VOLuMe 117, Issue 149

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thursday, february 11, 2010

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sTEP UP
every tuesday night, rain or calm, the University’s only independent step team gathers at the UnC rotC to move in unison.

Duke drops UNC to last in the ACC
By DaviD rEynOlDs
sPorts editor

rOCK BOTTOM

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announcement
DUKE: sTill ThE BEsT
the daily tar heel apologizes for this obviously erroneous statement, the back page blasphemy and the ridiculous shade of blue on the front page. We lost a bet.

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EnErGy MOvErs
the energy task force is prepared to look at UnC’s coal use and reshape our approach to energy.

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sUrvivOr
Candice Woodcock, a 2005 graduate of UnC, is returning to the tv screen on “survivor” tonight.

Before Wednesday night, North Carolina’s season looked a lot like early reports of forward Travis Wear’s injured ankle. With 10 losses, its NCAA Tournament chances were significantly hobbled. The pressure that was put on it with each passing loss made failure a tender subject. And UNC’s season-long struggle with perimeter defense was a huge cause for concern. But the season was still unbroken. It took Duke’s Jon Scheyer all 40 minutes in the Blue Devils’ 64-54 win against the Tar Heels (13-11, 2-7 ACC), but he finished the job. “No moral victories,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “For 30 minutes, I thought we had the intensity that we needed and should’ve had the whole season, but after that it was their work on the offensive backboards. They seemed more hungry to get there.” Scheyer overcame a horrendous early shooting performance to put the game away late. Shortly after junior Will Graves drained a three-pointer to pull UNC within one at 49-48 with 6:04 remaining, the Blue Devils couldn’t immediately find an open look on the other end, and the Smith Center crowd roared with excitement. UNC cut off Scheyer’s passing lanes, and a barrage of blocks in the lane earlier in the game deterred him from driving toward the basket. But as the shot clock dipped below 10 seconds, Scheyer finally made a decision. The point guard calmly picked up his dribble and released a high arcing shot with a hand in his face. One swish later, the Blue Devils (20-4, 8-2) were back in control by four points. And with four more Scheyer points down the stretch, the Tar Heels did not get within three the rest of the game. Scheyer finished with a gamehigh 24 points. “That was a big swing because we were all into it, and he hits that three, and we’re back to where we started,” forward John Henson said. “That really killed us.” The Blue Devils did it against the Tar Heels best defensive effort of the season. Duke was bothered by the long arms of North Carolina’s big men all night, shooting a horrendous 13-51 from inside the arc, includ-

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duke guard Jon scheyer slides past UnC senior forward deon thompson for a loose ball in duke’s 64-54 victory against the tar heels Wednesday night in Chapel hill. thompson finished 3-for-7 with two turnovers while scheyer racked up game highs in points (24) and three-pointers made (5).

By the NUMBERS

percent UnC shot from threepoint range

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roy Williams and his team have only lost two of their last eight matchups against the Blue devils. With the recent futility of UnC play, Williams is amidst his worst stretch of games while at the helm in Chapel hill.

UNC inconsistent at small forward
By JOE MClEan
senior Writer

three-pointers made by Larry drew ii and Marcus ginyard

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total blocks by UnC forwards ed davis and John henson

points by duke’s big three: scheyer, smith and singler.

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CorreCtion

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games the tar heels have lost out of the 10 played in 2010

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Inconsistency has been a plague upon North Carolina this season. The 64-54 loss to Duke was no different, whether you look at the whole roster or just at one spot. Against the Blue Devils, the Tar Heels received good 3-point shooting and solid defensive play from their small forward — but just not at the same time, and not from the same player. Will Graves provided the scoring boost the Tar Heels needed. He hit a pair of 3-pointers early to keep the game close and led the team in scoring with 13 points. John Henson mostly stuck to what he does best: help defense near the rim. He finished with four blocks in just 20 minutes and forced several turnovers in the paint. But neither was able to contribute on the opposite end. Henson shot just 2-for-8 from the floor, and Graves found himself unable to keep position on defense. “The big men were going to block shots, and so that leaves their man open,” Graves said. “And I did a poor job of getting down to box out, and to help them out when my man was on the outside.”

Forward Will graves was one bright spot for UnC offensively, shooting 5-for-9 with 13 points. he shared time on the floor with John henson.

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Due to an editing error, a photo caption with Wednesday’s front-page story, “Medlin, Shah move to runoff ” incorrectly identified the staff member who photographed Shruti Shah. It was Sam Ward. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

franklin quiet after loss election mistakes but students still
show uNC spirit
By sarah GlEn
stAFF Writer

threaten vote results
as many as 300 cast wrong ballots
By Eliza KErn
AssistAnt University editor

this day in black history
FEB. 11, 1990 …
nelson r. Mandela, south Africa’s black nationalist leader, was released from prison after 27 years. Four years after his release, he is elected president of south Africa.

Today’s weather
Carry a big rock h 44, L 23

Friday’s weather
At least it ain’t windy h 45, L 30

index
police log ........................ 2 calendar .......................... 2 nation/world ................. 12 crossword ..................... 13 opinion ......................... 14

Despite another loss Wednesday night, flocks of students displayed their UNC spirit on Franklin Street after the game. While crossing Columbia Street, groups of students decked out in their Tar Heel best and carrying Carolina blue balloons joined together in a heartfelt rendition of “Hark the Sound.” As students sang, town trucks filled with trash cans combed the streets in search of possible danger. Even with UNC’s less-thanstellar men’s basketball record, the town of Chapel Hill prepared to battle possible bonfire frenzies. Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones said the fire department plans for big events like Duke games regardless of UNC’s team status. “It’s sports, and you don’t know what the outcome might be,” he said. In collaboration with the Chapel Hill police department, Jones said the fire department planned to have staff and equipment out on Franklin Street after the game. “Particularly with the wind

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UnC students sarah day, niki Pitcavage and katie Jokipil gather with friends at goodfellows bar on Franklin street on Wednesday night.
tonight, any fires that are started have the potential to spread to rooftops very easily,” he said. Adhering to her plans, Student Body President Jasmin Jones said there would have been 15 beach balls for students to play with on Franklin Street, but there was no DJ scheduled. She has maintained that bonfires pose a safety issue. Jones, who planned to attend Wednesday’s game and go to Franklin Street after, said she still doesn’t know whether students will like her plan. “We’ll just have to wait and see,” she said. But students downtown after the game said they were disappointed by the lack of bonfires. “We would not have complained about the cold if we had bonfires,” freshman Singer Crawford said. Still, students seemed to share one thing in common — a hatred for Duke. “I still say go to hell, Duke,” freshman Alex Munden said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

Tuesday’s election results remain in limbo as mistakes by the Board of Elections, technology glitches and confusion regarding the Student Code have called into question the validity of the vote. Board of Elections Chairman Pete Gillooly said he currently has no plans to invalidate the election. But according to the laws of student government, any student in any election could sue the Board of Elections in Student Supreme Court, on the grounds that the validity of his or her candidacy could have been compromised.

PAGE 11: three of the student body president candidates who didn’t make the runoff have endorsed shruti shah. was my mistake. When it’s certified, it will be certified as not passed.” The student organizations fee provides revenue to be distributed by Student Congress to fund student groups and organizations. The other two fees on the ballot, the student legal services fee and the safety and security fee, were both correctly reported by Gillooly as passed.

Technology glitch
A computer glitch that Information Technology Services said can likely be attributed to communications problems prohibited as many as 296 students from successfully casting votes in the election. Several students found that their residence or class information was incorrect, providing them with inappropriate voting options.

Fee referendum
Gillooly announced Tuesday night that all three fee referendums had been approved by the student body. But he said he misread the election results and the $6 student organization fee did not actually pass. It was defeated by 2,037 votes. “I f---ed up,” he said. “I announced it in the wrong order. It

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f you have an extra $1.4 million lying around, consider investing in a former Canadian NATO satellite spy station in Nova Scotia. The four-acre facility, perched in a mountain forest, was built in 1983 and was operational until 2006. The current owner bought the site from the defense department after its closure, sales agent George Kimber said. The 10,000-square-foot building includes four bedrooms, a kitchen, a laundry room, a workshop and your very own sterile biotech laboratory. The double-gated security fence and guardhouse ensure that you don’t have to worry about security. And if you’re trying to keep up with the Joneses, the large golf ball-shaped satellite cover might just do it. See photos of the house at www.gwkimberent.com.
NOTED. Police of Manhattan Beach, Calif., have arrested an 18-year-old man they say offered young boys several dollars for a cup of their urine as they used the bathroom at their elementary school. Police said the man, now jailed under $150,000 bail, needed the urine to pass a drug test. Officials of Pacific Elementary School said the boys refused to pass the pee. QUOTED. “I asked him, ‘Where’s your coat?’ like he could answer me. I looked all over and could not find it.” — Donna McPherson, a New York resident, speaking to her 10-year-old Westie dog, whose wool jacket with belt and leather trim was stolen while the dog was briefly tied up outside a store. McPherson said she bought two new coats to make her victimized pup feel better.

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coMMUNiTY cAleNDAr
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Find an internship: looking for an internship this summer? university career services will host a workshop today to help students find opportunities, use the ucs online database and choose the right offer. time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. location: hanes hall, second floor Sex workshop: the Black student Movement and counseling and Wellness services present “getting play on valentine’s day?” an interactive theater workshop about sex at unc. Free pizza will be provided. time: 5:30 p.m. location: student and academic services Building, upendo lounge Peacekeeping event: a workshop today, “peacekeeping: its history and effectiveness,” will examine the history of peacekeeping since World War ii. it will focus on the effectiveness of the united nations and other organizations in coping with international as well as intra-national conflicts such as civil wars. time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. location: Fedex global education center Health kickoff: the kappa omicron chapter of delta sigma theta sorority inc. will host a healthy lifestyle event today. the event marks the start of the sorority’s semester-long challenge that aims to raise awareness on ways to live a healthy lifestyle as a college student. time: 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. location: howell hall, room 104 Science forum: this month’s current science forum will feature russell harris of the gillings school of global public health. he’ll discuss the recent controversy over screening for breast cancer as well as some of the recent guidelines. time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. location: Morehead planetarium time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. location: the center for urban and regional studies, 108 Battle lane Basketball food drive: this basketball contest and food drive will consist of three events: hot shot, a skills challenge and a 3-point shootout. the donated food will benefit the Food Bank of central and eastern north carolina’s Backpack program. top male and female winners will receive a basketball signed by coach roy Williams. time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. location: Fetzer gym a Ackland after dark: gallery talks, a cash bar, live music, presentations from local artists and more will take place when the ackland stays open late Friday night. the museum’s galleries will also be open for viewing. time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. location: ackland art Museum

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bi Christoph, a junior business major, coordinates the Valentine’s Day chocolate sale in the Pit on Tuesday. The proceeds from the sale benefit the Carolina Microfinance Initiative’s projects. CMI aims to relieve poverty by supporting the expansion of microfinance services.

