ahr Baily cTar Uppi National and World News FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL S.C. promising for Baptist Huckabee (AP) Propelled in lowa by evangelicals' support, Mike Huckabee is trying for a repeat victory in South Carolina, where religion is woven even more tightly into the fabric of life. As in lowa, where he won the Republican caucuses, the cash strapped Huckabee is relying on pastors to help get out the vote. A win in the Jan. 19 primary would keep Huckabee in strong contention for the Republican presidential nomination, no mat ter how he does in the Michigan voting that comes first No endorsement from Richardson SANTA FE (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomi nation Thursday after poor fin ishes in the first two contests in lowa and New Hampshire. He praised all of his Democratic rivals but endorsed no one. He encouraged voters to “take a long and thoughtful look“ and elect one of them president Richardson was never able to become a top-tier contender, trailing well behind Obama, Clinton and Edwards. RESEARCH FROM PAGE 1 other diseases, we're trying to fix the cells." JamBOTS! The lab recently received a $2.7 million grant from DARPA, the research branch of the Pentagon, to pursue a project in robotics. DeSimone and his team are attempting to prove that a col lection of the particles, manufac tured through PRINT, can jam and unjam under different external conditions and controls. This means they can disassemble to form entirely new or unrecogniz able forms from their original form. Researchers will work with robotics researchers in hopes of creating a prototype robot. Ideally, they are trying to devel op a prototype that can move like a worm, flow under a door and reas semble on the other side. “We're responsible for develop ing proof of concept,’ DeSimone GUN CONTROL FROM PAGE 1 incompetent or dangerous. She said her store has a college age customer base, particularly with some student organizations at N.C. State University. Randy Young of the UNC Department of Public Safety said that although this particular aspect of gun control wasn’t a focus before Va. Tech, the University was consid ering increasing campus security measures before the shootings in Blacksburg. “I think that a lot of recommen dations made by the task force are initiatives that are being enacted by many universities, and UNC is one of them," he said. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@ unc.edu. COMMISSION FROM PAGE 1 mission's suggestions ‘Maintain and increase the quality of a UNC education," for example that promises to be an arduous under taking. There are some relatively spe cific steps outlined in the report, such as providing clearer infor mation to high school guidance counselors. How much involvement can a university system have in K-12 education? How can UNC affect the slide in male college enroll ment? Can colleges increase online classes and open satellite campuses without sacrificing their core mission? All of that is on the table as the board begins to formulate a response to the commission report “This is a big ship. To move it one degree or another is really hard," UNC-system President Erskine Bowles said, referring to the 17-campus system. Bowles and his staff have set an ambitious timetable for such a dif ficult course change. The board is set to deliberate on a response plan by May, with the first recommendations taking effect in January 2009- Contact the State & National Editor at gtntdegk@unc.edu. Election dispute in Kenya moves toward international mediation NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan agreed Thursday to take over talks to end the deadly turmoil linked to Kenya's presi dential election, after days of international pressure resulted in nothing more than a fresh round of accusations from both sides. The Dec. 27 election returned President Mwai Kibaki to power for another five-year term, with his opponent, Raila Odinga, coming in a dose second after a vote tally that foreign observers say was rigged. More than 500 people have been killed in the ensuing violence. Colombian rebels free two hostages CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Colombian rebels freed two women held hostage for more than five years, handing them over Thursday to Venezuelan officials who flew them to Caracas where a triumphant President Hugo Chavez awaited. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe authorized Venezuela to lead the rescue mission despite a bitter clash with Chavez over his involvement in Colombia's half century-old guerrilla conflict. The Caracas-based Telesur network showed the two women smiling as they were freed by rebels in fatigues. said. ‘Basically, we’re showing that it can work." Fake blood Another project the lab has been working on is the creation of syn thetic blood for medical purposes. They have created particles that mimic the size and shape of blood cells, with slightly different properties. Through experiments performed in the lab, researchers found that more pliable materials can circu late longer in the bloodstream. Unlike normal blood cells, which become stiff over time and filter out of the body, the manufactured par ticles can retain their flexibility for much longer and stay in the body longer. “The next question is can we load these cells with hemoglobin to treat people?" DeSimone said. Production and efficiency The lab also is working on ways to improve photovoltaic cells to make Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Interested in Arabic? Swahili? Lingala? Graduate and professional school applicants from all departments are welcome. Visit the Center for Global Initiatives website for application instructions. gi.unc.edu Application Deadline: January 31 fir unc GLOBAL CELEBRATE OUR 35th ANNIVERSARY WITH US! Friday, January 18 Order from our 1 972 menu at 1972 prices! Op-i Daly - Morvfri 7am to 2pm • Sal Bom to 2:3opm • Son Bom to 2:3opm 173 latf FranUn Une • Chapel ESI • 919-929-9192 Both sides continued trad ing blame for the political dead lock. According to the govern ment, Kibaki “offered dialogue," but Odinga was not responsive. Odinga. meanwhile, said Kibaki refused to sign an