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thursday, january 20, 2011

Petition peddlers System

diversions | page 5
YOU BETTER RECOGNIZE
Hip-hop artists from around
the Triangle are battling for
recognition as they try to
establish a local scene.
Also in Dive: an interview
with Yo La Tengo bassist
James McNew.
university | page 3
LEGACY
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien,
keynote speaker at Wednes-
day’s Martin Luther King Jr.
memorial lecture, urged
audience members to live
up to the civil rights leader’s
vision.
city | page 3
STRICTLY BUSINESS
Modern Times boutique,
Front Porch Bar and Grill,
Paws4Ever animal welfare
organization and Will & Pop’s
food truck provide the latest
push pens, take names
Junior international studies and German major Hannah Sacco signs a petition on senior class representative hopeful Mohammad
Saad’s back on Wednesday. Petitions are circulating for candidates for student body president and senior class representative.
Complaints of violations start o≠ season
By Brooke Hefner
and Daniel Wiser
Staff writers
A flurry of complaints citing illegal
campaign practices came in the imme-
diate aftermath of the Tuesday candi-
dates meeting in what is shaping up to
be one of the most litigious starts to
student body election sea-
son in recent memory.
Of the eight com-
SBP plaints submitted to
elections
the Board of Elections,
2011 - 2012
all but two are against
student body president
candidate Rick Ingram who, for the
second time in the young election sea-
son, is under investigation for allegedly
violating campaign rules.
“It’s a little bit ridiculous,” Ingram
said. “We were all doing it. I don’t
understand what the Board of Elections
is trying to do with all this.”
Ingram’s campaign, which was cleared
of any wrongdoing following the first
investigation, now faces four counts of
premature dorm petitioning, one count
of improper public campaigning and
one count of so-called “Dean-Doming.”
The complaints allege improper peti-
tioning for signatures Tuesday night in
residence halls and during the basket-
ball game against Clemson University,
as the campaigns sought out the 1,250
unique signatures required for a posi-
tion on the Feb. 8 ballot.
Student body president candidate
Mary Cooper was also accused of
soliciting signatures inside the Smith
Center during Tuesday’s game.
The board stated at its meeting
Wednesday that it would not punish
campaigns that attempted to acquire
signatures at the game since it had not
clearly stated that it was impermissible.
The board informed candidates at the
declaration meeting Tuesday night that
dorm-storming — the practice of gain-
ing signatures by going door-to-door in
residence halls — could not begin before
See signatures, Page 4
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Freshman nursing major Lauren Hasspacher
signs a petition for Rick Ingram (left). Ingram
and his staff participated in dorm-storming.
waits on
research
funding
State froze an allotted
$22 million in funds
by Jeanna Smialek
staff writer
UNC-system research programs might
lose their competitive edge if the state does
not approve funding for new equipment.
The system’s institutions have long wait-
ed to receive $22 million in funds, which
the N.C. General Assembly approved last
summer for new research equipment.
But the funding never received approv-
al from the N.C. Council of State and will
remain frozen until the council votes next
month. The council delayed a December
vote because members were concerned
about the debt the funds would create for
the state.
As the vote draws closer, administrators
are unsure they will get the approval due
to the expected $3.7 billion state budget
shortfall.
Steve Leath, vice president for research
for the UNC system, said allocating the
money for research would add to the debt,
but it would be a worthwhile investment.
The funds are considered necessary
because new equipment would make the
UNC system eligible and competitive for
more federal research grants, he said.
“It’s leveraging a relatively small amount
of state funding against much larger federal
funding,” Leath said.
Without the funds, the UNC system
could be surpassed by other research uni-
versities that have the equipment to com-
pete for grants.
“It will be very hard for us to ever catch
up,” Leath said.
If the funds are approved, UNC-CH would
receive more than $3 million to purchase
research equipment for 10 proposals.
The state would generate the money by
selling bonds, which it would then have to
pay interest on, Leath said.
N.C. Sen. Richard Stevens, R-Wake, who
was co-chairman of the appropriations com-
mittee on higher education when the funds
were approved, said the state would need to
borrow the money because it has had finan-
cial difficulties in the past two years.
He said borrowing the funds would allow
the UNC system to buy the equipment now
rather than after the economy recovers,
keeping research programs competitive.
“If you need a car, most of us wouldn’t
just go out and buy it,” Stevens said. “You
See research, Page 4

Students seek signatures for Union

local-business shakeups in
this monthly feature.
university | page 11
THE NOSE KNOWS
Two UNC surgeons found a
creative way to treat
by amelia nitz
staff writer
Students today will see one more peti-
tion popping up around campus.
Student Union officials and volunteers
looking to add a proposed renovation to
the Feb. 8 ballot will be asking for support,
joining student body president hopefuls in
President Hogan Medlin would direct the
Board of Elections to add the referendum
to the ballot. The fee will be implemented if
2.5 percent of the student body votes on the
measure and a majority vote in its favor.
About 20 members of the Carolina
Union Activities Board, along with other
student volunteers, plan to collect the sig-
BY THE NUMBERS
$22
on Friday, where students will devise a
strategy to place the referendum on the
ballot.
Graduate students have emerged as
the most ardent opponents to the fee. On million in funding for science and
Tuesday, graduate student and President research equipment for UNC system
Pro Tempore Alex Mills argued that the

aneurysms that has patients
walking within hours. Now
their work will be featured
in a prominent neurosurgery
journal.
a scramble for signatures.
Student Congress voted Tuesday against
letting students vote on a plan to fund the
UCommons project — a renovation for the
bottom floor of the Student Union.
The funding plan, which would require
that students pay $16 more in student fees
natures by making presentations to stu-
dent groups and campaigning in the Pit.
“In the past, we’ve found that the more
communication and information students
receive, the more positive the reception of
ideas,” said Megan Johnson, who has over-
seen about $1,300 in marketing the plan.
$3
renovation was unnecessary, particularly
for graduate students who rarely use the
Student Union.
“It’s not on graduate students’ list of
concerns,” he said.
million in funding for science and
CUAB President Tyler Mills said he
anticipated the Student Congress decision research equipment for UNC-CH
Tuesday after the bill was recommended

this day in history
JAN. 20, 1978…
Three top student government
officials, including Student Body
President Bill Moss, admit to
concealing $184,443 in surplus
funds from the student council.
Today’s weather
Party cloudy,
weather permitting
H 50, L 36 ability to house them. Many have resorted to housing stu-
Friday’s weather
Really trippy
ionosphere tonight
H 38, L 25 rooms.
index
police log ........................... 2
calendar ............................. 2 This semester, ASU has 12 students in study lounges,
nation and world .............. 4
crossword ........................ 11
opinion ............................. 12
each year for 30 years, can only come on “We have extra cards from our market- unfavorably by the student affairs commit-
the ballot if volunteers get signatures from
at least 10 percent — or 2,939 members —
ing efforts thus far that students can take
stacks of and distribute,” she added.
tee last week.
With the cost of construction materials
of the student body no later than Feb. 2. The campaigning will begin in earnest
If they are successful, Student Body later this week after a CUAB meeting See union, Page 4
Colleges struggle to find enough student housing
by Estes Gould But 48 others stayed in study lounges all fall semester,
staff writer and Sears said 11 wanted to stay there all year.
Moving away from home is always an adjustment for Some university housing officials blame the overflow on
freshmen. But some students have to go one step further: the economy, which has sent people back to college for a
moving into a study lounge or even an off-campus hotel. degree if they can’t find jobs.
Schools across the country have recently had problems The University of Montana has seen an increase in its
with student enrollment growing faster than the school’s enrollment for that reason, said Sandy Schoonover, director
of residence life. She said they put 180 students, eight per
dents in hotels, temporary buildings — or even offering room, in study lounges in the fall until rooms opened up.
students money to move home. N.C. Central University took a different approach in the
Appalachian State University sent letters to some stu- past by choosing to house students in hotels. But logistics,
dents during winter break to let them know that they like transportation to campus, made this arrangement too
would temporarily live in study lounges instead of dorm difficult.
NCCU and ASU are each opening a new residence hall
“When we first sent the letters, we were bombarded with this fall to help alleviate the problem.
calls from people saying, ‘We can’t believe you’re doing UNC-Chapel Hill last encountered overflow in fall 2004
this,’” said Stacy Sears, the associate director of university when Cobb Residence Hall was being renovated. Almost
housing at ASU. 400 students were housed in Baity Hill apartments from
August until before Thanksgiving.
but the school hopes to move them into rooms within two New York University, which has had student overflow
weeks. Spaces open from no-shows or students who drop eight of the past 20 years, paid for students to live in a
out or move home, Sears said. nearby hotel.
10
proposals approved out of 16
submitted by UNC-CH
“Admissions is a science of sorts. It’s hard to predict,”
said Tom Ellett, associate vice president of student affairs
at NYU. “If we’re off by a couple of percentage points, that’s
100 students.”
Schools accept a certain number of students based on
enrollment percentages in previous years. The turbulent
economy of 2009 made those percentages unreliable.
Ithaca College’s prediction was off by 600 students in fall
2009, more than a quarter of the 2,000 first-years enrolled
that semester.
“We were thinking we weren’t even going to make the
class we wanted to make,” said Linda Koenig, assistant
director for housing services and communications at
Ithaca.
Desperate to reduce the overflow, Ithaca offered
$2,000 to seniors who would move off campus and
$10,000 off tuition for freshmen if they would defer
their enrollment.
They paid students to move home, move to the Los
Angeles or London campus, even to move out of corner
See dorms, Page 4
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mock job interview and get feedback of the spring semester. ages 11 to 22 will give their interpre-
from a professional recruiter and Time: 6:30 p.m. tations of the Langston Hughes poem
University Career Services counselor. Location: Union, Room 3411 “I, Too, Sing America” in honor of n Someone leaned against the reports state.
Interviews can be video-recorded. Martin Luther King Jr. For more infor- wall of Ye Olde Waffle Shop and
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Novel discussion: English and mation, e-mail Antoinette Newsome damaged its wall tiles at 1:34 p.m. n Someone kicked open the door
Location: Hanes Hall, Room 242 comparative literature lecturer Susan at acnewsom@email.unc.edu. Sunday, according to Chapel Hill to a home and stole items between 9
Irons and retired Ackland educator Time: 6:30 p.m. police report. a.m. and 5:37 p.m. Tuesday at 1104
Study abroad fair: Talk with study Leslie Balkany lead a discussion Location: Union, Great Hall
Damage to the wall tiles was U.S. Highway 15-501 S., according
abroad advisers, students who have on Lee Smith’s 1983 novel “Oral valued at $1,000, reports state. to Chapel Hill police reports.
studied abroad and representatives History.” Tango lesson: Learn how to dance The person stole Seagrams
from around the world. Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the tango and practice with mem- n A 19-year-old man was Vodka, a digital camera worth
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Ackland Art Museum bers of the Triangle Tango Society. charged for felony counts of break- $250, a gold necklace worth
Location: Great Hall Time: 8 p.m. ing and entering, larceny after $1,200, a gold ring worth $350
Free piano show: Guest pianist Location: Open Eye Cafe, 101 S. breaking and entering and fraudu- and Timberland boots worth $75,
Integration pioneer speaks: Aleck Karis plays the music of Greensboro St., Carrboro lently obtaining property at 10:14 reports state.
Terrence Roberts, one of the “Little Messiaen, Carter and Chopin at a a.m. Tuesday at 1800 E. Franklin
Rock Nine” who endured assault free show. Piano concert: Listen to distin- St., according to Chapel Hill police n Someone broke into a 2000
while integrating an Arkansas high Time: 7:30 p.m. guished classical pianist Mitsuko reports. Honda Prelude by smashing a win-
school, will recount his experience. Location: Hill Hall auditorium Uchida, known as the high priest- Julius Lamont Powell Jr. was dow between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Time: 5 p.m. ess of Mozart, perform music by arrested for outstanding warrants. Tuesday at 1 Europa Drive, accord-
Location: Great Hall friday Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. He was taken to the Hillsborough ing to Chapel Hill police reports.
Limited tickets are available. magistrate and released to his The person stole a GPS worth
Panel on aiding Africa: Listen Violence prevention lecture: Time: 8 p.m. father’s custody on a written prom- $200 and did $150 damage to the
to a panel discuss international aid Roberto Lacerda gives a lecture Location: Memorial Hall ise to appear in court, reports state. door window, reports state.
and development in Central and titled “Robert Lacerda: Violence
East Africa as a part of UNC’s Martin Prevention: Research into action and
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Center auditorium Location: Rosenau Hall, Gillings according to Chapel Hill police to Chapel Hill police reports.
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UNC deposit rises to $250 Council

