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fiaily Jar Hrri CAMPUS BRIEFS Students can raise money by clicking on link twice a day Beginning today, students can help raise money for microcredit loans given to people to help them exit poverty. Forthe Carolina Click Drive 2008, students dick a link twice a day and a sponsor donates 50 cents each day. Last year the drive raised more than $5,000. The campaign lasts until March 17. Students must sign up for a list serv, which will send out an e-mail with instructions. Students will receive a daily e-mail with the link. To register, send a blank e-mail to enix@email.unc.edu. Women pay less for cookies to make up for wage gap Men have to pay 25 cents more for cookies that women in a bake sale held by the Carolina Womens Center in the Pit today. Cookies are $1 for males and 75 cents for females to make up for the gender wage gap in the U.S. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m. The bake sale is the kick off for a week of Valentine’s Day events. For information about upcoming events visit vweek.wetpaint.com/ page/The+Week+At+a+Glance. Kabul University professor visits UNC to solicit help Zalmai Zaheb, the vice chan cellor of student affairs of Kabul University in Afghanistan, spent Friday afternoon touring campus and discussing the needs of his university with UNC officials. Zaheb said that universities in Afghanistan are not nearly as well equipped with faculty or technology as U.S. universities and that one of the aims ofhis trip is to improve edu cation conditions for Afghanistan. His trip included visits to numer ous universities across the U.S. and is also an opportunity- for UNC to bring more international students to campus. UNC s number of foreign trans fer students amounts to only about 1 percent of about 26,000 students. Zaheb said he felt confident that the two universities would be able to assist each others needs. Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story. CITY BRIEFS Winds cause power outages; 3,900 without power locally High winds caused power out ages in Chapel Hill and throughout the state Sunday. As of Sunday afternoon, power was out for about 3,900 Chapel Hill customers of Duke Energy. Only 24 were still without power as of 10:16 p.m. “Trees are blowing down every where," customer service represen tative Rick Boggs said. “It’s almost like a hurricane coming through." An evergreen tree hit a power line in front of the house at 604 S. Columbia Ave. and started a brush fire Sunday afternoon. “We were in the house and the lights were flickering and they finally went out and we heard a big crack," house owner Judith Rizzo said. Eight firefighters responded to the scene and put out the fire before any damage was done to the house. Commissioners identify 2008 goals in marathon meeting The Orange County Board of Commissioners spent seven hours bonding with county department heads in their annual retreat, which this year focused on linking major county goals and issues. The commissioners were distrib uted among four tables filled with county staff. They worked together throughout the day, meeting with the other groups to share ideas. Participants went into the work shop full force, starting immediate ly with a 242-item to-do list, with such goals as “balance the budget" and ones focused on the waste transfer center site search. Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story. Black History Month marked with speeches and songs C.W. Stanford Middle School cel ebrated its first Tribute to National Freedom Day and kickoff to Black History Month on Friday. The event included songs performed by the school’s music groups, as well as poetry from famous black poets. “This kind of started out as a seventh-grade lesson plan, but it snowballed into something bigger," said seventh-grade social studies teacher Brenda Green. There were three guests of honor at Friday’s celebration. Former NFL player Dewayne Washington and Orange County judges Beverly Scarlett and Carl Fox spoke. All went to Orange County schools. Visit www.daiiytarheel.com for the full story. From staff and wire reports Congress cuts group requests Committee whittles down budget BY MATTHEW PRICE STAFF WRITER The Finance Committee of Student Congress spent more than 30 hours in a Student Union con ference room this weekend amend ing next year’s budget requests for student groups. The committee had to cut $697,000 in requested funds by almost 50 percent to meet a budget of $364,000. Student group representatives each received about five minutes to justify requests to the committee, which made cuts and amendments. The amended fund requests from this weekend will be passed on to a full Congress meeting that “We are first-generation immigrants, so the culture is deeply rooted. Wefeel that she should know about where she comes from.'' conghe song, CHAPEL HILL RESIDENT IF* mmm .... , . , . OTH/NICOLAS GULLETT A children s dance class from the Chinese School at Chapel Hill has some fun backstage just before their performance to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Saturday at Chapel Hill High School. The Chinese New Year began on Feb. 7 and will last for 15 days. RINGING IN THE RAT BY ANASA HICKS STAFF WRITER Some small children sang clearly, others had wobbly voices, and some just stood on the stage, looking for their parents in the audience. The 4-year-olds sang in the Spring Festival Performance at Chapel Hill High School on Saturday. Members of the local