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Hundreds unite to honor carson’s spirit by C. Ryan Barber And Laura Hoxworth staff writers

As the Bell Tower tolled “Hark the Sound,” members of the University community laughed, wept and embraced one another in remembrance of Eve Carson’s inspirational life. The first anniversary of the former student body president’s death was memorialized in the Pit on Thursday in a ceremony that drew about 400. The ceremony also marked the beginning of a month-long initiative by Service North Carolina encouraging students to volunteer in their communities in the spirit of Carson. Chancellor Holden Thorp, who first met Carson while she was a high school student from Athens, Ga., opened the ceremony by sharing memories. “Today is exactly the kind of day Eve would have loved,” Thorp said, mentioning the clear Carolina blue sky and anticipation of March Madness. Thorp reflected on Carson as a student, colleague and friend. He remembered her enthusiasm, her originality, her affinity for exclamation points and her passionate commitment to serving others. He also urged students to honor her memory by accepting her challenge to serve others. “She never quit pushing us to do more for our world and each other,” Thorp said. Despite their grief, students have collaborated throughout the past year on service projects in Carson’s honor. More than 1,000 people ran in the Memorial 5k for Education in November. The race raised more than $23,000, two-thirds of which went to the Eve

university | page 7 LOCKFEST 2009 Students in professor Hugon Karwowski’s physics class showed off electronic “Sooper Dooper Anti-terrorist Locks” they created for a class project on Thursday.

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features | page 5 JUST DANCE Junior Sam Pompei has learned the dance team’s signature moves and joins in from the stands at basketball games to pump up the crowd.

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Andrew Daub, below, embraces a friend as students gather in the Pit on Thursday to remember Eve Carson’s life on the anniversary of her death.

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American Idol judges keep Anoop Desai onboard.

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Chapel Hill officials consider board to review complaints.

this day in history MARCH 6, 1968 … The Women’s Residence Council and University administrators consider new security measures after Cobb and Winston dormitories are broken into.

Today’s Call to Service Random Act of Kindness: Give a hug to someone who needs it. Bring a friend to volunteer day: If you regularly volunteer, bring a friend with you. If you have always been interested in seeing what your friend does through service to others, ask if you can tag along.

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DTH ONLINE: Listen to an audio slideshow of speeches from the event and view Carson photos. dth/Anthony harris

The Clef Hangers sing James Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind” to a crowd of about 400 students at the Eve Carson remembrance ceremony in the Pit on Thursday afternoon. The vigil marked the first-year anniversary of the former student body president’s death.

DTH ONLINE: Watch a time-lapse of the crowd gathering in the Pit for the remembrance.

Hansbrough’s ‘ultimate goal’ New coach’s changes A national title would seal legacy

DTH ONLINE: Read The DTH’s prediction for the UNC-Duke game Sunday. DTH INSIDE: Check out The DTH’s special preview on the ACC Tournament.

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Joe Breschi was brought to the North Carolina lacrosse program to win a national championship. Eventually. For now, he’ ll settle on the team’s first ACC victory in almost five years — or even just a win this weekend against Notre Dame and a perfect 7-0 start to the season. “Pressure? I had pressure at Ohio State for 11 years. There’s no difference,” Breschi says with a laugh. “It’s just a matter of how much

By DAVID ELY Senior Writer

When Tyler Hansbrough grabs the mic for his Senior Day speech after North Carolina’s game against rival Duke on Sunday, it will mark a celebration of the rarest order. A once-in-a-lifetime player, Hansbrough holds nearly every record of substance at UNC. Most points in a career, most double-figure scoring games, most free throws made in the NCAA. And that doesn’t even include the UNC career rebounding title and the ACC career scoring mark he’s about to claim for himself. The list of his statistical accomplishments could go on forever. But there is one small hole in his otherwise over-packed trophy shelf. A hole that, if filled, would cement Hansbrough in the Mount

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pressure you put on yourself, and I think with us as a coaching staff — we understand expectations, but nobody has greater expectations than us.” Breschi is largely known as the architect of the Ohio State lacrosse program, where he spent 11 years

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See HANSBROUGH, Page 6 FOLLOW THE GAME Time: 4 p.m. Sunday Location: Smith Center Radio/TV: 106.1 FM, 1360 AM/CBS, WRAL Ch. 5

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Tyler Hansbrough talks to reporters after an 84-66 loss to Kansas in the 2008 Final Four. No. 50 holds countless UNC records but has yet to win a title.

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Lacrosse coach Joe Breschi, in his first year at UNC, works with freshman Thomas Wood after practice. Breschi and the team started the season 6-0.

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he global economic crisis has hit hard all over. While a few have won out in the international shuffle of money, power and political influence, a young boy in Taiwan recently came out on top. The boy, 4, won the use of an uninhabited tropical island in a national lottery contest on Thursday. The island, one of 64 in the archipelago of Penghu, comes complete with food, drinks and electricity for the young winner and up to seven family members. The boy can visit the island five times between May and September. The lottery is part of Taiwanese effort to boost national spending through the use of consumer vouchers distributed around the country. NOTED. Officials in an Eastern Pennsylvania school district made a costly eBay mistake. They sold a building for just $1. Officials in the East Stroudsburg School District were trying to sell seven old classroom trailers on the Internet auction site. They expected at least $5,000 from the auction. But an error in the district’s ad on eBay allowed a trailer to sell for only a dollar.

QUOTED. “This song will ensure their defeat because it will remind every Indian that millions of people still have to stay in slums because of faulty Congress policies.” — Senior Bharatiya Janata Party member Prakash Javdekar, of India, on the ruling Congress Party’s purchase of the rights to the Oscar-winning song “Jai Ho.” The song comes from the film “Slumdog Millionaire.”

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Junior Kate Gilliam hugs her friend Taylor Scott during the memorial service held Thursday in the Pit for Eve Carson.

Art exhibit: Sage in the Bamboo Grove: The Legacy of Sherman E. Lee. The exhibit is a monument to Lee’s dedication and contribution to the Ackland Art Museum. Time: Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum Lecture: The latest in the Chancellor’s lecture series brings Harvard University Professor Michael E. Porter to talk about “Winning Competitive Strategies In Today’s Shifting Global Marketplace.” Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Gerrard Hall Exhibit: Part of the Bloomsbury Film Series, “Mrs.Dalloway” is a 1997 film based on the book by Virgina Woolf.

