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The Daily Tar HeelServing the students and the University community since 1893
www.dailytarheel.commonday, november 2, 2009voLUme 117, ISSUe 101
index
Mostly sunnyH 70, L 39
Just stay in bedH 56, L 44
Tuesday’s weather
Today’s weather
arts| page 3
WILD THINGPauper Players’ “Wild Party,”
which runs through Tuesday, is slight on plot, but it is heavy on alcohol, drugs,
romance, sex and parties.
sports | page 12
GLIMMERS OF HOPEUNC’s football team showed signs of its potential Thursday by controlling fourth quarter
possession time.
this day in history
NOV. 2, 2000 …A bomb threat called into
University switchboard operators forces students and
faculty to evacuate Sitterson Hall.
special section
HOMECOMING PREVIEWCheck inside today’s Daily Tar Heel to learn about the Homecoming candidates, a marching band reunion and
other preparations.
LEAVING ‘FAMILY’A woman who worked at the Franklin Street post office for
more than 25 years has retired. Her friends said the post office
staff is like a family.
features| page 11
police log ........................ 2calendar .......................... 2opinion ........................... 8nation/world ................. 10 crossword ..................... 11sports ............................ 12
city | page 6
TO THE WIREThis year’s election season is
down to the final hours before Election Day. The DTH takes a
look at some mayoral candidate’s promises before the
Tuesday election.
University Square plans add 300 parking spots
Can’T HoLd THem baCK
BY SARAH FRIERCiTy EDiTor
A student was stabbed after refusing to let a group of men into a fraternity’s Halloween party.
Stephen James Howard, who is not a UNC student, was arrested for the assault, Chapel Hill Police Lt. Drew Smith said.
Junior Taylor Inscoe was treated at UNC Hospitals and released at about 7 a.m., said Neil Delap, presi-dent of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, of which Inscoe is a member.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, after police had cleared Halloween crowds from Franklin Street.
Inscoe was monitoring PKA’s door for security. Fraternities were only letting in people they knew, Delap said.
After Inscoe refused to let in four men who showed military ID, the men climbed over the security fence, Delap said. One of them stabbed Inscoe in the thigh and then ran away, Delap said and Chapel Hill Police Lt. Chuck Quinlan confirmed.
Inscoe took a few steps out into the parking lot, where people saw he needed medical treatment, Delap said. Two fraternity brothers who were Eagle Scouts kept pressure on his wound and another called police and an ambulance, Delap said.
“Had they not stopped the bleeding so quickly, things could have gone differently,” Delap said.
Three fraternity brothers gave statements to police and to the University through Jenny Levering, assistant dean of students for fra-ternity and sorority life.
“We plan for a lot of things, and a stabbing is not one of them,” Delap said. “It is a problem when police push 50,000 people off Franklin Street and the first line of defense is the fraternity houses.”
Later that night, a man wan-dered to the men’s crew house on Merritt Mill Road, said team member Mark Rothrock.
After more than an hour talking to members of the team, including Rothrock, the man began talking about how he stabbed a fraternity member, Rothrock said.
“He said he was trying to get some of his friends into a party at a frat house, and the guy wouldn’t let him into the party, so he stabbed him,” Rothrock said.
The man wandered into a bed-room and slept, Rothrock said.
When a girl at the crew house
SEE STABBING, PAgE 5
DTH ONLINE: See video of Halloween costumes and assorted Franklin Street revelry at dailytarheel.com.
renovations won’t address UnC needsBY COuRTNEY PRICESTAFF WriTEr
Town leaders have identified increas-ing the amount of parking downtown as key to the economic development of Chapel Hill.
With its plans for University Square Plaza, UNC’s administration is hoping to provide an answer to their call.
Renovations at the square will add multi-level parking decks to increase the amount of parking in downtown Chapel Hill by about 300 spaces.
It’s meant to help meet demand from downtown visitors — but it won’t address the continued desire for student and University parking.
For visitors only
Throughout the day, people come to businesses in downtown Chapel Hill to shop or eat, and at peak hours the on-street parking fills quickly.
The new design of University Square calls for two- to three-hour parking for visitors to University Square and other downtown restaurants and shops, said David Bonk, long range and transporta-tion planning manager for Chapel Hill.
The short-term parking is meant to encourage visitors to use public transit.
That way, the parking can support more
than just University Square, said Gordon Merklein, UNC’s executive director of real estate development.
“We envision that it will be parking that supports all of the uses at University Square, in addition to 200 to 300 addi-tional parking spaces that will support the needs of all of downtown,” he said.
But it won’t be going to the University, either for students, faculty members or employees.
“In the big picture, we are not consid-ering the parking at University Square as parking for the University,” Merklein said.
Meeting the demand
According to a 2008 Chapel Hill parking study, as business in downtown grows, more visitors will need more park-ing, and Chapel Hill will need to expand in preparation.
Chapel Hill has more than 850 parking spaces in the downtown area, according to the town Web site. The parking study recommended adding 300 parking spaces, increasing parking by about 35 percent.
SEE PARkING, PAgE 5
Most downtown Chapel Hill parking hourlyThere are currently more than 850 parking spaces in downtown Chapel Hill. University Square will include a parking deck that will provide more parking.
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BY SARAH FRIER AND CHRISTINA TAYLORSTAFF WriTErS
Police didn’t get the rain they hoped for Saturday night.
Drawn by mild weather and a convenient Saturday date, more than 50,000 people crowded Franklin Street for Halloween — 15,000 more than last year and five times the crowd size police hope to eventually reach.
In the second year of the “Homegrown Halloween” pro-gram meant to restrict atten-dance, police forewarned that out-of-town visitors would not be welcome and that the street would close at midnight.
But many non-residents still attended the celebration, and police said too many people were on the street to safely close it at midnight.
“I think we’re obviously going to reevaluate as a town,” Chapel Hill police Lt. Kevin Gunter said Saturday night.
Police successfully cleared the crowd by 12:20 a.m. Sunday, fol-lowing up with a line of motorcy-cles, vehicles and street-sweeping machines as they did last year.
Reaction ranged from peaceful submission to disgruntled dis-agreement.
“What they just did was use-less and comical,” said Pavel
DTH/ANDrEW DyE
Some of the Franklin Street Halloween crowd gather around a break dancing group Saturday night before police cleared the street. More than 50,000 people gathered on Franklin Street, 15,000 more than last year. Chapel Hill police have said they hope to reduce the crowd size to 10,000 people.
Police to ‘reevaluate’ crowd control policies after 15,000 more attendChtcheprov, who was dressed as a transistor high-pass filter circuit, as he watched the motorcycles from the intersection of Church Street and Franklin Street.
“It’s a demonstration of power, and then everyone goes back on the street.”
Gunter said police would re-evaluate whether motorcycles are necessary for next Halloween.
Despite the restrictions, many found themselves on Franklin after midnight.
Even with the limitations, the celebration was better than last year, said Catherine Pegg, who dressed with friends as a pink-and-purple box of Nerds.
“It’s more inspired and more energetic,” she said.
Senior Kristen Peet , who dressed as someone from the 1980s, was skeptical of the town’s ability to execute plans for future Halloween celebrations on Franklin Street.
Peet said she thought that the town will not benefit after setting a limit and not enforcing it.
Despite the mixed reactions, the Franklin Street event was relatively
DTH/ANDrEW DyE
Chapel Hill Police officers walk down Franklin Street after clearing the crowd after midnight as part of the “Homegrown Halloween” program.
SEE HALLOWEEN, PAgE 5
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‘THRILLER’ NIGHT Visit dailytarheel.com/
section/city to read about a mass “Thriller” dance orchestrated in front of the Franklin Street post office Saturday that took about a month to plan.
Student stabbed following festivities
2 Newsmonday, november 2, 2009
art and revolution
David Craven, a professor of art history at the University of New Mexico, gives a lecture Monday evening in the Hanes Art Center about Cuban revolutionary art.
Craven donated his personal art collection to the Ackland Art Museum. Read the full story at dailytarheel.com/section/arts.
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NOTED. It was an inconvenient time to lose a phone. Police in Indianola, Iowa arrested two men for vandalizing school buses after finding one of the men’s cell phones in the bus park-ing lot. Both men were charged with felony counts of criminal mischief. The repairs will cost around $4,850.
Maybe next time they’ll remember to leave with their phones.
QUOTED. “He was like, ‘$100! $100 and I leave.’ And I was like, no. I started screaming. I said, ‘You’re drunk! You’re going to go to jail! I don’t want your money!’”
