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VOLUME 113, ISSUE 110 Campus arts makeover project limps along BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ike Carolina Inn, Chancellor Ballroom West. 5 p.m. COMMITTEE MEETINGS University Affairs The Carolina Inn, Chancellor Ballroom West, 2 p.m. Audit & Finance Department of Public Safety, Emergency Command Center, Room 003,3 p.m. Building and Grounds The Carolina Inn, Chancellor Ballroom East, 3 p.m. * As part of UNC’s Campus Y Big Buddy program, UNC undergraduates team up with elementary school students with Community Cuisine, a local program that targets at-risk youth in grades four through seven. The groups, reunited for the first time in three years, hold cook ing classes at the University United Methodist Church and In science the Y’s have it BY SHARI FELD STAFF WRITER Sophomore Heather Smith came to UNC last fall with plans to major in biology and eventually to become a physical therapist. This year she decided that a biol ogy major which requires at least five chemistry courses was not for her. “The chem istry was too much,” Smith said. “It’s hard to study for something that is that hard of a Wgmen H science Thursday: UNC seeks to attract J L and retain Q- —0| female C“ 1 “y faculty in S the sciences course when you don’t enjoy what you’re learning.” She instead opted to double major in psychology and exercise and sports science. Smith is one of many female UNC students to initially declare a science major but then switch paths. The intense requirements, diffi online I (kilytarWl.com OPENING GATEWAYS University junior awarded first memorial scholarship DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT The GAO says the FDA unjustly rejected a drug approval NOT QUITE READY Carrboro declines to approve northern study growth plan Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (Ite Dcttlg (Ear liwl BY ERIN ZUREICK STAFF WRITER More than three years after offi cials unveiled their vision for an Arts Common on the northwest comer of campus, plans to develop the area are moving slowly. Rising costs of construction materials have caused project can cellations and delays, and funds still are needed to finance large portions of the development plan. Projected costs for the project total about SIBO million —but funds have been secured only for the first phase of construction, which will cost about $29 million. Members of UNC’s Board of Trustees approved design plans in 2002, and officials touted it as a way to increase the visibility of UNC’s arts community, further connecting it with the town. New buildings were slated for construction, and renovations and expansions to current campus fix tures were proposed to help create a more distinctive home for perform TEAM CUISINE Though there are considerably more female biology majors than male biology majors, women all behind in the number of majors *n other physical sciences. 2004 Male 94 239 660 Female 16 191 1,053 2000 188 609 Female 24 225 1,087 1996 Male 51 327 709 f Female 13 263 1,198 1992 Male 62 245 655 Female 19 212 795 cult classes and impersonal nature of introductory courses steer many away from the sciences. Campus leaders say that the num ber of women in science at UNC is too low and that efforts need to be made to close the gender gap. campus | page 2 INTERACT WITH ME The Diversity Incentive Fund, announced earlier this month, awards University community members for improving interaction among groups. www.aailyla7iieel.coin ing and studio arts. But after the cancellation of plans for an underground 300-car park ing garage in October, revisions are underway to account for the change. Planning officials will present a revised proposal to the board’s build ing and grounds committee today. “Essentially what we’re suggest ing is that the program would still not be altered much in terms of physical appearance,” said Bruce Runberg, associate vice chancellor for planning and construction. Work on anew music building that will include classrooms and faculty office space will begin in September as part of the first phase. A concert hall will be added to the music building as part of phase one, once funds are secured, Runberg said. “At this point in time, in terms of what we can build, we can only afford to build a portion of it,” he said of the Arts Common. SEE ARTS COMMON, PAGE 4 was originally designed to train economically disadvantaged adults. Here, Community Cuisine director Syd Sherrod (left) works with UNC senior Jackie Wolfe (center) and Wolfe’s little buddy Sharena Scott, 10, to make pumpkin bread. Cuisine was founded in 1996 by University research associate Michael Ullman. See page 11 for the full stoiy. The breakdown in the classroom is uneven. Women lead men heavily in biology, though they fall behind in chemistry and physics among other sciences —and engineering. SEE GENDER GAP, PAGE 4 Plans slowed for Arts Common Atk | andArt Due to a shortage of funding for the Arts Common, the estimated ; Museum Franklin Street completion date is being moved back. Phase one is expected to cost about $29 million of the $ 180 million project. ' Phase one construction update Addand Music Construction will begin next instructional September on the facility, which will Hanes Art * ss:■. % * building sit in the Swain parking lot. Center Parking Plans for the 300-space