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Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 119, Issue 86 dailytarheel.com Thursday, October 6, 2011 CRIME REPORT ANALYSIS More sexual assaults reported in 2010 DTH ONLINE: Visit it means more students feel Pleasants said administrators Pleasants said there are Student Attorney General Jon More willingness to dailytarheel.com to see a comfortable in reporting sexual have been working actively to many students who come into McCay said the number of sexual report assault may have PDF of the crime report the assault cases, said Bob Pleasants, make the process of reporting Counseling and Wellness Services assaults reported is much higher University released. interpersonal violence prevention such crimes easier for students. who do not go to DPS. than those that are prosecuted led to the increase. coordinator for Campus Health In 2010, the Department of “Sometimes students just need through the university’s honor sexual assault cases on campus Services. Public Safety began emphasizing medical attention and counsel- system. By Becky Bush nearly tripled in 2010. The 2011 security report — to students that they could file ing but have no desire to press McCay wrote in an email that Staff Writer But officials say the spike which was sent in an email to all reports to campus police without charges,” Pleasants said. the honor system has dealt with doesn’t necessarily translate to an students Sept. 30 — states there following through with charges Sexual misconduct is treated four cases of sexual misconduct The latest campus crime sta- increase in crime. were six reported sexual assaults or a formal investigation, unless like all other forms of student since January. tistics released by the University Instead, they said they find the in 2009 and 17 reported sexual there was an imminent threat to crime in the eyes of the student- show the number of reported numbers encouraging because assaults in 2010. campus, he said. led honor system. SEE CRIME REPORT, PAGE 4 35-day finance reports filed Chapel Hill candidates have submitted their fundraising totals. By Tyson Leonhardt Staff Writer With the Nov. 8 election five weeks away, Chapel Hill Town DTH/CHLOE STEPHENSON Council and mayoral candidates submitted their 35-day campaign Left, Ana Maria Reichenbach speaks as part finance reports this week. of Occupy Colleges, urging students and fac- The reports show that the elec- ulty to express their grievances. Above, Eva tion season is shaping up to be Panjwani rallies students in front of Wilson. very different from 2009. Filed Tuesday to the state board of elections and made public Wednesday, the reports show a decrease in campaign ‘Power to the PeoPle’ contributions from 2009, which saw a competitive mayoral race Students protested as part called for students and professors to wide-ranging responses. major, agreed. between Mark Kleinschmidt and gather at noon to have a public dia- Matt May, a visiting spectator and “One of the criticisms of the move- Matt Czajkowski. of Occupy Colleges at Wilson logue about their grievances. professor of communications at N.C. ment is that there’s no goals or But this year, the mayoral race According to the movement’s web- State University, said he was a little demand,” he said. “That’s the best part seems to be taking a backseat as Library on Wednesday. site, 75 colleges planned to participate. unclear about the group’s goals. about this movement.” Chapel Hill Town Council candi- Eva Panjwani, a participant in the “I think it’s about rising student Bryan Perlmutter, co-founder of dates rake in more money than By Memet Walker UNC-CH demonstration, told her fellow fees,” he said. Students for a Democratic Society at their 2009 counterparts. Staff Writer protesters that it was important for them The group also broke into small N.C. State University, said about 70 Like in 2009, 12 candidates to understand why they were there. discussion circles to plan for the move- people gathered Wednesday at the are running total. Eight candi- The growing Occupy Wall Street “If we want to have our demands ment’s future. university’s Brickyard as a part of the dates ran for council and four for movement has reached campus. met, we need to understand our Kristen Maye, a senior Afro- national protest. mayor in 2009. Nine are vying Amid protests taking place across demands,” she said. American studies major, told her group “Everyone’s bringing their own for five council seats and three the country, students gathered Students responded to Panjwani’s