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Slip Sattg Sor Hppl SLICE FROM PAGE 3 leaders and their technology related people to a workshop that will introduce them to Mambo and what kind of features it can offer,” Hicks said. Each organization’s individual SLICE site contains features includ ing a news page, a forum, polling, a photo gallery and a calendar. The central Web site, slice.unc. edu, will provide an automatic update of current information and calendar events from all student organizations. Laabs said that student govern ment is the only student organiza tion utilizing the Mambo technol ogy, but that other groups, includ ing Campus Y, the Residence Hall Association and the Carolina Union Activities Board already have expressed interest. Stephen Lassiter, Campus Y co president, said with 17 committees, his organization will benefit greatly from using the new program. BURIAL FROM PAGE 3 The board discussed Simon’s letter at a meeting last week and decided to offer help in collecting funds. In addition to contacting El Centro Latino, a collection was taken at a memorial service held at St. Thomas More Parish, 940 Carmichael St. Additionally, the family has sought help from the Mexican consulate. “The Mexican consulate usually will finance the transport, but not the funeral details,” said Carrboro Alderman John Herrera. Herrera, himself an immigrant from Costa Rica, said this type of situation the postmortem trans portation of loved ones to their countries of origin is a common practice among the Latino commu nity, many of whom are first- and second-generation immigrants. “This is something that happens all the time,” Herrera said. “It seems like a natural thing to have the body sent back because people who come here want to make a little money and send it home,” said David Marshall, candidate for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. HOMECOMING FROM PAGE 3 Jarrod Jenkins, president of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. fraternity, said he hopes to raise money for Hurricane Katrina through a, col lective effort. The main goal of his platform is to make the aid process less segre gated. He emphasized the need for “more unity on campus through service.” Jenkins is the service chairman for the Black Student Movement. Commencement r *j*| Information Oav Ly HIBp Wednesday, October 26 u'J . jgjL Stop bv between 10 a.m. and > p.m. I In- Multipurpose Konmnt the trank HI I’ortcr (iraham Student Union C\|N AM) (tOWNS Wilt lit: ON SAIL JjMMKL 4 (iot .ill iho intorm.iu.m you need ti> know Kb\ i iif ijy jf about December Commencement 2005 wuAv.uiK.'-dn tomnuiKvniciii ANNOUN CING LATHI HOURS! Now open till 11pm! Coupon good from 9pm-11 pm A Chapel Hill Dining Tradition Since 1948 $5 Off Any Purchase From 9pm-11 pm Valid through 10/27/05 • OfCer not valid with any other promotions, or alcoholic beverages • Must present coupon Open Daily 11:00am-11:00pm • 157 'A E Franklin Street • 919-942-5158 “With Mambo, our co-chairs could go onto the Web site and make additions or changes to their part of the Web site themselves,” he said. “They wouldn’t even have to bother our information technol ogy director.” Hicks said the idea has been in the works since last spring. It also is part of Dearmin’s platform to improve communication across campus. “This is definitely the first time that we’ve gotten real results,” Hicks said. “We’re really excited right now to have a name for it and we’re looking forward to student groups advocating it.” Laabs said he is working to pub licize the program to students and organization leaders. “Getting it out to greater mem bers of the student community... is something that’s really important.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. XPeople) come here for economic opportunity hut they keep their hearts in their country.” DAVID MARSHALL, CANDIDATE “People keep ties to where they come from. They come here for economic opportunity but they keep their hearts in their country of origin.” Herrera added that bags often are placed in the Latino Community Credit Union to collect donations for families in need. “Latinos in North Carolina work in the lowest class of jobs, such as agriculture,” he said. “Most of them are not insured, like many low-income people in the community. This issue needs to be addressed. Everyone needs to be protected under the law so that people don’t have to worry about things like funeral expenses.” Contact the City Editor atcitydesk@unc.edu. Matthew Mullane, a Robertson Scholar, also plans to focus his efforts on victims of Hurricane Katrina. “A lot of families have been dev astated,” he said. Mullane said he hopes to accomplish this goal with the help of Habitat of Humanity and local Red Cross organizations if voted Homecoming king. He has been a member of the Achordants, a UNC a cappella group, throughout college and also is involved in the Songwriter’s Club. Clayton Perry, co-chairman of News UNC system distributes pay raises Salaries still fail to mirror peers’ BY KAVITA PILLAI STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR The UNC-system Board of Governors approved salary increas es for top administration officials last week, handing out hikes as high as 6 percent. The N.C. General Assembly granted increases of 2 percent or SBSO, whichever is greater, to all state employees this summer. But the UNC system is allowed flexibil