— Pedicab driver Kate Altermatt, who was hit by a driver in Portland, Ore. Altermatt is 6 feet tall and was wearing an orange bunny suit at the time of the accident. The driver of the car said he did not see her.
Someone likes pizza a little too much. Daniel Marquis, a paraprofessional at Deltona Middle School in central Florida, was suspended for forcing a student to eat a piece of pizza.
According to a school district investigative report, Marquis held a piece of pizza to a student’s face and forcefully tried to make him eat it. Marquis then told the student that he “was spoiled and his mother does not make him try any food.” He also yelled at co-workers in front of the student.
Marquis said he only asked the student to eat the pizza and stopped asking when the student refused. The school board suspended Marquis on Friday for three days without pay.
Sta≠ member passionate about pizzaFrom staFF and wire reports
Police logn Someone entered a residence
using a hidden spare key and stole an iPod and one laptop around 5:54 p.m. Oct. 26 at 505 Long Leaf Dr., according to Chapel Hill police reports.
The iPod was worth $200, reports state.
n Someone pried open the back door of a residence and stole one PlayStation3 and one laptop between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:15 a.m. Sunday at 2525 Booker Creek Road Apartment 2A, accord-ing to Chapel Hill police reports.
The PlayStation3 was worth $400, and the laptop was worth $741, reports state.
n Walter Clement Spr ye III, of 5006 Carleton Drive in Wilmington, was arrested for breaking Warehouse Apartments’ front door window by punching it with his hand around 1:20 a.m. Sunday at 316 West Rosemary St., according to Chapel Hill police
reports. The glass door was worth $100,
reports state.
n Someone broke a Holiday Inn hotel room window around 11 p.m. Saturday at 1301 North Fordham Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports.
The window was valued at $485, reports state.
n Seventeen-year-old Miguel Angel Garcia-Aranda and 16-year-old Jose Castillo were arrested during a traffic stop for fictitious tags around 12:45 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of East Franklin Street and Estes Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports.
Both were charged with posses-sion of a stolen vehicle and Garcia-Aranda was charged with driving without a license, reports state.
Both were p laced under $10,000 secured bonds and transported to Orange County Jail, reports state.
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career event: are you not look-ing for a ‘real job’ yet, or planning to take time off before graduate school? learn about some options to fill this time, such as teaching english abroad, residential treatment camps, jobs at a ski resort or dude ranch, study abroad, short-term options like peace corps, two-year financial analyst programs, teach for america and more.time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.location: hanes hall, room 239b
careers in the arts: university career services will host a forum to give students information about careers in the arts. the event is open to unc students only.time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.location: hanes hall, room 239b
Speech: devin Fergus, assistant professor of history at vanderbilt university, will discuss his book, “liberalism, black power, and the making of american politics, 1965-1980,” which draws upon his research conducted at wilson library in 2007 as a fellow of the southern historical collection. For more infor-
mation, contact liza terll of Friends of the library at 962-4207.time: 5 p.m. reception; 5:45 p.m. speechlocation: wilson library, pleasants Family assembly room
disability awareness: For the first day of adaptive sport awareness week, ashley thomas of bridge ii sports, a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for children and adults who are physically chal-lenged to play team and individual sports, will be speaking on the quality of life, exercise and adaptive sport for people who are physically challenged.time: 6:30 p.m.location: dey hall, room 206
interactive theater: interactive theatre carolina will present a scene co-sponsored by the women’s studies 101 class. the scene, titled ”how ‘bout this party?!” focuses on sexual assault at unc. the event is free and open to the public.time: 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
location: carroll hall, room 111
movie night: adaptive sport awareness week continues with a chance to meet the unc women’s rugby team as the members talk about the sport of rugby. then watch murderball, a movie about a quad-riplegic full-contact rugby team. popcorn will be served.time: 6:30 p.m.location: gardner hall, room 105
career clinic: after taking the strong interest inventory on your own time at http://careers.unc.edu/undecided/strong.html, attend a workshop to have your results inter-preted and start making decisions about your major and career. call 962-6507 to register for the clinic, which is open only to unc students.time: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.location: hanes hall, room 239b
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INTERESTED IN LAW SCHOOL? UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE 2009
LAW SCHOOL EXPLORATION DAY
Wed., Nov. 4, 2009 1:00 pm—4:00 pm Great Hall, Student Union
For more info on schools attending, visit http://careers.unc.edu
The Wendy P. & Dean E. Painter, Jr. Career Center Division of Student Affairs
219 Hanes Hall ~ 919-962-6507 ~ http://careers.unc.edu
Alabama Albany
American University Appalachian
Arizona Rogers Baltimore
Boston College Boston University
Brooklyn Buffalo-Suny
California Western Campbell Cardozo
Case Western Reserve Catholic University
Chapman Charleston Charlotte Columbia Cornell
Denver Sturm District of Columbia
Drexel Duke Elon
Emory Florida A&M
Florida Coastal Florida Levin Florida State
Fordham George Mason
George Washington
Georgia State Gonzaga Hamline Hofstra Illinois Indiana Iowa
John Marshall Kentucky
Lincoln Memorial-Duncan Louisiana State Loyola Chicago
Loyola Marymount Loyola new Orleans
Maryland Miami
Michigan State Mississippi College
NCCU New England / Boston
New York New York University
Northeastern Northwestern Notre Dame
Ohio Northern Ohio State-Mortiz
Oklahoma City Pace
Pacific McGeorge Penn State
PowerScore Regent
BUSINESS CASUAL DRESS RECOMMENDED OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LAW SCHOOL
Richmond Roger Williams
Rutgers Saint Louis Seton Hall
SMU Dedman South Carolina South Texas
St. John’s St. Mary’s Stetson Syracuse
Tennessee Texas
Thomas Jefferson Thomas M. Cooley
Tulane UNC-Chapel Hill
University of Georgia University of Michigan
University of Mississippi USC, Gould Vanderbilt Vermont Villanova
Wake Forest Mercer-Walter F. George
Washington-St. Louis Western New England
Whittier Widener
William & Mary William Mitchell
Visit us Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm • 2nd Floor Hanes Hall • 919-962-6507 http://careers.unc.edu • [email protected]
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Information session for seniors interested in interviewing in New York City on
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3monday, november 2, 2009Top NewsThe Daily Tar Heel
Campus briefsHandball player suffers a seizure during tournament
A U.S. Military Academy cadet suffered a seizure in Fetzer Gym on Saturday while participating in the Tar Heel Invitational women’s club handball tournament.
Justine Swift, 23, a senior cadet from Belize, was retrieving a ball during a stoppage of play when witnesses said she stumbled to the ground and suffered a seizure on court before she stopped breathing.
Athletic trainers present at the event responded immediately, resuscitating Swift with a defibril-lator and CPR shortly after she col-lapsed to the floor.
Swift was promptly taken by ambulance to UNC Hospitals just after 1 p.m. She was in fair condi-tion as of Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The West Point women’s hand-ball team returned to campus Sunday without Swift, who will remain at UNC Hospitals with the team’s assistant coach, Second Lieutenant Tamara Abraham, until she is released.
Professor to be awarded for polymer research work
Chemistry professor Michael Rubinstein is being recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of polymer physics research with the 2010 Polymer Prize from the American Physical Society.
Rubinstein, who has been at UNC since 1995, will receive the award during a meeting in March.
CiTY briefs Early voting numbers up from 2007 local elections
The first wave of ballots is in, but the significance of larger early vot-ing numbers is still up for debate.
Almost twice as many people voted early this year than during the last municipal election in 2007 — 2,345 compared to 1,271, said Tracy Reams, the Orange County Board of Elections director.
This election’s hotly contested races may be the reason for the over-all increase in votes, Reams said.
Visit dailytarheel.com/Section/City for the full story.
Campaign finance reports show little trend change
In the weekend before Chapel Hill elects a new mayor, the latest round of campaign finance reports showed few changes in the fund-raising and spending trends of the mayoral candidates.
Matt Czajkowski continues to collect funds at a furious pace, adding $4,024 in a 10-day period in mid-October and bringing his pre-Election Day total to $27,653.
So far Czajkowski has spent $18,273 this election — more than any other candidate has raised.
His campaign funds come entirely from contributions from individuals, in contrast with the $12,000 he loaned himself in his 2007 bid for a Town Council seat.
Mark Kleinschmidt, whose fundraising is limited by his par-ticipation in the voter-owned elec-tions program, has raised almost $5,000 and has received $9,000 in public funds. His campaign funds now total $14,220.
