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Women now make up 49.9
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according to the U.S. Bureau
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work in male-dominated fields.
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this day in history
MARCH 3, 2005 …
David Gergen, a leading political
analyst and former adviser
to four presidents, speaks at
UNC. The lecture, which was
held in Hill Hall, was titled
“Eyewitness to Power:
Leadership in America.”
Today’s weather
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The Daily Tar Heel
2000
Jan. 27, 1911: UNC defeats
1910
Virginia 42-21 for its first win
March 4, 1924: UNC beats
1920
Alabama 26-16 to cap 26-0
season. The Helms Foundation
later names UNC the season’s
national champions.
1930
1940
March 23, 1957: UNC wins
the NCAA Tournament
championship against Kansas,
54-53.
1950
Dec. 2, 1961: UNC beats
Virginia in coach Dean Smith’s
first game.
Jan. 29, 1972: UNC beats
1960
Maryland for its 1,000th win.
March 29, 1982: Michael
Jordan hits a game-winning
1970
jump shot against Georgetown
to give UNC a 63-62 win.
April 5, 1993: UNC beats
Michigan 77-71 to win the
1980
NCAA Tournament
championship.
Nov. 22, 2003: UNC beats
Old Dominion 90-64 in Roy
1990
Williams’ first game as coach.
April 4, 2005- UNC beats
Illinois 75-70 for NCAA
2000
Tournament championship title.
April 6, 2009- UNC beats
MSU 89-72 for the NCAA
Tournament championship title.
2010
Tuesday- UNC beats Miami.
The win is the program’s
2,000th.
SOURCE: UNC ATHLETICS
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Runo≠
elections
could be
discarded
By Eliza Kern
Assistant University Editor
If a new bill passes Student Congress,
students might have witnessed in
February the last student body president
runoff in UNC history.
Members of the rules and judiciary
committee are tweaking legislation that
could change the way students elect the
person who serves as their representative
to the administration and the voice of the
student body.
The bill questions whether runoff elec-
tions result in a vote that is truly “repre-
2 sentative of the intent of the student body”
2 and proposes a new method.
5 Student Body President Jasmin Jones,
7 who won in 2009 in a runoff election, has
7 Scalper Jason Cummings was selling tickets for $5 each on Tuesday
8 See election, Page 4
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wednesday, march 3, 2010
Late
nights
fuel
fights
Businesses profitable
in spite of damage
By Sam Rinderman
Staff Writer
After the bars closed early Sunday
morning, someone punched the co-owner
of B-Ski’s restaurant in the face.
The victim, Brad Smith, knows that
whether it’s a violent punch, a broken
window or a spill of vomit, it’s just a cost
of operating a late-night restaurant.
And he’s willing to take the risk.
Restaurants like B-Ski’s and Qdoba hire
security guards and pay liability insurance
to curb the risks of after-hours damage.
But despite potential damage costs, at
Qdoba, where at least one significant inci-
dent with a rowdy customer occurs each
week, general manager Chuy Butchart
said the late-night hours are the most
profitable.
“Staying open late is good for busi-
UNC beats Miami for historic win
ness,” he said. “Whether it’s to call the
police or calm the customers down, we
try to choose the safest ways to solve any
issues.”
PAGE 7: Senior Marcus Ginyard posted his first double-double After North Carolina defeated Villanova
in Tuesday’s game with 12 points and 12 rebounds. in a 2009 Final Four game, a drunken cus-
tomer broke the window near the North
BY Mike Ehrlich
sEnior Writer Columbia Street entrance to Qdoba,
Butchart said.
For two hours on Tuesday night, a North Carolina
That cost about $500 to fix, he said. But
basketball team was performing what many take for
granted as a simple Tar Heel duty: making history. each weekend night, that blow is softened
On that night at least, UNC was not a team on the by a seemingly endless line for burritos
brink of missing out on the NIT. It was another group and quesadillas.
“If the owner is open to keeping the
writing its chapter in Tar Heel lore.
With the 69-62 win against visit- store open late, we are willing to do it,” he
men’s ing Miami, North Carolina became said.
Basketball the second basketball program to Smith said the fight at B-Ski’s Sunday
Miami 62 win 2,000 games. stemmed from a group of rowdy men who
Mired in a forgettable season, were arguing near the bathroom when one
UNC  69
thing to remember.
this young team was a part of some- of them locked himself in.
He said the others in the group began
to try to kick down the bathroom door, at
“It’ll be something that people talk about for hun-
dreds of years,” senior Marcus Ginyard said. “Getting which point the owners asked the intoxi-
2,000 wins is obviously a huge milestone for the pro- cated men to leave the restaurant.
“ T he y weren’ t e xac tly coopera-
gram, and to be a part of that game — it’s kind of hard
to describe, but it’s a great feeling.” tive when we confronted them,” he
said. Smith and his brother were both
On Tuesday, Ginyard and Deon Thompson were
not underachieving seniors at the head of an at-times punched, he said.
uninspired team. Smith said fights like this at B-Ski’s,
which occur two or three times a year,
They were decorated veterans who have deliv-
aren’t enough to shorten his business
ered three ACC regular-season titles and two ACC
Tournament titles, made two trips to the Final Four hours — yet.
and won an NCAA championship. And they had a dth/sam ward “If it ever got to the point where we
didn’t think it was safe for customers, we
unique Senior Night. Senior Marcus Ginyard celebrates after
“Today was an emotional day,” UNC coach Roy wouldn’t stay open,” he said. “We just need
North Carolina’s 69-62 win against Miami.
Williams said. “It wasn’t just about basketball. to develop tactics to deal with the small
Ginyard had a double-double in the victory. percentage of people that cause prob-
See wins, Page 4 lems.”
Other business owners aren’t as open to
DTH ONLINE: View a slideshow from UNC’s 2000th men’s
BY THE NUMBERS basketball team win and watch a video this afternoon with highlights
dealing with this clientele.
Trent Reisberger, a co-owner of Cold
from the game and celebration at dailytarheel.com/multimedia.
Stone Creamery on Franklin Street, said
5 18 49 9
the incidents at other late night restau-
rants are good enough reasons for his
place to close before downtown bars
do.
NCAA National NCAA Final Fours All-America players Naismith Hall of Fame
Championships members See late night, Page 4
Scalpers feel team’s blues
BY C. Ryan Barber
Assistant University Editor
One year ago, Jason Cummings found no need to stand outside
the Dean Dome to scalp basketball tickets.
“Last year, I’d sell them all in advance,” said the 38-year-old
Chapel Hill resident.
But with the team near a .500 record, Cummings has been
forced to show up because fans believe the Tar Heels aren’t.
And when he’s able to sell tickets, it’s at a fraction of their $50
face value.
“The best thing I can say about this season is it’s over,” Cummings
said, as he left for his car with 20 leftover tickets in hand after the
tip-off of Tuesday’s game against Miami.
Like the spectators inside the Dean Dome, scalpers have suf-
fered whiplash after the Tar Heels’ sudden turn of fate from last
year’s national championship season.
When you can’t give them away
With demand for tickets as cold as the team’s shooting touch,
scalpers have been sent reeling by the record discounts they have
no choice but to offer.
So long as fans actually want the tickets.
“This is so sad, it really is … when you can’t even give ‘em
away,” said one scalper. He requested his name not be printed
because he said the business is “sketchy.”
“I’ve been out here for 30 years, and this is the worst,” he said,
before leaving the Feb. 24 game versus Florida State with 12
spare tickets.
He added he has made about half of what he earned last year dth/ali cengiz
See tickets, Page 4 night. He said he was glad it was the last home game of the season.
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made by the Kappa Pi Honorary Art
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sale throughout the day, so stop by
on your way to class and support
your fellow schoolmates.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Franklin Street, in front of
Bank of America
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and enjoy the company of fellow art
lovers while learning about a select
piece from the museum’s collection.
Daniel Sherman, a professor of art
history, will be discussing the politi-
cal, cultural and artistic historical
context for the making of Edouard
Manet’s 1871 lithograph “The
Barricade.” The art piece is part of
the exhibition “War on All Fronts:
Art, War and Revolution,” which
was curated by the students in his
First Year Seminar last semester.
Admission is free to members ($5 to
Copyright discussion: Jocelyn
Neal will discuss “Who Wrote the
Songs: The Scandalous Role of
Copyright in Early Music Recordings”
in this Carolina College for Lifelong
Learning presentation. She will explore
some early blues and hillbilly record-
ings, then consider where the songs
came from, who claimed to have writ-
ten them and how these copyrights
have impacted a century of music-
making. Admission is $15 ($5 for
General Alumni Association members).
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Alumni Center, Royall
Room
Thursday
Civil rights history: Author John
Dittmer will speak about using oral
history to research civil rights history.
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Time: Noon
Location: Love House and Hutchins
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Playtime: Take advantage of an
opportunity to volunteer and have
fun with some great kids. UNC’s
Circle K club, a community service
organization, will be hosting the visit
to the N.C. Children’s Hospital.
Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: N.C. Children’s Hospital
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Police log
n  Someone stole a car from a
parking lot between midnight Feb.
23 and 9 p.m. Sunday at Pinegate
Circle, according to Chapel Hill
police reports.
T h e $ 3 , 0 0 0 Fo r d C r o w n
Victoria was recovered intact,
except for the $10 steering wheel
cover, reports state.
n  Someone reported a suspi-
cious white 2000 Ford Econoline
van driving through the Southern
Village park and ride lot at 1:11
a.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel
Hill police reports.
n  Someone stole gas from the
Wilco gas station at 1213 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. at 8:11 a.m.
Monday, according to Chapel Hill
police reports.
