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CORRECTIONS
Due to a source error, the
Wednesday city brief ‘Warrants
issued for teens in connection with
break-ins" incorrectly identified
the address of Van Patterson, for
whom police have issued a warrant
Patterson lives at 302 Simmerville
Road. The Daily Tar Heel apolo
gizes for the error.
Du’e to an editing error, the
Wednesday pg. 3 article “UNC
names budget priorities’ incor
rectly states the timeline for budget
priorities to go to the UNC-system
Board of Governors. UNC’s bud
get priorities were sent earlier this
month. The Daily Tar Heel apolo
gizes for the error.
Due to an editing error, the
Wednesday pg. 3 article ‘Congress
closes fond loophole’ incorrectly
quotes Student Congress Speaker
Tyler Younts. Younts said. The peo
ple that are proponents for it were
putting forth a false argument They
said, ‘lf you’re not voting for this fee
increase, you’re voting against rape
victims." The Daily "for Heel apolo
gizes for the error.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Essay contest to focus on
national health care policy
The Kaiser Family Foundation
is accepting essays for this year’s
contest.
The topic is health care, and
those interested should draft a let
ter to the president-elect’s health
care team about what the priorities
should be with a major policy issue
for the new administration.
Each student can choose the
specific policy to discuss. The con
test is open to undergraduates and
graduates, and the winner takes a
SI,OOO prize.
More information is available
at kaiseredu.org/essay/essaycon
test2ooß.asp
Nominate someone for this
year's awards for women
The Carolina Women's Center
is accepting nominations for this
year’s University Awards for Women,
which focuses on contributions to
the advancement of women.
Nominations are open for one
faculty member and one staff
member, and each of the winners
will receive $5,000. One student
also can be selected and would
receive $2,500. Men can also be
nominated for the award.
The deadline to submit nomina
tions is 5 p.m. Feb. 27, and forms
are available at unc.edu/oira/pub
lk/women_nomination.html.
CITY BRIEFS
Chapel Hill police look into
five similar car break-ins
Police are investigating five car
break-ins that happened between
6:30 p.m. Monday and 10:18
a.m. Tuesday in the Notting Hill
Apartment Complex on Drew Hill
Lane.
According to police reports, five
Hondas were broken into. In each
case, a window was pried open and
items were stolen from inside.
A car stereo, a car console, an
MP3 player, credit cards, two child
car seats, radio equipment and cash
were among the items reported sto
len from the cars, all totalling more
than $1,295, according to reports.
Lt Kevin Gunter, spokesman for
the Chapel Hill Police Department,
said police have no leads or subject
descriptions at this time.
STATE BRIEFS
N.C college student found
dead on Interstate 540
An N.C. Central University stu
dent, 21-year-old Latrese Curtis,
was found dead on the side of I
-540 on Wednesday morning.
Wake County Sheriff Donnie
Harrison told The News & Observer
he had ruled out the possibility of
the woman being a hit-and-run
victim and is treating the case as
a homicide.
Harrison added that a passing
motorist notified law enforcement
of the body at about 7:30 a.m.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Williams inducted into 2008
N.C Sports Hail of Fame dass
North Carolina men’s basketball
coach Roy Williams was inducted
into the 2008 class of the North
Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2008 honorees include
acclaimed football and basketball
players and coaches, a multi-cham
pionship stock car team owner and
former driver, a sports promoter and
a major college athletic director.
‘Outstanding athletic achieve
ment and high standards of pro
fessionalism are hallmarks of these
inductees,’ said Wilt Browning,
president of the hall.
They have brought honor and
prestige to themsehes, their sports
and the state of North Carolina.
Their achievements have brightened
the sports heritage of our state.’
From staff and wire reports
Blue book policy may change
Student, UNC
leaders talking
BY UNDSAY RUEBENS
STAFF WRITER
In response to student concern,
campus leaders are trying to work
out a plan to incorporate the cost
of blue books into individual aca
demic department budgets.
On Wednesday, student officials
brainstormed ways to address the
issue of obtaining testing materials.
This semester. Student Stores
started charging 15 cents per blue
book and 8 cents per scantron,
causing some student complaint
While prices are minimal, hav
ing to pay for testing materials can
present a hassle for busy students.
‘What we see as a greater issue
of concern is the actual congestion
that may occur right before exams
when students are rushing to buy
blue books,’ said Mike Tarrant, stu
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Mandy Carter, a Durham resident and member of the Durham Democratic Women, tries to convince undecided voters to support
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday at the Durham Democratic Women's Raucous Caucus at the main branch of the Durham Public Library.
‘RAUCOUS CAUCUS’
Obama wins Durham support in mock vote
BY OLIVIA BOWLER
STAFF WRITER
DURHAM—Enthusiastic Durham resi
dents crowded into a small room in a public
library Wednesday night for the ‘Raucous
Caucus." The nearly 80 attendees enjoyed
cookies and apple cider while discussing the
merits of each of the remaining Democratic
nominees.
