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university| page 3 ONGOING ISSUES Chancellor Holden Thorp discussed UNC’s relationship with the Greek community, among other ongoing issues, at an open house Tuesday.

city | page 9 NO PARKING HERE Carrboro town leaders announced Tuesday plans to keep out-of-towners from parking and walking to Halloween festivities.

features | page 4 TRUE LIFE STAR Brad Waters appeared on an episode of MTV’s “True Life” for his extreme fanaticism and devotion to UNC sports.

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Congress questions selection of Fabolous By Hillary Rose Owens Staff Writer

Student leaders approached artists including Kid Cudi and Girl Talk to perform at this year’s Homecoming concert but had to settle for hip-hop artist Fabolous as time ran out. The Carolina Union Activities Board announced Fabolous on Monday, less than a week before his Sunday concert. The announcement is uncharacteristically late. Past Homecoming acts have typically been announced in September. At least two members of Student Congress are questioning the decision to bring in Fabolous, pointing to the high price tag he comes with and the fact that only one act has been announced, instead of the two they said were promised. The Homecoming concert committee has a $65,000 budget to pay for the concert. The concert is funded jointly by CUAB and the Carolina Athletics Association. Those two groups put up some of the money, then asked Congress for the rest. This year, Congress provided $25,000. CUAB is funded through a student fee. CAA’s money comes primarily from the athletic department. Amanda Kao, CUAB president and member of the selection committee, would not say the exact amount they spent on Fabolous, only that it cost about threefourths of what they expected to pay two acts. Congress representative Emily Danforth, who voted against appropriating money toward the concert on Sept. 15, said she was under the impression that there were going to be two artists. “They wanted this money so they could have two concerts, two big artists, and hopefully sell out both concerts,” she said. “I feel we were misled because they used it to book one act, and they only advertised it three days in advance of the general ticket sales.” But John Russell, president of the Carolina Athletic Association, said the group did not promise anyone two concerts. He said they prefer to bring two acts to appeal to UNC’s diverse campus. Kao said the committee first asked Kid Cudi and Girl Talk to perform.

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Previous Homecoming concerts and costs 2008: Gym Class Heroes and The Avett Brothers, $70,000 2007: Augustana and Robert Randolph and the Family Band, $60,000

video| online BRINGING BLISS The owner of Bliss Bakery delivers leftover baked goods, including cupcakes, to Community House, the local shelter for homeless men.

city | page 9 SATIRICAL SPIN Area comedians have started a satirical radio program called “DSI Witness News” that makes fun of local news.

this day in history OCT. 28, 2004 … UNC’s School of Medicine celebrates its 125th anniversary with a lecture by professor and Dr. Philip Bromberg. The medical school is the oldest in North Carolina.

2006: The Roots, $40,000 2005: Common, $40,000 2004: John Legend, $5,000

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Corey Whittmore stands outside the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service’s Community House men’s shelter Tuesday. The prospect of moving the Rosemary Street shelter to a site near Homestead Road has upset some neighborhood residents.

Parents fear shelter move By victoria stilwell Assistant city editor

Homeless shelter leaders trying to relocate are hearing again the argument they’ve heard for the last 24 years: Not in my neighborhood. The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service would like to move its downtown Community House men’s shelter to a site at 1315 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The move to Rosemary Street in 1985 was never a permanent one, and the council had the proposed site, at the intersection of Homestead Road, in mind before the University offered the land last year. Town leaders want the shelter to leave downtown permanently, too, but residents of a dozen Homestead-area neighborhoods have banded together with concerns about what the move will mean for them. The fate of the shelter now rests in a balancing act between the interests of the three groups.

The neighborhoods Tina CoyneSmith, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood who is organizing opposition to the move, said the Homestead site poses public safety problems. She said residents worry about the site’s proximity to Homestead Park, day cares and residential areas, including Chapel View and Chapel Ridge student housing. “There is a direct connection between homeless-

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THE CHANGING FACE OF FRANKLIN: First in a three-part series looking at the University Square property and the plans to renovate the area. Up next: Three large-scale downtown PARKING: University Square will increase downtown parking by 35 percent. development projects — 140 West Franklin, Greenbridge, and FINANCING: None of these plans are possible without financing. University Square — will collectively increase the total amount of of retail space. When the planned said. “It will be interesting to see downtown retail space by about 13 construction projects finish, a what types of places move to West percent. 126,000 to 136,000 square foot- Franklin Street and how traffic will B u t e x i s t i n g b u s i n e s s e s age increase will result. shift.” should not be alarmed, town and Holly Dedmond, store manager of University officials said. New busi- Chapel Hill Sportswear, has worked Higher retail density nesses will serve an increasing at the store’s East Franklin Street The three developments will downtown population and meet location for 15 years and has never be highly dense, packing a lot of demand without harming current seen so drastic a retail change. businesses, they said. “It’s been pretty much the same retail area into a small space. This Downtown Chapel Hill current- store fronts in terms of retail square mirrors a growing urban trend, ly hosts about 1 million square feet footage since I’ve been here,” she and should make Chapel Hill

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Three large-scale downtown development projects — 140 West Franklin, Greenbridge and University Square — will collectively increase the total amount of downtown retail space by about 13 percent. Approximately 1 million square feet of retail space currently exist in downtown Chapel Hill, said Dwight Bassett, economic development officer of Chapel Hill.

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Some residents in the Homestead area are concerned that relocating the men’s shelter near parks and day cares will create a safety issue.

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UNC-system President Erskine Bowles leads the board of directors of the company that was chosen to develop University Square through a closed process. But University representatives said his relationship with Cousins Properties did not have any effect on the decision to hire the company to develop the 12-acre space Erskine Bowles acquired last year by the UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation. A company’s board of directors is responsible for representing shareholders and ensuring the company’s executives are leading the firm to success. “He has recused himself from any involvement in any doings related to the University,” said Joni Worthington, vice president for communications for the UNC system. “He will have no impact

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t’s normally the chain saw-wielding actors’ job to scare victims in haunted houses. But in Baltimore, Md., one Halloween actor stepped out of character and got a scare of his own when a police officer whipped out his pistol. Sgt. Eric Janik, 37, was charged with assault and reckless endangerment for pointing his service handgun at the worker, who was dressed as Leatherface from “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Janik pointed his gun at the chest of the employee, who was less than 10 feet away, according to police reports. The employee immediately dropped the chain saw, which did not have a chain on it, and put his hands in the air. Janik should be the star of a new movie: “How Horror Films Would Really End.” NOTED. Police said a one-legged suspect was apprehended after a single shoe was stolen from a store in Belgium. The amputee was an immediate suspect because one — not both — shoes had been stolen. Police spokesman Rik Decraemer said authorities quickly found the man who fit the shopkeepers’ descriptions. Police also recovered the swiped shoe.

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today Kids’ kitchen workshop: Hanging out with kids today? Bring them to the museum to make some fun haunted treats, cook a little and create a take-home item. This event is sure to put everyone in a Halloween mood! Admission is $6 for children from three to eight years old. Registration is required. Time: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Kidzu Museum

Nuclear photography: Atomic photographer Robert Del Tredici will present his visual lecture “Looking into the Nuclear Age: On Life, Art and the Bomb.” The event is sponsored by the UNC departments of art ➤ Contact Managing Editor Kellen and epidemiology. Moore at mkellen@email.unc.edu Time: 5:30 p.m. with issues about this policy. Location: FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Mail: P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Office: Suite 2409 Carolina Union Andrew Dunn, Editor-in-Chief, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245

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QUOTED. “It isn’t like a trailer load of flatscreen TVs.” — A. J. Gary, chief of police for Conway, Ark., who is investigating the theft of two 53-foot shipping containers. According to the report, inside the containers were 9,064 cases of Kotex- and Poise-brand feminine hygiene products, 380 cases of baby wipes and 152 cases of Huggies Soft Skin baby wash.