ity in administering the increases. FPG FROM PAGE 3 Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 to discuss the many possible avenues that the school’s leaders could take in its development. Incorporating the First School into the current school system will be a challenge, said Stephanie Knott, assistant to the superinten dent for community relations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro city schools. But it’s one she’s excited about. “I think that anytime that you have the opportunity to partner with an institution of higher learning there are benefits to be gained and reaped not only by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools but by the larger education community,” she said. The program, Ritchie said, should be progressive and innovative in its attempt to provide the best possible education for young children. She said the key to working together on the project is open communication and an open mind. “We believe in child-centered education,” she said. “It’s not a matter of dictating what we think is right. It’s a matter of respecting the fact that the schools have been working with these questions for years and years. “We need to all work together to combine the ideas of research as well as what happens in the classroom.” It has yet to be determined which students will attend the First Students for the Advancement of Race Relations, will work to pro mote financial literacy primarily among the youth of local areas if elected. Through workshops on money management and business skills, Perry plans to educate members of the community. Perry is the founder and CEO of the Nubiano Project and also was the principal organizer of Race Relations Week this year. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Two newly hired officials were given an SBSO bump in pay, free ing up money for other adminis trators, said BOG member Brent Barringer, secretary of the person nel and tenure committee. He said the allocations are based on merit, market and performance. Gretchen Bataille, senior vice president for academic affairs, and Jeff Davies, vice president for finance, both received 6-percent raises, increasing their salaries to $255,505 and $201,109 respectively. Barringer said Bataille received a large bump in pay because she is serving both in her regular position and as interim chancellor of N.C. School, Didow said. Pam Winton, the director of out reach for FPG Child Development Institute and a member of the First School steering committee, said she believes the school should be open to area students of different socio-eco nomic backgrounds, ethnic groups, linguistic ability and needs. “We know that we have a prior ity for diversity,” she said. “We hope they can be included very actively and meaningfully in the general curriculum so they will be fully included in the classroom.” Winton said the model school in the Chapel Hill community should be just the beginning of improve ments in N.C. early education. “I think the important part is that we are developing a model that we see as bigger and broader than just Chapel Hill itself.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. 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He said retention always is an issue. “A lot of the senior staff has what I call institutional knowledge and memory that newer board mem bers cannot have,” he said. “We have to rely on them.” STATE FAIR FROM PAGE 3 year. Only 84 of the fair’s 111 rides had passed inspection on opening day, but Stewart said they eventu ally were able to get all the rides running. “They finally got everything pretty much inspec ted,” he said. “I set up the roller coaster and the Rainbow, so I know they’re all right.” While safety was a concern for many North Carolinians, increased energy prices could have been a greater factor for some groups that usually attend the fair. Group sales were down by 20,000 from last year. Overton said she thinks it was too expensive for groups to fill up a bus. But Jeanette Richardson said higher energy prices did not deter her church from bringing a group He said losing a senior staff mem ber usually means paying more for a replacement with less experience. “We learned the hard way that you have to pay a lot more for the new person who comes in from some where else, and they are usually not as effective in the short term.” The personnel and tenure com mittee tabled the issues of chan cellors’ pay and a salary for system President-elect Erskine Bowles until its November meeting. Barringer said both issues require further discussion. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. of about 100 from Wadesboro. Francine Blouin, a quilter who has been coming to the Village of Yesteryear for seven years, said sales were down for her this year. Though she noticed good crowds, she said she believes people were spending more conservatively to compensate for higher gas prices. “People aren’t spending as much as usual at the fair,” she said. Even with high gas prices and conservative spending, the fair still drew large crowds. Overton said the state fair is one of the biggest events in North Carolina, drawing crowds twice the size of all Durham Bulls games combined. “A lot of people come to the fair,” she said. “It’s important to North Carolina.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. 7
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