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tuesday, march 2, 2010 VOLume 118, Issue 6
... hoping for a better future.
By reBecca putterman
senior writer
Chapped hands in the frost of theearly morning. Boots stained with old,flaking paint. Faded sweatshirts layeredatop too-thin a T-shirt.Barely warm and rarely hopeful, they await the disappearing promise of anhonest day’s work.On any given day, dozens of menawait construction and landscaping work on the corner of Jones Ferry Roadand Davie Road in Carrboro.But there is barely any work to be hadin the first place anymore. Meanwhile,town officials continue discussing thepossibility of establishing an official day laborers center and passing an ordinancepenalizing employers who withhold pay.For the day laborers, visits to food banks are becoming more frequent,and some men have been returninghome after giving up on the possibility of a better-paying job that can supportthem and their families.“With the economy the way it is,people aren’t getting construction jobs.There used to be 150 men waiting for work. Right now it’s less than 40,” day laborer Emilio Arceo said in Spanish.“Some of them have gone back home,some go to the shelter to eat or to thechurches that help us. There’s almostno work.”Day in and day out, Arceo awaits thepossibility that someone might hire himfor the day. During five hours, about fiveor six employers might stop by to pickup one or two workers. The town of Carrboro allows day laborers to gather
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Almost a year after his appearanceon the eighth season of American Idol,UNC alumnus Anoop Desai is backin the Osceola Recording Studios inRaleigh where he originally performed with the UNC Clef Hangers. After a national tour with his fellowTop 10 Idol contestants, a brief, dis-heartening stint in Los Angeles anda return to North Carolina, Desai iscurrently preparing for the March 23release of his first original single, “My Name.”It comes off his EP “All Is Fair,” which will be released in May. Desai plans torelease a new EP every few months.His newest musical endeavor is aneffort growing from the ground up,motivated by his experience in Los Angeles and the distortion of the musicindustry there.“L.A. is all about grasping for thingsit can promote. The consequence isnew artists come out who can’t sing —they’re models,” he said. “I never want-ed to get into that. I wanted to makemusic, but good music.” When Desai was eliminated fromthe show in the spring of 2009 afterreaching sixth place, he went on touruntil September and moved to Los Angeles in October. He stayed for afew months before returning hometo North Carolina, the state where hegrew up and attended UNC. After returning to Los AngelesMonday, Desai will begin his pro-motional and press tour, followed by an international tour beginning inMay that will include stops aroundthe U.S., India, the U.K. and thePhilippines.
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The four students who lived at506 Church St. always had friendsover.So it’s a wonder only one person was inside when the house caughton fire at 3 p.m. Monday.Junior Austin Monroe got out intime, uninjured. He was about totake a shower when he heard glass breaking, then opened the doorto find the front part of his houseengulfed in flames.He called the fire department ashe escaped out the back. He hadhis phone, his ChapStick, his sweatpants and his T-shirt, and as he watched the roof collapse, it becameclear that’s all that was salvaged.The Chapel Hill Fire Departmentarrived within three minutes, butafter flames and fire hoses, thehouse was a charred skeleton. Thedepartment did not determine acause, but said the fire likely start-ed in the attic.LeQuentin Wilson, 17, watchedfrom his window a couple housesaway as black smoke billowed. Heremembers when he was about 7
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Chapel Hill police officersassisted Emergency MedicalServices at 12:36 a.m. Sunday atthe Pi Kappa Alpha house at 106Fraternity Court, according toChapel Hill police reports.Drugs and/or alcohol wereinvolved, and minor injuries weresustained, reports state.
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Somebody punched anotherperson in the face at B-Ski’s at147 E. Franklin St. at 2:49 a.m.Sunday, according to Chapel Hillpolice reports.
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Somebody stole a blue 1992Honda Accord at 7:38 p.m. Sunday at 607 W. Franklin St., accordingto Chapel Hill police reports.The car was worth $2,000,reports state.
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Somebody broke into a silver2001 Toyota Celica at 11:53 p.m.Sunday at 111 Pinegate Circle,according to Chapel Hill policereports.The person stole a Jensen stereo worth $450 and a Motorola phone worth $200, reports state.Damage to the car was valued at$200, reports state.
