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(Tf|p Saily ©ar 31M ‘Walk to School Day’ gets kids treading BY CHRIS HOWERTON STAFF WRITER Guy B. Phillips Middle School will offer students chances to win prizes like footballs, soccer balls and even tiaras today just for walking to school. Their event, like many others at elementary and middle schools in Chapel Hill, is part of the International Walk to School Day, which began in Chicago in 1997. The day is designed to encour age children to walk or bicycle to school to promote better health and environmental awareness. Leaving dog droppings is civil penalty in Carrboro Aldermen hope people self-regulate BY ROSE ANNA LAUDICINA STAFF WRITER The next time you don’t pick up after your dog unloads himself in Carrboro you might have a $25 fine coming your way. After a humorous discussion among the Carrboro Board of Aldermen about whether or not to make it a criminal charge to not pick up a dog’s feces, the board decided to make it only a civil penalty. “I think that there are some times and places where it is up to us to find out what social norms are appropriate,” Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton said. The aldermen discussed the need for them as town leaders to set moral and respectable stan dards for the citizens of Carrboro to abide by. Alderman Lydia Lavelle said that she hoped that this civil pen alty would be very self-regulated much like the no-littering law. “Kind of like no littering, hope fully this will be somewhat of a deterrent,” she said. Her thoughts were mirrored by Alderman Jacquie Gist, who said that she believed the police force Commissioners talk about airport, schools, county lines Concerns about anew airport, plans for a Montessori school and an ambig uous Alamance/Orange county line were all on the table for the Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday. j AIRPORT CONCERNS Members of Preserve Rural Orange, a group of residents fighting the pos sible placement of anew airport in their area of southwest Orange County, presented a petition with hundreds of signatures requesting that the board help resist approval of the site. A 2005 consultant's study that UNC officials now say uses dated informa tion named the site in White Cross, in southwestern Orange County, as a favored option. Orange County Voice, another group of active residents, said it was mount ing a countywide effort against UNCs GROUPS FROM PAGE 3 Masala, an umbrella organiza tion that unites more than 14 cam pus cultural groups, is an example of the type of council student gov ernment hopes to create. Masala has worked as a con nection between groups such as the Black Student Movement and Japan Club. “It’s meant to be a support aspect,” said Masala President Sanjit Misra. Masala Co-Vice President Anish Thakkar said the organization works as a vehicle by which groups can find out about what other simi lar groups are doing. Masala also hosts international events throughout the year, includ ing a multicultural fashion show, that bring together many of its groups. One such event student govern- DELJVERY IjHp 919-968-3278 OPEN LATE ft OPEN FOR LUNCH 306A W. Franklin St. Mon-Wed: 1 1am-3am • Thun: 1 1am-3:3oam 11 am-3:3oam . Sun: 1 tamtam ROCK I ROLL WEDNESMY II6” ALL MIXED UP "ttrasar JSEE, OF 2 LITER CHOOSE 2-FOR-$19.99 • CHOOSE 3-FOR-$2.99 $7.99 HHHffWW DELIVERY CHOOSE 4-FO-$39.99 CHOOSE ALL 6 549.99 MONDAY & WEDNESDAY GUMBY COMBO BIG DEAL Nearly 3,000 schools from all 50 states and about 44 countries are registered to participate in the event “Our hope is that Walk to School Day will increase interest in walk ing and bicycling issues and have parents and students who don’t normally walk to school to try it out and see the benefits of it,” said Raquel Rivas, marketing manager for the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Rivas said another goal of the program is to promote safety for pedestrians. The National Center had better things to do then try and enforce a law about dog feces. “I just came out as anti-five story, I don’t want to come out as pro-dog-poop,” she said, referring to the recently passed development at 300 E. Main St. “But I don’t want to make a law that isn’t enforceable.” Alderman Randee Haven- O’Donnell said she would like to revisit this topic at a later date to discuss the issue with people pick ing up after their cats. In anticipation of the night’s pres idential debate, Chilton said at the start of the meeting that he and the board would like the meeting to be finished before the debate at 9 p.m. With that in mind the aider man passed all three non-consent items on the agenda with minimal discussion. Disc golf course update The board also received an update on the Carrboro Parks Project’s fundraising initiative for anew disc golf course at Hank Anderson Community Park. The board approved the project right to take rural land for the new airport by eminent domain. Jay Bryan, chairman of the Orange County Planning Board, also toW the commissioners that the planning board had resolved that anew airport could have serious environmental implica tions. THE NEW SCHOOL Commissioners unanimously