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ahr Sailg oar Hrrl Defense key in matchup with VT UNC backcourt faces tough tests BY NICOLE LUKOSIUS SENIOR WRITER It has been a rough week of conference play for both No. 5 North Carolina and Virginia Tech. And for the Tar Heel guards especially, things could continue to shape up that way Saturday. That’s because the assignment of containing Hokie sharpshooter A.D. Vassal lo won’t be an easy one. Coming off a season-high 24 points in a 3-point loss to Miami last weekend, Vassallo is a threat from all over the court. He ranks third in the conference, shooting almost 41 percent from behind the arc. If Vassallo gets hot from down town, that could open up the driv ing lanes for human highlight reel Deron Washington. Either Vassallo or Washington has been the Hokies' leading scorer in the last eight games, so the Tar Heels are going to need the entire backcourt to put its best foot for ward on the defensive end if they hope to contain the Hokie play makers. Although Va. Tech has lost its past two games seeing its con ference record drop to an even .500 the Hokies' guard play has been consistent. BLUES BROTHERS FROM PAGE 1 “We were all kids when the Blues Brothers’ movie was released, so it was relevant to us in our lifetimes," said former UNC band member Stephen Lytle. “We played the tune for a while on its own before the idea came to add characters’ Aykroyd and Belushi’s “band" debuted as a musical guest on the sketch comedy show but quickly expanded. They even released an album, titled “Briefcase Full of Blues," in 1978. But the duo really gained fame after their 1980 movie.which quickly became a classic. The plot revolves around Jake and Elwood Blues, who go on a “mission from God" to save the home in which they grew up, raised by nuns. After Jake is released from prison, the brothers try to get their former blues band back together, hoping to put on the gig of a lifetime and raise the $5,000 in taxes they need to keep the home in business. With the costumes and ele ments of the dance coming from the 1980 movie, very little has changed about the performance in 20 years. But the accuracy of the dunks has improved, Lytle said. The Blues Brothers skit started as Free Tree for Arbor Day Mail a request to: Free Tree. 6778 McPherson Clay. Liberty, NC 27298 www.cdr3.com/arborday Ads by Google El' ** II 15th Annual 1 Shamrock 'N' Run 1 5K Weekend IKATf CERTIFIED If SK Itun/Watt for the Prewstios of CMM Abuse FRIDAY, FEB 15th. 2008 Pump-Up Pasta Dinner 5:3Q-7:3opm Kappa Delta House, 219 E. Franklin St. SATURDAY. FEB IQttl, 8008 Shamrock 'N' Run 5K Check-In at B:3oam, Race starts at 9:3oam Join tis afterward* for m I *— —i-’inonf A Ihiie IWnuauiiilf rOOOf mnnrnnmsm, nuw t/t uwmjpur For online registration and/or donations visit 7 I JP www.shamrock.pHmeterritory.com I 1 '-* =♦=* F^ f yJT* DTH/DAVID ENARSON With Ty Lawson's status still in limbo. North Carolina will look to senior guard Quentin Thomas against Virginia Tech on Saturday. And with the status of North Carolina's point guard extraor dinaire Ty Lawson still up in the air, replacement senior Quentin Thomas will need to rebound from a difficult outing Tuesday against Virginia in which he scored just five points to go along with just three assists and two turnovers. But Thomas has responded to poor performances well recently. After a six-turnover performance “This is the only job I can think of that gives you the opportunity to roll around on the Dean Dome f100r ... and kiss the videoboard camera lens” ANDY BLACKMORE, BLUES BROTHER a way to keep the crowd involved and entertained, said Blake Long, former Blues Brother from the early 19905. “This was back before the JumboTrons were installed and when there was much less canned music being played during timeouts and halftime," Long said. “So really, the band and the cheerleaders were all there was to entertain." Long said he will never forget the time he and his fellow Blues Brother w-ere standing in the tun nel preparing to perform when Michael Jordan walked by them. Jordan smiled as he saw them and said. "You guys are great!" Long said having anonymity gives Blues Brothers the freedom to try things they wouldn’t nor mally do. “It is the