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Budget may hurt teaching Jones Cuts make it harder to solve shortage By ANDREW HARRELL Staff Writer
focus | page 14 BAR HOPPING Learn about some of Chapel Hill’s bartenders — their signature drinks, their horror stories, how they got into bartending and more.
university | page 3 ELECTION LAW CHANGES Bills introduced in Student Congress would change the rules governing student elections. Some want more clearcut guidelines, some think the new laws would go too far.
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Potential budget cuts at UNC next year could stunt the School of Education’s ability to help fight North Carolina’s teacher shortage. The state is looking for universities to increase their new teacher output to help fill the 12,000 vacant teacher positions annually. But with tighter budgets next year, the state and UNC will focus on minimizing their losses rather than finding solutions to a teacher shortage that has been a problem for years.
and fully licensed educators. And standards raised by new initiatives such as the federal No Child Left Behind Act are driving school employees to retrain.
No agreement on cause Progress was finally being made to address a problem that goes back decades — and one with no clear answer. In the 2006-07 school year, North Carolina had about 95,000 teachers. Then UNC-system president Erskine Bowles named the teach-
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MASONIC TIES SHAPE UNC INFLUENCE OF MASONS AFFECTED UNIVERSITY’S GROWTH
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he Masonic Order, the oldest fraternal organization in the world, has shared portions of history with the University since it pushed for its founding. The number of Mason undergraduates is growing, said Ric Carter, assistant to the Grand Secretary Mason of North Carolina. Though the University and the Masons have shed their ties, Masonic symbols and ideas can be found throughout the campus and history. “They wanted to educate as many people as they could,” said Ike Quigley, Senior Warden of Guilford Masonic Lodge and a 1996 alum. They embraced the use of reason and self-knowledge to instigate change, associate history professor James Leloudis said. “And you saw that in the very early curriculum here,” he said. Political changes wore away at the connection. In the 1980s, the two Masonic Grand Lodges in North Carolina — one predominately white, the other predominately black — competed in a power struggle and refused to recognize one another, Carter said. Associations with racism prompted the University to cut ties. Quigley said the baby boomer generation rejected Masonry because it was something their parents did, but that now it’s gaining a following. There are two Masonic lodges in Chapel Hill. Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL North Carolina won its 17th victory in the last 19 games against N.C. State on Monday with a 74-57 win in Raleigh.
“It’s certainly going to cut into our capacity to move as quickly as we want,” said N.C. Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, who serves in committees related to education. The UNC School of Education’s normal response to the teacher shortage is simple: increase its output of new teachers. But that solution requires more instructors and more classrooms. Instead, the number of faculty will likely be less because of budget cuts next school year. “When they cut resources from us, they cut capabilities,” education
professor George Noblit said. The budget cuts will put a particular strain on the School of Education because they rely on professors to work off-campus as well, observing student teachers working in grade school classrooms. The School of Education works closely with N.C. schools to find out what are the most high need areas — now specialties such as math, science and special education — and strengthening programs to reflect that need. Temporary teachers and new ones who have come from other professions also will look to the School of Education for the programs needed to become full-time
Campus layout mirrors lodge layout The original layout of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus corresponds with the layout of a traditional Masonic lodge and reflects that hierarchical symbolism. Campus Old West
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Masonic Lodge Senior Warden Altar Master Mason
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1. Old East, the oldest building at the oldest public university in the U.S., represents the Master Mason, the highest-ranking Mason who sits on the east side of the lodge. 2. Old West represents the Senior Warden, the second-highest-ranking Mason, who sits on the west side of the lodge. 3. South Building represents the Junior Warden, the third-highest-ranking Mason, who sits on the south side of the lodge. 4. The Old Well represents the altar at the center of every Masonic lodge. Masons believe that the altar should serve as a unifying center of a lodge, much as the Old Well is a unifying center of the University. DTH/KRISTEN LONG
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state | page 11 DEBT SERVICES FEE Some Board of Governors members are advocating that all fees be included in the tuition and fee hike cap. As it stands, debt services fees are exempt.
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this day in history FEB. 24, 1989 … The Faculty Council votes to make date rape and sexual and racial harassment punishable offenses under the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance.
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The Dialectic and Philanthropic chambers, in New West The mural on the wall of the Carolina Coffee Shop and New East, respectively, are oriented toward the East, tells a story of the University’s founding. The parade of historical figures and University students with a stage along the eastern wall. Masons orient lodges to the East to face Mesopotamia and against a Carolina blue background mirrors the state’s first Masonic procession — the laying of the cornerstone of Old Egypt because they are the “cradles of civilization,” associate history professor James Leloudis said. East on Oct. 12, 1793. “The way that the meeting room is set up is similar to the The Dialectic Society, the oldest student group, uses layout of the masons,’” Pham said. a Masonic symbol to represent their organization. Carolina blue is a color taken from Di-Phi, and it originated “The Di’s probably chose the square and compass, a well- with the Masons. known Masonic symbol, because of its fraternal connotaIt decorates many Masonic lodges, said Ike Quigley, Senior tion,” said Di-Phi President Emeritus Andrew Pham. Warden of Guilford Masonic Lodge and a 1996 alum.
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Says 1st step is to wrap up platform By Laura Hoxworth Staff Writer
Student Body President-elect Jasmin Jones has a long, busy road ahead of her before her inauguration April 7. Throughout the next few weeks, Jones will spend much of her time in meetings with administrators and campus leaders, where she will have her first opportunities to share her personality and her platform. Jones said she will also spend her transition period learning as much as she can about the University and familiarizing herself with the position and its demands. One of her first goals is finalizing her platform, which she hopes to have done by Wednesday. During the runoff, Jones gained support from the four losing candidates partially because she said she was willing to integrate some of their platforms into hers. But Jones’ biggest task is building her Cabinet — the vice president, secretary, treasurer, chief of staff and senior adviser. She said she will focus much of her time and energy on recruiting the best students to fill those positions. “I want people who are very knowledgeable about the University, very outgoing on campus and very passionate about the work that student government does,” she said. Student Body President J.J. Raynor, who has worked with Jones closely in the past, said she expects to meet with her frequently in the coming weeks. During this time, she will talk to Jones about time management strategies, how officers and the cabinet work and the importance of not letting e-mails pile up. Raynor said she will also advise Jones about “general life things,” such as the necessity of making a conscious effort to stay in touch with friends amidst all the responsibilities of the office. But Raynor said one of her most crucial pieces of advice is the importance of creating good relationships with administrators and other student leaders. “The best way to be an effectual advocate for students is to develop a relationship of trust with the people you are working with,” Raynor said. Although just a week in, Jones already identified two major challenges for her term: figuring out how budget cuts will affect her platform points and proving herself an effective leader to the 48.7 percent of students who did not vote for her. Margaret Jablonski, vice chancellor for student affairs, will work closely with Jones throughout the transition and said Jones will have to learn to juggle competing demands for her time. She said she was optimistic about Jones’ ability to handle the pressure. “I think she has a good sense of what the position is all about,” Jablonski said. “She has a lot of energy and passion for the role.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
UNC working to focus on new environmental research By ELLY SCHOFIELD
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
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Despite looming budget cuts, the University is making an effort to hire more faculty with environmental expertise, as well as to achieve more with the re search already happening. The goal: to help solve global problems like global warming and declining oil supplies. Tom Clegg, an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, said there is a “broad campus ini-
tiative” to expand research in areas like solar energy and hydrology. “We need to understand these problems,” he said. “We need to be training students to understand these problems.” Clegg echoes priorities laid out by Chancellor Holden Thorp in his May acceptance speech. In it, he said UNC’s goals need to expand to include worldwide environmental goals, like finding and inventing clean energy. “Holden understands these issues,” Clegg said. “He clearly was part of the discussions which identified environmental science and environmental studies as important.”
The administrative support remains even with the current budget situation, which is making hiring new faculty difficult across campus. But Cindy Shea, director of UNC’s Sustainability Office, said expanding the number of faculty with environmental expertise will still be important. “Even with budget constraints, the chancellor has been very clear that when we figure out how to respond to these budget cuts, it won’t be just across the board,” she said. She said a number of new faculty have already been hired who
have expertise in environmental and sustainability research. In the law school, faculty with knowledge about carbon markets have been hired. Other faculty have been hired in the Kenan-Flagler Business School that have knowledge about sustainable business practices. Clegg said the College of Arts and Sciences also has told Provost Bernadette Gray-Little that one of its main priorities is the environment. “We will be looking for faculty with that expertise,” he added. In addition to hiring more faculty,
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Environmental research series The Daily Tar Heel will be doing a five-week series of articles highlighting environmental researchers at the University and their projects. The first installment, to appear next week, will focus on Professor Tom Meyer and his work at the Solar Energy Resource Center.
