2 MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007 Satly (Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 114 years of editorialfreedom JOSEPH R. SCHWARTZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 962-4086 JOSEPH_SCHWARTZ CUNC.EDU OFFICE HOURS: MON., WED., FRI. 2 P.M. TO 3 P.M. KAVITA PILLAI MANAGING EDITOR 962-0750 KPILLAIQEMAIL.UNC. EDU REBECCA WILHELM DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR, 962-0750 BECCAO7OEMAIL UNC.EDU ERIN ZUREICK UNIVERSITY EDITOR 962-0372 UDESKOUNC.EDU KAYLA CARRICK. RACHEL ULLRICH CITY CO-EDITORS 962-4209 CITYDESKCUNC.EDU ERIN FRANCE STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR, 962-4103 STNTDESKCUNC.EDU KATIE HOFFMANN FEATURES EDITOR 962-4214 FEATURESOUNC.EDU HARRY KAPLOWITZ ARTS EDITOR 843-4529 ARTSDESKOUNC.EDU JESSE BAUMGARTNER SPORTS EDITOR 962-4710 SPORTSCUNC.EDU UND&AY MICHEL SARAH RABIL INVESTIGATIVE TEAM CO-EDITORS 962-0750 ITEAMOUNC.EDU BETH ELY PHOTO EDITOR 962-0750 DTHPHOTOOGMAIL. 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Schwartz, Editor-in-Chiel 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. 0 2007 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved Millenniums^ VILLAGE PROJECT l \( (- 1 1 <ll >‘l I I ill Dtikf l iuvt‘rsil\ Brin i<‘( t (il Ending Extreme Poverty An in-depth exploration of the MVP approach Friday, March 30, 2007 2:30-4:30 p.m. Campus Y Join senior Millennium Village Project coordinator/advisor Joel Negin and student organizers of UNC’s Millennium Village Project for a critical look at development approaches to ending extreme poverty in developing nations. Learn how you can you can get involved and participate in UNC’s Millennium Village Project and promote interdisciplinary approaches to address this pressing global issue. Forum Agenda 2:30 p.m. Remarks by Joel Negin 3:00 p.m. Small Groups to Generate Questions about: ► Economic Development and Infrastructure ► Environmental Sustainability and Agriculture ► Social and Cultural Contexts ► Health ► Community Empowerment 3:30 p.m. Regroup and Q&A 4:00 p.m. Mingle Time Free and open to the public. Registration required. www.ncmvp.org/events Sponsored in part by the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative 1 UNC ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVE Dose Former chief of staff tapped for hog post FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Former White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu has anew title hog wrangler. Sununu and his wife, Nancy, recently were named to the honorary post of Hampton Falls’ hog reeve, complete with a swearing-in ceremony and a badge. The post, which dates back to the 1700s, means the couple is responsible for rounding up any loose pigs in the New Hampshire town. The title is usually given to an unsuspecting newcomer each year. The Sununus recently moved from Salem to Hampton Falls to be closer to relatives. Somebody had warned us, Sununu said. “We had some friends who had come to town earlier.” NOTED. Babloo Srivastava has spent the last 10 years in a northern Indian prison facing 32 charges, including murder and kidnapping. But that won’t stop him from running in state elections. Srivastava will run his campaign from prison as Uttar Pradesh, a northern Indian state infa mous for crime and political violence, heads to the polls next month. TODAY Dedication ceremony: The Chapel Hill Town Council and the Botanical Garden Foundation Inc. will hold a dedication and signing ceremony for the creation of Morgan Creek Presen/e. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Merritt Pasture Elementary groundbreaking: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will break ground on the district's elementary school No. 10 at the con struction site near the intersection of Eubanks Road and Old Highway 86. Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Dromoland Road Jesus Camp movie and panel: Reformed University Fellowship and Difficult Dialogues will host a screen ing of Jesus Camp. The film will be followed by a panel discussion composed of several professors and community members. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Hanes Art Center audi torium Professional women's dinner: The dinner will bring success ful women from the community QUOTED. “He’s taunting him I swear he’s taunting him.” —Shirley Exner, of Maine, on how a mouse stole her husband Bill’s dentures. The couple found the dentures behind a hole in the wall. Bill Exner said he has caught the mouse three times, and each time the mouse has escaped. Shirley Exner also said the mouse often comes out and stares at her husband. together with female undergradu ate students for an informal dinner. Students will have an opportunity to discuss their prospective careers with women from around the Triangle. Participants will include medical, law, journalism, business, banking and political professionals. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Union Cabaret Film screening: "Prison Sutras: Life Behind Bars with a Buddhist Monk” will be screened, followed by a con versation with Fleet Maull, founder of the Prison Dharma Network, which provides Buddhist meditation instruction and support to inmates. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Peabody 204 TUESDAY Dean’s speaker series: Marsha Firestone, president of the Women’s President's Organization, will give a presentation for Women's Week. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Kenan-Flagler Business School, Koury Auditorium Take back the night: UNC's activ ity is part of a national event against News sexual violence. The guest speaker is a former UNC student, sexual assault survivor and activist. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Wilson Library steps Aldermen hearing: The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will host a public hearing for comments on the new moratorium being considered by the town that would suspend new devel opment in the Northern Study Area. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Carrboro Town Hall Ladies night: Hosted by I AM 8.E.A.U.T.1.F.U.L, the event will feature performances from various groups on campus and an open mic. It is free to both men and women. Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Union Cabaret To make a calendar submission, visit www.dailytarheel.com/calendar, ore-mail Deputy Managing Editor Rebecca Wilhelm at beccao7@email. unc.edu with "calendar" in the subject line. Events will be published in the newspaper on the day and the day before they take place, and will be posted online when received. Submissions must be sent in by noon the preceding publication date. 18 K fc-kf Whitewater Rafting Trip Saturday, April 14, 2007 Whitewater Center (Charlotte, NC) 9a.rm.-9 p.m. Cost: $50.00 Registration Deadline: Friday, March 30 at Noon To register and get more information visit alumni.unc.edu/students \ E R^' Sponsored by the Student Membership Program of the General Alumni Association. POLICE LOG ■ James Adewale MacGregor, an 18-year-old East Chapel Hill High School student, was arrested at 5:14 p.m. Friday at the UNC Hospitals emergency room, according to Chapel Hill police reports. MacGregor was arrested on charges of a misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence, reports state. MacGregor was involved in a head-on car crash on NC-86 near Shadowood Drive, according to reports. Reports state MacGregor admit ted to smoking alcohol and huffing aerosol computer cleaner. The can was found in his car and had blood and finger impressions on it. ■ Larceny was reported at 7:57 a.m. Friday at a construction site on Dobbins Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The utility trailer was forced open, and the suspect stole several pieces of equipment, reports state. Two S6OO power hand tam pers, a $5,000 vacuum pump and a $2,000 Mud Hog 3-inch water pump were stolen, according to reports. ■ Gordon Dixon Jr., 22, a homeless man from Chicago, was arrested at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday at Weekend Campus Roundup Poverty boxout As part of Poverty Awareness Week, the Campus Y held a boxout, where students slept in boxes to experience the life of the homeless. The boxout, which started Thursday night, included a panel, moderated by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy. The event, which lasted from 6 p.m. to about 8 a.m. Friday, also included free food, a showing of documentaries and music. Mike Thrrant, co-coordinator of Poverty Awareness Week, said that about 200 people came by throughout the night. There were 65 boxes, and at the candlelight vigil, there were more than 70 people standing in the Pit. The week’s goal was to edu cate students and community members about the poverty that exists in their own backyards. G l nfr a u Alumni Association flailg ®ar Jirel 3028 Sweeten Creek Road on a misdemeanor charge of solicit ing magazines without a permit, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Dixon was confined in lieu of S2OO bail in Orange County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court April 30, reports state. ■ Two unknown suspects went into a fraternity house and stole a guitar at 10:38 p.m. Saturday. The larceny was reported at 112 Frat Court, according to reports. Reports state the guitar was valued at SI,OOO. The incident was listed as under further inves tigation. ■ An unknown suspect spray painted postal vehicles Friday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The incident was reported at 12:13 a.m. at 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, reports state. The damage was estimated at SI,OOO, according to reports. ■ Larceny of a motor scooter was reported at 9:40 a.m. Friday at the home of the victim, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The motor scooter was stolen from the victim’s front yard and was valued at $2,000, reports state. Iron Chef competition The Asian Students Association hosted an Iron Chef competition Sunday with bean sprouts as the secret ingredient The event held in Union multipurpose room pitted campus groups against each other to create the best dish. Finance law workshop Professors and students from UNC and Duke University law schools collaborated through a workshop devoted to banking and finance Friday in the UNC law school boardroom. Attendees had lunch at the start of the noon event and heard a presentation from Frank Dobbin, professor of sociology at Harvard University. The event was hosted by UNC’s Center for Banking and Finance.

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