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2 MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005 FROM STAFF REPORTS ■ A 17-year-old East Chapel Hill High School student was arrested at 5 p.m. Friday and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, Aaron Lucas Roskin Rudolf, of 209 Old Franklin Grove, was stopped for driving a four-wheel vehicle on an OWASA sewer right-of-way on Pinehurst Drive near Burning Tree Drive. Officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana in the car, and Rudolf admitted to smoking the substance earlier that day, reports state. A search of the car revealed four partially burned marijuana ciga rettes in the ashtray and a brown bottle used to store the drug, reports state. A passenger in the car, 17-year old Ashley Richards, was cited for marijuana possession after two partially burned marijuana ciga rettes were found in her purse. Rudolf was taken to Orange County Jail to be released to a responsible adult. He is sched uled to appear April 25 in Orange Africa Night offers glimpse of culture BY KATIE CLINE STAFF WRITER The sights, smells and sounds of a different culture emerged from Hanes Art Center on Friday night as students celebrated Africa Night. The Organization of African Students’ Interests and Solidarity celebrated its 20th year with the event featuring a traditional African dinner and a show. It was the final event of Africa Week, which offered activities ranging from films to discussions. “Africa Night is the big finale, just bringing the whole week and bringing ideas together,” said OASIS member M.A. Cole, a soph omore from Raleigh. The nights theme was “Sankofa: Remembering the Past to Move into the Future.” The show featured two energetic hosts who provided the audience with jokes and anecdotes. The dance group Zankiliwa started the show with a traditional African performance. Entering from the aisles of the audience, members donned colorful African Circling the Globe: No Cakewalk for the Media 21 st century journalistic and business challenges facing • international media corporations Penelope Muse Abernathy of The Wall Street Journal International & Development Senior Vice President FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Part of the Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture Series 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 Carroll Hall Auditorium (Room 111) School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill POLICE LOG County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough. ■ A white 1998 Ford Explorer was reported stolen from town parking lot 2 at 5:20 p.m. Friday, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, the vehi cle is valued at $5,000, and SSOO worth of stereo equipment and golf clubs also were taken. The victim, a 20-year-old UNC student, last saw the car at 11 p.m. Thursday, reports state. ■ A 20-year-old Fayetteville man was arrested at 3:40 a.m. Sunday on the 300 block of East Rosemary Street and charged with damage to property, resisting arrest and reckless driving, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, Alfonso Devon Allen jumped from his blue 1992 Buick Roadmaster and fled on foot when officers attempted to stop him. According to reports, $750 in damage was done to landscaping in the incident. Allen was released on a writ ten promise to appear June 14 in “It’s important to learn about cultures who are distinctfrom our 0wn. ... You should step out of your comfort zone.” JESSICA JERALD, JUNIOR costumes. They performed several pieces, such as a harvest dance and their theme dance. The final act was a modern hip-hop dance. “It’s a beautiful dance,” said Lindsley Doddridge, a junior biol ogy major from Asheville, speaking of the traditional African dance. “They have a really good group at this school.” The night allowed members of the audience to see how OASIS has grown throughout the years. A video of past OASIS alumni offered a look into the beginnings of the organization. They shared stories of the first meetings and initial funding problems. A four-act play with a dual story line was interjected throughout the show. One story told of a present Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough. ■ A Chapel Hill man was arrested at 5:08 p.m. Saturday and charged with carrying a concealed weapon after officers found a handgun in his possession, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, Clayton Benjamin Stiebel, 26, of 130 S. Estes Drive 82, was arrested after officers responded to complaints of tire slashing in the parking lot of the Camelot Village apartments. Stiebel was standing in the lot and matched the description of the suspect and a search revealed a gun on his person, reports state. He was taken to Orange County Jail to be held on a $250 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear in court May 23. ■ A man was found bleeding on the ground on the second floor of the Wallace parking deck, at 137 E. Rosemary St., at 1:28 a.m. Sunday, Chapel Hill police reports state. The victim, a 22-year-old Pittsboro man, did not sustain any major injuries in the assault, day student’s conflicts with her tra ditional parents, while the other was the story of a past African prince coming to the United States. A skillful African drum perfor mance engaged the crowd, and people clapped and cheered along. Traditional African music fused with hip hop. Drummers even offered a rendition of Usher’s “You Remind Me”. A poetic monologue that used fashion as a metaphor for African exploitation drew emotional responses. Lines such as “Africa’s coat is one of dignity” garnered proud murmurs from die audience. A fashion show displayed clothes from each of the countries in Africa. The sometimes rowdy crowd cheered for its respective countries when their names were jflK.,' ■ Sfe I.l' jgijf News reports state. ■ A vehicle was vandalized at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, resulting in SIOO worth of damage, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, the gold 2003 Pontiac Grand Am was parked at the 100 block of East Rosemary Street when it was kicked in a side panel: ■ The front window glass of Kerr Drug, at 109 E. Franklin St., was kicked and broken at 9:36 p.m. Saturday, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, S2OO worth of damage was done to the building. ■ A tombstone at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery was reported van dalized at 11:14 a.m. Saturday when an unknown suspect pushed over the marble slab and broke it in half, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, the van dal did SI,OOO in damage to the tombstone. The listed victim is an employ ee in the University’s Academic Affairs Library, reports state. DTH/BRADY NASH Zankiliwa performs a traditional dance Friday as part of Africa Night. Festivities included an African dinner and a variety of songs and dance. displayed behind the models. “I think more people should come out,” said Caroline Gartshore, a sophomore from Raleigh. “It really opened my eyes to so much culture.” The night ended with a senior send-off, when freshman mem bers of OASIS read messages to the graduating seniors. Also, an alumni recognition summed up Fall 2005: New Course on Global Health! Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm • 2 or 3 credit hours Registration Information: PUBH 140 Section 25 - Graduate Students only • PUBHI4O Section 26 - Juniors & Seniors only Must choose 2 or 3 credit hours • More info: www.sph.unc.edu/ogh Top 250 Salon in the Nation! • Gift Certificates Available • Medium Pressure Beds and Booths • Sunless Express Airbrush Tanning r. Ifjjw • UNC Students show your UNC ID for a discount • Licensed Collegiate Handbags DESIGNER SKIN APRIL SPECIAL ~~l HAIRBRUSH TANNING^ I \WES3mM\ lUKfiKli iE ■EaCEfIH ■ [EBSSSSSSj 105 A Rams Plaza • 968-3377 Request for Nominations The Class of 2005, the General Alumni Association and the Division of Student Affairs present the Edward Kidder Graham Awards In 1917, Graham called for a structure to enhance student life on campus. Now, it’s your turn to recognize the individuals who embody that spirit Graham envisioned. Nominate an outstanding: • Senior of an officially recognized student organization • Professor, TA or instructor for work both inside and outside the classroom • Advisor of an officially recognized student organization Submit nominations online at |f| happens alumni.unc.edu S1 I-• OYICe. Nominations are due 2Crt> by noon April 5,2005. Garbage might not be budget solution BY CHRIS CARMICHAEL STAFF WRITER For weeks, budget discussions have centered on a major policy change in Chapel Hill’s commer cial garbage collection, but now a new report from a town consultant says that savings from eliminating the service might not be as high as they once believed. According to a final report by Maximus Inc. released Thursday, projected net savings from discon tinuing town trash services to busi nesses and apartment complexes have been cut back to between SIOO,OOO and $300,000. The firm originally had valued savings at $600,000 annually. The revised report considers the financial effects that might occur as a result of allowing private haulers to take control of the town’s waste stream. Because most private haulers maintain their own landfills, con- both the show and the theme. “I think it’s important to learn about cultures who are distinct from our own,” said Jessica Jerald, a junior psychology major who attended the show. “I think you should step out of your comfort zone to learn more about yourself” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. QJljr latly (Ear Mrri sultants say cutting the service like ly will lead to a loss of tipping fees for the Orange County landfill. “It must be assumed that the county will seek to recover some or all of that loss,” the report states. The town now pays $566,300 in tipping fees to the county. If the county pursues a strategy to recover the entire amount, the maximum savings for getting the town out of the garbage business will be $149,700. The reduced savings might solidify the recommendations of some members of the budget review advisory committee, who have been leaning toward retaining the service and charging tax-exempt entities that now receive the service for free or at reduced rates. “If the economics of eliminat ing Dumpster pickup saves only SIOO,OOO a year, then I can’t believe that we would begin to do that,” said committee member and former town Mayor Joe Capowski. “There’s no reason to do that because it’s going to raise the costs that busi nessmen pay for private haulers.” At the new estimated level of savings, Capowski said, cutting the service would shave only a fraction of a penny from the property tax rate for fiscal year 2005-06. Town Manager Cal Horton ini tially had estimated that property taxes would need to be increased 10 cents because of a projected $5 million budget shortfall. Some of the original pessimism about the budget has subsided, and now town Finance Director Kay Johnson projects that the short fall for the base budget could be as little as $283,000. But a number of priorities are not included in this base budget, includ ing funding for police department incentives, anew police department generator and across-the-board pay increases to improve competitive ness in the job market. If the Chapel Hill Town Council decides to pursue these priorities, costs could still spill over by nearly $4 million. Faced with this possibility, com mittee members still are rifling through town operations budgets in search of significant and imme diate cost savings. Capowski said that because people come to expect certain town services, the council will be faced with some hard decisions in weigh ing economic concerns against val ues and services. “That’s what small-town govern ment is all about,” Capowski said. One avenue of savings the com mittee is looking into is the pro posed sale of one of three town owned buildings: the old post office building on Franklin Street, the Chapel Hill Museum and the Inter- Faith Council’s men’s shelter. The total value of the buildings might be as high as $9 million, Capowski said. Capowski’s subcommittee has recommended that the town con sider selling at least one of the buildings and grouping tenants into one of the other buildings. But Moses Carey Jr., chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, among others, has said the county needs the use of the court space at the post office. “We are getting a very clear mes sage from the court and county that they will be needing that building a lot for court services,” said council member Ed Harrison. “We would have definite opposi tion to selling it, and we wouldn’t want to take that away from them.” The Maximus report also rec ommends eliminating the internal services superintendent and fleet supervisor positions in the Public Works Department and the main tenance superintendent position in the Chapel Hill Transit, as well as consolidating the parts manager positions of both departments. In the past, council members have expressed a commitment to reassign displaced workers rather than lay them off. The firm also suggests elimi nating two vacant positions in the police department in order to fund pay raises and educational incen tives for the department. The budget review advisory committee will hear a presentation on the report from Maximus today and will make its recommenda tions to the council April 11. The manager’s recommended budget is scheduled to be passed June 27. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. iailg (Tar Hrri P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Michelle Jarboe, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. O 2005 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved
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