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Jim Bedford has been studying at UNC for more than eight years. Now a fourth-year medical student, Bedford, who specializes in psychiatry, recently learned he would be completing his residency somewhere he is desperately needed — right at home. For years, North Carolina has struggled with a shortage of practicing general surgeons, primary care physicians and psychiatrists.Bedford said that shortage factored into his deci-sion to stay in-state for his residency.“The area I’m interested in is needed and under-served,” he said.Of the 148 UNC medical students graduating in 2011, only 53 — about 36 percent — will do their residency in North Carolina.But it isn’t retention that has officials in the N.C. Health Professionals Data System worried. Rather, it’s the distribution of those who decide to remain in-state. Erin Fraher, director of the data system, said a growing trend towards specialization while students are in medical school ultimately steers students away from more needed fields, like pri-mary care and general surgery, which are in higher demand as the 2.4 million baby boomers enter retirement.“Specializing takes students away from services like primary care and general surgery,” she said. “But if the state is going to invest a lot of money in education we need to know that, in the end, there will be students who choose to stay in-state.”Of the six studying primary care, only one is stay-ing in North Carolina. And of eight general surgery graduates, four will remain in the state.“We’re really staring down the barrel of physi-cian shortage — especially in primary care,” said Samuel Cykert, a professor specializing in general medicine.The overall retention rate is similar to recent years, although it has declined slightly of late. In 2010, 37 percent of medical students stayed in North Carolina. Thirty-nine percent remained in-state the year before.The process isn’t as simple as just applying to a residency program, however. Medical students apply to residency programs across the nation and then rank them in order of preference. After the programs ranks their potential candi-dates, the Office of Student Affairs in the School of Medicine matches students based on mutual preference. After applying to 26 programs and traveling for interviews, Bedford said he was fortunate enough to get his first choice. He is one of three psychiatry students remaining in state out of eight total. All three of them will continue their studies at UNC.Though he acknowledges there are underserved areas in need of psychiatrists, Bedford said it’s hard for rural areas to attract medical students after they graduate.“It’s difficult because the majority of training programs are in urban areas and most physicians continue to practice where they went to medical school,” he said.Cykert said though there are a lot of factors that play into the state’s shortage of physicians, ultimate-ly lifestyle is the biggest factor.“Primary care folks are paid substantially less, and the same holds true for psychiatrists,” Cykert said. “The lifestyle is harder, you’re responsible for after-hours calls and admitting patients to the hos-pital. The world kind of comes to you.” As the doctors responsible for routine check-ups and surgeries, Cykert said primary care physicians are essential to reducing the incidence of prevent-able diseases such as cancer. “In a good health system you would have half primary care physicians who focus on preventative
BY GLORIA SCHOEBERLE
STAFF WRITER
Red rubber noses, outlandish outfits, giant underwear — all in an unexpected place. In the spirit of unconventional health care, activist and doc-tor Patch Adams — who is coming to campus to speak next week — members of UNC’s art therapy organization, ArtHeels, bring the art of clowning to the children of UNC Hospitals.Students and patients create crafts, play music and use other art to make the hospital atmosphere more vibrant. ArtHeels president Katy Heubel said the goal is to give patients an escape from their illnesses. “We want to spread the healing power of art in whatever form that may take,” she said. Sometimes that means donning oversized, floppy shoes.“We’ll get ready before a shift by putting on these goofy outfits,” she said. “We go around to the children’s rooms and put on a little show.”Rivers Woodward, an ArtHeels clown who is responsible for bringing Adams to campus, said that he uses props and improvisation when traveling from room to room entertain-ing the children. Adams — the doctor behind the Robin Williams char-acter in the 1998 film “Patch Adams” — promotes healing through humor. As the founder and director of a completely free hospital, the Gesundheit Institute, Adams is iconically known as the clown doctor. Woodward has traveled abroad with Adams — visiting children’s hospitals, orphanages and AIDS clinics — and continues to keep in touch with him. He said Adams has been an inspiration for him in his clowning and in his pur-suit of a medical degree. Veronica Brown — another clown — agreed that costumes and improvisation are two important aspects of clowning. “We put on our big clown shoes and mismatched clothing and try to look as silly as possible,” she said. “It is 10 percent structure, 90 percent improv.” Woodward said he often uses physical comedy and props to entertain the children. “The most people I’ve ever fit in the world’s largest under- wear were eight nurses,” he said. “I’m still hoping to beat that record.”
