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TELLING STORIES
Stories are more important than
anything to southern folklore
professor Bill Ferris.
He said he is working on de-
veloping a new undergraduate
major.
city | page 7
SORORITIES MODEL
More than 300 women showed
up to try on designer dresses
Tuesday at the “Rent the
Runway: No Booze, No Boys
Fashion Show.” Most dresses
were modeled by students.
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THE RUNNING GAME
The North Carolina football
team’s rushers are preparing
to face LSU’s linebackers on
Saturday.
The goal: To keep pressure
off quarterback T.J. Yates, said
tailback Ryan Houston.
Clarification
Due to a reporting error,
Tuesday’s front page story
“Righting the ship” unclearly por-
trays an unnamed housekeeper’s
stance toward the Wage-Hour
Policy. She clarified Tuesday she
is in support of parts of the policy
but not the part that prohibits
employees from sitting down
without notifying supervisors
in advance. The Daily Tar Heel
apologizes for the error.
this day in history
SEP. 1, 2005 …
Campus officials announce
that the University will allow
N.C. residents from other uni-
versities displaced by Hurri-
cane Katrina to attend classes
at UNC.
Today’s weather
It might seem like
too many hot days.
H 96, L 68 from last year, bringing fees for 2010-11 to
Thursday’s weather
But savor it while
it lasts.
H 93, L 69 along with construction on Wendy’s and Top
index
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calendar ............................. 2
crossword ......................... 9 committee, which is composed mostly of
nation and world ............. 9
opinion.............................. 10
The Daily Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com
wednesday, september 1, 2010
New
policies
to stop
hackers
ITS responds to
spike in threats
by Andy Thomason
Assistant University Editor
About five years ago, information
technology professionals noticed
something strange.
More people were trying to hack
into the University’s computers.
A lot more.
“It went from a period where
a break-in was a rare thing to (a
point where) the chatter that a
system monitors for a network is
constant and incessant,” said Stan
Waddell, executive director for
information security.
ALPHAS HANGING ON
“Our systems are constantly
under attack,” he said.
dth/Jessica Kennedy
Brian Payst, director of infor-
mation technology in the division
Omar Glover, Terence McPherson and DaShon Williams (left to right), the three remaining members of the UNC chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. of student affairs, said the increase
was so dramatic that he had to
change his alarm system settings
Fraternity dwindles to three members the UNC chapter had no recent history of misbehavior.
Omar Glover, the UNC chapter’s vice president, said he thinks
so that they alerted him only of the
more serious hacks.
the fraternity’s national leadership has his chapter’s best interests
by melvin backman at heart.
Since then, the University has
fought the hacking threat by stress-
assistant university editor If the ban holds through next year, Glover said he is poised to
ing vigilance and the creation of sev-
At a time when most Greek organizations have seen alcohol be the chapter’s lone member. McPherson and Treasurer DaShon
eral layers of protection to defend
disappear from rush season, two fraternities have seen the disap- Williams are both seniors.
against threats to the University’s
pearance of rush entirely. Glover said he is confident that he could lead the chapter by
sensitive information — including
There are three members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. himself, but the moratorium has already made its operations
Social Security numbers, medical
after a national moratorium on recruiting, and the number could more difficult than last year, especially when it comes to the
records and credit card numbers.
dwindle to zero if it holds for the next two years. planning and funding of events.
About 30,000 attempts to hack
The loss of Alpha Phi Alpha at UNC would mean more than the “It’s really making us creative,” McPherson said.
into University computers occur
loss of a slot at annual National Pan-Hellenic Council step show. It In the past, the group was able to hold events like its annual Miss
every day, said Larry Conrad, vice
would mean losing a group that has been on-campus since 1976. Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant without worrying about how
chancellor for information technol-
The moratorium came as a surprise to the group in January, to pay for them.
ogy and chief information officer.
when it had 11 members. This year, members said the group has to pay more attention to
The spike in the level of hacking
Hazing incidents at other universities brought a halt to planning and funding events than before. In addition to the sale
activity was due to a change within
recruiting for chapters across the nation. of tickets and memorabilia, they have had to look to alternative
the hacking community, Waddell
“It caught a lot of chapters off-guard,” said Terence McPherson, sources of funding, such as donations from alumni.
said.
the UNC chapter’s president. The group said it has not yet had to cut any of its planned
“Back in the old days, guys did
Phi Beta Sigma, another historically black fraternity, is also events due to reduced revenue. Alumni have been more than
these things for bragging rights.
dealing with a halt in recruiting. Members could not be reached a revenue source for the group. The members said they look to
Those people have been replaced
for comment. recent graduates for guidance and help when it comes to the
by people who’ve realized you can
At the time of the moratorium’s announcement, Jenny Levering,
assistant dean of student life for fraternity and sorority life, said See alphas, Page 6 make money from this,” he said.
Culprits are largely members
of organized crime from overseas,
Payst said.
Carolina North still facing di∞culties
Administrators were reminded
of the ever-present hacking threat
last week when an information
technology maintenance mistake
allowed Viagra spam to replace
Financial strain delays construction Story so far: University institutions’ caches,
1998: JJR Incorporated and 2006: UNC creates the Carolina the text under the link on search
by victoria stilwell annual report will describe in engines, on Google.
Parson Brinckerhoff releases a North Leadership Advisory
Payst said he requested that
city editor detail the financial difficulties that report that establishes key points Committee. Jack Evans, former
Despite more than 12 years of have afflicted the project and led to in planning and transportation dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business Google strip all student affairs web-
planning, officials still aren’t sure its delayed construction. systems for the property’s develop- School, is named executive director sites of caches, a change that will
when construction will start on a University officials have until 5 ment. of Carolina North. persist into the foreseeable future.
campus expected to be a “world- p.m. today to submit the report to In early July, Conrad sent a for-
class magnet.”
2004: Town of Chapel Hill’s 2008: UNC submits its plan for mal e-mail to employees informing
the Town of Chapel Hill Planning
Horace Williams Citizens’ Carolina North to the Chapel Hill them of eight new policies to be
Jack Evans, executive director Department.
Committee issues a report outlin- Town Council. implemented in all departments.
of Carolina North, said plans for Carolina North is a 250-acre
ing the town’s goals for Carolina 2009: The town council One of the new policies man-
construction of the satellite cam- mixed-use campus situated two
North. approves a special-use permit for dates that all servers and other
pus’ first building, the Innovation miles north of UNC off of Martin
Center, have been delayed due to Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 2005: A conceptual plan is pre- the construction of the Innovation computing devices be encrypted,
the state’s financial troubles. The project is designed to bring sented to University trustees, who Center, the first building planned a barrier Waddell said the average
“The state of the economy, the global leaders in research, entre- endorse a vision for Carolina North. for Carolina North. thief cannot break.
state of the credit market and the preneurship and academics to the The University defends against
state of the state’s budget — all state. also mentions that there has affected everything related to hackers through a decentralized
of those affect the various things The Innovation Center has been been no development activity at Carolina North,” he said. “That also power structure, with large cam-
that we want to do with Carolina slated to house high-growth start- the site, nor is there any planned includes our hopes to build a new pus institutions generally protect-
North,” Evans said. “That includes up companies with links to UNC to begin for the rest of the fiscal building for the law center.” ing their own information, admin-
the Innovation Center.” research. year. istrators said.
Evans said the Carolina North Evans said the annual report “The state of the economy has See Annual report, Page 6 “There’s no way that any one
person or one group would be able
to address (the hacking problem),”
Conrad said.
Student fee increases fund new services The University’s overarch-
ing strategy is called “defense in
depth,” or creating several levels of
committees. defense to combat hackers, espe-
Will pay for construction, She said fee requests are proposed to the Major fee increases cially the high and rising level of
audit committee, which then makes recom- automated hackers, Payst said.
student health and more mendations to the advisory subcommittee. Student dining: Increase of $18.10 to Information security is
Members of the student fee audit committee $92.10 improved mainly by reacting to
by Emily Banks are chosen by Blue and Student Body President new hacking methods, which
senior writer
Education and technology: Increase of Conrad said are becoming increas-
Hogan Medlin. $26.26 to $435.26
Months before Chancellor Holden Thorp ingly sophisticated.
approved a $750 tuition supplement, Student Student dining fee Student health: Increase of $15 to $421 “It’s an arms race,” he said.
Congress approved a hike of its own. Campus rec: Increase of $4 to $101 Waddell said students can take
Upon a close inspection of their bills, UNC After an $18.10 increase in the student din- action to improve their own infor-
students will notice a fee increase of $90.01 ing fee, students are paying $92.10 to support Total 2010-11 fees: $1,850.42 mation’s security by keeping cur-
Carolina Dining Services this year. rent with software updates.
$1,850.42. Scott Myers, director of food and vending, Hacking programs survey sys-
After an increase of about $69 from 2008-09 said this increase was needed to cover construc- To accommodate students during construc- tems for gaps in security, and
to 2009-10, fees this year were raised $90.01 to tion costs for a $5 million renovation of Top of tion, he said Carolina Dining Services would software updates fill these gaps,
cover Windows 7 upgrades and increasing costs Lenoir dining hall. consider adding seating behind Lenoir or by he said.
for Campus Health and Campus Recreation, The project will expand flooring across the the Pit. There are inherent limitations
2,000-square-foot open area overlooking the Though Myers said not all students support- to how much the University can do
of Lenoir. main level. ed the plan to build the Wendy’s, he believes it to keep hackers out, Payst said.
Fees are determined by the student fee The fee increase also came in reaction to a will ultimately be appreciated. “The University is a very large,
audit committee — a group composed of $1.5 million renovation needed for the con- “The debate was healthy,” he said. very open environment and it needs
