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Sophomore forward Ed Davis went for 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots in UNC’s 78-64 win over Virginia Tech in the Heels’ first ACC game of the season and the first since a dramatic loss in Charleston.
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Adam Bliss, owner of Hookah Bliss, is defying legislation and keeping his doors open. Bliss says he will battle the smoking ban, and is waiting to get in trouble to argue his case. “I’ve never had this much trouble getting in trouble,” Bliss said.
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city | page 3 BOOKWORM’S DELIGHT About 100 people attended the new Orange County Main Library’s grand opening Friday. The $8 million project comes as the library is celebrating its 100-year anniversary.
arts| page 14 FOLLOW THE SILK ROAD A new Ackland exhibit focuses on the Silk Road, the ancient trading route through Asia, Europe and the Middle East that was a center of cultural, economic and artistic exchange.
this day in history JAN. 11, 1965 … University leaders sign a proposal that would, for the first time, provide AM radio programming to residence halls and FM transmission across a five-mile radius.
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BY anika anand assistant city editor
It’s been nine days since the state’s indoor smoking ban went into effect, but Chapel Hill’s Hookah Bliss is still open for business. Its owner, Adam Bliss, has been fighting the legislation, which prohibits smoking in most restaurants and bars, since it was passed last May. Bliss and his colleagues around the state failed to get an exemption passed for hookah bars, similar to the exemption granted to places like cigar bars and country clubs. But he’s not accepting defeat. “I’m waiting to get in trouble,” he said. “I’m literally
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Atwater attorneys ask for trial venue change BY Sarah Frier City Editor
Federal defense attorneys for one of the men charged with killing former Student Body President Eve Carson worry their client won’t get a fair trial in North Carolina. The defense issued a Dec. 11 motion to move the trial out of state, citing a survey that states that too many people — 80 percent of North Carolinians — know about the case, and 53 percent already believe Demario James Atwater, 23, is guilty. Prosecutors said last week that they will respond to the motion
by Jan. 22, which is sooner than required. After that, it’s up to a judge to determine whether the jury pool is tainted enough for the trial to need to move out of state. “It’s a fairly unusual thing to have happen,” said Lynne Klauer, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Middle District, which is prosecuting Atwater. She can’t remember any time a trial was moved out of state during her years working for the district. Authorities say Atwater and Lawrence Alvin Lovette kidnapped Carson from her home
Freshman remembered for talents BY C. Ryan Barber
Assistant University Editor
After a month-long struggle, freshman Lillian Claire Chason died Dec. 16 at UNC Hospitals from acute respiratory distress syndrome. Chason had fallen ill shortly before Thanksgiving with pneumonia, which doctors suspected to have been caused by the H1N1 virus. Chason, 18, of Barrington, R.I., was born on March 3, 1991 in Albuquerque, N.M., the daughter of Eric and Cate Chason. E r i c C h a s o n n o t i fi e d t h e University community of his daughter’s passing the night of Dec. 16 through the “Prayers for Lillian” Facebook page. “I’m sorry to have to tell everyone that Lillian died this afternoon at 5:20 p.m.,” he wrote. Family members had been using the page to provide updates Lillian Chason on Chason’s condition and have died Dec. 16 since shared the eulogy delivered after a monthat her funeral along with an obitulong stay at ary and poem. UNC Hospitals. By the time of her death, Chason’s name was familiar throughout the UNC community because of the group, which includes more than 10,000 members. Friends organized a blood drive for Chason on Dec. 15, attracting donors from throughout the Triangle. Freshman Zealan Hoover, a friend of Chason who helped organize the blood drive, said he will remember Chason for her strength and compassion. “She was one of those people who you only know for a couple of months, but it seems much longer than that,” Hoover said. “She had been fighting and over-
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A new administrative review of the Greek system will be overseen by Jordan Whichard, a UNC alumnus and fraternity member. In his new role as special adviser on Greek affairs, Whichard will examine UNC administration’s interaction with fraternities and sororities, as well as develop a report for the Board of Trustees. The position is not paid. His recommendations will detail how to create “the best Greek system in the country,” according to a letter from Chairman of the UNC Board of Trustees Bob Winston, who recruited Whichard for the position at the end of last semester. Whichard will gather informaJordan tion from UNC’s Greek system as Whichard will well as others around the country develop ideas to develop what the fraternities for Greek life and sororities at UNC should look at UNC. like and the way the administration can best interact with and support them. The recommendations could have important repercussions for UNC’s Office of Student Affairs, as
DTH ONLINE: Read the defense attorney’s motions by clicking this story online. March 5, 2008, and took her to an ATM to withdraw $1,400 before shooting her five times in a neighborhood off East Franklin Street. The defense used news article clips and online reader comments to show that extensive media coverage has led this version of events to be regarded as fact in the minds of most North Carolinians, they claim. When Atwater and Lovette were charged with killing Carson,
Story so far March 5, 2008: Student Body President Eve Carson is found shot to death. March 12: Demario James Atwater is arrested. March 13: Lawrence Alvin Lovette is arrested. March 31: Atwater and Lovette are indicted for first-degree murder. April 11: District Attorney Jim Woodall announces plans to pursue the death penalty for Atwater.
Oct. 27: A federal grand jury indicts Atwater. Jan. 16, 2009: The U.S. Attorney General approves plans to pursue the
federal death penalty against Atwater. it revealed lapses in the security of the state probation system, increasing the publicity of the crime and inciting lawmaker response. Both Atwater and Lovette were on probation at the time of the killing. In the articles that followed, Atwater’s criminal record was displayed and he was further linked with Lovette, who is charged with
a separate killing of a college student. In the survey cited in the defense’s motion, 52 percent of North Carolinians said Atwater should be sentenced to death if found guilty. The federal trial is scheduled to begin in May. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
Schools to push for lesser tuition increase By Ariel Zirulnick State & National Editor
UNC system leaders announced Thursday that they will push for tuition increases lower than the amount mandated by the state legislature. They will also continue to lobby for revenue generated by the increases to be returned to the campuses. UNC-system President Erskine Bowles says getting the money back is crucial to meet an increased need for financial aid. The N.C. General Assembly passed a mandate last summer increasing 2010-11 tuition by the lesser of $200 or 8 percent at all system schools. Across the campuses, the average increase would be $180 or 7.2 percent. The revenue generated by that increase would go to the state’s general fund to help close the budget shortfall. But proposals put forward by individual campuses are significantly less. The average proposed increase for residents is $131, or 5.2 percent. Vice President for Finance Rob Nelson presented each campus’ request to the Board of Governors’ budget and finance
committee at their monthly meeting Thursday. Nelson is reviewing each campus’ tuition proposals and will pass feedback on to Bowles in the next few weeks. Bowles will submit his official tuition recommendations to the board for approval at the end of January. The plans must then be approved by the legislature. Bowles has asked the legislature to consider replacing its tuition increase with the less costly proposal from the UNC system and to return all of the revenue generated by the increase to the system — 50 percent for need-based aid, 25 percent for improving graduation and retention rates and 25 percent for other critical needs. In past years, 36 percent of tuition revenue has gone to need-based aid. “We have more people at the top and we have more people at the bottom. It’s the middle that’s getting squeezed,” Bowles said. Legislators have indicated they are willing to hear him out, he said. The UNC-system Association of Student Governments is joining the effort. Student body presidents are circulating a petition at their campuses that asks for
the full $200 back and for the legislature to go with the campuses’ proposals. The idea was first proposed by UNCChapel Hill Student Body President Jasmin Jones in November. The goal is to get students more engaged in the tuition process and to have tangible evidence of student support when ASG members begin meeting with legislators later this semester, said ASG President Greg Doucette. “After awhile, legislators kind of get sick of me saying the same thing over and over again,” Doucette said. “When you’ve got something you can hand them … it carries more impact.” Jones also is leading the effort to engage with legislators on the tuition increase before they convene in May. They have already contacted about 50 legislators and about 20 have responded to their requests for a meeting, she said. “There’s a lot of people helping us, but it’s all about blind faith at the moment.” Assistant State & National Editor Tarini Parti contributed reporting. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
UNC General Administration is the next step in tuition decisions UNC-system schools have passed on their tuition increase proposals to the General Administration ahead of the Jan. 7 Board of Governors meeting. Vice President for Finance Rob Nelson presented the requests Thursday and will work with UNC-system President Erskine Bowles in coming weeks.
