2 THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008 Dose Shaqs got skills —but no longer badges FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not the ripe of man to play favorites. The man regarded as "the toughest sheriff in America," for forcing prisoners to eat green bologna and wear pink underwear, has dismissed Shaquille O'Neal from the force, stripping him of his badges as a result of the racially insensitive language used during a freestyle rap during which he bashed former teammate Kobe Bryant. Shaq attempted to save himself using the ole’ “I was just free-styling defense," but Arpaio wasn't buying it. “Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they’re fired. I don't condone this ripe of racial conduct." he said. That's the way to lay down the law. NOTED A Michigan judge agreed last week to extend the leave of Aaron Kay by one week so that he would be able to attend the grand opening of a White Castle restaurant near his home in Genoa Township, Mich. Kay was determined to get a burger before heading back to his base in Okinawa, Japan, say ing that he was "kind of heartbroken" about the possibility that he would miss the opening. THURSDAY Art exhibit Carrboro artist Dan Vaughan is presenting an exhibit titled "North American Landscapes in Pastels." The exhibit will be held at Carrboro Town Hall and it runs until July 31. Time 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Town Hall in Carrboro Environmental discussion: The Triangle Socialist Forum will be hold ing a discussion to look into the relationship between social class and drought response and supply. Hope Taylor of Clean Water for North Carolina will be on hand. For more information, e-mail southplumb® gmail.com. Time 7 p.m Location Durham County Public Library: Southwest Branch, 3605 Shannon Road in Durham FRIDAY Outdoor fun: The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and the town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department have partnered to present a series of special events featuring local entertainers and family-friendly activities in downtown Chapel Hill ——" proud to be a state employee? If you said yes to any of these questions, join us. You already understand our mission because it's your mission too. If you are a staff member at UNC, you know that you aren't paid nearly enough for what you do and you see that your benefits are shrinking. When you retire, your money and your benefits could be in jeopardy. If you are a faculty member at UNC, you may be covered by a different retirement plan but your health benefits are not what they should be. You care about the staff who provide the services that support your mission at UNC. You want to help the staff and yourself. There is only one group in North Carolina working to make things better for you. - The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC). For more than 25 years. SEANC has been a staunch and vigilant advocate for all state employees, improving our benefits and guarding our rights. There is power in numbers. The North Carolina legislature listens when your lobbyists from SEANC speak to them. the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC), District 19. Don't wait. Act now. Find out more about us and then join us. We need you and you need us. You can access our web site at hitp:7/www.unc.edu7depts/seancl 9/ indcx.html or email us at or call us at (919) 929-7093. QUOTED. “I thought of myself as a great candidate, but 1 was never certain of getting into a single one college." —New York teen Lukas? Zbylut, who applied to seven Ivy league colleges and was accepted by all of them. Zbylut, who arrived in America only five years ago after growing up in Poland, has decided to take his smarts to Harv ard in the fall. COMMUNITY CALENDAR this summer. Events will include open-air markets, live street perform ers, children's activities, live evening concerts and family entertainment on Wallace Plaza. Time: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Location East and West Franklin Streets in downtown Chapel Hill Last Fridays in Hillsborough Various organizations offer special events, programs and activities, and art galleries, historic sites, restaurants, bars and other businesses stay open late during Last Fridays in downtown Hillsborough. Time 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location downtown Hillsborough Concert Musician Cyril Lance will present a concert titled "Songs of Freedom and Hope," which is inspired by the spiritual sources he heard while growing up in the '6os and '7os. Tickets are SI4 or SI2 for Arts Center members. Time 8:30 p.m. Location The Arts Center in Carrboro SATURDAY Stock car racing Get in on all the excitement of late model, limited sportsman, grand stock, pure stock and Southern Ground Pounders at America's fastest 3/8-mile high banked oval track, the Orange County Speedway Tickets are SIO for adults, S8 for students and children 10 and under are free. Time 7 p.m. Location: Orange County Speedway, 9740 N.C. Highway 57 in Rougemont SUNDAY Opera: The Long Leaf Opera Company will present “Orpheus and Euridice" by Ricky lan Gordon. Call 929-2787 for more information or ticket prices. You can also visit www artscenterlive.org. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Memorial Hall To make a calendar submission, visit www.dailytarheel.com/calendar, or e-mail Managing Editor Andrew Liu at ajliuaemail.unc.edu with "eaten dar" in the subject line. 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 News Student Union basement to see permanent changes Practice space, food are options BY ANIKA ANAND STAFF WRITER In the Student Union's base ment, the bowling score tables have sat lonely and unused for over a year. What used to be a bowling alley has been temporarily replaced by pool and ping-pong tables and makeshift rehearsal spaces. But eventually there will be some permanent changes, Union Director Don Luse said. After con ducting some spring assessments, the Union has been working with Clearscapes. a Raleigh architec ture firm, to determine a feasibility report for construction. There have been a wide variety of ideas tossed around for how to uti lize the space. Of the ideas, a leader ship development office is one pro posal that Luse highlighted. “We don’t want it confused with the academic centers." he said. “It would be a place where any stu dent could walk in and be directed to existing leadership programs on campus, or do some self assess ment, or enroll in a leadership development course." Associate Director of the Union Scott Hudson also emphasized the importance of improving the rehearsal space for performance groups in the face of a significant space crunch. “Performance space is so booked on campus." Hudson said. “There's a need for space and I think that will probably be part of that down stairs area." Senior Ben Greene, a member of CHiPs, an student improvisation group, agreed. He said whenever the group practices on the second floor of the Union, inevitably someone tells them to quiet down, a problem that he says could be alleviated with the addition of a sound-proof area. The bowling alley was closed due to profit losses. And though bowling classes were offered as physical education through the exercise department, the profits were not enough to keep the opera tion afloat. Hudson said. “The volume of business when classes weren't in session at night on the weekends was almost nonexis tent," Hudson said. “It would have It's our 32 N0 Annual Inventory on YES, EVERYTHING! These Sweet Deals and more! 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Asouthern Season University Mall • 201 S. Estes Dr. Chapel Hill 919.929.7133 ■ southernseason.com M nTH.ANIKA ANAND The bowling score tables in the bottom of the Student Union have been unused for longer than a year and are showing obvious signs of neglect. taken over a million dollars to reno vate it into anew bowling alley." Luse said he would be willing to extend the Union’s basement hours. The space currently closes at 1 a.m. during the school year. “We would like the entire down stairs area to be open well into the night, past midnight," Luse said. By working with Carolina Dining Services, Luse also discussed open ing additional I(hk1 providers. Hudson reiterated that the Union was interested in hearing what students wanted. “We held focus groups all last semester, talking with various student organizations and other customers of the Union to try and JThr Daily dar Hrrl determine what needs are out there," Hudson said. After the Union receives the feasi bility report, they will begin making concrete plans and then t>egin the process of getting approvals. At the earliest, the project will be complet ed two years from now, Luse said. “We want it to be a place where students want to be. So we've taken lots of time, and we’ll take more time in the future talking to students to see what it needs to look like and feel like. That’s very important to us," Luse said. Contact the University Editor at udesk(a unc.edu. £Fhr Dailii aar Hrrl www .daihtarheel.com Established 1893 115 years of editorialfreedom RACHEL CLINT ULLRICH JOHNSON SUMMER EDITOR OPINION EDITOR 962-4214 962-0372 RUU UNC H ?D £ U* AII onuneounc.edu JAMIE WILL WILLIAMS HARRISON MAmnurfrvTno COPY ED,TO * MAN ??! N . 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