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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 94 Election sees few hitches Seniors vote to donate to Carolina Covenant BY WHITNEY KISLING AND JASMINA NOGO STAFF WRITERS The Board of Elections’ new voting system saw its first day in action with a nearly perfect debut during Tuesday’s special elections. The board held special elections to award Student Congress seats in districts ranging from South Campus to professional schools. Student Congress will welcome 12 new rep resentatives to office, with two runoff elections for three seats in Districts 7 and 9. Students also voted on the senior class gift, which this year will be a donation to the County taps Blackmon for manager Set to serve as the first woman in role BY RACHEL ULLRICH ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR The Orange County Board of Commissioners appointed Laura Blackmon as county manager Tuesday. The announcement marks the end of a seven-month search that included 90 candidates. Blackmon, who currently serves as assistant county manager for Osceola County, INSIDE Fla., will begin Board also the job Nov. discusses new 30. elementary “November school 10 30th feels far Dare a away, but it’s PAGE 4 closer than we think,” Blackmon said. The manager oversees almost all of the county staff. He or she also is responsible for carrying out decisions made by the com missioners. The manager is one of only three positions the commission ers appoint out of the hundreds of county jobs. All the commissioners made congratulatory remarks to Blackmon after announcing their selection —a historically significant appointment for the county. “You will be the first woman manager in the history of Orange County,” Vice Chairman Stephen Halkiotis said. “Congratulations. I know you’re going to do a wonderful job.” Jacobs added that Blackmon will be the first woman manager of any government in the coun ty, explaining that Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough haven’t had a woman manager. Music adds to draw of fair BY HARRY KAPLOWITZ ARTS EDITOR The choice between a funnel cake and a live concert might OUTATTHE SXS sup, but food, not music, is yy\\\// the No. 1 draw if° r N.C. State Fair attend eCS“The No. 1 reason people come to the fair is to eat,” Assistant Fair Manager Mike SEE FAIR MUSIC, PAGE 4 announcement WE'LL RETURN MONDAY The Daily Tar Heel will cease publication for Fall Break. We hope you enjoy your long awaited respite, and well welcome you back next week. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (Thr Hath} (Tar Mrri Carolina Covenant, a need-based scholarship program for UNC students. “I’d kind of gathered that there was more of a buzz in the air about the covenant,” said Senior Class President Meg Petersen, who voted for the choice. “I think it’s doing a lot more for the University than a sign would do. It’s making the University a better place,” she said. This year’s class gift is a donation to an area of campus rather than a physical gift. They chose the Carolina Covenant with 341 votes ahead of the Carolina Center for Public Service with 204 votes and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs with 129 votes. More than double the number of students who voted in last year’s elections voted this year, said Jim Brewer, chairman of the Board of Elections. In last year’s elections, about 1,100 students Meet your new county manager Laura Blackmon Education: Gradute of the University of Florida in 1974; Master of Arts in Political Science / Public Administration in 1986 Past experience: > Deputy County Manager of Osceola County, Fla. 2001- Present > Assistant City Manager Kisimmee, Fla. ► Assistant to the City Manager in Kissimmee >- Administrative Intern in Kissimmee ► High school social studies teacher Blackmon will succeed the manager of 18 years, John Link. Link retired Sept. 1, and Assistant County Manager Rod Visser has been filling the role in the interim. The commissioners hired The Mercer Group Inc. in March to aid in the search process. The board narrowed the 90 candidates to four and then two in September. “It was a very thorough pro cess,” Blackmon said. The two final candidates, SEE BLACKMON, PAGE 4 Wsgjlm WL , A.., JH •,;■ OTH/MEUSSA WILLIAMSON Musician and storyteller Mike Cross performs in Dorton Arena on Tuesday at the N.C. State Fair in a concert called “N.C. in Tune.” online I dailytarheel .com MAKING THE SAVE National SAVE Day promotes anti-violence A PROPER FIGHT U S. senator talks about war on terror tactics SERVING UP Study shows more college students doing public service www.dailytarheel.com “There is more of a student responsibility. If they contacted us, we definitely got them ballots JIM BREWER, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF ELECTIONS cast a vote, and this year, 2,479 participated in the election, with 77 paper ballots. “That’s the most I’ve ever seen,” he said. “It’s the highest voter turnout ever.” The board made some changes to the voting