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News Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Daily Tar Heel 5
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Refugee Jeongho Kim speaks
about his experience defect-
ing from North Korea.
North Korea refugees speak on defecting, new lives
By Mary Frances Buoyer
Staff Writer
Two North Korean defec-
tors urged UNC students
Tuesday night to shift their
attention from the nations
political woes to recognize one
thing people tend to overlook
the human experience.
Jeongho Kim and Cheoljun
Yang, two North Korean
defectors, discussed their
experiences and their new
lives in South Korea
through a translator to a
crowd of more than 75 stu-
dents at an event hosted by
UNCs chapter of Liberty in
North Korea.
In the news, North Korea
is seen as such a bad country,
but I would like to plead to
you that the people of North
Korea are not bad, Kim said.
Its only the North Korean
political system thats bad.
Both defectors said they
felt no qualms about speaking
out against the anti-American
sentiments of the North
Korean regime.
Kim told a story about
his schools sports field day,
where kicking a poster of an
American was an event.
Sorry! he said with a
laugh. I really thought that
the United States was a bad
country, and thats how I
lived.
The two defectors spoke of
the atrocities of everyday life
in North Korea with hun-
ger the most prominent of all.
Kim said he saw people
dying of starvation during the
harsh economic times.
I remember seeing these
dead bodies just wrapped
around in plastic and buried
in the ground, he said.
Yang said he experienced
this extreme hunger first-
hand.
I cannot even begin to
tell you what I saw because
when I was hungry, it was as
if I could not see anything
around me, he said.
The defectors said separa-
tion from their families was
also very difficult. Yang was
forced to leave his father, sick
with tuberculosis, at home
when he fled North Korea.
What is precious to me
is my own life, which was
threatened many times, but
also my family that I will
never be part from again, he
said.
Kelly Heo, president of
Duke Universitys chapter of
Amnesty International, knew
the two defectors from volun-
teering at a North Korean refu-
gee school in South Korea and
set up the event on Tuesday to
knock down stereotypes.
We think that theyre
these irrational, brainwashed
people, she said.
Yang and Kim who
are now working to become
an airplane technician and
elementary school teacher,
respectively both said they
remain hopeful for the reuni-
fication of Korea one day.
I learned in school that
great people in the world and
in history did not have a nor-
mal life, Yang said.
I did not have a normal
life so I believe I am on the
right track.
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YMCA to remove racquetball courts in renovation
By Julia Craven
Staff Writer
Despite opposition from
racquetball enthusiasts, the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA
is moving forward with plans
to remove Chapel Hills only
public racquetball courts.
Dabney Grinnan,
chairwoman of the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro YMCA Board
of Directors, said the change
is part of a two-year process
to improve the layout and
functioning of the YMCA.
We are really excited
about improving our fitness
facility, she said.
Greg Lee, senior
membership and marketing
director of the YMCA, said
the renovations are an
opportunity to offer more of
what members are asking for.
Once the racquetball courts
are removed, the YMCA will
add 200 square feet of wellness
equipment in their place.
Lee said the YMCA is
working to nail down a time-
line and decide what the new
space will offer to members.
We dont have specifics
on everything this space will
include, he said.
But Robert Epting, a
local attorney and frequent
racquetball player at
the YMCA, said he has
sentimental ties to the courts,
and he doesnt see the change
as an improvement.
Its just foolish, he said.
Epting said between 75
and 125 people regularly use
the racquetball courts.
He donated money to
construct the YMCA and was
one of the original users of
the courts in the early 1980s.
He said the court removal is
taking away from the commu-
nity a community that built
and takes pride in the courts.
Grinnan said the courts are
not exclusive to racquetball
and are often repurposed for
other sports and activities.
The racquetball group is a
fairly small group compared
to the majority of people that
we serve, she said.
Grinnan said a poll of
YMCA members revealed
that they would prefer more
wellness equipment, and
removing the courts is the
right decision.
A renovated fitness floor will
decrease crowds during peak
hours and improve the lacklus-
ter layout, she said, adding that
the renovations will improve
patrons ability to exercise.
Thats a win-win for
everybody, Grinnan said.
Lee said he understands
the frustrations of court users
and said removing the courts
was not an easy decision for
the YMCA board and staff.
Despite frustration from
frequent racquetball players,
Lee said, the YMCA is not
reconsidering its plans for
renovation.
Lee said construction will
likely begin in late spring
or early summer and be
completed in the fall.
