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Year Junior
FINAL COUNTDOWN
Shruti Shah Hogan Medlin
Year Junior
Major Political science Major Political science
Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Hometown Eden
Goals if elected Goals if elected
Restructure student government Make student government
so that it can become more more accessible and visible to the
supportive of students and student student body
organizations by working with
Connect students to campus
them instead of competing with
events and student organizations
them.
to help them tailor their own
Work to improve student Carolina experiences through the
government’s relationship with Carolina Monthly Look
the town of Chapel Hill and the
Work with departments to
state of North Carolina
make their academic resources
Do a better job of more personalized with orienta-
gauging student opinion by using tion sessions, advising systems
Carolina Virtual Voice and the and more accessible online tools
newly created Student Life Team
Streamline many student
as avenues for gathering student
government initiatives with exist-
feedback about University and
ing organizations/centers to bet-
community issues
ter support and serve the student
Implement the goals outlined body and student organizations
in my platform for each cabinet
Spearhead projects from the
committee
platform yearlong while also
Make student government remaining flexible to the student
leaders more visible and body’s needs and concerns
accessible
Initial vote amount 44%
Initial vote amount 16%
Why should you vote for
Why should you vote for me? My experiences both in and
me? I have extensive experience out of student government help
in student government, and I me connect and engage with
am really excited and passionate students most effectively while
about my platform ideas and the also preparing me to serve as the
opportunity to restructure student strongest liaison to the University
government so that it can better administration.
serve students. dth/Katherine Vance
Student body president candidates Shruti Shah, left, and Hogan Medlin, right, face off Sunday in a game of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. In the epic
battle of robot brains and brawn, Shah won two of the three rounds. Whether her luck will transfer over to today’s election is still up in the air.

how to vote:
Who
All registered students with a
PID and Onyen can vote.
when
Between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
today
where
Online at studentcentral.unc.
edu or at voting booths set up
in the Pit and at Rams Head
Plaza by the Board of Elections.
SEE the results:
when
10:30 p.m. tonight
where
See it in person in Carroll Hall
or watch it broadcast live on TV
on TimeWarner Channel 24 or
campus channel 2 or 25.
Candidates diverge on administration size
Medlin aims for inclusivity; Shah touts e∞ciency
BY Courtney Tye
staff writer
In today’s election, students will pick the per-
son who will be their voice to UNC administra-
tion — and also decide the course for the future
of student government.
Juniors Hogan Medlin
and Shruti Shah will com-
STUDENT
pete in a runoff election
ELECTIONS
today to be the next stu-
2010 dent body president, the
primary student liaison to
the administration.
Shah received 16 per-
cent of the vote in last week’s election and
hopes to overcome Medlin’s 44 percent with
three eliminated candidates’ support and an
additional week of campaigning.
The next president will have a chance
to influence a variety of issues on campus,
including Greek relations, budget matters,
grading policy and a new academic plan.
But in addition to influencing policy,
Medlin and Shah could alter the role of stu-
dent government, having taken distinctly dif-
ferent views on how the organization can have
the greatest impact on campus.
Medlin wants to expand the cabinet —
which currently has more than 40 members
— to further incorporate more student par-
ticipation in the organization and expand the
scope of existing and emerging initiatives.
“For me, my vision next year is more inclu-
sive of the student population. It allows more
students to get involved,” he said. “Downsizing
cabinet, in my opinion, can be a downfall to
the student representation.”
But Shah said she intends to streamline stu-
dent government by connecting committees
and projects with existing campus resources
to let the organization focus on implementing
policy and becoming more efficient.
“I see student government as a connect-
ing organization, one students can come to
as a resource,” she said. “Student government
should work simply in student policy and
cooperate instead of competing with other
organizations.”
Shah fell 28 percentage points behind
Medlin in the general election and will look
to overcome this gap in today’s election, just as
current Student Body President Jasmin Jones
beat frontrunner Thomas Edwards last year.
Edwards said he thinks eliminated can-
didate endorsements play a significant role
and have the potential to encourage voters to
throw their support behind a candidate.
“If you’re in Hogan’s or my situation, people
naturally have animosity toward you, and there’s
the supporting the underdog concept,” he said.
But unlike last year, not all eliminated can-
didates have made endorsements, creating
a greater sense of unpredictability. Monique
Hardin, the third-place candidate who gath-
ered 14 percent of the vote and more than 1,000
votes, has not endorsed either candidate.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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rain, the station will be moved under
the entrance of the Undergraduate
Library. A Board of Elections official
can help you cast your vote.
Submit a paper ballot, available
on the door of the Board of Elections
office in the Student Union, Room
2500. Fill out the ballot and slip it
under the door.
Still have problems? E-mail the
Board of Elections at uncboe@gmail.
com.
DTH ONLINE: Read about the
lawsuit challenging the results
of two of last week’s Student
Congress races, and visit
dailytarheel.com/student-body-
elections for more on the races.

El Centro plans H1N1 clinic attendance falls

Correction
Due to a reporting error,
Monday’s front-page story,
“100 years of basketball legacy,”

