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VOLUME 112, ISSUE 97 October Report released CALABRIA CITES PROGRESS IN REALIZING LONG PLATFORM BY EMILY STEEL UNIVERSITY EDITOR He promised to fight unreason able tuition increases. He prom ised to activate the student voice. He even promised free music. And now that Matt Calabria has reached the halfway point of his term as student body president, he said these platform planks in addition to the more than 60 ini |MmS||B: I Hr 1 ■^ alßg gi^TypT??‘ | f^3L!^^yß^nßS^aftr*lff > WS 19 ? '; K|r\_ >*■ - ;, jH I • •Fa ’* 4 * * ? '•*'"" '* * DTH/JUSTIN SMITH Rep. Richard Burr, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, addresses students Wednesday afternoon in front of South Building. During his speech, Burr who is locked in a tight battle with his Democratic opponent, Erskine Bowles, on the eve of the election touted his policies and support for President Bush. Burr rallies crowd on campus BY MEGAN MCSWAIN STAFF WRITER A trail of campaign signs and country music led to the steps of South Building on Wednesday, where an excited crowd gathered to participate in a rally for Republican Senate candidate Richard Burr. About 15 minutes before Burr’s speech, the chant of “Erskine Bowles! Erskine Bowles!” was heard as students supporting the Democratic Senate candidate infiltrated the rally, causing the energy in the crowd to increase dramatically. The Burr crowd was resilient to the interruption and warmly received Burr’s introduction from his son Tyler, a UNC freshman. “Take my word... he will look out for the youth of America,” Tyler Burr said. The sth District representative began his speech by voicing his support for President Bush. “I’m here proudly to stand in front of you today to tell you George Bush deserves to be re-elected. “George Bush understands it’s not about us who are serving in Washington. It’s about you,” he said as the crowd cheered energetically. Suddenly, a woman shouted, “You’ve got “In many ways, we lost our sense of decorum and academic detachment during our debate on the... resolution ” rep. kunal nandy, congress Congress frustrated by tough issues BY KELLI BORBET STAFF WRITER After spending several hours disputing controversial resolu tions Tuesday night, members of Student Congress have expressed discontent with what they called the group’s inefficient meetings. During Tuesday's meeting, repre sentatives spent more than an hour debating a resolution to condemn the selection process for speakers at a nonpartisan elections forum. The bill, which ultimately was ONLINE Groups hold Homecoming feast, giveaway in Pit UNC, other groups have massive transit discussion For these stories and more, visit www.dthonline.com Serving the students and the University community since 1893 She iailu ®ar Itfrrl tiatives that served as the keystone of his campaign are well on the way to being realized. “I’m really confident that all of the headliner goals are more or less out of the way,” he said. “Now we’re onto more of the nitty-gritty details.” Calabria designed a platform that many say was longer and more comprehensive than that of any of RACE FOR THE SENATE blood on your hands!” Burr quickly responded, “One of the reasons we’re in Iraq today is so people can say what she said. So they, too, have the freedom to say whatever they want.” Stephens Johnson, a Burr supporter, said he was impressed with Burr’s well-composed response to the woman’s accusation. “It showed he was pretty on his toes.” struck down in a 15-4 vote, tar geted the committee for inviting Natalie Fixmer to speak as part of Tuesday’s nonpartisan forum on women’s health, sponsored by the Women’s Affairs Committee of the executive branch. Fixmer, who works for Planned Parenthood, spoke about women’s issues but did not mention her stance on abortion, said Menaka Kalaskar, chairwoman of the committee. But some Congress members INSIDE ELECTIONEERING Out-of-state students try to make a big difference Tuesday PAGE 2 www.d!honline.coixi his seven competitors. Late Tuesday night his adminis tration released its October Report to evaluate the progress made since Calabria first took office in April. The 306-page document is about twice the size of any in recent his tory, but the actual report, at 54 pages, is similar in length to those of recent administrations. The report highlights Calabria’s progress on his top initiatives. These include spearheading efforts to provide free and legal music downloading, revising the Student Code, initiating the Vote Carolina Burr said he is excited that in January, the Iraqi people will get to experience free elec tions elections in which women can vote. “(Women) will reach in that line of future terrorists and pull their 9-year-old children out and put them in schools built by the United States of America and eliminate that threat.” He then introduced his friend, Sen. George Allen, R-Va. “All right, team, y’all ready to win?” Allen said. “Go Burr!” He continued by presenting Bush as the proper pick for president Nov. 2. “He is the right man at the right time.” “The president needs teammates,” Allen said. “Teammates like Richard Burr, a man that he can trust.” Allen added that Burr is the appropriate choice for Senate because he wants to lower taxes, provide affordable health care and make sure the United States continues to be a leader in innovation. SEE BURR, PAGE 4 voiced concern about the com mittee’s decision to allow Fixmer to speak because of her affiliation with an abortion-rights group. Congress members also debat ed a bill that condemns the burn ing of another’s American flag on campus. The bill passed in a 7-6 vote with nine abstentions. After the meeting adjourned well past