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Trustees to decide on tuition today BY Eliza Kern

Assistant University editor

diversions| page 5 PASS THE POPCORN Carrboro kicks off its annual film festival on Sunday. Sit back and grab some popcorn while you watch a series of short films from local artists.

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A Board of Trustees committee approved Wednesday a 5.2 percent recommended tuition increase for all undergraduate students, saying that while it might not be the best option in the long run, it is the best option for now. The proposal goes before the full board today, the last time campus officials will consider it before they send it to UNC-system President Erskine Bowles. The committee approved Chancellor Holden Thorp’s proposal for equal percentage tuition increases for both instate and out-of-state students, a principle that wasn’t always a sure thing. The proposal would increase resident tuition by $200, as mandated by the state legislature. For non-residents, undergraduate tuition would increase

WALKING IN THE DARK Student government is creating a new program next semester that will make student escorts available for late-night walks home.

by $1,127, and graduate tuition would go up $732. The committee voted unanimously to pass the proposal, voicing support for families struggling to pay tuition in difficult times and a commitment to equal percentages for all students. But some members raised concerns about the effect of lower tuition on the quality of education in the long run. “I’m going to support what Holden wants to do because it’s what Holden wants to do,” said trustee and committee member John Ellison. “But I’m really concerned about the future of the University and reputation of this University.” Approximately 15 students came to the meeting and protested the tuition increase, arguing with Student Body President Jasmin Jones and Vice

President David Bevevino after the meeting that the process lacked transparency and student input. The students tried to speak at the committee, but since they were not on the meeting’s speaking agenda, Thorp asked them to wait and request permission to speak to the full board today, which they plan to try. Ellison said he understood why members would vote for a lower increase this year but said he felt compelled to communicate the long-term impact of the decision to others. “We’ve now had three years of a difficult financial situation. It goes in cycles, but it doesn’t seem to be going away right now,” said Ellison. “And we have some new members on the board who don’t

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Student Body President Jasmin Jones speaks with senior Rakhee Devasthali, one student who was protesting tuition increases at the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

A GRAVE MATTER

Graduate students push for funding

Survey seeking unmarked sites DTH ONLINE: Visit dailytarheel.com/multimedia for video of the graveseekers.

BY Taylor Hartley staff writer

arts | page 13 RECYCLED GOODS A UNC alumna has taken bottle caps and other throwaways and created mandalas, circular patterns used in Hindu and Buddhist traditions to aid in meditation.

sports| page 10 TAKING IT BACK Coastal Carolina went up 20-19 in the first half of the women’s basketball game, but UNC came back to win 88-49.

state | page 3 EARLY TESTING Some patients and doctors are put off by new guidelines that say mammograms aren’t needed for most women until age 50.

this day in history NOV. 19, 1994 … The Board of Trustees rescinds a program allowing 24-hour visitation by members of the opposite sex in six of the 29 residence halls.

Today’s weather Good day for galoshes H 70, L 51

Friday’s weather Sunny. Finally! H 67, L 44

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The white section of Old Chapel Hill cemetery contains many large, elegant tombstones. But the other side could be mistaken for a field scattered with a few graves. Historians hypothesize many former slaves and freedmen might be buried in the black section of the cemetery in unmarked graves. After a survey this week by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, the forgotten could be discovered. “In researching the past, there are so many people who have been lost and forgotten because of vandalism,” said Ernest Dollar, executive director of the society. The society is using two types of surveying — ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity — across a quarter of the black section of the cemetery to look for unmarked graves, he said. Environmental Services, Inc. and Thacker, Seramur and Associates are helping the society conduct the survey. “Most of the graves were marked with field stones or markers that have tipped over or rotted away, and people have tried to realign them, leading to unmarked graves,” said Keith Seramur, the technician whose company conducted the geophysical surveys. Ground-penetrating radar will detect ground disturbances and refilling, Dollar said. Electrical resis-

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Need more time to ﬁnish degrees BY Stephanie Bullins Staff Writer

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Geologists of Thacker, Seramur and Associates perform a geophysical survey in the unmarked black section of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. Old headstones used fieldstones or markers that have since been moved or rotted away.

Timeline of Old Chapel Hill Cemetery 1776 UNC gets a land grant of 125 acres from North Carolina. The land, which includes where the cemetery is located, was sold for 5 shillings on Oct. 21.

1798 First burial takes place when George Clarke, a student at the University and from the Burke County, died while at school in September.

1795 UNC offers its first classes.

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1861-1865 Civil War. Confederate soldiers are buried in Sections I-IV, but not in the black sections.

1853 First recorded black burial is Ellington Burnett. His tombstone has since been toppled over and been destroyed.

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1908 Cornelia Phillips Spencer, who lobbied to get the University re-opened during the Civil War, is buried in section I along with her family.

1898 Wilson Caldwell, a former slave who opened a free black school in Chapel Hill, is buried in the cemetery.

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1980 Jane Tenney Gilbert is buried in section I. Her stone reads “I was a Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel bred, and here I lie, a Tar Heel dead. Born 1896 AND STILL HERE 1980.” 1985 UNC vs. Clemson football game. Fans use the black section as a parking lot.

1928 Cemetery reaches current size of 6.98 acres.

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CAA o∞cials vouch for new ticket policy By Chelsea Bailey And Amanda Ruehlen Staff Writers

Freshman Rachel LaBianca was not planning on going to any basketball games this year when she found out about the new ticket distribution policy. “I figured it would just be stressful, and I don’t really have time to figure out who has the same tickets as everyone else,” she said. A change in the ticket policy that gives each student one ticket instead of two has not yet proven to fill more seats — numbers are roughly the same as in past years. But Carolina Athletic Association officials have said that is because students are not aware of the resources available. And because the standby line

Other ways to get basketball tickets “Turn it Back” policy:

Standby line:

Students who decide not to go to a game can return their tickets to the CAA by e-mailing them to ReturnUNCTickets@gmail.com. Other students can pick up these tickets by going to the Student Union information desk the day before any ticketed home basketball game at 5:15 p.m. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Students not selected to receive a ticket in the lottery can line up outside Koury Natatorium 90 minutes before tip-off to fill empty seats. Students will be given a bracelet on a first come, first served basis. Students with bracelets can line up 30 minutes before tip-off by their numbers.

and “Turn it Back” program to return unused tickets haven’t been widely used, students have resorted to their own methods for obtaining tickets. CAA President John Russell said students should be able to sit with their friends using the resources

available to them, but they have to take advantage of them. “People have told me that I’m ruining their college experience with the new policy,” he said. “But I feel like people are using the ticket policy as a crutch.” Under the new policy, students

have a greater chance of winning a ticket through the lottery. “The goal is to fill the stadium, not to prevent students from going to the game,” said Associate Athletic Director Clint Gwaltney. Students have blamed the ticket policy for the poor attendance at Sunday’s game versus Valparaiso — where only 24 percent of student tickets were used — but Russell said that claim is unfair. He attributed it to a variety of factors, including the game’s time and a problem with campus printing services. “If the old policy was working, we would’ve kept it. But it wasn’t. There were a huge amount of tickets unused,” he said. The CAA developed a program

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In the past nine years, Theresa McReynolds has been divorced, learned to cope with a chronic illness and spent countless hours in the library. But she has yet to receive the doctoral degree in anthropology that brought her to UNC in the first place. McReynolds’ experience is consistent with a trend in higher education for doctoral students to take seven years or more to receive their Ph.D. degrees. Doctoral students say the time it takes them to complete degrees is lengthened by a policy at UNC that only funds them for 10 semesters. The lack of funding in later years forces them to take on other jobs, distracting them from research. The Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor, a group of students that regularly meets with Chancellor Holden Thorp, is compiling data to determine the time it takes students to complete their degrees. McReynolds, a committee member, said the group is hoping to show that students need more time and funding to get their degrees. “Limiting our funding and encouraging us to rush through lowers the quality of the degree,” she said. “And I don’t think it’s beneficial for the University to look like it’s a degree mill.” Steve Matson, dean of the Graduate School, said tuition assistance is only provided to graduate students for 10 semesters. But according to the National Science Foundation, the national average to complete a doctoral degree is about 20 semesters. “What they’re doing is becoming experienced in the area they’ve chosen to study, and that requires some amount of classes and original research,” Matson said. But he said the tuition limits are important to have in place. “It’s not in place because we think all students should complete their degrees in 10 semesters but so that we can fairly allocate funding to all the students,” he said. Funding doctoral students for the entire time they take to complete their degree would generate high costs for the University. According to the National Science Foundation, the time it takes to earn a doctoral degree varies widely by discipline. It takes

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Earning a degree Average time to complete a Ph.D., according to the National Science Foundation: Chemistry: 6.9 years Mathematics: 7.9 years Anthropology: 11.9 years Psychology: 9.1 years Humanities: 11.3 years Education: 18.2 years

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oasters everywhere have gone cold after a flood that occurred this September in Atlanta. There is a shortage of the popular frozen Eggo waffles, manufactured by Kellogg’s. The company blames the disparity partly on the flood, which hit an Atlanta-based processing plant. “The Eggo team is working around the clock to bring everyone’s favorite waffles back to store shelves as quickly as possible. We hope to regain full distribution of Eggo products by the middle of 2010,” the company says on the Eggo Web site. “This is a top priority for Kellogg Company.” “Leggo my Eggo” riots might break out if something is not done soon.

