Veterans at UNC Share Their Stories As They Transi- Tion Back to Civilian Life After Tours in Iraq and Veterans Day Afghanistan
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36,606 likes The Carrier Classic on the USS Carl Vinson Facebook page 2 nuclear reactors Aircraft aboard the ship 5,680 sailors onboard; used to power the ship 70-85 including 2,480 members of the air wing on board Veterans at UNC share their stories as they transi- tion back to civilian life after tours in Iraq and VETERANS DAY Afghanistan. See page 3. Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 By the numbers Basketball courts The Carrier Classic that it would take to cover the 4.5 acre deck of the ship James 1 Worthy Crew on the USS Carl Volume 119, Issue 110 dailytarheel.com Friday, November 11, 2011 Vinson; including airmen 41 intro text like crazy stu abiut this game intro preseason NCAA Honorary v. 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Senior Writer decks in case of rain Watch the game: ESPN Kendall Marshall and some of his North vs. Carolina basketball teammates have been inad- The trophy vertently preparing for the Carrier Classic since TWITTER: For live the end of the regular season. updates during the James Worthy Magic Johnson For the first time in college basketball history, game be sure to follow Honorary captain Honorary captain The Carrier Classic trophy @DTHSports on Twitter was forged at the same UNC and Michigan State will play a game on an and check out the live aircraft carrier Friday that — weather permit- Stadium Capacity Newport News, Va. blog at dailytarheel.com shipyard as the ship itself. ting — will be held outdoors at the mercy of the Constructed of the same r Superhor elements. 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That’s 163.8 times the height of Harrison Barnes. The trophy NCAA The Carrier Classic trophy, a championships replica of the Carl Vinson's March 13,1982 Oct. 7, 2001 January 2005 - 2008 January 2010 May 2, 2011 Nov. 11, 2011 the trophy weighs USS Carl Vinson is commissioned. Aircraft from the ship carry out USS Carl Vinson enters a The ship travels to Haiti to The ship transports Osama bin The Carrier Classic game will tower, was created by the rst strikes in Operation three-year Refueling and assist with relief eorts Laden’s body to an undisclosed be played on the deck of the Newport News Shipbuilding. more than Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Complex Overhaul. after a 7.0M earthquake. location and drops it into the sea. Carl Vinson. The company used the same 12 Vince Lombardi James Honorary Magic materials and processes used trophies combined Worthy captains Johnson in the construction of aircraft 1980 1990 2000 carriers to create the trophy. It weighs a massive 85 pounds. 1980 2000 2010 SOURCE: WWW.NAVY.MIL, WWW.QUICKENLOANSCARRIERCLASSIC.COM, WWW.NAVAL-TECHNOLOGY.COM, WWW.TARHEELBLUE.COM, WWW.MSUSPARTANS.COM, NCAA.COM, ESPN.COM DTH/KEVIN URMACHER, ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH DELK 36,606 likes 2 nuclear reactors 5,680 sailors 36,606 likes on the USS Carl Vinson Facebook page onboard; used to power the ship including 2,480 members of the air wing on board on the USS Carl Vinson Facebook page Duplication January 2010 Nov. 11, 2011 Oct. 7, 2001 The ship travels to Haiti to The Carrier Classic game will 2 nuclear reactors 1998-1999 Aircraft from the ship carry out the rst August 1986 assist with relief eorts be played on the deck of the along with four steam turbines; used to power the ship USS Carl Vinson helps enforce a strikes in Operation Enduring Freedom March 13,1982 USS Carl Vinson becomes the rst carrier after a 7.0M earthquake. Carl Vinson. President Obama USS Carl Vinson is commissioned. no-y zone over Southern Iraq. in Afghanistan. review comes ever to operate in the Bering Sea. is expected to attend. 