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Love or hate him, Vitale
embodies college hoops
During the ESPN broadcast
of North Carolina’s victory
against Maryland, view
ers across the nation might have
reached for the mute button.
The ones that didn’t had to
brace themselves for the ram
blings of a 65-year-old bald man
whose name has become synony
mous with college basketball.
The man who has been known
to spout such phrases as:
Everybody loves Raymond!
Look at that kid dish the rock, he
is a real PTP’er!
Check out diaper dandy Marvin
Williams! That kid is going to be
someone special, baby!
The always-enthusiastic Dick
Vitale was in Chapel Hill this
weekend, but many fans were
glad to see him leave.
His style is often abrasive and
annoying, and the schtick gets old
fast, baby.
Vitale’s web site features a dic
tionary to decipher his myriad of
phrases. For example: “Dipsy-doo
Dunk-a-roo: flashy slam dunk.”
Another section is reserved
for Vitale’s teams such as the All-
Alcatraz Team, for players poised
to have breakout seasons.
But the insanity doesn’t stop
there.
Vitale is also a columnist for
ESPN.com and Ba c ketball Times,
among other publications. His
writing style maddeningly mimics
his broadcasting. He even punctu
ates his sentences with “baby!”
UNC wrestlers top Maryland
FROM WIRE REPORTS
The North Carolina wrestling
team (1-0,1-0 ACC) captured nine
of a possible 10 bouts and cruised
to a 36-3 victory against Maryland
(2-4,0-1 ACC) in its Atlantic Coast
Conference opener Saturday at
Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar
Heels have now won five straight
matches against the Terps.
Junior All-American Evan Sola,
now 14-3 on the season, opened
the match with a 30-second pin of
Sean Carr at 133 pounds, and the
Tar Heels never looked back.
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DANIEL MALLOY
LONG SHOT
But worse than all of that, he’s
a Duke fan.
UNC backers have a special dis
like for Vitale, often referring to
him as “Dookie V” which evokes
the broadcaster’s love of that
Gothic wonderland down the road.
Even when Vitale is broadcast
ing non-Duke games he will drop
in Blue Devil praise that makes
any UNC fan sick. Even mar
ginal players such as former point
guard Steve Wojciechowski, are
lauded for such characteristics as
slapping the floor on defense.
And Vitale loves the Cameron
Crazies, the inane student sec
tion that has brought us such
brilliant jokes as dressing up like
Wizard of Oz character’s for Roy
Williams’ visit to Durham last
year. (Get it? You’re not in Kansas
anymore, ha ha ha.)
Vitale reserves his highest
praise, of course, for Duke coach
Mike Krzyzewski —a mortal sin in
the eyes of any Tar Heel. Many stu
dents now even sport T-shirts that
depict Vitale in bed with Coach K.
But the reality is that Vitale
isn’t just pro-Duke, he’s pro-
Following an 11-8 decision by
freshman Isaiah Britton at 141 and
an 11-0 major decision win by Chris
Ramos at 149, Maryland cut the
lead to 13-3 with a 7-6 decision by
Adam James against UNC’s Kyle
Shelton at 157.
Junior Garrett Atkinson got UNC
back on track at 165 pounds, posting
a 3-1 victory against Jason Kiessling.
Atkinson improved to 11-10 on the
season. Tar Heel Freshman Alex
Maciag then posted an 11-7 decision
at 174 pounds, and classmate Justin
Dobies added a 4-1 decision at 184
News
everything. If you listen to him
this year, he’s fawning over UNC
the way that he used to swoon
over the Dookies in their heyday.
He’s already picked the Tar
Heels to win it all this year, and
don’t forget that Vitale calls Dean
Smith “The Michaelangelo of col
lege basketball.”
And it’s not just UNC and Duke
it’s everyone. The man loves
college basketball and everything
about it. Every year in early March
he sings the praises of so many
teams, it seems like he picks 100
schools for the NCAA Tournament.
He is enthusiastic about every
thing basketball, and outside of
the gym he is just as hyped about
his numerous charitable causes.
He raises thousands for the
Boys and Girls Clubs, and person
ally gives the organization five
college scholarships a year.
But Vitale does his most
famous charity work on the board
of The V Foundation, named
for former N.C. State coach Jim
Valvano. The foundation has
raised millions for cancer research
since its inception in 1993.
So next time you want to kill
Dickie V. because he just called
Sean Dockery one of the top point
guards in the country, just relax,
put the TV on mute and remem
ber all of the good work he does.
Because that’s awesome, baby.
