Cunningham Likely to Be Named Athletic Director

Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 119, Issue 92 dailytarheel.com Friday, October 14, 2011 Cunningham likely to be Proposed named athletic director athletic fee From staff reports Bubba at 9 a.m. at the Carolina Inn. The ber search committee and UNC Cunningham, meeting is expected to be fol- Chancellor Holden Thorp after a cut in half University of Tulsa ath- athletic director at lowed at 11 a.m. by a press con- seven-week search process. letic director Lawrence “Bubba” the University of ference at the Smith Center. The University hired Carr Cunningham is expected to Tulsa, is expected If approved, Cunningham will Sports Associates Inc. to con- The $45 fee, which will football and men’s basketball. be named UNC’s next athletic to be approved by replace athletic director Dick duct a national search for a new Athletic director Dick director today, pending approval Baddour and move to UNC after athletic director after Baddour Baddour said the department Trustees today. not fund scholarships, from the University’s Board of nearly six years at Tulsa and announced in August he would decided to lower its request Trustees, according to a source three years as athletic director at step down in the wake of the will be voted on today. after hearing concerns from the close to the selection process. Cunningham’s hiring in an emer- Ball State University. student fee advisory subcom- The board will vote on gency meeting via teleconference He was selected by a 13-mem- SEE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, PAGE 4 By Elizabeth Johnson mittee, which will vote on the Assistant University Editor increase today. “We still feel it’s a legitimate The athletic department will request, but we’re trying to be propose a student fee increase responsive to student needs and of $45 per student today — half feeling,” he said. the amount that was proposed Baddour said the department to a committee of students and does not have a plan in place if administrators last week. the fee increase is voted down, The department chose to but said department leaders eliminate the portion of the pre- would consider cutting funding viously proposed $90 increase for sports programs. that would have funded scholar- “We’ve been through cuts for ships for student athletes. a couple of years now,” he said. If approved, the fee increase “Where we’ve tried to protect will help fund operating costs have been student services and for the University’s Olympic sports programs, excluding SEE ATHLETIC FEE, PAGE 4 Psalm 100 cleared after investigation UNC found the group “It is unreasonable to did not violate policy in ask someone to make a Meghann Burke, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and Lee Crayton work with the We Do Campaign and the Campaign for Southern Equality. ousting gay member. choice between different parts of who they are.” By Andy Thomason Terri Phoenix, director of UNC’s University Editor Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and The Christian a cappella Queer Center group Psalm 100 did not violate the University’s non-discrim- Blake Templeton, general ination policy when it ousted director of the group, said he a gay member in August, said was pleased the group will be Vice Chancellor for Student able to keep operating, and that Affairs Winston Crisp on it has no plans to change its Thursday. constitution. Members of Psalm 100 voted “As long as Psalm 100’s con- unanimously to remove senior stitution is based on the Bible Will Thomason, who is gay, on we’ll continue to make deci- Lupe Perez (left), Monroe Moore (third from right) and their adopted Aug. 28 for his views on homo- sions based on what the Bible children met with Crayton a block away from the Register of Deeds office. sexuality. says,” Templeton said. Crisp said the University did In a statement released by not find enough evidence to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, conclude that the group’s expul- Transgender and Queer Center GAY MARRIAGE sion of Thomason was based on Thursday, the center’s direc- on his sexual orientation rather tor Terri Phoenix said groups’ than his beliefs. constitutions should be more The non-discrimination pol- explicit. FAMILY FOCUS icy states that student groups “While the policy as writ- A PHOTO STORY BY ESTES GOULD, can limit their memberships ten may have compelled the SENIOR WRITER to students who share specific finding that no discrimination beliefs but cannot deny any stu- occurred, nowhere in the con- ASHEVILLE — Walking hand DTH ONLINE: Visit dent based on a certain set of stitution of Psalm 100 did the in hand with their three children, dailytarheel.com to see an personal characteristics, which organization make