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DKE president shot to death Killed by police near Greensboro BY Brian Austin and Andrew Harrell Senior writers
university | page 5 FALL FEST FRENZY Thousands of students and hundreds of campus organizations flocked to South Road for UNC’s traditional celebration.
university | page 3 NEW HEELS WELCOMED Hundreds of freshman attended the annual back-to-school Convocation ceremony in the Smith Center on Sunday.
Courtland Smith, a junior biology major from Texas and president of the UNC chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was shot to death by police early Sunday morning. Smith was pronounced dead at 6:03 a.m. Sunday after being admitted to High Point Regional Hospital, said hospital spokesman Aaron Wall. He was shot by police in Archdale, about 15 miles south of
Greensboro, during a confrontation with an officer. A news release from the Archdale Police Department states a Caucasian male in his early 20s was shot during a confrontation with police early Sunday morning on Interstate 85. According to the news release, police stopped the individual’s car after he called officers to say he needed help and was suicidal. Multiple sources, including Wall and his supervisors, confirmed that Smith is the person described in
Courtland Smith, a junior biology major from Texas, died early Sunday morning. the police reports. The incident is under review by the State Bureau of Investigation, which has instructed UNC administrators not to comment. SBI investigates whenever local law enforcement request assistance on a case. “University officials can’t speculate about the case and have no
Classroom protected, jobs threatened
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arts | page 11 ACKLAND ATTRACTIONS Photo Illustration by Andrew Johnson
Rameses poses on the steps of South Building, illustrating the budget crunch the University is feeling. UNC received $39 million less than last year.
A state budget that cuts about $37.5 million from UNC won’t be apparent in the classroom but could severely impact almost every other area of campus. Because of the University’s revenue structure and what state money is used for, the cuts fall most heavily on centers and institutes, administrative functions and support services. The University will lay off about 100 employees. About $20 million of the cuts come from personnel, operations and utility costs. The University will have less money to spend on replacing outdated equipment and buying new library books. But administrators said they shielded academics from the cuts, and students should see little impact from the state’s work. “The cuts come in areas that are not directly involved in instruction,” said Dick Mann, vice chancellor for finance and administration. “We tried to hit those areas harder than the academic areas.” State appropriations make up about a quarter of the University’s more than $2 billion budget, but they are tied up in several key expenses, including salaries. Despite increases in money
Understanding the University’s revenues
39%
Non-operating revenues
10% Student tuition and fees
how it breaks down
0% Interest earnings on loans 0% Other operating revenues 2% State and local grants and contracts 5% Non-govt. grants and contracts 9% Patient services
24%
State appropriations
6%
UNC’s football team is using its preseason practices to address its youth and inexperience at wide receiver and offensive line.
this day in history AUG. 24, 2003 … Franklin Street music store Schoolkids Records opens a performance stage. The store, which opened in 1975, would close in March 2008.
Today’s weather Mostly sunny H 88, L 68
Tuesday’s weather Partly cloudy H 90, L 69
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private school in Houston. University officials are meeting today with Student Body President Jasmin Jones to discuss ways to address the campus. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
20% Federal grants and contracts SOURCE: 2008 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
See Budget, Page 5
While the state cut UNC’s budget substantially, the University did receive significant increases from the General Assembly in certain areas. Enrollment growth: UNC-Chapel Hill will receive $5,026,614 from a $44 million appropriation to the UNC system.
Investment income
5% Non-capital gifts 4% Non-capital grants non-operating 0% Other revenues
15% Sales and services
appropriated for financial aid and enrollment growth, UNC likely will see a decrease from last year in the total money it receives, though administrators said they will not have final numbers for several weeks. And though the budget is finalized, the state could still ask UNC to return some of the money it receives, which happened last year. “It is too early to know the final impact,” said Bruce Carney, interim executive vice chancellor and provost. “I have a deep worry that a shift in the economy could put us in an even more severe position.” The final cut — a combination of an approximately 7 percent reduction by the budget and Gov. Bev Perdue’s decision to withhold 5 percent from each state agency’s monthly allotment — totals about 12 percent of UNC’s state appropriations. While the governor’s request squeezes UNC further, administrators say it will prevent a series of successive cuts similar to last year that made financial planning difficult. “I’d rather have them do this now,” Mann said. “Now we know how to operate for the rest of the year.” The University began prepar-
BUDGET CUTS: Total cut: $39,283,279 less than the amount allocated for the 2008-09 school year. Cuts to Academic Affairs: $22,781,025 Cuts to Health Affairs: $14,730,080 Cuts to N.C. Area Health Education Centers: $1,772,174
Targeted Cuts: While the
General Assembly let UNC decide how most of the cuts fell, it also targeted the following programs for specific reductions: N.C. Judicial College: $150,000, a 15 percent cut in state appropriations N.C. Botanical Gardens: $145,462, a 12 percent cut in state appropriations Teacher Recruitment and Retention (STEM): $350,000, split between UNC and N.C. State Center for Alcohol Studies: $573,455
Centers and Institutes: The University must cut $5,788,919.
Tuition Waivers: The budget
also eliminates tuition waivers for citizens older than 65 and reduces the waiver for faculty and staff from three courses to two.
Budget Increases:
The chart below illustrates the University’s revenues for the 2007-08 school year. At $543.3 million that year, state appropriations made up 24 percent of the University’s revenues. Percentages have remained similar over the last two years.
TRAINING DAY
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Services, staff on the chopping block University editor
sports | page 24
In memorial
Budget Cuts
BY Kevin Kiley
The Ackland Art Museum now houses a collection of Asian art and a series of collages to tell a woman’s life story.
additional details to provide at this time,” according to a statement from UNC News Services. Members of the fraternity and UNC administrators gathered at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house throughout the day Sunday to talk and grieve over Smith’s death. Members and alumni of the fraternity on campus Sunday asked that their privacy be respected, but said they would have more information later this week. Smith was well-known on campus and an active member of the Greek community. He graduated from Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, a
Financial Aid: UNC-Chapel Hill will receive about $2 million of a $23,000,000 appropriation to the UNC system.
Capital Projects: The
University received funding for the following capital projects: Residence Hall Fire Suppression Sprinkler System Installations: $7,266,000 Carolina Inn Renovation: $10,000,000 Dean Smith Student Activity Center Renovation and Expansion: $7,500,000
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UNC to focus on efficiency Tuition increases set Bain says administration too complex
DTH ONLINE: Wade through the entire 107-page Bain & Company report.
BY Kevin Kiley University editor
Spurred by a report released this summer, University officials will spend the year working to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate redundant functions and reverse a trend of expanding administrative costs. The study, conducted by efficiency consultants Bain & Company on an anonymous donation, found that UNC is administration-heavy and decentralized, which hampers its day-to-day operations. Chancellor Holden Thorp called the report “107 pages of acronyms,” indicating that the report’s business jargon, organizational diagrams, and wordy explanations of methodology render it a difficult read. But the report makes recommendations that could lead to a dramatic restructuring of the way that UNC does business, which in turn may result in millions of dollars in savings. “It could very much change the culture of this place,” said Dick
See Bain Report, Page 5
by General Assembly BY Brian Austin Senior writer
The Bain report established 10 options for UNC to improve efficiencies. Here are some main themes of the report: Organizational Structure:
The University’s complex organizational structure is nine layers deep in some areas. More than half of supervisors have three or fewer people reporting to them, which leads to small departments. Administrative costs have grown at a faster rate than academic costs. Purchasing: Decentralized purchasing has led to buying from too many vendors, and systems are not automated or connected.
Information Technology:
Distribution of functions across campus has led to redundant infrastructure, a fragmented decision-making process and a lack of confidence in the ability to provide support. Finance: Finance personnel deal mostly with transactions instead
of creating long-term strategy. Human Resources: Central human resources offices interact with other campus offices with a variety of HR experience, which complicates management. UNC’s human resources organization is further complicated by the state personnel system. Centers & Institutes: The distribution of centers and institutes results in no standard reporting, inconsistent management policies, and separate finance, IT and human resource functions.
Research Support & Compliance: Non-standardized research support services make it difficult for offices to deal with increased demand. Some research support services overlap in responsibility.
Before the semester has even begun, the University likely has set rates for next year’s tuition increase for the bulk of students on campus. The state budget, signed into law Aug. 7, mandates that tuition will increase by $200 for every undergraduate student on campus for the 2010-11 school year. That increase is typical for instate undergraduate, but is significantly lower than the standard out-of-state student increase. Under state law, UNC-system schools are prohibited from increasing tuition beyond that $200 for in-state students, which effectively negates the University’s often-controversial tuition talks. Usually, the University assembles a tuition task force in the fall that makes recommendations to the chancellor and the Board of Trustees with input from students, faculty and administration. But this year, there isn’t a need for that. “A tuition process is extremely unlikely given the specificity of the language in the budget,” said Dwayne
Pinkney, assistant vice chancellor for finance and administration. Graduate students would also be bound by the mandated increase unless their schools’ tuition hikes were approved by the UNC-system earlier this year. Some schools establish these rates on a two-year basis. But all of this could change as the state budget situation improves or deteriorates. The tuition provisions will be reevaluated during the N.C. General Assembly’s short session next summer. While the University will not be able to further increase tuition for residents, non-resident students weren’t technically afforded the same guarantees, though top University administrators seem unaware that these students are exempt. Administration officials said they are planning to apply the $200 increase across the board, to both residents and non-residents. This increase is more or less in line with the $160 increase to instate students last year and represents a tuition increase of about 5
See Tuition, Page 5
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BY Kevin Kiley University editor
Spurred by a report released this summer, University officials will spend the year working to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate redundant functions and reverse a trend of expanding administrative costs. The study, conducted by efficiency consultants Bain & Company on an anonymous donation, found that UNC is administration-heavy and decentralized, which hampers its day-to-day operations. Chancellor Holden Thorp called the report “107 pages of acronyms,” indicating that the report’s business jargon, organizational diagrams, and wordy explanations of methodology render it a difficult read. But the report makes recommendations that could lead to a dramatic restructuring of the way that UNC does business, which in turn may result in millions of dollars in savings. “It could very much change the culture of this place,” said Dick Mann, vice chancellor for finance and administration.
tuition from page 1
BY Brian Austin Senior writer
Before the semester has even begun, the University likely has set rates for next year’s tuition increase for the bulk of students on campus. The state budget, signed into law Aug. 7, mandates that tuition will increase by $200 for every undergraduate student on campus for the 2010-11 school year. That increase is typical for instate undergraduate, but is significantly lower than the standard outof-state student increase. Under state law, UNC-system schools are prohibited from increasing tuition beyond that $200 for in-state students, which effectively negates the University’s often-controversial tuition talks. Usually, the University assembles a tuition task force in the fall that makes recommendations to the chancellor and the Board of Trustees with input from students, faculty and administration. But this year, there isn’t a need for that. “A tuition process is extremely unlikely given the specificity of the language in the budget,” said Dwayne Pinkney, assistant vice chancellor for finance and administration. Graduate students would also be bound by the mandated increase unless their schools’ tuition hikes were approved by the UNC-system earlier this year. Some schools establish these rates on a two-year basis. But all of this could change as the state budget situation improves or deteriorates. The tuition provisions will be reevaluated during the N.C. General Assembly’s short session next summer. While the University will not be able to further increase tuition for residents, non-resident students
budget from page 1
BY Kevin Kiley University editor
A state budget that cuts about $37.5 million from UNC won’t be apparent in the classroom but could severely impact almost every other area of campus. Because of the University’s revenue structure and what state money is used for, the cuts fall most heavily on centers and institutes, administrative functions and support services. The University will lay off about 100 employees. About $20 million of the cuts come from personnel, operations and utility costs. The University will have less money to spend on replacing outdated equipment and buying new library books. But administrators said they shielded academics from the cuts, and students should see little impact from the state’s work. “The cuts come in areas that are not directly involved in instruction,” said Dick Mann, vice chancellor for finance and administration. “We tried to hit those areas harder than the academic areas.” State appropriations make up about a quarter of the University’s more than $2 billion budget, but they are tied up in several key expenses, including salaries. Despite increases in money appropriated for financial aid and enrollment growth, UNC likely will see a decrease from last year in the total money it receives, though administrators said they will not have final numbers for several weeks. And though the budget is finalized, the state could still ask UNC to return some of the money it receives, which happened last year. “It is too early to know the final impact,” said Bruce Carney, interim executive vice chancellor and provost. “I have a deep worry that a shift in the economy could put us in an even more severe position.” The final cut — a combination of an approximately 7 percent reduction by the budget and Gov. Bev Perdue’s decision to withhold
Chief among the report’s findings is that in regards to personnel, the University has a complicated organizational structure that impacts almost every aspect of business. At some points, the chain of command is nine layers deep. A majority of administrators only manage one to three people. In the past few years, administrative costs have increased at a faster rate than academic costs. UNC officials said several things could explain the trend, including more research activities that require services and government mandates that create new positions. The University is also highly decentralized when it comes services, including human resources and information technology. Many employees feared that the report would call for centralizing these functions, which would decrease departmental independence. But the main recommendations call for ensuring that these services are provided at the same level across the school. “The report did not tell us to centralize every single function,” Thorp said. “That is not what we’re going to do.”
