VOLUME 113, ISSUE 155
DOMESTIC CRIMES
BEFUDDLE POLICE
Police diversify treatment options as reports increase
BY MEREDITH LEE MILLER
SENIOR WRITER
Since 2003, the numbers of
reported incidents of domestic vio
lence in the area have been increas
ing, and police aren’t sure why.
The Chapel Hill Police
Department saw a 6.8 percent
increase in the
number of domes
tic-disturbance
calls in 2005.
According to
a report released
Thursday, 562
domestic-distur
bance calls were
made this year,
up from 526 in
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2004. Sabrina Garcia, the depart
ment’s sexual assault and domestic
violence specialist, said she could
not pinpoint why the numbers are
on the rise.
“We’re probably having better
reporting ... or more people are
seeking interventions,” she said,
adding that the increase could be
a response to help from families or
local agencies.
While there were more reports
Ticket
policy
under
review
Groups mobilize
to lessen fines
BY DEBORAH NEFFA
STAFF WRITER
Though the campaign on jay
walking shows no signs of slow
ing, wayward campus walkers
might be able to avoid paying a
$135 fine soon..
By the end of the first week of
the jaywalking citation initiative,
enough students had raised con
cerns about it that members of
Student Legal Services and the
UNC School of Law were tapped
to find a less expensive solution.
First-year law student Trevor
Cangelosi and Dorothy Bemholz,
director of Student Legal Services,
are trying to develop a jaywalking
school program through which the
fine would be reduced to less than
$55 if the jaywalker attends four
hours of pedestrian class.
Cangelosi said some of the
material covered would include
information on pedestrian
involved accidents and what the
law requires of pedestrians. He
said both paying a large fine and
not going to court are bad choic
es.
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Don't walk
3 tickets on South Road
near the Student Recreation
Center on Monday
7 on South Columbia Street
near near Frat Court on Tuesday
4 on Manning Drive on
Wednesday
Other places being targeted:
■ Pittsboro Road near the Tate
Turner Kuralt Building
■ Raleigh Street near the ATMs
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this year, Garcia said, “The num
bers don’t even match what is out
there.
“So many victims are silent.”
The breakdown
About 34 percent of the calls
in 2005 involved actual assaults,
and arrests were made in 146 inci
dents, the report states.
Women were the victims in the
majority of domestic violence cases
471 out 0f562. Men constituted
about 16 percent of total cases.
One key difference in the 2005
data came as a result of new ways
to report domestic incidents.
In late 2004, assault by strangu
lation became anew way to classify
domestic instances. Twenty such
cases were reported in 2005.
“Strangulation has always been
occurring and has always been
a common action of batterers,”
Garcia said.
Another relatively new charge is
assault in the presence of a minor,
passed in late 2003. There were
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FAFSA DEADLINE NEARS
Universities amp up awareness, application help
BY CAITLIN LEGACKI
STAFF WRITER
Filling out financial aid paper
work can be like wading through
mud. On Saturday the College
Foundation of North Carolina
cleared the way for thousands of
families wanting to capitalize on
available federal funds.
CFNC held its annual FAFSA
Day at 42 locations statewide,
helping an estimated 2,600 fami
lies complete the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid.
Hosted in the Durham area by
N.C. Central University for the
fourth year in a row, FAFSA Day
was meant to help families, espe
cially those whose children are
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GAP IN ACHIEVEMENT
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Board of Education re-tackles
the minority achievement
gap, its annual priority, at its
annual planning retreat.
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Family Violence Prevention
Center of Orange County
201 E. Rosemary St., 929-3872
24-hour crisis line: 1-866-929-7122
The center aims to end family
violence in the community. Services
include a help line and counseling.
The Orange County Rape
Crisis Center
825-A Estes Drive, 968-4647
24-hour crisis line: 1-866-WE-LISTEN
online: www.ocrcc.org
The center provides sen/ices for
victims of sexual violence including
crisis intervention services, legal
and medical information,
support groups and counseling.
Chapel Hill Police
Department crisis unit
828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
968-2806
Crisis counselors respond to
emergencies, such as sexual assault
and family violence. The counselors
provide follow-up services. The police
department has domestic violence,
sexual assault response and Latino
victim outreach programs.
THE AIR UP THERE
high school seniors, navigate what
can be a complicated process.
“Completing the FAFSA is not
exactly easy the first time,” said
Sharon Oliver, director of schol
arships and student aid at N.C.
Central. “We’re trying to simplify
the process and encourage fami
lies to apply early because a lot of
state funds are tied to how early
you file.”
Oliver estimated that more than
100 families attended the event
Financial aid counselors from
colleges and universities in the
area volunteered to help the fam
ilies who attended FAFSA Day.
