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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 55 ASG president to appeal assault conviction Student officials call for an open discussion BY ERIC JOHNSON SENIOR WRITER Barely two months into his term as president of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments, Cole Jones is finding himself in the delicate position of explaining a criminal conviction for mis demeanor assault. On Aug. 1, exactly one month after taking office, Jones appeared in Craven County District Court to dispute charges SERVICES HEAD SOUTH Move centralizes campus offices BY WHITNEY KISLING UNIVERSITY EDITOR As students roam campus put ting final touches on their sched ules and paying tuition bills, many are finding themselves gravitating to one location. The new Student and Academic Services Buildings, which officially opened in July, now houses many academic and student activity departments. The buildings are one of the University’s final initiatives that aim to tie North and South cam puses together bringing a mix of residential, academic and admin istrative buildings to one location. “The vision for this particu lar area of South Campus was to include all of those components,” said Christopher Payne, associate vice chancellor for student affairs. The buildings’ departments range from Disability Services to Fraternity and Sorority Life. Most building visitors have sought the services of the University Registrar and Student Accounts and University Receivables, as students are still hacking out their class schedules and paying tuition bills. Despite officials’ efforts to alert the campus of the location changes, some students were still a little unsure where to go. Sophomore Raj Naik, who lives in Morrison Residence Hall, needed to visit Student Accounts to pay off his account balance. He saved himself a trip to North Campus where most of the departments previously were located by double-checking the location before he left. “That would have been a bum mer,” he said, as he waited in line with about 15 other students. Although this year’s freshmen weren’t aware of the departments’ previous locations, some still had trouble figuring it out. “I wasn’t exactly sure, so I had to ask, and somebody in Student Stores told me,” said freshman Jordan Oakes, who lives in Granville Towers. To help with the confusion, the north building usually staffs an information desk with two student workers. But before the desk opened, the Department of Housing and Freshmen go to top of class BY COLIN CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER Many of this year’s freshmen might seem lost and confused as they wander the campus, but mem bers of the class of 2011 on average have academic credentials that exceed their predecessors at UNC. The average SAT score of fresh men is 1302, up from 1292 in last year’s entering class, according to preliminary data released by UNC’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. SEE FRESHMEN, PAGE 5 CORRECTION An incorrect map ran with Monday’s front-page story “Deadlines approaching for Carolina North’s approv al.” To see the correct ver sion of the map, visit www. unc.edu/depts/trustees/ Carolina%2oNorth.pdf. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 01fr Daily ®ar Mrri filed by the maternal aunt and grandmoth er of his 2-year-old son. The charges were related to a February incident in which Jones attempted to leave the Havelock home of his son’s maternal grandmother. According to witnesses and police reports, Jones tried to drive away with his son in the car, but the boy’s aunt Shekinah Bryant was hanging from the driver’s side window. Jones said he plans Student and Academic Services Buildings Consisting of 160,000 square feet and costing S3O miltion to build, the SASB opened in time for the start of the fall 2007 semester. Offices in the building: NORTH BUILDING """ '> J /" LEVEL ONE / / LEVEL TWO / / LEVEL THREE BASEMENT Dean of Students Disability Services University Registrar Honor System Basics: Answers students’ policy issues Basics: Assistance and education Basics: Provides records, registration Basics: Holds court hearings Hours: 8 a.rryfo 5 p.m. M-F Online: disabilityservices.unc.edu Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F Online: honor.unc.edu Online: deanofstudents.unc.edu .. . . Online: regweb.unc.edu . Student Accounts and Learning Center Fraternity and Sorority Life University Receivables LGBTQ Center t Basics: Peer tutoring £>. Basics: Oversees greek groups Basics: Formerly University Cashier Basics: Sexuality and gender identity Online: www.unc.edu/depts/lcweb Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F Online: lgbt.unc.edu ' writi Center Online: greeb.unc.edu Online: cashiers.unc.edu Basics: Writing coaching Housing and Residential Ed. Academic Success Program ifiu n. ' ".'v': Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-Th, 9 Basics: Campus housing for Students with LD & ADHD % a : acm. to 3 p.m. Fri. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F Basics: Learning disability services \ Onlme: www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb \ Online: housing.unc.edu —' Online: www.unc.edu/asp mm !?’ .soothmum - aaaa^. \ NC Health Careers Access Paul Hardin i v Basics: Fosters careers in health Residence Hall ■ D D C p p § ' Online: nc-hcap.unc.edu New Student, Carolina Parent A o feet ioo Basics: Organizes orientation, etc. Mannina Drive Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F 3 SOURCE; http://SASB.UNC.EDU Online: nscpp.unc.edu DTH/REBECCA ROLFE “Were happy to he almost like an information desk for South Campus” JILL RODRIGUEZ, marketing MANAGER FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT Residential Education, which is located at the main entrance, acted as the building’s information center. “We’re happy to be almost like an information desk for South Campus,” said Jill Rodriguez, marketing man ager for the housing department Although it can be a headache for students and parents to search for the relocated departments, SASB Operations Coordinator The Class of 2011 2006-07 2007-08 In-State 84.1 percent 80.1 percent Out-of-state 15.1 percent 19.9 percent Male 40.1 percent 39.8 percent Female 59.9 percent 60.2 percent White/Caucasian 69.8 percent 69.3 percent Top 10% of class 76.2 percent 76.5 percent Average SAT score 1292 1302 SOURCE: Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Office of Institutional Research announcement WE'RE HIRING The DTH is accepting applications for new staff. Come to our interest meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Union 3411 for information. Applications are available in Union 2409 or at www.dailytarheel.com. www.dallytarheeLcom to appeal the conviction, arguing that the boy’s aunt assaulted him and refused to let go of the car. “I’m just not going to say ‘OK’ to some thing I wasn’t at fault for,” Jones said, explaining why he plans to appeal. “The ‘assault’ was basically me leaving the scene with my son after I was attacked.” Even with an appeal pending, Jones’ legal troubles have sparked a quiet but intense debate among UNC-system offi cials and ASG officers about how to handle the situation. Jim Phillips, chairman of the UNC-sys- Other campus moves Carolina Center for Public Service 205 Wilson Street unc.edu/cps University Career Services Granville Towers South Second Floor careers.unc.edu Academic Advising Programs ■ Phillips Hall: Team 65,70,75,85 Renee Cadena said most are find ing a silver lining in the situation. “The positive has been if they come for accounts receivable, they also need to go to the registrar,” tem Board of Governors, met with Jones not long after the court hearing. As ASG president, Jones is entitled to serve as the student representative on the board, which sets policy for all 17 UNC-system and 95, pre-health and pre-law Coates Building: Team 55,60,90 advising.unc.edu The Graduate Student Center 211 AW. Cameron Ave. gradschool.unc.edu/gsc Carolina leadership Development Carolina Union suite 3505 leadership.unc.edu she said. “It’s much better when it’s housed in the same building.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. DTH/TIMOTHY REESE Freshman Will Bayliss, from Greensboro, buys books at Student Stores on Monday. features | page u FACT AND FICTION What really happens if you kiss under Davie Poplar? The DTH debugs some of the campus's prominent myths. ASG President Cole Jones wants to continue in office while he appeals the conviction. DTH/RICKY LEUNG The new Student and Academic Services Buildings will house several offices on campus, including the University Registrar. Statewide shortage of teachers hurts county BY CATARINA SARAIVA ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR School starts Monday for local school districts, but education leaders say they are short a few teachers. Schools across the state are experiencing teacher short ages, and in Chapel Hill and Canhoro, school INSIDE State sets out funds to draw next generation of teachers. PAGE 6 this day in history AUG. 21,2002... Chancellor James Moeser and two students are interviewed on "Good Morning America" about the year's controversial summer reading book about the Quran. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007 campuses. “Students need to have that representa tion in an effective way,” Phillips said in an interview. He said he would like to see the issue resolved in time for the board’s Sept. 7 meeting. “I am very sorry for Cole and for ASG with regard to the events that have occurred,” he said. The board’s stance reflects a willingness to let student officials decide what action, if any, ought to be taken. The board is SEE COLE JONES, PAGE 5 Book policy revamp limited Buybacks apply to 50 courses BY ERIC JOHNSON SENIOR WRITER As part of a recent mandate from the UNC system, campus officials are slowly hammering out the details of an expanded buyback program for introduc tory textbooks. Public universities across the state have until the spring semester to implement a rental system or guaranteed buyback for textbooks in large introduc tory courses. Officials at TJNC-CYiapeY Hill have opted for a buyback, arguing that a rental system is too expen sive, and decided that any class with more than 250 students will qualify for the program. The guidelines issued by the UNC system in March allow each campus to decide the scope of its buyback commitment based on how officials define “large, intro ductory course.” “Obviously, the more narrowly you define it, the more easily you can reach the goal,” said Steve Allred, executive associate pro vost and chairman of the com mittee charged with implement ing the new textbook guidelines. “Two-hundred and fifty just seemed like a reasonable num ber.” That would translate into a guaranteed buyback for about 50 courses, based on data from fall 2006, including such fresh man staples as Economics 101 and Math 231. That constitutes a relatively small proportion of classes offered at the University, and stu dent officials say they’d like to see the buyback expand over time. Student Body Vice President Mike Tarrant, the student repre- SEE TEXTBOOKS, PAGE 5 will start with 19 vacant positions. “What’s different about some of the positions that we have open has to do with the specialization attached to them,” said Stephanie Knott, assistant to the superin tendent for community relations for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. While most of the shortages are part-time positions, the absences SEE TEACHERS, PAGE 5 weather OT-Storms H 90, L 64 index police log 2 calendar 2 sports 25 games 34 opinion 36
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