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VOLUME 112, ISSUE 141 Bush takes steps toward bold agenda Social Security, democracy key for 2nd term BY INDIA AUTRY STAFF WRITER The future of America will be protected by anew Social Security system at home and democratic rule worldwide, President Bush said Wednesday night during the State of the Union address before Congress. Social Security, put in place almost 70 years ago, hasn’t adjusted to current demands, Bush said, calling the system archaic and outdated. “The system on its current path is head ed toward bankruptcy,” he said. Past proposals such as limiting benefits Service leader steps down Dubose resigns from Campus Y BY BRIAN HUDSON AND JOSEPH R. SCHWARTZ SENIOR WRITERS After taking a 10-day hia tus from his post last semester, Campus Y Co-president Derwin Dubose said he had reassessed and renewed his faith in the direction of the organization. He decided Wednesday that the direc tion no longer included him and resigned from his posi tion. “I’ve com pleted all of my platform at the Y, and we’ve done everything I expected to do in leaps and bounds,” he n Co-president Derwin Dubose resigned from the Campus Y. said. “My work is done.” Dubose will resign officially from the position next Thursday, two days after Campus Y members elect next year’s leaders. He said he decided to resign after the elections to facilitate the transition to new leadership. Asa lame-duck president, his role in the office would have diminished. “When your platform is done, really, there is not much to do other than the day-to-day mainte nance,” he said. Elizabeth Sonntag, co-president of the group, will assume sole lead ership of the Campus Y until the end of her term in late March. While she acknowledged Dubose’s contributions, she said the organization will run smoothly with a single student leader. “One person stepping down is not going to stop us from accom plishing our goals in the time that we have left,” she said. SEE RESIGNATION, PAGE 4 Ballard, Jensen garner endorsements ASA, Sangam split on SBP selection BY MARTA OSTROWSKI STAFF WRITER Student body president can didates met a divided audience Wednesday night as they present ed their platforms at a multicul tural forum. The event, co-sponsored by Sangam and the Asian Students Association, resulted in an endorsement for two candidates. Tom Jensen received an endorsement from Sangam, and the ASA endorsed Seke Ballard. “We decided to sponsor Tom Jensen,” said Prerak Bathia, politi JjJ ONLINE H lyr Check out the online Arts & Entertainment section for a HMK M W HMP review of the latest from Ani DiFfanco and for critiques CINIb KNE of the not-so thrilling "Elektra" and "Hide and Seek." Serving the students and the University community since 1893 ®be latly ®ar Hrrl for wealthy retirees and President Clinton’s suggested raise of the retirement age will be carefully considered. “All these ideas are on the table,” Bush said. “I will listen to anyone with a good idea.” Privatizing Social Security payments will give investors more for their money, Bush said, perhaps leaving enough money for individuals to pass on to their children. “As we fix Social Security, we have (a responsibility to create) a better deal for our younger workers,” he said. “We want to set aside part of that money so (they) can “One of the most precious things at the University is the senous role that students play in decision-making.... There was some damage done.” james moeser, chancellor <jr yt *. ** s' l *' !•.„ | DTH/JUSTIN SMITH Speaker Charlie Anderson (right) hands Chancellor James Moeser two resolutions made Tuesday night by Student Congress. Anderson drafted the resolutions, which oppose the out-of-state tuition hike and the cumulative $l5O athletics fee increase approved by the Board of Trustees. CHANCELLOR COMES UNDER FIRE BY JENNY RUBY ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR What was billed as an informal chat quickly became an emotional exchange Wednesday when students put the University’s leading administrator on the spot. Vocal student leaders demanded an expla nation for recent tuition and fee decisions from Chancellor James Moeser during the Chancellors Open House in Graham Memorial. More than 80 students assembled for a chance to ask questions of the chancellor, who explained his position for the first time to those directly affected by the Board of Trustees’ approval of a controversial student fee hike and a tuition increase for the coming year. About 30 minutes into the meeting, Charlie Anderson, speaker of Student Congress, passed Moeser two resolutions condemning the $950 tuition hike for nonresidents and a two-year $l5O increase in the athletics fee. Congress passed both resolutions, which were written by Anderson, Tuesday night. Students questioned why trustees passed cal chairman for Sangam. “Even though the other candi dates did very well, we felt that he had the qualities that we were look ing for.” In contrast, ASA members sponsored Ballard. “We felt that he is the most involved on campus and minority affairs,” said Kelli Clancy, political chairwoman for ASA. “We thought that he would best represent our organization.” Talks of tuition and improving multiculturalism dominated the forum, and attendees said that in wwwdthonline. Gain build a nest egg.” Changes in the system won’t affect retirees or those who will soon join their ranks, Bush said. UNC political sci ence professor Isaac Unah said that Bush’s willingness to consider other proposals might be sincere, but that he won’t compromise on privatization. Bush’s portrayal was attractive, but it ignored important issues, Unah said. Stock market money isn’t protected from mismanagement by corporate leaders. “That’s your personal freedom, but the fee proposal after the Student Fee Audit Committee and Chancellor’s Committee on Student Fees both rejected the plan. The proposal seeks to provide stable funding sources for both merit-based scholarships and Olympic sports programs. “Frankly, I was as surprised as anyone else that action was taken by the Board of Trustees,” Moeser said. The BOT lowered