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New Siena Hotel to offer
Italian-style hospitality
By JEANUA BAXTER
Staff Wrrfor
The Siena Hotel, scheduled to open
in late October, will offer a touch of
Italy in Chapel Hill, according to
Joseph Hakan, the hotel's co-owner.
The 80-room hotel is part of a nine
acre commercial and retail develop
ment under construction on both
sides of the 1500 block of East
Franklin Street.
The Siena Partnership is develop
ing the complex. The partnership is
composed of Hakan, president of the
local architectural firm Hakan
.Corley and Associates, and Sam
Longiotti, owner of Crabtree Valley
Mall in Raleigh.
Hakan said much of the hotel's
decor was purchased in Siena, Italy,
hence the name and Italian influence.
The hotel's furniture is from Spain
and Italy, he added.
MWe are a high service hotel, not
a convention center," he said. "We
offer special services to our guests
because we want them to feel special
and pampered."
Special features include 24-hour
room service, a bar lounge, an
authentic Italian restaurant and a
continental breakfast.
Rates will start at $75 for a single
room, Hakan said.
Michael Stegman, chairman of
UNC's Department of City and
Regional Planning, said the hotel is
a sign of growth in Chapel Hill.
"The Siena Hotel is a positive asset,
in that the need for an additional
quality hotel represents another level
of developmental growth in Chapel
Hill," he said.
The hotel also will be an asset to
the community in terms of location,
he said. Because the hotel is located
along a major thoroughfare, it will
not increase traffic in residential
areas.
The $12 million development
project also includes the Chapel Hill
Center, so named because it is the
geographical center of Chapel Hill,
Hakan said.
A three-building, 72,000 square
foot office complex, two restaurants
and a number of retail stores will
comprise the Center.
The office complex is still under
construction, but 65 percent of one
building's office space and 30 percent
of a second building's space have
already been sold, Hakan said.
Tenants will include a law firm,
Chapel Hill Insurance Company and
Chapel Hill Communities. Hakan
said several other tenants, including
a major accounting firm, will be
announced in two weeks.
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'Proposed airline merger may not succeed
By KYLE HUDSON
Staff Writer
The future of Piedmont Airlines
has suddenly become unclear follow
ing a Sept 21 decision by a Depart
ment of Transportation (DOp judge.
In this decision, Judge Ronnie Yoder
recommended that the DOT reject
Piedmont's proposed merger with
USAir.
Yoder argued that the merger
would lead to an unfair reduction of
competition in East Coast flights. The
merger would create the fifth largest
airline in the United States. Cur
rently, Piedmont is the smallest of the
nine major American airlines, while
USAir ranks eighth.
The DOT will announce its deci
sion Oct. 30.
Opinions differ on the significance
of Yoder's recommendation. Pied
mont spokesman Donald McGuire
said he remained confident that the
merger would go through.
McGuire blamed Yoder's decision
on emotional backlash against the
airline industry. "Airline mergers
have tended to be very beneficial,"
he said.
McGuire also said there was no
technical problem with the merger
and that it was not "politically
unpalatable."
Some experts are less enthusiastic
than McGuire.
Richard McEnally, a professor in
UNC's School of Business, expressed
doubt that the merger will succeed.
"It's hard to say," he said. "There
are many political considerations, but
it probably will not (be approved)."
McEnally said that the merger
would produce a stronger outfit. He
also disagreed with Yoder's fear of
a monopoly, saying that , the two
airlines have mostly non-overlapping
routes.
He was less sure how the merger's
failure might affect the business
climate in North Carolina, and
specifically in Winston-Salem, Pied
mont's headquarters.
"The psychological mood (in
Winston-Salem) would be possibly
disposed to the merger's not going
through," he said. "The Triad has
been hurt recently by the acquisition
of some (local) companies."
McEnally said that Winston-Salem
"probably has more to lose than to
gain from the merger."
But he said that the many Pied
mont stockholders who live in the
state would suffer if the merger fails.
McEnally gave the merger a 40
percent chance of success.
USAir could not be reached for
comment.
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Priced equivalent to or less than sharing an apartment & without
shared financial or personal liability.
Opportunity for a well-rounded education & sense of involvement
All-You-Can-Eat Meal Plans.