only job I can think of that gives you the opportunity to roll around on the" Dean Dome lACADEMYAWARD NOMINATION! ANIMATED FEATURE I . • /;:■ /- ||t I VARSI^HEATH^I 1123 E. Franklin St. Chapel HHI 967-86651 THE LOWDOWN ON SATURDAY'S GAME IJBf Virginia Tech vs. No. 5 North Carolina If M Smith Center, 1 p.m. 5 Broadcast: CBS (14-10, 5-5 ACC) Radio: 1360 WCHL (23-2, 8-2 ACC) HEAD-TO-HEAD Quentin Thomas again will see a battle at the point, as VT’s AD Vassallo could spell mjfllHV Backcourt trouble for UNC. Vassallo is a 3-point threat ym M making 40.8 percent —and he also Y M contributes 16.3 points a game. Edge:VT * Even when UNC seems destined to lose, Tyler Hansbrough continues to shine. VTs Jeff Frontcourt Allen can only hope for successful double and triple-teams to keep the All-America from having his way inside Edge: UNC Va. Tech doesn't see considerable numbers once its starters come out but Danny Green Bench has been consistent for UNC. With Ty Lawson possibly out it's important now more than ever that others step up. Edge: UNC The Hokies have dropped two straight, and the Tar Heels just barely squeaked by UVa. If Intangibles a double-overtime victory and a one-point ffßWyr win aren't enough to get UNC fired up. there could be gray skies ahead Edge: UNC The Bottom Line North Carolina 90, Virginia Tech 77 -COMPILED BY NICOLE LUKOSIUS in a loss against Duke on Feb. 6, he stepped up big against Clemson. Thomas tied the game near the end of regulation and came through again when he hit two clutch free throws to send the game into a sec ond overtime. So after a few- close calls. North floor, put a Carolina blue wig on Dickie V and kiss the videoboard camera lens all in a three-minute time span," Blackmore said. But Wallace said that although performing at games is fun, the duo always gets nervous before running out onto the court. “Running out there for the first time was probably one of the top 10 things I’ve done at Carolina just hearing everyone scream ing and feeling all the energy,’ he said. Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. Take 15/501 South towards Pitts boro gait Markat St. / Southern Village IHESmSMKXCMKMaESIS 12:45-25Q47:15^25 JUMPER Bl 100-255-500-7^20-9:45 DEFINITELY, MAYBE B 1:15415-705035 FOOL’S GOLD IB imiHJOWO THERE Will BE BLOOD I *15*15 KICOK HON ROSCOE JOHNS &.. 1245300-725945 Pirfore IL \. Wo X ®GagjQGDgajElßiß aSSMDiaa ;4efl| ||jj Naurs Carolina is just trying to make it through the week unscathed. But Vassallo, Washington and the rest of the Hokies will certainly be looking to ruin the Tar Heels' plans. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@ unc.edu. MURDER FROM PAGE 1 A grand jury- will have to decide whether to indict Stroud on the murder charge. The next grand jury meets March 3, but Perez said she was not sure if the district attorney's office w-ill pursue an indictment on that date. Susan Houston, a spokeswoman for University relations, said Brown was paid $24,691 per year for work as a floor maintenance assistant for UNC Housekeeping Services, where he worked since Feb. 2, 2004. At the same Northside neighbor hood intersection six months ago, a drive-by shooting left a Carrboro man and Chapel Hill teen injured. Chapel Hill Police Captain Jackie Carden would not comment on a pending investigation. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. Atfv Til on S*H VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) Atfv Til on SaM SEMI-PRO <R) - ID REQ D * JUMPER (PG-13) (155 4351 740 1000 STEP UP 2 THE STREETS (PG-13) tISO 430, 730 950 SPIOERWICK CHRONICLES(PGI • (135410)700 930 FOOL'S GOLD (PG-13)* (140 4201720 955 WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS (PG-13) (145 4251705 940 BUCKET LIST (PG-13) (130415) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (R) ■lO REO 0 710 945 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 STD TESTING FROM PAGE 1 from doing so. said Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist at University of Wisconsin health services. “STD testing should be available at as low a cost as possible for stu dents." Christine Peterson, director of gynecology at the University of Virginia's student health center, said STD testing is not covered by UVa. student fees because