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Desai chosen to play at UNC
diversions| page 5 COVERING FAVORITES For Halloween, Dive convinced three of its favorite local bands to play covers in costume and discuss what the songs mean to them.
Former Clef back for Homecoming By Abe Johns
Assistant Arts Editor
state | page 3 CLIMATE COMBAT Duke University has created an ambitious plan that calls for climate neutrality by 2024. UNC is planning for carbon neutrality by 2050.
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The department of dramatic art’s costume coordinator, Erin Hanehan, shows off the department’s costume closet. It spans two three-story rooms, is split into three different collections and contains hundreds of costumes that have been used in the department and the theatre’s plays.
Bursting at the seams Giant costume closet is stu≠ed with characters’ clothes from past plays By Lindsay Saladino
sports | page 13 HAT TRICK Sophomore Alex Dixon scored three times in UNC’s 7-0 domination of Stetson on Wednesday night.
Staff Writer
Two massive closets. Three levels of clothing. Racks of shoes. Containers stretching from the floor to the third floor ceiling. All contain the many props that help transform actors into characters as they take the stage. And even with two huge rooms, the closet is full to capacity. Located in the Center for Dramatic Arts, the costume collection is available for campus productions for both student and professional casts. Drama productions at UNC rely on the wedding dresses, wigs and green wool capes in the closet to bring out the life in their shows.
Old and new pieces
arts| page 3 ART ATTACK Kappa Pi, the art and art history honors fraternity, is opening a gallery on Franklin Street that is taking submissions for student art.
city | page 10 HALLOWEEN OPTIONS Numerous events around the county will give residents options if they want to avoid Franklin Street on Halloween.
this day in history OCT. 29, 2002 … Election reform legislation was introduced that proposed that student body campaigns be funded entirely by student fees. It also suggested a shorter campaign season.
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The costume collection is split into three different collections: the pre-1900 costumes, the vintage and the 20th century clothing collection. The modern costumes account for the largest portion of the collection and include everything from medical scrubs to party dresses. Period-piece costumes, which are modern but made to look pre1900, and vintage clothing that is actually from the 1800s are in a separate room. The two special vintage collections, the Costar and NowesArk,
contain 19th century clothing and non-Western traditional clothing, respectively. They are no longer worn, but are used as models for clothes of the periods. Cultural shifts have moved some costumes into disuse. The collection includes 100-year old tiny shoes made for women whose feet were bound to make them smaller, a practice that no longer exists.
More than just suits The closet also has some surprising costume accessories, such as bustles and corsets. Some plays also require actors to change their physical appearance. “The bum rolls go around your hips basically and add a bit of extra in the hips/butt region. They are for 17th and 18th century dresses, because you know how they go out a little bit instead of straight down,” said Erin Rodgers, costume technician for PlayMakers Repertory
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The closet features much more than just costumes; accessories also litter the space. Drama productions at UNC rely on these odds and ends.
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Fun finds in the costume collection: Chinese boots for bound feet green wool cape
Anoop Desai, former “American Idol” contestant and UNC Clef Hanger, will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Memorial Hall as a second Homecoming act, organizers confirmed Wednesday. “I think this will be real cool,” Desai said. “I was planning on coming back anyway since the ‘Idol’ tour didn’t come through Anoop Desai the Chapel Hill- is returning to UNC for a free Raleigh area.” Hip-hop art- Homecoming ist Fabolous will concert. perform Sunday as the first Homecoming concert. The concerts are sponsored and chosen by a committee from the Carolina Union Activities Board and Carolina Athletic Association. Desai approached UNC about performing, following his concert at the 2009 N.C. State Fair. Since his time on “American Idol,” Desai said he has been working on his musical career. “I’m shopping for a record deal right now, doing some writing, finding management,” he said. “Working to complete my dream of being a pop singer.” Homecoming Director Courtney Brown said she was satisfied with the decision to bring Desai. “We expect it will sell out. He’s so popular, and there was a high attendance rate for his performance at the State Fair,” she said. Memorial Hall is a familiar
red/green plaid bodice burqas
“bum rolls” Vietnamese Hmong purse
parasols Japanese sun hat bustles
How to get tickets to see Anoop Desai on Nov. 8th Student tickets are available for
free with a student’s OneCard Monday at the Memorial Hall box office (students can bring two OneCards).
General admission tickets
will be available Nov. 6th for $5 at Memorial Hall box office.
Tickets will also be available online.
Election polarizes voters Few apartments have Business, green issues take stage
“It has to do with the economy, the tax bills. … People are getting kind of tired of it."
By MARK ABADI
Bruce Ballentine, President of Citizens for Responsible Government chapter
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
Strong support for two distinct candidates has polarized a local election, with candidates clumped into pro-business and pro-environment camps. If a group of business-oriented candidates is selected next Tuesday, Chapel Hill could see a shift in the way town politics are perceived. “Typically, for the last 20 years, a certain group in Chapel Hill, of which Mark Kleinschmidt is a member, has been running the town,” said resident Carol Ann Zinn, who donated to both mayoral candidates Mark Kleinschmidt’s and Matt Czajkowski’s campaigns. “This time it’s different. This is the most energized political campaign that I have seen since I moved here in 1972.” As the business versus environment labels leave strong impressions, candidates are frustrated by assumptions that they won’t meet other expectations.
front-runners. As for the other candidates, Augustus Cho has not garnered the same support and Kevin Wolff announced he would quit the race. While Kleinschmidt is backed by members of Chapel Hill’s political mainframe — the Sierra Club, the local NAACP and some in the Town Council — Czajkowski is tapping into a stronger-than-ever network of financially concerned residents. Czajkowski, a retired corporate executive, squeaked by with 60 more votes than incumbent Cam Hill for the last council seat in 2007. Donors to this year’s campaign — which has raised a staggering $23,629 according to recent finance reports — include wealthy members of the local business community. Meanwhile, Kleinschmidt, a criminal defense lawyer, has campaign donations from several members of government, like current council members Laurin Easthom, Sally Greene and Jim Merritt. The eight-year council veteran Two clear support systems also received money from forIn the mayoral race, Town mer council members Hill, Joe Council members Czajkowski and Capowski and Alan Rimer. Kleinschmidt have emerged as Kleinschmidt and incumbents
Easthom, Merritt, Ed Harrison and candidate Penny Rich were recently endorsed by the local Sierra Club. The endorsements have linked Kleinschmidt to typical Chapel Hill politics, centering on social and environmental issues. Easthom, Kleinschmidt and Harrison earned the most votes for council seats in the 2005 election. “The strength of voices behind Mark show the progressive community has found their candidate,” Capowski said.
Taking a new turn A growing number of residents are frustrated with empty Franklin Street storefronts and stalled development projects. “It has to do with the economy, the tax bills that we’ve received, the fact that people are getting kind of tired of it,” said Bruce Ballentine, president of the local Citizens for Responsible Government chapter. “They want local government to be concerned about spending.” Aiming to shed the town’s repu-
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adequate sprinklers Fire department warns of dangers
BY taylor Hartley staff writer
An apartment fire which displaced 33 people last Thursday could have been contained by fire sprinklers, fire department officials said. But only a handful of local apartments have sprinklers. Out of 124 apartment complexes, condos, and townhouses in Chapel Hill, 34 have sprinklers installed, said Chapel Hill Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Matt Lawrence. Out of 30 apartment complexes in Carrboro, only one has sprinkler systems installed, said Carrboro Fire Chief Travis Crabtree. Last Thursday’s blaze affected SunStone Apartments — a threestory, 24-unit apartment building with no sprinklers — and was centered on a rear balcony, Lawrence said. The fire department is still investigating the cause of the fire. “The sprinkler systems are in place as a life safety measure, not merely as building protection,” said Lawrence. “They provide an extended amount of time for people to evacuate the building.” In 1997, Carrboro amended an
PAGE 4: Despite its relatively cheap cost, few students buy renters insurance. ordinance requiring fire sprinklers to state that only newly built complexes must have them. The sprinkler requirement does not apply to apartments built before 1997. “The majority of apartment complexes were constructed before sprinkler systems became more stringent,” Crabtree said. SunStone must install a sprinkler system when reconstructing the burned building, he said. “If that building had sprinklers, then probably the only people affected would have been the people in that particular unit,” Lawrence said. Crabtree said complexes with no sprinklers see more damage. “The difference is dramatic. In buildings with sprinklers, the sprin-
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Town apartments not sprinkler-equipped Of 124 total Chapel Hill apartment complexes, townhouses and condos, 34 have fire sprinklers Of 30 total Carrboro apartments, one has fire sprinklers
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worth $1, reports state. n A 52-year-old woman was arrested for misdemeanor breaking and entering into a residence without permission at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Sue Burgess was released on a written promise to appear in court on Dec. 7, reports state. n Someone punctured the tire of a white 1994 Infiniti G20T, causing $30 in damage, between 3:17 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at 135 Johnson St., according to Chapel Hill police reports.
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Robertson Scholars program to select four new students The Robertson Scholars program will select two current freshmen from UNC and Duke University classes of 2013 to join the scholarship program in the spring. Only high school seniors have been eligible for the scholarship in the past. The Robertson’s Board of Directors decided to go forth with the pilot program, which will select four freshmen this year and next, after receiving feedback from UNC and Duke faculty and administrators. The Robertson Scholarship provides full tuition, room and board and fees for all scholars, in addition to a laptop computer and three summer enrichment experiences. Information sessions for interested students will be held at Duke University at Smith Warehouse on the second floor of Bay 7 at 4 p.m. on Nov. 9, 10, 12 and 13. The information sessions at UNC will be held in room 116 of Murphey Hall at 4 p.m. on Nov. 16, 17, 18 and 19.
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Parliamentarian position reinstated Position to assist Student Congress By Jeannine O’Brian Staff Writer
Members of the 91st Student Congress can get into some heated discussions when they gather in the basement of Peabody Hall on Tuesday nights, debating legislation and executive appointments. But a good portion of their semiweekly meetings is spent debating the nuances of the laws that govern student government. To help the legislative body run more efficiently and alleviate confusion about the 164-page Student Code, Congress has selected an official Parliamentarian to interpret the law at each full body meeting.
