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2 FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003 Firefighters entreat council Department requests more personnel BY SUSIE DICKSON STAFF WRITER According to the Chapel Hill Fire Department, a lack of fire fighters might be putting residents at risk. The department raised the issue at a Chapel Hill Town Council budget workshop Wednesday night. Tommy Gregory, president of the Chapel Hill Firefighters Association, said the department is usually about three to six firefight ers short every time it responds to a call. As most structure fires require multiple tasks, more firefighters would help prevent the chance of property loss. When firefighters must choose between the lives of fire victims and minimizing property damage, “trade-offs must be made,” Gregory said. “Rescue is always our first priority.” A lack of personnel also makes it harder for firefighters to do their jobs and increases the chance of injury. Firefighters who spoke at the council’s workshop complained of long shifts of as many as 24 hours straight, which compromises the safety of the workers in addition to residents. SHS recognized for health-care service Wall Street Journal released report BY LAURA BOST STAFF WRITER UNC’s Student Health Service recently was ranked as one of the top collegiate health care providers in the country in Tuesday’s issue of The Wall Street Journal. Anne Marie Chaker, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, said she looked at all kinds of schools big, small, public and private and explored characteristics such as accreditation, facilities and serv ices. After many months of research, UNC showed itself as one of the top providers in the nation. “I was impressed by the diversi ty of services offered at UNC,” Chaker said. “They have amazing sports medicine services run by an orthopedic (doctor) and a womens health clinic run by an (obstetrician-gynecologist). “I also thought it was good that Today 8:30 a,m. The UNC School of Law is hosting a free conference titled, “Separation of Church and States: An Examination of State Constitutional Limits on =—M — WEEKEND AT I ~ ' CAROLINA Women’s Tennis vs. FSU Ham at Cone-Ken field Tennis Center MIS HEEL INWfITATIOMM \ Softball vs. Hawaii noon at UNC Softball Complex Softball vs. ECU 2pm at UNC Softball Complex Men’s Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins Ipm at Fetzer Field First 400 fans receive a free Carolina Lacrosse can holder, courtesy of Great Atlantic Lacrosse Sunday TAR (HJiHEL BNVfITATIORfIM Softball vs. Virginia noon at UNC Softball Complex Softball vs.TBA 2pm at UNC Softball Complex Tar Heel Invitational Finals SHORTS Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/ID! Gregory also mentioned the immediate need for a full-time training officer. Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones told the council in January that the department, with 66 fire fighters now, needs an additional 18 firefighters and a full-time training officer. Town staff will consider the department’s requests as they for mulate their recommended budg et, which they plan to submit to the council by the end of April. Council member Mark Kleinschmidt said the council is concerned about the departments lack of resources. “I have every confidence that our firefighters are doing an extraordi nary job right now,” he said. “But I’d like to see if we can improve (the firefighters’) working conditions.” In the budget process, officials will look at comparable towns’ fire departments, and Kleinschmidt is worried that Chapel Hill’s “doesn’t compare well.” Kleinschmidt also said the department’s repeated requests for a full-time training officer have not gone unnoticed by the council. “(The request) seems to be high on the council’s agenda,” he said. “But there are a lot of things com peting to be high on the agenda.” the health center is open late (until 11 p.m. during the week) and that there are also weekend hours avail able to students,” she said. SHS Director Bob Wirag said he was pleasant ly surprised by UNC’s national ranking. “We offer stu dents kind of a one-stop shop,” Wirag said. “We can’t do it all, but we provide “We cant do it all, but we provide most services most students need most of the time.” 808 WIRAG, DIRECTOR OF SHS most services most students need most of the time.” Nationally accredited since 1986, UNC’s student health care system offers services including rehabilita tion, sports medicine, dermatology, women’s health and others. Also available is a mental health Government Funding for Religious Organizations.” noon As part of Women's Week, a discussion will focus on whether it’s possible to be both a domestic goddess and a feminist, the politics of housework, media News —r ' I I jfefc. m DTH/KRISTEN ASHTON Firefighter Rob Pruitt (left) and Capt. Richard Bucci attend training on how to handle natural gas. The department says it needs more firefighters. Mayor Kevin Foy acknowledged the department’s need but empha sized the