Epting, however, said he
isnt going anywhere.
Were planning on playing
right here. Were planning
on this board changing their
minds.
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College costs a focus of State of the Union
By Claire Strickland
Staff Writer
President Barack Obama
focused on boosting economic
growth and proposed mea-
sures to reduce rising college
costs in his first State of the
Union address of his second
term.
A growing economy that
creates good, middle-class
jobs that must be the
North Star that guides our
efforts, he said.
Obama outlined initiatives
in manufacturing, energy and
infrastructure to generate
new jobs and proposed rais-
ing the minimum wage to $9.
He also called on Congress
to enact measures that would
steer more federal aid to
universities and colleges that
keep prices low.
Taxpayers cannot continue
to subsidize the soaring cost
of higher education, he said.
Colleges must do their part to
keep costs down, and its our
job to make sure they do.
UNC Young Democrats
and the Black Student
Movement co-hosted a view-
ing party in Gardner Hall.
Peter Vogel, president of
UNC Young Democrats, said
Obama has managed the
economy effectively, but that
economic growth will be a
slow process.
Id like to see him focus on
job creation rather than defi-
cit reduction, Vogel said.
But the Universitys other
political organizations were
not as enthusiastic about the
speech or Obamas plans.
David Deerson, president
of UNC Young Americans
for Liberty, said that Obama
should place more of an
emphasis on states and human
rights.
Deerson opposes Obamas
increased use of drones over-
seas, which the president did
not specifically mention in his
speech.
Obamas job creation
policies, especially for young
people, have not been suc-
cessful, said Garrett Jacobs,
chairman of the UNC College
Republicans.
In 2011, 53.6 percent of
bachelors degree holders
under the age of 25 were
jobless or underemployed
nationwide.
Unemployment for our
age group is worse than any
other age group by far, he
said. Wed like for him to talk
about what he is going to do
differently over the next four
years to help people our age.
Greg Steele, chairman
of the N.C. Federation of
College Republicans, also said
Obamas policies have failed
to benefit students.
Steele said in the next four
years Obama should focus
on the economy to benefit
students.
A lot of that comes back to
the economy and getting our
finances in order, Steele said.
But he also said increased
government intervention is
not the best way to combat
rising tuition costs and youth
unemployment.
I think we need to be
privatizing student loans and
keeping the government out
of that, he said. As we see
in college tuition, prices con-
tinue to go up any time the
government gets involved.
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Fox has plenty of options in new class
By Brandon Moree
Sports Editor
The most talented high
school seniors in the world of
baseball are faced with an often
difficult decision should they
start playing professional base-
ball right away, or should they
attend college first.
Why would you pick the
University of North Carolina?
UNC coach Mike Fox said.
My response to that would be
why wouldnt you?
Of the four Tar Heel
recruits selected in the 2012
Major League Baseball Draft,
three of them turned down
the big show for Tar Heel blue.
Outfielder Skye Bolt, shortstop
Landon Lassiter and catcher
Korey Dunbar head a class of
17 newcomers to the North
Carolina baseball team.
Matt Smoral, a left-handed
pitcher, had selected UNC
as his college choice before
the Blue Jays selected him
with the 50th overall pick.
The other Tar Heel recruits
didnt go quite as high in the
40-round draft.
North Davidsons Lassiter
was the next UNC recruit
selected in the draft as the
Diamondbacks picked him
the in 16th round. Lassiter
played for the same high
school and coach as former
UNC standout Levi Michael.
North Davidson coach Mike
Meadows said last year that
Lassiter made plays on the run
as well as anyone hes coached.
Hes gonna play somewhere
Weve had him all over the
infield, which I like to do, Fox
said. But hes got a chance to
play (shortstop). If he doesnt
play short, he could play sec-
ond, he could (be a designated
hitter). Its a good problem for
me to have.
Bolt will be competing
for a spot in the outfield. He
turned down the Washington
Nationals to bring his impres-
sive outfield range to UNC.
Hes also, as his name might
suggest, pretty fast.
I think I can add some
speed to the outfield, Bolt
said. I feel like a third role
out there (with Chaz Frank
and Parks Jordan) could
definitely keep the outfield
on lock and let as few fly balls
reach the ground as possible.
The only other Tar Heel
recruit in the draft, Dunbar,
is competing for the starting
spot behind the plate.
The class as a whole was
ranked by Collegiate Baseball
as eighth in the country and
has more weapons than just
those players who spurned
professional baseball.
