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diversions| page 5 PARTY TIME As has become a DTH custom, Dive has asked three of the area’s hottest bands to play for free at Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Friday.
university| page 3 NO WORRIES The significant drop in UNC’s endowment last year doesn’t mean that students should change their expectations for academic quality because of the fund’s long-term successes, University administrators say.
features | page 4 TOMS DAY Members of the unofficial UNC TOMS club will don pairs of the shoes today in an attempt to promote the shoe company that donates footwear to needy children. Today has been named the first unofficial TOMS Day.
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Smith inquiry completed BY Brian Austin Senior Writer
After nearly three months, the State Bureau of Investigation has completed its inquiry into the officer who killed junior Courtland Smith on Aug. 23. The state investigation, completed Nov. 16, was turned over to the Randolph County district attorney, who is responsible for determining if any legal action will be taken against Archdale Police Officer Jeremy Paul Flinchum. The district attorney’s office has not yet acted. The office refused to comment Wednesday on whether charges would be filed or on any other aspect of the investigation. Archdale police will check the information they obtained in their own internal investigaCourtland tion with what the SBI found. Smith “It’ll help us complete our internal investigation, and that’s what we’re waiting on,” said Archdale Police Chief Darrell Gibbs. “There’s a lot we don’t know.” The SBI indicated that its report is not public record and had no further comment other than to say it had finished the investigation. “You do your internal, you confirm with the DA, you confirm with the SBI and you make sure everybody is on the same page,” Gibbs said. Smith, who was the president of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was driving west on Interstate 85 near Greensboro at about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 23 when he called 911. While driving drunk and recklessly, Smith said he was carrying a gun and suicidal. He also asked for police assistance. Flinchum, who police said shot Smith during a confrontation after pulling him over, was placed on paid administrative leave while the SBI looked into the shooting. He is still on paid leave. Officer Chris Jones was also present at the scene and placed on administrative leave. He returned to active duty after it was determined that he was not involved in the shooting. Gibbs attributed the long wait for the investigation to other priorities for the SBI, including a shooting in Winston-Salem and an inmate’s death in Guilford County. The Randolph County district attorney would have been obligated to release tapes from police dashboard cameras that recorded part of the incident if the office decided not to pursue criminal prosecution. But Randolph County Superior Court Judge Bradford Long ordered Wednesday that rather than releasing the video immediately, he would permit a hearing on the Smith family’s motion to seal the video permanently. The order says the hearing will take place no later than Dec. 18, and could be sooner if the court calendar permits.
A new book tells the true story of the daughter of a Civil Warera UNC president who caused a scandal when she fell in love with a Yankee general.
this day in history DEC. 3, 1792 … The backwoods New Hope Chapel Hill in Orange County is unanimously selected as the site for the newly chartered University of North Carolina by site-selection commissioners.
Today’s weather Pretty good H 60, L 38
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nternationally known sand artists Damian Hoffman and Ed Moore began working Sunday to create an epic work of sand art in front of the Carolina Inn as part of the hotel’s “12 Days of Christmas” celebration. The artists used 10 tons of sand to build the structure, which serves as a tribute to “The 12 Days of Christmas” song. The structure will remain on display outside the
Inn until Jan. 3. The sculpture is a part of the Inn’s 12th annual holiday celebration, which will include a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday, a gingerbread house competition, a brunch with Santa Claus, a display of holiday dolls and toys, as well a series of concerts, dances, lectures and dinners throughout the month. For more information, visit carolinainn.com.
Syphilis rising after a decline Student hospitalized By estes gould Staff Writer
A lack of funding for prevention has prompted a rapid rise in North Carolina’s syphilis cases. Rates have nearly doubled in the past year — a 90 percent increase from September 2008 to September 2009. There were 684 reported cases of syphilis from January 2009 to September 2009. Rates remained steady or even declined for several years before. The disease has reappeared in Forsyth County, which eliminated it in 2005, and rates are rising in Wake and Mecklenburg counties as well. “We’re one of the few states in the nation where that still happens,” said Jan Scott, a public health advisor at the N.C. Division of Public Health. “There’s just no reason for this to continue.” Evelyn Foust, the director of the communicable diseases branch in the N.C. Division of Health and Human Services, blames the increase mostly on funding cuts from the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We had an opportunity to keep it down in the South and I believe that was a missed opportunity,” Foust said. “Congress has to increase funding for HIV and STD prevention, and that funding needs to be targeted to the South.” The national Syphilis Elimination Effort funded prevention and awareness campaigns in North Carolina in the late 1990s, when five counties were among the nation’s 28 most affected areas,
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Foust said. Numbers in the South have always been higher than the national average, said Bill Jones, an epidemiologist with the communicable diseases branch of the Division of Public Health. “The South does have high rates of poverty. … You can see lots of corollaries,” he said. But when the number of cases dropped, CDC restructured its funding, redistributing it away from North Carolina in 2007. “When the numbers started going up last September, there was no money,” Scott said. “We won’t see funding for those programs until next year, which is really behind the curve.” The prevention and awareness
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programs that haven’t been cut are functioning with 74 percent less funding, Foust said. “Most of the cuts were made in the very counties that have resurgences of syphilis today,” Foust said. “Because it’s so infectious, it’s simply spreading across the state.” Syphilis is easy to test. All it takes is a simple blood test, the same one used for HIV/AIDS. There also is an easy cure. The treatment, if the case is caught early, is a single penicillin injection, Foust said. Aside from its own consequences, syphilis is also troubling because it increases people’s risk for HIV/ AIDS, she said. Prevention and awareness pro-
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By Jordan Graham Staff Writer
Freshman Lillian Chason is on life support at UNC Hospitals after falling sick with the H1N1 virus last month. She has been undergoing treatment for complications from the virus since Nov. 20. Her father, Eric Chason, said doctors are not sure why Chason’s case has been so severe. The majority of people who are infected by the virus recover without medical attention. Eric Chason said his daughter was planning on returning home to Rhode Island for Thanksgiving. Instead, the dramatic arts major’s parents came to her. The Chasons’ daughter has been
sedated throughout their stay, and her condition has only slightly improved. A machine is needed at all times to provide her with cardiac and respiratory support. But Eric and Cate Chason, who have been using Facebook to regularly post reports on her condition, remain optimistic she will recover. “There’s a change for the better that is profound, yet difficult to explain,” wrote Cate Chason, her mother and a UNC alumna, on the Facebook support group, “Prayers for Lillian.” With more than 3,000 members and visitation to her hospital room prohibited, the Facebook group has
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Upcoming vaccine clinics in residence halls The University will offer H1N1 flu vaccination clinics during the next two weeks. The intranasal vaccine will be administered. You must bring a photo ID and your insurance card.
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: A $12 fee is required unless
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Goodwill in Marietta, Ohio, received a donation Monday worth $1,500. Sound too good to be true? It is. The donation was a pound of marijuana. A two-gallon water jug was donated to the store, but when employees opened the jug, they found quite the surprise — four bags of weed. Because the donation was anonymous, there is no way to find out who the donor is or where the marijuana came from. Marietta Police Captain Jeff Waite is urging the donor to come forward. “If anybody would like to come in and claim this ‘cooler,’ which is probably an antique, we would love to have them come in, and we’ll be more than happy to try and get that cooler returned to them,” Waite said. NOTED. Author Jonathan Littell now has another award to add to his collection — the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Littell won the award with his novel, “The Kindly Ones.” The award was established by Auberon Waugh in 1993 to discourage “crude, tasteless and often perfunctory” sexual descriptions in books. Let’s hope Littell does not draw inspiration from his own life for his books.
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today Book reading: UNC religious studies professor Omid Safi will read from his new book, “Memories of Muhammad: Why The Prophet Matters.” This groundbreaking book offers the opportunity to move from telling Muhammad’s story to talking about how different Muslims throughout Islamic history have both honored and contested Muhammad’s legacy. Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Bulls Head Bookshop
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QUOTED. “It was important, as it brings the year level together, and the kids enjoyed doing the ball lessons and also dressing up and presenting themselves to their family.” — Debbie Ward, who spent $1,580 on her daughter’s high school prom expenses. According to a recent British survey, the average cost of attending a high school prom is now about $425.
Meeting: The Graduate and Professional Student Federation will have its December meeting today. There will be updates on tuition
and fees, tuition remission, tuition for residency purposes, continuous enrollment policy and H1N1. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Bingham Hall, Room 103 Current science: Come discuss the latest scientific issues and discoveries. This month, professor Kevin Weeks will give a lecture titled “Decoding the HIV Genome.” Time: 7 p.m. Location: Morehead Planetarium
Friday Turn it red: GlobeMed will host its second AIDS Ribbon event. It will include performances by the UNC Clef Hangers and the Loreleis, speakers, food and prizes. Red glow sticks will be available for $3, and everyone who purchases one can help form a giant AIDS ribbon. Time: 5 p.m. Location: Polk Place Tree lighting: The Carolina Inn will host its first Christmas tree lighting on its front porch. The evening will begin with a performance by bluegrass band Big Fat Gap. There will be holiday refreshments and homemade
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sweets. The Inn will also be collecting new, unwrapped toys to donate to the Orange County Toy Chest for children in need. Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: The Carolina Inn
Police log n Someone stole a check from a
mailbox at 101 Jackie Robinson St. at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole a check worth $181 and a credit card, reports state.
