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iaily ®ar ~£td 'Hey UNC!' Protesters and officials stress need to acknowledge history. See Page 3 www.dailytarheel.com Officials See Smooth Road for Night Permits By Meredith Nicholson Staff Writer Officials said Wednesday that they expect the implementation of a system requiring night parking permits will go off without a hitch. But administrators will monitor the program to ensure that it runs smoothly. Cheryl Stout, assistant director of parking services, said Wednesday evening that more specific details of a comprehensive night parking plan that top administrators approved Tuesday morning now have been developed. Officials hope to put the plan into effect at the start of the 2002-03 acade mic year. Under the proposed, which still needs N.C. Community College Attendance on the Rise By Jamie McGee Staff Writer Carl Hovey wanted to go to UNC-Chapel Hill, but his grades were not good enough. Burned-out from high school, he wasn’t ready for the full university experience, but he did want to continue his education. For Hovey, community college was the clear choice. “I was really dissatisfied with school after high school,” he said. “Community college was the step between. It got me interested in school again.” Hovey, a sophomore, plans to transfer to UNC-CH and major in English after his two years at Alamance Community College. Under the 1997 Comprehensive Articulation Agreement between the N.C. Community College system and the UNC system, Hovey is able to transfer his credits and start as a junior at a UNC-system school. Hovey said he has had a good expe rience at Alamance Community College, largely because of the teach ers and small classes. “It improved my chances of suc ceeding,” he said. “I might have flunked out if I had gone straight to the University.” Many students like Hovey are flocking to North Carolina’s community colleges, accounting for the increase in younger students at community colleges across the state. A trend that began during the past decade, increased enroll ment has impacted community colleges throughout the state. In 1995, students ages 16 to 23 represented 35 percent of the total number of students in curriculum programs at North Carolina’s 59 community colleges. By 2000, that num ber increased to 41 percent. Martin Lancaster, president of the N.C. Community College system, said more and more students are coming straight from high school, attributing the influx partly to ris ing tuition at universities. He predicted that the increase in younger students will continue. “If university costs continue to rise, my guess is that you will see a continued growth from high school students,” Lancaster said. He emphasized the benefits of community colleges as rea sons for increased attendance. “Students are beginning to see that community colleges are of good value educationally and financially,” Lancaster said. “The classes are small - 15 to 20 students -and the instructors are focused on teaching. They don’t have research requirements. It is a much more nurturing envi ronment.” Students Unite to Take Back the Night By Daniel Thigpen Assistant University Editor In the front line, leading a group of about 150 people down Raleigh Road, freshman Cassidy Pratt yelled at the top of her lungs. “I feel really amazing,” she said, as stu dents and community members aimed to fight sexual assault Wednesday night. An annual event sponsored by Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention, “Take Back the Night!" gathered a mul titude of students and community mem bers for what many called an empower ing evening promoting nonviolence. Organizers said this year’s event took place with help from the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and the f r Mm. t, 'J \- and mm ■fa# f m MU i'rr Mr to be approved by the UNC Board of Trustees, students, faculty and staff who do not own a daytime permit will be required to purchase a night parking permit in order to park on campus after 5 p.m. The permits would cost $ 122 per aca demic year for students and $166 per calendar year for faculty and staff. But night parking would give permit holders access to parking spots on a first come, first-serve basis, instead of an assigned lot as with day parking, Stout said. Day permit holders, who are restrict ed to certain lots from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., also will be able to park in any lot after 5 p.m. “I think we have plenty of capacity A three-part series examining issues facing education in North Carolina. ■ Wednesday: K-12 ■ Today: Community Colleges ■ Friday: Universities Carolina Women’s Center, kicking off this month’s Women’s Week events. After one sexual assault victim lent her perspective to the slowly growing crowd in the Pit, activists took to the street. Battling a persistent rain, marchers were encouraged to make uproarious noise as they held candles and walked from the Pit to Franklin Street Many alternated between blowing whistles and chanting messages, while others cheered -one man even chose to play his flute. At one point, the group stopped in front of Starbucks Coffee on Franklin Street and blew their whistles for 17 seconds to convey the statistic that every 17 seconds a woman is raped. Onlookers gazed at the activists as they marched; some even joined in the chants. Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Kissing and Telling The Arts & Entertainment staff share their Spring Break escapades. See Page S on campus,” she said. “You might not be able to park in the exact spot that you want, but you will be able to find some thing.” Stout said the system would give per mit holders the freedom to park in dif ferent spaces each night rather than lim iting them to a single lot. “This allows people to move around based on their needs,” she said. Some gated lots, however, would not be accessible to night permit holders. Caldwell, Steele, Swain and Morehead lots would be reserved for visitors and faculty parking, Stout said. Students and employees who do not purchase night permits or do not have day permits would be able to access free night parking in the Bell Tower lot and * MB £ ’ Jj&. . 