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2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 Gas fare hikes affect business prices ■ JmK ’ I ip 4 ■ * 5® I ■K r ■ iwArf ■i I DTH/ALISON YIN Due to rising gas prices, business owners such as Jimmy John's general manager Drew Russell is asking employees to use bicycles for deliveries. ■ A Durham man reported being assaulted by numerous individuals in a parking lot on the 200 block of West Rosemary Street at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. ■ A Chapel Hill man’s bicycle was stolen, then recovered, on West Franklin Street on Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The Trek bicycle, valued at SIOO, was reported stolen at 1:18 p.m. Saturday, police reports state. ■ The wallet of a Brooklyn man, who said he left it lying at a check out station in University Mall at 201 S. Estes Drive, was reported stolen at 10:10 p.m. Saturday, Chapel Hill police reports state. The wallet and the cards it con tained are valued at SIOO, accord ing to reports. Chef, k out c k the Zone at Rams Head Ir-ijj. frpw 1 Uui \\Aesdays | f Come in | and play all your t favorite End Zone j video games! j . $6.00 for an | All-Play Pass lOpm-Midnight every Tuesday night I 1 POLICE LOG ■ According to police reports, a Chapel Hill man’s vehicle sustained SSO worth of damage when some one stole two hubcaps. The incident, reported at 1:04 a.m. Sunday, took place at 136 E. Rosemary St., according to police reports. ■ Freshman Bradford Shannon was arrested and charged Thursday with possession of drug parapher nalia and intent to sell and deliver hash, hydrocodone, oxycodone and amphetamines, according to University police reports. Shannon, 18, of 250 Hinton James Residence Hall, was found possessing multiple smoking pipes, rolling papers, a digital scale, a box of plastic sandwich bags and a cigarette rolling machine. Also in his posses sion was hashish, amphetamines, hydrocodone, oxycodone, colonipin and marijuana, reports state. Shannon was detained in Orange BY BRIANNA BISHOP ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR For individuals, finding a way to get around rising gas prices has been manageable, but for local businesses and organizations, finding a solution has been a little more murky. Some businesses that depend on gas for day-to-day operations have been forced to raise the prices of their services indefinitely. “We raised all of our fares a dollar beginning (Monday),” said Latesha Velez, co-owner of Airport Taxi, at 500 W. Rosemary St. The new taxi fare will be imple mented until the costs go down again, Velez said, adding that finding gas sometimes has been difficult, “There’s times when we can’t find anything but premium (grade gas)." Like Airport Taxi, Papa John’s Pizza at 6078 W. Franklin St. has had to up the cost of delivery to con tinue providing the same service. “Usually, we give each driver 80 cents per run (for gas), and now we give them a dollar per run,” man ager Penta Septarianto said. With gas prices still hovering above $3 per gallon in most places, businesses are not the only ones to alter operations. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education on Thursday addressed how the gas situation might impact the schools, school board member County Jail with a secured bond set for SIO,OOO. His trial date was set for Friday in Hillsborough. ■ A UNC freshman was trans ported to the UNC Hospitals emer gency room early Sunday morning after falling in front of Ehringhaus Residence Hall, according to University police reports. The student exited the P2P at the Manning Drive bus stop and fell, striking her head on the street. Reports state there was a strong odor of alcohol about her. ■ Freshman Dane Bradshaw was charged early Sunday morn ing with possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21, accord ing to police reports. Bradshaw, 19, 0f225 Ehringhaus Residence Hall, was approached by a police officer for possession of alcohol, and Bradshaw admitted it belonged to him. News Nick Didow said.“As of Thursday evening we had no indication that there’s a pending shortage.” He said the city schools, which collaborate with Orange County Schools for bus fuel, likely would be safe from higher fuel costs because established contracts dictate their gas bill. Where trouble might arise for the schools, however, is the pur chase of gas for service vehicles. “The superintendent has fol lowed the lead of Governor Easley and the others,” Didow said. Easley has asked citizens to con serve fuel and encouraged state employees to carpool or use tele conferencing, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The town of Chapel Hill has taken some similar action. According to a press release, town employees have been asked to drive less or use the bus system, and residents are encouraged to do the same. Chapel Hill police will be doing a larger portion of their patrol on foot, and officials will review pub lic transportation in order to have it operating at maximum efficiency. In addition, Research Triangle Park employees living in Durham, Wake and Orange counties are eli gible to participate in the Smart Commute Challenge from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30. The event challenges employees to find an alternate means to get to work at least once and offers prize incentives for those who do. More information about the challenge can be found at http:// www.smartcommute.org/. