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saturday 20% Chance of Rain ArtWalk 70/43 this Friday! sunday Partly Cloudy 65/41 carrborocitizen.com april 9, 2009 u locally owned and operated u Volume III No. Iv Free UNC plans to build hospital in Hillsborough By Kirk Ross Planners are working to finalize The alumni association article, building on campus around existing Staff Writer the scope and scale of the facility, she posted March 30, states that the new buildings is much more difficult than said, including whether to include facility will be a 100-bed full-service on new sites. UNC Health Care is finalizing in-patient facilities as well as ambu- hospital and cites health care systems “It’s not a question of not doing the plans for a new medical facility near latory care. CEO and UNC medical school dean tower, it’s not doing it now,” she said. the Durham Tech campus in Hills- The $17.5 million for the land will Bill Roper as saying it is moving ahead Like a new 25-bed hospital in Cha- borough. come from the UNC Health Care as a result of a decision in February not tham County, which opened last year, a Health care system officials have capital fund. to build a new 300-patient tower on new facility in Hillsborough will be easi- signed a letter of intent to buy 85 acres McCall said a recent article posted the main campus. er to construct and open, McCall said. in the Waterstone development just off online at the UNC Alumni Associa- McCall said the number of beds Once plans are finalized, UNC of I-40 at exit 261, according to Karen tion website was premature and that in Hillsborough has not been deter- Health Care will file for a certificate of McCall, UNC Hospitals vice president an announcement about plans will mined. She said the hospital still plans need and, if certified, could open the of pubic affairs and marketing. likely come later this month. to add the new patient tower, but that new hospital by 2014.

PHOTO BY BETSY GREEN MOYER Champions Mayapple flower is beautifully translucent following a soaking rain.

flora By Ken Moore Mayapples odophyllum peltatum (sounds like: po-dough- FILL-lum pel-TAY-tum), now there’s a plant name that just lingers in your Pmouth before rolling off your tongue. Throw it into a spring- time conversation and you’ll attract immediate attention. The genus name for mayapple is derived from the Greek and Latin, podos (a foot), and phyllon (a leaf). How a “foot leaf” re- lates to the mayapple is obscure. Perhaps it refers to how the flat rounded leaves are borne on solidly footed petioles. Person- ally, whenever I see the leaves hovering above the forest floor Enjoying the victory (clockwise from top left) Nicholas Lindsey, 13, left, and his I think of a herd of light-footed brother, Jordan Lindsey, 15, from Fuquay-Varina were among elephants leaving green footprint those who ventured to town for the game (photo by Ava Barlow). impressions. At the Tuesday welcome home celebration, Tyler Hansbrough heads The species name, peltatum, to the stage; Coach Roy Williams thanks the fans; and Danny is more obviously descriptive, Green, with the help of Mike Copeland, jumps around one more referring to the Latin for shield; time. (Photos by Jeff Camarati, courtesy of UNC Athletics). the flat rounded leaf, sturdily attached to the petiole at the center of its underside, looks a bit like a shield protecting the A triumphant week A meaningful journey earth beneath. A peltate leaf is By Kirk Ross As everyone waited for the next By Frank Heath uneven journey for a veteran team. distinctive enough to catch your Staff Writer big event, rounds of “Tar!…Heels!” were exclaimed, a couple of waves Sports Columnist But it was an unendingly enjoyable attention. Around 3 p.m. Tuesday after- journey nonetheless, for the fans and ap- The full arrival of springtime were performed and the progress of noon, a member of the attend- the team’s caravan from Raleigh Dur- “North Carolina is going to win ... parently for the players and coaches, who for me is the return of great ing crew at the Dean E. Smith ham International Airport — pro- the national championship!” showed unbridled emotion at game’s swaths of mayapple leaves in Student Activities Center placed jected on the large television screens Those words – uttered approxi- end Monday and afterwards, as the sig- the flood plains and lower forest a wooden table in the center of a around the dome — was cheered mately four times now from the lips of nificance of that moment sunk in. slopes. Even though some frosty stage set up on the floor of the bas- every time this turn or that brought the inimitable Voice of the Tar Heels, You are elated for the seniors on ketball court. them closer to their destination. Woody Durham – are the signal for the team, the guys with the most temperatures remain, spring is millions of fans of the UNC Tar Heels battle scars. here! That act, studied intently by Enthusiastic fans greeted the bus- the several thousand assembled that the stars are once again aligned In ‘82, that was point guard Jimmy Any plant sporting two leaves es as they rolled along the 100 block there, was followed by the ar- of East Franklin Street and made a properly and all is right in the world. Black, who had transformed during his will have a single heavy-textured, rival on stage of veteran broad- left at Columbia Street on the way Carolina won the national cham- four years at UNC from a flashy but cream-colored flower hidden be- caster Woody Durham, who an- to campus. Not long after, the team, pionship in basketball again on oft-wild freshman who only played neath the leaves. The flowers are nounced that the team would be coaches, chancellor and athletic di- Monday night, just one full cycle af- mop-up minutes to a steady, heady most easily viewed from your home shortly and was bringing rector were announced one by one ter its most recent title in 2005. Like floor leader who was almost a second on-the-ground “belly botany” something to set on the table. and made their way to the stage. the three other championship years coach on the floor by season’s end. that I have lived through (1982, 1993 position. In rainy weather, the Quite naturally, the fans went wild. SEE WIN PAGE 8 and 2005), this title represents the water-laden flower petals be- culmination of a long and at times SEE HEELS PAGE 8 come almost translucent, pre- senting a study in fragile beauty. Just now, the flowers are still mostly in bud. They’ll be ready School board approves budget request; Town hears for pollinators in the next week further reductions likely or two. The real joy of anticipa- goat petition tion is watching the slow emer- By Susan Dickson County officials have indicated that the school gence of the mayapple leaves as Staff Writer district could see a $2.3 to $2.5 million funding By Susan Dickson they emerge like tiny, opening reduction. In addition, Gov. Beverly Perdue’s bud- Staff Writer umbrellas above the leaf litter. Although the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools get includes about $1.5 million less in funding for Board of Education has approved its operating bud- the district. CARRBORO — The Carrboro Board of Al- dermen will consider changes to the town’s SEE FLORA PAGE 10 get request for 2009-10, changes and further re- And while the district could receive an increase ductions are still likely as county and state officials in federal funding from the education stimulus livestock ordinance that would allow residents have indicated large funding cuts are probable. package, the money would be earmarked for spe- to keep small livestock on smaller residential lots, board members said Tuesday. inside The board voted unanimously to approve its bud- cific programs and services. get request last week, but in the same meeting delved “It doesn’t appear that we’d be able to plug many Resident Marianne Prince petitioned the into possible budget reductions. The $59.6 million re- holes