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VOLUME 117, ISSUE 18
wednesday, march 25, 2009
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‘RESEARCH NEVER ENDS’ Student affairs leader leaving
sports | page 11 PREPPING FOR ‘ZAGA UNC last played Gonzaga more than two years ago, and many of the principal players who will suit up on Friday had big roles in the 2006 game.
Vice chancellor to exit May 2010 By Andrew Dunn University Editor
university | page 4 CABINET PICKS All five members of Student Body President-elect Jasmin Jones’ Cabinet are finalized.
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Philip Singer, a professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, directs UNC-Chapel Hill’s Drinking Water Research Center. For more than 30 years, Singer’s work has focused on improving drinking water quality by finding ways to reduce cancerous disinfection by-products.
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Public health professor’s research focuses on improving drinking water
CUAB PUPPET SHOW
By dean drescher
Steps in the water treatment process
Next time you take a sip from the Old Well, thank Philip Singer. Singer, who directs UNC’s Drinking Water Research Center and is also a professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been working for 35 years to improve drinking water quality in Chapel Hill and across the nation. S i n ge r ’s drinking water work DTH sustainability covers lots of series: part 2 of 6. areas. But preSee past stories at dominantly, dailytarheel.com. he focuses on minimizing exposure to substances called disinfection by-products. Here’s why: In 1974 it was observed that chlorine, which is used by utility companies to disinfect water, reacts with naturally occurring organic matter like algae and twigs to form a number of disinfection by-products — or compounds resulting from this reaction. Scientists found these by-products, also known as DBPs, to be cancerous. Since then, more DBPs continue to be discovered. For the past 35 years, they have been the most pervasive issue in the field of drinking water research. Regulations from local agencies, as well as federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, have been in place since 1979 to help lower DBP concentrations to keep consumers safe. Various methods of DBP reduction are done in different parts of
This chart illustrates the five stages in the water treatment process. Philip Singer’s research helps determine the importance of the coagulation stage in eliminating DBPs and highlights the potentially harmful effects of the disinfection stage.
Students made puppet animals, mythical creatures and celebrities to perform plays with them in front of a video camera.
city | page 3 NO FURTHER CHANGES Orange County commissioners decided Tuesday to keep the latest property revaluations.
online | dailytarheel.com VIDEO: QUAD PUPPETS Students created paper puppets and put on a show.
PRICE OF PARKING
Proposal would raise the price of parking on campus.
this day in history MARCH 25, 1961 … The student legislature passes a $142,000 budget for student organizations, the highest to date.
Today’s Call to Service Random Act of Kindness: Compliment somebody you have never met or rarely speak to. Volunteer with the aging population: Participate with Carolina Meadows in various activities from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today. If interested, contact Elaina Giolando at giolando@ email.unc.edu.
Today’s weather Rainy H 52, L 50
Thursday’s weather Rainy H 67, L 53
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Coagulation Aluminum sulfate and other chemicals are placed in the water. These form tiny particles that attract dirt called floc. Groundwater is located underground and requires less treatment than lake, river and stream water.
Storage Water is moved to community through pipes.
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Sedimentation Floc becomes heavy with the accumulation of dirt. It sinks to the bottom, allowing cleared water to be filtered.
Disinfection A small amount of chlorine or other disinfection is poured in water to kill any remaining bacteria or microoganism. Filtration Water is filtered through a layer of sand, gravel and charcoal to remove the smallest particles.
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the country, but Singer says the South is particularly problematic. Chlorine reacts with natural materials, and since the South is abundant in materials like these, the water is too. This causes the water, as soon as it goes through treatment and receives chlorine to aid in disinfection, to contain DBPs and endanger consumers. “It’s an interesting balance, because on the one hand you have to disinfect the water, but on the other hand you get disinfection byproducts after cleaning the water that could be harmful,” Singer said. “It’s a trade-off and a risk.” Singer’s research, which has been going on since the DBP discovery in 1974 and has received about $11.5 million in funding, eases this risk. There are five broad stages
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that water treatment plants use to purify water. In the first stage, called coagulation, dirt and other particles suspended in the water are removed. Singer’s research confirms that coagulation effectively reduces DBP precursors, like the natural materials. One of the main focuses of Singer’s coagulation research, which began in 1976, is the enhancement of the coagulation process to remove DBP precursors altogether. Thanks to Singer’s research, the EPA has identified coagulation as one of the best available technologies for controlling DBPs and a necessary safeguard for clean drinking water. “Because we know that coagulation can lead to the removal of sub-
stantial amounts of these precursors, the big advantage is that now most utility companies apply chlorine after sedimentation and coagulation,” Singer said. “And because there’s less organic material in the water, less DBPs are formed.” This means that because coagulation helps rid our water of natural materials before the chlorine is applied to disinfect it, the chance of disinfection by-products entering our water is significantly reduced. Singer says that coagulation’s best feature is that it is relatively inexpensive — a necessary attribute in a country where water is significantly underpriced. “If anybody sits down and looks at their utility bills, they’ll find that
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Margare t Jablonski, vice chancellor for student affairs, announced Tuesday that she will be stepping down from her position at some point next year to “make a change professionally.” She hasn’t decided what she’ll do next, but said she’s considered options ranging from a sabbatical in Ireland to a job in student affairs at another university. “It seems like the right time,” Jablonski said. “It was starting to feel like I needed to make a change.” She said she’s been thinking about the move for a while, but she wanted to make a public announcement before seeking a new job. As vice chancellor, Jablonski is in charge of departments Margaret A. relating to stuJablonski dent life, such as the Department of Housing and Residential Education and Campus Recreation. She also has taught first-year seminar classes in public policy. She said she doesn’t know exactly when she will be leaving, but it will be before the close of the 2009-10 school year. She said she wants to allow the University to hold a replacement search process and ensure a smooth transition. Jablonski was hired in 2004 after a 15-month national search. Her most recent annual salary was $236,000. Before coming to UNC, Jablonski served in a similar position at Brown University for three years, and for four years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She said her decision wasn’t affected by a new chancellor’s installation or the administrative review she received this year. During her tenure, Jablonski’s department made several controversial decisions, including to suspend the rugby team in 2007 and to reduce the Sigma Chi fraternity’s three-year suspension for hazing to probation in 2006. But she said one of the things she’s most proud of from her time at UNC has been bringing the Student and Academic Services Building on South Campus to fruition in August 2007. “I’m sad that she’s going,” Student Body President J.J. Raynor said, adding that she hopes Jablonski’s successor will advocate for students. “But if that’s what she’s decided to do, then I’m happy for her.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Bill may merge local public schools UNC expects record year for outside funding of research
Proposal aims to lower state costs
Stimulus money might contribute
By Lisa andrukonis Staff Writer
A bill merging public school systems in North Carolina counties could be taken more seriously this year due to a budget crunch. The idea, which has failed in the past, could save the state $11 to 12 million by funding only one school system in each county. Orange County and 10 others that operate two systems will lose state funding if the bill passes. Officials from both Orange County Schools and Chapel HillCarrboro Schools say a merger would burden the county. The school systems will lose a combined $750,000 in state funding if the bill passes, said Stephanie Knott, spokeswoman
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Natasha Ritsema talks Tuesday to her fourth grade class at Glenwood Elementary. A proposed bill would merge the county’s two districts.
