Qty? lailg ®ar
Rugby gains appeal at N.C. high schools
UNC gets more experienced recruits
BY AARON TAUBE
STAFF WRITER
UNC rugby coach Andy Richards
grew up in England, where the
sport is traditionally more popular
than it is in the United States.
But the game is starting to
catch on in North Carolina, said
Richards, who is coaching the tam
for his third year.
After recruiting more experi
enced players this year, the team
could make a run at its first post
season appearance since 2003.
“Because there’s so many more
high school teams being set up,
there are a lot of guys in-state com
ing here with rugby experience,”
Richards said.
During the past three years, the
team has added four starters from
North Carolina’s growing high
school rugby league.
The Chapel Hill Highlanders, a
team for high school students, was
created in 2003 and has won the
TRANSFER
FROM PAGE 1
and crossed their legs.
The board reopened the search
for a waste transfer station site last
November after residents of the
Rogers-Eubanks community protest
ed original plans. The station will be
used as a daily collection point for the
county’s garbage before it is shipped
to an out-of-county landfill.
Last month, commissioners
narrowed the list of potential sites
to three, all within a mile of each
other just west of Orange Grove
Road on N.C. 54.
Strong applause followed many
attendees’ requests that the board
delay site selection for at least 90
days and investigate other sites.
Hoard Chairman Barry Jacobs
said the tentative deadline for a
decision is Dec. 11, nearly a month
after the original date.
Many reiterated the concern that
commissioners are ignoring more
sustainable solutions for disposing
of solid waste besides shipping it
to a landfill.
Commissioners received a report
in September from a waste manage
ment consultant that concluded the
county does not generate enough
waste to consider options like gen
erating energy by burning garbage.
Residents of Bingham, a township
just north of the three sites, said rural
Orange County has been unfairly
targeted for public facilities.
The Cane Creek Reservoir, locat-
HOMECOMING
FROM PAGE 1
Association member, a professor,
and an officer of the University.
“We tried to comprise a commit
tee that was a good representation
of the community,” Knowling said.
Blake did not pas. the interview
round.
“They were looking for the best
candidate in terms of passion or
conviction for Carolina in their
interview,” she said.
“I think it was fair, but I think
the problem with it this year was
that they’re moving Miss UNC into
a different direction. It’s more of a
public figure spotlight and being
an ambassador for UNC.”
Blake said . he thinks the inter
view panel should have better clari
fied what its expectations were.
“They should emphasize their
purpose for Mr. and Miss UNC,”
she said. “They need to have more
public guidelines in terms of the
interview so (applicants) are going
to know specific criteria of what
they’re looking for, because ques
tions weren’t consistent.”
Senior Mia Barnes, who is black,
also applied for Homecoming queen
but did not make the ballot. She had
a similar interview experience.
“I don’t necessarily think it’s
racial or anything,” she said. “I
think the criteria are not set in
place, and it’s not very transparent
for the student body to see.”
Barnes said all students who want
to run for Mr. or Miss UNC should
be able to have their names on the
ballot, and she questioned the selec
tivity of the interview panel.
“Black, white, brown, it doesn’t
matter, put them all out there,” she
said. “We are the students, and
we get to pick who we want to be
Homecoming king or queen.”
Senior Maya Mitchell, co-chair
woman of the BSM’s political action
committee, added that she thinks all
Adv Tlx on Sale BOUT (PC) *
Mv. Tlx on Sait TWIUGHT (PG-13) *
QUANTUM OF SOLACE (PG-13) * (1146 220 455)
730
MADAGASCAR 2: ESCAPE TO AFRICA (EG) (1150
210 430)715
ROLE MODELS (R) -ID REO'O (1155 215 450)735
ZACK AND MtRI MAKE A PORNO (R) - ID REQ'D
(1200 225 440)740
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (G)
(1140206 435)720
W (PG-13) (200445)726
state championship three years in
a row.
“That’s who I try to recruit from,
primarily, because one, they’ve got
really good players and two, they all
live in Chapel Hill,” Richards said.
The game is growing in popular
ity especially in Charlotte, where
three more schools will create
rugby programs this season, bring
ing the city’s total to nine.