undergraduate and graduate students — and struction of Wendy’s, which he said could begin “A lot of people got to voice their opinions to be,” he said. “You can really tight-
the Chancellor’s student fees advisory sub- in the bottom of the Student Union annex as on that and it’s part of an overall plan for en down in a corporation. You can’t
early as the upcoming winter recess. food service, so we’ll end up creating better really do that at a University.”
faculty. Myers said construction will most likely start options.”
Laura Blue, president of the Graduate and during winter break and finish before the 2011- Contact the University Editor
Professional Student Federation, serves on both 12 school year. See fee increase, Page 6 at udesk@unc.edu.
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employers with immediate hiring
needs at the University Career Services’
2010 Part-time Job Fair. Make sure to
bring your resume.
Time: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Great Hall, Student Union
Book discussion: Join humani-
ties professor John McGowan for a
discussion on “Our Polarized Political
Culture.” The discussion will consider
whether we are really more polarized
as a nation than in the past. And if
so, what are the causes of polariza-
tion and what are the consequences
of our current political, ideologi-
cal and cultural divides? Tickets to
attend the session are $30.
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Flyleaf Books, 725 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Personal play: Join the DeepDish
Theater Company for their perfor-
mance of “Mi Vida Loca” by Eric
Overmyer. This play explores a fam-
ily’s reunion in the wake of their
father’s treatment for drug addiction.
The results are both touching and
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: 201 S. Estes Drive
Free music: Do you like to swing
dance or just listen to good music?
Visit the Carrboro ArtsCenter tonight
to hear the Triangle Jazz Orchestra,
an awesome 17-piece band, in
rehearsal. They will be playing the
legendary music of Glenn Miller,
Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, County
Basie and Duke Ellington. For more
information, please visit: www.tri-
anglejazzorchestra.com.
Time: 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 300 E. Main St.
Thursday
Open house: If you are interested
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come out to the Campus Y’s open
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projects will be represented at infor-
mation tables, ready to answer your
questions and concerns.
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Campus Y
Trivia game: Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s
will bring together community lead-
ers, movers and shakers to answer the
‘hard-hitting’ questions. Teams made
up of local celebrities will be facing
off in hopes of winning prizes for their
charity of choice. Admission is free.
Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: 300 E. Main St.
Club meeting: Do you like hunting
or shooting? The Tar Heel Rifle and
Pistol Club will be holding its first
meeting tonight. They will develop
some plans to go shooting and dis-
cuss other ideas for the upcoming
year. If you have any ideas of sug-
gestions for what the club should
participate in this year, please bring
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Police log
n Someone left without pay-
ing their tab between 12:30 a.m.
and 12:46 a.m. on Tuesday from
Bailey’s Pub and Grill at 1722
Fordham Blvd., according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
n Someone stole $104.93 worth
of food and grocery items at 4:26
p.m. on Monday from Food Lion at
1720 Fordham Blvd., according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
Items stolen include rice, tortillas,
Dr. Pepper, steaks, pork, shrimp,
Charmin toilet paper and Febreeze,
reports state.
n Someone shoplifted four Blu-
ray DVDs from Blockbuster Video
at 1702 E. Franklin St. and then fled
a traffic stop between 12:40 a.m. and
12:55 a.m. on Monday, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
The four DVDs are worth $100
total, reports state.
n Somebody assaulted some-
one by jabbing keys in the victim’s
hand at 8 p.m. on Thursday at 324
Scarlett Drive, according to Chapel
Hill police reports.
The keys caused a small lacera-
tion, reports state.
n Someone entered an apart-
ment and stole more than $1,000
worth of property between 7 p.m.
on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday
from 2203 Drew Hill Lane, accord-
ing to Chapel Hill police reports.
The person stole $415 worth
of video game equipment, a gym
pass and two silver coin rolls worth
$600, reports state.
n Someone stole two brass
plates worth $500 between mid-
night Aug. 4 and midnight Aug.
24 from the intersection of Clover
Drive and Legion Road, according
to Chapel Hill police reports.
n Someone found a backpack
worth $50 at 10:04 a.m. Saturday
on 118 Mallette St., according to
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CAMPUS briefs
UNC reports increase in
total pledges, gifts in 2010
The University has reported that
while the amount of gifts given to
the University in the last fiscal
year, at $268.1 million, was down
about one percent from last year,
its number of total commitments
rose nearly $2 million despite the
poor economy.
Commitments count both gifts
and pledges, and raised to $292 mil-
lion from last year’s $290.4 million.
More than 73,500 people donat-
ed to the school in 2010, and com-
mitments helped the school endow
17 professorships and 98 under-
graduate scholarships and gradu-
ate fellowships.
Zoller appointed to direct
UNC entrepreneurship center
The Kenan-Flagler Business
School has named Ted Zoller
as the director of the Center for
Entrepreneurship Studies.
Zoller has served as the center’s
executive director since 2005 and
has taught entrepreneurship at
the business school since 1999. He
succeeds W. Clay Hamner, who will
remain on the school’s faculty and
serve as chairman of the center’s
faculty committee.
During his UNC career, Zoller
has founded the “Launching the
Venture” program, which has
increased the number of compa-
nies derived from the University.
The center has consistently held
a top-10 ranking among national
entrepreneurship programs since
its founding in 1998. As part of
the school’s Frank Hawkins Kenan
Institute of Private Enterprise, the
center has led the school’s curricu-
lum, initiatives and outreach pro-
grams related to entrepreneurship.
UNC experts mobilize in face
of advancing Hurricane Earl
In preparation for the potential
impact of Hurricane Earl on North
Carolina, UNC researchers at the
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences
in Morehead City are kicking up
their research and tracking the
storm in an effort to keep the pub-
lic informed.
Chapel Hill also acts a hub
for several regional and federal
research groups, including the
Center of Excellence for the Study
of Natural Disasters, Coastal
Infrastructure and Emergency
Management, the Southeast
Regional Climate Center and the
North Carolina Center for Public
Health Preparedness.
City briefs
OWASA releases 2009-10
water treatment report
The Orange Water and Sewer
Authority released its annual
report on the treatment and recy-
cling of wastewater and biosolids
for 2009 through 2010.
The report covers the treatment
and collection of sewage, and the
solids that are separated from the
wastewater during the process.
The report also looks into the
progress of a reclaimed water sys-
tem that was instituted in April
2009 which seeks to use highly
treated wastewater for various
non-drinking purposes.
Hillsborough to begin main-
tenance on fire hydrants
Hillsborough will begin flushing
and performing maintenance to
hydrants that are part of the town’s
water system tomorrow.
The process of flushing will
maintain the quality and circula-
tion of the water.
Maintenance will begin
September and end in October.
Grammy winner to headline
Ipas’ annual holiday event
Grammy winner Maya Azucena
will perform at Ipas’ sixth annual
Rock for Reproductive Rights
concert Oct. 2.
Ipas is a nonprofit organiza-
tion that works around the world,
educating women about sexual
and reproductive rights.
The Rock for Reproductive
Rights event raises money for
Ipas programs and services.
The concert will be held in the
Great Room Banquet Hall below
Top of the Hill Restaurant.
STATE briefs
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield
caught in ethics scandal
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., is
among the lawmakers being inves-
tigated for possibly misspending
government funds meant to pay
for overseas travel.
Butterfield, who is a mem-
ber of the House ethics commit-
tee, said he sometimes keeps the
extra money from his travel funds,
The Wall Street Journal reported
Tuesday.
-From staff and wire reports
Congress seeks new members Speech
Students fight to
fill vacant seats
by Katie Oliver
staff writer
While some students fight to get
seats in coveted classes, Student
Congress leaders are fighting to fill
empty seats in the 92nd Student
Congress.
And new positions, as well.
In addition to the seven vacant
seats spread across a range of dis-
tricts, a new Congress Research
Service initiative was brought to stu-
dents’ attention Tuesday at a Student
Congress interest meeting.
Student Congress Speaker Deanna
Santoro said the project, which will
track students’ approval of Student
Congress’ actions, was introduced as
a means to “hold Congress account-
able” to students.
She said applications for the
service initiative became avail-
able Tuesday night on the Student
Congress website, congress.unc.
edu, and will be due Friday.
Congress also debuted a new liai-
Professor Bill Ferris teaches courses in Southern culture. He and his wife are working on a new undergraduate major about the South.
BILL FERRIS’ TALL TALES
Folklore professor sees
the world as a story
by Katia Martinez
staff writer
Stories dominate the life of folklore pro-
fessor William Ferris.
His office walls are covered ceiling-to-
floor in books about Southern culture and
the blues, with several more open and anno-
tated on his desk.
“You are an ongoing story,” Ferris said.
“Your life is a plot and you live that plot from
birth to death.”
The rest of the stories are unwritten. Ferris
said he tries to impress upon students the
importance of carrying on tales from ances-
tors — advice which has helped him become
an authority on Southern culture.
“There is an old African proverb I share
with all my students that goes, ‘When an old
UNC alum, professor stages original production
Tells story of the Freedom Riders
by colin warren-hicks
staff writer
Actor, director and writer Mike
Wiley is a one-man staging, singing
and dancing tour de force.
Primarily a solo performer,
Wiley’s upcoming show, “The
Parchman Hour,” boasts a collab-
orative cast of students.
His unique and historic docu-
mentary approach to theater
will premiere this December
as a partnership with the UNC
Department of Dramatic Art and
LAB! Theatre.
“We love taking new pieces,
integrating technical elements and
taking them to a new level of revi-
sion beyond the writing table,” said
junior Bryan Burton, a producing
director of LAB! Theatre.
Wiley is a graduate of UNC’s
professional actor training pro-
gram. After starting his profession-
al career more than 12 years ago, he
found himself in the same position
as many aspiring artists.
“If you paid me, I would come,”
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son position with the Residence Hall
Association that would help approve
funds for dormitory events, as well as
end of
a position with the executive branch
outreach committee.
On Sept. 21, a special election
will be held to fill seven open seats.
combat
Granville Towers, Middle Campus
and South Campus districts each
have one open seat. Two seats are
vacant in both the off-campus dis-
trict and the district for graduate
