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COOPERS TUG OF WAR

dth/melissa key Student Body President Mary Cooper has to represent both the needs of students and the University when dealing with anticipated budget cuts and potential tuition increases.

Tuition causes divide

By Caitlin McCabe
Staff Writer

Progress report: Coopers executive branch

By Claire McNeill
The Cooper administrations self-evaluation was released Monday in the form of its annual October report. It details progress in major platform areas and new projects. Though some projects are on their way to completion, others have stalled.
Assistant University Editor

Stalled Behind schedule On schedule

Student Enrichment Fund: CCI printing:

Coopers platform outlines a fund students can apply for to attend off-campus conferences, seminars or lectures. No specific timeline for completion is listed. Now the Student Enrichment Fund is online at www.unc.edu/studgov. The first grant proposals were due Tuesday night. The fund is supported by Mary Cooper and Zealan Hoovers stipend checks, but Coopers team is seeking donors to continue support. Cooper proposed a large expansion of Carolina Computing Initiative printers both on campus and off. Coopers platform said that by the October reports release, printers would be installed. So far, printing services have expanded to Alumni Hall and Phillips Hall on North Campus. Coopers plan to expand printing to Greek houses is experiencing technical difficulties involving the reach of wireless bandwith to off-campus houses.

Green revolving loan:

Cooper said she would promote discussion about a revolving loan fund for renewable energy. The fund would invest money in an energy efficiency project. The money saved would be invested in another energy project, creating a cycle of investment. No specific timeline is listed. The fund is in its developing stages after administrative approval. The environmental affairs committee is developing the projects framework.

The Universitys desperate search for funding has thrust Student Body President Mary Cooper into the spotlight. In anticipation of another round of millions cut in state funding, Cooper finds herself in the middle of a dispute between two opposing forces: administrators, who say tuition increases are necessary to maintain academic quality, and students, many of whom say they cant handle the financial burden of further hikes. And the recent proposition of in-state tuition hikes as large as $2,800 an unprecedented 40 percent during the next two to four years has Cooper struggling to craft a plan that balances both sides of the debate. Up until this point, Cooper has been sympathetic to the rationale for hikes in meetings and interviews. But as students begin to weigh in, Cooper has become aware of the difficult balance. At the end of the day, my job is to represent the students, she said. But its a definite balance that I have to strike. I

State legislative relations:

Coopers platform aims to focus the Carolina Advocacy Committee, which lobbies for student interests, on tuition. By October, Cooper planned to begin drafting advocacy proposals for reducing unnecessary fees and making the tuition process more transparent. Cooper spent the summer lobbying for students at the state legislature. Her advocacy listserv also included more than 1,000 students. She is planning focus groups on tuition.

CPR training:
Coopers platform outlines a plan to add first aid training to lifetime fitness classes. No specific timeline for completion is included. A program has been developed, and the UNC Red Cross Club will help with a spring pilot program by providing supplies and trainers. The pilot will include five LFIT sections totaling about 150 students. Coopers team is considering funding strategies and looking at how to hire and compensate trainers.

Flat-rate taxis:
Coopers team planned to develop a flat-rate taxi system that any student with a One Card could use. Cooper said she would select a taxi company by August or September. Coopers team presented a proposal for Chapel Hill and taxi companies to the Chapel Hill Town Council Oct. 10. The town approved the proposal, sending it to committee. No action can be taken until Chapel Hill takes action on the project.

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Town Council race grows costly

2011
a competitive race sees greater fundraising than in past elections.
By Tyson Leonhardt
Staff Writer

As Tuesdays municipal elections creep closer, campaign finance reports filed Monday show the Chapel Hill Town Council race is more costly and more competitive than two years ago. Three candidates have collected more than $10,000 each since the election began, based on

State Board of Elections filings. First-time LOCAL candidate and ELECTIONS 2010 UNC graduate Lee Storrow continues to lead the pack, having amassed $11,208. Jon DeHart, who made an unsuccessful bid for the council in 2009, is close behind having raised $11,180 since the start of the election cycle. Council incumbent Matt Czajkowski raised $10,639. Council candidates Donna Bell, Jason Baker, Augustus Cho, Jim Ward, Carl Schuler and Laney

Top Campaign Fundraisers, 2011 vs. 2009

Lee Storrow raised the most at $11,208 John DeHart came in second at $11,180 Matt Czajkowski raised the third most at $10,639

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Gene Pease raised the most at $7,015 Matt Pohlman came in second at $6,594 Penny Rich raised the third most at $4,191, including voterowned funds

Halloween sees increase in crime

Figures show more arrests and 911 calls despite fewer revelers.
By Chelsey Dulaney
Assistant City Editor

Dale all raised less than $4,000. Together, Czajkowski, DeHart and Storrow have raised more than the combined total reported by eight council candidates in 2009. Raising $7,015, then-candidate Gene Pease was the top

earner in 2009 and one of two who collected more than $5,000. Its significantly more competitive, and I dont think anyone really knows exactly how its

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Although rain and cold weather helped keep Mondays Homegrown Halloween celebration at its lowest turnout yet, new police figures show an increase in arrests and emergency calls this year.

Police estimated about 27,000 people came to Franklin Street Monday night a decrease of 8,000 from last year. The town began the Homegrown Halloween initiative in 2008 to reduce the size of Halloween celebrations after crowds reached upwards of 80,000 people in 2007. Despite the decrease in crowd size this year, Chapel Hill Police Department spokesman Lt. Kevin Gunter said the

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Irish accents and wordplay will begin a four-day run tonight in Memorial Hall. Page 3.

MURAL MASTER
Michael Brown, creator of many of the towns beloved murals, including the marching parade in Porthole Alley, talks about his life and work. Page 7.

This day in history

NOV. 2, 2000 Sitterson Hall was evacuated after a bomb threat was called into the Universitys switchboard operators. The building was searched and deemed safe.

Todays weather
Its not cold. Its crisp. H 64, L 36

Thursdays weather
Still too early for Uggs. H 66, L 46

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
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ont get the Dose wrong, we love Halloween as much as the next girl, but we thought the point of a nudist resort was to not have to get dressed up Two men, 47-year-old Kevin Fearn, of Land OLakes, Fla., and his brother-in-law, Reynaldo Reyno, 40, were arrested and charged with battery after they fought with security at a Halloween party at the Caliente Resort and Spa, a nudist resort. Fearn, dressed as a zombie, reportedly pushed a security guard to the ground after an altercation with a female partygoer while Reyno, as the grim reaper, attempted to bite a separate security guard. Its so funny, we had no idea they had Humans v. Zombies at nudist resorts. Dont they know youre supposed to use Nerf guns?
QUOTED. You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Shes 97 today and we dont know where the hell she is. Ellen DeGeneres, comedian. Ellen, we love your show, but we didnt know that your grandmother was Forrest Gump.