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anta may have to add himself to his own naughty list after he lost a parking ticket court contest Friday in New York. Chip Cafiero, 60, dressed up as Santa in Brooklyn on Nov. 28 to give out free toys to local children. He received a parking ticket for $115 for illegally double-parking his SUV during the giftgiving festivities. The court forced him to pay. Cafiero still has his Christmas spirit, he said. NOTED. A Greek prison is under fire for allowing an infamous criminal to escape by helicopter — for the second time in less than three years. Vassilis Palaiokostas, jailed on charges of kidnapping and robbery, flew out of the Athens prison Sunday in a helicopter provided by accomplices. He is still at large.
QUOTED. “Don’t just dress any which way.” — A warning at the heart of the Chinese city of Zhangou’s new public servants dress code policies. The regulations, which include restrictions on unusual hairstyles and brightly colored clothing, seek to instill a sense of order and cleanliness in the central Chinese city.
Police log n A man entered a Fordham Boulevard store, implied he had a gun and stole two screwdrivers, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Neal Jackson Calder, 34, was armed with a fictitious gun at Lowe’s Home Improvement on Saturday, reports state. He stole two Dewalt Impact Drivers, valued at a total of $558, reports state. All of the merchandise was recovered. Calder was held at Orange County Jail in lieu of $20,000 secured bail and was expected in court Monday. n Someone reported Sunday that a suspicious person lay drunk and unconscious in the woods overnight at Greenwood and Raleigh roads, according to Chapel Hill police reports. n Fire engulfed a trailer Friday on South Greensboro Street, according to Carrboro police reports. Both occupants evacuated the trailer out the back door after hearing a crackling sound outside
and observing their residence on fire, reports state. n A Carrboro woman was contacted by e-mail by a subject impersonating AOL, according to police reports. She filled out personal information in response to the e-mail, reports state. But when she called the company, they said they had not tried to contact her, reports state. n Police responded to a report Monday of stealing gas from a West Main Street gas station, according to Carrboro police reports. The complainant told police that she didn’t believe it was intentional, reports state. n A man attempted to steal a case of Corona beer Friday from a Food Lion on N.C. 54, according to Carrboro police reports. n A cow was in the roadway on Old Fayetteville Road on Sunday afternoon, according to Carrboro police reports. Police were unable to locate the cow, reports state.
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Two men pulled guns after being involved in a disturbance in an East Franklin Street parking deck, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Demari Monte Patterson and Veshan Maurice Chambers, both of Durham, were arrested at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday, reports state. Patterson, 19, faces a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon and misdemeanor counts of possession of a weapon on town property and underage possession of alcohol, reports state. Chambers, 20, is charged with a felony count of possessing a stolen firearm and misdemeanor counts of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of weapons on town property, reports state. Chambers was held in Orange County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail and was expected in court Monday. Police held Patterson in the jail in lieu of $7,500 bail and also expected him in court Monday.
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UNC men’s fencing team wins first conference title The North Carolina men’s fencing team won its first conference crown at last weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association on Sunday. In only the Tar Heels’ second year in the league, UNC beat its closest competitor, Stevens Institute of Technology, by six bouts. Last year’s winner, Johns Hopkins, finished third in this weekend’s event. UNC won all three weapons, epee, foil and sabre. But because the Tar Heels only won the sabre competition because of an uncorrectable scoring error, the team voted to hand over the trophy to SIT, which would have won. —From staff and wire reports.
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The University will test its Alert Carolina emergency sirens between noon and 1 p.m. today. No action is needed. Anyone outside near campus, including downtown Chapel Hill, is likely to hear the sirens during the test. The sirens will sound in conjunction with a prerecorded public address message. When testing is complete, a different siren tone and a message will say “All clear. Resume normal activities.”
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The Board of Elections will be able to certify and announce the results of the Child Care Services Fee referendum vote by 10 p.m. today after the Student Supreme Court lifted the injunction preventing the release Monday night. The Board of Elections will hold a meeting tonight to determine whether possible election violations made by Student Body President J.J. Raynor were serious enough to affect the election results. If they are found to have made a serious enough impact, a re-election will be held within the next three weeks. Otherwise, the results will be certified. Student Congress Speaker Tim Nichols alleged that Raynor’s e-mail, as well as two Facebook groups she invited students to join, were biased towards the promotion and support of the referendum. The court also dismissed former student body president candidate Ron Bilbao’s complaint against the Board of Election, saying it did not have jurisdiction over the Board of Election’s disqualification of Bilbao. Bilbao has until noon Friday to refile a complaint.
places we have left to build.” The final vote, which came shortly before midnight after four hours of discussion and public comment, was six to three in favor of redevelopment. Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy said he was fundamentally in favor of the project despite unanswered questions. “I think we have to think about smart development,” Foy said. “Areas close to downtown like this are the prime place to encourage density.” Construction will include a fence separating the Grove Park properties from the adjacent Cobb Terrace and Central Park communities to safeguard the communities from vandalism and theft. The council determined that they would vote for the plan but required that developers redraw traffic plans for the site
that will alleviate congestion on Hillsborough Street. The Chapel Hill staff worked with Ram Development Co., which is developing Grove Park, toward a traffic plan that would prevent overcrowding in the neighborhoods off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Ward, who voted against the project, said he was not pleased with the amount of affordable housing in the redevelopment. The developer will pay $1.1 million to the town instead of providing 13 affordable housing units. Grove Park will offer 26 bedrooms of affordable housing. “I’m not willing to turn my back on that need even though this development has a number of benefits for Chapel Hill,” Ward said. Residences at Grove Park will include 346 one- and two-bedroom units with up to 520 parking
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Due to a reporting error, a caption on the photo with Monday’s pg. 11 story, “Unlikely duo combine for Tar Heels’ late surge,” misstated Bart Wagner’s scores this weekend. Wagner added three goals Friday and scored two of the last four goals against Colgate on By Andrew Hartnett Sunday. The story also misstated Staff Writer Colgate’s nickname. They are the After much deliberation, a Red Raiders. The Daily Tar Heel divided Chapel Hill Town Council apologizes for the errors. voted to redevelop the Town House Apartments into a larger, more expensive condominium Campus briefs complex. Eve Carson memorial service Residents spoke for about two set for March 5 in the Pit hours against the development, citing concerns about building height A ceremony in memorial of and the increased traffic that would former Student Body President result on Hillsborough Street. Eve Carson will be held at 4 p.m. But council members said they March 5 in the Pit. Carson was recognize that the proposed develfound killed March 5, 2008. opment is important to eventually The gathering will include a creating a downtown that encourspeech from Chancellor Holden ages growth. Thorp and an a cappella perfor“We have to have places where mance by the Clef Hangers. If there we can put more density,” council is rain, the memorial will be held in member Bill Strom said. the auditorium of the Frank Porter “For us to have a viable downGraham Student Union. town area, this is one of the few
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spaces on a 12.8 acre property. Staff writer The 111-unit rentals of Town Orange County hopes to receive House have historically catered money from the federal stimulus mainly to students, but Residences package to expand broadband at Grove Park will not. coverage into rural areas. But because providers of Contact the City Editor broadband coverage have not at citydesk@unc.edu. been forthcoming with information about who receives services, officials are having trouble assessing how many people have broadband. Without these statistics, Orange County might have trouble securing some of the $7.2 billion in federal funding for more broadband in rural areas. A report from e-NC Authority, an organization that advocates for broadband access across the state, states that about 82 percent of households in Orange County had access in 2007. N.C . R e p . B i l l Fa i s o n , D-Orange, said he wants more information about the prices of services, the speeds of connections provided, and the specific locations that do not have access to broadband. He said he believes the actual number of people with broadband access is much lower than the report indicates. Craig Benedict, Orange County planning director, estimates that nearly 40 percent of residents in rural areas do not have broadband or wireless access. Attempts by the state legislature to require Internet providers to release more accurate data about broadband access have been unsuccessful so far. Faison, who is chairman of the Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity committee of the House, sponsored a bill this dth/jessey dearing month to require Internet proIan Lawrence, a junior who is preparing for his second tour of Iraq with the Marines, will put his studies on hold after the spring semester. viders to disclose more inforLawrence says returning to school from Iraq the first time was sometimes frustrating because students didn’t share his experience. mation about who receives their services. That bill is still in the House’s standing committee. Faison said it’s the Internet providers fault that more information isn’t available. “They sent down 17 lobbyists to fight it,” he said. “They fought it deploy after college, he said. By Rachel Scall tooth and nail.” Staff Writer But when students do interrupt their eduThe lack of access to broadIn the sweltering Iraqi heat, Ian Lawrence cation, it’s because they want to serve, not band can hinder education and manned a machine gun on a U.S. Marine because the military forces them. Lawrence ian lawrence, marine and unc junior economic development, Faison Corps Humvee. As he drove down the street, wanted to be in Iraq before the war ended. said. And then it was back to school, where cars pulled over immediately lest they be “I felt like everybody in the military “Kids in school districts that do Lawrence sometimes became frustrated by considered a threat. should go do their part,” Lawrence said. not have access to broadband are But at UNC, Lawrence is another underHe joined the Marine Corps Reserve after students who did not share his experiences. at a significant disadvantage,” he “Everyone likes to criticize the war,” he graduate walking through the quad to class. high school graduation. Lawrence’s family said. “We cannot have economic Last year, Lawrence decided to put off his wanted him to join ROTC and become an offi- said, “especially on this campus.” growth without access to broadLawrence’s closest friends know not to junior year and deploy to al-Anbar province. cer, but he always had respect for enlistees. band.” In January, he chose to delay his senior year “I was 18 years old and I thought it was bring up his Iraq experiences, but others Greg Wilder, director of Orange don’t know where to draw the line. and go back this summer for a second tour. badass,” Lawrence said. County Management Support, “They ask pretty typical questions, like, It is uncommon for military students at Lawrence’s duty was to detect explosive said the county needs to address UNC to deploy during their schooling, said threats to his unit’s truck. He said he felt ‘Have you killed anybody?’” Lawrence said. the broadband issue, but a lot will Lt. Col. Monte Yoder, military science pro- responsible for looking after men in his unit. He gives simple answers to these questions depend on how much money they fessor. “I was kind of like the eyes of the truck,” receive from the stimulus. See lawrence, Page 4 The nearly 160 ROTC students tend to he said.
