The Daily Tar Heel for Nov. 17, 2009

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VOLUME 117, ISSUE 112

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arts| page 3 ECCENTRIC ROCK Bang on a Can and Trio Mediaeval are touring together for the first time and bringing a new piece based on the legend of John Henry to UNC tonight.

university| page 3 LEGAL ACTION Student Congress’ inexperience and a confusing Student Code are being pointed to as the cause for an “unusual” amount of lawsuits filed this year.

sports | page 8 FINAL STRETCH UNC heads into the end of its season having assured itself of a second straight winning season and bowl eligibility.

arts| page 7 PHOTOS FROM ABROAD Photos taken by students and faculty during their world travels are on display until January and will be made into a 2010 calendar.

university | page 4 BUILDING BRIDGES Students will have the chance at a forum today to learn more about a proposed $8 million bridge that would cross South Road in hopes of alleviating traffic.

this day in history Francis Preston Venable was born in Prince Edward County, Va.. Initially a professor of chemistry at the University, he served as its president from 1900 to 1913.

Today’s weather A tad bit dreary H 64, L 50

Wednesday’s weather Oh no! Rain again!

H 62, L 57

index police log ......................... 2 calendar ........................... 2 sports . ............................. 8 nation/world . .................. 9 crossword ........................ 9 opinion .......................... 10

tuesday, november 17, 2009

HEALTH CARE

Grisham chosen as May 2010 speaker

Health care reform divides N.C. delegation

Serial novelist has deep family ties to University

As the controversial health care bill passed by the U.S. House is considered by the Senate, our legislators show their ideals

BY Kevin Kiley UNIVERSITY EDITOR

John Grisham — the author of popular dramatic tales of courtroom mystery and intrigue — has been selected as the May 2010 commencement speaker.

Grisham is the author of 23 novels, many of which hold a firm place on the international best sellers list. Several of his works, including “The Pelican Brief,” “The Rainmaker” and “The Runaway Jury,” have been made into major motion pictures.

“Everybody knows who John Grisham is,” said Student Body Vice President David Bevevino, a member of the speaker selection committee.

While a group of students and faculty members compiled a short list of preferred speakers, Chancellor Holden Thorp was the last juror on who would speak.

He issued an official summons earlier this semester.

Unlike other universities, UNC does not pay its commencement speakers.

The May commencement speaker is usually a well-known individual who has made significant contributions to the world.

The commencement ceremony John Grisham, will take place May 9 at 9:30 a.m. author of “The While Grisham’s name is well King of Torts” will be the 2010 known, he is not as flashy a pick commencement as last year’s speaker, Desmond Tutu. But seniors said they are speaker. excited about Grisham’s selection, adding that his widespread recognition contributes to his appeal as a speaker.

“He’ll probably be really inspiring,” said Chizzy Ohanyerenwa, a senior English major.

“It’s not easy to be a writer, and I’m sure he has faced a lot of rejection in his life. And I’m sure as graduating seniors, we’re going to be facing a lot of rejection.”

Members of the selection committee said Grisham’s selection was a testament to his deep ties to the University. His daughter graduated from UNC in 2008 and helped broker fundraising deals for the senior class last year. His wife, Renee, is listed as a junior English major who could graduate in May. The two bought a condo in Chapel Hill in 2008.

Grisham spoke on campus with his author brethren in September during the N.C. Literary Festival, a partnership between libraries at the four Triangle universities. It was his second festival appearance.

The Mississippi native began his professional career as a small-town street lawyer. He wrote his first novel, “A Time to Kill,” in his free time. In 1983, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and served in the chamber until 1990.

While his writing career took off, Grisham took a five-year hiatus from the courtroom. He returned in 1996, representing the family of a railroad brakeman killed when he was pinned between two cars.

Successively arguing his client’s case, Grisham earned a jury award of $683,500, the largest of his life.

“What really appealed to us about John Grisham is that he has had full career in his life,” said senior class president Meggie Staffiera, who said one of her favorite Grisham books is “The Innocent Man.” The December Commencement speaker is Dr. Lisa Carey, an associate professor in the School of Medicine and medical director at the UNC Breast Center.

Kay Hagan

Richard Burr

Hagan, a first-term Democratic senator, has called for changes that would lower insurance premiums.

In a video on her YouTube channel, she said she wants to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.

Hagan has said she won’t vote for a bill that increases the federal deficit.

But she has shied away from discussing some of the more controversial proposals, such as the governmentmaintained insurance plan known as the public option.

Hagan supports workplace wellness programs, which often include smoking cessation and weight-loss initiatives. In another YouTube video, she said wellness efforts can make employees healthier and more productive.

The House bill includes a grant to help small business owners set up such programs.

The House bill passed 220-215. How did N.C. representatives vote?

Yes votes: G.K. Butterfield (D) Bob Etheridge (D) Brad Miller (D) David Price (D) Mel Watt (D)

No votes: Howard Coble (R) Virginia Foxx (R) Walter B. Jones (R) Larry Kissell (D) Patrick McHenry (R) Mike McIntyre (D) Sue Myrick (R) Heath Shuler (D)

Burr opposes Democrats’ health care proposals. In a Nov. 3 blog post, he pointed to a proposed government-run insurance plan as a potentially expensive provision that he believes would lead to excessive government involvement in health care.

“I am very disappointed that the House majority chose to ram through this massive health care bill,” Burr said in a statement released after the House bill passed. “I agree that health care reform is necessary, but a governmentrun system is not the answer.”

Burr continues to promote a bill he and several Republicans introduced during the summer that would establish a tax credit for individuals and families to purchase health insurance.

The bill has gotten little attention from Senate leaders, but Republicans are expected to offer it as a substitute for Democrats’ bill.

House bill vs. Senate version The health care overhaul legislation that passed the House on Nov. 7 is expected to go to the Senate floor within the next week. And there might be changes.

Public option

Abortion funding

Employer mandate

Overhaul funding

A government-run public insurance option was included in the House bill, but Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate oppose the plan.

Alternative possibilities include allowing states to opt out of the public plan or establishing it as a last resort if premiums keep rising after the legislation passes.

The House bill would ban insurers from covering elective abortions for anyone receiving federal subsidies.

The provision has been controversial, with some legislators claiming it unfairly restricts women’s rights and others calling for a ban on all abortion coverage. The Senate will likely revisit the debate.

The House bill and one Senate committee’s version require employers to provide insurance for employees.

But the Senate Finance Committee’s version did not carry that requirement, and the eventual Senate bill could instead require employers to pay a fee that would go toward employee insurance, McClatchy reports.