the price tag is too high, adding that public universities generally are under pressure to keep fees down. But student health fees for UVa. and UNC. which don't offer free testing, are more than S4O higher than those for the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, which do cover the tests. Fees at UNC and UVa. still reduce the price of STD screening. “We think more students will come get tested because they pay less than with their private doctors." Peterson said. “It's not a big burden compared to the price of textbooks." In addition. Sarahmona Przyhyia. a former sexual health counselor at CHS. said she referred students with concerns about test prices to the Orange County Health Department, where N.C. residents can get screened for most STDs at no cost Student Body President-elect J.J. Raynor said expanding stu dent aw areness of local free testing options could be a way to avoid rais ing student fees to cover the service. “It's an interesting idea." Raynor said of including STD tests in fees. “I'm really hesitant to apply student fees without seeing if they're really necessary." At UNC about 9 percent of stu dents in the 2006-07 academic year were tested for chlamydia at CHS. assuming no one was tested more than once. Only 364 people ages 18 to 24 got tested at the county health depart ment last fiscal year, said Wayne Sherman, personal health services director for the department. If more students take advantage of the free service, the department would be stretched for resources, Sherman said, stressing that no one is turned away. “Were pretty much full up right now." There is no tally of how many students get tested with private doc tors. At Wisconsin 13 percent of • Emergency Contraception (EC) can prevent pregnancy if started within five days after unprotected sex. • High-quality, personal care at an affordable cost • Most insurances accepted. '•(Pt Owpri Hffl/Durtnm TAUCTOUSHCONROPJCt^^^^^^ Nominate your favorite Professor or TA The Student Undergraduate Teaching Awards (SUTA) committee is now accepting nominations for the 2007 SUTA Award. Awards Presented: • Three SSOOO Professor Awards • Six SIOOO TA Awards For information and to submit a nomination, visit http://studentorgs.unc.edu/suta. You must be an undergraduate student to submit a nomination. Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 15 by 11 :59 pm Email nomination form as a Microsoft Word attachment “Anything that keeps kids away from health care is a real issue, a real barrier.” FRED WYAND, AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION SPOKESMAN students were tested at university health services last academic year. But the number of students who get tested isn’t necessarily an indi cator of a campus's overall sexual health, experts say. Przybyia said if testing were free on campus, students could be less likely to practice safe sex. The emphasis in college sexual health should be on prevention, not test ing and treatment after unsafe sex. she said. The CDC recommends sexually active women ages 25 and younger get screened at least annually for chlamydia. That's the only broadly accepted guideline for STI) screen ing in young people, leaving the door open to a spread of recommen dations from different experts. “If you're sexually active with more than one partner in the last year, you should get tested annu ally.' Roberts said. Others shied away from blanket suggestions, saying the need for test ing should lx- decided by health pro fessionals on an individual basis. Peterson and others said the unwillingness among students to speak frankly with health profes sionals about their sex lives can be as much of a deterrent as cost is. “Although cost can be a barrier, there are other barriers that are bigger than cost." Peterson said. “For many students, they do not perceive themselves to be at risk." Contact the Imestizo five Editor at iteam@unc.edu. *TW >IOOOO MOVI4 OYIHA I4ASOH.’ JUMO 7:10,9:10, SAT-SUN 1:45,4:00 | MAXIM.*.. ' -AN EXCEPTIONAL FILM W + THIS IS ONE OF THOSE * vmgm r (losif picture) 9:30, SAT-SUN 4:30 THERE WILL BE BLOOD 7:30, SAT-SUN 1:40. 4:40 THE SAVAGES 7:10, 9:20, SAT-SUN 2:10.4:20 ATONEMENT 7:00, SAT-SUN 2:00 5
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