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SHjr Soily ®or Heri TUESDAY DTH 5T Locals to speak out Residents of downtown Chapel Hill’s Northside neighborhood fear that developers might soon erode the area’s historic charac ter. Community activists will hold a candidates forum TUesday to address the issue. WORLD BRIEFS Palestinian leader Abbas resigns in frustration WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Palestinians’ next prime minister must be free of the restraints on fighting terrorist groups that forced Mahmoud Abbas to quit in frustration, President Bush’s for eign policy advisers said Sunday. Otherwise, they said, progress toward completing the U.S.- backed plan to an independent Palestinian state by 2005 will remain stymied. Abbas, who ended his stormy tenure Saturday, criticized his Palestinian detractors for under mining him. He took on Israel for failing, in his opinion, to meet its obligations under the peace plan, known as the road map. He also said the United States had not forced Israel to comply. Abbas had become the Palestinian Authority’s first prime minister in late spring, nominated by longtime leader Yasser Arafat and confirmed by the Legislative Council. Henri moves across Florida, downgraded to depression PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Most of Florida was spared heavy rain forecasters had believed Tropical Storm Henri would bring Saturday, as the system weakened into a tropical depression and moved quickly across the peninsu la. Rainfall totals in most areas affected by Henri fell considerably short of the 6 to 12 inches fore casters said were coming to large portions of the state. Florida’s Gulf Coast had only scattered reports of streets being covered with a few inches q£. water. Henri was responsible for at least two injuries Friday. A Lee County man, whose name and condition were not released, was struck by lightning. A Pinellas Park man, identified by Tampa police as Edgardo Pulido, 55, lost control of his hydroplaning pickup on rain slicked Interstate 275 in Tampa and crashed into a concrete wall. Pulido was in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital, officials said. CAMPUS BRIEFS Campus groups to hold Progressive Fair today Several campus student groups will be holding a Progressive Fair today from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Polk Place. Amnesty International, the Campaign to End the Cycle of Violence, Students United for a Responsible Global Environment, the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Student Environmental Action Coalition and other pro gressive groups will be handing out information and answering questions for new' students inter ested getting involved with any of the groups. CITY BRIEFS Shooting suspect turns self in to Carrboro police Demetris Parnel Adams, 19, previously wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder and going armed to the terror of the public, surrendered himself to authorities at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday with the aid of an attorney, said Lt. Tim Phillips of the Carrboro Police Department. Rick Harvey, 18, also wanted on the same charges, is still at large. Police issued warrants for the arrest of Adams and Harvey after a man was shot and seriously injured at Arbor Meadows Apartments on Aug. 19- CALENDAR Today 5:30 p.m. Earn transcript recognition for service through the new Public Service Scholars Program of the Carolina Center for Public Service. An informa tion session wall be held in Union 226. Compiled by staff and wire reports. 16 Congress seats remain vacant BY NIKKI WERKING ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR With 16 seats open on Student Congress, the governmental body once again is facing its yearly prob lem of mass vacancies. A special election will be held Sept. 30 to fill the open seats. Although almost all seats were filled in last year’s Congress, no more than 31 of the body’s 37 seats were filled at one time in the three years prior to that. This year’s vacancies are somewhat more 'JM' ''Wm* R:, i $ lH r I I 'ipj £ vxtxiJp' \ M i • ■... ’y .jit lnjL* 1 xßy • 'Ji M I jp k ‘ * ' T DTH/JOHN DUDLEY Annie Nashold, director of children's education at Duke Gardens, speaks about therapeutic horticulture, a discipline that she says enhances quality of life by bringing people and plants together. Therapy’s green thumb Local group treats ailments th rough horticulture BY ALISON ROSS STAFF WRITER The weather outside was cool and crisp Saturday morning when more than 40 people from all walks of life filed inside the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Totten Center. Adorned with flower-pat terned quilts, the center’s bright ly colored walls contrasted sharply against the blue-gray overcast sky. “What a morning, huh?” said Nancy Easterling, Botanical Garden horticultural therapist, as she greeted a woman entering the center. “I know. It’s hard not to be working in the garden on a day like this,” responded the woman. A love of gardening is what drew people to the “Serving Your Community Through Therapeutic Horticulture” work