VOLUME 112, ISSUE 72
Student body secretary gives up post
CITING FAMILY CONCERNS,
HOLLOWAY LEAVES POSITION
BY BRIAN HUDSON
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Sophomore Bernard Holloway
resigned from his position of
Student Body Secretary on Sunday
night, citing personal conflicts
caused by family concerns.
Holloway said during an inter
view Monday night that he resigned
from the post because it has been
difficult for him to concentrate on
his responsibilities.
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Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks to supporters at a town hall meeting at the Raleigh
Contention Center oh Monday afternoon. Edwards continued along his campaign's recent path of criticizing President Bush's handling of Iraq.
Edwards talks health care, Iraq
Baslws Bush while touting Dems’plan
BY ALEX GRANADOS
STAFF WRITER
More than 1,000 followers of
the Democratic presidential ticket
came to the Raleigh Convention
Center on Monday to hear vice
presidential candidate John
Edwards tout his party’s health
care plan.
The Tar Heel senator participat
ed in a mock town hall meeting in
his home state to talk up the plan
he developed with Democratic
presidential nominee John Kerry.
But the talk also ambled into
deliberations on the war in Iraq
and frequent moments of bash
ing Kerry’s opponent, Republican
“This is the first project that we have seen
with 30 percent affordable housing ” kevin foy. mayor
Council pleased with plans
Perry's mixed-use
proposal reviewed
BY TANNER SLAYDEN
STAFF WRITER
The Chapel Hill Town Council
expressed enthusiasm about a pro
posal for a mixed-use development
on N.C. 54 at the end of a 31/2-hour
meeting Monday night.
Council members gave an
approving first review of plans for
a development on the south side of
the highway between Finley Golf
Road and Hamilton Road.
The council was pleased that
developers are planning to have 30
percent of the proposed residential
units meet Chapel Hill’s definition
of affordable housing.
“I was surprised to have this reac
tion,” said Roger Perry, president of
East West Partners Management
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mosity,” he said “It’s a break based
on my need for time and space.”
He informed Student Body
President Matt Calabria of his deci
sion at about 9 p.m. Sunday.
Holloway said he chose to
announce his resignation at this
time to allow Calabria’s adminis
tration to install a replacement well
before the due date for the October
Progress Report, the majority of
which the student body secretary
compiles.
incumbent President Bush.
“We are proud of our men and
women in uniform,” Edwards said.
“But Iraq is a mess, and Iraq is a
mess because of President Bush and
(Vice President) Dick Cheney.”
Fans of the ticket sat in groups
ranging from the Hispanic
Democrats to representatives of
the Teamsters union.
And in a preliminary glimpse of
the Democrats’ plans for the war
torn country, Edwards won the
groups’ adulation by contrasting
his platform with Bush’s.
“We were told they had a plan,”
he said. “Not true. We were told the
war would pay for itself. Not true.”
Cos., a member of the UNC Board
of Trustees and the project’s devel
oper. “We are sure going to give (the
council’s) suggestions a whirl.”
The proposal includes the demoli
tion of die Village Motel and the con
struction of 337,500 square feet of
residential, retail and office floor area.
“The motel is an under-utilized site,
but it still does fine,” Perry said. “We
just feel it is becoming obsolete.”
The proposal was sent in by Perry
and hk firm May 27.
The plan to take down the motel
and start building the development
is still in the concept stage, and
Perry and his affiliates haven’t offi
cially applied for building permit.
“We are not going to move rocks up
a hill,” Perry said. “If you don’t like it,
we will move on to other options.”
But council members, though
they had some concerns, said they
were pleased with many parts of
the project. “This is the first project
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“I didn’t want to be put in a situ
ation, especially come October, that
would take away from the admin
istration, from doing their job,” he
said, holding back tears. “I made
the decision now to just give them
some time. I just didn’t want to let
students down.”
He hopes to continue to work
with student government and
plans to stay active during the
transition.
Holloway said he wants to
stay involved in student govern
ment’s voter registration drive,
Vote Carolina, an initiative that he
said is very important to him.
“I’ve enjoyed what I’ve done so
The war talk segued into
Edwards’ explanation of Kerry’s
health care plan, which hopes to
provide U.S. citizens with the same
level of care afforded to senators.
The plan also aims to ease taxes for
the middle class.
“We will provide more tax relief
for 98 percent of the people,”
Edwards said.
After discussing health care with
the crowd, which frequently erupted
into passionate cheers and standing
ovations, Edwards continued his
town hall theme by opening up to
questions from the audience.
Bob Farmer, a member of
Veterans for Kerry-Edwards, asked
Edwards to comment on accusa
tions that his work as a malprac
tice attorney put doctors in North
that we have seen with 30 percent
affordable housing,” Mayor Kevin
Foy said. “And you achieved that
because of your density.”
The planned development would
set aside 164,500 square feet for resi
dential units, and 191 condominiums
would be placed on the property.
Some council members wanted
to make the plan more urban by
moving some buildings closer to
one another. “You don’t have any
close neighbors, so you can be a lit
tle bit more bold,” council member
Dorothy Verkerk said. “I am disap
pointed it is suburban, not urban.”
Other council members were
concerned about how the project
will affect the town’s youth.
