VOLUME 116, ISSUE 108
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Sports | pages
TAKING THE FIELD
The North Carolina baseball
team wrapped up the Fall
World Series on Wednesday,
its preseason intrasquad
scrimmage.
university | page 3
NEW LEADERSHIP
Professor Gene Nichols will be
the next leader of UNC's poverty
center after a controversial
tenure as president of the
College of William and Mary.
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RAW TALENT
A Japanese sushi chef gave a
demonstration Thursday for
the Asian Students Association
showing proper technique for
rolling sushi.
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RISING THIRD PARTY
Libertarian Mike Munger
increased the visibility of his
party even though his bid for
North Carolina governor
ultimately was unsuccessful.
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FACULTY COUNCIL
The council will learn about
the millennial generation.
ELECTION COVERAGE
Watch a newsroom video
from election night.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
View a slideshow of some of
the week's best pictures.
this day in history
NOV. 7,1984
The Rev. Jed and Sister Pat
preach for five and a half hours
in the Pit announcing that God
is punishing the Democratic
party for its mistakes.
Today’s weather
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index
police log 2'
calendar 2
sports 5
nation/world 6
crossword 7
opinion ......1....... 8
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10 reasons to watch UNC sports this weekend
J 1 Coastal seeding
The Georgia Tech-UNC football game
puts the ACC Coastal division seed
ing on the line, and the winner is
likely to end up in Tampa Bay. “This
is a very critical and important
time," UNC coach Butch Davis said.
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time you'll be able to
jn 7 see the UNC men's
BK' basketball team's
action, and they
Four major a cappella groups have concerts in the upcoming weeks
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COURTESY OF THE ACHORDANTS
The Achordants
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Membership: 14
Date Founded: 2001
Signature Song: ‘Can't Take My Eyes Off
You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Clothing Style: Informal attire
Concert Date: 8:08 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15
Where: Hamilton Hall
Web site: www.achordants.com
The all-male The Achordants was formed in
2001 when two founding members were reject
ed from The Clef Hangers and Tar Heel Voices.
Determined to share their talent they
formed an a cappella group of their own. The
Achordants are primarily a service organization
and perform their songs in support of causes
and charities.
'We like to think of ourselves as more laid
back, using our music to help the community,"
said President Kevin Wenzel. "We don't have
a specific outfit because we think it promotes
the diversity we strive for in ourselves."
Construction budgets tighten
$6.5 million for repairs withheld
BY ELLY SCHOFIELD
STAFF WRITER
The tightening economy will
hinder UNC’s effort to put more
fire safety features in its buildings,
as state government is putting the
squeeze on money for construc
tion .projects.
The state budget office has
decided to withhold $6.5 million
in repair and renovations money
for University buildings due to
state budget constraints.
That will push the renovations
scheduled for Woollen Gym and
Wilson Library, and sprinkler
improvement projects in the Olde
Campus Upper Quad Community,
onto UNC’s increasing backlog of
construction projects.
Wilson Library must add exterior
staircases to the back of the build
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4. Jonathan Dwyer
GT coach Paul Johnson's
No. 1 B-back is averaging
99.9 yards per game for
a team-high seven touch
downs. And he's got two
other rushers in the back
field with him. "I mean,
he can take it the whole way," UNC
safety Trimane Goddard said. “He's a
very tough, physical back."
3. ACC titles
The women's soccer and field hockey
teams will be in Cary and Durham,
respectively, and are looking to defend
their conference titles this weekend in
the ACC Tournaments. Check pg. 5 for
the schedules.
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The Loreleis
Membership: 16
Date Founded: 1981
Signature Song: "Lorelei" by George
and Ira Gershwin
Clothing Style: Black dresses
Concert Date: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Gerrard Hall
Web site: www.loreleis.com
UNC's women's a cappella group doesn't
just sing pop songs and girly tunes.
Among The Loreleis songs for the group's
upcoming performance is "Other Side' by
the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
But the women sing a variety of songs
from a wide range of genres and artists,
both male and female.
"We bring a whole new flavor to the
music scene," said Publicity Manager
Meredith Rountree. "We sing a very eclectic
mix of songs. We're an all-girl group that
can sing guy rock with the best of them."
ing so it meets fire safety codes, and
several residence halls still do not
have sprinkler systems.
Right now the University has
a construction backlog of nearly
$1.7 billion, said Bruce Runberg,
vice chancellor for planning and
construction.
About S4OO million is needed to
update campus buildihgs to current
safety codes set by the state. The
required updates include improv
ing exits and installing sprinkler
systems and fire alarms.
Aside from repairs and reno
vations, the remaining $1.3 bil
lion of the construction backlog
includes projects under construc
tion and in the design phase.
Getting caught up with repairs
and renovations would require a
significant contribution from the
5. Women's hoops
&
UNC outscored its first exhibition
opponents by 50, setting a high
standard for the men's exhibition tomor
row. The women take on anew opponent
tonight, the Pjemier Players. See pg. 5.
6. Danny Green
Green will get his second career
start tomorrow, albeit in an
exhibition. You might
miss the dancing, but
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N.C. General Assembly, which
contributes to UNC-system
schools’ budgets.