Concert: All-female a cappella group Cadence will perform its fall concert, “Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make Cadence,” Friday. Tickets are on sale in the Pit and at the Student Union box office for $5 or will cost $7 at the door. Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Carroll Hall, Room 111 Festivities: Students for Students International and the Student Global Health Committee will sell ornaments and hot chocolate. Proceeds will go toward an emergency health fund for scholars in Tanzania. Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: the Pit 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.
n Someone broke into a black 2003 Honda Pilot between 9:45 a.m. and 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at 112 Elliott Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole a GPS worth $300, clothing worth $350 and a plastic clothing bag worth $5. Damage to the vehicle’s window was estimated at $200, reports state. n Someone stole a silver 1995 Buick Regal worth $2,500 between 11 a.m. Nov. 24 and noon Monday at 326 Brooks St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Someone broke into a blue 2002 Subaru Legacy at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday at 237 S. Elliott Road,
according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole a GPS worth $200. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $100, reports state. n Someone broke into a residence between 5 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at 700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person stole an Xbox 360 worth $300, reports state. n Someone pulled back sheet metal roofing and tried to gain access to a building between 5 p.m. Monday and 11:07 a.m. Tuesday at 630 Weaver Dairy Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Damage to the metal roofing was estimated at $100, reports state. n Noise from stomping occurring on the floor above bothered a resident at 500 Shepherd Lane at 10:36 p.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports.
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Phi Beta Kappa inducts 146 students as new members The nation’s oldest honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa, has inducted 146 UNC students as new members. To receive membership, each of the inductees had to meet a range of eligibility requirements, including a GPA of at least 3.85 after completing 75 course hours. Students with a GPA of 3.75 or better also qualified if they had completed 105 hours of course work. Students must also be undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences or one of the professional degree programs at UNC. Less than one percent of college students are eligible for the honorary society. The organization has 280 chapters. UNC’s is the oldest in the state, which hosts seven.
The significant drop in UNC’s endowment last year doesn’t mean that students should change their expectations for academic quality, University officials said. This is because the private donations in the UNC Investment Fund, the University’s overall endowment, have substantially increased in value since their original investment, enabling them to withstand last year’s large drop. That means despite a drop of almost $441 million between July 2008 and July 2009, a 19.6 percent decrease, students won’t see classes cut or professors laid off. It just means that the University will slow its hiring rate and overall growth. “We have very few funds that are in trouble because of the outstanding performance of the UNC Investment Fund,” said Del Helton, director of donor relations and communication at the Arts & Sciences Foundation.
The foundation is an organization that collects and manages donations to parts of the College of Arts and Sciences and makes up about 6 percent of the total UNC endowment. The UNC Investment Fund’s growth in the past few years — 8.1 percent over the past 10 years and 10.4 percent in 20 years — is a major reason why last year’s hit won’t have a big effect. “It’s a really great fund. It has a really good track record,” said Dee Reid, director of communications for the College of Arts and Sciences. In the college, endowment money is often used for scholarship, lectureships, visiting lecturers, faculty support and graduate fellowships. Each year, the board of directors of the UNC Management Company, which oversees the UNC Investment Fund, determines what percent of the fund will be “paid out” — spent toward the original purpose of the gift, such as financing a scholarship or a lectureship. Usually 4.5 to 6 percent of the
faculty and sta≠, but we’ve tried to make it seamless for students.”
dee reid, communications director for the college of arts and sciences fund is paid out annually. Some funds in the UNC Investment Fund are “underwater,” meaning that the market value of the fund is less than the investment’s original value. Helton said the main reason students won’t feel the presence of the “underwater” funds is because the decline in the amount paid out this year will not cause the University to lose much, though it might slow growth. “Really it’s just delaying the benefit of the fund,” Helton said. Helton said about 90 of the roughly 500 funds overseen by the Arts & Sciences Foundation are “underwater.” This does not mean these funds
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will stop paying out, Helton said. While the endowment drop is not an immediate problem, Reid said the well-being of the College of Arts and Sciences hinges on a financial recovery. “If there’s no recovery, the programs won’t grow,” she said. Reid said that while students will not be significantly affected by
Nourish International, a nonprofit organization on campus, will hold its biannual Global Music Jam at 9:30 p.m tonight. The dance party, featuring international music, will be held at the Nightlight at 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St., and the entry fee is $5. Nourish International is a nonprofit group that raises money through business venture projects to finance sustainable development around the globe.
Young Democrats elects new officers for upcoming year
The office for the Orange County Board of Elections will relocate to the Government Services Annex building at 208 S. Cameron St. in Hillsborough. It was previously located at 110 E. King St. in Hillsborough. The office will open for operation on Friday.
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Suzy Barile describes her new book, “Undaunted Heart,” at a reading at Bull’s Head Bookshop on Wednesday. Barile, a descendant of former UNC President David Swain, tells the love story of his daughter and a Yankee general during the Civil War in her novel.
A TALE OF TWO LOVERS Illicit Civil War love story at UNC published By LUCIE SHELLY staff writer
During the Civil War, Ella Swain, daughter of the president of UNC, caused a scandal when she fell in love with a Yankee general. Now her great-great-granddaughter, Suzy Barile, has chronicled Swain’s history in her book “Undaunted Heart.” Barile, a UNC and N.C. State alumna, came to the Bulls Head Bookshop on Wednesday for a brief reading and Q-and-A session for her recently published book. Barile opened the reading with the beginning of the book. Raleigh had fallen to the Unionists, and Chapel Hill was about to come under Yankee control. Swain, the 18-year-old daughter of the prominent UNC president David Swain, was gathering shoes for the barefooted Confederate soldiers. But when Yankee General Smith Atkins was
invited into the Swain parlour, Ella entered the room and met her future husband. Cornelia Phillips Spencer, a friend of the Swain family, was there that fateful day and recorded the event in her writings. Swain married the general four months after they met and moved to Freeport, Ill. The couple would spend their winters in Raleigh with Ella’s mother, who refused to sit at the table with a Yankee general. Atkins would often bring dinner to his mother-in-law in her room and sit with her there, which was acceptable. In writing “Undaunted Heart,” Barile used only primary sources, including Swain’s letters and Spencer’s records. “It wasn’t until I read her letters that I learned about her life,” Barile said. Swain’s letters came from a cardboard folder found in the attic after Barile’s mother’s death. They contained Swain’s correspondence with
her family after she moved to Illinois. Intimate details of the atmosphere and townspeople, such as the University’s telescope being used to hide watches, make the village of Chapel Hill from almost 200 years ago more vivid. The Wednesday reading drew an intimate crowd interested in the hidden history of Chapel Hill during the Civil War and a love story shrouded in lore. Stephanie Willen Brown, director of the Park Library in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication said she was curious to learn about the story. Originally from the North, Brown said the Civil War does not create a strong emotional response for her. “We didn’t really learn about the Civil War, I’m embarrassed to say,” Brown said. “I’m curious to see why this marriage was so controversial.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
Bookstore, grill, craft gallery now open Part of a monthly update on local businesses.
Despite the struggling economy, new businesses continue The Daily Tar Heel has compiled a quick glance at some to open in Chapel Hill. Owners said they believe the commu- of the newest local businesses. nity can support new businesses although money is tight.
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H1N1 vaccination registry is bogus, could harm computer
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E-mail hoaxes asking people for personal information to include in an H1N1 flu vaccination registry are circulating, the (Raleigh) News & Observer reported Wednesday. The registry does not exist, and e-mailing information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as requested in the e-mail, could result in a computer virus. The e-mail states that people are required to register for the vaccination before going to get it, but that is not true, officials said.
the endowment’s drop, there might be consequences for faculty, such as limits on how much research professors would be able to do. “It has been hard on faculty and staff, but we’ve tried to make it seamless for students,” Reid said.
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Young Democrats elected a new set of officers Monday night for the 2010 school year. Lee Storrow and Aisha Amuda were elected to serve as co-presidents. Michael Foote and David Murray were elected to be vice presidents of the organization. Imani Parks and Deanna Santoro will serve as secretary and treasurer, respectively.
As part of a three-month drug investigation, a UNC student and a 21-year-old who is not a UNC student were arrested on drug-related charges, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The narcotics division entered the home of Richard Kyle Lewis, 21, and Kendrick Blair Wilson, 22, at 701 N. Columbia St. on Tuesday night, Chapel Hill police Lt. Kevin Gunter said. Lewis was arrested at 8 p.m. Tuesday at his home for felony maintaining a dwelling to keep or sell a controlled substance, possessing 5.2 grams of marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Lewis is being held at the Orange County Jail in lieu of $2,500 secured bond, reports state. Wilson, a s tudent in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was arrested in the same incident for misdemeanor possession of 2.4 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released on a written promise to appear in court. Gunter said the investigation is ongoing.
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D u e t o a n e d i t i n g e r r o r, Wednesday’s pg. 3 story, “Celestial singing,” incorrectly stated that the piece “Musicians Wrestle Everywhere” would be performed at Wednesday’s concert. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes BY ANDY Thomason for the error.
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Somethin’ Else, a handmade American craft gallery, moved to 318 W. Franklin St. in early October. The owners, Nancy and Jay Kittay, moved from their previous U.S. 15-501 location to Franklin Street to benefit from more activity downtown. Jay Kittay said the couple aims to bring unique and whimsical pieces from various artists to Chapel Hill and is betting on their unique selection to keep them in business. “We don’t carry artists that are carried anywhere else in the area,” Jay Kittay said. “The items have to make us smile. There are hundreds of things in here I look at every day that make me laugh.”