for its rebirth reconsider options

incorrectly stated which team of
former UNC basketball players Health providers
won the exhibition game. The
blue team defeated the white
team, 71-70.
The Daily Tar Heel apologizes BY rebecca putterman
for the error. senior writer
Before Carrboro’s main resource
center for Latinos closed its doors
this day in black in December, the Triangle com-
history munity was already discussing
ways to save it.
FEB. 16, 1972 … In a town hall meeting tonight,
Carrboro officials, former El
Basketball legend Centro Latino staff and leaders
Wilt Chamberlain becomes of a Durham-based Latino non-
profit will meet with community
the first NBA player to score members to discuss exactly how El
30,000 points. Chamberlain Centro will be reborn.
Focused on providing social ser-
accomplished this feat in vices, El Centro Latino was lauded
only 941 games. for its career advice and classes for
immigrants. However, a series of
eight directors in 10 years and a
serious budget shortfall forced it
Today’s weather to close its doors.
Good day to vote El Centro Hispano, a Durham-
… again based Latino advocacy nonprofit
that offers a wider array of ser-
H 43, L 24
vices and opportunities for activ-
ism, is set to open a branch in
Wednesday’s weather Carrboro in conjunction with El
The start of an Centro Latino and a new Latino
upward climb Community Credit Union to main-
H 44, L 26 tain resources for Orange County’s
Latino population.
“We’re doing this because lead-
index ers in the Latino community have
police log ......................... 2 asked us and are supporting us,”
calendar ........................... 2 said Susan Denman, chairwoman
nation/world . .................. 6 of El Centro Hispano’s board of
crossword ........................ 9 directors. “But we really need the
sports . ............................. 9 whole community to want this,
opinion .......................... 10 and we want to be responsive to
the needs as much as possible.”
ATTEND THE MEETING
Time: 7 p.m. today
Location: The Seymour Senior
Center, 2551 Homestead Road
E-mail: eclcarrboro@gmail.com
Ilana Dubester, the last interim
director at El Centro Latino who
came in once it was already losing
money, said El Centro Hispano’s
support isn’t exactly a bailout.
“I don’t imagine that El Centro
Hispano has a gazillion extra
resources to put into Orange
County, so the process might be
slow — one of building of sup-
port,” Dubester said.
The support might come in the
form of several funding ideas that
helped keep El Centro Hispano
afloat while its neighbor lagged
behind: an advocacy focus, varied
programs to attract grants and an
optional membership fee.
The tactics are necessar y
because of an array of problems
that have plagued Latino non-
profit organizations across the
country.
Dubester said it’s not easy to
operate a Latino nonprofit in the
Southeast.
Organizations must battle stig-
mas about undocumented immi-
grants, support a bilingual staff and
fund a building that’s within reach
of the Latino community.
See El Centro, Page 9
BY rebecca putterman
Senior writer
With a stack of Valentine cards
ready for addressing, nurse Fran
Whitfield passed the time in
Lenoir Hall last week on the off
chance that someone might stop
by for an H1N1 vaccine.
Her continuing education read-
ing sat out on the table, and two
scrawled pages of the beginning of
a manuscript were held down with
a bottle of hand sanitizer.
Whitfield could write a whole
novel on her experiences meeting
students in Lenoir Hall, she said.
But while H1N1 is still a public
health concern, Whitfield is prob-
ably in the midst of her novel’s last
chapter.
On-campus and countywide
clinics are drawing smaller crowds.
And with only about 30 percent of
Orange County vaccinated and a
spike in H1N1 cases expected in the
spring, the health department is con-
sidering closing its clinics in favor of
an outreach-heavy approach.
The flu has simply fallen off many
people’s radars, Whitfield said.
She has been giving H1N1 vac-
cines on campus twice a week since
October, and the average number of
students she saw in a day last week
was 12. In October, it was 60.
Senior Sara Isaacson hasn’t got-
ten the H1N1 vaccine yet.
“Honestly, it hasn’t really been
convenient,” she said.
Isaacson, like many students,
photo courtesy of julie henry
Students joined Rameses on the court during halftime of the UNC vs.
N.C. State game to show their support for H1N1 immunization.
wasn’t aware of Whitfield’s pres- Get the vaccine at a
ence in Lenoir Hall. campus clinic between
Although the seasonal and 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.:
H1N1 flu aren’t as prevalent as
they were this time last year, that Today, Wednesday, Feb. 23 and
isn’t a reason not to get vaccinated, Feb. 25: Lenoir Hall, inside the Pit
said Wayne Sherman, director of
Orange County’s personal health
entrance
services. Thursday: Rams Head Dining
“There’s a concern we may see Hall lobby
a third wave of H1N1. This influ- Feb. 24: Michael Hooker
enza virus is related to this 1918 flu, Research Center, lower level atrium
and that one came in waves also,”
OR
he said. “It impacted communities
pretty hard.”
at the Chapel Hill walk-in clinic:
Since the vaccine — both the
Southern Human Services Center
injection and the nasal spray
2501 Homestead Road
— became publicly available in
Chapel Hill, N.C., 27516
December, the health department
Mondays - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursdays - 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
See H1N1, Page 9
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Police log
n Somebody stole a Game
Boy and a Pokemon game at
12:34 p.m. Friday from the Inter-
Faith Council for Social Service
Community House, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
The Gameboy was valued at
$250 and the game at $35, reports
state.
n Somebody threw a snowball
at security personnel at 1 a.m.
Saturday at Kildare’s Irish Pub at
206 W. Franklin St., according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
n Somebody broke into an
apartment and stole a Macbook
and $400 cash at 6:12 p.m. Sunday
from 1360 Ephesus Church Road,
according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
The computer was valued at
$2,000, reports state.
n Two people trespassed and
started fighting at the East Chapel
Hill High School parking lot between
3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday at 500
Weaver Dairy Road, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
Neither party was found to have
weapons, reports state.
n Somebody broke into a home
and stole $4,200 worth of items
between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Thursday at 1106 Roosevelt Drive,
according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
Items stolen include two Apple
laptops valued at $2,200, a white
gold, ruby and diamond ring worth
$1,000, a gold ring worth $500, a
digital camera worth $200 and
$300 cash, reports state.
n A 21-year-old woman was
arrested on charges of simple
assault at the UNC Hospitals
emergency room, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
Elsa Marie Offenbacher was
released to the custody of her
father in lieu of a $500 bond,
reports state.
n Somebody disturbed people in
the food line at 2:15 a.m. Sunday at
B-Ski’s Tortilla Wrap Grill, located
at 147 E. Franklin St., according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
n Somebody was “hit on the
ears” between 2 a.m. and 2:42 a.m.
Saturday on Carver Street, accord-
ing to Chapel Hill police reports.
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Senate hopeful visits UNC Gaps

Correction
Due to a reporting error,
Monday’s pg. 5 story, “‘Sunset
Limited’ thrills, challenges audi-

likely in
ences,” incorrectly identified the
cast members in the performance.
David Hutcheson played White, and Wants to be the ‘voice of the people’
Anthony McClenny played Black.

county
The Daily Tar Heel apologizes BY seth cline said she has experience with as sec-
for the error. staff writer retary of state.
In the most challenging of Thomas Mills, a consultant
CAmpus Briefs times, the voices of everyday North to Marshall’s campaign, said her

Congress election suit ends Carolinians have been missing, U.S.
in Student Supreme Court
Chief Justice Emma Hodson
ruled to dismiss a case filed against
Board of Elections Chairman Pete
Gillooly by two losing candidates in
last week’s election.
Hodson threw out the plaintiffs’
case and ended the injunction that
had halted the certification of elec-
tion results in Student Congress
districts one and five.
The candidates alleged that tech-
nical difficulties experienced in the
Feb. 9 election, and the resulting
actions by the Board of Elections,
effectively disenfranchised voters
and had a negative impact on the
election’s results.
But Hodson told the plaintiffs
that while Gillooly might have rea-
sonably considered calling for a re-
vote, she would not use the powers
of the Student Supreme Court to
become an “advocate” for students
not understanding election laws
— a main factor in the candidate’s
argument that voters had been dis-
enfranchised.
For the full story, visit dailytarheel.
com/section/Campus.
Student Congress distributes
most of subsequent budget
Student Congress voted to distrib-
ute all but $9.71 of its subsequent
appropriations budget, the money it
has to give out after the annual bud-
get process that occurs in February
for the following year, in its full body
meeting on Monday night.
It is unlikely that Congress
will pass additional subsequent
appropriations this year, said
Jennings Carpenter, the student
body treasurer.
Members of the ethics commit-
tee also announced that the group
is investigating a complaint filed
against representative Trent Kool.
Six members of the finance com-
mittee of Student Congress have
filed an ethics complaint against
Kool because they said he did not
attend required meetings or provide
notification. The group is waiting
to give Kool a chance to respond
before investigating further.
Student journal to accept
submissions through Feb. 28
budget
emphasis on financial regulation
Senate hopeful Elaine Marshall makes her campaign the most rel-
said Monday night. evant to North Carolinians.
In a talk Marshall also said she supports
SENATE hosted by the
UNC Young
the Senate’s plan for health care
reform to bring costs down and get
Few departments
RACE Democrats,
Marshall —
more people insured.
“The rest of the world looks at
who is run- us and says, ‘Why haven’t you got will be spared cuts
2010 ning for the
seat held by
this figured out?’” she said. “But
the health insurance industry, BY sarah glen
Republican Richard Burr — high- who basically owns Burr, is saying Staff Writer
Orange County might be coming
lighted her experience helping ‘No.’”
up $5.7 million short next year.
common folks as N.C. Secretary of Current polls show that the
This proposed 2010-11 budget
State. Democratic ticket for the Senate
deficit could result in higher prop-
“I want to be the voice of those seat is wide open. Filing for candi-
erty taxes for residents. If not, jobs
people, the lives that will be affect- dacy opened last week.
and community programs could be
ed by Washington’s laws,” she said. Other potential Democratic can-
at stake.
Marshall made her priori- didates include former state sena- dth/Duncan Culbreth
County Manager Frank Clifton
ties clear — financial reform and Elaine Marshall, current N.C. Secretary of State and U.S. Senate candidate,
unemployment, both of which she See marshall, Page 5 gave encouraging words to the Young Democrats on Monday night. said the projected budget, presented
at Thursday night’s Orange County
Board of Commissioners meeting,
is still in its early developmental
stages.
He said expected increases in
costs and the state’s financial situ-
ation are to blame for the gap.
“I’d like to say that this is the
worst-case scenario,” Clifton said.
To combat the deficit, Clifton
proposed the commissioners try to
close the gap without raising taxes
by assessing which departments
can withstand curtailed funding.
He said the board will decide
where its funding priorities — like
law enforcement and education —
lie, while other departments will
likely face greater cuts.
Lori Taft, the director of
the Orange County Parks and
Recreation, said her department
has been the victim of cuts in the
past. She said although she hopes
her funds won’t be decreased this
time, a loss is likely.
“Services that are not mandated
by law are targeted for anything
that has to be reduced,” she said.
Taft’s department suffered a loss
last year when two of the 20 staff
members took an early retirement
incentive.
“These people were sort of the
heart and soul of our department,”
Taft said. “They had knowledge
dating back over 20 years, and we
don’t have that anymore.”
Funding decreases are also
responsible for programming cuts.
dth/julie crimmins Taft said the department had to
Marilyn Metzler, middle, overlooks as Ben Swain, Eli Broverman and Raghav Swaminathan write out German names for body parts in a cancel a jazz festival and commu-
German class at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill. German classes will soon be cut at the school, and other courses will be adapted. nity theater program because they

