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CORRECTION
Due to a reporting error, the
Friday page 3 story, “Faculty mull
grading change,” incorrectly attri
butes quotes to Andrew Perrin.
The quotes should be attributed
to Peter Gordon, chairman of the
educational policy committee’s
subcommittee on grading.
The article also incorrectly
states that the Achievement Index
would be used in Honors program
admissions. Such use has not been
determined. The Daily Tar Heel
apologizes for the errors.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Research: Spanish-speaking
children need language mix
Pre-kindergarten classrooms in
which English is only spoken might
not help native Spanish-speaking
children become better prepared for
school, research from the FPG Child
Development Institute shows.
The research states that Spanish
speaking children had better social
skills when their teachers spoke
some Spanish.
“Many early childhood pro
grams are moving toward a system
that may isolate children who are
learning English, leaving them at
risk for social and language prob
lems,” said an author of the study,
Gisele Crawford, a research associ
ate at FPG, in a press release.
The study will be published in
the April issue of Early Education
and Development.
Researchers to focus on
weight loss in work place
University researchers are recruit
ing more than 1,200 overweight
employees at several N.C. colleges
and universities for a study of work
place weight-loss programs.
The project will test four work
site-based weight-loss programs.
Researchers hope to find cost
effective ways for employers to
help employees lose weight and
keep it off.
“The overarching goal is to iden
tify effective and cost-effective
weight loss programs that can be
easily implemented by employers
and help employees keep the weight
off” stated Laura Linnan, the study’s
principal investigator and associ
ate professor in the UNC School of
Public Health, in a press release.
CITY BRIEFS
2nd-annual 5K raises money
for kidney center outreach
Plastic model kidneys, a race car
plastered with the UNC Kidney
Center’s slogan and a table full of
brochures made it hard to miss the
cause behind Saturday morning’s
5K run and walk held at McDougle
Middle School.
The second-annual Kidney Kare
5K drew 300 participants and
raised about $9,000, all of which
will go to the UNC Kidney Center’s
outreach program, said Donna
Harward, director of education
and outreach at the center.
Harward said the race is a good
way to spread the word, noting that
participation is up from 200 run
ners and walkers last year.
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the fall story.
STATE BRIEFS
Attorney for Duke lacrosse
player dies of heart attack
Kirk Osborn, a lead defense
attorney in the Duke lacrosse sex
ual assault case, died early Sunday,
a fellow defense attorney in the
case said.
Osborn had a massive heart
attack on Friday and died shortly
before 1 a.m. Sunday, attorney Joe
Cheshire said.
“North Carolina has lost one of
its true warriors,” Cheshire said.
Osborn represented Reade
Seligmann, one of three Duke
lacrosse players charged in the case
stemming from a dancer’s allega
tion she was sexually assaulted at
a team party.
The players originally were
indicted on charges of rape, sex
ual offense and kidnapping, but
Durham District Attorney Mike
Nifong dropped the rape charges
in December after the accuser
changed a key detail in her story.
UNC-G student shot in dorm;
Police charge nonstudent
A freshman at UNC-Greensboro
was shot Saturday while in his
dorm room, police said.
Stephen Cobb, of Raleigh, was
in stable condition at Moses Cone
Hospital after the shooting around
5 p.m.
UNC-G police have charged
Brian Martin, 19, of Greensboro,
who does not attend the univer
sity, with attempted first-degree
murder, attempted robbery with a
firearm, possession of a weapon on
campus and discharge of a weapon
on campus.
A second suspect was released and
a third is being sought in the ongoing
UNC-G police investigation.
From staff and wire reports
Graffiti may be gang-related
Vandals tag buildings with ‘L.b.u.’
BY SARA GREGORY
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
Vandals with possible gang ties
targeted 10 area properties and
businesses last week.
Unknown
suspects spray
painted “L.b.u.”
and other
designs at seven
of the locations.
Police think
these incidents
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might be related, but they are unfa
miliar with what “Lb.u.” represents.
“All of those have similar spray
painting,” police spokeswoman Jane
Cousins said. “They were different
colors, but the same pattern.”