Kevin Kimball, who holds the reinstated position, said he hopes he can help Congress do its job. “I think that the Student Code has a lot of potential to impact the student body in a positive way,” Kimball said. “In order to get that done, Congress needs to have efficient meetings.” Kimball, a freshman, is charged with serving as an expert on the interpretation and practical application of the Student Code at the semiweekly full Congress meetings. Congress members said they think the presence of the Parliamentarian will cut down on procedural debate and improve the
efficiency of the legislative body. “We tend to spend a lot of time debating parliamentary procedure rather than dealing with issues and the value of the legislation itself,” said representative Russell Martin. Before he came to UNC, Kimball gathered legislative experience as senate president at the North Carolina School of Science and Math. He also served as a delegate to Association of Student Governments. Kimball said he prepares for meetings by looking over the agenda and anticipating questions that could arise. Speaker of Congress Joe LevinManning said he thinks Kimball will improve the quality of Congress meetings.
Freshman Kevin Kimball will interpret the Student Code in his new role as parliamentarian. “Kevin has been helpful in answering questions about what procedure should be, and advising me on what rulings are proper.” Congress has not had a Parliamentarian for the past four or five years, said Jon Curtis, who serves as the adviser to the executive and legislative branches of student government. Curtis said the large number of new members in the current
Congress has increased the need for an expert on legal procedure, although members have displayed a interest in understanding the Code for themselves. “There is a real strong passion, among members of 91st Congress, to their oath to uphold the Student Code,” Curtis said. “They have worked very hard to understand the Code and come within full compliance of it.” Representative Dakota Williams said Parliamentarians can be helpful, but do not control meetings. “They’re just a second opinion to throw your call or opinion against,” he said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
PUMPING OUT THE ART The Artery plans to show student art
UNC women’s advancement award seeks nominations
By Mark Sabb Staff Writer
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 University Awards for the Advancement of Women. One faculty member, staff member and student are selected each year for their contributions to the advancement of women at UNC. The recipients are given a cash prize with the award and honored at a ceremony in February. Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. The form is available online through the UNC Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.
The Artery, a new student-run gallery, hopes to be the lifeblood for student artists in the area. “It’s a student-run gallery started by students for students,” said Hallie Ringle, president of the art and art history honors fraternity Kappa Pi and gallery co-founder. The gallery, in the Bank of America Center on Franklin Street, came about much quicker than the organizers expected. Inspired by director of undergraduate art studies Jeff Whetstone, who told the group about a student-art gallery in 2003, organizers began to approach properties on Franklin Street the first Thursday of October. Natalia Davila, vice president of Kappa Pi and co-founder of the gallery, said they sent a letter to buildings that had vacancy signs. “By that following Tuesday, we had a meeting with the manager of the Bank of America Center, and he was like, ‘Yeah, use my space,’ so we got it in five days,” Davila said. Though the 2003 gallery only lasted a few months, organizers of The Artery have plans for the free space to become a staple in the Chapel Hill art community. “We’ve been selling it as a longterm project, not just to last a few months, so I think everyone is
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expecting that of it and everyone will work for that,” Davila said. The gallery provides a portion of all sales to the artists and accepts art of all media types. “The profits go 60 percent to the artists and 40 percent to Kappa Pi,” Ringle said, adding that a portion of the Kappa Pi profits go to the building owner as a thank you. The works available are priced relatively less than gallery norms. Ringle said many student are pricing their work at $25 to $30, which their peers can afford to buy. Organizers hope students interested in art history and curating will also participate. Davila said it’s a good opportunity for students to get involved in the art, even if they are not artists. “And it’s not an intimidating setting because it is run only by students,” she said. Davila said she has already seen excitement for the gallery. “Whenever I tell people who are completely not part of the art community here about the gallery, they get really excited,” she said. “They want to come see the art and see what students are doing. I think it is really exciting for other students to see what their peers are doing.”
Mayor Kevin Foy opposed a proposal to wait until the December election of a new council to appoint someone to the seat vacated due to Bill Strom’s death. Six of eight Chapel Hill Town Council members, however, said they support waiting until December to make the appointment. Although all twelve applicants were formally nominated, they will not make their presentations on Nov. 9, as originally planned. Contact the Arts Editor Ed Harrison was the first to at artsdesk@unc.edu. restate his position that the new council should make the decision. He called upon other council The Artery needs you of individual works to thestudentartery@gmail.com members to state their positions The Artery, a student-run gallery and was soon joined by Laurin Provide a price for each piece, of student art, located at 137 E. Easthom. which can be negotiated with the Rosemary St., will have its grand “Times are changing,” Easthom opening at 5 p.m. Nov. 6. panel later said. “We need to allow whoever is elected the opportunity to Submissions are due by Friday to be Include dimensions, title, name choose.” considered for inclusion in the grand Optional: description of work In a g r e e m e n t w e r e Ma tt opening. dth/Colleen cook Artists are welcome to submit Czajkowski, Jim Ward and Mark How to submit work: Courtney Whitaker, a junior art history major, paints in the old Skylight bar on East Rosemary Street. The more than one piece. Kleinschmidt, whose statement Send a digital image under 5 MB building is being converted into a student art gallery by Kappa Pi, the art and art history honors fraternity. was met with applause. Jim Merritt concurred some time later. Foy said that although he would defer to a majority vote if it came to that, he did not understand the reasoning behind allowing the new council to appoint someone. “It’s not about who you’re going to work with,” he said. “It’s about By Lyle Kendrick Staff Writer who is the best representative.” Visit www.dailytarheel.com/ The Carolina Review has subsections/city for the full story. mitted a complaint against three The recently approved UNCBy claudia plazas Staff Writer students it believes to be involved system sustainability policy, which Duke University could be cli- all campuses are supposed to evenin the destruction of many issues of OWASA customers receive mate neutral — net zero emissions tually comply with, calls for carbon bills with incorrect charges the magazine’s April publication. of all greenhouse gases — by 2024 neutrality by 2050 and sets no defiMembers of the conservative if it follows the plan it announced nite goal for climate neutrality. OWASA said Wednesday that it publication filed the complaint earlier this week. Under former Chancellor James made an error in bills sent to 500 Tuesday to the undergraduate Universities nationwide have Moseser, UNC-Chapel Hill commitstudent attorney general Scott of its customers on Oct. 16. similar plans for reducing emis- ted to climate neutrality by 2050. Water use by the nonresiden- Gallisdorfer after seeing Facebook sions, but most have set less ambipictures of the issues in a student A major step toward achieving tial customers in early October tious goals. A key reason is a lack that goal, and one that has received was incorrectly charged at the residence. of funding for implementing infra- significant attention recently, is The online photo album features peak seasonal water rate of $7.09, structure changes — something changing the functioning of UNC’s instead of the new off-peak rate Ben Carroll, president of student UNC-Chapel Hill officials said has Cogeneration Facility, which proof $3.73, which went into effect group Students for a Democratic been an obstacle. Society and a write-in candidate for duces much of the campus’s energy on Oct. 1. The high costs of achieving that and runs partially on natural gas Affected nonresidential cus- mayor of Chapel Hill, senior Scott goal could delay plans at Duke, and partially on coal. tomers are in Carrboro, Southern Williams and Domenic Powell, a said Tavey McDaniel, director of Duke plans to reduce its emisVillage and downtown Chapel Hill. columnist for The Daily Tar Heel. the Duke sustainability office, in sions by making buildings more The pictures show the three stuResidential customers were not an e-mail. dents holding Pabst Blue Ribbon energy efficient, ending its coal affected. Impending climate legislation, consumption entirely and explor“We apologize for any inconve- beer while painting a room with the struggling economy and the ing renewable energy options such nience to our customers, and we Carolina Review copies protecting local transportation infrastruc- as biomass and solar energy. have made process changes to pre- the floor from the paint. ture could also impede progress, Bryan Weynand, editor of The It also will reopen an old enervent recurrence of this problem,” McDaniel said. gy plant that has been converted said Jane Showerman, OWASA’s Carolina Review, said he met with The idea is that saving energy to run entirely on natural gas, Gallisdorfer on Tuesday to discuss customer service manager. will save money in the long run. McDaniel said, and the school will OWASA’s next bill for these their complaint. He said paintCourtesy of Carolina Review But the money needed right now pay farmers in North Carolina to customers will include a credit ing on the magazine is a form of destroying University property and Facebook photos of Ben Carroll, Domenic Powell and Scott Williams with will exceed cost savings for several capture methane released from hog to correct the affected customyears, said Cindy Shea, director of farming. many issues of Carolina Review led the publication to file a complaint. ers’ balances. The dollar amounts the property of other students. the Sustainability Office at UNC. Because the magazine is funded Part of Duke’s plan is to reduce of the errors are limited because Duke has already invested $20 the private use of cars on campus. they involve charges for one to six by student fees, Weynand said cop- 400 issues and anywhere between zines seen in the pictures should be million to switch some campus That will be a major challenge days of water use from Oct. 1 until ies are free for students who intend $100 and $200 in monetary loss,” repaid by the students involved. Weynand said. “About two-thirds of every issue operations over to natural gas, because it entails changing lifestyle meters were read through Oct. 6. to read the publication. “It’s difficult to tell from the He added that the issue, which is paid for by student fee money,” which could cut coal consumption habits, said Niles Barns, projects pictures how many they stole,” featured a cartoon of N.C. Senate Weynand said. “We’re looking at by 70 percent. coordinator of the Association for arts briefs The estimated cost for the over- the Advancement of Sustainability Weynand said. “It appears to be a Majority Leader Tony Rand, anywhere from $60 to $150 of stuAckland extending hours to couple hundred.” all plan is $100 million over the in Higher Education. D-Cumberland, on the cover, dis- dent fee money.” Carroll, Williams and Powell were cussed the protests in April against Justin Crowder, a cartoonist for course of 40 years. Duke will use But Barns said the plan is fea8 p.m. on Thursday nights unable to be reached for comment. U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. The Carolina Review, said the theft external funding to help financing sible. Ackland Art Museum is extendWeynand said staff members of “Nobody was referenced by of the magazines is an issue for the the project, McDaniel said. “Duke’s plan is certainly an ing its public hours until 8 p.m. on the publication noticed many issues name,” Weynand said. “But we University as a whole. Many schools focus on car- ambitious goal that challenges Thursday evenings. missing the month of its release. did reference the (Students for a “It’s student government prop- bon neutrality instead, which energy uses and has an aggressive The change is the first time in “We noticed several large Democratic Society). They had erty, which mean’s it’s everybody’s only entails net zero emission of timeline. However, their goal is Ackland’s history it will have regu- stacks missing from both the basically claimed a part of the pro- property,” Crowder said. carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide, achievable,” Barns said. lar weekly evening hours. released when coal is burned, is (Undergraduate Library) and test on their Web site.” Hamilton Hall in the spring, which Weynand added that he thinks Contact the University Editor the most widespread greenhouse Contact the State & National —From staff and wire reports. could have been as many as 300 or the money lost through the magaat udesk@unc.edu. gas. Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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Commission seeks to unify Group to start with 2012 class By Lauren Ratcliffe Staff Writer
