop the skills that will be
needed in a world in which interna
tional connections are increasingly
emphasized in every field of endeavor.
“We must also be a world universi
ty,” Moeser said in his Sept. 5 State of
the University address. “We must offer
a truly superior international educa
tion at Chapel Hill, an education that
will prepare our state and our students
for leading in a global economy.”
UNC already has several initiatives
directed toward increasing its interna
tional scope. One project, a possible
Kenan-Flagler Business School satellite
campus in the Middle Eastern nation
of Qatar, is now being discussed by
faculty and administrators.
Another new project, the OneMBA
program, will allow UNC students to
study in Hong Kong, Brazil, the
Netherlands and Mexico. Recendy
finalized plans for the program include
an executive MBA program that
involves courses of study in Chapel Hill
and Washington, D.C., and at universi
ties in each of the four other countries.
Students and faculty also will benefit
from a recent $lO million gift to UNC
for international studies. The endow
ment is one of several recent gifts that
will help internationally oriented pro
grams such as study abroad opportuni
ties and research in international studies.
In creating and expanding pro
grams like these, the entire University
community should support Moeser’s
international commitment for UNC.
Columnist Geoff Wessel can be
reached at vrooom@email.unc.edu.
BOG Examines Tuition Policy, Budget Cuts
By Alex Kaplun
State & National Editor
In its monthly meeting, the UNC-sys
tem Board of Governors discussed two
issues that have been at the center of
numerous discussions in recent months
- the board’s tuition policy and sys
temwide budget cuts.
In the Budget and Finance
Committee meeting Friday, board mem
bers debated how to best re-examine the
board’s existing tuition policy.
The current plan calls for the board
to host a workshop before its meeting in
January as the starting point for a formal
re-examination of the policy.
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Thurston Cherry gives a shout out to his fraternity after being named Homecoming king (above).
Ms. UNC of 2000, Kelly Hash, crowns the new Homecoming queen, Shayla Higginbotham (below).
Homecoming King, Queen Crowned
By Philissa Cramer
Staff Writer
Flanked by the Marching Tar Heels and under a clear
Carolina blue sky, Thurston Cherry and Shayla Higginbotham
were crowned Homecoming king and queen during halftime
of the UNC-Wake Forest football game Saturday.
“It was the best feeling in the world,” Cherry said. “It’s a
great honor to be in this position.”
Higginbotham received 842 of 1,604 votes for queen - 52
percent of the vote - w'hile Cherry received 831 of 1,555
votes - 53 percent - for king.
King runners-up Marcus
Harvey' and Victor Ibrahim
received 26 and 21 percent of the
votes, respectively. Queen candi
dates Jessica McLean and Aidil
Polanco garnered 26 and 22 per
cent.
Problems with Student Central
threatened to complicate online
voting for Homecoming king and
queen last Wednesday. The Web
Kmg: 1,555 tola! votes
831: Thurston Cherry
395: Mam Hatvey
329: Victor Ibrahim
Queen: 1,604 total votes
842;Shayla Higginbotham
417; Jessica McLean
345: Akiil Polanco
site experienced problems in the morning, preventing some stu
dents from accessing the page. The problem was fixed by noon.
“I don’t think it really made a difference because so many
people voted,” said Board of Elections Chairwoman Emily
Margolis. The elections board offered candidates the option
of extending the voting, but none opted to do so.
Now that the elections are over, the king and queen will
begin work on one of their duties - completing a major ser
vice project. Higginbotham’s project, the “Heeling Hearts"
program, will provide toys and cards for children affected by
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Cherry plans to hold a health awareness day in the spring,
with workshops addressing stress, STDs, healthy relationships
and nutrition and exercise. “It’s something everybody needs.”
Nominees who were not elected said they remain com
mitted to service. “Despite the fact that I did not win, my ser
vice project shall be done,” said Harvey, whose project will
Group Submits Vision 2020 Plan
By Jennifer Johnson
Staff Writer
More than 200 Carrboro residents
turned out Saturday for the preliminary
presentation of Carrboro’s vision for
downtown growth.
