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HOMECOMING 2009

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miller hopes to bring arts classes to schoolsCatie’s proposal

Miller will bring various visual and performing arts genres into local schools whose programs are suffering due to budget cuts.

Her project will be low in cost but high in commitment from schools and student volunteers.

redmond plans to fund weekly cooking classesRonald’s proposal Redmond will work with The

Arc of Orange County to fund memberships for cooking classes offered to students with developmental disabilities.

He will use the Homecoming funds to purchase supplies.

By Tyler HardySTAff WRiTeR

Catie Miller never had to go to art class in elementary school.

It came to her.Without a room, the school’s

only art teacher wheeled a cart full of art supplies from class to class.

If elected Homecoming queen Saturday, Miller hopes to use the position to put a halt on the neglect of art in schools.

“I want to show why art is important, why it does matter,” Miller said.

Her proposed project, titled Project Catie, would bring differ-ent genres of arts together into

local schools that are struggling to offer chorus, art and drama classes due to budget cuts.

“I’m just really passionate with working with children, and I know my project can really help them,” Miller said.

She said the cost of the proj-ect would ideally be free or low in cost. But the projects would be high in commitment.

“We won’t need many materials, but we will need a lot of partici-pation for Project Catie to work,” Miller said.

Miller said Project Catie is rel-evant to all parties involved, help-ing the community, schools and

even volunteers improve. “I want to do this project

because I’m going to be a teacher, and these will be the things I will be working with in the future,” Miller said.

A child development and fam-ily studies major from Goldsboro, Miller belongs to Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. She is also a mem-ber of the UNC Walk-Ons, an a cappella group.

She said her involvement with the group and her passion for sing-ing has inspired her to help protect and promote the arts by encourag-ing schools continue to offer visual and performing arts programs.

Miller’s friends and soror-ity sisters have been her primary supporters during her campaign, helping especially with the required 250 petition signatures needed to run for Homecoming queen.

Together, Miller said she and her friends are trying to seize

the opportunity to support the University in any way they can pos-sibly accomplish.

“Doing this project is the ulti-mate way to give back to Carolina, which has given me so much,” she said.

By lauren CloningerSTAff WRiTeR

Ronald Redmond is cooking up the idea for his service project as one of UNC’s candidates for 2009 Homecoming king.

The senior plans to work with The Arc of Orange County, a pro-gram in Durham that provides weekly cooking classes and other opportunities to students with developmental delays.

Redmond said one of his favor-ite aspects of the cooking program is that it donates once a month to Meals on Wheels Association of America.

“It shows that even though these students have various dis-abilities, they still give back to the community,” he said.

And if he wins Homecoming king and is given the $1,000 in the spring to go toward his cause, Redmond said the money will be spent on cooking supplies.

Aprons, food and the pro-gram’s first scholarship could all be paid for with the funds from a Homecoming King win.

“The program costs $200,” he said. “And I’d love to provide the money for someone who wouldn’t otherwise have the money to attend the class.”

Redmond is president of Alpha Iota Omega Christian Fraternity and is an Urban Life volun-

teer at Southern High School in Durham. He is also an active member of the Teaching Fellows program and the Every Nation campus ministry.

Redmond has already become involved with the cooking classes.

“I’ve been in the classrooms twice already, and I don’t plan on leaving,” he said.

Redmond said he feels his commitment to service, which started during his first semester at UNC, makes him a good can-didate.

He also said he feels he would be a suitable candidate because of

his love for the University and its students.

But ultimately, Redmond said, he is doing it for the kids.

“It’s less about me and more about the students that I’m serv-ing,” he said.

“They were so joyful when I

met them for the first time, and I told them that I had adopted their classroom for a service project — and that I could potentially be helping them. So it would be for them.”

Catie Miller says singing in the UNC Walk-Ons a cappella group fuels her passion for arts programs.

Ronald Redmond is active in the Teaching fellows program at the University.

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ross to aid homeless youthAnarrah’s proposal Ross will collect clothing from

students to share with homeless children and provide meals to local homeless centers.

She will partner with Outback Steakhouse and local businesses to facilitate her project’s growth.

By REyNA DESAiStaff WRiteR

After 13 years as a Girl Scout, Anarrah Ross won the group’s highest honor, the Gold Award, by dedicating her time to collect-ing toys to stock the playrooms at local children’s hospitals.

She continues her dedication to service at UNC while running for Homecoming queen this semester.

“I feel that at UNC, the opportu-nities are limitless,” she said.

“And if they don’t have some-thing, they will provide you with the tools to create it.”

Ross, a senior sociology major from Concord, hopes to win Homecoming queen to support Tees for Teens, a program catering to local centers by providing them with food, clothing and greater interaction with the community.

“It’s not about the title or being in the public eye,” she said.

The project comprises three components: a partnership with Outback Steakhouse to provide meals to local homeless centers,

a T-shirt drive to gather clothing for homeless children and mon-etary donations from local busi-nesses to match every 100 T-shirts donated.

“I feel like college students can give away T-shirts and not feel the effects, but it would still be very impactful for the children,” she said.

She also plans on providing backpacks with toiletries and other necessities to the children.

Ross aims to have greater inter-action with the campus and sur-rounding communities.

“Usually when Homecoming queens or kings are elected, they are never heard from again,” she said. “I want to change that.”

