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UNC reviewing Greek system BY Andrew Harrell
Courtland Smith, former president of Delta Kappa Epsilon, was killed by police on Aug. 22.
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sports | page 10 ON TOP AND ROLLING Midfielder Tobin Heath led the No. 1 women’s soccer team in weekend action at the Carolina Nike Classic.
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University administrators are taking a closer look at Greek life after the death of junior Courtland Smith, who was president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The investigation will include an examination of the party held the night of Aug. 22 at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house hours before Smith was shot dead by police. The University will be working with Delta Kappa Epsilon to set up a substance abuse prevention program and review how UNC interacts with the Greek system. “This is an opportunity for us to examine the stress of being in college,” Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “We’re trying to keep the focus
on how hard it is to be between 18 and 22 years old.” After meetings with fraternity members and alumni, Thorp said it seemed that the party was treated as a rush event and that alcohol caused it to get out of control. Rush officially begins Sunday, and no alcohol is allowed during rush activities. The Greek Judicial Board will continue investigating whether the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Chancellor Holden Thorp said UNC will re-examine how it interacts with the Greek community. party violated rules. “We don’t see any reason to treat this with a different process than we usually do,” Thorp said. During an emergency meeting of the Interfraternity Council on Sunday, fraternity chapter presidents decided to cancel large-scale events this week, citing increased scrutiny from the University. The IFC provides a common studentrun authority for 22 fraternities.
IFC executive board President Charlie Winn said no one with the organization was willing to comment yet on UNC’s investigation. Ashley Harrington and Erika Taylor, co-chairwomen for student government’s Greek affairs committee, said they had not heard about the investigation but would work with the University. “We will support the chancellor in his investigation and see how we can help,” Harrington said. “We want the Greek community to grow, be stronger and be safe.” Taylor added that the IFC and Panhellenic Council host a yearly, required meeting on alcohol and drug abuse for all new members. Delta Kappa Epsilon members and alumni also asked that UNC
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provide substance abuse services to the fraternity, an outreach that has never happened before, Thorp said. Smith said he had been drinking when he called 911 early Aug. 23. He also said he was armed and suicidal before a police officer shot and killed him near Archdale, about 15 miles south of Greensboro. According to a statement by Delta Kappa Epsilon, Smith was last seen at the party at about 12:30 a.m. How and why Smith was near Archdale is still unclear. The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting. Editor-in-chief Andrew Dunn contributed reporting. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Research funding increases at UNC BY Katie Oliver Staff Writer
university | page 3 SPLISH SPLASH Campus Recreation busted out the Slip ‘n Slide and other summer fun activities to show off its outdoor recreation opportunities.
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Anna Vasquez prepares churros Saturday during La Fiesta del Pueblo at Raleigh’s N.C. State Fairgrounds. This was the 16th annual fiesta and featured many events and booths tailored towards the Latino community, including health services and other financial and social assistance.
city | page 3 PEACE AND JUSTICE The town of Chapel Hill celebrated racial equality, but one man has filed a complaint alleging racial profiling.
state | page 3 MAKE THE CUTS UNC-system President Erskine Bowles sent a harshly worded letter to chancellors demanding that they make cuts in administration.
this day in history AUG. 31, 1992 … Sports Illustrated names Chapel Hill the best college town in the nation, calling it the purest example of a town “defined by a university.”
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Tuesday’s weather Cloudy H 69, L 62
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OPEN ARMS, OPEN MINDS Festival bridges cultures for Latinos, community BY Rebecca Putterman Senior Writer
RALEIGH — One language isn’t spoken more than any other at La Fiesta del Pueblo. Spanish accents colored English phrases as the two languages blurred the conversation and two peoples came together to lend a hand and try to forge a deeper understanding. “Obviously, this gives the Americans a better point of view of who Hispanics are,” said
Marcia Espínola, associate director of El Vínculo Hispano, or The Hispanic Liaison, an advocacy group in Chatham County. Hosted by El Pueblo Inc., a Latino advocacy group in Raleigh, La Fiesta is an annual celebration of Latin food, music and arts at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Tens of thousands of people were expected to attend the weekend event. La Fiesta del Pueblo is 16 years old, and as more Latinos come to the Triangle, this festival of cultural awareness and advocacy has grown in terms of what it offers. The festival is designed to help the Latino community, many of whom are recent immigrants, take advantage of support and services
In spite of a sinking economy, UNC researchers have won a record-breaking $716 million dollars in funding for this fiscal year. University researchers often sought grant money for specific projects. The majority of the grants are provided by federal organizations including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Much of it is tied to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development, said he expects continued economic success for UNC over the next few years as federal stimulus money becomes available. The stimulus plan awarded UNC research groups slightly more than $20 million, only a fraction of the $716 million received in total.
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that the Triangle offers but that can often be hard to find because of language barriers and difficulty accessing the Internet. Espínola stood at a booth in the Jim Graham Building where hundreds of tables hosted health and advocacy groups, including bilingual accountants and dance groups. El Vínculo Hispano boasted a youth group, classes on subjects from sexuality to painting, help with legal issues and even a food bank. But mostly, Espínola said, El Vínculo Hispano is — like La Fiesta — about creating a community.
The Gillings School of Global Public Health saw a 47 percent increase in funding this year as compared to last year, said Ramona DuBose, director of communications for the school. A new source of funding for the school is a contract with the United Arab Emirates. The U.A.E. will pay $12.1 million to UNC researchers who will observe the country’s rapid growth and devise a plan to avoid negative development, DuBose said. The contract directs $9 million specifically for researchers work-
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Varsity Theater building N.C. Governor’s School to charge tuition may remain an art venue By tarini parti
assistant state & national editor
by joe woodruff senior writer
For more than 80 years, the space occupied by recently-closed Varsity Theater has served as an entertainment venue for students and local residents. This week, the owners and the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership will discuss keeping the property as an arts venue. Jim Norton, executive director of the Downtown Partnership, wrote in an e-mail to Chapel Hill officials that the partnership would research how to establish a nonprofit to oversee a possible community arts space in the Varsity location. “I think everyone was sad to see the Varsity go,” said Meg McGurk, assistant director of the partnership. “It was a great asset for the downtown.” McGurk said it would be ideal for a new theater to open in the area but that it would be hard to find a major theater chain to occupy the relatively small space. “They’re called multiplexes for a reason,” she said.
Greg Gangi, a UNC professor and associate director for education at UNC’s Institute for the Environment, recently suggested establishing a nonprofit theater. “If we lose that space, we could become like Carrboro, which doesn’t have a downtown theater,” Gangi said. “The idea is to grab the space before it becomes a sandwich shop or a clothing store.” A nonprofit theater would also bring a more eclectic collection of films downtown than a for-profit theater, he said. McGurk and Gangi both pointed to the success of a nonprofit theater in Columbia, S.C., the Nickelodeon, which has operated since 1979. “I think a nonprofit could provide more interesting movies, rather than just Hollywood hits,” Gangi said. Senior Kathryn Clair said she has been watching movies online since the closing of the Varsity using streaming media Web sites like Hulu.com.