students enrolled in the College of
Arts and Sciences or the School of
Education.
Troops leave Iraq
Interested students are required for Afghanistan
to declare their candidacy at one
of two mandatory candidate meet- by Kristen Mcavoy
ings. Those meetings will take place staff writer
Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. in the In his second speech from the
Board of Elections office in room Oval Office, President Barack
2500 of the Student Union. Obama announced that after
Board of Elections Chairman seven years of war in Iraq, the U.S.
Andrew Phillips said the vacancies is handing the country back to the
are normal and can be caused by Iraqis.
things as small as changes in stu- The U.S. has formally ended
dent schedules and addresses. combat mission Operation Iraqi
Student Body Vice President
dth/Katie Barnes
Freedom by removing approxi-
Holly Boardman said the drama of
McKinney Brown explains what it means to be in Student Congress, mately 100,000 U.S. troops and
millions of pieces of equipment
See CONGRESS, Page 9 where their money comes from and how to get involved Tuesday night.
out of Iraq, Obama said in his
address.
Up to 50,000 troops will remain
in Iraq to facilitate a safe and effec-
tive withdrawal. They will assist in
protecting American employees
and directing Iraqi security forces,
he said.
“Operation Iraqi Freedom is
over, and the Iraqi people now
have lead responsibility for the
security of their country,” Obama
said from the same office where
former President George W.
Bush announced the beginning
of the war.
Ending the combat mission
means the U.S. will no longer be
actively fighting or pursuing the
enemy, said Lt. Col. Monte Yoder,
chairman of the military science
department at UNC.
Obama’s speech gave him a
chance to rectify past criticisms of
the continued involvement in Iraq,
UNC journalism professor Leroy
Towns said.
His decision to use the Oval
Office reflects the gravity of the
announcement, Towns said. The
only other time Obama addressed
the nation from that room was
in the aftermath of the Gulf oil
spill.
In his speech, Obama said
the resources used in Iraq will
now contribute to the combat in
Afghanistan.
“Now, as we approach our 10th
year of combat in Afghanistan,
there are those who are under-
standably asking tough ques-
dth/Kate Locke
tions about our mission there,”
he said.
“We will disrupt, dismantle, and
defeat al-Qaida, while preventing
Afghanistan from again serving as
a base for terrorists.”
Even though the war on ter-
ror is not finished and the surge
man or woman dies, a library burns down.’”
Ferris, who is associate director for the
a while that all the hymns were sung from
memory and I wanted to preserve the stories will continue in Afghanistan, the
Young Democrats at UNC were
Center for the Study of the American South,
has been working with his wife on develop-
and songs, so I started recording and photo-
graphing the services.” excited to hear Obama kept his
ing an undergraduate major in Southern Ferris said that every storyteller has one promise of withdrawing troops
from Iraq, said the club’s presi-
culture. thing in common: passion.
He found his love for folklore through his “Storytellers are very passionate people,” dent Lee Storrow.
family’s stories. he said. “Passion is extremely important in The decision to withdraw shows
“As a young child, my grandfather would anything you do, especially storytelling.” a strong policy change from the
tell us all these stories, and they were fasci- He teaches classes in Southern literature Bush administration, Storrow
nating,” Ferris said. and the blues and has been the associate said.
“He would tell us ‘Ali Baba and the 40 director of the center for about 10 years. Anthony Dent, president of the
Thieves,’ and that story was just mesmeriz- “UNC has been great to me,” Ferris said. UNC College Republicans, said
ing. He would finish this long, detailed story “This school is full of such incredible stu- while he doesn’t oppose the end
and we would turn to him and say, ‘Grandad, dents and faculty, and I can’t think of a bet- of the war, the U.S. should recon-
tell it again,’ and he would start again.” ter place for me to study and teach.” sider its haste in ending combat
He also recalled going to church and Ferris said that he has a partnership with in Iraq.
nurturing his love of folklore there by pre- his students. In return for teaching them “It’s better to have a more flex-
serving the memories he made and retelling everything he can, his students agree to ible deadline than the strict one
them later in his life. teach him everything they can. that Obama has followed, but his
“As a young child, I would go to the church “He says UNC is the Vatican of Southern decision to withdraw troops is
on the farm I grew up on and would sing the acceptable at this time.”
hymns and pray,” Ferris said. “I realized after See ferris, Page 9
Contact the State & National
Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
thirteen freedom riders.
“It will be a good way to educate
in the form of great entertainment,”
Wiley said. Burton said.
Having climbed the local arts But the play is meant to be
hierarchy, Wiley now holds visit- more than a history lesson. At its
ing professorships at both UNC heart, the show tries to inspect the
and Duke University. more controversial elements of its
“The Parchman Hour,” Wiley’s depicted past.
newest play, tells the story of the “Many times when beatings were
1961 Freedom Riders, a group of happening, federal agents were in
student activists dedicated to the the mix,” Wiley said.
racial integration of public life. The play also asks an audience
Defiantly riding public trans- to re-evaluate historic decisions
portation through the Jim Crow and their subsequent effects on
South, the Riders garnered national contemporary life.
attention for the early Civil Rights “If King had gotten on the bus,
movement. would there have been a civil rights
They were frequently arrested movement?,” Wiley said.
and often endured taunts, beat- “Is it a black movement or a
ings and burn wounds, among national movement?”
other abuses. In class at UNC, Wiley and his
“Once predominate black lead- students studied ways of staging
ers like Thurgood Marshall and flashbacks and developed paro-
Jackie Robinson began comment- dies of 1960s television programs,
ing, it sparked a national debate seeking to lend an accurate period
on individual freedoms,” Wiley atmosphere to the production.
said. These often-racist parodies will
The story is told through the be prominently featured in the Courtesy of Mike Wiley
perspective of freedom rider John Mike Wiley performs in “Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till.” Wiley’s new
Lewis, a member of the original See wiley, Page 9 play, “The Parchment Hour,” is based on the 1961 Freedom Riders.
4 wednesday, september 1, 2010
Collaboration develops
rural Appalachian towns
by E. A. James
staff writer
When Jesse White, director of
the UNC Office of Economic and
Business Development, met with
officials from the Appalachian
College Association, he became all
too aware of the challenges faced
by the association’s less wealthy,
rural colleges.
Four years later, a program the
University developed in collabora-
tion with that association has pro-
vided four community colleges the
resources to improve their respec-
tive towns.
T hrough the Appalachian
Colleges Community Economic
Development Partnership, commu-
nity colleges have brought Internet
access to disconnected towns. They
have improved efficiency within
local organizations and promoted
entrepreneurship. And they stimu-
lated the economies of downtrod-
den Appalachian towns.
“We wanted to provide them
the funds and tools to create their
own programs and then let them
help their communities,” said Josh
Levy, assistant director of the
Office of Economic and Business
Development at UNC.
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were charged with improving their
towns, colleges were asked to rely on
themselves to research each project.
“We had to get rid of the notion
that we at the academy were the
experts and could go out into the
community and say, ‘Get out of the
way. We know what we’re doing
here,’” said George Loveland, the
project coordinator at Ferrum
College.
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund
provided the largest grant for the
$120,000 project.
The fund provides resources to
help stimulate community prob-
lem solving and build the capacity
of eligible organizations.
In September 2006, the partner-
ship called for applications from all
the institutions in the Appalachian
College Association.
Four were chosen out of 15 appli-
cations: Ferrum College in Ferrum,
Va., King College in Bristol, Tenn.,
Kentucky Christian University in
Grayson, Ky., and Mars Hill College
in Mars Hill, N.C.
In 2007, UNC hosted a semi-
nar to educate faculty from the
chosen colleges on how to build
economic relationships with their
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The schools spent the 2007- 2010 from July 2009. Region
10%
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Mars Hill focused on agri-
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to increase efficiency, and King
College led local entrepreneurs
More visitors to N.C. coasts
into prospective job work.
Ferrum College helped provide
broadband Internet access to the
surrounding town. Students used
GPS mapping to find which areas
would best suit radio towers and Tourism rates “There has been no observation of tar
gave the information to a local
organization that has already begun rise despite spill balls or oil slicks on the N.C. coast, but
construction, Loveland said. there could still be hydrocarbons…”
“It’s not missionary work you do by Daniel wiser
on the side,” he said. “Our students staff writer Siddhartha Mitra, professor of geological sciences, East Carolina University
were using their skills and knowl- The BP oil spill might have had
a devastating impact on the Gulf
edge that they are learning in class.” 10.0 percent, respectively, in the change,” she said. “We fully expect
Gillian Bosonetto, director Coast, but it has had an opposite Northeast, Southeast, and Eastern this trend to continue throughout
of Career Services for Mars Hill effect on N.C. coasts — at least for regions of the state, according to September and October.”
College, said the program did not one industry. the July 2010 Monthly Lodging As students flock to the coast for
emerge as a reaction to the poor A surge in tourism hit the state’s Report conducted by Smith Travel Labor Day weekend, some said the
economic climate. But it has servedbeaches as uncertainty continues Research. aftermath of the Gulf oil spill did not
to loom over the safety of the Gulf
as an invaluable resource, she said. It is possible the state is reaping figure into their decision-making.
Coast region and misplaced beach-
“I would say there is definitely a the benefits of a shift in desired Michelle Moore, a sopho-
need now,” she said. “Maybe if we goers look for alternative vacation vacation spots after the spill, wrote more biology major who lives in
spots.
had all been doing our parts before, Connie Nelson, communications Morehead City, will visit nearby
there wouldn’t be an economic Experts had been expecting a and public relations director for Atlantic Beach this weekend.
downturn to begin with.” decrease in tourism, so the surge in the Wilmington Cape Fear Coast She said she is not surprised that
rates came as a surprise for many. Convention and Visitors Bureau, some vacationers are opting for the
Contact the University Desk at Since July 2009, hotel occu- in an e-mail. North Carolina coast.
udesk@unc.edu. pancy rates increased 7.1, 11.0 and Two or three accommodation “The beaches are always crowd-
properties have reported they have ed here,” she said.
had bookings from visitors who Research about the impact of
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UNC rushers prepare for LSU linebackers