Visit dailytarheel.com/Sections/City for the full story.
Mayor Kevin Foy endorses Mark Kleinschmidt in race
Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy has endorsed mayoral candidate Mark Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt’s vision is most in line with the historic vision of the town, Foy said.
“I think Mark understands the balance we need,” Foy said. “It’s easy to make all sorts of promises in a campaign and a lot more difficult to be a good judge of priorities.”
The endorsement is another note of support for Kleinschmidt from existing political forces in Chapel Hill.
This election, local business forc-es have endorsed and funded Town Council member Matt Czajkowski, while Kleinschmidt has received endorsements from the local branches of the Sierra Club and the NAACP. Augustus Cho is also seeking the mayoral seat.
Czajkowski campaign signs go missing from campus
Of 60 signs endorsing Matt Czajkowski for Chapel Hill mayor on campus, four remain, a Czajkowski campaign manager said.
On-campus campaign manager Kendall Law said a campus group took down the signs and replaced them with signs for an event.
With just days before the elec-tion, the campaign doesn’t plan to put up new ones.
“If they’re just going to be taken down in that magnitude, I don’t think we’re going to waste good money on that,” Law said.
— From staff and wire reports.
Hospitals a hazard for drivers Tuitionplans hiked againout-of-state rate could jump more
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e≠orts going to pedestrian accidentsBY StEPHaniE BullinSStaff Writer
Blocked by a truck travelling in the neighboring lane, junior Caldwell Zimmerman could not see what was coming when his scooter crashed into a turning car on Manning Drive.
Zimmerman’s accident was one of 50 collisions since the start of 2009 on either Manning Drive, Mason Farm Road or the smaller roads in the area of UNC Hospitals.
Efforts to make the roads safer have been targeted toward pedestri-ans despite higher accident numbers for vehicle-to-vehicle accidents.
Campus safety officials say that
the area is one of the most danger-ous on campus for both pedestrians and motorists.
“It’s certainly one of the areas of concern on campus,” said Randy Young, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.
In response to the high number of accidents, the Department of Public Safety has stepped up efforts to reduce pedestrian accidents.
But most accidents in the area have involved two vehicles.
Young said heavy traffic and con-struction along with poor visibility and people’s unfamiliarity with the
BY Eliza KErnaSSiStant univerSity editor
Campus officials are considering raising out-of-state undergraduate tuition by $1,414.30, the third in a series of continuously higher tuition proposals.
The figure is close to $300 higher than the last proposal.
Administrators are considering a similar increase of $1,288 on out-of-state graduate students, almost doubling an earlier proposal.
The out-of-state student tuition increase of 6.2 percent — an increase from previous talks — would provide about $6.1 million the University intends to use to help pay for student aid and faculty salaries.
But it would mean a larger per-centage increase for out-of-state students than the 5.2 percent increase for in-state students, which some call an unfair burden.
Out-of-state students have his-torically opposed such increases, which Student Body Vice President David Bevevino articulated Friday at the tuition and fees advisory task force’s meeting.
“One thing we hear a lot from out-of-state students is that you’re a Carolina student no matter where you come from, and putting the out-of-state increase as high as you can go to meet needs is something that makes a significant portion feel like they are being targeted to care for the University,” he said.
UNC can’t increase in-state tuition next year by more than $200, a number mandated by the state legislature. So the University is looking to use additional money from out-of-state students to bridge the shortfall.
The task force — the group of students and administrators who develop tuition policy — previously considered a smaller increase of 5.2 percent for out-of-state students. But members worried the smaller increase would leave them unable to fully pay for priorities such as financial aid and faculty salaries.
The task force has not voted on the final recommendation to send to the chancellor, but both Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney and Board of Trustees member Roger Perry expressed tentative support for a 6.5 percent increase for non-residents.
For the 2010-11 school year, the University will struggle to balance funding for need-based aid, gradu-ate awards, faculty retention and student services, the four funding priorities supported by tuition.
“This is why in the past week, I’ve begun to give some consider-ation to why (the larger increase) might be necessary to help keep us on track,” Carney said.
The Office of Scholarships and Student Aid will need a minimum of $3.8 million to fund need-based aid for the coming year, Carney said.
The percentage of students
BY latiSHa CatCHatoorianStaff Writer
Alcohol, drugs, romance, sex and parties. The 1920s era-based play “Wild Party”
focuses on these elements that still pervade society today in a strong but not spectacular musical.
“Wild Party” embodies these phenomena, but it never fully peaks musically.
The musical is presented this weekend, today and Tuesday in the Cabaret by UNC Pauper Players, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.
The play follows the story of Queenie, a vaudeville performer, and Burrs, a clown, who grow tired of their relationship and throw a party to spice things up.
During the party, the two try to make each other jealous, which leads to a large fight and results in a character’s death.
While the silky flapper costumes shined and the mini-bar and colorful abstract paintings of the scenery gleamed, the acting was only sufficient and the plot was obscure during the first act.
Issues with lyrical annunciation and
characters’ solo overlaps made it difficult to keep up with basic plot structure.
With multiple characters singing at once, the audience was left to decide who to focus on.
As with most musicals, some numbers were better than others.
In some cases, the leads fell short of vocal climaxes, but at other times they blew the audience away with range and talent.
Jamie Serkin, who plays the role of temptress Kate, is particularly spectacular.
Another highlight was the jazz band, which sounded authentic of the time peri-od and kept smooth rhythm throughout the scenes.
Director Nick Culp said in the program’s director’s notes that “the elements of ‘Wild Party’ — violence, passion, jealousy, infi-delity and substance abuse — are timeless, so the story retains its relevance 80 some years later.”
Themes of sexuality, betrayal of trust, substance abuse and crime resonate with the audience as common issues of this day and age. These themes were portrayed well
Show entertains but doesn’t stand out
dth/Sam Ward
from right, Jessica Cruz, a senior communications studies major, and alex daly, a sophomore dramatic arts major, perform thursday night during a dress rehearsal for “Wild Party,” presented by the unC Pauper Players. the play will run monday and tuesday at 8 p.m.
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throughout the play.Yet musically and plot-wise, “Wild Party”
only truly climaxes toward the end of the play, with the sexual debauchery of party-goers and the accidental murder of one of the leads.
A line from the play sums up the charac-ters’ mind-set: “If in Heaven you don’t excel, you can always party down in Hell.”
Culp also said that “‘Wild Party’ exempli-fies the good, the bad and the ugly of the roaring ’20s, but in a broader context bears a striking resemblance to the social scene of the present.”
At the end of the musical, there was sin-cere applause and a few shouts for favorite leads, but no standing ovation.
The audience response reflected their collective feeling. It was an entertaining show, but not enthralling.
Contact the Arts Editor at [email protected].
theaterreviewthe wild party pauper players 2 p.m. sunday
Union art gallery su≠ering from lack of entries
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Laura droege, a freshman, and rebekah Siddiqi, a sophomore, study Sunday night under the current art exhibit in the Student union gallery. the exhibit features a total of 12 works from ten students.
BY KavYa SEKarStaff Writer
Only 10 students decided to submit works in September for an exhibit in the highly trafficked Student Union gallery.
Their 12 pieces are not enough to cover the long hallway, leaving large gaps along the gallery walls.
“While many students com-plain about not having any place to showcase their work on campus, they still do not turn their work in, which makes the committee’s job harder,” said Shivani Chudasama, the art gallery coordinator of the Carolina Union Activities Board, who arranged this exhibit.
Chudasama put out a call for student works in late September and installed the gallery the second week of October.
“People underestimate the dif-ficulty of what it takes to put up a really nice show. It’s not just pinning something up,” said Jeff Whetstone, an associate professor in the art department.
Artwork in the Student Union cannot be insured because the gal-lery is more of a hallway than a closed gallery space.
Student artists often need their work to be well protected and framed before put on display in the Union. Students risk having their work damaged while on display.
“We had a photography show that was organized for a former student there, and a lot of his stuff got destroyed,” Whetstone said.
He said some visitors had stuck objects in the art when it was on display.
“It would have been one thing if it were to have been insured, but it wasn’t, so he just lost out on a lot of money.”
Most of the works currently on display are not in protective cover-ings, but no incidents of damage have been reported.
Though the current show is small, Chudasama said she has plans for the growth of the gallery in the future.
“For our first show, we decided to stick just to student artwork, but in the future we hope to bring local artists and more student shows that represent our diverse student body,” Chudasama said.
