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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
National and World News
FROM THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Thompson skips
N.H., heads south
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP)
With his Republican rivals
jockeying for victory in New
Hampshire, former Sen. Fred
Thompson started a multiday
bus tour Tuesday through this
early voting state considered
critical to his campaign.
“I don't kndw of any bet
ter place to stand my ground
and test my case than in South
Carolina," Thompson told a cou
ple hundred of supporters.
He later told reporters he
needs to do well in South
Carolina, which votes Jan. 19.
Sexist comments
at Clinton event
SALEM, N.H. (AP) - Hillary
Rodham Clinton's campaign
stop was interrupted Monday
when two men stood in the
crowd and began screaming,
“Iron my shirt!" during one of
her final appearances before the
New Hampshire primary.
Clinton, a former first lady
running to become the nation's
first female president, laughed at
the seemingly sexist protest that
suggested a woman's place is
doing the laundry and not run
ning the country. The two men
were removed from the hall.
Study examines possible Hillsborough train stop
BY CATARINA SARAIVA
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
The N.C. Railroad Company is
conducting a study outlining the
implications of creating a pas
senger train stop in Hillsborough,
something for which both residents
and town officials have called.
The study w ill analyze the cost
feasibility of using NCRR's exist
ing tracks from Goldsboro to
Greensboro for increased passenger
service, said Kat Christian, public
affairs director for the company.
Hillsborough had a train sta
tion in the early 19605, and a resi
dent group, led by Art Mines, has
drafted a petition to bring the stop
back, said Craig Benedict. Orange
County planning director.
The Orange County Board of
Commissioners echoed resident
support at a meeting in October.
“We need to do this,” said
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Musharraf will let British proceed
with investigation of Bhuttos death
ISLAMABAD. Pakistan (AP) -
President Pervez Musharraf told
British forensic experts Tuesday
they would have a free hand in
investigating the circumstances
surrounding the assassination of
opposition leader Benazir Bhutto,
a government official said.
The promise appeared to be
a softening of the government's
position on the probe. Last
week. Musharraf told reporters
the investigators would not be
allowed to go on a “wild goose
chase' and investigate claims the
government was behind Bhutto's
killing in a Dec. 27 shooting and
French president
planning wedding
PARIS (AP) - French
President Nicolas Sarkozy said
Tuesday his relationship with
model-turned-singer Carla
Bruni is "serious," and he sug
gested that wedding plans are
in the works.
The Journal du Dimanche
newspaper reported this week
end that a wedding is expected
for early February, prompting
Sarkozy to joke, "It isn't the (news
paper) that will set the date."
Sarkozy's romance with
Bruni reportedly started shortly
after the French leader and his
second wife, Cecilia Sarkozy,
divorced three months ago.
Commissioner Mike Nelson at the
meeting.
Hillsborough Mayor Tom
Stevens said the town has received
resolutions of support for a rail
stop from the towns of Carrboro
and Chapel Hill, as well as from
the chambers of commerce and
area tourist boards.
“There’s just been overwhelm
ing support, and it makes absolute
sense," he said.
The study started in October
and is scheduled to be finished
in June. Engineers from HNTB,
a national engineering firm, will
create a “sophisticated computer
model that duplicates the tracks
on a screen, and it shows how the
trains would operate if there were
four trains added in the morning
for rush hour, a midday train and
four trains added in the evening,"
Christian said.
bombing attack.
Bhutto’s killing plunged
Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in the
war on terror, even deeper into
political crisis at a time when
it is battling militants linked to
al-Qaida and the Taliban move
ment
The government blamed the
attack on Islamic militants and
initially said Bhutto was killed
when the force of the blast
slammed her head into a lever
on the sunroof of her car. The
opposition blamed elements of
the ruling party and said she was
killed by gunfire.
Opposition stays
defiant in Kenya
ELDORET, Kenya (AP) -
Kenya's opposition leader rejected
a presidential invitation for talks,
calling the offer “public relations
gimmickry" that would under
mine international attempts to
end an election standoff that has
killed more than 500 people.