Correction
Due to a reporting error,
Wednesday’s page 7 story “Library
move meets concern” misquot-

nixes
ed Town Council Member Sally
Greene. She said, “Nobody else by Paula Seligson mately matriculate, was 56 percent unrelated to recent budget cuts, refund for the deposit up until
puts their only library in a mall.” staff writer in 2007, placing it as the 14th best as officials have discussed the pos-
May 1.
The Daily Tar Heel apologizes In the coming months, high in the nation, according to U.S. sibility of raising the deposit for The money from the deposit

for the error. school seniors and transfer stu-
dents accepted to UNC will have to
pay an enrollment deposit of $250,
Campus Briefs marking an increase of $150 from
News and World Report.
Stephen Farmer, associate pro-
vost and director of undergradu-
ate admissions, said the increase
shelter
several years. is credited back into a student’s
But the extra money will help account once they attend UNC.
fund programs which lost grant Of the forfeited $250 depos-
funding last year. it, $100 will go to the Office of

rules
Film series to launch with previous years. was also intended to keep spots Farmer said extra money given Scholarships and Student Aid,
Middle East story Jan. 27 The hike was implemented to open for students who truly wish to the admissions office will go while the remaining $150 will go
reduce the likelihood of students to attend the University. to recruiting initiatives such asto the undergraduate admissions
Just Vision, an organization reneging on their decision to enroll “It makes it hard for the col- the travel grant program, which office.
dedicated to finding non-violent at UNC, said Bobbi Owen, senior leges and the universities,” he said. allows students who are benefi- An account in the Office of
methods to quell the conflict in associate dean of undergraduate “There’s a big cost in having people ciaries of financial aid to visit the
Scholarships and Student Aid
the Middle East, will see its film education and chairwoman of the bail out on you in the summer who campus before officially enroll- receives unclaimed refunds and Guidelines lack
“Budrus” serve as the opener of the undergraduate admissions advi- you weren’t expecting to lose. ing. forfeited deposits of about $21,000
Global Big Screen Series. sory committee. “The cost isn’t financial — it’s “It has been funded for a couple
a year, said Shirley Ort, associate specificity, data
The film, which will be shown “If somebody pays the $100, an unfilled seat that could have years by grant support. We don’t provost and director of the student
at 6 p.m. in the FedEx Global does it mean that they’re really been taken by someone who really have that (funding) this year,” he
aid office. by lindsay pope
Education Center, is a story about going to come? We hope that a stu- wanted to be here.” said. “We’ll use it to support pro- “We don’t keep any for admin- staff writer
the plight of a small Palestinian vil- dent will take $250 more seriously,” Farmer added the average gramming for low-income and firstistration,” she said. “We give all of The Chapel Hill Town Council
lage when Israeli security barriers she said, noting some students who enrollment deposit of UNC’s peer -generation college students.” that to students with extenuating declined the shelter guidelines that
threaten their livelihood. qualify for financial aid can waive institutions is $260, while UNC’s Only if a student chooses anoth-
financial circumstances.” resulted from a year’s worth of revi-
The film follows the commu- the deposit. had remained unchanged for at er school after May 1 does the for- sions at Wednesday’s meeting.
nity as Israeli and Palestinian UNC’s yield rate, or the percent- least 11 years. feited deposit go to the University. Contact the University Editor Citing vague definitions and
peace supporters work together in age of admitted students who ulti- He said the deposit increase is Potential students can receive a at university@dailytarheel.com. insufficient numerical data, the
attempts to save the village. guidelines were sent back to the
Following the film, there will be town planning board.
a discussion with Nadav Greenberg Residents and council mem-
of Just Vision. The discussion will bers expressed concern that there
be moderated by UNC professor of was no regulation for proximity to
Asian studies, Nadia Yaqub. schools and parks. If built within
1,000 feet of a school or a park, law
Board of Trustees to meet stipulates registered sex offenders
at Carolina Inn on Jan. 26 cannot use these services.
Chapel Hill resident Tim
The UNC Board of Trustees has CoyneSmith said he didn’t think a
released the schedule and agenda facility with public funding should
for its upcoming meeting. be built in a location where it can-
At 1 p.m. Wednesday, lunch with not serve all of the public.
Dean of the Graduate School Steve CoyneSmith is a public opponent
Matson will signify the start of the of a possible relocation of the Inter-
meeting which is set to span two Faith Council for Social Service’s
days. Community House men’s shelter
The lunch will be followed to the Homestead Road area.
by meetings of both the Audit “Some of these people may be
and Finance Committee and the very much in need, and yet we’re
University Affairs Committee. spending all this money, and they’re
At 5 p.m., the Board of Trustees being left out,” he said.
will conduct an open session and Council members repeatedly
will conclude with a dinner at 6 asked for specific data, including
p.m. The Board will reconvene the size of the county’s homeless
Thursday, Jan. 27, at 8 a.m. population, which the planning
board could not produce.
January set as month for “To get an actual number is a
very difficult task because someone
focusing on cervical cancer who is homeless today is not neces-
This year kicks off with an sarily homeless tomorrow,” council
increasingly strong drive in efforts member Penny Rich said.
to eliminate cervical cancer. In the planning board’s presen-
January is designated as Cervical tation, proximity was the defining
Health Awareness month, in which characteristic in what makes a shel-
efforts are renewed to bring about ter site desirable or undesirable.
awareness and prevention of the A desirable location is one within
disease. one-quarter mile of public services
Health care providers, orga- dth/daniel turner
like transportation, food banks and
nizations, educators and other employment centers, board chair-
CNN reporter Soledad O’Brien spoke to a crowd of more than 800 people in Memorial Hall on Wednesday night as part of the 30th annual man Mike Collins said.
supporters have been working Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture. O’Brien’s career has largely centered around Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy of racial equality.
together as part of the initia- Undesirable sites are close to