shop Saturday. For about an hour, partici pants listened to information on the purpose and background of therapeutic horticulture, a disci pline that brings people and Senior puts global twist into post-graduation plans Desire to go abroad presents dilem ma BY MICHELLE JARBOE FEATURES EDITOR Though it’s months away, grad uation constantly looms on the horizon for senior Sean Michnowicz. Sporting a backward cap and an easy grin, Michnowicz casually explained his intentions to work in counterterrorism overseas. His long-term interest in Southeast Asian studies has moti vated him to search for experience and exposure outside the United States, if he can only find the job that will bring such aims within his grasp. “It’s not a particularly good time to look for a job,” he said. “It will Top News numerous than usual. Speaker Will Dupont attributed the large number of vacancies in part to the recent resignations of five Student Congress members. Representatives Chris Boudreau, Tripp Costas, Justin Johnson, Moses Kim and Amanda Lee resigned at the end of the spring semester or by the start of this semester for various reasons, most ly dealing with time constraints. Kim, a graduate student repre sentative, said he resigned because plants together to enhance the former’s quality of life. “We believe that gardening and access to nature is life affirming," Easterling, who organized the workshop, told the crowd. “We hope you leave with some excitement, some interest and some ideas of how you might support programs in your com munity.” Halfway through the morn ing, the group broke into small er sections to do a model exercise as an example of an activity that falls under the heading of thera peutic gardening. In this exam ple, people learned how to make seed tapes, in which rows of seeds are adhered to * thin, biodegradable paper and stuck in the ground. To simulate the experiences of those who benefit from thera peutic horticulture —a group including children with special needs, the elderly and people with disabilities —some partic ipants wore gloves to restrict hand movement, goggles to make me think twice about what I expect to follow college.” Michnowicz, a peace, war and defense major from East Haddam, Conn., trans- TURNING POINTS ♦ A biweekly series focusing on the job market and the challenges faced before and after graduation. ferred to UNC from the University of Hawaii after his freshman year. Frustrated with teachers’ strikes and the curriculum of his Chinese language concentration in Hawaii, he initially chose to enter the busi ness program at UNC. But his passion for Southeast Asian film and culture eventually his class schedule this semester conflicts with Congress’ general body meetings. Dupont said the open seats inhibit Congress’ ability to help stu dents. “It’s bad and really does a dis service to students to not have rep resentation in Congress,” he said. Of the 16 openings, six are in undergraduate student districts and 10 are graduate student seats. In the undergraduate districts, there are two vacant seats in Districts 7 and 11 and one seat in impair visibility or earplugs to limit hearing. As the model activity wrapped up, Dr. Sandra Powers, a psy chologist with a private practice in Chapel Hill, explained her motivation for attending the workshop. “I was interested to know what kinds of things are being done using gardening therapeu tically,” Powers said. “If I’m trying to help an older patient, someone who enjoys gardening, to find a facility if they can no longer live on their own, I’d want to find them a place that offered these kinds of programs.” Charles House is one such place: an adult day center that already has a flourishing thera peutic horticulture program. It and 10 other organizations, among them Ronald McDonald House and the Sunnybrook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, had representatives at the workshop to explain their SEE HORTICULTURE, PAGE 4 dictated his educational choices, and Michnowicz chose to combine an international security and defense concentration with various language classes, including Hindi, Arabic, Bengali and Tamil. He plans to take these languages out of the classroom if he can find a job that will allow him to travel. “I’m not going to limit myself to national security,” he said. “Something that helps me to com municate with different cultures would be great.” Graduate school and the job market are exerting opposite pulls on Michnowicz, who has qualms about both potential paths. Although he favors his prospects for graduate school, he is anxious SEE MICHNOWICZ, PAGE 4 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 Districts 8 and 9. In the graduate student districts, three seats are open in District 14, and two seats are available in Districts 16 and 18. There also is one vacant seat in Districts 12 and 13. Students interested in running for Student Congress are required to attend an informational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in 313 Dey Hall. Melissa Anderson, who will be chairwoman of the Board of Elections pending approval by Lost City Video to shut its doors BY