VOLUME 113, ISSUE 115
UNC, WACHOVIA INK DEAL
AND SIGNAGE MEANS?
>■ More than $9.1 million given to
the Department of Athletics during
the next eight years
>• Two 6-feet by 8-feet permanent
Wachovia displays on two upper
level video boards
> A permanent Wachovia display
on the courtside LED board
>- On-site Wachovia sponsorship
at Boshamer Stadium, Carmichael
Auditorium and Fetzer Field
>• Nike logos to appear on goal
posts in the Smith Center
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Holiday travelers opt out
of highways, into skyways
Durham County
The following ramps are closed
with signed detourSoin place:
• Northbound and southbound
I-85 off-ramp to Hillandale Road
(exit 174)
0 Avondale Drive (exit 177)
on ramp to 1-8S North
Wake County
0 Anew traffic pattern on U.S.
1/64 North from Kildaire Farm
Road to the I-40 interchange. The
new traffic pattern will provide
an additional temporary lane \
from Walnut Street to the I-40
interchange.
Good to know:
# The penalty for speeding
through a marked work zone is
$250
0 Call 511, NCDOTs free travel
information line, for updates on
real-time incidents affecting traffic
patterns.
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FIRST SIGNS OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCED
BY LINDSAY MICHEL
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Virtually untouched since its
1986 opening, the Smith Center
soon will sport the signs of cor
porate sponsorship.
UNC and Wachovia Corp.
have entered into an eight-year
partnership that will foster on
site sponsorship in UNC ath
letic facilities, corporate and
University officials announced
Tuesday.
Gas prices push air travel numbers
BY PAUL KIERNAN
STAFF WRITER
For most North Carolinians,
the way to spend the
Thanksgiving holiday is a no
brainer it’s getting there that’s
the problem.
Holiday travel rarely is pre
dictable, but higher gas prices
have caused some kinks in this
year’s outlook, pushing people
more toward the skies.
“We’re seeing only about 0.5
percent increase in auto travel
this year primarily because (gas)
prices are so high, but air travel
has gone up by 3.2 percent,” said
Sarah Davis, spokeswoman for
AAA Carolinas.
There is usually about a 2 per
cent year-by-year increase in the
number of people on the roads,
she noted.
Still, with an estimated 1.05
million travelers expected to
drive this year, people should
leave at nonpeak travel times
and allow plenty of time to
reach their destinations, said
Tammy Stewart, a spokeswom
an for the N.C. Department of
Transportation.
“I’m sure there will be acci
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The agreement also will serve
as an extension to the 2003
agreement to have Wachovia
be the official financial services
sponsor for the Department of
Athletics.
Director of Athletics Dick
Baddour said Wachovia’s strong
reputation and long-stand
ing relationship with North
Carolinians and the University
served as the company’s most
appealing draw.
dents with the number of people
out there,” she said.
Most work zones along major
highway routes will be inac
tive between Tuesday evening
and Monday morning, Stewart
said.
In addition, the N.C. State
Highway Patrol is planning to
increase its presence on inter
states and four-lane highways
to try to minimize traffic fatali
ties during the Thanksgiving
holiday, said Lt. Everett
Clendenin.
“Twenty-four people were
killed on North Carolina high
ways last year,” he said. “It’s the
deadliest holiday weekend in
North Carolina.”
The apparent trend toward
air travel might help keep that
number at bay.
As the average price of gas
in North Carolina has jumped
from $1.92 per gallon last year
to $2.27 this year as of Nov. 17,
more travelers are considering
flying.
Raleigh-Durham
International Airport is expectt
SEE TRAVEL, PAGE 5
“It just seems like a natural
for us,” Baddour said. “We were
looking for a kind of organization
that shared our values.”
The funding which will
begin this academic year as a $1
million installment and will total
more than $9.1 million by 2013
will go toward improving UNC’s
Olympic sports facilities and to
programs such as sports medicine
and student-athlete services.
Now, as it strives to maintain
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Maura Casey admires wreaths made of dried
flowers at the Grandma’s Garden booth at the
Carrboro Farmers’ Market on Tuesday. Maura
is spending the holiday with her sister Meghan Casey.
See page 2 for an article on other holiday goings-on.
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Stories centered around
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2005
its facilities, the athletic depart
ment is financially stretched, said
Martina Ballen, senior associate
athletic director for business and
finance.
“We have a lot of facilities, and
it is not cheap to maintain these
facilities, much less to renovate or
improve them,” Ballen said. “So
what this additional amount does
is it allows us to do all those things
SEE SIGNAGE, PAGE 5
sports | page 7
THOROUGH DRUMMING
The Tar Heel men's basketball
team rebounds from a close
win against Gardner-Webb
to thump Cleveland State,
112-55, to go to 2-0 Tuesday.
DTH WISHES YOU A
HAPPY HOLIDAY
Do not fear, do not
fret, The Daily Tar Heel
will resume publication
Monday after a holiday
respite. We encourage read
ers to visit our Web site,
dailytarheel.com, during
the break for fresh con
tent, such as the results of
the University’s sporting
events. Enjoy the break; we
certainly will.
Sports
teams
need
to feed
Specialized diets
enhance abilities
BY KRISTIN PRATT
STAFF WRITER
For most Americans, the
traditional Thanksgiving meal
provides fuel for watching foot
ball and putting up with family
members.
But North Carolina athletes
see Thanksgiving dinner and
every meal as an opportunity
to fuel their bodies for competi
tion.
Nutrition is a crucial compo
nent of athletes’ training because
it provides them with the energy
to perform at their best, says
Jennifer Ketterly, nutrition and
fitness coordinator at the UNC
Center for Healthy Student
Behaviors.
“It’s a component that serves
as a base for all of their training,”
says Ketterly, who also coordinates
and helps recommend nutrition
plans for the University’s athletic
teams.
“Because you can’t take supple
ments and you can’t take steroids
to get bigger, the only thing that
they have is to maximize their per
formance nutrition principles.”
But eating right doesn’t just
provide power for games or prac
tice.
“Mainly what we’re trying to
do is fuel them so they don’t get
fatigued in games or practices,
because as fatigue levels rise, the
risk of injury rises as well,” she
says.
Generally, athletes have to take
in more calories and have to eat at
the right times.
“All in all, carbohydrates are the
main energy source for athletes,”
Ketterly says.
In fact, she says, athletes need
60 percent to 70 percent more
carbohydrates than the average
person because they have a higher
need for energy, and it is impor
tant for athletes to get the right
ratio of carbs into their diets.
That ratio depends on the time
of the pregame meal.
“When you eat is almost as
important as what you eat,”
Ketterly says.
Generally, it’s important to
spread out eating throughout
the day because it is better for
the metabolism and limits any
increases in body composition.
Because proteins takes longer
to digest, for example, players are
better off eating them well before
game time.
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