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OMAHA: TAKE 4 features | page 7 WORKING HARD CTOPS leaders have a tough work week but say their experience helping new students become acclimated to UNC is both fun and rewarding.
Amid scandal, cuts still remain By Matthew Lynley State & National Editor
In the regional series, the Tar Heels combined for 31 runs off 46 hits. The following weekend, the hot streak continued. In two games, North Carolina amassed 19 runs off 30 hits. “They’re going to compete out (in Omaha),” ECU first baseman Brandon Henderson said about UNC. “They’ve got some scrappers at the plate. They have a good road ahead of them.” Perhaps no one symbolizes such a statement better than right fielder Garrett Gore. After being moved before last year’s postseason from
North Carolina State University is facing a potential 18 percent budget cut short-staffed, manned with interim leaders and its gaze focused away from its own budget woes. N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger and Mary Easley are just the latest casualties in a scandal that has diverted the university’s attention from looming budget cuts. Student government leaders and administrators will now have to work harder with the new administration of Interim N.C. State Chancellor Jim Chancellor Wo o d w a r d , James who was the Oblinger has chancellor of resigned. UNC-Charlotte for 16 years, and Interim Provost and former Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan to keep the welfare of students at the forefront of the university’s attention, said Greg Doucette, president of the UNC Association of Student Governments. “Student government and NC State leaders are gonna have to work extra hard to make sure the budget and tuition are front and center with these distractions,” he said. The distractions came in the form of Easley’s now-terminated five-year contract worth $850,000 and former N.C. State Provost Larry Nielsen’s six-month paid leave at a provost’s salary of $300,000. Easley, after being called to resign by several officials including UNC-system President Erskine Bowles, cited N.C. State’s contractual obligation to her and refused to resign. Records also showed
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diversions | page 6 STILL GOING STRONG At 56, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth still has it. The alternative rock band’s album has the same power as their previous recordings.
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For the fourth consecutive season, the North Carolina baseball team finds itself in the College World Series. After cruising through the Regional and Super Regional — winning each by an average margin of 11.5 and 7.5 runs, respectively — UNC will look to win the program’s first national title.
arts | page 4 NATURAL ART Seattle artists have built new art installations at the Southern Community Park. They include salvaged materials like excavated soil.
state | page 7 HERE COMES APPLE Apple Inc. is expected to construct a new data center in the state. Legislators lured the company here with tax incentives worth $46 million.
city | page 8 CHAPEL HILL IN 2020 Town residents attended a series of forums last week called Carolina 2020, where they expressed their visions for Chapel Hill in the next decade.
university | page 3 NEW BLACKBOARD Blackboard will get a face-lift between July 28 and Aug. 6. Improved features will include redesigned grading tools and new discussion forums.
this day in history June 1, 1963 Buddhist monk Quang Duc commits self-immolation in Saigon to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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N.C. State looks ahead
Team looks to win NCAAs after finishing second twice By Chris Hempson Sports Editor
For two months, North Carolina pitching coach Scott Forbes has said that there’s just something about the Tar Heel baseball team. They’ve suffered through injuries to starting pitchers, poor outings and an inconsistent bullpen. They’ve struggled to amass runs, hit lefties and swing for power. They’ve been blown out, shut out and practically everything in between. Yet once again, they somehow find themselves in an all-too-familiar place: Omaha, Neb., site of the College World Series. “They have this demeanor about it and this peace about it,” coach Mike Fox said. “It helps them play at a high level. They don’t stress. They don’t try too hard. It’s a special thing to see.” On Sunday, UNC will take the CWS field for the fourth consecutive season — an ACC record. Its first opponent is Arizona State in the two-bracket format, which culminates in a best-of-three championship series. After reaching the final series in two of
the past three seasons, North Carolina has lofty expectations to live up to this year. And although they struggled mightily at points throughout the season, the Tar Heels now seem to be clicking in every imaginable category. For starters, that means the pitching staff. The one-two combo of junior Alex White and senior Adam Warren will be looking to continue their hot streak of late. In the past two regionals, Warren has accounted for two wins and only three runs in 14 innings of work. White, on the other hand, pitched a superb 8 and 1/3 innings against East Carolina in the super regional. “Our pitching has been good all year long,” Fox said. “We got good arms. I think baseball is dictated by that guy on the mound.” If that holds true, UNC will definitely be in good shape. Though pitching is not the only facet of the Tar Heels’ turning heads. Although North Carolina totaled a team hitting average of greater than .300 this year, many onlookers concluded that the Tar Heel offense was inadequate and lacked the necessary pop. These perceptions seemed verified by uninspiring offensive performances in the last two games of the ACC tournament. But since then, the UNC bats have been torrid to say the least.
DTH INSIDE: Full recap of super regional, including a UNC offensive explosion. Plus, MLB draft coverage. HELP SEND OFF THE TAR HEELS Time: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location: Boshamer Stadium WATCH THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Dates: June 13-24 Channel: ESPN and ESPN2
UNC will begin play at 2 p.m. Sunday against Arizona State, broadcast on ESPN.
Bolshoi graces Chapel Hill with refined culture By Rebecca Brenner Arts editor
The Bolshoi Ballet is here. With one performance of Don Quixote complete, the ballet has caused a stir in the Chapel Hill community and the surrounding area. “The Bolshoi is really putting us on the map,” said Laurie Paolicelli, executive director of the Chapel HillOrange County Visitor’s Bureau. Saturday and Sunday, Russia’s premiere ballet company will perform Swan Lake. Composed for the Bolshoi in 1877, it was reworked twice by the Bolshoi’s former artistic director Yuri Grigorovich. “Historically, the fact that they’re doing Swan Lake here is very satis-
ATTEND THE BOLSHOI LECTURE Speaker: Anna Kisselgoff, dance critic Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday Location: The Ackland Art Museum Info: www.carolinaperformingarts.org
fying to us,” said Emil Kang, UNC executive director for the arts. The shows have been sold out for months, and with spare tickets returning slowly, the opportunity to attend a performance is slim. A s o f Tu e s d a y, C a r o l i n a Performing Arts had sold 270 tickets since they sold out in February — about 5 percent of their total sales.
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Fewer than half of graduates find work BY elly schofield Senior writer
The employment of UNC graduates has taken a downward turn, according to a University Career Services survey. And a low response rate, as well as national statistics, suggest employment levels could see further decreases. Almost 48 percent of the 560 senior respondents to the 2009 Career Services survey have found full-time employment — a figure similar to those in years past, although a decrease from last year. But Tim Stiles, associate director of Career Services, said that number is likely to go down as much as 28 percentage points throughout
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Alexander Volchkov lifts Ekaterina Shipulina centerstage in the first company number of Don Quixote. The Bolshoi will perform Don Quixote again tonight and Swan Lake on Saturday and Sunday in Memorial Hall.
Trekky returns with second all-day festival By Jordan Lawrence diversions Editor
the summer because more students will complete the survey. He said as more people from other majors continue to fill out the survey, statistics should begin to look more like the national graduate employment survey, which shows only about 20 percent of graduates having a job in hand. “At the current time, the fact that 80 percent are still unemployed nationally — that’s a pretty stunning statistic,” said Patrick Conway, an economics professor. “With that much unemployment, employers are quite reluctant to add anybody on right away. It’s a
If you showed up to the new location of Trekky Records in a secluded house right on the Chapel Hill side of I-40, you’d find a perfectly ramshackle encapsulation of the mission for its second annual TRKfest. The quaintly overgrown house strewn with mastertapes and miscellaneous furniture as the label moves in has been a local music house since the ’90s. Long-installed Chapel Hill band Sorry About Dresden once called the house home, and Erie Choir, the solo vehicle of the band’s Eric Roehrig, still practices there. And as the label settles into a location to live and record that weaves them into the historical fab-
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Trekky Records cofounder plays with Chapel Hill band Lost In The Trees. The band will play Saturday for Trekky’s second annual TRKfest. DTH ONLINE: For a full run-down of the schedule for Saturday’s TRKfest and directions to Piedmont Biofuels, visit blogs.dailytarheel.com.
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esson learned. Don’t stick your fingers in an animal’s cage. The director of the Berlin Zoo had his finger bitten off by a chimpanzee named Pedro. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, 51, was feeding Pedro walnuts as he was showing a visitor around the zoo Monday. The chimp grabbed his hand and bit off his right index finger. Zoo spokesman Andre Schuele said Tuesday that Pedro is the boss of the chimp group, so he was trying to prove his dominance. Under normal circumstances, he said, the chimp would never have had the chance to reach a zookeeper or the director. Doctors said Blaszkiewitz’s finger was sewed back on, but it was not clear whether the operation was successful. Schuele said there would be no consequences for Pedro.
