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Thursday, February 22, 2001
HAITOM
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he stood guard with some friends
around the car to protect it from further
damage. “I realized the situation was
getting out of hand,” he said. “People
wanted to jump back on it, kick in the
windows. They were maliciously trying
to do stuff to the car.
“People came by asking if that was
my car. I said we don’t do this at
Carolina. Maybe they do this at Duke,
but not here.”
Haitom said he turned himself in to
police after his picture on top of the car
appeared with several others in local
newspapers. He said he does not have
any information about others who
appear in the police pictures and might
be involved in the incident. “I saw
myself in the paper - 1 am willing to
take responsibility for what 1 did.
“Though I was wrong for standing on
the car, I did defend the car for a while
-1 thought that would help.”
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The damage to Mindy Guadagnino's
1997 Honda Accord is estimated at
$1,500, which is the minimum for a
felony charge to be pursued, said
Matthew Martin, Haltom’s attorney.
Several friends also have come to
Haltom’s aid, claiming they saw him
defending the car. Freshman Ben Ablin
said he saw Haitom with his arms out
stretched in front of the car.
“He was very adamant about pro
tecting the car, but more importantly,
getting people to realize that what had
happened was not right, that things had
gotten out of control,” Ablin stated in a
letter to The Daily Tar Heel. “James
Haitom was charged with one count of
felony rioting, but in my eyes, the eyes
of an eyewitness, he was one of the most
important forces in preventing some
thing worse from happening.”
Chapel Hill police spokeswoman
Jane Cousins said she could not com
ment on the investigation or whether
Haitom would receive a lesser charge
from police. “At this time, we’ve arrest
ed two people, both who have been
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charged with felony rioting,” she said.
“We’re continuing to investigate, but I
can’t comment on the investigation.”
Haitom said he tried to alert the
police that the situation was getting out
of hand but said he did not get a
response. “I saw three cops walking to
our left -1 sent a guy who I was with to
tell the cops they’ve flipped a car. He
came back and said they told him there’s
nothing they can do about it now.”
Cousins said she could not comment
on that night’s events.
Martin said Haitom has been charged
with a class H felony, which means he
could face a minimum of four months in
prison, probation and community ser
vice or unsupervised probation.
At worst, Haitom could face more
than two years in prison, Martin said.
“It’s a complicated statute I’ll have to
research - there are a number of elements
the state has to show James did so the
courts can prove probable cause,” he said.
Martin said he was a senior in high
school in 1982 when UNCwon the
national championship and was on
Franklin Street for the celebration.
“The same stuff was going on then.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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GPSF
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Of his own experience as GPSF pres
ident, Woody said the post proved to be
much more difficult than he expected.
He said the biggest challenge is trying to
communicate with graduate students.
“It’s a task that’s daunting because try
ing to get 8,000 graduate students under
one umbrella is hard," Woody said. “It’s
a substantial time commitment.”
But he said the job has its advantages.
YOUNG
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sition chairwoman.
Young said the other members of his
campaign staff will play an advisory role
throughout his transition period and
administration.
Young said he hopes to have an
administration that is as active as he and
his campaign staff were during the past
few weeks.
“The biggest challenge for me now is
making sure to uphold and maintain
diversity in student government,” he
said.
information, asking if digitally stored infor
mation will survive into the future. The
lecture will be in Toy Lounge of Dey Hall.
5 p.m. - Masala and QNC will co
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7 p.m. - CARES (Carolina AIDS
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“I got to be close to some people that I
have a great deal of respect for,” Woody
said.
He also cited a more tangible prize.
“The greatest reward had to be the park
ing, because the GPSF president gets
parking on campus, which is a great perk."
Brown acknowledged the blessing of
this reward, admitting, “It’ll be much
less of a hassle than navigating the bus
system.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
“The campaign season is one of the
most active for student government, but
I want to continue to use this activity
throughout my administration.”
Although Young is thinking ahead to
his term as student body president, he
remains surprised and pleased with his
win.
“I didn’t know I had a job until last
night, and I won by such a close mar
gin,” he said.
“My predominant emotion is
excitement and joy, but I need some
sleep.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@email.unc.edu.
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If you are interested in learning
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Friday
5 p.m. - The Seventh Annual Blacks
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scheduled to meet with the Town
Council today to discuss the tract.
UNC environmental consultant
Thomas Cahill of Cahill Associates
acknowledged that the development of
new facilities would take away much of
the green space that is now available.
But he also said the plan would try-to
minimize surfaces that can’t absorb water.
Cahill presented the possibility of
installing “green roofs,” which includes
vegetation as a roof cover. The roof can
hold water and photosynthesize,
decreasing water runoff and stormwater
problems. Cahill also mentioned the
use of porous surfaces for sidewalks and
parking lots to absorb rainwater.
Coleman said the meeting was proof
of the University’s concern willingness
to address the environmental issues. But
he said he was disappointed in the lack
of concrete plans. “I really wanted to
hear the planning and how it is inte
grated. We haven’t seen that yet. But we
will continue to monitor their progress.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
For the Record
The Feb. 21 article “Edwards
Discusses Surplus, HMOs at UNC”
incorrectly stated that Edwards funded
his entire Senate campaign from his
own pocket. Edwards received some
campaign contributions.
The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error.
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Thursday, February 22,2001
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