Houston out As Diversity Leader

Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 120, Issue 30 dailytarheel.com Thursday, April 12, 2012 Houston out as diversity leader With her office under a Terri Houston, recent leadership change in the sion was complex, but discus- senior administrators played a ter. Chancellor Holden Thorp “will never miss a office fueled her decision to leave. sions with senior administration prominent role. was unavailable for comment new head, Terri Houston moment to con- Houston served as interim revealed that Clayton wanted “They may have a reason,” she Wednesday. nect with you,” for- associate provost for diversity to take the office in a different said. “I don’t think they do.” Houston said she is not bitter will leave this month. mer student body and multicultural affairs follow- direction. Clayton declined to comment because of the change in leader- president Jasmin ing the departure of Archie Ervin “What I’ve been told is that on Houston’s resignation and ship. By Andy Thomason Jones said. last year. Taffye Clayton became there’s going to be some reorga- her own vision for the Office “I hope this change will be for University Editor the permanent vice provost for nization and there are going to be of Diversity and Multicultural the good of UNC-Chapel Hill,” diversity and multicultural affairs some changes,” she said. Affairs. she said. Terri Houston, who has in her position as senior director of in February. When asked whether she was Executive Vice Chancellor and Students who have worked with her 13 years at UNC established recruitment and multicultural Houston, who said she did not pressured to submit her resigna- Provost Bruce Carney declined Houston said she is best known a reputation as a mentor for programs, effective April 30. apply for Clayton’s position, said tion, Houston declined to give a to comment, citing Houston’s minority students, will resign Houston said Wednesday that the reasoning behind her deci- definitive answer. But input from resignation as a personnel mat- SEE HOUSTON, PAGE 9 Lenoir to CAESAR COMES TO LIFE get frozen yogurt franchise Freshens frozen yogurt will replace the convenience store. By Josie Hollingsworth Staff Writer Starting this summer, students won’t have to walk to Franklin Street to get their frozen yogurt fix. Carolina Dining Services has begun replacing the convenience store in the bottom of Lenoir Dining Hall with a Freshens frozen yogurt, smoothies, and crepes shop, said Director of Auxiliary Services Mike Freeman. He said Freshens is projected to open before the end of May, adding that no positions are being terminated as a result of the change. Dining Services officials have been looking to replace the convenience store mainly because the Pit Stop and Student Stores have longer hours and a larger DTH/MELISSA KEY selection. Freshman Jackson Bloom, playing the role of Antony, reaches towards the fallen Caesar, played by senior Jeffrey Sullivan, during the play’s final dress rehearsal. “We’re changing the venue to create more products students want,” he said. filling the play’s 45 roles spent the “Done poorly it’s for thinkers, but SEE THE SHOW Lenoir had a Freshens franchise dur- The LAB! production is the month before rehearsals studying done well it’s for those who really live.” ing the 1990s through 2001, but it lacked product of a semester- the text. But Wolonick said the work Shakespeare invented the way Times: 8 p.m. tonight through popularity, Freeman said. paid off — by the second rehearsal we think about human nature, Sunday; 2 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. But the franchise’s recent addition of long study of the play. the cast was up on its feet. Wolonick said. Monday crepes has refreshed the company’s model Wolonick said he developed his “His work is the fruit of the most Location: Kenan Theatre and will allow Dining Services to incor- By Faith McElroy love of Shakespeare after spending immense and beautiful imagina- porate local foods into crepes and yogurt, Staff Writer a summer studying the playwright’s tion,” he said. Info: labtheatre.blogspot.com Freeman said. work in London. “It’s up to us to open ours and let Assistant Supervisor in Design and Julius Caesar was assassinated During his time there, which his work support us.” Kids,” a student-written play by Sam Construction Services David Sichi said the 2,056 years ago. included studies at Oxford Wolonick said he chose to pro- Smith. renovation process began this week. More than 1,600 years later, University, he saw plays per- duce “Julius Caesar” because it “I only had one line,” Sullivan “We’re responsible for the generic William Shakespeare wrote a play formed at Shakespeare’s birth- seemed most suited for the campus, said. “And it was optional.” space, electrical and plumbing,” Sichi said. about it. place, Stratford-upon-Avon, and in the actors and the time. He said he Sullivan said he never predicted Freshens will provide