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2 Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Lottery Legislation Stagnates; Chance of Referendum Low By Chase Foster Staff Writer As the 2001 session of the N.C. General Assembly begins to wind down, it is still not clear if legislation calling for a referendum on a statewide lottery will be heard during the current session. A lottery to fund improvements in education was part of Gov. Mike Easley’s platform bid for election last fall. After the bill sat idle for most of the session in the House Rules Committee, the committee held a public hearing on the lottery in early October. But there has been no leg islative activity on the bill since then, and no plans have been made for its future. Danny Lineberry, press secretary for House Speaker Jim Black, D Mecklenburg, said the speaker has yet to decide if there will be further debate on the legislation during the current session. Black has never expressed support for the lottery but has said he will not use his powers as speaker to block its passage. Lottery legislation passed the N.C. Senate several times in the past decade, but Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, D-Dare, said the Senate will not deal with the lottery this session until it is first passed by the House. Rep. Gordon Allen, D-Person, a TUITION From Page 1 mittee meetings might interfere with final exams or the semester break. Student leaders have been urging nrj Major Decisions Pinner Tuesday, November 13, s:3opm Johnston Center, Commons Room fy Unsure of what you'll major in or what to do with your major after graduation? Come meet alumni, faculty and students from Political Science, History and Peace, War and Defense. This is a comfortable and casual way to find out if these particular majors are truly for you. Everything you want... Nothing you don't General Alumni Association Taking the April MCAT? Score more with Kaplan! November bonus: Enroll in our MCAT course and get our MCAT Stat course FREE! Chapel Hill classes start January 13. Call today to reserve your seat. 1 -800-KAP-TEST kaptest.com *Test names are registered trademarks of their respective owners. flj J o Department of Philosophy The Department of Sociology and The Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars Philip Kitcher gfeplU . M ■ on & “The Manv-Sidert Conflict ■ Between Science and Religion” member of the House Rules Committee, said the different bills will not be brought up until redistricting legislation is com pleted. “The leadership has said (the lot tery bill) will not be taken up before redistricting is complete,” he said. The House has taken up discussion of congressional redistricting after spend ing several weeks trying to pass an N.C. House redistricting plan. Congressional redistricting is the last major piece of legislation the General Assembly is expected to take up this session. lineberry said he expects the General Assembly to adjourn within the next few weeks. Rep. William Owens, D-Camden, who sponsored two out of the three lottery bills sitting in the House, said lobbying efforts by anti-lottery factions have eroded sup port in the House for a state lottery. “We had a lot of letters and calls against it and not a lot for it,” he said. “Representatives listen to their constituents.” Owens said several legislators recent ly switched sides, and divisive political issues in the House have further compli cated efforts to pass a statewide lottery. Owens said the legislation probably will come up again in future sessions. He said as neighboring states such as South Carolina and Tennessee imple administrators to make sure students’ voices are considered when the propos al is written. “From what I understand,... an increase would not be prepared until faculty, administrators and students have had a chance to discuss it,” said Student Body Vice President Rudy Kleysteuber. ment lotteries and more North Carolina money crosses state lines, lottery legis lation will gain more support. A coalition of anti-lottery groups formed the Citizens United Against the Lottery when lottery bills were first pro posed last winter. The group has members representing a myriad of interests - from economic justice to traditional family values. John Rustin, director of government relations for the N.C. Family Policy Council, a conservative nonprofit orga nization that researches issues affecting families, said he thinks the anti-lottery effort has had success so far because of its broad-based coalition. “One of the fundamental strategies for success is forming coalitions with folks who have similar positions even if they come to them for different reasons,” Rustin said. Dan Gerlach, director of the N.C. Budget and Tax Center, said increased awareness and education caused the pub lic to decrease its support for the lottery. He said, “The lottery is no longer the golden goose people thought it was. People are kind of tired of the lottery now.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. Student Body President Justin Young said he and Moeser will work to mobilize student input on the plan before the end of the semester. “We’ll definitely be work ing to inform the student body,” he said. The last time the BOT passed a cam pus-initiated tuition increase was October 1999, when trustees approved a five-year plan to boost tuition $1,500. In February 2000, the Board of Governors modified the plan to a two-year S6OO increase. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. UCIS November 12-16, 2001 International Education Week Tuesday, November 13th International Opportunities Fair 10:00am - 3:OOpm. Great Hall Interested in international study, volunteer, or work experiences? loin us for free food, festivities, and door prizes! BrSSSZSBIHI WmmMmiEEm 7:oopm, Hanes Art Center Life Is Beautiful m sss I ® *** Sponsored by the University Center for International Studies. For more information call 962-6860 ■QK IfegliJrGot isic? I JfcjpJT* Accepted at over 17,000 * Jf * locations worldwide. Great Benefits at home and abroad! Pj r ISIC offers you the world at a discount! 