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A high school summer program credited with opening the eyes of its participants might not be available much longer for those with limited financial means. High school students selected to attend N.C. Governor’s School, a sixweek summer program that was previously free, will have to pay tuition beginning in summer 2010. The $500 tuition charge is an attempt to close the gap created by a $475,000 cut to the program’s budget for the next two years. Across the board, people involved with the program are concerned about how charging tuition could alter the experience for students. “Charging tuition is going to change the character of the program,” said Michael Fischer, a program instructor for two summers. “Now it’s going to be more of an elite institution than one that serves all North Carolinians.” The summer residential program provides academics and fine arts programs at Salem College in Winston-Salem and Meredith College in Raleigh. Each campus hosts 400 students every summer. The students must be nominated by their high schools and then
go through an application process before they are selected. Fischer said classes that require students to share their opinions are going to be deeply affected. “You won’t get as many voices or a diversity of opinion,” he said. Will Brinson, a UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore, agreed. He said the program was perfect for a small-town boy like him because it broadened his perspective. “It’s going to deter a lot of people from going. It will also skew the backgrounds of the people there because it won’t be as diverse as far as socio-economic background.” The N.C. General Assembly decided to start charging after discussing other options such as selecting fewer students or limiting the program to one campus. “There were proposals to cut the program entirely,” said Sen. Richard Stevens, R-Wake, co-chairman of the education committee. “If you go to any other program, you have to pay several thousand dollars, so the compromise was to start charging tuition.” Those in charge are still uncertain about how it will impact the program and their selection process. “We’re still in the internal process of trying to figure out what
to do since we’ve never had to do this before,” said Tom Winton, Governor’s School coordinator at the Department of Public Instruction. High schools have expressed disappointment and concern after hearing about the tuition fee, he said. “We hope that everything will be done to keep the impact to a minimum,” Winton said. “We don’t want any student to not be able to attend because of lack of income or disposable funds.” Anna Diemer, an alumna of the program and creator of the Facebook group and blog, “Save N.C. Governor’s School,” said it would be better if the legislators had temporarily cut the program in half. She said the Governor’s School Alumni Association is trying to provide financial aid to students who can’t afford to pay the tuition. “There’s a lot of people who can’t afford to pay $500 for six weeks. I want to make this experience available for as many people in North Carolina as I can,” she said. “(Governor’s School) just really opened my eyes to the world. I consider that to be the time when my brain started working,” she said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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ost of us enjoy a good beer, or perhaps a mixed drink. But now, 51 percent say it’s safer to smoke weed. That’s right. According to Rasmussen Reports, an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection and distribution of polling information, 51 percent of American adults said alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana. The survey was conducted nationally by telephone. Nineteen percent of respondents said pot was more dangerous and 25 percent said they were equally dangerous. The survey also found that younger adults tended to view alcohol as more dangerous than their elders. However, everyone said they get the munchies and want chili cheese fries. NOTED. Thousands of Mexicans claimed they broke the record for the most people dancing in one place to “Thriller”. Saturday, which would have been Michael Jackson’s 51st birthday, organizer Javier Hildago said 12,937 people danced in Mexico City to the 198os hit, led by a Jackson impersonator in a red jacket. The record has not yet been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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QUOTED. “He [the roommate] began to drink considerably and to have wines and brandy continually. … I am afraid he will not do much good in this world.” — Charles Pettigrew, a former UNC junior who wrote to his father in January of 1834 about a roommate conflict. Pettigrew also said his roommate soon acquired a fiddle and started associating with other UNC fiddlers.
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Nutrition meeting: Join the Nutrition Coalition in its first general body meeting. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Michael Hooker Research Center 2005, Gillings School of Global Public Health
few moves can learn mixed martial arts and self-defense from members of UNC’s Wun Hop Kuen Do Self Defense Club. Time: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Rams Head Recreation Center
Christian Apologetics of Carolina meeting: Members will discuss faith and reason and debate whether there is an unresolvable conflict between the two. The event will be the group’s first meeting of the semester. Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: Student Union, Frank Porter Graham Lounge
Literary exhibit: Today is the last day to visit the “We’re All Family Here: Preserving Community Heritage in the Rogers Road Neighborhood” exhibit. The free exhibit explores the history of the Rogers Road community, a historically low-income black neighborhood. For more information, call 962-1172. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Wilson Library, North Carolina Collection Gallery
Global Medical Training interest meeting: Learn how you can become a student doctor on one of GMT’s medical mission trips around the world at the first of the group’s two interest meetings. Learn about the club and how you can get involved. Time: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Student Union Multipurpose Room
Tuesday Live music: Indie acts Denison Witmer and Brooke Waggoner play the Local 506. Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Local 506, 506 W. Franklin St.
Poets may sign up in advance or at the show. Time: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Location: Mansion 462, 462 W. Franklin St.
Police log n Somebody tossed a desk
from the third level of Warehouse Apartments at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The desk was worth $100, reports state.
Tip session: Four speakers who survived their first years in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s graduate program will provide tips on handling the experience. n Somebody kicked in the Time: 11 a.m. to noon door to an apartment at 1105 Location: Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall N.C. Highway 54 Bypass between 7:01 a.m. Saturday and 9:37 a.m. Committee kickoff: Enjoy food Saturday, according to Chapel Hill from Med Deli and music from police reports. around the world as you learn about The person stole a television upcoming Student Global Health worth $1,300 and did $300 worth Committee events. of damage to the door frame, reports Time: 5 to 6:30 p.m. state. Location: Michael Hooker Research Center Atrium n Somebody stole tennis shoes 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.
from an apartment at 724 Pritchard Avenue Extension at about 10:42 a.m. Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The tennis shoes were valued at $169, reports state. n Somebody broke into and
stole a red 1996 Mercury Cougar 2S from 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd. on Friday between 3 p.m. and 3:29 p.m., according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Somebody removed and carried away a “No Trespassing” sign from the town parking deck at 150 E. Rosemary St. on Saturday between 5:40 p.m. and 10:25 p.m., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The sign was worth $50, reports state. n Somebody broke into a 2000 Ford Ranger parked in a lot on 307 W. Rosemary St. between 10 p.m. Friday and 7:28 a.m. Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person broke the passengerside window, causing $100 in damage, reports state. They stole a radar detector worth $80 and an iPod docking station worth $20, reports state.
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Student government holds first cabinet meeting of year The executive branch of student government held its first cabinet meeting of the year Sunday. David Bevevino, student body vice president, announced that external appointment applications will become available today. Undergraduates can find the application for External Appointments at www.unc.edu/studgov. Graduates can find it at gpsf.unc. edu. Questions should be directed to Bevevino at dbevevino@email. unc.edu Student government will also be hosting an open house forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Rams Head Plaza to encourage involvement. Representatives from every executive branch committee will be available to answer questions and promote their groups.
Medical school finds test to help prevent heart attacks A study directed by University researchers has determined that a test which measures blood flow through the ankle may help identify people suffering from peripheral artery disease before they display symptoms. Dr. Souvik Sen, the study’s principal investigator and director of the UNC Stroke Center, said the ankle brachial index (ABI) could aid in the screening process of people who have already suffered a stroke. The test, which Sen said could be performed in 15 minutes, uses a device similar to a blood pressure cuff to measure blood flow in the ankle and compares that to blood flow in the arm. A reduction in blood flow in the ankle is considered to be an indicator of peripheral artery disease, which occurs when arteries in the lower leg are obstructed by plaque. T he s tudy was published Thursday by Stroke, a publication of the American Heart Association.
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Carrboro leaders to discuss energy loan with Kinnaird Local leaders are planning to meet with N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird to discuss how Carrboro could benefit from an energy revolving loan fund. The two meetings would be scheduled sometime after Sept. 16. with the Office of Economic Recover y & Investment and with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Students seek volunteers for microfinance program A student-run microfinance initiative aims to alleviate homelessness and poverty in the community. This summer Campus Y ’s Homeless Outreach Pover ty Eradication, the Carolina Microfinance Initiative and the UNC School of Law’s Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity launched the Community Empowerment Fund. Volunteer opportunities include loan officers, the outreach team, the resource development team, the workshop planning committee, small business counseling, employer mentors program and box-out planning. For more information visit communityempowermentfund.org or e-mail thecef@gmail.com. —From staff and wire reports.
