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BY PHILIP MCFEE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
In the halcyon days of 2002,1
was a freshman poindexter —and
I was jazzed.
Jeffrey Eugenides’ “Middlesex”
was new, and lan McEwan’s
“Atonement,” criminally shortlisted
for the Booker Prize, was mak
ing waves. Richard Russo’s titanic
“Empire Falls” was riding off its
Pulitzer notability.
Big- n a m e
authors were put
ting out amazing
books with aston
ishing frequency,
and a much-hyped
batch of new
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authors was generating buzz with
works that actually deserved note.
Even that Jonathan Franzen
essay collection was tolerable I
asked for it for Christmas.
Every day, I’d read “Everything is
Illuminated” in Graham Memorial.
Friends, those were the good days.
The other night, my friend said
“They announced the Man Booker
today.” My response “Oh yeah?”
An awkward silence ensued.
I remember reputable authors.
They used to publish good books.
When did “The 9/11 Commission
Report” get nominated for the
National Book Award? What’s hap
pened?
Books aren’t on the decline, but
the giants aren’t bringing home the
bacon anymore. Philip Roth’s latest
is a winner, but other than that, the
fields are barren.
New Yorker darling T.C. Boyle’s
latest is negligible. Alice Walker,
once soulful, should be stopped.
Quiet successes like William
Trevor’s collection of stories and
Ha Jin’s prisoner-of-war narrative
are of note, but going under the
community radar.
The new secret with literature
lies in the return of patronage. It’s
no longer the all-stars who are hot,
it’s who they’re blurbing.
Take Margaret Atwood. Her last,
“Oryx and Crake,” was a dystopian
muddle, well-meaning but ill-con
ceived. It was a departure in form
for the award-winning Canuck.
- This year, she’s thrown her
support behind long-underrated
phrkish writer Orhan Pamuk.
Pamuk’s latest, “Snow,” is one of
the finest novels of the year. His
previous efforts have been worthy,
but Times Notable doesn’t equate
to publicly noted. With the support
of a literary mainstay, however lag
ging, he can finally achieve a higher
degree of success.
Students fund-raising efforts hit ground running
BY ELANA JONES
STAFF WRITER
When Wes Joines couldn’t get a
bid to the Marines Corps Marathon
in Washington, D.C., he decided to
run in a different direction.
Joines, a “nontraditional” senior
public policy and business double
major, will run 26.2 miles Saturday
along the Connecticut coastline in
the Mystic Places Marathon, taking
him through the historic districts
of East Lyme.
Joines has been running since
his freshman year of high school.
“I love running,” he said. “It’s relax
ing to me.”
But this particular race has a
higher purpose.
Through a program at the
Kenan-Flagler Business School,
Joines interned this summer
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But it’s not a success story without
obstacles. Sometimes, the megas
ellers go on the offensive.
They’ve now gotten coopera
tive for new ventures, such as “Left
Behind” author Tim LaHayne’s woe
ful new series or the memoir "Ituth
& Beauty” teaming book club favor
ite Ann Patchett with chart-topper
Lucy Grealy.
The tides, however, are turning.
Barbara Kingsolver, who has
stuck to publishing essays in
the wake of her erotic moth tale
“Prodigal Summer,” threw her
support behind Alaskan first-timer
Seth Kantner.
As well she should. “Ordinary
Wolves” is no “Bel Canto.” It’s good.
The rise of this literary patron
age is slowly becoming a bona fide
trend, as critical reception and
underground buzz switches from the
prolific talents to the promising new
comers. The public market, though,
might not yet be ready for it
The climate is overly politi
cal, and the releases follow suit.
Capitalizing on the polarized, high
interest sector, mightier-than-thou
pundits flood the market with
laughable efforts.
Name recognition is key, and a
rushed or subpar effort by a famous
talking head will inherently turn
more heads than a meritous work
by an underappreciated writer. Ann
Coulter mindlessly sparks ire, but
on the page, A1 Franken’s watch
me rebuttals are just as big a waste
of an intelligent reader’s time.
