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The Daily Tar HeelThursday, October 22, 19927 ft The next great Tar Heel? Stackhouse is on his way By Amy McCaffrey Assistant Spoils Editor andDavldJ. Kupstas Senior Writer . If Jerry Stackhouse had followed his heart, he would be suiting up next fall in a Lenoir Community College basket ball uniform. ;: At least that's what Stackhouse led people to believe when he listed LCC as his favorite college team in a newspaper profile last spring. "It was just a joke," he said with a laugh. "They were trying to get me caught up and see what was my favorite college, so I told 'em. It was the com munity college back home I did go to almost all of their home games, as a matter of fact. So they might have been my favorite team last year." ButStackhouse,the 1992 North Caro lina high school player of the year and one of the most sought-after seniors in the nation, announced Monday that he would become a North Carolina Tar Heel, not a Lancer. His verbal commit ment to UNC ended months of specula tion about which school the 6-foot-6 forward would attend. '- Stackhouse, whose final decision came down to UNC and N.C. State, cannot sign a binding letter of intent until Nov. 11, the first day of the NCAA's fall signing period. ) It rfi f Jerry Stackhouse The constant hounding from re cruiters not to mention endless questions from media and com munity members became so un bearable that the Kinston native transferred from Kinston High School to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., for his senior year of high school. Fortunately for Stackhouse, Oak Hill is not only remote but also a power in prep basketball and has the reputation of making good players better. "He's going to play a lot better com petition," said Kinston assistant coach Randy Radford. "They're going to Ha waii, they're going to Las Vegas. They play in Georgia and South Carolina, and that's pretty good experience." Stackhouse, the half-brother of former Kinston High and Florida State star Tony Dawson, made an immediate impact on the high school level, break ing state records for points scored by a freshman and points scored by a sopho more. As a junior last season, his 29.8 points and 13.8 rebounds per game led the Vikings to the state title game. Prep Stars Recruiter's Handbook Forum rated him the No. 2 prospect in the nation behind New Orleans' Randy Livingston, who has verbally commit ted to Louisiana State. Stackhouse's talent was evident in the sixth grade, his junior high coach said. "He had it written all over him," said Robert Murphy, basketball coach at Savannah Middle School. "He was des tined to be an excellent ballplayer." Murphy said he could spot this, even though state rules prevented 6th graders from playing. "He was better than any thing I had then, including my 9th grad ers at that point." Radford added that Stackhouse could be physically ready for the NBA in two years, but a program like UNC's would encourage him to stay in school. "I think that's another real positive about Carolina. I think if he goes there, he will eventually get his degree." All the talk about when Stackhouse will leave UNC may be a bit premature for someone who has yet to graduate from high school. Still, who can fault him and his former coaches from think ing of the future, when Stackhouse has been recruited to have an immediate impact on the UNC squad? "With every level he goes, he comes up with something new," Murphy said. "He's unbelievable.There aren't many times you'll get a player like Jerry." from page 3 as chairman for three years, said he had clarified the meeting in question was a public information meeting, not a public hearing, and a miscommunication caused the problems. The Far Side WtHS Vfiu '. Upvpt l&ifnfirl Yinf Scales or- nodes, dmidyoi,yoWQ rmf): Just screw around ,n class, 75 J- recall :..yw loot at you , you ione -deeir IMe weasel.'- chord you're butchering?, Z's Mr. B!artorJ, llplf ; sZfl ? my eld music 'miMMijli Calvin and Hobbes "No, I am not a king and do not wish to be one," he said in response to Kennedy's comments. Haithcock said he thought that Carey had made a mistake and that he would not resort to negative tactics in the remain der of the campaign. "I am not going to resort to name-calling or character assassinations," Haithcock said. "I'm sticking to the issues." The candidates also held different views on the $52 million school bond issue, which would provide funding to build two new schools and to upgrade technology. Carey and Willhoit both said they favored the bond, while Haithcock and Kennedy said they would not support it. Marcoplos he supported the bond and would work to raise alternative money for the schools if the bond did