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law School Exploration Day: are you debating a career in law? attend this event for the opportunity to network with representatives from more than 100 schools across the country. Dress is business casual and there is no pre-registration required. Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. location: Frank Porter graham student union Film screening: Watch crossing Borders, a documentary that follows four moroccan and four american college students as they travel together through morocco and discover themselves along the way. Following the screening, unc students that recently returned from a trip to morocco will host a panel discussion. Time: 6 p.m. location: FedEx global Education center

aniel Wallace, author of Big Fish, spoke Tuesday for the English and Comparative Literature Departments Works in Progress Series. He read part of an unfinished short story, Everyone is Some Kind of Animal, and engaged listeners by asking for feedback.

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Triangle jazz Orchestra Night: Do you need a way to relieve those hump-day blues? come out and listen to the Triangle Jazz Orchestra play during the groups open rehearsal the first Wednesday of every month. admission is free and there is plenty of room to dance away the mid-week doldrums. Time: 7:45 p.m. location: artscenter

test your climbing techniques, come to this workshop organized by unc campus Recreation. Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. location: Rams climbing Wall arts exhibit and talk: check out a new exhibit of book and paper arts by local artists and listen to a talk by letterpress printer and typographer Brian allen, who will show you how people used to print their work in the 15th century. He will demonstrate printing on both metal and wood type using an old-school portable printing press. Time: 7 p.m. location: ackland museum store To make a calendar submission, email calendar@dailytarheel.com. Please include the date of the event in the subject line, and attach a photo if you wish. Events will be published in the newspaper on either the day or the day before they take place.

POLICE LOG
Someone stole a phone between 9:45 p.m. Sunday and 12:39 a.m. Monday at 100 E. Franklin St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The stolen Apple iPhone 4 was valued at $400, reports state. Someone broke into a residence, stole property and damaged property between 9:30 p.m. Monday and 12:22 a.m. Tuesday at 823 Old Pittsboro Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Fourteen items were stolen with a total value of $9,030, according to police. Someone stole three iPods from a car at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday at 706 N. Columbia St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Each iPod was valued at $250, according to reports. Someone stole $1,000 from Goodfellows at about 6:53 p.m. Monday at 149 1/2 E. Franklin St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Someone broke into a residence and attempted to steal items with a deadly weapon at about 2:13 p.m. Saturday at 621 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Someone entered a residence and stole a laptop between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturday at 101 Hanna St., according to Carrboro police reports. The computer was a silver Macbook Pro laptop, reports state. There was no sign of forced entry into the house, but the homeowner said that the side door of the residence might have been unlocked, according to police reports. Someone broke into a residence between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Friday at 115 Hanna St., according to Carrboro police reports.

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instrument zoo: If youve ever wondered what its like to play the trumpet or violin, join the north carolina symphony staff and they will show you how. Dont miss Kidzus music making and fun music crafts. Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. location: carrboro century center Hall, 100 n. greensboro st. Climbing workshop: If you want to get your feet off the ground and

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Chancellor Thorp to speak at Brown Bag Lunch event
Chancellor Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein will speak about entrepreneurship and innovation at a talk for the Brown Bag Lunch series today. Thorp and Goldenstein are coauthors of the book Engines of Innovation: The Entrepreneurial University of the Twenty-First Century. Light lunches will be provided to about 25 people. The event will be in Room 02 of Peabody Hall from noon to 1:30 p.m.

aSg analyzes its eectiveness

In the face of tuition hikes, ASG is working to better serve students.
By Madeline Will
Staff Writer

Center for Global Initiatives will screen film Wednesday

The Center for Global Initiatives will host a film screening Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the FedEx Global Education Center. The film Crossing Borders is a documentary that follows four Moroccan and four American students as they travel through Morocco. A panel will follow to discuss implications of depicting clashes between Islam and the West.

Facing impending tuition hikes, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments is taking a harder look at how well it represents students. ASG President Atul Bhula issued Monday an executive order that will create a task force to examine the inner workings and effectiveness of the association. The association represents all 17 UNC-system schools and is

funded by a $1 annual fee from each student in the system. We want to make sure that when we do meet and use student fee money to come together, were being effective as possible, said Mary Cooper, UNC-CH student body president and chairwoman of the task force. Bhula said the executive order which charges the task force to address the performance and the long-term sustainability of the association is a formality, and the task force has been in the works since he was elected for his second term as president. This was one of our campaign promises from last year, that we were going to look at how ASG operates, Bhula said. Arjay Quizon, ASGs senior

vice president, said he has expressed concerns about the associations occasional inability to meet quorum and attract delegates from different universities. As a former student body president, Ive already told Atul that there may be something were not doing right, he said. The idea of the task force is just to look at how ASG is running. There may be a better structure for us to use to better serve our students. Lauren Estes, Appalachian State University student body president and a member of the task force, said she hopes the examination furthers the associations mission to represent students.

I think some of that gets lost in the politics of everything theres 17 different wants and needs in the association. The task force will hold Bhula and Quizon accountable so they represent all students, she said. Cooper said the efficiency of the associations monthly meetings will also be called into question. The question has always been, what did we do for students this weekend? she said. And the answer in the past has typically been, Well, we havent really done anything. Were going to save it for next month. Members of the association are still unsure how they will implement the task forces recommendations.

I cant give you an answer on how were going to do this, but were going to try our best, Quizon said. Our system might be the best way or it might be the worst way. The task force will decide. The association will wait until the task forces recommendation before making changes, Bhula said. We dont know how to solve it if we dont know what the problem is. Cooper said the task force is necessary to help the association reach its potential. Its great that its happening, but its well overdue, she said. Contact the State & National Editor at state@dailytarheel.com.

BECkEtt By thE gatE

UNC research could lead to less expensive, safer drug

A team of scientists led by UNCs Jian Liu have conducted research that could lead to the creation of a new version of the drug heparin. Heparin is an anticoagulant often used to prevent blood clots, especially in patients who have just undergone procedures such as heart bypass surgery. Liu, of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and his team of researchers published a paper last week detailing chemical processes that could make a cheaper, synthetic version of heparin. Heparin sales are estimated at $4 billion worldwide and a new version could reduce side effects.

NC leaders support ECU

State politicians wrote a joint letter backing ECUs Big East bid.
By Lucinda Shen
Staff Writer

City Briefs
Fire department says to check safety at time change
The Chapel Hill Fire Department suggests residents check fire alarms when changing their clocks on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6. A fire department press release said that it is a good idea to choose an annual date to check fire devices to ensure that they are in working order. Anyone with questions or concerns can call the fire department, according to the release. Those without fire alarms can be provided them free of charge through a fire department program, the release says.

Courtesy of Carolina performing arts Rosaleen Linehan, left, and Des Keogh perform in the Gate Theatres production of Becketts Endgame, directed by Alan Stanford.