tive Cervical Cancer-Free North
Carolina.
More than 12,000 women are
diagnosed with cervical cancer
each year, and of them, 4,200 do
not survive the disease. It is pro-
jected in 2011 almost 400 women
in North Carolina will be diag-
nosed with the disease and more
than 100 may die from it.
Members of the initiative are
working to instill measures which
will drastically reduce statistics,
These include such acts as promot-
ing routine Pap tests and screen-
ings.
City Briefs
Registration for art classes
opens at community studio
Registration for winter and
spring classes at the Community
Clay Studio begins Jan. 27. Classes
for all ages are held afternoons,
evenings and weekends begin-
ning Feb. 1, and classes will cover
techniques including wheel, ter-
ra-cotta and more. Find out more
by visiting www.communityclay-
studio.org.
Students participate in NC
Adopt-a-Highway program
MINDSET OF A LEADER
residential areas, adult entertain-
ment facilities and bars or liquor
stores, the guidelines stated.
“The location should have more
desirables than undesirables,”
CNN’s O’Brien discusses King’s vision, legacy change in the Latino community.
“I am humbled to be given a scholarship Collins said.
under the name of Martin Luther King,” Collins, who presented the
by Chelsea Bailey who was born in Australia, married in 1958, Bonilla said. “I hope my generation can fol- new guidelines, recommended
staff writer when it was still illegal for biracial couples to low through with Dr. King’s vision.” the council employ an impartial
CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien, marry in most of the United States. Many contend that vision has been ful- outside consultant to create the
best known for documenting racial tensions “My parents taught us there is a moral filled and that the United States has entered guidelines.
in the United States, said Wednesday night authority in refusing to capitulate because an era of post-racism. But O’Brien said that The council first suggested the
that the country still has significant barriers someone says you have to,” she said. idea is unrealistic. planning board create shelter
to overcome. O’Brien has made a career out of docu- “Talking about a post-racial America is a guidelines as a reaction to a spe-
More than 800 people gathered in menting the progress of King’s legacy. She cop-out; it’s a joke,” she said. “It’s a way to get cial-use permit application from
Memorial Hall to hear O’Brien deliver hosted the landmark documentary series, off the hook and not tackle the tough conver- the IFC to relocate its Community
UNC’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. “Black in America,” which began in 2008. sations that Dr. King was willing to have.” House men’s shelter farther from
Memorial Lecture. The series sparked so much conversation It’s been more than 40 years since King the downtown area.
With grace and candor, O’Brien urged the that CNN created a second series document- delivered his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech The shelter is currently locat-
audience to aspire to live in a manner that ing the Latino experience. in Washington, D.C., and though the politi- ed in a town-owned building on
honors King’s final vision throughout the “I think Soledad is fearless in the ques- cal and social landscape of the country has Rosemary Street.
hour-long lecture. tions that she asks,” said Averi Harper, a changed dramatically, O’Brien said people Chris Moran, the IFC’s executive
“He said he wanted to be remembered as sophomore electronic communications have to remember the essence of the speech. director, said he was not surprised
someone who loved people and tried to save major. “It’s very easy to boil Dr. King down to the guidelines didn’t pass.
humanity,” O’Brien said. “It’s inspiring to me, especially as a minor- a sentence,” she said. “But that speech was “It’s a hard decision, and they
“Leadership is a mindset; regular people ity who is interested in pursuing a career in about empowerment, saying, ‘I will stand need time to mull it over and decide
are doing extraordinary things. I see it in the broadcast journalism.” with you and use my power to bolster the what’s best,” he said.
stories I cover. There’s a mindset that says, Prior to the lecture, junior Jakelin Bonilla lack of power you have. I will stand with The status of the IFC’s applica-
‘There’s no one else to do this, so it will be was presented the 28th annual Martin you.’” tion was not discussed at the meet-
me.’” Luther King Jr. Scholarship. Bonilla, who ing and is set for council review on
O’Brien is a product of King’s vision. Her researched in Peru as a Burch Fellow last Contact the University Editor March 21.
Afro-Cuban mother and Scot-Irish father, year, said she is passionate about creating at university@dailytarheel.com.
Contact the City Editor
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T h e B l u e R i b b o n Yo u t h
Contact the City Editor
Leadership Institute has adopted on local businesses.
at city@dailytarheel.com.
Merritt Mill Road as part of a
program to care for the Lincoln
Center. The Lincoln Center, which
is located on Merritt Mill Road,
was the all-black high school for
Chapel Hill and Carrboro before
integration occurred. The students
will regularly clean up the road as
part of the North Carolina Adopt-
A-Highway program.

Orange County Schools
make-up days announced
Orange County Schools will
hold four make-up days to recover
instructional time lost due to the
recent inclement weather.
For traditional schools, make-up
days will be held:
n Friday, Jan. 21
n Monday, Jan. 24
n Monday, Feb. 28
n Monday, April 4
For Hillsborough Elementary
School, make-up days will be
held:
n March 14 through March 17
-From staff and wire reports
Designer boutique to close
Modern Times boutique, which sells designer
clothes and jewelry in University Mall, will close
at the end of the month.
The boutique’s owner, Hillary Fisher, decided
not to renew the store’s lease for several reasons,
including declining business, employee MaryAnn
Angwenyi said.
“It would not be the smartest decision to
stay,” Angwenyi said. “It’s kind of a slow time
for retail.”
Fisher is looking into other locations for
Modern Times but will not begin making con-
crete plans until spring, Angwenyi said.
To help clear the floor, the boutique is having
a sale — 60 percent off clothes and jewelry as
well as a $25 clearance rack.
Angwenyi said she hopes the sale will attract
college girls.
“We still have a lot of cute cocktail dresses
left,” she said. “They are a great, great steal.”
Franklin’s new ‘Front Porch’
A new family-owned bar will open on Franklin
Street in the next two weeks.
The Front Porch Bar and Grill will offer “typi-
cal bar food,” including hamburgers, wings and
sweet potato fries, said Courtney Fox, an owner.
“We definitely hope to appeal to students
with a very large amount of food for a very good
price,” said Jennifer Cox, another owner.
Cox said the four owners, all family members
who grew up in Chapel Hill, hope the laid-back
atmosphere will attract customers.
“Franklin Street means a lot to us, so we hope
to represent that in the bar with pictures and
memorabilia,” Cox said.
She said the family debated a long time before
deciding on a name.
“We were sitting on our front porch all talk-
ing about our favorite locations,” she said. “We
then realized that our favorite location was the
front porch.”
Paws4Ever opens thrift store
Paws4Ever, an organization that supports
animal welfare in Orange County, has opened a
resale shop in Hillsborough.
The thrift shop should not be mistaken for a
pet store, said Caroline Green, president of the
Paws4Ever Board of Directors.
The store sells “whatever makes the most rev-
enue,” including kitchenware, furniture, jewelry,
books and pet supplies, Green said. Community
members can donate items, although the store
does not sell clothing. All the proceeds will go
toward the operation of the organization’s shel-
ter for dogs and cats in Mebane.
Since the organization opened the shop four
days ago, the store has already made about
$1,000, Green said.
“I’m thrilled to see the potential of what we
can do for our animals,” she said. “It’s very nice
to have a community presence in a city in Orange
County.”
‘Late:Nite’ food on wheels
Will & Pop’s food truck began serving
‘Late:Nite’ meals and snacks to Carrboro cus-
tomers on New Year’s Eve.
Will Pettis and Kenny “Pop” Pettis came
up with the idea and cook for the late-night
masses.
The biggest hit is the grilled cheese sandwich,
versions of which include the ‘gangsta’ with
pulled pork and the ‘hippy’ with guacamole, said
Carol Ashby, the manager.
The company uses compostable paper prod-
ucts and fresh ingredients from Weaver Street
Market and Cliff’s Meat Market, Ashby said.
The cart moves to different locations, including
Sam’s Blue Light in Durham and the Short Stop in
Carrboro, and also serves breakfast and lunch.
She said she especially enjoys serving the late-
night customers leaving the bars in Carrboro.
“They entertain us with their antics as we
feed them.”
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today’s top story: repeal but faces challenges ahead
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) the law and denying funds for a
Some Republican lawmak- — After taking a largely symbolic series of grants and other health-
ers face criticism for keeping stand on Wednesday, Republicans related programs.
health care coverage that they on Thursday will begin a new Still, many political hurdles
want to get rid of http://bit. phase of their effort to overturn stand between House Republicans
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finds that nearly two-thirds and piecemeal changes. the other house — and the presi-
of U.S. doctors fear health T h e G O P- l e d Ho u s e o f dent — to achieve anything.
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Watch a broadcast of effort is likely to go nowhere in a for repeal despite the seemingly
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Associated Press) wouldn’t survive a certain presi- “The Democratic leadership in
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ly-funded health care system Thursday the House plans anoth- the House vote. “But I assure you,
http://reut.rs/eH1d4P (via er vote directing its committees to we will.”
Reuters) look for specific changes they can Republicans may have a better dth/daniel turner
make to the health care law. chance of success in court. Students began to sign petitions across campus for student body president and senior class representatives
Go to dailytarheel.com/ Changes over the next two Some 25 other states have Wednesday. Candidates for student body president must collect 1,250 student signatures by next week.
index.php/section/state years could involve reducing joined Florida’s lawsuit in federal
to discuss the decision to
repeal health care reform.
paperwork burdens on business-
es, permitting the sale of cover-
court challenging the health care
law — six signed on Tuesday —
signatures level playing field,” Cooper said. “Size
is one thing, but it’s how dedicated
from page 1
the people are who are doing it.”
age across state lines, denying the and Virginia is pressing a sepa-
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Dean-Doming Ingram said he has assembled a
government funds to implement rate case.
was subsequently prohibited at the staff of about 200 to gather signa-
Wednesday meeting. tures, which would be almost twice
Ingram said he did not remem- as large as any other candidate’s.
Assassin’s brother Abortion doctor China’s Hu vows ber the board stating that dorm-
storming was prohibited until
Ingram said he has been recruit-
ing staff for “a while” and conduct-
sues funeral home charged in killings to increase trust Wednesday at the meeting.
Cooper said the board made
ed individual meetings with staff-
ers to discuss pertinent issues.
Brooklyn
Stephens
Ian Lee

F O R T W O R T H , Te x a s PHILADELPHIA (MCT) — WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) it clear twice during the meeting “I’m very hopeful we’ll continue
(MCT) — Lee Harvey Oswald’s An abortion doctor has been — Chinese President Hu Jintao when dorm-storming could begin. to expand and bring staff members
brother says he didn’t know for arrested and charged with said Wednesday that he has “We all know the rules,” she said. “I on and incorporate their ideas into
three decades that a Fort Worth the murder of a patient and come to the United States to trust that all campaigns are trying ours,” he said.
funeral operator kept the origi- seven live infants whose spines “increase mutual trust” between to keep a level playing field.” Cooper said she has 110 signa-
nal coffin that held Oswald’s were severed with scissors at a the two nations as China takes Student Body Secretary Ian Lee’s ture gatherers.
body and is asking a state judge Philadelphia clinic that has been on an increasingly important campaign also had a dorm-storm- “My people have been out all
to recover the proceeds from an described as a house of horrors, global role in economic and ing complaint filed against it, but night and all day,” she said. “We are
auction of the coffin and other officials said Wednesday. security issues. Ingram’s campaign is the only one not stopping.”
items last month. D i s t r i c t A tt o r n e y S e t h President Barack Obama currently subject to a formal inves- Lee said he too has acquired Rick Ingram Joey Guy
Robert Edward Lee Oswald, Williams said the doctor, Kermit formally welcomed Hu at an tigation because the complaints more than 100 staffers.
76, of Wichita Falls, Texas, sued P. Gosnell, was charged follow- elaborate arrival ceremony against Lee were conflicting. “I don’t think numbers are every-
Baumgardner Funeral Home, ing a grand jury investigation. on the South Lawn of the Board chairman Andrew Phillips thing,” he said. “If you have 60 peo-
Allen S. Baumgardner Sr. and Gosnell, 69, lost his medical White House, with both lead- said the investigation should be ple, and all of those 60 people are
Nate D. Sanders Inc. on Friday. license last year after health offi- ers emphasizing the merits of finished by the middle of next really involved, it could be stronger
He alleges breach of contract, cials determined his clinic posed cooperation but also hinting at week and could result in a fine or than a campaign with 400 people.”
breach of fiduciary duty, inva- “a clear danger to the public.” ongoing sources of tension. disqualification if severe violations Phillips declined to speculate
sion of privacy, gross negligence Gosnell was arrested “We have an enormous stake are found. about whether larger campaigns
and mental anguish. Wednesday morning, officials in each other’s success,” Obama are more prone to complaints.
Baumgardner said he hasn’t said. He has maintained his said of U.S. relations with the Size doesn’t matter Candidate Joey Guy said he has Dylan Gilroy Mary Cooper
received a copy of the lawsuit innocence. world’s most populous nation a staff of about 60 people, which
and couldn’t comment on its The seven infants were born and second-largest economy. Though the candidate’s name is using connections with athletic has not organized a campaign staff
allegations. alive in the sixth, seventh and Hu said through a transla- was listed as the alleged violator, teams and the marching band. or collected signatures yet. Gilroy
“I don’ t know any more eighth months of pregnancy and tor that he intends to use the the candidates themselves were not “My staff can do just as good as said he might not stand a chance
than what was on the news,” killed by severing their spinal visit “to increase mutual trust, always the ones accused. The viola- anyone else’s staff,” Guy said. against the largest campaign.
Baumgardner said. cords with scissors, William said. enhance friendship, deepen tors were, in some instances, mem- Brooklyn Stephens said about 50 “I’m not expecting to do nearly
Robert Oswald says he bought Gosnell is charged with third- cooperation, and push forward bers of campaigns whose staffs vary students work on her staff. as well,” he said. “I haven’t put the
the casket in 1963 after his degree murder in the death of the positive, cooperative, and from nonexistent to 200 people. “I am blessed to have amazing planning in.”
brother was gunned down by Karnamaya Mongar, 41, who comprehensive China-U.S. rela- But size doesn’t ultimately mat- people on my campaign,” she said.
Jack Ruby in Dallas. died Nov. 20, 2009. tionship for the 21st century.” ter, most candidates said. “They are working extremely hard.” Contact the University Editor
“It certainly helps, but I think it’s a Candidate Dylan Gilroy said he at university@dailytarheel.com.