A new independent bookstore, which features a combination of new and used book stock and large event space, opened about two weeks ago in the former location of the Ladies Fitness and Wellness Center. Jamie Fiocco, one of the store’s four owners, said Flyleaf Books plans to host at least three author events each week in the event space, as well as book club meetings, poetry readings and story time. She’ll use the wall space to display work from local artists. She said Ron Strom, the shopping center’s owner, encouraged the owners to open the store in Midtown Market on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the urging of his daughter.
Hernan Escutin, the owner of the recently-closed Quiznos franchise on Franklin Street, has revamped the same location for a new rotisserie grill, which opened the second week of November. Inihaw Top of D’Grille serves grilled meats like chicken and vegetables influenced by a fusion of Korean, Thai, Mediterranean and Spanish cuisines. Escutin, who is originally from the Philippines, said he was inspired by rotisserie charcoal-grilled chicken commonly prepared in his homeland. “In the Philippines, when you walk, you smell this good, smoked rotisserie chicken in the streets, and that caught my interest.” he said. “And I said, I am going to bring this to the United States.”
At UNC, a test gauging knowledge of student funding procedures must be taken by every treasurer of an organization receiving money from student government. Though the test is mandatory, many new treasurers do not know about it, which could be a reason why some of them end up failing it on the first try. The test was designed to make sure that treasurers knew the Title V portion of the Student Code, which lays out the rules of financial transactions and how funding from the Student Activities Fund Office should be spent. For example, the money can’t be used for food, newspaper advertisements or door prizes. And the correct procedure for withdrawing money involves gathering receipts and taking them to the fund office. “The treasurer’s test helps Student Congress confirm that student organizations know which kinds of programs and events can and cannot receive funding,” Congress finance committee chairman Zach Dexter said in an e-mail. “This enables us to spend more time considering the merits of requests and less time explaining the rules to student organizations requesting funds.” The test consists of two parts: a multiple choice section on the rules and regulations laid out by Title V, and a free response portion, in which students must fill in a sample funding request form. Test takers must receive a score of at least 85 percent and answer a few dozen questions about the annual budget process, the subsequent appropriations process and rules for receiving funding. Dexter said that with about 30 minutes of preparation, test takers can expect to pass the test. But not everyone passes on their first try. “I actually failed the test the first time because I made some careless mistakes,” said Peter Sheng, treasurer of the Asian Students Association. “From a scale from one to 10, I would give the test a six for hardness.” The test can be taken again 24 hours after a failed attempt, Carpenter said. Sheng said he was unaware of the test’s existence until he was elected his group’s treasurer. He urged anyone interested in becoming a treasurer of a student government-funded organization to read Title V and understand its main ideas before taking the test. Student government has created a supplement for Title V called “Title V for Dummies” in an effort to help prepare students to take the test. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. DTH ONLINE: Read the finance guide, “Title V for Dummies” with this story online at dailytar heel.com/section/campus.
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New group celebrates uno∞cial TOMS Day BY Amanda Ruehlen Senior Writer
Harris Googe has enough pairs of TOMS Shoes to wear a different style Monday through Friday. The sophomore chairwoman for the unofficial UNC TOMS club will don a pair today alongside many in an attempt to promote the shoe company, as today has been deemed the first unofficial TOMS Day by the campus group. TOMS Shoes is a for-profit company that operates on a “One for One” premise. For every shoe purchased, one is donated to a child in need. More than 150,000 pairs of shoes have been donated since the company’s start three years ago. Googe credits the recent popularity boost of the shoes at UNC to a campus visit in September by Blake Mycoskie, who founded TOMS Shoes. “I got the idea after seeing people in my classes,” Googe said. “I wanted to reward people for wearing them every day.” Those spotted by a TOMS representative wearing the brand will be entered in a drawing for prizes, including gift cards to Franklin Street businesses. Googe said the club aims to spread the purpose of TOMS and hopes to become an official campus organization next semester. She said she plans to spread more than the company’s philanthropic message and also wants to open a dialogue about business ventures that are socially conscious. “We want to inspire people to do things that are similar, especially in the business world,” she said. “You can be socially conscious and still be successful.” Toots and Magoo, a Franklin Street store and the only TOMS retailer in Chapel Hill, has witnessed this success. “They fly out of here,” said Cheryl Jernigan-Wicker, one of the owners of the store. “We sell them as fast as
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Today, many students will be wearing their TOMS shoes in an attempt to promote the company and to win prizes in a competition on campus. we can get them.” She said she noticed traffic pick up immediately after Mycoskie’s campus visit. The store keeps about six to seven styles in stock at one time, and they are always in high demand, she said. But Jernigan-Wicker also said the shoes’ popularity goes beyond the recent campus trend. She cited a frequent customer in her 70s who has at least six pairs. Some students said the new TOMS Day is no different from any other. “I would probably wear them
anyways,” said Brye Balkum, a freshman who plans to participate in the event. Balkum bought her first pair in July without knowing about the TOMS business plan, but then bought a second pair when she discovered it. “You are contributing to someone else’s life somewhere else in the world and you don’t even know them,” she said. Jernigan-Wicker calls purchasing TOMS a “feel-good buying experience.” “Everybody loves the idea that they can do something to help someone else in the world,” she said.
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National and World News Obama administration gives mixed Federal o∞cers catch arms dealer signals on dates of troop removals WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Federal authorities revealed an undercover sting on Wednesday in which federal agents arrested an Iranian arms dealer in Eastern Europe and extradited him to the United States. The Iranian, who has been jailed for nearly two years, pleaded guilty to charges in 2008, officials disclosed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents scoured the dealer’s laptop to pursue leads about Iran’s effort to acquire American military gear, lawenforcement sources said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The Obama administration sent what many lawmakers saw as vague signals Wednesday about its intentions in Afghanistan as they consider a plan to deploy 30,000 more troops there. President Barack Obama had said Tuesday night that U.S. troops would begin leaving Afghanistan in July 2011, but Wednesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that date could change when the president and his top aides conduct an official review of the war
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Bank of America Pakistan worried will pay back U.S. about troop plan
ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) — Tiger Woods acknowledged Wednesday morning that he let down his family, saying he regrets “those transgressions with all of my heart.” UsWeekly magazine published a cover story that says a cocktail waitress in Los Angeles carried on a 31-month affair with the married Woods, the world’s top-ranked golfer. Woods penned a statement Wednesday that he put on his Web site, offering his “profound apology” to his family and friends.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (MCT) — Bank of America on Wednesday said it will repay all of its $45 billion in government loans, a move that helps remove the stigma of being a bailout recipient and potentially dials back government scrutiny of its operations. The repayment to U.S. taxpayers will be made after the completion of a securities offering, the bank said. Shareholders will be asked at a special meeting to approve an increase in the bank’s authorized shares as part of the offering. No date was set for the meeting.
next December. While Obama said his troop buildup would last 18 months, Gates said it might last “18 to 24 months.” Further, while the president specified 30,000 as the number of additional troops to be sent, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry said Wednesday that as many as 35,000 more troops were being deployed. No consensus was emerging in Congress on how to pay for the plan, which experts estimate will cost around $40 billion a year. Congress could block the effort by denying funding.
PA K I S T A N ( M C T ) — Pakistan is unlikely to comply with President Barack Obama’s demand to close havens for Afghan insurgents. It’s concerned that the plan to start withdrawing U.S. forces after 19 months means that the Taliban will lie low and then re-emerge to grab power, giving little incentive to make enemies of them. And Iraqi politicians said Obama’s decision is further evidence that the U.S. wants to disengage as quickly as possible from Iraq and let the country sort out its own affairs.
Dodgeball fundraiser on way By Chad royal Staff Writer
Pneumonia is a top killer of children, and one organization is spreading the word in a unique way: dodgeball. Chapel Hill is one of 16 cities chosen to host the first Best Shot Foundation’s Pnock Out Pneumonia Dodgeball Tournament in 2010. There is no set date, but foundation employees estimate the tournament will occur between February and April. The foundation is looking to Contact the Features Editor get college students involved in its at features@unc.edu. cause to increase awareness about
the deadliness of pneumonia. “College students are the leaders of today,” said Lia Katz, special coordinator at the Best Shot Foundation. Katz said in the search for college students that would be committed, Chapel Hill stood out. David Rubenstein, the founder and executive director of the foundation, said a dodgeball tournament seemed to be the best way to get students involved. “We figured a beer and pizza party would be too hard to organize,” he said. Katz said each of the 16 cities that hosts a tournament will have a reigning champion. There is a $25 fee per person, and each team must raise $300 to participate. The tournament will feature 32 teams with up to 15 people per team. The Best Shot Foundation is also looking for a local college student to serve as regional tour-
nament coordinator. Christen Graffo, campaign coordinator for Survive to 5 program at the Save the Children Foundation, said the tournament is a fun way to get campuses working for the cause. Graffo said 2 million children die from pneumonia every year despite the fact that it is easy and affordable to treat because most people don’t realize the danger it poses to children. Already stretched resources are often diverted to other health issues that are thought to be more pressing. Katz said 98 percent of child deaths from pneumonia are in developing countries. “There hasn’t been a grassroots movement to take this on,” Katz said. “Pneumonia is this really serious threat to children.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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As has become our custom, Dive has asked a trio of the area’s hottest bands to play for free at Local 506 on Friday. Rock band Aminal, powerful pop-rock band I Was Totally Destroying It and kinetic folk-rock act Lonnie Walker will do their stuff. Get to know the bands with the Q&As below. Photo illustration by Jordan Lawrence, Benn Wineka and Ashley Bennett
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Dive: What’s your favorite diversion? Singer Brian Corum: Songwriting is a pretty nice diversion. I’m not all that great at focusing on two things at once, so when I get ideas in my head I usually have to take my mind out of the current situation in order to get anything done. Sleep is also a pretty good one.
