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skynet is watching diversions | page 3 HARRY POTTER The sixth Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” premiered at midnight Tuesday. Read a review inside.
features | page 3 FUTURE UNCERTAIN Some officials say our status as a top public university could be threatened after budget reductions of 10 percent are implemented.
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Daniel Reichart, director of Skynet Robotic Telescope Network, shows off the telescope on top of the Morehead Planetarium observatory. It is part of the global UNC-based telescope network.
UNC develops global robotic telescope network diversions | page 7 COME TO THE CLUB A photo spread shows images of Chapel Hill’s second annual The Club Is Open Festival, which featured 16 local bands at five venues in five nights.
city | page 9 NEW VIBE Players of Chapel Hill has reopened with a new look and a new atmosphere after renovations that lasted three weeks were completed.
online | dailytarheel.com THE EXTRA MILE Students might have to do more to get into grad school.
‘IN WITH THE NEW’ A new exhibit features quilts with historical significance.
MUSIC, POETRY & FILM Deadlines for submissions into local festivals are approaching.
NEW LEADER A UNC educator is now head of a national organization.
this day in history July 16, 1951 J.D. Salinger’s novel “Catcher in the Rye” is first published. The book is a coming-of-age novel that deals with issues of sexuality and insanity.
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BY SETH WRIGHT FEATURES EDITOR
Kevin Ivarsen, an astronomy research assistant, sits at his desk — but it looks more like a command center. Large projection screens cover the wall in front of him. On them, there is no shortage of references to “The Terminator” science fiction movies. He clicks. A live Web camera feed from mountains in Chile shows a telescope’s roof opening. He clicks again. The roof closes. “It’s in some ways even better than being there,” Ivarsen said. Ivarsen, chief software engineer of UNC’s Skynet Robotic Telescope Network, and a
team of colleagues have developed a network of telescopes which can be accessed from any Internet-capable computer in the world. The project cost about $2.7 million to build. But about 2 million space images have already been taken since 2006 when the technology was developed. Skynet, which plays off the artificially intelligent antagonist of “The Terminator,” is a program that allows people everywhere to submit requests for observations and retrieve data using a simple Web site. The software, known as Terminator, lines up entries and makes observations from telescopes worldwide. The network originally included Prompt,
a code name for six 16-inch telescopes the team remotely accesses in Chile. Now, telescopes in North Carolina, Colorado and California are available for use. “There’s a huge collaboration of people across the state — across the world — that use these telescopes,” said Daniel Reichart, an astronomy professor and director of Skynet. Reichart said the telescopes have improved the quality of UNC’s astronomy lab classes. Students now make observations using Skynet. In addition, nearly 18,000 high school students and 12,000 elementary school students have used the network. When the telescope is not used for educational or other purposes, Ivarsen, Reichart and team members use the telescopes to detect gamma ray bursts, or high-energy light which
comes from distant explosions in space. NASA satellites in space detect when the bursts go off and send a text message directly to the entire team’s cell phones. The Prompt telescopes are set to immediately drop everything and begin observing the explosions. “It’s the longest distance phone call you’ll ever get,” Reichart said. The observations are made to study the early universe and answer questions like how the elements formed. Reichart said they plan to build a new $800,000 infrared telescope which can better detect the gamma ray bursts by spring 2010. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
Firm completes plan to improve UNC BY Andrew Harrell University editor
After hundreds of interviews and months of campuswide research and analysis, financial consulting firm Bain & Company has boiled down its findings into a 15-page PowerPoint presentation. This presentation, specially prepared for the Board of Trustees’ meeting later this month, is the first look at Bain’s final report. The report presents 10 different options for improvement. All together, they represent an estimated $89 million to $161 million
in annual savings, in addition to increased effectiveness and more room for students. But actual changes won’t reach those estimated savings. Chancellor Holden Thorp will lead in picking and choosing which suggestions he wants to pursue. And the report notes that reaching the full extent of the savings options is rare. While organizations Bain has worked with in the past have achieved roughly 60 to 80 percent of the savings, the University is more
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Potential options from Bain & Company Financial consulting firm Bain & Company will deliver their final report to the Board of Trustees later this month. Here are some of the areas and options they will suggest looking into: research Restructure support offices to eliminate redundancies; invest in automation and resources to meet expected increases in sponsored research
Organization Reduce organizational layers and expand areas of control; “flatten” organizational structure Information technology Centralize capabilities; combine IT infrastructure from department to school or division levels finance Restructure to automate clerical task execution and consolidate finance activities to realize benefits of scale
human resources Restructure to improve communication and realize benefits of scale centers and institutes Reduce dependence on state funds; create standard policies for start-up, funding and review processes energy services Focus toward decreasing energy consumption and utilization of existing assets space utilization Find space for expected future student growth
Vending gets new contractor UNC alumnus named
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President Barack Obama has nominated a UNC alumnus as the next director of the National Institutes of Health. Francis Collins earned his M.D. from UNC in 1977 and followed that up with four years as a resident and chief resident in internal medicine at UNC. “Dr. Collins is one of the top sci-
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For decades, groups like Boy Scouts and booster clubs have worked concessions at UNC sporting events, earning a commission on their sales. But a new concessions contractor could limit the number of groups who are qualified to work at games. On July 1, UNC Athletics switched their contractors for football game concessions from Coke Classic to Aramark. The new contract lowers commission in some stadiums and does not allow any person under the age of 16 to sell concessions. Rick Steinbacher, the associate athletic director of marketing and promotions, said UNC had a long-term contract with Coke Classic Food Services. In anticipation of the contract expiring, the Director of Athletics Dick Baddour put together a committee to solicit proposals for a new contractor. “Aramark gave the best proposal
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Fans at Kenan Stadium might not be purchasing concessions from Boy Scouts and high school students anymore due to a change in contractors. in terms of financial returns and demonstrating a plan to meet our fans’ needs at games,” Steinbacher said. “My understanding is that Aramark has concessions across the country and whatever rules they decide, they use at other campuses, too.” Steinbacher also said the contract changed the amount of commission UNC Athletics gets from
50 percent to 50.5 percent. Steinbacher added that the age restriction was started to ensure the safety of their volunteers who work around various pieces of concessions equipment. Although UNC Athletics may be receiving more profit from the new contract, many groups are
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entists in the world,” Obama said in a July 8 release. “His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” The institute is responsible for distributing and investing more than $30.5 billion annually for medical research, mostly in the form of competitive grants.
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10 By 10 Festival provides entertainment in minutes BY Rebecca Brenner Arts Editor
Thursday begins the second phase of the 8th Annual 10 By 10 Festival that will continue showing through Sunday at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. “I think the best way to describe it is ‘great theater for people with a short attention span,’” said sound designer and Musical Director
Shannon O’Neill. The 10 By 10 theater festival is an international event featuring 10 ten-minute plays chosen from a pool of about 400 submissions from all over the world. There are no rigid guidelines for which plays are included in the festival. “I wish there were a clear for-
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ove isn’t enough to keep a married couple together, according to a survey conducted by Australian researchers. They found it takes a whole lot more. A couple’s age, previous relationships and even whether or not they smoke are all factors that contribute to a lasting marriage, according to the study by researchers from the Australian National University which tracked 2,500 couples — married or living together — from 2001 to 2007. It found a husband who is nine or more years older than his wife is twice as likely to get a divorce, as are husbands who get married before they turn 25. A couple’s parents also have a role to play. The study shows that 16 percent of men or women whose parents ever separated experienced marital separation themselves.