The People, Ideas and Things
Journal began accepting submis-
sions Monday for its first issue.
The PIT Journal, an online publi-
cation featuring the work of under-
graduate UNC students, will con-
tinue to accept submissions for the
upcoming issue through Feb. 28.
All submissions, which can range
from research papers to multimedia
projects, will undergo a peer review
process similar to that of profession-
al scientific research. Students who
submit work are asked to participate
in the reviewing process.
For the full story, visit dailytarheel.
com/section/Campus.
city Briefs
Council hearing discusses
transit at Carolina North
Transit connections between
the University’s main campus and
the proposed Carolina North were
the main concern at a public hear-
ing at Monday’s Chapel Hill Town
Council meeting.
David Bonk, a member of the
planning department, presented
council members with a basic sum-
mary of the proposal, known as the
2035 Long Range Transit Plan.
“The plan itself is a framework
LOSING ELECTIVES
Middle schools lose low-enrollment courses
BY Julie Crimmins
Staff Writer
Eleven students labeled brightly colored
body outlines with the German words for
different body parts last week.
Later, their teacher, Marilyn Metzler,
joked in German with one student who told
her she had a “bad face.”
Smith Middle School’s class is the last
remaining middle school German class in
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools — and it
won’t continue next year.
German, along with middle school elec-
tives in debate and African-American stud-
ies, was eliminated from the district cur-
riculum in an effort to streamline course
offerings in the 2010-11 school year.
The Board of Education’s Jan. 21 vote to
do away with the low-enrollment classes
has left teachers making plans for revised
courses.
The board suggested integrating African-
American studies across the curriculum.
Latin, Spanish and French offerings were
revised to avoid splitting level-one classes
across two years.
Different visual arts classes were also
consolidated to create a single class for each
grade.
“We’ve been fighting this decision for over a
year and have now lost,” Metzler said. “We’ve
accepted the decision because it has been
made clear that it is essentially irreversible.”
Her campaign against the decision
involved speaking to the school board and
requesting letters of support from UNC’s
Department of Germanic Languages
and Literatures and a German Consulate
General in Atlanta. Other teachers mounted
similar efforts.
“It’s going to be hard not having the feed-
ers going into the high school,” said Metzler,
who also teaches German at Chapel Hill
High School.
Students who start with the first level of
a language in high school will also have dif-
ficulties reaching Advanced Placement lan-
guage courses.
“It will take longer to get to the same level
of knowledge of the language,” said Nolan
Winters, an eighth-grader at Smith Middle
School.
When Winters goes to East Chapel Hill
High School, he will have to face a German
program that has struggled with low enroll-
ment.
Without students continuing German
from middle school, the program is likely to
shrink even further.
Language teachers at Phillips Middle
School are taking a similar attitude, teacher
Jennifer de Lima said. De Lima said she
thinks some students would be best served
by a two-year level-one option, which has
been eliminated. But teachers are coping
with the decision.
“A planning day is in the works for us to
work together to make this … as beneficial as
possible,” de Lima said in an e-mail.
Phillips Middle School art teacher Angela
Greene said she thinks the decision to com-
bine visual arts electives represents a com-
promise.
“All of the visual arts teachers in our district
are satisfied with this decision,” she said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
weren’t able to cover the costs.
Clifton said the easiest option
commissioners have is to reduce
the number of authorized positions
in the county. Due to last year’s hir-
ing freeze, 140 of the 915 county
jobs are now open and could be
eliminated.
The board could also consider
increasing property and sales taxes.
But with a property tax rate of
0.858 that accounts for 74 percent
of county revenue, Orange County
already has the sixth highest rate
in the state.
The potential quarter-cent
sales tax increase would require a
citizen referendum vote. If passed,
the increase wouldn’t take effect for
three months, a reason Clifton said
the measure would be more benefi-
cial next year.
Commissioner Barry Jacobs said
he didn’t think either option will
happen.
“Almost all of the departments
will face cuts, except public safety,”
he said.
The next budget discussion is
March 4, by which time all depart-
ment requests should be turned in.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.

All up in your business

in which we believe the Town of
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the Part of a monthly update Compiled by Grace Joyal,
University can look at options for on local businesses. Staff Writer
future transit service,” Bonk said.
For the full story, visit dailytarheel.
com/section/City.

ETJ landowners to present

to county commissioners
Farmers and land owners in
southern Orange County will peti-
tion county commissioners for a
second time today to return juris-
diction of their rural land from
municipal to county control.
They maintain the switch will
avoid consequences from the
state’s 2009 water contamination
regulations.
The state’s nutrient management
laws aim to reduce contamination
from excess nitrogen and phos-
phorus use, which lawmakers said
threatened local water supplies.
Thirty-three farmers presented
board chairwoman Valerie Foushee
on Oct. 30 with a petition seeking
to have their land wrested from
Carrboro’s control. The board
chose to take no action.
—From staff and wire reports
Sandwhich moves up Franklin
Sandwhich, a sandwich shop, will move to
slightly farther east on Franklin Street, next to the
McDonald’s, from its current space at The Courtyard
at West Franklin Street and Roberson Street.
The new Sandwhich store is slated to be open
by April, chef Hich Elbetri said.
“We don’t know the exact date because con-
struction and all that stuff is unpredictable, so
things never happen on time,” he said.
Construction of the shop is a bit behind because
of frequently changing weather, he said.
The new space is about twice the size of the
present space and will feature a larger amount of
patio seating on an outside deck, Elbetri said.
The new Sandwhich will have an expanded
menu, with wine and rotisserie-style chicken.
Chocolate store finally open Tandoor renovations help
It was a long process getting The Chocolate Door
open due to strict business regulations and construc-
tion problems, owner Meghan Rosensweet said, but
she’s happy with the way things came out.
Rosensweet, who has made chocolate for the
past two years for local businesses, opened her
own shop Jan. 30 at 516 W. Franklin St., she said.
The chocolates are all made by Rosensweet in
the shop’s open kitchen, and patrons can watch
the chocolates being made.
Rosensweet said she uses local ingredients to
create chocolates with such ingredients as bacon,
triple chili and salty potato chips.
“Stuff changes on a daily basis depending on
what I feel like making,” Rosensweet said.
A chocolate costs from $1.50 to $3, she said.
Tandoor Indian Restaurant spent between
$25,000 and $30,000 on renovations a few
months ago, said manager Balwinder Bhubal.
“We changed everything except us and the
food,” said Rem Bestole, who works as a waiter
at the restaurant, located at 1301 E. Franklin St.
Changes attracted more customers, so they’ve
gotten a return on their investment, Bhubal said.
“There are new restaurants coming to the city,
so we want to compete with them,” he said.
The restaurant now has a bar with TVs that
play Bollywood music videos. Wednesday nights
are Bollywood Night, playing up an Indian style.
There are a number of new dishes, such as tan-
doori salmon and a special children’s menu with
mild curry and tandoor chicken tenders.
Festival could bring traffic
Local businesses hope to see a boost because
of their presence at the Collaboration: Humanities,
Arts and Technology festival, which begins today
at the Campus Y and lasts through Saturday.
Many local businesses donated their resources
for the event. Donations include lunches, a sweet
tea station, equipment for the D.J. and video
jockey party and a crepe station.
Other businesses provided coupons for festival
attendees. The attendees are encouraged to visit
Franklin Street for dinner, festival project manager
Kirsten Beattie said.
“When we all pull together, we can make the
region stronger,” Beattie said, adding that she
expects 500 people to attend. “This is just one
part of a long-term initiative.”
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Homeless men overlooked Ellie Kinnaird