Ross has spent three years on the morale committee of UNC Dance Marathon, which raises funds for the N.C. Children’s Hospital.

She said it’s her favorite experi-

ence at UNC. She is also a UNC Public Service

Scholar, a member of the minority student recruitment committee and is in charge of community ser-vice for Carolina Fever.

She started a club called Fever Fans and Helping Hands this semester to commemorate the 100th season of UNC basketball.

“We are committed to complet-ing 100 acts of service through-out the year, and each month we donate $100 to local nonprofits,” she said.

Ross added that even if she lost, she would continue to work at a smaller scale with the management at Outback Steakhouse, who have been supportive of her work.

“I really want this and I’m really excited about it. I really want to make my University proud.”

Anarrah Ross has worked with Carolina fever to pro-mote commu-nity service at the University.

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rowe to comfort relatives of young patientsDesmond Rowe‘s work with Dance Marathon and Carolina Fever inspired his project idea.

Desmond’s proposal Rowe will offer N.C. Hospital

patients’ families alternative activities in hopes of relieving them from stressful hospital life.

He hopes to offer sporting event tickets and will look to his current organizations for help.

By lauren cloningerStaFF WRiteR

Senior Desmond Rowe, who is a co-chairman of Carolina Fever and an active member of Dance Marathon and Carolina Kickoff, hopes to add another accolade and activity to extensive list.

Rowe is running for UNC’s 2009 Homecoming king, which involves much more than simply winning a royal title. Running for Homecoming king requires the creation of a unique service proj-ect that the winner will implement in the spring with an award of $1,000.

If Rowe wins, he will start the Caring and Active Relief Through Athletics and Community organi-zation next semester.

“What I’m looking for it to do is serve as a relief project for patients’ parents and siblings in the chil-dren’s hospital,” he said. “The program will let parents go out to

dinner and get out of the hospital scene, which I know can be stress-ful. And I want to let the siblings have some fun.”

Some of Rowe’s ideas for fun include bowling, laser tag, mov-ies and tickets to UNC sporting events.

His current organizations would help with the basic elements of his project, such as transportation. He

also would ask local businesses to donate funds.

Rowe said the spring would be the perfect time to implement his project because of the numerous sporting events going on during this time.

“In the spring, men’s and wom-en’s basketball, swimming, men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball and softball are going on,” he said.

“There is a wide variety of sport-ing events we could bring students to. We understand the stress that’s been placed on the family and want to alleviate that aspect.”

And though Rowe’s project would only be guaranteed to be in action during the spring, he has bigger plans for his proposal.

“While this pilot project is only limited to the spring semes-ter, I want it to be a service that’s enacted for years to come that’s fos-tered by Carolina Fever and Dance Marathon,” he said.

“It encompasses the values of these organizations, which are dedication to the hospitals as well athletics and student athletes.”

Other factors that Rowe said

led to his decision to run for Homecoming king include his per-ception that he is a good candidate in terms of academics, diversity in UNC involvement and embodi-ment of University values. He said that winning would mean a lot to him.

“It would be a great honor to have been recognized as a repre-sentative of this University and a testament to the groups I’ve been involved in and how I can foster a better relationship between the students and other aspects of the community,” he said.

Stepney to mentor children

To offer fun and transportation

By Sofia MoraleSStaFF WRiteR

Since beginning high school in Cary, Krista Stepney has worked with homeless children and tutored elementary and middle school students.

Now a senior, she hopes to continue her efforts to help chil-dren at five afterschool centers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro as the University’s Homecoming queen.

Her project, Education Toolbox for Kids, seeks to donate items that fulfill four of children’s needs: education, recreation, health and well-being.

The program also seeks to build relationships between students from UNC and children in need by setting up play days once a week where stu-dents can interact with the kids.

“I don’t want to drop off a bunch of goods,” Stepney said. “I want to actually go into the centers and let them know that Carolina students care about them.”

In each of these meetings, stu-dents will address a topic related to one of the needs and will donate the collected items.

Stepney said that at the end of

the month, the afterschool edu-cation centers will have received tools to help them supply the chil-dren with the four needs.

Education Toolbox will receive donations from organizations around campus and from students at events, she said.

Funding could also be provided through the money she would receive toward the project as the Homecoming queen.

These funds, Stepney said, would be used for donations and for hosting events on campus to help support Education Toolbox.

Education Toolbox grew from Stepney’s love for children and her volunteer work over the past several years.

“I want to show kids that they have a teacher, that they matter,” she said.

She said she wants to prevent recent budget cuts from hurting education.

Stepney also said she wants to give back to the UNC community.

Krista’s proposal Stepney will provide children

with donated items and build relationships in weekly play days.

to learn more, visit the “Krista D. Stepney for UNC Homecoming Queen” Facebook group or e-mail [email protected].

“I found my friends here,” she said. “Essentially I found my fam-ily here.”

Along with her volunteering, Stepney has responsibilities with several organizations on campus, her roles ranging from Miss Black Student Movement to president of the Theta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Stepney said she hopes to add Homecoming queen to those responsibilities.

“To be able to represent my peers and the students at Carolina would be a truly awesome achieve-ment for me,” she said, adding that she hopes students will vote with her project in mind.