with the increase in federal funding,” board board to modify the town’s ordinance to al- Southern Village hotel quest — nearly the same local funding level as 2008- chair Lisa Stuckey said. low residents to keep such animals as goats or on hold 09 — includes more than $700,000 in reductions to The school board won’t get an approved bud- pot-bellied pigs on smaller lots. The current make up for necessary new expenditures. get from county officials until they approve their ordinance, crafted by the board 19 years ago, page 5 Superintendent Neil Pedersen said the budget is budget at the end of June. Until then, Pedersen requires residents to have 40,000 square feet in unlike any he has ever drafted. said, school officials are simply trying to prepare order to keep any type of livestock. “Our budget request this year will not reflect for cuts. “[The ordinance] puts all livestock, except Index what we believe we need to meet the expectations “I don’t know that there’s really action that we for fowl and rabbits, in a single category requir- of all of our constituents, but rather it will be a can take until we hear more about our situation,” ing the same acreage for a 25-pound pygmy Music ...... 2 plan for conserving resources and downsizing our he said. goat as for a 2,000-pound bull,” Prince said. News ...... 3 budget to meet the available resources,” he wrote in Personnel changes will be part of the reductions Prince cited a number of other cities and Community ...... 4 towns, including Seattle, Portland, Ore. and Land & Table ...... 5 a budget message earlier this year. made, he said, but it is unclear how many positions Still, Pedersen said, the request is based on a could be cut at this point. Nashville, that have ordinances allowing resi- Opinion ...... 6 dents to keep goats on smaller lots. Schools ...... 8 best-case scenario, adding, “We know that the best-case scenario is probably not going to come Classifieds ...... 9 SEE SCHOOL BUDGET PAGE 7 SEE GOAT PAGE 5 Almanac ...... 10 true.” 2 thursday, april 9, 2009 The Carrboro Citizen

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DPAC: David Sedaris. 8pm Fletcher Hall: Boney James. 8pm General Store Cafe:Armand and Bluesology. 8:30-11pm Nightlight: Mark Holland’s Rhythm Force, Puritan Rodeo, Back- words. 10pm Open Eye Cafe: Pierce Edens. 8pm sunday apr 12 The Cave: Danielle Miraglia, Okie Weiss and The Murder Ballads, 3 Days in Vegas, Starfish Coffee. 9pm, $5 monday apr 13 Cat’s Cradle: Of Montreal, Ink- Brian Walsby, others well, Fire Zuave. Sold out show on 2ndFriday THE kingsbury manx The Cave: Adam Sullivan. 9pm This week’s 2ndFriday Art Walk has some fine shows cd release party Local 506: The Appleseed Cast, and entertainment on tap. Cat’s Cradle An Horse, Gray Young. 9pm, $10 Wootini (200 N. Greensboro St., Carr Mill Mall) opens an FRIDAY APRIL 10 exhibit featuring posters and comics from Brian Walsby’s fourth tuesday apr 14 comic book, Manchild 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. Walsby, an artist and thursday A pr 9 Cat’s Cradle: Stereo Total, Leslie musician, has contributed to music publications and ‘zines such Blue Bayou: T.A.B. 9pm, Free and The LY’s. 9:30pm, $12/15 as Flipside and Chunklet and designed album covers for Melvins The Cave: LATE: Mark Cool and The Cave: LATE: Tim Stambaugh. and Triple Threat, among others. He’s also a drummer, playing The Folk Stars, The Water Callers, $5 at various times with Polvo and Patty Duke Syndrome; he cur- Radar’s Clowns of Sedation. $5 Local 506: The New Familiars, rently plays with Double Negative. In addition to the exhibit, Family will perform. General Store Cafe: J AAFAR. Boulder Acoustic Society. 9pm 7-9pm Nightlight: Pure Horsehair, Fever Elsewhere on the Walk, Turning Point Gallery (University Mall, Chapel Hill) hosts Chapel Hill painter Eduardo Lapetina at the Local 506: Maria Taylor, The Whis- and the Fallin Rain, Dylan Gilbert. opening of an exhibit of his vibrant, textured work. Ken Meardon pertown 2000. $8/10 9:30pm presents Inspirations – Images of Italy, which combines digital pho- Q Shack: The Vintage Blue Band NATALIE PORTMAN’S wednesday apr 15 SHAVED HEAD tography with computer photo manipulation to create multilay- Reservoir: Ribbons, Teh Vodak Cat’s Cradle: Superchunk, Ham- ered pictures at Weaver St. Realty (116 E. Main St.). Local 506 mer No More The Fingers. 9:30pm, The Station: UNC Law School THURSDAY APRIL 16 $12 Jam, The Guns of El Borracho The Cave: EARLY: National Hotel. friday apr 10 LATE: Whiskey Smuggles, Spirit friday apr 17 Open Eye Cafe: Caroline Robin- Blue Bayou: The Real Reubens. Family Reunion. $5 Blue Bayou: Smokin’ Joe Kubek son and Alex Walters. 8pm 9:30pm, $6/8 Local 506: Beep Beep, The Show and Bnois King. 9:30pm, $18/22 saturday apr 18 Cat’s Cradle: The Kingsbury Is The Rainbow. 9pm, $8 Cat’s Cradle: The Foreign Ex- Blue Bayou: Abe Reid and The Manx, Impossible Arms, Americans change, YahZarah, Darien Brocking- Spike Drivers. 9:30pm, $6/8 in France. 9:30pm, Free thursday apr 16 Blue Bayou: Dmitri Resnik. 9pm, ton, Zo! The ELs, Carlitta Durand. Cat’s Cradle: Kid Koala, Daz-I- The Cave: EARLY: Sarah and Free 10pm, $18/20 Kue. 10pm, $10/12 Matt Williams. LATE: Keep Off The The Cave: EARLY: Valorie Miller, Grass’ Cat’s Cradle: Wale. 9:30pm. The Cave: EARLY: Corey and The $10/13 Rebecca Pronsky. LATE: Blag’ard Giants LATE: Straight 8’s, Resist Not DPAC: Jagjit Singh. 8pm ADAM SULLIVAN The Cave: LATE: Brass Bed, Franklin Hotel: Swing ‘N’ Jazz. General Store Cafe: Rootzie. Franklin Hotel: Swing ‘N’ Jazz. The Cave IInstant Jones with Chris Reynolds and Berkeley 8:30-11pm with Chris Reynolds and Berkeley MONDAY APRIL 13 Grimball. 8-11pm Grimball. 8-11pm General Store Cafe: Tony Gailani Local 506: TeeBEE, Focus, Shade. Band. 7-9pm General Store Cafe: Martha Bas- 9:30pm, $12/15 General Store Cafe: 2nd Stage. sett. 8:30-11pm 8:30-11pm Open Eye Cafe: Braden Land. Cat’s Cradle: Katharine Whalen’s Local 506: Natalie Portman’s Nightlight: Olivia Block, Jessica Ry- 8pm Lucky, Jon Shain Trio, Sally Spring Shaved Head, A Rooster For The Local 506: Sci-Fi, The Mahah. lan, Thomas Philips and Craig Hilton, Local 506: Sorry Charlie, L with the Ted Lyons Experience. Masses. 9:30pm, $8/10 9:30pm, $8 Bicameral Mind, Andrew Weathers Phrenic, DJ Lexus. 9pm, $5 saturday apr 11 8pm, $10 Reservoir: IRATA, Count Von Nightlight: Drop in Silence, Open Eye Cafe: Sturges and Nightlight: Juan Huevos, Miss Blue Bayou: Damon Fowler The Cave: EARLY: The Carrbros. Count, Battle Rockets DataHata, Subscape Annex, Alex McGeehan. 8pm Mary Wanna, DJ Nasty Boots, DJ Group. 9:30pm, $12/16 LATE: Jimmy and The Teasers, The Kotch, DJ Yugen, Ted Johnson. Lady Factual. 10pm, $5 Chrome Plated Apostles 9:30pm

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The mission of issues are some of the most impor- The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information relating ment projects in nine different the project is to help fund tailors tant that our country is facing to- to a reported robbery and kidnapping early Tuesday morning near What began as a weekly $3 countries,” Dillard said. to make hospital scrubs from or- day. You can see that in the global North Columbia Street. lunch of beans and rice on UNC’s Nourish recruits students to ganic cotton. financial crisis, global warming,” According to police, officers responded to an armed robbery campus in 2003 became a na- organize chapters at their uni- “There’s a strong demand for Dillard said. The fundraising and kidnapping near the 700 block of North Columbia Street on tional student-run nonprofit or- versities that raise money during this. It’s also a finished product event hopes to increase interna- Tuesday around 3:20 a.m. The victim reported that two suspects ganization that seeks to eradicate the school year to fund selected that these tailors and farmers can tional awareness through a com- forced him into his own vehicle after one of the suspects stated