12
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
Science students going
into local classrooms
Program aims to
share knowledge
BY BRIAN HUDSON
STAFF WRITER
UNC science students interest
ed in teaching can sign up today
for an opportunity to share the
wealth of knowledge they have
attained in college with students in
local public schools.
INSPIRE, a volunteer program
in its second year of existence and
its first year under student direc
tion, will host its first interest
meeting of the year at 3:30 p.m. in
Union 226.
The program pairs UNC stu
dents with public school classes in
which they can pass their college
science lessons to younger students
following in their path.
“The program is meant to
appeal to whoever wants to go
share their excitement to younger
kids," said junior Rohit Prakash,
director of the INSPIRE program.
The program, created by
Prakash, is designed to bring UNC
students into the science classrooms
of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Schools to give students another
perspective on the subject.
The name INSPIRE is not an
acronym but a one-word summary
of the programs goal, Prakash said.
“Not many kids have had the
opportunities that (UNC students)
have had," he said. “INSPIRE inte
grates science into a service pro
gram."
In its former incarnation,
INSPIRE was a one-credit course
run by UNC professors.
Prakash said he decided it would
be better for students to take con
BRAKES
j gAft/ /fcgr Pads and Shoes - Except Ceramic J
| JW/O Urr Pads - Most Cars & Trucks |
I Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 11/30/2003 ■
Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Work |
I Tax & Other Charges Not Included • One Coupon Per Vehicle ■
f PERFORMANCE EXHAUST
I iAQZ. Arc Stainless Steal Mufflers,
lw 70 Urr Flow Master Mufflers
| Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 11/30/20031
I Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Work ■
Tax & Other Charges Not included • One Coupon Per Vehicle
Fm ■ ■ ■ ■
TUNE-UP only s99*
I New Spark Plugs, Fuel Injection Service, Oil Change w/New ■
Filter, Tire Rotation 'Some 6& 8 Cylinders. Most Cars & Light Trucks I
I Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 11 '3O/2003 I
Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Sales ■
3* & Other Charges Not Included • One Coupon Per Vehicle
AA A I A
\ ] | i
itiMn ■■ fcjarpr -taMMST IStop''
Sju ji ve ; n ti o ntp
Debt Capital Markets
longer established competitors, and we’re Debt Markets Sales, Trading, & Research
closing more deals than ever for our clients. Global Portfolio Management
For you, that means greater visibility and the Se P^ mber 9 > 2093
’ 7:00 p.m. The Carolina Inn, Ballroom
opportunity to have an immediate impact.
bofa.com/careers
join us in the spotlight. Banc of America Securities
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Banc of America Securities LLC, member NYSE/NASD/SIPC, is a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. © 2003.
trol of INSPIRE and relieve profes
sors of some of the work load.
Students who volunteer will
visit science classrooms in elemen
tary, middle and high schools
about 12 times a year for sessions
that will last between one and
three hours. The program is set to
begin the third week of September.
Prakash said he is confident the
program will remain popular
among UNC students.
Last year 50 University’ students
participated in the program, which
involved about 50 CHCCS teachers
and 1,000 preschool through 12-
grade students.
“The interest is always there,”
Prakash said. “From my experience
last year, the teachers were always
enthusiastic. They love haring
undergrads come in. It adds a little
spice to their class.”
Bob Bedell, a sixth- and sev
enth-grade science teacher at Guy
B. Phillips Middle School, said the
program is a great idea.
“It is very beneficial to the kids,”
he said. “They think it’s a great idea
they did last year.”
Senior Deb Bellan, the teacher
coordinator for the program, said
she thought college-age students
would interest the younger students
because of their closeness in age.
Bellan said the program also is
beneficial to the graduate and
undergraduate students who vol
unteer.
“It gives more freedom to the
students,” she said. “It is more than
just grading papers. They can go in
there and talk about any aspect of
science. Other programs are more
narrow.”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
Fall Specials .
ntehteke’j
Discount Mufflers
and Brakes
407 E. Main Street • Carrboro
919-933-6888
Ak How To Ract/vf A FREE Meinektk T-Shirt
®£©i
State vet sets sight on corralling disease
BY KRISTEN WILLIAMS
FEATURES ASSISTANT EDITOR
Family pictures and a University
of Georgia diploma decorate the
walls, while a “World’s Best Boss”
coffee mug rests on the large desk.
Books with covers of cracked
leather and flimsy pages inside fill
the antique shelves.
Glancing around the spacious
office, located in downtown
Raleigh, visitors would think it
was the home base of a savvy busi
nessman or even a politician.
Until their eyes zero in to read
the title of one of the many books
“The Foot of the Horse.”
This eclectic office houses Dr.
David Marshall, the N.C.
Department of Agriculture state
veterinarian, a man who, at one
time, was more at home in a clin
ic than an office.
Marshall began his career in
veterinary medicine after graduat
ing from Clemson University and
the University of Georgia College
of Veterinary Medicine. Marshall
worked in Salisbury at Rowan
Animal Clinic until 1988, when he
came to Raleigh and began work
ing with meat inspection in the
Department of Agriculture.
In 2000 the position of state
veterinarian was vacant and
Marshall jumped at the opportu
nity.
“You’ll have to ask (former state
Agriculture) Commissioner (Jim)
Graham why he asked me to take
the job,” Marshall said. “I like to
think it’s because I’ve proven
myself for 12 years.”
