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VOLUME 116, ISSUE 131

tuesday, january 20, 2009

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ONGOING BATTLE

Budget cut may force layoffs

sports | page 12 SHUT DOWN The No. 2 UNC women’s basketball team lost 58-88 to top-ranked UConn. on Monday night. The Huskie’s intense defense shut down UNC scorers.

None scheduled, future uncertain By Ashley Bennett Staff Writer

university | page 3 STUDENT ELECTIONS The Board of Elections reduced student body president-hopeful Ashley Klein’s campaign violation fine on Sunday after a Supreme Court ruling last week.

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Shianna Brisbon, Mary Katherine Bryant, Nick Suitt and Ken Motley (left to right) hold up a sign outside of the post office on Monday morning to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Many local organizations gathered, despite the cold, to continue King’s fight for equal rights.

Organizers discuss ongoing issues BY Kathryn Koesy

features | page 6 HOT DOGS FOR OBAMA The owner of Neal’s Deli in Carrboro created a special frank served with pineapple, tomato, pickles, peppers, mustard and spices in honor of the president-elect.

state | page 7 GOING GLOBAL NCSU is expanding to a campus in South Korea, but UNC-Chapel Hill officials are looking means of promoting global learning.

online | dailytarheel.com BLOG: D.C. REPORTERS View photos and videos from the inauguration.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Watch a video of UNC defeating the Hurricanes.

this day in history JAN. 20, 1976 … Jon Thomas, former assistant director of the Carolina Union, is arrested and charged with embezzling about $40,000 of UNC funds.

Tuesday weather Snow H 31, L 21

Wednesday’s weather Sunny H 40, L 24

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Following in the footsteps of decades past, a chorus of voices on Franklin Street rang in unity early Monday morning. “I ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around, gonna keep on walking, keep on talking, marching up to freedom land,” they sung. Decades after the Civil Rights Movement, many in the Rogers Road community said they are still fighting a battle for social equality. Hundreds gathered at the Chapel

Hill-Carrboro annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally and march to commemorate the leader’s life. “This rally is so important because you must have a vision, and this visionary gave me a vision,” said the Rev. Robert Campbell, who was the keynote speaker at the event. Campbell helped lead the protest against building a waste transfer station on the site of the current landfill in the Rogers Road community, one of the few remaining black neighborhoods in Orange County. County officials decided in March

“There is no justice here. We were promised something we never got.” ila D. McMillan, bishop, on the rogers road community 2007 to put the transfer station at that site, but eventually eliminated the site following protest and accusations of environmental racism. “We’re not just talking about environmental pollution, but social pollution,” Campbell said. Campbell said he has been involved in demonstrations and rallies since the 1960s but has concentrated his activism in the Rogers Road community since returning

from the military in 1973. Bishop Ila D. McMillan said the Rogers Road community still has inadequate services. “I’m hoping for justice in the city, and there is no justice here,” McMillan said. “We were promised something we never got.” The neighborhood is divided between Chapel Hill, Carrboro and

See MLK, Page 7

Nation prepares for inauguration Thousands listen to Obama speech BY Brian Austin State & National Editor

Homick and others who traveled to the nation’s capital to celebrate Barack Obama’s inauguration said Obama’s promotion of service corresponds with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Obama also had a sobering message for the thousands who filled the mile-long space along the reflecting pool and to the Washington Monument Sunday afternoon, enumerating the challenges his administration will face beginning today. “In the course of our history, only a handful of generations have been asked to confront challenges as serious as the ones we face right now,”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The mood in the city has been hopeful, vibrant and excited. Most people here for the inauguration of the 44th president say they are ready to pitch in and do their part to make things better, especially through civil and community service. “I like the idea of bringing up the topic that you can give back to your country without serving in the military,” said Boston resident See inauguration, Page 7 Spencer Homick, “of making civic OBAMA DOGS: Local deli whips up duty accessible.” honorific inauguration fare. PG. 6

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Kathy Alsegaf, of Dunn Loring, Va., and Lloyd Hardy, of Washington, D.C., stand near the Washington Monument during the “We Are One” concert.

Eve carson case

Senior Writer

Federal authorities plan to seek the death penalty for one of the men charged with killing former student body president Eve Carson. The announcement Friday, which required the approval of U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, means Demario James Atwater faces the possibility of a death sentence in both state and federal trials. Authorities say Atwater, 22, and Lawrence Alvin Lovette, 18, kidnapped Carson early March 5, drove her to withdraw $1,400 from ATMs, and then shot her just off East Franklin Street. Lovette has not been indicted on federal charges. He cannot be sentenced to death because he was 17 at the time of the crime. A federal grand jury indicted Atwater in October on a count of carjacking resulting in death as well as using a firearm in a carjacking, either of which could result in death sentence if convicted. Atwater also faces state charges and in August, Orange County

Demario James Atwater is accused of killing former student body president Eve Carson. District Attorney Jim Woodall announced plans to seek the death penalty. Carson’s parents told Woodall that they do not support the death penalty. And in an August 2007 discussion of the summer reading with first-year students, Carson said she did not think the death penalty works. Law experts have said it is rare for someone to face state and federal charges for the same crime. The carjacking is what prosecutors say justifies federal involvement. Woodall has said that the state trial will start in about a year at the earliest, and it has not yet been announced which trial will go first. Mukasey’s decision came days before a new U.S. Attorney General

is expected to take office. Eric Holder, who is in the middle of confirmation hearing for the position, said in 1997 testimony that he did not support the death penalty but would enforce the law. Lynne Klauer, spokeswoman for the U.S. District Attorney’s office in the middle district of North Carolina said there’s no reason to believe Mukasey issued his decision because of the upcoming change of administration. “The capital review process was complete,” she said. “There is no reason that he wouldn’t go ahead and decide it.” Prosecutors were allowed until March to announce whether they planned to seek the federal death penalty. Calls to the U.S. Attorney General’s office over the weekend and holiday were not returned. Three people have been executed under federal jurisdiction in the last 30 years: two in 2001 and one in 2003. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

See LAYOFFS, Page 7 FACULTY COUNCIL: Budget cuts factor heavily in council discussion. PG. 3

Let it snow

Atwater faces federal death sentence By Sarah Frier

With the recession showing no signs of lessening, the University is preparing for the worst. Layoffs might be on the way, University administrators said, if the deeper and more permanent budget cuts they fear become reality. Last November, the UNC system underwent a one-time 5 percent budget cut and was asked last week to reduce budgets by an additional 1 percent. But next year’s budget cuts could reach 7 percent and be made permanent. As of now, no layoffs have been announced. If the cuts do reach 7 percent, though, the future becomes much less certain. “We know that up to the 5 percent level, we weren’t aware of any major reductions where there would be layoffs,” said Dick Mann, vice chancellor for finance and administration. “But we don’t know what this other 2 percent will do yet.” That additional 2 percent budget cut translates into a lot of money, on top of the already painful cuts departments have made. Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and development said the effects of a 7 percent budget cut could be severe. “I think a 1 percent budget cut is about $5 million, so when you get to 7 percent or even higher, it becomes real money,” he said. “In my mind, it would affect every aspect of what we do.” And with the current economic situation, more cuts are becoming more and more likely. “We could expect that level of permanent cut next year given the state of the U.S. economy and the North Carolina economy,” Waldrop said. “And depending on what happens, it could be even bigger.” Mann said he recommends academic departments start planning for a 7 percent budget right away. In a campuswide message sent this month, Chancellor Holden Thorp said all UNC-system campuses have already been asked to determine how they would handle permanent budget cuts of 3 percent, 5 percent and 7 percent next year. Thorp said there would be “unfortunate consequences” for budget cuts as large as 7 percent, including reducing enrollment,

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emperatures hit a low of 11 degrees Saturday, and up to 5 inches of snow was predicted for Chapel Hill by early today. Call the Adverse Weather and Emergency phone line at 843-1234 to see if classes are cancelled, and get updates at www.DailyTarHeel.com.

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fter stealing $1,200 worth of designer Dooney & Bourke purses from a T.J. Maxx in Cape Coral, Fla., a woman was run over twice by her getaway car. A security guard was about to confront the woman when she attempted to enter her car, but she fell out and was run over by the car. She then jumped onto the hood of the car before being run over a second time. NOTED. While in the courtroom, Portuguese businessman Orico Silva used a butcher’s knife to cut off his index finger in an “act of despair” after the judge refused to settle his 170,000euro debt. A company had sued Silva for holding onto a cash deposit on a land deal that had fallen through.

QUOTED. “There is no pornography here, there’s no sex, there are no virgins menstruating or feeling each other up. This is artistic expression.” — Santiago fashion designer Ricardo Oyarzun, who has offended the Catholic Church by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary, some with supple, exposed breasts.

