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VOLUME 116, ISSUE 132

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BOE takes 2 days on petitions By Kevin Kiley

Assistant University Editor

sports | page 4 LOSING STREAK No. 10 Clemson is hungry for win to end its 0-53 road record against No. 5 North Carolina, but Wayne Ellington could make that difficult.

After a week of signature gathering, candidates have turned in petition signature lists to the Board of Elections to qualify for the Feb. 10 student body elections ballot. The lists were due by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Unlike past years, the official certification of petitions will not occur until Thursday. A Student Congress bill passed last April allows the board two extra days to certify petitions, a change from past years when candidates were informed that evening. Board of Elec tions ViceChairman Val Tenyotkin said the

UNC Hospitals lost $228 million in unpaid medical bills for 2008, a cost that has risen as the economy has worsened.

city | page 3 CLUCK, CLUCK The Chapel Hill Town Council will debate changing local laws to allow hens to be kept in residential areas.

features | page 3 A MOM’S LOVE Center Tyler Hansbrough’s mom has moved to Chapel Hill to be closer to her son in his senior season.

city | page 3 COURT APPEARANCE The man charged with killing his father before firing shots at Orange County High could enter a plea of either guilty or not guilty today in court.

online | dailytarheel.com WINTER WONDERLAND Watch a video of students horsing around in the snow.

REPORTERS’ JOURNAL Watch a video journal from the inauguration day trek.

SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’

See snow pictures and send in your own to be included.

this day in history JAN. 21, 1919 … Marvin Hendrix Stacy, chairman of the faculty, dies of influenza. He was UNC’s chief administrator at the time, following President Edward Kidder Graham’s earlier death from influenza.

Today’s weather Sunny H 41, L 24

Thursday’s weather Sunny H 52, L 31

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for student body president, and multiple candidates running for senior class officers and Carolina Athletic Association president, there is a strong likelihood that some signatures will be thrown out. The Daily Tar Heel requests to see the signature lists annually before they are certified in order to make the process more transparent for the student body and ensure that candidacies are legitimate, citing N.C. Open Records Law. The elections board refused to release them before Thursday, saying it would bias the election.

See Petitions, Page 5

Signature requirements Student Body President: Nine original candidates One dropped out 800 signatures required

Carolina Athletic Association President: Four original candidates 800 signatures required

Residence Hall Association President: One original candidate 350 signatures required

Senior Class President and Vice-president: Four original candidates Two dropped out 350 signatures required

Graduate and Professional Student Federation President: No declared candidates 100 signatures required

Student Congress:

20 signatures required

Moving forward

university | page 3 MOUNTING BILLS

change was made to give the board more time to check for duplicate signatures, which he said the board did not do well in the past. If one student signed multiple petitions in a single race, excluding Student Congress races, those signatures are thrown out. Tenyotkin added that several candidates in past years should not have qualified for the ballot and that the board was not thorough enough in its examination of the petition sheets. If a candidate’s signature count falls below the requirement after review, he or she has 24 hours to make up the requisite signatures. With eight candidates still vying

Inauguration draws diverse audience BY Brian Austin State & National Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When he took the oath of office Tuesday, Barack Obama’s campaign platform became the priorities of the federal government. In his inaugural speech, Obama ran through a laundry list of the problems he inherited, including an economic crisis, a global war and what he called a “sapping of confidence” of the American people. “We all agreed that (the speech) was really good for the time,” said sophomore Hannah Love, who watched the inauguration from Chapel Hill. “He spoke of the economy and war in a way that it brought hope.” Many in the overflowing crowd in D.C. similarly expressed their confidence and high hopes for Obama’s presidency. Beyond a simple statement of his goals, though, Obama’s inaugural speech addressed the obstacles facing the country. “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real,” Obama said. “They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” Attendees agreed with the serious tone of the speech. “We in fact have a half dozen very significant issues facing this country,” said Don Harwood, 53, of Connecticut. “The failure to address any one of those over the next four years is a failure to the country.” While hordes of people jostled for position in many long lines during their time in the District, a courteous atmosphere pervaded, with the sharing of sing-a-long patriotic songs and campaign stories to pass the time. Some UNC students who worked with the Young Democrats to help propel Obama into office traveled to Washington to witness the inauguration, as well as others who just

DTH ONLINE: Visit blogs.daily tarheel.com for video, photos from our reporters’ trip to D.C. DTH INSIDE: View inauguration photos from the ceremony in D.C. and from celebrations around campus. wanted to join in the festivities. “I think this is really just the final step,” said sophomore Ben Buck, a Young Democrats member and former editorial board member who worked on the campaign. “I wouldn’t have spent the day with any other people. To be surrounded by the people I’ve knocked on doors with — and not just the people I know, but the people who have done the same all around the country … that’s a really special thing,” Buck said. Senior Amy Holter said she liked Obama’s speech, especially when he talked about repairing America’s international reputation. “It was really amazing to be a witness to history,” Holter said, adding that she enjoyed the crowd. “I’ve been to D.C. other times in the past eight years, but this time the people seemed really different. Very friendly.” UNC students who couldn’t make it to Washington held their own viewing parties all over campus. Some professors let students out early or cancelled classes entirely so students could see the ceremony. While some attended impromptu showings in the Student Union or Graham Memorial, others went to pre-planned events. “Our department put it up on one of the projectors,” said Jeff Rissman, a city and regional planning graduate student. “At least half of the department was there.” Staff writers Caroline Dye, Greg Smith and Tarini Parti contributed reporting from Chapel Hill. Contact the State & National editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd lining the parade route from the Capitol Building. The Obamas walked the end of the route from 15th Street to the White House.

