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thursday, february 25, 2010

diversions| page 5
STATE SUDS
Dive takes you on a beer-
soaked tour of the state with
its guide to N.C. brews. They
sampled beers from as close
as Chapel Hill’s Top of the Hill
and as far as Mooresville’s
Carolina Beer Company.

dth PHOTO ILLUSTRATION /andrew johnson

UNC junior swimmer Tommy Wyher has four ACC Championships to his name and is looking to add even more during the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend.

Wyher on top
ATTEND THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Time: 7 p.m., today through Saturday
Location: Koury Natatorium
sports | page 4 Info: tarheelblue.com

SEMINOLES SMOKE UNC

The Florida State Seminoles
went 9-for-15 from the 3-point
range in Wednesday’s game,
landing UNC in a deficit that
the Tar Heels couldn’t
manage to overcome.
underwater
ACC records tumble for junior swimmer
BY Kelly parsons
Staff Writer
Talk is cheap. But if it’s coming from
North Carolina swimmer Tommy Wyher,
it’s worth its weight in gold — gold med-
als, that is.
The four-time conference champion
has no doubt he’ll find his way back
to the winner’s podium during this
weekend’s ACC Swimming and Diving
Championship in Chapel Hill.
“I sound arrogant when I usually say
what I think. But I think I’ll win,” Wyher
said. “I don’t really second guess myself
when I’m about to go up to a race.”
But it isn’t quite arrogance when the
6-foot-4 junior has the skill to back it up.
As a freshman, Wyher became the first
Tar Heel since 1998 to become an ACC
champion in the 100-yard backstroke.
And the following year he did it again.
With a time of 46.41 seconds, Wyher
won and set the conference record in
the event.
On the same day, he won the 100-yard
butterfly. Clocking in at 46.21 seconds,
Wyher became an ACC champion for the
third time, also breaking his second con-
ference record.
Just Wednesday, Wyher swam as part of
the 200-yard medley relay team that cap-
tured a new pool and UNC record on day
one of ACC Championship competition.
“Tommy brings the sprinter mentality, dth file/bj dworak
Wyher and the UNC 200-yard medley relay team
See Wyher, Page 11 took first place in Wednesday’s ACC Championships.

Team putting Bain to work

arts | page 3
PLAY WITH A PURPOSE
The cast and crew of “All I
Really Need to Know I Learned
in Kindergarten” will dedicate
the play beginning today to
the memory of professor Ken
Strong, who died in January.
Clarifications
By Brian Austin
Senior Writer
In the freshly painted Franklin Street offices of
Carolina Counts, three consultants are crunching data
on UNC’s operations. Their mission: spend January and
February there to try and save UNC millions of dollars
that can be rerouted to education and research.
They are employees of Bain & Co., the same con-
sulting firm that presented a review of the University’s
operations in July. Its report presented a highly
critical analysis of the bureaucracy inherent in the
University’s many layers — and focused on specific
areas where UNC could be more efficient.
If all of the recommendations are implemented, the
University estimates it could save $66 million per year
DTH ONLINE: Read more stories about the Bain
recommendations at dailytarheel.com/tags/bain
the Carolina Counts team, led by special assistant to the
chancellor for planning and initiatives Joe Templeton.
Their work is without cost to the University, and isn’t
part of Bain’s original obligation to UNC.
They have been given those tasks because the Carolina
Counts staff consider the full-time effort they can spend
analyzing data is most useful in those three fields.
“Having three Bain people in the office really ener-
gized things in a good way,” Templeton said. dth/alyssa champion
The Bain study at UNC was funded by an anony- Carol Christensen, right, with her 2-year-old daughter Charlie Ann
mous donor for an undisclosed amount. Bain is paying Christensen check out books from the Chapel Hill Public Library.
for its consultants to continue implementing the proj-

Chapel Hill, county

A graphic with Tuesday’s during the next five years, though officials are quick to ect because it considers UNC of strategic importance.
front-page story, “Tweet for say they are more concerned about maintaining aca- UNC was the first of several universities to ask Bain
tuna” made it seem that the demics and research than in slashing budgets. to help them self-evaluate. The University of California-
Inter-Faith Council for Social Berkeley paid $3 million for a similar study in October.

battling over books

Service does not use the extra
food donations it receives. The
IFC also distributes these “extra”
donations.
Wednesday ’s front-page
story, “A controversial high”
identifed former UNC student
William Munsee as a seller
of imitation marijuana. He is
William Munsee Jr.
this day in black
history
FEB. 25, 1964 …
Boxing legend Casius Clay
changes his name to
Muhammad Ali after converting
to Islam. He had just won his
first heavyweight title.
Today’s weather
Gusty
H 40, L 28
Friday’s weather
Tempestuous
H 48, L 30
index
police log ......................... 2
calendar ........................... 2
sports . ............................. 4
crossword ......................... 9
nation/world . ................ 11
opinion .......................... 12
One consultant is mining data on procurement — how
UNC gets everything from toner ink to desks. Another is Cornell University also conducted a study.
doing the same for information technology and a third The anonymous donation to UNC didn’t include
is dealing with UNC’s centers and institutes.
See bain, Page 11
Bain sent the three consultants to get started with
Public library could start charging
Areas and “Champions”
By mark abadi resident, we would have to give up
Space planning and utilization – Bruce Runberg, Human resources – Brenda Malone, vice chancellor ASSISTANT CITY EDITOr $250,000 from the county,” library
associate vice chancellor for facilities planning for human resources Out-of-towners could lose their director Kathleen Thompson said.
Centers and institutes – Ron Strauss, executive asso- Information technology – Larry Conrad, vice chan- free ride at the Chapel Hill Public Martha Brunstein, president of
ciate provost cellor for information technology and chief information Library if two Town Council mem- Friends of the Chapel Hill Public
Energy services – Carolyn Elfland, associate vice officer bers get their way.
The plan could help bring in extra
Library, said the group could not
predict if charging a fee would cover
chancellor for campus services Organizational strategy and layers – Bruce Carney,
Facilities and campus services – Richard Mann, vice interim executive vice chancellor and provost money for the popular library, which the forfeiture of county money.
now costs Chapel Hill residents an “Nobody knows that,” she said.
chancellor for finance and administration Procurement – Richard Mann, vice chancellor for
finance and administration
average of $34 in taxes per year. “There is no way to know that.”
Finance – Roger Patterson, associate vice chancellor But that might not solve the
for finance Research support and compliance – Tony Waldrop, funding woes of the library, whose County doesn’t budge
vice chancellor for research and economic development $16 million expansion will be the
center of discussion at the coun- The push to charge stems from
Procurement Information Centers and Institutes cil’s retreat this weekend. council members’ frustration that the
And as the council clashes with county is not paying its fair share.
The problem with explaining what Technology While figuring out how to make the Orange County — which manages Orange County Commissioners
Carolina Counts is doing is that the
Information Technology represents various areas more efficient is difficult, its own library system — about how give $250,000 annually to the
areas they’re working on get compli- UNC officials have bigger problems with much money the town deserves, Chapel Hill library, which is not a
an area that is likely to yield the most
cated quickly. centers and institutes. Chapel Hill is left pondering how part of the Orange County Public
Take procurement. The University
immediate improvements.
For starters, they don’t know how to pay for a library where need has Library system. The funding has
The number of printers, faxes and
buys various products from dozens of many there are at UNC. outgrown the building. stayed the same since 1994 while the
vendors, though only a few get the larg-
copiers can be consolidated as they are
library’s budget grew from $1 million
replaced. Administration of certain com- Broadly, a “center” or “institute” is
est share of business. to more than $2.3 million.
ponents of IT is easy to centralize and a cross-disciplinary unit that supports Facing a dilemma
Multiply small problems ­— trying faculty and staff working on a particu- The contribution is now about
troubleshoot.
to cut costs while fulfilling individual lar issue. The vague definition allows Earlier this month, council 11 percent of the library’s budget —
The problem is that UNC isn’t quite
requests through specific vendors — by
sure where to start. academic departments to trumpet their members Laurin Easthom and modest considering 40 percent of
the thousands of orders the University importance, like the Institute of Outdoor Gene Pease petitioned to look into users live outside Chapel Hill.
In order to better address the prob-
makes on behalf of its students, fac- Drama, even when these are dependent charging non-Chapel Hill residents County Manager Frank Clifton
lem, Carolina Counts has one of the
ulty and staff, and the job becomes on legislative funding. Others don’t fit for library cards. Their reasoning is suggested doubling the contribu-
consultants surveying individual aca-
immense. UNC’s definition of the mission for a simple: Chapel Hill residents pay tion but has not offered formally.
demic and administrative units to deter-
To combat that, the consultants are center or institute, such as the N.C. High taxes for the library, but others in “I’m doubtful the county is going
mine the way information technology
sifting through the departmental data
is utilized. School Athletic Association. the county can use it for free. to offer up the operating expenses we
on what is ordered and by whom. UNC None of this mattered until the N.C. There is a catch, however. A state feel are enough to be fair,” Easthom
Information Technology equipment
plans to collaborate with N.C. State legislature started cutting its budget for statute requires library service to said. “If that’s the case, the council
is easier to update than other business
University to create a Web-based elec- UNC-system centers and institutes. county residents be free as long as needs to have a discussion about,
components like human relations or
tronic order form that funnels standard The N.C. budget mandates that UNC’s the county helps fund it. The library number one, whether it’s going to
finance. Computers and fax machines
requests through a central vendor or academic centers and institutes cut their cannot collect money from both the proceed with the expansion, and
are new and fancier. Phones only need
set of vendors, while allowing other budgets by $4.6 million, and centers for county and its residents.
a phone call to replace. See Library, Page 11
requests as well. health affairs cut $1.2 million. “If we were to take $10 from one
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COMMUNITY CALENDAr
today
Book reading: Adriane Lentz-
Smith, assistant professor of history
at Duke University, will read from
her new book “Freedom Struggles:
African Americans and World War
I.” The book explores how black
Americans experienced the war on
both sides of the ocean and connects
what happened to them overseas to
what happened to them at home.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Bull’s Head Bookshop
Lecture: Susan Blalock, associate
professor and director of gradu-
ate studies for the UNC School of
Pharmacy, will speak as part of the
UNC Injury Prevention Research
Center’s speaker series. She will
give speak about “Preventing Falls
Through Enhanced Pharmaceutical
Care.”
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Rosenau Hall, Room 228
Movie night: The UNC
Comparative Literature depart-
ment and UNC Cloud will screen
the French movie “Hiroshima Mon
Amour” by Alain Resnais. The movie
will be introduced by professor
uninterested in her performance.
Gregg Flaxman, and French-themed
refreshments will be served.
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Graham Memorial, Room
39
Jazz conversation: Come watch a
screening of Spike Lee’s 2005 short
film “Jesus Children of America.”
After the screening, world-renowned
jazz artist Terence Blanchard will be
interviewed by local jazz artist and
Shaw University faculty member Ron
Baxter.
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Sonja Haynes Stone
Center, Hitchcock Room
Friday
Basketball tournament: Come
play some basketball and enter to
win a basketball signed by Michael
Jordan. Proceeds from the event
will benefit survivors in Haiti and
the national Tay-Sachs and Allied
Diseases Association. It will cost $15
per team to play in the tournament,
$8 for a T-shirt or $5 for a raffle
ticket. E-mail wardell@email.unc.edu
for more information or to sign up.
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fetzer Gym
Dr. Demento: Famous DJ Dr.
Demento (Barret Hansen) will deliver
a lecture titled, “Humor in the 20th
Century: Country and Blues.” Hansen
created the persona of Dr. Demento
in 1970. His influence helped to
bring attention to musicians such
as “Weird Al” Yankovic and Frank
Zappa.
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Wilson Library, Pleasants
Family Assembly Room
Jazz performance: In addition
to his interview with Ron Baxter
Thursday, famous jazz musician
Terrence Blanchard will also perform
a concert with his band, The Terrence
Blanchard Group. Tickets for the pub-
lic start at $30 and cost $10 for UNC
students, faculty and staff. For more
information or to purchase a ticket,
call 919-843-3333.
Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Memorial Hall
To make a calendar submission,
e-mail dthcalendar@gmail.com.
Events will be published in the
newspaper on either the day or the
day before they take place.
Submissions must be sent in by
noon the preceding publication date.
M
atthew Arbour, director of the upcoming play
“The Importance of Being Earnest,” discussed
his visions and answered questions about the
play Wednesday night at the Paul Green Theatre. Visit
dailytarheel.com/section/arts for the full story.
Police log
n  Somebody broke into a resi- and absence of liability insurance,
dence and stole $4,785 in property reports state.
between 2:30 p.m. and 3:31 p.m. She was brought before a mag-
Tuesday at 215 N. Graham St., istrate and received a $7,500 unse-
according to Chapel Hill police cured bond.
reports.
The person stole two laptops col- n  Somebody broke the passen-
lectively worth $4,200 and $585 ger window of a gold 2001 Honda
worth of jewelry, reports state. Civic between 10 a.m. and 11:48
a.m. Monday at 130 Old Durham
n A man and a woman were Road, according to Chapel Hill
arrested for drug violations at police reports.
7:36 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 15-501 The person stole an in-dash CD
South, according to Chapel Hill player worth $1,300 and did $250
police reports. worth of damage to the window,
Joshua Maurice Jones, 28, of reports state.
Chapel Hill was cited for pos-
sessing 8.1 grams of marijuana, n  Someone attempted to steal
reports state. Jones, who was list- chicken and beer from Harris
ed as an employee at Rams Head Teeter at 310 N. Greensboro St. at
Dining Hall, was released under 6:09 p.m. Tuesday, according to
a written promise to appear in Carrboro police reports.
court. The person tried to leave the
Kelli Rachell Fearrington, 23, store without paying for two
of Carrboro was arrested for pos- 24-packs of Budweiser worth
session with intent to sell and dis- $15.99 each and two packs of
tribute 2 grams of crack cocaine, chicken collectively worth $19.18,
maintaining a vehicle to sell drugs reports state.