President Mwai Kibaki
named a Cabinet dominated by
his allies, undeterred by accusa
tions he stole the vote.
Diplomatic efforts intensi
fied to end the political violence,
which has deteriorated into
clashes between other tribes and
Kibaki's Kikuyu, long dominant
in Kenya's politics and economy.
The railroad that passes through
Hillsborough is mainly used for
freight, but Amtrak trains run
through the town four times a day.
NCRR. a private company
owned by the state, has a long
term agreement with Norfolk
Southern Railway to serve state
freight customers.
NCRR’s 317-mile rail corri
CITY SCHOOLS
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tom tier of achievement level, we'd
be throwing all our resources in it,"
Laws said.
One resident, Serena Bethea,
said that the problems in school
began “the day they took God out
of school."
Bethea, who is black, described
the church as the backbone of the
black community and said that it
is paramount the two communities
be brought together once again.
After the meeting officially
ended, Hatley invited audience
members to stay and hear about a
new program his church plans to
implement Feb. 1.
Barbee’s Chapel Harvest
Word Community Resource and
Enrichment Centers will work
towards combining the resources
of the faith community and public
community in order to help those
students in academic crises.
Hatley said the program will
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STI discussion group to
address misconceptions
BY DANIELLE KUCERA
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
A student request is being met
this semester through anew sup
port group aimed at students
with chronic sexually transmitted
infections.
Living with H, a group that
Sara Stahlman, health educa
tor for Campus Health Services,
created this semester upon stu
dent request, is geared toward
young adults infected with the
four chronic sexually transmitted
infections HPV, HIV, herpes
and hepatitis.
Stahlman said the group’s focus
will be on these four “H” STIs
because they are not treatable
and thus affect the lives of those
infected with them differently than
people who can look forward to
treatment.
“We think that they deal with
different issues than people who
have one that can be treated and
then it's gone," she said.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
a relatively high percentage of
people infected with STIs are in
their 20s.
For HPV, about 50 percent of
those infected are between the
ages of 20 and 24.
Stahlman was approached
by a student with herpes at the
beginning of last semester who
expressed a need for an on-cam
pus psychological support system
for those with STIs.
“I've been living with herpes for
dor, which runs from Morehead
City through Hillsborough and
the Triad to Charlotte, is mostly
a single-rail line. It carries about
70 freight trains and eight Amtrak
trains per day. Christian said.
The company's agreement with
Norfolk Southern Railway guaran
tees that passenger trains will not
interfere with freight train traffic.
'The two words that
need to come to
the fore are
institutional racism
and white privilege
NANCIE MCDERMOTT, parent
only be open to those students who
display an immediate need of the
program's intervention.
Hatley said one important aspect
of the program is that it will focus
on all aspects of a child, not just the
child's academic performance.
“No one can convince me that
black kids can’t learn. But yes, the
children come with a lot of issues,"
Hatley said.
“We have got to be able to deal
with the whole person, not just
tests."
Contact the City Editor
at cityde.tk@unc.edu.
seven years now and realized in
my own personal life and in deal
ing with partner disclosure that
there is a need for support around
that situation," said the graduate
student, who asked that her name
not be used.
She said that the clinical sup
port doctors offer is only one side
of having an STI and that opening
conversation with those with the
same experiences is imperative.
The group will offer informa
tional guest speakers and focus on
emphasizing self-acceptance and
group support, Stahlman said.
‘I think a lot of times people
who have these particular viruses
have some misconceptions of their
own," she said.
An STI is different from a sexu
ally transmitted disease because an
STD is the result of damage caused
by an STI.
Stahlman said several students
have already contacted her with
interest in the group.
If students need support out
side of UNC, the N.C. Division of
Public Health funds clinical care
primary, medical and dental
for those with HIV, said John
Peebles, assistant branch head
for the HIV/STD prevention and
care branch of the N.C. Division of
Public Health.