agreement to establish an interim coalition gov ernment and conduct an inquiry into the Electoral Commission of Kenya. Annan will not arrive in Nairobi to take over the talks before Jan. 15, his office in Geneva said. If his predecessor's experience was any indication, Annan will have a frustrating task ahead. Suicide bomb in Pakistan kills 24 LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) A suicide bomber blew himself up among police deployed outside a court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 24 peo ple and wounding more than 70. The blast was the latest in a wave of attacks targeting politi cians and security' forces ahead of Feb. 18 parliamentary elections. There was no claim of responsi bility, but suspicion will likely fall on Taliban and al-Qaida. Musharraf condemned the attack and reiterated his resolve “to continue the fight against terrorism and extremism and not to be deterred by such acts." more efficient solar-power devices. By using the light-scattering prop erties of the nanoparticles, which can act like a prism, they are attempting to make organic solar panels. Like many other projects at UNC, DeSimone’s research and PRINT have produced a spin-off company named Liquidia, which was founded by DeSimone and three of the students vital in the development of PRINT. Based in the Research Triangle Park. Liquidia is attempting to scale up the development of the nanoparticles to mass production and create a clean environment where the company can manufac ture pharmaceuticals. DeSimone said he hopes to advance this technology further to confront even larger problems. 'Hopefully, in 10 years, well be in a streamlined mode where we’ll be able to continue to make a big difference on both third- and first - world problems." Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. News Visiting Tar Heels KO Hokies BY POWELL LATIMER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR BLACKSBURG, Va. - As Virginia Tech’s women's basketball team blared loud music and artifi cial fog filled the air for their grand entrance, the North Carolina wom en's basketball team stood around the foul line and calmly drained foul shot after foul shot Such was the story of UNCs 79- 59 victory against Va. Tech: The Hokies threw everything they had at the Tar Heels, but nothing could WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNC 79 Va. Tech 59 stop UNC from coolly dropping balls through the basket. Va. Tech opened the game with quick precision passing to shred through the UNC pressure defense, and North Carolina found itself in a dogfight. Down for much of the half, the Tar Heels couldn't slow the Hokie offense down with their trapping defense. Sure-handed guards Brittany Cook, Lindsay Biggs and Laura Haskins found the holes and seams for easy assists, and UNC found itself trailing and the home crowd on its feet. UNC 79, Virginia Tach 59 WorthCwofcM 37 42 79 Virginia T*di 37 22 55 MCMtallt i*k* a ? a McCm : It i! 14 1 1 1 **■*• a 40 00 (■ t JO cant, a m oo m o o 3 OCH— S II MO M W 4 0 S Bw* 2 *3 00 W 0 0 2 tany 1 00 00 00 0 0 0 McfMnd H 01 00 02 2 I 0 Wood 2 03 00 2-2 0 0 0 Lorn I It VI 00 3 0 > MW XI 30 00 34 1 4 8 M 2W >*4o 34 3444 24 V 1* NmilHli-FGABOFT37S 38< (McCm 74 1-3. 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It was a blow that the Hokies would not recover from. After throwing their best punches against the Tar Heels, Va. Tech could not maintain the same inten sity that it had in the first half and sputtered down the stretch as UNC used a 12-0 run in the second half to break the game open and put the Hokies away. “Well, that gave us some momentum,’ UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “I told them at halftime, it’s 0-0, now we have to go out there and play 20 minutes of Carolina basketball." That is exactly what UNC pro ceeded to give a clinic on in the sec ond half. McCants dumped in 20 points for the night l3 after the break —and Erlana Larkins again showed what she could do with one arm, recording her second-straight double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in spite of a broken hand and bulks' padding. “Yeah, it hurts," Larkins said after the game. “But I’m a senior, so I just have to play through it, I guess." The Tar Heels also managed to lock down the Hokies. In the second half, it seemed as if there were three UNC hands in the face of every Va. Tech shooter. The Hokies only made eight shots in the second half, shoot ing 25.8 percent and logging only 22 points. Compare that with 37 first-half points, and that equals an increase in defensive inten sity. “Yeah, that was the halftime speech," McCants said with a coy smile after the game. Hatchell also was careful to note that she was less than enthusiastic about her team's performance to open the game. “We did not play well," she said. “I think that was probably the worst half we've played all year’ UNC made its living down in the low post again, as 56 of its 79 points came in the paint. In addi tion to Larkins' stellar night, senior Latoya Pringle also recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds. Va. Tech received a boost from freshman Andrea Barbour, play ing with a shoulder injury. Barbour BSS9BS&9 40, Tlx or SWfCLOVERFIELD (PG-1J) * BUCKET UST (PC-13) (150415)730 950 FIRST SUNDAY (RG-11) (155 42517 M 945 THE GREAT DEBATERS (PG-13) (140430)715 955 SWEENEY T000(R). 10REOO (135435)725 ■ ■ DTH/SABRINA SHORT UNC forward Rashanda McCants shoots over Va. Tech's Lindsay Biggs in the first half of UNC's 79-59 win Wednesday night in Blacksburg. Va. only played 14 minutes but logged 11 points nonetheless. However, the true star for the Hokies was Cook, who tore apart the UNC defense in the first period, scoring nine points in the opening 20 minutes with crafty passes and a dead-eye jump shot. However, as a testament to UNC's increased defensive pressure. Cook was held to just four in the second half Another bright spot for the Tar Heels was freshman guard Italee Lucas. After frequently struggling in some games early in the season, Lucas took over the game late in the second half, ending the game with nine points on 4-6 shooting. 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