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VOLUME 112, ISSUE 133 Proposal may alter funding ■ Scholarships, athletics would get boosts BY EMILY STEEL UNIVERSITY EDITOR In the eleventh hour before the University’s governing board finalizes recommendations for tuition and stu dent fee increases, a two-part proposal to bolster funds for merit scholarships and athletic programs has surfaced. Judith Wegner, chairwoman of the faculty, is calling for the chancellor and members of the Board of Trustees to reassess the allocation of funds gar Chairwoman of the Faculty Judith Wegner has proposed shifts in athletic funding. = , iS siii I ■ H v §jg I ? I VuL -it ' C ISCSn - op. DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/JUSTIN SMITH A portrait of Cornelia Phillips Spencer hangs in Wilson Library. Last month, Chancellor James Moeser retired the Bell Award, given to significant female contributors to the University in honor of Spencer. This weekend, Moeser announced the formation of a committee that will examine whether UNC ought to bestow such an exclusive honor. Award panel will look inward BY JENNY RUBY ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR A positive solution to the controversy about the naming of a University award for women could be in sight now that Chancellor James Moeser has estab lished a committee to examine the issue. Moeser retired the Cornelia Phillips Spencer Bell Award, named after a University figure of the Reconstruction era, after questions arose regarding Spencer’s role as a white supremacist. The decision has drawn much criticism from Spencer’s descen dents and members of the University community. Now he is looking at a variety of options, including naming the award after Spencer’s descendents. “If the committee decides that we do need an award for women, I will ask them to consider the cre ation of an award to honor the outstanding service given to the University by a succession of members of the Phillips, Spencer and Love families,” Moeser states in a letter sent to Spencer’s family Thursday. SEE AWARD, PAGE 5 Students have a ball at presidential bash BY JACQUELINE BRILL ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR WASHINGTON, D.C. - While most were content to sip their Korbel cham pagne one glass at a time, the younger crowd that gathered to celebrate the 55th presidential inauguration Thursday preferred to hit up makeshift bars for entire bottles. “You only get one chance at this life thing, and i’m going to make the most of it,” said Taylor Rankin, a 2003 UNC graduate, before he poured himself a cup from a bottle emblazoned with the inaugural seal. The bubbly stuff was flowing like water Thursday night at the Washington Convention Center’s Democracy Ball, one of the nine inaugural black-tie affairs, and the many college students in atten dance were enjoying every drop of it. “This is just so exciting because we’re ONLINE County leaders praise local schools' collaboration Typecast Mafioso gets in touch with inner 'Fiddler' For these stories and more, visit www.dthonline.com. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (Jhr latlu (Jar Mrrl nered through trademark logo revenue. She also wants officials to increase the student athletic fee by $l5O. “It is a policy call that maybe we need to realign, rethink and change,” she said. “I believe in fiscal responsibil ity. If you’ve got a chronic issue here, how do you weigh these demands?” This proposal, which will debut during a special meeting of the Chancellor’s Committee on Student Fees today, comes at the peak of tuition “The last thing we wanted ... was to condemn Cornelia Phillips Spencer or to erase herfrom our past.” JAMES MOESER, CHANCELLOR college students and at such a historic event,” said UNC senior Audra Noble. “In college, you can be so far removed from everything, and that makes this really special.” Ellen Cochran, a third-year law stu dent at the University of Kentucky, echoed the sentiment. “I’m just so thrilled and honored to be at such a huge event,” she said. Upon entering the Democracy Ball which hosted visitors from such states as North Carolina, Kentucky and California holders of the $2,500 tick ets were treated to live music, dancing and a small feast of tortellini in addition to liquid refreshment provided by sev eral bars scattered throughout the facil ity. Mingling with like-minded guests seemed to be a highlight for most of the students, though. “It’s really great being here with so ■ltlll vpill? ifnffftMl Juan i XKfin i mmm THE DTH IS HIRING Applications are due at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the paper's front desk www.dthonlfite.com discussions, when members of student government have just begun to solicit input and mobilize the student voice. Student government is hosting a forum about tuition at 7 p.m. today in 116 Murphey Hall. Trustees will vote on student fees and campus-based tuition increases during their meeting this week. In addition to a proposed $64.50 fee increase, three