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The chancellor recommended the lesser option of a 5.2 percent increase for all undergraduate students and a 3.7 percent increase for all graduate students.
The audit and finance committee of the Board of Trustees, as well as the full body, approved the chancellor’s recommendation.
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General Administration is reviewing schools’ proposals. President Erskine Bowles will make recommendations to the system’s Board of Governors at the end of January.
The board will consider Bowles’ recommendations in its February meeting and make a decision on tuition for each of the 16 system universities.
N.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Incorporates tuition increases into the state budget. Legislators can change any aspect of tuition as they see fit. DTH/ARIEL RUDOLPH
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Rash of business break-ins continues Purdue Police seek help identifying suspect BY victoria Stilwell assistant city editor
Mike Johnson’s ringing telephone woke him up late Wednesday night. It was his alarm company calling to tell him his coffee shop, the Red Bicycle at 2805 Homestead Road, had just been broken into. “I thought it was a false alarm,” said Johnson, owner of the store since May of last year. Stories like Johnson’s are part of a growing trend of small business break-ins in the Chapel Hill area,
said Lt. Kevin Gunter of the Chapel Hill police. Since Nov. 18, he said there have been 19 break-ins that police officials said they think are related. “It is unusual,” Gunter said. “All of them have very similar M.O.s. The front doors have been shattered or broken or damaged.” He said the suspects appear to be looking for cash only. The majority of cost to the businesses has come from broken doors or
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Livin’ in a reader’s paradise New $8 million building invites children to enjoy BY Anika Anand assistant city editor
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Virginia Nadworny, 8, and Orange County Library director Lucinda Munger cut the ribbon at newly built Orange County Main Library’s grand opening. The new library, which opened Friday in Hillsborough, cost $8 million. West Queen Street
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Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs thanked his fellow commissioners for supporting the project. “It’s not always easy to make decisions on how to spend other people’s money,” he said, commending the commissioners for not being afraid to make those decisions. Louise Bendall, a library assistant in children’s services, said she doesn’t know what changes the new library will bring to the area, but she hopes for more programs and increased community involvement. “It’s fabulous and warm, and as a parent it’s great to be able to have space for children,” she said. “Not every library has that.”
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Soon after she helped cut the ribbon, 8-year-old Virginia Nadworny was walking around the new Orange County Main Library with a stack of books ready to be checked out. “I like to read a lot,” she said. “Mysteries and nonfiction are my favorite. I’ll be coming here a lot.” Nadworny was one of about 100 people who attended the library’s grand opening Friday. The $8 million project came to fruition just as the library was celebrating its 100-year anniversary. “I’m just so excited, it’s hard for me to stop grinning,” said Valerie Foushee, Orange County Board of Commissioners chairwoman. The newly built library, 13 miles from campus at 137 W. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, is two levels and more than 20,000 square feet. Most of the first floor is dedicated to children and includes a story time area and a children’s study area. The second floor includes a teen area, study rooms and public computers. North Carolina State Librarian Mary Boone said public library usage has reached an all-time high nationally. This is likely due to libraries offering computers and Internet access, she said. People are coming to library computers to fill out job applications, which more often are only available online. So the role of public libraries is expanding, she said. “We’re seeing a great shift in society moving into the online world,” Boone said. “To bag groceries at Food Lion, you have to apply online.” The project was mostly funded by Orange County taxpayer dollars and a $20,000 donation by the Friends of the Orange County Public Libraries.
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Students support fired worker Sustainable eatery to BY C. Ryan Barber
Assistant University Editor
During his four years at UNC, senior Brad Green would ask about Angela Vargas when she wasn’t manning her post at the Rams Head Dining Hall cash register, swiping students’ One Cards and greeting them, often by name, with an ear-to-ear smile. Whether from one of Vargas’ fellow employees or a manager, Green would learn the reasons behind her occasional absences. Sick children or other family issues were often cited, even for a woman who claimed to always be “all good.” But one day during exam week in December, Vargas was absent again, this time for a different reason. Vargas — better known to students as “Miss Angie” — had been fired. Except this time, no one, not even the manager who substituted for Vargas that day, could provide Green with a reason. That night, Green signed into his
Facebook account and created the group “No, it’s NOT all good, bring Miss Angie back to Rams Head” to gauge students’ reaction. What he found was overwhelming. Within 24 hours, nearly 1,000 people joined the group, which has since evolved into a rallying point for student activism, not just for Miss Angie’s cause but for that of all University employees. “I’m trying to encourage the students in this group to know to take the initiative to get in contact with people on campus and let their ideas be heard,” said Green, whose group’s membership has expanded to nearly 1,700. On Thursday, Green said he had yet to receive responses to e-mails sent to administrators. But he recently received a call from Ben Thompson, the head of the student dining board of directors, who confirmed reports that Vargas was fired due to a pattern of absenteeism. Scott Myers, director of food and vending at UNC, said Vargas was
not a University employee but an employee of UNC’s food services provider, Aramark Corp., which makes personnel decisions independent of the University. “I know they know how popular she was. And they had to take that into consideration,” Myers said, referring to Aramark. “But in the same sense, they had to be fair and equitable with other employees in terms of administering their policies.” Vargas could not be reached for comment. But Green said the line between Aramark and UNC is a blurry one. “They work for a different company, but they are still, at the same time, part of the University,” he said. “Eventually everything that happens with Aramark goes to the University, because they are contracted by the University.” Megan Phelps, the senior human
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replace Zoca in Lenoir By Steven Norton Assistant University Editor
This semester at Lenoir Mainstreet, expect to find food from your backyard. A new dining establishment, called 1.5.0., will serve primarily sustainable foods with help from local farmers. It will replace Zoca, which served Tex-Mex food. The idea for the restaurant came from an initiative by Carolina Dining Services to place a focus on using sustainable foods and building relationships with farmers. That’s where the restaurant gets its name: Usually food is considered sustainable if it comes from fewer than 150 miles away. T he restaurant is ge tting food from many farmers nearby, including cheese from Chapel Hill Creamery and grass-fed beef and organic vegetables from Cane Creek Farm. “We ask what they have and we’ll
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First week’s menu includes: Hand-cut sweet potato fries with honey butter dressing. Wild Alaskan salmon over organic lentil salad Grass-fed beef lasagna Organic Indian dal masala work with it,” said Paul Basciano, executive chef for Carolina Dining Services. “The menu sort of has a life of its own.” The restaurant will feature a chalkboard menu that will change weekly based on which ingredients are in season. Basciano said he hopes to create a rustic, globally inspired menu. Sweet potatoes, of which North Carolina is the number one pro-
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Randy Woodson’s selection as chancellor for N.C. State University was described by most in three words — a perfect fit. The UNC-system Board of Governors elected Woodson at its meeting Friday. The decision was made after a six-month search conducted by an 18-person committee. Woodson, who currently serves as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Purdue University, a land-grant university in Indiana similar to NCSU, was one of three candidates recommended by the search committee to UNC-system President Erskine Bowles. Bowles recommended Woodson to the board. Once Woodson expressed interest in the job, the decision was a “no-brainer,” and the other candidates did not matter, Bowles Randy said. Woodson is “When you charged with look at Randy remaking N.C. Woodson and State’s image. look at his track record, it’s almost like I wrote that job description with him in mind,” Bowles said at the meeting. “He had a combination of things — the people skills, the expertise, the vision, the passion.” A chief concern for those involved in the decision was restoring credibility and stability to the university. The disclosure in June 2009 of preferential treatment in the hiring of Mary Easley, wife of former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, prompted the resignation of Chancellor James Oblinger and other campus leaders. Fo r m e r U N C - C h a r l o tt e Chancellor Jim Woodward has served as interim chancellor since then and made progress in restoring credibility. “I think people are excited about moving forward and forgetting about the past,” Bowles said. Purdue officials tried their best to keep Woodson at the university by offering a lucrative salary — a significant raise from his salary of $309,000 as of 2008 — and hinting that he was a likely candidate for university president. Woodson instead chose the NCSU chancellor job with its salary of $420,000 — less than what he could have earned at Purdue. Woodson told Bowles that he hopes to stay at NCSU until he retires — 10 to 15 years — and to implement his vision for the university with strategic planning and some reorganization. He said he hopes to elevate NCSU to “elite” status. “My clear impression of NCSU at this point is that it’s an outstanding institution that needs to tell its story better,” Woodson said. NCSU Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said that even though Woodson is neither an alumnus of NCSU nor from the state, he will be able to relate to the students. “One of the things that students want is someone who loves NCSU and wears that on their sleeve. He already has that burning love for the university,” Ceresnak said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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Carmichael Auditorium renovations almost done BY Andrew Harrell University co-Editor
Renovations to Carmichael Auditorium aren’t fully complete, but the women’s basketball team has already played and won four games in the updated venue. A full dedication will take place Feb. 28, during the team’s game against Duke. More than $21 million in renovations include a new scoreboard and video boards, an updated sound system and new women’s basketball locker rooms. Two additions to Carmichael will house office suites for Olympic sports and women’s basketball programs. Dana Leeson, UNC’s construction supervisor, said the least expected part of the renovations was having to redo the brick of the entire exterior of the building. The construction team was unable to find bricks matching the color and texture of the original exterior.
