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The Daily Tar Heel VOLUME 117, ISSUE 89

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Perdue asks UNC to lead world Gov. gives her ﬁrst University Day talk

the legacy of a century

By David Riedell

This week, the DTH celebrates 100 years of North Carolina basketball. Today we look at UNC’s second national championship in 1982. James Worthy led the Tar Heels against Georgetown with 28 points in a 63-62 win.

features | page 4 ‘OH, YEAH!’ Junior David Alzamora has a Kool-Aid man tattoo on his right arm, a constant reminder of the bet he lost freshman year.

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Gov. Bev Perdue reflected upon UNC’s history and concentrated on the bright future of the student body, especially its ability to reach out into the world, in a Monday address to campus leaders and community members. Perdue, wearing academic robes in front of faculty and administrative leaders, praised the University’s rich history, exclaiming, “Happy birthday, Carolina!” to begin her University Day speech. The University holiday marked the 216th anniversary of laying the cornerstone of Old East, the University’s first building. While she frequently referred to the role UNC students will play in addressing the global recession, the speech largely overlooked the school’s immediate economic challenges. UNC lost $67 million in state funds this year, but instead of addressing how to weather the financial storm, Perdue focused on the University’s history and future. Echoing former Chancellor James Moeser’s 2007 University Day speech, Perdue stressed UNC’s need to be a global leader in education. “Education in the 21st century must be global. It is no longer about this one state or even about our country,” Perdue said. “It’s about the world. “We are in a new century with new challenges. The next great chapter of our state’s history will be written at a global level.” Perdue added that the University community must be prepared to help lead the world out of the recession. “My goal,” Perdue said, “is to be sure that as the recession ends, North Carolina is poised for global economic recovery.”

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From left, Chancellor Holden Thorp, Gov. Bev Perdue and Erskine Bowles, president of the UNC system, walk across Cameron Avenue on Monday morning as part of the procession to Memorial Hall for the University Day ceremony.

Five prestigious alumni receive University Day awards Five UNC alumni were presented with Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards on Monday at the University Day convocation ceremonies. Each was recognized for significant contributions to their respective fields. The awards were first presented in 1971.

Walter Edward Hussman Jr.

Santiago Gangotena

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Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan and UNC alumna, delivers the keynote address at the 100-year anniversary of the Graduate School.

Gov. Bev Perdue enjoys a light-hearted moment with interim Provost Bruce Carney on Monday.

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Mariel Margaret “Mia” Hamm

Hamm was a critical member of the UNC women’s soccer team, leading the Tar Heels to four national championships before graduating in 1994. She went on to win two world championships and two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. women’s soccer team. She also founded the Hamm Foundation, which is dedicated to bone marrow research and helping women’s sports programs.

Alcohol poisonings increasing rapidly By seth crawford

students. Victims of alcohol poisoning who live off campus do not always appear in the report. The number of reported student alcohol poisonings Chapel Hill police cited the increase in alcohol poihas grown rapidly in the past few years, mirroring a sonings as reason for their increased enforcement of national trend that has led local law enforcement to alcohol violations. crack down on underage drinking. The trend prompted the University to lead edu- A plan is maturing cational campaigns and gather information last year University efforts to prevent alcohol abuse accelerfrom Orange County Emergency Services. But despite the new tactics, the number of alcohol ated a year and a half ago when staff began to actively research national trends and ways to curb them. poisonings has not decreased. During their research, UNC staff noticed that uniFifty-one cases of student alcohol poisoning were reported last school year, up from 28 in the 2007-08 versities most effective in controlling and enforcing school year and three the year before, according to alcohol safety followed an approach designed by the data collected by the Office of the Dean of Students. Higher Education Center called environmental manEMS has already reported 23 cases to the office as agement. Blackburn said the University began the program of Oct. 1 this semester. The data is based solely on cases that required EMS assists, said Dean Blackburn, assistant dean of See alcohol, Page 7

100 The Legacy of a Century YEARS

1982 recap: Smith leads UNC to win

In The Daily Tar Heel on Wednesday: Chapel Hill Police Department data shows a concentration of alcohol citations in certain areas of town.

Alcohol poisoning increase in recent years The number of reported cases of alcohol poisoning at UNC has increased by about 24 cases each year. Twenty-three cases have been reported so far this semester as Chapel Hill police crack down on underage drinking. 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

23 cases so far this school year 2006-2007

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SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS

The 100th season of UNC basketball kicks off this Friday at Late Night with Roy. This week, The Daily Tar Heel is looking back at each National Championship season.

Wednesday: 1993 Thursday: 2005 Friday: 2009

2008-2009

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On Friday, check the paper for the DTH's picks of the top 10 players in UNC history and go online for an interactive timeline with photos and video from the last 100 years.

FLASHBACK: Smith wins first national title, finishes 32-2 The following story originally ran in the March 30, 1982 edition of The Daily Tar Heel.

By Jonathan Jones Assistant Sports Editor

Michael Jordan’s shot with 17 seconds remaining. James Worthy’s dunk over Patrick Ewing. Dean Smith’s first ring. The 1982 national championship is the most iconic title in UNC basketball history. But the banner was also accompanied by both a No. 1 national ranking and a 32-2 record — the best record of any North Carolina team since 1957. In 1981, Smith led his squad to the national championship game for the third time in his career. But Smith was outcoached by Bob Knight and his players outhustled dth file photo by Isiah Thomas, as Indiana won Freshman Michael Jordan made his mark on 63-50.

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The late William Little was chairman of UNC’s department of chemistry by age 35 and is credited with setting the department’s standard in teaching. Little supported the development of Research Triangle Park and was active in the development of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences Foundation. He served in many positions at UNC, including senior vice president for academic affairs.

Gangotena founded the first private university in Ecuador in 1987 with the mission of improving the country’s education through the study of liberal arts. In 1995, Gangotena founded a private K-12 school that works closely with the university to educate students with an emphasis on the diversity of the Ecuadorian culture.

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William Frederick Little

Hussman is a newspaper publisher and the head of WEHCO Media Inc., a company based in Little Rock, Ark., that runs several newspapers and cable television companies across five states. Hussman has worked to improve public education in Little Rock and at UNC.

Due to an editing error, Monday’s front-page item, “This Day in History” misstated the date that the cornerstone of Old East, the oldest public university building in the U.S., was laid. The date was Oct. 12, 1793, now recognized as University Day. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

OCT. 13, 1993 …

Fouke, a leading expert on biomedical engineering, has researched the causes of respiratory diseases and the effects of environmental pollutants on the pulmonary system. She has also held leadership positions at scientific research institutes and serves on advisory boards for several universities. Fouke’s book, “Engineering Tomorrow,” was awarded the Dexter Prize, a commendation given by the Society for the History of Technology.

staff writer

See Perdue, Page 7

Correction

Janie McLawhorn Fouke

By Stephanie Bullins

Number of reported cases

100 YEARS

NEW ORLEANS — And on the seventh try, Dean created national champions. UNC coach Dean Smith, after six previous trips to the final four, finally came away with the big one — the NCAA collegiate basketball title — as the North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Georgetown Hoyas 63-62. “I thought it was really just another game, but now that you talk to me after it’s over, it’s not,” Smith said. “I (am) very grateful to my players.”

SLICE OF LIFE

President: Ronald Reagan Price of gas: $1.22 UNC enrollment: 14,830 UNC tuition: $3,7930.50 per semester in-state In the news: The first artificial heart UNC basketball by hitting the game-winning is implanted in American Barney Clark. shot in the 1982 championship game.