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campus Briefs
UNC simulates emergency
to test response procedures
About 80 public safety and
administration officials ran from
table to table Wednesday in the
Great Hall of the Student Union,
during a “tabletop” simulation of
emergency response procedures.
The UNC-system General
Adminsitration has asked all cam-
Registration changes coming Online
New system to take e≠ect March 3
BY Lyle Kendrick
staff writer
When UNC’s new registration
system takes effect March 3, stu-
dents can anticipate a course selec-
Administrators said there will be
up to nine registration dates, more
than double the current number.
Students who have completed
more individual semesters will
ings is delayed under the current
process.
Registration will be a part of
ConnectCarolina, UNC’s new
enterprise resource planning sys-
tem that will allow the University
to consolidate many of its activities,
including registration and financial
the University has been using the
current registration system in vari-
ous forms for the past 16 years.
housing
sign-up
“You tend to forget about the
flaws of the old system and focus
on the flaws of the new system,”
said Christopher Derickson, asso-

puses to participate in a scenario.
UNC simulated an active shooter
on campus.
Participants came from the
University, Chapel Hill Police
Department, State Highway Patrol
and other local agencies.
“It was really great for our team,”
Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “It
brings up all sorts of questions we
hadn’t thought of.”
Thorp said some of the biggest
challenges involved managing how
long people on campus could stay
in one place and how to keep more
people from coming to campus
during an emergency.
The consulting firm used to orga-
nize the scenario, EnviroSafe, will
present a report to UNC adminis-
trators on how they performed.
They will use that feedback to
tweak a planned live scenario of
an active shooter on campus, to be
held April 21.
Kappa Delta sorority to host
Carolina Green dinner today
The Kappa Delta sorority will
be holding a Carolina Green fund-
raiser today with its Go Green!
Shamrock Dinner.
The event, which has been certi-
fied by UNC as “Carolina Green” for
being “highly sustainable,” will take
place at the Kappa Delta sorority
house at 219 E. Franklin St., from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost
$5, and all proceeds will benefit
Prevent Child Abuse America and
the Center for Child and Family
Health.
“Carolina Green” is an initiative
started by UNC’s Sustainability
Office and the Office of Waste
Reduction and Recycling to pro-
mote sustainability on campus.
Instead of their traditional pasta
dinner, Kappa Delta will be serving
potatoes in honor of the great Irish
staple. The meal will be vegetarian
in order to make it more envi-
ronmentally friendly. The menu
includes a baked potato bar, veg-
etarian chili and sweet potatoes.
For the full story, go to www.
dailytarheel.com/section/Campus.
University to dedicate Eve
Carson garden on March 4
The University has set March
4 as the date for the dedication
of the Eve Marie Carson Garden,
tion similar to shopping online.
Shopping carts that explain
the status of each desired class,
an improved search engine, more
registration start dates and the
replacement of StudentCentral
with the MyUNC portal will all be
components of a sweeping change
in the University’s registration
process.
The new system will allow stu-
dents to plan multiple semesters
ahead and use a shopping cart to
keep them informed on the sta-
tus of classes. The system will also
feature the ability to drop and add
classes simultaneously.
The new system will be used to
register for the fall semester but
not summer sessions.
Sophomore Jacob Williams, left, and freshman Haley Scruggs, both cast members in “All I Really Needed To Know I Learned in
Kindergarten,” rehearse Wednesday night. The play will honor UNC professor Kenneth Strong, who died Jan. 12 from cancer.
have earlier registration times than
those in their year who have fewer
completed semesters.
“The idea is to make sure that
people who are closest to gradu-
ation have the closest access to
registration,” Interim Registrar
Roberta Kelly said.
The Faculty Council decided on
increasing the number of registra-
tion start dates in 2007.
Kelly said the new registration
process will be more supportive
than the previous system because
information about course avail-
ability will be constantly updat-
ed.
Debra Beller, communications
specialist for ConnectCarolina,
said information for course open-
aid, into one system.
ConnectCarolina has a cost of
$88.1 million, making it the largest
non-capital expenditure in UNC
history, Beller said.
Sophomore Andrew Phillips, co-
chairman of the tech and web ser-
vices committee of student govern-
ment, said he has a test version of
the system. He said the new system
will allow the registrar to more eas-
ily see trends in class enrollment.
Phillips said the course search
engine will give students more
options and make searching for
courses easier.
“It’s a course search engine on
steroids,” he said.
But administrators said the tran-
sition will require flexibility since
delayed
ciate registrar.
Some students said
ConnectCarolina’s high function-
ality will make the system more
complex to use.
“Our current registration is
very simple,” said junior Max
Beckman-Harned, co-chairman
Problems not
of the tech and web services com-
mittee. “The thing about the new
expected again
system is it’s a lot more power-
BY Lauren Ratcliffe
ful, so it’s just sort of a lot more staff writer
complex system because it has all
Sam Clayton-Luce woke up early
these new systems.”
Tuesday planning to pick out his
Some students will be trained
ideal room in Alderman Residence
today as peer mentors to help
Hall for next year.
other students learn how to use
But problems with the
ConnectCarolina.
University’s Onyen authentication
caused a delay in the launch of the
Contact the University Editor Office of Housing and Residential
at udesk@unc.edu. Education’s Web site, which
allowed students returning to on-
campus housing to select rooms
within their current buildings.
Housing officials said prior
registration dates went without a
hitch, and they anticipate future
dates to go smoothly as well.
The issues weren’t specific to
Tuesday’s housing registration but
were based in the Onyen authen-
tication system. Information
Technology Services officials said
they did not know if other resources­
accessible by Onyen — such as
Blackboard or UNC Webmail —
were affected.
The issue was detected by a
routine check performed by the
ITS help desk every Tuesday and
Saturday. Because Information
Technology Services detected
the problem at about 7 a.m., the
problem was fixed minutes after
the intended registration time.
Registration was moved back to 10
a.m. to avoid further hassle.
Some students said the delay left
them unable to register when the
site opened because they were in
class or had other obligations.
Clayton-Luce accessed the site
at 10:45 a.m., after his class got
out, and said he was disappointed
to find that there were not many
options available.
“I’m definitely happy with what
I ended up with, but I think I may
have had a few more options had I
been able to get on earlier,” he said.
The system allowed students to
select any room for next year within
dth/lauren vied the same residence hall as a way to
allow students who feel connected
to their halls to have preference
in room choice before the general