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NOTED. There may be one man on Earth who understands the popular TV show “Lost.” He claims he wrote the show 32 years ago. Anthony Spinner, a producer on “Babes in Toyland,” said in 1977 he was paid $30,000 to write a pilot episode, which eventually became the 121-page script called “Lost.” Spinner is suing ABC and Touchstone Television, claiming they passed on the series and then created an exact replica.
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QUOTED. “I said, ‘Boy, if you do, you’d be the man.’ It wasn’t like we went to the rail and helped him over or anything.” — Jeffrey Richards, of Troutman, whose 14-year-old son claimed Richards dared him to run onto the field at a Charlotte Knights baseball game. Richards’ son led park authorities on a wild goose chase across the diamond. The sheriff ’s office arrested both father and son.
Today Art & Literature: Discussions on Ackland’s two current exhibits continue. Marisha Pessl will discuss Special Topics in Calamity Physics, facilitated by Leslie Balkany, museum educator. Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum Rooftop Movie: Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy tonight’s movie, “The Princess Bride.” Come early for free popcorn and children’s activities including face painting and crafts. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Wallace Parking Deck, 150 E. Rosemary St. Theater: Ten actors, 10 plays, 10 minutes. 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
Friday Reading: Author Bearta Powell provides an account of her life in
Lebanon with her siblings in her book “Orphans if War.” Time: 7 p.m. Location: Internationalist Books, 405 W. Franklin St.
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Saturday Open-air market: Shop for items including paintings, sculpture, ceramics and photography. The outdoor market runs the first and third Saturdays each month through Nov. 21. Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: ArtsCenter, Carrboro
ing. The event is $25. Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 2201 Moorefields Road, Hillsborough
Tuesday Yoga: Take a break from your day and experience yoga in the galleries of the Ackland Art Museum. The event is free for members, $5 for non-members. Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum
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rare books from a store on West Franklin Street on Friday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The books, “Tomorrow the World” and “In Our Time,” were taken to Greensboro and resold to another bookstore, reports state. The combined value of the books was $1,250, reports state.
Guided tour: Meet at the stone gathering circle in front of the Totten Center for a guided tour of the plant collections at the N.C. Botanical Garden. Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Location: N.C. Botanical Garden, Totten Center
Career clinic: This event will use the Strong Interest Inventory to help participants decide on a major or career. Take the Inventory on your own beforehand, then bring your results to have them interpreted. Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Location: Hanes Hall, Room 239B
Stilt making: There will be a stilt making and walking workshop as part of preparation for the Handmade Parade event. With an emphasis on safety, you will learn how to construct your own stilts and then learn the fundamentals of walk-
n Someone broke into an Edwards Street residence Sunday and stole various electronic equipment, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Items stolen included an Apple computer, a Nintendo Wii and an Xbox 360, reports state. The items stolen totaled $4,140, reports state.
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n Someone stole a bracelet from a desk at a Cedar Club Circle clubhouse Friday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The bracelet was worth almost $12,000, reports state.
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n Someone opened two unlocked cars at Beringer Place and stole items Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. An iPod Nano and a GPS unit were stolen from the cars, reports state. n Someone reported being victim to kidnapping and robbery on Jones Ferry Road on Saturday, according to Carrboro police reports. The complainant said he was approached by two males and a female, who forced the complainant into their vehicle at gunpoint and took him to a cemetery, reports state. The complainant said the group took $100 from him and forced him into the woods at the cemetery, reports state. The complainant had several small lacerations on his back and on the back of his legs, reports state.
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Memorial contributions are accepted after senior’s death Senior Cyprian Dzieciol ended his life on July 5, two weeks shy of graduating from UNC. Dzieciol, 30, was found in the outside courtyard of The Villages Apartments in Carrboro. He was a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School in WinstonSalem and Forsyth Technical College with an Associates Degree in history, and was on track to graduate with a Bachelors of Arts in history at UNC. Memorial contributions may be made to the Forsyth Humane Society Dept. WBOO P.O. Box 15605 Winston-Salem, NC 27113.
Since May, seven cases of H1N1, or swine flu, have been diagnosed on the UNC campus. “We only see students, so that number is not representing UNC staff or visitors to the campus,” said Mary Covington, assistant vice chancellor for Campus Health Services. “Recognize that not everyone on campus who has swine flu or symptoms of swine flu comes in. A lot of people who are not tested could still have it.” Although seven people on the UNC campus have been diagnosed with H1N1, this number represents a small fraction of the 311 total cases diagnosed in the state of North Carolina as of July 8. Only 19 of the confirmed N.C. cases were diagnosed in Orange County.
University employee fired appropriately, Court says Former University employee Pamela Granger was appropriately fired for racist comments about a black co-worker, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled. Granger was fired after employee Isabelle Jones-Parker said Granger had subjected her to racial language and harassment. Despite interviews with other employees claiming she had used similar language, Granger was previously found to have been fired unfairly, due to her 19 years of incident-free performance. The University appealed the decision.
Former basketball player Quentin Thomas raps for EA Quentin Thomas, former point guard for the UNC men’s basketball team, has recorded a rap song for video game distributor EA Sports. Thomas’ single, “Spit,” will serve as the introduction to the latest installment of the basketball game NBA Live, planned for release in October. Producer 9th Wonder has been working with Thomas on the track and his mix tape “GQ: Who’s Got the Juice Now?” You can hear it later this month at www.myspace. com/mynameisGQ.
New study says making sand castles may cause diarrhea Playing in the sand at the beach puts people at a greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea, according to a new study from UNC and the Environmental Protection Agency. The study says indicators of fecal contamination that have been found in beach sand can be connected to illnesses. This puts people who play in the sand or bury themselves in it, as opposed to just walking on the shore or swimming, at a greater risk. The study is based on interviews from 2003 to 2005 of more than 27,000 visitors of freshwater and marine beaches. This was one of the first studies to focus on playing in sand instead of swimming.
Nourish International hosts online social entrepreneur Nourish International will host Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva. org, as the keynote speaker for their summer institute. Kiva.org is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending Web site. Jackley will be speaking about her work with the site, global development and social entrepreneurship to Nourish chapters from across the country. Nourish, the Chapel Hill-based nonprofit devoted to eradicating global hunger, will hold the fiveday Nourish International Summer Institute Aug. 6-10 at the FedEx Global Education Center. Jackley’s Aug. 9 speech to students will be accompanied by a banquet, which is open to the community at $75 a plate.
Study abroad scholarships awarded to 38 undergrads Study abroad scholarships have been awarded to 38 undergraduates by UNC. The awards represent more than $100,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships. They are part of the support provided by UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, which raised more than $19 million for study abroad during UNC’s Carolina First fundraising campaign. The undergraduate recipients include music, business, international studies and nursing majors, and will be studying in places such as the Galapagos Islands, Kenya, Norway and Singapore. -From staff and wire reports.
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Due to an editing error, last Thursday’s pg. 4 article “UNC graduate begins political research firm” misstated the address of John Quinterno’s Web site. The site is www.southbynorthstrategies.com. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for By Courtney Tye the error.