“The growth is tremendous, and
we’re getting bigger and bigger all
the time,” said Myers Park coach
Thomas Connor, who’s seen his
squad grow from 14 to 60 players
since taking over two seasons ago.
Connor said his team also has
generated increased interest among
Charlotte community members as
well, with game attendance reach
ing as high as 1,500.
UNC rugby recruiting chair
man and player Evan Raczkowski
believes the game’s growing appeal
lies in the sport’s universality.
§ mbjumm *
t 4i ■ /
DTH/NUSHMIA KAHN
Lynne Jaffe examines maps for proposed Carrboro waste transfer sites.
Hundreds attended the public meeting to review the proposed sites.
ed about 2 miles west of the pro
posed transfer sites, supplies water
to Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
also uses land in the area as part of
its biosolids management progi am,
which residents describe as spread
ing “sludge” in open fields.
Resident Connor Blakeney said he
thought that two potential transfer
sites in Hillsborough were removed
from consideration because of undue
preference to the county’s towns.
“The pure volume and number
of Hillsborough’s objections do not
“Black, white, brown, it doesn’t matter,
put them all out there. We are the
students, and we get to pick who we want
to be Homecoming king or queen.”
MIA BARNES, SENIOR WHO APPLIED FOR HOMECOMING QUEEN BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE BALLOT
applicants are qualified to run and
that eliminating people before the
election by students is unfair.
This year’s Mr. BSM, Donovan
Livingston, did make the ballot
for Homecoming king, but did not
win. He said race did not impact
his campaign or the results.
“I don’t believe race was ever a
factor,” he said. He added that he
and Crouthamel, the winner, have
more similarities in character than
differences.
Crouthamel also said he didn’t
think race played a major role in
the election, though people talked
about it.
“1 did notice people saying, Wow,
you’re brave to run,’ or that I’d have
a hard time winning because it is
a crown predominantly worn by
African-Americans,” he said. “There
were racial comments like, ‘Oh,
you’re crazy, you’re a white person.”
But Crouthamel said the main
focus of the Homecoming campaign
was the candidates’ platforms.
“People looked at platform this
year and voted based on that,” he
said.
Crouthamel said he and
Martindale appealed to the Greek
system for support, which could
have balanced with BSM voters.
But fewer BSM members voted,
out of frustration with not having a
candidate on the ballot, said BSM
President Shaniqua McClendon.
“I don’t think students were con
sciously making an effort not to elect
a black student,” McClendon said.
“I think the fact that we didn’t
have one of our own members
there had a lot to do with people
Take 15/501 South towards Plttsboro
Exit Market St. / Southern Village
QUANTUM OF SOLACED mimnm
MADAGASCAR ESCAPE 2 AFRICA £ JMUMffMMio
ROLEMODELSi \mvm
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 31
THE DUCHESS® \M\mm
‘‘Anybody can play rugby.... Theres a
position for everybody out there on the
field, no matter how big, how small, any
shape, any size”
EVAN RACZKOWSKI, UNC RUGBY RECRUITING CHAIRMAN AND PLAYER
“Anybody can play rugby. The
game really adheres to everybody.
We have a guy who’s 5’4”, 140 and
then a guy who’s 6’4” 295,” he said.
“There’s a position for everybody
out there on die field, no matter how
big, how small, any shape, any size.”
In addition to recruiting from
high schools, the team looks to grab
athletes from within the University
athletic community.
Raczkowski was a UNC heavy
weight wrestler before joining the
team.
He had never played rugby
before his roommate talked him
into trying out for the team. And
though he was able to grasp the
game’s basics early on, he said he
still has a lot to learn.
make them right,” he said. “Only
louder.”
Bingham residents said they were
concerned a transfer station would
jeopardize the rural character of the
township and compromise resident
safety on the area’s small roads.
“One can only hope that an
OWA.sA sludge truck would not
collide with a waste truck,” resi
dent Myra Dodson said. “Now that
would be an embarrassing mess.”
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@uiu edu.
participating less than they would
have than if our Miss BSM candi
date had been on the ballot.”
