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Budget cuts reach $60M Tuition Reductions double 5 percent plan BY Andrew Harrell University Editor

features | page 3 LEGEND IN JEOPARDY A Dean Smith dummy was hanged from a tree outside Woollen Gym 44 years ago. Now that tree is at risk of being removed at its roots.

city | page 4

Chancellor Holden Thorp has told the University to prepare for a $60 million cut to University funding. Although the specific areas where cuts will be made are still being determined, administrators said

there is no question they will have a significant impact on the campus. “We’re treating these targets as actual cuts because they are realistic given the state’s current dire situation,” Thorp said. The new number represents additional reductions to the 5 percent cuts Thorp asked administra-

Budget effects on the UNC system February

UNC-system schools prepare for cuts amounting to roughly 5 percent of the schools' operating budget. Feb. ‘09

March 17

Perdue announces her budget. The UNC system faces a 5.5 percent cut in funding in her proposal. Mar. ‘09

April 9

The N.C. Senate approves a budget that raises $500 million in revenue via taxes. UNC-system schools face a 1.2 percent cut in funding in the Senate's proposal. Apr. ‘09

tors to create plans for in March, and which began with the fiscal year’s start on July 1. That 5 percent cut was doubled Wednesday at the request of UNCsystem President Erskine Bowles, totalling a $60 million budget reduction. The cuts would come from state appropriations, which currently represent roughly one fourth of the University’s funding, as

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determined by the N.C. General Assembly. The 10 percent cuts fall between recent predictions of how the state’s budget will turn out once it is passed by the General Assembly and approved by Gov. Bev Perdue. Thorp said the new 5 percent cuts will not necessarily be made campuswide. A budget committee

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May 29

The N.C. House N.C. State approves a May 27 officials told preliminary budget UNC-system draft in which UNCofficials are told to prepare for budget system schools face to prepare for cuts of up to an 11 percent cut budget cuts of up to 11 percent. 18 percent. in funding.

May ‘09

The N.C. House passes a budget with $780 million in new tax revenue. The House and Senate budgets go to committee. The UNC system faces an 8.7 percent cut with the new House budget.

June 30

Perdue announces a June 17 temporary budget Perdue calls restricting government for legislators spending to 85 to raise $1.5 percent of last year's. billion in new 2009-10 fiscal year revenue via budget deadline is taxes. extended to July 15.

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MAKING CONNECTIONS Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has begun an initiative to bring Internet access to all students, and it hit Carolina Apartments this month.

diversions | page 6 NO STOPPING THEM Unable to hold a concert to promote the their new album with its bassist suffering from tendonitis, Bombadil will play its CD at a listening party.

sports | page 6 THE AMERICAN DREAM Senior writer Powell Latimer explains why the team that best exemplifies American ideals is one that plays an “un-”American sport.

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Durham band Simeon opens The Club Is Open festival with a performance at Carrboro’s Reservoir on Tuesday. The band played alongside Chapel Hill garage duo Blag’ard. The festival continues tonight, Friday and Saturday at the Cave, Local 506 and Cat’s Cradle, respectively.

LIGHTING UP THE LOCALS During the calm summer months, local citizens piece together The Club Is Open Festival to bring life to Chapel Hill, Carrboro Jordan Lawrence Diversions Editor

features | online SPECTACULAR DISPLAY About 26,000 came out to see Kenan Stadium playing host to a fireworks show Saturday to celebrate Independence Day. For pictures, see pg. 9.

correction Due to a reporting error, last Thursday’s pg. 1 story, “County elec tion season to begin Monday,” incorrectly stated when Mark Kleinschmidt joined the Chapel Hill Town Council. Kleinschmidt has been a member since 2001. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

The Club Is Open Festival is a labor of love. It’s not really set up to make money as some festivals are, and whatever money it does make goes to charity. It’s not set up to gain publicity for its organizers. This isn’t the record label-sponsored TRKfest of June, and it’s not a self-promoting display in the vein of WXYC’s Backyard BBQ shows or this publication’s own Diversions Parties. No, the five-day, five-venue festival that hits Chapel Hill for the second year this week is exactly what it bills itself as. It’s an outlet, an attempt to open up every room in town and fill it with local music. “There continue to be great new bands in

the local community,” said Rusty Sutton, who organized the festival alongside friend and bandmate Steve Oliva. “All the bands we had last year are doing really great things. A lot of them have put out some of my favorite records from the past year. “It’s not like things are slowing down in the community. So there’s no reason to stop.” Far from stopping, this year’s festival expanded into uncharted territory. Wednesday the festival provided the entertainment for the re-opening of Chapel Hill’s new and improved Players as Durham’s Hammer No More The Fingers invaded the dance club. Nick Stroud, the new operator of Players,

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Festival Schedule Thursday

The Cave - $5 Aminal The Dry Heathens On The Beach

Friday

Local 506 - $7 Red Collar The Loners Rat Jackson A Rooster For The Masses

Saturday

Cat’s Cradle - $8 American Aquarium The Future Kings Of Nowhere Filthybird Nathan Oliver

Art displayed around town Event promotes artwork locally

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this day in history July 9, 1896 William Jennings Bryan delivers his famous “cross of gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention about bimetallism.

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Twenty-four venues throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro will open their doors Friday night, welcoming pedestrians to this month’s 2ndFriday ArtWalk. Since its inception nine years ago, the event has featured anywhere from 12 to 27 venues in a given month, attracting hundreds to the area. In 2004, the 2ndFriday ArtWalk board registered the title as a trademark in hopes of attracting more national recognition. Board member Garry Meldrum said the event acts to promote the community, the venues and the artists involved. “The idea is to get people familiar with particular artists or a type of art,” Meldrum said. The ArtWalk not only features

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“Blue Jays with Birch Trees,” a ceramic glass mosaic by Erick Davis on display at the Cybrary, will be featured in the July 2ndFriday ArtWalk. artwork in galleries, but it also includes art displays in law firms and coffee shops. Even Carrboro Town Hall has an exhibit. This month, photographer Dave Otto will present his work exploring the Carrboro

greenway system. Nonprofit organizations are able to promote a special event on the ArtWalk’s Web site at no charge. These organizations, called

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State budget yet to be ﬁnalized By tarini parti Senior Writer

Students in the UNC system might not know the final cost of their tuition until well after the school year starts as a result of an indecisive state legislature. The N.C. General Assembly pushed its deadline to produce a budget for the next fiscal year to July 15 to continue debating ways to increase taxes, angering many students and state employees who were already anxious about the upcoming semester. The deadline — originally July 1 — was pushed back after Gov. Bev Perdue signed a temporary budget June 30, which restricts government spending to 85 percent of what was granted in 2008. The extension could pose a problem for students preparing their finances for next year. The billing process starts in July for most universities. If the proposed 8 percent tuition hike in the House budget is approved after then, students could receive an additional tuition bill in the middle of the semester, said Greg Doucette, president of the UNCsystem Association of Student Governments. “A lot of us want to know what’s going to happen and just be done with it,” he said. The extension deadline is also costing taxpayers $5 million — $104 per legislator — in daily allowances each extra day they have to meet, said Dana Cope, executive director of the State Employees Association. “We are footing the bill because legislators haven’t met their deadline” he said. Student leaders are using the extra time to continue to advocate for fewer cuts to the UNC system, said Whitney McCoy, student body president of Winston-Salem State University. “Everyone is very frustrated, but we can’t let our frustration get in the way of our work,” she said. Winston-Salem State University has already downsized and cut back on programs, but McCoy said further cuts can be prevented by making sure legislators are aware of students’ concerns. “I will never lose hope,” she said. “Everything we ask for won’t be granted, but there are ways to make things better.” And students may not be the only ones at risk. Thousands of teachers whose contracts have not been renewed are waiting on the budget to find out whether or

See Tuition, Page 5

Registration for parking permits stalled by glitch BY Becky Bush

By Rebecca Brenner

prices are still in ﬂux

The Department of Public Safety began a new online first-come, first-serve parking pass system for students last week. It resulted in a system crash. Although an alternate system ran smoothly for the rest of registration, many are still affected by the original problems. “We’ll use the system when our IT managers feel confident again,” Stout said about the faulty program. On July 1, when professional and graduate students went to apply online for on-campus parking, they received an error message at the end of their transaction. Their requests had not been completed, even though their credit or debit cards were already charged. After hearing about the issues, DPS reset the system to try again at 1 p.m. When the same problems persisted, DPS decided to use a different software.

