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2 TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 UNC racks up wins against Duke BY ALEX ROBINSON STAFF WRITER UNC pulled off a rare hat trick against Duke University by win ning two charity competitions in addition to defeating the Blue Devils on the basketball court Sunday night. The weeklong charity competi tions Campus Ys Beat Hunger, Beat Duke and the Measles Madness: The Race to Vaccinate served to encourage students at both universities to participate in community service activities. In an effort to heighten competi tion in the Beat Hunger, Beat Duke canned food drive, Chancellor James Moeser bet Duke President Richard Brodhead that the admin istrator whose school raised fewer canned donations would wear the opposing team’s clothing on that team’s campus. The competition, which ended during the men’s basketball game March 6, collected donations for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. UNC collected roughly 67,000 pounds of food and raised $12,000. Each dollar purchased five pounds of food —a total 0f127,000 pounds. Duke came up short by collect ing food and monetary donations totaling 8,000 pounds. After Spring Break, UNC stu dents will see Brodhead clad in Carolina blue. “I think it’s a good little incen tive to get students involved,” said uniquities spring break juicy couture Chapel hill 452 west franklin street (919) 933-4007 raleigh 450 cianiels street (919) 832-1234 www uniquities.com | (g) Pepsi iTunes Music Promotion I . Congratulations To Week 3's Winners! Anup Dashputre, treasurer of the Campus Y. “I’m looking forward to seeing him in Carolina apparel.” Duke came up short in the third annual competition last year, raising only 318 cans of food and $4,705.55. Each dollar purchased three cans totaling 14,435 cans. UNC collected 10,366 cans and $2,250, which amounted to 17,116 cans. Measles Madness, which began Feb. 27 during the UNC-Duke women’s basketball game, is part of a national campaign by the American Red Cross’ measles ini tiative to help finance measles vac cinations for children in Africa. Although it was Duke’s second year participating in the event, UNC surpassed Duke’s fund-rais ing efforts. In their first year of participating in the effort, UNC students raised about $5,300, top- Police see decrease in reported campus crime BY MARTA OSTROWSKI STAFF WRITER Despite a recent rash of crimes in the town of Chapel Hill, University police said the campus is safer than it was in previous years. Randy Young, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said that since January, there have not been any major instances of crime other than simple assaults. “UNC has now proven that we have the heart to help twice as many children as Duke ” NITIN SEKAR, leader, measles madness campaign pling Duke’s $2,400. “Each dollar we raised will vac cinate a child,” said Erika Stallings, co-chairwoman for the Campus Y’s Health Focus Committee. “So that’s over 5,000 children in Africa vac cinated. We consider this to be a huge success. The event surpassed our expectations.” While the competition did not involve any actual wagering, those involved in planning the event hoped to encourage competition between the schools in areas other than athletics. “UNC has now proven that “We have seen a dramatic decrease in campus crime over the past three years,” Young said. Since 2001, the number of reported campus crimes has decreased by 42 percent, he said. Young said the reason for the recent decrease in overall cam pus crime is in part because of a decrease in campus thefts and lar ceny —one of the most common campus crimes. Although aggravated assault and larceny still are prevalent in YaC'K'ET'Y Yacnc Y‘£‘A‘R‘Boo‘K Senior and Underclassmen Candid Pictures March 21-25 Call 962-3912 or email yack@unc.edu to schedule a time for you and your friends to get your pictures taken around campus, *call Mon-Thurs 10-2 IHHII 4 . Ujj LfJMf/m Jjpinuy. .. Sffiß! Bi/ipbirg Miuior fat! APARTML \ / HOMI S Visit us at: <www.berkshiremanorwest.com Bhte Thru <o Thru Tar Heels Welcome! HWgj " < £ l i' I"I' News we have the heart to help twice as many children as Duke,” said Nitin Sekar, head of the Measles Madness campaign. While both fund raisers had increased participation because of the competition between the two universities, the ultimate goal was to help others. “Though we staged it as a com petitive filmd-raiser, both schools are working together,” Sekar said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Chapel Hill, Young said crimes that occur in the town do not nec essarily reflect campus crime. Young said that because Chapel Hill and UNC are one community, both police departments should remain alert to any