The person stole $36.88 worth
of gas, reports state.
n   Someone stole a laptop
from a residence between 8 p.m.
and 11:30 p.m. Sunday at 303 E.
Rosemary St., according to Chapel any inaccurate information
Hill police reports. published as soon as the error
The IBM Thinkpad was worth is discovered.
$1,500, reports state.
n  Someone stole survey equip-
ment left unattended on the road-
side between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. Monday at the 100 block of
South Estes Drive, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
The person stole a tripod worth
$250 and a mounting bracket
worth $300, reports state.
n  Someone entered a residence
through its back door between 10
a.m. and 4:54 p.m. Monday at 10
Frances St., according to Chapel
Hill police reports.
The person stole a Rolex watch
worth $7,000, a Nikon camera
worth $600, a PlayStation 3 game
system worth $300, two video
game controllers collectively worth
$50, a video game worth $50 and
a microphone worth $200, reports
state.
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Actor dons
correction
Due to a reporting error,
Tuesday’s pg. 9 story, “Students
demonstrate against tuition hikes,”

dresses for
misstated former Chancellor James
Moeser’s salary for the 2009-10
school year. He earns $390,835.
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the error.

campus Briefs
Eve Marie Carson scholarship
names new 2010-11 director
Junior Katherine Novinski has
been named the new director of the
Eve Marie Carson Scholarship for
the 2010-11 school year.
The scholarship provides half
the estimated cost of in-state atten-
dance at UNC to two juniors, as well
as up to $5,000 for a summer expe-
rience for both.
The scholarship was created to
honor the life of former Student
Body President Eve Carson, who
was killed in March 2008. Carson
was committed to the idea of
creating a merit scholarship for
juniors.
Novinski will lead a committee
in directing the future of the schol-
arship and selecting next year’s
recipients.
Senior Elinor Benami was
named the first scholar, and juniors
Caroline Fish and Chase Jones were
recently named the scholars for the
2010-11 school year.
C u r r e n t d i r e c t o r, s e n i o r
Thomas Edwards, said he’s excit-
ed to have picked Novinski to lead
the program.
“I’m very excited about it, and I
think she’ll do an awesome job,” he
said.
Edwards said the two are work-
ing together to transition the lead-
ership, which they hope to complete
by early April.
‘Earnest’
PlayMakers puts its own
twist on Wilde’s satire
BY Jacqueline Scott
Staff writer
In 1983 actor Ray Dooley played protagonist Jack
Worthing in a production of “The Importance of
Being Earnest.”
Twenty-seven years later, he returns to the play,
this time in the rigid dresses of Lady Bracknell.
PlayMakers Repertory Company will lend a twist
of hilarity to Oscar Wilde’s comedy classic, “The
Importance of Being Earnest,” which opens today
and runs until March 21.
Wilde’s play, set in the Victorian era, is a witty
social satire about three couples
trying to find love.
Connie Mahan, director of mar-
keting and communication for
PlayMakers, first suggested that
Dooley play Lady Bracknell.
The show’s director, Matthew
Arbour, agreed that a male actor
cast as a female would add to the
Ray Dooley play’s humor.
plays Lady “Ray playing a female was an
Bracknell in experiment,” Arbour said. “What
PlayMakers’ we found was that because we never
newest play. wanted to set it up so it would be a
campy or a draggy performance, I
am directing him as though he were a female actor.”
The role of Lady Bracknell has occasionally been
dth/Anika Anand played by male actors in theater tradition, and it was
The London Philharmonic Orchestra captivated a full audience in Memorial Hall on Tuesday. The orchestra’s first not uncommon for men to take on female roles dur-
performance at UNC featured music by Beethoven and Brahms; tonight’s will showcase 20th century composers. ing Shakespearean days, Dooley said.
Though he said he approached this role as he

Summer delegations leaving
for Rwanda seeking people
Two delegations traveling to
Rwanda this summer are seeking
members to serve on their teams.
Both delegations hope to bring
groups of about 15 people on the
trips, which will engage in volun-
teer work, field research, work-
shops and human rights advocacy.
The groups will travel as part of
the Global Youth Connect Program,
whose mission is “empowering
youth to advance human rights and
create a more just world.”
Applications are due by March 12.
For more information on program
activities, costs, fundraising, finan-
cial aid and application information,
visit www.globalyouthconnect.org/
participate.
Questions can also be directed to
contact@globalyouthconnect.org.
Researchers see signs of
heart disease in children
A new study released by sci-
entists at UNC shows signs that
obese 3-year-olds can show a sign
of future heart disease.
Researchers found that children
as young as 3 years old may have
high levels of C-reactive protein,
a sign in adults that can predict
heart disease.
Scientists associated with the
project said they were surprised
that the implications of obesity
could affect children at such a
young age.
The scientists also found other
indicators of heart disease risk
among children ages 6 and 9.
Women to
CLASSIC BEAUTY
Soloist’s precision
appeals to audience
BY Kelly Blessing
Staff writer
Vladimir Jurowski stepped onto
the conductor stand, picked up his
baton, and so the magic began.
From the first note, the London
Philharmonic Orchestra captivated
the audience in a full Memorial Hall
Tuesday night.
With the dim lighting, the musi-
cians in all black, and the rich mahog-
any-colored sound shell, the feel of
the hall was warm and majestic.
Though the orchestra is composed
of many members with a large age
range, the sound they produced was
completely unified and fluid.
The first piece they played was
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D
major. This featured 23-year-old
Yossif Ivanov as a soloist.
In Beethoven’s piece, the soloist does
not enter until later in the first move-
ment, but when Ivanov did, he brought
a new element to the composition.
His entry brought a new kind of life
to the music, as he climbed up and
down several octaves, taking over the
melody.
World-renowned at such a young
age, Ivanov delivered a near-perfect
performance. From slower movements
to feverishly fast sections, each note he
played was with precision.
His solos were more lively versions
of the background music that the
orchestra provided.
After intermission, the London
Philharmonic continued with Brahms’
Symphony No. 2, which not only show-
cased the talent of the entire orchestra
together but provided each individual
section with an opportunity to shine.
The finale of Brahms’ Symphony
No. 2 combined the quick and furious
playing of the violins and violas with
the shining notes of the brass section
to create a flourishing finish that reso-
nated throughout Memorial Hall.
Conductor Jurowski of Moscow,
Russia, is one of the youngest and
most premier maestros in the world
right now.
In his all-black suit with dark black
hair, he conducted the orchestra
Tuesday night with immense energy
and fervor. His body movements
mimicked the emotion and pace of
the music.
Rarely has an audience been more
attentive or quiet while watching
a performance at UNC. They were
immediately enraptured into the
world of music.
The mix of young and old listeners
in the audience could feel this energy,
and responded enthusiastically. Both
By Jacob Martin
Staff Writer
The recession has shifted the gender ratio in the work-
place. Women stand poised to make up a majority of the
concertreview
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Memorial Hall
Tuesday
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D
major and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2
received standing ovations.
Tonight, the orchestra will play a
completely different program that,
judging from Tuesday night, promises
to be a great performance.
The members of the London
Philharmonic are at the top of their
game and lived up to their reputation
Tuesday night.
Contact the Arts Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
ATTEND THE CONCERT
Time: 7:30 p.m. today
Location: Memorial Hall
Info: carolinaperformingarts.org
Unlike Tuesday’s performance,
which featured music by
Beethoven and Brahms, tonight’s
show will feature music by 20th
century composers Shostakovich
and Ravel.
inated fields such as manufacturing and construction.
Service jobs, where women traditionally have made up a
majority, were hit less hard.
Local professional women said they face the challenge of
would any other, Dooley found it challenging to wear
Lady Bracknell’s corsets, dresses and wigs.
“I’m playing this character as I would play someone
of a different nationality or time period,” he said.
But the costume has proven difficult with stiff gar-
ments that limit his movement.
“It has given me an appreciation of the burden
that this kind of clothing puts on a human being.”
Arbour, like Dooley, is no stranger to “The
Importance of Being Earnest.” He directed the show
eight years ago.
“The first time, I found it funny in a way,” he said.
“I approached it as a close relative to a sitcom or to
a cartoon. I treated it more silly. I thought about it
more in a broadly comical way.”
Arbour has realized the play is “quite real,” and
more sophisticated than he’d originally thought.
“Wilde set out to make a comedy that was driven
exclusively by everything we ordinarily take seriously,
we should take trivially,” Arbour said.
“He flipped the value system of the world. Because
he was writing in Victorian England, the rules of that
world were so rigid and limiting.”
Hannah Grannemann, PlayMakers managing
director, said the company is putting its own stamp
on the play.
“Life is more than a little bit absurd,” Arbour said.
“The best possible response to that is to live a bit
absurdly. You get a life with possibility — Wilde’s
culture was lacking that, and even our culture skips
past in a way.”
Contact the Arts Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
ATTEND THE PLAY
Time: 8 p.m. today; continues through March 21.
See Web site for complete performance schedule.
Location: Paul Green Theatre
Info: playmakersrep.org

city Briefs
Chapel Hill man is arrested
overtake men workforce for the first time.
Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
that female workers made up 49.9 percent of job force, up 1.1
balancing motherly duties with a career. But they say their
gender has not affected their rise as professionals.
And several women are finding themselves in positions

in workforce
percent from when the recession began in December 2007. of higher authority — even in male-dominated jobs.
after a high speed chase The rise of the percentage of women in the workforce
has accompanied heavy losses in traditionally male-dom- Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
A Chapel Hill man was arrested
Tuesday after a high-speed chase
on Interstate 40, WRAL reported
Tuesday.
Randel Levone Riggsbee, 32, was
pulled over from a pink Mercury
Sedan, a Wake County Sheriff ’s
Office spokeswoman said.