Terri Houston, director of
recruitment and multicultural pro
grams, said she hopes race did not
influence the election but noted
that race is receiving more atten
tion than it has in the past.
“I think people are more acutely
aware of factors and dimensions
about race because of our new pres
ident, and if they’re not, they need
to wake up,” she said. “The election
has opened our eyes to ideas revolv
ing around race, so hopefully we’ll
be able to talk more and be more
open about these things.”
But Livingston said he doesn’t
want to dwell on the past.
“For the most part the black
community had some disdain for
how Homecoming was run this
year, but we just need to accept it
for what it is, accept the problems
and the shortcomings and figure
out how we can improve the pro
cess in years to come,” he said.
“Running for any public office is
no easy feat, and Jeremy’s a good
friend of mine now. This experi
ence has been amazing, and I’ve
been blessed and I have no right to
complain about anything.”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
DELIVERY
sJjBf 919-968-3278
OPEN LATE A OPEN FOR LUNCH
uiawniiranufr Mon-Wed: 11am-3am • Thurs: 11 am-3 30am
W & Sat: 11 am-3:3oam Sun I an,-3am
IGUMBY SOLO
■■■■■■■■ SMALL 1-ITEM PIZZA
FREPI OR POKEY STIX AA
■ tlliMiN +1 CAN SODA ffiW
WACKY WEEKDAYS GUMBY COMBO
WULIO SUN-TKUR A. .. LARGE 1 -ITEM PIZZA
choose i... cq qq * T ?:;i? OK ? Y .? Ti
URGE 1-ITEM PIZZA flllW ♦ * u ™
URGE power STIX wooaiKmsie* ?*ST QQaddio
• PEPPERONI ROUS CHOOSf 3FCfl&<9? ALL 3 ?lU|W DESSERT $4 99
News
“Learning wasn’t as difficult, per
se, but understanding the intrica
cies of the game has actually been
very difficult. I’ve been playing for
over a year, and there’s still things
I learn every day.” ‘
In addition to having a chance at
the playoffs this season, Richard.-,
expects the team to be nationally
competitive in the future if experi
enced players keep coming in.
“We’ve had structure for the
past three years and we’ve got a
very, very young team right now,”
he said. “In two to three years time
we could have a real serious go at
the national scene.”
Contact the Features Editor
atfeatures@unc.edu
QUARTERBACKS
FROM PAGE 1
quarterback for Saturday’s N.C. State
game until both have had a chance to
compete for the spot this week.
“The approach is that we are
not gonna name a starter as to this
Saturday,” he said.
“That I’m going to meet with
both of the quarterbacks this after
noon, as is (offensive coordinator)
John Shoop, and we’re going to sit
down and talk to them.
“And say, OK, look, you both
need to be prepared. And we’ll try
to make a decision at some point
later in the week.”
Since Sexton became UNC’s go-to
guy during Sept. 27’s Miami game,
the QB has thrown nine touchdowns
and four interceptions, averaging
more than 175 yards a game.
But Sexton struggled on Saturday,
going only 10-for-24 for 166 yards,
with one touchdown tipped by a
defender first —and one intercep
tion, plus a lost fumble.
“1 never got into a rhythm,”
Sexton said after the game. “I just, I
was off. I don’t know how to explain
it. It just wasn’t my day today.”
But this decision isn’t made
solely on Sexton’s performance
TESTIMONY
FROM PAGE 1'
the jury —with a 5-inch kitchen
knife by his side.
The man referenced Player 1 by
name and said that he was in his
room with girls.
“I didn’t think anything of it in
terms of it being a threatening situa
tion whatsoever,” Player 3 said.
Player 3 went into the room
thinking it would be a good way to
make fun of Player 1, he testified.
“The next day it would be a good
locker room story for the guys. They
usually enjoy stories like that.”
In the room, he saw Player 1
in the bed with a woman on top
of him, but did not hear signs of
struggle or sexual conduct.
Another woman came to the door,
took off Player 3’s shirt and put him
on the same bed. She broke his belt,
bound his hands with it and blind
folded him with a tie.
