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Slir Daily dar Hrrl Tsong to play Carnegie Hall Faculty member also plans two CDs BY JENNIFER L. DURHAM STAFF WRITER Mavron Tsong, the UNC music department's area head of piano, began playing when she was only six years old. Her father worked on pianos and, at times, had as many as +0 in the Tsong household. “We all played," Tsong said. “1 just fell into it naturally. We had no shortage of pianos and never an excuse not to practice." Tsong has come a long way from playing the two pianos that she had in her bedroom as a child. At the end of this month, she will grace the stage at Carnegie Hall. "It’s an amazing event," Tsong said. “It's a major benchmark in one's career. It’s a venue that is recognized worldwide. It's very exciting." 1 ler performance, which is sched uled for May 30 at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, will feature works by Ravel, Haydn. Prokofiev. Coulthard, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. “It is fantastic," said Tim Carter, chair of the music department. Carter also said that Carnegie Hall is one of the highest honors that any musician can achieve. Carter said he couldn't recall any other UNC faculty to have played at Carnegie Hall in recent years. Student leaders fight admission ban Targets states illegal immigrants BY ASHLEY BENNETT STAFF WRITER Though illegal immigrants have been rejected from the N.C. Community College System for now, student leaders are set to fight the decision. After the N.C. Community College System announced its May 13 decision to prohibit all illegal or undocumented immigrants from entering college degree programs, the Coalition for College Access and the Association of Student Governments have begun planning to co-sponsor a resolution against the policy. Student Body President J.J. Raynor said. Greg Doucette, N.C. State stu dent senate president, said he would like to have the Coalition for College Access draft the resolution for review at the Aug. 1 ASG busi ness meeting. “If it is adopted then it will definitely be forwarded to the Community College System as the opinion of the UNC system," Doucette said. Chapel Hill's Premier CoMsiarEirr Boutiqix WewArrivulrMii f° o \ • 7 tor all mankind k 0 ° o \ • UIIm Pulitzer 0 o 0 \ • Kate Spade 0 0 \ • Mchael Stars W atxi much much more... LLI , i \ ( J— L? Open everyidag except Monday Tuesday - Frkkxj tOam - 7pm Sutur-dag 10am - Spm • Sunday 12pm - spm '* V 4 I Wines Teas Cooking hSmH Classes Amazing Hr Destination University Mall Chapel Hi'“ . ‘/J<W/f777 1 fa.VO/7 919.929.7133 southernseason.com Such an honor has been a long time coming for Tsong, who gradu ated from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto when she was only 16 years old. Tsong was one of the young est musicians ever to receive a Performer's Diploma in Piano from the institution. She holds graduate degrees in Piano Performance and Music Theory, and was also a three-time recipient of The Female Doctoral Students Grant. In addition to her numerous accomplishments, Tsong said that she also learned a great deal in her time teaching. “I have learned a lot through my students." she said. “Everyone is different: everyone expresses themselves differently. I find that really rewarding for me. especially with the level of students at UNC." Tsong also plans to release her first solo recording, a compila tion of her performances of three Russian composers, on Centaur Records, later this year. “Throughout most of my life, Russian repertoires have been my favorite,"Tsong said. “It's a tribute to a time when I was 12, and one par ticular composer. Rachmaninoff. The Coalition for College Access has also been taking their own ini tiatives, including a petition that stated the group's opposition to the policy, said Kristin Economo. co-founder of the organization. “We feel that education is a posi tive thing for North Carolina and we should extend that to as many stu dents as possible because it can only help our communities," she said. Economo said that since April, when the petition was posted online, over 2.500 people have signet! it. She said the group is now trying to figure out how to best use the support from their petition. Tlie Coalition lobbied against the policy at the state capitol building in Raleigh last weekentl and plans to do it again later in the summer with other advocates, such as El Pueblo and Student Action with Farmworkers, two area nonprofit organizations. Joni Worthington, UNC Vice President for Communications, declined to speculate on the impact of a permanent ban on illegal % DTH FILE PHOTO Mayron Tsong, professor and head of the UNC music department's piano area, practices her performance in an empty Memorial Hall. when I really started to feel natural at the keyboard. “A light went on and I realized it was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life," she said. This is also an important oppor tunity for the University and the music department. “It’s a great accomplishment... when one of our brightest faculty gets recognized." Carter said. While Tsong has studied and performed in European venues in Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. “We feel that education is a