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Local international group
receives program funding
The U.S. Agency for International
Development has awarded
Chapel Hill-based Intra Health
International Inc. a five-year initia
tive to increase community health
services in Rwanda.
With a funding ceiling of $34
million, the project is called the
Twubakane Decentralization and
Health Project and will focus on
strengthening community-based
services in family planning and
reproductive health, child survival,
malaria and nutrition.
The project also will focus on
financial management, anti-cor
ruption and local participatory
governance.
Intra Health International incor
porated as a nonprofit organization
in July 2003, after operating for
24 years as a program of the UNC
School of Medicine.
Congress awards S6OOK for
OWASA water reuse project
Congress approved a $644,605
grant to the Orange Water and
Sewer Authority to help fund
a water reuse project that the
authority is creating along with the
University.
The new system will provide
nondrinking water to certain types
of facilities such as chiller plants,
where the University currently uses
drinking water for cooling tower
make-up water.
The grant also will allow for
the future reuse of highly treated
water from OWASA’s Mason Farm
Wastewater Treatment Plan start
ing in 2007.
Local news anchor's CD
tops charts in world music
WRAL-TV anchor Bill Leslie’s
CD, Peaceful Journey: A Celebration
of North Carolina, is at the top of
the world music charts.
The album took the No. 1 spot in
December, a ranking that is based
on reports from radio stations that
play Celtic, New Age and ambient
music.
The album also was named
one of the 10 CDs of 2004 by R. J.
Lannon, a world music critic.
Leslie wrote and produced
Peaceful Journey, which was
inspired by his trips to scenic plac
es around North Carolina.
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Czech man locks himself
in pizzeria for beer access
PRAGUE, Czech Republic lt
will be the most expensive keg of
beer he’s ever had.
A 32-year-old Czech man got
himself locked up in a pizzeria late
Wednesday to have free access to
beer overnight.
When the restaurant’s staff left,
he broke into a cooling box con
taining a keg, disconnected the
pipes leading to the tap, put them
in his mouth and drank as much
as he could.
The man, drunk and fast asleep,
was found by cleaners in the early
hours of Thursday.
Police spokesman Vit Cvrcek
said he will now have to pay for the
beer he drank and faces up to one
year in prison or a fine of $346 for
the damage he caused to the cool
ing box.
CRIiENDAR
Friday “I, Too, Sing America”
—a performance that will include
a mixture of song, dance and poet
ry will be held at 7pm. in the
Cobb Theatre, located on the first
floor of the Sonja Haynes Stone
Center for Black Culture and
History.
The program, sponsored by the
Black Student Movement, will
guide the audience on a journey
through the history of blacks and
other minorities in the United
States.
Saturday To commemorate
the 32nd anniversary of the land
mark abortion rights case Roe
v. Wade, Planned Parenthood of
Central North Carolina Action
Fund is holding a “Rock for Roe”
concert in Durham.
Several local bands will play at
the benefit, which starts at 8:30
p.m. at Ooh La Latte. Proceeds
from the concert will go to the
Action Fund.
Monday The Daily Tar Heel
will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in
room 3209 of the Student Union
for those interested in joining
the newspaper’s award-winning
staff.
Any currently enrolled UNC
student is welcome to attend the
meeting, at which DTH editors will
discuss the way the paper works
and answer any questions inter
ested students might have.
For more information, contact
Managing Editor Chris Coletta at
ccoletta@email.unc.edu.
From staff and wire reports.
Congress to examine ticket policies
CAA members may get fewer tickets
BY KRISTLE SPELLMAN
STAFF WRITER
After a semester wrought with
criticism, the affairs of the Carolina
Athletic Association will be debated
during the next meeting of Student
Congress.
Congress’ athletics commit
tee has been working since last
semester to alter certain aspects
of CAA operations, including stu
dent ticket distribution and the
number of tickets set aside for
CAA members.
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ark Roig attaches the top to his sculpture before
hoisting it upright for the first time Wednesday in
his backyard in Carrboro. Metal sculptures with
moving parts, called “Art That Moves,” fill the yard at his
home studio, Heartworks Studio, at 100 Hillsborough Road.
Hospital worker to speak out
Will host press
conference today
BY LINDSAY MICHEL
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
About a month after speaking
out against unfair working con
ditions, a UNC Hospitals house
keeper is taking a second attempt
at making his voice heard.
