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By LAURA FRANCIS
Staff Writer
STOW residents need a key to
get into the bathroom.
Alderman, Kenan, Mclver
and Spencer residents returned
March 20 from spring break to find
that self-locking devices had been
installed to improve safety condi
tions in their residence halls.
Housing director Wayne Kuncl
said the housing department and
area directors had become more and
more concerned with how "we could
increase the level of safety in resi
dence halls." Kuncl said the
bathroom locks were installed upon
the request of STOW Area Director,
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student wanders blankly
through the maze-like aisles.
Suddenly, he realizes that he
has reached the wrong destination.
Confused, he attempts to find
another passage to the art supplies
department, which, for the moment,
seems non-existent.
It has not been unusual to hear
customers ask where to find what
they are looking for in the Student
Stores this semester.
Extensive renovations of the
building began last September. The
center of the store is scheduled to
reopen around April 17. Even so,
the carpet and fixtures will not be
installed until later in the summer,
said Rutledge Tufts, general man
ager of the Student Stores.
The stores have experienced a
drop in sales as a result of the con
struction, but sales are expected to
pick up after renovation is
completed.
The store is not efficient as it is
now. Tufts said. Selection is limited
because all of the merchandise can
not be displayed in the reduced
space, which causes an inconven
ience for students and employees, he
added.
"I don't come in here often, but it
is inconvenient. A lot of times, I
didn't know where to go to get
books," said Beth Jordan, a senior
pharmacy major from Whiteville.
The renovations have also been
inconvenient for employees of UNC
Student Stores. "The employees
deserve more credit than they get,"
Tufts said. "They have to put up
with the noise day in and day out.
Also, there is lots of dust, which can
be frustrating to clean every day,
and some hazards do exist."
Even with all these complications.
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meetings with staff and student lead
ers in that area.
The locks have been installed on a
trial basis this spring, Kuncl said.
The housing department will assess
how well the locks work in STOW
before it decides to have them
installed in other residence halls, he
said.
"We're trying to convince students
to leave their doors locked. Personal
property is the responsibility of the
student, and the University assumes
no responsibility for liability."
Before fall break last semester,
three thefts and two attempted thefts
occurred in STOW rooms where
the employees have dealt with the
situation well, and without much
complaint, he said.
Hazel O'Quinn, an employee in
the textbook department, said, "Any
time you have reconstruction there
is inconvenience, but I feel very pos
itive about it."
Robin Eason, an employee in the
art supplies department, agreed.
"The building as a whole will make
it easier to shop, as well as a lot
safer. It may not seem like it now,
but students will benefit from this."
Some students haven't found the
renovation to be that much of an
inconvenience. "It hasn't really been
that bad, because when they have to
move around, they always put up
signs," said Kirstie Armstrong, a
sophomore from Fairfield. "As far
as the Pit Stop, that has been con
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residents had left doors unlocked.
Fliers were issued to caution stu
dents to lock their doors, but
McMillen-Cannon said the fliers
were not enough. She and the
STOW resident assistants (RAs)
held four mandatory meetings to
"talk up front with the students,
make an impact and give statistics."
According to informal surveys
completed by about 425 students,
398 students said they left their
rooms unlocked from time to time,
and 298 students said they left their
doors unlocked and or ajar when
they were not in the room. Also,
McMillen-Cannon said, 210 stu
dents said they left their rooms
been willing to compromise."
The store, which has not under
gone any renovations in the last 20
years, needed sprinklers, better light
ing, and ramps and electric doors
for the handicapped. Asbestos also
had to be removed, and the stairs
leading to the textbook department
that used to be in the center of the
building have been moved to elimi
nate crowding near the cash
registers.
In the future, Tufts said, new reg
isters will be added to alleviate long
lines, especially during the textbook
rush.
The store has been modified to
give more space, as well as to give
the store a fresher and more plea
sant appearance, Tufts said. The
Bull's Head Bookshop and the com
puter department will benefit the
most from the renovations.
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'ith the advent of spring,
there are two things on
everyone's mind party
ing and, well, softball. Starting
tonight the two go together, with the
beginning of the Sigma Phi Epsi
lon's "Siugfest Weekend."
The fraternity's tradition began in
1982 when some of the fraternity
members wanted to create an event
for charity that involved not only
other fraternities, but the commun
ity, University and other campus
organizations, according to tourna
ment organizer Jeff Morgart. About
20 to 25 teams sign up each year and
play softball to win their names on a
trophy, which is displayed in
Woollen Gym.
Sophomore Neal Cook and his
intramural softball team, the
Lounge Lizards, will play in this
year's tournament. "We thought it
would be fun, staying up all night
playing," he said.
The games will begin at 6 p.m. on
the two Ehringhaus fields and the
teams will play until about noon on
Saturday. "This will give everyone a .
chance to go to Springfest," Mor
gart said.
Morgart said each of the softball
teams paid a $50 entrance fee, which
will go to the Ronald McDonald
House of Chapel Hill. "It's a good
unlocked when they were asleep.