Sheppard poses
tough challenge
by Louie Horvath
senior writer
North Carolina’s running game
feels the pressure entering its
season opener Saturday against
Louisiana State.
The running backs are hoping to
improve on last year’s 3.6 yards per
carry average, and if the Tar Heels
are going to beat LSU, they will
need a solid ground game.
“More or less, what we’re talk-
ing about as running backs is just
taking pressure off (UNC quar-
terback) T.J. (Yates),” tailback
Ryan Houston said. “We all want
to bring something to the table to
get yards to get the pressure off
the passing game.”
With the state of the previous-
ly vaunted defense in flux, UNC
might need the offense to produce
more than they have in the past.
“We’d still have pressure if
everything was peachy,” Houston
said. “There’s still pressure on us
either way, because going in, our
defense is so high, and everybody
was looking at what the offense is
going to do.”
Perhaps that feeling of pressure
is attributed to the fact that the
success of the running game was
an accurate barometer of offensive
production last season.
In offensively deficient losses
to Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech and
Virginia, North Carolina averaged
just 2.0 yards per carry.
When the offense moved the ball
well, the rushing game usually had
a big game. In games against East
Carolina, Florida State and the
Citadel, the rushing game averaged
5.2 yards per carry.
The ground game will be entrust-
ed to a tandem of Houston and
senior starter Shaun Draughn.
Draughn is more of a big play
threat, while Houston wears out
defenders by running through
them with his 6-foot-2, 245-pound
frame.
The pair will get a jolt from
senior Johnny White, who has set-
tled in as the third running back.
“I think he’s had a phenomenal
offseason,” UNC coach Butch Davis
said of White.
“Johnny’s one of those kids that’s
had a great attitude his entire career
at Carolina. Because of the good-
ness of his heart, he’s been willing
to do an awful lot of things.”
LSU’s defense is formidable.
The team has one of the best line-
backers in the country in Kelvin
Sheppard, and he is looking to put
a halt to UNC’s running game.
“We are looking at personnel
matchups, and the ability to move
Kelvin Sheppard into the spot
he needs to be,” LSU head coach
Les Miles said in a teleconference
Monday. “We have a full week of
preparation beforehand, and we
have some guys that understand
exactly what we want to do.”
Sheppard had 110 tackles last
year and starts his senior season on
the preseason All-America list.
With fellow starter Ryan Baker
out for the season opener with a
broken jaw, the team will be even
more reliant on Sheppard.
That does not mean that the Tar
Heels are changing much to coun-
teract him, though.
“We won’t change anything
about our front,” Houston said. “If
he lined up somewhere else, we’d
just block him just as he is. So I
guess it is no big deal.”
No matter what the game plan,
the success of the UNC running
game could play a huge role in the
outcome of the game.
“They’ve got a really strong tal-
ented (defensive) line and a talented
linebacking corps,” Houston said.
“It will be a great test for our
offense to see where we’re at, and
it should be a lot of fun.”
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fee increase said the additional funding was

