VOLUME 114, ISSUE 127
N.C.
son
joins
race
Edwards could
aid state turnout
BY ALLISON NICHOLS
ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
Having N.C. native and former
U.S. Sen. John Edwards as a presi
dential candidate in 2008 could
influence voters in the state, per
haps increasing turnout and helping
Democratic candidates statewide.
Local political leaders say the
name recogni
tion brought by
Edwards could
make voters in
the Tar Heel
State more
interested than
usual in elec
tions.
The UNC
Law School
graduate chose
an unusual
approach for
his Dec. 28
announcement,
Former Sen.
John Edwards
announced that
he is vying for
the presidency.
speaking in shirt-sleeves from the
Ninth Ward —a New Orleans neigh
borhood devastated by Katrina.
Since running on the
2004 Democratic ticket with
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry,
Edwards founded the Center on
Poverty, Work and Opportunity
at UNC and served as the center’s
director for two years.
Jesse White, director of the UNC
Office of Economic and Business
Development and a Poverty Center
advisory board member, said the
former senator has developed cred
ibility on poverty from both an aca
demic and a political standpoint.
“Sen. Edwards is the most impor
tant voice speaking nationally about
poverty since Robert Kennedy” he
said. “I can’t think of a better person
to bring these issues to the table.”
University of lowa political sci
ence professor Peverill Squire said
Edwards’ consistent focus on issues
relating to poverty will help voters
associate him with those themes.
“I think building on his ‘Two
Americas’ theme from the last cam
paign is a good way to distinguish
himself from his competitors.”
Squire said that Edwards made
a strong showing in the lowa cau
cus in 2004, where he finished just
behind eventual presidential can
didate John Kerry, and that he has
positioned himself well to build on
SEE EDWARDS, PAGE 5
Chapel Hill searching
for new police chief
BY JESSICA SCHONBERG
SENIOR WRITER
Chapel Hill is asking for the
public’s help finding the per
fect new police chief, but so far,
mum’s the word.
Only two people spoke at a
focus group designed to gamer
resident input Tuesday night.
Chief Gregg Jarvies announced
in December that he will retire
April 1 after 31 years of service
and seven leading the force.
Town Manager Roger Stancil
said he’d like to have the new chief
hired in time for Jarvies’ farewell.
“My goal is to have Chief
Jarvies one day and Chief‘blank’
the next day,” he said.
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Senior Marlon Sequeira works on his upper body Tuesday at the Student Recreation Center. He has resolved to work out more often in
2007. "I have a little less difficult schedule this year, so I might be able to keep it up better as opposed to other years,* he said.
BY KATIE HOFFMANN AND CLINT JOHNSON, SENIOR WRITERS
For many students the new year means a clean slate an opportunity to improve their lives. But, despite
bold talk and intial dedication, one word seems to characterize the New Year's resolution. Failure. The
overcrowded gyms will revert back to nromal in mere weeks, students predicted; old habits will win out.
The Daily Tar Heel chose four students to follow. In two weeks we will check back with them to see if they
have stayed true to their resolutions.
Contact the Features Editor at features@unc.edu.
Nikki Pratt
/ear: Freshman
Major: Music and
English
Nikki Pratt;
New Year's resolution: To floss every day and only have one
dessert per week.
Reason: "I just got my wisdom teeth out over break, and usually
the dentists yell at me for having bad gums.” With regard to dessert,
"They have the soft-serve machine in the dining hall, and it's really
easy to just grab it.*
Normally make resolutions?: Yes. However, she doesn't nor
mally keep them. *1 get lazy and too busy and I don't think about
it.*
Comment: "I got tired of just giving in."
David Campbell;
New Year's resolution: To not drink soda for a year.
Reason: "My oldest brother's doing it, and he needs moral
support."
Normally make resolutions?: No,
Comment: Campbell quit drinking soda in sixth grade for year but
not as a New Year's resolution.
Chief input
Community members are invited
to share their input about what
qualities Chapel Hill’s new
police chief should have at the
following focus group meetings:
► 7 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel
HMI Public Library at 100 Library
Drive
► 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at Hargraves
Community Center at 216 N.
Roberson St.
Stancil, with help from the N.C.
League of Municipalities, is con
ducting focus groups with the pub-
SEE POLICE CHIEF, PAGE 5
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David Campbell
Year: Junior
Major: Environmental
Studies
Caroline Mack
Year: Freshman
Major: Education
Global arena high on 2007 agenda
BY ERIN ZUREICK
University editor
When Chancellor James Moeser
arrived at UNC in 2000, he declared
that the University must increase its
international focus if it is to succeed
as a top-notch institution.