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Oktoberfest dinner: Come celebrate Oktoberfest with a dinner presented by Carolina Crossroads Restaurant. The meal will include five courses prepared with local ingredients by Executive Chef Jimmy Reale and local beer pairings by the Carolina Brewery. A reception will

precede the evening dinner. Call (919) 918-2735 for reservations. The dinner costs $49 per person. Time: 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Location: The Carolina Inn Dance Marathon band: The Craig Woolard Band will be performing tonight to benefit the Dance Marathon effort. Dance Marathon is a 24-hour event, with all proceeds going to the N.C. Children’s Hospital. The band will be playing beach music late into the night, so come any time and support the kids! Admission for those under 21 is $8, and $5 for those 21 and older. Time: 11 p.m. Location: Pantana Bob’s

THursday Humanitarian lecture: Fiona Terry will speak about “The Central Dilemma of Humanitarian Action.” She has spent most of the past 15 years involved in humanitarian relief operations in different parts of the world. A free lunch will be provided. Time: noon to 1 p.m. Location: McGavran-Greenberg Building, Room 2304

Lincoln speech: Andrew Delbanco will focus on Abraham Lincoln when he gives the John W. Pope Lecture in Renewing the Western Tradition. Delbanco is a distinguished professor of humanities and director of American Studies at Columbia University. He is also the editor of “The Portable Abraham Lincoln.” Time: 7 p.m. Location: Gerrard Hall Planetarium show: Have you ever wanted know the stories behind the constellations? Attend the “Scareo-lina Skies: Madness and Mayhem in the Night Sky” show to learn all the dark legends surrounding the stars. This special Halloween event is open to adults and older teens. There will be two showings back-to-back. Call 962-1236 for ticket prices and information. Time: 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Location: Morehead Planetarium To make a calendar submission, e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com. Events will be published in the newspaper on either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by noon the preceding publication date.

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rew Hodgkins, a sophomore geography major, competes in the student heat of the yogurt-eating contest, sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, Tuesday afternoon on the quad in front of Wilson Library.

Police log n Someone left a wallet on

top of a car and lost it around 8 p.m. Monday at a gas station at 1213 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The Chanel wallet contained $40, a credit or debit card, a Social Security card and an insurance card, reports state. n Someone stole two pumpkins from a home between noon and 6:20 p.m. Monday at 402 Simerville Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The pumpkins were valued at $10, reports state. n Somebody stole a Kawasaki motorcycle between 6 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday from an apartment at Willow Brook Apartments at 5639 Old Chapel Hill Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The motorcycle was worth $12,000, and the stolen license

plate was worth $20, reports state. n Somebody broke the front window of the West End Wine Bar between 4:31 a.m. and 6:25 a.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Damage to the glass and window pane was estimated at $300, reports state. n A 25-year-old man was arrested for misdemeanor assault on a female at about 2:38 a.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Angel Luis Gonzalez was taken to Orange County Jail and held in lieu of $500 secured bond, reports state. n A 26-year-old man was arrested on the charge of public urination at 10:40 Saturday at 501 Jones Ferr y Road in Carrboro, according to Carrboro police reports.

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Outdoor theater manager honored with UNC award James Wilson, general manager of Snow Camp’s outdoor theater for 35 years, has received the Mark R. Sumner Award for significant contributions to outdoor drama. The award was given by UNC’s Institute of Outdoor Drama. Snow Camp’s outdoor theatre was also renamed last year to Wilson Amphitheatre in honor of Wilson and his family.

UNC researchers identify protein in DNA replication A protein called FLASH has been identified as having a vital role for DNA replication within cells. The finding is part of a UNC study that demonstrates how FLASH is required to properly synthesize histone messenger RNA, giving rise to histone proteins, which help pack DNA into a small form and regulate gene expression.

Study finds disability rates similar for international kids Children adopted from other countries have similar disability rates to children adopted from within the United States, according to a new UNC study. The study, a collaboration between associate professor of sociology Philip Cohen and a member of the U.S. Census Bureau, is one of the first national studies looking at disabilities in internationally adopted children. Information on more than 82,000 internationally adopted and 900,000 domestically adopted children was used from the 2000 U.S. Census.

Student Congress votes to keep pocket veto for SBP Student Congress considered, but eventually decided not to vote on a resolution that would have allowed students to vote on UNC’s participation in the Association of Student Governments. Congress representatives Anthony Dent and Zach Dexter introduced a resolution that would have put a referendum on the Homecoming ballot, giving students the opportunity to voice their opinions on sending delegates to the statewide student government organization with representatives from all UNC-system schools. Student Body President Jasmin Jones asked members consider the value of the UNC’s participation in the group. Members ultimately decided that the resolution was improperly phrased and chose not to vote on the legislation. Congress Speaker Joe Levin-Manning called the resolution “dead.” Members also voted 15-5 to sustain Jones’ veto of legislation passed by Congress that would have eliminated the use of a pocket veto by the student body president. Congress overrode Jones’ veto of legislation that will require the student body secretary to update the Student Code to reflect recent legislation on a monthly basis. Jones vetoed the bill because she said she wanted to include a grace period for the secretary in case he or she was unable to meet the monthly deadline. Congress members decided that the wording of the bill was vague enough as to not require this “breathing room” Jones requested. Congress also appropriated money to Chips, Carolina Society for Future Leaders, the executive branch of student government, Triangle African American History and Culture, Misconception and the Black Law Student Association.

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UNC lauds green initiatives Local Chancellor receives report on e≠orts

athletic fields, reducing on-campus water demand by 10 percent. UNC also has installed a stormwater collection system to help irrigate fields and flush toilets. New distillation systems have been installed in the seven labs that use the most water, saving an estimated 47 million gallons a year, the report states.

By Carter McCall

Renewable energy

The UNC Sustainability Office and various student environmental groups met Tuesday in the Student Union’s Great Hall for a celebration of campus sustainability initiatives. The event, Campus Sustainability Day, featured displays of on-campus efforts for students to tour. Chancellor Holden T horp received the 2009 Campus Sustainability Report as part of the event. It outlines the strides UNC has made in sustainability programs and green initiatives in the past few years. Here are a few highlights of the report.

The report trumpets UNC’s Climate Action Plan, which details campus initiatives to become carbon neutral by 2050. UNC also launched the Solar Energy Research Center in 2008. Solar panel research by UNC faculty Carolina Dining Services members has led to the development of “solar trees” that allow solar energy Twenty-one percent of the food to be harvested more effectively and purchased by Carolina Dining cheaply than current solar panels. Services is produced within 150 miles of campus. Local grass-fed beef and eggs Campus water use from cage-free chickens are served In conjunction with the Orange at both Lenoir and Rams Head Water and Sewer Authority, UNC dining halls. CDS offers six meals has connected chilled water plants featuring local food during the to a pipeline to allow treated waste- semester. water to be used to irrigate campus CDS has collaborated with the

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Fair, Local, Organic Food student group to find local sustainable food options.

