The Daily Tar Heel for March 4, 2009

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Child care fee hike passes By gabby pinto Staff writer

arts | page 3 POETRY AND QUESTIONS Saul Williams recited his often stream-of-consciousness poetry and also engaged in a question-and-answer session.

university | page 3 OVERRIDE Student Congress voted down Student Body President J.J. Raynor’s veto of an election reform bill. Congress member Ben Mickey already said he will introduce a new bill to address Raynor’s concerns.

The Child Care Services Fee increase passed by about 500 votes in a campuswide referendum Tuesday. The fee will now be increased by $10.37 — from $2.44 to $12.81. The fee is used to help UNC students with children afford child care. The fee was first approved in 2002 with a vote of 4,909 for and 2,051 against. This year, the fee supports 10 student-parents, with a waiting list of 34 more. The battle between those who were in support and against the fee increase has been a long, arduous journey. This was the second vote held

on the referendum. The first vote was thrown out because both sides were found to have unfairly biased the results. The Board of Elections had originally said it would release the first vote’s results Tuesday, but decided not to until the election is certified, saying the Student Supreme Court advised them not to. “I am thrilled that students were able to express their view on this issue,” said Emily Joy Rothchild, undergraduate representative on the Carolina Women’s Center Program Advisory Council. “And I am very happy that Carolina’s parents and students will have better access to a quality education.” Some opposed to the fee were

disappointed in the result but pleased that the vote was close. The anti-fee campaign was based on the belief that the fee would not help enough people to warrant a campuswide increase. “I’m glad that it was close, but I thought we would have had a better chance because the DTH editorial board endorsed our side,” said Justin Crowder, who led the campaign against the fee. “But what are you gonna do?” The fee increase has already passed through University administration, and its approval was contingent on passage by a student referendum. Student Congress began this process in February. Members voted then against putting it on

Referendum results For: 2,855 (54.5 percent) Against: 2,346 (45.5 percent) the ballot, theoretically preventing its passage. But Student Body President J.J. Raynor started a petition to put the referendum on the ballot anyway. After collecting the signatures of more than 3,400 students — more than the 2,400 signatures needed — the referendum was placed on the Feb. 17 student election runoff ballot, when Student Body President-elect Jasmin Jones

AVOIDING LAYOFFS: The Employee Forum will vote on whether to support forced leave to save money. Pg. 7

See election, Page 7

by Andrew Dunn

RESIDENTS PROTEST TAXES

UNEVENTFUL WIN The No. 3 Tar Heels routed Detroit Mercy en route to a 19-4 win, extending their undefeated record to 7-0. The Titans previously had a 0-5 record.

state | page 5 GREEN-COLLAR JOBS

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Tom Whisnant, of Carrboro, addresses the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night on behalf of Orange County Tax Revolt. More than 200 Orange County residents filled the Central Orange Senior Center to express their views about the recent property re-evaluations.

Say property values shouldn’t have increased so much By Evan Rose

Assistant City Editor

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Anthony Falzone discussed the impact of fair use.

EXPENSIVE ENERGY

Duke Energy increases electricity rates as sales slip.

ADMISSIONS MEETING The advisory committee talked about enrollment.

this day in history MARCH 4, 1924 … The UNC men’s basketball team wins its first national championship — the Helms Foundation National Championship — with a perfect 26-0 record.

Today’s weather Mostly sunny H 47, L 28

Thursday’s weather Sunny H 59, L 41

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University Editor

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Universities, including UNC-CH, are instituting programs designed to prepare college graduates for jobs in the growing green sector.

At least 18 from UNC laid off

More than 200 mainly white-haired residents crowded a county meeting Tuesday to protest the prospect of higher taxes. But officials say it’s too late. Residents are asking county commissioners to throw out the county’s latest property valuations, which increased by an average of 22 percent since last evaluated in 2005, and take another shot. And many are challenging County Attorney Geoff Gledhill’s assertion that the county has missed its Jan. 1 deadline to legally call for a do-over. Thomas Harrington, an Eden attorney, wrote in a letter to commissioners that the county is free to retry its valuations. Harrington said the county is only required to meet state laws, which require a

new valuation by 2013, eight years after the last assessment. Orange County revalues residents’ property every four years to adjust taxes to market values. The most recent values, released at the end of last year, have prompted organized protests from residents who say the valuations don’t correspond to housing market conditions. “Nobody saw the economy taking the turn that it’s taken, but now citizens of Orange County are suffering,” said Tom Whisnant, a resident who spoke on behalf of many involved in the protest. “It’s not a coincidence that thousands of people are showing up to these meetings.” Orange County would not be the only county in North Carolina to throw out its latest valuations at the behest of its residents. Rockingham County commissioners

unanimously voted to throw out their most recent property assessment last month after about 800 county residents protested at meetings. Rockingham residents’ property will return to its previous value until a new valuation is completed before 2011. Many residents at Tuesday’s meeting said the new values unfairly burden county residents coping with a nationwide recession. The county has not released a tax rate for the next fiscal year and won’t begin to draft a budget until next month. Some commissioners have suggested the county keep a revenueneutral tax rate or lower taxes to compensate for the higher valuations. But even if they take this step, taxes could go up significantly for residents whose property

See tax revolt, Page 7

At least 18 employees have been laid off so far as the University struggles with present and future budget cuts. One was an employee paid with money from state appropriations. The other 17 were paid through grants or private donations, and were “research-oriented” positions, according to a statement from Mike McFarland, University spokesman. The layoffs occurred sometime after July 1, the start of the fiscal year. The University would not say which departments made the cuts, when specifically the cuts were made, what type of positions were cut or how these jobs were singled out to be laid off. According to state law, layoffs can occur “whenever it is necessary due to shortage of funds or work, abolishment of a position or other material change in duties or organization.” All 18 positions were jobs protected by the State Personnel Act, which provides guidelines for hiring and firing state employees. Other layoffs might have occurred among employees not protected by the State Personnel Act. The University would not release those numbers or confirm whether there have been other layoffs. Those employees can be fired for any reason. The University can only lay off a worker protected by the State Personnel Act after examining all available alternatives and giving 30 days advance written notice. The University has already been asked to cut 7 percent from its current budget, and administrators expect cuts for next year to come this summer from the state legislature. There have also been continuing declines in UNC’s investment returns because of the down economy. More layoffs are certainly possible. Every department at UNC is identifying ways to meet budget cuts. “We have not replaced some positions that have been vacated,” said Alan Stiles, chairman of the pediatrics department. “Just like the rest of the University, we’ve been working through the budget cuts to see if layoffs will be necessary.” Brenda Malone, associate vice chancellor for human resources, did not return phone calls seeking comment. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Researching new fuel options Carolina North might put pressure on town

Professor looks into solar panels

BY THE NUMBERS: View a breakdown of Carolina North’s projected impact. Pg. 7

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Tom Meyer has been working for more than 30 years to mimic a process that a plant can achieve in milliseconds. He calls what he is trying to do “artificial photosynthesis,” a process inspired by energ y production in plants. If Meyer’s research is successful, there could be a greater amount of transportation fuels used in place of petroleum, which is becoming increasingly scarce. The fuels can also be stored, providing an option

See meyer, Page 7

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Chemistry professor Tom Meyer is working to develop a new type of solar panel that will generate hydrogen for clean, renewable energy.

NC’s proposed research campus could have a far-reaching impact. The University released a study Tuesday that details how the 250-acre Carolina North would increase revenue for Orange County and require the Town of Chapel Hill to spend more on transit and fire fighters. Particularly worrying to Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy is a projected $3 million in direct losses in the ninth year of the project, when the town would need a new fire station. “That would not be possible; we don’t have three million,” he said. The study, by Maryland-based consulting firm TischlerBise, assumes a start date of 2011 and spans the first 15 years of construction time. Chapel Hill and University officials are negotiating details for part of the campus in a series of meetings and hope to have a final agreement by June.


