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Satht (Far Urrl ~ News/ 107 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 15 93 Search Continues as 'Chancellor Shalala' Rumors Hushed By Katie Abel University Editor The search for UNC’s ninth chancel lor continues silendy after rumors were squelched that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala would become the University’s next long-term leader. UNC students and professors left for Spring Break speculating about whether Shalala was in line for the chancellor spot Whispers had circulated around cam pus March 9 that the Chancellor Search UNC Pushes Buttons, Upsets No. 1 Stanford By Brian Murphy Senior Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - It was a moment indicative of North Carolina’s new season. Bill Guthridge letting his talented freshman have it right there on the bench. UNC’s mild-man- Men’s Basketball UNC 60 Stanford 53 nered coach, desperately searching all season for the right buttons to move along an underachieving bunch, let Joseph Forte have it during a timeout with seven minutes left. “Coach Gut said to me, ‘Either stop shooting like you’re scared, or stop shoot- Tar Heels Tame Madsen and Cos. In Frontcourt See Page 12 ing,”’ said Forte, UNC’s leading scorer. “I didn’t want to stop shooting.” So Forte, who had missed eight of his 10 shots in the game, including his last five, calmly scored the game’s next eight points on a leaner and two 3-pointers from the top of the key. The run turned a two-point deficit into a 53-47 UNC lead as the eighth seeded Tar Heels knocked off No. 1 Stanford 60-53 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. After the shots, the 62-year-old Guthridge was back to his affable self. “He had a big smile on his face. He said, ‘That’s the way you’re supposed to shoot the ball,”’ said Forte, who had 17 Committee Tours N.C. Campuses A group of state legislators visited UNC-CH, N.C. State and N.C. Central to examine the schools' capital needs. By Lucas Fenske Assistant State & National Editor State legislators traded office chairs for bus seats to examine firsthand the funding needs of three UNC-system schools, including UNC-Chapel Hill. Joined by administrators, senators and representatives from the Joint Select Committee on Capital Needs hopped on the bus Friday to tour UNC CH, N.C. State and N.C. Central uni versities. But some committee members said they were ready to end the visits and start the number-crunching process. Rep. Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, HLt *■-' a t z* Committee had nabbed Shalala for the post But The Washington Post reported last week that she told the UNC search com mittee three months ago that she was not inter ested in the chan cellor position. An anonymous Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala How Sweet It Is! points on 6-of-14 shooting. Forte and the rest of his mates have taken to Guthridge’s new demeanor. “We feed off his energy,” forward Kris Lang (10 points) said. “And Joseph took it the right way.” After a season of searching, Guthridge and his team are finally com ing up with some answers. “Maybe we’re pushing the right but tons now,” Guthridge said after the Tar Heels (20-13) secured their 20th win for the 30th consecutive season. The streak appeared in jeopardy as Stanford jumped to a 21-13 lead by dom inating the glass. The Cardinal grabbed 10 offensive rebounds to combat a woe ful 10-for-29 performance from the field. But UNC got hot from outside. Trailing 25-17, Capel connected on the Tar Heels’ first 3-pointer of the game. The trey ignited an 11-2 ran, giving UNC a 28-27 halftime lead. Capel hit another 3 during the stretch, and Julius Peppers provided another spark, blocking two shots, scor ing three points and collecting one steal. “It all started with our defense,” UNC center Brendan Haywood said of the run. “We finally started boxing out, our defense put some pressure on their shooters, and we started clicking.” Halftime didn’t stop the Tar Heels’ momentum either as UNC began the second half with a 6-0 spurt. But Stanford eased its way back into the contest with a couple trey of its own before Forte’s spree ended its champi onship hopes. See MEN'S BASKETBALL, Page 2 t f -4ySS| T U wm m ■ COURTESY OF DAN SEARS/UNC NEWS SERVICES School of Medicine Dean Jeffrey Houpt addresses a legislative committee last week as they gauged UNC's infrastructure needs. said the tours had become repetitive, and it was time for committee members to start meeting and reach a decision. The committee was formed to rec ommend a course of action on capital needs across the system after a multibil lion dollar bond request by UNC-sys tem President Molly Broad failed to pass the N.C. General Assembly last sum mer. Committee members first traveled to N.C. State and visited the David Clark source told The Daily Tar Heel on March 9 that the search committee had picked Shalala as the next chancellor. Shalala’s extensive political back ground combined with her experience as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison seemed to match the committee’s criteria for UNC’s next long-term leader. Several developments had also indi cated the search was nearing its end. University of Alabama President Andrew Sorensen withdrew from the search March 8, prompting speculation BL|l [ v f jswßtl DTH/MILLER PEARSALL UNC guard Joseph Forte slams the door on Stanford in the game's closing seconds. The freshman led the Tar Heels with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting in the 60-53 win. Lab Building, built in 1939. Sharply contrasting the surrounding discarded chairs and cabinets and areas roped off with tape marked “CAU TION DO NOT ENTER,” legislators were treated to a computerized projec tion illustrating the school’s needs. Underscoring the university’s needs, Chancellor Marye Ann Fox said the David Clark building had several safe- See VISITS, Page 2 Victory —a matter of staying power. Elbert Hubbard Monday, March 