Maybe he ought to be especially grateful to James Worthy, who scored 28 points and was named the tournament’s outstanding player. But it took a 15-footer by Michael Jordan with 17 seconds left to give North Carolina the lead and the game. “I didn’t see it go in,” Jordan said. “I was just praying it would go. I never did look at the ball.” Worthy showed his worth when he took the ball with seven seconds left on an attempted pass from Georgetown’s Fred Brown to Eric Smith. The 6-foot-9 junior, who will now consid-

THE TEAM Team Record: 32-2 Leading Scorer: James Worthy, 15.6 points per game Leading Rebounder: Sam Perkins, 7.8 rebounds per game Starters: Sam Perkins, James Worthy, Matt Doherty, Jimmy Black, Michael Jordan

er going pro, dashed in front of the pass and dribbled it downcourt until he was fouled with two seconds left. He missed both free throws, but it didn’t matter; North Carolina was national champion. “Champions, not finalists,” assistant coach Eddie Folger shouted. “We’re champions.” But it was never easy, as the Hoyas pressured the Heels the whole game defensively. “We exchanged baskets, and it could have gone either way,” said UNC sophomore Sam Perkins. “They made us hustle and work for it.

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Journalism lecture: Jason Kilar, UNC alumnus and CEO of Hulu, a free online video service, will give a lecture titled “Sex, Lies and Online Video: From Howell Hall to Hulu.” The event is this year’s Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Gerrard Hall

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elaware 6-year-old Zachary Christie was suspended after bringing a pocket knife to school, The New York Times reports. His offense was taking a utensil to school that can be a fork, knife and spoon because he was so excited about joining a paramilitary group known only as the “Cub Scouts.” Good thing the school stopped the young aggressor from invading a lunchroom with eating accoutrements. NOTED. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities that were the site of atomic bombings in 1945 that closed out World War II, have made bids for the 2020 summer Olympic games. While advocating a ban on nuclear arms worldwide, the two cities promise to make the 2020 summer games “the bomb.”

QUOTED. “No one wants to see curvy women. You’ve got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly.” — Karl Lagerfeld, a German fashion designer who once lost nearly 100 pounds in a year, after a major German magazine pledged to publish only photos of “real women.”

Police log n Someone broke into a blue Saab and stole a $1,200 Yves Saint Laurent purse or wallet and a $300 GPS unit sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot at 308 W. Rosemary St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Someone used a blunt object to knock out a car window and steal a $160 GPS unit sometime between 11 a.m. and 3:01 p.m. Sunday at 127 Essex Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The window damage was valued at $350, reports state.

port, $25 in cash and a Lowe’s gift card, collectively valued at $172, reports state. n Someone was bitten by a dog sometime between 4:20 p.m. and 4:46 p.m. Sunday on Telluride Trail, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Injuries were minor, reports state.

n Someone stole the keys out of the ignition of a car sometime after 10 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot at 145 Erwin Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

n Someone drove a vehicle off the road and struck a water utility at 6:59 p.m. Friday at 118 Old Durham Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Damages to the water utility control and the water pipe were valued at $800, and damages to the landscaping were valued at $300, reports state. The driver failed to report the accident, reports state.

n Several items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle sometime between 7:10 p.m. and 7:49 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot at 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The items taken were a GPS unit, a handbag, a Ukrainian pass-

n Someone damaged a roommate’s property at about 11:50 p.m. on Sunday at 1250 Ephesus Church Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The roommate damaged a Dell laptop, valued at $700, and a bedroom door, valued at $100, reports state.

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Center for Public Service to celebrate 10th anniversary The Carolina Center for Public Service will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday with a barbecue picnic, music and 20,000 packaged meals for Stop Hunger Now. The service project portion, organized by the Carolina Hunger Education and Activism Project, begins 3 p.m. at the N.C. Botanical Garden at 100 Old Mason Farm Road. It will be followed by the picnic at 5 p.m., for which a $25 donation is requested.

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New hires funded di≠erently Twelve Public health, law schools get sta≠

with a focus on research. Potenziani said the school received a large increase in research grants in recent years, which will allow them to hire additional faculty and staff. In 2009, the school received more than $150 million in federal funding for specific research proposals, a 45 percent increase from the previous year. “It’s the strength of our faculty that has been able to increase research funding,” Potenziani said. He added that the majority of the funding comes from the National Institutes of Health.

By LYLE KENDRICK

Public Health will hire new staff and faculty using significant increases in Two University departments federal research funding. The School are renewing their efforts to hire of Law will rely on University fundadditional faculty and staff to meet ing in an ongoing effort to reduce its demands of the growing University. student-to-faculty ratio. While experiencing similar growth trends, the Gillings School Public health hires of Global Public Health and the David Potenziani, senior assoUNC School of Law will rely on difciate dean of the UNC Gillings ferent sources of funding to hire. The hires will be part of roughly School of Global Public Health, Nobel laureate to speak on 60 new faculty and staff across the said the school will be hiring 11 new ozone depletion this month University this year, a dramatic employees for next school year. The new hires will include three School of Law hires turnaround from the hiring freeze A Nobel Prize recipient will be last year prompted by $67 million tenure-tracked professors, seven on campus to discuss his research in cuts from state appropriations. research support staff members The UNC School of Law is in of the depletion of Earth’s ozone The Gillings School of Global and one fixed-term faculty member the process of hiring eight faculty layer for the fourth annual Carolina Climate Change Seminar. F. Sherwood Rowland, who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is known for discovering that man-made gasses such as chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, contribute to the erosion of the ozone layer. Rowland will deliver two talks. The first, “Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change,” will take place 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in Carroll Hall, Room 111. The second talk, “The CFCOzone Story,” will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 30 in the Tate-TurnerKuralt Building auditorium. Staff Writer

members for the 2010-11 school year. “There was a recognition that our core faculty was too small for a law school of our stature,” said Jack Boger, dean of the School of Law. Boger said the law school began the hiring project with funding allocated by the provost’s office in 2006 in an effort to improve the quality of instruction. “We’ve hired 14 people in the last three years,” Boger said. “We’re still on that project.” He added the school has had to replace many faculty members who have left the University for other jobs or retirement, adding to the

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city briefs

Mental health action might have to wait for more funds A few Town Council thank yous and a minor motion pass were the given to members of the mayor’s mental health task force Monday night. The Chapel Hill Town Council heard the conclusions of a report compiled during the past year, which assesses Chapel Hill and Orange County mental health services and provides recommendations for future reform. After a year of community meetings, research and outreach, a solution for mental health reform is not currently within reach financially, the report stated. Because of the lack of government funding, the task force stressed the importance of raising local awareness and placing responsibility on strong local leadership. It identified specific holes in the town’s own service, including transportation for the mentally ill to travel to and from services, capacity of mental health facilities and continuity of care. Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.

arts briefs

Artist deSouza to discuss works of ‘Bodies in Transit‘ Artist Allan deSouza will discuss his artwork of “Bodies in Transit” at 5:30 p.m. in the Hanes Art Center Auditorium. His work — which includes photographs, sculptures, performances and writings — often focus on the body in various types of motion. — From staff and wire reports.

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Chuck D, an activist who fronted and cofounded rap and hip-hop group Public Enemy, speaks to students Monday as part of a speaker series for the Carolina Union Activities Board. The event, held at the Campus Y Lounge, answered student questions on a number of topics.