The car had a Hello Kitty van-
ity plate. The chase reached speeds
of more than 85 mph, and at least
nine police law enforcement vehi-
cles were seen chasing the car,
according to WRAL.
The chase ended when the car
took the Airport Boulevard exit
in Morrisville, struck an SUV and
crashed into a guardrail, police said.
This was the second high-speed
chase in Wake County this week.

Fire at Church Street home

caused by errant cigarette
A discarded cigarette caused the
fire that destroyed a home and dis-
placed four students Monday, fire
marshal Matt Lawrence said.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department
found evidence of smoking materials
on the porch, Lawrence said, which
started the fire at 506 Church Street
before 3 p.m. Monday.
The fire quickly spread from the
porch up through the attic space of
the wooden house.
The damage to the home was val-
ued at $100,000 dollars, which is
considered a total loss, according to
the fire department.
— From staff and wire reports.
Kimberly Buff
As an architect, Kimberly Buff said that she has sat
in many meetings and visited many work sites where
she is the only woman present. Buff is an accredited
architect for Corley Redfoot Zack Inc. She is married,
has a 2-year-old child and works full time.
“When you mix in children, you have to balance ten
more things. I have to do the same amount of work in
shorter hours. I can’t stay at the office until seven any-
more,” Buff said.
Women in male-dominated jobs find light resistance
to their careers, she said.
“It takes a little bit longer to earn respect. People are
always unsure of my dedication and ability. But once I
earn it, I keep it,” Buff said.
Bethany Slack
Bethany Slack, an engineer at Corley Redfoot Zack
Inc., said she found more resistance to her gender as a
student at N.C. State University than as a professional.
“The professors were used to working with males.
They were thrown off,” she said.
Slack began work in the public sector following grad-
uation. She started working at Corley Redfoot Zack Inc.
as an engineer in May 2007 and earned her license last
year. Slack is married to former UNC wrestler Andrew
Slack. They have no children. Slack said she thinks rais-
ing children can interrupt a woman’s career.
“You work so hard to get where you are; you don’t
want to quit your profession,” she said. “Balancing fam-
ily life with professional life will be a challenge.”
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Kelly Ardoin
Kelly Ardoin is the project director for Philip Post
& Associates, an engineering firm in Chapel Hill.
She works full time now, but worked part time until
her youngest child was in kindergarten. She said she
acknowledges the toughest part of being a professional
woman is balancing her career with being a mother.
Ardoin said she does not believe her status as a woman
or mother has affected her as a professional, other than
the time commitment required of motherhood.
“I was unable to drop everything, being a mother with
young children. … But now, with my kids in college, I
can devote more energy to my job. It’s a lot easier for a
man to say, ‘I’m going to work.’ Well, I have six kids at
home, so it’s a little harder.”
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wins
from page 1
“I remember going into Deon’s
home. It seems like it was just last
week.”
Kentucky, who has 15 more wins
in program history than UNC, was
the first to reach the milestone.
The Wildcats did it earlier this
season.
UNC’s all-time record is now
2,000-717. Kansas is close behind
with 1,997 wins.
The six UNC seniors — Ginyard,
Thompson, Marc Campbell, James
Gallagher, Terrence Petree and
Thomas Thornton — posed after
the final buzzer with a North
Carolina jersey with the number
2,000 across the chest before being
joined by the rest of the team at
midcourt.
“I don’t think I could have picked
a better time to be born,” Campbell
said.
“These four years: 500 wins for
Coach Williams, 600 wins, 2,000
wins, national championship,
Obama; it’s just unbelievable the
stuff that’s happened while I’ve
been here. And I’m blessed every
day to be a part of it.”
Thompson, too, was humbled by
the accomplishment.
“I’ve been here for a long time,
and I’ve done a lot of things,”
Thompson said.
“And to be only the second pro-
gram in college basketball to reach
that milestone is definitely just
something else to add and say you
were a part of. Right now it’s not as
sweet, but I’m sure 10 years from
now, it’ll definitely be something to
remember.”
Coming into the season, it was
generally assumed that UNC
wouldn’t have to wait long to
notch win No. 2,000. But it took
a lot longer than expected to tally
the 16 wins necessary to reach the
milestone.
Had UNC not taken care of busi-
ness Tuesday, it might have had to
wait for its seemingly much less
fateful 101st season to accomplish
the feat.
The only games left on the
schedule are a tough road con-
test at Duke, followed by the
one-loss-and-you’re-out ACC
Tournament.
This win came in somewhat
typical 2009-10 Tar Heel fashion.
UNC turned the ball over 17 times
and couldn’t put the Hurricanes
away despite multiple opportuni-
ties and a double-digit lead.
“It’s been a hard year for those
kids in the locker room,” Williams
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Freshman John Henson altered several shots Tuesday night, including
this block of Miami’s Julian Gamble. Henson also grabbed 12 rebounds.
said.
“Not anything to belittle 2,000
wins, but it’s been a hard year.
The stress on those kids, it’s been
hard.”
But after Ginyard made the sec-
ond of his three free throws in the
final minute to record his first ever
double-double in his last home
game (and he admitted to looking
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up at the scoreboard to check his
stats), he finally allowed it all to
sink in.
The fifth-year senior took a
moment away from a season full of
frustration. He smiled all the way
down the court.
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election
from page 1
said she will veto the bill if it comes
to her desk.
The legislation, which was
discussed at Monday’s Congress
meeting but sent back to the
rules and judiciary committee
for further work, would ask vot-
ers to rank candidates in order of
preference.
Computer software will then
identify the candidate with the
most overall support.
The process would occur in one
night, eliminating the need for a
runoff election a week later.
“I think students would like it
because it would cut out a week
of campaigning,” said Congress
Speaker Dakota Williams. “It
would take a culture shift to try
something new, but I think it would
be for the best.”
With the proposed system, vot-
ers would rank each of the candi-
dates in order of preference.
If no candidate won a majority,
as is required under student elec-
tions law in the Student Code, the
votes for the last candidate would
be reallocated.
If a student’s top choice was
the candidate who came in last
place, that vote would be thrown
out, and the second-ranked can-
didate would receive the student’s
late night
from page 1
“We thought about staying
open late, but we thought people
wouldn’t want ice cream. They
probably want more greasy food,”
Reisberger said.
“If business ever got to the point
where we were struggling, we
would consider staying open late,
despite all of the headaches.”
Senior Daniel Thornton said it
must be hard for restaurant owners
to stay open late.
tickets
from page 1
and returned home from the game
against Duke with nine tickets.
For Josh Gregory Jr., 25, of
Chapel Hill, the season has been
especially painful because of the
team’s initial promise.
“I was expecting for it to be
good,” said Gregory, who has sold
tickets for as much as $100 to
weekend games this season, half
of what he used to make.
A stark contrast from the $1,000
he averaged per game last season,
Gregory said he has given tickets
away for free this year.
He added he has been making
between $200 and $500 on 15 to
25 tickets per game this season.
But the 2009 portion of this sea-
son was more fortunate. The team
Finding a silver lining
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the team’s 16-14 record.
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This process would continue
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Those who support the bill said
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But Jones, who gained the sup-
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in 2009 to overcome a 20 percent
deficit in the general election
against Thomas Edwards, said
she thinks there is value to the
runoff process.
“Honestly, I disagree with the bill,”
“If business ever got to the point where we
were struggling, we would consider stay-
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Scalped ticket prices like those
before Tuesday’s game against
Miami have been so low that they
don’t classify as illegal.
A state law requires that scalp-
ers charge only a $3 service fee in
addition to a ticket’s face value.
Randy Young, spokesman for
UNC’s Department of Public Safety,
said in an e-mail that campus police
arrested five scalpers in 2008 for vio-
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she said. “I don’t think it is how we
traditionally run elections here.”
Edwards, who said he comes
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would benefit the student body.
“If you talk to anyone on cam-
pus or the candidates, they would
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Williams said he was fairly con-
fident the bill will pass when it
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on March 23.
“I think people would be will-
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those little things hammered out
in committee so it will be perfect,”
Williams said.
If Congress passes the bill and
Jones vetoes it, a two-thirds vote
by Congress would be necessary
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law.
“Now that would be an interest-
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have to see how it turns out.”
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“Last year, I’d sell
them all in advance.
The best thing I can
say about this
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dent Buddy Kelly, 42, after paying
$20 for four upper-level tickets
valued at $50 for his wife and two
children Tuesday. “We knew it was
going to be a buyer’s market. It’s
cheaper than a baby-sitter.”
With a beaming grin, Paul
Wexler, 40, of Raleigh, was a mir-
ror image of Kelly after purchasing
two tickets for $10.
“It’s not last year,” he said.
The scalper who requested ano-
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beginning March 11 in Greensboro
will be profitable regardless of
UNC’s performance because he
expects fans of losing teams to cut
their losses after their team loses.
“Those are usually over face
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thing as a sold-out game at the
ACC Tournament because of the
losing factor.”
Cummings said he disagrees.
“Carolina basketball is the ACC
Tournament,” Cummings said. “With
how bad we are, it won’t be good.”
Not even a profitable tourna-
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ago,” he said.
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National and World News

Obama to include Chilean army deployed throughout
GOP proposals country to control devastated areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
— President Barack Obama sent
a letter Tuesday to congressio-
nal leaders expressing interest
in including several Republican
ideas in the updated health care
plan he will outline today.
The president singled out a
proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn,
R-Okla., to use undercover med-
ical professionals to help identify
fraud in Medicare, Medicaid and
other federal health programs.