Weather worse than expected Professor in Hudson

plane crash still ﬂying

Classes delayed two hours today

By Nick Andersen Assistant Features Editor

By Kristen Cresante and Elly Schofield Senior Writers

UNC officials said they decided not to cancel classes Tuesday morning because they didn’t think the weather conditions were severe enough. Roads near the University saw several minor traffic accidents caused by the weather, but no one was injured, police said Tuesday. “It’s hard to know what to do in these situations,” Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “Duke held classes, N.C. State didn’t. We were somewhere in the middle.” Classes were canceled at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and won’t resume until 10 a.m. today. Town officials predicted black ice would form on roads and bridges this morning. “We’ll definitely be looking at the situation in the morning,” Thorp said. “If we make a change, we will let everyone know an hour before.” The reactions to Thorp’s decision Tuesday were mixed. “I was pretty bummed about it,” said junior Sam Mondonedo, who wiped out while walking to class. Sophomore Bobby Nieland stood with a group of people near

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Senior Pattie King talks with a Department of Public Safety officer after losing control of her car at Ridge Road and Stadium Drive. the Pit in the afternoon, forming a snowball in his hands. “What better day to skip than inauguration snow day?” he said. Junior Johnny Whinna said his car skidded as he was driving down Caldwell Street on Tuesday afternoon. “I got in a fender-bender but nobody’s fender got bent,” he said. His car hit the back of a van,

but he said there wasn’t enough damage to call the police. Thorp said his decision was also affected by the availability of the local buses. Chapel Hill Transit ran all bus routes on full schedule throughout the day, though about 11 routes took detours from their normal paths.

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David Sontag wasn’t hesitant to board a plane Friday to Chapel Hill. But he did request one minor change in seating. “They asked me if I wanted a seat in the exit row,” said Sontag, one of the 155 passengers on the downed U.S. Airways Flight 1549. “I told them that that sounded like a good idea.” Sontag, 74, the Wesley Wallace distinguished professor in the UNC communications department, was sitting in the rear left of the plane as it was forced to take a crash landing into the Hudson River last Thursday. Flying home from his brother’s funeral, Sontag’s original direct flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport was cancelled. Eager to return to Carolina, Sontag opted for a connecting flight passing through Charlotte. “I’ve flown for 60 years,” said Sontag, who teaches screen and stage writing at UNC. “It seemed like a normal takeoff.” But just before the flight reached cruising altitude, there was a loud bang on Sontag’s side of the plane. He saw flames streaming from the engine. “I told the person next to me, ‘The

David Sontag had a seat in the rear left of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 that crashed last Thursday. pilot’s going to dump some fuel and take us back,’” Sontag said, assuming only the left engine had failed. The U.S. Transportation Safety Board’s investigations have since shown that the engines on both sides of the plane failed simultaneously, as a flock of birds collided with the plane. Like a scene out of a disaster movie, the pilot announced the forthcoming impact landing. Sontag said everyone onboard remained calm. “It was controlled chaos,” he said. “There was no pushing, no shoving. Everyone just kept saying, ‘Move, move, move.’” “And we did.” Within three minutes, Sontag said, all 155 passengers and the entire crew had evacuated the plane and awaited rescue from a squadron of boats. Minutes later, they were back in New York, where a swarm of medi-

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NOTED. A Tennessee man played with imaginary fire, leaving him unconscious in his apartment with mysterious burns. The 56-year-old Knoxville resident was found on the floor of his bathroom, with second- and third-degree burns on his face and hands, despite the lack of evidence of a serious source of fire in his empty apartment. The only flame came from a small candle.

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QUOTED. “We call it ‘the case of the magic cheese’.” — Isabelle Montagne, spokeswoman for the French public prosecutor’s office, on the arrest of a French woman charged with fraud. Gilberte Van Erpe, currently in custody, sold fermented cheese products to thousands of Chileans, claiming the cheese could be sold to French cosmetic companies for big profits.

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Sneak peek: PlayMakers will give a behind-the-scenes look at its new play “Well,” which is paired in rotating performances with modern classic “The Glass Menagerie”. Those interested can bring a lunch, meet with the director and look at the set. For more information, call 962-PLAY. Time: noon Location: Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art

Research fellowships: APPLES service learning program, the Office for Undergraduate Research and the Carolina Center for Public Service will offer an information session about community-based research and how to apply for $3,500 fellowships for this summer. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Student Union, Room 3503

Conservation presentation: Actor Lee Stetson will depict John Muir, 19th- and 20th-century naturalist, author and preservation advocate. Stetson will recall Muir’s adventures in the Sierra Nevada and his battle for environmental integrity. For more information, contact Lindsay Leonard at lindsle@email.unc.edu. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Hanes Art Center auditorium

Meeting: The student global health committee will meet to plan spring events and leadership positions. New members and those interested in leadership roles are encouraged to attend. Time: 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ➤ Contact Print Managing Editor Location: Gillings School of Global Sara Gregory at gsara@email.unc. Public Health

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Conversation: Sacred Conversation on Race. Come for a simple meal at 5:45 p.m. before a conversation about the Inauguration with Dr. Kerry L. Haynie, Duke Associate Professor of Political Science. Ideally individuals and families can participate and still get home in time to maintain evening routines. Time: 6:30 p.m.