world poverty. Sindura Citineni, sustainable-development proj- sell directly to the market. It pro- munity event. that he was armed. The victim was then forced to drive to the Sun a 2004 UNC Kenan-Flagler ects. Students travel abroad over vides a significantly higher return “One of the things we think Trust Bank on Dobbins Drive, where he was told to withdraw Business School is interesting about money from the ATM. graduate, started Nourish is that we The suspects left the victim at the ATM and then headed to- the student group “Not only are we doing some really awesome development work, but we’re combine local work ward Durham on U.S. 15-501 in the victim’s dark blue 2000 Ford Hunger Lunch and with global work Explorer with N.C. license tag TND-8621. used profits from preparing students for a lifetime of community work and global citizenship.” really interestingly,” One of the suspects was described as a black male, 5 feet 10 to 5 the meals to fund a Dillard said. “We feet 11 inches tall, 170 to 190 pounds, 25 to 35 years old. The other nutrition project in want to combine suspect was described as a black female wearing a dark hoodie. Hyderabad, India. the summer and work alongside for them,” Dillard said. the local with the global.” Police ask that those with information relating to the incident “When she was graduating, members of the community to The Mali project will promote In order to propel this year’s call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 968-2760 or Crime she started thinking about what implement the projects. the sale of refined products and ambitious goal of 10 new chap- Stoppers at 942-2515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and Hunger Lunch would look like as “Our students run small will provide farmers and tailors ters, the organization needs to anonymous and the caller could be eligible for a cash reward of up a nonprofit,” said James Dillard, businesses, like Hunger Lunch, with a direct income and fair raise more money. to $2,000 for information leading to arrest. executive director of Nourish In- which help raise awareness, but wages. This is just one example of “The money that we raise with Rescue squad sues county ternational. also money to implement various many Nourish projects. the beer tasting is going to help In 2005, Hunger Lunch en- projects,” Dillard said. “The whole process outside us continue supporting our chap- The Orange County Rescue Squad filed suit against Orange tered the Carolina Challenge, a Hunger Lunch is the most of my office is completely stu- ters and helping to expand them County and county emergency services director Rojas Montes de business-plan competition. They successful example of an ongoing dent run. They’ll raise the mon- in that work that they’re doing,” Oca Jr. on Monday. placed second in the contest and Nourish venture. On Wednes- ey themselves and they’ll travel Dillard said. The suit alleges that an order to stand down last summer was decided to expand to other cam- day afternoons, chapter members abroad and fund it completely “Not only are we doing some illegally issued and claims that the county has had inadequate puses under the new name, Nour- serve lunch in the Pit, charging themselves,” Dillard said. really awesome development rescue and emergency transport services since the stand-down. ish International. $4 for a plateful of rice, beans and On April 17, students from work, but we’re preparing stu- The squad, which contracted with the county to perform In 2006, Nourish incorpo- cornbread. All profits go toward the N.C. State, Duke and UNC dents for a lifetime of community rescue extrication and other emergency services, was ordered to rated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit and poverty eradication. chapters of Nourish will host work and global citizenship.” stand down last summer after Montes de Oca received com- the expansion began. Since then, “Through this process, we a fundraising event in Raleigh plaints questioning the squad’s performance and professionalism. Nourish has added to 23 uni- have some really great and verifi- called “Brew Local, Act Global.” “Brew Local, Act Global” will In December, the squad was allowed to return to limited service versities across the country. This able work that we can do,” Dil- The beer tasting will feature lo- be held at the Mosaic Wine Lounge, after extensive review. year, the movement set an ambi- lard said. cal brews from Lonerider Beer, 517 W. Jones St. in Raleigh from The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks $1.2 million in damages. tious goal of expanding to 10 new One of last year’s projects, the Asheville Brewing Company, 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $30 for one Closings for Good Friday, Easter chapters to increase the national conducted by the Emory Univer- Natty Greene, Aviator Brewery and $50 for couples. Food will be impact of Nourish. sity chapter of Nourish, partnered and Ham’s Brewhouse. provided by the 518 West Italian Town offices will be closed in Chapel Hill and Carrboro on Good Friday. There will be no residential yard waste pickup in Cha- pel Hill. In Hillsborough, offices will be closed but garbage pickup will continue as scheduled. Task force focuses on Carrboro’s local economy Curbside recycling will be collected according to the regular By Susan Dickson The board created the task business directory and a list of In addition, the task force schedule on Friday. Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Cen- Staff Writer force in March of last year to business resources to be posted plans several ongoing events, as ters will be closed on Easter Sunday. help Carrboro achieve a locally on the town website to provide well as an “Honor Junk” event, CARRBORO — The Local Liv- owned, operated and supported consumers and entrepreneurs which would encourage reuse, re- how to reach us ing Economy Task Force hopes economy. Members were ap- with information they can use cycling, repairing and reselling. The Carrboro Citizen 942-2100 to launch educational cam- pointed in May to serve a period to buy local and maintain local For entrepreneurs, task force P.O. Box 248 942-2195 (FAX) paigns for consumers and entre- of 18 months and were charged businesses. members would also like to Carrboro, NC 27510 preneurs, hold events to engage with investigating strategies An educational campaign hold a town business workshop. EDITORIAL [email protected] citizens in the local economy by which the town could help targeting consumers would of- According to Slade, task force and create a coalition of local foster the development of a sus- fer reasons to buy local, tying surveys of local businesses in- ADVERTISING [email protected] 942-2100 ext. 2 businesses, task force represen- tainable, locally owned and run the Carrboro economy into the dicated strong interest in such a Classified & Real Estate tatives reported to the Carrboro economy. economic crisis and providing workshop. carrborocitizen.com/classifieds 919-942-2100, 8:30-3 M-F Board of Aldermen on Tues- Sammy Slade, chair of the information on the benefits of The task force will report to Classifieds deadline is midnight Tuesday. day. task force, said it is creating a shopping local, Slade said. the board again in November. 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Artisans: Ronnie and Lia Parks Archer Graphics sign makers 4 THURSDAY, april 9, 2009 Community The Carrboro Citizen Community Briefs Community Calendar Library accepts food for fines Thursday, April 9 Public Service Talk— Howard Arts and Crafts Show— Featur- Book Group— Monthly book Job Search Class— Workshop Lee, chair of the North Caro- ing 32 artists and artisans offering discussion group for adults. Third Orange County Public Libraries will accept food for fines on computer skills for finding jobs lina State Board of Education and a variety of items. 10am-3pm, Mondays, 7pm, Chapel Hill Public during National Library Week, April 13 to 19. online. 