He said he was open to appro-
priating $50 million in federal
funding to help states explore
alternatives to resolving medical
malpractice lawsuits, including
the establishment of so-called
health courts.
Obama expressed interest in
taking steps to help states raise
reimbursements for doctors par-
ticipating in Medicaid, which has
historically paid health provid-
ers less than what Medicare or
private insurers pay. Sen. Chuck
Grassley, R-Iowa, raised that
CONCEPCION, Chile (MCT)
­ The Chilean army marched
—
into this wrecked city Tuesday,
rounding up looters and receiv-
ing the applause of besieged sur-
vivors of the weekend’s massive
earthquake.
Despite Chile’s tortured his-
tory with the military, the armed
forces now are being looked at by
many here as their savior — a nec-
essary, if slow-in-coming, show of
force in the face of utter disaster
and deteriorating security.
Marlene Elizabeth Franco, a
39-year-old mother of three, said
roving bands of vandals had been
Ford outpaces
General Motors
DETROIT (MCT) — Ford
said Tuesday that it outsold
General Motors in February in
the United States for the first
time in more than a decade,
as it gained market share from
terrifying neighborhoods in the
aftermath of the magnitude 8.8
quake that roared through central
and southern Chile on Saturday,
killing at least 800 people.
Looting here in Chile’s sec-
ond-largest city, combined with
mounting protests over the lack
of food, water and aid, alarmed
the government of President
Michelle Bachelet and prompted
authorities to prolong an over-
night curfew to noon Tuesday.
Bachelet said 50 military flights
with supplies were headed to the
region Tuesday. But they were not
immediately in evidence.
Court could end
Chicago gun ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
— The Supreme Court justices,
hearing a Second Amendment
challenge to Chicago’s ban on
handguns, signaled Tuesday they
were ready to extend gun rights
Local food project
seeks resident input
By Liz Morrow
staff writer
The local food movement in
Orange County just got a $30,000
boost.
The Appalachian Sustainable
Agriculture Project awarded
the Orange County Cooperative
Extension the grant with the pur-
pose of implementing a deserving
local food project.
Local consumers can influence
how the grant money is spent by
participating in an online survey at
orangecountyfarms.org.
The survey allows participants to
rate the impact of different projects
on availability and access to local
food in the Piedmont region.
So far more than 200 people
have taken the survey, said Noah
Ranells, the agricultural economic
development coordinator and an
author of the grant.
“The results of the survey will
inform the decision a great deal,”
he said.
Possible projects include the
creation of a regional food label
for locally grown food or the devel-
opment of infrastructure for local
food distribution — a “farm-to-
fork” system.
Cathy Jones, a farmer and
member of the steering committee
formed for the project, said she saw
the survey as a good opportunity to
determine what project the com-
munity thinks the grant should be
put toward.
Jones and her husband, Mike
Perry, own Perry-winkle Farm, an
organic vegetable, flower and poul-
try farm.
“We can think about how we
as a community can raise people’s
awareness of the possibility of
shopping locally and eating season-
ally,” Jones said of the grant.
Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, a
member of the steering committee
and an associate professor at UNC,
said there is increasing community
awareness of the health and eco-
nomic benefits of eating local.
He said there has been growth in
the number of small farms produc-
ing food for urban markets in the
state’s central counties.
“Lots of consumers are interest-
ed in buying locally,” he said. “The
problem is connecting them.”
Although Colloredo-Mansfeld
said that the committee members
want to make consumers aware of
seasonal local options, they realize
there are some foods that can’t be
grown regionally.
“Most people working on it
aren’t advocating that people be
fed only by the farmers around
them,” he said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.

UNC finalizes its health

issue at the summit. Toyota and increased its sales to nationwide, clearing the way for
The president said he was fleet customers. legal attacks on state and local
open to including language in The automaker said it sold restrictions.
his proposal to expand Health 142,285 cars and trucks in While the court’s majority

insurance plan for fall

Savings Accounts and including
high-deductible health plans in
the new insurance exchanges that
Democrats plan to set up around
the country to help people buy cov-
erage if they do not get it through
work. This idea was raised by Sen.
John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
supplies to survivors
February, while GM sold 141,951
cars and trucks. Ford said the
last time it outsold GM was in
August 1998, when GM workers
were on strike. For the month,
sales of Ford’s cars and trucks
increased 43 percent compared
with last February.
appears almost certain to strike
down Chicago’s ordinance and
rule that residents have a right
to a handgun at home, the jus-
tices might decide nothing more.
Instead, they said they need not
spell out this year the true scope
of the Second Amendment.
mct/ Michael Robinson Chavez
Vision, physicals UNC-Chapel Hill insurance plan
(all amounts are annual costs)
included in plan Premium (cost of plan): $723 if physician is not included in plan
Maximum insurance Prescriptions:
BY Jeremiah Gregg
staff writer
coverage: unlimited No maximum coverage
The UNC-system health insur- Deductible (for medical At Campus Health: $10 co-
ance plan that will become avail- care not already covered): payment (includes birth control)
able to UNC-system students $150 (Waived for services at At outside pharmacy: varies
beginning in fall 2010 is finalized. Campus Health Services)
Pearce & Pearce will provide
Preventive dental: Not
Physician visits: $10 per covered
the plan, which students must buy visit (Co-payments are waived if
unless they can prove that they medical care comes from Campus Wellness benefit: Includes
already have health insurance. Health Services) preventative care, all routine
The base plan has a $610 pre- physicals, and weight and dietician
Out-of-pocket maximum: counseling; $500 maximum
mium and is uniform for the sys-
tem. Schools chose which enhance- $2,000 for individuals/$6,000 for Vision care: One visit a year;
ments to add, said Bruce Mallette, families for physician on system $200 maximum for glasses or
UNC-system senior associate vice plan contacts
president of academic and student $4,000 individual/$12,000 family
affairs.
The chancellor’s office chose
UNC-Chapel Hill’s enhance-
ments, said Patricia Huff, director
of administration for UNC-CH
Campus Health Services. The UNC-
CH plan will cost $723 annually.
“For a student health plan, it
is a very good plan,” said David
Rousmaniere, director of the UNC-
Charlotte Student Health Center.
Some students at schools already
working with Pearce & Pearce
expressed concern that there are not

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enough physicians in their network,
eople line up for water trucks that were supplied by the municipal government in but Mallette said campus health
earthquake-ravaged Constitución, Chile, on Tuesday. There are 14,000 army and administrators did not voice com-
navy troops present to keep the peace, and 50 military flights planned to deliver plaints during the selection process.
supplies Tuesday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said. Survivors applauded troops Contact the State & National
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r sharipeace@gmail.com, 929-5077.
or employment, in accordance with federal
g and office workers. Visit www.mworth.com
law, can state a preference based on sex,
e for more information.
d race, creed, color, religion, national origin,
handicap, marital status.
l
SAlSA 4 U! Come dance salsa every
1st Saturday! Salsa lessons offered
every Monday! For more informa-
tion call 919-358-4201 or check out
www.salsaforu.com.
Business
Opportunities
FREElANCE WRiTER: like to read and want
to make extra cash? Atlantic Publishing
needs several people to write honest book
reviews (1-3 paragraphs) on a freelance
basis $50 for 3. Email amiller@atlantic-pub.
com. 352-622-1825.
Child Care Wanted
SEEkiNg AFTERSCHOOl CHilD CARE We
are seeking a child care provider for our 2
children, ages 10 and 7, who could be avail-
able (some flexibility) 2:45-6pm Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 2:45-9pm on
Thursdays. interested in an energetic, fun
person who can help with homework, piano
practice and transportation to afterschool ac-
tivities. Start date: now. $10-15/hr. Contact:
nc_soco@mac.com.
SEEkiNg gREAT BABY SiTTER FOR 1 YEAR
OlD & 4 YEAR OlD. Friday afternoons and
occasional weekends. Close to UNC. Must
have own transportation. References re-
quired. No smoking. $10+/hour. Call Heather
537-8057.
SUMMER NANNY POSiTiON. 2 girls,
ages 7 and 9. Hope Valley area of Dur-
ham. Must have experience, references
and a safe, reliable car. To apply, email
bgriffithmd@mac.com.
SEEkiNg lOViNg NANNY! kind, fun, ex-
perienced sitter needed for 2 children,
5 and 1. South of Chapel Hill. 8:30am-
5pm, 1 day/wk. Job begins last week of
March. Own transportation, non-smoker.
$12/hr. Email resume and references to
allison_freeman@unc.edu.
Announcements
Child Care Wanted
PART-TiME NANNY NEEDED to care for 2
(ages 3, 6) 2 afternoons Monday, Tuesday
or Thursday from 12:30-5:30pm. Respon-
sibilities include picking up from school.
Must have excellent references, clean driving
record and background check. Please email
hnormanscott@nc.rr.com to apply.
derful boys, 10 and 12. Thursdays all
day. Non-smoking. Previous babysit-
BABYSiTTER! german family looking for
a fun and reliable babysitter Tuesday and
Thursday mornings from 8:45-10:45am.
Our 8 month-old son loves to be outside!
sabineraoul@gmail.com.
PiTTSBORO. UNC student wanted to watch
our 3 year-old in home, 9am-noon, twice a
week. 10 miles south UNC hospital. $10/hr.
Experience, references required. 942-4527.
AFTERNOON NANNY needed for k and 2nd
graders. 2:30-5:30pm M-F, in Carrboro. Start
date March 15. Send references and experi-
ence to Jennifer: jarnold@email.unc.edu.
PART-TiME NANNY, SiTTER WANTED Chapel
Hill family seeking part-time nanny, sitter for
8 month-old on Tuesdays (8am-7pm) and 1
other day per week (8am-4pm). Non-smoker,
Ok with pets and references required. Please
respond to stacey.asnani@yahoo.com.