Endgame and Watt to be performed by gate theatre

By Sarah Haderbache
Staff Writer

Chapel Hill receives traffic safe community award

Chapel Hill was recognized by the AAA of the Carolinas as a traffic safe community for the fifth year since 2004. Fourteen other North Carolina communities received the award. Winners were determined depending on their crash statistics, number of law enforcement officers per capita and the presence of a formal traffic safety program that holds year-round traffic safety initiatives. - From staff and wire reports

Irish accents and wordplay will begin a four-day run tonight. Carolina Performing Arts is sponsoring the performance of two of Irish absurdist playwright Samuel Becketts pieces, Watt and Endgame. Producing a play by Beckett is a different process and is a challenge for the audience to view, said Ellen James, marketing manager for the executive office for the arts. The plays will be performed by the Gate Theatre of Dublin which launched the careers of such actors as Orson Welles, of Citizen Kane fame, and Michael Gambon, most recently seen as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series in Historic Playmakers Theatre. A Gate production is very much about whats being said and what isnt being said, James said. The Gate Theatre is known all over the world as the premier Beckett presenters, James said. If you want to do Beckett, you are going to want the Gate Theater to do it, she said. Watt is an adaptation of an autobiographic novel written in 1943 and published in 1953. Its one man, Barry McGovern, just on

stage, James said. She said the event entered the schedule after Emil Kang, executive director for the arts, saw a Gate Theatre production of Watt in New York City. The idea was to show how skillfully this performance was done, she said. James said it was a priority to make Gate Theatres schedule fit with that of Carolina Performing Arts while the company toured the United States. The play will be performed in rotating repertory until Saturday. Watt is being performed tonight and Friday and Endgame will be performed Thursday and Saturday. The Saturday performance is already sold out. Ray Dooley, professor of dramatic art, said Beckett was a seminal figure in 20th century theater. He examines the human condition in its essence without the cover of civilization, he said. Beckett was Irish but lived most of his life in France and mostly wrote in French. Watt and Endgame are inspired by his experiences in France during World War II, Dooley said. Lois More Overbeck, managing editor of a two-volume collection of the playwrights letters called The Letters of Samuel Beckett, said the playwright began writing

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Time: Watt is tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m.; Endgame is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Location: Memorial Hall Tickets: $30 for faculty/staff, $35 general admission

Watt early in World War II. Overbeck said she and her colleague Martha Dow Fehsenfeld got Becketts permission to edit Becketts letters in 1985. The collection is composed of more than 15,000 letters written between 1941 and 1956. Fehsenfeld will lead a pre-performance discussion tonight before Watt, moderated by Karen OBrien, the David G. Frey Fellow Assistant Professor of Dramatic Art at UNC. Both Watt and Endgame are characterized by Becketts love of language, Dooley said. His plays are funny, full of what we call black humor, he said. Becketts plays illuminate in a distilled way the existential predicament that we find ourselves in when feeling alone. Contact the Arts Editor at arts@dailytarheel.com.

SErviNg Up JUStiCE

Quarter-cent campaign legality questioned

Local organizations say the campaign misuses taxpayer dollars.
By Nathan Vail
Staff Writer

NC law students gathered in Van Hecke-Wettach Hall to listen to a panel discussing food justice. Speakers expressed their opinions on the movement to provide, distribute and grow heathy, affordable and local food.

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An information campaign on Orange Countys proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase is garnering criticism from local political organizations that say it misappropriates taxpayer money. The John Locke Foundation, a conservative think tank based in the Triangle, sent a letter Tuesday to the Orange County government stating the county had broken the law by using public funds to provide educational materials about the tax. Theyre giving one side of a very long story, said Stephen Xavier, director of public relations and media for Orange County Republican Party. The tax increase will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. After it failed to pass in last

years election by slightly more than 1,000 votes, the county increased its informational campaign budget to $50,000 this year to help educate the public. Bernadette Pelissier, chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, defended the countys use of the funds. The county is not promoting it, the county is providing information, she said. If approved by voters, the measure could bring in an estimated revenue of $2.3 million. Those funds would be divided evenly between economic development and education. But Xavier said he thinks the countys educational campaign has been incomplete. They have broken the law by taking $50,000 of taxpayer money and promoting a very one-sided campaign, he said. They produced 15,000 fliers for students to give to their parents, but it doesnt identify any of the pitfalls of the tax. The county has released a public service announcement

and informational fliers. On Wednesday, Orange County Schools Superintendent Patrick Rhodes refused the Republican Partys request to distribute other information about the tax to Orange County school families. Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies at the John Locke Foundation and author of the letter, said N.C. law states that local government cannot use public funds to endorse or oppose a referendum, election or a candidate for elective office. Bakst said he would like the state to prevent future misuses. My hope is that the legislature will come back and strengthen the law to make sure that this doesnt happen again, Bakst said. Despite criticism from the foundation and the local Republican Party, Pelissier said she thinks the county is doing its job by informing voters. Contact the City Editor at city@dailytarheel.com.

Although formal announcements unveiling the new members of the Big East athletic conference might not take place for several days, East Carolina University has received support in its bid from the states top political leaders. Gov. Bev Perdue, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., submitted last week a joint letter supporting ECUs bid to join the conference. In the letter, the governor and senators said ECUs academic record and commitment to athletics would strengthen the Big East as a conference. ECU, by virtue of its growing academic reach, its proven track record in football and other intercollegiate sports, and its ardent fan base throughout North Carolina, is a school that can and will serve the Big East well, they wrote. If ECUs bid was accepted, it would be beneficial for the universitys surrounding community during tough economic times, said Mark Owens, chairman of Pitt County Commissioners. ECUs not centralized, but it represents the whole eastern part of the state, he said. Certainly economics is a factor. At the annual meeting of Big East member presidents Tuesday in Philadelphia, members voted to decide which schools would receive invitations to join the conference. The conference will then send invitations to the schools, which can be accepted or denied. I will be speaking to representatives of those (invited) schools shortly and look forward to announcing with them their acceptance into the Big East, said John Marinatto, conference commissioner, in a statement. Chuck Sullivan, director of communications for the conference, said invitations wont be sent for another week to 10 days. ECU has yet to receive an invitation, said Tom McClellan, assistant athletic director for media relations at ECU. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the conference will invite six schools into the conference. ECU was not one of the six. Two of the schools who will be invited to join the conference are Southern Methodist University, for all sports, and the U.S. Air Force Academy for football only, according to The Associated Press. But the conference has not formally announced the schools that will receive invitations. The U.S. Air Force Academy has not received an invitation, said Troy Garnhart, associate athletic director for communications there. SMU declined to comment. The Big Easts decision to accept bids from universities comes after the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University applied to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia University applied to join the Big 12. Contact the State & National Editor at state@dailytarheel.com.