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n A Chapel Hill resident was arrested Friday for felony possession of cocaine with intent to sell, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Joshua Alexander Nickerson, 23, also faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, reports state. Nickerson was released in lieu of $2,000 bail, reports state, and is expected in court today. n Po l i c e c i t e d a D u k e University student for public urination early Friday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Reports state that Michael Lawrence Howell, 21, was caught urinating on the dance floor of the Mansion 462 night club. Howell is expected in court Feb. 17. n Someone stole a license plate off of a car on Jones Ferry Road, according to Carrboro police reports. n A purse was stolen Saturday night from Top of the Hill, according to Chapel Hill police

reports. A wallet worth $15, $100 digital camera and a credit card were stolen, reports state. n An employee of Harris Teeter reported seeing two males stealing sushi from the grocery store on North Greensboro Street, according to Carrboro police reports. n Police received reports of an armed robbery Thursday, according to Carrboro police reports. The robbery occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on West Main Street near Greensboro Street and reports do not indicate that anyone has been arrested in connection with the incident. n A man called police Thursday because he was stuck in his cousin's apartment, according to Carrboro police reports. The deadbolt required a key from the inside in order to get out, reports state. The man told police that his cousin left the apartment that morning and did not leave him the key, according to reports.

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Congress to hold session for groups on budget formation The finance committee of Student Congress is hosting an informational session on how they form their annual budget tonight at 8 p.m in the Student Union Auditorium. Committee members will go over how the application process works and when forms must be turned in. Groups must have a treasurer or other officer present at the meeting in order to apply for funding through the budget process. Congress allocates 80 percent of its budget, which is about $400,000, through the annual budget formation process.

Senior class to hold ball in honor of inauguration day The senior class is hosting an inaugural ball tonight in honor of President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing in. Students are encouraged to “dress to support our country,” according to an e-mail sent by Senior Class Vice-President Pinar Gurel. The ball is at 10 p.m. at La Residence on Rosemary Street.

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Board reduces Klein’s ﬁne Faculty Decision after multi-part Court ruling By gabby pinto Staff Writer

The Board of Elections reduced student body president candidate Ashley Klein’s fine for election rule violations from $40 to $12 in a unanimous vote Sunday evening. The revision was prompted by a ruling from the Student Supreme Court last week that both Klein and the Board of Elections claimed as a victory. Klein sued the elections board in October, challenging the board’s authority to fine her the $40. The Student Supreme Court said Thursday that the Board of Elections could not punish Klein

for an August campaign meeting held in the Campus Y. The board had decided that K l e i n’s m e e t i n g w a s p u b l i c because it was held on campus. Public campaigning is not allowed before candidates are certified in January. The court ruled that events are not deemed public or private based on location, but on how well known they are. The court also ruled that it was OK to punish K lein for an August interview with The Daily Tar Heel, but that the violation was “distinctly minor in character” and should be low-

ered to less than $20. “As the court said, what we did was minor,” Klein said. “We feel good about the fine and that we have a few more dollars in our pockets.” Though the board was forced to reduce Klein’s fine, the court’s ruling also gave the board more power to regulate candidates. The court extended the board’s jurisdiction to off-campus locations. Previously, campaign regulations were only in effect when candidates were on campus. Now even if a candidate is off campus, rules regarding campaigning still apply. For example, rules prohibiting dormstorming apply to off-campus housing as well. Because the

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board gained this power in the middle of campaign season, elections board Vice-Chairman Val Tenyotkin said the board would be lenient on enforcement. An initial e-mail he sent to candidates asked that they “refrain from knocking on residence doors during their petition signature solicitation activities.” Tenyotkin e-mailed candidates again saying that he left out the words, and that the passage should read “refrain from aggressive, overzealous knocking on residence doors.” Junior Matt Wohlford, a student body president candidate, By Elisabeth Gilbert and members of his campaign

Worry that cuts will hit 7 percent

Staff Writer

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FRIENDLY COMPETITION

Nike general manager to speak at business school The Kenan-Flagler Business School will host Sam McCracken, Nike’s general manager for Native American business, in its Koury Auditorium on Thursday. McCracken is the first speaker in the Diversity Speaker Series, which is organized by the business school’s Alliance of Minority B u s i n e s s S t u d e n t s a n d Ne t Impact.

Chancellor gives speech at N.C. Technology conference Chancellor Holden Thorp gave the keynote address at a meeting Friday of the N.C. Technology Association. The association represents executives trying to build industry in the state. Thorp, who was a chemistry professor before becoming an administrator, has helped found several small companies.

City Briefs

Chapel Hill prepares for coming snow and ice storms Chapel Hill public works mobilized snow plows and salt sprayers Monday as the town prepared for up to 5 inches of snow. T h e N.C . D e p a r t m e n t o f Transportation also assigned about 12 snow plows to Chapel Hill and Carrboro to clear interstates and state maintained roads. Because freezing rain is not forecasted, no power outages are anticipated. Hazardous conditions should be reported overnight to the police at 968-2760. Residents can check www. townofchapelhill.org or call 9682743 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information during inclement weather.

Carrboro town hall’s elm tree to continue its surgery Carrboro officials plan to continue healing the enormous elm tree outside the town’s town hall. Workers from Bartlett Tree Experts will remove dead or diseased wood from the tree Wednesday in an attempt to reduce limb weight. Now in the fourth stage of its surgery, the tree was pruned in 2005 and 2007. Dirt around its base and roots was also refreshed in November. The tree is one of eight in North Carolina nationally recognized for its stature and location. The town hall parking lot will be closed Wednesday until around noon to accommodate the surgical equipment.

Southern Community Park officially opened Thursday The Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill is now open, according to a town press release. The park is located southwest of U.S. 15-501. It is the eleventh park and the second largest in the town, the release states. The park includes a play area, basketball courts, inline hockey court and art components, among other amenities. A disc golf course, being built with mostly volunteer help, might not open for several more months. The project cost a total of $4.7 million and was funded by Orange County, Chapel Hill and a grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. -From staff and wire reports

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Adnan Siddiqui, a UNC graduate student, intercepts a pass during a game of flag football. The Muslim Student Association hosted Sportsfest, a weekend long event where Muslim students from across the U.S. gathered in Chapel Hill for a flag football and basketball tournament.

Sportsfest raises funds, joins Muslim students By Trip Smith Staff Writer

Freezing conditions didn’t keep members of the Muslim community from Massachusetts to Texas from flooding Hooker Fields this weekend. More than 100 people played football there Saturday and basketball in Fetzer Gym on Sunday as part of the Muslim Student Association’s fifth-annual Sportsfest. Students and alumni from Duke University, Georgia State University, the University of Pennsylvania and many other East Coast schools attended. Competitors ranged in age from 17 to 25. Eight teams competed on the football fields and 11 faced off on the basketball courts. Both tournaments consisted of a half-day of preliminary competition and then a single-elimination tournament. “The point is to have a competitive, intense tournament and to promote unity for a great

cause,” said Sana Khan, the education chairwoman for the UNC chapter of the MSA. The cause also was a partnership with the organization Students for Students International, a group that raises monetary support to allow less-fortunate international students an opportunity to pursue higher education. Last year, profits from Sportsfest were significant enough to put one female student in Zanzibar through four years of secondary education. This year the MSA hopes to do even more. Khan said the weekend’s festivities brought in nearly $4,000. But participants said this weekend was mostly about the sense of camaraderie that grew through the competition. Abdul Salem, a junior psychology major, said that though the event wasn’t religiously focused, the common religious thread did keep the competition friendly, even when things got intense. “As much as it’s not a religious thing, it is about brotherhood,” Salem said. “So, similar to a Christian or Jewish event, you’d want to act in an appropriate way.”