Mauricio Rosales joined other
public sector workers in December
during a public hearing organized
by UE Local 150 the North
Carolina Public Service Workers
Union —and the International
Worker Justice Campaign.
But union members said the
hearing neither marked the begin
ning of an improved workplace nor
the end of his troubles.
Rosales, backed by the UE Local
150, is planning to hold a press
conference at 3:15 p.m. today on
Football players
still suspended
BY RYAN C. TUCK
CITY EDITOR
The future of the University’s
three suspended football players
remains unknown.
Wide receiver Adarius Bowman,
defensive tackle Isaiah Thomas and
linebacker Fred Sparkman all
sophomores have not rejoined
the Tar Heels since their Oct. 10
arrests on one count each of simple
possession of marijuana.
All three continue to be sus
pended, said Steve Kirschner,
associate director of sports com
munications.
“As soon as we determine their
future, we’ll let you know,” he said.
Thomas and Sparkman were
scheduled to defend their charges
Thursday in Orange County District
Court. Bowman had already been
cleared of his charge at the players’
first appearance in November.
Although Thomas did appear
Thursday, Assistant District
Attorney Beverly Scarlett said nei
ther case was resolved. Both will
remain open.
All three were arrested Oct.
10 in Thomas’ room in Connor
Residence Hall and charged with
Top News
The new legislation and objec
tives will be presented at a public
hearing at 5 p.m. Wednesday in
383 Phillips Hall.
Trey Winslett, chairman of the
athletics committee, said the most
noticeable part of the proposed leg
islation is the creation of a ticket
distribution advisory board.
He said the legislation would
make the way the ticket distribu
tion process is determined each
year more student-oriented.
“We want to make Homecoming,
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Manning Drive in front of the hos
pitals.
“He’s going to be speaking about
how he and others ... have experi
enced retaliation from speaking
out,” said Steve Bader, a field orga
nizer for UE Local 150.
Bader said that Rosales has be
the targeted by his supervisors for
speaking out.
During the December hearing,
Rosales said housekeepers receive
unfair treatment by supervisors and
inadequate pay for the work they do
to keep the hospitals sanitary.
“We need to be compensated for
the work that we do,” he said to the
members of the Chapel Hill Workers’
Rights Board at the hearing.
Union members said the retal
iatory actions began soon after
midnight Dec. 17, when Rosales
claimed that his personal posses
sions, including union materials,
were alledgedly confiscated by a
supervisor. The police were called
UNC football players Isaiah
Thomas and Fred Sparkman
share an uncertain future and
pending court appearances.
simple possession of marijuana.
University police seized 5.8
grams of marijuana from the room
when they arrested the players,
according to reports.
Scarlett struck a deal with
Thomas and Sparkman at their
November appearance: If they
completed a 15-hour drug educa
tion program before Thursday,
their charges would be dropped.
“Maybe there wasn’t enough
time to complete (the program),”
said Thomas’ attorney, Michael A.
Grace,, who was not required to
appear with Thomas on Thursday
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ticket distribution and student
attendance at games the best it can
be,” he said.
If approved by Congress, a
committee including representa
tives from CAA, Congress and the
Department of Athletics will meet
each January to review the process
and make changes as necessary.
“I think that this is the best
opportunity we will have while
on Student Congress to make
an impact on the long run of the
school,” Winslett said.
CAA President Lindsay Strunk
said members of the CAA also
would like to see the creation of a
Anyone is free to tour the menagerie of sculptures for sale.
Roig also has several of his sculptures on display throughout
the state, many of them in this area. Public displays of his art
in Carrboro can be found at Weaver Street Market, Arts Center,
Shepard House and the Public Gallery of Carrboro.
XRosales is) going to be speaking about
how he and others ... have experienced
retaliations from speaking out.”
STEVE BADER, UELOCAL 150
but took no action.
Bader said he and Rosales met
with UNC Hospitals Vice President
Melvin Hurston on the afternoon
of Dec. 17 to discuss the incident.
“We expected that would be the
end of the retaliations,” Bader said,
making note that changes have yet
to be made.
Stephanie Crayton, spokeswom
an for UNC Hospitals, said she was
unaware of the incident and that offi
cials will not comment until Rosales
makes his allegations public.
“(Rosales) and others have filed
grievances for the retaliations,”
Bader said.
Rosales received a written warn
Area schools clarify new SAT
BY GREGG FOUND
STAFF WRITER
After changes to the SAT are
implemented in March, Mom and
Dad won’t be quite as happy with
a score of 1,600.
