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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 86 Chancellor search committee expands BY KELLEN MOORE STAFF WRITER Two new members have been added to the chancellor search committee, bringing the total number of members to 21, officials announced Wednesday. The committee is the second-larg est chancellor search committee of the three most recent searches. But it only has two students and no offi cial representatives from the town of Chapel Hill. The new members are Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, chairman of the Department of Philosophy, and Dwight “Davy” Davidson, chairman m PfP|| H • - J' . ' - '"f Linda Bell, Petal Stone Landscp Design employee of three years, works on anew display of Epimedium, a shade plant, at the store on Weaver Street on Tuesday. Despite the drought, things are not slowing down at the flower store, which is in the middle of a company-wide Homecoming draws few candidates BY AMANDA YOUNGER STAFF WRITER Senior Bert Ellison was hoping for some friendly competition this year. Instead, he’ll be alone at the top. Ellison was the only applicant for Homecoming king all but guaranteeing that he will walk away with the title during halftime at UNC’s Nov. 3 football game. Only two hopefuls seniors Angela Crocker and Meredith Jones will vie for the title of online | dailytarheel.com CLIMATE AWARENESS Chapel Hill will hold a talk about global warming today. ON PAR The UNC men's golf team finished seventh in its first tournament. LEARNING GAMES ITS discusses how computer games can relate to education. me latlu ®ar Heel of the General Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. Davidson said his position will allow him to express alumni con cerns throughout the search. “Someone that represents the alumni association has been part of past searches,” he said. “Since I’m the chair this year, it fell to me, and I was happy to take the invitation.” Sayre-McCord could not be reached for comment. The search committee will find a replacement for Chancellor James Moeser, who announced his depar ture Sept. 26. The goal is to have the next chancellor begin July 1. GROWING GREEN Homecoming queen. Laura Sheppard, chairwoman of the Carolina Athletic Association’s Homecoming committee, said the committee received five applica tions for Homecoming queen. “It was surprising based on attendance at our interest meeting. We thought we’d have at least eight candidates to apply” she said. “I guess that some years are just better than others.” SEE HOMECOMING, PAGE 11 arts | page 4 BLUES MAN Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks will perform in the Student Union Great Hall tonight, presenting their Delta blues music. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com Nelson Schwab, chairman of the search committee and a member of the Board of Trustees, said that because Moeser did not announce his resignation until his State of the University address Sept. 26, committee members could not be announced until last Friday. The short time frame between those dates didn’t allow time to contact all committee members. So Schwab said the final two members were not revealed until Wednesday. The committee now breaks down to six full-member trustees, six pro fessors, five alumni, two employees and two students. store renewal process. “To keep things updated, keep up with the times,” Manager Rodney White said. White said they plan on upgrading the store by replacing tile, repaving the parking lot and remodeling even more on the inside. “By January this store will look very different,” he said. Senior Bert Ellison is the sole Homecoming king candidate. Jkj^A m Until Sayre-McCord joined, almost all of die committee was busi ness- or science-oriented. And two of the biggest areas the next chancel lor will have to focus on are research projects and Carolina North, UNC’s proposed research satellite campus. Student Body President Eve Carson and Graduate and Professional Student Federation President Lauren Anderson are the student representatives. Schwab said the number of stu dents is appropriate because they are elected representatives. “They’re knowledgeable, and we hope that they’d share the interest DTH/SARAH RANSOHOFF □ n Senior Meredith Jones hopes to start a ‘Read to Succeed' program. Senior Angela Crocker wants to raise funds for a Kenyan orphanage. diversions | page 5 ESCAPE! The Escapism Film Festival, begun in 2003 and part of the ongoing festival series at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, will run Friday through Sunday. of all students,” Schwab said Anderson said she is not worried about the amount of student input. “You can look at having two students a few different ways,” she said. “You can say it’s not enough students, but in the grand scheme of things, stu dents are just one part (of UNC).” Students and community mem bers can provide input on the quali ties a chancellor should have at open forums Oct 26 and Oct 30. But Josh Criscoe, co-president of Campus Y, said those forums are insufficient “Forums can be helpful in the decision process, but... there needs to be greater student representa Bush veto creates health care concern Others: Expanding SCHIP hurts N.C. BY STEPHEN LARGEN STAFF WRITER In a confrontational political move, President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to expand health insurance coverage for low-income children. Congress’ proposed $35 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, funded by an increased cigarette tax, could cover 116,000 uninsured N.C. children whose families don’t qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford private coverage. The state program, N.C. Health Choice, insured 130,116 children as of Sept. 1. The U.S. Senate passed the expansion bill with enough votes to override the veto, but Democrats fell just short of a veto-proof two-thirds majority in the House. During the next two weeks, bill supporters will try to convince enough Republicans to change their votes in order to overcome the veto. While many N.C. officials have joined congressional Democrats in lamenting the veto’s potential effect on low-income fami lies, others say the proposed 61-cent cigarette tax increase would harm the state’s tobacco industry, which is No. 1 in the country. “The burden to pay for this bill falls squarely on North Carolina,” U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C., stated in a press release. “A dramatic increase in the tobacco excise tax will have grave consequences on the growers, manufacturers and workforce left in the industry, and would be detri mental across the state’s economy.” Jake Parker, national legislative director for the N.C. Farm Bureau, said the bureau hoped to see Congress rely on several sources of revenue, not just a tobacco tax increase. Rugby team found to violate alcohol policy BY COLIN CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER The UNC men’s rugby team has been found guilty of violating the Sport Clubs Council alcohol policy, but members were acquitted of charges of misrepresentation of die University and the club. Hazing charges also were dropped Sept. 14, shortly after the investigation into the allegations began. The team’s suspension, which has pre vented members from practicing and com peting since Sept 3, will continue for two weeks, though die team can now practice. The decisions came out of a Sport Clubs Council hearing Tuesday night. The team will be on probation until the end of the school year, meaning that any further infractions will carry more serious consequences, said Winston Crisp, assis tant vice chancellor for student affairs. “It means that they’re effectively under warning,” Crisp said. Rufaro Sikipa, the club’s president said he thinks the sentence was reasonable. “It was a fair decision, and it was a huge relief for us as a club,” Sikipa said. “We’re excited about being able to practice again.” The alcohol violations occurred at club- this day in history OCT. 4,1991 ... Student Body President Matt Heyd is issued a police summons for writing a worthless check for $lO4 to Southern Bell of Greensboro in May. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 tion to cast the vote,” he said. And though Chapel Hill will not have a direct vote, Bill Strom, Chapel Hill mayor pro tern, said some com mittee members live in Cfiapel Hill and can give a local perspective. “UNC’s got to make their own choice here,” Strom said. “I’m confi dent that we will have an opportu nity to give input, and that’s fine.” The committee will make a rec ommendation to trustees, but the UNC-system Board of Governors will make the final decision. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. The story so far 1997: The federal government creates the State Children's Health Insurance Program, guaranteeing coverage to kids at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Summer 2007: The N.C. General Assembly sets aside funding to expand the program, reasoning that many families above 200 percent of the federal poverty level still cannot afford private health insurance. Sept. 27: The U.S. Senate passes a bill to expand the program by $35 billion during the next five years. Oct 3: President Bush vetoes the measure. Oct 18: Democratic and Republican congressional leaders will address the veto override. “Why dor/t you increase taxes on soda or candy manufacturers?” he said. “Some have even suggested taxing California wine.” Bush, who wants to increase funding for the SCHIP program by $5 billion instead of the $35 billion proposed in the bill, said he vetoed the bill because an expansion of the program would derail funding meant solely for the country’s poorest children. N.C. Health Choice depends on about $165 million in annual federal funds. The N.C. General Assembly planned this summer to expand the program for children whose families are at 300 percent of the federal pov erty level, rather than the usual 200 percent or below. Jerry Meek, chairman of the N.C. Democratic Party, said the number of unin sured children warrants expansion of the program. “Once again, President Bush and SEE SCHIP, PAGE 11 How the rugby suspension happened: Sept. 3: The team is suspended from practice and competition due to allegations of hazing, alcohol use and misrepresentation of the University; the investigation begins. Sept. 14: Hazing charges are dropped. Oct. 2: A Sport Clubs Council hearing rules that the team violated alcohol policy and sen tences it to two more weeks of suspension. sponsored parties and social events where underage drinking took place. “We realize we’ve made mistakes in the past,” Sikipa said. “We’re going to be taking a lot of measures to correct that.” To do so, the club will establish a student code of conduct and an alumni advisory board to guide its activities. Community service also is being scheduled, Sikipa said. “We’re trying to show the real side of UNC rugby.” The policy the team violated states that alcohol use at dub-sponsored events is pro hibited, said Jason Halsey, director of sport SEE RUGBY, PAGE 11 weather Cloudy H 86, L 65 index police log 2 calendar 2 sports 11 games 11 opinion 12
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