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Dance Performance: Bellydance Superstars bring the Middle Eastern art form to the mainstream in “The Art of Bellydance.” Time: 8 p.m. Location: Carolina Theatre, Durham

Musical Performance: Angela Hewitt, who some call the “preeminent Bach pianist of our time,” performs. General admission: $28. Time: 8 p.m. Location: Bryant Center Reynolds Industries Theatre, Duke University

Comedy: DSI presents Dirty South Stand Up Comedy for local standup comedians. Time: 11 p.m. Location: Dirty South Comedy Theatre

Performance: Singer-songwriter Chris Smither performs as part of the sixth annual American Roots Series. Tickets are $22. Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: The ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Music Performance: Andrew Weathers, composer and improviser, performs. His track “In Gold” made the list of the Independent’s Weekly Top 40 Songs of 2008. Tickets are $5. Time: 10 p.m. Location: Nightlight

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Top 4 dean candidates named Forum Campus interview, forums up next torn on forced leave

Due to a reporting error, Monday’s pg. 4 story, “New plan has more parking,” misstates the number of parking places the Wesley Foundation plans for in a proposed rebuilding at the Wesley House. The plan calls for 28 parking spots, which is the current By Kellen Moore amount of parking offered. Off-site Assistant University Editor parking is also planned but no locaThe search for a new dean of tion has been chosen. The Daily Tar the College of Arts and Sciences is Heel apologizes for the error. nearing its end. The search committee has trimmed the original list of more Campus Briefs than 50 applicants down to four: Anoop Desai will compete Paul Armstrong, Karen Gil, Joel on American Idol in top 13 Martin and Katherine Newman. “They’re all very strong candiJudges decided on the show dates,” said Jack Boger, dean of the Thursday to place former Clef School of Law and search commitHanger Anoop Desai in the runtee chairman. “We got interest from ning for American Idol. many of the top-tier universities.” He will be the 13th finalist, The dean is responsible for though usually there are just 12. overseeing the University’s largest and oldest academic unit, Released results say child which includes about 70 percent

care fee failed on first vote

of undergraduate students. The next dean, who will replace interim dean Bruce Carney, will face different circumstances than past deans. While budget cuts will be a top priority for the dean, they’re not the only focus for the search committee. “If they’re not great collegially, the fact that they’re good with budgets won’t matter,” Boger said. The four candidates will meet with UNC administrators on campus for two days in March and also will share their ideas at open forums during that time. The committee will not select a favorite, instead sending com-

ments about each to the provost and chancellor. The next dean should be selected by early April, Boger said. n Armstrong comes from Rhode Island, where he is now an English professor at Brown University after a five-year stint as dean of the college there. “I think UNC has the same aspirations for excellence that Ivy League institutions have, and from that perspective, there would be no difference,” Armstrong said in an e-mail. n Gil is the only candidate currently working at UNC, as senior associate dean for the social sciences and international programs for the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Editor’s note: The Daily Tar Heel is retracting Thursday’s pg. 3 story, “Employee Forum favors unpaid leave: Members prefer furloughs to layoffs.” The article said that the Employee Forum unanimously passed a resolution that recommends the University institute forced leave without pay as opposed to layoffs. The Employee Forum did not vote to approve the resolution, but voted to send it back to the executive committee. The story below reflects what was discussed at the meeting. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

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The results released Thursday about the Child Care Services fee referendum show that it failed on the first vote Feb. 17. With 5099 votes against the fee and 4835 for it, a margin of 264 votes, the fee would not have increased had the first vote been certified. But the Board of Elections threw out these results, saying both sides biased the election through improperly placed signs and mass e-mail messages, and that the vote was not fair. The referendum passed Tuesday with 2,885 students voting for it and 2,346 voting against it. The fee, which is used to fund student parents, will increase from $2.44 to $10.37.

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Morehead-Cain Foundation picks 70 high school seniors Seventy high school seniors were offered the Morehead-Cain scholarship Thursday. Thirty-three of these students come from North Carolina and 28 from across the country. Nine international Scholars were selected — three from Great Britain, three from Canada and one each from Austria, Hong Kong and Turkey. The Morehead-Cain pays all expenses for four years of study, including the cost of a laptop computer and four summer enrichment experiences. Additional funding is provided for educational and experiential opportunities during the academic years. The value of the scholarship is about $80,000 for each in-state student and $140,000 for each out-of-state student.

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County budget problems could lead to some staff cuts Orange County Manager Laura Blackmon said Thursday the county could resort to layoffs to cover a $8.7 million budget shortfall. “Even though our intent is not to lay off anybody, there might be some circumstances in which we might have to,” she said. Commissioners, still in the preliminary stages of trying budget process, have asked county departments to prepare for cuts of 10 percent. Visit City News at dailytarheel. com for the full story.

Hillsborough town board to consider drop in speed limit The Hillsborough town board is considering lowering the speed limit to 20 mph on five streets in the city’s historic district. Changing the speed limit on parts of Caine, Mitchell, Cameron, East Corbin and East Tryon streets is expected to cost $500 for signs. The request came from an area resident, who told officials drivers are using the streets as shortcuts to and from Cameron Park Elementary School and the county’s government offices. Staff from Hillsborough public works and the Police department also suggested reducing the speed limit on additional nearby streets. The town board next meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall complex.

Chapel Hill to announce first winner of service award The town will announce the first winner today of the Cal Horton Service Award. The award is given to the town employee who gives exceptional contribution to the community and comes with a glass plaque and $1,500 stipend. The award is names after former Town Manager Cal Horton, who served the town for 16 years. It was initiated in 2006, when money was raised by the Foundation for a Sustainable Community Inc., a nonprofit under the Chapel HillCarrboro Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony will take place today at 1 p.m. at the Town Operations Center. —From staff and wire reports.

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Four-year-old Tommy Osborne helps musician Dawn Graff play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” at the N.C. Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. Graff volunteers with Door to Door, a group that provides music and entertainment to patients staying in UNC Hospitals.

MUSICAL HEALING Program brings the arts to hospital rooms By ANIKA ANAND Staff Writer

Four year-old Tommy Osborne broke his gaze from the hospital room television screen as Dawn Graff entered the room with a shiny guitar. “Do you want to hear a song, Tommy?” Graff asked as she leaned the guitar on the edge of the bed. While she marked the chords for “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” Tommy eagerly strummed the guitar strings. His parents watched with smiles. “He really loves music,” Osborne’s mother said. Graff, a local musician, performs through the Door to Door Program at UNC Hospitals. The program, founded 14 years ago, brings performers to hospital patients’ rooms. “I just think the arts belong in the hospitals,” program coordinator and founder Joy Javits said. Graff has been working with the Door to

Door program for the past five years. Once, Graff visited a 2 year-old burn victim who was crying inconsolably. Then Graff played a few notes of a nursery rhyme on her keyboard — and the child immediately stopped crying, Graff said. “I have this great faith in the power of music and the arts,” she said. “But to actually witness it with such a dramatic transformation was very moving.” Graff is also deeply involved in local music organizations, performing at assisted living centers in Chapel Hill and teaching music lessons to children in Apex. “It’s better than doing 40 hours of the same job,” Graff said. “It keeps my job interesting.” When she plays music at the assisted living homes, older residents — who sometimes cannot remember their own name or birthday — will jump up and do a perfect dance step and sing every word to the songs, Graff said. “I’ve seen these reactions of patients that have made me believe in music’s healing

power,” she said. But at the hospital, there’s still a moment of apprehension before she opens a door. “You don’t know how old they’re going to be, what their particular medical crisis might be,” Graff said. “You just need to be prepared for anyone in any circumstance.” To volunteer with the program, you must have a big heart and the ability to be spontaneous, Graff and Javits said. Graff said she feels privileged to be able to share her talent. “It just seems like a calling,” she said. “I really feel like I’m supposed to be doing this, and I’d like to be doing more of it.” At the end of her day, Graff played “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” for 10-yearold Lindsay Suckow. A few chords into the song, a small smile crept up on her face as she held a doll. Suckow’s mother’s face lit up too. “We’ve had a rough day,” she said. “This is the first time I’ve seen her smile in a few days, and it’s really nice.”