which will be located on Polk Place
behind the Campus Y.
The garden, which will be dedi-
cated at 4 p.m., will also honor all
students, both past and future, who
die during their time at UNC.
Chancellor Holden Thorp, Bob
Winston, chairman of the UNC
Board of Trustees and Student Body
President Jasmin Jones will attend.
The garden will feature a seating
area that will orient students toward
Polk Place and surround them with
seasonal flowers and shrubs.
City Briefs
Two local high schools to
co-sponsor benefit concert
Chapel Hill and East Chapel
Hill high schools will sponsor a
joint performance event to benefit
Partners in Health and Doctors
without Borders. The event will
begin at 2 p.m. March 7 at the
Carrboro Century Center.
Performers include the Sacrificial
Poets, a poetry and spoken word
group; Lucky 13, a womens a capel-
la group; PATO; Bipolar Express;
BoardStiff; the Alley Cats, a womens
a capella group; Ukulele Orchestra;
and the Beau Brummels, a men’s a
capella group.
The event will also feature a bat-
tle of the guitars, pitting musicians
from the schools against one anoth-
er. A $5 donation is recommended.
STAYING STRONG
campus population.
“In the past, the process basical-
ly had two steps,” said Rick Bradley,
assistant director of Housing and
Cast of play pays tribute to former professor ATTEND THE PLAY
Time: 7 p.m. today through Tuesday except
Residential Education. “One is you
could keep your same room, and
the other was you could move any-
Sunday; 1 p.m. Sunday
BY Lindsay Saladino how he approached his cancer,” Peck said. where else on campus. Now we’ve
Location: Center for Dramatic Art, Room 103
Staff WRiter The play consists of 17 short stories of added a middle step.”
Info: www.bit.ly/strongplay Of the roughly 800 students
Six actors will try to remind audiences how these elementary lessons weave into
who logged on to the site Tuesday,
what matters most in life by illustrating what people’s daily lives.
574 selected rooms.
they learned in kindergarten while honoring In remembering the lessons learned in “I’ve been constantly impressed with my
Bradley said they received few
the memory of a beloved professor. kindergarten, each new story captures the cast’s ability to play a range of characters,
reports of problems, which he
The cast and crew said they hope to simple rules of life, like being nice to other from young to old, rich to poor,” Peck said.
honor the memory of UNC professor and people and living life to the fullest. The cast and crew have also grown close thought was a good sign of the sys-
PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Kenneth “It is about getting more in touch with to one another while working together as a tem’s effectiveness.
Strong, who died Jan. 12 after a long battle that inner child and remembering what is team to put on this production.
with cancer. most important,” said cast member Jacob After Strong passed away, Peck said the Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
The production, “All I Really Need To Williams. production became more of a group project.
Know I Learned In Kindergarten,” is spon- Cast member Haley Scruggs said that In addition to rehearsals, the cast also
sored by Carolina Cancer Focus and based both Sarah Peck and Katie Paxton, an assis- had workshops to hone their acting skills Important dates
on the book by Robert Fulghum. All pro- tant director, have incorporated Strong’s and connect with their characters. March 3 In-person suite event.
ceeds from the play go directly to the UNC spirit in rehearsals by sharing funny sto- “I like that I kind of changed it into a One representative for a group of
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center ries about Strong as a professor and talking more intimate, small cast where I could students can visit SASB and choose
Fund for Brain Tumor Research. about what his plans were for the play. work with them and get to know them indi- from available suites.
Strong chose the play because he loved “He told his cast members and everyone vidually,” Peck said.
the message, said director Sarah Peck. in his classes that he loved them every time The casting and crew has already raised March 15 Current seniors/
“He lived his life as if he was a kinder- he left, and I have really tried to incorporate around $2,800 for the Lineberger Center. juniors pick a room anywhere on
gartner. He lived every day to the fullest,” his way of running a rehearsal into the way I Admission to the play is free, but donations campus through the online system.
Peck said. “He had such a positive outlook have been treating my cast,” Peck said. are encouraged. For more information on March 22 Current sophomores
to life.” The cast focused on the small personal- donations, contact Holly Rio at hrio@med. pick a room anywhere on campus
Strong participated in the beginning izations of each character. They all wear a unc.edu or call 966-5905. To donate online, through the online system.
stages of the production but had to quit in simple costume, jeans and a white shirt for visit www.unclineberger.org/gift/upcomin-
the fall when he was admitted into hospice. the boys and jeans and a black shirt for the gevents.asp. March 29 Current freshmen
“This play handles the way that Ken lived, girls. As the stories change, they add small pick rooms anywhere on campus
and so I think that is why he chose it. It’s not articles of clothing, such as a feather boa or Contact the Arts Editor through the online system.
sad, it’s not ominous, it’s upbeat and that is scarf to embody a certain character. at artsdesk@unc.edu. For more information: housing.
unc.edu

sports briefs
David Wear likely to be out
for season with hip injury Courtyard owner charged with resisting arrest
North Carolina freshman David By Seth Crawford pay the sum, claiming his business kept an eye on Young’s home dur- Craig said Young refused to pay
Wear sat out at Wednesday night’s Staff Writer had no assets, said Maj. Charles ing the weekend, waiting for him to rent for parking spots. Craig said
game against Florida State and will The man who stirred contro- Blackwood of the Orange County leave, he said. he eventually closed off parking
Rob

likely miss the rest of the season,

versy as owner of The Courtyard Sheriff’s Department. The bank then On Feb. 2, officers called in the spaces that he owned to Courtyard
erso

UNC athletic officials said. of Chapel Hill will appear in court foreclosed on his home and bought it Special Emergency Response Team, tenants and shoppers. tree
t
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Associate Athletic Director Steve

today for a hearing on two counts at a Dec. 10 public auction. which broke in the door using a bat- When some of Young’s tenants, n k lin S
reet