LYRICS FOR LIFE Artist gives the rap on life in the Campus Y By eric pesale Staff Writer

Rapper and Public Enemy front man Chuck D returned to UNC on Wednesday for the fourth time to dispense advice on issues from education to communication, and everything in between. “Everyone comes to school with some sort of talent,” said Chuck D, 49. This is Chuck D’s 19th year giving public lectures.

Topic: Public apathy versus corporate responsibility Chuck D’s answer: As much as we are in the information age, we’re in the disinformation age. … The difference between now and the ’90s, in real time, it’s 30 years. From here to 2013 and 2014 is another road of transition that we hope a four-year education is able to straddle. You’ll learn your major in the same old way, but, will you apply that major to a fast-moving society? That’s the question. Maybe six years is what you need. … I try to attack situations and areas of corporate entertainment and culture who are built up for tricking kids and young adults.

Conducted as a conversation, he spoke with about 50 students giving life and career advice or answering their questions. Amy Zhang, social commentary committee chairwoman for Carolina Union Activities Board, said she hopes the event will become a series and plans to invite future guests such as J.K. Rowling. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.

Topic: How to encourage political activity in youth

Professor Micah Gilmer, left, listens as Chuck D answers questions from students during the workshop. PAGE 5: The Chuck D event was hosted by the Roosevelt Institution as part of a new initiative.

Topic: How to manifest our passions in

our career

Chuck D’s answer: This generation right here is familiar with the pimp game, which is ridiculous because corporations pimp young people.

Chuck D’s answer: No man

They’re always trying to sell and they can’t to people who are smart and understand themselves. Youth has been sacrificed. …

Know your friends at least. Get into the details of what your friends are about, and that may be the beginning of how you get the most out of your degree. …

The platform and groundwork to understand what’s to be done is always moving like a conveyer belt. That has to be conveyed and understood. Should that be taught in school systems? I think media and net literacy should be taught in high schools.

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Martin Doyle, a UNC geographer, has been honored with the first U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Institute for Water Resources’ Frederick J. Clarke Fellowship. Doyle will be based in Fort Belvoir, near Washington, D.C., to help advise the corps on environmental policy issues. He will return to UNC in August. Doyle’s fellowship will focus on his expertise in river processes and policy. He is an associate professor at UNC and director of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s center for watershed science and management.

The Young Democrats voted Monday to endorse Mark Kleinschmidt for mayor of Chapel Hill. Kleinschmidt received the endorsement after the group voted almost unanimously in his favor with 40 out of 42 votes. Matt Czajkowski was named the runner-up with two votes. Neither Augustus Cho nor Kevin Wolff, both registered Republicans, received a single vote. The group decided on Kleinschmidt after a brief fiveminute presentation of the four Chapel Hill mayoral candidates. With the endorsement, Kleinschmidt will have the support of the Young Democrats for his campaign efforts. Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.

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Twelve people applied for an appointment to the Chapel Hill Town Council, but it will likely be at least November before the council picks a new member. At Monday's meeting, the council was divided about whether the sitting members should appoint the next member or whether a newly elected council should. Mayor Kevin Foy said he wanted the seat filled by the current council by Nov. 9 despite opposition by other council members. “This council is perfectly capable of making a decision as to the best person to fill it,” Foy said. “It’s the obligation of this council to do it.” On Nov. 9, the council is scheduled to consider applications and appoint someone if he or she receives five votes. If not, they will be reconsidered the next week. The council received a petition signed by about 75 people, asking the council to appoint the runner up for one of the four seats up for election, if that person applied. Matt Czajkowski supported this idea. “To me, it provides confidence to the voters that they will have some voice in the election,” he said. But Foy adamantly opposed it. “I can’t understand that line of argument,” he said. “I, as a citizen, get four votes. I don’t get five votes. Nobody gets five votes.” Applications were due Monday, and four new people applied. All five challengers in the council election — Jon DeHart, Gene Pease, Matt Pohlman, Will Raymond and Penny Rich — applied, but the three incumbents did not. Other applicants included social worker Donna Bell, lawyer H. Brock Page, strategic consultant Joshua Ravitch, former council members Joe Capowski and Lee Pavão and former candidates Jason Baker and Aaron Shah. Baker ran for council in 2005 when he was a UNC student. In his application letter, he said he supported Capowski but applied to offer a different perspective. “I’m half the age of your average council member," he said. "I’m a working-class resident.” Bell, a homeowner in the Northside neighborhood, has served on several community boards. “While the council has put some tools in place to try and protect affordability, there is still more that could be done,” she wrote in her application letter. Pavão served on the council from 1993 to 2001, and was mayor pro tempore from 1993 to 1997. “What we’ve been missing in the past eight years is common sense,” he said. Shah, another Northside resident, ran for council in 2005 but withdrew because his wife had breast cancer. “It’s just the right climate to try to make changes,” he said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

Senior gift to beneﬁt libraries Bain & Co. study at Full class participation encouraged Berkeley draws ﬁre By Lauren Ratcliffe staff writer

By the time students graduate from UNC, most will have spent countless hours cramming for exams, sneaking naps or taking snack breaks in one of the 22 libraries on campus. Now, members of the senior class are looking to improve that experience for future students. Senior class officers announced Friday at the senior class talent show that the class will endorse the UNC Libraries as the beneficiary of senior class gifts. The voluntary donations will come from seniors and will enter the larger University Libraries endowment. Senior Class President Meggie Staffiera, who helped select the recipient of the funding, said she thinks UNC Libraries are an appropriate choice for the endorsement. “It’s a sanctuary of study ses-

sions,” she said. “But at the same time you can break away from that and there are raves and occasional streaking.” The decision to select the Libraries came after several meetings between elected senior class officials and Meg Petersen, the annual fund officer for the Office of University Development. But a variety of seniors outside of student government voiced their opinions in the decision-making process, Staffiera said. Several seniors said they thought the idea was a good one. “It’s kind of like giving a gift certificate because you don’t know what else to give,” said senior Keith Gordon. Lauren Teegarden, senior class fundraising committee chairwoman, said she hoped the gift would have a far-reaching impact on the University. “It’s probably the only place that every single student uses,”

Teegarden said. “Everybody has a story to tell about the library.” Library representatives said they are thrilled about the decision. “It was a lovely surprise to us that they picked us,” said Judith Panitch, director of library communications. “This is really the kind of gift that really multiplies itself over time, and that’s really exciting.” Six previous senior classes since 1941 have designated the Libraries as their gift recipient, most recently the class of 2003, Panitch said. Past gifts helped purchase a variety of resources, from computers and furniture to research tools such as encyclopedias. “Our goal is to beat the participation rate from last year, which was 42 percent,” Teegarden said. “You’ve been at Carolina for four years. Hopefully you’ve really loved it, and this is your chance to give back to future students.”

