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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 154 Morehead earns a boost Texas foundation funds more scholars BY WHITNEY KISLING ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR The Morehead Foundation received a SIOO million donation, almost doubling the foundation’s endowment, officials announced Hiesday. The gift, given by the Texas based Cain Foundation, will enable at least 25 more UNC students to receive the prestigious scholar ship each year. The foundation and scholarship also have been renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation and the Morehead- Cain Scholars Program. “It is the most generous and heartfelt gift,” said Lucy Chatham, chairwoman of the combined foundation. The Morehead scholarship was established in 1951 and covers all tuition, fees and books plus a sti pend and laptop for selected stu A PSYCHOTIC ROUTINE -9H V DTH/TIMOTHY REESE Sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough finishes his last set of pull-ups with 25 kilograms of extra weight strapped to his waist. Illegal immigrants spur rise in hate groups State sees eight more since 2000 BYTEMA LARTER STAFF WRITER Hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan are gaining traction across North Carolina and the nation because of mounting frustration with immigration issues, according to a national watchdog organization that monitors extremist activity. The Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama reports that the number of hate groups in the United States rose by 33 percent from 2000 to 2005, and North Carolina went from having 27 to 35 such groups in the same period. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 ®hr latlu ®ar Hrrl dents during a four-year period. Chatham said Mary Cain decid ed to donate to the Morehead Foundation to continue the legacy of her husband, Gordon, who held similar philosophies to John Motley Morehead. Both put strong empha sis on education and were success fill in the chemical industry. “It brings together the resources of men of similar backgrounds,” she said at the announcement. Fifty students received Morehead scholarships last year, and usually those scholarships are split in half between out-of-state students and in-state students, though residence is not a factor in determining eli gibility. The freshman class of fall 2007 will see between 75 and 80 Morehead Scholars. “I have seen this program change dramatically, but incrementally,” said Tim Burnett, vice chairman of the foundation and a 1958 Morehead Scholar. “What this gift does there’s nothing incremental about it. It’s transformative.” University administrators and “This is growth that’s been quite significant and steady,” said Mark Potok, director of the project. “It’s quite clear that it’s driven almost entirely by the immigration issue.” Potok said hate group rhetoric has shifted its focus from anti-Semitism to immigration in the last few years. He said the issue is a better recruit ing device in light of nationwide anti-immigrant sentiments. Thomas Robb, national director of the Knights Party, the national political party for the KKK, con firmed that the group is experienc ing a period of growth and agreed that immigration ranks high announcement PUT ME IN, COACH Check out the Spring Sports insert in today's paper to find out about UNC's less-heralded, but just as talented, teams as they Start their seasons. | www.dailytarheel.com | Gordon Cain's foundation gave the funds to honor his legacy and further his belief in strong education. Morehead alumni said the gift will bring a greater pool of talented stu dents to UNC. “This is going to enable the pro gram to be bigger and better in a sense,” said Steve Jones, dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School and a 1974 Morehead Scholar. “It’s very, very rare that you can do both.” Chatham called the Morehead Foundation the “gold standard” of merit-based scholarship programs, and Chancellor James Moeser said it has been an integral part of UNC’s history. “It helped transform the University into a national univer- SEE DONATION, PAGE 4 Hansbrough bulks up to stay on top BY DANIEL MALLOY SENIOR WRITER For his fifth set of pull-ups, Tyler Hansbrough has decided to tack on some extra weight. Though North Carolina strength and conditioning coor dinator Jonas Sahratian told him to chain 20 kilograms of weight to his waist, Hansbrough is putting on 25 kilos about 55 pounds added to his 245-pound frame. Hansbrough is nearing the end of his 35-minute workout in the modestly sized Smith