Contact Daniel Malloy
at dpmalloy@email.unc.edu.
before David Dashiell recorded
UNC’s first major decision win of
the afternoon, a 10-2 win against
Maryland’s Jerry Afari that pushed
the lead to 26-3.
Maryland then forfeited to Tar
Heel Spencer Nadolsky at heavy
weight before Bobby Shaw record
ed a 10-2 major decision against
Kevin Vinh at 125 pounds to end
the match and wrap up the 36-3
UNC victory.
The Tar Heels return to action at
next weekend’s Virginia Duals, set
for January 14-15 in Hampton, Va.
PREPROPOSAL
FROM PAGE 3
“We see this as a social and
economic opportunity for down
town,” said Council Committee
Chairman Bill Strom. “We’re look
ing for a visionary approach to this
project.”
During one portion of the
conference, committee members
relayed their personal concerns
about the project to developers.
Fellow member Mark
Kleinschmidt urged developers
to consider all financial options,
mentioning that tax increment
BALL KIDS
FROM PAGE 3
as their uniform.
“It’s a special shirt,” Scroggs said.
“It’s not one that anyone else has.”
The biggest perks stick with
them for life.
“(They get) the ability to watch
Carolina basketball up close for
one, and the privilege of being a
part of the game-day atmosphere,”
Scroggs said.
But that honor has risks.
“The first time I was a ball boy,
(former UNC player) Kris Lang
fell on me,” said William Scroggs,
Willie Scroggs’ 14-year-old son. “I
was sitting down, and he got hit
from behind, and he just fell on
top of me.”
Hall has also had a run-in with
DOWNLOADING
FROM PAGE 3
While cost is an important factor,
individual choice is the true focus of
the pilot programs, Warner said.
Representatives from each of the
services will be available on cam
pus Wednesday to answer ques
tions and concerns.
“Each of the four services has
prepared their own materials,”
said Jeanne Smythe, director of
ITS computing policy.
After the pilot ends, students will
be able to make CDs of the music
they would like to purchase and keep
beyond the allotted time period.
The future of music downloading
will require further trial and error.
A choice will have to be made in the
near future as to full implementa
tion of a campuswide system that
would be added to student fees.
“The market has been changing
so analytically,” said Warner. “What
we want to look at is whether the
demand is there and what kind of
business model students will like.”
Despite the uncertainty of future
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005
financing, which passed in Orange
County by a narrow margin in
November, could cause problems.
After the conference, Dave
Colwell, director of marketing for
The Resolute Building Company in
Chapel Hill, said he was impressed
with the committee’s efforts.
“It was very informative,” he
said. “They did a thorough job.”
The deadline for developers to
submit responses to the request
for qualifications document is
Jan. 31.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@ unc.edu.
a falling Tar Heel. “It was kind of
freaky. I kind of jumped back.”
One of the most rewarding parts
of being a ball kid, Scroggs said, is
the relationships built with players.
“Before the game, they’re out
there shagging balls with the man
agers, and over the years, the play
ers will recognize the kids,” he said.
“That’s also a treat.”
The ball kids are often the envy
of their school peers.
“Some of them will come to school
the next day, and they’ll he like, ‘Oh,
I saw you on TV!’” Hall said.
And the ball kids have high
hopes for the team this season.
“After the first game, I think we’re
going to do really well,” Hall said.
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use, the current setup allows for
open questions and change.
“This is a pilot, and we’re trying
to learn from this,” Smythe said.
"It’s an opportunity for all of us.”
Contract the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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TSUNAMI RELIEF
FROM PAGE 3
helped to relieve the absence of
adequate medical supplies by send
ing 30 boxes of medical equipment
to Sri Lanka last week.
Heading the efforts were Aravinda
de Silva, a native of Sri Lanka, and
Georgine Lamvu both assistant
professors at the school.
“It’s going to take years for the
country to rebuild,” de Silva said.
“What we are planning to do is not
to make this a one-time shipment,
but to make this a long-term pro
gram. ... I think it’s a wonderful
example about how we can help
out in developing countries.”
Contact the University Editor
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ARTSCENTER
FROM PAGE 3
of the Weaver Street area,” he said.
Maintaining the integrity of the
downtown was an oft-cited con
cern of the aldermen.
“The community is deeply con
cerned with how things will look,
how they feel when they walk by,”
Nelson said.
Van Sant said the design of the
space and the promotion of local
businesses should address the com
munity’s concerns. “We don't want
this to be Disneyland or the mall.”
Spencer added that developers
are taking the community input
they have received very seriously.
Van Sant said that input has
been overwhelmingly positive.
“This is a project everyone in
town is talking about,” Nelson said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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