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VOLUME 111, ISSUE 48 Weeks of budget woes end UNC STUDENTS TO SEE 5 PERCENT TUITION INCREASE IN ’O3-04 BY ELLIOTT DUBE STATE 8 NATIONAL EDITOR The possibility of a partial gov ernment shutdown. Heated debate over a one-time federal aid infu sion and increased alcohol and tobacco taxes. The looming shad ow of a shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. State legislators staying up well past their traditional bedtimes. All these things ended when Gov. Mike Easley signed anew $14.8 billion state budget plan into law Monday, beating the start of the new fiscal year by several hours. A significant game of tug of war had taken place in state legislative offices, halls and chambers since April 17, when the House offered the first in a string of budget pro MIAMI, VIRGINIA TECH JOIN ACC, END EXPANSION SAGA Quest for money drove expansion BY TIM CANDON SPORTS EDITOR When announcing Miami's intention to join the ACC on Monday, UM President Donna Shalala called the expansion saga “a bizarre, strange, goofy process* Call it whatever. The ACC doesn't care how its expansion drive is characterized, as long as it proves to be one thing: profitable. The ACC wanted to ensure its spot in the Bowl Championship Series and make more money on a new TV deal, so it went out and got one of the most recognized pro grams in the country, Miami, and one that’s in the upper echelon of INSIDE Reaction to ACC Expansion from UNC coaches PAGE 4 the college football ranks, Virginia Tech. The ACC’s current television contract expires after the 2005 season. With Miami and Va. Tech now in the league, ACC officials will use that as leverage at the bargaining table and try to turn it into a lucrative deal. “When Virginia Tech and Miami are in, that becomes a new'jumping off place because that’s anew contract from there forward,” Swofford said. “When bringing in two schools that bring a lot across the board, it’s two perennial, national-caliber football programs, both of whom have a superb history of tel evision ratings, and they bring that to the table, w hich is most definitely leverage. We’ve been helped signif icantly in that regard with the addition of these two programs.” ACC officials also hope to turn the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech into a nice BCS payday. That contract, which runs out in 2006, pays con ferences with teams in one of its four bowl games sll million-sl3 million. The ACC champion is guaran teed one spot in the BCS, and now the conference hopes that another school will be able to claim one of two at-large spots and its accompanying payout. Regardless of money, Miami's switch actually makes sense. Virginia Tech has been waiting for an ACC invite for 50 years, so the Hokies’ move w'as a no-brainer. But for Miami, in geographic terms, the move is infi nitely more practical. In basketball, the Hurricanes’ SEE ACC ANALYSIS, PAGE 4 Sodomy ruling could negate N.C. law BY GREG HORN STATE WRITER On June 26, the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ anti sodomy law on the basis of priva cy rights in a 6-3 ruling. The legal repercussions of the court’s decision still are being explored by officials in states that still operate under some form of anti-sodomy laws. North Carolina’s own statute 14-177 holds that any person engaging in sodomy, or a “crime against nature,” is guilty of a Class I felony punishable by two years in prison. “The initial indication is that the INSIDE TRIANGLE READIES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY There are many celebrations for patriotic locals to visit for the Fourth of July PAGE 3 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 alti> flatly (far Hrrl posals and possibilities. The Senate countered with its own plan, bring ing two months of compromise amid a struggling economy. “It is always a formidable chal lenge in tough economic times to find a way to keep a budget bal anced and to pass one to begin with,” Easley told a throng of budg et writers and members of the press. The House voted 77-39 in favor of the proposal in a rare Sunday night session. Representatives began anew session shortly there after at midnight Monday, wasting no time in giving the proposal final approval, 75-40. The Senate did its part to pass the bill with a 25-19 vote Sunday and a numerically identical Monday decision. mod m Sf if,i7|ii Ii i i 1 I ii f i Is i I 1 i j l 1 M 1. M DTH/BETH FLOYD Miami Director of Athletics Paul Dee (left) fields a question as Virginia Tech's AD Jim Weaver (middle) and ACC Commissioner John Swofford look on during Tuesday’s press conference introducing Miami and Va. Tech as the newest members of the ACC. BY TIM CANDON SPORTS EDITOR Greensboro - with 11 plac ards displaying the logos of the 11 ACC schools and with a ban ner proclaiming “ACC Tradition of Excellence” as a backdrop, ACC Commissioner John Swofford officially welcomed the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech to the conference Tuesday. “Our best path in a changing land scape was to grow,” Swofford said. “And I believe that a superb decision was reached to invite Miami and Virginia Tech to join us. I think that this will truly enhance all of us, and we’re here tonight to celebrate Virginia Tech and the University of Miami becoming an inte “The Supreme Court ruling casts serious doubt on the constitutionality of the North Carolina statute JOHN BASON, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Supreme Court ruling casts serious doubt on the constitutionality of the North Carolina statute,” wrote John Bason, public information officer for the N.C. Department of Justice, in an e-mail. “We will con tinue studying