COMMUNITY CALENDAr today Nouveau night: The museum will host the release of Beaujolais Nouveau wines as part of the global revelry. Select wines will be paired with an array of elegant foods from some of the finest local restaurants, all in an atmosphere of Frenchthemed festivity. Proceeds from the event will benefit the museum. Admission is $50 per couple and $30 per single. Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: Chapel Hill Museum Wesley Campus Ministry: Join this United Methodist student group for a fun-filled night. Participate in Eucharist at the United Methodist Church chapel, and then enjoy dinner cooked by the sophomores. Afterward, there will be a prayer program with Jan and a winter work team meeting. Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Wesley Campus Ministry Ladies’ Night Out: Grab your best

girlfriends and head out to historic Downtown Hillsborough for tons of specials and giveaways to kick off the holiday shopping season. There will be four greeting stations handing out the list of events. The first three hundred ladies will receive a special “feathery” gift. Follow the lantern luminaries to find businesses participating in the event. Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: downtown Hillsborough Must like tea: The weather is getting pretty chilly, so warm up with the Mad Tea Pot Invitational, a local display of all things to do with tea. There will be teapots, tea bowls, cups and serving dishes by professional potters throughout the region. The free exhibition will be open until Jan. 16. Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Arts Council Gallery

Friday Kids’ music: Red Grammer will give an innovative performance that just

might have you and the kids singing along. His melodies are filled with energy that emphasizes messages of diversity, community and peace. Grammer’s tunes cater mostly to prekindergarten through elementary grades. Tickets are $6. Time: 10 a.m. Location: The ArtsCenter Vocal performance: The Tar Heel Voices will be performing tonight. They are UNC’s oldest co-ed a cappella group and an important part of the University’s music community. With a diverse membership and eclectic repertoire, the Tar Heel Voices is a close group of students who bond over music and friendship. Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Mansion 462 To make a calendar submission, e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com. Events will be published in the newspaper on either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by noon the preceding publication date.

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olleen Murphy registers for the second Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education in the Pit on Wednesday. Sponsored by Greek organizations Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta, the race will be held Saturday morning and will begin in front of South Building.

Police log n Someone broke into a red 1993 Jeep Cherokee between 4:30 p.m. Sunday and 2:07 p.m. Tuesday at 2701 Homestead Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole a jack worth $100 and did $200 worth of damage to the car’s stereo. Damage to the passenger’s side window was estimated at $150, reports state. n Someone broke out the

window at J&J’s Deli at 1129 Weaver Dairy Road at 3:29 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole the tip jar, which contained $20 in cash. Damage to the window was estimated at $1,000, reports state. n Someone broke into the Framer’s Market and Gallery at 1748 Fordham Blvd. at 4:03 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel

Hill police reports. The person stole $250 in cash from the register, causing $75 in damage. Damage to a glass door was valued at $200, reports state. n Someone broke into Framemakers at 1129 Weaver Dairy Road at 3:29 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole $110 in cash. Damage to the window was valued at $300, reports state. n Someone broke into Supercuts at 1724 N. Fordham Blvd. between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 4:04 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole $25 in loose change. Damage to the cash register was estimated at $75, and damage to the front door glass was estimated at $200, reports state.

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UNC professor leads study on therapy for low libido A study led by a UNC School of Medicine professor has found that a drug originally created as an antidepressant is effective in treating women with acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder. The trials conducted for the study, led by obstetrics and gynecology professor Dr. John M. Thorp Jr., were the first to test a therapy that increases libido in women reporting low sexual desire at the brain level. After three clinical trials, Thorp Jr. and other investigators pinpointed the antidepressant drug flibanserin as effective in treating low libido levels. Studies have indicated that the prevalence of hypoactive sexual disorder in the U.S. ranges from nine to 26 percent of women. The study was presented Nov. 16 at the Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine in Lyon, France. Clinical trials were conducted in Canada, the United States and Europe and included a total of 1,946 premenopausal women.

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Performance merges styles UNC By Lucie Shelly

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Two distinct artists took the stage Wednesday at Memorial Hall, but they combined their different styles of art to create one experience. “Pictures Reframed” forced viewers to approach the art in a different way, as they were engaged both musically and visually, without one overwhelming the other. The stage was set up like a pentagon, with screens hanging above and around the piano. In the final piece, an 1874 work by Modest Mussorgsky called “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Leif Ove Andsnes played piano while Robin Rhode provided images. Mussorgsky intended to create a tribute to his late friend, artist and architect Victor Hartmann, by using some of Hartmann’s art as inspiration for a corresponding musical narrative. This subsequently produced some of the most innovative and renowned compositions in Russian classical music. One of the interesting aspects of reinterpreting Mussorgsky’s work

Robin Rhode, Leif Ove Andsnes Memorial Hall Wednesday is the fact that Andsnes and Rhode worked in reverse of the original. They already had the music. It was the application of contemporary art and the addition or subtraction of different musical pieces that redefined this performance. The concert had a definite infusion of childlike playfulness, typical of Rhode’s artwork that worked well with the unpredictable movement of the music. The energy vacillated between languid and hyperactive. Lighthearted images drawn by Rhode, such as children on bicycles or piloting chalk planes, contrasted with more serious illustrations. The serious episodes involved abstract images that had an almost violent tone. The music became more chaotic when a keyboard made of chalk pieces appeared, played by disembodied hands. It

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Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs at Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening in combination with the art of Robin Rhode during “Pictures Reframed.” later fell apart, leaving a chalky mess in its wake. Throughout the show, the music determined the tone of the images, not vice-versa. The performance had a clever layout. It began with an exclusively musical act and no corresponding visual element. Though it was difficult not to

view the show as a movie, the initial musical focus engaged the auditory senses foremost. The dramatic feel of the show was brought to a resounding conclusion during the performances’ final episode — a drowning piano. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.

Several University researchers have received highly competitive federal grants to address highimpact scientific and health challenges. Thirteen UNC projects received grants awarded through the National Institutes of Health’s new Challenge Grants initiative. Together, the grants amount to about $11.8 million over the next two years. The UNC-led projects to receive funding include an evaluation of the influence of gene variations on risky behaviors such as binge drinking, smoking, illegal drug use and delinquency, and a disease prevention program which aims to help low-income and overweight women in rural eastern North Carolina. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will receive $873,000 for a study on proteins.

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Fresh fruit kiosk program to be funded at high schools Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will receive a $3,000 gift today to endow and build fresh fruit kiosks for high school students. William Thorpe Jr., the son of a Chapel Hill Town Council member who died last year, is heading the initiative to encourage healthy food choices for young people. Twelve candidates for municipal offices in Chapel Hill contributed $150 each toward his fundraising goal.

McKay Roozen, a sophomore international studies and political science major, has her passport photo taken at the FedEx Global Education Center on Tuesday. The session was offered as part of International Education Week in an effort to increase globalization.

Holiday string lights will adorn downtown businesses

BY Anna Eusebio

For the first time, the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and Friends of the Downtown are giving away 182 free strands of holiday lights to all downtown businesses. “We can’t light the trees like they do on Michigan Street in Chicago but we can light the windows,” said Friends of the Downtown chair Pat Evans, who suggested the idea to Jim Norton, the executive director of the Downtown Partnership. Initially, Norton suggested charging for the LED lights. But Evans said that giving away the lights would highlight the town’s appreciation of the businesses. The cost for the lights totalled $19,000, said Meg McGurk, assistant director of the Downtown Partnership. The bill will be split in half by the two organizations’ operating budgets. Visit dailytarheel.com/section/ city for the full story.

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Wilmington high schooler dies of H1N1 complications The Wilmington Star News reported Wednesday that a 16-yearold girl attending Topsail High School died Nov. 6 from H1N1 complications. The N.C. Health and Human Service Department has recorded 58 deaths connected to H1N1 this year.

Stimulus money to spur green technology in state Gov. Bev Perdue announced Wednesday that 18 N.C. companies will receive federal stimulus funding for green technology projects, the (Raleigh) News & Observer reported. Each company will receive $100,000 to be used for developing and marketing sustainable energy projects. About 200 jobs also will be created through the grants, Perdue said. - From staff and wire reports

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Going Global Week celebrates UNC’s international e≠orts Chapel Hill, a report that laid out six main recommendations to make UNC an internaFrom musical performances to film tional university. screenings, students have experienced the world this week without having to leave International initiatives Chapel Hill as part of UNC’s International The first of these priorities was to estabEducation Week. The event is just a small part of a decade lish a Global Research Institute, a central of efforts to create opportunities to inter- hub that consolidates UNC’s global initianationalize the UNC community through tives and more heavily recruits international research initiatives, international students scholars and professors. The University has also created the Global and faculty members, as well as an increased Education Fund which provides money to push for study abroad programs. Faculty and administrators have iden- students and faculty members to let them tified globalization as a key area for the take advantage of overseas opportunities. University in several key policy-setting The fund, which recently totaled $100,000, reports, and international studies is one of is split between the College of Arts and the fastest growing undergraduate majors. Sciences and the provost’s office. But the international focus extends And while this push has seen some success, including a $1 million donation last year to beyond the institute and the departments launch an international institute, the school devoted to the study of foreign countries, still faces several barriers to becoming recog- languages and cultures. nized by the University for its global focus. The most recent jolt to the internation- International community alization effort came in March with the The roadmap also called for an increase Strategic Roadmap for Globalizing UNC-

