By Amanda Albright
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When James K. Polk visitedUNC in 1847, students campedout in anticipation of his arrival.Nearly two centuries later,students pitched tents again hop-ing to hear Barack Obama, thenation’s 44th president, speak.Campus visits from a sit-ting U.S. president are rareoccurrences — Obama will bethe sixth president to do so atUNC. Retired professor WilliamLeuchtenburg’s 1994 work, “ThePresidents Come to Chapel Hill,”details each event.
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Affordability has been a topic of discus-sion everywhere on campus this year —from the protests in board room meetings tothe pragmatic discussions between studentgroups.But this time that familiar topic will beaddressed before the University community by the president of the United States himself.Today, President Barack Obama plans tospeak on a pressing topic for students nation- wide: federal loans to pay for college.More than seven million students in thecountry have loans with interest rates that will double in July, but Obama is pushingCongress to stall the increase.His two-day tour with stops at UNC, theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder and theUniversity of Iowa will campaign to extendlegislation that lowered interest rates forstudent loans in the past four years. Withoutthe extension, the rates will revert to 2008’slevels — twice today’s rate of 3.4 percent.On the national level, student debt hasreached $1 trillion this year, outpacing cred-it card debt among young adults.But rates of student debt at UNC aresignificantly lower than many of its peerinstitutions. Fewer UNC students borrow money from the federal government than thenational average. Only one-third of UNC stu-dents use federal loans to pay for college.
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It took about 12 total hoursto give out all the tickets totoday’s events featuring PresidentBarack Obama. As of 3:40 p.m. Monday, alltickets for both Obama’s speechon student loans and the 2 p.m.taping of NBC’s “Late Night withJimmy Fallon” were claimed.Though there were barely any lines Monday for tickets to thespeech, it still took almost the fullsix hours of distribution time fortickets to go.Laura Hayes Morgan, directorof University events, confirmedthat all tickets for the speech were given out. It will take placeat Carmichael Arena, which seats8,010, and the taping will be atMemorial Hall, which seats 1,434. Austin Gilmore, president of UNC’s Young Democrats, said
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Visitors and students should expect traffic detoursand delays as some roads and sidewalks will beclosed or re-routed for the event. South Road willbe closed at the Raleigh Street intersection to theCountry Club Road intersection from as early as 7a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cameron Avenue will be closedfrom 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Attendees are instructed not to bring bags orumbrellas for security reasons. Signs and bannersare also prohibited.Students who did not receive tickets for the speechstill have an opportunity to view it. The speechwill be live streamed from the following locations:Wilson Library in the Pleasants Family AssemblyRoom, the Undergraduate Library in Room 205 andDavis Library in the Periodicals Reading Room.
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Tents and camping out overnight are not allowed,according to University policy. Attendees mayarrive as early as 5 a.m. to wait in line. Doors will beopened at 10 a.m.
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Roosevelt’sspeech at WoollenGymnasiumin 1938occurredshortly beforethe onset of World War II.It was broadcast by more than225 radio stations in the UnitedStates and overseas. Roosevelt was given an honorary UNCdegree.“I ... am proud to become analumnus of UNC, typifying as itdoes American thought through American action,” he said. When Polk visited hisalma mater in1847, ChapelHill resi-dents waitedin tents inanticipationfor their presi-dent’s carriage to arrive.Polk graduated from UNC in1818.Thirty years later, he madethe nine-hour carriage ride between Raleigh and ChapelHill with an entourage of supporters to speak at theUniversity’s graduation.Buchananspoke oncampus in1859, two years beforethe Civil War,about theimportanceof Southernstates remaining in the Union.Buchanan advised his audi-ence to devote themselvesto the principles of the U.S.Constitution in order to protecttheir liberties. Accounts of the event saidthat the president flirted with young N.C. women.
