FATE AWAITS the NCAA Is Holding a Hearing Today in Indianapolis to Address Nine Allegations
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Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 119, Issue 100 dailytarheel.com Friday, October 28, 2011 Massive FATE AWAITS The NCAA is holding a hearing today in Indianapolis to address nine allegations. tuition THE By the numbers AL LE amount of benets accepted by GA hikes T $27,097.38 seven football players IO N income that John Blake STUDENT ATHLETES S did not report r (e $31,000 e a l c a h te Seven football student athletes accepted $27,097.38 in d ic o benets provided t n possible o benets. A student athlete provided false and misleading t r h e e p by Jennifer Wiley r $3,500 c e information to NCAA ocials during an investigation. o s r e r e n s t UNC Board of Governors may s p o o n n d e Below is a list of people associated with the i a n l g l lift the 6.5 percent tuition cap e NCAA investigation and their plans for c g a JENNIFER WILEY a t t e i g o attending today’s hearing. n o to allow a 40 percent increase. r , i Jennifer Wiley provided $3,500 worth of e s impermissible benets, including an airline ) By Edward Pickup Not ticket, parking violation expenses and JOHN BLAKE Staff Writer attending free tutoring services to UNC student Former associate head athletes. Wiley provided free tutoring to UNC administrators discussed football coach John Blake nine student-athletes and failed to Thursday the possibility of raising tuition Everett Withers, failed to report $31,000 in income cooperate with the NCAA investigation. by nearly 40 percent in the next two to interim head football coach provided by Pro Tect Management for four years. inuencing student athletes to hire agent The tuition and fee advisory task force Gary Wichard. Blake failed to provide met Thursday to discuss what form a tuition increase above the UNC system’s Maybe relevant information in the investigation of mandated 6.5 percent cap would take. attending possible violations. Although the cap has not been officially UNC lifted by the system’s Board of Governors, Butch Davis, Bruce Carney, executive vice chancel- former head football coach The University failed to properly monitor the conduct of the lor and provost, said the UNC General football program as it relates to the players' relationship Administration sent a letter this week giv- with Chris Hawkins, who the NCAA considers to have ing system schools permission to consider Attending acted as an agent, leading to the transfer of temporarily lifting the 6.5 percent cap on (no longer impermissible benets. The University failed to employed by UNC) properly monitor the conduct of the football SEE TUITION, PAGE 6 program relating to social networking. John Blake, former associate head football coach Athletics (photo Attending not (aliated available) with UNC) programs Holden Thorp, Dick Baddour, Lissa Broome, Leslie Strohm, Amy Herman, chancellor athletic director faculty athletics university counsel compliance representative director SOURCE: NCAA NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS DTH/JESSICA TOBIN, ARIANA RODRIGUEZ-GITLER, LAUREN MCCAY, KELLY MCHUGH face cuts A failure to resolve the fee NCAA to determine football’s future increase may force elimination play Wake Forest.” of entire athletic programs. A UNC delegation will But whether the players realize it “We’ve been careful and deliberate in the sanctions respond to allegations at or not, the program’s next few sea- that we placed on ourselves.” By Mark Thompson sons could be defined by what hap- Senior Writer today’s hearing. pens today in Indianapolis — not by Dick Baddour, their play on the field. UNC athletic director Failure to generate revenue for North By Brandon Moree Carolina’s athletic department could result Assistant Sport Editor Opening statements In UNC’s hearing Friday, Baddour also said the in the elimination of entire programs, athletic director Dick Baddour, University’s outside legal coun- challenging the University’s commitment Not only are the members of The NCAA Committee on Chancellor Holden Thorp, UNC sel will accompany them along to broad-based athletics. North Carolina’s football team Infractions will hold a closed hear- faculty athletics representative with two representatives from the The proposed $45 increase to the pre- oblivious to the University’s NCAA ing on the nine major violations Lissa Broome, University coun- Atlantic Coast Conference. existing $274.50 fee, which would have Committee on Infractions hearing allegedly committed by the North sel Leslie Strohm and Associate A representative from provided the athletic department with that’s taking place today, but like Carolina football program, which Athletic Director for Compliance Tharrington Smith LLP, the firm approximately $1.2 million in revenue, was well-trained athletes, they’re not will begin 8:30 a.m. today. After a Amy