Music: Singer-songwriter James Gordon will perform. Gordon has released over 35 albums, has toured around the world and has written music for symphony orchestras. For more than a decade, Gordon aired on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the “Basic Black” program. Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Pittsboro General Store, Pittsboro

Thursday Lecture: The UNC Advertising Club will host guest speaker Caley Cantrell from Brandcenter. Cantrell will present on creative ideas, advertising and Brandcenter as a portfolio school. Time: 7 p.m.

Video and discussion: Campus Y will screen the documentary “Darius Goes West,” and host a panel discussion with the crew of the film. Darius is a 19-year-old man who dreams of finding a cure for fatal Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and making the nation more accessible to those using wheelchairs. Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Student Union, Great Hall To make a calendar submission, e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com. Events will be published in the newspaper on either the day and the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by noon the preceding publication date.

Police log n Several people attempted to

steal beer Monday from a Harris Teeter on North Greensboro Street, according to Carrboro police reports.

n Someone walked out of a Food Lion on Jones Ferry Road with flowers that she did not pay for, according to Carrboro police reports. Reports state that when the complainant went outside and confronted the woman Saturday, she paid for the flowers. n A Carrboro resident told police that she received several e-mails from a subject claiming to be a woman from Zaire, according to Carrboro police reports. The e-mails said that the woman had $3 million in England, reports state, and she would pay the Carrboro resident to help get the money into the United States. The e-mails asked for money to start the process, reports state. Although the Carrboro resident

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Two candidate teams leave senior class president race Juniors Alina Keegan and Alysson Perrin, and Ryan Lei and Ross McKinnon, originally vying for the positions of senior class president and vice president, have withdrawn from the race. Lei and McKinnon said they were unable to collect the 350 signatures needed to be put on the ballot and were therefore withdrawing. Keegan said in an e-mail Tuesday the reason for her withdrawal was that “expectations and time commitments required of the position are not feasible at this time.” The e-mail also said Keegan and Perrin intend to commit themselves fully to other activities on campus that would not have been possible if they had not withdrawn.

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Castillo could enter plea today Council Told police he killed his father By Andrew Cummings Staff writer

The man who prosecutors say opened fire on a local high school property after killing his father is expected in court today. Alvaro Rafael Castillo, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and nine additional charges. He has not said whether he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, said Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall. Prosecutors say Castillo killed his father, Rafael Huezo Castillo, on Aug. 30, 2006, at their home in Hillsborough. Castillo then drove to Orange High School and fired Honors study abroad, Burch about 15 shots into an outdoor Seminar fairs held today patio where students often ate lunch, prosecutors say. Two stuThe Honors Program is host- dents suffered minor injuries. ing an Honors Study Abroad A school resource officer then and Burch Seminar fair today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Graham Memorial. The programs are open to all UNC undergraduate students with a 3.0 grade point average or higher, and offer honors credit, as well as credits toward various majors. Burch Seminars are summer programs focused on a specific topic including international law in Rwanda and The Hague, Netherlands, and conservation biology in Brazil. Honors study abroad programs include semesters in Rome, London and Cape Town, South Africa.

Alvaro Castillo is also charged in a 2006 Orange High School shooting that injured two students. arrested Castillo. Police seized four pipe bombs, shell casings, a notebook titled “ Ma s s Mu r d e r s a n d S c h o o l Shootings of the 20th and 21st Centuries” and several other items from Castillo’s home, according to warrants. Investigators have said Castillo was obsessed with the 1999 Columbine shooting in which two students killed 13 people before killing themselves. The Columbine High principal said he received an e-mail from Castillo hours before his shooting spree. Castillo has a history of mental problems. In April 2006, a few

“I hope the justice system does the right thing and shows that this behavior can’t be tolerated in our society.” Stephen halkiotis, chairman of the orange county school board months before the shooting, he was involuntarily committed to N.C. Memorial Hospital after threatening to commit suicide. Castillo’s defense notified the prosecution in a Dec. 2007 motion that they will use an insanity defense in court. Woodall said he isn’t exactly sure what will happen in court today. “He can plead guilty, not guilty or ask the judge to set a trial date,” he said. “The judge will probably then set a date for trial or a date to dispose of the case.” Woodall has said previously that he will not seek the death penalty because Castillo’s mother did not want her son put to death.

In addition to the first-degree murder, Castillo’s charges include a count each of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and discharging a weapon on school grounds and several others. Stephen Halkiotis, chairman of the Orange County Schools Board of Education, said he hopes justice is served for the residents of Orange County. “I hope the justice system does the right thing and shows that this behavior can’t be tolerated in our society,” he said. “Especially around the education system.”

Marinshaw named head of UNC research computing Ruth Marinshaw, previously the director of the RENCI Engagement Center and senior research manager for Information Technology Resources, has been named the new assistant vice chancellor for research computing. In her new role, Marinshaw will put into effect recommendations from the Research Computing Task Force as well as work two research computing committees. ITS Research Computing aims to provide a high-level computing infrastructure as well as other technology tools and capabilities to support the research needs of UNC faculty and staff. The goal is to support multidisciplinary research.

