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UNC Funds May Be Cut By $25M

Apr. 20, 2001

After several months of speculation about the state's financial woes, the fears of many University administrators might soon be realized.Legislature's Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education formally requested earlier this week that UNC-system officials present a plan to the committee to cut 7 percent from its recurring budget -- a total of about $125 million.UNC's share of the cuts would total close to $25 million.In a Board of Governors meeting last week, UNC-system President Molly Broad hinted the University might have to contend with serious budget reductions, but Broad sai

NFL Draft to Decide Players' Futures

By Bret Strelow | Apr. 20, 2001

Two former North Carolina football players are sure to hear their names called during Saturday's first three rounds of the NFL Draft.

Chapel Hill Stands Out In Conservative State

By Michael McKnight | Apr. 20, 2001

When state leaders were deciding where to build a state zoo in the late 1960s, Chubb Seawell, a conservative lawyer from Carthage and guest on Jesse Helms' Viewpoint Editorial on WRAL-TV, suggested that the easiest solution might be to simply put a fence around Chapel Hill.Many conservatives like Seawell viewed Chapel Hill, the epicenter of campus activism in North Carolina, then as they do now -- a dark spot on a state map dominated by those of similar political persuasions. On the other side, many liberals see Chapel Hill and the Triangle as symbolic of an emerging progressive movement

WNBA Teams to Pick Barksdale, Brown

By Rachel Carter | Apr. 20, 2001

Juana Brown already told her professors not to expect her in class today. There's just no way she could concentrate.Instead of sitting in a classroom, Brown will be glued to a television, computer and telephone, willing the television to say her name, the computer to show her name and the phone to ring with the most exciting news of her career.Brown, a senior at North Carolina and the Tar Heels' former starting two-guard for their women's basketball team, is waiting to hear her name called in the WNBA Draft.

2 OK After Emergency Landing by Horace Williams

By Ginny Sciabbarrasi | Apr. 20, 2001

Two people walked away unharmed from a single-engine plane after they were forced to make an emergency landing on University property Thursday night.Pilot Pat Greenwell, a member of the Chapel Hill Flying Club, was forced to land just after takeoff when the lone engine of the plane she was flying failed."For reasons we don't know, the engine sputtered," said Bill Sawyer, president of the Flying Club. "It was at takeoff, and they turned around ...

Australia `Survivor' visits burn victims

By Rob Leichner | Apr. 20, 2001

Jeff Varner says he loves children.And the former competitor on the television show "Survivor II: The Australian Outback," showed that love Thursday afternoon as he blew bubbles, took pictures and chatted with patients at the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center in Chapel Hill.

`Josie and the Pussycats' Falls Prey to Its Own Satire

By Tiffany Fish | Apr. 19, 2001

Josie and the Pussycats2 Stars

Reserve Your Spot Now To Participate in the Unity Games This Week

By Staff Editor | Apr. 19, 2001

TO THE EDITOR:As the outgoing chairman of the Human Relations Committee of student government, I would like to invite everyone to take part in a very special event. With the help of friends throughout the University, our committee is hosting the Unity Games from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Friday at Carmichael Field. Unity Games is an event that allows people of all different backgrounds, cultures and communities come together in a field day that reinforces the value of a diverse student body.

High School Ground Broken

By Lee Spears | Apr. 19, 2001

Wearing hard hats and brandishing shovels, officials broke ground Tuesday at the construction site of Orange County Schools' new high school in Hillsborough.As trucks hauled steel beams onto the site in the background, members of the Orange County Board of Education, Orange County Board of Commissioners and Hillsborough Mayor Horace Johnson gathered to celebrate the newly begun construction of Cedar Ridge High School.The school, which is expected to hold 1,000 students, is set to open in August 2002 and will be Orange County Schools' second high school.Officials say the new high schoo

Otis Rerelease Exudes Underappreciated Talent, Ingenuity

By Staff Editor | Apr. 19, 2001

Shuggie OtisInspiration Information4 1/2 StarsSifting through the dusty bins of the record store that is music history, every now and then you'll come across something special nestled among the rows upon rows of mediocrity, a forgotten gem that slipped through the cracks. Luaka Bop has brought to light one of those gems with its rerelease of Shuggie Otis' magnificent 1974 album, Inspiration Information.Californian guitarist Otis recorded and toured with several well-known bands.

Study Cites Racism at Landfill

By Carolyn Pearce | Apr. 19, 2001

A UNC class plans to demand that Orange County Waste Management officials close a landfill they associate with environmental racism. Dr. Valerie Ann Kaalund's "African-American Bioethics" class' study claims the Rodgers Road landfill has contaminated the surrounding area's drinking water. They also claim some residents have suffered from cancer and kidney failure due to the contaminated water.The class will reveal the findings of its study at 2:30 p.m.