For Rent
FAIR HOUSINg
All REAl ESTATE AND RENTAl advertis-
ing in this newspaper is subject to the
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which
makes it illegal to advertise “any prefer-
ence, 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 adver-
tised 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.
WAlk TO CAMPUS. 5BR/3.5BA duplex with
W/D, dishwasher, central air and heat. Avail-
able June. $2,300/mo. 933-8143.
1BR WAlk TO CAMPUS: 1BR/1BA on Friendly
lane, available June. Hardwood floors. Walk
everywhere. No pets, no smoking. $910/mo.
Call 929-1188 or www.hilltopproperties.net.
FOR RENT: 3BR/2BA DUPlEx W/D, dish-
washer. Walking distance from campus.
$1,400/mo to $1,450/mo. Available June 1.
Call 698-5893.
Announcements
For Rent
SPACiOUS, MODERN 6BR/5BA town-
house on busline. large bedrooms,
hardwood floors, outside wooden
451-8140, or spbell48@live.com.
lARgER Mill CREEk CONDO: 2BR/2BA.
Patio, W/D, dishwasher, all amenities.
Half mile to campus. $575/mo each. Email
simhann@gmail.com.
ROSEMARY VillAgE CONDO 2BR/2BA, living
room with gas fireplace, kitchen, roof top ter-
race, W/D. Walk to campus. $1,950/mo. Will
consider renting furnished. 252-237-5639.
WAlk TO CAMPUS. 2BR/1BA house. W/D,
dishwasher, central air and heat, hardwood
floors, large back deck. Available June.
$1,150/mo. 933-8143.
WAlk TO CAMPUS. 2BR/1BA with W/D,
dishwasher, central air and heat. Available
immediately for $750/mo or available August
for $875/mo. 933-8143.
HOUSE FOR RENT: 2BR/1BA cottage on
Church Street within easy walk to cam-
pus. Remodeled kitchen and bath, hard-
wood floors, W/D hook ups, $1,200/mo,
available 6/15/10. For more informa-
tion contact Tony Hall, owner, broker.
tonyhall@tonyhallassociates.com or 919-
740-9611.
2BR/2BA CHANCEllOR SqUARE APT for rent.
Renovated. 211 Church Street. $1,350/mo.
Renter pays utilities and 2 parking spaces.
Available 5/10/2010. 336-918-3710.
STUDiO APARTMENT WiTH CARPORT
available April 1. Walk to UNC. $675/mo.
Utilities and wireless included. High ceil-
ings, italian tile floor, W/D, on busline. Call
336-918-0279.
BRAND NEw 4BR/4BA
Be the first to live at 306 Davie Road, Car-
rboro. May move in. large bedrooms with
large closets. All appliances and AC. Porch
and patio. Yard care and off street parking.
CW bus stops in front of house. $2,200/mo.
lease and deposit. No pets please. See de-
tails at CoolBlueRentals.com. Similar houses
available for August. 919-605-4810.
3BR/1BA HOME 4 MilES SOUTH of campus.
Beautiful hardwood floors, central heat and
air, W/D hookups, nice yard, no pets. Avail-
able immediately. $750/mo. leave message
at 919-933-1162.
OFFiCE SPACE DOWNTOWN. 1 room, 260
square feet. lease required. $500/mo, in-
cludes electricity, gas, water, 1 parking
space. rental@upcch.org. 919-929-2102.
Help Wanted
DATEBASED WEBSiTE: looking for a student
to design and build a working data based
website. Pay based on experience. Hours
flexible. Call 919-201-9477.
Egg DONORS NEEDED. UNC Health
Care seeking healthy, non-smok-
ing females 20-32 to become egg
donors. $2,500 compensation for
COMPlETED cycle. All visits and pro-
cedures to be done local to campus.
For written information, please call
919-966-1150 ext. 5 and leave your
current mailing address.
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Announcements
Help Wanted
SUMMER CAMP STAFF: The Museum of
life and Science in Durham is looking for
people who like science and working with
kids to join its 2010 Summer Camps Staff!
Camps run in both Durham and Chapel Hill
June 14 thru August 20. For more informa-
tion and to download application, visit
www.ncmls.org/get-involved/jobs.
SUMMER JOB
live and work on the Outer Banks (Nags Head
area) or Virginia Beach. Now hiring drivers
LEgAL ASSISTANT
Duties include typing, filing, reception, book-
keeping and legal research. knowledge of
Microsoft Office is a must. knowledge of Ma-
cintosh computers and website development
is helpful but not required. This is a full-time
position, M-F 8:30am-5pm, starting May 17,
2010 and ending on June 30, 2011. Perfect
for a May graduate who wants to step out
before law school. Mail resume with cover
letter as soon as possible but no later than
March 15, 2010 to Dorothy Bernholz, Direc-
tor; Carolina Student legal Services, inc., PO
Box 1312, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. CSlS inc. is
an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
FlExiBlE NigHTS AND WEEkENDS. Part-time
sales associate! Omega Sports, New Hope
Commons Durham. BENEFiTS include: Com-
petitive hourly rate, sales incentives, flexible
work schedule, employee buying discounts!
An excellent work ethic and customer ser-
vice skills required. Apply in store or email
resume: gladys@omegasports.net.
I. T. INTERNSHIp pOSITION
A Chapel Hill information technology com-
pany has part-time openings for entry level
field technicians that would include work in:
Networking, hardware diagnosis, worksta-
tion and server operating system support and
marketing. if you are interested, please send
your resume to jobs@isisit.com.
FUll-TiME PAiD RESEARCH POSiTiON: De-
partment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sci-
ences at Duke Medical Center is recruiting
1 research assistant for a study investigating
the effects of exercise and stress manage-
ment in individuals with heart disease. Re-
sponsibilities: orienting and consenting pa-
tients, data entry management, participant
scheduling and other administrative activi-
ties. qualifications: BA or BS in Psychology,
Pre-Med major or related field. Previous re-
search experience and knowledge of Access
and Excel preferred. Position begins summer
2010. To apply, please email resume, refer-
ences and cover letter to James Blumenthal,
PhD at blume003@mc.duke.edu.
HABTECH: keston Care is looking for males
and females who are interested in working
as Habtech or CNA to work one on one with
the elderly or disabled children in Durham,
Orange and Chatham Counties. Afternoon,
evening and weekend hours available. Reli-
able transportation a must! if interested in a
CNA or Habtech position, please call keston
Care inc. M-F 9am-4pm at 919-967-0507
(CPR, 1st aide).
CAMERON’S, A FUNkY liTTlE gallery of
gifts, is hiring for a part-time position, mostly
evenings and weekends. Apply in person at
Cameron’s in University Mall.
STUDENT APPliCATiONS BEiNg accepted
for Carolina Blues in the football office for
2010-11. 2 hrs/wk. Applications available
1st floor kenan Football Center. Applications
are being accepted through March 19th.
919-962-9147.
Announcements
Help Wanted
DURHAM ACADEMY, an independent private
school, seeks an Upper School speech and
debate coach. The debate team competes
locally and nationally, with an emphasis on
public forum debate, lincoln Douglas debate,
Congressional debate and extemporaneous
speaking. Practices are in the afternoons and
evenings. Tournaments are on weekends.
The ideal candidate will have substantial
speech and debate experience, excellent
organizational skills, and the ability to relate
well to a wide range of students and parents.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to
jeffwelty@yahoo.com.
iN CHAPEl Hill FOR PART or all of
Spring Break? Can earn $12-$14/hr.
for 3-4 hours daily, total $366+.
Excellent opportunity for medical
majors to gain experience, but not a
requirement. Can train. Call for more
information. 932-1314.
BARTENDERS
ARE IN DEMAND!
Earn $20-$35/hr. 1 or 2 week and weekend
classes. 100% job placement assistance.
Raleigh’s Bartending School. Have fun!
Make money! Meet people! Ask about cur-
rent tuition rates. Call now! 919-676-0774,
www.cocktailmixer.com.
JOBS iN WEllNESS. UNC Counseling and
Wellness recruiting paid, paraprofessional
staff for 20 hrs/wk positions. Apply by March
24th. Descriptions and application instruc-
tion at http://campushealth.unc.edu.
SUMMER WORk The Chapel Hill-Carrboro
YMCA is hiring summer staff for Y Day
Camps: Sports Camp, Camp Clearwater, Spe-
cialty Camp, YMCA at Meadowmont, Teen
Camp and kinder Camp. Must be 18 years
of age and have experience working with
children. Camps start June 7 thru August
20. go to www.chcymca.org, then Chapel
Hill, to download and then to Employee Vol-
unteer to find application. Must attend 1 of
3 interviews, March 8 10-noon, April 17 4-
6pm, April 22 6-8pm. Submit applications to
Nancy Chan at 980 Mlk Blvd., Chapel Hill or
nchan@chcymca.org.
xBOx 360 REPS WANTED! Promote
xbox 360 on your college campus, while
making your own hours and gaining
valuable marketing experience! go to
www.repnation.com/xbox to apply.
THE YOgURT pUMp
is now hiring friendly, responsible part-time
employees. Applicants must be available
over Spring Break. Please apply at 106 West
Franklin Street.
CARRBORO RECREATiON AND PARkS (Ath-
letics): Part-time temporary. YOUTH BASE-
BAll UMPiRES: March thru June for games
involving ages 6-15, umpiring experience
and/or sound baseball, softball knowledge
preferred, 4-10 games/wk played M-F
evenings and Saturdays. Pay rate: $15.50-
$23.50/game, depending on league. ADUlT
SOFTBAll OFFiCiAlS: March thru June, of-
ficiating experience and/or sound softball
knowledge preferred, 2-6 games/wk on Tu/
Th evenings, with Sunday afternoon make
ups. Pay rate: $20.50-$22.50/game, flex-
ible schedule available. FACiliTY, ACTiViTY
SUPERViSORS: March thru June with oppor-
tunity for continued employment, 6-24 hrs/
wk, week day, evening and weekend hours.
