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Bailjj ®ar Mrri CITY BRIEFS OWASA receives 10-acre land donation for conservation The Orange Water and Sewer Authority received 10 acres near the Cane Creek Reservoir for con servation easement as a gift from Bernadette Pelissier and Vann Bennett. The tract off Mystic Lane will be protected from development, pre venting storm water runoff from being carried into Cane Creek, one of OWASAs major water sources. Bennett and Pelissier, chair woman of the Orange-Chatham Sierra Club and former OWASA board chairwoman, also donated the adjacent 10 acres to OWASA in 2003. As part of its water-quality pro tection plan, OWASA has acquired ownership or conservation ease ments to more than 1,500 acres in the Cane Creek watershed to limit or prevent development. Other parcels of land have been purchased through grants from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund and OWASA custom ers’ fees. STATE S NATION Four N.C. university students selected as Rhodes Scholars RALEIGH Four North Carolina college students three of whom attend Duke University were chosen Sunday as prestigious Rhodes Scholars for 2006. They are among 32 recipients selected from 903 applicants across the nation. William Hwang and Rahul Satija, both of Potomac, Md., and Adam Chandler of Burlington attend Duke. Lakshmi Krishnan, of Sugar Land, Texas, attends Wake Forest University. The scholars, endorsed by 333 colleges and universities, will enter Oxford University in England next October. Hwang is a triple major in bio medical engineering, electrical and computer engineering and physics. He is planning to pursue a doctor ate in biological physics at Oxford. Satija, a senior majoring in biol ogy and music, has been teaching violin to inner-city kids in Durham. He plans to get a doctorate in bio informatics at Oxford. Chandler, a senior math major and accomplished cellist, has served as research intern at the National Security Agency. At Oxford, he plans to study applied and computational mathematics. Krishnan is writing her senior thesis on vampires and blood conta gion in 19th-century literature. She plans to major in English at Oxford. Investigations continue into recent shooting of four men DURHAM Police are investi gating the fatal shooting Saturday night in an upscale neighborhood in Durham of four men, whom neighbors described as young pro fessionals. The four bodies were discov ered in a town house after police responded to a shots-fired call shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. The first officer on the scene found a male sitting outside the home who had been shot and was bleeding from his face, according to a news release. Officers then went inside the town house and found the four men who had been shot. They were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A sixth man who was injured in the shooting also was found inside the home. He and the man found outside were taken to Duke University Medical Center in seri ous condition, police said. The names of-the victims had not been released Sunday after noon pending notification of fam ily members. WORLD BRIEFS U.S.-China negotiations still cloudy after Sunday meeting BEIJING Amid concern about a crackdown on dissidents, President Bush pressed China on Sunday to expand religious, politi cal and social freedom and won renewed promises but no concrete actions from President Hu Jintao to open China’s huge markets to U.S. farmers and businesses. Hu said the two leaders sought an outcome of “mutual benefit and win-win results.” But their meeting Sunday at the Great Hall of the People on the edge of Tiananmen Square appeared to produce no breakthroughs on U.S. demands for currency reforms in China and no details about how China would cut its trade surplus with the United States, on track to hit S2OO billion this year. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. side would raise the issue “quite vociferously with the Chinese government to both get a clarification and to make clear that we believe open societies allow people to express themselves.” From staff and wire reports. UNC tops in admitting blacks BY KATHRYN ROWLAND STAFF WRITER Numbers are on the up for the percentage of black students at UNC —but not up enough, say campus leaders. According to survey data from The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, UNC has the high est percentage of black freshman from among the nation’s 30 high est-ranked universities. This year, 416 freshman, or 11.1 percent of the class, are black an increase of 3 percent from last year. “In North Carolina blacks are (about) 20 percent of the popula tion,” said Curtis Conway, director of research at JBHE. “With blacks as only 11 percent ofthe freshman class, those figures could get a lot higher.” Conway said the University’s Carolina Covenant, a financial aid program that enables low-income “It was good to see it was for a good cause , too. I will gladly pay money to play in the tournament.” nathan heffington, sophomore yrgF&te *■ HHVi f'W Hf ’'Up! V-* g f I ]H| DTH/SHANE BROGAN Sophomore Justin Tosco (far left) and seniors Nate Shaw and Paul Christianson (right) play in a dodgeball tournament Sunday afternoon at the Rams Head Center. UNC Dance Marathon organized the event to raise awareness for the dance, which will be held in February. Not dodging the children BY ERICA RAFFERTY STAFF WRITER As Paul Christianson launched a red rub ber ball at his opponents, the Highlanders, it became clear how he got his nickname “The Flamethrower.” Christianson, a