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The Daily Tar Heel’s EXA+M SURVIVAL GUIDE December 4, 2014 cover design by Zach Walker The Daily Tar Heel Exam Survival Guide Thursday, December 4, 2014 3 AWARD-WINNING STUDENT JOURNALISM SINCE 1893 What do people Everything You Need to Know at UNC! drop on New Years? www.dailytarheel.com No possums were “It’s pretty rowdy. There are a lot of people harmed during the on the roofs and a lot of screaming.” writing of this story. Anna Phares, Freshman from Richmond, Va. By Ashlen Renner Staff Writer dent of the Southern Pines Company, a business that Business Association, which has been a staple in the town From giant acorns to hosts the celebration each since 1926. giant pickles, many cities year. Junior Kacy Rhyne said and towns in North Carolina “They close off downtown she wished there were more drop their own objects Broad Street; there’s a DJ festivities for the holiday in to mimic the ball drop in and a band. Some stores stay her hometown of Winston- Times Square — signifying open late and serve food and Salem. the countdown to the New hot chocolate.” “A lot of people go to Lake Year. Brasstown, a town priding Norman,” she said. “It’s basi- For the past two years, itself as the possum capital cally like a normal weekend.” sophomore Erin Boehlert of the world, lowers a live But Harrelson said New has been celebrating New possum safely to the ground Year’s celebrations have Year’s Eve at First Night at New Year’s. The celebra- become something towns can Raleigh, the official name tion also features a “Eulogy take pride in. of the symbolic acorn drop. to a Possum,” a “Possum “It’s a production,” In 2012, a record 80,000 Idol” sing off, and a Miss Harrelson said. “This year people counted down in Possum contest. we want it to be awesome. downtown Raleigh as the Mount Olive drops a We want to take it up a giant acorn dropped. glowing three-foot pickle notch.” “It’s really busy, but it’s a from a flagpole in honor good atmosphere,” she said. of the Mt. Olive Pickle [email protected] “It’s good to be around people and celebrate.” Raleigh, known as the “City of Oaks” because of the many oak trees that line the streets of the city, has been dropping the acorn since 1992. For many, New Year’s means more than watching the New York ball drop on TV. Freshman Anna Phares attends a New Year’s cel- ebration near her home in Richmond, Va. “People just fill the streets kind of like Halloween on Franklin,” she said. “It’s pretty rowdy. There are a lot of people on the roofs and a lot of screaming.” In Southern Pines, New Year’s festivities have more of a family feel. At the early hour of 8 p.m., the town drops a four-foot steel pine- cone laced with lights. (919) 401-9300 “It’s a tradition,” said LouiseBeckProperties.com Jessica Harrelson, presi- inBRIEF SPORTS BRIEFS UNC volleyball player named Player of the Week Redshirt senior opposite hitter Chaniel Nelson was crowned the ACC’s Player of the Week for volleyball for the second time this season. Nelson is also one of 10 final- ists for the Senior CLASS Award and is in second place in online voting as of Monday. CAMPUS BRIEFS Alumni awarded honor by Board of Trustees Seven UNC alumni were honored by the Board of Trustees with the William Richardson Davie Award. Rusty Carter, John Ellison, Michael Kennedy, Sallie Krawcheck, Don and Billie Stallings and Michael Zollicoffer were the seven alumni who received the honor. The Davie Award recognizes extraordinary service undertaken by alum- ni. The award was estab- lished in 1984. Phi Beta Kappa inducts its newest members Phi Beta Kappa inducted 148 UNC students into the honor society Nov. 18. Of the 148 UNC students inducted, 85 were from North Carolina. Less than 1 percent of college students qualify to be inducted into the honor society, based on credit hour and grade point average requirements. Chancellor Carol Folt pre- sented the new members with certificates at the ceremony. —staffreports SOLUTION TO TODAY’S PUZZLE The Daily Tar Heel Exam Survival Guide Thursday, December 4, 2014 5 Free Saturday parking in Chapel Hill this month By Mary Taylor Renfro Free parking on Saturdays in December Since then, the town has “Just today, this is actually Jean Turner said they