both in-state and out-of state tuition recommendations accordingly by SSO, yielding respective proposals of S2OO and $950. But students still are fuming over the fee proposal presented just days before the board’s meeting, forcing student advisory com mittees to hold emergency meetings. “It was more than just a procedural thing,” Anderson said. “Beyond that, the substance of the fee was also a serious problem for us. If we had gone through the entire (fee approval) process, we might have thought it was worth while.” Moeser insisted that this was the first time a proposal had been issued and approved with the end, Jensen and Ballard had the best plans to address these concerns. “Tuition is definitely the biggest issue in the running,” Jensen said. His platform calls for creating a “Quality Student Retention Fund” through the University’s Carolina First fund-raising campaign that would put money away to combat cost hikes. Ballard echoed Jensen’s com ments. “Keeping tuition low and making Carolina available to everyone is very important.” If elected, Ballard hopes to mobilize student voters at all 16 UNC-system schools to rally against tuition hikes. He also ! President George W. Bush focused on social security in his Wednesday State of the Union address. happen if people make the transition into the system he’s currently proposing.” The partisan reaction to Bush’s Social Security talk Republicans standing and Democrats sitting out applause reflects the divisiveness of the issue, Unah said. The threat of poverty for retirees isn’t the only security issue for the United States, out following the established process. But he agreed with students that the BOT’s sudden decision was not necessarily the best path. “One of the most precious things at the University is the serious role that students play in decision-making,” he said. “I think we have to recognize there was some damage done.” Student Attorney General Carolina Chavez said she is concerned about the lack of con sideration for the recommendations of both student advisory committees. “I count on my administration to really reflect what our needs are,” she said. Anderson said he wishes Moeser had given students more of a voice during the trustees’ meeting. “We really needed him to step up and say ‘I am going against my advisory com mittees,’” Anderson said. Moeser also addressed the concerns of an out-of-state student who questioned the value placed on nonresidents by the University. “If you look at people who hold leadership SEE OPEN HOUSE, PAGE 4 would encourage the guardians of all system students to write let ters to trustees and administrators opposing such increases. Although the candidates had dissimilar views regarding the best way to augment diversity, each one said it is a major campus issue. If elected, Ballard said, he hopes to create an international festival that would be similar to UNC’s annual Fall Fest. Similarly, candidate Seth Dearmin said he plans to hold more events in the Pit and aid more multicultural groups. “It’s not only about just having SEE SANGAM, PAGE 4 SPORTS NOT JUST ANOTHER WILLIAMS Jawad Williams, the leading scorer on the men's basketball team, is also their quiet leader PAGE 11 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 someone else is man aging your money.” Bush also has stra tegically downplayed the risk of stock mar ket investments, Unah said. “He’s not talking nothing at all about what might potentially Bush said. Nondemocratic governments, such as Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s rule, must be transformed from breeding grounds for terrorists into democratic allies against the war on terror, he added. UNC political science professor Layna Mosley said the links Bush drew between a pre-war Iraq and terrorism are misleading. There’s no evidence of Iraqi terror before the U.S. invasion, but the confusion the war caused might have attracted it. “Now it is true that al-Qaida likes to go to Iraq because it’s an easy place to be,” she said. Bush said the insurgents’ continued vio- SEE ADDRESS, PAGE 4 H §T“ DTH/DAN BLUM Candidates Seke Ballard (left) and Tom Jensen were endorsed by ASA and Sangam, respectively, following the groups' Wednesday night forum. WEATHER TODAY Wintry mix, H 41, L3l FRIDAY Partly cloudy, H 47, L 31 SATURDAY Sunny, H 56, L 30 Council ties could influence elections BY SUSIE DICKSON STAFF WRITER To increase student involve ment in town politics, student body president candidates have a variety of plans to get students out to the polls for this year’s munici- pal elections. And one can didate’s plans have resulted in an endorse ment that has candidates questioning how much the town should be involved in stu dent elections. According to Orange County election records, only 329 voters aged 18 to 22 Council member Bill Strom has thrown his support behind Tom Jensen. voted in Chapel Hill’s November 2003 municipal elections. Candidate Seke Ballard said he wants to get students involved in town elections by first getting Chapel Hill Town Council mem bers to represent students as they do all residents. “We’re over half of their con stituency,” he said. “Their job is to make decisions that are in all of our interests.” Ballard said the impending re development of downtown parking lots 2 and 5 should interest students because both will result in addition al housing and retail space. Candidate Seth Dearmin, who worked with former Student Body President Matt Tepper to rally for an on-campus voting precinct, said the precinct is vital to student involvement in town elections. He also said he thought the voting precinct could feasibly be open for this fall’s town elections, increasing student voter turnout. Candidate Leigha Blackwell said that registering every student to vote is the first step to getting them involved in town politics. She said she thinks students should be concerned about town issues such as lighting and safety. Blackwell also said she would like to have a student committee for the council to serve as a liai son between students and town SEE TOWN, PAGE 4
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