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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
Big alterations in store
for campus marketplace
Renovations to
add new entrance
BY KELLI BORBET
STAFF WRITER
Contractors on South Road are
opening doors.
UNC charged New Atlantic
Contracting with completing the
$ 11-million project that will change
the look of Student Stores.
The first part of the process, cur
rently under way, is adding anew
South Road entrance to the store.
Student Stores, located in the
heart of campus, has not been
remodeled since it was built in
1968, and University officials felt
it was time for some change.
“We wanted to make the build
ing more attractive and convenient
for customers,” said John Jones,
director of Student Stores.
Jones said there are key areas
that are being remodeled in the
projected 15-month process.
He said the project includes
remodeling the Pit level and the
third floor of the building. The
building’s first floor will be remod
eled as an extension of the stores.
“We are really excited about the
remodeling, and we hope that the
students will be too,” Jones said.
He added that a positive aspect
of renovation is that the entire store
will never have to close during the
remodeling.
“We hope sales will not be affect
ed because all of our merchandise
will still be available just in differ
ent areas of the store,” Jones said.
Carole Acquesta, a facility archi
tect and project manager, said the
project has been divided into four
phases to keep the building open
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
■ “Petals and Buds ... pastels by
Patricia Savage” will be on display
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the
Totten Center Classroom. Savage is
an instructor for the N.C. Botanical
Garden’s illustration courses. She
uses chalk pastel to paint wildlife.
■ Carolina Women’s Center will
host its “Kickoff in the Quad” from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. today in Polk Place.
■ The UNC Department of
Family Medicine and Family
Medicine Center staff and fac
ulty will host a lunch fundraiser
for hurricane victims from noon
to 1:30 p.m. today in the sec
ond-floor lobby of the William B.
Aycock building. The cost is $5 for
one barbecue sandwich and chips.
Beverages not included.
■ Orange County’s Economic
Development Commission will
meet at 5 p.m. today at Chapel Hill
Town Hall, and the OWASA Board
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Student Stores renovation
During the next 15 months, Student Stores will undergo a huge transformation.
August to February 2005-06 February to June 2006
Renovation to the ground level, Partial remodeling of the
including a South Road entrance east side of the Pit level,
and new mechanical systems. i
February to August 2006 June to October 2006
Remodeling of the 3rd floor Partial remodeling of the
textbook level. west side of the Pit level.
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 • PHASE 4
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at all times.
The first consists of the devel
opment of the first floor with the
creation of a South Road plaza
entrance. All mechanical systems,
including the new heat and air
conditioning unit, will be installed
during this phase, which is slated
to be completed by February.
University planners want the
ground level completed before
renovations on the second and
third levels begin so that store
merchandise can be relocated.
Phase two will consist of the
remodeling of the textbook level
on the third floor. These changes
will begin in February and will
extend through August 2006.
After the January book rush, the
textbook level of Student Stores will
be closed, but books still will be sold
in another area of the store.
The third phase will entail par
tial remodeling of the east side of
the second floor. This phase will
begin in February and will extend
through June.
Acquesta said the final phase
of the project will begin in June,
of Directors will meet at 7 p.m.
today in the Operations Center at
400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
■ The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender-Straight Alliance will
hold its first general meeting at 7
p.m. today in Union 3205.
■ N.C. Hillel will host the col
lege tour debut of Maital Guttman’s
film from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today.
Guttman is a native North Carolinian
and a former Robertson Scholar.
The film is called “Mechina: A
Preparation.” Food will be provided.
■ The UNC chapter of the
Society of Professional Journalists
will meet at 7 p.m. today in
Carroll 33. The program will fea
ture Greensboro News & Record
Managing Editor Ann Morris
and News & Observer Deputy
Managing Editor Dan Barkin.
■ Virtuous Woman magazine
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when changes will be made to the
west side of the second floor.
All phases are scheduled to be
completed by October 2006.
Jones said one important factor
in the remodeling process is mak
ing the building more attractive
from the outside by installing more
windows to open up the building.
“Since it was built, the Pit level
has usually had display cases at the
main entrance,” Jones said. “But
our plan is to open up the display
cases and just have the glass win
dows to brighten up the store.”
He said they also will install
glass display cases at the southern
entrance. Officials hope the con
struction will provide a more invit
ing streetscape along South Road.
Jones said he is optimistic that
the remodeling will increase sales
because of the additional store
space.
“We just hope that our custom
ers keep shopping during con
struction.”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
will hold an interest meeting at 7
p.m. today in Union 3206A.
■ The Media Resources Center
and Davis Library will begin their
fall film series at 8 p.m. today out
side Lenoir Dining Hall.
■ Registration opens today
for N.C. Hillel’s Taglit-birthright
Israel, a free to-day trip to Israel.
You must be between the ages of 18
and 26 and never have traveled to
the country before. Register online
at http://www.nchillel.org.
El Anew steak house, Bin 54,
will open today in Glenn Lennox.
The restaurant is a partnership
between restaurateur Giorgios
Bakatsias and chef Charlie Deal.
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UNC Associate Professor aod
Director of Latino/a Studies
Maria
DeGiizman
will read from her latest work,
Spain’s
Long Shadow
Wednesday, September 14th
Pleasants Room (inside Wilson Library)
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UNC not on list of
accepting campuses
Students say more work is needed
BY ERIN FRANCE
STAFF WRITER
The University’s acceptance of
the gay community is not where it
should be, according to some stu
dents.