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Police log
ed for fraudulently obtaining property and identity theft around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at West Franklin Street and Church Street, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Johnnie Roosevelt Cooper was arrested based on five felony warrants, reports state. He was transported to Orange County Jail and held under a $5,000 secured bond, reports state.
n A laptop was stolen from a resident’s porch around 11 a.m. Tuesday at 700 Bolinwood Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The laptop was worth $2,100 reports state. n A 57-year-old man was arrestn A band saw was stolen from a job site around 5 p.m. Monday at 601 W. Rosemary St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The band saw was worth $300, reports state. n Someone broke a vehicle’s window and stole a stereo and speakers between 8:30 p.m. Monday and 6:45 a.m. Tuesday at 1250 Ephesus Church Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The stereo and speaker equipment was worth $350, and the damage to the vehicle was estimated at $350, reports state. n A 26-year-old Chapel Hill man was arrested for fraudulently obtaining property and larceny by switching a price tag around 5 p.m. Tuesday at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Nicholas Baez was held on an unsecured bond of $2,000, reports state.

FriDAY

Anthropology of Peru: professor Brian Billman will give a presentation on the history of squatter communities, urban growth and n A Trek bicycle was stolen from to make a calendar submission, the challenges of preserving culture e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com. a bike rack between 12 p.m. Monday and maintaining living space in the events will be published in the and 2 p.m. Tuesday at 233 McCauley 2012 Commission either the day or the Moche valley on the north coast of Classnewspaper on Ad-DTH v1:Layout 2 2/5/10 10:18 AM Page 1 St., according to Chapel Hill police peru. Billman has worked with the day before they take place. reports. communities and local government submissions must be sent in by The bicycle was worth $1,000, in this area for more than 10 years. noon the preceding publication date. reports state.

2013 Class Commissioners
President: Vice president: Secretary: Historian: Pertinent issues director: Service director: Social director: Marissa Gluck Warche Downing Robert Vincent Amee Shrimanker Ana Cabello-De la Garza Steven Garbin Kacie Neville

Valentine’s Day Dance
FRIDAY, FEB.12, 7 P.M. UPENDO LOUNGE, SASB
Cupid has officially arrived, and love is in the air. Are your Valentine’s Day plans finalized? Now they are! Gather with your 2013 Class Commission and start off the Valentine’s Day weekend right. Attend the Class Commission’s Valentine Day Dance. During this event, you’ll be able to meet the 2013 Class Commissioners, socialize with fellow students, have fun, dance, enjoy refreshments and more! All classes are invited to attend.

Dress to impress, please don’t stress, and be sure to wear your dancing shoes.
For more information about the 2013 Class Commission, visit alumni.unc.edu/2013.

General Alumni Association

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CorreCTioNs
Due to a reporting error, Tuesday’s pg. 3 brief headline “Director of Sierra Club’s coal campaign to visit campus today,” incorrectly stated that the visit was Tuesday. The event was Wednesday. Due to a reporting error, Wednesday’s pg. 6 story, “All three referendums pass,” was incorrect. Although Board of Elections Chairman Pete Gillooly stated Tuesday that all three passed, the $6 student organizations fee increase did not pass. Due to a reporting error, Wednesday’s pg. 6 story, “Deane, Tyler tapped to lead senior class,” incorrectly stated that the senior class officers help select the class gift. Seniors actually can donate to any part of the University as part of the senior campaign. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the errors.

Top News

thursday, february 11, 2010

Task force to address energy youngs
Edwards scandal

first meeting sets fast pace for changes

By EmIly Banks and andREw HaRREll
StaFF WriterS

CAMPUs Briefs

Robert Barnard, emeritus art professor, died Friday
Robert J. Barnard, a professor emeritus of the art department, died Friday, his 88th birthday, in Chapel Hill. Barnard, who was born in Northampton, England, in 1922, served six years in the British Army during World War II. After attending college, Barnard came to the United States in the late 1950s to pursue a career in art education and art. His primary medium was painting. Barnard’s main focus as an educator was training art teachers. At UNC, Barnard served as director of programs in art education and was elected the first president of the N.C. Art Education Association. He was given the opportunity by the Rockefeller Foundation to travel the country and gather information on the state of art education. He is survived by his wife, Linda Jenkins Barnard, and son, Toby C. Barnard, of Finstock, England, a history professor at Hereford College, Oxford University.

By taking a moment to look back at the history of UNC’s coal use, the newly created Energy Task Force is prepared to reshape the University’s approach to energy by the end of the year. T h e E n e r g y Ta s k Fo r c e , announced at the end of January during a Board of Trustees meeting, aims to evaluate the state of campus sustainability, particularly the coal-burning cogeneration plant on Cameron Avenue. Tim Toben, chairman of the N.C. Energy Policy Council, set a fast, focused and ambitious pace for the group of administrators, students and community members during its inaugural meeting Wednesday in Steele Building.

Toben credited Laura Stevens and other members of the Sierra Club for relentlessly shining a light on issues of sustainability. “The implications of this are some of the most important issues of our time,” Chancellor Holden Thorp said during the first half of the meeting. He added that he sees the task force as an opportunity to show the work UNC has done so far and open up to adjustments in areas where improvements can still be made. Toben said he hoped the task force would have “actionable recommendations” by the end of the year, and would meet for the next six to nine months. Members aim to focus on certain topics: technology, price, policy and alternatives. “We’re not going to become

deliver some tapes
By kElly POE
StaFF Writer

Judge wonders if there are more
A judge is holding two former John Edwards aides in contempt of court even after they surrendered many of the items the court asked for, including a sex tape of Edwards and his campaign videographer. The videographer, Rielle Hunter, had asked courts to get the items back from former aides Andrew and Cheri Young, but the Youngs have not turned them all in yet. They submitted items from a lock box in Atlanta which the court had ordered, but Rielle Hunter’s defense said they think there still might be more evidence the Youngs are not submitting. After more than three hours of hearing the case in court Wednesday, Judge Abraham Penn Jones decided that the Youngs could not be released from contempt of court until all was settled. One of the Youngs’ attorneys, David Geneson, could not make the hearing because he was andrew Young stuck in snow is still involved in Washington, in a legal D.C. wrangle over G e n e s o n personal tapes. delivered the Edwards “personal tape” to the FBI. Because he was not able to be questioned during the hearing, Jones decided the whole story hadn’t yet been told. “We did the best we could to get everything we could,” Andrew Young said, wearing a Carolina blue tie. Both Youngs testified under oath that they did not have any more of Hunter’s property without her consent in their possession, nor do they know of anyone who does. Hunter’s attorneys pointed out several inconsistencies in Young’s statements and original affidavits, which led them to argue that there might be more materials Young is not submitting. “They are taking back things they said Friday,” Hunter’s attorney Alan Duncan said. “If there are other tapes made, there are still some questions to be asked.” A video tape labeled “Special” was recovered from the Atlanta lock box. Other tapes submitted to the court included ones labeled “Missing Webisodes” and “Rielle visits UNC Poverty Center.” A USB drive found in a box containing photographs was also submitted. A DVD containing only audio files was recovered from the box but not submitted to the court under attorney-client privilege. Robert Trenkle, who also represented the Youngs, argued that the Youngs went above and beyond submitting all materials the court required. Rielle’s attorneys wished to cross examine the Youngs, but Trenkle argued that questions

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chancellor holden thorp, center, speaks to the energy task Force committee Wednesday afternoon at a meeting in Steele Building.

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Roosevelt Institute to hold forum for runoff candidates
The Roosevelt Institute will hold a forum between Hogan Medin and Shruti Shah, the two student body president candidates who will compete in next week’s runoff election. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. today in Murphey Hall, Room 116.

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Fast-food chain Hardee’s gives $6,450 to cancer center
The Hardee’s restaurant chain donated $6,450 to the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center during a recent men’s basketball game. Hardee’s donates $25 for every 3-point shot made by a men’s basketball player during the regular season. The fast-food chain has donated about $25,000 to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2009.

members of Born 2 Step, founded by lindsey Jefferies, center, practice tuesday night in the rOtc armory. Born 2 Step is a new team on campus and welcomes anyone to the group. their next performance will be at dance marathon held over February 19-February 20.

bOrN tO steP
Campus step teams create own music, rhythm
By luCIE sHElly
StaFF Writer

CiTy Briefs

BOCC to discuss county’s 2010-11 fiscal year budget
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will be meeting today to discuss the development of the 2010-11 fiscal budget. The board will be discussing property taxes, motor vehicle property taxes, sales taxes and land transfer and construction related revenues. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. today at the Southern Human Services Center at 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill. — From staff and wire reports.

Every Tuesday night, rain or calm, a group of women gather at the UNC ROTC armory building to clap, stomp and move in unison at the command of their director, Lindsey Jefferies. “Alright ladies, let’s do it again!” They are members of the stepping squad born2step, the University’s only official, independent squad. UNC also has several step teams associated with the Greek system. Kiva Moore, a freshman communication studies major and member of born2step, said stepping could be called dance, but there’s greater freedom to it than other dance types. “You can use music, but you don’t have to,” Moore said. “We use our hands and feet as the music and rhythm.” Jefferies founded born2step in October 2009 when she couldn’t find an outlet for stepping outside of the Greek system. “I would have done it through a sorority, but they’re not stepping all the time. I would’ve been mad,” she said. Jefferies, a sophomore who has been step-

ping since she was five, credits her mother as her inspiration. “My mom had a community group, and I would step here and there, in my church and high school,” she said. The summer after her first year at UNC, she undertook the project of forming an officially recognized step squad. An older group, called breaknpoint, had lost recognition. Brittany Nichols, secretary of the Lambda Psi chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., said stepping in the Greek system is not only fun, but a source of pride. “The Greek aspect changes it. That’s where it originated,” Nichols said. Nichols also said the tradition of step in sororities and fraternities within the historically black National Pan-Hellenic Council allows them to have signature moves within their organizations. Moves are passed on from class to class, becoming traditional steps. The Lambda Psi chapter has passed down the tradition of using canes in their routines, and they are the only sorority to do so. Born2step also has signature steps that

Jefferies developed so that the group could learn something together. After that, she wanted the choreography to be group-oriented, with everyone contributing to the routine. “We’re always in the brainstorming stage, like, ‘What should we do now, patty cake?’” Jefferies said. Moore joined the group with no experience, but was eager to learn. “I love it. We get together and just have a good time thinking about what will look cool,” Moore said. Born2step now has a membership of 10 women, and anyone is welcome to join, regardless of experience. There are only women in the group currently, but it is open to all. Jefferies says her main goal is to create a low-stress environment, but that the mission of the group is to entertain others purely through step. While the Greek steppers have other activities within their organizations aside from purely stepping, Nichols says it’s an important part of their community. “You bond within the sorority. It’s our tradition and part of our history.” Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu.