At a University as large as UNC, it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle. But the newly created Class Commission aims to unify each class, beginning with 2012 graduates. The seven commissioners introduced themselves to about a dozen sophomores Wednesday evening at a meet-and-greet in the Student Union Gallery. “Our whole purpose is to emphasize the class and offer something a little bit different,” said Ian Lee, commission vice president. “We all feel like Carolina students but we rarely identify as a class.” The commissioners were chosen
by the General Alumni Association staff and student leaders after an application process and will plan events and a forum in an attempt to draw together the sophomore class. Each commissioner will serve through the class of 2012’s graduation. The GAA is planning to continue the commissions for future classes, and a 2013 commission has already been selected. The 2012 commission is the first of its kind but not a completely original idea, said C. Hawkins, coordinator of student membership for the GAA. He said each class used to have a permanent president that represented the students for all four years at UNC. “It’s kind of an old concept that we’ve revived and made fresh and new,” Hawkins said. The commission is required by the GAA to host at least three events: a social event, a service proj-
ect and a pertinent issues forum. “The main issue is to have class cohesiveness,” said Mario Benavente, service director of the commission. “The senior class president can’t do it all.” Benavente said he got involved to make a difference. “I was never part of class officers in high school,” he said. “I knew that if that idea was applied to the University where I could make a difference, that I wanted to get my hands in it.” While many of the students present didn’t know much about what the commission will do, they were optimistic about the concept. “I guess they just push for our ideas as a class,” said sophomore Matt Dibble, who attended the event. “They’re just our advocates and have our voice as a class.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Renters insurance underutilized BY Nick Andersen sEnior writer
After a blaze destroyed part of SunStone Apartments, 33 people were displaced. If they had renters insurance, they would be able to recover some of the value of their property. Local insurers estimate the average monthly cost of renters insurance to be about $20. But for many students who rent off — or on — campus properties, renters insurance just doesn’t cross their mind. “I don’t really know that much about renters insurance,” said senior Elizabeth French, who lives in an apartment building on Stephens Street in Chapel Hill. “I’m pretty sure if I had it I would know, but I’m not that worried.” Even for students who are aware of renters insurance, the extra cost can be ignored as students move off campus, seeking independence. “I’ve never even had the chance to think about renters insurance,” said Justin Tyler, a junior who lives in the Mill Creek Condominiums in Chapel Hill. “All I cared about was getting off campus.”
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kler system either extinguishes the fire or keeps it in check,” Crabtree said. “People are usually able to return to their buildings and spend the night there.” Students in apartment complexes often do not consider fire sprinklers when they sign leases. “When my roommate and I looked for apartments, we didn’t even take notice of the fact that they didn’t
But in case an event like the fire at SunStone, insurance can be worth the expense, Student Legal Services director Dorothy Bernholz said. After a fire at Colonial Village at Highland Hills Apartments in fall 2007 former resident Marcus Carpenter said he lost $60,000 in items, including a computer and a melted car. Things like fires and floods can damage an apartment for reasons other than the negligence of a landlord, Bernholz said. “Some occurrences are an act of God,” she said. “In the event that you are unable to provide proof of negligence, having renters insurance is your only means of redress to save your property.” For $80 a year, tenants can insure up to $20,000 of their personal belongings, said Harvey Eveleigh, a insurance agent with the local provider University Insurance, Inc. But most students don’t make that connection when moving out of the dorms, Bernholz said. “It’s a question of living on your own for the first time,” she said. “Student renters don’t realize how costly it is to recover from these have one,” said Bailee Lockamy, who lives in Mill Creek Condominiums. Amanda Dellinger, manager of The Verge apartments, which were built in 2003, said that her complex has sprinklers and an organized fire safety system. “Smoke detectors are hardwired together. We also have flashing strobe lights above every door that will alert residents,” Dellinger said. She said while sprinkler systems are safer, they keep running until a fire department turns them off.
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kind of misfortunes.” Many apartment complexes agree with his recommendation. “We highly suggest it,” said Jessica McKinzie, assistant manager at The Verge apartment complex. “If the sprinklers in your apartment go off and water drips down into the apartment below you, your insurance would be the best way to cover that repair expense.” Odum Village, Ram Village and other on-campus apartment-style communities don’t require students to have insurance, said Rick Bradley, assistant director of Housing and Residential Education. “We can’t require it, but we do recommend it,” Bradley said. “Regardless of where you live, it’s incredibly valuable.” And even though some students realize this value, most are happy just to be off campus — even if they are aware of the risk. “I bought all my own furniture,” Tyler said. “If there was a fire or something, I’d be out a lot of money.”
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ISLAMABAD (MCT) — Amid bombings directed at civilian targets in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a drive Wednesday to advance Washington’s policies there and convince Pakistanis that the aim is security and stability. In Peshawar, Islamist insurgents detonated a car bomb hours after Clinton arrived, killing more than 100 people and wounding more than 200. It was the deadliest terrorist strike in Pakistan in two years. Pakistan is reeling from terrorist attacks that appear to be a response to the army’s offensive along the Afghan border — a region that is the base for Pakistani extremist groups, Afghan insurgents and al-Qaida. Nearly 300 people have been killed since early this month. The Obama administration has said that stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan is key to U.S. security, but rising casualties among American and NATO forces and the uncertain outcome of national elections there have raised questions in Congress and throughout South Asia about U.S. plans for the region.
WA S H I N G T O N , D . C . (MCT) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to unveil revised health care overhaul legislation Thursday that would include a stronger government-operated insurance option than the one that the Senate plans to consider. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is pushing a government health insurance plan that would allow states to “opt out.” Pelosi, D-Calif., is expected to support a public option with no such escape hatch. The revised measure she’ll unveil merges terms from three separate but similar bills that three committees in the House of Representatives passed earlier. While Democrats control 256 seats in the House, 38 more than the 218 needed for a majority, the vote to pass the bill is expected to be close, since conservative and moderate Democrats have raised concerns about the measure’s cost, tax-raising provisions and an expansion of the role of government. House Republicans uniformly oppose the legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the first major piece of federal gay rights legislation, a milestone activists compared to 1960s civil rights legislation empowering blacks. The new law adds acts of violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to the list of federal hate crimes. Gay rights activists voiced hope that the Obama administration would advance more issues, including legislation to bar workplace discrimination, allow military service and recognize same-sex marriages. Congress passed the hate crimes protections as an unlikely amendment to this year’s Defense Authorization Act. Legislation barring firms from firing employees on the basis of their sexual orientation could win passage in the House of Representatives by year’s end, gay rights advocates said. More than half of U.S. states currently allow employers such freedom. Obama has promised to push Congress to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibits being openly gay while serving.
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making the costumes and helping the actors in and out of the costumes during the performances. Undergraduate students can also participate. Sophomore Michelle Bellamy serves as the costume coordinator for undergraduate productions. “It is really fun, everybody working together, and all the actors and the director are really appreciative,” Bellamy said.
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Company. “We have regular body padding for if somebody needs to be fat,” Rodgers said, adding that some will be used in an upcoming play. “A couple guys are getting fat pads so they can change their body shape.” Other clothes create challenges just to store. Hats must be stacked strategically in bins. Costumes are in acid-free containers to keep them from deteriorating.
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Cover bands and Halloween — two traditions now hopelessly intertwined. Take a look at your local show schedule this weekend and you’ll find a bevy of costumed tribute outfits with myriad ridiculous names; you know, something to the tune of Led Zombie or Eddie Van Helsing. But tribute bands aren’t the only groups that enjoy channeling their favorite rock stars. Local bands of all stripes frequently include covers in their sets, paying homage to the stars that inspired them to pursue music in the first place. And though this isn’t an aspect of performances that most bands like to play up in the press, the crew here at Dive figured with it being Halloween and all, that we could have some fun with this often maligned, rarely respectfully done pastime. Catching up with three local bands who routinely play cover songs in their sets, we convinced them to play those cover songs for us. So, bringing along our cameras and a fervent adoration for Halloween mischief, we invaded the homes and practice spaces of three bands, filming a performance of one of their cover songs and sitting down for a quick Q&A afterward. And in the spirit of the holiday, we convinced them to play these songs dressed as the original artists. After all, what’s All Hallows’ Eve without a little bit of masquerade fun? So head on down to the bottom of the page, check out some pictures of the bands in their costumes and get some insight into why it’s so much fun to dress up and play as your favorite artist. And after you’re done with that, go to The Daily Tar Heel’s Web site and check out video of the performances and Q&As. Happy Halloween. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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B o s b a Dylan o g e u L Patrick Phelan of Durham classic rock outfit Luego has felt close to the music of Bob Dylan for some time. As a result, the song “Girl From the North Country” has become a regular addition to his band’s sets.