required to cover the increasing alphas GAA Attracts members
from page 1 from page 1
costs of health care.
Education & technology fee “This doesn’t balance the budget, nuts and bolts of running a frater-
it just lessens the gap,” he said. nity. They said personal commu-
An increase of $26.26 brought Payne said Campus Health is nication with former members is
the education and technology fee expecting increased use due to not uncommon, but the number of
to $435.26 this year. larger enrollment and manda- conversations about business they
Steve Haring, executive director tory health care. Last year, about have had with them is more than
for finance and administration at 10 percent of UNC students were they anticipated.
Information Technology Services, uninsured. “They really put us in a posi-
said this money will be directed tion to keep going on,” McPherson
primarily toward enabling ITS to Campus recreation fee said.
offer free Windows 7 upgrades to The three men “crossed the line”
students with CCI laptops. Campus Recreation received an — or formally joined the fraternity
She said some graduate students
increase of $4 this year, making its — in Fall 2009. Glover said he was
were reluctant to support this current fee $101 per student. influenced to join the fraternity by
increase because it mainly benefits Marty Pomerantz, director of his father, who was a member dur-
undergraduates who are more campus recreation, said the fee was ing his college years.
likely to have purchased comput- necessary to cover the costs of pay- They said the occasional fresh-
ers from the University. ing employees and utilities. man approaches them to ask about
Haring said the fee increase is “We’re the largest employer of joining the fraternity.
being refunded this year to anyone
students on campus, and a lot of They welcome the interest, but
who purchased a CCI computer, the money students pay as a fee do not discuss the ban. And they do
which comes with the system goes back to students in the form not want to discourage prospective
already installed. of wages,” he said. members.
He said Campus Recreation If the fraternity’s membership
Student health fee employs more than 700 student dissolves, members said the frater-
employees and supports more than nity’s strong alumni network should
An addition of $15 to the stu- 50 sports clubs and estimated that be enough to keep the name alive.
dent health fee means students 75 percent of UNC students utilize They said they remain optimistic
are now paying $421 for Campus Campus Recreation services. that it would not get to that point,
Health Services. but are considering appealing the
Chris Payne, associate vice Contact the University Editor moratorium if it does.
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sion a UNC without the group.
“The people who would want to
be Alphas will never decrease,” he
said.
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morning where Justin Sodoma, director of membership and marketing, and
Laura Kessler register new and returning GAA members. The GAA is the larg-
est student organization on campus, boasting more than 5,000 members. Students
may register for either one year, at $20, or four-year memberships, at $65.

