VOLUME 114, ISSUE 109
University still mum on Davis details
BY DANIEL MALLOY
SENIOR WRITER
When the Board oflhistees meets
next week, the most scrutinized item
of business it will face is something
it might not be facing at all the
contract of the next football coach.
Director of Athletics Dick
Baddour does the searching and hir
ing, but the
BOT will have
to confirm the
new coach’s
contract
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Freshmen Rachel Aaron (left) and Kate Crockett fill a bag with assorted nuts during the farmer's market held in the Ram's Head plaza
Thursday. The second annual Fall Produce Market featured tables of fresh produce, baked goods and other treats for students*to buy.
Event focuses on students’ nutrition, fitness
BY ELIZABETH BEAVERS
STAFF WRITER
Fruit, free throws and fitness activities
drew waves of students Thursday afternoon
to Rams Head Plaza.
The second annual Fall Produce Market
emphasized two components of healthy liv
ing nutrition and physical activity.
Tables laden with preserves, baked goods,
caramel apples, fresh produce and small
green salads dotted the brick walkway.
Shoppers could browse the market’s dis
plays, then purchase food using One Cards
or cash. Breads, pies and dried fruits were
among the most popular items.
Campus plans festivities to honor veterans
BY LAUREN HARVEY
STAFF WRITER
The University will continue its
ceremonial Veterans Day tradition
a day early this year.
The holiday will be celebrat
ed with enthusiasm and pride
across the country this weekend,
but UNC will present the colors
today while the campus is still
enlivened.
The campus will host two
events to commemorate the mili
tary contributions of veterans and
current military personnel.
“Students should show up just
to recognize the contributions that
soldiers make for those at home,”
said Maj. Rob Schmoldt, instruc
speeial section
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and InsideCarolina.com reported
Wednesday that former University
of Miami and Cleveland Browns
coach Butch Davis had signed a
deal to be North Carolina’s next
head coach. He would replace John
Bunting, who was fired Oct. 22,
effective at the end of the season.
TVustee Richard “Stick” Williams
said that if any contract had been
signed, he would know about it But
as of Thursday afternoon, Williams
said that he had not heard anything,
and that there was no such item on
the agenda for the BOT meetings,
which start Wednesday.
“I don’t have a clue,” he said. “I
know what I’ve seen in the paper,
Carolina Dining Services, the Nutrition
Coalition, Counseling and Wellness Services,
student government and Campus Recreation
put the market together.
Officials originally scheduled the event for
Wednesday, but it was postponed because of
the weather.
Students eager to take advantage of the
fresh local produce flocked to the market on
their way to and from class.
“There’s not a lot of fresh fruit available in
the dining halls,” freshman Amy Humphrey
said. “That’s why I’m here buying these
strawberries.”
Another freshman, Mary Hope Willard,
tor of UNC’s Air Force ROTC unit.
“I think it’s good to acknowledge
those who serve in the military.”
The University’s Air Force
ROTC Unit will sponsor the
ROTC’s annu
al Veterans
Day ceremony,
which will
involve more
than 130 mid
shipmen and
cadets.
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“There used to be a lot of parades
and ceremonies for veterans, but
there aren’t many of those anymore,”
Schmoldt said. “Any effort we can
make to elevate the contributions of
veterans should be made.”
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Butch Davis
is reported to
have inked a
deal with UNC,
but trustees say
they haven't
seen a contract.
which is just a lot of speculation.
The trustees would be involved in
those kinds of decisions.”
Davis’ agent Marvin Demoff, did
not return a phone call Thursday.
Baddour refused to comment on any
questions related to the search.
“It is in the best interest of this
process that I don’t talk about, talk
noticed the market on her way back to
South Campus from class. “It’s really easy
to get sick in dorms, so nutrition is impor
tant for the lifestyle we’re developing here
in college.”
One table hosted by Campus Dining
Services gave away samples of healthy food,
including small green salads, baked sweet
potatoes and sliced fruit with flavored cream
cheese.
CAWS set up a display with a spinning
wheel. Students spun the wheel, then answered
questions about diets and lifestyles depend
ing on where the wheel stopped. Students
who answered correctly were rewarded with
prizes.
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The ceremony, which begins at
noon on the steps of the Morehead
Building, is open to retired mili
tary personnel as well as students
and community members.
Each year, the ROTC invites
a guest speaker, and this year’s
is Chuck Stone, a World War II
veteran and former Tuskegee
Airman. Stone also is a fac
ulty emeritus member in the
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication.
“Chuck was one of the promi
nent black soldiers in this country,
so he would be the perfect speaker
for this,” said Richard Cole, for-
SEE VETERANS, PAGE 6
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around or to anyone about the pro
cess until it’s drawn to a conclu
sion,” Baddour said Thursday.
Though they have the authority to
approve the new coach, the trustees
have had little involvement to date.
“The process was developed
through the AD’s office,” TVustee
Rusty Carter said. “I have respected
their desire to keep it a fairly closed
circle. I think that was advisable.”
