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censorship.
They're bending around to get
someone else who wouldn't be
restrained by the First Amendment,"
Hiestand said. “Have them take the
paper over so that the things that
they thought weren't appropriate
won’t be in the paper."
Although student staffers are
exploring their legal options, they
want to convince the president to
abandon the buyout.
"We are hoping that the letter
writing campaign that we've started
and any demonstrations or protests
that we have will be well received
by his office." Trujillo said.
If they go to court Hiestand said,
the students have a case if they claim
First Amendment rights.
Philip Mever. a UNC journalism
professor, said students could gain
from partnering with a professional
news company.
“The downside is less control by
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the students and the upside is pro
fessional mentoring," Meyer said.
But Thijillo is not so sure that the
merger w ould work in their favor.
“When they talked to our presi
dent, one of the things they called
it was a cooperation, which in real
ity you and 1 both know that’s not
what it would be; it would be a
takeover." Trujillo said.
Gannett owns two student news
papers in Florida, including Florida
State University 's newspaper.
“The Colorado situation is dif
ferent from ours, so it’ll be inter
esting to see how it turns out" said
Mallory Schneider, editor-in-chief
of FSU’s newspaper. The FSView.
Schneider said that students still
control editorial content and that the
merger allows them to w ork closely
with the Tallahassee Democrat, a
local paper also owned by Gannett.
While the FSView was bought
separately from the Tallahassee
Democrat, the CSU paper would
become a branch ofThe Coloradoan,
causing concern that students would
lose their jobs and content control.
“1 don’t think it's gonna do
student media any good to have
student newspapers or any other
student publications taken over on
a wholesale basis by private media
companies." Hiestand said.
"That will cease to make student
newspapers student newspapers."
Contact the State is) National
Editor at stntdexk@ unc.edu.
SAPIKOWSKI
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there was a strong odor in the home,
as did a repairman who came to the
house. Sapikowski told them that
then- had been a (lower outage and
that the smell was from food in the
refrigerator. The repairman later told
police he had looked in the refrigera
tor and saw no spoiled food.
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came to the Sapikow ski residence
in May after family members said
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Van Halens “Hot for Teacher."
"I was in the shower, and that
song just popped into my head,"
he said, discarding his Van Halen
T-shirt in favor of a tank top.
“Obviously it worked out well."
Few others matched the level to
which McKinnon got the viewers
involved. But senior Tim Chang
came about as close as possible.
Chang, performing under the alias
Madphatbootyiiciousfreakazoid,
stripped off his yellow jacket for his
version of “Buddy Holly" by Weezer.
accentuating the act with a high-fly
ing jump as the selection ended.
He managed to tie McKinnon’s
score after the second round,
w here the top-three contestants
performed "I Believe in a Thing
Called Love" by The Darkness, with
only a few minutes to prepare.
The tie brought about what
Crane said is a rare event in the air
guitar world an “air-off."
“It's where the air wheat and the
air chaff are separated." Crane said.
Ultimately, McKinnon emerged
the victor after a raucous perfor
mance ofThe Sweet's “Set Me Free."
But Crane, whose snarkv com
mentary drew both laughs and
groans from the audience, was quick
to compliment all the performers.
“I'd say all in all. North Carolina
brought it in a big way tonight," he
said. “There was a lot of air in here."
Alison for several days.
After entering, police discovered
the two bodies wrapped in blankets
in a downstairs bedroom, and fur
ther searching found spent shell
casings from the .410-gauge shot
gun used in the killing.
Woodall told the court that
Sapikowski had killed both his
parents, cleaned much of the
blood from the scene and moved
the bodies. He then spent nearly
two weeks attending school spo
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competition in Gerrard Hall,
hosted by Bjorn Turoque.
To end the night. Crane invited
everyone to the main floor to tune
their air guitars and play "Freebird."
Crane stood in the middle of the
pulsating mass, exhibiting skills that
have landed him in the air guitar
world championships in Finland.
