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2 Thursday, July 11, 2002 GATES From Page 1 determined all three were dead. The bodies were taken Tuesday to the state medical examiner’s office in Chapel Hill for autopsies. Tuesday morning, deputies charged Alan Gates with violating the domestic violence restraining order. He was charged also with murder “due to evi dence obtained at the scene and unso licited statements uttered by Alan Gates,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. DROUGHT From Page 1 use, the University will be expected to limit its use as well. “We have had con versation with the University, and they know that there is a need to conserve, and there are several things that they will be doing," Feller said. Ray Dußose, UNC’s director of ener gy services, said the University will be prepared for the water restrictions. “We have an irrigation plan that we are going to submit to OWASA,” Dußose said. “The University’s plan will basically do the same thing as it does to the residents.” In the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting last week, Aldermanjacquelyn Gist raised the issue of how the influx of students in August could affect the water supply in the area. But Feller said that should not be a problem. “That one change by itself will probably not make a huge difference in water use,” he said. “People water most in hot, dry weather, and the University’s TUITION From Page 1 Because the 8 percent in-state, 12 per cent out-of-state and S3OO campus-initi ated increases have all been approved by the BOG and are being reviewed by a Less than 5 minutes iff QCiitAZ *htC. 968-3377 ' Open 7 days a week rsummer Speciafi [“Gel Out of tins Heart Buy 10 visits, _ $2 SUNDAYS l get 10 free SjL £ctchte II No kidding- Jt , | I 1 FREE TON W II Only $2 a tan m ZCtyXe \ I new customers only % c , I I On Sundays L _ 9 68:3377 |_ J6B-3377_ J&>_ j „ Rams Plaza Shopping Center WOOD FIRED VtZtA NOW OPEN 501MEADOWMONT VILLAGE CIRCLE CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILLS BEST PATIO MONDAYS $1.50 DOMESTIC MICROBREWS ON TAP THURSDAYS $2.50 IMPORTS ON TAP LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO LATE NICHTSPECIAL BUY ONE PIZZA OR APPETIZER-GET ONE FREE MON-THURS 10PM-lAM WOOD-FIRED PIZZA HOMEMADE TIRAMISU 9 9 SANDWICHES CHILDRENS MENU 9 9 GREAT SALADS 24 BEERS ON TAP 9 9 PASTA 14 WINES BY THE GLASS BET YOU $5.00 I 1 \ j YOU CAN'T FIND US! 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Public Defender James Williams has been assigned to represent him. water use is fairly stable over the course of the year.” Provost Robert Shelton said UNC officials are not worried. “At the moment we are not anticipating prob lems when everybody returns,” he said. “But there is a lot of time between now and mid-August.” But Shelton agreed that if the drought continues it could cause problems for the University. “If our suppliers clamped down and said you only get this much water per month, then we would have to quickly gather and asses what the real critical functions are, such as the hospital and dormitories,” he said. Dußose said communication will play a key role. “I expect if the drought con tinues we will have to start a communica tions effort in order to heighten everyone’s understanding of the severity of the drought and the need for everyone to con serve water,” Dußose said. “We just need to stretch our resources as long as we can.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. the General Assembly, those increases were included in the bills for next year. Press said the use of approved rates is coordinated with the office of the UNC system president so that all 16 campus es will be consistent. If the General Assembly increases the percentage of the rates, students will be University BUDGET From Page 1 will be in our advantage.” Oldham said he does not prefer any particular plan over the others at this point. “All I’m interested in doing is raising revenue for the state budget,” he said. “I’m not overly worried with how it is done.” Democrats, who control the House by the slim margin of 62-58, are having difficulty finding a consensus on solu tions for the budget. Some proposed plans include allow ing local governments to raise the sales tax in exchange for reimbursements paid by the state, raising the tobacco and alcohol taxes, ending corporate tax breaks to banks or a combination of those. Compheating matters for House leg islators is the fact that this is an election year. Many legislators are wary of sup porting tax increases and jeopardizing their popularity with their constituents. Rep. Gregory Thompson, R-Avery, co-chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said that the additional revenue might make it easier for the legislature to build a bud get but that it is not absolutely neces sary. “Due to the budget crisis that we are in, it is recommended that we raise additional revenue to offset the spend ing deficit,” he said. “But if we were forced to submit a budget without the extra revenue, we would not be outside our responsibili ties in doing so.