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tuesday, january 25, 2011

COMING OUT OF A ‘TYPHOON’ Congress

Endowment funds
managed long-term “We can’t may vote
by Sarah Frier
Editor
swing for the
fences to try to
The company that manages about $2.5 to alter
itself
billion of UNC’s endowed funds hasn’t
get it all back
met its performance benchmarks for two
fiscal years.
at once."
Chief Executive Officer Jon King can’t
let himself get worried.
“It’s human nature that when you’re
underperforming you want to do some-
thing radical,” he said. “But the worst
thing we could do is overreact.”
In sharp contrast to the University’s
financial planners, who are preparing
for immediate and drastic cuts, UNC
Management Co. is charged with looking
five and 10 years into the future.
The challenge
UNC Management Co., which invests
thousands of endowed funds that include
professorships and scholarships, fell 19.6
percent the fiscal year ending 2009 — the
“worst year ever for university endow-
ments,” King said.
In fiscal year 2010, the fund rose
6.8 percent, which left it in the bottom
quartile compared with similar funds in
the short term.
See endowment, Page 7
Percentage of UNC Chapel Hill Invesment Fund distributed for spending
Each year, the board of UNC Management Co. decides what percentage of the fund can be paid out for University endowments.
7.00
6.25
Percentage
jon king, chief executive
officer, unc management co.
dth/Cameron Brown
Jon King, CEO of UNC Management Co., speaks about UNC’s endowed funds, which haven’t met performance benchmarks in
the last two fiscal years. The company is looking into emerging markets and is switching up some of its investment managers.
The rate rise came just before the fund
managers had to endure the financial crisis and
work to recover from it. In the fiscal year
ending June 2009, the fund lost 19.6 percent.
Funds nationally are criticized by Congress
for not letting the institutions they support
spend a high enough percentage of
Proposal calls to split
Congress into boards
By Brooke Hefner
Staff Writer
A Student Congress known for ambitious
reforms to streamline student government
has found its latest target.
Itself.
The rules and judiciary committee of the
body will debate a piece of major legislation
tonight that proposes a referendum for the
Feb. 8 election that, if passed, could abolish
the organization as students know it.
Representative and finance committee
chairwoman Chelsea Miller drafted the bill
this week. It would make the operations of
Student Congress more efficient, she said.
Miller said she thought of the idea after
speaking with students who believe that
Student Congress is inefficient.
The bill proposes replacing Student
Congress with two specialized boards. One
would address finance issues, including
student fees and appropriations to student
groups. The other would address issues of
legislation — changes to the Student Code.
The bill proposes repealing the first
four sections of Article I of the Student
Body Constitution, which is Title I of the
Student Code.
It has already met criticism from mem-

earnings. The board takes this into bers of Student Congress who contend that
consideration when raising the rate. the bill is undemocratic by allowing stu-
5.50 dents to vote on fewer positions.
Under the structure proposed by the bill,
12 positions would be elected, 12 would be
appointed by the Graduate and Professional
4.75 Student Federation and six would be
appointed by the student body president.
“Is it even a congress anymore when most
4.00 of the positions aren’t even elected?” said
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
SOURCE: UNC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. DTH/ANWULI CHUKWURAH See Congress, Page 7

ABC store privatization possible Disability rights groups against

Alcohol availability,
revenues could rise
by Madeline will
staff writer
A proposed change in control of
alcohol sales in the state could mean
a difference in prices and selection of
liquor for North Carolinians.
Alcohol sales in North Carolina have
been under state control for 74 years.
But a Republican-led N.C. General
Assembly could approve legislation
to privatize the system, translating to
about $300 million in one-time rev-
enue for the state through the sale of
required licenses for businesses.
As the state faces a $3.7 billion
shortfall, the idea is gaining popular-
ity among legislators.
But Gov. Bev Perdue strongly
opposed privatization last week, saying
“the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.”
If the state loses control of alcohol
sales, it would no longer be able to set
prices and decide the kind of alcohol
sold in stores.
“I believe that’s important to North
Carolinians that we maintain some
regulation over what can be a pow-
erful substance,” Perdue said in a
speech Thursday to the N.C. County
Commissioners Association.
The state has one of the lowest alco-
hol consumption rates in the country,
and to privatize the system would mean
to open more North Carolina stores to
liquor sales, she said.
“Just because we are in difficult bud-
get times does not mean we should for-
get the spirit of the people who call this
state home,” Perdue said.
N.C. Rep. Larry Brown, R-Davidson,
a member of the House ABC commit-
tee, said the decision to privatize would
not be a long-term solution to solving
State legislators are considering privatizing alcohol sales, which would allow more
stores to sell alcohol. Legislators are debating if consumption rates will rise.
“There are other people who just don’t like alco-
hol being as free to purchase...like Coca-Cola."
leo daughtry, N.C. Rep, johnston county
the state’s revenue problems.
“The sale would help the shortfall of
our budget, but that’s only a short-term
decision,” he said.
Any change in the alcohol system
might also change the amount people
pay for liquor.
Prices may decrease with a shift to
privatization but could fluctuate in
order for the alcohol retailers to make a
profit, said Tony Dubois, general man-
ager of the Orange County ABC board.
He also said that if privatization does
occur, studies show that consumption
would drastically increase due to the
dth/Zach Gutterman
added availability of alcohol.
Currently, the state has a low alcohol
consumption rate, but the revenues are
still high. With privatization, revenues
could decrease for ABC stores, Dubois
said.
“The revenue issue is a hot topic
because the social implications of
higher consumption would put a strain
on social services that could lead to a
drop in overall revenue,” he said in an
e-mail.
But a large portion of the public
See alcohol, Page 7
new community college rule
“This decision by the
Allows rejection of
‘dangerous’ applicants board is a discriminatory
by Jen Serdetchnaia
Assistant State & National Editor
The N.C. Community Colleges Board
passed a new rule Friday allowing commu-
nity college officials on all 58 campuses to
refuse admission to applicants they deem as
potential threats to campus security.
But state disability rights groups are con-
cerned the rule might violate federal law.
They say it is discriminatory because it does
not discern between applicants who might
pose a threat and those who have mental or
physical disabilities that are not dangerous.
The rule will be implemented April 1 at the
earliest, said Megen Hoenk, spokeswoman
for the board. The process started in August
2010.
“It would allow boards of trustees to refuse
admission to protect the health and safety of
applicants and individuals,” Hoenk said.
Although Hoenk said the rule is not in
response to any specific incident, its passing
comes on the coattails of the Jan. 8 shooting
in Arizona.
Policies related to mental health have been
in the spotlight since Jared Loughner, who
is being charged with attempt to assassinate
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was found to be
mentally unstable.
Hoenk said individual colleges will deter-
mine what they consider a significant immi-
nent threat.
“This is not a process that colleges would
take lightly,” Hoenk said.
Because this is part of the state adminis-
trative code, all changes have to pass through
a state-mandated process, she said.
Before it was voted on, the rule had
already undergone a public hearing, as well
as a public commentary period in the fall,
action that leaves the
system vulnerable…”
vicki smith, executive director, disability
rights north carolina
Hoenk said.
But Vicki Smith, executive director for
Disability Rights North Carolina, said there is
no way for colleges to modify their admissions
policy to ask a question about disability or
mental state without violating federal law.
“This decision by the board is a discrimina-
tory action that leaves the system vulnerable
to legal challenges,” she said.
Federal law requires administration to refrain
from any pre-admission inquiries as to whether
an applicant has a disability, Smith said.
And the health and safety risk is not defined
anywhere in this proposed rule, said Sarah
Preston, policy director for the American Civil
Liberties Union of North Carolina.
The proposed rule might also be arbitrarily
imposed, and all 58 campuses might admin-
ister it differently, she said.
“Is someone with Tourette’s dangerous
because part of that syndrome is involuntary
vocal outbursts when there is no intention?”
Smith asked.
Preston said her organization questions
whether school administrators are equipped
to evaluate medical conditions.
She said her organization also suggested in
the fall that students should be able to appeal
a college’s decision to deny admission based
on the rule.
Preston said, “While they’ve been working
on it a while, it seems like they haven’t spent
enough time.”
Contact the State and National
Editor at state@dailytarheel.com.