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uesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich was expected to proclaim the first week in March “No Cussing Week.” It’s the dream of 15-year-old McKay Hatch, who believes that with more civility people can work together better and solve big problems. That would mean no !$%# out of Hollywood, even when it gets hot as &*#! Not that Hatch expects 10 million people to comply. Because when his high school No Cussing Club meets, it’s often interrupted by people opening the door and letting off a stream of expletives. But that doesn’t discourage him. “Next year I want to try to get California to have a cuss-free week,” he said. “And then, who knows, maybe worldwide.” NOTED. His cat was acting hyper. So the man stuffed her in his bong. Now 20-year-old Acea Schomaker is cited for animal cruelty. Shadow, his 6-month-old cat, is in good condition. “This cat was just dazed,” Sgt. Andy Stebbing said. “She was on the front seat of the cop car, wrapped in a blanket and never moved all the way to the humane society.”

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QUOTED. “This is an emergency. If I would have known they didn’t have McNuggets, I wouldn’t have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don’t want one.” — A Florida woman who called 911 three times because of a chicken shortage at a local McDonald’s. She was charged with misuse of the 911 system.

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Music collaboration: Saul Williams will be performing again this week. This time he will be joined by the UNC New Music Ensemble.

Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Hill Hall Auditorium

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Food talk: The Robertson Collaboration Fund will host a seminar discussing sustainable food systems, focusing on food security and access. UNC professor Steve Wing and Andrew Kennedy from FoodLogiQ will speak. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Murphey 116

Regional: Join author Susan Block for an exhibit viewing and free public talk discussing Van Eeden, a Jewish agricultural settlement established during World War II. Time: 5 p.m. (reception and exhibit viewing) and 5:45 p.m. (program) Location: Wilson Library

Symphony: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, will play several pieces under the direction of Lorin Maazel. Tickets are $45 to $100 with limited availability at the box office or www. carolinaperformingarts.org. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Memorial Hall

Thursday Free music: Shannon McArthur and Colby Ramsay will perform in the Thursdays on the Terrace music series this week. Admission is free and open to the public. Time: Noon to 1 p.m.

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ate Wegmann discusses the achievement gap at schools in low-income areas. Wegmann was part of the fifth annual University Research Day where students and faculty present their work with the campus. See pg. 6 for more or dailytarheel.com for the full story.

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man Monday on six felony drug charges and a misdemeanor, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Jason Clint Hearn, 27, was taken to the police department and released after posting $5,000 bond, reports state. Police seized 140.4 grams of marijuana during the arrest, reports state. Hearn was expected in court Tuesday. n  A landscaping employee was arrested Friday for felony counts of larceny, possession of stolen goods and breaking into a building with intent to commit a felony, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Dashawn Tysin Glenn Johnson, 20, of 936 Shady Lawn Extension, is being held in lieu of $2,500 bail, reports state. n   A man urinated Friday in

the parking lot of a funeral home in full view of a police officer, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Steven Cary Maness, 53, of the streets, was arrested on West Franklin Street, according to reports. Maness, also known as “Rock” was also arrested in late September for showing his penis to someone. n   Police received reports of an impaired person Monday at McDonald ’s on Fordham Boulevard, according to Chapel Hill police reports. n  Dogs attacked a turkey vulture in a backyard in Huntsman Court, according to Carrboro police reports. The responding officer impounded two birds, a brown injured turkey vulture of unknown sex and an uninjured black vulture of unknown sex, reports state.

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Phase 1 tickets, standby line to be random for Duke game Phase 1 tickets and the standby line for Sunday’s men’s basketball game against Duke will be randomized. Students with a Phase 1 ticket will be given a bracelet upon arrival. At 11 a.m., a random number will be drawn and the corresponding bracelet will begin the line for entry. The standby line will follow a similar system, and the bracelet number will be called at 2:30 p.m., 90 minutes before tip off. Students are encouraged not to come early.

New admissions program for 20 journalism students The undergraduate admissions advisory committee proposed a program Tuesday that, if approved, would guarantee enrollment to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication to about 20 firstyear students, starting this fall. Under the current system, students are not admitted until the second semester of their sophomore year, and only if they have a grade point average of at least 2.9. The program will offer a special honors section of JOMC 153 — news writing — and a first-year seminar in media literacy to selected students. Farmer said students would be chosen from the pool of Honors Program students and merit-based scholars, two groups that focus on academic and personal strengths. Visit University News at dailytarheel.com for the full story.

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Congress overrides Raynor Passes election reform despite veto By Hillary Rose Owens Staff writer

Congress flexed its legislative muscle Tuesday, voting to override Student Body President J.J. Raynor’s veto on a bill that will dramatically reform election laws. While not all disagreed with Raynor’s objections to the bill, Congress members — voting 18-1 to override the veto — didn’t want the president interfering with what they see as their authority. On Monday Raynor vetoed the bill, which restricts the power of the Board of Elections and alters several other election laws, because it removed a clause in the Student Code saying student government officers must step down before running for another office. “There is some really serious conflict of interest issues taken out,” she said. The law also says that the elections board cannot regulate elections except for what is strictly defined in the Student Code.

It took two-thirds of the only 21 present members to override the veto. Out of the three other members present, one abstained, one voted to uphold the veto and one was not in the room to vote. Fifteen representatives were absent from the meeting. Speaker Tim Nichols said Congress made the decision to override the veto because it was Congress’ job to alter the Code, and Raynor interfered with this power. “We want Congress to be the ones that decide on this,” he said. “Not the executive branch.” Representative Joe LevinManning, the only undergraduate Congress member returning next year, sided with Raynor and voted not to override the veto. “The treasurer has the final say on campaign expenditures they will be reimbursed on,” he said. “The problem with that is if the student body treasurer is the one running, there is no check on whether or not the expenses are all valid.” Levin-Manning also said this

applies to other executive branch officers, since they have access to resources and listservs that could give them an unfair advantage. Ben Mickey, who voted to override the veto, said he is going to introduce a bill that will put the conflict of interest clause back into the Student Code, amending what Raynor objected to. “But this isn’t saying that Congress is going to do this,” Nichols said. Mickey said he wants to “reach a consensus with the executive branch and make sure what we submit and vote on again is agreed upon.” He said he does not want to have another veto and a need to address the issue again. S p e a k e r P r o Te m B r y a n Weynand said he will not support Mickey’s bill. “I think a better approach is to keep the conflict of interest clause out and individually address the concerns J.J. brought up,” he said. Nichols said Mickey’s bill will continue the debate. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Top 10 amounts awarded by Congress Student Congress also passed next year’s $353,917 budget Tuesday, which will fund student clubs and organizations. The main changes: Project Dinah’s appropriation was cut to $0 and Congress took $1,500 away from itself. Student government executive branch: $28,520 UNC Honor System: $19,392 Carolina Sports Business Club: $13,500 Black Student Movement: $11,933 UNC Young Democrats: $10,110 Sangam: $8,960 Christian Apologetics of Carolina: $8,550 Carolina Students for Life: $8,350 Chabad of UNC: $8,075 Fair, Local, Organic Food: $6,790

SILS receives $1 million to help store electronic records The National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure awarded nearly $1 million to the Data Intensive Cyber Environments group at the School of Information and Library Science to help store digital records. T he award is par t of the National Archives and Records Administration’s Transcontinental Persistent Archives Prototype project, which is trying to address key challenges in safeguarding, preserving and providing access to authentic electronic records. The prototype project includes six partners: the school; the Renaissance Computing Institute, based at UNC, Duke and N.C. State universities; the University of Maryland; an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration in Rocket Center, W.Va.; the University of CaliforniaSan Diego; and Georgia Tech.

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Scroggs named Chapel Hill High temporary principal Steve Scroggs, previously the assistant superintendent for supports services, was appointed interim principal of Chapel Hill High School on Tuesday. The appointment followed a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board closed session Tuesday afternoon. The previous school principal, Jacqueline Ellis, decided to step down from the position to become Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources for Durham Public Schools. Scroggs will act as interim principal of the high school for the remainder of the school year. He will collaborate with Ellis between March 9 and March 20, when Ellis will officially step down.

