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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
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FROM RAGE 1
The committee was called to
approve several design and designer
proposals for future campus con
struction projects.
Among other initiatives, a design
proposal for anew music depart
ment building the first phase of
the Arts Common concept —was on
the agenda.
After looking at building designs
and models, the committee unani
mously approved a master plan for
the Arts Common. Final funding and
designs for phase one have been
completed while funding questions
for phase two remain.
Other motions on the agenda
included a site approval for the
demolition and construction of new
dental sciences buildings.
Designers also were approved
for addition and renovation work
on Carmichael Auditorium, along
with designers for a roof renovation
project involving the Davis Library
reading room.
The committee closed by review
ing the status of current construction
on campus. Bruce Runberg, associate
vice chancellor for facilities planning
and construction, said s9l million
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Bain & Cos.
Bloomberg
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
Breakthrough Collaborative
Burlington Indians
Centex Homes
Corolla Light Resort
Crown Automotive
Curtis Media Group
Democracy North Carolina
Department of State
DRW Trading Group
Duke University Talent ID Program
Durham Exchange Club Industries
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
ESPN
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Finish Line
Genworth
GFD Management
Gray's Family Department Store
HSBC
John Hancock Financial Network
Kohl's Department Stores
Kraft Foods North America
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Microsoft Corp.
National Student Partnerships
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AUDIT AND FINACE COMMITTEE
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The audit and finance committee
met Wednesday to discuss last year's
financial reports.
Debt Manager Brian Smith said
UNC is a little less than $896 mil
lion in debt.
"This is a significant amount of
debt," he said, ’... but a lot of other
institutions are doing what we're
doing.'
Ernie Patterson, who was just
recently named as Employee Forum
chairman, also discussed issues
regarding increased wages, retire
ment, affordable health care and
affordable housing.
Paul Fulton, a member of the UNC
Board of Trustees, gave an update
on the $2 billion Carolina First cam
paign, saying he is confident the
fundraising goals can be met.
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NVR Inc.
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Residential Services Inc.
Roche Carolina, Inc.
Sara Lee Branded Apparel
Shodor Education Foundation
Southwestern Company
Sports Endeavors
Statewide Business Infrastructure
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Target Stores
Teach For America
The Student Conservation
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Triage Consulting Group
UNC-TV
University Directories
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Wachovia
Wake County Human Services
4-H Youth
Walgreens
Wells Fargo
Wolf Trap Foundation for the
Performing Arts
Youth Villages
BOE
FROM PAGE 1
Board members are the ones
who must verify each scrawled
name on a candidate’s petition
for office and who must check
that candidates’ expenditures are
within legal limits.
But scrutiny often arises from
the fact that much of the board’s
responsibilities involve interpret
ing the Student Code, a body of
rules frequently characterized as
convoluted and archaic.
These decisions become espe
cially contentious, because they
affect not only who can run in
student races but also who wins
them.
Last semester the board was
taken to the Student Supreme
Court by The Daily Tar Heel, the
Black Student Movement and two
candidates on grievances involving
a special election to fill open seats
in Student Congress.
The group was exonerated on all
but one charge that the group
had improperly withheld election
results.
“We make decisions that people
don’t like and don’t agree with,”
Rutherfurd said. “You hope they
say that the board did everything
they could and did it in the right
way, even if they don’t agree with
the decision itself.”
Board Chairman Nick Mosley
said members focus on being as
equitable as possible.
“If there are two sides in an
issue, one won’t go away happy,
sometimes neither do,” Mosley
said. “But we wouldn’t have made
a decision if we didn’t think it was
right.”
Despite frequent controversy,
board members seem more con-
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cemed with doing the job correctly
than with being noticed for it
“We aren’t out for publicity, pos
itive or negative,” Brewer said. “We
are just out to do the job.”
The board currently is work
ing to make this year’s elections
run smoothly by regulating candi
dates’ campaigns and advertising
the importance of voting.
The board tries to maintain a
light-hearted, positive attitude
through it all.
A picture of Rutherfurd hangs
in the board’s Student Union office
with the label “The Godfather,” a
nickname resulting from his exten
sive work with the board.
Members are working to have
T-shirts made featuring the group’s
mottos: “We do it behind closed
doors” and “We are bored of elec
tions.”
Jokes aside, the often chaotic
schedule with which members deal
displays their level of dedication.
Mary Boyd Harris, co-vice
chairwoman of the board, found
herself at a meeting in costume last
semester because it was scheduled
at 7 p.m. on Halloween.
“My friends were going to a
party and I was like, ‘Well, I’m
going to BOE,’” said Harris. “It was
during homecoming; there was a
possible violation; and we had to
make a decision.”
Freshman Sarah Rutledge said
she relishes the job because it
allows for more involvement on
campus.
“It was anew experience,” she
said, “... a chance to meet older
people and see how involved they
are, how much time they spend
and how knowledgeable they are.”
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[NOT LIKE LAST YEAR
After Wednesday's community
budget forum, Chapel Hill Mayor
Kevin Foy told reporters that an
increase in property taxes the
town's chief source of revenue —is
a possibility.
'Last year it was clear that we
were going to raise taxes,' he
said.
'This year it's a lot murkier at
this point' he added. 'lt's not like
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REQUESTS UP. FUNDS DOWN
Social programs cost money.
And with Chapel Hill facing a 10
percent cut in federal community
development funds, Town Council
members will be forced to make
tough decisions in the coming bud
get cycle, Foy said.
"We don’t have the money," he
said. 'People need to understand
that.'
At the meeting, Town Manager
Cal Horton informed Foy that as a
result of changes in federal poli
cies, Chapel Hill likely will receive
$68,000 less than it did for the cur
rent fiscal year in community block
development grants, and various
community organizations spoke to
the council members about their
needs in the coming year.
There was no shortage of
groups asking for some of the
town's funds during the forum. The
requests ranged from SSOO to more
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of running the town is not pretty,"
said council member Bill Strom
after the meeting.
Foy said that the council's
decisions as to which programs
would feel cuts the hardest would
be based on how successful each
program is, but he noted that
programs cannot be measured
against one another.
He said the decision likely will
incorporate factors such as how
long a program has been active in
the community, how many people
it serves and exactly what types
of people it serves.
But regardless of the cuts the
council might have to make, coun
cil member Bill Thorpe said he was
glad to get started with the budget
ary process.
'This is the most important
thing that we will do, and this is
the first step," he said.
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COMMUNITY NEEDS
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Speakers asked for funds for
a variety of causes, including the
friends of the library, firefight
ers, the N.C. High School Athletic
Association, financial literacy, local
affordable housing, a community
multicultural banquet and the local
YMCA.
Delores Bailey of Empowerment
Inc. asked for funds to hire a rental
property manager who would
deal with properties belonging to
four prominent affordable-hous
ing groups, to include the Orange
Commmunity Housing and Land
Trust.
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