Assist with special events, general and ath-
letic programs. Rec program experience and
knowledge preferred. Pay rate: $9/hr. All
positions open until filled. For more info, call
918-7364. For an application contact HR,
301 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510,
919-918-7320 or visit our website at www.
townofcarrboro.org. EOE.
Announcements
Help Wanted Travel/Vacation
iNSTRUCTORS NEEDED: Carrboro Recreation
and Parks Department is looking for instruc-
tors for the following classes: dance and cre-
ative movement Mondays 3:30-5:30pm, hip
hop dance Thursdays 3:30-5:45pm, dance
and technique Thursdays 6-7pm, tap dance
Thursdays 7:15-8:15pm. Classes begin in late
May. Call 918-7371 for details.
TEMPORARY ClERiCAl: Department of Sur-
gery, North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center is
recruiting 1 temporary clerical assistant for
coverage of phone and main desk. Responsi-
bilities: receiving and signing in of patients,
possible data entry, phone coverage and other
administrative activities. knowledge of phone
systems preferred. Prefer 2-3 hrs/day M-F.
Position begins immediately. To apply, please
email resume, to Bill McDonald at William_
mcdonald@med.unc.edu. 919-843-1803.
SUMMER DAY CAMP STAFF: Carrboro
kinderventures and Enrichment Camps.
(director, supervisors, counselors and inclu-
sion specialist). Pay rates: $9.80-12.80/hr
depending on position. 20-40 hrs/wk de-
pending on camp, camp session and posi-
tion. Experience working with youth and/or
children with special needs, valid driver’s
license and FA/CPR certification. preferred.
Must have strong people, organizational
and planning skills. Must be available June
7 thru August 6. Open until filled. For more
info, call 918-7364. For an application, con-
tact HR, 301 West Main Street, Carrboro,
NC 27510, 918-7320 or visit our website at
www.townofcarrboro.org. EOE.
Homes For Sale
TOWNHOUSE FOR SAlE. Five Oaks, 10 min-
utes from campus, near i-40. 4BR/3BA end
unit. Recent upgrades. MlS-1689846 for pic-
tures. ak2908@aol.com. 919-368-8376.
Lost & Found
FOUND: WHiTE FlUFFY CAT. With col-
lars and Pitt County Rabies tags. Friendly,
and very lost. Please help find its home.
919-967-2241.
lOST: kEYS! On NU around UNC Hospitals
Friday night (3/26). Crystal ball with letter B,
blue bead key chain, keys, flex pass, AE Card.
bozkurt@email.unc.edu. Thanks!
Personals
SEARCH FOR SiNglE PROFESSORS: A
female professional working at RTP
searches for a single UNC profes-
sor for friends or soul mates. Please
contact Sara at prospective2010@
yahoo.com or call 919-917-3803.
Summer Jobs
CAMP COUNSElOR: The Duke Faculty Club is
looking for motivated, energetic and depend-
able counselors for summer 2010. Contact
Eamonn lanigan (eamonn.lanigan@duke.
edu) for more information. 919-684-3539.
liFEgUARDS AND SWiM iNSTRUCTORS
needed for 2010 season. Flexible hours,
fantastic new facility. Certifications required.
Call 919-442-0660.
Volunteering
MENTORS NEEDED: Blue Ribbon Mentor
Advocate seeks volunteer mentors to sup-
port 4th-12th grade students of color to im-
prove their academic achievement. Must be
21+ years-old, requires 2 year commitment.
www.blueribbonmentors.org.

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Speakers discuss e≠ects
of Supreme Court ruling
By Steven Norton
Assistant University Editor
A controversial court decision
brought discussion of Constitutional
amendments, corporate speech and
fast-food advertisements to campus
Tuesday afternoon.
About 50 students, faculty and
residents attended a talk at the
UNC School of Law to discuss
the recent U.S. Supreme Court
decision allowing corporations to
spend money to attack or endorse
candidates in local, state and fed-
eral elections.
Brenda Wright, director of
Demos, a public policy organiza-
tion, led the discussion. She never
explicitly stated that she is against
the court’s ruling, but she criticized
it strongly.
She spoke about the impact the
court’s decision could have on the
American political landscape, espe-
cially regarding elections.
In Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission, the court
ruled 5-4 that corporations have a
First Amendment right to spend as
much money from their corporate
treasuries as they wish to endorse
candidates.
Prior to the decision, corpora-
tions could form political action
committees, private groups orga-
nized to raise money from indi-
viduals to endorse or attack can-
didates.
Now corporations are allowed
to make expenditures from their
general treasury funds for media
advertisements and other forms of
communication that advocate the
election or defeat of candidates.
Companies can run an ad on
behalf of a candidate, but money
cannot be directly given to a par-
ticular campaign.
“It’s very hard to see this deci-
sion as anything other than a really
Mayor opposes opt-in policy
Abortion not covered by some towns “He’s not using
BY courtney brown
staff writer
C h a p e l Hi l l May o r Ma r k
Kleinschmidt is taking action to
reverse a change in health cover-
age that requires some employees
of towns across the state to ask for
abortion coverage.
Kleinschmidt wrote a letter to
express his dissatisfaction with a
Feb. 11 change in the N.C. League of
Municipalities’ CIGNA health care
plan. He said requiring employees
to opt in for coverage would politi-
cize their health issues.
The league is a federation of
more than 530 communities across
the state, and the CIGNA insur-
ance plan is one option available
to its members.
Although Chapel Hill employ-
ees do not use the league’s plan,
Kleinschmidt said the town should
be concerned because city employ-
ees are covered by some of the
league’s other insurance options.
With the new policy, communi-
ties covered by the league’s health
care plan do not receive insurance
payments for elective abortions
unless the town chooses to adopt
those benefits.
Previously, all elective abortions
were covered under the plan.
“They must now choose whether
to engage this challenging issue in
Low-income housing need too high
Applications no
longer accepted
By Taylor hartley
Staff Writer
By the month’s end, some low-
income families will have to find
new ways to help make the rent.
As of March 31, Orange County
will no longer accept applications
to the federal Housing Voucher
Choice Program, an area of housing
commonly referred to as Section 8
that helps low-income individuals
rent property on the private mar-
ket.
There are too many applications,
and the department can’t accept
any more, said Tara Fikes, the
housing and community develop-
ment director for Orange County.
The program covers families
who are at or below 50 percent of
the county median income for their
family size by paying part of their
rent.
Fikes said Section 8 has more
than 2,000 people on its waiting
list.
“It’s not fair to receive appli-
cations when we are not able to
address their needs in the next
three to four years,” she said.
Fikes said that although county
officials hope to be able to re-open
the waiting list and take applica-
Gene Nichol, the director of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and
Opportunity, speaks about corporate speech and democracy Tuesday.
serious threat to the principle that
government is supposed to be
responsible to the people it serves,”
Wright said.
The change could give cor-
porations more political pull, as
they have the opportunity to use
an unlimited amount of money
to potentially affect a candidate’s
campaign.
Regulations regarding disclosure
of money that is spent will remain,
but they vary from state to state.
When discussing disclosure,
Wright envisioned a McDonald’s
sign.
“Over 6 billion sold, and over
435,000 Congress persons bought,”
she said.
The case could encourage law-
makers to move to change the
Constitution, she said.
One attendee asked what to take
back to colleagues in business, who
might plan to become future cor-
a political atmosphere that invites
an onslaught from those who would
desire to politicize reproductive
health issues, or to do nothing and
thereby deny their employees the
benefits of comprehensive repro-
ductive health care,” Kleinschmidt
wrote in the letter.
The new policy still allows cov-
erage of abortions for medical rea-
sons of necessity, rape or incest,
regardless of whether the town
adopts coverage for elective abor-
tions.
The league has made no recom-
mendation as to whether a commu-
nity should adopt elective abortion
coverage.
Kleinschmidt said N.C. General
Assembly Rep. Minority Leader
Paul Stam, R-Wake, played a role
in inducing the change.
Stam said he contacted several
league members in January about
the policy because some cities did
not want elective abortion cover-
age.
“Most towns, I’ve discovered,
were even unaware they covered
elective abortions,” Stam said.
Kleinschmidt contended that
Stam pushed the change in insur-
ance policy as a bullying measure
to get more influence.
“He’s not using sound legal theo-
ry, just scare tactics,” Kleinschmidt
“It’s not fair to receive applications when
we are not able to address their needs in
the next three to four years.”
Tara Fikes, Housing and community development director for orange county
tions again in the future, no time-
table is currently in place.
Fikes said the county will con-
tinue providing assistance to
low-income families through the
Department of Social Services and
public housing.
But the already competitive
public housing arena may worsen
if people can no longer apply for
Section 8.
“Women and children will be the
most impacted because they can’t
always have full-time jobs and get
housing that’s not subsidized,” said
Laurie Tucker, residential services
director of the Inter-Faith Council
for Social Service.
She said she thinks the list for
public housing is probably longer
than the list for Section 8.
“I’m not sure what we’re going to
do,” she said. “The cost of housing
is so expensive, especially when you
have children to support.”
Lindsey Shewmaker, human ser-
vices planner for Orange County,
said the county has seen increases
in housing assistance programs
during the past two years. Rental
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porate executives.
“ Talk about the term self-
restraint,” Wright said.