“The point is to have a competitive, intense tournament and to promote unity for a great cause.” Sana Khan, UNC MSA education chairwoman Players exhibited this attitude throughout the event. Opposing teams gathered to talk and laugh, often immediately after playing one another. The Rat Pack, a team of students and alumni from Georgia State University, won both the football and basketball tournaments this year. Tasmur Ghazmavi, a student from Georgia State, said their solid defense was the key to basketball victory. “I think we’ve got the sickest defense out here,” Ghazmavi said just before winning the championship game. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

The University’s budget crunch dominated Friday’s Faculty Council meeting, at which faculty members debated ways to save money through the long financial winter ahead. The discussion involved a complex balance of considerations: how to distribute required budget cuts fairly among departments and employees and how to cut in ways that will not hurt the University’s image. The University already has undergone a 5 percent budget reduction and was asked by the state early last week to cut an additional 1 percent, Provost Bernadette Gray-Little said at the meeting. She said that the total cut likely will reach 7 percent, and that the now-temporary cutbacks will likely become long-term if the economic climate does not improve. “I think we’re going to be in a period of belt-tightening for a while,” Gray-Little said. Friday’s meeting centered on an hour-long brainstorming session by faculty members on ways to trim budgets. Faculty Chairman Joe Templeton said the discussion would have no direct bearing on actual cuts, although Gray-Little did listen in and ask for guiding recommendations from the panel members. Faculty and staff members already had submitted 70 suggestions before the meeting and developed more than 25 additional ideas during the discussion period. Faculty members expressed the most concern about the possibility of a hiring freeze — a measure that already has been imposed on other state departments, including the Department of Transportation. They worried that a total freeze could leave departments understaffed in vital positions. The discussion sparked a further debate about how best to

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Worst-case scenario budget-cutting ideas floated by the Faculty Council Suspend faculty searches or freeze hiring Trim benefits, leaves or grants for faculty members Furlough University employees or decrease hours for 40-hour/ week staff members Postpone replacement of faculty CCI laptops to four years instead of three Find ways to save energy Solicit charitable contributions from UNC employees to pay others’ salaries

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Ja z z at L i n c o l n C e n t e r Orchestra’s last Memorial Hall performance was preceded by a UNC basketball loss to Georgetown University. Wynton Marsalis, the group’s leader, told the audience that night of jazz’s therapeutic quality. But this year, UNC Director of Jazz Studies Jim Ketch said jazz should be optimistic. He said the performance was the season’s hottest ticket with Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and Wayne Ellington’s seven threepointers Saturday. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Marsalis filled the Memorial Hall stage Sunday, playing jazz standards with a nursery rhyme spin to a sold-out crowd. “If you’re going to listen to jazz, you might as well start at the top,” said Dr. John Wright, a Chapel Hill resident who attended the show. The New York-based big band has performed in three of the last four Carolina Performing Arts’ seasons. They did not perform in 2008. Marsalis, the Pulitzer Prize winner and nine-time Grammy award winner, never took center stage with Jazz at Lincoln Center

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Nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform to a sold-out crowd in Memorial Hall on Sunday. Orchestra. Except when he twice played with a quintet during the evening, he spoke and played behind five saxophones, three trombones and trumpets, a pianist, a bassist and a percussionist. Marsalis took his first solo, playing a few effortless notes and then took his hand off his trumpet valves

and loosened his jacket. “I’ve been playing here a long time,” he said. The band played several jazz standards, including Wayne Shor ter ’s “Infant Eyes” and Thelonious Monk’s “We See.” But Marsalis also mentioned

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Today UNC Dance Marathon will provide a stage for burgeoning local musical groups to support their charitable cause, while also providing some coveted publicity. UNC Dance Marathon will host four musical acts in its annual Battle of the Bands. The winner will get the chance to play at the 24-hour Dance Marathon, which will take place Feb. 20 to 21 at Fetzer Gym. Kenneth Barshop, of the Kenneth Barshop Band, said his group is happy to play at charitable events. “We offer nonprofit organizations the opportunity to organize an event around a band without players getting any money,” he said. “So far we have played strictly for charity, and we do not have any problem with that.” Proceeds will directly benefit the For the Kids Fund, which helps support the N.C. Children’s Hospital. “Dance Marathon is not just a 24-hour event,” said Molly Moyer, entertainment chairwoman for Dance Marathon. “It is a yearlong

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fund raising effort for the N.C. Children’s Hospital, and this is just another way to get students involved and excited.” The night of rock vocals and electric guitar playing will begin with the Kenneth Barshop Band hitting the stage and setting the initial energy level. Fellow local groups Tripp, Ascella Vega and Lakeland will also perform. “This is a way for the bands to get exposure in the UNC community, and is a great way for the bands to get their names out there,” Moyer said. “It brings the students together to work toward one cause, and it is another way to get kids excited about Dance Marathon and raising money for the children’s hospital.” Alex Wilkins of the pop-rock group Tripp said Battle of the

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UNC student to take cross-country bike trip Will volunteer with Bike & Build By DAN BYRNES Staff Writer

Cindy freimark, sophomore her with a road bike. Even if she fails to raise the total amount, all of her donations will go towards the group’s projects. But Freimark is still hoping to be able to be a part of the trip. “I am sure my friends are sick of Bike & Build because I talk about it all the time,” Freimark said. Her committee knows she is keeping her goal in sight. “You can tell by the way she talks that she is putting in a lot of time and effort,” Singh said. “I know she is working hard and keeping on her agenda.” Each member of the group will keep a blog about their experience, and tons of pictures will be taken, Freimark added. Not typically a fan of commitment, Freimark has surprised herself by pledging to complete a feat as big as the Bike & Build trip. “You have to take the plunge and commit for something at times,” she said. She’s excited about the journey, too. “I’ve only been to five states, and there is so much more to America,” Freimark said. “I’ll get to see the country in a way that not many people get to experience.”

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UNC sophomore Cindy Freimark is hoping to do her part to combine biking and building with the intent to alleviate poor housing conditions in America. This summer, Freimark will embark on a 3,494-mile, 64-day trip with the Bike & Build volunteer program, reducing poverty along the way. “I knew I wanted to do a handson volunteer activity this summer that was fairly involved,” Freimark said. She is looking forward to helping out underprivileged Americans while getting in shape. Bike & Build, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, sponsors cross-country bike trips each summer. Volunteers travel from coast to coast, resting at multiple sites for day-long building projects. Freimark’s group will stop in seven cities and towns over the course of the trip and spend the whole day constructing homes for people in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Volunteers, who are required to raise at least $4,000 to participate in the program, range from seasoned cyclists to eager novices. Freimark falls somewhere in the middle. Freimark once trained for a triathlon. She biked more than 50 miles in a day while training, she said. “I like biking, I like a challenge, and I like the idea of exploring America and helping people out at the same time,” Freimark said. Her group, composed of 30 col-

lege-aged volunteers, will depart from Nags Head on May 15 and arrive in San Diego on July 18. Along the way, the bikers will be hosted by churches, schools and campgrounds. Initially intimidated about raising the large sum, Freimark didn’t commit to Bike & Build until November. “It’s not just a two-month activity,” she said. “It’s more like a yearlong journey to attain a goal.” Freimark has tried a variety of fundraising options, including a letter-writing campaign, a date auction, an UNO tournament and a raffle featuring donated gift certificates to Franklin Street businesses. Freimark and her fundraising committee are not an official UNC student organization, so she has run into difficulties raising money on campus. She cannot attain a table in the Pit until she has completed a long application process. “It is a lot of money to raise for one person,” said sophomore Ruchie Singh, a member of Freimark’s fundraising committee. The committee went door-todoor on Franklin Street during Winter Break seeking donations. The members were turned down more often than they were accepted, said Singh. “Chapel Hill should be willing to help,” Singh said. “It is a little discouraging to find that people are not that willing to give up a little bit. “I mean, Cindy is giving up an entire summer to bike across the country,” she said. Once Freimark has raised $1,000, Bike & Build will provide

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were knocking on doors at Town House Apartments on Saturday. Student body president candidate Julia La Roche also attended the Sunday meeting to ask if she could continue to campaign even if she did not get all 800 unique signatures on her petitions required to be placed on the student body president ballot. La Roche said she was still 150 signatures short as of Sunday. The petitions are due today at 5 p.m. The board said she can still continue to campaign as a writein candidate, but would not get reimbursed for her campaign

expenses. Two members of La Roche’s campaign staff also expressed concern that the cartoon in Friday’s DTH looked too similar to La Roche. La Roche said she wore a similar outfit the day before the cartoon ran. La Roche and her staff said they were worried the cartoon and some misquotations by the DTH may hurt her campaign. Cartoonist Alex Herrington said the cartoon was not intended to represent any of the student body president candidates. The board said that issue would have to be brought up with the DTH. The board also decided that all

outside tables were open for campaigning. According to the board’s campaign regulations, candidates are not allowed to campaign in any cafeterias. A report submitted by a student questioned whether the tables in front of Lenoir Dining Hall were considered “cafeteria seating.” The board reasoned that if those tables were to be restricted, all other outside tables — including the ones in front of the Student Union and The Daily Grind — would also have to be restricted.

By Danielle Adams Staff Writer

National and World News

Europeans debate Bush calls world leaders, commutes taking detainees border agents’ sentences on last day faculty WASHINGTON (MCT) — On Monday, President George W. Bush commuted the sentences of two Border Patrol agents who shot an unarmed Mexican drug smuggler, after years of relentless pressure from border-state lawmakers and conservative activists in a case emblematic of the fight over illegal immigration. The commutation allows Ignacio Ramos and Jorge Compean to leave prison early. But it is not a pardon, and the conviction will stay on their records. Both will be on probation for three years under terms

Obama journeys by train to D.C.

