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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2004
Fire chars home of 6 UNC students
BY SARA LEWKOWICZ
AND ASHLEY DUNCAN
STAFF WRITERS
No one was hurt after a fire
broke out at the home of six UNC
students Wednesday.
Firefighters responded to a 911
call at 1:26 p.m. and arrived at 619
Coolidge St. a few minutes later.
The fire, which started in the
upstairs apartment of the duplex
and migrated to the attic, was
extinguished by 1:49 p.m.
Deputy Chief of Operations
Robert Bosworth was one of the
first firefighters on the scene.
“It was obvious we had a work
ing fire,” he said. “The building was
charged with smoke. Had we
arrived from the other side, we
would have seen flames coming
out of the upstairs window.”
Black voters to play major role in S.C.
BY DORA P. GONZALEZ
STAFF WRITER
South Carolina’s black voters, a
significant portion of the state’s
electorate, will be taking the spot
light as the South’s first and most
decisive primary approaches.
Black voters in South Carolina
are looking for a candidate who can
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lowa caucuses were held Jan. 29.
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At the scene, investigators said
that they were unable to determine
the cause of the fire but that they
did not suspect arson.
Harry “Brick” Bryant, who lives
in the downstairs apartment, was
home at the time of the fire and
made the 911 call.
“I was lying on the couch watch
ing TV, when I smelled (smoke)
coming in through the vents,” he
said. “I popped my head through
the window and saw flames com
ing out the side of the house.”
Neil King, another housemate
who lives in the upper apartment,
arrived home shortly after. King’s
bedroom sustained the most dam
age from the fire.
King, realizing that his room
mate’s dog, Henry, was in the room
adjacent to his, ran in and carried
be a strong opponent to President
Bush in November and directly
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Black voters will be looking for
a strong presidential hopeful who
can address issues such as
health care, education and jobs
from a balanced racial, economic
and educational standpoint, said
Lonnie Randolph, president-elect
of the S.C. chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement
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The Democratic candidates are
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Carol Swain, professor of polit
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careful not to address issues that
alienate white voters.
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the dog to safety.
Thomas Porter, the dog’s owner,
came home after Bryant called
him. Porter said he was relieved to
find his dog had made it out of the
house. “Neil knew (Henry) was
inside. He just ran in and got him
out of my room.”
Bryant also contacted Bert
Kirkland, who lives in the down
stairs apartment.
“I jgot this voice mail that said,
‘lts not a joke, there’s a fire,’” he
said. “So I came straight home.”
The remaining two housemates,
Thomas Covington and Daniel
McDonald, were not present at the
time of the fire.
The house sustained significant
water and fire damage, and the res
idents were told they would not be
able to remain in the house.
“They know what can help them
and what can hurt them with the
rest of the electorate,” she said.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard
Dean’s campaign has been focusing
on the core Democratic issues that
unite both white and black voters,
rather than issues that divide the
groups, said Delacey Skinner, press
secretary for the South Carolina
Dean for America campaign.
“Dean’s campaign isn’t being run
any different than in other states.”
A poll released Monday by the
American Research Group, a New
Hampshire-based poll organiza
tion, showed the Rev. A1 Sharpton
in third place after U.S. Sens. John
Edwards, who is leading, and D-
N.C., and John Kerry, D-Mass.
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The housemates and Henry will
be staying with friends until they
find permanent housing.
TVacy Francis, director of disas
ter services for the Orange County
chapter of the Red Cross, was on
hand to provide assistance.
“The first thing is to make sure
they have a place to stay,” Francis
said. “We help them get comfort
able and assess the situation.”
There were a total of eight fire
detectors installed in the house,
four on each floor. Because the fire
and the majority of the smoke was
coming from the upstairs apart
ment, the fire detectors in the
downstairs apartment did not
react.
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at dtydesk@unc.edu.
But Philip Klinkner, professor
of government at Hamilton
College, said Sharpton is not run
ning strong in the race with only
15 percent of votes. “Everything is
still up in the air,” he said. “The
black votes are just as split as the
white ones.”
Swain said black voters most
likely will be inclined toward
Kerry and Edwards the candi
dates black politicians in South
Carolina probably will endorse. “I
don’t expect (black voters) to vote
for A1 Sharpton just because of his
black skin.”
Black voters will look for a can
didate that can be a serious chal
lenger. “Whoever wins (the South
Carolina primary), makes a claim
of black vote,” Klinkner said.
