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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2005
Baity Hill to house
students until Nov. 1
Cobb project sees continued delays
BY BRANDON REED
STAFF WRITER
Over the hill and through the
woods to Baity Hill they go, and
go, and go.
The students living in the south
ernmost buildings, originally
assigned to Cobb Residence Hall,
will remain on
the outskirts of
campus until
November,
housing offi
cials said.
Renovations
on Cobb are
scheduled to
be finished
Oct. 18, and
the residence
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hall will open to students Nov. 1,
said Rick Bradley, assistant direc
tor of Housing and Residential
Education.
Students originally were told
they would move back sometime
in October.
The move across campus will
take three weeks, Bradley said, and
it will be performed by professional
movers at the expense of the Cobb
project construction company.
“I’m really dreading the move
because it’s going to be exam and
paper season,” said sophomore
Marissa Hall. “I think that’s really
bad planning. I’d rather almost live
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In addition to what many have
called poor timing, students living
at Baity Hill have been faced with
other inconveniences.
Many have complained about the
remoteness of the complex. Baity
Hill lies about a quarter-mile south
of Hinton James Residence Hall.
Katie Nichter, a freshman English
major, said that when friends call to
make plans, the trek to campus is
often enough of a deterrent to stay
home. “It’s like, ‘l’m here now, I
don’t want to go back.’”
To slice a chunk of time from
their walk, students have been cut
ting through the woods and up a
steep 25-30 foot incline.
Hall said someone had anchored
a rope at the top of the hill to help
people make the climb, but it has
since been removed, and the area
is covered with netting.
Even with the shortcut, it is 10
minutes to the nearest bus stop and
25 minutes to classes, Hall said.
Baity Hill is embedded in pine
trees on South Campus, just east of
the Smith Center.
Though the secluded and quiet
location is ideal for new families,
it can be dangerous for someone
traveling on foot.
“I don’t think it’s really safe, and
that’s unfortunate,” Hall said.
Nichter also said she felt unsafe,
and she had other complaints as
well.
“I live in the living room,” she
said. “It’s hard. I have less privacy
than the other girls in the apart
ment. I can’t shut a door to keep
anyone out.”
Some apartments have a person
in each room and two living in the
common area.
Though it is difficult to keep oth
ers out, Nichter said it’s even more
difficult to meet new people.
“I could go in and out of the build
ing all day and not see anyone,” she
said. “It’s been harder to meet other
freshmen. I feel like I’ve been robbed
of a typical freshman experience.”
Freshman Matthew McKirahan
said that even though it’s quite a hike,
the area is nice and the rooms offer
a little more than the typical dorm,
including kitchen appliances.
But he added he would be more
than willing to trade a stove for a
five-minute walk to campus.
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■ A Study Abroad Fair will take
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in the Great Hall of the Student
Union. Program representatives,
study abroad advisers and returned
and international students will be
available for questions.
■ Bakari Kitwana will present
and sign his latest work, “Why White
Kids Love Hip Hop: Wangstas,
Wiggers, Wannabes and the New
Reality of Race in America,” at
noon today in the Pleasants Family
Reading Room in Wilson Library.
■ University Career Services will
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1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Smith
Center. There will be 107 employ
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■ The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender-Straight Alliance
will hold a barbecue at 5:30 p.m. in
the Connor Residence Hall quad.
Students, faculty and staff who are
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■ A car robbery was reported at
11:55 p.m. Tuesday at 211 Church
St., according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
Chapel Hill Police Department
spokeswoman Jane Cousins said
two women arrived at their home
and saw an unknown man stand
ing near the entrance. The suspect
walked toward the women and start
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said the suspect asked them for their
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■ The Mu Zeta chapter of Alpha
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such areas as business, law, educa
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■ The Sonja Haynes Stone Center
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host a “Black Popular Cultures/Black
Popular Struggles Symposium” at 7
p.m. today. There will be a talk with
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■ A 54-year-old Carrboro resi
dent was cited Tuesday night on
misdemeanor charges of marijuana
possession, police reports state.
Joseph Carl Pilarski, of 117
Cheek St., was cited at 9:37 p.m.
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■ The Student Attorney
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applications for staff counselors.
The counselors prepare and argue
cases before the Honor Court.
Applications can be found at
honor.unc.edu, and are due by 5
p.m. Friday in Union 3505.
■ The Sierra Club will host a
forum for Hillsborough mayoral
and commissioner candidates at 7
p.m. today at the F. Gordon Battle
Courtroom. The environmental
club gives campaign endorse
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Pilarski was found sitting in a
truck along a part of the road where
a no parking sign was posted, and
an officer saw drug paraphernalia
in plain view on the seat inside the
truck, reports state. Marijuana was
found when an officer patted down
the suspect, according to reports.
Pilarski is set to appear in District
Criminal Court on Nov. 28.
■ A 41-year-old Chapel Hill
resident was arrested at 3:05 p.m.
Tuesday on charges of breaking
and entering, possession of drug
paraphernalia and trespassing,
police reports state.
Willie Burton, 41, of 6 Shepard
Lane, was arrested after an agent
of the property told police Burton
had been told to leave and not come
back on the property, reports state.
During a probable-cause search,
officers found a crack pipe in
Burton’s pack of cigarettes, accord
ing to reports.
■ An incident of indecent liberties
with a minor was reported at 4:41
p.m. TUesday, police reports state.
The incident occurred at
Gomains Avenue at the home of
the offender, according to reports.
Police spokeswoman Jane Cousins
said that the victim was a teenage
girl and that someone had rubbed
her leg inappropriately.