Third-year law student Satish Chintapalli said he applied for parking multiple times and received an error message after every attempt. Another third-year law student, Crystal Russ, said she took off work on July 1 so she could apply for her parking permit. When Russ tried at 1 p.m., she waited for more than 15 minutes, was charged on her credit card and was told she had an invalid shipping method. Russ also said one of her friends tried to register multiple times and was charged more than $300 on her credit card. After the two original attempts to launch the new software, DPS officials switched to different software which did not bill people over the Internet and restarted the registration program, said Randy Young, spokesman for the

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Cambridge, Minn., woman accused of prank calling her 69-year-old grandmother out of boredom now faces felony charges. Angel Marie Rawls, 21, told police she and another woman repeatedly called her grandmother’s cell phone because they were “bored” and “wanted to have some fun,” according to a criminal complaint. The pair called Rawls’ grandmother, saying things like “I’m gonna kill you;” “You’re going to die;” and “I’m watching you,” according to the complaint. Rawls has been charged with eight counts, including felony harassment, felony terroristic threats, stalking and making obscene phone calls. The friend, 20, whose cell phone was allegedly used to make the calls, has been charged with five felonies and three misdemeanors.

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NOTED. Duct tape was invented in 1942 for use by the U.S. Army as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes. The fabric-reinforced vinyl tape was also used for quick military repairs to jeeps, firearms and aircrafts. The name “duct tape” came from its use on heating and air conditioning ducts because it could withstand high winds. The tape was later deemed, ironically, ineffective on air ducts.

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QUOTED. “The plan consisted of using a remotely controlled zeppelin to bring him night-vision goggles and climbing equipment with which to escape.” — Spanish national police about escape plans of the prisoner and Italian drug trafficker known as “Giulio B.” He planned to flee to the Canary Islands. Police also said they arrested three people outside the jail preparing the escape.

today Theater: Ten actors, 10 plays, 10 minutes, 10 days. Original scripts were chosen from nearly 400 entries from around the world. Admission is $10. Time: 8 p.m. (runs all weekend) Location: ArtsCenter, Carrboro

open late for shopping and entertainment. A map will be provided at each stop. The event is free. Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Various locations, Chapel Hill and Carrboro

saturday

Rooftop Movie: A free showing of “Madagascar” will be followed by entertainment by MBW Dance Play Session. Part of a nine-week series showcasing local talent and movies. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Wallace parking deck, 150 E. Rosemary St.

Family Fun Day: Activities designed to appeal to everyone in the family include a farmer’s market, guided walking tours, blacksmithing and archaeology demonstrations, free food and more. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Alexander Dickson House, 150 E. King St., Hillsborough

Friday

Children’s concert: Indie-pop kids’ band Lunch Money will play songs that are fun for all ages, with topics ranging from giant cookies to a trip to the zoo. Admission is $7. Time: 11 a.m. Location: ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Sculptor: Join award-winning sculptor Robert Hasselle, who has worked in the field for more than 40 years, and experience his work at an artist reception. The event is free. Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Turning Point Gallery, Chapel Hill 2ndFriday ArtWalk: About two dozen galleries and businesses stay

Coffee chat: Drink and talk coffee with an all-female CO-OP from Honduras that grows organic and fairtrade coffee. The women will discuss their efforts in organic coffee farming

and promoting women’s rights integration into the lives of Honduran families. RSVP to coffeescott@gmail.com. Time: 3 p.m. Location: Open Eye Cafe, Carrboro

Tuesday Brew-ha-ha: Celebrate summer with live music and a four-course beer dinner featuring locally grown products and beer selections from four local breweries. Advance tickets are required and cost $25 each. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Spice Street Restaurant, Chapel Hill

Wednesday Theater: Act One presents “Peter Pan.” Admission is free. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Market Street Green 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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n Someone vandalized a mailbox on Sweeten Creek Road early Friday morning, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The mailbox was kicked repeatedly, causing $100 worth of damages, reports state.

n Someone smashed a car window on Longview Street and stole three items between Friday and Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The stolen items include a flashlight, 15 CDs and a pair of sunglasses, reports state. Losses totaled $335, including damage to the window, reports state.

n Someone stole a 12-pack of Mountain Dew from a store on Estes Drive on Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

stolen from an N.C. 54 residence Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Ten puppies and their mother comprised the 11 pit bulls that were stolen, reports state.

n Someone reported items stolen from an unlocked garage at a Simerville Road residence last Thursday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Items stolen included 20 golf clubs, a Cannon digital camera and an iPod. Stolen items totaled $2,700, reports state.

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n Someone stole items from an unlocked vehicle parked in a Hillsborough Street parking lot Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Items taken included various documents and a pillow, reports state. n Someone broke into a house on Creel Street late Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. A cell phone worth $150 was stolen, and window damage totaled $180, reports state.

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Congress meeting focuses on funding two magazines Student Congress’ first and likely only meeting of the summer took place Wednesday night. It was the first meeting run by new Speaker Joe Levin-Manning. The two bills planned for discussion were summer appropriations for campus publications. Bounce Magazine requested $225, and Blue & White Magazine requested $1,518. Although the meeting took place after the deadline for this issue, an article about the meeting is available. Visit University News at www. dailytarheel.com for the full story.

Four incoming Kenan Music Scholars get full rides A new class of four Kenan Music Scholars have received full scholarships to attend UNC. The 2009 scholars are Ryan Dickey, a euphonium player from Southlake, Texas; Ning Lee, a violinist from Singapore; Crystal Wu, a pianist from Birmingham, Ala.; and Sidney Zaleski, a pianist from Ellicott City, Md. They were chosen from 185 other musicians for the merit scholarships in the College of Arts and Sciences. A $4 million endowment created in 2006 by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust of Chapel Hill funds the awards. The scholarships are valued at roughly $70,000 per student in the course of four years and cover tuition, fees, room, board and lessons. That includes $6,000 for study abroad, work with a performer, internships with music groups, attendance at music festivals and other music events and travel to graduate program auditions. A faculty committee chose the recipients for academic excellence and outstanding ability in music. The students will join seven Kenan Music Scholars who are currently enrolled.

Four doctoral candidates get Fulbright-Hays awards Four doctoral candidates at UNC have been awarded fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program. The awards, which fund study in foreign languages and area studies, total nearly $148,000. Fulbright-Hays fellowships are designed to support projects that deepen research knowledge and boost development capability in parts of the world that don’t usually capture the attention of U.S. academia. The fellowships were awarded through UNC’s Center for Global Initiatives. The four recipients are Timothy Baird, Edward Geist, Laura Premack and Rachana Umashankar.

Two UNC professors receive grants for cancer research Two University researchers have been named 2009 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigators. William Kim, assistant professor of medicine, and C. Ryan Miller, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine in the School of Medicine, were UNC’s two recipients of the four national awards. The three-year grants are awarded to career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research at a prominent research center under the mentorship of some of the nation’s leading scientists. The awards are each worth $450,000 toward the development of the winners’ cancer research programs.

Award-winning tenor will be artist in residence this year Two-time Grammy Awardwinning tenor Anthony Dean Griffey will teach at UNC this year as artist-in-residence for music students. Griffey will spend 12 weeks teaching master classes for voice students and Kenan Scholars in-between opera and concert appearances across the globe. He will also work with students oneon-one, work with students in the University Chamber Players and the UNC Opera and give lectures in classes. A High Point native, Griffey is best known for his role in Benjamin Britten’s opera “Peter Grimes.” He won two Grammy Awards this year for Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording. Two of those classes will be open to the public: Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. in Person Recital Hall and March 15 at 4 p.m. in Hill Hall auditorium. -From staff and wire reports.