BY Kelly Poe
Assistant City Editor
Plans to move the local men’s
homeless shelter, if approved, could
aid a demographic that typically
does not receive the same attention
as homeless women.
More than twice as many men
receive help from local homeless
shelters each year than women,
leading to a much higher demand for
men’s beds, shelter directors said.
The plans to move the shelter to
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
and expand from 30 beds to roughly
50 beds would help address the need
for men’s housing, said Chris Moran,
executive director of the Inter-Faith
Council for Social Service.
HomeStart, Chapel Hill’s wom-
en’s shelter, serves between 160
and 200 women each year, Moran
said.
But in a typical year 500 to 700
men use Community House, the
council’s men’s shelter, he said.
As many as 800 have been
served in one year.
T h e att i t u d e t h at p e o p l e
shouldn’t need help to work and
g h t
succeed is applied primarily to
men, said Dennis Orthner, social
work and public policy professor
at UNC.
“Many of the challenges men
face, whether they’re addiction,
depression, women can get services
where men cannot,” he said.
The shelters serve more men
than women in part because it is
easier for women to find temporary
shelter with friends or family, said
Laurie Tucker, residential services
director for the council.
“There’s more sympathy for
women than for men,” she said.
“Women find places to go. Poor
men don’t.”
No shelter in Orange County
accepts two-parent families or
married couples, so children fre-
quently are separated from their
fathers, he said.
The women’s shelter contains 56
beds total, 40 of which are transi-
tional housing, Moran said.
Residents can stay in transition-
al housing for up to two years, but
most people don’t, he said.
Because the women’s shelter has
Homeless men outnumber women
The two homeless shelters in Chapel Hill served almost three times more men
than women and children in the 2008-09 fiscal year.
Represents 20 women
Represents 20 men
SOURCE: CHRIS MORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
Represents 20 children
fewer one-night emergency beds
than the men’s shelter, the shelter
naturally serves fewer people, pos-
sibly contributing to the lopsided
ratio, said Jamie Rohe, interim
homeless program coordinator for
Orange County’s Partnership to
End Homelessness.
But still, the men’s shelter often
hosts men sleeping on the floor.
Dean Duncan, a research asso-
ciate professor in the School of
Social Work, conducted a study on
homelessness in Durham, Guilford
and Buncombe counties and found
Peace Corps
141 women,
33 children
*all served at the
HomeStart at 2505
Homestead Road
507 men
*all served at the
Community House at
100 W. Rosemary St.
THE INTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
DTH/NICOLE BROSAN AND LENNON DODSON
a typical two-to-one ratio of male-
to-female homelessness.
The gender distribution goes far
beyond North Carolina, Orthner
said. The difference stems from
more government aid being avail-
able for women and children than
for men, he said.
Struggling men have trouble
finding employment because they
become stigmatized, Orthner
said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
drops plans for
Carrboro Costco
Local stores worry about competition
BY chad royal that both the county and Carrboro
Staff Writer would get a portion of real estate
N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird said she taxes from a store like Costco.
is giving up on bringing a Costco to Pelissier also said the county
Carrboro. needs to diversify its tax base and
Kinnaird pushed for a Costco is heavily dependent on property
in the area because she thought taxes.
its addition to the tax base would She also said more than half
benefit the town. of the purchases county residents
“It’s very well suited to the coun- make are at places like The Streets
ty,” Kinnaird said. She said bringing at Southpoint in Durham, outside
a big-box store like Costco would the county.
have created jobs for low-income “We would like to see people
community members. spend more money in Orange
But Kinnaird said her idea was County,” Pelissier said.
informally rejected by the Carrboro But Jason Baker, the owner ser-
Board of Aldermen. vices and events coordinator for
Some community members said Weaver Street Market, said big-box
a Costco would stores leave large carbon footprints
hurt the small and smaller businesses are more
businesses in the environmentally friendly.
area and would “We don’t need to tempt people
be environmen- with bad choices,” he said.
tally irresponsible Baker said that money that
to build, because comes from local businesses is bet-
there’s no clear ter for the community as a whole.
space for one. He also said there isn’t a good
“ I ’m g i v i n g N.C. Senator place for a store like Costco in the
up,” Kinnaird Ellie Kinnaird area, which means building one
said. “It’s a lost called her push would have a negative impact on

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at UNC cause.” for a Costco a
A l d e r m a n “lost cause.”
the environment.
Gist said bringing a store like
Ja c q u i e G i s t Costco would be a long process and
Learn how you can use your said bringing in a big-box store at could end up taking the better part
s Hold degree and experience the expense of smaller businesses of a year, depending on the com-
Black ‘Em a would hurt the local economy. mittee to which the application is
Jack T
ourna nd
to impact the lives of others “They only have loyalty to them- presented.
...and your own. selves,” she said. She also said that although
Beer
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ment Gist said the town has not been
approached by Costco to build a
Carrboro doesn’t have as many big-
box stores as other areas, the town
t oo! Peace Corps. Thursday, Feb. 4 store.
Paul Moulton, executive vice pres-
is still doing better financially than
many places that depend on them.
ident of real estate for Costco, said “Big corporations are a part of
Information Table the company does not disclose its the reason the economy is the way
Featuring New Orleans Life is calling.
Global Public Health Career Fair real estate strategies to the public.
Kinnaird said she thought that
it is,” Gist said.
Kinnaird said she agreed with
How far will
Themed Food and you go? Hooker Building - Atrium the company could have been suc- some of the obstacles a big-box
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. cessfully solicited. She also said the store would present, which is one
Drink Specials extra commercial and property tax of the reasons she ultimately decid-
revenue would fix what she said is a ed to stop pursuing the idea.
800.424.8580 For more information contact: habitual problem of depending too “If they don’t want it, they don’t
peacecorps.gov
Chinyere Alu at 919.962.0185 much on residential property taxes. want it.”
An old tradition renewed. or peacecorps@unc.edu.
Bernadette Pelissier, vice chair-
woman of the Orange County Contact the City Editor
Board of Commissioners, confirmed at citydesk@unc.edu.