But that wasn’t the only issue. “When we took the brick facade off, we found the underlying concrete block needed to be replaced,” Leeson said. The contract for the construction totaled $21.7 million, he added. That number doesn’t reflect additional costs for furniture and other furnishings in the new offices. Carmichael has previously been the site of NCAA women’s basketball tournament games, a U.S. Olympic Festival volleyball competition and dozens of camps and high school championships. Jaci Field, assistant director of facilities planning and management athletics, said hosting future events and tournaments won’t take place until renovations to the adjoining Woolen Gymnasium are finished. She added that she hopes the renovated Carmichael will have more campus events like concerts
or job fairs. The auditorium is named for the late William D. Carmichael, a former comptroller and vice president of the University. Wrestling, gymnastics, volleyball and women’s basketball are all housed in Carmichael. The men’s basketball team posted a 169-20 record in the auditorium before moving to the Smith Center during the 1985-1986 season. The women’s basketball team plays its next home game against Mar yland in Carmichael on Sunday. Field said that she attended the team’s first game back in Carmichael, and that she and the athletics department are extremely happy with the changes. “If they’re happy, we’re happy,” Leeson said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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Carmichael Auditorium, which first opened in 1965, was recently renovated and now hosts women’s basketball, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball. The renovations include a new scoreboard, sound system and locker rooms.
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Davis Library to extend hours next school year BY Melvin Backman Staff writer
Students will be able to spend two more hours a night holed up in Davis Library next school year. The library will be closing its doors at 2 a.m. instead of midnight during the week, thanks to efforts by student government’s student leadership advisory committee. The committee began its work by asking 500 students about their late-night study habits in a survey. The results showed that students had fewer options as the night went on. Anecdotal evidence showed that when Davis closed, students would often go to other places such as the Student Union and the Undergraduate Library, sometimes disturbing students already studying there. Sophomore Walt Peters, a committee member who worked on the project, said the committee
aims to create more late-night study options. The advisory committee showed the survey results to library administrators, who recognized that more options had to be created. “The administration was really willing to work with us,” Peters said. The library has stayed open until 2 a.m. during exam weeks. Catherine Gerdes, director of planning and administrative services for UNC Libraries, said library use will be monitored to see if students make use of the later hours. “We’re completely dedicated to try and meet the needs of the campus the best we can,” she said. The hours extension, which will operate on a pilot basis for the 2010-11 school year, will cost the library $27,000 in staff and security personnel costs because they will have to stay later.
Funding for the extension will come from the University Libraries budget for next year instead of increased student fees. Because the budget for the next school year has not been finalized, it is unclear how the hours extension will affect other services. “We hope that it is a well-used service,” Gerdes said. Peters said keeping the library open later will also present students with an opportunity to utilize the SafeWalk buddy system student government announced last semester. Students studying later might increase need for the service. The SafeWalk program begins today, and provides walking partners for students late at night and covers campus and Greek housing. The program runs Sundays through Thursdays from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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BOG finishes long-standing plans By tarini parti
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The UNC system Board of Governors tied up several loose ends, such as UNC-Charlotte’s potential football program, paid leave policy for university presidents and chancellors, and a policy for dealing with hate crimes at its meetings Thursday and Friday.
Increasing fees for football UNC-C’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a plan last month to start a football program by 2013 and are now seeking the approval of the Board of Governors to start the process. “The student body has been very vocal in its support for UNC-C football,” said UNC-C Student Body President Joey Lemons. Most board members agreed that the university needs a football program. But some were concerned about the lack of private donors and the impact of the additional costs on the students. The university’s financing model calls for increasing student
fees to cover 60 percent of the costs of the program. So far, the university has collected $4 million through the sale of seat licenses, which allow people to own a set of seats for games and the right to own or sell tickets for those seats. “The total cost of entry for football are as good as they are going to get,” said UNC-C Chancellor Philip Dubois.
Leave policies scaled back The board officially approved revisions to UNC-system leave policies for university presidents and chancellors. The policies govern the process of moving from those administrative positions to the university faculty. Leave time — which provides time for the former administrators to prepare for returning to a teaching position — was decreased from one year to six months. Salaries also were significantly scaled back. Former chancellors and presidents will now receive a salary comparable to similarly-
ranked faculty members beginning with the leave time. The personnel and tenure committee first began work on the policy in September. It will now begin addressing leave policies for senior administrators.
New student conduct code The education and planning committee approved a new system-wide student conduct code that addresses hate crime. The policy is a response to an incident at N.C. State University in November 2008. Four NCSU students wrote messages about then U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on the walls of the campus Free Expression Tunnel that former chancellor James Oblinger deemed “racist and hate-filled.” The policy disallows discrimination and slurs about race, gender and sexuality, among other things. The full board will vote on the proposed policy in February. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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windows. Gunter said police think a recurring group or individual is committing the break-ins, and although perpetrators have been caught on camera, police have made no arrests. Johnson, who has a camera installed, said the man on tape didn’t steal anything from his store because no cash was left overnight in the register. “We watched him on the camera,” he said. “He was very casually walking around like he was looking for loose change.” Johnson said the suspect did more than $1,000 in damage when he smashed the front door’s glass. “He just took a day’s sales,” he said. “It’s probably two or three days worth of profit.” The Red Bicycle is located in The Station at Homestead, a small complex at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Homestead Road. Michael Klinger, manager of Chapel Hill Wine Company which is also located in the complex, said he was shocked when he heard the news at an informal meeting with other business owners Thursday.
resources manager for Aramark at UNC, said she could not disclose the details of the firing. Students have lobbied Carolina Dining Services through a grassroots mass-messaging campaign. Members of the group urged other students to write comment cards online or in person at Rams Head Dining Hall. The campaign, publicized as a Facebook event, had more than 200 confirmed guests. “We wanted to let them know that there are really important qualities in their employees besides making it to work every day,” Green
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Chapel Hill police are seeking help identifying this individual, who they say is connected to a slew of store break-ins in recent months. “I never imagined anyone breaking into a coffee shop, a small business,” he said. Klinger said although his store already has an alarm company, management plans to install new locks to increase security efforts. Gunter said police are working with Chatham County, Durham and Carrboro investigators as well as increasing patrols in specific areas to crack down on the break-ins. Small businesses can take pre-
ventative measures like exterior and interior lighting to ward off potential thieves, Gunter said. He also said business owners should install cameras and take all cash when they close shop. “Don’t leave anything in the cash drawers,” Gunter said. “Don’t leave anything lying around because it appears to be what they’re after.”