Students and parents attended a
panel Thursday at Chapel Hill High
School, where they learned about
the new SAT which features three
sections instead of two and has a
maximum score of 2,400.
The new test will last 45 minutes
longer than its predecessor and will
start with a 25-minute essay.
“We’re calling it a testing mara
thon and telling students to prepare
for it like so,” said Princeton Review
representative Joy Bryde. “The test
is longer than any other standard
ized test except the MCAT.”
Bryde gave a presentation at the
panel outlining the changes. She
said the change really came down
to a business decision.
The College Board, which writes
and administers the SAT, was pres
sured by then-University ofCalifornia
President Richard C. Atkinson, who
threatened not to accept the SAT
unless it was changed.
Bryde said the new SAT more
accurately mirrors high school cur
ricula, and East Chapel Hill High
School guidance counselor Joan
regulatory group to govern distri
bution.
Student officials said poten
tial changes to ticket distribution
would not go into effect until the
committee is established and fol
lows the proper channels to alter
the process.
The CAA and athletics commit
tee also underscored the importance
of reducing the number of tickets
reserved for key CAA members.
“We want to review the number
of tickets (CAA uses) and work a
specific number into the Student
Code,” Winslett said.
Strunk said 138 tickets now are
DTH/JULIA LEBETKIN
ing for his actions in January.
According to the hospital’s
Policies and Procedures Manual, a
“just cause for a Written Warning
... occurs when an employee fails to
satisfactorily meet job requirements.”
The manual entitles supervisors the
power to determine what constitutes
an “unsatisfactory performance.”
Bader said the goal for today’s
conference is to inform the public
because the hospitals are support
ed by public funds.
“What happens at the hospital is
public concern,” Bader said.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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Karen Bell, a math teacher at Chapel Hill High School, talks to parents and
students about the new SAT format Thursday in the school auditorium.
Bishop agreed, especially about the
math section. The math section of
the new SAT eliminates quantita
tive comparisons and adds Algebra
11-level problems.
“For many of our students, the
new math will better reflect their
current level since they generally
take higher math levels. The math
on the SAT will be current, instead
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005
issued to CAA members per game,
but she would like for some of the
tickets to go back to the students.
Justin Johnson, a candidate for
CAA president, said the biggest
thing he would like to do if elected
is to cut back significantly on the
amount of tickets CAA reserves.
CAA presidential hopeful Hayes
Holderness said he has no com
plaints about the current distribution
process but would want to eliminate
7 a.m. line-check if elected.
Holderness said he has devised
an electronic system to handle the
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UVa.
mirrors
aid at
UNC
Program extends
low-income line
BY AARON PRUITT
STAFF WRITER
The University of Virginia again
is following UNC’s lead in expand
ing its program to help low-income
students get an education.
An additional $1.5 million will
be added to AccessUVa, the uni
versity’s financial aid program,
UVa. President John Casteen 111
announced Tuesday. The program,
modeled after UNC’s Carolina
Covenant, now boasts a total annu
al commitment of $17.9 million.
Both programs are designed to
give students from poorer families
a debt-free education and went
into effect in fall 2004.
“They pretty much followed our
lead,” said Shirley Ort, director of
scholarships and student aid at UNC.
“We initially set eligibility at 150 per
cent of the federal poverty level, and
the chancellor recently increased the
eligibility level to 200 percent.”
Casteen announced that
AccessUVa also would increase its
eligibility level from 150 percent of
the poverty level to 200 percent.
According to the AccessUVa Web
site, the increase raises the maxi
mum annual household income for
eligible students from $28,274 for
a family of four to $37,700.
AccessUVa will be open to all
transfer students from the Virginia
Community College System begin
ning in fall 2005. Other eligible stu
dents are those entering the univer
sity as the graduating class of2ooß
or later. But the Carolina Covenant
is not open to all N.C. community
college transfers only students
who will graduate in 2008 or later.
“AccessUVa emphasizes a few
different things than UNC’s pro
gram,” said Yvonne Hubbard,
director of student financial ser
vices at UVa. “One big difference is
that the Carolina Covenant has a
required work-study program, and
AccessUVa doesn’t.”
Virginia’s program also has a
component to help students from
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of topics they studied years ago,”
Bishop said. Bryde said that there
will only be four or five Algebra
II questions on the test and that
students not at that level can leave
them blank without penalty.
Students start the SAT with an
essay part of the new writing sec-
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