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Both the state and Orange County have ordered fewer vaccines for this flu season, a trend health officials say has resulted from more availability in local communities. The state ordered 550,000 flu vaccines this year, a decrease from the 610,000 orders last year, said Julie Henry, spokeswoman at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Orange County followed suit, receiving about 500 fewer doses than last year for a total of 1,800, said Judy Butler, community health services supervisor of Orange County. We didnt use all of our vaccines last year because it is so readily available in the community now, Butler said. Grocery and drug stores also provide the vaccine. Flu shots are available at more than 7,600 Walgreens stores across the U.S., including the Walgreens on Franklin Street. A vaccine will protect individuals from variants of the seasonal flu virus this year, according to

Protect yourself, protect your family and protect the people around you.
Dr. David Weber,
professor of medicine and pediatrics at the UNc School of medicine

the Center for Disease Control and Preventions website. The vaccine is distributed at Orange Countys two health department sites as well as senior center sites, Butler said. The county hosts flu clinics beginning in September and running through Nov. 9, but vaccines will continue to be distributed as long as there are doses in supply, she said. The county also receives vaccines meant for uninsured children from the state, which participates in the federally funded Vaccines for Children Program, Butler said. The program provides free flu vaccines for children between six months and 18 years old who are uninsured, underinsured or eligible for Medicaid. Free vaccines are also offered by the county to pregnant women, health care workers and college students. UNC Hospitals anticipates ed to, seven were alcohol related, but only one call from Lindas Bar & Grill on Franklin Street led to hospitalization, said Frank Montes de Oca, director of Orange County Emergency Services. Owner Chris Carini said an adult female was taken to the hospital after having a reaction to medication she was taking. Although police and EMS officials said they were pleased with the smaller turnout this year, many local business owners expressed different sentiments. Carini said business was slower than he expected. For a Monday, it was fantastic, but that doesnt say much for Halloween, he said. It was not as good as Id like it to be. He said access to Lindas, which is on the eastern end of Franklin Street, was restricted to customers because of the road

the demand for flu vaccines to be similar to last year, said Dr. David Weber, professor of medicine and pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine. On Tuesday, the hospital began providing all in-patients a flu vaccine before their discharges. Flu vaccines for hospital workers are free. Each year, 10 to 20 percent of U.S. citizens contract the flu, and 10,000 people will die from it, Weber said. The CDC recommends that all people older than six months receive the vaccine. We have seen perfectly otherwise healthy people come in and die from influenza, he said. Weber urges all students and faculty members to receive a flu shot. Protect yourself, protect your family and protect the people around you. Contact the State & National Editor at state@dailytarheel.com. blocks set up by town police. The town subverted our customers, he said. Caty Holmes, a manager at Qdoba, said business was lower than she expected Monday night. I was a little disappointed, she said. We were really hoping to get sales up. Despite these complaints and an unexpected increase in emergency calls and arrests, Gunter said he would like to see Homegrown Halloween decrease crowds even further. We want to stay with this initiative and reduce those numbers even more, he said. We want to get this down to something thats more manageable and doesnt cost as much for extra personnel. Contact the City Editor at city@dailytarheel.com.

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department made four arrests, while Orange County EMS responded to eight emergency calls throughout the night, compared to one citation and five emergency calls last year. Early estimates indicated that there were only two arrests and one EMS call, but as information came in later on in the night, Gunter said the figures increased. John Whitt, 54, of Roxboro, was arrested at 10:43 p.m. Monday on Franklin Street for felony secret peeping, according to Chapel Hill Police reports. Three others were arrested during the celebration for assault on a law enforcement officer, indecent exposure and drunk and disruptive behavior. Of the eight calls EMS respond-

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think the most important thing I can do is communicate between both sides. Although the UNC-system Board of Governors will not begin reviewing campus tuition proposals until next year, a memorandum sent by the systems general administration Oct. 18 suggested increases above the 6.5 percent cap might be considered. That increase might mean students may not be able to come back to Chapel Hill next year, Cooper said. If an increase of $2,800 over a multi-year period is approved, Cooper said she would fight to keep the Universitys financial aid commitments intact. My aid awarded this year is lower than it was last year, and dth/ERica hEllER the economy isnt getting any betNC professor and historian W. Fitzhugh ter, so my family is having to fork out cash we werent expecting, Brundage spoke in Wilson Library on Tuesday sophomore Katie Sheild said. on his new book Beyond Blackface. His book She said Cooper should suggest addresses the roles of black performers, entrepreneurs and to administrators alternative ways consumers in America during the early twentieth century. to raise funds. I want her to make my voice heard, Sheild said. campaign operating expenditures David Bevevino, 2009-10 stuin October more than anyone dent body vice president, said in fRom pagE 1 else. In addition to mailed broan email that the student body going to turn out, DeHart said. chures, fliers and glossy yard signs, presidents key role is as a comCzajkowski raised the most in DeHart said he tried to reach municator. October, netting nearly $7,000 younger voters with social media. The role of student governmore than DeHart and Storrow DeHart said Facebook adverment leaders as liaisons with the raised in the same time combined. tising has helped spur more than administration focuses on gatherReports also show a spike in 2,000 visits to his campaign ing information from adminiscampaign spending, as candiwebsite up from less than 500 trators, soliciting feedback from dates have ramped up efforts to in 2009. student constituents and then reach voters and explain their Storrow said he dedicated using their best judgment to make platforms. Most candidates have most of his more than $3,000 in decisions, Bevevino said. concentrated spending on inforOctober campaign spending to Cooper said she plans to hold mational mailers, yard signs and buttons, mailers and yard signs. focus group meetings this week other campaign literature, based But he said he has also talked with members of student governon reports. to his former classmates. ment and a select group of stuDamon Circosta, executive Ive been in the Pit talking to dents to discuss a plan of action. director of the N.C. Center for students about the issues they I understand that the quality of Voter Education, said candidates care about, and this morning, I our education is affected by adverse cant afford to send out campaign stood outside Granville Towers. budget cuts, and I know that mail to all registered voters, so Czajkowski spent money on his tuition increases can help, she said. they must be strategic. website and said he has seen more But there becomes a point In most local races, candidates youth participation and online where the price gets too high. rely heavily on direct mail to campaigning but expects tradiBruce Carney, executive vice target the voters they know are tional methods to stay. chancellor and provost, said the certain to vote in the next elecAlthough Facebook and University has to increase tuition tion, he said. So there is a small Twitter have become more perva- in order to improve faculty retenuniverse of people in Chapel Hill sive, it still doesnt seem efficient tion rates and maintain financial receiving a whole bunch of camin and of itself. aid levels. paign mail and many others who Circosta said thanks to an Carney said the Universitys arent receiving any. increase in online campaigning peer institutions which were Circosta said the target group and young candidates, the youth established for each UNC-system tends to be older community vote will become more important. school by the Board of Governors members who have lived in the The day isnt far off where in October are a useful benchsame location for a number of young people are going to become mark for setting tuition rates. years, with students generally a powerful force in elections. The most recent proposal missing the cut because of frewould keep UNC within the botquent address changes. Contact the City Editor tom 25 percent of those peers in DeHart spent $7,745.27 on at city@dailytarheel.com. terms of cost. But Cooper said she only supports raising tuition based on UNCs need not just because the Universitys peers are doing so. Sophomore Sean Langberg said he doesnt think Cooper has had Interested in finding out more students best interest in mind up about opportunities with the to this point. I think (tuition increases) will Peace Corps? Come learn how ultimately limit access to certain you can change lives & your own! demographics, he said. If we want to continue Life is calling. University tradition of being Thursday, Nov. 3 affordable, we need to consider How far will Graduate School & Peace Corps other options. you go? 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Union splits Student Televisions studio

making this a functional television studio. The decision to split the room Staff Writers was unanimous but difficult, said Despite pleas from members of Mary Cooper, student body presiStudent Television, the Carolina dent. Union Board of Directors voted The Union will allot 35 percent Monday to split a multipurpose of room 1505 to STV, which will room that the organization has still have one of the largest stubeen using as a studio. dent organization spaces in the STV presented its case against Union, Cooper said. the renovation of the room at the The renovation became necesmeeting of the Unions board of sary after the UCommons referdirectors Monday. endum, or phase two of Union Now, STV will be guaranteed a renovations, was not approved portion of the room reserved only last year. for its use. When students voted down Station manager Sydney Holt renovations, the marketing and opposed renovations, citing a design department was left with$30,000 investment from STV out a permanent home. to make the multipurpose room a The Union was then forced working studio. to work with the existing space The smaller studio size also and budget already approved for presents a problem with STVs phase one of renovations. planned conversion to high-defWe decided to split the multiinition video equipment, she said. purpose room because we felt that The loss of space would cancel that would benefit most students, out all the money and work that said president of the Carolina Student Television has put into Union Activities Board Cierra