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For Excellence in Student Activities & Leadership
Nominations are encouragedfrom all members of the University Community
Senior Awards Primary Area of Achievement
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Humanitarian contribution (one male, one female)
Irene F. Lee' Award Character, scholarship, leadership (female)
Walter S. Spearman Award Character, scholarship, leadership (male)
Frank Porter Graham Award Improving quality of life of the University community through
principles of equality, dignity, and peace
George Moses Horton Award Leadership, initiative, creativity in multicultural education
programs
E. Eugene Jackson Award Member of the graduating class whose leadership and selfless
dedication have strengthened the class pride and University
loyalty, enriching the lives of seniors, and made the most
significant contribution to the University
John Johnston Parker, Jr. Medal Student self-governance
J. Maryon Saunders Award Recognizes the greatest contribution to the preservation and
enhancement of the feeling of loyalty and goodwill
Ferebee T aylor Award Recognizes the principle of honor as one of the University’s most
hallowed ideals
Junior Awards Primary Area of Achievement
Jane Craige Gray Memorial Award Character, scholarship, leadership (female)
Ernest L. Mackie Award Character, scholarship, leadership (male)
Graduate/ Professional Award Primary Area of Achievement
Boka W. Hadzija Award Awarded to the graduate/ professional student who has been
judged most outstanding in character, scholarship and leadership
Other Awards Primary Area of Achievement
Ernest H. Abemethy Prize Student publications
Cornelius O. Cathey Award Recognizes the greatest contribution to the quality of campus life
or the efficacy of University programs for students through
, sustained, conservative participation in established programs,
or through creative, persistent effort in development of new
programs
Gladys and Albert Coates Award Given to a member of the Student Congress judged most
outstanding on a criteria of statesmanship, commitment and
constructive involvement in issues affecting the quality of
University community
Robert B. House Distinguished Service Award Unselfish commitment, through service to the University and to
the surrounding community
International Leadership Award International awareness and understanding
Jim Tatum Memorial Award Athletics plus co-curricular activities
NOMINATIONS DUE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13,2004
Nomination Forms Available at:
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Campus networks battle
against propagating virus
BY ERICA E. ELLIOTT
STAFF WRITER
Anew nationwide virus labeled
“Novarg,” which crippled more than
a thousand of UNC-Chapel Hill
students’ computers, is in its death
throes as many say they are finding
solutions to stop die infection.
The Novarg virus infects com
puters through e-mail attachments.
Once the attachment is opened,
Novarg sends itself to all the people
in a person’s address book.
Because of the virus, more than
1,200 students at UNC-CH were
blocked from the campus network.
The late arrival of the tool need
ed to remove the virus, called
Symantec, led UNC’s Academic
Technology & Networks officials to
create their own virus removal
patch Monday night. Both tools
are now available to students.
The virus hit N.C. State
University on Monday, but few
students were infected. By
evening, N.C. State received the
Symantec tool to remove the virus.
N.C. State’s campus network is
designed to disable the Internet
connection of students temporari
ly when infection occurs so the
virus does not spread. Then, stu
dents are able to use the Symantec
tool to remove the virus.
“We (made) use, successfully, of
the tool Symantec provided for the
virus,” said Ed Lee, a Res Net assis
tant at N.C. State, the campus’
computer help service.
Although N.C. State does not
have many cases of the virus, minor
mail delivery problems still
remained late Wednesday. “It takes
longer for virus scanners on a mail
server to go through,” Lee said.
Wake Forest University, where
students were hit hard by the virus,
has a slightly different approach to
solving the problem. As e-mails are
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sent to students on campus, the
school scans for viruses.
“When a student gets the virus,
we block only the student’s e-mail
account and use the Norton
Symantec tool to remove the virus,”
said Miranda Laws, computer tech
nology assistant at Wake Forest.
Morehouse College in Atlanta is
informing students of the virus in
hopes of slowing the spread.
The number of students receiv
ing the virus could not be deter
mined at the college because stu
dents were told to download the
patch instead of contacting tech
nology officials.
“We (used) Symantec to get rid
of the virus. We also (disabled) the
(ISP) address of students who have
the virus and are causing the net
work to be clogged,” said Pam
Phillips the director of technical
support and services at Morehouse.
At the Georgia Institute of
Technology, a school highly
dependent on technology, technol
ogy practitioners handled the virus
differently.
“The virus came on Jan. 27, and
by 5 p.m. we stopped 4,000 infect
ed e-mails,” said Fanchette Hillery,
computer services specialist at
Georgia Tech. By Wednesday,
12,100 infected e-mails were
stopped.
Contact the State National
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utyr Daily (Ear Heel
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Elyse Ashbum, Editor, 962-4086
Advertising & Business, 962-1163
News, Features, Sports, 962-0245
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