The Princeton Review ranks uni
versities in 62 different categories,
including gay community accep
tance —a list that didn’t include
UNC in even the top 20.
The survey asked: “Do students,
faculty, and administrators at your
college treat all persons equally
regardless of their sexual orienta
tions?”
Some students said the rankings
shouldn’t be a shock.
“I’m not surprised the University
did not get in the top 20 with that
question,” said Zachary Howell, a
senior public policy major from
Charlotte.
Howell, a member of the Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender-
Straight Alliance at UNC, said
the University’s relations with
the LGBTQ community could be
improved.
“A lot of what happens here is
people do not know when they’re
being homophobic,” he said.
The New College of Florida in
Sarasota earned the top ranking as
the most accepting of the LGBTQ
community out of the 361 colleges
The Princeton Review surveyed.
El A UNC student was arrested
4 a.m. Wednesday after he tried to
escape paying taxi fare, according
to Chapel Hill Police reports.
Sophomore Franklin St. Claire
Clark IV was arrested at 143 W.
Franklin St. on a charge of violating a
city ordinance when he failed to pay
his $73.20 cab fare, reports state.
According to police reports,
Clark had accumulated the tab
during a trip from Raleigh to
Chapel Hill. Police spokeswoman
Jane Cousins said Clark told the
cab driver he needed to go to an
ATM and then fled the vehicle.
Clark had left behind membership
information from a country club to
which he belonged, allowing police
to track him down, Cousins said.
Clark was taken to Orange County
Jail on a S2OO secured bond, reports
state. He is scheduled to appear in
District Criminal Court on Nov. 14,
according to police reports.
■ Four cans of Budweiser beer
were reported stolen from a resi
dence at Melville Loop at 3:03
a.m. Wednesday, according to the
Chapel Hill Police Department.
The suspect entered the victim’s
house and stole the beer, valued at
$4, according to police reports. The
Wendy Bashant, the dean of stu
dents at New College of Florida,
said she was not surprised by any
of the rankings NCF received,
including the top spot for the most
politically active students and
seventh place for the number of
“Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hug
ging, clove-smoking, vegetarians.”
“Being different is celebrated,”
Bashant said. “Guys can wear skirts
here and not get beat up.”
Bashant said tolerance for all
sexual orientations is key to such
a high ranking.
“I think it’s because we’re small,
that makes it personal,” said Konnie
Kruczek, director of student activi
ties at NCF. “If someone is out and
gay, you know (them).”
NCF has a student population
of fewer than 700, but the univer
sity community is very open and
accepting of the gay community,
she said.
But there might not be the same
sort of acceptance at UNC.
More publicizing of the
University’s anti-discrimina
tion policy would help, said John
Tirpak, a senior public policy and
French major and former publicity
co-chair for GLBTSA.
“The administration could take a
much more vocal stance,” he said.
He also said an attack on
Franklin Street last year, labeled
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burglary was not forced, reports
state, and the case is under further
investigation.
■ A man was arrested for pos
session of a crack pipe 4 a.m.
Tuesday after he was found look
ing into vehicles at the Chi Omega
House, 313 E. Franklin St., Chapel
Hill Police reports state.
Steven Cory Newsome, 37, was
arrested on one misdemeanor
charge of possessing drug para
phernalia, according to reports.
The crack pipe was found when
an officer patted him down for
weapons, reports state.
Newsome was cited by police
and is scheduled to appear in
District Criminal Court on Nov. 14,
according to police reports.
■ Christopher Hideya Adams, of
1035 Exchange Place in Durham,
was arrested at the 800 block of
East Franklin Street at 10:11 p.m.
Tuesday on a charge of driving
while impaired, Chapel Hill Police
reports state.
Adams was arrested after he was
involved in a traffic stop, accord
ing to police reports. He registered
a blood alcohol level of .16 on the
Intoxilyzer 5000, reports state.
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“A lot of what
happens here is
people do not know
when they are
being homophobic
ZACHARY HOWELL, glbtsa member
a hate crime, likely had a negative
effect on community relations.
“That probably affected the
score,” Tirpak said.
Students at NCF also are
attempting to develop further
understanding and acceptance
between individuals of differing
sexual orientation.
“That article really sparked us to
do more,” said Brian Oberlander,
an NCF student.
He said the campus community
also wants to facilitate discussion
among students through a news
letter.
The Princeton Review has
ranked gay-community acceptance
on college campuses for 14 years,
said Robert Franek, author of The
Best 361 Colleges.
“It has always been a question
and a ranking in our book,” he
said. “We want to provide clear and
savvy information for students and
their parents.”
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Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
■ A car was vandalized Tuesday
at Granville Towers, Chapel Hill
Police reports state.
The victim reported to police at
4:18 p.m. that his car mirrors had
been broken off by an unknown
suspect who kicked the mirrors.
■ A man was arrested Tuesday
after he was caught leaving a gas
station on Raleigh Road without
paying, police spokeswoman Jane
Cousins said.
Juan Hemades Davalos, 35, was
arrested at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 828
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. on
misdemeanor charges of larceny of
motor fuel, improper registration
and having no liability insurance,
according to police reports.
He was released on a writ
ten promise to appear in District
Criminal Court on Oct. 3. •
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