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Students fast for Darfur
BY KERRY CANNITY
STAFF WRITER
I he UNC-Chapel Hill commu
nity came together Thursday to
raise money and awareness for the
plight ot refiigees from Darfur.
Students United for Darfur
Awareness Now hosted a daylong
fast to raise awareness about the
genocide that is a daily occurrence
in this ravaged part of Africa.
A part of the day’s events was
a "luxury fast,” in which people
abstained from something they
enjoy and donated the money they
would have spent on it to help resi
dents of Darfur.
Students wearing green shirts
milled around the Pit wearing
lame tags that stated their sacri
fice, such as food or television.
Chancellor James Moeser even
gave up his parking spot next to
South Building to show his support
for the cause.
The fast kicked off last night
with a screening of “Hotel Rwanda,”
a film showing the conditions
of refugees during a rebellion in
that country. Many students cited
the movie as a reason for getting
involved with SUDAN and the
fast.
“So many areas in the world
are being neglected,” said Mani
Maheshwari, a sophomore biol
ogy major who watched the film
Wednesday.
“If I can do anything as one per
son, I should,” Maheshwari said.
DTH FORUM
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audience know how they arrived to
the forum.
Most candidates, except for
Mayor Kevin Foy, said they drove to
the forum. Foy left the forum early to
catch the last bus home.
But most also were in agreement
hat the towns’ public transit system
needs to be reevaluated.
Alderman Mark Chilton, a can
didate for Carrboro mayor, said
the routes need to be studied to
see where service is lacking, not-
POPE FOUND
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was the culmination of a process
.narked by controversy, as many
faculty members voiced concern
about the group’s involvement in
University affairs.
Seventy-one faculty members
signed an open letter last year
-.gainst the Pope Foundation’s
funding, arguing that the pro
cess was too opaque and that the
foundation’s involvement could
compromise the University’s
autonomy.
The Pope Foundation funds the
Pope Center for Higher Education
Policy, a conservative think tank
EASTHOM
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such as Carolina North can call
Chapel Hill their home.
“We don’t want to be seen in
Chapel Hill as a gated community,”
Easthom said.
But right now, she said, housing
prices are just not where they need
to be.
“We’re seeing extreme highs and
. extreme highs.”
She also wants different groups
to work together to pull out a
downtown that acts as a bridge
between the town and its academic
neighbor.
“Here is a chance for students,
UNC administrators and the town
t; work together to make a social
place, a place that we all can use
together, can link together with,”
she said.
And Kabrick said Easthom is
the kind of person who could foster
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“They are overcome by the enemy, hut
these people will not give up, and that ’s
why we keep fighting.”
MANOI MANOI, SUDANESE NATIVE
According to Amnesty
International’s Web site, people in
Darfur, the western part of Sudan,
have become increasingly upset
about the lack of government pro
tection for their families and their
farms.
In 2003, unrest escalated into
violence. The Sudanese govern
ment joined with a militia group
to put down the rebels. In battles
between the militia and two rebel
groups in Darfur, much of the
region has been burned and its
residents displaced.
SUDAN seeks to raise aware
ness of the situation in Darfur.
They also host programs to raise
money and gather supplies for
refugees of the conflict.
The president of SUDAN, Tracy
Boyer, and her colleagues have
been working since August to plan
the day’s events.
“Our basic goal is to raise aware
ness,” Boyer said.
Proceeds from Thursday’s
events will go toward a school for
Sudanese refugees that UNC-CH
has adopted and to “Dimes for
Darfur,” a fundraiser for Sudanese
refugees, organized by N.C. Hillel.
ing that often students don’t have
late-night bus service home from
campus.
“We need to beef up our late
night service,” he said.
Alderman candidate David
Marshall agreed, saying, “If (the
bus is) going around town empty,
we need to do something about
that.”
Candidates also had the chance
to be a bit nostalgic when student
and lifelong Chapel Hill resident
James Allred asked candidates to
envision their perfect downtown.
Council candidate Laurin
Easthom said she’d like to see a foun-
that has been critical of University
faculty and courses.
But faculty members have yet
to comment on the new propos
al, and when asked, many vocal
opponents of last year’s bid said
they were unaware of the new
proposal.
“This is the first I’ve heard of it,”
said William Race, a classics pro
fessor and who signed the open
letter.
He added that he knew of no
faculty members who had actually
read the latest proposal.
Altha Cravey, a geography pro
fessor who also signed the letter,
said she was unaware of the pro
posal until Thursday.
that sort of understanding.
“She’s outgoing, participative in
terms of expressing her opinions,
definitely willing to listen to the
opinions of others,” he said.
