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BY SHARI FELD
STAFF WRITER
Frances Lynn, a UNC clini
cal professor in the Department
of Environmental Science and
Engineering, died Tuesday after a
two-year battle with cancer. She
was 60.
Lynn, bom April 12,1944, in New
Brunswick, N.J., is remembered by
loved ones and colleagues for her
love of people and commitment to
the University and environment.
“She had a boundless enthusi
asm for humane relationships with
people and for making communi
ties better places for people,” said
Richard “Pete” Andrews, Lynn’s
colleague and friend of more than
20 years.
Lynn taught in the public
health leadership program at the
University and directed disserta
tions and masters theses for gradu
ate students in public health.
Cass Miller, chairman of the
environmental science and engi
neering department, said he will
Survey: Students want printers
Pilot program feasible, officials say
BY HEATHER ANDREWS
STAFF WRITER
While students seem to be happy
with the smoking ban in residence
halls, many residents hope to see
new community printing stations
installed in their residence halls.
Results from the Residence
Hall Association’s comprehensive
survey, sent via e-mail to all resi
dents in November, revealed that
more than 92 percent of the 1,468
respondents think that new print
ing stations would be effective.
Almost 90 percent said they
would use printing stations at least
once a week.
Despite the support, certain
obstacles must be overcome before it
becomes a reality, officials said. “The
main issue ..is, of course, money,”
said RHA President Colin Scott.
He said he hopes that in the
future, students will be able to print
from their rooms to a community
computer lab The program would
use software to track the number of
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tion which Biyde said is formulaic
and will be viewed as a rough draft.
“The new writing section is not
really new,” Bryde said, but simply
the same as the SAT II: Writing
Test, which will be administered
for the last time Saturday.
Susan O. Klapper, senior assis
tant admissions director at the
University, said the admissions
office will not treat the new SAT
differently than the old version.
“The biggest question we get
asked is about combining section
scores. We will take the best of the
student’s old score and combine it
with the best of the new score to
make the overall best score, just as
we do if students have taken the
SAT twice,” Klapper said.
Some college applications are
eliminating their essay questions and
instead using the SAT essay, which
students have the option of submit
ting to colleges, Klapper said.
UNC is not one of those colleges.
“We don’t expect to let go of our
application essays,” said Klapper.
Pryde said that although stu
dents are anxious about the new
test, it was determined to be simi
lar in difficulty to the old one.
“Plus the good news is, you can all
say you scored higher than your sib
lings or your parents,” she joked.
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because of the weather. “Those can
be hard to schedule.”
Grace said he was unsure if
Thomas had completed the program,
but added that as soon as he did, the
charge would likely be dropped.
The players’ suspensions from
the team could be more difficult to
clear up.
Kirschner said he did not know
how much impact the results of the
players’ cases would have on their
suspensions. “We do it on a case
by-case basis,” he said.
Kirschner added that there has
been a lot of contact between the
players and the Department of
Athletics since the suspensions.
Grace said that even if his cli
ent completes the program and is
cleared of the charge, he still might
not be in uniform next year.
“The athletic director still has the
ability to revoke his scholarship.”
Staff writer Eren Tataragasi
contributed to this story.
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remember Lynn’s “overwhelmingly
positive,, optimistic, energetic out
look on life and commitment to
discovery and learning that went
on with unbelievable passion right
up until the end.”
Lynn created the Environmental
Resource Program at the University
and helped maintain it for more
than 20 years. The program links
the environmental resources of
the University with the citizens of
North Carolina.
Friends say Lynn was dedicated
to the mission of the environmental
program to promote environmen
tal stewardship and public health
through education, research and
community service.
“She linked science and the com
munity in a very proactive manner,”
said Barry Popkin, Lynn’s commit
ted partner and a nutrition profes
sor at the University.
Lynn also served on the board of
the Eno River Association, which
works to conserve and protect the
nature, culture and history of the
documents printed.
Chasity Wilson, the sole candi
date for next year’s RHA president,
said that if a pilot program is estab
lished in a residence community
with a great need, other printing
stations are a distinct possibility.
Christopher Payne, director of
the Department of Housing and
Residential Education, said that
Ehringhaus Residence Hall already
has a printing station, providing the
department with prior experience.
“If that’s something that’s of inter
est, I would want to work with the
RHA, as well as Res Net... to figure
out how we could make it work.”
The survey also revealed that
more than 80 percent of respon
dents think the ban on smoking in
residence halls has been beneficial,
and almost 75 percent think the
halls are safer because of it.