union meeting rooms to the east wing,

is already scheduled and will cost research University pursue research that
would benefit the campus and
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about $5.5 million. state.

We are here at a historic low, Don Luse, director

of the Student Union, said Friday
“It’s a value proposition that stu-
dents have to make. Is what we are
take a loan. This is the same idea.”
U N C - C H a n d N.C . S t a t e
“This is a broad campus initia-
tive. We were interested in equip-

at the
that now is the time to complete a
much-needed renovation.
He said Phase 2 of the project
— the portion that students would
be able to vote on — will cost about
$10.5 million, and include a per-
formance space, a food option
and flexible meeting areas. Phase
giving them worth what they are University would receive the larg- ment that had broad use and broad
paying?” he said. est dollar amounts in funds, but application,” she said.
“The important thing is to showmid- and small-sized institutions Entwisle said UNC-CH request-
students what they will get for the
like Appalachian State University, ed money for equipment that will
increase (in student fees) and then
N.C. Central University, N.C. be useful in fields like public health
to let them make the decision.” Agricultural & Technical State and Information Technology
University and UNC-Greensboro Services.
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“They really, really need equip-
ment,” he said. “Without it, they’ll
a call for proposals over campus, the
administration received 140 propos-
als worth more than $31 million.
OF be less competitive.”
Barbara Entwisle, interim vice
“I think that shows the need on
campus,” she said.

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— www.carolinasoul.org: A website where you can jive to older
N.C. soul and hip-hop artists who influenced today’s rappers.
— www.2dopeboyz.com: A rap and hip-hop site where you can find
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— www.down-south.com: On this site you’ll find some hidden mix
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by linnie greene
diversions editor
The Triangle music scene has never been one
to lie low. There’s a legacy here that stretches far
into history, past Superchunk and Archers of Loaf,
back to blues legends and early rock greats.
But amid the vast appreciation for indie rock
and front-porch pickin’, there’s a question that
remains: What about hip-hop?
For a host of local emcees, producers and tal-
ents, it’s a query that ought to arise more often,
especially as the area’s hip-hop scene grapples with
an identity that’s constantly transforming.
The Beast’s Pierce Freelon grew up in Durham
and witnessed the scene’s growth throughout the
’90s and early 2000s. When a local rapper got a
video on BET’s “Uncut,” it left an impression on
Freelon.
“It was a big deal when he had a video on ‘BET
Uncut’ before they banned ‘Uncut’ from television,
because it was basically just softcore pornography.
But this guy was from Durham, and we thought it
was awesome,” he said.
For Charlie Smarts, a member of Raleigh’s
Kooley High, one of the biggest challenges in
local hip-hop is getting people to listen in the first
place.
“We’re in an area where people sometimes don’t
care about art as much,” he said.
Smarts found that this was especially true dur-
ing his years as a student at N.C. State University,
which led him and some like-minded friends to
start a club for aspiring hip-hop artists.
“You don’t see people that are into hip-hop
enough to participate on a everyday basis, espe-
cially with the hip-hop we were involved with. We
weren’t into the ‘shake your bon-bon’ or gun clap-
ping thing.”
And though groups like Kooley High have
struggled to form a passionate fan base in the past,
Smarts is seeing a change for the better at recent
shows.
“I’ve been looking at the area a lot more and
just wondering, ‘Hey, who’s bringing people out
to shows? What’s going on?’ I’m seeing a lot more
freshmen and sophomores in college, bringing a
lot more people out and doing stuff in public.”
The local hip-hop scene has had a major influx
of awards and critical acclaim in recent years,
spawning a plethora of rappers whose names are
getting buzz nationwide.
The Foreign Exchange, whose members include
former Raleigh resident Phonte, was even nomi-
nated for a Grammy in 2008.
“Certainly with Median and Phonte with
Foreign Exchange, getting that Grammy nomina-
tion in ’08 was a huge recognition for an indepen-
dent, Triangle-based band,” Freelon said. “On the
other side you had 9th Wonder, teaching a hip-
hop class at [N.C.] Central and running his label
P’Tones Records.”
Even as rappers wrestle against Pitchfork tastes
and seemingly oblivious local music fans, emcees
like Rhetoric, who performs with #FamousGang,
still believe that the hip-hop dream is worth pur-
suing.
“This music thing is not a hobby. It’s my life.
Every waking minute is spent pondering my next
move, building online presence, networking with
other artists, trying to get shows, freestyling for
people, etcetera,” he said.
“It isn’t a fad and it isn’t a simple promotional
manipulation of social networks. It’s a lifestyle my
friends have chosen to adopt and a level of dope-
ness we will always reach for until we’ve made it.”
Contact the Diversions Editor
at dive@dailytarheel.com.
Allison Hussey, Joe Faile and Joseph
Chapman contributed reporting to this story.

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THE MOVIE TRAIL Follow the yellow brick cinematic road as staff FUNNY VALENTINE BIRDS OF A FEATHER DEMOLITION DERBY IT TAKES TWO TO TENGO
writer Mark Niegelsky charts upcoming releases via YouTube trailers. It’s no romantic comedy, but Raleigh’s Birds of Avalon play Destroyer’s latest release Yo La Tengo isn’t a new kid on
YO! DIVE RAPS! Well, we don’t exactly rap, but our weekly “Hump Dive staffer Rocco Giamatteo incendiary, trippy rock that takes you back to the ’80s, the musical block, and the leg-
Day Bump Day” mixtape post will get your house parties popping. waxes poetic on the romantic evokes ‘70s greats on its recent but don’t throw on those glitter endary band chats with us about
WHAT YOU MISSED Decided to be lame and stay in on a Friday indie drama ‘Blue Valentine.’ self-titled release. platform heels just yet. love for Cat’s Cradle and pop.
night? Check out photos and write-ups of all the gigs you missed. PAGE 6 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 6
6 thursday, january 20, 2011 Diversions The Daily Tar Heel

Q&A: YO LA TENGO’S JAMES McNEW

Don’t be fooled by the Spanish Dive: Your bandmate Ira SEE THE SHOWS
moniker. Ask any child of the ’90s Kaplan is a former music critic — Time: 9:15 p.m., Saturday and
music scene and New Jersey’s Yo La isn’t that cheating? Sunday
Tengo is still reigning pop royalty,
with 25 years of noisy, innovative JM: It’s sort of Frankenstein’s Location: Cat’s Cradle
monster. Yeah, that was pretty Info: www.catscradle.com
records under its belt.
This week, bassist James McNew much our plan.
talked to Assistant Diversions Dive: It seems like you spelled it’s no fun to be able to easily go
Editor Joseph Chapman about the it out on 2009’s Popular Music. ahead and describe what we do
band’s upcoming Cat’s Cradle gig. Which is it — alternative rock or and to go ahead and describe the
type of music we make after such a
Diversions: Why the back- pop? long time. Like record companies
to-back nights at the Cat’s Cradle? JM: I don’t know. I guess I — I know Matador would totally
James McNew: We love would feel more comfortable with enjoy it if we could describe it a
it there. We’ve been having great the broader terminology. I think little better, but we can’t. It would
nights at the Cat’s Cradle in more alternative rock is nonsense. I make their lives a lot easier, ours
than one of its locations in its his- don’t think that means anything. too probably. We just make the
tory — in our history — for, oh my You know, pop is relative: there is music that reflects what we’re like
God, let’s just say decades. It’s a like a 19-minute noisy instrumen- as people.
pleasure to come back there. We’re tal on the record. That fits in my
totally fortunate to play there more definition of pop, but maybe not
Dive: What does the future
hold for Yo La Tengo?
than one night in a row — it’s a somebody else’s.
luxury. We love it there and we’re Dive: What about the label JM: Like many important
thrilled to come back. Carrboro — “indie rock”? things, we really don’t think about
it’s not a metropolis. But people it that much. We know what our
come from all over in the area JM: I think that is even more immediate future holds. That’s the
to come to the Cat’s Cradle. It’s offensive than alternative rock. I course we’ve taken since the begin-
famous, whether it wants to admit don’t pay any attention to that. A ning. We never set out to have a
it or not. lot of people do, and I guess it’s master plan and we just took it as
easier for people to classify, you it came. I guess we’re continuing
Dive: Yo La Tengo is consis- know, to scientifically go through in that trailblazing way of doing
tently pegged as a “critic’s band” — libraries and classify different types
things. I think this is all what
why do you think that is? of bands as some sort of categori- we’ve dreamed of doing for all of
JM: I don’t know. It’s better cal species. But I don’t really sub- our lives, but I’m sure there was a
than being a band that critics uni- scribe to that. I never think about thought of it never being possible.
versally despise, I suppose. I don’t it. I think avoiding classification is It was always more of a fantastic
know — it’s great. I’m very happy tricky but part of doing something notion than a do-able career. But courtesy of matador records/jesper eklow
that critical thinking critics think correctly. That applies to anybody. it turns out it was, so we must have Yo La Tengo released its first studio album, “Ride the Tiger,” in 1986. Since then, the band has released 13
we’re a good band. I think it’s over when you can done something right.
describe your sound. I feel like full-lengths, including 2009’s “Popular Music.” The band will play at Cat’s Cradle this Saturday and Sunday.