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Ham’s to stay open

More than 150 courses in numerous departments relate to sustainability, the report states. Kenan-Flagler Business School offers a concentration in sustainable enterprise for MBA students. “Over the past 10 years, the Center for Sustainable Enterprise has worked to integrate sustainability into the culture at the Kenan-Flagler Business School so that students are equipped to incorporate triple bottom line prin- By Sarah Frier ciples into their post-MBA careers,” City Editor Ham’s Restaurants, Inc. filed the report states. for bankruptcy this week, but its Contact the University Editor Chapel Hill restaurant plans to at udesk@unc.edu. operate as usual. Franchise owner Ryan Faircloth said there won’t be layoffs at the West Franklin Street restaurant, which operates independently of the corporation. “Our staff and our specials and all of that are staying the same,” he said. The local Ham’s employs about 55 people, Faircloth said. The corporation filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy after they were unable to pay more than $1.5 million in tax debts and about $836,000 to Sysco Food Services of Charlotte, according to their filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina. “Basically filing is just a chance for us to kind of restructure and move forward,” marketing coordinator Amanda Jones said. As part of their reorganization, the corporation will close restaurants in Kinston, Charlotte and Burlington, Faircloth said. The company operates 13 Ham’s in North Carolina and one in Virginia, their filing states. The Chapel Hill location’s revenues have increased each year for the past three years, Faircloth said. The state of the economy was cited as a reason for filing for bankruptcy in news release from Ham’s Restaurants, Inc. In the Eastern District, where Ham’s filed their claim and which dth/Prairie Reep includes 44 counties in eastern Chancellor Holden Thorp said Tuesday that he will closely monitor the relationship between the University and the Greek system to make North Carolina, about 20 percent sure everyone’s primary focus is on academics. “Carolina is committed to having a vibrant Greek life on campus,” Thorp said. more bankruptcies were filed in 2008 than in 2007, to 9,457 up from 7,895, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court data. There have been 8,600 filings in the Eastern District in the first nine months of 2009. treasurer and a member of Lambda Chi On Friday, Ham’s filed an emerAlpha fraternity, said he thought Thorp’s gency motion to use cash collateral reactions to issues with the Greek commuto continue operating while they The events caused Thorp and other adminis- nity have been fair. By Colleen Volz restructure. Staff Writer trators to re-examine their policies and relaCarpenter said Thorp’s familial connecT h e c o m p a n y, b a s e d i n Chancellor Holden Thorp said Thursday tionships with the Greek community. tions with Greek life give him perspective Greensboro, was started in 1935 that he will closely watch the relationship “Carolina is committed to having a vibrant on the situation. Thorp’s father and brother and employs more than 1,000 between campus and the Greek system to Greek life on campus,” Thorp said to a crowd were both members of fraternities at UNC. people, their release states. make sure both focus on academics above of about 40 students and administrators in “Just because he wasn’t a Greek doesn’t “Ham’s main priority at this time everything else. the Student Union fishbowl lounge. mean he doesn’t have ties,” Carpenter said. is to keep its employees working,” “I just think that studying is so much He added that his focus and involvement While recognizing the importance of president and CEO Charlie Erwin more important than all that other stuff,” with the Greek system has increased in maintaining standards within the system, the said in a prepared statement. Thorp said. “We want Greek life to be safe recent months. chancellor noted the challenges of mandating None of the laid off employees and conducive to academic success.” Thorp said he was surprised by how much behavior within fraternities and sororities. have expressed interest in moving The chancellor’s first open house of the aca- previous policies concerning the Greek orgaThorp said being a fraternity or sorority to the Chapel Hill Ham’s, Faircloth demic year gave him a forum to explain that nizations focused on rush protocol, such as president must be a hard job, dealing with said. he will make sure extracurricular activities prohibiting hazing and alcohol during those a large budget and numerous members. He Faircloth decided to operate supplement the University’s academic mission, weeks. The most recent version of these poli- related the job’s responsibility to running the a Ham’s after attending UNC. something he said he considers in every deci- cies was adopted in 2007. philosophy department in size and budget. He said the franchise agreement sion he makes. That includes the University’s Thorp said his non-Greek background Thorp said he doesn’t think any of the leaves him with operational inderelationship with Greek organizations, which allowed him to approach the situation with issues will be resolved overnight. pendence. has been a particular focus this semester. an open mind. He said most of his approach “One thing that is true for me is that I “The only ones that they have The death of a fraternity president, sanc- to dealing with the Greek system has been don’t expect to wake up tomorrow and not closed were corporate-owned tions for alcohol violations against the same informed by previous chancellors. have this on my plate,” Thorp said. stores, not ones with franchise fraternity and the discovery of cocaine in a “I’ve always stuck with what my predecesowners,” he said. building associated with a fraternity has raised sors did unless I need to change it,” he said. Contact the University Editor at the profile of Greek life and substance abuse. Senior Jennings Carpenter, student body udesk@unc.edu. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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ONGOING ISSUES

Greek life a topic of interest at open house

Duke, N.C. State ahead in regulating bonﬁres

Vehicle hits Chapel Hill bus, By sam jacobson causes traffic delays Tuesday Staff Writer

UNC isn’t the only school concerned about the safety of its postgame celebrations. Duke and N.C. State universities have enacted policies that dictate when students can and cannot have bonfires before and after major sporting events. NCSU officials have had a zerotolerance policy on bonfires during campouts before major sporting events since a firefighter was injured prior to a basketball game against UNC in 2000, said Thomas Stafford, vice chancellor for student affairs at NCSU. “Students had been drinking and were throwing stuff at the fire marshals,” Stafford said. “One fireman got hit and injured.” Jimmy Ryals, a 2003 NCSU graduate, said campouts sometimes got out of hand. “Campouts usually started Friday night and ended early Sunday morning. Toward the end of the weekend, things often got out of control. There was a lot of drinking,” Ryals said. The university has always required the bonfires during vic—From staff and wire reports tory celebrations to be supervised

A green Mazda crashed into an A bus at the intersection of East Franklin Street and North Columbia Street around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. No one was injured in the accident. The accident caused traffic congestion around the intersection for about 20 to 25 minutes. Chapel Hill Police Officer Shane Osborne said the driver of the Mazda was not paying attention while she was trying to change lanes. The driver was a female UNC graduate student, and another female UNC graduate student was in the back seat of the car. Chapel Hill Transit street supervisor Travis Parker declined to comment and said the driver of the bus was not allowed to comment. Junior Jonathan Boral was on the bus when it collided with the Mazda and said the impact threw him forward into a pole. The driver asked if he was OK, and Boral walked home, he said.

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by fire officials, but the incident prompted the university to ban campouts altogether in 2001, Stafford said. When they resumed, bonfires and alcohol were prohibited. “Campouts have gone very well since then,” Stafford said. “We’ve had no problems.”

Duke intensifies regulations Duke officials work with the local fire department, requiring students to obtain a permit for celebratory bonfires. Sue Wasiolek, dean of students at Duke, said permits are granted to students only after they have gone through extensive planning with the fire marshal’s office. “We have to submit a very detailed plan on how the bonfires will be managed and conducted, and we only get the permit if the weather permits,” Wasiolek said. Prior to one of the games against UNC last year, students were told there would be no bonfires because they did not attain a permit in time, sophomore Jonathan Palgon said. Students also have to follow an extensive list of rules while the bonfires are burning. They are allotted

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Duke and N.C. State universities have enacted policies that dictate when students can and cannot have bonfires before and after major sporting events. Duke officials require students to obtain a permit in advance. two hours of “fuel” time when they can add safe flammable objects such as firewood, Wasiolek said, as well as an hour of “burning” time. After that, safety officials extinguish the fire. Only one is allowed and it must be away from buildings.

