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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 57 Allred touts summer progress report BY WHITNEY KISLING ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR The first report of Student Body President James Allred’s administration is fresh from the printers. On Thursday, student government’s executive branch released its summer report, which cites the major platform planks that leaders accomplished dur ing the three-month period. The 26 pages were broken up by cabinet position —and some platform planks were INSIDE Student leaders pleased with Allred's work thus far PAGE 6 addressed in more than one section because leaders collaborated. “Everyone had a slightly different niche,” Allred said. Although most of his planks are not Eatery to enter late-night scene Sutton’s, Bandido’s combine offerings BY KAYLA CARRICK ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR Late-night food quests no lon ger will be limited to venues such as Time-Out, Cosmic Cantina or Qdoba Mexican Grill. Anew restaurant recently added to the Franklin Street repertoire, promises to eliminate unexpected hunger pangs in the wee hours of the night. Joe’s Joint, a collaboration between the owner of Bandido’s Mexican Cafe and the manager of the grill at Sutton’s Drug Store, likely will open Sept. 10. It will occupy the old Burrito Bunker space behind Amber Alley near the Wallace Parking Deck. The idea came about because the same landlord owns all three spaces. When the Burrito Bunker closed, the landlord offered the spot to Tony Sustaita, the owner of Bandido’s, and Don Pinney, man ager of the grill at Sutton’s. The new restaurant will serve what Sustaita described as “munchy comfort food” the best of Sutton’s, including hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as some of the top sellers from Bandido’s such as burritos, nachos and Cuban sandwiches. The restaurant likely will stay open until 3 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday and close at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. It will be closed on Sundays. “We always wanted to do late night here, but we just can’t,” Some students give alcohol cold shoulder Cite religious, personal reasons BY KATIE HOFFMANN FEATURES EDITOR As students gear up for the first weekend between class, some of their glasses won’t just be half empty they will be completely empty. No, they’re not extra-pessimis tic. They simply have decided, for one reason or another, not to con sume any alcohol. For Vesall Nourani, a junior who said he has never take a sip of alcohol, the reason mostly stems from his faith. His religion, Bahai, rejects any substance that changes people’s rational capacity, he said. “The influence it has on the ANNOUNCEMENT WE'RE HIRING Anyone interested in join ing the nation's top college newspaper should pick up an application from our office, Union Suite 2409. We look forward to working with you. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 ohr lathi ®ar Mrrl complete, Allred said many of them are ongoing projects. Points noted in the summer report are: 1 ‘ ■ The addition of five full-time aca demic advisers that student government lobbied for. Allred is continuing to work on a plan to increase funding. ■ The implementation of a swipe-to print system in campus computer labs. Printers now require a One Card to be swiped before a document can be printed. 1 M vi jji DTH/SAMANTHA LEVY Francisco Fuentes works on what will soon become Chapel Hill's newest restaurant, Joe's Joint, located behind Players Club. Pinney said. “It will be the same food they have here, but at night. Nothing at Sutton’s will change.” Joe’s Joint will open for lunch at 11 a.m. every day except Sunday, but with a different cuisine. “With a name like Joe’s Joint, we can pretty much serve anything,” Sustaita said. “We talked to people on Franklin Street and they said they wanted something besides a sandwich shop. They said they wanted something like a meat and two veggies.” Sustaita and Pinney plan to hire a chef specializing in Southern cooking to give the people what they want —and at a cheap price. SEE JOE'S JOINT, PAGE 6 mind and on rational capabilities, it causes the individual to lose him self in his self,” Nourani said. “These are things I feel the sta tion of a human being should strive to go beyond,” he said. Whether for religious reasons or not, Nourani is not alone in his decision to stay away from the spirits. Twenty percent of college stu dents do not drink, according to a study by InteliHealth. More than 100 UNC students are part of Facebook groups devoted to not drinking. While senior Lori McArthur said Christianity was a factor in her decision to abstain from alco hol, she said she mostly just felt the need to stay in control. SEE NONDRINKERS, PAGE 6 inside | dailytarheel.com NOT IMPOVERISHED Poverty center can fund operation, PAGE 7 STEM CELLS UNC scientists have high hopes for new process, PAGE 8 READER-FRIENDLY Authors lined up to give campus lectures, PAGE 9 www.dailytarheel.com To assess the University’s printing hab its, a tracking system will collect data on which departments print the most. Brian Phelps, the student body vice president, said the information will be taken to the necessary academic depart ments to lobby for a decrease in assign ments that require students to print docu ments. ■ A continued effort to work with local officials to ensure student safety. Allred and Phelps met this summer with the Chapel Hill Police Department to discuss adding more emergency lights and call boxes off campus. Phelps said the idea of a student-run safety patrol came from this plank. The project would call for students with police radios to monitor the streets during busy nights. “This is in the very infant stages,” Student Body President James Allred released a 26-page report detailing work completed during