The event was sponsored by the Durham
County Democratic Women. The organization
invited residents to share their opinions and
knowledge about the Democratic nominees.
Diana Palmer, first vice chairwoman for
the Durham County Democratic Party, said
the mock caucus was an opportunity for
people to come out and be heard.
"It’s to give people in Durham a chance to
have their preferences known, since the N.C.
primary isn’t until May," she said.
The caucus was set up lowa-style, which
meant that each corner of a room was dedi
cated to a certain candidate's supporters,
Development ban ends today
BY ROSE ANNA LAUDICINA
STAFF WRITER
Construction applications will
again be reviewed as the growth
moratorium on development in
Chapel Hill's northern area expires
today.
While some were in favor of
extending the moratorium, the
Chapel Hill Town Council, aided
by the recommendations of the
town manager and town planner,
decided against extending the mor
atorium’s expiration date.
‘I think people were generally
pleased with what happened dur
ing the period and understood
the difficulties in extending it any
longer,’ said council member Mark
Kleinschmidt, who was in favor of
letting the moratorium expire.
By letting the growth hah expire,
developers and businesses whose
expansion plans were put on hold
will now have the chance to start
construction, something many
have been eager to do.
‘We are very excited about it,*
Charles Wilson, CEO of Triangle
Orthopedics said about the mora
torium expiring. *We are going to
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dent body vice president
The bigger issue at stake is real
ly the inconvenience for students’
Student Body President Eve
Carson said she sent a letter to
Provost Bernadette Gray-Little
requesting that the testing materi
als be part of departmental bud
gets. Carson asked that it be for
warded to financial managers of
individual schools.
Tim Nichols, Student Congress
speaker pro tern, said he plans to
write a resolution for Congress.
Student leaders said they expect to
hear from Gray-Little and Congress
within the next two weeks.
The store started charging stu
dents because it has been losing
money on the materials, said John
Jones, director of Student Stores.
The prices are based on actual cost
of blue books and scantrons.
“1 think the store needed to start
charging for them because you haw
to remember that the store makes
no money from sales, there’s no
including a comer for undecided voters.
The evening began with one-on-one discus
sion among the event attendees. With John
Edwards out of the running as of Wednesday,
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Mike
Gravel supporters came together to try to con
vince one another of their candidate’s merits.
‘lt looks like chaos, but it’s not," said Katy
Munger, president of Durham Democratic
Women. ‘I think it’s great that this many
people really cared enough to be here and
make a thoughtful decision.’
Lynette Hartsell, an Orange County resi
dent, said she Ls an avid Clinton supporter.
*1 believe she is the most powerful woman
to rise in our time," she said. “I hope to con
vince everyone here tonight to vote for her."
But Alex Phillips, a senior at Jordan High
School in Durham and a member of the
Jordan High School Democrats Club, said
he’s putting hLs faith in Obama.
“This general election is going to make or
break America," he announced to the room.
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proceed with the 10 million square
foot building we were planning to
build before it was in place*
Wilson said officials were dis
appointed when the moratorium
was set because the company had
outgrown its current facility and
wanted to expand but weren’t able
to do so.
The temporary moratorium was
put in place last May at the request
of local residents concerned with
the developmental direction of
“We don't want it to be a cost and a has
sle for (students) to wait in long lines to
purchase testing material
MIKE TARRANT, STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT
state funding," Jones said. ‘By law,
all earnings go to scholarships *
Sophomore Wesley Scercy said
he thinks departmental distribution
would solve the problem.
*1 don’t think we should be
charged,’ he said. *We pay enough
tuition as it is, and if they’re charging
us to take tests, that’s ridiculous*
Some departments already have
been buying testing materials from
the store, such as the Economics
Department, which bought 15,000
scantrons, Jones said.
Student Body Treasurer Jordan
Myers said that if testing materi
als are purchased by the depart
ments, the costs would be covered
in tuition, adding that testing
“This is a time for us to step up."
Phillips said he likes Obama's straightfor
wardness and education platform but encour
aged the group to find out for themselves.
“It’s your responsibility- as voters to be
educated and to find out about these plat
forms and what it means to you,’ he said.
In the end, Gravel did not have the support
of 15 percent of the Durham caucus-goers, so
the race came down to Clinton and Obama.
Munger said that if neither candidate pulls
ahead on Super Ibesday, the primary in North
Carolina might make a difference. “It could
very well come down to our state."
Judging from the night's results, if the
Democrats present at the Raucous Caucus
have anything to do with it, Obama will run
away with the N.C. primary . He won 56 per
cent of the vote to Clinton’s 26.8 percent.
‘lt’s to bring people together and get them
excited,’ Munger said. “Rather than accepting
what the media teUs us about the candidates,
were here to make up our own minds."