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NOTED. Driver’s education is required for a reason. And maybe parents are not the best teachers. Police said a 17-year-old girl who was learning to drive in Springfield, Mass. broke her mothers legs when she stepped on the gas pedal instead of the break. Sgt. Thomas Long said the girl’s mother was sitting on a fence when she was struck Saturday in a movie theater parking lot.
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QUOTED. “We want our freedom. We want exactly what the law gives you, and we don’t want to be harassed about it.” — Robert Pierce, a 58-year-old nudist, claiming that his landlord is wrongly discriminating against him by trying to make him cover up while gardening. The landlord wants to evict Pierce and his wife, but police say the couple is not violating the law as long as they are covered.
Friday Bolshoi lecture: Former New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff speaks on the history of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet in conjunction with their performances at UNC. Time: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum Meditation lesson: Meditation can help you cope with everyday situations like losing your job. Class will be relaxed and informal, and the meditations are simple, natural and healing. Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Franklin Street Yoga Center, University Square.
Saturday Guided tour: Meet at the stone gathering circle in front of the Totten Center for a guided tour of the plant collections of the N.C. Botanical Garden. Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Location: N.C. Botanical Garden, Totten Center Gallery drawing: Beth Shaw McGuire leads a program designed to teach children the basics of draw-
ing. Adults of all levels, with paper and dry media, are also welcome. Time: 10 a.m. to noon Location: Ackland Art Museum Family Fun Day: Guided tours, children’s activities, farmers’ market, a scavenger hunt, shopping, wine tasting, dining and more. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Throughout town, North and South Churton streets, Hillsborough
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Sunday Picnic: More than 70 farmers, restaurants and artisans will prepare a feast celebrating the diversity of the region. There will also be children’s activities including sack races and a farm tour. All proceeds support farmer apprentice programs across the state. $50. Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: W.C. Breeze Family Farm, 4909 Walnut Grove Church Road
Sunday Tai chi: Stop by every Tuesday for 45 minutes of exercise and stress relief.
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Wednesday Art and literature: Ackland educator Leslie Balkany and assistant professor of art history Wei-Cheng Lin facilitate a discussion on Li Po and Tu Fu, poetry selected and translated by Arthur Cooper. ($5 for non-members) Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum Starry summer nights: Morehead educators share how to identify planets, constellations and other celestial information. $12 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center To make a calendar submission, e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com. Events will be published in the newspaper on either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by noon the preceding publication date.
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ugarland, the sweets shop on Franklin Street, finished a special cake Monday in recognition of the Bolshoi Ballet debut at Memorial Hall. Katrina Ryan said the cake took a combination of three people more than 12 hours to complete.
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Police advised the owner of the dogs to find a better way to secure the fence for the animals, reports state. n A woman stated that she left a bike in front of Weaver Street Market in Carrboro on Saturday afternoon in order to let a friend borrow it that night, according to Carrboro police reports. The friend called the woman and said she wasn’t going to need the bike, reports state. When the woman went to retrieve the bike Monday, she noticed the bike chain lying on the ground with the locking mechanism broken. n A woman slapped a man Saturday when he would not stop playing video games after being asked to, according to Carrboro police reports. The man slapped the woman in response, reports state. According to reports, there were no signs of assault on either party.
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The Daily Tar Heel clarification
Due to an editing error, last Thursday’s pg. 4 article “University to manage Granville Towers” incorrectly defined the future relationship between UNC and Granville Towers. The University will take control of the residence life program, including hiring and training resident assistants and sending two community directors to Granville. Everything else will continue to be managed independently by Allen & O’Hara Education Services, Inc.
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Due to an editing error, last Thursday’s pg. 4 article “University to manage Granville Towers” incorrectly attributed the final quote to Larry Hicks. The quote was said by Dennis Erny. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Campus Briefs
Hip-hop theater group will return to campus next year Hip-hop theater troupe Universes is being brought to C h a p e l Hi l l b y P l ay Ma ke r s Repertory Company. The group will perform their newest stage show, a mash-up of their previous works titled “The Big Bang,” from Jan. 13-17, 2010. They are the final addition to next season’s PRC2 second-stage series, which features discussions between the artists and audience after the show. This will be Universes’ second performance in Chapel Hill, after PlayMakers hosted them in 2007.
Rising sophomores headed to study in Southeast Asia The Carolina Southeast Asia Summer Program will be sending 25 rising UNC sophomores to study in Southeast Asia with full scholarships. Intended for students at the end of their first year, the program sends students to study for eight weeks at the National University of Singapore and Mahidol University in Bangkok. The students were chosen from a group of 110 applicants. Funded by a gift from the twelve Labours Foundation of Carbondale, Colo., this is the seventh year of the academic program.
Coral reefs more protected than previously expected
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Town Council adopts new budget Employees, services top priorities by kaylee baker staff writer
Elimination of pay increases for town employees and a minimum living wage rate of $11.06 resulted from the Chapel Hill Town Council’s adoption of the 2009-10 budget Monday. This year’s budget totals $85.2 million, up .3 percent from last year, and includes $49.8 million for the general fund, $16.6 million for the Chapel Hill Transit Fund and $18.8 million for other departments. The property tax rate was set at 49.4 cents per $100, down 8.4 cents from the current rate.
UNC Hospitals treat patients from Garner plant collapse An explosion in a Garner Slim Jim plant owned by ConAgra caused the building to collapse Tuesday morning. Seven patients were transported from the site to UNC Hospitals, four in critical condition.
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That means a person who owns property valued at $275,000 would pay $1,358.50 in taxes. The elimination of pay increases for employees is due to departments accommodating for a 17 percent increase in the cost of health care insurance. “Like everybody else in the country, we are shocked with health care cost increases,” Town Manager Roger Stancil said. Council members are working to please town employees, maintaining current services without tax increases. “We must show our employees
we appreciate them.” council member Mark Kleinschmidt said. Council members approved the Orange County Organizing Committee’s proposal for a minimum living wage rate of $11.06 for full time employees who work 37.5 to 40-hour weeks. “Although it is not what was requested and petitioned, a rate of $11.06 is higher than any other jurisdiction in the surrounding area,” Stancil said. This rate would exclude firefighters, who work an average 56 hours per week, and solid waste collection employees, who are paid for a 40 hour week no matter how long it takes them to finish their tasks.
“They really are paid to accomplish a job and at the end of accomplishing their route with the approval from their supervisors, solid waste employees are able to leave work,” Stancil said. The recommended minimum living wage rate is scheduled to become effective July 1. “I do support the resolution to establish a living wage policy, but I would have liked to have seen a higher amount per hour. So I won’t be voting for it, but philosophically, I do support it,” said council member Laurin Easthom, the only member to vote against the policy. Stancil recommended the council re-evaluate the living wage rate
every January to make necessary modifications, including possible changes to compensation and health benefits. The current economic crisis prompted the creation of a Budget Savings Plan, which ultimately saved the town a total of $2.6 million dollars by keeping unfilled positions vacant, maintaining employee salaries, and implementing strategic financial cuts. “The Budget Savings Plan is our salvation for making up for lost revenues this year,” Stancil said. He said he hopes things will stabilize by spring of 2010. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
WATKINS’ TALENT SHINES Multi-instrumental artist wows crowd by Carly Yusiewicz STAFF WRITER
Sporting red cowboy boots which frequently stomped along to the beats of her songs, Sara Watkins had an excitement that was contagious. So contagious, in fact, that during a raucous instrumental fiddle and guitar duet between her and her brother, Sean, the whole audience at the ArtsCenter clapped along Friday night. “You guys are just troopers,” she said. “No one has ever clapped through the entire third part of that song before!” The performance from Watkins, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, was full of personality and energy. She performed a collection of her bluegrass and country-tinged material off her self-titled record that was released in April. “It’s a delight that you people have shown up,” Watkins said while coming onstage. Plenty of reasons drew a substantial crowd to the American Roots Series’ concert, in which Watkins performed as part of her first solo tour. One obvious reason that drew listeners was a familiarity with her former band, Nickel Creek. “We’ve always been fans of Nickel Creek,” said Amber Renegar of herself and her family, who drove 75 miles to see the show. A second reason was her raw talent. “If you fiddle, you love Sara,” said Mike Engeman. Watkins had been an instructor at a fiddle camp that Engeman was involved in. “Sara has a fantastic voice. Reminds me a lot of Alison Krauss,” said Charles Penland, a western North Carolina native and bluegrass enthusiast. Watkins impressed many with her multi-instrumental talents, playing fiddle and ukulele along with singing during the concert. “It keeps the arrangements a little fresher,” Engeman said.
