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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 103 Fee referendum passes Students get more say on increases BY DANIELLE KUCERA STAFF WRITER Students voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow themselves to have more say in student fee increases. There were 1,927 votes cast, with 1,585 students, or about 82 percent, voting to support an amendment to the Student Constitution. The amendment requires a majority of students to approve increases for four fees: student activity, Student Legal Services, RALEIGH AIMS TO RIVAL FRANKLIN BY DEVIN ROONEY STAFF WRITER The first Haunted Hillsborough Hike in Raleigh has made Hillsborough Street many students’ desti nation for Halloween, but the students and bar owners responsible for the event are hoping it will do more. They said this event could help make the street N.C. State University’s version of Franklin Street more commercially vibrant. Matt Potter, chairman of the N.C. State Student Senate’s campus commu nity committee, said he started planning the event a month ago because he was tired of seeing his fellow students desert their city for Halloween, many heading for Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. SEE HALLOWEEN, PAGE 9 BY scon FREEDENBERG STAFF WRITER With masses of witches, vampires and masked murderers poised to invade Franklin Street tonight, the Chapel Hill Police Department is ready to sec tion off areas of downtown to prepare for the fes tivities. Here is what revelers can expect with street clo sures and parking, according to a Chapel Hill Police Department press release about Halloween. Date set in Orange High shooting trial BY TRACEY THERET ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR HILLSBOROUGH Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan set a trial date of May 5,2008, for the man accused of firing shots at Orange County High School in 2006 after he killed his father. Alvaro Rafael Castillo, an Orange High graduate, made a brief appearance in court Tuesday in a black suit and tie. After Morgan agreed to the date, Castillo smiled and tossed a slight wave over his shoulders to the courtroom before being led out of the back of the building to a sheriff’s car. Castillo has several charges stemming from the August incidents, including first degree murder and two counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction. He was 19 years old at the time of the incidents. He is accused of driving a van through 4 Days left until one-stop voting ends. Visit www.co.orange.nc.us/elect @hr lailu (Far Rrrl Undergraduate Teaching Award and APPLES fees. Students could not vote previ ously on these fees. “I think that, for one, it shows that the student body is ready and willing to take on more responsibil ity,” Congress Speaker Tyler Younts said. “I think students realize that it’s going to be a good way to hold the officials accountable.” The amendment also struck the Student Recreation Center fee from the constitution because the : ltl HFiKL 1 F J| wL alii!'■ - Hlra F 'wmr JjL ;■% ~WJ , HL Jmf 'jBI DTH/JULIE TURKEWITZ N.C. State seniors Jon Brune (left) and Hunter Gillespie shop for Spartan warrior costumes at Halloween & More, a costume shop on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Local bars are trying to get students to stay on Hillsborough Street. Til be there," Gillespie said. Chapel Hill prepares for Halloween festivities Street Closures: Starting at 9 p.m., the following streets will be closed to automobiles: ■ Franklin Street will be closed from Raleigh to Roberson streets. ■ Columbia Street will be closed from Rosemary Street to Cameron Avenue. ■ Raleigh Street will be closed from East Franklin Street to Cameron Avenue. ■ Henderson Street will be closed from East the guard house of the Orange High stu dent parking lot about 1 p.m. Aug. 30 and opening fire on students eating lunch. T\vo students were injured, and Castillo imme diately was taken into custody. Castillo then told authorities he killed his father, Rafael Huezo Castillo, earlier that morning. Rafael Castillo’s body was found with gunshot wounds at his Hillsborough home. Castillo has said he’s “obsessed” with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in which two students killed 13 people before killing themselves. The Columbine High principal reportedly received an e-mail from Castillo hours before the incident that says he had planned a shooting at an N.C. school. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. CORRECTION Due to a reporting error Oct. 25, a police log item was incorrect. David Louis Woods of Durham was not the subject of a police investi gation and arrest as stated. The Daily Thr Heel apologizes for the error. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 www.dailvtarheelxom “I think ...it shows that the student body is ready ...to take on more responsibility.” TYLER YOUNTS, STUDENT CONGRESS SPEAKER fee no longer exists. Students now must vote on fee increases for eight fees. At least 2.5 percent of the stu dent body needed to vote on the referendum, and about 7 percent cast their votes on the issue. Officials from UNC’s Board of Elections said this year’s voting turnout was lower than last year’s election. ■Hr A DTH/ELYSSA SHARP Alvaro Castillo, who has several charges stemming from incidents in 2006, will be tried in May 2008. [HjjjHp . tL; H^plj Hnff * Some students who voted said they thought the issue was worthy of student votes. “I feel like in the U.S. govern ment a lot of people don’t get rep resented,” freshman Laura Hartley said. “On an issue that is as impor tant to the student body as fees, I think people from all backgrounds SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 9 Rosemary to East Franklin streets. ■ Residential streets of downtown Chapel Hill will be closed except to residents of those streets and their guests. Parking: ■ Starting at 6 p.m., vehicles parked on the prem ises of the celebration will be towed. Illegally parked vehicles will have a recovery cost of $lO3. Media vehi cles will also not be allowed within the party site. sports | pngt‘ 7 ON A ROLL The women's volleyball team cruised to victory Tuesday against N.C. State. The team en tered the game with an 18-game win streak against their rival. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 flfli piw" ni^i DTH/DANIEL VAN NIEKERK Sophomores Shaddi Hasan (left) and Elinor Benami vote on a student fee amendment to the Student Constitution. The measure passed. ■ There will be parking in the town’s lots for S2O per vehicle. That includes the Rosemary Street Deck. ■ Shuttles will run from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. from the park and ride lots at the Friday Center, University Mall, Jones Ferry and Southern Village. The cost is $5 per person. The town has asked visitors to use the shuttle services to get to the downtown celebrations. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Localizing efforts to process illegals N.C. officers will partner with feds BY ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR As states across the nation scram ble to provide local law enforcement with the tools to combat illegal immigration, all eyes are on North Carolina, the first in the nation to craft a formal partnership with fed eral immigration authorities. The state has become a test case for controversial programs like 287 g, in which local officers are trained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help pro cess undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. this day in history OCT. 31,1968... After 75 percent of UNC females sign a petition for more campus surveillance. Officials announce they will hire security guards for all women's residence halls. Rules for partying on Franklin Street: 1 Alcohol is prohibited inside the premises of the celebration. All normal state and local laws concerning alcohol will be in effect. “We get lots of drunk and disorderly charges,” said Lt. Kevin Gunter of the Chapel Hill Police Department. Case in point: DO NOT bring alcohol to Franklin Street. Flammable substances, as well as explosives and fireworks, are strictly prohibited from the party. “Obviously, we don’t usually have an issue with bonfires dur ing Halloween,” Gunter said. 3 Animals will not be allowed on the premises. Keep Spot at home, even if he is part of your brilliant dog-walker outfit. 4 Glass bottles, paint and coolers are not permitted. Weapons are strictly prohibited from the party, and anything resembling a weapon or that can be used as a weapon will be confiscated. Items made of wood, metal, cardboard or hard plastic are included in this list, even if they are part of a costume. IMMIGRATION in North Carolina a four-part series Today: law enfmvement Thursday: economic impact It’s still too early to determine the ultimate impact of the program, although the broad scope of pow ers granted to local officers could dramatically change the dynamic between law enforcement and the state’s Hispanic population, among the fastest-growing in the nation. North Carolina generated more interest in 287 g than any other SEE IMMIGRATION, PAGE 9 weather Mostly sunny index”" 152 police log 2 calendar 2 sports 7 games ’ 7 opinion 10
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