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imlg (Ear MM Town eyes wireless network BY JENNIFER FAIR STAFF WRITER Members of the Downtown Economic Development Corporation say wireless Internet access downtown could be key to area revitalization. The corporation took a first step last week in developing plans that eventually could lead to a fixed net work downtown an idea first dis cussed in November by the corpora tion and in February by Student Bodv President-elect Seth Dearmin. The corporations interim exec utive director, Nick Didow, sug gested at the corporation’s Feb. 23 meeting that a large subcommittee pursue the initiative. But members want more information before making a final decision. “The board decided what we really needed was to have Nick look into costs and technolog) 7 before we would consider forming a subcom mittee,” said Chairwoman Andrea Rohrbacher. She said corporation members will receive a report on technol ogy' needs, estimated costs and a similar program already launched in Carrboro. Carrboro’s wireless access sys tem is expected to be completed within the next two months. The town now has about 25 access points throughout downtown. “You’ll be able to walk down any major street and be able to get wireless on your device,” said Andy Vogel, Carrboro’s information and technology manager. “We’re just kind of filling in the dead spots.” Plans are for the network to Administrative pay up at colleges BY VICTORIA WILSON STAFF WRITER Salaries for university lead ers increased last year, according to a nationwide survey released in February, and the growth has some experts concerned that col lege campuses are moving toward corporate practices. The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources reported admin istrative salary' increases of 3.2 per cent at public universities. The report review'ed the salaries of 175 administrators from 1,387 institutions, including UNC. Judith Wegner, chairwoman of the faculty, said the nationwide trend in salary increase is partly attributable to attempts to attract people to leadership positions. “When you hire administration, often the issue is having to pay them a salary at w'hat the national market commands,” she said. But John Curtis, director of research for the American Association of University Professors, said his organization has noticed the disparity between administra tors’ salaries and faculties’ salaries The Black Student Movement PRESENTS Facing Your Future you PREPARED TO FACE YOUR FUTURE?? Come learn about ways to prepare yourself for internships and jobs on Wed., March 2nd at 7:3opm in the Union Multipurpose room. Panelists will include represen tatives from UCS, Genworth Financial, ABC News, Philip Morris, & Newell Rubbermaid. 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Duke's West Campus 4 Tickets: S2O-SJ9; students with group $5 “■***.- For tickets call the fl University Box Office at •£ / www.tickefs.duke.edu WIRELESS IN CARRBORO Ttie town of Cantoio decided In September to stretch Its wireless network across the entire downtown area the shaded regions show where it will be available upon completion SOUFtft HnPr/WWW TOCWIfiEIESS NEI ' DTHIMARY JANE KAtf span from Town Hall to the Carr Mill Mall and Main Street area. Didow will present his findings on a potential network in Chapel Hill to the corporation March 9. Rohrbacher said wireless access will help promote the downtown economy and make it easier for people with wireless access on their laptops to work off-site. “Were hoping it’s a tool to bring more people downtown,” she said. Dearmin, who included work ing with the town on a wireless ini tiative in his platform for student body president, said the project has a lot of appeal to students. “It’s easier for them to check e-mail while on Main Street,” he said. “It has the potential to attract more students if they know they can sit down with a cup of coffee or a sandwich.” Wireless access now is available at such Franklin Street locations as Woody’s Tar Heel Tavern & Grill, Starbucks and Caribou Coffee. Dearmin has not spoken directly with corporation members about collaboration on the project, but he said his focus is shifting back to his has grown during the last 10 years. He said that to benefit institu tions, there should not be an increase in administrators’ pay, especially for presidents. “Our concern is not so much specific dollar amount, but that presidents’ salaries are out of sync with what faculty are earning.” UNC Provost Robert Shelton acknowledged that administrators have had a pay increase but said the University' is committed to keeping administrative salaries in line with faculty salaries. Shelton also said raises are only given when enough money is allot ted from the N.C. General Assembly, and even then they are small. The reason why the raises are so small, he said, is that UNC tries to keep salaries in the 80th percentile when compared with the salaries of administrators nationwide. “My feeling is the North Carolina sys tem has been cautious on salaries, and that’s a good thing,” he said. 