“I don’t just want them to vote for Krista Stepney. I want them to vote for these afterschool centers,” she said. “I want them to vote for these children and essentially to vote for Education Toolbox. I am just an avenue to the project.”

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CUab holds banner contest

By shelBy marshall Staff Writer

With the start of Homecoming week today, banners will line the Pit, providing colorful displays of UNC spirit.

The banners, part of a new com-petition sponsored by the Carolina Union Activities Board, represent different UNC student groups and school loyalty.

A CUAB committee will judge the entries and pick one winner.

The winning group’s banner will be made into a permanent form that will hang in Kenan Stadium.

Judging criteria is based on a point system that will incorporate the banner’s originality, school spirit and demonstration of ways that UNC is better than Duke.

The banners will hang for the entire week of Homecoming, and the winner will be announced via e-mail when the committee decides.

In case of rain, the banners will be inside the buildings surround-ing the Pit.

There were 35 groups planning to enter as of Tuesday, and ban-ners were due to CUAB by 5 p.m.

Friday.There is no entry fee for the

participating student organiza-tions, and the materials, including banner poster and paint, are pro-vided.

Groups created the banners last week in the Pit.

Sarah Smith, chairwoman of

the campus unity committee for CUAB, said making the competi-tion free was an important factor because it allowed all groups to participate.

She added that it gave small organizations with low budgets the opportunity to promote themselves without any cost.

“It’s a great way to get their name out there, especially if they win,” Smith said.

Dance Marathon created a ban-ner to promote its cause and to increase exposure for the group.

“It’s an artistic and creative way to show what our organiza-tion is about and show how we are involved in UNC,” said Patience Obasaju, one of the organizers of the 2010 Dance Marathon.

Connor Community government is also participating.

Community Governor McKinney Brown and programming commit-tee member Kelsey Farson said they hoped to demonstrate the closeness of the community with their banner.

Farson agreed that the banner competition will help to represent their small organization.

“I thought it would be a really fun way to celebrate UNC,” she said.

Smith said she hopes the com-petition will continue in the future and more winning banners will accumulate to be hung together.

“I would hope for it to become a staple of Homecoming week,” she said.

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alumni invited to play at Homecoming“Now I know I can always come back to something that is a really big part of my college career.”Lauren HaLLyburton, clarinet player for the Marching tar heels

by Lucie SHeLLystaff Writer

Alumni who still consider their musical skills the pride of the Atlantic Coast Conference will have the opportunity to rejoin The Marching Tar Heels at this Saturday’s Homecoming football game.

The reunion, organized in conjunction with the General Alumni Association, invites past band members to return and once again be part of the experi-ence with a pregame dinner and

an invitation to play part of the halftime show.

“The reunion has been in place since before I came in as director in 1975,” said Jeffrey Fuchs, direc-tor of UNC bands.

Rejoining the marching band for the night is an experience that many alumni relish.

El Fisseha, the administrative assistant of UNC bands, said that in past years, between 70 and 100 alumni returned and that they included representatives from many graduating classes.

“The oldest year I saw this year was around 1960,” Fisseha said about the roster for Saturday.

The reunion involves the alumni in the band wherever possible.

“They do everything their sec-tion of instrument does,” Fisseha said.

“They might not do exactly what they did when they were here, but they follow what the band does now.”

Current marching band members said they find the event beneficial.

Lauren Hallyburton, a clarinet player for the Marching Tar Heels, said the reunion is a good way to promote continuity.

“I like it because now I know I can always come back to some-thing that is a really big part of my college career,” Hallyburton said.

Alumni can register beforehand or on the day of the football game and can participate in one of two ways: marching or nonmarching.

Both roles invite the alumni to Top of Lenoir for the pregame

meal. But only the marchers go with the band to Kenan Stadium and participate in the halftime show.

The non-marchers are invited to sit in the GAA section for the game.

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Students bring service to Homecoming

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Whitney harris, right, waits to donate blood during a red cross blood drive on September 22. “it’s easy to do and benefits people,” harris said.

By Delaney DixonStaff WritEr

During the Homecoming season, organizations across campus begin to organize philanthropic events that benefit the community.

This year, three major events have been planned: a blood drive, a sports-based fundraiser and a canned food drive.

Blood drive

The Carolina Athletic Association and General Alumni Association’s Homecoming/RAMpage blood drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union Multipurpose Room.

This is the CAA’s second blood drive of the year, and though it was originally intended to be a UNC vs. Duke drive, the organizations still hope there will be a strong turnout.

The groups said they have a goal of 30 donations but hope for more from the Homecoming crowd.

“We hope that people that come back realize what Carolina means to them and how they can give back to the community,” said Laura Sheppard, GAA programs assistant. “Service and Homecoming go hand in hand.”

The UNC American Red Cross Club is spreading the word across campus and will facilitate the blood drive with the American Red Cross.

Senior Felicia Lowrance, the club’s biomedical committee co-chairwoman, said this has been a rough year for blood donations.

“We are one of the No. 1 suppli-ers of blood for the UNC Hospitals,” she said. “One pint of blood can be used to help three people. The big thing is saving lives and helping out community.”

Wilma Palmer, blood services coordinator of the Orange County Red Cross chapter, said most blood drives had been below the goal of 70 to 80 donors they had set.

