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2 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008 (Thr Sailii Sar Hrrl www.daiKtarhecl.com Established 1893 115 years of editorialfreedom ERIN ZUREICK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 962-4086 ZUREICKOEMAIL UNC.EDU OfFICE HOURS MON WED. FRI 1 PM TO 2 PM ALLISON NICHOLS MANAGING EDITOR 962-0750 NALLISONOEMAII UNC.EDU OffICE HOURS TUES., THURS 5 PM TO 6 PM RACHEL UURICH DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR 962 0750 RUURICHOEMAII UNC.EDU WHITNEY KISLING UNIVERSITY EDITOR 962-0372 UDESKOUNC EDU SARA GREGORY CITY EDITOR 962-4209 CtTYDESKOUNC EDU ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS STATE 6 NATIONAL EDITOR. 962-4103 STNTDESROUNC EDU ANDREW DUNN FEATURES EDITOR 962-4214 FEATURESOUNC EDU ALEXANDRIA SHEALY ARTS EDITOR 843-4529 ARTSDESKOUNC EDU DAVID ELY SPORTS EDITOR 962 4710 SPORTSOUNC EDU KATIE HOFFMANN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM EDITOR 962-0750 ITEAMOUNC.EDU ALLIE MULLIN PHOTO EDITOR 962-0750 DIHPHOTOOGMAII COM WILL HARRISON, scon POWERS COPY CO EDITORS • 9624103 ABBY JEFFERS DESIGN EDITOR 962-0750 ALLIE WASSUM. 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Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for 5.25 each O 2008 DTH Publishing Corp All rights reserved Early Buyback April 23 - April 27 Wed. April 23 - Fri. April 25 7:3oam - Bpm Sat. April 26 10am - 6pm Sun. April 27 Ipm - 6pm - Don’t Wait! - Dose Macaroni, hush puppies and marijuana FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Talk about a weird side order. Police in Magnolia, Ark., say it wasn’t the fried chicken in 33-year-old Savalas Vantoli Stewart’s take-out box that gave off the funky- smell. Instead, officers who pulled over Stewart reported finding a neatly pack aged side dish of marijuana hidden in a recently purchased box of chicken. Police say officers smelled marijuana coming from the car and found it after Stewart consented to a search. Officers say they also found several Ecstasy pills in Stewart's pockets. Stewart faces a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge and felony drug possession charge. NOTED. Ballot stuffing had a different mean ing in Italy's parliamentary elections when a man ate his ballot paper in protest of the coun try’s politicians. Police in Naples said they have charged a 41- year-old businessman with destroying election materials. He said all Italian politicians and politics “are crap” and that he was protesting “against the system." TODAY Pottery discussion: Frances Gravely, co-founder of Vietri Pottery, will discuss Italian pottery. For more information call 969-3025. Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Seymour Center, 400 S. Elliott Road Author reading: New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey will be at Bull's Head Bookshop today to sign books and read excerpts from his newest work, "Pleasure." For more information call 962-3450. Time: 3 p.m. Location: Bull’s Head Bookshop Art festival: Join the Parker Community government as they host Pollock Day where students can splatter paint on a large canvas to be displayed in Parker’s lobby. There will also be free food and T-shirts to tie-dye. Time: 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Location: Parker courtyard Book discussion: The Movie/Book club will discuss "Nim's Island' and the book it was based on by Wendy QUOTED. “We told him we were aerating their lawn.” lowa resident Paula Tschudi, who planted 3,000 white plastie forks in a neighbor's yard and dangled more from the roof, fence and garage while they were on vacation. The neighbors had previously strung beer cans like holiday lights around the Tschudis’ home and put a for-sale sign in their yard. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Orr. For more information call 918- 7387. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Carrboro Cybrary Socialist forum: The Triangle Socialist Forum is hosting a discus sion of recent Afghan history and showing a period propaganda video. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Chapel Hill Public Library conference room Movie viewing Kenan Community government will present Screen on the Green where they will be show ing "The Italian Job." Free T-shirts and pokey stix will be given out dur ing the evening. Time: 8 p.m. Location: Kenan lawn FOIOAY Book reading: Author Prioleau Alexander will read excerpts from "You Want Fries With That?, A White- Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage." For more informa tion call 542-3030 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Mclntyre's Fine Books in Student Stores Cash For Books * Valuable Coupons Mon. April 28 - Fri. May 2 7:3oam - Bpm Sat. May 3 Sun. May 4 10am - 6pm Ipm - 6pm Mon. May 5 - Wed. May 7 7:3oam • Bpm Get a coupon for 25% off your total purchase in the Clothing and Gifts Department and the Bull’s Head Bookshop with each transaction! fit UNC s 1 UDEN I STOR E S News Fearrington Village Blood drive: The American Red Cross will have two blood drives in the afternoon. For more information call 942-4862. Time: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: McDougle Middle School, 900 Old Fayetteville Road, and Latter Day Saints Institute, 400 Country Club Road Beach Blast '08: The Residence Hall Association is hosting its Beach Blast with free food from Franklin Street restaurants, a disc jockey, inflatable games and a battle of the bands. Time: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Location: Ehringhaus Reid 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. TRASH FOR TREASURE jA S H wu% ■ |m 1 mm/* m/BbSKm v. Tttfc "1 JsR ._ DTH/MELANIE HAYWOOD Sophomore David Owens checks out a rack of broken headphones that were turned in by students in order to receive anew pair from Skull Candy. The first 200 students received new headphones. “People were lined up; we ran out pretty quickly,” junior Robert Donnell said. POLICE LOG ■ A handgun was seized at 8:32 a.m. Tbesday at the intersection of Sykes and Craig streets, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Justin Lee Noell. 19, was arrest ed on a misdemeanor charge of carry ing a concealed handgun, according to reports. Drug violations also were reported. Noell was in possession of crack cocaine, reports state. ■ Larceny from a 1999 blue Econoline van was reported at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at 201 Howell St, according to Chapel Hill police reports. A drain snake valued at $1,300. a power drill valued at $350, a band saw valued at S7OO and a 100 foot power drop cord valued at $65, were reported stolen from an unse cured abandoned vehicle. ■ Vandalism and willful dam age to property was reported at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday at 526 Colony Woods Drive, according to Chapel <Thr Daily Oar Brrl Hill police reports. Damage of $l5O to a mailbox and wood post was reported after a vehicle struck a mailbox and left the scene, reports state. ■ A Chapel Hill man was arrested at 2:47 a m. Wednesday at his home after a traffic accident, according to Chapel Hill police reports. John Powers Harrison, 21, of 1021 Dawes St., wrecked his 1999 black ChevTolet and left the scene, reports state. The police officer found the vehicle due to fluids coming out of the vehicle onto the road, reports state. Harrison faces misdemeanor charges of driving while under the influence, resisting arrest and fail ure to stop vehicle at an accident, according to reports. Hfc blew a 0.12 and a 0.14 on the Intoxilyzer. Harrison posted S4OO bail and is scheduled to appear in court May 27, reports state.
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