Most VPs have experience Saturday is deadline for applications By Matthew Price Senior Writer

For those hoping to be Student Body President-elect Jasmin Jones’ vice president, one factor might outweigh all the others: experience. For eight of the past 10 years, vice presidents have had experience in student government, often in prominent roles like secretary or chief of staff. The past three were members of student government’s academic affairs committee. And though c urrent Vice President Todd Dalrymple said previous experience in student government is not necessary for the role, he said it is crucial for all applicants to have a strong idea of what the vice president does. “People come in and ask me if I think they’d be a strong candidate and for advice on the application, which I don’t generally give,” Dalrymple said. “I just tell them to work hard on their application and to make sure they know what the role is about.” According to the Student Code, the vice president is responsible for leading the student advisory committee to the chancellor, administering external appointments — positions on outside committees — and acting for the president in her absence. Dalrymple said his own experi-

ence in the executive branch was useful in helping him hit the ground running last spring because it prepared him for the busy first few weeks of external appointments. “It’s hard if you have someone coming from outside the executive branch to know what goes into this role as the No. 2,” he said. This year’s contenders to be Jones’ vice president, along with other would-be executive branch officers, have until Saturday to send in their applications. Me m b e r s o f t h e “Ja s m i n Consensus” — former candidates Michael Betts, Ron Bilbao, Ashley Klein and Matt Wohlford — have said they will not be applying. During the coming weeks, the applicant pool will be narrowed down to just three names, following interviews with a committee of current student government officials. Jones will then pick one to be confirmed by Student Congress. And while Jones said she recognizes the tradition of a vice president with student government experience, she said she will value a variety of experience levels in her cabinet. “We’re looking for a lot of different perspectives, and students from outside the executive branch are very important,” Jones said. “They know what students don’t

“It’s hard if you have someone coming from outside the executive branch to know what goes into this role as the No. 2.” Todd dalrymple, vice president know about student government.” But Congress Speaker Tim Nichols said Congress, which must approve appointments, often seeks a vice president with a high degree of student government experience. “They are one of the most important people in student government. Someone with experience already is important,” Nichols said. In the past decade, Congress has considered denying only one nominee — Adrian Johnston in 2005, whom it ultimately approved. Whether a candidate has experience or not, Dalrymple said the final decision will rest with Jones. “You need someone who’s truly dedicated to Jasmin’s platform,” he said. “If somebody goes in with a dedication that might not consume them, that would concern me.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Employee Forum members have mixed feelings about a resolution that would advocate for furloughs to try to avoid more layoffs. They will now spend the next few weeks trying to reconcile those differences and bring the issue up again at the next meeting. The Employee Forum discussed a resolution to recommend that the University institute forced leave without pay as opposed to layoffs in the coming months. At least 18 UNC employees have been laid off already as the school grapples with budget cuts. The University must get authority from the state legislature to furlough employees. UNC-system President Erskine Bowles said he will seek that ability for all state universities. The resolution would help get that approval from legislators. “We couldn’t get it up for a vote with all the discussion,” forum chairman Tommy Griffin said. “We just decided to send it back.” Employees seem to be on the same page about keeping as many jobs as possible, forum treasurer Marshall Dietz said. “Everybody’s willing to sacrifice a little so everybody can keep their jobs,” he said. But many employees are concerned with the resolution as is, forum leaders said, because the Employee Forum does not want the University or the UNC system to furlough employees without all state agencies having the same ability. “We don’t want to be part of a separate public university system,” said Mike Hawkins, forum secretary. “We don’t like things to separate UNC and other state agencies.” The next Employee Forum meeting will be April 1. Forum committees will meet three times before then to try to address the concerns and redraft the resolution. Hawkins said that several main provisions — ones that state that furloughs should first target highly paid employees and should never target employees making less than twice the federal poverty rate — will stay. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Former Lorelei part of ‘Jesus’ rock opera tour By kammie Daniels STAFF WRITER

A former UNC Lorelei will sing her way back into the Triangle as she joins the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Durham Performing Arts Center this weekend. Haley Swindal, a 2008 UNC graduate whose “spellbinding voice” garnered her a reputation during her time at school, is part of the Tony Award-nominated rock opera for its six-month national tour. Swindal left North Carolina in September of the same year to pursue musical theater in New York City. Seven months later, she has returned on Jesus’ tour bus. Her role is a demanding one that requires her to play a range of characters each performance — including an apostle’s wife, a leper and a prostitute. “In this production, I play tons of different things,” said Swindal. “It is a thrilling, wonderful challenge.” Since 1971, Superstar has lit up the stage with song, dance and intense drama showcasing the rich diversity and talent of its cast. Each night, the performers embark on an emotional journey that chronicles the last seven days of Jesus. The narration is explored through the eyes of Jesus’ apostle Judas, played by James Delisco. Delisco, who joined Superstar

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along with Swindal last year, says being given the “dream role” fulfilled a lifelong goal. “I believe Judas has the best songs and conflict for acting,” said Delisco. “I challenge myself to make the character more than it was the previous night.” Naturally, Superstar would not be complete without Jesus Christ. The original “Jesus” from the 1973 motion picture, Ted Neeley, returns to the stage for what Swindal calls a “master class” performance. Offstage, UNC professor of dramatic art Julie Fishell will be in the audience this weekend to support her former student. “I have not seen this particular production of Jesus Christ Superstar,” Fishell said. “But I know it to be a powerful piece and certainly see Haley’s gifts shining in this musical with depth and complexity.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Carolina Fever Director and senior Sam Pompei dances in the Smith Center during the home game against Georgia Tech on Saturday. one side, Pompei on the other. “It seemed like it went on forever,” Pompei said. Pompei’s friends were surprised and amused when they saw him on the screen. “I basically laughed so hard that I cried,” his roommate, senior Ryan Vanhoy, said. But Pompei was not looking for attention when he began dancing. “Clapping and dancing is just a way for me to get energy out at the games,” he said. “It’s not something I do to have everyone watching me.” Learning and performing the