for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. “It’s $11 million the state Orange County government doesn’t need to spend,” said N.C. would also have to choose between Sen. Majority Leader Tony Rand, funding one school administration itself or merging the two. See Schools, Page 9
This year’s funding is expected to bring in more than last year’s total of $678 million, the previous high. UNC already has seen an 11.6 percent increase compared to this By Alice Miller Staff Writer time last year, said Tony Waldrop, In the midst of budget cuts vice chancellor for research and and a poor economy, one area of economic development. That amounts to about $60 million University revenue is on the rise. Administrators expect this year more. to be a record-setting one for the amount of outside research fund- Stimulating research ing the University receives. One factor playing in this year’s “It is a time when many people were expecting a leveling-off or a expected increase is the hope of decrease, but we made an increase money from the federal governeven when the chances of that were ment’s stimulus package. “We hope to get additional not likely,” said Provost Bernadette money over a two-year period, Gray-Little. Outside research funding is which will add to what is already composed of grants and contracts a banner year,” Waldrop said. While the exact amount expectawarded to the University by the government and private groups. ed to be received from the package Faculty researchers compete nationally for the money. See research, Page 9
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Police log n A homeless man was arrested
while breaking into a Chapel Hill apartment Monday, according to police reports. Nathaniel Irving Corwin, 19, used his hands and feet to make his way into the apartment on Umstead Drive, reports state. Corwin, who lists his address as the streets of Chapel Hill, was released on a written promise to appear in court on March 25, reports state. n Police received reports of van-
dalism at a Chapel Hill community park Monday, according to police reports. The vandals did $500 in damages to public structures on Collums Road, reports state. n Someone keeps coming to a
Burger King parking lot on South Elliott Road and spending hours there, according to Chapel Hill police reports. n A Chapel Hill man was
arrested for selling puppies on the sidewalk without a permit Monday, according to police reports. Dmar Donell Alston, 18, who was selling the dogs on Franklin
Street, was also charged with resisting arrest, reports state. Alston, of Gemena Road, was released on a written promise and is expected in court April 28. Alston was issued a citation March 17 for refusing to leave Caribou Coffee. n Carrboro police arrested a
man Monday for driving while intoxicated and possessing a fake ID, according to police reports. Manuel De Jesus Salvatierra, 36, blew a 0.21 when police pulled him over on West Main Street for driving a green Kia without headlights and swerving out of lane, reports state. He gave police a false name and date of birth, reports state. When police found Guatemalan identification in his wallet that “looked fake,” he admitted that he had used a fake name, reports state. Salvatierra was the name on the identification, which Salvatierra said contained correct information, though the card itself was fake, reports state. He was held at the Orange County jail in lieu of $500 bail, reports state.
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DaiLY DOSe Teen paints on prom question thickly
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or high school seniors everywhere, there are few more vexing problems than finding a date to the senior prom. For one South Carolina teenager, his efforts in securing a date became a police and environmental issue when he vandalized a beach near the home of the girl he was attempting to ask to the prom. The boy, 18, of Hilton Head, S.C., spray painted the word “prom” on the sandy ocean beach by his prospective date’s home Sunday. A neighbor called the police, and the boy was forced to clean up the area he vandalized. His date-finding methods also attracted local environmental officials, because the paint he used may not have been environmentally safe. The girl in question has not yet reported her response. NOTED. Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., are looking for a woman who used a fake ID to get breast implants and liposuction, then left town. Police say the 30-year-old woman in September of last year opened a credit line in someone else’s name. Then she had $12,000 worth of plastic surgery procedures done.
QUOTED. “She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb — Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum! She breathes! She burns! She’ll come! Maryland! My Maryland!” — These are the ending lyrics of Maryland’s official state song, written in 1861 with Civil War references and sung to the tune of “O, Tannenbaum.” Lawmakers are pushing to change the lyrics to something less war-like.
COMMUNITY CALENDAr
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Pride and Prejudice: Interested in what’s going on behind the scenes of the newest Playmaker’s production? Bring your lunch and join the director in an exploration of how the play comes to life. Admission is free. Time: Noon Location: Paul Green Theatre Children in WWII: Many people would be interested in a class about children’s experiences during World War II. Why is this true? Lecturer Madeline Levine will delve into this topic. Registration is required: $15 for general public and $5 for General Alumni Association members. Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Alumni Center
IDOL WATCH PARTY & PENNY DRAFT NIGHT 919.929.0101 • 159 1/2 E. Franklin Street • zspotlight.com/players
Wine 101: Wine manager Virgile Rousseau will offer a lesson on the basics of wine, from wine tasting and aromas to labels and buying strategies. The class costs $30 per person. Time: 6 p.m. Location: A Southern Season, University Mall Drafting issues: Sonny Vaccaro, former Nike executive and sports
marketing guru, will be speaking out against the NCAA and the NBA on the subject of drafting high school students. Admission is free. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Stone Center Auditorium Aesthetics: Robert Vance, a former UNC philosophy professor, will discuss the aesthetic experience and its relationship with art and perceived beauty. $50 registration is required. Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Friday Center New age myth: French-Canadian Marie Chouinard will perform her choreographed interpretation of the Greek myth Opheus et Eurydice. Tickets range from $20 to 40 and are $10 for students. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Memorial Hall
Location: The ArtsCenter Outsider art: Emory professor Michael Moon will speak on “Weird Flesh and Drives: Henry Darger and the Pulps.” Darger was a reclusive artist and writer best known for his examples of outsider art. Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Hyde Hall Incubator (Second Floor) Trans feminism: Julia Serano, a writer, artist and activist, will be discussing trans feminism and its many aspects. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Stone Center
Thursday
Local band: The Love Language, a Raleigh based Indie-pop band, will be performing. Admission is free and the group’s new CD will be available for purchase. Time: 8 p.m. Location: Gerrard Hall
Big band: ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s music will make its comeback with Tommy Dorsey’s Big Band. This show, an offshoot of Readers Theatre, will bring back old times and make new memories. Tickets are $5. Time: 1:30 p.m.
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Student Congress kills bill about conflict of interest Student Congress voted down the controversial conflict-ofinterest clause at Tuesday’s full body meeting, saying next year’s Congress will do more research on the issue and reconsider it. The bill would reinsert wording into the Student Code preventing high-ranking executive and judicial branch officials from seeking the student body presidency without first resigning their current positions. It has been the cause of debate between the legislative and executive branch in the past weeks. Student Body President J.J. Raynor vetoed a much larger bill from Congress — primarily focused on student election rules — that removed the conflict-of-interest policy, saying it was vital. Congress overrode her veto, but introduced this bill to replace the clause. The conflict-of-interest bill faced more debate at Tuesday’s meeting before members unanimously failed it. Congress members came to the conclusion that there were still problems with the bill. After failing the conflict-ofinterest bill, Congress members proceeded to pass a bill that will reduce the number of committee appointments made by the student body president.
