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VOLUME 115, ISSUE 145 UNC football case in court today Testimony in kidnapping of players BY TRACEY THERET SENIOR WRITER A grand jury will meet today to decide whether to indict two indi viduals charged with kidnapping three UNC football players. The lead investigator of the case will testify before the grand jury, which will decide whether the felony charges will go to Superior Court The charges stem from a December incident in which two of the players were allegedly bound in MEMORIES SOLD PIECE BY PIECE Auction sells the Rat’s contents BY SARA GREGORY CITY EDITOR It smelled like almost 60 years oflasagna. A trace of decades of meals hung in the air and lingered on the minds of those bidding on items from the Ramshead Rathskeller. “Lasagna, salad with the house dressing and sweet tea, of course," was 1994 UNC graduate Paul Fowler’s favorite Rathskeller meal. Ron Tanner, class of 1967, remembers “the Gambler" and drinking his first beer at the Rat. Auctioneers took turns before the hungry crowd, clad in Carolina blue, that followed from room to room as everything from an auto graphed photograph of basketball great Charlie Scott to beer and liquor faced the auction block. The Rathskellers close marks the end of a Franklin Street leg end that began when Theodor Danziger opened the basement pub in 1948 after emigrating from his native Austria to escape the Nazis. It was one of the oldest businesses in Chapel Hill. Francis Henry, the Rat’s present owner, shut the doors in Deamber after the restaurant failed to pay withholding taxes. Henry was given until the auction’s start at 10 a.m. Saturday to settle the remain ing balance. Instead, the restaurant’s inven tory went to the N.C. Department of Revenue, which offered the trea sures to the hands of the Rat admir ers who filled the rooms and wan dered through Amber Alley as they used to before football games. “We just came to get something for the memories," said Chapel Hill resident Gerrie Nunn, who bought several items, including one of paintings that hung in the TYain Room. Kyle Smith, class of 1997, accompanied his mother, Melinda, and his father, Larry, class of 1966, to the auction. “I remember growing up and coming here,” Kyle Smith said. SEE RAT AUCTION, PAGE 5 Duke next for women UNC's LaToya Pringle has the hot hand. arts | page 7 THEATER REVIEWS Weekend performances of 'Doubt A Parable' and 'Topdog/Under dog' get five and four and a half stars, respectively. Both plays have more shows to come. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 ®hr lathi ®ar Heel their home in a robbery attempt At a probable cause hearing last month three people appeared in court for the reported kidnappings Tnikia Monta Washington, Michael Troy Lewis and Monique Jenice Taylor. Washington, 29, of Durham, was arrested on felony charges of sexual offense in the first degree, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of conspiracy to com mit a felony, according to Chapel Hk *- r m jp■ W m ir i r 4t jH h* ■ jMb 1 t* ; ff£B| m *Mssi&gj&L jfti y A ***** ■ | m tSESM 1 jkp DTWXELVIN YEUNG After announcing that the 59-year-old Ramshead Rathskeller on Franklin Street will close due to unpaid taxes, the classic Chapel Hill restaurant auctioned pieces of its decor Saturday. Rathskeller fans bought T-shirts, paintings, caricatures, sports memorabilia and even the entrance sign. Teams play in Cameron tonight BY SAMANTHA NEWMAN SENIOR WRITER While Cameron Indoor Stadium is less than 10 miles from North Carolina's campus, the No. 3 UNC womens basket ball team doesn’t expect to see many smiling faces in the crowd tonight when it takes on No. 9 Duke. But that won’t be anything new. The Tar Heels know all about hostile environments probably more than they want to. city | pag* s GUN SHY Residents in rural areas outside Chapel Hill and Carrboro town limits often report gunshots very near to their homes during hunting season. www.dallylarheel.com Hill police reports. Lewis, 32, of Durham, was arrested on multiple felonies including two counts of robbery, three counts of possession of stolen goods, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, reports state. Taylor, 28, of Greenville, was arrested on felony charges of first degree sexual offense, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, reports state. Each of the three suspects was confined to Orange County Jail DTN/JB YOUNG Watch the UNC vs. basketball game: WWHUE: Cameron Indoor Stadium WMBt 7 pm. tonight TV. ESPN2 RADIO: Tar Heel Sports network, a division of Leerfield. This season’s demand ing schedule has sent them on the road to Tennessee and Connecticut to battle two pow erhouses with packed arenas cheering against them. UNC SEE DUKE, PAGE 5 in lieu of $500,000 bond. Lewis