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Two challenge council incumbents Candidates share views on issues by Sarah Morayati staff WRITER

With four seats up for grabs on the Chapel Hill Town Council and at least five candidates, this year’s race will be competitive. Challengers Gene Pease and Penny Rich will compete with incumbents Laurin Easthom, Ed Harrison and Jim Merritt for spots on the council. Regardless of who is elected, next year’s council will face many changes and challenges, such as a new mayor, the continued effects of the economic downturn, a completed development agreement for Carolina North and an ongoing search for a new waste transfer site. “There’s a lot of work that’s unfinished, and it’s hard work,” Harrison said. One of the four vacancies will result from council member Mark Kleinschmidt’s decision to run for mayor of Chapel Hill. Although council member Matt Czajkowski is also running for mayor, his term is not yet up and he will retain his seat if he is not elected. The filing period opened on July 6 and Rich was the first to file early that morning. Of the incumbents, Easthom joined the council in 2005, and Harrison joined the council in 2001. Merritt was appointed to the council in November 2008 to fill the vacancy left by former council member Bill Thorpe’s death, and served the rest of Thorpe’s term. Neither challenger, furthermore, is new to council affairs. Rich ran for town council in 2007 but lost to Czajkowski. Pease applied for Thorpe’s seat in 2008 and has served on several town committees. In a statement on his Web site, Pease said the four major issues facing the council are fiscal responsibility, thoughtful growth, towngown relations and environmental

“There’s a lot of work here that’s unﬁnished, and it’s hard work.” Ed HarrisoN, council member awareness. He said his experience on various town committees would help him if elected. “I want to continue to work to make this an interesting, diverse, and stimulating place to live for everyone,” he said. Rich, who has been active in organizations such as Neighbors for Responsible Growth and Orange County Democratic Women, did not give a specific platform. She said it was more important to listen to residents’ concerns. “My goal is to be the voice of the people in town,” she said. “I don’t want to start giving my opinion about what I think until I know what they think.” One point of contention among candidates has been Voter-Owned Elections, a program approved by the council in 2008 that allows public financing of campaigns. Supporters argue that it gives less well-known candidates equal footing, but opponents generally disagree with using taxpayers’ money to fund campaigns. Rich, a longtime supporter of the program, has already announced her participation. Pease said he will not participate, stating that it would go against his principle of fiscal responsibility. Harrison and Merritt will not participate although they voted for the program. Easthom has not announced whether she will publicly finance her campaign. Filing will continue until noon July 17. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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Views on council issues

• Member of Chapel Hill Town Council since 2005 • Member of council committee on sustainability, energy and environment • Member of Orange Community Housing and Land Trust • Member of Northern Area Task Force • Dentist

Easthom, during her time on the council, has collaborated with groups such as Neighbors for Responsible Growth and the Horace Williams citizens committee. On her Web site, she said the council should pursue balance when considering developments, especially dense projects.

• Applied for Bill Thorpe’s seat in 2008 • Member of the Chapel Hill Planning Board • Vice chairman of Horace Williams citizens committee • Member of Orange Water and Sewer Authority • Local businessman

Pease lists a four-part platform on his Web site. He believes the main issues before the council are being fiscally responsible, revitalizing downtown and expanding the commercial tax base, improving relations between Chapel Hill and the University, and continuing to protect the town’s environmental assets.

• Member of Chapel Hill Town Council since 2001 • First council member elected from Durham County • Representative on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization • Ecological planner

Harrison, who is active on several transportation committees, said some of the largest issues facing the council relate to creating greenways and other transit systems to reduce automobile use. Other issues facing the council, he said, include town development and business.

• Member of Chapel Hill Town Council since 2008, appointed after Bill Thorpe’s death • Member of the Greenways Commission and Orange County Land Trust Affordable Housing Maintenance Task Force • Retired school administrator

Merritt said he does not believe he has been on the council long enough to accomplish his goals. These include keeping the community informed about council proceedings, monitoring town growth, expanding the library system and dealing with the proposed Millhouse Road waste transfer site, to which he is opposed.

• Ran for town council in 2007 • Former member of Orange Water and Sewer Authority board of directors • Member of Neighbors for Responsible Growth • Member of the Ironwoods Home Owners’ Association • Personal chef

Rich said Franklin Street has been and remains an important issue for the council. Residents have told her they are concerned that dense development might make the downtown area lose its charm and that they are worried about projected increases in town traffic.

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Penny Rich

SMITH EFFIGY SITE IN DANGER Construction harms roots of historic tree By Alana Prettitore Staff Writer

The historic 75-year-old Willow Oak where former coach Dean Smith was famously hanged in effigy 44 years ago outside Woollen Gym has suffered damage from construction projects throughout the past several years. Now the upper half of the historic tree is dead and will likely have to be removed, said Marion Redd, a UNC graduate who attended the University in the 1960s and works on campus. During a period of rampant renovations and construction, conflicts like this seem inevitable. “I just see it as an avoidable tragedy — totally avoidable,” Redd said, “More and more trees are yielding to construction. Unfortunately, this one next to Davie Poplar is one of the most famous story trees on campus.” It was Jan. 6, 1965, and the UNC men’s basketball team lost 107-85 to Wake Forest University. As the Tar Heels arrived at Woollen Gym after their fourth straight defeat, they discovered an effigy of Smith hanging from a tree. After the next loss to N.C. State a week later, the 4-foot-tall doll of Smith dangled once again from that tree. Once he overcame that losing season, Smith evolved into one of the most legendary faces in UNC history. He went on to become one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history and led UNC to two national championship victories and 11 Final Four appearances. “I knew it was me because it had a big nose,” Smith told The Daily Tar Heel in 2007. Renovations involved a 10-foot trench along the side of Woollen Gym, going through the root structure of the tree to build a steam line. In addition, construction ran heavier equipment over the soil and parked bulldozers around the tree, exacerbating the damage, said George Morgan, a former

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The historic Willow Oak tree where Dean Smith was famously hung in effigy in 1965 has recently suffered a lot of damage due to the construction on Woollen Gym over the last four years. Because of the damage it has sustained, the tree will likely be removed soon. member of the task force on landscape heritage and plant diversity. “The saddest part is before they started the main construction, nothing was done to ameliorate the damage done to the root on the surface,” Redd said. The task force is responsible for identifying “heritage trees” to be protected and this one didn’t make the cut, said David

Brown, senior associate editor of the Carolina Alumni Review. When construction began, authorities were not aware of the tree’s history, although they were informed of its significance before main construction further harmed the tree, Redd said. But Redd, Morgan and Brown all said they think the tree will be removed.

“I think they will probably take it out. It seems to be their policy now,” Morgan said. “I don’t know whether there are things to do or not to save it, but I think they always chose the easy way, which is to take it out.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.

Exhibit explores thoughts on mixed-race identity By ChElsea Lang Staff Writer

The FedEx Global Education Center is sparking social awareness and growth through more than just its lecture halls. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today, individuals can visit the global center for a chance to become a part of the art exhibition there. Last Thursday the walls of the global center transformed into an art gallery, housing 80 photographs that challenge traditional notions of the heritage and appearance of mixed-race people. The exhibition, “kip fulbeck:

part asian, 100% hapa,” includes a portrait and personal statement from participants with some Asian ancestry. The word “hapa” was traditionally a Hawaiian racial slur meaning “half,” but the term is now embraced as a declaration of ethnic pride. Artist Kip Fulbeck, a slam poet and art professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara, defines himself by his mixed heritage — a theme that resonates in his art. Fulbeck has planned a short performance for a Sept. 17 reception at the exhibit. The most striking images are

those that take full advantage of viewers’ assumptions — surprising them by revealing the mixed ethnicities and bold opinions of people who appear to belong to a single race. One participant included a question in her message below her portrait: “Did you ever notice that people think you are whatever they are, if they like you?” Laura Griest, curator of exhibits at the global center, was one of three individuals who assembled the exhibit and painted Fulbeck’s Oriental designs throughout the building’s lobby. She said the exhibit forces view-

ers to consider questions about human interaction. “How do we perceive other people because of physical characteristics? How do we perceive ourselves because of that?” Griest said even people who identify with a single ethnicity should explore the implications of the exhibit. “We’re so much more than just what we put in the box when they’re profiling us in the census.” She said the art is especially relevant to UNC’s campus because of its multicultural atmosphere. “It creates a conversation that

we need to have because of the diversity in this environment.” The global center will extend the installation to include a video of local volunteers of all walks of life answering the question, “What are you?” The video will add a personal element that is designed to appeal to local audiences. “It’s not our exhibit, but we’ve got to put our own stamp on it also to show that it is affecting us,” Griest said. Contact the Arts Editor at arts.dth@gmail.com.

