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In recent years of Tar Heel prosper-ity, the Matt Doherty era has seemedlike a very distant memory.But with Wednesday night’s 82-69loss against Wake Forest, North Carolinais faced with something that hasn’t beenseen since before Roy Williams took thereins: a three-game losing streak. With Ed Davis watching from thesidelines, UNC (12-7) got buried by a WFU barrage of second-half 3-pointersfor a second straight home loss.“It’s frustrating,” Williams said.“It’s something that we haven’t beenthrough, something that we’re notenjoying going through.”Especially damaging is the fact thateach of those three losses were to ACCfoes. UNC has now dug itself into a 1-3conference record. After playing a back-and-forth firsthalf, WFU shooters found their strokeafter the break. Thanks to 7-for-8 shoot-ing from beyond the arc, the three-pointhalftime margin quickly ballooned to adouble-digit UNC deficit.The Demon Deacons (13-4, 3-2 ACC) shot 53.6 percent from long rangein what head coach Dino Gaudio joked was the best in the history of Wake
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Chancellor Holden Thorp’s newright-hand man is going to be a lotlike him.In addition to wearing glasses,all four of the finalists for the posi-tion of executive vice chancellorand provost are white males witha science background. All four have extensive experi-ence in academics and adminis-tration, which qualifies them to be the chief academic officer.But some say a diversity of view-points — including different racial,gender and academic backgrounds— could help UNC better manage budgets, create a new academic vision and recruit students.The prevalence of candidates with science backgrounds could be the result of changing priori-ties within academics.“It reflects the reality of the big research university,” saidJohn McGowan, director of UNC’s Institute for the Arts andHumanities. “Most of the researchdollars come from the sciences, andthe reality of financing issues is thatthese universities are dependingmore and more on this money.”Thorp’s experience in theseareas was cited as a reason for hisselection as chancellor.McGowan said there is a per-
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The construction of a new branch of UNCHospitals in Hillsborough the state says is neededcould fall through due to legal roadblocks.The hospital still has to complete an appeal pro-cess started by a wary nearby medical center.Sixty-eight beds would be relocated from UNCHospitals to the location in Hillsborough, said townof Hillsborough planning director Margaret Hauth.“They aren’t necessarily expanding capacity,” shesaid. “That will happen in the future. But the mainreason now is they are trying to move beds around.”The $228 million new facility is set to be builtoff Interstate 40 Exit 261 in the Waterstone devel-opment, across the street from Durham TechnicalCommunity College.Construction for the 80-plus acre site is slatedfor completion in 2014.But an appeal made by Alamance RegionalMedical Center more than a month ago has broughtthe process to a standstill, said Ray Lafrenaye, vicepresident of facilities and plant development atUNC Hospitals. Alamance’s primary concern is that movingthese beds to the proposed community hospital inHillsborough could limit the number of patients inneed of aggressive treatment the Alamance medi-cal center could send to UNC because the researchhospital would have fewer beds available.The state has approved UNC’s application for aCertificate of Need, which deems the constructionof the hospital as a necessity.Karen McCall, vice president of public affairs andmarketing at UNC Hospitals, said the appeal standsin the way.But Alamance officials said it could help resolveoutstanding issues.“When you apply for a C.O.N., other hospitals
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Forward Travis Wear didn’t play poorly in his first start for No. 24 North Carolina.The freshman scored a career-high 13points on 6-for-11 shooting, snared sixrebounds and even managed to dish outone assist.But it was the zero in the block column of his stat line where the player he replaced, EdDavis, was missed the most Wednesday.“Everybody knows how good Ed is andall the things he does for this team,” forwardDeon Thompson said. “It definitely doesn’thelp when you don’t have Ed out there.” Without the 6-10 sophomore’s lengthy arms to deter shorter players from drivingto the basket, 6-foot point guard IshmaelSmith consistently found room to slash tothe basket on his way to scorching the TarHeels for 20 points. And on a night in which Wake Forestdrilled nine of its 16 shots from the three-point line in its 82-69 win against UNC,only three of Smith’s points came from behind the arc.“I think Ed would have disrupted some
