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university| page 3 GETTING IT BACK Student government has begun circulating petitions on campus to gain support for sending tuition increase revenue from the state back to UNC.
Expect to hear current reforms are working well By Brian Austin Senior Writer
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Catherine Cameron, a sophomore chemistry major from Wilmington, waits with other students for academic advising services in Steele Building. “By Friday it will be out of control,” said Denys Hannon, a member of student services support staff.
Schedules bring trouble But advisers note a ‘normal’ start to classes By Lyle Kendrick And Lindsay ruebens Staff Writers
arts | page 3 POLAR EXPLORERS A UNC professor and a Carrboro artist went to both ends of the world to put together the latest exhibit at the FedEx Global Education Center.
city| page 6 GIMME SHELTER The Chapel Hill Town Council decided Monday that homeless shelters will now need a longer and more extensive review before approval.
this day in history JAN. 12, 1964 … About 170 people, including UNC students and faculty, marched from Durham in freezing rain to show support for overturning a Chapel Hill ordinance that allowed businesses and restaurants to discriminate against black customers.
Academic advisers spent the first day of classes ironing out hundreds of scheduling wrinkles for students. By 1 p.m. Monday, more than 440 students had met with advisers in the College of Arts and Sciences. But advisers said temporarily relaxing the fine arts graduation requirement kept more students from lining up inside Steele Building. Carolyn Cannon, associate dean of academic advising, said she was not surprised by the number of problems, considering the scheduling issues that many students, and especially seniors, face under graduation requirements being tested for the first time this semester. “It’s the normal start to class. It’s a catchall the first week,” she said. With the first graduating class sub-
ject to the 2006 curriculum revision entering its final semester, academic advisers have implemented temporary changes to make it easier for seniors to fulfill a higher-level arts requirement. Under the curriculum, students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences or a Bachelor of Science in psychology must take an upper-level fine arts class in order to graduate. Classes above the 199 level from only three departments — music, dramatic art and art — can fulfill the fine arts requirement, and students have had difficulties getting into these classes. “I’ve been trying to sign up for an art class for the past three semesters,” said senior Anaïs Monroy, a double major in German and international studies. A recent University survey found that 1,400 seniors had not yet completed this fine arts requirement.
Senior Mary Goldstein, a dramatic art major, said many of the arts classes are filled by younger students, blocking seniors from filling their requirements. “A lot of people are snagging those classes from people who need those classes to graduate,” she said. In response to these obstacles, the advising department is allowing current seniors such as Monroy and Goldstein to take classes below the 200 level, or propose that classes from other departments fit the requirement. Monroy is petitioning advising to allow her American Studies class on the art of quilting to count toward the requirement. Because of the change, Cannon said the fine arts requirement has been less of an issue this week than she had expected. “We received permission from Dean (Bobbi) Owen to look at courses in ways we hadn’t looked at before,” Cannon
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Though members of the Greek community said they are happy to have the input of a new special adviser on Greek life, they said they expect him to find that fraternities and sororities are already working to improve aspects of the community such as recruiting and self-governance. Several said they were excited to have an outside perspective from Jordan Whichard, a 1979 UNC graduate who was president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity as a student. But some within the community said they expect Whichard to find them already making strides to improve communication with the University and working to improve their leadership — changes spurred by negative Jordan perceptions of fraternity life. Whichard was “I think the greatest impact asked to help he could have is working with review UNC’s administration as well as us Greek system. to foster a relationship that is more helpful than overbearing,” said Dylan Castellino, president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. “The IFC needs to be there to help the fraternities and sororities, to show the best way to communicate in a crisis.” Board of Trustees Chairman Bob Winston asked Whichard to conduct a review of UNC’s relationship with the Greek community, including the policies and procedures by which members of fraternities and sororities govern themselves. Whichard will gather information on the Greek community and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees at the end of the semester. “In general, I think he will find that most of what he would recommend, a great deal of it is already being done,” said Winston Crisp, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. Several of the members of the Greek system echoed the sentiment, saying they expect to hear that many of their own reforms are working well and should be continued. For example, some fraternities are increasing their
See Whichard, Page 6
Homeless need more help in colder temps Danger increases during ‘threatening’ nights BY Kelly Poe staff writer
About 50 people sleep on the floors of Chapel Hill’s homeless shelter each night. There are fewer than 30 beds, and as it gets colder, more people try to find a spot, said Chris Moran, the executive director for the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service. “We’re putting people in the hallways, under tables, wherever we can,” he said. “We have limited space, but we do everything in our power to bring people inside during ‘white flag nights,’ where things are extremely cold or conditions are threatening.” Demand for aid for the homeless in Orange County has increased during an especially cold winter, he said. Moran said there is a higher demand for coats and blankets this year than ever before, but the council also received
PAGE 6: The Chapel Hill Town Council will now require a more extensive review before approving homeless shelters. more donations. Blanket Orange County, a group that collects blankets for shelters, received more than 300 blankets this past year, up from 100 blankets in 2008. “People know the economy is in bad shape, and they want to reach out and meet the need,” said Laurie Tucker, the council’s residential services director. Nathaniel “Peewee” Lee, who has been homeless for more than five years, said he sometimes finds shelter behind Chapel Hill Sportswear. As he leaned against a brick wall on East Franklin Street on Monday, he said he hasn’t noticed the colder temperatures. “A lot of people think it’s a little colder, but you’ve got to get used to it,” said Lee,
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Ricky Mauer, right, who has been homeless in Hillsborough for three years, bears the cold weather Monday afternoon on Franklin Street. His sister, Hope Dodson, left, is not homeless.
Today’s weather Still chilly H 43, L 21
Wednesday’s weather Approaching normal H 48, L 26
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today New York option: Interested in fields such as publishing, advertising, legal research and nonprofits? If you are a senior, attend this meeting for more information on an opportunity to interview for jobs in New York on Feb. 22. This info session is sponsored by University Career Services. Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Hanes Hall, 2nd Floor Public health discussion: Anne Goddard will discuss the topic “New brand, new name, new strategy: Forging a new identity as an international NGO.” Goddard is the president and CEO of ChildFund International. There will be a discussion following the seminar focusing on careers in global development. Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Michael Hooker Research Center Medical lecture: Dr. Paul Watkins will speak on “Understanding idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity: From man to mouse to computer.” Dr. Watkins is the director of the Hamner
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resident Barack Obama can’t compete with “Lost.” The White House has pledged that the State of the Union address, usually the last Tuesday in January, would not conflict with the season premiere of ABC’s “Lost,” as fans feared. “I don’t foresee a scenario in which the millions of people that hope to finally get some conclusion in ‘Lost’ are preempted by the president,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. NOTED. A Pennsylvania man wearing a hospital gown stole $50 from his ex-girlfriend at Walmart and tried to flee on a motorized shopping scooter. Craig David Jr., 32, was charged Wednesday with robbery and disorderly conduct. He had just left the hospital after being hit with a frying pan in a domestic dispute.
