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BEST OF BHANGRA
UNC's dance group Bhangra
Elite holds tryouts. About
50 prospective members
auditioned for the folk
dance group.
university | page 3
SERVING STUDENTS
After 40 years of working at
UNC, Esther Jeffries is
retiring. Today is the 75-year
old cashier's last day of work
at Lenoir Dining Hall.
sports | page .9
ANOTHER TRY
A week after the field hockey
team's first loss in two years,
the Tar Heels are returning
to Winston-Salem to face No. 3
Wake Forest.
online | dnilyturluvl.com
HURRICANE STATIONS
UNC-Charlotte launches three
hurricane monitoring stations.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
View a selection of the week's
best pictures every Friday.
ELECTION 2008 BLOG
The N.C. Republicans for
Obama officially launches.
this day in history
SEPT. 5,1989
Evacuations are required in
a Venable Hall basement fire
as firefighters removed
poisonous and flammable
materials from the scene.
Today’s weather
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Saturday weather
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police log 2
calendar 2
sports 9
crossword 6
edit 10
UNC takes precautions
ahead of coming storm
BY KASEY RANKIN
STAFF WRITER
As Tropical Storm Hanna
approaches the eastern seaboard,
UNC officials are planning to deal
with a situation they haven’t seen
in several years.
Hanna is projected to hit the
East Coast at the North Carolina-
South Carolina border tonight
with the potential of building
into a hurricane, according to the
National Weather Service.
After reviewing the storm’s pro
jected course, University officials
have said that the storm does not
pose an immediate threat to the
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6 months later, memories strong
Carson’s friends pay
tribute to her impact
BY SARAH FRIER
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Katie Sue Zellner keeps a running
list of Eve Carson memories the illu
minating conversations after long work
nights, the spontane
ous dance parties at
the house on Friendly
Lane.
“They can just hit
you,” said Zellner,
who was Carson’s
chief of staff. “You
want to be able to
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featured on a
Carson benefit
CD will play
tonight at Cat's
Cradle.
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remember them.”
Six months ago today, the former
student body president was shot to
death.
That week, during which thousands
stood together in shock, still resonates
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The Alpha Delta Pi sorority sisters scream and sing songs to pledges before bids are handed out at Coker Arboretum. After the new
pledges open their envelopes, the sororities lead the group back to the house for a welcoming party with games, gifts and food.
Sarah White
Hometown: Pinehurst
Year: First-year
Major: Undeclared
House: Zeta Tau Alpha
Quote: 'l'm really excited; this
is my No. 1! ”
Panhellenic recruitment ends
BY MARYANN BARONE
STAFF WRITER
Coker Arboretum was a set
ting for tears of happiness and
hugging Thursday night as the
Panhellenic Council awarded
bids to potential new mem
bers.
The 6 p.m. event brought
together the 10 chapters that
host formal recruitment and the
nearly 500 potential new mem
University but that campus per
sonnel will be on alert for potential
changes.
The storm has already caused
flash floods in Haiti and 112 deaths
in the Caribbean.
The University has not been
severely affected by a hurricane
since Hurricane Fran in September
1996.
That storm, which killed 17,
pummeled North Carolina, causing
severe damage in 34 counties and
power loss for 430,000 people.
Before Flan, the University alert-
SEE HANNA, PAGE 5
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“She was able to show
people ...just how great
life really is and how
much she enjoyed it.”
JUSTIN SINGER, CARSON'S ROOMMATE
with many.
“It seems weird to think about it in a
phase of time because she’s not going to
be any less absent a year from now than
she is today” Student Body President J.J.
Raynor said.
She said she doesn’t want to concen
trate on the day Carson died.
“I don’t want to think of her there. I
want to think of her alive,” Raynor said.
“Focusing on honoring her legacy
seems so much more significant than
looking at a day of tragedy.”
Andy Woods, who worked with Carson
and is now the student director of the
Eve Marie Carson Scholarship, said when
Katherine Bayard
Hometown: Winston-Salem
Year: First-year
Major: Undeclared
House: Alpha Chi Omega
Quote: "I'm so happy that it's
finally here. I can't wait to go
back to the house."
bers who received bids.
“You will end up where you
fit in and where you want to
be,” said potential new member
Sabina lon, a first-year student
Bid Day comes at the end of a
nine-day-long recruitment pro
cess, which prohibited consum
ing alcohol and socializing with
fraternities.
It’s a chance for houses to
celebrate with new members
Here's what to do to prepare for Hanna:
Local officials recommend residents prepare a disaster survival kit with enough
supplies for three days. For updates on the storm, see www.nhc.noaa.gov.
Food Shelter
• Drinking Water (1 gallon • Battery-operated radio/TV
person per day) • Flashlights and extra batteries
• Canned food • Fire extinguisher
• Manual can opener • Bedding supplies, sanitary
• Cooking fuel (e g. Sterno) supplies (e.g. toilet paper)
• Special food and supplies for • Clothing, rain gear, sturdy
infants, elderly people, diabetics, shoes, extra glasses/contacts
etc.
