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2 WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2. 2008 Shr Daitii Uar Hrrl \v\vw '.dailytarheel.ee >ni Established 1893 115 years of editorial freedom ERIN ZUREICK EDITOR IN CHIEF 962 4086 ZUREICXCEMAII UNC EDU Off ICE HOURS MON. WED. FRI 1 PM TO 2 PM ALLISON NICHOLS MANAGING EDITOR 962 0750 NALLISONCEMAIL UNC EDU OFFICE HOURS TUES.THURS S PM TO6PM RACHEL ULLRICH DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR 962-0750 RUURICHOEMAII UNC EDU WHITNEY KISLING UNIVERSITY EDITOR 962-0372 UDESKOUNC EDU SARA GREGORY CITY EDITOR %2 4209 CITYDESROUNC EDU ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR. 962 4103 STNTDESK®UNC EDU ANDREW DUNN FEATURES EDITOR 962 4214 FEATURESOUNC EDU ALEXANDRIA SHEALY ARTS EDITOR 843 4529 ARTSDESKeUNC EDU DAVID ELY SPORTS EDITOR 962 4710 SPORTSOUNC EDU KATIE HOFFMANN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM EDITOR 962-0750 ITEAMOUNC EDU ALLIE MULLIN PHOTO EDITOR 962 0750 DTHPHOTOGMAIL. COM WILL HARRISON. SCOTT POWERS COPY CO-EDITORS 962 4103 ABBY JEFFERS DESIGN EDITOR 962-0750 ALLIE WASSUM. 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NC 27515 Enn Zureick, Editor m-Chiet 962-4086 Advertising & Business. 962-1163 News Features. sports. 962 0245 One copy pet person, additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for 5,25 each C 2008 DTH Publishing Corp All rights resented m Sign a lease^S K \ Hi *** Aprii 7th asid *1 get a chance to Ik win a prize op y., | to Si.ooo^ig DOSe Nope, I won’t do it because I’m God FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Could this excuse get you out of exams? An Australian man failed to turn up to court because he is “God" and above the law. Richard James Howarth was to appear in court to answer several traffic offenses, including four counts of driving with a blood alcohol con tent more than three times the legal limit. But his lawyers said he failed to appear after telling them that he would not talk to them because he is the Almighty and above answering to Queensland laws. There is now a warrant for his arrest. Both a court and a mental health expert have already judged Howarth mentally fit for trial, but his lawyers said he has obvious mental health issues. NOTED. A 58-year-old man who fed pigeons wearing only a skimpy thong turned backwards was arrested and fined 150 pounds, the BBC reported. Perth Sheriff Court claimed children walking home from school had been passing by. David Batchelors lawyer said he had been drunk and there was no sexual element to the wav he behaved. TODAY Book discussion: The Books Sandwiched in reading program will discuss Lee Miller’s "Roanoke." For more information call 968- 2777. Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Chapel Hill Public Library Self-help meeting: Those seeking to learn about self-help methods for managing anger, controlling depression and reducing stress should attend a Recovery I meeting. The nonprofit group meets every Wednesday. For more information call 918-3677. Time 7 p.m. Location: Call for information Oliver Smithies meeting The Carolina Pre-Medical Association will host Nobel Pnze winner Oliver Smithies for an hour. Students who attend will have the opportunity to meet with Smithies, as well as ask him questions. Time 7 p.m. Location: Student Union Auditorium QUOTED. “Apart from speaking Australian now. I'm pretty all right, you know." New Zealand man Arthur Ross Cradock, 48, who called police and reported being raped at his home by a wombat. He pleaded guilty to using a phone for ficti tious purposes. Sgt. Chris Stringer told the court alcohol played a large role in Cradocks life. COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY Book sale: Today is the first day of the Friends of the Pittsboro Library's spring book sale. For more information call 942-1171. Time: 10 a.m. Location Pittsboro Kiwanis Building, 309 Credle St. in Pittsboro Poetry reading: Come join local poets as they celebrate National Poetry Month. Bring your lunch and enjoy coffee from Open Eye Cafe. For more information call 918-7387. Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Location Carrboro Century Center Federal job seminar The federal government is expected to hire many new people in the next year. There are many jobs open to all majors in Washington, 0.C., in several branches of government. Time 4 pm. Location Student Union Room 5210 Photography exhibit: The Student Global Health Committee will host its first student photography exhibition, called “Through a Global Lens," which will feature photographs of interna tional health experiences. News Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: Michael Hooker Atrium Film screening The film *De Nadie" will be shown in conjunction with a presentation by Lupe Huitron on conditions for migrant farm labor ers as part of National Farmworker Awareness Week. Call Sam Wurzelmann at 923-5048 for more information. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Student Union Auditorium Ballroom dance practice: The UNC Ballroom Dance Club and Team will hold its weekly practice. Time 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Location Student Union Underground To make a calendar submission, visit www.dailytarheel.com/calendar. 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 noon the preceding publication date. "0 . . Somettmes its too good to be true. Try our apartment finder and get a place only a bus ride away from campus. Visit RedefineTravel.org/ BOOKS FOR BEHIND BARS i AlAil* DTH/USA REPIN Students browse at the annual School of Information and Library- Science book sale Tuesday. Asa partner of the Prison Books Collective, they sell donated hard cover books, which are considered weapons in many prisons, to raise money to supply prisoners with paperback books. POLICE LOG ■ Two were arrested after a traffic stop Monday morning at the intersection of West Rbsemary Street and Mitchell Lane, accord ing to Chapel Hill police reports. Davina Michane Dunston. 20, of 112 Cole St., faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug para phernalia after she was found with a marijuana grinder, reports state. Dunston is scheduled to appear in court May 12, reports state. Andrew- Bernard Johnson. 23, of Hillsborough, faces mis demeanor charges of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was found with marijuana and rolling papers, according to reports. Police seized 1 gram of mari juana, reports state. Johnson is scheduled to appear in court May 12, reports state. ■ Copper pipes were reported stolen from a Chapel Hill home at 2:08 p.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. £lir Baiiil Sar Hrel Breaking and entering a resi dence without force and larceny from a residence were reported after 120 copper pipes, valued at S4OO, were stolen, in addition to 100 copper tubings, valued at S3OO, according to reports. ■ Someone broke into a Pritchard Avenue home by push ing a window air conditioning unit in. according to Chapel Hill police reports. An Apple Macbook Pro, val ued at $2,000, and a Toshiba TV/DVD combo, valued at SSOO, were reported stolen at 9:10 a.m. Monday, according to reports. ■ Two guitars were reported stolen from a garage at 4:39 p.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. A Bonna electric guitar, valued at $2,500, an Alvarez acoustic gui tar. valued at $2,500, and a flat screen TV, valued at S6OO, were reported stolen.
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