the signs and This weekend, LAB! Theatre will London’s Globe Theatre, where the sees a parallel between contempo- he would be cast as the lead role in a dealer-specific materials for the franchise. bring the ancient Roman dictator to plays were originally performed. rary political turmoil and the play’s Shakespeare play. Sophomore Ava Lane said she thinks his knees once again with the com- After watching the plays from the events. “It’s kind of scary playing a role the store could be redundant since Jamba pany’s production of Shakespeare’s Globe’s groundlings section, where “It begs us to ask questions and that people who have won Tonys Juice is also in the bottom of Lenoir. tragedy “Julius Caesar,” which opens the commoners of Shakespeare’s day doesn’t give us any answers,” he said. and Oscars have played, but it’s been “They’re just jumping on the frozen tonight in Kenan Theatre. stood, Wolonick said he understood Senior Jeffrey Sullivan will play fun,” he said. yogurt train — the thing that was there The show’s director, senior Josh the breadth of Shakespeare’s target Caesar. It is his first starring role. “The ensemble is great. Everyone before was probably more useful,” Lane said. Wolonick, led the cast and crew in audience. He also works as a designer for The really pulls together to make the But when Lane found out the store will a semester-long study in the play’s “There is a common misconcep- Daily Tar Heel. theater come alive.” serve crepes, she reconsidered. politics and poetry. tion that Shakespeare is for intellec- Sullivan’s last appearance was “Crepes would be good,” she said. Wolonick and the 15 students tuals only,” Wolonick said. in a LAB! production of “Stick Up SEE caESAR, PAGE 9 Contact the University Editor at [email protected]. Narrowly approved UNC Health Care bill faces opposition of opposition — from legislators, ing, said Rep. Becky Carney, Care’s Board of Directors. The of the Board of Governors, who she said. “It sounds to me like The bill seeks to give members of the UNC-system D-Mecklenburg, who voted board is currently appointed are appointed by the legislature, somehow this thing grew legs and the BOG more control Board of Governors and UNC against the proposal. internally. control of the system’s board. shipped on through and most Health Care’s leadership — The UNC Health Care system The bill would also forbid the “I was bothered by the need to people didn’t have a full under- over UNC Health Care. regarding its provisions and the came under increased scrutiny expansion of the health care sys- come in and do a major overhaul standing on what it would do.” way the committee passed it. in the fall, when the committee tem without the explicit permis- of the university system gover- Karen McCall, spokeswoman Brendan Cooley The bill, authored by Rep. began to consider an unsolic- sion of the state legislature. nance structure when there has for UNC Health Care, said the Staff Writer Tim Moffitt, R-Buncombe, ited bid from Raleigh-based Sen. Tom Apodaca, been no compelling reason for bill would cost the state in the was narrowly approved by one WakeMed Health and Hospitals R-Buncombe and chairman of that change to occur,” she said. long term. UNC Health Care is gearing vote Tuesday by a N.C. House to buy Rex Healthcare, an affili- the N.C. Senate’s rules commit- And the chairwoman of the “If we are not able to have the up to fight a legislative proposal of Representatives committee ate of UNC Health Care. tee, issued a statement criticizing Board of Governors, Hannah flexibility we’ve had in the past, that would dramatically overhaul tasked with examining state- If the bill passes the full N.C. the bill and said he will work to Gage, said she was not excited by UNC Health Care might not its governance structure and owned assets. General Assembly during the ensure its defeat. the prospect of having more con- be able to support the (UNC) hamper its ability to expand. But members of the commit- short session in May, it would Carney said the bill would trol over UNC Health Care. School of Medicine,” she said. The hastily passed recommen- tee were not given a chance to give the Board of Governors the politicize the governance of UNC “A lot of the things that they dation has generated a firestorm read the bill before the meet- authority to appoint UNC Health Health Care by giving members are recommending are bad ideas,” SEE HEalth caRE, PAGE 9 POLICY DIVERSIONS This day in Today’s weather In this week’s Diver- Online DISCUSSION history Temps OK for in- Illegal drug policies, sion’s section, we APRIL 12, 1986 state students ABORTION DEBATE financial aid and a new looked at YouTube at Country music singer H 66, L 41 Greg Hasek, a marriage performance model will the most popular com- Kenny Rogers appeared Friday’s weather and family therapist, said be discussed at today’s ments on some of the in concert at the Smith Even better.

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