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BY JESSICA GAYLORD
STAFF WRITER
If passed, state legislation might pre- vent Chapel Hill from providing residents with town-sponsored internet services.House Bill 129, otherwise known as the broadband or level-playing field bill, was filed Feb. 16 and passed through the House of Representatives on Monday.If passed in the Senate, the bill would make it difficult for towns to provide and charge residents for broadband services.The bill states that it is necessary to limit town-provided broadband services so the government is not intervening in the private sector. It would protect jobs and promote investment, the bill states. “If we had a vision for broadband in Chapel Hill, this kills it,” said Town Council member Ed Harrison. Chapel Hill is installing a fiber-optic network that could be used for high-speed internet.Despite opposition from several cities and towns, Harrison said there is a good chance the bill will also pass in the Senate.“We don’t seem to have any influence lobbying against it,” he said. “We aren’t getting any headway.”In a March 14 resolution, the Town Council called on members of the N.C. General Assembly and Gov. Bev Perdue to oppose the bill, saying it constrains neces-sary communication services that could be provided to underserved rural areas.If passed, the bill would also forbid cities and towns from using federal grant funds to operate local broadband services.The primary sponsors of the bill could not be reached for comment.Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt said large private internet companies tend to main-ly serve more affluent areas.“They’re not as concerned with bridg-ing the communication divide as they are with finding paying utility customers,” Kleinschmidt said. The town is trimming trees to make way for fiber optic cable, primarily so it can be used for traffic signals. The town plans for the cable to eventually connect town build-ings and the wider community with high speed Internet.But with the possibility of the broadband bill passing, Kleinschmidt said the cable might not be used to its full potential.“The worst case scenario is that the fiber optic cable will only be used for our traffic signal and its full use will never be tapped,” he said. “The best case scenario is also using it for municipal services too, but even that could be at risk.”The council has also considered work-ing out a connection between area public schools and UNC, but Kleinschmidt said he wasn’t certain the bill would allow it.Council member Laurin Easthom said the council and schools talked about a town- wide broadband system years ago, but she is unsure if the effort will continue.“We’re just going to have to see what happens next,” she said.Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC’s Program on Public Life, said these conflicts are a regular part of democracy. He said fre-quently private enterprise is not sufficient, and government needs to step in.“The overarching question for legisla-tures is, ‘How do we arrange our private and public interests to extend broadband across the state so that it is affordable and acceptable?’”
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Student Government is begin-ning a push to break down the barriers between the student body and the arts community.Carolina Creative Arts — a week-long celebration co-sponsored by student government’s arts advo-cacy committee and the Carolina Union Activities Board — will kick off with a screening of “Entourage” star Adrian Grenier’s documentary film, “Teenage Paparazzo.”The series of events will high-light a wide variety of artistic mediums. Campus arts groups and Hollywood artists alike will host various workshops to show-case their art forms.“We want to show students how you can bring these differ-ent mediums together and make something new,” said Ian Lee, student body secretary. “Innovation is more than just creativity, and we want to show students that art can have an impact on campus, and they can be a part of it.”This year’s celebration is the most comprehensive week-long
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Senior football players, including Marvin Austin, Greg Little and Robert Quinn participated in their last workout as Tar Heels.
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Matt Doherty resigns as head coach of the men’s basketball team. In three seasons, Doherty tallied a record of 53-43 with one NCAA tournament berth.
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Pauper Players will begin their five-day run of “All Shook Up,” the musical about the life of Elvis Presley, tonight at the Playmakers Theatre.