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Dean candidate talks support County By katy Charles Staff Writer
Paul Armstrong, one of the four finalists for the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was asked to talk about the three critical characteristics of an arts and sciences college at a forum Tuesday. “I’m gonna cheat and offer four,” Armstrong said. “The four basic things I think a dean should keep his eye on are providing an excellent environment for faculty, for graduates and for undergraduates,” he said, adding that the fourth would be a highly motivated and supported staff. Armstrong, who has spent 25 years working in public universities, said he understands the value of a liberal arts education. “There should never be a shortage of excellent ideas,” he said. “It’s important to keep asking how to maintain that possibility of possibility.” At Brown University, where
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Remaining dean candidate forum Katherine Newman Friday from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. — Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library Armstrong was Dean of the College from 2001 to 2006, he focused on expanding undergraduate research to feed into the graduate program. “This is an environment where you can learn by discovery, by research,” he said of the undergraduate research and first-year seminar programs at Brown. But strenuous financial times can make program expansion difficult, and Armstrong cited the economic crisis as one of his biggest career challenges.
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Hopes to help by dropping tax rate By Evan Rose
Assistant City Editor
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Paul Armstrong, one of four candidates to be the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, presents his goals for the school Tuesday.
Avant-garde performer to recreate classic mythology French-Canadian performance artist and choreographer Marie Chouinard will bring an avant-garde interpretation of the classic Greek myth “Orpheus and Eurydice” to Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. today. Student tickets are $10. Visit the Memorial Hall box office for tickets or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for more information.
CITY BRIEFS
Police seeking information about two armed robberies Chapel Hill police are looking for help identifying the man who attempted to rob two students at gunpoint in the parking lot of Granville Towers early Sunday morning. The suspect, armed with a black handgun, approached the students’ vehicle while they were inside and knocked on the window, according to a police department press release. The students drove away immediately and last saw the suspect, a six-foot-tall white man or lightly skinned black man, running down Rosemary Street. He was wearing a black leather jacket and blue bandana on his face. Officers are also looking for the man who robbed a Chapel Hill resident of cash and jewelry Saturday at her home. The suspect knocked on the resident’s door with a black and white checkered bandana over his face while displaying a handgun, according to a police department press release. The victim described the suspect to police as a lightly skinned black male between 6-foot-2 and 6-foot4 with lightly colored eyes. Anyone with information should call the police at 968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 942-7515.
Sports BRIEFS
Send off the men’s hoops team as it heads to Memphis UNC Athletics invites North Carolina fans to attend the men’s basketball team’s send-off today at the Smith Center as the Tar Heels prepare to head to Memphis, Tenn., for the regional tournament. The bus is scheduled to leave at approximately 7 p.m., so the department suggests arriving at 6:45 p.m. Parking is available after 5 p.m. in any of the lots near the Smith Center. The athletic department asks fans to remember that the players will not have time to sign autographs as they leave the Smith Center.
UNC gymnastics team earns spot in NCAA Regionals North Carolina has earned a spot in the 2009 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships Southeast Region, the NCAA announced Monday. The Tar Heels will compete April 4 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. It is UNC’s eighth straight bid to the regional competitions. The other five teams competing in the region are Georgia, Penn State, Nebraska, West Virginia and N.C. State. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. —From staff and wire reports.
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Gabriella Miyares, a member of the Carolina Union Activities Board’s campus voice committee, organized a puppet-making project and show Tuesday afternoon in Polk Place. CUAB provided paper bags, googly eyes, markers, paper and other art supplies to participants.
HOMEMADE PUPPETS
CUAB hosts event with paper-bag playacting by jenn kim Staff Writer
M o n k e y s , m e r m a i d s a n d Ty l e r Hansbrough were featured in plays Tuesday on Polk Place. In an event hosted by the Carolina Union Activities Board, students made puppet likenesses of animals, mythical creatures and celebrities to perform plays with them in front of a video camera. The performances of the day included several creative acts, such as a love story between a lamp and an ice-cream cone and a romance between pop singer Lady GaGa and a sheriff. CUAB hosted “Puppets in Polk Place” to provide students an opportunity to take a break from their day and have a good time, said Gabriella Miyares, campus voices chairwoman of CUAB. The idea for an afternoon of puppet-
making and plays was derived from CUAB’s research of odd holidays. “My committee was discussing ways to commemorate unusual holidays and we found a day in February called ‘Tell a Fairy Tale Day,’” Miyares said. CUAB was unable to host the event in February, but decided to have a puppet show at a later date. Miyares said she was pleased with the smaller, yet cozy turnout. “It’s been pretty small, but I think that everyone who’s come has had a really good time,” she said. Elena Fenu, a first-year, said she was not originally planning on attending the event until she passed by it. “I like it because you get to make stuff with your hands and act silly,” she said. Fenu’s puppets included Elvis, an “emo
kid” and Rameses. Although the puppet program provided much amusement, it did so at a lower price than a typical CUAB event due to its use of recycled material for puppet supplies. “Most of the things that we used were actually recycled from other programs,” Miyares said. “Not counting the flyers we put out, it cost $10.” Supplies for the puppets consisted of paper lunch bags, markers, glitter, googly eyes, pompoms, construction paper and scissors. Miyares said CUAB is discussing turning the puppet footage into a film, but she said she was glad people had fun. “I hope people get a warm feeling and can interact with each other in a creative way,” she said. “That’s the idea — to help people realize that they can take a little time out and indulge their creativity.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Orange County commissioners decided Tuesday not to throw out the latest property revaluations. Instead, they chose to counter recent protests about the prospect of higher taxes by looking at ways the county can lower the tax rate and spend less. “I think that setting the tax rate’s the important thing,” Commissioner Alice Gordon said. “I’m still sitting here thinking about what we can really do, because this is a massive problem.” Residents have been asking commissioners to redo revaluations, which they say do not reflect market values, at protests and county meetings for weeks. Although Orange County revalues property every four years, it is only required by the state to do it every eight. While many residents are wary of the higher tax bills, the county is also grappling with a more than $8 million budget shortfall as local and state revenue streams slow down. For now, commissioners are shooting for a “revenue neutral” rate, which will generate the same amount of revenue the county collected last year, about $127 million. But adopting that rate would still mean more taxes for many residents. Because the value of other taxed possessions, like cars and mobile homes, went down, more of the $127 million will come from taxes on land. Residents whose property increased in value by about 24 percent — the average jump since the last revaluation in 2005 — would see about 6.8 percent higher tax bills. For the owner of a home newly valued at $200,000, the new tax bill would be about $111 more each year. Just less than half of county residents would see even bigger jumps. While commissioners said they were sensitive to residents’ pleas for less taxes in a trying economy, tinkering with the revenue neutral tax rate could have serious effects on the county budget. Dropping the property tax rate five cents below the revenue neutral rate would cause the budget shortfall to almost double. That means about $200 less spent on each student in county schools and much heftier cuts for county departments, most of which are already facing more than 10 percent reductions in funds. But that’s a route some commissioners are interested in pursuing. “In a situation where the people who are paying the bill have less money, we need to work real hard to spend less money,” Commissioner Steve Yuhasz said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
Program saves energy, money Gov. seeks tuition waiver By tarini parti Staff Writer
Anne Meadors wanted desperately to improve her living space. She was living in a mobile home with no insulation, bad flooring, leaky pipes and no employed family members. Meadors, who lives in Chatham county, applied for the Weatherization Assistance Program. The initiative works to reduce the burden of energy prices on low-income families by improving the infrastructure of their homes. Earlier this month, the ObamaBiden administration announced that North Carolina will receive $131,954,536 for the program. The program makes homes more energy efficient and teaches residents techniques for energy conservation. Workers from the program put insulation at the top of the house, fixed pipes under the floors, put in a fire alarm and carbon monoxide sensor and also installed energysaving lightbulbs. “They’ve done a wonderful job,” she said. “We are on a fixed income, and it helped us tremendously.” Douglas Dixon, weatherization director for Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action Inc., said the company is planning to weatherize 58 houses in Orange and Chatham counties by the end of June.