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Number of students studying abroad: 2008-09: 1,278 2007-08: 1,373 2006-07: 1,347 2005-06: 1,291 2004-05: 1,207

International students: Fall 2007: 1,252 (4 percent) Fall 2006: 1,244 (4.5 percent) Fall 2005: 1,289 (4.7 percent) Fall 2004: 1,263 (4.7 percent) in international faculty members and students. Daniel Lebold, the director of development for global education at the FedEx

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By Isabella Cochrane Staff Writer

UNC health officials have joined the ongoing debate regarding new guidelines that raise the recommended age for women to start mammogram screenings. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced earlier this week that women don’t need annual mammograms until they turn 50. That is 10 years older than the current medical standard for beginning the annual check-ups. Many women and medical professionals are outraged over the new guidelines, saying that pushing back the age decreases the chances of detecting breast cancer early. The recent change to the task force’s guidelines contradicts what many institutions and medical professionals have been teaching women for years. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer foundation, recommends beginning annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer at 40, and intends to keep those recommendations. “Even this task force recognized that cancers were found early in women. This early detection is very important,” said Andrea Rader, spokeswoman for the foundation. But Dr. Nortin Hadler, professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at UNC, said that women need to ask themselves whether they benefit from annual mammograms. Mammograms are not foolproof, he said. “You’re likely to be called back for another mammogram and likely to have a biopsy. There are an awful lot of false positive biopsies,” Hadler said. Dr. Etta Pisano, vice dean for academic affairs in the UNC School of Medicine, said she disagrees with the idea of telling women they don’t need a mammogram until they turn 50. Pisano, who is known for her work in breast cancer diagnosis and radiology, said instead of using age as the determining factor for when women should start screenings, they should consider the physical makeup, particularly density, of their breasts. Susan Kowalski, 62, of Southern Shores, waited to see a doctor at the UNC Breast Center on Wednesday. She said she has battled breast cancer more than once. She was first diagnosed at 50, and the cancer did not previously show up on a mammogram. Fifty is too late to begin screenings because it reduces the chances of detecting breast cancer early, she said. Abby Murnick, a senior in the School of Nursing from Raleigh, was also at the UNC Breast Center for a mammogram. If people care enough to get a breast exam, they shouldn’t wait until age 50, she said. Both her mother and grandmother battled breast cancer. “If my mom and grandma would have waited until they were 50, they would be dead,” Murnick said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

New student polling group will give feedback Aims to reﬂect student body’s ideas By E. A. James Staff writer

Members of student government are expected to represent the voice of the students. But sometimes it’s hard to know what students think. To combat low response to random surveys, campus leaders are creating a polling group of 300 students who are representative of the student body and can give consistent feedback on campus issues. “The role of student government is to represent the interests of the students,” said Jonathan Tugman, student body secretary. “In order to do that, we need to know what they think. Town halls get a lot of anecdotal data, but this will be a constant source of quantitative feedback.” The group, Carolina Virtual Voice, will be composed of 200 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, selected to represent the demographics of the entire school,

from race and sexual orientation to residency and political views. Members will take surveys organized by student government, which is forming the program with assistance from the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. In the past, random surveys by student government have had response rates as low as 21 percent. Because Carolina Virtual Voice participants have agreed to respond to all surveys, the program will have nearly a 100 percent response, organizers said. Results will be more representative of the student body and a more effective and worthwhile tool for University leaders, Tugman said. “We are hoping to create a group that we can come to about all but the most important issues,” said Lynn Williford, assistant provost for institutional research and assessment. “This is more than just

“We made sure to reach out to students that don’t normally have a voice. We’re doing this the best way we know how.” Jonathan Tugman, Student Body secretary a source of information. This is a representation of all students.” Junior Michael Betts used a similar polling technique last year to help create his student body president platform, and Tugman, who worked on Betts’ campaign, decided to revamp the idea this year. Carolina Virtual Voice uses a ranking system to select organizations that will be invited to contribute. It automatically accepted representatives from 29 groups with more than 200 active members or more than $4,500 in annual student activity. Fraternity and sorority students, who make up about 17 percent of the student population, will have 34 undergraduate representatives. Organizers then used a list

created by the Office of Student Activities and Organizations that arranges student groups into categories — such as academics, sports and arts — to determine the rest of the survey group’s makeup. Me m b e r s h i p i n C a r o l i n a Virtual Voice is entirely voluntary. Organizations selected to participate will choose three to four members to represent them in the group, none of whom may be a part of student government. Graduate students from different departments are being selected with help from the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. Though not all of the members of Carolina Virtual Voice have been selected yet, Tugman said he hopes

to administer the first survey soon. The program is admittedly statistically flawed, Williford said. There is a possible voluntary response bias because students who volunteer to give their input are more likely to be of an extreme opinion — both positive and negative — than those randomly sampled. Tugman said he is aware of this, but the benefits outweigh the faults. “There is no way to counter this, but we made sure to reach out to students that don’t normally have a voice,” Tugman said. “We’re doing this the best way we know how.” University administrators as well as student government hope to use the feedback from students. “I think this is going to be a very interesting experiment,” Williford said. “I think students are more likely to respond in these surveys when they know that their input can really affect the school policy.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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an average of 6.8 years to receive a doctoral degree in chemistry while it takes 11.9 years on average to complete an anthropology degree. “A student who takes chemistry gets almost full funding, while an anthropology student only gets five years,” McReynolds said. Matson said UNC encourages students to complete degrees in a timely manner for their own benefit. “The quicker they complete their degrees, the sooner they can go out on the job market and put their education to use, doing research or teaching others,” he said. McReynolds said she thinks increasing funding would help students graduate sooner because it would remove financial demands that often force students to become distracted from their studies. The National Science Foundation supports her claim, showing that the average time-to-degree for doctoral students is lower for students who receive monetary support. McReynolds said the committee wants to show similar data to Thorp and Matson once it is compiled. “We’re hoping that what we’re going to show is that a Duke student who receives full funding graduates in eight years but a UNC student who does not graduates in 12,” she said.

understand growth, and I’m trying to imprint on them the gravity of this situation. This is definitely going to be coming up again next year.” Officials have voiced concern about UNC’s ability to meet financial needs with a 5.2 percent increase. “We could be getting ourselves into trouble here,” said Bruce Carney, interim executive vice chancellor and provost and co-chairman of the tuition and fee advisory task force. Tuition increase proposals originate with the task force, which advocated most strongly a 6.5 percent increase for all students to Thorp. The group also recommeded a 5.2 percent increase for undergraduates and a 3.7 percent increase for graduates, though expressed hesitation that the lower percent increase would not meet the University’s needs.

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in which students could turn in tickets they weren’t going to use during football season and is carrying the program over into basketball season. Russell said about 400 students turned in tickets through the Turn it Back program to redistribute for the Sunday’s game, but only about 20 students claimed tickets. Students have also formed Facebook groups as a simpler method of locating unused tickets. Sophomore Kyle Olson started a Contact the University Editor group so people could find friends at udesk@unc.edu. to sit with who also received tick-

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ets. It has now turned into a ticket exchange group with more than 2,400 members. “I think that a lot of the Carolina spirit is engendered by an atmosphere of having friends with you, rather than sitting with strangers,” said sophomore Ryan Bolick. LaBianca said Facebook groups have changed her gloomy outlook on the new policy. She won the lottery for Sunday’s game against Valparaiso but knew she couldn’t attend. She posted an offer for her ticket on Facebook in exchange for a ticket to the N.C. Central game and received an offer for a phase 1 ticket within two hours. “Now I know it will really work

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out, and it is really not that difficult,” she said. But Olson said he thinks this early success might just be because the early games are less popular. “The first real test will be when we start playing ACC teams in January,” he said. Russell said there are no plans to alter the policy, but they would not be able to accurately evaluate it until at least eight games into the season anyway. Student attendance has always been a problem, Gwaltney said — even during last year’s national championship season. “Only 85 percent of tickets were used during last year’s match against Kentucky. That means out

of the 10,000 people who signed up for tickets, almost 900 student seats were unused,” he said. Out of the past 34 games, students who stood in the standby line have only been turned away twice, Russell said — last season’s games against Duke and Evansville, when Tyler Hansbrough broke Phil Ford’s scoring record.

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tivity will provide more clues as to whether a burial occurred, he said. “If you do survey across an area and in some places, the soil has been dug up and put into the ground, you get areas of lower resistivity,” Seramur said. “They will show up as anomalies when you map out resistivity levels.” These anomalies will often show up in rows and delineate areas of unmarked graves, he said. Dollar said the society became directly involved with the cemetery after the 1985 UNC-Clemson University football game. Fans used the black section of the cemetery as a parking lot. “A lot of the graves there were destroyed,” Dollar said. “That’s what really galvanized the community to start preserving the cemetery.”