Were really good,
Lassiter said of the freshman
class. We have a lot of power,
a lot of speed, a lot of good
arms. By the time we get out
of here, were gonna do a lot
of damage and hopefully win
a national championship.
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UNC to oer new nursing doctorate program
By Lynsay Williams
Staff Writer
The Universitys School of
Nursing will soon offer a new
postgraduate degree program
for its students.
The school, which last year
had to cut undergraduate
enrollment because of budget
cuts, will offer a doctor of
nursing practice program.
The new program, which
was approved Friday by
the UNC-system Board of
Governors, will eventually
replace the master of science
in nursing program that is
currently offered.
Meagen Voss, associate
director of communications
for the School of Nursing,
said the school is planning
to start the program in fall
2013.
With the new program,
UNC will become one of six
state-supported institutions
in North Carolina to offer the
advanced level of training.
Funding for the new pro-
gram will likely come from
money currently used for the
masters program and tuition,
said Kristen Swanson, dean of
the School of Nursing.
Were starting extremely
small, she said. We have yet
to solidify funding for the
entire program.
Swanson said the program
will accept students with
bachelors degrees as well
as students with masters
degrees.
Students currently in the
masters program will be able
to apply to switch into the
new program, she said.
Voss said the program will
help give North Carolina a
more highly educated nurse
work force.
Debra Barksdale, president
of the National Organization
of Nurse Practitioner
Faculties and director of the
new doctorate program, said
in an email that the program
will offer two tracks.
The advanced clinical prac-
tice track will focus on direct
patient care and administra-
tion, while the organizational
leadership track will focus on
administrative support for
clinical practice, she said.
Swanson said she is excited
for the program to start.
We are incredibly lucky to
have (Barksdale) at UNC to
launch our DNP program,
she said.
Barksdale said the school
anticipates enrollment in the
new doctorate program to
eventually exceed the current
enrollment in the masters
program: 274 students.
She said students in the
new doctorate program will
learn to care for patients of
all ages, manage chronic ill-
nesses and increase the avail-
ability of health care.
Swanson said the program
will also teach nursing stu-
dents to deliver health care
with the highest quality and
safety.
The School of Nursing
is committed to joining the
national trend for (Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse)
educational preparation
to produce graduates who
can improve the health of
all North Carolina citizens,
Barksdale said.
Contact the desk editor at
university@dailytarheel.com.
The doctor of nursing
practice program will
likely start in the fall.
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The savior
Having no relationship
with his father, Hubert was
raised in Winter Park, Fla., by
his single mother, Rose. Since
it was just the two of them,
she and Hubert had a close
relationship as he grew up.
But sometimes, he just
needed to get away.
Rose was diagnosed with
cancer when Hubert was in
second grade. Watching his
only parent suffer through
a serious illness weighed on
him. When it became too over-
whelming, one thing was sure
to help him forget.
I had to grow up really fast,
Hubert said. I missed out on
a lot of my childhood when I
was younger. (Basketball) was
always somewhere I could go
to escape, take my mind off of
things. It was like therapy for
me, almost.
Shortly before Huberts
14th birthday, life as he knew
it completely changed.
Roses health had wors-
ened. Jackson, the man Rose
had appointed to be her sons
guardian should anything
happen to her, was now faced
with the real possibility of
one day having to parent the
nephew he barely knew. So he
persuaded his hesitant sister
to leave Florida and move up
north so she and Hubert could
be closer to him.
In June 2006, Jackson
drove down to Winter Park,
loaded their belongings in the
back of his trailer and moved
them into a rental property he
owned nearby his home.
My sister didnt want to
move back up here, because
she felt like she was com-
ing home to die, Jackson
said. But I just told her for
Desmonds sake, since Im
going to be the one taking
care of him, that he needs to
get to know me.
Thinking that basketball
would be something positive
for his young nephew to focus
on, Jackson got Hubert on a
club team with a family friend
once he got to New Jersey.
Later that summer, Jay
Corby, coach of the newly
established varsity basketball
program at New Egypt High
School, learned from a friend
that Jacksons nephew had
moved to town and was inter-
ested in playing basketball.
Bring him to the gym
tomorrow morning around
10, Corby told the man.
The next day, when then-
6-foot-7 Hubert showed up
to meet the other kids, Corby
was awestruck.
