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VOLUME 111, ISSUE 63 “It has changed terribly. This neighborhood was a family-oriented neighborhoodforfamily-orientedpeople’ velmaperry, NORTHSIDE RESIDENT I ftm iiwr ■pf ™ ' j I * ■ ' 'WkL' . :Cg f ... rJ^&jjß. 9 * * rifc;*. .-sr j, irf hTMlffiiKi llu .■ >• <"*~ ®Bjf fc -, .. ' ~^lfflMnfl^fiiG^ t '*ffnTO* t ' •• msmkMs?p~-*&i , 'l&“ir'i-9mßfr Bf wm ' JP" . ff BBS I | k^ m \.J^ DTH/KATE BLACKMAN Northside neighborhood resident Claudia Rankin cleans up debris from her yard Monday afternoon. The area has been a center of the black community in Chapel Hill since segregation, but the atmosphere of Northside has changed recently as more UNC students have been moving in. OLD NEIGHBORHOOD LAMENTS NEW LOOK NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER WATCH Umg-time Northside neighborhood residents have accused Chapel Hil! developers of ruining the historical make-up of the district Northside district * <: v i s i I W V" J ii fr^n P ~*S- v& o .300 i 1 SOURCE: CHAPEL HILL PLANNING DEPT. DTH/ELLISON Parties targeting key Hispanic vote for ’O4 Experts say bloc’s votes are up in air BY CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR. STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR The most recent Democratic presidential debate was held in New Mexico, a state where about 40 percent of the population calls itself Hispanic. In his 2000 bid for the presi dency, George W. Bush successful ly sought to curry the favor of Hispanics across the country, air ing ads in Spanish and over whelmingly taking the Hispanic vote in his native Texas. His brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, recently did a four-day tour across the state during which he did nothing but speak Spanish to Hispanic people about Hispanic issues. Whichever political party can appeal to Hispanic voters, pundits say, will hold many of the political cards in the future. About 7-5 million Hispanics were registered to vote in 2000, constituting about 7 percent of the nation’s total voting population. “There’s a great untapped potential, and there’s such a great potential so that the future of American politics can be in who can capture the votes of Hispanics,” said Matthew Corrigan, professor of political sci HELP WANTED LAST CHANCE DTH applications are due today by 5 p.m. in Union 104. Results will be posted Thursday morning. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (Bie Satin Star Mrri BY NICK EBERLEIN ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR As North Carolina repented for slavery during Reconstruction, a large swath of local land adopted a biblical moniker that originated from Judas’ repentance to God. The term “potter’s field,” a name for public land devoted to burial of the poor, carried over from the early years of Christ and became the titu lar reference to Chapel Hill’s largest district of black home ownership. Today’s Northside neighborhood severed its tie to the name Potter’s Field during the civil rights move ment when its streets served as cru cial corridors of activism. Church ence and public administration at the University of North Florida. The United States already has seen the effects of the Hispanic vote in Florida in the 2000 presi dential election, said Nathaniel Persily, professor of law and polit ical scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. “Let me be quite clear,” he said. “There is no question that Hispanic voters, in a sense, decid ed the 2000 presidential election because without (Cuban- American) supporters in Florida, George Bush would not have been able to win.” Reasons Both Persily and Corrigan admonish against generalizing about Hispanic voters. Cuban Americans, who vote Republican in large numbers, are vastly different than people of Puerto Rican descent, who vote Democratic in the same propor tions. Mexican Americans fall somewhere in the middle but tend to lean to the left. But Persily said these differ ences in political ideology mean SEE HISPANIC VOTE, PAGE 5 www.dailytarheel.com Street was the area’s de facto segre gation line until the 19605. Since integration, Northside bound by North Columbia, McMasters and Rosemary streets and Sunset Drive has been a Neighborhood | Development | bedrock of the black community. The area emerged as one of the few local bastions of neighborhood diversity and affordable housing a status longtime residents say is in peril because of the actions of property developers and investors. DTH PHOTOS/KRISTIN GOODE Left: Pledge Eliza Smith prepares to open the envelope containing her bid Monday afternoon. Right: Senior Lisa Tufano of Pi Beta Phi sorority cheers for the pledges before they open their bid envelopes. After opening their envelopes, the pledges ran to the lower quad to their new sisters. Bid Day is sisterly success in big way BY MARY BETH BARDIN STAFF WRITER Early showers didn’t dampen rushees’ excitement as they gath ered in Polk Place on Monday. By 5:30 p.m., the sun was shin ing in the quad as the women assembled for the event they’d been anxiously awaiting the pre vious 10 