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Someone removed property from a building between 6 a.m.and 2:06 p.m. Friday at 102Fraternity Court, according toChapel Hill police reports.The person took an AppleMacbook Pro, a Nike backpack and computer hardware and soft- ware, reports state.The stolen items were valued at$1,950, reports state.Someone reported hearinggunshots in open land areas at3:27 a.m. Sunday at Laurel HillRoad and Round Hill Road,according to Chapel Hill policereports.The UNC Department of PublicSafety was involved, according toreports.Someone stole merchandisefrom Lowe’s Home Improvement between 4:12 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.Sunday at 1801 Fordham Blvd.,according to Chapel Hill policereports.The person took a Dewaltpower tool valued at $579, accord-ing to reports.Someone broke into andentered a business and caused willful damage to property at 5:15a.m. Sunday at Expressions at 137 E. Franklin St., according toChapel Hill police reports.The person broke a glass doorand attempted to gain entry into the business, according to policereports.Damage to the glass door was valued at $100, reports state.Someone reported an auto-mobile theft that occurred between 7 p.m. Friday and 11:23a.m. Saturday at 1575 MartinLuther King Jr. Blvd., according toChapel Hill police reports.The vehicle, a 2009 gray NissanRogue, was valued at $20,000,reports state.Someone punched someoneelse in the head at a parking lot at2:22 a.m. Saturday at 215 E.Rosemary St., according to ChapelHill police reports.
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Student injured after fall from climbingwall Saturday; rock wall closed indefinitely
Senior Lizzie Smith, a Rams Head RecreationCenter employee, sustained injuries after falling off the rock climbing wall on Saturday at 11:34 a.m.UNC spokesman Mike McFarland confirmed anaccident occurred, and an investigation is underway.Smith is in fair condition and is still in the hospital,said Tom Hughes, spokesman for UNC Hospitals.The climbing wall is closed until CampusRecreation can determine it is safe to use,McFarland said.
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Chapel Hill Transit is warning travelers to expectdelays and detours today due to President Obama’s visit to Chapel Hill.Security will cause closures on South Road fromRaleigh Street to Country Club Road.The delays will take place between 7:30 a.m. and4:30 p.m. Other street closures and detours may happen throughout the day.The A route, CCX, DX, FCX, G, NU, PX, RU, S,U and V routes will be detoured beginning with thefirst trip of the day until 4:30 p.m.For a complete list of detours, please visit theDaily Tar Heel’s Town Talk blog, which will includea complete list.
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With just days before its self-imposed deadline, the groupcharged with examining UNC’snon-discrimination policy is clos-ing in on a recommendation toalter the policy, not replace it.The non-discrimination policy task force, composed of adminis-tration, faculty and students, willhave its final meeting this Friday to solidify its recommendationsto Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp.Crisp will then review its work and decide what changes he wants to make, if any.The task force was createdin response to the controversialdecision of the a cappella groupPsalm 100 to expel senior WillThomason, who is gay, for his views on homosexuality.Under the current policy, groupsare allowed to discriminate basedon beliefs but not a set of personalcharacteristics. The decision toclear Psalm 100 after a University investigation sparked complaintsabout the ambiguity of the policy. After reviewing policies atpeer universities, the task force is
“We don’t want to say if you don’t let everyone in,then you have to leave.”
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not planning on recommendinga policy that would ban studentgroups from any form of discrim-ination in choosing members,said task force co-chairwomanBettina Shuford, associate vicechancellor for student affairs.“We don’t want to say if youdon’t let everyone in, then youhave to leave,” said CameronParker, an undergraduate mem- ber of the task force.Instead, the task force is look-ing to simply alter the policy tocreate a clearer procedure foroutlining an organization’s core beliefs and values.“That would be the thing they would regulate membership on,”Parker said. “It would make itmore transparent.”“We’re basically adjusting ortweaking the current policy wehave so we can better understand what a group’s core beliefs are,”said Tony Patterson, senior associ-ate director of the Carolina Union.Undergraduate member JagirPatel said there are several dif-ferent ways the University canclarify its policy, but this option isa favorite among group members.“I think any policy that hasmechanisms where students areaware of their membership rightsis really strong,” Patel said.Patterson said one optionmight be to separate groups intodifferent categories, asking for a more explicit outline of beliefs forreligious and political groups.“We don’t want anything that’stoo arduous on groups where thismay not be an issue,” he said.Chairman of UNC CollegeRepublicans Garrett Jacobs saidhe doesn’t think the change willaffect the group.“I can definitely see it affect-ing some other groups, but since we are the College RepublicansI think it’s already pretty clear where we stand,” he said.Josh Orol, co-president of Hillel, said he doesn’t see Hillel being affected, either.“We’re a Jewish organization,and we let people know that,” hesaid.“We don’t actually have mem- bers. We’re just happy to acceptanyone who’s interested in com-ing.”