CITY BRIEFS

Snow shuts down schools, town governments, garbage

Town code, zone laws in conﬂict By joe woodruff Staff Writer

Chapel Hill resident Greg Bell enjoys watching his four pet hens hanging around their coop. But under current law, Bell, who lives in a neighborhood off of North Fordham Boulevard, is one of the 95 percent of Chapel Contact the City Editor Hill residents who are barred from at citydesk@unc.edu. owning female chickens. In a public hearing today, the Chapel Hill Town Council will debate changing local laws to allow residents to keep hens in residential areas. A discrepancy between the town’s code, which permits hens in Chapel Hill, and its zoning ordinance, which bans them from certain residential areas, led to conflicts with residents who wanted to keep hens as pets or food sources. Celeste Mayer, a Chapel Hill resident, was told by town staff that she was permitted to keep pet hens. But after adopting two chicks, a town official informed her that she was in violation of local regulations. Mayer petitioned the town to change the discrepancy in hen law in May 2007. The proposed amendment, which will be discussed today, would restructure both the town code and the zoning laws to prevent future contradictions, Senior Code Enforcement Officer Maggie Bowers said. Bowers said the town code would be altered to allow residents to keep up to 10 hens as pets or food sources. Chickens also would not be allowed in front yards, she said. Rae Buckley, Chapel Hill’s housing and neighborhood services senior planner, said she has received no complaints yet about the proposed change. “I do have a sense that this is something there is a lot of interest in at this point, now that people are thinking of ways to obtain locally grown food,” she said. Bell said he considers the chickens he owns a cheap and humane way to obtain healthy food. “The eggs taste better; they’re way healthier than any we could buy in the store,” he said. And neighbors concerned about unpleasant odors need not worry, Bell said. “If there’s an odor, that means something is not right about how they are being cared for,” he said. Chicken coops must be kept sanitized, according to the proposed ordinance, and chickens must be kept 30 feet from adjoining properties. Town staff are looking to address

SnoWball Fight in The Pit

Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools are closed today. It is an optional teacher workday for faculty. Orange County Schools are also closed for students today. It is an optional teacher workday and staff should report after a two hour delay. The town offices of Carrboro closed Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. and will reopen today at 10 a.m. Police, fire and public works will continue with their normal schedule. Scheduled Chapel Hill residentudents participate in a snowball fight in the Pit on tial garbage service for Tuesday has been postponed to Friday. Tuesday morning. The snowball fight became an Monday’s route will be collected excuse to pelt innocent bystanders, as the participants on Thursday. As a result, there will be no yard waste collection became engaged in attacking students during the 11 a.m. service this week but the col- class change as others gathered around to watch. Despite lection will return to a normal schedule next week. Trash collection in Carrboro was delayed as Carrboro Public Works was not able to finish Monday’s and Tuesday’s trash collection as scheduled. The season,” she said. “I see him as trash routes will be completed on much as our schedules allow.” either Wednesday or Thursday of Hansbrough said she applied this week, weather permitting. online just like all the other appliTrash that has not been collected cants and the athletic department for those days should be left out By Emily Kennard did not know she had applied until collected. Staff Writer until after she was hired. Carolina basketball star Tyler “It’s not uncommon for parDedication of memorial Hansbrough now has one more ents to be by their children,” she said. “I did not consult the athstones for Torain and Fraley fan in Chapel Hill — his mom. Tami Hansbrough relocated to letic department or ask for their T h e m e m o r i a l s t o n e s f o r begin her job as associate direc- help.” Rodney Torain and Atlas Fraley tor of development for the UNC Steve Kirschner, associate will be dedicated on Thursday at School of Dentistry on Dec. 8. She director of athletic communicaChapel Hill High School. works with alumni contributors tions, said the athletic departFraley died in August from and fundraising campaigns. ment did not influence the hiring unknown causes after playing in a Hansbrough has traveled to process. football game earlier in the day. Chapel Hill from Mississippi to “The athletic department can’t Torain was killed in November watch her son play basketball, get jobs for parents,” Kirschner after a car he was in was clipped and decided it was time to make said. “Parents know this, and the and ran into a tree. the college town her permanent school knows this. They hired a Torain and Fraley were on the home when her youngest son, qualified candidate.” Chapel Hill High football team Ben, transferred to the University John Williams, dean of the together and were good friends. of Notre Dame from Mississippi School of Dentistry, interviewed Announcements will be made State University. Hansbrough in the final round to notify students and staff of the Hansbrough had been living in of the recruiting process. He said ceremony. Mississippi to be near Ben. he hired her solely based on her Memorial stones for Alicia “I just fell in love with the com- qualifications. Land, Ava Beckett and Marvin munity and the University as a Hansbrough had previously Holt have also been added to the whole,” Hansbrough said. “I think worked in marketing and business garden. Land was a student who I’m at a point in my life where I development for the Oktibbeha passed away in 2004, Beckett was can give back to a program that’s County Hospital in Starkville, a Spanish teacher who passed been so wonderful to me and my Miss. away in 2006 and Holt was a staff family.” “She had experience in marketmember. Plus, she wants to see her son ing in health professions, strong finish his UNC basketball career. communication skills and a health —From staff and wire reports “I didn’t want to miss his senior care background,” Williams said.

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the cold temperatures and falling snow, the groups found a way to squeeze a little fun into a busy Tuesday class schedule. The students lined up on opposite sides of the Pit and lobbed snowballs across at the opposing team and whomever was unlucky enough to walk by.