‘Blue Valentine’ breaks hearts

diverecommends
Album from the Vaults:
Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted:
There are a lot of records that
people call “classic” — records that
music fans venerate like vinyl gods.
We may not be going that far, but
this one is worth the hype — hip-
sters were jamming to this record
in 1992, and it’s high time that a
new generation of fans get a blast
of Stephen Malkmus’ take-no-
prisoners vocals.
Movie from the Vaults:
“Wayne’s World”: Austin Powers
wasn’t Mike Myers’ first success-
ful parody. In fact, 1992’s “Wayne’s
World” appealed to the same slacker
crowd that appreciated Pavement,
or at least had a stoner friend who
did. Besides, haven’t you ever won-
dered where “schwing!” came from?
Events:
Thursday
Hammer No More the Fingers
Playmakers Theater | When these
local boys hit the University’s
campus, expect plenty of ruckus.
Durham’s Hammer No More the
Fingers delivers pop-punk sass
and angst in spades, but don’t
expect some mournful Dashboard
Confessional jams — we’re warn-
ing you that pogo-ready shoes are
in order. 8 p.m., $1 for students/$5
public
The Big Picture
Local 506 | In the middle school
gym class of local music, The Big
Picture would be the dodgeball
team that everyone wants to be on.
It reads like a who’s-who of local
pop, with members hailing from
Lost in the Trees, Annuals and The
Never. Raleigh’s Soft Company will
pack an equally effervescent punch
with its endearingly quirky, left-of-
center brand of indie pop. Big Hell
opens. 9:30 p.m.
tuesday
Lissie
Cat’s Cradle | Her cover of Kid
Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” set
the Internet on fire, but if you
haven’t already heard Lissie’s
mighty pipes via YouTube, you’re
in for a treat. The singer blends
old-school folk with contemporary
sensibilities and a voice that’s as
brash as a modern day Janis Joplin.
Dylan LeBlanc opens. 9 p.m., $15
wednesday
Twin Tigers
Local 506 | If you like your pop
and rock served through a fun-
nel of lo-fi ’90s fuzz, you’d be wise
to check out Athens, Ga.’s Twin
Tigers. You’ll find plenty of dis-
sonance layered in between the
catchy pop and shrewd lyrics that
evoke southern indie rock greats
like R.E.M. and Polvo. Local favorite
Lonnie Walker will also bring the
musical heat. The Toddlers open. 9
p.m., $8
by rocco giamatteo
staff writer
Deaf lovers walk hand in hand
toward the edge of a cliff. You call
out to stop them, but they don’t
hear you. So instead you revel in
their love until they fall. And then
you cry because you realize they
weren’t blind.
That story has no moral, and
neither does “Blue Valentine.” A
brutally honest drama that ebbs
and flows with the raw emotions of
modern romance, the film manages
to deeply affect its viewers without
grounding itself in any preachy
pretense. In fact, its investigation
of self-destructive love will have
you waiting at cliffs to feel anything
remotely similar to it.
Our fated couple isn’t deaf, but
each disables the other by their
love: Neither of them can live
with each other, but they can’t
live apart. Dean (Ryan Gosling),
a good-hearted underachiever,
and Cindy (Michelle Williams), an
adorably quirky highschooler, fall
into love young and hopeful. But
the relationship develops into a
broken marriage, in which Cindy
constantly confronts Dean’s imma-
turity and Dean dismisses her sub-
sequent emptiness.
The film boasts the two most
viscerally engaging performances
Moviereview
blue valentine
of the year. As Dean, Gosling culti-
vates an acute earnestness so per-
fectly as to be lovable and loath-
some all at once. Making Dean his
own brilliant invention, Gosling
strips away tropes from similar
characters and instead channels
Dean’s depths through the small-
est affectations and gestures. The
result is an arrestingly real, utterly
engrossing relation to viewers.
T he equally breathtaking
Williams makes the same reward-
ing choice. Sometimes it’s the delay
of her smile and others it’s the faint-
ness of her sighs. Evoking the stark
realism of contemporary love, she proclivity to improvisation lend an
ultimately reminds you that this is honest charm to the film.
a film about those moments, not As Dean and Cindy plum-
just inclusive of them. met from their cliff, hearts break
This is why writer-director more for the fall than for the fall-
Derek Cianfrance’s script is so vir- ers themselves. And so, though
tuously bare. His narrative sim- dubbed as a “feel-bad” tale, the film
plicity allows the poignant perfor- more precisely offers the chance to
mances ample time and space to feel something wonderfully, pain-
breathe, letting the actors tell this fully real before the bodies hit the
story through unspoken yet ever- ground.
so-clear chemistry. The same goes
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Birds of Avalon takes a wild trip