On the campaign trail, Easthom
also said she prefers intimate
neighborhood get-togethers, which
allow her to mingle and chat with
residents, to large and formal
forums, at which candidates tend
to engage in more oration than
conversation.
“The neighborhood things have
been fantastic,” she said.
But all of that doesn’t mean that
Easthom doesn’t like seeing her
kids out kicking the ball around at
Rainbow Soccer.
“I enjoy going out and spending
time with my kids and seeing them
excel at a sport and seeing them
engage in teamwork.”
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SUDAN also raised money by
hosting a dinner Thursday night,
signalling the end of the fast.
“Dinner for Darfur” was served
in the Great Hall. Restaurants on
Franklin Street donated food and
a refugee from the Sudanese civil
war spoke.
Manoi Manoi grew up in south
ern Sudan. After his mother was
killed during the civil war, he was
evacuated to Ethiopia, then to
Kenya and finally to the U.S. He is
now a senior at UNC-Asheville.
Though he is from southern
Sudan, Manoi said that those from
his area sympathize strongly with
the people of Darfur.
“They are overcome by the
enemy,” he said. “But these people
will not give up, and that’s why we
keep fighting.”
Manoi said that he is very happy
in the U.S. and he loves college.
However, he said he still longs to
return to his home in Sudan.
“If I have something to offer, I
will definitely go back to help my
desperate country.”
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The best way to get students involved is
not to just get students involved during
elections.”
JACQUELYN GIST, ALDERMAN
tain downtown. Incumbent council
candidate Mark Kleinschmidt said
he hopes officials can help change
residents’ perception of the down
town, noting that it already has all
the essentials.
In their closing statements, most
candidates encouraged students to
vote and noted the uniqueness of
And Bernadette Gray-Little,
dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences, said Thursday after
noon that her office had received
no faculty concerns about the new
proposal.
The new proposal would call
for less involvement by the Pope
Foundation in University affairs,
Gray-Little said.
“It expands programs already
endorsed by faculty,” she said.
Review procedures for programs
like first-year seminars, because
they are so well-established, can
serve as safe-guards against con
trol from outside campus borders,
she added.
“There is very thorough review
HOPEFUL
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for that no pun intended,”
she said. “I would love to see an
arm of Friends of Bolin Creek be
UNC students.”
Haven-O’Donnell said the draft
map of the parts of Bolin Creek the
group wants preserved, which the
aldermen approved Tuesday, will
allow the town to have better dis
cussions about the creek.
“The map is just a guideline
it’s a tool to guide the discus
sion,” she said. “It doesn’t delineate
the next steps, but it clarifies what
each component should be.”
Julie McClintock, a former
Chapel Hill Town Council mem
ber and former chairwoman of
the Friends of Bolin Creek, said
she thinks enthusiasm like Haven-
O’Donnell’s at the town level is
extremely important to environ
mental issues.
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BSM ball aims to raise relief funds
BY KATIE HOFFMANN
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Part of the Black Student
Movement’s mission is to support
and help its community.
But that outreach doesn’t
stop within the walls of the
University.
Tonight’s 2005 BSM Coronation
Ball, “Mardi Gras: A Tribute to New
Orleans,” is dedicated to remem
bering and helping the victims of
Hurricane Katrina.
“When we say helping the
community, it’s not just the stu
dents,” said Cami Marshall, co
chairwoman of the BSM special
program parent/alumni relations
committee.
“It’s anywhere we can help.”
The ball will take place today
from 8 p.m. to midnight in the
Durham Millennium Hotel.
Tickets cost sls, but couples can
buy two for S2O. Tickets are on sale
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the
BSM office in Union 3508. All tick
ets sold at the door tonight will cost
S2O.
Ticket revenue will cover the
cost of the event, but members
will take up a collection to raise
money for Hurricane Katrina
relief.
The money will be sent to a
Louisiana chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
“Remember the lives that were
lost,” BSM President Brandon
Hodges said.
both towns.
“Both the University and the
towns are going to grow because
it's a good place to live,” Foy said,
“I think we should celebrate how
lucky we are.”
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by faculty,” she said.
But for now, the ball is in the
Pope Foundation’s court.
Foundation head Art Pope,
a UNC alumnus, declined to
comment on the specifics of the
review process, other than to say
that there was no timetable for the
completion of the review.
He said last year’s faculty oppo
sition did little to sour relations
between his organization and the
University.
“We’re always open to consider
ing proposals from the University
of North Carolina.”
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“I really had fun working with
her she’s a person of boundless
energy and great perseverance,”
McClintock said. “I really hope she
can put those qualities to work on
the board.”
Haven-O’Donnell said students
should get involved in the plan
ning process for Carolina North,
the University’s proposed satellite
campus on the Horace Williams
tract, which includes a section of
Bolin Creek.