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Furthermore, though North Carolina has seen more than 300 cases of swine flu, only two people in the state have died from the illness. Both of these deaths occurred in Guilford County, which was struck with 27 cases of H1N1, second in the state only to Wake County, which recognized 51 confirmed cases. In addition to the students, at least two other cases related to UNC have been confirmed. The first case was announced on May 22 after lab tests confirmed that a UNC Health Care staffer had contracted the H1N1 virus. That staffer posed a potential exposure risk to a number of patients at University Pediatrics at Highgate clinic in Durham where the employee worked. A second confirmed case at
UNC was announced May 29. The infected person was a UNC employee working in the School of Medicine, but without patient care responsibilities. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services monitors swine flu cases throughout the state. A network of clinics tracks the disease by collecting samples from patients with flu and respiratory symptoms and sending them to the state’s health laboratory for testing. UNC Campus Health Services is one of the clinic sites in the state network. Cases are then confirmed and reported if the samples test positive. Due to the growing number of swine flu cases in the area and new recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University recently issued a new policy regarding workers and students who have been diagnosed with
swine flu themselves or have been near or living with someone else diagnosed with H1N1. The new policy states that in general, students and University employees who have a family member or roommate at home with swine flu may go to school and work as usual but should monitor their own health each day. Employees who are diagnosed with H1N1 should notify the appropriate supervisors and stay home using available sick leave, vacation, bonus leave or flexible furlough program. Students who are diagnosed with H1N1 should simply stay home from all classes and public events. Although the swine flu hype seems to be dying down, Covington said H1N1’s effects in the future are still unknown. “Like the seasonal influenza, swine flu will always be worse in the winter. Right now, H1N1 is more prevalent in the Southern
Hemisphere since it’s winter there, although there is still some swine flu spreading in the area,” she said. Swine flu is spread, like regular influenza, through close contact with others who are infected and through contact with hard surfaces. Although the swine flu germs are not especially hardy, they still are able to survive on hard surfaces long enough to be spread through contact. “Since people are indoors more during the winter, germs are more easily picked up and spread in the winter than in the warmer months,” Covington said. “Block your coughs and sneezes, throw your tissues in the trash and wash your hands,” she added. “If you feel sick, isolate yourself. Maintain good hygiene, and you should be fine.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
HARRY POTTER GROWS UP By Jordan Lawrence diversions Editor
There is a profound difference between a kids movie and a movie about kids, and the Harry Potter films have been tip-toeing this line for a while now. In the first two annoyingly candy-coated entries in the series, the story was thrown clearly into the realm of light-weight children’s fantasy. All of the darkness inherent in the story was blanched out. Not even the first appearance from series villain Lord Voldemort attached to the back of someone’s head registered much of a scare. But starting with 2004’s “Prisoner of Azkaban,” the series started a slow descent into real human drama and disturbing darkness. That journey has been completed, and the results are fantastic. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is a slow-burning dynamo that blends teenage drama and adult character exploration with spectacular visuals and action to create a piece of true movie magic. It’s hard to decide who to congratulate most for this breakthrough, but let’s start with director David Yates. Riding the fantastic cinematography of Bruno Delbonnel, Yates creeps around Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry, transforming the bright, homey structure of the early films into a gloomy catacomb full of gut-wrenching conflict. This conflict is carried to fruition by the actors. As the kiddies bubble with backstabbing sexual tension, Harry, arch-enemy Draco Malfoy and the adults deal with moral dilemmas in a gathering storm of war to come. Daniel Radcliffe is supremely versatile as Harry, equally good at dealing with pent-up heartbreak as he struggles to find the key to stop Voldemort as he is in a hilarious feelgood ride on a good luck potion.
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Hunter Barbee, Anthony Maglione and Hillary Nicholas all eagerly await the premier of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” at South Point Cinemas on Tuesday night. The trio of Tar Heels were so excited for opening night that they attended in full Harry Potter regalia. It’s also invigorating to watch Tom Felton’s Malfoy struggle with the moral implications of the assassination Voldemort has burdened him with. In every scene his eyes are alive with painful confusion. But the big names still bring down the house here. Helena Bonham Carter grows the exquisitely insane Belatrix LeStrange into a creepy, sexual killer that’s as entrancing as she is terrifying. And Alan Rickman, whose Severus Snape wrestles with committing an unspeakable treason, shifts between the Shakespearean menace of his previous teaching persona and the lighter
tones of a man wracked with guilt. Combined with visuals that are grand but never overwhelming, “Half-Blood Prince” becomes a character exploration on a large scale. It uses impeccable action only to set the stage for the problems these characters must face. It’s far from kid stuff. It hits hard and then burns with real emotion. The tight rope act is over. Ladies and gentlemen, Harry Potter has grown up. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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UNC is consistently viewed as one of the best institutions for higher education in the country. Just last year, U.S. News and World Report magazine ranked UNC as the 30th-best college in the country and fifth-best among state schools. But the school’s high status is in jeopardy. Due to the current economic crisis, several states, including North Carolina, are facing major strains to their public university budgets. North Carolina is currently facing a budget deficit of $4.5 billion and is currently cutting back on programs in all areas across the state. Gov. Bev Perdue authorized an increased budget cut to the university system on July 8. UNC now faces a 10 percent cut. “People do not understand how profound this economic situation is. Everyone is going to need to cut back. UNC is not exempt,” said Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange. The budget cuts will lead to larger class sizes, a freeze in total enrollment and a reduction in the number of classes offered at the University. If the budget cuts continue, they could lead to faculty members leaving UNC in search of a school under less economic stress. “The universities in the state have to start cutting programs that are not crucial to the core mission of the school,” Kinnaird said. The General Assembly is looking at programs that could be run with smaller staffs or that are not a major part of the University to cut out of the budget. John Dornan, executive director for the Public School Forum of North Carolina, said he feels that cutting the smaller classes and aca-
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Currently a top-five public university according to U.S. News and World Report, UNC may see its standing suffer as a result of budget woes.