by linnie greene
diversions editor
Birds of Avalon’s self-titled
album opens with a flourish of hor-
ror-movie build-up, a mélange of
noise that segues into an agitated
drum solo.
From there, the thrills don’t stop
— if anything, Birds of Avalon’s lat-
est is the band’s epic, a fever dream
that dips in and out of reality like
only the most sinuous, artful fan-
tasies can.
To call Birds of Avalon dream-
like isn’t a stretch. The record is an
exercise in acid-trip instrumen-
tation, recalling everyone from
Ravi Shankar to Led Zeppelin. On
“Xaradheere,” Craig Tilley sings,
“I need some drugs, got a taste for
the gun/For the sake of a day in the
MUSICreview
birds of avalon
birds of avalon
psych-rock
sun,” and it’s a philosophy that per-
vades all 11 tracks.
The hazy ’70s quality of the
band’s music is nothing new, but
the new record epitomizes every-
thing that’s worked for the Raleigh-
based outfit in the past — here, the
psychedelic vocals find an apt part-
ner in shape-shifting riffs, dreamy
soundscapes and visceral lyrics.
There’s madness here, but unlike
some past songs, there’s always a
method to it. Just when it all feels
chaotic, the band reins its frenzy
into a polished, effortless groove.
While tracks like “Road to Oslo”
and “Spiders on the Line” balance
expertly on the line between a bad
trip and a smooth ride, there are
instances when the band lays on
the driving riffs too heavy. By the
time you reach “& Moonbeams,” the
leisurely pace — reminiscent of a
slower track on The Beatles’ “Abbey
Road” — is a welcome exhale, a
respite from the frantic feeling the
bulk of the album evokes.
Any odyssey has its overwhelm-
ing moments, but Birds of Avalon’s
latest will take you there and back
again — just in time to realize what
an epic journey you’ve just taken.
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musicshorts
destroyer
kaputt
rock
If the name Dan Bejar rings a
bell, it’s probably not because of
Destroyer.
It’s the moniker he’s applied
to himself for a string of musi-
cal releases outside his better-
known endeavours with The New
Pornographers.
But Destroyer is more than just
a New Pornographers side proj-
ect — in fact, the reverse is more
truthful.
Bejar is now on his tenth full-
length, Kaputt, a delightful and
easy listen that evokes the tranquil
zen state right before sleep.
Most of the album smacks of
‘80s pop music, but Bejar uses it to
Destroyer’s advantage. Listeners
get all of its sweetness with none
of the later stomachaches and cavi-
ties.
Drawing so much on ‘80s influ-
ences could have easily made
Kaputt trite and unoriginal.
Instead, Bejar keeps it soft and
quiet. It’s a perfect album for late
nights or early mornings.
The album’s opener and single,
“Chinatown,” gets the record off to
a retro-tinged start.
It’s easygoing, driven by an
acoustic guitar that floats over
a pop-flavored electronic back-
ground.
The subtle saxophones could
have pushed the tune from charm-
ing to cheesy, but the song is bal-
anced well enough that this doesn’t
happen.
Kaputt closes with “Bay of Pigs,”
which clocks in at a respectable 11
minutes and 18 seconds. It wraps
up the album nicely, keeping the
cool electronic feel while edging
gently into a more ambient, calm-
ing sound.
Bejar’s lyrics often don’t make
very much sense. On “Bay of Pigs”
he sings, “Magnolia’s a girl/Her
heart’s made of wood/As apoca-
lypses go, that’s pretty good/Sha
la la/Wouldn’t you say?” — but
they’re ultimately a part of the
album’s off-kilter, vintage rock ‘n’
roll charm.
While it seems as though many
bands are going back to sounds of
decades past (see: Sharon Jones
and the Dap Kings, Best Coast,
She & Him or any of the handful
of “lo-fi” bands), this slightly retro
kickback works in Destroyer’s
favor.
It sounds comfortable and
slightly familiar, like déja vu from
decades past.
-Allison Hussey
Diversions thursday, january 20, 2011 7
movieshorts
ken kleinfeld rabbit Hole pretending to be criminals them-
this performance, Kidman not only has there been such an epic bro-
selves.
secures a spot for an Oscar nomi- mance, as the testosterone-filled
Rogen has all the acting chops
nation, but also becomes one of the friendship between buddies Ronny
favorites to win. to convincingly play the spoiled (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin
son of a multimillionaire, but the
With an equally solid showing James).
expected transformation to hero
from Eckhart as well, Mitchell’s Except no one will be quoting
never comes.
adaptation proves to be a thought- “The Dilemma” for the next five
As the film progresses, the
provoking film that does not mere- years — at least, we can all hope
Green Hornet becomes an incred-
ly rely on tugging at the heart’s so.
strings. ibly annoying character, a perpetu- Best friends since college and
ally petulant 12-year-old instead of
A sophisticated exploration of the co-owners of a car business,
a man of integrity and duty.
dark human emotions, “Rabbit they share a close friend circle that
Cristoph Waltz is the high point
Hole” provides a closing sense of includes Nick’s wife and Ronny’s
of the film, using his considerable
hope that tragedy, while perma- girlfriend.
new treedwelling skill to play the insecure crime lord
nent, can mend with time and But all romances have their
love. Chudnofsky with relish and over- played out ups and downs — at
the-top antics. It is generally a bad least they do in bad comedies.
Insert a moral “dilemma” and
rock -Lam Chau sign for a superhero film when the
A rock ‘n’ roll album where liter- villain is more likeable than the the usual Vince Vaughn comedy
ally every single track is a love song The Green Hornet hero. schtick can’t hold up around the
conjures an image of a womaniz- The movie occasionally gains more serious issues of relation-
ing frontman, a bare-chested sex momentum with scenes of genu- ships, trust and addiction.
icon wrought of masculinity, like ine humor and ones that skillfully After catching Nick’s wife cheat-
Lou Reed, Jimmy Paige or Bruce evince the amateur and frequently ing, Ronny’s world is rocked: Does
Springsteen. As many connections the title unplanned quality of the Hornet he tell his best friend?
“I’ve got my fear on when I go to“Rabbit Hole” may seem to have and Kato’s anti-crime crusade. The strange guest appearance
the gym/ ’Cause she might walk in,” with Alice in Wonderland, director But that momentum stops short by the tattooed and potentially
sings Ken Kleinfeld on “Fear On.” John Cameron Mitchell’s latest film when director Michel Gondry unstable Channing Tatum as the
He doesn’t exactly exude confi- certainly does not evoke the same switches to subplots involving other man to Winona Ryder’s
dence. feeling of jubilance and fanaticism Reid’s unsolved daddy issues or cheating is exhausting and over-
“Isn’t Abbey Strange” opens as its counterpart. his painfully awkward relation- bearing.
the album with lightly strummed Based off David Lindsay- ship with his secretary, (Cameron Throw that in with Ronny’s
acoustic guitar, a flatly mixed Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Diaz) which borders on sexual tricky past (a gambling addict)
organ, tambourines, drums and a play, “Rabbit Hole” revolves around harassment. which leads to his girlfriend stag-
bass line so plain and understated the concept of tragedy and its far- There are a lot of extremely ing an intervention where all the
it might as well be the kick drum. reaching effects on life. talented people involved in “The secrets can come out in front of the
Has Tom Petty really never been Having lost their child in a car Green Hornet,” and it has its occa- entire cast.
done before? New Treedwelling is accident eight months prior, pro- sional successes. The film seems to be more about
your standard classic rock rehash tagonists Becca (Nicole Kidman) There is a good film somewhere ridiculous situations than the
— from the predictable bridges and and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) now in this mess, but it’s as masked as dilemma itself.
chord progressions to the single struggle continuing with their daily its titular hero. “The Dilemma” is the epitome of
coil guitars and harmonicas. lives. an unsuccessful balance between
If you’ve ever heard America’s The plot is thought-provoking -Mark Niegelsky humor and moral questions.
“Muskrat Love,” Kleinfeld shares and appropriately slow moving. Seth Rogen has spent his career If it has one positive, it is at least
the same unsettling nasal twang. The characters are given room playing affable schlubs stuck in THE Dilemma somewhat realistic. Who wouldn’t
The album’s fate was sealed to breathe and demonstrate how states of perpetual childhood, so cheat on Kevin James?
when Kleinfeld recorded his songs extensively tragedy can disfigure co-writing and starring in a super-
with a team of studio musicians. the human psyche. hero film is quite a change for him. Not since “Wedding Crashers” -Rachel Arnett
His quaint voice and mild-man- As Becca attempts to find clo- Unfortunately, Rogen’s inability to
nered love songs would hold fine on sure with the boy responsible for abandon his stoned man-child per-
sona makes “The Green Hornet” an
their own, but the resulting generic
rock is an ill-fated mismatch.
her son’s death and Howie finds
escape from the world with mari- incredibly uneven experience. duke performances
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On tracks like “Back in the Stonejuana, the pair must somehow find
Age” and “Maple Park,” Kleinfeld’s a way to reconcile with each other. paperman, is killed, Britt Reid
voice barely defines itself overtop In arguably her best role yet, (Rogen) decides to ditch his play-
the cookie-cutter female backing Kidman dominates the screen. boy lifestyle and become a masked
vocals. Losing her self-control as she crime fighter.
New Treedwelling is coated in slaps another woman for not giving Along with his father’s auto
mechanic (Jay Chou), they adopt
cunninghaM
production and begs for the back- her child candy, she gives a heart-
ground noise to be stripped away. wrenchingly honest portrayal of the identities of the Green Hornet
a grieving mother who refuses to and Kato, a duo that wages war
against the criminal underworld by
d a n c e c o m pa n y
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UNC programs and approved programs are available around
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There are more than 300 programs in over 70 countries.

Amongst a bust of Roman ancestors

Feeding ostriches in Cape Town

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February 10, 2011 at 4pm
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What about academics?

Farmer in Spanish countryside
Studying abroad was the greatest
experience of my life. I had an
incredible time and grew so much
as a person. I gained a lot of
insight into what other cultures
are like, and also learned more
about our own. I met some amaz-
ing people that I will definitely
maintain friendships with. I am so
happy with my decision to study
abroad, and my decision to study
in Florence.
- LDM Fall 2010
All programs are approved for UNC credit,
making it easy to stay on track for graduation.
Students earn 12-18 credits per semester while
abroad - the same as here on campus. Credits
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getting mean Search goes

on for next
CHCCS leader
Community gives input in survey
by Ethan Robertson
staff writer
A local school board will be one
step closer to finding a new super-
intendent at a meeting tonight.
The North Carolina School
Boards Association, the search firm
hired to organize and manage the
search, will report to the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board
of Education at a meeting tonight
concerning surveys completed by
staff and community members
about what they want to see in a
new superintendent.
The surveys received an over-
whelming response—more than
1,000 responses and 27 state-
ments— school board vice chair-
woman Mia Burroughs wrote via
Twitter on Wednesday night.
The school board coordinated
two public forums to hear resident
thoughts about the search for the
Dth/melissa key new superintendent, said district
“I am looking
for someone who
is willing to
listen to all
stakeholders.”
annetta streater, board of
education member
ership, interpersonal and com-
munication skills. In addition, the
interviewers are looking for com-
mitment to children and public
education.
“I would be open to a non-tra-
ditional candidate from the busi-
ness sector,” said board of educa-
tion member Annetta Streater. “I
am looking for someone with high
expectations for achievement in his
students.”
Superintendent Pedersen has

S
spokeswoman Stephanie Knott.
enior Olivia Myrick (second from right) directs “Broadway Melodies” members senior Andrew Isenhour (left), junior “The feedback has been pretty
Allison Rae Stewart, and sophomore Devon Haas (right) through a rehearsal of Pauper Players’ upcoming pro- robust,” she said. “At the meeting
we will get a sense of the number of
duction of “Mean Girls: The Musical.” Other sections of the production will include “Glee” and Quentin Tarantino. people who attended the forums.”
All of the lyrics and scripts for the skits were written by the directors. The production will run from Feb. 4 through Current superintendent Neil
Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Union Cabaret. Tickets for this Pauper Players production will go on sale this Friday. Pedersen announced his plans
to retire in August and will leave
the system at the end of the school
not had any involvement in the
search, but he said he has found
himself in several uncomfortable
situations since announcing his
retirement.
“The awkwardness is that there
are more and more issues that
come up that will affect the school
next year,” Pedersen said. “I am in

Q&A with UNC student artist

year. His 17-year tenure makes him meetings where we are discussing
the longest-serving superintendent those.”
currently working in the state. The applications will be reviewed
The school board plans to have a by board members during a closed
replacement selected by April 1 and session on Monday, Feb. 21 and
Senior discusses been influenced by a lot of musi-
cians. I love ’90s dance. Grouper
past four or so years of my life my DTH: Do you have any advice
favorite books have been required for other student artists?
has allotted $40,000 for the neces-
sary costs, which includes advertis-
may extend to a second meeting
on Friday, Feb. 25.
artistic influence has been a huge influence in my
music and other art. …. I like the
reading and textbooks, so lately my
favorite books are all about politics PP: There isn’t a secret you dis- ing estimated to cost $2,000.
The superintendent selection
Both meetings will be held in
the Superintendent’s Conference
idea of simplicity — just objects in and collectivism. cover after four years of being an
process includes a nine-page appli- Room of Lincoln Center from 6:30
by Abby Gerdes space. Art professors always want art major, but … try not to skip too
DTH: Where do you see your- much class — and do good work cation which is due by Jan. 31. The p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
staff writer an intentional meaning, but some- application is comprised of short “It is important for that per-
self in 10 years? just in case you accidentally skip
As a part of the arts desk’s ongo- times meaning just happens. answer and essay questions. son to be willing to see all sides,
ing series, “In the Studio,” senior
DTH: How do you stay moti- PP: In one year I see myself too much class. Everything you The board decided it would not and make sure all stakeholders
Peter Pendergrass spoke with staff moving out of the country, but in make should be something you require an educational background are informed,” Streater said. “I am
vated when the going gets tough?
writer Abby Gerdes about what 10 years, I see myself doing some- would want to show the world. component for applicants, and the looking for someone who is willing
drives his art — from childhood PP: Whenever I want some- thing not too different from what DTH: Any fun facts about vacancy notice put forth by the to listen to all stakeholders.”
into the future. thing a lot, a lot, I wish for it on I’m doing now, but in a way that I you? board outlined several qualities a
Pendergrass every 11:11. When I wish for some- can support myself. I really believe potential candidate must possess. Contact the City Editor at
i s a d o u b l e thing every 11:11 I know I really in strengthening the community. I PP: I made a Twitter account Qualities included strong lead- city@dailytarheel.com.
major in per- want it, and that helps to keep me don’t think you have to go to New on New Year’s Eve, and it is just as
In formance stud- motivated. Recently I’ve been wish- York to do cool things. If every- stupid as I thought it would be. It
ies and studio ing — I hope telling you won’t make one goes to New York to do cool was a joke, but I use it on the daily,
the art, working on this not come true — to graduate things, North Carolina won’t get partially because it was my resolu-
io
Stud
multiple theses with honors and with sanity. I also any cooler. I want to make art and tion and I feel like I have to… but
at UNC. let myself take breaks. Sometimes find ways to spend my time doing it’s still stupid. If you want to follow
you have to pull all-nighters to things I enjoy and can make money me, I’m @pppcccppp.
D a i l y get something done, but it’s also
important just to know when to
doing. I won’t allow myself to do
things I don’t like for money. Contact the Arts Editor
Tar Heel: stop. at arts@dailytarheel.com.
When did you first realize you were
an artist?
DTH: Do you have favorite
movies? Favorite books?
Peter Pendergrass: PP: [laughs] I don’t like the
When I was four, I painted a really
favorite movies question, but I’ll
great picture of my cat, Peaches. It’s
answer it. My favorite movies from
still framed and hanging in my par-
childhood are “The Last Unicorn”
ents’ house. That’s my first memory
and “My Neighbor Totoro,” but
of feeling intense gratification from
recently I’ve been really into older
making art.
movies. As for books, I read a lot
DTH: What artists have influ- of short stories. I subscribe to
enced you and how? McSweeney’s, a quarterly literary
PP: I’d probably say that I’ve publication of short stories and
other stuff, so I read that. For the