6-7pm, Chapel Hill Public Chapel Hill’s first elected black Visitor Center lawn, 150 E. King St., Library Conference Room One non-perishable food item will be accepted as payment Library. Free. 968-2780 mayor, will discuss “The Courage to Hillsborough Cancer Survivors Workshop— for each individual library fine on an account at any Orange Lead: One Man’s Journey in Public Friday, April 10 Riverwalk Opening— The Town The UNC Lineberger Compre- County Library circulation desk. Food items will not be ac- Service.” 2:30pm, Seymour Center, of Hillsborough will open its first hensive Cancer Center offers Contra Dance— Presented by cepted as payment for the replacement costs of materials. 2551 Homestead Road. 968-2070, community park and a portion of “Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Triangle Country Dancers with live Also during National Library Week, library patrons can co.orange.nc.us/aging/index the Riverwalk with a ribbon-cutting. Treatment,” to help cancer surviors music by Floorplay. 8-11pm (7:30pm replaces lost library cards for free. Poetry Events— The Carrboro 10am, 415 Dimmocks Mill Road, bridge the gap between cancer lesson), Carrboro Century Center. Cybrary and Carrboro Recreation Hillsborough treatment and life following cancer. $9, $7 members. ask@TCDancers. & Parks will host several poets for Tuesdays through May 5, 4-6:30pm, El Centro appoints interim director org, TCDancers.org Spring Walk— The North the celebration of National Poetry Carolina Botanical Garden will lead 1700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. El Centro Latino of Orange County has named Ilana Computer Class— A free class Month. Noon, Carrboro Cen- a spring walk through Johnston Job Search Workshop— Job Dubester as its interim executive director. on buying and selling on eBay and tury Center. 918-7387, co.orange. Mill Nature Preserve. 2-4pm. $10, search strategies for professionals. Dubester will begin work on April 13 and will provide leader- Craigslist, Internet skills required. nc.us/library/cybrary pre-registration required. 962-0522, Tuesdays and Thursdays through ship while the board of directors looks for a full-time executive 8:30-9:30am, Chapel Hill Public ncbg.unc.edu April 30, 1-4pm, Orange County director. She replaces Victor Melendez, who recently resigned. Library. 968-2780 Friday, April 17 Dubester comes to El Centro from Hispanics in Philan- Contra Dance— Presented by Skills Development/Job Skills Cen- Ongoing ter, 503 W. Franklin St. 969-3032 thropy, where she served as program coordinator for the Funders’ Saturday, April 11 the Carolina Song & Dance Associa- Cancer Support —Self-help sup- Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities. In 1995, she Swing Dance— Presented by tion with live music by the Andrew port group for adults grieving the Job Search Meeting— A founded El Vinculo Hispano/Hispanic Liaison, a community- Triangle Swing Dance with live music & Noah VanNordstrand with Buz loss of a child or sibling. cornucopia- networking and support group for based organization offering advocacy and direct services to by Blues World Order. 8-11pm Lloyd. 8pm (lesson 7:30pm), Carr- house.org job hunters. Wednesdays start- (7:30pm lesson), Carrboro Century boro Century Center. $8. 967-9948, ing April 15, 9:30-11am, Binkley Chatham County’s Hispanic community. The Compassionate Friends Center. $7-11. TriangleSwingDance. csdadance.org Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. El Centro Latino is a nonprofit organization that aims to im- — Self-help support after the death org 942-4964 prove the quality of life of Latinos in and around Orange County Book Lecture— Professor Scott of a child. Free and open to all adults E through educational and social programs and cultural activities. aster Egg Hunt— The Pres- Klein will discuss “Joycean Generos- grieving the loss of a child or sibling. Kids ervation Society of Chapel Hill will ity, Joycean Books,” to open the Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm, Ever- Toddler Time — Thursdays, 4pm, sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt for UNC Library’s Rare Book Collec- green United Methodist Church. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006 children 8 years old and under. Ar- tion exhibition. 5:45pm, Wilson 967-3221, chapelhilltcf.org Preschool Story Time — Sat- rive early and bring a bag or basket Special Collections Library, Pleasants DivorceCare — Support group urdays, 10:30am, Carrboro Branch for gathering eggs. 10am, Horace Family Assembly Room, UNC for those separated or divorced. Library. 969-3006 Williams House, 610 E. Franklin St. campus. 962-4207, lib.unc.edu/spot- Welcome Frederic! 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in season GOAT “My concern is about prop- Obituary In 1973, Mrs. Hogan was erty values,” Spiegel said. “I’m appointed the first Director of from page 1 not so much concerned about Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics the goats themselves. Frances Burns Hogan, at UNC-CH. “If we amend our ordinance, “I’m seeing a pattern in the 86, died April 6, 2009 at her Her many honors and recogni- I think we will see other com- Prince-Woolcock family to build home in Chapel Hill. tions included induction into the munities look to us for forward this farm life in the neighbor- Mrs. Hogan grew up in Sum- N.C. Tennis Hall of Fame. thinking on these small acts of hood,” she continued. “What we’re ter, SC. She was the daughter of Mrs. Hogan was a member sustainability,” she said. talking about here is not changing Mr. And Mrs. Alwin C. Burns, of University United Method- Prince bought two miniature the character of the neighborhood, Sr. In addition to her parents, she ist Church. She was married to fainting goats about five weeks but the character of Carrboro.” was preceded in death by her two George Pickard Hogan for over ago and applied for a permit to Prince also has a chicken coop brothers, Alwin C. Burns, Jr. and 59 years. Along with her hus- keep the goats on her property and has built a French drain with Richard B. Burns. band, she is survived by her chil- on Cathy Road in the Wind- a bio-retention pond to improve Mrs. Hogan received her un- dren, Alwin B. Hogan and wife, wood subdivision. However, she the drainage on her property and dergraduate degree from Winthrop Vickie, of Myrtle Beach, SC, learned that she was in violation allow her to garden. University. Upon graduation, she and Frances B. Hogan of Rocky of the town’s ordinance when Board members said they taught in Winthrop’s Physical Mount, NC.; grandchildren her permit was denied. would refer the item to staff, after Education Department. She was George W. Harris, Roger E. Har- Prince proposes changes that which they would likely hold a given a scholarship to complete her ris, Jr., and Kelly Frances Hogan; would allow residents to keep public hearing if they considered graduate work at the University her sister-in-law, Emmie Reland livestock up to 200 pounds. changing the ordinance. Board of Iowa. Frances came to Chapel Burns; and nephews Richard, Al- “Our thinking was that the only members also said they would Hill in 1946 as an instructor in the win, Claude and Charlie. animals that this would be per- like to allow Prince to keep her Physical Education Department. She will be greatly missed by tinent for would be small goats goats in the meantime. She was employed by UNC-CH her family and all those who knew and pot-bellied pigs,” she said. Town Manager Steve Stewart for thirty-eight years. During that and loved her. Her life was truly Several of Prince’s neighbors said the town has not received time, she wore many different hats an inspiration to her children, an spoke in support of her petition any complaints about the goats, and was bestowed honors and example of integrity and loyalty and said they hardly noticed the adding that animal control staff awards for her