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Someone stole a licenseplate from a burgundy 2001 JeepGrand Cherokee between 4:30p.m. and 4:40 p.m. Sunday at 192Summerwalk Circle, according toChapel Hill police reports.
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Somebody stole an AppleiPod Touch worth $250 around2:05 p.m. Saturday at BrookgreenDrive, according to Chapel Hillpolice reports.
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A man reported that he was being threatened with a sword in adispute over a mailbox key at 4:39p.m. Sunday at 303 Smith LevelRoad, according to Carrboro policereports.Police did not find a sword,reports state.
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Someone stole an unlockedTrek 800 Sport bicycle between10:30 p.m. Friday and 11:29 a.m.Saturday at 116 Elm St., accordingto Carrboro police reports.
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Someone reported that hisformer girlfriend tried to runhim over with her blue ToyotaCorolla at 2:38 a.m. Saturday at301 Pleasant Drive, according toCarrboro police reports.The man said the two had drankand fought earlier that night. Theex-girlfriend left the scene beforepolice arrived, reports state.
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A radical leftist turned conservative, DavidHorowitz’s story is anything but ordinary. A left-wing activist during his time atColumbia University as an undergraduateand at University of California-Berkeley in the1960s, Horowitz’s political opinions have sincechanged. He is now a noted conservative whohas published many works.He is known for attempting to run adsin college newspapers opposing slavery reparations and promoting "Islamo-Facism Awareness Week."Horowitz came to campus Monday nightto discuss the importance of encourag-ing academic environments that promotedemocracy through diversity of thought.“You can’t get a good education if you’reonly telling half the story,” he said.The event was sponsored by the conser- vative student publication Carolina Review,although it was not paid for with studentfees. About 50 students attended the event.Horowitz said he thinks UNC’s liberalcampus reflects the typical college atmo-sphere, where the freedom of ideas and dis-cussion is not encouraged.He said he thinks most campuses are over-run with liberal faculty members, who discour-age conservative thought among students.“How is it possible that the faculties can be conservative-free?” he asked. “If you open your mouth and reveal you’re a conservative, you better be ready to defend yourself.” Approximately 10 police officers werein attendance at Monday’s speech. Randy Young, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said the security presence wasconsistent with that provided for any notablespeaker visiting campus.“The police presence will be appropriateto the task of maintaining a civil discourse,” Young said.The speech encountered no protests,although several conservative speakers oncampus have faced opposition in the past.Horowitz noted the security presence at theevent, noting the degree to which conserva-tives face harassment on college campuses.“It’s a disgrace that we have to have secu-rity at a public university,” he said. “Studentsshould be taught how to think, and not whatto think."Horowitz discussed what he perceived asthe downfalls of having an overwhelmingly liberal faculty and student body.“The intellectual level in liberal artshas never been so low in a hundred years because we’ve purged faculty of conserva-tives,” he said.Freshman Chase McDonough said heenjoyed the speech, although he was sur-prised by Horowitz’s comments.“He was less radical than I expected,” hesaid.
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She was popular with students.She worked as a cashier for UNC’sfood services provider, AramarkCorp. And her firing sparked stu-dent protests led by Student Action with Workers that included a marchinto South Building.Her name was Vel Dowdy. Andher arrest in 2005 for felony embez-zlement of food at Lenoir DiningHall — she was suspected of giv-ing meals away — was believed by some to have been retaliation forher rumored attempts to unionizeemployees.Five years later, a similar protest is brewing in response to the Decemberfiring of former Rams Head DiningHall cashier Angela Vargas, who saidher termination for “unacceptablepersonal conduct” was retaliationfor a series of complaints she lobbedagainst her managers. Vargas’ official termination noticestated that her