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The cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The historical society estimates 1,600 people are buried at the cemetery. Dollar said he believes there are unmarked graves because both whites and blacks worked, lived and died in the area in the late 18th century, but there was a gap of time when no burials of black people were recorded. The first documented burial in the cemetery was George Clarke, a white University student, who died in 1798. The first burial of a black person was recorded in 1853. “If this isn’t preserved, it’s lost history,” said Jay Thacker, the technician who conducted the electrical resistivity testing. He said while the society is only conducting testing in a specific quarter of the cemetery, he would like to see more testing done if it sees good results. “This is important to the community,” said Beth Compton, an assistant technician on the survey. “If these were my ancestors, I would want to know where the lost graves are.” Dollar said it is imperative that these people be remembered. “The African-American section really deserves this amount of time, energy and respect,” he said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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1:30 p.m. Film Block 1 featuring “Fait” by Chris Crutchfield, “Blood and Thunder” by Tobias Strech, “No Time for Liela” by Ismail Abdelkhalek, “Baby Steps” by Malaika Handa, “Ichteopolis” by Andre Silva, “Anzina Mirage” by Matt Hedt, “A Walkthru with Kathleen Connally” by Ajit Anthony Prem, “Stuck” by Banks Helfrich, “Sylvia and George” by Cara Clark and “Scattered Flurries” by Ben Knight 2:45 p.m. Film Block 2 featuring “Balance” by Debra Sea, “Elsewhere” by Natalie Fava, “The Day We’re Not Here” by Kat Keene Hogue, “Debating Coal’s Future” by Sara Peach and Chris Carmichael, “Tree” by Marc Russo, “Global Focus” by John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery and Will Parrinello, “Mary and Jennifer” by Todd Tinkham, “Frame” by Nic Beery and “Hello Sorry Whatever” by Ajit Anthony Prem 4:30 p.m. Film Block 3* featuring “American Short” by Todd Tinkham, “Baron” by Scott Renk, “Ash Wednesday” by Jordan Barrett, “Ballerina” by Kenneth Peterson, “House in Los Osos” by Mark Cornell, “Killing Santa” by Mike Ferrell, “How to Make a Heart Beat” by Rick Dillwood and “Empty Space” by Rob Underhill and Arawind Ragupathi 6 p.m. Award presentations 6:30 p.m. After-event party at Open Eye Cafe. *This block contains films with adult content not recommended for children

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In Carrboro a film festival is more than just a formal gathering to coldly judge the work of ambitious filmmakers. Around here it’s something more akin to a family reunion. “Last year I actually knew most of the people there, so it’s much more of a family kind of situation,” local filmmaker Ajit Anthony Prem said of the Carrboro Film Festival. “It’s just one of those things where you kind of take part and you join in. It feels like I’m showing it to my best friends, showing it to the people I really care about.” This Sunday the area creators of 27 films will also be given this opportunity as the fourth annual festival takes over the Century Center. Selena Lauterer, chairwoman of the festival’s selection committee, said that providing such a service to the local film community is one of the main focuses of the event. “It is a community that is rich and ripe with a lot of hidden talent,” she said. “I mean, there are Hollywood, Oscarwinning, Emmy Award-winning filmmakers that are living here. And this is a great way of showcasing that.” In that effort to display the best movie-making that the area has to offer, Lauterer and her committee whittled down the 105 submissions they received to the 27 that will be shown on Sunday. “We have sometimes tame, sometimes heated discussions about each film,” she said. “It really is a numbers game because we can only have so many films that fit in so many

“It feels like I’m showing it to my best friends, showing it to the people I really care about." Ajit Anthony Prem, Local Filmmaker hours.” And in this vein, the festival, which exclusively shows short films, has a wide variety. From a 36-second bit of animation submitted by an 11-year-old to longer adult dramas, the festival offers a diverse range of pictures into less than five hours of screening time. “We joke that everyone that comes to the festival will love something and hate something,” said committee member Jim McQuaid. “Since they’re all short, if you hate this one, wait five minutes and try the next one.” With each of the last three festivals packing out the Century Center with a standing-room only crowd of more than 500 people, it stands to reason that quite a few people will be around to experience the spectrum. And it’s out of the diverse range of films that the festival gives out awards. In addition to the traditional first, second and third place overall awards, the festival gives out awards in a selection of other categories such as best student film and an honor for best film as voted on by the audience. To choose the top honors, the films are consolidated down into a list of contenders that are then screened for a blue

ribbon panel that makes the decisions. This year 14 movies made this screening. But for the filmmakers participating, the Carrboro Film Festival is about a lot more than awards. “You really get an idea of what’s happening on the ground versus if you go to a bigger film festival,” said Prem, who has two films in this year’s event and was on last year’s selection committee. “Even Full Frame, that is more broad and talking about subjects that have to do with what’s happening around the world. With the Carrboro Film Festival it’s what’s happening here, what’s happening in Carrboro, what’s happening in Chapel Hill. What’s happening in the Orange County area.” “Every time I go to the festival I get informed in some way. I’m not aware of some artist or I’m not aware of some cool thing here, and I get some information about it, which is great.” It’s this kind of local focus that Lauterer said makes her festival stand out, speaking to how participants indicated such to her at last year’s after party. “I had a couple filmmakers come up to me and tell me, ‘you know this is my favorite film festival I’ve ever been involved in,’” she said. “And I thought, ‘Oh, this, our little homegrown, grassroots, community film festival, and we’re having people say that.’” Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.

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AC/DC hasn’t aged well. Bon Scott’s death in 1980 and Brian Johnson’s ascension as lead singer was like the onset of some kind of degenerative disease. The body remained strong at first, but has been breaking down ever since. Unlike some bands who can successfully reinvent themselves time and again, AC/DC, since the mid80s after Back in Black, has refused either to be true to the glory of their gritty past or to grow into something distinctly new. By offering up Backtracks, a two-CD, three-DVD set focusing on rare studio and live songs spanning the decades, Columbia records is doing AC/DC fans both a great service and a great disservice. That service is bringing to light some real gems by the boys from Sydney. Many of the band’s studio songs were buried on European and Australian releases that didn’t make it to American markets, and that’s a shame, because a couple of them never should have been “rari-

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ties” in the first place. They should have been deep tracks on the early albums we know so well today. “Crabsody in Blue” is a good example. It’s a quintessential Bon Scott masterpiece about having the blues from pubic lice. It’s clever, dirty and artistically irreverent. But its sound is unprecedented. You’ve never heard AC/DC like this, and you’ll be sorry for that fact if you at all like their early albums. Then there’s the disservice, which is in reminding AC/DC fans at every turn what they lost in Scott’s death. None of the studio rarities sung by Brian Johnson are worth a second listen — some aren’t worth a complete first. This obviously isn’t the band’s fault; guitarist Angus Young can still rock his riffs on the new material, but he just can’t cover up Johnson’s

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constipated-gerbil screams. It’s mostly a problem of unimaginative songwriting, which is to say that it’s mostly a problem of Johnson’s glittering lyrical generalities. This isn’t entirely fair to the band under Johnson. I admit that he could tear it up at live performances, and this box-set has some live rarities that display this fact prominently. One notable example is a recording of “Back in Black” from 1981 that really swings. It’s probably the best live AC/DC track I’ve ever heard. The very next song, however, is a grotesque butchering of “T.N.T.” from the same year. I guess you call that “hit or miss.” Which is what Backtracks is as a whole: hit or miss. It’s most of what you love about AC/DC intimately wrapped up with everything you wish you could ignore. There are pleasant revelations, to be sure, but not enough to justify the kind of money needed to buy this unwieldy three-disc monster. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu. Dth/Jordan Lawrence

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In the midst of a musical era that prizes The Arcade Fire over “La Traviata,” it might seem that opera has gone the way of the eight track — old-fashioned and hardly interesting to today’s listeners. For Seamus Kenney, these notions are anything but valid. A member of Chapel Hill pop outfit SNMNMNM, the classically trained musician will bring the third preview of his “All Hail the Comet” to Carrboro’s The Station Saturday night, melding traditional opera with a story line fit for a science fiction novel. “I didn’t set out like, ‘I’m going to write an opera now,’” Kenney said. “I just started writing songs and eventually came around to the idea that an opera would be the best way to tell a story.” “All Hail the Comet” tells the story of a scientist with the power to see a day into the future. When he discovers that a comet is headed for Earth, he goes to the government. The story may be elaborate, but Saturday’s show, the third preview Kenney has held at The Station, will feature a pared down performance.

“There won’t be costumes, there won’t be lighting, there won’t be actors,” he said. Rachel Oehring, a former Diversions staff writer who is both a producer and performer in “All Hail the Comet,” became a part of the project after she sang in the second preview. “I said, ‘This is great, when are you going to finish it,’” she said. “He e-mailed me, and he was like ‘Do you want to help be my kick in the pants?’” Despite a genre that some may deem inaccessible, Oehring said the two previews kept the audience engaged and entertained. “This is definitely a chance to kind of put a twist on some of the old operas, using kind of the same tropes and the same musical style but with a much more relatable kind of plot,” she said. “It doesn’t revolve around old-timey prostitutes and somebody with tuberculosis at the end.” While the current manifestation features a classical sound, the show has morphed from pop-opera to a more traditional style. “Big choruses, just beautiful music that’s very classical music,

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diverecommends Album from the Vaults: Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison: The man in black is at his finest on this 1968 live release, crooning to a bevy of rowdy Folsom prisoners. It’s a classic, not just because it showcases Cash’s gritty vocals at their prime, but also because it exemplifies Cash’s refusal to cater to “the man.” Subversives, take note.