corrections
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Today’s weather
in Monday’s front page graphic “Servers cited for
JAN. 25, 1988 … TIMES TALKER E-SIGNATURES OK providing to underage drinkers” incorrectly stat- Cloud-mageddon
Results of an awareness Political commentator The Board of Elections ed the number of citations issued between Jan.1 H 53, L 39
and Jan. 18. Thirteen citations were issued.
survey show that 25 percent and New York Times decided the online Due to a reporting error, Monday’s front page
of UNC students and staff columnist David Brooks gathering of signatures story “UNC to bring imam of ground zero center” Wednesday’s weather
incorrectly stated the name of the group that first
believe AIDS can be contract- discussed emotional is legal under the brought former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo to UNC. Rain-pocalypse
ed like a cold. Officials plan intelligence at the Student Code, but won’t The Group was Youth for Western Civilization. H 43, L 30
Also, the Weil lecture is biennial, not annual.
an education campaign. business school. be in future elections. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the errors.
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Website weighs loan options Obama

Correction
Due to an editing error, the
headline on Monday’s page 3 brief
“Police officer injured after attempt

to give
to arrest a fugitive” incorrectly
states who was injured. The fugi-
tive, Jerome Thompkins, was fatal- Foreclosures expected to rise this year Home repossessions in Orange County
ly shot. No one else was injured.
The Daily Tar Heel apologizes By Jessica Gaylord The number of homes repossessed by lenders each year in Orange County has

State of
2,200 counties. increased steadily since 2007. In 2010, lenders repossessed 88 homes.
for the error. staff writer Daren Blomquist, spokesman
A local real estate agent is offer- for RealtyTrac, said while other 100
Campus Briefs ing a product to educate homeown- areas were hit harder early in the

Number of home repossessions

Candidate withdraws from
SBP race, cites busy schedule
Former student body president
candidate Joey Guy withdrew from
the race Monday citing commit-
ments to his fraternity and work.
Guy said in an e-mail that he is
committed to be the pledge educa-
tor for his fraternity next year.
“I am already committed to be
the pledge educator of my fraterni-
ty and also work consistent hours,
leaving me with little free time as
is,” he said. “Adding this to my plate
would be very difficult.”
University emergency sirens
to be tested this Monday
The University will conduct a
test of its emergency sirens Monday
between noon and 1 p.m. as part of
its Alert Carolina safety awareness
campaign.
A tone will sound followed by a
voice message signaling the test is
complete.
Honors society applications
open until early February
The Order of the Golden Fleece
will accept nominations through 5
p.m. Feb. 5.
The University’s highest honor-
ary society, the order began in 1904
and its members are selected based
upon service to the University “in
scholarship, motivation, creativity,
loyalty and leadership in academic
and extracurricular pursuits.”
Juniors, seniors, graduate stu-
dents, staff, faculty and alumni
who have made significant, lasting
contributions to the University are
eligible for membership.
Any questions can be directed to
the members of the Active Order at
golden.fleece@unc.edu.
Red Cross seeking blood
donations in next weeks
The American Red Cross is seek-
ing blood donations from students,
citing an increased demand fueled
by inclement weather in the south-
eastern United States.
Individuals can donate today
from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the bus in
front of the Student Union.
They can also donate Wednesday
from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at UNC
Hospitals, or Monday from 3 p.m.
to 7 p.m. at Craige Residence Hall.
People who want to donate can
sign up at unc.givesblood.org.
Nourish International will
hold an information session
Nourish International, a stu-
dent-led nonprofit that partners
with organizations around the
world and carries out internation-
al service trips each year, is now
ers about alternatives to foreclo-
sure, which she predicts will be a
growing problem in Orange County
in the coming months.
Jodi Bakst, a broker with Team
Jodi, a group of real estate experts
who specialize in Chapel Hill and
Durham properties, created a web-
site which lists the pros and cons
of all the options homeowners have
when they default on a mortgage.
“Next year, mortgages are going
to reset, and so I’m focusing on
foreclosure solutions because we
are going to see more numbers in
the short run,” Bakst said.
When a homeowner initially
takes out a mortgage, interest rates
and monthly payments are relatively
low, Bakst said. But when the mort-
gage resets, interest rates increase,
pushing up payments as well.
Lenders repossessed 88 homes in
Orange County in 2010, compared to
11 in 2007, according to RealtyTrac,
an online marketplace of foreclosure
properties that uses public records to
list bank-owned properties in over
Audience members watch a live stream of David Brooks’ speech while in a classroom in the Kenan-Flagler Business School on Monday.
Three classrooms were used to hold overflow audience after Koury Auditorium reached maximum capacity before the lecture started.
national mortgage crisis, Chapel
Hill will likely see an increase in
foreclosures next year as mortgages
reset.
“There is a risk that some people
who were not hit by foreclosures
early on will be hit with them now,”
he said.
Blomquist said mortgage resets
generally take place every five years.
Of the many foreclosure solu-
tions that Bakst has on her web-
site, short sales are the best option
for many homeowners, said Tim
Burrell, a real estate broker at Re/
Max United in Raleigh.
Short sales occur when a buyer
offers to pay off the mortgage on
a distressed seller’s home for less
than the balance of the loan.
“Short sales used to be such a bur-
den,” Burrell said. “You had to hope
that the seller would qualify and that
the bank would accept them.”
Now, the short sale process and
qualification has become easier
for homeowners, he said. To have
a short sale approved, the home-
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owner must be experiencing finan-
cial hardship or be unable to make
monthly mortgage payments.
Short sales require more work for
real estate agents but are a good solu-
tion for homeowners, Burrell said.
“Families maintain their dignity,
credit score and are able to buy real
estate in two years,” he said. “It takes
five years with a foreclosure.”
Short sales are also better for
banks because they receive 20 to
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paying heavy fees for foreclosure,
Burrell said.
Blomquist said the national fore-
closure crisis was caused by too many
low-income families receiving loans
they could not realistically pay back.
The interest rates started low, but
went up when the mortgages reset.
“Those are the types of loans that
trigger foreclosures,” he said.
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Union
Speech will focus
on jobs, budget
by daniel wiser
President Barack Obama will
address the nation Tuesday night
in the first State of the Union
speech since the election of the
newly divided Congress.
Since the Republicans gained
control of the U.S. House of
Representatives in the November
midterm elections — which Obama
described as a “shellacking” for
the Democrats — gridlock has
been threatening to take hold of
Washington.
In a video posted on his website,
Organizing for America, Obama
said his speech will focus on job
creation to improve the national
9.4 percent unemployment rate,
efforts to cut spending and the
growing national deficit.
“My number one focus is going
to be making sure that we are com-
petitive, that we are growing and
we are creating jobs, not just now
but well into the future,” he said.
Approval ratings for Obama
have shot up among independent
voters. A recent Gallup poll found
Obama’s approval rating has
climbed to 50 percent as a result of
his compromise with Republicans
on an extension of the Bush-era tax
cuts and his agreement there is a
need for more business-friendly
regulations.
Dustin Ingalls, assistant to the
director of Public Policy Polling, a
Raleigh-based, left-leaning think
tank, said voters now view Obama
as more moderate than liberal.
“He is seen as more centrist now
than in the past,” Ingalls said.
Burton Peebles, UNC Young
Democrats co-president, said he
expects Obama to outline an eco-
nomic vision which will reach
beyond business policies.
“Democrats think there is a way
to have an economic recovery that
doesn’t just represent big business,”
he said.
Though Obama has expressed a
willingness to work with Republicans
on reducing the national debt —
which currently exceeds $14 tril-
lion — he is also expected to pro-
pose additional spending on infra-
structure and education in order to
remain competitive in the global
economy. This is a point of conten-
tion with Republicans, McClatchy
News Services reported.
Obama might also utilize the
speech as a springboard for his
2012 re-election campaign, but
political journalism professor