A 5 percent surtax on individual incomes above $500,000 or $1 million for couples would pay for the House bill.

The Senate could change that, raising Medicare payroll taxes on couples making more than $250,000 a year and reducing a proposed tax on high-value insurance plans, McClatchy reports.

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Students now more Students advocate for o∞ce hours say fewer vocal about tuition Faculty use the extra help Concerned with $200 mandate

By Tarini PARTI

assistant state & national editor

As campuses draft their tuition proposals for 2010-11, student body presidents across the UNC system are making sure to interject students’ voices into the debate.

They’re becoming more active in the process than in past years because of concern regarding the tuition hike instituted by the N.C. General Assembly this summer to help close the budget gap.

The hike is the lesser of either 8 percent or $200, and the revenue generated will go to the state’s general fund — meaning that students will bear an extra cost without the assurance that the money will go to higher education.

In response, the presidents have drafted legislation oppos-

PAGE 3: Read about questions raised at a tuition forum and their answers. ing the hike at their schools and through the Association of Student Governments, which is responsible for coordinating activities between the 17 UNC-system schools.

“I certainly want to make sure that the tuition and fees students pay are going back to them and not to balance the budget,” said UNCCharlotte SBP Joey Lemons.

Presidents said their goal is to make sure that the increase is enough to support universities’ progress, but low enough to keep costs affordable.

“We are trying to get to a breakeven point to maintain our low price but keep the academic quality,” said UNC-Wilmington SBP Mark Blackwell.

There will be open forums at most campuses this week to educate stu-

See tuition, Page 7

By Katy Charles Staff Writer

Between extracurricular activities, a job and service hours, senior Jennifer Durham has difficulty fitting in time to see her professors.

“Lots of professors have very set office hours. I dance, work and volunteer, so sometimes I don’t have time,” she said.

And Durham’s not alone.

Faculty members said they have noticed a decrease in the number of students who use office hours in recent years.

In response, Student Body Vice President David Bevevino is spearheading an effort to encourage students to use office hours more frequently.

“I don’t think we would be doing this if we had thought students had been using them to their fullest extent,” Bevevino said. “This is something that’s been a long-term interest of ours.

“Now we’re moving into the

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Physics professor Nalin Parikh works with junior Kerry Townsend during his office hours. Parikh has office hours daily and on Sundays. action phase.”

Students and faculty members both said better use of office hours would lead to better performance in class, a closer relationship between students and faculty, a more personalized education and

a greater emphasis on academic life — priorities set by Chancellor Holden Thorp.

Student government is trying to emphasize these advantages and find

See office hours, Page 7

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today Medical talk: Elizabeth Barthold Dreesen, clinical assistant professor of surgery at UNC, will discuss Susan Dimock, the first female member of the N.C. Medical Society in 1872.

Dimock was a well-respected surgeon, author and medical educator who died young. This event has limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis.

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Location: Hargraves Center, 216 N. Roberson St. ‘The world is fat’: Barry Popkin, an expert on obesity, will speak about the “fattening of the human race.” He will argue that it is not the result of gluttony, but an effect of technology, globalization, government and the food industry on human biology.

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Man calls cop’s mother

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From staff and wire reports

Long Island man, upset with a speeding ticket he received, prank called a state trooper’s mom. Demaio called the mother a month after his ticket had been issued and told her that her son had been injured in a car wreck.

Police traced the call back to Demaio’s cell phone.

The 54-year-old man was arrested Thursday for second-degree aggravated harassment.

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Annoyed because a black bear would not leave his porch, he got out his gun and shot the bear. There have been multiple complaints in the area about bears.

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QUOTED. “Now I have a huge grin on my face all the time, and it’s not just because of the orgasms.”

— Michelle Thompson, who suffers from Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome, which gives her 300 orgasms a day. However, she has finally found the man of her dreams.

Who needs a man with that condition?

n Someone assaulted and

stole from a female at 11:26 p.m.

Saturday at 800 Pritchard Ave. Extension, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The person stole $10 in cash and two house keys, reports state.

n Someone broke into a green 1995 Honda at 1:47 a.m. Sunday at 1105 N.C. 54 Bypass, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The person stole a CD player worth $200. Damage to the vehicle was valued at $100, reports state.

n Someone stole a bicycle between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday at 416 W. Cameron Ave., according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The Trek bicycle was worth $400, reports state.

n Someone broke the window of a car between 9 p.m. Saturday and 10:10 a.m. Sunday at B111 Ashley Forest Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Damage to the window was valued at $250, reports state.

n Someone slashed the tires of a 2010 Honda Odyssey between 5 p.m. and 9:24 p.m. Sunday at 100 Library Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The damage to the tires was es timated at $300, repor ts state.

n Someone broke a window at Chapel of the Cross at 304 E. Franklin St. between 9 p.m. Friday and 9:39 a.m. Saturday, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Damage to the window was valued at $500, reports state.

n Someone stole a red 2000

Chevrolet S10 between 1:30 a.m. and 2:22 a.m. Sunday at 212 Pinegate Circle, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The car was worth $2,500, reports state.

n Someone broke into a purple 1993 Honda Civic EX between 9 p.m. Saturday and 8:20 a.m. Sunday at 2701 Homestead Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Damage to the car’s passenger window was valued at $250, reports state.

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The Fads, Trends, Policies and Products that are Fattening the Human Race with Barry Popkin

Tuesday, November 17 7–9 p.m., Alumni Hall I George Watts Hill Alumni Center Free and open to the public Barry Popkin, one of the world’s leading experts on the obesity crisis, will provide insight into how the striking changes in our lifestyles and our food system since World War II, especially when combined with a dramatic reduction in physical activity at home, at work and at school, are clashing with millions of years of evolution to fatten the human race.

Barry Popkin is director of the UNC Interdisciplinary Obesity Center and Carla Smith Chambelee Distinguished Professor of global nutrition in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

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Chapel Hill fire responds to Monday residence hall fires The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to two fires in residence halls on Monday morning, one in the Ram Village apartments and the other in Hinton James Residence Hall.

At 9:22 a.m., firefighters responded to a dormitory fire in Ram Village, where they saw smoke on the second floor. A resident told firefighters a pot of oil had caught fire on the stove, and a sprinkler head had activated. All student residents exited the building safely.

Firefighters were able to shut off the sprinkler quickly and the apartment suffered minimal damage from smoke and water.

At 9:36 a.m., a fire alarm was activated in Hinton James, and firefighters responded to find a trash can had caught on fire.