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UNC graduate begins political research ﬁrm To focus on social, economic issues by jeremy spearman staff WRITER

Jo h n Q u i n t e r n o , a 2 0 0 2 graduate of the UNC School of Government and a Chapel Hill resident, has high hopes for his new business after 15 months of planning. South by North Strategies Ltd. is a research firm designed to analyze social and economic policies in North Carolina. Quinterno runs the firm from his home in Chapel Hill, but he said he hopes to quickly expand. He said he also hopes to cater to a mix of public, private and nonprofit organizations with an interest in social and economic issues and to make economic and social policy more accessible. “ The issues are relevant,” Quinterno said. “What do these organizations do in the economic downturn?” That’s what his firm does — help organizations through a wide variety of services. Some services offered include research and policy development, communications, advocacy and organizational solutions. Quinterno is the only full-time employee of the firm but works closely with a network of friends, former co-workers and people he has dealt with in past settings that he uses for specific projects. “I know their skills, talents and

where they might fit in,” Quinterno said. Quinterno said he is currently working with a public organization in the eastern part of the state on a messaging campaign and documenting the economic impact. He has many advisers that he uses, mostly from previous jobs. “Find the right support and resources; they can help you,” Quinterno said. Another resource Quinterno used and recommends is the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center, an organization within the entrepreneurial studies program in the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The organization provides counseling and educational services to help North Carolina businesses adapt to change, meet challenges and prepare for the future. Quinterno has spent time working for the University and with various organizations in the public policy arena since graduating from college. He said building networks and

establishing a reputation are key to being successful. “Get experience, work in organizations,” he said. “Without a reputation and a body of work to be able to show, it would be very difficult to be successful.” These previous work experiences have taught Quinterno valuable lessons when it comes to running his own business. “For me, it was more of having ideas and talents,” Quinterno said. “There were ways of doing work that I thought were a little different. “I probably wouldn’t be able to do these things working for another organization. Maybe being my own boss might be the best way for me to advance the issues.” It’s a small business right now, but Quinterno said he hopes to reach out to all types of organizations across the state. For more information on South by North, visit their Web site at www.southbynothbynorthstrategies.com.

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After years of planning, the first phase of the new integrated administrative system ConnectCarolina is going live. The change will be accompanied by service outages in the campus directory and Student Information Services between July 14 and July 20, which will end with the first phase of the system being implemented. ConnectCarolina will eventually encompass student systems, human resources, payroll and finance. The first phase consists of a new Internet portal through which the campus directory can be accessed. Ultimately, administrators say ConnectCarolina will provide a centralized system through which to improve efficiency and effectiveness of University-related operations. “When the upgraded online campus directory launches on July 20, it will be accessible at its new portal location, AccessCarolina,” Debra Beller, communications specialist for ConnectCarolina, said in an e-mail. “Students and employees will see a redesigned directory interface with minor changes in the search or update tools.” Several address fields will be available to students and employees, and individuals will be able to provide several types of phone numbers. During the service outages, cam-

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pus users will still be able to use the directory to look up information, but won’t be able to update their personal information. AccessCarolina will eventually replace Student Central and Faculty/Staff Central. But it will not replace www.unc.edu as the primary source of information about UNC. It will be used by students, faculty and staff to conduct transactions, such as registration and tuition payment, providing a centralized resource for such operations. The July 20 changes are part of a larger project that will be implemented in phases. During this first phase, the University’s identity and person management systems will be restructured to PeopleSoft, the software on which the new administrative system is built. Whereas there are currently multiple systems across campus that house people data, the new system will unify this data. In August, a new online application for undergraduate admissions will be launched. New student systems will be implemented through October 2010 and other systems like human resources, payroll and finance will be developed and implemented in coming years. “The main benefits are an integrated administrative system that makes interaction with the University better for everyone –

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ONLINE: Learn more about the ConnectCarolina system at its Web site, connectcarolina.unc.edu. prospective students, students, faculty, staff and alumni,” Beller said in an e-mail. Student systems to be developed include admissions, student records, financial aid, and student financials, all of which will be accessed through the AccessCarolina portal. “ConnectCarolina provides the University with the rare opportunity to rethink how we do business at all levels in ways we have never thought about before,” Beller said in an e-mail. Hundreds of people from across UNC are involved in the project. “Behind the scenes, many people from ITS and ConnectCarolina teams have been working diligently to create the system, clean up data and minimize service outages,” Beller said in an e-mail. Planning has lasted several years, with conversations first beginning in fall 2005. “I think, over time, the University community will be very pleased with the ConnectCarolina system,” Jerri Bland, the project director, said in an e-mail. “It is transformational, not transitional, and that will make interaction with the University better for students, faculty and staff.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Local students and their families living in Carolina Apartments in Carrboro received free access to a new high-speed Internet computer lab in their building July 1. This is thanks to the Community Connection Program, an initiative launched last year by Chapel HillCarrboro City Schools which aims to bring Internet access to all students in their homes. The Carolina Apartment Complex lab, the program’s pilot computer lab, offers four computers which are available 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday with the help of General Services Corporation, which operates the complex and will supply funding for the lab’s overhead costs, including Internet service fees. In addition to being equipped with Internet access and Connect 2 School, a computer program which allows students to log in via the Internet to use their schools’ servers, the computers have been outfitted with English Language Rosetta Stone, a language-building program which will allow English as a second language students to study English. According to program manager Renny Johnson, approximately 30 families with students enrolled in ESL classes are currently living in the Carolina Apartment Complex. In total, about 100 students will have access to the lab. Tracy Quinton, manager of Carolina Apartment Complex, has

noted use of the lab by residents. “The children are using it,” Quinton said. “I believe (the lab) will have a tremendous impact.” The computers themselves were donated by Kramden Institute Inc., of Durham, a nonprofit organization which collects and refurbishes donated computers to redistribute each month to students nominated by their schools. According to Johnson, Kramden Institute has donated computers to about 150 CHCCS students. Monthly Internet service charges, however, which run from about 25 to 30 dollars per month, are often a barrier to Internet access. Internet Access Scholarships were provided to offset this cost, but funding, which comes from the school district, has since been exhausted. “There is one issue, and that’s funding,” Johnson said. Within the last year, Johnson estimates that the program has helped about 325 of the district’s roughly 1,000 students without athome access to the Internet. Within the next year, he said, he hopes to host at least one Kramden computer giveaway at each district high school, provide wireless Internet access to two or three public housing projects and open 12 to 14 labs. “Ultimately the goal is to totally remove the digital divide between students in the district,” Johnson said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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Department of Public Safety. The Assistant Director for Parking Services, Cheryl Stout, said that DPS officials decided to switch to their internal registration system, which is a different site where students can register, but that nothing is visibly different to the customer. Chintapalli said the new system was confusing because it is not supported by any Web browser except Internet Explorer. Some computers, including lots of Macintoshes, don’t come with Internet Explorer. Young said the system, “has been running smoothly and is ongoing,” since the switch. In addition, all invalid charges on students’ debit or credit cards were reversed immediately, Stout said. “I don’t think anyone expected the problems,” she added. “They didn’t encounter them in testing. The system intends to improve

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said it was great to usher in a new era for the venue with the show. “The club is open, all puns intended,” he said. The festival started Tuesday with a show at Carrboro’s Reservoir. Taking its local focus even further, this year’s festival also boasts a Chapel-Hill-centered charity. Contact the Arts Editor The proceeds of this year’s event at arts.dth@gmail.com. will go to CyTunes.org, a music

News of the Week US, Russia agree Palin resigns as to reduce missiles Alaska governor MOSCOW (MCT) — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev on Monday agreed to cut as much as a third of the nuclear warheads in their strategic arsenals but acknowledged that disagreements linger about a proposed U.S. missile defense shield. Obama and Medvedev stressed that the proposal marked a turn away from the post-Cold War lows of the past few years. In addition to the conversation about nuclear weapons, Russia said it would begin allowing the U.S. to ship arms for Afghanistan through the country. Russia and the U.S. also are resuming military-to-military cooperation, a process suspended after the Russia-Georgia war last summer. Speaking to reporters during Obama’s first trip here as president, both men said that they were determined to put the tensions of recent years behind them. “It is not a simple job because the backlog of problems is quite impressive,” Medvedev said. Obama said that relations have “suffered from a sense of drift,” but that he and Medvedev were “committed to leaving behind the suspicion and the rivalry of the past.”

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (MCT) — Gov. Sarah Palin stunned Alaska and the nation Friday by abruptly announcing her resignation from office. Palin will be governor only until July 26, when Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over. Palin made the announcement at a hastily called press conference held at her Wasilla home as the holiday weekend began. Palin said she first decided not to run for re-election next fall when her term is up and then figured she’d just quit now. She said she didn’t want to be a “lame duck,” a political phrase for an officeholder approaching the end of their term and losing clout to get their political agenda through. “Many just accept that lame duck status, and they hit the road. They draw a paycheck. They kind of milk it. And I’m not going to put Alaskans through that,” she said. Palin could have waited until next year to announce her plan not to run for re-election. Her explanation makes no sense, said state Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, a leading critic of her. “That isn’t a reason. Seated governors just don’t resign in the last year of their term,” he said.