QUOTED. “She hadn’t been well over Christmas. Her legs were a bit wobbly, and we were concerned that she wasn’t her normal self.” —Ian Knight, owner of Edwina, a 22-year-old mallard duck believed to be the oldest in the United Kingdom, who died Monday. Edwina enjoyed drinking tea and swimming in a sink.
Police log n Somebody broke into a shed on a property at 2400 Homestead Road and took $6,650 worth of copper wiring between 8 a.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person also damaged two storage shed door locks worth $25, reports state. n Someone entered an unlocked vehicle and removed a pair of sunglasses at 3:12 p.m. Sunday at 200 Culbreth Park Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The Smith sunglasses were worth $150, reports state. n Someone took a Nintendo
Wii console and game from a house between noon Dec. 18 and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at 113 Howell St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The property was worth $300, reports state. n Someone entered an unlocked hotel room and stole a laptop computer and an iPod between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. Sunday at the Holiday
Inn at 1301 N. Fordham Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The computer was worth $450 and the iPod was worth $140, reports state. n Someone entered through a back window of a house at 410 Tadley Drive and stole $3,000 in electronics between 2:50 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. Sunday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The electronics included a digital camera, a television and a computer, each worth $1,000, reports state. n Someone unscrewed the valve caps of several plastic storage containers that contained chemicals between 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday at the Ready Mix Concrete plant at 219 Guthrie Ave. in Carrboro, according to Carrboro police reports. One leak caused 3,000 gallons of a non-hazardous chemical, Glenium 7500, to be released into the enclosed concrete containment area that housed the storage containers, reports state.
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Pink named distinguished professor of health policy The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has appointed George Pink the Humana Distinguished Professor of Health Informatics. Awarded to faculty in the health policy and management department who have a reputation for scholarship in health informatics, the professorship was established in 2001 through a $333,000 grant from the Humana Foundation. Pink, a fellow at the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, was named to the professorship for his ongoing projects. As a lead investigator in the center’s study of N.C. rural health research, Pink is conducting a study of rural hospitals’ profitability and the importance of surgical services to their financial condition.
Cheerwine names ‘Czar of Chillosity’ to promote drink After months of anticipation, the soft drink company Cheerwine has crowned its “Czar of Chillosity.” Sophomore Lauren Odom, a psychology major from Hendersonville, will promote the cherry flavored soda. According to the press release, her job description includes “hanging out, mingling and sampling Cheerwine at specified events and popular student hangouts in 2010.” Odom was selected after uploading a video of herself on CheerwineCzar.com explaining why she was best suited to be the czar. Cheerwine selected the top candidates and featured their videos on its Web site for voting. Each of the finalists was also visited in Chapel Hill for an interview. As the “Czar of Chillosity,” Odom will have the opportunity to earn $1,000 for attending Cheerwineselected events, with the potential to earn more. Students can learn where Odom will appear to promote Cheerwine by following her on Facebook by searching “Cheerwine Czar.” She will be updating that page regularly regarding her activities on campus, according to the press release.
Grant to fund essays on a collection of photographs The UNC library has received a grant of $5,400 from the North Carolina Humanities Council to fund a series of essays on the photographs of Hugh Morton. The project, titled “Worth 1,000 Words: Essays on the Photographs of Hugh Morton,” will include 13 essays providing insight into Morton’s work. Beginning in late January, the library will post about one essay every two weeks on the blog “A View to Hugh.” Morton, who died in 2006, was known throughout the state as the owner of Grandfather Mountain, which is now a state park in Linville. He was an avid photographer. Mo r t o n’s w i d o w, Ju l i a T. Morton, donated nearly 500,000 of Morton’s photographs to the UNC Library’s photographic archives in 2007 along with negatives, transparencies and about 60,000 feet of motion picture film.
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Mayor to explore wheelchair accessibility in Chapel Hill Today at noon, Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt will be walking downtown with Ellen Perry, a Chapel Hill resident who uses a wheelchair. Perry plans on addressing issues of accessibility around the town to the mayor. They will meet at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro and travel their way to Chapel Hill. For more information, contact Mark McCurry, mayoral aide, at (919)968-2714 or mayorsassistant@townofchapelhill.org.
Christmas trees and wreaths to be picked up for mulching Town solid waste crews are picking up trees and wreaths for mulching toward the end of the week. For single-family residences, tree pickup is Thursday or Friday — Thursday if your usual trash collection is Monday, and Friday if your usual trash collection is Tuesday. Before putting out a tree, residents should make sure to remove all the decorations, wire and tinsel from trees and wreaths. Put them curbside by your regular trash. Residents in apartment complexes should place trees in areas designated by property managers. For more information on trash collection, call the public works department at (919)969-5100. For information on landfill services like mulching and recycling, call (919)968-2788. — from staff reports
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Elections leader holds power Town Board chairman dictates tone of race By Eliza Kern
Assistant University Editor
The fates of students who have crafted candidacies for student government office rests significantly with the decisions of one person, in addition to the votes of thousands of others on election day. Charged with organizing a fair election, punishing candidates who violate election law and presenting a public face for the election, the Board of Elections chairman can have a significant impact on the politics and tone of the race. Recent years have shown that the way this person interprets his or her role and the complex set of rules governing the election can alter the race.