approved a special-use permit for a new Montessori school, which focuses on a hands-on teaching method, on 711 Teny Road in nortfwest Orange County. I There had been substantial resis tance to the permit from residents since a public hearing in June because of concerns that the school will cause traffic problems in the area. "Schools can actually provide a very ment has held so far was a sustain ability social Sept. 29. About 80 students in environmentally relat ed groups gathered at the Campui Y to discuss current projects and how to better work together. Baxa said student government is looking at feedback from students in the various groups about work ing together more efficiently. “They are the life of the University,” Baxa said. “They play a huge part in what it means to be a Tar Heel in Chapel Hill.” The co-chairmen of the student body outreach committee said student government also would be open to suggestions about how groups could work together. “We hope over the next year to find a way to connect organiza tions that may not work together currently,” Waters said. Contact the University Editor at ndesk@unc.edu. for Safe Routes to School provides funding for infrastructure that allows children to walk to school safely. Edwina Zagami, a Phillips Middle School nurse, said the goal of the program is to keep people moving. “I think people need to under stand, especially with the energy crisis and stuff, that you win both ways,” she said. “You win by not using your car and you win by get ting exercise.” Zagami said the school used to have a program called Walking “I just came out as anti-jive-story, I don't want to come out as pro-dog poop.” JACQUIE GIST, ALDERMAN in March. After a brief presentation from Katie Allman, a representative of the Carrboro Parks Project, board members said they were impressed by the efficiency of the fundraising. So far the Carrboro Parks Project has raised $4,000 of the needed $8,500 for the course, thanks in part to a sizable donation from Zach Ward on behalf of Dirty South Improv Comedy Theater. “I personally want to recognize DSI for their contribution, which is no laughing matter,” Alderman John Herrera said. The Carrboro Parks Project is holding a fundraiser to start rais ing the rest of the needed $4,500 on Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the UNC disc golf course. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. good supportive part of a rural com munity, and I would hope that people come to look at this school in the same way,* Chairman Barry Jacobs said. FINDING THE BOUNDARY Assistant County Manager Willie Best presented a report to the board on efforts to locate the exact Orange/ Alamance County line. Several residents referred concerns to the board that their property would fall into a different county after the official line was finalized, changing the taxes they pay. The proposed line runs along Ninth Street in Mebane and would transfer 278 taxed acres to Alamance while adding 11 students to Orange County Schools. -COMPILED BY EVAN ROSE HOSPITAL FROM PAGE 3 400 officers on the blocked-off sec tion of Franklin Street alone. But until Halloween arrives, EMS, police and hospital servic es will be busy preparing them selves for the oncoming “perfect storm.” “Halloween is a big event for emergency services in Chapel Hill,” Strickler said. “That fear and concern is always there.” Contact the City Editor at dtydesk@unc.edu. Regal cinemas TIMBERLYNE 6 933-8600 Weaver Dairy at Airport Rd. -800-FANDANGO T74T- Adv. Tlx on StfeHKSH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (G) A Adv. 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Ephesus Road Assistant Principal Victoria Creamer said the school has a large population of students who walk to school from nearby neighborhoods, and she expects many people to par ticipate. “First, it’s for their own good health,” Creamer said. “Second, it’s National and World News FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Palin says Obama is a risky choice JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (MCT) Republican presidential can didate Sarah Palin ended a two day swing in Florida portraying Democrat Barack Obama as a dishonest politician and a risky choice for president She also promised that she and running mate John McCain would implement a federal spending freeze and balance the budget. For the third time in three days, she linked Obama to a 1960s radi cal who helped plan bombings of the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Political writer is detained in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya (MCT) Jerome Corsi, the controver sial author of a much-criticized book slamming Sen. Barack Obama, was detained in Kenya on Tuesday for an immigration violation as he arrived for a press conference to promote his book. Authorities in Kenya, where Obama’s father was born, said Corsi had entered the country as a tourist and wasn’t allowed to work there. A Kenyan aide to Corsi said that he was en route to the airport Tuesday evening and would be deported. games level: HEBE 8| 1 4 1 9~ A____ J_ _9__ 5 _2__6_ 3 8 4_ 7__ ~jT~ 12 9 6 _7_ 2/ 4I 8 I IMI 