A specific group of staff surrounds the fire to make sure that unsafe objects aren’t thrown in and that students don’t get too close, she said. “The students understand that if they don’t follow the rules, then

the marshal won’t issue another permit,” Wasiolek said. “Having a fire can be a dangerous situation. It must be done in a safe way.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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‘True Life’ proﬁles UNC juniors MTV trails twin basketball fanatics “It’s really di∞cult to come here and not by michael bloom staff Writer

With Duke-UNC basketball tickets on the line and a roaring crowd watching in the Pit, identical twins Brad and Matt Waters swallowed a living worm. And after Brad Waters won the tickets, he said it was all worth it. Brad Waters, a junior from Burlington, will go to any length to see his team play. So much that he was given the chance to be a part of the MTV program “True Life: I’m A Sports Fanatic,” which aired Sept. 19. The program documents the lives of young people as they deal with different situations, such as pregnancy, drug addiction or extraordinary intelligence. Although Waters is a fan of all UNC sports, he said his passion is basketball. “I’m totally in love with UNC basketball,” he said. “I was actually not raised a UNC fan growing up but was heavily exposed to the

fervor, tradition and excellence of the team.” Since attending the University, Brad Waters has yet to miss a UNC basketball broadcast. And every time he attends a game, he arrives four hours early and paints himself Carolina blue. He said it was his front-row hype at the Clemson-UNC basketball game last semester that landed him an opportunity to be on the show. MTV initially reached out to UNC as a school that would naturally generate a sports fanatic. Waters was chosen from a number of other UNC students because of his intensity, he said. The crew began filming last semester. The show presents Brad and Matt Waters’ week leading up to the Duke-UNC showdown. At the height of the show, Brad Waters was in a rush to get tickets, though his brother already had one. Waters said that was a stressful roadblock that he could not let stand.

go crazy for UNC basketball. Carolina is such a special place.” Brad Waters, JUnior featured on MTV’s “True Life”

“When I didn’t have Duke tickets, I was pretty damn stressed. It was Tyler (Hansbrough)’s last game, and I really wanted to see it,” he said. “It would have been awful to have to watch from the couch while he was there.” Matt Waters admitted that his brother’s love for sports is on another level than his. “Brad is not the fair-weather fan or the one who dresses up for games and leaves halfway through,” he said. “He gets emotionally attached to each game and puts a lot of himself in them.” Both twins are studying abroad this semester and have yet to see the episode. Brad Waters said he doesn’t only love the team for its winning ways. He’s a fan of the aura of Carolina basketball and cherishes the atmo-

sphere of the campus. “It’s really difficult to come here and not go crazy for UNC basketball,” he said. “Carolina is such a special place. Everything that is embodied by the Carolina spirit and the Carolina way make up an atmosphere here that is truly difficult to find anywhere else.” Although a lifelong Tar Heel, once he attended a game as a student, Brad Waters said he realized how much UNC truly meant to him. From worm-eating to body painting, he will do anything to show his support. “I get chills every time I step into the Dean Dome,” he said. “I feel like there is something bigger about the building than just basketball.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.

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and no involvement.” Real Estate Holdings, an arm of the UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation, purchased the space — which includes Granville Towers — in June 2008 for $45.75 million. The foundation is a private group associated with UNC-Chapel Hill. It manages properties and other assets for the University. Cousins Properties, a urban, retail, office and residential development company based in Atlanta, has not done much work in North Carolina outside of Charlotte — where Bowles worked as an investment banker before becoming system president. The company plans to tear down much of the existing development and add office space, triple the retail space and build multi-level parking decks. Cousins Properties recently hired an architect and is holding public forums to gather input on what should go in the area. Since the UNC-Chapel Hill Foundation is not technically part of the University, the decision to bring in Cousins Properties was not a public one. The company’s contract has not been released, so it is unknown how much the foundation is paying.

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“Those were our two acts that we had sent offers in, and they just didn’t go through,” she said. “We would have had a perfect amount of money if those came through.” Kao said they asked for the extra $25,000 in case they needed more money to secure two acts. When they found out that Fabolous was available for a higher price than previous individual acts, they decided to go for it, she said. Compared to past Homecoming concerts, Fabolous cost just a little more than The Roots and Common. Each netted $40,000. Last year, it cost $70,000 to get both The Avett Brothers and Gym Class Heroes.

“He has recused himself from any involvement. … He will have no impact.” Joni Worthington, UNCsystem vice president for communications

Bowles was appointed to Cousins Properties’ board of directors in 2003, more than two years before he became president of the UNC system. He was named lead director at Cousins Properties in May. Board members don’t have dealings with everyday projects, said Gordon Merklein, executive director of real estate development for UNC. “He’ ll have absolutely zero impact,” Merklein said of Bowles’ role on the board. Bowles also sits on the board of directors for General Motors, Morgan Stanley and N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. “There’s no reason for him to have any role in the project outside of his interest in Carolina and the betterment of downtown,” Merklein said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. But Kao and Russell both said they are negotiating a deal with a second artist. This concert would be held the weekend of Nov. 7, which is the date of the Homecoming football game against Duke. “The second concert is in the final stages,” Russel said. “We will be announcing it shortly to give students ample time to get tickets to the concert.” American Idol star and former UNC Clef Hanger Anoop Desai announced on Twitter that he would be performing at the Homecoming concert, but organizers would not confirm the appearance. Arts Editor Katy Doll contributed reporting. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.

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Yoga, was purchased by the UNCChapel Hill Foundation in June 2008 for $45.75 million. Yan Song, a professor of urban and regional planning at UNC, said densely concentrating retail space characterizes modern urban planning. The more recent trend of business and residents coming back to the cities differs from the patterns of suburban sprawl which characterized much of the past century, she said. When certain businesses are clustered together, they can meet more of shoppers’ demands. Businesses like this are said to be complementary, she said. “Usually it should be good for

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the business environment, in this case retail operations,” she said. Johnathan Atkeison, outside sales manager at The Bicycle Chain, said he expects new businesses to have an overall positive effect on downtown. “Anything that’s driving more foot traffic on Franklin Street is going to mean more business for us,” he said. In the case of new retail space, the town must balance loss of shoppers to other counties, Dwight Bassett, economic development officer for Chapel Hill, said. “In the last few years there has been development in Durham and northern Chatham counties that has been pulling our citizenry across county lines,” he said. He said meeting demands with retail in downtown Chapel Hill would increase the town’s sustain-

are all nearby. “Within 1 quarter square mile, from page 1 you’ve got all of those things, and ness and crime, substance abuse public housing additionally, which and severe mental illness,” she said. is 1 percent of the land in Chapel “We’re not motivated by a fear of a Hill,” she said. “It’s literally in my neighborhood.” ‘boogeyman.’ “Our claims are based on substantiated facts.” The Inter-Faith Council CoyneSmith said residents are Chris Moran, the executive concerned that men may loiter director of the council, said the near the shelter. “There’s parts of that population Homestead Road site is as close to that can’t hold down a job. They perfect as it gets. “The location is one that we are chronically homeless,” she said. “Where are those people going to studied and reviewed before it be? Those are the ones that are became a gift,” he said. “It’s terrific for a lot of reasons.” going be in the park.” He said the site has major She also said the shelter’s move will add to an already heavy con- advantages like being located on centration of social services in a major transportation corridor. Moran also said the nearby human northwestern Chapel Hill. The women and children’s services and churches would only homeless center, HomeStart, the benefit the shelter’s population. “When you are vehicle-less, havDepartment of Social Services and Freedom House Recovery Center ing services around you is a greater

wednesday, october 28, 2009 ability. Developing a commercial tax base is also of critical importance, he said, as it brings revenue to the town.

Mixed-use space Though most of the focus is on retail space, the developments also will bring new residents to downtown. When completed, there will be 140 homes in the 140 W. Franklin St. community. Greenbridge will, at full capacity, be home to about 200 residents. University Square will provide 300 extra parking spaces for visitors. Because of this, developers want to make the areas more like a community. “Walkability, livability, sustainincentive,” Moran said. He said Community House would provide free clinic services the women’s shelter could use. “All of the services may be close by, but it’s going be to their benefit.” He also said some safety hazards the neighborhoods claim, like sex offenders near vulnerable child populations, are unfounded. “We won’t be able to accept (sex offenders) because we’re within 1,000 feet of the United Church nursery and the park,” he said. “That’s a state law.” Moran said the problems the neighborhoods identified in the homeless are qualities found everywhere and should not be pawned off as those of the shelter’s residents. “These problems exist in every neighborhood, in every household, in every school,” he said. “Problems that we’ve described are not unique to the homeless population.”

ability. Hopefully that will support the lifestyle,” said 140 West Franklin spokeswoman Kim Counts. At a meeting this month, residents said they would like to see a grocery store or a child care facility downtown, Merklein said. They also asked for local retailers to have priority at University Square, said Gordon Merklein, UNC’s executive director of real estate development. “We’re looking for a mix of destination retail and local support retail. We would love to be able to get a small grocer,” Merklein said. Greenbridge developers also are focused on businesses that are locally owned and based on sustainable principles, spokesman Mark Vevle said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

The town To add to the fray, the Town Council has said it needs the shelter’s town-owned building back. The council has not yet placed a deadline on the shelter to vacate. “I and others appreciate the complexity of this issue,” council member Jim Ward said. “It doesn’t need a demand placed on it.” At an Oct. 19 hearing, some council members, like Ed Harrison, said opposing parties must communicate to reach a solution. “I propose that at some point there could be a mayor’s committee,” Harrison said. “At some point I think it could be useful.” Both Moran and CoyneSmith said they would welcome conversation, but they are unsure if a compromise is possible. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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Water-free urinals getting nixed on campus By Jordan Graham Staff Writer

UNC is flushing an attempt to conserve water in urinals down the drain. Campus Ser vices and the Sustainability Office are in the process of removing all water-free urinals from campus buildings. Cindy Shea, director of the Sustainability Office, said the removal is occurring because the technology of the water-free urinals is not compatible with the plumbing and draining pipes, leading them to become clogged.