tuition-hike proposals are on the table: $350 for in-state students and SBOO for out-of-state students; S3OO in-state and SI,OOO out-of-state; and $250 for resi dents and $1,200 for nonresidents. Spencer left UNC a legacy that’s difficult to define BY JULIA FURLONG STAFF WRITER Those familiar with University lore know Cornelia Phillips Spencer best as the woman who rang the bell. Spencer long has been renowned for grab bing the rope of the campus belfry on March 20,1875, upon receiving a long-awaited tele gram from Raleigh informing her that UNC was to reopen after running out of funds and students in 1871. Generations after her death, heated debate continues on how she should be remembered. many Bush supporters,” said Melanie Stephens, a sophomore at the University of Virginia. “It’s really good company.” Nothing brought more enthusiasm to the crowd than the appearance of the guests of honor. Although the party got started at 7 p.m., it was not until 8:30 that the orchestra began to play the quintessential Washington tune as Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, came onstage. “When they played ‘Hail to the Chief,’ the hairs on the back of my neck stood up,” said Hunter Rankin, a senior journalism major at UNC and Taylor’s younger brother. This brief visit only increased the level of anticipation in the room the president was expected to appear short ly after 10 p.m. Instead, he and Laura SEE BALL, PAGE 5 The revenues generated through the tuition increases would fund need-based aid, teaching assistant salaries and fac ulty salaries as well as increase the size of the faculty the priorities recom mended by the Tuition Task Force. But Wegner said other University needs such as merit scholarships and a stable source of funding for athletics must be addressed before it is too late. “If it is a true need, we need to look at it in the eye and say it is a true need.” The UNC-system Board of SEE TUITION, PAGE 5 Last month, Chancellor James Moeser decid ed to retire the 11-year-old Bell Award that had been given in Spencer’s honor to women who had significantly contributed to the University. This action followed a two-year campaign, led by history graduate student Yonni Chapman, which sought to publicize Spencer’s support of white supremacy. Some of her writings sup ported the Ku Klux Klan and railed against those who did not harbor racial prejudice. “No matter what she did, she set back black SEE SPENCER, PAGE 5 M9|, v |E COURTESY OF MIKE PARADIS President George W. Bush enjoys a brief dance with his wife, Laura, Thursday evening at the Washington Convention Center. UNC students joined others in one of the nine inaugural balls. SPORTS CALMING THE STORM Tar Heels' physical play helps them welcome Miami to the ACC in an 87-67 rout PAGE 12 MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005 Rocca agrees to give speech TV personality to speak May 13 BY JOSEPH R. SCHWARTZ ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Mo Rocca has summed up the essence of the ’7os, ’Bos and ’9os, but now he’s setting his sights on crafting a fitting tribute for the class of 2005. The former “The Daily Show” correspondent and personality from VHl’s decade-themed variety series accepted a $19,500 offer Friday to deliv er UNC’s first Senior Class Address. Rocca will receive SIB,OOO in speaker fees, along with $1,500 to cover travel expenses for the May 13 event, which will take place on the steps of South Building. Bringing Rocca to campus was a three-month collaborative effort waged by senior class officers, the executive branch of student gov ernment and the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor. The groups’ work came to frui tion with monetary aid through student fees, the Office of the Provost, the Division of Student Affairs and the Campus Y. “It’s such a wonderful demon stration of how this campus can work together to make things hap pen for students,” said Senior Class Vice President Becca Frucht. “I think the whole experience really kind of renewed my faith in the way these things can work out.” Members of SACC, a group spearheaded by Student Body Vice President Alexa Kleysteuber, set the wheels in motion at their first meeting, noting that several seniors had expressed discontent about the Commencement speaker process. The body created three plans to quell these concerns, each of which was received favorably by UNC administrators: ■ The addition of a student to the Commencement speaker committee; ■ an annual meeting between Provost Robert Shelton and can didates for senior class president and vice president to explain the Commencement speaker selection process; ■ and the creation of the Senior Class Address. Kleysteuber then consulted Senior Class President Jovian Irvin and Frucht, who drew SEE ROCCA, PAGE 5 WEATHER TODAY Sunny, H 41, L 26 TUESDAY Sunny, H 51, L 33 WEDNESDAY Few showers, H 60, L 32 1 TV personality Mo Rocca will deliver the first Senior Class Address. O
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