"From a show of hands at all four
meetings, the majority of females
wanted locks" on the bathroom
doors, McMillen-Cannon said. She
said students supported the idea
because it would be safer to enter
the bathroom, especially late at
night, and it would help keep them
from leaving their doors unlocked.
McMillen-Cannon said although
residents may now find that the
locks are inconvenient, the students
are actually locking their doors
more often, and fewer residents are
coming to the area office to get a
key because' a roommate locked
them out. She said locking doors
The book shop will have wider
aisles,, which are much needed. "The
bookstore could stand to be twice
the size it is now. It's very crowded,"
said Anne Stapleton, a visiting stu
dent from the University of Chicago.
The computer department con
sisted of one desk at times during
the renovation. After renovations
are complete, there will be more
room to display merchandise in the
new department, Tufts said.
Overall, there will be no increase
in merchandise, but an increase in
space will benefit students, custo
mers and employees, he said.
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The fraternity has raised about
$2,200 so far, and Morgart said it
expected to raise more than $3,000
from team entrance fees and from
selling T-shirts and raffle tickets.
"WeVe sought out more sponsors
and tried to expand the tournament
to a broader expanse of people."
The fraternity's donation will be
put into the general operating
budget, according to Ronald
McDonald House manager Barbara
Palmer. "The UNC students have
been absolutely phenomenal. They
have been backbones of support for
this house. I think it's wonderful
that young people have the compas
sion for organizations such as this
one."
But the "Siugfest Weekend" is far
from over after the winner for the
tournament is declared, so Spring
fest revelers still wanting to party
into the evening can take heart.
Another all-campus party will begin
when WRDU radio pulls into the
fraternity's parking lot to play their
Rock V Roll radio from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. Saturday while fraternity
members call the winners of the raf
fle tickets.
"We always show up for the
party," said Ron O'Brien, WRDU
director of creative services. "We
would become a new habit.
Christine Wettach, a sophomore
from Pittsburgh, Pa., said: "I don't
think people will lock the doors
behind them on their way to the
bathroom. I don't see how that (the
lock) is going to solve the problem."
She said strangers can still easily
walk into the dormitory. "If they
secure the outside, they wouldn't
have to lock the inside."
McMillen-Cannon said the locks
would have long-term benefits and
may help overall security on cam
pus. "Other areas are looking
towards us to see how it works."
Leslie Foster, area director for
Cobb Joyner, said Joyner had a
trial lock on a first floor bathroom
door. The resident assistants "are
doing programming now about
safety and security to elevate student
concern."
"We're not( looking to make
moves to do anything different,"
said Jim Weaver, area director for
Henderson Residence College.
"They (housing officials) are pre
dominantly looking at all female res
idence halls."
However, Weaver said he "sent
memos to residents requesting coop
eration and responsible behavior
like not propping doors during
Springfest."
"One of the biggest problems is
propped doors," said Roger Nelson,
area director for Olde Campus. He
said he was trying to determine the
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involved if it's just a beer bash."
Around 9 p.m. the Had Matters,:
a local band that plays classic rock
'n' roll, will play. Senior Dave
Adams said the fraternity chose the;
band because it has a large following
of University students and plays !
music that most people like, such as
the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd.!
"The kind of music they play will
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40 stuff, and it will be all beach
music at Carolina Beach Blast."
During the party, fraternity
members will give away tapes, T-
shirts, can huggers, mugs, key
chains, Frisbees, beach balls and a
bomber jacket; Morgart said. Bud-'
weiser, WRDU radio and Simply
Cellular are providing the fraternity
with the giveaways. Other Siugfest
sponsors include Audio Visions,
DSG Sports, Carolina Pride, Ken's
Quickie Mart, Harris Incorporated
and Chili's restaurant.
"The party will go on no matter
what," Morgart said. "If it rains, we
will hold it inside." However, the
softball tournament will be canceled
if the fields are too wet, and all the
money will be refunded to the
teams, he said.
"high times" when doors are
propped open. Although Olde Cam
pus does not have bathroom locks,
it does have improved lighting in the
upper and lower quads.
Olde Campus resident assistants
will test a pilot program for a week'
in which they will leave notes at the
foot of residents' open doorsj Nelseji
said. The notes will list the items the
RA could see from the hallway and
could have stolen upon entering
through the unlocked door. ,
Hinton James area director
Melissa Finley said highrises did not
have as much of a problem with
security as other residence halls.
"The main thing is to let the area ,
office know if anyone is suspicious."
Sgt, Ned Comar of the University
police said, "If someone breaks in,
call the University police (962-6565)
because well be the first to arrive ,
anyway." He said a cooperative
effort between the community and
the people in the blue uniforms was
necessary for residents to escape
being victims.
Interaction between the housing
department and students could also
solve security problems. "The prob
lem of security is one of constant
education; a student should become
security-minded," Kuncl said.
Housing "needs to be proactively'
aware of safety and security con- '
cerns and should increase awareness
for students," Nelsen said. "Security
is a very serious issue all the time."
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