MARINE WANTS TO GO BACK Student postpones senior year to serve again “I felt like everybody in the military should go do their part.”
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Bills would alter election law Partnership, town to By Ian Lee Staff Writer
Student elections are over, but the election law battle rages on. In response to several controversies this year about Board of Elections decisions, Student Congress has passed two bills that could radically alter election procedure for the coming years. But current elections board members warn that these changes might swing the pendulum too far and unfairly limit the board’s power.
One bill, passed Tuesday with barely enough Congress members in attendance to hold a meeting, narrows the board’s ability to interpret laws on a case-by-case basis. The bill states that “candidates retain the right to all actions not explicitly prohibited or reasonably prohibited by the spirit of a standard provided for by election law.” But this could mean that any action would be allowed unless explicitly outlawed, said Val Tenyotkin, vice chairman of the
2008-09 elections prompts changes in election laws Power of the Board of Elections ORIGINAL LAW The BOE has the authority to
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elections board. He said the board would lose its power to interpret law in response to ever-changing campaign methods. “We will have mayhem, basically,” he said. “We will be strangled.” The bill’s intent, its sponsors said, is to free campaigns from By Danielle Kucera unneeded regulation. “The bill is really to ensure that Senior Writer Town officials are trying to give the BOE is a little more predictable in their decisions, and their regula- downtown a fresh look. The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership approved Monday See election laws, Page 4 funds for a program aimed at bringing more art businesses to the area. The partnership will give Use of “secret” $20,000 of its funds to the Small Facebook groups Petition signatures Petitioning locations Art Business Loan Program, creThe Code prohibits Web site The Code leaves ated to give working art shops and Student body president use before candidates are interpretation to the Board. candidates must get 800 galleries an incentive to locate in allowed to declare their signatures, and senior class Chapel Hill. candidacy with the BOE. officers must get 350. The town is likely to match the contribution, giving the fund enough money to support one business. Several candidates created Six students collected enough BOE prohibits students from “This is not all of their financ"invitation only" Web sites, signatures to get on the ballot dormstorming and signature ing, just an incentive,” said Dwight which the BOE ruled as for SBP, and only two collection in University Bassett, Chapel Hill’s economic private campaigning. Some collected enough to run for buildings and within 50 feet candidates used sites to senior class officers. development officer and interim of dining halls. invite > 2,000 students. director of the partnership. “This was the first step in having a Invitation-only Web sites may President candidates must Potential candidates can resource available to businesses be used to communicate with get 1,000 signatures, and petition in dorms, dining halls interested in the area.” staff, but indiscriminate senior class officers must get and University buildings After it brings in the first busiinvitations are considered 250. subject to building rules, but ness, the partnership plans to public campaigning. petitions cannot be distributed refill the fund based on how much to groups > 15 people. interest they see from prospective DTH/NICOLE BROSAN, ASHLEY HORTON, KATIE JOKIPII, KRISTEN LONG AND GWEN SAUNDERS art venues.
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Other cities locally and nationally have economic incentive programs, and Chapel Hill needed to step up to compete, Bassett said. So far the program has no set guidelines, but the partnership will likely decide on the specifics in the upcoming month. Although the fund ultimately is meant to help businesses establish and grow, some feel the town should appropriate money to the existing businesses that are struggling in the midst of the bad economy. “This is a tough time, and art is being hit more than anyone because it is considered a luxury,” said Jackie Helvey, a Web site designer and longtime member of the Carrboro Arts Committee. “Don’t bring in competition until you get us taken care of.” But Bassett said new competition is indirectly beneficial to downtown businesses because it draws additional customers to the area — customers that usually will shop at more than one place. Another purpose of the program is to give Chapel Hill a niche that Durham and Raleigh do not have, said Mark Vevle, who works in sales and marketing for
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D.C. o∞ce lobbies for UNC Focus on faculty, school interests By Elisabeth Gilbert staff writer
Karen Regan, director of UNC’s little-known Office of Federal Affairs, is the human connection between Chapel Hill and Capitol Hill. Regan and her staff of two rely on their experience and contacts in Washington, D.C., to garner federal money and recognition for the University and its faculty. In recent weeks, Regan said much of the office’s work has been related to the federal stimulus package and its potential effects on higher education. Once the stimulus passed, her role shifted to informing University officials about its contents. But with details still up in the air, it will likely be a few more weeks until the office can settle back into business as usual: working with members of the N.C. Congressional delegation. The office works with Congressmen to seek money for UNC research projects and to find opportunities for faculty to share knowledge as experts or advisory board members. “I consider the office to be very willing to help (faculty) in their
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— he was there to do his job, he’ll say. Iraq was not what Lawrence had envisioned. He found himself separated from everything he was familiar with — everything from his family to the English language. Lawrence’s family was proud that
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Greenbridge Developments. “I believe wholeheartedly in the arts,” he said. “It spurs business development and economic growth, but it is also vital to a healthy, different, diverse community.”
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advocacy efforts in Washington,” Regan said. “By coordinating with the office, I think it adds value to their individual effort. … I’m here to serve the faculty.” The office tries to find money for research projects that might not otherwise receive federal aid, such as the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s ongoing conversion of its projection systems from analog to digital. Each September, she said, the provost’s office gives faculty six weeks to submit funding proposals, which schools then rank and forward to the federal affairs office. Regan sounds out her contacts in Washington, vets the requests and notifies faculty members if they are selected. The office also formulates the University’s official policies on issues ranging from file-sharing on college campuses to funding for student financial aid. Regan coordinates her efforts with those of her counterparts at other UNC-system schools to create a systemwide agenda, which then is used for lobbying purposes. “I have one client, but the client’s interests are as far-ranging as you can possibly conceive of,” she said. Also an adjunct law profes-
“I consider the office to be very willing to help ( faculty) in their advocacy efforts in Washington.” karen regan, Director, office of federal affairs
sor, Regan came to UNC about three and a half years ago from Washington, where she represented clients before Congress and the executive branch as an associate with DLA Piper Rudnick, a business law firm. And she is not alone in having an insider’s insight into government. The office’s intern, Catherine Liao, is in her first year at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, but she spent the previous five years working for Congressman David Price. Liao said that experience has helped her in her internship, which requires both policy knowledge and networking with political staffers. “I do know a lot of the staff in the North Carolina offices, so it’s easy to reach out,” she said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
he wanted to serve his country but worried about what could happen. “We just had to believe that God had a plan for his life,” said Pat Lawrence, his mother. But he said his Iraq experience was mostly positive. He witnessed reconstruction and loosening security. He’s hesitant when he defends the decision to deploy this summer.
“I really don’t want to leave Carolina at all,” Lawrence said. But Iraq taught him discipline and responsibility. On his second tour, he’ll help new Marines adjust to life at war. “I just turned 22,” Lawrence said. “But I feel like an old man.”