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CHilD CARE WANTED! Student needed
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314-799-2945.
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GRAD STUDENTS: lEASE TAkEOvER 1BR
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If January 20th is Your Birthday...
This year, the waves are strong. learn to
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living. A female (a mermaid?) will make a great
difference in your life. She will be a muse for
your new creative endeavors. listen closely to
what she has to say. She understands.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 5 - Today’s the perfect day
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6 - Write a love letter to
to let your creativity fly with friends,
children or both. Your artistic talents are
someone far away. Then just love the
one you’re with. Younger people offer
appreciated, and someone’s surprised. pleasant surprises and are grateful for
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8 - Arguments may arise at
your attention.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
work. Don’t get hooked. Take care of Today is a 7 - Focus your creative energy
your home, your family and especially on growing your pot of gold. it’s adven-
of your personal well-being. Get plenty ture time. Notice any challenges, but
of rest.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
don’t be stopped by them. Use your
fire sword.
Today is a 7 - Don’t be so focused on the
details that you miss the beautiful big
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8 - Travel plans may change,
picture. The appreciation of a partner or so be flexible. Consider a long trip, better
loved one gives you a significant boost. shared with a loved one. The future looks
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
bright, and you’re in charge.
Today is a 7 - Money comes easier than Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
normal today. Take advantage of this Today is a 6 - Communication is key, and
by diving into the work. A friend needs you have that key. it’s a great day for
some pampering, and you’re happy marketing and bringing in money from
to give it. new sources. “No” shows what’s miss-
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7 - Your artistic talents are
ing for “yes.”
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9 - Not everything is real - or is
at a peak today. The world feeds and
inspires you. Others may get a bit jeal- it? Think before you jump to conclusions.
ous. Make your optimism contagious,
and share it abundantly.
Friends help you make an important con-
nection. They can see behind you.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7 - More work is coming in.
Today is a 6 - Focus your affections on
yourself today. indulge your passions. Don’t act impulsively about something
Your artistic talent flourishes, and you you’ll later regret. Your goals will seem
find beauty in everything. Give thanks. clear for the next four weeks.
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Breakthrough brain surgery less invasive
by alex hammer
staff writer
Almost two years ago, a pair of
UNC surgeons had a revolution-
ary idea for the treatment of brain
aneurysms.
They wanted to go through the
nose.
Merging their interests in medical
technology and less invasive surgical
methods, Dr. Anand Germanwala
and Dr. Adam Zanation decided to
remove a female patient’s aneurysm
through her nose instead of the tra-
ditional open-brain surgery.
After a surgery that typically
leaves patients bedridden for days,
Germanwala and Zanation’s patient
was walking the halls within hours.
Neither had seen such a quick
recovery.
“By going through the nose, we
never touched the brain—that’s the
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issues or to check out the trendi-
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some of our most recent posts:
Starbucks introduces Trenta
Starbucks has decided to serve its
coffee-thirsty customers what they
want most: more coffee.
How will the company accom-
plish this feat? With a new 31-
ounce cup, also known as Trenta
— Italian for 30.
The Trenta cup size will be avail-
able at all Starbucks coffee shops by
May 3. It is now available in 14 states,
including North Carolina.
The cup will cost 50 cents more
than the 24-ounce Venti, which is
currently the largest size.
How are students reacting to the
newcomer?
“I drink lots of coffee,” said
Vanessa Cross, a freshman biology
major at UNC. “But I think that it
is way too big. Nobody should be
able to drink that much coffee in
one sitting.”
Customers will only be able to
buy the Trenta for cold beverages.
— Danielle Stephenson
Zodiac signs could change
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Parke Kunkle boldly stated the
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According to Kunkle, a change
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Kunkle’s predication became
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Facebook and Twitter news feeds
filled up with concern and anger over
the changes in the zodiac signs.
According to Kunkle’s zodiac,
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biggest advantage,” Zanation said.
The pair’s innovative surgery will
be featured in the March print issue
of the journal “Neurosurgery.”
Normally, surgeons have to lift
the brain up because aneurysms
are located underneath it. This
practice is know to put pressure on
the patient’s brain, which can result
in damage to nerves for both vision
nerves and eye movement.
With the new procedure, a
4-millimeter camera held by
Zanation serves as Germanwala’s
eyes, allowing him to operate on
the patient. Germanwala then
places a clip onto the aneurysm,
which stops the bleeding.
“Say you were blowing up a bal-
loon,” Germanwala said. “If you put
a clip on the part where you blow the
air into the balloon, no more air can
flow. It’s the same thing placing the
Classic yet colorful
T
he duffle coat has seen somewhat of a resurgence in
popularity in recent years, much like the Navy pea
coat, and Xuan’s pick is a nice balance between fun
sign dates are bumped forward
several weeks.
But some say the signs are not
changing at all. Others state the
sign change only applies to those
born in the recent years.
Students have varying opinions
about the change.
“I’m really irked I changed from
Virgo to Leo,” said UNC sopho-
more Julie Payment. “I like being
a maiden better.”
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clip on the neck of the aneurysm.” eyes in the field to see what is pos-
The method also reduces the sible,” Germanwala said.
cost for patients; because it is less Zanation said the breakthrough is
invasive and requires the patient indicative of what can be achieved.
to spend fewer days in the hospi- “This shows people that the
tal, the hospital bill is substantially boundaries that were once thought
less expensive. to exist don’t actually exist,” he said.
“Endo-nasal surgery is both less Delaware resident Katie Kempski
expensive and results in less hospi- founded Wilson Walk, a founda-
tal time than open-brain surgery,” tion that raises money for the Brain
Zanation said. Aneurysm Foundation, after her
Despite the increased advantag- mother’s aneurysm burst during
es of the nasal technique, it is far her preparation for surgery. With
from a commonplace procedure. the shorter preparation time that
Germanwala explained that this comes with less invasive surgeries,
procedure was a combination of two Kempski said her mother’s compli-
techniques which require specializa- cations might have been avoided.
tion. He said only a handful of doc- “I truly hope that this new pro-
tors in the world have this combina- cedure is brought on board at all
tion of specialities, which keeps the hospitals worldwide,” she said.
procedure from becoming a more dth/bailey seitter
widespread form of treatment. Contact the University Editor Dr. Anand Germanwala (left) and Germanwala Fellow Seun Omofoye
“I think it has opened a lot of at university@dailytarheel.com. (right) are researching an alternative method to treat aneurysms.
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expansion will join the signature
madness today. See pg. 1 for story.
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Solution to Graduating with sanity
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The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
117 years
of editorial freedom
Noah Brisbin
The UNC I(‘ve) Know(n)
Second year law student from
Salisbury.
E-mail: nbrisbin@email.Unc.Edu
Keep
up with
keeping
grades up
P
rofessors in Chapel Hill
have been bemoaning the
state of our grades for at
least as long as I have attended
school here. Grades don’t confer
the meaning they used to, they
argue; higher grades crowd the
field and make it difficult to tell
good students from average stu-
dents.
In light of this, the University’s
Educational Policy Committee
considers options that would
remedy the current grading envi-
ronment at UNC, where the aver-
age grade point average sits just
shy of a B-plus.
But the goals of this com-
mittee and other advocates of
reversing the effects of grade
inflation are out of step with the
student body’s purpose for earn-
ing grades — providing better
prospects for future employment
or studies.
Consider the position that our
professors occupy. They once
stood in our shoes and chose to
learn for the sake of learning,
carrying this passion through
graduate school and into an
academic career. In this perch,
professors continue to learn
through their research while
teaching us.
What is their stake, then, in
the grades they hand down to
us? My best guess is that pro-
fessors place the same intrinsic
value on the grades they record
as the pursuit of knowledge
which substantiates their pro-
fession.
Grade gratis gradis, (“grading
for grading’s sake”) though, does
not justify measures that would
actually reduce students’ grades
at UNC. Grade point averages
have too much utility to students
who place that number on the
second line of their resumes and
grad school applications to be
substantially altered with a broad
stroke.
There should be a place
for measures like the ill-fated
Achievement Index of 2007, and
a similar tool that would add
context to course grades may
begin appearing on students’
transcripts in the next few years.
This method is beneficial in that
it provides additional informa-
tion for those who care to dis-
criminate into academic records
to tell which job applicants chal-
lenged themselves and which
applicants took the most lenient
courses they could.
To affect the distribution of
grades themselves, however,
would dampen the prospects of
UNC graduates in an increas-
ingly competitive world.
There is a positive correlation
between the admission stan-
dards and GPAs of American
universities, which is an appro-
priate reflection of the quality of
students that schools like UNC
enroll. To take up a proposal that
would, say, reduce average GPAs
to 2.75, would mislead potential
employers and graduate schools
to believe that UNC students are
less qualified than they are, and
less qualified than students of
their peer universities.
We must consider our position
relative to our peers in deciding
whether our grades are actually
too high. Our truest peers — the
best public research institutions
in the nation — have average
GPAs (in the 3.2 to 3.3 range)
that are even with or slightly
higher than UNC’s average (3.16,
as of 2006).
Reforms that would lower that
number would belie the caliber of