explicit their Lupe Perez and Monroe Moore extended photo gallery. “I felt worse for [the officer] than I did for myself because he includes sexual orientation. requirement that members made their way to the Asheville had to go through the saying ‘no’,” Moore said. But Crisp said administrators believe that homosexuality is Register of Deeds office to ask for might soon consider institu- incompatible with Christianity,” a marriage license. But they knew their 60s, said they will conduct a tional changes. Phoenix said. they’d be denied. sit-in after the rally until they are “I think we probably should Templeton said in August That was the point — the couple arrested. take a look at the policy itself,” that the group voted to remove was one of 20 to participate in the “What we’re trying to do is take he said. Thomason because his views We Do Campaign, protesting state this out of the political realm, Thomason said he was dis- on homosexuality violated the laws that ban gay marriage. where it could be debated for appointed by the University’s group’s constitution. Every weekday since Oct. 3, infinity, and move it into the per- decision. Phoenix said the current same-sex couples have applied for sonal realm,” said Jasmine Beach- “There does need to be a policy is too vague and puts stu- and been denied marriage licenses Ferrara, the executive director of change in the non-discrimina- dents in difficult positions with by the state. Campaign for Southern Equality, tion policy,” Thomason said, campus groups. A rally with all of the couples, which is leading the effort. adding that groups’ constitu- “It is unreasonable to ask their families and religious lead- The campaign will provide tions should be made to be someone to make a choice ers supporting their efforts will legal representation for Eve and more explicit. between different parts of who mark the end of the campaign Cartledge in hopes that the case “When each member joins, they are,” Phoenix said. “I think today. will reach the federal level and I think there needs to be a dis- that’s a very challenging choice Partners Elizabeth Eve and change laws across the country to The couple said they wanted their kids involved so “they know cussion of exactly what it means to put people in, and I think it’s Rev. Kathryn Cartledge, both in legalize same-sex marriage. they have to get up and say something” to enact change. to be in that group,” Thomason said. SEE psALM 100, PAGE 4 Basketball season kicks o≠ tonight at Late Night with Roy the 2011-12 season. like them, too.” The annual event at the But Friday at the Dean Smith Center, “We have classes every day with (students). We eat at the But unlike the average North Smith Center will feature the newest Tar Heel squad will take the same places they eat, and we like to have fun like them, too.” Carolina student, the members of the court for the first time together. UNC men’s basketball team have the Kendall Marshall, sophomore guard dances, skits and scrimmages. At Late Night with Roy 2011, fans weight of a preseason No. 1-ranking on will get the opportunity to see the their shoulders. By Kelly Parsons North Carolina men’s and women’s entertainment, in addition to intrasquad “That’s the biggest thing we want North Carolina — the only team Sports Editor basketball teams practice for the first scrimmages. people to get out of this, is to realize that ended the 2010-11 season in the time this season. “(It’s) just to show at the end of we’re not Carolina basketball players. top 10 of the coaches’ poll to return The North Carolina men’s basket- The event —which kicks off at 5 p.m. the day, we’re still human beings. That’s not the only thing we are. We’re all five starters — will start this year’s ball team has been hyped since it was with a UNC volleyball match against We’re still people who like having a student-athletes. We have classes every campaign Nov. 11 with a game against announced in April that all five starters Virginia — will feature the men’s and good time,” sophomore guard Kendall day with (students). We eat at the same would be returning to Chapel Hill for women’s players in skits and acts of Marshall said. places they eat, and we like to have fun SEE LATE NIGHT, PAGE 4 Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open. ELMER G. LETTERMAN 2 Friday, October 14, 2011 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel DAILY HIDE-AnD-‘TREEK’ DOSE www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 118 years of editorial freedom Finger-lickin’, drywall-kickin’ good STEVEN NORton From staff and wire reports EDITOR-In-chIEF [email protected] ighting somebody for taking your barbecue is an understandable and TARINI PARTI totally justifiable act.

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