Carrboro officials had hired
Walkable Communities, Inc. to develop
a comprehensive blueprint, called
Vision 2020, for Carrboro’s growth dur
ing the next two decades.
The group’s final recommendation
moved the project into the hands of the
Carrboro Board of Aldermen, which
will vote on a final version of the plan
after further meetings and suggestions.
The presentation, held at the
Carrboro Century Center and organized
by the Downtown Visioning Steering
Committee, was divided into two parts.
The first was a slide show in which Dan
Burden, the founder of Walkable
Communities, compared problems in
Carrboro to solutions implemented
across the country.
The second part of the presentation
was a residents’ forum at which con
cerned citizens could learn more about
Finance Committee Chairman
Addison Bell said he recently hosted a
conference call with five UNC-system
chancellors - including UNC-Chapel
Hill Chancellor James Moeser - to get
their input on the tuition policy.
“This is a very complex issue.... I was
hoping to get as much preparation as
possible before the workshop,” Bell said.
Bell said he plans to hold similar con
ference calls with the remaining 11
UNC-system chancellors.
But several committee members said
they also would like to be involved in
the discussion or at least have detailed
information on what had occurred.
“It strikes me that it would be a very
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focus on domestic violence. “It’s still important to me.”
Polanco also said she plans to carry out her proposed service
project. Hunger Awareness and Relief.
This year’s election reinforced longstanding ties between the
election of Homecoming king and queen and the Black
Student Movement. Last year was the first time in 10 years that
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specific parts of the proposed solutions.
The presentation included sugges
tions to implement mixed-use buildings
that house businesses and residents in
three- to five-story structures and close
Weaver Street to traffic for limited peri
ods each day.
Other proposed changes were to
implement one-lane traffic on Weaver
Street, create roundabouts with
increased enforcement of pedestrian
right-of-way and add bike lanes on all
major streets.
Burden suggested that roundabouts,
or traffic circles, are the solution to the
congestion that Carrboro is facing
because they keep cars moving and
reduce the risk of accidents. “They
reduce speed by 15 to 20 miles per hour,
but they also reduce the risk of fatal
crashes by 90 percent,” Burden said.
Aldermen Alex Zaffron said he was
very impressed with the turnout at the
event and was pleased overall with the
community interest.
“The turnout really blew me away,”
Zaffron said. “It really exceeded our
expectations.”
Andreas Hay, a four-year resident of
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positive thing for us to hear what the
chancellors had to say,” said BOG
member Jim Phillips.
In her report before the full board
Friday, UNC-system President Molly
Broad also informed members that an
agreement had been reached with Gov.
Mike Easley’s office to plan for a 2.7 per
cent budget reversion.
“This (agreement) is predicated on
the understanding that the chancellors
will offer the necessary classes in the
spring semester,” Broad said.
She said that economic data will be re
examined after Jan. 1 - when the first half
of the fiscal year comes to an end -and
the extent of the cuts could be readjusted.
Carrboro, said he approved of several
ideas but that he was hesitant about the
level of change they would involve.
“Some of the stuff is very interesting, but
personally, five-story buildings seem
like such a drastic change,” Hay said.
Zaffron said the next step for the
community is uncertain, but there are
several measures that must be taken
before the plan's implementation.
“The plans have to be presented to
the Board of Aldermen, and I think we
definitely need to send a draft to the
attorney so that old ordinances imped
ing this type of development can be
changed,” Zaffron said. “We were real
ly just focusing on getting through this.”
Cynthia Liston, a member of the
steering committee, said the presenta
tion was the first step in the improve
ment of Carrboro. “The purpose of
today is to present a conceptual plan
and get (the residents’) take on it,”
Liston said.
“This is a great thing, but in some
ways it’s only the beginning.”