I remember Desmond
ducked to come in the door-
way. I squeezed (the assistant
coachs) hand, and I said,
Theres got to be a Lord, he
said. We pretty much felt like
we saw the savior walk through
the door at that moment.
A new way of life
On the court, Hubert was
learning how to use his natu-
ral athleticism in a sport in
which he had no previous
coaching. At home, it was an
entirely different learning
experience.
In May 2007, less than a
year after she and Hubert
moved to New Jersey, Rose lost
her eight-year battle with can-
cer. Aside from losing the only
parent in his life, now Hubert
had to adjust to living with
Jackson and no longer being
the only man in the house.
Jackson gave Hubert house-
hold chores and got him a job
pumping gas three days a week
after school at his self-owned
service station. It was a differ-
ent way of life, but one Hubert
grew to appreciate. After all,
they needed each other.
At about the time Hubert
moved in with him, Jackson
was going through a divorce.
Having no kids of his own to
help him get through his own
personal struggles, Jackson
leaned on his nephew.
We were going through
tough times at the same time,
Hubert said. I guess that was
our bonding moment.
By the time Hubert was
ready for high school, he had
developed more as a basketball
player, and his sheer size made
him an attraction to many of
the big-name high school pro-
grams in New Jersey.
But Jackson, his roots in
the Cream Ridge area along
with the business hed owned
since 1984, thought it was best
that Hubert stay at New Egypt
High School, despite the fact
that the program had won just
six games in its first five years.
As Hubert began to grow
into relevance, so did his team.
Soon, Corby was no longer
looking at the same clumsy kid
onship loss.
He saw 10 combined min-
utes in UNCs four NCAA
Tournament games and less
than one minute in the Tar
Heels last-second loss to Duke
last season in the Smith Center.
But the lack of a major pres-
ence on the team didnt cause
him to slow down. In fact, it
was just the opposite. Once
Henson and Zeller were select-
ed in the first round of the
NBA Draft last June, Hubert
knew it was his time to strike.
Hubert intensified his
workouts during the offsea-
son, and when the 2012-13
campaign began on Nov. 9,
the sophomore started the
first five games.
Still, Williams wouldnt
commit to a permanent starter
at the position throughout
the first month of the season,
giving freshmen Joel James
and Brice Johnson a chance to
show what they could do.
But in the end, it was the
thing at which Hubert has
always excelled that forced him
to finally make up his mind.
Desmond is just so much
more effective on the defensive
end of the floor in rebounding
and talking, making our whole
team defense a heck of a lot
better, Williams said.
So far this season, Hubert
leads the team with 23 blocks.
Offensively, hes still very
much a work in progress.
Williams said Hubert has
done a much better job at
communicating on the court
this season. Teammate and
roommate James Michael
McAdoo revealed that after
UNC fell to N.C. State on Jan.
26, nobody on the team took
the loss harder than Hubert.
His teammates stat lines
might not jump off the page,
but McAdoo insists his true
value is immeasurable.
I could talk all day about
Desmond, McAdoo said.
Hes an example of a guy
who might not get that much
credit, but everybody knows
its guys like him that make
this team successful.
A gift that keeps giving
Sometimes covered up by a
chunky black watch when hes
not on the court, the tattoo of
his mothers death date on his
wrist is a daily reminder of the
person he lost too early and the
lifetimes worth of storms hes
already weathered.
But for Hubert, whos used
to conquering lifes often
unexplainable challenges,
theres always a silver lining.
When I go through adver-
sity or when I have tough times
in life or on the court, I always
think back to, This is noth-
ing compared to what I went
through, he said. Its always a
pick me up.
The economy, and recently
Hurricane Sandy, have taken
a toll on his uncles car garage
business. But despite his
struggles, Jackson refuses
to let that keep him away
from coming down to watch
Hubert play.
Because Huberts not just
his nephew, hes his son. And
thats what fathers do.
He was like a gift from God
to me, Jackson said. My sister
knew exactly what I needed
HUBERT
from page 1
that walked through his door
that summer day.
(At the beginning) he
couldnt catch a cold, Corby
said. Youd throw a ball at
him, and youre pretty close to
breaking his nose eight out of
10 times.
In four years on the varsity
team at New Egypt, Hubert
recorded more than 1,000
points, 1,500 rebounds and
750 blocks. During his senior
year, he captained the Warriors
and led them to a program-
record 24 wins and a spot in
the Central Jersey Group 1
Section Championship game
with his obtrusive presence
under the basket.