5,680 sailors including 2,480 members of the air wing on board Oct. 1999 - June 2000 to a Mayclose 2, 2011 January 2005 - 2008 The ship returns to the Puget Aug. - Sept. 1995 USS Carl Vinson enters a After NAVY Seals kill Osama bin 1980 1990 Sound Naval Shipyard to 2000 2010 March 1,1983 President Bill Clinton visits the three-year Refueling and Laden in Pakistan,Although the ship the phrase remained undergo $230 million in A report out Thursday The ship departs Nofolk, ship during a commemmora- Complex Overhaul. transportsundefined, his body to anhe said he did not iden- upgrades. Va. for the rst time. tion of the end of World War II. could not identify undisclosedtify any location unnecessarily and it is duplicated droppedprograms. into the sea. unnecessary programs. “I don’t see that this University has a major problem with unneces- By Elise Young sary program duplication,” he said, Assistant State & National Editor adding that individual universities’ existing review processes have suf- A comprehensive review of ficed to cull unnecessary programs. academic programs, originally pro- Every two years, the board asks jected to provide long-term savings each university to evaluate pro- for the UNC system, has ended — grams that don’t meet the system’s DTH/ELIZA WILLIAMS without identifying concrete ways productivity standards. Athletic director Dick Baddour, who announced his resignation at a press conference on July 28, has worked at the University for 45 years. to cut programs or costs. In February the board voted to The system is still searching for eliminate 60 programs system- ways to absorb a 15.6 percent state wide, including 36 baccalaureate budget cut enacted this summer. programs, as a result of the 2010 Now that it can’t count on elimi- reviews. Baddour bids farewell nating unnecessary programs to Administrators said Woodward’s make up some of the $414 million report still proved valuable even cut, one of the only avenues left is though it didn’t offer any addi- After 14 years as UNC’s athletic DTH ONLINE: Visit dailytarheel. BY THE NUMBERS raising tuition. tional opportunities for program com to see videos about Baddour’s UNC-system President Thomas elimination. director, Baddour prepares to triumphs and challenges during his Ross commissioned a review of NCSU Chancellor Randy tenure at UNC. potential unnecessary program Woodson said he agrees with the step down. 45 duplication in January, citing report’s findings. Years Baddour spent working at UNC institution first. looming budget cuts as the catalyst “Was I surprised by it? No,” he By Kelly Parsons And no matter the situation, he was for the review. said. “I think the report is valuable Sports Editor determined to uphold that pledge — even Jim Woodward, former chancel- because it points to some opportu- if it meant ending a 45-year career. 5,255 lor of N.C. State University and nities for collaboration.” Dick Baddour sat alone in a room on Just two days earlier, the tumultuous, Days Baddour spent as athletic director UNC-Charlotte, worked for seven Woodward said the board the morning of July 28, preparing for a year-long investigation into the UNC foot- months on the review and pre- should expect campuses to con- task he wasn’t sure he was quite ready for. ball program took a turn when head coach sented his findings Thursday to the tinue proposing new programs in “I don’t know if I can do this,” he Butch Davis was fired just six weeks before 13 system’s Board of Governors. order to meet students’ needs. thought to himself. the Tar Heels’ first game of the season. NCAA titles won during his tenure. His final product was void of a “I think it is totally inappropri- But his love for North Carolina With his own retirement looming, formal definition of “unnecessary ate for you to say, ‘OK, we’re not wouldn’t allow him to do anything else. Baddour felt that the next athletic director program duplication,” which he going to approve any programs in As athletic director, Baddour had prom- 65 had initially said would form the ised himself he’d always put his beloved SEE BADDOUR, PAGE 9 ACC titles won during his tenure. basis of the review. SEE BOG RoUNDUP, PAGE 9 I got my swim trunks and my flippie-floppies THE LONELY ISLAND FROM “I’M ON A BOAT” 2 Friday, November 11, 2011 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel DAILY potter paloozA DOSE www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 118 years of editorial freedom What would the NCAA do? STEVEN NORton From staff and wire reports EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] e don’t hear about athletes getting kicked off sports teams TARINI PARTI too often here at UNC… unless they’re tweeting about parties ManaGING editor [email protected] they’re at in Miami, or wracking up dozens of parking tickets, KELLY MCHUGH or smoking too much of the Mary Jane.