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Read a Q&A with“Entourage” star Adrian Grenier, who will come to UNC Saturday to show his documentary “Teenage Paparazzo.”
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An Ohio pizza parlor employee overheard the customer he was talking to on the phone discussing a plan to rob the delivery driver when he arrived at their door.The man called the police, who sent a plain-clothes officer to make the delivery. Police said the customers snatched the pizzas and ran.Police caught the men in a nearby apartment complex.
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he biggest food fight in one school’s history has landed every student in the school in trouble.School administrators of a Sacramento middle school discovered 75 per-cent of all students had prior knowledge of the massive food fight, which was organized a week in advance on Facebook and took more than 15 hours to clean up. Administrators responded by canceling all school social events for the remainder of the year, including a field trip to Six Flags and Great America.Students who barricaded the cafeteria doors will face further discipline.“It was pretty fun, but I don’t think it was worth it looking back on it now,” said one seventh grade student involved in the fight.
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Barry Bryant, the uncle of former UNC student Eric Bryant, leans on his nephew’s car as he reflects on the anniversary of his suicide.
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Jim Crisp, 83, has been playing piano since he was fourteen years old. He now performs weekly in a trio at The Franklin Hotel.
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Law conference:
Listen to a series of lectures by international criminal justice experts about the future of the adversarial system, followed by a panel discussion.
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8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
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UNC Center for School Leadership Development
Chemistry symposium:
The chemistry honors society and the department of chemistry will host an undergraduate research symposium for chemistry, including a poster ses-sion and research talks in Chapman Hall, Room 125.
Time:
12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
Chapman Hall lobby
Holocaust workshop:
Attend sev-eral lectures and a panel discussion about the Holocaust and hear a key-note speech about female Nazis.
Time:
1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location:
Hyde Hall
Student composer show:
Hear new musical works by student com-posers from the UNC Composition Studio.
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8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location:
Person Recital Hall
1980s dance:
Dance to classic music from the 1980s during a dance hosted by WXYC. Era-appropriate costumes are encouraged.
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8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Location:
Cat’s Cradle, 300 E. Main St., Carrboro
Booker Creek cleanup:
Help remove trash from Booker Creek dur-ing an educational walk. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. There will be refreshments after the walk.
Time:
9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location:
Twig, 99 S. Elliott Road
Family science day:
Participate in family-friendly programs and activi-ties with a focus on nutrition, fitness and wellbeing, including a mini-Olympics, yoga and tai chi lessons.
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11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location:
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Wine show:
Taste more than 30 types of wine and enjoy live music. Tickets are $5, with all proceeds going to the Cooperative Community Fund. Wine will also be on sale at discounted prices. You can keep your glass when you’re done.
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1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
Weaver Street Market, 101 E. Weaver St., Carrboro
Art opening reception:
Attend a reception with artist Lisa Bartell Kirmayer to celebrate the opening of an exhibit featuring her paintings of flora.
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2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location:
Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary St.
Natural landscapes talk:
Hear photographer David Blevins and bot-anist Michael Schafale discuss their book on North Carolina landscapes.
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3 p.m.
Location:
N.C. Botanical Garden Education Center
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Three female UNC students to shave heads for BaseBald
After the UNC baseball team takes on Clemson on Saturday at 2 p.m., players will stick around to shave their heads as part of the BaseBald fundraiser, which was started by senior catcher Chase Jones and the rest of the baseball team last year to raise money for children undergoing cancer treatments.Jones was diagnosed with a brain tumor as a freshman and under- went extensive treatments, includ-ing chemotherapy, which inspired him to raise money to give others in the pediatric oncology wing of UNC Hospitals a better experience.“The money we raise goes direct-ly to these kids to brighten their days,” he said in a statement on the fundraiser’s website. “It is for the right now, not years to come, pro- viding extra money so that these kids that undergo cancer treatment can eat pizza, drink juice boxes and soda and play PlayStations.” As part of the fundraiser, Alison Grady, Erica O’Brien and Virginia Montes-Aviles have all committed to shave their heads after the game with the team, each raising at least $200 for their show of support.The fundraiser has already raised $11,618 — beating its self-imposed goal of $10,000.More information is available at http://www.unc.edu/campus-updates/BaseBald_2011.