Chapel Hill and Carrboro cater to the arts community because their populations consist primarily of educated adults and students. Popular arts events, such as the 2ndFriday Artwalk, get local residents out of their houses and on the streets to visit participating arts venues as well as other area
businesses. “It has made Carrboro a destination,” Helvey said. “The Artwalk brings people to town, and they end up staying and going to dinner and going to the comedy club.”
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tions more consistent,” Congress member Jason Sutton said in an e-mail. He added that it should allow candidates “the freedom to act creatively and in innovative ways.” Student Congress also passed a bill Jan. 22 that clarifies how the Board of Elections must regulate private campaign meetings and the use of campaign Facebook groups. The bills followed a series of incidents that brought into question the extent to which the board was free to interpret current law. Former student body president candidate Ashley Klein sued the board last semester after being fined based on the Board of Elections’ interpretation of what is public and private campaigning. Her meeting in the Campus Y
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“We are looking at a lot of options, encouraging the private sector, public private partnerships, and a lot of different approaches,” Wilder said. Benedict stressed the county’s role as a facilitator with the pri-
“The bill is really to ensure that the BOE is a little more predictable in their decisions and their regulations more consistent.” jason sutton, congress member was ruled public by the board, but the Court ruled it was private based on its interpretation of the same part of the Student Code. The decision also stated that the elections board has the power to interpret the Code — rankling some Congress members. Last Tuesday’s bill also increases the number of petition signatures required for student body president candidates from 800 to 1,000 and lowers the number for senior class officers and Residence Hall Association president from 350 to 250.
Tenyotkin said students would suffer because of increased advertising by the candidates. It is still yet to be seen what effect the changes to election law will have, but Tenyotkin said that discussions about election law happen every year between the board and Congress to incorporate lessons learned. “Every year it’s a tradition,” Tenyotkin said. “We find things that could be clearer, and we introduce a bill to that effect.”
vate sector. He said the county would work with companies to erect towers and to put in cables by allowing carriers to use county land. “We want to ensure that all residents, whether urban or rural, have similar access to services and information,” Benedict said. County officials will have to
wait and see how the state decides to allocate money to counties, Benedict said. “The county as a whole, we need to sit down and fully digest the broadband issues and the stimulus package,” Wilder said.
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Obama plans to address economy in Tuesday’s presentation to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Five federal regulators issued a joint statement Monday announcing the creation of a special lifeline to keep troubled banks afloat, rejecting nationalization. The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve were among the bank regulators that said the government would make available to banks capital needed to buffer against larger-than-anticipated losses on a temporary basis. Money comes from the Capital Assistance Program, a bank rescue plan announced by the Obama administration Feb. 10.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — President Barack Obama will press his economic agenda in his first address to Congress on Tuesday night, just two days ahead of rolling out a budget that seeks to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Obama will speak to a joint session of Congress one week after signing the $787 billion economic stimulus plan, which nearly all congressional Republicans opposed. Passage of the historic package marked a major victory for
Obama, but the president has a lengthy agenda including health-care reform, shoring up Social Security, revamping rules on the financial system and stabilizing Afghanistan and Iraq. The economy is front and center for Obama this week. On Monday, Obama hosted a “fiscal responsibility summit” at the White House, an effort to grapple with long-term challenges like Social Security and health care. Tuesday’s speech will allow Obama to address those issues and more.
Spending bill adds Graham’s group U.S. policy toward billions to deficit cuts 55 employees Castro unchanged WA S H I N G T O N D . C . , (MCT) — The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a $410 billion spending package Wednesday for the rest of fiscal 2009 — a plan that would spend more than 8 percent more than what was spent in 2008. The $787 billion stimulus package that President Barack Obama signed on Feb. 27 adds an estimated $185 billion to the record federal deficit, pushing it up to about $1.4 trillion. It’s loaded with projects that Democrats have sought for years, many not stimulative of the economy short term.
CHARL OT TE (MCT) — The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is laying off 55 employees — about 10 percent of its staff. “With the economy the way it is, we need to make sure we’re tightening our belts as much as we can,” said Ken Barun, the ministry’s senior vice president for communications. “We want to be good stewards of the resources our donors have been kind enough to give us.” The layoffs and other cost-cutting should slice the annual budget by about 15 percent, Barun said, reducing it to $84 million.
MIAMI (MCT) — Tuesday marks one year with Raul Castro officially at Cuba’s helm as president. While U.S. law keeps Cuba isolated, other countries have cozied up to Cuba to take advantage not just of its nickel reserves — some of the largest in the world — but of its seemingly endless parade of doctors who do mission work overseas. Getting closer to Cuba’s transition of power allows Latin American leaders to demonstrate independence from the United States and seek a competitive advantage.
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Town, state o∞cials Input on mental health talk shop over eggs care sought at forums Discuss proposals coming this year By Andrew Hartnett
take disciplinary action as needed. Council members said similar boards have been established in Greensboro, Durham and WinstonSalem. The call for a review board was heightened when a Carrboro man, Brian Wilkerson, sued the Chapel Hill Police Department last month for mistreatment.
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Chapel Hill officials met with local state legislators Monday to discuss possible proposals for the year. The Chapel Hill Town Council holds a forum to plan with state legislators every year. This year, they discussed the budget, a review board for town government and tax exclusions at the legislative breakfast. Changes to tax exclusion
Civilian review board Council members expressed interest in establishing a civilian review board to investigate misconduct claims against town organizations. Council members proposed that the board would investigate issues raised by residents against the transit system, law enforcement and public works, among other things. The proposed board will have full access to investigatory files and will
Also on Monday, council members expressed the need for an increase in a property tax benefit for disabled and elderly residents called the Homestead Exclusion. North Carolina offers the exclusion for disabled residents and those 65 years of age and up whose incomes do not exceed $25,600. Currently, $25,000 of the appraised value of the residence may be excluded from taxation. Mayor Kevin Foy said the $25,000 figure is almost irrelevant and should be raised to offer a larger
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Chapel Hill is better off than most places when it comes to mental health care — but it’s still in trouble. And to help, Mayor Kevin Foy will hold public listening sessions tonight and Wednesday to gather input about what the town can do to improve. A task force he created in November to bolster mental health care locally is hosting the sessions. The meetings are an opportunity to listen to the concerns of mental health care providers, said Natalie Ammarell, chairwoman of the task force. “We’re more interested in how our garbage is being picked up on our curb sides or how we’re going to save water, but there’s not enough passion around this issue,” said Chris Moran, executive director of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services. Mental health care providers Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. say Chapel Hill has better mental health service that other areas in the state. Task force member Linda Foxworth said Chapel Hill has a
N.C. House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange, reported on the budget, which is about $21 billion for the year with a $2.2 billion deficit. The state is considering raising taxes on alcohol and tobacco to generate more revenue, State Senator Ellie Kinnaird said. Legislators said they are also considering increasing the sales tax on professional services and out-of-state internet sellers. Possible cuts in the state budget could total $900 million to prison, court systems, and juvenile justice funding. But cuts in those areas would be detrimental to Orange County, said N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange. Foy said 70 percent of the budget is personnel costs, so town officials are working to make cuts without sacrificing jobs and services.