“What about recreation space for
young children?” member Jim Ward
asked. “Can we look for ways to create
some usable recreation space?”
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far,” he said. “It might have been
possible for me to go on this year
... but I would feel personally
responsible if something didn’t
get done.”
The resignation leaves open
a position that recently shifted
responsibilities following the cre
ation of a student government
office manager post.
Calabria said any secretary
replacement will be expected to
fill Holloway’s shoes.
“The traditional role of secretary
was mostly taken up by the office
manager,” he said.
Holloway was able to extend
his responsibilities to include
Carolina out of work.
“I think there is more we can do
to put some responsibility on the
lawyers who bring these cases,”
Edwards said.
He said he would require law
yers trying costly malpractice suits
to have their cases reviewed to
ensure their legitimacy.
But Edwards said Bush and
Cheney intend to take away the
rights of the poor and elderly peo
ple he represented as an attorney.
“Those are the people I’ve been
fighting for all my life,” he said.
“Those are the people I will con
tinue to fight for.”
After fielding some more audi
ence questions regarding his vote
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Odum Institute marks 80 years
BY JACKI SPIES
STAFF WRITER
The atmosphere buzzed with good cheer at the
celebration for the 80th anniversary of the Odum
Institute for Research in Social Science.
More than 30 people gathered in the Great Hall
of the Student Union on Monday to celebrate the
anniversary and to appreciate Howard Odum,
the institute’s namesake, who addressed pressing
social issues and aimed to influence change.
Chancellor James Moeser spoke of Odum, say
ing he stood at the center of UNC’s progress.
“Odum’s history at UNC represents a time when
people had visions and ideals that enhanced the
University,” Moeser said.
“Through the process of engaging with the state,
UNC became a well-known university. If a univer
sity aspires to leadership, it must attack the ques
tions that really matter to people.”
Standing between two identical bouquets of
baby-blue flowers, Moeser, U.S. Rep. David Price,
D-N.C., and Kenneth Bollen, director of the Odum
Institute, spoke about the history and goals of the
institute.
The Odum Institute has been committed to the
study of social sciences and to influencing public
policy since its founding in 1924. It has one of the
most extensive archives of polling and census data
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networking with and garnering
the support of state and national
politicians.
He also promoted communica
tion with media sources and stu
dent groups including the UNC
system Association of Student
Governments.
Student Body Vice President
Alexa Kleysteuber said officials
were surprised at Holloway’s
announcement but that they
understand his situation.
“He’s really busy,” she said. “He’s
got a lot of other stuff on his plate.
He’s involved in a lot of other orga
nizations, so it’s not quite out of the
blue.”
UNC to host
candidates
for arts job
Search draws promising hopefuls
BY PHILIP MCFEE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
The ongoing search for a chief
campus arts officer, an effort
that has attracted more than
180 applicants during the past
year, will soon see leading can
didates making visits to UNC’s
campus.
The post of Executive
Director for the Arts, an upper
level appointment in the Office
of the Provost, is set to be filled
by spring 2005.
The leader selected not only
will take the reins of an arts
community lacking umbrella
coverage but also will enter the
position as a number of campus
venue renovations are in prog
ress or are concluding.
“I think it’s a phenomenal
opportunity (for anew EDA
to enter the community),” said
Provost Robert Shelton. “One
of those points in time where
everything comes together.”
The first of four front-run
ners is Terrence Dwyer, man
aging director of the La Jolla
Playhouse in California. Dwyer
will meet with campus officials
Wednesday and will partici
pate in the first of four public
forums, which will be held in the
Morehead Faculty Lounge from
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Emil Kang, a former execu
tive director of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, is sched
uled for a Friday forum. Two
other candidates are set to come
to campus next month.
“I’m hoping that the entire
community comes to these fora,”
Shelton said.
Executive Associate Provost
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U.S. Representative David Price speaks in the
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the 80th anniversary of the Odum Institute.
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Bernard
Holloway
stepped down
Sunday, and
officials said
they would form
a panel to find
his replacement.
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Calabria, faced with the task of
finding a replacement for Holloway,
said the Student Code is vague on
the proper procedures for such an
undertaking. But he said that offi
cials will try to uphold the spirit of
the Code.
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Steve Allred, a pivotal force in
the search for an EDA, stressed
that the public meetings will
provide a chance for the candi
dates to engage in dialogue with
students and locals.
“We want to make sure there’s
adequate time for give and
take between the candidates
and members of the audience,”
Allred said.
Among many tasks, the EDA
appointee ultimately will have
the dual roles of interacting with
students and managing campus
venues.
“It’s important that students
be comfortable with this per
son,” Allred said.
“This person will do ... two
things that are of critical impor
tance,” he added. “One is the
scheduling and use of Memorial
Hall, Historic Playmakers and
Gerrard Hall those are all
venues that students have long
used and will continue to use.
“(Another) of the things that
this new position will do is try
to integrate more fully the per
forming arts into the academic
programs on campus.”
Since the dissolution of
Arts Carolina, a wide-reaching
academic and performing arts
organization, financial concerns
have been key in the arts com
munity.
And the economic back
ground of applicants will factor
into the choice of an EDA. “One
of the things the EDA is going to
be responsible for is fund rais
ing,” Allred said. “(Dwyer) suc
cessfully planned and completed
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