senior, and his team, Team Scoo Cups, won the UNC Dance Marathon dodgeball tournament Sunday after a gruel ing three-game series. “We’re all avid fans of the sport and we’re going to do the (intramural) dodgeball tour nament as well,” he said. It was Dance Marathon’s first dodgeball tournament, and eight teams battled it out for the championship in the gym of the Ram’s Head Recreational Center. It was a single-elimination tournament with each game lasting five minutes. There was a $2 fee per person to enter the fundrais er, and Dance Marathon also sold Carolina blue wristbands and Dance Marathon T shirts with all proceeds going to the N.C. Children’s Hospital. “We raised just over SIOO to support the kids at the hospital, but we’re excited that N.C. State stamps $325 tuition hike BY SAMUEL LAU STAFF WRITER It was a scene right out of a Hollywood feature. Flanked by press and met by a pirate, about 30 N.C. State University student senators marched into the Board of Trustees meeting Friday carrying a 5,500 link red and white chain of peti tion signatories. The chain, which was the end product of the student gov ernment’s “Chained by Tuition” campaign advocating for a lower tuition increase than the $325 one being voted on by the Board, was dropped defiantly in the center of the Trustees, a tangible representa tion of their purpose. But despite the last minute request from , N.C. State Study Body President Will Piavis, also known as the Pirate Captain, to consider raising tuition by a smaller amount, this story had no Hollywood ending. The Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition by $325, with Piavis being the only dissenting Top News students to graduate from UNC debt free, probably has been a major fac tor for UNC since it was initiated. “That’s a big incentive that they’re not going to be in huge debt when they graduate,” he said. According to the Carolina Covenant Web site, 225 students entered into the program in fall 2004, and new adjustments this year added an estimated 120 stu dents to the 2005 incoming class. “We don’t focus on the numbers as much— we focus on the experi ence that those numbers represent,” said Steve Farmer, director of under graduate admissions at UNC. “We still have to be able to prove when they visit campus and when we offer them admissions and (financial) aid that this would be their best choice,” he said. Farmer said last year’s 18,706 applications for admission includ committee members came out to support the organization as a whole and not just their respective committees,” said Peter Attwater, the group’s overall coordinator. The Pi Lam Sharks, the team organized by the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, came early to practice its dodging and throwing techniques. “It’s for the kids,” said Matt Sherman, junior and Pi Lam Sharks team member. “I learned that last year. I also like making boys cry.” Sherman was the last Pi Lam Shark mem ber standing after an intense battle with the Highlanders. He dodged and hurled ball after ball until the whistle was blown ending the game and the Pi Lam Sharks’ participation in the tournament. Members of the Highlanders said they were ecstatic with their win and with their luck at finding the dodgeball tournament on their way to work out at the recreation center. “Some people would call us amateurs,” said Justin Ward, sophomore and Highlanders team member. “I’d call us enthusiasts.” vote. “We wish we didn’t have to raise tuition,” said Board of Trustees Chairman Wendell Murphy to the students, right before the vote was cast. “Our goal is to have the lowest level as possible so we can main tain your education and those who will follow you as students.” Trustee Suzanne Gordon was equally apologetic with her remarks. “We want you to know that we did listen to you,” she said. “When we talk to the legislators we hope to have your same support.” Still, the students, many of whom had been standing with their arms locked in a chain, could not help feeling rejected after the vote had finished. “Was it worth it? I’m not sure,” said a disappointed Kasey Phillips, one of the main organizers of the campaign. “I’d like to say that they got the message.” Student Senator James Hankins, SEE NCSU TUITION, PAGE 6 ed 2,138 black students. The acceptance rate of black stu dents was higher than the average for students. Of those who applied, 6,740 were admitted, or 36 percent. Of those admitted, 804 were black —a 37-6 percent yield of black applicants. “We certainly practice affirma tive action and have never been shy about saying so,” Farmer said. Conway said affirmative action has played an important role in increasing the numbers of black students on campuses nationwide. For example, he said, the University of Virginia ranked first in the JBHE survey for the first several years —but their numbers dropped when there were “rumblings over the affirmative action,” he said. “Now there’s still a pressing need for it,” Conway said. And since a 2003 Supreme Court decision reaf The fact that proceeds went to the hos pital was a bonus, said members of the Highlanders. “It was good to see it was for a good cause, too,” said Nathan Heffington, a sophomore and Highlanders team mem ber. “I will gladly pay money to play in the tournament.” The Highlanders’ victory was short-lived because Team Scoo Cup entered the dodge ball ring ready to win. The team’s strategies included the members throwing all their balls at one opponent to ensure a knock-out and a tournament win. Team Scoo Cup members said they had a great time helping out Dance Marathon, and they attribute their success to a great team dynamic. “What it comes down to is everyone on the team knew their role and what they did with their role helped us win the tourna ment,” Christianson said. “It’s about team work and doing what you do best.