difficulty of the budget process. Foy said Wednesday night that the process is an “extraordinary balancing act” and noted expendi tures such as the news station that just opened. Foy also mentioned “significant concern” about funding for the town’s police department. “We haven’t come to any conclusion," he said. “We have to be very careful unit Counseling and Psychological Service equipped with two psychiatrists, psycholo gists and social workers. There also is an in-house radiol ogy liib and a pharmacy included in the facility, and UNC Hospitals is right next door. Chaker said one thing she believed to be very interesting during her research was the diversity she found among the health care systems of dif- ferent colleges. “There are some colleges that only have two nurses, and then there are schools like UNC which offer a wide variety,” she said. Wirag said he understands the differences Chaker found. “I think she realized how diverse the pro- portrayals of women and the defi nition and value of “women’s work.” The event, will be held in Student Union 2518A. For more Women's Week events, visit http://www.unc.edu/womens center/events/ww2oo3.html. 4 p.m. UNC Jazz Combos will perform in 107 Hill Hall. This ahr Daily (Ear Hrrl P.0.80x 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Kim Minugh, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. © 2003 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved Get Ready for Spring 1- \ Last chance for II | | $1 enrollment or 1/ *a vailable for the first 50 people , CALL NOW! 960-9910 W Ma ' n Street, Carrboro, NC (i m) 53 fitness Your 24-Hour Health & Fitness Club AFRICAN NIGHT Ml) March 29, 6-9 pm Hanes Art Center Auditorium SUHMMION ESSXTI & mm Bsamcocg An educational evening hr the entire hmilyl authentic African cuisine • African poetry and literature • traditional dances • live dramas and skits • beautiful native attire • step performance Tickets: In advance $3 dinner, $5 show Presented by At the door $3 dinner, $6 show OaAaSalaSL about the taxpayers’ money.” Gregory said the department realizes there is a “certain level of risk tolerance” when the council is considering the department’s requests. However, he emphasized the department’s dire need for more firefighters. Gregory said, “It is the firefighters who carry the burden of (the council’s) decision.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. grams and services are at schools and from that decided that ours stacked up exceptionally well,” he said. And while budget woes might have health care services at other state-supported schools reeling from cutbacks, Wirag said the fact that UNC health care is an auxiliary operation somewhat insulates it against those financial difficulties. “SHS is 60 percent supported by student fees paid every semester,” Wirag said. “The balance is made up on charges for services. No tax money or tuition money goes toward health care here.” Wirag said students should feel ownership of the system’s ranking. “Our active student population has made it possible for the servic es to be what they are,” he said. “Students should be proud of the recognition we are receiving.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. concert is free and open to the public. Information Counseling and Psychological Service will be offer ing a six-week group for female survivors of sexual violence start ing today. If you are interested, please call 966-3658. The March 24 article “Perruquet captures national title in 200 fly” incorrectly stated in the headline that swimmer Jessi Perruquet won the NCAA title for the 200-yard butterfly. Perruquet actually won the 200-yard freestyle title. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error. Senate narrows list to 16 nominees for BOG BY CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR. SENIOR WRITER The N.C. Senate Higher Education Committee announced Thursday the final 16 people allowed to run for the body’s eight appointments to the UNC-system Board of Governors. The 34-member BOG recom mends policy for the UNC system and its 16 constituent institutions to the N.C. General Assembly. Thirty-two members are appointed and serve staggered four year terms. Each chamber of the legislature appoints eight members every two years. A governor emeri tus and a student representative also serve but do not have votes. Before appointing BOG mem bers, the bodies of the General Assembly must adopt specific rules for selecting new members. The rules must fit within the guidelines set by N.C. statutes, which include language about minority quotas. In 2001, a group including for mer BOG member Walter Davis filed a lawsuit about the quota pol icy, which requires that at least four members be either female, of a minority race or from the minor ity political party in the legislature. The BOG opted not to contest the lawsuit, and instead legislators formed a commission to study the BOG’s structure and function. The N.C. House, which was engaged in a lengthy and heated battle for its top post, has