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6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2005 PARK FROM PAGE 3 “Asa parent of young kids, the first reaction I had was that (we needed) a pedestrian-activated traffic signal so I could cross with my child to the other side,” he told Starkey. “I hope you won’t write that off.” The town TVansportation Board included a signal in its recommen dations to the council. Concerns about a recycling cen ter drove much of the discussion. The center is one of several features the town added after the town’s Community Design Commission first reviewed the application in June. “When you saw the plan in June, it was really just a blank corner,” Starkey said. “It’s been developed to a schematic level.” But some council members said that level might be excessive. “Here you have a big quadrant of the park taken over,” Mayor Kevin Foy said. “Why is it such a Choose the next DTH Editor The Daily Tar Heel is seeking students to serve on the panel that will choose the editor of the DTH for the 2005-2006 school year. •plications for the seven at-large positions on the DTH Editor Selection Board are available at the DTH Office and the Carolina Union info desk kiosk. Applicants must be available for an HH orientation meeting from 6-7 pm ■ Thursday, March 31 and from approximately B:3oam-4pm Saturday, April 2 to conduct W interviews and make the selection. HI students may apply for at-large positions ~ current DTH news staff members. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Michelle Jarboe (962-4086, mjarboe@email.unc.edu) or Paul Isom (962-0520, pisom@unc.edu). (&SL.W6UI. campus recreation update ftir B 8 i ifftl "h mm mil* SWIM MEET:: individual/team INDOOR ER:: 5 Players I Event day. TODAY, 2/22, 7 PM Today is the last day to sign up! Late Registration: 6 PM pool balcony SOFTBALL :: 10 Players TEAM TENNIS :: 4 Players 2 ’ 2005 in Kour ¥ NatatOrium Siqn ud Feb 21-Mar 1 INNERTUBE B-BALL :: 6 Players Sign up: Feb. 28-Mar. 8 Register in Polk Place during the week of February 21st from 10 AM-2 PM or c- . on , M/ „ t Register in 203 Woollen Gym. Sign up in 203 Woollen Gym study hard, play hard. 7 - 5 V www.unc.edu/sportciubs :: 919.962.1013 certification required] Sign up in 203 Woollen Gym:: 919.962.4179 . . I STRENOTH SIK? DAY HIKE Visit one of the last old-growth ’•A I & Endurance Sandhills Nature Preserve longieafpine forests in the world. | ijft This fire-dominated ecosystem ‘9 2.25.05 The event will feature one-rep max bench press April 9, 2005 once covered the entire eastern f 4-6 JPM and push-up competitions for men and women. Sign up in 203 Woollen half of the state. ; l |HB Register at the SRC Front Desk. For more information go to www.src.unc.edu. r /LJHR ffijpbjK /jjHk jfßßhfc, jflk ■ /js jHk big chunk of land?” Parking issues also raised a few eyebrows. The town’s Greenways Commission advised the council to reduce the number of parking spots proposed to allow for parking groves that would shade portions of the lots. But potential crowding and prob lems with the parking groves con cept might eliminate that possibility, Town Manager Cal Horton said. Chapel Hill voters began plans for the park in 1986 and 1989, when they approved bonds that were used to purchase the property. County voters further set up fund ing for the park in 1997 and 2001. If the council approves the permit, the town will submit its final plans to be reviewed by various town depart ments and outside agencies. No date for the opening of the park has been set, Spatz said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@wfic.edu. From Page Three Slow economic growth still likely to create jobs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Economic growth will slow this year but still will be sufficient to reduce the nation’s unemployment rate, business economists say. In its latest economic outlook, the National Association for Business Economics predicts the economy will expand by 3.6 per cent this year and next. If the projections being released Tuesday prove accurate, that would mark slowing from the 4.4 percent growth clocked in 2004, the stron gest showing in five years. GDP measures the value of all goods and services produced within the United States and is considered the broadest barometer of the country’s economic health. “Economic growth in 2005 will moderate but still be solid,” said Carl Tannenbaum, chief econo mist at LaSalle Bank and head of the committee overseeing the eco nomic forecast. One reason economists give for the expected moderation this year is the belief that a red-hot hous ing market will cool and mortgage rates will rise. Consumer spending and business investment this year are expected to be solid and to help support economic growth, accord- Idw l Trl Are you passionate about Athletics at North Carolina? If so, the Carolina Athletic Association is now accepting applications for several positions on the 2005-2006 cabinet. The Carolina Athletic Association has a number of available openings