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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 35 Spring Fest making its return BY JESS THOM ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR As Spring Fest makes its return to campus this afternoon, students can participate in an obstacle course, go down a water slide and listen to the sounds of acoustic rock band Carbon Leaf all at the same location. Today’s celebration at the Ehringhaus Recreation Field will be the first since the early ’9os, when a similar event known as Jubilee was canceled because of problems such as excessive alcohol use and a crowd that was too large to manage. The event, which costs a total of $14,000, is co-sponsored by student government, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Carolina Union Activities Board, Residence Hall Association and mtvU. Hilary Marshall, who served this LORELEIS SINGING PRETTY AFTER 25 YEARS, PREMIER WOMEN'S A CAPPELLA GROUP STILL SETTING THE CURVE BY BENNETT CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER When UNC graduate Catalina Vergara was seeking a position as a clerk for a California judge, one par ticular item on her resume caught the judge’s attention her role as a member of the Loreleis, UNC’s first all-female a cappella group. The group, a campus staple, won the inaugural National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 1996. “He told me, You know, I like to hire people who have had success in their lives,’” she said. You’d never think that being in the Loreleis would get you a federal clerkship, but it stays with you.” The Loreleis are set to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Hall, and similar stories of the group’s influence on its members abound. Loreleis President Amanda Bolch said the positive experience she has had with the group made her look forward to its anniversary. “I’ve been waiting for our 25th anniversary since my freshman year ... when I figured out that this year would be our 25th year” she said. “It’s such an awesome way to end being in the Loreleis.” There is evidence that former Loreleis share that sentiment. SEE LORELEIS, PAGE 4 ATTEND THE CONCERT Time: 8 p.m. Saturday Location: Memorial Hall Info: www.loreleis.com Dix closing could strain community BY LIZ GILLIAM STAFF WRITER RALEIGH Pressure is mounting on com munity mental health services in Wake County with the nearing closure of its largest facility —a “safety net” it has banked on for more than 200 years. Dorothea Dix Hospital, the oldest mental health institution in the state, will close its doors forever this fall, cutting off the county’s only inpatient mental health care for those without insurance, namely the homeless. “Homeless people and the mentally ill are just going to hit the streets,” said Alice McGee, direc tor of Church in the Woods, a nonprofit group that reintegrates the homeless into society. “It is very hard for us to even think about Dorothea Dix closing because they’ve been a resource we’ve used so many times to get someone stabilized and get someone care.” Community to feel the pressure Of the state’s four psychiatric hospitals, Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh is one of two shutting its doors sometime this fall or early next year, pending the completion of the new CORRECTION Due to an editing error, the cutline accompanying Thursday’s front-page story “Campus copes as details come in” incorrectly states the day the photo was taken. It was taken Monday. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Httflg ®ar Heel 5 TJI ■ Sophomores Shannon McArthur and Andrew Rooney will be the opening acts today for Carbon Leaf when Spring Fest returns to campus with music and games. year as chairwoman of the execu tive branch’s student life commit tee, said security has been increased. Spring Fest also was moved to an earlier time of 4 p.m. to lessen the chance of similar issues occurring. “We’re hoping that students Sm i&a * -WM Blf Jr v* 1 Wm • Ma r f ij cNK -'fff n I Mft yF I SHF * J 1 m F r FTP Jill m cJtr W ’ * aBEI I 1 — M i WS JHL jgi, I * gjsmf'e Jn DTH/KEVIN TSUI Senior Cassie Criswell sings the lead with the student-run Loreleis on Thursday night during practice in Alumni Hall. The award winning, all-female a cappella group will take center stage Saturday night at Memorial Hall for its 25th anniversary concert. Central Region Hospital in Granville County. Central Region will have 432 operational beds, compared to roughly 300 beds at Dix. However, counting both closing hospitals, the area will lose more than 150 beds, con tributing to an existing lack of services for the uninsured and homeless. Thirty percent of adult county residents admitted to Dix classified themselves as home less, according to the Wake County Community Assessment released in February. Carson Dean, director of the South Wilmington Street Center, a Raleigh men’s shelter, said that in September last year almost 50 percent of Dix’s homeless population was discharged to the shelter. Dean said that the center has one mental health social worker to provide minimal care but that it does not have the means to deal with such a large number of people with mental illness. “Our concern is, if we can’t take these people into our facilities and Dix is no longer there, where are these people going to go?” The center, along with other community pro grams, can expect to feel the pressure even more once Dix is gone. The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen offers A SECOND OPINION Some activists want Duke lacrosse case reopened CD EXCHANGE Arts columnist Ben Pittard lauds creativity of mixtapes MONEY TALKS CHCCS officials discuss the superintendent's proposed budget www.dailytarheel.com don’t come and ruin it for the fiiture,” Marshall said. But the big attraction of the event remains the music. Although Carbon Leaf, which was booked for $5,000, has played in local venues such as Cat’s Cradle, today is the first time the band will play at UNC. “We love doing university shows in any town we can get,” lead singer Barry Privett said. “Between the five of us there’s a lot of different influences we try to mix it up and think as if we were fans going to see a band.” But before Carbon Leaf takes the stage, two UNC students will have a chance to showcase their talents. Sophomores Shannon McArthur and Andrew Rooney were selected as two separate opening acts for the Richmond, Va.