“People do not understand how profound this economic situation is. Everyone is going to need to cut back.” Ellie Kinnaird, Senator, D-Orange demic centers at UNC would be a major mistake. “It is very easy for policymakers to say that this or that is not needed. For example, North Carolina’s Slavic Institution of Languages or the Center for National Understanding,” Dornan said. “These courses are not really just obscure and frills. They set the school apart. The programs allow the University to excel. It will take years for the programs to bounce back — if ever.” Dornan also warned that the cuts are not just going to be a onetime occurrence. North Carolina is looking at two more years of budget cuts. Students are going to face a substantial increase in tuition fees once the federal bailout money that
has been acting as a crutch for the state runs out. “It is going to be a continued struggle against what should be cut and what should be protected,” Dornan said. The chance that UNC might fall some on the list of prestigious schools is not keeping students from applying. Last year, UNC set a new record for number of applicants with 13,692 total applications. The rise in total applicants is not confined to North Carolina public schools. As the economic burden grows heavier, many students are looking at easing the cost of higher education by opting for in-state schools. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
A teenage boy has been arrested for making false bomb threats to schools from his home computer, including the February call that evacuated the area surrounding the Pit. The suspect, Ashton Lundeby, 16, was arrested by the FBI at his home in Oxford on March 6. After a federal judge granted a motion to charge Lundeby as an adult, the teen was charged with a threecount indictment and will now go to trial Sept. 5. According to the charges, Lundeby and three unnamed co-conspirators made false bomb threats for audiences on the Internet. Up to 300 people were able to listen in, using Voice Over Internet Protocol software, after making donations to a PayPal account. The groups would watch reactions to the threats over Web cams. Others would pay Lundeby, known online as “Tyrone,” to make threats to their middle or high school so that they didn’t have to go to class. According to the indictment, Lundeby and others made threats from mid-2008 to March 2009, calling Purdue University and other universities, high schools, a middle school and FBI offices in Louisiana and Colorado. Because statutes limit public information related to juvenile cases, the co-conspirators have not been named. Professor Howard Aldrich, the sociology department chairman who was named in the call to UNC, said he has no idea why Lundeby decided to say he had been “hurt” by Aldrich. “I think it was probably random,” Aldrich said. “But I couldn’t even speculate.” Aldrich was surprised at first that
Ashton Lundeby is suspected along with 3 co-conspirators for making several threats. the British-accented voice was actually that of a teenage boy in disguise. But he said that he had little reaction to Lundeby’s arrest and that once he found out the call was a hoax he lost most interest in the incident. “I just said, yeah, it’s possible. The technology exists,” Aldrich said. “The more interesting reaction is: it’s amazing what technology can allow anyone in the world to do.” According to the charges of the indictment, Lundeby and other co-conspirators used computer software to mask their voices and the origin of their calls. They would target areas that had Web-based cameras or surveillance equipment in order to watch the reactions to their bomb bluffs. Lundeby helped run this operation from his home computer. UNC has a Web cam in Student Stores which looks out onto the Pit, where the threat said the bomb was planted. ResNET placed the camera there in 2001 in order to provide access to UNC alumni and friends not in Chapel Hill. Representatives for campus Information Technology Services said information regarding traffic or page views of the Web cam site that evening is unavailable. Lt. Col. Greg Hare of UNC’s Department of Public Safety said their investigation had dovetailed with the federal investigation and that he was unable to comment because it is still ongoing. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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Chilton waits for mayoral adversary to file By Sarah Morayati Staff Writer
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is running unopposed for re-election as of Tuesday night, but if previous years are any indication, he might not be for long. After all, Chilton took office in 2005 after a contested race with former Carrboro Alderman Alex Zaffron. And in 2007, candidates Chuck Morton and Brian Voyce filed at the last minute in what used to be an unopposed race for the incumbent. Chilton said he expects another candidate to file before the July 17 deadline, but it probably won’t be Morton, who said he did not plan to run again. Voyce could not be reached for comment. Chilton has been active in Carrboro and Chapel Hill government since 1991. During his senior year at UNC, he ran for Chapel Hill Town Council and won. He remained on the council for six years. In 2003, he was elected to the Carrboro Board
of Aldermen, serving for two years. In 2007, Chilton won with 74 percent of the vote. If re-elected for a third term, he said he would continue to encourage commercial development and to make Carrboro more cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly. Several candidates in both the Chapel Hill and Carrboro races have argued that their respective towns need to attract more businesses to diversify their tax bases. Chilton, too, said Carrboro needed to become more conducive to commercial development. “It would mostly be about trying to help grow the homegrown businesses that are already here and foster an environment where new local businesses can start up,” he said. Of particular concern to Chilton is northern Carrboro. He said the area had a lot of residential growth but not enough business development. The mayor is in the process of revising plans for the northern area, which include more open space and emphasis on commercial growth.
Although Chilton said the economy has kept him from getting as far along in the process as he hoped, he said northern Carrboro remained a long-term priority. “The point to me is not about what’s happening in the next one to two years, but the next 10 to 20 years,” he said. Another priority for Chilton since the beginning has been walkability. While in office, the mayor created more sidewalks and began to plan greenways for Bolin Creek and Morgan Creek. He said he hopes to continue work on these if elected. “If we’re going to be prepared for the time when gasoline will not be so affordable, then we’ve got to make changes to the organization of our community,” he said. These changes will become even more pressing, he said, in light of the traffic increases Carolina North is projected to bring to the area. Some of Chilton’s plans to mitigate Carolina North traffic include improving public transit along N.C. 54 and U.S. 15-501, enhancing the town’s connections to Hillsborough and Durham and adding a parkand-ride lot in western Carrboro.
Former Carrboro attorney Democrat UNC graduate, class of 1993 Former member of Chapel Hill Town Council (1991-97), Carrboro Board of Aldermen (2003-05) Founder of Affordable Rentals Inc. and Orange Community Housing and Land Trust Member of Friends of Bolin Creek Member of North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association Advocates walkability and diversifying Carrboro’s tax base
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eana Klein, an Appalachian State studio art professor, shows one of her quilts in the “In With The New” art exhibit at the Horace Williams House. Klein incorporates her love of artifacts and heirlooms into quilts to tell an object’s story. See Arts News at dailytarheel.com for the full story.
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unable to sell concessions with lesser commission from some sports and the new age restrictions. Boy Scout Troop 820 has been working the UNC football games for more than 25 years, said Troop Committee Chairman Andy Grubbs. When Grubbs received the Aramark contract, the troop decided that the age barrier would keep them from working at games again, since the average age of the group is 13 years old. “Every scout in our troop should have the opportunity to participate in every fundraiser,” Grubbs said. In addition, Grubbs said with the cut in commission for some stadiums, the contract is no longer economically beneficial for the troop. “We could do better by doing a different type of fundraiser,” Grubbs said. “We’re going to redirect our energy into our resales.” The troop has scouts from ages 11 to 17 and from a variety of economic backgrounds. “It has been a long-standing tradition and we always looked at it as a way to involve our scouts in the UNC experience,” Grubbs said. “Some kids are never going to see a football game unless to sell concessions.” Over the past couple of years, the troop had to continually put more than 2,000 working hours in
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likely to reach 40 to 60 percent, because of “regulatory constraints.” Each option also requires at least a year of estimated implementation time, and some as many as seven years. University officials said they could give no additional information about the report at this time. The University is currently preparing for budget cuts equivalent to $60 million. The findings repeat previous analysis of management efficiency at the University, citing too many levels and too much complexity. It says administrative expenses per student have grown faster than academic expenses.
“Every scout in our 10 by 10 from page 1 troop should have mula,” said Emily Ranii, ArtsCenter the opportunity to artistic director. “We’re just looking for plays that we fall in love with.” participate in every The selection process lasted five months. fundraiser.” “It’s definitely worth it, because andy grubbs, boy scout troop 820 preparation and cleanup, to run six or seven games, Grubbs said. Chapel Hill High School’s band had also sold concessions at football games for more than 12 years. Kathy Asbill, the head of marching band concessions at CHHS, said the band has worked every UNC football game during that time and averages $15,000 to $20,000 a year working at basketball and football games. This makes up over 70 percent of the group’s revenue, she added. “We’ve been told everything will stay the same,” Asbill said. “That’s a huge deal if people under 16 can’t sell. You’ve got freshmen and sophomores. That’s half my crew.” Although the changes may cause groups to lose money, they will also miss the UNC atmosphere. “We can find another way to make money,” Grubbs said. “It’s the connection to the community that will be gone.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Other recommendations encompass more general ideas, concerning increased effectiveness and satisfied employees. The services of Bain & Company were purchased with a private donation to the University which required the money to be put towards that specific firm. The global business-consulting firm had little experience working with universities before being hired. The final report will be presented to Thorp and the Board of Trustees on July 23. Bain will return to campus in two or three years, pro bono, in order to help examine the effectiveness and progress of the changes.
