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(Dtp Saily @ar JtM www.dailytarheel.com ifjffr I UNC's ROTC program lures recruits with skydiving and rappelling thrills. See the pictures online. Volume 110, Issue 56 Airport Closing Opposed General Assembly could call the shots ByJon Dougherty City Editor A provision in the N.C. House bud get might halt UNC Chancellor James Moeser’s plans to shut down the Horace Williams Airport. The budget bill stipulates that the air port, located off Airport Road, will stay open until otherwise ordered by the N.C. General Assembly. It was introduced into the House budget July 31, three months after Moeser announced that the University was suspending operations at the airport as soon as anew home could be found for UNC’s air fleet. The provision is not in the Senate version of the budget. Moeser cited financial strain on the University and a lack of resources to make safety improvements as the main reasons for shutting down the airport. UNC spent an average of $250,000 to meet the airport’s capi tal cost expenses. All told, the air port is expected to record an operat ing defirit totaling about SIOO,OOO for the 2001-02 fis cal year Re p.Ve r 1 a Insko, D-Orange, said the provision, which was unani mously approved Chancellor James Moeser announced in April plans to close Horace Williams Airport. by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, has arisen for multiple reasons. “There are several influences at work here - there are private pilots who keep their planes at the field, people who want to refuel and land there and then sports fans who fly in for basketball and football games,” Insko said. The airport houses about 25 private ly owned planes, seven of which are owned by the University. Insko said she knows the proposal has backing in the Senate. “I know several senators have (Area Health Education Centers) in their dis tricts, and they don’t want to see the program harmed,” she said. AHEC coordinates the transport of doctors from the UNC School of Medicine to other areas around the state. Faculty then provide their exper tise for speciality climes and education al programs. The program houses its fleet at the Horace Williams Airport. Moeser said upon the announcement of the airport’s closure that the site would stay operational until AHEC could be relocated. Insko said the AHEC’s transition might not move as swiftly as Moeser hoped. “There are negotiations under way for anew hangar for the AHEC fleet, See AIRPORT, Page 5 ORANGE COUNTY rvL- ftr Jtjlji UNC y Chape l Hill ® _ „*** g Carrboro DTH/STAFF You don't promote the cause of peace by talking only to people with whom you agree. Dwight D. Eisenhower Saving Students' Cash? A student committee is working to help students pay less —and get back more for textbooks. See Page 7 W? MgUtmL- . MHg ";a K Wm M V P 1 *3 ■ "; . ■ . ' DTH/BRIAN CASSELLA Students debating religion with "Pit Preacher" Gary Birdsong catch the attention of national media that flooded the campus Monday. The afternoon discussions of the freshman summer readingtook provoked a flood of publicity positive and negative for UNC. Return to Normalcy Focus shifts from the contested summer reading program to UNC's Ist day of classes By Meredith Nicholson Assistant University Editor Only one day after national media swarmed the campus to witness incoming students participate in discussions of the contested summer reading book, UNC students tried to get back to normal Tuesday. Most students said that they thought the debate over the required reading of Michael Sells’ book, “Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations” had been blown out of proportion and that they were glad to see the controversy take a back seat to the first day of classes. Jenna Searcy, a freshman from Harrisburg who read the book and attended a discussion section Monday, said her session was active. She was pleased freshmen read the book and discussed it because it allowed her to hear all points of view, she said. “Obviously, it created a lot of things to discuss.” Searcy said she saw a big circle of people debating the book in the Pit on Monday and that she was inter viewed by one of the many camera crews on campus. But she said that all the fuss had faded down by Tuesday and that she did not talk about the book or reaction it generated in any of her classes. Journalism Professor Chuck Stone, who was an active participant in a free speech rally held in the Pit before Monday’s discussion groups, described the atmosphere as turbulent but productive. “We need to ALE Cracks Down on Students' Ist Weekend By Jamie Dougher Assistant City Editor Local law and alcohol enforcement officials together maintained a strong presence over students’ first weekend back in town, issuing increased num bers of alcohol-related citations. Herbert Battle, the assistant supervi sor for Orange County’s Alcohol Law Enforcement division, said the ALE made 72 arrests and issued 93 charges last weekend in conjunction with the Chapel Hill Police Department Chapel Hill police alone recorded 30 citations last weekend. Police Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Wednesday, August 21, 2002 “You wouldn’t know we had a controversy on campus (Monday).” CHUCK Stone, Journalism Professor 5 1 arm j mm >| * V Participants in a free speech rally Monday carried signs with political messages. let the pros and cons collide.... You can’t get critical thinking when you only get one side,” he said. Stone said the appearance of the media stirred up reaction on campus, but he said he thinks the con troversy is basically over and he hopes students will refocus their energy on other pressing issues. teamed