Weatherizing saves money and energy
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Making a few improvements in a house can save between 20 and 32 percent of its energy use and save a family between $350 and $400 per year.
By Daniel Thornton
Insulation Make sure there is enough insulation in the walls, foundation and roof.
Blower doors Use blower doors, which measure airflow leakage in a house.
Windows Install windows with the Energy Star label.
Heating and Cooling Replace old units with modern, high-efficiency units.
Water Heaters Add insulation to the water tank and pipes, and change to low-flow showerheads.
Lighting and Appliances Use lighting and appliances with the Energy Star label. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
This is a decision that UNC Center for Urban and Regional Studies senior research associate Spencer Cowan said is “a fabulous investment for the state.” Weatherization is a cost-effective program, Cowan said, because improvements are made only to parts of the house that will save the family more money than they will cost. Weatherization can save between 20 percent and 32 percent of a house’s energy use, Cowan said. On average, homeowners can save $350 to $400 per year by making their houses more energy
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efficient. The money that would have been spent on energy bills could instead stimulate the local economy. “If you save that money, you spend it in the community,” Cowan said. The stimulus package increased weatherization funding to $6.2 billion this year, up from $440 million last year, Cowan said. This could also create jobs for people in North Carolina at a time when unemployment rates are close to 10 percent.
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Students who have already graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Math will continue to benefit from free tuition even if a state budget proposal passes. A line in Gov. Bev Perdue’s recently announced 2009-10 budget recommends phasing out tuition grants given to graduates from NCSSM who attend UNC system schools. The repeal would allow those already enrolled in the UNC system to maintain their free tuition but would eliminate funding for the program by 2012-13, the year after current first-year students graduate. Since the N.C. General Assembly first passed the policy in 2003, it has caused debate, and now the governor’s office is pressing the issue. The most recent attempt to repeal the tuition waiver came in 2007 with a bill that passed the House but died in the Senate. “We believe that financial aid … should either be based on financial need or, if based on merit, should be available to all North Carolina residents on a basis that does not discriminate against the graduates of the other 379 high schools in North Carolina,” said Rep. Paul Stam, a primary sponsor of the 2007 bill, in a letter at the time.
Now it is one of many recommendations in Gov. Perdue’s budget, but if the tuition grant is repealed it could affect the number of applicants to the NCSSM, who apply during their sophomore year of high school. “Since the inception of tuition grants in 2003, we saw a sharp increase in number of both applicants and graduates staying in state,” said Lauren Everhart, director of communications at NCSSM. She said 80 percent of NCSSM graduates have stayed in-state for college since the grant policy went into effect, up from 55 percent before the policy was enacted. “We do believe that the loss of this tuition grant would be a loss for North Carolina,” she said. UNC professor Paul Jones, whose son is applying to NCSSM, said the state needs to retain its cream-of-the-crop students. “They are an asset to the state. It would be silly not to incentivize them to stay,” he said, noting they will be “paying back the state with their energy and creativity.” His son, Tucker Jones, 16, said the tuition grant is an incentive. “If my choice is between going to the American University in D.C. and spending the next 10 years of
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More excellent ideas exist than funds to implement them, he said. “Cuts, where they are necessary, should be very carefully managed,” he said. “The challenges I have faced are analogous to the challenges faced at Carolina: how to make sure good things can happen in a time of fiscal stringency. It’s not easy to do, but it’s important to do.” Armstrong said he would bring a different perspective and come asking even the most naive questions to gain staff confidence and support. “The hieroglyphic for a leader is an ear,” he said. “I would start listening even before I came.” Armstrong said he would want to meet with students and involve them in deliberations to ensure transparency and accountability. Armstrong’s words and experience resonated with sophomore Clay Vickers, who attended the forum. “I was really impressed by his curriculum vitae,” he said. “I thought his emphasis on the synergy between teachers and research and his eagerness to meet with students were really important.” Armstrong also served as dean of arts and sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and as an associate dean at the University of Oregon. He seemed excited about the possibility of returning to a dean’s office after leaving as Brown University’s Dean of the College in 2006. He is currently teaching English there. “I’m missing it. I really do enjoy the administration work I’ve done,” he said. “I’m poised to start a new chapter. UNC is a wonderful university with really exciting students, faculty and staff that have the right values.”
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tudent Congress approved three high-ranking Job description members of Student Body President-elect Jasmin Assists the president in carrying out her platform. Jones’ administration Tuesday. Congress gave no Oversees all executive appointments. objections, only remarks of how well qualified each Heads the student advisory committee to the appointee was. Jones’ chief of staff and senior adviser did not chancellor, which meets with the chancellor monthly. have to go before Congress, but will complete Jones’ senior Bevevino said he wants appointed individuals to be representative of UNC. He said this would allow student administration. These positions will help oversee Jones’ government and the chancellor to have better understandadministration and the completion of her platform. All of the ing of student opinion. He also said he hopes to include the appointments in appointed officers have student government experience. more student government activity.
Jennings Carpenter, Student Body Treasurer Job description Heads the student fee audit committee and serves on the student fee advisory subcommittee. Serves as an adviser to Student Congress and an exofficio member of its finance committee. Oversees all funding allocations to student organizations and the executive branch. Carpenter said he plans to see that treasurers of student organizations keep budgets up-to-date and make sure that Congress has a current figure of how much money can be appropriated to the organizations.
Campus Activities Member of the Honor Court; fundraising chairman of Camp Kesem; financial board member, student advisory committee member and alumni coordinator for Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Monica Matta, Chief of Staff
Campus Activities Co-chairman of student government’s academic affairs committee, undergraduate representative for the educational policy committee and vice president for policy research for the Roosevelt Institution
Jonathan Tugman, Student Body Secretary Job description Keeps official records of the executive branch, which are mandated by the Student Code. Maintain the Student Code and update all changes made by Student Congress. Tugman said he is passionate about going beyond the Student Code’s prescribed definition of the secretary and reaching into other areas. He said met with the current secretary to see how the job can be expanded. “I’ll take care of the Student Code and Web site,” he said, but added, “I plan to be a big part in helping Jasmin complete her platform.”
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Campus Activities Co-chairwoman of the minority affairs committee of student government, member of Carolina United, the Campus Y, the Multicultural Council and the Order of the Bell Tower.
Student Body President J.J. Raynor executive assistant, adviser for Michael Betts’ student body president campaign, former DTH associate opinion editor
Elinor Benami, Senior Adviser Job description Leads major platform initiatives. Serves at the pleasure of the student body president, assisting when necessary. Benami, who has been heavily involved in student government, said she plans to serve as a mentor for the executive branch team. She said she wants to aid for students in making an impact at UNC. Benami also said she plans to lead independent projects, as well as serve a leadership role on several of Jones’ major platform planks.