Researchers hope to reduce concussions, join cooperative
University researchers joined a national collaborative working to reduce sports-related concussions this week.The National Sports Concussion Cooperative aims to help athletes through interdisciplinary collabo-ration and research.The four founding organizations are the UNC Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, the Matthew Gfeller Foundation, the American Football Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The cooperative will hold its first meeting in Chapel Hill on May 2 to determine its first objectives and develop an agenda.
Four University students win JNO awards to fund startups
The 2011 winners of the JNO Awards in Entrepreneurial Studies for the minor in entrepreneurship are Eric Xu, Reed Turchi, Amber Koonce and Safia Davis. The awards range from $3,000 to $5,000 per year and aim to help students launch their own business venture during their undergraduate years or upon graduation. The winners will work with fac-ulty and staff to draft business plans, using award money to finance trav-els, research, internships and the initial business startup.Eric Xu is a biochemistry major working to commercialize an anti-coagulant drug he helped develop. Reed Turchi is a southern studies major who recently launched Devil Down Records, focusing on North Mississippi Hill Country blues. Amber Koonce is a public policy analysis and African-American studies double major. She aims to increase positive body image among young Ghanaian girls through her nonprofit startup, BeautyGap. Safia Davis helped found Storytime Learning, which publishes interactive electronic picture books for children learning to read.
CITY BRIEFS
OWASA to resume normal water disinfection today
Orange Water and Sewer Authority will resume disinfec-tion of drinking water today with chloramines, a compound of chlo-rine and ammonia.OWASA began using only chlo-rine in March due to a state require-ment. There was some change in the water’s taste and odor. Once the water returns to its normal processing, there might be some change in taste and odor.
Chapel Hill Police names Vereen new assistant chief
Captain Leo Vereen of the Chapel Hill Police Department was promoted to Assistant Chief of Police, a position left vacant since Captain Chris Blue became police chief in December. Vereen has served as supervisor of the investigations, community service and narcotics divisions. “I’m looking forward to helping move the department forward,” Vereen said.He said he is looking forward to implementing a new strategic plan for the department.“It’s exciting that we have a road-map to follow for the department for years to come,” he said. “We will modify the plan as citizens tell us we need to do things different.”
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STAFF WRITER
Jordan Imbrey came to the Robertson Scholars Program later than most. After being rejected as a high school applicant, he didn’t even apply as a freshman until a week before it was due because he didn’t know it was an option. “Once I applied, I thought it was a long shot, but maybe in my wild-est dreams,” he said.Those dreams were fulfilled Tuesday afternoon when he received a congratulatory call — one that a freshman couldn’t have received two years ago.The program, which provides UNC and Duke University students with full merit scholarships and the chance to study at both campuses, invited freshmen to apply for the first time last year. It also funds up to three summers of travel.Previously, only high school seniors could apply.Because of the change, freshmen Imbrey and Stefanie Schwemlein from UNC and Alex Bloedel and Kaitlin Gladney from Duke will join the Robertson class of 2014.Imbrey and Schwemlein both had their applications rejected as high school seniors, but Imbrey said many of his accomplishments occurred between his two applications.His superhero movie was fea-tured at the Charlotte Jewish Film Festival in early March. And Schwemlein said she has since helped organize the first China Leadership Summit, a collaboration between UNC, Duke and Chinese officials that resulted in two days of symposiums on both campuses.“We’ve shown in our first one-and-a-half semesters that we’ve found something we’re passionate about in our heart, we’ve pursued it academically with our mind and we’ve put it into action with what we do,” Schwemlein said.Gladney, the co-founder of Duke’s chapter of To Write Love on her Arms, said she didn’t apply for the scholarship in high school, but became interested because her roommate is in the program.“After having been exposed to the people and the program ... it was kind of a no-brainer to apply for it,” she said.Schwemlein said she applied partly because scholars she met said the program develops a sup-portive community.“There’s this real opportunity for collaboration, to go further than we would otherwise go,” she said. Imbrey said he immediately felt welcomed into the Robertson community and isn’t worried about entering the program late.“Everybody is going to be excited to see who we are,” he said.Still, both Imbrey and Schwemlein say their allegiances remain with UNC.“Come basketball season, we will always be rivals,” Schwemlein said. “We’re Tar Heels for life, although academically, we’ve decided on Tar Devil.”