Dive: What do you want for Christmas?
BC: I’m hoping to get The Beatles remastered box set.
Dive: When it comes to Twilight, are you Team Jacob or Team Edward?
BC: I know nothing about Twilight
except that its about handsome teen-
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age vampires. Whichever team sucks the most blood is the one I want to be.
Dive: Will the world end in 2012? BC: I don’t know, but if it doesn’t,
Dive: What’s your favorite diversion? Singer John Booker: We
maybe the aliens will come down to holler at us.
Dive: Would your band be best BC: I guess I would have to go with
enjoyed watching the “Greatest Freakouts Ever” videos on YouTube so much that Joe (Mazzitelli) actually bothered to learn the terrible guitar riff the kid plays over and over in freakout #4.
Dive: If the Dive party lineup were
Dive: What do you want for Christmas? JB: A booking agent, a gold record, a
described as “Fergalicious” or “Bootylicious”?
Bootylicious. I connect more with booty than I do the Ferg.
compared to The Three Stooges, which Stooge would your band be?
Dodge Sprinter, matching track suits that say “party time” on the back, and some TNT to blow this craptacular year we called “2009” to oblivion.
BC: I want Lonnie Walker to be Curly!
AMINAL
Dive: What’s your favorite diversion? Singer Patrick O’Neill: Jazz cigarettes
and Wii Mario Kart.
Dive: When it comes to Twilight, are AND Werewolves”, also known as Team “Bring Back Good Literature.” Zing!
Dive: If the Dive party lineup were
Dive: Will the world end in 2012? JB: Hard to say, but John Cusack will
compared to the Three Stooges, which Stooge would your band be?
JB: We’re Shemp, because we refuse to
be there to save us — oh wait, his career ended at the premiere of this “film”! Zing!
abide by the options laid out in front of us! We insist on going in the direction we want and won’t be hindered by social norms or rules! Zing! Take that Curly!
Dive: Would your band best
be described as “Fergalicious” or “Bootylicious” ?
Adventureland, and that movie sucked. So to answer your question, I guess I’m for whichever team is more like Chewbacca from the space saga Star Wars.
or my mind.
it!
Dive: When it comes to Twilight, are you Team
Dive: Would your band best be described as
PO: I don’t know. I’ve never read
PO: I’m not sure what “Fergalicious” is. I think I
Twilight. The actress in that movie was in another movie called
have a booty as epic as Beyonce’s, I guess we’re more Fergalicious, since both Fergie and I are no strangers to peeing our pants in front of large audiences.
JB: We’re Team “Whatever Kills Vampires
Dive: Will the world end in 2012? Dive: What do you want for Christmas? PO: To finish our record without losing my voice PO: Not if John Cusack has anything to do with Jacob or Team Edward?
JB: I suppose since none of us quite
you Team Jacob or Team Edward?
“Fergalicious” or “Bootylicious” ?
know what “Bootylicious” means. I’m gonna go with “Chewbaccalicious”. I love that walking carpet!
Dive:
If the Dive party lineup were compared to the Three Stooges, which Stooge would your band be?
PO: Curly, because he was the hardest partying Stooge and the first to drop. It’s better to burn out than fade away!
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rian Corum of Raleigh folk-rock band Lonnie Walker performs solo at Local 506 on Nov. 21 in support of Future Islands. Lonnie Walker will play Friday as the headliner of this semester’s Diversions Party. Chapel Hill’s I Was Totally Destroying It and Aminal will also play the show, which starts at 10 p.m. with no charge for admission.
CHRISTMASshorts Keegan Dewitt Christmas Eve indie pop
Don’t expect any tacky tinsel excess on Keegan DeWitt’s Christmas Eve EP, a collaboration with Roman Candle, Madi Diaz, and Caitlin Rose. Unlike the seasonal tunes blaring down the aisles at Harris Teeter, DeWitt’s latest shuns the ostentation of most holiday songs, packing four wintry gems onto an album powerful and sincere enough to bring Christmas Eve butterflies to every indie fan’s jaded stomach. These Christmas tunes gain their impact through their earnestness. While it’s far from brooding, the album achieves the levity only Christmas songs can provide without sacrificing depth or honesty. Where other artists slather on sugary sentimentality, DeWitt and his crew of homegrown musicians rely on simplicity. On “Christmas Eve,” DeWitt’s lovelorn musings on the season shine without the usual bells and whistles, resting instead on his cozy vocals and guitar strums. The highlight of the album pairs DeWitt with Roman Candle on “It’s Christmas,” an ode to the quirks and charm the holiday has come to embody. “Here comes my neighbor/ He’s been out working/Gives me the finger as he smiles hello,” DeWitt
and Skip Matheny sing. The duo’s voices blend as effortlessly as eggnog and brandy, and the song’s quotidian subject matter is infinitely more engaging than a Rudolph- or Santa-themed jingle. It might help if you’re a sucker for Christmas, but on the Christmas Eve EP, it’s difficult not to find this pared-down set of originals to be the perfect antidote for all the Black Friday doom and gloom. It may not convert true Scrooges to holiday cheer, but if DeWitt and company have any say in the matter, even those of us who won’t be waiting up for Santa can partake in a little merriment this winter. -Linnie Greene
Butterflies/birds And Arrows Songs to Trim your tree by indie pop
It’s immediately evident that Birds And Arrows and Butterflies collaboration Songs to Trim your Tree by is a homegrown effort. There’s the arts and crafts Christmas ornament that comes with the download code for the EP. There are the four songs that sound as cozy and relaxed as a campfire sing-a-long, if a little disjointed. The album’s informality proves
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to be a double-edged sword for these local artists. In many ways, it imbues the record with the kind of jubilance that only Christmas morning can provide. Unlike the polished Mariah Carey pop that graces mainstream Christmas radio, Butterflies and Birds And Arrows envelop listeners in a set of songs that evoke the excitement and anticipation of digging through a stocking. Neither of these artists is blind to the fact that only the most lighthearted of songs can stand as Christmas tunes. And though the EP hits the mark when it comes to the giddy Christmas morning feeling, it falls short in presentation. While songs like “The Chipmunk Song,” a backwoods ode to Alvin and his heliumvoiced friends, initially spark interest, the vocals and harmonies that pepper the well-known tune falter in their adult incarnation. Sure, a NASCAR joke and some country twang might induce a chuckle, but the song’s molasses pace and offkilter chords feel more like spying on a drunk relative than unwrapping a gift. Though the tracks could use some polish, Songs to Trim your Tree by gets it right when it comes to capturing the carefree spirit of Christmas. It’s a gift wrapped imperfectly, but with such cheerful content, it’s still worth opening.
Everything you need to know about The Invisible Mountain, the superb new album from Chapel Hill’s Horseback, can be found in the title for its epic last song, “Hatecloud Dissolving into Nothing.” Comprised of three genrebending monstrosities that rage with parts borrowed from all over the metal spectrum and an ambient closer that’s as creepy as it is entrancing, Mountain is a fascinating record that lives up to its last song’s enigmatic name. With the first three songs Jenks Miller, the man behind the Horseback moniker, unleashes a storm of blistering noise that is as nuanced as anything going in metal today. Opener “Invokation” fades in on a lumbering bit of black metal distortion that’s backed up by pounding drums and airy snippets of beautifully hazy guitar. On top of it all, a demonic voice rants like a hellish preacher converting the masses to the dark arts.
Album from the Vaults: The Beach Boys, Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys: What do you get when you add up bright, warm childlike wonder of true holiday cheer, catchy-as-hell big-band arrangements and the best harmonies to ever light up a recording studio? Answer: the best Christmas album of all time. Seriously, “Little Saint Nick” is the only thing tolerable about malls this time of year.
Movie from the Vaults: “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July”: Everyone’s seen the tried and true, Abominable Snowman-led Rudolph special that comes to you courtesy of CBS every year. But on this stop-motion sequel, everyone’s favorite light-up reindeer teams up with fellow holiday hero Frosty the Snowman to battle an evil ice wizard. What’s not to like?