He was just a freak defen-
sively, said Ron Tortoriello,
Huberts high school team-
mate and mens basketball
team manager at N.C. State.
Kids wouldnt even go in the
paint because he was down
there. He would just change
an entire teams game plan.
And those are just the kind
of players coach Roy Williams
likes to have on his team.
A work in progress
After making a couple of vis-
its to New Jersey to see Hubert
in action, Williams invited him
and Jackson to Chapel Hill in
April 2011 for an official visit.
Though it meant a second big
move away from home, Hubert
signed a couple weeks later.
During his freshman sea-
son, Hubert didnt see a lot of
playing time, as current NBA
forwards John Henson and
Tyler Zeller had a stronghold
on the big-man roles.
Hubert struggled going
from being the hometown hero
to spending so much time on
the bench. As a freshman, he
scored just 17 points two
fewer than his total in New
Egypts 49-47 section champi-
dth file/erin hull
After seeing limited playing
time during his freshman year,
Desmond Hubert has worked
his way into the starting lineup.
when she gave him to me to
raise him. I tell everybody that
I think it was more for me than
it was for him.
When talking about basket-
ball and the home into which
he was so warmly welcomed,
words of gratitude roll right off
Huberts tongue. He never has
to wonder where the evidence
of his many blessings lies.
Because win or lose against
Duke tonight, Hubert knows
Jackson will be right there
behind him cheering him on.
And thats all the proof a
thankful Hubert will ever need.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Show more support
for basketball recruits
TO THE EDITOR:
Before I begin let me set
a few things straight: I love
Carolina and UNC basket-
ball.
However, as a first-year
student, one word dominates
my mind when I think of
UNC basketball fans inter-
acting with recruits: apathy.
Before I came to UNC, I
was an IU basketball fan (I
live in Indiana). Fortunately,
my family has season tickets.
Every game I attended,
the student section erupted
in numerous chants for
basketball recruits visiting
the game.
Chants like Co-dy Zell-
er! and Yo-gi Fe-rrell!
echoed in the stadium when
the recruits were as young as
sophomores in high school!
Why doesnt this hap-
pen at Carolina? Blue chip
recruits, the future of our
Tar Heel team, are at every
basketball game.
Why doesnt the fan base
show them any love?
Chanting recruits names
is a growing sensation in
college basketball, and yet,
the Dean Dome is quiet.
Isaiah Hicks, a top-15
commit, was at the Virginia
Tech game.
So, I ask: Why didnt
the student section chant
his name? This needs to
change.
Andrew Wiggins,
deemed the Michael
Jordan of Canada and
the best high school player
in the world, will take an
official visit to UNC this
spring.
It is crucial and abso-
lutely necessary we not only
chant his name at the game
but also roll out the red car-
pet for him.
How, you ask? There are
plans; big plans. But if the
majority of UNC fans keep
being apathetic towards
the future of our Tar Heels,
nothing will happen.
Channing Mitzell 16
Undecided
New resource helps
search for scholarships
TO THE EDITOR:
Student government
strives to help students
reach their full potential.
Its latest project, money.
unc.edu, allows students
to search about 150 differ-
ent scholarship resources
on campus to help them
fund future years of educa-
tion, summer enrichment
programs, internships and
travel opportunities.
With its wide variety of
search criteria and infor-
mation on nontraditional
sources of funding and
financial literacy, we believe
that money.unc.edu will
be one of the best new
resources on campus.
We hope you will visit this
site and give us feedback on
how to make it better!
Shrija Ghosh 13
Student body treasurer
Nikita Shamdasani 15
Student body secretary
lETTErS TO
THE EDiTOr
What more would Caucasian studies add
to the table other than what European and
American history have already?
Temi, on the flyers for a Caucasian studies department at UNC
Desmond ducked to come in the doorway.
I squeezed (the assistant coachs) hand,
and I said, Theres got to be a Lord.
Jay Corby, on the first time he met Desmond Hubert
EDiTOriAl cArTOOn By Matt Leming, UNC Comics, facebook.com/unccomics
Systemic
sexism
hurts
students
M
en are overwhelm-
ingly the perpetrators
of violence against
women and other men. But
physical violence is reinforced
and sometimes surpassed by
another kind of violence that is
even more pervasive.
In a 1968 speech given the
day after the assassination of
Martin Luther King Jr., Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy called it
the violence of institutions;
indifference and inaction and
slow decay.