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GAFFNEY, S.C. (MCT) — Authorities have identified a man killed by North Carolina police as the man they think shot five people to death in a six-day period last week in this mostly rural Cherokee County community. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect Monday night as 41-year-old Patrick Tracy Burris. They said he was a felon with a lengthy record who was paroled in April after serving more than eight years for felony breaking and entering and larceny. Authorities said bullets in the gun found on Burris after he was killed by police early Monday near Gastonia, N.C., matched those used to kill residents in and around Gaffney, some 40 miles away. Investigators did not have an address for Burris. While evidence left little doubt he was the killer, they still had no idea why he did it. “He was unpredictable. He was scary. He was weird,” said Neil Dolan, deputy director of the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division. Police for several days had blanketed Gaffney and surrounding Cherokee County, in case the killer would strike again.

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Contact the University Editor DPS instituted a new online parking pass system last week, but it at udesk@unc.edu. crashed when graduate and professional students tried to register. Web site set up to pay for the medical bills of Cy Rawls, the local music super-fan who died of cancer last year, and to Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, where Rawls received treatment. “We thought our money would go further with a well-focused local cause,” Sutton said. “So many people knew (Rawls) in this town. “This guy was an absolute sweetheart, and he would do anything for you, anything for anybody.” With 11 more bands from all over

the Triangle scheduled to perform at Cat’s Cradle, Local 506 and the Cave, this year’s festival really does live up to its name. The best of the town’s venues are opening their doors for a week of homegrown fun. Glenn Boothe, owner of the Local 506, where the idea was first thought up, says the festival is a great idea for the slow summer season. “The night (Sutton) came up with the idea he was sitting at the bar at 506,” he said. “I thought, ‘Oh OK, I think it’s a cool idea, but in two

days from now I’ll never hear about this again.’” But Boothe did hear about it again. And for the second year, the fruits of that idea will become a buffet of music. “It makes it an event,” Boothe said. “Here’s a regular show, and it adds a flavor to it that makes it stick out. It makes it more the place to be.”

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Even if the budget is passed now, Dornan said the frustration with how the state has handled the economic crisis will continue for the next few years. “It’s not that this is a one time occurrence,” he said. “There’s going to be continuing anxiety for a year or two.” Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, said frustration in a time like this

was inevitable, but legislators need the time to figure out a way to handle the state’s $4.6 billion deficit. She said the House and Senate are far from reaching a compromise on proposed tax increases. “Quickly doesn’t seem to be one of the possibilities right now,” she said.

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comprised of Provost Bernadette Gray-Little and Vice Chancellor of Finance Dick Mann will work to decide where the cuts will be made. Elmira Mangum, senior associate provost, and Roger Patterson, associate vice chancellor for finance, will assist. And Bruce Carney will replace Gray-Little once she steps down tomorrow to move to the chancellorship at the University of Kansas. One of their first focuses will be finding areas to cut that affect as few classes as possible. Once the cuts are distributed, decisions on reductions to specific schools and departments will fall to their respective deans. Although those deans don’t know what level of cuts they will be dealing with, they are already preparing with frequent planning and meetings with other administrators and senior faculty. “Any additional cut will affect the school,” said Jack Boger, dean of the School of Law. “It depends on where the axe might fall. All of this will restrict

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“We’re treating these targets as actual cuts because they are realistic given the state’s current dire situation.” Holden thorp, chancellor or circumscribe the service we offer to students and faculty. The question is how much.” Karen Gil, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said her first cuts would focus away from employees by suspending major equipment or renovation projects in different departments. But Gil and other deans said a majority of the state appropriations they receive may go toward faculty and staff salaries. Most deans agreed that they won’t be cutting any classes for the fall semester, with students already registered. Alternate sources of revenue to make up for lost state money are scarce. Finances from grants and private gifts often come with specific requirements for their use. Boger said areas outside of the sciences don’t have as many out-

side organizations to turn to for extra funding, and that even those groups are reeling from budget cuts. Some budget decisions may be made by legislators instead of UNC officials. Administrators have been fighting to regain control of specific cuts mandated to areas such as research centers and institutes on campus. They argued that they were better informed when it came to determining where budget cuts would have the least impact. Thorp said administrators now expect more flexibility in where those cuts will be made. But Bowles has asked campus leaders to still stick to government recommendations as closely as they can. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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appy Birthday, USA. It’s this time of year that we appreciate everything that’s great about our country. The American dream baby! Making something out of nothing, building success from hard, honest work. Who doesn’t like a little bit o’ that? So, in honor of our nation’s birthday, let’s celebrate the national team that most embodies the American spirit. I give you the U.S. soccer team. Yeah, that’s right — the most ‘Un-’American sport is the one in which the Yanks field the most ‘American’ team. There are none of the superstars and bloated egos that come with USA basketball or baseball. Only the team’s goalie, Tim Howard, plays for an elite club (Everton, in the English Premier League). There are no lucrative contracts here. The players are, by and large, blue-collar players who play for smaller clubs scattered through Europe and MLS, just trying to make a living. But that’s the best part — there is no higher honor for these guys than playing for their country. They wouldn’t dream of turning down an invitation to play. (Remember how Kobe Bryant and other basketball players didn’t want to play in the 2000 Olympics?) Talk about some national pride. And for defender Oguchi Onyewu, this inspired play during the Confederations Cup even earned him a promotion of sorts in his usual job. He signed with soccer giant A.C. Milan — becoming only the second American to join Italy’s famed Serie A. Still, European commentators and experts lament the team’s lack of style, of finesse. They do

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not look like Brazil or France or Spain — the powerhouses who artfully work the ball around and make soccer “the beautiful game.” The U.S. tends to make up for its lack of talent with an excess of hustle and effort. Their goals often come in scrums or broken plays around the opposing goal. But I dare you to not yell your head off when the U.S. scores a goal — it’s like a lastsecond buzzer-beater two or three times a game. They still haven’t mastered the art of taking a dive and howling bloody murder for phantom fouls — they just bounce up and continue playing. And best of all, even though it’s not always pretty, it’s not the way the rest of the world does it and despite their underdog ranking, Team USA wins. They just whooped the No. 1 team in the world, Spain. They took Brazil, the Lakers of the soccer world, to the very limit. They almost won the Confederations Cup with a stunning come-frombehind run after being blasted in the group stage by both Italy and that same Brazilian squad. So set off some fireworks because at the moment, there’s nothing more American than watching the U.S. soccer team play. Whoever thought that sentence would ever make sense?

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Chapel Hill’s Bombadil performed in the Pit last year. The band celebrates its new CD with a listening party at Durham’s Golden Belt on Saturday. fet,” Rahija said. Bombadil is also incorporating visual art into the show. It comes as a result of a meeting between Bombadil and Idiots’ Books publishers Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr, whom the guys met at a show. “They enjoyed the concert and invited us to come to their barn where they live and have their workshop, and we just fell in love instantly with their art,” Rahija said. “A few weeks later they just sent us this basically already produced packaging and had the com-

plete vision already laid out for us in the shape of a CD.” The images depict a man who flies off of a building and through many different terrains, ultimately crashing and walking away unscathed. It’s a fitting visual for a band which has weathered adversity to put on this event. “I’m kind of hoping that the night will just be sort of a collection of things that we like as a band.” Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.

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rying to put a clever spin on how much Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin is disliked is like Kobe Bryant trying to feint happiness at having Ron Artest as a new teammate. You feel contractually obliged to do so, but let’s be serious; it’s plainly irrational. Because quite frankly, Kiffin is hated. Not Bernie Madoff hated, but clearly on par with soccer star Dimitar Berbatov. But what most people don’t understand — or just don’t seem Contact Powell Latimer to care about — is that Kiffin is at tlatimer@email.unc.edu the best thing to happen to the Vols since, well, Billy Ratliff. Kiffin’s confident. He’s brash. And he loves making fun of Urban Meyer. I dare you to find three better character traits in a person. Yet every writer I’ve seen, every television reporter I’ve watched, every person I’ve talked to, has some sort of vendetta against Kiffin. He’s arrogant. He’s a jerk. He’s a cheater. He has bad hair. Good lord. I haven’t seen this much complaining since the news of Jeremy Foley’s birth was announced.