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Fall Fest food draws the crowds BY Eliza Kern
Assistant university editor
The smell of 2,000 free barbecue sandwiches wafted through Sunday’s humid night air. People jostled for space in a crowd of about 20,000 revelers on South Road. Fall Fest 2009 was on. More than 200 student groups set up tables and tried to lure new members with everything from dance lessons to drink cozies. Students linked arms to sing the alma mater as the marching band serenaded the NCAA men’s basketball champions. Fall Fest, the unofficial kickoff of the school year, is a tradition that began 13 years ago. University officials decided students needed a positive outlet for celebration instead of the alcohol consumption that led to numerous arrests the year before, said Don Luse, director of the Student Union. Fall Fest has become a UNC tradition that attracts large numbers
of students to South Road before classes begin. “It seems to be the kind of thing that not only new students get introduced, but students who’ve been here reconnect with their friends,” Luse said. According to Scott Myers, director of food services and vending, free food given out included: n 3,000 corn dogs n 5,500 slices of pizza n 6,500 bagels n 18,000 assorted beverages About 30 minutes into the festivities, freshman Aviv Sheetrit said she was having a great time at Fall Fest. “I’m kind of intimidated by all the student groups but it’s exhilarating at the same time,” she said. “I’m going to try to sign up for a whole bunch of clubs and really get involved.” And the free food? “Definitely a plus,” she said, laughing.
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NN must have had nothing to report on Thursday. Instead, they decided to comment on the entire nation’s Facebook activity. The story, titled “The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers,” calls out everyone from “The TMIer” to the “The Lurker.” “The Self-Promoters” and “The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bores” weren’t safe either. The article says that far more posts read like diary entries or even spam. But that’s not the worst. They mention a study which says that 40 percent or more of Twitter tweets are “pointless babble.” Seriously, CNN? It’s not right to poke fun at anybody using social networking Web sites when half of your reporting is done from them. You forgot to add “Pointless News Feed” to your list.
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QUOTED. “There was no recognition on the part of these officers that this would be the result. They didn’t know the vapor was present and would flash. It wasn’t as if the suspect was doused in a chemical.” — Lancaster, Penn. Police Chief David Bailey about a 31-year-old homeless man who was set on fire by police Tasers because he had been huffing chemicals to get high. Note to self: stick to liquid.
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att Kemnitz, a junior public policy major, races down an inflatable slide Sunday night during COMMUNITY CALENDAr Fall Fest. Students could also play volleyball, ping pong, and frisbee golf. Thousands of students turned out for Library of Babel,” in 10 languages. Self-defense seminar: UNC’s selfTime: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. defense club will teach a few moves the back-to-school event. Read the full story on page 5.
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Borges at 110: Help celebrate the 110th birthday of Argentine writer, poet, professor and librarian Jorge Luis Borges. The event will include tributes, a video clip of Borges and a reading of his short story, “The
Location: Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room
Sunset Serendade: Student a capella groups the Achordants, Cadence, Clef Hangers, Harmonyx, Loreleis, Psalm 100, Sababa, Tar Heel Voices and the Walk-Ons will perform. Chancellor Holden Thorp will join the Clef Hangers to perform. Time: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Wilson Library steps Magic Monday: Local magician Michael Casey will perform. Casey specializes in close-up magic such as cards and coins. Also performing that night are Cory Branan, Matthew Allen Schwartz and Andy Bilinski. Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Local 506 at 506 W. Franklin St.
Tuesday Sport club drive: Learn about UNC’s more than 50 athletic clubs and sign up to join a few. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: The Pit
to keep people safe on campus. Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Location: Student and Academic Services Building North, Upendo Lounge
First-generation reception: Students who are the first in their families to attend college can meet one another and enjoy free pizza. Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: Student Union Underground Live music: The band “Much is Given” will play at The Cave. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: 452 1/2 W. Franklin St. Capture the flag: Intramural sports will lead the game. Time: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Hooker Field #4 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.
Police log n Somebody robbed the Red
Roof Inn at gunpoint at 2:45 a.m. Aug. 15, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The robber stole $3,650 in cash and computers, reports state. n Somebody broke into a car
between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday by the Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse store on Fordham Boulevard and stole a GPS, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The GPS in the 1986 Ford Econoline was valued at $260, reports state. n Somebody dumped mulch and plants on a parked car between 12:45 a.m. and 7:36 a.m. Wednesday at 200 Old Forest Creek Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Police had to break a car window to remove a baby in distress at 11:14 a.m. Thursday at 620 Market
St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The car was locked, so they broke the $200 window with a blunt object, reports state. n Somebody reported at 10:01 a.m. Monday that a neighbor at 1100 Arborgate Circle was playing Guitar Hero too loudly, according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Vandals egged seven vehicles and two houses between Aug. 14 and 21, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Damages from the incidents totaled $5,351, reports state. One home was also hit by oranges, reports state. n Somebody entered an unlocked 2006 Toyota Corolla and stole a purse between midnight and 7 a.m. Saturday at 837 Shady Lawn Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The purse and its contents were worth $5, reports state.
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UNC once again ranked fifth best public university in U.S. UNC is the fifth best public university in the nation for the ninth consecutive year, according to the annual list in U.S. News & World Report magazine. The rankings were released in the magazine’s 2010 edition of the “America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Placements are based in part on a formula combining opinion survey responses from college officials, as well as 15 objective indicators of academic quality. The University of California at Berkeley ranked first on the public university list. In a ranking of both public and private universities, UNC was named 28th in a tie with Tufts University and Wake Forest University. Duke University placed 10th and N.C. State placed 88th. N.C. Central University ranked 10th among the nation’s historically black universities.
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Castillo found guilty of murder Policy Jury doesn’t accept insanity defense
The story so far
by ANIKA ANAND
April 2006 Alvaro Castillo
Assistant City Editor
Alvaro Castillo was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder Friday. The 22-year-old Orange High School graduate shot and killed his father, Rafael Huez Castillo, and opened fire at his high school on Aug. 30, 2006 in an effort to mimic the 1999 Columbine school shooting. After close to three weeks of court hearings, the 12-person jury deliberated for a little more than eight hours before deciding Castillo was not criminally insane, as the defense had argued.
In a CNN video recorded after the verdict was announced, Castillo said, “I shocked and hurt a lot of people, but that wasn’t my intention. I simply wanted to help, but now I realize that what I did was wrong.” Attorneys presented evidence, including videos Castillo had recorded of himself after shooting his father and diary entries detailing his plans for a school shooting. “I must have shot him four or five times in the head. Nothing can bring him back. He’s dead … I’ll show you,” Castillo said in the video. While both the defense and
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attempts suicide, but his father, Rafael Castillo, prevents him from doing so. Castillo is committed to a local mental facility and released shortly after.
Aug. 30, 2006 Castillo shoots
and kills his father, then goes to Orange High School, where he graduated in 2005. He opens fire on students in an outdoor area, wounding two.
Aug. 31, 2006 Castillo is also
charged with having a gun on school property and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, among other charges.
Oct. 30, 2006 The Orange
County grand jury indicts Castillo on charges of first-degree murder and nine other charges.
Spring 2007 Castillo’s mother helps convince District Attorney Jim Woodall not to pursue the death penalty.
not guilty by reason of insanity to all the charges that had been filed against him.
Aug. 3, 2009 Castillo’s trial begins.
Thursday Lawyers give closing arguments.
Fr e s h m e n c l a s s m e m b e r s received almost $1.2 million in academic scholarships from UNC. The total value of the gifts amounts to almost $4.8 million, because they are renewable for each year of undergraduate study. Strong academic achievement was the focus of many of the scholarships. Others also looked for a commitment to community service.
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Bus route from Chapel Hill to Pittsboro starts today
Court statements implicate Lovette in another killing Lawrence Alvin Lovette, one of the men charged with killing former Student Body President Eve Carson in March 2008, has made statements implicating himself in the killing of a Duke student. The lawyer for Stephen Oates, who is accused of killing Duke graduate student Abhijit Mahato, filed motions earlier this month claiming that Lovette told a friend he and someone named “Phillip” forced Mahato to accompany them to an ATM machine, forcing him to make a withdrawal, then robbed him of his cell phone and iPod before killing him. A separate motion states that Lovette admitted he had just killed someone after his arrest in the Carson killing.
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undreds of freshmen crowded the Dean Smith Center on Sunday for the University’s annual convocation ceremony. Chancellor Holden Thorp, presiding over his second such ceremony, advised the incoming students to take better advantage of the opportunities that UNC affords
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than he took as an undergraduate in the early 1980s. Thorp urged the students to study abroad and also said he wished he had taken the time to learn different languages while a student. Today, freshmen will discuss the summer reading book, “A Home on the Field,” by Paul Cuadros.
Student insurance required by 2010 By Emily Stephenson Senior Writer
UNC-system students must have health insurance by fall 2010, a policy approved this month by the system’s governing body. The Board of Governors approved a plan to create a systemwide insurance plan that students at all 16 schools can purchase. Students who don’t buy the plan will have to demonstrate creditable coverage through a parent, employer or other source. UNC schools offer campus insurance plans, but they offer different premiums, deductibles and benefits, said Bruce Mallette, UNC-system senior associate vice president for academic and student affairs. “Each campus doesn’t have the same common base plan,” Mallette said. “Everything is a little bit different. We’re trying to find a comArts Briefs mon bond, a common base for Reception honoring Borges; everything.” readings, discussion, movie According to documents from an Aug. 14 Board of Governors meetIn celebration of the 110th ing, student premiums in the 2008anniversary of the birthday of 2009 school year ranged from $380 Latin American author Jorge Luis Borges, there will be a celebratory reception and reading at 5 p.m. today in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room in Wilson Library. The program will feature read- by mark abadi ings of his prominent short story, assistant city editor “The Library of Babel,” in 10 lanIn the next few months, 24 canguages. There will also be a discus- didates will vie for 12 open seats in sion and short video. local town government. The departments of English, Action started this summer when comparative literature and Spanish candidates announced their plans are sponsoring the event. and some incumbents resigned. Here are the top five things you A cappella groups perform might have missed:
at the UNC School of the Arts to $1,565 at UNC-Chapel Hill. Thirteen UNC schools have joined a consortium and purchase insurance from the same vendor, but Mallette said even those campuses don’t offer uniform plans. Officials said they hope to create a base plan under one provider with lower premiums, between $549 and $679 under one proposal. All campuses would offer the basic plan with the option of expanding coverage. “We’re simply using our market muscle,” Mallette said, echoing a phrase from UNC-system President Erskine Bowles. “It’s much more competitive if you go to the marketplace and say, ‘This is what we want.’” Student leaders discussed the proposals during the summer and decided they could support both the insurance requirement and a uniform plan, said Greg Doucette, president of the Association of Student Governments. ASG is a statewide student government organization with representatives from all UNC-system schools.
Eleven UNC schools already require students to have insurance. Five schools, including UNC-CH, offer student insurance but don’t require coverage. “A mandatory health insurance requirement is becoming increasingly common among colleges and universities,” stated Dr. Mary Covington, UNC-CH’s assistant vice chancellor for campus health services, in an e-mail. The University of Virginia requires insurance, and Covington said some UNC-CH graduate programs already require insurance. Most years, about 10 percent of UNC-CH undergraduate students are uninsured. Mallette said he expects an insurance plan draft to be finished by Sept. 1, allowing officials to select a vendor in January. The two vendors currently serving the UNC system are BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina and Pearce & Pearce Inc., which specializes in student insurance. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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A new bus route will run from Pittsboro to UNC along U.S. 15-501, providing a public transit option for commuters beginning today. Chapel Hill Transit partnered with the Town of Pittsboro and Chatham County to fund the PX route. The first week of service will be free for riders. After that, one-way fare costs $3. A $65 monthly pass is also being offered. Primary stops on the route include the Chatham County courthouse, Lowe’s Drive park and ride lot and two stops at Fearrington Village. Chapel Hill stops include UNC Hospitals, the Student Union and the State Employees’ Credit Union on Pittsboro Street. The PX route also will offer a free pickup service for pass holders who miss their bus between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Passes can be purchased at Piggly Wiggly in Pittsboro, Chapel Hill Town Hall and Pittsboro Town Hall.
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UNC-system schools’ health insurance providers for 2009-2010 NCCU, ECSU, FSU, NCA&T, UNC School of the Arts, UNC-A, UNC-C, UNC-G, UNC-P, WCU, WSSU: Pearce & Pearce Inc.; all students required to have health insurance*
ECU, UNC-W: Pearce & Pearce Inc.; health insurance offered on a voluntary basis
ASU, NCSU, UNC-CH: BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina; health insurance offered on a voluntary basis *Students at schools that require health insurance do not have to buy the campus plan but must demonstrate that they have coverage through an employer, parent, etc.
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RALEIGH — N.C. community colleges are poised to change their policy on the admission of illegal immigrants, this time allowing them to attend, for the fifth time in nine years. The policy committee of the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges reached an agreement Thursday on a new policy that would allow illegal immigrants to attend community colleges at out-of-state tuition rates as long as there are enough seats for legal residents. The new policy item will be voted on at the board’s monthly meeting in September, but Stuart Fountain, chairman of the policy committee, said he didn’t foresee any obstacles to passing it. “From the first reading, everyone seemed to be pretty comfortable with it,” he said. “While we normally move at the all-deliberate speed of a glacier, we’ve been working on this since June and we’re satisfied that what we have is a very fair, very workable policy.” If passed, the policy will be evaluated in the rules and regulations committee for six to 12 months before becoming an official policy. In 2001, the state board issued a memorandum allowing the admission of illegal immigrants only if they met narrow federal guidelines for eligibility. In Aug. 2004, then-president of N.C. Community Colleges Martin Lancaster opened admission to all illegal immigrants. Later that month, Lancaster issued another statement saying that no community college was required to admit them. The current debate began in May 2008, when former Gov. Mike Easley told the community college system that it could decide itself whether to accept illegal immigrants. The board temporarily banned illegal immigrations from attending while it considered a permanent policy. Fountain said he anticipates that illegal immigrants will be able to once again attend beginning in fall 2010 with the new policy. Illegal immigrants will have to pay roughly $7,000 a year at most community colleges in North Carolina. Fountain said the high cost would likely prevent a large number of illegal immigrants from attending, and those who did attend wouldn’t place a financial burden on the system. “In fact, we stand to make a little bit of money,” he said. But there still remains some division on community college campuses across the state as to whether individual colleges should admit illegal immigrants, said Jonathan Furnas, president of N4CSGA, the association of student governments for the N.C. community college system. “There’s a lot of division,” Furnas said. “There are some very differing opinions among students.” Ron Bilbao, president of the UNC organization Coalition for College Access, which lobbied last year for a policy admitting illegal immigrants, said that while the policy might set a good precedent, it won’t stop the state legislature from banning their admission. “Every single year there is a piece of legislature that comes up to ban admission, and we can’t have that happen this year — we have to focus at the federal level.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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Nine UNC a cappella groups will perform at the annual Sunset Serenade at 8 p.m. tonight on the steps of Wilson Library. Each act will sing two pieces and come together in the end for the alma mater. Pe r f o r m e r s i n c l u d e t h e Achordants, Cadence, Clef Hangers, Harmonyx, Loreleis, Psalm 100, Sababa, Tar Heel Voices and Walk-ons. Chancellor Holden Thorp will lead the alma mater.