ASG vote on BOG unlikely Bill expected to die in committee By Brian Austin State & National Editor
Statewide student leaders want more than a voice on the UNCsystem Board of Governors. They want a vote. A bill introduced in the N.C. House of Representatives would give a vote to the president of the UNC Association of Student Governments, who sits on the board. The bill is likely to pass the House, where it has passed in every long legislative session since 2001. But it is likely to hit a roadblock, again, thanks to N.C. Sen. Tony Rand when the bill goes to the Senate for approval. Rand, D-Cumberland, has been the chairman of the committee on rules and operations of the Senate since 1995. His committee must approve the bill before it moves on. The bill has died in Rand’s powerful committee every time it has come up. The student position was created in 1991 and has never been a voting member of the board. “I think it’s fine for them to be there, represent those people that they do, and I think they add to the process,” Rand said. “But I think the role they have is the one they should continue.” He says the Board of Governors is too large to be effective, and another vote would add to that problem. The state legislature appoints 32 voting
members to the board. Rand also contends that a student from the ASG would not have the institutional knowledge to be able to make informed decisions. The ASG, which advises the BOG on behalf of leaders from student government in each of the 17 UNCsystem campuses, argues that a vote would give weight to its input and plans to push for the bill’s passage. The board contrasts with the boards of trustees at individual campuses, where the student body president has a vote on issues. The bill has been introduced several times before, often by Rand’s Senate colleague, Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange. The bill has been popular, garnering 36 cosponsors in 2005, well more than a majority of the 50 senators that would be required to pass it on the floor. She says the board needs the vote of a student to make its opinions legitimate and relatable to students. “You can’t have a bill that doesn’t have the backing of the organization that is affected by it,” Kinnaird said. ASG President Greg Doucette said he thinks students need safeguards to be sure their voice is taken seriously, because students experience the university differently than anyone on the board. “Although they understand the issues facing the university, they understand it through a fundamen-
“You can’t have a bill that doesn’t have the backing of the organization that is affected by it.” ellie kinnaird, d-orange tally different set of lenses,” he said. “I think they can represent student interests to a degree, but I don’t think they can totally understand.” He said he has discussed a oneyear pilot vote with Rand, who did not seem enthusiastic. Doucette said the ASG is working to show legislators, particularly Rand, that it takes its role seriously and is capable of navigating complex issues. The ASG has taken on a role in finance discussions this year. But Kinnaird said the decision ultimately falls in the hands of Rand, who said he had no plans to change his mind. “You’re just going to have to get around that person’s bias against it,” she said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
better mental health care system than the rest of the state because its leadership is committed to listening to the community. But improvements are still needed. Chapel Hill and the rest of Orange County need help connecting people who need aid to the appropriate service, said Lisa Hamill, president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Orange County. “We do not need to create new positions,” Hamill said. “We need someone who can really be the point person for people with mental illnesses to be directed to.” Moran said it’s difficult for people to connect to existing services because of the low number of social workers in the county. “I’m really concerned about the lack of social workers that could help people engage with services that do exist,” Moran said. One of the task force’s main purposes is to help UNC students become social workers, a goal it will address at the listening sessions. Some students, such as those from the School of Social Work, are available but aren’t being used
because agencies are unable to find adequate supervision for the students, Ammarell said. If agencies were able to share supervision of UNC students, they could increase their service capacity, she said. The task force will identify Chapel Hill’s network of services and see how they could better collaborate, Foxworth said. “We can identify gaps,” Foxworth said. “If there’s any funding out there or if there’s a way that we as a group can be more efficient or allocate dollars to the gaps, that would be one thing we can accomplish.” Moran said the task force also advocates for changes in mental health care policy at the state level. That objective will be discussed in the sessions. “The legislative power that’s behind this is really with the state,” he said. The meetings will both be held in the Chapel Hill Town Hall council chamber. Today’s will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday’s will start at 5:30 p.m. “It’s a good opportunity for people to come together and share their stories and frustrations,” Moran said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
Schools change kindergarten age By Sarah Lamorte Staff Writer
Kindergarten teachers will teach fewer children to count and say their ABCs this upcoming year. A new age requirement for entering kindergarten will result in fewer students entering Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools for 2009-10. The new age minimum for a child to enroll in kindergarten requires the child to be 5 years old by Aug. 31 of the year in which the school term begins. This date was changed from Oct. 16 by the N.C. State Legislature and will affect those entering all state public schools for this school year, said Lisa Stuckey, chair woman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools estimates a decrease in kindergarten enrollment of 70 to 120 students, said Kevin Morgenstein Fuerst, coordinator of student enrollment for the school system. There are 10 elementary schools in the school system, enrolling a
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Do your part to help make UNC safe
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Isabella Archer will analyze whether Black History Month should be eliminated in a post-racial society.
“We will have mayhem, basically. We will be strangled.”
“I’m really not too impressed with the whole 13-minute speed-text alert that Conrad boasts, considering it took until almost midnight for someone to bother to send them in the first place.”
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wo Sundays ago, a bomb hoax frightened us all, especially those of you on the scene or evacuated from nearby buildings. Fortunately, it was just that — a hoax — and it didn’t pose real danger to us. But it heightened the importance of being prepared and of communicating in an emergency, and it showed us some ways to improve how we let you know about developing events. Our goal is to keep all of you safe. So please Guest pay attention to COLUMNIST this semester’s test of our emergency warning system today. If you’re outside on or near campus between noon and 1 p.m., listen for the sirens. We sound the sirens only in the event of an armed and dangerous person, a major hazardous materials incident, a tornado sighting — or a test. Our sirens are our best, quickest way to inform you that you need to get inside and take cover immediately. Sirens communicate instantly, while it takes 10 to 20 minutes for a text message to be delivered to the 20,000+ people now signed up for text alerts. Anytime the sirens sound, though, we will always send a text message and update alertcarolina.unc.edu. When the emergency is under control and it’s safe to resume normal activities, the sirens will sound a second time with an all-clear message, and an all-clear text will be sent. These tests are important. Each time we test the system we learn how to improve it. After the first test in 2007, we installed a fifth siren on the campus’s northern edge. Last fall’s test helped improve text message delivery times. No doubt, today’s test will pinpoint ways to enhance the system. Our Emergency Warning Committee constantly evaluates how we handle things and how we can improve. The Feb. 15 bomb threat did not meet our criteria for sounding the sirens. We did use an informational text message, alertcarolina.unc.edu, and campus TVs to provide information about the bomb threat, but our timing was not fast enough. We know that, and it has led to new protocols for improving communications. While we made some changes that will allow us to get information out faster next time, let me talk about the balance between how people want us to communicate and the realities we face. We all want immediate information, but safety has to be our primary concern. Public safety officers in the field have to take whatever action necessary to respond to the situation and protect people whom they believe are directly at risk. Undoubtedly, communicating what’s going on to the campus at large is important, but protecting people is more important. Also, students on the scene will always know that an incident is under way — and faster than campus administration. It takes time for public safety authorities to respond to an emergency report, conduct an investigation, determine whether there is a threat, and communicate that to the Emergency Warning Committee. So, with the exception of the three scenarios in which the sirens sound and communications begin immediately, our official notifications will almost always be slower than personal text messages, phone calls and face-to-face conversations started by those on the scene. That’s the reality. Campus safety is one of the most important conversations that our community can have together, and your feedback has been helpful. Please know that just as you’re listening closely to the sirens, we’re listening closely to you.
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Beware the spoils system Jones’ focus for seating her Cabinet should be qualifications, not rewarding the ‘Jasmin Consensus’
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he Jasmin Consensus thank-you party went off without a hitch this weekend, and pretty soon Student Body President-elect Jasmin Jones will have to get down to the business of preparing to govern. One of the first things she’ll need to do is choose her Cabinet, the small group of people who will be essential to her accomplishing her platform next year. As she makes those decisions, Jones should avoid falling into the trap of “you-scratch-myback-I’ll-scratch-yours” politics and seek out the most qualified candidates, not the ones who helped her get elected. Jones’ campaign got a huge boost between the general and runoff elections when all four defeated candidates endorsed her. “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to the other candidates,”
she said on the night of her runoff victory. As well she should be. But she should express that gratitude in the form of a thank-you note, not by doling out influential positions. But some former candidates seem to be angling for a title. “The nature of us having this meeting shows that you are extremely open to incorporating other people’s ideas,” Jonathan Tugman, a representative of former candidate Michael Betts, said at the meeting the four losing candidates held to discuss their endorsement of Jones. At the same meeting, former candidate Ashley Klein stressed that it’s important to her to be a part of Team Jones. “I just think it’s so powerful that you’re willing to listen to us and bring us into, you know, your administration, and into your thought process and into your platform, because that means
so much to me,” she said. But there’s a difference between wanting to be part of the team and feeling entitled to it, and Jones should be aware of the distinction. The four former candidates are involved and dedicated students on campus. They could very well be strong candidates for Cabinet positions or other leadership roles next year. But the onus is on Jones to ensure that their qualifications are her only consideration as she moves forward. Jones was elected by a narrow majority in an election with record-setting turnout. She has a higher-than-ever obligation to justify and explain her actions to students and to ensure that she is always acting in our best interests. The only people Jones owes anything to are members of the student body — not the four losing candidates.
Fix Alert Carolina Thorp must put higher priority on timely text messages
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e can all agree with Chancellor Thorp that the immediate safety of students should be the No. 1 concern when officers respond to a threat on campus. But Thorp’s response to last Sunday’s bomb threat debacle is not the kind of overhaul that we were expecting or for which we are still hoping. In his column, published at left, Thorp simply defends the inadequate status quo. He does not acknowledge the significant lag time of sending out a text-message alert on the night of Feb. 15 as a glaring failure.
Nor does he acknowledge the climate of fear and confusion that resulted from the lack of information. He does not introduce any new solutions. Rather than embracing the failed system, Thorp needs to take two steps toward change. First, he must acknowledge that Alert Carolina failed. Only after that can he propose the necessary initiatives to improve the system. Right now, Thorp is doing neither. His pledge to improve safety and his actions are grossly inconsistent with one another.
