VOLUME 113, ISSUE 143
Coleman wins compromise
BY TED STRONG
SENIOR WRITER
The Carrboro aldermen got heated,
got stuck and got funny Wednesday
night, but in the end they got a sev
enth alderman, appointing Dan
Coleman to the board.
Alderman Randee Haven-
O’Donnell brought an end to one
of the most contentious debates in
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The ultimate balancing act
BY KATIE CLINE
STAFF WRITER
This time last year Student
Body President Seth Dearmin’s
life was consumed with col
lecting signatures, garnering
endorsements and focusing on
the upcoming election.
Although the tasks are new,
his time commitment isn't.
“It’s life,” he says. “It’s every
thing I do.”
While campaigning, he spent
most of his time talking to stu
dents as possible, Dearmin says.
“I don’t know if I had as much
fun in a semester at Carolina
than last year.”
Other student leaders say their
campaign trails were equally
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recent Carrboro history —and to
the stalemate between supporters of
Coleman and Lydia Lavelle when
she agreed to switch her vote.
She said the move was intended to
prevent the board from considering
compromise candidates.
“I wasn’t willing to go to secondary
or tertiary candidates,” she said after.
Coleman also received votes from
WALK THE LINE
intense. Senior Class President
Bobby Whisnant says he would
work anywhere from 6 a.m. until
1 a.m. the next day while he was
campaigning.
“You really have to be confi
dent because you have to start
working on the things in your
platform right away,” he says.
Things don’t slow down once
elected.
Now, when Dearmin is not in
class or playing the occasional
game of pickup basketball, he
is devoting time to his position,
which takes up an average of 60
hours a week.
The workload varies every
day. His activities can range from
responding to e-mails to discuss-
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the three officials who supported
him at the meeting Tuesday night:
aldermen Jacquelyn Gist and John
Herrera and Mayor Mark Chilton.
That night, the board split between
Coleman, a software designer and
columnist for the Chapel HiS-Herald,
and Lavelle, the openly gay law part
ner of Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy.
Lavelle had been supported
tect students and to prevent pedestrian accidents, many
students feel the more than SIOO fine to be too harsh. “I
don’t think it’s appropriate,” Muse-Ariyoh said. “It’s just
another way to get more money out of students.”
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ing tuition with the UNC-Chapel
Hill Board of Thistees.
“Some days are much more
hectic; some days are much more
calm,” he says.
Student government is no 9-
to-5 job, Dearmin adds. Many
student leaders take their work
home with them.
“A lot of work starts before we
SEE LEADERS, PAGE 4
by Haven-O’Donnell as well as
Alderman Joal Hall Broun and
Alderman Alex Zaffron, who shifted
his support from Katrina Ryan, the
runner-up in November’s election.
Lavelle’s supporters argued that she
could bridge divides in the community
and provide a well-qualified gay pres-
SEE APPLICANTS, PAGE 4
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TAR HEELS REEL IN 28
N.C.’s No. 2 player
commits to UNC
BY BRANDON STATON
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Next season football fans might
want to consider actually showing
up for games before kickoff.
Coach John Bunting officially
announced Tuesday that the North
Carolina football team signed 28
recruits the No. 25 class in the
nation including 17 in-staters..
“My coaching staff has done a
terrific job,” Bunting said in a press
conference at Kenan Stadium. “I
think this is the best recruiting
class we’ve had.”
To cap off the class, Aleric
Mullins, a 6-foot, 3-inch, 285-
pound defensive lineman from East
Wake High, finally committed to
UNC at about 1:30 p.m.
Recruiting players from North
Carolina has been a problem in
recent years. But this year several
area signees passed up programs
like Tennessee, Auburn and Virginia
Tech to don blue and white.
“The high school coaches in this
state believe in us,” Bunting said.
“That’s a real important part of our
recruiting this year.... People talk
about players going out of state
there’s probably three or four play
ers that wanted to come to Carolina
that we didn’t have room for.”
Despite going 5-6 last season,
the Tar Heels used their 9-7 con
ference record through the first
two years of the “new ACC” to
stockpile a plethora of young tal
ent to build for the road ahead.
Next year, UNC will play seven
games at Kenan Stadium. And
the comfort of home should play
to Bunting’s favor, as he says that
freshmen could see time at wide
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 4
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SUPPORT A WINNER
Fresh off beating Duke,
Coach Sylvia Hatchell and the
No. 1 Tar Heels will face
N.C. State today and are
hoping for a larger fan turnout.