contributions. unsurpassed. Her sense of humor goats’ presence. Prince said the have indicated that they would She taught and ran the and wonderful wit were a joy. goats don’t make any noise and not penalize Prince. women’s intramural program, Women’s athletics has lost a person will provide milk and cheese for In other town business, the acted as faculty advisor to the completely devoted to the better- her family while helping to teach board scheduled a public hear- Women’s Athletic Association ment of the games played and the Illustration by Phil Blank neighborhood children about ing on the Smith Level Road im- and coached the women’s ten- women that played them. sustainability. provement plan for April 21. In nis team for twenty-three years. Graveside services will be con- Southern Village hotel plan shelved However, Dixie Spiegel, a addition, the board rescheduled Frances was an outstanding ten- ducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the nearby resident, said she op- for May 19 a public hearing on nis player and coach who devel- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery by the Bryan Properties announced vitality of the village center. posed the proposed ordinance the proposed Colleton Crossing oped the UNC Women’s Tennis Rev. Carl King. The family will re- this week that the company will “Many residents of South- changes. subdivision. Team into a nationally recog- ceive friends at the home following not pursue plans for a hotel in ern Village and virtually all of nized varsity tennis program. the service. the Southern Village Center. our business owners support The proposed 90-to-100- the idea of a hotel as a third to kids. The Market will supply growing instructions and the Orange room hotel was intended to help anchor, to complement Weaver County Master Gardeners will be there as well to offer planting advice. add foot traffic to the commu- Street Market and The Lumina About 10 weeks later, the Market asks the kids to come back with a clip- nity’s commercial district but Theatre,” Bryan said. “But the ping from their seedlings. The fruit is then displayed state fair-style for all was met with strong opposition reality is that many residents in to see and admire. The Market’s vendors donate the seedlings for this event. This event from some nearby residents. the neighborhood oppose hav- Saturdays: 7am-Noon In a statement released Tues- ing a hotel on this central park- is done the same weekend as the Carolina Farm Stewardship Piedmont Wednesdays: Now open 3:30-6:30pm day, Southern Village developer ing lot. So we have decided to Farm Tour with the goal of showing kids where their food comes from. D.R. Bryan said the project was take their advice and try other Thursdays at Southern Village: Last year, the Market was able to give away upwards of 400 seedlings on hold and the company would things first, such as marketing May 7th 3:30-6:30pm to kids! 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They had expressed their love for the team — not just for already maxed out their impervi- winning, but for how they went about it. ous surface limits, so the Carrboro This team will be remembered for a lot of Board of Aldermen approved a text things, but the stats won’t reflect their uncom- amendment to change the rules. mon commitment to each other and to achiev- Last summer, it was reported ing their mutual goal of a national champion- that taco truck owners were oper- ship. The upperclassmen who chose to return ating illegally. The board quickly for another year rather than cash out and go called an emergency meeting and pro after already stellar college careers provide changed the rules. a lasting example of what it means to be true to Carr Mill Mall owners posted your school. regulations limiting activities on The way each of them battled through inju- their property. Carrboro town offi- ries only to emerge more determined, and the cials quickly spoke out against the years of hard work in preparation, has shown limits, with some participating in a their classmates and the rest of us that talent is dance-in to change the rules. only part of the make up of a champion. Now comes the question, how And there was something refreshing about did a 540-square-foot barn apart- the criticisms by curmudgeons and fans of ment get built 10 years ago in Car- those knocked out of the tourney that the Tar The open mind of John Hope Franklin rboro’s extraterritorial jurisdiction Heels were packed with seasoned veterans. to house a farm hand? The town Though their achievements are many, challeng- Alvis Dunn never let that stop him from seeking Trumpet. In 1995, I worked on vari- says one thing. The farm owner ing the assumption that the game of college the exchange of ideas and the con- ous projects sponsored by Sam and says another. hoops is now dominated by extremely talented The life of John Hope Franklin comitant progress they might bring the publication. Dr. Franklin spoke What did town officials do sophomores and freshmen on their way to the has now been celebrated, as it should, to bear on the world. at the 10th anniversary of The Trum- to resolve the dispute? Instead pros may be one of the best things this team in publications across the world. Add- I met Dr. Franklin through Sam npet i 1996. He referred to himself as of working through the Dispute has done for the game, the conference and the ing substantively to those august ac- Reed. Sam was a Ukraine-born, tire- a “Friend of The Trumpet.” He was Settlement Center to find a fair NCAA. knowledgments and outpourings also a friend of Sam Reed’s; and and reasonable solution, our board of genuine affection is beyond this much in the spirit of Frank Por- members have spent thousands of commentary. Still, Dr. Franklin ter Graham, John Hope Frank- dollars of our tax money to pros- did touch my life as historian lin also sought associations that ecute the farm owner. and as activist. I teach history at others might shun. After all, Readers may know Mrs. Kille, Guilford College and when news Sam was a known communist who runs Peppermint Springs of his passing was broadcast, a who had, during the days of the Farm, a horse rescue shelter on friend gently intruded upon our most stringent McCarthyism, Old Fayetteville Road across from departmental meeting to tell us. served time for expressing him- Autumn Woods apartments. For A respectful silence fell over this self in ways unpopular to the many years, her ponies brought small group of historians. powers that be. joy to our town’s children at the Dr. Franklin’s work informs Dr. Franklin’s life was also one Carrboro Elementary School fair. my classroom in many ways. In of articulating ideas unpopular She has literally given hundreds of teaching courses on the history with those that run society. That people of all ages the opportunity of the American South, I loan was, in fact, the essence of his his- to interact with farm animals close out my copy of The Free Negro tory. And Dr. Franklin’s research to home. in North Carolina, 1790—1860 was deep and full, impeccably The authority to build the pretty much every semester. This documented and unassailable as to barn apartment in the University Fuller’s message semester, an adult student, an Af- his interpretation of sources, assur- Lake watershed isn’t in question. ing that his work could never be Howard Fuller returned to Chapel Hill last rican-American woman born in The board will allow it if her successfully attacked on grounds week to speak as part of the university’s Poverty Alabama into a family of share- farm is converted into a major of scholarship. Historical ac- Awareness Week. Fuller was a key player in croppers, has it and is applying it subdivision. However, this ex- Dr. Franklin’s research was deep tors that challenge the prevailing civil rights struggles in this area beginning as a to research she is doing for a final treme measure will increase her thought – assail