system in response to the technical difficulties faced last year. SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 4 A HOOPS HOMECOMING | - % L ~ I iBSE DTH PHOTOS/EDYTHE MCNAMEE Charlotte Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton slaps a five with forward Sean May after coming off the floor during the second quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Washington Wizards. The two former Tar Heels were greeted warmly by the Smith Center audience. Former UNC superstars return to the Dean Dome BY BRANDON STATON SPORTS EDITOR They were familiar faces in a familiar place, but the scene certainly had changed. When the Charlotte Bobcats faced off against the Washington Wizards in a preseason NBA game at the Smith Center on Tuesday, it marked a “Hoops Homecoming” in Chapel Hill, as four of UNC’s beloved bailers returned to the same floor where they once reigned supreme. Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood helped North Carolina roll to a 13-3 ACC mark in 1998, en route to an NCAA Final Four appearance. Teammates Raymond Felton and Sean May one upped them in 2005 going 15-0 at home and claiming the University’s fifth national title. “It’s exciting for me as a player to see the familiar faces,” Jamison said before the game. “To come back to the Dean Dome again, it just brings back great memories I had here when I played. “It’s different coming through the visitors’ tun- campus I page 6‘ INTO THE DARK Information Technology Services institutes an automatic system to turn off the lights in classrooms at night, saving energy and money in the process. nel and being on the visitors’ bench, but other than that everything has definitely worked out, and I’m definitely having fun.” During their respective college careers, there was rarely an empty seat in the house. The Smith Center was nearly empty Tuesday in comparison to those days, but all the skills the for mer Ihr Heels learned were definitely on display. In an era where the NBA has been criticized for sloppy play, Jamison, Haywood, Felton and May still performed the old-fashioned way just the way their former coaches, Dean Smith and Roy Williams (both of whom were on hand) would have demanded. Jamison finished the night with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Haywood was the inside pres ence that UNC fans remember. Felton displayed the promise that made him the fifth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. And May, while still getting adjusted to life in the physical NBA 3-second lane, showed continued signs of progress. The former Tar Heels were humbled by the response of their loyal fans. “I don’t know why they like me,” Felton joked while signingautographspriortothegame. “I’m just a small SEE HOMECOMING, PAGE 4 I Day 3 of survival of the fittest Editor’s note: The Daily Tar Heel asked Coach C.B. McGrath posted the first senior 'writer Gregg Found to attempt to earn round of cuts at the Smith Center Tuesday a spot on the UNC men’s JVbasketball team at 10 a.m. Those with class at 9:30 a.m. had to offer insight to a process that most don't sec. to play the waiting game a little bit longer. He will write a diary of his experiences. McGrath instructed that those who mado the cut should come back at 4 p.m. for the BY GREGG FOUND final tryout senior writer Following class, I arrived at the Smith Center Anyone whose Tuesday was just another a little after 11 sun., and would be lying if I said monotonous day between Monday and there weren’t butterflies in my stomach. Wednesday surely didn’t try out for the JV Fortunately, the list of 24 names included basketball team. mine, but I had only a moment’s gratification The day began and ended with apprehen- before mentally preparing for the last tryout sion, and the hours of downtime in between only served to heighten everyone’s nerves. SEE TRYOUT, PAGE 4 City | page 7 LAST CHANCE This weekend, The Carolina Inn will host the year's last Fridays on the Front Porch, a summer series featuring food and bluegrass music. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18,2006 Special election winners District Three South ELIZABETH HUMPHREY 256 votes TIM NICHOLS 235 votes District Seven Art* and Sciences PJ LUSK 9 votes CHRIS SHERMAN 2 votes District Eight Professional Schools LAUREN NEWTON 11 votes this day in history OCT. 18,1888... The University plays its first intercollegiate football game. Wake Forest University defeats the Tar Heels 6-4 in a game played at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh. District lWo —Mkhße Campus TINA CHEN-XU , 74 votes Ofetrtet Six Off-campus JESSICA THOMPSON 247 votes STEPHANIE MCLAM6 240 votes District Nine Medical Schools JOSHUA DAVIS 5 votes MARK GRAMBLING 3 votes KEITH NICHOLSON 2 votes 1 * 3 ' - ftiii j| Sean May shoots over former UNC center and Washington Wizard Brendan Haywood during the second quarter. weather Partly cloudy H 80, L 55 index police log 2 calendar 2 glimes 7 sports 9 opinion io
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