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Chapel Hill touts equality Bowles
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But one man alleges racial profiling by julie crimmins staff writer
A diverse group of about 100 gathered Friday to celebrate progress made toward equality in Chapel Hill. But one man, who attended the rally at the Peace and Justice Plaza on advice of his lawyer, had a different view on progress. Charles Brown had filed a racial profiling complaint against the Town of Chapel Hill 18 days before, with help from the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The town and the NAACP cosponsored the rally. Brown’s complaint states that he was arrested June 1 by police calling him by a different name. But police didn’t ask for Brown’s identification until about 40 minutes after his arrest, his complaint states. Brown said he still hasn’t had a response to his complaint from the town or the Chapel Hill police. Officer Leo Vereen, who also was at the rally Friday, said the department is conducting an internal investigation and cannot comment. Other police representatives could not be reached. Michelle Cotton Laws, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP,
DTH ONLINE: See the full racial profiling complaint filed by Charles Brown and the NAACP. referenced Brown’s case when she spoke at the celebratory event. “We’ve got people struggling in the southern part of heaven, and for them, it feels like the upper part of hell,” she said. “We’re going to keep on fighting until business owners around the corner don’t have to fear being harassed by police officers when they are walking home at night.” The complaint against Chapel Hill says Brown, who owns the Precise Cuts and Styles barber shop on Rosemary Street, was walking towards his fiancee’s Carrboro home around 11:30 p.m. on June 1. Police stopped him on Rosemary Street, believing Brown to be a ‘Mr. Farrington,’ and arrested him without asking for identification despite Brown’s assertion of the mistake, the complaint states. The complaint also states that Brown was shoved against the police car and held for 34 minutes by five officers before his identification was taken, at which point his identity was confirmed. According to the complaint, “All those present knew, or should have
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The Town of Chapel Hill and Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP held a rally at the Peace and Justice Plaza at the Franklin Street Post Office on Friday. known … that there was no justification for holding Mr. Brown and that the only method of covering up the wrongful arrest was to provoke Mr. Brown into saying something that might justify a (Henry Louis) Gatestype arrest for being too angry.” The complaint maintained that while the initial investigatory stop had probable cause, no investigation was made before the arrest. Brown’s NAACP lawyer, Alan McSurely said Brown was released
at 12:30 p.m. without explanation. The only description of Mr. Farrington provided to Brown by the CHPD since the incident was, the complaint stated, of a man “11 years younger, two inches taller and 30 pounds heavier than Mr. Brown.” McSurely said the NAACP and Brown hope to meet with town officials to resolve the conflict. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
A strongly worded letter from UNC-system President Erskine Bowles chastising university chancellors for their administrative expansion was made public Friday. The letter was sent in reaction to an article printed in The (Raleigh) News & Observer on Aug. 17 that reported extensive administrative expansion at many UNC-system schools in the last few years. “The coverage in today’s News & Observer on administrative growth within the University is an absolute embarrassment — and we brought it all on ourselves,” Bowles stated in the letter. In the article Bowles alludes to, the N&O reported that across the UNC system, the number of administrative positions grew 28 percent in
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SPLISH SPLASH: WET, WILD WEEKEND Outdoor Education Center promotes its many programs By Mary Withers Staff WRITER
Plastic tarps, dish detergent and a giant hill formed no ordinary Slip ’n Slide at the Outdoor Rec Fest on Saturday. This one was “pro-level.” “It’s hard core,” said sophomore Heather Ekstrom, who works for UNC’s Outdoor Education Center, which hosted the event. “Technique is involved, and a real determination and willingness to have the time of your life.” The Slip ’n Slide was only one of the activities in which students participated at the center. The festival also included beach volleyball, tennis, disc golf and a 1,200-foot zip line. Over the course of five hours, more than 250 students attended the event, climbing ropes courses and sliding across the lawn while the center provided hot dogs and music. The event was held for the first time to introduce and inform students about activities the outdoor center has to offer. “I just hope it makes people aware that (the center) is out here, that all these different recreation opportunities are right here on campus,” said David Rogers, director of the Outdoor Education Center’s challenge course. The center, which is part of Campus Recreation, is a 20-acre green space located within 10 minutes of the Student Union off Country Club Road. Its mission is to provide students with a local place to enjoy the outdoors, Ekstrom said. The activities at the Rec Fest introduced students to some of what the center has to offer. The zip line, which participants tried for free Saturday, is part of the challenge course. It includes high- and low-
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Kyla Basher enjoys the water in a gigantic Slip ‘n Slide created specifically for the Campus Rec Outdoor Rec Fest. “I just love the smiles on everyone’s faces,” said Basher, an employee of the Outdoor Recreation Center. ropes courses aimed to help team building. Businesses and clubs often participate in the challenge course, Ekstrom said, but for about $15 a person, any group of up to 15 students can try the course. The challenge course allows groups to work together in navigating physical and mental challenges in an unfamiliar environment, which encourages alternative problem solving and creative thinking. Past participants include the women’s basketball team, the Morehead-Cain Foundation, Campus Y and ROTC groups. The center also has an expedition program, which allows students to take outdoor trips during the school year and summers. For a fee, the program provides gear, food and transportation. The center also sponsors the disc golf club, which plays on the facility’s 18-hole course. “It’s very challenging and very scenic,” Ekstrom said. Many students who attended the Rec Fest said they are now interested in participating in more outdoor activities. “I’d love to do the excursion trips,” freshman Kara Singsank said. She learned about the event through the Week of Welcome brochure and decided to attend with her roommate.
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Aug. 30: Pilan Rocha-Goldderg performs a dance at La Fiesta del Pueblo in Raleigh on Saturday. View more photos at www.dailytarheel.com/viewfinder.
Fall semester abroad meant intense summer planning August 30: My name is Tim Freer, and I am a rising junior at UNC Chapel Hill. It’s been an exhausting but exciting summer for me. However, my pains will be well worth the trouble: this upcoming fall, I have been granted the privilege to study in Brighton, England at the University of Sussex. That said, I will be leaving for Europe long before my semester begins in early October. A good friend of mine who is also studying abroad (I will refer to him simply as “Ben”) and I have been hard at work planning a backpacking trip across mainland Europe. Laying the groundwork for this seg-
ment of my adventure abroad has not been what most would call “easy.” It was enough of a hassle trying to choose from the countless tantalizing cities in Europe that we could visit in our limited time. Now, at long last, we have finished the majority of our planning (though we still don’t know where we will stay the night in some cities): n Train to many of the major cities in Italy (Rome, Florence and Venice) n Hiking in the Swiss Alps n Oktoberfest (Sept. 19) Read more about Freer’s travels, an other abroad students, at www. dailytarheel.com/dispatch.
Freshman Hannah Walters, who wasn’t aware of the center’s existence before the event, said she would use the tennis courts this year. “I wish more people were here to take advantage of it,” she said. “I think it’s well stocked. It has a lot of different resources.” Rogers said he hopes to make the festival an annual event. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Get involved in Campus Rec Improve personal fitness by attending group exercise classes or signing up for intramural sports. As part of the “outdoor education” program, students can also participate in the challenge course program, become belay certified or leave campus on scheduled outdoor expeditions.
For more information, visit www.campusrec. unc.edu or call Campus Rec at 843-7529. The office is located in the Student Recreation Center, Room 101.
Avoid overdrafts by playing it safe and tracking spending
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Aug. 21: College is about learning how to manage money. Thank goodness you have at least four years to get it right. I’m a parent of a sophomore student, so my daughter and I have been through the lessons of the first year. One specific nuance of money management came up in conversation after Christina Rexrode of The Charlotte Observer wrote about bank overdraft changes. The article, which focused on the idea that the overdraft fees could soon face the same kind of scrutiny that credit card fees have faced, pointed out that young adults ages 18 to 25 were the most likely to overdraw. “But I use online banking,” you say. “I check my balances and get e-mail alerts every day. I check my balance on my phone before buying something.” Sorry, students, it’s not enough. Tiny nuances will still get you if you play too close to a zero balance.
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Andria Krewson is a journalist from Charlotte and the mother of a UNC sophomore. Here’s why: Online banking, mobile banking and e-mail alerts are helpful, but they can give students and parents a false sense of security. Bank transactions do not yet reflect real time, so it’s important to use the time-tested techniques of keeping track of purchases or leaving a cushion. And yes, it happened to my daughter during freshman year. And it happened to me at the University of Georgia in Athens almost 30 years ago. Read Andria’s tips on preventing overdrafts at www.dailytarheel. com/home-team.
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Orange County is once again in drought, but climate officials say its effects might be short-lived. The U.S. Drought Monitor of North Carolina shows five counties, including Orange and Chatham, in moderate drought conditions as of Aug. 25. Durham County and 58 others are listed as abnormally dry. These numbers are lower than the previous week, when seven counties were in moderate drought and 67 were abnormally dry. “The difference between abnormally dry and drought is impact,” said Ryan Boyles, assistant professor at N.C. State University and State Climate Office director. He said the impact is noticeable driving through Chatham County toward York County. “You see more stress on the crops,” Boyles said, adding that some of Chatham’s dogwoods and other trees are drying out. But in the past couple of weeks, rain has helped reduce some of the drought, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority hasn’t seen severe drops in reservoir levels. Nearly two years ago, reservoir levels were at 51 percent capacity, according to a 2007 OWASA press release, meaning the current drought is not as severe as others have been across the state in the last decade. “It’s really no comparison,” said Ed Holland, OWASA director of planning. “We have a lot of water in our reservoirs. The long-range forecast is for normal rainfall.” OWASA measures stream flow
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and reservoir fullness to determine whether water restrictions are needed. On Friday, University Lake, the Cane Creek Reservoir and Quarry Reservoir contained 2.956 billion gallons of water and were 82.9 percent full, according to OWASA. “We just don’t see it,” Holland said. “Orange County may be in a drought … but that doesn’t mean that Chapel Hill and Carrboro need to go to mandatory water restrictions.” This year the El Niño climate phenomenon, which occurs every 2 to 8 years, could cause less rain in the fall and more in the winter because the eastern tropical region of the Pacific Ocean is abnormally warm. This causes strong thunderstorm activity and the energy from storms shifts the jet stream southward across the country, Boyles said. El Niño is associated with fewer hurricanes and less rainfall, said Michelle L’Heureux, meteorologist for the Climate Prediction Center. But the state still could get more rain than normal this winter because of El Niño, Boyles said. From January to March the eastern halves of the Carolinas normally receive 8 to 15 inches of rain. This winter the area could receive 9 to 19 inches, according to the office. OWASA continues to support voluntary conservation measures. These include running dishwasher and washing machines with full loads, installing ultra-low flow toilets and shower heads, harvesting water and repairing plumbing systems.