Angered that Chapel Hill could be facing the first all-white Town Council in decades, Chapel HillCarrboro NAACP president Michelle Cotton Laws sent a letter to Mayor Kevin Foy and the Town Council endorsing the two black applicants for the council’s empty seat.

The NAACP endorsed Donna Bell and Aaron Shah out of 12 applicants to fill former councilman Bill Strom’s seat.

The letter outlines several points about the recent election, stating that a “racially homogenous” council does not reflect a broader Chapel Hill community.

Visit dailytarheel.com/section/ city for the full story.

Man arrested after shots fired at elementary school A 21-year-old Durham man was arrested on charges of bringing and firing a shotgun at 9:47 a.m.

Saturday onto Ephesus Elementary School property at 1495 Ephesus Church Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Andre Maurquice Bivins was arrested at 1250 Ephesus Church Road and taken to the police department. He was released on a written promise to appear in court, reports state.

Stephanie Knott, spokeswoman for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said school officials did not know about the incident but plan to investigate.

“Obviously we don’t have students and staff at the school at that time,” she said. “None of the people that I have been in touch with have information about the incident.”

Task force releases report on future of Rogers Road

Group entangled in lawsuits, discord BY katie little Staff Writer

bickering, has left the body all together.

Members have pointed to the inexperience of the 91st session, a confusing Student Code and a passionate group of individuals who won’t let issues drop as the reasons for argumentative sessions and increased legal activity.

“Everyone wants to put in their two cents about it, but no one really has a full understanding about it,” said Congress member Tyler Aiken.

The lawsuits revolve around a bill that appropriated $2,095 to Students for a Democratic Society on Nov. 10.

The suit against Levin-Manning, filed Wednesday, claims that he misinterpreted Congress rules while presiding over the last meeting, changing the outcome of the vote.

Levin-Manning’s suit, filed Monday, is against the chairman

Joe LevinManning is one target of an “unusual” flurry of lawsuits filed within student government. of the Board of Elections, who Levin-Manning alleges incorrectly administered the Nov. 5 special election.

Because he believed the election to be invalid, he refused to let two newly elected members vote, which could have changed the close SDS vote.

Student Body President Jasmin Jones has not signed the bill into law yet, and the lawsuits are awaiting hearings from the Student Supreme Court. There is a chance that the bill will be overturned depending on the outcome of both cases.

“We’re getting into meatier legislation, legislation with more con-

sequences, so that would naturally increase the level of animosity,” said Congress member Anthony Dent.

While Congress members’ attitudes might have something to do with the problem, they could also be attributed to a complex and sometimes contradictory Student Code that hasn’t been seriously revised in 10 years.

“I don’t think that the problem is with members of Student Congress misunders tanding the Code,” said Kevin Kimball, Congress’ parliamentarian, who is charged with helping Congress follow the rules.

“I think the problem is that the Code is unclear and sometimes contradicts itself.”

Some of the confusion can also be chalked up to inexperience. Of the 41 members of Congress, only two served in the organization last year.

income homes planned Pine Knolls proposal seeks town approval BY caitie forde-smith staff writer

Middle-income families could find a new home in the Pine Knolls community if a multimillion dollar development is approved by town leadership this spring.

Teachers, health care workers, firefighters and police are likely Contact the University Editor candidates for the housing, said at udesk@unc.edu. Jan Dodds, chairwoman of the Pine Knolls Townhomes planning committee.

“We will provide a better way for working people and families to become homeowners in Chapel Hill,” Dodds said.

A plan to build 31 townhomes on three acres of land, crafted by the planning committee, will be presented to Chapel Hill officials in the spring.

Dodds said each home will sell for about $130,000. The total project is predicted to be worth more than $3.1 million and, if approved, will be completed in the fall of 2011.

“We are still in the project’s earliest stages,” Dodds said. “So far, we have only experienced people saying to us, ‘Great idea, carry on.’”

Dodds, an adjunct professor for nutrition and retiree of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, said the homes will be marketed to individuals earning between 85 percent and 130 percent of the median family income of Chapel Hill.

The property, which lies between South Merritt Mill Road and Park Road, is a part of the Pine Knolls neighborhood and is owned by its community center.

Although the land is largely undeveloped, two houses stand on the property, one of which is inhabited. Its current residents will not be asked to move or sell their property.

“Our development will be friendly to the community,” Dodds said.

She said she is optimistic about the project’s chances for approval.

“It is my belief that the town has Courtesy of Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio MediAEval wanted to do this for a long time,” Two groups, Bang on a Can and Trio Mediaeval, will perform through the Carolina Performing Arts series at 7:30 p.m. today in Dodds said.

Memorial Hall. The two groups have merged traditional chamber music with eccentric rock to create a new sound in music.

Mayor Kevin Foy said the town has in fact been searching for affordable housing options for nearly 15 years.

“Our goal is to provide a diverse mix of housing with regard to affordable housing,” he said.

The Pine Knolls proposal will HEAR BANG ON A CAN, TRIO MEDIAEVAL likely coincide with the completion Time: 7:30 p.m. today of Greenbridge Developments in the Northside community, which member of Bang on a Can, composed a new Location: Memorial Hall

By Lindsay Saladino is scheduled to open in June.

Info: www.carolinaperformingarts.org Staff Writer piece for the current tour, which will be perThroughout each stage of its The sounds of wooden bones, moun- formed tonight. construction, Greenbridge and its tain dulcimers, steel hammers, banjos and Only performed once before, at the band’s composition caught his attention because of founder, Tim Toben, faced critimedieval vocals will echo through Memorial first tour stop in Gainesville, Fla., “Steel Wolfe’s love for Appalachian music and how cism over gentrification, which Hall tonight.

Hammer,” is based on the legend of John that ties into local culture. occurs when high-income patrons Two groups, Bang on a Can and Trio Henry.

Bang on a Can fits well with non-commove into a low-income area.

Mediaeval, have melded traditional chamHenry was a steel-driving man who was mercial forms of art, which CPA tries to In an attempt to avoid similar ber music with eccentric rock to create the fastest in town. He raced against the new bring to the University, he said. controversy, Dodds and community a new sound, which they are bringing to steam-powered hammer to see who could Bang on a Can has five core members, center board president Ted Parrish UNC through the Carolina Performing Arts lay more track faster — Henry won, but died including bassist Robert Black, drummer said they sought advice from Toben series. that day from working too hard.

David Cossin, guitarist Mark Stewart and and his partners.

“I look forward to a handful of perforInspired by Appalachian mountain music, clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, with additional “I don’t know how to build a mances each season, and this has been on the piece colorfully blends diverse instru- guest artists. house, but I know this project will my list for a while,” said Harry Kaplowitz, ments, depicting Henry’s struggle.

