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8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 Barr promotes third parties BY GREG SMITH STAFF WRITER Ignored by the mainstream media and shut out of the national debates, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr visited UNC Thesday night to make his case for third parties and less govern ment About 50 students and community members election 2008 came to hear from the former U.S. representative from Georgia, who was hosted by the UNC College Libertarians in Bingham Hall. Some of the attendees had already voted for Barr, saying that they liked the Libertarian ideal of a smaller government. “I like a lot of his policies there’s too much government con- DEATH PENALTY FROM PAGE 1 seemed relatively cut-and-dry has become more nebulous since the emotional events of last March. “Our University’s focus for an entire year was on the death pen alty. It’s another thing to live it,” said Jordan Myers, who served as student body treasurer in Carson’s administration. “It gives anew light to the entire situation.” Katie Sue Zellner, who served as chief of staff under Carson, said she believes Carson’s zest for life would have made her cautious to approve of execution. But Carson was widely known for a tendency to ask questions and engage in social issues, so Zellner said she prefers not to DANIEL WALLACE Thursday, October 30 Reading from "Graveyard Days" Daniel Wallace will read from his soon-to-be-published short story and a short student film based on the story will be screened. Wallace is the author of Big Fish (made into a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton), Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, and numerous published stories. He is the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English at UNC. - Wilson Library V University of North Carolina Reception at 5 p.m. in Lobby jm Reading at 5:45 p.m. in Pleasants Family Assembly Room Free and open to the public Books available for purchase courtesy of the Bull's Head Bookshop Sponsored by Friends of the Library Information 919-962-4207 or jfft I UNC liza_terll@unc.edu I *!*** library Summer SchoolMk w wiStt" iiw Min, nMMnhp. .. ji l Abroad 2009 b} j./j pv.\\ij Visit Summer School for an application. Summer School, 134 E Franklin St., 2nd Floor * 919-966-4364 * summer.unc.edu trol, and I think the people should control the government instead of the government controlling peo ple,” said junior Brian Mclean. Barr used his visit as an oppor tunity to discuss topics he said he would have addressed in the presi dential debates. “The one thing the American peo ple are not entitled to learn during a presidential campaign is whether or not the candidate is qualified to be president,” Barr said. “By and large these debates ren der very little in terms of substan tiative debate.” Barr said that he would have asked very different questions if he had been allowed to participate. “Is it the job of the president to manipulate the levers of power ... or to protect our freedoms?” Barr asked. “Even if you asked her today, I don’t know if you would get a straight answer.” KATIE SUE ZELLNER, CARSON'S FRIEND ON CARSON'S OPINION OF THE DEATH PENALTY guess at her friend’s response to this situation. “Eve had such a belief in human ity in general and life in general, and the death penalty is counter to that belief,” Zellner explained. “Even if you asked her today, I don’t know if you would get a straight answer.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. “Where is the authority in the Constitution to have a Department of Education or a Department of Energy?” Barr said that both of these fed eral agencies had failed in their original mandates to provide children with a better education and to reduce American depen dence on foreign oil. He also said he wants to abolish the education department. “We still pay a S6O billion bill to fund a bunch of bureaucrats that fail to meet the one goal they are supposed to meet.” Barr also heavily criticized the government bailout of financial insti tutions over the last few months. “The one area where the govern ment should be doing something, it’s not,” Barr said. “That’s prosecut ing those companies for fraud.” MCCAIN FROM PAGE 1 “When Sarah Palin campaigns at ECU ... the purpose is clearly to energize the voters who chose Bush over Kerry in 2004 and to energize them to come out for McCain.” Both candidates have made stops in areas of the state that were formerly Republican strong holds for Obama, it’s an offen sive strategy to gain votes, but for McCain it’s an effort to keep the votes he has, Guillory said. When McCain asked how many veterans were in the audience, hands shot up and the crowd roared. He used military language when talking policy, telling the crowd they needed to “hold the line” on taxes. The economy was a major com ponent of his speech, and any mention of Obama and the phrase “spread the wealth” brought an instant and resounding chorus of boos from the audience. “There’s nothing fair about driv ing our economy into the ground,” he said. “I’m going to make govern ment live on a budget like you do,” McCain said. The economic downturn has been a tremendous factor in McCain’s recent struggles in the campaign. “There are many voters (in North Carolina) that are disaffected with the direction the Bush adminis tration has taken our economy,” said Paul Cox, press secretary for Obama’s N.C. campaign. “We have an opportunity to explain to them that there’s a better | Better Ingredients. 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Bnw | "*> __ __ ___ M „ llm | News Although North Carolina is widely considered a swing state, Mclean stood by his vote for Barr. “For the sake of democracy, I didn’t want to vote for the lesser of two evils,” Mclean said. “I hope to see in eight years more prominent third parties and this is my vote for that.” UNC College Libertarian President Paige Michael-Shetley said the idea that Libertarians “steal” votes from Republican can didates is arrogant. “The Republican and Democratic Parties are supposed to be winning their voters,” Michael-Shetley said. “It’s an arrogant attitude for them to have to think they some how own votes.” Contact the State E 9 National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. way and Barack Obama represents that better way.” The economy was on the minds of many McCain supporters at the rally. “I may not be super rich, but I don’t want rich people giving me their hard-earned money,” said Maria Edwards of Fayetteville. At this point in the race, the campaign is just trying to get as many votes as possible, said Mario Diaz, spokesman for McCain’s Southeast campaign. “He’s nothing but a patriot,” Army veteran Mike Pittman of Spring Lake said of McCain. Pittman proudly pulled back his jacket to reveal a T-shirt of Palin holding a gun over a dead don key, the symbol of the Democratic Party. “Palin’s hot,” Pittman said, laugh ing. “She’s the real conservative on the ticket.” Despite facing a tight contest in North Carolina and a growing gap nationwide, McCain assured the crowd he was working for a victory. “I’m not afraid of the fight,” he said. “I’m ready for it.” The Obama campaign has been gearing up for this final fight since the Democratic primary last spring, when it first established a presence in North Carolina. “They thought North Carolina was in the bag for them,” Cox said. “Now they’re waking up and realizing they’ve got to get up and work.