20, 2000 Volume 107, Issue 172 that Sorensen’s withdrawal could have been spurred by the committee taking him off the finalist list. Several sources said the committee was pushing to wrap up the seven month search by last Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting. But the BOG made no mention of the hunt for UNC’s next long-term leader at last week’s session. Search committee Chairman Richard Stevens said Sunday he expected the search to continue into April. Although the only two remaining Systemwide Fee Increase Follows Tuition Hikes By Lucas Fenske Assistant State & National Editor Only a month after raising tuition at select system schools, the Board of Governors approved unusually high increases in student fees. The Thursday action raised fees throughout the system by an average of 8 percent and caused some BOG mem bers to call for a change in the way uni versifies submit tuition and fee increase requests. Brad Wilson, chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, said fee and tuition increases should be presented at the same time to allow BOG members to consider both jointly. In the past, tuition increases were usually submitted before student fees. Wilson said tweaking the system would eliminate the possibility of a school not receiving a requested tuition increase and raising student fees to search committee meetings are slated for March 23 and March 30, Stevens said he anticipated the committee to schedule additional meetings this week. The Board of Trustees also meets Thursday and the committee could still forward its list of finalist candidates to the board this week. But BOT Chairwoman Anne Cates said she expected the meeting to pro ceed without mention of the chancellor search. The search committee must submit its top candidates to the BOT, who must make up the lost funds. “That’s something I’d do,” Wilson joked. “That’s why I’m not a chancellor.” Other BOG members were con cerned by the amount of the increase. For several years, the board unofficial ly restricted universities to a 5 percent fee increase. “We ought to be very careful about straying from the 5 percent (limit), par ticularly in light of the tuition increase,” said BOG Chairman Ben Ruffin. “We set it for a reason - fees were out of control.” Resulting from the unanimous vote, UNC-Chapel Hill student fees will increase by 9 percent, reaching $850.82 for the 2000-01 school year. Including the tuition increase, UNC CH undergraduate tuition and fees will hit $2,710.82 for residents and $11,876.82 for nonresidents starting in fall 2000. But UNC-CH students do not pay the largest fees in the system. N.C. State University undergraduate students will pay SBB6 in fees, an 8 per cent increase. UNC-Wilmington stu- See FEES, Page 2 Gov. Jim Hunt Pitches Education Report Cards See Page 3 News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina €> 2000 DTH Publishing Corp. AH rights reserved. send at least two candidates to UNC-sys tem President Molly Broad for consid eration. Broad, who has ultimate discretion in choosing a chancellor, must forward a finalist to the BOG for approval. Although Broad originally set May Commencement as the deadline for a new chancellor to be in place, she said last week she could not speculate on when the search would end. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Tar Heel Women Make Late Surge, Advance in NCAAs Bv T. Nolan Hayes Sports Editor SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - North Carolina women’s bas ketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has said it all season: It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. She was proved correct when the Tar Heels, who were once 12-11, won six of their last seven games to earn an NCAA Tournament berth. And her saying was prophetic again Saturday night, when her Tar Heels fell behind early against Maine before rallying for a 62-57 victory at the Thunderdome in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “We were a little sluggish out there in the first half and only scored 20 points,” Hatchell said. “But in the second half, I thought we played well. We got things going and got some good contributions from players off the bench, and some of our key play ers stepped it up when they had to.” The fifth-seeded Tar Heels (19-12) will play No. 13 seed Rice, which upset host UC-Santa Barbara 67-63, on Monday at 9:07 p.m. PST in the second round. UNC trailed the Black Bears 24-20 at intermission after shooting 30 percent and going a span of 6:14 with no points against Maine’s sagging 2-3 zone. UNC was l-for-9 from 3- point range, and only three Tar Heels - forward LaQuanda Barksdale, center Jackie Higgins and point guard Nikki Teasley - had scored. But things would get worse before they got better. Sparked by three quick 3-pointers from guard Kristen McCormick, the Black Bears (20-11) opened the second half on a 13-4 run to grab a 35-24 lead with 16:28 to go. The Tar Heels took a timeout, knowing they were running out of chances to save their season. See WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, Page 2 Monday The Soul of'Wit' “Wit,” the latest production from Play Makers Repertory Company, gives its audience a glimpse into a feisty poetry professor’s struggle to come to terms with cancer. See Page 3. School Arrest The arrest of a Chapel Hill High School cafeteria employee for assaulting a student has led officials to re-evaluate the hiring standards for temporary employees. See Page 4. Lead the Pack Lead The Daily Tar Heel into the next millennium. Apply to be the next editor. Applications are available in the DTH front office and are due by noon on Friday. For more information, contact current Editor Rob Nelson at 962-4086 or at rnelson@email.unc.edu. Today’s Weather /''kX ■' J /■' J|| Women’s ; Basketball Maine 57 UNC 62 UNC Freshmen Overcome Jitters, Contribute to Win See Page 12 Rainy; Low 60s. Tuesday: Cloudy; Low 60s.
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