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Shelton: UNC Should Not Be `Cookie Cutter'

By Brooke Corwin | Mar. 5, 2001

Surrounded by the elegance of Alumni Hall on Friday, UNC faculty got a first look at their newest colleague -- Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Robert Shelton.Shelton, who took office Feb. 1, spoke to a crowd of about 80 faculty members after greeting most of them as they entered the building.As provost, Shelton is the head of academic, administrative and operating affairs at UNC, and his speech emphasized the importance of establishing an academic plan for the University that would incorporate faculty and administrative interests.

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Scott Kicks Past Grad Speakers In the Head

By Ashley Stephenson | Mar. 5, 2001

Kudos to the senior class officers for finally getting it right.Stuart Scott is speaking at graduation, a man who is as cool as the other side of the pillow.The people will come in droves, I predict, filling nearly every seat in Kenan Stadium, ears pricked in anticipation for what words of wisdom might tumble forth from the lips of the best announcer, bar none, on ESPN.Seniors from the days of yesteryear will no doubt curse the academic aptitude that allowed them to graduate before May 2001. And they have good reason to.

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Wrestling Falters, Takes 3rd Place in ACCs

Mar. 5, 2001

In years past, all of the little things have gone right for North Carolina at the ACC tournament.This year, with the event being held in Chapel Hill, they didn't.The Tar Heels lost three crucial semifinal matches by a total of five points en route to a third-place overall finish behind N.C. State (78.5 points) and Virginia (73). UNC finished with 68 total points, while Maryland finished fourth with 52.5 points.

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Adams, Blake Continue to Shine for UNC

By Curt Kendall | Mar. 5, 2001

Friday's doubleheader against UCLA revealed one of North Carolina's weaknesses: lack of consistency.But some heroic individual efforts led UNC to a victory in game one and have proven to be a key to the Tar Heels' early success this year.Sophomore Russ Adams has delivered in the clutch all season for UNC (11-3), driving in three game-winning runs in North Carolina's final at bat.And Adams, who went 3-for-10 with three runs scored on the day, came through again in the bottom of the 11th inning of game one.The 6-foot-1 second baseman belted a 2-2 changeup over the right-center-field

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University Has Long Strides Ahead in Integrating Races

By Katie Rossini | Mar. 5, 2001

Almost 50 years ago, a court mandated that the University of North Carolina grant full admissions to graduate school students when equal facilities and programs were not available elsewhere. On June 12, 1951, four African-American students (Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, Floyd McKissick and Kenneth Lee) attended their first day of classes at the University of North Carolina, making UNC the first white university in the South to admit black students.Within the last two weeks, during Black History Month no less, The Daily Tar Heel ran a three-part story on 50 years of integration at UNC.

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Duke Game Unites UNC Campus

By Linda Chupkowski | Mar. 5, 2001

Wow, some game yesterday, huh? Though I am not the most die-hard Heels fan, I couldn't help catching the fever going around. Today, I'd like to share some of my thoughts on this epic game.What an amazing chance for all of Carolina to come together. There we all were, filling the Smith Center, the bars on Franklin Street and the residence hall rooms fortunately furnished with big-screen televisions.

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Carrboro Samples Brazilian Culture

By Matt Viser | Mar. 5, 2001

People of various ages, races and nationalities gathered at the Carrboro ArtsCenter on Saturday to taste Carnaval 2001, a celebration of Brazilian culture, through ethnic foods, dancing and music.The festivities started at 8:30 p.m. when people lined up outside the center despite the dismal weather, eager to begin celebrating the annual Brazilian Carnaval.

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Terrapins Stop Tar Heels

By Kelly Lusk | Mar. 5, 2001

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland's women's lacrosse star Jen Adams doesn't usually cross her fingers before she takes a shot. That's because most of the balls the two-time national player of the year fires at the net go in. But before Adams made the game-winning shot in the top-ranked Terrapins 8-7 defeat of No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday at Ludwig Field, she held her breath for a moment. With 7:31 remaining in the second half, Maryland attacker Allison Comito fed Adams a pass that flew high above her stick.

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Dale Earnhardt's Recent Death Gives NASCAR a Wake-Up Call

By David Lawson | Mar. 5, 2001

The world of motorsports lost its greatest driver in the last mile of its greatest event last Feb. 18 as Dale Earnhardt struck the outside wall in between turns three and four in the Daytona 500. Traveling at a speed of nearly 180 miles per hour, Earnhardt's car sling-shoted from the bottom of the track and collided with a 10-foot thick block of concrete virtually head-on.

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School Board Accepts Plan to Reduce Overcrowding

By Phil Bailey | Mar. 5, 2001

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education approved a short-term plan Thursday aimed at easing overcrowding in the district's three most crowded elementary schools.McDougle, Seawell and Scroggs elementary schools are either overcrowded or close to full capacity, according to a report conducted by the board's overcrowding committee.