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. DTH/SARAH RIAZATI Former Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president, spoke Wednesday evening in Bingham Hall. He is on the ballot in 48 states. YOUNG DONORS FROM PAGE 1 “I think I’m kind of a rare case that I actually have excess money to give at this point,” Kunder said. “Most of the people I know are in debt or not in a position to be giving to campaigns unless they felt really, really strongly.” But he said the cost of commer cials and vice presidential candi date Sarah Palin’s $150,000 ward robe has led him to believe that he has not gotten his money’s worth. Despite his earlier donation, he has decided to vote for Obama this election cycle. “I’m almost a bit concerned that they’ve spent more money in mailings to me than I actually sent them,” he said of the McCain cam paign. Adam Rucker, a Duke University law student, gave SSOO to McCain in August. “Why did I give? I honestly believe that our nation will be worse off if Obama is elected presi dent economically and morally,” he said. “Although I don’t have a lot of free time to devote to helping the CONGRESS FROM PAGE 1 old and to present outdated and unscientific information. But representative Ashley Tyndall, also a member of Carolina Students for Life, said the information on the exhibit was up-to-date. O’Quinn said his constituents’ main concern was the placement of warning signs. He said the signs did not provide enough notice and were too close to the exhibit to be effective. “I was able to stand in front of Lenoir and see details of the exhibit,” he said. Tyndall said the group made every effort to ensure students had the opportunity to walk some where else but had never promised a detour. “We did what was stated in the proposal,” Tyndall said. “We never promised a detour route.” Representatives debated for nearly 40 minutes about whether the ethics committee should inves tigate the group. None besides O’Quinn were in favor of such an investigation. “Nothing beneficial would BUS COLLISION FROM PAGE 1 attempted to limit the number of incidents. In May, Scottish exchange stu dent Lisa Moran was struck and killed while jogging at the inter section of South Columbia and Manning Drive. Two days later, Barbara Sims, a homeless woman, died after being hit by a truck at the corner of Weaver Dairy Road and Perkins Drive. Several groups on campus are working to educate pedestrians on safety issues. The Yield to Heels program holds awareness events and hands out information for pedestrians and drivers in order to educate both on important safety issues, said Katy Jones, manager of public information at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center. The Pedestrian Safety Committee, made up of repre sentatives of the Department of Public Safety and other UNC groups, focuses on pedestrian safety issues and finding solu tions for them. This year, the department began using a Speedsentry radar system, which is used to monitor different speeds of traffic. “It allows us to monitor the rate and frequency of traffic in given areas and better enforce the speed limits,” said DPS spokesman Randy Young, who added that he did not know exactly how much money is spent on public safety efforts. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. ©ljp Itrilg (Hay HM campaign, I wanted to do what ever I could to help ensure that my children don’t have to grow up in a world that’s been further cor rupted by the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.” Making his political voice heard also inspired UNC graduate stu dent Greg Boyce to give $250 to Obama on two separate occasions. “I just really feel that the country has been in a really bad direction for the past eight years, and I don’t think the U.S. can stomach another administration like the last one,” Boyce said. “I was willing to give my own money to make sure that doesn’t happen.” Despite some students’ willing ness to pull from their pockets, the campaigns say that voter regis tration drives or phone banks are what they ask from students. “We don’t fundraise on college campuses,” said Paul Cox, N.C. press secretary for the Obama campaign. “To be honest, the most important contribution to our campaign in North Carolina is their time and energy.” Contact the State National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. “Congress doesn’t have the right to tell a student organization what event to host.” TIM NICHOLS, CONGRESS SPEAKER come from the ethics investiga tion,” said Congress Speaker Tim Nichols. “All the concerns were addressed tonight and Student Congress doesn’t have the right to tell a student orga nization what event to host.” O’Quinn said he plans to intro duce the resolution for a campus forum to discuss the display next week, a plan he said he is satis fied with. “Congress funded this to promote debate among the student body” he said. “I’d like to see a moderated large-group debate or small group discussion rather than construct the debate through the newspaper.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Pedestrian safety November 1999: Fusayoshi Matsukawa, a UNC dentistry fellow, dies from inju ries after being hit by a vehicle in a crosswalk on Manning Drive. 2000: The Pedestrian Safety Committee is formed in tandem with the Yield to Heels program at UNC. 2001: The UNC Department of Public Safety creates the Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Team to review regulations of pedestrian safety. January 26,2006: Retired professor David Galinsky is struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to the Smith Center. He was one of three pedestrians or biftrs killed that month. January 2006: The Department of Public Safety begins a campaign that issues citations to pedestrians walking outside of crosswalks or against traffic signals. May 15,2008: Lisa Moran, an exchange student from Scotland, is hit and killed by a Chapel Hill Transit bus while crossing Manning Drive. May 17, 2008: Barbara Boone Sims, a Chapel Hill homeless woman, is struck and killed at the comer of Weaver Dairy Road and Perkins Drive. October 27,2008: Valerie Hughes, a radiol ogy imaging specialist at N.C. Memorial Hospital, is hit by a Chapel Hill Transit bus on South Columbia Street and later died.
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