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Homecoming this year might bring more than a Duke rivalry. Nov. 7 marks the potential revival of the once-traditional Homecoming parade. “Especially playing Duke, Homecoming is a time we can say ‘This is our school and our place,’” Student Body President Jasmin Jones said. “We just have to prove that the students want it.” The University stopped its annual Homecoming parade after a lack of student interest, Jones said. But in her platform, Jones highlighted a plan to reinstate it. UNC is known nationally for its intense school spirit, and its Homecoming should reflect that, she said. Jones said the parade won’t be a large cost burden on the University. Organizers plan to rent cars, not make floats, and use Department of Public Safety officers already scheduled to work at the football game. The University will pick up overtime costs for Chapel Hill Police support. Jasmin also plans for student groups to volunteer to clean up the street afterwards. She submitted a verbal petition for the parade to the Chapel Hill
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Carolina Population Center The Carolina Population Center received $54.2 million this year, the most of any department or University-based center or institute. A project called MEASURE Evaluation studies public health issues in underdeveloped countries. It received a $23 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Tom Heath, associate director for finance and administration for the Center, said MEASURE Evaluation was the primary recipi-
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“Oftentimes, immigrants, we don’t feel part of the community. We can feel very lonely,” Espínola said, who emigrated from Chile eight years ago. Contact the City Editor La Fiesta is trying to assuage that at citydesk@unc.edu. loneliness, she said. But groups at La Fiesta weren’t limited to health and social services. The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences was present, volunteers holding reptiles for children to exclaim about — all in the common language of squeals and giggles. “Fiesta is great because there are a lot of people that are new to this area, and it’s a great way to introduce them to the animals they might see in their backyard,” said museum curator Stephanie Bohr. The museum hosts bilingual wildlife classes and considers itself a free resource like any other. “It’s great to be able to reach out
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School of Pharmacy The Eshelman School of Pharmacy won approximately $25 million in research grants this year, 20 percent more than last year. The pharmacy school did an economic impact analysis in conjunction with the Kenan-Flagler Business School. “We concluded that $135 million will be returned to central North Carolina … in terms of jobs and tax dollars saved, as well as benefits brought on by the research itself,” said Dean Robert Blouin. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. and give them the same quality education we would for people who speak English,” said Kevin Durso, an N.C. State University student who works at the museum. Other groups focused on providing equal opportunity in more obvious ways. At an official El Pueblo booth, one N.C. State student petitioned for immigration and health care reform. “El Pueblo is trying to make sure that reform is even an issue,” Lyly Galarza said. “I’ve seen a lot of families get taken apart because there isn’t an effective system in place. People just need to remember that there are a lot of people struggling.” Sixth graders from RogersHerr Middle School in Durham came with their social studies teacher to seek services for themselves and to find volunteer opportunities. “I feel like I want to help other
Proposed Homecoming parade route The homecoming parade is scheduled to begin three hours before the football game kickoff and will end in time for the Old Well Walk to Kenan Stadium.
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al championship and how everyone went to the Dean Dome to watch the boys walk off the bus. Hopefully this parade will have the same effect,” she said. The grand marshal of the parade would be a football alumnus from the 1959 football team that beat Duke 50 to zero. A parade car would be dedicated to the class of 1959, celebrating its 50th reunion, Jones said.
Sophomore Anne Tyson Vance said she felt a Homecoming parade would be something Tar Heel fans of all ages could benefit from, especially alumni. “When I come back for Homecoming games as an alumna, I’m going to want to relive my college memories,” she said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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people,” said sixth grader Evelyn Toro, originally from Mexico. “Sometimes I get sad when I see people in the streets. I just want to help somebody — do something.” The festival is also held for people to be able to experience Hispanic culture. “Obviously, this gives the Americans a better point of view of who Hispanics are,” Espínola said, referencing the music, dance and food that comes from across Central America, the Andean region and Mexico. Espínola also said La Fiesta is a compassionate event where people come to learn about all cultures. “Almost the majority of people think that everyone is Mexican, that I’m Mexican. But I’m not Mexican, I’m Chilean,” she laughed. “La Fiesta is mind opening.”
She said she would like to see the property remain a large, communal space and would welcome a center dedicated to community arts. Neither the Town of Chapel Hill nor the University is in a position to contribute financially to future renovations of the Varsity due to current budget restrictions, Norton said in the e-mail. But both the town and the University could support the creation of a community arts venue, he said. Bobby Funk with the Downtown Partnership said that other prospective owners have been looking at the Varsity space but that he couldn’t be more specific until plans are more final.
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Town Council in June. She and her committee are waiting for a final approval by the council on Sept. 14. “We have always supported positive celebratory events at the University,” said Bruce Heflin, assistant town manager. “We take the role of the University in the community seriously.” UNC’s more than 600 student organizations would be invited to participate. But for the parade to last an hour or less, only 70 organizations would receive a spot. Jones said organizations could share a car. The proposed parade route would begin at East Cameron Avenue, wrap around campus and finish on Raleigh Street. T h e C h a p e l H i l l Po l i c e Department already has approved the parade, police Chief Brian Curran said. “We are looking for an event that is going to show off the town and University in the best light,” he said. T h e C h a p e l H i l l Po l i c e Department will provide a lead car and three or four officers at the intersections to direct traffic he said. Jones said she hopes the parade will bring together current students, alumni and Chapel Hill residents. “I think about last year’s nation-
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ASG handles bills, approves budget By Olivia Bowler Senior Writer
WILMINGTON — Student leaders from across North Carolina convened this weekend to get acquainted with one another, learn the operations of a statewide student government organization and approve its $260,000 budget. The UNC-system Association of Student Governments, charged with representing all the students in the system, held its first meeting of the academic year at UNCWilmington. The meeting had few pieces of legislation on the table and little or no debate on those straightforward bills. “We came in, got done what we needed to do and finished,” said ASG President Greg Doucette. The association also approved its $260,000 budget, which comes from about $203,000 in recurring student fees and a surplus of about $56,000 that rolled over from the previous year.
The money is allocated similarly to last year. The bulk of the funds are put aside for operating expenses, particularly salaries for officers and travel expenses for everyone in ASG. About $23,000 is allocated for hotels, $5,000 for travel to and from meetings, and $5,000 for officer travel. About $90,000 is reserved for stipends, salaries, and general compensation of ASG members. The association approved the budget with only one opposing vote and no debate. The members mostly focused on getting oriented to the processes and routines of the organization, such as how to appropriately conduct and participate in a meeting or how to bring up legislation. Doucette said that the meeting attendance came close to breaking the organization’s attendance records and that 90 percent of the attendees were returning ASG members. “The vast majority of people have
DTH ONLINE: Read the full budget from the Association of Student Governments. had some involvement with ASG in the past,” he said. “We don’t have to do as much preparatory work.” Jasmin Jones, UNC-Chapel Hill student body president, said she enjoyed meeting the other student body presidents and sharing ideas. Jones’ predecessor, former Student Body President J.J. Raynor, sent a proxy to all of the ASG meetings last year. Jones said she is already thinking about collaborating on campus safety issues with leaders from N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University. “I thought everybody shared the same excitement about the upcoming year,” she said. “I just had a really good time.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
National and World News Attack ends calm Kennedy laid to rest Saturday in Arlington; Obama delivers eulogy in Swat valley I S L A M A B A D, Pa k i s t a n (MCT) — A suicide bomber killed at least 15 police recruits in Pakistan’s Swat valley Sunday, the first major attack since the army announced it had taken the area back from the Taliban. The bomber detonated himself at a training session for a new community police force intended to provide security for an area overrun by the Taliban. Some 20 officers were also injured in the assault at a police facility in Swat’s main city of Mingora. It came after authorities had relaxed restrictions on locals.