A study led by John Bruno, a UNC associate professor of marine sciences, found coral reefs to be more resistant to domination by seaweed than previously thought. Making more than 3,500 examinations of about 1,800 coral reefs between 1996 and 2006, the study is the first to gather so much information on a worldwide scale. Scientists had previously believed coral reefs were being overrun and smothered by seaweed, in addition to other threats such as pollution and warming oceans. The study found only 4 percent of the world’s reefs to be overrun by by daniel pate seaweed, indicating that there is no staff writer trend of dominance. When students return to UNC this fall, they will quickly discover Carolina Blood Drive falls the face-lift given to Blackboard short of reclaiming record over the summer. The online course management The 21st Carolina Blood Drive system will be inaccessible to UNC collected 976 units of blood dur- students and faculty from July 28 ing their June 2 event in the Dean to Aug. 6 as the site undergoes E. Smith Center. upgrades. While ten more pints than last The University sent an e-mail to year’s collection, the number fell students on June 2 that informed short of breaking Appalachian them of the temporary outage. State University’s record 1,060 “ T here won’ t be dramatic units in a single day at a single site. increases in functionality, but The record was previously held by instead incremental improveUNC, with a collection of 1,052 ment to an already very successful units in 1993. product on campus,” said Charlie The 928 donors were visited by Green, assistant vice chancelAmerican Idol contestant Anoop lor for the teaching and learning Desai, a UNC alumnus, and mem- office of Information Technology Services. bers of the football team. He said the system will be upgraded three versions, from 6.3 SPORTS Briefs to 8.0. This will allow it to better Women’s basketball player coincide with the current version of the Oracle database system, which diagnosed with Hodgkin’s manages Blackboard. The family of Jessica Breland, The updated Blackboard Web a senior forward on the North site will be graced with such C a r o l i n a b a s k e t b a l l t e a m , improved features as redesigned announced Tuesday that Breland grading tools, student monitoring has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s systems for professors and new disLymphoma. cussion forums. She is currently undergoing Green said the improvements in chemotherapy treatment at UNC the discussion board will facilitate Hospitals, which is expected to more collaboration among stucontinue into the fall. dents by allowing them to review Dr. Mario Ciocca of UNC Sports their own work and that of their Medicine says that Hodgkin’s peers. Lymphoma is a very curable form “This upgrade will put us into of cancer. He cites Breland’s age keeping with the majority of instiand fitness as positive signs that tutions using Blackboard,” said the UNC basketball player will Green, who added that only a make a full recovery. handful of universities use version 9.0. -From staff and wire reports. He said UNC probably won’t
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Multi-instrumentalist Sara Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, performed at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro on Friday evening to a completely sold-out crowd. Watkins performed many of her own pieces as well as covers of other artists, including Bob Dylan. As Watkins came out for the second set, she spurred a few laughs as her band was not yet ready to perform. “You would think that in all that time we tuned,” Watkins joked. The second half of the concert featured just as much boot-stomping as the first. Sean Watkins even got to shine on one song, in which he sang poignantly, “Reality calls, and I just let it ring.” Whistling from both Sean Watkins and bassist Sebastian Steinberg added to the song’s charm.
Blackboard will receive upgrades upgrade to this version until next year, allowing the University time to analyze security and programming issues. Such upgrades are not required for all universities, but instead institutions select times on their own volition. The temporary outage was set for in between the summer sessions and fall semester in order to avoid as much conflict as possible with the usage demand of the system. Green said the upgrade is significant not only because of enhanced features but also in terms of infrastructure, including database space. “From a Blackboard perspective and database side, this was a good time to make this upgrade,” Green said. In February, about 15 professors and their classes started to experiment with a possible alternative to Blackboard called Sakai, a system with features focused more toward social networking and information sharing. But Blackboard won out. Some professors said the 6.3 version of Blackboard isn’t userfriendly enough and have adopted other options. Rita Balaban, a professor of economics, said she has “weaned away” from Blackboard use in her classes and primarily uses the more economic-oriented system called Aplia. But she added that “it’s all relative” and said the Blackboard inconveniences some professors experience may not be issues to others.
Sara then took over again for the rest of the show. “If you don’t know the singing part, you should just fake it,” she said before singing a crowd favorite titled “Anthony.” Her backing band blended well for not all having played with her before. Zeke Hutchins, a local drummer, had to learn many of the songs only days before the show. He even learned one song backstage right before the encore. After a two-song encore, the crowd gave
Watkins and her band a standing ovation. “They were really balanced,” Tim Dowdall said of her band. “They just had that chemistry.” From the lyrics to the sweeping harmonies to Watkins’ sweet personality, the crowd found the concert simply delightful. “There was no song you didn’t like,” Lindsey Sobol said. Contact the Arts Editor at arts.dth@gmail.com.
Scooters could need parking spaces Mopeds would need registration By seth wright features editor
When Barbara Ambros was in Japan, she traveled mostly by scooter. She figured it would be an economical, cheap way to make her 10-minute trip to UNC’s campus. Ambros, a religious studies professor, now rides her Honda Metropolitan scooter to campus about four times a week. She parks her moped at a bike rack located just outside of Saunders Hall. While mopeds with engines larger than 50 cubic centimeters have to register as motorcycles, a potential regulation which will go to the Board of Trustees for approval in July would require all motorized vehicles, including Ambros’, to register for parking spaces. Also, no motorized vehicles would be allowed to operate on campus sidewalks. A moped is a motorized scooter that does not have to be registered as a vehicle in North Carolina because it has a motor smaller than 50 cubic centimeters, no external shifting device and is incapable of exceeding 30 miles per hour. Parking officials have already started raising awareness of the potential regulation. Karen JenkinsCheek, UNC parking services manager, stated in an e-mail that all motorized vehicles would have to register for motorcycle permits. “It doesn’t make much sense to use my scooter in this case,” Ambros said. “It’s actually a considerable amount of money. It’s almost half of what it costs to park a car as a faculty member.” This new regulation would require moped users to pay for parking rather than being able to chain up their Contact the University Editor vehicles at a bike rack location — at udesk@unc.edu. even if the vehicle does require reg-
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The Board of Trustees will decide whether to ban moped parking at campus bike racks in July. The measure would take effect in August.
“It doesn’t make much sense to use a scooter in my case. It’s actually a considerable amount of money.” Barbara ambros, Religious studies professor and moped owner istration with the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles. Motorcycle permits cost $175 or about $50 if patrons also have car permits. Randy Young, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said the regulation was proposed to control the many different types of powered vehicles on campus. “There’s a growing number of these types of vehicles,” he said. “They have been found on bike racks displacing bicycles. They often create a safety hazard for pedestrians.” Young also said it is not anticipated motorcycle permits would be sold out if moped operators waited until the regulation passed.
“To me it seems very counterproductive because the University is trying to reduce the car traffic on campus,” Ambros said. “Less people will use scooters and more people will use cars.” She also said she thinks the moped regulation is a poor way to regulate campus traffic. “If their true intention is to prevent people from riding the scooters on the pathways and on the sidewalks, what they should do is just basically issue tickets to people who ride around on the pathways.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
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Ruth Walden will strive to increase support for faculty and staff across campus when she becomes the new faculty director of the Center for Faculty Excellence on July 1. Walden, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will join the center’s Executive Director Todd Zakrajsek in leading an institution created in 2008. “I was interested in the position because I am committed to faculty development and that is what CFE is all about,” Walden said. One of her top priorities will be developing programs to support and enhance mentorship on campus. She and the staff will support faculty members who are promoted to leadership positions. “I and the CFE staff will focus on creating new approaches to support the pedagogical and scholarly development of faculty as well as developing strategies to enhance mentorship and leadership,” Walden said. Walden has worked at UNC for 24 years, holding such positions as associate dean for graduate studies in the journalism school. She will continue to serve half-time as a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, while also working half-time as director of the center. Zakrajsek has 25 years of experience in teaching and learning, and has started two different centers for faculty development. While there are hundreds of similar centers throughout the world, Zakrajsek said UNC’s stands out. “Centers that incorporate teaching, research and leadership support are quite rare and Carolina is poised to be a leader in this
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respect,” he said. Zakrajsek said UNC’s center supports faculty and graduate students “with all aspects of teaching and learning.” This is done through individual meetings, class visits, workshops, seminars and more. He added that hundreds of people participate in center offerings and consult with center staff each semester. The center, created in 2008, succeeds the Center for Teaching and Learning, which was created in 1987 as a vehicle for supporting “teaching and learning at all levels and in all contexts in which instruction occurs in the University,” according to the center’s Web site. “In recent years, University administrators and faculty members have recognized the need to broaden the role and functions of such centers to take a more holistic and integrated approach to supporting faculty in all aspects of their jobs and through all stages of their careers,” Walden said. Provost Bernadette Gray-Little and UNC’s faculty committee decided to expand the center to include leadership and research resources. “That is a national trend that is just gaining momentum,” Zakrajsek said. “And with UNC’s reputation, there is an opportunity for us to be a national and international leader in essentially full-service faculty support.”
