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VOLUME 113, ISSUE 17 Lottery might see vote soon SPEAKER HOPES TO BRING BILL TO FLOOR WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS BY KAVITA PILLAI ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR A lottery-for-education bill might come up for a vote in the state legislature in the next two weeks, and supporters are getting ready for what surely will be a fight to win a simple majority. House Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, hopes to bring the bill to a vote on the floor in about two weeks, said Julie Robinson, Black’s spokeswoman. Robinson said the speaker thinks the time is right to formally gauge legislative support. Two lottery hills are now in the House rules committee. One, introduced Jan. 27 by Rep. Bill House Speaker Jim Black wants to see a vote on the state lottery. il l j ' f jawß~ jB/f- fVpPH * - | ■HP HVvK MB S T ■ r f fl Dnfl ' mi sj; ‘-' Nfl|rnrir<ii „ ji' - < ri .. >.. . - .. , ... . DTH PHOTOS/LAURA MORTON Above) North Carolina forward Marvin Williams leads a line of Tar Heel basketball players through a throng of well-wishers outside the Smith Center on Wednesday, lie team departed for Syracuse, N.Y., where it will take on Villanova in a Sweet Sixteen game Friday night. (Below) UNC coach Roy Williams high-fives excited fans TAR HEELS READY TO ENTER ’CAT FIGHT fWWEp ; djfjU ■-" ' 225? Tar Heel roots legend comes to UNC Crowd digs Watson s elementary style BY MARGARET HAIR ASSISTANT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR North Carolina living musical legend Doc Watson transported a sold-out crowd from the cavernous acoustics of Hill Hall Auditorium to a care-free, back-porch, folk music jam Thursday night. For almost four decades, Watson has been one of the leading voices in folk, old-time and bluegrass music. His high-speed style of gui tar playing, influenced by fiddle technique, has set anew standard flllim ONLINE ■ nff ffS Capitalism book a useless compendium of facts ™ Kissinger isn't much better than political namesake ONLINE For these stories and more, visit www.dthonline.com. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 obr lathi ®ar Mtri for players across genres. With a rich baritone voice, he lent an instant familiarity to his music. Even at Watson’s age of 82, his voice is smooth and tinged with the blues, flawlessly moving from ballad to folk standard to rolling train song. William Ferris, adjunct profes sor in the curriculum in folklore and senior associate director for the Center for the Study of the American South, said Watson’s unique style has garnered him the www.dthonline.com Owens, D-Pasquotank, would allow counties the option of implementing a lottery. Money from the lotteries would be distributed to schools for construction and educational programs. The second bill, introduced March 7 by Rep. Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson, is modeled after Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and would provide funds for college scholarships. Owens said the bill that comes up for a vote will be some combination of these two proposals. A third bill has provoked concerns about effi ciency. It would put the lottery up for statewide referendum, a method some experts say would take more time than restricting the vote to the SWEET SEND-OFF BY BRIAN MACPHERSON SENIOR WRITER North Carolina knows all about the karma associated with a team los ing one of its best players at a critical moment in the season. After all, it was only a month ago that the Tar Heels traveled to Raleigh to face N.C. State without Rashad McCants, who would eventually miss four games with an intestinal disorder. Behind the pinpoint shooting of Melvin Scott, who hit four of his eight 3-point attempts, North Carolina rallied together to fend off a feisty Wolfpack squad. “We were so focused when we went over to Raleigh that first game with out Rashad, and I’ve seen that many, many, many times,” said UNC coach Roy Williams. The veteran coach expects to see “They’ve got great perimeter players. A game like this will he pretty interesting for the fans to watch.” melvin scon, UNC GUARD label of most important living folk legend in the bluegrass tradition. “For decades, he’s been recog nized as the fastest guitar player,” Ferris said. “His style of guitar playing and singing has influenced and inspired younger generations of musicians.” Raised in Deep Gap, Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson has won praise for his music’s down-home feel and his distinctive guitar style. His hon ors include the National Medal of Arts from Bill Clinton in 1997, six Grammy Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award, received at the 2004 