Center weight room as he grasps a firm hold and begins to hoist his chin above the bar. For his final repetitions, his face contorts and turns crimson, and he lets out increasingly loud grunts. It is an unmistakable glimpse of the persona known as “Psycho T.” Then he finishes and goes out into the hallway to get a drink of water. The sophomore cen ter whose team will travel to Boston College on Saturday (9 p.m. ESPN) to battle for first place in the ACC has barely broken a sweat. Sahratian, who worked with head coach Roy Williams at Kansas, coined the now-famous nickname on Hansbrough’s sec ond day in Chapel Hill. The freshmen were doing lower body exercises out side of the weight room when Hansbrough made an intense impression. “He just started primal screaming,” Sahratian recalls. among the concerns of members. “There is a growing concern about the government’s lack of will to shut down our borders,” he said. “There is a dissatisfaction, just generally, that we have allowed ourselves to become a part of the global economy and not protected the American worker.” Reginald Hildebrand, professor of Afro-American studies and his tory at UNC, said hate groups gain power when people feel that impor tant aspects of their lives are beyond their control, as when jobs are lost to overseas outsourcing. He said there is a tendency to blame “the other” when globalization issues such as immigration and job loss collide. “We are going through a period online | dailytarheel.com ALL BARK, NO BITE? County officials to examine banning tethering dogs HE'S GOT MAIL Chapel Hill has anew acting postmaster who could be gone soon THE CURE ROCKS Concert to benefit search for leukemia and lymphoma cure The Morehead-Cain Foundation by the numbers SIOO million: amount donated by the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation sll6 million: amount given in scholarships since the Morehead Foundation's 1951 inception SO: number of scholarships given in 2006 75 to 80: number of scholarships the foundation aims to give this year 2,600: total number of Morehead alumni around the world $140,000: value of the four-year scholarship for out-of-state students $80,000: value of the four-year scholarship for in-state students “And I said ‘You’re psycho. You’re Psycho T.’” The way Hansbrough works out, eats, stretches and generally takes care of his body might be psycho, but it’s far from crazy. It is planned and methodi cal and has played a large role in making him one of the most powerful and durable players in the country. “He conditions his body. He stretches his body. He puts the right things in his body,” Williams says. “And that puts him in a posi tion where he can do things a longer period of time that most people can’t at a higher level.” After a freshman campaign in which he was named third team All-America, Hansbrough is averaging 18.6 points and 7.8 rebounds a game. And those numbers come at a price, given the physical play each opponent dishes out. “I don’t think people realize how much he gets the shit beat out of him every game,” Sahratian says. Yet Hansbrough has not missed a game as a Tar Heel, which comes partly from luck and partly from his fanatical preparation. Working hard, eating right “Compared to the offseason, this is nothing,” Sahratian says during Psycho Ts workout, which comes a day after he posted 22 SEE HANSBROUGH, PAGE 4 of enormous transition, most dra matically with the increase of the Latino population,” he said. “The development of hate groups is almost predictable.” Hildegarde also pointed to the U.S. government’s failure to ade quately address issues includ ing immigration, health care and job availability that concern the poor and middle classes. North Carolina has one of the fastest-growing populations of Latino immigrants, accounting for 27.5 percent of the state’s growth from 1990 to 2004. Of the 28 incidents categorized as hate crimes in Chapel Hill since SEE HATE, PAGE 4 ai*tS I page 7 DJ MIX AND MATCH King Britt, a Philadelphia DJ, is set to play tonight at Memorial Hall and will use tracks from Sister Gertrude Morgan, a deceased New Orleans gospel singer. Runoff duo ratchets up race for SBP BY AMANDA YOUNGER STAFF WRITER With less than a week of cam paigning left, student body presi dent hopefuls said they hope to keep students interested to ensure a high voter turnout for Tuesday’s runoff election. Student body president can didates Eve Carson and Nick Neptune both took a break from campaigning Wednesday but said they are moving full-steam ahead now in hopes of clenching victory. “I think that we’re just going to be