Columnist Dan
Coleman was
appointed to
the aldermen
after a series
of negotiations.
Dearmin absorbs
Congress lashing
BY KATIE HOFFMANN
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EOITOR
In response to a vote of no confi
dence Ttiesday from Student Congress,
Student Body President Seth Dearmin
denied wrongdoing, saying he is confi
dent that he bas served students’ inter
ests to the fullest.
The congressional action,
approved 17-1, was in part a reaction
to the unanimous vote by the UNC-
Chapel Hill Board of Trustees —of
which Dearmin is a member to
raise tuition $l,lOO for nonresident
undergraduates and $250 for resi
dent undergraduates.
“The (tuition) vote last week sym
bolized his incompetence had reached
a fever pitch,” Rep. Kris Wampler,
who co-sponsored the resolution of
no confidence, said Wednesday.
Dearmin said he will not release a
formal reaction to Congress’ move.
He said he understands Congress’
concerns, though he says he remains
firm in his stance that the hikes are
needed.
“It’s a sentiment that I can under
stand and relate to,” he said. “But the
vast majority of students understand
that this is something that has to hap
pen to keep up the caliber of UNC.”
Dearmin said no students have e
mailed him or come to his office to
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Position: WR
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Ht: 6-3, Wt: 235
Position: LB
Hometown: High
land Springs, Va.
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Vince Jacobs ★★★ TE 6-7,218 Charlotte
T.J. Yates ★★★ QB 6-5,190 Marietta, Ga.
Darius Massenburg ★★★ DL 6-4,265 Roanoke Rapids
Johnny White ★★★ RB 5-10,190 Asheville
Ryan Taylor ★★★ TE 6-4,210 Winston-Salem
Kendric Burney ★★★ DB 5-9,170 Jacksonville
Anthony Elzy ★★★ RB 5-10,205 Warren, Ohio
Bruce Carter ★★★ LB 6-3,210 Havelock
Tavares Brown ★★★ DT 6-0,260 Rockingham
Zack Handerson ★★★ OL 6-7,265 Jacksonville, Fla.
Ed Barham ★★ TE 6-4,235 Dendron, Va.
B.J. Phillips ★★ QB 6-5,230 Columbia, S.C.
Greg Elleby ★★ DL 6-5,285 Tabor City
LeCount Fantroy ★★ DB 5-11,175 Washington, D.C.
Logan Buchanan ★★ LB 6-1,220 Mocksville
Tavorris Jolly ★★ DB 5-11,180 Shelby
Darius Powell ★★ DL 6-4,220 Waldorf, Md.
Wesley Flagg ★★ LB 6-0,215 Fayetteville
Mike Ingersoll ★★ OL 6-4,260 Matthews
Anthony Parker-Boyd ★★ QB 6-1,200 Malvern, Pa.
Alan Pelc ★★ OL 6-6,300 Houston, Texas
Morgan Randall ★★ OL 6-6,255 Greenville
Trevor Stuart ★★ TE 6-4,250 Sugar Land, Texas
today in history
FEB. 2,1998...
Administrators postpone the
placement of cellular service
antennas atop Hamilton Hall
after faculty complain about
potential health hazards.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006
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Tuition increases
Results of poll: Do you agree
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239 do not agree / 114 do agree
criticize his tuition decision. On the
contrary, he said students have told
him they understand his decision.
The resolution also criticized
Dearmin for not making his stance
on tuition known
to students.
“Part of the
outcry is that a lot
of Seth’s work has
been done behind
closed doors,” said
Daneen Furr, stu
dent body trea
surer, referring
to how Dearmin
discussed tuition
with trustees
primarily during
informal meet
ings.
Student Body
President Seth
Dearmin
maintains his
tuition position.
But Dearmin said he believes he
made his stance clear, adding that he
publicized his opinions in columns in
The Daily Tar Heel and in speaking
with students.
He also emphasized that Congress
members had the opportunity to ask
him questions regularly at fiill ses
sions of the body.
“They know they’re more than wel
come to knock on my door and come
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Ht: 6-3, Wt: 285
Position: DL
Hometown:
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Hakeem Nicks
Ht: 6-1, Wt: 210
Position: WR
Hometown:
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