ARLINGTON, Va. (MCT) — America celebrated the passion and legacy of the late Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy, D-Mass., on Saturday as President Barack Obama — whom Kennedy helped propel into the nation’s highest office — pledged at a funeral mass: “We carry on.” The Senate’s liberal icon, scion of a political family whose style and views influenced policy-makers for half a century, died Tuesday night at age 77 after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. He was buried Saturday just after sundown at Arlington
National Cemetery near his slain brothers John and Robert. “They called him the lion of the Senate, and indeed that is what he was,” said Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington. “You always knew, and you were always touched, by his passion for the underdog … ” The brief graveside service ended a day that began with a morning funeral mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston that combined a remembrance of his storied life with a vow to keep the spirit alive.
US: Afghanistan at a crucial point
Chinese cautious about H1N1 virus
Parties agree on health proposals
WA S H I N G T O N , D . C . (MCT) — Although the war in Afghanistan could take years to win, the administration has concluded it must demonstrate visible headway against Taliban gains by next summer to shore up eroding confidence among lawmakers and the American public. The administration’s challenge in Afghanistan is becoming more difficult because of rising U.S. casualties, uncertainty about an Afghan government and a sense among U.S. commanders that they must start the military effort from scratch nearly eight years after it began.
BEIJING (MCT) — While the United States prepares for an H1N1 pandemic this fall, China is acting like it’s already under way. So far, some 2,000 Americans have been detained by the Chinese on suspicions that they were infected or exposed to swine flu. They include business travelers, schoolchildren, and even Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, who was quarantined for five days. The Chinese government has reported more than 2,800 cases of H1N1 but no deaths on the mainland. Hong Kong officials report 10,000 cases and four deaths.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — With a virtual civil war raging over parts of President Barack Obama’s health care agenda, the smoke of battle has obscured a surprising fact: Democrats and Republicans actually agree on a bundle of proposals that could make medical insurance better for millions of Americans. Lawmakers are eyeing those consensus proposals — including a ban on lifetime benefit caps and barring denial of coverage because of pre-existing conditions — as a possible fallback if Obama’s more ambitious approach collapses.
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Some library computers restricted BY Reyna Desai Staff writer
The Undergraduate Library has restricted access to Web sites unrelated to UNC and government documents on its stand-up computers. The restraints, which the library implemented at the beginning of the fall semester, prohibit any visitor from accessing Facebook and e-mail accounts ending with “.com.” Web sites for article searches, library catalogs, governmentrelated databases and UNC sites are still accessible. Pam Sessoms, the interim director of the Undergraduate Library, said the restraints are meant to prevent users from spending too much time surfing the Internet, imposing on the time of students and faculty members. “Only the four stand-up computers on the first floor have restrictions,” said Sessoms. “Stand-ups are really for quick catalog lookups.” Director of Public Services Lisa Norberg said the library implemented the restrictions in response to students and faculty members’ concerns.
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the last five years — a faster rate than the growth of faculty and teaching positions, 24 percent, and student enrollment, 14 percent. In the letter, Bowles chastised the chancellors for ignoring his repeated calls for more efficient operations and administrative cuts. “We have discussed the need to pare administrative costs
Web sites granted access at computers are: .unc.edu .syndetics.com (book covers, other data for the catalog) .libraryh3lp.com (reference chat system) .gov (government Web sites)
She added that the restrictions are identical to those placed on the stand-up computers in Davis Library last year. Other computers are still available for unlimited Internet use. Most of the computers in the front of the library, excluding the stand-up terminals, offer unlimited Internet access to people registered with the library or those with a valid PID number, Sessoms said. A visitor without an Onyen, PID or registered borrower status can access computers after receiving temporary guest access that permits one hour of use. Requests can be made for longer access periods. Norberg said the library has REPEATEDLY at our chancellors’ meetings, and we have made it crystal clear that any further delay in reducing senior and middle management positions would jeopardize our credibility and standing with the General Assembly and the taxpayers of North Carolina,” he stated in the letter (emphasis his). Efficiency consultants from Bain & Company, hired by UNCChapel Hill last academic year, released a report this summer
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heard no formal complaints about the change. Sophomore Jane Fitch said she thinks the changes will reduce wait times for students. “I think it’s a good idea because it allows quick access to Student Central and Blackboard, which could be important during the day,” she said. Junior David Blumberg said he thinks the restrictions will make the libraries less crowded. “I guess it’s an efficient way of making use of space in the library by limiting access,” he said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. DTH ONLINE: Read the full letter from Erskine Bowles to administrators. that showed UNC-CH is administration-heavy and its operations are decentralized. Bowles is meeting with the UNCsystem chancellors today in a private meeting. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
Main findings of UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrative review The Bain and Co. report established 10 options for UNC to improve efficiencies:
Organizational Structure:
The University’s complex organizational structure is nine layers deep in some areas. More than half of supervisors have three or fewer people reporting to them. Administrative costs have grown faster than academic costs. Purchasing: Decentralized purchasing has led to buying from too many vendors.
Information Technology:
Distribution of functions across campus has led to redundant infrastructure, a fragmented decision-making process and a lack of confidence in support. Finance: Finance personnel deal mostly with transactions instead of creating long-term strategy. Human Resources: Central human resources offices interact with other campus offices with a variety of HR experience, which complicates management.
Centers & Institutes: The distribution of centers and institutes results in no standard reporting, inconsistent management policies, and separate finance, IT and human resource functions. Research Support & Compliance: Non-standardized
research support services make it difficult for offices to deal with increased demand. Some research support services overlap in responsibility.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Community should choose to celebrate Smith’s life
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n Chapel Hill, the most important period of the “friend-making year” has just begun with the start of the fall semester. The end of summer and the beginning of the new school year bring plenty of exciting new prospects for relationships, and the market has never looked as good as it does this year. Students of all ages around the University are meeting new people at parties, in the classroom and in their dorms. Everyone is riding the wave of new possibilities for connection. You should be too. You’ll have plenty of time to seek out new people because, let’s face it, you probably won’t be able to find a job on campus this year. But one thing you will be able to do is find plenty of potential friends. They’re everywhere, and if you blink you could miss them. Being open to making friends is important no matter how old you are or how many people you know. Isn’t finding friends what college is actually about? In 50 years you won’t remember the grades you received or the college jobs you had, but the friends you make now will stick around forever. Well, that might not be true. In fact, if my experience is any guide, many friends you make in college will fade out of your life pretty quickly. So what should you do about it? Some people have a great solution — keeping up with every person they meet, no matter how minor. But wait, you might respond, you as a college student have a lot of other things going on. You only have so much time to keep up with people, especially the ones who you don’t see all the time. And that’s true. If you’re going to make it to class on time every day, you might very well be forced to skip lunch with your buddy from C-TOPS at least once. Let’s look at it economically, and consider every friendship as a contract where you pay your time in exchange for the connection. It might just be easier to make friends at a higher rate than you lose them. In the same sense that any business venture has unavoidable expenses, maybe we should just write off the friends we lose, and focus on making more. On the other hand, you could consider the possible losses and decide to hang out with your usual crowd, to keep investing time in those people to deepen your relationships, and just let the mighthave-been-friends pass you by. Which course of action should you take? If the choice is either writing people off who could be really important to you one day, or never being brave enough to branch out, that’s no choice at all. There’s a balance to be struck. You don’t want to waste time on new people that won’t pan out, but you also don’t want to be bored on a Saturday night because the core group couldn’t make it out. So you should definitely err on the side of making more friends, rather than less. The more people you meet, the more likely it is that you’ll be able to flesh out that core group and expand your prospects for the next Saturday night. Some people you meet won’t even remember your name the next day, while others will become your best friend almost immediately. The “friendconomy” is hard to predict, and it changes rapidly. But don’t let that intimidate you. As your relational adviser, I highly recommend you take advantage of this bubble and invest in a new friend today.
Major inconvenience Sending UNC employees home to accommodate a football game is asking to sacrifice too much
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NC officials should remember that our University does not exist purely for entertainment. That’s an idea that was apparently forgotten when officials scheduled a football game for Oct. 22 against Florida State. On that day — the Thursday of Fall Break — the UNC football team will play the Florida State Seminoles at 8 p.m. here in Chapel Hill. Thousands of employees leaving the University while fans are arriving would bring traffic to a standstill. So the Office of Human Resources is sending employees home at 3 p.m. rather than the usual 5 p.m. — and the employees will have to make up those two hours. It’s an unfair situation: The employees are being forced to
take time off and then make that time up all to accommodate the football schedule. True, it’s a prime-time game, and it’s going to generate a lot of attention for the University and the football team. But it’s during the workweek, and University employees don’t have the benefit of a Fall Break. Brenda Malone, vice chancellor for human resources, suggested several ways employees can make up the time in an e-mail she sent out Aug. 20. Employees can work additional hours on other days during the week of Oct. 22. They can use vacation hours, bonus hours or other types of hours they’ve accumulated. Or they can use furlough hours — unpaid leave mandated because of budget cuts. Making up two hours might
not seem like an excessive hardship. But it’s enough to cause complications for employees with families, carpools or anything else that relies on a consistent schedule. University officials praised the football schedule when it was announced in February because officials were able to fit a Thursday night game into the schedule during Fall Break. While the game won’t interfere with classes, it will cause a great inconvenience for the thousands of University employees who will be working to keep the University functioning while students are away. The University should place employee welfare above scheduling a high-profile game and remember this University is an institution first and an entertainer second.