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have the ability to appeal on the grounds that youare encroaching on their territory,” Hauth said.Tracey Grayzer, director of public relations at Alamance Regional Medical Center, said the hos-pital is worried about a duplication of services,and said the appeal process could clear up any misunderstandings.“The appeal forces everyone to sit down at the tableand have full disclosure on the project,” she said.Lafrenaye said the project is still in design stages.“We have a $2 million threshold for planning fees,and until we get formal approval, we can’t go overthat threshold,” he said. Attorneys on both sides are currently in talksabout when the appeal will be settled, he said.The idea of building the new branch was first dis-cussed last March, Hauth said.She said she is expecting to receive building plansfor the project this spring.McCall said need for a satellite clinic seemed morepractical in the recession than an expansion on-site.“When things changed in the economy, people’sinvestments were lost, and our amount of capitalchanged,” she said. “Building the expansion off-site was the best option forward before we built another bed tower on campus.”County planning director Craig Benedict said
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of Ishmael’s shots when they went throughthe lane,” Wear said. “He would have givenus a greater rebounding presence inside and would also have been a strong presence onthe offensive end.”Davis, who leads UNC in blocked shotsand rebounding, didn’t play due to asprained ankle he sustained in Saturday’sgame against Georgia Tech. While coach Roy Williams said Davisprobably could have played hurt, he opted tohold him out as a precaution because UNChas six days of rest before its next game.“He told me yesterday he was about 65percent, and I didn’t think it was right toplay him unless he could tell me he was at 90percent,” Roy Williams said. “I said, ‘Give mea percentage,’ and he said, ‘About 80, 85.’“I was afraid if I played him and hesprained it again, it would be one of thosenagging things.” And with Williams’ decision to play it safe,Davis traded in his jersey and a spot on thecourt for a suit and a seat on the bench.UNC missed him in a physical game
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Forest. C.J. Harris converted on fourof those treys to tie for a game-high 20points.“You don’t like teams to shoot openshots on you,” Williams said. “AndI think back to those threes — they didn’t make many tough threes. They made wide open threes.”Explosive WFU point guard IshmaelSmith sliced through UNC’s perimeterdefense for 20 points of his own. While the Demon Deacons werefinding nylon with frequency, thehome-court rims weren’t so kind to theTar Heels. Despite UNC only turningthe ball over nine times, poor shootingkept its score under 70.UNC finished the game shooting36.6 percent from the field, including just 6-for-26 from 3-point range.“It is more than just making shots,” Williams said. “The quality of shots weren’t good. A couple of times we
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CorreCtions
Due to reporting errors, Wednesday’s front-page story,“SafeWalk program expanding with bikes,” misstated the num- ber of students involved with theprogram. There are 25 total.The story also misstatessafety committee co-chairwom-an Ashley Klein’s position onexpanding the program. Shesaid she wants to keep it “smalland successful” in the immediatefuture but eventually grow it. Also, the article incorrectly states that SafeWalkers are notpermitted to cross FranklinStreet. They are permitted to doso when accompanying studentsto Greek housing.The Daily Tar Heel apolo-gizes for the errors.
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my Allen, a sophomore American studies major,gives blood in the Kenan Residence Hall parlor inDecember. The local chapters of the American RedCross announced Jan. 10 that they had 1,600 pints of blood, which is only one day’s supply.
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Someone reported an assault with a knife at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at 100 Forsyth Drive, according toChapel Hill police reports.
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Someone punched a man inthe mouth at 3:03 a.m. Wednesday at the 300 block of Mitchell Lane,according to Chapel Hill policereports.
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Someone reported a pursestolen from the Limelight store atabout 6:10 p.m. Monday at 402 W.Franklin St., according to ChapelHill police reports.The Coach purse was valued at$110, reports state.
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A man reported that peoplemoved into his apartment with-out permission while he wasgone sometime between Dec. 1,2009, and 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at500 Umstead Drive, according toChapel Hill police reports.
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Someone was suspected of damaging property between 5p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Monday atRoyal Park Apartments located at501 N.C. 54, according to Carrboropolice reports.The person had spray-paintedone of the mirrors and one of thetreadmills in the fitness center,reports state.The person also damaged severalpieces of a fence just outside the fit-ness center, reports state.
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Somebody reported a smalldog running at large at MerrittMill Road and N.C. 54, accordingto Carrboro police reports.Police went to check the areaand did not find a dog, reportsstate.