If the event becomes a tradition at
UNC, Crane said, he’d gladly return,
considering the excitement the com
petition brought about
‘l’d definitely do that," he said.
“If there’s air. I’ll be there."
Contact the Arts Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
At the end of Fridays hearing.
Sapikowski thanked Woodall for
offering the plea arrangement.
He will return to court in
Hillsborough on Friday to plead
guilty to one count of second
degree murder.
Sapikowski’s last words of the
hearing were an apology.
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sorry."
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gusted by the Clinton campaign's
TV ads that he recruited a friend
to help him knock on doors in the
affordable housing district.
“(The Clintons are) returning
politics to the same dirty game,"
he said.
Although many Columbia voters
came to campaign events Friday
seeking policy details, Gillum said
he doesn't come to rallies to hear
about the issues. “If I want the spe
cifics, I’ll go to his Web site."
Hearing Obama articulate the
challenges facing America gives
voters hope that he can solve those
problems, Gillum said.
Obama's message of change has
even crossed party lines, as evidenced
by the registered Republicans scat
tered in the crowd at Obama's vic
tory party Saturday night
Juan Euvin, a Charlotte resident
and former sergeant in the 82nd
Airborne, said Obama's speeches
remind him of his commanding
officer in Afghanistan.
“This man would make you walk
into a firefight... and not regret it"
Euvin said Obama has a way of
connecting with voters that elevates
him above all the other candidates.
“He has a way of moving people."
Obama certainly has a way of
moving crowds; his rallies are filled
with cries of “yes, we can" and “we
love you."
During his speech Friday night
Janice Willis, a volunteer from
Fairfax, Va., called out, “Thank God
for you, Obama."
For Willis, it’s all about the
intangibles. “Most importantly, he
has character," she said. “And he
has faith in the Almighty God."
Making experience matter
Hillary Clinton forgoes fiery
appeals in favor of measured speech
es that emphasize her experience.
She held a Friday morning rally
in a Benedict College chapel, and
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while the setting inspired multiple
references to her faith, her rhetoric
contained none of the preacherlike
cadence of an Obama speech.
But Clinton's speech did cause one
Obama supporter to reconsider.
“She addressed everything that
interests me," said Columbia resi
dent Amy Coquillard. “I think that
she's a smart woman and no doubt
could do a good job."
Former New York Mayor David
Dinkins, one of the New York poli
ticians who introduced Clinton,
said her pragmatism is more effec
tive than any inspirational speech.
“One can campaign in poetry,
but you've got to govern in prose."
Clinton’s credentials won her a
measure of support at Benedict, a
historically black institution that
has embraced Obama.
Benedict freshman Patricia
Corley said experience matters
more than race. “The color of his
skin is not going to help you."
Clinton’s edge in experience was
also cited by UNC students George
Drometer and Katja Wallin, two of
the Heels for Hillary students who
traveled to Lancaster, S.C., to get
out the vote on primary day.
“What's not to love about
Hillary?" Drometer asked, calling
Clinton a “rock star."
Reaching out to the people
John Edwards has tried to drum
up his own star appeal among
young voters, making time during
his last-minute campaigning for a
town hall-style meeting Friday that
catered to college students.
Edwards, who showed up to the
town hall meeting wearing a fleece
and jeans, told the crowd: “I want
to be the peoples president"
Coquillard, who attended the
Edwards event after seeing Clinton
in the morning, said she noticed a
change in atmosphere. “This was
much more down-home," she said.
“This was much more accessible.’
The intense campaigning in
South Carolina won’t be replicated
in Florida on Tuesday because the
Democratic National Committee
stripped the state of its delegates.
But the campaigns are already
gearing up for Tsunami Tuesday
on Feb. 5, when 21 states will
vote, demonstrating whether
Obama’s message can catch on
nationwide.
Senior writers Devin Rooney
and Joseph R. Schwartz
contributed reporting. Contact
the State (si National Editor at
stn tdesk@ unc.edu.