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With the basketball postseason approaching faster than a Ty Lawson breakaway, local retailers already are planning to stock shelves with new merchandise just hours after crucial games. And although tournament play can be unpredictable, most apparel orders are placed long before the final buzzer in order to ensure fans can wear the big game’s results the day after. Holly Dedmond, manager of Chapel Hill Sportswear, said the store already is working on orders for the NCAA Final Four, which begins April 4 in Detroit, Mich. “It’s a what if,” she said of placing advance orders. “But the last minute is too late.” Retailers often submit orders detailing the design and quantity of T-shirts and other merchandise they expect to sell weeks before an event. But these orders are usually only produced if the team wins. Dedmond said many of Chapel Hill Sportswear’s T-shirts are printed locally, allowing them to be delivered to the store in time for the next day’s opening. Dedmond said her store took a gamble for the 2005 NCAA men’s national championship, printing hundreds of shirts touting UNC’s win against Illinois to sell immediately following the game. Junior Caitlin Vargas said she would be especially willing to buy UNC apparel following a national championship. “It ’s a novelty,” she said. “Something to have after you graduate.” Chuck Helpingstine, owner of Johnny T-shirt, said apparel celebrating a big win often is available to order on the store’s Web site immediately following a matchup. He said his business does not produce shirts before knowing the outcome of a game. “I’m a conservative businessman, I don’t want to take that risk,” he said. “A lot of people would think that’s a jinx anyway.” Helpingstine said ge tting T-shirts referencing specific games on shelves quickly is critical in meeting demand and making sure they sell. “For the Final Four, you have a very small window of opportunity to work with,” he said. “Everyone wants a shirt before the championship game.” He said that a winning season usually results in increased sales. But the international brand of

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By Rachel Scall Thirty minutes before tip-off, the UNC dance team walks onto the floor of the Smith Center. While the girls on the team dance to pump up the crowd, one fan joins them from the stands. Junior Sam Pompei, a Carolina Fever director, runs for UNC’s track and cross country teams. He also has taken it upon himself to learn the dance team’s signature moves. “It started during football season just kind of as a joke,” Pompei said. His dancing during football and basketball games has earned him more attention than he expected. Pompei and his fellow Fever director junior Michelle Routh attend most key Carolina sports events — about four a week. They noticed that the dance team tended to repeat their routines at each football game. So they decided to memorize the moves themselves. And at this fall’s football game against N.C. State, as stands emptied and the Tar Heels plummeted to a defeat, the dance team noticed Pompei joining in for the first time. “We honestly all love it,” said Lana Alexander, a dance team junior. “He’s so fun and entertaining.” When football season ended, Pompei brought his moves to the Smith Center. As the basketball season wore on, fans took notice of his dancing. The jumbo screen in the arena began showing a split screen before games — the dance team on

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Weeks before the tournament, Chapel Hill Sportswear on Franklin Street advertises their Final Four T-shirt sale in the window. UNC athletics means sales are strong year-round. And despite the current economic downturn, fans continue to buy UNC apparel. Grant Martin, sales floor manager at UNC’s Student Stores, said sales of UNC goods have not taken much of a hit. “Deciding between food and a T-shirt will make people decide food most of the time, but overall sales haven’t slumped much.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, who were both former national security advisers, recommended to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the U.S. should place its Middle East allies under its nuclear protection to send a message of nuclear deterrence to Iran. Scowcroft suggested that selling enriched uranium at a discount price would solve Iran’s civilian nuclear needs, limit it from producing weapons-grade fuel, and stem a Middle East weapons race.

NAIROBI, Kenya (MCT) — A day after an international court called for his arrest on war-crimes charges, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir took his anger out on Western humanitarian agencies, expelling 13 major relief groups working in Darfur and vowing to defy the arrest order. Appearing before thousands of cheering supporters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Thursday, a defiant Bashir dismissed the International Criminal Court’s charges that he masterminded atrocities against

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (MCT) — Minnesota Democrat Al Franken this morning asked the three judges hearing the U.S. Senate election dispute to dismiss all of Norm Coleman’s claims, saying the Republican had “failed to demonstrate a right to relief” from the court on any of them. Franken also asked the judges to toss out some of his opponent’s claims on grounds that Coleman had failed to prove “the bulk” of his lawsuit. The motion said Coleman “failed to provide any evidence at all” to back up other claims that ballots were mutilated. University of Massachusetts at Amherst. “I think that the challenge that we all face is to maintain our commitment to making the best campuses and maintaining forward momentum,” he said. n Ne wman is direc tor of t h e Pr i n c e t o n In s t i t u t e f o r International and Regional Studies,

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Auditors: GM’s prospects grim DETROIT (MCT) — As previously warned, General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday that its independent auditors have raised doubts about the automaker’s ability to continue its business. The auditors said GM could be forced to file for bankruptcy without additional government help and success in restructuring the company. The automaker faces a March 31 deadline to have negotiated deals to restructure its debt with bondholders and the United Auto Workers. GM will cut 47,000 jobs this year and close 14 plants by 2012. which aims to promote an understanding of global affairs through research and other activities. She also has served in several roles at Harvard and Columbia universities. Newman could not be reached for comment. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Chapel Hill could replace grass ﬁelds with turf By andrew Hartnett staff writer

Chapel Hill officials are considering replacing some grass soccer fields with artificial turf after dealing with the area’s tricky climate and recent droughts. The town is in the planning phase of a project to install a large artificial turf field at Cedar Falls Park for about $800,000. And in response to complaints that grass fields are unusable during droughts, rain and the winter, Chapel Hill officials are considering a large-scale shift to artificial turf fields. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Ward said artificial turf fields are a better alternative to grass. “It would be a matter of starting with one location at a time depending on funding,” Ward said. The town is looking for sponsors for help pay for the artificial turf. Parks and Recreation Director Butch Kisiah said he is not sure when the project will start. It would take three months, from the time landscapers break ground to completion, Kisiah said. But due to the initial installation cost, town officials haven’t yet determined how many fields will undergo the change. Astroturf fields can support a

higher level of activity, require less water for maintenance and can be used year-round. Kisiah said that due to the climate in Chapel Hill, it is very difficult to grow and maintain grass fields. The town currently uses a hybrid Bermuda grass, which goes dormant in the winter. This leaves the fields unusable from the end of November until April 1, Kisiah said. “It’s too warm for a cool season grass, but we still have winters,” Kisiah said. Kisiah said many local soccer associations have been advocating a change to turf because of field closures when the grass is stressed. Orange Water and Se wer Authority Planning Director Ed Holland said during last year’s drought the town had to severely limit watering athletic fields, causing some of them to become unusable. Kisiah said replacing grass with Astroturf would save water and watering costs, although how much will be saved depends on the size and location of the artificial turf fields. By installing artificial turf, the town can address field shortage

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Papers only go so far,” said Matt Waters, a sophomore who knew Carson as a Carolina Kickoff counselor. “What really matters is the friendships and the memories. I think that’s something she did while she was alive, and I think that’s something she continues to do.” At the conclusion of the ceremony, Thorp joined the Clef Hangers in an a cappella rendition of one of Carson’s favorite songs, “Carolina in My Mind.” The event brought Carson, who many said embodied the “Carolina way,” to the minds of some students who never met the former student body president. “She seemed to have touched so many lives in the time that she was here,” said first-year student Emma Pham. “It’s barely a day that you don’t hear her name.”