“Our overall goal is to make the gallery a space where students can enjoy the space and socially engage in the artwork.”
Events such as an opening cer-emony and gallery talks bring more attention to the pieces in the Union and allow them to be more than simply pictures on the wall.
Whetstone said that the gallery
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Chefs showcase unique chilis, salsa at cook-o≠BY Rose AnnA LAudicinA staff writer
Margaret Cannell wore all red with a green hat modeled after a chili stem at Hillsborough’s Chili & Salsa Cook-off on Saturday afternoon.
“First I want to clear something up: I am not a tomato,” Cannell, the event organizer, told the crowd. “I am a chili pepper. Why would I be a tomato at a chili cook-off?”
The event, held for the second time in downtown Hillsborough, was a chance for locals to show off their cooking talents.
Thirteen cooks tried their own chili recipes on the small but hun-gry crowd, while four salsa chefs participated in the event showcas-ing their chip dip recipes.
All the food was ranked accord-ing to the heat factor — from five chilies for the hottest to one chili for the mildest.
Each chili recipe also had a spe-cial ingredient that set it apart. For some it was spices. For others it was all-vegetarian chili instead of
typical meat.Robin Whitlow, an Oriental
m e d i c i n e s p e c i a l i s t i n Hillsborough, cooked a chili dish with canned venison and wolfber-ries, also known as goji berries, ingredients that added a sweet taste and antioxidants.
Whitlow said she wanted to come out to the event to show off her all-organic chili and let people know what you can create with healthy ingredients.
“I wanted to make a chili that is tasteful and healthful,” Whitlow said.
For $5, attendees could try five different chilies or salsas.
By her fourth cup of chili, Joi Tannert had already picked a favorite. Tannert, who drove from Raleigh with her husband Ron, went back for seconds of the Cimply Cydni chili.
Cimply Cydni, also known as
Cydni Baldwin, is 11 years old and has been cooking since she was 2, her mother said. She entered the cook-off to showcase her chili recipe, which used Italian sausage and spices.
“This is her own recipe, and I just let her go with it,” Cydni’s mother, Alvoni Baldwin, said. “I am very proud of her.”
Three judges did a blind taste test of all the chilies and salsas in competition. David Cannell, Margaret Cannell’s husband, won first place. He won a plaque, a medal and bragging rights until next year’s contest.
Contestants’ tables were deco-rated with skulls, fall leaves, tomb-stones and candy. Some contestants dressed up to join in Halloween festivities.
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“First I want to clear something up: I am not a tomato. I am a chili pepper. Why would I be a tomato at a chili cook-off?”MARgARet cAnneLL, event organizer
“It’s a demonstration of power, and then everyone goes back on the street.”PAveL chtchePRov, student
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“The main complaint we hear is that there’s not enough parking, or that there isn’t enough accessible
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What to expect
The University Square develop-ment will not begin construction for three or four years, Merklein said.
Merklein said it will take the next year to create a full plan. Then UNC will have to obtain permission from the town to begin construction.
At the same time, another large parking lot will be closing.
The town plans to close Lot 5 across from University Square to make way for a mixed-use space
with parking underground, accord-ing to the parking study.
Lot 5 has 169 spaces, the town’s parking Web site states. Closing it could put a strain on parking downtown until the University Square parking is complete.
Merklein said he does not expect construction for the two lots to happen at the same time.
Bonk said the lot was scheduled for closure in 2008, but budget constraints have stopped the devel-opment.
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safe.Before the celebration closed,
police arrested only one person in the barricaded area of Franklin Street for an assault, compared to five arrests last year and 13 in 2007.
Emergency Medical Services treated 22 people, 18 of which were for alcohol-related medical problems, Gunter said.
Of those, eight were sent to UNC Hospitals, he said.
A student was also stabbed at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house after the official celebration ended, police said.
Freshman Alex Willams was
watching passersby with a friend at 12:15 a.m. Williams said he didn’t think the town would be successful with a strict campaign next year.
“Obviously, they didn’t have it this year,” he said.
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notified Rothrock and others of the PKA incident, they called police.
Other information about the man who was arrested was not accessible because an investigator has taken on the case, Smith said.
Interfraternity Council president Charlie Winn said Delap’s frater-nity abided by all precautions out-lined in a Halloween plan and that heightening security measures will
be discussed in coming weeks.“Unfortunately, there is little
that he or any of the presidents can do about a drunken individual with a knife,” Winn said.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call Chapel Hill police at (919) 968-2760 or Carrboro-Chapel Hill-UNC Crimestoppers at (919) 942-7515.
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Vision: Create a down-town walking mall
Cho’s walk-in mall would entail closing off the 100 block of East Franklin Street and the 100 block of West
Franklin Street to traffic.The 100 E. Franklin St. to 100 W. Franklin
St. proposal would extend from Henderson Street to the edge of University Square.
Mike Mills, division seven engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation, said block-ing off just Franklin Street is possible, as it is a secondary road rather than a primary route.
But if Cho’s vision includes part of Columbia Street, which turns into the N.C. 86 highway, it would require consulting with the Department of Transportation.
“That may be a little more difficult. It is a primary route,” Mills said. “We really cannot do it at this time with the N.C. 86 designation.”
If Columbia Street were to be changed from primary to secondary route designation, the process would require years of research, Mills said. He added that including Columbia Street in the closure could complicate traffic issues such as access to the hospital.
MATTCZAJKOWSKI
V i s i o n : Fr e e z e a n y increases in property taxes for two years
Even if Czajkowski froze property taxes, it might not lower the amount of money
people are paying.Property tax rates in Chapel Hill have
decreased since 2000. In the past decade, property taxes have dropped from 56.3 cents per $100 to 49.4 cents.
The reason residents are paying more is an increase in county-assessed property values, not tax rates, said Ken Pennoyer, town busi-ness management director.
“The property values were all increased. The taxes people are paying are going up because their property is going up,” Pennoyer said.
“Even if the tax rate went down, their overall property tax payment may go up.”
The county’s tax assessor, not the town, changes property values, Pennoyer said.
The Town Council and mayor have the abil-ity to set budget priorities and then vote on the recommended budget submitted by the town manager. But they do not have control of home values.
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Vision: Establish a down-town grocery store
Despite having several grocery stores within a few miles of downtown, Chapel Hill residents have
continued to express interest in a downtown grocery store.
But downtown Chapel Hill has already seen the failure of one grocery store.
West Franklin Street’s 300 block was home to Fowler’s Food Store from the 1920s to 1970s.
“Fowler’s was an institution. It was the main grocery store for all people in town,” said Ernest Dollar, executive director of the Chapel Hill Preservation Society.
But as Chapel Hill expanded, the market’s popularity decreased, and Fowler’s went out of business.
“Once everything started to move away from downtown and suburbs popped up, people didn’t have to come to downtown to do shop-ping anymore,” Dollar said.
Dollar said that Chapel Hill has become more dense with new developments near downtown, such as Greenbridge, that could sustain a downtown grocery store.
By Ben Allison Staff Writer
Leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, Chapel Hill mayoral candidates have made proposals with the hope of swaying voters. The Daily Tar Heel checked with experts regarding some of the candidates’ most ambitious plans.
a peek at campaign promises Hospital still searching for more donors
“They are endowing programs rather than … concrete.”RichARd GoldBeRG, phySician-in-chief
By JennifeR KlAhReStaff Writer
The new N.C. Cancer Hospital has high-tech equipment and state-of-the-art facilities, but administrators are looking for one more thing — a multimillion-dollar name.
The hospital, which had its opening ceremony in September, is looking to sell naming rights to the building, which carries a price tag of $25 million to $30 million.
In the meantime, the hospital is selling naming rights to rooms within the building. The money raised through the sale of these rooms will support patient pro-gram enhancements rather than research.
The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, located in the hos-pital, has secured a total of $1.7 million in commitments from 17 different donors. In return for the donations, the hospital will name a room after each of the 17 indi-viduals or companies, said Debbie Dibbert, director of external affairs at the Lineberger Center.
The cost of an individual room starts at $25,000 and increases from there depending on the amount the donor wants to con-tribute.
“It’s a nice opportunity for fami-lies to do something that really supports something that’s impor-tant to them and allow them a way to keep their family name or a loved one’s name in perpetuity,” Dibbert said.
For Harriet Livingston, this was just the case. After she developed her second bout of breast cancer in 2007 and received treatment at the Lineberger Center, she and her husband made a donation to the new hospital.