Heeling with nets

The first Heeling with Nets ser-vice project will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Pit.

The event is open to all students and is being organized by the CAA service committee. It will consist of a football toss competition, and all entry fees will be given to Nothing But Nets — a campaign that provides people in Africa with bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria through mosquitoes.

One winner will be given a gift certificate and a football signed by UNC football players.

“This project is a good way to incorporate sports, which is the CAA’s mission, and it helps to put an end to cases of malaria in the world,” CAA community service chairwoman Lindsay Kornrumpf stated in an e-mail.

According to the Nothing But Nets organization, malaria causes nearly 500 million illnesses a year and kills more than 1 million of the infected people. The entire process of distributing nets treated with insecticides costs $10 per bed net. The entry fee for the Heeling with Nets contest is $1 for two throws or $2 for five throws.

Drive Down the Devils

The first Campus Y-sponsored food drive, “Drive Down the Devils,” will take place all week until the day of the Homecoming football game.

Containers will be placed in

the Student Union and the Pit for canned food donations to be made. Campus Y is also working with the Residence Hall Association to get containers into dorms.

“This is a good opportunity for the entire campus to come togeth-er,” said sophomore Burcu Bozkurt, the Campus Y outreach executive committee member.

The drive will also allow students

to “swipe their cans” Wednesday and Thursday by donating $2 with their PID, which provides an option to students who are unable to get to the grocery store, said Campus Y Co-president Erin Marubashi.

The organization aims to col-lect more than 2,000 cans and will donate all cans collected to a local food bank.

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dPS to use standard plan for football gameBy katy CharlesStaff Writer

Nearly 10 days removed from the hectic parking situation brought on by the Thursday night foot-ball game, parking for Saturday’s Homecoming game against Duke will return to normal game day procedure.

For the Oct. 22 game against Florida State, UNC employees were required to leave campus early to avoid traffic congestion.

But Randy Young, spokesman for the UNC Department of Public Safety, said the Homecoming game will pose no such challenge.

“The parking will be the same as it has been for the home games as for the Homecoming game,” Young said.

Despite concerns last week and a high volume of traffic expected this week, UNC officials said there shouldn’t be parking or traffic problems beyond that of a typical home game.

Nearly 65,000 people came to the first home game against The Citadel, and about 68,000 attended the Oct. 22 game against Florida State. Young said he expects similar attendance for the Homecoming game.

“We have the same concerns, the same challenges,” he said.

Dalton Sawyer, director of emer-gency preparedness and continu-ity planning for UNC Hospitals, said scheduling the Florida State game for the nationally televised Thursday night broadcast was the reason for the changes.

“Thursday night was unique,”

he said. Sawyer said the regular protocol

for parking was changed because the number of employees on-campus during the week is nearly three times the number working on weekends.

Emergency preparedness for the football games will also stay the same with the Homecoming game.

“We always keep a mobile mass casualty unit in the ambulance bay that can respond in short notice,” Sawyer said.

He added that hospital employ-ees and EMS teams will be alerted due to greater numbers of people on campus.

Young said DPS does not expect more traffic or higher attendance than usual for the Homecoming game.

Nonetheless, Young said almost every parking lot is affected by the high volume of game day traffic.

He said a link on the Department of Public Safety’s Web site lists park-ing information for football games.

“I strongly recommend that peo-ple park and ride to campus,” Young said, referring to Chapel Hill’s pub-lic transportation option.

With that service, Young said attendees can arrive three hours early to attend Tar Heel Town festivities and even stay after the game for Touch Downtown.

“You can go downtown and enjoy dinner and still catch some of the park-and-ride routes,” he said.

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70 student groups join in Homecoming paradeBY alex graYstaff writer

Homecoming will get a make-over this year with the return of an old tradition: the Homecoming parade.

“Carolina has tons of school spirit, and now we can have this event to get us excited for this important football game against the Blue Devils,” Student Body President Jasmin Jones said.

Jones thought to bring back the Homecoming parade and directed efforts to organize its return.

“It’s really something Jasmin wanted to bring back to the Carolina community,” senior and Homecoming director Courtney Brown said.

Brown said she skimmed records and thinks the last home-coming parade was in 1993. The event stopped due to low turnout.

“We are going to move moun-tains to get people out there,” Jones said.

The parade will start at 11 a.m. Saturday on East Cameron Avenue, roll through campus and finish on Raleigh Street. The route will be closed to traffic during the parade, but organizers do not expect issues from people coming for the game.

“There is going to be a lot of walking and cars,” Jones said.

About 70 student groups will be represented in the parade, most using cars rather than floats to save money, she said. Carolina Fever is the last group in the parade and the only one with a float.

“We wanted to end with a bang,” Jones said. “Carolina Fever repre-sents what this parade is all about.”

Other student groups repre-sented will include the Heelraisers, student government and the UNC

Marching Tar Heels, which will be performing throughout the event.

Jones said parade groups are not allowed to throw candy for safety reasons, but observers can expect lots of waving, chanting and celebratory hollering.

A number of pregame events will be held next week, including a carnival on Hooker Fields.

The Homecoming parade’s return comes at a cost of about $400, half of which will go to cleaning Franklin Street after the parade Jones said.

Department of Public Safety officers already scheduled to work the football game will be present, and the University will pay over-time costs for Chapel Hill Police support.

