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County Petitions NRC Concerning Shearon Harris

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

Orange County lawyers will submit motions to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel today asking for a statement on what impact the future on-site expansion of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant would have on surrounding areas. The motions will mark the Orange County Board of Commissioners' continuing fight for answers to safety concerns regarding a plan that would make Shearon Harris the largest nuclear waste repository in the nation. "The deal is that the 20th is the deadline for all parties, Orange County, CP&L and the NRC, to have their motions filed," said Jim Warren, director

A Dream Deferred: Tar Heels Fall Short of NCAA Title

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

NORFOLK, Va. -- For Marina DiGiacomo, it was a storybook ending. In the last game on her home field, DiGiacomo scored the first goal on a penalty corner to help Old Dominion defeat North Carolina 3-1 in the NCAA title game at Foreman Field. DiGiacomo also picked up her second national championship at ODU. For North Carolina, DiGiacomo's storybook ending was more like a nightmare. The Tar Heels were bolstered by the outstanding play of goalkeeper Amy Tran and managed to mount a rally with five minutes left in the game to try to upset the top-ranked Lady Monarchs.

Faculty Council Considers Student Issues at Meeting

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

The Faculty Council meeting held Friday focused on student-related issues, including the passage of the higher education bond, tuition, Commencement and campus construction. Chancellor James Moeser opened the faculty meeting by thanking everyone involved in the campaign to pass the $3.1 billion higher education bond. "This shows the importance of the strong voice of the people in support of higher education," Moeser said. The bond was passed with a 73 percent approval across the state to provide capital improvements to the state's public universities and community colleges.

Town Celebrates Arbor Day with Students

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

Town officials and area students gathered Friday to celebrate trees and demonstrate their dedication to preserving the environment. A 15-minute ceremony marked the installation of Nov. 17 as Chapel Hill's official Arbor Day. Participants met at the town entrance sign on U.S. 15-501, which allowed motorists to see new trees being planted. Mayor Rosemary Waldorf began the ceremony by proclaiming Nov. 17 as the first of many Arbor Day celebrations to come.

Ladybugs Are To Be Feared And Smushed

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

I am glad to see the campus up in arms this week over ladybugs. It's not too often you see a campus mobilize and unite behind one cause, all members' voices blending to create one piercing cry for justice that cannot be ignored. And let me assure you, that call will be answered. As a former on-campus resident (Cobb represents), I can identify with the pain, indignation and outright fear y'all are experiencing. I have gone through this with you. And it's going to be OK.

Nov. 10 DTH Article About Israel-Palestine Panel Misleading

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

TO THE EDITOR: I was very surprised to read the article "Talk on Conflict Angers Pro-Israel Panelist" by Jenny McLendon in the Nov. 10 Daily Tar Heel. The article claims that "Or Mars, director of N.C.

America Is, Like, Different From the Rest of the World

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

As a Zimbabwean, I have found the events regarding the elections quite fascinating and somewhat amusing. But I am not going to talk about that. I am sure that there are many people out there who have absolutely no interest in reading another article about the damn elections, because it is now becoming a dreadful bore. Yes, it was fun at the beginning, but, as you Americans like to say, "Enough already!" No, I merely mention the "e word" because it reminded me (again) of the differences between "y'all" and myself.

Learn How to Spot the Fake People

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

It's getting harder and harder to keep it real in Chapel Hill. This is what I'm going to do for y'all: Take this column and distribute it to all the fake people you know. Cut out my mug and attach yours. I bet there is somebody reading over your shoulder right now, nodding his or her fake head, talking about how much they "feel me." Whatever. That's the essence of being fake. Fake people become so transparent and deceptive that they fool themselves. Don't believe the hype. It's not difficult to spot a fake, because these people are always obsessed with power.

The Witness to the Execution: Whose Justice Is the State Serving?

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

I had never been to one of these before. One hadn't happened in the last 11 months; 11 months ago I wasn't really sure if I cared. Now I do. I don't know why I really got involved, even though I supposedly cared about justice. Of course, the definition of justice varies from person to person. Now I know how to define it. Many would call what I witnessed justice, a punishment befitting of the actions of Michael Sexton. You see, 10 years ago, Michael Sexton killed someone. Thursday, Nov. 9, the state killed him.

Men's Soccer Uses Heads to Advance in NCAAs

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

The first-round game of the NCAA tournament that pitted North Carolina against William & Mary turned out to be not much of a real soccer game at all. A snow storm blanketed Fetzer Field and made the game a battle of which team could stay on its feet and make solid contact with the ball. The Tar Heels didn't even use their feet to score. They headed in three goals to erase a 2-0 second-half deficit and earn an overtime victory Sunday.