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Marie Carson Memorial JuniorYear Merit Scholarship. “So often where there is tragedy, bright rays of hope do exist,” said Winston Crisp, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, at the ceremony. He said one of those rays has been Carson’s contagious dedication to others. “Service is important, and a lot of people don’t do it for whatever reason,” said 2008 graduate Kellan White, who worked alongside Carson in student government. “To attach a name to it, to attach a face to it that is so familiar to everyone, I think it’s going to motivate people to be more involved.” Many students said that besides Carson’s emphasis on service, her death changed their perspectives on college life. “Tests and exams only go so far.

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before returning to his alma mater. There he turned a mid-level school into a consistent NCAA Tournament competitor, with several key upsets along the way. That includes, of course, last year’s win against one University of North Carolina. Breschi “can’t wait” for that rematch. “I would expect nothing but just a tremendous battle, and you know they’re going to be favored going in, because they beat our tails last year.” Note the pronoun change. Breschi already has taken ownership of the UNC program, and he’s started by changing its entire underlying philosophy. Practices are earlier. Community service is mandatory. Players are recognized not for scoring the most goals or assists but for acting with the best attitude or most enthusiasm. “Coach is constantly talking to the guys about not what it takes to necessarily win lacrosse games, but how we want to be perceived and how we want to act off the lacrosse field,” says assistant coach Pat Myers, who played for Breschi at OSU and who joined his Tar Heel team this summer. “We want to set the standard at North Carolina for leadership, for class, for respect. And when people think of Carolina lacrosse players, we want them to think of those things.” Breschi, a 1990 UNC alumnus, was hired in July after it was announced that the previous coach of eight years, John Haus, would not return for another season. Haus ran a very different program, and the team was criticized at times for what was seen as an undisciplined atmosphere and a lack of emphasis on academics. Breschi came in with a plan to change all of that. “When we talked with Joe, what was easy to see was that he had a vision for the program,” athletics director Dick Baddour says. “He could articulate the strategies that he would use, whether it be from recruiting to bringing in the alums to interacting with the players. He had a prescription for success, I would say.” First on Breschi’s to-do list? Start forming those relationships, especially with his seniors. Two weeks after he made the move, he was meeting with his players to talk about coming changes. He and his family were hosting dinners

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at his house throughout the fall. All that was part of what Breschi credits as his main philosophy with his programs: creating a family atmosphere on and off the field. “That’s really what we are. It’s what we’re becoming, is a family,” senior captain Bobby McAuley says. “Everyone, you’ve got their back — everyone’s your brother out on the field and off the field. “And that’s new. It hasn’t always been that way. That hasn’t always been our thing.” But it has always been Breschi’s thing, Myers says. “He’s always been a family-type guy, from the first day he recruited me to playing for him to working with him as an assistant,” he says. The new head coach knows a UNC national championship won’t come in his first season — or probably even his second. After all, the program he inherited hasn’t won an ACC matchup since April 10, 2004. That’s first on his plate. “Everyone talks about the ACC,” he says with a shrug. “The program hasn’t won an ACC game in four, five years. But this is a new program.” With a new style of play — “running and gunning.” For months, the Tar Heel team has focused on implementing and improving an entirely new system. Their offense focuses on speed, their defense on special situations — two minutes left, one goal down, extra man opportunity. “Everything’s different,” McAuley says. “We like to dictate the tempo of the game, and I think that we’re going to do that a lot this year.” They’ve started out winning six games by an average of more than nine goals and a No. 3 ranking. And Breschi has his players prepared for almost anything any team can throw against them. And his one goal is to see his seniors leave content with the way their UNC careers unfolded. If that means, for them, winning an ACC game, Breschi will do everything in his power to make it happen, as long as they put in the work, too. “Our focus is on today and tomorrow, and if we continue to get better, then the expectations at the end will take care of themselves,” he says. “Whether we win a national championship or an ACC championship or whatever, I want these seniors to go out of here saying, ‘You know what, I really enjoyed my UNC experience.’” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

Standby line: The standby line will be randomized Sunday to discourage students from coming too early. Students who show up will be given numerical bracelets upon arrival. At 2:30 p.m., a number will be called at random. The standby line will start with that person. A similar process will be employed with Phase 1 tickets, with the number being called at 11 a.m. become larger than life. “People talk about legends, and I think Tyler’s going to have this legend quality about him,” Bobby Frasor said Feb. 27. “These stories are going to build up and build up, and people talk about (his appetite for) sushi now, and in 20 years maybe it’s going to be that Tyler ate a live cow.” Ask Hansbrough what he’s most proud of, and he’ll tell you that it’s not all those points scored or rebounds secured. For him, it’s something that represents the totality of his accomplishments. “I would say having my jersey in the rafters is going to mean the most to me,” he said. “When I was a freshman, I used to go out on the court before practice. While I was shooting, I used to look up at all the great players that have played here and kind of pictured myself one day being up there.” And when that No. 50 jersey hangs, it will be apparent what a championship can do for a legacy. Next to his jersey will be Lenny Rosenbluth’s No. 10, Phil Ford’s No. 12, Michael Jordan’s No. 23, Antwan Jamison’s No. 33 and James Worthy’s No. 52, among others. Rosenbluth, Jordan and Worthy all won titles during their time at Chapel Hill. For some, that’s what first pops into mind when seeing their jerseys. Hansbrough has individual numbers superior to those three, and a national championship could push him to the top of UNC’s alltime pecking order. Fair or not, people measure players in part by their team’s accomplishments. “All the great players are considered at the top on how good their team does, is what I’m trying to get at,” Hansbrough said. “A lot of players are judged on how good their team is.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Students in professor Hugon Karwowski’s physics class showed their wacky senses of humor when naming their “Sooper Dooper Antiterrorist Locks.” Some were quite inventive: the Chuck Norris, the Jack Bauer, the Sooper Nintendo lock. The electronic locks were part of a class project and were on display at “Lockfest 2009” on Thursday afternoon. The students in the class — which studies analog and digital electronics — created the locks by connecting wires to electronic components inside small black boxes, each about 2 inches by 3 inches by 5 inches. Many of them had an internal timer which affected the unlocking process; the user had to get the combination right, and had to get it within the right time period. The students used either buttons or switches to input the correct sequence, which would light a green LED. “Before, it was one of the standard labs,” Karwowski said. “But as it grew more complex, it became its own special project.” The students spent days working on their locks, trying to get the wiring and components just right. “I was in the lab four days straight, eight hours each day” said Will Eldridge, the man behind the Chuck Norris. “I’m pretty bad at soldering.” Kevin Hajek, creator of the Jack Bauer, said he was lucky that his design worked on the first try.