While more water will be used, the change is supposed help save money and prevent problems, as well as an unpleasant smell caused by the backup, in the long run. “The urinals were not draining well and were damaging the plumbing pipes,” Shea said. The UNC School of Law, Fetzer Gym, the FedEx Global Education Center, Greenlaw Hall and Wilson Library have already removed the urinals, and administrators plan to remove the rest by 2011. The first water-free urinals were installed in 2002 amid a drought.

Administrators said they don’t yet know the replacement costs. Freshman Austin Cooper said he agrees with the decision to remove water-free urinals. “It’s great that they use less water, but maintenance and cleaning override their value,” he said. “UNC can find more effective means of conserving water.” Even by removing the flushless urinals, UNC is still keeping stride with its sustainability goals by replacing them with urinals that use little water. Instead of the regular urinals

that use one gallon of water per flush, UNC will be installing urinals that only use an eighth of a gallon per flush. Brandon Thomas, communications director for facilities services, said the decision to install new lowflow urinals was environmentally friendly and cost-efficient. In addition to the frequent plumbing problems, the water-free urinals needed to have their filters replaced often, which was costly. “By replacing them altogether, UNC will save a lot of money in the long run,” Thomas said. Freshman Jake Gann said he would rather UNC keep the current urinals and the benefits that come with them than go through the replacement process. “I can get over the inconvenience, if it’s going to save water.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Campus Services and the Sustainability Office are removing all waterfree urinals from campus buildings because of plumbing problems.

N.C. colleges ﬁght drinking Programs statewide aim to educate By isabella cochrane Staff Writer

UNC is not alone in its increased attention to excessive and underage alcohol consumption. Universities across the state have implemented substance abuse programs to try to control underage drinking. Some also are taking extra measures to educate the Greek community and freshmen classes on the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. Underage drinking citations given by Chapel Hill police have more than doubled from last year as the department cracks down on alcohol violations. Attention has also been focused on the Greek community at UNC after the death of Delta Kappa Epsilon president Courtland Smith. But other schools had already begun focusing on underage drinking. Miles Komuves, coordinator of alcohol and drug education at Western Carolina University, said the school became concerned after looking at the amount of alcohol 18- to 24-year-olds were consuming nationwide.

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WCU has implemented an online interactive program for freshmen called Alcohol-Wise. The course includes self-use assessments and statistics that compare the student’s alcohol use to that of other students. “The reason we do this is because we would like to educate students before they get into trouble,” Komuves said. “We want to try to influence their perception of alcohol, their behavior, to just make sure they have that positive college experience from the start instead of trying to fix the problem later.” WCU Student Body President Josh Cotton said the programs have changed student life. “We’ve veered away from that party atmosphere that we were once known for in the early ’90s,” Cotton said. Komuves said WCU is trying to expand its program to other groups at high risk for excessive alcohol consumption as well as the Greek community, which is 13 to 15 percent of the student body. East Carolina University also has mandated an online program for freshmen, called College ALC.

Students are unable to register for their spring semester classes until they complete the program, said Bob Morphet, assistant director of the center for counseling and student development. Administrators at UNCWilmington have recently paid closer attention to the Greek community in particular, said Rebecca Caldwell, director of substance abuse and violence prevention. When the Greek population was compared to the general student population, Greeks consistently ranked higher in alcohol consumption, she said. However, Greek students also are more likely to take precautionary measures such as making sure they have a designated driver before going out to a party and keeping tabs on friends, Caldwell said. UNC-W Student Body President Mark Blackwell said underage students are becoming noticeably more conscious of the consequences of drinking because campus police have been cracking down. “It’s an issue like everywhere else, but the party scene has toned down,” he said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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National and World News Al-Qaida linked Moderate Democrats could be key to Sunday attacks obstacle to health care legislation BAGHDAD (MCT) — Militants linked to al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a pair of powerful truck bombs that killed 155 people and wounded 600 in the latest insurgent assault on the fragile Iraqi government. The carnage Sunday was the second coordinated attack that al-Qaida has claimed recently in a campaign to bring down Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s administration ahead of January elections, which could be postponed by political wrangling and security concerns. Senior Iraqi officials announced a tentative agreement on a new election law, but the measure needs approval from legislators. Kurdish factions are wary of the handling of disputed territories in the agreement. A smooth election would pave the way for a full withdrawal of U.S. forces, allowing the U.S. to focus on the war in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Moderate Democratic senators remained reluctant Tuesday — and in one case, defiant — about backing the government-run “public option” health care plan that party leaders are offering as a compromise, making it highly uncertain whether the plan can become law. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he’d back a filibuster to prevent a public option from coming to a final vote. The centrists, a looseknit group of as many as 12 Democratic senators, are crucial to the success of any health care bill because it takes 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to stave off a filibuster, and Democrats control 60 seats. After Democrats met privately for about an hour Tuesday, the moderates were largely unenthusiastic about Monday’s proposal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The federal government’s preparedness for the H1N1, also known as swine flu, pandemic that has claimed more than 1,000 lives nationwide was inadequate and incomplete, a congressional subcommittee said Tuesday. Both Democratic and Republican members of the subcommittee stopped short of blaming President Barack Obama’s administration, but they made it clear that they expect improved handling of the pandemic in the near future. The House of Representatives p a n e l w a s t h e Ho m e l a n d Security subcommittee on emerging threats, cybersecurity, and science and technology. The panel’s hearing came in the wake of Obama declaring last Friday that the swine flu outbreak is a national emergency, a procedural move that allows health care providers to speed treatment.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday laid out the scientific risks of inaction on global warming and went straight to his main point — the climate and energy bill starting its way through the Senate could help drive what he called “energy opportunity.” The Senate is only now taking up the bill and much could change as senators demand amendments and compromises. No Republicans now support it, though Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has said that he’s interested in a consensus approach. Democratic supporters are looking for help securing the 60 votes needed for passage. They also hope to get the bill finished in time for international climate negotiations in December in Copenhagen, Denmark. The House of Representatives passed a version in June, but before anything’s enacted, the House and Senate must agree on identical terms.

from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to include a public option in the pending health care legislation while allowing states to opt out of it. While the Democrats, including Lieberman, are expected to vote with their party leadership at least to allow debate to begin, there are serious questions about whether they’ll provide the votes needed to end debate over specific parts of the bill or, in the end, to approve the legislation. Moderate Democratic senators long have voiced reservations about the public option, the cost of overhauling the health care system and other issues. Their informal roster includes Arkansas’ Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu, Virginia’s Jim Webb and Mark Warner, Montana’s Jon Tester, Nebraska’s Ben Nelson, Indiana’s Evan Bayh, North Dakota’s Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, and Delaware’s Thomas Carper.