CAMPUS RECREATION UPDATE

ALWAYS COCA-COLA. ALWAYS CAROLINA!!
The Daily Tar Heel News tuesday, february 16, 2010 5

Freshmen receive mentors

Upperclassmen volunteer as peers
BY Emily banks
Staff writer
The simple life lessons can
sometimes be the most important
for freshmen.
For a new program that pairs
upperclassman mentors with first-
year students, this sage wisdom
might be as basic as letting them
know that there’s a printer in the
bottom of the Student Union or
that ever-important rule of having
a clean Facebook picture.
Excelling Through Mentoring,
a program that matches student
mentors with freshmen, held its
first meetings last week to help
freshmen get the most out of col-
lege by offering them guidance.
It is the third form of peer advis-
ing created by student government
in the past year, demonstrating a
demand by students for more inter-
applied or were recruited by invita-
tion, and most are campus leaders
from student government, Sheng
action among experienced students said. They serve as volunteers.
and those with questions. Student government advertised
The program divides freshmen the program online and through
into 10 groups of six, called “pods,” Facebook, and it was met with high
with two mentors leading each demand. The high demand — 90
group. The pods are determined applicants for 60 spots — could
based on shared interests. lead to an expansion next year.
It will run for six weeks, with each Sheng said students were select-
pod meeting once each week. There ed based upon how much advising
will also be two large group events in they needed.
which 10 faculty members will speak “We wanted to find people who
to students about first-year issues, really wanted to learn more about
such as adapting to academic life. college,” he said. “We looked for
“We want to cover all facets students who were not involved so
of college life,” said junior Peter far, or students who were already
Sheng, co-chairman of the pro- over-committed.”
gram. “That includes extracurricu- Junior mentor Chris Carter said
lars, study abroad, social relation- he applied because he wanted to
ships and even budgets.” help students deal with the issues
Sometimes that includes basic he had as a freshman.
information about how to get “I’d like to show first-years how
around and where to find printing. to make connections with people
The 20 student mentors either early,” he said. “I want them to
know that you don’t have to be rel-
egated to being a number here.”
Sophomore mentor Lily Roberts,
co-chairwoman of student govern-
ment’s environmental affairs com-
mittee, said she is excited for the
opportunity to help first-year stu-
dents find their places at UNC.
Freshman Alexis Davis said
she has been making connections
through the program.
“It’s a great way for freshmen
to meet other freshmen,” she said.
“The mentors are all really friendly
and energetic.”
Davis said her mentors have
given networking tips and advice
for making good impressions on
professors.
“We talked about going to office
hours, not having crazy pictures on
Facebook and things like that,” she
said.
COURTESY OF EXCELLING THROUGH MENTORING
Contact the University Editor Freshmen Candice Park and Yu Zhuo meet with mentor Will Bondurant,
at udesk@unc.edu. a junior. The mentoring group will meet once every week for six weeks.

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National and World News

Bayh says he will
not run in 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
— U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana
said Monday that he was fed up
with Congress and wouldn’t seek
re-election this year.
The two-term Democratic
senator, 54, offered reasons that
are increasingly commonplace:
“There is much too much parti-
sanship and not enough progress,
too much narrow ideology and
not enough practical problem-
solving,” he said.
Bayh was comfortably ahead
in recent polls; his Republican
challengers trailed by double dig-
its. He won his previous Senate
races handily, with 62 percent in
2004 and 64 percent in 1998.
His decision is a fresh blow
to his party, which has been
shaken by the surprise retire-
ment announcements of vet-
eran Sens. Byron Dorgan of
North Dakota and Christopher
Dodd of Connec tic ut and
Republican Scott Brown’s win
of the Massachusetts seat that
the late Democratic Sen. Edward
Kennedy had held for 47 years.
D E A N ’ S
Clinton puts the
pressure on Iran
BEIRUT (MCT) — Bluntly
warning that Iran is slid-
ing into military dictatorship,
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton told an audi-
ence in Qatar on Monday that
economic sanctions against
the Islamic Republic should be
increasingly aimed at its elite
Revolutionary Guard.
Clinton, at a conference on
relations between the U.S. and
the Islamic world, appeared
to suggest that such a strategy
could help rein in the ideologi-
cally motivated branch of the
Iranian military by widening
rifts within Iran’s domestic
political establishment.
Clinton’s analysis of Iran’s
political dynamics, which jibes
with the latest assessments by
Washington think tanks, sug-
gests a U.S. attempt to use
economic pressure to drive a
wedge between hard-liners in
the Revolutionary Guard and
the rest of the Iranian political
establishment, as well as the
opposition.
S P E A K E R S E R I E S
GOP to capitalize
on dissatisfaction
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
— While President Barack
Obama carried the Latino vote
by large margins 15 months ago,
many Republicans are out to cap-
italize on Latino dissatisfaction
with Obama and Washington’s
Democratic leaders. They think
that could help them immensely
in the 2010 elections.
Republican candidates will
gain ground from Latinos once
Latinos realize “that what the
Democrats offer is just a bunch
of empty promises,” said Hector
Barajas, a communications con-
sultant for the California State
Senate Republican Caucus.
He noted that the president
spent only about 10 seconds on
immigration at the very end of
his State of the Union speech
last month. Barajas said the
issue had been particularly hot
on Spanish talk radio ever since
Obama gave that speech.
The White House said that
it remained committed to pass-
ing a comprehensive overhaul of
immigration laws.
Collaborative festival
fuses technology, art
BY Katelyn Trela
staff writer
Scholars of art history, English
and performance communication
at first seem to have little in com-
mon to chat about.
But a passion for the digital age
brings them together this week for
the Collaborations: Humanities,
Arts &Technology festival.
This is the first festival, and
organizers hope it will continue in
future years. The event is bringing
Duke, N.C. State and UNC togeth-
er with the Triangle’s top digital
resources and the Renaissance
Computing Institute.
A series of performances, discus-
sions, exhibits and workshops cre-
ated by students and faculty from
the universities will be on display
all week throughout UNC’s cam-
pus. There are additional speeches
and panels of experts from beyond
the community.
Here is a look at a few student
and faculty projects.
Digital art history
Laura Fravel, who is working on
her master’s in art history at UNC,
began her project for a class about
technologies that could better rep-
resent historical materials.
With partner Alexandra
“I really hope that it sparks a
discussion,” she said. “I know that
Attend the keynote
what we did was a hypothetical rec- addresses:
reation, but I’d like professionals to “The Future of Entertainment”
actually consider moving this wall by Robert Bach
there, as we proposed.”
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today,
The project represents a new
Hill Hall Auditorium
wave of technology, taking historical
research out of simple two-dimen- “Collaborative Authorship:
sional illustrations in a textbook. Writing Zombies into Austen”
by Steve Hockensmith and Jason
Digital English Rekulak
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Whitney Trettien, who is pursu- Hyde Hall University Room
ing a Ph.D. in English at Duke, cre-
“From Knowledge to
ated a digital project focusing on
Knowledge-able” by Michael
the digital age of language.
Wesch
Combing her studies of digital
media and English, Trettien cre- 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
ated a timeline of how people have Hill Hall Auditorium
manipulated language. “Gaming and the Future of the
“It explores the history of read- Arts and Humanities” by Jesper
ing and writing as material prac- Juul
tices, focusing on the physical
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday,
manipulation of language,” she
Student Union Auditorium
wrote in an e-mail.
Trettien also saw correlation Find the full schedule online
between her thesis and the realm at chatfestival2010.com.
of artwork.
“The discourse of digital art is
more readily adapted to my work human experiences influenced and
than that of traditional literary brought together by technology.
criticism,” she said in an e-mail. Megel’s main goal was to make
“Artists seem to ‘get it’ when oth- technology essential to the story.
ers in academia don’t.” “So much of the time, when you
see a live performance with video

