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THIS WEEK: Octl6-Oct22,2007
UNC Professor Receives
Nobel Prize NEWSPAGE3
Battle of the Saxes
ARTS PAGE 8
THEaroiinian
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF UNCG
www.carolinianonline.com
LOVE YOUR BODY LIFE PAGE 14
FREE*
UNCG Police introduce new K-9 unit
Dog is trained in narcotics and hazardous waste detection
Danielle Moore
Staff Writer
The UNCG Police Department
recently welcomed a new mem-ber
to the force. Her name is Aja,
she has her very own badge and
bulletproof vest, and she walks on
four legs.
Aja is a two-year-old German
Shepard from Czechoslovakia.
Sgt. David Combs is Aja's partner,
and describes her as a "very sweet,
zero-bite dog."
Aja went through 10 weeks of
police canine training to learn
huw to follow scents and ground
disturbances. She was the fastest
in her class at finding well-hidden
narcotics.
K-9s are enlisted in the police
force because they provide many
benefits. Less time and manpower
is needed in a search that utilizes
dogs, and the canines provide an
element of safety to officers who
are tracking or apprehending a
criminal.
There are different kinds of K-9
police service dogs, ranging from
bomb-search dogs to criminal
tracking dogs. Aja is a narcotics
and hazardous drug detection
dog. She also searches for danger-ous
weapons and can track sus-pects
or missing persons.
One of the biggest goals of the
police department in enlisting
Aja is to keep UNCG safer. Police
service dogs can be very helpful
not only in finding criminals, but
also in deterring crime.
Aja cost $6,000, and Lt. Ron
Wolford of the UNCG Police De-partment
says he believes Aja was
worth the price.
"The UNCG Police K-9 is a
proactive measure to ensure the
safety of students, faculty, staff,
and visitors to campus, and it en-hances
UNCG public safety pre-paredness,"
says Wolford.
Kristin Reinheimer, a sopho-more,
says she agrees and believes
having Aja around could help
students feel more secure.
"Dogs catch things that peo-ple
can't detect, so anything that
would help the police to better do
their job would of course make
the campus a safer place to be,"
comments Kristin.
Students with questions or con-cerns
about Aja or campus safety
can call the UNCG Police Depart-ment
at 334-5963.
Sergeant David Combs poses
next to Aja, the newest addition
to the University Police force.
Drought persists, restrictions increase for area
STEPHANIE PATTON/THE CAROLINIAN
UNCG has taken measures to abide by the city's water restrictions and has closed the
fountain in front of the Caf.
Stephanie Patton
News Editor
The heat and drought has
been a well-known problem
throughout Greensboro since
the beginning of the summer,
and it does not look to be let-ting
up.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
declared that the "combined
global land and sea surface
temperature for August was
the eighth warmest on record,"
and was the hottest month on
record for North Carolina.
Because of the heat wave,
stream flows are extremely low
and water levels are low in the
reservoirs.
Currently North Carolina
is experiencing drought in all
parts of the state, with 38.72
percent of the state under the
most extreme drought condi-tions.
The National Climatic
Data Center compares this to
last year's conditions, with 94.8
percent of the state experienc-ing
no drought at all.
Last week,the City ofGreens-boro
sent out a drought warn-ing,
the second in two months,
outlining water restrictions for
the city.
According to the warning the
city has enacted Stage IIB, Wa-ter
Shortage Level II Warning
mandatory water restrictions.
The remaining water sup-ply
in Greensboro stands at
140 days. This level of Greens-boro's
Water Conservation
and Restriction plan is meant
to take effect when the city's
water supply is down to 125
days, however Allan Williams,
director of the city's Water
Resources Department, ex-pressed
concern.
"Although we have not
reached the 125 day thresh-old,
mitigating conditions
along with long-range fore-casts
don't show substantial
likelihood of rain, and it is
necessary to impose the next
stage of restrictions at this
time," said Williams, as quot-ed
by the City of Greensboro's
website.