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it shows Miller at the pinnacle of his powers. And then all at once the Blitzkrieg is over, and all of the acidic vitriol dissolves into the blissful waves of warm distortion that take charge in the album’s 16-minute closer. Ambient guitar effects, delicate acoustic guitar and keys undulate in a deep pool of calming noise as Miller’s metal groan lets out a few dying breaths, trying in vain to overcome the cleansing sound that has taken control of the record. From beginning to end, The Invisible Mountain is as intriguing and impressive as avant-garde music gets. As Miller builds his hostility to a fever pitch and then breaks it back down to an easy calm, he reveals a true mastery for metal, noise and most everything in between. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
down version of his propulsive romps as Carrboro’s Billy Sugarfix will serve up his quaint, charming indie pop. Brittain Ashford also plays. 10 p.m., $5 friday Dive Party! Local 506 | Your favorite arts and entertainment section of The Daily Tar Heel throws a raging party featuring Lonnie Walker, I Was Totally Destroying It and Aminal. We dare you to find something better to do. A smattering of local talent, all for the low price of free. Hint: There isn’t anything better to do. Especially for free. 10 p.m., FREE saturday
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Southern Culture on the Skids Cat’s Cradle | Chapel Hill’s slapback kings return to Cats Cradle for a hullabaloo this Saturday. Taking the genre pioneered by Elvis and Johnny Cash down wacky, sometimes shocking garage back alleys, SCOTS is a hoot. Fellow throwback artists Mad Tea Party also play along with Pinche Gringo. 9:30 p.m., $14 Fin Fang Foom
Bill Callahan Local 506 | With his half-spoken, half-sung lyrics that sound like poetry put to music, Bill Callahan brings new depth to folk-pop music. His most recent release combines lush orchestral arrangements with deep, pensive vocals that will send shivers down your spine. It’s the ideal antidote to lame Christmas music. 9 p.m., $12
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It’s a staggering concoction with Miller’s disparate elements creating a wealth of pent-up tension that keeps the listener riveted throughout the song’s near sevenminute length. Through the next two songs, the sonic rage becomes more unrestrained. On “Tyrant Symmetry,” the vocals growl to be heard above a hypnotic groove that hits hard thanks to the gritty effects heaped up on top of it. But not even this well-crafted battle cry can hold a candle to the album’s triumphant title track. Riding a soaring riff that’s pierced by tensile slices of delicate organ, the opening of the song becomes an imposing pulpit for Miller’s animalistic bark as he roars out his aggression in one of the most memorable metal vocals I’ve heard all year. In the instrumental breaks, the guitars contort, chasing one another in an upward spiral that’s shot through by piercing blasts of distorted organ. The perfect balance of terrifying and engrossing,
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musicshorts Animal collective fall be kind ep experimental
As far as versatility goes, Animal Collective figured out its value a while back. But while the band’s diverse experimental sound has long been established, they still aren’t afraid to push the envelope, as the band does on new EP Fall Be Kind. Following up Merriweather Post Pavilion, one of the best albums of the year, the trio launches into a whimsical, animated sound that whisks the listener far away. To where, it’s not entirely clear. For these heroes of thrashing experimental pop, this mellower venture might not be what fans expect, but coming from a band that’s known for unpredictability, the EP is easy to embrace nonetheless. Throughout Fall Be Kind, the soft, soothing vocals of Dave Portner and Noah Lennox (aka Avey Tare and Panda Bear, respectively) dominate the music, slicing through the layers of music like a knife. “What Would I Want? Sky?” is a clear standout. The combination of a clever sample of Grateful Dead’s “Unbroken Chain” with an immense amount of cheery, repeti-
tive synths creates a relaxing and optimistic mood and makes “Sky?” one of Animal Collective’s catchiest tracks. Ultimately, the dichotomic fusion of familiar musical elements with warm and freshly melodic ones render an album that is exceptionally easy to listen to, again and again. With Fall Be Kind, Animal Collective remains predictably unpredictable. And while change might be hard to appreciate, the band doesn’t mind. It’s this element of surprise that keeps the listener hooked and full of anticipation for its next musical move. -Elizabeth Byrum
Clipse Til The Casket Drops hip-hop
Only Pyrex pairs better with cocaine than Clipse. The Virginia duo doesn’t stray far from its synthed-up, drug-referencing formula on Til the Casket Drops, except to welcome in a few new producers onto the tracklist. DJ Khalil supplies three tracks to Sean C & LV’s two and the Neptunes’ eight. The invasive drum and guitar arrangements by Khalil
on “Kinda Like a Big Deal” only instigate the already volatile nature of the Thornton brothers’ delivery and his “There Was a Murder” borrows from Jamaican dancehalls to create another cynical street tale worthy of a Clipse label. Intro “Freedom,” a Sean C & LV joint, is also an archetypal ominous Clipse cut that reaches an acme around intermittent snares and strings until the pressing verses and beat drop out and cue the album’s standout, “Popular Demand (Popeyes)” featuring equally streetwise emcee Cam’ron. Production-wise, the Neptunes still own Clipse. Hearing Cam exchange bars of braggadocio with Clipse atop a staccato piano and whiny trumpet instrumental is like hearing “Grindin’” for the first time. Your iTunes will have 50 plays on it before any other has 10. And while the Neptunes might go overboard on manufacturing singles, hearing Clipse alter their flows to appease “All Eyes on Me” and “Counseling” remind us that they can do more than bark witty adlibs from street corners. The duo is stuck between newer collaborators bringing them back to where they started, and old cronies trying to move them away from it, leaving Clipse in a somewhat uncomfortable middle ground. But like the Predator, the duo has the
talent to adapt to its surroundings, priately exotic and enticing and salvaging any otherwise question- “Raining Patterns,” a synth-focused song that channels water with its able track. shimmering tones and tumbling -Benn Wineka scales. Nothing feels rushed, and everything is deliberately crafted, CFCF making it easy to catch the mood. Continent But at times, this album can be a an exercise in patience. Almost all of the songs on the album are five minElectronic utes or longer, and each forms its own distinct melodic patterns that The title is a little off. Rather rise and fall in intensity throughout than just one continent, CFCF the song yet never really change. mastermind Michael Silver has The formula makes it eascreated a set of songs with such a ily accessible for casual electronic distinct story and atmosphere, it’s listeners — in fact it’s not hard to more appropriate to say he’s given imagine it on future heavy rotation us a world’s worth of thoughts and at Starbucks. emotions. And while some might find themUsing synthesizers, strong per- selves zoning out, wishing for a little cussion and piano as the building more stimulation, Continent is an blocks for his songs, CFCF excels enjoyable album for anyone lookat hooking you within the first ing to take an emotional and atmofew beats. “Snake Charmer” starts spheric journey out of the norm. off with quivering Middle Eastern notes that turn into a pattern of -Anna Norris looping synthesizers. The heavy percussion of “You Hear Colors” Globes on Remote almost makes you believe you are the woo-hoo-hoo in for a dance track with a militarystyle drum beat before it fades into the background to let looping piano dance-pop and synthesizers take over. With almost no vocals, Silver For an album that desperately relies on a vibrant and lush atmo- labels itself as danceable, The Woosphere. Standout tracks include Hoo-Hoo has two left feet as it starts “Letters Home,” which feels appro- with a surprisingly underwhelming
melody of trumpets, euphoniums, megaphones and synths. The brass instrumentation certainly adds distinction in the already crowded genre, but the resulting effect is simply too mellow for a party playlist. Tracks like “West Coast Kids” are better suited for a montage than for the dance floor. But right when you’re about to boo-hoo-hoo over another failed attempt at a dance-pop album, the dirtiest synths and crunchiest bass offer a welcomed slap in the face. “My Professor” changes the entire face of The Woo-Hoo-Hoo. Globes’ obsession with Michael Jackson isn’t a subtle one — the guitar and bass interaction is appropriately analogous to the classic “Beat It” and impressively executed. The B-side is pure foot-tapping, head-banging hip-swinging goodness. It accomplishes everything the first half failed to do and even leaves behind some oomph. “Zanek!” might even make it on that aforementioned party mix. The Woo Hoo Hoo badly wants to be the indie-pop dance album of the year, but it falls short. Saving the best for last only works with Thanksgiving dinner. Here it only makes the album feels unbalanced and subsequently unpolished. I’d go with just “woo” for now.
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Bowerbirds get set to soar in Gerrard Hall
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Former student returns for concert by linnie greene
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uitarist Mark Sasso goes after his instrument as part of the backing ensemble for Elliot Brood, left, during a show at Local 506 on Nov. 20. Brood played his hard-edged brand of folk rock opening for New York-based slapback masters Heavy Trash, which headlined the evening. Heavy Trash was rolling through town in support of the band’s new album Midnight Soul Serenade, which came out Oct. 26 on Fat Possum Records.
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Monday night Beth Tacular of Raleigh’s Bowerbirds will make art on UNC’s campus, but it won’t be the first time. The former art and graphic design student and partner Phil Moore will bring their Americanafolk to Gerrard Hall on Monday as part of Carolina Union Activity Board’s free concert series, gracing campus with lush harmonies and sparse instrumentation — an aural counterpart to Tacular’s visual art. Though music is now an integral part of Tacular’s life as the Bowerbirds continue to garner critical acclaim and commercial success, her years at UNC weren’t as involved in the local music scene. “I think I took more advantage of it in high school because I’m from Raleigh and I used to drive to Chapel Hill and Durham all the time to see shows,” she said. “I just went to shows every week at that point. I guess in college I was studying more and doing more different kinds of activities, going to parties. “I wasn’t playing music at the time. I was focusing on art and graphic design. That’s what I did at the time. I just took a break for five years.” Though her college years weren’t centered on music, Tacular’s postgraduate experiences have revealed to her that the local music scene is uniquely supportive and tight-knit. “I just think it’s a really supportive area,” she said. “We drove around the country a few years ago, and we were thinking about moving to Portland, and we stayed
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Beth Tacular of Raleigh’s Bowerbirds performs during a set at this year’s Troika Music Festival in Durham. The band plays Monday at Gerrard Hall. there for three weeks. It’s just such a more supportive environment in the Triangle as opposed to other areas. “We sit around with like Justin (Vernon) from Bon Iver and the Rosebuds and Megafaun and Birds of Avalon and play together. And that’s a really cool part about the Triangle. People are always collaborating and helping each other out. I think it is really unique in terms of how supportive it is.” Bowerbirds and other local musicians have frequented area venues like Cat’s Cradle throughout the years. And based on Tacular’s experiences playing in old venues during Bowerbirds’ recent tour, Gerrard Hall’s history and atmosphere will complement Bowerbirds’ contemplative acoustic folk. “We’ve been playing some old spaces like that on colleges sometimes and I just like playing in theater type places,” Tacular said. “It’s
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just nice because people can sit down if they want to. Our music can be upbeat, but it’s also sort of quiet.” With a venue full of history and tickets free to Carolina students, the upcoming Bowerbirds show is poised to be a success, but Tacular’s goals for the performance are as straightforward and effortless as the music she plays with Moore. “We just want to have a good time,” she said. And with Bowerbirds’ brand of ethereal folk and a campus full of musically minded students, Tacular’s wish seems likely to come true. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.