taking it a step up,” Carson said. “We want to reach out in whatever way we can.” She said she is continuing many of the approaches she has used throughout election season. “To be honest we ended really well,” said Carson, who received 40 percent of the vote from Tuesday’s election the most of the four can- A STUDENT SELECTIONS didates who were in the running. “So I think we’re going to con tinue the successful practices and doing more of them,” she said. Neptune’s brief rest from the elections was peppered with meetings at Hector’s and other locations with campaign staff members throughout Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. “I don’t think that too much really changes,” said Neptune, who received 33 percent of the vote. “The focus is again on talking to as many students as I can.” Neptune emphasized that between now and the runoff he Renowned comedians to make local impact BY LAURA THOMPSON STAFF WRITER It’s no secret the UNC cam pus is not in short supply of dra matic theater. But for those who prefer the funnier side of life, the Carolina Comedy Festival returns for its third consecutive year. As the festival’s capstone event, comedian and UNC alum nus Lewis Black will take the Memorial Hall stage for a sold out show with Kathleen Madigan and Alonzo Bodden. UNC alum nus and “Saturday Night Live” writer Bryan Tucker will serve as the show’s emcee. With four days of showcases, workshops and seminars, this year’s festival, sponsored by the Carolina Union Activities Board, seeks to expand comedy-related opportunities for students. “We want to make sure as many people can go to as many different events as possible,” said Mallory Cash, CUAB’s fun com mittee chairwoman. And considering the big names CUAB has grabbed for this year’s festival, maximizing possible attendance will be necessary. “Part of our mission entails putting students into contact with people they wouldn’t nor mally meet,” Cash said. In this case the festival finds strong footing in the University’s alumni, particularly Black, who was instrumental in getting the project off the ground. “He wanted to help foster an academic environment for com edy,” Cash said. Each year Black has found colleagues from the network he has built in the com- this day in history FEB. 16.1968... S.C. Governor Robert McNair is burned in effigy during a protest march through downtown Chapel Hill against police killings of three black Orangeburg college students. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2007 ■ Candidate Nick Neptune wants to talk to as many students as possible. Candidate Eve Carson plans to continue what made her the top vote-getter. will try to emphasize the feasibil ity of his platform and continue to make personal connections with students to help narrow the gap. “Most students just want to understand what we can honestly, feasibly do,” Neptune said. Runoffs have notoriously brought in a smaller voter turnout than the initial round of elections. This year a record 7,441 students cast ballots. Candidates said they hope students will maintain their interest Neptune will face an uphill battle as he seeks to catch up with Carson. During the past five student body president elections that have prompted a runoff, four of the subsequent winners garnered the most votes before the runoff. The last person to clench a vic tory having placed second in the first election was Justin Young, who ran for student body presi dent in 2001. He ultimately scored a victory by a 30-vote margin. And as Carson and Neptune seek to gain more student votes, SEE RUNOFF, PAGE 4 2007 Carolina Comedy Festival Today ► Improv Workshop with Upright Citizens Brigade 2 p.m.. Union Cabaret ► Animation Workshop with Grey Blackwell 2 p.m., Class of 2000 Lounge ► Class with Lewis Black 4:30 p.m., Union Auditorium ► 'The Office" with Paul Feig 6 p.m.. Union Cabaret ► Carolina Comedy Club 9 p.m„ Union Cabaret Saturday ► Stand-Up Comedy Seminar with Lewis Black 1 p.m., Union Auditorium ► Comedy Writing Workshop 2:30 p.m., Class of 2000 Lounge ► Lewis Black and Friends (sold out) 7 p.m., Memorial Hall For more information, visit www.unc.edu/cuab/events.shtml edy industry and has brought them to UNC. “I’m really just there to kind of funnel comedians and writers I know,” Black said. UNC also welcomes back "Ricker, who is in his third year of involve ment with the festival. During his time as an under graduate, Tucker and some friends SEE COMEDY, PAGE 4 weather Patty ■/. V. Cloudy . H 43,121 index police log 2 calendar 2 games 5 sports 7 opinion g
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