midnight, Rep. Kunal Nandy sent an e-mail to the Congress listserv and voiced his concern about the amount of campaign, expanding the role of the Tuition Task Force and introducing more oversight of the Carolina Athletic Association. The report also documents the administration’s work to advocate for renovations to the Campus Y, to reserve funding for sports clubs and to reform the Association of Student Governments. Student Body Vice President Alexa Kleysteuber said Calabria came into the position wanting all members of student government SEE REPORT, PAGE 4 time the group spent disputing the women’s affairs issue. “In many ways, we lost our sense of decorum and academic detachment during our debate on the Women’s Affairs Resolution,” the e-mail states. Nandy proposed discussing how to make Congress meetings more efficient, and he offered a four-step guideline to condense discussions on future legislation. SEE CONGRESS, PAGE 4 SPORTS DOWNING THE TRIBE Men's soccer team runs its winning streak to five by downing William & Mary PAGE 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2004 4 candidates to square off in county race 2 will Jill open commissioner slots BY SARA LEWKOWICZ STAFF WRITER While almost every man, woman and child in Orange County is well aware of the upcoming presidential and senatorial elections, some might have forgotten that 2004 is also an important year for the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Come Tuesday, voters will be charged with pick ing a pair of candi dates to fill the two ELEC^ SO4 open seats on the board, which is in charge of county wide services. Incumbent candidate Moses Carey Jr. is running on the Democratic ticket and said that one of his primary concerns, should he be re-elected, will be equalizing the funding disparity between the county’s two school districts. “When you talk about public edu cation, you're really talking about the future of our nation,” Carey said. It was Carey who, in early 2003, proposed the idea of merging Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County schools as a means of deal ing with the disparities. But his pro-merger stance has proven to be unpopular with a number of county residents, including two of the candidates Smith endorses Dem. hopefuls BY NATALIE HAMMEL STAFF WRITER A short-notice rally for Democratic Senate candidate Erskine Bowles was not short on famous speakers or enthusiastic supporters. On the lawn in front of Morehead Planetarium on Wednesday, Rep. David Price, D-N.C., and former UNC men’s basketball coaches Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge threw their support behind Bowles. All three speakers stressed Bowles’ past experiences in gov ernment, which they said demon strate that he can work effectively outside party lines in our nation’s politically divided climate. Price, who said he was there to stand in for Bowles as he cam paigned in Winston-Salem, also talked of political issues that directly affect college students. He said students should be concerned about the stagnation of the higher education bill in the Republican-controlled Congress. The consequences of a failed bill would be the continuation of low Pell Grants for students and an unreformed student loan pro gram, Price said. “It’s a little bit ■■Hw Bp BM'' : DTH/CARTER MURPHY Former UNC men's basketball head coach Dean Smith speaks Wednesday at the Morehead Planetarium, supporting Senate candidate Erskine Bowles. WEATHER TODAY Mostly cloudy, H 65, L 52 FRIDAY Cloudy, H 67, L 58 SATURDAY Partly cloudy, H 79, L 60 running against him. Jamie Daniel, a Hillsborough resident and county public school parent, is running on the Republican ticket with a firm anti merger agenda. “School merger is a bad idea,” Daniel said, adding that the move is not necessarily in Orange County Schools’ best interest because dis crepancies in standardized test secures between black and white students are higher in city schools. Daniel said merger also would mean a “backdoor tax.” Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents now pay a property tax of 20.2 cents per SIOO in assessed value to fund city schools, a type of fee not levied by the county school district. Daniel is not the only candi date running with the intention of stomping out the idea of merger. Valerie Foushee, a member of the city school board since 1997, recently received the endorsement of NoMerger.org, a group of more than 240 parents opposed to the idea. Foushee said she does not believe combining the districts would fix disparities because such a move would remove community control over schools. She said, however, that the merger was not the issue SEE COMMISSIONERS, PAGE 4 hard for me to understand how any Republican can show up on campuses and ask for votes.” As the audience cheered loudly in anticipation of Chapel Hill’s legend ary basketball coach, Price handed the microphone to Smith, who was modest and poised. “It’s hard to follow a Morehead Scholar,” he said with a smile. Smith looked around at the large ly student-filled audience and said he was impressed by the large num bers of politically active students. He spoke of Bowles’ personality, which he described as very bright and caring. “There is no one who could do a better job of going on both sides of the aisle,” said Smith, who has known Bowles since he was a student. After Smith, Guthridge spoke for a few minutes, starting off by humbly saying, ‘Following David Price and Dean Smith is like hav ing the junior varsity game after the varsity game.” Guthridge urged everyone in the audience to find two or three peo ple who weren’t planning to vote and send them to the polls. SEE SMITH, PAGE 4 Ob
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