Campus Activities Co-chairwoman of environmental affairs committee and renewable energy special projects committee, co-coordinator for Carolina United, member of the N.C. Fellows program, student intern at Battle Park, admissions ambassador, Eve Marie Carson Memorial Junior-Year Scholarship recipient.
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who proposed the bill. “The state doesn’t have enough money to do what we need to do anyway.” The bill is scheduled for discussion in an education committee today and could be referred to a senate budget committee. N.C. Sen. Joe Sam Queen, vicechairman of the committee where the bill currently sits, said a similar bill came up last session but didn’t have enough support. “Whether that’s changed because of economic circumstances this time is yet to be seen,” Queen said. Merging the systems in Orange County could affect bus systems, student life and taxes, said Stephen Halkiotis, chairman of the Orange County Board of Education. Residents in the two districts have different tax rates, which would have to be equalized, County Commissioner Barry Jacobs said.
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water is less than cable, telephone, Internet. And water is an essential part of life,” said Singer. Singer hopes to create more effective processes for removing organic material from water. He is now studying an in-depth process called “anion exchange,” another way to remove organic material. Anion exchange would prevent the organic material from
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is difficult to predict, Waldrop said estimates range from $50 million to $100 million. Money from the stimulus package could be funneled to UNC through a number of programs, including grants in specific areas of study, additional money for existing programs and money for buying equipment and renovating science buildings.
Millions to billions This year’s increase is part of a 10-year trend, Gray-Little said, with the current amount of outside research money being almost double what it was in 1999. The University’s leadership has played an important part in the research focus. In h i s 2 0 0 6 s t at e o f t h e
Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents pay a district tax for special programs in their system, like those supporting autistic students and students learning English. The bill has many opponents. “They’re just cutting 11 administration packages out. Bang. And they’re making local government pick it up,” Queen said. “I don’t think that’s good government.” The Chapel Hill-Carrboro district has joined a group of other city systems to address the bill. “It wouldn’t be a matter of changing the bill, it would be a matter of defeating the bill,” Knott said. Rand said counties that want to keep a second system should be the ones to fund its administration. “Charlotte only has one, Raleigh has one, Fayetteville has one,” he said. “You tell me. Why should we fund two in the smaller counties if larger counties only have one?” In 2003, Orange County com-
missioners considered merging the systems but did not. Officials were told a 25 percent increase in property tax rates in the current Orange County School district might be needed to equalize funding with city schools. Jacobs said merging the school systems would be so expensive that the county would probably try to come up with funds to maintain both schools on its own if the bill passes. Nearby Durham county merged its two school systems in 1992. “It was the most difficult issue that I have dealt with in my 20 years on the Durham Board of County Commissioners,” Ellen Reckhow, vice chairwoman of the board, wrote in an e-mail. Reckhow said resistance to change, parent concerns and politics of merging school boards were obstacles to the merge. But she said the county now only pays for one administration and
coming into contact with chlorine, thus eliminating DBPs. Anion exchange would also help reduce amounts of the element bromide in water. When bromide, found naturally in water, comes into contact with chlorine, a more harmful disinfection by-product is created — one that is potentially more cancerous. Overall, Singer said, he wants to prevent people from coming into contact with DBPs without compromising disinfection.
He has been successful. “Over the course of 35 years, we have lowered exposure to disinfection by-products 50- to 100-fold,” he said. But he’s not quite done. Singer said that even after 35 years of making our drinking water clean, he plans to keep finding ways to make water safe for everyone. “Research never ends.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Un i v e r s i t y a d d r e s s , f o r m e r 10 years, and I have never been C h a n c e l l o r J a m e s M o e s e r busier.” announced a plan to build research funding to at least $1 billion annuContact the University Editor ally by the year 2015. at udesk@unc.edu. Both Moeser and Chancellor Funding Breakdown Holden Thorp have been active in The amount of research money each implementing that goal. department received in 2008. Along with University leaders’ efforts, Gray-Little points to the Medicine 356,794,003 faculty as the reason for the continued increases. Vice chancellor, research and “The faculty are focused on economic research and research funding and development they have been very competitive,” 123,509,270 she said. “It is a tribute to the work Arts and sciences of our faculty.” 6,632,148 Susan Gramling, who works in Public Health 63,241,652 the GrantSource Library, a resource that helps researchers find approPharmacy priate funding, has also noticed the 16,570,070 increase. Social Work “There has been a lot of empha12,048,468 sis from the top down for growing Dentistry our research,” she said. 10,824,524 “I have been doing this for Unaffiliated
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buildings are used more efficiently by putting suburban students in magnet schools in the city. Halkiotis said opposition is still strong despite the recession. “You’d be upsetting parents and students for some questionable cost savings,” Halkiotis said. But Rand said counties with multiple systems place a tax burden of about $1.50 per person on the state. “Let me ask you this — if you were a citizen of Fayetteville sitting there, do you think you should pay a dollar and a half so Columbus County can have two systems?” Rand said. “Wouldn’t that money be better spent on the school system in Fayetteville?” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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Four-year high school graduation rate: CHCCS: 87.9 percent Orange County: 76.3 percent State: 70.3 percent
CHCCS: 45 percent Orange County: 33 percent State: 25 percent
Per pupil spending in fiscal year 2007: CHCCS: $9,932 Orange County Schools: $9,556 State: $8,017
Principal turnover rate: CHCCS: 21 percent Orange County: 15 percent State: 12 percent
National and World News Pro-lifers protest Treasury secretary pushes for more regulatory power in financial system Obama speech CHICAGO (MCT) — President Barack Obama’s plan to speak at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony this spring is generating disapproval among some on the heavily Catholic campus and triggering protest by national anti-abortion groups. The Pro-Life Action League is urging the university to uninvite Obama, something a university spokesman said is highly unlikely. As part of his visit, Obama is expected to be awarded an honorary degree.
WASHINGTON D.C. (MCT) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called Tuesday for new powers to regulate giant nonbank financial companies, such as insurance titan American International Group, whose failure would endanger the U.S. economy. In a rare joint appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the AIG experience underscored that the Treasury needed to be able to take over failing financial insti-
tutions expeditiously, remove their bad assets and sell their good assets to competitors. The powers that Geithner seeks are similar to what the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has over national banks. “This proposed legislation would fill a significant void in the current financial-services regulatory structure with respect to nonbank institutions,” Geithner said. The Obama administration will lay out more details of its proposed revisions for financial regulation Thursday.