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Community colleges Teach for America likely face greater demands to be selective this year By seth cline Staff Writer

North Carolina’s community colleges are struggling to keep up as enrollment numbers climb and budgets continue to shrink. The system is funded according to enrollment numbers, and this year, the system has 20,000 more students than last year. To make things worse, the system’s budget was cut this year as a result of the statewide budget crunch. “The problem is having the resources to offer the classes that people want,” said Stephen Scott, president of Wake Technical Community College. “This year we had 10,000 students who were accepted but never registered,” Scott said. “We don’t have the resources to ask them why, but we think it’s because they couldn’t get the classes at the times and places they wanted.” Scott said Wake Tech’s enrollment grew by more than 10 percent this year while its budget decreased by about 8 percent. Community colleges statewide are facing similar difficulties. Of the state’s 58 colleges, 57 have seen enrollment increases, said Megen George, director of marketing and

external affairs for N.C. Community Colleges. “The recession is definitely driving those numbers,” she said. “When the economy has a downturn our enrollment numbers go up.” George said that when economic conditions take a turn for the worse, people go back to community college to gain skills to find a new job or to keep an existing one. But that leaves colleges with less money to educate more students. To manage, many colleges are increasing class sizes, offering more online classes, hiring fewer faculty and decreasing work hours for fulltime faculty. “Our full-time enrollment has increased from 28 to 33 percent,” said Teri Kaasa, a spokeswoman for Durham Technical Community College. Kaasa said the school has used larger classes — the average class size has increased 13.1 percent — and offered more online classes to handle the extra students. The system’s challenges come after the UNC-system Board of Governors cited community colleges as a possible solution to the state’s financial problems.

The board said earlier this year that students who enroll in community college for two years before transferring to UNC-system schools save the state and the students money. The state pays about $12,000 per year for each student in a university. Because some drop out, community college transfers are more efficient because for at least a year, they cost the state only about $3,000, said the board’s Chairwoman Hannah Gage in an interview in September. She also said that attending community colleges could make students better prepared for the university curriculum, increasing graduation and retention rates for UNC-system schools. But N.C. community colleges are not sure they have enough resources to accommodate an even higher increase in enrollment. “Our colleges work hard to provide that open door to any student,” Scott said. “But there’s a finite limit to the number of classes we can teach with the dollars we have.”

By Katy Charles Staff Writer

With today’s application deadline, the Teach for America program expects the number of applicants to remain near last year’s record-high level. And that will make getting in the program quite competitive. Teach for America, an organization that has placed recent college graduates in low-income schools since 1990, received 35,000 applications last year, an increase of 42 percent from the previous year, said Kaitlin Gastrock, spokeswoman for Teach for America. This increase in selectivity — due partly to a slumping economy — means it will be harder for students to enter the program than in past years. And it comes at a time when more students are considering applying because they are unable to find other jobs. Rebecca Knicely, a senior recruitment director for Teach for America, said the economy was one of students’ motivations to apply, as students can earn money before entering graduate school through the program. “People don’t have to start their Contact the State & National careers immediately,” she said. Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. “Graduate school students are

rarely 22.” Even if teaching is not a longterm career goal, Knicely said the program opens people to different career options. Andrew Pham, a UNC alumnus and Teach for America teacher in Baltimore, said the program offered job security. “Teach for America secures a position right after college,” he said. “It’s very fulfilling academically, intellectually, as well as personally.” Gastrock said the increased numbers could be due to several factors, including rising interest in public service. “For some people, this gives them the opportunity to find what’s meaningful for them,” she said. She added that President Barack Obama’s call for public service and community involvement might have accounted for some of this increase. UNC has had a strong involvement with Teach for America, with more than 300 alumni who have already completed the two-year commitment. Gastrock said more than 100 UNC alumni currently serve in the program. Teach for America admitted 4,100 teachers last year — a 15

percent acceptance rate, Gastrock said. “We’d love to put as many teachers as possible in the schools,” Gastrock said. But she said acceptance rates are based on the number of teachers each of the 35 corps regions across the nation requests. Pham said the program’s acceptance rates rival those of some Ivy League law schools. Senior Louisa Nathan, who said she is interested in applying, said Teach for America has an impact beyond the classroom. “The purpose is to affect the kids and to have people understand what it is like in low-income communities,” she said. Pham said his experience in the program has been rewarding. He s a i d Tu e s d ay h e w a s impressed with his students’ dedication to their work in class earlier that day. He attributed their selfmotivation to an incentive program he began in his classroom. “Teaching is what I need to be doing right now,” Pham said. “It makes a difference on a daily basis.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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‘Lost in the Trees’ to play Parking scarce for Halloween

Show to expose local music scene

Carrboro police to regulate lots

by linnie greene

assistant diversions editor

Tonight, Gerrard Hall will resonate with grand orchestral arrangements. But don’t expect a chamber orchestra or symphony. Instead, Chapel Hill band Lost in the Trees will play a show free to UNC students, bringing their brand of epic, elaborate pop to campus. This isn’t the first time Lost in the Trees has graced the stage at Gerrard Hall, but the band’s mandolin player and Trekky Records co-founder Will Hackney says the group looks forward to playing at UNC for a second time after its successful show last year. “We have a lot of members of the band who are connected to UNC,” Hackney said, citing the bulk of the band’s string section and the year he spent at the University. Unlike the band’s previous oncampus performance, tonight’s show will feature music from Lost in the Trees’ upcoming album, the follow-up to last September’s somber “All Alone in an Empty House.” The show will be an opportunity for Lost in the Trees to play the unrecorded material in front of an audience, a set of new songs that will supplement tracks from previous recordings. “I definitely want to make a more upbeat record,” songwriter and band leader Ari Picker said. “The last record was much more subdued and it was meant to be so, but I think it would be fun to make a really raucous record.” And while Lost in the Trees’ sound is far from conventional, Hackney and Picker believe that UNC students will find it enjoyable and accessible despite the plethora of instruments and members that characterize the band. “I’ve been really surprised to see that every kind of music listener seems to find something in the music,” he said.

by Sam Rinderman Staff writer

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Ari Picker of Chapel Hill orchestral pop band Lost In The Trees performs at Nightlight earlier this year. Picker and his band will be on hand for a performance at Gerrard Hall tonight, sponsored by CUAB. ATTEND THE CONCERT Time: 8 p.m. today Location: Gerrard Hall Info: unc.edu/cuab/events.shtml

And Lost in the Trees has experienced the diverse appeal of its music firsthand. “We played a show in New Jersey yesterday and nobody in the audience was under the age of 40, so even those old people were getting something out of it. It has a special way of having something for many different kind of music listeners,” he said. Hackney emphasized the impor-

tance of exposing students to local music that they might not otherwise encounter. “I’m really glad that they’re bringing local bands to UNC, because we can play here at Gerrard Hall and it’s easy for students to come,” he said. “Hopefully when we play at Cat’s Cradle they can come and see a band that opens for us and check them out at Local 506.” Picker also sees the performance as an opportunity to expose students to the burgeoning Triangle music scene. “I think the Carrboro music scene and the Triangle music scene

Carrboro comedians spoof daily local news Mock candidates in mayoral race By alex gray staff writer

On a recent 1360 WCHL newscast, correspondent Babe the Pig offered her thoughts on chocolatecovered bacon at the N.C. State Fair. Babe the Pig was in fact local comedian Molly Buckley. She, along with the rest of Carrboro’s Dirty South Improv Comedy Theater, has been satirizing the news daily on WCHL since May. Their segment, called DSI Witness News, is written and performed by members of the theater. Zach Ward, executive producer and artistic director of the improvisation theater, and Kit FitzSimons, theater manager, were responsible for starting and organizing DSI Witness News. “People get shocked by things because we’re so used to having a normal day-to-day nonpolitical existence,” FitzSimons said. “Putting it in comedy moves things to where someone can deal with the issue and move forward from it.” The theater has done satirical news skits since 2006, but the partnership with WCHL started in May, FitzSimons said. “Our interest is in more local comedy, immediately connecting to our audience,” he said. “With WCHL’s hyper-local content, we