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ducer, will be a common staple on the menu. The first week’s menu will feature sweet potato fries as well as an apple and sweet potato bisque. “It’s been great for us to have that creativity,” Basciano said. Side items, entrees and desserts will be served. Prices could typically range from $2 to $9, depending on the type of food being served Contact the City Editor and the amount of food ordered, at citydesk@unc.edu. Basciano said.
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said. “We actually do care about how they interact with us.” Katharine Griffiths, a UNC freshman and member of the group, said there is little the group can do to have Vargas rehired, though some members have floated ideas on the Facebook page, proposing a sit-in, boycott or picket line. Griffiths said she views the group as a forum for students to vent their frustrations and support Vargas through e-mail messages and Christmas cards. “If we asked her how she was doing it was always, ‘Oh, I’m always good,’” Griffiths said. “That really sticks with a kid who is afraid on this huge campus.”
The group’s Facebook page has also become a forum for students to discuss the strife of UNC employees. One student has raised the issue of transportation and day care for employees. “This school does not necessarily have the most supportive infrastructure for employees,” Green said. Green added that Vargas’s former coworkers told him that they now feel uneasy about taking days off. “You should not have to choose between taking care of your kids and keeping your job,” he said.
Some on-the-go items will also be available, including organic yogurts and iced teas. Scott Myers, director of food and vending, said while seasonal and geographical constraints will require some foods to come from distributors, Carolina Dining Services will work to remain as sustainable as possible. When ordering seafood, for example, national standards will be used to determine the most sustainable options. While developing the idea for 1.5.0., organizers also worked with on-campus groups, including Fair,
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well as some aspects of Greek selfgovernance. “We’re going to review all of it,” Winston said. “That’s the only way we get a comprehensive assessment of where we are, so whatever we do it all fits together.” The review will not overlap with the current duties of Winston Crisp, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, and Jenny Levering, assistant dean of students for fraternity and sorority life. “Ultimately the administration and staff will decide if there are structural changes,” Whichard said, adding that he will only gather information, not implement policy. UNC officials promised a reevaluation of Greek life at UNC in the wake of junior Courtland Smith’s death on Aug. 23. Smith, then president of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was killed by a police officer after driving drunk near Greensboro. He claimed to have a gun and said he was trying to kill himself in a 911 call while driving on I-85. Beforehand, Smith was at a party
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tion of smoking, which is a lighted tobacco product, as it says in the from page 1 law,” he said. “Hookahs are vaporwaiting to get my citation, which ized. They’re not lit.” Bliss said he stopped serving any according to the way it’s being tobacco that has to be directly lit. enforced, could take a while.” He said he “never has and never will” allow cigarette or cigar smokEnforcing the law ing in his bar. Local health departments will make routine inspections, but Seeking exemptions enforcement of the new law is Exemptions have been granted mostly a complaint-driven system, said Sally Herndon Malek, head of to some cigar bars and country the Tobacco Prevention and Control clubs or organizations with selectBranch of the North Carolina ed membership. Division of Public Health. Anyone can make an anonymous complaint about a business allowing patrons to smoke, either by visiting from page 1 smokefree.nc.gov or calling the local came everything. We all assumed she would pull out of it, but she health department directly. Bliss said based on what he’s didn’t. If it were possible, she been told by officials, the health would have made it.” For nearly four weeks, Chason department gives businesses three warnings before they visit the busi- relied on an artificial lung — called ness to validate the complaints. an ECMO machine — in order to After that, each citation for a busi- rehabilitate her lungs, which had filled with fluid and lost much of ness carries a fine of up to $200. But if Bliss does get a citation, their elasticity. Dr. Anthony Charles, a surhe’ll appeal it. “I still don’t think the law geon at UNC Hospitals, said he Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. applies to us, due to the defini- ultimately had to remove Chason
at his fraternity house until about 12:30 a.m., his friends have said. Delta Kappa Epsilon was found guilty of alcohol violations after an investigation of the party. It was penalized by the Greek Judicial Board, a peer group that oversees the Interfraternity Council fraternities, with two semesters of social probation. “I think that the events of last semester started a lot of people sharing their ideas,” Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “I realized there are so many different constituencies and different ideas being shared that we had to have some organized way to collect all that.” Thorp also acknowledged the administration’s need to find a better way to respond to problems. Whichard graduated from UNC in 1979, and was the president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity while he was in school. He is chairman-elect of the UNC General Alumni Association. His two children attended UNC and were members of the Greek community.
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The Daily Tar Heel “Why were the exemptions granted? That’s a good question,” said Hal Rubin, owner of Empire Cigars in Raleigh. “I would say because half the senate and congressmen in North Carolina go to country clubs.” State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, said she did all she could to help Bliss in his fight to save the state’s hookah bars. But now it’s out of her hands. “I can only do so much,” she said. “It was a hookah bar, and everyone thought it was a little bizarre and eccentric. They expect that out of
Chapel Hill and Orange County, and they just discount it.” She said most legislators had never heard of hookah before. Despite his methodical plan to appeal and ultimately gain an exemption, Bliss admits he is worried. He said he could lose his business and not be able to make payments on his house. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” he said. “You never know how things will go.”
from the life-support device once it became evident that she would not recover. “Every time she tried to take in air, her lungs wouldn’t respond because they were so stiff,” he said. Chason graduated in 2009 from Barrington High School, where she was an avid rower and softball pitcher. She stepped away from athletics when her eyesight deteriorated from a genetic form of macular degeneration she was diagnosed with at age 16. “She was dealing with that beautifully,” said Eric Chason, who
added he will always remember his daughter’s steadfast resolve to overcome her increasingly poor eyesight. “She was so brave.” But Eric Chason said his daughter’s true passion was acting. At UNC, Chason won the lead in the student play, “A New Dress for Mona.” Beyond her talents on the athletic field and stage, Eric Chason will remember his daughter for her originality and independence. “She had such an original point of view on things. She was always so surprising and interesting,” he said. “Her friends always thought of her as the one who followed her own voice.” Chason’s funeral service was held Dec. 22 at First Unitarian Church in Providence, R.I. The family has requested that memorials be made in Chason’s name to Foundation Fighting Blindness in lieu of flowers.