local crime. Chapel Hill police are investigat ing two Franklin Street crimes that occurred in the last two weeks —a forcible rape and a hate crime. UNC police have not received any reports of rape this year. But Student Body President GALLON CHALLENGE Mr j$T ‘ '"jife I mr M --^ !ii #Mw | w*gg- DTH/RACHAEL HYDE Junior David Riddle (right) and Student Body President elect Seth Dearmin participate in a “Gallon Challenge” contest hosted by Students For Students International Monday afternoon in the Pit Contestants had to drink a gallon of milk in under an hour, and they won awards for vomiting. Matt Calabria said the biggest concern regarding campus safety is sexual assault. “Unfortunately, there have been a lot of issues with sexual assault cases,” he said. “This is still a continuing problem.” Calabria also said University officials are working closely with Chapel Hill police to create a more sophisticated busing system and add lighting throughout campus. Students said they generally feel safe on campus but are cautious about walking alone at night. “I feel fine,” said junior Andrew Cooke. “Honestly, I have not seen anything unsafe around campus.” Cooke also said he thinks that POLICE LOG FROM STAFF REPORTS ■ Carrboro police arrested a homeless man at 6:15 p.m. Saturday and charged him with one misde meanor count of being intoxicated and disruptive and one misdemean or count of assault on a government official, police reports state. According to reports, Alfredo Enrique Hernandez, 38, was arrested when police arrived at the Kangaroo Express to respond to reports of an intoxicated subject. Reports state that Hernandez was (Eijr IMij (Ear Brri Chapel Hill crimes and UNC crimes usually aren’t connected. “Some of these crimes carry over a little, but generally, I just see the town and the University as two separate bodies,” Cooke said. Freshman Madison Withrow said she thinks students on cam pus are generally trustworthy. “I can leave things in Lenoir (Dining Hall) when I am eating, and they have never been stolen,” she said. “I generally feel safe, but I won’t walk around at night by myself, and I lock my doors.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. standing in the middle of Davie Road near Jones Ferry Road when police had to pull him out of the road. Reports state that Hernandez kicked an officer in the stomach when he was being arrested. Hernandez was issued a SSOO secured bond and is scheduled to appear April 11 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough. ■ Roulette Vintage Luxe, at 108 E. Main St. in Carrboro, was the victim of larceny at 4 p.m. Friday, Carrboro police reports state. Reports state that a suspect, identified by witnesses as John Holman, was walking down Main Street when he took a s2l dress off a mannequin in front of the store and ran down the street toward Chapel Hill. Officers checked the area but were not able to find the suspect. Police are in the process of obtain ing warrants for Holman. ■ A UNC sophomore was the victim of first-degree burglary before 2 a.m. Sunday, Chapel Hill police reports state. Reports state that the subject entered the victim’s room at the Warehouse Apartments, at 316 Rosemary St, while she was sleep ing, and stole her IBM Thinkpad laptop, valued at $2,500. ■ The recently opened Polo Ralph Lauren Rugby store at 135 E. Franklin St. was the victim of lar ceny at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, Chapel Hill police reports state. Reports state that 12 skirts, val ued at more than $470, were taken from the store. ■ Chapel Hill police arrested an N.C. State University student at 10:30 p.m. Saturday and charged him with one misdemeanor count of driving while impaired, police reports state. According to reports, Kenneth Ray Cheek, 23, was involved in a collision investigation on Pope Road when police discovered he was extremely intoxicated. Reports state that Cheek blew a .21 percent on the Intoxilyzer 5000. Cheek was released on a writ ten promise to appear April 15 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough. ■ Chapel Hill police arrested a UNC senior at 12:45 a.m. Sunday and charged him with one misde meanor count of filing a false police report, police reports state. According to reports, Jeffrey Nicholson, 22, was arrested at 110 Mistywood Circle after police responded to a call to police. Nicholson is scheduled to appear April 11 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough. iailij (Ear lirri P.o. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Michelle Jarboe, Editor. 962-4086 Advertising i Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. O 2005 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved
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