County commissioners give fire survey the green light The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted five to one to approve phase one of a fire, rescue and emergency services study Tuesday. The first phase of the study is estimated to take three to six months and cost around $25,000, which caused concern at Tuesday’s meeting. Chair woman of the board Valerie Foushee was the only dissenting vote on whether to approve the survey. Visit City News at dailytarheel. com for the full story.

Sports Brief

Breland, McCants lead four Tar Heels on All-ACC teams North Carolina forwards Rashanda McCants and Jessica Breland were named to the All-ACC second team Monday. Sophomore point guard Cetera DeGraffenreid was named to the third team. Freshman Chay Shegog joined her women’s basketball teammates as she was picked for the All-Freshman team. Breland was also named to the All-Defensive squad. —From staff and wire reports

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Poet, author and musician Saul Williams recites his poetry in the Great Hall on Tuesday night. Williams presented his work, which he says reflects his lifestyle, and took questions from the audience during the event, sponsored by the Carolina Union Activities Board.

POETIC PERFORMANCE

Saul Williams recites work and takes questions by Ben pittard Assistant arts editor

When Saul Williams took the floor of the Great Hall before a packed crowd Wednesday, it was immediately apparent that his performance would be an up-close and personal experience. After a soft-spoken introduction, Williams erupted into an incendiary poem, belting line after line with strength and conviction. When he ended with a sharp breath and a sly smile, the audience burst into a din of claps, snaps, cheers and stomps ­— and that was only the first poem. The concert was part of the week-long Hopes — Dreams — Realties series hosted by the UNC Music Department, Carolina Performing Arts and the Carolina Union Activities Board. The show was an informal affair of Williams poetry — an often stream-ofconsciousness representation of emotion — interspersed with a Q&A session originally planned to follow the performance. The Q&A aspect complemented the workshop held earlier Wednesday in the

Student Union. The workshop specifically focused on informal discussion, with Williams speaking to an eclectic crowd the size of a small class. “The main goal of it was not to have a blueprint,” said Rebecca Knight, the CUAB live art committee chairwoman and a senior in psychology and African-American studies. Junior comparative literature student Josh Drye said it was an honor to have the opportunity to chat with Williams. “I consider him one of the voices of the previous generation and the opportunity to actually hear the person is sort of an amazing thing to have happen,” he said. Conversation ranged between polite banter, professional advice and the creative process. Williams said that his writing focused most importantly on conveying a specific emotion. “I’m aiming to express a feeling and the only compass that I have is myself and balancing it against the question, ‘Is that how I really feel?’” he said. Williams said he feels that this kind of intimate expression is able to reach audi-

WORKSHOP: ARDITTI STRING QUARTET Time: 11 a.m. today Location: Hill Hall 107 UNC NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE AND SAUL WILLIAMS Time: 4 p.m. today Location: Hill Hall Auditorium SAUL WILLIAMS WITH THE ARDITTI STRING QUARTET Time: 7:30 p.m. Thursday Location: Memorial Hall Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 students Info: music.unc.edu/hopes or 843-3333

ences better than broader topics. “I’ve always found that the more personal your writing, the more universal and the deeper the response is,” he said. “It’s like, you go to a well in your backyard and I have a well in my backyard, and we both go get our water, but if you go deep enough it’s coming from the same source.” And judging by the crowd’s enthusiastic response, it seemed that everyone was drinking it in.

New hires to teach health law by anna eusebio staff writer

Even with hiring freezes due to University budget cuts, the School of Law is still bringing in four new faculty members. These hires occurred because the new faculty had been offered positions before budget restrictions were implemented this year. When law school Dean Jack Boger took office in 2006, the University recognized that the law school had fallen in its faculty-tostudent ratio and needed to hire new faculty to restore that ratio. “They awarded us additional funds to engage in that process and hire 10 to 15 faculty members in five years,” Boger said. He also said the N.C. General Assembly provided money to ensure that those faculty would be hired. Two of the recently hired law faculty — Joan Krause and Richard Saver — are visiting professors for

the spring 2009 semester. They were extended offers to work at UNC last spring. The other two newly-hired professors, Holning Lau and Kathryn Sabbeth, have not yet started work at UNC. Boger said the offers remained open until last month. All the candidates accepted positions within that time frame. Although Boger said he did not have specific salary figures, he said new professor salaries typically range from $110,500 to $200,000 per year. Krause, who previously worked at the University of Houston Law Center, specializes in health law, criminal law and women’s legal issues. She said the classes she teaches about health care law will help to make connections across different schools and departments across the University, including the School of Medicine and the

Gillings School of Global Public Health. “Given all that goes on with the University and health care, it is important for the law school to be able to participate in that debate,” she said. Professor Richard Saver, also from the University of Houston, specializes in health care law, a field that covers issues such as financing of health care, transactional health care and bioethics. Saver said the courses he teaches will be important because of the growing importance of the health care industry. “With the Research Triangle and the importance of the various medical centers to the local economy, it makes sense to have students trained in health law and faculty specializing in that area.”

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Bowles seeks flexible budget Wants to limit cuts to 5 percent By tarini parti Staff Writer

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles lobbied state legislators Tuesday to keep budget cuts for higher education as low as possible. Bowles encouraged legislators in a joint subcommittee meeting to keep cuts below 5 percent, saying higher ones could have a severe effect on higher education. He also said any money should be prioritized to address enrollment growth and need-based aid. “We do have to make smart cuts and protect the core of our academic education,” Bowles said. With a 5 percent cut, UNC-CH would have to cut 717 class sections and 121 faculty positions, as well as mandate five-day unpaid leaves for almost all University employees, among other measures. Even higher cuts could force the University to admit fewer students and cut even more courses. Bowles said cuts lower than 5 percent seem highly unlikely. “I’m a realist, and I can’t figure out where you’re going to get the money from,” he said. He advocated a single 5 percent cut, saying it would let officials make careful cuts that would help students in a tough economy without sacrificing the quality of their education. Bowles said that he wants universities to have flexibility to make their own decisions about what to eliminate from their budgets and that the length of the cuts should match the duration of the crisis. “I don’t believe there is a single person in this room — Republican, Democrat, liberal or conservative — that would cut education if we weren’t in an economic crisis,” he said. Bowles said he wants to focus on funding enrollment growth and need-based scholarships. About 50 percent of students receive need-based aid, so it’s important to focus on keeping those students in school, Bowles said. “What I hope is that you won’t cut our need-based aid. The people that are really getting hurt today are the middle class.” Sen. Joe Sam Queen, D-Haywood, vice chairman of the subcommittee, asked why Bowles isn’t planning to make innovation a top priority. “Our economy is driven by innovation, and you are our engine of innovation,” Queen said. Bowles said he wants to first protect undergraduate education, saying research institutions would probably be marginally better off since much of their funding comes from grants. For cutting university programs, Bowles and legislators discussed

See bowles, Page 4

The budget story Last year, the UNC system was asked to make one-time budget cuts of 4 percent. Since then Gov. Bev Perdue has asked state agencies to increase those cuts to 7 percent for the 2008-09 fiscal year. UNC-system schools have prepared scenarios for dealing with permanent cuts of 3, 5 and 7 percent in anticipation of state budget shortfalls for the 2009-11 fiscal years.

Chapel Hill Transit could purchase fixed-price fuel By Joe Woodruff Staff Writer

Officials are looking to stabilize Chapel Hill Transit’s fuel costs amid swings in prices and an uncertain economic environment. The free local bus system might start purchasing fuel requirements up to a year ahead of time through fixed-price contracts, said Brian Litchfield, assistant director of Chapel Hill Transit. Currently, fuel is bought whenever necessary at the lowest cost available. This change would allow the department to purchase up to a year’s worth of fuel at the market price. If gas prices go up, the transit authority would be insulated. Transit providers across the country, including Federal Express, UPS and most commercial airlines, Contact the University Editor purchase their fuel through fixedat udesk@unc.edu. price contracts.