Cousins said that police are
looking into the incidents but that
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Participants in UNC’s Relay for Life continue to walk laps at Belk track into the late morning on Saturday after having begun at 6
p.m. the previous day. Teams walked and camped out for 20 hours and raised more than $200,000 for the American Cancer Society.
STUDENTS WALK FOR
CANCER RESEARCH
Break last year’s record
with $211,000 raised
BY MELISSA BROWN
STAFF WRITER
Years ago being diagnosed with cancer
seemed like a death sentence.
But now, thanks to research, life after the
disease is cause for celebration.
Participants in UNC’s Relay for Life raised
more than $211,000 smashing last year’s
total of $186,000 so that the hope of a
cure can continue to thrive.
“My granddad recently passed away from
colon cancer,” said Latorya Hill, a sophomore
who participated in the event this weekend.
“I just think it’s such a good thing because I
feel like I’m actually helping.”
Participants arrived at Fetzer Field, the
event site, at 6 p.m. Friday and stayed until
Jazz artist soothes audience
BY JESS THOM
ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR
“It’s just what we need right
now,” jazz composer Wynton
Marsalis said when he announced
that he would open his Sunday
night performance with Duke
Ellington’s “On the Sunny Side of
the Street.”
A sold-out crowd arrived in
Memorial Hall to see jazz legend
Marsalis and members of the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
just minutes after UNC lost to
Georgetown.
“Whatever may be troubling you,
you’ll feel better soon,” Marsalis
said assuredly.
And 14 songs later, the audi
ence certainly felt more at ease
as Marsalis and the orchestra
performed a series of well-known
arrangements, from “I Left My
Heart in San Francisco” to “My
Favorite Things.”
The orchestra consisted of a
bassist, a pianist, a drummer and
a mix of trombones, saxophones
and trumpets.
Sunday was not the first time the
Grammy award-winning Marsalis
has appeared at Memorial Hall.
Last year he only directed, but
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no suspects have been identified.
“It’s a difficult crime to solve,
obviously” she said.
The other three incidents are
not believed to be related but also
are being considered as incidents
of possible gang activity.
All 10 incidents occurred between
March 12 and March 20, according
to Chapel Hill police reports.
“It’s some tagging that we have
not seen before,” Police Captain
Christopher Blue said. “We saw it in
enough places to think it may have
some (gang) relationship.”
Owner Brenda Honeycutt’s
Plaza Dry Cleaners at 111 S. Elliot
Road was targeted March 17-
“L.b.u.” and other designs were
SEE VANDALISM, PAGE 6
2 p.m. Saturday. They paid an entrance fee
of $lO but were encouraged to raise more.
Almost 1,550 people from the University,
Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities took
part in the event.
“It is just a great way for people who
have been affected by cancer to show their
support and fight this disease,” said Elaine
Orcutt, event chairwoman. “This is one of
the ways for everybody to fight.”
The event kicked off with an opening
ceremony featuring a walk around the
track by about 50 cancer survivors of all
ages.
Participants then joined their teams,
keeping one person from each team walk
ing at all times.
Of the 123 teams registered, 20 were not
affiliated with the University, Orcutt said.
People who weren’t walking had the
option of taking part in rock climbing and
field games, or listening to a performer,
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Wynton Marsalis performs with Chris Crenshaw and Vincent Gardner
and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Memorial Hall on Sunday.
did not perform, during his “Congo
Square” show, which celebrated
the culture of New Orleans.
This year, Marsalis’ tour was
titled “Songs That We Love.”
“It’s a more conventional concert
but it’s one that we’re not treated to
very often because there’s usually a
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Graffiti defaces the walls behind Modern Times on West Franklin Street.
Ten acts of vandalism were committed in the area within three days.
among other activities.
“This is as loose as I’ve been all week,”
sophomore Adriene Holmes said.
The mood of the event stayed lighthearted
until about 9 p.m., when luminaries were lit
in honor and in memory of cancer victims.
Groups then took a lap of silence around
the track, remembering why the event took
place.
“I don’t have any family members who
have cancer,” said Charnell Sutton, a soph
omore participant. “But I still feel like it
affects me it really does affect every
body.”