she didn’t think a unified demand was demand,” he said. for mayor this election. Wednesday on the steps of Wilson encouragement by writing their senti- required to be effective. But Perlmutter said by “everyone,” he In 2009, the candidates for Library to express discontent about a ments on a large blue banner. “Occupy Wall Street is occupy what- doesn’t actually mean everyone. mayor and town council collec- wide variety of issues. “Stop privatizing the military,” ever your ‘Wall Street’ is,” she said. “It’s “I guess it’s for people who are lib- tively raised nearly $37,000 by The event was part of a national “Stop the Keystone Pipeline” and “Save whatever we need it to be right now.” the 35-day report filing. “Occupy Colleges” movement, which Professor Porter!” were some of the Dylan Crouch, a sophomore math SEE occUPY UNC, PAGE 4 SEE ELECTION FILINGS, PAGE 4 Review of peer institutions could affect tuition levels Board of Governors will Peer study to UNC system undergoes peer review The Board of Governors will review a list of peer institutions for each of the UNC-system’s 16 universities at today’s meeting. Each of the schools has discuss UNC’s peers today include review 13 to 18 peers and two to four aspirational peers. Below is a sample of UNC-system universities and their peers with tuition and fees compared. of tuition rates By Nicole Comparato peer institutions, which will now Senior Writer include Northwestern University By Daniel Wiser University of University of and the University of Minnesota, Assistant State & National Editor California- Virginia University administrators said Executive Vice Chancellor Berkeley $11,794 have long suggested that higher and Provost Bruce Carney. An education at a UNC-system $12,192 (peer of UNC-Chapel tuition might be the most effec- The addition of the schools school has traditionally been con- (peer of UNC-Chapel Hill) tive way to offset budget cuts in won’t allow for higher tuition for sidered a bargain. Hill*) coming years. UNC, as Northwestern is a pri- Universities have kept tuition James Madison But even after a revision of vate institution and Minnesota’s rates comparatively low and University of University the list of UNC’s peer institu- tuition is lower than that of the relied on state funding to main- California-Davis $4,224 tions, which could have paved University of Illinois, the school tain academic quality, while other $12,192 (peer of UNC-W and the way for a higher tuition it will replace. public institutions and university (peer of N.C. State) Appalachian State) model, administrators remain UNC’s peer institutions pro- systems nationwide have shifted at the mercy of the Board of vide comparison for graduation to a higher tuition model. Governors for any changes. rates, retention rates, salaries and But universities in the state The 6.5 percent increase cap space allocation in addition to might soon begin to adopt tuition University of Texas at University of Texas at UNC- N.C. UNC- UNC- Appalachian UNC- N.C. on tuition set by the board is tuition levels, Carney said. rates in line with their peers. Austin Arlington Chapel Hill State Charlotte Greensboro State Wilmington A&T the main obstacle keeping UNC The remaining public insti- Members of the UNC-system $4,673 $8,878 $6,824 $6,874 $5,360 $5,445 University $5,595 $4,567 from matching its public peer tutions on UNC’s list of peers Board of Governors will review (peer of UNC-Chapel Hill) (peer of N.C. A&T, UNC-C, $5,456 UNC-G) institutions’ tuition levels. might influence future tuition a new list of peer universities for * Aspirational peer The board will meet today to discuss revisions to UNC’s 16 SEE PEER INSTITUTIONS, PAGE 4 SEE PEER REVIEW, PAGE 4 SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.NORTHCAROLINA.EDU/BOG/INDEX.PHP DTH/JESSICA TOBIN STEVE JOBS TRASH This day in history Today’s weather It was announced CITATIONS Inside OCT. 6, 2004 Take out your Wednesday that The Town of Chapel Hill Mac. Members of the 1957 NCAA Steven P. Jobs, co- is cracking down on H 76, L 48 MINUS SOUND men’s basketball champion- RESEARCH founder of Apple, trash roll-cart regula- Friday’s weather died at the age of 56. ship team returned to UNC to Dive talks to music artists tion, issuing 37 citations Give it a big See Nation & World commemorate the renovated who are expressing their since Sept. 26. hug. for more. Page 9. Woollen Gymnasium. H 74, L 47 visual creativity. Page 5. Page 3. Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me. 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