by going through all of them, we come out with a really good production,” O’Neill said. Saturday saw a completely soldout crowd when the playwrights held a post-show discussion. This coming Saturday is expected to be just as popular with the Meet The Artists event, where everyone involved in the shows will lead a discussion with audience members. The plays are set anywhere from a glacier to a box, and another features organs talking within a body. The festival also features a musical — its second ever — that inspired them to have musician Billy Sugarfix onstage during all 10 productions for live music and sound effects. “It’s exciting because not only is the sound aural this year, it’s also got a visual element to it too,” O’Neill said. Transitions are usually kept to about 30 seconds, but this year is different in that Sugarfix provides live entertainment between shows, too. Matt Casarino, of Delaware, who wrote “Green Eggs and Mamet,” is in his fifth year with the festival. “It really feels wonderful. They really take the craft of playwriting seriously,” Casarino said. He said his play this year is very different from his other work because of its rhyme scheme, modeled after Dr. Seuss. “It was really my first time trying anything with that rigid of a structure,” he said. Casarino said the high caliber of actors, directors and the community support adds to the quality of the event. “I think this could possibly be the strongest year,” he said. “I saw some plays that just absolutely blew me away. “This is absolutely one of the best short play festivals in the country.” The brief time frame for so many
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“I think the best way to describe it is ‘great theater for people with a short attention span.’” Shannon O’Neill, musical director plays made for a complex rehearsal schedule. “I couldn’t even look at it because it was so confusing,” actress Jeri Lynn Schulke said of the schedule. Schulke works at the ArtsCenter running the Youth Performing Arts Conservatory. “The fact that they’re short plays, there’s a lot that can be compacted in that and you don’t want to miss anything,” she said. The plays will show at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. “It has really been quite magical, the whole process,” Ranii said. “It’s great to flesh out these plays by playwrights from across the country.” Contact the Arts Editor at arts.dth@gmail.com.
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Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development, said more than half of the University’s research funding comes from the institute. That amount added up to $367 million last fiscal year. He added that UNC’s funding from the institute has tracked upward in recent years, which few other universities can say. But Waldrop doesn’t expect any special treatment now that a fellow Tar Heel is director of those funds. “I wouldn’t expect it to, nor would I want it to,” Waldrop said of a change to the University’s standing with the institute, adding that UNC has been successful in the past because of the reputation and results of the faculty. “That’s the way things should be judged,” he said. Collins is known for his leadership of the Human Genome Project, which culminated in 2003 with a finished sequence of the human DNA instruction book. He also served as director of the institute’s National Human Genome Research Institute from 1993 to 2008. His many accomplishments include the discovery of specific genes, such as those responsible for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, a familial endocrine cancer syndrome and adult onset (Type 2) diabetes. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November
“His ... work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” Barack obama, president 2007, Collins’ interests extend beyond his work. His book, “ T he L anguage of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief,” is a New York Times bestseller discussing the relationship between science and religion. Collins also plays guitar and sings for The Directors, a band of institute employees who play together a few times per year. Waldrop said it is impossible to tell at this point what kind of changes or new programs Collins might introduce but doesn’ t expect them to greatly affect the University. “During the last decade, there have been a number of changes,” Waldrop said. “We’ll remain competitive.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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National News of the Week Sotomayor pledges to avoid judicial Shuttle launch halted fourth time activism, pleases Senate committee ORLANDO (MCT) — Lightning and storm clouds that rose late within 10 nautical miles of space shuttle Endeavour’s launch pad forced postponement of liftoff until 6:51 p.m. Monday. This was the fourth delay for the mission. The storm rose less than an hour before the 7:13 p.m.scheduled launch Sunday, initially outside the 20-mile safety radius. Just 10 minutes before liftoff, NASA officials concluded the storm was moving in the wrong direction — deeper into Kennedy Space Center.
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raspy vocals are very close to that of Luego’s Patrick Phelan, this Durham quintet doesn’t sound like a disciple. It sounds like a peer. Luego doesn’t sound like it’s trying to sound like the ’70s. Instead, this six-song EP, the second the band has digitally released in advance of its forthcoming LP, sounds like it actually came from that time.
“Leave On,” one of the two glossy productions that will be included on the new album, sounds like it just missed the cut on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors. Phelan, singing on top of lush harmony, brightly eviscerates a love he’s leaving behind as a jaunty bass line and colorful riffs frolic in the background. The other four songs on the record were recorded by Phelan and bassist Jeff Crawford, each in less than four hours. The restrictions keep these tunes light and off the cuff. “Two No Ones” is an excellently cute love song set over a classic piano shuffle. Phelan chases his
WASHINGTON (MCT) — Washington insiders with ties to the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve expect Ben Bernanke to be reappointed to a second four-year term as chairman of the world’s most powerful central bank. A steady hand on the tiller during the recession appears to have won the day for Bernanke. “The conventional wisdom is that he will be reappointed,” said former Fed governor Lawrence Meyer. David Jones, a former Fed economist and now president and CEO of DMJ Advisors, LLC, also said he thinks Bernanke will be reappointed.
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If you saw Sacha Baron Cohen’s last awkwardly provocative mockumentary, “Borat,” then you more or less know what “Bruno” is. It’s got a suspiciously similar geographic trajectory to “Borat,” including L.A. and various Southern locales, filled with recognizable dick jokes all voiced in a similarly faked foreign accent that is too absurd to not draw laughs, but too transparent to sustain them. This is the bulk of the movie, and unless you can eat the same thing every day without getting tired of it, the movie won’t do anything for you that “Borat” didn’t. It’s where “Bruno” is different from “Borat” that audiences will reach new levels of discomfort. The fact that it’s about a gay Austrian fashionista could potentially be innocuous. But under Cohen’s direction it just gets downright pornographic. If you want to see people squirm, go to this movie and watch the audience around you — particularly when Bruno attends a swinger’s party to try and go straight. The black boxes concealing all the “sexy time,” as Borat would put it, hardly conceal the fact that Cohen is pushing the limit with his new movie. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. In many ways it’s a necessary service. Cohen’s gay character brings all the savage satirical exposure to American homophobia that his Kazakh character brought to racism. In its less-explicit scenes it does a great job reminding audiences, by the casual hatred of the rednecks that it “punks” and the flamboyant stereotypes of homosexuals that Cohen presents, that homophobia is the last great prejudice accepted in this country.
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No one can say that some of these stunts didn’t take balls to pull off either. If the situations are real, which is sometimes hard to tell, Cohen is lucky he didn’t get lynched. In one case he actually sent out fake advertisements for a cage fight featuring cheap beer and hot chicks in order to attract audience members to a stunt in Arkansas. He then subjected them, in character, to a homoerotic spectacle that almost turned into a riot. The expressions that the audience makes as it realizes what’s happening give a stone cold stare into the heart of bigotry. It isn’t funny at all. And that’s the biggest problem with “Bruno.” Cohen has two agen-
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das: to expose prejudice as he gleefully pretends to embrace it, and to be funny. He succeeds in his first agenda, but so well that he fails in the second. The moments of gross-out humor and cheap jokes on adopted African babies are overshadowed by something that you can’t really laugh at, unless you’re laughing at the fact that Bruno is gay, in which case you’re missing the point. To find it funny you have to subject yourself to its criticism. In a comedy this is a formula for ill will and failure, even if you laugh a little. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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When interpreting a style that’s been shoveled around since the ’70s, it helps to have authenticity. And Luego has this in spades. Channeling the pop-rock of the decade’s stars such as the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart, whose
love down semantically, twisting words with the song’s chorus, “I want to be no one to no one/I want to be someone to you/I want to be no one to no one, that makes two.” It’s an adorably over-thought sentiment that makes the relationship seem mutually beneficial. So while none of it is all that original, Luego has more than enough charm and melodic touch to make all of it good, some of it approaching stellar — a good sign for a band building up to a new album.