Institutional violence is
reflected in the actions of those
in positions of power and poli-
cies implicitly and explicitly
designed to protect male privi-
lege, even protecting perpetra-
tors of sexual violence.
This University, sadly, is no
exception. Since a complaint
to the U.S. Department of
Educations Office for Civil
Rights was submitted by three
current students, one former
student and former assistant
dean Melinda Manning, the
UNC community has woken up
to the reality of sexual assault.
But we have not yet
addressed the central role
played by the actions of
administrators, particularly
Dean of Students Jonathan
Sauls, Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs Winston Crisp,
the University Counsels office
and the policies they made.
Since December, survivors
of sexual violence have come
forward saying they were
mistreated by administrators
and their cases mishandled by
judicial boards that had not
received sufficient training to
hear sexual assault cases.
According to the complaint,
Manning, a long-time advocate
for survivors of sexual violence,
was subject to a hostile work
environment under Sauls
because of her advocacy.
Institutional violence isnt
perpetrated through actions
alone, it is written into policy.
The Universitys current
policy was written with-
out input from experts in
interpersonal violence, even
though the Sexual Assault and
Relationship Violence Training
and Education Committee,
composed of such experts,
wrote a letter to the chancellor
asking for input over a year ago.
Instead of utilizing their
expertise, Sauls, Crisp and Ann
Penn from the Office of Equal
Opportunity and representa-
tives from University Counsel
wrote it. And according to the
complaint, Sauls threatened
Manning because of the letter.
While UNC administrators
acknowledge an imperfect
system, they have not admit-
ted the ways they directly and
indirectly harm student survi-
vors and enable perpetrators of
sexual violence.
The recent hiring of a
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
with interpersonal violence
prevention experience was a
good first step, but ending and
reversing years of institutional
violence will take much more.
Students and faculty should
push for a new policy rewrit-
ten by a public committee that
includes students, faculty and
interpersonal violence experts.
Additionally, they should call for
reviews of key administrators
especially Sauls, Crisp, Penn and
Leslie Strohm from University
Counsel and for the establish-
ment of an independent, cen-
tralized department for sexual
violence response.
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dont confine love to
just Valentines day
TO THE EDITOR:
Valentines Day just isnt
going to be the same this
year.
It is exactly two months
to the day after the inex-
plicable, heart-wrenching
massacre of 20-odd little
individuals innocently and
indefensibly learning at
school.
And I feel guilty con-
templating whether I ll be
savoring a romantic dinner
for two, or if roses will be
delivered to my door.
What does it even mean
to lose the love of your
life?
Such a heavy question
for a day meant to be filled
with dark chocolate and
cards the color of magenta
and burgundy.
The other day, during
my interview for a teaching
residency post-graduation,
I walked the halls of an
elementary school and
witnessed 100 beautiful,
smiling, happy children,
whose laughter echoed
throughout the halls and
classrooms.
They hauled minia-
ture backpacks, stood in
(almost) straight lines,
and for once, I was the
tallest person in the room.
And immediately, I fell in
love.
I think that up until
that moment in time, the
gravity of this massacre in
Connecticut had not truly
hit home in my heart.
It felt removed, dis-
tanced, like a bad dream
that resurfaced occasionally
and ended when I turned
off CNN.
Why do I even write
this? Is this an ode for the
fallen teachers, a literary
construction for the mem-
ory of these children whose
futures were mercilessly
taken from them?
Or a wandering, non-
consecutive collection
of senseless musings, as
senseless as the tragedy
we witnessed on Dec. 14,
2012?
I write this not to
depress anyone, to inflict
feelings of guilt for want-
ing chocolates and love
notes and poems declaring
unflinching devotion.
But I think that this
year, Valentines Day mer-
its more than just spend-
ing time with your special
someone.
This day of affection
demands a phone call
home, a friendly text, a
thank-you note for being
alive and here and part of
my existence.
You can have more
than one love of your life
and the poor families
of Newtown, Conn., lost
theirs a fateful two months
ago.
Love, whether roman-
tic, familial or friendship,
should not and cannot be
contained to one day of the
calendar year.
So give everyone you
love an extra hug on Feb.
14, and remember, theres
more to life than being
scratched by Cupids
arrow.
Madeline Merrill 13
English
T
he new joint bio-
medical engineer-
ing program for
undergraduates at UNC
and N.C. State University
will help combine the
strengths of both schools,
leading to more diverse
opportunities for students.