t Fra
Kirschner announced after the of resisting, delaying and obstruct- B u t Yo u n g d i d n’ t l e a v e , tering ram, Blackwood said. such as 3CUPS coffee shop man- Wes
game that Wear suffered an injureding law enforcement officers. Blackwood said. When presented When Young didn’ t follow aging partner Lex Alexander, went
left hip in practice Thursday. After Spencer Young, who was at the with a court order to leave the condo instructions to keep his hands directly to Craig to lease parking
three days of examinations, doctors
center of threats and financial dis- on Jan. 29, he refused to open the above his head, he was shot with spaces, Young sent more threat-
said Wear had loose bodies, likelyputes when he owned the West door to law enforcement officers, a Taser and taken to the Orange ening e-mails to recipients that
cartilage, in his hip which caused a
Franklin Street shopping center, saying the order wasn’t valid and he County Jail, reports state. The mag- included Alexander and former The Courtyard
clicking sound when he ran. was arrested by Orange County had a constitutional right to protect istrate, concerned about Young’s mayor Kevin Foy: 431 W Franklin St.
Doctors will continue to look at
Sheriff ’s deputies on Feb. 2 at his his home and family, Orange County mental stability, sent him to UNC “If I ever catch you in another
Wear’s hip, but Kirschner said that
condominium at 134 Meadowmont Sheriff reports state. Hospitals where he was evaluated one of your under-minded subver- 200 feet
they do not expect Wear to be ableVillage Circle. Fearing the safety of its officers and released, Blackwood said. sive dirty tricks … I will personally
to play the rest of the season. Wear Young could not be reached for and Young’s neighbors, the sheriff ’s W h i l e Yo u n g o w n e d T h e break your f---ing nose in a manner SOURCE: GOOGLE MAPS
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was averaging 2.9 points in 10.4 comment. department decided not to pursue Courtyard, he was often the center that will be so devastating, you will
minutes per game this season. He He had received multiple notices Young, Blackwood said. of controversy, some tenants and be reminded of your incorrigibility at the county district court in
had appeared in every game before from Paragon Commercial Bank “We had been informed that acquaintances said. every time you look in the mirror.” Hillsborough.
Wednesday’s. directing him to pay debt owed Young had a gun and that his fian- “I’m scared of the guy,” said P. H. Alexander said he left The
by his business, Spencer C. Young cée and an infant might be inside Craig, who owns most of the park- Courtyard shortly after. Contact the City Editor
—From staff and wire reports. Investments Inc. Young refused to the home,” Blackwood said. Officers ing lot that serves The Courtyard. Young’s hearing will be held at citydesk@unc.edu.
4 thursday, february 25, 2010
FSU drops silver-clad Tar Heels
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Florida State
UNC
BY DAVID REYNOLDS
Sports editor
With forwards Ed Davis, Travis
Wear and David Wear all sidelined
due to injury, North Carolina was
supposed to be vulnerable in the
post against a Florida State team
known for its size.
And while the Seminoles (20-7,
8-5 ACC) did outscore and outwork
the Tar Heels in the painted area, it
was from the perimeter where they
put the game away.
FSU drilled 11 three-pointers,
including nine in the first half,
en route to bullying UNC (14-14,
3-10 ACC) out of its own build-
ing Wednesday night with a final
score of 77-67.
“We felt like we didn’t do a good
enough job of containing the ball.
We had to get our second and third
guys helping, which gave them
some open looks on the perimeter,”
senior Marcus Ginyard said. “We
didn’t feel like they were a great
shooting team, but when you get
looks like that you’re going to shoot
a great percentage.”
The Seminoles’ 11 triples were
one short of their season-high, set
against Texas A&M Corpus Cristi.
Before three minutes had
elapsed on the game clock in the
first half, they already had buried
three from the three-point line,
and guard Deividas Dulkys’ three-
point jumper from the corner in
the period’s final seconds buoyed
Florida State to a 15-point advan-
tage at the break.
On the continued strength of
that hot shooting from behind the
arc, as well as some highlight reel
dunks on UNC defensive break-
downs, the FSU lead ballooned to
as much as 23 in the second half.
The Tar Heels never could get
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UNC freshman Leslie McDonald meets Florida State center Solomon Alabi in the paint. The Seminoles
blocked six shots by the Tar Heels, who are significantly weakened inside the paint by post player injuries.
offensively in the game’s final 10
minutes.
“When it rains, it rains hard,”
UNC coach Roy Williams said.
“Inability to get shots, didn’t
rebound very well. We talked
about we’ve got to do a great
job rebounding the ball, and we
didn’t do that. Just a magnitude
of errors.”
UNC did cut it down to as few
as nine points with 29 seconds to
play on a Deon Thompson tip-in,
but the rally was too little, too late
for a result that was never in doubt
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BY Powell Latimer them,” UNC coach Roy Williams
Senior Writer said. “We helped them because
On Florida State’s opening pos- they were so open.”
after the game’s opening minutes. Carolina’s 13. session Wednesday night, Chris More so than the points,
“I liked the effort in the second The loss was just the latest set- Singleton spotted up from beyond Singleton provided poise and
half, but we put ourselves in too back in a prolonged tailspin in the arc, pulled up and fired. leadership for a young Florida
deep of a hole,” freshman John conference play for UNC. North Swish. State team. Singleton frequently
Henson said. “It’s simple. That’s Carolina has lost seven of its last On the next possession, Singleton directed the older players, calling
how it turned out.” eight games and now is in danger did the same. Six quick points for for longer possessions and calm
Junior Will Graves and Henson of missing the NIT, let alone the the sophomore forward put him play when FSU was up big.
were the only UNC players to show NCAA Tournament. on track to lead FSU past North “He’s been developing more to
much of an offensive pulse, pour- A loss against Wake Forest this Carolina — and neither Singleton become a complete floor leader,”
ing in a combined 33 points. Saturday would dip UNC’s record nor his teammates looked back. Hamilton said. “I thought he
No one else on North Carolina below .500. Later on in the half, UNC fresh- played a great floor game in addi-
reached double figures, and UNC “It hits me every day I look at man John Henson tried to go up tion to giving us good offensive
had more turnovers (14) than SportsCenter and North Carolina for what looked like an open layup. production.”
assists (13) for the third straight is a topic of discussion, because But Singleton swooped in from the In the second half, that produc-
game — all losses. they’re not used to this and this other side of the lane and ripped tion was Singleton skying for a
The three-point line was far from is a big deal,” Henson said. “It’s the shot from Henson’s hands. rebound with the long-limbed and
the only area in which the Seminoles tough but it just makes you want Singleton’s final tally was 19 taller Henson, and it was Singleton
dominated the Tar Heels. to work harder and makes you points. Along with the rest of his ripping down the offensive board.
The Seminoles scored 32 points more hungry.” Florida State teammates, the lanky He pulled down a total of eight
in the paint to UNC’s 24, out- sophomore from Dunwoody, Ga., rebounds in the game, leading a
rebounded the Tar Heels 36-31, Contact the Sports Editor lit up the Tar Heels from beyond Seminole squad that out rebound-
and racked up 20 assists to North at sports@unc.edu. the arc. He hit three treys in the
first half to lead all scorers with
15 points in the opening period.
ed UNC 36 to 31.
But perhaps the play that most
exemplifies Singleton’s role came
For the game, he shot 8-of-14 with 4:14 to play. After an FSU
from the floor. turnover resulted in a Marcus
“He’s been taking great shots,” Ginyard dunk to cut the lead to 13,
FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. Hamilton called timeout. Out of
Singleton’s stat line would indi- the timeout, Singleton drove and
cate that he’s just another hot- finished a layup to put the lead
shooting guard taking advantage of back to 15.
the Tar Heels aggressive, collapsing Minutes later, when the Tar
defense — but Singleton entered Heels drew to within 11 and were
Wednesday night’s game shoot- frantically trapping, Singleton
ing just 10-for-50 from beyond the
arc. That’s hardly a lethal clip, but
found Micheal Snaer for a dunk,
quietly killing UNC’s comeback
Wednesday night, Singleton buried hopes.
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Located in nearby Holly Springs, the “brew-
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opened its doors in 1995 and has been pumping
out quality brew ever since. The Pale Ale has a
rich amber color and delicate floral aroma.
Really though, this beer is a classic session
beer. With its lighter body and clean finish, the
flavorful ale begs to be drunk.
-Benn Wineka
Other Brews:
IPA, Nut
Brown Ale,
Winter Porter
Carolina
Brewery
Flagship IPA
The Flagship India Pale Ale has be-
come as much as an institution in Tri-
angle microbrewing as has its creator,
the Carolina Brewery.
When this style ale was first brewed
in the 1700s, it was loaded with hops
to last long sea journeys. Now the
Cascade hops only add to its wonder-
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those wary of hoppy beers. The Flag-
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Sky Blue Golden
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Highland
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Gaelic Ale
Highland Brewing Company of
Asheville is another staple in N.C.
beer. Opened before a year before
the Carolina Brewery, its Gaelic
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Starting with a malty taste and
finishing with a nice bitterness of
Willamette, Cascade and Chinook
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DON’T LYE “See the Stain Come Out With
Lye” by Felix Obelix is the Song of the Week.
LIVE SHOTS Get pictures of last week's
shows, along with Dive’s take on the fun.
LITTLE RASCAL 5 Questions interviews
Vinyl Records’ student artist My Boy Rascal.
thursday, february 25, 2010
dailytarheel.com/dive
If you didn’t know, North Carolina is an excellent
beer state. This week, Dive’s going to help you enjoy
the state’s brews with this handy little beer guide.
The Duck-Rabbit
Craft Brewery
Red Oak Brewery Milk Stout
Farmville’s Duck-Rabbit Brew-
Amber Lager ery touts itself as the “dark beer
specialist,” and after a few sips
Interesting fact: the brewery off to the side of I-85 near of this signature milk stout, it’s
Burlington is actually the largest draft-only brewery in the easy to see why.
United States. Sweet and creamy by ben-
Huh? So that’s why you can only find Red Oak on tap. efit of its lactose milk sugar, this
Their Amber Lager is, however, a great choice if you’re traditionally full-bodied stout is
looking for a smooth drinker in the vein of German-style rich and chocolatey with a clean
lagers. Made with malt and hops from Bavaria - the dope finish devoid of any bitter after-
brewing region of Germany - the brewery also adds a taste. There are some beers best
yeast strain from the oldest brewery in the world to round paired with dessert, but this
out this extremely balanced beer anyone will enjoy. -BW brew is a dessert unto itself, a
Other Brews: Battlefield Bock, Hummin’ Bird Light treat to come home to after a
Lager night out. -Jordan Lawrence
Other brews: Amber Ale,
Brown Ale, Porter
Big Boss
Brewing Company
Bad Penny
As all of the beers from Raleigh’s Big
Boss Brewery are named after Ameri-