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rest of the UNC coaching staff. “I have a lot of things I can get better at with my game as far as technique,” said Austin, who said he was given a second round grade by the NFL. “Also, it’s a great atmosphere at Carolina, and we have a chance to be a pretty decent team.” Williams and Austin both said the group returned to have a chance to do something “special,” but the two differ on exactly what is meant by that word. Austin referenced a possible BCS Championship appearance, while Williams wants to be considered a part of the best defense in the history of UNC football. But to even get to the point of achieving those goals, Williams added, it will be up to the returning players to police themselves during the offseason to make sure no one is slacking. “We didn’t come back to be subpar,” Williams said. “We came back to be great. We’ve got to hold each other accountable at all times.”
little resistance on their way to shooting a blazing 60 percent from the field. The Huskies’ hot start left UNC shell-shocked and on the wrong side of a 56-24 halftime score. Center Tina Charles scored 25 points in the first half alone to outscore North Carolina by one in the game’s opening period. And UConn only slightly took its foot off the accelerator in the second half, as it pushed the score to an 88-47 final. The 88 points were not only the most points scored against UNC all season, but were also 28 points above UNC’s season average for points allowed in a contest. Charles was so good that UConn only needed 12 points from leading scorer and reigning national player of the year Maya Moore, who averages 19 points per game. “The plan going in was to have two or three players out there and whoever rebounds the ball, the other guys have to beat their man down the court, and (Charles) did,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said, as quoted on UConn’s athletic Web site.
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Watching from the bench during No. 1 Connecticut’s decisive 23-0 first-half run against her team, North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell started begging her players to make the same plays they had been executing all season. She wasn’t exhorting them to start making a few baskets to slow down the Huskies’ momentum and cut into a rapidly increasing UConn lead. Rather, Hatchell was more concerned about her team’s effort on the other end of the floor. “I was just pleading with the kids, especially with all the driving they were doing, somebody take one charge, just one charge,” Hatchell said in a recorded statement from the UNC athletic department. “Usually we do that, but we weren’t doing it.” Whatever was missing from UNC’s defense Saturday, Connecticut’s array of offensive playmakers didn’t waste any time in taking full advantage of it. In the first half against the Tar Heels (13-2), UConn (15-0) found
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And on trips when UConn did not connect from the field, Charles and her teammates were finding their way to the free throw line. The Huskies earned 21 trips to the charity stripe, with Charles and teammate Kalana Greene leading the way with five trips apiece. “She was drawing a lot of fouls early, and she made it impossible for them to stop her,” Auriemma said. The only aspect of UConn’s offensive fireworks that struggled against the UNC defense was its three-point shooting. The Huskies connected on just three of their 18 attempts. Still, UConn’s offensive performance impressed Hatchell enough to speculate that Saturday might have been its most impressive game of the season. “How they played against us tonight is got to be as good as they’ve been because they’re like a well-oiled machine out there,” Hatchell said. “They’re so physical and big and just dominating at times.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
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So in the second half, coach Roy Williams put a three-man rotation on Delaney and shifted Drew to another assignment so he could avoid picking up a fourth foul. The results were immediate: the point guard fed Ed Davis twice for dunks and made a pair of free throws after being hacked on a drive. Just like that, the game was tied at 40. Meanwhile, Delaney had much more trouble turning the corner, especially against Ginyard, who stayed step-for-step with him on screens. The Hokies’ leading scorer had just six points in the second half, though he kept on drawing fouls right up until the end.
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and then, after two defensive stops, UNC ended any hope of a Virginia Tech comeback with another Graves triple that pushed the lead to 69-55. “There’s no looking back,” Graves said. “As a shooter, when you see one go in you want to see the rest Contact the Sports Editor of them go in.” at sports@unc.edu. And unlike last Monday’s game
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In Marcus Ginyard’s first action in three games, the senior managed only two points, two rebounds and one assist during No. 9 North Carolina’s 78-64 win against Virginia Tech. Not exactly numbers that jump out of a box score. But to UNC point guard Larry Drew II, Ginyard’s return to the floor couldn’t have been better timed. Saddled with three quick fouls in the first half guarding the Hokies’ Malcolm Delaney, who had already registered 20 points, Drew needed a new defensive assignment in order to spend more time on the court rather than in foul trouble on UNC’s bench. So near the beginning of the second half, coach Roy Williams looked to Ginyard. And the senior didn’t disappoint. “It was something I think that helped a lot,” Drew said on switching off of Delaney. “We closed the gaps on him. We made it hard for him to find his teammates.” Ginyard began defending Delaney after a first half in which Virginia Tech (12-2, 0-1 ACC) outhustled and outmuscled UNC (12-4, 1-0) on its way to a 38-34 halftime lead. The Hokies snared 11 first-half offensive rebounds out of the grasp of UNC’s mammoth front line, several of which they turned into easy layups. And Drew and Dexter Strickland were struggling in perimeter defense against Delaney, who scored 20 points before intermission, eight of which came at the free-throw line. But playing against Ginyard and UNC double teams for much of the second half, Delaney only mustered six more points to finish with a game-high 26. “We really tried to make every-
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thing as tough as possible for (Delaney), just make him shoot over our hand, not let him get to the basket,” Ginyard said. “We stayed on the ground, not jumping into the air and not running into him like we were doing in the first half.” Without the hassle of having to match up with Delaney, Drew began to find his rhythm in the UNC offense. After a first half in which he registered just one assist and one turnover, the sophomore dished out eight assists to only one turnover after the break. His play helped UNC quickly erase its halftime deficit and push into a lead that hovered around five points for most of the second half. “(Drew’s) had some games where he’s had flashes like that,” Williams said. “You feel a heck of a lot better, but it makes him feel a heck of a lot better.” UNC broke the game open late in the second half on a slew of three-pointers. After a slow start — the Tar Heels missed their first eleven tries from behind the arc — Will Graves finally broke through for a triple to put UNC up 60-52. “At a point in time you say it’s time to knock down a shot, and thank God it went in,” Graves said. After the Hokies responded with three-pointer on the other end, Graves found the bottom of the net again from behind the arc a minute later to push the margin back to eight, and then Drew got in on the action. The point guard drained a threepointer on UNC’s next possession,
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Five things to know about UNC hoops It’s not so easy anymore.
Tyler Hansbrough and Co. went undefeated against non-conference competition last season. This season's been much more bumpy for the men's team, as the Tar Heels finished up their brutal non-conference schedule 11-4.
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Still building chemistry Five freshmen are receiving significant minutes, and recent ankle injuries to upperclassmen Marcus Ginyard and Will Graves have slowed the Tar Heels' development on offense and defense.
No lead is safe. The men's team has had trouble closing out opponents. Albany ripped off a 23-2 run to trim a 38-point UNC lead, and Rutgers brought a 17-point second half margin down to four before UNC finally put the Scarlet Knights away. And in College of Charleston's upset of UNC, the Tar Heels held an 11-point edge with less than four minutes to play.
Youth is served. With freshmen and sophomores comprising eight of UNC's 13 healthy players, women’s team coach Sylvia Hatchell has utilized a number of different lineups for the women’s team early in the season. Throughout the first 13 games, UNC put nine different starting fives on the floor.
Return to Carmichael The women's basketball team returned to the newly refurbished Carmichael Auditorium on Dec. 29 after a year and a half of playing in the Smith Center. Since moving back, the Tar Heels have posted a 4-0 record at home.
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Page 19: A photo essay by DTH photographers Andrew Dye and Phong Dinh highlights moments in UNC sports over the break.
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Ed Davis led North Carolina in three offensive categories Sunday night. The sophomore big man tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds while accounting for four of the Tar Heels’ 10 blocks against Virginia Tech.
