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VOLUME ill, ISSUE 140 Town, UNC regroup after storm UNIVERSITY OPENS AT 11 A.M.; ROADWAYS STILL A DANGER BY SABA LEWKOWICZ STAFF WRITER Chapel Hill worked Monday to recover from a snowstorm that dropped 3 to 5 inches on the area while trying to prepare for a pos sible ice storm that might cause further complications. The storm has been sweeping through the Southeast region of the country, but officials at Orange County Emergency Management predicted at press time that the Triangle would miss the worst of it. UNC will reopen at 11 a.m. today and the University will oper ate at Condition I of its adverse weather policy. WYmmmm fWm HI mhmh - ■■ DTH PHOTOS/BRIAN CASSELLA U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., fields a question from the audience at Keene State College in Keene, N.H., during a campaign stop Monday. Kerry won the lowa primary Jan. 19 and is considered the front-runner in the New Hampshire primary, which will be held today. Below: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., leaves a campaign stop in Laconia, N.H., on Saturday. N.H. CAMPAIGNS LEAVE MARK ON RACE’S FUTURE BY MATT HANSON SENIOR WRITER KEENE, N.H. - The shoulders of New Hampshire roadways are blanketed with the marks of win ter 2004. The once pristine and untouched snowbanks from a recent blizzard are littered with two weeks worth of dirt, road sludge and a kalei- PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES’^ doscope of campaign signs. Democratic candidates have criss-crossed this state many times over in the last two weeks, leaving a trail of support in small towns such as Claremont, Laconia and Peterborough. The day before the primary, the candidates were rushing again to reach every voter in every part of the state before the final votes are counted. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, one of the three candidates battling for second, visited all 10 New Hampshire counties Monday, starting the morning in Keene, a city of 56,340 people. This city in the southwestern part of the state has seen all six candidates zip through in recent months, prodding Democrat and INSIDE IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Residence Hall Association looks to overcome its lack of exposure PAGE 3 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (The lathj 3ar Hcrl “Most of the storm is going to go south and east,” said OCEM Director Nick Waters. “We’ll be spared the heavy rains.” But Waters warned that roads still would be treacherous for most of Tuesday and that residents should not travel unless necessary. “If you must travel, use extreme caution, because even roads that have looked clear may end up with black ice on them,” he said. OCEM reported seven traffic accidents Monday, though none was serious, in addition to the 80 reported Sunday evening when the SEE WEATHER, PAGE 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY HK mm mmk EDWARDS independent voters for support. “This is a good thing for America,” said Maria Erling, a Pennsylvanian with a house in Jaffrey, N.H. “Almost everyone in New Hampshire has the opportu nity to see the candidates.” Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who held a com manding lead in most polls as of Monday, was the latest of the group to pass through Keene. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina spoke here at a jazz club Sunday night. Keene State sophomore Elisebeth Galvagni, who has seen COMING TOMORROW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Due to Monday night's early deadline, the DTH will offer game coverage Wednesday www.dailytarheeLcom Saw fragT■Pß*"* l * ’lf IIf~ f l ■ " -s DTH/PAILIN WEDEL UNC workers John Burnette (left) and Dave Brannigan clear snow Monday from the sidewalks in front of the Undergraduate Library. various candidates at recent cam paign trail stops, illustrated the state’s importance in nominating a Democratic presidential candidate. “New Hampshire projects this as a taste of what’s to come,” she said. “Here, you really get to influ ence what other people think.” Though Galvagni said her fam ily supports Kerry because of his roots in her home state, she added that North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is her man. She first met Edwards when he visited Keene last fall. SEE PRIMARY, PAGE 9 No clear victor in final stretch BY CHRIS COLETTA SENIOR WRITER As the turbulent race for the Democratic presidential nomina tion approaches the nation’s first official primary, prognosticators and pundits are finding it increasingly difficult to predict what will come next. But despite the changes that have taken place in the eight days since the lowa caucuses, which represented the first major test in the nomination process, one thing remains the same: Victory in New Hampshire, the site of today’s pri mary, is still up for grabs. “Things can change, and they can change quickly,” said Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC’s Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life. The front-runner, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, is riding high after his rapid rise and sub sequent victory in lowa, where he INSIDE EXTREME SLEDDING Hundreds of students take to South Campus to sled, with some left injured PAGE 2 Gov. Easley declares state of emergency BY AMY THOMSON STAFF WRITER N.C. Gov. Mike Easley declared a state of emergency late Sunday as a deadly winter storm edged up the East Coast, dumping snow and ice on most of the state and rendering roadways impassable. About 1,000 state National Guard soldiers and airmen were told they might be activated to respond to the storm while officials prepared generators and helicop ters for the worst. Fifty soldiers was running in third place just one week before the caucuses. Amid speculation that former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean ran an angry campaign and is inca pable of beating President Bush, Kerry’s victory propelled him to the national limelight and prompted him to christen himself “Comeback Kerry.” “I think Kerry’s riding high,” said Thad Beyle, professor of political science at UNC. “He’s having a lot of fun with it, and he’s very exuberant.” Still, the senator’s victory is not a foregone conclusion. Dean, his biggest opponent, is in second place in most polls. Some suggest that his support, which declined sharply in the days leading up to the caucuses, is increasing. In Monday’s version of that poll, Dean had 28 percent support, SEE RACE, PAGE 9 WEATHER TODAY Freezing rain, H 34, L 22 WEDNESDAY Sunny, H 46, L 24 THURSDAY Sunny, H 50, L 27 TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2004 already are on active duty, standing by to reactivate power to sensitive areas if electricity goes out. The N.C. Department of Transportation is working to clear major and then secondary roads with 6,000 maintenance workers, 2,775 pieces of equipment and more than 100,000 tons of salt, double the amount used in a typical year. In a press release, Easley urged North Carolinians to stay off the SEE SNOW, PAGE 9 Student election races kickoff Weather doesn't affect campaigns BY MEGAN SEROW STAFF WRITER With sleet and snow covering campus the day before the official start of student elections, candi dates face more than the usual challenges today as they kick off their campaigns. Several candidates said that while they might not receive signs and banners in time, they are excit ed to start their campaign season. “I almost got in a wreck a few times trying to get paint, but you gotta do what you gotta do,” said student body president candidate Laura Thomas. The first forum was supposed to be held Monday but was cancelled because of inclement weather. Today marks the candidates’ first opportunity to publicize their ideas. “The weather has gotten in the way, but we aren’t worried,” said Ashley Castevens, student body president candidate. “I’m just excited about being able to talk aboqt my platforms.” Most candidates plan to use tra ditional strategies such as setting up tables around the Pit, putting up signs and passing out fliers. Many said they don’t want to hit students with too much informa tion at once and plan to space out campaigning instead. “Everyone doesn’t need to see everything on the first day,” said candidate Lily West. While some candidates said they will use these traditional strategies when campaigning, others said they will use innovative methods. Matt Liles, also running for the top student office, said he has ideas to include sports, music and dining with students to reach a wider audience. “We’re trying to be even and cover everyone,” he said. The first dorm-storming event, in which candidates meet students by going door-to-door in residence halls, will start tonight. Candidates said talking to students in places other than the center of campus is a crucial part of their campaign. “We’re not going to just ask for their name and major, but what we can do to make their education better,” said student body presi dent candidate Matt Compton. This shift away from the Pit is partly a result of new rules regard ing campaigning. In the past, the Pit has been a major area to campaign, but space has become an issue this year because of the many candidates. Unlike past years, candidates can campaign in the center of the Pit SEE KICK-OFF, PAGE 9
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