can aircraft that flew in World War II,
it would be safe to say that Bad Penny
is the bomber of the fleet.
Bold yet balanced with booming
accents of chocolate and coffee, Bad
Penny is a malty brown ale that’s full
of flavor. It’s a rich experience with
different notes expressing themselves
throughout, but no hint overshadows
any other, making for a refined and
precise explosion of taste. -JL
Other brews: Hell’s
Belle, Angry Angel
Triangle Brewing Company
Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale
Triangle Brewing Company is a relative newbie around the,
well, Triangle, but the beers the Durham company puts out
are ill.
The Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale weighs in with a hefty
8 percent alcohol by volume and has such a bevy of flavors
that it’s hard to get them all in one sip. While a hint of citrus
can be detected, the spicy hops are what make you remem-
ber this brew. The malt aids in the complexity, but with such
a clean finish, it’s also an easy drink. -BW
Carolina
Other brews: Xtra Pale Ale, Bourbon Aged Abbey Ale,
Winter Stout, Habanero Pale Ale
Beer Company
Carolina Blonde
Hailing from Mooresvile, the Carolina Beer Com-
Top of the Hill pany has garnered a good deal of attention for its
Carolina Blonde and Cottonwood Ale brands.
Restaurant and Brewery And so far as beach beers go, there are few bet-
ter than the original Carolina Blonde. Crisp and
refreshing, it’s made with real barley for a fully-
Old Well White rounded flavor that’s not overpowering. Call it
Honestly the bar’s usually a bit crowded for my “Bud for the beer drinker who cares.” For just a
taste, but I often find myself heading up to Chapel few dollars more, it’s an upgrade that’s worth the
Hill’s loftiest brew maker on lazy Sunday nights for a minimal budget strain. -JL
pint of this Carolina classic.
Unfiltered but smooth, this beer finds just the right Other brews: Caro-
balance between sweet and spicy. The orange peel lina Lighthouse,
and coriander jump out at the beginning of each sip, Carolina Strawberry
but the pallet is quickly smoothed out by the comfort- Ale, Endo IPA, Low
ing wheat flavor. Taking a drink from the Old Well is Country Pale, Low
a great tradition and all, but I think this ale is just as Down Brown
much of a “must”drink for UNC students. -JL
Other brews: Kenan Summer Lager, Iron Mine
Pale Ale, Blackwood Mountain Stout
profile music movies Q&A
WHEN PIGS FLY SAINTLY SOLO HERE’S TO SHUTTING UP STATIONARY SOUNDS
With a strategic reissue and Asheville’s Dup Crosson turns Martin Scorsese takes the Carrboro’s Felix Obelix looks to
Pigzenspace.com, a new take the one-man-band shtick into plunge into horror and sus- mix letter writing with live music
on music downloading, Chapel sweetly pleasing indie pop on pense in the new Leonardo to make a social experiment of its
Hill’s Blag’ard looks to take off. record as Saint Solitude. Dicaprio lead “Shutter Island.” CD release party.
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6 thursday, february 25, 2010
musicshorts
Saint solitude
Journal of retreat
indie pop
Sometimes it’s hard to get
between a man and his loop pedal.
Saint Solitude is the project of Dup
Crosson, a one-man band that
sounds more like a five-piece than
the result of a homey recording ses-
sion in Asheville.
The idea of one person multi-
tracking an entire LP is ambitious
but usually results in nothing more
than a dissatisfying gimmick. The
shock value of one man mastering
a multitude of sounds is what pro-
pelled seminal multi-instrumental-
ists like Mike Oldfield – the compo-
sition was an afterthought.
Saint Solitude puts music first –
there are no gimmicks to be found
in Journal of Retreat. If it weren’t
for the cheesy moniker and liner
notes, the listener would probably
never know that Saint Solitude was
just one guy.
The album is unexpectedly
anthemic. Mixing mellow guitars,
fuzzy bass and vocal harmonies,
Crosson uses poignant chord pro-
gressions as his foundation. As
the chorus approaches on “Let’s
Try It,” a song that embodies life
without regrets, the listener will be
hard-pressed not to join in with the
hymn-like procession.
“Dream States” is a not-so-subtle
nod to one of Crosson’s more obvious
influences — R.E.M. Subtlety might
not be one of Crosson’s strong points
(see: the name ‘Saint Solitude’), but
what he lacks in restraint he makes
up for with his pop masterpieces.
This album is a testament to the
diversity a three-chord pop song can
have. Crosson has taken formula
combined with virtuosic instrumen-
talism and masterful composition to
break through the self-importance
of your usual one-man band.
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Felix Obelix
The Tick of the Clock,
FELIX OBELIX: SNAPSHOTS OF SOUNDS
the beat in the chest Wendy Spitzer isn’t good at say- ATTEND THE RELEASE PARTY
ing no to new projects. From her Time: 10 p.m. Saturday
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lage-making, it’s clear that Spitzer
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Carrboro’s Felix Obelix has is a renaissance woman in the
a few road blocks on its way to Triangle art scene.
accessibility. Musically, the band Assistant Diversions Editor Felix Obelix shows. It gets the audi-
relies on such odd instruments as Linnie Greene chatted with Spitzer, ence to think about the themes of
a vibraphone and a glockenspiel. front woman of Felix Obelix, about memory and time and how memo-
Thematically, it probes such dense the band’s first full-length, to be ry changes and distorts over time.
topics as death and passing time. released this month by Pox World It’s an eight dollar admission
But both pale in comparison Empire, and her involvement in charge to the Nightlight, so with
to Wendy Spitzer’s voice. Nasal multiple realms of the art world. that you get admission and then a
and piercing with a tight vibrato, stamped envelope and stationary.
it could be as abrasive as a cheese
Diversions: How is your And attendants can write a letter
upcoming full-length different to themselves and put it in an enve-
grater if used in the wrong way. from your past work with Felix
Luckily, Obelix is savvy enough to lope and seal it up. I’ll hang onto
Obelix? the letters until October of this year
turn its impediments into strengths.
Built of vibrant music that revels in Wendy Spitzer: Well, and then I’ll mail them all out.
Courtesy of felix obelix
stylistic variation and lyrics with as Felix Obelix has only been in exis- In October, everyone will get a
tence since January of ‘09, so this letter from him or herself, a little Wendy Spitzer is a vocalist, songwriter and bassist for local band Felix
much dry wit as a season of “Seinfeld,”
this debut is distinctly catchy. is our first full-length, so this is snapshot in time. Obelix. Spitzer is spearheading the “Letters to Your Future Self” project.
In “See the Stain Come Out With pretty much the sound of the band. Dive: What was the impetus of musical material that I then only recently that I’ve started to
Lye” Spitzer duets with Megafaun’s As far as how it compares to other for the project? What links the manipulate and organize. It’s little spread myself too thin. If I can’t
Phil Cook. Playfully bantering things I’ve been involved in, this is “Letters to Your Future Self ” with to big is how I work. learn something new from the
among bouncing horns and accor- the first time I’ve been involved in Felix Obelix’s music? experience of doing it, I’ll say no.
dion, they play the role of a jaded a band and written all the music Dive: You’re involved in sev-
couple with satiric gusto. “Have for it, so it’s sort of a mix of all of WS: I like having an audience eral bands and projects in the area Dive: You mentioned WXYC
classical, rock, and pop and then participation element every time — is it difficult to manage those — what other kinds of art did you
you ever really listened to me?”
experimental. Felix Obelix performs, and spe- commitments? participate in while you were at
Cook asks, to which Spitzer glee-
fully replies, “What’s that? I can’t cifically I like ones that make the WS: There was a time when I UNC?
Dive: How did your signing audience reflect on the themes that
hear you over the din.” But the bulk with Pox World Empire affect the Felix Obelix’s songs are about. And
was in many, multiple sort of bands WS: I did my undergrad
of this record is more off-beat. recording process? or ensembles, but primarily all of degree in music at UNC, and I was
“Oh! Cadaver” sets an ode to a this was sort of a way that I could my material that I write exclusively an oboe performance major and a
dead lover’s body to cheap church WS: Well, Pox came along after get the audience members think- by myself is going to Felix Obelix. creative writing minor, and at the
organ and a xylophone that capers it was actually finished, and this ing about those themes and sort of I’ve really narrowed my focus time I was playing classical music
is something that happens more
like rattling bones. It’s an irreverent prepare them to listen to the music down and I’m pushing this pretty and writing short stories.
but still touching romp that would often than you might think. An that’s about to follow. It’s an inter- hard. I play in and conduct the
And I burned out on both of
be at home on “The Nightmare artist will record the album him- esting way to get them to do that in Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra, those things, but I feel like every-
Before Christmas” soundtrack. or-herself, and then at that point a hand-drawn manner. and that’s such a separate thing thing I did at UNC is coming full
Occasionally though, Obelix’s you shop around for labels, because Dive: How do you create from writing songs. circle in my songwriting for Felix
I think labels are less interested music for Felix Obelix?
risky skills fall flat. On “Pinprick”
Spitzer pushes her voice to chalk- in funding the recording. They’re Dive: You also mentioned Obelix, because I definitely draw
helping with things like press and WS: In general as a songwriter DJing at WXDU. Have you always on the music I learned and heard
board-clawing heights over a grat- been so involved in the arts? as a music performance major at
promotion. I write linearly, with melodic lines
ingly repetitive musical loop. UNC, and all the elements of using
primarily. I’m also a visual artist. I WS: For the record, I don’t DJ language.
Dive: What is the “Letters to do collage and mixed media work.
But it’s easy to ignore such errors.
Having serious fun while tackling Your Future Self ” project? How did When I’m writing songs, musically at WXDU. I was, a long time ago, In my lyric writing I draw upon
real issues, Felix Obelix has an you come up with the idea? a WXYC DJ. As new opportunities being in those creative writing
I also sort of use collage techniques. come up, I’m sort of bad at saying classes. Even though it’s a far cry
album that’s as defiantly different
as it is undeniably entertaining. WS: This is an interactive I’ll take little snippets of riffs or no to them, because I really like from what I was doing in college, I
audience participation project, melodic ideas and sort of put them what this community has to offer. still draw upon those skills. I’m still
together and rearrange them and
- Jordan Lawrence which is something I like to do at I’ve always been involved in art and using them now, many years later.
sort of play with them until I can music, ever since I was a little kid.
make them fit right. As far as managing my time, I
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Americans in France
Nightlight | Youthful Chapel Hill
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The Cave | Durham’s Wild Wild
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himself in blissfully entrancing
alternative rock, Dup Crosson’s
self-analysis is poetry in motion.
Excellent country rock band The
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Sunday
“Under the Great White Northern
Lights”
Duke Coffeehouse | The White
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Blag’ard uses its past to launch its future