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classical sounding music,” Oehring said. “It just happens to be about robots and space and stuff.” Though opera at a local bar is far from conventional, Kenney’s ultimate goal is to relate a story through the right medium. “I’m not trying to bring opera back, that’s not my mission,” he said. “I have a story and I think it’s a really good story, and for me it Events: would be really cool to see singers friday and musicians perform this story.” Heavy Trash Contact the Diversions Editor Local 506 | Prepare for Heavy at dive@unc.edu.

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On Midnight Soul Serenade, Heavy Trash combines just the right amount of garage rock, rockabilly and blues to create an album that is anything but junk. The New York-based duo creates an unpolished and Elvis-like sound that traverses multiple genres. With its quality storytelling and Jon Spencer’s raw, bluesy vocals, Midnight Soul Serenade becomes an album that hits the listener right at his or her emotional core. The album’s opener “Gee, I Really Love You” epitomizes Heavy Trash’s ability to meld influences. With its rock ‘n’ roll intro, the addition of Spencer’s twangy vocals creates a

song that straddles the line between rock and country. Right away, it demonstrates the honky-tonk fun that the duo is fond of engaging in. Boogie bass lines and funky guitars meld with fast, garage drums to mold Serenade. Toward the end of the album, Spencer and partner Matt Verta-Ray slow things down. With the inclusion of a few brooding songs, Heavy Trash throws some darker twists into their generally playful music. But the band’s refusal to stray from its musical roots is commendable. Heavy Trash’s tendency toward textured songs and storytelling allows Serenade to be an exemplary piece from the rockabilly revival. In a genre that is fading fast, the duo remains true to its form — generally lighthearted and always fun.

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If you are usually suspicious of white blues artists, you’re not alone. I’m right there with you. But Durham’s Jon Shain has crafted an album resembling a modern melting pot of rock and jazz that’s also chock full of traditional guitar picking that stays true to the blues genre. Each track is like being transported to a different region, each one as rife with woman problems as the last. “Louise, Louise” is a guitar and harmonica version of the traditional duet that seems as impromptu as a front porch performance. Shift focus onto another song -Elizabeth Byrum

such as “Ooncha Ooncha Music,” and you are slapped in the face with Dixieland horns and ragtime that serve as a perfect score for Shain’s abridged lyrical history of the blues. Shain is at is his best when he channels his inner Randy Newman and Donald Fagan, bringing wry lines such as, “Remember when you said love, when will you love me too? It wasn’t long ’til I be trying something new” to quirkily emotional life. There’s a lot to consume on Times Right Now. Sometimes it bogs down due to the constant change in tempos and styles. But while the lack of continuity may not make for the most cohesive collection, it definitely keeps it from being boring.

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Who knew the zombie apocalypse would be so listenable? Set stage in east-side Indianapolis, Jookabox is here to save us from the brainmunching undead. Armed with brash bass and crunchy PAC-MAN chiptunes, Jookabox’s defenses are reckless and kitschy-cool. “Phantom Don’t Go” kicks off the album with a tribal, tom-filled beat. It’s appropriate because in Jookabox’s apocalypse, small tribes have banded together to extinguish the hoards of flesh-eaters. The vocals are matched with sped-up and slowed-down versions of themselves, providing for what -Benn Wineka should be a creepy listen. But the

effect is like Halloween — minimally spooky and blatantly cheesy. It’s part of the device. Pop culture is having its love affair with the retro-trash zombie films, and this is an extension of the latest vogue. “Zombie Tear Drops” embodies the fad and creates a well-executed zombie-throwback tune. The lyrics are laughably bad — “Zombie tear drops/You know it’s over when you hear them drip.” This tackiness, combined with danceable rhythms, defines the album. It’s fun, if not downright funny. It’s goofy (but doesn’t sound it), and it even has a hint of romance intertwined in its undead plot. When the zombie apocalypse comes — and it will! — I want Jookabox on my side. Until then, I’ll stick to my pre-apocalyptic music. - Joseph Chapman

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movieshorts the blind side Not since “Remember the Titans” has a true story graced cinema screens with such poise and vision. “The Blind Side” is more than just a feel-good story. Director John Lee Hancock skillfully and honestly crafts a two-hour tale of inspiration and resilience from the biography of Michael Oher. Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), a fiery Southern belle with good Christian values, welcomes Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) into her home. He’s never had his own bed, and he thrives under the support of the Tuohy family after a lifetime of struggle. Sandra Bullock makes up for a weak showing in “All About Steve” with a believable portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy that hits the mark all the way down to the Southern accent. It’s clear that no one, not even her friends, should mess with this Terminator in designer jeans. From her snarky comments to traipsing onto the football field to give Michael pointers, her care for her children jumps off the screen. Quinton Aaron’s portrayal of Oher shatters all of our ideas about a troubled teen from the projects without being cliché. Both sweet and strong, his ideas about family life allow him to put his troubled past behind him. From coaxing the family to eat dinner around the dining room table to using his protective instincts to defend them, Aaron makes a connection with the audience despite speaking little — the real life Michael Oher now plays for the Baltimore Ravens. Although it sounds a bit cheesy, as most feel-good sports movies are, the clarity and startling performances protect it from ever wandering down that path. “The Blind Side” is not just a story of football, but one of family and forgiveness — one that will not be easily forgotten in a long line of true sports stories.

“Pirate Radio” falls into this category, as stock characters frolic in a ’60s spirit amidst ephemeral subplots and a supposedly glorious revolution against the British government. But while the film buoys through 135 minutes that don’t provide anything truly memorable, it still manages to be a hell of a good time. In 1966 the British government restricts pop music to two hours of broadcast time per week. Thus, “Radio Rock” emerges, a 24/7 rock ’n’ roll station broadcasting from a ship at sea. The channel is run by a band of renegades ranging from rowdy DJs to soft-spoken rock devotees, but all are deemed criminals when British Minister Dormandy (a hilariously uptight Kenneth Branagh) decides to stop their efforts. The movie is so punch-drunk with dancing and love-making that it becomes utterly unmemorable. Though the story is anchored in the government shutdown, the radio employees keep the audience’s attention with their nonsense. But in the end, all this ’60s nostalgia is merely an overplayed distraction. Thus “Pirate Radio” totters between a love story and a defythe-government triumph. Director Richard Curtis elicits the unoriginal contrast between tight, stuffy government and bohemian rock ’n’ rollers, but not until the two collide do you actually care. Young romantic trifles amuse in the meantime. The movie stays afloat thanks to a soundtrack of music legends and carousing camera movement, but it won’t strike a chord with viewers seeking both song and story. Flat characters pass through meaningless subplots, all of which are resolved in montages that waste great songs on empty events. Though it has a distinct pulse, “Pirate Radio” forgets to properly salute the protectors of a sacred music genre and instead sails off into the horizon as a vessel of satisfying, if frivolous, fun.

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Great rock ’n’ roll movies are hard to come by. Though there are exceptions — “Almost Famous” and “High Fidelity” — most films revere the genre through character nomenclature and an overabundance of rock references and, in the process, forget to be movies.

When Michael finds his mother engaged to a complete stranger, David Harris, he is far from pleased — especially when his new stepfather explodes at all threats to the ideal he envisions for the newly formed family. As the opening scene proves, Michael is right to be

concerned. It shows David calmly shaving, putting in color contacts, and leaving a house full of bodies. The rest of this year’s remake of “The Stepfather” is a waiting game. When will Michael (Penn Badgley) discover the truth? When will he be able to convince his mother? The answer is obvious: during a thunderstorm. Director Nelson McCormick doesn’t shy away from employing the usual clichés, and ironically they’re what lend the movie its few moments of suspense. While low on suspense, the movie is high on eye candy. Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley (Michael) and girlfriend Kelly (Amber Heard) prance around in bathing suits and seek solace in a lot of PDA. But it’s absolutely unbelievable that both characters are supposed to be high school juniors. Nevertheless, Badgley effortlessly pulls of the role of sexy protective son/boyfriend, and Heard manages to steer clear of the naïve blonde stereotype. But it’s Sela Ward’s return to the screen that’s most exciting. As the gullible but charming Susan, she desperately tries to hold her family together, effortlessly embodying the mother in a non-conventional family. Dylan Walsh of “Nip/Tuck” is convincing as title villain David Harris. He captures both the psychotic arrogance and charming smoothness of his character. When he is the cold sociopath, his eyes are as dead as the butchered families he leaves behind. The cast of “The Stepfather” is then absolutely not to blame for disappointing result. The dullness of the script limits their performance and makes the movie a predictable thriller lacking in real scares. The only real horror to be found is that the ending leaves the door wide open for a sequel. -Suzanne Enzerink

2012 Roland Emmerich has made a career by directing big-budget apocalyptic extravaganzas that delight in showing the world’s most famous landmarks crumbling under onslaughts of aliens, elements and even a giant lizard. “2012” continues this trend. It’s as if Emmerich looked through vacation postcards for monuments to destroy instead of writing an actual script.