1. Chapel Hill mayor considers U.S. senate
The man Chapel Hill residents have called their mayor for eight years is considering running for a new title: senator. Kevin Foy, Mayor Kevin who has served Foy as the town’s mayor since 2001, has said he is —From staff and wire reports. considering a race for the U.S.
Senate next November. Foy would challenge incumbent Richard Burr for the seat. The leap would be significant: Foy’s constituency would mushroom from about 50,000 to more than 9 million. Foy announced in late May he would not seek election to a fifth term as mayor of Chapel Hill. “I’ve given a lot of thought to whether I should ask voters to elect me again this fall,” Foy wrote in a statement. “But because I have accomplished the things that I set out to do when I first ran for mayor in 2001, I am not going to run for re-election this year.” To fill the office, Augustus Cho, Kevin Wolff, and current council members Matt Czajkowski and Mark Kleinschmidt all filed in July to participate in the election. Foy has until the filing deadline —March 1, 2010 — to make up his mind.
2. Bill Strom’s seat up for appointment, not election Bill Strom caused a stir in the election season when he resigned from the Chapel Hill Town Council earlier this month. Strom was Councilman in the middle of Bill Strom serving his third term as council member when he announced his resignation July 30. But it wasn’t the resignation itself that caused controversy as much as his timing: Strom resigned two weeks after the filing window closed, meaning any hopeful candidate missed out on the chance to run for his empty seat. Now the council gets to appoint Strom’s replacement. The council will begin discuss-
ing potential appointees at their Sept. 14 meeting. “I haven’t talked to him, so I have no idea who he wanted,” council member Laurin Easthom said. “But he’s not the one making that decision, so that doesn’t really matter.”
3. Not-so-voter-owned elections A program designed to level the playing field this election has been generally rejected by its candidates. This year, Chapel Hill is testing out the voter-owned election system, which limits the amount of money candidates can spend and requires them to fundraise in order to receive public grants. But so far, only two of the 12 candidates for mayor and town council — Kleinschmidt and Penny Rich — are participating in the program. Candidates can opt in to the program until Oct. 16. The overall rejection of the sys-
tem has called into question the role of money in local elections. Ruby Sinreich, operator of the left-leaning OrangePolitics blog, said voter-owned elections were necessary to prevent politicians from buying elections. She pointed to the 2007 town council election, when Czajkowski beat Cam Hill by only 63 votes, to prove her point. “Matt spent over $10,000. Cam spent no money,” she said. “If you don’t think money had an influence there, you probably weren’t paying attention.”
4. New political action group forms Citizens for Responsible Government, a group primarily composed of local business owners, is looking to make sure downtown development remains a focal point of this year’s election. Members of the group, which
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PIT TALK Covering the lighter side of campus, Pit Talk is the place for features throughout the campus.
THE HOME TEAM A blog We started putting links in some of our stories over the summer. This semester we plan to link in all our stories. Our theory with linking is this: We aim to offer you the best news possible. But if someone else does it better, we owe it to you to share with you. Reporters writing for many of our blogs will also be using Publish2 to share links of what they’re reading.
The new Web site allows us to tag stories by topic. This will make it easier for you to find out more information about just one particular topic. We want the Web site to be a source of information for students who constantly come and go. To accomplish this, each topic will have its own page on the Web site that collects all related stories. The page will also give a general overview of the subject.
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DIVE A complement to our THIS WEEK: A live chat with summer reading author Paul Cuadros at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Cuadros will take questions about his book, “A Home on the Field.” Send in questions before the chat to ewstephe@email.unc. edu or tweet to @dailytarheel with #Cuadros. Photos from Fall Fest. Get your picture taken with the national championship trophy? Find it online. Videos explaining our goals for the year and walking you through the new Web site. A directory of Daily Tar Heel editors and reporters on Twitter.
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Carrboro aldermen to discuss vacant post by Matthew McGibney STAFF WRITER
After a surprise resignation, John Herrera’s seat on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen might remain empty until his term ends in December. By law, the board has the responsibility of filling his seat. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the board will discuss whether they will immediately fill it. Because state law doesn’t give a deadline, Mayor Mark Chilton said the board might leave his seat vacant until after the November elections. Five people are running for three open seats. Herrera tendered his resignation Thursday as a Board of Aldermen member and town mayor pro tem
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Alvaro Castillo was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder Friday. The 22-year-old Orange High School graduate shot and killed his father, Rafael Huez Castillo, and opened fire at his high school on Aug. 30, 2006 in an effort to mimic the 1999 Columbine school
citing family obligations. Herrera’s recent marriage made him stepfather of three children, in addition to three from his first marriage. “With six kids, my hands are full,” Herrera said. “I think people will understand what I’m going through and that my priorities are now on my family and kids.” Herrera, the state’s first immigrant Latino elected to municipal office, had said earlier this summer that he wouldn’t run again this year. He decided to cut his term short when a larger house in Holly Springs became available. Because Herrera would no longer live in Carrboro, he said he felt the best way to avoid any complications would be to step down for the
remainder of his term. His resignation raised fewer questions than that of Chapel Hill Town Council’s Bill Strom, who left right after the filing deadline for elections, leaving his seat up for appointment instead of election. Joal Hall Broun has been on the Board of Aldermen during Herrera’s entire tenure, which started in 2001. She said he always brought a unique vision to the board. “Even when we disagreed, he was the type of person you could just agree to disagree with,” Broun said. Herrera’s mayor pro tem position would most likely be moved to the most senior member of the board, Jacquie Gist. “It’s not an awesome responsibil-
shooting. After close to three weeks of court hearings, the 12-person jury deliberated for a little more than eight hours before deciding Castillo was not criminally insane, as the defense had argued. In a CNN video recorded after the verdict was announced, Castillo said, “I shocked and hurt a lot of people, but that wasn’t my intention. I simply wanted to help, but now I realize that what I did was wrong.” Attorneys presented evidence,
including videos Castillo had recorded of himself after shooting his father and diary entries detailing his plans for a school shooting. “I must have shot him four or five times in the head. Nothing can bring him back. He’s dead … I’ll show you,” Castillo said in the video. While both the defense and prosecution agreed that Castillo was mentally ill, jurors had to decide whether that mental illness constituted criminal insanity. “This was a unique case because
Mayor Pro Tem John Herrera decided to resign his seat about four months before his term ended. ity,” Chilton said. “It’s usually a ceremonial post.” Herrera has endorsed Sammy Slade, the race’s only Latino candidate, either to be appointed within the next few weeks to serve the remainder of Herrera’s term or to be elected in November. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. it had a very narrow point of contention and that was, was he insane at the time he committed the acts?” District Attorney Jim Woodall said in an interview. “Even though we all agreed he was seriously mentally ill, that falls far short of insanity.” Castillo has opted to receive mental illness treatment while he is incarcerated at the N.C. Department of Corrections, Woodall said. Besides highlighting a history of mental illness in Castillo’s family, his attorneys, James Williams and
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term as mayor of Chapel Hill. “I’ve given a lot of thought to whether I should ask voters to elect me again this fall,” Foy wrote in a statement. Amanda “But because Ashley I have accomplished the things that I set out to do when I first ran for mayor in 2001, I am not going to run for re-election this year.” To fill the office, Augustus Cho, Kevin Wolff, and current council members Matt Czajkowski and Mark Kleinschmidt all filed in July to participate in the election. Foy has until the filing deadline —March 1, 2010 — to make up his mind. Bill Strom caused a stir in the election season when he resigned
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In the next few months, 24 candidates will vie for 12 open seats in local town government. Action started this summer when candidates announced their plans and some incumbents resigned. Here are the top five things you might have missed: The man Chapel Hill residents have called their mayor for eight years is considering running for a new title: senator. Kevin Foy, who has served as the town’s mayor since 2001, has said he is considering a race for the U.S. Senate next November. Foy would challenge incumbent Richard Burr for the seat. The leap would be significant: Foy’s constituency would mushroom from about 50,000 to more than 9 million. Foy announced in late May he would not seek election to a fifth
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Journalism project aims Energy director reaches out to unite neighborhood By Rebecca Putterman Senior Writer
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Fourteen-year-old Durham resident Rosalia Preiss knew little about journalism before she took Jock Lauterer’s photography class this past summer. “I have always been interested in photography, but I never had the chance to do it,” she said. “This class showed me what journalism is like, and it seems pretty cool.” Introducing Preiss to photography meant success for Lauterer, a lecturer in the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication and director of the Carolina Community Media Project. Lauterer’s community journalism class, in conjunction with journalism students at N.C. Central University, is using a newspaper project to keep high-risk Durham teens out of trouble and more interested in college. The project, known as the C o m m u n i t y Ne w s p a p e r f o r Northeast Central Durham, was thought up by a UNC city and regional planning graduate class more than a year ago. It allows teenagers to help in the production of a newspaper produced by UNC and NCCU students. “Our future goal is to hand this off to the community, and they can take over it,” said Mai Nguyen, assistant professor in the department. Nguyen assigned her class to brainstorm ways to revitalize Northeast Durham with grant money. “One of the things they came up
Before coming to UNC, Chris Martin, director of UNC Energy Management, spent 10 years in one of the harshest climates in the world: Antarctica. Working to heat facilities used by scientists in the seventh, least-known continent, Martin said he discovered that no matter what the climate, energy conservation and environmental protection are possible. Now, as he settles into his oneyear-old job on campus, Martin’s two passions — engineering and the environment — have come together. “I did not intend my career to be necessarily in the energy field nor in the environmental area as well,” Martin said. “But what I found was while working in facilities, I saw great potential in energy efficiency improvements, and I got more and more interested in energy conserCourtesy of Jock Lauterer vation just because of the great Members of Jock Lauterer’s photojournalism class pose in front of their potential that was there and the photo exhibit in Durham. They will contribute to a new publication this fall. impact it would have.” A new campuswide energy polwith was fixing the misconception teens during the past year. icy implemented in July is pushabout the area,” Nguyen said. “The D a m i o n G r av e s , 17, t o o k ing Martin into the open, forcing media coverage about the area is Lauterer’s photography class dur- him to interact with the student typically negative.” ing the summer and said it expand- body and teach them what he has City and regional planning grad- ed his interest in photography. uate student Hye-sung Han, came “I wanted to learn more,” he said, up with the idea of giving the neigh- “Now I know not just about what borhood its own publication. you see in the picture, but why you “What’s most important in a strug- took that picture and what’s inside gling neighborhood is for people to the picture.” By Ryan Davis have a sense of belonging,” Han said. The first online publication, Staff Writer Buddy Bartles knows how to Han and Nguyen contacted Lauterer called the Northeast Central for help with journalistic aspects of Durham Community VOICE, is party. On the weekends you can find him and his buddies at all the the project, such as finding staff, set to debut Sept. 23. space and equipment. “It’s called the VOICE because biggest fraternity parties and Greek In an effort to strengthen the proj- this is a community that deserves events around Chapel Hill. But you won’t find Bartles doing ect, Lauterer and UNC journalism to have its voice heard,” Lauterer keg stands, playing beer pong or student Carly Brantmeyer taught said. free photography classes for Durham The publication will be in online jumping off balconies into swimformat for the first five monthly ming pools. Instead, he makes sure publications and will be converted that students taking part in those activities stay out of harm’s way. into print format afterward. “Our primary role is to ensure that Lauterer said seeing the print version of the VOICE will be grati- those people attending our events are fying, but the largest reward will be safe,” Bartles said. “But the events are seeing kids be involved and succeed a lot of fun, and hanging out with the students is always enjoyable.” personally. Bartles, a former police officer, “When they walk across a graduation stage, that will be a measure works with American Diversified Security Inc. in Raleigh, a private of success right there.” company that specializes in providContact the Features Editor ing security staff to Greek events at features@unc.edu. primarily at UNC but also at Duke
learned about the importance of efficient energy management. After graduating from North Carolina State University’s mechanical engineering program, Martin didn’t think much about environmental conservation. But as an engineer, he said, it’s only natural to think about solutions to inefficiencies. He began to understand exactly how energy inefficiencies could be limited when he was in Antarctica. “You would tend to think of heating and providing a comfortable place to stay in the harshest climate in the world,” Martin said. “But even in the most inhospitable climate such as that, there was a great deal of opportunity to save energy there and reduce the environmental impact in what is one of our most pristine continents left.” Now his attention is turned to energy efficiency at UNC. The new energy policy is a behavioral policy, seeking to educate faculty, students and staff on how to actively participate in campus energy management. Cindy Shea, director of the UNC Sustainability Office, is working with Martin and his department to implement the new policy. Although Shea admitted that
these behavioral modifications are nothing new, she said she thinks students are more concerned now about environmental conservation than ever before. “Unfortunately, some people have perceived conservation as a burden as opposed to an opportunity,” she said. “I think more and more people are recognizing that investing in energy efficiency is a great return on your money.” As it stands, the legislature pays most of the University’s energy bills, so departments aren’t aware of how much its building’s occupants are spending. Martin and his department would like to create an energy “dashboard” that would be accessible online. It would show the University community the cost and use of energy in every department so people can measure their energy conservation activities. “The great conscience of the University — environmental sensitivity — hopefully will engage that information and react to it. If it’s not a financially driven incentive at least it’s sensitivity-driven,” Martin said. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
Greek events use ‘Buddy’ system University and North Carolina State University. Bartles, along with 20 other parttime employees, can be found at Greek events all around town. On a given weekend, six or more security officers from Bartles’ company might be on campus. “Security is something that (the Greek community) has to do just because of the chances of what may happen without it,” said James Hill, president of the UNC chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Bartles said that despite the common conception that drunken college students can get out of hand fairly easily, he has never dealt with any major altercations in his 15 years of providing security to college organizations. “A lot of what goes on at these parties gets blown out of proportion by ridiculous stuff in movies,” he said. “But still, sometimes the girls can drink a little too much and the guys can do some stupid stuff. At the end of the night, there’s always a little something to chuckle about.” While drunken behavior might be less of a problem than many think, underage drinking is still a serious problem, Bartles said. This weekend, Bartles and his team will focus on rush events. “The biggest problem we have is dealing with underage drinking — underage people trying to get into
DTH ONLINE: The new Party Czar blog chronicles after-class BLOG life and leisure around campus. events, fake IDs — things of that nature,” he said. But Bartles and his team continue to crack down on underage drinking and check for fake IDs. “Each year it seems like it gets better and better,” he said. “You learn from your mistakes.” While acting as security at parties is Bartles’ primary function, he has other reasons to justify working in a college environment. “Outside of the parties, we cover a lot of Greek events and fundraisers too,” he said. “With all of the partying, people forget that the Greek community does a lot of good in the community too, and that is a big reason we enjoy being a part of it.” For Bartles, the incentive for working with college students isn’t material or financial. “If we were doing this for the money, we wouldn’t be doing it,” he said. Instead, he said, he does it because the students he meets are always fun to talk to. “We all love Buddy,” Hill said. “You say his name, and everyone knows who you’re talking about.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
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aiden Baker of Lancaster, S.C., enjoys Bynum Fountain and other features of the UNC campus. Baker’s family, decked in Tar Heel apparel, traveled to Chapel Hill for “Meet the Heels,” an event hosted by the UNC football team Saturday evening in Kenan Stadium. During the event, the UNC coaching staff and team members signed autographs for eager fans after being introduced by radio broadcaster Woody Durham.