“It is a great contemporary music ensemhelp others,” Dodds said. “In saying marketing manager for CPA. “The creation is very much based on ble that blends classical music with rock and that, advice from others can only Touring together for the first time, the Appalachian music, which is sort of out jazz,” Kang said. “They have a huge following help us.” groups began their current U.S. tour in of the realm of these two groups’ comfort around the world.”

The planning committee has Florida and will end in New York. zones,” Kaplowitz said.

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Bang on a Can and Trio Mediaeval to perform

The Chapel Hill Town Council received a report Monday about Julia Wolfe, a composer and founding Emil Kang, director of CPA, said Wolfe’s See BANG ON A CAN, Page 9 the future of the Rogers Road neighborhood.

The Rogers Road small area task force presented its preliminary report Monday at one of two public hearings this week concerning issues in the neighborhood.

DTH ONLINE: Tally your tuition UNC is in the middle of the pro- Why isn’t in-state tuition Town staff will present a revised with an interactive calculator at cess of setting tuition and fees for going up as much? report to the council in March. http://bit.ly/tuitioncalc. the 2010-11 school year.

The second hearing will be held The N.C. state legislature manBelow are frequently asked at 7 p.m. today at the Southern questions about tuition, including dated that in-state students pay no ated by UNC-system President Human Services Center.

Erskine Bowles, UNC-system some asked Monday at a forum on more than a $200 increase.

Out-of-state increases are not Board of Governors and finally by the subject. similarly regulated, so UNC’s state lawmakers.

Arts briefs tuition and fees task force has proAt any step in the process, offiWriter Fred Chappell will How much will tuition and posed raising the cap on in-state cials could change the proposal. read poetry at Bull’s Head fees cost me next year? tuition.

Tuition: Questions and answers

Famous Southern author Fred Chappell will give a poetry reading at 3:30 p.m. today at Bull’s Head Bookshop.

He w i l l b e r e a d i n g f r o m “Ancestors and Others,” his most recent collection of poetry.

In this well-reviewed collection, Chappell includes fables and realistic depictions of Appalachain life.

Chappell has written more than 20 books of fiction and poetry and served as Poet Laureate of N.C. in 1997 and 2002. Prizes he has received include the Award in Literature from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

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Student Congress members have diverted attention from their traditional duties of funding groups and representing the student body.

This year’s members have filed several lawsuits against each other and other members of student government in a flurry faculty adviser Jon Curtis called “unusual.”

In the last week: n Two members of Student Congress filed a lawsuit against Speaker Joe Levin-Manning. n Levin-Manning filed a lawsuit against the Board of Elections that another member had considered filing but decided against. n The board’s chairman said city briefs things are being blown out of Member of Orange County proportion.

Pieces of legislation have been Schools board guilty of DWI delayed, grudges have been held An Orange County Schools board and one member, annoyed by the of education member was found guilty Monday of driving while impaired, assistant district attorney Jeff Nieman said.

Ted Triebel, a former chairman of the board, received the lightest possible sentence for his crime: 30 days with a suspended license, a court fee and a community services fee, Nieman said.

It is unclear whether Triebel will be allowed to continue serving on the board.

“We have to meet and talk about that before anybody can give comment,” board member Eddie Eubanks said.

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If the highest proposal goes through, nonresident undergraduate students’ tuition could go up $1,414.30, and with $96.01 more in student fees, out-of-state tuition and fees would total $25,023.31.

In-state undergraduate students would pay a $251 increase, and with the $96.01 fee increase, they would pay $14,642.01.

How is tuition money used?

Tuition money is used to fund financial aid, faculty retention, academic services and graduate student awards. It is not used for construction projects, administra—From staff and wire reports. tive salaries or athletics.

Why is out-of-state tuition money subsidizing in-state students?

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Living it up

What happens to students who are on need-based financial aid?

Students already receiving needbased aid will receive money to cover the difference.

The University will continue to meet all demonstrated financial need, but a greater portion might be offered in the form of work-study or loans, as opposed What happens next? to grants, which don’t have to be Increases have been approved repaid.

by Chancellor Holden Thorp, and he will present them to the — Compiled by Brian Austin, Board of Trustees at this week’s Lyle Kendrick and Eliza Kern. meeting.

Contact the University Editor From there, they will be evaluat udesk@unc.edu.

The short answer is, it isn’t.

In-state students are subsidized by the state for their education. Outof-state pay roughly the cost of their instruction.

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tudents promote Relay for Life by spelling out R-E-L-A-Y on Monday. The year-long fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will culminate in an 24-hour overnight event on April 16-17th. Relay for Life will hold its kickoff event this Thursday.

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landscape architect Jill Coleman staff Writer and Department of Public Safety University administrators plan spokesman Randy Young. to build an $8 million pedestrian Take a look at these major details bridge over South Road. of the project before heading to the Don’t agree? Let UNC officials meeting. know during a student input session tonight, hosted by the execu- Q: Where will the bridge be tive branch of student government. located?

Another meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. Thursday in Hanes Hall The bridge is planned to cross room 130. over South Road starting near the The panelists present at both Pit between the Undergraduate meetings will include Assistant Library and Student Stores and Vice Chancellor for Student ending further down Stadium Affairs Chris Payne, Director of Drive behind Fetzer Gymnasium, Facilities Planning Anna Wu, at the southwest corner of the

project would be taken from the Open Spaces Fund, which accumulates money from a 1 percent fee charged to all capital construction projects on campus.

Student Recreation Center.

Q: Why was a pedestrian bridge proposed?

The project is intended to help alleviate pedestrian traffic while improving safety at the Student Union and Bell Tower crosswalks on South Road. Every day, an average of 37,000 people cross South Road between North and Middle Campus, according to a survey released by the capital projects committee of student government.

ATTEND THE BRIDGE FORUM Time: 7:30 p.m. today Location: Hanes Hall room 130

Q: How can I best voice my opinion?

Q: Where in the process is this bridge proposal?

Take the capital projects committee’s online survey at tinyurl. com/southRoadSur vey to let UNC administrators know what you think. Or voice your concerns at tonight’s meeting as to whether you think the bridge would be a good investment of University money.

The site proposal for the bridge has already been approved by the Board of Trustees, despite Student Body President Jasmin Jones’ opposition. She has tasked the capital projects committee of Student Government with collecting student opinion on the Q: Where is the money idea. The bridge design has not coming from? yet been approved by the Board of The $8 million required for this Trustees.

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“It’s hard for me to define because it’s been a part of my life for so long,” she said of the music.