Among the number of re-
SEE DROUGHT ON PAGE TWO
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| Date | 2007-10-16 |
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| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | The October 16, 2007, issue of The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
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| Full text | THIS WEEK: Octl6-Oct22,2007 UNC Professor Receives Nobel Prize NEWSPAGE3 Battle of the Saxes ARTS PAGE 8 THEaroiinian THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF UNCG www.carolinianonline.com LOVE YOUR BODY LIFE PAGE 14 FREE* UNCG Police introduce new K-9 unit Dog is trained in narcotics and hazardous waste detection Danielle Moore Staff Writer The UNCG Police Department recently welcomed a new mem-ber to the force. Her name is Aja, she has her very own badge and bulletproof vest, and she walks on four legs. Aja is a two-year-old German Shepard from Czechoslovakia. Sgt. David Combs is Aja's partner, and describes her as a "very sweet, zero-bite dog." Aja went through 10 weeks of police canine training to learn huw to follow scents and ground disturbances. She was the fastest in her class at finding well-hidden narcotics. K-9s are enlisted in the police force because they provide many benefits. Less time and manpower is needed in a search that utilizes dogs, and the canines provide an element of safety to officers who are tracking or apprehending a criminal. There are different kinds of K-9 police service dogs, ranging from bomb-search dogs to criminal tracking dogs. Aja is a narcotics and hazardous drug detection dog. She also searches for danger-ous weapons and can track sus-pects or missing persons. One of the biggest goals of the police department in enlisting Aja is to keep UNCG safer. Police service dogs can be very helpful not only in finding criminals, but also in deterring crime. Aja cost $6,000, and Lt. Ron Wolford of the UNCG Police De-partment says he believes Aja was worth the price. "The UNCG Police K-9 is a proactive measure to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus, and it en-hances UNCG public safety pre-paredness," says Wolford. Kristin Reinheimer, a sopho-more, says she agrees and believes having Aja around could help students feel more secure. "Dogs catch things that peo-ple can't detect, so anything that would help the police to better do their job would of course make the campus a safer place to be," comments Kristin. Students with questions or con-cerns about Aja or campus safety can call the UNCG Police Depart-ment at 334-5963. Sergeant David Combs poses next to Aja, the newest addition to the University Police force. Drought persists, restrictions increase for area STEPHANIE PATTON/THE CAROLINIAN UNCG has taken measures to abide by the city's water restrictions and has closed the fountain in front of the Caf. Stephanie Patton News Editor The heat and drought has been a well-known problem throughout Greensboro since the beginning of the summer, and it does not look to be let-ting up. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared that the "combined global land and sea surface temperature for August was the eighth warmest on record," and was the hottest month on record for North Carolina. Because of the heat wave, stream flows are extremely low and water levels are low in the reservoirs. Currently North Carolina is experiencing drought in all parts of the state, with 38.72 percent of the state under the most extreme drought condi-tions. The National Climatic Data Center compares this to last year's conditions, with 94.8 percent of the state experienc-ing no drought at all. Last week,the City ofGreens-boro sent out a drought warn-ing, the second in two months, outlining water restrictions for the city. According to the warning the city has enacted Stage IIB, Wa-ter Shortage Level II Warning mandatory water restrictions. The remaining water sup-ply in Greensboro stands at 140 days. This level of Greens-boro's Water Conservation and Restriction plan is meant to take effect when the city's water supply is down to 125 days, however Allan Williams, director of the city's Water Resources Department, ex-pressed concern. "Although we have not reached the 125 day thresh-old, mitigating conditions along with long-range fore-casts don't show substantial likelihood of rain, and it is necessary to impose the next stage of restrictions at this time," said Williams, as quot-ed by the City of Greensboro's website. Among the number of re- SEE DROUGHT ON PAGE TWO THE CAROLINIAN ESTABLISHED 1919 VOL LXXXYIII ISSUE 9 CONTACT US the carolinian@hotmail.com PHONE: FAX: 336-334-5752 336-334-3518 feo* DIRECTORY News Classifieds Corrections Opinions A&E 2-4, 18 25 5-7 8-10, 19 11-13 14-16 ON THE WEB AT: go Bookmarks Tools rjelp ("3rolini.5rionlirie.com T #-—. |