Exhibits highlight life, Asian art By Katy Doll Arts Editor
A lifetime of collages and famous Asian art fills the halls of the Ackland Art Museum, covering the stark museum walls with familiar-feeling paper quilts and intricate tapestries. Two major exhibits, one an artist’s retrospective, the other a collection of historic Asian art, are on display at the Ackland, but not for long. The exhibit “Aldwyth: work v./ work n.” is the first major exhibition ever for collage artist Aldwyth. It runs through Sept. 13. She can spend decades on one piece, creating something that is both visually and intellectually interesting, said Nic Brown, director of communications for the Ackland. Aldwyth, 73, lives on a coastal island in South Carolina. Her work involves found objects — artifacts that have special meaning to her — and collages, often drawing from pop culture or art history in her work. “Just about everything in the Aldwyth exhibition is pretty great,” said Emily Kass, Ackland director. “I don’t know any artists who are doing anything quite like that.” Aldwyth will also speak Sept. 8 at UNC as part of the Hanes
Visiting Artist Lecture series. The second exhibit, “Sage in the Bamboo Grove: The Legacy of Sherman E. Lee,” honors the late Asian art scholar Lee. Lee lived in Chapel Hill after he retired and helped the Ackland build its substantial collection. He died in 2008. Kass said the Ackland’s Asian art collection is the only one of its kind in the state, but only a portion of it is on view at any given time. With such a large collection, she said it is important to make connections with areas beyond art. “How does this relate to other disciplines that students are studying and researching?” Kass said in regards to connecting the art with campus. “It’s not just art and culture, but also literature and languages and on and on.” The Sage exhibit will run until Nov. 29. The Ackland also has other exhibits and a permanent collection. One of the permanent collection installations, “Reinventing the Figure,” holds some of Kass’s favorite pieces. “The Legend of Lot” by George Segal incorporates both a sculpture and a painting as one work of art and
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Visitors to the Ackland Art Museum enjoy selections from the Aldwyth exhibition, which runs through Sept. 13.
a floor piece by Do-Ho Suh allows visitors to walk across the work. These pieces allow viewers to interact with the art in an unusual way, Kass said. “There’s a real variety of kinds of arts and cultures represented at the museum, and exhibitions change,” she said. “Coming once will only give people a snapshot of what the museum does.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
Two famed Tar Heels will be teaching a new first-year seminar, which will offer students the chance to see 18 musical performances this fall. The class, a first-year seminar called MUSC 064 – Listening to Music, will team up Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser and Emil Kang, Carolina Performing Arts executive director, to introduce musical presentations to about 20 freshmens. “One of the great tragedies of the Carolina experience is for a student to come here and not take advantage of everything,” Moeser said. “The purpose is to inculcate an appreciation and understanding of a wide variety of cultural offerings, which I think will inform their life and academic experience in so many different ways.” Kang and Moeser will teach the class in a discussion format, covering contemporary cultural issues as well as musical techniques. “We’re touching on many different cultures; early on we’ve got Iranian hip-hop,” Moeser said. “The idea of Iranian hip-hop is an oxymoron to begin with. I can’t imagine what its going to be like. But I’m sure we won’t escape talking about what’s going on in Iran right now, just culturally and politically.”
Former Chancellor James Moeser returns from a year’s leave to teach the seminar. They will work to build not only the students’ musical appreciation, but also their critical thinking and writing skills. Students will write graded journal entries and analytical essays. “What we want them to do is to give us meaningful accounts of what they hear. We don’t want them to report. We want to teach them really how to listen and think analytically,” Moeser said. Both Moeser and Kang are classically trained musicians. Moeser has played music since childhood and received his master’s and doctoral degrees in music from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan, respectively. He worked for almost 20 years as an organ professor and concert organist, gradually evolving into an academic administrator. Kang, too, played music as a child and was a concert violinist. Before his job at UNC, he was the chief executive officer of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. “He had a great experience as the chief administrator of one of the best orchestras in the country,” Moeser said, describing his hiring Kang. “Emil has emerged in a short
Carolina Performing Arts Director Emil Kang has also directed a symphony orchestra. period of time as one of the most effective arts presenters on any college campus.” The conception of the class was a new endeavor on the part of both professors and the music department. “ This first-year seminar is the first of its kind,” said Harry Kaplowitz, marketing manager for Carolina Performing Arts. “At this point, our involvement is simply that Emil happens to be our director. Some of the shows this season have been integrated into the curriculum,” he said. Kaplowitz said this is not an official partnership — the students just happen to be attending several CPA shows. Moeser said he expects the experience to be a success with students and he hopes to teach the course again. However, stepping back into the classroom after such a long hiatus has worked up his nerves. “I’m going to be as nervous as the first-year students,” Moeser said “It’s been over 30 years since I’ve been in the classroom.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
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Free clinic has difficulty New restaurants hopeful getting federal money by victoria Stilwell Assistant city editor
by Anika Anand Assistant City Editor
The free clinic opens at 5:30 p.m., but half an hour earlier Claudia Barba is already waiting outside the doors with a half-dozen others in the humidity. Barba, who drove from Holly Springs, is taking advantage of the Student Health Action Coalition’s Wednesday night free clinics for the first time. She said in Spanish that it has been difficult to get an appointment for new medicine. She can’t remember the type she needs because it’s been a year since she could get it. The Student Health Action Coalition is run by student volunteers, but even with employment costs eliminated, the clinic must finance running tests and handing out free medicine. Rising health care costs have been at the forefront of a national debate. Last March, President Barack Obama announced he would give $155 million to create 126 new community health centers. But free clinics are different from community health centers and therefore have not seen any of this money. Pamela Stephens, spokeswoman for the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics, explained the difference between the two medical providers. Community health centers bill a third party based on the patient’s income. But at a free clinic, there are absolutely no fees you have to pay — they only ask for donations. The Student Health Action Coalition, which operates out of Piedmont Health Services on Lloyd Street in Carrboro, depends on private donations and money from UNC student groups and community organizations. Stephens said even if health care becomes nationalized, free clinics will still exist. One reason is that the bill doesn’t address undocumented immigrants, a large percentage of free clinics’ patients. “We’ll still be in existence because one system can’t do everything,” she said. Ben Aiken, the clinic’s co-director and a UNC medical student, said the clinic saw 1,300 patients last year and generally sees 20 to 25 patients every night. “The clinic is our weekly reminder of how broken the system is,” Aiken said. “We have patients coming in that are delaying care because they can’t afford it … Their problems are worse than they would have been if they had care
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Claudia Barba of Holly Springs visits a free studentrun clinic hosted by the Student Health Action Coalition on Wednesday night in Carrboro.
earlier.” The clinic is developing projects that make it eligible for more government funding, said Julie Hamra, co-chairwoman of the clinic’s coordinating council and a public health student. She said they’re trying to apply for a grant that allocates money to clinics that plan to develop electronic medical records systems. “It’s very difficult to get government funding as a clinic,” she said. “We’re just trying to figure out the ins and outs of the system.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
Entrepreneur Magazine has cited Chapel Hill as an emerging player in the global economy. That’s why it named the town one of the top 10 places in the country to be an entrepreneur in this month’s issue. Chapel Hill officials said they have been taking steps to improve startup conditions. Adam Klein, the vice president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, said the town has improved its process for developing buildings. But for restaurant owners who opened businesses in July, the traditional summer lull and economic difficulties have led to a rough start. Ross Moll, the co-owner and manager of R&R Grill, and Kelly Bruney, owner of Butternut Squash, said that business has been unpredictable since they opened their doors. “It’s peaks and troughs,” said Bruney, whose vegetarian restaurant is located at University Square. “Some Friday nights we’re completely full, some Friday nights we’re at a quarter of capacity. There’s no trend.” Moll and Bruney both started with spaces easily convertible for what they wanted. They said what
helped them the most when starting up was the community. “The people are so welcoming,” Bruney said. “The local business owners really support each other.” On opening day, other University Square business owners came in to eat, she said. Moll, whose bar and grill is in the Bank of America building on Franklin Street, said he relies on word-of-mouth marketing, but that’s been hard to depend on during the summer. “It’s slow,” he said. “There’s no students here, there’s no parents visiting, there’s no friends visiting. A big portion of the Chapel Hill population is missing.” Moll said he and his father, a co-owner, went into the summer opening knowing what they were getting into. “Financially, we worked out best-case and worst-case scenarios,” he said. “We’re probably not near where our best-case scenario is. We put enough aside to prepare for that.” Both Moll and Bruney are optimistic about the school beginning again. “We’re doing rain dances for you,” Bruney said, referring to the return of students. Students, in conjunction with a growing population, create profit potential in the local economy,
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Owners of Butternut Squash, a vegetarian restaurant, and R&R Grill said they hope that the return of UNC students will spur business.
Klein said. That is what some business owners say they are waiting for. “You’re in an area that has a lot of capital flowing into it,” Klein said. “That’s a great place for entrepreneurs to be.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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Waldo to roam UNC grounds University readies for pandemic By Eliza Kern
Assistant University Editor
New students will spend their first few days on campus finding things to do, free food and dozens of campus leaders in blue-striped shirts. With more than 75 events occurring on campus between last Wednesday and Saturday as part of the Week of Welcome, new students will have their hands full. April Mann, director of the Office of New Student and Carolina Parent Programs, which puts on the week, was stumped when asked which events would make the cut if she could only pick three. “There’s just so much,” she said, laughing. But at the top of Mann’s list is a new program called “Where’s Waldo at Carolina.” Taking place Wednesday, the event will have 100 student leaders dressing up in striped shirts akin to those worn by the character in the popular children’s book, “Where’s Waldo.” Freshmen will be encouraged to approach the Waldos and ask them about their leadership roles or community involvement. The volunteers will represent all aspects of campus life, including athletics, student government, dance groups and the Honor Court. Freshmen will try to get Waldos to sign sheets similar to bingo cards included in their Week of Welcome folders. When they get four signatures in a row, they can turn in the card to a tent in front of Wilson Library to be entered to win a prize. Candice Powell, a graduate student in the new student office who coordinated the activity, said the event will show students that lead-
Week of Welcome events Today Library crawl: Get a chance to win a Student Stores gift card. 11 a.m. to noon, Wilson Library Summer reading book signing and lecture 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Memorial Hall Heel hunt: Teams of four will compete in a text-messaging scavenger hunt with the chance of winning an iPod Touch. 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., SASB plaza
Sex after dark: Submit questions about sex anonymously at any of the WOW tents on campus, and sexual health experts will answer them. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Student Union Cabaret
H1N1 outbreak could affect campus
BY MATTHEW PRICE
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
As students return to campus, University officials are preparing for a possible H1N1 flu outbreak. Officials sent out new guidelines to students and staff in a mass e-mail Wednesday and have been working on a pandemic readiness Thursday plan for the campus. The plan consists of four levCyclicious: Learn about biking els, with the highest calling for locally and get free bike tune-ups. the University to shut down — an 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Pit unlikely scenario as of yet. Dodgeball: Play this gym classic Right now the University is at with the Intramural Sports staff. level one, which signifies a low Tuesday 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Rams Head level of risk for the community. Noon run: Campus Recreation Recreation Center “The reason we are still saying it will lead a three- to four-mile run is minimal hazard to students, facMidnight mystery tour: through Battle Park. ulty and staff is because the illness Flashlights and refreshments will Noon to 1 p.m., Student is not very bad yet,” said Mary Beth be provided. Recreation Center Koza, director of environment, 10 p.m. to midnight, Bell Tower Lawn Capture the flag: The intramural health and safety at UNC. staff will lead student teams. “If you look at the virus from Friday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Hooker Fields 1918, it killed a lot of people, but this virus is not that type.” Carolina Fever kickoff DSI Best Show Ever: Dirty South University administrators have 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Boshamer Improv troupe will perform. acknowledged that some students Stadium 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Hamilton 100 are going to contract the flu, and Hypnotist Peter Mamos they are prepared to deal with 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Hamilton Hall Wednesday that. Poetry slam Koza said students who suspect Open climbing 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Stone Center they might have the flu should 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Rams Head Theatre avoid classes and the dining halls. Recreation Center If possible, students should return ership can come in many forms. they arrive on campus. home for the duration of their ill“Plus, how awesome is it to look “Students want to connect with ness, she said. for a Waldo at Carolina?” she said. peers when they first arrive, and “This is a communicable disease,” The Week of Welcome is a con- this is just a great way for them to she said. “We have told students what cept that has evolved over the past do that,” Mann said. few years, but has remained an effort to get new students involved Contact the University Editor and entertained from the moment at udesk@unc.edu.