U.S. won’t deploy Serb nationalists troops to border protest NATO
Film could shape campaign rules
BELGRADE, Serbia (MCT) — Serb nationalists rallied Thursday on the 10th anniversary of NATO’s bombing of Serbia. But the steam was out of the protest movement, and Serbs appeared to be beginning to adjust to the many losses that nationalist policies had produced for the nation. NATO’s intervention during the Clinton administration was in response to nationalistic ethnic cleansing by former President Slobodon Milosevic. The air campaign resulted eventually in the splitting of the Kosovo province into a separate country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday gave mixed reviews to efforts to regulate “Hillary: The Movie,” as they considered a case that will shape future election campaigns. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter and Stephen Breyer suggested they consider the film is campaign advocacy that’s subject to reasonable regulation. By contrast, Chief Justice John G. Roberts and justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito cast the campaign-finance regulations as an infringement on the First Amendment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — More federal agents and law enforcement equipment will be sent to hot spots along the MexicoU.S. border with the aim of reducing violence in both countries, the Homeland Security and the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The initiative does not include the deployment of National Guard troops despite a request from the governors of Texas and Arizona. President Barack Obama had said he’d be open to considering such requests, but emphasized that he didn’t want to militarize the border region.
I decided to go to Summer School because I was trying to graduate on time. I took both Maymester and the second summer session this past year. Maymester classes were so close together that you never had time to forget any information. In Summer School, the class sizes were smaller so you got more one-on-one time with your professor. In one class, my professor became one of my contacts for a letter of recommendation. I also seemed to process the information better in my Summer School classes than in regular semester classes.
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Brighter lights soon to reach Franklin Street By Andrew Hartnett Staff Writer
The town will install the first of its brighter, energy efficient lightbulbs on Franklin Street today as part of a new downtown initiative. The changes are part of a pilot project to address darkness and energy issues that have been raised by residents and students downtown for years. Chapel Hill officials are working with Duke Energy to place lights in the 100 block of East Franklin
Street, between North Columbia and Henderson streets. Emily Cameron, landscape architect with the Chapel Hill Public Works Department, said they will be making changes to the 30-foot street lights and 15-foot pedestrian lights over the sidewalk. Cameron said the town is looking at using a combination of lightemitting diodes, LED and metal halide lamps. Plans include maintaining the spacing and positioning of current
poles, changing only the lamps and fixtures. As a result, no additional expenses for the installation of new poles are anticipated, she said. Andy Thompson, a spokesman for Duke Energy, said he does not know how much it will cost to replace the fixtures because the technology being used is fairly new. LEDs, which are planned for the 30-foot street lights, last longer than incandescent or fluorescent
lighting and require less energy to burn. Also, LEDs do not typically burn out like traditional lighting, but rather gradually decrease in output. Metal halides, which will likely replace the 15-foot pedestrian lights, are brighter, more powerful and provide better detail and light distribution than existing lamps, Cameron said. The changes will be made to both sides of Franklin Street. The town has been working with
a consulting firm, Mikyoung Kim Design, for 18 months to revise its street design and lighting plans. The current plans were originally created in 1993. A consultant determined that the current light poles are suitable for lighting both streets and sidewalks. If the project is successful, the town may expand its scope throughout downtown. Cameron said she is confident the town will be able to improve
downtown lighting in the coming months. A petition was circulated among residents asking for improved lighting downtown, partially due to safety concerns. “This project has a lot of support from many different individuals and groups,” Cameron said. “I think were getting really close to moving forward.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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Gonzaga is familiar foe for UNC Heels’ season ends women’s basketball
By David ely Senior Writer
North Carolina last played Gonzaga more than two years ago, losing in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals, 82-74. The tape of that game sat on coach Roy Williams’ desk Tuesday afternoon, unwatched. Williams hadn’t reviewed the game before U N C ’s S w e e t 16 press conference at the Smith Center, but he said he’d soon do so. Given the present landscape of college basketball, in which players frequently leave after one or two seasons, game tapes normally don’t have a two-year shelf life. But in the case of top-seeded UNC and No. 4 Gonzaga, many of the principal players who will suit up in Memphis, Tenn., also had big roles in the 2006 game. “It’s some of the same guys,” Williams said “(Josh) Heytvelt, (Matt) Bouldin, those guys were there. Both of them played really
well. I thought Josh was sensational in that game against us.” In fact, all but two of Friday’s projected starters logged minutes in that game, with six playing at least 20. So unlike many of the other Sweet 16 matchups, there will be a small degree of familiarity between the Tar Heels and Bulldogs. And when Williams watches the film, he’ll see a Gonzaga squad that was taking it to his players. Heytvelt scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots. His court presence also accounted for many of senior Tyler Hansbrough’s woes as the then-sophomore scored nine points on 2-of-5 shooting. “How tough of a team they were,” Hansbrough said on what he remembers from that game. “They came out after us from the gate. And Heytvelt had a really good game against us, and he’s very tough.” Two other Gonzaga starters also enjoyed success against UNC. Guard Jeremy Pargo scored 16 points, and Bouldin scored 14 off the bench.
But just because the Bulldogs were able to out-muscle the Tar Heels two years ago, it doesn’t mean history is destined to repeat itself in Memphis. Players have evolved, as have the team dynamics. Williams felt it more pressing to watch tape of Gonzaga’s second-round win against Western Kentucky, and junior Wayne Ellington can’t recall anything specific about the 2006 game in New York. “Honestly, I can’t even remember,” Ellington said. “I know they kicked our butts. They gave it to us pretty good.” North Carolina isn’t putting too much stock into the specifics of that game, though the outcome still lingers in the back of some minds. “That was our first loss — that was my first loss as a Carolina player — and it didn’t feel too good,” Ellington said. “We all remember that day, and we’re looking forward to getting them back.”
sooner than hoped By Daniel Price Senior Writer
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Tyler Hansbrough faced Gonzaga in his sophomore year in an 82-74 Contact the Sports Editor UNC loss. Eight of the two teams’ at sports@unc.edu. 10 starters played in that game.
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Norris, Tar Heels knock off No. 13 Ohio State UNC pitching comes out on top By Grant Fitzgerald Staff Writer
In one of its most important non-conference outings of the softball season, the 19th-ranked Tar Heels (27-7) outlasted a gritty No. 13 Ohio State (22-4) team in a battle of the wills. The matchup with the Buckeyes featured three electric pitchers who anchor their respective teams. The top Ohio State pitcher, Kim Reeder, squared off against two Tar Heel aces, senior Lisa Norris and junior Danielle Spaulding. The pitching was no disappointment. With only four hits and one run scored through all seven innings, the mood of the game was primarily defensive. In the end, it was the combination of Norris and Spaulding that won out against the red-hot Reeder, who entered the match with a 1.11 earned run average and 11-2 record. Spaulding, who boasts an
impressive 0. 97 ERA and a 12-2 record of her own, handled pitching duties through the third inning when Norris (13-4) took over to close out the remaining four innings and preserve the win. The two-pitcher strategy was the difference-maker throughout the game, as the Tar Heels hoped to keep the visiting bats off balance. “We wanted to give them different looks. Danielle and Lisa are different — one righty, one lefty,” coach Donna Papa said. “This was really the first time we’ve done this all season, and it worked for us. It was good.” The strategy paid off in spades, as the two combined to allow only one hit, which did not even leave the infield, with no base runners in scoring position for the game. The only run was unearned, coming in the third inning when the Ohio State catcher made an errant throw that sailed over the third baseman’s head to allow Constance Orr to round home and score. That one error cost the visitors the lead and the ball game.
