Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / Jan. 13, 2003, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
sttjr lathi Ota* Heel www.dailytarheel.com Storm cleanup could cost SI million mmmmjg • Students abandoning science fields ™ Look for more stories online. Volume 110, Issue 134 Possible Arson Destroys Lounge By Jack Kimball Assistant City Editor Arson is being investigated as the cause of the fire that broke the early morning quiet for residents in Granville Towers on Friday. The fire occurred in West Granville Towers in the sixth-floor study lounge a little after 4 a.m. Fire officials said the fire had burned itself out by the time they arrived. Granville does not have sprinkler systems in the study lounge areas, but the fire was announced as an emer gency over the intercom. The fire investigation was passed to the Chapel Hill Police Department for further query. Police officials said that the fire is being investigated as an arson and that there are suspects. “It’s an arson investi gation the Fire Department requested us to assist," said Sgt. J.B. Layton. “The police depart ment is inves tigating it as an arson.” Fire offi cials said the fire had two places of ori gin -a couch and a chair cushion. The “People didn’t really know what was going on until the firefighters started busting out the windows to let the smoke out. ” Carmon Clapp Sophomore material of the furniture prevented further spread, as did the lounge doors, because they were closed. Fire officials said the fire caused about $15,000 in damage to the study lounge and corridor. But Dennis Emy, general manager for Granville Towers, estimated $5,000 in damage. He said all of the furniture and fixtures in the study lounge were destroyed. He said hard numbers for the dam age will be available midweek. An automatic fire alarm alerted the Chapel Hill Fire Department to the fire in West Granville Towers’ sixth-floor study lounge at 4:16 a.m Friday. Residents said they could see smoke in the hallway as they peeked out of their doors to see what was going on. “There was smoke every- See GRANVILLE, Page 5 Protesters Prepare for Anti-War Rally in Capital w&BBM * UH; DTH/SARA ABRONS Andrew Pearson speaks at a workshop sponsored by the Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence. Now Hiring An informational meeting will be held tonight for those interested in joining The Daily Tar Heel staff. Come to Union 1502 at 5 p.m. “We must acknowledge that our economy is still struggling and we must not make tuition an expected source of revenue. "Molly Broad, uNC-system President BOG RECOMMENDS NO HIKE IN TUITION FOR 2003-04 HP Mat-. HHa * J&m wmm. jp J|£ /£& DTH BRIAN CASSELL! UNC-system President Molly Broad (center) laughs with UNC-system Board of Governors Chairman Brad Wilson at Friday's BOG meeting. At the meeting, a one-year moratorium on tuition increases was approved unanimously. Legislators say tuition dollars might be needed By Elyse Ashburn State & National Editor The UNC-system Board of Governors unani mously approved a one-year hiatus from tuition increases Friday, but the N.C. General Assembly might not let the decision stand given the state’s pre carious economic situation. Board members kept the state's potential $2 billion revenue shortfall in mind but ultimately decided that students could not shoulder a tuition increase this year, said Addison Bell, chairman of the BOG Budget and Finance Committee, which must initiate any tuition change. “We made this decision now mainly because we had raised tuition significandy in the past," he said. The board has raised tuition every year for the past three years. Last year’s systemwide increase totaled S4O million, more than 80 percent of which Seminar teaches peaceful demonstration methods By Laura Hinson Staff Writer “War is NOT the answer”; “Peace is Patriotic”; “Attack Iraq? NO!” These slogans on bumper stickers, along with others, littered the cars outside of The of° mn chiJei ChU Hm Unitarian Universalist on Saturday after- noon. The Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence, an organization at UNC that grew out of responses to the terror ist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, sponsored a non violence, civil disobedience and anti-war workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Church. ■ Experience is a good teacher, but she sends terrific bills. Minna Antrim Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Monday, January 13, 2003 was used to cover half of the $66 million needed to fully fund enrollment growth. UNC-system President Molly Broad cautioned that the BOG should not rely repeatedly on tuition to fund campuses’ growth, praising the board's decision to halt increases for at least a year. “We must acknowledge that our economy is still struggling and we must not make tuition an expected source of revenue,” she said. But some legislators expressed concern over their ability to fund enrollment growth next year if tuition is not a revenue source. “It would be quite difficult,” said Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D- Cumberland. “The