to do if you are missing classes.” The University decides how to direct their response based on meeting with a pandemic team, contacting local health offices and working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials said the biggest concerns will arise once most students get back to campus and begin interacting. “A kid goes to class and infects people around him, and then they then infect others, and then it becomes 10 and 20 people,” said David Weber, director of the department of occupational health. “You could come up with a possibility that a third of a class or a third of a dorm becomes sick.” Weber said vaccines for the regular seasonal flu would be widely available to students by the end of August. Vaccines for the H1N1 virus should arrive in mid-October and will be available based on CDC guidelines for populations especially at risk. Some students said they aren’t as concerned about swine flu as the University is. “I appreciate the University’s concern, but I feel like all these e-mails might be overreacting,” said junior psychology major Luke Somers. “Still, I’m going to get my vaccine like everybody else.” But Weber said the University’s
Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control to protect your health Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcoholbased hand cleaners are also effective. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way. Avoid close contact with sick people. If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick. concern is appropriate because the flu could have a higher attack rate than usual or mutate to a more virulent strain. “We don’t know what will happen exactly,” Weber said. “There are no hard and fast rules here, but there are contingencies all along the way.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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Former UNC-G Alumnus killed in Afghanistan chancellor dies Friends remember his confidence By Ariel Zirulnick
By tarini parti
assistant state & national editor
The UNC system’s longest tenured chancellor, Patricia Sullivan, 69, died Thursday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The former UNC-Greensboro chancellor, known for her professional accomplishments and personal touch in working with students and colleagues, retired last year after serving as chancellor for almost 14 years. She was the first woman to hold the position. During her time as chancellor, Sullivan dramatically changed UNC-G, said Carolyn Ferree, a member of the UNC-G Board of Trustees. Enrollment grew by 36 percent and research funding for the university grew by 180 percent. “The difference was like night and day,” Ferree said. “She took a personal interest in every student.” Sullivan introduced 10 new doctoral programs, including nursing, economics, information systems, community health, communication sciences and disorders, and medicinal biochemistry. She also introduced eight master’s programs and 20 graduate certificate programs. Sullivan transformed campus facilities by spending an estimated $500 million in new construction and renovation. But it was her considerate nature and personality that she will be best remembered for, Ferree said. She said Sullivan was known as a “world-famous note writer” on campus. She regularly wrote thank-you notes for her staff.
Patricia Sullivan, former UNC-G chancellor, died Thursday at age 69 after battling cancer. “She was just a unique person and great role model, especially for women,” she said. “She is already being missed.” UNC-system President Erskine Bowles said in a statement that Sullivan was admired by colleagues across the state and nation. “Pat loved UNC-G to her very core,” he said. “As chancellor of UNC-G and as a private citizen, she offered living proof that real success comes from doing what’s right and what’s in the public interest.” A science building at the university was named after Sullivan last year. A portrait of her will be placed in the building to honor her memory, Ferree said. Members of Sullivan’s family also suffered from pancreatic cancer. Even though Sullivan knew her prognosis, she maintained her dignity until the end and never showed her pain, Ferree said. “The staff she worked with for a long time are pretty broken up about it,” Ferree said. “When I heard it, even though I knew it was coming, it set me back.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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Pfc. Morris Walker, a 2008 UNC graduate who was in the U.S. Army, died Aug. 18 while on tour in Afghanistan. Walker died from wounds incurred when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Paktika Province. Walker, known to many of his friends as “Mo,” was an “experience,” said Sam Rosenthal, a UNC alumnus who graduated in 2009 and met Walker during his freshman year at UNC. Rosenthal is a former Daily Tar Heel sports columnist. Walker started out calling Rosenthal his son and acting as his mentor, but soon they were brothers, Rosenthal said. “If you got to spend time with Mo Walker, you remembered it,” Rosenthal said. “He had a charisma and a warmth that just rubbed off and also a pride and a sense about himself. “I had never met anybody with so much confidence and even borderline arrogance that never rubbed people the wrong way.” Walker was a part of many different social groups at UNC, which allowed him to touch the lives of many people, Rosenthal said. While at UNC, Walker joined Zeta Beta Tau and worked at Ram’s Head Recreation Center, where he spent much of his spare time working out and playing basketball. Walker also was a fixture at the bar “The Library,” where he knew many of the workers and regulars. “He kind of just moved through all circles very comfortably,”
Rosenthal said. “He understood people in a way that not many can. Nobody was too different for Mo that he couldn’t connect with them.” Walker’s older sister, Sabina, referred to her brother as “Mr. Spotlight” in a conversation after his death, alluding to his tendency to be the center of attention, Rosenthal said. “That’s who he was. He was ‘Mr. Spotlight.’ … He had this spotlight on him, and when you were with him, you were in the spotlight too,” he said. Antwine Jackson, another of Walker’s close friends, recounted a night at UNC when Walker invited him to a ZBT party where Jackson knew no one. Walker stopped the whole party and presented Jackson to the room as part of his family, someone “as funny as him,” Jackson said. Walker often referred to Jackson as his big brother. “It was like, ‘I’m cool now. I have this street cred,’” Jackson said. He also remembered celebrating one of Walker’s birthdays at Goodfellas. Jackson told Walker he was done for the night. Walker began doing pull-ups inside the bar to prove that he was OK to continue partying, and so was Jackson. “He was showing ‘don’t take life too seriously,’” Jackson said. “That’s how he lived his life.” Walker was always the one trying to convince his friends to go out on nights they intended to stay in, said UNC 2009 alumna Catherine Kang. “No matter where he was or who he was with, he always knew how to have a good time,” she stated in
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Morris Walker (far left), Catherine Kang, Sam Rosenthal and Sean Kishbaugh. Walker graduated in 2008 and served in the U.S. Army. an e-mail. Walker, who was born in Raleigh and raised in Fayetteville, enlisted in the army in August 2008 and was based at Fort Richardson in Alaska, Sabina Walker said. He deployed in April 2009. Walker took his enlistment very seriously, Jackson said. Speaking with him before his deployment, Jackson asked Walker if he was scared. “He just said, “Man, I’m just glad I get a chance to do something like this, to be a part of something great.’” Walker’s dedication was even more striking because it wasn’t always part of his plans, Rosenthal said. “He wasn’t all about ‘I want to go to war’. … Once he decided to go, he was very aware of what he was doing,” Rosenthal said. Walker was not your standard enlisted soldier, but he was still dedicated, Rosenthal said.
“I told him how proud I was of him for that,” he said. “It was very tough on him, I think. He was wired differently than your common soldier because of his intelligence and all of the things he had seen in life. “For somebody built the way he was, to go and still do what he did — it was probably one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen anybody do.” Walker kept in close contact with many of his friends in the United States during his deployment. Rosenthal and Walker would talk via e-mail about once a week, and Walker even called from Afghanistan a few times. “The toughest thing is that he’s still very much with me,” Rosenthal said. “I can hear him. I can smell him. It doesn’t seem like he’s gone yet.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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The Daily Tar Heel Cars line the Hinton James Residence Hall lawn as people moving in on Saturday carry electronics and dorm room items.
Sophomore Neena Davisson, left, and her sister Sasha discuss setting up Davisson’s room in Carmichael Residence Hall.
A Wet Welcome Students and families carry items along the 10 floors of Hinton James. Some opted to wait for the few elevators, while others braved the stairs carrying televisions and microwaves.
A combination of humidity and the deluge of rain attempted to drown the spirits of incoming and returning UNC students on Saturday, but most transported their electronics unharmed and kept their desire to start a new school year unhampered. To help, hordes of UNC event staff members lined the streets, providing parking assistance and directions to places on campus. Family members and friends of all ages also helped students get the 2009-10 school year off to a good start. Photo story by Ryan Jones
Wallace Halliday watches people pass as he sits on Stadium Drive waiting to hand out 40-minute parking passes for students moving in.
John Jang rushes through the rain while carrying his freshman daughter’s belongings to her room in Hinton James.
Neena Davisson and her family prepare her Carmichael Residence Hall room while moving in Saturday. Davisson and her roommate, Katie Knish, who are sophomores, were also roommates as freshmen.
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Looking ‘Forword’ to return Trio of coaches By Anna Kim senior writer
A 22-year-old clipping from a South African newspaper captures a tender moment with a mother and her newborn child. The oneday-old has her hand on a field hockey stick. The caption reads, “Born with hockey stick in hand.” With a mother and sister who played for South Africa, Danielle Forword has never been far from a stick. When wielding one, she is seemingly never far from goal. But for much of last season, the North Carolina forward was forced to keep her greatest distance from the game — the 35 yards from goal to the sideline, where Forword stayed after suffering a seasonending ACL injury against Boston College last October. “Hockey is something very emotional to her,” athletic trainer Scott Oliaro said. “When we took that away, you took a piece of her away.” To stand outside the confines of the field proved painful. She won’t have to much longer. “If I’m on the field for the Michigan game,” she said, “I will be coming out of my cage.”
Then she heard the pop of her ACL tearing. After the shutout loss, teammate Illse Davids couldn’t help but hear the reverberations. “It was just a huge blow,” Davids said. “It was really an emotional weekend for everyone.” When Forword injured her knee, she was the nation’s second leading scorer. In the 12 games preceding her injury, Forword recorded 16 goals and four assists. “Dani is a special talent, and Dani is an on-field leader,” coach Karen Shelton said. “We lost our offensive firepower.” In the final nine games of the season, UNC recorded four losses. On the sidelines with knee in brace, Forword finished the season as the team’s leading scorer. “We tried to play for Dani,” Davids said. “We knew her heart was on the field.”
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One day, Forword approached her athletic trainer with tears in her eyes. “Injury is a selfish thing,” she said. “I’m asking, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ My dad said, ‘Dani, it’s not about you. Go to practice and ask someone Impact on the field how they are doing instead of getting On October 10, Forword con- so wrapped up in what’s happening trolled the ball at midfield like she to you.’ It opened my eyes.” had done countless times before. So too did anonymous evaluaShe planted her right knee. tions, in which teammates identi-
fied new leadership qualities that Forword exhibited on the sidelines. Care. Compassion. Both those qualities were evident as she helped coach a young attacking unit struggling to fill the void she left. A trip home to South Africa in June offered even more perspective. Growing up, Forword watched as her older sister Candice and mother, Beverly, represented their home country of South Africa with matching No. 9 jerseys. She also saw racial quotas deny them the opportunities to travel with Olympic and national teams. On the streets she saw poverty and children who did not have the dth file/Colleen cook means to play. “I’m fortunate if this is the worst Despite her season-ending injury thing that has happened to me,” in 2008, UNC senior Dani Forword still led the team with 25 goals she said. “I went home and said, ‘Wow, and is ready to return in 2009. Dani, that’s the worst thing? That’s the simple offerings of the game. pretty good.’” “When you’re doing something every day, it becomes monotonous,” Out of the cage she said. “But when something’s When Forword returned to the taken away from you, and you’re field after a trip home to South Africa, not allowed to have it, it renews Oliaro cleared her to rejoin team that passion. It’s reinvigorated that practices. Forword has been partici- passion for me.” pating in one of the team’s two-a-day Forword becomes emotional. practices since her return. She says she is ready to take back “I think it’s made her a stronger the field. person,” Davids said. “It feels like Reborn with hockey stick in she can take on the world.” hand. Forword is aware of the team’s national title expectations, but for Contact the Sports Editor the moment, she is appreciating at sports@unc.edu.
Field hockey eyeing national championship By Anna Kim senior writer
The upperclassmen of the North Carolina field hockey team already laid claim to history. Only two seasons ago, they became members of the only undefeated championship team in NCAA field hockey history. What could inspire excitement after reaching the pinnacle of perfection? “The seniors come together,” Illse Davids said. “We talk about how we’re getting goosebumps for this season.” And with good reason. The team graduated only two players and boasts the largest squad in the program’s history with a roster of 29 members.