Plans to begin changing the Smith Center are in the works again. The University published plans to create an addition and renovate a significant portion of the historic arena. The renovations and extension are intended to improve accessibility and increase the space for the men’s basketball program and staff. The addition contributes an extra 3,500 square feet to the front of the dome and 8,000 square feet of renovations. The renovations will allow for the expansion of administrative facilities and coaches’ offices for those who work on a day-to-day basis in the center. The expansion will extend the Smith Center closer to Koury Natatorium, into the walkway area where students traditionally line up to wait for games. Un i v e r s i ty A r c h i t e c t a n d Director of Facilities Planning Anna Wu said construction will begin by the end of the year. But
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Before the project began, the artists were first inspired by elements of nature in the park. “You could really see the air because of the fog,” Drugan said of one location he and Haddad happened upon. It later became the site for their “Air” installation. Each piece corresponds to a different element — air, earth, fire and water —and to flora and fauna. At each of their locations, a stone marker points to a site in or around Chapel Hill that shares a common connection with the art piece. “Everyone loved the idea of elements,” said Lori Taft, a member of the park planning committee. What is interesting about the installations is that the artists’ work is not yet done; Mother Nature will finish the project. The grass around “Air” will grow and sway in the wind, the water level will change over time in “Water,” the plants will grow in “Flora”, and the
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tree stumps will decay in the Oak and Pine Datums. “One thing that’s pretty remarkable was the town letting us do that … creating art that does change,” Haddad said. Many reasons brought people out to the park Saturday. Some were curious as to where their tax dollars were going, while others wanted to see Chapel Hill’s new development. “I’m interested in how the town is developing and creating imaginative and forward-looking locations,” said Chapel Hill resident Bill Powers. Resident Emily Weinstein was just plain curious, stating she had no idea the park was here initially. She said she was glad that the art wasn’t invasive to the environment. “I think that it’s very important to conserve and expand any green way,” she said. The park also contains full-size athletic fields, an inline hockey court, a dog park, some trails and a picnic shelter among other facilities. “It incorporates the community completely here,” grading contractor Brian Starkey said.
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“It brings back Stonehenge,” said Chapel Hill resident Ann Powers. “Public space should be beautiful.” Powers was referring to the new art installations in the 72-acre Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill near Southern Village. Seattle-based artists Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan were at the park Saturday for the grand opening and dedication. Officials spoke about the project of creating the park and incorporating the art. The artists also gave a tour of the park’s art installations, titled Elemental Landscape. Haddad and Drugan used salvaged site materials in the art, such Contact the University Editor as large rocks and excavated soil, givat udesk@unc.edu. ing it a natural feel. “Rarely do you think about public art as landscape design,” said Jeff York, public arts administrator. “All these rocks have a story.”
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it’s not yet known how the construction might affect basketball games at the Smith Center during next season. The chancellor’s buildings and grounds committee recently reviewed the project, taking into account the proposal’s budget and design. The site and design for the addition was also submitted to the Board of Trustees in May for review. The project’s budget has been projected to be $7.5 million. Funding will be drawn from the Educational Foundation, also known as The Rams Club, which is comprised of alumni who have donated money for sports projects. The designs for the addition and renovations were proposed by Corley Redfoot Zach Inc. of Chapel Hill. It’s unclear whether they will change before construction. Although the last major renovation resulted in additional seats for students, that won’t be the case this time. “This project will not impact the seating in the Smith Center,” Wu said. This will be the third expansion
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UNC dominates in series rout By Chris Hempson Sports Editor
It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. Hyped as one of the top Super Regionals in the country, the North Carolina-East Carolina series seemed bound to bring the drama. Instead, the only thing many fans saw Sunday were curtain calls in a 9-3 UNC victory. There was one for ACC Player of the Year Dustin Ackley. Another for third baseman Kyle Seager. Two more for seniors Adam Warren and Garrett Gore. Heck, even coach Mike Fox got into the act — as he admitted to letting himself act more loosely than he ever had during his team’s three previous Super Regional titles. He didn’t join the post-game pileup, but he did raise his arms to pump up the crowd after the game’s conclusion. When Gore blasted a gargantuan homer in his last-ever at-bat at Boshamer Stadium, Fox appeared to put his hands on his head in disbelief. He even threw in a joke during the post-game press conference, though that’s not too unusual. “I always like coming to these things with my shoes and socks wet. That’s a good thing,” said Fox, referring to the bucket of water thrown on him after the series-clinching win. “They’re soaked right now.” They sure are. And with good reason. The Tar Heels clinched their fourth consecutive Super Regional series and now advance to the College World Series. They even etched the program into the history of the ACC — becoming the confer-
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After splitting two games with East Carolina earlier this season, UNC found success in its pitching — allowing just four runs on the weekend. ence’s first team to advance to the CWS in four consecutive seasons. After a scintillating performance Saturday by pitcher Alex White in a 10-1 win, Warren took the mound. In 7 1/3 innings of work, he delivered. Although the box score will show him allowing three runs on eight hits, the righty retired 15 of 17
batters at one point and only really started to struggle in the seventh. And by then, the game was once again out of reach. “Today, I just tried to go out there and throw strikes,” Warren said. “I tried not to let it get in my head that this was my last start in this stadium.”
For several North Carolina players, it likely was. And each made sure to go out in a memorable fashion. There was White, a likely topten pick in the MLB Draft, working through injuries to beat his hometown program Saturday. There was Warren, escaping jams in the latter innings while striking out eight. There was Gore, going 4 for 5 Sunday — including the home run off a pitch he guessed was coming. And there was Ackley — the team’s best player and arguably the top collegiate talent in the nation. Although he batted a modest .250 for the weekend, the first baseman came through when it mattered most. With UNC ahead 4-0 Sunday, the junior provided the game’s dagger as he reached across the plate and hit a line-drive three-run homer. “It was a 3-2 slider, which Seth Simmons has the best pitch on our team,” Pirates coach Billy Godwin said. “(Ackley) got out on his front foot, stayed back. There’s a reason he’s one of the best hitters in college baseball. It was just a great job against a very good pitch.” The same could be said for UNC on the day, as once again, the Tar Heels are off to Omaha. “The journey we have been on is pretty amazing,” Fox said. “We’ll go out there, and we’ll do everything we can to soak it all in and play as hard as we can. That’s going to be our mindset. It was the first year, and it’s going to be this one.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu
Top Tar Heel talents could leave for pro ranks By Scott Powers Senior Writer
Members of the North Carolina baseball team appreciate that this year’s run could be the end of their string of College World Series appearances. But if they needed a reminder, they got it this week in the form of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, when two Tar Heels and two UNC commits were taken in the first 15 picks. The draft is a three-day event during which Major League Baseball teams claim exclusive negotiation rights to more than one thousand amateur players from the U.S. and Canada. On Tuesday, the first day of the draft, just more than one hundred
names were announced, including five with ties to UNC. ACC Player of the Year Dustin Ackley went first, No. 2 overall, to the Seattle Mariners, who are interested in him as a center fielder. Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik told MLB Network that he was impressed with Ackley’s major league readiness. “You don’t like to put labels or time frames on kids because once they get into pro ball, each kid reacts differently,” Zduriencik said. “But we think it’s going to be a short time before he’s a big leaguer.” Immediately following the Mariner’s selection of Ackley, the San Diego Padres took high school outfielder Donavan Tate, who had committed to UNC to play football
and baseball, with the third overall selection. Another North Carolina recruit was taken six picks later. The Detroit Tigers nabbed high school pitcher Jacob Turner with the No. 9 pick. But the Padres and the Tigers still have to ink their selections to contracts. All of the players taken in the draft have until Aug. 17 to sign with the teams that claimed them. If they don’t sign contracts, they can choose to play for their schools in the upcoming season. Junior ace Alex White went 15th to the Cleveland Indians, later in the first round than anticipated but still very early in the draft. White and Ackley are expected to sign with their respective teams, but
Tate and Turner are more difficult to predict. And their choices will have an impact on North Carolina baseball moving forward. Four players of the top 15 being from UNC is a testament to the talent surrounding but perhaps leaving the program this year. The Mariners completed their collection of Tar Heel corner infielders by taking junior third baseman Kyle Seager in the third round. If Seager signs with the Mariners, he could continue to form a 1-2 punch with Ackley in the professional ranks, but he would likely move to second base, a position he played for UNC before this year.