hegemony, if you student volunteer for the North Carolina Fund, paper. She had first heard of Dr. and full, impeccably documented taxes to the point of forcing her will – can take a great cue from which was set up to address poverty and its Franklin in a video we viewed, and unassailable. to sell her farm. Dr. Frank: The Life and Times of Dr. Franklin in both remaining effects in the state. He later served as an orga- Have we lost our sense of fair- Frank Porter Graham open to radical voices and mind- nizer for the Congress on Racial Equality and as he spoke ness? Do we no longer stand up for ing their own pronouncements helped organize the Lenoir dining hall workers of how Graham had never wor- the “little guy”? We could spend less worker for equal rights and a for accuracy. Positive change needs such strike in 1969. ried about how people might view a lot of time, energy and money communist. At the age of 80, Sam scholars and thinkers and hard workers Today, Fuller is the director of the Institute his associations, instead seeking out playing “He Said, She Said,” or we founded the newsletter The Trumpet as Dr. Franklin, Sam Reed and Frank for the Transformation of Learning at Mar- diverse ways of seeing in order to fur- could put our creative minds to- of Conscience and in his “retirement” Porter Graham. That to me is the inspi- quette University and is a forceful proponent of ther deepen his own. Dr. Franklin gether to come up with a solution here in North Carolina began to toil ration of Dr. Franklin. efforts to reform education. appears in the video a tall and formal that makes sense, not just for Pep- to bridge racial divides. Scholars like Whether he’s talking on that subject, man carefully choosing his words so permint Springs Farm but for the William Chafe, James David Barber Alvis Dunn is a history professor at reflecting on the past or looking at the chal- as to most precisely portray the life of many other farms in Carrboro’s and Dr. Franklin were persuaded and Guilford College. lenges facing the country today, his message is the man in question. Graham took planning jurisdiction. cajoled by Sam Reed to write for The consistent. In his speech to faculty and students much heat over his associations but As a planning board member, at Hanes Arts Center, he showed a little of the I have introduced a text amend- fire that inspired so many others in this com- ment that does just that. It would munity. The Senate secrets emerge allow a farm owner to have a small “I hope that we have a generation of fighters accessory apartment without sub- Chris Fitzsimon a huge shortfall unless the economy re- olds, then uses federal stimulus money dividing the property. It would in this room,” he said. “Let’s fight for those bounds and state revenue increases. to replace much of the new program’s things that are needed to create a just America.” change the rules, just like we did After weeks of closed meetings in There are still some painful budget funding. Child advocates say that’s a Fuller said he felt a little sorry for President for the daycare center developers corner rooms, the full Senate budget cuts in the Senate plan, big and small, move that the Obama Administration Obama because of all the pressure for change and the taco truck owners. emerged Tuesday morning, most of it like less money for Communities in may not allow. placed on his shoulders, but said the president You can help. Please contact our anyway. It’s notable for its differences Schools, which works to keep students There is no ambiguity about the needs to feel pressure from those advocating for elected officials and ask them to with the spending plan presented by from dropping out, and a sharp reduc- process the Senate used to put the bud- social justice because he is surely feeling a pull approve this text amendment. Send Gov. Beverly Perdue three weeks ago tion in services for seniors and people get together. It was almost completely from the other side. your message care of TownClerk@ and for what it doesn’t include – most with a disability covered by Medicaid. closed, with decisions made in corner He encouraged people to follow the path townofcarrboro.org with a copy significantly, details of a tax package to The budget also includes reductions rooms in private, unannounced meet- of conviction and not to be afraid to be vocal to this paper’s editor at editor@ raise $500 million. that it leaves up to agency heads to de- ings of a handful of Senate leaders. and relentless in their pursuit of a more just carrborocitizen.com. Tell them Senate leaders want to spend less fine and gives top state officials the abil- When the only real discussion of America. Carrboro is compassionate. Tell on public education and more on the ity to furlough state employees, a strat- the plan came in a budget committee Saying that we can’t enjoy the rain “without them our farms are worth saving. university system than Perdue. Most of egy that Perdue opposes. meeting Tuesday, the usual restric- the thunder and lightening,” Fuller concluded, the difference comes in the Senate pro- Like almost every budget, there are tions governed the debate. Amend- “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Sharon Cook is a member of the posal to increase class size by two ments were only allowed within Carrboro Planning Board. students in every grade in public subject areas. schools, saving $322 million, a A senator who wanted to spend more A senator who wanted to proposal that prompted swift criti- spend more on mental health cism from Perdue and her educa- on mental health services by cutting services by cutting funding for letters tion czar, Bill Harrison. funding for the Commerce Department the Commerce Department was policy Harrison protested other edu- was out of luck. It’s against the rules out of luck. It’s against the rules editorial cation cuts in the Senate proposal to even propose it. You have to be Letters should be no too, including a $60 million re- to even propose it. You have to be one of the privileged backroom more than 425 words in Robert Dickson, Publisher duction in the fund that pays for one of the privileged backroom few few to make that happen. length and must be ac- Kirk Ross, Editor school construction. The Appropriations Com- companied by the author’s mittee approved the budget after Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor Sen. Linda Garrou defended to make that happen. name, address and contact considering a few amendments the larger classes, pointing out that information. We will pub- Liz Holm, Art Director she had 40 students back when she and now it heads to the Senate lish one letter per author Susan Dickson, Staff Writer was a teacher, a lesson that unfortunate- things to like too, most of them empha- floor with no details of the $500 million Margot Carmichael Lester, ly seems to have stuck with her. sized by budget writers as they present- tax package. Reportedly, Senate leaders per month. Lengthy let- Rich Fowler, Contributing Writers The UNC system was the obvious ed the plan to their colleagues Tuesday. are likely to propose smaller increases ters written in longhand will mysteriously become Ava Barlow, Photographer beneficiary of the class size change. There’s an expansion of health care for in cigarette and alcohol taxes than Per- children, more school nurses and more due recommended and are considering lost. Typed letters are Jasmina Nogo, Editorial Intern President Erskine Bowles has been saying for weeks that the possibility of money for community health centers. expanding the sales tax to cover more preferred and email even advertising $175 million in permanent cuts would The Senate wisely rejected Perdue’s call services and lowering the overall rate. more so. That said, send force hundreds of layoffs and a signifi- to eliminate Sentencing Services, an If it’s true that those changes in the your letters to: Marty Cassady, Advertising Director cant reduction