“You’re the point person for the entire election,” said Jim Brewer, the 2006-07 chairman. “You’re the person that people look to to hold the entire thing together.” The chairman is appointed by the student body vice president to conduct the election in accordance with the sometimes complicated Student Code. “The process of getting them into office needs to be as fair as possible. It is in all of our interest to make sure the Board of Elections can succeed,” said Student Body Vice President David Bevevino, who appointed this year’s chairman, Pete Gillooly. While the board simply interprets the rules laid out in the Student Code, there’s substantial ambigu-
Student government elections meeting: Today’s mandatory candidates meeting marks the start of the student government election season, which culminates next month. All students interested in running must attend today’s meeting at 9 p.m. in Student Union, Room 3413. Pete Gillooly, chairman of the Board of Elections, will discuss campaign rules and distribute petitions for the candidates to circulate to get on the ballot. Any student interity in phrases such as “public campaigning” and “personal basis.” Chairmen are not bound by precedent, so different chairmen can interpret the same clause differently. Such inconsistency confused candidates last year when
ested in running for the following offices must attend: Student body president Graduate and Professional Student Federation president Carolina Athletic Association president Residence Hall Association president Student Congress representative Senior class officers
debates urban archery Decides to gather public opinions
they went to gather petition signatures and were not permitted BY Sarah glen to “dormstorm,” or enter residence staff writer halls to collect signatures, as was It might be a little longer before allowed in previous years. the siege local deer are waging on Chapel Hill’s gardens finally See elections, Page 7 ceases. The Chapel Hill Town Council decided Monday to gather more information before joining a statewide program that allows towns to reduce their deer populations through controlled archery. The council will hold a public forum before the April deadline to apply for the urban archery program, which is offered by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The council’s final decision will be made after the forum. The topic of deer overpopulation was first discussed last March when resident Mary Mendell presented the council with a petition. At the time, Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian Curran recommended no action be taken on the issue. On Monday, Mendell adamantly opposed the recommendation put forth by Butch Kisiah, Chapel Hill director of parks and recreation, that would create an educational pamphlet on how homeowners can individually handle deer issues. His solutions included planting flora that deer are less attracted to, using deer repellents and building fences around homes. “To advise people on what to plant and how to drive safely is an insult to a citizen’s intelligence,” Mendell said. Kisiah also mentioned capture and relocation strategies, but this is not allowed in North Carolina. “You can capture all you want, but you can’t take them anywhere,” he said. Last October, 27 residents of the Mt. Bolus neighborhood presented dth/Lauren vied a petition advocating the establishAlex Rabinowitz, a junior chemistry major, signs a petition requesting that the N.C. General Assembly return a mandated $200 tuition increase ment of an urban archery program planned for next school year to UNC to support need-based aid and other priorities. The money is currently slated to return to the state. within Chapel Hill. Most of the eight people who spoke in favor of urban archery at Monday’s meeting reside in Mt. Bolus. Tom Hinkle, a Mt. Bolus resident and member of Chapel Hill’s sustainability committee, said the month. Jones said student government is hunting wouldn’t be as disruptive trying to successfully lobby the General as some might imagine. Assembly before it meets this summer to “This does not mean that every“We want to make sure that our tuition make changes to the state budget By Melvin backman one who thinks they’re an archer Staff Writer The effort is being replicated at other money goes to things that we care about,” can do this,” he said. “It will be Student government says the $200 tuition said Holly Boardman, co-chairwoman of the campuses throughout the state. professionals.” increase proposed for the next school year is academic affairs committee, as she collected Deanna Santoro, the chair of the rules and Chapel Hill resident Robert the students’ money. And they want it back. signatures. judiciary committee, said larger schools such Reda, one of these professionals, To help shore up a state budget deficit Sophomore Lindsey Hensler said Monday as UNC are aiming for 5,000 signatures, while identified benefits of archery comthis summer, legislators increased all UNC she hadn’t heard about the petition but sup- smaller schools such as Western Carolina pared to other methods, namely students’ tuition by $200, money that ported the idea. University are aiming for 3,000 signatures. gun shooting. would go back to the state, instead of the Jones said she and representatives from “I agree with what student government “Bow hunting is quiet. If you UNC-system schools. is doing because I don’t see why the govern- other campuses entered a verbal agreement miss, your arrow is buried in the In response, student government has ment should be targeting students to make at an Association of Student Government ground,” he said. begun circulating petitions on campus to gain up for their deficit,” she said. meeting to circulate petitions at all UNCMayor Pro Tem Jim Ward supsupport for sending the money to UNC. Last semester, the Board of Trustees system campuses. ported the sustainability commitIf the petition is successful in persuading approved a tuition increase of 5.2 percent Plans for phone call and letter-writing tee’s recommendation to apply for legislators, Student Body President Jasmin for all undergraduate students. This would campaigns are also underway. the urban archery program. Jones said the school can expect to see $5.3 hold in-state tuition increases to the state“I want everyone to know about this “If you own land, you need to million in additional revenue, which adminis- mandated $200. For non-residents, under- important cause because it affects the whole do more than own it. You need to trators said would help counter budget cuts. graduate tuition would increase by $1,127, UNC system,” Jones said. manage it,” he said. Student government members were and graduate tuition would go up $732. But council member Laurin already in the Pit on Monday afternoon Contact the University Editor at Student government’s goal is to get 5,000 gathering signatures. udesk@unc.edu. signatures for their cause by the end of the
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Petitions ask for tuition increase to return to UNC
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Antarctic, Arctic come together in campus art By Katy doll Arts Editor
A UNC professor and a local Carrboro artist went to the ends of the world and back to create the latest show at the FedEx Global Education Center. B r o o k s d e We tt e r - S m i t h , t h e Ja m e s G o r d o n H a n e s Distinguished Professor of Music, and painter Nerys Levy bring their unique take on the polar regions with their work capturing life in Antarctica and the Arctic with the exhibit “Ice Counterpoint.” “I think everyone who goes to the polar regions comes back changed,” de Wetter-Smith said. Though professionally trained in music, de Wetter-Smith said he has been interested in photography from a young age. “What I’ve tried to do is to look at these areas from the perspective of a musician because that’s what I am,” he said. “I try to see relationships visually to what I’m so accustomed to thinking about aurally — what we hear with our ears and what we perform.” He said visual relationships, such as balance and contrast, are similar to the tonal relationships of music. His work includes several photo-
graphs presented on large canvases and a multimedia piece with video, photographs and music. Levy and de Wetter-Smith took separate trips to Antarctica but traveled to the Arctic together last year. Both artists said the Antarctic seemed to be a harsher landscape. The Arctic was more accessible but seemed to be more affected by climate change, de Wetter-Smith said. “You get a sense in the Arctic that wildlife there is in a much more fragile situation because the climate is changing so rapidly,” he said. Levy created several large paintings, examining the forms of the land and some of the animals. The extreme conditions were an additional challenge for Levy because she could not sit in place and paint for a long time. “One realizes the limitations of working in those areas but learns how to deal with that to try to capture the moment,” she said. Both de Wetter-Smith and Levy said they felt compelled to bring attention to the fragility of the wildlife in these areas and the way the polar climates are changing. “To think of all that melting and threatening these animals is really
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Parker Jackson, a freshman political science major, studies Monday in the FedEx Global Education Center near a painting part of “Ice Counterpoint,” an exhibit that captures encounters in the Arctic and Antarctica.