up with ALE to issue 20 cita tions last year and 68 in 2000. Gregg Jarvies, Chapel Hill police chief, said his department and the ALE jointly decided to perform an operation last weekend. In some cases, the police will call in the ALE for specific reasons. “Sometimes they’ll tell us they’re going to be in town, or we’ll ask them if they can do an operation if we have a particular problem with a bar or a club,” Jarvies said. “It’s a legal requirement - they can do operations we can’t.” The areas around Fraternity Court and Franklin, Columbia and North Roberson streets were heavily End Game John Bunting works to organize defensive line. See Page 9 Cindy Wolf Johnson, associate vice chancellor for student learning, said that it is too early for an esti mate of how many students attended the discussion groups but that the sessions were well-attended. She said Monday was an exciting time and that she is looking forward to the follow-up activities. Summer reading program officials have planned a series of events, including a visit from Sells and a panel of campus religious leaders. Though some freshmen said they expected to dis cuss the book in their English classes, Wolf Johnson said that it is up to individual professors whether to use the book in class and that it was never a require ment for freshman English classes. Christopher Hill, an English graduate student who is teaching a section of freshman English, said he never intended to use the book in his class and he will not be reading any essays that students wrote on the subject When the class studies public issues, students will have the opportunity to write about “Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations" if they choose, but it will not be assigned, he said. Hill said students will continue to talk about the book but that things will calm down now that stu dents are back in classes. “I think the media not being around really helped.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. patrolled, with the majority of citations issued in these areas, Chapel Hill police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said. Jarvies said that when students arrive, police assign more officers to the street because of the increased crowds. “When there’s more officers than people, you’re going to see an increase in arrests,” he said. Jarvies said police will sfrive to maintain a visible presence on the street throughout the year, not just high-traffic weekends. “If we have problems, we respond, but we want to maintain a general presence,” he said. “We want to have a 1893 downtown where people can have fun, enjoy the atmosphere and avoid peo ple who tend to over-imbibe." Jarvies said that every year the Chapel Hill Police Department meets with all bar owners and managers to discuss ways to curb underage drinking. “We want to maintain as much con trol over there as we can,” he said. “If we don’t continue to maintain some control over the illegal sales and consumption of alcohol, then we’re likely to see an increase in the number of incidents.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. Weather Today: Partly Cloudy; H 91, L 66 Thursday: Partly Cloudy; H 92, L 71 Friday: T-storms; H 94, L 71 www.dailytarheel.com Group Meets To Talk Tuition Task force will craft 5-year plan for UNC By Daniel Thigpen University Editor UNC-Chapel Hill’s newly formed tuition task force is up and running, and members say they hope to have a com prehensive tuition plan proposal ready early next semester. Committee members met for the first time Monday to discuss their general approach to the endeavor and solidify plans for the rest of the semester. Provost Robert Shelton said the group studied essential background information and statistics that will even tually be applied to crafting a long-term tuition plan for the University. “It was a beginning, and we had good representation I thought,” said Shelton, head of the committee. “A lot of work has to be done outside the meetings.” Although the committee only recent ly met, University officials have been grappling with the tuition issue for quite some time. Last year, the UNC-CH Board of Trustees formed a similar task force to draft a one-year campus-based tuition increase. That committee later pro posed a S4OO permanent tuition hike to the BOT, which board members approved in January. The UNC-system Board of Governors later adjusted the Bor’s rec ommendation, trimming it down to S3OO and also approving across-the board increases for the system’s univer sities - an 8 percent tuition hike for in state students and 12 percent for out-of state students. Since then, campus leaders have said they are making it a priority to ensure tuition increases at UNC-CH are more predictable. See TUITION, Page 5 New Trustee To Assume Post Sept. 25 By Daniel Thigpen University Editor The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees’ soon-to-be-newest member is eager to get to work, although his term doesn’t actually begin until late September. Philip Carson, an Asheville lawyer and UNC-CH graduate who previous ly served on the UNC-system Board of Governors, will officially be sworn into the position at the BOTs Sept. 25 meet ing. Carson, who has practiced law in North Carolina for 35 years, fills the vacancy left by former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl. McColl resigned from the board in May, citing time constraints. “I’m honored to be part of the University’s governing body,” Carson said. “It’s a great board - they’re strong and dedicated people.” BOT Chairman Tim Burnett said he is delighted to have Carson joining the board’s affairs. 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