in class offerings. Perdue important prison alternative program. sales tax are coming, it’s a long-overdue Letters to the editor [email protected] proposed $167 million less for the uni- The Senate budget does cut funding move toward a better revenue system, for Smart Start by $15 million, part of but nobody will know until at least next Box 248 Carrboro, operations versity system. The Senate wants to cut only $35 million. a confusing approach to child care and week, when the Senate Finance Com- North Carolina 27510 Anne Billings, Office Coordinator The Senate plan avoids even deeper helping at-risk kids. The plan transfers mittee may unveil its tax plan. Email: cuts in other parts of state government More at Four from education to the Nobody knows much in the Senate editor@ Distribution by following Perdue’s lead in using the Department of Health and Human unless they are in those corner rooms. carrborocitizen.com Chuck Morton $1.7 billion in federal stimulus money to Services, appears to take half its fund- ing to set up a new program described Chris Fitzsimon is executive director Fax: 919-942-2195 Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC fill part of the budget hole, though that funding may end in two years, leaving as a classroom subsidy for four-year- of NC Policy Watch. The Carrboro Citizen thursday, april 9, 2009 7 School Briefs

Students qualify for Of 119 Chapel Hill-Carrboro The Smith geometry team LEADING TEACHING CARING Duke TIP honors seventh-graders who took the placed fourth. Team members Fourteen seventh-grade stu- SAT or ACT, 89 qualified for are Arun Ganesh, Jin Kang, Jes- dents from Chapel Hill-Car- state recognition in the Duke sica Gao, Paul Lee and Shiyi Li. rboro City Schools qualified for TIP program. To qualify at the Ganesh placed fifth and Kang Grand Recognition in the Duke state level, students must earn came in seventh. Both will ad- Talent Identification Program either a 500 in writing, a 510 in vance to the state finals. (TIP) this year. critical reading or a 520 in math In addition, Hastings Greer Culbreth Middle School stu- on the SAT. competed in Algebra II and will WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERy dents who qualified are Eleanor The students will be recog- advance to the state finals after Costley and Aidan Marshall. nized at a ceremony on May 18 placing seventh. ISN’T jUST AbOUT THE Phillips Middle School stu- at Duke University. The students are taught dents who qualified are Alec by Boyd Blackburn and Noa Smith math students Stuchiner. Arshavsky, Ian Breakfield, Sarah compete at regional POUNDS yOU LOSE, Fordham, Vincent Lai, Danielle contest Orange Charter Liu, Grant Molnar, Koya Osada Smith Middle School math School completes food and Anshul Subramanya. drive Smith students who qualified students performed well at the are Qing Ke, Anna Li, Kayley qualifying round of the State Orange Charter School stu- IT’S AbOUT THE LIFE Peters and Shyam Vasudevan. Math Competition in Raleigh dents completed the “Cans for To qualify for Grand Recog- last week. Fans” food drive benefiting Or- nition, students must exceed a The Smith Algebra I team ange Congregations in Mission yOU GAIN. score of 670 in math or 650 in came in second place. Team last week. critical reading or writing on the members are Joey Carlstein, Students cast ballots for their SAT or exceed a total score of Alex Change, Paul Zeo, Mitchell favorite basketball team by do- 1850 on the SAT. Students also Dougall and Christopher Zhen. nating cans of food. The school qualify by earning an ACT score Carlstein came in third place in- collected more than 2,100 food of more than 26 in science, more dividually, while Change placed items and more than $200 to than 28 in English or math, fourth, and both will advance to help feed the hungry in Orange more than 30 in reading or more the state finals. County. than 26 overall.

chapel hill - carrboro school lunch menus april 10-16 Elementary thursday — Turkey & tuesday — Cheese Ravioli friday — spring break! Cheese Sub; Mozzarella Cheese w/Garlic Bread; Chicken Tacos w/ Sticks w/Marinara Dipping Sauce; Salsa, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato; monday — Beef & Cheese Fun on the Run; Lettuce & Tomato Seasoned Pinto Beans; Mexicali Nachos w/Salsa; Chicken Nuggets Salad; Carrot & Celery Sticks; Corn; Fresh Oranges w/BBQ Sauce & Wheat Roll; Baja Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce; Fresh Black Beans; Garden Salad; Chilled wednesday — Chicken Orange Wedges Apricots Patty Sandwich w/Cheese; Beef & Macaroni w/Wheat Roll; Green tuesday — Pork BBQ on a middle + high Beans; Steamed Carrots; Chilled Studies have shown that weight-loss surgeries can lead to better health, which in Bun; Macaroni & Cheese w/Wheat Friday — spring break! Fruit Cocktail Roll; Fun on the Run; Coleslaw; turn leads to a higher quality of life and increased lifespan. So, on the second and Green Beans; Chilled Pears monday — Double Cheese- thursday — Herb Baked burger; Chicken Caesar Salad; Chicken w/Wheat Roll; Cheese fourth Tuesday of each month, join us for an information session to learn how wednesday — Cheese Pizza; Seasoned Baked Potato Wedges; Quesadilla w/Salsa; Mashed Pepperoni Pizza; Hot Dog w/Chili; Lettuce & Tomato Salad; Peas & Potatoes; Turnip Greens; Mandarin these surgeries can help you or someone you care about. In the sessions, members Garden Peas; Fruited Gelatin; Fresh Carrots; Chilled Peaches Oranges Banana of UNC Health Care’s team—one of the nation’s leading bariatric groups—will provide details on the options for weight-loss surgery and the benefits of UNC’s highly personalized approach. school budget Others have urged board members to maintain specific services and programs, from page 1 highlighting the need to serve all students and Weight-loss Surgery Listening Sessions “There will be people who receive non-re- the benefits of world language classes, reading Second and fourth Tuesday of each month newal letters,” Pedersen said, adding that there specialists and music programs. For locations and times, please call (866) 938-7177 could be others who receive renewal letters but However, the funding situation remains later lose their jobs because of further funding bleak and board members will have a very dif- www.unchealthcare.org reductions at the local and state levels. ficult time making further reductions, Stuck- Last week, board members were asked to ey said. rank five categories for possible reductions. “I’ve been around for a while and seen us add to our budget for things I thought were They chose to first find reductions in central- UNC 11850_bariatric surgery_5.75x10.5.indd 1 4/7/09 9:33:33 AM office funding, followed by increases in class really important, and they’re going to be really Support Your Community Newspaper size, increases in staff workload, reductions to hard to cut,” she said. instructional services and salary adjustments. In the meantime, Stuckey said, “We want Advertise in The Carrboro Citizen Teachers have spoken out against salary re- to be as open with staff as possible.” ductions, citing previously cut longevity pay For more information about the school dis- Contact: Marty Cassady 919.942.2100 and ABC bonuses. trict’s 2009-10 budget, visit chccs.k12.nc.us [email protected]