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Bottom of lineup finds success in super regional By Powell Latimer Senior Writer
Leading up to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., all the buzz around North Carolina will undoubtedly be on sweet-swinging first baseman Dustin Ackley. And for good reason. Ackley’s bat is singeing hot right now, and his season average is better than .400. But to get to the real reason that the Tar Heels breezed their way into Omaha, it’s necessary to look a little further down the lineup. Five spots further, to be precise. It’s the bottom third of UNC’s lineup that has come out of nowhere to produce — and get on base when Ackley and fellow slugger Kyle Seager get up to the plate. “That’s what we talk about all year long, is the other seven guys, you have only one objective, and that’s to be on base when Dusty and Kyle come to the plate,” coach Mike Fox said. “That’s been our offensive motto all year long. However you can do that.” In regional and super regional play, UNC has used mainly the same four players to hit in the seventh, eighth and ninth slots. Outfielders Garrett Gore and Mike Cavasinni, along with designated hitters Seth Baldwin and Jacob Stallings, did the bulk of the work in those slots. For the two weekends, those four players combined for 25 hits. And as a collective, they are batting .462 — not far off Ackley’s postseason pace. Gore in particular has dialed it up a notch. The senior has six home runs this season, and three of them have come in the past two weekends — including a storybook shot in his last at-bat in Boshamer Stadium. With the count at two balls and no strikes, Gore hammered a pitch from East Carolina’s Bailey Daniels to dead-away center field. The ball hit high off the batter’s eye and fell back onto the field as Gore raced around the bases. “I really don’t know what to say just because I guessed at that pitch,
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In his final two games at Boshamer Stadium, senior Garrett Gore batted .555 and smashed a homer in his last at-bat during the ninth inning.
and I didn’t swing at the first two pitches like (Coach Fox) probably thought I was going to do,” Gore said. “I don’t know. It feels good, but I’m speechless.” For the past two weekends, Gore went 11-for-23, an average more or less on par with Ackley’s. Even if he is guessing at pitches, he’s guessing right about half the time. But the senior Gore — and redshirt junior Cavasinni — have both come alive in the postseason, giving UNC a pair of crafty, experienced hitters at the bottom of the lineup. Gore has discovered some hitting power, and Cavasinni’s speed means that he can sometimes score from first base with just one hit. It’s helped as well that both Stallings and Baldwin have discovered their swings. Baldwin, in particular, has hit his way into split duty at the designated hitter spot. In the past two weekends, Baldwin is hitting 4-for-7. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu
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‘Tyson’ is a balanced portrait Sonic Youth proves it’s still here By Jamie Williams
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“Tyson” is a strange, surprising sports documentary. It’s about as strange, in fact, as its subject, which is really saying something. Everyone remembers Mike Tyson for his precocious boxing ability, his reputation for brutalizing women and his sweet tooth for the delicious earlobe of Evander Holyfield. What people forget about Tyson is his tough, sadly touching childhood in east Brooklyn. It can be assumed that a lot of people grow up underprivileged in America and that it negatively affects the rest of their lives as well. But Tyson’s childhood can’t be taken for granted. Listening to this human dump-truck reminisce about the first fight of his life when a neighborhood bully broke the neck of one of his beloved pet pigeons, which seemed to be his only friends at the time, it becomes clear that Tyson is trying to remind people that he’s human. We can criticize him for being a juvenile delinquent (he was arrested more than 30 times by the age of 13), or dismiss his boxing career as that of a vicious animal in the heat of blood lust, but then again, what does a childhood in the ghetto give you to work with? It gave Tyson, like it has given so many other angry, scared young men, a quick punch. At the age of ten he was routinely “humiliated in the street,” as he puts it with almost classical gravity. At 20, he was heavyweight champ. At 26 he was in a federal penitentiary on conviction of rape. At 30, heavyweight champ again. “Tyson” follows this history, which reeks of the absurd, as if it were an existential nightmare of identity. And it’s
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Tyson, interestingly, who is the first to identify the nightmare. To highlight Tyson’s identity crisis, director James Toback gets adventurous on the cutting-room floor, periodically fragmenting the interviews with three-way spit screens and audio overlaps. Tyson’s recollections, as a result, are mashed up in a totally unique stream of consciousness that flows like the soupy brain pulp of a pro boxer. Toback also calibrates the rhythm of his cuts to fit the archive footage of Tyson’s lighting fast punches. It goes a long way to help one understand the psychology of fighting
that Tyson speaks of often. Non-judgmental cameras capture interviews with Tyson for the bulk of the movie, aiding in his project of recasting himself as a man maligned. He speaks with his distinctive soft lisp, recites poetry that isn’t half bad, and constantly puts his finger on the pulse of his life’s story. But none of it can mask the footage of his brutally homophobic public ranting or his eagerness to sling misogynistic insults at former lovers. This curious combination of sensitivity and hateful pigheadedness gives the most honest moral impression of the man that’s conceivable, which is one of ambiguity and surprising versatility. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
Although superficially antithetical, the two adjectives that present themselves as logical descriptors of Sonic Youth’s latest, The Eternal, are consistent and varying. Consistent in that this is a Sonic Youth record and, like the vast majority of the band’s legendary catalogue, it is very good. And varying in the diverse ways that the familiar package is delivered from speaker to cerebellum. The first thing that pumps out of the tubes is the sort of distorted guitar riff that made the band famous, seminal, legendary and incendiary. That leads into a chugging drum beat followed by Kim Gordon’s trademark ranting, panting, preaching and teaching. She’s still got it. Still angry, still edgy and still the most badass 56-year-old around. This is a record best enjoyed loudly. A record as capable of opening and expanding minds as any other, but no one is forgetting Sister, Washing Machine or Rather Ripped. The opening track “Sacred Trickster” — over almost as soon as it starts — gives way to the six minute, “Anti-Orgasm,” an album highlight featuring the eternally memorable declaration “Anti-war is anti-orgasm.” That transition is telling of the rest of the album. Quick formula-driven rockers give way to the long, intense, noisy compositions that the band has hung its hat on for the last twenty years. But, back to the concept of consistency. Or more pointedly, safety. There is nothing here that we haven’t heard before. It still sounds great, but for a band known for constant innovation, falling back on its tried and true alternative tunings is mildly disappointing. It is completely understandable; they have the experimental SYR series, Thurston Moore’s solo work and plenty of performance art
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engagements as opportunities to truly fly their collective freak flag. But as one of the first bands to plant that flag on the surface of the American consciousness, they have more than a little obligation to unfurl it with more pride. That quip aside, the record is a terrific testament to the staying power of a group of alt-rock’s original colonizers. And it is nice to have them back, reminding the art school Brooklynites exactly who invented all the tricks currently being haphazardly peddled to the Urban Outfitters set. But, the hype surrounding the band’s label switch from Geffen to Matador isn’t fully realized here. Maybe the reinvention is just beginning. Let’s hope so at least.
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At 6:30 a.m. Monday in the summer the UNC orientation leaders are already in the Union setting up for orientation. Each day, these 20 student leaders are responsible for introducing all first-years and parents to campus. UNC’s Carolina Testing and Orientation Program Sessions began June 1, leaving orientation leaders to usher in one of the University’s largest classes ever. The sessions will run twice a week until August. During each CTOPS program, orientation leaders are responsible for about 25 new students. They assist with the registration process, facilitate new student interaction, answer questions and perform skits. And at the end of the day, they still have to maintain an upbeat, energetic attitude. Lori Baldwin, who was an orientation leader in 2008, said even after the exhausting schedule, all the hard work and hours were worth it, spawning life-long friendships, lessons and skills. “You live, eat, breathe and sleep with these people. It’s pretty much a family,” she said. “They are wonderful people that will always be there for you. You can count on these people forever.” The journey to become an orientation leader begins in the fall semester with a nomination or application process. “We look for people that really want to give back to fellow students and UNC,” said April Mann, director of Office of New Students and Parents. “It is a sacrifice in some ways. With the schedule they can
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An orientation group poses for a picture during CTOPS. Orientation leaders are responsible for introducing new students to the campus. not take summer classes, they are not making lots of money and may be missing out on some of the other student opportunities.” The recruitment process includes several rounds, from group problemsolving and team-building exercises to a traditional interview. Orientation leaders are selected and notified over winter break, and extensive training occurs from spring semester until orientation sessions begin. Adrienne Jones, a junior orientation leader, said the stages of the recruitment process were intense. “I had a difficult transition coming from a smaller area. I thought it would be a great way to meet students like myself … so they didn’t have to start with such a dismal outlook,” she said.