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It’s Duke, But Don’t Puke: Kick off the Battle of Tobacco Road with a challenge you can taste! Compete in an eating contest to win prizes, and visit the tent for free Domino’s Pizza. Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: the Pit

When Devils Freeze Over: Come out to eat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and win prizes by competing in contests. Race friends on the rowing machines and try your luck at corn hole for prizes from Campus Recreation.Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: the Pit

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Block Out the Blue Devils: Test your balance or try your luck in the cash cube to take home a prize. Lunch provided by Noodles & Co.Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: the Pit

Tar Heel Basketball Night: Come to this exclusive after-hours opening of the Carolina Basketball Museum. Explore the museum and win athletic

tickets and autographed memorabilia.Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.Location: Ernie Williamson Athletics Center

Gear Up for Game day: Join in a pep rally to gear up for the rivalry matchup. Dress to win the “Craziest Tar Heel” competition and participate in a cookie-decorating competition. Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: the Pit

Blood drive: What color do you bleed? Hopefully its Carolina blue! Come to the first-ever Homecoming blood drive to help save a life.Time: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Location: Union Multipurpose Room

Fair Before the Fight: Get ready for a sports-packed weekend! Come “jump around” on inflatables, win prizes and money in the cash cube and enjoy free food.Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.Location: Hooker Fields

Level the Devils: Come ram your way through a maze of 500 prize-

filled boxes, rip one to pieces and claim your prize … if can do it in time! Eat popcorn and cotton candy.Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: the Pit

Men’s Basketball Exhibition Game: Cheer on the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions during their first exhibition of the season. They will be playing Belmont Abbey.Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: the Smith Center

Student Tailgate Party: Before heading to Kenan Stadium, stop by the Bell Tower for a free tailgate. The first 300 students will receive free barbecue sandwiches and drinks. Afterward, climb the Bell Tower, get your face painted or pose for a picture with Rameses on his 85th birthday.Time: 11:30 a.m.Location: the Bell Tower

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davis offers creative outletRea’s proposal

Davis will bring opportunities in the performing arts to under-privileged young people.

To learn more, visit the “Rea Davis for UNC Homecoming Queen” Facebook group or fol-low her on Twitter @ReaReyonce

By Sofia MoraleSSTaFF WRiTeR

As the daughter of a woman who has dedicated her life to intro-ducing performing arts to under-privileged youth, Homecoming queen candidate Rea Davis had an obvious choice for her public service project.

Davis’ project, titled Academic Performance, focuses on pairing academic enrichment programs with cultural and performing arts for inner-city youth, providing per-forming arts training to students

who otherwise would not be able to afford it.

“My mother is a journalist, and she also owns a nonprofit cul-tural performing arts school in Charlotte,” she said.

“I kind of followed her foot steps in my career choice.”

Davis said her involvement in dance and modeling boosted her self-esteem as a young girl in Charlotte, and she hopes the arts will do the same for other children.

“I am head over heels over cul-tural performing arts,” she said.

“I feel like cultural performing arts foster diversity, and they allow self-expression.”

Under Davis’ plan, members of UNC performing arts organizations such as Kamikaze and Concept of Colors will volunteer at a school in the Triangle once a week for two hours.

She said one hour will be dedi-cated to the performing arts and the other will focus on academic tutoring. The children will be able to choose which performing art they want to make their focuses.

The students would not only have an outlet for self expression, but they would also be included in the spring performances of some of the UNC organizations involved.

Beyond the public service com-ponent, Davis said she is running for Homecoming queen out of her love for UNC.

“I love Carolina, Carolina Blue, Carolina college magic,” she said.

She said she views the posi-tion of Homecoming queen as an ambassador for the University and as an opportunity to better execute her project.

Rea Davis’ mother inspired her to give inner-city youth opportunities in the performing arts.

brantmeyer hopes to empower youth

Carly Brantmeyer shares her love of photography with children of low-income families.

Carly’s proposal Brantmeyer will fund her

project, PhotoTeaCH, a weekly photography class that she started for children.

To learn more, follow her on Twitter @carlybrantmeyer or visit www.carlybrantmeyer.com.

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Carly Brantmeyer, a photo-journalism major from Charlotte, was inspired by her love for pho-tography and children to run for Homecoming queen.

If she wins, Brantmeyer will fund her project PhotoTEACH, a weekly photography class for chil-dren from low-income families.

“I think this project is set apart from others because it has already been developed and is sustainable and just needs further funding,” she said.

Brantmeyer, a senior, had never left the country before she attended UNC, her dream school since 5th grade.

And when she had the chance to s tudy abroad to Ghana, Africa, in fall 2008, she brought PhotoTEACH with her.

The project was initially funded with around $500 that Brantmeyer raised through donations from her family and friends. She purchased simple film cameras, which she used to teach eight children from the slums of Nima, Ghana.

After returning from Ghana she expanded her project to teach chil-dren in Durham at The Salvation Army.

“I now want to extend it to Carrboro and the Chapel Hill com-munities,” she said of PhotoTEACH. “It’s not just about me and my proj-ect. I want everyone at Carolina to be a part of it.”

She hopes PhotoTEACH will continue even after she graduates.