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movieshorts Fantastic Mr. Fox
still snarl and bite. Filmed mostly in stop-motion animation, the movie is visually stunning. Each shot is packed with enough clever details to inspire repeat viewings just to take it all in. Even minor touches, such as Mr. Fox’s toothy grin (often accompanied by a Hawkeye Pierce-style whistle and click) rival anything Pixar can offer. Anderson has created a children’s film that doesn’t cater solely to children, except maybe the odd 7-year-old “Rushmore” enthusiast. Wickedly funny, occasionally poignant and pretty to look at, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” is something everyone can enjoy. -Mark Niegelsky
When adapting a children’s book for the big screen, there is always the risk of making the movie too simple or condescending, succumbing to the false notion that “it’s just a kid’s book.” In “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” director Wes Anderson avoids that trap and injects his own brand of wry humor into Roald Dahl’s tale of a crafty fox versus overzealous farmers. George Clooney voices Mr. Fox, an ace chicken thief turned newspaper columnist after the birth of his cub Ash (Jason Schwartzman). Unhappy with living the quiet family life, Mr. Fox begins to steal from Boggis, Bunce and Bean (Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness and Michael Gambon), three notoriously mean farmers. Fox’s actions eventually cause the farmers to seek revenge on him, putting his family and the entire animal community at risk. Anderson explores his standard themes of flawed characters and families, but “Fantastic Mr. Fox” derives much of its humor from the fact that its anthropomorphic characters are still beasts at heart. They may wear suits, practice yoga and pass the bar exam, but they
the girl from monaco “The Girl from Monaco” is anything but the typical French drama. It is filled with daring humor, stunningly bright scenery and the stereotypes of brooding, angsty Parisians are absent. The lonely Madame Lassalle has committed a murder. A young Russian male she encountered on her first visit to a place where cougars can find willing prey has been stabbed 17 times. It’s up to Bertrand Beauvois to defend her in the upcoming trial. Due to the high-profile nature of the case, Bertrand is provided with a bodyguard, Christophe Abadi. The film mainly follows Christophe and Bertrand’s awkward interactions as they cooperate to build the defense for Madame Lassalle. While this sounds a little dull, it isn’t — the trial is merely a side plot. Bertrand’s sexual awakening and his ventures into the nightclubs of Monaco add an entire other dimension to the film. The dialogues between bodyguard and client are witty and honest. “Did you have sex with her?” Bertrand asks. Christrophe
responds, “A little.” Weather girl Audrey, clad in a bikini — think French Paris Hilton with the color sense of Elle Woods — also brings the humor. For example, she asks Bertrand if she needs the permission of a parrot to broadcast a trick it performs. She is the refreshing antithesis of the typical refined French female characters. She suffers from a chronic lack of clothing and brains, and when it comes to sexual encounters, she could easily give prostitutes a run for their money. Fabrice Luchini excels as the intelligent Bertrand, and succeeds in portraying the wonderment and joy that goes along with discovering Audrey and her world of unconcerned partying and sex. Roschdy Zem rightly earned a César nomination for his role as the ever professional Christophe. Louise Bourgoin (Audrey) completes the leading trio, in her debut. Since she is a CanalPlus weather girl in real life, she at least had some experience to rely upon. “The Girl from Monaco” successfully translates the principality’s joie-de-vivre to the screen, and forms a welcome change from the more depressing French films that have recently crossed the Atlantic. -Suzanne Enzerink
An Education Set in England in the early ’60s “An Education” doesn’t fall victim to the expectations some might lay on a romance between an older man and a much younger woman. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a 16-year-old with a passion for discovery that leads her quite blindly into the arms of David, (Peter Sarsgaard) who has the money to show her all the worlds treasures. Jenny’s parents only want (or, demand) the best for her — that she attend Oxford and find a suitable husband. Young Jenny’s naivety about the
world comes to life in Mulligan’s striking portrayal, which creates an anonymity that allows the audience to occupy her black pumps. The rigidity of expectation in her home life mirrors the structure of her schooling as poor Jenny attempts to balance a book on her head and excel in English. Mulligan captures the heart of a young girl attempting to escape the order governing her life. Enter David, who rolls into the picture behind the wheel of his Bristol offering wit, charm and an escape from the rain. Not even shady business dealings can dissuade her from forfeiting the life she has always wanted. Although twice her age, Sarsgaard’s performance stealthily tows a fine line between lover and predator that provides no position on which the audience can easily rest. By creating the subtle nuances between gentle giant and powerful exploiter, Sarsgaard allows us to entertain the possibility that his manipulative powers, which he extends to her parents, do not extend to her. Thus Mulligan’s performance mingles with Saarsgard’s to create a relationship that extends beyond the issues of age. Jenny’s startling transformation under David’s tutelage is truly unforgettable. Unfortunately, her education isn’t all roses, but it still comes to a close in the most orderly way possible. And while it doesn’t dampen the film’s impact, the neat conclusion does impair the harsh reality that’s realized in the film’s darker corners.
NINJA ASSASSIN
Not until now have I become aware of how many ways there are to rip a sword through a man’s torso. In fact, this is the only shred of knowledge sliced up in James McTeigue’s hyper-stylized martial arts blood-fest. Granted, there’s nothing wrong with gory nonsense once in a while, but the film’s overabundance of torn limbs and sanguine spray leaves the audience members wondering whether they are watching a major motion picture or cheap slasher porn. In the film, the Ozunu clan is a secret organization of ninjas whose existence is threatened when its deadliest and most moralistic assassin Raizo (Rain) wages war against the clan, trying to protect a dangerously knowledgeable Europol agent (Naomie Harris) as he does it. McTeigue’s preference of slaughter over substance is painfully clear. The characters are merely vehicles for trite dialogue and unclear justifications for chopping each other’s heads off, biding time until dire circumstances conveniently call for more bloodshed. But what’s more embarrassing is that the film actually seems to take itself seriously. While contemporary kung-fu-reverent movies such as Quentin Tarantino’s fantastic “Kill Bill” self-acknowledgingly offer excessively gory massacres for fun’s sake, “Ninja Assassin” tries to present itself as genuine cinematic art. Naturally, the film’s one undeniable strength is its abundant action sequences. McTeigue’s affinity for -Rachel Arnett slow motion amidst frenetically cut
scenes establishes brief moments of “Matrix”-esque awe. Rain and Harris’ performances pick up the pieces (read “entrails”), if only to convince the audience that they’re not watching a video game. But this is almost forgotten as the slaughters become more creatively executed throughout the film, as humans turn into blood fountains at full blast. The film flies at 100 miles per hour, but when it slows down for a banal metaphor or two, the audience just won’t care. If not for its edgy visual marvels and ever-changing choreography, viewers would envy the victims in Rain’s slaughter, the lucky bastards removed from this bloody mess of a movie. -Rocco Giamatteo
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Stories come to life Alumna Suzy Barile read from her new book about a Civil War-era love story. See pg. 3 for story.
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Dollars and sense Student group treasurers must pass a test before they begin work, but some fail. See pg. 3 for story.
Syphilis outbreaks Syphilis rates are on the rise in North Carolina after years of decline. See pg. 1 for story.
TOMS take over Expect to see a plethora of identical shoes today for an unofficial “TOMS Day.” See pg. 4 for story.
Tough luck UNC’s new marketing campaign has been hindered by the economic downturn. See pg. 11 for story.
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UNC considering e∞cient buying program SciQuest has deal with UNC system By Ross Maloney Staff Writer
The UNC system has signed on with a local company that allows universities to order supplies online and through a centralized system that helps them save money. The e-procurement company SciQuest will become the business standard for most of the 16 UNC system universities, but not necessarily N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill. The two universities already have their own system for ordering
supplies and are unsure whether they’ll benefit from switching to SciQuest. The SciQuest e-procurement software provides customers with a catalog of vendors for classroom, laboratory, and office supplies. Roger Patterson, associate vice chancellor for finance at UNCCH, said the University has had an ordering program, known as PeopleSoft, for the last several years. PeopleSoft has its own e-procurement option, though the school has not yet implemented it.