Dive: What do you like about this song?
Patrick Phelan: In 2005 I
listened to The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan a lot, and that was the song. It was one of the first songs I learned. We didn’t have enough material in a set one time, so I just started playing it. It’s just three chords so I thought they could figure it out. It’s obviously a pro-
foundly great song. Freewheelin’ Dive: What is it like to take on a Bob Dylan is a really special record. different persona?
Dive: You’ve studied Bob Dylan PP: I don’t try to be Bob Dylan. a lot. Why?
PP: I was 18 years old, and I saw
“Don’t Look Back,” a movie about Dylan and his last solo acoustic tour in England, 1965. I saw it and I said, “That’s what I want to do and that’s how you do it. That’s how you do it. “ I learned the “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol” off of The Times They Are a Changing. From there I just ate up everything about the guy. He’s like a father to me as far as that can be.
I try to be like him. I want to be like him for sure. I want to be like Mike too. Dylan did it. And he did it, and he showed you how to do it. But you got to do it your own way. If you want to be great you’ve got to be your own yourself. The Beatles showed you how it was done. Tom Petty showed you how it was done. People show you how it’s done, but it’s a different world, different time. You learn from them in the beginning.
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ally Destroying It as t o T s a U2 IW Chapel Hill pop-rock band I Was Totally Destroying It is no stranger to U2. The band has a standing gig at Raleigh’s Tir Na Nog where the group covers the Irish rockers as I Was Totally Destroying U2.
Dive: Why do you like U2 so much?
John Booker: I grew up with them. I grew up in a house where The Beatles were kind of the only band. U2 was the one thing that I brought into the house, and everyone else was like, “OK, this is good.” So while everyone else was learning the lyrics to the Vanilla “Going Out West,” a song featured on the soundtrack to “Fight Club,” was the first introduction to Tom Waits for Jason Kutchma, singer of Durham punk rock band Red Collar. Though he is usually in the practice of including it in his solo performances, he was joined for this Dive performance by his bassist and wife Beth Kutchma and drummer Jonathan Truesdale.
Dive: What do you like so much about this song?
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Jason Kutchma: His writing in the song. He says these really, well, not odd-ball things. “I’m going out west where the wind blows tall ‘cause Tony Franciosa used to date my mom.” Do you know who Tony Franciosa is? Dive: No. JK: He’s some actor. He wasn’t
like an A actor. He’s one of those
Ice song I was listening to “With or Without You.”
Dive: You get very into the the-
atrics of being U2. What is it about dressing up as somebody else and playing that you can get into?
JB: I hate it. These sunglasses are really stupid. Curtis Armistead: That’s a lie. He wears these around the house all the time. JB: I think for some weird reason though, I can see why Bono does it. It’s something to hide behind, the jacket and the sunglasses. When you’re up there singing
guys back then that you knew him when you saw him. But it’s something if you know ‘50s movies that it just evokes something. His mom used to date this B-or-Clist actor. That says so much.
Beth Kutchma: You got
to love a man who says he looks good without a shirt.
JK: It’s kind of like the
Springsteen line where he says, “You’re no beauty, but hey, you’re all right.” It elicits a chuckle. The equivalent with this song is “My friends say I’m ugly, but I’ve got a masculine face.” He has all those little twists in this song. I think a lot of people think of words as just a way to get through a song. But with him you can tell there’s a lot of care.
Dive: What did you see from
Tom Waits that you were trying to bring out in the performance?
these really theatrical songs — big, epic, sweeping things — and you have on a T-shirt, it’s a little different.
Dive: When we asked you to
play a U2 song, “Where The Streets Have No Name” was second on your list. Why do you like this song so much?
James Hepler: Every once in a while a band or a singer will hit something that the dynamics of it, it just gets bigger and bigger. It just kind of pulls emotions out of people. It’s a really powerful song. People get misty-eyed when they hear U2 play it. JK: Tom Waits, he’s a performer,
he’s an entertainer. You can tell this guy’s been doing it for a while. He’s animated. He’s playing to the back row. He’s a great performer, total commitment. Total commitment.
Dive: With dressing up like
somebody else and going after it, it gets to the point of Halloween, hiding behind someone else. Did you find that appealing?
JK: It is really fun to act like
somebody else. I think a lot of indie rock went through this “this is me” kind of phase. I’m just going to go up there and play for you and it’s not going to be a big deal. I actually like it a bit more amped up. This is a show, let’s have some fun here. I can’t imagine it being any more fun than being Tom Waits or Tom Waits’ band.
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‘War of the Worlds’ to invade Triangle air waves WKNC to recreate classic radio play “I was really into having a live mic on by Jordan Lawrence Diversions Editor
It’s Halloween night. You jump in your car and crank 88.1 for some pre-party jams as you head over to a friend’s house to debut your all-toodetailed Optimus Prime costume. Suddenly, your ears are confronted with the sound of death rays and crazy screams. A voice on the scene tells you a Martian attack is consuming the Triangle area. Rest easy, friend. It’s not an actual newscast.
This Saturday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 88.1 WKNC will air a Triangle update of Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of “War of the Worlds.” The production by N.C. State’s newly formed Two Cabbage Radio Players will employ classic foley and synthesizer sound effects for a live recreation of the 1938 radio play that pranked multitudes into thinking that New York and New Jersey were actually under attack. Damian Maddalena, N.C. State doctoral student and founder of
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live radio and mashing two cabbages together to simulate skulls being crushed.” Brian Donohoe, Foley artist
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locations that we know locally. The places that are mentioned, Durham and Raleigh, are landmarks that people know. It’s also a little more creepy. I know that place I can’t imagine what it would be like if that was real.” The element that will allow the listener to picture those local places torn asunder by alien invaders will be the show’s live sound effects. “There’s no image; people are just listening to it,” said Brian Donohoe, drummer for Raleigh band Starmount and foley artist for theAM show. “I’m 10:31 Page 1 helping paint the back for their image.” And while a 20th century approach was a temptation,
Donohoe says he has chosen to keep the performance old-school. “I was really into having a live mic on live radio and mashing two cabbages together to simulate skulls being crushed,” he said. “That’s why we named the radio troupe Two Cabbage Players. “I like the fact that a lot of it is not manipulation electronically. It’s me and the audience live at the same time.” In addition to crushing vegetables and crinkling leaves, Donohoe will be using a vintage 1978 Micromoog synthesizer to make the sounds of the alien weapons and spaceships. “Best pawn shop purchase experience I’ve ever made,” he said, explaining that he bought it for $75
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in Nashville. But though the sound effects and performances will obviously be as real as possible, Maddalena said he has no intention of fooling the Triangle into thinking that this attack is the real deal. “What if people think it’s real? My first reaction was they’re stupid,” he said. “How at this point in time could you not know the story. It seems like there’s no way they could trick people. “It’s not so much the original prank as the tip of the hat to the original prank. We’re all sort of mischievous folks.” And as for his choice of timing, Maddalena said it’s nothing more than the first Halloween available to hold it. “I just seems appropriate because the whole thing was just a Halloween prank to begin with.” Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL: HIGH-ENERGY It might be difficult to imagine how elements of bluegrass, ragtime, folk, rock and pop can combine to form anything other than pure chaos, but Holy Ghost Tent Revival seem to have a pretty good idea. The six Greensboro natives have a reputation for a genre-defying sound and electrifying live shows. On Friday, they will be playing Local 506 with House of Fools and Alcazar Hotel. Diversions staff writer Anna Norris spoke with guitarist and banjo player Stephen Murray as the band drove through Asheville to discuss Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s upcoming plans.
Diversions: You played at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival a few weeks ago. How was that, and what draws you to play there? Stephen Murray: Well the actual festival itself has always been really good to us. It’s a place where we made immediate relationships with people — friends and fans alike. We camp out there, so it’s always a good couple of days. This year especially we were able to have our really good friends And The Moneynotes come down from Scranton, Penn. and play with them and share the stage with them along with a group called Now You See Them, and that really meant a lot to us. This being our fourth time playing there, it’s just starting to become a family thing. We recognize the people that run it, and our manager Jamie also helps to put it together. Dive: Have you found that it’s
changed since you started playing, in terms of audience makeup or the types of bands playing?
SM: I feel like audiences are
starting to catch on, just because of word of mouth. People enjoy the
music, so they tell friends to come out and buy a day pass. It’s like anywhere, if you keep on going back to a place and you treat it with respect and you love what you’re doing, the audience will love it.
GO TO THE REVIVAL Time: 9:30 p.m. Friday Location: Local 506 506 W. Franklin St. Info: www.local506.com
Dive: You released an EP last month called Family. You brought in a big group of friends that are also local artists. What drove that decision?
But I don’t know if we could ever perform live with the entire band. If we can, we’d perform with Eating The Invaders, the songs that we’ve done with them.
SM: A long time ago we were sitting in the living room, and our bass player had recently written a song that a friend of ours sang on, the track “Under Your Fingers,” and we just started talking about bands that we liked. The original purpose was just to be able to play with friends and record something, but it came across in both ways, ultimately in the recording process we wanted to have a great time. We spent three days just losing our minds and laughing our asses off — just really enjoying ourselves and happy to be recording the whole time.
Dive: If you mention Holy Ghost Tent Revival, often the first thing that fans want to talk about is your high-energy performances. What do you try and bring to each live show?
D i ve : Holy Ghost Tent Revival plus your friends make up The Lovely Hot Starving, the band you compiled for Family. Is there a chance the band has a future outside of Family? SM: Well, ideally that would be something great to do. I feel like it’s kind of impossible because there are people in the Lovely Hot Starving that live in Scranton, and there are people in six other different bands. We definitely have been tossing ideas around for the next EP, whenever that may come out, having The Lovely Hot Starving back, but I think we wanted to give a name to all the people that were participating so it sounds like Holy Ghost Tent Revival with this band. We listed out who everybody is and where they’re from.