“They can really say, ‘This is what
works'for us a students,”’ she said.
“We should be thinking out
side the box, or outside the tract.
... (Carolina North) is one of the
places that UNC could top Duke
(University) or top (N.C.) State
(University) in terms of how they
went about their development... to
be a bedrock of the community.”
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005
“Never forget the tragedy. As
American citizens we have that
responsibility to look out for our
people.”
Marshall said it is especially
critical to continue to remember
Hurricane Katrina’s devastating
effect on the Gulf Coast even after
some time has passed since the
storm hit.
“I think it’s important that if
we can’t physically be there to
do something we need to send as
much money so that they know
we’re still thinking of them,” she
said.
The donation collection is part
of BSM’s larger goal of public ser
vice. Leaders will take the oppor
tunity to announce other service
projects at the event.
This year’s Mr. and Miss BSM
will be announced at the ball,
which is the night’s historical pur
pose, Hodges said. Each candidate
must present a proposed service
project for review.
The organization then will sup
port those elected in their cam
paigns for homecoming king and
queen. If elected king or queen,
SANDHILLS
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Historic Pinehurst Village is home
to such quaint shops as the Pink
Pine Cone, Potpourri and Incredible
Edibles, a business that resembles
an old-fashioned general store but
focuses on satisfying the sweet tooth
with ice cream, candy and elaborate
espresso concoctions.
A sense of being carried back
in time can best be had by visiting
the resort’s Carolina Hotel & Spa,
where guests and visitors come
when they are ready to put the
clubs back into the trunk. While
the hotel offers a range of accom
modations to fit a variety of bud
gets, visitors need not necessarily
check in to get a taste of the early
20th century high life.
The antique-decorated lobby is
a lovely place to take a break. For
a mere $2.50, nonguests even can
get a taste of luxury at 4 p.m. every
day at the afternoon tea service.
When the cup’s empty, there is
a puzzle featuring a picture of the
hotel itself spread out just waiting
to be finished. A couple of long
halls branching off feature frames
and shadowboxes brimming with
memorabilia from the resort’s long
history, including a set of clubs
dating back to the 19205.
“It’s the type of place where you
can reserve a carriage ride, pop
into the sundries for a milkshake
or roam the halls with their pic
tures of past champs and dignitar
ies,” Boyd says.
SOUTHERN PINES
Go a little farther down N.C. 2,
pine-lined the entire way except for
where the occasional golf course
interrupts, to find the peaceful
town of Southern Pines, also well
known for its golf courses, farms
and quaint historic downtown.
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they will put their service project
into action.
“It’s very important because
they’re going to be our represen
tatives for homecoming,” said
Alicia O’Neal, co-chairwoman of
the BSM member and elections
committee.
Voting was open for BSM mem
bers Thursday from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. in the Pit and 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. in front of Chase Dining Hall
at Rams Head.
Hodges said BSM members
not only vote based on the ser
vice projects, but they also usually
vote for someone whom they can
express their concerns to and who
they think embodies the mission
of BSM.
“I think people look for a dedi
cation to BSM and involvement
since freshman year,” he said.
Students do not have to be a
member of the BSM to attend the
ball, Marshall said.
“The BSM ball is open to every
body.”
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lent of Franklin Street, is home to
a series of restaurants and store
fronts perfect for browsing on a
Saturday afternoon.
One of those, The Country
Bookshop, a small store where the
smell of old pages combines with
the creaks of a wooden floor for
quite the eclectic shopping expe
rience, has served an even larger
purpose for the locals.
“If you ever want to know what’s
going on, come into The Country
Bookshop,” says Susan Harrison, a
former employee. “People consider
it the town hall of Southern Pines.”
Golf still seems to he the domi
nant recreational sport in this town,
and if visitors need a break from the
links, they can discard their spikes in
exchange for a pair of Timberlands
and head down to Weymouth Woods
Sandhills Nature Preserve.
This 898-acre park features wide
expanses of tall longleaf pine trees
springing up from white sand car
pets and might make guests more
inclined to lay out a beach towel
than to tackle one of its six rather
painless hiking trails, the longest
of which extends 1.8 miles.
By taking a closer look at this
unspoiled habitat, originally donat
ed as a park in 1963, hikers can learn
a little more about what this state
looked like thousands of years ago.
“(The park) does a great deal of
interpretative education, which is
what I personally enjoy about it,”
says Kim Hyre, a North Carolina
park ranger.
While the Sandhills region
might be known best for its world
renowned golfing, visitors should
not disregard the wealth of oppor
tunities even a short weekend visit
has to offer.
“It’s a wonderful day trip for
people it’s such a time warp
down here,” Boyd says.
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