Ellen J. Kullman
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Maurice J. Koury Auditorium
UNC Kenan-Flagler Campus
Dodson, a UNC alumna, Fravel
digitally recreated the progression
of the ancient Italian church, the
Basilica of Santa Croce, from its
original appearance through its
more recent construction.
They included suggested recon-
structions in addition to the recon-
struction that has already been
n 5:30 p.m. completed.
February, 17th is Ash Wednesday
Digital performance technology, it’s just added onto a
thin story. It’s more about the tech-
Joseph Megel is an artist-in- nology itself,” he said. “I wanted to
residence in UNC’s Department of take really good writing, which is at
Communication Studies. the center of the performance, and
Megel wanted to create a digi- I wanted to use technology in the
tally infiltrated live performance. context of that good work.”
He asked playwrights from around
the country to come up with small Contact the Arts Editor
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Literacy group hosts Dorothy

Allison
George
Singleton
Lee
Stringer
Wells
Tower

well-known writers Allison, a

by Emily Stephenson
Senior Writer
The inspiration for HBO’s show
“True Blood” — the “Southern
Vampire Mysteries” series — was a
product of menopause, the books’
author said Monday.
“I thought, ‘I’ll just write a book
with everything I like. I’m going to
write a sex scene before I forget,”
Charlaine Harris said.
Harris, the author of several
other mystery series, was one of
five writers to speak at the Orange
County Literacy Council’s Writers
for Readers fundraiser.
The literacy council, a nonprofit
organization located in Carrboro,
helps adults improve their reading
skills. Last year, the group worked
with more than 300 adults.
W Y
NO PL
!
AP
Charlaine
Harris
Her first book
in the “Sookie
Stackhouse”
series, about a
telepathic wait-
ress who falls in
love with a vampire, was published
in 2001. She is also the author of the
“Harper Connelly” series, which follows
a woman who has the power to find
dead people and learn how they died.
Harris said her parents were both
avid readers who taught her to love
books.
“When it turned out that I was going
to be a weird, misfit kid, they took me
to bookstores,” she said.
South Carolina
native who calls
herself a born-
again Californian,
said she was the
first person in her family to graduate
high school. She is the author of sev-
eral novels, including “Bastard Out of
Carolina.”
She told the crowd at the literacy
event that it took her years to realize
that her son’s godmother — to whom
Allison gave copies of all her books —
couldn’t read.
Allison praised the literacy council for
helping adults learn to read, calling the
group’s work a “war on loneliness.”
She said a publisher recently warned
her that the literary world is moving to
a “post-print era.”
“I’m kind of excited about this,”
she said. “I have this notion that I’ll be
digital.”
Singleton said
most of his early
reading material
was prescribed by
his father.
He said as
a child, he read a series so bland
it made “the Hardy Boys seem like
meth addicts,” and later studied the
Communist Manifesto at his father’s
urging.
Singleton, who lives in South
Carolina, is now a short story writer
and novelist. His recent book, “Pep
Talks, Warnings, and Screeds,” shares
lessons and cautionary tales for would-
be writers.
He read a comedic short story for the
audience Monday. The story, about a
young boy’s Valentine’s Day experience
at school, featured misshapen cookies,
a misprinted card and a teacher who
is fired for accidentally letting her stu-
dents sing an inappropriate song.
Stringer was
homeless, addict-
ed to drugs and
living on the
streets of New
York when he
started writing.
“People assume that’s a tragedy,” he
said, explaining that he thinks overcom-
ing obstacles gave him strength and
insight. “It’s probably a gift of God’s
wisdom that there are rocks.”
Stringer, who published short stories
about his experiences on the streets in
the collection “Grand Central Winter,”
said he met a 40-year-old woman who
couldn’t read at a community program
for children.
A year later, the woman still hadn’t
learned, so Stringer began to tutor her
himself. He said he tries to volunteer
three times per week.
“To me, language is the currency of
all learning,” he said.
To w e r —
who was born in
Chapel Hill and
is the author of
short story collec-
tion “Everything
Ravaged, Everything Burned” — said
writing fiction requires an unattract-
ive amount of scrutiny into the lives of
other people.
“Writing fiction is kind of disgust-
ing,” Tower said
But he said literature’s ability to
introduce people to new experiences
and give them hope is unparalleled.
“Everything that you’re going to go
through in life is in somebody’s book
somewhere.”
Tower said he is working on a project
to allow people in Thai prisons to write
book reviews for a magazine.
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The Daily Tar Heel
UVa. drops Heels in OT thriller
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UNC 78
Virginia  82
DOUBLE OVERTIME
By Jonathan Jones
Assistant Sports Editor
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —
With four minutes remaining in
regulation, North Carolina guard
Cetera DeGraffenreid’s eyes showed
confidence, focus and assuredness
of how the last four minutes would
be played.
But no one could have foreseen
the double-overtime match between
UNC and Virginia on Monday.
Fifty minutes of basketball, 158
attempted field goals and a buzzer
beater later, the Cavaliers came
away the victors, 82-78, handing
the Tar Heels a fifth straight loss.
Rebounding and free-throw
shooting were once again hot topics
of discussion following the loss.
“The biggest thing was rebound-
ing,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell
Wright pours in 33 against Tar Heels
By Louie Horvath
Senior Writer
CHARL OT TESVILLE, Va.
— Awaiting a pass from Ariana
Moorer in the first overtime,
Virginia’s Monica Wright looked
ready to put the finishing touches
on a sterling performance against
North Carolina.
Wright slipped, and the ball
glanced out of her hand and out of
bounds. If the assist had been com-
pleted, the Cavaliers would have
taken a three-point lead with just
more than a minute left in the first
overtime on an uncontested layup.
That was about the only thing
Wright did wrong in carrying the
Cavaliers to a 82-78 victory on
Monday night.
el centro
from page 1
“The issue of the ‘illegal alien’ led
to a decline in support,” Dubester
said.
And with a local focus, the non-
profit draws on a smaller pool of
resources.
Durham and Orange counties
are some of the more receptive
N.C. counties to Latino advocacy,
Dubester said. That support comes
in the form of public opinion as
well as financial contributions.
The center in Durham, where
there are about 32,000 Latinos,
had an end-of-year fund balance of
nearly $1.5 million in 2008, while
El Centro Latino’s balance hovered
around $100,000, according to tax
records. The Carrboro center served
a population about one-fourth the
size of the Durham center.
While El Centro Hispano
received slightly more county
funding than El Centro Latino —
$35,000 compared to $21,000 —
the Carrboro nonprofit was more
dependent on the funds.
“Durham County is larger. They
have a larger budget. But when a
budget breaks down, they have more
to fund,” said Torin Martinez, chair-
man of El Centro Latino’s board.
It’s easier for El Centro Hispano
to get funding for specific pro-
grams than for the entire organi-
zation, said director Pilar Rocha-
Goldberg. El Centro Latino had
fewer programs.
The Durham nonprofit also
has membership fees, a practice
h1n1
from page 1
has operated walk-in vaccination
clinics between the two county
health clinics five days a week.
They used to have 120 appoint-
ments plus walk-ins daily in
December and January, but this
week they were down to only 30
patients each day.
Sherman said people have
embraced vaccination teams
visiting offices and shopping
malls. There are at least 13 such
events planned for the rest of the
month.
The health department recent-
ly sent nurses to Weaver Street
Market in Carrboro, where at least
150 people lined up for a shot.
On Sunday, the team visited a
host of local churches.
“We’ll go anywhere anytime to
vaccinate if people will just let us
know,” said Ann Zellmer, the head
H1N1 nurse for the county.
“There’s absolutely no doubt
that it’s not too late to get vacci-
nated, because seasonal flu peaks
in February and not December, like
most people think,” she said.
H1N1 will be a county priority
through the spring, even if some
no longer see the urgency.
“The relative lack of media
attention is a significant factor,”
Zellmer said, referring to why the
clinics are slowing down.
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said. “We missed layups. We
missed foul shots. If we just make
the layups and foul shots, we win
by six or eight points.”
UNC (16-8, 4-6 ACC) was 6-for-
7 from the line in the first half but
finished the game 12-for-21 while
being out-rebounded by 11.
With Virginia (19-6, 8-3) up 66-
65 and under a minute left to play