“We started our lives at UNC together and hopefully the cancer hospital will continue to make sure we can live as long as we can,” she said.
The couple decided to donate to the gowned waiting room to spruce up the mammogram diagnostic venue.
The donations are endowment gifts maintained in an investment fund, Dibbert said. The hospital will spend the interest the fund generates on programming.
“We can never spend the amount that is given, but only the amount it earns,” Dibbert said.
The donations also cannot be used for operation shortfalls or to pay staff wages.
And since the $180 million building is completely paid for, donations won’t be used for con-struction and furnishings.
“The advantage to donors is that they are endowing programs rath-er than endowing concrete,” said Richard Goldberg, the hospital’s physician-in-chief.
The seven-story, 315,000-square-foot building still has numerous rooms to name.
A room is not officially named until the $25,000 gift is paid in full. On Nov. 8, the hospital will honor nine donors at the first dedi-cation event.
“Spaces that went first were the Family Support Center because that’s the place that provides direct support to people going through cancer,” Dibbert said.
Goldberg said the dedication ceremony will memorialize the fight against cancer.
“I think people are proud of the way the new hospital looks and what it offers to patients and want to be a part of it.”
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robertson program opens to freshmenBy ReemA KhRAisStaff Writer
Four freshmen, two at UNC and two at Duke, will be invited this spring to join the Robertson Scholars Program for the remainder of their undergraduate experience.
Now in its 10th year, the pro-gram will open its entry to current UNC and Duke freshmen to cre-ate new avenues into the program, which directors see as a leadership development tool at both schools.
The move is unusual because most merit scholarship programs similar to the Robertson are designed as recruitment tools.
“Because we see ourselves as a leadership development program instead of a recruitment program, we want to open our opportuni-ties to current undergraduates,” said Tony Brown, president of the Robertson Scholars Program.
The program seeks to increase collaboration between the two universities by offering full tuition, living stipends, laptop computers and access to numerous resources for a select group of students. This year, 29 new students enrolled as scholars.
Scholars spend most of their time on one campus, but live on the other campus during the sec-ond semester of their sophomore year. They are also required to take a certain number of hours on each campus.
The new freshman scholars will be funded by the same $24 million gift that started the program. They will be recognized as full scholars.
“We realize that there are phe-nomenal students at UNC and Duke who can benefit the program, and one of the main focuses for the applications will be on their adap-
tation to campus life and engage-ment during their first semester of college,” said Margi Strickland the program’s assistant director of external relations.
Freshman Robertson Scholar Caitlin Nettleton, who currently takes classes at UNC, said her class is excited to welcome and integrate the new students.
“We were kind of surprised at first because that hadn’t been an element before,” she said. “I have definitely seen a lot of people at Carolina who can rise to the chal-lenge and would be a great addi-tion to our community.”
Strickland said all freshmen are invited to apply and are welcome to attend interest meetings between Nov. 9 and Nov. 19.
“It is great that they are giving us the chance to apply and are looking at our experiences at UNC, because
we definitely have more opportu-nity here,” said freshman Erin Walker, who said she is interested in applying.
Brown said the new change is open to revisions in the future as they learn from the experience and get feedback.
“It is very likely that the first-years will become a normal addi-tion to the high school cohort, and that we may even increase the num-ber of first-year scholars we invite, but we will have to see things work out this year,” Brown said.
“We do not know if we will get 100 applications, or 500, and we don’t know if it is going to work better, but we are eager to do it, learn from it, shape it, and make it even better,” he said.
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8 monday, november 2, 2009 Opinion
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“I think we’re obviously going to reevaluate as a town.” Lt. Kevin Gunter, Chapel hill poliCe Department spokesman, after town efforts faileD to keep out-of-town visitors from halloween Celebrations
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Way down on mLK, visual art stands out
At first glance you might think UNC’s visual arts students get the short end
of the stick. You’d be wrong. Sure, they have to buy their
own paint and clay, and their art lab is farther down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard than Carolina North.
In fact, as a musician whose biggest inconvenience is having to re-rack stands after orchestra, I originally felt vicariously enraged for my fellow artists-in-arms when I heard where their art lab was.
Aren’t sculptors people too? Why not make the philosophy department hold their classes two miles north of campus?
But after I visited the art lab, I changed my mind. Every person I met there had a deep apprecia-tion for the space and the com-munity it provided.
To get from campus to the art lab, which is used by 60 to 100 students each semester for sculpture, ceramics and 3-D courses, it’s easiest to take the bus. Unfortunately for me, that meant hauling myself up to Rosemary Street and Columbia Street to catch the 7:41 a.m. NU — which came about 20 minutes late.
Yeah, that happens all the time, said several members of Kia Carscallen’s 8 a.m. Intro to 3-D Design class when I ran in, harried. In fact, the buses were rarely on time, they said. And though they said the art profes-sors who taught at the lab were understanding about tardiness, my guess is their on-campus pro-fessors aren’t so nice.
Nevertheless, the 12 students who were seated casually around three big tables didn’t seem too annoyed.
In fact, these students looked much happier than those in any other 8 a.m. course I’ve seen.
“They should have a shuttle,” junior Andrew Amolegbe said, and the other students laughed.
“Yeah,” one repeated. “An art lab shuttle!”
Although he admitted that the distance was inconvenient, Amolegbe said he liked the lab’s location. “It’s a different atmo-sphere,” he said. “It’s less stressful.”
All of the students seemed at ease, drawn together for a com-mon purpose: to create art.
At the beginning of the year, students in this class were assigned random materials to create a proj-ect out of, designing pieces made of toothpicks or even soap. Later, they learned how to use different wood saws to create frames.
The unfinished pieces stacked around the rooms displayed the range of the students’ work. Giant clay sneakers stood in a line waiting to be fired, and long metal spikes bent in the shape of a human-sized birdcage lay out-side. A sign hanging from a candy sculpture read “Do not eat!”
As I walked through each room, I was increasingly aware of the uniqueness of the work that surrounded me.
Although my memories of the early alarm clock and frustrating bus ride weren’t fading, I began to understand the connection everyone seemed to have to this one-story building.
In fact, the students I talked to agreed that the biggest problem about the art lab was that it was really hard to find available classes there.
“I want to take a class here next semester,” said senior Christine Lin, “But it’s hard to get in, especially for non-majors.” Lin is studying biology.
This means that some of them will only be able to take one or two classes at the art lab. I guess that’s the real thing they have to complain about.
The Robertson Scholars Program’s new effort to enro l l mid-year
freshmen at UNC and Duke University is a great way to reward students who have demonstrated campus leader-ship and a passion for learning during their first semester.
Thanks to a new two-year pilot program, four first-year students from UNC and Duke will be invited to join the 2013 class of Robertson Scholars this spring.
In the past, only high school seniors have been eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Each year, about 36 high school graduates are admit-ted to the program at either Carolina or Duke.
Allowing college freshmen to apply to the Robertson Scholars Program is an effec-tive way to provide young stu-
dents the opportunity to prove themselves worthy of admis-sion as members of the UNC community.
S c h o l a r s h i p s l i ke t h e Robertson program should exist as incentives to go to col-lege and work hard — not just work hard to get into college.
According to Tony Brown, the program president, the program’s board wanted to pro-vide current students who have adapted well to college life and “demonstrated clear values” and a “passion for working with and inspiring others” with the opportunity to enroll.
Scholarship programs are a great way to provide incentives for bright and determined stu-dents to attend UNC.
But many merit-based scholars are rewarded for their achievements as high school students, not for the progress
they have made while enrolled at the University.
Thanks to the Robertson Scholars Program, UNC stu-dents will now have the oppor-tunity to use their first semes-ter achievements in order to gain admission to one of the top merit-based programs offered by the University.
Applications for the First-Year Student Scholars Program wil l be avai lable on the Robertson Scholars Program’s Web site on Nov. 21 and are due by Jan. 15.
After individual interviews that will take place during the selection process, new schol-ars will be invited to join the Robertson Scholars Program on Feb. 22, 2010.
We encourage all freshmen who have made a positive and strong impression during their first semester to apply.
Hooking them earlyNew position of parliamentarian good move for
Student Congress, expert in Student Code needed
The recent move by Student Congress to reinstate the position of parliamentar-
ian may prove the perfect pre-scription for providing clarity to the Student Code.
But the effectiveness of the position could be improved through a more formal selec-tion process and longer-term appointments.
According to Joe Levin-Manning, speaker of Student Congress, the position largely came about as the result of fresh-men interest in being involved.