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A juvenile attempted to stealdifferent kinds of potato chips because she said she was hungry at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday at the HarrisTeeter at 310 N. Greensboro St.,according to Carrboro policereports.
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. A charter school near Boulder, Colo., was closed early Wednesday after a suspiciousduffel bag was delivered to campus.Inside was a stuffed Kermit the Frog. Alicia Thomas, mother of four students atthe school, said one of her daughters believesthe Muppet madness might have been part of asenior prank, but she is pleased with the carefulapproach, the Daily Camera reports.
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. “With 29 gay bars here, there’sa reason it’s dubbed Hotlanta. … And whodoesn’t love the sweet lilt of a Georgia accenton a knockout guy or gal?”— The Advocate magazine correspondentMike Albo, justifying his pick of Atlanta as thecountry’s gayest city. Atlanta beat out Burlington, Vt., Iowa City,Bloomington, Ind. and Madison, Wis.
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ome might call it a badge of honor, but several University of Rhode Islandstudents are suing the nearby beach town of Narragansett for its policedepartment’s policy of affixing orange stickers to homes where police have busted rowdy parties.Now several students are asking a judge to strike down the regulation, claimingthe stickers reach the level of public humiliation.But a town attorney argued that the stickers are a legitimate way to crack down onillegal behavior. He said the stigma associated with the sticker is not great enoughto strike down the law.Stigma? Hell, there ain’t no party like an orange sticker party.
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Due to a reporting error, Wednesday’s pg. 3 story, “Changesahead for the GRE,” misquotedMark McNutt, spokesman for theEducational Testing Service.McNutt actually said, “This isthe largest revision of the test ever.It was time to do it.”The Daily Tar Heel apologizes forthe error.
Campus briefs
UNC to offe cetfcate focampus dvesty advocacy
The Diversity Education Team, agroup created to develop diversity awareness across campus, will offera Diversity Advocate Certificate forfaculty, staff and students.Requirements for the certificateinclude:
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UNC eseach offes feshnsghts nto ban cance
Researchers at the UNCLineberger Comprehensive CancerCenter have found evidence thatglioblastoma multiforme, the mostcommon form of brain cancer inadults, is likely caused not by a sin-gle disease but several, each with adistinct molecular disease process.The study, which was publishedin the January issue of the journal“Cancer Cell,” could provide crucialinformation for future therapies.
Ode of the Golden Fleecenow acceptng nomnatons
The University’s highest honor-ary society, the Order of the GoldenFleece, is accepting nominationsfor new members through Jan. 29.Founded in 1904, the society selects members based upon serviceto the UNC community using sever-al criteria — scholarship, creativity,loyalty and leadership in academicand extracurricular endeavors.The honor society seeks studentsfrom the junior and senior classes,graduate students, staff, faculty andalumni who have made significantcontributions to the UNC commu-nity as nominees.Nominations can be submittedonline at unc.edu/ogf. Any questions can be directed tothe members of the active order atgoldenfleece@unc.edu.
APPLES summe ntenshpnow acceptng applcatons
APPLES, a service learning pro-gram on campus, is looking forapplicants for the organization’ssummer internship. Applicationsare due by 3 p.m. on Feb. 5.Interns receive the opportunity to work with a nonprofit or gov-ernmental organization in NorthCarolina for the summer.Interns accepted into the pro-gram will work 40 hours per weekand earn $2,500. They can also earnthree hours of academic credit by establishing an independent study with a faculty member to reflect ontheir work in the internship.The application for the intern-ship is available at unc.edu/apples/students/internships/.Questions can be directed toRadhika Deshmukh at rsd1489@gmail.com or Sadie McCleary atsadiemc@email.unc.edu.
CiTy briefs
Hllsboough asks holdaydecoatons be emoved
The town of Hillsborough wantscitizens to remove all holiday deco-rations, including poinsettias, by Feb. 1 from gravesites in the towncemetery.The remaining decorations will be removed.Other items, including artificialflowers, vases and wreaths placedon the ground should be removed by March 1 due to grounds maintenancethat will take place until Nov. 1.