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Corey Whittmore stands outside the IFC Community Kitchen and men’s shelter, where he said he stays during inclement weather such as rain or cold. Shelters will now need a more extensive review before approval.
Homeless shelters now need a lengthier review BY mark abadi assistant city editor
After months of debate concerning a proposed relocation of the town’s homeless shelter, Chapel Hill has decided to become more involved. From now on, the town will involve the community in discussions to approve the building and location of future homeless shelters. An ordinance requiring that shelters go through a lengthy special-use permit approval process will allow council members to debate certain aspects of future shelters — such as the maximum number of beds permitted — on a case-by-case basis. “The S.U.P. process goes through the entire community,” council member Penny Rich said. The ordinance also lifts a 25-person cap on the amount of beds allowed in a homeless shelter, giving the council more freedom to pick an appropriate limit. Council member Sally Greene
called the 25-person maximum, established in 1985, arbitrary. “I don’t know where the number 25 came from. I’m embarrassed why no one on the staff knows where that came from,” Greene said. “It’s a mystery.” And resident Marc Joseph mentioned that the limit would likely not be enforced. “Has the shelter ever been closed down because there were 30 residents, 40 residents?” he said. “I suspect the answer is no.” The revision in the capacity limit will open the door for the InterFaith Council for Social Service to go through with its proposal to establish a larger shelter off Homestead Road. Chris Moran, executive director of the Inter-Faith Council, said the group has not yet submitted a special-use permit to the Town Council. The shelter has stood at its 100 W. Rosemary St. location since 1985. The proposed project is slat-
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NEW YORK (MCT) — Sarah Palin, former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor, is joining Fox News as a contributor, an executive at the cable news network said Monday. Palin will appear as a commentator on programs across the network, joining fellow conservatives Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee. She will also help host a recurring series that profiles everyday Americans. The move is likely to boost speculation that Palin, who left office before the end of her term as governor, wants to remain in the public eye in order to make a bid for the presidency in 2012.
TOKYO (MCT) — Fifty-seven years after the end of the bloody Korean conflict, always unpredictable North Korea proposed a peace treaty on Monday to formally end the hostilities. The socialist state suggested that it would sign the document as it returned to the stalled six-party talks to end the regime’s nuclear ambitions. But first, North Korea officials say, they want all international sanctions imposed last year to be lifted immediately. The proposal was met with skepticism from the U.S. and its allies, including South Korea. The conflict on the Korean
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who wore a faded brown jacket with the hood up over a beanie. “I’ve been lucky, it hasn’t been raining or snowing on me.” Lee said finding blankets and coats to wear has not been difficult. “People come by and just give them to me,” he said, adding that he’s gone to Wal-Mart and people have given him sleeping bags. Arctic air plunging into the Gulf of Mexico has caused an especially long period of low temperatures in North Carolina, with overnight lows in the teens to the low 20s, and daytime highs in the low 30s. Periods of low temperatures for this long usually only occur about every five years. The last one was Jan. 2005, said Darin Figursky, meteorologist for the Raleigh Forecast Office, a branch of the National Weather Service. The cold temperatures increase demand for more than just the shelters, Moran said. As heating costs increase, so does the need for food, shelter and utilities, he said.
ed for 1315 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The shelter would stand close to several residential neighborhoods and Homestead Park. Due to a combination of the economic recession and the unusually cold weather, the homeless shelter is tending to a growing number of people. Moran said that the shelter has housed 80 people a night lately, despite its limit of 25 beds. Rebecca McCulloh, an InterFaith Council board of directors member, also urged the council to lift the cap. “If this law stands, 55 men would be on the streets tonight with no place to go,” McCulloh said. Council members Donna Bell from page 1 and Matt Czajkowski also requestsaid. She said fewer than 50 substied a petition asking the town plantutions were made for the fine arts ning board to develop guidelines requirement with courses approved for the design of future shelters. by advisers. “We did make some substituContact the City Editor tions, but not like we thought we’d at citydesk@unc.edu. have to,” she said. Owen said the University would evaluate the curriculum and make permanent changes by May 2011. But Cannon said the requirements have not made current scheduling more difficult than usual this week. “We have been working with
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“A lot of people don’t want to get up in the morning,” he said. “But if you don’t think about it, if you think about positive things, like one day, you won’t be out in the cold, you’ll make it.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
“A lot of people are Whichard from page 1 snagging those number of leadership positions and classes from people philanthropy projects. But in the insular Greek system, who need those the extensive review could give a of perspective, said Shane classes to graduate.” dose Capps, co-chairman of the Greek Mary Goldstein, senior these requirements for four years,” Cannon said. “After four years, the advisers know the requirements like the back of their hand.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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Cold snap draining Fla. power ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) — Florida Power & Light Co. is implementing its voluntary loadmanagement program for participating industrial and commercial customers as Orlando and the rest of the state continues to shiver through some of the coldest temperatures in years. That means power might be cut back for certain participating customers who voluntarily participate in the company’s load-management program. These customers — the company has about 950 of them — are compensated with reduced monthly electric bills in exchange for having brief periods of reduced power
during periods of peak demand. These are not rolling blackouts, the company said in a statement to the Orlando Sentinel. One of the voluntary loadmanagement program customers is Brevard Community College, which, along with related University of Central Florida satellite campuses in Cocoa and Palm Bay, cancelled classes until 11 a.m. today because it participates in the “energy management initiative,” UCF said in a statement. Morning temperatures today were expected to range from the teens to lower 20s throughout central Florida, rising to the low 50s later, forecasters said.