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Songs for Tuesdays may be the most appropriately titled CD I’ve ever listened to. Taking bits of other people’s pop-rock and reassembling them without much sense of purpose, the second full-length from this Australian sextet isn’t nearly good enough to add to the soundtrack of your next weekend rager. But by the time you polish off your third happy hour pint, you might not care how crappy it is anymore. Buoyant enough to please in -Jordan Lawrence patches, but lacking the melodic control to make good on its bright, well-produced sound, Songs is the kind of record that drills itself into your head even though you don’t want it to. Every trick here feels stolen.
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Opener “Let’s Go!” is a disheveled mess of the Raveonettes’ psychinspired garage rock, and “Maybe Pie” makes a lame Cure impression even lamer by wrapping it around horrible lines like, “Your kiss is definitely at the top of my list.” But despite all the annoying rehash on this album there are actually two songs worth holding on to. “Wild Rice” is a lovely Sonic Youth-inspired siren song that’s driven home by the striking use of a Bob Dylan Inc. harmonica fill, and closer “Paperweight” is a frothy summer jam with one of the most irresistible keyboard parts you’ll hear all year. But none of this is enough to save Songs for Tuesdays. Lacking both originality and the craftiness to make other people’s tricks feel fresh, the record has more in common with that copy machine you use at work than the music you use to unwind. -Jordan Lawrence
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Tom Waits, Rain Dogs: Waits reached the high-water mark of his abilities with this 1983 album. Containing charmingly bizarre imagery, off-kilter rhythms and a graveyard growl that must have inspired half of Danny Elfman’s songs for The Nightmare Before Christmas, it’s fantastic stuff.
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Local 506 | Chapel Hill classic rock doesn’t get any better than Transportation. Melding the hardhitting approach of the indie rock this town is known for with ‘70s AM Saturday rock atmospherics it’s quite a fun Girls Rock NC Cat’s Cradle | Chapel Hill annually plays package. The Toddlers also play. 10 host to a camp for young girls to go and p.m., $6 Sunday learn how to rock like the pros.The fruits of their labor will be on display Saturday Lost In The Trees at Cat’s Cradle. Some of the staff are Cat’s Cradle | Chapel Hill’s Lost In great local musicians, so it should make The Trees hitch the searing emofor a good time. 6:30 p.m., $5 tion of genuine heartbreak to big, grand orchestral leaning arrangeDirty Little Heaters The Cave | Reese McHenry’s primal ments. Durham’s brawny Hammer rock wail is just right for the roaring No More The Fingers will slay first garage rock the Dirty Little Heaters before delightful Chapel Hill bedcreate. And it all makes for a big hit room poppers the Kingsbury Manx live. Chrome Plated Apostles and The finish up the opening duties. 8:30 p.m., $8 Needles also play. 10 p.m., $5
The Cave | Chapel Hill’s Spider Bags make the kind of grungy rock that’s so soaked in booze you can get drunk by just listening to about five minutes. Tackling subjects such as bad break-ups, this makes their sound an angry balm to both agravate and sooth the wound. Estrogen Highs also play. 10 p.m. , $5
’ll be honest with you. The first time I heard about this Club Is Open Festival idea, I didn’t think it was that great. A string of local shows across a week in July? What’s so special about that? I mean, it’s better than a normal week, but on paper, it just didn’t look like these shows were going to be any different than the ones I see around here all the time. I was wrong. What makes these shows stand apart from your average week is that everyone, without exception, tries their hardest. No one wants this thing to fail. And for this reason the bands play their guts out, leaving everything on the stage. All the local music lovers come out. Most every venue in town opens its doors. It’s a bunch of people getting together and giving it their all for five nights because they all believe in the same two things. The first is that local music is something special. In this town we are sitting smack dab in the center of one of the best music scenes in the country. I’ll be the first to admit that this fact gets celebrated a lot. Along with June’s TRKfest in Pittsboro, November’s Troika Festival in Durham and August’s Carroboro Music Festival, there are four legitimate local music festivals that happen within a 30-minute drive of Chapel Hill every year. And I will be at every single one of them. There are so many great bands in this town that it’s pretty much impossible to get them all to play at one, although Troika comes close. And for the ones that play multiple times, they’re usually the ones I want to see a lot anyway. But I guess I’m willing to go out to all of these festivals because
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I believe in that second thing. I believe in having a ridiculously good time for no better reason than the fact that the tools are available. And in having that fantastic time you can do amazing things. You can open up Chapel Hill for a week, and fill every room in town with an argument for the nonbelievers as to how good the music is around here. You can reopen Players with the first show it’s seen in 19 years. The last band to play there before last Wednesday was Hootie and the Blowfish. And you can make a crowd made up of local music hipsters, regular old townies and the typical sorority/fraternity set all dance together to Miley Cyrus, a sight I would have never thought possible if I hadn’t seen it happen with my own eyes at Players. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to say that this year’s Club Is Open was perfect. It wasn’t. The first and last nights felt lackluster next to blissful ease with which the middle three were pulled off. But in the light of the togetherness I saw at Players and at every other show over the five nights, these complaints don’t feel necessary at all. That’s a success in my book. Contact Jordan Lawrence at lzjordan@email.unc.edu.
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Hansbrough likely to succeed in the NBA I
t’s the most wonderful time of the year again. Not the December holidays, mind you, or even a James Bond marathon, but rather, the NBA summer league takes center stage once more. It’s that time when average college players destined for European ball somehow become valuable contributors (yes, you, Anthony Morrow). It’s where
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may be in store for the Indiana Pacers’ rookie. For starters, let’s go with the basics. Hansbrough was drafted by Larry Bird for the Indiana Pacers. Right away, that’s giving you two interesting factoids. Bird, the team’s president, is known for being a patient developer of talent. (He did draft Josh McRoberts.) With the former Celtic great at the helm, Hansbrough won’t be rushed for results. If he doesn’t perform one night, he won’t be run of out Indianapolis. Secondly, he was picked by the Indiana Pacers. Not that the team has done anything relevant since Reggie Miller’s heyday, but coach Jim O’Brien is trying to implement a fast-paced offense. Although it’s unlikely to make much noise considering the squad’s overall talent, this style of offense is quite similar to the one Roy Williams runs at North Carolina. Obviously, Hansbrough was an immense success in Chapel Hill. If he adapts to O’Brien’s tactics like he did with Williams, Hansbrough shouldn’t have too much trouble his first year. He certainly didn’t in his first professional experience — the
former long-haired Gonzaga stars named Adam Morrison become exposed for what they are: frauds. And it’s also where Tyler Hansbrough has begun to make a bit of statement for himself. Although it’s clearly way too early to make any rash judgments about Hansbrough’s NBA future, it’s not too early to give a wellrationed prognosis about what
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Orlando Summer League. In his first two games, Hansbrough scored 40 points. His teammate Roy Hibbert, couldn’t stop gushing about the all-around play of Hansbrough, who made the fiveman Summer League first team. Again, who’s to say what these statistics and accolades will mean down the road for Hansbrough? The only likely scenario is a roster spot and a role in the rotation for the ex-Tar Heel forward. But then again, that’s likely all he’ll need. Which brings me to my final point. The Indiana Pacers are not good. I know, surprise, surprise. Bringing eye-opening observations is what I do. But it’s true. Yes, the Pacers finished one spot out of the Eastern Conference playoffs, but then again, so too did basically five
other teams. Take Danny Granger off the Pacers, and who’s to say how far the team falls? Is it the worst team in the NBA? Laugh all you want, but with players such as Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy and the ill-fated T.J. Ford on your squad, it’s not necessarily a recipe for success. With a roster like that, it’s feasible to conclude that Hansbrough will be no worse than the team’s backup at small forward and power forward. And with a good deal of playing time, he may even move up into the starting lineup. Though this seems unlikely — because he’s a rookie and considering how much Hansbrough’s play has been criticized — he is known for overcoming the odds. He’s proved himself thus far with his early results. Now he’s got 82 more games to continue to do so. If history proves any indicator, Hansbrough won’t be making any statements next offseason. He won’t have to. NBA starters don’t generally partake in the summer leagues. Contact Chris Hempson at hempson@email.unc.edu.