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WASHINGTON (MCT) — Thousands of ordinary Americans lined the tracks Saturday as Barack Obama traveled the final stretch of his journey to the White House by train.. At a rally in Philadelphia at the beginning of the 137-mile trip, Obama vowed to dedicate his term as the 44th president to “perfecting our union.” The excursion was meant to evoke the train travel Abraham Lincoln made to his own inaugural in 1861, and Obama, as he did throughout his campaign, paid tribute Saturday to his political hero by echoing his words.

HANGZHOU, China (MCT) — Anxiety is high at China’s 750 or so universities. As many as a quarter of the 6.1 million seniors who will graduate this year are likely to have problems finding steady jobs, a new research report says. Such reports are unsettling not only for college students and parents but also for China’s leaders. Communist Party chiefs are well aware that college graduates led the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and they don’t want educated — and now highly networked — young people growing disgruntled.

of the presidential order. Bush made no statement on the case. But several lawmakers — including many Texans who signed a letter last week urging Bush to show mercy — hailed the president’s decision. The agents are apparently the final recipients of clemency from Bush, who leaves office Tuesday. A senior White House official said no further announcements are expected. Presidents typically issue a flurry of pardons in the final hours before leaving office and often save the most controversial cases for last.

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LONDON (MCT) — As Barack Obama takes office on Tuesday, vowing to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as soon as possible, European politicians are debating whether they can and should help him by accepting some remaining inmates who are living in limbo and cannot go to their home countries due to fear of persecution or torture. Eager to get off on the right foot with a new U.S. administration, many Europeans see the issue as an important early test of the trans-Atlantic relationship.

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uphold UNC’s mission in light of budget woes. “Anything that’s discretionary really needs to be on the table,” said Maureen Berner, a professor in the School of Government and one of the panel members. But what exactly is “discretionary” was a hot topic of debate.

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Bands is a chance to have some fun without all the costume changes as local musicians play their shows without worrying about appearances. Wilkins said students are craving original music that they are

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that they were going to be playing a few nursery rhymes, joking with the audience about an appearance on “Sesame Street” that made him appear to have no rhythm. Included were children’s songs “Rubber Ducky,” “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and “La Cucaracha.” They were arranged with an inventive jazz spin. Each featured solos from various members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. “Itsy Bitsy Spider” was played with a slow rhythm and overtop had Ted Nash’s flute solos and trombones that sounded like adults

org/unc, provides information about how to eat on a budget, understand insurance and do taxes. Students can also use interactive calculators to see how long it would take to pay off a debt, or they can build their own financial portfolio to manage their budget. The portfolio, called Budget Wizard, enables students to create a spending plan to structure spending habits and to safeguard from debt. “Financial education is most effective when you deliver it at a teachable moment,” CashCourse project manager Amy Hartenstine said. “There is such a need to get reliable resources and information on to college campuses.” Provided by the National Endowment for Financial Education, CashCourse is reviewed by financial advisers before being

put online and is updated every year to reflect any changes in the financial aid system. The service now reaches 217 universities in the U.S., including Meredith College, Pennsylvania State University, University of California at Berkeley and Purdue University. Denise Rotondo, the dean of the business school at Meredith College, said CashCourse was added to the school more than a year ago and has been effective in assisting students who will soon enter the workforce about personal finance. “I get students periodically who tell me that CashCourse has been really helpful to them,” Rotondo said. “It’s a big voice in college education, and the Web site is so user-friendly.”

For example, some professors argued that faculty leaves should be put on hold to cut costs, while others replied that leaves are necessary to aid research, part of the University’s core mission. One contended that faculty leaves actually save money. Ultimately, panel members said their greatest concerns were that the budget-cutting process would allow both for flexibility and the upholding

of the University’s purpose. “It seems to me we should take a step back and say, ‘What’s the impact on our students?’” said Laura Gasaway, associate dean for academic affairs in the law school and one of the panel members. “That’s our first mission: it’s teaching and learning.”

not able to find on television, and Chapel Hill is able to satisfy their desires. “It will be fun to see some awesome dance moves, beards and dreadlocks,” Wilkins said. Organizers and participating groups see the event as a way to connect with their community, but with a competitive edge.

“It is rare that you see a bunch of pretty decent bands on the UNC campus at one place at one time, especially all competing for a common good,” Barshop said. “Music always has the power to bring people together.”

in Charlie Brown. John Zaremba, who attended the show, said he and others enjoyed the creativity of the songs. Several audience members chuckled at the easily recognizable children’s songs. “They were thinking about the first time they heard it themselves,” Zaremba said. “It’s a quick way to do a flashback.” He also said it’s a way of making audience members who were unfamiliar with jazz more comfortable. Marsalis’ second quintet performance was an unexpected encore. Several audience members had left their seats but stood in the aisles to hear the combo’s version of George

Gershwin’s “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Marsalis rested his right hand on the piano after playing a solo to the familiar tune. Wright, who plays in a local swing band of retirees known as “Governor’s Groove,” said this was the first time he had seen the big band perform. He said what he noticed most about the night was the band’s extreme precision and tone quality. “They’re just very polished players,” Ketch said.

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Carrboro deli celebrates with ‘Obama Dogs’ By ryan davis Staff Writer

To d a y ’ s P r e s i d e n t i a l Inauguration reminds many Americans of their freedoms — the freedom of choice, the freedom of democracy and, for one Carrboro eatery, the freedom to enjoy a hot dog. Neal’s Deli, located in downtown Carrboro, is celebrating the 44th president by serving up the “Obama Dog” today and during the week following the Inauguration. Owner Matt Neal wanted to create a hot dog that instantly brought the president-elect to mind. Combining Obama’s childhood in Hawaii with his political career in Illinois, Neal created a Chicagostyle hot dog with a splash of Hawaiian sunshine.

The $5 frank is served on a German brezel roll with pineapple, tomato, pickles, mixed peppers, yellow mustard and a special spice blend. Neal came up with the unusual take on the popular American food while watching election results in November. The deli debuted the Obama Dog for the first time during the post-election week. The popularity of the item inspired Neal to bring back the dish to celebrate Obama’s inauguration. “Everyone is so happy about the inauguration,” Neal said. “It just made sense to do something to celebrate it.” Neal said the eatery has served special menu items in the past, but nothing as intricately themed as the Obama Dog.

DTH ONLINE: Reporter Ryan Davis plans to sample an BLOG Obama Dog tomorrow. He’ll blog about his experiences. “The election has certainly been the biggest inspiration I’ve had,” he said. The Obama Dog won’t be the only special item on tomorrow’s menu. Neal’s also will give away inauguration-themed cupcakes to customers. The desserts will be made from red velvet cake with blue and white cream cheese icing and American flags. Tuesdays are usually one of the slowest days for business at Neal’s, but employees are expecting more customers than usual. “I think a lot of people will be playing hookey,” Neal said.

“A lot of people are looking forward to this event,” said Chandra Noyes, an employee at Neal’s Deli. “You want to exploit that as much as you can to make the celebration more memorable.” Noyes believes that the hot dog encompasses the significance behind the inauguration. “It has a huge variety of tastes — the spicy, salty and sweet,” she said. “That does a great job of representing the melting pot of this country and everything our next president stands for.” Neal has a simpler explanation. “I think it just tastes like victory,” he said. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.

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“It’s got the Hawaii influence and the Chicago influence. ... It’s like a fireworks explosion,” Neal’s Deli owner Matt Neal said of the Obama Dog.

Youth group earns trip to D.C. O∞cials stumped Assistant City editor

At today’s inauguration, Patricia Parker will wear a brightly colored scarf which belonged to her late mother. “It means a lot for me to have that part of her with me during that historic moment as President-elect Barack Obama become president,” said Parker, a communications professor at UNC. Parker will accompany five high school members and other volunteers of Striving Sisters Speak!!! on an all-expenses paid trip to the inauguration. T he group, which Parker founded, is part of the Ella Baker Women’s Center for Leadership and Community Activism, which connects youth and adults in social justice work. Two weeks ago, Parker received

word that The Stafford Foundation would pay for the youth group to travel to the inauguration. “I was just on cloud nine,” Parker said. “I was just overwhelmed with joy and that’s an incredible feeling.” The Stafford Foundation, a nonprofit for the underprivileged, funded the group’s trip and many others to allow those who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to attend the inauguration. Although East Chapel Hill High School freshman Kendall Weaver said her inspiration is Michelle Obama, she wanted to see other student leaders in D.C. “I am most excited about meeting other community groups and hearing what they do to help their communities,” Weaver said. The group will view the ceremony on a large screen before watching the parade from a terrace.