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On the
RUNWAY

dth/Kate Locke
Models showcase dresses during the final walk at the No Booze, No Boys Fashion Show. “For every event at UNC, every girl should be
wearing a different, fabulous dress,” Rent the Runway co-founder Jenn Hyman said. Women were able rent dresses featured in the show.

Designer dresses draw 300

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Emily Anderson, a junior economics major from San Francisco, models a
Nicole Miller navy sequin gown during the No Booze, No Boys Fashion Show.
Fashion show during rush avoids men, alcohol
by Kelly Poe
Assistant City Editor
More than 300 women turned out Tuesday
to watch their friends model designer dresses
on the catwalk.
Taylor Walters and Samantha Brody, two
UNC seniors working for Rent the Runway,
brought the New York company to Chapel Hill
for the “Rent the Runway: No Booze, No Boys
Fashion Show.”
“We wanted people here to have the opportu-
nity to wear designer dresses,” Brody said.
The high-fashion dresses, with designers like
Nicole Miller and Proenza Schouler, cost any-
where from $50 to $300 to rent, or 10 percent
of their retail values.
Most of the dresses were modeled by UNC
students, including many of the Panhellic soror-
ity presidents.
“We came to UNC first out of all the schools
in the country because we know you guys party
a lot,” said Jenn Hyman, company CEO and co-
founder.
“For every event at UNC, every girl should be
wearing a different, fabulous dress.”
While the show was not a Panhellenic event, the
sorority with the highest representation received a
year-long 50-percent discount on orders.
The event featured cupcakes, a gelato bar
and a trunk show, or portable lower-priced
clothing sale.
“As a girl, this is almost the ultimate treat,
getting to dress up and walk around in design-
er dresses with all our friends,” said junior
Madeline Kirch, a model in the show who wore
an Herve Leger frock.
The models were rented a suite to get ready
for the show, Kirch said.
“It’s a great opportunity for all of us as girls
for getting together to do something,” said
junior Payton Kendsersky, another model.
Senior Elizabeth Wilson said she was glad
the show happened during rush.
“As part of rush, we don’t use alcohol or asso-
ciate with men,” she said, “so it’s nice to have
something fun to do.”
The idea for the company began because co-
founders Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, who were
sectionmates at Harvard Business School, never
wanted to wear the same dresses to parties. The
company officially opened in November 2009.
Fleiss said she hopes the event gave women
ideas for what to wear to different rush events.
“It’s like Netflix for fashion.”
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CLOSE TO CAMPUS 4BR/3BA HOUSE. Great
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Grad student preferred. Available starting in
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NC 27103.
PROMOTiON ASSiSTANTS NEEDED! Look-
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Must be able to work weekdays, weekends,
evenings, some holidays. Must have reliable
transportation. The ability to lift equipment
such as speakers and boxes is required. Will
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as Habtech or CNA to work one on one with
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Libraries could see more tra∞c this month

