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6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2005 HEALTH PILOT FROM PAGE 3 the only option offered to all 91,678 state employees was an obstacle in recruiting and retaining faculty. The systems plan was designed to provide university employees lower health care costs and a great er range of coverage options. But Melton said lawmakers should be wary of treating a spe cific group of state employees dif ferently from all the others. “1 think there was concern about removing any employees from the state health plan pool,” she said. “Any time you reduce the size of a pool, you’re going to reduce nego tiating power.” University officials said prog ress on the system’s initiative will depend on the provisions of any new state plan, which will require final approval by a legislative com mittee, and on how quickly it can be implemented. With the next session of the leg islature scheduled to begin in May, any changes to the state plan will have to wait until then. “It depends on what the design looks like,” said Kitty McCollum, UNC-system associate vice presi dent for human resources. “We’re interested in trying to improve the state’s plan, and that’s why we’re so pleased to see that they are moving forward.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. ••‘lay (B>lt ;il Tliv (ti;illcnac for 0n1x... : SOC OO Monday-Iriday Onlv I - include* votir green fee ainl cart fee I ' Tee Times: (336) 578-5070 f www.ThcChallciige.uoiM oot* ctue f “1 Sff = m iarneel Book S-fcoireggj i . . § RL FREE GIFT WITH TEXTBOOK PURCHASE* J* * While supplies last ■■ss ’ Tarheel Book Store 119 E. Franklin St. (next to Varsity Theatre) B; www.tarheel.com • (919)960-6021 Not affiliated w/ UNC ’ TOWN COUNCIL FROM PAGE 3 He’s emphasized that he would be a careful candidate, willing to listen to what his constituents, including students, want. Tanya Riemer, is hoping to advocate for the Latino popu lation. She works at Bank of America as a loan officer and is a fall 1997 political science gradu ate of UNC. She has worked extensive ly to try to include the local Latino community in the finan cial system, working heavily with Carrboro Alderman John Herrera. She said that many of the Latinos with whom she works in Chapel Hill work locally but can not afford to live in town because of high housing prices. “We need to improve,” she said. “We need to have more representa tion. We will, but we are a very new community.” Jason Baker is a junior politi cal science major who has been heavily involved with the Young Democrats. He emphasized the need for the Town Council to include a younger member to represent the student popula tion. “Chapel Hill has a population of 50,000, give or take, and about 16,000 of those are students,” he said. “And I think it’s a little silly right now that not one person on the council is under 35.” From Page Throe He said he expected a signifi cant student turnout, noting that both previously successful stu dent candidates, Gerry Cohen in 1973 and Mark Chilton in 1991, ran in years immediately follow ing contentious elections that spurred student voter registra tion. He hopes that last year’s contentious presidential contest will generate a similar spillover effect. Walker Rutherford, who grad uated last year from UNC with a degree in business, has empha sized a common-sense perspective more than his youth. Asa registered Republican the only in the field running for a seat on a council devoid of GOP members, he has also said that he hopes voters will look at his ideas rather than his registration, espe cially since the election is nonpar tisan. “I just hope people get to know me for who I am and what I stand for and then make an informed decision of whether or not to vote for me,” he said. Will Raymond has placed sig nificant emphasis on technology issues and his experience on the town’s Technology Committee. He proposes, if elected, to lobby for the town to begin providing high-speed Internet access as a public utility the same as water or natural gas, thereby helping to bridge the “digital divide” between individuals with and without access to the information super- WHO'S IN THE HIZZOUSE? Walk to class and town from several houses near campus. Houses with 2 to 6 bedrooms. Prices from SBSO to $2,700. CALL NOW. Pi Mill House iff] properties For more information call 968-7226 or go to www.millhouseproperties.com Mark Kleinschmidt, an incumbent, has made headlines for his stance on gay marriage. Walker Rutherfurd, a recent gradu ate, hopes to become the first Republican on the council. Laurin Easthom, a member of the transportation board, is wary of too much campus growth. highway. His proposal goes far beyond the scope of what most candi dates have suggested. Some have mentioned providing wireless on Franklin Street, but Raymond feels that would offer more convenient Internet access only to those who already have it, whereas broad band as a utility wxmld reach out to under-served areas. Laurin Easthom emphasized a history of activism with town boards and neighborhood groups. She hopes to be on a coun- Ed Harrison, an incumbent, is known for his attention to detail on environmental policy. 9 Bill Thorpe, who has served multiple terms on the council, hopes to con tinue race rela tions discussion. Robin Cutson, an outspoken critic of the council in past years, hopes to improve fiscal decisionmaking. cil that shapes the planning for Carolina North, a massive University development project on the Horace Williams Tract near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that has been called one of the definitive issues for this year’s campaign. “I think that I also represent a lot of people that share the same views as me and would like to see their voices represented on coun cil,” she said. Meanwhile, Robin Cutson, another candidate, has a platform BAR(gJ> GRILL A REVOLUTION IN FRANKLIN STREET DINING & NIGHTLIFE yrj Monday 6 pm-8 pm A Price Appetisers SI.OO Select Domestic <C Tuesday TRI VI/A. NIGHT Bpm $2.00 Domestic / $3.00 Imports / 354 Wings Wednesday....s6.oo Domestic Pitchers $3.00 22 oz. Domestics •’ Thursday $1.50 Domestic Bottles V v '^jfil~\ >- 354 Wings h'jH T| j Friday $5.00 Red Bull Drinks igKffJ JI $3.00 Shots )|y§| J Saturday 32 oz. Draft Special $4.75 Domestics $6.50 Imports LOCATED [UST A FEW STEPS FROM THE CORNER OF FRANKLIN & HENDERSON STREET ahr Saily (Tar Hrd. r Mk Jason Baker, * a UNC senior, headed up the Young Democrats voter drive last November. Tanya Riemer, a Hispanic- American, hopes to add a new perspec tive to the council. Will Raymond, a member of the technology committee, is wary of exces sive town spending. of fiscal modesty, condemning the current council’s management of town monies. “They do not have a firm grasp on sound, responsible, fiscal devel opment,” she said. She has said that the town is being badly developed in a way that does not support commercial busi nesses. “You can call it collateral dam age; it’s still over-development.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu ,
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