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The Daily Tar Heel
VOLUME 116, ISSUE 147
wednesday, february 11, 2009
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2009 Student election results STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT runners-up Ron Bilbao 14 percent 1,106 votes
Michael Betts 12 percent 983 votes
Ashley Klein 7 percent 574 votes
Matt Wohlford 5 percent 439 votes
Senior Class winner Meggie Sta∞era/ Sebastian Williams percent unavailable
1,268 votes
UNC VS. DUKE See a full page previewing a matchup of two of the most storied rivals in college basketball.
Edwards, Jones headed for runoff after record turnout
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By Blake Frieman and Eliza Kern
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MOVED MARKET
THOMAS EDWARDS
41%
university | page 3 TALK SEX
JASMIN JONES
UNC hosted its own version of “Talk Sex with Sue Johanson” in Memorial Hall on Tuesday. Johanson gave tips on toys, tongues and many other things.
city | page 4 NEED A PLACE TO LIVE?
votes
FACE-OFF
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The Hillsborough Farmers Market has taken up residence at The Home Depot, located on N.C. 86 and I-85, after being banned from the town’s public services and the public market.
FEE REFERENDUM Passed 83 percent 6,843
CAA winner John Russell 50.5 percent 3,650 votes
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uniors Thomas Edwards and Jasmin Jones nabbed the top two spots in the student body president election Tuesday and will now compete in a runoff election Feb. 17. Edwards won 41 percent of the vote and Jones earned 21 percent in the election with the highest voter turnout in University history. The results are contingent on final certification by the Board of Elections, which will review the candidates’ submitted financial statements by this afternoon. A total of 8,736 students cast ballots, 17 percent more than in any other election. Since neither won a majority of the vote, they will face each other again in a runoff, for which they will receive an additional $100 in campaign money. Edwards and Jones beat out the other four candidates: Ron Bilbao, Michael Betts, Ashley Klein and Matt Wohlford. Edwards, who produced the longest campaign platform and gathered the most signatures in the petitiongathering period, said he’s delighted to compete in the runoff, although he understands the challenges ahead. “I’m just going to try to catch up on my sleep,” he said. “My campaign will probably take a day off, and then we’ll be back out there in the Pit trying to get out the vote.” When the Board of Elections announced that there would be a runoff, Jones jumped in the air and began screaming along with her supporters in the audience. Jones said she was thrilled to be allowed the chance to participate in the runoff and is excited for next week. “We don’t care about the vote disparity, we’re just happy to be in the runoff,” she said. Jones said she is also prepared for the challenge and ready to work hard over the next week of campaigning. “We’re going to really have to rev up the team and come up with some new and creative ideas,” she said. She added that she might try to re-evaluate some of her platform points.
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Thomas Edwards and Jasmin Jones are the two left standing in the six-candidate race for student body president. Because no one garnered a majority of the vote, the top two finishers will face off on Feb. 17.
See SBP, Page 11
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Staffiera and Williams Russell wins CAA senior class presidents without a runoff
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By Elisabeth Gilbert
BLOG: ELECTIONS
Meggie Staffiera and Sebastian Williams leapt up and embraced to a standing ovation as they unofficially were declared the winners of the senior class officer race Tuesday night. The pair emerged victorious with 1,268 votes, beating out opponents Tim Nichols and Tina Chen-Xu, who garnered 698 votes. “It’s just such a relief,”
Watch a video of the candidates’ reactions.
VIDEO: SUE TALKS SEX Hear what students had to say about the sex lecture.
UNC AT CAMERON
View a slideshow of the last UNC matchups in Cameron.
Staff Writer
Williams said after the results were announced. “It’s just, you know, for the last three weeks, no sleep, and it’s just building up, it’s just such a relief to have it over.” The senior class officers are charged with planning social events for seniors, organizing the class gift and service projects and serving as marshals for University events. The winning candidates’ platform is focused on service proj-
ects, including environmentalawareness programs at local schools and volunteer events to help senior citizens. They also will plan a senior talent show to raise funds for the Senior Campaign. They said their first order of business will be to build the team of marshals and other officials who will help them put that platform into action. “I think it’s important to get
See senior class, Page 11
By Laura Hoxworth Staff Writer
In what Board of Elections officials called a “very interesting race,” John “JRuss” Russell took 50.5 percent of the vote to win outright the position of next year’s Carolina Athletic Association president. With 8,730 votes total, the election was fewer than 50 votes away from a runoff. Junior Courtney Brown took second place with 1,841 votes, or 25 percent, and
sophomore Nick Varunok came in third with 1,742 votes and 24 percent. Russell, who said he was excited and relieved by the outcome, credited his win to the efforts of his campaign staff. “It’s all about the campaign team,” he said. “They really thought outside the box and did a superior job.” Aside from overseeing the CAA, the president’s duties
See CAA, Page 11
INSIDE View the full list of students elected to Student Congress. page 11
this day in history Mar. 4, 2007: Duke’s Gerald Henderson elbows Tyler Hansbrough in the face in the closing seconds of the game, escalating the rivalry to new heights.
FEB. 11, 1992 … Construction workers renovating Old West find a letter in the wall from a worker in 1923. The letter states his age and wage and offers a reward to whoever finds the letter.
Today’s weather Cloudy H 76, L 52
Thursday’s weather Cloudy H 76, L 52
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Sports Illustrated on Campus calls the Carolina-Duke rivalry the No. 1 “Hottest Rivalry”in college basketball, and ESPN names the rivalry as the third best in all of sports in the past century. A glance at a timeline of great moments in UNCDuke history shows the intensity of this matchup.
Jan. 24, 1920: North Carolina wins the first game ever played between North Carolina and Duke (still known as Trinity College).
DTH ONLINE:: View photos from past UNC-Duke matchups at www.dailytarheel.com. And for a preview of tonight’s game, turn to Pg. 14. 1920 SOURCE: TARHEELBLUE.COM
1950
97 wins 43.1%
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Feb. 29, 1964: This was the largest margin by Duke against UNC, 35 points.
1940
128 wins 56.9%
Mar. 2, 1968: No. 10 Duke defeats No. 2 UNC 87-86 in triple overtime at Duke Indoor Stadium.
Mar. 5, 1921: This was the largest margin of victory by UNC against Duke, 37 points.
1930
Wins in the UNC-Duke Game
1960
Mar. 2,1974: UNC rallied to score 8 points in the final 17 seconds to send the game into overtime in the “greatest comeback in college history.” UNC won in overtime 96-92.
14 10 5 0
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1980
1990
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4 NCAA Titles
Final Four Appearances
2000 DTH/ASHLEY HORTON. RYAN KURTZMAN AND KRISTEN LONG