tardiness was thecause of her dismissal.So far, the muted response has been largely restricted to Facebook.But on Monday, Brad Green,the creator of the “No, its NOT allgood, bring Miss Angie back toRams Head” group on Facebook,met with members of Student Action with Workers to discusstheir plans to take the effort fromthe Internet to the Pit.This week, Green and membersof Student Action with Workers will attempt to rally the 1,660members of the Facebook group togather signatures for a petition.Rakhee Devasthali, a memberof Student Action with Workers,said petitioning will be followed atthe end of the month with a protestoutside Aramark’s offices in Lenoirand delivery of the petition.The petition, posted online atthe end of last week, demandsthat Aramark uphold higher stan-dards for managerial conduct, offeremployees a space to discuss theirgrievances without oversight orintimidation and be more mindfulof human rights standards, such asa living wage.“Those are some of the biggerthings that will change a lot in thedining halls” if the demands aregranted, Green said.It also calls on Aramark to rehire Vargas.“That would be great, becauseI miss all my kids, and I miss thestaff and all the people that comein,” Vargas said.Bill Cunningham, the residentdistrict manager for Aramark atUNC, declined to comment.The petition — which can be viewed online at petitiononline.com/UNCRight/ — was craftedfollowing a February meeting with Vargas, who outlined her primary grievances against Aramark to agroup of about 20 students.“Our first goal is to get Angela(Vargas) rehired, but we also wantto make some fundamental chang-es,” Devasthali said. At the meeting, Vargas said she was harassed by managers at RamsHead Dining Hall and deprivedof a place to voice her grievances without managers present.Devasthali said members of thecampaign will seek the endorse-ments of other groups such as the Young Democrats, Black StudentMovement — which led a student boycott of Lenoir Dining Hall whenemployees went on strike in the1960s — and FLO Food, which has worked to include locally growningredients in Aramark meals.“It stands for Fair Local Organic,so we want to connect with them tomake sure workers have fair condi-tions,” Devasthali said.
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By Patricia laya
Staff Writer
After violating at least fivetraffic-related construction laws,Greenbridge development hasdecided to place extra workers onits surrounding streets to ensuresubcontractors obey traffic laws,spokesman Mark Vevle said. After several meetings with thecommunity and a number of com-plaints, the construction developerand town staff discussed the viola-tions of Greenbridge’s managementconstruction plan and traffic viola-tions, Public Works Director LanceNorris said.He delivered a letter to thedevelopment, located near the cor-ner of West Rosemary Street andNorth Graham Street, with pos-sible actions.“The intent is not to stop theconstruction, but that the behaviorstops,” Norris said.The letter stated that effec-tive Feb. 17, the town PoliceDepartment would issue criminalcitations to drivers and operators who committed violations. No cita-tions have been issued.Even though the developmenthas been issued traffic violationsin the past, Norris said an order tostop work is possible only if they get five violations that result incitations. Vevle said the extra work-ers should help ease traffic. Additional workers were placedalong Merritt Mill Road andGraham Street.“There have been a few instanc-es when we’ve made mistakes butthat was unfortunately out of ourcontrol,” he said.The construction company hasn’t received a citation sincethe meeting on Feb. 16, Norrissaid.Inspections of the environmen-tally friendly development havefound violations with the construc-tion permit.The construction company closed Rosemary Street without atown permit or using proper traf-fic control.The company allowed con-struction vehicles to travel inthe wrong direction on one-way streets. It also used forklifts andcranes without following trafficprocedures. Vevle said that the developmenthires a builder and the buildershire subcontractors, which leads tohaving many companies working atthe site at the same time.These violations have placedpedestrians on the surroundingstreets in hazardous conditions,Norris said.“We can only remind peopleof the rules so many times,” hesaid.
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“We want to let everyone know howmuch paper wewaste, and we want people to stop.”