But in the past five years, its
allocations for University repair
and renovation have not been as
generous as in years past, said
Abbas Piran, director for engi
neering information services.
“We have not received adequate
funding to address our backlog,
so our backlog tends to increase
every year,” Piran said.
Jim Klingler, who does fiscal
research for the N.C. General
Assembly, said there are main
tenance and construction back
logs for state-owned buildings all
across North Carolina.
Historically, the state has spent
more money building new build
ings than renovating old ones.
UNC-CH, Klingler said, is a
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I 7. Award watch lists
Butch Davis just
was named to the
Coach of the Year
watch list and safe
ty Trimane Goddard
is in the running for
defensive player of
the year. Can they
keep it up?
I Early expectations
The men's basketball team has some
pretty lofty goals set this year, and this
is their first chance to show a crowd in
the Smith Center if they've really got
what it takes. After all, the Tar Heels
garnered a unanimous 72 first
place votes.
The Clefhangers
Membership: 16
Date Founded: 1977
Signature Songs: "Carolina In My Mind’
by James Taylor, and “Hark the Sound”
Clothing Style: Vest, Buttons and Bowtie
Concert Date: 9 p.m. Sunday
Where: Memorial Hall
Web site: www.clefhangers.com
The overwhelming popularity for a cappella
music helped The Clef Hangers sell out its fall
concert in less than 30 minutes this year.
"We're able to flourish because we have
such a devoted student population," said
Andrew Simpson, publicity manager and
member of The Clefs.
The Clefs, an all-maje ensemble and the old
est a cappella group at UNC, celebrated its 30
year anniversary last spring. The time-honored
Clefs are known for their long-standing rituals
and traditions like singing at the QldWell. ~
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COURTESY OF TAR HEEL VOICES
Tar Heel Voices
Membership: 15
Date Founded: 1988
Signature Song: "American Tune" by
Paul Simon
Clothing Style: White shirt and jeans
or formal wear
Concert Date: 8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22
Where: Hamilton Hall
Web site: thv.unc.edu
Unlike the all-male and all-female a cap
pella groups, the co-ed Tar Heel Voices group
has a bass, tenor, alto and soprano section.
Their versatile makeup allows them to
arrange and perform music that these
other groups don't have the musical range v
to handle.
The group is known to stray from the
Billboard Top 100, performing songs that
are familiar to audiences, but ones that
were unlikely heard on the radio.
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UNC tops best value list
as its peers raise tuition
BY LAURA HOXWORTH
STAFF WRITER
UNC is still rated the top value
in higher education. And it’s likely
to stay there, as some of its clos
est competitors feel forced to raise
tuition levels because of diminish
ing state support.
For the eighth consecutive time,
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance mag
azine named UNC No. 1 on its list
of best values in public colleges,
based on several measures of aca
demic quality and affordability.
The University of Florida,
University of Virginia and
University of Georgia at Athens
claimed the second, third and
fourth spots, respectively.
But university spokesmen said
that the ranking is not completely
a good thing, and that it probably
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
I 9 Homecoming
Both stadiums are liable to be
packed, so get there early. Defensive
lineman Mark Paschal will be happy,
anyway, after he reamed the fans
last week after the rain kept them
away. “If we're here, they need
to be there, I don't care.”
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career-high four con
verted field goals
against GT last year.
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his big
Federal
charges
in case
unusual
Dual prosecution
adds a wrinkle
BY SARAH FRIER
SENIOR WRITER
The federal attorney’s decision
to pursue charges against one of
the men accused of killing for
mer Student'Body President Eve
Carson was a rare step in a homi
cide case.
Demario James Atwater, 22,
already is facing state charges.
“Unusual doesn’t begin to
describe it. They do not do this,”
said Barry Winston, a local criminal
defense attorney.
“The federal government does
not go after
cases that are
legally identical
to Atwater’s.”
There were
2,748 mur
ders in North
Carolina from
2003 to 2007.
The N.C.
District Courts
pursued 21 of
them three
by the district
involved in the
Carson case. Of
the 21, fewer
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James
Atwater faces
both state and
federal charges,
unusual in
homicide cases.
still were pur
sued at the same time as a state
prosecution for the same con
duct.
Experts and lawyers said the
case could have been picked up
by federal prosecutors for public
ity and because Atwater is more
likely to face the death penalty in
federal court.
Prosecutors say that on March
5, Atwater and Lawrence Alvin
Lovette, 17, kidnapped Carson
and drove her in her car to with
draw money, then shot her several
times in a neighborhood off East
Franklin Street.
Atwater is charged with four.
SEE PROSECUTION, PAGE 4
means they need to raise tuition.
Steve Orlando, spokesman for
the University of Florida, said his
university has been struggling for
years with decreasing state sup
port, experiencing somewhere
between SBO million and SIOO
million in budget cuts in the last
year alone.
“It’s not a good time to be in
higher education in Florida at the
moment,” Orlando said.
The University of Georgia has
found itself in a similar situation.
“Frankly, it may show that opr
tuition’s too low in these economic
times,” said Tom Jackson, vice
president for public affairs at the
University of Georgia.
“We have to work hard to main-
SEE BEST VALUE, PAGE 4