SpoRTSBRIEFs DEON THOMPSON B E LG R A D E , S e r b i a — D e o n Thompson has spent a good deal of his summer participating in the World University Games. The Team USA forward chipped in with a double-double in one semifinal last Friday with 12 points and 11 rebounds, but the team fell to Russia. Thompson gave the American squad its last lead of the game, 68-66, by hitting two late free throws from the line. The following night, in the bronze medal game, Thompson scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds. This time, his performance was enough. Team USA took the game and the bronze medal.
U.S. OPEN BETHLEHEM, Pa. — This past weekend, two former UNC golfers partook in the U.S. Women’s Open. One was 2003 ACC Champion Meaghan Francella. She shot an eight-over-par 292 and finished eight strokes behind the winner. The other Tar Heel competing was a freshman for the team last year. Allie White, an all-ACC performer, tied for 65th place. She played as an amateur and carded a total of 301. FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
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After three weeks of renovations, Players reopened its doors last Wednesday to a crowd anticipating changes, and that’s what they got. Players closed in June to undergo cosmetic renovations such as installing a new sound system and renovating the bathrooms, while making plans to attract more diverse crowds. General Manager Nick Stroud recently became the new operator and said he was pleased with opening night. He said about 260 people showed up. “It was a very mixed and diverse crowd,” Stroud said. “But that’s what we were striving for. It was a great first week.” Sophomore Jenn White went with a group of friends on opening night. She said the venue looked “cleaner and touched up” but that it reminded her of many other places on Franklin Street that cater to older crowds, such as East End Oyster and Martini Bar and Jack Sprat Cafe. “As an 18-year-old in Chapel Hill, it’s just no longer a fun place to be,” White said. “It’s not really a dance club anymore — and that’s what made Players unique.” But Stroud said not to worry and that Players will continue to be a dance club and follow the same traditions as before, such as the popular theme nights sponsored by campus organizations. Junior Michael Dykes also went to Players last week and said he enjoyed the experience. “The changes they made were for the best,” Dykes said. “The place looks a lot better and it was still a lot of fun. I’ll definitely be back.” One of the major impacts Stroud hopes to make is to rid the negative connotation associated with Players that has developed during the past two years. He hopes that by bringing in live bands, catering food on game days and playing a different variety of music, Players will attract different types of people who may not have gone before. Stroud is planning on at least
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Prank calls A 16-year-old was arrested in the case involving the Pit bomb threat. See pg. 3 for story.
Who’s next? Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is running unopposed for re-election. See pg. 4 for story.
That’s not funny Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film, “Bruno,” is too critical to be taken as humor. See pg. 6 for review.
Remember the name Tyler Hansbrough is already off to a good start with his new team. See pg. 9 for column.
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J-Me Guptil of Durham metal band Tooth joins fellow Bull City rockers Hammer No More The Fingers in a performance at Players last Wednesday. two live bands a week, and feels confident that Players can host some big names due to its size. He also anticipates large crowds for UNC football game days, both home and away. The prices will remain the same, unless there is a big-name band performing, where cover could range from $12 to $20. On game days, people will pay an all-inclusive price. And on Sunday and Monday nights, Players will be showing NFL games. Otherwise, cover is still $4 for
people over 21 and $8 for people under 21. Stroud has some big-name bands lined up for the coming school year and plans to announce those toward the end of summer on a Web site for the club. “We’re excited for the students to come back,” Stroud said. “There is going to be a lot of experimenting next semester. We want to keep our customers happy.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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10 thursday, july 16, 2009 EDITORIAL CARTOON
The Daily Tar Heel QUOTE OF THE Week:
By Don Wright, The Palm Beach Post
“As an 18-year-old in Chapel Hill, (Players is) just no longer a fun place to be.”
WHITNEY Kenerly OPINION STAFFER
jenn white, sophomore, on players’ reopening
Kenerly is a senior psychology major from Greensboro.
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E-mail: kenerly@email.Unc.Edu
Editorial did not mention previous protests
We’re still under the spell after 11 years
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dmit it. You used to dream of someday finding an acceptance letter from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in your mailbox. I still do. Our generation grew up with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Throughout the series, we connected with the story and characters. So watching the latest film, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” is sort of like catching up with old friends. But this film is more than just fantastical escapism. The series is more than just a coming-of-age story. And the books aren’t just for kids. Opinion Amid the Staffer quirky ghosts, teenage crushes and Quidditch rivalries of Hogwarts, author J. K. Rowling created an epic serious enough to be considered a part of the high fantasy genre. High fantasy novels take place in imagined or parallel worlds, with a supernatural struggle between good and evil. The heroes of these stories are often innocent and unassuming — children, often orphans — and seem to have no signs of any great destiny. Then they are suddenly thrust into adventures beyond their wildest dreams. J. R. R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman and C. S. Lewis are all famous for using the genre of high fantasy as a way to explore distinctly intellectual subjects in philosophy, religion, psychology, ethics and morality. As a character, Harry Potter at first appears to be completely ordinary, no more special than you or I. He seems to almost accidentally fall into fulfilling his destiny as the “chosen one” to defeat evil. And in the Harry Potter series, evil takes the form of Lord Voldemort — a wizard who has surpassed the human capacity for evil by dehumanizing himself. In this conflict between ordinary good and extraordinary evil, the wise, old character of Albus Dumbledore — the headmaster of Hogwarts — plays an important philosophical role. Whether Dumbledore embodies the voice of our conscience, or the subconscious sage, the strengths and weaknesses of his character imply a deeper meaning. Rowling had to be aware of this symbolism. The way she cleverly explores classic themes while still capturing the minds of children is the real magic. When I was younger, I used to go to Barnes & Noble for the midnight release parties for every new Potter book. I would beat all the other kids in the trivia competitions, continuing to participate in the events up until high school. I had no shame in taking token prizes, such as fake wands and pointy hats, from children much younger than myself. In the week leading up to the release of the seventh book, I dusted off my copies of the other six books reread all of them. While I represent a particularly extreme breed of nerd, I still don’t believe that Harry Potter will ever lose literary relevance to me. We need to embrace Harry Potter as a modern classic and be proud that it is so embedded in the subconscious of our generation. I doubt that very many people our age could honestly say that they have never wondered whether they would have been sorted into Gryffindor or Slytherin.
