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Monday, October 1, 2001
3rd Annual Hooker 5K Raises $4,000
By Eshanthi Ranasinghe
Staff Writer
A swarm of blue-clad runners sprint
ed through campus early Saturday
morning in the name of cancer victims.
About 300 people participated in the
third annual Michael K. Hooker
Memorial 5K Run/Walk to raise money
for UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive
Cancer Center.
The Hooker 5K was started two years
ago to raise money for cancer research
just after the death of former UNC chan
cellor Michael Hooker, who succumbed
to non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June
1999. This year, the Carolina Cancer
Focus for the first time joined the
Carolina Athletic Association in spon
soring the run, which organizers said
they hoped would boost participation.
Two years ago, the first year of the
race, about 500 students participated, but
last year only 200 students ran. “This was
a rebuilding year - we’re almost back to
the point they were at the first year, right
after Michael Hooker passed away,” said
CAA President Reid Chaney. Chaney
said this year’s race raised about $4,000.
Money also was raised from the sale of
more than 700 hundred shirts. But raising
CPALS Funride Raises SI,OOO for Cancer Patients
By Erika Heyder
Staff Writer
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that was scheduled for 4:30 pm Tuesday, October 2, has been canceled.
It will be rescheduled for a later date.
Mr. Stephanopoulos's duties with ABC News in the wake of the terrorist
attacks September 11 forced him to cancel.
funds was only one goal of the run. “It’s
not only the money but also awareness,”
CAA Vice President Jon Kanipe said. “IPs
a reminder to all of us to give as much as
we can to see cancer done away with.”
Originally the event was scheduled for
Sept 15, but members of the CAA and
CCF decided to postpone it after the ter
rorist attacks earlier that week.
Organizers said they were concerned
that changing the date would reduce the
number of participants.
But CCF President Erica Simon said
that in spite of such apprehensions,
more people committed to running after
the change.
Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for
research and graduate studies and a for
mer UNC track runner, gave a brief
speech before beginning the race. The
runners started north of Carmichael
Auditorium on South Road, raced around
Gimghoul Road, breezed by the Bell
Tower and, after a quick run by the Old
Well, returned to enjoy bagels and bottles
of water outside Carmichael Auditorium.
The first place prize of two Duke-
UNC basketball tickets went to UNC
junior John Paul Igoe, who ran the 5K in
a time of 16:52 minutes. “I really want
ed the tickets,” Igoe said. “I’ve never
afternoon’s Bike Safety Rodeo, focused
on winning his event but conscious of
the ride’s greater cause.
Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love
and Support hosted its Miles for Smiles
Funride and raised SI,OOO for patients at
the UNC Pediatric Cancer Center.
The Optimist Club, a youth service
organization, organized the first part of
the event, a bike safety rodeo, which
promoted bicycle safety and provided
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Runners take off from the starting line of the 5K race Saturday morning.
Money was raised for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
been to a Duke game before.”
Waldrop said the event is important
to continue Hooker’s memory. He said,
“Michael Hooker was chancellor and he
died relatively early of cancer and to
honor him by raising funds to go
an opportunity for children such as
Mendes to lend a helping hand.
“I think it’s sad that some kids have
to deal with cancer, and me and my
family are trying to support research to
help save lives,” Mendes said.
Residents from surrounding commu
nities came to UNC’s Cone-Kenfield
Tennis Center to participate in the event.
CPALS president Leah Gilbert, a
senior psychology major, said she
hoped this year’s Funride would attract
more participants than last year’s.
“Our biggest priority was advertising
- we really need to get out and spread
the word more,” she said.
This year the group posted fliers,
contacted local bike clubs, sat in the Pit
and informed area schools about the
event. “Getting the community
involved is what I like about the bike
ride,” Gilbert said.
About 100 people registered for the
bike ride, and dozens of others came to
support and volunteer their time. “We
definitely had more people this year,
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towards cancer - I’m sure he’d be hon
ored to know that he’s remembered in
this fashion.”
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probably double the amount,” Gilbert
said.
The event began with the kid’s bike
rodeo. Boys sported dark red, blue and
black attire, while the girls brightened
the cheerful atmosphere with their neon
pink and purple helmets and bicycles.
Rameses, UNC’s mascot, entertained
and encouraged kids by giving them
high-fives while they waited for die race
to begin.
The bike ride was held after the
rodeo, which Gilbert felt greatly con
tributed to the ride.
“I feel that the event was a big suc
cess,” she said. “We had a good turnout,
and all the officers put in a lot of good
work. And most importantly we helped
the kids by raising money.”
Gilbert said the money will be used
to finance events like picnics and horse
back riding for the pediatric cancer
patients and to fund scholarships for
past patients. “My biggest priority for
next year is to get more students out
here participating.”
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at citydesk@unc.edu.
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This Week in Tar Heel History...
0 3 Years Ago;
■ This week in 1998, Carmichael Residence Hail was
evacuated when two students broke a sprinkler head
vjr \ while tossing a football on the fourth floor. Disgruntled
( I students were relocated to Fetzer Gym at 1:15 a.m.
V l 34 Years Ago:
\ \ ■ This week in 1967, women were allowed in the
\ lounges of the upper floors of Morrison and Hinton
YBi James residence halls without prior permission for the
first time.
46 Years Ago:
■ This week in 1955, Sen. William F. Knowland, a strong supporter of Sen.
Joseph McCarthy, visited the University to speak on the
“dangers of Communist infiltration."
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The University and Towns
In Brief
Stephanopoulos Speech
To Be Rescheduled
A speech by former Clinton political
aide George Stephanopoulos, scheduled
for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, has been post-
Campus Calendar
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Today
11:30 a.m. - “Meet the Chancellor!”
The Student Advisory Committee
to the Chancellor and the Executive
Branch of Student Government will
be hosting Chancellor James Moeser in
the Pit until 1 p.m. Students may come
and meet and greet the chancellor.
Refreshments will be served.
7 p.m. - The departments of polit
ical science and geography and the
Progressive Faculty Network are
sponsoring a teach-in, “Understanding
Terror: What is War? What is Peace?" It
will include speakers and workshops on
emotional and practical responses to the
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poned.
Stephanopoulos, who is a political
analyst for ABC News, was sent on spe
cial assignment for the network and is
unable to speak as scheduled as part of
the Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture
Series. The speech was slated to be held
in Memorial Hall.
Faculty at the UNC School of
Journalism and Mass Communication,
who were to host of the talk, are
attempting to reschedule the talk for a
later date.
Stephanopoulos wrote the best-sell
ing “All Too Human: A Political
Education,” a memoir of his work dur
ing President Clinton’s first term and
the 1992 and 1996 Clinton-Gore cam
paigns. He also is an adjunct professor
at Columbia University.
events of Sept. 11. It will be held in 111
Carroll Hall.
7:30 p.m. - Find out about defending
students in Honor Court with the
Independent Defense Counsel. There
is an interest meeting in 106 Gardner
Hall.
7:30 p.m. - The Carolina Animal
Rights Effort will host a free showing of
“The Witness,” an award-winning docu
mentary about a construction contractor
turned animal activist. All are invited to
see the film in 105 Gardner Hall.
7:30 p.m. - “Resolved: The
American empire is in decline.” The
Joint Senate of the Dialectic and
Philanthropic Societies will hold a
debate in 308 New West Hall, with
refreshments to follow.
Everyone is welcome to attend and
speak on the topic.
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