For a good time, and a good indi
cator of where the dominant trend
should go, just look at what Neil
Gaiman’s doing. His “1602” graphic
novel series might have been ques
tionable, but his most glowing
blurb of the year went to Susannah
Clarke.
Her “Jonathan Strange & Mr.
Norell” isn’t only a bestseller, it’s
fresh to boot. Chart-toppers and
prize-winners aren’t on the cutting
edge anymore it’s the underlings’
time to rise.
It’s an epidemic: The buzz books
nowadays aren’t worth their salt,
and stalwarts are falling short.
So, rather than taking achance
on a testy new work by a house
hold name, look for their stamp of
approval on another dust jacket.
Ironic, yes, given the success of
the worthless television show “The
Apprentice,” but literature’s new
class can thank their forerunners
while surpassing them.
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at N.C. Prevention Partners, a
Carrboro-based nonprofit agency
that emphasizes preventative
health care.
The organization focuses on
poor nutrition, physical inactivity
and tobacco three factors that
cause more than two-thirds of all
preventable deaths in the state, said
Executive Director Meg Molloy.
“There’s a lot of training involved
(in preparing for a marathon),”
Joines said. “And I thought I would
be more apt to be dedicated to it if I
had a nonprofit to raise money for.”
Joines chose N.C. Prevention
Partners.
Last spring, Joines set a goal of
raising SI,OOO. To date, he has raised
$775 and said he expects to raise the
balance by the end of the year.
“There was never any specific
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Tar Heels aim to topple rival Ga. Tech
BY MARY DUBY
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
If it can be said the North
Carolina volleyball team has an
arch nemesis, Georgia Tech is
probably it.
“You butt heads with Georgia
Tech,” said senior Molly Pyles.
“That’s just always the team that
you go after.”
The Yellow Jackets, who are in
first place in the ACC and have
an undefeated conference record,
have ousted the Tar Heels in six of
the last 10 meetings.
And after falling to Miami and
Florida State last weekend, the Tar
Heels (11-10,6-3 in the ACC) enter
their weekend matches against
Clemson and Georgia Tech with
their season potentially on the line.
“(It’s) understanding that you’re
in a three-game slump,” Pyles said.
“Understanding what it takes to
Dems strive to halt Burr’s drive
Conference call
opens discussion
BY BROOKE ERICSON
STAFF WRITER
The N.C. Democratic Party hosted
a conference call Thursday in a last
minute effort to highlight what it says
are the shortcomings of Republican
senatorial candidate Richard Burr.
The party
sought to high
light Burr’s
record on issues
such as breast
cancer, jobs, the
tobacco buyout
and health care in
ELECTION
2004
hopes of stalling the momentum he
has built during the last few weeks
against Democrat Erskine Bowles.
In a poll of 621 likely voters
released Monday by Survey USA,
47 percent of respondents said they
would vote for Burr as opposed to
45 percent for Bowles with a 4 per
cent margin of error.
The poll, shows a statistical tie.
But less than a month ago, Burr was
down 10 points, and Democrats are
trying to whittle down his lead.
Mary Barker, a volunteer with the
National Breast Cancer Coalition,
discussed Burr’s record on support
ing disease-related programs.
Burr was a co-sponsor of
the Breast and Cervical Cancer
Prevention and Treatment Act,
which called for Medicaid cover
age for low-income, uninsured
and underinsured women battling
breast or cervical cancer.
deadline,” he said. “Before the end
of the year, I’ll have SI,OOO one
way or another.”
The money Joines has raised
will go to the Independence
Campaign of N.C. Prevention
Partners, a three-year effort to
transition the organization to fully
independent nonprofit status.
Joines said that because the orga
nization receives money from tax
payers, it often faces difficulty advo
cating for controversial measures.
“They’ll just have an easier mis
sion if they’re independent from
financing from the (UNC) School
of Public Health and tax money,
and I want to support them in
that,” said Joines. “I think that their
mission is great.”
Molloy said the Independence
Campaign’s annual fund-raising
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get out of it and understanding
that ACCs is on this weekend. (The
NCAA Tournament) is going to be
on this weekend.