Grammys. legislature. Although legislators might have different ideas about how the money should be doled out for education, the vote is expected to hinge on what they think of the lottery itself. “I don’t necessarily think the state should be in the gambling business,” Owens said. “But I think it’s a lot worse to let the hundreds of mil lions of dollars leave the state and educate other children.” Every state bordering North Carolina now has a lottery. Many supporters, including Black, SEE LOTTERY, PAGE 4 it again when his Tar Heels face Villanova on Friday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y., in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal. The Wildcats lost 6-foot-7 forward Curtis Sumpter to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee dur- INSIDE Women's basketball to take on Arizona State Sun Devils PAGE 13 fering the injury. But the rest of the team fended off the fourth-seed ed Gators long enough to deliver Villanova a Sweet Sixteen appearance for the first time since 1988. SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 4 Watson’s years of experience were evident in his performance, as he exuded a complete comfort with the audience and his playing. He provided, often at one time, a steady walking bass line, gui tar accompaniment and sweetly melodic vocals. The lightning fast flat-picking style that Watson made famous came out in the rol licking “Black Mountain Rag” and the soulful “Columbus Stockade Blues.” Michael Vollmer, a University graduate student, said he was SEE DOC WATSON, PAGE 4 INSIDE KEEP FiSHIN' Area's two water sources University Lake and Cane Creek Reservoir to open to public PAGE 10 Calabria prepares to bid post farewell BY BRIAN HUDSON SENIOR WRITER With just two weeks until Student Body President-elect Seth Dearmin’s inauguration, Matt Calabria’s term in the position is all but complete. Earlier this week, Calabria attended his last scheduled Student Congress session. This morn ing will mark his final meeting as an ex officio member of the UNC Board of Trustees. And the executive branch of student govern ment released late Tuesday the March Report, its final review that details the executive branch’s n Student Body President Matt Calabria is readying to give over the reins. projects and a lot of the nitty-gritty.” Completing work on major platform points early in its term allowed the administration to focus on tuition discussions this spring, Calabria said. The March Report leads with a detailed account of Calabria’s efforts to work with the members of SEE MARCH REPORT, PAGE 4 Congress pushes back VP decision BY KATHERINE EVANS STAFF WRITER In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Student Congress decided to postpone its decision regarding the nomination of Adrian Johnston as student body vice president. Adrian Johnston's nomination provoked hours of discussion. ing their second round victory against Florida on Sunday. Sumpter played only 10 minutes in the game before suf- Seth Dearmin and the process by which he was selected all proved to be bones of contention. When representatives realized the scope of the information presented, many said they thought they were not sufficiently prepared to assess the allegations raised against Johnston. “I feel that a lot of people have doubts and concerns,” said Rep. Blakely Whilden, who voted to reconsider the nomination. “We could have some conversations to clear up.” Most representatives were not prepared for SEE NOMINATION, PAGE 4 DTH/WHITNEY SHEFTE Doc Watson performs at Hill Hall Auditorium on Wednesday. The folk music legend closed out the Carolina Union Performing Arts Series. WEATHER - TODAY Partly cloudy, H 65, L 44 FRIDAY Mostly cloudy, H 72, L 49 SATURDAY Partly cloudy, H 72, L 53 THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2005 progress this year. When Calabria stepped into office last spring, he was fresh off a campaign spree that offered more than 60 platform planks. His self-review devotes 44 pages to the successes and— by omission the shortcom ings of the administration. “We worked pretty hard to complete what I think was a very ambitious platform,” Calabria said. “We were smart to get our big priorities out of the way and to work on continuing Representatives originally struck down Johnston’s nomi nation by a 12-7 vote after a heated discussion that lasted almost 2 1/2 hours and ended with two abstentions. Members later resolved to re-examine Johnston’s nomination during a meeting next Tuesday. During the initial discus sion, Congress members raised a bevy of concerns. Johnston’s personal charac ter, his administrative quali fications, his friendship with Student Body President-elect
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