While a freshman will likely not be the biggest expert on the Student Code, a position that encourages students to stick with Congress is a good idea.
Freshmen normally do not have a chance to serve on Congress until the spring, when they can run for election.
Levin-Manning said cur-rent parliamentarian — Kevin Kimball — was selected on the informal criteria of familiar-ity with the Code, as well as knowledge of parliamentary procedure.
He also stressed that being parliamentarian was a great way for Kimball as a freshman to become acclimated to the environment of Congress.
There are very few represen-tatives that return to Congress. Levin-Manning was the only undergraduate to return this year. So it makes sense to culti-vate interest in Congress through the parliamentarian position.
Students should view the posi-tion as long-term rather than as a stepping-stone to becoming an elected representative.
Levin-Manning said he feels that the decision to remain
parliamentarian should be up to the student.
“I think it really depends on the person and what their long-term goals are,” he said.
But continuity would give the position greater weight — avoiding the perennial state of flux that the rest of Congress undergoes.
A bill is currently awaiting Student Body President Jasmin Jones’ signature that would make it a requirement to fill the parliamentarian position in Congress.
What is lacking, though, is a more formal process of selec-tion. Congress should make efforts to change that.
Having a parliamentarian could prove an asset, facilitating better interpretation of the code, a task that it has been found dif-ficult in the past.
Recently there has been some controversy involv-ing a Daily Tar Heel
columnist.Last week, The Carolina
Review released Facebook pho-tos that showed several people, including columnist Domenic R.A. Powell, painting a room with the floor covered in dozens of its issues.
The date of the photos coin-cides with the disappearance of a sizable number of issues of the conservative magazine.
Bryan Weynand, editor of The Carolina Review, told the DTH that as many as 400 issues went missing at a cost of $100 to $200.
In light of these revelations, Powell will no longer write a column for the DTH.
While no guilt has been
admitted, the photos clearly show that Powell is involved in this controversy.
It’s unfortunate to lose such an excellent writer, but con-tinuing to run his column on race relations would be anti-thetical to the values of the DTH.
The DTH has consistently elucidated our commitment to free press and free speech.
The editorial board regularly defends UNC’s controversial Youth for Western Civilization for their right to speak on cam-pus.
And the DTH itself is a fre-quent target of theft and vandal-ism.
In 2006, members of Sigma Chi fraternity stole 10,000 cop-ies of our newspaper to avoid negative coverage.
Just this year, many of our papers were blanketed with a “Special Anti-Racist Issue.” And in September, several members of the women’s swim-ming team stole a number of issues.
While we do not always agree with The Carolina Review’s opinions, we stand with them in opposing censorship in all its forms.
Update on controversyDTH’s race relations columnist asked to resign
Growth is right decision
EDITORIAL CARTOON by alex lee, [email protected]
Fabolous a popular artist, has wide student appeal
TO THE EDITOR:In regards to the Oct. 29 edi-
torial “Concert Not So Fabolous,” the Carolina Union Activities Board would like to defend this year’s Homecoming concerts. The Homecoming Concert com-mittee, composed of Carolina Athletic Association and CUAB members, has worked since April to bring diverse Homecoming acts.
Availability, contract fees and scheduling were challenges. We are excited to present Fabolous and Carolina’s own Anoop Desai, two rather different artists.
We believe that Fabolous is worth the price. He has been nominated for countless awards. His single “Throw it in the Bag” has been on the charts for 21 weeks, peaking at number 14 one month ago. His most recent album “Loso’s Way” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in July.
We feel the campus popular-ity of Fabolous was misrepre-sented. More than 850 people have responded to the Facebook event, and more than 700 tickets have been sold within three days. Furthermore, Fabolous is the first major hip-hop/rap artist to perform Carolina’s Homecoming concert since 2006.
CUAB hosts exciting events all year. Collegehumor.com par-ticipated in the 2009 Carolina Comedy Festival. Mike Birbiglia, a Tony-nominated comedian, will perform in Memorial Hall November 12. Lost in the Trees, a popular local indie-folk band, performed Wednesday night to a packed audience, and three Chinese underground rock bands will play for free Nov. 10 in Gerrard Hall.
Amanda KaoPresident
Carolina Union
Criticizing Fabolous not racist; opinions are valid
TO THE EDITOR:I think that it is outrageous
to say that the feelings about Fabolous coming to perform for Homecoming are extremely biased (“Outrage over Fabolous performance is biased,” Oct. 30).
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and to accuse people of bias because of their taste in music is absurd.
If someone doesn’t like hip-hop, and they happen to be white, it does not make them a racist. If someone doesn’t like country music, and they happen to be black, it also does not make them a racist.
Speaking out because you don’t get to see one of your favor-ite bands perform at your school is normal. Completely normal.
Everyone complaining about the issue will probably forget about it in a day or two. So get over it.
And to say that previous Homecoming performances have been known and expected to be a joke is downright offensive.
Last year, the Avett Brothers per-formed at UNC for Homecoming, and that was a life-changing con-cert for me. The Avett Brothers are one of the best live bands in decades, hands down, no matter what genre of music your prefer-ence is.
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TO THE EDITOR:I would like to applaud The
Daily Tar Heel for running sev-eral recent articles that included positive potential of the proposed “urban archery” program.
Deer overpopulation is a major problem across the state, and the proposed urban archery season is a viable and cost effective meth-od to help remedy the problem locally.
A recent article published on MSN.com stated that “each year, an estimated 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions kill sev-eral hundred people, injure tens of thousands more and cause more than $1 billion in vehicle damage.”
In dealing with local deer problems, an urban archery sea-son presents an opportunity to both cull deer numbers and pro-vide hunting opportunities for local sportsmen. I was pleasantly surprised by the DTH’s inclusion of a topic such as deer hunting-one that has been relegated to the realm of “animal cruelty” by many UNC students. Keep up the good work.
Michael VeaseySophomore Psychology
Yates not the only one to blame for football woes
TO THE EDITOR:We disagree with the popu-
lar notion that quarterback T.J. Yates deserves the brunt of the criticism of our offensive football team.
While Yates is certainly not going to win the Heisman trophy, he is currently our best option at QB. If he were not, Coach Davis would play someone else.
It’s important to keep in mind that our receivers this year are very inexperienced, with the exception of Greg Little, who is having his best year yet. Several of Yates’ incompletions have been the result of receivers cut-ting their routes short.
Yates is also playing behind an inexperienced offensive line because of a rash of injuries. Other veteran offensive linemen unexpectedly departed from the team prior to fall practice. These problems along the offensive line hurt the offensive’s ability to pass protect and rush the ball.
Also partly to blame is the sometimes questionable play-calling by offensive coordinator John Shoop. Why does he con-tinually call plays that roll out a right-handed QB to the left, forcing him to throw across his body?
Sure, Yates deserves some of the blame. But he does not deserve the brunt of the blame; there is plenty to go around.
David WhiteJunior
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NORFOLK, Va. — The North Carolina field hockey team won 2-0 over their heated rival Old Dominion.
At the Powhatan Sports Complex, the Tar Heels notched their 12th shutout of the season.
Charlotte Verstraten beat her defender, dribbled in and scored her third goal of the season for the game-winner.
UNC’s win put the Tar Heels ahead in the all-time series with the Monarchs, as the Tar Heels are now 34-33-2 against Old Dominion.
The Tar Heels sit in second place in the ACC, going into the ACC Tournament. They only trail Maryland, who beat UNC in College Park.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Tar Heels crashed the Maryland senior night, and closed their regular season with a 1-0 win.
Maria Lubrano provided the game’s only goal in the seventh minute by heading Rachel Givan’s corner past the Maryland keeper.
UNC held Maryland to nine shots, just one game after keeping Clemson out of the shot ledger.
Their final 14-3-1 record was good for third in the ACC, which is the lowest regular season finish in UNC history.
As a result, they are playing on the first day of the ACC Tournament for the first time in program history.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ryan Noble, William Parker and Kyle Baker all took singles titles from the USC Fall Invitational this weekend.
Noble defeated South Carolina’s Johannes Pulsfort and Louisville’s Viktor Maksimcuk to win the singles flight one.
Parker defeated South Carolina’s Chris Sheehan and Auburn’s Andreas Mies to win singles flight five.
Baker won singles flight six by downing Auburn’s Michael Monteiro and Louisv i l le ’s Sumit-Prakash Gupta.
Cameron Ahari finished second in singles flight four.