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Its not the best solution, but its also not the end of the world for anyone involved.
Dakota Williams,
Former student body treasurer and a member of the Unions board

Hinton. Don Luse, director of the Union, said the renovations are being made to best serve the majority of the student body. The marketing and design department has experienced rapid growth in recent years, which necessitates a permanent workspace, he said. Luse said he does not think STV is extremely inconvenienced. We dont think it totally destroys STVs ability to do what theyve been doing, Luse said. Dakota Williams, former student body treasurer and a member of the Unions board, agreed. This does not destroy STV by any means, he said. Its not the best solution, but its also not the end of the world

for anyone involved. Luse said the money to renovate the room was already approved as part of the phase one of Union renovations. No additional student fees will fund the project. Hinton said she expected STV to be satisfied with the adjustment. STV and the Union have historically had a great relationship, and we thought that offering them a dedicated studio as well as dedicated office space in the building would please them, Hinton said. The renovations will begin in spring 2012 and should finish before the fall semester, Luse said. Contact the University Editor at university@dailytarheel.com.

dth/anna dimartino Due to renovations, the Carolina Union Board of Dircetors decided to split the space that Student Television has been using as a studio.

Academic changes for Congress asks for legal aid athletes discussed
flicts between travel schedules and schoolwork. Members agreed upon a Days after returning from the revised list of recommendations NCAA hearing in Indianapolis, for the athletic department based Chancellor Holden Thorp dison last years exit interviews with cussed implementing the changes student athletes. to academic support for student The list covers several topics athletes at Tuesdays faculty athincluding making undergraduate letics committee meeting. research and experiential educaThorp said no one enjoyed tion more accessible to student going before the NCAA athletes and streamlining advisCommittee on Infractions regard- ing for student athletes. ing UNCs alleged violations, but It also includes a consideration said he could not have chosen bet- of having athletes conduct regular ter representatives. evaluations of coaches and makOther than getting the ruling ing sure freshmen student athin January, its all over, Thorp letes in particular are focused on said. academics. Harold Woodard, associMembers discussed how exit ate dean of student counseling, interviews should be conducted. stressed student concerns about Napoleon Byars, associate balancing athletic and academic dean for undergraduate studies schedules. in the School of Journalism and Woodard said athletes have Mass Communication, said the brought him concerns about con- anonymity of an online survey
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Undergraduate Law Journal. The way (Student Congress) court system is set up now The rules and judiciary commit- requires you to plead either guilty tee of Student Congress passed a or not guilty. bill Tuesday that would provide stuUnder the revised bill, a student would be beneficial for students dents legal representation in front legal counsel, comprised of a chief concerned with privacy. of the Student Supreme Court. officer and several legal deputy But outgoing athletic direcThe revision to Title III of officers, would provide the option tor Dick Baddour was in favor the Student Code would create a for students to have representation of face-to-face interviews with student legal counsel service and when defending their case. athletes. provide students with representaA legal team gives us more This is an opportunity for us tion before the court. resources and representation, to have a discussion about the Seven members voted in favor which is exactly what we want, experience, he said. of the proposal, five voted against said Paige Comparato, vice chairThis years exit interviews, it and two abstained. It will be woman of the committee. which are made up of a list of presented before the full body Students who have to present general questions, will begin this next week. a civil case before the Student month. Currently, if someone launches Supreme Court would be given the The committee also recognized a complaint against you, you essen- option to either accept or reject Baddour for his 45 years of sertially have to just show up and assistance from the legal counsel. vice to the school. answer questions, said Zach De La If we can give students the abilCommittee member Lissa Rosa, speaker of Student Congress. ity to seek counsel, I think it would Broome read the document Concern that the current be a great thing to implement as detailing the committees gratiStudent Code violates the Fifth soon as possible, De La Rosa said. tude for Baddours work. Amendment spurred the proposal. The bill would also implement The committee gave Baddour, Even in the United States a regulation in which the chief whose last day of work will be Constitution and court system, justice of the court would no lonNov. 13, a standing ovation. youre not obligated to incrimiger have the ability to unilaterally determine the standing of a case. Contact the University Editor nate yourself, said Charlotte If the bill is passed by full conat university@dailytarheel.com. Lindemanis, editor-in-chief of the
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By Jordan Carmichael

The idea is to make the process more democratic and transparent for students.
Charlotte Lindemanis,
Editor of the Undergraduate Law Journal

gress, a majority opinion of the court will be required to determine whether trials will move forward. I think all of these changes are good, and they will make student government more responsive and responsible to the student body, De La Rosa said. Lindemanis reviewed the original document before the revised version was proposed. After reading over Title III, it seemed that there were a number of sweeping errors, Lindemanis said. The idea behind this is to make the process more democratic and transparent for students. Contact the University Editor at university@dailytarheel.com.

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Bowles and Simpson tell Congress to reduce deficits
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) Budget rock stars converged on the congressional supercommittee with a sobering tough-love message as the panel struggles to find common ground on a $1.5 trillion deficit reduction plan. Im worried youre going to fail, said Erskine Bowles, the former Clinton administration official and co-chairman of President Barack Obamas fiscal commission. The quartet of budget hawks including fiscal commission cochairman Alan Simpson, the former Republican senator urged the supercommittee to go beyond its mandate and reduce deficits along the lines of the proposals they have offered for more than $4 trillion. The experts urged super committee members to worry less about the political climate than the economic harm that would come from rattling credit rating firms and financial markets with failure to reach agreement by the Nov. 23 deadline. People admire guts and courage, Simpson said. They may fight you. They may vilify you. They will admire you.

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many of the gains they had made during the short-lived euphoria that greeted the rescue plan.

out on the road, and avoiding a deadlocked Congress by making incremental policy moves through executive orders.