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bowles sends on tuition requests
amounts less than legislature mandate
By aRIEl ZIRulnICk
State and natiOnal editOr

Bowles’ 2010-11 recommended tuition increases:
unC-Chapel Hill resident: up $200 to $4,065 (5.2%) non-resident: up $927 to $22,680 (4.3%) n.C. state resident: up $150 to $4,103 (3.8%) non-resident: up $200 to $16,638 (1.2%) ECu resident: up $90 to$2,581(3.6%) non-resident: up $880 to $14,205 (6.6%) n.C. a&T resident: up $110 to $2,104 (5.5%) non-resident: up $110 to $11,546 (1%) unC-Charlotte resident: up $103 to $2,619 (4.1%) non-resident: up $538 to $13,666 (4.1%) unC-greensboro resident: up $168 to $2,758 (6.5%) non-resident: up $168 to $14,519 (1.2%) appalachian state resident: up $152 to $2,493 (6.5%) non-resident: up $843 to $13,805 (6.5%) Fayetteville state resident: up $124 to $2,029 (6.5%) non-resident: up $245 to $12,493 (2%) n.C. Central resident: up $113 to $2,377 (5%) non-resident: up $617 to $12,950 (5%) unC-Pembroke resident: up $113 to $2,173 (5.5%) non-resident: up $113 to $11,380 (1%) unC-wilmington resident: up $52 to $2,617 (2%) non-resident: up $269 to $13,716 (2%) western Carolina resident: up $137 to $2,243 (6.5%) non-resident: up $137 to $11,840 (1.2%) winston-salem state resident: up$115 to $1,884 (6.5%) non-resident: up $115 to $10,870 (1.1%) unC-asheville resident: up $155 to $2,544 (6.5%) non-resident: up $917 to $15,023 (6.5%) Elizabeth City state resident: up $109 to $1,790 (6.5%) non-resident: up $697 to $11,427 (6.5%) unC school of the arts resident: up $200 to $3,557 (6%) non-resident: up $612 to $15,915 (4%)

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles is continuing to promote a lower tuition increase for system schools than the increase proposed by the N.C. General Assembly. Bowles’ recommendations match the ones created by individual campuses in the last few months. All are less than the tuition increase mandated by the N.C. General Assembly at the close of its 2009 session. At its monthly meeting today, the budget and finance committee of the UNC-system Board of Governors is expected to authorize Bowles’ recommendations. The legislature established tuition increases in August 2009 for the UNC system that are the lesser of $200 or 8 percent of the 2009-10

amount. But Bowles has expressed hope that the legislature will replace its mandated increase with the alternative increases recommended by him, assuming they are approved by the Board of Governors. Bowles also is asking the legislature to return tuition revenue to the campuses. The average school’s tuition increase based on the legislative mandate is 7.2 percent, or $180. The average increase proposal from UNC campuses is 5.2 percent, or $131. If the committee approves the tuition increases, it will go to the full board Friday for a vote and then on to the legislature. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

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Students living in Granville Towers returned from winter break to find their residence halls sporting a bold new look. Renovations included changes to each of the three buildings. Many were visible, some were not, but they were intended to give the towers a more updated look and to attract new residents for the coming years. “We wanted it to be a place that students could take pride in and enjoy coming here,” said Allison Kenney, assistant general manager for Granville Towers. “We understand that it’s different coming from a home that is decorated a certain way. When you’re talking about a high-rise building, it can be hard to do that, so we’re trying to bridge that gap.” Some students said the renovations led to their housing decision for next year. “It gives Granville a new look,” said sophomore Chazle’ Lassiter. “Kind of a cosmopolitan New York kind of feel. It actually contributed to my decision to stay in Granville

next year because I saw all the things they were doing.” Kelly Stasko, general manager of Granville Towers, would not provide information on how much the renovations cost. She said the costs for the changes were funded by a yearly budget approved and provided by the UNC Foundation, which owns the complex. The UNC Foundation purchased the land occupied by Granville Towers and University Square in June 2008 for $45.75 million. Stasko said the renovations were not related to the change in ownership of the space. Residents said they were especially excited about the changes to the East basement. “The basement was really wasted space,” Stasko said. “So we replaced the carpet and moved the game tables down there.” Kenney said more students have used the game tables since the furniture was relocated. Most students said they felt the upgrades were an improvement over the old look, but said they still want several features, including

wireless Internet, elevator improvements and community printers. Sophomore resident Mazare Rogers said there are good and bad things about the changes to the main study lounge. “The new paint they have there is a calming bluish-green and it really works to calm me,” she said. “It’s more spacious, but one thing I’m not such a fan of is the smaller tables.” Almon Hall, a junior resident, said the renovations were improvements both functionally and aesthetically. He said he personally enjoys the creation of the game room in the basement of the East tower. “We’ve already been down there to play air hockey and foosball,” he said. “I know this place has been here since the 70s. I don’t know if they’ve done renovations before, but it didn’t look like they had.” Stasko said future renovations will focus on the student rooms and upgrading amenities, though no specific details could be provided. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

New roof, paint and carpet to The Agora dining facility Replaced the structural canopy at the tower’s entrance Renovated fitness center with separate spaces for cardio machines, weight machines and floor exercises New artwork for fitness center and lobby Some lobby walls torn down; others painted Artwork in lobby and study lounge Study lounge renovated with new paint, carpet, study tables, chairs and upholstered furniture South structural canopy and breezeway replaced New carpet, paint, artwork and decorations to the basement Game tables relocated from West Tower into the basement

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What does the registrar do?
The registrar’s office is a branch of the Office of the executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. He oversees registration, assignment of class space, collection of grades, reporting of academic eligibility, administration of the graduation process and issuance of transcripts for UNC’s 18,000 undergraduates. The office is also responsible for a significant portion of ConnectCarolina, the University’s transition to an integrated software platform for student, personnel and finance records.
a personal online shopping cart so that by registration time on April 12, signing up for classes should be simpler than under the old system. “My most immediate goal is to make sure this registration goes as well as possible and making that big shift go as seamlessly as it can,” Derickson said. As the new registrar, Derickson said he plans to form an advisory group, which would include advisers, admissions officers, representatives from professional schools and students. “I want to be constantly taking consideration of their needs on campus,” he said. Derickson emphasized the importance of communication between faculty, staff and students. He said he wants advisers to feel comfortable with the new registration program as soon as possible so as to make the process go smoothly for everyone involved. “I want an open door policy,” he said. “I want them to feel that they can come right to me for help.” In the long term, Derickson said he really wants to be an invisible guide for campus. “The best compliment a registrar can get from students is that things are nice and quiet,” he said. “It’s like how you only really notice the ref if he messes up.” Overall, Williford is satisfied with the whole situation. “We were very lucky that he was here on our own campus who turns out to be the best in the country as far as we’re concerned,” she said. “This was one of those searches that had a very happy ending and I was happy to be a part of the process.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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DETROIT (MCT) — Michigan State University student Nichole Wickens never imagined standing in line to get staples from a food pantry. But that’s what the 21-year-old is doing this night at MSU’s Olin Health Center, where the student-run food bank has seen a 25 percent jump in need from the 2007-08 school year. In three bags, Wickens carries away boxes of instant mashed potatoes and dried pasta, a loaf of bakery bread, applesauce and a box of shredded wheat cereal. At retail, it’s only worth about $20 — but it makes a big difference to Wickens. “My student account was in stocks, and stocks were hit hard,” Wickens said. She has a part-time job on campus as a night receptionist, and gets some financial aid for tuition. “But I’m paying for a car, phone, computer, rent and everything else,” she said, “so coming here really helps. It’s a resource to students.” College campuses aren’t places where you expect to find a food bank. But students are turning to college-sponsored food banks for help because of ever-increasing tuition costs, the loss of financial aid programs like state scholarships and financial support from home being cut-off or diminished because parents have lost jobs. “This perception that students, because they’re going to college, have money isn’t accurate and never was,” said Dennis Martell, the MSU health education services coordinator and the food bank’s faculty adviser.

‘Eat or pay bills’
Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., opened a food pantry last April, following a suggestion from student Susana Villagomez-Barajas. “One of the girls I worked with ... told me she never had food — that it was either eat or pay bills,” said Villagomez-Barajas, 20, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is majoring in clinical lab science. “I heard my friends talking about the same thing and students in my classes, so I came up with that idea.” Villagomez-Barajas talked to the director of GVSU’s Women’s Center,

Nichole Wickens, 21, of Walled lake, picks out food while waiting for her groceries that she got from the Michigan State food bank Jan. 13.
who put together a task force of school counselors and financial aid officials, who confirmed that a food pantry would be beneficial. The GVSU food pantry has helped more than 200 students since it opened, said Rachael DeWitt, who runs the food bank while pursuing a master’s degree in social work and public administration. “Students feel the brunt of tough economic times,” said DeWitt. “Their parents were able to support them before, but now their parents have lost their jobs.” Lauren Jones, 21, of Cuyahoga

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Falls, Ohio, is a senior studying communications and hospitality. She has a part-time job on campus and said the food bank “helps you get from one paycheck to the next.” Her father, who works in a business clearing land for construction, has seen his hours cut, and “you don’t want to ask them for money.” Director Kristin Moretto said the MSU food bank’s budget is about $40,000. “This is a grass-roots studentrun organization,” Moretto said. “The food isn’t being taken away from anyone else who needs it.”