Stephen Wiehe, the CEO of SciQuest, said his product improves on the traditional procurement methods and the software currently used by most UNC-system schools because it makes ordering easier, more eco-friendly and more attuned to local business. “If a university worker needs to buy a computer, which is the best contract to buy under? It’s based on all types of criteria,” Wiehe said. “We show the differences in all vendors, contractors, and suppliers.” SciQuest allows the user configure their search keywords to support local, minority/disadvantaged, state-contracted, or preferred ven-
dors, Wiehe said. The order is sent directly to the supplier electronically, eliminating third party involvement and cutting down on paper use and pollution from gas and emissions. According to a study conducted at UNC-CH by efficiency consultants Bain & Company, the annual savings from an e-procurement method such as SciQuest could run between $40 million and $45 million. The University will meet with SciQuest in the next two weeks to consider their product. There are several criteria Patterson said he is looking for. “Does SciQuest deliver a func-
tionality PeopleSoft does not? What price do they charge?” Patterson said. “We want the best prices we can get our campus. There are just variances in whether SciQuest is the right vendor to use for that.” This is not SciQuest’s first partnership with an academic institution. Wiehe said they currently service 104 colleges and universities including University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. Jeff Davies, chief of staff for the UNC-system General Administration, said the software most schools use is not strong
enough for increasing demands, and needs to be replaced by something more efficient. SciQuest will be able to fill this niche, Davies said. Campuses will begin to use SciQuest before next school year, some right after Jan. 1, 2010. There is a four to five-month implementation process. “In our mind, this is a way to capitalize on the strength of our system in negotiating contracts that will give us the best prices for all campuses,” Davies said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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6BR/3BA wALk TO CAMpUS Rent now for 2009-10, $2,550/mo. See HowellStreet.com for pictures and floor plan. billiestraub@earthlink.net. Call 919-933-8144. AUgUST 1, 2010. WAlK TO UNC. 2BR-4BR available. 101, 102, 103 and 105 isley Street, Chapel Hill. $1,000-2,000/mo. Please drive by first then call to schedule the showing. 919-605-3444. ROOM AVAilABlE iN HiSTORiC HOUSE: easy walk to campus. $535/mo. +utilities, includes parking. Available immediately. 919-260-2304. HOUSESHARE: CHAPEl Hill TENNiS ClUB: Dependable responsible person needed to share and care take. 2 miles UNC, 1 block busline. January through July, longer. 929-6879.
ROOMS FOR RENT: CHAPEl Hill. looking for responsible and honest roommates to share a 4BR condo with female roommates. University Commons, non-smoking condo $420/mo, includes utilities. Contact Karen, 919-357-0976.
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$450/MO. UTiliTiES, lAUNDRY included! Fully furnished! 15 minutes to campus on T, NS, Saferide buslines! http://raleigh. craigslist.org/roo/1476510773.html. Mile to 2 shopping malls. Move in January 1-15. 919-913-5883.
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A screenshot of one.unc.edu represents only a fraction of a campaign recently launched to persuade N.C. taxpayers of UNC’s value to the state.
Marketing campaign aims to promote UNC BY Emily Banks Staff Writer
A new UNC marketing effort aims to persuade N.C. taxpayers and legislators that the University has importance and value to the state. T h e O ffi c e o f Un i v e r s i ty Development has par tnered with the communications agency Capstrat to develop a marketing strategy called “One.” The campaign is intended to show how UNC researchers, students and entrepreneurs impact taxpayers in hopes of generating support for the University, a priority during a difficult economic climate. But the economic downturn has made it difficult for the campaign to reach people outside the University community, which could limit the campaign’s effectiveness. Board of Trustees member Donald Curtis said he thinks the campaign addresses an important idea. “I’ve never felt that the citizens of North Carolina have ever fully appreciated the value of UNC,” he said. Nancy Davis, associate vice chancellor for University relations, said she hopes these advertisements will illuminate the value of the University for the taxpayers
and legislature that fund it. “The benefits can seem vague, so we’re trying to be specific,” she said. “People think it’s an extraordinarily great University, but don’t always see how the education we provide builds the future of North Carolina.” The campaign is centered around a Web site devoted to the program, where influential researchers, professors and alumni are profiled. The development office has also taken advantage of opportunities for free advertising at football games and in the Carolina Football magazine. T he University originally intended for the campaign to reach a broad audience through television ads, but it scaled back plans because of a lack of money. Davis said that after paying $268,500 to Capstrat for help with marketing research, plus $100,000 more in production costs, the school’s financial situation forced her office to cut costs. But she said she thinks the program will still be valueble. “I think this idea is even more relevant now than when it started because of the economy,” she said.
grams and testing target high-risk populations. Instances are highest among gay men, especially within the black and Latino populations, Scott said. “Your sexual orientation is not a barrier to your getting the disease. These are equal opportunity diseases,” Foust said. Project STAND offers syphilis education and testing in Durham County jails, state and federal prisons, homeless shelters and the community at large. There are also statewide programs such as RIOT — Rapid Intervention Outreach Team — which organizes door-to-door free testing for HIV and syphilis. Most of the funding for syphilis elimination efforts goes toward personnel costs, said Tekola Fisseha, the director for health education at the Durham County Public Health
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Department. The rest, which is minimal, goes toward education and testing. Funding cuts have led to the elimination of most of the personnel supporting prevention and awareness campaigns, Foust said. Durham County has found lowcost options for getting the word out. Selena Monk, a project coordinator at the Durham County Division of Health Education, created a Facebook page to raise awareness that has accrued more than 500 fans. She also initiated a texting service for people with questions. Durham County has kept its syphilis rates low compared to other counties, but Foust said that may not last. “This may start in one community, but if not rapidly attended to, it can spread out of that community.”
H1N1 from page 1
Non-itchy rash (typically on palms of hands and soles of feet) on one or more areas of the body that appears as or after the sores heal. May include fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches and fatigue.
served as a rallying point for the University community’s support. “Her friends have been great, and the hospital has been excellent,” Eric Chason said. Through the updates, her parents have informed the community of their daughter’s medical status — she is currently in serious condition — and of their outlook. “As I write, I feel afraid to say these words, afraid that my perceptions are not really true, but as her mother I just know what I know,” Cate Chason wrote Tuesday. Lillian Chason will continue on life support until her lungs can function without it. Until then, Eric Chason said there is only one thing to do. “Right now, it’s just a matter of waiting,” he said. Contact the State & National Most who have contracted Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. the virus have recovered without requiring medical treatment, according to the Centers for and treat syphilis Disease Control and Prevention, and college students around the people who do not treat syphilis at country have joked about the hand earlier stages. sanitizer bottles and face masks May damage internal organs. that have followed the outbreak. Signs include difficulty with muscle But more than 300 people died coordination, paralysis, numbness, from the virus between April and gradual blindness and dementia July of this year. Eric and Cate Chason have said Can cause death in extreme cases they welcome letters and cards and Treatment: have thanked the community for Can be treated in the primary and their prayers. secondary states. “We hope that she will start to improve soon as … she kicks out If infected for less than a year, the virus that is infecting her, but one penicillin injection is adequate. Additional doses are needed if infect- time is an important factor,” Eric Chason wrote on the Facebook ed for longer. page. Treatment will stop further damage to the body, but cannot reverse Contact the University Editor damage already done or prevent at udesk@unc.edu. people from contracting syphilis again.
Later, dormant stages:
Prevention:
How to recognize Transmission: Contact with a syphilis sore, which mainly emerges in the genital area
Primary stage: Single sore will appear between 10 and 90 days of contracting syphilis. Multiple sores sometimes appear. Sores are small, round and painless and heal within 3 to 6 weeks.
Secondary stage:
Begins when primary and secondary symptoms disappear, can last for years or emerge years after infection Develops in about 15 percent of
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Lillian Chason, a freshman, has been on life support at UNC Hospitals since Nov. 20 due to complications caused by the H1N1 virus.
How to help Lillian Chason’s parents have created a Facebook group for friends and well-wishers to follow her recovery. Post messages of support at http://bit.ly/chason.
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andrew dunn
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hirty-two years ago, the Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat traveled to Israel in hopes of seeking a permanent peace settlement with the Jewish state, with President Jimmy Carter acting as arbiter, in what is now known as the Camp David Accords. This cost Sadat his life. A militant Islamist would later assassinate the Egyptian president over the agreement after a fatwa was issued by an influential extremist cleric calling for his death. Such is the path that the “road plan for peace” has taken; indeed, it seems that two steps are taken backward every time one step is taken forward. The situation has not improved much. Although Israel is not at war with Egypt or with any other Middle Eastern nation at the moment, the Gaza Strip remains under control by Hamas, and Israel Defense Forces have been targeting parts of the Gaza Strip for some time. People have to ask themselves why so many Palestinians have abandoned the nationalist Fatah and the Palestinian Liberation Organization in order to support Hamas. Without a doubt, part of it had to do with the corruption that started to become rife in Fatah. But the majority of Palestinians have turned to Hamas out of desperation. The organization only began to really grow after the Oslo Accords resulted in nothing short of abject failure. Why were they a failure? The reason is simple: The two-state solution will not work. The Jewish settlement movement in the West Bank has done much to blur the lines between what parts of the Palestinian territories are truly owned by Palestinians and which are owned by Jewish settlers. Additionally, while the Palestinians will perhaps receive more self-determination by being allowed to govern themselves, the Palestinian state would likely only exist as a rump state with only the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as theirs. What needs to happen instead is that Israelis and Palestinians must coexist and live in one state, together. Only then will there truly be peace in the Holy Land. Perhaps we won’t have to wait too long for this: Demographic trends show that there will come a time where Israel must decide whether or not it wishes to regard itself as a Jewish state or as a democratic one. Frequently overlooked by the United States’ media is the horrific nature of the world in which Palestinians must live in and deal with on a daily basis. Most Americans, unfortunately, do not pay as much attention to Palestinians’ suffering as we do other issues, and we ignore the innocent blood spilled both intentionally and accidentally, such as during the Gaza War earlier this year. I believe that, with student clubs such as the Jewish Hillel on campus supporting Israel, there is a need for a strong voice showing solidarity to the Palestinians. I believe that a voice sympathetic to the Palestinian people is something that ought to be heard, and yet is rarely the loudest voice we as Americans hear. We should work to rectify this. Just because Israel is an important ally in the region does not mean they are sacrosanct and immune to criticism, either. After all, this is a free country, if but nominally so, and it’s necessary for Americans to hear two voices, not one.