Several orientation leaders said their job was one of the most challenging experiences of their lives. The hours are exhausting and it is hard to “end CTOPS with the same amount of energy as the beginning,” said Donald Cooley, a sophomore orientation leader. But the job also includes many silly moments. Occasionally, some parents will ask orientation leaders very surprising and funny questions, like, “Will you marry my son?” “It helps you grow as a leader. It is a buzz word and people don’t think about it, but you have to,” Baldwin said. “It really expanded my world view.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
N.C. legislators modified state law to give Apple Inc. tax incentives in order to lure the company to the state. Apple, the manufacturer of the iPod, iPhone and Macintosh computers, is expected to construct a new data center in the state in exchange for multiple tax incentives. Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, said legislators were forced to modify the state’s corporate tax law and offer incentives in order to be competitive. “They were willing to go to Virginia if we didn’t accommodate,” he said. “If we didn’t stay competitive, we were going to lose.” Hoyle said North Carolina had already lost a deal with Walt Disney that could have generated $17.5 million for the state, and legislators did not want to lose another deal. Apple made the decision after Gov. Perdue signed a bill into law that offers Apple tax breaks adding up to $46 million over the next decade for the $1 billion that the company is expected to invest over nine years. “We welcome Apple to North Carolina and look forward to working with the company as it begins providing a significant economic boost to local communities and the state,” she said in a press release. The data center will employ at least 50 full-time employees and create more than 3,000 jobs in the regional economy. The 50 jobs created by the data center could bring $50 million to the state’s economy in the next decade when the economy
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A new state law offers $46 million in tax breaks in the next 10 years to Apple on the $1 billion the company will invest in the next nine years. improves, said Mladen Vouk, computer science department head for N.C. State University. Legislators hope it will help alleviate the record 10.8 percent state unemployment rate. Those jobs could also help the roughly 2,000 computer science students that graduate from state universities each year. “I see it as a positive thing because creating 50 jobs is not a trivial thing,” he said. “The more jobs we have, the better it is for our economy and our students.” But, in the midst of an economic crisis, the heavy tax breaks are causing some concern in the state. “That looks like a bad deal to me,” said Bob Orr, executive direc-
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tor for the$ N.C. Department for Constitutional Law. “There is no reason why Apple shouldn’t be paying its fair share of taxes.” He said such a deal is hard to justify in an economic crisis. Legislators hope Apple’s presence will improve conditions in an economically distressed area in exchange for tax benefits because it will have to meet investment and wage standards and provide its employees with health insurance in exchange for the tax benefits. Rep. Jennifer Weiss, D-Wake, said she hoped Apple’s presence would attract other businesses. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu
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Forum series shares Technological system plan for town’s future target of hacker attacks Residents list hopes for Chapel Hill By Sarah Morayati Staff Writer
Planning a town’s future takes more than just public hearings. That was the premise behind Chapel Hill 2020, a series of nine forums last week where about 150 residents, instead of focusing on problems, shared their visions and dreams for the town’s future. “We’re hearing from citizens that Chapel Hill is growing too quickly and maybe where the growth is going isn’t the most appropriate place,” said George Cianciolo, the chairman of the task force. Between the proposed Carolina North campus, downtown changes and increasing demands on transportation, Chapel Hill in 2020 might look a lot different than it does today. And with most mayoral and town council candidates stressing development, the town’s future hangs even more in the balance. Chapel Hill’s comprehensive development plan, adopted in 2000, was designed to outline town growth, but the town council quickly took on too many other projects to revisit it.
So they appointed the Sustainable Community Visioning Task Force, which set up the forums to solicit resident input. The task force also set up “visioning walls” around town and posted an online survey for more feedback. At the forums, residents got together to discuss their visions of Chapel Hill 10 years from now — no time limits, no discarded ideas. Overall, most people said they appreciated that Chapel Hill was renowned as a center of diversity and culture even while retaining a local, small-town feel. “Where else can you go to Allen & Son and then attend the Bolshoi Ballet?” asked Margaret Henderson, a meeting facilitator. Others said they appreciated the free bus system, abundance of green space and small businesses. But many said this small-town feel couldn’t last forever. “Progress doesn’t stop for Chapel Hill. We’re not a historic site that should be trapped in amber, so we’re going to have to evolve,” said Blair Pollock of Chapel Hill. Suggestions included relaxing development restrictions, continu-
ing to search for transit options that don’t involve cars, making the town more inclusive by creating affordable housing and including minorities in public life and conversation. Although dozens of dreams were shared, not every issue was addressed. Cianciolo said he was surprised that few mentioned homelessness and panhandling, or the town’s relative lack of large businesses. And some felt the meetings were insufficient. The town council received two petitions criticizing the task force’s under-representation of students and of minorities. Even within the task force, some felt the forums were planned too early, not publicized enough and not attended as widely as they hoped. “In some ways, when we asked for visions and dreams, I don’t think we got across the primary concerns of the council related to growth,” Cianciolo said. But he said it’s still early in the process, which could take more than one year. The task force won’t make any decisions; instead, they will present any recurring issues to the town council. They plan to present a summary of their findings June 24.
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In 2008, there were approximately 26.6 million attacks on UNC’s technological system, and the number of threats continues to grow. Larry Conrad, the vice chancellor for information technology, said the attacks are coming from everywhere in the world, even unexpected countries like Pakistan and China. “A lot of recent attacks from recent years have come from China, and more recently from the Middle East,” Conrad said. The tremendous growth in the economy and education system in China have given hackers the ability to afford more equipment and recruit accomplices. Conrad said that when hackers begin their work, they often steal connections from foreign servers, making it difficult to pinpoint where they are operating from. He added that universities tend to be “destination resorts” because the hackers know that if they dig around the system long enough, they will find a system that will be worth their effort. Universities with large research systems like UNC’s are also attractive targets. “It’s my belief that they like uniContact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. versities because they know that
“Everybody struggles with the security challenge. It’s part of the academic life today that we have to deal with.” Larry Conrad, vice chancellor for information technology
universities have a lot of technology, lots of servers, no connectivity issues and they know that we’re not tightly controlled,” Conrad said. Conrad compared the fight against the attack to an “arms race.” “If they are automated, we have to be automated. If they’re highly technical, we have to be highly technical” Conrad said. “These hackers are smart, capable and worldwide and have enough success.” The threat has spawned an industry solely devoted to responding to these attacks. The business model of these companies is to provide protection for customers against viruses. “The way we approach it is a multilayer thing. There are seven different layers of detection capabilities response, so if one layer doesn’t catch it the next one will,” Conrad explained. The first layer of defense acts as a filter that goes out to the basic network connection. If the tech system detects an unusual activity,
the hardware or software will shut down immediately. Conrad said the attacks aren’t just viruses. They are also service attacks, attempts to get personal information like social security numbers or credit card numbers for identity theft purposes and e-mail scams. “Everybody struggles with the security challenge. It’s part of the academic life today that we have to deal with,” Conrad said. He gave two pieces of advice on how individuals can protect against these attacks. First, make sure your operating system is set up and that it receives automatic updates. Second, have virus protection software which also receives automatic updates. “If everybody did that, we would eliminate most of the actual successful hackers,” Conrad said. “That would have a huge impact on helping to protect the campus environment.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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According to UNC Career Services, the percentage of students graduating with jobs has decreased in 2009 from previous years and will likely decrease further.
time when they would prefer to wait and see and make do with their current employees.” The survey, which was given out before graduation by Career Services, asked 2009 graduates to say whether or not they have found a full-time or part-time job, will pursue higher education or take a different path. Currently, the number of respondents is heavily weighted toward business school graduates, who comprise about half of the survey’s feedback. A little more than 51 percent of them have found jobs. Although business students appear to have more jobs than other graduates, even their numbers are down. According to the survey, about 21 percent are still seeking employment. That number is normally around 7 or 8 percent, Stiles said. Leigh Babaian, associate director for career development for undergraduates at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, said business graduates have been more willing to consider alternative options because
the job search has been harder. “One thing that I did see was that it was particularly the finance industry that got hit — the percentage of jobs for finance is less,” she said. “A lot of students noticed that and wanted to consider other options.” Babaian also said that there has been an increase in consulting jobs. Stiles has been continuing to work with recent graduates who are still in the midst of the job search. “We keep trying, and that’s my
job — to keep them propped up,” he said. He said he tries to meet with people still hunting for jobs either weekly or biweekly to keep them on pace, noting that it helps them to have someone holding them accountable for their future. “Don’t give up,” he said. “You want to keep that momentum going.”