“Think about the common good.
I think we’re in a moment where
the fear of big corporation is tak-
ing over a lot more strongly and the
fear of big government is kind of
fading.”
Gene Nichol, UNC law profes-
sor and director of the UNC Center
on Poverty, Work and Opportunity,
also spoke, detailing the less-than-
ideal state of campaign finance
law.
First-year law student Lace
Wayman said she thought the dis-
cussion sent a strong message.
“It was very powerful being able
to see all of the effects that this is
going to have on the larger commu-
nity,” she said.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
sound legal theory,
just scare tactics.
It’s wrong-headed
legally.”
Mark Kleinschmidt, mayor
said. “It’s wrong-headed legally and
politically.”
Stam said he has never used a
scare tactic in his life.
Kleinschmidt suggested an “opt-
out” policy for the league, where
towns that felt strongly that abor-
tions should not be covered would
invite that debate into their com-
munity rather than offering the
same plan across the state.
“While it is my hope that elected
officials in the participating munic-
ipalities will choose to put the
health interests of their employees
ahead of their own political com-
fort, I fear that that will not be the
case,” he said in the letter.
The league should consider
changing the reproductive health
benefits, Kleinschmidt said.
“Any time an employer seeks to
provide comprehensive health care,
the full scope of reproductive health
care should be provided,” he said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
assistance will continue to be high
until people can find jobs.
She said the Department of
Social Services also has programs
set up to help people who are
unable to find housing. They can
provide one-time rental assistance
to help someone on the verge of
being evicted or work with land-
lords to hammer out a payment
schedule.
The department also offers aid
to families by helping pay for ame-
nities such as heating and cooling,
gas, and electricity.
“We can help people get by and
help them become more self-suffi-
cient in the long-run, which is our
ultimate goal,” she said.
O ra n ge C o u n ty F i n a n c i a l
Services Director Clarence Grier
said he does not think the decision
will increase homelessness.
But Shewmaker said it’s hard to
know what the outcome could be.
“They’ve always had long wait-
ing lists for Section 8,” she said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
wednesday, march 3, 2010 7
Ginyard leads Heels
in final home game
BY Joe Mclean
staff writer
Tuesday night might have been
all about North Carolina’s past,
but nothing came easy for the Tar
Heels of the present.
After Miami battled back from
an 18-point deficit early in the sec-
ond half to cut the lead to one, it
took inspirational play from UNC’s
seniors to put the Hurricanes away.
Deon Thompson overcame an
ailing back and hit one of his sig-
nature turnaround jumpers to put
the Tar Heels ahead 61-58.
And Marcus Ginyard — who, in
five years, had never put together a
double-double — pulled down two
crucial rebounds and hit three late
free throws to secure the 69-62 win
on Senior Night.
Ginyard was tenacious on the
glass in leading his team to a 51-27
rebounding edge.
“I introduced him in the locker
room tonight to the freshmen at the
end of the game,” Williams said. “I
said, ‘That’s the Marcus that we’ve
known in the past, that you guys
have not been able to see.”
While also garnering five assists,
the fifth-year senior finished with
12 points and 12 rebounds to final-
ly get himself into double-double
territory.
Just as importantly, Ginyard
had the confidence to shake off
mistakes that might have bothered
him at other times this season. He
got called for a charge at one point
and took it right back into traffic to dth/Will Cooper
draw a foul on the next play.
Senior Deon Thompson goes up for two of his 14 points against the
The Tar Heels might still return Hurricanes. Thompson also snared four boards in his final home game.
to the Smith Center if they were to
have a home game in the NIT tour- while leading the Hurricanes’ points and four 3-pointers.
nament. But you couldn’t tell from comeback. “That’s one thing that Will does,”
watching Ginyard, who went after It didn’t help that UNC was back Henson said. “When the pressure’s
every loose ball like it was his last. to its usual self in the turnover on, he hits shots.”
“He played like a man,” fresh- department. The Tar Heels turned In the end, Thompson and
man John Henson said. “I haven’t the ball over 17 times, prompt- Ginyard could both leave the court
seen Marcus play like that.” ing Williams to give his team yet to standing ovations and big smiles
For awhile, it looked like a full- another lecture. on their faces. And Ginyard, with
scale celebration was in order. “I told them in the locker room 35 rebounds in the past three
The Tar Heels held a 10-point that we’re going to go take a eye games, was overjoyed to be final-
lead in the first half for the first test and make sure that everybody ly finishing his career the way he
time since Dec. 30, and a 21-3 knows that the good guys are the wanted to.
run spanning halftime put them ones wearing the same color we “I don’t think it could have hap-
ahead 44-26. are,” Williams said. “Turnovers kill pened any better for me tonight,”
But Miami’s Durand Scott was
the latest in a long line of ACC
you.”
The other upperclassman on the
he said.
guards to scorch the Tar Heels for court — junior Will Graves — rose Contact the Sports Editor
big numbers. He had 29 points to the occasion with a team-high 16 at sports@unc.edu.
Breaking the glass ceiling
Women are poised to become
the majority in the workplace soon.
games
See pg. 3 for story.
© 2009 The Mepham Group. All rights reserved. Nailing down details
Level: 1 2 3 4 Students must be insured
starting in fall, and UNC has
finalized its plan. See pg. 5 for story.
Complete the grid
so each row, column
No more runoffs?
and 3-by-3 box (in
bold borders) con- A bill being worked on in Student
tains every digit 1 Congress could eliminate runoff
to 9. elections. See pg. 3 for story.
Solution to
Playing a lady
Tuesday’s puzzle
Actor Ray Dooley plays Lady
Bracknell in “The Importance of
Being Earnest.” See pg. 3 for story.
Dealing with disorder
Late-night businesses have to
deal with the liability of drunk and
disorderly patrons. See pg. 1 for story.
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8 wednesday, march 3, 2010
The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
117 years
of editorial freedom
david bierer
Bierer is a junior business major from
Charlotte.
E-mail: bierer@email.unc.edu
Di∞cult
to escape
pretension
in college
I
n the first few minutes before
class yesterday, I overheard
a conversation between two
classmates. From what I could
gather, they were talking about a
play or a book.
The conversation was about
the depth of a character or some-
thing like that. Then I heard the
following sentence: “I have a dis-
tinct curiosity about humanity.”
I lurched in my seat. “I have a
distinct curiosity about human-
ity”!?
I turned around slowly to
make sure he wasn’t reading a
sentence from an English essay
he BS’ed his way through in
10th grade. He wasn’t. Maybe
this was some sort of horrible
attempt at humor. However, no
one was laughing — especially
me.
What does that even mean —
distinct curiosity about human-
ity? Maybe I’m not the right
caliber of student, but I had no
idea. I don’t think the guy in
my class did either. This state-
ment was a manifestation of a
serious epidemic that has been
spreading around campus lately:
tightass-itis.
If you’ve heard a similar snob-
bish remark in one of your class-
es, on the way to class, or in the
dining hall, you may be a victim
of tightass-itis.
The long-term repercus-
sions of continued exposure
to tightass-itis have not been
studied much, but from my
limited experience and medical
background, I know this is a
dangerous disease that we need
to confront head-on. A friend
of mine at an Ivy League school
up north could not escape the
repeated tightass-itis of his
friends. Today, he only speaks
in metaphors and Shakespeare
quotes.
I’m worried for the welfare of
the entire student body.
Look, we’re still college stu-
dents. While it’s great to be
ridiculously smart, is it really
worth it if everyone thinks you’re
a pretentious ass?
College is as much about
learning things as it is about
learning how to communicate
and operate in the real world.
There’s a time and a place for
everything.
Now before the tightass-itis
community attacks me, I’m not
advocating that we dumb our-
selves down to make everyone
more comfortable. I’m advocat-
ing balance. It’s great to hear
about the 30-page thesis paper
you just wrote, but maybe not at
the expense of talking about our
chance of winning the ACC tour-
nament.
While there are no FDA-
approved treatments for tightass-
itis today, I have heard that there
are several lifestyle changes
those afflicted with this disease
can make. For starters, laughing
at people when they do stupid
things. Browsing collegehumor.
com and failblog.org are also
good remedies.
One of the things that we
take pride in and put an empha-
sis on here at Carolina is being
well-rounded. We should be
able to confidently talk about
humanity and peoples’ varying
levels of interest in it, and also
talk about how hot your profes-
sor is.
I actually think it’s easier to
become a school that talks about
how interesting humanity is
all the time. That description
includes 94 percent of students
at Duke.
It’s much harder to strike a
balance between having a school
life and a life outside of school.
So please, make sure to laugh
sometime today: at yourself, a
friend or a funny YouTube video.
andrew dunn
EDITOR, 962-4086
AMDUNN@email.unc.edu
Harrison Jobe
Opinion EDITOR
hjobe@email.UNC.edu
GREG MARGOLIS
associate opinion EDITOR
GREG_MARGOLIS@UNC.EDU
EDITORIAL CARTOON By Angela Tchou, angelatchou@gmail.com
Nursing nightmare
Reports of improper treatment and low ranking from
Medicare raise questions at Britthaven nursing home
R
eport after report
alleges that Britthaven
of Chapel Hill has con-
sistently failed to meet the
reasonable standards of care
demanded by those who invest
in the nursing home facility for
their loved ones.
Poor inspection reviews and
serious complaints and allega-
tions against the facility are
disturbing.
And if proven true, they also
represent a despicable breach
of trust. It is often a very dif-
ficult decision to send a loved
one to a nursing home. But
people make that decision
because they believe that their
loved ones need the care of
professionals that Britthaven
purports to provide.
