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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 58 Leaders forecast low tuition hikes BY ERIN ZUREICK UNIVERSITY EDITOR Faculty salary increases gained this summer could end up padding students’ wallets when tuition talks resume this fall. Some University officials have speculated that it will be more difficult to levy hefty tuition hikes this year as a result of a 6-per cent increase in faculty salaries approved by the N.C. legislature. “I think we will want to be cir cumspect about what we recom- City of Jazz still singiri the blues after storm Residents return, try to reshape their communities BY ERIN FRANCE STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR A year later there are pockets of normalcy in New Orleans. The grass at Tulane University is green, and the traffic is as gnarled as ever, said Mike Strecker, a public relations officer for the university. “The campus and the neighborhood around it, the French Quarter... it’s up and running,” he said. Physically, Strecker said, the campus is back, but there are many sections of the city still in need of repairs. “There are the neighbor hoods away from campus that still have a ways to go before they are back to pre- Katrina levels,” he said. John Anders, owner of Georgia-based Anders Construction Inc., said he has seen some of the rougher parts of New Orleans. “In some parts, it’s like the day after the storm,” he said. Anders moved to Louisiana after the storm to help his father and found work as a manager of 450 FEMA trailers. The trailers are slated for 18 months of use, hut Anders said he doesn’t think that those in New Orleans will empty during the next six months. “In Florida a few year ago, people kept their trail ers for five years,” he said. Anders said he completes repairs and does month ly inspections on the temporary homes. Two of the trailers have been burglarized in the last six months, he said, adding that burglary still is a surprisingly rare occurrence for homes that can be easily broken into by pushing on a window. “Residents of the city are wary to return,” he said, often because of the lack of security and resources. Strecker also said he has noticed a difference in the number of people in the area, including a reduc tion in students. SEE REBUILDING, PAGE 5 Research funding sees spike BY STEPHANIE NEWTON ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR UNC-Chapel Hill brought in a record amount of research grants and contracts in fiscal year 2006 5593 million —but officials say more private donations are needed to become the nation’s top research institution. This year’s grants marked a 2.4 percent increase from 2005’s $579 million, more than doubling the amount UNC-CH collected as recently as 1997- This record funding also coin cides with a cut in appropriations from the National Institutes of Health —a medical research cen ter that has historically accounted SEE RESEARCH, PAGE 5 announcement WE'RE HIRING Anyone looking to join the nation's premier college newspaper should pick up an application from our office, Union Suite 2409. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 3br Safin ®ar Hrel Chancellor James Moeser said the state will expect moderate, if any, tuition hikes this year. mend this year given the generosity of the state and to encourage the state to continue to do what they're doing,” Chancellor James Moeser said earlier this month. New Zealand |wl BjSS ' 0 ,- Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Peru Switzerland 1 Trinidad & Tobago United Kingdom 5 ! 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Medicine < 1 1288,199,704 . I . Education 53.453.587 ~ Other Schools’ “ ~1 Jtßtc I'SsffflLv $ Social Work jL $8,683,882 1 4BS§M|£*’V . “T-- : Pharmacy B 1 HH = S3M $9,129,142 Nursing J i hmmkS $9-960,127 ‘ Dentistry J 511.762.555 jfj $60,356,550 f®! Public Health . .§ fSHHBF $61,310,784 All Other University Units j $132,371,521 1 33 •includes Business, Government Law and Information & library Science schools SOURCE: OFFICE 0E RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DTWKURT GENTRY online j dailvtarheel.com TECH SAVVY County commissioners set up deal to broadcast meetings live EXPLOSIVE Roman Candle rocks Cat's Cradle during a Friday night performance EDITOR'S BLOG We've made a bunch of changes, let us know what you think www.dallytarheel.com UNC officials have justified past increases by pointing to a need to improve faculty salaries saying the additional funds help retain and recruit high-quality faculty. Trustees last year approved a $250 tuition increase for in-state students and a $l,lOO hike for out of-state students roping in $4 million for faculty salaries. Student Body President James Allred, who serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees, said UNC must weigh its options. arts j page 7 PUP-PET PROJECT Paperhand Puppet Intervention puts on its seventh annual outdoor performance featuring four stories based in folklore “We have to be very careful this year because the state was very generous,” Allred said. He said if UNC officials submit drastic tuition increases to the state, there could be a backlash. “It could look as if the University wasn’t grateful for the support of the state and was instead being very greedy,” he said. Moeser also said it’s important to recognize that state funds came through this year. “The expectation will be that BY SHARI FELD SENIOR WRITER The class of 2010 is an eclectic mix of fresh faces that offi cials say is more in step with the University’s goal for overall diversity than past freshman classes. “It’s by far the most diverse we’ve had in a ,NS,DE long time at Carolina or even ever,” said Steve Farmer, director of undergraduate admissions. reasons for More black, Hispanic and Asian freshmen enrolled coming to UNC. this year than last year, while fewer white students PAGE 6 enrolled, according to preliminary data from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The number of Caucasian freshmen dropped from 2,755 last year to 2,672 this year, or 73.4 percent to 69-9 percent. This marks the first time white students accounted for less than 70 percent of the incom ing class, Farmer said. SEE FRESHMEN, PAGE 6 Small-time racetrack dreams big BY KAYLA CARRICK ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR Saturday night, Chance Carpenter, of Sanford, was the first to pass the checkered flag in his stock car race. “I grew up around it,” he said. “My dad raced, and I would watch him. As soon as I got a job, I started racing myself. It’s just natural.” After three years of an empty track, the Orange County Speedway in Rougemont has run an expanded schedule this season, giving locals like Carpenter a chance to race. Carpenter has raced for two seasons and does most of his time behind the wheel at the speedway. The speedway, labeled “The SEE SPEEDWAY, PAGE 5 our tuition increases will, if any thing, will be moderate, not large, given the generosity of the General Assembly,” he said. But Allred said if tuition rates are frozen this year, it could dam age faculty salary gains. “The question we have to ask is, what’s a reasonable balance between meeting our University needs and faculty needs and upholding promises to students.” Sophomore Alison Savignano, co-chairwoman of the political DTH/GALEN CLARKE Fans look on at the start of the Southern Ground Pounders - Modified Division race at the Orange County Speedway on Saturday night. this day in history AUGUST 28,2001 ... State Bureau of Investigation bomb squad officials are called to the University to dismantle a pipe bomb found on Cameron Avenue. MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006 committee for the Out-of-State Student Association, said the orga nization will try to assert its posi tion early in the process. “We want to establish more of a presence at the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees meetings,” she said. “We’re going to really focus on getting to them early and getting our point across.” The tuition advisory task force will first meet Sept. 5. The group SEE TUITION, PAGE 5 weather Partly Cloudy %*Jt> H 94,171 index police log 2 calendar .’2 sports 12 crossword 5 edit Z. 8
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