Carter and Williams said they
don’t foresee any problems that could
cause the trustees not to confirm a
candidate submitted by Baddour.
“I don’t anticipate any circum
stances where it would come to the
board and be derailed,” Carter said.
Today'* events to
honor veterans
No®n The annual ceremony will
be outside Morehead Planetarium
and Science Center and will
include guest speaker Chuck
Stone, a World War II veteran,
former Tuskegee Airman and
emeritus faculty member in the
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication.
IJMH The Wilson Library will
showcase a tour of veteran
materials from each of the
library's three unique collections
rare books, manuscripts and
N.C. collections.
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OPENING THE WINDPIPES
The Achordants, an all-male
a cappella group with a
unique performance style, will
hold the first of its two fall
concerts today.
“... Any questions of integrity and
responsibility would be answered
before the contract got to the Board
ofTVustees.”
The biggest question now involves
timing. If the reports that have sur
faced in recent days are correct, an
announcement could come within
the next few days. Technically, no
coach can be hired before the final
whistle of the Nov. 25 Duke game.
Under NCAA rules a program
can employ only 10 football coaches
at one time, and UNC has all spots
filled. If Davis, or anyone, was named
coach before the end of the season, he
would not be able to contact recruits
or fulfill any coaching duties.
Officials eye
E. coli source
Take hard look at
McAlister’s Deli
BY ANDREW DUNN
STAFF WRITER
The Orange County Health
Department is investigating
McAlister’s Deli on Franklin Street
as the source of a recent E. coli out
break, according to a statement
released Thursday.
Six of seven confirmed E. coli
cases have been linked to the res
taurant, according to the health
department’s press release. But
health officials stress that it is still
safe to eat there.
“There is no reason to avoid
dining at McAlister’s,” Orange
County Health Director Rosemary
Summers said in the release.
Donna King, public information
officer at the department, said six
of the seven people reporting
the illness ate in the restaurant
between Oct. 23 and Oct. 25.
The Daily Tar Heel contacted
three students with confirmed cases
of E. coli infection, and all reported
eating at McAlister’s Deli on Oct.
24 three days before they began
UNC to welcome
home its alumni
Weekend events
kicking off today
BYASHLEIGH MCARTHUR
STAFF WRITER
Whether you’re looking to bond
with old friends, make new ones or
be a part of the sporting revelry,
there’s something for everyone at
this year’s Homecoming.
UNC cele
brates its annu
al Homecoming
weekend start
ing today.
“If you look
at the sched
ule, I think
that in itself
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Alumni are
eager to make
their way back
to UNC and see
familiar faces.
demonstrates a great start,” Anita
Walton, manager of student and
young alumni programs, said last
week. “We truly have something
for everybody.”
The weekend kicks off today
with the Carolina Club Leaders
Conference and the inaugu
ral UNC Dance Marathon
Homecoming Golf Classic. But
not all Homecoming activities are
alumni-centric.
“I think some folks would say
that Homecoming is more about
alumni because they’re the ones
that are returning home, but ...
you can’t have a tradition with-
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Conducting a search before the
end of the season has given UNC
the first crack in pursuing desirable
coaches especially Davis, who is
not employed by a team.
“It allows us to move forward and
not be a part of the feeding frenzy
that is there every year,” Carter said.
But Williams said he expected
Baddour to wait until after the sea
son to announce a coach, mainly out
of respect for the games left to play.
“The thing I’m proud of about our
University is that we generally do
things with a lot of class,” Williams
said. “I think we’ll be mindful of
SEE DAVIS, PAGE 6
to show symptoms, which include
diarrhea that turns bloody.
The disease causes inflamma
tion of the stomach and intestines,
and can lead to kidney failure
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Web site states that
the average time for symptoms to
develop after eating the contami
nated food is three to four days,
and no new cases have developed
since Oct. 29.
Nick Stacey, a manager at
McAlister’s, said the restaurant
is cooperating with the health
department.
“There is no proof that it is us,”
he said. “There is no source known
to the health dcpaE>fyfdHHMi
Inspection
from the Orange County Health
Department show that the restau
rant was last inspected Oct 24 the
same day that at least three infected
students reported eating there.
According to the inspection,
McAlister’s has a raw score of 89
out of 100. Two points were added
to the score because the restau
rant has a manager on staff who
has taken the Serve Safe training
SEE E.COLI, PAGE 6
► UNC Dance Marathon
Homecoming Golf Classic
10:30 a.m.
The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf
Club
► Feast Before the Fight
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Pit
► Carolina Performing Arts
presents pianist Peter Serkin
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Memorial Hall
StHmfty
► Ram Run 5K
7 a.m.
Trails around Finley Golf Course
► Bell Tower Climb
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
► Tar Heel Town
9 a.m.
Polk Place
out some foundation as a student,”
Walton said.
Students can participate in the
annual Senior Class Powder Puff
game this afternoon and mingle
with alumni in the Pit this evening
SEE HOMECOMING, PAGE 6
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