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The Dynamite Brothers sound like an amalgamation of every great rock ’n’ roll band you’ve ever heard before. Most of them, at least. The first few moments of Again, the group’s debut album, recall everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Jack White, and in the midst of shredding guitars and frenzied drums, The Dynamite Brothers assert themselves as a hard-rocking, foot-stomping force to be reckoned with. The immediacy of the tracks -Mark Niegelsky quickly proves to be the album’s biggest asset. The combination starSystem of Scott Nurkin and Mitchell Rothrock’s vocals and Shane Poor Hartman’s incendiary bass lines scathes like salt on a wound. Fair The buzz of electric guitar unites what could easily seem disparate good into a clean, unremittingly noisy Excellent package, guiding listeners through a set of songs that explores numerClassic ous decades and sounds. While the immediacy and instrudivestaff mentation on the album maintains its electrical charge, the moderately Jordan Lawrence, Editor paced “Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Love” is 843-4529 | dive@unc.edu a clear standout. Linnie Greene, Assistant Editor From Rothrock and Nurkin’s plaintive growl to the effortlessly Rachel Arnett, Elizabeth Byrum, Joe cool licks, the song feels like a trip Chapman, Suzanne Enzerink, Rocco through a cleaner, patchouli-free Giamatte, Mark Niegelsky, Anna Woodstock. Norris, Jonathan Pattishall, Benn The track exemplifies everything Wineka; staff writers the group does well — distorted, Duncan Hoge, Design Editor uninhibited rock that induces, at the very least, some unconscious Cover Design: Ashley Bennett

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in the game. After the DeGraffenreid clinic, UNC finished the half with the game at 33-25. Despite a strong finish by the Tar Heels, Coastal Carolina was still hopeful at intermission. “We felt pretty good. We thought we were going to make a heck of a game out of it,” Chanticleer head coach Alan LeForce said. UNC tightened its game and opened the second half on a 24-4 run that included 17 unanswered points. Laura Broomfield, who scored one point in the first half, dropped eight points during that stretch and finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for the game’s lone double-double. Broomfield also chipped in three assists, two steals and two blocks in 19 minutes on the floor. Broomfield and the rest of UNC’s frontcourt knew they had to step their game up since Hodgkin’s lymphoma will likely sideline Jessica Breland for the season. The team grabbed 54 rebounds Wednesday, including 18 offensive boards, and tallied nine blocks. “We know every game, this one for example, if we slack off it’s going to be a detriment to the team,” Broomfield said. Italee Lucas returned to action after missing the season opener due to a sore knee. Lucas played 14 minutes in the first half and scored only two

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Junior Cetera DeGraffenreid paced North Carolina with 20 points. She added eight assists and eight steals, nearly earning a triple-double. points while turning the ball over four times. She finished with nine points on 4-of-9 shooting in 25 minutes of play. “She had some turnovers she shouldn’t have. I thought sometimes she tried to do too much out there,” Hatchell said. “I think she’ll settle down and make some better decisions.” Entering Wednesday’s contest, Coastal Carolina’s Stull and Sydnei Moss had combined to score 40

points per game. The Tar Heels held the two guards to a combined nine points on 4-of-18 shooting. Along with DeGraffenreid and Broomfield, UNC had Chay Shegog and She’la White in double figures. White recorded 16 points, including four three-pointers, and the 6-foot5-inch Shegog dominated the paint with 15 points and eight boards. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Students will soon have another option to safely walk home on campus and to Greek housing during the late hours of school nights. The program, SafeWalk, is a student government initiative to improve campus safety by providing students with trusted peers to walk them home at night. It is modeled after a program that has been in place at the University of California-Berkeley for decades. The program will accept applications for paid walking buddies until Nov. 30. Once the program begins on Jan. 11, students will be able to contact a dispatcher in the Undergraduate Library or sign up on the program’s Web site for SafeWalkers to walk with them. Walkers will work in groups of two, one woman and one man, and will bike to meet the student on campus. The two will then dismount and walk the student home or to a desired campus location. Walkers — who will be trained by the Department of Public Safety — will be paid $8 per hour. The program will be free for all students to use, and they will be able to use it as often as they want. Organizers said they hope to hire 30 to 40 students to work as walkers — about six per night. The program will run from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday. It will be funded by about $11,323 from the student safety and security committee and $8,870 from the Student Library Advisory Board. About 96 percent of these funds will be returned to students as wages, said Jonathan Tugman, student body secretary. “It’s student-run, student-driven, students helping students,” he said. Tugman, who is also one of the program’s organizers, said SafeWalk will be ideal for students who do not want to wait for the P2P. He said the program will be

Student government is recruiting paid employees for the SafeWalk program. Employees will be paid $8 an hour and are expected to work a minimum of two nights a week from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Applications can be found at studentorgs.unc.edu/studgov. Printed copies of applications are due Nov. 30 in the student government office at Student Union, Room 2501. more convenient for short distances and will be able to go places not served by the P2P van or the library shuttle. “We have a very good transportation system, but there are gaps in the coverage,” he said. Former Student Body President J. J. Raynor began the push for a walking program to improve campus safety. A March survey conducted by student government indicated that 70 percent of students said areas of campus made them feel unsafe and that they would feel safer walking with DPS-trained students. Junior Christina Lynch, one of the program’s founders, said the goal is to find “a stranger you’d want to walk with, someone you’d feel safe with.” The group is looking for applicants who are responsible, personable and lack a criminal record. At the moment, the program will only extend to campus locations, but program organizers want to expand to off-campus locations as soon as possible. Students interviewed Wednesday were ambivalent about whether they would use the service since many said there were usually other people walking at the same time. “Usually there are other students walking around, but if it’s just myself, I feel a lot less safe,” said senior Caitlin Leach. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. New arrivals by:

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Soldier support program Obama upholds trial decision Senators disagree starts in a new direction with his choice BY David Riedell Staff Writer

UNC is reorganizing its Citizen Soldier Support Program under a new director after the program came under criticism for misusing millions of dollars of federal money. The program, created to help North Carolina’s National Guard and Reserve members return to civilian life after deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan, came under scrutiny last year after UNC-system President Erskine Bowles was notified about concerns regarding the program’s misallocation of funds. The program will now focus primarily on the behavioral health needs of returning combat veterans and their families. Bob Goodale, who has directed the program’s behavioral health initiative since 2007, took over the program Monday. The same internal audit that found that millions of dollars in federal funding was being spent mostly on salaries, travel costs and consultants rather than the programs to help soldiers, also recom-

mended that Goodale direct the program. Goodale said he plans to refocus the program’s efforts on militaryspecific training and education for health providers. “He’s been prominent in the program for some time and had done really well with the behavioral health part of the program,” said Neil Caudle, associate vice chancellor for research, who works in the office that oversees the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, where the program is based. “Because of his experience and proven abilities, we think he’s well equipped to keep the program focused on its priorities and keep it successful,” Caudle said. Goodale said he plans to orient the program more toward providing behavioral health aid for soldiers and less on building community partnerships. The program currently sponsors education for behavioral health and other care providers on posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

“We owe it to them, the people who serve and protect us, to give them the support they need.” Bob Goodale, new director “We need to address psychological issues facing returning service members and their families … getting behavioral health providers to understand military culture, to understand what life is like for servicemen,” Goodale said. He added that while military service tends to change people, not every returning veteran needs help. This purpose of this program is to help those who do. “We owe it to them, the people who serve and protect us, to give them the support they need to return to a normal life,” Goodale said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

Democrats lay out health care plan Some legislators voice skepticism WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday unveiled a sweeping $849 billion plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system, a proposal likely to trigger an epic Senate battle over how consumers will buy and maintain coverage. The Senate could vote as early as Saturday to begin debate on the measure, which would require most people to obtain insurance and create a government-run insurance plan, or public option, starting in 2014, in which states could choose to not participate. The legislation, which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates should shave $127 billion from the federal deficit over the next 10 years, touts the biggest projected savings of any major health care bill thus far.

It would bar insurers from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions and set up exchanges where consumers could easily compare coverage and rates. It would also provide federal help for lowerincome people to obtain policies. Getting the 2,074-page bill approved promises to be a lengthy, arduous struggle, but an unusually optimistic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said “tonight begins the last leg of this journey we’ve been on for some time. … The finish line is finally in sight.” Sixty votes are needed to begin debate on the measure, and Senate leaders said they’re confident they will get the votes to proceed after talking with three wavering moderates, Arkansas’ Blanche Lincoln, Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu and Nebraska’s Ben Nelson.

Nelson said while he remained undecided, the possible Saturday vote shouldn’t be seen as a judgment on the bill’s substance. “It is a motion to start debate on a bill and to try to improve it,” he said. Other moderates were also cautious. “We’ll wait and see,” Lincoln said. Added Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., “I’m going to reserve judgment until I’ve had a chance to read it, but the numbers on deficit reduction are encouraging.” Republicans, who have bitterly opposed similar initiatives, vowed to fight; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called it “yet another trillion dollar experiment.” He could find some allies among moderate Democrats. Liberals were ecstatic, though. The cost estimate was within President Barack Obama’s goal of $900 billion, and the bill would lower the number of uninsured by 31 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, expressed certainty that they’ll be found guilty and executed. Holder didn’t go as far as Obama did in his testimony to the Senate judiciary committee, though the nation’s top prosecutor said he was confident that justice would be delivered to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other accused plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “I think you’ve made a fundamental mistake here,” South

Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a military lawyer who’s served active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, told Holder. “You have taken a wartime model that will allow flexibility when it comes to intelligence gathering, and you have compromised this country’s ability to deal with people at war with us by interjecting into the system the possibility that they may be given the same constitutional rights as any American citizen,” Graham said. Holder said he foresaw no judicial obstacles to convicting the five terrorism suspects and putting them to death, though he acknowledged that prosecutors will have to persuade jurors. “I do not see any legal impediments to our seeking the death penalty,” Holder said. “We will obviously have to convince a jury of 12 people that the death penalty is appropriate.”