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HEELs most happy when the nets came down. That trio had endured from page 1 Carolina’s infamous 8-20 sea- son as freshmen – a time when But James Worthy – a junior a national championship cer- in years who had shattered an tainly seemed well more than ankle during his freshman sea- three years distant. It was also son and who would move on to a great moment for Coach Wil- the pros in a few short months liams, who had guided several – seemed like a senior also. Mi- teams at Kansas to the Final chael Jordan sank the shot at Four but never quite earned a the end, but Worthy ruled that championship. game and that season as the Now, four years later, the Heels’ iron man in the post. It Tar Heels have struck again was also the first national cham- – surely a sign that Williams is pionship for veteran head coach picking up steam as a recruit- Dean Smith, and in the end ing force and as a teacher and photo Courtesy of UNC Athletics the players all said that Coach game tactician. And while fans Smith was the one they wanted are delighted that Carolina it for the most. has added to its title collection Win If you walked through down- As Franklin Street began to fill “This is a storybook ending and town Carrboro, you may have with revelers, head coach Roy Wil- I couldn’t have asked for more,” se- In 1993, George Lynch (“Gimme Five!” read the head- from page 1 stepped into the Worthy role; line on Tuesday’s N&O sports heard Queen’s “We Are the Cham- liams assembled his team in the nior guard Bobby Frasor, holding and while Lynch did not have section), they are the most con- pions” playing full blast at the Or- locker room of Ford Field. the game ball, told the crowd. the flash of Sir James, his leader- tent because Tyler Hansbrough, To get to that stage on Tuesday, ange County Social Club or seen Holding the net from the game The enthusiasm even got senior ship and iron will carried equal who had captured nearly every the Tar Heels had to pass through images from the obsequious news in his hand, Williams told them Danny Green to “Jump Around” impact on the court when it individual award imaginable Detroit, where they faced teams helicopters on the big outdoor he loved them, that he was fortu- one more time, despite an injury came down to making big plays during his four years at UNC, from Villanova and Michigan screen at Southern Rail. nate to coach them and that what that almost kept him out of the in key games that season and was able to exit the stage with State, both playing tough at the On Franklin Street, students they had done this season would final game. Before that, he re- that NCAA tournament. That the ultimate team award tucked end of the season and fresh from lit bonfires and climbed trees and be remembered among the great- marked: “Yeah, we did it; but did team also had a veteran point securely under his sturdy arm. victories over higher-ranked foes. light poles, tearing down Franklin est accomplishments of a Carolina you see how we did it?” guard in junior Derek Phelps Hansbrough was the reason Villanova proved the tougher of and South Columbia street signs. basketball team. And Tyler Hansbrough, who and a mercurial shooting guard, this team was still together at the two, going down with a fight They crowd-surfed in their under- “North Carolina basketball is now holds the NCAA record for Donald Williams, whose three- all – the fact that he chose to 83-69. On Monday evening, the wear, clothes burning below them Dean Smith, Phil Ford, Michael free throws made and is the Atlantic point shooting garnered him stay at Carolina for his senior MSU Spartans withered early in in the many fires filling the night Jordan, Sean May, Raymond Fel- Coast Conference’s all-time scoring the ‘93 Final Four MVP award. year was a statement that had the game despite a partisan home- sky with a celebratory smoke. ton, and for the rest of your lives leader, kept it short and sweet. Williams made 5-of-7 three- to galvanize his teammates in state crowd. By the 15:24 mark in Local families and out-of-town- North Carolina basketball is going Pointing to where the 2009 point shots in both of Caroli- the conviction that winning a the game, UNC had opened up ers joined students in the sea of to be you guys.” banner will soon join the others, na’s Final Four games that year. title really was that important. a 20-point lead. Here in the heart Carolina blue, some remaining at He told his players that when he said, “It’s the best feeling in the Junior 7-footer Eric Montross, Teammate Wayne Ellington, a of Tar Heel basketball country, a a safe distance from the mayhem. the team has its reunion in 50 world to know that when I come who had also been through junior for whom individual rec- wave of relief washed over the faith- Fans streamed in and out of bars years, to remember as they walk back and watch games in the Smith many wars, was another player ognition had been light up un- ful and most settled down to watch up and down the Franklin Street to center court that “no coach has Center, I’ll always look up there and who really honed his focus as til the very end of this season, as a team of mostly upper classmen stretch, where patrons watched the ever felt more privileged, no coach remember this team, what we were that season progressed. won Final Four MVP honors handily shut down any attempt by view of the celebration filmed from has ever felt more proud of a team a part of and what we were able to In 2005, Carolina had a sim- this Monday night. Ironically, the Spartans to battle back. the helicopters circling above. that handled things like you did accomplish this year.” ilar dynamic, with no-nonsense Ellington made 5-of-7 three- When the final horn sounded, By 2 a.m., most of the merry- — the adversity, the injuries, other The team has at least one more point guard Raymond Felton pointers in the semifinal game the score was 89-72 and mem- makers had returned home or re- people’s expectations. I honestly stop planned on its incredible and power forward Sean May, against Villanova – the exact bers of the Blue Team had joined treated to a bar and police and fire- feel like I am the luckiest coach journey. They’ve yet to receive an both juniors who would head to stat that propelled Donald Wil- the starters with official minutes fighters had successfully cleared the that ever lived.” official invitation from the White the pros after the season, domi- liams to that award at the end of played in a national championship streets and extinguished any fires. Then, declaring “one more House, but it shouldn’t be too long nating the Tar Heels’ offense. the 1993 season. game. In living rooms, restaurants The official report from Chapel bump,” Williams hopped into the in coming. But again, it was seniors North Carolina is the Na- and clubs throughout the area, the Hill Police listed two arrests — one middle of the room as staff and President Barak Obama, who Jawad Williams and Jackie tional Champion, again. It has suspension of much else save the for destruction to public property players joined him in one more worked out with the team dur- Manuel, and sub Melvin Scott, a nice ring, doesn’t it? observation of 40 minutes of bas- and the other for assault on a gov- ritual dance of elation. ing last year’s North Carolina pri- EarthDay Carrboro Citizen:Layout 1 3/31/09 9:24 AM Page 1 for whom you tended to be the ketball resumed with an outpour- ernment official and intoxicated From the stage on Tuesday at mary, picked the Heels to win the ing of raw joy. and disruptive behavior. Twenty-six the Smith Center, Williams re- tourney for the second year in a In downtown Carrboro and people were treated for injuries and peated his profession of being the row and asked them not to let him Chapel Hill, the sidewalks were al- alcohol-related emergencies. Ten luckiest coach ever and talked of down this year. most instantly filled with pilgrims patients were transported to UNC his pride in bringing home the Word has it, there’s a basketball EARTH DAY on their way to the intersection of Hospital. The crowd size was con- championship trophy — resting court being readied on the White Columbia and Franklin. servatively estimated to be 30,000. on the aforementioned wooden House grounds. SALE table — for his alma mater. Celebrate Earth Day all month long, The seniors filed to the mi- Susan Dickson contributed to featuring these eco-friendly items crophone to express their joy and this report. at Common Ground Green gratitude as well. Building Center!

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