Marshall prides himself on
being able to converse with people
who call the department looking
for answers to their various animal
concerns, especially with the cur
rent increase in cases of Eastern
Equine Encephalomyelitis and
West Nile virus.
SHOCKS/STRUTS
Buy 3 Get One Free
(right rear)
I Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 11 /30/20031
■ Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Work
■ ■ ■ wtmrm ■■■■■■
OIL CHANCE ]
J $21.95 Oil Change w/FREE TIRE ROTATION J
I Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 11/30/20031
I Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Work I
Tax & Other Charges Not Included • One Coupon Per Vehicle '
FALL SPECIAL
I Transmission Power Flush, Free Tire Rotation, Free Oil I
Change & Free Brake Inspection for $169.95
I Coupon Must Be Presented At Time Of Estimate • Expires 1 1/30/20031
Coupons Not Good On Warranty Work Or Previous Work J
News
“They can call and get answers,”
Marshall said. “I try to do a lot of
personal stuff.”
The current EEE and West Nile
surge is “just one more challenge
that this office is responsible for,”
Marshall said. Despite strained
resources and budget difficulties,
Marshall and coworkers are meet
ing the issue head-on.
Though EEE has attracted the
public’s attention recently,
Marshall is quick to point out that
it is a disease that has been around
for a century. There is a vaccine for
EEE available that many horse
owners take advantage of, but
cases still spring up annually, with
this year being “an abnormally
active year,” he said.
While Marshall does not handle
such diseases directly and has no
desire to return to practicing vet
erinary medicine, he acts as
department figurehead. After
working for eight years on large
and small animals in Salisbury, he
became “burned out on the long
hours and middle of the night calf
deliveries.”
Now, his average day consists of
attending meetings and working
THE Daily Crossword By Robert H. Wolfe
ACROSS
1 Look over
5 Price
9 Outcropping
14 Head light?
15 Song for a diva
16 Spelunker
17 ICU element
18 of Gilead
19 Seriously chubby
20 Start of quip
23 Detection device
24 Took off
25 Elegantly stylish
28 Small Eurasian viper
31 Vega’s constellation
35 Brew in a bag
36 Usher's route
38 Part 2 of quip
42 Encounter
43 Knock lightly
44 Kind
45 Before,
briefly
46 Hindered
50 A way away
51 Vagabond
56 End of quip
61 More quali
fied
62 Versifier
63 Bunsen
burner's
ancestor
64 Dominion
65 Prepare
copy for pub
lication
IJTpTaTTBmTuTmT¥M^]nT|TaT^
[*o*ll im * [g. i- iMi-UXf Ji
A U T OjZ E ROBITW I T S
|B| L 1 I PSERV I C e|q E E
|s|o|cT'aTßßc~a"r f~ar"
mm t j_ _l j=l h e ’'ii
M l_o_s_er_(d£C3n_e_
via l | v e n om|g N£_r
;|D | D I E M 1 N c
HEZa.n.AI r e ; 'III
Islpl i ra_j^_s(Jt_jre_a_£s_
ORB B B E A S TO F E D E N
jLI I I B E IMG O A OBiM O L E
A O E L ele l M cße RLE
|r|e|d| 1 Idßs|ela|nßdle|alr
' "Pi ■/••..
jj
DTH/KRISTIN GOODE
Dr. David Marshall has dealt with EEE and West Nile virus serving as
N.C. Department of Agriculture state veterinarian since 2000.
on the department’s many con
cerns, including enforcement of
the Animal Welfare Act, inspection
of nonprofit shelters and investi
gation of every aspect of animal
disease, primarily for livestock and
equine.
While a suit isn’t typical vet
attire, Marshall finds gratification
in his profession.
27 Discernment
28 Soot-covered
29 Stick or happy starter
30 Rose of baseball
31 Harp family member
32 " Show of Shows"
33 Cryptic character
34 Pierre's pal
37 Addams Family cousin
39 Distinctive outfits
40 Possessed
41 Light musical produc
tion
47 Player’s piece
66 Come down in buckets
67 Units of force
68 "Damn Yankees" vamp
69 Free of fat
DOWN
1 Closes
2 Birchbark vessel
3 True up
4 Class writing
5 Nightclubs
6 Verbal
7 Missile shelter
8 Mexican menu item
9 Habitual violator
10 Customary practice
11 Dont do that again!
12 Fewer
13 Guitar ridge
21 Dress up
22 Banns word
26 Butterfly catcher
1 p [1 p MBT [6 p ho 1 1 12 13
23 —Met —■HWH
■■■■■■M’ - j? 6 ■■?B 29 30
32 33 ~~■■■■■36“ 37
_ [ 40 41 I
“ ■““■■■44
45 "“■■■46” 47 4^THH
■■■HfiT" 52 54
60
IZZZZMZZZZ
65
68 ”“"^■69
laily (Ear Meri
“I miss (practicing) at times,” he
said. “I’m not going to be dishonest
and say there’s not a pretty October
afternoon that I’d like to deliver a
calf, but I like the professional
gratification and making a big dif
ference to the big picture.”
Contact the Features Editor
atfeatures@unc.edu.
(C)2oo3Tnbur>e Media Services, Inc
All rights reeerved
48 Push onward
49 Matriarch of a warren
50 One of the Astaires
52 Very skilled
53 Word before oil or
mouth
54 Tedium
55 Prepare for war
56 Unit of length
57 Comply
58 Bator, Mongolia
59 Commotion
60 First name on the
moon