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Chapel Hill Transit will bererouting several routes due to amajor construction project along West Drive beginning Feb. 1.The CCX, D and NS routes will be rerouted along Manning Drive toEast Drive and Mason Farm Road.Passengers can board buses at theUNC Hospitals Parking Deck stop.The CL, G, HU and T routes will be rerouted along South ColumbiaStreet, Mason Farm Road and EastDrive. Passengers can board buseson Manning Drive at the UNCHospitals stop.Passengers are advised to expectdelays and allow for additional trav-eling time.
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Few violate smoking ban
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After only a week in existence, theUniversity’s newest dining option is provingthat sustainable food could be a sustainableoption.Lenoir Mainstreet’s newest restaurant,1.5.0., has been profitable in its first week in business, and University officials said they are hoping students will continue to supportthe healthy campus eatery.Mike Freeman, director of auxiliary ser- vices, said he had originally hoped the newrestaurant would break even in terms of finances. But after its first week in business,he said the restaurant is poised to exceed hisexpectations.“It is a little early to speculate what aver-age daily sales will be, but it is still trendingupwards,” wrote Scott Myers, director of foodand vending, in an e-mail.The restaurant earned $914 on the firstday of operation, and grew its business tomake $1,843 on Tuesday, Myers said. Averagedaily sales have been around $1,320, aboutone-fourth what Chick-fil-A, the most popu-lar establishment, earns in a day.1.5.0. is UNC’s answer to student requestsfor healthier dining options on campus,and the restaurant’s executive chef, PaulBasciano, said the first week of business hasproved promising.Sales from the previous operation, Zoca, which served Tex-Mex food, accounted forabout 5 percent of Mainstreet’s total sales.In comparison, Chick-fil-A represents about30 percent.Freeman said this new restaurant shouldeventually represent a much larger portionof sales than its predecessor, but it will takesome time as students become used to theestablishment.The eatery serves healthy, sustainable food with ingredients acquired from local farmers.Food is typically considered sustainable if itcomes from fewer than 150 miles away, which
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is where the restaurant gets its name.Sophomore Zack Toal said he has eatenat 1.5.0. several times and enjoys the style of food.“I generally eat organic food at home,” saidToal, who is from Atlanta. “The pricing hereis pretty fair.”Basciano said he works to create a realis-tic but attractive menu with an eclectic mixof foods. Sweet potato fries with honey but-ter and Indian dahl have been some of thehottest sellers so far.Basciano, a New York City native, is nostranger to rolling up his sleeves and gettingto work. Part of his career was spent work-ing with top chefs in the nation. At one time,he cooked for actor Paul Newman.He also holds both business and culinary degrees and owned several food businesses before taking his current position at UNCabout five years ago.Basciano said he believes his latest chal-lenge is just as exciting as any that he’s faced.Freeman said the University hopes toinstall a burrito station near the soups andsalads in Lenoir to replace the demand for-merly filled by Zoca.
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Complaints show lack of compliance to law
A total of 369 complaints about noncompliance with the N.C. smoke-freerestaurants and bars law have been reported. The highest number of complaintswas in Guilford County, which has received 74 complaints.
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Two smoking-ban violationshave been reported so far in OrangeCounty, but most businesses inthe area say the ban has had littleimpact on sales.The state legislature passed alaw in May that banned smokinginside bars and restaurants. Thelaw went into effect Jan. 2.Since then, the N.C. Division of Public Health has reported 369 violations from across 24,000 N.C. bars and restaurants. More thanhalf of the counties in the statehave had no violations.Guilford County was reportedto have 74 violations — the high-est in the state by far. Wake andMecklenburg Counties, whichcontain Raleigh and Charlotte,respectively, also had relatively high numbers.The numbers are based on com-plaints made to the department,said Sally Herndon Malek, head of the N.C. Tobacco Prevention andControl Branch.The three most common causesof the complaints have been vis-ible ashtrays, failure to display the required non-smoking signand failure by staff to stop indoorsmoking, Herndon Malek said.The number of violations inOrange County have not been ashigh because many restaurants and bars had banned smoking prior tothe implementation of the law,local bar owners said.“Not a whole lot has changed forus. We’re still running smoothly and happily,” said Griffin Kennedy,manager of Top of the Hill, whichhad already prohibited smokingindoors.Despite the high number of vio-lations in some areas, the depart-ment does not foresee a decline inrestaurant business because of the ban, Herndon Malek said.“Other states have done this beforeNorth Carolina, and some have seenan increase, and some have seen nonegative impact,” she said.The impact of the ban is not yetapparent because January is typi-cally a slow month for restaurant business, Herndon Malek said.The Raleigh Times Bar has yet tosee a decline in business, althoughthe bar previously had a smokingsection, bartender Matt Holmessaid.The ban might even be good for business, he said.“Before the ban, customers would leave if there was no spacein the smoking section, but nowthe restaurant is full in all sections,”Holmes said. “So far, no violations.Everyone’s taking it outside.”Some smokers in the area saidthe ban does not significantly affecttheir going-out experience.“I kind of appreciate it becausethe inside of the bar is clearer andmore dynamic,” said Carrboro resi-dent Chip Bowman, who smokes.“It’s probably for the better — bet-ter for business. Of course, it sucksto have to go outside,” he said.