The program began for
graduate students 10 years
ago and will be extended
to undergraduates this
summer.
Noteworthy under-
graduate programs in
biomedical engineering
already exist at both uni-
versities, but opening up
the channel will enhance
collaboration between the
Biomeducation
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institutions.
Rather than opening
up an engineering school
from scratch to lure more
biomedical engineering
students, UNC students
will have access to classes
and professors at N.C.
States already well-estab-
lished and distinguished
engineering program.
This will attract more
prospective students who
wish to study engineering
but prefer the liberal arts
curriculum and overall
environment of UNC.
Additionally, N.C. State
students will benefit from
UNCs renowned school of
medicine.
Yet, in order for the
partnership to be success-
ful, a consistent bus sys-
tem has to be created.
As of right now, Triangle
Transit only offers one bus
between both universities,
which only operates in the
early morning and late
afternoon.
If an hourly transit
system, such as the
Robertson Express
Bus, can be worked out
between UNC and N.C.
State, the benefits would
go beyond just the joint
major.
The frequency of the
Robertson bus allows
students at both campuses
to enjoy events and take
classes at both UNC and
Duke.
Opening up the joint
biomedical engineering
program between UNC
and N.C. State will be a
stepping stone to a stron-
ger cohesion between both
campuses.
The program will
benefit UNC and
N.C. State students.
S
tudent Congress
nearly unani-
mous decision in
December to pass a reso-
lution that would iden-
tify any gunman within
a mile of campus as an
Alert Carolina emergency
deserves the adminis-
trative consideration it
recently received.
The plan should be
applauded for two rea-
sons: trying to improve
student safety and open-
ing vital communication
lines between student
leaders and University
administrators.
The recent shortfalls of
the Alert Carolina system
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have been well-docu-
mented. Students have
reported receiving warn-
ings well after the threats
arose, while others did not
receive any notice at all.
This is unacceptable.
For some students the
haphazard text messag-
ing alert system riddled
with all clear and take
cover announcements
that hold little weight
functions more as a news
delivery system than a
safety system.
Reliability and timeli-
ness are indispensable,
especially in matters of
public safety.
Student Congress
led by Speaker Paige
Comparato understood
the gravity of the situation
and responded. Dean of
Students Jonathan Sauls
and Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs Winston
Crisp both took notice,
admitting that the ideas in
the resolution raised valid
concerns.
However, those con-
cerns must now be acted
upon. Comparatos idea of
sending out preliminary
warnings is especially
worthy of implementation.
While the Department
of Public Safety has a duty
to confirm the details of an
event before sending out
notifications, the safety of
the University community
must come first. And this
requires fair warning.
It is important for both
sides to unite in the inter-
est of preserving the safest
possible environment on
campus. After all, peoples
lives are at stake.
Student Congresss
Alert Carolina plan
is right for UNC.
T
he N.C. Senate
needs to follow the
lead of the N.C.
House of Representatives
in unanimously support-
ing House Bill 5, which
would provide a tempo-
rary funding extension for
group homes.
In December state legis-
lators wrote a budget that
cut Medicaid funding, and
made some who live in
group homes ineligible to
receive personal care ser-
vices by raising the thresh-
old needed to qualify for
aid.
Those who lost their
funding are able to appeal,
and during their appeals
Support House Bill 5
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they are still entitled to
receive full benefits until
the appeal is completed.
This appeals process,
though, is moving much
more quickly than most
had anticipated.
This rapid legal process
has exacerbated the need
for a solution. If the legis-
lature doesnt take action
soon, the affected group
home residents may have
nowhere to go, forcing
people who cannot per-
form daily tasks on their
own into the street.
House Bill 5 would
extend personal care ser-
vices funding until the end
of June for people who
have been told they will no
longer receive assistance
from the state.
This extra time will
allow all parties involved
to find a solution without
leaving some of the states
most vulnerable residents
to fend for themselves.
The money for this con-
tinued funding will come
from a $39.7 million fund
in the 2012-13 state budget
that had originally been
intended for funding for
those who live in in-home
living arrangements. The
group homes would stay
open without costing the
state extra money.
Governments have
to face tough budgetary
choices, but economic diffi-
culties have also highlight-
ed the need for compassion
when facing serious issues.
The passage of House
Bill 5 will allow time for
a more thoughtful and
long-term solution to this
distressing problem.
Funding for people
with disabilities
should be a priority.
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