See chickens, Page 4 ATTEND THE MEETING Time: 7 p.m. today Location: Council Chamber, Town Hall, 405 MLK Jr. Blvd. Info: townhall.townofchapelhill.org/ agendas/2009/01/21

Hansbrough’s mom in town Unpaid bills piling Now works for dentistry school

“You would have to live under a rock not to know the Hansbrough name.” Tami hansbrough, Tyler’s mom “We have a highly capable person.” But Hansbrough said her locally famous last name does affect the work environment in minor ways — including autograph requests. “You would have to live under a rock not to know the Hansbrough name,” she said. “People have asked me if I’m related, and the response is always ‘He’s such a great player’ or ‘I’m glad he stayed another season.’ People are very respectful.” Although her son’s career at UNC is coming to an end and a possible career in the NBA is drawing closer, Hansbrough said she will not relocate from Chapel Hill. “I want to retire here,” she said. “I have a passion for this University.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.

up at UNC Hospitals By Lindsay Ruebens Staff Writer

As the economic recession continues, more and more patients are unable to pay for their care at UNC Hospitals. UNC Hospitals lost $228 million in unpaid medical bills for 2008 — a 9.6 percent increase from 2007. Projections for the first six months of the year went according to plan, but now collection rates — or the ability of patients to pay — have decreased. UNC Hospitals has a legal obligation to help any patients that require medical attention. Many times, these patients are unable to pay their medical bills later. “As the economy worsens, we have to make every effort to continue to provide every service we’re providing,” said Karen McCall, vice president of public affairs and marketing for UNC Hospitals. “But like everyone else, we’re trying to reduce costs, scrutinizing open positions carefully, and hiring a certain number of clinical positions,” McCall said. “We’re looking at travel expenses and any way to reduce expenses, just like anybody else.” The hospitals have also lost $150 million in the stock market over the

past three years. About $23 million was lost in 2008. But McCall said despite a tight budget the hospitals don’t have a hiring freeze and are not anticipating layoffs. “We will do everything we can to retain our staff, but we’re also facing state fund reductions and increasing bad debt and charity care,” she said. UNC is not the only public university whose hospitals are suffering during the economic downturn. Hospitals at the University of Michigan are also experiencing the repercussions of economic strife. “We just had to lay off 80 people,” said Andi McDonnell, the hospitals’ lead public relations representative. “We constantly review and adjust budgets. We have gone through a very significant budgetcutting process this fiscal year.” McDonnell acknowledged the economic crisis and its effects on every industry in the nation. McCall said, “We have to anticipate this could go on for a while, and we have to be as cautious and prudent as we could possibly be.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Tigers have a shot to break winless streak By Powell Latimer Senior Writer

Tonight, college basketball’s longest road losing streak gets tested once again as No. 10 Clemson travels to Chapel Hill for the 54th time to take on fifth-ranked North Carolina. This time, the Tigers might just have their best shot at getting a win in Chapel Hill — and putting their 0-53 road record against the Tar Heels behind them. They have a top-10 ranking, an AllACC small forward in K.C. Rivers and the emerging star of Trevor Booker in the post. They are facing a Tar Heel team that has shown vulnerability in the ACC with two losses already. Booker’s play could provide a challenge even for UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough. The Clemson junior ranks second in the ACC in rebounding and tops in field goal

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percentage, in addition to averaging 15.1 points per game. Booker and Clemson’s physicality could harass Hansbrough. And Clemson’s athletic roster and traditional pressing defense can make things hectic for opposing teams. But Hansbrough isn’t the UNC player Clemson most worries about, coach Oliver Purnell said in a teleconference Monday. That honor goes to guard Wayne Ellington. “He’s been outstanding against us, and the biggest thing is he just hasn’t missed any open jump shots,” Purnell said. But that’s a recent development. Though the Tar Heels struggled to an 0-2 record to open ACC play, they have shown signs of getting back to their old form. Most notably, in UNC’s most recent win against Miami, shooting guard Ellington might have found his shot. Buckley said roosters are prohibited solely because of the noise of their crowing. Bell said his four hens, although not completely silent, pose no nuisance to his neighbors. “It’s not nearly as annoying as the leaf blower or the neighbor’s dog or the car without a muffler.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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Ellington, in what seemed to be a traditional mid-season slump, emerged against the Hurricanes to the tune of 23 points, with an astounding seven three-point shots. “I just continued to have faith and have confidence in my shot,” Ellington said after the Miami game. “I knew sooner or later it was going to come, and I feel like now that I’m in a groove I’ll be good for the rest of the season.” If Ellington has truly found his groove, he makes the offense much more effective in the half-court set. It is there UNC has struggled to find a rhythm, and Ellington’s shooting can help spread the floor and open up passing and cutting lanes. Clemson will need no reminder of the damage that a sweet-shooting Ellington can do. Last season, Ellington torched Clemson in South Carolina for 36 points and later at the Smith Center for 28 points and the game-winner in overtime. “I don’t know what it is, I like playing against Clemson,” Ellington said. “I think the press that they run against us, I’m just able to find a lot of open shots and hopefully they’ll leave me open. “I hope they leave me wide open.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Shooting guard Wayne Ellington has found plenty of success against Clemson in recent years, scoring a careerhigh 36 points in South Carolina last year. Ellington hopes to continue his shooting groove in tonight’s game.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, spoiled Sen. Hillary Clinton’s anticipated confirmation as secretary of state hours before President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Cornyn objected to a motion that required unanimous consent because of what he said was a lack of transparency about the Clinton Foundation’s contributors. Clinton’s Senate confirmation vote — approval is a foregone conclusion — is expected later this week, but it will be held with debate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Sen. Edward Kennedy was taken from the inaugural luncheon for President Barack Obama in medical distress Tuesday afternoon, a jarring note in the Capitol a little more than two hours after Obama took the oath of office. Sen. Robert Byrd, 91, also was taken from the luncheon. The Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed aide as saying that the West Virginia Democrat was fine. Kennedy, 76, is being treated for a brain tumor. There were news reports that the Massachusetts Democrat had suffered a seizure.

