Choose or Lose Politics, DTH style. See Insert tElri' Satlu ®ar Mnl www.dailytarheel.com Area Democrats Address Students By Aimee Brown Staff Writer In a roomful of Democratic support ers, local candidates spoke to students at the Young Democrats “Meet the Candidates” forum Monday night. Three Democratic can didates for local office used the lIBCuQwS opportunity to come out and speak directly to students on campaign issues and the importance of student involve ment. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, who is up for re-election in November, was the first of the candidates to speak. Kinnaird spoke of her focus on edu- Next UNC Provost Preps for Move, Feb. 1 Start Date Robert Shelton, who was officially approved by the BOG on Oct. 13, says he is looking forward to his transition to UNC. By Elizabeth Breyer Assistant University Editor UNC’s next provost has 3 1/2 months to resolve all the issues in his personal and professional life and get ready for a move across the country. Although Robert Shelton said he still has innumerable tasks to complete in his job with the University of CalifOhiia system, he said he looks forward to his transition to UNC, where he will take office Feb. 1. “The chancellor and I talked about the optimal start date and put the date we arrived at after our conversation before the Board of Governors,” he said. “I know any time you’re recruiting, you want the person there tomorrow, but there are always loose ends to be tied up.” Shelton was approved officially by die BOG on Oct. 13 after review by the Board of Trustees and Chancellor James Moeser. The appointment marked the end of a nationwide search that began when Moeser came to campus in August. Shelton will hold the position of provost and executive vice chancellor, making him the head of academic, administrative and operating affairs at UNC. Although he has accepted the post officially, he said he has not yet made his decision public to his colleagues in the UC Office of the President “We haven’t made the announcement yet - we need to coordinate it with the folks in Chapel Hill,” he said. But Shelton said he had left an individual voice-mail message for each member of the physics department at UC-Davis, where he is a professor and former chairman of the department He also broke the news to his three children - prior to the BOG’s approval, Shelton had only told his wife, Adrian, of the possible move. “My whole family knows now, and they are all very excited,” he said. Shelton said there are a number of tasks left for him to tackle before he becomes a member of the UNC community. Among other duties he hoped to see to fruition, he said he would help UC- See TRANSITION, Page 6 Dollar Dollar Bill Y'all A recent rise in the amount of counterfeit bills in circulation in the area has caused local police and state officials to try to educate people about how they can protect themselves against the fake bills. There are several ways to distinguish a counterfeit note from an authentic one. Microorintina _ Comparison Check the note against currency you know to be authentic and Examine the portrait took for differences in the features above as well as in the texture of the paper. and teacup Watermark -Hold the th,ead , ur,de,a , P lll " 1 "! bill up to a light to see the magnifier to see |HIOOTIfTI watermark to the nght of the very small a IBMhPWm WSMUM' the portrait Because the printed words. jV watermark is in the paper. > tnWR Jr the watermark can also be I aHHMm mSS&mBBr MWOOTiOT* seen from the reverse side. Security Thread - Verify the presence of a piece of plastic 1 :—"" t*#’ bottom! which is Fine Line Printing Patterns fr °s°^ bill embedded in, not Be we theta lines behind the portrait are dear on ta*fetaonthenrntaon#* we. printed, on the paper. boft .Wes, not nplotd.,.