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Christopher Derickson, the current associate registrar, will take over as assistant provost and University registrar on March 15. The registrar, who reports to the provost, is responsible for managing registration, assigning classrooms, gathering grades and sending out transcripts, notifying students of academic eligibility and supervising graduation procedure. It is one of the most visible administrative positions to students. Derickson comes into the office with experience in advising, admissions, teaching and the registrar’s office, and said he hopes to make the office work better for students. “I’ve found that what I enjoy most is knowing that I’m making students’ lives better and easier as an administrator,” he said. He will relieve associate registrar Roberta Kelly, who has held the position as interim University registrar since July 2009 when the former registrar, Alice Poehls, stepped down. Bruce Carney, who serves as interim executive vice chancellor and provost, said he was happy to hire Derickson. “He’s very familiar with how the registrar’s office has been working and how it’s going to be working in the future,” Carney said. Similarly, Assistant Provost Lynn Williford, who led the search committee, said she’s pleased with the decision. “We interviewed a number of people with a preliminary interview, brought three on campus, and Chris Derickson just stood out in the end,” Williford said. “He had the right combination of experience and has a lot of great ideas.” Derickson has served as associate registrar for the past two years, leading the launch of ConnectCarolina, a new integrated computer system that will organize administrative, faculty and student information into one program. The transition to ConnectCarolina will be a major component of Derickson’s tenure as registrar. ConnectCarolina will make its debut for current students in early March, when students can access a new list of courses and their availability. Classes can be grouped into

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Alright, so it’s not exactly a make-out movie. Nevertheless, this wholly original, cleverly written gem is a profound testament to the strength of human connection. With its oddball romantics and refreshingly candid dialogue, the film is flirtatious as it transports you through the mind of a man who has decided to procedurally erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend. This triumph of the heart over the mind is too moving for any couple to ever forget. — Rocco Giamatteo Wall-E To say that a couple acts like robots is no longer a biting insult. This animated tale of postapocalyptic robot love between Wall-E and the fertile EVE displays a greater range of romantic emotion than even many humans can muster. Through the digital coos and erotic whistles of these lovers it’s easy to hear, with the right kind of ears, the lingua amore of the future. — Jonathan Pattishall

Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon’s haunting falsetto reaches the depths of broken hearts and latches on completely. As he picks away at his own emotional scars with an album about disconnected love, he manages to instill a spark of hope. While the lyrics “Only love is all maroon,” serve as painful reminders of what once was, the album’s closer, “Re: Stacks” resonates with the notion that the end has yet to come. — Elizabeth Byrum

Ryan Adams Heartbreaker Ryan Adams’ debut album Heartbreaker is an hour of sheer anguish. Vintage country, blues and folk color songs about all types of relationship trouble – from waiting on the phone call that never comes to cheating on your partner with their friend. You’ll feel slightly better about yourself as Adams howls lines like “I just want to die without you” and “Rose-colored sunsets, no flowers for me.” Being heartbroken never sounded so good. — Anna Norris

High Fidelity In “High Fidelity,” John Cusack’s elitist record store clerk Rob Gordon compares relationships and their difficulties to the making of a compilation tape. It’s a fitting observation for a man who sees everything in his life in terms of pop-culture and lists and decides to recount his “Top Five Breakups” after his latest girlfriend leaves him. Hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt, it’s the perfect choice for those who like their romance films with a dose of cynicism and reality. — Mark Niegelsky Annie Hall At the beginning of this 1977 Woody Allen classic, it looks like the film will take a tongue-incheek look at love. And so it does until suddenly, you find that Woody has surprised you with a moving, bittersweet look at what love means. So goes Annie Hall. You might cry, you might cringe or you might laugh, but most likely, you’ll experience a little of each. With its playful filmmaking — like the male/female subtitles — the film is a warm, poignant and genuine look at love in the real world. — Linnie Greene Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak Not that he was ever one to hold back, but between the death of his mother and split with his fiance, Kanye had a lot of fodder for his Auto-Tune opus. Lines such as “Goodbye, my friend, I won’t ever love again” and other moments of self-pity and grief are relatable in a genre too often alienating. Of course, the album wouldn’t be complete without fits of jealousy and anger, but this bleeds “emo-rap” and will be the most commercially viable and successful album to ever come out of said sub-genre. — Benn Winneka

In honor of that most beloved and hated of holidays, we’ve compiled a list of movies and albums for everyone. Whether you’re looking to snuggle up to a romantic movie or drown your sorrows with a breakup album and a box of candy hearts, Dive’s got you covered this Valentine’s.
Gone With the Wind Quotable, iconic and damn near more romantic than any movie ever made, 1939’s “Gone With the Wind” is a Southern love story on a grand scale. Distanced by war, society and their own stubbornly prickly personalities, Scarlett O’Hara (an exceptional Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable at his sarcastic asshole best) finally manage to carve out a life for each other in postbellum Georgia. It’s certainly no fairy tale, but there’s one thing the couple in this movie never forgets: the fact that they love each other immensely. —Jordan Lawrence Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle On Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle, Bill Callahan isn’t just breaking up with a girl. He’s breaking up with faith. Rumored to have stemmed from his breakup with singer Joanna Newsom, Eagle finds Callahan lamenting, “I used to be darker/ then I got lighter/ then I got dark again.” And while his loneliness is cause enough to mourn, Callahan also delves into religion and faith in “Faith/Void,” a meditation on belief. It’s a breakup record by definition, but it’s far from conventional. — Linnie Greene Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism Welcome to Ben Gibbard’s head. It’s a dreary landscape, but by the end of Transatlanticism, you discover that beauty lies even in the darkest of places. Gibbard’s understated vocals are a major contributor to the album’s haunting ambiance, a quiet whimper that occasionally builds to a mournful wail. And Transatlanticism’s songwriting is an equally moving force. With its nuanced melodic shifts and heartbreakingly earnest lyrics, it makes you bristle at the glove compartment’s taunting name. — Linnie Greene

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New Wu-Tang collection totally unnecessary
By Benn WIneka
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The Wu-Tang Clan and its kung fu-themed debauchery expands past lyrical prowess into a marketing machine that includes a clothing line and a ’90s video game. At the group’s core is still the music, but the Wu name is what keeps loyalists coming back. And while the Shaolin institution still deserves the guffawing that precedes each release, Wu-Tang doesn’t mean what it once did. Enter DJ Mathematics’ new project. The longtime group DJ and sometime producer has assembled his second collection of remixes and unreleased tracks featuring all nine original members.

The album assembles tracks spanning between the start of recording for The W in 2000 through 2008 — not the group’s most creative span. So Mathematics putting together a bunch of unheard tracks from an already sparse era begs the question of quality control. I mean, if they are worth hearing now, why weren’t they released? It’s simple. Once Wu, forever Wu. This compilation is undeniably Wu-Tang. From the grimy soul samples to abrasive lyrics, little differs from official efforts. But that familiarity also makes the release lose a lot of luster. Unreleased tracks usually delve into the psyche of artists and get behind the process at the time. For

a group like Wu-Tang that has for better or worse thrived on consistency throughout the years, the effect is not the same. None of the songs included do anything to tarnish the sanctified image of the group, but they aren’t adding anything to its legacy either. With the exception of “All Flowers,” an up-tempo track led by a distorted guitar, and “Strawberries & Cream,” featuring a slow beat that lends itself to the articulation of the MCs, the album is middle of the road by the group’s standards. Cuts such as “Rush” show their age, as hyperactive electric mandolin strings easily date the track to the Fred Durst-collaborating-era Method Man, a time that shouldn’t

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be revived. Even the superimposed karate sound effects feel forced. The whole project seems to be coasting off the recent success of Raekwon; they’re trying to cash in while the getting’s good. It may just be Mathematics purging his stash of Wu material. Whatever the motive behind The Return, it wasn’t worth the effort of packaging a CD. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.

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THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS
The Foreign Exchange didn’t have to look far to come up with a name. After meeting on an online hip-hop forum, Raleigh’s Phonte and Nicolay, a Netherlands native, began to collaborate, creating tracks that bridged the gap between countries and time zones. After the band’s extensive tour and Nicolay’s relocation to Wilmington, Dive assistant editor Linnie Greene spoke with Nicolay to hear his thoughts on genrebending music, longevity and The Foreign Exchange’s recent Grammy nomination.
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Dive: You and Phonte met online, right? How did you evolve from meeting online to the band you are now?

Diversions: How do you think The Foreign Exchange differs from other hip-hop groups in the music scene right now?

Nicolay : Well I mean, I really for one wouldn’t really call us a hip-hop group. That’s definitely how we started out, but I think the fact that we engage a lot of different stuff — I think that’s really our difference is that we really don’t have a very distinct genre-based sound, we’d rather just do what we Dive: Since you moved to feel like. Wilmington, how do you and Dive: So you guys just got a Phonte collaborate from across Grammy nomination. How does the state? that feel and how did you find out N: Since I moved to Wilmington about it? (from the Netherlands) it’s been N: I mean we found out through a lot easier for us. I work in one of the singers in our group who Wilmington and Phonte has his is actually a part of the Grammy room in Raleigh and we work on organization in (Washington) stuff continuously. It’s a method D.C., and she heard in advance. that allows us to work on our own It was a very big surprise for us, time and in our own environments, mainly because we don’t have a and we’ve just found that we’re label behind us like a lot of artists much more productive and much do. For us, being 100 percent inde- more efficient this way. pendent, it was kind of crazy that Dive: Has your recent tourwe were able to penetrate on that ing allowed you to see Phonte more level and receive that recognition frequently? for our work. Dive: What made you decide of N: We have actually done a lot touring after the last year now to go ahead without a label? for shows. We’ve really had every N: Phonte and myself, we both opportunity to quote-unquote have varying experience with record “hang out” and do a lot of things labels, and I think that for the both together. It at least partly explains of us we have really learned that our recent successes that the ultimately, while a lot of artists try group as a unit has become even to have a certain kind of machine more tight-knit than it was before. that backs them, most labels don’t It’s really become a lot of fun, just understand how to promote music sharing the stage together. It’s as well as the artists themselves do. really kind of a surreal feeling to We’d rather do the work and pro- reproduce the feeling that we did mote and market the music our- online or in the privacy of our selves and as a result reap all the respective studios — to recreate

N: It’s still going on. It was realbenefits ourselves rather than have a label set up that takes most of the ly cool. I think that when we began income and does maybe a third of doing what we did, we weren’t really even so much conscious of the work. fact that we were doing Dive: On another note, where the unconventional way. It it in an was do you find ideas for your music? the only way we could think of to N: I’m kind of like the type of bridge that gap, literally the ocean artist that I really find inspiration and the whole time difference. We in anything. I’m not really the type just didn’t really know any better. of person that needs incense burn- When we got together for the secing or stuff like that. I’m very down ond album to do stuff like photo to earth. In the morning when I get shoots and interviews together, STREB Ad-DukeChronDTH:Layout 1 2/8/10 12:53 PM Page 1 into the studio, I start — I prefer that’s when we had the opportuto start really early, and I just sit nity to build on that connection. down and go to work as I call it. I’m The last few years we’ve really been just fortunate I guess that it always able to do a lot of things that we sort of comes out. I never have to wouldn’t have been able to do had resort to anything, it’s always been I not been in the states. The next automatic for me. I very uncer- album should really drive it home emoniously just sit down and start that we’re a group with some lonworking. gevity to it.
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nicolay and Phonte, of n.C. hip-hop group the foreign exchange, lounge about in a press photo. the band, which had a song nominated for a grammy this year, will play Carrboro’s Cat’s Cradle this sunday night.