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The `Anybody-But-Songer Candidate' Shows CAA Woes

By Matt Dees | Mar. 5, 2001

What a mess. First this wrestling guy goes on TV, lies, then retracts it. And now Eric's secretary is in a coma. Oh, sorry. Slipped into "Billy Madison" there for a second. But take out comatose receptionists and gay ex-wrestlers, and it's just like the latest Carolina Athletic Association nonsense. Or something.Seriously, the melodrama unfolding within the hallowed halls of Suite B is getting quite ridiculous. And it seems it could continue this way for a while if Reid Chaney doesn't grow a pair and nip this behavior in the bud early on in his administration.

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Clemson Sends Tar Heels Packing

By Mike Ogle | Mar. 5, 2001

The North Carolina women's basketball team had a big game Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum.But the seventh-seeded Tar Heels didn't play big in their 75-57 loss to second-seeded Clemson in a quarterfinal game of the ACC tournament. UNC handled eighth-seeded Georgia Tech 79-64 on Friday in a first-round matchup."They just pretty much manhandled us," said UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell, whose team likely lost its last hope of an NCAA invite with the early exit.

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Committee Announces Student Body Officers

By Jenny McLendon | Mar. 5, 2001

After a series of interviews this weekend, a student government committee has selected the student body officers for Student Body President-elect Justin Young's fledgling administration.Rudy Kleysteuber will serve as student body vice president, Kativa Parker as treasurer and former Young opponent Dustyn Baker as secretary in the 2001-02 Cabinet.The selected candidates will go before Student Congress on Tuesday for approval.The new officers have a history of leadership at UNC.

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Using Toilet Paper Involves Thickness And Not Surface Area

By Charlie Trakas | Mar. 5, 2001

TO THE EDITOR:Student body president candidates this year displayed humor and resorted to gimmicky platforms to entice the otherwise passive student to take concerns to heart. There is no need to rehash the most important issues, as these are the ones dealt with each year.I have concerns about a Feb. 19 editorial entitled "Two-Ply Platform," The statement, "Because two-ply is twice as thick as its inferior counterpart one-ply, it stands to reason that you only need to use half as much," lacks in all realms of logical reasoning.

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County Officials Oppose Ruling On CP&L Plant

By Coke Whitworth | Mar. 5, 2001

Orange County officials said they are not sure if they will continue a two-year battle against the expansion of a local nuclear power plant after a major setback Thursday.Last week's ruling gave Carolina Power & Light Co. the go-ahead to increase its waste storage potential at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant and denies any further hearings regarding the expansion.The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, a branch of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ruled that CP&L now can utilize two more waste storage pools at Shearon Harris, located in Wake County.

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Rowing Squad Grabs Mixed Results vs. Duke

By James Giza | Mar. 5, 2001

Joel Furtek's voice emanated from a pair of two-foot high speakers, sitting on a wooden plank by the right door of the boathouse at University Lake.Using a cell phone for the first 10 races and a radio held up to a microphone for the last two, Furtek provided play-by-play from a motor boat as his North Carolina women's rowing team opened its spring season in the Carolina Dash against Duke on Saturday morning.Although the sound system experienced technical difficulties at times, Furtek's race-calling -- interspersed with color commentary -- made it easier for the onlookers standing on the

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Men's Lacrosse Snaps Road Losing Streak

Mar. 5, 2001

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- North Carolina attackman Jeff Sonke lifted the Tar Heels to an 11-10 victory against Navy on Saturday.Last year Sonke scored in sudden victory overtime at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill to give the Heels the win 11-10. Saturday afternoon he scored with one second remaining at Rip Miller Field in Annapolis to lift the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to yet another 11-10 victory against the No.

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Nike Is Working to Reinstate Mexican Workers' Rights

Mar. 5, 2001

I would like to respond to Jenny Fowler's Feb. 21 article, "SEJ Goes to the Mattresses Over Nike" and Paige Ammons' Feb. 23 article, "Students Gather, Light Candles to Protest Nike" regarding the labor dispute at the Kukdong apparel factory near Puebla, Mexico, and provide your readers with an update of the current situation. As you know, Nike has worked collaboratively with multiple organizations in sincere efforts to resolve this matter.

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Gymnastics Ends Season With `W'

By Brad Broders | Mar. 5, 2001

The emotions couldn't be contained.Sunday at Carmichael Auditorium, senior gymnast Brooke Wilson was honored in an pregame ceremony. Wilson owns all but one of North Carolina's school records.Teammate Monica Middleton provided Wilson with flowers before tearfully embracing Lisa Companioni.But once things got going on the mats, the Tar Heels successfully turned tears into triumph."It's very emotional, but exciting at the same time," Wilson said. "Running out of the tunnel that last time was definitely a little emotional.

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