not pass. Haithcock said he would like taxpayers to decide for themselves about the issue, choosing between the bond or a pay-as-you-go plan, which he supported. "I feel like (pay-as-you-go) is the best way to go," he said. "When you say you're against the school bond, that doesn't mean you think children aren't an important resource." But Willhoit said money was scarce in the pay-as-you-go plan. "It's either going to be trailer city, or we need to build new schools," he said. Carey said that the lack of good public education was the "worst form of child abuse." "Our children are our most valuable human resource," he said. Marcoplos stressed the need for energy alternatives in a new school if the bond should pass in November. "The potential for savings is enormous," he said. "We can save $6 million by cutting energy costs in half." 1 The candidates also discussed solid waste management and how to attract more businesses to the county. ITS A H1SU PRICE TO PAtf, BUT NOZZUHG TI6ER TOMMIES IS ONE OF TME SKEW PLEASURES OF LIFE. Doonesbury 1 JUST A 1 1 IK I 1 DREAM1 I I I I3T J M(miN6... it wM m t iEAH.OSTCWUXHAPPCm. OUT...N0rSAYIN6He-MASIN 111 A TREASON MOPE.BUTCWim 1 1 hacvfurd arrrm mie twin it j q pOPPO OP BOO 1 IcouiPTmrnecmpm T H AKXJNP.THBTWST THING. I If WRESTIU. 1 1 try UM?K;1 H 1 AMERICAN FfOftECOUlDSAY, II II PREAMINO.ll Arm J B I 'mFOURMOREYEAFS." 111 6EORGE. f i-. - - 111 , -:gsaa3L,J JltLJilllDII THE Daily Crossword by Stanley B. 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All Rights Reserved " 23 Distributed cards again 25 Tranquil 26 Double curve 27 Stupid person 29 Marked with stripes 30 Does stage work 32 Certain European 33 Heraldic border 35 Aware 36 Sharp 38 More mean 42 Nome resident 44 Numskulls 45 Iliad, e.g. 46 Uncle Miltie 48 Hungarian hero 49 Chow 50 River transportation 51 Slaughter of baseball 52 Vegas cubes 54 qua non, 55 Reverse 56 Richard of filmdom 59 Gymnast's goal mm R II S i l F I L I A I IaIg oljn o ouoTuTlTtI Need help with this crossword puzzle? Call 1-900-454-3014. Your phone company will bill you 95 cents per minute. Rotary or touch-tone phones. 12 3 4 " 5 S T t F"" 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 " " Ti 19 " " 2(i 21 "" : 22 " 23 24 25 26 27 ' It 29 30 31 32 33 " 35 36 37 " 38 7i io IT" 42 43 44 45 " 46 1 47 46 49 ..I..,-. 50 51 52 53 54 56 56 """" 59 " "" 60 " mm M 63 64 65 "" I I I LiJ I I L...1.1..J I I I Jerry stacks his chips in right place at UNC When Jerry Stackhouse announced his verbal commitment Monday to play basketball at UNC, he said he wanted to make a decision in order to relieve the pressure of the recruiting process. But the hype has just begua He's been rated as the best or, at least, second-best senior high school basketball player in the nation. He set North Carolina state records for scoring as a sophomore and as a freshman, and has been called the best high school basketball player in North Carolina history. He left Smalltown, U.SA., also known as Kinston, for prep school powerhouse Oak Hill Academy. And now he's coming to Chapel Hill, to play in the House that Dean Built, with the expectations of one of the nation's greatest basketball tradi tions heaped upon him. For Stackhouse, coming to UNC means more than going to play for his "favorite team." It means learning The System, although UNC head coach Dean Smith says he doesn't have one. Stackhouse will have to learn to play defense the North Carolina way, which usually takes freshmen awhile. Defense wins playing time under Smith, and the 6-foot-6 forward won't be able to rely on pure athletic ability JohnC. Manuel Assistant Sports Editor like he did at Kinston High. But Jerry probably had that figured out. Sure, the hype will be great once Stackhouse be gins to get seri ous playing time, and like Donald Will iams last sea son, Stackhouse will wonder whether he made the right choice. Sure, he could have gone to a school where he'd play right away, like, say, N.C. State, But how many State alumni thrive in the NBA? Now, how many Tar Heel alumni do? So when Stackhouse says that he's coming here because it's his favorite school, read that as: "I want an educa tion, but I also want to play pro ball." But for UNC, the signing of Stackhouse would mean much more. For two of the last three years, Smith has sought andsigned the tophigh school hoops player in North Carolina. It means that Duke, N.C. State, Wake Forest and other ACC schools are still second on the minds of high school players in the Old North State. Despite winning back-to-back NCAA titles, Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils do not own the re cruiting arena. Losing Stackhouse to the Blue Devils would have been a fatal blow to UNC basketball both psychologically