position we find ourselves in is rather powerless as far as it comes to money.” Rand indicated that the UNC system might have to meet the legislature at least half Way by providing a portion of its needed enrollment growth funds through tuition increases. He pointed to the 50-50 The workshop was held one week before expected mass anti-war protests in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the Martin Luther King holiday. The campaign, along with other N.C. peace and justice groups, is organizing buses from across the state to attend the national protest. While members of the media were not allowed to report on the activities inside the workshop, some participants spoke about the experience afterward. Rob McDonald, a Duke student who attended the workshop, said it allowed partic ipants to practice the techniques geared toward peaceful demonstrations. “We also learned what you can expect to happen to you if you do break a law," said McDonald, who plans to attend next week end’s rally in Washington. Consider Anti-War Petition See Page 4 i & m ■ Late Rally UNC's second-half surge falls short against UVa. See Page 12 agreement last year as an example. “We were scrap ing everything we could find to do that last year,” Rand said. “Looking at this year, it’s going to be at least as difficult or more difficult to do even that.” Guilford County Rep. Joanne Bowie, the Republican nominee for House speaker pro tern, echoed Rand. “I’d love not to raise tuition again this year," she said. “But enrollment growth has been so big everywhere, including at community colleges, I just don’t know if we’re going to be able to do it.” The General Assembly has the final say on all tuition increases, and system leaders acknowledge that the board’s action might be symbolic at most. “As far as I’m concerned, this is just a nod from the Board of Governors, and we still have work to be done,” said Jonathan Ducote, president of the See TUITION, Page 5 Weather Today: Partly Cloudy; H 50, L 26 Tuesday; Partly Cloudy; H 45, L 14 Wednesday: Sunny; H 45, L 24 www.dailytarheel.com During the workshop, the participants acted out situations that could be expected to hap pen, said UNC freshman Tim Stallmann. “We did a lot of role-playing so we could get a sense of how it feels to be engaged in non violent resistance,” he said. Role-playing was not just a way to get phys ically ready for resistance but also a way to get mentally ready, said UNC freshman Liz Mason-Deese. “We dealt with the feelings we had during the role-playing and discussed, ‘How it made us feel?’ afterward,” she said. Those who attended the workshop did so for various reasons. “I wanted to get more involved,” said UNC freshman David Brown. “I felt it was a good opportunity to find out more about the peace movement.” Mason-Deese said she wanted to learn See DISOBEDIENCE, Page 5 Tuition May Fund Growth By Elyse Ashburn State & National Editor Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors slashed from the system’s proposed tuition policy Friday a key provision limiting tuition increases, claiming the removed stipu lation was too restrictive. The special BOG committee charged with reviewing board policy on tuition and fees had proposed an amendment to forbid members from raising tuition to meet enrollment growth needs. The full board voted Friday not to increase tuition for the upcoming aca demic year, saying tuition is not an acceptable source for funding next year’s enrollment growth. The BOG Committee on Tuition and Fees, however, ultimately decided that its proposed provision limiting tuition increases was unacceptable. “I think saying we will never raise tuition for enrollment growth is wrong because we don’t know if we’ll have to do that,” committee member Jim Phillips said. “To take an absolute pro hibitionary position is wrong, and his tory has shown we get in trouble when we do so.” See POLICY, Page 5 M DTH'KRISTIN GOODE Faculty Council Chairwoman Sue Estroff speaks at Friday's Faculty Council meeting. UNC Crafts Strategy for Pay Disparity By Shelley Walden Staff Writer In the wake of a recent study reveal ing a salary disparity between UNC’s male and female faculty members, University officials have crafted a strat egy to address wage inequities. Executive Associate Provost Bernadette Gray-Litde announced at Friday’s Faculty Council meeting that all deans will have to submit a report to the provost by Feb. 1 that will state how their departments will address salary inequities. These plans then will be assessed by a campuswide committee. Gray-Litde said any final wage rec ommendations should be reported by the end of the semester. “I feel that the culture of the University is one that is very individ ually based. ... I feel that this is the right way to go about it,” said Provost Robert Shelton of the advantages of having departmental reports as opposed to using a blanket approach. See FACULTY COUNCIL, Page 5
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 13, 2003, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75