liked Staff Writer The Town of Chapel Hill is oering free parking in several lots and on-street spaces to added the 140 West Parking my first experience trying to the idea of it. Deck on Rosemary Street, park on the street with the “I think it would be mar- accomodate holiday shoppers on Saturdays in December. For anxious holiday shop- which has 337 spaces. new meters, and they’re evil,” velous for the town and for its pers hoping to make their Lauren Martin, for- Jim Turner said. visitors,” Jim Turner said. way to Franklin Street with mer store manager at the Though they were not “We’ll have to come back P P ease this season, the town of P P P boutique Bevello on East familiar with the town’s free for it.” Columbia Street Columbia Rosemary Street P P P P Chapel Hill has a solution. P Franklin Street, said she parking policy on weekends Chapel Hill will offer was pleased to hear that free in December, both Jim and [email protected] free parking at all parking Franklin Street parking will be available on lots owned by the town, the P weekends this December. Wallace Deck and on-street P “I definitely think it metered spots during the would be good for business,” day on Saturdays this month P Free parking all day Martin said. to accommodate holiday P Free parking until 5 p.m. Martin said she hopes free shoppers. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.DOWNTOWNCHAPELHILL.COM DTH/SIERRA FENDER parking will encourage people Some parking areas will to be more willing to come be free through Saturday McGurk said the change — to encourage the local shop- downtown to shop. nights, but the Wallace Deck, was added on top of the cur- ping in our downtown district,” “We hear people complain Rosemary/Columbia Lot rent policy of free Sunday McGurk said. about parking a lot — espe- and 140 West Lot will begin parking. The partnership “It’s a great partnership, cially the on-street parking charging their normal rates hopes the offer will encourage and we’re really glad that the with the meters — so hope- after 5 p.m. more holiday shoppers to visit town is willing to partner fully this will help with that,” Meg McGurk, executive the downtown area. with us.” she said. director of the Chapel Hill “Parking is free every The partnership’s latest Jim and Jean Turner of Downtown Partnership, said Sunday and on holidays, but parking study, which was con- Pine Knoll Shores said they the town has been offering this is really the time that the ducted in 2007, found that visit Chapel Hill frequently free parking on Saturdays in town offers free parking specif- community demand totaled and they consider the parking December for the past sev- ically to benefit the merchants 2,840 parking spaces, though situation in the downtown eral years. downtown and the community the town only provided 840. area challenging. 6 Thursday, December 4, 2014 The Daily Tar Heel Compiled by Emily Lowe, WOULD YOU STREAK IN DAVIS LIBRARY? staff writer Christopher Anna CJ Odenigwe, Gremillion, Roberson, senior, senior, senior, comm- biology political unications science and studies global studies WHEN YOU NEED URGENT MEDICAL CARE, “I don’t feel the need to “I’ve met lots of people after “I’d like to consider myself subject anybody to all this they’ve streaked, and then you more of a modest person, so right here. Now if I was an sit next to them for your exam I would not be exposing my Abercrombie model or if I the next day, and you’re like, private self in public. I know looked like Ashton Kutcher ‘Wow, you were naked last it’s a tradition, but I’m more of — hell yeah, I’d do it.” night.’ So that’s a deterrent.” a viewer than a participant.” Jonathan Andrew Micaela Burke, Guerrazzi, Hofer, freshman, senior, freshman, undecided business nursing “Not as a freshman, “Sure, yeah, why not? It’s “No, because it’s cold out- but maybe as a junior or a tradition; I’ve seen people side, and that’s disgusting senior. I’d rather not get do it. It’s exhilarating. It’s a and ew.” kicked out of school my cool experience. I’d definitely čÌ1 1À}iÌ >Ài]>L>À`ViÀÌwi` UNC URGENT CARE freshman year.” wear a mask.” « ÞÃV>>` } ÞµÕ>wi`V>ÀiÌi>>Ài 6013 FARRINGTON RD SUITE 101 available to help you feel better, faster. 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