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. sent additional bills for the extra amount, he said. If they approve a small er raise -most likely by doing away with the campus-initiated increases - the University Cashier’s office will credit the student account of those student who have already paid the larger amount so that they can get a refund, he said. Nelson said he can not predict what the General Assembly will do but that if it makes changes to the BOG’s propos al, UNC-system schools will have to re bill students for the correct amount. “Whatever amount of work it would take, they would have to rebill." The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. foci Lvfieli ®t Bite Jtr) with the purchase of two beverages f* and one lunch or dinner - _ at the regular price, .Jjjßßsi receive a second lunch or dinner Sgß*, of equal or lesser value J FREE! jHf Not valid on fajitas. Up to $7.95 value. Wm (Not valid on Fridays. Dine-in only. One coupon per table.) jC ’ K Expires 7/25/02 J| MEXICAN CAFE u -159'/2 E. 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The six projects UNC submitted are the renovation of Alexander, Connor and Winston residence halls, the construction of anew science complex that will replace Venable Hall, the renovation of Memorial Hall, the construction a combination parking deck and student union next to Kenan Stadium, the renovation of the School of Nursing’s Carrington Hall and the renovation of the School of Dentistry. The new system for project approval is a result of an agreement between UNC and and the town regarding University expansion. In July 2001, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to adopt the zoning ordi- Bush Vows to End Corporate Scandals The Associated Press NEW YORK -President Bush called for doubled prison terms and aggressive policing Tuesday to combat fraud and corruption in scandal-tarred corporate America, promising to do “everything in our power to end the days of cooking the books.” Democrats faulted his proposals as inadequate, and Wall Street investors yawned. Bush, wearing a Big Apple lapel pin, traveled to the heart of Manhattan’s financial district to respond to the corporate accounting scandals that have shaken investor confidence, threatened an economy struggling to nance that allows UNC to add an additional 5.8 mil lion square feet to the existing 13.6 million. As part of this agreement, the town required that the University to submit its Development Plan. The document addresses the city’s concerns about the anticipated effects of construction. The plan puts regu- Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning Bruce Runberg said the review system will help town-gown relations. lations on issues such as stormwater, noise, transportation and lighting management. One of the stipulations the town called for in the Development Plan is the need for individual site development applications. These applications describe each project’s specific methods for abid ing by the the regulations in the plan. Bruce Runberg, associate vice chan cellor for facilities planning, said the review system was created because it was efficient and practical. By implementing this system, die Development Plan did recover from recession and called into question his own decades-old transac tions as a private businessman. “At this moment, America’s greatest economic need is higher ethical stan dards - standards enforced by strict laws and upheld by responsible business lead ers,” Bush told a business-suited audi ence parsimonious with its applause. “There is no capitalism without con science, there is no wealth without char acter,” he said, offering a prescription of prosecution for individual cheats rather than an overhauling of the fundamental system of business regulation. Bush signed an executive order cre ating what he called a “financial crimes SWAT team” at thejustice Department, which had had no division charged sole ly with prosecuting corporate fraud. 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The development plan itself is not detailed enough to consider all the specifics the individual applications can. “I don’t expect any problems with he applications,” said Waldon. “I fully expect the review to be in a checklist for mat." The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. document shredding and other forms of obstruction of justice. He endorsed guidelines proposed by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to keep people with personal financial interests in a company off its board of directors or audit committee. And he sought a ban on private loans between chief executives and their com panies. He asked Congress for a stronger Securities and Exchange Commission - one with 100 new enforcement officers plus more investigators and an extra SIOO million to work with. “We will use the full weight of the law to expose and root out corruption,” Bush pledged. Titters of knowing laughter rippled through the ballroom when Bush took after stock analysts who have misled clients in order to puff up stock prices. “‘Buy’ should not be the only word in an analyst’s vocabulary,” Bush said.