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fit right in with what they do.” In September, they reported former Chapel Hill Town Council member Bill Strom resigned and moved from Chapel Hill after becoming frustrated with downtown 20 mph speed limits, the color Carolina blue and long lines at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen. This year’s mayoral candidates have been a popular target for the comedians, including Matt Czajkowski, whose campaign had raised more than $23,000 as of mid-October. A u g u s t u s C h o a n d Ma r k Kleinschmidt are also running. In a skit earlier this month, Chapel Hill High School junior Pat Czajkowski outspends his opponents in the race for student body president and responds to accusations of trying to buy supporters’ friendship. “I just spend money so people will like me more,” the fictional Czajkowski said. Comedians also called on former mayoral candidate Kevin Wolff to resume his campaign in order to provide them with skit material. “The plan all along was to add some humor and laughter to the community,” said Zina Almers, WCHL president and general manager.

is really blossoming,” he said. “So if people haven’t discovered music outside the campus bubble, they should.” Even if Lost in the Trees doesn’t suit the taste of every Gerrard Hall member of the crowd, Picker hopes that the band’s audience will, at the very least, appreciate the uniquity and dexterity of what they hear. “I think people that come out should enjoy it,” he said. “Or at least think it’s different. At least that it’s a worthy project, whether you like it or not.” Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.

Carrboro is preparing for Saturday’s Halloween events on Franklin Street by increasing police patrol and regulating town parking. The police department will bring in 16 extra police officers for the holiday to ensure that out-oftowners are not using Carrboro’s parking for Halloween in Chapel Hill, police said at a meeting Tuesday. Carrboro Town Manager Steve Stewart said local businesses need their parking lots for customers, and not for those who plan on parking in Carrboro and walking to Franklin Street. “We want people to come to downtown Carrboro and spend their money, we don’t want them to just come here and park,” Stewart said. Police will be on patrol at predesignated locations throughout the town to ensure that parking spaces will be used by people shopping at local businesses, not visitors walking to the Franklin Street Halloween celebration, Stewart said. He said officers will pull over suspicious-looking cars searching for parking spaces based on the appearance of the passengers in the vehicle and ask where they are going. “If there is a family of four not dressed in Halloween costumes, it’s likely they will not be pulled over,” Stewart said. “Four college students dressed in costumes are more likely to catch the attention of a police officer.” Nathan Milian, Carr Mill Mall manager, said he will not tolerate loitering in the parking lot and

Carrboro Halloween 16 - Extra police officers who

will be on duty in Carrboro for Halloween 2 - Hours of parking allowed all day at Carr Mill Mall 5 - Approximate number of cars towed last year at Carr Mill on Halloween 4 - Number of college-aged car passengers dressed up in a costume could lead police to pull the car over to prevent them from parking in Carrboro and walking to Franklin Street.

said cars will be towed if they are parked at the mall for more than two hours at any point in the day Saturday. Last year four to five cars were towed at Carr Mill on Halloween, Milian said. Local businesses are hoping their regular customers are brave enough to come out on Halloween. The ArtsCenter is trying to draw some of the area’s younger partygoers into its building Saturday, said director of the acting program Jeri Lynn Schulke. The center is inviting teens to Fright Night ’09, a dance party from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. that will feature live music. But Tyler ’s Res taurant & Taproom General Manager Ciara Campbell said Carrboro residents have typically been afraid to go out on the holiday because of the crowds on Franklin Street. “We’d like to see more people out and about in Carrboro,” Campbell said. “Carrboro is quiet during the prime Halloween hours. The events in Chapel Hill scare Carrboro residents to stay at home on a Saturday night.”

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Urinals disappearing Water-free urinals on campus are being removed because of plumbing issues. See pg. 6 for story.

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“Our character pieces often take a playful poke … but no one has been insulted by it.”

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

Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

Kit FitzSimons, theater manager Every week a team of 10 to 12 theater members meet to search the news for material and present ideas gathered throughout the week, FitzSimons said. He and Ward write final scripts, perform a live episode Monday and then record the rest of the week’s material with theater members. “Our character pieces often take a playful poke at local celebrities, but no one has been insulted by it,” FitzSimons said.

An attractive option Enrollment at community colleges is booming because of the economy. See pg. 8 for story.

Not-so-fabulous Fabolous wasn’t student leaders’ first choice for the Homecoming performance. See pg. 1 for story.

Bonfires limited Duke and N.C. State universities had success curbing bonfires. See pg. 3 for story.

Not in my backyard The men’s homeless shelter’s planned move from downtown has hit opposition. See pg. 1 for story.

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“This particular ‘business’ of the Thursday night football game that overshadowed things far more important was indeed an insult, an injury and an embarrassment.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Game didn’t force all UNC operating rooms to close

ost seniors find their final year in college to be a mixed bag. Senior year brings with it three years of Chapel Hill knowhow so that you can spend your last months of college doing what you most enjoy and with whomever you want. But it’s also your last big dance. It’s your last Halloween on Franklin Street and your last season to enjoy Carolina vs. Duke basketball games as a student. Senior year is fun. But it’s also complex enough without having to stress out about what you’ll be doing with your life a year from now. The fact that we’re in a recession intensifies this pressure. The job outlook in America is still poor. On top of that, enrollment in graduate programs increases during harsh economic times because more students choose to attend graduate school rather than enter an uncertain job market. This isn’t good news for students applying to graduate school for next fall. With more applicants from both the layoff-ridden work force and graduating seniors, admission to graduate schools for fall 2010 will be very selective. So much for grad school being the most straightforward delay tactic into the real world. I have met a good number of first-year graduate students in New Orleans who told me they would not have considered graduate school so early in their lives if more jobs had been available after graduation. I’ve also talked to people who graduated last spring and are disappointed that they haven’t landed a better job since taking the tough plunge into the work force. Disillusioned that their entrance into the working world hasn’t already paid off, some have applied to graduate school for this fall. They rationalize that a graduate degree is the “new undergraduate degree” — or, to put it another way, a prerequisite for a good job these days. I’m agreeing more and more with that statement as the weeks go by. It’s unfortunate that we’re graduating during harsh economic times, but hopefully that fact will only be a glitch in the holistic picture of our college experience. When we’re 50 years old and reminiscing with friends over the college “good life,” we’ll look back and remember Spring Break road trips before we think of the extra stress brought upon us by graduating amidst a pathetic job market. It’d be a lot easier if we could just all stay at Carolina as seniors forever, or at least for a few extra years until the recession recedes. Sadly, that’s not the case. When figuring out what you’ll be doing a year from now, you’ll likely have to explore all your options and be unafraid to try something new. That “something new” may be a full-time job, graduate school, or it may be working or interning for a year before going back to school or searching for a new job. If you really want to change things up, teach abroad for a year, join AmeriCorps or work on a cruise ship. Why not? There is a plethora of options, you just have to figure out what would work best for you and go for it.

Funding doesn’t match Large appropriation to Carolina Students for Life doesn’t accurately reﬂect state of abortion debate

tudent Congress was a little too generous in appropriating $9,675 dollars to Carolina Students for Life. Congress granted the money to the group to help fund its event, the “Best Abortion Discussion Ever.” Although Congress cut the group’s original funding request of almost $16,500 nearly in half, the end amount is still too much. Congress originally allocated $8,350 to the group. But Carolina Students for Life came back to Congress the night of the event and procured another $1,325. “In my personal opinion we shouldn’t have considered them twice for funding,” said Joe Levin-Manning, the speaker of Congress. So it’s unclear why they did.

The event cost roughly $70 per person, and the group estimated a turnout of about 500 students. Only 138 people showed up. The Student Code states that Congress cannot take a group’s viewpoint into consideration when deciding how much money it should allocate. But this isn’t about viewpoints. The fact that the event hosted only 138 attendees is indicative of declining interest in the issue of abortion. The Code sets priorities for how student groups should be funded. Groups that are funded directly from student fees get top priority. Next come student groups that have broad interest or appeal to a substantial portion of the student body.