by Holly Beilin
staff writer
Orange County Public Libraries
are celebrating Library Card Sign-
up Month this September by offer-
ing free replacement cards to its
patrons.
To honor the month, which
has been celebrated nationally
since 1987, the group encouraged
libraries across the country to offer
programs and activities that allow
patrons to easily obtain library
cards.
The county librar y’s main
branch in Hillsborough, as well
as the Carrboro location and the
Cybrary, will be giving out replace-
ment cards for free.
The cards usually cost $5.
“If they used to go to a library,
but haven’t been in five years
because they lost their card, or
the dog ate it and they’re embar-
rassed, they can come in and
we’ ll give them a brand-new
card for no charge,” said Orange
County Library Director Lucinda
Munger.
Munger said she hopes the offer
will bring in more visitors.
The month is sponsored by the
American Library Association
as a campaign to get people into
libraries.
The association promotes the
improvement and development of
libraries and information services.
Library move
The Chapel Hill Public Library
is not offering free replacement
cards throughout the month,
said Library Director Kathleen
Thompson, though she does
expect to see more traffic coming
through the doors.
The library’s temporary reloca-
tion to a space in University Mall
could account for an increase in
visitors, she said.
She said the library’s University
Mall location, chosen because of
renovation at the permanent loca-
tion on Library Drive, will draw
in a new crowd.
“We will be garnering additional
clientele,” she said.
“For example, someone who
was going to the bookstore at the
mall and stops by the library who
wouldn’t have otherwise.”
Peter de Leon, general man-
ager of University Mall, said
it will be a mutually beneficial
relationship, as he expects the
library will also bring more visi-
tors to the mall.
“The library has so many unique
daily visitors,” de Leon said.
Thompson said the library
has not moved into the mall yet
because the space is unfinished.
She said the tentative deadline for
completing the space right now is
Nov. 24.
“A lot needs to be done to the
space in the mall,” Thompson said.
“It’s raw right now, previous-
ly used for storage, so it has an
uneven cement floor, wire boxes
everywhere, cages, no air condi-
tioning or heating.”
Munger said she still isn’t sure
how the Orange County libraries
will be affected by the Chapel Hill
Library’s renovation.
She said the main branch mostly
serves Hillsborough and northern
Orange County, so Carrboro would
be the only location to possibly see
increased traffic.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
How to apply for a
library card
Orange County and Chapel Hill
residents are able to apply for
and receive a library card at
no cost, but proof of identity is
required:
Driver’s License
Social Security Card
Passport
Student ID
Non-residents of Orange County
and Chapel Hill will be charged
an annual fee of $60 for a library
card. Proof of identity (seen
above) is again required.

Food for funds National and World News N&W

Know more on Capture of Mexican drug-tra∞cking

today’s top story:
Valdez, nicknamed ‘La
Barbie,’ is described as a pow-
erful drug lord responsible for
supplying the American mar-
ket with cocaine. http://bit.
ly/arF0Oo (via CS Monitor)
Check out the L.A.
Times’ drug war series —
“Mexico under siege.” http://
bit.ly/NIzv
Will Valdez’s trial be in
the U.S. because he is still a
citizen? http://bit.ly/a9YITT
(via The Miami Herald)
Go to http://www.dai-
lytarheel.com/index.php/
section/state to discuss
the drug war in Mexico.
leader might lead to cartel insights
MEXICO CITY (MCT) —
Monday’s bloodless capture of
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a fair-
haired Texan accused of helping
run a murderous drug-trafficking
gang in Mexico, could yield more
breakthroughs by giving Mexican
and U.S. authorities a deeper look
into the workings of Mexico’s
drug underworld, analysts said
Tuesday.
In addition, Valdez’s status as
an American citizen may ease his
possible handover to the United
States, where he is wanted on
cocaine-smuggling charges, by
allowing authorities to skip or
shorten the often lengthy extradi-
tion process.
That would give U.S. prosecu-
tors a chance to glean informa-
tion from Valdez about smuggling
operations, money laundering and
the whereabouts of other drug
bosses in exchange for the prom-
ise of a lighter sentence if he is
convicted.
“He’s a businessman and a bril-
liant businessman, in many ways.
He’s going to want to cut a deal,”
said Fred Burton, vice president of
intelligence at Stratfor, an Austin,
Texas-based global intelligence
firm.
Valdez, 37, a Laredo, Texas-bred
figure dubbed “Barbie” for his light
complexion, grinned, smirked
and rolled his eyes when he and
six other suspects were paraded
before reporters Tuesday.

Federal subsidy o≠sets health care cost Canadian teen

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) unions and governmental bodies in terrorist on trial
— The Obama administration
announced Tuesday that nearly
2,000 businesses, labor unions
and state and local governments
have qualified for federal subsi-
dies to offset the cost of provid-
ing their retirees and dependents
with medical insurance, another
early benefit of the new health
care law.
Among those taking advantage
of the new program are more than
half of the nation’s Fortune 500
companies, many of the major
every state.
Several states that are suing to
overturn the health care law are
among those that plan to seek the
new aid. All but Louisiana are repre-
sented by Republicans in the lawsuit
challenging the law.
Democrats added the $5 billion
program to the health care law to
encourage employers to keep their
insurance plans for retirees between
55 and 64 until 2014, when the law
will guarantee that all Americans
can buy insurance.
MIAMI (MCT) — Accused
teen terrorist and Muslim
Fundamentalist Omar Khadr’s
Guantanamo murder trial will
resume Oct. 18, more than two
months after the Canadian cap-
tive’s lone defense attorney col-
lapsed in court.
By then Khadr, captured
near dead at 15 in a firefight
in Afghanis tan, will have
passed his 24th birthday at
Guantanamo.

Fee increases
See where increased student
fees are going this year. See pg.
games 1 for story.

© 2009 The Mepham Group. All rights reserved. Losing numbers

Level: 1 2 3 4
Complete the grid
so each row, column
and 3-by-3 box (in
bold borders) con-
tains every digit 1
to 9.
DTH/Kate Locke
Due to a recruiting ban, Alpha
Phi Alpha is at three members and
dwindling. See pg. 1 for story.
From the Oval Office
President Barack Obama spoke
Tuesday about U.S. plans in Iraq.
See pg. 3 for story.