Drew’s turnaround secures first conference victory By Joe McLean senior WRiter
For once, North Carolina was able to close out a game strong. The Tar Heels had allowed late leads to evaporate in their last two outings, blowing double-digit leads in a loss to College of Charleston and letting Albany finish on a 23-2 run the game before — but not this time. “I told ’em, we’re not gonna let that happen again,” Larry Drew II said. The Tar Heels’ point guard was instrumental in creating a 16-4 run in the closing minutes against Virginia Tech. Drew finished with 14 points and eight assists, and kept North Carolina on an even keel while finishing off the first ACC opponent of the year. It’s no secret that the Tar Heels lack depth at the point, and in the absence of Marcus Ginyard, Drew has emerged as one of the players most essential to the Tar Heels’ success. After an awful first half in which he didn’t take a shot, the sophomore got the fast break rolling and helped North Carolina take control against the Hokies. “When Larry’s pushing the ball like we know he can and getting to the rack, he looked like a totally
different player than he did in the first half,” Deon Thompson said. When Drew’s in foul trouble, it hasn’t ended well — he had four fouls in losses to Texas and Charleston — and the first half of Sunday’s game was no exception. He struggled to stay in front of Virginia Tech’s Malcolm Delaney in the first half, as the agile guard piled up 20 of his 26 points. Meanwhile, Drew wasn’t piling up anything except fouls. Delaney, the conference’s second-leading scorer, came into the game with an ailing ankle, but he still had the blazing quickness to get loose off of screens and break free on the dribble. With 7:44 to go in the period, Drew picked up his third foul trying to harass Delaney and was sent to the bench. The guard came back to orchestrate one last scoring play before halftime, while the Tar Heels struggled with their tempo. They threw up wild tip-ins, pushed the ball when they didn’t have an advantage and let the Hokies go into halftime with a four-point lead.
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A quintet of juniors from North Carolina’s highly ranked defensive unit announced they will return to Chapel Hill for their senior seasons in the week following the team’s 19-17 loss to Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. The five returning defenders — linebacker Bruce Carter, defensive tackle Marvin Austin, cornerback Kendric Burney, safety Deunta Williams and linebacker Quan Sturdivant — were all considered to be prospects in this year’s NFL Draft. “We felt like collectively as a group that we all wanted to come back,” Austin said. “We felt like we didn’t accomplish everything we could.” Williams put it more simply in the wake of the second straight season UNC struggled down the stretch. “We’ve got unfinished business,” Williams said. Their decisions mean the Tar Heels will return all but two of their starters from the No. 1 total defense in the ACC. UNC finished No. 6 nationally in total defense and will lose only seniors E.J. Wilson and Cam Thomas from its starting lineup. Offensively, junior wide receiver Greg Little also announced he will be back for his final season. Little led the team in receptions with 62 receptions and a team-high 724 receiving yards to complement his five receiving touchdowns. “Throughout the year, and also following the bowl game, we sat down with the juniors who were considering entering the NFL Draft and educated them on the selection process and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of leaving early,” coach Butch Davis said in a statement released by the UNC athletic department. “After talking with NFL personnel around the country, I thought it was in the best interest of all six players to return for their senior seasons.” Austin’s decision was a departure from his original plan when he committed to UNC as a highly touted recruit out of Washington, D.C. Austin said his goal then was to turn pro after his junior season, but decided to return one more season in order to shape himself into the best pro prospect possible under the tutelage of Davis and the
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UNC humbled by No. 1 Connecticut Huskies win 54th consecutive game By Anna Kim senior Writer
With an 88-47 rout of North Carolina, UConn elevated its winning legacy to the forefront of women’s college basketball. But UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell wanted the game to remain elsewhere. Deep in the recesses of the team’s memory. “I just told the players, I said, ‘Forget this game was ever played,’” Hatchell said in a statement provided by the UNC athletic department. “Just go home and get ready for the ACC.’” Though the game showcased two premiere programs, the 41-point loss reduced No. 7 North Carolina to just another one of the top-ranked Huskies’ victims. Its 54th straight, to be specific. “They just showed my young team there’s another level that we haven’t reached yet,” Hatchell said. To be fair, that level has only been surpassed by one other team
— an earlier Geno Auriemmacoached Huskies squad. UConn lays claim to the longest streak, with 70 consecutive wins between 2001 and 2003. UNC (13-2) entered the game with its own impressive resume — winning by an average of 25.5 points. But still, Hatchell was forced to repeat the same sentiments she expressed after last season’s 88-58 loss to UConn. “This may be the best team that Geno’s had,” she said. Among four UConn scorers who finished in double figures, one stood apart. Huskies center Tina Charles finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds after a dominating firsthalf performance. All her points came in the first period. “Charles, she put on a show,” Hatchell said. “She was unbelievable.” UNC led 10-7 after a threepointer by sophomore guard She’la White, who led UNC in scoring
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with nine points. But the Tar Heels quickly relinquished the lead — overwhelmed by Charles’ aggressive presence in the paint. “We did a good job of getting the ball to (Charles) early,” Auriemma said, as quoted on UConn’s athletic Web site. “We had a very aggressive mind-set and we were looking for her.” Charles had already recorded 11 points by the time Hatchell called her first timeout with 12 minutes remaining in the half. Charles’ play initiated a 23-0 run for the Huskies (15-0). White finally ended the seven-minute scoring drought when she drained a 3-pointer to bring the score to 30-13. By halftime, UConn had already mounted a 56-24 lead. Charles outscored UNC 25-24, hitting 11 of her 14 shots. “I was doing everything that my team needed me to do,” Charles
INSIDE: UConn’s offensive play led by Tina Charles shakes UNC’s defense. said on the UConn athletic site. Midway through the second half, the Huskies didn’t need her anymore. With a 34-point lead, Charles left the game nine minutes into the second half. On the other hand, UNC suffered its lowest offensive output of the season. The Tar Heels, who have averaged 46 percent from the field, shot just 22 percent. The 17-of-76 performance marked the team’s worst shooting performance of the year. “I though we’d be able to stop some things they were doing,” Hatchell said. “Hopefully we’ll keep working and get better.” But Moore shared a sentiment about her teammate that the Tar Heels would come to learn by game’s end. “When we have performances like that from (Charles), we just feel unstoppable.”
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Students collaborate on ‘War on All Fronts’ exhibit Gallery includes photos, posters of war By Katy Doll Arts Editor
When students registered for professor Daniel Sherman’s First Year Seminar, they knew they would be designing a gallery, but they were unsure of how it would all come together. After a semester of research and debate, they created a final layout and saw their project take shape in the Ackland Art Museum. The exhibit “War on All Fronts” is on display until March 28 with an accompanying gallery guide created by the students. “We got to pick everything about it,” said Madi Stalzer, a freshman chemistry major in the course. “Everything was open-ended. He was always asking our opinions. It was really our exhibit.” Sherman said he divided the class into four groups and had each student study two works. Within the group, the students ranked the pieces. After presenting to the class, the students as a whole made the final decisions. “A lot of the original choices got eliminated, and some no one even acknowledged at first ended up being in the show,” said Kate St. John, a freshman classics and art history double major.
“It was quite cool because a lot of the pieces that made it into the show worked out because someone fought for a piece,” she said. The Ackland staff created a scale model of the gallery, and the students used it to lay out their selections. But once they were in the museum, some of the pieces changed places. St. John said that when they were in the gallery, the students noticed some pieces spoke to other pieces and worked better with other pieces. All of the works in the exhibit are from the Ackland’s collection or from Wilson Library’s Rare Book Collection. Many art history classes rely primarily on slides of artworks, and students cannot see them in person. “I did want the students to have the experience of looking at actual pieces of art as well as just slides,” Sherman said. The exhibit includes works in different media including posters, lithographs and photographs. It is arranged in groups relating to the home front, the conflict, women and war, and war’s aftermath. Some of the works are from familiar artists like Edouard Manet’s work “The Barricade.”
