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GAA planning to recruit more members
Numbers already up 1,000 this year
BY EMILY STEEL
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
A variety of events, including a
talk by UNC football coach John
Bunting, are all a part of the
General Alumni Association’s new
push to increase its visibility on
campus.
About 3,500 students already
are registered members of the
GAA, a number up about 1,000
from last year, said Ben Eisner, a
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had a positive effect on people’s
pocket books, said E.R. Gregory, a
spokeswoman for the federal
Economics and Statistics
Administration.
The cuts were possible because
the federal government is not obli
gated to balance its budget every
year, Moore said.
Cutting taxes and increasing
spending has produced a downside
large federal deficits as opposed
to the surpluses of the early 19905.
But Moore said that from an eco
nomic perspective, it’s appropriate
for legislators to create such
deficits to spur growth during a
recession.
The recent downturn practical
ly was ensured when a stock mar
ket bubble caused by many new
firms going public and investing
hundreds of millions of dollars
developed in the late 19905.
In the short run, Moore said,
this widespread investment bol
stered growth. But the bubble
soon burst, hurting demand and
leading to layoffs and company
closures.
The recession that followed was
a strange one, Moore said.
Consumer spending didn’t slow as
dramatically as it typically does,
and the downturn in the housing
sector wasn’t as pronounced.
The major problem was a large
reduction in capital spending,
Gregory said.
Investment by businesses was
low, resulting in weakened job and
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representative from the GAA’s
Student Membership Advisory
Board.
He attributed the record num
ber of members to an increased
amount of publicity, especially at
orientation sessions during the
summer.
The group hopes to add to its
membership total by hosting a
variety of performing events in the
Pit throughout the week and a
stock markets.
However, things now are look
ing up, and a stronger economic
outlook might prove to be a good
sign for the Bush administration.
The economy has proven to be
the most important determinant of
a presidential election, said Darrell
West, a professor of public policy
and political science at Brown
University.
But it probably won’t hurt
President Bush as much as it hurt
his father in 1992, when he lost to
then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.
“(George H. W. Bush) appeared
to be out of touch and not under
standing the amount of suffering
that was going on, so the son has
not made that mistake,” West said.
He also said U.S. spending in
Iraq, now at about $4 billion a
month, isn’t as economically dam
aging as it seems at first. “A lot of
the money being spent in Iraq
actually is going to American com
panies."
But the U.S. government isn’t
doing nearly as much as it could be
to prepare workers to compete in a
global economy, said Jerrold
Schneider, professor of political
science and international relations
at the University of Delaware.
“What’s happening is we’re los
ing sight of the big, underlying
things for a relatively minor
upswing," he said.
“Were not living up to our
potential in terms of economic
output.”
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cookout in Polk Place on
Wednesday night.
“We are trying to get people
more aware of what we are and
what we do,” Eisner said.
UNC’s oldest a cappella group,
Tar Heel Voices, will kick off the
schedule of events at 12:15 p.m. in
the Pit on Thesday.
On Wednesday, the GAA will
sponsor a cookout in Polk Place
where many GAA board members
and UNC faculty will serve food to
students.
Eisner noted the cookout is one
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about diversity in general.”
In the film itself, a diverse cast of
people receives attention from
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For Cook and Hitt, who don’t
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plants to rot from the root up. Hitt
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of the first opportunities this year
for students to interact with facul
ty outside of the classroom.
“It will be a real lighthearted
way to break down the lines, relax
and be friendly,” he said.
After performances by the dance
troupe Opeyo! at 11:45 a.m. and the
a cappella group UNC Clefhangers
at 12:15 p.m., Bunting is scheduled
to present a short speech at 12:30
p.m. in the Pit on Thursday.
Basketball coach Roy Williams
might speak Friday. Williams is
currently in Puerto Rico helping
everyday blue-collar workers to
UNC alumnus and former Student
Body President Eli Evans to
celebrities such as Kinky
Friedman, a quirky author from
Texas.
Marcie Cohen Ferris, a professor
of Jewish studies who teaches a
class that shares the film’s name,
spoke about the rich mix of people
featured in the film as well as the
individual impact of the “Shalom
Vail” experience.
“It’s the first (film) of its kind
that really does that personal jour-
growing season is over.
“There is still so much more to
come,” Hitt said. Fall vegetables are
available until late December.
Attendance has suffered due to
rain on each of the first nine
Saturdays the market has been
open.
But even those customers who
avoided the market have been
affected by the adverse weather.
Weaver Street Market, a retail
natural foods store in Carrboro,
boasts its own selection of locally
grown produce.
James Watts, store manager at
Weaver Street, said he has been
forced to source some produce
beyond his preferred local range
during the last two seasons.
He added that available produce
has a significantly shorter shelf life
this year. The propensity for pro
duce to ripen and spoil more
quickly combined with decreased
availability has not helped prices,
Watts said.
“Supply hasn’t been plentiful, so
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coach the U.S. National Team at the
Tournament of the Americas, so the
board is waiting to see if he can fit
the event into his schedule, Eisner
said.
Also on Friday, the Kamikazi
Dance Team is set to dance at noon
and 12:15 p.m. cONcEpt (of col
ors), a multicultural modeling
organization, will also perform.
Student members can pick up
their membership packets at
events throughout the week,.
In the packets, students will find
a Carolina blue T-shirt, a Nalgene
ney through the South,” Ferris said.
“(It’s) a really good piece of con-
temporary filmmaking.”
Ferris also helped to create the
book of photography and writings
from Algonquin Books that also
shares the film’s title.
Bain, who said the film unfold-
ed for him throughout its creation,
said he is pleased with its recep-
tion.
“There’s been a huge feeling that
people were really getting it
Jewish audiences and non-Jewish
audiences,” he said.
prices have stayed up.”
Peach grower Joshua Stilwell,
who runs Coats’ Produce in
Clayton, said that he has reaped an
abundant crop due to the rain but
that he is hard-pressed to sell his
harvest fast enough.
“By Saturday morning we have a
lot of fruit that spoils.” Stilwell said.
Nevertheless, he doesn’t disap
point customers. Like many farm
ers, he cuts his losses and adjusts
each season to changing condi
tions.
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water bottle, a GAA decal and a
discount card that students can use
for pizza, yogurt, subs, office sup
plies and UNC apparel.
The events are scheduled for
both members and non-members,
Eisner said.
Students can join the associa
tion this year at a rate of sls. For
SSO, students can become a mem
ber of the GAA for their under
graduate career at the University.
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“Shalom Vail” has played at
more than 35 festivals from
Toronto to Sydney and received
airtime on the Sundance Channel.
The screening is just one part of
a wide-reaching Southern Judaism
lecture series on campus.
Speaking on the Center for
Jewish Studies’ effect on campus,
Hess said, “We have something
really exciting to add to the mix of
how people view the South.”
Contact the A&E Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
Despite drought, flooded fields
and early blight, the fanners’ mar
ket still seems to thrive. The cus
tomer base continues to grow, and
many regulars develop a sense of
loyalty that complements their
appreciation for fresh produce.
“I am pretty die-hard," said
Susan Wolf, a Carrboro resident at
the market on Saturday. “When it
rained, I still came.”
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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