The average daytime temperature this time of year is normally in the low 70s. T h e O r l a n d o a r e a ’s l a r g est power providers, Progress Energy and the Orlando Utilities Commission, said they anticipate meeting demand. But heavy customer demand Sunday strained utility systems. Customers in scattered areas struggled with power outages lasting from a few hours to most of the day. Among the areas waiting longest: a section of Apopka, where Progress Energy crews were working into the night to repair a failed underground cable that at times
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Levy said that after visiting the regions, she hopes to be an ambassador for their nature and wildlife, advocating on their behalf. “We have a responsibility to those animals,” she said. “They may not wear trousers and skirts, but they are communities in their own rights.” Additionally, the artists did not want to overwhelm viewers with facts and figures but instead interest them in the wonders of the region. “If you show them works of beauty, they get it,” Levy said.
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An orange is encrusted in ice Monday as citrus growers in Winter Garden, Fla., continue spraying water on their citrus trees to protect the fruit.
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Student body election season begins soon, and the Board of Elections plays a major role in the requirements and The chairman has the authority validation of candidate signatures. The general election process and laws are outlined in the Student Code. to determine fines when candidates violate election law and can disqualJanuary 25 Today January 19 January 21 ify candidates from the race. The final candidate list is posted. The Board of Elections Candidates must submit After making sure that “The BOE chairman can decide holds a mandatory to the Board of Elections each signature is valid, the what is rule,” said junior Ryan candidates meeting the signatures they Board of Elections posts a Morgan, the 2008-09 chairman. 28 days before the gathered to get on the list of certified candidates February 9 “So if he wants to just sit back and election that all ballot. Each category for who gathered the required The general election is held. let the elections happen, he can candidate hopefuls elected office requires a number of signatures. do that. Or if he wants to institute must attend. Students certain number of valid Candidates who drop campaign regulations, and make may now begin signatures, as specified in below the required number things more fair, and cut down on publicly campaigning the Student Code, to get of names due to invalid February 16 the bulls--t, he can do that.” and asking for on the ballot. Student signatures will have a 24 If no candidate recieves a Contact the Arts Editor The Student Code does not fully petition signatures to body president candidates hour grace period to majority of the vote, a runoff get on the ballot. must gather 800 unique re-submit petitions. at artsdesk@unc.edu. explain the authority or extent of election is held between the signatures. the job, Brewer said. top two vote getters. “First and foremost, you have Programs to accompany the exhibit: SOURCE: STAFF REPORTS DTH/NICOLE BROSAN, COMPILED BY ELIZA KERN the powers and responsibilities 6 p.m. Jan. 27, Global Ed. Center 5 p.m. Friday, Friday Center that are bestowed upon you in Title Lecture: Energy, Climate and the Public forum: A Sustainable VI, but it goes beyond that to what public criticism have made it dif- teer student job on the campus,” positive press.” Poles with Gerald Cecil Energy Future - Mapping the Way focus you want everybody to have ficult to persuade students to take Brewer said. “You’re working on the role. Contact the University Editor behind the scenes only, and you on the election,” he said. 7 p.m. Feb. 1, Memorial Hall 7 p.m. Jan. 19, Global Ed. Center “It’s the most thankless volun- know you’re not going to get any The challenges of the job and at udesk@unc.edu. Lecture: Global Climate Change: Lecture: Eyewitnesses in What Must We Do Now? Copenhagen: A Student and Professor Offer Remarks on the 7 p.m. Feb. 23, Global Ed. Center Recent Climate Change Conference “Ice Counterpoint” reception
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Child Care Wanted BABYSITTER WANTED MONDAYS and/or Wednesdays 3:30-6:30pm for 8 and 6 yearold girls. Duties include school pickup and driving to afterschool activities, as well as occasional cooking. $13/hr. Contact cynthia.king@me.com. SITTER, DRIvER NEEDED for 2 children, ages 15 and 10, from 2:30-5:30pm, Tuesday thru Thursday. Must have reliable car and valid US driver’s license with insurance. 919-454-5281. TU/TH SITTER NEEDED. Seeking energetic, creative student for afterschool care. Tuesday, Thursday, 2:30-6:15pm. Involves some transport of 4th and 9th grade girls to activities. Own car required. Downtown Carrboro location. $12/hr. Contact: acbg85@yahoo.com. TU/TH BABYSITTER NEEDED FOR 6 monthold in Carrboro from 10:00am-2pm Tu/Th. Prior experiences with infants, references and non-smoking required. Send your resume to: babysitls2010@gmail.com. SPRING BABYSITTER NEEDED Thursday mornings: 8:30am-12:30pm, in our home in NW Chapel Hill, for our 3 yearold boy, girl twins. Some possible Friday hours also possible. If interested, email tkbkbaby@hotmail.com. FUN KIDS SEEK FUN SITTER Wednesday, Thursday 2-6pm. Chapel Hill family with 3 kids, ages 9, 7 and 4, need a sitter to play with, drive to and from school and activities, and help with our dog. Additional days possible. $12/hr. Email experience and availability to sgreenspan@yahoo.com. SITTERS NEEDED FOR 1 year-old boy and 3 year-old girl for these 3 shifts: (1) M/W/F 7am-1pm. (2) Tu/W/Th/F 5:30-8pm. (3) Saturday 7am-1pm and 5-9pm, Sunday 4-8pm. Near campus. $11/hr. Email desired shift, resume: chapelhillsitter@gmail.com.
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FUll-TIME NANNY NEEDED. UNC pro-
fessor looking for experienced and dependable full-time nanny for 2 year-old toddler. Chapel Hill. Competitive rate. Preference will be given to mature candidates. Call: 919962-0404. Email: rc652@unc.edu.
WAlK TO CAMPUS. 2BR/1BA with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available immediately. $750/mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com.
PART-TIME NANNY NEEDED looking for motivated, energetic nanny with previous child care experience to care for 2 girls (3 and 1.5 years-old) in our home in North Chatham county (6 miles from campus). Must drive and have excellent references. Will pick up girls from preschool at 12:30pm in Carrboro and stay until 5:30pm. if interested, please email misung@mail.com or call 919-949-2466. NEED AFTERSCHOOl CARE for 2 boys (ages 10 and 7) 3:30-6pm starting January 11. Please send resume and cover letter to john.depolo@gmail.com. PART-TIME BABYSITTER for toddler in Southern village. $10/hr, Mondays, Wednesdays and some Fridays, 8am1pm. Send an email with 3 references to rsshapard@earthlink.net. CARE NEEDED ON Thursdays 1:30-6pm for 2 year-old twin girls in home near campus. Additional hours possible. $15/hr. Must have child care experience. Contact garywinz@med.unc.edu.