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Group health insurance plan for students is a good way to cut down on premium costs
he Board of Governors made the right decision when it mandated that every undergraduate student in the UNC system have health insurance by fall 2010. Though conservatives might disagree ideologically with the mandate, ultimately the program is a way to extend health insurance to students who can’t afford it while not placing a large burden on the state. Starting next fall, the UNC system will offer lower-cost coverage for students who currently don’t have health insurance. Those who are already covered will be unaffected. Cost estimates for the annual
premium of this new plan are about $600 and will cover up to $100,000 in expenses. This estimate is vastly cheaper than most comparable plans currently in place at individual universities. The reason this plan is so inexpensive is not that the plans will be subsidized by taxpayer money, but simply because of economies of scale. Because so many students throughout the entire UNC system will be under the same plan, the costs will be low. Although mandates are often unpopular, this one is necessary. In order to keep prices down, everybody who does not currently have insurance must
buy into it. And when determining financial aid awards at UNCChapel Hill, the $600 premium will be figured into the costs of attending the University. Thus, anyone unable to afford the premium will be awarded more financial aid to cover the health care plan. Those who can afford health insurance but have chosen not to purchase it in the past will be given the option to take out low-interest student loans to cover the extra expense of health insurance. The Board of Governors made a wise decision that will allow all students the opportunity to obtain affordable health insurance.
Something about Mary UNC-system leaders should take responsibility for their role in hiring former first lady Mary Easley
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ary Easley should step down from her position at North Carolina State University. But system administrators need to take responsibility for the situation and their inability to foresee former Gov. Mike Easley’s involvement in his wife’s hiring. The onus was on UNCsystem leaders to prevent Mary Easley from receiving an unreasonable raise. It is now clear that they failed to do so. A recent report by State Auditor Beth Wood found that Mary Easley was overpaid by $91,000. Yet it was the UNC-system Board of Governors that
approved of Easley’s job and even voted to give her a hefty 88 percent pay raise last September. “I am convinced that the proposed salary fits the job and is fully justified,” said UNC-system President Erskine Bowles in 2008. “This is a big and complex job.” This summer, an investigation by The (Raleigh) News & Observer found that N.C. State administrators had conferred with members of Gov. Easley’s staff before giving his wife a job. N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger and several other administrators resigned after the information was made public. Political influence might have played a role in Easley’s hiring, but the question of her
qualification — the issue that really matters — was ultimately left up to the administrators who approved of her hiring. Since news broke about the details of Easley’s hiring, the spotlight has been firmly fixated on the former first lady — not her husband or the individuals responsible for her hiring and subsequent pay raise. It’s about time UNC-system leaders take responsibility for their failure to foresee the possibility of a conflict of interest in Easley’s hiring. The entire community needs to give Mary Easley a break until all of the facts are firmly established and the individuals responsible for her hiring have owned up to their mistakes.
TO THE EDITOR Courtland Smith was so much more than a student, friend or fraternity president. He was a driving force for the betterment of the entire Chapel Hill community. Smith found countless ways to use his position as president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon house to promote worthy causes. I especially remember his efforts on behalf of Habitat for Humanity. It was not uncommon to find Smith at a Habitat work site early on a Saturday morning, hammer in hand. Smith was involved in the funding of Habitat as well, as he was one of the organizers of last year’s 5K run which netted thousands of dollars for the cause. But even more than his individual efforts, his leadership was his true mark on these projects. He fully believed the members of DKE were his brothers. Because of this fact he tirelessly pushed them to work on projects such as Habitat, for the improvement of themselves as well as the community. During this tragic time it seems natural to look toward blame and vindication. I know that I have certainly had these moments. However this attitude all too often proves fruitless, and even more importantly it takes away from the legacy of one of the university’s best and brightest. My greatest hope is that we can move forward by celebrating the life of a deeply good person rather than concentrating on his death. The Chapel Hill community owes him that. Kelly McCallion Sophomore Journalism
Project Dinah’s definition of rape puzzling, shocking TO THE EDITOR I was somewhat shocked to read the letter to the editor from Project Dinah’s co-chairwomen in The Daily Tar Heel (“Tucker Max’s movie should not be shown here at UNC,” Aug. 23). Not because they were displeased with Tucker Max, who is a pretty unpleasant person, but instead because of the bizarre logic they used to support their argument. Edens and Isaacson’s letter hinges around the syllogism that if Tucker had sex with intoxicated people, and intoxicated people can’t give consent, he committed rape. This argument seems to overlook the pretty obvious fact that Tucker was also drinking, and thus also couldn’t give consent. So why do Isaacson and Eden insist on portraying the women as victims, instead of allowing them some degree of their own sexual autonomy? Furthermore, if Project Dinah wants to villainize every film (or even every time) in which someone drinks and then has sex as “rape,” they’ve got their work cut out for them. Perhaps most troubling is that with their letter, Isaacson and Edens have given Tucker, a fairly unsavory individual, precisely the sort of publicity he wants. It’s quite likely that his stories were made up for attention; why feed into that? If you want to
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criticize the sexist attitude of the film, fine; deal with the way he objectifies women. But don’t try to disempower any woman who meets a man she’s attracted to in a bar and takes him home. That’s a step in the wrong direction for progressive gender relations. Jake Fraser Senior Economics
Column missed the point of Greek life on campus TO THE EDITOR Abbey Caldwell’s column, (“Greeks provide us one week of bliss,” Aug. 28) was a delightful exercise in self-centeredness. We all love some quiet time with unimpeded access to the couch and DVR. However, as the president of the alumni association for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, I can tell you that Caldwell misses the point of why her housemates are involved in the Greek experience in the first place. Before I toss out the cliché that sums up the issue let me offer this: I’ve been out of college for 35 years and in that time I have interacted with and gotten to know hundreds of college graduates. Only a small handful of the unaffiliated stay in touch with, or even remember, a couple of people they met and befriended in college. On the other hand, most of the Greeks I meet have dozens of close contacts, networks of friends, with whom they are in regular contact. The wonderful silliness of Animal House and Old School overshadow the basic reason the Greek system was created. Here it is: Caldwell, (hold on for the cliché) it’s about the relationships. Two years from now the majority of people reading this paper won’t have a clue who Courtland Smith was. I can assure you that the DKEs who are his brothers will remember him for the rest of their lives. Mike Collins UNC ’74
Racial diversity criticism of DTH is off the mark TO THE EDITOR I wish I could say that I was shocked to see the Daily Tar Heel publish something as obnoxiously racist as Wendy Sease’s Friday Letter to the Editor (“DTH newsroom could be aided by some diversity,” Aug. 28) concerning the color of the student writers, but such views are becoming frighteningly common. It is telling that in her concerns about diversity in the newsroom, she does not mention the ideas of the writers, but only the physical characteristic that classifies them into a racial group. I wonder if Sease desires to see more brown-skinned writing styles or black-skinned thoughts in her newspaper? A man’s individual identity is determined by his mind, not his membership in a group of people that share physical attributes, popular irrationality to the contrary notwithstanding. Sam Tenney Senior Philosophy
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Exhibit shows Cuban cinema
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Will play films from 1960s, 1970s By Katy Doll Arts Editor
The Ackland Art Museum has turned its front gallery into a celebration of Cuban cinema from the 1960s and 1970s. Sixteen colorful posters line the walls, displaying cinema artistry, and the films they advertise are just as diverse and entertaining. “Almost Now: Cuban Art, Cinema and Politics in the 1960s and 1970s,” will run through Dec. 6. In late September, the Ackland plans to screen films in the gallery, but the schedules and films have not yet been determined. Here is a look at some of the interesting films from the gallery.