Personal Items j Health care
• Picture ID • Medications and prescriptions
• Credit cards and cash • Contact information for family
• Extra set of car keys physicians
• Insurance policy numbers • Style and serial numbers of
• Books, small games, road maps medical devices (e g pacemakers)
• Supplies for household pets • Feminine supplies
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@DTH ONLINE: See a multimedia
presentation with images, audio ana
video commemorating Eve Carson.
first-year students ask him about Carson,
he takes a minute to explain.
“Usually I sit down and try to tell them
about some of the larger things she was
for the Carolina Way, the commitment
to student government, helping people,”
he said.
“And then I start to give them a per
sonal approach to Eve and tell them how
excited she got, how passionate she was
about all the things she stood for.”
Projects like the scholarship and the
Carolina Research Scholar Program
retain Carson’s vision.
“Most people that worked with her are
doing a project or continuing it because
of the time they worked with her,” Woods
said.
But Justin Singer, Carson’s roommate
SEE EVE, PAGE 5
Elizabeth Ruhl
Hometown: Asheville
Year: First-year
Major: Undeclared
House: Kappa Delta
Quote: "I'm really excited! I'm
so glad to be a Kappa Delta!”
@DTH ONLINE: A video gives
the inside scoop on bid day
and sorority life at UNC.
of the largest women’s group on
campus.
“Bid Day is a fun day,” said
Vice President of Recruitment
Charlotte Egerton. “It’s good,
clean fun.”
The chapters formed a cir
cle around the potential new
members and performed their
sorority chant before bids were
awarded.
Each sorority sent at least 48
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A poster show Eve Carson's favorite places the
quad, the arboretum, the Pit and Graham Memorial.
Liz Bates
Hometown: Winston-Salem
Year: Sophomore
Major: Communications
House: Phi Mu
Quote: "I'm glad rush is over
but excited that it's just the
beginning of life as a sister."
sisters to represent the chapter
at Bid Day.
They wore shirts with their
sorority’s name and brought bal
loons and flowers to greet their
new members.
The dress was casual since new
and old sorority members would
be running to their chapter’s house
after the new sisters received their
bid.
At the sorority houses, the
new sisters were treated to a
SEE BID DAY, PAGE 5
Town officials plan for
the worst in Hanna, Ike
BY EMILY STEPHENSON
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
TVopical Storm Hanna is expect
ed to make landfall early Saturday
morning, but local officials already
have their eyes on the next storm.
Dan Jones, Chapel Hill’s fire
chief, said Orange County might
see some flooding and power out
ages with Hanna.
But he said the more serious con
cern is Hurricane Ike, a Category 4
storm which is expected to make
landfall in the next week.
“By Tuesday we’ll begin getting
detailed forecasts on Hurricane
Ike,” Jones said. “As we move from
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
Not all
want
photos
funded
Congress defends
fetus display bill
BY ELISABETH GILBERT
STAFF WRITER
Student Congress’ decision to
fund a $5,000 Carolina Students
for Life event was not an unusu
al one, representatives said
Thursday.
But the decision to give such a
large amount has drawn criticism
from student group leaders and
from the general student body.
The event —a large display
including pictures of aborted
fetuses, scheduled to be shown in
Polk Place on Oct. 22 and 23
received 10 percent of the legisla
tive branch’s fall semester budget
The allocation puts the event in
the same league with large concerts
and speakers of national profile.
Those familiar with Congress
said they consider it reasonable.
“I mean, it’s probably on the
higher end, but it’s not uncom
mon,” former Speaker of Congress
Tyler Younts said.
“Last year I think we spent
$20,000 on Boyz II Men, which
hadn’t had a hit since before I hit
puberty.”
Other large events represen
tatives mentioned included last
year’s Homecoming concert featur
ing Augustana (to which Congress
contributed $10,000) and John
Ashcroft’s 2006 speech ($10,000).
“It’s big, but at the same time,
we’ve had plenty of other groups
ask for the same amount,” Congress
Speaker Tim Nichols said of the
Carolina Students for Life request
Nichols said that because
Congress has six more meetings
and a public forum this semes
ter, the amount (along with $750
given,to another organization) was
reasonable for one evening.
SEE CONGRESS, PAGE 5
Hanna here, we’ll just shift right
into planning mode for Ike.”
Jerry Wagner, Hillsborough’s fire
marshal, said residents should treat
Hanna which could bring up to
4 inches of rain and 40 mph winds
—as a test run for Ike.
He said rain and wind damage
from Hanna, coming on the heels
of Hurricane Gustav, could lead to
flooding and power loss if Ike hits.
“I think it’s a real good drill time
for us right now to check our emer
gency plans,” Wagner said. "Folks
need to be thinking about where
SEE PREPARATIONS, PAGE 5