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roll. Jenkins’ superb portrayal of the coin-collecting hermit easily outshines Tatum and Seyfried. Granted, he is a seasoned actor, but this is no excuse for Seyfried’s staleness and for Tatum’s decision to let his abs act for him. With underwhelming screen talent, the ‘‘Dear John’’ turn in their relationship doesn’t seem justified. This is also because a three-minute montage can’t explain months of turmoil. Thus, this one plot dimension is never even resolved. I’ve been through this too many times now, Nicholas. I’ve had enough of your overwrought nonsense. I’m moving on. Sincerely yours, - Rocco Giamatteo

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the spirit of its subjects. The tonal quality is in turn enhanced by its musical nature. T-Bone Burnett wrote material for the soundtrack that got a well-deserved Oscar nod for Best Original Song. And Bridges, lo and behold, can sing like a charm himself. But none of this makes “Crazy Heart” a necessary movie. There is nothing urgent or compelling here, nothing that screams out that it should be required viewing. Its story is a bit like its main character: slobbish and constantly on the verge of cardiac arrest. Plenty of things happen. Blake screws up his relationship with his new love. Blake finds an uneasy compromise with his onetime protégée turned pop-country star. But they all feel reflexive, as if director Scott Cooper threw them in because, based on the subject, that’s what you’re supposed to do. “Crazy Heart” also cripples itself by borrowing plot elements from 2008’s “The Wrestler,” another movie about a washed-up entertainer with an estranged child, a precarious romance and a heart condition. Cooper’s movie might have the best soundtrack of the year, but Aronofsky’s was one of the best of the decade, and the former should have avoided any attempt at the comparison.

As an excuse for tremendous acting, “Crazy Heart” is all that it’s cracked up to be. Jeff Bridges is believable, lovable and pitiable as “Bad” Blake, a washed-up, alcoholic country musician trying to make a living and stage a comeback. Maggie Gyllenhaal could be any real-life music reporter who falls in love with her subject. Robert Duvall doesn’t even seem like a professional actor in his role as Blake’s bartender buddy. It’s as if a random old gringo were plucked off the street in the Tex-Mex borderlands, put in front of a camera, and told to be himself. All this makes for a successful tone poem, a movie that conveys

Director Pierre Morel’s “Taken” was a guilty pleasure in part because of how seriously it took its ridiculous premise of fatherly revenge. But in Morel’s latest film “From Paris with Love,” he abandons that energy and attitude in favor of much more stereotypical and less entertaining or engaging action fare. James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a low-level CIA agent who works for the U.S. embassy in Paris but — unsurprisingly — hungers for a position with more action. Enter Charlie Wax (John Travolta), a crass and violent agent whose unorthodox methods always - Jonathan Pattishall get the job done. In the spirit of pretty much every

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Though the sound and the con- It’s inconsistent, an oddity that’s tent are stark and cold, it’s the same only occasionally endearing. darkness Scott-Heron is emerging -Linnie Greene from. It’s candid and personal, the kind of work the new Scott-Heron has been waiting a while to release. BrAndi cArlile

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Musical group tinariwen poses for a press photo. the band of artists from the touareg tribe of the southern sahara desert in Africa will perform Monday at Memorial Hall as part of the Carolina performing Arts series.

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The promotion for Tinariwen’s record should read like an advertisement for a hotel or restaurant: Come for the attention-grabbing exotic singing, stay for the accessibility of rock ’n’ roll. Made up of four members of the nomadic Touareg tribe which populates the southern Sahara, Tinariwen have said that they seek to capture the spirit and voice of their desert homeland. Certainly they have created some kind of wild force through their blending of traditional African melodies with modern elements of electric guitar-fueled blues and rock. The sound of the electric guitar is a striking contrast with the ancientsounding lyrics sung in their native Tamashek language. It would be easy for the guitar to overshadow the many facets of the album and overwhelm the traditional sounds. Instead Tinariwen wields it like a scalpel, delicately using it to soften the rough chanting and make them melodic, to weave around the singing and fill the empty space and replace the drums with choppy rhythmic chords. Tinariwen isn’t a fan of chaos, and the majority of the songs are structured with a steady, percussive beat that doesn’t wave and intricately planned guitar that doesn’t thrive on spontaneity. But what’s

ever-changing and attention-keeping is the powerful emotions and moods that Tinariwen provokes with the vocals. All the members of Tinariwen have rich, expressive voices that can go from joyous to mournful in an instant. On “Assuf Ag Assuf ” stripped-down singing echoes with sincerity while the electric guitar hauntingly mimics the rising and falling cadence of Ibrahim Ag Alhabib’s voice. “Tenhert” uses a hurried, guttural rapping with a harshness to reflect the unforgiving landscape that surrounds them. In another instant, Tinariwen adds a women and children’s chorus, fleshing out its sound with joyous harmonies. Such backing vocals are sprinkled throughout the album, and when they pop up, it’s not unlike stumbling upon a desert oasis. Other effects like birdcalls and clapping and snapping as drum substitutes make for a multilayered and rich listening experience, belying any preconceptions about the Sahara being dry and barren. It’s a case where having music in a physical rather than electronic format is a big plus, as the jacket

provides a rough translation of the album’s lyrics, where the band reflects on nature, loss and love. But even if you can’t understand what Tinariwen is saying, the passion that infuses the music and singing is a universal concept. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu.

Though his life has been ravished by HIV, drugs and jail, after 16 years, Gil Scott-Heron has returned with I’m New Here, rising above his scars for a rebirth in music. Scott-Heron begins with “On Coming From A Broken Home, Pt.1,” an honest opinion of the stereotype that has branded many American families. His description of growing up includes lacking a father-figure, being surrounded and raised by “women-folk” but most importantly, not considering his “a broken home.” Through intertwined soft bellows and strong spoken word, he recounts his stories of despair on I’m New Here but also sheds light on his journey to recovery. The album varies between elements of blues, jazz, poetry and hip-hop, accurately representing the various genres throughout the decades. On a cover of Robert Johnson’s “Me and the Devil,” Scott-Heron pours out his soul and voice, while a modern mixture of hand claps and dark beats create an overbearing and ominous presence, as if ScottHeron’s baritone wails are bearing the pain of generations. “New York Is Killing Me,” showcases Scott-Heron’s bluesy tendencies. In combination with more hand claps and other pattering, he reflects the harshness that has come to define NYC, a place where “city life isn’t all it is cracked up to be.”

Odd Blood seems to course through Yeasayer’s every vein, so it’s a fitting title for the band’s sophomore release. From the album art that falls somewhere between disturbing and alluring to the spooky opening track, Odd Blood finds Yeasayer presenting a succinct, crystallized version of all the kookiness the band has come to embody. Several influences are prominent on Odd Blood. One of the most noticeable, especially on “O.N.E.,” is Culture Club. Like Boy George on rollerskates, the song is a nasal, candy-coated romp through pop and electronica. With synthesized keyboards and a falsetto refrain, the track takes the softened retro influences of Passion Pit a few steps farther, melding modern dance beats with retro pop sensibilities. Much of Yeasayer’s experimentation successfully pushes boundaries, but there are a few cases where the band goes too far. “The Children,” the album’s über-manipulated opener, sounds like a drunk, middleaged Alvin and the Chipmunks. “Rome,” which sounds like the backing track to a malfunctioning video game, is so consistently bizarre that it’s difficult to grasp exactly where Yeasayer was trying to go. Where “Ambling Alp” succeeds in merging experimentation and accessibility, these two tracks push the band’s sound too far. Odd Blood is as strange as its title might suggest, an amalgamation of disparate influences that are alternately jarring and innovative.

Some voices just aren’t meant for studio polish. Brandi Carlile’s is one. Bristling with raw power that ruptures above smoother tones, her voice tears at the edges of Give Up the Ghost’s nitpicked acoustics. It’s like trying to capture Loretta Lynn inside the concert hall sound of Whitney Houston. Violently, rapturously feminine, Carlile’s pipes demand fire, not over-production. “Pride and Joy” should be a resounding success. With Carlile pouring gritty regret into excellent lines such as, “All your mountains turn to rocks/All your oceans turn to drops,” it’s the kind of thing meant to slam you right in the gut. But it’s all covered up in over-thetop piano and strings, blunting the impact of Carlile’s performance. The up-tempo numbers suffer as well. Featuring rollicking piano from Elton John and wonderfully honky-tonk singing from Miss Carlile, “Caroline” is a near perfect bit of barroom fun. But barroom fun isn’t meant for clarity. Carlile’s words should have to fight over the din of clanging chords and furious strums. There’s no such struggle here. Instrument levels are dropped during the verses. Solos are boosted above the arrangement. There’s nothing ramshackle about it, and the song becomes forgettable because of it. Carlile’s songwriting is solid — emotionally vivid and grounded in just the right amount of familiarity. And her vocals are superb. But the production strips away the immediacy, leaving Giving Up the Ghost a pristine shell of what could have been a rough-and-tumble triumph. -Jordan Lawrence

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candice Woodcock, a 2005 uNc graduate and a Morehead-cain scholar, will be one of 20 former “survivor” contestants competing in the special “Heroes vs. villains” season, which premieres at 8 p.m. tonight. to prepare for the intense physical challenges and the meager food supply, Woodcock, 27, said she hit the gym, trying to build up muscle and gain weight.