Herman will represent the representing former associate head voted down by the student fee advisory looking past Saturday. call to order, all hearings begin with University. coach John Blake, confirmed that subcommittee Wednesday. “(I) didn’t even know it was on introductions, during which the Both Thorp and Broome their client will also be in atten- Now the athletic department will start Friday, not concerned,” quarterback participating individuals are intro- declined to comment on the hear- considering other sources of revenue. Bryn Renner said. “I’m ready to just duced. ing. SEE NCAA HEARinG, PAGE 6 “(Eliminating programs) would be our last option, but it is certainly an option that we would have to consider,” UNC ath- letic director Dick Baddour said. Earlier debate in the student fee sub- committee watered down a proposed $100 NCAA approves Knight DPS may limit transit increase by more than 50 percent, and failure to come to a complete consensus on that reduced fee has left the issue unde- Commission proposals due to lack of funds cided. Dwayne Pinkney, associate provost for ing cochairman of the commission and a student contribution to the Chapel finance and academic planning, said that The intercollegiate athletics former UNC-system president. A smaller-than-expected Hill Transit contract, Triangle the larger tuition and fee advisory task group wants to improve the The new policy will make a college student fee increase may Transit, P2P and Safe Ride fund- force rarely overturns the subcommittee’s athletic team ineligible for football bowl ing, and is currently $113.50 a year recommendations. academic side of athletics. games or basketball tournaments if a cer- call for bus route cuts. per student. The fee was initially intended for opera- tain percentage of players aren’t meeting The tuition and fee advisory tional and personnel budgets of Olympic By Madeline Will graduation requirements. By Nicole Comparato task force approved the subcom- sports and departmental scholarships. Staff Writer These requirements will begin phasing Senior Writer mittee’s recommendations But earlier this month, the subcommit- in the next academic year. Thursday, and the fee increase tee diverted the reduced fee exclusively Last year’s national men’s basketball Amy Perko, executive director of the Chapel Hill Transit might be will now be sent to the Board of toward scholarships. champions may not have brought home commission, said if this policy were forced to cut entire bus routes and Governors for final approval. “We need it on either side,” Baddour the trophy if recommendations made 10 approved last year, nine men’s basketball reduce the frequency of bus stops The smaller fee increase will said. “We just absolutely need it and feel years ago by a national advisory panel had teams would have been ineligible for due to a lack of funds. throw off a five-year transit rev- like we’ve got to have it on both sides.” been approved by the NCAA. March Madness — including national After the student fee advi- enue plan that has already been The athletic department does have The Knight Commission on champion University of Connecticut. sory subcommittee decided to only approved by the University’s Board other sources of revenue, including sales in Intercollegiate Athletics’ recommenda- “The commission has had long standing approve $8.74 of a requested $14.50 of Trustees, said Jeff McCracken, Kenan Stadium’s Blue Zone and contracts tions for improving the academic side of recommendations that call for stricter aca- student transit fee increase, officials chief of campus police. with Learfield Sports and Nike, he said. college athletics were finally approved by demic standards, so that the academic suc- from the Department of Public “It’s disappointing,” McCracken If those and other revenues aren’t the NCAA Thursday. cess of athletes coming to the institution is Safety said they will have to reduce said. “It’s undetermined what enough, Baddour said he would rather One of the approved initiatives was transit to cover budget shortfalls. originally proposed by Bill Friday, a found- SEE ETHICS, PAGE 6 The student transit fee covers SEE TRANSIT FEE, PAGE 6 SEE ATHLETICS CUTS, PAGE 6 DOWN ON TAR HEEL This day in history Friday’s weather THE FARM TANDEM Joy and pain. Inside OCT. 28, 1955 Sunshine and rain. University Dining Halls Field hockey players Former CEO and current H 50, L 39 ‘HEEL’OWEEN worked with farmers to Abby Frey and Kelsey chairman of Microsoft Bill Celebrations may be toned bring local, organic food Kolojejchick have Gates is born in Seattle, Saturday’s weather down this year thanks to to University students in teamed up to coach Washington. He co-founded Happy the holiday’s Monday date. Polk Place Thursday. Carrboro high schoolers. the company in April 1975. Homecoming? Page 3. Page 3. Page 7. H 55, L 34 All comes down to today, and either we heal as a team, or we’re going to crumble.