accepting applications for its sum-
mer program.
This year, the group has gone to
Thailand, Ecuador and Honduras.
An information session will be
held at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the
Campus Y. Applications are due
Jan. 31 for project leaders and Feb.
7 for team members.
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SOCIAL SUCCESS
Columnist discusses emotional intelligence
by Chelsea Bailey
staff writer
Famed New York Times columnist David
Brooks deviated from his day job as a politi-
cal commentator Monday night to discuss
what he called the “squishy” side of human
capital: emotional intelligence.
Brooks addressed a capacity audience of
more than 450 at Koury Auditorium in the
Kenan-Flagler Business School as a part of
the annual Weatherspoon Lecture series.
The series allows the business school to
host a lecturer each year, with the purpose
of enriching the professional lives of those
in the University community.
Throughout his lecture, Brooks stressed
a different way of weighing success — by
valuing emotional intelligence over rational
intelligence.
“Coming to hear me talk about emotions
is like listening to Gandhi speak about glut-
tony,” Brooks joked. “But we are primarily
products of our emotions, and we are pri-
implications of emotional intelligence on
the political sphere. The “us versus them”
mentality of Congress, Brooks said, is a by-
marily products of things happening below product of a lack of social connection.
the levels of our awareness.” “They are never there,” he said, intertwin-
Brooks received $35,000 for the talk through
a gift from Van and Kay Weatherspoon. Last
ing his fingers for emphasis. “This is the
dynamic of partisanship in Congress. They
year, Vicente Fox, the former president of are caught in a dynamic where party loyalty
Mexico, delivered the speech. and loyalty to the team matters most.”
Brooks argued cultivating a strong emo- Attendee Louanne Watley said she
tional intelligence begins at infancy. He respects Brooks even though she does not
added the pivotal moment in emotional always agree with his political views.
maturity occurs when people take control “He’s fair, and I think he sees the big pic-
of their lives and place themselves in a new, ture,” she said.
more constructive environment. “He’s what I call a kind Republican.”
“We’re really good at talking about indi- Senior Stephen Kennedy said he won-
viduals but bad at talking about the quality dered what effect a model based on emo-
of our relationships with people,” he said. tional intelligence would have on insti-
Backing his arguments with statistics tutions like the business school, where
from psychological studies and cognitive students compete fiercely for the best
research, Brooks spoke about his new book, grades.
“The Social Animal,” which focuses on the “He has a pulse on the actual mood of the
mind and its development. country, which I appreciate,” Kennedy said.
Though the lecture lacked the in-depth
political analysis which came with his on- Contact the University Editor
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Leroy Towns said it will not have
an effect on voters more than a year
from now.
“I don’t think it will have much
of a lasting impact,” Towns said.
Legislators are also using the seat-
ing arrangement at tonight’s address
to showcase a bipartisan attitude.
In the aftermath of the Arizona
shooting involving U.S. Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords, some lawmak-
ers are heeding Obama’s call for
more civil political discourse by
planning to sit with members from
the opposing party, including U.S.
Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C.
Anthony Dent, chairman of the
UNC College Republicans, said he
doesn’t expect the bipartisanship
to last.
He stated, “This is purely politi-
cal showmanship.”
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Record total of students applies early to UNC