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Six houses were destroyed, and six oth ers sustained serious damage - in some cases, the siding was melted off the homes by intense heat. Roberto Valentin, a Dominican ambassador at large, spoke through tears when he said he believed 90 percent of the passengers were Dominican. New York City has 455,000 Dominicans. The NTSB was designated the lead agency in the investigation, signaling authorities believe a mechanical mal function - not a terrorist attack - brought down the plane. A law enforcement source at the scene told The Associated Press that the likeli hood of a mechanical problem stemmed from the fact that flames were seen shoot ing out of the left engine and that wit nesses reported the plane had difficulty climbing and was banking to the left. The Airbus had two CF6-80C2 engines made by General Electric. In March, the FAA directed airlines to inspect such engines for possible cracks in turbine rotor discs. The cracks could cause the discs to fly apart and prompt engine failure, the FAA said. The alert was issued after the FAA received a report of an engine failure during a maintenance run on the ground. Ann Mollica, an aerospace engineer with the FAA in Burlington, Mass., said she was unable to say whether the prob lem was related to Monday's crash. LETTER From Page 1 to all members of the legislature, criti cizing the bill and asking them to reject it. According to the most recent letter, state leaders and University supporters are concerned about the study’s impact. “We fear that a hurried study of this type could do unintended harm to pub lic higher education in this state,” the let ter stated. The chancellors met before Friday’s BOG meeting to determine the letter’s content, UNC-Charlotte Chancellor Jim Woodward said Monday. Several chancellors later drafted the letter. The discussion was prompted by a letter N.C. State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox presented to the other 15 UNC-system chancellors Friday morning outlining her concerns about the study, Woodward said. Woodward also offered arguments ATTACK From Page 1 Russia and six nations that border Afghanistan pledged “to establish a broad-based Afghan administration on an urgent basis.” Bush had urged the opposition to avoid entering the city until a broad based government can be organized to replace the Taliban, which has ruled most of Afghanistan since 1996. However, little progress has been made in bringing together the disparate groups in Afghanistan’s fractious, multi ethnic society. Campus Calendar Today 3 p.m. - Rembrandt, Delacroix and Audubon on campus? Join the Carolina Union Activities Board Gallery Committee for a Hidden Art Tour. Meet at the Ackland Art Museum on Columbia Street. Questions? Call 962-1157. 5:30 p.m. - Sandra Mims Rowe, editor of The Oregonian, will deliver the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture in 111 Carroll Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. - The Public Policy Majors Union invites all majors and potential majors to the Post Graduation Plans Program. Representatives from University Career Services, the business school and more will be in attendance. The event will be held in the library of Old East Residence Hall. tThc Sailii (Ear Hrrl P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Katie Hunter, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 © 2001 DTH Publishing Corp. 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Previous Burch Fellows have: * studied jazz in New York City ♦ worked with civil rights organizations in Southern Africa retraced the steps of a medieval pilgrimage in France and Spain Come I earn more at our information session Thursday, November 15, 12 noon Room 039 Graham Memorial For further information, please contact Dr. Ross Lewin, Director of Burch Programs and Honors Study Abroad, 230 Graham Memorial, 962-9680, rlewin@email.unc.edu, or visit our web page at http://www.unc.edu/depts/honors/burchfell/ ® BURCH programs Fellows Program (Mje Until} (Ear Meri for why he believes the study is poorly timed, citing recent enrollment increas es, pending budget cuts and a large-scale construction program spurred by the recent approval of a $3.1 billion bond package as more important issues. “The system right now is very bur dened,” he said. “This is not the right time, in our opinion, to undertake an extensive review of the governance struc ture of the University of North Carolina.” Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, said the chancellors and former state leaders are not the only people in the state who dislike the idea of the study. “It’s my understanding that the BOG does not want the study,” said Rand, who supports the study. Rand said he does not understand why it is being opposed. “The only rea son you don’t want something studied is you’re afraid of what it might show.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. And the temptation to grab the capi tal proved too great for the opposition, which in four days has expanded its control from some 10 percent of the country to nearly half. Since the opposition captured the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Friday after intense American bombing, province after province in the north has fallen into alliance hands. Dramatic turns in the war’s balance are a traditional feature in Afghan fight ing. Rival armies sometimes battle for months without a change - until one side retreats, often because of a com mander switching sides, and a large scale rout ensues. 7 p.m. - The North Carolina Black Student Alliance committee of the Black Student Movement is having a forum titled “The Oreo Complex.” The forum will be held in 100 Hamilton Hall. 7 p.m. - Phi Beta Kappa will host a symposium called “Science at War: A Discussion on Chemical and Biological Warfare.” The event is open to the public and will be held in Room 039 of the Johnston Center. 7:30 p.m. - Student government is sponsoring an Advising Forum with University officials in the Union Auditorium. Do you have comments on advising? Make your voice heard, and come tell the people who can make change. Editor’s Note To make a calendar submission, go to http://www.dailytarheel.com. go to dailytarheel.com ■ Hospitals to Display Bioterrorism Chart ■ By Brad Chiasson
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