“It’s a situation where you’re not
really counting minutes because
every second feels like an hour,”
Player 3 said.
When the woman began to fon
dle him, he lost control and tried
to push her away, he said. That is
when Lewis rushed in and put a
knife to his neck, breaking skin. “It
was serious. I honestly thought 1
was going to die,” he said.
Player 2 said he was pretend
ing to be asleep when he heard the
commotion from the other room.
He stayed in bed the first two
times a man walked in but some
time later he made a profanity
laced 9XI call.
While calling, he saw Lewis, who
came in and put a knife to his throat
and bound his hands with a belt.
Police came soon afterward and
apprehended the two women while
Lewis got away
The victims’ statements shortly
after the i une differed lrom what
they said >u court Monday, defense
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
B BV B\TT
T Ipl
DTH/CHESSA RICH
Members of the UNC club rugby team practice the maul -a play about
strength and powe - before tht r last preseason tournament.
“The most important thing at all positions
is who gives us the best chance to vin.”
BUTCH DAVIS, UNC FOOTBALL COACH
Saturday, Davis said.
“It’s no disrespect to Cam. Cam’s
done an outstandii lg job, tor the most
part. He’s come in, we’ve won games
with him, he’s performed well.”
But so did Yates, foi 12 games
last year and the first three this
season.
After talking about the offense
with his staff for four or five hours
Sunday, Davis said they chose to
open up the competition.
Wide receiver Cooter Arnold,
who caught his first touchdown pass
Saturday on Sexton’s tipped throw,
said Yates has looked sharp in prac
tices the past few weeks but that he
hasn’t played as much as Sexton.
“Well, he hasn’t been practicing
too, too much, but whenever he’s
been in there, it’s just like before he
left. He’s doing good,” he said.
Yates now has been practic
ing for two full weeks, Davis said,
though Sexton still has been getting
about 70 percent of the throws.
This week that number will
even off.
“Its a situation where you’re not really
counting minutes because every second
feels like an hour.”
A UNC FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO SAYS HE WAS BOUND AND BLINDFOLDED
attorney Russ Hollers pointed out
on several occasions.
Player 1 made a statement with
much more detail the morning after.
Players 1 and 3 both said the women
punched them in the face, which
they denied Monday.
The prosecution concluded its evi
dence with the testimony of the three
players. Hollers made a motion to
The Energy Crisis
How did we get here and
where do we go?
with J. Robinson West
Wednesday, November 19
4:00 PM
Murphey Hall Room 116
Mr , !,<„ idn-y president of PFC Energy, a
glob,,' c v>. 'nsui'uig firm, and chair of the
b >ard or in. ■ disunite of Peace, as well as a
tormei Assisi a:. Secretary of the Interior and
1 INC alum 1 talk is sponsored by the
Institute 1 • tlu Environment, the Department
■I Publi. i\,iicy, the Public Policy Majors
onioii. and The Roosevelt Institution.
For more information, call (919) 962-0965
fflt; unc jfit; unc
■Lui* INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE OF
| THE ENVIRONMENT j ARTS AND SCIENCES
“That’s one of the thing# that
we’ve bei n trying to evaluate as T.J.
came bat k, was at what point lie
would be in a position to somewhat
compete,” Da\ is said.
“So we’re going to watch them
both practice, we’re going to put
them into situai ions, and see how the
week unfolds before v\ e l ry to decide
who might be the qua tei back.”
Before his in,my, ink s was lead
ing the ACC in pass -fficiency and
was third in yards jm ,ame and
total offense. In bis t nee games,
he picked up six touchdowns and
only one pick on 65 , as.
Fullback Bob' v Ri knows
either QB would get the job done
the competition is actually a
good thing, he said.
“I mean, I think it’s a great prob
lem to have, to have two starting
quarterbacks, that either one can
go in, and the team’s gonna back
either one 100 percent.”
Contact the Sports Editor
at sports@unc.edu.
dismiss all charges based on lack of
evidence; Assistant District Attorney
Morgan Whitney agreed to drop at
least one felony charge.
Both sides will make their clos
ing arguments today and the jury
is expected to deliberate.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@uiiL.edu.
13