Chinese com munity came together to celebrate the year of the Rat with singing, dancing, music and a Chinese-language jeopardy game. Conghe Song’s daughter, Victoria Song, performed in an umbrella dance. “Chinese New Year is a part of our culture,’ he said. “We are first-generation immigrants, so the culture is deeply rooted. We feel that she should know about where she comes from." The performance was presented by the Chinese School at Chapel Hill, which start ed in 1993. More than 300 students are enrolled in the Saturday classes. Outreach Specialist Weihua Xie said Fashion trendsetter turns 90 BY JESSICA STRINGER STAFF WRITER Give Milton Julian a swatch of fabric, and he can tell you which company in England produced it Julian owned the Franklin Street Milton’s Clothing Cupboard from 1948 to 1990 and sold to everyone from college students to jazz singer Nat “King" Cole, basketball star James Worthy and former gover nor Terry Stanford. As he turns 90 today, Julian still remembers the names of custom ers from decades ago and calk his son after making a good sale. “I wanted to be Johnny Appleseed and spread the clothing around," he said. A Brockton, Mass.-native, Julian brought the Ivy League look down south, including the fiat-front khaki pants and alligator belts, his son Bruce Julian said. Milton Julian owned six stores in North Carolina, Georgia and Texas that hare since closed. He shares his love of clothing with other family members, includ ing brother Maurice and nephew Alexander Julian, who helped design the men's basketball uni forms and owns a shop ofhis own on Franklin Street. Milton Julian used unique pro motions to attract customers to buy his preppy looks. In the 1950 sand '6os he hid Top News begins the weekend of Feb. 29. “Overall, it’s land of easy to decide what to cut and by how much," said Pedro Carreno, Finance Committee chairman. “Some groups don't fol low our general funding rules, and other groups just have to prioritize their needs better." After each representative explained a request, committee members asked questions and often heavily cut or recommended cheaper options. General funding rules come from Title V of the Student Code. The Code takes into consideration the importance of the request to the organization and the uniqueness of the program. It also prohibits fund ing for any social or political events. Some requests were cut com- Chapel Hill has a 12-percent-Asian popula tion, mostly Chinese, but Chinese language courses are not offered in the Chapel Hill- Carrboro School district past middle school. “We try to let them have a chance to study language, culture, heritage," Xie said. “It’s an opportunity' to perform what they're learned all year." The day was clearly about community. Parents stood on stage to fix hair, wipe away smudged makeup and make sure the young est children didn't get lost. During every performance, dads kneeled at the foot of the stage, recording their children's perfor mances with video and digital cameras. The 7- to 8-year-olds danced to a Chinese folk song about the New Year. With grace and control, they' moved as one to the slow music. Claire Yin, a third-grader at Glenwood Elementary School who performed in the fan dance, has been dancing for three years. ‘I like to dance because you feel really free, and you just dance everywhere," she said. HHMnHMKj aft r ‘.- : DTH/NICOIAS GULLETT Milton Julian celebrates his 90th birthday Sunday in Carrboro. Julian is well known for the men's dothing store he used to run on Franklin Street. turtles all over campus, some of which students could trade for ties at his store. ‘Some of the women won, but the)’ didn't want to part with their turtles* Julian said. For the All-Night Screaming Zonker Sale, students lined up on Franklin Street an hour before opening to search for the $5 suits hidden in the stocks of clothing. The sales would get better ever)’ hour. ‘My job as the head of stock was to go up on the roof and throw free clothes oAT said Bruce Julian, who pletely, rather than being reduced. “We’re generally not going to pay for staplers and markers," Carreno said to several groups requesting office supplies. "All of those things are in the student government office, and any group is free to use them." Many groups stressed the impor tance of student government fund ing for their projects. “This money is very important to us; it's the bulk of the funding for big projects," said Derek Belcher, UNC College Republicans treasurer. The College Republicans had its $35,280 request cut to $12,080. The group asked for $35,000 to bring financial expert Ben Stein to campus next spring. “Of course, we didn't expect that we would get the full amount we requested," Belcher said after the meeting. Carreno said money for speakers Laura Zh6u, a sophomore in high school and master of ceremonies, has been going to Chinese school since she was five. “My favorite part of the New Year is get ting together with friends and then eating a lot of good food," Zhou said. ‘lt’s a really good cultural experience. We shouldn’t for get our heritage." On New Year’s Eve, parents and grand parents in China leave hong bao, which means red envelope, with money under the pillows of the children. Xie said teach ers gave students hong bao with $2 dollars inside at Chinese school Feb. 2. Event after about 20 performances, audi ence members and the performers were still energetic and cheerful. “It’s a chance for people to get together and be playful and a chance for