Wilson also voiced her support
for the smoking policy. “I think
(the ban) is a good thing,” she said.
“Andi think we’re accommodating
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UNC professor
Frances Lynn
was committed
to serving the
University and
protecting the
environment.
Eno River basin.
Colleagues said they will miss the
woman who loved to sing, dance,
travel, educate and improve the
community and the environment.
“Her passion was for her work,”
said Roger Kaplan, Lynn’s friend
and next-door neighbor of six years.
“To the end, she was passionate
about her research and teaching.”
Andrews and many of Lynn’s
other friends expressed similar
sentiments.
“I was one of many, many peo
ple who thought Fran was our best
friend,” Andrews said.
Lynn had an undeniable presence
in the Watts Hospital Community
where she lived, Kaplan said.
people who are smokers.”
The survey also aimed to gauge
if students would participate in the
new Connected Learning Program
in Cobb Residence Hall, which will
reopen this fall after renovations.
Many students 56 percent
responded as having no opinion
on whether they would participate
in the program, suggesting most stu
dents are not clear about its goal.
Payne described the theme
housing program as being similar
in framework to other programs on
campus but unique in that it gives
students a chance to study topics of
interest in a group setting.
But not all of Cobb will be
involved in the program.
“Staff will be working to make
connections with students who are
in the program and students who
are not,” he said. “Students can still
live in Cobb and not be a part of the
program.”
Scott said he is happy with the
response rate this year, after last
year’s survey was a shorter, less com
prehensive questionnaire tackling
only smoking issues.
She split her own garden into
separate plots so neighborhood
children could maintain their own
space, Kaplan said. When she died,
Lynn was in the process of remod
eling the second floor of her house
to make a playroom for the chil
dren in the neighborhood.
“She became like a grandma
for the kids of the neighborhood,”
Kaplan said. He described how
Lynn took the role of a “surrogate
grandmother” for his own son.
Popkin said an endless number
of friends offered to help Lynn
when she fell ill.
“Friends from every walk of life
would come to help her,” he said.
“She built this cadre of close friends
who truly loved and cared for her
over her life... both personally and
professionally.”
Lynn is survived by her son,
Theo Luebke; sister, Nancy Lynn;
and committed partner, Popkin.
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“I’m really pleased
with the response
rate and also with
the quality of
responses”
colin scon, RHA PRESIDENT
“I’m really pleased with the
response rate and also with the
quality of responses,” Scott said.
He described the responses as
both interesting and helpful while
revealing some of the confusion
students have about RHA.
“One of the toughest challenges
facing RHA today is defining our
identity.”
Wilson also underlined RHA’s
dedication to students.
“It’s important that residents
realize we’re not (resident assis
tants),” she said. “We are there for
them.”
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middle-income families who have
trouble affording college expenses.
“The university puts a cap on
the amount a student can receive
in loans approximately 25 per
cent of four years of education,”
Hubbard said. “After the student
receives that much money from
loans, we meet the need for the
remaining amount.”
The Carolina Covenant does not
include a component for students
in middle-income families. But
Ort said there is a standard policy
in the financial aid department for
aiding those students.
Two-thirds of a student’s need is
met with grants and scholarships,
and the remaining third is met with
loans and work-study. Ort noted
that the funds for helping middle
income students are not included in
the cost of the Carolina Covenant.
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The athletics committee has
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tion to be introduced to Congress,
but CAA also has made an effort to
take part in the process.
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ings but does not believe that the
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The Carolina Covenant gave aid
to 225 students last fall, and with
the increase in eligibility, UNC
expects 350 to 360 students to
receive aid next year, Ort said.
The cost for this year’s aid for 225
students was $3.3 million and is
expected to be $13.2 million when
all four classes are receiving aid.
Hubbard said that 150 to 170
students received foil grants last fall
and that 240 to 250 new students
would receive foil grants next year.
“Virginia and North Carolina,
being flagship institutions, have
always been concerned with the
availability of their education,”
Hubbard said.
“The most exciting thing is that
there are two nationally accredited
universities that are opening their
doors to students who typically
wouldn’t be able to afford it.”
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resolution reflects CAA sentiments.
CAA members have drafted sep
arate legislation to be presented to
Congress, as well as a 40-page doc
ument describing the responsibili
ties of various positions in CAA.
“We’ve been working with (the
athletics committee) somewhat, but
we worked independently to work
on changes we think will benefit the
organization,” Strunk said.
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