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“Both teams are good, and Ohio State comes in with some very good hitters, and I felt like we shut down their hitters,” Papa said. “I was a little disappointed with our own bats, but they had a great pitcher on the mound, too.” Coming off of a three-game sweep of Maryland in College Park during the weekend, the win helps to boost the confidence of a team that remains only 2-6 against ranked opponents. “Whenever you are going to play a quality team like Ohio State — they were on an 11-game winning streak, so it was a good win,” Papa said. The Tar Heels are on a winning streak of their own, the latest victory bringing their current streak to six. As they head down the stretch and enter the heart of ACC league play, the Tar Heels look to use this win to propel them into defending their 2008 regular season
Cabinet See who Student Congress approved Tuesday for next year’s Cabinet. See pg. 4 for story.
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Property valuations stay Commissioners voted against looking again at controversially high property values. See pg. 3 for story.
Moving on Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Margaret Jablonski will step down. See pg. 1 for story.
Puppet show At a CUAB event, students could make their own puppets and put on a performance. See pg. 3 for story.
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championship. “It was a really good win for us, having struggled with teams that are ranked,” Norris said. “And just to come back after beating Maryland and keeping the momentum, it’s just exciting.” The softball team improved to 27-7 on the year and will look to keep the ball rolling when it takes on Campbell at 6 p.m. today, before starting a three-game series with Boston College this weekend. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
In 2006, North Carolina lost in the Final Four. Ditto in 2007. In 2008 the Tar Heels fell just short, falling 56-50 to LSU in the Elite Eight. The bar had been set high for 2009’s postseason, and, though UNC put together what would be considered an excellent season for virtually any other program in the country (28-7, 11-5 ACC), coach Sylvia Hatchell said her squad failed to reach its preseason expectations. “For most people it would have been a great year, but not for us,” Hatchell said after the Tar Heels’ second-round loss Monday to Purdue, 85-70. “Because, for us, this is average. We are always striving for excellence, and probably 30 wins or more is probably what I feel we should do.” Had the Tar Heels surpassed that 30-win mark with their third Final Four trip in the past four years, the seniors that played from 2005 to 2009 would have become the winningest class in North Carolina history. But that distinction still belongs to the North Carolina class of 2008. Led by Erlana Larkins and LaToya Pringle, the Tar Heels won 133 games to just 13 losses. So the freshmen of the 200506 season — Rashanda McCants, He a t h e r C l ay t o r a n d Im a n McFarland — will have to settle for second place, with 131 career victories. But McCants, Claytor and McFarland were not the only three Tar Heels to finish their UNC
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careers Monday. Redshirt senior Alex Miller, who finished this season sidelined with a career-ending knee injury, and Laura Barry, who transferred to Chapel Hill after a year at UNCWilmington, also sang the alma mater on the court for the last time. McCants — who struggled in both of the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament games — put the brunt of the responsibility for Monday’s loss on herself and was distraught after her final game in Carolina blue. “Probably the worst thing you can feel as a player (is to) feel like you were responsible for a loss,” she said. Despite the sour feelings, McCants is focused on improving her stock for the upcoming WNBA Draft in April. Though losing McCants and the other seniors will be a setback for the Tar Heels, a solid group of incoming freshmen next season should have North Carolina ready to compete again for a strong ACC finish and potential deep postseason run. “We’ve got the second best recruiting class in the country coming in,” Hatchell said. “They’re very good, and to add those to what we have coming back, the chances of them coming back getting tougher and physically better and stronger — you know, hopefully we can get back to at least the Sweet 16 next year. “Maybe even a little bit better.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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12 wednesday, march 25, 2009 Allison nichols
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— on ‘in chapel hill, pricey homes push out blue collars’
Time to overturn morality mandates
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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ne of the Ten Commandments is “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Absurdly, however, it isn’t just the Law of Moses. It’s the law of North Carolina. This state has quite a few “blue laws” — antiquated laws still EDITORIAL on the books NOTEBOOK designed to enforce moral standards, particularly Christian values such as rest on the Sabbath. For instance, a bill being taken up by the N.C. General Assembly this year would legalize hunting on Sunday. Wondering why hunting was illegal on a certain day of the week in the first place just brought me deeper and deeper into the rabbit’s hole of North Carolina blue laws. Here are a few more that struck me as particularly preposterous. In North Carolina, it is illegal to buy any alcohol (including beer) before noon on Sunday. It is illegal for any of the stateowned ABC stores to be open at all on Sunday. Town governments (presumably from more conservative areas) are empowered to actually prohibit local businesses from being open on Sunday. Trust me, the list goes on. These laws are terrible for two main reasons. First of all, they serve no practical purpose. If you’re going to allow someone to buy a stiff drink at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday, why not on Sunday as well? It’s completely arbitrary unless you make the obvious connection. The laws are meant to give a special status to Sunday, the Christian Sabbath day. This is the second reason that blue laws are terrible. They are inherently unfair to anyone who isn’t Christian. Muslims, Jews, Hindus and members of all other faiths have to put up with the state overtly giving preference to Christianity. If one can’t do all these things on a Sunday, it doesn’t follow that he or she should be allowed to do them on the Jewish Sabbath or during the month of Ramadan. But the nonsense of blue laws doesn’t stop there. NonChristians aren’t the only ones adversely affected. I would argue that blue laws don’t even serve their purpose among Christians. No Christian is actually respecting the Sabbath if he or she refrains from vice merely because it is required by state law. True respect for the Sabbath lies in being tempted to partake in these activities, yet rejecting them of your own free will. Personally, I’m a Christian that does try to adhere to the Ten Commandments. But I don’t do it because the state of North Carolina tells me to. Ironically, though, the above reasons are not what has been causing lawmakers to rethink some of the blue laws. It’s the economy. Sunday is the second-busiest shopping day of the week. And with the economy in shambles, it’s starting to look better and better for North Carolina to sell liquor on Sunday. Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, just proposed a bill that would allow just that. Look, N.C. Senate. I don’t care if you do it for the sake of fairness or the sake of profits. But please eliminate blue laws. At best, they’re asinine and outdated. At worst, they’re outright unconstitutional.
More dialogue needed Project Dinah isn’t just about orgasms. Help the group and others celebrate Women’s Week.
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omething has been lost in the recent controversy surrounding Student Congress’ decision to not fund Project Dinah’s annual “I Heart Female Orgasm” event this year. Project Dinah’s mission is larger than bringing lecturers to campus to talk about empowerment in the bedroom. The student organization also educates UNC and the surrounding community about sexual violence against women and advocates for its eradication. In light of Women’s Week on campus, Project Dinah and other groups that advocate for female empowerment are worthy of recognition. Amid heated talks about budgets and student fees, some of Project Dinah’s other notable initiatives might have been
overlooked. Tonight, Project Dinah will host “Take Back the Night,” a yearly march that occurs during Women’s Week to protest sexual violence. And throughout the year, Project Dinah holds selfdefense programs and safety whistle distributions. Even in the storm of controversy presently surrounding Project Dinah’s dispute with Student Congress, students should not let the organization’s other initiatives be forgotten. April is rapidly approaching, which has been designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. With that in mind, members of the University community should each take a personal responsibility for making our community safe for all its members.
