Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 122, Issue 25 dailytarheel.com Friday, April 4, 2014 McAdoo’s UNC career comes to end Sutton’s Drug Store, the news broke, Hill having scored 1,232 points and The junior forward will inciting a frenzy on Twitter. grabbed 640 rebounds in 108 games forgo his senior year and After three seasons in a Tar Heel as a Tar Heel. uniform, forward James Michael A two-time second-team All-ACC enter the 2014 NBA Draft. McAdoo announced his decision to honoree as a sophomore and junior, forgo his senior year and enter the the 6-foot-9 forward was second By Aaron Dodson 2014 NBA Draft. on the team in scoring and first in Assistant Sports Editor James didn’t know about the rebounds this past season. He aver- decision, saying McAdoo hadn’t told aged 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds Joel James might have been the him before making it. In fact, the a game. last to find out. draft hadn’t been a topic of discu- Once a projected first-round And when he did, he struggled to sion much this season, James said. draft pick after his freshman season, find words to sum up his reaction. But he wasn’t surprised about McAdoo chose to stay in Chapel Hill The sophomore North Carolina McAdoo’s announcement. and build off his rookie campaign. forward widened his eyes and stiff- “Not really shocking,” James When the time rolled around to ened his neck, his face falling into told The Daily Tar Heel. “I mean, make a decision after his sophomore the look of a kid who just discovered everyone decides to do what’s best season, McAdoo again picked the Santa Claus is a myth. for them, and you know I wish Mac thrill of March Madness over the “Mac entered the draft?” he the best. And I’m happy for him. I’m June jubilation of hearing his name DTH FILE/CHRIS CONWAY paused. “When?” proud for him.” James Michael McAdoo declared that he will enter the NBA Draft today, forgo- As James sat down for lunch at McAdoo will depart from Chapel SEE MCADOO, PAGE 4 ing his senior season and ending his basketball career at UNC. Pauper Players walk the long road to ‘Avenue Q’ The Daily Tar Heel’s arts blog followed the show’s evolution. By Madison Flager and Sarah Vassello Staff Writers Imagine Cookie Monster lyrically pro- fessing his love for Internet porn, or Bert and Ernie serenading each other with romantic confessions, alongside other “Sesame Street” characters as they crack jokes about racism and religion. Add in the heart and dedication that UNC’s Pauper Players has injected into their latest pro- duction, and you’ll have a good picture of “Avenue Q,” which opens tonight. The journey of the production has been detailed in “The Avenue Ahead,” a series published on The Daily Tar Heel’s Arts blog, “Canvas,” every two weeks since the beginning of the semester. Auditions On Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, hopeful thes- pians auditioned for the chance to be a part of something unique; something the show’s director — senior Clare Shaffer — said was “a magnum opus of felt.” “It’s my last show and my biggest show here, and that’s how I think of it in my SEE AVENUE Q, PAGE 13 Lambden vetoes runoff bill on last day in o∞ce The legislation would have allowed instant runoff voting in presidential elections. By Kristen Chung Staff Writer Christy Lambden signed one last veto before signing out as student body president. On his last day in office, Lambden vetoed a bill which would have imple- mented instant runoff voting for stu- dent body president elections. Under this method, voters rank candidates in order of preference, eliminating the need for runoff elections. Zach Ferguson, a third-year law stu- dent and Student Congress representa- tive, has presented two versions of the bill to Student Congress, both of which were vetoed by Lambden. DTH/BENJAMIN WELSH They are the only two bills that Clockwise from top: Performers act out a musical scene during a dress rehearsal for Pauper Player’s production of “Avenue Q” at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro Lambden has vetoed in his tenure, said on Wednesday; Will Hawkins, a music and dramatic arts double major, performs at the dress rehearsal; Will Hawkins auditions in the UNC Student Union former Speaker of Congress Connor during callbacks for”Avenue Q” on Jan. 28; Pianist Alex Thompson and one of the characters from “Avenue Q” compare notes during an early rehearsal. Thompson is a senior media production major and music director for the production. The show will open at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro tonight. SEE VETO, PAGE 13 THE CLEF HANGERS Memorial Hall This Saturday! PRING ONCERT April 5, 8pm S C If you love somebody, let them go... KAHLIL GIBRAN 2 Friday, April 4, 2014 