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Junior Stan Gregory shows how to use Die Unzuganglich Schleuse, which is German for “The Impenetrable Lock,” at Lockfest 2009. T h o s e o p e n i n g H a j e k ’s “24”-themed lock had a little extra incentive to get its combination right — entering an incorrect sequence gave the user a mild electric shock. When asked why he named his lock after the character, Hajek simply pointed to his display’s subtitle, which read, “Because nobody f---s with Jack Bauer.” Eldridge had a similar thought behind the name of his Chuck Norris lock. “I needed someone scary, someone who’ ll ward off terrorists, and Chuck Norris gets it done in ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ all the time,” Eldridge said. Karwowski said this Lockfest is different from the previous two. “ The requirements for the design are different every year,”

Karwowski said. “There are many stages, all taking a lot of time and effort,” he said. K a ty Mi l l ay u s e d a n o l d Nintendo Entertainment System controller for her Mario-themed “Sooper Nintendo” lock. “It’s just like the video game,” she said. “You have your fire power; you’re throwing fire and killing the Koopa.” Even though the class is done with the time-intensive project, Karwowski said he isn’t letting up until Spring Break. “Despite rumors, there will be class tomorrow,” he said with a twinkle in his eye. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Web site gathers energy feedback by JAMES WALLACE staff writer

There’s a new way for students and faculty to express their environmental concerns on campus, and the environmental affairs committee of student government has made it accessible with a click. The new link to the campus energy use and environmental concern form on the committee’s Web site allows students and faculty to send their concerns about energy efficiency on campus to student government instantly. Doing this will allow student government to contribute to improving energy efficiency at UNC by taking student concerns to the Sustainability Office. Committee members said they are very aware that energy costs make up a significant chunk of the University’s budget, and with talk of losing classes and faculty next year, they are pleased to be doing their part. “The mission is for students on campus to be the eyes for the Sustainability Office,” environmental affairs committee Co-chairman

Bill Bobbitt said. “We are supposed to be the student representatives, and the Sustainability Office looks to us to fill that purpose.” The online form asks for a few simple details, including a description of the problem, the location, the frequency and time of the occurrence and any suggestions that might be viable options for more complex situations. “There are some systems in place already,” Sustainability Office Director Cindy Shea said. “But if this form makes people any more likely to report, I think that’s definitely positive.” Discussions about the new form surfaced about three weeks ago within the committee, and the idea made it to the student government Web site about a week and a half later. So far, the committee has received only a handful of responses, but members said they hope getting the word out that the site exists will boost these numbers significantly. The most common concern to date has been the unnecessary use

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of the stadium lights at the new Boshamer Stadium, which have often been illuminated when there is no game being played. Committee members said they hope to act as a connection between students and authorities for problems like this. “Our job is to funnel these requests to people who can do something about them,” Bobbitt said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Construction projects on Granville Towers’ exterior have students complaining that the residential community is not “the place to be at UNC.” During talks this summer about selling the complex to the University, administrators identified problems with the buildings’ facades. A Pennsylvania-based company was brought in to repair the masonry, and Granville Towers managers said the repairs should be completed by mid-June. Bob Hetherington, Granville Towers spokesman, said as soon as the need for repair was identified, a solution was put into action. “That’s what responsible people do,” he said in an e-mail. “That’s what we’ve done for 40 years. And we would do so whether there was a pending sale or not.” Students have expressed concern about the project on several grounds, complaining about bothersome construction noise, workers living in the complex and pollution. Although Granville management alerted residents to when construction will happen, many

students said they are experiencing disrupted sleep or study patterns because of the noise. “It feels like the construction is 85 percent of the time outside my window at 8 a.m. every morning,” said sophomore Charlie Hulme, who lives in Granville East. “Granville has given out earplugs, but I would like to sleep without earplugs.” First-year Palmer Swindal, who also lives in the east tower, said the noise associated with construction has been bothersome. “I’m sitting here reading for class and there are people hammering above me,” she said. “There’s a sawing noise going on all day, which really interrupts my daily naps.” Construction crews are scheduled to work seven days a week in order to complete the project on time, according to a letter to Granville residents. At the request of Granville management, the construction crews refrain from noisy work before 8 a.m. Monday through Friday and before 10 a.m. on weekends. Additionally, residents have expressed concern that some workers are living in Granville Towers. “This is a mutually beneficial

“The people at Granville have done a good job letting us know what is happening, but it doesn’t make the drilling any better.” CHARLIE HULME, sophomore

arrangement, which fosters efficiency and helps lower costs,” Hetherington said of the construction workers living in the towers. Residents have also complained that rooms have been coated with dust because of the construction. While residents may be updated regularly on the construction process, many students continue to express frustration. “The people at Granville have done a good job letting us know what is happening, but it doesn’t make the drilling any better,” Hulme said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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With the economy in the dumps and ever-present talk of tuition increases, more UNC students are asking the federal government for financial aid. UNC has seen a 9 percent increase during the last year in FAFSA — Free Application for Federal Student Aid — forms, said Phillip Asbury, deputy director of the UNC Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. But he said he isn’t worried about the office’s ability to handle the extra applications. “It’s still pretty early in the process, but most of this is automated, which helps us accommodate the workload,” he said. The priority deadline for turning in a FAFSA was Sunday. But Asbury said he doesn’t want that to discourage students from turning in late applications for next year, because their applications are still processed and considered for aid. “March 1 was a very real deadline,” he said. “Students should certainly apply, but their options become more limited.” The Office of Scholarships and Student Aid works with the federal government to decide which students should receive financial aid — and not all students qualify, Asbury said. Some people may think they’re

in worse financial situations than they actually are and might apply for financial aid, wrongly assuming that they need it to afford school, he said. “People may feel like they need help, but oftentimes it may not be the case,” he said. “Students will get aid where they are applicable.” Shirley Ort, UNC’s director of financial aid, said she expects an increase of 5 percent or less in students who are eligible for aid. Last year, 60 percent of undergraduate students at UNC received some form of financial aid, but only 33 percent got federal money. Asbury said students’ eligibility for federal money is determined by the FAFSA form. The amount of financial aid the government will offer depends on the applicant’s expected family contribution, which is the amount their

family should be able to pay based on their financial strength and the cost of attendance at their school. Students whose family is deemed able to afford college tuition will not receive any aid. Applicants also must meet a few background requirements to be eligible for federal aid. According to the FAFSA Web site, one must be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, have a valid Social Security Number, be registered with Selective Service, have a high school diploma or GED and be enrolled or accepted as a student at a school that participates in the federal student aid programs. They must not have a conviction for a drug offense that occurred while receiving federal student aid.