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When “Survivor” contestant Candice Woodcock was eliminated from the show’s 2006 Cook Islands season, she thought her days — and episodes — on reality television were finished. But then the show’s producers asked her to return for a second try, and Woodcock, a 2005 UNC graduate, just couldn’t say “no.” Although she was in the middle of planning her wedding and was attending medical school at George Washington University, Woodcock said she couldn’t get the invitation out of her head. “It kept eating away at me, so I went and asked my school what we could do,” she said. “I started asking my wedding vendors thinking, ‘This is a long shot.’ And when the pieces started falling into place, I

couldn’t stop thinking about it. It’s in your blood. You can’t say no.” So, with the support of her family, fiancé and future parents-in-law, Woodcock postponed her wedding and took a reprieve from medical school to film the season. She will be one of 20 former “Survivor” contestants competing in the special “Heroes vs. Villains” season, which premieres at 8 p.m. tonight. Woodcock, who is not among the more well-known returners, is a member of the “Heroes” tribe. Janel Monroe, a senior from Fayetteville who, like Woodcock, attended Terry Sanford High School, said she supports Woodcock. “I don’t know her, but I know her brother, Michael,” she said. “I’m proud of her for participating in the show and wish her the best

of luck.” To prepare for the intense physical challenges and the meager food supply, Woodcock, 27, said she hit the gym, trying to build up muscle and intentionally gain weight. “You can never eat enough for when you go out there, and you’re starving,” she said. As a Morehead-Cain Scholar, Woodcock was provided the opportunity to spend the summer before her freshman year participating in an Outward Bound excursion. She traveled to Africa another summer to teach at a school and run a service project of her own design, distributing pairs of used eyeglasses. Woodcock said both experiences helped her prepare for the challenge and adventure of “Survivor.” “It allowed me to go out there with confidence know that there’s nothing

I can’t do out there,” she said. Woodcock said her family members are avid “Survivor” fans and are excited for this season’s premiere. “We’re going to have a party at our office this Thursday,” said her mother, Debbie Woodcock. “Our employees are going, and we’re going to start a Candice fan club.” Woodcock’s younger brother, Michael, 20, said he is a little worried about one particular returning cast member, Russell, but said his sister will be fine. “I think Russell was able to manipulate a lot of those players,” he said. “I’m not sure he’s going to be able to manipulate Candice. She’s smart, and she also has the ability to hold her tongue and be a little bit sneaky when it’s beneficial to her. I know that from growing up with her.” Woodcock, who has returned to

Washington, D.C., and is now in her third year of medical school, is not permitted to talk about what happened during the filming of the show. But she did reveal the first thing she did once she was home: she went straight to her favorite bagel shop for breakfast. She said her fiancé, John Cody, whom she will marry in May, had also stocked her house with pizza and brownies, her favorite foods. Woodcock said, hypothetically, if she were the winner, she and her fiancé would use the prize money to pay their student loans. “There’s definitely a lot from college to medical school,” she said. “We’re going to pay that off first thing.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

energy experts” in our time frame, Toben said. “This is a very complex system that is interconnected and has lots of moving parts.” The group’s planned monthly meetings will center around presentations from experts outside of the task force. Questions of how their testimonies relate to UNC will be compiled and answered by University administrators. Wednesday’s presentations included Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Services Carolyn Elfland delivering a history of the cogeneration plant since its construction in 1920. Toben explained the origin of coal backlash, beginning around 2000 when its health effects began to be widely known. Bruce Nilles, deputy director of conservation for Sierra Clubs National and executive director of Beyond Coal, spoke to the Energy Task Force over the phone. Nilles discussed the importance of universities getting involved in the fight against coal, and gave examples of other universities working with the Beyond Coal campaign, including Cornell and Ball State universities. At the next meeting, the group will hear from Ray DuBose, manager of the cogeneration plant. “He’ll be a technical consultant for us,” said Toben. “We want to work with him so we can look at alternative energy sources that will be compatible with our facilities.” Toben also encouraged participation outside of the task force, with members serving as conduits for new questions and viewpoints. “We’re open to evaluation of the work that we’ve done,” Thorp said. UNC already created a list of actionable recommendations with 2009’s Climate Action Plan as part of the University’s goal to be climate neutral by 2050. The Energy Task Force is responsible for reviewing this plan as well as soliciting opinions from outside of campus. Stevens, organizer of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign at UNC, said she looks forward to what the task force could accomplish. “I’m looking forward to getting some questions answered,” she said. “Especially the question of whether the three natural gas oilers we have could be used to power the University.” UNC is already a national leader with regards to sustainability. The University received 96 of 99 possible Green Rating points from the Princeton Review last year, a high among N.C. schools and one of the best ratings in the nation. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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asked would not focus on the contempt order. “We will be here weeks if they (cross-examine),” Trenkle said. “What they want here is a fishing expedition … They did everything (Jones) asked for today and that should be it.” But Jones “reluctantly” allowed the cross-examination, as long as it pertained only to the contempt order. The small courtroom was crowded with seven video cameras, three professional photographers, three boom mics and countless journalists with notepads. The court will continue the hearing at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 in Pittsboro. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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The popular male frontrunner gets more than 40 percent of the vote. His large campaign staff is thrilled to head into a runoff against the female candidate who won a much smaller portion of the vote. The eliminated candidates begin to throw their support behind her campaign, with the hope of upsetting the frontrunner. It’s 2009 all STUDENT over again. ELECTIONS Tu e s d a y ’s 2010 student body president election saw Hogan Medlin take 44 percent of the vote. He is the frontrunner heading into the runoff with Shruti Shah, who gathered 16 percent of the vote. It’s reminiscent of last year’s election, when Thomas Edwards took 41 percent of the initial vote in a six-candidate field. But whether Shah will be able to gather the endorsements and support of the four eliminated candidates and use that momen-

tum to overcome the frontrunner, as current Student Body President Jasmin Jones did last year in a runoff against Edwards, remains to be seen. “It a whole new race,” Shah said of the runoff. “It’s a new game, and it’s just the two of us. Either of us could win.” Eliminated candidates Joe LevinManning and Greg Strompolos have decided to endorse Shah. Nash Kuene said he will support her candidacy, although he’s not sure if he would consider it an endorsement. But Monique Hardin — the third-place finisher who could hold a lot of sway over the outcome of the runoff — is still deciding which candidate, if any, she will endorse. She received 1,034 votes in the general election, only 167 votes away from Shah and the chance to participate in the runoff. Whichever remaining candidate gets the support of Hardin, who won the support of the Black Student Movement and the Outof-State Students Association during the regular election, could see a believes the glitch was a result of the University’s ongoing switch to using the ConnectCarolina information system. “We are fairly sure this would not have happened if we were switched to ConnectCarolina,” she said. Beller said her department will conduct a test today to determine if this was the source of the error. Gillooly filed a complaint with ITS on Tuesday morning but said he was not responsible. Tar Heels’ chances alive. And Henson, while still showing his youth with a couple off-target layup attempts, helped Ed Davis (six blocks) establish a punishing presence in the paint early. With Duke leading 26-24 late in the first, Henson swatted away two of Jon Scheyer’s layups on the same possession. By halftime, enough seemingly open layups at the basket had been cruelly sent back by Henson and Davis that the Blue Devils were thinking about a challenge every time they went to the post. While Duke (20-4, 8-2 ACC) relied more and more on difficult runners and jump shots, their field goal percentage stayed low — very low. Duke was shooting below 30 percent well into the second half.

Candidate Hogan Medlin captured 44 percent of the vote, the most of the sixperson field.
significant bump in support. Hardin said she has not made up her mind about where to throw her support — or if to throw it at all — but will talk with both candidates. Shah said she hopes to receive the support of the eliminated candidates in her campaign over the next week, as she understands what a strong factor it played in Jones’ victory over Edwards. “I mean, that’s why she won the election,” Shah said. Jones pointed out that it will take more than simply a statement of support from the eliminated candidates to encourage hundreds of voters to cast ballots for a new individual in the runoff. This year, the eliminated candidates took 2,917 votes, slightly

Candidate Shruti Shah joins Medlin in the runoff election, to be held next week.
more than the difference of 2,036 votes that separated Shah from Medlin. Edwards who, like Medlin, took a clear plurality of the vote in last year’s election but lost in the general election, said he understands why eliminated candidates feel compelled to throw their support in a runoff, but questioned their effect on the election. He added that he understands that the losing candidates might be qualified to give their opinion, but is unsure if this is how the election process should work. “It takes away a little bit of the democratic nature of the process but that’s their decision,” he said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. the number of seats allocated to Student Congress. He said the Student Code is unclear if the new rules should take effect this year or next. The election will not be certified until Saturday, so Williams and Gillooly are working to determine if the elected representatives should be seated. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.

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The number of candidates who won their bid for Student Congress is still up in the air, as representatives in student government work to determine if recent legislation regarding redistricting will take effect in this year’s election. Dakota Williams, the current speaker of Congress, said legislation was passed that changed But UNC couldn’t do much better. The Tar Heels shot under 40 percent for the fourth straight game, as the No. 1 and No. 3 scoring offenses in the ACC settled into a slow grind. And after that Graves shot cut the lead to one? A couple of bad possessions and a couple easy layups given up to Duke, and it was all over. Consistency — just for the last five minutes — would have given UNC a shot to win it, but then again, that’s easier said than done. “I feel like we’re into it, but we’re so anxious,” Graves said. “(We) probably don’t need to use our brain as much — it’s just a matter of putting everything together to get a win.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

The Board of Elections provided students with the option of casting a paper ballot and slipping it under its office door, but students said they were not aware of this possibility. Debra Beller, an ITS communications specialist, said her department has been working to discover the source of the problem and

The descendants of two elderly women who were beaten to death by their housekeeper are suing a retirement community in Chatham County for failing to prevent it. The complaint in the wrongful death lawsuit states that the retirement community should have run a background check to discover that the housekeeper, Barbara Clark, had a history of forging checks and was ordered by a court to stay away from the elderly. Representatives for the retirement community did not respond to calls for comment. Margaret Murta, 92, and Mary Corcoran, 82, were beaten to death by a cane at the Galloway Ridge retirement community in Pittsboro in December 2007 after they learned Clark was forging their checks for money. Clark, who had been cleaning their apartment on Saturdays since 2006, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2008 and is serving life without parole at Raleigh’s North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. The estates of the elderly women who were beaten are asking for $10,000 from the retirement community in damages to help pay medical and funeral expenses, according to the complaint. The lawyers for the elderly wrote in the complaint that because the retirement community advertises that they ensure the well-being