the summer. FIRST-DAY JITTERS BY RACHEL ULLRICH STAFF WRITER It’s one of those unanswerable questions, like the chicken and the egg who has it worse on the first day of school, the teacher or the student? “The first day as a teacher is way worse,” laughed Melody Link, anew Spanish teacher at Orange County Schools’ Cameron Park Elementary. Both Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools start classes today. Link is entering her first year teaching after graduating from UNC in May. She also is a graduate of Cameron Park. “I’m scared to death, honestly, but I’m really excited, too,” she said. The mixed emotions are something administrators in both school systems pre pare for. During the summer, city schools offered programs and workshops to help new teach-,, ers settle in. Mary Gunderson, city schools’ coordinator of teacher recruitment and support, said all novice classroom teachers those who just graduated and completed their student teach ing participate in a three-day orientation. “It happens before any teacher workdays,” she said. “It’s a chance to meet teachers from different schools.” Instructors who come into the city school system through lateral entry without teacher certification but with a degree in a specific field take part in a 10-day work shop where they learn more basic prepara tion as well. Link became employed with county schools through lateral entry. State regulations require new teachers to spend a given number of days in training before they set foot in a classroom. Gunderson said the orientation takes care of that requirement for most new teachers. Link said that she has participated in SEE LINK, PAGE 6 40 percent of college students I \have engaged in binge drinking \. in the past two weeks / Source: InteliHealth * ft .i'l.. __ Phelps said. “We have no idea how large this would be or if we’ll even do it.” ■ A redesign of the University’s reg istration system. The report states that any changes will be announced in early September. “Registration will be a major project,” Allred said. ■ The evaluation ofthe Student Code to determine what changes should be made. Allred, Phelps and Anisa Mohanty, the student body treasurer, reviewed the code individually, then discussed their revisions. They will submit for Student Congress approval about six changes per meeting. ■ The implementation of an electronic treasurer’s test for student groups. “It’s a little bit frustrating when you don’t know if you’ve passed or not,” Mohanty said of the old system. jsa nnnipi 1 1 iCr, Bj. a | ||| '~t * ***** \ % s I’""" iMilsii. ijpi§ ’ . ■ f 5 HIS m***-,. ; J A ■' r ; . ‘.’ r ; J; ;, '' SIB -B ' > ' hb yn 1 DTH/SELKET GUZMAN Melody Link, a 2006 UNC graduate, sets up her Cameron Park Elementary School classroom where she will teach Spanish. Friday will be her first day on the job. MRSA menaces locker rooms Measures taken to ensure safety BY KRISTIN PRATT ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR North Carolina varsity ath letes have a pretty good grip on defending against opponents on the but one of their most tricky enemies can be found closer to home. A bacteria called methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy individu als, is threatening athletes. About 20 percent of the gen eral population carries this bug either on the skin or in the nose. The staph microbe can become a problem if it gets under the skin and into the body, causing boils, or City | page 5 THAT'S HOW WE RIDE Triangle Transit Authority sets up a Web site to encourage college students to take advantage of public transportation options. even pneumonia, septiciemia and toxic shock syndrome. “It looks just like a spider bite,” said Terri Jo Rucinski, Fetzer Athletic Training Room supervi sor. “The kids think it’s just a bite of some sort until it gets infect ed.” Athletes are particularly vul nerable to MRSA infections for two reasons: The close proxim ity in locker rooms increases the spread of bacteria, and skin contact, cuts and abrasions from games make it easy for staph to get in tfie body. “Everybody’s susceptible if they have a cut or do not have good hygiene,” Rucinski said. Team physician Dr. Tom Brickner, said that athletes who suffer field, turf or mat-type abra sions can be more susceptible to SEE INFECTION, PAGE 6 this day in history AUGUST 25,2004... Alpha lota Omega, an all-male Christian fraternity, files a lawsuit after UNC revokes its recognition as a student group for failure to sign a nondiscrimination policy. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 Now results Eire displayed immediately upon completion. ■ Locating and securing field space in nearby off-campus areas was added to the student wish list. The list is of the top 10 ideas for spending funds. The fall semester lineup includes con tinuing many of the summer projects, Allred said. Cabinet members will have a retreat Sunday to discuss their plans for their individual projects. Allred said he expects his cabinet to be successful in accomplishing the rest of his platform. “I have great confidence in our cabinet,” he said. “They’re even ahead of where they need to be.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Be safe from Staph What is MRSA? Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria resistant to methi cillin and other semi-syntheic penicillins. MRSA is found on skin and in the nose of healthy individuals. It often leads to skin or soft tis sue infections. How does it spread? Person-to-person or communi cable transmission is the typical form contact with hands, shar ing towels, razors or other personal effects, or through nasal discharge. Infection prevention Washing your hands with soap and water is one important step. Do not share personal hygiene products like razors or towels. weather Sunny H 94, L 68 index police log 2 calendar 2 games 7 arts 9 opinion 12
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