Her dad first taught her to play the banjo. Music has been a huge part of her life ever since.

“I remember the first time I heard her play,” Lewallen said. “She sang me to sleep playing her guitar and an old-time lullaby. Her voice is truly entrancing. It just draws you in, in the most subtle but intense way.”

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For Jamison, coming to college was her “default decision” upon leaving high school.

“Some people go to college to figure out what they want to do with their lives,” she said. “I want to figure that out first.”

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Exhibit shares photos from study abroad trips Winning entries included in calendar

By Lauren russell Experiences abroad and creative talent came together Monday as students, alumni, faculty and staff displayed photos from their time around the globe.

The photos, submissions for the 10th annual International Photography Competition hosted by the Center for Global Initiatives, will be on display in the FedEx Global Education Center atrium until Jan. 4.

Winners spoke about their pieces at the reception Monday.

The winning pictures will be featured in the center’s 2010 calendar, and the photographers will be given the 20-by-30 inch print of their picture that is on display.

The calendars are expected to be available later this week.

Participants submitted pictures online and supplied the context of the photo in a few sentences.

A panel of five judges picked

their favorites based on the picture quality, as well as the intrigue of the story behind it.

“This was sort of the antiNational Geographic competition,” said Niklaus Steiner, director of the center. “We looked for the commonality rather than the exotic in the pictures.”

The grand prize, 14 winner and 18 honorable mention photos were taken by people from a variety of majors, including journalism, geography and math.

“We want to encourage people in underrepresented majors to submit their photographs so others can realize they can study abroad too,” said Beth-Ann Kutchma, the senior program officer at the center.

Specifically, undergraduates majoring in science and math might not know about study abroad opportunities within their major.

The subjects of the photos, both their locations and the emotions they evoked, were as diverse as the

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dents about the tuition process, said ASG President Greg Doucette.

“We agreed to be as visible as possible,” he said.

Presidents also said they’ve been talking to chancellors and board members about their concerns.

About 24 students representing most of the UNC-system schools attended the Board of Governors meeting last week, said N.C. State University SBP Jim Ceresnak.

“BOG members were blown away by the turnout of students,” he said.

The board requires student participation in the tuition process, said Rob Nelson, vice-president for finance for the UNC system.

“We ask each campus to document student participation because it’s very important for the students to have an opportunity to participate at the campus level,” Nelson said.

At UNC-Chapel Hill, two students, SBP Jasmin Jones and Student Body Vice President David Bevevino, were on the tuition task force.

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles announced plans to request that the legislature allow universities to keep at least 50 percent of the revenue generated by a statemandated tuition hike to supplement funding for need-based aid.

Students need to join administrators as they lobby the legislature, Blackwell said.

“The student body president can have a lot of pull if they are willing to take action on those issues,” he said. “What we are doing is joining the fight.”

ways faculty members can reach out to a busier generation of students.

Their current plan is to publicize office hours through residence halls to show that the benefits of office hours extend beyond homework help and test reviews. The halls are ideal places to launch this effort, Bevevino said, because they house many freshmen and sophomores — often the most hesitant students.

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Barriers to office hours In addition to schedule conflicts, some students said they don’t attend office hours because they feel intimidated or think attending would be a waste of time.

“It’s important for faculty to seem available even if they’re very busy so students don’t feel like they’re infringing on their time,” said

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English professor Jessica Wolfe.

Other students said they don’t attend office hours because they don’ t see their professors as approachable.

“With some, you can tell they just want to get back to their research,” said senior Ben Flitter.

Senior Jesse Martin said it becomes difficult for students to hide when they interact with a professor one-on-one and haven’t done their homework. If students haven’t done assigned work for the course, they might be afraid of looking like suck-ups for coming to office hours unprepared, he said.

Economics professor Geetha Vaidyanathan said being personable and encouraging students to attend make students feel more welcome.

Junior Kerry Townsend said she frequently takes advantage of office hours. “I wish I could come every day,” she said while going over homework problems with physics

Visitors to the FedEx Global Education Center observe the winning photos in the 10th Annual Center for Global Initiatives International Photography Exhibit on Monday. The exhibit will run until Jan. 4. professor, Nalin Parikh.

“She sleeps outside my office,” Parikh joked. “I make it so hard, they have to come.”

Getting them in the door Nina Martin, associate professor of geography and international studies, said office hours are probably the best part of her job because she gets to know students better, and they get to know her.

Some professors have creative ideas for promoting interactions outside of class, such as holding office hours at restaurants and coffee shops or on weekends.

Jesse Martin said meeting in a more relaxed atmosphere, such as a coffee shop, can reduce any tension that might be present in an office.

Durham said she has had professors offer extra credit for attending office hours.

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that students care and are applying themselves ­— not just focusing on getting credit, he said. Nina Martin said students can also come to office hours for personal reasons. She said she likes to hear about students’ lives and the interesting things they are doing outside of class.

“It’s such a unique opportunity to have one-on-one time with a professor, especially for students who are in large classes and don’t

get a chance to talk and discuss in class,” she said.

Office hours can also benefit students when requesting letters of recommendation, she said.

“If I’ve met with them and I know about their lives and goals, it makes writing them so much easier,” she said.

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Professor Afroz Taj was visiting family in India when he snapped a winning photograph of his hired car head-to-head with a bull cart in an alley.

“He was waiting for me to move, I was waiting for him to move, and that’s how time passes,” he said, speaking about the Indian traffic.

The grand prize photograph, taken by geography major Cameron Taylor, portrayed a Malawian bride dancing in her village’s wedding dress with a single, humble streamer decorating the patio.

On display to its right, philosophy major Bela Fishbeyn’s bleak and emotional picture featured an empty tunnel that Holocaust victims walked through on their way to execution.

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Bowl in hand, UNC looks to avoid ’08 repeat Last year, lost three of last four

By David reynolds Senior Writer

After reeling off three straight victories, two of those against top-15 opponents, North Carolina has assured itself of its second straight winning season and bowl eligibility.

But given what happened in the final games of last season, coach Butch Davis and the Tar Heels are planning on closing out this season like they closed out Saturday’s 3324 victory against Miami.

“Some of the same things that allow you to finish games certainly become evident as you try to finish seasons,” Davis said in his weekly press conference. “Some kids, when they’re freshmen and sophomores, don’t appreciate the fact of how tough it is to win these games.

“The minute you think something is going to be easy, it almost assuredly won’t be easy.”

After a 7-2 start to 2008, UNC struggled on its way to the finish line. The Tar Heels stumbled in three of their next four games to close with an 8-5 mark.

