Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 120, Issue 10 dailytarheel.com Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Hatchell turns down postseason play Carolina’s women’s basketball pointed and surprised,” coach Though UNC was playing “We never really even consid- nine years that fewer than six ACC After not getting an team won’t be one of the teams Sylvia Hatchell said. with the most complete roster it ered it,” Hatchell said. “We were teams were taken. NCAA tournament bid, lacing up their dancing shoes. But the NCAA tournament was had all season, Hatchell declined expecting to be in the NCAA and Hatchell attributed this change For the first time in 11 years, not the only postseason tourna- the WNIT bid, effectively ending host.” to many factors. Because UNC UNC turns down WNIT. UNC will not participate in the ment to announce its bracket the season with a 1-point loss to UNC showed NCAA tourna- has weaker non-conference teams NCAA tournament after not Monday night. The WNIT, a Georgia Tech on March 2 in the ment potential with a 20-win sea- on the schedule as a result of By Brooke Pryor receiving an at-large bid Monday. national invitational that offers ACC Tournament quarterfinals. son and a tough conference sched- community ties and coaching Staff Writer After gathering to watch the bids to the best teams not granted Hatchell said she declined the ule, but ultimately came up short. relationships, the team’s Rating selection show in hopes of seeing bids to the NCAA championship, bid because her sights were set The Tar Heels were not the only Percentage Index (RPI) dropped In four days, NCAA tour- their name on the screen, the Tar also released its own 64-team field. on the NCAA tournament, plac- team from the conference feeling significantly, she said. The No. 89 nament games will tip off in Heels instead left with heads hung. But UNC’s name was notice- ing all other postseason play out- left out of the NCAA tournament. Carmichael Arena, but North “I was in shock. I was disap- ably absent from that list, too. side of her scope. This year marks the first time in SEE WOMEN’S nit, PAGE 4 Advising Henson’s status uncertain takes on thousands of students More than 1,000 students waited in line at Steele Building Tuesday. By Dana Blohm and Hayley Paytes Staff Writers The line of students trying to reach aca- demic advisers on Tuesday extended out the door and onto the quad. In a single day, 1,275 students flooded through the doors of Steele Building to either drop classes or declare them pass/D/D+/fail on the last day possible. Although there were tears and some sur- prises, academic adviser Melissa Edwards said most students emerged less stressed than when they entered. “For the most part, we had hundreds of relieved students, which is a great feeling,” she said. Staffers patrolled the first floor, with stu- dents lining the halls, some forced to find room on the floor. Sitting cross-legged and leaning against the wall, some did homework while others filled out forms. To prepare for one of the busiest days of the year, the advising department doubled the number of advisers available for walk- ins for the days leading up to Tuesday, said Marilyn Wyrick, senior assistant dean of advising. In addition, staff staggered lunch breaks and coordinated between floors to ensure an even distribution of students, she said. “We definitely all need a little caffeine and a little extra rest the night before,” Edwards said. DTH/ERIN HULL Seniors made up the bulk of those in line. After already fulfilling major requirements, ortunately for No. 1-seeded North Carolina, the Tar Heels’ first NCAA tournament game wasn’t Tuesday. If it had been, coach many did not want classes they were taking Roy Williams said starting forward John Henson, who injured his wrist last week, likely wouldn’t have been able to play. Now, for elective credit to hurt their GPAs. both Williams and his teammates hope Henson’s condition improves in time for Friday’s NCAA tournament opener. Williams Senior Susie Choi, who went to drop a F math modeling course, said she took the said he likely won’t make a final call on Henson until Thursday morning at the earliest. Visit dailytarheel.com for the full story. SEE ADVISING, PAGE 4 Faculty react to NCAA Q&A with The New sanctions, look to the future York Times’ Joe Nocera By Sarah Niss offended I became at “I feel it was too harsh, because The NCAA mandated Monday Staff Writer how un-American so Professors said they hope I feel like our self-imposed stipula- that UNC football receive a 2012 much of what they do strict punishments will tions were very reasonable,” he said. postseason ban and a reduction of 15 Joe Nocera is a columnist for The New is. I mean, they’re basi- “Adding additional stipulations at this scholarships, while UNC athletics as York Times and financial expert who has cally worse than the East prevent further abuses. point is essentially punishing people a whole will be placed on three years focused his writing on reforming the NCAA. Germans in the era of who didn’t do anything wrong.” probation. He will speak about big-time college communism with the By Edward Pickup Reznick said changes to UNC ath- Despite Reznick’s concerns regard- sports and universities from 5:30 p.m. to degree to which they Staff Writer letics throughout the last two years ing the punishment, other faculty 7 p.m. tonight in the Sonja Haynes Stone control athletes ... So have held those accountable for trans- members were more optimistic. Center Theater. Joe Nocera is a once that article came When the end result of a two- gressions and replaced others. Jay Smith, associate chairman of columnist for The out I decided I was going Daily Tar Heel: When did you develop year-long NCAA investigation came Athletic Director Bubba the history department, said he hoped New York Times. He to keep writing about an interest in examining the work of the Monday, some faculty members were Cunningham and head football coach the sanctions would help prevent fur- will be speaking at this, and the more I’ve NCAA? Why? relieved. Larry Fedora — two of the people ther abuses in the athletics program. the Stone Center at written about it the more But that feeling was diminished by most affected by the sanctions — “I’m sure that the whole process Joe Nocera: Too much of the “scandal” 5:30 p.m. today. apparent it is that the the severity of the punishments. replaced Dick Baddour and Butch has made the staff more alert to the is stuff that is perfectly acceptable in every NCAA needs to be either Steve Reznick, chairman of the Davis, respectively, as a direct result of problems and more vigilant about our other part of American life. So last fall I was reformed or blown up. faculty athletics committee, said he the NCAA investigation. responsibilities,” he said. assigned an article by The New York Times DTH: Your talk is timely here with the thought the NCAA sanctions went too “We have made a lot of changes to Last month, Smith helped draft a Magazine to write about a scheme to pay NCAA punishments to the UNC football far, targeting those who had not been deal with this and decrease the chanc- statement from an informal group of players. In the course of that I started to involved with UNC athletics when the es that it will happen again,” Reznick learn more and more about how the NCAA infractions took place. said. SEE FacuLTY atHLEticS, PAGE 4 operates. And the more I learned, the more SEE NOCERA, PAGE 4 BASEBALL ALL UP IN YOUR This day in history Today’s weather The No. 4 Tar Heels BUSINESS Inside MARCH. 14, 1919 Weather Wildness won 5-1 against The Cave is on the H 82, L 53 The Carolina Playmakers BEAUTY ON A UNC-Greensboro. market and Northamton presented its first bill of three BUDGET The team got a Plaza Apartments found Thursday’s weather strong outing from one-act plays, including Grounds Services is deal- new owners, among pitcher Benton Thomas Wolfe’s “The Return of ing with a smaller staff other local business March Madness Moss. Page 6. Buck Gavin.” H 82, L 57 and budget. Page 3. changes. Page 5. It’s like pi — you can keep figuring it out and always be right and never be done. 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