“I think it’s very good to help
the community and give the stu-
Domestic violence
In 2005 the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to 562 domestic
disturbance calls, of which 146 incidents resulted in arrests. About 34
percent of all calls involved assault. A total of 188 of all incidents were
repeat offenses. There were 526 domestic distrubance calls in 2004.
Assault by pointing a gun (0)
i Attempted murder
I False imprisonment
! Child assault during domestic dispute
I Assault and battery
8 Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
i Assault in the presence of a minor
1 Rape or sex offense
i Simple assault
i Assault with intent to commit serious injury
* Assault with a deadly weapon
MU Larceny
1 Interfering with emergency communications
MB Kidnapping
HIS Resisting, delaying and obstructing the law
I Violation of a domestic violence protective order
MBHi Other (Fraud, drugs, carrying concealed weapon, etc.)
BffiHHl Burglary or breaking and entering attempt
Custody dispute
IHHHH Assault by strangulation
H9BHUB Assistance, stand-by, refusal to leave
KMMBII Domestic criminal trespass (second degree) *
BHWBHBB Threatening or harassing phone calls
pBBBBMHHHI Communication of threats
[MMMMiMWW Damage to property
0 20 40 60 80 100
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
SOURCE: CHAPEL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT
to compete during halftime of the UNC-Virginia men’s
basketball game March 1. McSwain was defeated by
freshman Cesar Fuentes-Mendoza, who dunked over a
friend. Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.
Get your FAFSA in
Apply online: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Deadline: March 15, priority
before March 1
Info is available from the Office
of Scholarships and Student Aid:
studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/
dents and parents some education
on what financial aid is all about,”
said Cedric Barksdale, a finan
cial aid counselor at N.C. State
University.
“We completely fill out the form
with them. Once we fill it out, they
SEE FAFSA, PAGE 5
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TURNING UP THE HEAT
Led by solid all-around hitting
and its pitching standouts,
the Tar Heels cruise to a
sweep of the Seton Hall
Pirates over the weekend.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2006
DTH/FEILDING CAGE
DTH/RICKY LEUNG
Law might pull plug
on public access TV
BY MAGGIE KISELICK
STAFF WRITER
The benefits of public access sta
tions might be too remote for some
to notice, but the stations might
soon be off the air permanently.
Most town cable service pro
viders allocate space for public
access channels, which broadcast
municipal government meetings
and serve educational purposes.
But pending federal legislation
could allow telephone companies
to avoid funding local public
access stations, reducing the bar
riers companies face in entering
the cable market.
“Their claim is that they’re not
today in history
FEB. 20,1972...
A proposal is introduced to
the student legislature that
would allow dorms and Greek
houses funds to purchase
items such as televisions.
TheY
elects
newest
leaders
Co-presidents look
to jumpstart term
BY KATHRYN ROWLAND
STAFF WRITER
One of the campus’s oldest and
largest student organizations elected
new leadership
Friday.
Kheang Lim
and Mona Soni
were elected co
presidents of the
Campus Y, the
University’s largest
service organiza
tion, and they will
take their posi
tions after Spring
Break.
“I’m really excit-
1
Kheang Lim
wants to better
publicize the Y.
ed about bringing both of our ideas
together, staying on track with what
we’ve been doing but also bringing
some improvements,” Lim said. “I think
both of our experi-*
ences in the Y will
be really helpful.”
Lim, who ran
unopposed, is
Campus Y technol
ogy director, and
Soni, who beat out
Anne Phillips, is
committee direc
tor and the former
co-chairwoman of
Helping Paws.
The election
Mona Soni
said she wants
to teach more.
was open to all Campus Y members
and also boosted Katie Macpherson
to minister of information and Jane
SEE CAMPUS Y, PAGE 5
What ic the Campus Y?
The Campus Y is a coalition of service
groups and is the largest student
organization on campus.
Who works there?
TheY has 17 program committees
and an executive committee. There
are about 1,500 students working
with a Y committee on campus.
What programs exist?
Some of the well-known programs
are Big Buddy, Nourish International
and Students for the Advancement of
Race Relations.
Is it part of the YMCA?
The Campus Y has its roots as the
YMCA, which began at UNC in 1859.
In 1935, a group of women orga
nized a chapter of the YWCA. The
two groups merged into the Campus
Yin 1963.
SOURCE: CAMPUS-Y.UNC.EDU
a monopoly anymore, and they
shouldn’t have to provide these
kinds of services,” said Chapel
Hill Town Council member Mark
Kleinschmidt of cable providers.
“But there’s a point at which
private corporate interests should
be obligated to return to the com
munity for using our resources.”
The Federal Communications
Commission is investigating the
matter and allowed people to sub
mit concerns until Feb. 13.
The Chapel Hill Town Council
sent a letter in support of local
franchises, and 137 comments
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