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (MCT) — Hamas officials emerged from weeks in hiding Monday for a defiant “victory celebration,” the latest sign that Israel’s three week assault did not break Gaza residents’ spirits. Entire neighborhoods and practically all government buildings are in ruin, but Hamas police officers were on the streets, assuring Palestinians that they’d rebuild the coastal territory, home to 1.5 million. Hamas operatives were also passing out cash payments to some of the thousands of families who lost their homes.

TOKYO (MCT) — The Japanese government is considering deploying the special boarding unit of the Maritime Self-Defense Force on MSDF destroyers should the vessels be dispatched to Somalia to protect Japan-related ships from pirates, according to sources. Any pirates that committed serious crimes such as a murder on the Japan-related ships could be taken to Japan for indictment, the sources added. The unit would be deployed as the first line of defense against attacks by armed pirates in waters off Somalia.

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Jon Curtis, associate director for student activities and student organizations said the Board of Elections “does not meet the standards required of a state agency or its related offices,” and therefore is not subject to the open records law, in an e-mail to DTH Editorin-Chief Allison Nichols. After the board declined releasing the petitions, the DTH contacted candidates for student body president, requesting copies of their signature lists. Tenyotkin sent an e-mail to the candidate listserv telling them that speaking with the DTH about their petitions would constitute public campaigning in violation

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Kennedy, a member of an iconic American political family, suffered a seizure last May and was found to have a malignant tumor. He then underwent surgery. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., a close Kennedy friend, said that medical personnel had responded quickly to the emergency. Kennedy, he said, will undergo an MRI in the next few days. “The good news is he’s going to be fine,” Dodd said. Dodd said that that doctors who examined him “were satisfied that things were looking fine.”

By Jamie Richardson Staff Writer

Newly inaugurated President Barack Obama has talked about the importance of being ready on day one of his presidency. He got a little help from Terry Sullivan, professor of political science at UNC. Sullivan was one of five people invited to the White House to give advice on making the transition go smoothly. Sullivan attended meetings of the Presidential Transition Coordinating Council, created by George W. Bush to help prepare leaders to be ready when they take office. He attended the final meeting of the council Jan. 9. “I was invited to observe the deliberations and offer advice and comment,” Sullivan said. He said he could not discuss his specific contributions. Sullivan is also executive director of the White House Transition Project, a nonpartisan project started in 1997 to aid the transition of presidents and their appointed staff. The group helped the Bush administration beginning in 1999, and worked with the Obama and McCain campaigns, Sullivan said. Martha Kumar, director of the White House Transition Project, also attended the council’s final meeting with Sullivan.

CHENGDU, China (MCT) — China renewed its pledge never to be the first to use nuclear weapons in a military conflict, said senior military leaders on Tuesday. For the first time, the annual defense survey outlines how China would respond to a nuclear threat, saying that it would first put its nuclear arsenal on full alert, a move designed “to deter the enemy from using nuclear weapons against China.” If an enemy nation fires nuclear missiles at China, the report says, China would “launch a resolute counter-attack.”

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“He’s been very important to the project in various ways, and you can see that he worked with the Bush administration when it came in and significantly smoothed that process,” Kumar said. His interest in presidential transitions also led Sullivan to create the only data set on the first 100 days in office for Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower through George W. Bush, using presidential diaries from the National Archives. He also took part in a panel in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14 that offered suggestions for the upcoming 100 days under President Obama. Dee Reid, director of communications for the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, noted that Sullivan is not the first UNC faculty mem-

ber to be involved with the White House. “Over the years UNC has had faculty involved in White House administration,” Reid said. “So it’s distinctive but not uncommon.” On Jan. 28, Sullivan will give tours and informational presentations to 19 foreign visitors to the Triangle area. Their visit is organized by the U.S. Department of State and will cover topics of leader transition and the responsibilities of different jobs in U.S. government. “The visitors are from emerging democracies, places like Uganda and Kenya,” he said. “The U.S. is just lending assistance.”

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By Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner

The Daily Tar Heel QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” barack obama, president of the united states