But even the 10 players that will catch their first glimpses of action are overshadowed by the five that will see their last. “It helps to have players who have won a championship,” Shelton said. “Those players have matured since then, and there is no substitute for senior leadership.” This season hails the return of senior — and last year’s leading scorer — Dani Forword, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear midway through last season. The team finished 14-6 and ended its season with a first-round loss in the NCAA tournament. “We’ve been through a lot over the past three years,” Davids said. “Whatever comes at us, we know how to handle it.”
This season, UNC placed a leaguehigh three players on the 11-member preseason All-ACC team. Four players also return from representing the United States in the Junior World Cup. Elizabeth Drazdowski, Katelyn Falgowski, Jackie Kintzer and Kelsey Kolojejchick were selected for the 18-player team that finished eighth. The senior core echoes the veteran-led undefeated squad of 2007. And while the team has not set any season goals, Forword said that expectations are understood. “I don’t want to chance anything by saying it,” she said. “But I think we all know we have the chance to go all the way.” The seniors aren’t the only ones setting the tone, though.
“Obviously we all want to win the national championship,” coach Karen Shelton said. With a 17-game schedule that matches UNC up with formidable in-conference opponents, Shelton is keen to remind the team that desire cannot trump humility. But the team has never been one to aim low. “We’re all fighting for that ACC title and that NCAA title,” Davids said. T heir coach doesn’ t need reminding, either. “I see it,” Shelton said. “I see it from Dani. From Illse. All the seniors. They are very, very hungry.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
making impact UNC football adds to its staff By Powell Latimer Sports Editor
One look at North Carolina’s depth chart, and three positions stand out for their returning experience: tight ends, defensive backs and linebackers. Yet all three of those positions will be coached by newcomers to Butch Davis’ football program. Art Kaufman, Troy Douglas and Allen Mogridge all joined the coaching staff this offseason. Kaufman, the linebackers coach, is particularly lucky in that UNC returns starters Bruce Carter and Quan Sturdivant, along with a host of depth behind them. “To have those guys with their ability and more so with their experience and their willingness to adjust to a new coach, and their willingness to want to be the best players they can be — when a guy wants to do that, and you can help him improve, that’s what it’s all about,” Kaufman said. Kaufman came to UNC after one year at Southern Mississippi where he was defensive line coach and special teams coordinator. Kaufman boasts a quarter-century of coaching experience, including 10 years at Ole Miss where he served as defensive coordinator. “Having a chance to work with Coach Davis was a great opportunity,” Kaufman said. “I think this program’s got a lot going for it. It’s got a chance to be one of the premier programs in the country.” And while Kaufman has to deal with a heated position battle for the third linebacker spot, there are plenty of players from which to chose. Douglas also inherited a sunny situation — at least on paper. Kendrick Burney resumes his starting role at cornerback while Deunta Williams, who was a freshman All-American selection in 2007, fills one of the safety slots. Much like Kaufman, Douglas has plenty of depth in the defensive backfield with which to work. Douglas, who has 22 years of
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Troy Douglas is one of three new assistant coaches for North Carolina. Joining Douglas are Art Kaufman and Allen Mogridge.
coaching experience, spent the last three seasons as the defensive backs coach at South Florida. That included two victories against the Tar Heels, most notably a 37-10 thrashing in 2007. Douglas’ players have already caught on. “He’s a good dude,” Williams said. “I love Coach Douglas a lot. I think he goes the extra mile to relate to the players, crack jokes and all that stuff, make it more of an easygoing relationship. I think a lot of guys respond a lot better to him.” Mogridge will also coach an established starter at tight end. Junior Zack Pianalto has seen two years of playing time, and despite his injury last season, returns as a key part of the offense in 2009. Mogridge lettered four years at UNC from 1996-1999 in a variety of positions on both sides of the ball, and he returns to his alma mater after seven seasons at the University of Buffalo. Mogridge coached the defensive line, offensive line and running backs for the Bulls, and served as a recruiting coordinator. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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Building temperatures Student fights debt online to fluctuate with season By Emily Kennard Assistant features editor
BY Jeannine O’Brian Staff writer
UNC’s Sustainability Office is asking students and faculty to dress for the weather this year, even indoors. Under the University’s new Energy Use Policy, buildings will operate under temperatures set by the facilities office. The new policy, part of a statewide push to reduce energy use, aims to cut costs during a tight budget year and help the environment. “It’s about finding a balance between comfort and economy,” said Chris Martin, director of energy management. The temperature regulation is one of seven energy conservation measures being implemented. Other measures include eliminating the simultaneous heating and cooling of spaces, optimizing campuswide energy recovery systems and engaging the UNC community in the energy conservation effort. Martin said that once operating, the conservation measures could save UNC $4.5 million to $5 million annually. The implementation process started in July and is scheduled for
“We need everyone to be supportive and recognize the value of energy conservation measures as resource-savers.” Cindy Shea, director of the UNC Sustainability Office completion in January. The Sustainability Office has been working with the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning department to make changes one building at a time. The target temperature is 76 to 78 degrees in the summer and 69 to 71 degrees in the winter. During unoccupied times, generally from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., these targets will be relaxed somewhat. Bill Burston, director of housekeeping ser vices, said some University employees have already complained that the new temperatures make working uncomfortable. A building is considered occupied if two or more employees are present, meaning some housekeepers working alone at night could have to deal with temperatures as high as 83 degrees, Burston said. And some buildings, such as libraries and laboratories, will not
be subject to temperature adjustment that could harm academic or research activities. Officials said unpredictable factors will affect how much UNC saves. “You can’t predict the weather, and you can’t predict occupant behavior,” Martin said. Cindy Shea, director of the Sustainability Office, said cooperation from the UNC community will be important for success. Faculty and students can help by turning off lights when they leave a room, turning off computers not in use and keeping doors and windows closed, she said. “We need everyone to be supportive and recognize the value of energy conservation measures as resource-savers,” Shea said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
UNC senior Jess Shorland is hoping that writing about her debt will help relieve it. Up to $45,000 in debt from college loans, Shorland, a peace, war and defense major from Virginia, blogs on her Web site about her quest to pay off her debt before she graduates in May. “I’m giving what I learn back to people,” Shorland said. “I can provide valuable knowledge.” In addition to her two jobs as a research assistant and a student supervisor at the Kenan Center, Shorland makes money from her blog through Google advertising. Each time a viewer clicks on a Google advertisement located on her Web site, Shorland receives a share of the profit. By Thursday, she had made $62.54 from the blog, which she started in June. But Shorland said she writes the blog for more than monetary reasons. “It’s not just financial,” she said. “I’m really gaining a broad knowledge of personal finance and what it takes to pay your bills.” Shorland’s Web site includes blog posts about assets, liabilities, debt consolidation and marketing techniques. But besides taking basic economics, Shorland’s financial knowl-
See Shorland’s blog at
www.poorstudentno more.com Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/
poorstudentnomo
edge comes from reading books and the magazines BusinessWeek and the Economist. “I force myself to learn about it,” she said. Shorland’s boyfriend, Ryan Allis, a former Web site developer, originally came up with the idea of the blog. “I wanted her to have an opportunity to write about topics that she is interested in,” he said. Shorland also reluctantly operates a Twitter account, under the alias poorstudentnomo, where she updates her progress toward paying off her debt. “I absolutely hate Twitter,” Shorland said. “It does connect people, but I don’t like it.” Shorland uses Twitter to help direct traffic to her blog and to learn financial tips from other users. “It is kind of being hypocritical,” she said. “At first, it was used to get more people to my blog, but now people have valuable information I can use.” Shorland plans to work with development in the areas of poverty,
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Senior Jess Shorland has accrued $45,000 in student loan debt. Her blog chronicles her effort to pay it off before she graduates in May.
hunger and war when she graduates, which is the reason why she is determined to pay off her debt by May. “It’s really important not to get trapped into taking a job because of being desperate to pay off debt,” she said. “I don’t want to end up taking a job that I end up hating.” Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
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oday’s paper describes the uncertainty that’s pervasive on campus and in our community. For freshmen, there’s the thrill and anxiety of moving to campus for the first time. For UNC employees, there’s the fear of losing their jobs as administrators slash budgets. Even within The Daily Tar Heel, there’s change. We debuted a revamped Web site and work flow in our newsroom. Check out page 8 to see the new features. And we’ve got a new crop of editors to boot. But don’t be uncertain about the quality of your DTH. We are back and better than ever. We always take seriously the responsibility of keeping you informed and holding your leaders accountable. This year, we shoulder it again with renewed vigor and purpose. We will be your eyes, ears and sometimes your voice as administrators decide where to make budget cuts and Chapel Hill and Carrboro elections go down to the wire. I’m particularly excited that two crucial parts of our newsroom — and your pages — have been revived this year. The arts desk is returning to give you comprehensive coverage of the vibrant visual and performing arts communities surrounding campus. And the investigative team will again delve through documents, records and data to get the stories behind the big issues. We’ve put together a supremely talented team of staffers and editors to get all this done. But we’re going to need you to help us become the source of news that you need. The Daily Tar Heel has been knocked before and called a walled fortress, one that doesn’t accept outside opinions. I’ve also heard folks say that our staff is composed of tunnel-visioned zombies who have sold their souls to the newspaper. If you’ve felt that way in the past, hear this: None of what we do is worth a darn unless we are truly serving you. A few years ago, the DTH editor made a vow to take time each day to simply walk through campus and talk to people. I’m going to bring that back. If I run into somebody walking out of Davis Library who we aren’t serving well, we need to change. And for when I’m not meandering through the quad, we’re making it as easy as possible for you to get your voice heard this year. We’re resurrecting the Community Feedback Board, which in past years has brought together students, faculty, staff and community members to critique the DTH and tell us how we can be doing better. A newly created Innovation Team will get your input and ideas for our Web site. And we’ve hired a community manager to reach out on Twitter and Facebook. Of course, you’re always free to send me an e-mail, come by my office hours, call my phone or stop me as we pass in the Pit. In every doctor’s office and bank, you’ll see a “Bill of Rights.” This spells out what the patient or customer can expect, what the company must provide. At The Daily Tar Heel, our entire existence is based on trust. So here’s your “Reader Bill of Rights.” If we aren’t living up to these standards, tell us strongly and loudly. We pledge that: n We will always strive to make every word printed on our pages or on the Web site factual, both technically and in spirit. n Our reporters will always cut through the spin and seek the full story. n The DTH will always be a responsive member of the community. As part of that, every one of your voices will be heard and respected. n The DTH’s editorial page will always be a strong voice for positive change. If we’re not living up to these standards, you better let us know.
editorial board board members GREG MARGOLIS
ANDREW DUNN
HARRISON JOBE OPINION EDITOR
ASSOCIATE OPINION EDITOR
APEX — SENIOR JOURNALISM
GREENSBORO — SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHAPEL HILL — SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Harrison jobe, Opinion editor,
Senior political science major from Greensboro. E-mail: HARRISONJOBE@GMAIL.COM
Voicing the views of our campus
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hjobe@email.unc.edu
greg_margolis@unc.edu
Andrew is serving his first semester on the editorial board. He served last year as the DTH’s University editor and previously was the DTH’s features editor.
Harrison is serving his second semester as opinion editor. He served last fall as the DTH’s opinion co-editor and previously as a board member.
Greg is serving his second semester on the editorial board. He served last fall as the DTH’s opinion co-editor and previously as a board member.
WILL DORAN
GEORGE DROMETER BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
TALLAHASSEE, FL. — SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM
GREENSBORO — SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
wdoran@email.unc.edu
drometer@email.unc.edu
MIKE GIANOTTI BOARD MEMBER
SANFORD — SENIOR JOURNALISM
MEREDITH ENGELEN
PATRICK FLEMING
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — SENIOR JOURNALISM, POLITICAL SCIENCE,
WILSON — SENIOR ECONOMICS, JOURNALISM
BOARD MEMBER
emeredit@email.unc.edu
ALYSSA GRIFFITH
BOARD MEMBER
pflem@email.unc.edu
NATHANIEL HAINES
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
GREENSBORO — JUNIOR ENGLISH, JOURNALISM
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM
gianotti@email.unc.edu
agriff@email.unc.edu
natehaines@gmail.com
CAMERON PARKER BOARD MEMBER
PAT RYAN
BOARD MEMBER
CHRISTIAN YODER
FORSYTH, GA. — SOPHOMORE PUBLIC POLICY
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — JUNIOR BUSINESS, POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS
cameronp@email.unc.edu
pcryan@email.unc.edu
cyoder@email.unc.edu
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columnists ABBEY CALDWELL
JARON FLEMING
TIM FREER
JESSICA FULLER
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM, INTL. STUDIES
THOMASVILLE — JUNIOR HISTORY
ASHEVILLE — JUNIOR JOURNALISM
abbey.caldwell@gmail.com
piousheretic@gmail.com
freer@email.unc.edu
GREENSBORO — SECOND-YEAR GRAD STUDENT, JOURNALISM
jvfuller@gmail.com
LEA LUQUIRE
ANDREW MOON
DOMENIC R.A. POWELL
YANCYVILLE — SENIOR SPANISH
DURHAM — SECOND-YEAR GRAD STUDENT, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
HUNTERSVILLE — SENIOR HISTORY, INTL. STUDIES
he opinion page of the Daily Tar Heel plays a distinct role in the life of the University. It’s not our job to be objective (we’ll leave that up to the newsroom). It’s our job to opine on issues and events affecting the campus community. The editorial board researches and writes several unsigned editorials each day that represent its collective opinion. We’ve added a few more slots to the board this year to bring in even more perspectives to the page. Ten columnists will write semiweekly columns, focusing on everything from women and gender issues to studying abroad. The diversity in opinions and topics this year should certainly spice the page up. Guest columnists will be solicited when a particularly complicated or controversial issue arises on campus. The editorial board will also be endorsing a candidate in the Chapel Hill mayoral election and in the spring campus elections, including the student body president. And of course, we will continue to publish letters to the editor. Letters to the editor are your space. This is your chance to share your opinion with the campus community. So keep them coming! There are some issues that we know will continue to dominate the headlines — the effects of budget cuts and further discussion of Carolina North, among others. And we’ll be there to provide insightful commentary on these issues. But the unexpected events are what I’m most looking forward to discussing on this page. Controversial issues last year made the opinion page ground zero for dialogue about sensitive issues such as abortion and immigration rights. And the campus community was actively involved in these conversations through letters to the editor, comments online and guest columns. Of course, we’ll continue to publish the venerable kvetching board on Fridays and QuickHits on Wednesdays. But we’re also going to be trying out some new things this semester. We’re bringing back “Viewpoints,” in which an issue is debated from two different perspectives, as opposed to a single unsigned editorial taking a single stance. We’ll also be expanding our online presence with the launch of the new dailytarheel.com. The new Web site will make it easier for you to submit letters to the editor and comment on stories. And it will allow us to better connect with readers. The columnists will have a blog in which they will update regularly. And the opinion page will update a Twitter account (@DTHopinion) with editorials and columnists. Check out the Web site soon to check out video introductions of the editorial members and columnists and for a more thorough explanation of the functioning of the editorial board. Looking forward to another great year!