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“It’s really one of the treasures of the Ackland collection, so it’s an opportunity to put it on view,” Sherman said. Other works do not have the same ties to specific conflicts, such as a photograph by George Barnard, “Battleground of Resaca, Ga. No. 2.” The photograph shows a field including damaged trees and destroyed ground. “When you look at it, it doesn’t really tell you. It doesn’t really say anything about war. If you look at the catalogue you’ll discover that Barnard was interested in nature and nature as an allegory for war,” Sherman said. Though the class is officially over, the students still have their research on display through the exhibit guides. “Picking up the exhibit guide and seeing that people are reading about it with our research is really rewarding,” said Sarah Osborne, a freshman international studies and political science major. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
Students discuss the gallery’s creation
“We had these little Post-it notes and this mini-model, and we were all arguing about where we wanted which one to go and which phase of the exhibition would come first and second and last. It was fun.” -Shannon Daileader, freshman history major
“I really liked the class discussions because of the way it evolved. … It felt like it wasn’t even an assignment anymore. People just argued for a poster they wanted to be in the show because of how important it was.” -Kate St. John, freshman classics and art history major
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Stepping into the gallery at the Ackland Art Museum, the viewer is transported through time and space to discover life and art along the Silk Road. The Silk Road, the ancient trading route ranging throughout Asia and into Europe and the Middle East, was a major source of cultural, economic and artistic exchange. Carolyn Allmendinger, director of academic programs for the Ackland and curator of the exhibit, said the idea for the exhibit came from conversations about ways to integrate the museum’s Asian collection with university courses. “It’s the notion of an exhibition that can highlight the collection in a different way and involve the University community,” she said. Members of the University community have contributed labels with additional information about specific pieces or topics. These will appear at the front of the exhibit and will change throughout. “Over time you can see the different types of conversations that happened, even if you are not present for one of those conversations,” Allmendinger said about the additional information. Nic Brown, director of communications for the Ackland, said they are treating the additional infor-
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Many different media make up the exhibit, including this stone carving of Buddha. The exhibit, which highlights art related to an ancient trade route throughout Asia and Europe, will run through June 5, 2011. mation like a research project for students and professors. The exhibit is arranged into five sections that are in chronological and thematic order. It opened in December and runs through June 5, 2011. The oldest works, from as early
as the second century, show the expanse of trading at such an early time. For example, horses, which were introduced to Asia from the West, were important in Chinese art. “In some Chinese tombs, excavations have found examples of glass made in ancient Rome, so it’s an example of luxury goods traded back and forth,” Allmendinger said. The second section focuses mainly on the seventh century and displays primarily Chinese pieces. One pottery display shows a Chinese original and a Persian imitation of the original, showing the influence of Asian art, Allmendinger said.
The third section focuses on trade along sea routes and includes many Indian pieces. The fourth section looks at the 13th and 14th century when much of Asia was united, allowing a free flow of trade. The final section examines the 15th and 16th century, which was a period of transition for most Asian countries after the breakup of the Mongol Empire. “What I really hope is that people who come to visit this exhibition will find different aspects that they are interested in,” Allmendinger said. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.
The campus temporary employment agency where thousands have sought employment is closing. Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Brenda Malone cited “financial challenges” over the past year in her announcement that Tar Heel Temps would shut its doors for good Jan. 31. “The problems have been due to the budget cuts throughout the University,” said Paul Ingui, manager of Tar Heel Temps. Ingui said budget reductions left campus departments unable to hire the number of temporary employees they used to. Currently, 174 employees across campus are working in temporary jobs placed by Tar Heel Temps. Ingui said last year at this time there were 220, and in the past the number of employees was as high as 500. He added that roughly 2,800 people seek employment a year through Tar Heel Temps. The self-supporting program derives its entire budget from its employees working across campus. Departments pay an hourly fee to Tar Heel Temps for each employee it hires. That fee had to be increased last year, Malone said. “Any staff that work on Tar Heel Temps, any costs, have to be provided through the business we generate,” she added. Those fees go partly to the salaries of Tar Heel Temps’ eight staff members, who work out of an office on Airport Drive. The program began in 1992, said Kathy Bryant, director of communications for human resources. “Unfortunately, continuing budget difficulties, along with a decrease in temporary hiring and an increase in administrative overhead costs, have led to this difficult decision,” Malone said in a Jan. 4 e-mail to campus. “This decision was extremely
difficult — and is made with a heavy heart.” While the down economy has decreased demand on Tar Heel Temps for new hires, it’s increased the flip side of the business. Ingui said the number of people seeking employment had increased by 3 percent this year. He said he thought other temp agencies are experiencing similar spikes in interest. Malone said Tar Heel Temps has also faced competition from other local employment agencies and campus departments’ ability to directly hire temps. “We’ve been facing some budget challenges for a while,” she added. “You get to a point where you can no longer be competitive. We hit the point where we can’t sustain ourselves.” Current Tar Heel Temps employees will convert to direct-hire temps employed by their individual campus departments. Ingui said Tar Heel Temps hires aren’t concentrated in any specific areas of campus — employees are available to all corners of campus, with the exception of UNC Hospitals. Malone said the next step would be finding a new and efficient way to continue providing employment services for the UNC community. “We’re going to be working to find out how we meet the needs of the University,” she said. “Some have relied on us for years, and we want to help.” Malone added that future plans could include a revamped version of Tar Heel Temps, but it would have to operate very differently from the current incarnation. “I don’t envision Tar Heel Temps, in the state it’s in now, being resurrected any time soon,” she said. “But long term, never say never.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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sweeping health legislation, which would require most Senate: Requires most people to have health coverage by 2014. Americans to obtain health insurance coverage but did House: Requires most people to have insurance by 2013. not include the government-run insurance plan known Employer Mandate as the “public option.” Senate: Employers with more than 200 workers must enroll employIn the Senate’s first Christmas Eve session in 46 years, ees in a health plan, but individual employees could opt out. the body voted 60-39 to pass the bill. No Republicans House: Most larger employers must offer coverage starting in 2013. voted for it. Public Option The House of Representatives passed its version of the Senate: Does not include a public option but creates federally superbill in November. Negotiators from both houses of U.S. vised, privately run multistate plans. Congress are expected to begin talks this month on the House: Creates a government-run insurance option. House of Representatives and Senate versions, which Abortion differ in several areas. Senate: States that want to permit insurance coverage for abortion would The goal is to finalize the bill in time for President Barack have to segregate premium payments so no federal funds are used. Obama’s State of the Union address, traditionally given House: Federal funds can be used only for abortions where the at the end of January. woman is a victim of rape or incest or if her life is in danger.