4 M A cl .> M mL JK4 W ' / : IgF'-s. r y / j£r djt . m t wJB Jm DTH/KARA ARNDT Trevor Gledhill, (left) a recent high school graduate, sits beside Coleen Murphy and Enrico Mitchell, returning students with computer programming degrees, during a computer science class at Alamance Community College. Ken Whitehurst, director of student development services in the community college system, attributed growth in younger students to the 1997 Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. With an associ ate degree of arts, fine arts, or science from a community college, students can begin as a junior in the university system. “There is a real explosive growth in these younger students choos ing community colleges because of the college transfer agreement,” Passing cars honked to show their support But all of those participating said they were drawing attention not to themselves but to the need to end sexual violence. “It really brings it to the surface for u 5.... We have a right to feel safe at night and for women to get together and take a stand,” Pratt said, as she held a sign that read “Women Unite - Take Back the Night” The demonstration transcended gen der, however, with a rich mix of men and women taking part. Sophomore David Bennett said the male turnout was encour aging. “For any man that’s out there com mitting these crimes, there should be about 10 men trying to stop it,” he said. Kindi Shinn, a junior and ASAP co chairwoman, said that as a spectator her freshman year she was so inspired by Road Warriors I No. 9 UNC scores 9-7 upset at fifth-ranked Duke. See Page 9 Volume 110, Issue 14 the S-11 lot on South Campus. Stout said she is not worried about a potential night parking shortage that could result from day permit holders remaining on campus in the evenings. The number of students and faculty who have day permits and park on cam pus at night has been taken into account, Stout said. But because next year would be the first year of the program, Carolyn Elfland, associate vice chancellor for campus services, said they would moni tor the program and make changes if necessary. Stout said officials would not sell more permits than there are available spaces and will not base their predic tions on the idea that permit holders Whitehurst said. “A student who finishes our (associate of fine art) degree will meet junior status without having to pay money for dorms and a higher tuition. They can do this at a community college for a cheaper rate.” Lancaster said that although the influx of younger students has See COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Page 2 the event that it drove her to become involved. Shinn helped organize the gathering Wednesday and said before the march that she was impressed by the immense group of students that came out to support the same cause. “I definitely think the turnout has got ten larger every year,” Shinn said. The group paused in front of a blue emergency light in Polk Place before fin ishing the last -and decidedly loudest - leg of their march back to the Pit. Junior Laurie Randolph said she was proud of what the group accomplished. “I think this is so symbolic of women saying, ‘l’m not going to take it anymore.’" The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. $ Weather Today: Rain; H 63, L 33 Friday: Sunny; H 49, L 24 1 1 1 * Saturday: Mostly Sunny; H 55, L 31 would likely not come to campus every night. “I think that would be a faulty assumption,” she said. “Lots of people who come occasionally will go to short term parking." Only students, faculty and staff who come to campus on a regular basis like ly would buy a permit, she said. Stout said night parking permits would be distributed through the same process as day permits, which is admin istered by the Department of Public Safety. Preregistration for both day and night parking permits would begin in April. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. INt"' nTH REBECCA O’DOHERTY Freshman Li Li marches with other supporters in the Take Back the Night event in the Pit on Wednesday evening. Thursday, March 21, 2002 Student Assaulted In Lot Staff Report A UNC student reported a mis demeanor assault to University police at 7:17 p.m. Wednesday. According to police, the 21-year old student, who was not injured in the incident, was approached by a man as she was working in the Morehead Planetarium parking lot Police stated in a press release Wednesday night that the man briefly talked to the student in Spanish, then touched the student on her chest and pelvic area. The man then fled toward Franklin Street. He is described as a Hispanic man, about 5 feet 5 inch es tall, about 30 years old, of medi um build and clean shaven. The vic tim further described the man as having medium-length hair, a dark complexion, a slight mustache and poor teeth, police said. University police are investigat ing the incident and warning stu dents to be careful walking on cam pus at night. Widening Columbia Debated UNC Hospitals wants to add lanes to South Columbia Street, but residents say it would cause more problems. By Jenny Huang Staff Writer More than 35 residents sat in the School of Public Health’s auditorium Wednesday night trying to make it clear that they will not accept lip service from UNC officials about widening South Columbia Street. UNC Hospitals officials started the meeting by presenting the residents with information on the University’s reasons for widening the road. Officials are considering the prospect of expand ing South Columbia Street into a boule vard-style four-lane road in an effort to improve access to hospital facilities. The meeting started at 6:30 p.m. and within 20 minutes, residents chimed in with questions and arguments against the proposal. In a letter dated March 1, UNC Chancellorjames Moeser asked Mayor Kevin Foy to request a feasibility study on the roadway from the N.C. See ROAD, Page 2
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