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by Lindsay PoPe staff writer The face of the Orange County resi- dent is changing. Since 2000, county population groups of all ethnicities have seen significant changes to their makeup, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Latinos and Asians saw their popula- tions increase, while blacks experienced a minor drop. The number of whites in Orange County also increased, but their overall percentage makeup within the county has decreased. As the population changes, county services — specifically the school sys- tems — are finding new ways to handle any challenges that may result. “Chapel Hill is different from other places,” said Sarah Whang, chairwoman of the Asian American Parent Advisory Council for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. “People ar e very aware and try to be very culturally sensitive.” L Since 2000, the Latino population in Orange County has more than doubled, according to census data. Immigrants and refugees come here because they have contacts who prom- ise the availability of jobs, said Judith Blau, a UNC sociology professor and director of the Human Rights Center in Carrboro. Moreover, Blau said the number of Latino immigrants in the community is most likely an underestimate. “I know the census worked hard to get to poor Latino communities, but the census misses a lot of people because Latinos are afraid that if they respond to the census, the Department of Homeland Security will come knock- ing on their door,” Blau said. a The Asian population has also almost doubled, increasing to 9,023 residents in 2010 from 4,845 residents in 2000, according to census data. “They come here for two reasons: education and a low cost of living,” Whang said. She said though some members of the Asian population work in Research Triangle Park, many come to the Chapel Hill area specifically to explore the edu- cational opportunities both for them- selves and their children. blc Orange County’s black population decreased by a little more than 2 per- cent from 2000 to 2010, making it the only race in the county to experience a decrease in population. Michelle Cotton Laws, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said she believes low wages and high unem- ployment are factors in black migration out of Orange County. “High unemployment rates are dev- astating the African-American com- The Daily Tar Heel Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com monday, march 28, 2011 VoLUmE 119, ISSUE 19 A DREAM DEFERRED by jonathan jones sports editor NEWARK, N.J. — As Brandon Knight tumbled out of bounds and into the right knee of North Carolina coach Roy Williams with 9.3 seconds left, the Kentucky guard added injury to insult. The Tar Heels’ coach said afterward that it hurt, but he would be okay. The same could be said for his team. UNC fell 76-69 to Kentucky in the East Regional finals, fin- ishing its season at 29-8 and one win shy of the Final Four. A Tyler Zeller tip-in with 1:52 left in the game brought the Tar Heels within one point after having rallied from as many as 11 down in the second half. But Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer — one he said he’s accustomed to making at that time in a game — and DeAndre Liggins made a three on the other end, sealing the game for the Wildcats. “When Liggins hit that three, I think that killed u s,” John Henson said. “All we needed was a miss and I think we would have scored on the next time down.” Barnes tried to draw con- tact on the subsequent 3-point attempt but it went begging. He finished the night with 18 points, all of which he would have given back for a UNC win. “I tried to empty the tank and do whatever the team needed,” Barnes said. “Unfortunately I just didn’t have enough today.” North Carolina had to battle against the Wildcats without Henson for most of the game. Henson, who dominated the paint in the Dec. 4 match against Kentucky, picked up his third foul with more than six minutes to play in the first half. Without his length, UNC turned to its bench, which has been depleted through the year with injuries and transfers. In Henson’s place came Justin Watts, who couldn’t handle the larger, versatile Terrence Jones, who finished with seven first-half points and five rebounds. The bench contributed zero points and one rebound for UNC in the first half. But the low totals were nothing new to the Tar Heels in the tournament. In the three previous NCAA tourna- ment games, UNC’s three schol- arship bench players combined to go 6-for-25 with 16 points and six turnovers. Henson checked back into the game, but played only four min- utes before fouling Darius Miller for his fourth foul. He wouldn’t return until the game narrowed to 59-55 with 7:43 left to play. But what kept the Tar Heels competitive was Dexter Strickland’s defense. The sopho- more guard has never received the praised his fellow starters have gotten all season, but his defense made him invaluable to the Tar Heels. He forced four Kentucky turn- overs in the first eight minutes of the second half that helped spark UNC’s comeback from an eight- point halftime deficit. He forced Knight into 7-of-18 shooting and three turnovers. “(Knight) was the focal point of their offense,” Williams said. “For Dexter to do that for 37 min- utes is about as tough a challenge as I’ve ever had any guard, and I don’t know I ever had anybody do a better job than Dexter did today.” The Tar Heels climbed back on the other end with the help of team leading scorer Zeller and see basketbaLL, page 4 “I wouldn’t trade my kids for anybody. It’s been an unbelievable ride and they’ve been an unbelievable group of kids. And they really made coaching fun.” roy wiLLiams, men’s basketball coach men’s basketbaLL kuy 76 Unc 69 cesus evels ut ges Sl sste ust pt t lleges dth/jarrrad cole dth/jarrard cole n c’ dx s kuy’ j h t h’ 76-69 ncaa u e e. Unc’ 28-9 . Kentucky knocks out UNC, 76-69 Tar Heels finish year strong by Louie horva th senior writer NEWARK, N.J. — Minutes after losing 76-69 to Kentucky with a spot in the Final Four on the line, the last thing North Carolina’s players wanted to do was talk. While the team lost to a team it had previously beaten this sea- son, it still does not obscure the growth that the Tar Heels showed during the course of the year. It is not that often a team rebounds from a trip to the NIT by going to the Elite Eight. between the end of last season and Sunday, but the players that were left stepped up their play to make up for all the departures. On an individual level, Harrison Barnes has gone from being serenaded with “overrated” chants at each and every visit- Barnes, Marshall improve dramatically during season