accepted a $623,000 grant from
Orange County at its Jan. 18 busi-
ness meeting to install a new syn-
thetic surface athletic field in place
of the turf softball field. By Paula Seligson ued budgetary woes, Farmer said admission advisor y commit- tions were received by the regu- until May 2.
The town will apply for a match- Staff writer his office was able to attract that tee and senior associate dean of lar deadline, bringing the total to Ashley Memory, senior assistant
ing grant of $500,000 from the Last week, the University admit- record total through increased undergraduate education. 23,473 applications for the 2011 director of admissions, emphasized
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ted its first round of students for recruiting efforts. “Our challenge is going to be to school year. Last year, 23,271 the flexibility of early admission.
to provide the local match requiredthe undergraduate class of 2015. “We traveled a lot more this year provide the same level of service to applied with an acceptance rate of “It’s really early notification,
to use the funds from Orange But combing through the 14,018 that we did last year both across all of the applicants,” she said. 32 percent. The University offered not an early admission program,”
County. early applications was not as easy North Carolina and across the Farmer said the number of early decision — the binding option Memory said.
as last year, said Steve Farmer,
The first step of the project will country,” he said. applicants to UNC has been — until 2002, before administra- Despite the increase in applica-
associate provost and director of
be the demolition of the grass soft- Since 2005, the number of increasing in spite of recent limits tors abolished it, citing the pres- tions, the expected enrollment for
undergraduate admissions.
ball field, followed by construction applicants to the freshman class to the admissions office’s capabili- sure it places on applicants. 2011 is 3,990, only 30 more than
of the synthetic surface field. That applicant pool — a 7 has increased by 26 percent. ties. Early applications must be sub- the enrollment for 2010.
Other renovations will include percent increase from last year With the pending addition of “We’ve had to be a little choosy mitted by Nov. 1, months before the “Our aim really is not to increase
improvements to the parking lot, — marked a record number of the Common Application to the and we’ve had to be smarter about Jan. 18 deadline for regular appli- selectivity,” Farmer said. “We don’t
first-deadline applicants for the
increased accessibility for the dis- admission system, the University what we do,” he said. cations. Unlike the early decision do things here so that we can turn
abled, new fences and new site University. could see another increase of “We think the changes haven’t process at other schools, students more people down.”
furnishings. A total of 5,104 applicants between 15 and 20 percent next diminished the effectiveness,” he accepted under the early applica-
received acceptance. year, said Bobbi Owen, chair- added. tion are not bound to attend and Contact the University Editor
-From staff and wire reports Despite the University’s contin- woman of the undergraduate At least another 9,455 applica- do not have to declare enrollment at university@dailytarheel.com.
4 tuesday, january 25, 2011
Faculty may have to self-report convictions
Policy aims to preserve reputation
by Kaitlyn Knepp
staff writer
Employees who get in trouble off
the job might soon have to pay for
it on the job, as well.
The Office of Human Resources
presented a proposal to the faculty
executive committee on Monday
that would require employees to
self-report criminal convictions to
University officials.
Officials would assess the mat-
ter of the conviction and determine
whether it affects the University’s
reputation or presents a safety
threat to the campus.
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Human Resources Matthew Brody
said officials will look into some
minor convictions, but they might
not take serious action toward the
employee in question.
“It’s the serious safety issues
that we’re looking out for here,” he
said.
Executive Vice Chancellor and
Provost Bruce Carney said the
policy deals only with criminal
convictions, not charges or traffic
violations.
“The important thing to remem-
ber is that these are convictions
only,” he said.
Currently, the University has
a requirement for all faculty and
staff to disclose criminal convic-
tions prior to employment.
“No policy like this has perfect
compliance,” Brody said.
The policy would apply to all
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that the proposal had been vetted
by several levels of administra-
tion, including the chancellor’s
office.
“You can never 100 percent
prevent against these things,” he
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any action the University might
take. They will also be allowed to
appeal through normal grievance
procedures.
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be at risk if they have a convic-
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evant to their jobs.
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Board of Elections votes in
favor of online petitioning
by Jessica Kennedy
staff writer
In a unanimous vote Sunday
night, the Board of Elections decided
that online petitioning for signatures
is legal under the Student Code.
The board heard the case after
student body president candidate
Ian Lee launched a signature- gath-
ering website Thursday that drew
complaints from several opponents.
“The Student Code does not pro-
hibit online signature gathering, so
Mr. Lee will be allowed to collect
online signatures so long as they’re
legally collected,” said Andrew
Phillips, the board’s chairman.
Phillips said the board’s decision
will stand only for this year. He said
Student Congress would have to
change the Student Code to specifi-
cally prohibit online petitions.
At 5 p.m. today, student body
president candidates must submit
the minimum of 1,250 unique signa-
tures needed for a place on the Feb.
8 ballot. Candidates who fall short of
the 1,250 threshold have three days
— until Friday — to meet it.
Rick Ingram, a candidate who
is the target of several investiga-
tions, said he was frustrated by the
decision.
“I’m disappointed by their ruling
because I feel like they’re ignoring
their own regulations,” he said.
Brooklyn Stephens, another can-
didate, echoed Ingram’s frustration.
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for the other candidates who didn’t
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ing,” Stephens said.
Candidates Dylan Gilroy and
Mary Cooper, who had voiced con-
cern that the online petitions allow
petitioning in prohibited areas,
accepted the decision.
“My understanding is that the
board was unanimous in voting
this way, so there was clearly a
lot of thought that went into it,”
Cooper said.
Lee said the website has helped
him reach more students, but it has
not replaced the paper petitions.
“The idea really came out of the
thought of how we could more con-
veniently reach students, in par-
ticular graduate and professional
students and part-time students
who may not be on campus all the
time,” Lee said.
To publicize the website, Lee’s
campaign used Twitter, Facebook
and e-mails targeted mostly at grad-
uate and professional students.
Monday night, the board dis-
cussed other complaints about Lee
sending unsolicited e-mails. At press
time, the decision was not available.
The board also investigated Lee
in December regarding a conflict
between his position as student
body secretary and a potential stu-
dent body president candidate.
“Students who hold that office,
so long as they don’t use the privi-
leges of that office, are allowed to
run,” Phillips said.
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Art project to enrich
Chapel Hill teen center
Finished work to combine art forms
by Holly Beilin
staff writer
A group of Chapel Hill teens
will soon explore their artistic side
by combining visual, performance
and musical art forms.
The Street Scene Teen Center
is pairing with Chapel Hill Public
Arts Office to offer Between the
Lines, a project that will allow
about 20 local teens to explore
melding poetry, music, cinematog-
raphy, visual arts and textiles.
The project is designed to give
teens a voice through hands-on
art projects and collaboration with
professional and local artists. The
program will begin Friday at the
teen center’s location under the post
office on Franklin Street and con-
tinue every Friday for 10 weeks.
“One of the things the teens
will be doing is they will be creat-
ing poems or song lyrics, based on
their own experiences or whatever
it is they wish to express,” said pub-
lic art administrator Jeff York.
York hired professional textile
artist Peg Gignoux, who will help
the teens produce a 10-by-10-foot
abstract textile work based on their
original poetry.
After an initial community dis-
play, the center will house the art-
work permanently.
Liz Carter, youth council coor-
dinator for the Chapel Hill Parks
and Recreation Department, said
emphasis on art education will not
end with the program.
“This will be the first of many
hands-on projects involving artists,
so we can not only present (teens)
with things but also let them active-
ly participate,” she said.
York also hopes to engage the
Sacrificial Poets group, a local
spoken word group that recently
received national recognition.
“One of our teen mentors,
Terrence Foushee, is a member of
the group and we want them to help
out with the poetry and lyrics com-
ponent of the project,” York said.
Foushee said he started working
with the center last September and
noticed that they struggled with
attendance.
After a meeting with the town,
it was decided that an art project
would be a good way to pull in teens
and also inspire them, he said.
“We want to teach the youth
that they have the ability to express
themselves,” Foushee said. “They
have a voice and how they feel is
important.”
Foushee said art can help boost
teens’ self-esteem and provide
them with direction in their lives.
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“Just having a huge piece of art
that they played a part in creating
will show them that what they do
in this community really does mat-
ter,” Foushee said.
York also said the program will
include teens who were recom-
mended by adults in the commu-
nity, from the center and from local
high schools.
In addition to the students who
have been chosen, there are about
ten spots open to any teen who
wants to sign up to be a part of the
project.
While there is no cost to stu-
dents involved in the program, the
total cost for Between the Lines
is $6,500, York said. The project
is being funded by a $1,500 grant
from the Orange County Arts
Commission and a $5,000 grant
from the cultural arts division of
the Chapel Hill parks and recre-
ation department.
York has worked with the teen
center previously on other projects
and said he plans to stay involved
in the future.
“One of the mayor’s emphases
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a positive manner.”
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UNC adjusts again

to Breland’s absence
Senior forward sidelined 2-3 games “Everyone, includ-
By Kelly Parsons
assistant sports editor
The North Carolina women’s
basketball team knows what it’s like
to play without Jessica Breland.
After missing all of last season,
the senior forward and versatile
leader could be out of commission
for 10 or more days with a knee
injury. But this time, Breland’s
teammates know exactly how to
deal with her absence.
With games against conference
foes Virginia and Virginia Tech in
Carmichael Arena this weekend,
the Tar Heels (17-3, 3-2 ACC) have
no choice but to make the best of
the shake-up.
“(Her injury) is a big impact in
any type of game,” senior Cetera
DeGraffenreid said.
“She would have been a great
asset to help us out … but I think
we just need to refocus and go with
what we have and know we played
those two teams without her last
year.”
Breland missed all of the 2009-10
season as she received treatment for
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the Tar
Heels struggled through a sub-par
season where they finished 19-12.
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Senior Jessica Breland leads UNC in defensive rebounds this season after missing all of last year while being paced the Tar Heels in scoring four
treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Breland will be out for at least 10 days as she recovers from a knee injury. times so far in the 2010-11 cam-
paign, and she has led in rebound-
ing eight times. She also leads the
team in total defensive rebounds.
Though the injured Breland will
likely leave a large hole in the start-
ing lineup for two or three more
games, her teammates are confi-
dent they can pick up the slack.
“Sometimes we use her as a safe-
ty net,” junior Laura Broomfield
said. “Everyone, including me,
knows that we have to bring our
best every game and even more so
now.”
And Broomfield might very well
be the answer to the Tar Heels’
prayers.
Broomfield has started just two
games this season, but the junior
tops the team in total rebounds and
had a career-high 19 points from
the bench in UNC’s win against
Wake Forest on Thursday.
Broomfield started in Breland’s
place when UNC played Maryland
on Sunday, and though the Tar
Heels lost 88-65, the Maryland-
native’s nine rebounds and two
steals in 17 minutes on the court
proved she can be a successful
substitute.
But that doesn’ t mean
Broomfield doesn’t feel the pres-
sure.
“Especially with (Jessica) being
ing me, knows that
we have to bring our
best every game and
even more so now.”
laura broomfield, forward
gone, I have to stay on the floor
as much as possible,” Broomfield
said. “I also have to bring what
we’re missing from her, which is
more rebounds, and stepping up
my intensity on defense.”
North Carolina has lost two of its
last three games and has been out-
rebounded in all three. The No. 15
Tar Heels will face an uphill battle
until Breland is healthy again, but
the squad is determined to learn
from its recent mistakes.
Though for the time being
younger forwards will be taking
her senior teammate’s spot on the
starting lineup, DeGraffenreid is
sure they’ll do Breland proud.
“Broomfield comes in off the
bench all the time and gives us a
great spark,” DeGraffenreid said.
“She goes in there, she’s relentless
to the board …. I’m confident they
can go in and put some scores up.”
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Baker readies for his Next Step