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@ unc.edu. ■ N.C. Hillel will host its week ly “Tuesdays with Dorie” from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Daily Grind. Come drink some coffee and hang out with Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow Dorie. ■ Lab! Theatre will hold audi tions for the first set of the 2005- 06 season today and Wednesday in the Center for Dramatic Art. Come to room 102 between 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. with two audition forms and a two-minute monologue. ■ There will be a meningitis vac cine drive from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Student Recreation Center Conference Room. ■ College Republicans will host Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson at 6:30 p.m. today in the Great Hall of the Student Union. ■ The Campus Y is sponsor ing “The Politics of Race and Class Past, Present and Future” with Cynthia Brown at 7 p.m. today at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center, room 210. She will discuss the impor -* Downtown Chapel Hill 106 W. Franklin St. (Next to He’s Not Here) Hff www.yogurtpump.com HOURS: Mon-Sat H :30am-1130pm • Sun 12:00 11:30pm cJWcj FtfiHlrw * Instead of Wish in * Diversity Career Fair ... „ _ 60+ Employers University Career Services September 2 lnd, 6-9 pm WendyP..&Dean E. Paint*,*. Career Center Great Hall, Student Union [ 919-962-6507 fll9 Hanes Hall Carolina Career Fair / ucs@unc.edu 100+ Employers http://careers.unc.edu September 22rd, 1-5 pm / Dean Smith Center Attend these exciting events to team internships, networking, Professional Dress for Senior/Grad Students. 2 \ Business Casual for Underclass Students. 2 Open to UNC-CH students only (students < * j from Law, MAC, and MBA programs are < : not eligible for these events). < Restaurant reopens as ethnic hookah bar BY LAURA OLENIACZ STAFF WRITER There’s a different kind of party happening on Franklin Street this Friday likely to be a smoky night of belly dancers, wild colors, shim mering lights and spicy cuisine. Aladdin’s Grill & Catering, at 153 E. Franklin St., will reopen this weekend as an ethnic restaurant and hookah bar where Chapel Hill resi dents can choose to smoke strawber ry, cherry, apricot or apple-flavored tobacco from sculpted contraptions after sampling dishes and tea from five Middle Eastern countries. “Hookah has a nice aroma, like incense,” manager Musa Firat said, adding that smoking from a hookah is enjoyable because the tobacco is filtered through water, removing the tar taste. Guests will then be invited to dance with belly dancers on a stage that will be placed in the center of the room on weekend nights. Aladdin’s also will feature African music some weeknights. Firat has expanded the restaurant and remodeled the deli to include ethnic divans, ornate wall paintings and glowing lanterns. “It’s a part of an exotic experience,” he said. And for him, that experience is an opportunity for the Chapel Hill community to satisfy its curiosity about another culture. Firat said all people would ben efit from learning about the world’s diverse cultures in order to gain a better perspective on the human experience. “We want people to enjoy COMMUNITY CALENDAR tance of historical injustices and current race and class relations in the Triangle and North Carolina. ■ Pauper Players will hold audi tions for the musical “Assassins” today and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Student Union audi torium. Students should sign up for a 10-minute time slot in the Pauper Players’ Union folder and come pre pared to sing two minutes of a song of their choice a capella. Visit http: // www.unc.edu/student/orgs/pauper/ for more information. ■ Student Congress will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in Peabody Hall, room 8. The group will discuss changes in how refer endums will be put on ballots as well as monetary appropriations. ■ CHiPs, UNC’s student improv and sketch comedy team, is holding auditions at 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. today in Student Union room 2510. Callbacks will be Wednesday and Thursday. ■ “From Franklin Street to ©je lattjj (Ear RM (Aladdin’s) because we are now going to a global culture, and we deserve to learn of each other’s culture.” And despite recent tensions in the Middle East that have inflamed world politics, Firat said he has no fears people will hesitate to try his distinctive restaurant and bar. “I’m very glad that here in Chapel Hill people are very intelligent and open-minded,” he said. “The more you know about each other, the more you remove your barriers, and the more you remove your fear.” The exotic experience Firat envi sions will be unlike any of the cur rent downtown nightlife spots. “Hopefully it doesn’t fit in all the bars Hike have something unique about them,” said Luke Stepleton, head server at Top of the Hill. “There are bars that are exactly the same as the last one you were just in.” Sebastian Gomez, owner of a hookah bar in Wilmington, said there are already similar venues in Asheville and Raleigh. Gomez, a former touring circus performer, owns the hookah bar The Juggling Gypsy, whose festival atmosphere serves as a hideout for local artists. “It’s not us, it’s the lifestyle we represent,” he said. “People just come because there’s a bunch of cheesy clubs.” Aladdin’s will be open for lunch and dinner Friday, and the hookah will be available after 10 p.m. for all age-appropriate customers. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Bourbon Street” —a hurri cane relief event sponsored by WCHL, All About Insurance, The Mark Vitali Family of Agencies, Performance Auto and Citgo Mini Mart will open at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Citgo at 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Sponsors will trade nonperish able items for up to 10 gallons of gas per person. The sponsors plan to give away up to 1,360 gallons of fuel to those who donate to the hurricane victims. To make a calendar submission, visit http://www.dailytarheel.com for a list of submission policies and contacts. 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