not yet approved rules for appointing members and therefore cannot start accepting nominations —a process the Senate started last week. Under the rules the Senate adopted, its Higher Education Committee was charged with par ing down the number of people eli Daum report highlights work with TAs, campaigns BY LIZZIE STEWART STAFF WRITER Student Body President Jen Daum’s administration released its March Report on Tuesday night, highlighting the executive branch’s accomplishments in its last six months in office. The report addressed many of Daum’s platform issues, including the creation of the Future Faculty Program and the Larson-Daum Campaign Reform Act of 2002, as well as additional legislation passed during her term. Daum did not return phone calls Thursday. Student Body Secretary Matt Compton said the Future Faculty Program— a weeklong program for teaching assistants to help them improve classroom skills such as grading practices was one of the administration’s biggest accomplishments. “(The TAs) may be experts in their fields but not be ready to han dle a room full of 15 to 20 fresh men,” he said. “A lot of the TAs said it was a really helpful thing.” Compton said another major accomplishment was the Larson- Daum Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which was designed to make candidates use elections funds more efficiently. The act reduced the amount of money candidates could spend on their campaigns, mandated that those funds be provided by Student Congress and shortened the campaign period by two weeks. “I really like the changes that were made to the campaigning period,” Compton said. “The short er that period, the better for those No other restaurant measures up. % Come experience the Melting Pot Restaurant. Here you’ll enjoy the finest in four-course fondue dinners, fabulous dipping sauces, great wines, private tables and a relaxed atmosphere that’s perfect l.r jnv - in • I' 1r ir I , ill cl Ii i,,-- , (o) ruip) [PH©[p[LH -o&t We’re all familiar with these stereotypes of aging. But is this a fair representation of aging? The UNC-CH Interdisciplinary Certificate in Aging announces a campus-wide student competition: The Beauty of Aging Un veiled Awards: first place, $350; second place, $250; third place, $150; honorable mention, SSO Entries due by March 31, 2002. For details and application form, please visit http://www.aging.unc.edu/certificate/beautyofaging.pdf (Dip Daily (Mr Hppl 16 VIE FOR 8 BOG POSTS The following people will considered by the N.C. Senate next week for appointment to the BOG. The Senate will appoint eight people. Brent Barringer R. Steve Bowden Freeman Edward Broadwell Jr. William Burns Jr. Betsy C. Cochrane Larry T. Bagenhart John W. Davis 111 Peter D. Hans Key Adelaide Daniels Teena Smith Little Richard L. "Skip" Moore II Dr. Pamela R. Newsome Charles S. Norwood Jr. Vincent 0. Otovo Estelle" Bunny” Sanders Ruth Dial Woods gible to run from 20 to 16 members. “Some of the nominees with drew," said Joyce Hodge, legislative assistant for the committee. “These (remaining) names will be report ed out to the full Senate.” BOG members up for re-elec tion include retired educator and banker William Burns, retired educator Ruth Dial Woods and board Vice Chairwoman Teena Little, who served in the N.C. Senate from 1994-96 before being appointed to the BOG in 1999. “Having served in the Senate, a lot of those people I know person ally,” Little said. “I guess it’s like anything else you run for. You talk to the people, let them know what you've done and hope for the best.” Contact the State C National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. involved.” But Rebekah Burford, Daum’s chief of staff, said ending the year with a full Cabinet was the biggest accomplishment this year. Former Student Body Secretary Rebecca Williford resigned in November, citing the worsening of a persistent health problem. Compton served as interim stu dent body secretary before becom ing Williford’s permanent replace ment in January. “I’m really proud of the way we didn’t falter,” Burford said. “That could have been a trying time.” Burford also cited the creation of the Safety and Security Task Force as an important achievement. The task force worked to improve the campus’s nighttime atmosphere with the new Safe Shuttle service and Safety Patrol, she said. Student Body Vice President Aaron Hiller said the Daum administration laid the ground work for discussion between stu dent government and the UNC Board of Thistees. “With Jen’s leadership, I think that we’ve done more to be recog nized as a legitimate part of the leadership of the community,” he said. And although its term is almost over, Hiller said the Daum admin - istration has been working harder in the last weeks than it has all year. “When we hand things off to (Student Body President-elect Matt) Tepper, it will be in full sprint,” he said. “And only then we’ll get a break.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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