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HANNAH THURMAN
REED WATSON
JUSTIN CHANDLER WILCOX
RALEIGH — JUNIOR JOURNALISM
RALEIGH — JUNIOR PSYCHOLOGY
HICKORY — SOPHOMORE PHILOSOPHY
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justinchandlerwilcox@gmail.com
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Applicants first to see software overhaul BY Andrew Harrell Assistant University Editor
him to prepare for problems when — not if — they arrive. One major challenge was an overhaul of the PID creation system required by the new software, which Conrad compared to replacing the transmission in a car. Conrad said he knows more skeptics will come around once they see the benefits of the new programs. For example, a document management system at Florida State University reduced the wait times on purchasing requests from two weeks to two days, while at the same time saving paper by keeping documents online only. “That’s when you start to see the
real power and value,” Conrad said. “The University will be better off.” Each piece of the integrated management system increases the portions of campus that will now be able to share information with unprecedented ease. Undergraduate admissions has already been converted to ConnectCarolina, as well as new document management and payment gateway systems. This summer’s launches also have included a campus community portal, which Conrad said will become a focal point for how students access services. “That’ll be the front door,” he said. The system has been in the works
for the past two years, and its implementation will continue for the next 14 or 15 months. But that’s no time compared to the age of the systems it will replace, some of which are more than 20 years old. The next major milestones for ConnectCarolina will be the golives for financial aid in February and Fall 2010 registration in March. Countless hours, dollars and pages of information will have gone into the creation of the system. But once they finally go online, it should be as simple as flipping a switch. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
ConnectCarolina timeline What's live already:
Campus community portal Admissions portal Document management Payment gateway
To go live in the future: February: Financial aid March: Fall 2010 registration June: Student finances October: Student records and transcripts
Redesigned UNC.edu aims to better tell Carolina’s story
Your guide to the
NEW UNC WEBMAIL
UNC’s Information Technology Services staff spent the summer doing what their boss calls the hardest and most expensive thing the office has ever done. That work and money have resulted in launching the first pieces of ConnectCarolina — a new software system that will interlock administrative and student functions across campus. Prospective students were the first to see the program in action, with the admissions system going live this summer. The student component alone will cost UNC roughly $50 million,
with additional costs for the human resources and finance pieces. About 90 people are working on the project, including members of Deloitte Consulting, who were brought in because they have experience working with the Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise program that ConnectCarolina is based on. Chief Information Officer Larry Conrad led the implementation of a similar program at Florida State University. He said not everyone was happy about the shifts in organization and interface. “You’re changing the way people do business,” he added. “Not everybody likes that.” But Conrad’s experience taught
BY Andrew Harrell Assistant University Editor
Easy accessibility to search and filter functions
Quick message display Easy accessibility to folders
Expanded settings area
New icons and management tools
Address book with access to the campus directory
SOURCE: HTTP://WEBMAIL.UNC.EDU
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Your thoughts about the new Webmail, via Facebook: Sander Buitelaar - “Muy
Bueno! Although ... it has crashed more than once on me ... But still way better than what we had before.”
Nestor Ramirez - “Since it lets me read my emails, I’d say this Webmail system is a success.”
Joyelle Gordon - “It’s great. Just gotta get used to it.”
Tom VanAntwerp - “There’s a new Webmail system? I just set up my UNC e-mail to go to my gmail account.”
Webmail no longer ‘painful’ after revamp BY Andrew Harrell Assistant University Editor
Students logged on to find a new Webmail system Aug. 17 and stepped out of the 20th century. Larry Conrad, vice chancellor for information technology services, said there is a night-and-day difference between the old and new systems, heralding its intuitive navigation as one of the biggest changes. The outdated, often-criticized interface of the old system led to calls
by several student body presidents to remake the system. Students often chose to use outside clients — such as Gmail and Microsoft Outlook — out of frustration at the University’s system. “Compared to a lot of the other solutions, it was pretty out of date and painful to use,” said Andrew Phillips, co-chairman of student government’s tech and web committee. The process was delayed multiple times by budget cuts.
“Every time we thought we could go forward, we had to put the skids on it,” Conrad said. By using the open-source software RoundCube, the new Webmail system only had minimal costs for tasks such as fixing bugs and customizing the interface with school colors. The transition to the new system has been mostly problem-free. The Webmail home page allows users who are nostalgic for the outdated interface to switch back, and ITS
is working to modify the icons to make them more recognizable, in response to user feedback. A new feature that automatically looks up e-mail addresses in the UNC directory is also in the process of repair, after an increased number of requests caused problems. Phillips said this feature was one of the selling points of RoundCube. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
For the first time in a decade, visitors to UNC’s home page could be greeted with more than a series of bland links in Times New Roman. “In the life of the Internet, that’s a really long time,” said Nancy Davis, associate vice chancellor for University relations. The redesign will create a site that can better tell the story of the University, with prominent placement given to rotating news stories. The current Web site has little to no space for news, with stories on national championships, recordbreaking gifts and Nobel Prize winners reduced to a dull hyperlink on the side of the page. The projected cost for the project is $355,050. Planning started about a year and a half ago by seeking student feedback. “Students first wanted a site that reflected the Carolina they know,” Davis said. “The trick is to come up with a site that really combines the whole University.” Student input has remained an important part of the process, with a blog featuring updates, potential designs and polling reactions. Blog visitors can also vote on one of two near-final designs. One of the most evident changes in the current designs is how visual the new site is. The current plans feature large images that accompany news stories in the center of the
page, which is dominated by darker colors instead of the current site’s stark white. Scott Jared, Web content director for University relations, said he also wants the site to create a sense of place, using images of campus on the site and having a spot for a Flickr stream of user-submitted photos. The UNC home page creates a first impression of the University’s Web presence for many groups. Obvious ones, like prospective and current students, employees and alumni are all important audiences. But the redesign team is also factoring in traffic from legislators, funding contributors and prospective employees. The current site averaged 4.35 million unique users per month from September 2008 to May 2009. Designers hope to maintain the current site’s functionality while improving the look and content. Usability tests took place in July, with potential users completing tasks on a mock-up of the new site. The design team’s next step is to decide on a final design to present at the Board of Trustees meeting in late September. From there, campus ITS will take four to six months to complete the programming before the site is ready for launch. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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AfTER SCHOOL BABySITTER NEEDED in Chapel Hill for 9 year-old girl. Need help 3-4 afternoons/wk. Contact Anne at abryan2@email.unc.edu. RESPONSIBlE, ExPERIENCED babysitter needed to watch our toddler daughter 1-5pm Tuesdays and Thursdays in our home 7 miles outside Carrboro. References and own car required. Must like dogs. $12/hr. Respond to assistant.reply@gmail.com. HElP WANTED, CHIlD CARE: Chapel Hill family needs help picking up our 12 year-old daughter from school as many days during the week as possible. Pick up is at 3:15pm and our house is less than 10 minutes from school. There may be drop off at 1 activity and we may need some help with supervision of home work. Max hours needed per day is 1-1.5. 919-697-5014.
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All REAl ESTATE AND RENTAl advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis in accordance with the law. To complain of discrimination, call the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development housing discrimination hotline: 1-800-669-9777. COMPlETElY FURNISHED, all utilities, cable and TV included. Quiet neighborhood. $575/ mo. Call 919-932-7233 or 919-614-1333. GREAT APARTMENT AVAIlABlE NOW: Walk to class or multi-line bus stop from beautiful wooded neighborhood. Studio apartment., garden level, approximately 600 square feet, Italian tile floors, high ceilings, covered carport, electric, water, cable, wireless all for $675/mo. Call 336-918-0279 to set up appointment. 3BR/1BA HOME 4 MIlES SOUTH of campus. Beautiful hardwood floors, central heat and air, W/D hookups, nice yard, no pets. Available immediately. $800/mo. leave message at 919-933-1162. ONlY 4 BlOCKS TO FRANKlIN STREET and campus, these 2BR/1BA apartments have electric heat and W/D connections. This small private complex located at 415 North Columbia Street is a great location for students! $680/mo. Email Fran Holland Properties, herbholland@intrex.net. 2BR APARTMENT FOR RENT, all utilities included, newly remodeled. Walking distance to Whole Foods, busline. 2 miles to UNC. No pets or smoking. Call Adam, 919-599-2000. BIKE, WAlK FROM 14 BOlIN HEIGHTS house to Franklin Street and campus. This 3BR/1BA house is complete with old hardwood floors, W/D and a great location for students. Pets negotiable. $975/mo. Email herbholland@ intrex.net for more information. NEED A QUIET HOME in a good neighborhood? Brick ranch, 3BR/1BA, central air, W/D, all appliances. Call 919-370-4277 for details. WAlK TO CAMPUS. 2BR/1BA with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available immediately. 525 Hillsborough Street. $875/ mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com. WAlK TO CAMPUS, lAW SCHOOl AND UNC medical complex from this 4BR/2BA ranch in historic Gimghoul neighborhood. 3 blocks to campus, this home is perfect for profs and grad students. No undergrads. Only 2 unrelated persons allowed per neighborhood restrictions. $2,100/mo. Contact Fran Holland Properties via email herbholland@intrex.net or call 919-968-4545. 4BR, WAlK TO UNC. 4BR/4.5BA Columbia Place townhome. Just updated, fireplace, deck, 4 parking spaces. Available immediately. $2,600/mo. Email agent for photos, details: simong@hpw.com, 919-606-2803. HOUSE FOR RENT: 3BR on Barclay Road, 1.5 miles to campus, great neighborhood, busline. 1 year minimum lease. $900/mo. +utilities. 929-7522, 606-1144, 919-942-1078.
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Help Wanted BIG BROTHER OR SISTER! Help wanted 6-9pm Monday thru Thursdays. Help a busy household with a 16 year-old and 2 attorneys get through the evening! Help with household chores, walk the dog, help manage homework demands. $12/hr. Please forward resume and references to KatelColburn@aol.com, 919-697-0468. JOHNNY T-SHIRT: The Carolina Store is now hiring at our mail order warehouse in Hillsborough. 1 part-time phone operator position is available. We are open 10am-6pm Monday through Friday, with occasional night or weekend work. Commitment through end of December required. Duties primarily include answering telephones, customer service and data entry but may also include shipping, receiving, general office duties and working in our warehouse. Pay starts at $8/hr. We are not on the busline so your own transportation is required. Please call 919-644-2501 ext. 109 or pick up an application in our retail store on Franklin Street. JOHNNY T-SHIRT: The Carolina Store is now hiring at our mail order warehouse in Hillsborough. 1 full-time position in our warehouse and shipping department is available. Hours are10am-6pm Monday through Friday. Additional weekend and evening hours are required in November and December. A Sunday morning shift is required every home football game weekend. Commitment through end of December. Duties include shipping, receiving and working in our warehouse (some heavy lifting). Pay starts at $8/hr. Please call 919644-2501 ext. 109 or pick up an application in our retail store on Franklin Street. GARDENER, YARD WORK, BIG BUCKS Great outdoor work in Chapel Hill. Assist with gardening, planting, weeding in local garden. 4 hrs/wk, flexible hours. $15/hr. 919-323-6203. BECOME PART OF THE YMCA: Member services rep: Monday and Friday, 4:30-9:15pm and Saturday 1 -7:15pm. looking for people who love to serve, who want to help out and make sure that your neighbors and community members are able to get to the programs and activities that the YMCA has to offer. If you’re the scheduler, the organizer or the planner, this job may be for you. It would help if you have customer service skills, computer knowledge and ability to multitask. Application online at www.chcymca. org then send to nchan@chcymca.org. PARTICIPANTS NEEDED for studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Studies are conducted at the Duke University Brain Imaging and Analysis Center. Must be 18 years of older and no history of neurological injury or disease. Studies last 1-2 hours and participants are paid approximately $20/hr. For more information, call 681-9344 or email volunteer@biac.duke.edu. 10672.
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STUDENTS: 1BR, PRIVATE BATH available immediately in 4BR/4BA University Commons condo. You share furnished lR, kitchen, utility room with W/D. On busline, write 1 check (includes internet) for $400/ mo. Contact Fran Holland Properties at herbhholland@intrex.net.
BABYSITTER NEEDED for active 3 yearold boy in Chapel Hill. 8-15 hrs/wk, 23 afternoons. Morning and weekend potential if interested. Must have car. jps297@hotmail.com. 2 GREAT KIDS. looking for a reliable, trustworthy individual to watch 2 children, ages 8 and 5. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:45-5:45pm. Call 919-537-8282.