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SEOUL, South Korea (MCT) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he was still weeks away from deciding how many more U.S. troops to send to Afghanistan and that he would like to fire officials who had leaked details of his deliberations to the news media. Obama said the leaks were “absolutely” a firing offense, but he didn’t say whether he would try to find out who leaked, and didn’ t differentiate among those who may have leaked from the White House, from the Pentagon or from other agencies. The most recent battle of leaks erupted Nov. 7, after McClatchy Newspapers reported that Obama was leaning toward sending more than 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Obama also spoke about the toll of weighing life and death decisions. He stressed anew that whatever he decides, the U.S. strategy depends on an honest Afghan government winning the support and trust of its people.

BAGHDAD (MCT) — Iraq’s pivotal national elections were thrown back into turmoil and potential delay Wednesday after Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed part of an election law and sent it back to parliament. Successful national elections, scheduled for January, are a crucial milestone for the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq. President Barack Obama wants to remove all American combat forces from Iraq by Aug. 31. Al-Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim, said that the measure doesn’t provide adequate representation for millions of displaced Iraqis, mostly Sunnis. A senior official from Iraq’s independent elections commission said it was suspending preparations for the elections, which only began last week. It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the snag could be overcome. Parliament members are scheduled to meet Thursday to debate the changes al-Hashemi has demanded.

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Obama, in a TV interview during his tour of Asia, suggested that death sentences will vindicate Holder’s and his decision to hold a federal trial for Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 assault, which killed almost 3,000 Americans. When the president was asked whether he understood why some people might take offense at the decision, which Holder announced last week, he told NBC News: “I don’t think it will be offensive at all when he’s convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him.” Obama, a former law professor, appeared to realize immediately that such a statement risks harming the constitutional presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. “What I said was people will not be offended if that’s the outcome,” he added. “I’m not prejudging” the verdict.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (MCT) — A state ethics panel has found evidence that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might have broken state law, charging him with “several” undisclosed violations after an investigation into his travel and campaign spending. State Ethics Commission director Herbert Hayden on Wednesday would not provide details of the charges, nor would he clarify whether the violations were ethical or criminal. But Sanford’s attorney, Butch Bowers, said the charges were “minor, technical matters” that did not include criminal violations. A three-member panel of the commission now must hear witnesses, weigh evidence and decide whether Sanford is guilty of the charges at a later date, Hayden said. Sanford can make that a public hearing but has not yet chosen to do so. Hayden said the commission hopes to set a hearing date, likely for early next year, and to release the list of charges on Monday.

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Alumna uses random discards in project Mandala formed from trash items By Kavya Sekar Staff Writer

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ATTEND THE RECEPTION Time: 7 p.m. today Location: FedEx Global Education Center, Peacock Atrium Info: www.bit.ly/uncmandala

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“Every detergent top represents something that was either thrown away or recycled.”

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The FedEx Global Center is hosting the mandala creation event this week with the help of Durham recycle artist Bryant Holsenbeck, below. Campus and community members were encouraged to participate in the event using bottle caps, coffee stirrers and other things recycled or destined for the landfill.

Laura GRiest, manager of global events and exhibitions trashed items like plastic bags have tensile strength and can be valuable materials for weaving baskets. Manager of Global Events and Exhibitions for the Global Education Center, Laura Griest, said she hopes this project helps students understand their environmental impact on the world. “Each can lid, every detergent top represents something that was either thrown away or recycled,” Griest said. “Seeing the magnitude of pieces represented in the artwork helps us better understand the amount of garbage we produce.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.

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Global Education Center, said having a foundation of international faculty members makes UNC a more attractive option for students and professors it recruits in the future. Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney said UNC has already established a foundation of international faculty members and students. “Probably 30 percent overall of our faculty on campus don’t come from the United States,” he said. He said international student recruitment is hindered by the 18 percent cap on out-of-state admissions and visa requirements, and the numbers of such students hasn’t changed much in recent years. But Steve Farmer, director of undergraduate admissions, said the future of international student enrollment is promising. “I think we are trying to increase the enrollment of international students, and we’ve had good luck over the past couple of years, this year especially,” he said.

After a tight first half, the women’s basketball team dominated Coastal Carolina. See pg. 10 for story.

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

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Up for debate Some health care providers disagree with new guidelines for mammograms. See pg. 3 for story.

Gathering the troops Campus leaders are creating a polling group of 300 students to share opinions. See pg. 3 for story.

Seeking to improve The Civilian Soldier Support Program is making changes under a new director. See pg. 11 for story.

Pictures Reframed A unique mix of visual art and piano filled Memorial Hall on Wednesday. See pg. 3 for story.

Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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Study abroad emphasis UNC’s emphasis on globalization has extended down to the students who are studying abroad at similar levels as past years despite the current economic climate. While they don’t know the total number of students studying abroad this year, officials in UNC’s study abroad office said the number of students going abroad shouldn’t be much different from last year. “We get asked a lot what impact the economy has had on study abroad, and at the moment, there’s a big question mark”, said Kathryn Goforth, associate director for advising with the Study Abroad Office. Goforth said a slight drop-off in students studying abroad last year might be due to more students electing to go abroad during the summer. Traditionally, popular destinations in Western Europe continue to attract the most students Ginny Cartwright, a junior studying abroad in Glasgow, Scotland, said in an e-mail that her experience has broadened her horizons after living and studying in Chapel Hill. “I wanted to go to a big city since Chapel Hill was really a college town,” she said. “And I couldn’t have asked for a better city.”

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Swirls and stacks of multi-colored bottle caps, Smucker’s Jelly lids and empty Altoids tins fill in squares, circles and triangles that cover the floor of the Peacock Atrium in the FedEx Global Education Center. These random discards combine to form an eight pointed circle known as a mandala. Environmental artist and UNC alumna Bryant Holsenbeck is coordinating this project, titled “Away and Back Again.” For the past few days, she has worked with members of the community to form the mandala. At tonight’s opening reception, Holsenbeck along with Elizabeth Hall from Carolina for Kibera and Cynthia Shea of the sustainability office will speak about practical ways to reduce waste and human impact on the environment. Mandalas are circular, intricately patterned symbols that represent the universe in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. They are used to aid in meditation. While building patterns from scraps at an art project at Elon University, Holsenbeck was inspired to make mandalas when she realized students naturally made circles. She also began noticing circular patterns everywhere. “When I saw that form, I started looking at it in nature and first I was looking at flowers and slicing an orange,” Holsenbeck said. She discovered circular patterned art in many cultures around the world in Tibetan mandalas, as well as, Indian rangolis and Native American medicine wheels. Holsenbeck estimates that she is using about 30,000 to 40,000 bottle caps or small objects to create the mandala. She collected the materials from four or five families. Bottle caps have been used because they are a reminder of how much food people consume, Holsenbeck said. She has been working with disposable materials to create art projects for more than 10 years. Formerly a basket maker, Holsenbeck discovered that

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“People have told me that I’m ruining their college experience with the new policy.” JOHN RUSSELL, CaA President

By Mark Viser, mviser@email.unc.edu

Featured online reader comment:

“‘Living simply’ could mean going hungry and/or living o≠ Ramen for months at a time.”

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President of Carolina Athletic Association.

duals_UNC, On a story about a freshman who plans to drop out to pursue a music career

E-mail: johnrussell@unc.edu

No ticket? There are still ways to attend

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Speaker choice is very uninspired, disappointing

egarding the new ticket policy, the Carolina Athletic Association would like to address the feedback we have received about the new system. The CAA has provided many outlets for students to adjust to this new policy and receive tickets, either directly through the lottery or through one of our alternative options. There is no reason for students to not enjoy the game just as much as they have in the past. The CAA created a new policy called the “Turn it Back” initiative where students are encouraged to e-mail tickets back if they are not going to use them by forwarding their actual ticket to ReturnUNCTickets@gmail.com. These tickets are then redistributed to other students who did not receive tickets in the original lottery distribution. The day before each lottery ticketed home game, the CAA hosts the Turn it Back initiative at 5:15 p.m. at the information desk in the Student Union. This is a great option for any student who did not receive a ticket through the initial student lottery. This system allows students who did not receive a ticket an opportunity to not only attend the game but to enter the Smith Center prior to tip-off. For the first three ticketed home games, there were more tickets turned back than claimed. In fact, Phase 1 tickets were returned and given to students in the Turn it Back line. Any ticket that is not claimed is printed and is used for the standby line initiative. If you cannot attend the Turn it Back initiative, the standby line is also an option. Beginning 90 minutes prior to tip-off, students who do not have a ticket can come to Gate D of the Dean Dome for a chance to still gain entry into the game. Each student is given a numbered bracelet on a first come, first served basis. At tip-off, these students are let in the Smith Center in the order of their numbered bracelets until the Smith Center reaches maximum capacity. This standby line initiative has been extremely effective for students who have taken advantage of it; only twice have students been turned away. Students have voiced concern over the new policy of one ticket per person. Many schools, including several Atlantic Coast Conference schools, have the one ticket per student policy. Now, students are twice as likely as last year to receive basketball tickets. In addition, students who receive earlier phases can still sit with their friends in later phases if they choose to do so. If not, then it is possible to find the same phase ticket by coming to the Turn it Back line the day before the game. The CAA is the liaison between students and the athletic department, and we want to make sure that students are aware of the many opportunities to receive tickets. UNC basketball is one of our proudest traditions, and we want to make sure that as many students as possible are able to experience it. Bottom line is if you apply for the student ticket lottery, use the Turn it Back and standby initiatives, you should be able to attend the majority of the men’s home basketball games. And as always, go Heels!