Shortly after his appointment
to the chancellor position, he pin
pointed three areas in which UNC
could improve in the global arena:
■ Increasing the number of
undergraduates who study abroad
■ Establishing relationships
with international institutions in
cooperative research and service
■ Improving the global atmo
sphere on campus.
More than six years after
Moeser delivered this mission
statement, UNC has m-de prog
ress in all three areas, helping
Ashleigh Jackson
Year: Junior
Major: Psychology
and Sexuality Studies
Caroline Mack;
New Year's resolution: To read the Bible.
Reason: 'l've tried (to read the Bible) before and failed miser
ably."
Normally make resolutions?: Yes. "I don't normally keep them,"
Mack said. "I guess I just get caught up doing everyday stuff."
Comment: Mack said she is uniquely committed to her resolution
this year. "I want to read the Bible now. Before I read it because I
thought I should."
Ashleigh Jackson:
New Year's resolution: Run 60 miles in January. As an incentive,
she will bleach her hair blonde if she doesn't reach her goal.
Reason: She normally runs three to five times a week and wants to
see if she can achieve the goal. She's logging her miles at nikeplus.
com.
Normally make resolutions?: Usually.
Comment: Last year Jackson decided to stop swearing. "But, yeah,
that didn't happen," she said. 'Cussing is fun for me."
the school stay competitive in
an increasingly globalized world,
campus officials say.
The year 2007 also has been set
aside for international initiatives
to help mark UNC’s progress.
“When I first came here, not
so many North Carolina students
had international experience,”
said Diana Levy, assistant direc
tor for programs at the Office of
International Student and Scholar
Services and a UNC employee
since 1989. “Now we see a great
diversity of travel experience.”
In 2000 UNC sent about 800
students abroad, placing it sev
enth among large universities.
Compare that to 2006 when
1,324 students studied abroad.
SEE GLOBAL, PAGE 5
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MOVING ON
Pepper's Pizza on Franklin
Street is moving to anew,
bigger location a few doors
down and has plans to open a
liquor bar in the future.
Top 10 resolutions
1. Lose weight/ get in better
physical shape
2. Stick to a budget
3. Debt reduction
4. Enjoy more quality time with
family and friends
5. Find my soul mate
6. Quit smoking
7. Find a better job
B. Learn something new
9. Volunteer and help others
10. Get organized
Source: goalsguy.com
COURTESY OFUNCNEWSSERVICES
Dr. Linna Hao exchanges gifts with Chancellor James Moeser during
his recent trip to China for a conference on global health care.
this day in history
JAN. 10,1999...
The School of Medicine begins a
three-year project studying ethical
concerns in genetic discoveries. The
project is funded by the National
Human Genome Research Institute.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2007
Bush
set to
outline
plan
Plans to ask for
increased troops
WATCH THE SPEECH
Time: 9 p.m. today
Channel: All major news networks
BY LINDSEY NAYLOR
ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
President Bush has reserved air
time tonight to appeal to the public
and present his new plan for Iraq.
In a speech with tremendous
implications, he’s expected to call
for an increased
deployment of
up to 20,000
troops, along
with objectives
for the Iraqi
government.
With
Democratic
leaders poised
to rebut
requests not
to their liking,
some experts
worry the polit
ical noise could
President
George Bush
is under
pressure from
Democrats.
drown out productive discussion of
feasible military solutions.
“There’ll be a lot of headlines and
a lot of talk and opposition,” UNC
history professor Richard Kohn
said. “But in the end I think the
Democrats will cave in and give him
what he wants because they don’t
have any other choice politically.”
Congress’ most effective weapon
against the president’s requests is
its ability to withhold funding, but
any refusal of money to the mili
tary could be spun by the White
House as an anti-troop gesture.
Cori Dauber, a UNC professor
and research fellow at the Triangle
Institute for Security Studies, said
political handling and press cover
age of a troop increase overshadow
the reasoning behind the surge.
After the 2003 fall of Saddam
Hussein’s statue in Baghdad, she
said, the war in Iraq became less
conventional and more about
fighting insurgents and terrorists.
But only recently have U.S. forces
shifted their tactics. A counterin
surgency war, Dauber said, should
win over citizens by providing and
maintaining security. “They’ve been
doing that,” she said. “They have not
been doing it successfully.
“They fight a successful battle
in one area, they pull out and the
insurgents move back in.”
Dauber said a surge of newly
SEE IRAQ, PAGE 5
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