The cameras used currently are loaned by the School of Mass Communication and Journalism, and she hopes added funding

would pay for more equipment.Brantmeyer said the children

she’s taught in Ghana and Durham had never interacted with cameras and that their pictures provided them with a way of telling their story and perspective.

“It was a life-changing experience. They were overjoyed,” she said.

Brantmeyer is a member of the Phi Beta Chi sorority, a senior marshal and the senior class pho-tographer.

She is also the campus represen-tative for Mocha Club, an national organization that funds relief and development projects in Africa.

Brantmeyer has been a mem-ber of UNC Dance Marathon — the fundraiser for N.C. Children’s Hospital — for four years, an experience she said she will cher-ish forever.

“I feel I embody the Carolina tradition of service, leadership and scholarship through the experienc-es I’ve had here,” she said.

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Fair before the Fight to feature games, food

“Jasmin (wants) to bring Homecoming back to the level of excitement that it once was.”TYler SingleTon, Coordinator

BY VicToria cookStaff Writer

Inflatables, free food and games will fill Hooker Fields on Thursday night.

Starting at 6 p.m., the first “Fair Before the Fight” will take place as part of Homecoming.

The fair is part of a plan by Student Body President Jasmin Jones to bring back the excitement that comes with Homecoming games, said senior Tyler Singleton, coordinator for the event.

“One of Jasmin’s goals was to bring Homecoming back to the level of excitement that it once was,” he said.

Jones was able to achieve this goal as Carolina Fever, the Residence Hall Association and student government worked together to sponsor the event.

Singleton, game day affairs com-mittee chairman for Carolina Fever, worked with sponsoring organiza-tions for two months planning the fair. Organizers said they expect to draw a crowd of more than 800.

Hooker Fields will be filled with six or seven inflatables, including a bungee run, a Velcro wall and a 90-foot obstacle course, which Singleton said is the longest the company has.

There will also be a “cash cube” filled with money, gift certificates and prizes from local businesses.

In order to get into the cube, students must stand in line and correctly answer a Carolina sports trivia question. If the student is cor-

rect, he or she will enter the cube. If not, he or she must go to the back of the line and answer anoth-er question later. But Singleton is confident that the questions will be extremely easy.

A giant inflatable Twister game will also be available. How exactly the giant game will be played is still unclear to organizers.

“I don’t have any idea,” Singleton said. “However people want to do it when they get there.”

There will also be a joust, 150 free pizzas, several relays, popcorn, cotton candy, a frozen T-shirt con-test and a jam band that bangs on trash cans and other items.

As a sponsor of the event, Amp Energy will also be giving out free energy drinks.

The entire event was budgeted at $4,000, which included inflat-ables, food and a stage. The budget was split between the organizing groups and was supplemented with some outside help.

This year, Carolina Fever decid-ed to put on this event instead of the carnival it tries to put together once a semester, Singleton said.

“This is the best way to get the most participation — by teaming up with a bunch of organizations,” he said.

All of the organizations involved expect the fair to be a success and become something associated with future Homecoming weekends.

The event will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. All students wishing to use the inflatables must sign a waiver upon entrance into the field.


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What you’ll find at the Fair Before the Fight Student government worked with Carolina fever and the residence Hall association to put on the fair thursday night. Here are some attractions at the event:

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ellis supports mental healthLauren’s proposal Ellis will create a presentation

to inform high school students about various developmental and intellectual disabilities

She will work with The Arc of Orange County and student vol-unteers from local high schools

By Tyler HardySTAff WriTEr

Homecoming queen candidate Lauren Ellis was born at UNC Hospitals — a true Tar Heel born and bred.

More than 20 years later, she is now working to give back to UNC and the surrounding Chapel Hill community.

With her service project, Ellis is focusing on collaborating with The Arc of Orange County, an organization working to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the services and support they need to grow, develop and live in com-munities across the nation.

The Arc also works on provid-ing activities such as social nights, cardio exercises and cooking classes.

Ellis said the project will include student volunteers from service clubs at Chapel Hill High School, East Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School.

She is developing a presentation to educate high school students about different developmental and intellectual disabilities.

“I feel like at the high school age is where people begin to form a lot

of their opinions and ideas about those with disabilities,” Ellis said.

One aspect of her presentation includes a lesson on how to have a respectful conversation with someone who has an intellectual or developmental disability.

Ellis said this is necessary because people often do not want to offend those with disabilities, so they just avoid them.

But she said people with dis-abilities want to be included in the community.

“There is a barrier between people with disabilities and those without them,” Ellis said.

She is also working on helping with the Arc’s teen night, a social event for disabled teenagers.

Ellis said the Arc already has a budget set out to cover the costs of the teen night, making her project a low-cost operation.

She added that through work-

ing with people with developmen-tal and intellectual disabilities, a person is able to learn to appreciate the simple things in life.

“People with developmental dis-abilities have so much joy to offer,” Ellis said. “They have a simplistic kind of joy.”

Ellis grew up in Raleigh and is double-majoring in political sci-ence and journalism and mass communication with a focus on public relations.

She is also the president of her sorority, Chi Omega.

“My passion for this University is definitely something that’s driv-ing me through this process,” Ellis said.

“Every day I’m here I try to take a minute to stop and realize how lucky I am to be here, to be a Tar Heel.”