Friday: Abbey Caldwell will discuss how everyone can learn to enjoy exercising.

Bridge input essential University should reconsider building expensive bridge; student input on this issue is crucial

he University must reexamine its budget priorities before moving forward with plans to build an $8 million pedestrian bridge over South Road. At a time when faculty are being laid off, department budgets are being cut and important construction projects are being placed on hold amid a budgetary shortfall, the last thing the University should be funding is an $8 million pedestrian bridge. Student Body President Jasmin Jones’ administration has been at odds with the Board of Trustees over the issue, citing concerns over the bridge’s cost, practicality and effect on pedestrian safety. In July, the Board of Trustees approved plans to construct the bridge. Not only does the proposed

bridge have an outrageous price tag, the need for an alternative pedestrian crossing is not nearly pressing enough to justify its construction. Concern for pedestrian safety on South Road is legitimate. But the urgent need to take drastic measures to facilitate safer passage for students is clearly overexaggerated. Existing crossing guards on South Road do their jobs well and are inexpensive compared to an $8 million bridge. The University must, at the very least, delay this project and spend the $8 million on an academic-oriented project that will be more beneficial to the student body. The proposed bridge is planned to cross over South Road starting near the Pit between the Undergraduate Library and Student Stores

and ending further down Stadium Drive behind Fetzer Gymnasium, at the southwest corner of the Student Recreation Center. A student input session concerning the South Road bridge’s construction will be held tonight. Panelists present at the meeting will include Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Chris Payne, Director of Facilities Planning Anna Wu, landscape architect Jill Coleman and Department of Public Safety spokesman Randy Young. We encourage all students to attend the input session and voice their opinions regarding the bridge’s construction.

Attend the forum 5 p.m. tonight, Hanes Hall, Room 130

Fix it and forget it

Congress should approve new SDS funding proposal, use debacle as learning opportunity

fter the debacle during last week’s vote on funding for Students for a Democratic Society speakers, Student Congress will have a second shot to clearly state its stance on the issue. Questions of abstentions and a miscount led Student Congress Speaker Joe Levin-Manning to call for a new vote on the bill, saying that the results of the original vote had been unclear. The bill passed the second time by a margin of 2 votes. This led to a lawsuit challenging the results of the original vote and Levin-Manning’s decision to call for a revote. The plaintiffs say LevinMa n n i n g m i s i n t e r p r e t e d Congressional rules.

But Student Body President Jasmin Jones vetoed the bill, favoring a new, compromised version slated to be discussed Monday. The new version is a combined effort of Jones and SDS and would allocate $1,032 instead of the original $2,095. We commend Jones for working toward a more efficient and fair compromise. Not only will it help SDS bring its speakers to campus, more student fees will be available to student groups. And while the debate surrounding the Levin-Manning’s procedure generated good questions about the complexities of the Student Code, the new SDS funding bill gives Student Congress the opportu-

nity to move past the incident. Clearly, Levin-Manning was acting in good faith in calling a revote, and since no objections were made during the meeting, representatives should not waste further time on this issue. This is a good lesson for new representatives about the importance of procedure and the necessity of understanding their roles as defined by the Student Code. Representatives should approve the new SDS funding proposal. But they should also use this as a learning experience to ensure Student Code clarifications don’t get in the way of the democratic process.

QuickHits Harrison Barnes Harrison Barnes, the top basketball recruit of the 2014 class, has committed to play for the Tar Heels. Now let’s just hope he doesn’t become the top NBA prospect a year later and commit to leave school.

Unfriend The New Oxford American Dictionary selected “unfriend” as its 2009 word of the year. After you “sext” your bf with this news (and what you’ll do later), he can tweet it from his “netbook” before he goes to the “teabagger” rally.

John Grisham

Meteor shower

Call it: “The Commencement.” A hot-shot attorney turned crusader for justice with the pen delivers a rousing closing argument to young idealists — and he does it all pro bono.

Professors found out — surp r i s i n g l y, w e ’ d guess — how many of their students were big science buffs when they “had to” miss class because they had “watched the meteors.”

Going Rogue

Wizard of Oz

Hot off the presses, it’s the memoir of everybody’s favorite exgovernor, budding public “intellectual” and spokesperson for “real” America. The book’s title must be a nod to Palin’s treatment of the facts.

The Varsity Theater will reopen its doors with a screening of the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” We’re happy the theater is back, but about that movie choice: We can watch it eight times a day for free on TBS.

TO THE EDITOR: As a senior, I find the choice of John Grisham as our 2010 graduation speaker insulting and embarrassing. This University stands for local and global leadership, community service and the recognition that individuals can change the world; this man embodies none of these characteristics. Also, UNC claims that he has deep family ties to the University. Are you kidding me? Everyone with a child who graduates from UNC now has “deep family ties” to the school? My parents both went here, so perhaps I should just invest in a condo at Greenbridge, write a few mind-numbing novels and then I could speak at graduation. A senior quoted in today’s article claims, “He’ll probably be really inspiring.” Are our standards so low that we are content with a speaker who will probably inspire us? Speakers should have inspired us already, long before they are invited. Desmond Tutu, last year’s speaker, is without a doubt a worldwide inspiration, whose message and purpose will transcend generations. The Class of 2010 deserves someone like Tutu; we don’t deserve a novelist whose immense fame generates nothing other than his own immense paycheck. We are intelligent and diverse, involved and will make change. The Daily Tar Heel is right, unfortunately. We will face a lot of rejection in our futures, and it’s too bad that UNC has gotten us started by choosing this speaker and rejecting the character our class embodies. So shame on you, Carolina; you’re making me wish I’d graduated in 2009. Courtney Webster Senior International Studies

Editorial was uninformed and clearly anti-military TO THE EDITOR: The editorial staff of The Daily Tar Heel has exposed both its patent ignorance and blatant anti-military bias in the editorial, “Discrimination? Don’t Ask,” (Nov. 17). The policy barring open homosexuals from serving in the military, commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” seems to be the DTH’s main criticism of the military and the reason that the university should “take a moral stance” and reject collaboration with the military. Any small amount of research would have showed that the policy was enacted in 1993 by Congress and approved by President Bill Clinton, not a cabal of homophobic generals intent on discriminating against the sexuality of servicemen and women. In order to change the military’s rules regarding homosexuality, the president and Congress must pass a law repealing the ban. The Army has no control over the policy. The military has no choice but to enforce the policy that the civilian leadership in Washington dictates. Essentially, what the editorial staff at the DTH has advocated is denying servicemen and women

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in Afghanistan and Iraq the resources they need to communicate with the people in the countries where they are serving. This increases the chances of miscommunication and endangers our countrymen and women overseas, who had nothing to do with “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The DTH would be better served by going after the president and Congress for failing to overturn the policy, rather than our servicemen and women. Kyle Olson Sophomore International Studies

Abortion should not be funded by the government TO THE EDITOR: In a letter to the editor, “Abortion not only morally contentious issue funded,” (Nov. 18), Kimberly Stein claims that I ignored the fact that taxpayers are forced to fund things they find morally wrong. She uses the example of war. She neglected the fact that I said the minority is forced to fund something that has no bearing on it. A war is an entirely different issue. War threatens a nation as a whole and thus pertains to each individual. Abortion, since it does not threaten the populace as a whole, does not necessarily pertain to each individual. Therefore, since it does not pertain to me, I should not be forced to fund it. Secondly, Stein argues that I ignored the fact that the government subsidizes legal council. What she does not mention is that this subsidization does not occur until after a Supreme Court decision (which she mentions in her letter) to provide this service. The Supreme Court has never decided a case granting women the right to free abortions paid for by the taxpayers. Nor has the Supreme Court ruled that an abortion is “so intrinsic to human rights” that it must be paid for by taxpayers. Until a decision like this is made, the fact remains that abortion should not be funded by the government but by the individual who desires to have an abortion. Kristian Doty Sophomore Political Science, Economics

Student Congress needs to get its act together TO THE EDITOR: I am a sophomore at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, and I hope to go to UNC upon my graduation to study journalism and information technology. I am an avid reader of The Daily Tar Heel, and I have been reading about the Student Congress issue, in particular the article written by Katie Little on Nov. 17 (“Student Congress struggles.”) Perhaps I’m under-informed about the duties and responsibilities of Student Congress at UNC, but should I be accepted into the school, I would like a responsible student government on my side rather than at each others throats the entire time. It’s time to quit the high school antics and focus on the reality: you represent 28,136 students of the University — and is that really what you want to show for UNC? Dodge Story Kill Devil Hills

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