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When consulting firm Bain & Company finished its study at UNC, it estimated that its recommendations could save the University up to $161 million a year. N o w, t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f California-Berkeley has hired Bain & Co., hoping for similar results. But the cuts already made at Berkeley to help it cope with a $150 million budget deficit have prompted some strong opposition on campus from those upset with the cost of the hire. Berkeley is spending $3 million to fund the study, which will review the university’s administrative organization and help it cope with the deficit, as well as $67 million in permanent reductions. The study at UNC was funded by an anonymous donor, and its cost has been kept confidential. The hire at Berkeley comes Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. amidst hundreds of job cuts, caus-

ing concern that administrators hired the firm at the expense of employees and the quality of education. “I’m outraged, shocked, disappointed, because we’ve just been going through cuts, an increase in tuition and laying off workers,” said Tanya Smith, president of the local chapter of the union University Pr o f e s s i o n a l a n d Te c h n i c a l Employees, which represents many university faculty members. The university will have to pay half of the $3 million up front. The school plans to use funds controlled by the chancellor that are meant to be used for infrastructure investments. The other half has to be paid in the next fiscal year. “This is a long-term investment that will minimize the cuts we have to make later on,” said Dan Mogulof, executive director of public affairs. Berkeley expects to replace the

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Durham institute practices art therapy Practice helps with mental health By Laney Tipton Staff Writer

Everyone knows the old saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The North Carolina Art Therapy Institute in Durham takes that to heart, providing a therapeutic way for people to express themselves beyond traditional doctor-patient or therapist-patient settings. “Creating artwork provides a glimpse into the inner self,” said Kristin Linton, an art therapist from the institute. “Personal conflicts, themes and important elements of one’s life often surface quickly and concretely through imagery.” As a mental health profession, art therapy uses the creative process to enhance the mental, physical and emotional well-being of participants. While gaining recent recogni-

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tion in North Carolina, the profession of art therapy dates back to the 1940s, originating in more metropolitan areas. The institute in Durham was founded in October 2006 by practicing art therapists Ilene Sperling, Eva Miller and Linton. “We thought coming together would help us gain strength,” Sperling said. Since then, three additional art therapists have joined the institute. They see about 60 patients a year, though this number fluctuates from year to year. The therapists help patients use art to communicate in a way they otherwise would not be able to. “Art therapy is using art as an alternative form of communication,” said Bridget PembertonSmith, an art therapist at the institute. Although the institute only sup-

plies simple materials, the types of art vary for each participant. They include painting, drawing, writing and acting. “The medium is an important piece of the treatment,” Sperling said. This art therapy treatment can be used to help those who can’t verbally communicate, face language barriers, have mental or physical illnesses or are just seeking a different, non-verbal way to express themselves. “Art therapy can be effective in helping people access experiences or emotions that are difficult to talk about,” Linton said. Participants come from all walks of life. Individuals of all ages, families and groups have used the service, Miller said. The six therapists on staff at the institute have received master-level training in psychotherapy and art, and have extensive field work in the profession. Each therapist also special-

“Art therapy can be e≠ective in helping people access experiences or emotions.” Kristin Linton, art therapist izes in a specific medium, such as Sperling, who specializes in play therapy. The institute will host a training and informational session at 10 a.m. Friday at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. After gaining local interest in the institute and its mission, they decided to host this session to provide insight into their work. The therapists will address questions about the career and provide a better idea of their process.

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Losing bet leads to lifetime of sugary regret

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“Oh, yeah!” was not the reaction junior David Alzamora had when he realized that he would be forever branded with the red KoolAid man. “It was either that, or a heart with ‘Mommy’ in it,” Alzamora said. Alzamora, now a junior at UNC, made a bet with a friend in 2008 while he was a freshman at N.C. State University.

The bet was that he could beat his friend in nine out of 10 games in one-on-one basketball. If he lost, Alzamora said he would get either the ‘Mommy’ heart or the KoolAid pop culture icon tattooed on his right arm. The matchup did not go as far as Alzamora expected, as he lost the second and the fourth games. “I was surprised and disappointed. My ‘A’ game just wasn’t there,” he said. The Kool-Aid man was chosen

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“With the ladies, it is more fun than anything, though. They call me ‘Kool-Aid.’ My mom … still tells herself it is not real.” David Alzamora, junior after Alzamora and his friend listened to the infamous Dane Cook comedy skit about the large cartoon character breaking through walls. In the skit, Cook relives his childhood fear of the Kool-Aid man and his “fruity blood” breaking into his house and destroying everything, only to have Cook’s father come home and blame it on him. People of ten know about Alzamora’s tattoo before they know him personally. He said reactions are usually similar when the tattoo is first revealed. “Most people just say, ‘Oh, yeah!’ after the initial shocked reaction,” he said. “With the ladies, it is more fun than anything, though. They call me ‘Kool-Aid.’ My mom, however, still tells herself it is not real, and my grandparents still do not know.” Alzamora made the bet in the

morning, played the game that afternoon and then got the tattoo later that night. He said it was the only Kool-Aid pitcher cartoon his tattoo artist has ever done. “I regret making the bet in the first place, but I do not regret following through,” he said. “I am not embarrassed about it. It is a pretty harmless tattoo. However, I would not recommend making such a bet. But if you do and you lose, follow through, or you’ll look like even more of an idiot.” Alzamora’s friend and Kappa Sigma fraternity brother, sophomore Evan Davis, said he disagreed on the stupidity factor. “I thought he was an idiot for getting the tattoo done,” he said. “But it is a great conversation starter with women.” dth/michelle may

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New center strives to Jones, Student Congress link arts with policy spar on special elections Student Supreme Court lawsuit ﬁled

Chuck D is ﬁrst guest speaker

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The Roosevelt Institute’s new arts and cultural policy center hosted its first guest speaker, rapper Chuck D, Monday night. The University’s chapter of the student think tank serves in a variety of roles as a policy research advocacy group. Now, as the first chapter to incorporate an arts and cultural policy center, it serves yet another role — bringing public policy to life through art. UNC ’s Roosevelt Institute chapter has existed since 2005, but the arts and cultural policy sector was added just last spring. Amy Zhang, chairwoman of the Carolina Union Activities Board’s social commentary committee, contacted Roosevelt Institute President Libby Longino and proposed the idea. “We have all of these different arts events that are going on, but it seems as if one thing we might be missing is an entity where we can reflect on that and consider what’s happening in a larger sense,” Zhang said. Chuck D, a rapper and political activist, was supposed to visit UNC last spring, but the visit was postponed because of his return to the rap group Public Enemy. Zhang contacted Chuck D’s agent and invited him to campus to provide students the opportunity to learn from his music. “Part of his message is that we all are able to combine our passions with a larger social aim,” Zhang said.

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funds spent on the study through the long-term savings that will be generated by making the cuts recommended by the study. Mogulof said hiring Bain & Co. was necessary because of the lack of funding provided by the state. “Though we continue our political advocacy, striving to convince Sacramento to reverse its disinvestment in higher education, we are also planning for what is likely to be even less state funding next year,” Chancellor Robert Birgeneau said in a statement. Unlike at UNC, where University administration and faculty did not directly oversee the project,

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Chuck D answers student questions Monday evening as the first speaker of the Roosevelt Institute's new arts and cultural policy sector. Longino said Chuck D and Public Enemy’s message is relevant to the UNC chapter’s advocacy for social justice. She added that events like this help make policy discussions more accessible to the broader campus community, especially to students who wouldn’t normally think to be interested in such a topic.

“The culture of hip-hop and the implications of rap music are so much deeper in influence than the public realizes,” she said. Zhang said she hopes other chapters of the Roosevelt Institute establish arts and cultural policy centers of their own. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

“Education is besieged by this problem of looking toward consultants instead of looking at the classroom.”

Senior class officers announced that this year's class gift will benefit UNC Libraries. See pg. 3 for story.