the kids to per form," Song said. “It’s a community event" Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. now owns a menswear store in Charlotte. Julians seven children all helped at the store, and today he boasts of 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren, with one more on the way. "We all at some point worked in Dad's store,* Shannon Julian said. “All of us grew up in the back of that store." Harvey Cannon started working part-time for Julian in college and considers him a mentor, friend and SEE JULIAN, PAGE 4 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 constituted the largest category of funding requests, about 21 percent. Printing fees came in second. Student groups can contest the recommendation of the finance com mittee at the full Congress meeting. Black Student Movement’s fund ing request was cut from $30,000 to $12,000. “We hare to contest this decision. There is no choice." BSM President Derek Sykes said. “We need this money for the programming, and without the programming that we provide, the campus would be a very different place." Objecting groups have the com ing weeks to forther specify requests and will receive 15 minutes to pres ent their findings to Congress. Contact the University Editor at udeskQiunc.edu. Chapel Hill to discuss towing rule changes BY ROSE ANNA LAUDICINA STAFf WRITER No one likes to get towed. And with a public hearing scheduled for 7 p m. today, the Chapel Hill Town Council is giv ing the public a chance to voice its opinions on the current parking and towing ordinance. Resident opinions could help sway the town to amend the current ordinance, clarifying rules for towing companies by placing a cap on tow ing prices and requiring companies to accept all forms of payment “We want a consistent system in place where folks would know what to expect if they get their cars towed," said Chapel Hill police chief Brian Curran, who drafted the pro posed ordinance changes. Some towing operators will also attend the meeting. “When we proposed the ordi nance change, we didn't want the council to vote on it just by our say so,’ Curran said. George Samuel King, the owner of George’s Towing and Recovery, said he will attend the meeting to oppose the possible change to the ordinance, which he said is an unfair punish ment for towing companies. ‘1 don’t think they should tell me what to charge," King said. “1 am an entrepreneur, and it is unfair Budget may cut student loans Drops Perkins, adds Pell Grants BY MEGHAN COOKE STAFF WRITER Bush’s 2009 budget proposal would cut some federal student loan programs in order to chan nel funds toward an expansion of Pell Grants, while recently passed congressional legislation excludes such cuts. Bush's proposal would eliminate the Federal Perkins Loan Program, the oldest federal need-based pro gram. as well as the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, aimed at students with exceptional financial need. Those cuts would fund a $2.7 bil lion expansion of annual Pell Grant appropriations. According to the proposal, the maximum award for the need-based Pell Grant would increase by $6.9 to $4,800. Shirley Ort, director of UNC Scholarships and Student Aid. praised Bush’s proposal to increase the Pell Grant, but said eliminat ing the Perkins Loan program and scaling back the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant might hurt the very' students the president is trying to help. Last year 270 UNC under graduate students received about $2,500 each from Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, she said. “We would have to scramble to come up with that kind of money to fill the gap." Ort said. The impact of eliminating Perkins Loans would vary from cam pus to campus, said Steve Brooks, executive director of the N.C. State Education Assistance Authority, the state financial aid agency . “In general, some students would be able to borrow from more expen sive sources with high interest loans, but others would be left short," he said, adding that availability of loans offered through College Foundation of North Carolina, a state nonprofit, w ould not decrease. SEE BUDGET, PAGE 4 Proposed changes in higher education budget ► Bush proposes eliminating the Perkins Loan and The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Act. ► 2,643 UNC students received a total of $8 million in Perkins funding this year. ► The Pell Grant would receive {2.6 billion in increased funding, expanding the maximum award to {4,800. ► The College Cost Reduction and Access Act, signed into law last September, would raise Pell Grant maximums without cutting the Perkins loan. Amendment to town towing ordinance: ► Towing companies can’t charge more than SIOO for towing or removal or more than S2O per day for storage fees. ► Towing company must release vehicle to owner if owner comes before vehicle is towed. ► A fee can only be charged if the vehicle is attached to the truck when the owner arrives. If the vehicle is attached, the tow ing company can't charge more than SSO for removal. Fees are all-indusrve and payable by cash, check or credit card. ATTEND THE HEARING Time: 7 p.m. today Location: Chapel Hill Town Hall Info: www.townofchapelhill.com to set regulation when they don’t know the circumstances of running the business." The public hearing is held in response to a resident's petition filed Oct. 24 regarding the town’s ordinance on towing from private SEE TOWING, PAGE 4 3
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