Academic Year Leases with Individual
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Planned Social Events.
Fitness Center.
Quiet Study Areas.
Weekly Maid Service.
24-Hour Reception Desk.
All Utilites Paid.
Laundry Facilites.
24-Hour Computer Room.
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them," Ofarrell said.
Caveney said the Greenpeace
Foundation has many industry doc
uments, but in the overall picture
these documents do not implicate
API in any wrongdoing. The Green
peace stories are uninformed, he said,
citing the Greenpeace claim of dioxin
in tampons.
"Tampons are not even made of
paper, but of cotton and rayon," he
said.
In API's study, the institute broke
lialps
birth
the paper manufacturing process into
several parts to watch for dioxin,
Caveney said. When API discovered
the connection, they examined paper
used for personal care products,
communications and packaging, he
said.
"Personal care products such as
diapers and communications paper,
including typing paper, were found
to be extremely sale," Caveney said.
The third paper group, packaging
and paper board, have proven
extremely difficult to test because of
the film used to strengthen them,
Caveney said.
The Greenpeace Foundation is
overreacting, but the EPA is not
prepared to declare paper products
containing dioxin absolutely safe,
said Bill Wall of the Toxic Substances
Division of the EPA. The EPA's
information is based on analysis of
the worst possible situation, he said.
For instance, Wall said, a person
would have to eat a coffee filter to
get its one part in a million percent
of dioxin.
LUCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM 1988-89
This internship program in Asian countries is
intended for young Americans from a variety of
professional backgrounds who have had no prior
experience in Asia and have no specific career
interest in Asian affairs.
Graduating Seniors and Graduate Students (U.S.
citizens who will not have reached their 30th birthday
by September 1, 1988) are eligible.
Further information available from the
Office of International Programs
207 Caldwell Hall
DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1987
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2 p.m. Study Abroad will pres
ent Robert Douglas
from St. Andrews, Sco
tland about UNC's
study-abroad program
there.
3:30 p.m. Career Planning and
Placement Services will
have an experiential
learning workshop on
internship basics in 306
Hanes. Advance sign
up is requested.
4 p.m. Christian Science
Organization will meet
in the South Gallery of
the Union.
Students Taking Action
for Nuclear Disarma
ment will meet in the
Campus Y lounge to
discuss the impending
arms control
agreement.
Institute of Latin Amer
ican Studies will spon
sor a lecture by Virginia
Bouvier, entitled "Pro
jects for Democracy in
Chile," in 569
Hamilton.
4:30 p.m. Career Planning and
Placement Services will
hold a workshop on off
campus job hunting in
210 Hanes.
AFROTC Arnold Air
Society will meet in 224
Chase for a hotdog sale.
Bring big pots if you
can.
5 p.m. Human Rights Week
Committee will meet in
Campus Y lounge, and
Dean Boulton will be
speaking. Everyone is
" welcome.
5:45 p.m. Anglican Student Fel
lowship will hold its
weekly fellowship meet
ing at the Chapel of the
Cross. Dinner is $2.
6 p.m. Association of Political
Science Students will
have a general body
meeting in 213 Union.
Political science gradu
ate schools will be
discussed.
6:15 p.m. Carolina Speech and
Communications Club
will have a meeting in
103 Bingham.
6:30 p.m. Order of the Bell Tower
will meet in 206 Union.
7 p.m. North Carolina Student
Legislature will meet in
226 Union.
UNC Racquetball Club
will meet at Fetzer gym
courts. Anyone inter
ested in joining is wel
come to attend.
Career Planning and
Placement Services will
hold an informational
meeting on how to use
the UCPPS office in 210
Hanes.
AED will meet in 209
Union. All members
and rushees please
attend.
7:30 p.m. Career Planning and
Placement Services will
hold a resume writing
workshop in 210 Hanes.
8 p.m. UNC Young Democrats
will meet in 224 Union.
9:30 p.m. UNC Men's Lacrosse
Club will practice on
astroturf. Bring
equipment.
Items of Interest
All Campus Calendar announce
ments are due by NOON on the day
before they are to run in the DTH.
Phi Kappa Sigma announces
little sister rush. Call Rick at 933
7733 for more details.
UNC Media Board is now accept
ing applications for secretary and
business manager. For info and
application call 929-1952.
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