Lauren Ellis wants to show high school students the value of people with mental disabilities.

Hopper to develop identitiesLorenzo’s proposal Hopper will bring in multiple

motivational speakers to help students develop their identity.

To learn more, join the “Lorenzo N. Hopper for Homecoming king 2009” facebook group or follow him on Twitter @3MrHopper.

By jordan HopsonSTAff WriTEr

Senior Lorenzo Hopper ’s Homecoming project is inspired by the many different organiza-tions — on and off campus — of which he’s been a part.

From his position as an ori-entation leader and a resident adviser to working in the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Hopper said he has learned a lot about identity devel-opment and wants to share it with the University.

“For everything UNC has given to me, this project is my best opportunity to give back,” he said.

Hopper’s service project is called “Who Am I?” The heart of the program focuses on the per-sonal identity development of col-lege students.

He said he hopes to incorporate multiple forums across the campus to explore hidden identities.

The forums will include mul-tiple exercises that are intended to allow people to explore their identities.

He plans to invite motivational speaker Donnie Thurman, who has spoken to college students around the nation about fresh-

man transitions, self-discovery in college and identity development in students.

“I’ve heard Donnie speak on so many occasions, and he really makes you believe that you can achieve through education,” Hopper said.

Hopper hopes to make this com-munity outreach a regular part of his program.

“My whole purpose in doing this is to empower my fellow stu-dents to help them reach their full potential and to unite us to make positive change within our school and community,” Hopper said.

His project also stems from his own self-identity.

“I learned how important it was to figure out who you are,” he said.

“Developing that foundation and understanding who you are and where you came from is some-

thing I pride myself on.”Hopper said the service proj-

ect gives him a chance to leave his imprint on campus through giving back to the community.

“I look at winning more as an honor than an achievement,” he said.

“It would humble me to be crowned as Homecoming king of my community and to be support-ed by everyone.”

Hopper said Homecoming is a wonderful tradition that gives people the opportunites to repre-sent their college and give back to the surrounding community.

“I’m ready to get the ball rolling. I love Homecoming,” he said.

“It’s my favorite time of the year. And since it’s my last go around, I’m trying to make it something special.”

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Caa, Gaa host spirit events daily in the PitBy Jordan GrahamStaff Writer

In anticipation of the Home-coming football game against Duke, the Carolina Athletic Association and the General Alumni Association will sponsor a “Level The Devils” week to rally UNC for the “Battle of the Blues.”

The events will take place in the Pit between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, through Friday, Nov. 6.

Courtney Brown, Homecoming chairwoman for the CAA, said she hopes students will have fun at the week’s events.

“The motive for Homecoming is to increase student participa-tion and excitement for the game,” she said. “We want to prepare for the game.”

monday

“It’s Duke, but Don’t Puke,” is an event in the Pit where students can compete in an eating contest to win prizes. Free food will be available, including pizza.

Tuesday

Students can stop by the Pit for free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and win prizes by competing in contests.

Rowing machines will be avail-able, as will corn hole games where students can participate to win prizes from Campus Recreation.

Wednesday

Students can go to the Pit on Wednesday to participate in games that will test their balance and athleticism.

Noodles & Co. restaurant will provide lunch for students.

Thursday

The CAA will host a pep rally on Thursday that will allow students to show their spirit.

Dressing up in costumes is encouraged, and prizes will be awarded to the most passionate fans.

The event will also host a cookie-decorating competition.

Friday

For Friday’s event, students can smash their way through a maze of 500 cardboard boxes.

The event is timed, and students will win prizes if they reach them in time. Popcorn and cotton candy will be available.

Saturday

Saturday will feature the foot-ball game against Duke.

Students are encouraged to attend the game and wear blue to cheer on the team.


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Golf classic helps young hospital patients, families

“Personally, I am excited for the possibility of winning a Porsche.”Kate Gillam, UNC DaNCe MarathoN pUbliCity ChairwoMaN

By Stewart BoSSStaff writer

Last year, winners in the annual UNC Dance Marathon Homecoming Golf Classic went home with a trophy and a few free rounds of golf.

This year’s trophy could be a brand new Porsche Boxster — a $47,000 or more car.

Players who get a hole-in-one on the 179-yard hole 17 during Friday’s tournament can go home with the new ride.

Thanks to title sponsorships from Pascal Architects and the Azby Fund, the tournament has been able to expand its publicity and come up with new incentives for players through prizes and giveaways.

“The golf tournament has really expanded this year,” said Dance Marathon publicity chairwoman Kate Gillam.

“We have a number of good sponsorships and other giveaways that are going to provide a base for future expansion.

“I’m actually playing myself,” she added. “Personally, I am excit-ed for the possibility of winning a Porsche.”

The golf tournament is part of Dance Marathon’s year-long fund-raising efforts for N.C. Children’s Hospital that culminate in a 24-hour dance event.

The tournament is geared toward alumni as a way to reach people other than students on Homecoming weekend.

But the teams have also been composed of students, members of the UNC club golf team, doc-tors from UNC Hospitals, parents, golf course residents and fraternity members.

This will be the second year the tournament will feature the Greek Golf Challenge, a competition between fraternities.

Last year, there were four teams, and Delta Kappa Epsilon went home with the trophy.