President Obamas approval rating stabilizes in poll

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) President Barack Obamas job approval rating is showing remarkable consistency of late after reaching an all-time low. According to the Gallup daily tracking poll, Obamas rating now stands at 43 percent, where its rested seven of the last nine days. His approval rating has been at or above 40 percent for 13 straight days now, equaling the longest such stretch since he first slipped below 40 percent in mid-August. Any incumbent president who is polling below 50 percent is thought to be vulnerable in a re-election year, and the White House would certainly like to see his numbers higher. But the relative stability of late represents progress, and perhaps the success of the new approach of keeping the president

Greek referendum decision dismays Europe, investors

LONDON (MCT) European stocks dived Tuesday and the continents leaders were reportedly dismayed by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreous announcement that he would put the Eurozones new bailout package to a referendum. Papandreou appeared to surprise even his own partys lawmakers Monday when he said that Greeks ought to vote on the debt-crisis rescue plan cobbled together last week after intense negotiating among Europes leaders. A poll published in a Greek newspaper over the weekend showed that a majority of respondents opposed the deal, putting the outcome of a referendum probably to be held no earlier than January in doubt. The political gamble sent stock markets tanking Tuesday, erasing

Light drinking linked to increased risk of breast cancer

LOS ANGELES (MCT) Drinking as few as three to six glasses of wine per week may increase a womans lifetime risk of breast cancer by 15 percent, according to an analysis by Harvard researchers. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reaffirms that heavy alcohol use raises breast cancer risk, and it adds that light drinking matters too. Alcohol is a real risk factor, and the more you drink the higher your risk, said Dr. Steven A. Narod, the Canada research chair in breast cancer at the University of Toronto, who wrote a commentary accompanying the study. Whether women should consider abstaining from even light alcohol consumption, however, is not easily answered, preventive health experts said.

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Michael Brown is a self-proclaimed North Carolina boy. A 1977 graduate of UNC, Brown is the creator of many of the towns beloved murals, including the sea turtles on Columbia Street and the marching parade in Porthole Alley. Brown is now being featured at the Eno Gallery in Hillsborough. Daily Tar Heel staff writer Walker Minot talked with Brown about painting and his career.

Q&A with Michael Brown

2020 theme groups have room to grow

By Zach Gaver
Staff Writer

DAILY TAR HEEL: How do you approach mural painting? MICHAEL BROWN: Occasionally I will get an idea from a building and approach someone, but most of the time somebody a building owner, citizens groups or a business will approach me, thats the first step. Then, politically, you figure out what the funder and building owner would like to see, something that doesnt violate any town regulations. Once all thats figured out, I try to make it at least moderately artistic and interesting and entertaining. Youd think that would come first, and I hope it does on one level, but theres a fairly big process of getting different people to come on board. Then I photograph and measure the building, draw up drawings that fit. Then I grid off the building, usually using mortar joints and brick sizes as a basis for my grid. I do a few background colors first, filling in the drawings grid. Then I draw it. A half an inch on the drawing becomes a half a foot on the building. Thats really it, you do your drawing and fill in the colors. It sounds a lot like paint by numbers, and in a way it is, but if you didnt have any artistic training at all, you probably couldnt make it look very good. DTH: Do you feel constrained as an artist about what you can do with a mural? MB: I feel constrained as an artist about what I can do in the art galleries and everywhere else. Ive

department of city and regional planning, said his group made progress. Groups that are helping to We talked a lot about gatherremake the towns comprehensive ing places in the future of the plan have gained direction but community and about the downthey still need tweaking. town as a primary gathering About 150 residents and town place, Godschalk said. officials met last week to outline While Godschalks group the issues and projects each of focused on downtown developthe six Chapel Hill 2020 theme ment, another group discussed groups will work on as the initianew student housing and how to tive moves forward. handle UNC-created traffic. The themes development, Other participants discussed University relations, community ways to relieve traffic congesengagement, diversity, transportion, ways to decrease reliance on tation and sustainability were cars and resource consumption chosen based on community methods. input at earlier sessions. Each discussion group also dth/Karla towle Though the groups of 10 to 30 looked into what data and research will be necessary to carry Mike Brown painted murals in downtown Chapel Hill and is opening a show at the Eno Gallery in Hillsborough. people made progress in defining their goals, Chapel Hill 2020 out theme group projects, said been lucky to have more freedom as well give it a shot. If I strike Catherine Lazorko, spokeswoman the work I did as an undergradu- Co-Chairman George Cianciolo said they still need adjustments. and somewhat more imagination out, its certainly not too late to for the town. ate when I get a little nearer to We dont have enough young about what would be cool and fun try something else. Why not give Town officials are also playretirement. People who love the than a lot of mural artists. I dont it a shot when youre young? The ing a role in theme formation, representation stuff in murals say people involved yet, Cianciolo mind that because I like art, and Cianciolo said. next thing I knew the phone was I shouldnt do that. Its nice when said. He said that they hope to increase diversity of attendees in I like sharing art with the public, Members of the transportaringing off the hook and people my work is shown, but I know terms of age range. and Im sort of a populist, its an tion division, finance department, wanted me all over the place and that Ive made compromises so He said that some of the important part of my politics and I got some grants and whatnot. I police department, planning sometimes its a little bittersweet. personality. I like for the average kept figuring for year after year, DTH: What is a day like for you? themes might need to be re-titled department and the Chapel Hill the town and gown group on person who may not go into the Town Council volunteered at the this is great, Im making some MB: Every day is very different. University relations was poorly museum that often to still get a first meeting by helping to set up money but it cant last when it attended, and Cianciolo said that charge out of seeing something be finally washes out Ill have to turn I go around and take pictures of and assist the discussion groups. landscapes, I talk on the phone to might be because residents dont a painting and of it being art. If I We had good support staff to something else. And here I am architects, I draw up plans, I go understand what it addresses. were one of those people who had 30 years later. Its worked out. from the town, Godschalk said. to the studio and make paintings Cianciolo added that last weeks been born with a trust fund or The next meeting a reportDTH: What does it mean to you for the gallery, I try to do mural 4:30 p.m. meeting time proved other privileges, I know my work ing out session in which group that other people want to display work in the good weather. I rent inconvenient for some attendees. in many ways would be a lot diffacilitators will present their your art and people want to see it? equipment buckets, scaffoldThere are things that need to ferent, way different. progress will be held Nov. 19 MB: People dont believe me ing I do estimates. Its sort of a be tweaked, he said. from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at DTH: What started you in art when I tell them that in my heart one-person business. Sometimes Despite room for changes, Chapel Hill High School. and when did you decide to purof hearts and in my undergraduIve got to put on my tie and go some attendees said the theme Cianciolo said the goal of sue it as a career? ate days, I was what was known sell. Ive got to hire services talk groups first meeting was a step in that meeting will be to address MB: As a little, little child I as an abstract expressionist. But to an accountant. Even though I the right direction. the sub-projects each group has always enjoyed the activity. I got people like the skill level that dont make a lot of money, I still I think the meeting went real- decided to work on to ensure that older and the economy was doing drawing requires and the conser- have to pay taxes. ly well, said Rosemary Waldorf, they do not overlap. a very similar thing like it is now, vative work Im showing now in Chapel Hill 2020 co-chairwoman. and I pretty much thought, there the galleries. Im very flattered by Contact the Arts Editor David Godschalk, a group facilContact the City Editor are no jobs out there, so I might that but also hoping to return to at arts@dailytarheel.com. itator and a professor in UNCs at city@dailytarheel.com.