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STAFF WRITER
Workers are preparing a sit-out in response to upcoming schedule changes, and students are coming together to aid the protest.Student Action with Workers met Thursday night to discuss student participation in the dem-onstration. Laurel Ashton, a SAW member, said the meeting aimed to unite students for the workers’ cause.It was a follow-up to the orga-nization’s meeting held earlier Thursday, in which members planned for the sit-out and dis-cussed their aims with the public.“We need to have a voice,” Ashton said.“When we see these unjust working conditions, it’s impor-tant to mobilize students to work to help the situation from getting worse.”The sit-out will take place April 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is being planned by some of the University’s maintenance workers.Protest participants will be absent from work to sit on the steps of South Building.The sit-out comes in response to the facilities services department eliminating a compressed sched-ule option that allows employees to work four 10-hour days per week instead of the standard five eight-hour days.Thursday night’s student meet-ing went into closed session after 15 minutes to keep strategies pri- vate, members said.Students also said they did not want to jeopardize the involved workers’ jobs, though University officials have previously said work-ers won’t be fired for protesting. Members from the Black Student Movement, Students for a Democratic Society and SAW came to the second meeting as organiz-ers. Students independent from organizations and a University groundskeeper also attended. Edd Lovette, director of building services, and Van Dobson, execu-tive director for facilities services and chief facilities officer, said the changes will make the University more efficient and will save money in light of a campuswide 5 percent budget cut.They said the change will sta- bilize the number of workers on campus each day.But workers and the students joining them said the change will not save money or ensure efficien-cy in the department. Ana Maria Reichenbach, a SAW member, said workers have com-plained that the change will affect their lives outside their job.“There are workers who have second jobs that are apart from the University and this change would not allow them to have that second job,” she said. “Some workers also have school- work to do on that other day.” Ashton said the University offi-cials’ claims are unfounded. “There is no evidence that this is going to save us money,” she said. Ashton said students need to realize the cause’s importance, adding that if protestors succeed they could prevent similar work-ers’ rights issues in the future.“Workers’ rights are important because one day we’re going to be workers, and students need to know what’s going on,” Ashton said. Amanda Ellis, a junior not rep-resenting any student organiza-tions, said she wants to change the way students and administrators treat workers.“A lot of times, we reduce what these workers do to make the University what it is, and that’s not fair,” Ellis said.“Human life is the most precious thing in the world and when I see it being taken advantage of, I need to stand up for it,” she added.
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UNC’s first lady Patti Thorp looks over items in preparation for the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s online auction fundraiser that begins April 21 and ends April 30. Among the items being auctioned is a dinner with Butch Davis and his wife at their home.