But if the authority buys ahead of time and gas prices continue to drop, it would pay more than was necessary for the same amount of fuel. “There’s a trade-off on this,” said Kenan-Flagler Business School professor John Kasarda. “They’re betting fuel prices will go up and not down. If they go up, then the town absolutely wins. If they’re wrong, they lose that opportunity cost.” But cost-effectiveness isn’t the only consideration when it comes to shaping Chapel Hill’s budget for the coming fiscal year. The uncertainty and volatility associated with the current recession has made predictability valuable. Kasarda said many experts are predicting that the recession will continue for another 6 to 12

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North Carolina takes down rookie UDM squad by Anna Kim

MEN’S lacrosse Detroit-Mercy The Detroit Mercy and North Carolina lacrosse teams shared UNC

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a first as they faced off Tuesday afternoon — both head coaches are enjoying their first years at the helm of their respective programs. Only the Titans were showcasing another first — their first ever varsity program. So the game’s outcome never seemed in question. Not for a second. The No. 3 Tar Heels routed Detroit Mercy en route to a 19-4 win, extending their undefeated record to 7-0. “I thought the guys played hard,” coach Joe Breschi said. “We weren’t necessarily sharp when we started. But we did a good job coming back after a slow start.” The Titans arrived in Chapel Hill with a 0-5 record. Leading the team is Matt Holtz, who used to visit former Ohio State coach Breschi’s practices as that program was taking off.

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“I think it’s great for the game of lacrosse,” Breschi said. “That’s why we played them, to help boost their program.” Breschi remembered playing one of his first big-tier programs during his second season at Ohio State — a 21-0 loss to Virginia. “It wasn’t fun,” he said. “But it showed our guys what we needed to do to get to the next level.” For Detroit Mercy, similarly, Tuesday’s match-up was an opportunity to face a big name program with a national ranking. For the Tar Heels, it was a chance for lesser-known players to find their way onto the score sheet. And among the 12 UNC scorers, plenty of them did. “It’s really a great opportunity for those second-string guys to get an

opportunity to play,” Breschi said. “They work so hard in practice, so to give them a chance to play in the game is special.” Tommy D’Alessandro and Chris Layne netted their first career goals, and Logan Corey added his first two career assists. Joe Howard led all scorers with three goals and one assist — his first career hat trick. Sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Locke also made his first career appearance in the cage. “It was amazing,” Locke said. “I came out and tried my best, and hopefully I did well.” But Locke had little time to get comfortable. His first save came only minutes after he replaced starting goalie Grant Zimmerman in the third quarter. As he entered the cage, he reminded himself of just one aim. “Do not mess up,” he said. “Just do not mess up.”

Locke finished the game with six saves — a couple of “really big key saves,” he added. “I thought they did a great job; when you don’t get a lot of playing time, you can’t teach experience,” Breschi said. “They’re coming in, working hard and scrapping for everything.” The Titans came in expecting one of the nation’s top teams, and they certainly got it. After struggles with turnovers in the first quarter, UNC regained control and momentum to finish the half on an 8-1 run. The Tar Heels continued to dominate offensively, finishing the game outshooting the Titans 71-24. “At first we struggled a little bit offensively,” Locke said. “But in the second half we came out of the locker room and did what we do best — we scored a lot.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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The North Carolina men’s lacrosse team — almost every member of it — routed a first year varsity Detroit-Mercy team, 19-4, on Tuesday.

UNC pair find unexpected success Heels look to avoid Men’s basketball

By Jonathan Jones Staff Writer

Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman played on the North Carolina tennis team together for two years. But before September’s Tar Heel Invitational, they had never played on the same court. “Going into it, we hadn’t played a point together,” Fogleman said. “We didn’t play a point together in doubles last year, even in practice.” The pair dominated that tournament, and they followed suit two weeks later by topping three top25 pairs and securing a spot in the National Indoor Championship — in only their second tournament. So far in 2009, Donato and Fogleman have mirrored last year’s success. They’ve dropped only two matches of 10 for No. 22 UNC, which plays N.C. State today in Raleigh. But their pairing ran a tortuous path. Last year, Donato paired with Stefan Hardy, playing in the No. 2 doubles slot and winning the Duke Invitational doubles title. But prior to the season, Hardy was

ruled academically ineligible, leaving Donato without a partner. Fogleman, now a senior, enjoyed great success in the 2007-08 season with his doubles partner Chris Kearney. They received All-America honors and finished the season ranked fourth nationwide in doubles, ultimately advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. But in mid-August, Kearney was charged with drunken driving and two felony counts of hit-and-run. He withdrew from the University. And so, Fogleman and Canadianborn Donato began playing together. They clicked immediately, winning 32 sets while giving up only nine en route to winning the title in the Tar Heel Invitational. The win not only cemented their position at No. 1 on UNC’s squad but also made the two more cohesive. “Every time he goes up to the net when I’m serving, I feel comfortable,” Donato said. “What don’t I like about playing with him? He makes it look easy.” But Fogleman, the tenured senior,

brushed off the compliment and put the focus back on his partner. “He’s pretty modest,” he said. “His placement on the serve, along with it going 115-120 (mph), is incredibly easy to move off of, so it makes my job easy when I’m at the net.” The pair hit their peak by defeating the No. 1 doubles team in the nation in the All-America Qualifying. Donato and Fogleman, who entered the tournament ranked 16th in the nation, faced Miami’s Carl Sundberg and Daniel Vallverdu in the quarterfinals. The UNC duo disposed of the top-ranked Hurricanes, 8-6, and so earned a spot in the National Indoor Championship. But just three weeks before the title tournament, Fogleman suffered a fractured wrist. He had surgery Oct. 28, and although his cast was off, the duo had to drop from the tournament, signaling the end of their fall season. Donato and Fogleman didn’t dwell on the setback and instead looked to continue play in the spring. “Anyone’s beatable as long as we come out and bring it every day, and we proved that (in All-America Qualifying),” Donato said. With Fogleman healed, the spring season has brought about more success for the tandem. Donato and Fogleman were ranked as high as fifth in the nation earlier this year and are now No. 11. Their polished abilities coupled with their similar mindsets are what Donato and Fogleman point to as a source of their triumphs.

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UNC junior Clay Donato had never played with new doubles partner Taylor Fogleman before this year, but now they have an 8-2 record. “It’s a big reason for our success,” Donato said. “We’re real positive and don’t get negative. We know there’s always another point.” In the end, their unconventional pairing proved benevolent for them. Their personalities match perfectly, with neither getting overwrought during any stretch of a match. “We both have the same temperament on the court,” Fogleman said. “We’re really even keel about doing our business.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

It’s finally over. The doldrums of the season — the period from December to February that makes the season seem to drag out— is done. Now it’s March, and No. 2 North Carolina’s 7 p.m. game today at Virginia Tech marks the official beginning of the final sprint to the NCAA tournament. “I think you have the dog days of the season — that ‘Golly-bum, this is a long season’ — and college basketball is really a long season,” coach Roy Williams said Monday during his weekly ACC teleconference. “But when you get down to tournament time or the last week, I do think the excitement builds again on how you’re going to finish.” And standing in the Tar Heels’ path toward a share of their 27th ACC regular season title is a Va. Tech squad desperate for another resume-building win. At 17-11 and 7-7 in conference, the Hokies are the picture-perfect bubble team. They have notable wins — at then-No. 1 Wake Forest, at thenNo. 12 Clemson and at Miami. But they recently added a damning loss and could be seeing their NCAA stock drop. Va. Tech lost to Virginia — their in-state rival and the

DTH ONLINE: View The Daily Tar Heel’s prediction for tonight’s game. ACC’s 11th ranked team — and has lost four out of its past five games. Still, it’s the Hokies’ Senior Night and they must know that a victory against UNC probably would solidify their tournament status. “Going to Virginia Tech on Wednesday night will be a huge challenge for us,” Williams said. And the Hokies have the talent to take down the Tar Heels — much like they did twice in 2007. Virginia Tech almost did it a third time, falling 68-66 in the ACC Tournament semifinals only after a Tyler Hansbrough jumper with 0.8 seconds left. This year’s squad offers an improved sophomore Malcolm Delaney and growth from senior A.D. Vassallo — in that pair, the Hokies have scorers capable of exploding for a big night. The duo averages more than 36 combined points a game. “ They’ve really got a good basketball club,” Williams said. “They’re fighting for NCAA possibilities, and they should be a NCAA team in my mind, completely. But it will be a big challenge for us.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Sustainability fees on the rise at system schools By Caroline Dye Staff Writer

UNC-Chapel Hill is the model other system schools say they follow for sustainability fees. It became the first UNC-system school to establish a Sustainability Office in 2001 and was also the first system school to pass a renewable energy fee in 2003. Since then, UNC-Charlotte and Appalachian State University have established their own sustainability fees that model UNCCH’s. Efforts to establish a similar fee at N.C. State University have so far been unsuccessful.