the opinion, and we will confer with the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, who have jurisdiction to bring WEEKLY SUMMER ISSUE www.dallyta7heel.coin Both chambers of the General Assembly also approved adjust ments to the plan to assuage some of the governor’s worries. Easley had warned legislators that he would veto the bill if it came to his desk unchanged, telling them that they were being overly optimistic in anticipating revenue growth of 5.5 percent for the 2004-05 fiscal year and that the conference report was more than S4OO million out of balance. But the governor stepped away from his veto threat once legisla tors passed the Budget Adjustment Act, which gives Easley the pow'er to take SSO million out of the state’s “rainy-day fund” for every 1/2 percent of expected growth that goes unmet for the second year of the biennium. gral part of the Atlantic Coast Conference." While the ACC’s road to expansion took several unexpected turns and encountered dozens of bumps along the way, Ron Wellman, Wake Forest director of athletics, said the ACC came out strong in the end with the two schools it added. “Both have strong leadership,” Wellman said. “They have outstanding programs, and they are literally a per fect fit for the ACC. This has been a long, twisting, unpredictable and often times frustrating path to this wonderful conclusion.” Swofford gave both Miami Director of Athletics Paul Dee and Va. Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver polo shirts in charges under this seldom-used law.” To some, the court’s ruling is a triumph for equal protection and privacy rights advocates in addi tion to gay rights supporters. “The problem with the statute has been that it’s generally not enforced against heterosexual couples,” said Patricia Camp, exec- Sit Mflr The budget puts $l5O million into the rainy-day fund and SSO million into a repairs and renova tions fund, among other alloca tions. Democratic Rep. James Crawford of Vance County, a co chairman of the conference com mittee, said that after working into the early morning on numerous occasions, budget writers devel oped a final proposal that pays heed to numerous state services and needs. “It does a great job for educa tion,” he said of the newly approved plan. “It does a great job for health and human services. We have some money in here for commerce and for bringing the industries into the SEE BUDGET, PAGE 4 utive director of North Carolina’s American Civil Liberties Union chapter.“lt’s only used in cases where someone is thought to be homosexual. It’s usually not even applied against women.” Camp said the decision takes away the basis for denying partic ular people the same rights others have. “In that sense, it will allow some different ways of dealing with issues where people who are homosexual have been denied opportunities and privileges and rights that heterosexuals take for granted." SEE SODOMY, PAGE 4 INSIDE 'SINBAD' JUST FLOATS BY Fun adventure cartoon provides laughs and thrills but isn't quite "Finding Nemo” PAGE 7 — m , ' Jr DTH/ELLIOTT DUBE Sen. Linda Garrou, D-Forsyth, and co-chairwoman of the budget confer ence committee holds the state budget alongside Gov. Mike Easley. their schools' respective colors adorned with the ACC logo, as well as an ACC hat. “We’re looking forward to working with you,” Swofford told Dee. “This is my giving this to you on behalf of the nine athletic directors that will be your col leagues in the ACC, and we’re thrilled to death that you’ll be with us.” When addressing Weaver, Swofford said: “There’s a number of people that felt that Virginia Tech was a natural fit for the Atlantic Coast Conference, and I’m just glad, and I am really just thrilled, that that time finally has come.” While that day has been a long time coming for many at Virginia Tech, John SEE ACC, PAGE 4 Conservative legend Strom Thurmond dies BY JOSEPH SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER After 100 years of life, the man who delivered the longest filibuster in the history of the Senate passed away June 26. The South Carolina senator served in office for 47 years and five months, a span which is unmatched. His tenure began in 1954 when he became the only U.S. senator thus far to be elected as a write-in candidate. To some, Thurmond was a stub born segregationist who refused to patch up the racial divide. To others, WEATHER TODAY A.M. Clouds, High 87, Low 67 FRIDAY T-storms, High 87, Low 68 SATURDAY T-storms, High 93, Low 68 THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2003 ACC TIMELINE May o, 1953 The ACC is founded with seven charter members: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, UNC, N.C. State, Wake Forest and South Carolina. December 4, 1953 Virginia admitted to the ACC. June 30, 1971 Charter member South Carolina leaves the conference. April 3, 1978 Georgia Tech admitted to the ACC. July 1, 1991 Florida State added to make the ACC a nine team conference. May 13, 2003 Expansion discussions begin concerning admission of Miami, Boston College and Syracuse. June 24, 2003 New proposal made to Miami and Virginia Tech. June 30, 2003 Miami and Virginia Tech accept offers to join the ACC starting with the 2004-05 academic year. he was a man who served his con stituency with pride. “He under stood politics are local," said Robert Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University, the senator’s alma mater. Becker said the institute has received hundreds of letters and phone calls from people who remembered how Thurmond helped them. In a press statement released Friday, President Bush remem bered Thurmond as a man who SEE THURMOND, PAGE 4 Ob
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