Parker said the students will attend a ball wearing dresses donated from Dillard’s or purchased with donations from the community. The group will also attend a prayer breakfast and luncheon with Martin Luther King III. UNC senior and member of Striving Sisters Alysa Campbell said she is excited for the high school students who “years from now will be able to tell their grandchildren about this.” “I hope they get out of this the idea that you can realize dreams,” Campbell said. “They can achieve whatever they set their minds to.” But Parker said she thought the girls had grown even before leaving Chapel Hill because of the planning and sudden media attention. “I have really seen them step up to handle all of these things happening at once,” she said.

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Campbell said she thinks it is important that everyone is represented at the inauguration. “I think that Chapel Hill has a very real stake in the future,” Campbell said. “The girls represent a very real part of the population.” Parker said she wants the students to return with a “greater sense of their own purpose” and use that momentum at their upcoming conference. The group’s namesake, Civil Rights leader Ella Baker might have died in 1986 but Parker said all the adults who fought hard for social justice would have loved to be present at the “celebration of human rights.” “I think she would be very proud and I will certainly be representing her,” Parker said. “I’m sure her spirit and others’ will be there.”

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UNC ﬁnds new ways to expand NCSU leads the way in South Korea BY Ross Maloney Staff Writer

As N.C. State moves toward establishing a satellite campus in South Korea, UNC-Chapel Hill is looking for other ways to globalize education. At its last meeting, the UNCsystem Board of Governors gave N.C. State approval to pursue a grant from the South Korean government to plan building a satellite campus in the city of Incheon. “For their purposes, I think they’re doing the right thing,” said Peter Coclanis, UNC-CH associate provost for international affairs of N.C. State’s plan. “There’s not one model that fits everyone’s needs.” UNC-CH has taken a different approach to globalization, which addresses the need for cross-cultural research and international education partnerships as opposed to building projects and campuses in other countries. The N.C. State satellite cam-

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unincorporated Orange County, so several government bodies share responsibility. McMillan and Campbell described several essential improvements including greater public transportation access, better sewage systems and safe water. A task force in November of 2007 presented 24 recommendations for the neighborhood, but few have been implemented. “We want changes that can come to the community,” Campbell said. “And we want to be a part of that political change.” Campbell’s speech stressed the importance of unity in overcoming environmental and social injustices. “Environmental racism has no boundaries,” Campbell said. “It’s not about color, but it is about power in unity. “We have seen the movement of the vision and of change.”

pus, tentatively called the Global Campus, raised some debate at the January BOG meeting. Members were concerned that N.C. taxpayers might have to bear the burden of N.C. State’s endeavors. “I feel there’s more tangential benefit than direct benefit to us,” said Frank Daniels, a BOG member who was skeptical when the plan was first announced. “And I suspect that there won’t be much appetite for the state of North Carolina to be spending money on that in a year.” Daniels said he was convinced to vote for the proposal when he saw the money to plan the satellite campus would be coming solely from the South Korean government and not the state of North Carolina. Coclanis said that UNC-CH’s presence abroad is focused more on building partnerships with already existing institutions, rather than establishing brand new facilities for Other political and social activist groups spoke at the event of many current inequities in the area. Members of the UNC and the Chapel Hill-Carborro National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapters, Orange County Human Rights and Relations and the Chapel Hill Town Council all emphasized King’s vision for equality and continued efforts for change. “It’s going to take the small groups to come together to make a big group that stands for change,” said Bettye Jenkins of Bettye Jenkins Ministries. The group ended the rally with the annual march down Franklin Street to St. Joseph CME Church, singing the same hymns protesters sung five decades ago. “This movement has history and purpose,” Jenkins said. “And we want that same history and purpose to continue.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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any layoffs will follow state guidelines, but that they haven’t been from page 1 necessary yet. For now he is askcutting courses and programs ing that only “absolutely necessary” offered or losing faculty and staff vacant positions be filled. positions. Contact the University Editor In a separate message sent to 3.792x2.0 SpringBreak09.qxd 1/8/09 12:40 PM Page 1 at udesk@unc.edu. faculty and staff, Thorp said that

UNC students and staff abroad. “I don’t ever see a satellite Carolina school overseas. Our strategy has been to work with some trusted, dedicated partners that we have worked with for a long time,” he said. “In this way, you benefit each other instead of going over and trying to set up your own facility,” Coclanis cites high costs as being prohibitive to establishing satellite campuses elsewhere. The UNC-CH Honors Program owns a building in London and there is an affiliate of the KenanFlagler Business School in Bangkok. In addition, the success of the dual-degree program between U N C - C H a n d t h e Nat i o n a l University of Singapore has led UNC to start thinking about expanding elsewhere, Coclanis said, specifying India as an example. “There are a lot of schools there, but there aren’t many that fit with American schools,” he said. “No one really knows how to approach India yet.”

India, along with China, Japan, Korea, and all of Asia, is an “economic engine” of the world essential to students’ future success, said Larry Nielsen, the provost and executive vice chancellor at N.C. State. “But there’s not much in South Korea right now,” he said, adding that this project can serve as the gateway for UNC institutions throughout Asia. There have also been preliminary talks about a partnership between UNC-CH’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the pharmacy department at the National University of Singapore, said David Etchison, director of communications at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Coclanis said that having trusted partners in important locations has helped to improve educational opportunities. “We can do more together than we can singularly,” Coclanis said.

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The Obama campaign used its Internet infrastructure to encourage nationwide service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through its USAservice.org Web campaign. Among the volunteers were more than a dozen UNC students who braved the cold and snow flurries. UNC sophomore Sara John said the service reflected the aspirations Contact the State & National of the attendees at the inauguraEditor at stntdesk@unc.edu. tion. “It seems like the atmosphere is a lot about community,” she said. “It’s all about change on an indiMLK Birthday Celebration Events vidual level, and that’s what we’re Tuesday Thursday out here to do.” Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Screening and Discussion of She and four friends were at Oratorical Contest: Participants will “Darius Goes West”: Campus Y will Mount Pleasant Park yesterday present original monologues address- screen the documentary “Darius afternoon cleaning up trash. Other ing their opinion on the theme: From Goes West,” followed by a discusUNC students helped locals fill out Blueprint to Masterpiece — Making sion with the crew of the film. The college applications or spent the Our Dreams A Reality. movie focuses on a 19-year-old man day sightseeing and relaxing. Time: 7:30 p.m. who dreams of finding a cure for U N C s o p h o m o r e Ha n n a h Location: Student Union Cabaret fatal Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Friedman also connected the serand of making more of the nation Wednesday vice work with Obama’s message accessible to individuals using Candlelight Vigil: Students will light of change. wheelchairs. candles and honor the achievements “I feel that it’s a lot to do with Time: 7 p.m. of Martin Luther King Jr. with brief individual responsibility within a Location: Student Union Great Hall speakers and performances. wider community,” she said. Time: 5:30 p.m. Friday Location: McCorkle Place, around the “I, Too, Sing America”: A cultural Old Well celebration that brings together campus organizations in song, MLK Keynote Lecture: Dr. Maya dance and poetry. Angelou and Presentation of 27th Time: 7:30 p.m. Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Location: Student Union Great Hall Scholarship. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Memorial Hall SOURCE: www.unc.edu/diversity/mlk/schedule.html

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The Daily Tar Heel QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“It seems like the atmosphere is a lot about community. It’s all about change on an individual level, and that’s what we’re out here to do.” sara john, sophomore, on inauguration weekend

Featured online reader comment:

“Hey, if they want a train station in their town, maybe they’d also be willing to accept an airport?”

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Bar raised for ﬁrst black U.S. president

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DTH did not provide due coverage on Gaza crisis

eing president isn’t easy. Being a black president will be hard as hell. The weight of the world has been placed squarely on the shoulders of President Barack Obama as he enters the Oval Office in one of the most fiscally troubling, socially tumulrace COLUMNIST tuous and overall worst times in recent American history. But at the end of Obama’s term, Americans will remember whether the first black commander in chief fixed a seemingly endless array of problems. If the first black president created new jobs. If the first black president made the rest of the world not hate America. Having trounced his presidential opponents with messages of change and energized even the most apathetic Americans, Obama has set the bar high for the legacy he’ll leave at the end of his term. And whether four years from now we will laud him as a president of messianic proportions or a dismal failure, his legacy will extend beyond simply Barack Obama, a former junior senator from Illinois. His success or his failure will be that of a black president. Obama’s watershed victory is only half the battle — the second part is him proving that political success is colorblind. While some, including Chapel Hill-Carrboro National Alliance for the Advancement of Colored People President Eugene Farrar, are confident that Obama will steer the nation in an improved direction (as Farrar put it, “he couldn’t fail anymore than any other president who has run this country”), I can’t help thinking of the what ifs. It is not to say that I do not have faith in Obama. But we have to admit that (gasp!) politicians do toss around lofty goals that even the most competent administrations have trouble achieving. But any Obama failures would extend beyond just a personal shortcoming. As a minority political figure, he has an added responsibility of not only representing Americans in general, but minority communities as well. If he takes actions that seem to ignore America’s black community or other minority groups, it’s pretty safe to say that words like “whitewashed” and “sellout” will be thrown around quite a bit from the same people who did everything but have “Barack the vote” tattooed on their foreheads. And actions Obama takes that seem to give importance to minority-centered issues will surely attract criticism as well. We hold our presidents to the highest of standards. We cast the first stones when questions arise about their political or personal decisions. But I fear that these stones will be thrown at not only Obama but minority politicians in general if he isn’t successful. It took so long to have a viable black candidate for president, and it took months of staving off criticism to win the election. Obama’s presidency is this nation’s trial run at a little color in the White House and could make or break this country’s confidence in mold-breaking presidents, whether they are black, Latino, female, gay or any other group. And while Obama certainly has enough on his plate to keep him busy over the next four years, I just have one simple request for him: Please don’t screw up.

