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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 156 CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY VISITWWW.DAILYTARHEEL.COM FOR AN INTERACTIVE VOTER GUIDE DETAILING THE TWO CONTENDERS' PLATFORMS AND KEY GOALS No. 1 EVE CARSON 2,941 votes EVE CARSON <v ’ l|| NICK NEPTUNE k? 2 ’ 94lvotes 2,459 votes 1 J ,jf m 1 797 votes 965 votes Candidates Eve Carson and Nick Neptune will err p*rr o rn p a settle the score today with Board of Elections jCC rMVjt UrUHH Chairman Jim Brewer (center) overseeing the VIEWPOINTS FEATURING vote. Below: Core campaign workers from both ; ' f HBW HR ■■ n rnrrm a i rrr .rrr rri ~.. camps are rooting for their candidates today and RHHI HV H MB r fcKbUIMAL MtbbAGEb FROM hoping that months of work will earn a victory. THE CANDIDATES AND THE DTH PHOTOS/EDYTHE MCNAMEE Candidates Eve Carson and Nick Neptune will settle the score today with Board of Elections Chairman Jim Brewer (center) overseeing the vote. Below: Core campaign workers from both camps are rooting for their candidates today and hoping that months of work will earn a victory. MK^ Easley keys in on education access BY LIZ GILLIAM STAFF WRITER RALEIGH North Carolina’s average college tuition is one of the lowest in the nation and it’s going to stay low, Gov. Mike Easley said in the State of the State address Monday night. Affordable education, as well as health care and income taxes, topped the agenda in Easley’s final online I dailj.tarheel.comi PB PROBLEMS Some brands of peanut butter are recalled because of salmonella USING THINKING CAPS UNC scientists study mental disorders using infant brains HOLLA FOR DOLLAS County schools leaders want als percent budget increase Serving the students and the University community since 1893 (Slip Hath} aar Heel speech to a packed audience of leg islators, lobbyists and onlookers. “As more of our students receive an advanced degree, North Carolina becomes stronger,” Easley said. “They generate more wealth; they generate more revenue; and they generate more innovation.” An increase in “Learn and Earn” SEE ADDRESS, PAGE 11 www.dailytarheel.com m f STUDENT ELECTIONS CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Campus will decide today who will lead students next year as president BY AMANDA YOUNGER STAFF WRITER The scrutiny that student body president hopefuls Eve Carson and Nick Neptune have withstood for the past month will end tonight for one of them. When the votes are tallied, only one person will emerge as UNC’s next student body president, giv ing Carson or Neptune access to power and administrators, with a thrust to the forefront of student affairs. Today’s runoff election will pres ent challenges for both candidates, as second elections are notorious for lower voter turnout than the general election. Both candidates have worked during the past week P - jy rV DTH/KEVIN TSUI Gov. Mike Easley delivers his final State of the State address Monday night at the N. C. General Assembly. He gives the speech every two years. campus I page 6' ALMOST READY TO ROLL With just a few days left until the culmination of the year's work, Dance Marathon organizers are putting the final details together for the 24-hour dance. GAME TIME: 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M. ARENA: STUDENT CENTRAL, PAPER BALLOTS AVAILABLE AT UNION 2501. to shore up their bases and attract swing voters. “I think you have a much more focused electorate to appeal to,” said Jim Brewer, chairman of the Board of Elections. “You have to decide who you are appealing to.” In last week’s general election, Carson secured 40 percent of the vote, while Neptune garnered 33 percent in an election that saw the highest voter turnout in UNC history. “Asa candidate, you have to worry about voter turnout,” Brewer said. Carson and Neptune have taken distinct paths throughout the cam- SEE RUNOFF, PAGE 11 State I page 10 GO 49ERS UNC-Charlotte is studying the idea of starting a football program through a formal survey and online poll of students' willingness to pay. No. 2 NICK NEPTUNE k? 2,459 votes SEE PAGE 13 FORA VIEWPOINTS FEATURING PERSONAL MESSAGES FROM THE CANDIDATES AND THE EDITORIAL BOARD'S TAKE mjr. ’..' ANALYSIS Gift is saving grace for struggling Morehead BY LINDSAY MICHEL INVESTIGATIVE TEAM CO-EDITOR A driving force in merit-based aid, the Morehead Foundation was running low on fuel until a SIOO million gift was thrown into its engine. The donation, a gift from the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation in Houston, nearly doubles the this day in history FEB. 20.1951 ... John Motley Morehead earmarks $2 million to scholarships for University students. The Morehead Foundation, under Robert Fetzer, will give $1,500 per student. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007 Morehead’s slls million endow ment, which has seen poor returns in recent years. In 2003, the foundation dipped to its lowest class size with 40 incoming freshmen scholars. There were 42 entering scholars in fall 2004 and fall 2005. SEE MOREHEAD, PAGE 11 weather index police log 2 calendar 2 games 12 sports 15 opinion 16 Windy H 59, L 44
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