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VOLUME 111, ISSUE 99 ANALYSIS Election marked by like platforms BY JENNY HUANG ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR The next Chapel Hill Town Council might not only feature new faces, but also an altered political landscape as well. Less than one week before the elections Tuesday, concluding endorsements, last-minute cam paign efforts and past experience citations increas ingly are reveal- MUNICIPAL HE ELECTIONS ing ideological similarities among groups of candidates. While most council candidates advocate similar ideas for downtown revitalization and affordable housing, the candidates’ divergent views on issues concerning town-gown rela tions present the sharpest contrast. When it comes to University growth and development, endorse ments and public record present a strong like-mindedness among incumbent Bill Strom and candi dates Cam Hill and Sally Greene. The Coalition of Neighbors near Campus, a newly formed organiza tion advocating neighborhood preservation, endorsed all three can didates and lauded their ability to protect Chapel Hill neighborhoods from UNC expansion. SEE CANDIDATES, PAGE 4 Ad ignites pre-election controversy BY DAN SCHWIND STAFF WRITER An attack ad in Wednesdays Chapel Hill Herald and todays The Daily Tar Heel launched at Chapel Hill Town Council candidate Cam Hill by fellow candidate Dianne Bachman has sparked controversy with Tuesday's election just days away. The ad alleges that Hill said town residents employe?! by UNC should not serve in town elected office. Hill disputed this, saying that he has made no such comments. “I didn’t say that University employees shouldn’t run for office I think (UNC) employees are a tremendous asset to town govern ment,” Hill said. “I said some of them, particularly those in the administration and involved in cam pus expansion, might have a clear conflict of interest.” Bachman defended the ad and attributed its statement to comments she said Hill made during an Oct. 13 election forum. “I was stating (in the ad) what Cam Hill had already stat- SEE CAMPAIGN. PAGE 4 Bush policy will decide election President trying not to repeatfathers mistakes BY ELLIOTT DUBE ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR As the 2004 presidential election approaches, experts say the yet-to-be-named Democratic nominee doesn’t top President Bush’s list of worries. Rather, the after-effects of Bush’s decisions, both at home and abroad, will make or break his re-election chances. While Bush’s current approval rating, 53 percent, according to a recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll, is down significantly from past numbers, experts say WTiite House offi cials aren’t panicking. Republican strategists understand the econ omy and the situation in Iraq are the major contributors to Bush’s slipping numbers, said CNN political analyst Stuart Rothenberg, edi tor of The Rothenberg Political Report. ONLINE Assistant Chapel Hill town manager to retire Universities debate role in state job creation Look for more stories at dailytarheel.com Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (% Srnlg r Mwl “Selling alcohol at events would definitely be a revenue generator, but the question would be at what other expense dean bresciani , INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS KPW' W T-iil WRt m - ■: '" Jit DTH/ALEX FINE Bartenders Phillip Ivey (right) and Kaleo Chung serve drinks Thursday in the Carolina Inn, one of two places on campus allowed to sell alcohol on a regular basis. FOR NOW, CAMPUS WILL REMAIN SOBER BY JOANNA HOUSIADAS STAFF WRITER When it comes to drinking downtown, the possibilities are endless. From He’s Not Here to Lindas to Players, UNC-Chapel Hill students don’t have trouble finding a spot where they can get togeth er with friends and share a few beers. In stark contrast, alcoholic beverage vendors are completely absent at UNC-CH athletic events and Lenoir and Chase dining halls. Provisions set forth in the University’s Student Alcohol Policy, primarily dictated by state stat ues and local ordinances, explain the lack of alcohol vendors on campus. With strong concerns regarding student safe ty and conduct prevalent among UNC-CH offi cials, the University has no plans to tap alcohol as anew revenue source in the wake of recent budget cuts. During the 1950 sand 1960s UNC-CH’s alco hol policy was not clearly defined, said Fred Schroeder, former dean of students and assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. SEE ALCOHOL, PAGE 4 While those two questions can’t be resolved quickly, he added, Bush has enough time to affect a turnaround. In waging a war in the Middle East and dealing with a struggling econo my, the current president has reflected the actions of his father, President George H.W. Bush. Much of the U.S. pub lic thought the first Bush didn’t care deeply enough about the state of the economy, said David Gergen, a former presidential adviser and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. INSIDE ATOLL ON TUTORING State cuts put tutoring programs on the chopping block PAGE 2 www.dailytarheel.Goni “He was seen as out of touch,” Gergen said of the 41st president. “And the son, having learned those lessons, has exhibited a lot more ‘in-touchness’ and is much more aggressive in demonstrating that he cares.” The president also received some encour aging news this week. The country’s gross domestic product, a major indicator of economic status, surpassed expectations in the third quarter and grew at a 7-2 percent annual rate, according to advance estimates released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. However, there is a significant lag between the actual state of the economy and the pub lic’s perception of it, said Bill Frenzel, a former U.S. representative from Minnesota who serves as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. When the first President Bush lost the 1992 SEE BUSH, PAGE 4 n n 51Ti q|o|d iToo dodo o|g|o 0000 THE WHITE HOUSE ==soo Tuesday: The Bottom Rung Wednesday: Middle of the Road Thursday: The Top Four Today: George W. Bush s> / ■*' 1 Others tap alcohol revenue BY JOANNA HOUSIADAS STAFF WRITER Buying a beer in a student union after class has been a routine option for some students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the past 75 years. While UNC policies prohibit vending alcohol on campus, public and private universities else where open their doors to alcohol vendors, allowing of-age students to consume alcohol. Both of UW’s student unions Memorial Union and Union South serve beer and wine. Julie Vincent, assistant director of the Wisconsin Union responsible for food and retail, said that the presence of alcohol on college cam puses in Wisconsin is not uncommon. “A number of the University of Wisconsin schools within the system serve alcohol on cam pus to their students,” she said. Memorial Union’s bar, Der Stiftskeller, serves locally brewed ale in addition to the Brat Stand on the Union Terrace. Both unions also have gaming areas, with bil liards, ping-pong tables and a bowling alley, which serve beer and wine. Near UNC, Duke University boasts three on campus locations that serve alcoholic drinks to of age students. Students have the option of pur- SPORTS COMING OUT OF THEIR SHELLS UNC will face the Terps on their home turf and can expect it to be ghoulish PAGE 5 chasing beverages with their meal plan points. Jim Wulforst, director of Duke University Dining Services, said he approached administra tors four years ago with the idea to offer alcoholic drinks on campus when Armadillo Grill proposed opening a campus location. “Administration said that if they do it respon sibly and tastefully, then it w 7 ould be okay,” Wulforst said. The location opened and Wulforst said it has been successful. Two other campus facilities also serve alcohol: the Loop, which also has a location in Chapel Hill, and Rick’s Diner. Wulforst also said that making alcohol acces sible to students on campus has had somewhat of a positive effect. "The administration decided to provide options to students on campus so that the temp tation to drink and drive and having to deal with the police would be lessened.” Dean Bresciani, UNC’s interim vice chancellor for student affairs said that he doesn’t know 7 of many public schools in the nation that do serve alcohol, and that UW is an exception to the rule. “The production of beer is something central to that area’s culture,” Bresciani said. SEE CAMPUSES, PAGE 4 f ip h ** wtm ■ Hb I | I * DTH FILE PHOTO Questions surrounding the national economy and U.S. involvement in Iraq recently have brought down President George W. Bush's approval ratings. WEATHER TODAY Mostly Sunny, H 79, L 48 SATURDAY Partly Cloudy, H 80, L 47 SUNDAY Mostly Sunny, H 74, L 49 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2003 |! I
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