Thorp must listen to student concerns more closely and attempt to align his goals accordingly. Technical hurdles must be overcome to allow text messages to be more rapidly sent out. Students are constantly attached to their cell phones, and it is simply the most effective way to reach students. The administration should even investigate the use of Facebook and Twitter to officially alert students to danger. Students want more from Alert Carolina, and the administration must acknowledge their concerns.
Not the time for bargaining Collective bargaining shouldn’t be introduced for state employees during budget crisis
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orth Carolina is one of two states that ban collective bargaining among public employees. It should stay that way, at least for now. The right to collective bargaining was a contentious issue in last year’s gubernatorial race. Republican candidate Pat McCrory criticized then-Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue for sidestepping the issue of collective bargaining. Now that she is the governor, she is sidestepping the issue again. At a recent meeting with AFL-CIO leaders, Perdue conspicuously did not address the right to collective bargaining. The right of workers to collectively bargain for higher
wages is something that raises strong feelings on both sides. Whether you believe in collective bargaining or not, now is not the time to expand the rights of public workers. The sobering fact is that the state of North Carolina is facing a grim budgetary crisis. We have seen the effects of this crisis here at UNC. University administrators have warned of suspended faculty searches, class-size expansion and even layoffs. And UNC is just a microcosm of the state as a whole. The prospect of state employees striking or demanding higher wages, when they haven’t been allowed to do so in the past, at a time like this is simply not feasible.
The state is already scrambling to decrease its services in order to keep up with the recession. If the state’s payroll costs suddenly and uniformly increased, the resulting cuts would undoubtedly be even more crippling. The state need not be seen as an enemy of labor. If working conditions were grim, this would be an entirely different discussion. But in North Carolina, the minimum wage is already scheduled to increase in July. The state could eventually allow its public employees to collectively bargain. But now is not the time to grant such a concession. We simply can’t afford it.
DTH baseball coverage is inaccurate, uninformed
UNC baseball coach thanks fans for their attendance
TO THE EDITOR: The quiet way that Dustin Ackley goes five-for-five is completely overblown by an article that can only barely name any other player on the team (“UNC bats lead three-game sweep of VMI,” Feb.23). What would five-for-five be without the eight other boys to bring him in? One player, no matter what his statistics may be, cannot win a baseball game alone. Ackley knows this, too. This series was hardly “forgettable,” either. Everyone in attendance has certain things seared into their memories. Greg Holt crossing the plate three inches behind Mark Fleury on Friday, or Garrett Gore making unearthly plays from right on Saturday are only a few of the things that I’m sure we will never forget. Sometimes the most memorable moments cannot be captured by box scores or statistics. And Mark Fleury? I hardly think that he was a “first-time starter.” Judging by Monday’s baseball article, I think The Daily Tar Heel needs to work a little harder on figuring out what, exactly, is going on.
TO THE EDITOR: On behalf of the UNC baseball team, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our fans for their attendance this past weekend in our season opening series at our new home, Br yson Field at Boshamer Stadium. Thanks to all the fans’ energy in the “Bosh Pit,” the team experienced an awesome homefield advantage for us and we hope that you continue to come out and support the Diamond Heels in what will be an exciting 2009 season in Chapel Hill. See you at Boshamer Stadium, and go Heels! Mike Fox UNC Head Baseball Coach
Continuous enrollment will create ‘training factory’
TO THE EDITOR: In response to yesterday’s letter to the editor (“Corporate consumerism doesn’t define America,” Feb. 23): American culture may not have been founded on materialism, but the principles of “original capitalist culture” still hold true for neoliberal deregulation. Global commodity chains integrate many cultures into a new but similar system of exchange. Consumerism and transnational corporations are the basis of our economy today. Yes, America’s history is longer than 60 years, but how can we profess a “melting pot” culture when African-Americans have been able to vote for less than 50 years? Our history is the history of commodities and their sale by corporations. Now even those unique American innovations are globalized, like a McDonald’s in Hong Kong and Guns N’ Roses posters in Iran. What is left to define our culture but corporate icons? To survive this economic crisis, Americans need to renew their culture not by stressing diversity or individualism, but community. The solution lies within our borders, so instead of outsourcing and expanding markets, corporations need to reinvest in America. If you are pro-cultural, then you should be anti-American because for too long we have let corporate and material interests define our culture. Let’s work together for positive social change and make every American’s values, liberties, and dreams ours, in the fashion of true democracy.
TO THE EDITOR: The worldwide financial crisis has hit everyone very hard, and it was of course only a matter of time before students at UNC would feel the brunt of it. On top of this, a policy such as the continuous enrollment policy would seriously affect graduate students, who have to conduct thesis or dissertation research abroad. Not only do these graduate students have to manage to do their research and afford housing, meals, and other living expenses in their foreign country with any grant they may have received, they are also required to be enrolled at UNC. That alone poses an incredible financial burden on these students. Moreover, students who cannot graduate after the 10th semester are left with few choices: work as a teaching assistant and receive a stipend, from which to pay tuition, fees, and health insurance, or work parttime to be able to afford these costs. In the case of international graduate students, like me, there are additional problems that need to be overcome. Continuous enrollment is compulsory to keep one’s visa and student status. Off-campus employment is not allowed, and eligibility for grants is limited. One generally has to find several small grants. Certainly, the continuous enrollment policy in its current draft will not help attract or retain graduate students and certainly will turn education at a university into a “training factory.” The continuous enrollment policy needs to take into account the needs of graduate students — national and international, undergraduate students and faculty alike. A “training factory” image cannot ensure proper education for both undergraduate and graduate students, cannot expect support from UNC’s alumni, and will not help improve the University’s reputation.
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S. Marina Jones UNC Graduate School History
Dana Brand Junior English, Communication Studies
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Faculty center has Professors test beta site problems relocating to replace Blackboard Proposed move to Davis sees blocks By Sarah Rankin Staff WriteR
Faculty and administrators are pushing to relocate the Center for Faculty Excellence, but mandatory renovations to Davis Library are standing in their way. If moved to Davis from its current location in Wilson Library, the center will have more space and become part of a larger “knowledge commons,” members of the Library Administrative Board say. The center’s goal is to provide a resource for faculty to improve their teaching and leadership. Associate Provost of Academic Initiatives Carol Tresolini said that the center’s location in Davis would be more logical. “ T h e C e n t e r f o r Fa c u l t y Excellence could be a nice complement to the ‘knowledge commons,’” Tresolini said. “It would dovetail nicely.” But the proposal for the relocation of the center has encountered several stumbling blocks. First, the North Carolina Department of Insurance temporarily stopped any immediate progress on this project, citing concerns about sprinkler systems,
exits, plumbing and compliance with the safety features of a highrise building. This means that before the center could potentially be relocated to Davis, the library would have to be brought up to current safety code. But the challenge of bringing Davis Library up to fire code is attaining enough money. Tresolini said that the project was part of a yearly list of capital projects submitted by the University to the UNC General Administration for funding. “It’s just a matter of when there are state funds available,” she said. Given the current fiscal environment, it doesn’t appear that the project will get moving any time soon, said Todd Zakrajsek, executive director of the center. The push to move the center is part of a larger ongoing discussion about the future of Davis, including a restructuring of the first two floors to include a new learning center called a “knowledge commons.” “It makes a lot of sense to have the center in a library which gets
a lot of faculty traffic,” said Patrick Conway, professor of economics and first executive director of the center. Wilson Library “is not one that has an active research group coming in and out of it.” The center — created in 2008 — is an institution that aims to provide support for faculty members in a variety of areas. “Overall, we provide resources for faculty members — for teaching and learning, for leadership and for research,” Zakrajsek said. The center conducts faculty workshops, offers consultations and provides instructional materials related to teaching strategies and instructional methods. It employs seven full-time employees and two part-time employees. Tresolini stressed the importance of the center as a resource for faculty. “It’s important to support the faculty and to help them thrive in all their roles: teaching, research and leadership,” she said. “I think it’s a very important resource, regardless of where it’s located. Having it is the important thing.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Bill bans all public smoking By Jonathan LaRowe Staff Writer
For the second time, a bill banning smoking in all public places has been proposed in the N.C. General Assembly. The bill would make all public areas and places of employment — including restaurants and bars — smoke-free starting Jan. 2, 2010. “The goal is to have people be able to go to public places without being exposed to secondhand smoke,” said N.C. Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, who is on the House health committee which must approve the bill before it can move on. When the bill was introduced in 2007, it failed largely because of opposition from the restaurant industry. Insko said that this time, the bill might have a greater chance of passing. “They are not opposing it this time. As an industry, they are in favor of the bill now,” Insko said.