RYAN C. TUCK ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR Lost City Video will close its doors at the end of September, leaving a void in a West Rosemary' Street business district that has long been notorious for its unique retail offering. The video store shares the inter section of Mitchell Lane and Rosemary Street with Skylight Exchange, a store that sells used books, videos and sandwiches, and Henry’s Bistro, a late-night cafe and bar. Since its founding in 1997, Lost City looked to provide a place for film fanatics to find a wide range of unique videos but primarily wished to sell vinyl to DJs, clubs and other establishments, said Erik Ose, owner of Lost City and a UNC grad uate. “There is a real need for stores like ours in Chapel Hill because there are so many film fans who feel like they’re not being satisfied by the selection in Blockbuster,” he said. Ose said his store, which achieved recognition in Source magazine, tried to meet this demand by offering rental selec tions of cult, horror, anime, sci-fi, black cinema, martial arts and classic 1970s pornography videos,, which Ose believes are not avail able anywhere else. Lost City is closing because of a decline in walk-in traffic and peo ple’s interest in video rental, but also because the building is being tom down at the end of the month. Lost City and the buildings to its right and left will be moved or tom UNC innovations assist companies Kick-start 22 businesses since 1995 BY MARY BETH BARDIN STAFF WRITER Micell Technologies started as an experiment in a UNC laborato ry. In 1995, two chemistry graduate students and their professor dis covered how to make detergent using micelles, better known as scrubbing bubbles. Shortly thereafter, the ingenious discovery made it out of the lab and into the hands of dry cleaners, supported by UNC’s dedication to commercializing its innovations. Most recent surveys rank UNC third in the country for promoting start-up companies, with University research generating 12 corporations in 2002, said Mark Crowell, assistant vice chancellor for research and economic devel opment. Since 1995, UNC students and faculty have helped establish 22 spinoff companies, creating more than 12,500 jobs nationwide. These companies mark the beginning of UNC’s new focus on promoting technology and eco nomic development. S' E I ;: r' r - , r^^r— ,-^|pl DTH/BRIAN CASS ELLA Senior peace, war and defense major Sean Michnowicz is choosing between graduate school and looking for a job overseas. Student Congress at its first meet ing Tuesday night, said the purpose of the meeting is to inform stu dents of the rules and procedures that apply to student elections and campaigns. For more information on which areas each district represents, visit the Student Congress Web site at http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/ congress. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. down to make way for Rosemary Village, a multistory mixed-use project. Although small retail locations such as Lost City find it difficult to compete with corporate video stores such as Blockbuster, Ose said that in recent years, he has found more success with his business online, which will become his focus when the store closes its doors. “The Internet has been a dou ble-edged sword for us in that it has cut down on walk-in traffic but also gives us the ability to sell to the entire planet,” Ose said. Robert Humphreys, executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Commission, said that he is sad to see Lost City close but that the area has a lot of potential. “It’s an area that is ripe for rede velopment," he said. Don Jose’s and Mama Dip’s opened their businesses there but were so successful that they moved to larger locations. Humphreys said the low-cost location promotes success for small businesses. “Rents are a little lower in this location, which allows businesses with narrow focus to survive,” he said. Despite the turbulent times, Ose said, closing the doors will not be easy. “I’m sad to see that place go, but it’s been a lot of fun, and I’ve learned a lot from all of the char acters who have come through the doors over the years.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Research and inventions from the University’s labs formed the basis for many of these firms. “We want to see our ideas move into an environment where they can affect (business and innova tion). It’s part of our mission of research and public service,” said Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic develop ment. Because start-up companies often don't have the funds to pur chase licenses to UNC technology, the University can choose to take ownership in the company instead. “When an invention has com mercial potential, there are two options,” Crowell said. “We can either find an existing company and license the invention to them or build anew company." Many of UNC’s start-up compa nies have profited from the University’s support, said company officials. The technology of Micell has spread across the nation in SEE COMPANIES, PAGE 4 3
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