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The economy has finally caught up to Chapel Hill home builders. Chapel Hill, known for its high housing prices and consistent appreciation, was one of the last markets to be affected by the current economic troubles. But builders are now coping with sagging demand by building fewer, smaller homes. “We didn’t feel a large effect until fall of last year,” said Andrew Moore, building manager for Pickett Land and Building Company. Since then, building homes in Chapel Hill has “slowed to a real crawl,” Moore said. In addition, the majority of builders in Chapel Hill are performing renovations and upgrades instead of new construction, said Nick Tennyson, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association for Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties. Tennyson said people are less likely to want to buy new houses but will still renovate their homes because they still have the money. Chapel Hill residents see renovation as a safer investment than buying a new house, Moore said. There is also less demand for large renovations. Homeowners are opting for necessary repairs or small changes rather than spending more money on larger renovations or upgrades,

Tennyson said. “People in our industry, I feel, are working on smaller scale jobs, instead of larger scale ‘tear out’ operations,” Tennyson said. Residents are hesitant to spend large amounts of money on housing in the current economy, he said. “Those kinds of things are affected by people’s attitudes, not bank accounts,” Tennyson said. The downturn has particularly hit the housing market above $600,000 in recent months, Moore said. But not everyone in the home construction sector is feeling the pressure from the failing market. Rick Maulucci of Chapel Hill Construction said he took steps months ago to ensure that he would have work this time of year — always a slow part of the year — by offering specials to encourage homeowners to remodel. “People are still putting money into their houses,” said Maulucci. He said the economic slowdown has not hit companies which remodel as hard as builders and subcontractors, who do tasks like painting, siding and carpentry. “We have a hard time trying to keep them busy,” Maulucci said. During the boom years for the housing market in Chapel Hill, builders and contractors expanded the housing market outside of the town primarily, Moore said. But in the coming years, the focus will have to be building back into the town and increasing density, he said.

For many UNC faculty members, participation in a 401(k) retirement plan will now be less expensive. The voluntary plan allows employees to have a percentage of their paycheck invested for their retirement. Before, firms like Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF were the managers of large mutual funds, giving investors little flexibility. Now employees can invest in any of 11 different options sponsored by the N.C. State Department of the Treasurer. Tim Bryan, plan director for N.C. Supplemental Retirement Plans at Prudential Financial Inc., said one of the biggest changes is that now employees can choose whether to continue pre-tax or after-tax savings. He also said the changes are taking place in an attempt to lower costs. “We are lowering the cost of increased investment funds,” Bryan said. Costs will be lowered by eliminating administrative costs associated with having outside vendors and should be able to negotiate lower fees for their investments. “The idea was to make this a better fund option,” said Kitty McCollum, vice president for human resources and University benefits officer. In December of last year, UNCsystem General Administration reduced the number of vendors of the 403(b) retirement plan, an alternative to the 401(k), from

seven to two. But employees who had invested in the plan expressed concern at the lack of options available. The renewed 401(k) plan might benefit members by giving them more accounts to choose from when they invest their funds. McCollum said employees will be able to realize better results from the improved plan. Brian Usischon, senior director for benefits and employee services, agreed. “It should be good for employees in the long run because the funds they’ll be investing will be less expensive,” he said. Perhaps the other most significant change is the nature of the account. “We are moving from a mutual firms platform to institutional sep-

long run because the funds they’ll be investing will be less expensive.”

BRIAN USISCHON, SENIOR DIRECTION FOR BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES

arate accounts,” Bryan said. He said the institutional separate accounts will offer investors an expanded lineup of investment possibilities, increasing employees’ choice in the matter. McCollum explained that this changed the way people, as well as the state, would invest retirement money. “It is now through the state treasurer’s office and administered by Prudential,” she said, adding that the plan would be overseen by the same board as another retirement option, though the plans themselves are still separate. Prudential will be the adminis-

trator of both plans. Both require full-time employment. By renewing its contract with the 401(k) plan, Prudential hopes to service 240,000 North Carolina employees and $5 billion in total combined plan assets, according to a press release. McCollum noted that in the end it would be the choices that the employees make that will have the greatest impact. Their funds will be invested in the N.C. Treasury’s separate accounts unless they elect to do otherwise. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

One year later About 400 gathered in the Pit for the one-year anniversary of Eve Carson’s death. See pg. 1 for story.

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Rock opera tour A UNC alumna is part of the national “Jesus Christ Superstar” tour. See pg. 3 for story.

New leadership Four are finalists to be the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. See pg. 3 for story.

Seeking money More UNC students applied for financial aid this year. See pg. 7 for story.

The No. 2 position Applications to be the next student body vice president are due Saturday. See pg. 3 for story.

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hen I moved to Chapel Hill in 1999, the first question my fifthgrade classroom buddy asked me was, “Do you go for UNC or Duke?” Coming from Canada, I didn’t know anything about the rivalry yet, but a quick look at the Carolina blue sweatshirts dotat-large COLUMNIST ting the classroom gave me the right answer: “UNC?” “Good,” my buddy said with an approving look. “We hate Duke.” From then on, so did I. Hating Duke came easily — the rich and snobby school in Durham was the obvious antithesis to Chapel Hill’s public, inclusive University of the People. Growing up in Chapel Hill, my dislike for Duke has only intensified over the years. After 10 years of living in Blue Heaven, three of them attending our prestigious University, why anyone would ever want to attend Duke’s sorry excuse for an institution of higher learning continues to mystify me. For some odd reason, the prospect of spending four years with the country’s nerdiest, delusional elitists and tenting in the cold for months for a set of tickets to see your team lose not one, not two, even three, but four home games in a row to your biggest rival just doesn’t appeal to me. I’m not the first person to hate Duke, and I sure won’t be the last. From Ian Williams’ 1990 column “Why We Hate Duke” to Peter Rosenberg’s YouTube sensation “This Is Why Duke Sucks,” to the Anti-Duke Manifesto, there’s no shortage of anti-Duke material for Carolina fans to enjoy. There’s no question about it: not only do we hate Duke, we relish hating Duke. In “To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever,” a must-read for any Carolina basketball fan, Will Blythe writes that he is a “sick, sick man,” consumed yet delighted by his hatred of Duke. It’s a feeling many of us can identify with: Who didn’t love seeing J.J. Redick cry on his senior night? But as good as it feels to hate on Duke, we should not let this hate consume us. It’s fun to make fun of Duke, but we should be careful not to take the joke too far. When Charlie Hayes, a 1949 UNC graduate, wrote a letter to the editor expressing concern over blatantly hateful attitudes towards Duke, he became the enemy for saying that hate was wrong. Our hatred for Duke may be strong, but is it above criticism? I sincerely hope not. Hating Duke can be entertaining, but hate is a strong emotion. In the past, the Cameron Crazies have engaged in infamously hateful behavior towards rival schools’ players and teams. I have every confidence that the crowd in the Dean Dome Sunday will do all of us proud while refusing to stoop to Duke’s level. We were smart enough to go to UNC, and we’re smart enough to keep our hate in perspective. So although hating Duke is a part of being a Carolina fan, remember that we’re on the winning team. Cheer hard for the Heels on Sunday, and let’s send the Blue Devils right back to hell—sorry, Durham—where they belong. And in the immortal words of Ian Williams, “God bless them Tar Heel boys!”