SM: Well I bring my intention of being a performer, and being a performer means you’re going to entertain. It also means you’re as honest as you can be. And you know, sometimes I don’t feel that I’m as honest as I should be. Sometimes I get caught up in dancing too much or not doing something from the heart. But really it all comes down to the way we move and feel songs as a band, because we’re all kind of good at feeling music passionately together. And we love playing music individually, and when we bring it all together, it’s so overwhelming that we just have to move and dance and jump around. And yes, I know that’s entertaining to the audience. All of us being 24, to the older demographic they always give us the comment, “Oh I wish I had your energy!” And for the younger demographic it’s a kind of aerobic workout for them and they can participate that way. Ever since I was a kid music made me dance and jump, and I can’t get rid of that. Even when I’m in a wheelchair one day, I’ll probably be shaking my broken hips or
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Dive: The night after you play at Local 506 is the Halloween show, which includes a Rolling Stones cover band and a Cheap Trick cover band. If Holy Ghost Tent Revival could dress up as any band for Halloween, which cover band would you be? SM: Hold on, let me ask the guys (polls the rest of the band). We have two votes for Gore, two votes for And The Moneynotes, one for Kinky Friedman and one for Yanni. So we’ll make that a superband. We’d dress up as a combination of all those bands.
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For years, millions of children have entertained themselves with Maurice Sendak’s beloved “Where the Wild Things Are.” Now the highly anticipated movie is finally here, and it doesn’t disappoint for a second. Dressed in a wolf suit, Max sails off to an island full of hairy, sniffing beasts with enormous teeth. He befriends the creatures, and they commence on a rumpus of fun. In these games, both Max and the
wild things find a constructive way to vent their frustrations, and Max eventually returns home. Newcomer Max Records is the perfect fit for the lead role. His pure, raw take makes every emotion — from disappointment to joy, jealousy to fury — real and touching. The wild things themselves have lost some of the rough edges they had in the book, and at times even seem cuddly. Giant fuzzy suits were used to bring them into threedimensional life, while their facial expressions are computer-generated. In combination with brilliant voice acting by James Gandolfini (Carol), Forest Whitaker (Ira) and Catherine O’Hara (Judith) among others, the creatures reach a level of human emotion that makes them sympathetic and believable. But if anyone deserves to be lauded for this project, it is director Spike Jonze. With novelist Dave Eggers, he turned the book into a script, and in the process managed to retain all of its charm. Most importantly, he didn’t impose an adult’s view on a child’s perspective. The use of lens flares, hand-held cameras and the power of suggestive silhouettes all contribute to this intimate emotional microcosm. “Where the Wild Things Are” is an endearing exploration of the
child in all of us, a reminder of the solace we can find in our own imagination. But most importantly it shows the audience that we all, both young and old, have a wild side we should embrace a little more often. Let the wild rumpus start indeed. -Suzanne Enzerink
The Boys are back Calling a movie “tender,” as opposed to “sappy,” suggests that underneath a sensitive wound there is resilient emotional strength. So it’s no insult to call “The Boys Are Back” a thoroughly tender movie — in its story, its acting, its screen compositions and its editing. It’s a wonderful role for Clive Owen, who stars as Joe Warr, a successful sports journalist living in Australia whose wife abruptly dies of cancer in the beginning of the film, leaving him stranded with their 6-year-old son. Warr is determined to be a better father than he was in the past as the child deals with the death of his mother, a fathomless trauma captured here in all of its inscrutable effects. But when Warr’s ex-wife in England sends his older son to Australia to be with his father, the dynamics change. Now three boys of varying ages must balance between obligations to multiple people (different mothers, dead spouses, inlaws, employers and each other). Out of the seeming chaos of his laissez-faire method of child rear-
ing, Warr forges a family that did not exist before. Owen, projecting the kind of compassionate father that, for better or worse, only exists in fiction, is the main vehicle the movie uses to deliver this sweet sucker punch. “The Boys Are Back” is a perfect (sometimes bordering on rote) example of how to piece a movie together for maximum effect. It assumes the viewer is smart enough to follow along without constant narrative reminders or foreshadowing. Instead of wasting time with unnecessary filler, it always cuts right to the significant and immediate details. This allows the movie to be both to-the-point and mysterious, to defy its constraints and to tell a complete, traditional narrative without excessive haste. And while it might jerk tears from some, it can’t be called anything like cheap, rotten or sappy. Whatever it looks like on the outside, its core constantly displays its underlying cinematic resilience. -Jonathan Pattishall
Paris French cinema has a distinguished history of elevating abnormality to a virtue, and the tradition still lives. Take the French academic in this film. The main subject of one of many delicately interwoven narrative threads, this aging professor of Parisian history falls for a student in his class, sends her anonymous text messages like a modern-age
lover, begins a confused and brief affair with her and then proceeds to dance to a Wilson Pickett song like the vulgar and wacko Frenchman that he is. Though his dancing is lewd, it’s charming in its lewdness. Charming, of course, like Paris. What director Cédric Klapisch wants us to take away from his movie is that Paris is still a dynamic and beautiful city. So he tries to take a thousand selfconscious snapshots of the place to give us some idea, recognizing all along that it’s a project too big for one movie, even with a cast as large and as talented as he has. But clichés are still clichés, even in French. The traffic accident is a tired metaphor for the destructive, randomized intersections of people’s lives, and the one in this film is no exception. Glitzy, sexually ambiguous burlesque in the City of Lights is also an exhausted signifier for Paris, and the film could have done with fewer such moments. They distract from what feels authentically Parisian here: the deportation of North African immigrants, the stuck up, parochial Gaul who runs the local bakery, the tense coexistence of high society and organized labor and the jarring piano of Erik Satie always welling up from the depths. Like the real vignettes that we call everyday life, the fictional vignettes of “Paris” are loosely tied. They never pull together in the tight knot so common in hammy American drama. Despite sharing the traffic accident trope, this movie is no “Crash.” It’s something much
better: an organic social picture. “The socially oriented world is dying,” one character laments midway through the film. It’s wonderfully ironic, of course, for a movie and a city where society is still alive and kicking. -Jonathan Pattishall
Saw VI One of the taglines for the “Saw” series has been “If it’s Halloween, it must be ‘Saw.’” It’s the perfect slogan for the series. It conjures up not a sense of fear but a feeling of inevitability that a new “Saw” movie will be inflicted on the public. Despite his death in the third installment, Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) continues to kill thanks to instructions left for his ex-wife (Betsy Russell) and apprentice, Lt. Hoffman (Costas Mandylor). For this gore-fest, a health insurance executive (Peter Outerbridge) must complete four games to stay alive and atone for denying coverage to the terminally ill. Die-hard fans of the series will find all the regular staples — bad lighting, raspy recordings and gruesome traps. “Saw VI” also attempts topicality by having Jigsaw choose his victims from the likes of greedy, amoral executives and mercenary money lenders. But this attempt at social commentary can’t save the movie from another parade of deadly devices and arterial spray. In the first “Saw,” the games were lethal but ultimately simple, and there were semi-plausible reasons for the victims’ involvement. But in this film, Jigsaw’s games are too theatrical, and the twisted moral messages he tries to deliver are horribly convoluted. “Saw VI” may claim to entertain fans with new kills, but the truth is, it’s really the sixth iteration of the same thing. Yet still, we’re willing to pay for it. That’s Jigsaw’s sickest game yet. -Mark Niegelsky
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musicshorts Pelican What WE All Come To Need
Hard rock
Craftsmanship isn’t a word you hear a lot when discussing heavy music. What do metal heads care about melodic arrangement anyway? The point of all this distorted shredding is aggression after all. Chicago instrumental rock outfit Pelican would probably disagree with this outlook. Not that there isn’t aggression here. Every one of the group’s striding riffs growls with the power of a confident, laid-back killing machine.
But what really stands out about What We All Come To Need is the way the band has constructed its cataclysmic sound into snap shots of hard rock rage that are always invigorating and never lose momentum. Starting out by simply pounding the listener with guitar, bass and drums, “Specks of Light” soon gives way to a shock wave of electric riff and a bass line that sways with confident swagger. As the song contorts and shifts for almost eight minutes, it manages to keep you on your toes while never losing its impact as a cohesive piece. Pelican plays nearly the same game for the first seven tracks, meticulously working its way through cuts of smoldering menace that never drop below four minutes. Though some might not be as enthralling as others, together they form a formidable onslaught that’s impossible to ignore. And while the last song, “Final Breath” does add singing, the grizzly gasps of unintelligible words are just another sonic texture, adding to the wash of ethereal distortion that envelops the listener at the record’s end.