Kunlin Wang,
CoMMittee MeMber
By Beth thomPson
Staff Writer
In an effort to reduce paperconsumption, the environmen-tal affairs committee of studentgovernment is asking professorsto squeeze more words onto eachpage.The committee submitted a tem-plate for papers to professors last week, suggesting new guidelinesfor the work students hand in.Members devised the template’s baseline requirements, whichinclude smaller spacing and mar-gins, with the hope of reducingpaper consumption and improvingsustainability on campus. But thefeasibility of the recommendations,and whether professors will adoptthem, is still unknown.“It’s a commendable idea, andI think that it could be applied inmultiple cases successfully. If thisis a suggestion for how people cansave paper, I think that would begreat,” said Joe Templeton, formerchairman of the Faculty Counciland a chemistry professor.“If this is to set restrictions on what would be acceptable to turnin, I don’t support that. It’s sur-prisingly difficult to meet rigorousguidelines, so if it’s a strict, ratherthan suggested guideline, you findchallenges.”The standards were based onsimilar efforts by PennsylvaniaState University, which saved anestimated 72 acres of forest andmore than $120,000 per yearsimply by reducing the marginstandards from 1.25 inches to 0.75inches.UNC currently uses more than100 million sheets of paper per year, according to UNC’s Climate Action Plan, which outlines theUniversity’s plan for becomingmore sustainable.The standards suggest one-inchmargins, 12-point Times NewRoman font, 1.5 inch spacing anddouble-sided pages, among otherrecommendations.“Student-printed and turned-in assignments are one of the key paper uses at this University, andso we wanted to do what we couldto minimize the waste associated with it,” said committee co-chair-man Conor Farese, one of threestudents who created the outline.Farese said he knows not allprofessors will adopt the guide-lines, but hopes they inspire peo-ple to reduce their impact on theenvironment.“I anticipate that some faculty members will prefer their ownstandards, particularly if they liketo write in the margins, on the backof a cover page, or in the space between lines,” Farese said. “Thatis why the EAC is recommendingthis template as a type of founda-tion — to standardize the basicrequirements.”The committee has presentedthe suggestions to the faculty, andis waiting for reactions.“We want to let everyone knowhow much paper we waste, and we want people to stop,” said freshmancommittee member Kunlin Wang.Templeton said he’s a supporterof sustainability, but would haveto see if the suggestions would work.“I’d be grateful for receivingguidelines that might save paper, but if it made it difficult for meto read the students’ work, or if it complicated my ability to readtheir work, I’d rather it be a sugges-tion, not a mandated preference,”he said.
Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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Due to a reporting error,Monday’s pg. 3 story, “Black’s brand of comedy impresses,” failedto include UNC student Emily Satterfield, one of the winners of the student stand up competition.The Daily Tar Heel apologizes forthe error.
campus Briefs
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Student Congress memberspassed an annual budget for the2010-11 year during their full-body meeting Monday.The group received $945,000 inrequests for its $365,000 budget.The finance committee declinedto fund food and drink, uncon-firmed speakers, overlappingevents and off-campus events, saidZach Dexter, the finance committeechairman.
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The Carolina Film Festival isaccepting submissions of studentmedia work and screenwriting to be considered as entries for the April 29 event.Submissions are due by noon onMarch 31 in Bingham Hall Room115.Sponsored by the communica-tion studies department, the fes-tival is intended to promote andrecognize student media produc-tion and screenwriting.The festival will take placefrom 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 29 inMurphey Hall Room 116.During its six-year history, thefestival has averaged 45 submis-sions each year and as many as 12award-winning films or filmmak-ers each year. As many as nine cash prizes will be awarded for qualified work. The winning pieces of work in each cat-egory other than best in show willreceive $500. The overall winner will receive $1,000.The categories are best in show,animation, audio, documentary,experimental, media productioncraft/technique, narrative, screen-play — short or feature length —and viral video.For more information on the sub-missions or categories, visit http://comm.unc.edu/related/cff.
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The Undergraduate Honor Courtis seeking applications from stu-dents who wish to become membersof the organization. Applications are due by 5 p.m.March 18.The Honor Court is responsiblefor hearing cases of students whohave been accused of violating theHonor Code. The system began atUNC in 1795 and is the only suchuniversity system in the nation, out-side of those at military academies. Applicants from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives areencouraged to apply to becomemembers of the organization.Information sessions will be heldon campus at the following datesand locations:
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ciTy Briefs
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After numerous complaints, busi-ness owners in Meadowmont Village will meet tomorrow with the town of Chapel Hill, including Mayor MarkKleinschmidt, and representativesof Developers Diversified Realty, thelandlord for the area.Several businesses have recently moved out of Meadowmont, andother tenants have argued thatDevelopers Diversified Realty charged them excessive fees forservices they did not receive.“We’re looking at just having aconversation,” said Dwight Bassett,economic development officer forthe town.
sTaTe Briefs
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Duke University’s Board of Trustees announced Saturday a3.9 percent undergraduate tuitionincrease for the 2010-11 school year. This tuition increase bringsthe total yearly cost to$51,865 forDuke undergraduate students.More than 40 percent of stu-dents receive need-based financialaid, so university officials are stilltrying to make tuition affordablefor students, according to a pressrelease.
— From staff and wire reports.
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