Yet Britthaven has consis-
tently been found in violation
of national standards. Medicare
has listed it as a “Special Focus
Trust is wasting away
After wastewater leak at a UNC facility, the University
must work to foster more trusting relationship with public
I
t is unacceptable that resi-
dents near a UNC research
facility were not notified of
an animal wastewater leak for
two months.
But the lack of transparency
and communication between
the University and Orange
County residents has hopefully
come to an end.
In a letter to residents,
Chancellor Holden Thorp
attributed the problems at the
Research Resource Facility in
the rural western part of the
county to the lack of a clear
chain of command. To rem-
edy this, Thorp appointed Bob
Lowman, associate vice chan-
cellor for research, to oversee
future facility operations.
The bureaucratic maze that
Make shopping less taxing
State should have additional tax-free weekend in spring
T
he institution of a tax-
free weekend for the pur-
chase of spring textbooks
would be a small, albeit noble,
step toward lowering textbook
costs for college students.
The UNC-system Board of
Governors is actively lobbying
the state legislature to make this
a reality — and the Association
of Student Governments needs
to get on board.
Currently, state law man-
dates that certain purchases
made during one weekend in
early August are exempt from
sales tax. While not all items
qualify for the exemption, spe-
cific provisions apply to the vast
majority of educational materi-
als — including textbooks.
Students and administrators
have long complained about
Opinion
EDITorial BOARD members
meredith engelen
Patrick Fleming
Nathaniel Haines
ahna hendrix
Facility,” meaning that it “has a
history of persistent poor qual-
ity of care.”
It gives Britthaven only one
out of five stars for its perfor-
mance in health inspections.
And now, the State Bureau
of Investigation has “begun
an investigation into matters
at Britthaven,” according to
Noelle Talley, public infor-
mation officer for Attorney
General Roy Cooper. Talley
stated that it was policy not to
further comment on details of
an ongoing investigation.
Britthaven did not return
calls for comment on the SBI
investigation.
In addition, the Departmental
Appeals Board of the Department
of Health and Human Services
handed down a decision last
April stating that Britthaven was
not in compliance with Medicare
regulations.
has increased at UNC in recent
years surely contributed to the
facility’s problems.
But decreeing that the buck
stops with Lowman seems like
too easy a fix to a complicated
situation. It is convenient to
point to the bureaucracy as the
problem, and appoint Lowman
as a quick fix.
This doesn’t get to the root
cause of the wastewater leaks or
lack of transparency, though.
T h e fi r s t l e a k , w h i c h
occurred in November, released
630 gallons of treated animal
wastewater into surrounding
grounds. There have been sub-
sequent incidents, including a
mid-February scare in which
rainwater runoff threatened to
overflow a tank.
the price of textbooks, and
with good reason: textbook
costs have risen double the
rate of inflation over the past
20 years.
The average student pays
$680 a year on books and
class-related items. Those few
extra bucks that can be saved
certainly add up.
Adding a tax-free weekend
for the spring semester makes
sense and would help cut book
costs.
Students usually don’t know
in August what their schedules
will look like for the spring
semester. And with stringent
textbook return policies for
most textbook retailers, pur-
chasing all annual course sup-
plies in one summer weekend
is a risk too expensive for some
cameron parker
pat ryan
steve kwon
christian yoder
T he decision cites the
improper treatment of a
95-year-old woman with
Alzheimer’s, osteoarthritis,
osteoporosis and scoliosis.
Unsurprisingly, given her con-
dition, part of her care plan
included always being raised
into bed using a special lift.
But a nurse aid disregarded
this and lifted her manually
under her arms and legs —
even as she was screaming in
pain, according to the depart-
ment’s report. The bilateral
knee fractures she sustained
during this ordeal went unre-
ported and untreated for two
weeks, the report states.
Such treatment is inexcus-
able. Fortunately, the SBI is
investigating Britthaven’s prac-
tices. Britthaven itself needs to
seriously evaluate its commit-
ment to those it serves. Real
and fragile lives are at stake.
Recently, the wastewater
treatment facility was shut
down pending review by an
outside consulting firm. This
is a prudent response by the
University. But communication
and transparency must still be
taken seriously.
UNC officials have pledged
to keep all residents informed
via e-mail. Tours of the facility
and town hall-style forums are
set to be offered to inform the
community.
Hopefully, the recent move
toward openness and transpar-
ency is not simply a short-term
response to boiling community
frustrations. The University
must work actively to maintain
a cooperative, trusting relation-
ship with residents.
to take.
But there is also a major
downside to this proposal. An
additional tax-free weekend
could cost the state up to $20
million in lost revenue.
With the state facing a $500
million budget gap next year,
legislators might not be as
receptive as students would
like them to be.
However, a reasonable com-
promise would be to exempt
only textbooks and mandatory
course materials for the second
tax-free weekend, rather than
other purchases.
Regardless, a second tax-free
weekend would be a meaning-
ful step by the state to help
students fight outrageous text-
book costs and should seriously
be considered a priority.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“They weren’t exactly cooperative
when we confronted them.”
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customers that ended up punching him in the face
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Article on Horowitz didn’t
capture nature of speech
TO THE EDITOR:
“Conservative Heat,” (March
2) which appeared in Tuesday’s
edition of The Daily Tar Heel
demonstrated an embarrassingly
low level of professionalism.
The article, which reported
on David Horowitz’s speech,
did not adequately summarize
Horowitz’s thoughts or gauge
the reaction of the campus.
Horowitz presented a nuanced
argument for why students are
being defrauded of a proper edu-
cation in a system where many
classes only assign reading from
the liberal perspective.
However, the article simply
summarized Horowitz’s speech
by mentioning a comment about
how UNC “is a typical college
atmosphere” and quoting, “You
can’t get a good education if
you’re only telling half the story.”
With only a few unrelated sen-
tences even attempting to sum-
marize Horowitz’s words, there
was not the slightest pretense of
dealing with the actual content of
the speech.
The utter lack of profession-
alism was most apparent in the
last paragraph, which misrepre-
sented me. The article quotes me
as saying that I enjoyed the speech
“although [I] was surprised by
Horowitz’s comments. ‘He was
less radical than I expected.’”
What I meant was I was
pleased that he stuck to present-
ing the intellectual side of the
conservative argument. I had
been worried that he would have
said something radical that we
on the Carolina Review do not
support. As it stands, the article
clearly misrepresents my state-
ments and insinuates that I was
disappointed that Horowitz was
not a radical. This is exactly the
opposite of what I was saying.
Chase McDonough
Freshman
English, Business
Chinese student group
deserved Congress funding
TO THE EDITOR:
I am writing to express my
deepest displeasure about the
annual budget bill for the fiscal
year 2010-11 passed by Student
Congress.
On March 1, I went to appeal
before Student Congress to
challenge the decision made
by the finance committee that
the Friendship Association of
Chinese Students and Scholars
will receive $0. The 30 seconds
we were allotted for our appeal
proved to be just a pathetic ges-
ture to fulfill legal requirements.
At this meeting, I heard for
the first time that the reason for
denying funding to our organiza-
tion was that our programs did
not meet the three criteria for
funding: representation, vitality
and specialization.
I would like to challenge the
finance committee’s judgment
on this matter. FACSS is one of
the largest international student
group on campus. It consists of
more than 300 graduate student
members from China. Is this not
a unique student population?
There are Chinese-American
students on campus, but one
fact should be clear — Chinese-
American students are a very
different group than Chinese
international students.
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Failure to recognize the dis-
tinct difference between these
two groups is a huge mistake. The
University has made great efforts
to internationalize the school,
and the large Chinese graduate
student population is a wonder-
ful reflection of these efforts.
The failure of Student Congress
to support or give voice to Chinese
or other international students
on campus is a direct assault on
these laudable efforts.
Lei Zhang
Treasurer
Friendship Association of
Chinese Students and Scholars
Thirty seconds isn’t enough
time for funding appeal
TO THE EDITOR:
In 30 seconds I can tie my
shoe, sing Yankee Doodle or cross
the intersection on Manning
Drive. I cannot, however, explain
to Student Congress why my
organization should receive more
funding than what was allocated
by the finance committee. For
Student Congress to allow orga-
nizations such a short period of
time to present their appeals is
unrealistic and patronizing.
I am fully aware that the
members of Student Congress do
not have an unlimited amount of
time to hear appeals. But with
only five organizations making
appeals, they could have spared
enough time to give each group
more than 30 seconds. This was
the final straw in the appeals
process, which began with an
e-mail from the speaker of
Congress stating that if my group
appeals and receives more fund-
ing, it “will directly harm another
group on campus.”
I chose to drop my appeal,
not because we no longer need
the funding, but because I feel
Student Congress has abused its
power by not allowing me a legiti-
mate appeal. Nothing meaningful
could possibly said in the amount
of time I’ve been allotted. So I
hope that Student Congress used
my empty 30-second time slot to
take a bathroom break. Oh wait,
that’s not enough time.
Courtney Roller
Editor-in-chief
Rival Magazine
UNC basketball’s results do
not have postseason effect
TO THE EDITOR:
For several years, the National
Invitational Tournament has not
required that teams finish at or
above .500 in order to qualify for
a postseason berth. Therefore,
the UNC men’s basketball team’s
results down the stretch have no
direct bearing on their eligibility
for the postseason. The last few
games will only affect the team’s
profile that the NIT’s selection
committee will use to seed teams.
On that note, UNC basket-
ball fans should pull for lower
profile schools like the Murray
State University or Siena College
— regular-season champions in
their conference who would not
make the NCAA tournament
if they lost in their conference
tournament, but who would
earn an automatic invitation to
the NIT. We don’t want to push
our luck.
Noah Brisbin
First-year graduate student
School of Law
department and phone number.
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