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Bad bet A UNC student has a tattoo of the Kool-Aid man after losing a bet to a friend. See pg. 4 for story.

It's just a bill N.C. legislators are pushing a ban on undocumented immigrants in 2-year colleges. See pg. 6 for story.

Green living Chapel Hill and Carrboro were given an award for sustainable communities. See pg. 7 for story.

Identifying gaps The Town Council accepted a 43-page report on the status of mental health. Go online for story.

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overall need to hire new faculty. “It’s a three steps forward, one step back sort of thing,” he said. Boger said the school needs to hire new faculty in a wide range of instructional areas, such as corporate and media law. “When we talk with faculty we Tanya Smith, President of a union chapter near Berkeley can list eight to 10 areas in which Berkeley’s study will be guided by problem of looking toward con- we know we need additional faca committee of faculty and admin- sultants instead of looking at the ulty,” he said. istrators. classroom and see what the needs It will focus on the efficiency of are there,” she said. non-academic departments, such But the protests will have little as technology, finance and business impact, Mogulof said. services. UNC’s study included aca“We are a large campus and demic departments. known to have diverse opinions, Smith said many employees are Talk is one thing, but watch what not convinced the study is in the we do,” he said. university’s best interest and have planned meetings to protest it. Contact the State & National “Education is besieged by this Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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A member of Student Congress filed a lawsuit Thursday against Student Body President Jasmin Jones and Peter Gillooly, chairman of the Board of Elections, charging them with neglecting to hold special elections to fill empty seats in Congress. Jones became aware of the lawsuit the same day and subsequently named an election date, which will resolve the suit. She said she sees the lawsuit as a sign of a more proactive and less communicative Congress than the University has seen in years past. “I think the lawsuit shows Congress is being a little more active this year in making sure the executive branch is accountable in its responsibilities,” Jones said. “It also highlights the lack of communication between both of the branches.” Jones said she was not aware vacancies existed in Congress until graduate student representative Emily Danforth filed the suit. Jones added that the issue could have been easily avoided. “I didn’t know people were dropping out of Congress,” she said. “I think this could have been resolved through communication before filing a lawsuit.” Danforth filed the suit asking the Student Supreme Court to force Jones and the Board of Elections to set a date for a special election to fill the vacant seat in District 8 of Congress.

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“The only reason for the complaint is to get the ball rolling for the special elections. I can't wait any longer.” Emily Danforth, Graduate student representative According to the Student Code, empty seats in Congress must be filled through a special election held within 30 days of the seat becoming vacant. The seat in District 8 has been vacant since the inauguration of the 91st Congress on April 7, the lawsuit states. Four of the five seats in this district representing graduate students are filled. Danforth holds one of those four filled seats. Eleven of the 41 seats in Congress are currently vacant. In a typical year, two or three vacancies are common, said Joe Levin-Manning, speaker of Student Congress. The vacancies are the result of recent resignations and a lack of candidates pursuing the seats during the general election in February. Of the 11 vacancies, seven are designated for graduate student representatives. “I feel that, in general, graduate students are underrepresented in Congress, and it makes me upset for my constituents that there are students who would like to fill these seats and they can’t,” Danforth said. Typically, the Board of Elections proposes an election date to be confirmed by the student body president. The board then adminBoger said they have many options for new faculty members. “We have a single directory that has thousands of people who would like to get into law teaching,” Boger said. “Then you go and look laterally and look at who may be at another school and have strengths we’d be interested in.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

isters the election. When the board does not set the date, the president is supposed to set it, Danforth said. “The only reason for the complaint is to get the ball rolling for the special elections,” Danforth said. “I can’t wait any longer.” On Monday evening, Danforth said she was unaware that Jones had called for an election. Levin-Manning said in years past when vacancies existed, they were filled by a special election coinciding with Homecoming elections, which will take place much later this year than usual. Levin-Manning also said such a strong reaction from Congress members in response to vacancies is not typical. “In years prior, people haven’t really cared, and this year we have a more passionate group of people that really care,” he said. Student Body Vice President David Bevevino said Jones will file a motion to dismiss the suit. The election will take place Nov. 5. “We needed to know, and the court finally let us know,” Jones said. “Problem solved.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Bill tackles immigrant issue By Ross Maloney Staff Writer

Two state legislators are drafting a bill that would keep undocumented immigrants out of N.C. community colleges — only a month after they regained the right to enroll. N.C. Rep. Wil Neumann, R-Gaston, and N.C. Rep. Pearl Burris-Floyd, R-Cleveland, have recruited 52 other Republicans to support the bill and are hoping to gather Democrats too. “We need to get to the magic 61,” Burris-Floyd said, referring to the need for a majority in the 120-member House. If they gather enough support, the bill will be introduced in May 2010, at the outset of a new session. The legislation is a response to the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges’ recent decision to allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in the N.C. community college system. The catch is that the immigrants must be U.S. high school graduates and pay out-of-state tuition, and

they cannot displace residents. Undocumented immigrants were first allowed to enroll in 2007. The policy continued until May 2008, when the state board enacted another ban. The state board approved last month allowing undocumented immigrants to enroll once again. But the revised policy crafted by the community colleges will take six to 12 months to implement. Neumann said he thinks it is inappropriate to grant community education to those here illegally. “This is a cost I don’t think is fair for our citizens to incur, especially in an economic downturn,” he said. For Burris-Floyd, the problem is that undocumented immigrants have an opportunity for higher education that many Americans don’t because they can’t afford tuition. “This is not against legal immigrants, just illegals,” she said. “If anyone should get it, it should be an American.” The legislation is a rewrite of a previous bill a few sessions ago with

the same goal, Neumann said. “As the only case where we’re not mandated to do something by federal law or Supreme Court jurisprudence, my constituents tell me they’ve had enough,” Neumann said. Neumann and Burris-Floyd said they expect formidable opposition from Democrats. Megen George, director of marketing and external affairs for the N.C. community college system, said the state board follows mandates of the N.C. General Assembly, and if Neumann and Burris-Floyd are successful, they will have to stop accepting undocumented immigrants’ enrollment. Burris-Floyd said the community college debate reflects a larger social problem. “Nowhere else can anything illegal be allowed to stand. They know they’re illegal,” she said. “This is a slippery slope detrimental to the American way of life.”

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ari Hicks, right, and Francesca Locklear put up the last few decorations for their booth related to Columbus Day on Monday afternoon in the Pit. The Carolina Indian Circle and Carolina Hispanic Association sponsored the booth. Chispa is holding a Columbus Day student forum today at 7 p.m. in Student Union Room 3413 to Contact the State & National discuss what Columbus Day means and to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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The Chapel Hill Town Council apologized at Monday’s meeting to a man who said he was racially profiled by police. After a back-and-forth of complaints and responses between the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and town officials, the meeting was an opportunity for black business owner Charles Brown to speak directly to the council, and for the mayor to apologize on behalf of the council and Chapel Hill citizens. “I think you are due an apology. It’s an embarrassment that you had to go through this,” Kevin Foy said. The NAACP asked to present its case to the council in response to an investigation by police that showed no mistreatment of Brown. “I was humiliated. I was embarrassed,” Brown said. “I just hope that justice will come out of it. I just hope that we can get justice

from this incident.” One of the demands of the NAACP, that the Town Council establish a civilian review board to check on police investigations, was an idea already rejected by the N.C. General Assembly about a year ago. “We can’t depend on the legislature to ever act on the citizen review board,” council member Ed Harrison said. “The opposition was just astounding.” At the minimum, it would take another two years to get legislature support for a review board, council member Mark Kleinschmidt said. “Since we can’t create a citizen review board in the model of Winston-Salem and others … it’s time, at least, to do whatever we can short of that.” The council voted unanimously to refer to town staff to study alternative options, including the possibility of an advisory board to give suggestions to the town about how to handle future complaints. “That’s something we don’t

need legislative authority to do,” Kleinschmidt said. Brown said he was detained by police on Rosemary Street June 1 after closing his barber shop. Police said they were looking for another man. At the meeting, NAACP lawyer Al McSurely presented a recording of Brown’s detainment which included a discussion between police officers about whether to continue to hold Brown after it was clear he wasn’t the right man. The police presentation to the council was in closed session for personnel reasons, Foy said, but the town later released a memo with investigation results. “The police department has a different version of events,” Foy said. “We are not a court of law, and we are not judging who’s right and who’s wrong. We need to move forward.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro lauded for green living By DAVID ADLER Staff Writer

Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be rewarded for being green. At the end of the month, the N.C. League of Municipalities will recognize the towns for meeting the goals of its Green Challenge. The challenge awards points to towns which submit their environmentally friendly programs to the league for review. Both will receive Advanced Level recognition, the highest possible designation. About 40 cities will receive either intermediate or advanced recognition this year. Efforts toward a more sustainable community continue. At the Board of Aldermen meeting tonight, environmental awareness group N.C. Powerdown Triangle Peak Oil will evaluate Carrboro’s long-term sustainability plan. Town officials listed several initiatives they said helped earn them Green Challenge recognition:

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use it instead of personal vehicles. “Fare-free transit is a very distinctive, uncommon type of program,” said Margot Christensen, League of Municipalities spokeswoman. “It reduces the number of cars on the road and lowers the pollution and environmental impacts from traffic congestion.”

Green Fleet Chapel Hill purchases fuel-efficient vehicles for government use through its Green Fleets policy. The town also buys vehicles that can use alternative fuels like biodiesel or natural gas, said Chapel Hill sustainability officer John Richardson.

Tree Preservation Both towns have ordinances and a budget in place for tree protection, preservation and planting, town officials said. Each town has also been named a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation.

Local fare-free transit is a combined effort by Chapel Hill, Lighting Carrboro and UNC to pay the cost The two towns both earned of transit and encourage people to

points for their lighting policies — Carrboro for its energy-saving Dark Sky lighting ordinance and Chapel Hill for LED street lighting which runs along the 100 block of East Franklin Street. “We’re trying to focus more on conserving energy and exploring ways to lower energy consumption,” Richardson said.

Waste Management Both Chapel Hill and Carrboro work on communitywide curbside recycling and waste management. Their policies well exceed state requirements, said Carrboro planning administrator Patricia McGuire. “Believe it or not, not all municipalities have that,” Richardson said. Christensen said both towns are well-deserving of the recognition. “Chapel Hill and Carrboro are both cities who are very active in looking for ways to save both money and energy at the same time,” she said. “They both set very fine examples.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — President Barack Obama’s effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system is expected to clear its last committee hurdle Tuesday — but almost certainly without the strong bipartisan endorsement he and some moderate Republicans have sought. The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on a plan that would require nearly all Americans to get coverage, while barring insurers from denying people policies because of pre-existing conditions and imposing excise taxes on insur-

ers’ most expensive plans. The committee is the last of five congressional panels considering the measure. Once Finance is done, Senate leaders and the White House will merge the proposal with another one written by the Senate Health Committee over the summer, creating one bill likely to be considered by lawmakers later this month. Three House of Representatives committees also have finished writing bills, and those, too, will merge into one. Final House action also is expected in late October.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences Monday for their research into the way economic decisions and transactions are made outside the market. Elinor Ostrom, 76, a professor at Indiana University, became the first woman to win the prize for economics since it was established 40 years ago. She shares the $1.4 million award with Oliver Williamson, 77, a professor at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley. Williamson and Ostrom will be honored Dec. 10 in Stockholm.

ISLAMABAD — Islamic militants mounted their fourth attack against a Pakistani target in a week, this time detonating a suicide car bomb in a crowded bazaar that killed 41 people in the Shangla District on the edge of the Swat Valley, where the Pakistani military had said it crushed the insurgency. The latest attack, carried out by a bomber who local security officials said was 12 or 13, comes as Pakistan’s military accelerates a planned offensive against Islamic extremists in the country’s South Waziristan region.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed two gay rights bills, one honoring late activist Harvey Milk and another recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. In the last of hundreds of bill actions taken before midnight Sunday, Schwarzenegger approved the two bills by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. The governor last year vetoed the measure declaring May 22 a state day of recognition for Milk, suggesting that the former San Francisco supervisor be honored locally.

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Aug. 10: Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP files a racism complaint on behalf of Brown, stating that police unlawfully detained him for about 40 minutes. Sept. 30: The Town of Chapel

Hill releases a police department memo that denies claims of racial profiling.

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Perdue spoke about UNC’s role as a leader not only in education, but also in business, public health and government programs. “We in North Carolina must build an economy that attracts businesses from around the world, that supports small businesses and that turns innovative ideas into jobs and economic development,” she said. She used the Research Triangle Park as an example of North Carolinian entrepreneurship, saying it has helped the state become more recognized for research and innovation. Perdue commended UNC’s

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research, including decoding the HIV genome and innovations with nanotechnology. Perdue’s speech included topics found in Chancellor Holden Thorp’s video address posted on YouTube on Monday, including UNC’s future role as a leader beyond the campus community. “I think that she is thinking about North Carolina’s economy and how we’re going to compete against other states,” Thorp said in an interview later Monday. “I thought it was very optimistic about what the University can accomplish and what we can do about North Carolina.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Despite University, EMS and police efforts to curb alcohol abuse, a year ago. The model aims to shift the cul- results are not expected for a few ture of alcohol abuse on college more years, Blackburn said. “As for any school, it takes about campuses through five strategies, including increasing the enforce- a generation of students to see a ment of alcohol policies and pro- significant change in culture,” he viding alcohol-free social opportu- said in an e-mail. Monday: The NAACP presents UNC-Wilmington implemented nities on campus. to the Town Council. The Dean of Students office environmental management in also created Late Night Carolina, a 2000. They didn’t see results for committee to fund student groups five years. But from 2005 to 2007, UNC-W planning late night, alcohol-free from page 1 activities, following the environ- experienced a 16.5 percent reduction in high-risk student drinking, The Tar Heels added six fresh- mental management model. said Rebecca Caldwell, director of men for the ’82 season, including substance abuse and violence preEMS shares information Wilmington’s Michael Jordan. vention. Teamed with Worthy, a junior, and As the research began, the sophomore Sam Perkins, Jordan Contact the City Editor was not shy, taking more shots in new Orange County Emergency at citydesk@unc.edu. Services director, Frank Montes de his freshman year than Worthy did Oca, began communicating more in his national player of the year closely with the University to deal Five strategies season. The trio all averaged double with student alcohol abuse. of environmental “The relationship with the figures, with Worthy’s 15.6 points management per game leading the way. Perkins University has been much more open. Offer and promote social, recgrabbed nearly eight rebounds per We don’t feel like we have to bear the reational, extracurricular and pubgame while Jordan was good for burden,” said Kim Woodward, EMS operations manager. lic service alcohol-free options. 13.5 points per game. In the report, the University is North Carolina won its first 13 Create a social, academic and games of the season, including a able to see where EMS responded residential environment that supto alcohol calls. 65-60 win against Virginia and ports health-promoting norms. Woodward said students hesi73-63 triumph at Duke. Wake tate to call and cooperate with Restrict marketing and promoForest dealt the Heels their first tion of alcoholic beverages both loss of the season, a 55-48 defeat EMS in fear of legal and parental on and off campus. at Carmichael. Two weeks later, punishment. EMS does not issue punishment Limit alcohol availability both Ralph Sampson’s Virginia team on and off campus. exacted revenge, handling UNC to students, Woodward said. “When a student enters into 74-58. Develop campus policies and medical care, it becomes confidenThat game marked the last time enforce laws at the campus, local, tial,” she said. the 1982 team would lose. The state and federal levels. Heels breezed through the rest of the ACC regular season and then edged Virginia in the ACC title game 47-45, thanks to last minute Eighty percent of the student body at UNC reported using alcohol last year, free throws by Matt Doherty. compared to 23 percent in the last week. UNC is close to the national average. UNC would once again play a Consumed in two-point game, this time in the the past year first round of the NCAA tournain past Consumed ment. The Heels squeaked by 30 days James Madison 52-50 in what Consumed in past week was essentially a home game in Charlotte. National Wins against Alabama and UNC Missed class Villanova set up a semifinal game against the Clyde Drexler-led Performed poorly on a test or project Houston, where UNC won 68-63 and put the team in the national Been hurt or injured title game for the second straight Did something they later regretted year. 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Contact the Sports Editor SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS DTH/KRISTEN LONG at sports@unc.edu.