in regulation, She’la White took a
contested 3-pointer from the wing
rather than passing to an open
Italee Lucas in the corner.
Lucas had just made two treys in
the past three minutes and had her
hands waiting for a pass.
White’s shot clanged the back
iron and UVa.’s Monica Wright
pushed the ball down the court and
finished in a matter of seconds. But
Lucas would get another chance by
the end of regulation.
DeGraffenreid handed the ball to
Lucas at the wing, and Lucas picked
up two defenders. She was able to
swing around them, and at the top
of the arc, let a 3-pointer go.
Wright ended up with 33 points,
six short of her career high of 39.
Whenever Virginia needed a bas-
ket, No. 22 was quick to deliver. The
consistency of her scoring, despite
all of the defensive pressure on her,
seemed to dishearten UNC.
“Our focus was on her, but
she’s a great player,” junior Cetera
DeGraffenreid said. “On any given
night, she can go out there and
score 30 points. It’s really hard to
stop her.”
After Wright’s performance,
North Carolina was singing her
praises, and everyone volunteered
that she is a “great player.”
“There’s no doubt about that,”
UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “I
think she’s probably the player of
Rocha-Goldberg is considering
bringing to Carrboro.
“We support each other,” she
said of the relationship between
Durham and the nonprofit.
Denman said the community
is more likely to fund El Centro
Hispano because it focuses on
advocacy, while El Centro Latino
focused more on social services.
“We really benefit from being
out there in the community … to
games
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Lucas drained that shot, one of
her eight 3-pointers on the night,
with just two seconds remaining in
regulation to tie the game at 69-69
and send it overtime.
“I knew it was gonna go in,” said
Lucas, who tallied a team-high 27
points and 10 rebounds.
After both teams scored five
points in the first overtime peri-
od, UNC started the second extra
frame with a DeGraffenreid steal
and layup. The junior guard had
the chance in the period to again
break the tie when she went to the
free-throw line at 78-78.
The shots from the charity stripe
circled the rim like the pinwheels
twirled in the student section
behind the goal — neither found
the bottom of the net.
DeGraffenreid finished with 21
points but said she wasn’t mentally
prepared when she stepped to the
line because of a dislocated pinky
finger she suffered recently.
“That’s just something you have
to block out of your mind when you
the year in the conference. I don’t
know of anybody else that’s better
than her.”
With her 17th point of the game,
Wright passed N.C. State’s Genia
Beasley for third place in career
points in the history of the ACC.
This was Wright’s sixth 30-point
performance on the season. Her
22.7 points per game average enter-
ing the game gave her the title of
the ACC’s leading scorer.
“She’s pretty doggone good,
because if you take her off that
team, a lot of things change,”
Hatchell said. “I mean, she had 33,
and they only had one other kid in
double figures with 11.”
UVa.’s offense was clearly
designed to give Wright scoring
identify issues and problems that
we can then bring back to resolve,”
Denman said.
Martinez said that if Carrboro
expresses a desire for more advoca-
cy at tonight’s meeting, then it will
become a focus of the new branch.
El Centro Hispano’s influence
could extend to a new name, which
will be discussed tonight.
While El Centro Latino has had
less direct public support financial-
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go up to do something like that,”
said DeGraffenreid, who was 7-for-
8 from the line prior to her two
misses. “I let it get the best of me.”
One minute later, UNC ran the
same play with just more than a
minute left while down two points.
Lucas’ shot was on line but too far
and bounced off the back rim and
into the hands of Virginia’s Telia
McCall.
“It felt good, but I guess not good
enough,” Lucas said.
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rebounds, including 11 offensive
boards. Her presence in the paint
was felt on more than just the
glass, and her size played a part in a
Waltiea Rolle’s airball from just out-
side the paint with 16 seconds left.
“For a kid to get 20 (rebounds),
that’s just nothing but heart and
going after it,” Hatchell said.
“I’m just trying to find somebody
that will do it.”
Contact the Sports Editor
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drew most of the job of covering
Wright. Ruffin-Pratt often passed
her off to another defender, only
to end up back on her later in the
possession.
“It’s definitely tough,” guard Italee
Lucas said. “That’s when you have
to have your help defense, because
picks — especially that third one —
are the ones that catch you.”
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10 tuesday, february 16, 2010
The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
116 years
of editorial freedom
Shruti Shah
student body president candidate
Shah is a junior political science
major from Memphis, Tenn.
Lean,
mean and
well-oiled
machine
W H
hen asked to create a
two-minute video seg-
ment for The Daily Tar
Heel, some of my campaign staff
and I spoofed the Spice Girls
song “Wannabe” in the Pit. Just
like every student at UNC, there
are a multitude of things that
they “really, really want.”
Today, I’d like to tell you what
I really, really want: a student
government that works.
I’ve worked in the executive
branch of student government
in many different capacities
over the past three years, and I
believe that student government
must become more efficient
if we hope to accomplish our
goals. My platform calls for an
innovative reor-
Candidate ganization of the
For SBP
executive branch
to make student government
more visible and accessible by
connecting us with student orga-
nizations and making us more
transparent by using technology
more effectively.
Specifically, I plan to reduce
the size of the Cabinet and cre-
ate a new set of positions called
the Student Life Team. The
Student Life Team will be made
up of liaison positions. Each
liaison will be responsible for
working directly with the leaders
of different student organiza-
tions: political groups, reli-
gious groups, cultural groups,
international affairs, GPSF,
transfer students and the four
Greek councils. Instead of host-
ing competing events with the
groups that already exist, stu-
dent government will be able to
work with these groups and sup-
port them in any way possible.
Additionally, I believe
student government has a
responsibility to improve our
relationship with the town of
Chapel Hill and the state of
North Carolina so that we can
truly be advocates for students
in those arenas. I want to create
a new executive board position,
the town relations ambassador,
to replace the town relations
cabinet committee. The town
relations ambassador will be
responsible for working directly
with the Town Council and
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt.
Each year, student body pres-
ident candidates write lengthy
platforms with hundreds of new
ideas in an attempt to cover
each aspect of campus life.
These platforms are often
not designed to fit within the
structure of student govern-
ment. The new student body
president, in an attempt to
accomplish every plank on such
an ambitious platform, would
find him or herself creating a
multitude of new committees
and task forces just to try to get
everything done.
My platform is different. In it,
I tell you what I plan to do and
also how I plan to do it.
My campaign team and I
came up with a number of new
ideas, including an iTunes U
course catalog, a service data-
base with all of the service
opportunities on campus and a
centralized Web site featuring
information on post-graduate
scholarships and research
opportunities.
The bottom line is that stu-
dent government desperately
needs a change. By paring down
the executive branch from its
bloated state, student govern-
ment will be more efficient and
can more effectively serve the
student body.
So today, don’t just help me
get what I really, really want.
Help me give Carolina what it
really, really needs — a student
government that works for
everyone.
BRING IT ON
After five weeks of intense campaigning, today is the
day to choose your chief representative.
Vote now on Student Central.
Shruti Shah for SBP
C
ast your ballot for Shruti
Shah today in the run-off
election for student body
president.
Shah’s combination of vision
and experience — along with a
feasible and pragmatic plat-
form — make her the ideal can-
didate for UNC’s next student
body president.
Making student government
more effective and efficient
will be Shah’s top priority.
She will work to reduce the
size of the Cabinet and cut
down on committees. These
moves will help student
government become more
accountable and transparent
to the student body.
Ho g a n Me d l i n , S h a h’s
opponent, boasts an expan-
sive platform.
But, as is evident from years
past, a long platform does not
necessarily make for a success-
ful administration.
We are concerned that
Medlin’s focus is too broad.