days. It was Bid Day, and only a few minutes remained until new members would learn which of the nine Panhellenic Council sororities they’d be invited to join. This year marked the first time in 10 years that the number of sign-ups for rush increased. “We started out with 565 girls,” y>\ ]y SPORTS PITCH AND CATCH North Carolina’s receivers held steady and came through on some crucial plays Saturday PAGE 6 Velma Perry, who has lived in the same house on Lindsay Street for more than 70 years, recalls white and black residents rallying behind Martin Luther King Jr. on the neighborhood’s roads. But she said that spirit no longer is evident within the area. “It has changed terribly,” Perry said. “This neighborhood was a family-oriented neighborhood for family-oriented people. “Now, these developers are buy ing up the land and building up nothing but homes for rent.” The neighborhood’s proximity to SEE NORTHSIDE, PAGE 5 said Emily Cook, Panhellenic vice president for recruitment. “That’s 53 more than we had last year, so we’re really excited.” By Bid Day, recruitment offi cers had retained 70 percent of the original rushees. Pledge class es averaged 47 women, an increase from about 35 last year. The bidding process changed this year as well, Cook said. Traditionally, the women ran from the quad to their houses. “There were a few problems because we had large groups of women running across Franklin Street,” she said. “Some men would line up to watch and drink beer. This is an alcohol-free day TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 RIAA aims at campus file sharers BY JOE RAUCH STAFF WRITER The Recording Industry Association of America issued 261 subpoenas Monday in a move that’s part of an anti-file sharing campaign the record industry organization has described as “fear and awe.” Many colleges and universi ties have been subject to the subpoenas, which are expected to target students primarily. Officials at UNC have not been subpoenaed yet. “Our office has not received any subpoenas, whether over the summer or in this latest round,” said David Parker, an assistant general counsel for UNC who specializes in copy- Congress may OK war funds Many say UJSf. should play role THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republicans and Democrats predicted Monday that Congress will approve the SB7 billion President Bush wants for Iraq and Afghanistan, but many said they will demand more details on administra tion policy in both countries. With relentless U.S. casual ties, a paucity of allied support and a realization that the administration underestimat ed the operation’s price tag, lawmakers seem emboldened to play a stronger role in shap ing the measure than they did when they quickly approved an initial $79 billion package in April. Democrats juxtaposed the proposal with Bush’s opposi tion to added funds for U.S. schools and other domestic programs. They also voiced doubt that even SB7 billion “Were really pleased and proud that a great majority received their first choice.’' emily cook. PANHELLENIC VICE PRESIDENT for us, and we don’t want that to be involved.” Instead, the new members gathered in front of South Building, waiting for their future sisters to join them in the lower quad. At last they came —a throng of shouting women waving balloons, blowing horns, spraying silly string and squirting water guns. “I can’t wait to meet all of the new girls,” said Carol Orwoll, a WEATHER TODAY Sprinkles, H 77. L 61 WEDNESDAY Partly cloudy, H 76, L 56 THURSDAY Mostly sunny, H 78, L 58 right law. “We are prepared, however, to review any sub poena we receive and respond accordingly.” Mailed from federal court districts across the country, the subpoenas are the latest volley in the RIAA’s self-described war against copyright infringe ment. Because of the delays inherent in mail delivery, sub poenas might not arrive for days, local federal court offi cials said. The RIAAs subpoenas have been issued under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which passed in 1998. The DMCA lets copyright SEE RIAA, PAGE 5 nearly triple the Department of Homeland Security’s total budget would be enough. “Already facing a nearly half-trillion dollar and e fi c it, American taxpayers deserve to know how this spend- INSIDE Experts say Bush's speech lacked any new information PAGE 3 ing will affect our ability to address the unmet needs in our own country,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Other Democrats, such as Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, were preparing to demand that as a condition for the money, Bush would have to tell Congress his assessment of the size of the U.S. military commitment to SEE CONGRESS, PAGE 5 junior Sigma Sigma Sigma soror ity member. “I had such a great time at Bid Day last year, and I can’t wait for all the girls to have the same experience.” Many newcomers said they were unnerved by the moment at hand. “I had a great experience meet ing girls and getting to know peo ple, but we’re all pretty nervous,” SEE BID DAY, PAGE 5 Ob
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