C
ustomers crowd Mediterranean Deli’s Franklin Street location Tuesday night. Solution to
Tuesday’s puzzle
On coast, tourism up
The restaurant offered a limited menu as a fundraiser to benefit the Red Cross’ Hotels near N.C. coastlines saw
efforts in flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan. Sam Shannon (left), a junior elementary a boost in lodging despite the Gulf
oil spill. See pg. 4 for stories.
education major, and Sakire Dogan, a junior religious studies major, enjoy their meals.
The two ate dinner at Mediterranean Deli specifically to support the fundraiser. Best of the blogs
Check out some stories from the
wiley “I make a connection between the past DTH sports blog, “From the Press
Box.” See pg. 5 for stories.
from page 3

work.
“When we started work, I was
really hungry for more,” said senior
Amelia Sciandra, Wiley’s student
and a LAB! Theatre producing
director.
Because the Freedom Riders
were predominantly students, the
show hopes to play heavily on stu-
dent attendee’s minds and imagi-
nations.
“I really wanted to show the stu-
and present. After watching, the show
will sit in people’s hearts and souls.”
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debate about issues.” “After watching, the show will sit
Whether debates are battled or in people’s hearts and souls.”
imaginations are stirred, Wiley
anticipates that students will be Contact the Arts Desk at
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Congress in the campus limelight, ive and worked with me the whole counselor Down Versailles 56 Pal of
might have caused some vacancies. time.” older person is a 16 Bring about sooner
17 Young woman next door?
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2 “Got it”
34 Somme season
36 Links groups
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“Sometimes people see the
bureaucracy and shy away from it,”
Edwards said that the African
proverb he shares with everyone source of stories.” 19 Green light
20 Architect Saarinen
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37 A hothead has a short one
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she said. is what has really stuck with her 21 Earth pigment 5 French breads 40 Couples 64 Doze
Sarah Edwards, sophomore 23 Hide-hair link 6 “The Garden of Earthly 42 Omens 65 Grooved on
Santoro said she is looking for though his class. 67 Elaborate
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more than a body to fill the vacant “The concept of oral history is he said. “You can’t have a great 28 Fireside emanation 7 Hindu poet 1957 film affairs
seats and encourages candidates what I got from him, that every writer without a great story.” 30 “__ me!” 8 Old battlefield shout
who are outspoken and open to older person is a source of stories,” 31 ’50s White House 9 Is suffering from
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ness of student government’s role. everything she loves about educa- 41 Police sting, say 18 Part of a Clue accusation
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10 wednesday, september 1, 2010
The Daily Tar Heel
Established 1893,
117 years
of editorial freedom
nick Mykins
The Science Guy
Senior Physics major from Raleigh
E-mail: nmykins@email.Unc.Edu
We all
just want
to know,
‘Why?’
W
hen I meet new people
at UNC and tell them
I’m majoring in phys-
ics, I almost always get one of
two reactions. The first, and
probably most common, is a
mixture of pity and disgust — a
pained, “Ugh, I’m sorry.” The
second is a sort of profound
admiration, usually accompanied
by a statement about how smart I
must be because I study physics.
I realize, as a physics major,
I represent a tiny minority of
UNC students, but both of these
reactions are totally misplaced.
Sometimes I ask people who
react this way why they feel phys-
ics seems so foreign and intimi-
dating. They often say something
like, “I’m just not a science per-
son,” or, “I don’t
at-large
COLUMNIST have a mind for
science at all.”
I’d argue that these people are
wrong, either about themselves
or about science. At some level,
everyone is a science person.
The most fundamental shared
characteristic of scientists is
(oddly enough) also one of the
most basic traits of children, and
to some degree, of all humans
— curiosity. I’m certain that
everyone, as a child, had a con-
versation at least once in which
they repeatedly asked, “Why? …
But why? … But why?” to the
great annoyance of whomever
they were talking to. As we know,
when children do this, they’re
unsatisfied with any explana-
tion, and will never stop asking,
“Why?”
Scientists are the exact same
way. If you take a step back from
the day-to-day life of, say, the
average physicist and look at a
broader outline of their goals,
the physicist is simply a person
whose career is to contribute to
humanity’s constant question of,
“Why?”
Imagine you are trying to
explain to a child what a rainbow
is. When sunlight hits water
droplets, it splits into all the dif-
ferent colors of visible light.
Why?
Well, white light is just a mix-
ture of all colors, and when dif-
ferent colors of light hit a water
droplet, their trajectories bend
different amounts.
But why?
Well, light itself is an electro-
magnetic wave, the behavior of
which is described by Maxwell’s
equations…
See, two “Why’s” in and I’m
already reaching for my electro-
magnetism textbook. A couple
more, and you’d need a Ph.D.
just to understand the meaning
of the question. It really doesn’t
take much asking at all to get to
a point where, in fact, nobody
knows the answer. So it’s not that
I was magically blessed with the
gift of being able to enjoy doing
physics; it’s that, as my friends
will probably tell you, I just never
grew up.
Of course, many of us take
things like rainbows for granted.
There they are; it doesn’t matter
why.
I challenge everyone to ask
themselves these simple ques-
tions about nature and the
universe we live in. Then dig as
deeply as you possibly can. You
might get overwhelmed, but
there is a possibility that even
the most “non-science” people
out there will discover, like I
did, that the answers are beauti-
ful enough to suffer through a
bunch of ridiculous classes to
find. I’ll even give you a starting
point.
Why is the sky blue?
Thursday:
David Bierer tells us why he dislikes
charity t-shirts and 5k fundraisers.
Sarah Frier
EDITOR, 962-4086
Frier@email.unc.edu
Cameron Parker
Opinion EDITOR
cdp@unc.edu
Pat ryan
associate opinion EDITOR
pcryan@email.unc.edu
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Break busts legitimate
Consequences for housekeepers taking unauthorized
breaks was fair and appropriate
T
he recent news of a spike
in disciplinary action
for housekeepers sitting
down on the job has shed a
negative and unwarranted light
on how the University treats its
workers. The break policy for
housekeepers is reasonable and
humane, and it is not unfair to
insist that all workers adhere to
that policy.
The conflict began at the
end of the summer when seven
housekeepers were suspended
and one temporary worker
was fired for taking unauthor-
ized breaks while on the job.
Five of the suspensions were
expunged, and the two workers
who were originally suspended
without pay were reimbursed.
Yet about a dozen house-
keepers felt compelled to
assemble at Foster’s Market on
Aug. 25 to protest for a more
lenient break policy.
Energy to innovate
The University’s e≠orts will only succeed
if everyone plays their role
T
hrough its efforts for
energy reform, UNC can
prove that it is an engine
of innovation for the whole of
North Carolina.
At Thursday’s energy task
force meeting, administrators
announced this week’s arrival
of the first shipment of wood
pellets for UNC’s cogeneration
plant.
This is a small step, and both
technical and logistical chal-
lenges remain ahead: how to
source and store biomass fuels
and whether such fuels can
become cost-effective.
Given the cost of the pellets,
coal could produce double the
energy. Yet these efforts, rein-
forced by the 2020 target to
eliminate coal-based energy,
show that UNC is serious about
Budget cuts require we give online methods a chance
T
he math department’s
decision to replace human
graders with a computer-
ized grading system is a sound
one, and it illustrates an impor-
tant lesson for students as we
face budget cut-induced chang-
es to our classroom experience:
Replacing traditional teaching
methods with computerized
ones does not necessarily mean
forfeiting quality.
As long as the people deciding
such changes remain conscious,
first and foremost, of the stu-
dents’ experience, budget woes
can be navigated without spell-
ing disaster for our education.
The math department —
which ­has faced nearly $70,000
in cuts during the past two years
— had to eliminate human grad-
Opinion
EDITorial BOARD members
callie bost
Robert Fleming
Taylor Holgate
By Mason Phillips, mphil@email.unc.edu
Ho u s e ke e p e r s at U N C
play a vital role in keeping
the University buildings safe
and clean for faculty and stu-
dents to use. Housekeepers
are given three breaks a day
— two 15-minute breaks and
a one-hour lunch break. If
workers need additional breaks
throughout the day, they must
contact their supervisors for
permission.
The policy is very clear as to
what actions are taken when
a housekeeper decides to defy
the rules. Housekeepers found
sitting down without permis-
sion get a verbal warning for
the first infraction, a written
warning for the second infrac-
tion and then a formal report
for the third infraction.
Many students feel the
need to rush to the support
of University employees, as
demonstrated last year when
energy reform and is thinking
about the future.
The effects can go beyond
this University. Torrefied wood,
UNC’s ideal choice as a biofuel,
is not yet commercially avail-
able in North Carolina.
But North Carolina suppli-
ers suggest that they will have
torrefied wood available by the
spring, placing UNC on the
cusp of statewide biomass fuel
innovation.
Such leadership is not unprec-
edented. The University’s cogen-
eration plant, which began ser-
vice in 1991, was constructed
using cutting-edge technology. It
has been replicated in similarly-
sized facilities across the region.
Students also have played
an important role, spurring
discussion and leading the
Do the math
ers in order to continue funding
the Math Help Center. They
devised an alternate method of
grading in order to ensure the
existence of something to which
there is no clear alternative.
Nor does the new grading sys-
tem mean a wholesale decrease
in quality. Students may not get
explanations of their mistakes,
but they also don’t have to wait
a week for their homework to be
returned.
No one is more surprised than
we are that we support a shift
away from real graders with real
feedback. But this is a perfect
example of how abandoning tra-
ditional teaching methods does
not always translate into a less
fulfilling education.
In that vein, it is important
Sam Jacobson
Mark Laichena
Maggie Zellner
Angela Vargas (also known as
Miss Angie) was fired from
Rams Head Dining Hall on
Dec. 8 for “unacceptable per-
sonal conduct” after arriving
late to work the previous day.
There were petitions, protests
and even a Facebook group
begging Aramark Corp. and
UNC to rehire the beloved caf-
eteria worker.
With the housekeepers, how-
ever, there is no question that
there was wrong-doing.
When workers decide to sit
on the job, it is blatant mis-
conduct and consequences are
carried out. The housekeepers
who were recently suspended
should have known what they
did was misconduct, and that
they were taking a risk by sit-
ting down.
Actions have consequences,
and the consequences are clear
and fair.
way in energy efficiency. For
example, Morrison Residence
Hall currently leads a national
EPA energy usage reduction
competition.
Likewise, the University’s
faculty must take part in such
important efforts, as members
of the task force pointed out.
Some faculty can meet
this challenge through their
research, others through curri-
cula and class offerings. Many
more may find it difficult to see
their relevance to this particu-
lar problem.
But with innovation current-
ly at the forefront of dialogue
among both senior leadership
and students, no one can let
themselves fall behind or lose
sight of the University’s com-
mitment to the state.
that all students remain open
to such innovations as the
University continues trying to
trim the budget while still maxi-
mizing quality.
Not all the solutions will be
perfect, but we must not dis-
miss every shift in this direction
as an inevitable diminution of
quality.
Rather, we should evaluate
these changes on a case-by-case
basis with both an open mind
and a healthy dose of skepticism.
It is important that the admin-
istration take student feedback
into account when implement-
ing such changes. But in order
for such feedback to be taken
seriously, we students must give
these innovations, imperfect
though they may be, a chance.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘Ground Zero’ mosque
offers chance to reach out
TO THE EDITOR:
Alex Jackson (“‘Ground Zero’
mosque is not a question of reli-
gion,” Aug. 27) raises important
factual points about the contro-
versy around the Muslim Center
in Lower Manhattan.
But the issue does more than
remind us of how important our
American values of free speech
and the free exercise of spiri-
tual values are. It also presents
us with an opportunity to reach
out in our University commu-
nity and the local community to
extend the open hand that the
President has spoken of.
Where some of us have
done so, we receive a welcom-
ing response from our Muslim
coworkers and classmates.
We need to try to put our-
selves in the shoes of the other,
perhaps by recalling our own
fresh arrival on campus or the
stories our families told about
when they arrived in this coun-
try — how fearful they were, and
how hurtful were the not-so-
subtle barbs hurled at them and
their children and neighbors.
And how cautiously hopeful they
— and we — ­­felt from the kind
word and outstretched hand of
strangers.
Professor Nancy Milio
School of Public Health
College athletes under
pressure make mistakes
TO THE EDITOR:
I agree with whatever actions
the University is going to take
against the athletes in question
regarding academic fraud. The
University provides the means for
these players to have an education
and showcase their talents, so the
university is rightfully in control
of their future. That said, the fury
from students against the football
program is overkill.
Anyone who believes a school
is perpetually able to sit in an
ivory tower above NCAA viola-
tions is more naïve than someone
who believes OJ was innocent.
Look, people are going to
make mistakes, especially under
the pressure to bring wins and
athletic prestige to a university.
I’m not saying sweep things
under the rug, but be empathet-
ic and get some perspective. No
player assaulted another on the
field or robbed an unsuspecting
pedestrian. This isn’t the 1980s
Miami Hurricanes (with due
respect to Coach Davis’ former
position.)
Try to remember that scholar-
ship basketball and football play-
ers that play for premier teams
are under more stress than the
average student, and are more
susceptible to the temptations of
quicker and less virtuous roads.
That doesn’ t justify aca-
demic misconduct, but nobody
should be surprised if it hap-
pens. So please, spare me the
diatribe about how students feel
“wronged” as if they’re losing
sleep over this.
Those who have done wrong
will be punished as seen fit by
the powers that be. What is
not needed is students blowing
horns of righteous indignation.
Save the contrived outrage for
basketball ticket distribution
and lack of narwhal tanks.
Andrew Elliot
Class of ’10
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ConnectCarolina is a new
system and will improve
TO THE EDITOR:
ConnectCarolina’s “inaugural
season” has provided both ben-
efits and challenges for the cam-
pus community.
ConnectCarolina is a mam-
moth project both in scope and
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We are very appreciative of
how campus has dealt with the
challenges of this new system.
ConnectCarolina’s perfor-
mance will continue to improve
and you can play a critical role in
prioritizing improvements.
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this project, we will continue to
provide opportunities for discus-
sion and interaction, and work
with Student Government and
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Student life is tough, we
can encourage each other
TO THE EDITOR:
It has been 30 years since I
graduated from Carolina. I was
so privileged to have received
my degree there. You who are
attending today and starting out
a new year are so privileged and
blessed to be Carolina students.
We are all living through dif-
ficult times and it is so easy to be
negative, so we need to encourage
one another. Academic endeav-
ors are rigorous, so all need
encouragement; you do, your
classmates do, and especially
your professors, administrators
and staff. The two words that
are golden to each of them are,
“Thank you.” They all work so
hard on your behalf! And much
of that work you don’t see!
As an alumnus, let me chal-
lenge you to do five things each
day to encourage each other, the
faculty and staff. According to the
University there are 28,916 total
students. If each student was com-
mitted to this each day, it would
equal 144,580 daily acts of encour-
agement, 1,012,060 weekly acts
of encouragement and 4,048,240
monthly acts of encouragement.
Think of what a difference each of
you would make!
Hark the Sound!
Wayne Ronald Boyles III
Class of ’80
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