Trail expansion funds OKd

It provides more opportunity to get out of your automobile and Staff Writer use other forms of transportation, she said. As early as December 2013, I think the main value is that Michael Ling will be able to safely it provides citizens with recrewalk his children to Frank Porter ational opportunities. Graham Elementary. Kisiah said there was initially Ling lives near Chapel Hills a lot of community discussion Morgan Creek Trail, which runs about the expansion, some of from U.S. Highway 15-501 to Smith Level Road. The Chapel Hill which came from nearby homeowners who worried about the Town Council approved funding trails proximity to their house. for a second phase of the trails He said the trail includes a expansion at an Oct. 26 meeting. Right now, its not really safe to tunnel, and a resident was concerned that construction might walk to school from there, but the trail will help with that, Ling said. be disruptive. But he said he believes that In 2006, the council adopted greenways benefit the community an updated version of the Chapel Hill Greenways Comprehensive Master Plan, which recommended the construction of a paved trail along Morgan Creek. Phase two of the trail expected to begin July 2012 will connect the existing Fan Branch Trail with phase one of the Morgan Creek Trail, which opened to the public in June. Construction costs are estimated to reach about $2.8 million. Ling, who served as a citizen at large on the Morgan Creek Trail Conceptual Plan Committee in 2006, said he believes the trail is a safer option than other forms of transportation. The trail will be 2.7 miles long and enable pedestrians and cyclists to travel from the southern tip of Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill, potentially toward University Lake in Carrboro. At the meeting, the council accepted $750,000 in direct allocation funds through the Metropolitan Planning Organizations Surface Transportation Program to fund the trails second of three construction phases. Butch Kisiah, head of the Chapel Hill Department of Parks and Recreation, said he is excited about the impact the expansion will have on the community. I think its a great addition to the community, he said. Chris Berndt, chairwoman of the towns Greenways Commission, said she agrees.

Safe celebration?

By Katie Reilly

through improving safety and access to other parts of the town. We not only look at these as great settings for people to get out and enjoy the outdoors, theyre also transportation corridors. Berndt said there has been a lot of community interest in using the trail, especially from those who live near it. Its like the missing link between Southern Community Park and the first phase of the trail, said Berndt. Its a very nice experience to be able to use a paved trail. Contact the City Editor at city@dailytarheel.com.

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The faculty athletics committee thanked retiring athletic director Dick Baddour. See pg. 5 for story.

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At the end of the day, my job is to represent the students. But its a definite balance that I have to strike. I think the most important thing I can do is communicate between both sides.
Mary Cooper, student body president, on her role in the tuition discussion

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Im glad this isnt surprising for administrators. It is surprising for students. And its emblematic of leaders failure to provide us with a transparent, stable, and predictable tuition policy.
Cameron, on administrators reaction to a possible 40 percent tuition increase

Let future revelers fully enjoy Halloween

lETTErS TO THE EDiTOr

Gain trust for sales tax with transparency
TO THE EDITOR: David Allan Coe once recorded what he thought was the perfect country music song because it contained words train, prison, trucks, mama and getting drunk. After the sales tax referendum was defeated by the citizens of Orange County last year, it seems the county commissioners decided that they would need the perfect political words support jobs and schools to convince voters that we need to pay more taxes. Needing words that prey on peoples emotions as politicians often do they came up with these red and white signs that proclaim vote yes, as if a no vote would be voting against jobs and schools. A no vote this time around, to be honest, is the same message voters sent last year. What was true in 2010 is also true in 2011. No really means to tighten your belts like everyone has tried to do in economical hard times and spend our money wisely. The county commissioners are asking us to trust them with this sales tax increase to increase funds they have already overspent. Saying that the money will be spent on economic development and school infrastructure makes voters no more inclined to say yes when the commissioners have already proven they cant manage the money they have already collected. So why should we give them more? The commissioners have not earned our trust through their past performance, and how they engineered this new vote is no exception. They added the referendum to the ballot during an off-year election instead of waiting until May 2012 when the whole county would have elections. If the commissioners want our money, they must first earn our trust. To earn our trust, they must be transparent, forthcoming and not act like thieves in the night. Daniel Ashley Hillsborough resident which included my physicians evaluation and signature. To my surprise, my request was denied. My doctor re-submitted the form, and it was again denied. During this time, I was told that amputees are not qualified. Also during this time, I discovered an unidentified man on my property who had a camera and was taking pictures of my house and driveway. He later identified himself as an employee of EZ Rider. After five months, I sought legal intervention. That resulted in a letter granting me conditional eligibility. This is the first time in my over 50 years as a severely disabled person that I have ever been treated with disrespect and been blatantly humiliated. It is a real challenge to be a member of the disabled, elderly and poor population. But it is far more discouraging to be treated with such lack of concern and kindness. Carla Shuford Chapel Hill resident

onday night was most likely the last time Ill ever see the crazy sights that come with a Chapel Hill Halloween. But its not just Halloween the past few days have brought a lot of lasts. While its probably too early to be getting all nostalgic, I just cant ignore some of them. Because Im going home for Thanksgiving, our blowout win over Wake Forest was the last home football game Ill ever attend as a student. And with registration Tuesday, Im now beginning to figure out the final one or two classes to round out my last semester. But those are the things I know Im going to miss. Halloween brings more mixed emotions. Ill pass on the roving groups of men in loincloths or French maid outfits in the future. A normal day brings plenty of manthigh from the fraternity crowd. And depending on where my life takes me after graduation, Monday night was probably the last time Ill see someone in a pinstripe suit sensually taking off a strippers bra at least when its a girl in the suit and a guy wearing the bra and miniskirt. One thing I will be sad to miss is the day Chapel Hill stops its heavyhanded approach to Halloween. As spooky as cross-dresser-on-crossdresser action might be to some, its all in good fun. Its too bad the town has pulled out all the stops, with some added help from the weather, to scare people away. I barely missed 2007, when the monstrous crowd forced the town to hammer down on the costumed revelers and downtown businesses. Fast forward four years and horribly complicated traffic rerouting meant it took me nearly an hour to drive from campus to my house on Hillsborough Street and then to Carrboro to meet friends. The amount of gas burned in 60 minutes of idling would scare many locals more than any costume or ghost story. Once I got to Franklin Street, facing bitter cold and a general lack of alcohol in my system because of my 8 a.m. class the next day, I was confronted with the horror of paying to stand inside somewhere to warm up. The town has taken the ludicrous stance of pushing downtown bars and restaurants to charge a cover fee of at least $5. Businesses can and should charge a cover if they want to. It happens all the time. But the town should not even hint at trying to pressure businesses into charging a specific cover or price. And because most of the crowd was either 1) a poor college student, 2) someone whose costume didnt have enough fabric to support pockets or 3) a member of the 21st century who accordingly doesnt carry cash, few people were ready to pay up. But the cold forced my hand, and I gave in. The fact that my girlfriend spotted me $5 for cover also helped. Luckily, my first stop rejected the Homegrown Halloween initiatives cover charge. I heard rumors that other establishments were following suit. All of a sudden, I was standing inside for free the new American dream. Ironically, I never spent any money there, giving up after a solid 20 minutes of neglect by the bartender. But I left happy nonetheless, full of hope that the rebellious streak will live on as long as the town thinks it knows business better than business owners.
11/3: Columnist Mark Laichena writes on Lee Storrows candidacy for Chapel Hill Town Council.