“We also provide the STD drugs
that local health departments use
free of charge, excluding drugs for
HIV," he said.
Students can get tested for STIs
at Campus Health Services.
“Really the information that
comes out of this study will be a
planning tool," Benedict said.
“Planning ideas need to be
considered at this time in order
to prompt and/or warrant a train
station in the future."
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@ unc.edu.
Concerns the NAACP mentioned on its report
card titled 'Black Children Left Behind'
1. Eliminating the achievement gap
between African-American students
and white students.
2. Decreasing suspension and
drop-out rates of African-American
students.
3. Eliminating the use of the courts
as venues for disciplining African-
American students.
4. Diminishing the segregation of
Advanced Placement classes.
5. Providing adequate and appro
priate professional development for
teachers to address the needs of
African-American children.
6. Recruiting, hiring, supporting,
retaining and promoting teachers
and administrators of color, particu
larly African Americans.
7. Diminishing the early ability
grouping of students and track-
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Stahlman said she hopes this
group will clear misconceptions
held by those who consider people
with STIs sexually promiscuous.
‘lt’s not like you tell an alcoholic.
You got what’s coming, good luck to
you,” she said. ‘By having conversa
tions about this, we’re only setting
ourselves up for a better under
standing of sex and sexuality."
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
CONDEMNED
FROM PAGE 3
said the house's historical signifi
cance should be reconsidered.
Chapel Hill has four nationally
recognized historic districts where
many of the buildings are listed on
the National Register of Historic-
Places.
Although the Graham house is
within both national and local his
toric district boundaries, it is not
listed as a historic building.
“Whoever looked at these houses
didn’t see it as a noteworthy histor
ical cause," Dollar said.
If a house is within a local
historic district, Chapel Hill
rules require homeowners to
get approval before making any
exterior changes. But homeown
ers are not required to keep their
homes in good condition or up to
certain standards.
“There is nothing in Chapel Hill
that prohibits letting the house fall
down," Kapp said.
And repairs to the Graham
house would be expensive, as
Smith estimates the restoration
would cost more than $600,000.
Once restored, though, the house
could be worth in excess of $2
million.
“I’m definitely a supporter of
saving that house," he said.
“It has the caliber to be pre
served, and it has interesting
architecture."
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
ing them throughout their school
careers, especially for African-
American students.
8. Giving dose scrutiny and exami
nation of the curriculum to ensure
that the curriculum is aligned with
the advancement of the mission of
public education “to serve the
public good."
9. Publiazing and institutional
izing programs that work and make
them available for all children
10. Establishing a strong partner
ship between the school system
and community, especially the
African-American community.
11. Diminishing practices and
attitudes of staff that use parents'
unavailability or challenges to
avoid equally educating children of
color, especially African-American
children.
REGISTRATION
FROM PAGE 3
ated the priority registration pro
posal, said the goal is to allow just 5
percent to 10 percent of the student
population to register early.
“There has to be a trade-off
where you don’t give priority regis
tration to everybody, but you set the
standard such that there is a small
group that receives it," he said.
Student leaders said they protest
ed the new system because it doesn't
have enough supporting evidence.
“Our position on it sort of
evolved over time, and we eventu
ally opposed it,’ said Student Body
Vice President Mike Tarrant, who
spoke at the council meeting.
In an informational e-mail to the
student body last month, the execu
tive branch of student government
took a stance against the proposed
system, stating that it didn't support
an “egalitarian culture’ at UNC.
Before the new system was
passed, the University already was
abiding by a priority- registration
just unofficially.
“We don’t have a flat registration
system; we give priority,’ Reznick
said, noting that deans could rec
ommend students for early regis
tration through memos and unof
ficial requests.
“Once you start giving some
people a place in the line ahead of
others, you create some issues."
While officials will continue
to evaluate the new system each
semester, it will be officially
reviewed after four years.
"This is an experiment’ Reznick
said. “It was designed to be very
open and adjustable and adjusted.’
Contact the University Editor
at udcsk@unc.edu.