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Sljf Bail)) Star Heri CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, Monday’s pg. 14 story, “Hoops teams debut in style at Late Night,” mistakenly called Greg Paulus Mike Paulus. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error. CAMPUS BRIEFS Indictments handed down in UNC mascot's 2007 death The two men connected with the killing of UNC mascot Jason Ray in a 2007 car accident were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday. Armen Hovsepian, 21, was driv ing with a suspended license when he allegedly struck Ray, who was in East Rutherford, N.J., to perform during a UNC men’s basketball NCAA tournament game. Ray, also 21, was pronounced dead three days later. At the time of the accident, Hovsepian’s father, Gagik, told police that he had been driving the car. An investigation later showed Armen Hovsepian was in the driv er’s seat. Gagik Hovsepian has been indicted for “hindering apprehen sion” in the case, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor John Higgins said. The two men were charged in January. Armen Hovsepian was charged with one count of driving while suspended in a fatal motor vehicle accident and one count of hindering apprehension. Gagik Hovsepyan was charged with one count of hindering apprehension, one count of obstructing admin istration of law and one count of making a false statement under oath. Ray, who was a senior, was post humously awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in business admin istration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School in May 2007. Group to host forum about state of renewable energy The Student Environmental Action Committee is holding a forum about the state of the energy economy in the United States. The forum will focus on campus and state-wide efforts to transition the country to sources of renewable energy. State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, pro fessor Gerald Cecil, and a repre sentative from the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association will speak at the event, and a question and answer session will follow. The event is at 7 p.m. in Chapman Hall room 125. CITYBRIEFS Police seek information on woman missing since 2002 The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking informa tion concerning the whereabouts of Cheryl Nevone Williams, 50. Williams was known to frequent the streets in the Northside com munity and was last seen in that area in 2002. Her family believes there may be some type of foul play involved in her disappearance. Those with information are urged to contact Sgt. A. Smith with the Chapel Hill Police Department or call Crime Stoppers at 942- 7515. Police think predator might really be private investigator Residents have reported to the Hillsborough Police Department rumors of a child predator, but the department believes the person in question is actually a private inves tigator. During the last few weeks, a silver Chevy Tahoe operated by a balding, heavyset white man has been seen in several areas in Hillsborough. The vehicle was reported as suspicious because the driver sat in the parked vehicle in residential neighborhoods and business park ing lots. The person has been located and positively identified by police as a private investigator working in Hillsborough. Aldermen discuss options for payment-in-lieu formula Carrboro requires developers to provide low-income families with affordable housing units. The Board of Aldermen dis cussed at a meeting Tuesday options for figuring out a formula to determine the amount a devel oper would owe to the town if he or she decides not to provide afford able housing units. A recently passed ordinance allows developers to contrib ute funds if affordable housing units are not included as part of the development plan, then the developer owes the town a certain amount of money that can be used by the town for other purposes. Visit City News at dailytarheel. com for the full story. —From staff and wire reports Abuse rises as economy falls Domestic abuse level related to stress BY MATTHEW MCGIBNEY STAFF WRITER As head of Orange County’s domestic abuse center, Ken Wilson sees a different side to the econom ic recession. While the rest of the country focuses on rising inflation and unemployment, Wilson is dealing with a rise in domestic abuse cases. “This October has already been busier than last October,” said Wilson, interim executive director of the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County. “For us, the number of cases is tied to a general feeling of nervousness and stress.” Local crisis centers say the num ber of domestic violence cases are increasing as relationships feel the pressures of tightening budgets. Though not all centers have data on the trend, those who work with victims say that they have strug gled with providing care for an £ i\\ DTH/ALEXANDRA BRAWLEY The hip-hop duo The Cool Kids perform Tuesday evening in the Great Hall in the Student Union. The duo brought its old school sound, combining basic beats with witty lyrics. Complaints about the sound and lighting, through, distracted from an otherwise good set. COOL KIDS LUKEWARM The performance gets heated-up at encore BY JAMIE WILLIAMS SENIOR WRITER The Cool Kids are incredibly talented rap pers. There’s really no disputing that. What they are not, however, are incred ibly talented performers. At least not yet. Never once acknowledging the crowd, during the course of their hour-long set, the Chicago-based hip-hop duo of Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks instead chose to take nearly every break to complain about the microphones. And the stage lighting. And the volume. Granted, some of the concerns were valid, but the crowd never seemed to mind, rid ing the energy of the