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Newly crowned Miss N.C. a true Tar Heel
Will take year off to fulfill duties
BY JENNIFER L. DURHAM
STAFF WRITER
Many pageant contestants com
pete for years before they win a
crown, but for rising UNC senior
Amanda Watson, the first time was
the charm.
The music education major and
Miss Gamer 2008 followed up that
inaugural victory by being crowned
Miss North Carolina on June 21.
She will represent the state in the
Miss America pageant in January.
“1 first got into it because of the
scholarship money it offers." Watson
said. ‘I fell in love with it and the
Miss America organization."
The Raleigh native said that she
has always aspired to be Miss North
Carolina because of the opportuni
ties it affords.
“It makes such a difference,"
Watson said. “It’s not all about the
crown but the crown does open
so many doors for you that you
wouldn’t have otherwise."
Watson, who will take a year off
from school to perform her Miss
North Carolina duties, said that
pageants also prepare contestants
Campus experience comes
early at summer camp
BY ALYSSA STEPUSIN
STAFF WRITER
Every weekday, Joyner Residence
Hall fills with students ready to
roam the UNC campus for the next
several hours.
These students are here earlier
than anyone heading to class in Dye
or Manning halls, though, and their
transportation is a bit different than
that of your normal college student.
These students, climbing out
of their parents’ cars, a,re on cam
pus for the Carolina Kids Camp,
a summer day care provided as a
University service.
Carolina Kids Camp is in its lfith
summer of offering eight weeks of
day camp to children aged 6 to 12.
The camp is only available to chil
dren of permanent employees of the
University, UNC Health Care and the
General Alumni Association and to
full-time students who are parents.
“We have about 120 to 150 camp
ers every week," assistant director
Kat Rangel said, adding, “It's a fun
day camp, mainly games and activ -
ities and some field trips."
Field trips include visits to local
art museums and the Morehead
Planetarium and Science Center.
Every week has its own theme,
and “America the Beautiful" is this
week’s focus as July 4 approaches.
“We try to have at least one
activity from each theme," Rangel
said. “The groups are in charge of
planning their own activities."
For “America the Beautiful," they
will celebrate the great American
outdoors with a picnic and a patri
otic parade today.
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for other life experiences such as
job interviews.
Miss North Carolina duties con
sist of activities including photo
shoots, personal appearances and
hospital visits to promote her ser
vice platform.
“It’s just been a whirlwind,"
Watson said. “We travel the states
and meet with important people
and we’re certainly preparing for
Miss America."
Watson said that it is difficult to
maintain her studies at UNC and
participate in the pageant circuit
but it is well worth it.
Watson also shared her love for
the University and her apprecia
tion of the music department for
their help in developing her sing
ing talent.
“1 love Carolina. I love everything
about it," Watson said. “They’ve
been very supportive of me in the
music department, helping me pre
pare for the talent portion of the
competition."
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Trey Kenemer, a counselor for Carolina Kids Camp, chases a camper
around a tree during a game of hide and seek the afternoon of July 1.
Tom Bythell, who taught the camp
ers the importance of trees and the
environment.
The children participate in vari
ous activities on campus through
out the week, including daily swim
ming, exploring the arboretum,
doing arts and crafts and prepar
ing skits to be performed for their
parents at the end of the week.
Campers are encouraged to grow
and embrace their individual per
sonalities. and college-aged counsel
ors are on hand to lead activities and
make sure everyone gets along.
Jeremy Yates, a second-year
camp counselor, guides the youngest
group, rising first graders, through
their daily schedules. Yates said he
tries to incorporate learning into
the day’s games and activities.
“We try to push the please and
egories including personal interview,
talent, swimsuit and evening wear.
“All components are vital for the
overall score," Watson said. “I’ll be
staying physically active and con
centrating on my speaking skills to
prepare for the competition."
Watsons service platform is the
ALS Association, which works to
further knowledge and research
of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease
which has claimed the lives of
several members of her family.
“That's what I’m really going to be
focusing on this year." Watson said.
“So many people don't know what it
is and I hope to change that."
ALS is a progressive neurodegen
crative disease that affects nerve cells
in the brain and the spinal cord.
Watson also won the community
service award in the Miss North
Carolina pageant for her dedicated
efforts for the ALS Association and
the Catfish Hunter Organization.
“My goal Is to make Miss America
everything that it used to be and
to help young women understand
everything that it is about."
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what they're learning in their
grades," he said.
Yates said he has been impressed
by his young group, noting that
they let their personalities show.
"It's crazy, but it’s a lot of fun," he
said. “They’re nuts. They all have
completely different personalities."
Aimec Krans. the camp’s direc
tor, said she thinks the camp offers
a great opportunity and a fim alter
native to ordinary child care, while
also providing parents an afford
able health care option.
“Parents like that their kids are
nearby," Krans said.
“It gives the kids a chance to
experience the UNC campus."
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UNC students travel to Beijing
BY JOHANNA YUEH
STAFF WRITER
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dents. led by C.A. Tuggle, will set
off Saturday for Beijing, China, and
the Olympics.
While the Olympics don’t begin
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to intern at the International
Broadcast Center, the headquarters
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and world broadcasters.
“We don't know exactly
what we’ll be doing yet," said
Tuggle, a professor in the
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication. “I guess we ll
find out when we get there."
The students are tentatively
assigned to cover basketball, base
ball and shooting. They will attend
the events, write match summaries
and transcribe quotes from athletes
to distribute to international news
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organizations.
After an application process that
included tests and interviews with
Chinese officials, the juniors, seniors
and graduate students said they are
excited for the new experience.
Walter Storholt. a senior broad
cast journalism major, said because
he knows only basic details about
China, going to Beijing will be an
opportunity to see a totally differ
ent world.
“Going to China for the Olympics
is a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni
ty." Storholt said. “It will be a great
learning experience."
Besides being able to attend a
major international event in another
country, the students are also looking
forward to the media experience.
“It will be a unique and unpar
alleled opportunity to observe
not only the Chinese media but
also other international media,"
said Courtney Woo, a second-year
graduate student.
Woo was in Beijing in 2001
when China won its bid to host the
Olympics. While she was studying
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appearances
July 4: Performing the National
Anthem at the Ft. Bragg
Independence Day Celebration
July 27-30: Promoting
ALS awareness, Vermont and
Washington, D.C.
Aug. 2: Robbins Fanners Day
Festival
Aug. 9: Emcee at the High Point
University Talent Showcase
Sept. 6: Old Bags Brunch for
Babies
Oct. 16: Opening ceremonies,
North Carolina State Fair
Nov. 1: N.C. Pecan Festival
Nov. 1: 50th anniversary Miss
Gamer Pageant
Nov. 28 ft 29: N.C. Holiday
Flotilla
Jan. 24: Miss America Pageant
April 1-5: N.C. Azalea Festival
April 25: Rusty Pistons Tractor
Show
June 27: Crown successor at
2009 Miss North Carolina Pageant
and working in China, she witnessed
some of the construction and other
preparations for the games.
“China has always been a part
of my life,” said Woo, whose father
is Chinese. “This is something I’ve
always wanted to experience."
Storholt said he is excited about
the opportunity to meet and work
alongside other journalists.
“We'll get to meet lots of real
world reporters from, like, USA
Today," he said.
He also said it would be a chal
lenge to work with translators and
deal with different languages.
But Woo is interested in com
paring the media's framing of
issues to what the students see on
the ground.
“China s been getting such polar
ized press lately," she said. “If some
thing does goes wrong, whether by
human error or nature, China s
opponents are going to say We told
you so.’"
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