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2 THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 2008 DOSe Cartoon becomes government official FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Japan has created an unusual government position to promote animation, and named a perfect figure to serve: a popular cartoon robot cat named Doraemon. Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the cat as “anime ambassa dor," handing a human-sized Doraemon doll an official certificate at an inauguration ceremony. They also dined on dozens of “dorayaki" red bean pancakes Doraemon's favorite dessert piled on a huge plate. “Doraemon, I hope you will travel around the w'orld as an anime ambassador to deepen people’s understanding of Japan so they will become friends with Japan," Komura told the blue-and-white cat. NOTED. Orange Counts - (Fla.) Public Schools is investigating claims that a student was forced to use a lunchbox as a toilet in front of his class. Quonterious Thomas. 13, sax's his language arts teacher, Jameeka Chambers, told him he could wait until the end of class or use her lunchbox in the back of the classroom. “If you gotta go. you gotta go." Thomas told YVTFV-9. He said he used the lunchbox. TODAY Principles for HIV preven- * tion: As part of the HIV Narratives | Speaker Series, there will be a : speech called “Changing Our View • of Behavior Change: Marketing j Principles for HIV Prevention.* j Lynda Bardfield, the associate director for Strategic Behavioral : Communications, will give the • address. : Time: 1 p.m. j Location: 341 Rosenau Hall Art display: The exhibit “Live Portraits' will feature watercolor artist Barbara Keighton. | Time 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location Market Street Books, 610 : Main St. Lecture on American South A • historian, Alfred Chandler Jr., will J speak about his perspective on the j American South's development • For my mind, lm goir/ to Carolina. Rummer I s summer.unc.edu — 1 1 ■ She has a group project in on hour. • * t She has a2O page paper due next week. ,* f•' v 5 * Next year, she will be a doctor. BUT RIGHT NOW... ..she's enjoying the VIEW. amenities coi i Tr -i * Chapel iteu ... . v- to . _ . . .-. • ' ' .'. ■ ■■ ■ • ■ • ippl Hill NO ?/:>ifj 919 942 2800 csllegeparkueh csm stop by. take a tour. s:on a lease. H ;2 * ■ QUOTED. “This is way better than bikes." Amber Birdsall, who asked for a bicycle for her seventh birthday, but instead found her step father wrapped up in the large box. Her stepfa ther, a soldier, had been stationed overseas. A few weeks ago. Amber told her mother that all she wanted for her birthday was her stepfathers return from serving 10 months in Guantanamo Bay. He was granted a week's leave. COMMUNITY CALENDAR dilemma, which includes challenges with global competition and its effects on economic development policies. The lecture is free. Contact Lisa Eveleigh at 962 0506 for more information. Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Royall Room of the George Watts Hill Alumni Center Tennis lessons: Register now for beginner tennis lessons. The fee is 539. For more information, call 918-7385. Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. from March 25 to April 10. Location: Carrboro Century Center FRIDAY Author event: The Meet-the- Author Tea at the Chapel Hill Public Library will feature Maggi Ann Grace, author of “State of the Heart: A Medical Tourist’s True Story of • Lifesaving Surgery in India." For j more information, call 968-2780. • Time: 3:30 to 5 p.m. j Location: Chapel Hill Public Library • Celebration: Experience the S. : Giuseppe Feast Day Celebration with j C'est Si Bon! cooking school at Market j Street Books. • Time: 5:30 p.m. | Location: Market Street Books, 610 • Main St. • To make a calendar submission. | visit www.dailytarheel.com/calendar, j or e-mail Deputy Managing Editor | Rachel Ullrich at dthcalendarOgmail. • com. Events will be published in the : newspaper on the day and the day • before they take place and will be ; posted online when received. • Submissions must be sent in by j noon the preceding publication date. News PROTESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ||L MM| Ji OTH/ERIC VELARDC Senior Salma Mirza leads a rally against conditions and salaries in Hanes sweatshops in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Hanes workers Julio Castillo and Manuel Pujols told students that in order for their wages to double, merchandise would only need to be raised 75 cents. POLICE LOG ■ A Durham resident was arrested at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday for possession of a stolen handgun, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Phillip Brandon Edwards, 24, was pulled over at the intersection of Merritt Mill Road and West Franklin Street and was arrested for driving with a revoked license. Police discovered a stolen Glock handgun, 7-4 grams of cocaine, 3.4 grams of marijuana and a digital scale, according to reports. Edwards faces felony charges for possession of stolen goods, carry ing a concealed weapon and main taining a vehicle, reports state. Police seized $512 in cash, the handgun and the 2001 silver Mercedes-Benz Edwards was driv ing. Police also served two orders for arrest for failing to appear in court, according to reports. Edwards was confined at Orange County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bail, in addition to bonds of $2,500 for the orders for arrest. He was Carolina Business Institute Carolina Business Institute is a place where success-driven graduates prepare to launch their careers. This intensive real-world business training prepares non-business majors for competition in the business world. JjMHjH Lectures and case studies, presented by faculty and graduates of the presti gious MgS *]£■] cover key topics including accounting, ‘ lIIBM marketing, operations management, finance,and management and orga nization. Students will be immersed t in a fast-paced series of lectures, case studies, and hands-on exercises. Schedule & Location: Application deadline: UNC-Chapel Hill Campus March 31,2008 May 19—June 18,2008 Apply online or contact us for an application. $2,500 (includes books, computer access, Space is limited; early parking pass, and other required materials) application is encouraged. For more information, or to submit an application, go to fridaycenter.unc.edu/cbi or can 919-962-2643 or 800-845-8640. ffi UNC 1 Hi HIM IAM ,\ND IDA I R|J)AS CENTER FOR C ONTIM |\ ( ; I>UCAIION f'n'itnsi.’inji i ind tmichnH’nt PfooramN; Ctedi! Programs for Part-time Studpntvt Cwiterencetefltef scheduled to appear in court in Hillsborough on Wednesday, reports state. ■ Another Durham resident was arrested Monday for posses sion of a stolen handgun, accord ing to Chapel Hill police reports. Otis Keith Johnson, 22, was arrested at the corner of Graham and West Rosemary streets after police discovered he was carrying a concealed weapon, reports state. Johnson faces felony charges of possession of a stolen firearm and weapon possession by a felon. He i also faces a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon, according to reports. He is serving probation for two drug related charges in Orange and Wake counties, according to the N.C. Department of Corrections online records. Johnson was confined at Orange County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. He was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, reports state. ehr BaiUl Jtar :Hrri (Thr Sailif Oar Hrrl vvvvw.dail>tarheel.com Established 1893 115 years of editorialfreedom ERIN ZUREICK DAVID ELY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SPORTS EDITOR 9624086 9624710 2UREICKOEMAIL SPORTSOUNC.EDU UNC.EDU OFFICE HOURS: MON WED. 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