One of the losses in that stretch

included a 41-10 rout at the hands of rival N.C. State, one of the remaining two teams on UNC’s regular season schedule this year.

Sporting a 7-3 record at this juncture, UNC finds itself in a similar position.

Davis’ players certainly don’t need much reminding of that.

“There’s still a sour taste in our mouths about (the N.C. State game). It’s definitely been something we’ve preached all year about not having a game like that,” cornerback Kendric Burney said.

“Never having a breakdown where we’re not playing Carolina football for all four quarters.”

One aspect UNC is focusing on this week is correcting some of the problems that still linger on offense.

North Carolina has leaned heavily on its defense, rated No. 8 nationally, in most of its wins this season. Of UNC’s 33-point outburst against Miami, 14 came off of two defensive returns for touchdowns, and a Burney interception set up a field goal.

UNC ranks 11th out of 12 teams in the conference in total offense.

“We haven’t played as good as we want to on the offensive side of the ball,” tight end Zack Pianalto said. “We have two more chances

“The minute you think something is going to be easy, it almost assuredly won’t be easy.”

Butch Davis, Head Coach to work out the kinks before the bowl game.”

And while UNC players say they are focused on the next week’s practice, they are not completely immune to the postseason and the surrounding projections that come with it.

Two more wins could mean a trip to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Bowl, while two losses would likely lead to a shorter drive to Charlotte for another shot at winning the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Quarterback T.J. Yates admitted to peeking ahead a little bit when asked to which bowl he thought the Tar Heels were headed.

“I’ve heard some in the papers and on the radio,” Yates said. “But I try to stay away from all that stuff, keep my head in the right place.”

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Cross country falls just short of NCAA placing

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Sophomore Ashley Verplank paced the Tar Heels with her 20thplace finish at regionals.

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also gained All-Region honors and placed 22nd overall with a time of 30:57.30. He was also just shy of making an individual trip to the NCAA National Championships.

The teams are now continuing their yearlong training and transitioning into the indoor track and field season.

“We continued to be consistent, progress, and compete well, and I was very happy with the whole group,” Watson said. “We went in and did what we did and are a better team than we were a year ago.”

General Motors could begin repaying Annual breast exams not needed government loans by summer 2010 CHICAGO (MCT) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending against routine annual mammograms for healthy women in their 40s.

After reevaluating scientific research on mammography’s ability to reduce deaths from breast cancer, the organization says these women should consult a physician and make a decision reflecting their own preferences and values. It also recommended that women age 50 to 75 get the X-ray every two years, instead of annually.

It was previously suggested that women ages 40 to 49 be screened for breast cancer every one or two years.

DETROIT (MCT) — In a positive sign that General Motors Co.’s restructuring is off to a good start, the company said Monday it would begin repaying U.S. government loans later this year, ahead of what is required, and that it generated $3.3 billion in cash during the third quarter after emerging from bankruptcy.

Nevertheless, GM still lost money. The Detroit automaker posted a $1.2 billion loss between emerging from bankruptcy on July 10 and Sept. 30.

In its first financial update since emerging from bankruptcy as a new company largely owned by the U.S. government, GM also said its cash flow was a positive

$3.3 billion for the July 10 to Sept. 30 period. The company earned $1.5 billion before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and special items.

Henderson announced plans to repay the government’s $6.7 billion loans within about two years but said that if things are going well the money could get paid back next summer.

GM’s results drew criticism from Republicans.

A year ago, GM announced a third quarter net loss of $2.5 billion that precipitated the automaker’s need for a government bailout. GM ended 2008 with losses totaling $30.9 billion, its second biggest annual loss.

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The rules would limit fees for not using the card and would require that gift cards expire no earlier than five years.

In many cases, gift card issuers currently charge fees to recipients of gift cards that haven’t been used for an extended period of time by deducting funds from the cards.

The proposed rules come after the Fed came under fire for not doing more to protect consumers during the credit bubble.

However, the central bank has stepped up its consumer protection in recent months.

BAGHDAD (MCT) — In a massacre that revived memories of Iraq’s sectarian bloodshed, assailants dressed in Iraqi army uniforms savagely killed 13 men and boys late Sunday near the restive city of Abu Ghraib.

Most of the victims — some of whom reportedly were beheaded, while others were shot and then mutilated — were members of the Awakening, a Sunni Muslim movement that with U.S. backing and funding has fought al-Qaida in Iraq.

Residents and security officials said that shortly before midnight, armed men in civilian vehicles raided two villages near Abu Ghraib, took captives to a nearby cemetery named Seyid Mhimmed and killed them.

CHICAGO (MCT) — A delegation from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons met with Illinois officials Monday and tried to calm their fears after inspecting the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois, where the White House is considering housing some terror suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay. Of about 3,000 jobs that would be created, about 300 to 500 would be for local residents, state Rep. Jim Sacia said.

That’s still a boon for the local economy, Sacia said.

The Obama administration last week revealed that the largely vacant prison is a leading candidate to house a “limited number” of terrorism suspects.

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UNC’s Evan Watchempino, right, finished 22nd in the Southeast Regional meet and earned AllRegion honors last weekend.

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on the team. The senior finished fourth at regionals last year and 30th in last year’s championship meet.

“Some individuals definitely ran really well, and some of us had an off day,” Verplank said.

“Lauren Holesh and I were supposed to be farther up in the race, and it was a tough day.”

Three schools from the Southeast region received at-large bids for the men’s championship.

UNC was fourth.

But the men’s sixth place finish marked a significant achievement for the eight-man team.

The team improved on an 11thplace finish last year in the same meet and a last-place finish in the 2007 season.

Coming in first place for the team and 17th overall in the men’s 10K, redshirt sophomore Adam Cunningham gained All-Region honors with a time of 30:46.85. He was the first runner to not receive an individual bid for Nationals.

“It’s a little disappointing,” Cunningham said. “We gave it our all and gave it everything we could on that day, but it just didn’t happen. We’ll be back next year.”

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams raced to the finish line at Saturday’s NCAA Southeast Regional only to hold their breath — not to catch it.

Taking sixth and fifth places, respectively, North Carolina’s teams hoped to qualify for next week’s NCAA National Championships.

After an anxious day of waiting, UNC fell just short of making the championships in both the team and individual levels when at-large bids were announced Sunday.

“With the women, coming into the season, we didn’t really think we had a shot (at making Nationals),” first-year head coach Peter Watson said. “But as the season progressed, we kept moving forward to where it was a realistic goal.”

Despite just missing a coveted bid, the women’s team finished strong with three runners honored with All-Region times.