Wednesday: Isabella Archer will comment on how the various backgrounds of Obama’s supporters affected the election.

Bring weekends back Class registration should occur on weekends, to prevent academic conflicts during the week

he University should reverse its decision to hold weekday registration to prevent academic conflicts. Class registration for fall 2009 will occur during the work week this semester. After evaluating the previous system, registrar personnel decided to move course registration to weekday time slots, citing fewer conflicts with sporting events and quicker access to administrative services. But weekday registration could conflict with classes — and students would have little choice but to register at a later time, register during class or skip class. None of these options is

acceptable. Furthermore, professors, teaching assistants and other students might perceive classtime registration to be rude and disruptive. And some professors do not allow laptops in their classrooms at all. While the new system allows for faster access to university services, the change seems to favor students who procrastinated in resolving their issues before their Saturday time slots. Registration stops, for example, are noted in the “Registration Information” tab on Student Central and could be resolved with the cashier’s office before an upcoming registration time. Technical issues were cer-

tainly more difficult to resolve on Saturdays. Students with stops on their accounts or in need of technical services were often unable to resolve issues until the following Monday. But under the weekend registration system, students were able to make changes to their course selections anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. after their registration time — thus mitigating the impact of technical issues. The registrar’s office need not accommodate such students — particularly when that accommodation jeopardizes class time — and should revert to weekend registrations.

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Ban on trashing cardboard is overdue and will encourage more recycling

range County was right to ban the disposal of residential corrugated cardboard, encouraging residents to recycle instead. Recycling cardboard will slow the fill-up of the Orange County landfill, even if only by a few weeks. Because that landfill is expected to reach capacity by May 2011, every week counts. In addition, aside from the immediate benefit of reducing demand on the landfill, the ban might influence people to recycle more in the long term. Cardboard is only one of the many paper, plastic, aluminum and glass materials that are recyclable, but

a measure that enforces its recycling may allow residents to become more accustomed to recycling in general. And curbside pickup service makes recycling corrugated cardboard easy for residents. Besides flattening their cardboard, Orange County residents will not be required to bend over backwards to satisfy the ban. Of course, the ban is by no means a panacea to the longtime problems that Orange County has experienced with its landfill capacity. In that light, officials must ensure that construction on the waste transfer station in this county, in planning for about a decade already, gets

off the ground as soon as possible. Although recycling cardboard is only a short-term fix to a long-term problem, residents should have been doing so all along. As a temporary solution, encouraging residents to recycle cardboard is a step in the right direction to reduce landfill waste.

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I-team update DTH will continue to deliver in-depth, analytical and investigative coverage

t a specially called staff meeting Friday, a few writers and editors charted a new course for investigative journalism at The Daily Tar Heel. Each DTH editor since I’ve been at the University has had a different plan for how reporters will be organized for the production of investigative stories — but all have agreed that those stories are incredibly important. Investigative journalism often relies on the use of public records requests, which give reporters access to information not always immediately available or apparent. These stories require a lot more research and a lot more time. Editors like to put not only experienced writers on an investigative beat, but also writers of a certain persuasion — those who love to chase down stories that no one else sees, those who love synthesizing information, those

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who love Excel spreadsheets. Lucky for me, I’ve got a newsroom full of people like that. What we decided Friday, unanimously, is that I-team needs to continue at the DTH. We consider watchdog journalism — holding public and elected officials accountable — our service to this community. The team will be far more fluid than it’s been recently. All mem-

bers of the DTH staff are welcome to attend weekly meetings, propose story ideas, brainstorm angles and resources to pursue and provide any other perspective they have. Writers will be paired with editors on a project-by-project basis to ensure that the people with the most expertise on a given topic have direct involvement. Sara Gregory, managing editor for print, will oversee all projects. In his column last week noting the resignations of the fall semester I-team editors, Public Editor Eric Johnson said complicated projects are difficult for DTH reporters, given the constraints of a student newspaper. He’s right. But students have run the DTH for 115 years, and it’s still the county’s paper of record. And no editor could ask for a more talented or dedicated group of reporters, investigative and otherwise, than I’ve got.

TO THE EDITOR: I am disappointed that the DTH failed to cover the monumental political and historical event “Understanding Gaza,” which conte xtualized and explained the current crisis in the Gaza Strip. The turnout was remarkable — students and faculty poured into the atrium to listen attentively to each of the four panel speakers for two whole hours. The current crisis in Gaza is relevant to all of us as citizens and intellectuals, and the teach-in provided a perspective of information that our media hasn’t exposed us to. It is our campus paper’s duty to report on an event with such relevance and urgency. Jasmina Nogo Senior Journalism

Don’t burden students with construction projects TO THE EDITOR: I welcome construction — however, occasionally in the course of progress, it becomes convenient to inconvenience the very students for whom this institution was created. Students are more disposed to suffer, while aggravations are sufferable, than to right themselves by speaking out against the nuisance. But when it’s this cold, all bets are off. I refer, of course, to the additional two minutes I am forced to walk to avoid the sidewalk behind Kenan Stadium now closed due to renovations. I am not opposed to all construction — I’m opposed to inexpedient construction. Chancellor Thorp, if you seek scholarship, if you seek the comfort of pedestrian scholars, if you value accessibility to learning above all else, come here to this sidewalk. Mr. Thorp, open this sidewalk again. Mr. Thorp, tear down this fence! Please, it’s only just and right to put off this measly $50 million dollar project at least until it gets warm or I move. Drew Dimmery Junior International Studies

Other options for waste disposal should be studied TO THE EDITOR: Locating a waste transfer station anywhere in Bingham Township, on rural, agriculturally zoned land, would set a dangerous precedent: countryside lost to industrial/commercial use is lost forever. We would be left with permanent, grievous damage to our air quality, watersheds and quality of life. The commissioners have been informed about resources in the private sector that can provide waste transfer services immediately and indefinitely. Utilizing these resources would allow time to pursue sustainable alternatives to waste disposal instead of pouring $10 million of our tax dollars into a “temporary” solution. As taxes continue to climb, our money should be spent wisely. I urge the county commissioners to defer purchase of the Howell Property to allow time to solicit proposals from vendors

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who use existing waste stations for interim disposal services, use community input to search for alternative sites for progressive facilities with industrial/ commercial zoning near major highways and engage in strategic discussion with neighboring counties for economically sound, sustainable waste management, such as privatizing and waste-toenergy solutions. We need our commissioners to make socially, economically and environmentally sound decisions about waste disposal. Kate Tozzolina Hillsborough

DTH’s front-page article on psychics not relevant TO THE EDITOR: It was announced recently that Barack Obama is planning to close Guantanamo — a momentous and hopeful change in American foreign policy. However, last Tuesday’s front page (“Local psychics seeing more financial questions,” Jan. 13) featured a story on what local psychics are forecasting regarding the economic downturn. We learn in introductory writing courses news values which include impact, prominence and magnitude. Please reconsider the placement and apparent importance of articles in publishing this otherwise excellent student newspaper. Catherine Steddum Senior French

‘QuickHits’ get a thumbs down for false statements TO THE EDITOR: Giving the Carolina basketball team a thumbs down (“QuickHits,” Jan. 15) was unwarranted and not representative of the views of the UNC community. It seems the DTH has a bias against Carolina’s basketball program — but if you are going to bash on one of the greatest basketball programs of all time, please do it without making a fool of yourself. Carolina did not lose two games back to back, and they did not lose them to two undeserving teams. From what I recall, Wake Forest was undefeated coming into the game and was ranked only one spot lower than us. BC had a talented squad and outplayed us that night. Also, they did not lose two consecutive games. The Carolina basketball team has had a few setbacks without Marcus, and some of the other players have had a few rough games. Please do the UNC community a favor and start cheering for our team once in a while. And if you are going to bash on our team, please refer to the schedule before making false statements. Niraj Shah Sophomore Business, History CORRECTION: The Thursday Quickhit “Carolina Basketball” misstated the UNC men’s basketball team’s record. They lost two consecutive ACC games and are ranked No. 5, according to the Associated Press.