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that directly benefit students as well the Appalachian State fee revenue. The wind turbine will be the as those that have some educational The UNC-CH fee originally benefit and raise awareness, said largest in North Carolina and is funded renewable energy projects Chairwoman Shannon Mentock. scheduled to be installed this April, on campus. The Feb. 10 referenTazewell said. dum passed with strong support at Other campus projects Because their fee is up for UNC-CH and expanded the fee to renewal next year, he said he hopes include energy efficiency projects. Appalachian State passed a that it will be expanded to include “What we want to do is use our $5-per-semester fee in 2004 that efficiency projects as well. campus as a living laboratory,” funds renewable energy projects, UNC-C passed a similar fee late said Cindy Shea, director of the said Andrew Edmonds, former last year that charges $1 per semesSustainability Office. director of the school’s environ- ter to fund projects supervised by UNC-CH’s $4-per-semester fee mental affairs committee. the green initiatives committee. generates an annual budget of more “Our current big project is a “There’s been a very positive than $200,000, said Brian Cain, wind turbine that will be put up on response to it,” said Tim Ernst, the research and outreach manager. campus,” said Rio Tazewell, public school’s student body president. The renewable energy special relations officer for the Renewable The committee is in the final projects committee looks for projects Energy Initiative, which manages stages of determining which projects to fund, Ernst said.

National and World News Sudanese leader could be indicted

Treasury and Federal Reserve plan $200 billion to help credit markets

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (MCT) — If judges of the International Criminal Court issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar alBashir, it will mark the first time the court has charged a sitting head of state with a war crime. Tthe court’s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, charged al-Bashir with genocide and crimes against humanity for his regime’s role in the slaughter, but it is up to a panel of three judges to approve the indictment. The court is expected to rule today, and a warrant is expected.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Hoping to temporarily thaw the frozen credit markets to reach consumers and businesses, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled a $200 billion plan they hope will spur up to $1 trillion in new lending. The Fed will provide financing to investors willing to purchase top-rated securities, whose underlying collateral is pools of car loans, student loans and loans made to small businesses. This will be expanded to cover loans for farm and construction

equipment and commercial real estate. If the program works, it could allow consumers and businesses with good credit histories to borrow more freely, even amid the recession. The Fed seeks to show investors that it’s safe to get back in the water. The plan builds on a similar effort last year to bypass banks and have the Fed buy the short-term debt issued by corporations. This has allowed big U.S. corporations to avert a funding crisis while the credit markets remained seized up.

‘Don’t ask, don’t Pakistanis attack tell’ gets a review Sri Lankan team

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WASHINGTON (MCT) — A congresswoman pushes a new plan to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy _ a goal President Barack Obama promised to pursue during his campaign. U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a California Democrat with close ties to the military, is introducing a bill this week to end the restriction on gays in the armed services. Under current policy, gays may serve only if they keep their sexual orientation private, and commanders and recruiters are barred from asking questions about their sexuality.

JERUSALEM (MCT) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she was sending two envoys to Damascus for to meet with Syrian leaders. The talks represent a major departure from the Bush administration, which froze ties with the Damascus regime after the assassination of a Lebanese leader in which Syria was implicated. D u r i n g t a l k s Tu e s d a y, Benyamin Netanyahu, almost certain to be Israel’s next prime minister, urged Clinton to ratchet up pressure on Iran and set a deadline for concessions on its nuclear research program.

LAHORE, Pakistan (MCT) — Unknown assailants attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team in central with semi-automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. At least half a dozen policemen were killed and several members of the team were wounded in the attack. Advance intelligence showed a threat to the team, but police were not deployed along the route. Political opponents charged that the new government allied with federal president Asif Zardari had failed to provide the needed security.

Opposition to the fee But some campuses have had less success than others in instituting these types of fees. At N.C. State, the student body passed a sustainability fee in the fall of 2007. But it was suspended due to a UNC General Administration moratorium on new fees at the time, said Tracy Dixon, director of the N.C. State Office of Sustainability.

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Sculpture-like solar panels sit near Appalachian State University’s Raley Hall. ASU is considering adding a wind turbine for more green energy. The fee was passed again in a fall 2008 student body referendum but failed before an administrative committee, which must approve all additional fees, said Bobby Mills, former N.C. State student body president. Current Student Body President Jay Dawkins said he voted against the fee while on the committee. “(The university) has consistently backed student projects without charging extra fees to do

it,” Dawkins stated in an e-mail. He added that a renewable energy fee might make more sense where the university was not as proactive in funding such projects. But the fee still has supporters, and could reappear next year. “I hope people continue to bring it back every year.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

Grads prep for green jobs By Jen Serdetchnaia Staff Writer

Graduate students across North Carolina are increasingly looking to green collar employment in the waning economy. Leaders of programs across the state emphasize the importance of a combination of expertise in business and science. “We are trying to prepare graduate and business leaders to think about environmental and social consideration at the same time as making profit,” said Carol Seagle, director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at KenanFlagler Business School. The Business Accelerator for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, a new initiative this year, selects start-up entrepreneurs and pairs them with MBA students as consultants, Seagle said. The consultant helps the entrepreneur meet social and environmental demands. These MBA students often get jobs with their partner entrepreneurs, Seagle said.

“Since these are small start-up companies, the students have a really large opportunity to have their voice heard,” she said. “More and more companies will need to address social and environmental concerns while making profit,” Seagle said. “Being able to do this while they’re students will set them apart from others they’re competing with for jobs.” Preparation for an environmentally sustainable economy is happening in departments at UNC. The School of Social Work is focusing on sustainability by developing the Green Plus rating system, said Cindy Shea, director of the Sustainability Office at UNC. Green Plus is a self-assessment tool for small- and medium-sized businesses to help them improve their environmental efficiency without losing money. Other universities in the UNC system are also preparing their students for the green economy. East Carolina University is proposing a new master’s program in sustainable tourism to launch in

the fall, said Patrick Long, director of the Center for Sustainable Tourism. Long said the tourism industry is currently not focused on minimizing its environmental impact. “Whether it is the accommodations sector, the restaurant sector, there is going to be tremendous need and demand for students coming out with expertise,” Long said. The N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State recruits undergraduate students from campus, said Carole Coble, manager of the solar center. The solar center is an engineering project that models renewable energy programs, she said. “It’s an excellent foot in the door,” Coble said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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Graduate students get to share their research with their peers, faculty and the community at a research symposium By Katy Charles

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UNC’s Fifth Annual Research Day symposium on Tuesday provided a chance for undergraduates, graduate students and faculty to present their research to the campus. This year, 75 students and faculty presented their research, which ranged from fecal incontinence in nursing homes to the effects of the beauty ideals on Disney and Nickelodeon TV channels. DTH ONLINE: More stories from the research symposium at dailytarheel.com

Sheetal Chhotu-patel, a first-year Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is trying to combat her own research, which finds that many people think helping is hopeless. “People have compassion fatigue, so they’re not donating as much anymore,� she said, citing aid sent to people after Hurricane Katrina as an example of this growing fatigue. People might think that despite how much they do or give, it won’t amount to anything, she said.

