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UNC Mobile program
offers safety features
BY KATY DOLL
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Students and faculty are ring
ing in the fall semester with
UNC Mobile, anew cell phone
service plan offered through the
University.
And now that its pilot program
is complete and new features have
been added, officials are work
ing on promotion and potential
expansion.
The University has partnered
with Rave Wireless since 2006
when a small pilot group tested its
text messaging, data sharing and
emergency contact capabilities.
Student have been able to sign
up for all features since mid-July.
“We’ve had quite a few people
sign up,” said Brian Payst, director
of technology and systems support
for the Division of Student Affairs
at UNC.
More than 50 students have pur
chased Guardian-enabled phones,
and more than 570 students are
enrolled in Rave.
Rave Wireless allows users
to receive emergency text mes
sages from the University, view
e-mails and receive alerts from
Blackboard.
Rave Guardian uses a Global
Positioning Service chip to provide
the location of a student in trou
ble to the Department of Public
Safety.
Users set a timer on their phone,
and if the alarm isn’t turned off, the
phone’s position is sent to DPS.
“It’s an opt-in service,” Payst
said. “It doesn’t get activated until
you turn it on and doesn’t report
your location until the alarm goes
off.”
The UNC Mobile plan uses the
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UNC Mobile service
Rave Wireless is a cell phone
service available to all students
with phones that can receive
text messages and/or online
data transfer. Students can chose
which options they want to
include from the following:
Emergency text messages
from the University
Blackboard updates
Access to University e-mail
Bus times from Nextßus
> Updates from SLlCE.unc.edu
Ability to create groups to text
and poll
Rave Guardian is an additional
service for phones with a GPS
locator. The service allows users
to set an alarm, which alerts the
Department of Public Safety to
the location of the phone if the
alarm is not turned off.
Sprint Nextel network for any
plans bought through the system.
Students and faculty still can apply
for some Rave Wireless services but
cannot use the Guardian program
without the specific phones offered
through UNC Mobile.
Anyone with an Onyen can
sign up for portions of Rave, but
only students living on campus
can access the Guardian technol
ogy. Officials are in talks about
expanding the program to include
off-campus students, Payst said.
A UNC Mobile store is locat
ed on the first floor of Morrison
Residence Hall. The store offers
four GPS-enabled phones, and
“It’s a brave new
world the
mobile campus.”
BRIAN PAYST, DIRECTOR OF
TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT FOR
THE DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
the basic service package costs
$48.99.
The UNC Mobile program
also offers a SIOO incentive to
purchasers who have to break an
existing contract with another
provider.
“After four months, they’ll give
you SIOO credit on your bill,” said
Melissa Waits, Rave’s on-campus
representative.
Officials sent campuswide e
mails and spoke at orientations to
promote the plan.
“It’s a fabulous idea,” said Vicki
Sapp, mother of freshman Erol
Koymen. “The prices are competi
tive or equivalent.”
Several other applications are in
the works, including a flash-card
program, which provides an out
let for students to create quizzes
and professors to send out study
guides.
Officials also are working to
integrate students’ work abroad
and in the community with Rave’s
applications.
“Its a brave new world the
mobile campus,” Payst said. “How
do we capture some of what you’re
doing and bring it back to cam
pus?”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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Sigma Nu reclaims house
BY KELLY GIEDRAITIS
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
If you look closely, you still can
see the outline of the Greek letters
“alpha,” “epsilon” and “pi” on 109
Fraternity Court
But above the door, two shiny
brass letters signify the house’s new
residents Sigma Nu fraternity.
This summer Sigma Nu
returned to the house at the head
of Fraternity Court after a five-year
absence replacing Alpha Epsilon
Pi fraternity, which was leasing the
space from Sigma Nu.
But Sigma Nu’s excitement about
having a house in a central location
is mixed with apprehension.
“It’s a completely different
dynamic than we’ve been used to,”
said Edward Prewitt, president of
Sigma Nu. “At this point we’re kind of
viewed as outsiders in the frat scene.
We’re known as ‘the guys taking back
(Alpha Epsilon Pi’s) house.’”
When Sigma Nu disbanded in
2002 because of poor recruitment
numbers, the fraternity’s alumni
worked to ensure that Sigma Nu
could return to the house.
Alpha Epsilon Pi leased the house
on a yearly basis, with the stipulation
that if Sigma Nu rebuilt its member
ship, it would reclaim the house.
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and a half ago, as the Psi chapter of
Sigma Nu regrew its membership.
This spring Sigma Nu’s charter
was reinstated, and members from
both fraternities began preparing
for Sigma Nu’s return.
Sigma Nu focused on renovating
the house tearing out walls, re
plastering and adding new carpet.
Prewitt said 26 men will live in the
house this semester.
Alpha Epsilon Pi was unable to
secure another house for this year.
Many of the 42 members moved into
five different houses in the area.
“We’re doing fine,” said Matthew
Putterman, president of Alpha
Epsilon Pi. “I’m actually really excit
ed to go a year without a house.”
He said the break will allow the
fraternity to focus more on its ideals,
rather than just hosting parties.
Members of other fraternities
said that they are sad to see Alpha
Epsilon Pi go but that they support
Sigma Nu’s successful comeback.
“You don’t want to say you’re
excited because someone is leav
ing, but it is always exciting to have
someone new move in next door,”
said TVoupe Brewer, who is a senior
in Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
If all goes well, Alpha Epsilon Pi
will be in a house next year.
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“We’re definitely looking,”
Putterman said. “There’s a couple
options available.”
He declined to name exact loca
tions for contractual reasons, but
he added that Sigma Nu’s alumni
board is helping Alpha Epsilon Pi
find anew home.
Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Nu
have developed a good working
relationship, Putterman said.
“They’ve just been really great to
us. They’re helping us out.”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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