positive thing for North Carolina and we should extend that to as many students as possible..." KRISTIN ECONOMO, co founder, the coalition for college access immigrants from community col leges. stressing that the policy is only a temporary stance until the Attorney General s Office receives further federal clarification. But Worthington said that the ultimate decision would be based on the final opinion of the Attorney General. She also said that the position of both the university and community college systems would be based on his findings. Both Raynor and Doucette argued that the ban will affect not only illegal immigrants, but the entire N.C. community, including other students in community col- f wni c TUESDAY S-10pm .w-jl "T* . ft m H HHgg Swines for chocolate truffle ■B j j-sp* Vfl „ THURSDAY tMOpm choose 3 wines from a list for sl2 JaPf sjfcjjj-* §§Hp>.; ' ■w wjtm^ SATURDAY 5-12 am wSBL Mffi&'Wjr-: i DateNighU! 606 Meadowmont Village Circle • Chapel Hill. 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Ray nor said the policy will be bad for the community because it deprives hard-working students of the benefits of their educa tion. “They’re basically saying to stu dents who have worked their way, despite incredible odds, to gradu ate with a high school degree and qualify- for community college that ... all of that investment of North Carolina's resources into that stu dent was for nothing." Contact the University Editor at udesk (a unc.edu. THURSDAY, MAY' 22. 2008 Two pedestrian deaths highlight safety concerns UNC working to curb incidents BY KATHERINE DEMBY STAFF WRITER The May 15 pedestrian death of foreign exchange student Lisa Moran at the intersection of Manning Drive and South Columbia Street was not the only of its kind in Chapel Hill history. Nor was it the only of its kind in the past week. Three days after Moran's death, 38-year-old Barbara Boone Sims, a homeless woman of Chapel Hill, was struck and killed at the corner of Weaver Dairy Road and Perkins Drive. And in January 2006. five pedestrian accidents occurred in the area, two of which were fatal. The state Department of Transportation said it plans to investigate last week's accidents, but the number of pedestrian fatalities that continue to occur in the area have raised concerns among citizens about everyday pedestrian safety. DOT spokesman Steve Abbott said the DOT investigates traf fic accidents such as Moran's to assess the need for safety improve ments. “We try to be proactive with pedestrians and bicyclists." he said. Abbott said that the DOT meets on a quarterly basis with Chapel Hill and Carrboro engineering staffs and that in the past few years, the division has allocated between §200,000 and 8300,000 to increase pedestrian safety and awareness. “I'd like to sit down with (the town of) Chapel Hill and see if we can do something to improve safety," Abbott said. And the DOT is not the only organization that deals with pedes trian well-being. The University’s Department of Public Safety also works with the University's Highway Safety Research Center to increase pedes trian safety around campus. DPS spokesman Randy Young Chill offfhe Hill/ Downtown Chapel HI “5* Tm 942RJMP UOOURI- JM 106 W FranUm St 1 pump sNritoHrNtW<Hei www.yogurtpump.com Mon-Sw n .K)pwii-3Qpm Sunl£pm4l3opm x-x-x<-:->x\x<sX’X-x-x-x<’X'X\x-x<’X-x-x<-x<sx-xvx-x<x->xv:v ■: . • rtMJOHte Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. \ Accepts BliMUMMtUUttßflttlw&iLttlfl UNC OneCard 1 LARGE .•. , Thurs-Sat am-3am >; Pi## A A 1 4 Sunday 11 am-lam lUP TO THREE'II w I TOPPINGS 11 .*=?: Lflk SPRlNgTdrf&ts TARHEIfI j deal ; SPECIAL j MEAT PIZZA 5 11“j^ $ 17^I l_=uas=s— 7 and like to sit down with Chapel Hill and see if we can do something to improve safety" STEVE ABBOTT, DOT SPOKESMAN said 5135 jaywalking citations have “certainly raised awareness." But citations are issued only to those pedestrians who impede traf fic flow by jaywalking. Young said that the depart ment also doles out speeding tick ets. since speeding in areas with crosswalks can have an impact on pedestrian safety. He said that DPS works with incoming freshmen during CTOPS but that pedestrian safety is an issue that “still has to be confronted.” Representatives from both DPS and the HSRC said the Y'ield to Heels program also is an impor tant tool in increasing pedestrian safety. HSRC Public Relations Coordinator Jennifer Bonchak said the program is in its eighth year and occurs once every semester. Campus police officers and stu dent volunteers hand out safety information to students at four major crosswalks: South Road in front of the Student Recreation Center and in front of the Bel! Tower; at the Fraternity Court crossing of South Columbia Street; and at the crosswalk at Manning Drive and South Columbia Street, near where Moran was hit. Bonchak said the Y'ield to Heels program focuses on three prin ciples. “Be safe. Be aware. Be courte ous," she said. She said that pedestrian safety is a mutual effort and that awareness is an important tool for preventing accidents. “Pedestrians, as well as motor ists, should try to adhere to the three principles." Contact the City Editor at citydesk(u unc.edu. 5
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