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DPS plan for student transit fees requires reworking for fairness.

ast year, former Student Body President Hogan Medlin and his executive board told Department of Public Safety officials that the five-year transportation plan was unacceptable and burdensome to students but say they were repeatedly ignored. Last week, students proved that these concerns were more than just talk by rejecting a proposed $14.50 increase to the student transportation fee. DPS needs to accept that rejection and find a revenue model that fairly incorporates student concerns. Faced with a looming $6.1 million funding shortfall in 2015-16, brought on by ballooning debt loads and a $2.6 million increase in Chapel Hill Transit funding, DPS developed a five-year revenue model that was contingent upon heavy increases in student fees and parking permits. Despite very heavy opposition last year from Medlin and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, the plan was rubber stamped by the Board of Trustees in March. Medlin was the lone dissenting vote. Seven months later, students have turned from talk

to action, trimming DPS first increase request by nearly 50 percent to $8.74. While DPS officials may be surprised by this act, given Student Body President Mary Coopers near silence on the issue, it should come as no surprise to those who have been listening. Despite what DPS Chief Jeff McCracken may want to believe, the recent fee cut upholds a long-standing student commitment to defend student concerns. Cooper needs to do a better job of communicating this fact to administrators or students are going to pay the price. If a harder line is not drawn, students will likely see larger fee increases next year, in addition to the inevitable tuition hikes. The five-year transportation plan approved last year was controversial from the start. The plan calls for a new student night parking fee initiated in 2014-15 and new staff and faculty park-and-ride lot permits. It also increases the percent of Chapel Hill Transit costs paid by students from 33 percent to 46 percent by 2015. Students are being forced to pay a larger share because DPS wants to cut its current parking subsidy of $1.5 million by $500,000. Subsidizing public transit through parking is a progressive policy that

promotes public transportation without unduly burdening students. At a university with little parking, promoting public transportation should be a goal rather than a burden, but DPS seems to have a different point of view. A lot is at risk with this change. Without the full $14.50 increase this year, UNC officials said Chapel Hill could be forced to cut lines and reduce operating hours, despite claims by DPS that the approved increase of $8.74 would maintain current services. While its unclear if UNCs contract with Chapel Hill Transit would allow such a reduction, what is clear is that DPS needs to begin considering other funding options, as student opposition to the plan is unlikely to subside in the near future. Extending the current parking subsidy would be a good place to start. With tuition possibly rising 40 percent over the next two to four years, poor economic prospects and a rising debt load, every penny counts. While students have an obligation to pay for their share of transportation costs, they cannot afford and should not be asked to support a plan or a fee increase this year that would unnecessarily raise the cost of attendance.

Remember, remember the fifth of November

TO THE EDITOR: On Nov. 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested for plotting to detonate explosives underneath the British Parliament. Since then, the fifth of November has been celebrated annually. But what is the meaning of the holiday? The initial purpose for the celebration was the failure of the plot and the survival of King James I. Because of the religious motivations of the plot (Fawkes and his conspirators were trying to replace the protestant King James with a Catholic ruler), the holiday has also been a symbol of antiCatholic sentiment. But the symbolism of the events has shifted in recent decades, due largely to the influence of Alan Moores graphic novel, V for Vendetta. The book was published serially from 1982 to 1989, and its extremely popular film adaptation premiered in 2006. Fawkes is seen by many as a romantic revolutionary, and his plot is remembered as an attempt to fight against oppressive government. Regardless of the real history of Guy Fawkes, the influence of Alan Moores interpretation of the character is enormous. Guy Fawkes masks are worn by everyone from the Occupy Wall Street protesters to the internet vigilante group Anonymous. This Guy Fawkes day, come watch V for Vendetta to understand one source of this cultural phenomenon. The film will be shown in Student Union Room 3201 at 5 p.m. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by the UNC-CH College Libertarians. David Deerson Vice President UNC-CH College Libertarians

Fairness at the right time

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UNC must time its push to provide student athletes a stipend.

ast week, the NCAA took the long-awaited and necessary step of allowing universities to provide stipends to student athletes. This move has the right intentions, but UNC and its fellow Atlantic Coast Conference members must ensure that the timing is right given the steep financial implications of providing scholarships that cover the full cost of attendance. The Thursday vote gave conferences the option of allowing their member institutions to provide annual stipends of $2,000 for athletes on full scholarships. It was inspired by the belief that athletic scholarships should be similar to full academic scholarships, like the Morehead-Cain Scholarship, which help with additional living expenses. Last year, the MoreheadCain Scholarship gave its instate scholars $19,708 of the total $20,660 cost to attend UNC, paying for every expense but health insurance. Many students on need-based aid also receive similar amounts. In contrast, in-state student athletes at UNC only get $17,628, or the portion of expense derived from tuition

and fees, room, board, books and supplies. Chancellor Holden Thorp was part of the NCAAs Student Athlete Well-Being Working Group which recommended this new policy. Thorp said the proposals sought to give athletes more money to cover a universitys full cost. His stance reflects that of athletic director Dick Baddour, who said a studentathlete with a full ride is not getting a full ride. But it will be necessary to devote resources toward ensuring appropriate use of this stipend. A pay for play plan in college athletics has been discussed for years given the multimillion-dollar TV contracts and lucrative coaching salaries found in the NCAA. Both Baddour and Thorp were quick to clarify that the newest policy is not pay for play. Thorp was unsure of the exact financial effects the new rule, if enacted by the ACC, would have on the University. Baddour estimated that the extra stipends would cost the athletic department around $450,000 extra per year. With the athletic departments recent proposal to raise student fees to pay for scholarships and preserve programs, now is not the time to incur this additional cost. The athletic department has been strained by the N.C.

General Assemblys vote this summer to repeal a waiver giving in-state status to out-ofstate students on full scholarships. The possibility of a stipend on top of full scholarships underlines the need to reinstate this waiver and the need for UNC and fellow ACC member N.C. State University to make a concerted lobbying effort. There is no reason for athletic departments to have an extra burden on their shoulders, especially when unneeded expenses are keeping N.C. public universities from providing necessary benefits to athletes who deserve them. Swift action will be necessary because, if the ACC has to wait too long, its possible that other conferences will offer this stipend and gain a recruiting advantage. Thorp said any decision is a long way out, which should provide ample time for this lobbying effort and for the ACC to understand how this stipend would affect its members. Athletes work hard and make important contributions to the UNC community. They deserve to have the full cost of attendance covered, especially if its through a sum as reasonable as $2,000 a year. Without excessively burdening itself, UNC should push to offer this stipend and the N.C. General Assembly should stop getting in the way.

EZ Rider should treat its users with respect

TO THE EDITOR: In January, I wrote a letter to the editor about my sadness that EZ Rider was limiting their same-day service to medical appointments. Shortly after that time, EZ Rider eliminated the service entirely. Also in January, I received a packet of information asking that the forms be filled out and returned for approval. I had been using EZ Rider since its inception. I have a left hip disarticulation amputation, which necessitates my using a combination of crutches and wheelchair for all my mobility. I am considered 100 percent permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration. I filled out the necessary forms,

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