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Walk to campus from this new construction home on Cobb Terrace, Henderson Street! 4BR/3.5BA, 3,000 square feet, living room, dining room, family room, eat in kitchen, extensive upgrades (granite counter tops, hardwood floors, 9’ ceiling thru out, double front porch, huge deck, etc)! $699,900. Dusty Butler, realtor. dbutler@fmrealty.com, 919-308-6693.
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AfTER SCHOOL COUNSELORS Elementary and Middle School Counselor positions. Must be 18 years-old or older and have exp working with children ages 5-14. Hours 2-6pm, Monday thru Friday. Flexible schedule available. Immediate positions at Chapel Hill, Meadowmont and Chatham County Branches. Application online at chcymca.org. Send to nchan@chcymca.org. 919-442-9622. OFFICE ASSISTANT: local investment firm seeks proven performer (graduate students welcome) to provide administrative assistance, including reception duties, travel scheduling and expense reporting at its new office close to UNC and I-40. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, exceptional organizational skills, high intelligence, integrity and energy. Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is highly preferred. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Send resume to: info@truebridgecapital.com. HEAlTHCARE, FUll-TIME, lOCAl: Revenue cycle company seeks college graduate for full-time account specialist position. Dependability, communication, computer and analytical skills are a must. Duties include customer service and patient account follow up. Submit resume and cover letter via email. Compensation: $12/hr. Contact: laurenpoplin@msoconline.com. SlICE BAR CAFE HIRING at The Chapel Hill Tennis Club. Part-time help through August and September. Cafe work, food prep, customer service. $8/hr. Call 919-260-8122. EARN $10/HR. Flexible hours for child, pet care, yard work, errands, driving, hous sitting for service business, Chapel Hill, Durham. Good driving record, reliable car, cell phone, references, criminal clearance. gail@waysnc.com.
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Roommates ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR 4BR HOUSE in quiet neighborhood. $400/mo, utilities included. Cable, internet split evenly. 5 minutes from Cole Park Park and Rids lot. 10-15 minutes from campus. Convenient to Jordan lake. Available now. 919-280-1167. FEMAlE GRAD, PROFESSIONAl looking to share beautiful 2BR/2BA in quiet condo community. $525/mo. W/D, large bedroom, bath, on busline. rmbeitia5@hotmail.com, 386-405-4863. 919-240-5385.
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better, and I had to play quickly.” As a freshman, Nogueira struggled to keep up with play, even though the talent was clearly there — she scored two goals in the Final Four of the 2006 national championship. “She’d take 37 touches with (the ball), and by the time she passed it, not only is everyone on the field marked, everyone on the bench is marked and everyone in the stands is marked,” Dorrance said. “Her speed of play was so slow it was like she was moving backwards in time.”
but Davis said that is by design. “Receivers by nature during training camp, they run their legs off,” he said. “We can almost not have enough receivers for training camp because the nature of how much they to run in the course of a practice — it’s literally measurable in miles.” Junior Greg Little returns this season as the most experienced player of the group and probably will emerge from camp as the No. 1 receiver. As quarterback Yates said, he’s the receiver he’s been most comfortable with on the field. But beyond Little, the position remains an unknown quantity. Sophomore Dwight Jones was listed as the other starter after spring practice, but six to seven players are still in the mix. Freshman Jheranie Boyd has stood out in drills with impressive speed, but Davis said the competition might stretch into the season, with results on the field having the final say. “Those first three or four games is going to give them something we can’t give them. It doesn’t matter how much we challenge them,” Davis said. “It won’t be the same as the speed, the adrenaline rush, all the excitement playing in front of 65,000 people. “That’s when we’ll start to find out if they’re truly ready to play.”
formidable, as the squad returns the highest scorer in the NCAA last year in Casey Nogueira. Eighty-five percent of last year’s goals were scored by players on this year’s roster. One of last year’s attackers, Jessica McDonald, had surgery soon after the championship game. After a summer of rehab, she was given the green light to participate in drills early in training camp, leaving her with very little catch-up work to do. On Nogueira’s other side, Courtney Jones is returning, meaning all of last year’s attacking starters are back. For the Class of 2010, as much as they want to deliver another national championship, they want to enjoy their time in Chapel Hill with each other even more. “We really enjoy each other,” Engen said. “The thing I’m looking forward to most about this year is I enjoy spending time with these people. We go to lunch together every day. We go to practice together every day. We go to dinner together every day; and then it’s ‘Hey, what are you doing tonight?’ “This is my last year of eligibility, so I want to make sure I enjoy every minute with every person.”
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Practicing joker That’s not to say that Nogueira is going to let the pressure get to her. Nogueira is notorious for keeping practices and pregames light. Along with practice antics, she’s also the locker room DJ. “Casey’s relationship with Anson is one of the highlights of practice. It’s actually funny,” Engen said. “She started this thing where she’d try to nutmeg Anson in practice when he’s just walking around. The other day, she just nailed him with the ball, and he turned around and started firing balls back at Casey.” Nogueira can also be serious, though. The night after the national championship game when her teammates were “burning the town down,” as Dorrance said, Nogueira stayed in and wrote letters to everyone on the team. Engen has hers taped on a wall. “It basically said … thank you for everything,” Engen said. “ … It’s so genuine, and you know it’s from the bottom of her heart.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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Swine flu stress University officials are planning for an outbreak of H1N1, also known as swine flu. See pg. 14 for story.
Sweater weather UNC’s new energy policy will keep buildings hotter in summer and cooler in winter. See pg. 19 for story.
Tar Heel ballers Former UNC basketball stars will return in September for an alumni game. See pg. 24 for story.
Web wonders A revamped dailytarheel.com has launched with tons of new features. See pg. 8 for details.
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The Daily Tar Heel monday, august 24, 2009
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Alumni game is first event slated for 100th UNC basketball season Sept. 4 exhibition to feature North Carolina greats from years past By Powell Latimer Sports Editor
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North Carolina opened training camp Aug. 6, and injuries to the offensive line forced position changes as well as put young players in the spotlight.
Filling holes in training camp
“It’s the start of a season-long celebration, … We brought this season up a few years ago.”
Questions at wideout, offensive line By David Reynolds SPortSaturday Editor
Carl Gaskins. Kevin Bryant. Aaron Stahl. Not exactly the trio of offensive players that fans and coaches of the North Carolina football team were worried about replacing this training camp. And while these three certainly don’t have the star power of departed wide receivers and NFL draftees Hakeem Nicks, Brandon Tate and Brooks Foster, their absence this season leaves the Tar Heels’ offensive line decidedly thin. That’s a problem at a position crucial to protecting quarterback T.J. Yates and opening up holes for UNC’s running backs. “We’re going to have to develop some depth,” head coach Butch Davis said. “We’re playing some true freshman on the offensive line in the second and third group, getting challenged. “To be honest with you, we’ve
DTH ONLINE: Check out dailytarheel.com for a slideshow from training camp. DTH ONLINE: Check out dailytarheel.com to watch video from training camp. given them more reps than we normally would have given players a year ago. In a typical period drill where they might get six, sometimes they’re getting seven and sometimes they’re getting eight.” The dominos began to fall when Stahl choose to graduate and leave the program rather than using his final year of eligibility. Then Bryant opted not to return for his sophomore year after a summer in which he was charged with misdemeanor assault. Gaskins tore his ACL in his left knee during training camp to finish the battering of UNC’s depth chart. While Stahl was the only player penciled in for a starting position,
On the eve of North Carolina’s Sept. 5 football opener, the party will be located a half a mile south — at the Smith Center. At 8 p.m. Sept. 4, the UNC athletic department will host an alumni game between former Tar Heel basketball players now in the professional ranks. It will be a chance for fans to see players from both the 2005 and 2009 national championship teams and other former UNC players in the NBA. The game marks the opening of a yearlong celebration of basketball at North Carolina. The 2009-10 year is the 100th season of basketball at UNC, and the Department of Athletics has several changes in store to commemorate the occasion. Of these, the alumni game is the most notable. According to the athletic department, almost all of North Carolina’s alumni in the NBA are slated to return for the exhibition, including players such as Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace from the mid-’90s. “It’s the start of a season-long celebration,” said Dick Baddour, director of the athletics department. “We brought this season up a few years ago, and ever since, we’ve been talking about an alumni game.” The game will also feature the unveiling of North Carolina’s 2009 national championship banner. According to the athletics department, the exhibition has already sold out, including Dick Baddour, Athletic Director 3,000 student tickets the athletic department sold for $5 apiece. Most of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to UNC Hospitals’ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Athletics department spokesperson Matt Bowers said the student turnout was impressive, given that in the past student attendance falters when tickets aren’t free. Baddour also cited “tremendous cooperation” from the NBA in allowing its players to participate in the exhibition. Baddour said that in February, the athletic department will host a reunion game in which any player who earned a varsity letter and is physically able can play. Baddour said the idea came from UNC coach Roy Williams, who helped organize a similar event when he was the coach at Kansas University. There are also structural changes planned for the Smith Center. Most notably, the floor will feature a commemorative logo for the entire season, as well as new lighting in the arena. After the 2009-10 season is underway, the athletics department will publish a book and DVD to commemorate 100 years of basketball at UNC.
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Junior wide receiver Greg Little stretches at the start of a training camp practice. Little returns as the Tar Heels’ only experienced receiver. Bryant and Gaskins were second team players on a unit that already lost two starters from 2008 to graduation: right tackle Garrett Reynolds and right guard Calvin Darity. But for all the missing faces, at least one offensive lineman, Greg Elleby, said the unit is not fazed going into the season. Elleby, who converted to offense after playing defensive end for UNC last season, said the entire offensive line, particularly the freshmen who will be counted on to provide
insurance behind UNC’s starters, has come “a long, long way” from the start of camp. “We don’t worry about depth at all,” Elleby said. “We just play with the guys that are here because we can’t win with somebody that isn’t here.” As for replacing that “other” trio of Nicks, Tate and Foster, the depth chart remains flexible. No receiver has risen head and shoulders above the others during training camp,
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Nogueira looks for next step National team may come calling at the season’s end By Louie horvath Assistant Sports Editor
“Write this down: Casey Nogueira has the potential to be the best women’s soccer player in the world.” When UNC coach Anson Dorrance — the same man who coached women’s soccer greats April Heinrichs, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly — is saying this immediately after he won his 20th national championship behind the strength of her two goals, that player must be gifted. Six UNC players have won multiple player of the year awards, and Nogueira is looking to become the seventh. “Casey certainly wanted it last year,” Dorrance said. “Her goal production was consistent, and her finals goal production was magnificent.” Indeed, her two strikes against Notre Dame not only capped off an impressive 25-goal season but delivered a national championship. “I think what makes Casey such a great player is her love for the game,” senior back Whitney Engen said. “She loves soccer. She goes out and plays pickup; she’ll juggle a ball on her own. Her passion for the game shows through what she can do on the field.”
“She’s such an amazing person. It’s so genuine … You know it’s from the bottom of her heart.”
International aspirations
Along with having every set of eyes on the other team glued to her this season, Nogueira will have another set of eyes evaluating her every move. Coach Pia Sundhage and the rest Whitney Engen, Senior of Team USA’s staff are hoping that Nogueira can carve out a spot on the 2011 World Cup team. “Oh yeah, that’s always been a goal to get on the full team,” Nogueira said. “For me, that’s like my childhood dream. I’m still working towards it and
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Tobin Heath is a senior leader on UNC’s midfield. She and the other returning seniors are gunning for a national championship repeat, and the third title of their careers after their 2-1 victory against UCLA in 2008.
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Casey Nogueira led UNC to a national title in 2008 with two goals in the championship game.
Class of 2010 looks for third title By Louie horvath Assistant Sports Editor
not giving up hope.” Sundhage has told both Dorrance and Nogueira what it would take to start on the full national team in 2011, and it’s quite a departure from the style that Nogueira grew up playing. “Sundhage wants Casey to be a more mobile player,” Dorrance said. “Attacking mobility is critical, certainly if she’s going to play up front with Abby Wambach, the reigning U.S. star. “Her counterpart has to be a running, mobile, attack-the-line mentality.” For a player who had to relearn how to run when she came to UNC, that’s a big adjustment. “When I was younger, I was just the forward that would take the ball and dribble people and score,” Nogueira said. “But once I got to college it was a big shock because defenders were bigger, faster and
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Fresh off a national championship, the class of 2010 women’s soccer team is looking to win their third national championship in their four-year era. Members of the senior class started their time together before freshman year, with conference calls involving 10 of the girls with the intention of bonding before they even moved in for training camp. So far, the class is 71-6-3 over their first three years in Chapel Hill. There’s a great chance that they will be able to build on that already sterling record this season. The team is returning nine starters from the championship game, and they will also have international players Nikki Washington
and Meghan Klingenberg back for full strength this year. They went to Chile for the U-20 World Cup just after the ACC tournament and didn’t take part in the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament run. “What’s been great for us is both of those kids, Meghan Klingenberg and Nikki Washington, have filled two holes in the field left by Allie Long and Yael Averbuch.” coach Anson Dorrance said. At this point last year, preseason camp was aimed toward breaking two new starters into the backline: former attacker Whitney Engen and former midfielder Rachel Givan. This year’s team has no such concern, as the entire defense and one of the goalies have returned.
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“Last year, I came in expecting to be a forward,” senior Engen said. “I was told I was going to be a center back. So compared to last year, I have a year and two weeks experience instead of two weeks experience going into the first game.” The added experience will come in handy, as the Tar Heels face a characteristically difficult schedule. Three non-conference matches, including a scrimmage with No. 3 UCLA and a match against last year’s national championship opponent and current No. 5 team Notre Dame are on the itinerary. The attack also figures to be
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