“There are so many things that
make this weekend so very crucial.”
North Carolina looks to avenge
Saturday its 3-0 road loss to the
Yellow Jackets earlier this season
by altering its offensive style.
“We want to be more successful
on offense with our choices and do
some different things with the out
side hitters,” said UNC coach Joe
Sagula. “They’re going to try a little
faster tempo.”
With the loss of Meg Eckert,
who sprained her ankle against
Florida State and will miss at least
the next two weeks, Pyles and fel
low outside hitter Dani Nyenhuis
will be required to shoulder more
weight than usual.
“Their consistency will mean
But Barker said Burr has voted
against key bills that would aid
research and study, “and yet he has
the audacity to run an ad saying he
supports women with breast cancer.
He is trying to get votes totally and
completely through emotion.”
Delmas Parker, sth District
chairman for the N.C. Democratic
Party, spoke on Burr’s record of
supporting his district.
He said Burr consistently votes
with his party instead of keeping
campaign promises, and he added
that jobs have left Ashe County.
Pender Sharp, a tobacco farmer
from Wilson County, criticized Burr
for his role in the tobacco buyout.
He said the only thing Burr has
ever done for the buyout is to tout
the fact that he would vote for one.
“That’s not leadership,” he said.
Sharp also accused Burr of
standing up for large tobacco
companies. Burr did not support
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy’s
proposal to give the Food and Drug
Administration authority over
tobacco products with a buyout,
he said, because it wouldn’t provide
advantages to corporations.
“I find it ironic that Senator
Kennedy protected my interest
more than Burr,” Sharp said.
Thelma Lennon of Raleigh, for
mer president of the N.C. AARP,
presented Burr’s record on pre
scription drugs and drug imports.
She said that under Burr’s leader
ship, the cost of prescription drugs
has increased while insurance has
decreased. “I know people who
don’t eat because they need to pay
for prescription drugs,” she said.
goal is SIOO,OOO and that so far
this year, it has raised $75,000.
“It’s primarily from $lO and S2O
donations,” she said, adding that
Joines’ contribution represented a
substantial amount “Wes’ marathon
is a great example of people contrib
uting at whatever level they can.”
Joines’ enthusiasm has extended
to others at the organization.
“Wes inspired me,” said Peg
O’Connell, chairwoman of N.C.
Prevention Partners, who normal
ly walks three miles a day. “When
Wes said he was going to do a mar
athon, I thought, ‘I couldn’t run,
but I could walk 10 miles that’s
more than my normal.’”
O’Connell raised $1,252 from
her own personal walk an
amount that was matched, to her
surprise, by her husband.
“I think (Joines’ marathon) dem
onstrates what N.C. Prevention
Partners is all about incorporat
ing physical activity in your daily
life. We like to say we don’t just talk
the talk, we walk the walk. In Wes’
case, he runs the run,” she said.
Joines admits that he has never
run a marathon before.
“The longest run I’ve ever done
is right at about 20 miles, but they
say that if you can run 20 miles
... you can run a marathon,” he
said.
Joines said he is hoping to run
the race in 31/2 hours, but added,
“I’ll be happy just to finish.”
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a lot for our team doing well this
weekend,” Sagula said. “It’s not
pressure; that’s the reality of it.
They need to carry the load.”
In the Sept. 24 match, Georgia
Tech outdug the Tar Heels 73-48,
so the defensive effort led by defen
sive specialists Caroline deßoeck
and Taylor Rayfield could prove
crucial to a UNC victory.
“We need to make sure we stay
disciplined in our blocking,” Sagula
said. “We just kind of shied away.
We need to be more relentless. We
need to make better decisions when
we’re on the court.”
Georgia Tech (14-5, 8-0) is led
by senior outside hitter Lynnette
Moster, who was named ACC
Volleyball Co-Player of the Week
on Monday for the seventh time in
her career.
“Georgia Tech has a very quick
offense,” Rayfield said. “They run
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“The only theme present during the
conference call was that Democrats do
not like Richard Burr.”