Senior will lead apartment search firm “When I noticed how many people
by Lindsay Pope were reaching out to Brandt, a
actually needed such a service, we
staff writer University of Richmond graduate, decided to launch the website.”
As graduation looms, senior asking him about the best way to
Belton Baker isn’t worried about find a place to stay. belton baker, unc senior and chief operating officer of the next step realty
finding his dream job. “When I noticed how many peo-
Baker, a geography major, is ple actually needed such a service, attributes his company’s success to Cogdell said he expects the
already chief operating officer of we decided to launch the website,” the originality of its services. network will be helpful for future
the web-based real estate business Baker said. Baker said his company could graduates.
The Next Step Realty. The pair launched the site in prevent students from turning to “We didn’t really know anything
The realty service connects April 2010 and is now connected sites like Craigslist, which he called about moving here,” he said. “It was
recent graduates with real estate with 46 brokers in the U.S. and unreliable. very easy to use, and we have one
brokers in large cities and will Europe. “There are so many of the list- of the best apartments I’ve seen
begin touring colleges along the To sign up, clients fill out a ings that are scams and not actu- up here in terms of similar price
east coast in April to create a larger submission form online, and the ally real,” he said. “If you only have range.”
presence on a variety of campuses. website pairs them with a broker a week to find an apartment, you Macon Carroll, a UNC alum-
“We’re the only one in the world in their prospective city. Clients can’t be wasting time with fake nus, is also living in an apartment
that does what we do,” he said. do not have to pay for Baker and ads.” in New York City he found through
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congress
from page 1
Zach De La Rosa, chairman of the
rules and judiciary committee.
“The bill opens a discussion
for changes to the committee
structure,” he added. “I hope that
Chelsea will work with the increas-
ingly large group of us in Congress
that are trying to work to change.”
Miller said she was willing to
negotiate the membership terms
of the bill.
“I thought it would be better
to have freshmen appointed,” she
said. “The democracy side of me
would say they would have to be
elected, but I’m not sure how that
would look.”
Nicholas Sullivan, a represen-
tative on the rules and judiciary
committee, said he would withhold
judgement until the committee dis-
endowment
from page 1
King attributes the perfor-
mance to investment managers
who didn’t ride a market upswing,
as well as poor real estate portfolio
performance.
To face it, he’s refocusing in
growing markets like China and
India and finding some new invest-
ment managers.
“We’re not changing anything
radically,” he said.
The University’s efforts
In June 2009, there were 279
endowments underwater — mean-
ing they had lost enough value to
be worth less than their original
amount. As of November 2010, the
number dropped to 178. The target
for next year is fewer than 30.
UNC Management Co. invests
money for long-term growth — it
doesn’t raise money to cover short-
term gaps.
Meanwhile, the University’s
development office is working to
connect with donors to make up
some of the losses.
“We’ve redoubled our efforts to
see as many potential donors as we
can,” said Scott Ragland, spokes-
man for the Office of University
Development.
In the last three fiscal years, the
development office averaged about
2,500 donor contacts that could
lead to a gift. That’s 23 percent
more than the average for the three
years before, Ragland said.
Most of that money goes to UNC
Management Co., with the hope
that it grows faster than inflation.
The rules
UNC Management Co. tries to
make about 8 percent annually, so it
is able to pay out about 5 percent to
the University while maintaining the
value of the fund after inflation.
Each year the company’s board
sets a distribution rate dictating
how much of the endowment funds
the University can spend.
It’s tricky business.
“It’s a balancing act between the
needs of the present and the needs
Distribution of UNC endowment funds
Endowments UNC Management Co. invests for the University toward specific
purposes usually designated by the donor. Only 12.2 percent is unrestricted.
Scholarships
14.2%
45.3%
Professorships
SOURCE: UNC FOUNDATION INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
From Page One tuesday, january 25, 2011 7
cusses the proposal today.
“Obviously something has to be
Members said the bill would
likely be altered in committee.
done,” he said. “There are other ideas “A bill that comes out could
floating around that I am sure will be be radically different than what
addressed in the near future.” Chelsea Miller proposed,” Storrow
McKinney Brown, chairman said.
of the student affairs committee, Miller said she is not opposed to
said he supports the bill’s goal of negotiating the bill.
making Student Congress more “This isn’t me doing this to hear
efficient. myself talk, this is starting a con-
“As Congress members, though versation,” she said.
we are in different committees, we “We’ve done it this way for the
are still held responsible for actions past 92 years and it hasn’t really
of the bodies as a whole,” he said. worked.”
“This would streamline students’ If the bill is passed in the rules
interest and thus make leaders and judiciary committee, it will
more invested in their responsi- proceed to the meeting of full
bilities.” Student Congress on Feb. 1.
Representative and member of If passed by the whole body, the
the finance committee Lee Storrow proposal would be placed on the
said he is torn over the bill. Feb. 8 ballot.
“Part of me really likes it,” he
said. “On the flip side, I have a lot of Contact the University Editor
comfort with the current model.” at university@dailytarheel.com.
How UNC’s fund compares to benchmarks
In the long term, UNC Management Co. aims to beat the Strategic Investment
Policy Portfolio and measures itself against the BNY Mellon fund. “Year-to-year
we don’t worry about it so much,” Chief Investment Officer Jon King said.
25 UNC Management Co. fund
20
Total fund return percentage
SIPP
BNY Mellon E&F
15
Universe Mellon
10
5
0
2006 2007 2009 2010
-5 dth/Zach Gutterman
-10 North Carolina has some of the lowest consumption rates in the country. While privatizing sales would allow
-15 for more revenue, some critics believe it will increase consumption rates because of availability.
-20
SOURCE: THE UNC FOUNDATION INVESTMENT FUND, INC DTH/ANWULI CHUKWURAH
Alcohol “Just because we are in di∞cult budget
from page 1
might be in support of privatiza-
times does not mean we should forget the
of the future,” said Bill Jarvis, man-
aging director and head of research Some of the Chapel tion, said N.C. Rep. Leo Daughtry, spirit of the people…”
at the Commonfund Institute. Hill Investment R-Johnston.
Just more than three years ago, People tend to think a private bev perdue, n.c. governor
the board had been preparing for a Fund’s 26 industry can do a better job than
rainy day by setting the distribution participants a government-owned industry, he find it offensive.” vene Wednesday and is expected to
rate below 5 percent, King said. said. The controversy, combined with present a bill to privatize the alco-
But endowment funds got criti- The UNC-Chapel Hill “There are other people who the governor’s firm stance against hol system during the session.
cism nationally and from members Foundation Inc. just don’t like alcohol being as free the issue, might mean privatization
of Congress for growing larger and The UNC Law Foundation Inc. to purchase as a commodity like will not pass, Daughtry said. Contact the State and National
not spending enough on the institu- Coca-Cola,” he said. “They would The state legislature will recon- Editor at state@dailytarheel.com.
The Morehead-Cain
tions they were meant to support. Foundation
So the board decided to hike the
rate to 5.7 percent. The Kenan-Flagler Business
“The rainy day turned into a School Foundation Inc.
typhoon,” King said, referring to The UNC School of Public
the market collapse that followed. Health Foundation Inc.
“The timing was absolutely per- The General Alumni
fectly bad.” Association
In the fiscal year ending 2010,
endowment support for the The School of Journalism and
University dropped $1.9 million Mass Communication Foundation
— its first decrease in dollar terms The School of Social Work
ever. Foundation Inc.
But even as UNC faces budget The Botanical Garden
cuts from the state of 5 to 15 percent, Foundation Inc.
increased payout from the endow-
ment might not help, King said. The School of Government
The fund is made of thousands Foundation
of endowments that support spe-
cific professorships or programs. people crazy, he said.
“What we do, in that sense, is “They all want to know what
independent of what’s going on in we’re doing right now,” King said.
Raleigh,” he said. “These endow- “The markets can act very irratio-
ment funds are for specific pur- nal so you just have to be patient
poses — it’s not like you can use and stick with it.”
endowment funds to plug budget
gaps other places.” Contact the University Editor
The long-term view can drive at university@dailytarheel.com.
Fellowships
6%
Library
5.4%
Departmental
13.2%
3.7%
Miscellaneous
Restricted
12.2%
Unrestricted
DTH/NATASHA SMITH
919-962-8693.
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ITS brings in new cost-cutting spam filter