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“Education has historically been seen as the great equalizer,� said Metta Prieto, a graduate student in the School of Social Work. But on the whole, black students fall into an achievement gap, scoring significantly lower than their white or Asian peers. The research focuses on how a preparatory school in Gaston County has risen out of that gap without additional funding. Teachers there reinforce the notion that anyone can be smart and try to make the school a safe place void of stereotypes.

Some counties in rural North Carolina have higher rates of cervical cancer than others, said Autumn Shafer, a first-year Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Shafer is pre-testing advertisements in four counties that will provide mothers with more information about the HPV vaccine, which helps prevent cervical cancer. Mothers in the research focus groups had concerns about the vaccine’s safety and were uncertain about where and when their daughters should get it.

Drive less, Walk more Megan Lewis, a master’s student in the Department of City and Regional Planning, is studying how different types of land use impact people’s walking behavior. The goal of this research is to reduce driving and increase physical activity through local government. Residential areas with commercial destinations close by, such as recreational facilities, grocery stores, bus stops, and restaurants encourage pedestrian travel the most, she said.

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Philharmonic concert Employees to vote on draws sold-out crowd unpaid leave vs. layoffs Orchestra plays again tonight by Jenn Kim

ATTEND TODAY’S CONCERT Time: 7:30 p.m. today Location: Memorial Hall Info: www.carolinaperformingarts. org

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It was no wonder as to why the New York Philharmonic sold out Tuesday’s concert at Memorial Hall. Carolina Performing Arts hosted an enthusiastic audience that was buzzing with anticipation before the event began. The orchestra’s well-known name and related prestige even brought attendees unfamiliar with classical music. Ashley Parr, a UNC first-year, said she had little experience with classical music before the concert but would consider listening to it more frequently pending her experience. “I feel like I could get into classical music more if I really like the concert,” she said. Stephanie Bellendir, a UNC graduate student, has been a longtime fan of classical music, but this was her first time to an orchestral concert. “At first I was a little bit surprised, but not really,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to see the New York Philharmonic?” The New York Philharmonic will also give “master classes” to music students. John Danello, a UNC first-

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defeated Thomas Edwards. Students voted, but the original results were not released because of a lawsuit by Student Congress Speaker Tim Nichols against Raynor, which led the Student Supreme Court to place an injunction on the results. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 16, alleged that an informational campuswide e-mail sent by Raynor before the vote influenced how students voted.

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revaluation increased by more than the average. Orange County homes’ average sale prices have been steadily declining since the market peaked two years ago. The average price of an Orange County house was $50,000 less in January 2009 than it was in the same month in 2007. “Every homeowner who feels that they have been wronged by this evaluation needs to be heard,” resi-

year, plays in the UNC Symphony Orchestra. He will attend a master class Wednesday with Philip Smith, the orchestra’s principal trumpet. “Having time to spend with someone who is terrifically musical will be able to shed wonderful insight to help me in my playing,” Danello said. The steeper price of tickets did nothing to deter more than 700 students who piled into the hall to witness this experience. Bellendir’s eagerness to see the prestigious ensemble was not hindered by the $35 student ticket prices. “I think it was OK. I mean, I think it was pretty fair,” she said. Danello said he felt the price was a great bargain for students. “If I were to go to New York and hear the concert, a comparable ticket would cost me upwards of $100,” he said. The general audience paid up to $120 for seats. Buyer’s remorse was not a problem judging by the numerous encores performed after fervent applauding. Graceful crescendos, dramat-

Goal is to reduce “Having time to spend with someone further layoffs who is terrifically musical will be able to … help me.” john danello, unc symphony

ic pauses and changes in style all pieced together to create an enchanting concert. The magnitude of talent in their final piece, “Symphony No. 4,” might have impressed Tchaikovsky himself. “They are playing familiar music that people can recognize and enjoy,” Danello said. Conductor Lorin Maazel also showcased his talents. His presence was commanding, with an ease and flow to his gestures that exudes years of experience. “The level of talent in the orchestra is amazing, perfection from all the players and from Lorin Maazel as well,” Danello said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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The UNC Employee Forum will vote today on a resolution that would endorse employee furloughs to prevent future layoffs. Currently, the University does not have legislative authority to furlough employees, though UNCsystem President Erskine Bowles has said he will seek that ability for all state universities. The resolution would call for administrators to support efforts to legalize furloughs at state institutions, where employees would be required to take unpaid leave. The goal of the resolution is to reduce further layoffs — at least 18 employees have been laid off so far this fiscal year — by using the money saved by required furloughs. “When you start to lay people off, it’s a slippery slope,” said Marshall Dietz, the treasurer of the forum and one of the resolution’s drafters. “A furlough would prevent the loss of critical skills.” Tommy Griffin, chairman of

By Seth Cline

Private colleges across the country are finding that they must increase their tuition to overcome financial shortfalls this year. Duke University will increase its undergraduate tuition by 3.9 percent next year after its Board of Trustees approved university-wide tuition increases Saturday. The increases will bring Duke’s overall cost for undergraduates to around $50,700 a year. This increase solidifies Duke’s Contact the University Editor position as one of the most expenat udesk@unc.edu. sive universities in the U.S. and

The Court ruled that Nichols had no evidence that Raynor had influenced any voters and lifted the temporary injunction. But the elections board ruled that both sides had unfairly influenced voting and called for a new vote. “It was a relatively close election, and I’m happy with the voter turnout,” said Board of Elections chairman Ryan Morgan. “I guess the students had their say.”

Residents can appeal their new property values before April 1. If they miss this deadline, residents can apply to a special county board. Doug Shackelford, a UNC tax scholar, said resistance to new taxes is the norm, especially in the U.S. “Protesting about taxes is a foundation in American history,” he said. “We’re pretty experienced in that.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

one of a growing number to top $50,000 in yearly costs. Private schools receive most of their funding from tuition revenue and endowments, so many are implementing similar tuition increases. George Washington University, Vanderbilt University and Kenyon College — which all have costs of about $50,000 — are also expecting spikes in students requiring aid, but are all seeing a higher number of applicants as well. But the number of students who are requesting financial aid can be difficult to estimate. Daniel Small, executive director of student financial assistance at George Washington, said he expects financial aid recipients to increase by anything from 4 to 10 percent, to add to the 60 percent who already receive aid. At four private colleges in North

Carolina — Davidson College, Duke, Elon University and Wake Forest University — 40 percent of students or less receive need-based aid. At UNC, 35 percent of the student body is expected to require need-based aid this year. Shirley Ort, UNC’s director of financial aid, said she expects an increase of up to 5 percent in students who are eligible for aid. “(Five percent) is a really big number because usually that number stays the same from year to year despite tuition increases,” Ort said. The nationwide increase in the number of students seeking aid is more a product of the economy than tuition increases, Ort said. She said as job loss continues, schools should be expected to make college affordable regardless of circumstances.

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More graduate housing, housing developed in the first ten years, office space developed over all 15 years

Office space developed over first ten years, less graduate housing, housing occurs in last 10 of 15 years

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-$2.9 million

Net impact on Orange County

$37.5 million

-$1 million $ 44.1 million

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Increase in students at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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Hydrogen would come off the back side of the panels and oxygen off the front. The two gases would be collected separately, though Meyer said the hydrogen is most important. Once the hydrogen is collected, it would be concentrated and either stored for later use or burned for energy. Meyer said his panels could also be made out of an organic plastic and be cheaper than existing solar panels. “We have the international capabilities to be doing this research,” he said. If the research is successful and the new solar panels can be formed, Meyer said he would try to get a patent for them. The University would own the patent, so some of the royalties would go to UNC. This distribution of money — some to the researchers and some to the chemistry department — is common at many research universities. Meyer said that if the solar panel is developed, it could potentially be a very profitable device. “Solar energy research is a high risk, high reward area,” he said. “The amount of money that comes from solar energy is huge.” Meyer said his research is funded almost entirely by U.S. Department of Energy grants that he shares with another chemistry professor, John Papanikolas. But even if his research team

created the new device, they would have to find additional money to help them revise it. The main obstacle to Meyer’s research is the integration of the processes required for artificial photosynthesis into a working instrument. Meyer is doing his research through the Solar Energy Resource Center, which brings together researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. Central University, N.C. State University, Duke University, and the University of Florida. The center was set up to provide administrative support to a large group of researchers and to set up meetings among them. The researchers want to expand the center to include some other departments besides just the sciences, like public policy and the social sciences. They have submitted the proposal to expand the center and will probably also be working with the Institute for the Environment here at UNC, Meyer said. Right now the center does not have a physical location, but Meyer said that having one in the future would be beneficial. “When you bring people who work on the same thing in physical proximity, things would probably move faster,” he said.