As the eighth highest funded student organization on campus, Carolina Students for Life is currently funded under this second priority. But the maelstrom of controversy that ensued after Roe v. Wade in 1973 has not enveloped the current generation of university students like it has in the past. Abortion is still a highly charged issue that elicits strong responses on both sides. Nobody is arguing that it is not a controversial or important issue. But it’s an issue that has increasingly little immediacy or relevancy for this generation, which has little interest in reigniting the culture wars of earlier generations. Student funding needs to start reflecting that fact.

NCSSM no exception

Bloat of administrative budget plagues N.C. School of Science and Math and must be curtailed

n today’s climate of budget reductions and administrative cutbacks, the N.C. School of Science and Math’s administrative costs have become unacceptable. S i n c e 2 0 0 4 , N C S S M ’s administrative costs have risen a whopping 46 percent, according to The (Raleigh) News & Observer. The overall budget has increased only 36 percent and enrollment has expanded by a mere 70 students, or about 12 percent. What’s more, the actual number of administrative positions has increased by only two. And Chancellor Gerald Boarman’s salary has kept pace with the skyrocketing admin-

istrative budget — since 2004, his salary has risen 40 percent to $245,000. It is fiscally irresponsible for administrative costs at the school to outpace both enrollment growth and budget growth. NCSSM should heed UNCsystem President Erskine Bowles’ demands to cut administrative expenses. Bowles recently called the steady growth of UNC-system administrative costs “an absolute embarrassment.” It’s time to rein in the ballooning budget at NCSSM. Even more frustrating than the rising administrative costs is that, beginning with the NCSSM class of 2011, graduates

will not receive a tuition waiver for in-state universities. Students — the supposed beneficiaries of the superior education that NCSSM offers — are seeing their most valuable benefits slashed in the wake of budget cuts. It seems only fair that the administrative budget — part of which is the disproportionately large pay increases that top administrators have received — should see similarly drastic cuts. High administrative costs have been identified as burdens on the entire UNC system. When it comes to singling out this embarrassing trend, NCSSM should not be an exception.

Keep them abreast

Cyber breach on study exposes need for notiﬁcation

h e C a r o l i n a Mammography Registry is a wonderful tool for cancer research. But those overseeing the registry need to adjust their approach to include notification of those people whose data is being used. Federal law allows for certain types of research to be done without patient consent. The registry is exempt from consent because it requires such a large population to be effective. But recently, the medical school server containing some of the registry’s data was hacked, and the medical records of about 180,000 women were exposed. The medical school responded to this breach. But because the registry had a consent waiver, many women didn’t even know that their informa-

tion was in the registry. That should change. Even if their consent isn’t required, women getting mammograms should know their medical records might be used for research. Since 1994, information about women who have received mammograms from around North Carolina has been collected for the registry. That information has been used by researchers to improve how mammograms are done. The consent wavier is vital to the success of the registry. Karen McCall, vice president for public affairs and marketing at the medical school, said the registry involves the records of hundreds of thousands of women, making consent extremely difficult. Furthermore, McCall said, requiring consent for medical research doesn’t yield a

representative population for research. But that doesn’t mean that patients shouldn’t know their information is being used for research. Many people simply assume that their medical records are never used without their consent. There are many research programs at the University that operate without the consent of participants. But the registry is the only one — that we know of — that’s had a recent security breach. The medical school has taken precautions to protect against future breaches. Regardless, the public’s trust in the registry’s security has been shaken. And it would show that the school is going the extra length to maintain trust in this valuable and much-needed research program.

TO THE EDITOR: A letter in Monday’s paper (“Athletics should not take precedent at the University,” Oct. 26) stated that the operating rooms at UNC Hospitals closed at 3 p.m. due to the football game, thus denying emergency services to those in need. Those facts are wildly inaccurate. There were nearly 20 operating rooms available for elective surgery and all the operating rooms normally available to handle emergency care were in fact available. As the most proximate neighbor to Kenan Stadium, great care was taken to plan the Thursday game with many at the University, especially UNC Hospitals. The Department of Athletics appreciates the support and flexible scheduling the hospital and others made to make the Thursday night game a possibility. Steve Kirschner Director of Athletic Communications

Hunting a viable solution to deer overpopulation TO THE EDITOR: The town of Chapel Hill should permit urban archers to control the deer population in and around Chapel Hill. It is clear to anyone who drives down Interstate 40 that the deer population in the Triangle area has gotten out of control. The deer in these areas are poorly nourished and the quality of their life is diminished with their growing numbers. More deer means less food for each deer and less area to flourish and survive. As the rut sets in — the time in which male deer start to chase and breed with female deer — there will be more fights between competing males due to the sheer quantity of deer in the area. The easiest and most efficient way to control the deer population will be to allow certain professional hunters to transfer their skills into an urban area. Many hunters have years of experience in archery and the idea that arrows will be flying through windows is absolutely ridiculous. While many have suggested that deer birth control might be a viable solution, I don’t see how that will be sufficient. In truth, implementing effective birth control methods is highly complicated and time consuming. Brandon Blalock Junior Philosophy

Today’s public transit not the solution to oil usage TO THE EDITOR: Tim Freer’s column (“Investing in public transit is crucial,” Oct. 27) admirably calls attention to the pressing issue of the drain the automobile places on the world’s oil reserves. Public transit as it exists today, however, fails to address this problem. Although great strides have recently been made in the development of clean energy for use by the industry, the vast majority of vehicles in service with transit providers continues to burn gasoline. Yes, increased ridership on public transport would decrease the rate at which the world’s oil

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reserves are depleted — but it would not halt their use. Freer’s “day oil is a rarity” would still be on the horizon. We cannot afford to continue our reliance on outdated technology that simply pushes that day farther into the future. Freer favors forcing drivers off the road and into crowded, expensive, tax-supported public transit but fails to examine the alternative: vehicles that avoid oil altogether. Fully-electric cars are already offered by at least three mainstream manufacturers, and more are soon to be released. Natural gas powers everything from taxis to garbage trucks. Efforts are underway to design a small, efficient hydrogen fuel cell, eliminating reliance on oil and coal completely and utilizing one of the most abundant resources in the world — water. Sergei Shubin Freshman Chemistry

Czajkowski endorsement in DTH was contradictory TO THE EDITOR: I am confused by the editorial board’s contradictory endorsement of Matt Czajkowski for mayor of Chapel Hill (“Czajkowski for mayor,” Oct. 21). Mark Kleinschmidt is obviously the best choice. The editorial board eloquently outlined Kleinschmidt’s many attributes, failing only to note that Kleinschmidt is the only candidate that has sought widespread student feedback for his campaign and, like Czajkowski, is very committed to revitalizing Franklin Street and Chapel Hill businesses. The editorial’s one criticism — the fact that he seems more concerned with social justice than with improving the economy — is ridiculous. The two are not mutually exclusive. In The Daily Tar Heel’s article on homelessness, Kleinschmidt was the only candidate to say he would focus on eliminating the economic problems that cause homelessness. Czajkowski suggested moving the Rosemary Street homeless center further away from downtown. In this one issue, Kleinschmidt proves that the economy and social justice are not battling priorities. The editorial noted Czajkowski’s business prowess and his willingness to dissent alone on the Chapel Hill Town Council as reasons that he’s the best candidate. Czajkowski’s business savvy is undeniable. But, as the editorial pointed out, “Under (Kleinschmidt’s) leadership, C hapel Hill became more friendly to businesses without harming the unique feel of Chapel Hill through the creation of the Economic Development Office.” Has Czajkowski proven his savvy on the Town Council the way Kleinschmidt has? And while Czajkowski has often been the “lone dissenter” on the Council, there’s a fine line between bold dissent and counterproductive lack of cooperation. Kleinschmidt is the best choice for mayor, and I think even the editorial board knows that. Anasa Hicks Junior History

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