' The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, September 4, 19913 UK Campus and City Reports Campus Friday, Aug. 30 AlexanderWhitmanof2600Port ' land Ave. was arrested by University Police at 1:36 a.m. and charged with ' drinking while impaired. Whitman, 21, was driving on Park Place in Chapel Hill when he was ar rested. He was given a sobriety test by the arresting officer at the scene and then a breathalyzer test, indicating that his blood alcohol level was .08 over the legal limit of .10. An Ehringhaus resident was taken by University Police to the UNC Hospi tals emergency room at 1:41 p.m. The officer responding to a call found him passed out face down on the floor of his room. The UNC student had mixed alco holic beverages and became sick, ac cording to the report. City Monday, Sept. 2 A member of the 82nd Airborne division at Fort Bragg was charged with driving while impaired after his car struck two utility poles at 3:20 a.m., according to police reports. Mark James Pearsall, 2 1 , was issued the citation, police reports stated. Three passengers were in the car, and all four occupants were taken to UNC Hospi tals for treatment. The damage to the car was estimated at $6,000. Pearsall will stand trial Oct. 8. Sunday, Sept 1 A Durham teen was arrested at 1:07 a.m. for carrying a concealed weapon at Hardee's on West Franklin Street, police reports stated. Denis Dion Smith, 16, of 2914 Kanewood Dr., Durham, was stopped ' and frisked by an officer, reports stated. The officer found a concealed, loaded, ; six-shot, blue .38 caliber handgun in the waistband of his pants. Smith was released to the custody of his father, and will stand trial Sept. 19. Saturday, Aug. 31 A UNC student was arrested for assaulting a firefighter, police reports stated. Mark Ryan Paul, 19, of 210 Teague Dorm and a resident of Goldsboro, was arrested after he physically assaulted a fire fighter during a fire alarm at about 4 a.m. Paul was later released from custody after no probable cause was found. Don't Miss These Great September Performance Scratch & Dent Trainers Students Carolina Hispanic By Shea Rlggsbee Staff Writer Students who need a break from Chapel Hill and can't afford a trip over seas will have the opportunity to im merse themselves in a foreign culture this month without leaving campus. The Carolina Hispanic Association is sponsoring six days of activities for National Hispanic Month, which be gins Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15. Activi ties will include dances, speakers, food samplings and other events designed to expose participants to Hispanic culture. Co-President Yadira Hurley said the events would be a good way to expose students to CHISPA, which formed less than a year ago. New town Architect's design By Amber Nimocks Staff Writer Chapel Hill officials and local archi tects are excited about the design for the town's new public library, which will incorporate state-of-the-art, energy-efficient windows. At the request of the Chapel Hill Town Council, a local architecture firm has incorporated energy-efficient win dows into the design of the new build ing. Construction on the 27,000-square-foot library, estimated to cost $5.5 mil lion, is expected to begin in spring 1 992. By daytighting the building, the ar chitects will make the best possible use of natural light while minimizing the passive heat allowed in through large windows, Chapel Hill Town Manager Cal Horton said. The council's interest in daylighting is a result of its commitment to design ing new energy-efficient municipal buildings, Horton said. "We ve been working with the North Carolina Daylighting Center and the North Carolina Alternative Energy Cor poration to find ways to make the (li brary) building more energy-efficient," he said. GG A Architects, the Chapel Hill firm hired by the council to design the new library, also is interested in exploring daylighting as an energy-conservation technique, firm member Josh Gurlitz Cycling Shorts and Jerseys Winter Clothing and Selected Gore-Tex Clothing Savings ffljk TT3 FT111 f7A ll S P tff1 Off to experience foreign culture at UNC Association will sponsor six-day celebration with dancing, food, education "(Carolina Hispanic Association) gives you a feel for the flavor of Hispanic life." Dan Haworth CHISPA co-president The week's events include:. A Latin American dance Sept. 16 in the Pit to initiate the celebration. A presentation by Emily Arcia library to to incorporate aperture windows for maximum natural heating, energy savings a 1 """'"''l'' " i ' """ , ttp . nip, , nrnrl said. Members of the firm donated more than 80 pay-free hours of research on daylighting techniques in conjunction with the library design, he said. "We believed we should be studying Performance Professional Parts Washer Reg. $105.95 Assorted Clothing Seconds Sole Mot about a needy orphanage in Bolivia. The speech will be held Sept. 17 in room 205 of the Union. Arcia also will sell crafts to benefit the orphanage. include energy-efficient windows Architect s design for new Chapel Hill public library these techniques, and we decided to make the library a project," he said. "We've spent a lot of time on this project, and we hope the library benefits from it. These techniques are very exciting and very new." Sole Mt.ZefalMTN Bike Pump (Neon Colors) Reg. $13.95 Assorted Cycling Shoes Gj) f if A food sampling Sept. 18 in the Pit. Students will have the opportunity to try different Hispanic foods. A presentation Sept. 19 by Marife Turner on the history of Puerto Rico. The event will be held in room 208 of the Union. The grand finale, a Latin Ameri can Dance Workshop, will be held in the Union Cabaret Oct. 15. Co-President Dan Haworth said stu dents did not have to be Spanish to be a member of CHISPA. "(CHISPA) gives you a feel for the flavor of Hispanic life," said Haworth, who is not Hispanic. Spanish is spoken at all CHISPA meetings and events, but awareness of Hispanic culture isas important as know 'I south gimrtoM liiiiMtii llilllIIAfi The library's design incorporates aperture windows specially designed to maximize the amount of natural sun light received while limiting the heat gained through the windows in the sum mer, Gurlitz said. PERFORMANCE Bicycle Shop 404 Main St Carrboro 933-1491 Kentucky Fried Jones Chicken Fefry Main St. Fra"ki,n ing the language, he said. "In order to make full use of the Spanish language, you need to know the culture behind it," Haworth said. Haworth said each CHISPA meeting focused on a different aspect of His panic culture. This allows people to sample the culture of an area that covers more than a quarter of the land mass of North and South America, he said. Donna van der Dijys, publicist for CHISPA, said the group was especially helpful for international students. The next CHISPA meeting will be Sept. 10 on the second floor of Carmichael Residence Hall. Dinner at the Spanish House in Carmichael will be held after the meeting. "One of the problems with aDerture windows is maximizing the amount of indirect light and minimizing the amount of direct light," he said. "Direct light contributes to heat gain." Glass used in aperture windows is glazed, so it can act as a filter to further minimize heat gain, Gurlitz said. The design of the building also will allow patrons to enjoy the park, which will surround the library, he said. "Normally, views are not very im portant when designing a library," Gurlitz said. "But in this case, it's im portant for people to be able to enjoy the feeling of the park inside the library." The council passed a resolution last week to add $26,000 of daylighting features to the children's section of the library. Some town staff members ex pressed concern that light allowed in by the additional windows would damage the materials in the section. But public library director Kathy Thompson said the additional windows would not be located above any stacks, but rather in readi ng areas and entrances. Horton said thecouncil might be able to finance the additional daylighting with grants. The N.C. Alternative En ergy Corporation has promised to grant the council $5,000. Horton would not reveal the other possible donor but said the group may donate up to $25,000.