With a platform that seeks to
cover every single campus issue
— and not necessarily in a prac-
tical way — Medlin does not
have the same practical, stream-
lined focus that Shah does.
But in the end, a candidate’s
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR issues ranging from the envi- Medlin’s comprehensive
Shah for SBP because of
her authentic approach
TO THE EDITOR:
It is natural to become dis-
illusioned by the tenor of stu-
dent elections.
Candidates often make
grandiose claims, spam our
inboxes and block our paths
through the Pit.
This frustration is rooted in
the dissonance between what
campaigns claim student gov-
ernment can do and what it’s
actually done.
We support Shruti Shah
for student body president
because she represents a
more authentic approach to
student government. Shah’s
approach is one that is hon-
est about what it can and
cannot accomplish.
Electing Shah would be
a step toward addressing
many students’ frustrations
with the executive branch
and student government.
Shah is the candidate
most engaged with the local
Chapel Hill community on
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temperament and approach
to solving problems are more
important than the bullet
points listed in a platform.
Shah has an engaging per-
sonality. She has defended her
ideas with candor and vigor.
Shah deserves your vote.
If you voted for Hardin
In her endorsement inter-
view, Hardin described her
platform as “innovative, but
feasible.” Shah’s platform fol-
lows this philosophy.
Both candidates have clear
priorities for what they would
tackle if elected student body
president.
One of those things was
making student government
more accessible.
Hardin suggested office
hours in the Pit and large roll-
ing boards on which the efforts
of student government would
be highlighted.
Shah’s platform shares this
desire for better functionality
and accessibility in government,
which she will seek to do through
streamlining the organization,
creating liaisons to organizations
around campus, the Greek com-
munity and the town.
ronment to combating home-
lessness.
We believe her vision for
s t u d e n t go v e r n m e n t w i l l
enable it to partner with ser-
vice, cultural and political
organizations on campus to
harness the energy and pas-
sion of Carolina’s amazing stu-
dent body instead of duplicat-
ing its efforts.
She’ll also be a strong voice
on the Board of Trustees, rep-
resenting students on tuition
and financial aid policies as the
University faces the continuing
fallout of the recession.
One administration will
never be able to solve all of the
problems on campus, but Shah
will focus on the issues student
government is best suited to
solve.
Ben Buck
Junior
Psychology
Former DTH editorial board
member
Charlie Sellew
Junior
Public Policy
EDITorial BOARD members
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By Angela Tchou, angelatchou@gmail.com
… for Keune
Keune’s campaign focused on
the oft-ridiculous nature of the
student government elections
process. He strove to highlight
that student government can-
not — contrary to what some
might believe — solve all the
University’s ills.
Shah also recognizes this.
Her platform is targeted and
focuses on cutting down on
the inefficiencies in student
government.
She embodies Keune’s sen-
timent. But, importantly, she
adds an actual desire to provide
a tangible solution that will
eliminate some of the prob-
lems Keune highlighted in his,
ahem, atypical campaign.
… for Strompolos
If you supported Greg
Strompolos in the first round,
your best bet on getting some-
one to reform student govern-
ment is Shah. Shah knows
where student government fails,
and she knows how to fix it.
Strompolos said he can tell
by her personality that Shah
is someone who’s passionate
about student government.
platform makes him best
TO THE EDITOR:
Having worked with Hogan
Medlin both in and outside of
student government, I am con-
tinually impressed by Medlin’s
humble attitude, diligent work
ethic, efficient yet conscientious
leadership style and willingness
to listen.
Specifically, working with
Medlin on the Service N.C. ini-
tiative was both inspiring and
enjoyable because of his ability
to make things happen while
connecting with a variety of
people.
His platform is thorough,
well-researched, collaborative
and realistic. He has developed
creative ways to improve stu-
dent experiences through ini-
tiatives like the Carolina Arts
Fund and the Carolina Monthly
Look. But he understands the
current budget constraints as
well.
Medlin’s plan for improved
academic advising especially
resonates with me because his
proposal for more personal,
cameron parker
pat ryan
steve kwon
christian yoder
And like Strompolos, she’s
not in this to pack her resume.
She’s in it because she has a
vision and a passion to make
student government better.
Further, Strompolos made
connecting with average stu-
dents a focus of his candidacy.
Shah will make this a priority
by increasing liaison positions
to give students easier access to
student government.
And a less complicated struc-
ture will make it more acces-
sible to students not involved
in student government.
… for Levin-Manning
A major part of Joe Levin-
Manning’s platform was his
plan to cut down Cabinet and
committee sizes to make them
more manageable.
Shah also has plans to
increase student government’s
effectiveness by streamlining
its structure.
Levin-Manning’s supporters
recognized his passion for serv-
ing the student body through
Student Congress and value his
experience and drive.
Shah likewise has these
strong qualities and should get
your vote.
departmental advising would
have greatly enhanced my
academic experience. Having
worked with the student advi-
sory committee to Chancellor
Holden Thorp, I can prom-
ise you that Medlin’s ideas for
advising are feasible and will
impact both current and future
Carolina students.
Katherine Novinski
Junior
Religious Studies, Public Policy
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of all the
Tar Heels
ey Tar Heels! It’s now the
fifth week of this year’s
student body president
election season and what a jour-
ney it has been.
Your vote in today’s election
will help determine who will lead
student government’s executive
branch, so log on to Student
Central now and cast your vote to
have your voice heard!
Ever since my first year here at
UNC, when I called E-haus my
home, I have been inspired by the
students of this University.
Whether it’s been a marathon
for the N.C. Children’s Hospital, a
vigil held in the Pit or the display
of Carolina pride after a national
championship, these collective
experiences have shaped my
Candidate perspective and
love for UNC.
For SBP
As student body
president, I hope to bring that
commitment and passion into an
administration that will better
serve you in shaping your years
as a UNC student.
When I originally set out to
develop my platform, I listened
to the thoughts, ideas and con-
cerns students had about UNC
from all areas of campus. My
administration would continue
this effort when addressing pol-
icy and implementing projects,
constantly keeping student issues
at our core focus. The holistic
approach of the platform will
help cabinet and the executive
branch better represent you
throughout the year.
If elected, I look forward to
working with current Student
Body President Jasmin Jones in
the transition process, carrying
over projects from her admin-
istration’s platform as well as
gearing up to tackle my initial
goals.
Reforming the tuition vis-
ibility/predictability process is
among the first of those goals,
as is strengthening the relation-
ships with individual academic
departments to begin the task
of preserving the quality of a
UNC education as the quantity
of students increases in years
to come. With a clear vision for
carrying out the platform and
continuing to listen to student
input, I will ensure that your
student government works in
your best interest.
But the platform isn’t every-
thing. There’s the other side of
the office that often gets over-
looked in the campaign process,
and that’s the side that requires
the role of the student body pres-
ident to be committed to the stu-
dents. The University thrives on
the passion, open-mindedness,
creativity and service capacity of
its student body.
It’s what separates us from
other universities and propels
us forward in innovation. You
see it everyday in the Pit, in sci-
ence labs, on Hooker Fields and
on Memorial Hall’s stage. With
your vote, we can put student
government on a path toward
further linking students to the
opportunities available on our
campus!
When it comes down to it,
your vote should be cast based
on who you think is best for the
position: someone who will best
represent you, your ideas and
concerns and who can connect
to students in a way that makes
student government visible,
accessible and more supportive
to you.
I am thrilled to have this
opportunity to serve in such a
capacity and believe that I pos-
sess the capabilities and passion
to be your next student body
president. Please visit www.unc.
edu/hogan to learn more about
my ideas and vote Hogan for SBP
today!