Internet Band takes cues
and back from garage greats
issue are by linnie greene
assistant diversions editor
MUSICreview
blag’ard

the plan
by Jordan Lawrence
Diversions Editor
Thirty-eight and 28. It’s a wide
age gap — a monumental difference
for rockers. It’s these two ages that
mark Chapel Hill duo Blag’ard.
Singer and guitarist Joe Taylor is
a local veteran whose band Capsize
7 had a great chance at making it
big. Signed to Sony Publishing
and Caroline Records, the group
was poised for stardom until it was
dropped from the deal.
Drummer Adam Brinson grew
up on the music of Taylor and oth-
ers. He’s a seasoned player, but his
experience looks juvenile next to
Taylor’s two decades.
But the 10-year gap doesn’t
bother this ferocious duo.
“We have more of a spread than
a lot of bands do, which has been
sort of a moot point,” Brinson said.
“We do talk about that every now
and then. Joe will be like, ‘I remem-
ber when the wheel was invented.’
And I’ll be like, ‘Oh man, you’re old
as s--t, dude.’”
Far from running from its cross-
roads in eras, Blag’ard is embrac-
ing it with its new release strat-
egy. Coinciding with the release
of Blag’ard’s sophomore LP Mach
Drummer Adam Brinson (left) and singer/guitarist Joe Taylor (right) of Chapel Hill rock duo Blag’ard perform
at The Reservoir last summer. The band returns to the venue Friday to celebrate the release of its new LP.
II, Taylor is pulling out the last
recorded Capsize 7 record Horsefly
— a relic that’s been lost since its
1996 recording.
“I sat on it for 13 or 14 years just
because I didn’t want to touch it,”
Taylor said. “It just kind of was
nauseating to me. I wanted to put
it out now because it was kind of
like now or never.”
Hoping the better-known name
of his former project can spring-
board his current band, the duo is
pushing both albums at once.
“I’m trying to maximize the
comparison and contrast and any
benefit I can get from this record,”
Taylor said of Horsefly’s long
delayed release.
But just because Taylor is now
sharing this gem doesn’t mean he’s
stuck in the past. In October 2008,
he set up Pigzenspace.com, a music
download site that sells albums for
$3.50 a piece.
“Artists get back the most money
they can for their music,” Taylor
said, explaining that PayPal takes
$0.40 per sale with the band get-
ting $2.75 of the remainder. “It
encourages people to actually buy
music because music is basically
free now.”
Starting with two Blag’ard
records, the site’s catalog has grown
to 68 items including albums from
local bands such as The Curtains
Of Night, Western Civ and Caltrop,
the band of Taylor’s brother Sam.
“It’s fun to watch it grow,” Taylor
said. “It’s a neat project. For some-
one who’s been a musician where
basically all you do is you throw
effort and time and hundreds of
hours at something, and it doesn’t
do anything back for you, it’s nice
dth file photos/Jordan Lawrence
 EE BLAG’ARD LIVE
S the effect of CPR — it’s a sudden
Time: 10 p.m. Friday
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100 A Brewer Lane, Carrboro
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to actually see something accumu-
late with effort and with time.”
Despite the elaborate release
strategy and the attempt at online
music revolution, the two members
of Blag’ard insist they aren’t trying
to be anything more than they are:
an in-your-face, sock-it-to-you-
hard garage rock band.
“We’re cocky about what we do,”
Taylor said. “I’ve been doing this
since I was a teenager. I’m confi-
dent in our talents as a band.”
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Like any good student of rock ‘n’
roll, it’s clear that Blag’ard has done
its homework.
On Mach II, the Chapel Hill
duo has crafted a set of anthemic,
anarchic songs that recall the hard-
rocking garage greats, and while
the tracks vary in their effective-
ness, Blag’ard asserts its old-school
roots with a big middle finger to
indie fads.
“Life in Reverse” exemplifies
Blag’ard’s ear-splitting punk rock
abilities. The song’s infectious
melody and forceful guitars have
spark that breaks the monotony
of previous tracks, jolting the lis-
tener back to attention like a shot
of adrenaline.
The song has a palpable sense
of urgency, and despite a few
too many lyrical repetitions, Joe
Taylor’s nonchalant, snot-nosed
vocals are at their most potent on
this track, searing his snarl into the
listener’s mind.
Blag’ard imbues the majority of
the album with the kind of rebel-
lious lyricism and noisy instrumen-
tation that recalls rock ‘n’ roll à la
The Sex Pistols.
Where “Life in Reverse” shines
as a clear standout, a few songs on
Mach II run together like loud, dis-
torted white noise.
Opener “Get Some” feels anemic
in comparison to more powerful
mach ii
rock
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last record from Joe Taylor’s Capsize 7
counterparts, a tired tune fueled
by redundant riffs and even more
tedious lyrics.
As Taylor sings, “I h-a-t-e it,
h-a-t-e hatred,” it’s difficult to
discern why this track garnered
the first spot on the record, espe-
cially when it’s compared to the
rest of the album’s keen garage-
rock stylings.
The few forgettable tracks fade
unceremoniously into the back-
ground, begging the question of
whether Mach II would been more
impactual as an EP.
Mach II may not be consistent,
but for what it lacks in uniformity,
the album compensates with a hefty
dose of rock ‘n’ roll insouciance and
gritty, old-school instrumentation.
Where some songs leave fleet-
ing, forgettable impressions, others
plant and root themselves firmly in
the listener’s mind. It’s these riot-
ous, relentlessly furious tracks that
make the album worth its weight in
garage rock gold.
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Shutter Island At last, Capsize 7’s

movieshorts
Percy Jackson & the ers murder Henry Marrow (A.C.