Sophomore Ashley Verplank took first for UNC and placed 20th overall, clocking in at 21:14.34 in the 6K. Senior Lauren Holesh and freshman Mariana Lucena rounded out the team’s top three finishes and placed 23rd and 24th overall, respectively.

“The girls all ran very well, but stepping up for us really was Mariana Lucena,” Watson said.

“She was All-Region and finished 24th, which, as a true freshman, is a huge accomplishment.”

Holesh failed to repeat qualifying for Nationals in her final season

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Bang on a Can embraces different types of music by working with unique sounds and interesting cultural stories or backgrounds.

The band’s collaborator for this tour, Trio Mediaeval, is a Norwegian group made up of singers Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth and Torunn Ostrem Ossum.

The singers capture the melo-

dies of medieval musical traditions from England and France, contemporary songs and Norwegian medieval ballads.

Through their unusual sounds, instruments, and composition choice, today’s performance will be an interesting combination of talent.

“Bang on a Can is always redefining what music is,” Kaplowitz said.

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No repeat UNC’s football team hopes not to repeat last year’s late-season downfall. See pg. 8 for story.

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Opinion

10 tuesday, november 17, 2009 andrew dunn

The Daily Tar Heel

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EDITORIAL CARTOON

ALYSSA GRIFFITH NATHANIEL HAINES CAMERON PARKER PAT RYAN CHRISTIAN YODER

The Daily Tar Heel QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“She sleeps outside my o∞ce. I make it so hard, they have to come.”

Nalin Parikh, physics professor, referring to encouraging students to attend office hours

By Angela Tchou, angelatchou@gmail.com

Featured online reader comment:

“If you want an inexpensive education, then go to a public university in your state.”

Lea luquire Senior Spanish major from Asheville interning in New Orleans, La. E-mail: llea@email.unc.edu

“mpheels,” in response to an article about outof-state tuition increase

Semester goes by in the blink of an eye

S

ometimes time seems to pass incredibly slowly.

When you’re sitting in that class that you hate, staring at the clock tick by on the wall for 50, or if you’re really unfortunate, 75 minutes, you feel as if you’re glued to that seat forever.

Everybody feels this way sometimes — no matter what your job is or how you spend your time.

Part of being human is sometimes wishing that you could somehow speed up the hands of time.

However, it’s also part of the human experience to reflect on the past few days, weeks, months and even years and wonder where time went.

In retrospect, life happens fast.

Last week, I Skyped a friend studying abroad in Australia, and he had already taken the first of his two final exams earlier that day.

That seemed ridiculously early to be taking final exams, but final exams at UNC start in three-anda-half weeks.

You could also think of them as beginning a mere week and a half after UNC’s Thanksgiving break.

That thought’s crazy to me.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it’s still 70 and sunny in New Orleans nearly every day.

I’ll take this weather over the recent North Carolina forecast of 50 and rainy any day.

But it definitely doesn’t feel like the fall is coming to a close.

When you have a set block of time in front of you, most people make a list of things they want to accomplish.

This list may be internal or may be written out on paper; it doesn’t make a big difference which.

In the case of a semester, which is a little more than three months, it’s easy to feel like you have plenty of time to get everything done that you wanted to accomplish.

This mentality is dangerous because it makes putting things off all too easy.

Earlier this morning, I checked out the list of restaurants I wanted to try, bands I wanted to see, and other things I wanted to do in New Orleans this fall.

Okay, the list was pretty long.

I’m going to have a very busy last few weeks in the city if I want to experience everything that I’d hoped to.

I told myself in the past that I would be more careful to avoid this fallacy of thinking in the future, but it always seems to happen.

It’s hard to push yourself to accomplish everything that you want as soon as possible when you can easily put off finishing things at a more leisurely pace.

It’s OK though.

Right now, I’m hyping up my game as far as making sure that I experience as much in New Orleans as possible while still here.

I can relax later, but I’ll never get back these last few weeks in such a unique city.

I imagine that people feel the same way about accomplishing goals during the last few weeks of the fall semester, right before the holidays set in.

It’s that time, once again. It’s time to pull yourself together and get everything done that you’d planned on working through during the last few months.

You’ll be glad that you stepped up your game and achieved your goals when the fall season’s over.

Promise.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Discrimination? Don’t ask.

UNC needs to take moral stand against Army policy

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he University’s increased collaboration with the U.S. Army flies in the face of UNC’s commitment to non-discriminatory employment practices.

The UNC system and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command recently signed a partnership to work together and share resources.

The University has a very clear policy on non-discrimination that clearly elucidates its commitment to offer educational and employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.

But the Army blatantly discriminates against gays through its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Any openly gay individual is discharged.

Part of this partnership will

include accessing the Asian language talent at UNC, which includes the in-demand Arabic and Farsi languages.

The University will give the Army the ability to tap into the talent pool of Arabic linguists and shamelessly refuse opportunities to gays.

This is a national issue. The Army has fired numerous linguists whose skills are vital to the war effort merely because they wanted to serve their country as openly gay individuals.

A connection to such actions undermines the moral authority of the University and the integrity of its commitment to non-discrimination.

It wouldn’t be new for the school to take a moral stance.

There is a clear precedent for

holding the employers it deals with up to the same moral and ethical standards that it espouses itself. The University has severed ties with Russell Athletics because of its labor policies.

It has also refused rights to Victoria’s Secret to use its brand on the company’s products.

So, rather than defer carte blanche, the University should tell the Army that it can no longer collaborate if it cannot share the University’s commitment to equal educational and employment opportunity.

To be clear, there is much to be gained from collaboration with the Army.

But there is also much to be lost by merely deferring to an employer that espouses policies that go against the values of our institution.

Inappropriate influence?

Questions remain about BCBS health care mailer

I

t takes guts for politicians to stand up to large corporations. But N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, seems to have the fortitude for it.

Kinnaird recently joined the ranks of people calling for BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina to be examined for its campaign against a government insurance option.

BCBS recently sent out a mailer encouraging recipients to contact U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., to oppose a government-run insurance option.

Legislators received complaints, concerned that health insurance premiums were funding a campaign against a government-run insurance plan.

Furthermore, concern was voiced that BCBS was opposing a government-run option when it controls such a large portion

of the health insurance market in North Carolina.

These concerns seem legitimate.

BCBS is a huge health insurance provider. There are more than 3.7 million members of BCBS of North Carolina — about one out of every three residents of the state.

R e p . Pr i c e y Ha r r i s o n , D-Guilford, is leading the charge against BCBS. She said that BCBS doesn’t have shareholders because it’s a nonprofit.