the University and the students
who earn a degree here.
Friday:
Blair Mikels and Alex Walters begin
their food column with N.C.’s state
vegetable.
Sarah Frier
EDITOR, 962-4086
Frier@email.unc.edu
Cameron Parker
Opinion EDITOR
cdp@unc.edu
Pat ryan
associate opinion EDITOR
pcryan@email.unc.edu
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Defining unnecessary
Finding right programs to cut begs broad consideration
I
n spite of yielding few
short-term savings, a
holistic examination of the
system to see where “unnec-
essary duplication” could be
eliminated is the right choice
to preserve the system’s long-
term budget.
Unfortunately, “unneces-
sary” is a difficult word to
define. While it sounds good
in principle to eliminate simi-
lar programs, this process
begs for a wider consideration
of what makes a program
unnecessary.
But — in a system of more
specialized institutions — a
viable way for students to move
within the system to schools
with programs they desire
might be an option worth
exploring.
The Research Triangle ben-
efits from having two UNC-
Transit tactics
New student focus group has responsibility to
ensure strong advocacy for student interests
S
tudent Body President
Hogan Medlin recently
issued an executive order
creating the Transportation
Focus Group to serve as liaison
to the Department of Public
Safety and issue recommenda-
tions to Medlin for the March
Board of Trustees meeting.
There, DPS will present its
five-year plan. The focus group
will give Medlin the ability to
advocate on behalf of student
interests at this meeting.
Students will be one source
of funding for a transit system
that will need millions more
dollars in upcoming years.
In order for this new group
to be taken seriously, it must
provide suggestions that are
realistic and balance with the
needs of DPS.
Students actually underpay
for the service they receive
Colbert’s ‘Word’
Colbert explored the word
“disintegration”
in a discussion
of Wake County
S c h o o l B o a r d ’s
push to redis-
trict. Maybe it takes a com-
edy show to address the
real problems in the county.
55 and counting
UNC has never lost a bas-
ketball game to
Clemson in Chapel
Hill. Since 1926,
through thick
and thin, the Tar
Heels have always found
a way to win. Hopefully,
we start a similar streak on
March 5 when we play Duke.
Opinion
EDITorial BOARD members
callie bost
Robert Fleming
Taylor Holgate
Sam Jacobson
Maggie Zellner
By Laurel Holden, lholden@email.unc.edu
system schools in close prox-
imity to each other.
And it’s certainly not ran-
dom chance that N.C. State
University offers some special-
ization in the sciences that UNC
doesn’t specialize in as greatly
or at all, and that the schools
share classes.
But it is certainly not impos-
sible that two more geographi-
cally disparate schools offer
similar programs that are nev-
ertheless popular at each insti-
tution. Eliminating one of them
would have significant adverse
effects on many students.
Another consideration is to
better tailor schools to the dis-
crete populations that they serve.
Again: easier said than done.
Smaller system schools are
more specialized, and paring
back any efforts to expand is
tantalizing because it would
from Chapel Hill Transit.
The current Student Transit
Fee of $73.50 per year provides
30 percent of the transit’s fund-
ing, while students account for
a much larger share of rider-
ship, assistant director of park-
ing services Cheryl Stout said.
The group must make main-
taining such a beneficial rela-
tionship between payments
and benefits a priority.
Due to inflationary costs, cap-
ital construction projects, park-
ing construction and increased
usage, the operating costs of
DPS are expected to rise from
around $6.1 million to $8.6 mil-
lion per year by 2015-16.
Among the options presented
by DPS is a $14 per year increase
in the Student Transit Fee.
The focus group should work
with institutional players to
determine the most appropri-
QuickHits
J. Crew sale
If you haven’t been yet, get
going. The gods
have shined down
on Chapel Hill and
showered us with
$10 pants and shirts
from our favorite over-priced
preppy retailer. Be wary of
damaged goods, though.
Petitions
Oh, you’re running for
a position? Of
course I care. As
a UNC student, I
understand that
student body elec-
tions serve as a microcosm
for our country’s democrat-
ic system, so I’m eager to
participate. Tell me more.
Greg Smith
Shruti Shah
Nathan D’ambrosio
Taylor Haulsee
still adhere to UNC Tomorrow.
That initiative seeks to marry
schools’ expertise to the needs
of the state.
Specialization seems to be
something that the Board of
Governors is aiming for. But
one wonders what kind of long-
term dividends will be yielded
from cutting at smaller institu-
tions versus the larger schools,
which maintain sweeping cur-
riculums in both research and
the liberal arts, but have more
at stake if cuts are as deep as
projected.
Clearly, putting the system
on a solid structural footing
will be painful. But perhaps
increasing mobility within the
system could provide a pallia-
tive measure. Nothing, except
nonexistent funds, will bring
back many programs that are
likely to be eliminated.
ate role for students in support-
ing the budget.
In the past, students have
paid much more for transit
access, including a $300 year-
ly bus pass fee. Students may
need to accept reasonable price
increases lest obstinacy lead
DPS and trustees to disregard
their input entirely, potentially
leading to higher fees.
Chapel Hill Transit repre-
sents a public good for the stu-
dents of the University.
It provides a reliable means
of transportation for the major-
ity of students who do not have
cars. It facilitates business,
decreases traffic and lowers
transaction costs.
Arming the executive branch
with tools to preserve quality
access for students at reason-
able cost ought to be the prime
objective for the focus group.
Mayor’s F-bomb
In a Facebook post responding
to the Tuscon shoot-
ings, Carrboro
mayor Mark
Chilton dropped
the f-bomb. Yeah,
Loughner is a would-be assas-
sin, but maybe Chilton could
have been a bit more tactful.
Gun pointing
A man pointed a rifle at
several UNC stu-
dents on Friday
night. While a
mild altercation
preceded the inci-
dent, it’s never OK to point
a gun at another person just
to win a ridiculous argument.
We hope they catch the guy.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There’s a mindset that says,
‘There’s no one else to do this, so it
will be me.’”
Soledad O’Brien, on leadership
Featured online reader comment:
“Congress was overwhelmingly
opposed to the referendum, under-
grads and graduate students alike.”
Lisa Heimbach, on the referendum to add a fee to
fund renovations for the student union
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Silent Sam not a beacon
of violence, but of honor
TO THE EDITOR:
I’d like to respond to Mr.
Horne’s letter regarding Silent
Sam (“Silent Sam a monument
to pre-Civil War enslavement,”
Jan. 18).
First, the statue was not
“built to commemorate the…
Confederate States of America
and…secession” as Mr. Horne
would lead you to believe. Silent
Sam honors “the sons of the uni-
versity who entered the war…in
answer to the call of their coun-
try,” a quote which is displayed on
the statue. This is not Mr. Horne’s
“monument to violence and rac-
ism.” It is a memorial to the stu-
dents who abandoned their stud-
ies to fight for their home state,
even though many opposed seces-
sion. It is also a testament to the
University’s endurance in a time
that enrollment dropped approxi-
mately 85 percent between 1859
and 1864. Mr. Horne, if you
truly think slavery was the sole
issue that led to secession and
620,000 deaths, your knowledge
of American history does not pass
your “giggle test.”
Second, I wonder how Silent
Sam is a beacon for violent,
armed revolt when everyone with
any familiarity with the statue or
UNC knows he does not have an
ammunition bag (hence the nick-
name “Silent”). The only aspect I
agree on with Mr. Horne is that
armed revolt, the same method
that helped found this country,
remains an option to prevent an
oppressive government.
Mr. Horne, please research
your opinions carefully before
you write your next letter and
degrade such a worthy newspa-
per and honorable University.
David Sharpe
Junior
History
Pro-Union fee campaign
holds unfair advantages
TO THE EDITOR:
The Daily Tar Heel article
“Congress rejects plan for Union
renovation” (Jan. 19) did not fully
reflect many Congress mem-
bers’ concerns in regard to the
proposed Union renovation fee
increase. Much of the discussion
at Tuesday’s meeting focused on
representatives’ skepticism of the
institutionalized “UCommons” PR
campaign. The Union has spent
more than $1,000 of students’
money on a campaign to con-
vince students to increase their
own fees. While campus election
candidates are allocated specific
amounts of money for their cam-
paigns based on the positions
they run for, students are unable
to obtain similar funding from
the University to conduct cam-
paigns for or against referenda.
The Department of Housing and
Residential Education has also
prohibited students from dorm-
storming to raise awareness about
the increase this election season,
although candidates for some
elected offices are allowed to solicit
for votes in residence halls.
As it is, the only publicity sur-
rounding the fee increase is posi-
tive publicity because students
have not been given the appro-
priate resources to campaign.
The University’s decision to
allocate at least $1,300 worth of
funding for glossy brochures, but-
tons and even a spotlight on the
Union floor for the UCommons
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campaign is at best unfair and at
worst completely unethical.
In voting against the fee
increase referendum Tuesday,
Congress members expressed a
desire for students to be allowed
the exact same resources the
institution has used freely to
sway our votes. We deserve an
even playing field to make our
voices heard when discussing
the allocation of our own stu-
dent fees.
Rep. Leah Josephson
District 6, Student Congress
Silent Sam a monument to
defense against aggression
TO THE EDITOR:
Every few years, some radi-
cal demands that Silent Sam
be removed. I recall that in the
’50s such a demand was made
by Junius Scales and Herbert
Aptheker, both members of the
Communist Party. Now it’s profes-
sor Horne, who obviously doesn’t
know much history. The South
tried hard for a peaceful secession,
but President Abraham Lincoln
was eager to go to war to prevent
it. In 1860-61, there was nothing
in the Constitution and laws of the
United States forbidding a state’s
secession, but the North couldn’t
permit it for economic reasons.
Horne says that secession was “in
the name of enslaving Africans.”
Nonsense! Africans had, sadly,
been enslaved here since the
1600s. Why would the South go
to war over it in 1860-61?
Look at the first bills the U.S.
Congress passed after the Southern
states were out. Abolition of slav-
ery? No! That came later. If some
ignoramus condemns southern
secession, he should also condemn
the secession of the United States
from the British Empire.
Silent Sam is certainly not a
“monument to the defense of
slavery,” as Horne says, but a
monument to soldiers who lost
their lives in defense of their
home state against aggression.
J. E. Williams
Class of ’50
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Confidence Coalition, an alliance
which strives to promote self-
confidence in girls and women,
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The summit will provide more
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