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When’s the next bus? GPS tracking of P2P buses would help students’ transit
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nstalling GPS tracking systems in the P2P buses around campus would be well worth a marginal increase in student fees. Student government is currently looking to install NextBus tracking equipment on the P2P buses starting next semester but is still slightly short on cash. The NextBus system, already used by daytime Chapel Hill Transit buses, allows students to see when the next three buses arrive at any stop via the Internet. GPS locators would be placed on each bus, with a startup cost of $10,000. The student safety and secu-
rity committee has already come up with $8,020, and so the remaining costs must come from elsewhere. One idea that has been proposed is to cover the remaining costs with student fees. Although it may seem that a barrage of University programs are nickel-and-diming students through student fees, this program is well worth the extra few cents. Not only would the program be beneficial for students for convenience’s sake, but the GPS locators would also be a way of improving safety on campus. The idea was originally pitched by the Student Congress safety
committee for this very reason. Additionally, the startup costs are minimal. Only $1,980 dollars would come from an increase in student fees. With more than 28,000 students, that comes to about seven cents per student. And there is widespread support for the program. In a survey that was conducted by student government last week, 96 percent of more than 700 respondents said they would use NextBus technology to locate the P2P if such a program existed. Student Congress should raise student fees next semester to cover this practical program.
A good hook up N.C. State, UNC collaborating on information technology
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hile UNC and N.C. S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y might remain athletic rivals, the collaboration between the two universities on information technology is a welcome change. The choice to combine N.C. State’s human capital with UNC’s financial resources for implementing a new software system could save an impressive sum, perhaps $1 million. Larry Conrad and Marc Hoit, vice chancellors for information technology at UNC and N.C. State respectively, have revived a collaboration that they first created when working at other universities. The final deal allows both campuses to capitalize on the other’s strengths. It is a cost-
effective measure that is always welcome but sorely needed now as the UNC-system must capitalize on every opportunity for increased efficiency. UNC is in the middle of phasing in a new technology initiative known as ConnectCarolina. The initiative uses PeopleSoft software to overhaul the information technology systems of the University. Implementation has already begun for this initiative. But it will continue to be implemented in phases through 2013, with the human resource, payroll and financial components to be phased in next. While UNC is just beginning its move to PeopleSoft software for student services, N.C. State has 12 valuable years of experi-
ence with previous iterations of the software. In return for this human capital, UNC will invest more of the money it has reserved for ConnectCarolina to assist in N.C. State’s upgrade to the latest PeopleSoft version. Both men collaborated previously as vice chancellors of information technology at Florida universities. And they have dealt with PeopleSoft, the new software that UNC is currently implementing. While N.C. State has 12 schools and colleges, UNC has 17. Undertaking an overhaul of information technology is a daunting task but one made much easier by building off of the wealth of experience that N.C. State has to offer.
QuickHits Roy gets 600th win UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams recently notched his 600th career win. Congratulations a r e i n o r d e r. Now let’s see if he and his boys can pull a repeat of last year’s NCAA victory.
Texting law Chances are, you text while driving. In fact, maybe you’re driving right now, reading these QuickHits. But there’s a state law banning texting while driving. Bummer. Now you can’t text your friend and tell him how great this QuickHit is.
Cannabis University
Party crashers
Advocates of medical marijuana are opening colleges that teach how to grow and use pot in Oregon and Michigan. Why do they need a new college for that? We thought that was what your dorm was for.
Move over, Balloon Boy. There’s a new pointless story: the White House party crashers. Yeah, it’s cool they got in. But it’s getting kind of old. How about we launch them in a giant hot-air balloon for real?
Group projects
Same-sex marriage
As the semester draws to a close, many students are working on group projects. Everybody hates them and complains: “Group members are unreliable and I’m doing all the work.” But if everybody says that, somebody must be lying!
D.C. is well on its way to legalizing same-sex marriage after the D.C. council voted to approve it on Tuesday. But New York failed to follow suit yesterday. Major fail, New York. Remember the Stonewall riots? Yeah, that was in your state.
JOin us: The Daily Tar Heel is hiring for the spring semester. We’re looking for about eight columnists who will produce hard-hitting, insightful, well-written and well-researched columns with local relevance centered around a theme of their own choosing on a biweekly basis. We’re looking for about eight to 10 board members who will write unsigned editorials on behalf of the DTH. Members must attend a one-hour meeting on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday each week to brainstorm and pitch ideas. Each board member can expect to write at least three editorials a week. We’re looking for cartoonists who will produce creative, original editorial cartoons weekly. Submit three work samples to apply. Please visit Union 2409 or www.DailyTarHeel.com under “About us” for an application. Applications are due at 5 p.m. Dec. 7. Contact Opinion Editor Harrison Jobe at harrisonjobe@gmail.com with questions.
TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in response to Wednesday’s article on a study of the gender disparity in higher education (“Study to look into uneven gender ratio,” Dec. 2). I was appalled by the heterosexist language in the opening sentence. Not only is it a dangerous assumption to make about the sexuality of students, but it also reinforces the historical perception of young women’s interest in higher education as a vehicle to get an “MRS” degree (marriage) and not further their education. Additionally, the tone of the article devalues the contributions of female students by assuming that they need male students in order to have a successful learning environment. This is particularly worrisome for me when considering that female students are attending UNC within a power structure that overvalues masculinity and in a setting that did not previously admit women at all. Perhaps the question should not be why men are not at UNC now but why women weren’t in the past. I recognize that this study will be implemented regardless of the feelings of UNC or writers at The Daily Tar Heel; however, I would ask that staff more carefully monitor their language and tone to be more affirming of the entire student body. Joy Messinger Graduate student Gillings School of Global Public Health
DTH failed in its lack of World AIDS Day coverage TO THE EDITOR: I was very disappointed that The Daily Tar Heel choose to run a lead story on the front page Tuesday about middle class families choosing to build environmentally friendly “green” houses (“Support for green homes grows,” Dec. 1). While I understand the importance of environmentally friendly building, Tuesday was World AIDS Day, when we take time to remember all of those suffering from this terrible pandemic. Surely the staff at the DTH could have run some kind of front page story on the events that were happening all through campus on Tuesday to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and remember those that have died or are suffering from HIV/AIDS. Finally, whose idea was it to run a green story on the same day we play Michigan State? Get with it, DTH. Alex Orr Graduate student Gillings School of Global Public Health
Students deserve better seats, less wasted time TO THE EDITOR: I attended the Michigan State University game on Tuesday night, and realized what the problems were regarding student attendance. I got Phase 3 tickets, which claimed I could enter the Dean Dome at 7:30 p.m., and I thought I was going to get decent seats. However, after standing in line from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00
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p.m., I was finally shuffled up to the nosebleed section along with all but the select few with Phase 1 tickets that could grab the scarce riser or lower level seats. The reason for low student attendance is that we’re forced to get to the game two hours prior to tip-off, just to sit in terrible seats while the vast majority of the gym (and all the good seats) are empty awaiting the alumni fans who roll in right at tip-off. For a better student showing, CAA needs to find a way to get students better seats, or at least a way to get decent seats without having to waste two or three hours of their time. Contrary to Stephen Bloemeke’s letter (“Student attendance at games not that important,” Dec.2), student support for the Tar Heels is very important. Just because you’re not a sports fan and would prefer playing hopscotch at your dorm during a home game doesn’t mean you should bash the fans. Whether you’re a basketball fan or not, school spirit is vital to Carolina, and a better system needs to be put in place. Joe Kostka Senior Business
Bloemeke’s letter misses point of college basketball TO THE EDITOR: Stephen Bloemeke’s letter to the editor (“Student attendance at games not that important,” Dec.2) takes offense to the many letters written encouraging student attendance at basketball games, and states that these are written to “force guilt” on those who choose not to attend. First let me say that Bloemeke is correct on one point. It is your time to spend as you see fit. However, implying that students who attend games are “living vicariously through five kids with a ball” shows an absolute lack of understanding of what makes fans passionate about their teams. Some of the best memories of my undergraduate career at the University of Kansas are of the time that I spent with my friends and fellow students in the stands at Allen Fieldhouse. Being a college basketball fan is not about living vicariously through the players on the court, it is about sharing a common respect for tradition. It is about being a part of something bigger than yourself. It is about the feeling of excitement when your team takes the court wearing a jersey that represents your school. It is the overwhelming sense of pride when you hear your team announced as the national champions, and it is the sense of sadness that envelops diehard fans when your team falls short in the final seconds. I attended a game in the Dean Dome early this season and was disappointed in the lack of student involvement. I know that Carolina fans are some of the most passionate in college basketball, so the uproar about the new ticket policy seems to be warranted. O n e m o r e t h i n g , M r. Bloemeke. When you attend a school with an elite program, being called an elitist isn’t an insult. It’s just the truth. Jennifer L. O’Neill Student Services Manager Department of Public Policy
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