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Students who had planned Monday to vote early on the second floor of Rams Head Dining Hall werestalled after voting officials said they had to retrievemore Democratic ballots from their car.Toward the end of the first day for early votingand registration, the D003 ballot — one of theChapel Hill Democratic tickets — ran out at the on-campus precinct at around 4 p.m.But there were mixed opinions about how long ittook to retrieve more of the ballots.James Weathers, chief judge of the voting pre-cinct, said the ballots were missing for 10 minutesat most.There were problems with parking, but the bal-lots were in the vicinity, he said.“We had them out there in the car.“We get our ballots from the district,” Weatherssaid. “We went and grabbed 500 of (every type of ballot).”Students, however, said they experienced the lulldifferently.“They said it would be about five minutes, butit ended up being 20 or 25 minutes,” said EdenSipperly, a freshman environmental sciencesmajor.“I went in around 5 p.m., and there were around20 people loitering,” she said.Other students didn’t get the chance to vote atall, said a few N.C. Amendment One opponents.“Some guy said he tried four times to go up thereand vote,” said Ian O’Keefe, a campus organizer forthe Coalition to Protect N.C. Families.“They said about 50 people left,” he said. “Peoplecame out and told me that they didn’t have ballotsavailable.”Nonetheless, voter turnout remained high. Andat around 5:30 p.m., more than 550 people had voted on the first day.“We hope to do 500 people every day,” Weatherssaid, adding that he didn’t expect the turnout to beas large as it was.O’Keefe said that students broke from the statusquo by showing up at the polls.“We made Orange County run out of ballots.They will be prepared,” O’Keefe said.Many students said they came out to vote because of Amendment One, the proposed constitu-tional ban of gay marriage.“I voted because I care about my friends and Icare about my state,” said Jordan Imbrey, a sopho-more communications major.
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North Carolina junior Kara Cannizzaro tries to dodge a Maryland defender. Cannizzaro took three shots but could not score against Maryland on Monday.North Carolina attacker Becky Lynch looks up thefield for a potential pass. Lynch scored two goalsand tallied one assist in UNC’s 14-10 loss Monday.