Contact the State & National
Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
the town. The Northern Area Tksk
Force then came up with a set of
guidelines to direct growth.
‘To me, it was a wonderful
example of how a group of con
cerned citizens with wonderful
energy and extraordinary ability
came together and said we need
to look at this,’ council member
Matt Czajkowski said, adding that
he believes the task force came up
with a comprehensive plan.
Del Snow, the chairwoman of
the task force, said she expects a
rush to develop in the area, while
Town Manager Roger Stancil said
he doesn’t expect one.
The guidelines ask that new
construction projects have appeal
ing architecture and emphasize a
desire for businesses to be accessed
by foot, bike or public transporta
tion.
Snow said she hopes the guide
lines will help to create an atmo
sphere in the northern area of
Chapel Hill similar to that of the
Weaver Street area in Carrboro.
Although Snow had a hand
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
material costs haw been absorbed
formerly by Student Stores.
To prepare for exam time, Jones
said he plans to keep all cash registers
staffed to facilitate buying which
would still cost the store money in
terms of employee salary .
“We’re also going to market blue
books to incoming first-year stu
dents through the book pre-order
program since we know a lot of
blue books are used in introduc
tory courses," Jones said.
Unless the system changes. Jones
said students should buy materials
now to avoid crowds later.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@ unc.edu.
Improv Comedy Jam
gives everyone a stage
BY JESS THOM
SENIOR WRITER
Dirty South Improv doesn't care
today if you’ve never done impro
visation comedy. In fact, the less
experience you have, the better.
At 8 p.m. DSI will kick off its sec
ond Improv Comedy Jam, an open
event that brings improvisation art
ists from across the state to Carrboro,
and also allows anyone who shows
up the chance to try their hand at
sporadic sketch routines.
The Jam was hosted for the first
time in 2006, and this year it will
precede DSl’s Improv Festival,
which begins Feb. 19 and is the larg
est of its kind in the country.
“DSI has tried to bring all these
North Carolina groups to get peo
ple hyped-up and realize that they
don’t have to go to LA., they don’t
have to go to Chicago they can
drive five minutes and see improv,"
said Zach Ward, owner and execu
tive producer of DSI.
In addition to members from
Chapel Hill Players and DSI, groups
Senate
seeking
tuition
answers
Wants details of
university fimds
BY ERIC JOHNSON
SENIOR WRITER
With UNC officials still savor
ing the success of a $2.38 billion
fundraising campaign, federal law
makers are taking a critical look at
some of the country's largest uni
versity endowments.
A total of 136 campuses nation
wide have endowments valued at
a half-billion dollars or more, and
the Senate Finance Committee has
requested detailed information
about the way each school uses
those funds.
Specifically, senators want to
know why tuition has continued
to rise even as the nation's top
universities have grown steadily
wealthier.
“There are a lot of concerns
over the cost of higher education,
particularly at private universi
ties,’ said Dick Mann, UNC vice
chancellor for finance and admin
istration. “Places like Carolina and
other public universities I really
think are not the focus of this."
Nonetheless. UNC officials have
until the end of February to draft
a response, and Mann is already
working with others in the finance
and financial aid departments to
collect information.
While an overall endowment
of more than $2 billion puts UNC
squarely in the top tier of public
universities, it is dwarfed by some
of the largest private funds.
Harvard University, at the top of
the list, had more than $34 billion
in its endowment as of June 2007,
with Yale taking the second spot
with more than $22 billion.
The purpose of an endowment,
Mann explained, is to accumulate
enough binding to create sizable
investment returns. Those market
returns are used to fund scholar
ships, professorships and other
programs.
“The intent is to maintain a
steady stream of income," Mann
said. “You want to be in a position
where you’re meeting your budget
every year but also not eroding
your endowment."
Far from eroding, many of the
nation's largest university endow
ments have been expanding rapid
ly. Lawmakers want to know how
that money is benefitting students,
and specifically how it is being used
to expand financial aid.
SEE ENDOWMENT. PAGE 6
Top endowments
Endowment mafleet value of the richest
public universities. UNC is ranted 30th
among all universities, public and private.
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ATTEND THE COMEDY JAM
Time: 8 pm. today
Location: DSI Comedy Theater. 200
N. Greensboro St.
Info: www.dsicomedytheater.com
from cities across the state will attend
the event, creating the potential for
about 150 improvisers to perform.
“The format is up to the people
who come out," said Ward. *1 have
a skeleton structure planned out,
but a lot of people have e-mailed
me and made suggestions."
The Jam will consist of both
long- and short-form improvisation.
Short-form improvisation resem
bles the popular sketch comedy TV
show “Whose Line is it Anyway,"
while long-form involves a narrative
and more complex story lines.
During the Jam, groups of five
or six people improvise for up to 10
minutes and create a group of scents
that resembles a one-act comedy.
SEE COMEDY. PAGE 6
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