By Sarayu Kumar
Staff writer
Information Technology Services
will both save money and increase
efficiency with a new spam filter.
Michael Barker, assistant vice
chancellor for infrastructure and
operations and chief technology
officer of ITS, said the new system,
to be launched Friday, will catch 5
to 6 percent more spam and mis-
identify fewer legitimate e-mails as
spam than the previous system.
“It’s better at identifying genuine
spam and better at not misidentify- manager of ITS messaging ser- general spam,” McGuire said. “It “We are always looking for effective in blocking spam, it
ing real messages,” he said. vices. didn’t identify general e-mail as opportunities to improve the sys- increases overall organization.
He also said the new system could The old scanning system was spam, and it could pass more e-mail tem,” he added. “This new system Blocking spam is a good thing for
save UNC between $130,000 and up for renewal and ITS officials in a smaller period of time.” does it at a lower cost.” the campus.”
$210,000 over a three-year span. decided to go with this new solu- The new system is more effi- Stan Waddell, the executive McGuire said he and his team
“This is a good example of the tion due to the lower licensing cient, costs less money and is easier director and information security are hopeful about the positive
cost-saving efforts we are under- costs it offered. to administer, officials said. officer of ITS, said there will be aspects of the new system.
taking in all our operations as we After purchasing the product “The system is more straightfor- faster response times for new forms “My administrators are really
are conscious in these economic from Cisco Systems Inc., McGuire ward to administer to those who of spam and for new types of mail happy with the solution,” he said.
times,” he said. and his group tested it to deter- run it. It doesn’t require separate that need to be filtered under the “I think it will be a better service
Efforts to find a more efficient mine its effectiveness. management,” Barker said. new system. in the end.”
spam and anti-virus scanning sys- “We tested it for nine months He added that the new system is “Better accuracy leads to an
tem for University-provided e-mail and that’s what showed that it was indicative of ITS’s search for ways improvement in system mainte- Contact the University Editor
were headed by Tim McGuire, a bit more accurate in identifying to save time and money. nance,” he said. “If we are more at university@dailytarheel.com.