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By Megan Cassella
Staff Writer
Head football coach Larry Fedora is going Greek.In an effort to increase enthusiasmfor the football program, Fedora has been spending time with a numberof student groups — most recently via dinners at different houses in theGreek community.Fedora, who was announced as thenext head coach in December, saidthe meals are part of a larger effortto increase attendance at the footballgames.“We’re talking about sevenSaturdays out of the entire year,”Fedora said.“Seven opportunities to come outand watch Tar Heel football in KenanStadium — and to get there early,and be loud, and have fun, and stay late and make an entire day of it.“There are only seven opportuni-ties, and we need to take advantageof it. It should not be hard to fill thatstadium seven times.”John Childress — president of ChiPhi fraternity, which hosted one of Fedora’s dinners last week — saidFedora talked about raising enthusi-asm for the program.“The first thing he asked us wasto name some of the big-time col-lege stadiums that we’d been to andhad enjoyed watching games at,”Childress said.“And then he said, ‘That’s what I want the game day spirit to be like inChapel Hill for the next couple years,and I’m going to need your help. I’mgoing to need help from every stu-dent to make that happen.’”Fedora first began to reach out tothe Greek organizations at a meet-ing with leaders about a month ago,said Jack Partain, president of theInterfraternity Council.“He really wanted to know what would get the Greek population moreinvolved in the game day experience,”Partain said. “We got a lot of goodideas out on the table.”Some of those ideas includedhaving night games and allowingfraternities to reserve block seating,Partain said.Childress said he thinks the tail-gating atmosphere makes it difficultfor Greek members to get to gameson time.“Everyone really enjoys tailgat-ing and hanging out with friends ona nice, warm Saturday afternoon,”Childress said.“Obviously when girls trickle intothe house on their way to the game, theguys are going to sit on the couch andtalk to them for awhile, because thegirls are not as interested in getting tothe game on time,” Childress said.Fedora said he has met with 70to 75 student groups to talk about what students want to see at footballgames — and he’s not done.“It’s very obvious every time Igo and talk to these people, fromthe questions they ask and just thepositive vibes that come out of themeeting, that there’s a great sense of excitement,” he said.“Because that’s part of the collegeexperience: going to football gamesand having a great time and creatingsome unbelievable memories you’llhave for the rest of your life.”
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By Jonathan LaMantia
Staff Writer
On April 7 in Chapel Hill, junior midfielderKara Cannizzaro tormented Maryland, scoringfive goals in a 14-11 victory against the Terrapins.But Monday in the ACC championship game, it was the Terrapins who did the tormenting, as they passed the ball around the Tar Heels at will, stall-ing for three minutes before they scored a finalgoal to clinch a 14-10 win — their third straightchampionship win against the Tar Heels.Maryland wasted no time getting on thescoreboard, as Karri Ellen Johnson scored forthe Terrapins just 42 seconds into the game.But Becky Lynch said the Tar Heels didn’t letthat early deficit take them out of it..“When they score in the first minute, it’salways kind of tough, but then you have to look atthe clock and realize that you still have an entiregame,” Lynch said. “I don’t think that the personthat scores first necessarily has an advantage.”After a second Maryland goal, Lynchscooped up a ground ball and found the back of the net to narrow the Terrapins’ lead.The Terrapins would hold the lead throughoutthe first half, never letting the Tar Heels gaintheir confidence back, and Cannizzaro couldn’tfind a hole in the defense. UNC took 25 shots inthe game, only 14 of which were on goal.“They doubled her early today. We anticipatedthat they would do that,” coach Jenny Levy said.“We moved the ball the way we normally do, and we just didn’t get the opportunities that we werelooking for.”Maryland coach Cathy Reese said the fivegoals Cannizzaro scored against them earlier
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this month made her a priority on Monday.“She’s somebody who’s going to come out andgo hard,” Reese said. “We wanted to step up andplay better one-on-one offense on her.”UNC found opportunities with other scoringoptions as Jessica Griffin scored on a free-posi-tion shot with 6:10 left in the first half to reduceMaryland’s lead to 3-2. But the Terrapinsresponded with a goal 14 seconds later, and onemore just a minute after that.In the second half, UNC matched theTerrapins goal for goal. But building off its early lead, Maryland leaned comfortably on a four- orfive-goal lead for most of the period.Junior Emily Garrity provided a spark, scor-ing two more goals during a 4-0 run late in thesecond half, but with the lead down to three, theTerrapins turned to stall tactics to keep the ballin the Tar Heels’ defensive end. Even when they had open looks, the Terrapins held possession,scoring one last goal to cap the game at 14-10.Maryland now leads the all-time seriesagainst the Tar Heels 19-10. The Tar Heels are1-6 all-time in the ACC championship.Lynch said the team will focus on improvingafter the frustrating loss, as it looks ahead to theNCAA tournament.”If you didn’t have that dynamic off of a loss,it would be really tough and you wouldn’t beable to try to learn and improve with every day,”she said.
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