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once the sun sets. Meyer, a chemistry professor, said that timing has become important with his research. “Nobody cared long ago when oil was cheap,” he said. In the process of photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose, which are both high-energy molecules. Plants then use the energy from glucose to create energy by reacting it with oxygen in the respiration process. Meyer said because plant structures are so complex, it would be impossible to completely replicate photosynthesis. The artificial photosynthesis process tries to recreate this process in a shorter form to create fuels that can be used for heating, cooling and transportation. If the artificial photosynthesis can be achieved, a new type of solar panel could be made that would create fuels and methane — instead of electricity — to power forms of transportation or be stored for later use. The new solar panel that Meyer hopes to create would have a layer of titanium oxide on both sides. These would replace traditional silicon solar panels. Sunlight would penetrate into the water-filled panel, sparking artificial photosynthesis.

Tommy griffin, forum chairman go to furloughs,” Griffin said. “I’m hoping we can trim every nickel we can to trim the budget. We need to protect education at all costs.” If the resolution is passed by the majority of those present at the meeting, it would be sent to the administration. Employee support of the furlough could strengthen its case before the state legislature. If the resolution is amended, the group will write another draft that will be presented at the forum’s next meeting in April. Denzler said resolutions usually pass if they are presented to the forum again. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Duke President Richard Brodhead announced a possible $125 million budget loss in a letter to staff Monday. Duke’s budget shortfall is due in part to significant drops in endowment funds, which fell by 20 percent from June 2008 to the end of the year. Alison Rabil, director of financial aid at Duke, said she doesn’t think funding for financial aid would be affected by the cuts. “There is a real commitment by the university to provide financial aid to students who need it, and I think that commitment would come before other priorities.” Rabil said she expects more students to require aid and those who already receive aid to require more. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

Tax protest More than 200 people showed up to protest the county’s new property valuations. See pg. 1 for story.

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Need for aid rises with tuition hikes Staff Writer

dent and real estate broker Michael Strayhorn told commissioners. “I don’t care if you have to meet every night of the week.” More than 200 residents were let into the commissioners meeting and hundreds of others were turned away at the door. A local chapter of Freedom Works — a national anti-tax organization led by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey — helped organized what’s being called the “Orange County Tax Revolt.”

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the forum, said the resolution will advocate that the furloughs include a wage ceiling, so that employees making less than twice the federal poverty level would not be put out of work temporarily. The poverty line is $22,050 per year for a family of four. The University’s budget cuts are occurring because the N.C. General Assembly expects to give the school less money next year, and has required UNC to not spend 7 percent of its current budget. The University’s endowment and investment funds have also taken a hit. “Heads have been rolling, and heads will continue to roll,” said Brenda Denzler, vice-chairwoman of the Employee Forum. The forum meeting comes after the executive committee of the Employee Forum met with Bain and Company — the firm hired by the University to identify the best ways to meet budget cuts — at noon Tuesday. Griffin said Bain and Company’s study would increase the efficiency of the current budget so there would be as few layoffs as possible. “I’m hoping we don’t have to

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

Extra responsibility A new study on the impact of Carolina North shows it could strain the town. See pg. 1 for story.

A poet’s voice Spoken word poet Saul Williams spoke Tuesday and will perform again today. See pg. 3 for story.

Lobbying the state Erskine Bowles asked legislators to make the smallest budget cuts possible. See pg. 3 for story.

Hoping to avoid layoffs The Employee Forum will vote today on whether to support forced unpaid leave See above for story.

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wednesday, march 4, 2009 Allison nichols

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“We want Congress to be the ones that decide on this. Not the executive branch.” Tim Nichols, speaker of congress, on why congress voted to override a presidential veto

By Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner

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I just don’t get this. My feelings are hurt that 80 percent of (Student Congress members) don’t take UNC’s well being and prosperity as seriously as I do.

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Medicine as seen on TV? Don’t count on it

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efore believing what you see on Grey’s Anatomy you might want to check with your doctor. Despite Meredith Grey’s air of certainty, the abrasive confidence of House, M.D., and the professional looks of ER’s Dr. Banfield, their messages are often faulty. Health One prime COLUMNIST example is TV’s rosy portrayal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which appears to contribute to the general public’s unrealistic expectations of its success rate. Misinformation about CPR often plays a role in end-oflife decisions made by patients and their family members. Indeed, studies report that as many as 92 percent of patients obtain information about CPR from television. Three out of four patients survive CPR on these programs — a far cry from the estimated survival rates of fewer than 10 percent of real patients. Furthermore, in these programs CPR either leads to longterm survival or death, while in reality neurological impairment is a possibility. After successful CPR, 80 percent of patients are comatose for a varying period of time due to poor oxygen delivery to the brain during cardiac arrest. This can cause irreversible brain damage, leaving patients unable to walk, talk or care for themselves. TV’s optimistic portrayal of CPR could be contributing to both patient and doctor bias in favor of the procedure. Dr. Kevin Biese, a doctor in UNC’s Emergency Medicine Department, says as long as it’s in accordance with patient wishes, performing potentially lifesustaining procedures including CPR is generally the default unless it’s highly unlikely they will help the patient. Legislation and hospital policies often mandate the use of CPR in these cases even when the likelihood of recovery is grim. A decision by default is quite common since few patients express their resuscitation preferences with an advanced directive or living will. Even when family members are around to represent the patient, they are remarkably inaccurate at predicting patient preferences. When placed in the position of making the decision for a relative, they usually opt to play it safe and go for the CPR. Dr. Biese urges patients to consider the lengths to which a doctor should go in case of cardiac arrest and make their wishes known in advance, especially when advanced age or an incurable disease decrease the likelihood of successful recovery following CPR. “The less ambiguous the instructions, the easier it is to follow them,” Dr. Biese says. While discussions about the prospect of death aren’t easy, collaborative talks with the patients, family and doctors are essential. This doesn’t mean that patients will be forced to have a decision ready. In fact many are more comfortable handing the duty over to their doctors or families. Accurate information from a doctor can help adjust expectations to reasonable levels, especially since patient preferences for CPR often change when given accurate estimates of survival. It’d be nice if TV producers went back to the golden ages when the American Medical Association reviewed scripts for accuracy. But unfortunately making money is now the priority, and sexy storylines trump truth.

Thursday: There will be no column. Instead members of the UNC community will remember Eve Carson in letters.

on editorial ‘take this seriously, please: All congress members should attend budget meetings’

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ban may not be effective, would not be convenient

Bring conflict clause back Student Congress mars an otherwise good election reform bill by opening the door to conflict of interest