DTH ONLINE: read the complaint the families filed at dailytarheel.com. of residents and secure residents from harm, they should have run a background check. The complaint also states that the first 911 call reporting the beating came five minutes after the first pages were received from Murta and Corcoran’s alarm pendant. The community also should have been on the lookout for people taking advantage of the elderly, the complaint states. If they had done those things, they would have discovered that Clark had a history, the complaint states. As part of a 2001 plea deal after she was found guilty of forging two checks out of the bank account of an elderly resident, Clark was ordered not to work in a position where she had access to the elderly’s property and possessions, the complaint states. Also, starting in 2004, she began to forge checks for herself from a family of four who lived in Chapel Hill, the complaint states. Marissa Zang, spokeswoman for the law firm representing the women, said this kind of wrongful death case is not out of the ordinary. But Clark’s trial caught the attention of the public, she said. Because the lawsuit was just filed, there is no set date for the first hearing, Zang said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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So, despite meaningful performances from each player, UNC (1311, 2-7 ACC) suffered from Duke’s late run and found itself facing its fourth straight loss. “Their kids played their hearts out, and unless we got a few buckets there, the game could have gone the other way,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Despite a long quiet stretch in the middle of the game, Graves hit several crucial jumpers to keep the game close. As UNC started to fade in the closing minutes of the second, just as it had in previous ACC play, his 3-pointer from the wing cut Duke’s lead to one and kept the

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unveiled his strategy to mop up the massive credit stimulus that the Fed has provided the U.S. economy during the past two years. The Fed’s aggressive provision of credit largely prevented a cataclysmic economic meltdown. It purchased complex bonds backed by car loans, student loans, mortgages and commercial loans. It also extended huge amounts of short-term credit to keep financial markets from seizing up. WA S H I N G T O N , D . C . (MCT) — As he struggles to craft a jobs bill that can win support of Republicans and Democrats, President Barack Obama met Wednesday with a group of black leaders who want him to focus on a particular concern: combating an unemployment epidemic whose burden has fallen disproportionately on blacks. Activists supportive of the president’s economic policies in the recent past lobbied for a new approach more tightly focused on the needs of chronically depressed communities. LOS ANGELES (MCT) — A college student who says he was detained at a Philadelphia airport because he was carrying EnglishArabic flashcards filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against employees of the Transportation Security Administration, the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department. Nicholas George, a senior majoring in physics and Middle Eastern studies at Pomona College, was randomly selected for extra screening at Philadelphia International Airport, the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia states.

Severe burn injuries and a disastrous earthquake haven’t broken the spirits of three Haitian patients recovering from surgeries at UNC Hospitals. Four victims of the Jan. 12 Haitian earthquake were transferred last month to North Carolina hospitals, including the three at UNC Hospitals, said surgeon Samuel Jones, assistant director of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center. All had life-threatening burn injuries. Two of the patients received skin grafts a week ago and are now walking and working with a therapist, Jones said. Another patient went into surgery Friday for a procedure that precedes a skin graft. A dressing of pigskin and human skin was removed to clean the wound. “We can evaluate temporary

skin to see whether it is staying on or falling off so we can see if we can put the patient’s skin back on them,” Jones said. The patient who was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem was discharged Friday, said hospital spokeswoman Bonnie Davis. She said the patient worked with a social worker to get to Orlando where his mother-in-law lives. The UNC Hospitals patients will remain in the hospital for four to six more weeks. “We are beginning the recovery and rehabilitation process,” said Bruce Cairns, director of the burn center. “We have professional social workers that can identify what resources are available and what is appropriate for the patients and their families.” One patient has a son who is being tutored by a schoolteacher

at UNC Hospitals, Jones said. The son and his father also have family members from New York who have visited and taken the son out in downtown Chapel Hill. “They have gotten him out of the room and added some normalcy back to his life,” Jones said. He said the hospital staff has rallied around the new patients. “We’ve all made sure that they have a place to stay, food to eat,” Jones said. “There is support on every level, from the burn center to administrative personnel in the hospital and the burn center.” And Cairns said the center’s patients have maintained positive attitudes despite their injuries. “Things are tough in life,” he said, “but they seem to find the good in the situation.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 - Everyone shifts gears. Social contacts occur in private. Emotional moments happen in public. Overall, love triumphs. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 - Who’s on first? Not you? That’s because you’ve rounded third and you’re on the way home, with just the score you wanted. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6 - Relationships undergo a shift from contentment to excitement. You better understand your own needs. Share your feelings as openly as you can. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7 - Social contacts soothe your feelings and allow you to balance work with the rest of your schedule. Opt for time alone at the end of the day. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 5 - A female’s plan remains out of focus until you adjust your sights. She wants what you want, only in a different shade of green. Money talks. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 - Work on a close relationship today as Venus enters pisces. You understand on an empathetic level. Take independent action to get things done.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 - Balance! You want love to dominate the scene, but you have work to do. Save love for dinner and dancing with someone special. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6 - Focus on feelings (it will be hard to do anything else). Own what’s yours, and listen to family members. Don’t leave until the conversation is complete. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 - A female decides to go in a new direction. This challenges your thinking about your role. Remember, the two of you are not connected at the hip. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 - if you’ve been seeking independence, today can set you on that path in surprising ways. Be careful what you ask for. Today, you just might get it. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 - Your weekend plans get ahead of your end-of-the-week work schedule. keep your mind on today’s tasks and maintain confidentiality as needed. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 - On a personal level, you’re staying comfortable. An associate jumps into a shocking new relationship. Only time will tell how it will work out.

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recession a≠ecting young people’s minds
By jEn SErdETcHnaia
STAFF WRITER

The current generation of college students lacks confidence in its financial stability and other key areas due to the ongoing recession. According to study results released Monday, although the recession has affected different demographic groups at varying levels, the college population is being hit hardest overall. Arizona Pathways to Life Success for University Students is one of the first research studies of its kind to interview the same group of students on financial attitudes before and during the recession. The first survey was conducted in spring 2008 and the second in

spring 2009. “They’re very leery about their own ability to manage finances,” said Joyce Serido, the co-principal investigator and project manager of the study at the University of Arizona. “They’re feeling vulnerable.” A decline in confidence, both academic and financial, was observed in all the participants, she said. Debt increases also were widespread. Credit card debt was up 60 percent among white participants and 219 percent among AfricanAmerican students, Serido said. There is significant concern that debt will prompt students to rethink pursuing higher education and long-term planning, she said.

UNC junior Amber Arciero said the economy is factoring into her post-graduation planning. “Post-grad, I would love to go to grad school, add more debt — and it will hopefully pay off,” she said. Financial trouble might cause a decline in grades or a lack of interest in schoolwork, she said. “We hope they don’t overreact and do things that seem like a good idea in the short-term but are a bad idea in the long-run,” Serido said. College students are dropping out of college and delaying enrolling in increasing numbers, said UNC sociology professor Kathleen M. Harris. The 18-to-24 age bracket is being hit hardest in unemployment, she said.

“They’re so marginal in the labor force because they have no experience,” she said. One way they cope with financial trouble is by moving back home with parents or doubling up with roommates, Harris said. They tend to have less material hardship such as no phone access, but they suffer psychologically. “Moving back home protects you economically, but they still suffer from some of these health concerns,” Harris said. Young people who move back home are more likely to experience depression, stress, weight problems and hypertension, she said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

Surveyed 2,098 young people, ages 18 to 25 Launched in 2007. First set of data was collected in spring 2008 prior to the economic crisis. Data was collected again during economic crisis in spring 2009 95 percent of all students surveyed reported that economic crisis had impacted their families Financial self-confidence dropped 22 percent among women, double that of men Academic satisfaction dropped 6 percent for men, three times that for women

Facts of the study:

Credit card debt increased 219 percent for black students, 105 percent for Hispanic students and 64 percent for white students Three times as many students dropped classes Twice as many students took leaves of absence 78 percent of students postponed health care There was a 26 percent rise in using one credit card to pay off another Nearly 20 percent of students indicated hardly any confidence in financial institutions

More companies intend to develop e-textbooks
uNC students slow to accept them
By jErEmiaH GrEGG
STAFF WRITER

Step up

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The women of campus step group born2step share why they love to dance. See pg. 3 for story.

Energized for change
The newly created Energy Task Force met for the first time Wednesday. See pg. 3 for story.

Level:

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

With the release of Apple’s iPad, software companies and textbook publishers are lining up to take advantage of the new technology. But students might not be so ready to adapt. ScrollMotion, a company that designs software for Apple Inc. devices, is the most recent to announce its intent to work with textbook publishers to format textbooks for use on the iPad. “This is the first time you have the device, content and retail elements all at the same time,” said John Lema, CEO of New Yorkbased ScrollMotion. “I don’t think you could keep this from happening if you tried.” McGraw-Hill, one of the country’s largest textbook publishers, has already made 1,300 digital textbooks available through CourseSmart, which UNC has a contract with. Ninety-five percent of all its textbooks are available in some digital format, said Mary Skafidas, spokeswoman for McGraw-Hill.

Despite the optimism of software developers and textbook publishers, UNC students have yet to buy into the digital format. Only 150 digital textbooks were sold by UNC Student Stores this semester, said Kelly Hanner, course materials manager. “The technology is not completely developed yet,” Hanner said. “It’s a very new product for faculty and students. We are happy to offer it to those who are ready for it.” Digital textbooks do offer some advantages. Typically, e-textbooks are about half of the price of a new print edition, Hanner said. CourseSmart books also enable students to highlight, use tag notes and e-mail parts of the text to friends. But e-textbooks have no resale value and students only have access to the books for a limited time. “Essentially, students are renting the book for a period of time,” Skifidas said. “We get paid for each usage.” This is a big plus for publishers, since they don’t profit when a traditional textbook is resold.

Hanner also said that not all students are comfortable with using computers. “I don’t like reading off a screen,” said Angela Dixon, a junior psychology and political science major. “I like to highlight and take notes on the sides.” And some students just don’t like carrying a computer around. “I don’t always have my laptop,” said Erin Sanderson, a sophomore peace, war and defense and political science major. “It’s more about the convenience of a book and the concreteness of a book.” Skafidas acknowledged that the market for digital textbooks is small right now, but said it is fast growing and changing. “E-textbooks are just the beginning for us.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.

Tar Heel survivor
UNC alumna Candice Woodcock will appear on “Survivor” tonight for a second time. See pg. 10 for story.

Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

Shah gets endorsement
Three eliminated student body president candidates have endorsed Shruti Shah. See pg. 11 for story.

Haitians recovering
The three patients from Haiti being treated at UNC are still here recovering. See pg. 12 for story.

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“I f---ed up. I announced it in the wrong order. It was my mistake.”
Pete Gillooly, board of elections chairman, on an error reporting the status of a fee referendum in tuesday’s election

EDITORIAL CARTOON

by mark Viser, mviser@email.unc.edu

FEATURED ONLINE READER COmmENT:

DaviD Bierer
bierer is a junior business major from charlotte.
e-mail: bierer@email.unc.edu

“Don’t think this race is over. … Just shows what a joke these student elections are under the current rules.”
“JUiCeNUGGets,” on hogan medlin (44 percent) and shruti shah (16 percent) adVancing to a runoff

Complain to make someone else’s day
was in the hospital a week and a half ago. I had the distinct pleasure of being afflicted with both pneumonia and mononucleosis. While everyone was enjoying the snow that fell in Chapel Hill, I was restricted to a hospital bed, gown and all. It was in this rare instance that I felt I could justifiably complain about my bedridden-ness. But before doing so, I checked myself. Everyone hates a complainer, especially one who complains all the time about frivolous things — The Frequent Complainer. If it’s a sunny day, it’s too hot. In a fancy restaurant, the lighting is too dim. The glass is always half empty. There’s usually an easily identifiable frequent complainer in any group of friends. Until recently, I unconditionally hated the Frequent Complainer. Come on, get over yourself, I would think. No one cares how tired you are, or how stressed you might be about some upcoming test. Because of my distaste for Frequent Complainers, I have always been pretty conscious about my level of complaining. Only in the most dire of circumstances, when my life is truly horrific and everyone should know about it, do I dare to issue a complaint. The only thing worse than a Frequent Complainer is one who doesn’t tolerate other Frequent Complainers. A hypocrite. Because I had some extra time at my disposal in the hospital, I began to reevaluate my stance on complaining, and I had a revelation. It’s okay to complain, I decided. Yes, it’s okay to complain as long as you know beyond a doubt that you have the most pathetic, tragic, sympathy-grabbing story. This makes sense to me on two separate levels. Everyone enjoys complaining. It relieves you of some level of stress, and maybe you can get some pity points out of it if you have a particularly sympathetic friend. But if used in moderation and with good timing, a good complaint can be beneficial to all parties involved. Who doesn’t like learning that someone else has had a worse day than themselves? Man, I had a pretty crappy day, and I think I failed my test, but at least I didn’t get a speeding ticket and arrive late for an interview as a result. Knowing that someone else is in a worse position immediately makes your day that much better, regardless of your own situation. I think moderation and self-awareness are the keys to a good complaint. One or two well-timed complaints a week can certainly have a positive effect on the mood of others, but any more than that and you are living a borderline pathetic life. Also, self-awareness. Like I said previously, no one likes a Frequent Complainer. If you’re going to complain, you really need to be sure that your complaint won’t be trumped. In order to have a good complaint, you need to go all out, and you need to be sure that no one else has a story that out-complains yours. So give the Frequent Complainer in your group of friends a second chance. Maybe he or she really does have a story worth complaining about. And it might just make you feel a little better yourself.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
article ignored the lGBtQ community here at UNC
TO THE EDITOR: Over the past three days, a lot of attention has been brought to The New York Times article on the gender gap at UNC. Although the comments to this article have discussed the implications associated with the outdated, sexist thinking that assumes all women are looking for men (and that all men are only looking to “hook up”), little attention has been brought to the LGBTQ community on campus. What the article fails to mention is that male-female relationships are not the only types of relationships people enter into. The only attempt (that I’ve seen) to include any type of minority into the discussion was in the “Online reader responses” section in Wednesday’s DTH. But even these comments failed to mention specific minorities and therefore still left attention on heterosexual individuals. By completely ignoring the fact that many students on campus do identify as LGBTQ, the article, along with the responses, are continuing to sustain a society where heterosexism is acceptable and minority populations are completely ignored. This also reinforces the male/masculine female/feminine binaries that are pervasive in our culture and leads to discrimination against anyone who rejects these gender binaries. Brandy Starling Junior Communication Studies seen them. And call me crazy, but at least 678 wannabe ballers would engrave “Tar Heel Dead” on their tombstone. While we strongly dislike each other, labeling that feeling “hatred” marks immaturity. The rivalry is alive; alive and hot, locally and among alumni of both schools who, despite leaving that eight-mile stretch, carry the heat to all parts of the globe. Lauren Hollis McKinney Junior Photojournalism, Psychology

Abuse of power
Endorsement from senior o∞cers was inappropriate

enior C lass Officers Meggie Staffiera and Sebastian Williams’ use of the senior class listserv to endorse Hogan Medlin for student body president flies in the face of past decisions by elected leaders not to involve themselves in elections. The Student Code expressly forbids using student government e-mail lists to endorse a candidate. But the endorsement is technically on behalf of the Senior Class Marshal Executive Board, which is under the General Alumni Association and not student government. While technically not a violation of the Code, this action certainly goes against the sentiment that elected campus leaders should not weigh in on the election to replace them. In a statement to The Daily

Tar Heel, executive branch officials stressed that “an endorsement from the senior class is without precedent.” They also stressed their own inability to endorse as embodied in the Code. “We felt that we had made our case and that their decision and its consequences rested with them,” said the statement from student government. C l e a r l y, W i l l i a m s a n d Staffiera didn’t take the hint. The presidents decided to endorse after recent low voter turnout among seniors. “We looked at the voting results from last year of seniors, and it was pretty abysmal,” Williams said. While the intentions might be innocent, they do not negate the fact that senior class representatives exploited a loophole in the Code to exert disproportionate

influence on a significant voting block. They could have merely sent out a listserv e-mail urging students to vote, without offering a specific endorsement. Williams and Staffiera said they participated in the endorsement interview, but ultimately left the voting to the Senior Class Marshal Executive Board. But even though they didn’t vote on the endorsement, their decision to personally e-mail that endorsement implicitly carries their blessing. The prohibition on using listservs for candidate endorsements should extend to the senior class presidents. Current officeholders should not have the power to exert such influence over who will replace them or other campus leaders. The Student Code should be modified to reflect this.

Housing ordinance would, in fact, have flexibility
TO THE EDITOR: Regarding your editiorial “No ordinance needed,” (Feb. 4): You could not be more wrong. Your grasp of the facts and issues involved in the review process, the subsidy costs of affordable housing and “penalty” approach of the current negotiation process is amazing. Most of the flexibility you think the ordinance will not permit, in fact is wrong. Flexibility to craft good solutions is the centerpiece of the ordinance. As a Inclusionary Task Force member and 20 year practitioner of creating equitable affordable housing ordinances, I expected better from the only local newspaper left in Chapel Hill. Scott Radway Former Chairman Planning Board and Community Design Commission Chapel Hill

QuickHits
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne was supposed to be sentenced in court for gun charges on Tuesday — until he got it pushed back for emergency dental work. A root canal is the oldest excuse in the book, but who’s gonna doubt the Fireman?

Coverage of Campus y election result abysmal
TO THE EDITOR: Although the race for student body president is at the forefront of many students’ minds, the Campus Y also held an election for its leaders on Tuesday. While the SBP run-off election is a front-page story, it was disappointing to see only a few sentences about the results of the Y election in the “Campus Briefs” section. For a close race of seven qualified candidates to lead the University’s largest student service organization, the lack of coverage is frustrating: merely two inches. While Friday’s article “Seven vie in UNC’s Campus Y president elections” highlighted the candidates, we are disappointed in the follow-up coverage for the election results. Elizabeth McCain and Marjorie Betubiza, co-presidents elect, and Allie Howard, internal treasurer, deserve to be recognized for their success. This is the first year for the Campus Y to have two elected female copresidents, and we had the highest voter turnout in recent years for a Campus Y election. With the approaching 150th Anniversary celebration, a Web site overhaul, increasing fiscal responsibility and advancing alumni relations, this is a big year for Campus Y leadership. We hope that in the future, the DTH will provide better follow-up coverage for all student elections. Erin Marubashi Jimmy Waters Co-presidents Campus Y

Super Bowl viewers
A record 106.5 million people tuned in to make Super Bowl XLIV the most watched TV program ever. And what were the other two-thirds of Americans doing? Oh, they watched, but only for the commercials.

Dubai tower
The world’s tallest tower closed after an elevator malfunction. When is this homage to extravagance going to reopen? It’s up in the air, just like the people probably still stranded in the elevators. Really up in the air.

UNC-Duke rivalry is the most heated out there
TO THE EDITOR: In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Tar Heel, the UNC-Duke rivalry was completely dismissed in the article “Rivalry between UNC, Duke not that heated,” (Feb. 9) Not that heated? Not so fast. Survival of Carolina’s basketball dynasty is contingent on pressure that mounts just eight miles away. Duke serves as motivation; in-state rivalry betters both teams to excel in hopes of an NCAA victory. Rivalry is not synonymous with hate. Students may not use “hate” in reference to their rival, but that doesn’t make the “Battle for Tobacco Road” any less intense. It’s possible to passionately “hate on Duke” while somewhat respecting Duke basketball. After all, if Coach K didn’t have a successful history, who would be our ACC rival? As a former N.C. State University cheerleader, I can say that it wouldn’t be the Wolfpack. The UNC-Duke rivalry is second to none. The DTH’s featured poll revealed 44 percent of people “don’t care” which team wins; however, we must look at facts, not an inaccurate pie chart. Duke has roughly 6,500 undergraduate students; Carolina is barely shy of 18,000. The poll was a reflection of 678 North Carolina voters. I repeat: 678. What kind of number is that? There are over 678 self-proclaimed Cameron Crazies. I’m from Durham; I’ve

Google Buzz
Here it is ! The future, brought to you by Google. It’s called Buzz and it follows on the heels of Google Wave (whatever the hell that is). We’re not really sure what it does yet, but that doesn’t matter — we already know that we want it.

Sarah Palin
The Fox News analyst spoke at the conven tion of the newly formed and very loony Tea Party and she, uh, um … wait, what did she say? We had it written on our hands to remember but it must have smudged. Now what!?

Tourist bus
Hurry up and get your tickets now. Orange County might soon be offering a sightseeing bus. So many great locations and empty Franklin Street stores! But the hottest route takes you to all the proposed waste transfer stations.

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