FIELD HOCKEY WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S TENNISCARY — North Carolina men’s and
women’s cross country teams finished sixth and fifth respectively in the 2009 ACC championships at WakeMed Soccer Park.
On the women’s side, Ashley Verplank took All-ACC honors with an eighth place finish. Freshman Mariana Lucena finished 30th, followed closely by Callan Pike at 31st.
On the men’s side, Evan Watchempino and Adam Cunningham finished 11th and 12th, respectively. Watchempino finished the 8,000-meter run in 23:40.1, and Cunningham finished at 23:42.1.
All told, 13 UNC runners finished with personal best times.
CROSS COUNTRY
DTH/zOE LITAKER
Cora Harms (3) and North Carolina’s volleyball team dropped two ACC matches this weekend and have slipped to fifth place in the conference.
“When things are going well, or when things are tight, who’s going to make a good play?”JOE SagULa, HEAD COACH
that I needed to make.”Immediately after Friday’s loss,
Sagula spent 20 minutes talking to his team in an attempt to prepare them against Clemson the next day.
Early in Saturday’s match, Sagula’s talk seemed to have done the trick. The Tar Heels’ serve receive was especially sharp in the first set, allowing it to win 84 per-cent of points served by the Tigers.
UNC went on to lose in a close second set but won the third by fol-lowing the same formula they used in the first set. In both sets, early streaks of points on sophomore libero Kaylie Gibson’s serve gave the Tar Heels an early advantage.
“I felt really confident with my serve, so it took them out of sys-tem and gave us an easy ball to deal with, and we got the points,” Gibson said. “So I just kept going on a run.”
UNC had a chance to put the match away in the fourth set. But the
team’s passing broke down late in the final two sets, Sagula said.
“When we’re down, you have to be confident in serve receive and be ready to pass the ball, or it’s not going to go exactly where you want it to,” Gibson said.
After the loss, Sagula said his team needs to learn how to finish off matches.
“When things are going well, or when things are tight, who’s going to make a good play?” Sagula said. “Who’s going to step up? We didn’t have that happen.”
Contact the Sports Editor at [email protected].
ber of the winning 200-yard free-style relay. Jim Flannery added two wins with first place finishes in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke.
Despite the North Carolina men’s 400-yard freestyle relay team getting disqualified in the final event of the meet, the men still won 10 of the 16 events.
There was a noticeable absence in the distance freestyle events for North Carolina. Chip Peterson, who usually competes in both the 500 and 1000, took second place in the 200-yard freestyle.
“To stay fresh sometimes you have the opportunity to mix the lineup a little bit,” DeSelm said. “We had that opportunity today. It keeps people sharp and gets them excited about something different.”
For the women, Katura Harvey won both the 500- and 1000- yard freestyle events. In the same fash-ion, Katie Keel took first place in the 200- and 100-yard breast-stroke.
“I think we’re all really excited about this year, and we have a great class of freshman,” Keel said. “We’d like to win ACCs. This year, espe-
cially since it’s here, it’s going to be a really big aspiration. We’ve got to represent our house.”
The men’s team, now a perfect 5-0 after last week’s win over pow-erhouse Georgia, has made vast improvements since last year. It is something many of the swimmers attribute to the experience and dedication of DeSelm, who came to UNC after six years as an assistant coach at Florida.
“He knows the best of the best,” Keel said. “His background and what he’s brought to the program is helping us shape into a really good team. I think his goals and what he’s bringing from Florida is getting us to a good start.”
UNC will be back in the pool Friday when it takes on ACC rival Maryland. For the men, a triumph against the Terrapins will give them six wins, the same amount earned by the Tar Heels in the entire 2008-2009 season.
“On paper, I’d be disappointed if we didn’t handle them, if we took them for granted or if we didn’t show up,” DeSelm said. “If you scored it on paper, we should win. But they swim it in the pool.”
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at [email protected], and he ran tough inside.”
Little had similar stats against Florida State a week earlier, with 169 all-purpose yards and a touchdown.
During both games, Little also provided the offense with a jump-start. On UNC’s first scoring drive against Va. Tech, Little accounted for 51 yards. Against FSU, he notched 58, including the five-yard rush that put him and the Tar Heels in the end zone.
Offensive line back intact
For the first time since the sea-son opener against The Citadel on Sept. 5, North Carolina played with every member of its original start-ing offensive line.
Senior center Lowell Dyer returned to the lineup Thursday after straining a muscle in his right shoulder during practice before the Connecticut game.
This offensive front helped UNC gain 181 yards on the ground and limit the Hokies to just two sacks of quarterback T.J. Yates.
Despite the extensive injuries to offensive linemen this season, North Carolina has only given up 19 sacks in eight games. That’s good for the fifth-best protection in the ACC.
Contact the Sports Editor at [email protected].
Women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance said he encourages his players to abide by core values rather than listing rules and offenses.
“We’re not a collection of saints,” he said. “But we have some girls who are extraordinary examples of the core values. We allow peer pressure to drive good behavior.
“We address girls on a regular basis. The worst way to address it is after it becomes an issue.”
DeSelm, on the other hand, said the new policy puts the team in a better place to move forward.
“Given what we’ve gone through, we’re not talking about whether or not we can drink,” he said. “We’re talking about being great students, great athletes and great citizens.”
Contact the Sports Editor at [email protected].
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Taking in freshmenThe Robertson Scholars Program
has given four current students the award. See pg. 6 for story.
Making plansThe three candidates for Chapel
Hill mayor have ambitious plans for the town. See pg. 6 for story.
A dash of spiceHillsborough’s Chili & Salsa
Cook-off allowed locals to show off their skills. See pg. 5 for story.
Getting in earlyAbout 2,345 people voted early
in local elections, compared to 1,271 two years ago. Go online for story.
A thrilling danceStudents danced in unison to
“Thriller” on Franklin Street on Saturday. Go online for story.
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) con-tains every digit 1 to 9.
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morris retires after 25 years on Franklin
BY EMilY TrAcYSTAFF WriTer
After more than three decades of service, Barbara Morris is leaving her Franklin Street family.
Morris retired Friday after 33 years of work in the Chapel Hill post office system.
Her retirement day was a testa-ment to how much she was loved at her workplace. Flowers, cards, presents and three cakes covered the office. She also received an award for outstanding activity.
“She has taken care of some of these people for all 30 years,” Harrison said. “When a patron forgot their number P.O. Box, she remembered it before they would. She’s a very positive person — there is nothing she won’t do to take care of her patrons.”
For her first eight years, Morris worked at the South Estes Drive branch. She relocated to the Franklin Street post office and courthouse, where she worked for 25 years.
At the post office, she was the lead sales service associate, where she wrote up parcels, dispatched mail and served the nearly 1,000 patrons with post office boxes.
“The shop owners of Franklin Street and all the patrons know me as the ‘postmaster’ of Franklin Street,” she said.
Morris became interested in the job when her friend encouraged her to take the postal service exam, a test measuring mathematics, accuracy, speed and memory. The post office on South Estes called her and offered her a job while she was pregnant. She began work six weeks after her son was born.
Percell Harrison is the only other employee at the Franklin Street post office. Morris worked with him for six years.
“We are just a little family up here,” Harrison said. “If someone is sick, they have to send a replace-ment for one of us.”
Morris decided to retire in order to receive the monetary incentive the post office offers employees
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Barbara Morris worked her last day Friday for the U.S Post office after 33 years. “it hasn’t set in that it’s my last day yet,” Morris said.
after a certain number of years of service. She will also still have life insurance through the post office. Five people have already retired from the Chapel Hill post office system because of these benefits.
Morris said she now plans to take some computer classes and begin looking for a part-time job after the holidays.
“I am excited and antsy,” she said.
“It has been a long time since I have gone out and looked for a job,
but I want to see what else is out there.”
Morris said her favorite memory of working at the post office was spending time with her late friend and former co-worker Joe Laney.
“We were best friends and a team,” she said.
“He was looking forward to retirement as well, but passed away in 1999.”
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alcohol policies vary for Tar Heels swim team violations spark debate over rules
ACC SCORESnc state 42,Florida state 45Christian Ponder and the Seminoles outlasted N.C. State late in Doak Campbell Stadium. Jarvis Williams scored three touchdowns for the Wolfpack in a losing effort.
miami 28, Wake Forest 27Jacory Harris orchestrated a late drive to put the Hurricanes ahead for good with one minute remaining. Wake Forest’s Jimmy Newman missed a last-second 60-yarder for the win.