final LP sees light

Olympians: The Lightning Sanford), a black Vietnam veteran,

delivers chills
By Mark Niegelsky
staff writer
As Leonardo DiCaprio’s Federal
Marshal Teddy Daniels arrives
at the gates of Ashecliffe mental
hospital in the opening minutes of
“Shutter Island,” he observes tense
guards following a rigid protocol,
and says to the warden, “You act
like insanity is catchin’.”
It seems an innocuous state-
ment, but by the end of Martin
Scorsese’s brilliant exploration of
psychological horror, I felt just as
crazy as the film’s patients.
Daniels and his partner Chuck
Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are there to
investigate the seemingly impos-
sible disappearance of a patient
convicted of drowning her three
children. As the pair search the
eerily gothic facility and the island’s
harsh terrain for clues, they become
increasingly suspicious of the hos-
pital’s purpose. Daniels, a World
War II veteran, sees too much of
Dachau and its medical experi-
ments in the treatment methods of
Doctors Cawley and Naehring (Ben
Kingsley and Max von Sydow).
What begins as a simple con-
spiracy theory morphs into a
tense, cerebral thriller replete with
flashbacks, hallucinations and
plot twists. On Shutter Island, no
one’s account can be trusted, not
even that of the main characters.
It’s a testament to Scorsese’s skill.
He is able to mold all the elements
together without muddying the
storyline or slowing down the
pace. Instead, each event builds
on another until the tension is
stretched as tight as a drum head.
DiCaprio turns in another
solid performance, portraying an
unhinged cop whose tumultuous
past makes his grip on sanity dif-
ficult to maintain, and Ruffalo
brings back all the energy that
made his turn in “Zodiac” such a
treat to watch. Kingsley’s role as
Ashecliffe’s chief administrator is
an understated delight. His stony
face and eyes speak volumes, mak-
ing him an ominous presence that’s
almost impossible to decipher.
However, “Shutter Island” is not
the finest in Scorsese’s oeuvre. His
best films are equal parts enter-
tainment and in-depth character
studies, and this movie is purely
entertainment, lacking the depth
Thief
From the moment Poseidon
takes his human form as a well-
groomed man dressed in a sensi-
ble peacoat and hoodie ensemble,
it’s clear “Percy Jackson & the
Olympians: The Lightning Thief ”
will walk the line between good
humor and absurdity. The gods
may be omnipotent, but apparently
they shop at American Apparel.
Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman)
is a demigod, but thanks to a rule
prohibiting the gods from seeing
their half-human offspring, he
doesn’t know. His latent Herculean
abilities only come to the forefront
when he’s falsely accused of stealing
Zeus’s lightning, which could ignite
a war between the gods. He’s then
trundled off to a camp for the bas-
tard children of deities, who seem
to have a “hit-it-and-quit-it” men-
tality when it comes to humans.
courtesy of paramount picture Despite its goofy premise,
Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo Jackson’s quest to retrieve the sto-
DiCaprio play two U.S. Marshals in len bolt proves surprisingly enter-
Martin Scorsese’s thriller Shutter taining. Big names like Pierce
Island, set in a secluded asylum. Brosnan, Uma Thurman, and
even Joe Pantoliano lend surpris-
Moviereview ing weight to the film. For a kids’
movie, the story includes plenty of
shutter island violence and thinly veiled innuendo
to please older viewers.
However it’s still crippled by
its PG rating, which makes battle
of “Raging Bull” or “Taxi Driver.” scenes laughable by forcing its
It is also important to note that central characters to club oppo-
“Shutter Island” is a new type of nents unconscious with their
thriller for Scorsese, and he is swords rather than disembowel
clearly not as practiced in it. With them. And despite its stacked
some supernatural and frequently cast, “Percy Jackson” seems con-
bizarre elements, it strays from tent to let them simply exist rath-
his well-worn themes of gangster er than really act.
violence and gritty urban realism. Ultimately, this is a movie that’s
Exploring this new genre, Scorsese aimed at the 13-and-under crowd,
throws in so many plot twists that but it’s not intolerable for the older
some viewers might not be able to crowd, either. “Percy Jackson”
follow with him to the end. might have stolen two hours of my
Scorsese’s first foray into the time, but it didn’t steal my dignity
horror-thriller takes its audience too, and I’ll settle for that.
on an exhilarating ride, but it’s not
without a few bumps. He executes -Anna Norris
a multi-layered plot with all the
enthusiasm, energy and detail that blood done sign my name
has marked his previous directorial
efforts, but unfortunately doesn’t
go as far below the surface. With its poor acting, botched
attempts at meaningful dialogue
Still, it’s a genuinely unsettling
film from a master director, and and unexplained plot twists, “Blood
those audacious enough to deny Done Sign My Name” resigns itself
it might deserve a spot on Shutter to a league occupied by sappy
Island themselves. Lifetime movies.
The movie takes place in the
Contact the Diversions Editor small town of Oxford, N.C., in the
at dive@unc.edu. 1970s. When three white shop own-
the town erupts in violence.
Rick Schroder plays white
preacher Vernon Tyson, who
attempts to ease the town’s
racial tensions with his sermons. By Jordan Lawrence MUSICreview
Schroder comes across as a moti- Diversions editor
vational speaker rather than a har- In talking about Horsefly, the CAPSIZE 7
binger of progress, making him feelfinally released 1996 album that HORSEFLY
more like the leader of a self-helpwas set to make the career of Chapel ROCK
seminar than a progressive town Hill’s Capsize 7 until the band was
leader. Schroder’s diatribes com- dropped from Caroline Records,
bine vagaries and blind idealism, former front man Joe Taylor told fronts local duo Blag’ard, crafts
rendering his speeches ineffective.me that parts of the record sound venomously bitter thoughts into
Director Jeb Stuart spends the dated to him. scathing verses that match the
first hour of the movie attempt- For the life of me, I can’t hear music’s fervor.
ing to develop the town’s racial them. Sure, this is straight-up ‘90s “Did you get real far, or did you
divide but focuses too much on indie rock, chock full of grungy break up?/Did you try and never
the citizens’ small-talk and mun- guitar and slacker nihilism. But make it?” he mockingly spits in
dane activity, leaving the audiencethe album comes from such a fero- the opening “Generator,” eviscerat-
guessing at which characters are cious, forward-thinking place that ing the idea of musical success with
important. it’s still incredibly fresh. fiery cynicism.
Stuart includes scenes of towns- The band’s “Johnny Falcon” who It’s an honest and powerful sen-
people eating, swimming, and “turns ordinary metal into gold timent, one that’s made even more
records for his soul” over a jangly
drinking Cokes, and it’s difficult to meaningful by the circumstances
find the significance within these piece of aggressive guitar rock is of Capsize’s demise.
glimpses of small town life. While a more refined version of the “St. Despite all these achievements,
Stuart captures the dialect and Jimmy” that was at the center Horsefly is not career-defining
scenery of small town N.C. well, of Green Day’s 2004 smash hit kind of stuff.
eventually these snapshots grow American Idiot. The lesser songs are a touch
monotonous. Such instances show Capsize 7 repetitive, relying heavily on the
While the death of Marrow is to have been ahead of the curve same tricks, and the band still
intended to be a spark for the vio-with the instrumental chops to hadn’t quite broken out of the “rec-
lence and protesting throughout bring such ideas to fruition. ommended-if-you-like-Archers-of-
the film’s second half, the movie That talent is on display in Loaf-and-Polvo” mold.
never clearly connects these riots instrumental track “Loggerhead But while Horsefly might not
to Marrow’s death. Odyssey.” Building from a simple accomplish the monumental task
Thus with a winding plot and and beautiful beginning of inter- of besting those Chapel Hill leg-
slow beginning, “Blood Done Sign twined picking, the band modu- ends, it does make one thing abun-
My Name” develops inconsistently. lates and contorts its guitar tones, dantly clear:
While it succeeds at cultivating a ramping up the intensity into a This band should have damn
sense of place, the film drags its raging and cathartic climax. It’s well gotten the chance to see if it
heels in delivering an ultimately some of the most impressive ‘90s could.
watered-down message. N.C. music I’ve heard in my retro-
spective takes. Contact the Diversions Editor
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Toyota president GM announces Health care talks
apologizes to U.S. Hummer is done begin anew today
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT)
— The president of Toyota apol-
ogized Wednesday for accelera-
tion problems in his company’s
cars as Japan announced that it
has launched an investigation.
Akio Toyoda, grandson of the
founder of the Japanese auto-
maker, apologized to the House
Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform for the
flaws that have been responsible
for at least 34 U.S. deaths and the
recall of 8 million Toyotas world-
wide. Toyota’s top U.S. executive
told lawmakers Tuesday that
electronic problems weren’t the
cause of sudden acceleration.
Schools to launch 3-year programs
By Isabella Cochrane
Staff writer
Two North Carolina universities
are launching programs that will
help students earn their under-
graduate degrees in three years.
UNC-Greensboro and Mount
Olive College officials said the
programs will help students save
money and get an early start on
their plans for graduate school.
“UNCG in 3,” announced
Monday, is expected to save partici-
pating students up to $8,000 over
three years, provided that students
take the recommended 16 credits
per semester and seven credits in
each of two summer sessions, said
Robert Brown, the UNC-G dean of
division of continual learning.
Students also get priority in reg-
istration and extra advising help.
Brown said UNC-G has been
planning this program for more
than a year because of the large
number of students entering college
with many college credit hours.
Students with 12 hours or more of
college credit upon enrollment will
wyher
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the fighter mentality that we need
more of,” UNC coach Rich DeSelm
said. “He’s a bit like a prize fighter.
He does his training, he goes about
it pretty quietly, and when he gets
in the ring he can put a knock-out
punch in pretty well.”
DeSelm was quick to point out
Wyher’s value to the team. And
when looking around the Koury
Natatorium, the impact he’s made
is hard to miss.
Wyher’s name decorates the
record board, as he owns more
school records than any current
men’s swimmer. He reigns in the
100-yard butterfly, and the 100-
and 200-yard backstroke. Along
with a record in the 400-yard med-
ley relay, Wyher now has a 200-
yard medley relay record to add to
the collection.
“There are some very, very good
swimmers in the conference, and
he’s smart enough to know that
there are people who will challenge
him,” DeSelm said. “But I’d rather
have a confident athlete than one
who is a little shaky.”
The No. 14 Tar Heels will rely
heavily on Wyher if they hope to
upset No. 8 Virginia this weekend.
North Carolina struggled against
UVa. when the two met in January.
The Cavaliers handed the UNC men
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Library
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number two, how much to charge.”
Residency and usage of library goers
Chapel Hill Public Library ha a total of 29,436 registered borrowers as of
November 2009.
Council member Matt Czajkowski
suggested making the fee $100 for
Residency of Chapel Hill Average items borrowed
per person in 2007-08
Public Library users
non-Chapel Hill residents.
The library already charges $60 Chapel Hill
5 percent 20
a year for non-county residents. Public
LOS ANGELES (MCT) WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) Out of county Library
— General Motors Co. said — Though they are plung-
5 percent
Wednesday it was unable to com- ing into a six-hour, nationally ‘They should have to pay’ 15
North Orange
plete a deal to sell its Hummer televised health care summit
line to Sichuan Tengzhong today, neither President Barack Library circulation, already the 15 percent
Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Obama nor Republican law- highest per capita in the state, is ris- 55 percent Carrboro 10 Orange
a Chinese industrial company. makers wanted to be talking ing. Users borrowed an average 17.8 Chapel Hill County
State
Now Hummer will follow about health care right now. items each in 2008-09, up from 16.6 Public
Library
average
other GM’s Saturn and Pontiac The White House had thought the year before and higher than the 20 percent 5
nameplates into oblivion. GM its health care overhaul would state average of 4.6 from 2007-08. South Orange
shed those brands as part of its be completed by now, allowing The expansion would more
0
bankruptcy restructuring last Obama to swivel to the near 10 than double the library’s size from
SOURCE: TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL DTH/NICOLE BROSAN
year so that it could focus on its percent unemployment rate. 27,000 square feet to 68,000.
more successful Chevrolet, Buick, Republicans had hoped the plan Some of the cost will fall on
GMC and Cadillac brands. would be dead — a casualty of Chapel Hill residents, whose taxes Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton they’ve essentially been having to
GM said it will now begin the Democrats’ loss last month could rise more than $30 a year. rejected the idea of his town pay- weigh needs of Chapel Hill against
“the orderly wind-down of the of the 60-vote margin needed to Chapel Hill resident Anne Cabell ing and said the county should give those of the rest of its residents.
Hummer operations.” end filibusters. said non-residents should pay, too. incentive to visit the Carrboro librar- Chilton advocates for merging the
Resident Joe Galanko said a fee ies. Both are not free-standing or library systems to help fairly allocate
could reduce need for expansion. nearly as expansive as Chapel Hill’s. money. But town and county officials
“Of course you have a high cir- said a merge will not happen soon,
culation, because you’re giving your No resolution in sight leaving no long-term resolution.
product away for a low cost.” “It may not be that realistic. But
The dispute has become local blog The county has discussed funding asking for us to put money in isn’t
be invited to enter the program. year program for students. post fare, and inspired a tongue-in- a free-standing library for southwest any more realistic,” Chilton said.
Students at UNC-Chapel Hill “We’ve been meeting over the cheek YouTube video in which a sub- Orange County in Carrboro, and
trying to graduate in three years past seven or eight months, and it’s titled Adolph Hitler advocates for might have to choose which proj- Contact the City Editor
said the University needs an orga- been in the works for over a year,” charging Carrboro for library cards. ect to finance. Commissioners say at citydesk@unc.edu.
nized plan in place to help them. Brown said.
Out of 3,800 students who Students accepted into the
entered UNC-CH in 2006, 68 stu-
dents graduated in three years.
Mount Olive program with a high
school GPA of 3.5 or higher will from page 1
Bain mendations online and providing
periodic updates on the process.
to make efficiencies and people are
losing their jobs. Those are simulta-
Sam Chapman, a sophomore psy- save $22,000, a year’s tuition, said Carolina Counts is maintaining a neous events, but they’re not direct-
chology major, entered UNC-CH Rhonda Jessup, director of public $300,000 from the chancellor’s bud- Web site to keep those who are inter- ly related to Carolina Counts.”
from the Early College at Guilford affairs at Mount Olive College. get to run the Carolina Counts office, ested up to date. Of the 134 current Acting on advice from the Bain
with about 60 credit hours. Both universities plan to arrange which employs Mike Patil as its full- projects, 14 are marked as completed report, the Health Sciences Library
Chapman said he has had little preferential scheduling for three- time director and Jeff Johnston on a and another 18 are under way. was consolidated into the main UNC
help from UNC-CH. He has had year students so that they don’t have temporary basis. The office is looking The team met with top UNC library system earlier this month.
trouble getting into classes he trouble taking necessary classes. to hire another full-time employee. administrators — “champions” in The move is likely to bring layoffs,
needs to finish his major, he said. At Mount Olive, students in the Patil is paid a supplement of Carolina Counts parlance — for the Interim Executive Vice Chancellor
“It’s really hard when all I can three-year program can take as many $25,000 per year for his work on first time Jan. 8 and were joined by and Provost Bruce Carney said.
take are miscellaneous classes and as 24 credit hours a semester. the project, and Templeton’s nine- Thorp. Patil said the consolidation is an
not the upper-level psych classes I David Horton, a sophomore who month faculty contract is extended But while UNC is busy honing example of a department taking ini-
need,” Chapman said. entered UNC-CH with 47 credit for an additional seven weeks, result- its cost-cutting strategies, some tiative to act on Bain’s recommen-
UNC-G plans to launch the pro- hours, said he wants to graduate ing in a salary bonus of $30,000. staff members are nervous about dations, and that their office didn’t
gram in the fall of 2010. Mount early for financial reasons. the implications, and the Carolina have any input into that decision.
Olive will launch its three-year “My parents are footing the bill Rallying support Counts staff is struggling to explain While implementation is in begin-