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When Bombadil wants to celebrate its CD release, there are few things that can get in the way of the party. In the face of tendonitis that has forced bassist Daniel Michalak to go on an indefinite hiatus from music, Bombadil decided to throw a listening party Saturday for its new album Tarpits and Canyonlands, where fans can hear the new record and view artwork, an improvisational guerrilla marching band and fellow rockers Luego and The Tender Fruits. The unconventional party format came as a response to Michalak’s two-year battle with the condition. “He couldn’t drive a car, couldn’t write a letter,” said Bryan Rahija, a member of Bombadil. “So with his health in mind, after two years of hoping things would get better, taking medications and doing yoga and stuff like that, it wasn’t working. So we had to stop.” But instead of resigning themselves to reclusion after they were forced to cancel their original release party at Cat’s Cradle, Bombadil forged ahead with plans for a listening party at Durham’s new urban arts campus, Golden Belt. “We just wanted to get the record out there, and we’re not really sure

when we’re going to play,” Rahija said. “We wanted to spread the word about the record and celebrate, to throw a party for everyone who’s been there with us for so long.” The space itself was a major draw for the band, which hails from Durham. “I’d heard about this new space, the Golden Belt, and it’s a really awesome and comfortable space,” Rahija said. “We’re not huge rock club guys, so we wanted a space where people could be comfortable without smoke or complete darkness, a more relaxed atmosphere where we could do different things.” Allison Polish, Golden Belt’s marketing director, also expressed excitement about the role local musicians like Bombadil will play for the future. “One of the buildings on our campus, Building 7, is slated to be a music venue,” she said. Golden Belt has already hosted local favorites The Rosebuds and Lost in the Trees, and Polish said she expects the venue to host many more local musicians in the future. While the listening party might sound like a disappointing plan, Rahija said the band looks at it as an opportunity to fulfill some of their long-standing desires for an unconventional show. “You know, it has food, which we all love. Daniel always had a dream of doing a show at a Chinese buf-

has become the hated outsider. The DeSagana Diop of college football if you will. And everyone’s trying — or better be trying — to get their licks in now. Because in a few years at most, Kiffin is going to be taunting every coach, running up every score and basically Chris Hempson saying some nasty expletives to Still Got It every rival in the sport. The latest outcry against Kiffin And there won’t be a thing that stems from the news that the Meyer, Nick “What Textbooks?” 13-year-old brother of Vols’ star Saban or Steve “Pump My Gas” Eric Berry had committed to Spurrier can do about it. Tennessee. Although these reports Already, you can begin to see were misleading, media agencies the changes in the football prothroughout the country ran with gram. Behind Phillip Fulmer, the the story. The boy, Evan, only said Vols were the laughingstock of he wanted to play for Tennessee, the SEC. Spurrier basically stole and when approached for more, Tennessee’s lunch money every said he was committed. year as Florida’s coach, and the Maybe I’m completely out of Big Orange’s defense coordinator, the loop, but I don’t really conJohn Chavis, was better known sider that a commitment. One, he for being a habitual pansy rather hasn’t been offered a scholarship. than a good coach. Two, he’s 13. Three, I say similar Now, every defensive recruit in statements all the time, but no one the country seems to be at least writes stories about me being com- considering Tennessee. Every mitted to Tennessee. offensive skill position player In reality, Tennessee football seems to dream of being used by

Kiffin like a Dwayne Jarrett or a Mike Williams. Heck, take this year for example. Kiffin was officially introduced as the Vols’ coach on the first of December. In basically two months, he salvaged an abysmal recruiting season by Fulmer and reeled in a top-10 class. He signed the nation’s No. 1 player in Bryce Brown. Though some recruits were turned off by his persona, Kiffin couldn’t care less. He knows he’s going to get players. He knows he’s going to get wins. He knows he’s going to be a success. It’s unbelievably refreshing to see such actions out of a Tennessee coach. For so long, I’ve sat witness to an oversized piece of lard. I’ve cursed repeatedly over Chavis’ tendencies to willingly allow opponents to score because: Who really wants to win? Well, Lane Kiffin surely does. And if he’s anything like Kobe, Kiffin will undoubtedly get his, too. Contact Chris Hempson at chempson@unc.edu

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musicshorts BowerBirds upper air folk

Raleigh’s Bowerbirds are a strange animal. At first glance there’s really nothing to what they do, just a pleasant mix of slow acoustic guitar and accordion and some wellwritten transcendental thoughts about the environment strung out on voices as smooth as the brown Mississippi. It’s a good gimmick but one that is seemingly doomed by myriad limitations. But this Raleigh trio have a couple of tricks under their flannel sleeves that take this sophomore effort from slightly enjoyable background music to incredibly moving poetry. For starters, they really understand how to get the most out of their arrangements.

On “Silver Clouds” the opening of Phil Moore alone over an ebbing and flowing guitar part would be enough. His voice cuts like a winter wind getting under your coat as he begs with aching insecurity to know his place in the world. But then accordion breaks in, building tangible anticipation as drums pound simply and insistently in the background. His simple plea is buried in beautiful noise, emphasizing the heady rush that comes from trying to figure life out. The second and most important strength is that Moore is just so darn good at making ordinary things sound gorgeous. On closer “This Day,” he pins down the lazily enjoyable mediocrity of most days with impeccable clarity. “ This day is no special day/This day will see no placards given/This day will see no dismembered limbs,” he sings. No greatness, no atrocity, just an average day. And one to be glad for. Like that day, Upper Air is a wonderful mix of parts that by themselves aren’t that spectacular. But together those elements make something beautiful and entrancing, like the sunset of an otherwise forgettable summer day.

Bombadil tarpits and canyonlands folk

Whimsy can only get you so far. It’s a fact that has tripped up the best in music. You can throw the weaker material from Bob Dylan, the Who and the Rolling Stones down there as its victims. And it was an over-reliance on charming weirdness that held back A Buzz, A Buzz, the 2007 album from Chapel Hill’s Bombadil. Building beyond artificial wit and adding real fire to the arrangements, Tarpits and Canyonlands reveals the group to be much more than just a bunch of well-mannered modern minstrels. This record tackles hard issues such as decaying marriages and -Jordan Lawrence death with the easygoing confi-

dence Bombadil has always displayed. Sure the standard fare is here too and better than ever. “Reasons” is the group’s cutest-ever love song, throwing out reasons for a lover to stay while bashfully telling her not to listen to them, and “Otto the Bear” is a Beatles-aping animal “tail” set to a vibrant lockstep of horns and piano. But it’s the more profound stuff that really makes this one special. “Pyramid” builds banjo and flute into a satirical mini-oddessy that riffs on the uselessness of monuments. “The prophets will forget you/ history is painted gold,” the band sings in unison, making a lovely joke on the fact that people often honor the relic more than the dead. But the best song here is actually downright depressing, quite the curve ball from the happy-golucky buskers seen in the Pit last year. “Matthew” is a suicide tale set in math and science school. Melding piano balladry to incredibly witty emo, it tempers warm nostalgia with lines that really make you feel the pain. “Did nobody bother you to tell that Catholics would banish you to — well at least you’re in a better part of Hell,” the band sadly jokes in the chorus with the type

Period piece rich with details By Jonathan pattishall staff writer

People might tell you, by way of complaint, that “Public Enemies” is a slower movie than they expected and that it doesn’t center completely on Johnny Depp’s piratic acting or explosive shoot-outs. But such complaints miss the point of the movie entirely. It’s true that “Public Enemies” isn’t Depp’s strongest performance, but it’s strong enough to pass muster, on top of being the best period piece to come out of Hollywood since “There Will Be Blood.” The genius of the movie’s setting is in the details and is established with very few flaws. The casual way that director Michael Mann focuses on the little things (craftsman-style furniture, wavy glass, nervous tics) makes for a movie that feels effortless in its period. That period, the 1930s, also happens to be one of the most interesting and important of the 20th century, so the story of “Public Enemies” can’t be anything but captivating. John Dillinger, the bank robber played by Depp, was a major figure in the “public enemies” era of American crime during the Depression, and that title was nothing if it wasn’t ironic. Most of these criminals were actually public stars and folk heroes who made the point to rob banks and not working people,

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as the movie successfully dramatizes. They came from a strange time and place where poor white and poor black cultures mixed under repressive circumstances, giving America rock ’n’ roll, the Communist Party USA, and swashbuckling populist bank robbers. These things form the foreground and background to “Public Enemies,” and it could hardly feel more real, despite the fact that many of the plot details are fictionalized. For those disappointed in Depp’s acting, which shouldn’t be many, there are a handful of supporting actors who give tremendous performances. Stephen Lang as Charles Winstead, the Texas ranger who actually gunned Dillinger down, and Billy Crudup as the czarist J. Edgar Hoover, act from the two poles of the law enforcement establishment, showing incredible range. But the best performance, better even than Depp’s, comes from Marion Cotillard, acting Dillinger’s half-Indian girlfriend Billy Frechette. Cotillard is beautiful, relatable and, most of all, an anchor for Depp’s character. She

of twisted humor that always tanks in a eulogy. Not every song lives up to this standard, and the record’s evershifting themes and styles make for a incoherent listen, but when Bombadil reaches its high points — both whimsical and sad — it nails them. -Jordan Lawrence

On The Beach final rock

You might know “On The Beach” as a famous movie with a great make-out scene. And though the Chapel Hill band that shares its name has the tools to make waves, they’re not used to full effect on this debut EP. On The Beach, which includes m e m b e r s o f I Wa s To t a l l y

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plays the role with chemistry. In an age of dispossession, John Dillinger gave the public the sense that he was theirs, that he was one of them. He was so good at robbing banks that he thought he would last forever. It was a foolhardy illusion, just like the economic bubbles that periodically pop into recessions and depressions, then as now. But it gives us a subject that is incredibly relevant, a folk-hero from way back when that has a lot

to do with our lives today. They may not make folk heroes like they used to, but as long as we get them as tangibly and organically as we get them from movies like this, we should be OK.