Surprise Snow Falls on UNC

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

Students and Orange County residents woke up to a surprise Sunday morning - the first snow of the season. Wet, heavy snow fell over the western two-thirds of the state on Sunday, marking the first time in more than 30 years that so much fell so early. The last time a similar amount accumulated so early in the Raleigh area was Nov. 12, 1968, when 1.2 inches fell, according to Gail Hartfield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The earliest snowfall on record came Nov.

Students Confused Over Seats

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

By Kim Minugh University Editor Some students who rose early Saturday morning expecting highly coveted lower-level basketball seating left with upper-level seating tickets - and a lot of disappointment. Despite decent numbers on their distribution bracelets, several students expressed confusion that they received upper-level seats when the same number would have given them lower-level seats last year. Senior Andrew Hardison joined the line Saturday morning with a bracelet number about 520 greater the selected starting number, 35,123, and was frustrated that it wasn't low enough

Government's Policy On Marijuana, Tobacco Hypocritical

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

TO THE EDITOR: For 23 years, the third Thursday in November has been designated the Great American Smokeout. Initiated by the American Cancer Society, the Smokeout has evolved from a grassroots effort to encourage smoking cessation for just one day to being the one day a year, including New Year's, that the highest number of smokers decide to quit - and for good reason. Cigarette smoking is the United States' most preventable cause of death. Tobacco kills more people each year than AIDS, heroin, crack, cocaine, alcohol, car accidents, fire and murder combined.

Close Results in 4 Races Spur Wake County Recounts

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

RALEIGH - The Wake County Board of Elections started retabulating ballots on Sunday cast in four contested state and county races in downtown Raleigh. The precinct-by-precinct recount, which coincides with the ongoing presidential recounts in Florida, will help determine winners in the races for State Commissioner of Labor, a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals, Wake County Commissioner and Wake County District 10 Judge. The candidates with fewer Wake County votes in each of the four races requested the recount.

Tar Heels Become Eligible for Bowl

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

Players and coaches had said all along that they could do it. But somehow, some way, it just never got done. Until Saturday. In what might have been its final contest of the season, the North Carolina football team put together a complete game. The Tar Heels scored on offense, defense and special teams as they pounded Duke 59-21 in front of 24,673 spectators at Wallace Wade Stadium. The win, UNC's third in a row, made the team bowl eligible.

Competitors Show Spirit at Unity Games

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

Plenty of enthusiasm marked the third annual Unity Games as students from a variety of different backgrounds came together Friday for a day of athletic competition. Stereo speakers filled Fetzer Gym A with songs like M.C. Hammer's "Can't Touch This" as the 100 members of 10 teams each donned a T-shirt and socks featuring their team's color. Students from many organizations including the Black Student Movement, Sangam, student government, the Residence Hall Association, Carolina Athletic Association and Sigma Chi fraternity came out to participate.

Demonstrators Rally for Fairness in Presidential Elections

By Staff Editor | Nov. 20, 2000

By Brook Corwin Staff Writer Republicans and Democrats marched along Franklin Street and through campus Saturday afternoon rallying for a single cause - fairness and democracy in the undecided presidential election. But their definitions of such democracy and their methods of rallying differed greatly. Coinciding with more than 100 similar rallies nationwide, about 30 students and local residents convened in the Pit to begin what was billed as a "Rally for Democracy" by the Young Democrats, who organized the event. Most of the participants carried signs advocating a recount o

Support U.S. Democracy in the Pit

By Staff Editor | Nov. 17, 2000

Christopher Brook I watched the elections returns Nov. 7 with a sense of awe. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., I was glued to the TV watching the seesaw race between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. By the time I went to bed, the margin separating Gore and Bush from the presidency stood at a paltry 1,700 votes in the state of Florida. In those early morning hours, and in the days immediately following, I na

UNC's Trip to Appalachian State Marks Many Firsts

By Staff Editor | Nov. 17, 2000

Matt Doherty, a relatively young man by coaching standards, is part of a new breed. Doherty has joined the likes of Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Florida's Billy Donovan in a youth movement that has made distinguishing a coach from his players increasingly difficult. This movement has also trickled down to some of the most successful mid-major programs in the country. Winthrop's Gregg Marshall and Tulsa's Buzz Peterson, who have already faced North Carolina, are both younger than the 38-year-old Doherty.

Tar Heels Race to Lead On 1st Day of Nike Cup

By Staff Editor | Nov. 17, 2000

The North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams took the lead after the first day of the Nike Cup at Koury Natatorium. The No. 9 UNC women won all five events Thursday night to jump out with 335 points. Virginia Tech is second (123 points), and 12 teams have scored overall. The No. 23 UNC men's team leads the field with 284 points. Pittsburgh is second (207), and LSU is third (136). Junior Kevin Erndl led the charge. He tied the school record in the 50-yard freestyle when he won in 20.06 seconds. UNC's women won both relays Thursday.