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that Oblinger cut a deal to increase the severance package for Nielsen the day before he resigned. The board was left with no other option but to have Oblinger resign and eliminate Easley’s contract, said N.C. State Student Body President Jim Ceresnak. “The whole controversy has been hemorrhaging, and we needed to stop the hemorrhaging,” he said. The issues regarding Easley, Oblinger, Nielsen and former N.C. State Board of Trustees Chairman McQueen Campbell also did a fair amount of damage to the university’s reputation, he said. But the damage wasn’t permanent, and the university wouldn’t have any significant issues focusing on its budget problems, he said. “There’s a lot of excitement that we do have a great opportunity here,” he said. The issue of the budget was also too pervasive, and the cuts too severe, to be ignored in light of the Easley controversy, said Michael Smith, dean of the UNC School of Government. “These people, like Woodward, Erskine and others, are impressive multi-taskers and we just don’t have the luxury of focusing on one or two issues,” he said. And since the controversy began, the board had been making some smart decisions — particularly in selecting Jordan as interim provost — said John Dornan, executive director of Public School Forum, a political think tank based in Raleigh. “You really can blame the provost and the chancellor for not considering the conflict of interest that they and (Easley) were in,” he said. “If there’s a lesson to be learned here, it’s that e-mail never goes away.”
shortstop to outfield — due largely to defensive struggles — the senior has been one of the most important pieces in the lineup. During the NCAA tournament, he’s accounted for three home runs — one less than his three previous seasons combined — and he’s batted .478. And most importantly, he’s making another trip west. “We thanked God for giving us the opportunity: one, just to be here; and second of all, to go to Omaha for the fourth time,” Gore said. The senior might also like to thank his roommate, first baseman Dustin Ackley. Although Gore jokingly teased the ACC Player of the Year for stealing his spotlight in the
regional against Kansas, it’s been Ackley pushing UNC into the limelight time after time this season. Repeatedly, Fox has attached every superlative known to Ackley’s play and rightfully so. Thus, if North Carolina is going to have any chance of winning its first-ever national championship, the burden will likely rest on Ackley’s shoulders. Although he hit just .250 for the weekend against ECU, the junior connected on his 22nd homer. And if he connects on a few more deep ones, UNC’s run may not reach its conclusion until late June. “We’ve learned to enjoy every second of it, and I really try to do that,” Fox said.
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ric of Triangle music, they will also attempt to create a living tapestry of its own musical community. This year’s TRKfest will take 12 local bands back to Pittsboro’s Piedmont Biofuels on Saturday for an all-day, all-night party. “These are our people, these are the people we hang out with,” Trekky cofounder Martin Anderson said, presenting it as an opportunity to have fun with friends, make new ones and use local music to give people a genuine festival experience. “These are people that would react to that environment well, like playing out a diesel compound with hippies in this like human rubber band thing.” With ruckus-rousing acts such as Durham’s lively folk band Megafaun and cathartic rockers Hammer No More The Fingers on tap, it should certainly be a party. And in the light of last year’s attendance of about 300, this year Trekky seeks to turn its fundraising bit of fun into an even richer Contact the State & National experience than before. “We’re not Bonnaroo, and we Editor at stnt@unc.edu
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Kara Larson, director of marketing and public relations for the Carolina Performing Arts, said the box office has a waiting list for tickets. She said she hopes to set up an orderly rush system for people trying to purchase tickets the night of the performance, though there might not be many tickets available. For those who haven’t purchased tickets, the town has arranged for other special features. The main event outside the performances is a lecture about the Bolshoi by former New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Ackland Art Museum. “We’re thrilled that she’s going to be here and our visitors are going to be able to hear this unique voice that’s one of the leading experts on dance in America,” said Nic Brown, Ackland’s communications director.
Local businesses Sugarland and Toots & Magoo made displays for their storefront windows. In addition, Italian restaurant 411 West will feature a special menu item while the Bolshoi is in town. “I’ve spoken with my chefs and they are already planning to have a dish with an Eastern European flair to it,” said Tommy O’Connell, managing partner of the restaurant. The dish will be available for a week beginning today. UNC Summer School offered a class comparing Russian literature and ballet in the 19th century. Students in the class also learned about the Bolshoi, and received tickets to Wednesday’s performance. Slavic languages graduate student Elena Clark, who is teaching the class, said that at the start of the 19th century, ballet and literature were fairly similar in theme and content. Later on in the century, however, writing became much more realistic as ballets diverged from reality.
WASHINGTON (MCT) — In a reversal of Bush administration policy, the first Guantanamo detainee was transferred Tuesday to U.S. soil for trial. A predawn Justice Department statement said Ghailani was being housed in the Metropolitan Correction Center, a mediumto maximum-security lockup in downtown Manhattan that has held everyone from alleged alQaida arch-terrorists to financier Bernard Madoff.
WASHINGTON (MCT) — Ten of the nation’s largest bankholding companies have gotten the OK to repay the federal government a combined $68 billion in taxpayer bailout money, the Treasury Department said Tuesday morning. More than 600 financial institutions have received taxpayer bailout money worth a total of $199 billion under the Capital Purchase Program. Ten of the biggest banking compa-
Chrysler sale no Congress passes go yet, says Court tobacco controls WASHINGTON (MCT) — The Supreme Court issued a temporary freeze Monday on the Obama administration’s sale of bankrupt Chrysler, a move that also could threaten General Motors’ efforts to seek protection. The court agreed to a request for a delay from Indiana state pensioners and some public interest groups, who alleged the speedy bankruptcy process and administration rescue of Chrysler trampled on rights of creditors and misused taxpayer bailout money.
WASHINGTON (MCT) — Sweeping changes in how the government controls tobacco content and marketing are likely to be approved by the U.S. Senate this week, despite a strong last-ditch effort by tobacco interests and skepticism from some experts that smokers won’t kick their habit. The bill, passed by the House of Representatives and due for a Senate vote as early as Tuesday, would give the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority over tobacco.
nies now will begin to repay the Treasury, an encouraging sign since critics were calling for bank nationalization months ago and bank share prices were in the dumps. The companies that got the OK to start repaying their bailout money are American Express, Bank of New York Mellon, BB&T, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust, State Street and U.S. Bancorp.
US: Fewer job losses last May WA S H I N G T O N ( M C T ) — Better-than-expected May employment numbers Friday showed that the breathtaking pace of job losses is moderating, but experts warn that the unemployment rate will continue to climb for months and job growth could remain sluggish for years. Employers shed 345,000 jobs in May, the fewest since September, and fewer than the 500,000-plus cuts that forecasters had expected. Job losses also were not as bad in March and April than initially reported.
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Going pro Three Tar Heels and two UNC recruits were selected on day one of the MLB Draft. See pg. 5 for story.
Life and times Diversions reviews the Mike Tyson documentary showing at the Varsity. See pg. 6 for story.
Hacker attacks The University had to defend against 26.6 million cyber attacks in 2008. See pg. 8 for story.
Boomtown Two Chapel Hill natives will lead a philanthropic showcase this weekend. Go online for story.
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10 thursday, june 11, 2009 EDITORIAL CARTOON
The Daily Tar Heel QUOTE OF THE Week:
By Don Wright, The Palm Beach Post
“If there’s a lesson to be learned here, it’s that e-mails never go away.” Jeff Dornan, public school forum executive director, regarding james oblinger’s resignation
Rick Kennedy Guest Columnist
Rick Kennedy is a resident of Orange County.
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Koch, others disregarded right to free speech
Moral compass in waste transfer
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ith all that money in Chapel Hill, you would think the town could afford some manners for its mayor. Yet here we are, considering a waste transfer station site proposed by Mayor Kevin Foy, an action all his own, conceived without consulting the town council, commissioners or citizens. The site is owned by Chapel Hill, yet outside town limits. Not even one of his constituents would be affected by his proposal. Disbelief abounds as Foy once again foists upon this modest part of the county yet one more of the ugly necessities that keep a community running, Guest burdens that COLUMNIST would precipitate conniptions anywhere else. To a sincere soul, this little patch of Orange County has certainly done its share when it comes to putting up with what no one wants. These things must go somewhere, but doesn’t our moral compass tell us that we should share the weight of our communal obligations? In a 2007 decision, Chapel HillCarrboro and Orange County endorsed the moral resonance of this argument by giving to residents of Rogers Road by the landfill protection from a waste transfer station. The endorsement, however, did not extend to Millhouse Road, ground zero for Foy’s plan, even though it is also adjacent to the landfill. The moral dissonance of that disparity is striking, yet Foy parlays the disparity to political advantage. To appreciate this contention, consider the way Foy perpetrated his proposal, using the urgency of the situation as a weapon to win his way. He has waited until the latest possible moment to offer up this parcel. Also, Foy recently invited Rogers Road residents to tour his proposed site, but he did not invite homeowners immediately adjacent to the parcel even though they would be the ones most severely affected. Foy explained that he only invited Rogers Road folks because the agreement restricting the location of a transfer station applied only to them. He added that if it didn’t meet their approval, then his proposal was a non-starter. Some say, though, that the mayor contacted only Rogers Road to obliquely offer quid pro quo, their endorsement of his site for an implied promise to promote water and sewer projects benefitting them. A testament to their character and certainly an unpleasant surprise for Foy, the representatives of Rogers Road handed to Foy, in midst of the tour, a letter declaring his proposal absolutely unacceptable, and they have since petitioned Chapel Hill to consider Millhouse Road part of their community. If Foy was sincere with his reasoning for including only Rogers Road on his walkabout, then his site is no longer viable because of that opposition. We can expect, though, their opposition to be suddenly irrelevant, as we can expect the tweaking and tormenting of the other site selection criteria. If Foy truly wants to explore all options for a transfer station, he should ask UNC to consider one on Carolina North. After all, Chapel Hill persuaded UNC to preserve hundreds of acres there. A few acres more for a transfer station isn’t much more to ask, especially when UNC prides itself with its environmental sustainability efforts. To do otherwise reveals all the sustainability talk to be bluster. It all distills down to a matter of decency and fairness, a matter of accepting responsibility. It is exceptionally disheartening to witness this flouting of what is fair and decent by a community that boasts a progressive philosophy and liberal leanings. From the view on this side of the town limits, Mr. Mayor, those boasts are not true, and the people out here deserve better from you.