Album from the Vaults: Michael Jackson, Number Ones: Over-publicized memorials aside, MJ was a hit-maker like no other. And to remember him, last week 108,000 people rushed out and bought this balanced 2003 collection of his top-spot gems. It’s a cursory exercise, but with Jackson, it’s the hits that are important, and this has most of his best. Long live the King of Pop. “Free Willie”: We’ll stick with Jackson-related material here. “Will You Be There,” his song from this 1993 is typical late-Jackson, but the vocal performance is pretty solid. In addition to the song, those scenes where Willy, the orca which is trying to be free, jumps over people are at least good for a laugh.

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The Cave | Club Is Open night three keeps it coming. Smooth and emotionally rich, Chapel Hill’s Aminal Contact the Diversions Editor makes indie rock that rarely rises at dive@unc.edu. above mid-tempo but hits with force. Durham’s Dry Heathens and starSystem on the other hand will bring the bludgeon, shredding southernPoor fried punk. In addition On The Beach will lay down its blistering Fair emo-rock. 10 p.m., $5

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Destroying It and of the nowdefunct Strunken White, undeniably mirrors the hard-rocking sensibilities of the members’ other bands. Final might rock, but its lyrics are weak — at least, when they’re decipherable. “Blue Lights,” an energetic and stomp-inducing track in the middle of the album, seems flawless until you hear the only discernible lyric, the disappointing “It’s too late to fall in line.” While many of the tracks on Final get bogged down in monotonous riffs and uninventive lyrics, “April is Cruel,” the last track on the album, a clever nod to a T.S. Eliot poem, stands in stark contrast to the mediocrity of previous songs on the record. It’s the kind of song that ends too quickly, full of lush arrangements and gentle guitars that are more ambient than angry. Far from flawless, the energy and musicianship behind this set of inconsistent songs proves that On The Beach has the potential to go a lot farther — and become a lot better — than this EP might indicate. So while Final might not be the best, it’s full of enough promise to make it sad that the band’s Thursday performance at the Cave will likely be their last.

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New printing adds security UNC renews contract with Nike Software upgrade to require Onyens BY Courtney Tye STAFF WRITER

With new printing upgrades, students and staff will now only see their own print jobs at campus printing stations. New security features will require University students and staff to sign in using their Onyens and passwords at Information Technology Services printing stations. Unlike before, this will allow users to see only their own print jobs at the ITS stations while keeping other print jobs private. On Monday, Campus Services Information Technology will install the Pharos version 8.0 upgrade. All campus printing stations will be closed from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. while the upgrades are installed. In addition to updating the print system, Campus Services IT will also add a security feature to the ITS print labs that requires login with an Onyen. The LDAP connector will also protect students from others using their accounts to pay for print jobs. For instance, if a student forgets to log out of a release station, no one

the new system, but the upgrades will be compatible,” Classroom Management Director Jason Li said. “There are no issues at this point. Everyone seems to be on board and pleased with the upgrades.” Because the updated system will require an Onyen and password login at printing stations, only students and University affiliates will be able to access printing services. Local residents using public computers at the Davis Library and Undergraduate Library will no longer be able to print to the ITS lab printers through the purchase of a guest print card. Backgrounds on all ITS lab computers have been changed to a message detailing the upgrades and new lab policies. Students will also receive an e-mail explaining the changes. “I think this change is a great step in the right direction, but I can picture more improvements in the future,” Palmer said. “For example, I think swiping your One Card should automatically fill in your Onyen when you walk up to a station, but that’s not something this upgrade will be able to do.”

else will be able to use their account to pay for documents, since only their own print jobs are viewable. “On a laptop or lab machine, enter an Onyen and a job title in the Pharos popup client. No password is required at this point,” said Cristóbal Palmer, a graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science, explaining the features of the new system. “This allows me to send a print job to my hallmate who is in an ITS lab for him to print, for example.” The upgrade will also allow students using 64-bit versions of Windows to take advantage of the printing service by installing a new pop-up client. Students who have the Carolina Computing Initiative printing system installed on their laptops will not need to make any changes as the Pharos pop-up client will be internally updated. Unix users will still be able to print to ITS labs, as well, by simply substituting their Onyens for their usernames when printing. “One main concern students seem to have had is about Macintosh users losing the ability to print with

Academic fund gets $2 million

BY Andrew Harrell University Editor

A new contract between UNC and Nike will keep campus athletes adorned with the signature swoosh logo for at least another decade. The 10-year contract provides all varsity sports with shoes, uniforms, balls, coaching gear and other equipment. Dick Baddour, director of athletics, said the renegotiation of the prior contract with Nike was in the best interest of both parties. “We were interested in some immediate changes regarding the value of the product we get,” he said. “We felt like if we could get that allotment approved immediately, it would help us financially.” Included in the contract is $2 million for the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund, more than double the previous amount Nike gave to the fund. Chancellor Holden Thorp has designated that money to benefit facContact the University Editor ulty support. “Budget cuts have hurt the most at udesk@unc.edu.

“Through our research, we knew that Nike was the major player for an all-sports agreement.” Dick Baddour, director of athletics

in paying fixed term faculty and graduate students,” Thorp said. “I wanted to use it to help shore up some of that.” Other areas the contract covers include team tours and travel, hosting tournaments and $1 million for lighting and sound renovations at the Smith Center. The new deal also places all UNC coaches under a consulting contract with Nike, which involves participating in clinics and giving feedback on new equipment and products. Previously, fewer than 10 coaches of the University’s 28 varsity teams had such a contract with Nike. The apparel company will also support the academic and athletic excellence fund, which provides bonus payments to coaches based on the accomplishments of their student-athletes both in the classroom and on the court or field. The contract’s renegotiation was made with three years remaining

on the prior agreement. Baddour said they decided not to wait and examine options with other companies once that contract expired because Nike is one of the few organizations that are able to maintain the type of all-sports agreement that UNC has. “Through our research, we knew that Nike was the major player for an all-sports agreement,” he said. “There are other companies that handpick sports on campuses, but not really companies that can support all of the programs.” Baddour added that the reputation of UNC’s larger and more successful programs like men’s basketball is a draw for Nike and benefits the other sports programs. But he said Nike is interested in getting into other programs as well, citing a push into lacrosse as an example. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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thursday, july 2, 2009

Breaking the mold

independence Day celebrations

Local band Bombadil is having an album-listening party for its new release. See pg. 6 for story.

Level:

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

Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

Nike continued The University has made a new contract with Nike for the next 10 years. See pg. 8 for story.

New student system ConnectCarolina will help to streamline computer operations for UNC. See pg. 4 for story.

Art with a mission A new art installation challenges notions of mixed-race people. See pg. 3 for story.

New challengers Two will challenge three incumbents for seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council. See pg. 3 for story.

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10 thursday, july 9, 2009 EDITORIAL CARTOON

QUOTE OF THE Week:

By Tim Goheen, McClatchy-Tribune

“We’re so much more than just what we put in the box when they’re profiling us in the census.”