degree program at the same time. for my education, and I could not how the projects will affect them. ning stages, Patil said he hopes the
Brown said he was surprised to ask them to pay an extra year of my So far, a lot of what the Carolina “I want them to find ways to save effort extends into the cultural fabric
see Mount Olive College’s January tuition,” Horton said. Counts staff has done is in plan- money rather than getting rid of of the University.
announcement of their three-year ning and salesmanship. people’s jobs while maintaining the “My personal intent is to make
program. Mount Olive was the first Contact the State & National Key stakeholders, such as the staff core academic and research func- this the culture of North Carolina,
college in the state to unveil a three- Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. whose jobs might be affected, had to tions,” Employee Forum chairman that we keep looking at ourselves
be consulted. Templeton and Patil Tommy Griffin said. and keep improving,” he said.
had to argue that academic depart- Griffin added that the difficult job
their first and only loss this season.
UNC won only five events in that
of ACC accolades and help bring ments would be protected during the
a men’s conference championship implementation. And the team had
market makes staff more nervous,
but that he appreciates the transpar-
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
meet. Three of them were Wyher’s. to Chapel Hill for the first time in to figure out what was already being ency of Carolina Counts.
“Tommy knows he’s going to win more than a decade. done and find a way to keep track of “If you’re an employee and the
every time he gets up,” senior team- And for Wyher, second place is projects as they were ongoing.
mate Jeff James said. “He’s got the
talent and he’s done the work to back
it up. So it’s really not a question.”
just not an option. After keeping tight-lipped on the
“The guy’s probably expecting to source and amount of funding, UNC
go out there and win all three of his administrators have been carefully
economy is as bad as it is, it’s easy
to see how you could worry about
what we’re doing,” Templeton said.
He added, though, that he under-
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a one-loss team for the first time on all four of our relays,” James said.
since the 1995-96 season, but in “I think he understands that’s what
order to have a shot at the ACC people expect. And that’s what he’s
crown, Wyher will have to be at the going to do.”
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The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
117 years
of editorial freedom
tom vanantwerp
guest columnist
VanAntwerp is a senior business
major from Gastonia.
E-mail: vanantwerp@gmail.com
Why
compete
if you can
regulate?
F
rom the top-floor con-
ference room of the
Copenhagen headquarters
of ISS Group, I could see the
constant Danish rain trickling
down the windows. An employ-
ee was giving a presentation on
their corporate strategy.
ISS works in facilities man-
agement, employing janitors,
groundskeepers, caterers, etc.
The presentation was pretty stan-
dard fare for a business student
on a corporate visit, but his talk
of regulation stuck in my mind.
“We want to professionalize
the industry,” he said, describ-
ing their lobbying efforts with
the European Union. He told us
that under present laws, anyone
with a mop and a bucket could
call themselves facilities manag-
ers and go into business. That,
ISS Group reckoned, wasn’t fair
to customers who couldn’t tell
the difference between them-
selves and amateurs. I fidgeted
in my seat, taking something
from his presentation very dif-
ferent from what he must have
intended.
What I heard was, “I hate poor
people, and we shouldn’t let them
compete with us.”
ISS is not an evil company.
All the buildings I’ve seen them
service were immaculate, and the
presenter seemed to genuinely
believe that greater regulation of
their industry would be a good
thing. But the sorts of regula-
tions they were advocating create
clear barriers to competition. The
result: ISS wins; poor Mr. Mop-
and-bucket loses.
Big businesses like ISS fre-
quently look to government
regulation to avoid the pains of
competition. Examples of laws
protecting established interests
are too numerous to count.
American sugar growers
have enjoyed tariffs on foreign
sugar since 1789. The result?
Americans pay on average twice
as much for sugar than the rest
of the world. Ever wonder why
your Coca-Cola is full of high-
fructose corn syrup? Wonder no
more.
Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle”
created an uproar about the
sanitation among Chicago meat
packers. Despite criticisms
of embellishment from fel-
low socialist Jack London and
President Theodore Roosevelt,
the public demanded new
inspection laws. How did the
biggest players in the business
react? They supported the idea
without reservations. New regu-
lations would not only restore
consumer confidence, but also
slam smaller meat houses with
new costs.
Sometimes business regula-
tions do more than raise prices.
Last summer I met Clark Neily,
a senior attorney with civil
liberties law firm Institute for
Justice.
Clark told me the story of
a woman he was represent-
ing who arranged flowers in
Louisiana. She was forced out of
work because of unfair licensing
requirements, lobbied for by state
florists. Impoverished, without
work and displaced by Hurricane
Katrina, she fell ill and died alone
in a hotel room before her case
could be decided.
In the wake of the financial
crisis, it’s easy to clamor for more
government regulation of busi-
ness. But as history shows, busi-
ness interests know how to bend
allegedly public-spirited legisla-
tion to their own ends. The result
often kills off competition — and
sometimes, it literally ends
human lives.
The best medicine for this
societal ill is a healthy dose of
skepticism for ever-increasing
regulation.
andrew dunn
EDITOR, 962-4086
AMDUNN@email.unc.edu
Harrison Jobe
Opinion EDITOR
hjobe@email.UNC.edu
GREG MARGOLIS
associate opinion EDITOR
GREG_MARGOLIS@UNC.EDU
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Slow and steady
Colleges should not become mass-production
facilities for bachelors degrees
A
lthough UNC-
Greensboro’s “UNCG
in 3” program is theo-
retically a good way to allow
students to obtain a college
degree more quickly, the
implementation of an intense,
fast-track curriculum sends the
wrong message to prospective
students.
This fall, UNC-Greensboro
is launching a new initia-
tive that will allow students
entering college with at least
12 credit hours to graduate in
three years.
The program requires stu-
dents to take and pass at least
16 credits each fall and spring,
in addition to seven credits
each for two summer sessions.
Current UNC-system cur-
riculums allow for motivated
students to graduate in three
years if they are able to com-
plete their degrees.
Make it right
Re-vote in contested congressional election needed
S
tudents deserve Student
Congress representatives
they legitimately elected.
And after all the problems
in voting two weeks ago, Taylor
Holgate is right to continue
seeking a re-vote in Student
Congress District 5 — Greek
housing.
Holgate filed her second
complaint with the Student
Supreme Court on Saturday.
Chief Justice Emma Hodson,
acting on behalf of the court,
dismissed Holgate’s first com-
plaint seeking a re-vote on Feb.
15. Holgate said the case was
dismissed because she sued
under the wrong section of the
Student Code.
Holgate maintains that tech-
nical problems with the elec-
tion system disenfranchised
Save the trees
Ordinance seeks to protect natural beauty of Chapel Hill
P
roposed changes to a town
ordinance that would
further protect its trees
would benefit Chapel Hill.
The ordinance currently reg-
ulates certain residential and
commercial property where
more than 5,000 square feet of
tree coverage would be cleared,
regardless of the lot’s size.
The revisions would create
further restrictions, including
the need for a permit to cut
down trees 6 inches or larger
in diameter if the lot is larger
than half an acre.
Critics of the ordinance say it
overly restricts development of
future and existing businesses,
as the changes to the ordinance
would further restrict their
ability to cut trees. Others say
Opinion
EDITorial BOARD members
meredith engelen
Patrick Fleming
Nathaniel Haines
ahna hendrix
By Mark Viser, mviser@email.unc.edu
However, instituting a fast-
track program that is specifi-
cally advertised to incoming
freshmen as a quick way to
get out of college corrodes the
principles of a quality college
education.
The UNCG in 3 program,
rather than focusing on the
value of the college experience,
sets a precedent that the sole
reason for attending an institu-
tion of higher education is to
acquire a diploma.
In 2008, UNC-Greensboro
Chancellor Linda Brady cre-
ated a strategic planning com-
mittee to develop the program,
and specifically, “a value-driv-
en, outcome-based, transfor-
mative plan.”
UNCG in 3 is part of UNC-
Greensboro’s UNCG Tomorrow
Strategic Plan.
While Brady and the UNC-
Greensboro administration
students.
As many as 296 students
could have had problems vot-
ing in the student body election
Feb. 9 because of incorrect class
or residential information.
Holgate lost her race by 25
votes. It’s a small margin. And
in light of the technical prob-
lems, it’s small enough to seri-
ously scrutinize the results.
The only problem with
Holgate’s continued push for a
re-vote is the timing.
Student body elections were
more than two weeks ago. A
re-vote might have difficulty
attracting student voters.
While congressional elections
are important, they’re not
exactly high on many students’
priority lists.
But that shouldn’t deter
it unduly infringes on personal
property rights.
But by creating these restric-
tions, the town preserves the
ambience of Chapel Hill. Its
quaint and natural vibe lends
itself to preserving the area’s
environment.
Further, most residences will
be unaffected by the changes to
the ordinance. About 58 percent
of single-family and two-family
residential lots in Chapel Hill are
not large enough to be affected.
The other 42 percent would
still be able to obtain a permit
to cut down trees with certain
stipulations, including planting
replacement trees or paying a
$1,000 fee for each tree.
Some say that this puts too
heavy a burden on developers.
cameron parker
pat ryan
steve kwon
christian yoder
might believe that UNCG in 3
is a great way to place students
on a fast track to graduation,
the reality is that an institu-
tionalized program specifically
focused on bringing students
in and then rushing them out
is anything but value-driven.
Graduating from college in
three years is already an option
for UNC-system students, as
long as they can obtain univer-
sity permission. And it’s a nice
option to have.
But developing specific three-
year-track programs is a road
the UNC-system should avoid
going down unless it wants
to turn our educational insti-
tutions into mass-producing
degree factories.
Let’s focus on making sure
students graduate within four
years before we jump the gun
and being instituting curricu-
lums like UNCG in 3.
Holgate from seeking to make
the District 5 elections as
legitimate as possible, even if
it means having a lower voter
turnout.
Holgate said she understood
the timing concern, but said
that there’s not a good alterna-
tive because the court process
just takes time.
We agree. This case is about
the principle of having fair stu-
dent body elections.
Student body elections give
us a legitimate student gov-
ernment. And with about
$400,000 in student fee money
to give out, Congress race results
need to be accurate.
Holgate should continue
doing everything she can to
ensure District 5 has a fair
election.
For example, if University
Mall was developed under
these restrictions, it would
have to add about 1,680 trees,
or alternatively, pay nearly $1.7
million.
However, these restrictions
are necessary to keep develop-
ers from changing the town’s
environment.
Although the regulation
might be nearly unenforce-
able, it would send a message
that Chapel Hill should be kept
in its natural state.
When developers come to
the town and commercialize the
area, they take a little bit away
from its small-town essence.
The change in the ordinance
would help keep things the way
they are and ought to be.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I sound arrogant when I usually
say what I think. But I think I’ll
win.”
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Government should move
to handle student lending
Editor’s note: This editorial
was originally published in
the San Jose Mercury News on
Tuesday:
Given a choice, would you
use taxpayer money to subsidize
banks, or to help students pay for
college?
It’s rare for a public policy
question to be this big of a no-
brainer. But that’s the right way
to describe the Obama admin-
istration’s proposal to save an
estimated $80 billion over 10
years by making all student loans
directly through the government
rather than private lenders, and
direct that money toward educa-
tion programs.
The House has passed legis-
lation to eliminate the middle-
man — companies such as Sallie
Mae — from the process, but the
proposal is stalled in the Senate
amid filibuster threats.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne
Duncan wants to use the money
for programs that help students
get to college and succeed there,
crucial steps for the country if
U.S. companies are to compete
globally long-term. The biggest
of these programs is a $40 bil-
lion increase in Pell Grants,
which would improve affordabil-
ity for students now and reduce
indebtedness later.
The plan also includes $8 bil-
lion for early childhood educa-
tion, an essential ingredient for
success later in life, and more
money for community colleges,
low-interest Perkins loans and
college-tuition tax credits.
In concept, the proposal isn’t
that dramatic; the government
already makes the majority of
student loans. However, a very
profitable slice currently goes
through private companies that
lend out federal money and
collect fees and interest, even
though taxpayers bear the risk of
default. This piece of the market
would be eliminated.
Lenders, supported by some
lawmakers from both parties,
are arguing against the plan, try-
ing to protect what Duncan calls
their “free ride.” Perhaps sens-
ing that public opinion isn’t on
their side, they’ve suggested an
alternative that would limit their
profits but also save the govern-
ment far less.
One of the primary arguments
against the bill is that it repre-
sents a government takeover.
But this argument is purely
political, not substantive, as the
government provides virtually all
of the capital for student loans
already.
The industry also says the bill
will cost jobs. Sallie Mae esti-
mates it would be forced to lay
off some 2,500 people, though it
doesn’t account for positions that
would be regained because the
plan calls for private companies
to service the loans. Regardless,
saving these jobs isn’t worth $80
billion.
The lenders argue they can
serve students better, and they’re
at least partly right, which is why
the government would still con-
tract with them to service the
loans.
But during the economic
collapse, many private lend-
ers stopped offering loans alto-
gether, forcing colleges to turn
to the more reliable direct lend-
ing programs instead — hardly
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It’s one thing to lose your car
loan when credit markets freeze
up. It’s quite another to be unable
to attend college. Student lend-
ing is too important to be left to
market vagaries.
This plan eliminates corporate
welfare and funds key education
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Full speed ahead on bank
reforms in U.S. Congress
Editor’s note: This editorial
was originally published in the
Seattle Times on Tuesday.
The list of new protections for
credit-card users is a dismaying
reminder of how many sleazy,
creepy practices were devised to
filch money from unsuspecting
consumers.
The Credit Card
Accountability, Responsibility
and Disclosure Act that went
into effect Monday infuses all
those routine transactions with a
measure of transparency that has
been missing at great expense to
American households.
Certainly consumers are
responsible for using credit
wisely, but the rules and gim-
micks have been stacked against
the most financially vulnerable
in a down economy. Even the
most fastidious credit users
have been gouged by murky
rates and fees.
Federal regulations will stop
retroactive rate hikes, decep-
tive late fees, over-the-limit
fees and payment application
abuses. Game playing with
billing procedures is supposed
to end, and card users are to
receive advance warnings on
rate and payment changes.
Payment times and dates are
standardized.
Remember, the legislation did
not cap interest rates — usury
laws went away with Reagan-
era inflation — and there is no
prohibition on assessing cre-
ative new fees. Expect the lights
to burn late in bank market-
ing departments, but consum-
ers will get better information
to make decisions and protect
themselves.
Re-tooling of the U.S. finan-
cial system gets a boost with new
credit-card rules, but the job is
only getting under way.
Wa s h i n gt o n S e n . Ma r i a
Cantwell has taken up impor-
tant pieces of the challenge.
Last week she was traveling in
Eastern Washington talking
about the importance of getting
lending capital to community
banks to reopen lines of credit
to small businesses Cantwell is
leading efforts to shine a light
on derivatives trading and to
stop manipulation of commod-
ity and derivatives markets.
Cantwell is also leading efforts
to reinstate lessons learned
from the Great Depression that
separated commercial banking
and investment activities. The
laws were lifted in the 1990s
with disastrous consequences
a decade later.
Giving consumers a fair
chance with honest credit-card
regulations is just a start toward
overhauling U.S. banking and
Wall Street practices that almost
brought the economy down.
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