For Rent FAIR HOUSINg All REAl ESTATE AND RENTAl advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis in accordance with the law. To complain of discrimination, call the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development housing discrimination hotline: 1-800-669-9777. HOUSESHARE: CHAPEl HIll TENNIS ClUB. Pleasant person needed to share. 2 miles UNC, 1 block Chapel Hill busline. January through July with possible extension. 919-929-6879.
NANNY NEEDED! UNC faculty member seeking full-time experienced and loving nanny for their 18 month-old daughter, Monday through Friday 8:30am-6pm. $10/hr. Must have own car and be a non-smoker. References and background check required. Position available first of February, 2010. Contact Amanda at amanda_dorn@med.unc.edu. 520-820-3727.
RESEARCH lAB: 2 Kewaunee fume hoods. Extra bench space and storage. Office area, conference area. located in North Raleigh 1 mile from I-540 off Capital Blvd (US 1). Easy access to RTP, RDU, Universities. very low lease rate. This research lab is ideal for a small or start up company. If you are interested in establishing a private, off site research facility, then don’t hesitate to contact me to discuss the details. Please contact me at 919-632-3936 or aebrink@nc.rr.com for more details.
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WAlK TO CAMPUS. 2BR/1BA with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available immediately. $750/mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com. WAlK TO CAMPUS. 203 Carver Street. 5BR/ 3.5BA duplex with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available June. $2,400/mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com. WAlK TO CAMPUS. 1BR/1BA with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available immediately. $600/mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com. SOUTHERN vIllAGE CONDO. 1BR in the heart of Southern village. Great location, numerous amenities and conveniences On the busline. $850/mo. 919-636-5794. WAlK TO CAMPUS. 1BR/1BA with W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Available immediately. $600/mo. 933-8143, www.merciarentals.com. SPACIOUS, MODERN 6BR/5BA town-
house on busline. large bedrooms, hardwood floors, outside wooden deck, W/D, dishwasher, all appliances. Free parking, storage and trash pick up. $400/BR. Available May or August 2010. 933-0983 or spbell48@hotmail.com.
For Sale 2003 JEEP lIBERTY $9,200 66K miles. limited edition. Great condition. All bells and whistles. For more info, call 919-946-6915.
Help Wanted KICKBOxINg INSTRUCTOR
The YMCA at Meadowmont is looking to hire an energetic kickboxing instructor available to start immediately! For more information contact Jess Hanlin at jhanlin@chcymca.org or call us at 919-945-0640. PART-TIME SAlES: National marketing firm looking for aggressive t-shirt sales reps for the campus and Greek community. Multiple positions available. Excellent part-time opportunity with guaranteed base to start. Email rick@southlandgraphics.com.
Want to earn extra money & make a difference? Work with children and adults with Autism and other developmental disabilities, helping them achieve their personal goals. Earn extra money and gain valuable experience! Various shifts available including weekends. $10.10/hr. APPLY ONLINE by visiting us at:
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OUTREACH COUNSElOR: The Chapel HillCarrboro YMCA is now hiring for an Outreach Counselor position. Must be 21 years or older and have experience working with a diverse community of 5-12 year-old children. looking for a staff member who has great communication skills with kids, parents and teachers. Staff member will need to obtain a Commercial Driver’s license and be available Monday thru Friday from 2-6pm. Application can be obtained at our web site www. chcymca.org. or apply at the YMCA located at 980 Martin luther King Jr. Blvd, or send electronically to nchan@chcymca.org.
Paid research opportunity participants are needed for studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Studies are conducted at the Duke University Brain Imaging and Analysis Center. Must be 18 years of older and no history of neurological injury or disease. Studies last 1-2 hours and participants are paid approximately $20/hr. For more information call 681-9344 or email volunteer@biac.duke. edu. (10672). YMCA AFTER SCHOOl COUNSElORS.
The YMCA at Meadowmont is in need of after school counselors! Email Jess Hanlin at jhanlin@chcymca.org for more information or call us at 919945-0640. WEBSITE ASSISTANCE: www.trianglecares. org. Non-profit animal welfare organization seeking website help. Pay negotiable. Contact: trianglecares@aol.com. REC. GYMNASTICS COACH. Gymnastics experience preferred. Part-time position. Will train the right candidate. Must be able to work with children. Minutes from UNC campus. 919-942-7687. Resume and salary requirements to info@thetumblegym.com. $8.50/hr+ depending on experience. THE CAROlINA ClUB: Part-time receptionist. The ideal candidate possesses a flexible schedule, (including evenings and weekends) outstanding written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to multitask and work independently, strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and database management. We offer flexible hours, competitive wages and shift meals, all within a beautiful upscale setting on the UNC campus. Fax resume and cover letter to 919-962-1635. EOE. PIEDMONT vETERINARY ClINIC in Hillsborough is seeking veterinary assistants for our multi doctor practice. Part-time and full-time positions needed. Contact: 919-732-2569, piedmontvet@embarqmail.com. SITTER, DRIvER WANTED. Afternoons from 2:30pm, some evenings. Hours vary weekly. Must have own car, valid insurance and driver’s license. Spring and summer hours. 919-969-9164.
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PART-TIME DRIvER NEEDED to transport busy grad student on periodic short trips to nearby cities. Car and gas provided. Background check. 614-313-0782.
Care seeking healthy, non-smoking females 20-32 to become egg donors. $2,500 compensation for COMPlETED cycle. All visits and procedures to be done local to campus. For written information, please call 919-966-1150 ext. 5 and leave your current mailing address.
SURvEY TAKERS NEEDED: Make $5-$25 per survey. GetPaidToThink.com. ADMINISTRATIvE ASSISTANT: local investment firm seeks proven performer to: provide administrative assistance to the team, including scheduling appointments, booking travel, creating itineraries, expense reporting, answering phones and welcoming guests. Detailed knowledge of and prior experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is highly preferred. Send resumes to info@truebridgecapital.com.
FOUR PAWS ANIMAl ClINIC is excited to welcome our new full-time dog groomer, Daniele. She comes to us with 10 years experience and looks forward to pampering your dogs. Call 919-942-1788 to schedule your appointment today.