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BY KATiE LiTTLE
staff writer
Student Congress appropri-ated almost $9,000 of student feemoney Tuesday to a graduate stu-dent group, even though represen-tatives could not agree on whetherthe group qualified for funding.The significant appropriationto an organization closely tied toan academic department spurreddebate among members in regardto the types of programs studentfees should fund.The money was directed tothe Communication StudiesGraduate Student Association andScreenArts, which work closely withthe Department of CommunicationStudies to plan events.Members of Congress seemedunsure as to whether they had theauthority to fund programs associ-ated with academic departmentsand about the degree to which thegroup fell into that category.“My major concern with the bill was that it felt like we were sub-sidizing an academic department,”said representative Maggie Zhou, who voted against giving the groupthe money.The graduate student groupreceived $8,650 of a $10,000request to produce the 2010“Media Makers Series.” The money will be used to host speakers andput on presentations as part of the13-event series, which will takeplace from January through April. According to Title V of the StudentCode, only student groups recognized by the Division of Student Affairs canreceive money from Congress, which would bar academic departmentsfrom receiving money. But there isno rule prohibiting student groupstied to academic departments fromreceiving money.There was disagreementamong Congress representativesabout the nature of the graduatestudent group and whether it wastoo closely tied to the department.Members said it can be difficult todiscern the difference between astudent group and an academicprogram.“I think it’s a gray area as to whether or not it’s academic,”Speaker Dakota Williams said.Representative Lee Storrow, who voted in favor of giving thegroup the money but asked thatthe amount be reduced, said he wasapprehensive about the total costof the request.“I thought the appropriation washigher than the merit of the eventdictated,” he said.It was also unclear to represen-tatives how many people wouldattend the series, an issue that oftenfactors into Congress’s decision toprovide funding for an event.“I was concerned that it’s goingto be the same 100 to 200 peoplethat attend each event in the series,”Zhou said.The series will cost approxi-mately $30,000, but the groupraised money to supplement whatit received from Congress.Congress allocated about$32,600 to student groups dur-ing Tuesday’s meeting. Thissum amounts to 43.5 percent of Congress’ spring semester budget.
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Orange County fights to be healthy
The 2009 State of the County Health Report from the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County shows trends in the health of residents. It also covers issues like adolescent obesity and adult mental health.The record is an annual document compiled to help local organizations cater to community health needs. The report will be presented at today’s Board of County Commissioners meeting.
SOURCE: WWW.CO.ORANGE.NC.US/DTH/AMANDA PURSER
Compiled by Sarah Glen
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Racial disparity for the leading causes of death
A l l c a u s e s H e a r t d i s e a s e C e r e b r o v a s c u l a r d i s e a s e A l l c a n c e r s L u n g C o l o n F e m a l e b r e a s t P r o s t a t e D i a b e t e s m e l l i t u s K i d n e y d i s e a s e
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10%15%20%
Teen smoking rates in Chapel Hill-CarrboroCity Schools20052007200915.32 percent12.31 percent10.6percent
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Overweight and obese children inOrange County
Ages 2-4Ages 5-11Ages 12-1815.8%35.7%31%Alcohol use in ChapelHill-Carrboro city schools31.3 percent
ofhigh school studentsreported they drankalcohol in the past30 days
Marijuana use in ChapelHill-Carrboro city schools17.4 percent
ofhigh school studentsreported they usedmarijuana in thepast 30 days
Caucasian rateMinority rate
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