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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 25 UNC hoopsters going pro Standouts Latta, Little nabbed in WNBA draft BY NICKI JHABVALA STAFF WRITER They played Amateur Athletic Union ball together since they were in high school; they were recruited to play for UNC together; and they led the team together in their final season. The duo that seemed insep arable on the court despite their polar opposite personal ities will now be forced to compete against each other. At the 2007 WNBA Draft INSIDE Our sports columnist weighs in on the NBA draft PAGE 11 on Wednesday in Cleveland, North Carolina women’s basketball players Ivory Latta and Camille Little were selected 11th and 17th, respectively, adding to the long line of UNC Campground set to close in May BY DANIEL PRICE STAFF WRITER HILLSBOROUGH - Jim Stevens has lived at the Daniel Boone Campground for 16 years, but in less than a month, he will be forced to move out, along with everyone else at the campground. The campground will close May 1, leaving about 20 of Hillsborough’s poorer families with nowhere to go. Stevens said he will have a par ticularly hard time finding a trailer park that will accept his trailer, which is 70 feet long. “No trailer park will take it,” he said. “It’s too big.” In a March 13 letter to the camp ground’s residents, BJ Patel, who leases the campground from Daniel Boone Ltd., cited rising mainte nance costs and declining revenue as the key factors in his decision to close the campground. “We have tried several efforts to lower the expenses of the camp ground, all of which have failed,” the letter reads. The letter also offers campground tenants preferred rates of $l9O per week at Patel’s Southern Country Inn, which is located near the camp ground at 122 Daniel Boone St. This rate is more than double the $355 per month that the ten ants currently are paying. But Patel’s brother and inn man ager, Danny, said the rate could be negotiated to accommodate those in desperate need of housing. For now, Stevens and several residents in his situation are unsure about their futures. Greg Mathis, who has lived at the campground for about a year and a half with his wife, Christine, said they have not decided where they will live next. He said the inn or any other housing unit that might replace the campground is out of the question because those establish ments likely will not allow pets. “I’m not going anywhere without my dogs,” Mathis said, later calling his canine companions “precious angels.” Final agreement signed for Lot 5 project BY SARA GREGORY ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR Chapel Hill officials have signed an amended contract with Ram Development Cos., approving con struction of a $75 million develop ment on Franklin Street The final agreement signed Tuesday by Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil and Ram President Keith Cummings came after testing confirmed soil con tamination at the site, where an Esso gas station was located in the announcement HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY The Daily Tar Heel will not publish a Friday paper but will return Monday. Please have a safe and happy Easter holiday and enjoy painting your eggs. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 ohr latly ®ar MM players in the professional league. But for Latta, who was taken by the defend ing WNBA champion Detroit Shock in the first round, and Little, who was selected in the second round by the San Antonio Silver Stars, the draft outcome was a surprise. “I was expecting to go a little earlier than when I did, but like coach (Sylvia Hatchell) said, it’s all about what a team needs,” Latta said. “I’m defi nitely satisfied with where I’m at. Detroit’s a great team, and I’m looking forward to going there.” Latta was projected by a handful of scouts and journalists, including ESPN analyst Nancy Lieberman, to be taken second overall in the draft, and with her laundry list of accomplishments at North Carolina, the prediction seemed fitting. A UNC scoring record with 2,285 points, ESPN.com National Player of the Year in 2006 and the 2005 ACC Tournament MVP, just to name a few all from the 5-foot-6-inch point guard. SEE WNBA DRAFT, PAGE 4 MOVING ON ' ’‘SBBKpSg DTH PHOTOS/MEUSSA WILLIAMSON Greg Mathis, originally from Yadkinville, has lived at the Daniel Boone Campground in Hillsborough for 18 months. He said the move to find anew campground is stressful and will be a big hassle. Many of the tenants started mov ing out when news of a potential redevelopment at Daniel Boone Village surfaced. If the redevelopment bid by the American Asset Corp. is success fill, a service road for easy access to retail stores at Daniel Boone Village would cut directly through where the campground sits. Hillsborough Planning Director Margaret Hauth said the road’s location was chosen because the campground aligns with the main access point to the village the traffic light on South Churton Street where Mayo Street becomes James J. Freeland Memorial Drive. “It just happens that the camp ground is behind there,” Hauth said. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens voiced his concerns for the camp ground tenants. “It’s always difficult to find a dif ferent place to live,” he said. “That’s what we’re concerned about.” American Asset Corp. proposed its plan for the redevelopment of the 1950 sand ’6os. ECS Carolinas, an environmen tal testing service, took 30 sample borings from the soil between March 17 and March 20. “There’s limited gasoline and diesel contamination... either from previous leaking tanks or surface contamination,” Stancil said. “The report just confirmed what we believed to be the case from the beginning.” The town will assume the costs of cleanup, estimated at $232,000, online I dnilytarhwJ.con) A WALK TO REMEMBER Peace activists walk from Charlotte to Raleigh WARM FROM THE OVEN Local author talks about the science of making bread COMEDY FOR KIDS DSI will holds an event partnering with a YMCA campaign www.dailytarheel.com DR^mCKS UNC PLAYERS GOING TO THE WNBA ™ T IVORY st T LATTA jjpßjfa ROUND 1 PICK 11 SAN ANTONIO CAMILLE SILVER STARS LITTLE ROUND 2 PICK 17 }JpP*** 6’2* |SR FORWARD Mathis and his wife, Christine Mathis, relax in front of their camper alongside their two dachshunds, Dutch and Sasha. i properties to the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners and Planning Board at a March 22 meeting. ; The plan calls for 20 of about 800 housing units, about 2.5 percent, to bp desig nated as affordable housing. Hillsborough, unlike Chapel Hill, has no requirement on and Ram will pay for the excava tion, Stancil said. Building plans call for the con struction of 137 condominiums, 28,540 square feet of retail or commercial space and 330 park ing spaces to replace parking lot 5, located between Franklin and Rosemary streets at Church Street. Chapel Hill will lease the lot to Ram for $1 a year for 99 years. The amendment addresses con cerns raised by council members at their Feb. 12 business meeting m im M¥ the amount of affordable hous ing in large developments, —a discrepancy noted by many Hillsborough officials. Chapel Hill developments must include 15 percent affordable housing. Planning Board Chairman Matthew Farrelly voiced con- SEE CAMPGROUND, PAGE 4 energy efficiency and parking. Language in the initial contract requested that Ram construct the building to achieve energy effi ciency at a minimum of 20 percent above national standards, but only “if the project budget permits.” Council member Jim Ward called this language “a charade.” The amendment will require Ram to meet the 20 percent improvement in energy efficiency. SEE LOT 5, PAGE 4 dive I page 5 SAY WORD Diversions spans the local poetry scene and looks in depth at the slam and printed volume performances that happen across the area. Students and community members are invited to attend an on-campus memorial service for Jason Ray, the UNC senior who played Rameses for three years. The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Alumni Hall of the Carolina Club, located on Stadium Drive. *SS££SS2SSSSSSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSSSSS£S^^ Congress taps Younts to lead BY EMILY STEPHENSON STAFF WRITER The 89th session of Student Congress picked Tyler Younts, former student affairs commit tee chairman, to lead it as its speaker. Younts, a junior, defeated opponent Val Tenyotkin, former chairman of the finance commit tee, for the top Congress post by a vote of 23-13 and will succeed senior Luke Farley. Before the vote, the two spoke before the body, addressing issues such as divisiveness in Congress, tension among the branches of student government and personal accomplishments. Younts and Tenyotkin dis agreed on the best way to handle division in the group. Younts said building unity out side of full-body meetings is the best way to head off disputes on the Congress floor. He proposed social events such as a poker night, group dinners before meetings and a retreat with the The 89th Session of Student Congress Speaker Chairman: Tyter Younts The speaker presides over ail Congress meetings and serves on all committees. He serves as a nonvoting ex-officio member of Congress but may break tie votes. Speaker Pro Tem Chairman: Tim Nichols The speaker pro tem acts as the speaker in his absence and also is responsible for executing duties outlined by the speaker. The speaker pro tem is a nonvoting ex-officio member of Congress. Ethics Committee Chairman: Tyson Grinstead The special standing committee is responsible for checking the actions of Congress members, ensuring that they act in line with the Student Code. Get your'egg bmkets ready "X" Easter coming upfhis weekend, many %/%/ campus services will be closed. T T BUTYftere Sttil lg-rbas&t-full of Easter events oHidents and community members can attend. /Plan your weekend with the following information: / CLOSING INFORMATION Student Recreation Center and DINING HAULS X F ams Head Recreation Center this day in history APRIL 5,1993... The men's basketball team defeats Michigan 77-71 to win the national championship. Donald Williams is named the tournament MVP. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007 Junior Tyler Younts was selected as speaker of Congress, earning 23 of the 36 votes. Carolina Adventures program tc allow members to get to know one another. “If you are concerned about divisiveness, I think we really have to get to know each other outside of Congress,” he said. Tenyotkin said he does not think the plan will be effective. “Unity does not come from going and climbing the ropes course; unity comes from mutual respect,” he said. “The only way that we will gain mutual respect for one another is if we are guided by one principle.” Tenyotkin said concern for the good of the student body will SEE CONGRESS, PAGE 4 Rules and Judiciary Committee Chairwoman: Tina Chen-Xu The committee reviews legislation that might alter the Student Code, as well as holds public hearings when needed. Student Affairs Committee Chairwoman: Charissa Lloyd The committee serves as the student voice to University administration. Members pass resolutions that reflect the opinions of the students. Finance Committee Chairman: Pedro Carreno The committee meets to review funding requests it receives from student organizations. After consideration, the committee decides whether to recommend the requests for approval to Student Congress. weather **\ Sunny W H 61. 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