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By CHARLA PRICE
Stan Writer
About 900 black high school
seniors attended one of the three
Project Uplift session held on UNC's
campus this summer.
One of the most successful minor
ity recruiting programs at the Uni
versity, Project Uplift is a three-day
summer program which allows high
school seniors to attend classes and
information sessions.
The goal of the program is to allow
potential Tar Heels to experience
firsthand the academic and social
opportunities available at UNC.
Many of this year's 650 minority
freshmen attended one of the
sessions.
Project Uplift is part of UNCs
effort to increase its minority enroll
ment. In 1966, there were fewer than
100 black students enrolled at the
University. Twenty years later, in
1986, more than 1,700 were enrolled
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By JEANNA BAXTER
Stat! Writer
Tanks of live lobsters, a 75-item
salad bar, a sumptuous bakery,
complimentary coffee and talking
registers are a few of the special
features found in Chapel Hill's new
34,000 square-foot Big Star Food
Market.
The $3 million Big Star market
opened July 23 at University Mall.
It is the 363rd store in the Big
Star chain, which stretches from the
Canadian border to Georgia. Big
Star is owned by Delaware-based
Grand Union Company, said Don
Vaillancourt, corporate vice presi
dent of communication and consu
mer affairs.
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The government is trying to turn
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The Office of Undergraduate
Admissions, in cooperation with
alumni and student organizations
such as the Black Student Movement,
the Carolina Indian Circle and
Student Government, has initiated
campus-wide involvement to bring
more minorities to UNC.
Herb Davis, an associate director
in the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions, said UNC is not dealing
with students unwilling to consider
UNC as a college choice.
A poll conducted by the University
showed that 58 percent of visiting
high school students have a positive
image of UNC, and 47 percent
consider the University receptive to
minority enrollment.
Many of the Project Uplift partic
ipants, as well as National Merit
scholars, are targeted in visitation
programs to increase their awareness
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iness has been very good well
above projection levels. We do,
however, hope it will increase now
that the students are returning to
Chapel Hill."
The store offers a number of
special features, including a sign
board posted at the front of the store
listing the location of many com
mon items.
"I think that the signs over the
registers are very helpful in finding
things quickly," said Greg Avioli,
a second-year law student from St.
Louis.
"The store is tailored to meet the
students' needs," Vaillancourt said.
Each shelf is marked with easy
"That's what this war's all about."
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his brother was to blame for his own
death, because he knew he was in a
combat zone. But Ben Linder stayed
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In addition to campus visitation
programs like Project Uplift, several
campus groups conduct letter-writing
campaigns, encouraging high school
minority students and their parents
to investigate UNC.
Informational programs in high
schools throughout the state are held
to acquaint students with admissions
and other UNC policies.
In the fall, about 30 UNC students
travel throughout the state to talk to
minority high school seniors about
UNC.
Darren Poole, executive assistant
for the UNC's Minority Concerns
Committee and an active participant
in minority recruiting programs,
stressed the importance of encourag
ing minorities to attend college.
"We emphasize the importance of
attending college, regardless of
whether that college is UNC," Poole
said. "Most students relate well to
to read price signs, and nutritional
and dietary information.
An expansive produce section
displays signs which offer sugges
tions on choosing fresh produce.
Free produce samples are available.
The "Cooks Harvest Depart
ment" offers a number of grains,
candies and other items in self
measurable bulk form.
The well-stocked wine section
employs a full-time wine steward to
give full descriptions of each wine
and to assist customers in making
an appropriate selection.
The deli, salad bar, soup , and
chowder bar and bakery offer a
smorgasbord of ready-to-eat foods
that are convenient for students.
"I thought that it was neat that
"If Ben Linder leaves, what are the
Nicaraguans who live there and can't
leave supposed to do?" he asked.
The U.S. government wants Linder
to remain silent about his brother's
death, he said. But until all contra
aid ends, he said, he will continue
talking to let people know the truth
about the contras' methods.
Because the people of Nicaragua
favor the ruling government, the
contras will never win, Linder said.
He said that 40 of every 50 contras
are former members of the Somoza
national guard, and that the people
don't want the tyranny of Somoza
to return.
"The Nicaraguans believe that their
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Often, Poole said, minorities . are
unaware of the admission policies and
SAT requirements, as well as the
minority programs UNC offers.
'Minority students do not necessar
ily have a negative image of UNC
they don't think they have the
requirements to get in," he said.
Janet Roach, BSM on-campus
coordinator, agrees that UNC is not
battling a negative image so much as
a lack of one.
"Many minorities hear good things
about minority colleges and they
don't hear much about all that UNC
has to offer," states Roach.
Minorities who attend high schools
with very few whites are unprepared
for the small percentage of minorities
at UNC, Poole said.
He said many students feel they
have lost their cultural identity and
it (Big Star) had a deli bakery,
butcher shop and seafood shop all
in little sections," said Jeff Miller,
a senior education major from
Shelby. "The produce also looked
really good."
Gretchan Diffendal, a freshman
political science major from Char
lotte added, "I thought the store was
really good; it had everything we
wanted, and it was close and
convenient."