Insko said the bill would be debated in committee Thursday. The bill will be more likely to pass in the Senate if it passes in the House, said N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange. Kinnaird said she is an adamant supporter of the bill. “Smoking costs the state so much in unreimbursed expenses and smoking related illnesses,” Kinnaird said. “We have even talked about raising the tax on smoking, but we still do have a tobacco industry.” Kinnaird said she believes that more smoking restrictions would help to stop young children from starting and also to encourage pregnant women to stop smoking. On-campus smoking at UNC within 100 feet of any campus building hasn’t been allowed since Jan. 1, 2008, forcing smokers away from buildings to places like the flagpole at Polk place. A statewide ban would prohibit
any smoking on campus, as the entire campus is state property. Some smokers are upset at the possibility of being further limited in where they can smoke. “I disagree about banning smoking in bars,” said sophomore Laura Stubbs. “Restaurants are OK. Bars are an environment where smoking is a natural thing. Smoking goes along with drinking.” The bill does have the support of the UNC-Chapel Hill Young Democrats. The statewide organization will lobby the N.C. General Assembly today in support of the smoking ban, among other bills. “We support this bill because of the number of young people who frequent bars and restaurants and are subjected to secondhand smoke,” said senior Andrew Bates, the statewide communications director of the Young Democrats. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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As UNC updates technological learning tools, Blackboard might be replaced by a Web site that mirrors social networking sites. Sakai, a feature-rich course Web site, is being tested by about 15 professors and could replace Blackboard if it receives positive feedback. The site is built toward the types of activities used by students, such as social networking, instant messaging and information sharing. “We want to make sure the learning management system matches the type of learning our faculty and students are interested in,” said Charlie Green, assistant vice chancellor for the teaching and learning office of Information Technology Services. UNC began looking into Sakai as a Blackboard replacement more than a year ago, Green said. Sakai offers a number of features that aren’t available in the current Blackboard system, he said. Sakai has a calendar feature that organizes assignments, tests and other important due dates for all classes into one schedule — some-
thing many students do by hand in a weekly planner. Sakai also includes a chat feature that shows users who else is logged in and allows them to have private chat sessions with other students from their classes. Students can also search lecture notes posted on Sakai for certain topics. “Imagine you know something was said in class but you don’t know where — so you just enter the word, and it finds where it is in Sakai,” said Craig Carroll, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication who is a part of the group testing Sakai. Green said he is talking with companies that provide other types of technologies that could be integrated into Sakai. For example, instructors could have a video camera or microphone in a classroom to record lectures for students to review later. This could be beneficial for distance education and allow students to be more actively engaged in class discussion rather than focusing on note-taking. “In a way, it’s configured to
encourage participation and collaboration within the class, whereas Blackboard is based on posting information and presentation,” Green said. Carroll said that because Sakai is collaborative, it makes the class seem smaller, and “fewer brilliant observations are lost.” “It shifts the side of learning from being within a 15-minute class session to being 24/7,” Carroll said. “You’re not leaving learning behind when you leave the classroom.” Though Green is excited about possibilities available through Sakai, he said it is ultimately up to the faculty to decide. If they prefer Blackboard over Sakai, ITS will honor that decision, he said. “We’ve carried out the trial, and we’ve gotten positive feedback from the majority of the people,” Green said. “Almost everyone is enthusiastic about the product.” Green said ITS is now seeking an expanded group of participants to test the Sakai pilot, and a recommendation for or against the program might be made within a year. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Some want debt service fee capped By Seth Cline Staff Writer
In a year of tight budgets and tuition increases, some system officials question how student fees are tallied at UNC-system schools. Tuition and fee increases have been capped at 6.5 percent per year since 2006. But debt service fees, which finance major projects not funded by the state legislature, are not included with the other fees — meaning those fees can increase by an unlimited amount. Students pay three debt service fees at UNC-Chapel Hill: the student dining debt service fee, the student facilities debt service fee and the Ramshead Recreation Center debt service fee. These fees total $180.50 per student and have not been increased in recent years. Increases in those fees are not limited by caps on student fees. “(Approving caps) would make
sure we are treating all fees the same because that’s how students and parents are going to see them,” said Hannah Gage, chairwoman of the systemwide Board of Governors. “They don’t see separate fees when they write their checks.” A cap on debt service fees might force universities to look more closely at the size of projects and to cut down on wasted space, Gage said. These fees are often used to finance non-academic buildings such as student recreation centers, while the legislature usually only funds the construction of academic buildings. “When a school grows rapidly, it needs some kind of student center. Students really want that,” said Ray Farris, a member of the Board of Governors. “Expansions like that take a fair amount of money. Some of these types of facilities wouldn’t be built if not for debt service fees.”
But the possibility of budget cuts is forcing universities to rely heavily on debt service fees to provide facilities that accommodate rising numbers of students. Enrollment in the system is expected to grow by as many as 80,000 students in the next decade, according to a study presented to the Board of Trustees in March 2008. Other board members argue that caps on debt service fees would stunt the growth of younger schools, such as Appalachian State University and UNC-Wilmington, by decreasing funding significantly, Farris said. “We haven’t had a thorough discussion of the merit of the debt service fee,” said Farris. “I think there will definitely be serious action on it within the next six to nine months.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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Tar Heels shine late against in-state rival
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By Mike Ehrlich SENIOR Writer
RALEIGH — Though North Carolina never trailed Monday night, a pesky N.C. State team just refused to go away. Eventually, Cetera DeGraffenreid and Jessica Breland made them. Despite numerous N.C. State scoring runs and an evenly matched rebounding game, UNC put some distance on the scoreboard when Breland scored five points down the stretch and DeGraffenreid hit 12 second-half free throws. No. 9 North Carolina eventually won by a 74-57 margin, its 17th victory in the last 19 games between the two teams. After attempting just two free throws in the first half, N.C. State attacked the basket after the break. The Wolfpack earned 13 trips to the line in the second half to get back in the game. With every UNC foul, Reynolds Coliseum grew louder. But when it came down to crunch time, DeGraffenreid’s poise with the ball allowed the lead to be preserved until the clock ran out. “Cetera DeGraffenreid continues to do a nice job being our little quarterback and running our team for us,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. DeGraffenreid would patiently wait as the shot clock ran down, then run off a screen and make the right decision with the ball. Though she didn’t score in the first half, she finished the game with 14 points, four assists and no late errors against the Wolfpack press. In the first half, it was UNC’s bigs that handled the scoring load. The Tar Heels (24-4, 9-3 in the ACC) outscored N.C. State by a 20-8 margin in the paint, fueled by seven points off the bench from freshman Chay Shegog. But UNC’s balance eventually showed, as five Tar Heels finished in double figures, led by guard Italee Lucas’ game-high 16. “We play our best basketball when we play as a team,” said Rashanda McCants, whose 13 points included her 1,500th career tally. “Sometimes we’re a little selfish, and whenever we talk to each other and let each other know it’s team basketball, we kind of go away from the opponent we’re playing,” she said. “It happens every time.” Once again, though, UNC struggled to rebound the ball against a physical Wolfpack team. N.C. State (12-15, 4-8) shot just 30.6 percent
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er shortage a priority. The number of teachers produced by N.C. public universities in 2008 was roughly 600 more than the total in 2004, though a large demand still exists. A myriad of factors are to blame for the shortage, including low salaries, population growth and short careers in teaching. But those involved with the issue have different opinions about the shortage’s largest cause. “If we agreed on that, we could probably have a policy solution to fix it,” Noblit said. Some of these issues have been battlegrounds for a long time. Over the past decade, state legislators have worked to bring up teacher salaries to meet the national average and have helped form orientation and mentorship programs for new teachers to help retention. Maintaining these achievements, rather than improving upon them, will be a large task for the new year.
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for the game, but the team outworked the Tar Heels often and snatched 21 offensive rebounds. “The biggest thing was N.C. State rebounding so hard,” Hatchell said. “They just came at us and just kept on.” But the Wolfpack largely failed to capitalize on all those extra chances. Though their offensive rebounds outnumbered UNC’s by 12, the teams wound up even in second-chance points. North Carolina’s transition game also benefited by all the Wolfpack’s misses, especially early on. After a rebound, the Tar Heels looked to run off an outlet pass. And N.C. State struggled to get back in time. “We were a step behind all night long,” Wolfpack interim coach Stephanie Glance said. “I thought
Carolina did what they do best. We didn’t hit our shots early, and they’re going to run on you. And they did their thing.” Glance, who has stepped in since the death of former N.C. State coach Kay Yow, had led the Wolfpack to three straight wins prior to Monday night. And Hatchell was quick to give her praise after the game — perhaps hinting to N.C. State athletic director Lee Fowler, who opened the search for N.C. State’s next coach this week. “I give my full endorsement — it doesn’t mean anything, but I’m going to say it anyway — I think they need to just go ahead and name (Glance) the coach,” Hatchell said. “There’s no doubt that she deserves it, and she’s doing a great job with these teams. “And I know that that’s what Kay wanted.”