group’s infectiously basic beats until The Cool Kids killed the momentum by, again, offering some sort of complaint. “The crowd was good, the kids were live,” said Mikey Rocks after the show. “The sound system, though, it just wasn’t loud. It couldn’t handle us; we Hagan’s daughter helps out BY NICK ANDERSEN STAFF WRITER When she was 13 years old, senior Carrie Hagan’s carpool rides to soccer practice included discus sions about the latest bills passed in the state senate. “Mom would ask all of us our opinions,” Carrie said. “I was embar rassed for my friends, but I really cared I was really interested.” As her mother, Kay Hagan, runs for U.S. Senate, Carrie has taken an active role in the campaign, speaking at election 2008 events across the state and rallying her friends to vote. “It’s been a wild roller coaster ride,” Carrie said. She took the first semester of her senior year off to work on her mother’s campaign. Kay Hagan, a fifth-term state senator from Greensboro, is the Democratic challenger for a nation al Senate seat against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole. The race has garnered national attention as North Carolina proves to be a swing state in the presidential election. “The excitement surrounding my mom is crazy,” Carrie said Monday after a day spent at campaign events. “Mom introduced Joe Biden at a rally Top News increased number of clients. Rebecca Macy, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, said research finds a correla tion between economic stress and domestic violence rates. Whether this shows causation is not as clear. “We still need to do more research to know what goes on in the home,” she said. “There are people out there under incredible amounts of stress that don’t even consider violence.” Jackie Goodwyn, senior training coordinator with the N.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said poor economic conditions can increase domestic abuse rates. “Local programs will see some times an increase because of the stress factor linked with a lack of employment,” she said. Even in healthy relationships, poor economic conditions can add stress, Wilson said. “If it’s even in the non-domestic bring that sonic boom.” The recreations of the songs, though, were spot on, showcasing two young rappers with wit and lyrical ability to spare. As lyricists, the duo played off each other with near-perfect symmetry, each allowing the other ample spotlight to present his case, explaining in great detail exactly how cool he is. And the songs are fun, as it’s really hard to not get into songs about bikes, shoes and girls. For as much as The Cool Kids’ songs are a welcome respite from the sometimes overly self-serious world of hip-hop, Tuesday night’s Great Hall performance proved that the group isn’t entirely outside of that description. Granted, once all of their complaints were addressed the show picked up considerably. After announcing a rather premature end to the set, they returned for an encore that packed more fun into two songs than the rest of the set combined. n ll UNC senior Carrie Hagan is taking the semester off to help her mom, Kay Hagan, campaign. today, and this morning, we were in a Starbucks and she was on the front page of USA Today. And of course, I really freaked out when Katie Couric called to set up an interview.” Carrie always has taken an active interest in her mother’s career. “Ever since her mom first ran for state senate, Carrie’s been excited about politics,” said longtime Hagan family friend Molly Brenner, a UNC senior. “She got our friends interested, too, by putting up signs and getting people to vote.” Carrie also served as a fundrais ing committee co-chairwoman for the UNC Young Democrats. Along with her father and two older siblings, Carrie often serves as a surrogate representative for her mother at public events. “I think it says a lot about our mother and our family that both of my sisters and I were willing to drop our lives to help our mother run for Senate,” Carrie’s brother Tilden Hagan said. Tilden deferred enrollment in UNC’s medical abuse population, then it’s certainly in domestic abuse relationships,” he said. In Chatham County, job cuts that began several years ago increased domestic abuse cases, said Melody Troncale, development coordina tor and public relations manager of Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Chatham County. Chatham saw an increase in caseloads from about 640 to about 900 cases in a two-year period. “We’ve been seeing this for a while,” Troncale said. “It’s due to the closing of our chicken plant and even some of our higher-pay ing industry jobs.” The increased client load only occurred recently in Durham and Orange counties. Aurelia Sands-Belle, execu “ tive director of the Durham Crisis Response Center, said she’s seen more cases of domestic abuse since the end of September and begin ning of October. “We have talked about it anecdot CONCERT REVIEW THE COOL KIDS THE GREAT HALL OCT. 28 As the crowd began to slowly trickle out, Inglish and Rocks ran back out onstage to stop them in their tracks with the icy beat and shout-along introduction of “One Two,” one of the highlights of the group’s debut EP, The Bake Sale. At that point, they finally announced their arrival as the “new, black version of The Beastie Boys.” The party was officially on and closing with the pure old school revelry of “What Up Man” made sure no one left with too bad of a taste in his or her mouth. In the end, the show lived up to its billing as a huge party. The Cool Kids just chose to arrive fash ionably late. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk@unc.edu. school to do campaign work. Kay Hagan said she appreciates her family’s passion and energy. “Carrie went to an opening of a music enrichment program for youth in Durham, and was so moved that she went home and found an old trumpet and a trom bone in our attic to donate,” Kay Hagan said. “She’s truly been a wonderful asset to have.” It’s been equally rewarding to see the effects Kay has had on vot ers, Carrie noted. “I’m amazed at the reactions of these other people who have never even met her,” Carrie said. “A woman came up to my mom at an event and said, ‘I want you to know that I believe in you.’” But Carrie is ready for the cam paign to be over, she said. She’s enjoyed the work, but is looking forward to going back to finish college. She has no political plans in her future, but she encourages other students to get involved in the election process. “It’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of one of the biggest election years in recent history,” she said. “It will feel great to know that we helped shape what will happen in the future.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 ally, but it is bizarre,” she said. “We’re not necessarily attributing it to the economic situation, but it’s interest ing to be at least able to say that there is a very strange coincidence.” In response to the spike, the Family Violence Prevention Center has moved more legal advocates to client work, and left normal work undone. Similar manpower issues exist in other local centers. “It’s very taxing, but we contin ue because we know the problem doesn’t go away,” Sands-Belle said. The bad economy also results in a decrease in volunteers and dona tions, exactly at the time the cen ters need them the most. “Every time there’s a domestic abuse case in the news, it high lights what we do and the fact that things can go very bad, very quick ly,” Wilson said. “It’s something we’re trying to combat.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. College Republicans engage off campus Democrats more visible presence BY CAROLINE DYE STAFF WRITER This election, UNC political groups have stepped up to mobilize die youth vote. But Republican groups have been out in less force, which lead ers attribute to UNC’s political makeup and differences in campaign strat egy. election 2008 "We’re not doing less, we’re simply less visible on campus,” said Jason Sutton, chairman of UNC Students for John McCain and political chair of UNC College Republicans. “Naturally, according to the politi cal demographic of Chapel Hill, we’re going to be smaller. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to be any less effec tive reaching undecided voters.” Derek Belcher, College Republicans chairman, said the group has concentrated efforts off campus to target those more likely to vote Republican and will be in Wake County this weekend. Juniors aspiring for SBP file suit Challenge fines in Supreme Court BY KEVIN KILEY ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Two potential student body president candidates have filed complaints with the Student Supreme Court challenging fines levied against them by the Board of Elections. The complaints, filed Oct. 22, assert that the S4O penalties charged to juniors Ashley Klein and Matt Wohlford, should they become official candidates, were in violation of the Student Code. Board of Elections Chairman Ryan Morgan has until Friday to file a response, which would consist of how he pleads to the charges and on what defense he stands. Morgan has indicated that he will fight the charges. “The board is aware of these complaints, but it stands by its original rulings,” Morgan said. On Oct. 5, Klein and Wohlford were fined for violating election laws after they were discovered to have held campaign interest meet ings and to have spoken with The Daily Tar Heel. The Board of Elections ruled that these actions violate portions of the Student Code that prohibit public campaigning until 21 days before the election. Both Klein’s and Wohlford’s complaints allege that the board’s interpretation of election law is contradictory. They point out that in one sec tion of an election board interpre tive ruling, students are allowed to SEE ELECTION LAW, PAGE 11 The story so far Aug. 27: The Daily Tar Heel runs an article about early cam paigning by potential student body president candidates Ashley Klein and Matt Wohlford. Both students speak to DTH reporters for the story. Sept. 28: The Board of Elections passes three executive decisions clarifying provisions of the Student Code's election laws. In their decisions, file board rules that potential candidates cannot speak with the DTH or hold cam paign interest meetings in any campus building other than in their residence hall rooms. Oct. 5: The Board of Elections votes in a closed session to fine juniors Ashley Klein and Matt Wohlford S4O each for violating elections laws. Both are charged with holding an interest meeting at the Campus Y and interview ing with The Daily Tar Heel. Oct. 6: Klein and Wohlford ver bally notify the Student Supreme Court of their intent to file com plaints. Oct. 22: Klein and Wohlford file complaints with the Court “I hope our presence is symbol that there is another group of students out there.” MICHAEL HUTSON, FOUNDER OF UNC STUDENTS FOR PAT MCCRORY College Republicans and the campus McCain group are rarely seen outside the early voting site at the Morehead Planetarium, where UNC Young Democrats have been heavily present. They see it as a lost cause, he said. “A lot of CRs have the feeling of ‘why even bother?’ We would rather make phone calls to known undecided voters,” he said. Sutton said they have taken a different approach than their democratic counterparts. “(Young Democrats) real ly hounded students,” he said. “They’ve kind of crossed the line as far as I’m concerned.” Sutton said they have tried to educate students one-on-one. “Holding up a sign in the pit is SEE REPUBLICANS, PAGE 11 3
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