Memorias del Subdesarrollo Translated as “Memories of Underdevelopment,” this 1968 film presents a skeptical view of the Cuban Revolution, said David Craven, who donated the collection to the Ackland. The film follows a handsome former member of the elite, a Latin version of Cary Grant, who does not understand why common people get a voice, he said. “He’s trying to figure out what to do because he can’t figure out what
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side he’s on,” Craven said. This film is different from traditional Hollywood films because it poses a question it does not answer in the course of the movie, he said. “It ends with the film presenting cratic society,” Allmendinger said. the audience with an issue that’s still not resolved,” he said. “In other Lucia words, there aren’t happy endings in Cuban film.” “Lucia” tells the story of three women named Lucia from different times and social classes in Cuba La Última Cena from the early 1800s to the 1960s, The 1977 film, which means “The Allmendinger said. Last Supper,” is partially based on Craven said the film is significant events in 18th-century Cuba. for its time because it’s one of the “A plantation owner decided first great feminist films in history. to re-enact the Last Supper with himself in the role of Jesus and 12 Por Primera Vez slaves in the roles of the disciples,” said Carolyn Allmendinger, curator Filmed in 1968, “Por Primera of the exhibit. Vez,” which translates as “For the “It’s a film that endeavours to First Time,” is a film about film. highlight racial issues and issues “It shows the experience of a of slavery.” group of people in a remote town in Cuba watching Charlie Chaplin’s La Muerte de un Burócrata film ‘Modern Times’ for the first time,” Allmendinger said. A dark comedy set in contempoShe said the 10-minute film was rary Cuba, the film, which translates an interesting contrast of the urban as “Death of a Bureaucrat,” follows industrialized world of the film the troubles a family experiences with the rural viewers’ world. when their father is accidentally buried with his identity card. Contact the Arts Editor “It’s a humorous take on bureauat artsdesk@unc.edu.
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MISS YOUR CHURCH CHOIR? Want to sing in one this fall? St. Thomas More’s schola cantorum welcomes all voices but especially tenors and basses. We do church music ranging from Palestrina and Bach to Vaughan Williams and john Rutter. If interested contact the choir director, Roger Petrich at 919-942-6233 or email RPetrich@st-thomasmore.org.
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COACH SOCCER at the YMCA! Our kids (3 year-olds through 6th graders) need enthusiastic leaders for their beginner focused, recreational teams. Coach with friends or let us match you up with a team in need. Homestead Park, just Saturdays, 9/12 and 9/26 thru 11/7. Contact Mike Meyen at mmeyen@ chcymca.org or 919-442-9622.
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Heels release season’s slate Visit to UConn highlights schedule By Powell Latimer Sports Editor
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North Carolina’s Lucy Bronze wins the header in the first half of UNC’s 1-0 victory against UNC-Greensboro on Sunday in the Carolina Nike Classic.
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national team,” Dorrance said. “But I think the best player development program is this one right here.” That said, Dorrance also knows that playing for the national team is a huge individual honor and that its attraction is part of the territory when recruiting top players. “I think most the players we recruit want to play at that level anyway,” Dorrance said. Part of the attraction for the players is continuing the tradition of UNC players being on the team. “We’ve had an extremely long history of people on the national team and to follow in the footsteps of people like Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly,” Klingenberg said. “It’s such a good experience seeing what level you have to play against.” The experience is apparently paying off, too. Both Klingenberg and Washington have earned starting roles on the No. 1 women’s
soccer team in the country and have helped the Tar Heels to a 3-0 start. Nikki Washington has already racked up a goal and two assists on the season. Her goal came Sunday as the lone score in UNC’s 1-0 victory against UNCGreensboro. Fittingly, Washington was helped by Klingenberg for the goal. Klingenberg, who has recently been nursing a hamstring injury that has hampered her playing time this season, recorded the assist on the play along with Ali Hawkins. And even though the two are excited about being back with the North Carolina team, they insist that winning isn’t the pinnacle goal. “While I really want to win a national championship, I want to get there because of the time I have spent with the team,” Washington said. “It’s more about playing with this team as long as possible.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
The ACC released its 2009-10 women’s basketball schedule on Friday, and North Carolina has yet another season filled with perennial national championship contenders. The Tar Heels open their season with a five-game home stand, including an exhibition game against Francis Marion, the Division II school that UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell led to two national championships before coming to UNC in 1986. The Tar Heels then travel to Las Vegas to take on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas for their first away game of the season. In fact, road trips seem to be a theme for UNC’s season this year. The schedule includes an away game at Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, a trip to Storrs, Conn., to take on the 2009 national champions in Connecticut, and a game against South Carolina in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The game against Connecticut gives the Tar Heels a chance to even the score — last season, UNC played UConn when the two teams were ranked No. 2 and No. 1, respectively. The result was a 30-point UNC loss at Chapel Hill, and the Huskies went on to go undefeated. North Carolina also features a sizeable slate of TV games. All told, nine of UNC’s 31 games are scheduled to be televised, including eight ACC games and the game at UConn. Another wrinkle in the schedule, continued from last year, is a game after the conclusion of the ACC Tournament but before the start
2009-2010 Women’s Basketball Schedule 11/05/09 11/10/09 11/13/09 11/18/09 11/22/09 11/25/09 11/29/09 12/03/09 12/06/09 12/08/09 12/13/09 12/20/09 12/29/09 12/31/09 01/02/10 01/06/10 01/09/10 01/14/10 01/17/10 01/22/10 01/25/10 02/01/10 02/04/10 02/08/10 02/11/10 02/15/10 02/18/10 02/21/10 02/26/10 02/28/10 03/14/10
vs. Francis Marion vs. Carson-Newman vs. College of Charleston vs. Coastal Carolina at UNLV vs. Presbyterian vs. Charleston Southern at Michigan State vs. St. John's vs. Radford vs. Gardner-Webb vs. South Carolina vs. Kennesaw State vs. East Tennessee State vs. Winston-Salem State vs. Georgia Tech at Connecticut at Virginia Tech vs. Maryland vs. Clemson at NC State vs. Florida State at Miami at Duke vs. Boston College at Virginia at Wake Forest vs. NC State at Georgia Tech vs. Duke vs. North Carolina Central
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of the NCAA Tournament. Because of the two-week delay between the two events, Hatchell has, for the past two years, tried to schedule a game in between in hopes of staving off rust heading into the NCAA Tournament. Last year’s opponent was South Dakota, and for this season, UNC
stayed a little closer to home, booking North Carolina Central on March 14. Last year, Hatchell said the team was scheduling the pre-postseason game because she felt her team lost a bit of its edge by peaking during the ACC Tournament, before the long layoff leading up to
the NCAA Tournament. To contrast, men’s basketball usually has just one week off between the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament, as opposed to two weeks off.
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on sixteen shots to down the Hawkeyes. “In the first game we had a lot of chances to score, we just didn’t convert,” Shelton said. “But in the second game (Sunday) against Iowa, we were able to find the back of the net thoroughly.” Sunday’s strong showing gives the team additional momentum as they gear up for a showdown
against perennial rival and ACC opponent No. 2 Wake Forest on Friday. “It definitely gives us a confidence booster,” Kolojejchick said. “Having a great win today, like 5-0, on a really strong team, that really helps us.”
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play in both games, out-shooting their two opponents 37-8 for the weekend. Against Michigan many of these chances went for naught, forcing the Tar Heels to scrap out a hardfought victory. Sunday was a different story, as the Tar Heels scored five goals
Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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Making the cut UNC-system President Erskine Bowles sends a strongly worded letter to leaders. See pg. 3 for story.
Homecoming parade Student Body President Jasmin Jones has plans for a Homecoming parade. See pg. 4 for story.
Less URLs in UL The Undergraduate Library cut access to sites not UNC or government related. See pg. 5 for story.
At home on the field Midfielder Tobin Heath leads the women’s soccer team in weekend action. See pg. 10 for story.
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Tobin Heath, left, is congratulated by her UNC teammates after scoring a goal in North Carolina’s 4-0 win against UCF on Friday night at Fetzer Field. Heath’s goal came on a header while sliding on both knees.
