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UNC may get
scholarship for
veteran students
Would provide
small stipend
BY ANDREA MARCHIANO
STAFF WRITER
The transition from soldier to
student might become a little eas
ier if a scholarship plan from the
Carolina Veterans Organization
comes to fruition.
Carolina Gives Back, a schol
arship for new and transfer stu
dents, would be the first scholar
ship for veterans at UNC, provid
ing a small amount of money for
two semesters.
But the symbolic value of the gift
means more than the monetary one,
said Brian Cox, director of Carolina
Veterans Organization, creator of
the scholarship and veteran of the
Iraq war.
“A lot of people would say things
like, ‘Thanks for your service,’ but I
wished there was something more
I could do other than say thank
you,” Cox said.
“I started thinking of tangible
ways people could thank veterans
for their service.”
Cox said he hopes to provide all
veterans entering UNC with $l5O
to S2OO for each of their first two
semesters. Any service member
will be eligible, not just those who
have been deployed.
More than 250 students at
UNC already receive veterans’ aid.
Most benefits from the GI Bill of
Rights, which provides money to
veterans, service members and
some dependents of disabled or
deceased veterans who want to
pursue an education.
But no special veterans’ scholar
ships or aid programs are available
through the University as of yet,
Dan Thornton, associate director
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Because the Carolina Gives
Back scholarship would be the
first of its kind at UNC, Cox said,
he thinks it will serve as a model
for other universities to support
their veterans.
“The general idea of the com
munity coming together and hav
ing a way to thank veterans in the
community will be something that
catches on once word gets around,”
he said.
One way Cox said he hopes to
bring attention to the scholarship
is through its first fundraiser, a 5K
race on Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
“Having it on Veterans Day will
really help to get the word out,” he
said.
Although the scholarship will not
become official for several weeks,
many veterans on campus already
have shown support for the idea.
“All veterans at UNC would do
everything they could to get this
effort off the ground,” said Jeff
Jackson, a third-year law student.
Jackson, a current National Guard
soldier, served in Afghanistan from
2005 to 2006.
“Even though we wouldn’t ben
efit from it, it would help future
veterans, and that’s worth our
time.”
Jackson and Cox said emphasiz
ing the gesture of the scholarship
was most important.
“Even the smallest signs of
gratitude are the ones you remem
ber years later. It’s relatively small
amount of money, but it has the
potential to mean a lot to some
body.”
Staff writer Cassandra Ayars
contributed reporting.
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at udesk@unc.edu.
University
Tourney raises funds ‘fore’ the kids
BY ANDREW HARRELL
STAFF WRITER
At first glance Friday, The
Preserve at Jordan Lake looked like
a typical golf club on a beautiful fall
day: men with'tucked-in shirts and
Titleist hats and golf pros demon
strating the proper swing.
And then there was the ram mas
cot in a football jersey pretending to
steal somebody’s boxed lunch.
That’s how the UNC Dance
Marathon Homecoming Golf
Classic does golf, this time for the
third year running.
“It’s the only time of the year
when the radio’s blaring and
Rameses is out here,” said Mike
Meyer, a professional golfer at the
Preserve, which has hosted the
Classic since its inception.
The number of participants made
a big jump between the first and
second years of the tournament, but
this year’s turnout of 67 players was
about the same as the last one.
“With the economy as it is, it was
hard to get people out,” said Kate
Gillam, the alumni relations chair
woman for Dance Marathon.
Gillam said they “don’t look at
the numbers,” and couldn’t say how
much money the event raised or
what portion of Dance Marathon’s
money it made up. Each entrant
paid SIOO.
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“We just focus on making a good
tournament and making sure peo
ple have fun so they’ll be back next
year," she said.
The tournament started as an
effort to attract anew type of donor
to the program and expand Dance
Marathon’s fundraiser base. It takes
place around Homecoming weekend
to appeal to UNC alumni.
And Dance Marathon officials
said there’s hope that future tour
naments will cater specifically to
Dance Marathon alumni.
“As Dance Marathon has grown,
we’ve grown in the way we’ve
been able to help the parents and
families,” said Samuel Lau, Dance
Marathon’s publicity chair.
This is the 11th year for Dance
Marathon, a group that organizes
events year-round to raise funds
for the N.C. Children’s Hospital
and facilitate student interaction
with the patients and families.
Dance Marathon raised a record
$321,938 last year.
Erik Schuchard and Jay Zapko,
two former club golf team members
who participated in the first tour
nament as students, have returned
both years since then as alumni.
They said they had to drive a
couple hours to make the tourna
ment, but they wouldn’t have made
the same effort for the 24-hour
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UNC mascot Rameses reacts to missing a putt at the third annual UNC
Dance Marathon Homecoming Golf Classic as Matthew Elliot looks on.
marathon. The team of four that
they competed with ended up win
ning the tournament.
Ray Killian of Charlotte decided
to play in the tournament with his
son, a UNC student and contribu
tor to Dance Marathon.
“It’s a tremendous cause,” Killian
said. “It’s good that the students
have taken an interest in this.”
Asked what professional golfer he
would like to see showing his moves
at the February Dance Marathon,
Killian named Tiger Woods.
And what song would Woods be
dancing to?
“I don’t know,” Killian said. “It
would have something to do with
winning.”
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