GeorGia tecH 56, Vanderbilt 31 Josh Nesbitt threw for two touch-downs and ran for two more. Georgia Tech accumulated 598 yards of total offense against the then-34th ranked defense.
duke 28, VirGinia 17Will Snyderwine nailed five field goals as the Blue Devils handed Virginia their second consecutive loss.
central micHiGan 10,boston colleGe 31Steve Aponavicius became the Eagles’ leading scorer.
by anna kimSENiOr WriTEr
A month ago, the North Carolina varsity swim-ming and diving team had no written or formal alcohol policy.
Five alcohol-related player suspensions later, that approach is a thing of the past.
“When we had some abuses, we began to sanc-tion people,” coach Rich DeSelm said. “For some people that was enough. For others it wasn’t.”
The result is a zero-tolerance policy for drinking violations that carries a threat of suspension, giv-ing the swimming and diving team one of UNC’s strictest policies.
“My job is to develop student-athletes,” DeSelm said. “But given the circumstances, I’m being vigi-lant and proactive.”
Larry Gallo, the senior associate athletic director, said DeSelm is one of many UNC coaches who opts to enforce more stringent alcohol policies than the one set out by the athletic department.
“It’s important that a coach has his or her own autonomy in terms of discipline,” he said. “Many people will find that coaches are tougher on their players than we are.”
The department’s code of conduct specifies that “all team members will conduct themselves in a responsible and respectful manner at all times.”
The only provision that specifically mentions alcohol states that a student-athlete cannot consume alcohol on any “team trip or team-related function.”
Violations are dealt with on a case-by-case basis that can result in anything from reprimand to dis-missal from the team, Gallo said.
In the past, players with drinking infractions have usually been required to take alcohol assess-ment classes through Campus Health Services. But there are often more sanctions that follow.
“On many occasions, coaches have suspended their players from a number of games,” Gallo said.
Chris Kennedy, the senior associate director of athletics for Duke, said Duke’s athletics depart-ment follows a similar protocol.
“The department as a whole doesn’t get between a coach and his or her players in disciplinary mat-ters,” Kennedy said. “In practice, our sanctions tend to be more strict than the university as a whole.”
UNC field hockey coach Karen Shelton man-dates a dry season during which players are to abstain from alcohol consumption.
The women’s basketball handbook distributed by coach Sylvia Hatchell states that athletes “must not smoke or consume alcohol. If you smell of smoke or alcohol we will treat this as if you have smoked or consumed alcohol.”
Volleyball coach Joe Sagula said he highly rec-ommends his players keep a dry season. Although he said he has not had any indication of noncompli-ance, he remains realistic about adherence to the no-drinking policy.
“Do I think 100 percent do? Of course I would like to say everyone does,” he said. “Realistically, I know that’s an individual decision.”
unc conTrols Possession To Take THe reiGns of iTs season
DTH FiLE/MArGArET CHEATHAM WiLLiAMS
Junior receiver Greg Little (8) has been on a tear during the last two weeks for UNC, recording 265 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.
by mike eHrlicHSENiOr WriTEr
The fourth quarter of Thursday’s upset vic-tory against No. 14 Virginia Tech contained plenty of good signs for the rest of North Carolina’s season, and one of them was the ability to simply possess the football.
The Tar Heels effectively played keep-away in the late stages, as the offense controlled the ball for 11 minutes and 15 seconds of that 15-minute quarter.
It was a welcome change for an offense that had stagnated to the bottom of the ACC — the Tar Heels remain 10th in scoring offense and 11th in total offensive yardage, but Thursday’s success could bode well for the future.
In a classic “best defense is a good offense” scenario, UNC turned Va. Tech’s offensive playmakers into spectators.
Thanks largely to a 16-play, 78-yard drive that drained 8:59 off the clock, the Tar Heels did something they had only done twice before Thursday — they won the time of pos-session for the fourth quarter.
And this time, they won it big.The formula was an impressive 3-6 con-
version rate on third down and a 1-1 rate on fourth down.
“I thought our receivers and running backs did a great job of keeping us in manageable third-down situations,” coach Butch Davis said after the game.
At the same time, Va. Tech was only 1-3 in such situations. For the game, the Tar Heels converted 52 percent on third and fourth down, compared to the Hokies’ 38 percent.
UNC controlled the ball for 36:14 Thursday SEE alcoHol rules, PAGE 9
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Laura ruscoe swims in the women 200 butterfly Saturday at Koury Natatorium to finish eighth. North Carolina competed in back-to-back meets Friday and Saturday. Vinny Pryor led the team, winning three events Saturday.
Women’s sWimminGGeorgia Tech 128UNC 165
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Despite playing in a hostile environment and bringing an 0-3 conference record into their showdown at then-No. 14 Virginia Tech last Thursday, Johnny White (34) and the North Carolina Tar Heels pulled out a win by controlling the clock, converting on third downs and getting the plays they had struggled to convert previously.
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The North Carolina swimming and diving teams were a nightmare for Georgia Tech this weekend in the Koury Natatorium.
The men’s and women’s teams beat Georgia 166.5-119.5 and 165-128, respectively.by scott PoWers
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North Carolina volleyball coach Joe Sagula took a seat in the stands of an emptying Smith Center, tightening his lips and shaking his head. He was trying to come away with something positive from the match he had just coached.
UNC fell to Clemson in five sets Saturday, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15. The loss dropped the Tar Heels to a tie for fifth place in the ACC as the Tigers passed them in the standings.
“I’m kind of at a loss for words on this one,” Sagula said. “This is a sad loss for us, and for me, reason is, it takes us out of the ACC race.”
UNC (11-12, 7-5 ACC) also lost its match Friday against Georgia Tech, 25-19, 20-25, 22-25, 18-25.
“With five losses in confer-
ence, we’ve got to win a lot more matches,” Sagula said. “We’ve only got eight to go. And even if we win all eight matches right now, I don’t think that’s going to be enough for an NCAA tournament berth.”
The weekend started on a high note as the Tar Heels beat the Yellow Jackets in the first set. Senior out-side hitter Branagan Fuller domi-nated with eight kills in that set. At this point, it seemed as though UNC could beat and overtake the No. 3 team in the ACC standings.
But when Ga. Tech took the court again after the first break, the Yellow Jackets made an adjustment to Fuller’s attack. The Yellow Jackets anticipated sets to Fuller more eas-ily and were able to contain her to 10 kills in the final three sets.
“In the second game, I saw a big-ger block, and they shifted more out to the line,” Fuller said. “And I just didn’t make the adjustment
volleyball su≠ers consecutive losses
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Tar Heels sweep yellow Jackets
UNC hosted the N.C. Aquatics Club Mile Meet on Friday. Coach Rich DeSelm said he thought the quick turnaround would benefit his team in training for the NCAA championships at the end of the season.
“The goal for this year was to come together as a team, practice
hard, race tough,” DeSelm said. “And we’re getting really good at that.”
Vinny Pryor contributed to the Tar Heel victory with individual wins in the 200- and 100-yard breaststroke. He was also a mem-
Women’s VolleyballClemson 3UNC 2
Georgia Tech 3UNC 1
Posession time during Va. Tech gameNorth Carolina won the time of possession battle for three of four quarters during UNC’s 20-17 win Thursday — including 11 minutes in the final period.
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dth OnlIne: Transfer Branagan Fuller balances UNC’s attack at dailytarheel.com.
dth OnlIne: The men started 5-0 for the first time in the last decade at dailytarheel.com.
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night, nearly 13 minutes more than the Hokies.
Va. Tech managed just one drive longer than four minutes, while UNC had scoring drives of seven, nine, 13 and 16 plays.
It’s a trend that has been notably indicative of UNC’s success. In the Tar Heels’ three losses this season, they have lost the time of posses-sion battle 73:42 to 106:18.
In the team’s five wins, UNC has won the time of possession 160:16 to 139:44.
Greg little a dual threat
During his time in Chapel Hill, Greg Little has been used as a wide receiver, then a run-ning back and then a receiver again.
Now he seems to be finding his stride as a little bit of both.
Against Va. Tech, Little caught four passes for 58 yards and a score, and he also ran the ball six times for 38 yards. He led the Tar Heels in all-purpose yards.
“I thought Greg Little had a monster game tonight,” Davis said. “They took the perimeter
“Greg Little had a monster game tonight. They took the perimeter away and he ran tough inside.”butcH daVis, HEAD COACH, AFTEr UNC’S 20-17 WiN
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men’s sWimminGGeorgia Tech 119.5UNC 166.5