Sublets 1BR OR 2BR TOWNHOME AvAIlABlE. Walking distance to UNC. Rent $537/mo. +utilities per room. Separate baths. W/D, dishwasher and parking included. 828-404-8892. 1BR/1BA APARTMENT next to University Mall. large living, dining area, spacious BR, hardwood floors, new kitchen, W/D, parking. Available immediately. $675/mo. Call 919-923-3461, email HobsonSJ2002@yahoo.com.
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$189 for 5 DAYS or $239 for 7 DAYS. All prices include: Round trip luxury cruise with food. Accommodations on the island at your choice of thirteen resorts. Appalachia Travel. www. BahamaSun.com, 800-867-5018.
OFFICE SUPPORT (ENTRY lEvEl): Full-time. Our growing company seeks an individual who can provide support for our office staff, including basic administrative functions and running errands. Great communication skills and attention to detail required in a dynamic company. Please submit resume to carrielarson@momentum-research.com. $10/hr.
Display Ads & Display Classifieds: Friday, January 15th at 3pm Line Classifieds: Tuesday, Jan. 19th at noon
We will re-open on Tuesday, January 19th at 8:30am
Lost & Found FOUND: IPOD TOUCH and HEADPHONES, found after Econ 101 review session in Murphey on Wednesday, December 9th. Contact aaronhroz@gmail.com.
FREE HOUSE DOG: Free dog to a good home. House trained, cat and child friendly. 919645-8855.
ROOMMATE NEEDED: Kingswood Apartments. Moving out of a 2BR apartment and need someone to move in with roommate. $320/mo. +utilities. Call for info, 828-551-6739.
QUESTIONS: 962-0250
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Thursday, January 21 • 7:30pm Memorial Hall (Ticket Required)
UNC Students: FREE Reserved-Seat Tickets available TUESDAY, JANUARY 12. UNC Students must present UNC One Card: Two tickets per One Card; Limit 2 One Cards per student. UNC Faculty, Staff & General Public: FREE Tickets available Thursday, Jan. 14. Limit 2 tickets per person.
UNC ClASS SEEKING senior citizens interested in writing life stories. Meet weekly with student at the Seymour Center. Work will be printed. Kathleen Curtin: 919-923-6709. lIKE HElPING CHIlDREN lEARN? Sign up to vOlUNTEER for a variety of roles, all grades with Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools: www. chccs.k12.nc.us. Information on UNC Campus in Student Union Room #2518, 10am3:30pm, January 13, 19, 21. Email: volunteer@chccs.k12.nc.us, 967-8211 ext. 28281.
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Getting married or have a special event this spring? Experienced Chapel Hill calligrapher will make your envelopes beautiful. For more information, go to www.listlettering.com or call 919-323-2177.
PARK NEAR UNC. Nice, new, private, paved lot located between West Franklin Street and West Cameron Avenue. $265/semester. Call owner at 919-967-4155.
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EGG DONOR WANTED for infertile couple. Seeking healthy, non-smoking white female 19-30, blue or green eyes, 5’4-5’7, slender to medium build. $3,500 compensation for completed cycle. lszpir@nc.rr.com.
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DANCE INSTRUCTOR NEEDED: Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is looking for a dance instructor to teach classes on Mondays from 3:15-5:15pm (2 classes) for ages 3-4 and 5-10. Thursday dance instruction is also needed from 3:30-5:30pm (2 classes) for ages 3-4 and 5-10. Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications. Call 918-7371 for details!
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HOROSCOPES If January 12th is Your Birthday... long-distance communication becomes a theme in 2010. As you become more attentive to others, you also grow more excitable. This can work to your advantag especially with new projects. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 - You’re surprised at how little you get done in the morning. You had big plans and thought you had everything you needed. The final pieces soon arrive, and you can move forward. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 - Whatever you believe you can do is possible. Inspire yourself with heroic stories from the past. Then, spring into action. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is an 8 - A peer offers imaginative solutions to a problem you thought was secret. Take the advice and run with it. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7 - A surprise arrives from an unexpected source. But you love surprises! Use caution when opening packages. Contents may have shifted. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 - Time spent behind the scenes works wonders to solve questions. What seems logical to you doesn’t work for someone else. Quiet conversation produces a third choice. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 - Spend as much time as possible with people you really like. Their enthusiasm feeds your productivity. Bring a surprise home with you.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6 - Ideas come from nowhere and affect recent decisions. Some problems are best solved behind closed doors. Share outcomes late in the day. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6 - Spend time with a female who understands the basics. This is no time to focus on details. Work with theory and practice to get things done. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 - Independent effort gains a lot of ground today. You know exactly where you want to go. Avoid distractions and you’ll get there. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 - The effort you put into activities today will be worthwhile. love every minute of the process, and share results with family, particularly children. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5 - Draw people into your circle with logic and reason. You may feel emotional about the topic, but that doesn’t help anyone. Find balance. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6 - Employ your talents on someone else’s problem. Innovation produces results, with minimal effort. let the other person take all the credit. (c) 2009 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERvICES, INC.
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Gay marriage trial opens Reid doesn’t want to Could negate ‘dwell’ on racial remark recent Calif. ban WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., under fire from Republicans for racial comments about President Barack Obama, said Monday that he was hoping to put the incident behind him and get on with the nation’s business, including health care overhaul. Speaking publicly for the first time since his comments were reported over the weekend, the Democratic senator told reporters at a stop in his home state of Nevada that he had apologized for the comments. “I’m not going to dwell any more on this,” Reid said in remarks televised on cable networks. L at e Fr i d ay, t h e A t l a n t i c Magazine posted a description of the remarks on its politics blog in a preview of the book “Game Change,” an account of the 2008
campaign cycle by two journalists, New York magazine’s John Heilemann and Time magazine’s Mark Halperin. The preview cites page 37 of the book and reports on a private conversation in which Reid, a Democrat, while attempting to speak favorably of Obama, reportedly said the nation was ready for a black president, especially one who is “light-skinned” and has “no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” A statement from Reid’s Senate office sent less than 10 hours after the posting acknowledged his “poor choice of words.” “I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially AfricanAmericans, for my improper comments,” Reid stated before highlighting his support for Obama and efforts to integrate the Las Vegas
Strip and promote diversity in the U.S. Senate. The comments have ignited a political firestorm with Republicans calling on Reid to step down, an unlikely possibility as Democrats wrestle with congressional issues such as health care in a midterm election year. “I’m going to move forward and get health care done in the forthcoming weeks,” Reid said Monday. He noted that he has apologized for the comments. “I have apologized to everyone within the sound of my voice,” he said. “My heart has been warmed” Reid said, by support from prominent blacks, nationally and from Nevada, where he faces a tough reelection campaign. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has said that the president “didn’t take offense” at the comments.
