VOLUME 112, ISSUE 126 County saw 10,000 youth votes Majority of college-age voters showed at polls BY BRIAN HUDSON SENIOR WRITER Almost a year after forming a student voting drive, Student Body President Matt Calabria now is receiving tangible results of the initiative for the first time. And he’s pleased with what he is seeing. The Orange County Board of Elections is reporting that 10,090 Orange County voters between 18 and 24 years of age participated in November’s election. About 14,000 voters currently are reg istered in that demographic, said Carolyn Thomas, director of the elections board. Calabria said he believes that Police defend actions in case Judge says cops forced confession BY EREN TATARAGASI STAFF WRITER Despite a judge’s ruling Monday that practices used by Carrboro police officers violated a man’s constitutional rights, the department still stands beside the decisions made by its officers. Orange County Superior Court Judge Wade Barber ruled Monday to suppress self-incriminating statements made by Andrew Douglas Dalzell concerning the disappear ance and pre sumed death of Deborah Leigh Key. The state ments were obtained by police when Dalzell was arrested Sept. 9. Police extracted a confession from Dalzell by using a fake Murder suspect Andrew Dalzell confessed under police pressure. warrant that stated that he was being charged with first-degree murder. Police also used a letter stat ing that he would face the death f ’alty if he did not confess, writ t m stationary from District i. >rney Carl Fox’s office. Ve understand and respectful ly Q agree with the court’s deci sion, said J V Jim Phillips, head of investigations in Carrboro, on Tuesday. “We have always believed the tactics and methods applied to this investigation were appro priate and within the bounds of existing law and procedure,” said police in a statement released Monday. “Despite the Court’s rul- SEE DALZELL, PAGE 8 Heather Sidden (center) paints a cube in the Pit along with other Board of Elections members to announce the start of this year's campus elections. ONLINE Commissioners lend ear to the public's concerns Development to include more affordable housing Keep looking for changes at www.dthonline.com. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Slip lathj aar Heel Vote Carolina, student government’s new voting initiative, was partly responsible for the large turnout. “I’m really pleased with the way things have gone,” Calabria said. “A significant part of voter turnout for college students was Vote Carolina.” The success of Vote Carolina is based in learning from the successes and failures of past voter drives organized, Calabria said. “I think what we did this year was build on the efforts of previous administrations,” he said. Calabria said he and other student lead ers used the previous initiatives to deter- L MM JWfci i nj_ WMM 9IH Phillip Budisill (orange shirt), a senior at N.C. State University, shops Tuesday afternoon at Student Stores for books for his girlfriend, a UNC-Chapel Hill student who is recovering from surgery. Budisill was one of the many students shopping for books before the Family protests award s demise BY JENNY RUBY ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Cornelia Phillips Spencer championed higher education opportunities for women and advocated better schooling for children, both black and white. The residence hall named after her marks Spencer’s numerous contributions to the University. And until last month, a presti gious award bearing her name honored women and their con tributions to UNC. The legacy of the outspoken woman from the Civil War era has become complicated by con troversy over her role as a white supremacist. Chancellor James Moeser INSIDE GRANTING A WISH Pell Grant changes won’t have dramatic effect at UNC PAGE 4 www.dlhonline.com mine how to run a large-scale voting drive. Many of the students involved in Vote Carolina, including Calabria, learned first hand about voter drives when they worked on an initiative led by former Student Body President Matt Tepper. During the fall 0f2003, Tepper headed a voter drive that registered about 2,300 new voters in Orange County, the biggest student voter registration drive in UNC history. But the student voice failed to material ize in that November’s municipal election, as only 329 voters ages 18 to 22 turned out to vote. Vote Carolina Chairman Jeremy Spivey, who served on the group’s executive board during November’s elections, said the organization worked to rectify the previous HEAVY LIFTING recently decided to retire the Cornelia Phillips Spencer Bell Award following several months of heated debate, including a campuswide symposium. “I hope it will move us on from annually debating the merits of Mrs. Spencer herself” Moeser said Thesday. “(The award’s retirement) was to protect her and let her rest in peace rather than having an annual event that brought to light what she did and her motives.” In response, Spencer’s descen dents have requested that Moeser reconsider or that he oversee the removal of Spencer’s name from Spencer Residence Hall. The fam ily also wishes to relinquish its ties to UNC’s Center for the Study of Candidates prep for election BOE determined to have clean race BY LINDSAY MICHEL ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR The starting gun will sound Thursday night for candidates run ning in the 2005 campus elections when their first formal meeting with the Board of Elections adjourns. During the meeting, board members will clarify election codes to ensure that recent chang es to the Student Code are clearly understood and followed. These changes include the addi tion of a mandatory campaign briefing that candidates must have campaign’s shortcomings when organizing Vote Carolina. Tepper’s drive offered incentives to stu dents who registered but did not place adequate emphasis on voter turnout, Spivey said. “If you incentivize one