-based band. free weekday lunches in downtown Raleigh. Tamara Gregory, the executive director, said that once Dix closes, disruptions could increase among clients with mental illness who do not have access to support services or medication. Gregory said too many disruptions on the sidewalk outside the kitchen could cause her ser vice to be shut down by police who receive public complaints from businesses and residents. “I fear that the people in the area are not very compassionate to mentally ill people,” she said. “They fear them.” The county already has taken some steps to alleviate the strain on community organizations. It signed a contract with Holly Hfll, a private psy chiatric hospital in Raleigh, to provide inpatient care for people without health insurance. The hospital agreed to pay $lO million to sll million for the construction of 44 new beds for Wake County residents lacking Medicaid or other insurance, replacing most of the services at Dix. But the project is not expected to open until January 2009 —a full year after Dix closes. “What we’ve found is a partial solution, but it’s not immediate,” said Crystal Farrow, direc- SEE MENTAL HEALTH, PAGE 4 Both McArthur and Rooney said they are looking forward to the exposure that Spring Fest will offer. “I don’t really get my original music out there as much, but this is another way for people to hear me other than MySpace,” said McArthur, who describes his music acoustic pop with a conversational tone. He said he plans to play covers and original work, a combination he doesn’t often get to perform. “I usually play more around the firat and sorority scene, and there’s a lot more cover songs,” he said. McArthur recently put out an album titled This Little Hill. “It’s kind of about Chapel Hill and how students get so caught up in what they want to be, but they forget to be thankful for what they have,” he said. sports | w 5 COMEBACK KIDS? The No. 6 men's tennis team looks to reclaim its place at the top during the ACC tournament this weekend. Last year the team lost in the first round. ATTEND SPRINGFEST Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today Location: Ehringhaus Field Info: slke.unc.edu Asa rap artist, Rooney, who per forms under the name Apollo, said he uses some of his lyrics to dispel myths about hip-hop stereotypes. “There’s a lot of value to rap, and why people turn it off is because of stereotypes,” he said. “I try to make it so the songs sound nice and people can bob their head, but I want them to listen to the message.” Christie Wise, a member of the student life committee, said the opening acts were selected after the committee listened to about SEE SPRINGFEST, PAGE 4 UNC pitcher aiming to beat win record BY DAVID ELY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR When North Carolina senior Robert Woodard takes the mound today at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla., he won’t only be trying to win game one of a mammoth series against Florida State. Woodard will be throwing to cement his name atop the Tar Heel record books —as the winningest pitcher in UNC history. By shutting out Duke 7-0 Senior pitcher Robert Woodard will try to break the record at FSU. on April 13, Woodard notched his 30th career victory in Carolina blue tying him with Michael Hoog for the most this day in history April 20,1907... UNC's Women's Residence Council announces a referendum to gauge opinion on if female students should sign out for overnight dorm absences. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007 Student activists have named April 20 “Orange and Maroon Effect Day" to show support for the students, faculty and staff at Virginia Tech. Participants are encour aged to wear orange and maroon during the day. UNC to get phone alerts Text messages can notify police BY KATY DOLL STAFF WRITER UNC officials are implement ing a phone system that alerts campus police when students are in danger. Beginning this fall, the University will offer the Rave Guardian pro gram, which uses a Global Positioning INSIDE N.C.officials look to make statewide safety changes. PAGE 3 System timer to notify police of students’ locations when needed. “You can set a timer on your phone that says: ‘lf I don’t reset this timer, I want you to send a signal to campus police,’” said Larry Hicks, director of the Department of Housing and Residential Education. When the time expires, the phone alerts the student, and if it’s not turned off, Rave contacts campus police, who can locate the phone using GPS technology. In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, campus security is on everyone’s mind, but UNC officials were planning to imple ment Rave Guardian before Monday’s shootings. UNC officials are in negotiations with different providers and do not know the exact costs associated with purchasing the program. Hicks said the housing depart ment plans to offer a reduced price on GPS phones to all on campus students next year. SEE EMERGENCY, PAGE 4 wins ever by a Tar Heel pitcher. The victory upped Woodard’s career record to an unheard-of 30-3, a 91 percent winning percentage. And with a packed crowd including plenty of family cheer ing him on, the Charlotte native’s record-tying outing couldn’t have come in a better atmosphere. “It was a special night,” Woodard said after practice Wednesday. “I think I had about 23 family mem bers here, so it was big. “I was happy that they could be here.... It was just a great game, and it’s always great to beat Duke.” Despite the feet that the two have never met or spoken Hoog said he plans to e-mail Woodard soon Hoog is happy that Woodard is about to take over the role as king among North Carolina pitchers. “It’s fantastic,” said Hoog, who is SEE WOODARD, PAGE 4 weather y % Mostly sunny Vpf H 70, L 45 index police log 2 calendar 2 sports 5 games 5 opinion 8
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