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worker at the Pure Life Alternative Wellness Center in Los Angeles, Calif., displays medical cannabis available to patients at the center on Dec. 24. The New Jersey legislature approved Monday a bill legalizing medical marijuana, which applies to patients with severe illnesses. New Jersey becomes the 14th state to allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) — A historic federal trial over the constitutionality of a ban on same-sex marriage opened in San Francisco on Monday, with lawyers and witnesses debating the meaning of marriage and sexual orientation and gay couples testifying about the humiliation of being denied matrimony. While Proposition 8 opponents demonstrated in the fog outside and the U.S. Supreme Court wrangled with whether to broadcast the trial, the long-anticipated case moved along briskly with sometimes tearful testimony from two gay couples who brought the lawsuit and an explanation of the roots of marriage by a Harvard historian. The lawsuit charges the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated a ban on same-sex marriage in California with violating U.S. Constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process. The constitutionality of the ban is expected to eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court as a landmark case. Two legal giants — former Solicitor General Theodore Olson and attorney David Boies — who were on opposing sides in the high court case that gave George W. Bush the presidency, have joined forces in Perry v. Schwarzenegger with the intent to eventually persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn marriage bans. Olson, who has been known for his conservative views, said in his opening argument that marriage was “one of the most vital personal rights” and a “basic civil right.” Withholding it from gays and lesbians “doesn’t make sense,” he said. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker asked if the state should not simply get out of the business of issuing marriage licenses. “That may solve the problem,” Olson replied, but insisted it “would never happen.” Charles Cooper, who is representing the Proposition 8 campaign and who has also argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, told Walker a limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples has “prevailed in virtually every society since early history.”
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From left, Robb Wirthlin and Robin Wirthlin, who appeared in the “Yes on 8” television ad, speak at a rally at a church in Sacramento, Calif. “Evidence will show that California gay and lesbian community has substantial political power,” perhaps more than in any other state, Cooper told Walker. When Walker asked what evidence existed to show same-sex marriage would “radically alter the institution of marriage,” Cooper replied that data from the Netherlands will show it leads to a decline in marriage rates. He said it also would lead to more children being raised outside marriage and higher divorce rates. But he added that same-sex marriage is still too rare and novel an “experiment” to draw conclusions about its long-term impact. Jeffrey J. Zarillo, one of the plaintiffs, was the first to be called
to the stand. Dressed in a suit and tie, Zarillo, 36, a manager in the entertainment industry, testified tearfully about being denied the right to marry Paul T. Katami, his partner of nearly nine years and also a plaintiff. “He is the love of my life,” Zarillo said. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a halt Monday to the planned video coverage of the San Francisco trial of California’s Proposition 8, apparently concerned witnesses opposed to gay marriage could face harassment if they were shown on YouTube. It was the second time in three months the high court had intervened on behalf of defenders of “traditional marriage.”
Scheduling issues Advising says its relaxing of graduation requirements has helped seniors. See pg. 1 for story.
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Polar explorers A new exhibit at the FedEx Global Education Center showcases cold slices of Earth. See pg. 3 for story.
Deer hunter The Chapel Hill Town Council again debates whether to allow urban archery. See pg. 3 for story.
Gimme shelter Chapel Hill homeless shelters will now need lengthier review processes. See pg. 6 for story.
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editorial board board members GREG MARGOLIS
ANDREW DUNN
HARRISON JOBE OPINION EDITOR
ASSOCIATE OPINION EDITOR
APEX — SENIOR JOURNALISM
GREENSBORO — SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHAPEL HILL — SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
amdunn@email.unc.edu
harrisonjobe@gmail.com
greg_margolis@unc.edu
Dunn is serving his second semester on the editorial board. He served last year as the DTH’s University editor and previously was the DTH’s features editor.
Jobe is serving his third semester as opinion editor. He served last fall as the DTH’s opinion coeditor and previously as a board member.
Margolis is serving his second semester as associate opinion editor. He served last fall as the DTH’s opinion co-editor and previously as a board member.
MEREDITH ENGELEN
PATRICK FLEMING
NATHANIEL HAINES
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — SENIOR JOURNALISM, POLITICAL SCIENCE
WILSON — SENIOR ECONOMICS, JOURNALISM
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM
mere@unc.edu
lpflemingIII@gmail.com
nathaniel.haines@gmail.com
HOUSTON HAWLEY
AHNA HENDRIX
CAMERON PARKER
ATLANTA, GA. — SOPHOMORE ECONOMICS
ASHEVILLE — JUNIOR JOURNALISM, SPANISH
FORSYTH, GA. — SOPHOMORE PUBLIC POLICY, ECONOMICS
shawley@email.unc.edu
ahnahendrix37@gmail.com
cdp@unc.edu
PAT RYAN
STEVE KWON
CHRISTIAN YODER
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — JUNIOR BUSINESS, POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM
pcryanski15@gmail.com
stvkwon@gmail.com
chrisnyoder@gmail.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
BOARD MEMBER
columnists
NICK ANDERSEN
DAVID BIERER
OLIVIA BLANCHARD
MILFORD, MI. — SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM, HISTORY
CHARLOTTE — JUNIOR BUSINESS
ATLANTA, GA. — JUNIOR ENGLISH
nkandersen@gmail.com
david_bierer@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
oliviablanchard1@gmail.com
ABBEY CALDWELL
JESSICA FULLER
RYAN LEE
CHARLOTTE — SENIOR JOURNALISM, INTL. STUDIES
GREENSBORO — SECOND-YEAR JOURNALISM GRADUATE STUDENT
LEWISVILLE — FRESHMAN JOURNALISM, ENGLISH
abbey.caldwell@gmail.com
jvfuller@email.unc.edu
leery@email.unc.edu
ANDREW MOON
TOM VANANTWERP
REED WATSON
DURHAM — SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT
GASTONIA — SENIOR BUSINESS
RALEIGH — JUNIOR PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY
andrew_moon@med.unc.edu
vanantwerp@gmail.com
watsonrm@email.unc.edu