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Town Council to alter
Comprehensive Plan
Will also create ombuds program
by CHad Royal
staff writer
On the eve of President Barack
Obama’s State of the Union address,
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt opened
Monday night’s Chapel Hill Town
Council meeting with an address
of his own.
“Chapel Hill faces many chal-
lenging, difficult decisions,”
Kleinschmidt said in his State of
the Town speech.
Despite the tough economic
climate, Kleinschmidt said that
Chapel Hill has not been as affect-
ed as other areas and still has rela-
tively low unemployment.
He also mentioned Chapel Hill’s
accomplishments during the previ-
ous year, which include passing a
$90 million budget.
“We are immune to the chal-
lenges faced by other communi-
ties,” he said.
Kleinschmidt also said the town
has remained a leader in public
transportation and protecting the
environment.
“We are a town in a forest after
all,” he said.
While he said he expected dis-
agreements in the upcoming year,
council members were in accord on
updating the town’s Comprehensive
Plan.
The plan, which planning board
Chairman Mike Collins said has
not been updated since May 2000,
includes goals like creating afford-
Documentary Center to
o≠er Final Cut film class
Students will use Mergefest footage
by Katelyn Trela
Assistant Arts Editor
When Merge Records celebrat-
ed its 15th birthday in 2004, Cam
Carrithers and his documentary
team filmed every performance.
For seven years, the footage has
been filed away, unused.
But in February, amateur and
professional editors alike will make
their own projects of the footage in
a short-term course offered at the
Center for Documentary Studies at
Duke University.
The course, which begins Feb. 3,
functions as an intermediate film
editing class with a local focus.
“I thought it would be a cool idea
to use footage that has a community
tie to it,” said Carrithers, freelance
video producer, director and edi-
tor, as well as director of the class.
“Something that’s local, something
that people care about.”
Each student will use a video
from Mergefest 2004, featuring
artists ranging from local favor-
ites Superchunk to nationally
renowned indie rock outfit Arcade
Fire.
The popularity of the Durham-
based label helped to draw in stu-
dents.
Pilar Timpane moved to Durham
to run a tutoring program as a part
of AmeriCorps, a national network
of service programs.
Timpane said she had been
wanting to enroll in a course at the
Center for Documentary Studies.
The Merge name finally brought
her to enroll.
“I know Merge has signed a few
really big bands, I’m a fan of a cou-
able housing opportunities and
establishing a balanced transpor-
tation system.
Council members Donna Bell,
Penny Rich and Gene Pease all
supported the update.
“Revisiting the Comprehensive
Plan is both exciting and terrible,”
Bell said.
Council members also decided
to approve a community policing
advisory committee, which would
serve as a confidential, indepen-
dent and informal dispute resource
to resolve disputes between resi-
dents and the town — an ombuds
program.
Town Manager Roger Stancil
said the ombuds service would pro-
vide a safe place to voice concerns
to police.
Council member Bell said the
committee would be there not just
to advise but also advocate for resi-
dents.
“I’m really very excited about
this process,” she said. “This pro-
gram provides an open door.”
When exploring the idea of
an ombuds program, the coun-
cil looked no further than UNC’s
own ombuds program, created by
Wayne Blair.
Supporters of Clyde Clark and
Kerry Bigelow, two former sani-
tation workers who were fired
in October, were present at the
meeting — as they have been with
almost every meeting since the two
ple of them,” Timpane said.
Local musician and journalist
Kirk Ross was also intrigued by the
iconic moniker of Merge Records.
Ross attended both Mergefest
2004 and the 20th anniversary
celebration, Mergefest 2009. The
incorporation of both the local
music community and Final Cut
Pro — film and music editing soft-
ware made by Apple — was too
good a mix to pass up, he said.
“I’m trying to get better and
more sophisticated at editing
and presenting video,” Ross said.
“This seemed like a natural idea, it
touched a lot of bases.”
Timpane said the class will func-
tion more like an internship or a
workshop than a typical college
course.
Carrithers said he hopes that the
workshop feel will attract a pas-
sionate group.
“(The students will) care to sit
there and get better at Final Cut
and not think of it as work,” he
said.
“It’s, ‘Cool, I figured out how to
get this shot of M. Ward with this
shot of M. Ward.’ You’re not think-
ing of it as a class project.”
Carrithers’ plan for the class is
to give the students an opportunity
to collaborate, have fun and make
something they love.
“I’m excited about the possibility
of continuing to grow in my own
technique and style as an editor or
as a writer,” Timpane said. “With
any creative outlet, you’re wanting
to grow.”
It is not yet clear what the edited
footage will be used for. Carrithers
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right now,” she said.
All council members agreed that
on-street parking fees should not
be increased.
The council decided to move
Supreme Court
forward on the Rogers Road Small
Area Plan, scheduling a fall 2011
overturns ruling
joint public hearing, and also
called a public forum on Feb. 28 to WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
receive public comment on poten- — The Supreme Court, unani-
tial amendments to the town code mously reversing the 9th Circuit
and land use management ordi- Court of Appeals for the third time
nance to permit food trucks, with in a week, ruled Monday that state
restrictions. prisoners have no constitutional
right to be paroled. The decision
Contact the City Editor rebuked the San Francisco-based
at city@dailytarheel.com. appeals court for ordering the
parole of several inmates who
had been convicted of murder or
attempted murder. All three opin-
ions that were overturned in the
last week were written by veteran
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from Los Angeles.
In last week’s ruling, the jus-
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“(The students will) and the state courts.
care to sit there and
get better at Final
Cut and not think
games
of it as work.”
Cam carrithers, course director
Level: 1 2
said the quality of the final prod-
uct will determine whether or not
Merge will show it to outlets.
Merge Records did not return
calls for comment.
But a group of passionate students
is more important to Carrithers than
the finished product.
“If you don’t care about what
you’re making, it’s pointless,” he
said.
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tuesday, january 25, 2011 9
Bombing at an airport terminal in
N&W
Moscow kills 31 and injures 130
MOSCOW (MCT) — An appar-
ent terrorist bombing Monday at
and sent Moscow’s mayor and
regional governor to the site. He
a crowded arrivals terminal at an
airport near Moscow left at least
canceled his own planned trip to
the World Economic Forum at
31 people dead and more than 130 Davos, Switzerland.
injured, Russian officials said. “From preliminary informa-
The bomb at Domodedovo tion we have, it was a terror
In t e r n at i o n a l A i r p o r t w a s
packed “full of metal pieces” and
attack,” Medvedev said in tele-
vised remarks. “We need to get to
was the equivalent of between 15
and 22 pounds of TNT, a source
the bottom of it. The main thing
is to render assistance and sup-
in the Russian Investigation port to the victims.”
Committee told the state RIA One witness described the sound
Novosti news agency. of fireworks followed by chaos.
Investigation Committee “I was sitting near a cafe read-
spokesman Vladimir Markin told ing a newspaper when I heard a
Russia 24 television that the blast sound of an explosion as if a fire-
was a terrorist act and that an works was going off, which seemed
investigation had been launched. very strange to me given that it is
Interfax news agency reported an airport,” Sergei Glokhov said in
that law enforcement agencies a telephone interview.
were looking for three suspects. “Then people began scream-
President Dmitry Medvedev ing and running and I saw a man
expressed condolences to the who was wiping blood pouring
families of the dead and injured, from his head over his eyes with
ordered special security mea- one hand and trying to make a
sures at Russian airports and telephone call with the other,”
other transportation centers, said Glokhov.
Emanuel may not Not guilty plea by
appear on ballot Loughner in court
CHICAGO (MCT) — Rahm PHOENIX (MCT) — Jared
Emanuel should not appear on the Loughner on Monday pleaded
Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot, not guilty to charges that he tried
according to a ruling issued by an to assassinate U.S. Rep. Gabrielle
Illinois appellate court Monday. Giffords and two members of her
Emanuel told a news confer- staff in the course of a shooting
ence he would appeal the deci- rampage that killed six people.
sion to the Illinois Supreme Lougher entered the federal
Court and would ask for an courtroom in an orange jump-
injunction so his name will suit and sporting a very broad,
appear on the mayoral ballot. pleased smile. He chortled as his
“I have no doubt at the end
we’ ll prevail in this effort,”
Emanuel said. “We’ll now go to
the next level to get clarity.”
defense attorney, Judy Clarke,
spoke with him.
The arraignment Monday
afternoon was Loughner’s sec-
In a 2-1 ruling, the appellate ond court appearance since the
panel said Emanuel does not Tucson shooting spree on Jan. 8.
meet the residency requirement of Federal prosecutors have previ-
having lived in Chicago for a year ously charged him with murder
prior to the election. The judges but are rolling out new indict-
reversed a decision by the Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners,
ments via the grand jury so they
can avoid revealing their evi-
which had unanimously agreed dence at a preliminary hearing.
that Emanuel was eligible to run The 22-year-old Loughner
for mayor. Chicago mayoral can- could face the death penalty for
didate Miguel del Valle said the the shooting because those killed
ruling bodes well for the other include one of Giffords’ staff and
candidates in the race. a presiding federal judge.
Access to alcohol
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that would allow more stores to sell
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to 9. candidates. See pg. 4 for story.
Solution to
Monday’s puzzle
Injury sidelines Breland
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10 tuesday, january 25, 2011
The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
117 years
of editorial freedom
Hinson Neville
Culture Critic
Freshman business major from
Roanoke Rapids.
E-mail: nevilleh@email.Unc.Edu
Students
embellish
to get
ahead
F
or a lot of us, the start of a
new semester brings count-
less applications for various
merit organizations and intern-
ships. The prompts are generally
the same: Tell us why you’re great.
Keeping in mind our competitors
for these coveted positions, we
compile the most competitive lists
of extracurricular activities, phil-
anthropic endeavors and leader-
ship positions.
And it follows, in the spirit of
competition, that we would try
to recap our accomplishments
in the most glistening language
possible.
The distinction between out-
right lying and embellishment is
increasingly blurred.
For instance, a group of teens
randomly deciding to go out into
their town and plant a few trees
could be described as “a tree-
planting campaign” organized to
advocate the importance of paper
conservation and recycling. Or
maybe a few weeks vacationing
in China could be played up to
a “Chinese cultural immersion”
for an unspecified period of time.
And no rules were broken — no
honesty contracts were breached.
But where is the line?
No one can tell us better than
Adam Wheeler — the former
Harvard student who had glow-
ing recommendations from his
professors, perfect SAT scores
and a high school diploma from
Phillips Academy in Andover.
But when he pleaded guilty last
month to 20 counts of larceny,
identity fraud, falsifying an
endorsement or approval and