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Ads offer quasi-celebrity status BY NATALIE HAMMEL STAFF WRITER People always see them near the Pit it doesn’t matter what time of day. There they stand, with wide smiles, arms wrapped around each other, slapping high fives, larger than life. But some people might wonder, who are the quasi-famous UNC clothed models who decorate the front of Student Stores? “I have done the Student Stores banner twice now,” says Spencer Nadolsky, a junior exercise and sport science major. Nadolsky says he was approached by some of his friends who work at Student Stores and asked if he want ed to be in the advertisements. Wayne Stephenson, manager of human resources, promotion and purchasing for Student Stores, says he selects the models primarily through word of mouth. The banners most frequently feature UNC students. “We think it’s more fun to use students, and then people see their friends,” Stephenson says. Vincent Ramirez, a sophomore who started working at Student Stores during the summer, says MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005 firming affirmative action, he added, numbers have gone up somewhat. “I think (11 percent) is a good statistic for a bad situation,” said Brandon Hodges, president of UNC’s Black Student Movement. “It’s a good step in the right direction, but it’s not nearly where we need to be.” Hodges, a senior who has been involved in BSM since his freshman year, works with UNC’s office of diversity and multicultural affairs. “Carolina does do a good job in trying to recruit blacks and minorities,” he said. “I get to see the recruiting efforts in person.” Farmer said he doesn’t know if the numbers this year represent an upward trend for black and minor ity student representation. “I do know we’re working very hard.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. .^pBSJSBhpW^ DTH/EMILY OXFORD Junior Spencer Nadolsky stands next to the Student Stores poster in the front window bearing his likeness. Friends encouraged him to be in the ad. Stephenson asked him to find female students to model for the banners. “Since I was involved in finding models, I naturally was asked to be in some (advertisements),” he says. Other UNC-affiliated people, such as staff members and their families, also are asked to model. A perk of the job is that the Schools press on in search for deans Committees aim for July selection BY WHITNEY KISLING STAFF WRITER Two new high-level hires could be in place at the University within the year, say members of the search committees for deans of two of the campus’s most prominent schools. The search committees for the deans of the schools of Law and Journalism and Mass Communication have been at work for almost a half year, and both committees want to have someone appointed by July 1, members said. After its meeting at the begin ning of the month, the journal ism school committee narrowed the pool of applicants to less than 30, said Chris Roush, professor of journalism and a member of the search committee. “We hope to talk to the candi dates we’re interested in by video conference around the end of the month and have the finalists in by January,” Roush said. After the video conferences, com mittee members plan to conduct in person interviews on campus. “Ideally, we’d like to bring the finalists in for interviews in January and have a recommenda tion for (Provost Robert Shelton) in March,” Roush said. Members of both committees declined to offer specific details on candidates or the progress of their reviews. “(Confidentiality) was part of the ground rules from when the com mittee was established,” said Robert Stevenson, journalism professor and member of the school’s search committee. “It’s pretty standard.” The journalism dean search com mittee is the second incarnation of the body looking to fill the position. The search kicked up again in June when Gerald Baldasty, chairman of the communications department at the University of Washington and the leading can didate from the previous search, rejected UNC’s offer in March. Roush said the search will take months because the committee started from scratch in June after the first committee was unsuccess fill in its endeavor. “We’ve just kind of been waiting to compile enough applications and to recruit enough people who would be interested in the position,” he said. “That can be time consuming.” The post opened when Richard Cole stepped down from his posi tion in the School of Journalism in Mass Communication in June after 26 years on the job. Gene Nichol left the law school to become presi dent of the College of William and Mary on July 1. Mike Smith, dean of the School of Government and chairman of the law school committee, said he is sat isfied both with the initial number of applications about 90 —and the committee’s progress. “I think the process is going really well,” Smith said. “The com mittee has worked hard to generate SEE DEAN SEARCHES, PAGE 6 models get to keep the clothing they wear in the photos. Stephenson says that most of the time people love doing the advertise ments but that they’re sometimes shocked by the size of the banners. “Sometimes they’re really sur- SEE BANNERS, PAGE 6 3
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