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel DAILY Frequent Flyer DOSE www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 121 years of editorial freedom NICOLE CompaRato Russian diplomat: Do yoga, US EDITOR-In-CHIEf [email protected] From staff and wire reports CammIE BellamY aybe the United States could stand to loosen up. That’s ManagING EDItor [email protected] what one Russian senior diplomat might be trying to tell KatIE SWEENEY us in his most recent comments about the United States’ VISUAL MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] being irrationally “fixated” on punishing Russia following BRIAN fanneY Mthe annexation of Crimea. DIrector OF ENTERPRISE [email protected] Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Rybakov’s advice is simple, really: paIGE ladISIC “Spend more time in the fresh air, practice yoga, a balanced diet, maybe ONLINE managING EDITOR [email protected] watch some sitcoms on TV” instead of engaging in “childish tantrums amanda ALBRIGHT and tears.” UNIVERSITY EDITOR [email protected] Come on, America. Go take a nap or something. You’re too cranky for JENNY SURANE Russia’s liking. CITY EDITOR [email protected] NOTED. We can all get a little carried away QUOTED. “I thought to myself, ‘I’m not madelINE WILL with state pride, especially in the great leaving this,’ and I jumped down to get it. STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR state of North Carolina. But some are tak- I wasn’t really even stuck, I just needed [email protected] ing it too far by naming state microbes. somebody to help lift me out but my mom DTH/ALEX HAMEL MICHAEL LANANNA In Hawaii, two politicians currently got all panicky.” SPORTS EDItor ndrieu Doyle, a junior from New Orleans, battle over whether Flavobacterium aki- — Ella Birchenough, a Dover, U.K. [email protected] throws a flying disc in Polk Place on Thursday Samantha SABIN ainvivens or vibrio fischeri gets to be the teen, who got stuck in a storm drain after Arts EDItor official state organism. dropping her BlackBerry phone in it. afternoon. “It’s kind of for everybody,” Doyle [email protected] A said. “You don’t need much, just some people, a field ALLISON HUSSEY DIVERSIONS EDItor and a disc.” Doyle has thrown discs for 15 years. [email protected] COMMUNITY CALENDAR MARY BURKE DEsIgn & gRaPHICs editor TODAY Flashlight Egg Hunt: Bring your One Card holders. [email protected] Assassins (Musical): This flashlight and enjoy a fun egg Time: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. POLICE LOG CHRIS CONWAY musical explores the United hunt in the dark. Golden eggs Location: Ackland Art Museum photo editor get special prizes. This event [email protected] States’ culture of celebrity and • Someone reported a Carrboro police reports. the violent means to obtain it is for children ages 11-14. No Avenue Q (Musical): Check out suspicious condition at 1765 The person took someone’s BRIttanY HENDRICKS younger siblings, please. Par- Avenue Q presented by Pauper multIMEDIA EDItor through the context of success- Dobbins Drive at 3 p.m. phone after it was placed on a [email protected] ful and attempted assassinations ticipants must bring their own Players. The story surrounds a Wednesday, according to store counter, reports state. flashlight and basket. Free. bright-eyed college graduate lauRIE beth HARRIS, on American presidents. Tickets Chapel Hill police reports. Time: 7:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. who moves to New York City and MARISA DINOVIS start at $15. The show runs until An unknown person was • Someone reported a suspi- copy co-EDITORS April 20. Location: Wilson Park, Carrboro meets an interesting mix of char- photographing another per- cious condition at Battle Hall [email protected] Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. acters. Content might not be son, reports state. at 2:59 p.m. Thursday, accord- NEAL SMITH Location: Paul Green Theatre Activated Art: Back for its appropriate for younger viewers. ing to reports from UNC’s SPECIAL sectIONS EDItor third year, Activated Art at the Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. [email protected] Someone trespassed at Department of Public Safety. Ackland presents a series of Location: ArtsCenter • Priceless Gem Tour: From Walgreens at 108 E. Franklin DANIEL PSHOCK live theater performances that webmaster 2001 to 2011, UNC grew by St. at 5:19 p.m. Wednesday, Someone dam- brings the art on the walls to • [email protected] 6 million square feet of new according to Chapel Hill aged property at the life in unexpected ways. Each construction, and many historic police reports. Bioinformatics Building at performance comprises five To make a calendar submission, TIPS buildings were preserved at the A person got into an argu- 9:17 a.m.