Catch more Women’s Week events Today: Miriam Perez discusses what it means to be “genderqueer” in the feminist world. 12:30 p.m., Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Take Back the Night Rally, to be followed by a march across campus and a “speak out” event. 5:30 p.m., steps of Wilson Library
Thursday: Spoken word performance by transgendered writer, artist and activist Julia Serano. 5:30 p.m., Stone Center, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Friday: Presentation by feminist antipornography activist Robert Jensen, followed by a screening of the new film, “The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships.” 4 p.m., Gardner Hall, Room 106
An honorable windfall Honor Court applications are up this year, reinforcing students’ commitment to the long-standing Honor Code
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ne of the core principles of the University is a strong commitment to the Honor Code. This commitment was reaffirmed this year when 161 students applied to sit on the Honor Court next year. The large number of applications is a powerful reminder of just how seriously students take the Honor Court and all the responsibilities that come with it. Almost 60 more students applied for the 35 available positions than last year. The Honor Court is completely composed of students — as it should be. Students self-adjudicate dur-
ing cases of potential Honor Code violations. We don’t rely on administrators to enforce it. The only way for such an arrangement to be sustainable is for students to actively seek out membership on the Court, as many have done this year. It is also crucial that the court be a fair representation of the student body in order to be an effective institution. Honor Court Chairwoman Caroline Schneider cited the importance of the court drawing from a diverse base of students — not just from the prelaw majors. We agree. Students appearing before
members of the Honor Court deserve to be judged by a true cross-section of their peers, With applications increasing every year, this goal can become a reality. The Honor Code has its roots in conduct codes stretching back to the enrollment of Hinton James at UNC in 1795. The University has given us an important responsibility as students to hold each other accountable. It’s clear that students have stepped up this year, and we hope the trend continues. It can only make the court more effective and fair.
Worthy legislative agenda Chapel Hill Town Council is lobbying for UNC to be able to keep money it saves in environmental e∞ciency
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he University should be able to keep all the money that it saves from implementing environmentally efficient building improvements. According to The (Raleigh) News and Observer, such savings are returned to the state government, but the Chapel Hill Town Council is asking local legislators to push legislation so that UNC can keep its savings. The University reported annual savings of almost $264,000 since 2006 from energy-efficient improvements to campus buildings. Worthy upgrades such as lighting replacement, recommissioning campus buildings
and improvements to heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment all cost the University a substantial amount of money. In fact, the University has spent $3 million since 2003 on energy efficiency improvements. Because the University has invested so much in these projects, it deserves to keep the savings. Especially in this time of fiscal instability, the University would greatly benefit from any money it could retain. Furthermore, allowing the University to keep such savings provides added incentive to embark on new cost-cutting, energy-efficient projects in the
future. With major overhauls like the solar panels at Morrison dorm, UNC has made it clear that it takes energy efficiency projects seriously. Especially at a time when preser ving the academic strength of the University makes environmental projects seem exorbitant, UNC will find that the profits it garners from the energyefficient projects may actually decrease the University’s budget shortfall. For the sake of the budget and the environment, local legislators should carry this request to Raleigh, and the state government should approve this proposal.
Affirmative action is not clear-cut or justifiable
Thanks but no thanks, language is still flawed
TO THE EDITOR: While I am glad that there is dialogue on the validity of affirmative action today, there has been no good logic or data from the side supporting it, highlighted by Amanda Younger’s column (“Minority students work hard to be here,” March 23). I would love to hear what skin color or race inherently have to do with people getting “the short end of the educational stick.” I agree that those who are disadvantaged should be considered differently in admissions and scholarships, and while there are no clear-cut measures for identifying the disadvantaged, there are much better ones than race. Why isn’t socioeconomic background good enough? In fact, Princeton researchers looked at the race, sex, SAT scores and legacy status of more than 124,000 applicants to elite colleges and universities and found that having applicants state their race actually puts Asians at a disadvantage. Plenty of Asians immigrate to America, learn English, come from anything but a privileged background, and still succeed. Why can’t we try a test run of removing race as an admissions factor? I hardly think you’ ll encounter people of authority at UNC consciously trying to keep minorities down (if you do, please do point them out). Sure, Ms. Younger, a race columnist might be needed in the paper. But how about we get a real underrepresented population — those of us who oppose racially based affirmative action — some column space
TO THE EDITOR: I would like to extend a thankyou to Ms. Amanda Younger, The Daily Tar Heel race columnist, for the admirably civil tone taken in her recent column (“Minority students work hard to be here,” March 23), despite the fact she called me ignorant. The piece is thoughtful and insightful, but ultimately based on several flawed premises. Ms. Younger says we need affirmative action because of inequality within the educational system. This is flawed because it presumes that the beneficiaries of affirmative action are the same ones who attended poor schools. If affirmative action is defined as the different standards based on race, which is what I find objectionable, then Ms. Younger’s argument is a non sequitur. Discriminating among applicants on the basis of race and the basis of educational background are not the same thing. But discriminating on the basis of race is exactly what UNC does. As I said before, it is simply wrong to discriminate based on race. I think Ms. Younger would agree that such a policy is ridiculous. Duke Cheston Junior Biology
Make affirmative action about wealth, not race
TO THE EDITOR: In response to yesterday’s letter (“Carolina Review writer’s perspective is clouded,” March 23), when race is taken into consideration as with affirmative action, then the process is inherently racist. The American ideal of equality ought to be a society in which race does not matter. When Americans are seen as a group and not broken down by race, we will then truly have equality. But when affirmative action takes race into consideration, we are breaking down America into minority groups and making it “more fair” for one group than another. The problem is when you make it “more fair” for one group of citizens, you must make it “less fair” for another group. Affirmative action based on race is in fact racist. Unfortunately, the society President John F. Kennedy hoped for has not been realized because of affirmative action. The society that Martin Luther King Jr. hoped for when he said that Americans should be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin, has not been realized because of affirmative action. If we are to reach the ideal America that President Kennedy and Dr. King envisioned, then affirmative action must go.
TO THE EDITOR: In her response to Duke Cheston’s article in the Carolina Review, “Hidden Consequences,” Amanda Younger brings up a valid point — as long as inequality exists, affirmative action will be necessary. However, she makes two incorrect assumptions in her editorial; namely being a minority and being privileged are mutually exclusive and that all minorities are under-represented. A New York Times editorial, “Diversity’s False Solace” by Walter Benn Michaels, compares the backgrounds of Harvard University students. Only 43 percent are Caucasian. However, 90 percent of students’ families make more than the national median income and 77 percent come from the upper 20 percent. T h o u g h r a c i a l a ffi r m a tive action is used at Harvard, the numbers show wealthy minorities benefit most. Underrepresentation does not necessarily connote underprivilege. Asians, representing 1.9 percent of North Carolina’s population, compose 8.6 percent of UNC’s first-year class. Should Asians face harsher standards to give others a “chance”? Ms. Younger may have “worked (her) ass off to get to this University,” but did I, as an Asian-American, have to work harder? Race should not factor into admissions. The 75.5 percent of blacks above the poverty line benefit from racial affirmative action while the 8.2 percent of impoverished whites don’t. Affirmative action today is a form of racism. Socioeconomic background, not race, should be the sole factor for affirmative action.
Jason Sutton Sophomore Political Science
Saang Lee Sophomore Mathematics, Economics
Sam Thomasson Chapel Hill
Race-based affirmative action is inherently racist
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