Therefore, the state has to hold it accountable.

We agree.

But that doesn’t mean BCBS is some kind of big, bad insurance company that’s out to hurt the common Joe or oppose all health care reform.

Lew Borman, a spokesman for BCBS, stated in an e-mail he thinks BCBS and its goals

are being misrepresented.

He said that even though BCBS is a nonprofit, it paid $162 million in state, federal and local taxes last year.

Borman added that BCBS has not used any government money to fund its mailings.

Borman also said that BCBS is not opposed to health reform or the government helping out Americans who can’t afford their premiums.

He said the company is doing what it said it would: informing North Carolina residents of the health care debate and its potential impact.

And they definitely are.

But that doesn’t mean the BCBS shouldn’t be held accountable. They’re entrusted with much of the state’s health insurance. And because of that, we’re behind Kinnaird’s call for BCBS to be examined 100 percent.

Recycling habits garbage Downtown businesses not recycling like they should

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ec ycling effor ts on Franklin Street must be improved.

Since 1992, the Orange C o u n t y S o l i d Wa s t e Department has recruited bars and restaurants to recycle better. But many businesses are not meeting county expectations.

The businesses on the 100 block of East Franklin Street appear to be struggling the most. This high-density business block is not utilizing an effective recycling regimen and the rest of the town is suffering because of it.

During the warm North Carolina summer months, the pungent smell of garbage wafts from the alleys on Franklin Street. This odor is a direct result of the block’s back-door and alley method

of recycling, according to Jan Sassaman, solid waste advisory board chairwoman for Orange County.

The six sites for recycling on the north side of the block are located throughout the parking lots, parking decks and service alleys.

In this type of setting, recycling carts are generally not placed next to the waste compactors. This leads to compactors crammed with recycling and recycling carts filled with non-recyclable waste.

This setup hinders the ability of the 50 or so businesses located on the block to recycle.

Besides failing to put trash and recyclables in the proper containers due to employee laziness or a business’s lack of care, some bars and restaurants put recycling in plastic bags.

Many plastic bags collected for recycling never get recycled.

The growing trend is either to incinerate the bags or ship them to third world countries to dump them.

Although the town is making a better effort to monitor waste management and recycling downtown, they should be encouraged to do more.

The town can write tickets for trash left on the ground, but only if the owner can be identified.

The Orange County Waste Management Department and the town need to hold businesses and individuals accountable for their actions.

If this unsustainable trend continues, not only will the environment suffer but so will the beauty of downtown Chapel Hill.

Abortion funding debate is really about legality

Ticket distribution policy is failing UNC students

TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in response to the letters from Nov. 16 about abortion insurance coverage (“Rights of child should be considered in debate” and “Abortion should not be covered by health care”).

I feel that both Jody Upright’s and Kristian Doty’s arguments are missing the point. The point is that abortion is already legal. It’s already a choice I and every other woman have. So let’s not make this about “the murder of an innocent human being,” because by law, before fetal viability, it’s not.

And until Roe v. Wade is overturned, this argument has no place in the health care debate. Each woman has the right to make this moral decision for herself, and whether you choose to see abortion as a choice for you or not, by law that choice does exist.

The biggest point — which belongs in this debate — is that the group of women who can’t pay for abortions and private insurance are the women that are more likely to be unable to support a child financially. Lowincome women with limited resources may not be able to fork over the money out-of-pocket.

It’s easy for those in opposition to say women who want abortions should pay for it themselves. The reality is that a lot of women can’t. And they deserve the same choice the rest of us have.

TO THE EDITOR: The basketball ticket policy has reached a climax of absurdity.

I attended Sunday night’s game against Valparaiso University and I witnessed something one should never witness at a UNC home basketball game. During the first TV timeout, the lower level of the student seating was still only halfway full. Even the risers had empty seats left. The root cause of this is the ridiculous policy of only giving one ticket to each student who wins the basketball lottery.

The non-perfect attendance last year is due to the online system itself. The previous bracelet system, where you were forced to sacrifice a Saturday morning to get student tickets, weeded out the fair-weather fans from the ones who would be there if UNC was winning by 50 and it was pouring outside. The random lottery simply doesn’t know which fans are the most deserving of a ticket.

Most people like the comfort of knowing that we have a friend or significant other who we can bring to the game.

Instead, we are now relegated to searching endlessly for others who received tickets and asking what phase they have. People end up not wanting to go simply because they don’t want to go alone.

Emily Owens Junior Chemistry

Student attendance was way down during game TO THE EDITOR: Although the basketball team got a win, one aspect of the game was highly disappointing. There were dozens and dozens of empty seats in the student sections! The risers even looked like they had a couple of empty spots!

This is especially disturbing given that other students couldn’t get a ticket at all because they were all given out.

Come on people, there are more than 20,000 students here.

If you aren’t sure you can or will use a ticket for a specific game don’t put your name in the lottery! Let students who want to be there, be there.

And if you have a ticket and something unforeseen occurs, make sure you find someone to give it to. Our team needs our full support. They are the national champions! They need the stands full and rocking every game!

Coach Roy Williams commented on the team’s lack of intensity today. The same can be said for the crowd. We can provide energy throughout the building by becoming the sixth man and getting our team fired up every time they take the court.

So show up, wear blue, or don’t get a ticket! And scream your head off the whole time.

Don’t just stand there. I almost wish UNC would go back to the old ticket distribution method.

At least then the true, rabid Tar Heel fans would be the ones in the stands.

Gennifer Young Chapel Hill

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Leland Timmons Graduate student Business

By not swearing members in, Congress is negligent TO THE EDITOR: There is no reason that two members of Congress and an entire section of the student body deserve to be disenfranchised for circumstances out of their control. Not allowing Adam Jutha and Evan Ross, two South Campus representatives in Student Congress, to vote is simply illegal and needs to be changed immediately.

Congress Speaker Joe LevinManning claims that he did not swear in these representatives because of outstanding lawsuits regarding the legitimacy of the special election. This is completely absurd considering that on Nov. 10, the date of the first full congress meeting, there were no lawsuits filed.

Furthermore, if there had been a lawsuit filed against the Board of Elections and Congress wanted to avoid controversy, no new members should have been sworn in. South Campus was not the only district that could have been affected by the randomization issue.

It makes no sense to target and punish two members on no grounds.

Quite frankly, one basic principle of governance has been ignored. Even if there was a lawsuit open on Nov. 10, and even if South Campus was the only district affected (which it was not), the BOE is innocent until proven guilty and South Campus deserves to be represented in Congress.

Deanna Santoro District 4 representative Student Congress

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