It’s a beautiful and appropriate end for this record, proof that well-crafted heavy music can be as relaxing as it is aggressive. But either way Pelican does it, they prove to be masters of the form. -Jordan Lawrence
Spiral STairs The REal Feel Indie Rock
Since Christopher Scott Kannberg graduated from ’90s supergroup Pavement, he’s been up to something. With its seething guitars and sunny pop influence, The Real Feel translates Pavement’s feedback-heavy, lo-fi style into an equally forceful, if brighter, sound. The songs span numerous sounds and genres. “Call the Ceasefire” and “A Mighty Mighty Fall” integrate unexpected pedal steel, harmonization and an alt-country aesthetic, a far cry from Kannberg’s distorted roots. But the defining characteristic is the constant thrum of writhing guitar. While Kannberg doesn’t shy from experimentation, his roots as
a member of a quintessential noise rock band are a constant presence. “Subiaco Shuffle” opens and closes with incendiary licks of guitar, while “Stolen Pills” breathes new life into the distorted, insistent sound of ’90s rock. “Stolen Pills” frenetic, thrashing guitar and eardrum-blasting vocals prove that, regardless of Kannberg’s penchant for branching into new territory, he can still craft a rock song that would melt the faces of ’90s rockers and new fans alike. Though the instrumentation hearkens back to yester-decade, the lyrics are sub par. “Maltese T” describes a nonsensical “Maltese terrier, a viral carrier,” that “spoke to a wall, petals call his reflection.” And while the urgency and grit in the vocals might initially deceive the listener into thinking that the song carries some desperate, hidden meaning, the gibberish Kannberg spews on the tracks ultimately reads like an unintelligible Dadaist poem — he could’ve pulled the words randomly out of a paper bag. The Real Feel is hardly perfect, but with its urgent, diverse set of rock songs, Spiral Stairs proves that a guitar-heavy, well-crafted album isn’t overshadowed by a few strange
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Starmount Tyranny of the Sphere Ambient
Some events in life are better experienced without knowledge of the details, like what’s really in your school cafeteria’s mystery meat. But with the debut album from Raleigh’s Starmount, it’s best to know up front that the main ingredients don’t include singing. But go into the listening experience prepared to concentrate solely on the sound and arrangement, and you won’t go away disappointed. With no lyrics, Starmount instead chooses to focus on creating a rich and evocative mood with pedal steel guitar, drums, upright bass and synthesizers. All are intricately woven together to create a sound that’s both dreamy and light, the compositions never getting too cluttered or experimental to keep it from being accessible to the casual listener. Standout tracks include “The
Constable,” a steady, vaguely menacing song that makes it easy to picture a policeman walking a latenight beat, observing dark alleys and shady characters. “The Battle of Brentwood Creek” uses a tight marching beat and computerized noise to suggest sounds associated with war. “Daylight Dies” uses mournful steel guitar to bid farewell to the end of the day, only to build into a crescendo of drums and synthesizers to welcome the night. The biggest problem Starmount has is the emphasis it places on the pedal steel guitar. In the first couple of songs the twangs of the instrument come across as a whimsical novelty. But by the end of the album its overbearing presence makes it hard to be reminded of anything else besides the opening to a vintage country song. While Starmount’s devices might get a bit repetitive, its skill at building them together makes lyrics irrelevant. They might not say anything, but when the band’s hitting on all cylinders, the music is all the storyteller you need. -Anna Norris
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Calico Haunts get ‘psyched’ up for music ‘This Is It’ has fun but lacks humanity by linnie greene
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“Psychedelic” has many connotations. It’s psychological, it’s cultural, and it usually implies some kind of hallucinogen. Now, Chapel Hill’s Calico Haunts provide a new incarnation, a brand of psychedelic folk that’s getting hefty local attention. With a recent onslaught of critical acclaim including a spot as the Independent Weekly’s album of the month, Calico Haunts has risen to local fame with the release of After All in August. Though critics have fawned over the group’s ’60s-and’70s-infused folk, singer Alexander Inglehart hasn’t noticed any tangible changes in the band or its audiences to date.
“The publicity thing hasn’t really been much,” he said. “I guess we’ve got some college radio play, but there’s definitely not been a change to the people in the band.” Inglehart also claims that any increase in turnout has also been difficult to gauge. “It’s hard to tell what is really making a difference. You can go out and you can hang up flyers all week long and get a certain turnout and you can promote it in the Independent and that same night there’s a great band playing at the 506.” A Baltimore transplant, Inglehart moved to Chapel Hill for a taste of small-town life, and soon became ingrained in the local scene. “I liked the idea of living in a
smaller town, not living in a big gross city with all the crime and stuff,” he said. Though Chapel Hill provided an escape from an larger town, Inglehart soon discovered the scene’s quirks. “There’s a tendency in Chapel Hill for bands to almost sound like ‘90s Chapel Hill bands, and we make a lot of jokes about that,” Inglehart said. But despite local musicians’ tendency to worship at the altar of Superchunk, Inglehart has also seen the area’s musical diversity. “I would say that the majority of bands that we play with don’t sound like us,” he said. With the acclaim and relative success that came as a result of the band’s recent album, Inglehart looks
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by Benn Wineka forward to the group’s future. “I’ve always wanted to go to Europe, so you could say that’s a goal,” he said. And whatever the future holds for Calico Haunts, Inglehart is sure that music will remain a part of his life. “I’m going to be playing this music, probably as long as I’m alive,” he said. “It’s all I’ve ever done is play music”
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Michael Jackson’s 50-date spectacle at the O2 Arena in London was supposed to be something monumental. From the elaborate stage and choreography to the painstakingly detailed supplementary graphics, everything about it was going to be a nod to the performer’s own outsized persona. Director Kenny Ortega, who worked beside Jackson in enviContact the Diversions Editor sioning the concerts, took it upon at dive@unc.edu. himself to assemble a behind-thescenes look into Jackson and the concerts he was working on. Pulling from over 100 hours of rehearsal footage, Ortega delivers a harried, inconsistent film that can’t decide if it’s a documentary or BY grace Joyal If you’ve found yourself saying “boo” to Franklin Street this year, there are plenty of other options. a concert, eschewing a look into the Staff Writer complicated man’s psyche in favor of what essentially becomes a conHillsborough Ghostly Walking Tour cert film minus the audience. Hillsborough will offer their ghostly walking tour, an hour-long are based on town history, Parris said. At the historical sites, actors That said, the audience is treatwalk that takes guests by churches, cemeteries and haunted hous- will bring the guide’s story to life. “There’s actually live entertained to an up-close look at Jackson ment,” Parris said. es. as he works with the musicians and Tickets can be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour at Sarah Parris, the program coordinator for the event, said other dancers on stage. Hillsborough has hosted the popular Halloween event for at least the Orange County Visitors Center, located at the Alexander Dickson To say the man knew his cataHouse at 150 E. King St. There is a 20 person maximum for each tour. three years. log is an understatement. Minute The tour is led after sunset by lantern light. All of the ghost stories Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 15. adjustments by Jackson to percussion and back-up singing throughCarrboro Carnival Nightlight out rehearsals are tedious, yet on point, and each of his critiques The Nightlight is having a “Back to the Future Dance Party” This year’s annual Carrboro Carnival will be held on Friday makes the song play sweeter the inspired by the 80s movie “Back to the Future.” instead of on Halloween, when it is usually held. next run through. The party starts at 9:30 p.m. and various groups will be Dana Hughes, the recreation supervisor for the town of While Ortega finds time to capperforming, with disk jockeys spinning in between sets to keep Carrboro, said this is to avoid interference with the Carrboro ture Jackson on stage, the audience the dancing going. Farmer’s Market. never gets a glimpse behind the “We are having Juan Huezos perform,” said Alexis Mastromichalis, Nightlight The carnival, located at the Carrboro Town Commons, will feature 20 to 28 rehearsal facade. Seemingly, the owner and manager. “He has been in Europe touring for a few months so it’ll carnival games ranging from the duck pond to the bean bag toss. viewer is expected to already know Hughes said a licensed naturalist will also perform a special program about be like his homecoming.” the context of the performances. Mastromichalis said guests of the Rosemary Street club are encouraged to bats. Only about five individuals are “The games are geared toward the younger children,” she said, though entire come in any costume despite the theme. even interviewed, Jackson not The dance party will run from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. with no new entry after families are encouraged to come and dress up. among them, and not one is on The carnival will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. The event is 1 a.m. Tickets are $5 and are available to members only. Although the club is screen for more than a minute. private, you can pay an extra $5 to join. free of charge. Every single interview sounds the same. They all talk about how great Fright Night ‘09 The Eve Ball it is to work with Michael. Yeah, I know, I’d be thrilled too. Franklin Street Yoga Center will host “The Eve Ball” at the The Carrboro ArtsCenter will have its first ever Fright Night Even when the film diverts away Carolina Inn Friday, supporting the Eve Marie Carson Memorial ’09, marketed toward local teens ages 13 to 18. to details about dancer selection Scholarship. Lori Burgwyn, the owner of the yoga center and a “Those teenage years often get overlooked on Halloween,” and wardrobe, the action dies out 1988 UNC alumna, said all of the money from ticket sales and said Jeri Lynn Schulke, the director of the youth performing arts before it can get interesting. conservatory, adding that it gives teens freedom in a secure environment. The corporate sponsors will directly benefit fund. The rest of the film is spent run“I remembered reading an article after Eve’s death that she would start askevent will also raise money for future family-friendly shows. ning through songs that would Three rooms will offer different types of entertainment. One will feature live ing people what their Halloween costume was in August,” Burgwyn said. have been performed. There are Burgwyn said modeled the event after a Philadelphia Halloween dance party music from three local bands, another will show horror movies and a third will some great moments, such as host a dance party and DJ. Concession food will be sold and photo booths will she attended that attracted 3,000 people. There will be a DJ, a dessert bar and a the performances of “Smooth costume contest with cash prizes for the winners of each costume category. set up for guests to use. Criminal” and “Thriller,” presented Tickets can be bought in advance online for $20 and at the door for $25. The event is substance free and no one will be readmitted after leaving. almost exactly as they would have Teens can come to the event anytime between 8 p.m. and midnight. Admission If you do not come in costume, tickets are $60. 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green screen to create live-action renderings of the classic videos. The uncompleted numbers, however, leave a sour taste behind. Using graphic representations of the stage and performers, the film attempts to show you how cool the songs would have been. What’s compelling here is watching Jackson try to bring his grandiose final stand to life. Focusing on an incomplete vision instead of the visionary himself, it misses the point it’s title sets out to prove. This is neither the Michael Jackson we were supposed to see in the show nor the embattled performer we all know him as. It’s an amalgam of both, and as such “This Is It” is entertaining but not revelatory. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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From left, Nijah Cassidy, 12, Semia Thorpe, 13, and Kendra Green, 15, all from Durham, show their emotion after getting off the drop ride at the N.C. State Fair on Sunday. The 2009 N.C. State Fair, held at the fairgrounds in Raleigh, saw record-breaking attendance. A total of 877,939 people attended this year’s fair. Sunday, the final day of the fair, ranked second in attendance for this year with 104,370 people. The N.C. State Fair has a long and storied history, which began in 1853 when the State Agricultural Society held the first event. That first fair was four days long, and daily attendance peaked at 4,000 fairgoers. For years, people have attended the fair for the food, entertainment, agricultural displays, rides and other attractions. There were several new offerings at this year’s fair, including
the much-anticipated chocolate-covered bacon and other deepfried delicacies. Military Appreciation Day, Senior Citizens’ Day and Food Lion Hunger Relief Day enticed visitors from across the state. The fair, themed “A Whole Lotta Happy,” hosted various musical artists and other entertainment acts. Performances included Jason Michael Carroll, Kellie Pickler and UNC’s own Anoop Desai. Popular and long-standing traditions such as the tractor pull, the BMX show, pig races and the demolition derby returned this year. The cold and rainy weather did little to deter fairgoers over the weekend, and fireworks concluded the spectacle each night. Contact the Photo Editor at dthphoto@gmail.com.