RALEIGH — With N.C. State clawing its way back into the game, North Carolina’s Chay Shegog let a golden opportunity slip away — literally. The freshman lost her footing on a fast break, losing the ball and further extending a five-minute stretch during which UNC was held without a field goal. But she showed the mark of a veteran on the very next play. Shegog corralled the rebound after an N.C. State miss and, as the clock showed just eight seconds before halftime, presented teammate Italee Lucas with her own opportunity to score. Shegog’s long pass reached a sprinting Lucas, and the ensuing layup — with just fractions of a second before the halftime buzzer — broke a 5:27 stretch in which UNC’s only points were a pair of free throws. But on a night when the game was won in the paint, the play might be better remembered for the rebound that started it. “They wanted to rebound just as bad as we did, and we both were trying to box each other out,” Jessica Breland said. “It was very physical.” Forwards Shegog, Breland and Rashanda McCants used an array of drop-steps and pivot moves to punish N.C. State for not doubleteaming down low. And while there wasn’t any one standout performance, all three forwards finished with double-digit points and at least five rebounds. Even when McCants went out with her fourth foul, her teammates, one in particular, stepped up. “I usually get upset because I know I need to be in games going down to crunch time,” McCants said. “I think my team responded well — and Chay took over.” The Wolfpack, meanwhile, were struggling to convert on the rebounds they did manage to pull away from North Carolina guards. Around the six-minute mark in the first half, N.C. State’s struggles
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Freshman Chay Shegog finished on 5-of-9 shooting and, more importantly, seven rebounds in a physical matchup Monday with the Wolfpack. to finish came to a climax. In two consecutive trips down the court, the Wolfpack attempted three field goals to tighten the game, thanks to UNC fouls and plenty of offensive rebounding by the ’Pack. But after those six tries, N.C. State still hadn’t put another point on the board. It was all part of a woeful 30.6 shooting percentage by the Wolfpack that left the team unable to capitalize on its 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. “They were getting rebounds because when they took the shot, we weren’t boxing the shooter out, and we were just watching the ball,” Breland said. In the first meeting between the two teams, N.C. State used
“Our schools of education are geared to teaching the teachers of 20 or 30 years ago,” Glazier said. And the problem isn’t all about the universities. While many graduates from UNC-system education schools decide to work within the state, it is up to the school districts themselves to find ways to attract the graduates to their regions. “We’re always going to have to train teachers,” said Ramona Cox, coordinator of teacher recruitment and retention at UNC’s School of Education. “There’s always going to be positions. It’s up to the districts how many.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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of the curriculum for the environment and ecology. Related research is occurring at the Institute for the Environment, which includes undergraduate programs in environmental science and environmental studies. “There are lots of people who have expertise, and we need to figure out how to bring them together,” Clegg said. Shea, who began work at the center in 2001, said the University has placed more emphasis on environmental research as environmental problems have become more visible. “I’ve seen it grow in importance every year since I’ve been here,” she said.
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a sizable rebounding advantage — that included 21 offensive rebounds — to push the game to overtime. But weeks of pestering her squad about rebounds had paid off, and North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell got her players to match their opponents’ intensity this time. The Wolfpack finished with 39 rebounds this time, one board shy of the Tar Heels’ total — a number Hatchell found encouraging, if nothing else. “The thing that we’re preaching most of all is rebounding,” she said, “and that’s the thing that we’ve got to continue to do.”
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‘Far more than quick fix’ But some education professors don’t think the steps that have been taken are enough, even in the face of budget cuts that would force the University to slide back. Education professor Gerald Unks said the current discussion of teacher shortages is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. “It’s not just salary,” Unks said. “It’s respect, status, being appreciated. Salaries is too often the red herring getting us off the real issues.” He added that the levels of respect and autonomy for teachers have changed greatly since he began teaching 51 years ago, and that much more will have to change to fix the shortage problem. “These are huge social concerns that will require far more than a quick fix,” Unks said. What Unks and Glazier do agree on is the need for a new approach to crafting educators that is bold, engaging and modern.
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A duty overseas A UNC student delayed his junior and now senior years to deploy to Iraq. See pg. 3 for story.
New Web site Some classes are testing an alternative to Blackboard that uses social networking. See pg. 11 for story.
Few stats for stimulus A lack of information could hinder efforts to get broadband for Orange County. See pg. 3 for story.
TuesdayFocus All you need to know about Chapel Hill’s bartenders, plus their favorite drink recipes. See pg. 14.
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The Daily Tar Heel
tuesday, february 24, 2009
A BAR above the rest Introducing A SELECTION OF Bartenders IN CHAPEL HILL
DTH ONLINE: View photos of bartenders from Milltown, Linda’s and He’s Not Here. — COMPILED BY emily kennard AND CAROLINE KIRBY; DESIGN BY JILLIAN NADELL
dth/ALEXANDRA BRAWLEY
TOP OF THE HILL
dth/zoe litaker
100 E. Franklin St., Third Floor
202 W. Rosemary St.
Bartender: Mark Belk Age: 35 Years Bartending: Seven Bar Hours: Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to close Nickname: Mullet How he got into bartending: He was a music major and played in some bands so he needed a job with flexible hours.
Bartender: Chetan Reddy Age: 29 Years Bartending: Three at La Rez Bar Hours: Thursday 9:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Nickname: Cheetah How he got into bartending: He was playing in a band, and he needed a job to make ends meet. At first, he was working at Top of the Hill but not as a bartender. Being in the industry, he just learned to make drinks.
Craziest story: “I remember I was playing guitar and Owen Wilson was at the bar, and I was like ‘Oh yeah, I wanna thank my friend Owen Wilson for coming out to my acoustic show.’”
Signature drink and recipe: Nice Pear Nice pear Amaretto Absolut Pear Vodka Sour mix
Tastes just like a pear. Equal parts of each.
Worst moment: “The worst moment was Halloween like three years ago. People were throwing glasses off the balcony, and the cops came up and shut the bar down.”
dth/zoe litaker
LA REZ
Worst moment: “The thing about bartending is that I had held so many worse jobs in the service industry that, when becoming a bartender, even the downsides are infinitely better than scrubbing the dumpster pad.”
Signature drink and recipe: Obomba Named after our Red Bull Orange vodka commander in chief. Amaretto • Sour mix
Worst moment: “The worst moment was it being a dude’s birthday. … It was one of those nasty shots. He took the shot, and then he proceeded to puke all over the bar.”
THE LIBRARY
CAROLINA COFFEE SHOP
120 E. Franklin St.
138 E. Franklin St.
Bartender: Grant Biles Age: 23 Years Bartending: Two Bar Hours: Saturday 8 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Nickname: G How he got into bartending: He got a job as a barback restocking glasses at the Library, and when he turned 21, he was allowed to start training to be a bartender.
Craziest story: “It’s always somewhat unsettling to see people get in fights and stuff. I haven’t seen too many real fights when I was working. Days you’re not here you hear about stuff like that.”
Craziest story: “Craziest moments usually are when girls come in taxed for 21st birthdays with their little tiaras on and have the list of crazy things to do.” For instance, he had to get a girl to dance on top of the bar.
dth/alexandra brawley
Signature drink and recipe: Parely Legal To add some extra Absolut Pear Vodka Peach Schnapps Cranberry pineapple Sour mix
pizzazz, garnish it with a cherry and a lime.
Bartender: Brandon Wells Age: 30 Years Bartending: One at Coffee Shop Bar Hours: Thursday 10 p.m.; Friday late night Nickname: B Dub How he got into bartending: He started as a barback working at the bar now called Fuse. He learned how the system worked and decided that working at a bar would be fun since he liked to drink. Craziest story: “Mostly (it involves) people who are inexperienced drinkers becoming too intoxicated, people for who going to bars is a new experience for them.” Worst moment: “For the most part like on East Franklin, it’s just about you know people becoming too intoxicated and having to get them out of the bar. They’ll be sitting there throwing up on themselves.”
dth/alexandra brawley
Signature drink and recipe: Berry Bonanza 3 olives Berry vodka Triple Sec Cranberry juice Sprite