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tudent Congress made a mistake Tuesday night. After Student Body President J.J. Raynor sent back a bill that would reform election law, Congress overrode her veto, ignoring her very legitimate concern about the bill. Congress’ petty veto override is not in keeping with the spirit of the rest of the bill, which has many good solutions for preventing abuses of power by student officials. This board has supported reforming the Student Code’s rules on how campuswide elections are run. We still do. But the bill Congress passed eliminated an important part of the law that prevents conflict of interest between elected and aspiring officials. Previously, high-ranking members of the executive and judicial branches had to resign before becoming official candidates for student body president or Student Congress. This conflict of interest clause is crucial for ensuring that our representatives are occupied with the business of governing rather than serving the interests of their own cam-

paigns while in office. Raynor made the right decision in vetoing the bill because of this clause. Congress member Ben Mickey, the lone representative who voted against the override, has already said he’ll introduce a new bill to reinstate the conflict-of-interest clause. This measure needs to pass. The other changes in the law are designed to prevent a runaway board of elections like we saw this year — arbitrarily making up rules and reinterpreting the Code with “nuanced” regulations that are so complicated even the chairman and vice chairman don’t interpret them the same way. For instance, the law: n Bars the elections board from creating new standards not based in election law. This will ensure that candidates know the rules before entering the race, not after they’re slapped with fines that serve as a precedent for the rest of the season. n Brings back dormstorming. If the rules of residence halls and other buildings are followed, distributing petitions inside buildings isn’t

considered public campaigning (which is not allowed in early stages of the race) as long as they’re not distributed to more than 15 people. n Penalizes falsely defaming another campaign. Probably a wise move — this last race got a little dirty at times. n Ends instant disqualifications. Whether the chairman of the elections board did or didn’t stomp on one candidate’s sign is largely irrelevant now. But under the new law, punishments are meted based on election law guidelines, not a clairvoyant assessment of whether a candidate knowingly violated the Code, grounds for on the spot disqualification. n Perhaps most important, the burden of proof is on the Board of Elections to provide clear and convincing evidence of a violation, if any are alleged. Yeah. No more secret prosecutions based on evidence no one’s seen. These reforms are desperately needed. But along with them, Congress threw out a clause that prevents conflict of interest. Congress needs to pass Mickey’s bill to complement the other reforms.

Fix ticket lottery system

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Use Onyens, not PIDs to register online

our Onyen is “the only name you’ll ever need” — except when you’re registering for the student athletic ticket lottery. Then you’ll need a PID. PID registration for student ticket lotteries has the potential to compromise the integrity of the lottery system. We should required to register with our Onyens, which are much more secure. The student ticket lottery system currently doesn’t verify identities of registrants. This leaves students not registered for the lottery system vulnerable to having their PIDs used by others.

This flaw needs to be fixed by next year, especially considering that we’re going to be using the lottery system for more football games. Recently, a well-meaning student discovered he could register random PIDs for the lottery system. And he dutifully informed authorities of the problem. But there are certainly some unscrupulous students out there who might like to increase their chances at getting tickets by abusing this flaw — particularly for highprofile games like Sunday’s battle against Duke. Onyens are already used for

so many other online services. Using them for ticket lotteries would protect students’ identities — it already has password verification — and it’s familiar. T h e a s s o c i at e d i r e c t o r for the Carolina Athletic Association ticket office, Clint Gwaltney said that at this time, Onyens cannot be used to register students for the ticket lottery. But now that this vulnerability is known, CAA must ensure that the lottery system is fair in time for next year’s lottery. The University and the CAA should work together to fix this loophole in the lottery system.

Marking our history O∞cial recognition helps ensure struggle wasn’t in vain

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fter 62 years, the Town of Chapel Hill recognized the first freedom riders with a physical monument. The 1947 ride took place on various buses from Washington, D.C., to Louisville, Kentucky, to protest bus segregation. Last Saturday, civil rights leaders convened to unveil a historic marker at the corner of North Columbia and Rosemary streets to honor the riders. Today we live in a changed world. It is all too easy to forget that such events are within living memory. Equality has come very far,

very fast. But it’s far from perfect. The struggle is not over and likely never will be. Which is why the historic marker is so important. It is a constant visual reminder of our commitment to the ideals of that past struggle. This marker stands in honor of a seminal event in the history of the civil rights movement. It was an example for many other forms of peaceful demonstration that would follow, including many more freedom rides during the 1960s. The marker is also a reminder of both the harsh reality of

racism in that era, and the exceptional kindness of the brave few who dared to defy that racism. Chapel Hill was the only site of violence during that first freedom ride. A mob of cab drivers attacked the riders after they refused to sit in segregated areas on a bus leaving the city. Many students and residents likely never knew that Chapel Hill played such a significant role in the struggles of the first freedom ride. Having a marker in honor of the event ensures that their struggle wasn’t in vain.

TO THE EDITOR: The author of Tuesday’s response to an editorial concerning the banning of drivethrough windows in Orange County (“Drive-through editorial lacked critical thinking,” March 2) raised an interesting notion that I would like to continue to “think critically” about. The author seems to feel that banning drive-throughs in Orange County is a gosh-darn great idea — a given, even, to those who are graced with the ability to “think critically,” as he is. With my Critical Thinking Cap on, everything becomes clearer. Hmm … how could anyone possibly drive to Wendy’s, order their food inside and then drive back? That commute couldn’t possibly matter. Obviously, dropping drivethroughs would make a significant impact on the amount of total environmental damage everyone does on a Wendy’s run. No question about it. Case closed. When I take off my Cap, it somehow becomes much less clear to me whether or not we can be perfectly sure if the improvements in sustainability that this measure might cause could outweigh the loss of convenience that would certainly come as a result. What’s more, I’m a little offended that the author appears to suggest that my thoughts, as contrary to his, might earn me a place in the “Non-Critical Thinker” category, along with everyone else who has similar questions about the effectiveness of such a ban. It seems to me that implying a sweeping generalization like that involves less “critical thinking” than questioning the vitriolic nature of a drive-through window. But, then again, maybe I am just simple-minded. Jordan Seal Sophomore Business

Gov. Perdue should not dip into education funds TO THE EDITOR: The (Raleigh) News & Observer has reported that Gov. Bev Perdue is considering diverting money from the North Carolina Education Lottery into the General Fund to help cover the state budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. Bev Perdue cast the deciding vote in the General Assembly to pass the education lottery when she was still lieutenant governor in 2005. Should the governor proceed with this plan, she is stealing money from the children of North Carolina. The profits made by the lottery are intended for public education purposes. Lawmakers were promised while debating the merits of the lottery that the funds were intended for public education only. Now, Gov. Perdue is going back on her word and attempting to commandeer money from children. Gov. Perdue also recently took a plane trip to a destination that would only have taken two and a half hours by car, as reported by the Red Clay Citizen. That is the equivalent of driving from Chapel Hill to Charlotte.

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Taking the jet was obviously a more expensive option than driving. What is worse, this trip happened only two days after the governor requested that state agencies prepare for a 9 percent budget cut. It seems to me that Gov. Perdue is a hypocrite — asking others to save money while she spends excessively. It is this type of government that we Tar Heels should not stand for. Jason Sutton Sophomore Political Science

New vision for downtown not needed for Chapel Hill TO THE EDITOR: I question both the appropriateness and the timing of Chancellor Holden Thorp’s vision for University Square. I realize that Chancellor Thorp has the best interest of the University in mind, but the reasons behind the purchase seem unwarranted given the current economic situation. Amid tuition hikes and budget cuts, most people affiliated with the University would agree that financial stability is a priority. After all, there is no telling when the economy will recover. Concerning the “T-shirt and beer cycle” that Chancellor Thorp is trying to reform, I feel like this is an inaccurate description of the downtown atmosphere here in Chapel Hill. While there are many bars and souvenir shops, these respected businesses are cherished among students, alumni and community members alike. I was personally offended by Chancellor Thorp’s view of our downtown atmosphere. Many of us spend countless hours on Franklin Street eating dinner, socializing and celebrating after beating Duke. My advice: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Tyler Mann Sophomore Mathematics

Discussion of civil, human rights should be fostered TO THE EDITOR: The election and inauguration of our first minority president has marked a momentous occasion of social progress in regards to race. However, the editors of Mezcla (a student-produced bilingual magazine) feel that these gains should not be the full extent of our efforts toward social justice. The discussion of equality for minorities and fairness within society must not be discontinued at this pinnacle hour. In recognition for the sustained need of addressing racial issues, Mezcla has formatted the theme of the next issue to address the continuation of the civil and equal rights movements of the United States. As the only student bilingual publication at UNC, we strongly urge you, the student body, to continue this dialogue; do not let complacency silence your opinions. Our next issue focuses on the unity of racial and gendered movements in America’s future. If this interests you, please let your voice be heard. Hannah Davis Editor-in-chief Mezcla magazine department and phone number. ➤ Edit: The DTH edits for space, clarity, accuracy and vulgarity. Limit letters to 250 words.

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