remained in custody as of Friday. In the probable cause hearing. Judge Alonzo Coleman did not find probable cause to pursue the charg es against Washington because the football player whom she allegedly victimized did not appear to testify “The case with Washington largely involved the third witness that I did not call," assistant district attorney Morgan Whitney said. “I’d imagine that is why he did not find probable cause on those." Coleman found probable cause in the felony charges of first Hip-hop performances conclude Palestine week BY BENNETT CAMPBELL ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR The culmination of Palestine Week at UNC wasn’t a keynote address by a renowned politi cian and wasn’t a lecture by a tenured professor in the history department. It wasn’t even a vigil marked by a candlelit Polk Place. But the events organizers and performers would argue ‘Hip-Hop for Palestine." a concert that took place Saturday night in the Great Hall, was perhaps the best way to tie the week's events together. One performer who hoped to prove that notion was Jacob sports | iy HEELS TOP FLORIDA STATE Tyler Hansbrough powered UNC with 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds. Coach Roy Williams said he's proud of the team's hard-fought 84-73 overtime win at Florida State. degree kidnapping, conspiracy and first-degree sexual offense against Taylor, Whitney said. He also found probable cause for two counts of first-degree kidnapping, two counts of attempted larceny, one count of felony conspiracy and one count of robhery with a dan gerous weapon against Lewis. One football player testified last month that he and two other play ers were out Dec. 15, according to the Associated Press. Two of the players separated SEE KIDNAPPING. PAGE S DTH/J B YOUNG Winterstein, a 21-year-old senior at Temple University. When he took the stage, Winterstein, bom and raised Jewish, elicited pow erful emotional responses from a crowd of more than 100 people. *1 like to provoke people," W’interstein said. “I hope I’ll say something tonight that makes someone mad or happy or want to start a conversation about the issues." Winterstein’s performance poetry, he said, is the one way he believes he can best make SEE HIP-HOP. PAGE 5 this day in history FEB. 4.1967... Student Body President Bob Powell welcomes a student poll to gauge opinion about him signing letters to the president and secretary of state regarding the Vietnam War. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008 '<Sk 1) Bobbing asleep, Pepsi Max Cowboys and rappers nod off before they drink some Max 2) Giant pigeons, FedEx Delivery problems not solved by giant pigeons that terrorize the city. 3) Godfather, Audi A man wakes up next to a car’s grill. 4) Nut perfume. Planters An ugly woman turns knockout after dabbing on some cashew. 5) Horse Rocky, Budweiser Clydesdale trains for Bud’s team Vote at daiiytarheel.com for the commercial you liked best. See page 4 for coverage of Giants and Patriots fans in Chapel Hill. STUDENT *)AAQ ELECTIONS ftUUO SBP planks stay same Personality helps separate hopefuls BY KATE SULLIVAN ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Throughout past student gov ernment administrations, officers tackled many of the same issues. From tuition to minority and environmental affairs, commonly covered points are seen again and again. Many of those issues are also raised in this year's student body president candidate platforms as areas to be worked on —a sign that the position is characterized not by the goals of the president but by personality and drive. “The reason why these are always brought up there's always more that can be done," candidate Logan Liles said. “If the student body president doesn't spend time on tuition or making sure that students are getting the education they pay for, then they're missing the boat" That philosophy is a main rea son why the traditional platform points are included even year. In researching planks, many candidates consult with several campus groups or use former can didates’ platforms as a basis for what they want to do in office. With candidates all talking to the same groups, there is a finite number of issues and resolutions that are brought up, which is why many planks are alike. Because there are so many simi lar goals, candidates hare to work to stand out something that requires a base of supporters. ‘I think you need a strong group of people around you who aren’t afraid to take risks with you," candidate Kristin Hill said at the SEE PLATFORMS, PAGE 5 CONTINUING COVERAGE: Analysis of five issues in the candidates' platforms. TUESDAY: environmental issues weather Rain y 'wmmm H6J Lsl index police log 2 calendar 2 sports 12 games 8 opinion 9
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