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Some of the nation’s top business schools are changing their admissions policies in attempts to broaden their applicant pools, but UNC is not planning to make changes right now. Until recently, business schools required students applying for Master of Business Administration programs to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test. But schools are now allowing students to submit scores from a more general test — the Graduate Record Examination, which students take for a variety of graduate programs. “In the business school world, it’s a huge deal,” said Mark McNutt, manager of external relations for Educational Testing Service, a company that manufactures standardized tests such as the GRE.
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Both tests measure mathematical, reading and writing skills. But traditionally, only students applying to business schools have taken the GMAT, while those applying to most other programs have taken the GRE, said Liz Riley Hargrove, associate dean of admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. “It is a bit of a controversy because the GRE was never meant to be used for MBA programs,” Hargrove said. Hargrove said Duke has decided to accept GRE scores for students applying for joint graduate pro-
grams, such as graduate degrees in environment and business. Several of the nation’s top ten business schools, including Harvard Business School and University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, also will accept GRE scores. But Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC won’t accept the GRE because it is content with the applicant pool it has now, an admissions official said. “If at any time we conclude that accepting the GRE in addition to GMAT would enhance our ability to enroll a higher volume of the most qualified MBA students, we will revise our policy at that time,” said Sherry Wallace, director of MBA admissions, in an e-mail.
“Five times as many students take the GRE than the GMAT. Sheer numbers alone add diversity to the program.”
burden for an increasing number of U.S. students who are choosing to attend graduate schools due to the economic climate and could also encourage students from nonbusiness tracks to apply. “Schools can now recruit artists Mark McNutt, manager of external relations for educational testing service and say, ‘Look, you’re talented — Wake Forest’s Schools of Business Allowing the GRE also could why not learn to make some money and UNC-Wilmington’s Cameron ease the financial burden for stu- off of it?’” McNutt said. School of Business are other N.C. dents. The GRE, which costs $170, Contact the State & National schools that will accept GRE scores. is cheaper than the $250 GMAT. Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. Karen Barnhill, graduate proIt could also relieve the financial grams administrator at UNC-W, said they hope the shift will diversify the applicant pool. “Five times as many students take the GRE than the GMAT. Sheer numbers alone add diversity to the program,” McNutt said.
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After a season of low-scoring games and narrow victories, the North Carolina men’s soccer team finally asserted its offensive dominance with a 7-0 win over the Stetson Hatters. Coming into the game with a record of 11-2-2, Stetson faced its first ranked team of the season against North Carolina. “We needed a big game; we needed a big breakthrough,” coach Elmar Bolowich said. “Stetson was coming in with an 11-2-2 record, so it was a dangerous game in many ways. I’m proud of the way our guys came out and took care of business.” Defender Jordan Gafa began the breakdown of Stetson’s defense and put North Carolina on the scoreboard after heading a corner kick from Drew McKinney into the upper right corner of the goal. Sophomore Alex Dixon followed Gafa’s header with one of his own, which was assisted by a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Kirk Urso. Dixon continued the scoring as he also fired an unassisted shot into the lower left corner of the goal, bringing the score to 3-0 at the half. “The opponent tried to withdraw a lot and play very tight in front of their own goal, basically denying us space and wanting us to play constantly in front of them instead of behind them,” Bolowich said. “They were somewhat successful in doing that at first, but then the first goal broke the ice on that, and fortunately, we got into the half with two more goals.” After halftime, Dixon scored his third goal of the night and earned a hat trick — the team’s first since 2005. The offense continued scoring on a fatigued goalie with freshman forward Enzo Martinez firing the ball in after a saved shot. The assist came from midfielder Martin Murphy. In the 70th minute, Murphy took another shot and successfully placed the ball in the left side of the goal. The Tar Heels finished off their scoring when junior Dustin McCarty headed a ball from a cor-
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UNC put together its largest victory of the season Wednesday night. The Tar Heels fired 21 shots, while five different players recorded goals. men’s soccer Stetson UNC
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ner kick high above the keeper for the team’s seventh and final goal. “We’ve been having a lot of close games, but we knew sooner or later we’d break out and get that big one,” Dixon said. “It feels good to finally have it.” Bolowich credited the team’s breakout win to a clear offensive explosion. “We shared the ball well, we were patient in our buildup and setting players up for shots and creating opportunities,” Bolowich said. The highest-scoring game of the season also marked the team’s senior night, but only Jordan Graye and Javier Velez saw playing time due to others’ injuries. Freshman keeper Scott Goodwin stepped in for Brooks Haggerty,
who was nursing an injured right hip, and recorded one save in his second shutout of the season. “Scott’s great,” sophomore Billy Schuler said. “We haven’t skipped a beat at all with Scott coming in for Brooks. He’s done so well with organizing the defense, talking to us and keeping us in the game for every shot they have on goal.” The 7-0 victory should boost the team’s confidence for their last two games of the regular season against Elon and Clemson next week. “We had a few things to work out after the Boston College game, and we obviously did well to win against Virginia Tech,” Schuler said. “It’s also about scoring, and we obviously showed tonight that we can do it. So we just have to keep going from there.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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In a matchup against the Stetson Hatters, sophomore midfielder Kirk Urso identified only one hattrick hero: Alex Dixon. “He took his chances well, and he put them away,” Urso said. The sophomore forward recorded three goals in the 7-0 win for the North Carolina men’s soccer team, the first player to achieve the feat since midfielder Scott Campbell recorded a hat trick on Nov. 5, 2005, in the team’s regular season finale at Fetzer Field. Coincidentally, the hat trick bolstered the Tar Heels to an 11-22 record in their own final home game of the season. On a night that honored five seniors in pregame ceremonies, the game also showcased five scorers en route to UNC’s most prolific win of the season. But for three consecutive goals, the game seemed only to feature the sophomore from Humble, Texas. “We always felt like Alex could be a guy who can score more than one goal in a game,” coach Elmar Bolowich said. “We knew he can be a guy that we go to when we need that, and tonight, he showed it.” Prior to Wednesday’s matchup, Dixon had recorded two goals and one assist on the season. Last season, he provided a spark off the bench with five goals as a freshman. But definitely no hat tricks. “It was good to finally get a goal, but getting three is great,” Dixon said. “I’ve been in a little slump, so to get out of that is really good. I just hope I can keep it going.” Urso provided assists on Dixon’s
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Sophomore forward Alex Dixon (3) scored three goals in the span of seven minutes to propel the Tar Heels to a 7-0 romp of Stetson University. first two goals of the game, the first of which came with five minutes remaining in the half. Urso received the ball from Dustin McCarty in midfield. He passed the ball wide to Dixon, who ran through and hit the ball across from the left side of the net. The ball glanced off the fingertips of outstretched goalie Logan Potter and into the goal. With less than a minute remaining in the half, a throw-in by Urso found Dixon in an opportune spot near the goal. Dixon deftly delivered the close-range header into the net. “We’ve been working on that corner in practice,” Dixon said. “Kirk put it in a good spot, and I just got a flick on it.” But if Dixon was quick to praise the two assists from Urso, his teammate was even quicker to return them.
“If I happen to play the ball, and he tucks it away, that’s good for the whole team,” Urso said. “He was really sharp tonight, and every chance he got, he took well.” The two goals lifted the Tar Heels to a 3-0 lead going into the half, a break that did not seem to quell Dixon’s momentum. Coming into the second half, Dixon’s hat trick was signed, sealed and all but delivered. Less than two minutes into the second half, he completed the feat. When a Stetson defender misplayed a clear, Dixon secured the ball and delivered an unassisted goal into the lower left of the goal. “It was very memorable,” Dixon said. “I don’t even know. Maybe I’ll put it on a calendar or something.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
Opinion
14 thursday, october 29, 2009
The Daily Tar Heel
andrew dunn
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
EDITorial BOARD members ALYSSA GRIFFITH NATHANIEL HAINES CAMERON PARKER PAT RYAN CHRISTIAN YODER
“This is the most energized political campaign that I have seen since I moved here in 1972.” Carol Ann Zinn, Chapel Hill resident
By Tim Goheen, McClatchy-Tribune
Featured online reader comment:
“Kid Cudi and Girl Talk both turned us down and we get FABOLOUS instead? Fail.”