and on the court. : It could mean that Jeff Mclnnis, a 6-4 point guard and Stackhouse's teammate at Oak Hill, could come to UNC. Mclnnis has said he would like to go to the same school as Stackhouse. Unlike Stackhouse, Mclnnis has yet to meet NCAA freshman eligibility requirements. In the end, most fans think of how Stackhouse will make an impact for North Carolina on the court begin ning in the 1993-94 season. Eric Montross, Derrick Phelps, Brian Reese, Pat Sullivan and Kevin Salvadori will be seniors. Montross, Phelps and Reese figure to be stars, and Reese's athleticism will be a per fect test in practice for Stackhouse. ' He will wait behind Reese for a year, learning and adjusting. And once he learns the philosophy of playing at North Carolina, Jerry Stackhouse will know that he made the right decision. He chose UNC. Science from page 3 say, 'I am so many years old,' this is a limitation. It is a mortal thought that man can have X number of years on Earth and then we are gone. (Immortal ity) is our concept of life and our indi vidual self." The Christian Science view of salva tion also differs from that of most Chris tian denominations. "Salvation is not something you get through death," Mead said. "It is a daily overcoming of the ills of the flesh. We happen to believe Jesus probably overcame all of the ills of the flesh. He rose from the dead. You can't beat that." A large part of Christian Science and the aspect that most readily attracts people is the belief in healing the body through the use of prayer instead of modern medical practices. "(Instantaneous healing) takes place in the moment when we finally realize that we have always been perfect and we just accepted some lies about our selves as imperfect, coming from age or whatever, and these lies have come be tween us and our view of God's perfect plan," Mead said. "The. basis of healing in Christian Science is not human will. It is not mind over matter, 'I thinkrrry way out of it. ' That is mind with a small 'm' in mind, human mind. If you say 'Mind over matter' with a capital 'M,' mind with a capital 'M' stands for God, that is letting his intelligence shine through us, his perfect expression. Then we don't have problems. "When you are having a problem or see a problem, it is not out there or in you," Mead said. "You have accepted in your thinking something different than God's perfect creation. Basically, what you think is what you get." Instead of seeing a doctor, Christian Scientists who are in need of healing call or go to a Christian Science practi tioner, someone who has devoted their life to healing through prayer. "There is no laying-on of hands, no touching, no medical supplement, and 99 percent is done by phone," Mead said. "When you go to a practitioner, you must agree to take no medication." Many people who are Christian Sci entists became so after an illness in which doctors had given up on them, Mead said. Kurshildgen's father became a Chris tian Scientist this way. "My father was quite ill during my years in high school," he said. "The medical world had no idea what his illness was. My piano teacher was a Christian Scientist, and I began to ask her questions about Christian Sci ence. Her explanations were so clear and logical that I began to see that my thought needed to be changed. ;L "My. father did not accept (Christian Science) at that time, but we removed him from the hospital," Kurshildgen said. "He was a semi-invalid for many years after that at home. During this time, my father was healed of blind ness. Eventually, he and my mother became members of both the branch church and the mother church. It was then that he acknowledged that it was through my efforts to bring Christian Science into the home that he was able to be there to tell the story." Kurshildgen has also had many healings of his own. "I had an early healing of migraine headaches and have never had one since. I had a healing of tuberculosis within a couple of weeks. Both of these were absolute." Why is Christian Science considered a science? "Like any science. Christian Science and the application of its prin- , ciples can bring about the absolute ef- feet, which is the truth," Kurshildgen ; said. Mead said: "It can only be called a ; science if it works every time it is ap plied correctly. It does, and that's what makes it a science. On the other hand, -what doctors practice is an art." Mead always is surprised by critics of Christian Science. "Anvthine that works so well, you think people would want to emulate, but it is like the old..'. King of the Mountain bit. The king's on the mountain, everyone is. 'trying to knock him down, and I can't figure out , why." nmz. 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