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ahr Daily ear Brrl Kids granted Carolina Dreams BY BRYANNA SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Saturday night, 11-year-old Helena Shaw sat with a smile spread across her face as she cheered for the men's lacrosse team while sitting with UNO's women's field hockey team. Shaw loves nights like these eating pizza with a UNO team, attending a game with the team and often appearing on the JumboTron all made possible by Carolina Dreams. The organization takes patients from the N.C. Children's Hospital and plans these types of events for kids to connect with athletes. For Helena and the other kids who participate, it is a time to for get about their other problems and get wrapped up in sports. A time to just be kids. “I think, unfortunately for mam children in North Carolina, a visit to UNCs campus does not include a picturesque walk in the quad," said senior Michael Munnelly, a UNC lacrosse player and the presi dent of Carolina Dreams. "Instead, a trip to Chapel Hill means a visit to the N.C. Children’s Hospital." Helena and her family found out four years ago that she had Crohn's disease, a disease that leads to abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss. Finding out the diag nosis hit Helena's family hard. Swimmers and wrestlers perform in NCAA action [ SWIMMING 6 PIVIM6 The North Carolina women swim mers who qualified for the NCAA finals traveled to Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Buoyed by a strong performance by Whitney Sprague, the Tar Heels finished 32nd overall with 17 team points. That represents a slight step backward, as the women's team fin ished in 30th place last year. Last year's team had nine members qualify because of relays. This year's team only qualified four members Sprague, Kelsey Morrissy. Alison Clemens and Katura Harvey —but they all did so individually. Sprague placed second in the 1,650- yard freestyle with a time of 15:57.77. "We codd have been better," coach Rich DeSelm said. "Missed some opportunities to score other places and fortunately we have three of the four returning. We have some people com ing'll and some people returning that could be in the meet next year." The Tar Heels were able to with stand some early disappointment to salvage a solid tournament "The first morning, we got off to a little bit of a rocky start in the 500 free," DeSelm said. "They did well, but they were off their season best £ \£) ) Smaller classes, focused learning. Rummer J)chool at Carolina. summer.unc.edu The James A. Hutchins Lectures [ GENDER- WAR, AND | VIOLENCE: ENSLAVED ■ WOMEN AND THE S Of THE Assistant Professor - > w of African and jsBBBR* African American i; >- Studies Duke Universit\ Today at 3:30 p.m. Royall Room G. W. Hill Alumni Center Free & Open to All PRESENTED BY UNO’s CENTER FOR THE Study of the American South WITH SUPPORT FROM THE UNC General Alumni Association “It’s just something that you’re always thinking about," said Duncan Shaw, Helena's father. “Just always having it there is something that is difficult and requires a lot of time and energy for all the family members." After three years of adjusting to the disease, the hardest parts now are daily medications and frequent trips to the doctor. Helena said it’s also difficult to be the only one of her friends who has to worry about her health. Helena started attending Carolina Dreams events in 2005, and last year she went to a basket ball game. “The basketball game was the best," she said. “It was really big and exciting, and there were a lot of people, so it was loud and really fun." Before she started Carolina Dreams at 9 years old, Helena was too young to follow or play sports. Through the program. Helena met Dave Werry, a former lacrosse player and founder of Carolina Dreams, at the first event they attended in 2005. His enthusiasm for sports and lacrosse sparked Helena's interest. She learned how to play lacrosse and soon shared Werry's apprecia tion for the sport. Her family watched their first lacrosse game with Carolina Dreams, but as Helena’s inter performances and to go to a meet like that and start off with something a little less than you’re capable of is not the way you want to start an NCAA championship, but the rebound from that was fantastic." The Tar Heels swimming and diving team's men's finals begin Thursday in Federal Way, Wash. COMPILED BY LOUIE HORVATH WBESTLIMG North Carolina wrestlers Justin Dobies and Keegan Mueller domi nated opponents on the mat all year long, but they found the competition much tougher in their first experi ence at the big show the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis' Scottrade Center on Friday and Saturday. Dobies, who won this year's ACC championship at heavyweight, won three straight in the consola tion bracket after dropping his first contest. He called the experience, "a huge confidence boost." He was eliminated in his fifth match in the double elimination tournament. Mueller, who posted a 22-match winning streak during the season in est continued to grow they found themselves attending many games on their own. For Helena, lacrosse now pro vides a physical and social outlet to have fun. Although at times her disease takes away some of her energy, she continues to enjoy spending time with kids her age and participating in a sport she loves. Carolina Dreams has hosted four events even- semester since fall 2004. About 40 families take part in the Carolina Dreams expe rience. As of last semester, athletes also go on weekly visits to the oncol ogy and outpatient clinics at the childrens hospital to visit patients receiving treatment. “During this time we will read with the children, play video games, color or just let them tell us about anything that comes to their mind," Munnelly said. “You are able to have a one-on-one interaction with the children and their families." Munnelly said he hopes Carolina Dreams will expand in the future to encompass more athletes and children. “I think the most rewarding part of Carolina Dreams for me is just seeing a smile on one of the chil dren’s face." Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@ unc.edu. the 165-pound dass, iost both of his matches with tough third periods. "It's very, very rare that the first time a kid goes to nationals he wrestles his very best" coach C.D. Mock said. Mock stressed the difficulty of adapting to the atmosphere wres tling with the nation's elite in such an individual sport. "If you're a little off —and you're on a team it doesn't get noticed," he said. "When you're wrestling, it’s just you. When you're off, it's out there for everybody to see." The heightened exposure should prove beneficial for both wrestlers and their ranks heading into next season. Each returns for their final year of eligibility after being ranked in the top 20 of their weight class during the regular season. Mueller said he is excited about getting back in the gym and back to nationals to redeem his early exit. "It just gives you the itch to want to be better," he said. “My training for the next year started (Friday) night. I practiced until 3:30 in the morning that night. I'm not going to lose my fire until l‘m done." COMPILED BY GABE HIATT * Enter to win a custom Carolina Timbuk2 messenger bag packed full of great prizes! ___ — f i \ Wednesday, March 26 9am-2pm I | Look for volunteers across campus passing out fun giveaways G visit the Y2H table in the Pit from 12 2pm i \ Yield 2 Heels Is a pedestrian safety awareness campaign coordinated by UNC Highway Safety Research Center. UNC Dept of Public Safety and Alpha Phi Omega I 77Tr77rT/77//l//7//71}7//7///7777/7r/717/J//7/77771//////Ilf7/7lt/ri17777H77777 > / News Arts forum focuses on space BY BENNETT CAMPBELL ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR For Tom Allin, the success of this year’s series of student arts forums can’t necessarily be tied to the number of people in attendance. The sixth student arts forum of the school year drew about a dozen people Monday night in the Student Union, ranging from mem bers of dance group Just Class to recipients of this semester's batch of Student Arts Grants. And while Monday's group was larger than several previous forums, Allin, the forum’s co chairman and Carolina Union Activities Board music chairman, said every gathering this year has been productive. ‘Good discussions always come out of it, regardless of the group that’s there," Allin said. Each forum serves primarily as an opportunity for students to spread the word about upcoming events, discuss issues pertaining to the University’s arts community and Real:-adj. 1. Genuine and authentic. 2. Not artificial. 3. Free of pretense. 4. How one would ’ describe Molly Barker theruri Please join the Panhellenic Council for an evening of inspiration and entertainment, as we host Molly Barker, the founder of Girls on the Run March 26th at 8 p.m. in Carroll 111 Girls on the Run® is a non-profit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. TUESDAY, MARCH 25. 2008 bounce ideas off of one another. The recipients of the Student Arts Grant were required to be in attendance and give updates on their projects, which included a Muslim-Jewish arts festival and a multimedia installation to be exhibited in the Student Union’s art gallery beginning this summer. But one issue that has been raised consistently at the forums this year got attention once again. Erin Gifford, a junior and presi dent of Just Class, spoke about a lack of rehearsal space on campus. Earlier attention to that issue resulted in the addition of mirrors and new flooring for dancers in the basement of the Union, but Gifford and fellow Just Class member Emily Osterhus said the additions were still subpar. The mirrors are a good addition, but the floorboards are coming up, and people trip on them," Gifford said. ‘I even got my hair stuck on a nail when we were rehearsing." That description brought about Student / g Transportation I K Friday, March 28th - First pitch 7pm Saturday, March 29th - First pitch 6pm FREE Student Transportation provided |;| to and from the game. j i j ]!] Departs from the Smith Center front parking lot [!j at 6pm on Friday and spm on Saturday and 111 returns after the conclusion of each game. If you are interested in reserving your place, please send an email to !|! carolina.baseball6gmail.com including your 11! name, PID number and the date of the game(s) !\! you would tike to attend. if • a discussion of how to bring issues to the proper officials, such as UNC's Executive Director for the Arts Emil Kang. “These people here know exactly what they need," Allin said. "They're representing a much larger popula tion in saying these things." But the question remains whether or not there is a disconnect between those attending the forums and arts officials on campus. “For the higher-ups, though they're aware of these issues, they can miss the personal stories, which are often more compelling than a line in the paper or an e-mail from me," said Allin. who will serve as Carolina Union president next year. “I hope to attend these meetings next year and use whatever influ ence I have from a very different position. They’ve given me a real appreciation for what the Union is all about." Contact the Arts Editor at artsdeskfa unc.edu. 9
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