Tents and sleeping bags were set up inside
the gym for groups to sleep in. The room
also housed a large screen so participants
could watch the men’s basketball team play
in the Sweet 16.
About half of the participants chose not
SEE RELAY, PAGE 6
big occasion or anew piece being
premiered,” music professor James
Ketch said.
“Tonight is more of standard
literature for jazz orchestra, 75
percent of the audience will know
SEE MARSALIS, PAGE 6
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007
Allred set to propose
addition of call boxes
BY CATARINA SARAIVA
STAFF WRITER
In a proposal at tonight’s
Chapel Hill Town Council meet
ing, Student Body President James
Allred said he hopes to improve
safety for both students and per
manent residents.
Allred will present a proposal to
install four emergency call boxes,
or blue lights, and sidewalk light
ing in downtown areas that both
students and residents frequent at
night.
The blue lights would be placed
at four intersections: McCauley and
Ransom streets, Mallette Street
and Colony Court, Church and
Short streets, and North Street and
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
They would cost about $60,000
total to install.
The plan has been developing
since the summer through col
laborative work between student
government and the Chapel Hill
Police Department, Allred said. It
first was brought to his attention
through student requests.
“They should get what they’re
asking for,” Allred said.
Duo to
play off
varied
skills
Tarrant new to
Carson’s circle
BY WHITNEY KISLING
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Batman and Robin have got it
down pat.
The leader and second-in-com
mand know who’s better at driving
the Batmobile and who can handle
the trapeze.
They understand each other’s
strengths and weaknesses and play
off of them to form a strong team.
And teamwork is something
Eve Carson and Mike Tarrant
said they want to employ when
they take office April 3 as student
body president and vice president,
respectively.
In past years, student body presi
dent and vice president teams have
had more of an advantage than
Carson and Tarrant because the vice
president has served as the campaign
manager or the two have spent a lot
of time working together before they
take office.
Carson’s
campaign man
ager, LeVelton
Thomas, applied
to be student
body secretary
but was not cho
sen for the post.
Tarrant and
Carson both had
worked in the
executive branch,
but they only
met in August,
and their most
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Mike Tarrant
has two years
of experience
in student
government
frequent contact has been just this
month when Cabinet applications
were made available.
“I think that’s beneficial I
wasn’t part of her campaign team,”
Tarrant said. “I stayed very neutral
during the campaign.”
Tarrant also was not part of stu
dent government last year, though he
was on the Freshman Focus Council
and the academic affairs committee
during his first two years. “The two
years that I was in student govern
ment, I was heavily committed.”
Tarrant’s experience will come
in handy throughout Carson’s term
because she does not have extensive
student government experience.
“The vice president is supposed
to be a supplement to the executive
branch Cabinet, to accomplishing
the student body president’s plat
form,” Student Body Vice President
Brian Phelps said. “Mike will be able
to supplement her in those ways.”
Carson picked Tarrant over
Caroline Spencer, who has served in
Congress since her freshman year.
“I think that I have a good insti
tutional knowledge of student gov
ernment that would have balanced
Eve’s nicely,” said Spencer, who also
ran for student body president this
year. “Eve hasn’t had much experi
ence with Congress.”
The third of the four applicants
for vice president was Jon Kite,
another former student body presi
dent candidate.
Carson based her decision on the
applicants’ experience and under
standing of the student body.
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The proposal states that all of
the installation costs, estimated at
about SBO,OOO for the call boxes
and the lights, will be paid by stu
dent government, and the mainte
nance costs, such as the monthly
electricity and phone bill, will be
funded by the town.
Allred said he hopes this pro
posal to the town, the first of his
term, will improve town-and-gown
relations. He also said this effort
goes hand-in-hand with his Good
Neighbor Initiative, aimed at blur
ring student-resident differences.
“It’s important that town ser
vices reach out directly to students
as well as permanent residents,”
Allred said.
And the petition also emphasiz
es the benefits not only for students
downtown but for people living in
downtown Chapel Hill.
“The entire Northside and
Cameron-McCauley neighbor
hoods can expect a more commu
nal atmosphere and an increased
perception of safety,” it reads.
The $20,000 pedestrian lights,
SEE BLUE LIGHTS, PAGE 6
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