VOLUME 112, ISSUE 78
Moeser readies annual speech
BY EMILY STEEL
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
After putting the finishing touch
es on his State of the University
address Wednesday afternoon,
Chancellor James Moeser summed
it up with one word: dynamic.
That seven-letter word, Moeser
said, defines the energy of growth
and change at the University.
It reflects UNC’s efforts to
Sales of caffeine
see major boost
among students
Red Bull , other drinks gain steam
BY ADAM RODMAN
STAFF WRITER
Coffee soon might become so
passe.
On UNC’s campus this year,
sales of caffeinated products
including Red Bull and No-Doz
have swelled —but not for any
apparent reason.
“Within the last year the
last semester especially all of
a sudden, sales of Red Bull have
doubled,” said John Ware, man
ager of the Pit Stop located in
Student Stores.
He sells 15 to 20 cases of Red
Bull a week.
And Red Bull isn’t the only
beverage to benefit from chroni
cally caffeinated students look
ing for a fix Mountain Dew’s
AMP Energy Drink and Soße
Adrenaline Rush also are riding
the tide.
“It’s only been recently that
other energy drinks can stick at
all,” Ware said.
In the past, so few energy
drinks were sold that it wasn’t
profitable to stock anything other
than Red Bull, Ware explained.
Red Bull’s secret to stimula
tion is primarily caffeine, with
80 milligrams per can. Coffee
has upwards of 80 milligrams a
cup, depending on its strength.
On-campus sales of caffeine
pills also have increased since
last year, said Dawn Tomany,
school supplies buyer at Student
Stores.
Last year, the store sold 158
packs of caffeine pills. So far
this year, 134 packs have been
sold, long before November and
December, the months when stu
dents usually buy the most.
Tomany said she thinks a small
number of college students actu
UNC welcomes new vice chancellor
BY KATIE HOFFMANN
STAFF WRITER
Provost Robert Shelton
climbed onto a coffee table
Tuesday afternoon to invite fac
ulty, staff and students gathered
in the Student Union to welcome
Margaret Jablonski, the new vice
chancellor for student affairs.
“The word I would use to
describe (Jablonski) is engaged,”
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Margaret Jablonski, vice chancellor for student affairs, speaks to alumni
at a reception to welcome her held in the Student Union on Tuesday.
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provide a quality education for
low-income students through
the Carolina Covenant and the
recent implementation of sev
eral initiatives recommended by
the Chancellor’s Task Force for a
Better Workplace.
But most importantly, it defines
Moeser’s top seven priorities for the
University, to be announced at 3
p.m. today during his annual State
ally use caffeine pills. “It’s prob
ably a lot of the same customers
(buying again),” she said.
Sales of caffeinated products
have been increasing across the
board at Student Stores, with the
exception of regular soft drinks,
said Steve Graham, Student
Stores’ snack manager.
“It’s interesting that students
might try to avoid sugar instead
of caffeine,” Ware said.
But both Ware and Graham
were at a loss to explain the
increased interest in energy
drinks. “We don’t advertise (Red
Bull) or anything,” Ware said.
But Red Bull has estab
lished a marketing presence on
UNC’s campus according to
the product’s Web site, student
brand managers have worked
on campus to promote the drink
during the past four years.
Ware said he thinks many
students are drawn to energy
drinks as preparation for a night
out. “On Thursday, our sales are
double.”
Despite the increased sales,
some UNC students, including
senior romance languages major
Ryan Fitzpatrick, don’t depend
on energy drinks for their daily
dose of caffeine.
“It’s too easy to get into the
habit,” he said, but admitted that
he is addicted to Diet Coke.
Jenny Favret, a dietitian
at UNC’s Center for Healthy
Student Behaviors, said caffeine,
though seemingly harmless, is
not necessarily the best way to
perk up.
Overuse of energy drinks and
other caffeinated products can
lead to nervousness, jitteriness
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Shelton said. “She has not missed
a beat since she’s been here. She’s
already had meetings en masse
and one-on-one, which I can tell
you takes a lot of energy.”
During the six weeks since tak
ing on her new post, Jablonski
has tried to acclimate herself to
the University. “I’ve been trying
to better understand the cam
pus culture,” she said. “I want to
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of the University address in the
Great Hall of the Student Union.
“There is a momentum on
this campus right now,” he said.
“It defines much of what we are
doing, working to be the leading
public university in the country.”
The speech marks Moeser’s
fourth State of the University
address since he stepped into the
position during the fall of 2000.
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Members of the UNC chapter
of the Student Environmental
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answer the question, *What does
it mean to be at Carolina?’”
To accomplish this, Jablonski
has made it her priority to become
acquainted with various campus
organizations.
“As with any good leader, she is
taking her time to understand each
organization and the people within
it before she decides to move in any
particular direction” said Cynthia
Wolf Johnson, associate vice chan
cellor for student learning.