One student, however, offered a
criticism of the new store.
Mark White, a junior pharmacy
major from Four Corners said, "The
store is convenient and has a lot of
nice features, but it doesn't offer
enough generic brands."
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Somoza's oppression," he said.
Americans are also against the
contras, and it's not right for the
government to keep supporting them,
Linder said.
"Poll after poll after poll says that
the majority of people oppose contra
aid," he said. "It's a war that's been
rejected."
Americans are now thinking about
the war in Nicaragua more than ever,
he said. People who oppose the
contras need to work hard to keep
the anti-contra effort alive, he said. t
By making a lecture tour?, of? the
country, Linder, his brother and his
parents are seeking to raise money
for the completion of the hydroelect
ric plant Ben Linder was working to
complete.
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are alienated when they come to
UNC.
Various factors determine minority
enrollment, he said. Often, UNC does
not fulfill the criteria set by a potential
student.
"High school minority students
know the size of school they wish to
attend and are aware of the academic
requirements once enrolled, the social
opportunities offered, and the
amount of individual attention
received," Poole said. "These are
priorities of all students looking for
the right college."
Another factor in minority recruit
ment is the decrease in the number
of minority students seeking a college
education. The trend is evident
nationwide.
"UNC is very unique and unlike
other schools," Davis said, "and we
want, can, and will do all that is
possible to recruit minorities to the
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to 'insure safe delivery
off sniper collider bid
From Associated Press reports ,
North Carolina's eight-volume bid
for the $4.4 billion superconducting
super collider leaves Tuesday for
Washington, and state officials are
taking no chances in their efforts to
make sure it gets there intact.
"I just don't want to slip up at the
end," said Earl Mac Cormac, science
adviser to Gov. Jim Martin and
chairman of the super collider task
force.
Locks were changed on the offices
in Raleigh to prevent leaks or theft.
And two vehicles were lined up for
the drive to Washington in case one
breaks down, officials said.
The bid includes a collection of 20
maps and about 400 pages in eight
volumes. The state must deliver 30
sets of the volumes and 20 sets of
the maps of the Department of
Energy. Officials canceled plans to fly
the load to Washington when they
realized how big it would be.
Officials taking the documents will
even leave a day early so there will
be no chance of missing the Wed
nesday deadline for applications for
the atom-smasher. The super collider
would be the world's largest machine,
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Student Government to stage
noise ordinance rally in Pit
By MARK FOLK
Staff Writer
Student Government will sponsor
ing a rally to protest Chapel Hill's
noise ordinance at 12:15 p.m. Thurs
day in the Pit.
Student Body President Brian
Bailey said the rally is being held to
make students more aware of how
the noise ordinance affects them.
"We want to make students aware
of the fact that things aren't like they
used to be in Chapel Hill," Bailey
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The 16-school UNC system is
trying to maintain a total minority
enrollment of 10.6 percent. UNC
minority enrollment ranges from 8.8
to 9 percent, numbers that Davis
predicted will increase.
"As students and alumni continue
to participate in the minority recruit
ment programs, and high school
students become more aware of all
that UNC has to offer, I feel confident
that our record will improve," Davis
said.
Poole said the University is "doing
fine but we can do better. We have
a long way to go before reaching a
full-scale concentrated effort, but we
are working hard to achieve that goal.
"We aren't looking for numbers to
increase as a result of the minority
programs," he said. "We are looking
for qualified minority students who
can succeed and excel at Carolina."
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energy and thus the universe. Others
are interested in the economic bene
fits thousands of construction and
scientific jobs.
The state's proposal would put the
project on a site covering parts of
Durham, Person and Granville
counties.
North Carolina will not make its
entire proposal public until Martin's
news conference Thursday morning.
But the state is expected to pledge
as much as $537 million for the
project, including $20 million to $25
million for land purchases. The
money has not yet been appropriated.
The bid includes an offer of
millions of dollars on faculty posi
tions, road construction and water
and sewer line installation if North
Carolina is chosen as the host site.
State officials, including the gov
ernor, are optimistic that North
Carolina will make the Department
of Energy's short list of best-qualified
states, to be released in January.
"I'd be deeply disappointed if we
don't," said Mac Cormac. "It's an
excellent piece of work. The maps are
not only gorgeous, they're insightful.
The computer graphics 'are first
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Selection of a preferred site- is
expected in mid-1988, he said.
said. "This noise ordinance issue
needs to be brought out in the open,
so students can understand exactly
what it means."
Planned events for the rally include
speeches by Bailey, Rules and Judi
ciary Chairman Stuart Hathaway
and executive assistant Kevin Martin.
A skit is also planned.
"One of the main things we're going
to stress is that the noise ordinance
is in committees right now," Bailey
said. "We want to encourage as many
students as possible to put pressure
on town council."
The noise ordinance, passed
unanimously by council in February,
reduced the maximum allowable
sound level from 85 to 75 decibels.
It also reduced the number of hours
noise permits are valid. Previously,
permits were valid from 5 p.m. to 1
a.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
on Saturdays. Now, permits are valid
only until midnight on these nights.
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