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The Daily Tar Heel Serving the students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com friday, february 5, 2010 VOLuMe 11 7, iSSue 145 Tpst nms to s t sl BY SArAh Frier City editor Hundreds of callers who helped find the men charged with killing former Student Body President Eve Carson will stay anonymous, a judge ordered Thursday. The Orange County district attorney has documents which detail the tipster calls, some of which have already been provided to the defense lawyers of the men charged with Carson’s killing. After today’s order, the district attorney will hand over only the transcripts that don’t identify the tipsters, and all of the tips will remain sealed from public view. Most of the calls were to the anonymous tip service Crime Stoppers, Inc. The government wanted to ensure that the prom- ise of anonymity was kept so that people would continue to use the service, which solves other- wise unsolv able c rimes, Distric t Attorney Jim Woodall said. The defense attorneys wanted to see all of the tips to ensure that there weren’t other people that could have been arrested for the See CrimeStopperS, Page 4 Stnts col s mo Pll Gnts BY jeAnnA SmiAlek Staff writer Paying for college could be easier for low-income students under the presidential budget proposal, but middle-class stu- dents might find it harder to take out loans. About 1 million more students around the country would be awarded Pell Grants i n 2011 under t he proposal, whic h was re leased th is week . The money c omes from $68 bi llion i n additional spending on the program throughout 10 years. “It may increase the amount of lower-income students who apply for higher education and f inancial aid, ” said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, a financial aid Web site for students. But the federalization of Perkins loans, another of President Barack Obama’s proposed reforms, has potential to cost UNC students, said Shirley Ort, director of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid at UNC. Perkins loans are mostly distributed by individual schools, but i f fe deralized, adding them t o fin ancial aid packages could become harder. In 2008-09, 2,563 UNC students received Pell grants, which average d $3,434, Ort said. Ort said the reform comes at a time when more college students might need financial aid because of the struggling economy. Kantrowitz said about 7 million students nationwide ben- efit from Pell grants, which average $4,000. The maximum grant for 2009-10 is set at $5,350. Obama proposed raising that to $5,710 by the 2011-12 school year, ELECTION ISSUE SERIES SbP wll wok closl wth Csp aCC ls; T Hls los gn BY powell lAtimer SeNior writer BLACKSBURG, Va. — The white towe ls twirl ed by Hokie fans before Thursda y nig ht’s game filled the Cassell Coliseum with white flecks of cloth. It looked like a snowstorm — and the 74-70 final score added another loss to the pile that’s snowing North Carolina’s season under. men’S BASketBAll UNC 70 Vn tc 74 PAGE 4: UNC’s pm ns suggl gn gns V. t c. Commncton k , Csp ss SOURCE: GOOGLE MAPS DTH/STEPHEN MENESICK 3,000 0 Feet M L K B l v d . E s t e s E . F r a n k l i n S t. R al e i g h R o ad S . C o l u m b i a S t . Chapel Hill Skate Park 100 Northern Park Drive D r i v e Homestead Rd. W . M a i n S t r e e t Skt pk ns to BY jAke Filip Staff writer Ten years after the Chapel Hill Skate Park opened its ramps to local skaters, high prices and poor pro- motion have sent it on a downhill grind. To pick back up the momentum, Ryan Ogilvy, the park’s manager, petitioned the Chapel Hill Town Council on Jan. 25 to stop charging entrance fees and tear down the fences around the premises. The town leases the park to skate company Vertical Urge, which keeps it running and pays the town if profits exceed $80,000. But business has taken a hit, and revenue has dropped a third since last year, so Olgivy said it’s time to rethink the deal. “We would do better if it were free,” Ogilvy said. “People are discouraged to come out because of the prices.” But Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Athletic Supervisor Bernard Leach said the town has no reason to discontinue its contract, which expires in May. Unlimited year-long memberships cost $200 for Orange County residents and $250 for non-resi- dents. Skaters can also pay $7 or $8, depending on residency, per session. Ogilvy said the skate park, located off Homestead Road, has about 15 unlimited-skating members. He said that the public skate park model can work. L ast yea r, Durham built a $485,000 skate park across from the police station after local skat- ers made demands to the city. Marsh Creek Skate Park in Raleigh is also public. Bill Webster , assistant director of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation, said he supported Ogilvy’s idea but did have some concerns. DTH ONLINE: r m bu lcn dailytarheel. com/student-body-elections. DTH ONLINE: V sls ps m gm daily tarheel.com/multimedia. The candidates on relationships with administrators: mq had:* “i’v bn n , n i v g lnsp numb UNC mnss.” See SkAte, Page 4 DTH ONLINE: r jug’s s s s dailytarheel.com . Two types of federal financial aid p gas: Pv n-bs ungus m l-ncm mls. Cunl, mn s ll pgm Cngss’ scn, bu obm’s ppsl ul mk mn p- gm. in 2008-09 scl , 2,563 UNC suns cv Pll gns, gns vgng $3,434. ps as: Pv lns nncll n suns. ts lns sbu b cmpus mn- ss, v cnsbl lxbl n ll mn. Un n pln, s pgm ll p l lvl. ts scl , UNC cv $4 mlln n Pkns lns. 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