half, you’re not going to get the results you want,” he said. Last year’s process involved about a dozen student organizations in the campuswide drive to register student voters. The involvement of student organizations in the drive was encouraged by a grant from the Tennessee-based Bentwood Foundation, which offered 75 cents to groups for each voter registered in Orange County. SEE STUDENT VOTE, PAGE 8 start of spring semester classes today. In addition to browsing the selection at Student Stores, students also can purchase new and used textbooks in Chapel Hill at Ram Book & Supply, located at 306 W Franklin St., and at the Tarheel Book Store, located at 119 E. Franklin St. “I’m disappointed and sad that they’re hurt.... I continue to have a very high regard for (Spencer).” james moeser, CHANCELLOR the American South if the award remains inactive. Moeser listed three possible fates for the Bell Award in a letter dated Dec. 3: keeping the award and offering annual historical context, changing the award’s name, or retiring the award. “In the end, the deciding fac tor for me was practical,” his letter states. “Some esteemed women on our campus women who I think could be considered for the Bell Award were asked whether they with board members each week and new dorm-storming policies. After Thursday’s meeting, can didates will begin petitioning for signatures. Those running for student body president must obtain 800 signa tures. Hopefuls for senior class offi cers and Residence Hall Association president need 350. Residence area governor candidates must garner 50 signatures, and those vying for Student Congress must get 20. This year, campaign workers who wish to solicit signatures door to door in residence halls must register with the residence community’s front desk and wear name tags to identify themselves and their campaign. SPORTS A RUDE WELCOME Tar Heels' defense fails in the final quarter as BC, future ACC foe, wins 37-24 PAGE 11 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005 DTH/JUSTIN SMITH would accept it if it were offered. Their answer was ‘no.” Charles Love, chairman of the Martha and Spencer Love Foundation and one of Spencer’s descendents, said he believes Moeser failed to explore the options. Love said the decision singles out Spencer, though there are several other storied white supremacists in the University’s history who have not received the same treatment. SEE BELL AWARD, PAGE 8 Dorm-storming will be permit ted from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the campaign season. Board members suggest that students who do not want solici tations should post a temporary notice on their door. Campaign workers still will be able to post their Web site address and infor mation on residents’ doors. Gathering the many signatures could be difficult, but student body president candidate Seth Dearmin remains confident. “The only strategy (we have) is to be out on campus, in the Pit, getting the word out and being SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 8 WEATHER TODAY Partly cloudy, H 72, L 56 THURSDAY Showers/wind, H 73, L 51 FRIDAY Showers, H 56, L 26 UNC board mulls tuition BOG’s chairman opposes increases BY EMMA BURGIN STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Tuition talks will kick off at a committee meeting Thursday for the UNC system’s governing body, and members will come into the discussion with guidance from their leading official. Board of Governors Chairman Brad Wilson urged the board on Dec. 13 to vote against system wide and campus-initiated tuition increases. “The time was right to make it clear, at least, what my position was on tuition for this year,” Wilson said. “(It gave) board members enough time to think about what I had to say and come to the January meeting better prepared.” Wilson also sent a letter remind ing UNC-system President Molly Broad and system chancellors about UNC’s constitutional mis sion to provide higher education at a low cost to North Carolinians. Members of the board’s Budget and Finance Committee will start talks Thursday while looking at a study on how campuses were affect ed this year by tuition revenue. The committee and full board will continue discussions in February, and the board is slated for a final vote in March. Wilson said he would like the board to halt tuition increases this year to give officials time to investi gate some type of tuition certainty. The UNC system’s finance depart ment already has been asked to investigate the tuition certainty pro gram at Illinois’ public universities. “Illinois has an approach where SEE BOG, PAGE 8 Potential incident of meningitis reported FROM STAFF REPORTS A report of meningitis hit the campus community Tuesday, potentially marking the second case of the highly contagious and possibly fatal infection in the past four months. A student who lives in Morrison Residence Hall was admitted to UNC Hospitals on Tuesday and diagnosed with symptoms of meningococcal meningitis. More concrete results most likely will be released today. The student returned to campus Sunday night but did not experi ence symptoms until Monday. Officials from the Orange County Health Department inter viewed the student and are in the process of notifying others who could have had close contact with the patient. Officials said they don’t antici pate releasing the patient’s name to the public because they have been able to identify contacts quickly. Those who shared a household with the student or had direct con tact with oral secretions through kissing or sharing a drink are at risk, according to the health depart ment. The incubation period var ies from two to 10 days but is most commonly three to four days. Students who have questions should contact Student Health Service, and faculty and staff can seek information from the Employee Occupational Health Clinic. SEE MENINGITIS, PAGE 8

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