Oct. 6: NAACP rejects results of the police investigation and calls for an in-depth investigation of police incidents from the past five years and a chance to present their side of the case to the Town Council.

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Alcohol use at UNC nears national use

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They made us work for everything.” The Hoyas’ pressure defense gave North Carolina trouble at the start, and Georgetown opened it up with a six-point lead at 12-6 seven minutes into the game. But Worthy scored 10 straight points, including a dunk off a missed shot by Matt Doherty, to tie the score for the first time at 20-20. The Tar Heels took the lead for the first time at 25-24 on a free throw by Chris Brust. Worthy gave the Heels their biggest lead of the first half at 29-26 on a patented turn-around. But baskets by Pat Ewing and Eric “Sleepy” Floyd gave the Hoyas a 32-31 halftime lead. The Tar Heels could not seem to get anything going for much of the first half except for Worthy’s efforts and five goaltending calls on Ewing. Ewing did his share of scoring for his team, too, in the first half, canning 10, as did Floyd. Worthy owned the half for the Heels, scoring 18 points. But in the second half, Jordan got the Heels started early with six points in the first four minutes to give them a 39-36 lead. Georgetown’s Ewing and Floyd, both all-tourney selections, combined for the next 11 points, and the Hoyas were suddenly up 49-45 with 12 minutes left. The game had many big plays,

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but perhaps the one that turned the tide and got the Tar Heel fans saying ‘not this year, Georgetown,’ was a worthy dunk over fellow Gastonia native Floyd. Floyd fouled and Worthy hit the free throw to close the gap to one at 49-48. The teams traded baskets until Floyd missed for Georgetown, and Worthy came back with a flying dunk off the break to give UNC a 54-53 lead. Within two minutes, the score was tied and the Hoyas had the ball, but Worthy stole the ball, drove down the floor and was fouled. He hit the first, missed the second. But Jordan tapped the rebound, and Doherty recovered it. The Tar Heels slowed it down, and Ewing fouled Jimmy Black, also an all-tournament pick. Black sank them both for a 59-56 advantage. Brown came back within seconds to score for Georgetown. The Tar Heels had seen enough and they spread it to the four corners. Two minutes later, Jordan drove in aggressively and laid one in over the outstretched arms of Ewing for a 61-58 lead. The Tar Heels elected to stop play completely and did not look

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to score unless it was a layup. Smith fouled Doherty, who missed the free throw, and Georgetown rebounded. With 55 seconds left, Floyd, who ended with 18 points, put in a one-hander in the lane to give the Hoyas a 62-61 edge. The Tar Heels held the ball until Coach Smith called for a timeout with 32 seconds left. They again stalled until the Jordan shot heard ’round the country. “It was a long time coming for Coach Smith,” said a teary-eyed Black, who played in his last collegiate game. “I feel so good, I can’t even speak. I’m so happy for him.” “This was the only year it would have bothered me to lose, in that I thought we had the best basketball team,” Smith said. The Tar Heels last won the national championship in 1957. “I had a lot of questions about Dean Smith and the Tar Heels,” said one Hoya fan while watching the post-game celebration. “I guess I got my answer.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR UNC can and must do more to wean itself from coal

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am well aware that everyone has their two cents to throw in about President Obama’s recent selection as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The decision was a shock to all of us, including the president himself. It’s undeniable that Obama’s recognition for this award is quite premature. He has not been in office long enough for his bold views of diplomacy to come to fruition, for his methods to be assessed and proven right or wrong. On the other hand, the man is the walking representation of idealism, of progress and the search for peace. He is the United States’ first black president, and has extended peaceful arms to a world that not so long ago regarded America as a cluster of self-concerned, trigger-happy snobs. What’s done is done, and Obama won. The real question now is not whether Obama deserved to be chosen, as so many people seem content to bicker about. It is how the United States, and the world, will be affected by this decision. For a leader like Obama to get acknowledgment on a global scale is a testament to his charisma and the steps he has taken to reach out to countries around the world. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize has provided Obama with a label, which coincidentally enough is included in its title: “Peace.” This label is meant as an encouragement, to energize Obama to continue his efforts in global negotiations. But the label is also a burden. It places a lot of pressure on Obama’s shoulders to continue his push for diplomacy at all costs, which, with the current crises in Iran and elsewhere around the world, is not an easy path to tread. Now, the eyes of people across the globe are focused on our president. But will the increased pressure of diplomacy benefit or harm our country? As far as I can see, there are only gains to be reaped for our economy here. America’s economy is not self-sustaining, and the more ports and individuals who are willing to buy American products, the more opportunity we have for trade. I am not supposing this will be the solution to our recession, but it couldn’t hurt, could it? Another not-so-little word we must throw in the mix here is “war.” Diplomacy with as many countries as possible seems like a no-brainer if we want to avoid conflict — the more friends we have, the fewer enemies we have. If we extend hands of peace, our cause will be regarded with sympathy rather than scorn. Certainly, there are those who will not trust Obama’s intentions, but based on his reception on the world stage, it seems that the skeptics are far outnumbered. Obama seems to have won the Nobel Peace Prize merely on the basis of his ideology. His endeavors for diplomacy have not yielded concrete results as of yet. Now, his name has been tied irrevocably to that very lofty label: “Peace.” By claiming the prize, he has accepted a huge responsibility and set down his bold intentions in stone. Whether he can live up to such sky-high expectations remains to be seen. His devotion to better global relations, on the other hand, has now been proven. And whether his quest for peace is successful or not, he is making a statement that the United States cares. For that, he should be lauded and encouraged as he continues to pursue better relations with the rest of the world.