DOUG HEYE, RICHARD BURR CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN
Lennon said Bowles provides a
huge contrast to Burr.
“There is no reason that
Americans should have to pay up
to 70 percent more than people
in other countries,” Lennon said.
“Vote for Mr. Bowles, who has a
plan and puts people first.”
But Doug Heye, spokesman of the
Richard Burr campaign, said most
of the statements relayed during the
conference call were false. “It says a
lot that they couldn’t come up with
one cohesive theme,” Heye said.
“The Bowles campaign are
Officials prepare
to protect polls
BY HILARY HELLENS
STAFF WRITER
Elections officials are taking
every precaution to ensure that
voters and precinct officials will be
safe at the polls on Election Day.
Gary Bartlett, executive director of
the N.C. Board of Elections, said he
was told at a meeting in Raleigh last
week that the FBI has not received
any credible evidence that there
will be a terrorist attack in North
Carolina or the United States.
Even so, the board sent out guide
lines for use in the event of a terror
ist attack to the state’s county elec-'
tions offices. The guidelines were
created by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
“My biggest concern is, because
there are no known threats, some
elections officials might not take
this as serious as I would like them
to take it.” Bartlett said. “The most
important thing is to ensure the
safety of the voter and election
official every step of the way.”
He emphasized that each elec
tion official should know his or her
duties and responsibilities and how
to secure the polling place if need
be. He also said it is important
that counties have a backup poll
ing place, if necessary.
Bartlett plans to send follow-up
instructions to county elections
boards this week, asking each one
to pick an alternative polling site.
He is concerned that security plans
might not be emphasized because
of the rush of early voting and
everything else officials have to do
before Election Day.
Mike Ashe, director of the
Durham County Board of Elections,
said he is not worried about any
terrorist attacks affecting the vot
ing process this year, but officials
still are taking precautions to keep
voters and precinct officials safe.
He mentioned that the Durham
County BOE has several disaster
plans in place and does a risk analysis
every year. More than 9,000 people
already have voted at the Durham
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dig behind them.”
In Friday’s game, the Tar Heels
will face the Tigers (13-8, 4-4),
who have won five of their last six
matches. Earlier this season, UNC
defeated Clemson 3-2 on the road
but aims for a decisive victory after
dropping two of the first three
games in the Sept. 25 match.
“3-0,” Pyles said. “As simple as I
can make it, that’s what we’re look
ing to do.”
And if the Tar Heels hope to
take down the conference leader
the following night, they’ll need a
win against Clemson to pull them
out of their current slump.
“We need to stay on track with
what we’ve been doing all year,”
Sagula said. “If we’re successful early
in the match on Friday, that will add
confidence to the team, and we’ll be
able to build momentum.”
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going negative, and they are going
negative because they don’t have
support of female voters.”
And he denied that Burr has any
relationship with RJ Reynolds.
“They will throw anything out
regardless of factual relevance
because they are trying to scare peo
ple into voting for Bowles,” he said.
“The only theme present during the
conference call was that Democrats
do not like Richard Burr.”
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location without incident
“In the history of Durham coun
ty there has never been a terrorist
attack at a polling place,” he said. “I
see no reason why that is going to
change. We have not been advised
of a specific increased threat.”
Maj. David Munday of the N.C.
Highway Patrol said he wants citi
zens to know the patrol is ready
and willing to respond if there is a
credible threat.
The patrol has an “unusual
occurrence plan,” which is a
response to natural or man-made
occurrences in the state. Included
in the plans is what to do when
faced with the threat of terrorism.
Munday said that if the state
receives a credible threat, it will
be passed through the Secretary of
Crime Control and Public Safety,
passed on to the public informa
tion officer and then distributed to
the public.
The efforts might seem unneces
sary to some, but Bartlett and oth
ers say it’s better to be prepared.
“It is important that election
officials practice what they are
going to do in the event of a ter
rorist attack, so they don’t have to
think, because if they think, they
will lose valuable seconds.”
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