for the upcoming cabinet, including the Treasurer, Sports Marketing Chair, Fever Chair and Ticket Distribution Vice-Chair. Applications are located outside of the CAA office in the new part of the Student Union, room 3508-C. Please turn in the completed applications to the CAA office no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 2nd. If you have any questions, feel free to contact either the CAA office at (919) 962 - 4300, or CAA President-elect Justin Johnson at justinj@email.unc.edu. Remember to Turn It Blue, and GO HEELS! ing to the outlook. Forecasters anticipate that the unemployment rate which aver aged 5.5 percent last year will dip to 5.2 percent this year and then to 5.1 percent next year. On the inflation front, consum er prices are expected to rise 2.2 percent this year and 2.3 percent next year. Consumer prices for all 0f2004 increased 3.3 percent, the largest rise since 2000. A deceleration in consumer prices this year is based partly on the expectation that energy prices, which surged last year, will calm down. Forecasters are predicting a barrel of crude oil will cost around S4O at the end of this year, com pared with S4B a barrel at the end of 2004. The forecast was compiled before Friday’s release of a govern ment report that showed whole sale prices soared in January by the largest amount in more than six years. A government report on consumer prices for January will be released Wednesday. For all of 2004, wholesale prices went up at a faster pace than con sumer prices. Some companies, not wanting to turn off buyers, were reluctant to pass along all of their higher costs to consumers. PEMBROKE FROM PAGE 3 Along with the academic and enrollment growth, there recently has been a push by both university and town officials to generate a stronger relationship with the sur rounding area. “Chancellor (Allen) Meadors has done an excellent job in pro moting the university and getting the surrounding communities and the legislative delegation involved,” Weinstein said. Milton Hunt, who has been mayor of Pembroke for the last 21 years, said the growth of the uni versity also has helped the town. “Not only is the university grow ing, the town is growing from the university,” he said. Hunt added that the town is proud of the university. “We have a Pembroke Day once a year for the community to come out and tour the campus,” he said. “I just feel that we’ve got a good relationship with UNC-P. “The university’s important and always has been to the town and community. We look forward to working for them and helping them accomplish everything they want to.” And UNC-P is poised to accom plish a lot in the near future. A musical theater major has just been added to the list of more than 50 majors offered by the uni versity. The school of education at the university also is taking strides to ease the state’s need for more MOVING FROM PAGE 3 beneficial because of questions that might arise from the October review. According to the timeline, the board is set to approve final plans in February 2006. Board members also discussed anew location for an alternative school, now housed on Tryon Street. A site near A.L. Stanback Middle School was suggested. The board will hold a public hearing on the issue March 7. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Bfrrgn Erfl jJlfc PITAS SALADS VEGGIE options rrsk Hxltky Eatm? OPEN LATE 919.933.4456 115 E Franklin St ehr Daily ear Hrrl UNC-P ENROLLMENT Of the 4,722 students enrolled in fall 2003, 46% were minorities. z' / Natives. / ,„u-. / American; \ / White: / 20% \ ( 54% f— } l fc African I IN. I\\ American; /) \s. \\ 22%Tj7 | ■ —Hispanic: Asian:— l j% 2% SOURCE: UNC-PEMBROKE DTH/MICHELLE FURLER teachers. “UNC-P’s school of education is one of only three North Carolina universities to receive exem plary ratings by the Department of Public Instruction,” Burnette said. “Education majors at UNC-P have nearly doubled in the past five years, helping to solve the state’s teacher shortage.” Despite the increased enroll ment and campus improvement, it is the small class size and inti mate learning environment that Burnette said is the school’s biggest selling point. UNC-P boasts a 16-to-l student faculty ratio. “It is the extraordinary level of student-faculty engagement that is our biggest asset,” Burnette said. “UNC-P is and has always been a university where learning gets personal.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. CHURTON FROM PAGE 3 section of Churton Street that runs north of Hillsborough from the split of N.C. 86 and 57 to Corbin Street, as well as the southern section from the Eno River to Interstate 85. Hillsborough Planning Director Margaret Hauth said that there is no timeline for the redesign and that it will be at least a year before the Town Board receives a formal report. Funding for changes could come from enhancement grants and indi vidual businesses, Hauth said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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