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Clemson. After No. 1 Pitt lost to No. 20 Louisville, the Demon Deacons became the only unbeaten team remaining and jumped from No. 3 to the top of the polls. If Wake Forest can beat Virginia Tech on Wednesday and Duke beats N.C. State and Maryland this week, the two teams could meet Jan. 28 in Winston-Salem as a 1-2 match-up.

soccer in recent years, including three world championships this year. O’Reilly and the US Olympic team won the 2008 games, and the US team won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, as well. Team USA came in second in the U-17 tournament. “We are delighted with the progress which has been made so far in the women’s game,” Blatter is quoted as saying. FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

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acc scores WFU 78, Clemson 68

JAN. 17 — Jeff Teague scored 24 points, and No. 1 Wake Forest set a school record with a 16-0 start, handing No. 10 Clemson its first loss of the season.

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North Carolina was named to the top spot of the 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason poll for the first time in its 12-year history. The Tar Heels, who finished third in last year’s final poll, have been ranked either first or second in all three preseason rankings released this season. UNC features six preseason AllAmerica selections on its roster — right-handed starters Matt Harvey, Adam Warren and Alex White, as well as right-handed relief ace Brian Moran, first baseman/outfielder Dustin Ackley and infielder Kyle Seager.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — North Carolina junior Sanaz Marand was a winner in singles and doubles to lead the Tar Heels in the final day of the UVa Winter Invitational at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. Marand paired with senior Sophie Grabinski to top Emily Fraser and Jennifer Stevens in flight A doubles, and then topped Stevens in the singles top flight, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. Senior Meg Fanjoy and freshman Haley Hemm were also singles winners. UNC opens its dual match schedule Jan. 24 with UNC Greensboro at 11 a.m. and Gardner-Webb at 4.

JAN. 17 — Gerald Henderson scored 23 points, and Duke won its eighth straight — and its 68th consecutive non-ACC home match.

Virginia TECH 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 71

JAN. 17 — Jeff Allen scored a career-high 30 points,and the Hokies held BC to just one field goal in the final three minutes.

N.C. STATE 76, GEORGIA TECH 71

JAN. 17 — The Wolfpack came back from a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes behind juniors Brandon Costner and Dennis Horner.

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Suddenly UNC had the Ellington it’s been waiting for, and the next trip down, he confidently rattled in a 3-ball from the right wing. Then it was a swish from the right corner. Then another from the same spot, giving the Tar Heels a 50-43 lead on the strength of his 11 consecutive points. After a rest on the bench, he kept it rolling with his fourth straight 3-pointer on a right-wing pull-up. “Once I start knocking them down, it feels like all of them are going to go in,” he said.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND — Former Tar Heel Heather O’Reilly, now a midfielder for the U.S. Women’s National Team, received the Presidential Award on behalf of women’s soccer Saturday in Switzerland at the FIFA World Player Gala 2008. FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter congratulated the sport on the significant strides have been made for women’s And with the crowd rising in anticipation as he cocked the ball back for another release, he drained three more — the seventh coming on a swish off a left-handed dribble to give UNC a 19-point lead in a game that had once looked competitive. Ellington (who finished with 23 points) said he thinks he’ll be “good for the rest of the season.” And if the lanky guard is able to stretch the defenses like he did last year, UNC has three long-range threats in the lineup (Ellington, Danny Green and Ty Lawson) to help give its big men more room. “You get guys like that knocking down treys from outside, it really

FLORIDA STATE 76, MARYLAND 73

JAN. 17 — Toney Douglas scored eight of his 25 points in overtime. Douglas, who had just five points at halftime, scored the Seminoles’ first seven points of the overtime.

opens everything up in the lane because they have to worry about not guarding Wayne, Danny or Ty,” Tyler Hansbrough said. And like Ellington, the other two are capable of heating up in hurry. Green suggested Ellington might have learned from the six 3-pointers he hit against UNC-Asheville earlier in the season. “I’m pretty sure that he remembers,” Green said. “He learned. He watched on the sidelines and took some notes. I think I taught him pretty well.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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lost in four sets. “We all really wanted to make it to Austin the next weekend, but it was a really good last game for the team,” senior outside hitter Lauren Prussing said. Prussing’s final performance as a Tar Heel was one of her best, Sagula said, as she recorded 16 kills to keep UNC in the match. Eskola said it took a while for the passing game to get into rhythm,

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the 3-point line, and he attacked whenever a Hurricane tried to hand the ball off to McClinton. That pressure helped the Tar Heels close out the first period on a 13-0 run, holding the Hurricanes (13-4, 2-2) without a point for the final 6:45 of the half. Effort like that from Lawson was instrumental in non-conference wins against Notre Dame and Michigan State but has been largely absent in recent weeks. “Ty set the tone for us,” guard Wayne Ellington said. “He got on (McClinton), he made him do some other things, took them out of what they wanted to run. Basically, we just fed off of Ty.” Lawson wasn’t the only Tar Heel who delivered a standout performance against Miami. Senior

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sive rebounds — also the margin of difference for the two teams, as the Huskies’ 32 defensive matched UNC’s total. “They compete hard, and they are extremely physical,” Hatchell said. “This game was much, much more physical than any game we’ve played this year. And I think it bothered us; it got to us. We didn’t go rebound with them.” Even Montgomery, who stands at 5 feet, 7 inches, would have helped lead the Tar Heels in rebounds with six. “That was the key to the game,” Montgomery said of the rebounding gap. “Whoever controls the paint is going to win the game, and I think our post players really took that to heart and took it as a challenge.” Connecticut used several firsthalf spurts to build a 46-30 halftime lead, and the Tar Heels could never recover. “We dug ourselves in a hole and

and once they did, it was too little, too late. While the result was similar to that of the first meeting, Sagula said he was proud of the way the team didn’t back down. In the end, four Tar Heels earned individual recognition in the team’s best season since 2005. Eskola and Prussing earned AllACC first-team honors, and junior middle hitters Heather Brooks and Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland made the All-ACC second team. Additionally, Eskola and Brooks

were selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-East Region first team and garnered AVCA All-America honorable mention. Lauren Prussing received honorable mention for the AVCA All-East Region team. But the season won’t be remembered for the personal accolades. “The ACC championship means a lot more to me than that does,” Prussing said.

Danny Green had three blocks. Hansbrough led the team with 24 points — 20 of them in the first half. And then there was Ellington. The junior went scoreless in the first half on 0-for-2 shooting and looked destined for another off shooting night. But just like the rest of the Tar Heels, Ellington soon found his “on switch.” In about a 10-minute stretch in the second half, Ellington made eight consecutive shots — seven from downtown — as UNC pulled away from Miami. “It felt great,” Ellington said of his hot shooting. “I hadn’t been shooting it the way I’ve been wanting to all season long, so it was good to finally get me a game to boost some confidence to get me in a groove, get me in a rhythm.” Ellington’s 23 points were a season high, and his 8-for-14 shooting was his best effort from the field

since Michigan State. And after having their toughness questioned in losses to Boston College and Wake Forest, the Tar Heels silenced the doubters. They were physical — on one block Green threw Miami’s Dwayne Collins to the court. They defended — Lawson & Co. held McClinton to 3-for-10 from beyond the arc. “Coach talked about us making the extra effort,” Green said. “Doing the little things — getting back to being that hungry team.” In doing so, UNC dominated a quality opponent for the first time in more than a month. “It’s been a little while,” Ellington said. “Michigan State, we had a game like that. It’s been a little while, and it feels good for us to get it going again.”

we couldn’t get out,” UNC guard Heather Claytor said. “We have to come out from the starting gates and come out hard, and we just didn’t do that today,” Italee Lucas led UNC with 15 points, while Rashanda McCants and Jessica Breland both saw double figures. But McCants was just 5-for15 shooting. UNC as a team shot just 4-for-20 from 3-point range. Connecticut even beat the Tar Heels at their own game. UNC thrives off sprinting up the court to convert turnovers into points, but it was the Huskies that put in 22 points off turnovers, compared with UNC’s four. While nobody in light blue seemed to step up, former reserve Lorin Dixon came up big for the Huskies. After losing freshman sharpshooter Caroline Doty for the season on Saturday, Dixon stepped into the starting lineup and played a key role. She countered the speed of Cetera DeGraffenreid and helped prevent UNC from getting its typical tran-

sition baskets. She also scored 14 points, dished a team-high six assists and pulled in eight boards — and all of that came without practicing with the starters prior to the game. “The fact that she would work that hard even though she never got a chance to be with the starters, I think that told me that she was ready,” said UConn. coach Geno Auriemma, who made the decision to start Dixon on Monday. North Carolina, which is typically the bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic team, was left reeling. The blowout was topped off by a lack of effort on UNC’s defensive end, as the Tar Heels repeatedly let cutters slide back-door for easy lay-ups. “Player for player — our starting five, their starting five — it’s pretty even,” Claytor said. “I don’t think it’s skill level or anything like that. I think it’s that we played with less heart today. And they had more heart than we did.”