Charge us on time
Late tuition increases are unfair to students
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nconvenience and tuition seem to go hand in hand. This is true now more than ever. The state is now requiring UNC-system students to pay more than before to go to school. But because the budget has taken so long to create, UNC had to send out incomplete tuition bills that don’t reflect the legislature’s tuition hikes. And if the legislature doesn’t pass the budget soon — there was no agreement when The Daily Tar Heel went to print — students might have to deal with the hike in the middle of the fall semester. That’s about as inconvenient
as it gets for us. We might have to find time to drop off an extra check in addition to studying for midterms and deciding to drop classes. There’s a system for raising tuition. The Board of Trustees votes; the students protest; the bills get sent out. It’s a good system. And we prefer that over the legislature’s delayed increases. Obviously, the legislature is in a predicament. North Carolina is working through an unprecedented budget shortfall. But raising tuition after bills have been sent out isn’t fair to students because many students and their families
have already planned their finances. Plus, some students in the UNC system come from outside North Carolina. These students and their families might not be up to speed on the state’s financial situation. This means that planning will be even more difficult for out-of-state students. And they deserve better considering they’re paying about $35,000 a year to come here. We understand the need for a tuition increase. But next time, we suggest the legislature either finish the budget earlier or find a way to bill students accurately.
Remove the barrier
New act is right to help citizens in records suits
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udos to the N.C. House for passing the Open Government Act. The bill is a much-needed advancement in transparent government. State agencies will no longer be able to hide behind court costs to keep public records from citizens and the press. There is very little that people or organizations can do about having public records withheld other than suing for their release. Currently, the law doesn’t hold agencies that lose in records suits responsible for attorney’s fees if they present reasonable justification for withholding documents.
This means that people or organizations that sue — and win — for documents to be released are responsible for their own attorney’s fees, as long as a judge is satisfied with an agency’s reasoning for withholding a document. But that provides too much cover for state agencies. When this new bill passes, agencies found in court of keeping public records concealed will be responsible for paying plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees, unless they’re acting on orders from a court or the attorney general. And that’s still only if someone successfully sues them for a public record. This might seem like a lot of fuss about nothing, but keep-
ing government accountable is a fundamental component of a thriving democracy or republic. The potential passing of this bill will help keep public records where they belong — with the public. There might be holdouts in the beginning. This is especially true in areas with poorer residents and newspapers that are unable to even see the issue to court. But that only makes getting the bill passed a higher priority. The fact that some citizens and organizations can’t afford to hold their government accountable is dangerous to democracy.
TO THE EDITOR: I was surprised to read the July 9 editorial “Do More: Student leaders should use numbers to lobby the GA.” In March, almost 100 students rallied in the Pit with staff, faculty and union organizers against the unfair allocations of money during this budget crisis. Then we marched through Polk Place and through South Building — where the administration’s offices are located — and down Cameron Avenue to the Carolina Inn where the Board of Trustees were meeting. We rallied outside of the meeting until Chancellor Holden Thorp met with us. The closed meeting was then opened; we read our demands and asked pointed questions to the board. The protest received wide coverage, including the DTH. While I applaud the edit board for recognizing the need for a student presence throughout the budget cuts process, this editorial should have informed readers about steps already taken and demands that have yet to be met. Rakhee Devasthali Senior Womens Studies
Incoming students should have access to facilities TO THE EDITOR: I have noticed a large problem involving on-campus facilities since arriving in early July. Not being able to use campus facilities unless you are a summer student is unfair. Denying both outof-state and local students who live in Chapel Hill the right to use certain facilities in the summer because they are not current students is unjust. Areas such as weight rooms, pools and libraries are only accessible to current students. Most out-of-state students pay over $20,000 a year for school. Although they pay so much, they are not granted the right to campus facilities during the summer. This forces local and out-ofstate students to reach out and sometimes pay more money to join local pools or gyms and enable them to both have fun and stay in shape over the summer. Since the University also controls your One Card, you do not have access to printers or library books, placing non-students again at a disadvantage. But how should we fix the problem? Even though there are fewer students in the summer
than in fall and spring semesters, we are somehow unable to accommodate non-summer students. But if we can accomplish this during the fall and winter seasons, why not carry that over to the summer? Rather than forcing students to pay for other facilities, why not offer non-summer students reduced rates or specific hours at which they can use the facilities? These may not be peak hours but it will accommodate everyone’s needs and keep more people happy with the ability to work out and enjoy the pools. With the ability to allow students access to its facilities, the University can help its students save money and enjoy the perks that come with being a full-time UNC-Chapel Hill student. Michael Harvey First-year Undecided
Kvetching board kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain Sarah Palin: Now that your political career is dead, can you please go away? Dear DPS: Thanks for making parking first-come first-served, especially since the server works terribly in China. Obviously people abroad don’t need parking at UNC next semester. Girl at Goodfellas Wednesday night who freaked out after she thought she might be in a background picture, greater concern: Karaoke; it was ear piercing. Still trying to tag you. After a technical malfunction occurred in class, a Southern ol’ boy from the back whipped out a Phillips screwdriver that he had clipped on his belt. State: I think you missed one. Way to die, Billy Mays. Now I have to watch the Shamwow guy at 3 in the morning while I’m pretending to love my girlfriend. Dear Kvetching board: Last week you looked weaker than Ben Folds’ whiny falsetto. Where are all the disgruntled Tar Heels? To kvetch-happy baseball fans: If there is ever a situation in a sporting event where cheering too loudly is legitimate grounds for annoying other fans, the sport you’re watching is officially boring. For more examples, see golf, Olympic air rifle events and women’s lacrosse. Sprinklers: When I kick you because you’re on and wasting water during a recession, don’t get all sassy and turn around and spray me. It was for your own good. Aww crap … I just lost The Game!
Metered forgiveness
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New ticket policy benefits visitors
arking in Chapel Hill can be a real hassle, especially the first time you visit. You have to find a parking spot; there are meters everywhere; there’s traffic. And it’s easy to park illegally if you don’t know where you’re going. But Chapel Hill has come up with a solid plan to make the town a little more visitor friendly: a ticket forgiveness program. The program, called Courtesy Ticket, lets people off the hook for one ticket per calendar year. Unfortunately, that only applies to tickets from a parking meter violation. The program went into
effect on July 1, and it should go a long way in making Chapel Hill easier to visit. Now first-time meter violators will see their citations dismissed in what the town calls a way of thanking people for visiting downtown. It’s all too easy to break a parking law when you’re a visitor. You don’t know where good parking is; you might not have enough quarters; or you could just lose track of time. But maybe this program will take away some of the frustration that comes with the unknown. And it’s better for businesses in Chapel Hill if first-time visitors don’t go away fuming because they got a ticket.
Chapel Hill expired-meter fees
Expired meter fee: $15 Late fee after 21 days: $10 Late fee for each 14 day period after the first 21 days: $10, up to $20 For information on other types of parking tickets and how to pay fines, visit: www.townofchapelhill.org/ index.aspx?page=193
For all the rest of you who live in Chapel Hill: relax. If you haven’t gotten a ticket yet this year, the next time you overstay your welcome at the meter, the town will post a note on your car, thanking you for stopping by. Enjoy your freebie.
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The Museum of Life and Science has updated its Dinosaur Trail. Expect to see newly discovered species, such as the Larry King-osaurus.
A f o r m e r Ta r H e e l w a s tapped for director of the National Institute of Health. Meanwhile, the Dukies on Wall St. ruined the economy.
Google announced that Gmail’s five-year trial — Beta — period is over. Google is also still waiting to determine the success of breathing.
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