MIKE GIANOTTI

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Gianotti is a senior journalism major from Sanford.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

E-mail: gianotti@email.unc.edu

Ignore the hype about swine ﬂu

ooks like we’ve got another pandemic on our hands, everyone. The swine flu is here, and with the hype it’s getting, it apparently means serious business. All right, you know the drill. Everyone needs to get their hands on bottled water, breathing masks and duct tape right now. And someone call CNN, so they can keep obsessing over Twitter updates. Come on, this is an emergency, people. Unless you happen to look at the actual statistics for the new swine flu outbreak, that is. The Centers for Disease Control and Opinion Prevention is staffer a government agency charged with monitoring illnesses in the United States. The good people at the CDC spent all winter monitoring the flu season, and they’ve come up with a handy list of facts for people to look through. Once you sift through swine flu’s statistics, it becomes clear that all the hype it’s getting is completely pointless. As it turns out, the H1N1 virus — what’s known as swine flu — is just the flu. Who knew? It isn’t even actual swine flu. It’s just a new type of regular influenza that people thought was swine flu earlier in the outbreak. In fact, it seems that the more common strains of the flu are probably more dangerous than the so-called swine flu. The CDC estimates that more than 36,000 Americans die each year from complications caused by the flu — like pneumonia and other illnesses. Compare that to the swine flu’s 34,000 American infections and 170 deaths as of July 2. Of course it’s tragic that people have died from this new flu outbreak. There’s nothing funny or pointless about people dying from the flu. But until people start coming back as zombies, pigs or some combination of the two, it’s hard to justify the attention this illness is getting. It’s not that big of a deal. More Americans die from salmonella each year in the U.S. than swine flu has killed so far. In short, handling raw chicken could be more dangerous than this disease. Average people: Stop worrying. News sources: Stop talking about it quite so much. That’s all I ask. The chancellor’s office is handling this the right way. Every couple weeks, we get an e-mail reminding us that the swine flu exists, and then we go back to our lives. Hopefully, future deaths are kept to a minimum and this swine flu outbreak fades into history by the year’s end. In the meantime, remember that this is just the flu. It’s no more dangerous than most other seasonal sicknesses. Ignore the hype, and enjoy your summer.

Swine flu info: Visit the CDC Web site for more information: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu

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Student leaders should use numbers to lobby the GA

ur student leaders need to do more about budget cuts. They need to organize a joint student lobbying effort. Earlier in the decade, students led protests against cuts to the UNC system. This year, the system and the University are facing severe cuts, and student leaders haven’t organized so much as a single protest. Maybe it’s because we all know the state has to cut funds somewhere. Maybe it’s because our leaders don’t think a protest would be effective. But students have been noticeably absent from this year’s budget process. That’s not to say that student

leaders like Greg Doucette, president of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments, or Student Body President Jasmin Jones haven’t been doing anything. But they’ve not organized students into an effective lobbying group. Doucette recently said he’s been trying to get information to legislators without being melodramatic because that turns off legislators. But being nice isn’t how you win in politics. You have to show the force of numbers. College students are voters. Our voice counts just as much as all the other groups lobbying for funds in Raleigh. Doucette also said he’s work-

ing on coordinating efforts with student leaders and the UNC general administration. That’s not good enough. Student leaders alone won’t be as effective as student protests, and the general administration doesn’t always look out for the interests of students. It might be too late this time to get a protest organized. But if budget negotiations are still going on in the fall, our student leaders have an obligation to both the UNC-system student body and the University student body to organize a massive lobbying effort against the budget cuts to the UNC system. Such efforts have worked before. They could work again.

Why you should care

Town elections matter. Students, pay attention.

unicipal election season has started. And there are ways in which the town government affects students, often more than realized. Town policies regarding safety and town growth have a direct impact on campus life. And students can use town elections to voice their opinions on such matters. The town government has a significant role in regulating celebratory events on Franklin Street. Halloween festivities were modified in 2008 to ensure the safety of students. The new Homegrown Halloween made efforts to downsize the number of out-of-towners. Other safety issues that

affect students are panhandling and homelessness downtown. The policies that the town council and mayor draft affect the daily life of any student who walks down Franklin Street. Then there are all the matters having to do with the town’s expansion. Carolina North is a go. And for better or for worse, the town is expanding. As the town continues to grow, students will be affected by the changes. As residents, students will experience increased traffic, changes made to the ever frustrating parking demands and perhaps even a change in the feel of the whole community.

There are definitely some perks for students as the community grows. The Downtown Wireless Pilot Project provides free wireless from various access points downtown. The program might eventually lead to free wireless Internet all over town. The outcome of this year’s elections will not only affect how these issues are handled but also other policies that affect students’ lives as Chapel Hill residents. Some students might not be able to vote in local elections, but all of us should still stay informed. This is where we live. These elections will affect us.

A name you’ll need

Fan shutoffs are unfair to University workers

Retired professors should help conservative groups

TO THE EDITOR: The Energy Monitoring and Control System — EMCS — staff saves energy by cycling HVAC — heating, ventilation and air conditioning — system fans off at night and on weekends. Night shutdown programs are in place in 24 buildings across campus. And these programs generate annual savings of approximately $106,000. Now this sounds great that the University is saving money. But the sad part is that you have 24 buildings with people working inside of them at night, cleaning the building of trash left by the daytime personal without air conditioning and ventilation. Some of the chemicals used require proper ventilation. Plus it would seem only humane to allow the nighttime works the same privileges as the daytime workers. I am glad that the system is saving money — kudos — on that, but maybe it could be set to cycle on every hour and then off for 45 minutes and so on. This would still save money and allow the workers the small privilege of having some type of ventilation and air conditioning in the summertime. Plain and simple, it is hot in these buildings. Would you want to be in your home with no air conditioning when it is 95 degrees outside? I think not! Savings of approximately $106,000 sounds great until you ask the worker who may or may not complain about the conditions what it feels like to work in one of the buildings at night. Their answer would likely be “hot enough to make Chapel Hill tar.”

TO THE EDITOR: I fully agree with your editorial in the June 25 edition (“Stop censoring: Faculty should help out conservative groups”). I would add that the University faculty, overwhelmingly leftist though it is, should make an effort to avoid being seen as suppressing conservative student groups. I suggest that retired faculty members be allowed to be advisers to student groups. A retired professor is no longer subject to having his career advancement, or his appointment to this or that committee, jeopardized by the resentment — open or covert — of his colleagues if he takes on the job of advising a conservative student group.

Carlos Jackson Building Environmental Technician

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Printing system update is a great improvement

ood news: The campus printing system is getting a much-needed update. This update to the system is set to go live this month. The new update will let those poor souls using 64bit versions of Windows — a more advanced version of Windows — install the printing software, Pharos, on their computers. There’s also good news for everyone with less advanced operating systems. You will only see the jobs you’ve sent to the printing line when you step up to release a print job. That’s right. Once the new update is installed, we won’t have to

wait for those people who haven’t figured out how to alphabetize the list of printing jobs to sift through every job sent to the printer in the past hour. That’s because lab users will now have to swipe their One Cards and sign in with their Onyens to release a job at the printer. And the pop-up screen on users’ laptops will now ask for an Onyen before the job is sent. Users don’t have to do anything to get the update. The changes to the laptop software will be made on the University’s server, so the laptop pop-up box will just start asking for Onyens when the update is ready.

We’re thrilled that the printing system is finally getting an update. The one downside is that the new system won’t let non-UNC affiliated people — people without Onyens — take advantage of the lost-cost printing in the labs. That could be a potential problem. But frankly, it seems like a small cost to pay for the benefits of the update. The current version has lag ged behind the more advanced 64-bit operating systems too long. And it’s not fun waiting for people to sift through what seems like hundreds of print jobs. Hopefully the new system will ease lines in the labs.

J. E. Williams Class of ’50

Kvetching board kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain Thank you for rejecting me, Kenan-Flagler Business School. I can now pursue the career I didn’t have the courage to before. Hempson: Rude. Brazilian soccer is a powerhouse, and the U.S. team stumbled across a miracle by making it to the finals. And the true score was 4 to 2, and the whole world knows it. Hey random frat boy in my class: If you want to help diminish the stereotypes of fraternities, at least try to not act like a complete narcissistic little boy. I could care less about our keggercapades and how many “hot chicks” came to your last party. Dear single, decent, heterosexual, UNC males: Get some courage and ask her out already. What are you waiting for? The stealth plan to impose a $175 parking fee for scooters is outrageous and downright theft! The University is once again trying to balance the budget shortfall on the backs of its workers. Send your one- to twosentence entries to dthedit@gmail.com, subject line ‘kvetch.’

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Weekly QuickHits Sarah Palin

New Top-O Space

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Tobacco-free care

Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight after stepping down as governor. Let’s hope she doesn’t step down into the Lower 48.

Top of the Hill is buying more space for banquets near their building. At least one business on Franklin is thriving. Maybe they could buy the Varsity.

They’re on the loose, and three people have been bitten so far. As always, stay away from pairs of glowing eyes in the dark.

It’s nice that UNC Health Care is keeping up with the times by using Twitter. But is Tweeting during heart surgery the best idea?

Rupert Grint, the actor who plays Ron Weasley, recovered from his bout with swine flu. At least Grint didn’t have the dreaded Spattergroit.

We’re glad acute-care hospitals in the state are now tobacco free but surprised that people wanted to smoke down the hall from cancer wards.