Spade's Humor Helps `Joe Dirt' Grow on Viewer, Like a Mullet

By Justin Winters | Apr. 19, 2001

Adventures of Joe Dirt

They're Going to Disney World for ACCs

By James Giza | Apr. 19, 2001

Sal Gigante might stand 6-foot-2 and weigh 235 pounds.He might have broken his own North Carolina record in the hammer throw Saturday with a heave of 202-11.He might have a name that can strike fear into the heart of a mortal man and that fits his stature and event so perfectly it's uncanny.But Gigante knows there is one man he could never hope in his wildest dreams of outthrowing: Hercules.The renowned hero of Greek mythology, whose legend was revived and put to music in a cartoon Disney movie in 1997, was strong enough to kill the Hydra, so he probably could have thrown the di

Anti-Gun Control Column Was NRA Propaganda, Ignores Parents' Concerns\

By Staff Editor | Apr. 19, 2001

TO THE EDITOR:The other day, I was in Breadmen's for breakfast and for reading I picked up an old tattered The Daily Tar Heel. There was a column by Russ Helms that disgusted me. It was titled "Gun Control Costs Innocent Lives" (April 11). It was straight out of the National Rifle Association playbook: 1/3 propaganda, 1/3 hyperbole and 1/3 pure redneck, gun-nut lies. I thought they taught students how to think for themselves at Carolina.

From Strife to Strides: N.C. Minorities Advance

By Jennifer Samuels | Apr. 19, 2001

A hundred years ago, a black man walking down Franklin Street holding hands with a white woman would have been a social taboo.A century ago, a person requiring medical attention would have been shocked to see a Hispanic doctor walk into the room.A hundred years ago, an American Indian wouldn't have received the opportunity to have a voice in county government.A hundred years ago, the sight of a nonwhite student at UNC-Chapel Hill might have sparked protests -- perhaps even violence.But a lot can change after 100 years.Interracial couples no longer automatically draw looks of sur

Multifaceted Ganes Looks to Capture 7th ACC Title

By Gavin Off | Apr. 19, 2001

The media guide -- a surefire way to tell how good an athlete really is. Each page is an accomplishment, a record, a bragging right. It highlights victories and and turns students into "record holders."So, if the theory holds true, Joy Ganes, a star high jumper for North Carolina, is also good -- very good, in fact.The highlights of Ganes' collegiate jumping career appear on the right hand column of Page 15 in UNC's 2001 track and field media guide.

County OKs Land for Soccer, Leisure

By Katie McNeill | Apr. 19, 2001

The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently granted preliminary approval for a soccer field that would provide local youth with a closer place to practice their skills.The commissioners approved the use of a Hillsborough field for the Maple View Farm Soccer Field, assuming that development costs are given the go-ahead.Carrboro Board of Aldermen member and Chairwoman of the Committee for Soccer Fields Diana McDuffee presented the commissioners with a proposal to use land on Maple View Farm for a soccer park.The board will now have to decide whether to provide half of the $60,000

Starving Artists

By Warren Wilson | Apr. 19, 2001

Majoring in art requires creativity. Apparently, trying to get a job with a degree in art can require even more. "There are no rules in the art world," said Beth Grabowski, professor of art and assistant chairwoman in studio art at UNC. "There are as many ways to do it as there are people doing it."Being a professor like Grabowski is one difficult way to apply an art degree into an occupation. "Overworked and underpaid," she said about the way she felt last Thursday afternoon.

N.C. Sen. Rand Could Thwart Student BOG Vote

By Monica Chen | Apr. 19, 2001

After breezing through the House by an 83-26 vote Monday, a bill that calls for a student vote on the Board of Governors might be bottled up in the Senate Rules Committee.President of the UNC Association of Student Governments Andrew Payne wanted the bill to move into the Senate Education Committee.But that window of opportunity might have closed on Tuesday when the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Operations.A similar bill, proposed in the Senate by Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, was referred to the Rules Committee on Feb.

Students Mull Honor Court Ideas

By Paige Ammons | Apr. 19, 2001

A handful of students gathered in the lobby of Cobb Residence Hall on Wednesday night to chow down on pizza and chat about their concerns regarding the UNC Honor Court.Officials from the student attorney general's office heard the perspectives of about 10 students who voiced concerns and suggestions about the Honor Code and the Honor Court.The forum, organized by the Cobb and Joyner residence hall housing staffs, meant to serve as a follow-up to a February forum led by Chancellor James Moeser.Melinda Manning, a housing department official and the organizer of Wednesday's forum, said t