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Gearing up A UNC sophomore plans her summer raising money for Bike & Build. See pg. 4 for story.

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“They came into our house and showed us how to play basketball." SYLVIA HATCHELL, UNC COACH

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No. 1 UConn. rout 2nd-ranked UNC By Mike ehrlich Senior Writer

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UNC’s Jessica Breland struggled against UConn.’s post defense Monday, finishing with 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The Tar Heels couldn’t find their groove in a 36.9 percent shooting performance. “Their posts were good,” Italee Lucas said. “It was pretty difficult to get in there.”

UConn. defense smothers Heels’ attack UNC bigs out of rhythm in paint By Daniel Price Senior writer

When shots aren’t falling from outside, getting production in the paint can be the only way to an effective offensive game. For the North Carolina women’s basketball team, more often than not, the responsibility of establishing the Tar Heels in the paint rests on the broad shoulders of 6-foot-5inch freshman Chay Shegog. Shegog came into the match-up averaging nine points and more than five rebounds per game. But in the Tar Heels’ 88-58 loss to No. 1 Connecticut on Monday, the Huskies were having none of it. With the Tar Heels ice cold from the outside early, Connecticut’s bigs bodied the UNC posts well outside of their comfort zones, consistently forcing Shegog and her fellow forwards to receive the ball two or three steps off the low block. “We’ ve talked a lot about

that,” Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said. “That spot right on the low block there — if you let a good player catch the ball there, it’s really difficult to defend them. … But between (Tina Charles) and (Kaili McLaren) I think we did a pretty good job establishing that spot and not allowing them to just get it whenever they wanted.” And that strategy paid off — UConn. held Shegog, UNC’s tallest player, to only two points on two shot attempts. This gameplan allowed the Connecticut guards to pressure their UNC counterparts, further limiting the ease with which the Tar Heels could enter the ball into the paint. “Their posts were good,” UNC guard Italee Lucas said. “It was pretty difficult to get it in there.” Shegog and fellow forward Jessica Breland came into the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup scoring a combined 22.3 points per game. But thanks to the physical Connecticut defense, the duo managed just 12 points, many of which came on outside jumpers from Breland. “(Shegog) learned a lot, there’s

no doubt about that,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “We’ll do a lot of film work with her. … She’s got to learn to play in physical play like that.” Taking advantage of the relatively empty lane, the sophomore Lucas kept the Tar Heels close early with backdoor cuts and short jumpers. But once the easy buckets disappeared, North Carolina got little production in the paint at all. On the other end of the court, the Connecticut posts — namely Charles — never left the paint. Charles nearly recorded a double-double in the first half, scoring nine points and corralling eight rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end. Despite the poor showing from Shegog, the talent she possesses was not lost on Auriemma. “You know, that freshman kid is going to be really good,” he said. “She’s a freshman, and you can tell she’s a freshman. But she’s a tough kid, and she’s a real difficult matchup for anybody.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Freshman Chay Shegog normally provides a strong interior presence for UNC. Monday against UConn. a stifling defense stopped her cold.

Improved defense, shooting lead Heels Miami UNC

By David Ely Senior Writer

Things looked dim. The Tar Heels seemed emotionally checked out — surprised that another ACC foe was taking it to them on their home floor. On both ends of the court Miami was outplaying North Carolina, staking a 32-23 lead Saturday at the Smith Center. Was this going to be another Boston College? But it was then, with about 6:30 left in the first half, that something clicked. All of a sudden No. 5 UNC put it all together — defense, 3-point shooting, the transition game — and became the dominant team it used

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DTH ONLINE: Check out a video from the Tar Heels’ rally against the Hurricanes. to be, en route to an 82-65 win. “I think the last 4-5, maybe five minutes of the first half was crucial for us,” coach Roy Williams said after the game. “We were down a bunch. I think we’ve been going through the motions. I told them that we can’t play basketball if you’re not into it emotionally, mentally, physically and everything.” For the Tar Heels (16-2, 2-2 in the ACC), the transformation began with the defensive play of point guard Ty Lawson. The junior started pressuring Miami sharpshooter Jack McClinton beyond

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After the first 20 matches of the 2008 season, the North Carolina volleyball team held a record of 119, 5-4 in the ACC. A slow start had the Tar Heels thinking they’d have to win out to realize their goal of winning the conference championship — a daunting task with several challenging ACC match-ups in front of them. But coach Joe Sagula pointed to a difficult non-conference schedule, including four matches against teams in the preseason Top 25, as the reason for UNC’s early struggles. He said the challenge made the team stronger. “It’s either gonna crush you, or you’re gonna rise above it,” Sagula said. Eleven matches and 10 victories later, the Tar Heels had an ACC co-championship and an NCAA Tournament bid. “There might have been some doubt in the beginning of the season, but we were more confident in the second half,” senior libero Brianna Eskola said. And though UNC’s season ended in the round of 32, a first-round victory was enough to match the second-longest tournament run in program history. “I think that we represented the conference well with our quality of play. I think we earned our seed,” Sagula said. North Carolina’s first-round opponent was American. The Eagles boasted twin 6-foot-8-inch middle hitters, Ann and Claire Recht, and a go-to outside hitter from Albania in senior Rubena Sukaj. As they did the previous year, UNC’s middles neutralized the twins. “Our middle hitters were very good against their middle hitters – dynamic, explosive, active,” Sagula said. He added that Eskola’s eight digs in the box score undervalued her defensive performance in containing Sukaj. “We knew that they were going to go to Rubena, so we were ready for it,” Eskola said. The win advanced the Tar Heels to a second-round match against another familiar opponent, No. 7 Oregon. When the two teams met in the season-opening State Farm Illini Classic, the then-No. 11 Ducks swept UNC in a rout. But the North Carolina that faced Oregon in the tournament was a different team, and the Tar Heels were prepared for the test — though they couldn’t find an answer to the Ducks’ attack and

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Ellington’s big half powers Tar Heel win By Jesse Baumgartner

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The best women’s basketball player in the country didn’t beat North Carolina on Monday. The nation’s best women’s basketball team, though, certainly did. In a game billed as a clash of the top two titans, No. 1 Connecticut proved itself to be head and shoulders above the rest of the college hoops world. The No. 2 Tar Heels, meanwhile, looked hapless in an 88-58 defeat. “They came into our house and showed us how to play basketball,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. It wasn’t so much early foul trouble as effective teammates that kept the numbers down for UConn. superstar Maya Moore, and a repeat performance of her 40-point game Saturday wasn’t necessary for the win. But in a game watched by 12,722 people in the Smith Center — a women’s basketball home game record — it was Renee Montgomery who gave North Carolina fits, for the second straight year. She methodically picked apart UNC’s half-court trap and maintained a shooting touch from the outside. She dropped 21 points and dished out five assists. The real trouble for the Tar Heels, though, came on the glass. A team used to out-rebounding its opponents never consistently boxed out the Huskies. UConn. hustled for 21 offen-

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rally to NCAA

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Wayne Ellington made seven straight 3-pointers Saturday en route to a 23-point game — and he says his re-found shooting touch is here to stay.

After the third consecutive threepointer Saturday night, a twineshredding swish from the right corner, Wayne Ellington allowed himself a small double hop with some swagger as he ran back on defense. Following his sixth in a row several minutes later, all he could do was smile and shake his head as if he, too, were in awe of the moment. After extended shooting struggles, Ellington turned Saturday’s matchup with Miami into a jaw-dropping long-range exhibition by nailing eight consecutive second-half field goals and seven straight treys. It was the most 3-pointers by a UNC player since Rashad McCants made eight against Clemson in 2004. “It was fun to see that youngster have some success — it’s been tough

on him,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “Nobody has been wanting to make shots more than he has.” Ellington entered the game shooting .346 from long-range and .432 overall — including 13-for-46 on 3-pointers during his last 11 games. And Saturday seemed like more of the same, according to his first half statline: 0-for-2, 0 points. But a more assertive No. 22 took the floor in the second half, and, despite missing his first two shots, he followed his own miss on the second for a layup to get things started. “I kind of got some emotions involved,” Ellington said. “I missed some, and I kind of got angry and went and got an offensive rebound and a putback, and I think that just got me started.”

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