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When the only black member, Jim Merritt, wasn’t re-elected, When appointed Town Council several people lobbied to continue member Donna Bell is sworn in the town’s tradition since 1953 of tonight, Chapel Hill will put an having at least one black council end to the divisive conversation member. that has embroiled the town since The council chose Bell, a black the summer. Northside resident, partially due to Bell was selected in December to the color of her skin. fill the Town Council seat vacated “The history of the Africanby Bill Strom, the longtime council American people in Chapel Hill member who abruptly resigned and goes way back. You can’t forget moved to New York in August. that,” said Penny Rich, who won a dth/Will Cooper For several months after the seat on the council in November. hancellor Holden Thorp toured campus Sunday with resignation, the council debated “You can’t eliminate a group of peobest method of appointment, ple because they’re not the major members of student government’s SafeWalk. The the delaying its decision for months population here anymore.” program begins today and provides walking partners until choosing Bell on Dec. 14. Bell will serve for the two years Due to Strom’s timing — he remaining in Strom’s term. for students at night. It covers campus and Greek housing.BillItT Jones Newspaper Ads v2:Layout 3 12/16/09 12:37 PM Page 7 announced his resignation two Prior to her appointment, Bell will run Sundays through Thursdays from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. weeks after the deadline for candi- had served on the town’s planning dates to file for office — it was up to board and the sustainability comthe council to appoint a replacement munity visioning task force. rather than the voters to elect one. Bell said she will bring a differassistant city editor
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Pease said appointing the fifthplace finisher was the fairest method of selecting Strom’s replacement. “Bill Strom’s legacy won’t be the stuff that was in that proclamation, but rather he somehow tried to manipulate the decision,” Pease said, referring to a document the council approved in December praising Strom. “That’s distressing that the community couldn’t make that decision.” But the council majority reasoned that Pohlman might not have finished fifth if five seats were up for grabs in the election rather than four. “I’ve never been someone who believed that in a four-vote race, the person who comes in fifth is necessarily entitled to anything,” said Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt. Bell did not run in the election. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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Kinnaird to seek eighth term What are your New Year’s resolutions? BY Emily Stephenson senior writer
With her North Carolina Senate seniority on the rise, Ellie Kinnaird announced last week that she’ll seek an eighth term as the area’s representative. Kinnaird, a Carrboro Democrat who won her 2008 re-election contest with more than 70 percent of the vote, considered retiring two years ago. But she said she doesn’t want to quit before several things on her agenda are accomplished. “We had a very successful session last year dealing with issues that I care about a great deal,” Kinnaird said. “That was very encouraging to me. I thought other issues could have a better chance of being passed.” She listed prohibiting the execution of mentally ill people, raising the age at which people are tried as an adult from 16 to 18 and restructuring the state tax system to rely less on sales taxes. “It’s going to be a big hassle because it’s going to affect every part of our tax structure,” Kinnaird
N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird plans to work on issues such as execution of the mentally ill and state taxes. said, explaining that relying on the sales tax subjects state revenue to the ups and downs of the economy, forcing the state to cut programs when the economy is bad. She said lowering the sales tax would allow people to continue purchasing during recessions. In a press release from her office, Kinnaird said she wants to complete an electronic network to keep tabs on criminals to prevent them from slipping through the cracks between justice-system agencies. Kinnaird’s seniority in the state Senate has been on the rise in the past few months. Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand left the chamber in December. Fellow Democrats David Hoyle
of Gaston County, who served 18 years, and R.C. Soles Jr. of Tabor City, the senate’s longest-serving member, said recently that they wouldn’t seek re-election. Kinnaird said she has been pleased with new Senate leadership and thinks her climbing seniority will put her in better position to pass legislation. Kinnaird hasn’t had much trouble with re-election contests in the past. She defeated 2008 primary challenger Moses Carey Jr., then an Orange County commissioner, with about 65 percent. Commissioner Mike Nelson, also a Democrat, expressed interest in Kinnaird’s seat in past years, and his decision not to run for re-election to his own seat fueled speculation that he might be considering a Senate run. Nelson said that, despite the gossip, he never said he planned to run for another office. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
“Laugh more. I wanted some vibrancy.” -Hilary Henry, sophomore
“Save money and pay off my college debt.” -Nathan Lewis, Elkin resident and a 2006 Gardner Webb graduate
“Focus on academics. Don’t be lazy.” -Kimi Goffe, sophomore
“I resolve to write a letter to one person every month who I haven’t talked to in a while.” -Michelle Hahn, graduate student in the School of Education
“I want to get an internship.” -Stefan Pratama, junior
“I actually tried not to make any New Year’s resolutions because I find you change yourself in less positive ways trying to overcompensate.” -Kali Bryan, School of Nursing staff
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The break
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UNC experienced mixed success over the break. The Tar Heels grabbed impressive finishes by both track and field teams, while the women’s basketball team protected home court at the newly renovated Carmichael Auditorium. But men’s basketball suffered two losses in five games, and the football team fell 19-17 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
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The break was not kind to the UNC men’s basketball team. It began with a 103-90 loss in Cowboys Stadium to No. 2 Texas. After three straight wins against overmatched opponents Marshall, Rutgers and Albany, the Tar Heels traveled to South Carolina to face College of Charleston. A lack of guard play and a furious comeback by the Cougars handed UNC a 82-79 overtime loss — one of the worst losses in the Roy Williams era.
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The men’s track and field team came in second place in the Tar Heel Invitational with first-place finishes by Donte Nall, Edward Baldwin III, Parker Smith and Ian Williamson.
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The North Carolina women’s basketball team finally returned to the friendly confines of Carmichael Auditorium on Dec. 29 after more than a season at the Smith Center. UNC has won all four games it has played at Carmichael this year.
Ta ta, temps UNC’s temporary employment office, Tar Heel Temps, will close its doors Jan. 31. See pg. 14 for story.
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Food swap Zoca, located in Lenoir Mainstreet, has been replaced with a local food option. See pg. 3 for story.
Briana Hudson grabbed second place in the triple jump in her first event at North Carolina as the women’s track and field team opened the indoor season with a win in the Tar Heel Invitational.
After a second straight 8-4 regular season that included a final loss to N.C. State, UNC traveled to Charlotte for the Meineke Car Care Bowl to face No. 17 Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels went up 7-0 early after a spectacular catch by Greg Little, but wouldn’t see the lead again until late in the third quarter. With less than a minute remaining, a Pitt field goal sent the Tar Heels back to Chapel Hill.
Carmichael reopens Teams began playing again in the renovated Carmichael Auditorium in Faculty Service Award Ad 09:Faculty Service Award DTH Ad 12/22/09 8:46 AM Page 1 late December. See pg. 4 for story.
Town Council now complete New Chapel Hill Town Council member Donna Bell will be sworn in tonight. See pg. 16 for story.
War on All Fronts An Ackland exhibit planned by UNC students depicts art related to several wars. See pg. 13 for story.
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SERVIC E AWARD Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Across 1 Feds concerned with bogus bills 5 Drug bust finds 10 Highest point 14 Like collectible coins 15 Sky color 16 Wheat, corn or rice cereal 17 Several 18 __ plume: pen name 19 Whacks with an ax 20 Piece of Peter Piper’s peck 23 Backyard hangout 24 Whiskey grain 25 Fled the scene 28 Andrea __: ill-fated ship 32 What sips and nips do 34 +, on a batt. 37 School project medium in large rolls 40 Italian wine city 42 Minister’s residence 43 Heed 44 Killjoy 47 Dreyer’s partner in ice cream 48 Colorful quartz 49 Comedian Wanda 51 Stitch 52 Illuminated 55 Basil-and-pinenuts sauce 59 Cinema counter fixture 64 __ job: trickery 66 Transfusion fluid 67 The sound of music 68 Handbasket rider’s destination?
69 Brainy group 70 This, in Tijuana 71 Slippery fish 72 Collar stiffeners 73 Dick Tracy’s love Down 1 “The Sound of Music” family name 2 Sicilian secret society 3 Standing tall 4 Recent block arrival 5 “Citizen __” 6 Former reptilian logo brand 7 Sugar cube 8 “__ in the court!” 9 Oozy 10 Aspirin target 11 Fruity dessert 12 Bit of cat chitchat 13 George Strait’s “All My __ Live in Texas” 21 Feature of a tied shoelace 22 Cop’s collar
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Congratulations to H. Shelton Earp III ’70 2010 recipient of the General Alumni Association’s Faculty Service Award Established in 1990, the GAA’s Faculty Service Award honors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or the General Alumni Association. PAST RECIPIENTS 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
James H. Johnson Jr. Judith Welch Wegner George Lensing Jr. Jane D. Brown John P. “Jack” Evans J. Douglas Eyre Mary Turner Lane ’53 (MEd) Thad Beyle William S. Powell ’40 (’47 BSLS, ’47 MA) William E. Leuchtenburg Ruel W. Tyson Jr.
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