Andrew Moon Second-year medical student from Durham. E-mail: Andrew_Moon@med.Unc.Edu
corbds4, on the choice of Hip-hop artist fabolous for UNC’s homecoming concert
Students must heed health reform
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Homeless shelter provides chance to care for needy
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atlock, bingo and health care reform have one thing in common. If you are young, it’s that all three probably do not tickle your fancy, which is a real shame. No, not because you are missing the classic antics of Matlock. What is troubling is that, by ignoring the health reform debate, young people risk being screwed in a big way. That spells trouble for everyone. Last week, the Senate finance committee became the fifth and final panel to approve a health care bill, a huge step forward for reform. Meanwhile, only 1 in 3 adults under the age of 30 have heard much about the health care debate, according to a Pew Research Center poll completed in August. It might not be a coincidence then that the current phase of the legislative process has taken a nasty turn for young Americans. Reform bills require the nation’s roughly 45 million uninsured, nearly half of whom are young adults aged 19 to 29, to buy insurance. The mandate itself is a good idea, but Jonathan Oberlander, an associate professor of political science at UNC, worries that the new rules will punish the uninsured with the choice of accepting paltry insurance plans or coughing up a hefty fine — up to $750 a year in the finance committee bill. Oberlander says that if the fine is cheaper than insurance premiums, many of the young uninsured will opt for the penalty. Without young, healthy payers bringing down risk in the insurance pool, it might be harder for politicians to deliver on promises of affordable coverage for all. Solutions have emerged such as the “young invincibles” plan, which would cover catastrophic claims and some preventative check-ups but not prescription drugs. While this plan might be more affordable for young people, it would leave them with little coverage when they did get sick, which occurs more than you might think. Fifteen percent of adults age 18 to 29 suffer from arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease or hypertension. This plan’s catastrophic coverage would only pay for emergencies and extreme illness, not chronic conditions. Without full coverage for preventative care and prescription drugs, there is no guarantee that young people would pay for treatment that could prevent serious complications down the line. Let’s face it, young people risk infecting their computers with viruses by illegally downloading music to avoid paying iTunes’ 99 cents. Many will probably do the same with their bodies to sidestep co-pays. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and others are attacking aged-based health insurance pricing, which he calls age discrimination. His approach might make coverage less affordable for young people. But differential pricing makes sense, since health declines with age. Raising the cost burden for young people would only lead to more people going without insurance. Considering the cost trends, complete failure to reform is the worst-case scenario for America’s youth. But they should still demand sufficient, affordable coverage, and Congress should listen. Oberlander says that no matter what, compromises will be made. “We’re not going to get the whole loaf of bread. We need to decide if we get three-fourths a loaf, half a loaf or a minibaguette,” he said. Without input and support from young Americans, there will be much less on the table.
Concert not so Fabolous CUAB should have been more proactive in planning Homecoming and choosing performers
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he selection of Fabolous for this year’s Homecoming concert leaves much to be desired. While Fabolous does have some appeal, he is not worth the money that he is being paid. CUAB President Amanda Kao would not say exactly how much that is, but confirmed it is about three-fourths of their $65,000 concert budget. That figure comes out to about $48,000, about $22,000 less than what was paid last year for two groups that are more current and have broader appeal: The Avett Brothers and Gym Class Heroes. In an online poll conducted by The Daily Tar Heel, about 40 percent of the 338 voters who had responded by Wednesday evening had never even heard of Fabolous. If CUAB wants to justify
spending nearly $50,000, much of which comes from student fees, it should do so on a concert or concert series that will appeal to the widest range of students. The selection of this one musician also leaves a great number of students who don’t like his style of music without an enjoyable Homecoming concert. The best way for CUAB to avoid this in the future would be to seek broader student input on its actions for such a large event. Sophomore Vinny Tagliatela, a member of CUAB’s music and media committee, said the committee suggested Girl Talk and Kid Cudi, among others. But after these ar tists declined, the Homecoming committee did not approach the music and media commit-
tee again, he said. The rise in cost and fall in quality is also cause for concern. If it’s just a one-time mistake, then this year should be a lesson learned. But if the price is indicative of a change in the music industry, maybe Homecoming organizers should look at alternate options. N.C. State’s Homecoming act this year will be an event held by the popular Web site CollegeHumor.com, and Duke held a wide range of smallerscale concerts covering genres such as jazz, blues, classical and world music, as well as a dance. Regardless of the outcome of this year’s Homecoming, one thing remains clear: CUAB needs to work harder in the future to bring in the best show possible.
Varsity blues no more Now that Chapel Hill will have its downtown movie theater back, students should support it
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he Varsity Theatre is an icon in Chapel Hill and needs to be preserved. The iconic theater cannot stumble again, but it’s up to patrons to make it happen. With the theater’s reopening, students have another chance to take in the experience that is the Varsity. And why not, with an updated and fresh venue? The theater will reopen under the new ownership of Susan and Paul Shareshian in mid-November after extensive renovations. The theater will not only be aesthetically pleasing but will have the potential to become the new place to be on Franklin Street.
Renovations to the theater will include upgrades to the lobby and the concession area. Although the Varsity Theater was known for playing independent films, it will now rely on mainstream films to bring in more revenue and appeal to a broader audience. But the theater will still continue to play classic films, the new owners said. The nostalgic feel of the theater will not be destroyed by the renovations but enhanced. An evening out in Chapel Hill is rarely a bargain, especially for students. But a trip to the Varsity Theatre will be a fun and affordable date.
Tickets will be $3 for all shows, a price hard to resist when Southpoint Cinemas charge $7.50 for students to attend an evening show. Students need more options on a Saturday night, and the theater will be a cheaper and perhaps trendier alternative to the bar scene. Alcohol arrests and poisonings in Chapel Hill are increasing rapidly, and students need more to do than drink. Attending an affordable evening movie within walking distance is a great way to do something different. The Varsity Theatre needs to be kept alive, and the community should step up to support it.
QuickHits Personal assistant
Irish pub
Toilets with water
A Georgetown sophomore recently placed a classified for a personal assistant to do daily chores. Listen, buddy, quit being a douche and clean your own room. Also, way to break the private school stereotype …
The newest bar on Franklin Street will be a bona fide Irish pub. The owner plans on bringing decorations directly from Dublin bars. Rumor is it’ll be so authentic that U2 will be the house band.
Officials are in the process of removing all t h e w a t e r- f r e e urinals from campus. For those of you unfamiliar with how these “work,” just picture a regular urinal that hasn’t been flushed in weeks.
Lil Wayne
Halloween
Chart-topping rapper Lil Wayne faces jail time after pleading guilty on weapons charges. Obviously he wasn’t arrested by “Mrs. Officer,” who “said I had the right to remain silent; now I got her hollering … like a siren.”
Everyone’s favorite dress-upsuggestively-ina-costume-youdidn’t-know-couldeven-be-sexualget-drunk-makea-fool-of-yourselfsee-embarrassing-photos holiday is once again upon us! Somehow, it never gets old.
Carolina Inn The historic Carolina Inn is set to undergo a renovation of all 184 rooms. Luxury suites, wireless Internet, wet bars, big screen televisions. Sounds like a great plan for the hotel — oh, wait, that’s the football stadium.
TO THE EDITOR: While Wednesday’s article (“Parents fear shelter move,” Oct. 28) did much to bring about an awareness of a very touchy subject, the two supporting pictures used and their close proximity to one another was a real bloodyshirt technique that I feel was most inappropriate! Implicating the identified man, Corey Whittmore, as a loiterer and potential offender of innocent, unidentified children — who, incidentally, were not photographed at Homestead Park — is an absolute and inexcusable outrage! The children in the photograph are actually closer to the proposed site of Community House than New Parkside residents. They are part of an afterschool program whose owners, staff and parents are thrilled about the possibilities of serving the needs of those less fortunate within our community and do not uphold the negative and irrational views expressed. What greater a tool could we ask for than to give our children firsthand experience in justice and compassion in our own backyard? Yes, this is indeed a wake-up call for all residents of Chapel Hill to seriously consider the age-old question, “Who is my neighbor that I am asked to love as myself?” Cely and William Chicurel Class of ’76 Owners and directors, Cely’s House Creative Workshops and After School Program
Brownstein’s plans would be asset to school board TO THE EDITOR: I would like to take this opportunity to endorse Michelle Brownstein for Chapel HillCarrboro City Schools Board of Education. I have known Brownstein and her family for four years, and I can personally attest to her candidacy, credibility and character. Brownstein sets three priorities in her vision for improving the educational outcomes of our district’s youth. First, Brownstein would improve district accountability in order to address the achievement gaps of all children. She would achieve this by requiring effective instructional practices to meet all children’s needs, by addressing infrastructure challenges and demands, and by improving how school programs are evaluated. Second, she would increase collaboration between schools. This would share successful practices with all children within the school district, rather than keeping such programs isolated to individual classrooms. Third, she would enhance communication by creating a dialogue between parents, staff administrators, the community and the Board of Education. This would turn the “education of our children” conversation, ensuring that every voice is heard. Each of these three points aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our district’s programs. I have every confidence that with the education of our children in Brownstein’s
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hands, these three priorities will not only be actualized, but exceeded. I urge the University and surrounding community to choose Brownstein for Board of Education. I can think of no one with whom I would entrust the future of our children more. Clark Morris Graduate student School of Dentistry
Kleinschmidt would keep Chapel Hill’s values intact TO THE EDITOR: I have known Mark Kleinschmidt for more than 10 years. He is a seasoned leader and consensus-builder. During my tenure as chairwoman of the Public Housing Program Advisory Board, I found him to be one of the most informed, hands-on and responsive members of the Town Council. Kleinschmidt brings an excellent combination of vision, passion, and experience. He will not sideline the values that define Chapel Hill in the name of “being sensible.” Instead, he will provide the leadership we need to ensure that the town is both economically sound and true to its progressive roots. At stake is Chapel Hill’s hard-fought commitment to civil rights, social justice and environmental stewardship. Fortunately, you don’t have to choose between your values and your wallet. Please join me in voting for Mark Kleinschmidt for mayor of Chapel Hill. Karen Stegman Class of ’92
Czajkowski would improve town’s business climate TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in support of Matt Czajkowski’s campaign for mayor. Czajkowski is best qualified to be mayor of Chapel Hill for a variety of reasons, but the one most relevant to me is his devotion to improving the climate for small and emerging businesses in Chapel Hill. After my 2008 graduation from the MBA program at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, I began a full-time attempt to start my own business. Czajkowski provided extensive assistance, talking with me about my idea for numerous hours and even sitting in on conference calls with a potential manager, without ever asking anything in return. His efforts contributed significantly to my success in getting my business off the ground. In a larger sense, his plans for the downtown would be beneficial to the small businesses located there and would make the town center even more of a core destination than it already is, thereby helping the town as a whole. Czajkowski is aided by extensive experience in innovative local companies in fields such as biotechnology and solar energy, as well as by degrees from Harvard University. He is the choice for mayor who would help Chapel Hill reach its fullest potential. Will Taylor Class of ’08
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