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Chapel Hill resident Will Raymond, who attended the corpo ration’s meeting last week, said he wants the town to expand coverage into the Northside neighborhood as well as to the downtown area. “WiFi is a great low-cost way to handle the digital divide,” Raymond said of the large wireless provider. “Whether you’re a $50,000 execu tive or a $15,000 janitor at UNC, you can all be connected.” Raymond said the corporation should try to take advantage of the potential to link the network with the fiber optics that the town is implementing at stop lights. “The basic idea is they’re put ting in this infrastructure that our taxpayers are paying for and can we get double use out of that,” he said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. of University' Professors. Bowen said administrators should not demand high salaries because it creates tension within the university and sends the public a negative message. He questioned whether administrators seeking high pay are going into the job for the right reasons. “We shouldn’t let a so-called market be the sole guide,” he said. Some experts said high salaries, combined with a focus on private fund raising, creates a corporate environment in academia. “(Universities) become extra connected to the private donor community,” Wegner said, adding that private donors expect a more businesslike atmosphere. Curtis said he thinks more uni versities should follow the UNC s lead in keeping administrators’ salaries in range of faculty salaries. “Administrators should be aca demic leaders, and therefore, their salaries should be in line with the university’s operating for public good.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. Experience key in director selection BY SPENCER GIPPLE STAFF WRITER As Chapel Hill looks for w'ays to improve its economic vitality', the Downtown Economic Development Corporation is taking the next step in finding a permanent leader. Tuesday was the deadline to apply for the corporation’s execu tive director position. As of 4:30 p.m., corporation Chairwoman Andrea Rohrbacher said, the group had received 54 applications. Nick Didow, a University busi ness professor, has been the groups interim executive director since August. He said the town will accomplish more once the corpo ration hires a full-time staff. “I’m the only staff the corpora tion has right now’,” he said. “In order to accomplish its mission, it has to hire staff to put together some programs and proposals.” The town convened the corpora tion in July to represent the fused interests of the town, University and dow'ntow’n private sector. Anita Badrock, vice president of Smither and Associates Inc. —a Chapel Hill firm hired by the corpo ration to aid the executive director search said her group is looking THE Daily Crossword By Philip J. 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Kelly Pipes has served as direc tor of the Wilkes County Economic Development Corporation for the past five years. “We bring businesses to the community and serve as a liaison between the local government and community,” he said of his corpora tion. “The most important thing is for us to try to improve the quality of life for our county residents.” Pipes said he previously served as the manager of Yancy County’, 27 Lessen 28 Sees 29 Light brown 30 Muse of verse 31 Orange variety 32 Sandra and Ruby 33 Tibetan monk 37 Bit of info 38 Pretoria’s nation: abbr. 39 Mr. Crusoe 41 "Rebel Without a Cause" co-star 42 CCX x X 44 Kiner and Ellison 1 2 3 4 “ VHT i 8 TTMTio in 112 113 __ r- 20 ■HfTi jHBpT 24 ■■■■■■■l 29 ' "”|3O 31 32 36 ■rf!? 33 ■■4 l 43 MS 46 '"■HI 49 50 ■■s2 53 55 58 57 r Ro 61 ■■63“ experience that helped him land his current job. Rohrbacher said previous expe rience will be key in selecting someone for the Chapel Hill cor poration's top job, as well as deter mining his or her salary. “The person selected can make anywhere from $70,000 to $95,000, based on experience,” she said the corporation has decided. Badrock said each member of the search committee will review the applicants and pick some to interview. The group will then meet in closed session to narrow down the group, and the board will collectively make a final decision. That decision is tentatively scheduled for mid-April. “The board is going to have a really tough decision because every person that’s applied has something great to contribute,” Badrock said. Members ofthe corporation’s sub committee in charge ofthe search could start viewing applications as soon as Thursday. Rohrbacher said there is also a chance that late appli cations still might be reviewed. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. (02005 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 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