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he change many Americans sought arrived in the White House yesterday. The fact that George W. Bush left office with an approval rating of 22 percent shows that most Americans no longer identified with their former leader and explains their choice of a very different canidentity COLUMNIST didate for their new president. Driving through Chapel Hill and Carrboro in the fall, I passed a multitude of Obama campaign signs: African Americans for Obama, Asian Americans for Obama, Hispanics for Obama, Veterans for Obama, “Pro-Family, Pro-Obama,” and the list goes on. My personal favorite was the campaign sign written in Hebrew — even though I couldn’t read it. By mid-October I could spot from a mile away the Obama “O” found on all campaign paraphernalia. But what was really remarkable was not the proliferation of signs in our area, but the people who put the signs up in the first place. All over the United States, people of different backgrounds came to identify with the Obama campaign. His supporters became a movement, raising record funds, registering people to vote, and voting themselves in November, many for the first time in their lives. The reasons voters chose an Obama/Biden ticket in November were as diverse as the voters themselves. Some voters were most concerned about getting a Democrat into office. Others liked Obama’s plans for fuel independence or his strategy to get American troops out of Iraq. For many African Americans and other minorities, the opportunity to vote for one of their own was the realization of a dream that until last November, many thought would never come true during their lifetime. In the end, Obama’s supporters — men and women, old and young, of various ethnic and socioeconomic background — demonstrated a desire for change in American politics. Their support makes a profound statement about the change they wish to see in how they are represented as Americans. Obama is a representative of the American people and a symbol of American identity abroad. Many Americans had the opportunity to see Kenyans rejoicing on national television on election night, ecstatic that a son of their soil was elected leader of the most powerful country in the world. Similar celebrations have been taking place in other countries happy to see a new American leader with whom they identify. I had the opportunity to visit the Bahamas in December, where the number of Obama bumper stickers and campaign signs rivaled those in the most liberal part of Carrboro. The fact that citizens of foreign countries are excited about Obama’s presidency and eagerly demonstrate their support is a welcome departure from foreign attitudes toward America during the Bush years. As time goes on, the support of so many may prove difficult to maintain. Obama has a long list of problems to solve at home and abroad, and he still has yet to earn the support of many Americans who did not vote for him. But for the time being, the enthusiasm of the inauguration crowds and strong approval ratings in recent polls are evidence enough to believe that Obama supporters have a solid faith in the leader they have chosen and will support their president patiently.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BOE: Get your act together The only thing consistent about this year’s Board of Elections has been its inconsistencies

he Board of Elections has remained vigilant in its quest to foul up this year’s student elections. The board has often misinterpreted the Student Code and contradicted itself on various rulings.

Interpretation Val Tenyotkin, vice chairman of the board, dismissed claims that the Student Code could be wrongly interpreted in a September interview with The Daily Tar Heel. “Last time we — and by we, I mean I — reviewed it, I saw very little room for interpretation.” Yet last week, when the board surprised campaigns by outlawing classroom and dorm signature-gathering, Tenyotkin said the decision to restrict dormstorming was not a change to election laws, but a different interpretation of the Code. “Every BOE makes its own rules. … This is what we think right now, and future boards c o u l d t h i n k d i ff e r e n t l y,” Tenyotkin said.

New, and arbitrary, rules The board delighted in unveiling a series of nuanced and non-substantive rules for

gathering petition signatures. These rules were so confusing that a normally half-hour mandatory candidates meeting took more than two hours. And, the board chairman and vice-chairman disagreed about their interpretation the next day. Board C hairman Ryan Morgan called the DTH with corrections to a “Frequently asked campaign questions” box on Thursday’s front page. Tenyotkin identified to the DTH different errors than Morgan. When the DTH called Morgan back to figure out whose version to trust, he said Tenyotkin didn’t fully understand the nuances of all the regulations, which are for only the chairman to interpret.

Facebook The board also failed to correctly interpret the legality of pre-campaign Facebook groups. In November, the board warned one potential student body president for creating a public Facebook group, but issued no fine. Yet in January, after many Facebook groups were discovered by the DTH, the BOE

announced that these “private” Facebook groups were legal and campaigns would not be fined. Ryan Morgan, Board of Elections chairman, noted that these “private” groups are no

different from speaking privately with campaign workers, which is legal according to the code. But equating these private Facebook groups, one of which had more than 500 members, to speaking privately with campaign workers is merely semantics.

Media regulations The board has been inconsistent on the legality of candidates’ interaction with the media. Two potential candidates that spoke to the DTH in August were fined by the board. Yet last week, when several potential candidates spoke to the DTH, no fines were levied. All remarks to the DTH were made before campaigning was officially allowed, yet fines were levied on only one occasion. The board has made a series of mistakes this election season — but the campaigns have just begun. The board can still make up for some of its past rulings by acting consistently and legally during the last few weeks of the campaign season.

Left out in the cold

University should have delayed the start of classes

y failing to delay the start of classes Tuesday morning, University officials did not do enough to make the weather outside less frightful. Officials relied on predictions that the snow and ice would be moderate Tuesday morning. Instead, they should have delayed at least the earliest morning classes, and by doing so they would have better ensured the safety of commuters. Although crews tried to get roads and sidewalks salted as quickly as possible, the job wasn’t finished by 8 a.m. Tuesday. Roads were icy enough to pose a hazard, whether commuters

were walking or driving. The fact that a number of traffic accidents occurred on campus in the morning is evidence enough that more precautions could have been taken. Delaying the start of classes would have given the crews ample time to make the roads safe. (N.C. State University even canceled classes for the day.) Moreover, if conditions were bad enough for Gov. Bev Perdue to declare a state of emergency, then they were bad enough to delay a few classes. Professors who live farther from campus had difficulty getting to work, so many canceled classes of their own accord.

However, notification for these individual cases often came too late. Some students made it all the way to class to find cancellation notes left on the classroom doors. The University canceled classes from Tuesday afternoon until 10 a.m. this morning. Although the idea was considerate, the timing was not. The prudent solution would have to been to simply delay early classes by an hour or two to allow more time for crews to work on the roads. Next time it snows in Chapel Hill (whenever that will be), officials should err on the side of caution.

