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VOLUME 111, ISSUE 89 Senior class favors faculty fund ENDOWMENT SEEKS TO KEEP TOP PROFESSORS AT UNIVERSITY BY TIMOTHY PRICE STAFF WRITER Members of the senior class overwhelmingly voted to create an endowment to help retain arts and sciences faculty as their parting gift to the University. More than 1,000 seniors voted despite students’ worries that the loss of e-mail all day also might mean a loss of services on Student Central. Ultimately, 516 voters, or (oH^eLi—„— mL ——H I — \ .iIl jBBI DTH PHOTOS/GILLIAN BOLSOVER Junior Carmon Clapp paints the exterior window of Shrunken Head Boutique on Tuesday with UNC Homecoming Week slogans. Many Franklin Street businesses are participating in UNC's "Paint the Town Blue" initiative in preparation for the Saturday football game against Arizona State. PAINT IT BLUE Franklin St. businesses prepare for Homecoming with optimism, caution BY CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN STAFF WRITER Homecoming Weekend at UNC traditionally turns the windows and sidewalks of Franklin Street into a bustling blur of baby blue as alumni, parents and all vari eties of die-hard Tar Heel fans flock down town. But with the North Carolina football team’s record stand ing at 1-5, Franklin Street businesses have mixed expectations for the downtown turnout this weekend. Many businesses continue to maintain w %Jf ffioLsal I I fJr a positive attitude toward Homecoming and UNC’s “Paint the Town Blue” initiative, but others fear that the football team has depressed 2 Dems. might go private Clark, Dean may shun public cash BY SHELLEY MAYO STAFF WRITER Two Democratic presidential front-runners are on track to raise enough private money that they could choose to reject public fund ing in their bids for the White House. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and retired Gen. Wesley Clark will be able to reject public financing once their private fund raising reaches $25 million —a ONLINE NCDOT receives fund to research high-speed rail Public hearing to address rezoning apartments Look for more stories at dailytarheel.com Serving the students and the University community since 1893 <Lht iailg ®ar Itel 51 percent, selected the faculty endowment. The College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2004 Faculty Excellence Fund is designed to be an endow ment that strengthens the University by offering incentives to help retain professors. Faculty members will be allowed to use interest generated from the endow ment to develop new courses, create research or supplement salaries. HOMECOMING ON FRANKLIN school spirit enough to affect down town sales. Travis Keenan, a manager at the Carolina Coffee Shop, said he does not expect as large of a crowd as Franklin Street has seen in years past because of the football team’s disappointing record. “(Business will) probably not do quite as well. There’s not much excite ment over the football team,” Keenan said. John Woodard, a pharmacist at Sutton’s Drug Store, said the store will do its best to raise school spirit all week. “(We are) just trying to get people excited about the football games,” he said. Woodard remains positive about the turnout, hoping that excitement about the men’s basketball team and its new coach, Roy Williams, will draw enough people to make up for lost bench mark the two are approach ing fast. Dean is surpassing former Democratic President Bill Clinton’s private fund-raising numbers, showing that he is on the fast track to take the private financing route, said UNC politi cal science Professor Thad Beyle. Though Clark joined the race later than the other Democratic contenders, he too has had a strong fund-raising start, said Dan Shea, director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. “As for Clark, he came out of the gates strong and has raised a lot of INSIDE SHOT TO THE ARM Students line up for meningococcal meningitis vaccinations PAGE 3 www.dailytarheel.com “I think it addresses a very criti cal problem that the University already faces,” Richard Soloway, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said before the final results had been tallied. “It says the class is committed to maintaining the quality of the faculty.” Soloway also mentioned that he hopes students’ willingness to sac rifice in a show of support for fac ulty will inspire the N.C. General enthusiasm for the football team. “I think there will be a good crowd here this weekend,” he said. Missy Julian, owner of the clothing store Julian’s, said she is hoping for a win this weekend to get school spirit up where it belongs. “Winning is good for business,” she said. Some members of Franklin Street businesses, however, insisted that this year’s turnout will be as high as in the past. Charles House, owner of University Florist and chairman of the Chapel Hill Downtown Commission’s board of directors, said he does not think the football team’s record has a direct effect on Franklin Street business, especially during Homecoming Weekend. “There is a lot of enthusiasm on SEE BLUE, PAGE 4 m DTH FILE PHOTO/LAUREN PARKER Gen. Wesley Clark could reject public financing for his campaign. money so far,” he said. But there is no chance that either Dean or Clark will raise the amount of money President