Student leaders present at the
welcome event said Jablonski has
proven herself to be a valuable
asset for all students. “The vice
chancellor position is one of the
chief liaisons between the students
and the administration, so it’s been
very important to us that she’s been
so receptive,” said Student Body
President Matt Calabria
Focusing her efforts on how to
better serve the students, Jablonski
has begun implementing programs
to address campus, issues. She has
created a staff development com
mittee that will work to better edu
cate members of her office on how
to communicate with and respond
to students. “I want to make sure
we’re developing programs to edu
cate and serve a diverse student
body” she said.
During past speeches, Moeser
has announced the launch of
groundbreaking new initiatives
for the University. Last year, it
was the Carolina Covenant. The
year before, it was the Institute for
Advanced Materials, Nanoscience
and Technology that joined under
graduate and graduate students in
state-of-the-art research.
This year, Moeser’s top goals
UP, UP AND AWAY
their meeting with an excursion to enjoy the
outdoors was part of their meeting agenda
for the day. After splashing in puddles
outside the Student Union, members played
in the fountain outside Bynum Hall.
Before Tuesday’s event,
Jablonski expressed her excite
ment about campus construction
and the possibilities that projects
such as the Ramshead Center
could create for students.
When the Ramshead Center is
complete and Chase Hall is demol
ished in March, construction will
begin on the Student Academic
Services Building that will take its
place and house programs such as
the Writing Center and ROTC.
Jablonski will oversee the
development of relationships
between these programs, stu
dents and members of her staff.
“We want it to be like a one
stop shop for students,” Jablonski
said.
Although she only has been at
UNC for a short while, Jablonski
said she has developed a strong
admiration for the students.
“I’ve been really impressed
with the level of student involve
ment on this campus, from
everything from Honor Court to
Campus Y,” she said. “People are
just so involved here. I look for
ward to being part of this com
munity for years to come.”
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will reflect the priorities already
detailed in the Academic Plan, a
five-year guide introduced in July
2003 to shape decision-making
for the entire University.
The plan’s priorities include
providing strong academic expe
riences for students; integrating
research, education and public
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Council eyes methods
to improve Cameron
Group discusses
possible changes
BY JON WEINER
STAFF WRITER
Although problems with park
ing and biker safety along Cameron
Avenue are not anew issue, the
Chapel Hill Town Council now is
examining ways to rectify the situ
ation.
The council heard several differ
ent proposals for alternatives at its
Monday night meeting, at which
discussion centered on whether
the town should establish parking
meters, bike lanes or a combina
tion of both.
The proposals specifically dealt
with the renovation of about
90 nonmetered parking spaces
along Cameron Avenue between
Pittsboro Street and Merritt Mill
Road.
On-street parking currently is
prohibited on the south side of
Cameron Avenue between 7 a.m.
and 9:45 a.m. and on the north
side from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
During these periods, the park
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Congress
stipends
left up to
students
Referendum will
he held in October
BY LIZZIE STEWART
STAFF WRITER
When students select Mr. and Ms.
UNC on the October Homecoming
ballot, they also will have the oppor
tunity to vote on a referendum that
would entitle top Student Congress
officials to receive monetary com
pensation for their positions.
If the proposal passes by a
simple majority vote of at least 2.5
percent of the student body, it will
place a provision in the Student
Constitution allowing the speaker of
Congress and the speaker pro tem to
receive compensation.
Part of the Constitution, Title I
of the Student Code, states that “no
Student Congress member shall be
entitled to a salary.”
Kris Wampler, vice chairman of
the Finance Committee, discov
ered while working on revisions
to the Code that a section of the
document allowed Congress to
pay high-ranking officials. But that
provision did not follow suit with
the Constitution, which overrides
all other parts of the Code.
“We’re in violation with the
code,” Wampler said. “That’s the
bottom line.”
At press time, members had yet
to discuss a bill that would pro
hibit Student Congress members
from receiving any form of com
pensation, clearing up ambiguous
language in the Code.
If the referendum passes in
October, the speaker pro tem and
the speaker of Congress could be
compensated without violating the
Constitution.
“I want to emphasize that... this
is a legal way of getting stipends,”
Wampler said.
Both Speaker Charlie Anderson
and Speaker Pro Tem Jen Orr have
been offered stipends but have not
accepted them.
Students will vote either for or
against the proposed change to the
Constitution, which would read,
“No Student Congress Member,
except the Speaker and Speaker
Pro Tempore, shall be entitled to
monetary compensation.”
Members debated and even
tually amended the referendum
to put the issue to a vote this fall
instead of waiting for elections
next spring.
Orr said that if the referendum
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ing lanes on each side of the road
are designated as bike lanes that
cyclists and other nonmotor com
muters can use.
“It’s dangerous to have a bike
lane that comes and goes,” said
Claire Millar, a member of the
town’s Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Board.
Town Manager Cal Horton
made a recommendation Monday
that would place parking meters
on nonmetered spots.
This proposal would require 39
double meters and 12 single meters
to be installed, which would cost
the town about $35,000, said
Kumar Nepalli, a traffic engineer
with the town.
These meters would generate
somewhere between $67,000 and
$87,100 annually for the town,
according to information present
ed at Monday’s meeting.
The town’s TVansportation Board
and the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Board both endorsed
an alternative to parking meters
that would establish 8-foot wide
bicycle lanes and prohibit parking
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