Release the review
County should grant access to Fraley case peer review
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range County needs to release the peer review of the paramedic who responded to Atlas Fraley’s 9-1-1 call. Doing so would begin to mend the public’s lack of confidence in the county’s emergency services. Last year, Fraley, a football player at Chapel Hill High, called 9-1-1 complaining of muscle cramps. He had recently returned from football practice and thought he was dehydrated and needed an IV. The responding paramedic, James Griffin, examined Fraley and told Fraley to drink more fluids. Griffin then allowed Fraley to sign his own release. Fraley’s parents found him
dead that evening. Ten days later, Griffin was suspended from EMS practices in Orange County. Griffin subsequently came under review by the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services. The review was completed on March 20, and the report was released on June 1. Griffin hasn’t lost his paramedic license, but he will not be allowed to practice in Orange County without retraining. The state was right to release the results of the review. But Orange County has failed to release a peer review investigating Griffin’s conduct. N.C. law deems such information confidential because it deals with personnel records.
But public confidence has been shaken by the incident. And the law stipulates that the county manager with the consent of the commissioners can release personnel records when public confidence in the administration or services of the government is at risk. Releasing personnel records is no minor task. But a young man died, and the public needs all the information available about why that happened. Suppressing the records only gives the impression that the county is hiding something. The public should have confidence in its government services. In order for that confidence to be restored, we need Griffin’s peer review.
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N.C. House should raise taxes to close budget gap
t’s time to raise state taxes for those who can afford the extra burden. No one likes hearing that taxes are going up. But times are tough and seem to be getting tougher. To close the gap, N.C. legislators need to either cut spending, raise taxes or both. A tax increase is the most practical option. The House is considering increasing income taxes for residents making more than $200,000 per year. The House Finance Committee considered raising taxes on alcohol and tobacco products — known as sin taxes. But this raise was killed off This was the right decision.
Raising sin taxes, while a decent idea, would still hurt the poorest North Carolina residents — the ones who couldn’t afford it. But raising income taxes for the more affluent will help close the budget gap without massive cuts. Given that the federal poverty line for an eight-person family is just over $37,000, chances are that smaller families making more than four times that amount can handle the increase in taxes. This might mean that some people will have to tighten their budgets, but believe it or not, taxes provide the funding for necessary state services. For example, without any
extra taxes, educators will face $1 billion in spending cuts from the state. Bailing out North Carolina’s public education with a tax increase is worth it. Education is an investment in the future, as are many of the state’s other services. We shouldn’t make things worse for the next generation just to save some extra cash today. It’s understandable that people don’t like the idea of the government taking their hardearned money. But when Tax Day comes, think about the tens of thousands of teaching jobs and the programs being saved by shelling out a little more per paycheck.
Choose public service
Students should be charitable given the poor economy
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he current job market can make planning postcollege life dreary. But there’s an alternative to being depressed about the lack of corporate jobs with cushy paychecks. There are plenty of public service internships and jobs worth exploring in the U.S. or internationally. The Peace Corps, A m e r i C o r p s , Te a c h Fo r America and English as a second language jobs abroad all provide transitional opportunities to serve the community and enable personal growth. Students interested in such opportunities can meet with a counselor at University Career Services. In addition to meeting with
counselors, University Career Services provides books, pamphlets and access to Web sites. These are all useful resources for students who are looking to circumvent the job market. Jacquelyn Gist, assistant director of University Career Services, works with students who are interested in nonprofits or other public service organizations after graduation. Gist encourages students to consider public service, saying, “I know it sounds cheesy but people out of college want to contribute to the world around them. Why bother being here if it’s not going to matter if you are here?” Gist is right. UNC students have a reputation for being service oriented,
so the University has recruiters on campus for popular public service programs like the Peace Corps and Teach For America. Life after college can be a time of adventure for the young person without adult responsibilities. Spending time in a foreign country through a public service program is an invaluable experience. It can be a time to travel around or learn a new language. Public service programs can allow time to explore other interests and to consider different career options for the future. For the person looking to benefit the world, public service programs are a way to make the most of your time following college.
Weekly QuickHits Obamaglyphics
Jamba Juice Closed
Tree Sculpture
We’re glad Obama has a sense of humor and pointed out a hieroglyphic that looks like him. Guess the ancient Egyptians had big ears too.
Why is Jamba Juice closed during the summer? We’d much rather have a smoothie when it’s 80 degrees outside than in frigid February.
Let’s hope the town doesn’t set a precedent of carving old trees into sculptures. Inventive idea, but we’d rather have new trees.
TO THE EDITOR: By now, most people are well aware of the actions of student Haley Koch and six other protesters who were arrested following their disruption of two speeches on the UNC campus. What Koch and those arrested along with her have exhibited to the University community is nothing less than intolerance to the highest degree. Because Koch and the others did not agree with viewpoints held by the speakers, they decided to restrict the rights of others to hear what both speakers had to say. Koch’s actions, along with those of her peers, demonstrated that to these seven people, UNC is not a place where viewpoints can be expressed freely. Instead, to them UNC should only tolerate one set of beliefs, one mindset: their own. As most students know, UNC is no place to hate, and threatening a guest speaker because you don’t agree with his ideas is something that we as students of a public university should not tolerate. It would likely best serve the University community in the future if the recipients of some of our most prestigious undergraduate scholarships were made aware that hate and censorship will not be tolerated here. Morehead-Cain scholars are supposed to be among the best and brightest that our University has to offer. Unfortunately, Koch has demonstrated that despite her worldliness, she is still unable to tolerate any viewpoints that differ from her own. Either the Morehead-Cain Scholarship program should start offering its scholars seminars in the rights protected by the First Amendment or they should think seriously about refusing to allow someone who exhibits such radical intolerance to remain in the program. Bill Laurence Junior History
Did RHA properly review flawed Kenan elections? TO THE EDITOR: Concerning the 09-10 RHA Kenan Community election, I, as acting governor of Kenan, was asked to speak with two employees of Department of Housing and Residential Education; Annice Fisher and Katie Bartholomew concerning the Kenan election. In laying out some facts concerning the Kenan elections, I disclosed an account of a resident, alias Smith, that explained how a resident adviser, Karsen Lattimore, had entered and submitted Smith’s vote without their consent to do so on a department of housing computer. Smith
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expressed to me how they had felt pressured by Lattimore to input their information on the Web site when they did not wish to vote for any candidate. Fisher and Bartholomew, upon hearing a more detailed of this situation, assured me that the matter would be fully investigated by the department of housing, since the RA is an employee of the department of housing and was on duty in an official capacity at the time of the incident. I have yet to hear the results of such an investigation by the department of housing and question whether one ever took place. However, Lattimore, in light of this allegation of voter fraud, was selected by Residence Hall Association and/or department of housing to become an official UNC delegate to an RHA conference in Arizona this past month, a virtually all-expenses-paid trip on behalf of the residents of UNC. I am hoping that answers may be provided concerning the results of the internal investigation that was supposedly conducted by department of housing and why Lattimore was selected in light of this charge in an RHA election. Kendall Law Kenan Community Governor 2008-09
Kvetching board kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain To the obnoxious girl who ruined game two for everyone by shouting nonstop the entire time: I’m sure Adam knows his number is 2-8. Please, be courteous and put a muzzle on it. In response to the person who thought I called them a bobblehead: It’s not all about you. This person doesn’t know how to have fun. Dear Guy at the end of the study carrels: Please stop picking your belly button and smelling your finger. I’m trying to study. Dear UNC: I know it’s hot outside, but it’s nearly impossible for me to dress for the frigid temperatures in the classrooms. Have you heard of the term “moderation?” If I fail my project due tomorrow because the UL and Davis close at 10, I might sue. Hint, hint: It might be wise to extend hours next week for exams. Dear CTOPS: Thanks for making me feel like an old creeper. To the new U-Route bus drivers: Although the speed limit is 10mph on Stadium Drive, it is lawful to go at least 5 mph over. I’m hungry and trying to get to Horton … quickly! Come on people. The summer kvetching board is lame. Where’s all the juicy drama? Send your one-to-two sentence entries to dthedit@gmail.com, subject line ‘kvetch.’
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