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assisted a Courtney Jones goal that put the Heels on the board. In the 33rd minute, Heath dribbled a ball sent from Emmalie Pfankuch. After a moment of hesitation, Heath struck from thirty yards as the ball curved to the upper right corner, taking the lead to 2-0. “That was one of the best performances by a midfielder that I’ve ever seen here,” North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance said. “Her fitness level is so high that there wasn’t a blade of grass on the field she didn’t touch in 90 minutes.” Last year, Heath tallied eight goals and eight assists for the national champions. This season in just three games, Heath has scored three goals and totaled two assists. “As you get older you have to step up and take more responsibility for the team,” Heath said. “It’s my senior year, so each year I try to do more.” Dorrance agreed with his senior midfielder, but took a coach’s per-
spective on her statistical improvement. “I also think she’s buying into some of the fundamental finishing ideas — where you aim, how you finish. She’s gone to a different level,” he said. Against UNC- Greensboro, Dorrance’s team did not play at a different level. The Tar Heels racked up 22 shots, but UNCGreensboro keeper Kelsey Kearney kept the UNC offense at bay with eight saves. “It was almost as if our players thought that UNC-Greensboro was going to roll over, and this is after they had just beaten Duke,” said Dorrance, referring to Duke’s 1-0 loss to the Spartans on Friday. “It’s credit to Greensboro — they wouldn’t let us breathe. Their goalkeeping was very good.” In the 57 th minute, Casey Nogueira’s corner was deflected and settled by Meghan Klingenberg. The junior midfielder sent the ball to Ali Hawkins in the box, where Washington tapped the ball into the back of the net to break the scoreless tie.
“It was just a result of a person who can serve it, a person who’s very good in the air and good organization on the part of Nikki Washington,” Dorrance said. The Tar Heels now look to take their top national ranking, unblemished record and national title to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame on Sept. 4 in a rematch of last year’s national championship game. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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Volleyball UNC 2 MSU 3
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Top-ranked UNC topples two foes By Jonathan Jones Assistant Sports Editor
With her team up 2-0 against the University of Central Florida in the 50th minute Friday, North Carolina senior midfielder Tobin Heath delivered the highlight of the weekend’s Carolina Nike Classic. Nikki Washington sent the ball to Heath in the box, who slid on both knees and headed the ball past UCF keeper Aline Reis, scoring her second goal of the evening and propelling the No. 1 Tar Heels (3-0) to a 4-0 win against the Golden Knights. UNC went on to defeat UNCGreensboro 1-0 Sunday in the final match of the tournament. “I have no idea how that happened,” Heath said. “I just reacted, and that’s what happened. I liked that goal.” Earlier in the game, Heath
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UNC returns in showcase The North Carolina volleyball team traveled to East Lansing, Mich., this weekend to play in the MSU Showcase, a four-team round-robin tournament hosted by Michigan State. The Tar Heels beat Albany, lost to Southern California, and dropped a close match to MSU in the showcase finale. Coach Joe Sagula said he was disappointed by the loss but came away from it with something to target during practice. “We have to work on our defense,” Sagula said. “Our defensive play needs to get better.” Senior middle blocker Heather Brooks, a native of East Lansing, was named to the All-Tournament team. The three matches are summarized below.
OPPONENT: Albany
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North Carolina senior midfielder Tobin Heath posted two goals and one assist over the weekend at the Carolina Nike Classic. Heath leads the team with three goals over the first three games of the season for the reigning national champs.
Pride of the nation Heels return after US National stint By Grant Fitzgerald Staff writer
Last winter Nikki Washington and Meghan Klingenberg forfeited the opportunity to win an NCAA championship for a chance to win a USA championship. Both joined the national team, which won the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Chile last December. Now the two are back and ready to get back the experience they missed last season: playing in the NCAA title game. “It was really hard missing the NCAA tournament because this is my family,” Klingenberg said. “But being down there and playing for my country was a really
big honor.” And while they missed winning the NCAA title 2-1 over Notre Dame on Dec. 7 with their college teammates, both described their experience with Team USA as a unique learning experience. “The Asian teams are really good on the ball and extremely technical, the Brazilians are really savvy,” Klingenberg said. “And I think playing different types of players really increases your awareness of the game.” North Carolina head coach Anson Dorrance has grown accustomed to losing players to national team rosters; he believes the experience at UNC is just as good of preparation as youth programs. “Of course they claim that there is no better platform for development than the
See team usa, Page 9 Amber Brooks slides for the ball Friday against UCF. Teammate Meghan Klingenberg missed UNC’s national title run while competing for the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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Nikki Washington started in her second game of the year against UCF Friday. Washington played for the U-20 USA national team last year.
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Kolojejchick has big debut in two wins Heels score two ranked wins in ACC-Big Ten Challenge By Kevin Minogue Staff writer
Her dorm room may not even be organized yet, but this weekend freshman Kelsey Kolojejchick already started to make herself at home on the hockey field. The rookie midfielder Kolojejchick notched two goals and chipped in an assist to help No. 4 North Carolina to victories against No. 19 Michigan and No. 9 Iowa in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Iowa City. Considered by many — including UNC coach Karen Shelton — to be the top recruit in the nation a year ago, Kolojejchick wasted no time living up to the billing against a stingy Michigan team Saturday. After senior Danielle Forword evened the score at one, Kolojejchick slapped a rebound of another
Forword shot past Michigan keeper Paige Pickett, giving the Tar Heels a 2-1 lead that would hold for the final margin. On Sunday, Kolojejchick capped a furious and proficient offensive attack by the Tar Heels, deflecting a penalty corner into the back of the net for the fifth goal in North Carolina’s 5-0 victory against Iowa in the second installment of their ACC/Big Ten Challenge slate. Kolojejchick’s quick start has come as no surprise to Shelton, who believes that the freshman will bolster a midfield that already looked to be among the nation’s best. “I’m not surprised by (her play) only because I know the quality of athlete that she is,” Shelton said. “I think the addition of Kelsey to the midfield line of Katelyn Falgowski and Illse Davids makes us a
formidable opponent.” The freshman attributes much of her early success to the leadership of the Tar Heels’ more experienced teammates who have helped ease her transition to Chapel Hill from Larksville, Pa. “(The seniors) have been really supportive in helping me throughKelsey out all the summer training.” Kolojejchick Kolojejchick said. scored twice in “They’ve really been really nice UNC’s first two to me, helping me out with posigames of 2009. tioning and things like that.” Kolojejchick’s play highlights a successful weekend on the hockey field for the Tar Heels. Not only did the team score two wins over top20 teams, but North Carolina dominated the run of
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IN 2008: 23-9, 12-0 America East RESULT: UNC won, 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 25-15. SUMMARY: The Tar Heels came out strong in their season opener. Seniors Brooks and Branagan Fuller led the team with 15 kills each. Junior Suzanne Haydel and sophomore Kaylie Gibson contributed defensively and behind the service line, with a combined 44 serves, 26 digs and 40 serve receptions. PIVOTAL POINT: The Great Danes started a comeback in game four, but three kills by Brooks gave the Tar Heels an 18-10 lead. NOTEWORTHY: Fuller and freshmen Shelbey Bleke, Cora Harms and Meg Yanda saw their first action as Tar Heels. LINE OF THE MATCH: Erica Behm – 51 assists in 56 attempts COACH’S TAKE: “We did some good things against them, and you just gotta get your feet wet when you play your first match of the year,” Sagula said.
OPPONENT: No. 12 Southern California IN 2008: 17-12, 9-9 Pacific-10
RESULT: USC
won, 25-11, 25-22, 25-16.
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UNC broke out the 6-2 offense for their second match, using two alternating setters instead of one. Harms recovered from an ankle sprain to split the setting duties with Behm. Sagula said his team was tentative in the first game under the new scheme but started clicking in game two. It just wasn’t enough to top the Pac-10 powerhouse. PIVOTAL POINT: Leading 18-15 in the second game, the Tar Heels made three service errors down the stretch, ending the comeback attempt. NOTEWORTHY: Freshmen hitters Emily McGee and Heather Henry made their NCAA debuts.. LINE OF THE MATCH: Brooks – three kills, three blocks COACH’S TAKE: “I thought we had a chance to kind of turn the match around, but what happened was they came on strong, and we did not respond well,” Sagula said.
OPPONENT: Michigan State IN 2008: 15-16, 7-13 Big Ten RESULT: MSU won, 25-16, 18-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-12. SUMMARY:
Th e S p a r t a n s handed the Tar Heels a tough loss in the final game of the MSU Showcase. Michigan State, having beaten USC the day before, won the showcase with a 3-0 record. UNC led 9-8 in the fifth game, but four straight points for MSU gave it a lead it would not relinquish. PIVOTAL POINT: Down 21-22 in the fourth game, Spartans Vanessa King and Jenilee Rathje notched two kills each to force game five. NOTEWORTHY : S o p h o m o r e Aleksandra Georgieva played libero for the first time in her UNC career, entering in the second set. LINE OF THE MATCH: Ingrid HansonTuntland – 16 kills, eight blocks COACH’S TAKE: “In the fourth game we had our chances. It was a two-point game the whole way, and we let it slip away,” Sagula said. -Compiled by Scott Powers