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6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005 Town to join homelessness fight BY EREN TATARAGASI STAFF WRITER The issue of eliminating home lessness was brought to the atten tion of local residents in November during a roundtable discussion, and it has now been made one of the Chapel Hill Town Council’s highest priorities for 2005. At Thursday’s council planning retreat, Mayoral Aide Emily Dickens presented council members with a recommendation on how to end and prevent homelessness. The plan was constructed after the Orange County Roundtable Discussion on Homelessness, held Nov. 18. At that meeting, council members and about 150 residents discussed the need for more funding of programs for the homeless, as well as more shelter space and the need READING FROM PAGE 3 supports the selection of “Blood Done Sign My Name” but also said discussion questions are key in achieving success with the book. “When talking about race, (dis cussion leaders) must be prepared for the pitfalls,” Newsom said. 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If the resolution is accepted, Chapel Hill will officially join a “Partnership to End Homelessness in Orange County.” Dickens said the goal is then to partner with Orange County, Carrboro and Hillsborough to fur ther develop the plan. Hillsborough and Carrboro will be asked to offer services and rep resentatives to serve on a commit about a possible generation gap in interpretation of the novel. “We knew this South,” she said to members of the committee who experienced the issues described in the novel. “Most of the faculty are quite a bit younger. I kind of wonder how they would discuss it ... or react to it.” In light of the hesitation, Judy Deshotels, coordinator of the sum mer reading program and director of new student programs, encour aged committee members to make From Page Three tee along with representatives of Chapel Hill and the University. The new committee would then meet with representatives at the state level and possibly the federal level, Dickens said. “I think the community sees that this really is an issue and that we can’t do it alone,” Dickens said. The resolution also recommends that the area hold another public session similar to the November roundtable. But this time it will be held in the evening for those who couldn’t attend the fall meeting, which took place during the morning. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen declined an invitation to the round table because of scheduling concerns. The aldermen commented that offi cials should not schedule such meet a choice based on the kind of dis cussion they aim to spark. Reginald Hildebrand, associate professor of Afro-American stud ies and history, advocated “Blood Done Sign My Name” during the meeting. “This is the kind of thing we ought to be talking about,” he said. “I think this is certainly worth the risk.” Members teetered between “Blood” and “Mountains,” but all expressed satisfaction with the DEAN FROM PAGE 3 make a great program better. Philip Meyer, a professor in the journalism school, also expressed his disapproval. He said he had hoped for a candidate with work experience in the news industry as well as in academia. Others in the school said they had not met the candidates and could not comment. Both Meyer and Stone said a woman would be a good fit for the job. “A majority of our students in the journalism school are women,” Stone said. “A woman dean would be a better representation of the student body.” Only one of the three named candidates —Hynes is a woman. James said the University com munity will have the opportunity to express its multiple viewpoints throughout the selection process. “Those voices which do not ings on weekday mornings. One of the resolution’s primary suggestions is to involve the com munity by focusing on different topics and types of homelessness. The plan is to find reasons for chronic homelessness, which will save the town money in the long run by having a way to handle these needs, Dickens said. “There are more homeless fami lies now than previously,” she said. “We want to put systems into place that would prevent that.” The plan will be implemented with the help of the Triangle United Way, local police departments and hospitals, which will help look at the problem in more detail. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. final two choices. “I would be proud to pick either of those books,” said Holden Thorp, chairman of the committee. This year, Thorp said the selec tion process has gone smoothly, though he isn’t sure how the pub lic will receive whatever choice the committee makes. “I don’t know,” he said, “But I’m fascinated to find out.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. agree should be heard in our deci sion,” he said. Hynes and Baldasty both said that working for the school would be an honor. The school ranks among the top journalism schools in the country. The 2003 accreditation report stated that the school “is recog nized by academics and media professionals as perhaps the best program in the nation.” “It is an exciting program with wonderful ties to the industry,” Baldasty said. Cole will resign the post in June. He has agreed to a one year extension on his contract to oversee several fund-raising proj ects for the school and hire new faculty members. Cole also has mentioned plans to travel. He said he has been invited to visit universities in Mexico City and China. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. HUB FROM PAGE 3 “Clearly, there is interest, and I believe a very important interest, in African-American participation increasing,” he said. “We’re not sat isfied that we’re there yet.” Overall, nonminority women owned businesses accounted for 7-1 percent of the system’s 14.7 percent in HUB contracts. Bowden took particular issue with the finding that UNC- Greensboro fell far short of the 10 percent goal, awarding just 6.2 percent of its construction funding in HUB contracts. UNC-G Chancellor Patricia Sullivan explained that two of the school’s largest contracts already were up for bid before the 10 percent recommendation was put in effect by the N.C. General Assembly. “That forever skewed our numbers,” she said. “I’m not happy with those numbers.” Of the other four schools that failed to meet the recommend ed HUB minimum, three are in the western part of the state. GREEKS FROM PAGE 3 Another change in the rush pro cess this year includes not requir ing rushees to visit a specified number of houses. Some fraternity members said they applaud the change after hear ing complaints from past rushees about the old requirements. “In the past, the school has not done all it can to increase the Greek scene, but any positive change ... is always helpful,” said Brendan Byrnes, president of Kappa Sigma. Merrihew said shortening the rush process during the spring semester alleviates part of the time burden on the members and rush ees, helping to ease academic pres sure during the busy rush season. Last semester, the IFC respond ed to concerns expressed by the UNC Board of Trustees regard ing personal servitude and haz ing practices during the pledge season. The IFC implemented anew code of conduct that specifically forbids these practices, and fra ternity members remain optimistic about monitoring the upcoming pledge season. Many fraternity members said they frown upon the bad image such practices create for the Greek community. (Hi? Soilg (Tor Hrrl Committee members agreed that Western Carolina University, UNC-Asheville and Appalachian State University probably faced greater difficulty in finding minor ity contractors to submit bids. UNC-Chapel Hill exceeded the goal, awarding 13.5 percent of its construction funding to HUB con tractors. “We work very hard at that,” said Bruce Runberg, the University’s associate vice chancellor for facili ties planning and construction. “We don’t have the largest percent age in the system, but we have the largest dollar value going into the HUB program.” Jim Phillips, chairman of the BOG’s Budget and Finance Committee, said the group will act soon if it finds there truly is a problem. “I don’t want any more meetings where we complain about this,” he said. “We need to decide if we’re unhappy and do something about it if we are.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. “Being in a fraternity can be a great thing, and it’s a shame that, at UNC, there’s a history of bad expe riences with pledging,” said Rob Menendez, president of Zeta Psi. Menendez said it is important for pledges “to feel safe and know they won’t be brutalized or tor mented” and added that fraterni ties have a tough image to escape. But Menendez said he is confi dent that pledges in Zeta Psi will not look back dauntingly on their pledging experience. Unity among the pledge class and a sense of brotherhood among the pledges and members alike are also important aspects of the pro cess, Menendez said. Merrihew said he anticipates a smooth rushing and pledging season this semester with the new code of conduct still in place. “We’ve cooperated a lot with (the BOT),” Merrihew said. “We’ve also made an effort to have consistency across the system. ... Everyone is on the same page.” Merrihew credits last year’s IFC officers for tending to many of the board’s concerns. “They did a great job of tackling those issues and finding resolution for them,” Merrihew said. “And that will help the IFC system in the years to come.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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