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hen it comes to the future of University employees, the administration must be more transparent. Officials have failed to release information about the at least 18 employees who have been laid off so far. University officials refused to say which departments laid off employees or when — or even what their salaries had been. Adding to the culture of uncertainty, when asked about future layoffs, University officials could not comment on how many layoffs will occur in the future or when these layoffs will come. Many employees fall under

the protection of the State Personnel Act, which mandates guidelines for the hiring and firing of all state employees. The act requires the investigation of all other alternatives before making employment cuts. It also requires a 30-day written notice of employment termination. But not all University employees have this protection. Many working for the University could be — and perhaps have been — subject to immediate employment termination without notice. In fac t, officials could neither confirm nor deny whether layoffs of employees

not protected by the State Personnel Act have occurred since July 1, 2008. The University will continue to have difficulty making these estimates until the state has a better picture of how much tax revenue to anticipate. But in a time of financial duress, it is not unreasonable to expect a transparent process. The University community understands the need for layoffs as part of budget cuts. But the University needs to ensure adequate notice is given to its employees. And as this is a public University, the community at large has a right to know what is going on.

TO THE EDITOR: The Carolina Women’s Center would like to thank all of the students who voted in support of the child care services fee increase and to congratulate all the student activists who organized to achieve this successful result. I know the student parents on campus join us in this appreciation. Donna M. Bickford Director Carolina Women’s Center Ashley Fogle Associate Director Carolina Women’s Center

Phrase used in DTH article was offensive to the aged TO THE EDITOR: I fail to see the significance of your reference to the “mainly white-haired residents” who were protesting the increased property valuations (“Residents protest taxes,” March 4). Just what were you trying to insinuate by this? Are people with white hair not supposed to be out protesting? Should they be home in their rocking chairs? I’m curious … And Evan Rose: should you be so fortunate as to live so long, you might find yourself to be one of those “white-hairs” — or even a no-hair! Carolyn Shomaker Federal Documents Coordinator Davis Library

Child care fee increase may become Raynor’s legacy

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hursday a remembrance ceremony in the Pit celebrated the life of former Student Body President Eve Carson and her impact on the UNC community. At that ceremony, a month-long call to service in Carson’s honor was announced.

Carson embodied the “Carolina way” she so often spoke of. In light of her contributions to this community, to keep her memory alive and to help others, participate in service events this month. See sites.google.com/site/uncservicenc for more information on what you can do.

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n letters to the editor and conversations with members of the editorial board, some readers have taken issue with The Daily Tar Heel’s policy of not signing editorials. The practice is pretty common industry-wide. It’s not that we’re trying hide behind a mask of anonymity by omitting names from editorials. We don’t sign them because they are attributed to all of us, and our names run at the top of this page every day. We’d like to use this space to explain in more detail how we operate. Board members meet three times a week to discuss editorials. Prior to meeting, each member of the 11-person board

sends out an e-mail with at least three ideas. After Opinion Editor Harrison Jobe compiles and prioritizes this list, we discuss our opinions. We also hammer out an angle, usually mentioning specific points to hit on — all before assigning one member to write it up. Sometimes the writer sends a draft over our listserv to ensure it encompasses all the points we discussed in our meeting, and other members offer feedback that oftentimes gets incorporated into the final version. Our debates, both by e-mail and in the meetings, sometimes get quite heated. But even if they disagree with the majority of the board

on any given issue, all members stand behind each editorial. Each person takes ownership of the opinion and the process through which it was derived. We’re not tr ying to be opaque. But signing editorials would not increase transparency, because it would not reflect the editorial-writing process. Editorials are not the product of the individual who wrote them. They are a group effort. Hopefully, this explains the process better. Signed, Abbey Caldwell, James Ding, Meredith Engelen, Patrick Fleming, Nate Haines, Harrison Jobe, Pete Miller, Allison Nichols, Cameron Parker, Andrew Stiles and Christian Yoder.

TO THE EDITOR: The results are in: We are fathers! With the student fee increase of more than $10 to fund child care, we are all now, for lack of a better term, the “baby daddies” of dozens of new children. A few weeks ago, I didn’t even know we funded 10. It is a shame to see responsibility and common sense ignored in what we boast as an “intellectual atmosphere” at Carolina. Instead of examining this fee referendum for what it truly was — requiring the majority to pay a fee not even accessible to them — we were force-fed arguments of the morality of helping children (not the true issue at hand), the quality of our education (slippery-slope) and the “measly” value of the increase (where do you draw the line?). But this was only diverting away from the real issue at hand. It simply comes down to this: especially in hard economic times, people need to make the choice between a child and furthering their education. If you can’t financially have both at the same time, don’t force the other on us. That’s reckless and irresponsible, and now the majority has to pay for it. T his fee increase could very well define Student Body President J.J. Raynor’s legacy at UNC. Because of her signaturegathering efforts, the referendum was placed on the ballot and approved, thus leading to one of the most hideous student fee increases in school history. Michael Smith Sophomore Journalism

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Kvetching board kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain Hey UNC student parents: Now that I have to pay for your child care, when are you going to start paying for my birth control? To the girl in the Davis computer lab who just doused her station in Lysol: I realize we all have the sniffles, but really? North Carolina weather: I know it’s not you’re fault. This time of the year is rough. But I’m just not sure how much longer I can put up with your mood swings. To the girl who picks on the kvetching board: I speak fluent Yiddish and kvetch is not pronounced like knife. Touché! To the so-called experts on the Yiddish word “kvetch”: The “k” is not silent, but maybe you should be. Dear suitemate: the next time you and your fat boyfriend decide to lock the door and hog the shower for 30 minutes in the morning, I will hit you with a brick. To UNC undergraduate student body: Thank you for making the UL more of what I like to refer to as the Undergraduate Zoo or Undergraduate Circus. Rihanna: How am I going to explain to my baby sister that it is not OK to be with a guy who hits her when her favorite singer is? To the person sitting on the other side of the study carrel: I WILL NOT PLAY FOOTSIE WITH YOU. Roommate: Aren’t you a little too old to be raising a Tamagotchi? Admirers of our snow-woman in the quad on Monday: You’re welcome! UNC: Please stop trying to be tough and just cancel classes on a snow day. Seriously. Stop it. Just to let “y’all” know, schools above the Mason-Dixon Line have been keeping their libraries open all night long before, during, and after real snowfalls for years, and no bad has come from doing so. You drank how much this weekend?! OMG! That is, like, totally more than enough to get you wasted! For the love of God, could we please have some guys at UNC who are not gay or frat boys? Dear UNC: You should be ashamed. In the middle of this economic crisis you cancel Ruckus and fire employees, yet I keep seeing new large-screen TVs pop up in useless places! Can we stop arguing about the legitimacy of playing Oregon Trail in class and please tell me where I can get the game? I wanna play! To my English teacher: Sorry I laughed when I saw the tiny size of your … office. Send your one-to-two sentence entries to dthedit@gmail.com, subject line ‘kvetch.’

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