UNC’S lEadiNG lady
BY RACHEL COLEMAN
STAFF WRITER
Patti Worden was not expecting to find both her future career and future husband when she was 12 years old. Worden (now Patti Thorp) auditioned for a part in “Peter Pan” at Cape Fear Regional Theatre — owned by Chancellor Holden Thorp’s mother.“My vocal teacher dragged me to this small theater in Fayetteville to audition for some shows in eighth grade,” she said. “Holden played John, and I was ‘the second blond Indian from the left’. Holden’s mother was always trying to get kids involved, which meant she mostly had to be in control of a bunch of untalented children.”Though her role was small, Thorp said it got her hooked on theater.“By college, I never really thought I was going to major in drama, but then suddenly I realized I had nothing else,” she said. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in perfor-mance from UNC-Greensboro, Thorp spent a year as an administration intern at Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. After her time there, she was accepted to Yale University’s theater management mas-ter’s program.The summer before she went to Yale, Thorp said that she ran into an old friend from home.“I saw Holden when I was home, and he sent me a card that said, ‘I’d follow you anywhere, as long as there’s a good chemis-try department,’” she said. “Well, Yale had a great chemistry department, so he came there with me.”Now, as UNC’s first lady, Thorp serves as the chair of the Friends of PlayMakers Advisory Council, where she helps connect PlayMakers Repertory Company with the rest of the community.“She is always sharing her enthusiasm about theater with the people she meets,” said Hannah Grannemann, managing director of PlayMakers. “We’re privileged to have her choose us as one of her leadership priorities.”Despite widespread budget cuts, Thorp has high hopes for the future of PlayMakers.“We are trying to push PlayMakers into a more national level, and, as a theater person, I’m so proud of it,” Thorp said.Though theater was a huge part of her life before starting a family, Thorp says she does not miss performing.“Being an actor takes up so much of your life,” she said. “There are things I miss about acting, like performing with Holden, but not many.”Thorp said theater is something that all students should get involved in, whether it’s through performing or just attending the University’s shows.“Theater adds heart to any campus,” she said. “We get to hold this mirror onto society and look at every body’s different quirks, so everyone can support it.”Others at UNC have noticed Thorp’s love of the arts, including Student Body President Hogan Medlin, who appointed her to his Arts Innovation Steering Committee.“Patti was not only instrumental in con-necting us to ideas for students locally, but, as the first lady, she was so helpful in lending the ear of the Chancellor to the issues we were most interested in,” Medlin said.“Her love for this place is unparalleled.”
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All up in your business
Part of a monthly update on local businesses.
A store specializing in handmade, local goods opened on East Main Street earlier this month.Ginna Earl opened Vespertine three weeks ago. Earl has another shop in Pittsboro and makes many of her goods herself.Jenny McMillan closed her retail space Nested this past December, which was located in the same space. McMillan sold European home goods and now sells her merchandise online. Earl’s small shop sells dresses, jewelry, home accessories and other knickknacks. She said she hopes the reasonably priced items will attract college students.“This is definitely a job and a half,” she said. “I’m here six days a week and making crafts at night.”Earl said she can’t afford staff yet, and is mak-ing do with the help of friends and family.
Nested closes, gift shop opens
A new boutique specializing in dresses opened late March on West Franklin Street after Limelight closed.Hillary Fisher owned the building and decided to open her own store, called Dress Shop, after she heard her tenant was closing. “I really wanted a place that concentrated on dresses,” Fisher said. The store sells 40 lines, many of which Fisher said are hard to find elsewhere. She said she has tried to keep the prices student-friendly.“We have a couple dresses for only $82,” she said. Fisher said she is waiting for more merchan-dise to arrive before advertising heavily.“We sell some lines that I love to wear too,” she said. “It’s for college girls and their moms, if their moms are really hip.”
Dress Shop boutique opens
The Wachovia on East Franklin Street is now open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. It is the first bank on Franklin Street to have weekend hours. “We found that a lot of customers would be shopping nearby, so corporate just really wanted to be more convenient,” said corporate spokes-person Christine Shaw. The decision was made at the corporate level, and was based on customer feedback and demand. Several branches extended their hours, both within the Triangle and across the country. The bank is also open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday.Shaw said she finds that the benefits of being open on Saturdays far outweigh the costs.
Wachovia extends hours
Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe, a breakfast place on East Franklin Street, has started accepting credit cards. Junior Abby Moore said she loves the restau-rant and was excited about the new policy.“I actually went there last Friday and used my credit card and it was amazing,” she said. The store only accepted cash for 39 years.“It’s been difficult in the past, but the Wachovia ATM is a few doors away so that’s convenient.”But senior Kathryn Hooker said she didn’t know about the change in policy when she went there for lunch Thursday.“I think it’s a good idea because I’ve come here before and not had cash,” Hooker said. The general manager could not be reached for comment.
Ye Olde accepts credit cards
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