“We are hoping the Greek Golf Challenge will become more and more developed as we provide more motivation and incentives,”

said Nicki Drawbridge, Dance Marathon’s alumni outreach chair-woman. Drawbridge has been in charge of organizing this year’s tournament.

“The fraternity members who played last year had a lot of fun, and hopefully they will continue to encourage their younger brothers to continue to get involved.”

The registration fee is $100, but students can register for $75.

While the original deadline has passed, the tournament is still accepting golfers.

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The event will be held at The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club, just south of Chapel Hill.

“They have been a steady partner for the past four years,” Drawbridge said.

“The course is absolutely beauti-ful, and they run a really great golf tournament.”

Anyone interested in observing the golf tournament is also wel-come to attend, Gillam said.


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9Homecoming Opinion monday, november 2, 2009The Daily Tar Heel

Fabolous (left) performed in the first 2009 Homecoming concert. Last week, Anoop Desai was announced to sing in a second concert Sunday.

Homecoming acts will underwhelm

Jordan LawrenceDiverSionS eDitor

I honestly don’t think I could be less excited about this year’s Homecoming.

Sure, the alumni will have their fun, reuniting with their former classmates, knocking back enough Bud Light to convince themselves they’re back in college.

And it’s certain that the town will be a bustle, bringing much-needed money into our economy.

But as far as what I see being offered by this year’s festivities, I’m not just underwhelmed. I’m downright embarrassed.

And it’s not the underachieving football team that’s got me pull-ing out my hair. It’s the shoddy selections for the campus’ two Homecoming concerts.

No matter your feelings on Sunday’s performance, I think it’s safe to say that almost everyone on campus envisioned someone with a higher profile than Fabolous.

Apart from dabbling exclusively in rap cliches and utilizing some of the most vapid, cookie-cutter beats I’ve ever heard, he’s also just not cool. Even when he’s hit it big as he did with 2001’s hardly club-worthy “Make Me Better,” no one’s taken him seriously.

I’m pretty sure the only people who considered that song genu-inely artistic were middle school-ers chewing candy straws at danc-es, hanging on every word to hear the expletives missed in the edit.

In fact, Fabolous is such a thoroughly uncool choice that it makes picking an unsuccessful American Idol contestant seem hip. At least former Clef Hanger Anoop Desai will be making a homecoming when he takes the stage Wednesday.

And what’s worse is we know what could have been. Endlessly fun mash-up master Girl Talk and emotionally charged Kanye West

protege Kid Cudi declined invita-tions from the Carolina Union Activities Board.

It seems that relevant and respected entertainers don’t think Chapel Hill is worth the effort, even when tens of thousands of dollars are on the table.

UNC needs to do better. Selecting the Avett Brothers last year was a savvy move as the thrilling Concord outfit is now breaking it big, but we’re still lag-ging behind our in-state peers.

Duke has done great things with its on-campus concerts, net-ting Girl Talk, Lupe Fiasco, Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind in the last two years to play its Last Day of Classes celebration.

In 2006, Kanye West made an appearance at UNC-Wilmington.

Comparing UNC’s selections to these makes the school’s organiz-ers look like they don’t even know how to turn on the radio.

It’s like watching this year’s Florida State football game. Even with every advantage — a packed home crowd, a huge lead — the Heels squandered the opportunity.

CUAB’s throwing away its chances too, and if things don’t change, they’re going to continue to get blown out by the competi-tion down the road.

It’s a good thing the Victory Bell isn’t given to the school with the best concerts. If that were the case it would be tolling proudly in Durham right now.

Rowe and Stepney for Homecoming RoyaltyRowe and Stepney’s commitment to service and the

feasibility of their new ideas make them the right choices

For Homec o m in g k in g , Desmond Rowe is the clear choice.

Rowe’s experience as co-chair-man of Carolina Fever and as a member of UNC Dance Marathon and Carolina Kickoff gives him a diverse sense of service that he brings to this year’s race.

His proposed relief project for the parents and siblings of patients at N.C. Children’s Hospital would help parents and siblings get out of the stressful hospital scene.

The program, Caring and Active Relief Through Athletics and Community, would include a wide range of activities, from bowl-ing and laser tag to tickets to UNC sporting events.

Rowe’s experience and dedica-tion to service makes him a strong candidate for Homecoming king.

Krista Stepney is our pick for Homecoming queen.

Her service proposal stems from her experience work-ing with children at after-school centers around Chapel Hill.

Education Toolbox for Kids seeks to donate items to fill four needs fundamental to children: education, recreation, health and well-being.

We are impressed by Stepney’s hands-on approach that will focus on getting out into the community to develop this project.

She is president of the Theta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Miss Black Student Movement.

For all of her dedication, she gets our vote.

By Angela tchou, [email protected]

edITor’S noTe: endorsements do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Daily tar Heel or its staff. endorsements reflect the opinions of the Daily tar Heel editorial board. the board consists of 10 board members, the associate opinion editor, the opinion editor and the editor.

How to vote for Homecoming king and queen

All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to vote for Homecoming royalty.

voting is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on nov. 6.

Log on to Student Central with your UnC onyen to vote.

only a simple majority is required to win; there will be no runoffs.

the winners will be announced and crowned during halftime at UnC’s Homecoming football game against Duke on nov. 7.

deSmond rowe KrISTa STepney

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