Bush will in his bid for re-election, Shea said, adding that he thinks the Assembly to make similar sacri fices to fund the institution. “This won’t resolve salary (problems), but that’s something the legislation should resolve,” he said. The gift was approved over two other options: a public service fel lowship endowment and a social justice fellowship and classroom. “I’m thrilled,” said George Leamon, senior class president. “This addresses a current need on president will raise twice as much money as the two Democrats. Other experts doubt that Dean will be able to raise enough to go without public financing. “The expectation is that all Democrats will apply for federal funding at least through the pri maries,” said Ferrel Guillory, direc tor of UNC’s Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life. Candidates receive private funding through donations from special interest groups. Public funding is money the government SEE PRIVATE FUNDS, PAGE 4 SPORTS TEAM PLAYERS Humble seniors help women’s soccer beat Wake Forest 6-0 PAGE 7 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2003 campus. Students are obviously aware that top faculty are a premi um. ... It shows that students, espe cially the senior class, appreciate the faculty.” The University benefits from having many faculty members who are leaders in their fields, but Soloway said it is in danger of los ing them to better-funded universi ties that actively try to recruit them. There also has been concern about the recruitment of new fac ulty because about 250 faculty members in the College of Arts and Officials say broader ACC is workable BY JOSEPH SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Although UNC officials previ ously opposed ACC expansion because of the academic stress it could put on student athletes, the addition of Boston College to the conference has been met with opti mism. Chancellor James Moeser wel comed Boston College on Sunday despite the fact that he and other members of campus administra tion, including Director of Athletics Dick Baddour, voiced concern dur ing the arduous process of forming a 12-member conference. Now that expansion has been made final, officials must set forth a plan to make it work. As such, they have been quick to cite posi tive aspects of the process. John Blanchard, senior associ ate athletic director, said he thinks the travel schedule for student ath letes is workable. “I personally don’t think it’ll have any significant impact, pro vided the teams are flying to those i ( iSKSL I 'I gjra&B DTH/JESSICA RUSSELL Ibrahim Sesay (right), a cashier at the South Campus Mini Mart, weighs sophomore James Megliola’s Gummi Worms on Sunday evening. Leaders examine state of mini mart BY MEGAN SEROW STAFF WRITER After hearing many students complain about high prices and poor selection at the South Campus Mini Mart, student gov ernment is taking preliminary steps to improve South Campus dining. Members of student govern ment’s Student Services Committee met Tuesday with Carolina Dining Services Director Ira Simon to discuss possible changes at the mini mart. Simon said leaders are planning to work together to conduct a price analysis that will compare stores such as the Circus Room and off campus convenience stores with the mini mart. This will show how and if prices need to be changed. In some cases, the committee found, there is as much as a 100 WEATHER TODAY Sunny, H 72, L 41 THURSDAY Sunny, H 71, L 45 FRIDAY Partly cloudy, H 71, L 47 Sciences are expected to retire in the next decade. “I think this is a great choice for the class of 2004,” said Doug Melton, senior class vice president. “It’s need-based, and it’s a way for us to directly reward the faculty who helped us.” Leamon said the gift is appro priate because it is a living gift to the University. “It lasts forever. This class will never be forgotten.” Contact the University Editor at udesk(ajunc.edu. 7 think all the programs are in place to address (academic issues)” JOHN BLANCHARD, SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES destinations,” he said. Blanchard pointed out that many teams now compete throughout the Midw'est and in California. “I think all the programs are in place to address this,” he said. ”We have an academic support unit that supports the student athletes academically, and we will continue to have those.” But Faculty Council Chairwoman Judith Wegner con tinued to stress that the points of contention she voiced prior to expansion still are prevalent issues. SEE ACC, PAGE 4 percent markup when comparing products at the mini mart to Harris Teeter stores. But large gro cery stores that buy in bulk often have lower costs than a mini mart like the one on South Campus. “We can’t match Harris Teeter prices because they buy in such large quantities,” Simon said. “Prices are based on a markup and cost to Carolina Dining Services.” The University invited Harris Teeter and Food Lion to open loca tions in the Rams Head Center, a recreation and dining complex being built on Mid Campus, but these stores declined. The complex, scheduled for com pletion in 2005, is set to replace Chase Hall, and Simon said it will become the main dining hall and entertainment center on campus. SEE MINI MART, PAGE 4 O
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