Safety is on the sidewalk

Schoolchildren need sidewalk on Carrboro street

he N.C. Department of Transportation should act swiftly to issue a grant to build a long-overdue sidewalk on Elm Street in Carrboro. Speeding cars and children walking nearby are a common sight there. There should be a sidewalk to offer protection to pedestrians walking along that street. Elm Street is also a thoroughfare for students attending Carrboro Elementary School. No child should be left at risk of getting into a traffic

accident because the local and state bureaucracies are taking their time in approving and funding a sidewalk. Carrboro is often defined as a walking community — which makes sidewalks even more necessary and logical. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen should have acted sooner to ensure that a sidewalk is available for Carrboro Elementary students. But now that the town’s Board of Aldermen has asked for a grant, the ball is in the

state’s court. It is now up to the Department of Transportation to approve Carrboro’s application for a Safe Routes to School grant, which would pay the $300,000 necessary for the sidewalk on Elm Street. A street frequented by both children and cars is in severe need of a sidewalk. The Department of Transportation must prioritize this grant, and Carrboro should be ready to begin construction immediately if it is approved.

Special interests control plans for Horace Williams

Letter to phone, camera thief from a UNC parent

TO THE EDITOR: A recent editorial in this paper (“Abandoned Authority: Halting plans for a new airport is a wise move,” Jan. 14) talked about how UNC needs an airport nearby to support Area Health and Education Centers operations. This issue is not about AHEC. It is about local members of a wealthy, special interest group (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) wanting a parking place for their expensive toys. It takes 23 minutes to get to downtown Chapel Hill from the proposed airport, and 27 minutes to get to RDU from the hospital. So what we have here is a local Pacman being controlled by special interests, the actions of whom would gobble up much pristine farmland and wooded acreage, create an environmental hazard in a major watershed and destroy the business operations of many and the property values of many more — all over three minutes. Has anyone ever thought of setting an alarm clock three minutes earlier? AHEC is not flying this plane.

TO THE EDITOR: I’m writing on Martin Luther King Day, the day before a new president is inaugurated. It should be a time of hope. But a coatroom pick-pocketing that my daughter experienced this weekend has stolen some of that hope from my daughter, a student at UNC, and me. She lost a camera, a phone and her student ID. She gained lots of hassle and lost time in replacing these items. To the thief: You might really need the money for something essential and not know how to get help. But theft isn’t the solution. At this time when we should be filled with hope and a spirit of working together, you reminded all of us that there are people who do not believe in the Honor Code, who do not care that they steal trust and hope from others. Please return the phone and the camera and any other items of value that you took to the Chapel Hill police. Restore my trust in a better world coming.

LaMotte Akin Bingham Township

Airport is not necessary, according to consultant TO THE EDITOR: Yo u r Ja n . 14 e d i t o r i a l (“Abandoned Authority: Halting plans for a new airport is a wise move”) on a new Orange County airport makes statements that are contradicted by UNC’s own consultants, Talbert & Bright (T&B). In addressing the needs of UNC’s AHEC Medical Air Operations, your editorial emphasizes “the extended travel time associated with the proposed RDU hangar.” But T&B finds that ground travel to RDU will take only 20 minutes longer in 2015 than ground travel to an Orange County airport. Twenty minutes matters when rushing somebody to an emergency room, but not when dealing with the scheduled medical education and treatments that characterize the AHEC operation. T&B also says that, in 2015, an Orange County airport would save a grand total of 852 hours a year of UNC medical staff’s time. Given the value that T&B attributes to staff time, this is a cost of only $69,000 a year, which is trivial relative to the nearly $30 million cost of building an new airport. T&B says that RDU is the best location for the AHEC operation. T&B’s figures imply that AHEC’s cost of operating out of an Orange County airport will be seven times the cost of operating out of RDU, even including the cost of extra travel time to RDU. Contrary to your editorial, an Orange County airport is not “a long-term necessity” because AHEC can provide all its benefits out of RDU, and can do so at much lower expense. An interesting investigative report would identify who will actually benefit from an Orange County airport. T&B’s numbers show only one-seventh of the benefits would accrue to AHEC. Perhaps this airport is a giveaway to private interests who are hoping to reap public subsidies. Dr. Laurence Kirsch Chapel Hill

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Place the waste transfer station in industrial zone TO THE EDITOR: I disagree with the headlong dash to locate the Waste Transfer Station in rural Orange County for the following reasons: This is an industrial-type facility; it should be sited in an industrial or commercial zoned area. The costs to purchase this outrageously large property with no infrastructure; build the facility, make road and truck improvements and haul water; and operate it with unpredictable fuel costs and landfill fees are far beyond what it would cost to pay private contractors. I want my tax money spent more wisely. Waste to energy should be more seriously considered as a long-term solution. Paul Rockwell Hillsborough

UNC did not act properly in response to snowstorm TO THE EDITOR: I am unhappy about the decision to keep the school in “Condition 1” after the snowstorm. Saying that things were running smoothly was not appropriate. I’m also bothered that the decision to keep school open wasn’t posted until 7:13 a.m. Tuesday morning. If things were “normal,” I would expect to see walkways clear and roads to be somewhat safe to drive on. They were not. I understand cancelling classes is something that is not easy, but when the safety of people is at risk, then it is time to reconsider. I love how UNC makes such a solid effort to keep everyone safe but saying this was an adequate response is a joke. Emory J. Parsons Sophomore Business, Management and Society department and phone number. ➤ Edit: The DTH edits for space, clarity, accuracy and vulgarity. Limit letters to 250 words.

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