underground deck parking deck have been cancelled. Abernethy Demolition delayed until funds and Hall for a phase one project are earned. , Jpl . j Swain Demolition of the rear portion Hall of the building has been delayed. liiiilihny Hill Hall Demolition of a portion of Annex the building has been delayed ; I Hill Hall West House & Still needs to be removed Evergreen for phase one music House building construction plans. ~ source: www.fpc.unc.edu ‘Gray buildings denote dth/feilding cage projects to be completed. DTH/JULIA BARKER TAR HEEL RECRUITS AT HEAD OF THE CLASS BY DEREK HOWLES ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR “Call from a 919 number or Deon might not answer,” the coach says. “He’ll recognize that area code because he gets calls from there all the time.” The coach is George Tachibana, Deon’s basketball coach at Torrance (Calif.) High School. Deon is Deon Thompson, the third-best prep center in the nation, according to Scout.com. And the 919 numbers that keep popping up on his caller ID belong to the North Carolina coaching staff, which has been busy calling not only Thompson, but five more of the best high school hoopsters in the country. Wednesday was the first day high school seniors could formalize their verbal commitments to play college basketball next season. And once the final fax rolled off arts | page 10 ART THAT ROCKS The Never, an area band, played a live set in the Student Union gallery as part of the reception for its new art project, Antarctica. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005 System a mix of 16 identities Newcomers to North Carolina —and home folks as well some times ask, “Why do we have 16 state-supported institutions of higher education?” The answer is no mystery, but neither is it simple. To begin with, none of the 16 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina was established or located with the intention that it became part of a unified, multi-campus state system. Each had its own funding motive, which governed its location. Most of them were created to meet local or at most regional needs. For example, Western Carolina and Appalachian State universities began more than a century ago as secondary schools to serve their mountain areas and grew into teacher training institutions and then into four-year colleges. Several others, such as Elizabeth City State and Fayetteville State universities, began as normal schools to prepare teachers for area public schools serving black students. UNC-Pembroke played a similar role in training teach ers for the separate schools main tained by the Lumbee Indians of Robeson County. UNC-Asheville, UNC-Charlotte and UNC-Wilmington began as municipally sponsored junior col leges. N.C. Central and Winston- the machine in the UNC basket ball office, six players Wayne Ellington, of Wynnewood, Pa.; Brandan Wright, of Nashville, Tenn.; iy Lawson, of Clinton, Md.; William Graves, of Greensboro; Alex Stepheson, of Los Angeles; and Thompson had signed their names to more than just national letters of intent. They had signed their names into college INSIDE Daniel Malloy says the 'O7 class won’t see instant success PAGE 13 basketball history. “This is a home run in every sense of the word,” says Dave Telep, the national recruiting director for Scout.com. “They signed a guy at every spot, and they’ve got everything covered. I can’t think of another class that was as well-rounded as this.” city I page 10 SLOW UNVEILING Town Manager Steve Stewart plans to announce in the coming weeks the location of a planned fire station for the northeast annexed areas. Salem State universities were pri vate in origin. Most of these institutions gained bachelor’s degree granting status long after their founding. UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University, UNC-Greensboro, N.C. A&T and the N.C. School of the Arts were founded to serve the whole state. Each was established as a freestanding institution with its own presi dent and board of trustees. In 1931, primarily for reasons of economy, the General Assembly con solidated N.C. State, UNC CH and what is now UNC- G into the consolidated H GUEST COLUMNIST John Sanders discusses the development of the UNC system. University of North Carolina. To the initial set of three were added UNC-Charlotte, UNC-A and Wilmington College in the 19605. In 197 L the General Assembly brought the 10 previously separate public colleges into the University of North Carolina, joining the SEE UNC SYSTEM, PAGE 4 He’s not talking about just this year. Or even the last few years. He’s talking about the last 15. Yes, that includes Duke’s four man 1997 group that featured Shane Battier and Elton Brand. Yes, that includes UNC’s 2002 haul with a few guys named Felton, May and McCants. And yes, that includes the Michigan class by which all others are measured —a little 1991 quin tet better known as the Fab Five. That balance mostly is a result of having the top high school senior at three different positions (Ellington at shooting guard, Wright at power forward and Lawson at point guard). Throw in a pair of top-15 cen ters in Thompson and Stepheson and one of the best in-state small forwards in Graves, mix them SEE RECRUITS, PAGE 4 weather T-Storms H 76, L 36 index police log 2 calendar 2 crossword 10 sports 13 edit 14
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