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dh? lattg aor lippl HACKNEY FROM PAGE 3 Hackney said his goals are to hold tuition as stable as possible while increasing enrollment fund ing and working to increase facility and staff salaries. But he said it’s still too early to tell just how much funding the system will see. Kevin Fitz Gerald, legislative liaison for UNC, said the University is realistic in its expectations and is looking for help with enrollment growth and faculty and staff salary increases. But he said that even when the state is strapped for cash, Hackney will go to bat for higher education. “Part of exercising leadership is knowing how and when to lead,” Hackney said. “And Joe is really good ... at helping folks come to the right decisions. There’s a quiet, very effective leadership style.” Hackney, who has logged more than 30 years as a lawyer, said he originally ran for office because of his interest in environmen tal issues and a desire to make a change in politics. “I thought we could do it better,” he said. And in that time, the father of two has racked up a number of accomplishments, including serving on House committees like appropriations and energy, as well as holding the coveted title of speaker pro tern during the 1999- 2000 session. More recently, Hackney was at the legislative helm as the House Democratic leader during the 2003- 04 session, serving on the appropri- VOLUNTEERS FROM PAGE 3 series of interviews to create the most successful match. Today, Dreyer, along with the other five Volunteers for Youth staff mem bers, are training anew batch of mentors at their offices. The staff will explain the roles and expectations of all those involved in the program, but it’s the experienced mentors who will LEAF BLOWERS FROM PAGE 3 to be aware of the “dreaded unin tended consequences" restrictions on leaf blowers could bring. “There are people who cannot (move leaves) and have to pay someone to do the things they can’t,” he said. Some raised fears that blowers harm the area’s environment. UNC sophomore and Student YacketyYack Yearbook of UNC 1! JA. Get your portrait taken and be automatically entered to win 1 of 3 FREE 2005 Yackety Yacks. ★Students who took their portrait last semester have already been entered in the drawing. Winners will be notified by email in mid-February. * Senior AND Undergraduate photos will be taken. January 24-28, 2005 11a.m.-2p.m. & 3-6p.m. We are located in Suite 2415 of the Carolina Union. Questions? Call (919) 962-3912 www.unc.edu/student/orgs/yack 2005 John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Awards The Center for Documentary Studies, established at Duke University in 1989, and dedicated to documenting the reality of people's lives in our complex culture, will give awards to undergraduates attending Triangle-area universities. These prizes are designed to help students conduct summer-long documentary fieldwork projects. Students interested in applying for the prize should demonstrate an interest in docu mentary studies and possess the talent and skills necessary to conduct an intensive documentary project. These skills may include oral history, photography, film or video, essay or creative writing, journalism or active interest in community service programs. Awards of up to $2,000 will be given out. Applications should be submitted during the month of February; those postmarked after March 11, 2005, will not be accepted. Full guidelines for the 2004 JHF Student Documentary Awards are currently available. For a copy of the guidelines, please check our web site http://cds.aas.duke.edu/jhf/ index.html or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Awards Center for Documentary Studies 1317 W. Pettigrew St. Durham. NC 27705 Contact: Alexa Dilworth, 919.660.3662 ations and finance committees and chairing the judiciary committee. But it isn’t just titles that have garnered him respect from his col leagues and friends. The UNC-CH alumnus has made great strides in environmental and educational issues as well as DWI and family legislation. Fitz Gerald said that in the last few years, he has come to find Hackney as an educational ally, a representative who works hard to preserve higher education in a state facing tough budget constraints. “Joe is really one of the strongest advocates for the University,” he said. “And he’s worked really hard to understand the needs and the interests of the University, and he’s consistently been very responsive.” Fitz Gerald credited Hackney with helping to preserve university fund ing. Last year, the state kept UNC system cuts to just 1.7 percent He added that Hackney also was important in helping to get the UNC-CH cancer hospital off the ground and in allowing the University to use overhead receipts for research purposes. “Joe has been really good about voicing the importance of educa tion in terms of the future of the state’s economy,” Fitz Gerald said. “The governor and the Senate and House leadership have basically said in veiy tough times that the invest ment in education is a key to our future, and Joe is one of the leaders to articulate that sentiment” Hackney said perhaps his most important legislation in the field of drunk driving has involved lower ing the blood alcohol level allowed bring what Dreyer calls a personal touch to the session. Current mentors explain how to handle real-life situations and share their feelings and experi ences with the new group. “Volunteers for Youth is success ful in helping people get involved and stay involved,” Holloway said. Lewis, who was matched last June, hopes to continue with the program next year. She said she likes the idea that she is giving her Environmental Action Coalition member Jane Hudson said astudent complained to her that a blower set off her home’s carbon monoxide detector for more than a minute. UNC Director of Local Relations Linda Convissor said that although the University employs the use of several types of blowers, electric blowers can’t be used due to a short age of power outlets and the danger of unguarded power cords. Convissor said the University’s From Page Three while driving from .10 to .08, as well as raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Even though those changes can be unpopular, the former assistant district attorney said they are vital to the safety of N.C. citizens. “Statistically, (drunk driving has) taken more lives than any other thing,” he said. His experience in family law as a partner at Epting & Hackney also has influenced his work in the legislature. He said that fam ily and domestic law is a matter close to him and that legislation such as better child support collec tion services, more resources for protective services and improved domestic violence laws are key. Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, said Hackney, a quiet and thought ful man, has always been a good source of advice in helping her get important legislation passed with bipartisan support. Insko, who has served alongside Hackney since 1997, had previously worked with him as on the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. And she said Hackney has proved to be a man able to work with anyone. “(Hackney is) good at developing a bill that has consensus,” she said. “He works really hard to get input from all the parties, to make sure that their needs are addressed.” Assistant State & National Editor Eric Johnson contributed to this story. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. mentee a caring adult to trust. “My job is to be a friend —a true friend,” she said. Pressley said she thinks Volunteers for Youth hands at risk youth a positive influence and helps them stay on the right track. “We help show these kids what they are possible of accomplishing.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. typical morning operation of the machinery doesn’t interfere with campus activity. “Our use of leaf blowers is remarkably different from residential areas,” she said. The council referred all com ments to Town Manager Cal Horton, who will draft a recom mendation and present it to the council in the coming months. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. INSKO FROM PAGE 3 the first item on Insko’s agenda, but it certainly won’t be the most contentious. Heading into her fifth term, she seems to relish the challenge of rep resenting one of the most left-lean ing districts in a solidly red* state. “You really have to believe there’s a role for the loyal opposition,” she said. “I think a lot of my satisfac tion comes sometimes from stop ping bad bills, but also making sure somebody’s out there standing up and saying the right things.” For Insko, saying the right things has meant consistent advo cacy of a larger governmental role in health care. Improving the men tal-health system, she said, will be her overarching focus this term. “I would like to get increased funding and better oversight,” Insko said. “I’ve been heavily involved in the reform effort, and I feel responsible for monitoring that to make sure it’s going OK.” Insko said she hopes to be named chairwoman of the appro priations subcommittee on health and human services, a role that would give her significant influ ence in setting funding priorities for state health care programs. Last session, she served as a member of that committee and as co-chairwoman of the health committee. Being chairwoman of an appro priations subcommittee would give Service-Learning /Qx Summer in Mexico I Study abroad in the summer and work I 1 I with community agencies in Guadalajara. \ J / The following fall, apply your experiences A OpT p C at home working with the Hispanic population in North Carolina. www.unc.edu/apples INTEREST MEETING e sc ut,n @e ma, l. unc . e du Wednesday, January 26 millema@email.unc.edu , -, n 7:3opm • Student Union 2511 Thursday, January 27 4:oopm • Student Union 3205 The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies presents Morality and Universalism in Jewish Thought An analysis of two very different Jewish approaches to moral universalism. The first is rabbinic, suggested in the Talmud and developed by medieval writers. The second is the work of reformers and philosophers, who drew mostly on the prophets and were interested above all in social and economic justice. I£& TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 her more opportunities to make an influence, Insko said. The N.C. House will determine committee assignments in the next few weeks. Insko said she expects that Democrats will use their enlarged majority to end the power-sharing agreement that has kept more controversial items off the legislative agenda. “We’ve got the votes, so I think we’ll take our chairmanships,” she said, adding that some key com mittees might include Republican co-chairmen. Insko said she is more hopeful about prospects for change now that Democrats are firmly in con trol of the General Assembly. “The younger members who have been elected I think they’re more progressive than the people they’ve replaced,” she said. If North Carolina’s legislature is shifting to the left, it is bucking the national trend. State govern ments are being asked to do more without any increase in resources, Insko said. “Every year that I’ve been over here, it’s like our job is broader. We’re getting more and more responsibility for things.” She cited Medicaid as one area where the state’s burden has increased in recent years. Because North Carolina’s per-capita income has risen in recent years, the share of Medicaid paid by the federal government has declined, forcing the state to pick up a greater share of the cost. Free Public Lecture Wednesday, January 26, 7:30 p.m. Hanes Art Center Auditorium Parking available in Swain lot on Cameron Ave. ccjs.unc.edu, (919) 962-1509 Michael Walzer Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Contributing Editor for The New Republic and Editor of Dissent 1 UNC ARTS ft SCIENCES Made possible by a grant from the Charles H. Revson Foundation in honor of Eli N. Evans , 'SB. County governments must cover 5 percent of the program’s cost, but that is something Insko says she would like to change. “We will have a bill introduced this year that will, over five years, have the state take over the county share,” she said. Barry Jacobs, vice chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, said Insko’s pre vious work in county government is an asset in the legislature. “It’s nice having somebody there who’s been a commissioner, so they actually understand what we face,” he said. “She very much under stands and appreciates what it’s like to be a local elected official.” Insko served on the Orange County board from 1990-94. Acknowledging that the state's budget will be tight this year, Insko said she hopes for a 50-cent increase in the cigarette tax and a curb on tax breaks for businesses. “We continue to take money out of our revenue stream by this sort of backdoor appropriation,” she said, referring to tax incentives used to lure companies to the state. Admittedly, Insko will have a dif ficult time advancing all of her pri orities in a legislature that is both budget-crunched and more conser vative than her constituency. “If you’re not really philosophi cally in line with the majority, you really have to work.” Contact the State U National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. 7
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