1912| Time required to Time required negotiate arrangements to place a for the car you just classified ad in sold with a "free” The Daily Tar listing on eßay. Heel. THE Daily Crossword Edited by Wayne Robert Williams ACROSS 1 Token booth 6 Kick out 11 2nd sight 14 Celestial hunter 15 Shearer of 'The Red Shoes" 16 Blanc orTillis 17 Beginning of autumn 19 Bikini part 20 Taking the place (of) 21 Just released 22 Sillitoe or Paton 23 Strays from the script 25 Thin pancake 26 Shade tree 28 Cam-controlled tool 31 Subject matter 34 Freeway access 35 Russian horseman 37 Pain reliever 41 Infamous cow owner 43 Steps over 44 Windblown vegetation 48 Favorite 49 Assumed name 50 One-ups 53 Cold War power 54 Bashful 56 As an example 59 Verizon, once ■ |s|s[a I PIN - D I [0 I I Ft|D InTeTe [gTeTs nyn TmTeß Ie t[s [eTrTs |t|e|W nfiH IAINIE N 01? |a|r|7 ecologically friendly... and third, it really builds community and helps bring the kids together to have a common goal and try to reach that goal.” Estes Hills Elementary School will also participate with “walk ing school buses” parents and students will meet in a designated location near the school and walk as a group. Schools registered with the National Center for Safe Routes to School receive promotional ideas and certificates to give to children. But Rivas said many schools and Fed promises to buy short-term debt of corporations based in the U.S. WASHINGTON (MCT) - In another aggressive move to try to prevent vital credit markets from freezing up, the Federal Reserve announced Tuesday morning it would buy the short term debt issued by major domestic and foreign corpora tions based in America. The action was prompted by the largest monthly drop ever, $153.5 billion in September, in a market once considered among the safest investments. The announcement is also an acknowledgement that its strategy of making S6OO billion worth of Violence disrupts a shaky Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MCT) A wave of violence from Islamic extremists against politicians in Pakistan intensified Monday with a suicide bombing that left at least 18 dead. The latest attack is a blow to the fragile hold of democracy in anti-terror ally Pakistan, which is struggling to cope with an Islamist insurgency and an economic crisis bordering on bankruptcy. Pakistan’s security forces are fighting a fierce battle with Taliban militants after a short lived policy of seeking peace deals with the extremists col lapsed. wvuu rmSHUMMOf PUZZLES By ThoMopbam Group © 2008 The Mepham Group. All rights reserved. TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) con tains every digit 1 to 9. 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Stephanie Willis, health coordi nator for Chapel HiU-Carrboro City Schools, said that Active Living by Design, an organization that pro motes physical activity and better health, helped to promote Walk to School Day and that many schools were supportive of the event. “It’s a tiny little piece of the overall effort to get children to be active,” Willis said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. emergency short-term lending to banks has failed to break the crisis of confidence gripping the bank ing sector. Banks are using the lending to hoard capital instead of lend it “The Federal Reserve’s move should go a long way toward unlocking the commercial paper market. It had become too clear the strategy of providing reserves to banks with the hope those banks would lend to each other and to corporate borrowers had failed,” said Howard Simons, an investment strategist for Bianco Research in Chicago. Russian journalist commemorated MOSCOW (MCT) - Despite heavy rain, hundreds gathered Tuesday in Moscow to com memorate investigative journal ist Anna Politkovskaya, who was gunned down near her home in the Russian capital in 2006. Politkovskaya, who wrote for Novaya Gazeta, gained inter national recognition for her criticism of the Kremlin and her reports of military atrocities against civilians in the troubled Caucasus republic of Chechnya. The man suspected of pull ing the trigger remains at large, and it is still unknown who was behind the killing. Safety stressed Student government is looking to increase Safe Ride bus routes on Halloween. See pg. 1 for story. Filling the stands with fans Carolina Fever will give incentives to encourage students to stick with the group. See pg. 3 for story. Encouraging business Chapel Hill is trying to attract businesses and jobs to the area. See pg. 1 for story. Energizing support Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at a rally in Greenville. See pg. 1 for story. Time for atonement The holy Jewish day of Yom Kippur begins at sundown today. See pg. 3 for story. There’s no such thing as free, SELL SMARTER. daiiytarheel.com/classifieds (C)2008 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved. 40 Ping pong partition 42 Keyed in again 44 Instructed 45 Long overcoat 46 King novel 47 Hilary of pop 51 One of Potter's rabbits 52 Babble 54 Trough chow 55 Center of activity 57 Well-kept 58 Humorist Bombeck 60 -mo replay 61 Hosp. areas 7
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