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But Broad also said members of the
Bond Oversight Committee - which first
met last week - will ask the governor to
release $57 million in renovations and
repairs funding that he is holding in case
the economic situation further declines.
“We do not want to find our
University in the same position as when
we had to go to the voters of this state
with the bond program,” Broad said.
Also at the meeting, two board mem
bers - H.D. Reaves and Peter Keber -
gave reports to the full board about their
recent trip to Qatar with members of the
UNC-CH faculty. UNC-CH is consid
ering establishing a business program in
the country.
Relative Unknowns
Join U.S. Senate Race
By Julia Lamm
AND CLEVE WOOTSON
Staff Writers
Several relatively unknown candi
dates have begun pursuing the U.S.
Senate seat in North Carolina that will
be vacated by Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C.,
in 2002.
Former Durham City Council mem
ber and Democrat Cynthia Brown,
Republican Lumberton radiologist Jim
Parker and Republican Rowan County
insurance agent Doug Sellers have
announced their candidacies. They have
joined a race that includes such political
heavyweights as former Red Cross
President Elizabeth Dole and former
White House Chief of Staff Erskine
Bowles.
Reasons for Running
UNC political science Professor Thad
Beyle said he thinks several of the candi
dates who lack name recognition are run
ning because they feel they can preserve
the conservative attitudes ofjesse Helms.
He added that some people run
because they feel Dole cannot adequate
Campus Y to Sponsor
Children's Rights Week
By Nikki Werking
Staff Writer
UNC football players will tackle child
illiteracy today with Literacy Day, the
first event of Children’s Rights Week.
Sponsored by the Youth Outreach
committee of Campus Y, the week,
tided “No One Left Behind,” will feature
speeches, forums and discussions meant
to educate the campus about the issues
facing children today, organizers said.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, eight
members of the football team, including
David Thornton, Quincy Monk,
Anthony Perkins, Merceda Perry and
Errol Hood, will be reading their
favorite children’s books to local ele
mentary school students in the Pit. They
also will be eating lunch and playing
football with them in Polk Place. The
event is designed to promote literacy
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town? 7 p.m. Sociology Professor Karolyn Tyswi will speak
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Monday, November 12, 2001
“The purpose of the trip, really, was
to look the place over,” Keber said.
Both BOG members said they were
pleased with what they saw in Qatar and
the possible benefits for UNC-CH of
establishing a school in the country.
“This is really a business deal - ‘you
do this for us, and we will give you lots
of money,’” Keber said. “But there are
a lot of advantages to North Carolina,
other than just the money.”
The board also unanimously
approved planning for an Institute for
Disaster Studies.
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ly uphold the will of North Carolina’s
people. But Beyle said he thinks some
unknown candidates might find it diffi
cult finding money or support
“The way campaigns are run, you
have to have a lot of money to buy
media time,” he said. “These people
could very well be in the race for a long
time and then realize they have no
attraction outside of their home area.”
But several of the candidates say they
are running because they believe the
issues they stand for are important.
Cynthia Brown
Brown has local political experience
from serving on the Durham City Council
from November 1995 to December 1999.
Brown spokesman Ken McDouall said
her campaign is dependent on volunteers
and other grassroots measures. McDouall
added that he expects the use of volun
teers will help the campaign save money.
He said that if Brown is not depen
dent on money from political lobbyists,
she can focus more effectively on the
needs of the people. “I think her feeling
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among children.
“Kids look up to sports players as
idols,” said Youth Outreach Co-chair
woman Catie Cunningham. “If they see
their idol doing something, they’ll want
to do it, too.”
The week’s keynote speaker, Rick
Koca, will be giving a speech tonight on
issues facing homeless children. Koca is
the founder and national director of
StandUp for Kids, an organization that
helps children.
The speech, which is open to the
public, will take place at 7 p.m. in 111
Carroll Hall.
“(Koca) is pretty amazing,” said
Campus Y President Raj Panjabi. “He’ll
make some of the people in the audi
ence cry.”
Other events this week will include a
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