No bids, no brains N.C. General Assembly wrong to allow DHHS to award no-bid contracts; logic of doing so is ﬂawed

itizens should be able to look up to elected officials and know that they are working as hard as they can to make our tax dollars go as far as possible. That is their job. The General Assembly has recently endorsed a no-bid contracting process for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services that accomplishes just the opposite. Under this system, North Carolina’s government would award contracts to a single private company without considering competitive offers from other firms. No-bid contracts cost taxpayers more money, hinder the transparency of government appropriations and raise suspicions about quid pro quo practices. Even if a contract is awarded ethically, without the objective competitive bidding process, there is no way to verify that

there were no improprieties — let alone whether the taxpayers are getting the best deal. The system of competitive bidding rests on a simple premise: prices are lower when several companies are competing against each other to satisfy a need. The taxpayers’ burden will be less severe if companies undercut each other and drive down the price. In The (Raleigh) News & Observer, Department of Health and Human Services Secretar y Lanier Cansler argued that this year’s pressing need for budget savings precludes the department from accepting and considering multiple bids because the process is too lengthy. But a pressing need for savings should result in exactly the opposite — a thoroughly competitive bidding process. Every time budget cuts are implemented, ethical considerations cannot simply be ignored. Beyond the obvious price

implications, awarding no-bid contracts instinctively raises suspicions of corruption. Just last month, the State Bureau of Investigation began looking into the Department of Motor Vehicles for potential ethics violations. According to the N&O, DMV employees might have accepted improper gifts from Verizon Business, which was awarded a multi-million dollar no-bid contract to provide computers to DMV offices. Other states have very strict regulations for no-bid contracts. For example, New York rarely awards no-bid contracts, and when it does, it is only for $5,000 or less. History is fraught with scandals resulting from no-bid practices. There is no excuse to sacrifice transparency for purported budget savings, especially when these savings are supposedly the result of the elimination of competition.

Peer pressure works best UNC should work with peers to stop grade inﬂation

apping grade inflation at the University unilaterally would be a huge step in the right direction. But acting alone can only accomplish so much, and the University should strive for a joint-policy effort with peer institutions. Andrew Perrin, chairman of the Faculty Council’s educational policy committee, mentioned two ideas at the council meeting Friday for a joint effort to tackle grade inflation: An ACC-wide policy or some kind of collaboration with peer institutions. A conference-wide effort could take years to accomplish. The conference is diverse and includes schools from multiple

regions, and these schools have different cultures and priorities. So the University should focus on a joint policy with peer institutions in the short run. Perrin said that there’s some concern about the University tackling grade inflation alone. He said some faculty feel this would leave UNC students in a bad situation. This concern is valid. UNC students would look less appealing if we have lower grade point averages than our counterparts at other prestigious public universities. Perrin said some of the institutions the University regularly compares itself to would consider pursuing a policy with

the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, the University of California-Los Angles, the University of Virginia and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. These institutions have cultures similar to UNC and the University would serve its students well to pursue a joint-policy effort with these schools. The Faculty Council and the educational policy committee should keep that in mind as they develop a policy to address grade inflation. A grade inflation policy for UNC-Chapel Hill alone is better than nothing. But a joint effort with peer institutions is in the best interest of students.

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TO THE EDITOR: At UNC, we don’t need to debate the existence of global warming. We get it. If temperatures rise just four degrees Fahrenheit, scientists predict that the climate of North Carolina will resemble that of Florida. Studies show that North Carolina would be among the states most severely impacted by sea level rise due to loss of agricultural lowlands and tourism. We also understand that coal mining destroys the land and communities in West Virginia, where all of our University’s coal is extracted, and burning coal pollutes our air and water with toxic materials like mercury and arsenic. As Tar Heels, we don’t prolong our problems, we solve them. But in 2008, 63 percent of UNC’s global warming pollution came from burning coal on campus. While the environmental initiatives of UNC to reduce our carbon footprint are certainly commendable, part of the University’s climate plan is to replace 20 percent coal with biomass by 2025. At this rate, our children will be calling for an end to coal when they come to Carolina. We cannot afford to wait that long. Continuing our legacy of leadership requires us to work toward attaining the best possible solutions right now. UNC can do this. Two models of rapid implementation of green initiatives are University of Wisconsin-Madison and Duke University. Wisconsin has plans to replace coal with a mix of biomass and natural gas by 2012. Duke University is expected to reduce coal consumption 70 percent this year by replacing coal with biofuels and natural gas. If Duke and Wisconsin can make it happen, UNC can too. I have total faith that UNC will decide to move beyond coal as quickly as possible. The sustainability practices we extol are not scraping away at the Appalachian Mountains and generating 320,000 tons of global warming pollutants — the cogeneration plant’s annual emissions. Meghan Corbet Faculty Outreach Coordinator The Sierra Club Coal Free Campaign at Chapel Hill Editor’s note: The 250-word length rule was waived for this letter.

Bonfires don’t pose real danger to sports revelers TO THE EDITOR: I sincerely hope Simon Conrad (“Bonfires are not ‘innocent fun,’ should be banned,” Oct.8) lost a cruel bet and wrote his letter as a satirical piece. The idea of the nature of Franklin Street celebrations as a violent “mosh pit” where people shove one another into the flames is exaggerated. The fact is that students, Chapel Hill citizens and celebratory out-of-towners that do jump these bonfires do so by their own choosing and pure enthusiasm. In fact once the crowd assembles, especially the night of the

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national championship, it can be extremely difficult to even make your way to the edge of any fire. It takes quite a bit of effort and determination to make the timehonored jump in the first place. In my experience celebrating on Franklin Street, never have I seen anyone forced to jump or pushed into the flames against their will. What I’ve seen is college students, high school students and utter strangers of all ages and backgrounds celebrate together and cheer one another on as they take part in a tradition like no other. Will accidents occur during these nights of joyful chaos? Absolutely — that’s a risk participants are willing to take. Nobody is out there to sing “Kumbaya” and bat around a beach ball. If you don’t want to partake in the madness then stay away from the fires, but don’t try to ruin a good time for everyone. That goes for our student body president as well. Hart Phillips Sophomore Undecided

Students can now help vet spending of student fee TO THE EDITOR: During this time of fiscal responsibility, it is only proper that previously approved student fees should be kept on the radar of evaluation. In an effort to be more transparent and accessible, the Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee (RESPC) will begin to hold weekly office hours. These hours are a chance for anyone in the campus community to meet, question and make suggestions to the RESPC members who collectively allocate the $4 per semester Renewable Energy Fee. We are open to discuss our previous projects, those in the works and to hear your opinions about future ways to incorporate renewable energy on campus. Join us in Student Union Room 3514E, every Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sean Murphy Sophomore Environmental Science

Yates not solely to blame; cartoon assertion unfair TO THE EDITOR: Mark Viser’s cartoon (Oct. 8) suggesting that T.J. Yates’ lack of football acumen is responsible for the Tar Heels’ offensive woes is both unfair and unethical. Yates is not solely responsible for the lack of offensive production; I would love to see Viser try and run an offense as his protection breaks down and his ground game gets stuffed time and again. Furthermore, even if Yates was the consensus reason behind the struggles, attacking his intelligence rather than his play is misguided. We don’t need to put up 45 points a game for him to know that six is greater than three. I know we have a history of being fair-weather football fans, but still, after just five games and with a winning record, it’s a shame people are already bailing on the Heels. Brent Macon Sophomore Business and Spanish

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