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I just heard this announced on WCHL. The Daily Tar Heel web site has the scoop, in spite of being turned out of their office in the Union:
9:45
p.m., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 -- The student union, Davis Library and the
Undergraduate Library were evacuated Sunday night due to a bomb threat.
The Daily Tar Heel office was also evacuated. According to witness
reports, police are informing students to stay away from the Pit.
Police came into Davis Library and told Lindy Beyer, assistant night
supervisor, that there was a "credible threat." She announced over the
intercom that library patrons should evacuate, but did not announce the
bomb threat. Beyers said she can not be sure if the library is empty at
this time. The police are currently sweeping the Pit with dogs. We will
continue to update this story as we get new information.
- Daily Tar Heel: Union, Davis Library evacuated, 2/15/08
Last night my wife and I attended a remarkable play about the history of Chapel Hill. The play is called, Because We’re Still Here (and Moving). It runs through February 17th at the Kenan Theatre, an extension of the Paul Green Theatre.
The play is a collection of stories about African Americans whose families have been a part of Chapel Hill for over 150 years. The play weaves together many fragments of oral history in a very moving and creative way. I learned a lot about the proud history of the black community in Chapel Hill that I had not heard before. I also heard appalling family stories about slavery and racism in Chapel Hill that are a sad part of our community’s shared history.
I was particularly interested in stories about Lincoln High School (now the Lincoln Center). I have lived here for many years but, I was unaware of the history of achievement and community pride that surrounded Lincoln High School. I hope many people will get a chance to see this excellent play.
Michael B. Owen
Here is the latest, Thorp's message dated February 12, 2009: http://www.unc.edu/chan/chancellors/thorp_holden/090212-budget.php, and reproduced below. The study is to be conducted by "Bain & Company, a global business consulting firm" and "The UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation is funding the
study, which is made possible through a restricted gift from a Carolina
alumnus."
Some interesting research questions come up. Can we know how much this study is costing, who really funded it, and its particulars (e.g. can we see a copy of the proposal the firm wrote to get this job, and the contract with them? Is this all a matter of public record, and should people try to see it? One can infer from use of the word "restricted" that we may never know who is behind it. Should we?
This is my first post on OP in a long, long time. But I'm fired up, friends.
Tonight the Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a report from the police chief that the anti-lingering ordinance in place since 2007 has been a success. No one has been arrested using the ordinance though many, apparently, have been threatened by the police and "educated."
There were five or six people in attendance in support of the ordinance and, unfortunately, I was the only member of the public there to speak against it. I called it a preemptive strike on civil liberties and below what Carrboro is all about.
And I mentioned that I know what it is like to be the victim of an assault and to live in a place where I had reason to be concerned for my safety when walking down my street.
I don't see the Carrboro I have long admired in this ordinance.
![[Chancellor & friends, photo by John Rees]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3245540186_0e5d335588_m.jpg)
Here are some photos I took on my visit today to Maple View
Dairy in rural Orange County. They were hosting a celebration to thank UNC Chancellor
Holden Thorp for halting the process for the airport. Mr. Thorp was there having an ice cream as
well as many of the key parties that worked so hard to oppose the airport.
I was told later by someone that Chancellor Thorp is a regular
visitor to Maple View already, but I did not know if that was shared in confidence
so I will not divulge the source. :-)
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