pretending to hold a degree, the
ugly, raw truth came out.
It turns out that Wheeler actu-
ally attended a public high school
in Delaware rather than Phillips
Academy. And instead of receiv-
ing perfect grades as a freshman
at MIT like he claimed, Wheeler
spent two years at Bowdoin
College until he was suspended
for academic dishonesty.
Many admissions experts
concur that nearly all college
applications contain elements
of untruth. But it is impossible
to investigate every exaggerated
extracurricular and perfectly pol-
ished essay.
UNC admissions officials
have said in the past that they
rely heavily on the Honor Code,
high school guidance counselors’
endorsements and a national
database to help them filter
through roughly 23,000 applica-
tions each year.
Wheeler crossed the line and
strayed far from merely altering
the wording of his accomplish-
ments to make them sound more
appealing. Wheeler flat-out lied.
And his willingness to jeopar-
dize his entire academic career
and run the risk of prosecution
for the sake of higher achieve-
ment speaks to the pressures and
stresses of our society.
Like it or not, our society is
extremely status-oriented and
there are huge social and eco-
nomic incentives for those with
the highest credentials.
David Callahan, author of
“The Cheating Culture: Why
More Americans Are Doing
Wrong to Get Ahead,” told
Boston Magazine, “at some level,
it should be no surprise that
people fake their credentials.”
It’s unclear where the line is.
Some may say that we already
crossed it with use of the spiffy
language. But as long as this get-
ting ahead mentality persists,
we shouldn’t underestimate how
far we might go to get what we
want.
Wednesday:
Perry Tsai weighs in on the elusive
“g-spot.”
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
A step toward reform
Proposal to alter and streamline the structure of
Student Congress has referendum potential
A
proposal to transform
the legislative branch
of student government
has many solid ideas, and a
few adjustments could make it
worthy of the Feb. 8 ballot.
While it is unclear whether
breaking up Student Congress
into two boards would better
serve students, it is a solid start
to a conversation about how to
improve student government.
The spirit behind the bill is
that Congress would function
better if it were more stream-
lined. That’s hardly an original
idea, but the concept it gener-
ated shows promise.
To that end, Congress in its
current form would be abol-
ished. What would replace it is
a Student Finance Board and a
Student Legislative Board.
The Finance Board would
oversee student fees and the
ASG’s democratic deficit
Petition rightfully pursues student vote on ASG
T
he College Republicans’
petition to withdraw UNC
from its obligations in
the UNC-system Association of
Student Governments is a good
chance for students to finally
voice their opinions on partici-
pation in the organization.
The petition asks the Board
of Governors to remove the
obligatory $1 student fee and
absolve UNC-CH from respon-
sibility to participate in ASG.
Ten percent of the student body
must sign the petition for the
measure to reach the ballot.
It’s no secret that this board
has been critical of ASG in the
past. While the idea of stu-
dent governments coming
together to represent united
student body interests is good
in theory, the organization has
consistently lacked vision and
a way to get things done.
See ‘fire’ for yourself
A piece that sparked national debate comes to campus
A
rt is pure, but politics
is dirty. It was there-
fore deeply disappoint-
ing last November when,
rather than shielding art from
politics, the Smithsonian
Institution bowed to political
winds and pulled “A Fire in My
Belly” from a National Portrait
Gallery exhibition.
And yet with “A Fire in My
Belly” part of a new installa-
tion at the Ackland, there’s
confidence that museums ded-
icated to furthering the pub-
lic mission of education and
exposure to ideas expressed
through art can fulfill their
mission.
It’s also an opportunity for
students of all persuasions to
see controversial art and make
an assessment for themselves.
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appropriation of student fee
revenues that come under the
control of student government.
The Legislative Board would
have general legislative power
and pass legislation by a three-
fifths majority. It would also have
the power to impeach members
of student government, and
approve appointments by the
student body president.
This reapportionment of
power is not radical. Congress
at large already performs similar
functions in a similar manner.
The main concern centers
around checks and balances.
While representatives would
be elected from the sophomore,
junior and senior classes, fresh-
men, an at-large undergraduate
and all of the graduate students
would likely be appointed by
executive branch leaders.
Two executive branch mem-
Although there are a number
of concerns about whether ASG
handles its more than $250,000
budget well — the organization
receives $1 from every UNC-
system student and spends a
substantial portion of its bud-
get on member travel fees, hotel
rooms and salaries — the main
question is whether ASG is
democratically legitimate.
The $1 fee was established
by the BOG, not a campus-
level referendum.
For a student organization
that claims to “champion the
concerns of students,” ASG is
sadly lacking in democratic
legitimacy. Although the orga-
nization is composed of student
body presidents from the 17
UNC-system schools, students
should be given the opportunity
to directly decide whether they
want to be represented by ASG.
Last November, incom-
ing House Speaker Rep. John
Boehner, R-Ohio and incom-
ing majority leader Rep. Eric
Cantor R-Va. wielded their
impending power of the purse
to force the Smithsonian to
remove the film.
Part of the film portrays ants
crawling over a crucifix. The
Smithsonian saw it as a sur-
realistic video expressing the
suffering and decay of those
afflicted with AIDS.
But the Catholic League
(which is not part of the
Catholic Church) saw it as
anti-religious — as if religion
should be free from critical
evaluation.
Nothing can fix the fact that
an intriguing work of art was
made the victim of a power
Greg Smith
Shruti Shah
Taylor Haulsee
bers would also have ex officio
status. The student body trea-
surer would sit on the Finance
Board, and the student body
vice president would sit on the
Legislative Board.
Though they couldn’t vote,
they would add to a command-
ing executive branch presence.
But the bill has potential.
The Rules and Judiciary
Committee ought to give it
high priority in creating a more
solid proposal in time to make
it on the ballot.
Congress can and has decid-
ed against sending approving
referendums. But it would put
the body in an awkward place
to block genuine reform of its
own structure.
All the more reason to
redouble efforts to produce a
more perfect bill in time for
election day.
ASG’s theoretical goal is to
allow student body leaders to
represent students’ interests to
the BOG, but this is exactly what
they were elected to do anyway.
College Republicans
Chairman Anthony Dent said
he’s confident the petition will
pass and that the BOG will listen
to what they have to say.
Regardless of how effective
the petition is, students deserve
a chance to weigh in on their
participation and representation
in ASG. Democracy works better
if you give students the chance
to voice their opinions on an
issue. Whether it’s a vote on the
Union fee increase or a formal
— if symbolic — rejection of an
ineffective institution, students
should be able to decide.
It’s just a matter of wheth-
er they’ll give themselves the
opportunity to do so.
play by politicians looking
to pander to a conservative
base.
But museums like Ackland
that bring this work closer to
the public can go far in gen-
erating the proper discourse
that should always have been
provoked.
Ackland is framing this
installation in the context of a
broader examination of “issues
of censorship, artists’ rights
and the power of images to
provoke and inspire.”
So the joke is ultimately on
the film’s detractors.
A film that already pro-
vokes questions about its
actual theme, has, through its
controversy, taken on an even
broader role in the public
dialogue.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We’ve done it this way for the
past 92 years and it hasn’t really
worked.”
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Silent Sam out of sync
with Dr. King’s message
TO THE EDITOR:
Having celebrated Martin
Luther King Jr.’s life last week, it
seems pertinent that we question
what it is we esteem about this
man and his vision. Do we mar-
vel at his saintly, nonviolent tac-
tics? Are we humbled by King’s
“I have a dream” speech? Do we
self-congratulate for living out
his dream of racial harmony —
the generation far removed from
the barbarous racial terrorism
characteristic of the era when he
persisted in ameliorating race
relations?
If so, we must reconstruct
the narrative of Dr. King’s life
in our collective imagination,
affording his life and legacy
the deeper engagement it
deserves. The entirety of Dr.
King’s complicated life cannot
be encapsulated in a 15 minute
speech on a hot August day.
King lived and acted for nearly
five more years after that awe-
inspiring moment. Freezing Dr.
King in 1963, only celebrating
what makes us feel good about
him, accomplishes nothing.
Dr. King’s righteous tenacity
doesn’t make him superhuman.
He experienced human frail-
ties in manifold ways — but he
experienced them like the rest
of us.
As UNC students, we must
continue the assault upon racial
indignities, much like Dr. King
would have. Silent Sam’s pres-
ence on campus demonstrates
pervasive racial insensitivity at
UNC. That excuse for a memo-
rial to our unsung heroes only
further alienates black stu-
dents. A continued black pres-
ence on campus ensures slav-
ery and UNC’s history of racial
animus will never be forgotten.
Retaining vestiges of vitriolic
racial enmity like Silent Sam or
buildings named after racists is
unnecessary and regressive.
Kristen J. Maye
Junior
History and African-
American Studies
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The Union already takes
enough from student fees
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to add my voice
to the chorus of opposition to
the proposed fee increase for
UCommons.
I have been incredibly frus-
trated by the Union’s efforts
to promote the increase. Yes, I
would love to have more rehears-
al space, a 24-hour Union and
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However, I already pay more
than $200 for the Union every
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Silent Sam an effort to
rewrite Southern history
TO THE EDITOR:
If Silent Sam should remain
on our campus, it should stand
as a reminder of our state’s ugly
history. The effort by a few to
keep this monument as a testa-
ment to the bravery of students
who traded in their books for
rifles in defense of our state is a
well-intentioned move but not
one based on the statue’s origi-
nal purpose, as Adam Domby
(“Why Silent Sam was built: A
historian’s perspective,” Jan. 20)
pointed out.
In reality, the statue docu-
ments an effort by many in the
wake of the Civil War to erase the
true history of the Confederacy
as a government founded to pre-
serve slavery and the domination
of the white race. These men and
women conveniently distanced
the Confederacy from slavery
and romanticized the rebels as
honorable defenders of liberty
and states’ rights.
That there have been let-
ters to the DTH restating the
same argument in the face of
overwhelming evidence to the
contrary shows the effective-
ness of monuments like Silent
Sam in rewriting our coun-
try’s history. Silent Sam should
remind us of the true nature
of the Confederacy, as its Vice
President Alexander Stephens
outlined in his Cornerstone
Speech in response to Thomas
Jefferson’s idea of the equality of
races: “Our new government is
founded upon exactly the oppo-
site idea; its foundations are
laid, its cornerstone rests, upon
the great truth that the Negro is
not equal to the white man; that
slavery and subordination to the
superior race is his natural and
normal condition.”
John Green
Senior
English
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