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thursday, may 15, 2008VOLumE 116, IssuE 41

dth/Rachel Rodemann

LEt thE raIN FaLLby anika anandstaff wRiteR

Multicolored umbrellas shielding the newUNC graduates interrupted the usual sea ofCarolina blue at Sundays commencement.

The poor weather initially created someconfusion among UNC administrators, grad-uates and parents. The ceremony, scheduledto begin at 9:30 a.m., was pushed back to 10a.m.

But students were undeterred as they stoodoutside the entrance gates of Kenan Stadiumwaiting to be officially named UNC alumni.

This sucks, senior Elliot Greenwald said,But its okay weve had good enough weath-er for the past four years to make up for it.

In the first words of the last speech he madeas UNCs chancellor, James Moeser said, I

will always identify with the class of 2008, forI am graduating with you.

But even in the rainy weather, Moeser kepta sense of humor.

This may be the shortest commencementexercise in the history of the University, hesaid, followed by cheers and laughter from an

anxious audience of about 15,000.He moved directly into the conferral of

degrees and gave new graduates some lastwords of wisdom.

Graduates, this is my charge to you and tomyself as well: Let us heed the magic, let ustake one more deep drink from the Old Well listen to the call, answer the bell and, as oftenas we can, let us come home again.

Other speakers, including the commence-

ment speaker, opera singer Jessye Norman,were scheduled to speak at the commence-ment exercises but did not due to the weatherand the shortened ceremony.

Norman was one of four to be awarded hon-orary degrees by the University. She received adoctorate of music before the ceremony.

Senior Class President Ashley Shores offi-cially inducted her classmates as UNC alumni

with the moving of their tassels from right toleft.

Shores went on to honor Eve Carson andher love for the University. Eves passion forthis place, for all things Carolina, was over-powering and so infectious that you could not

help but be more excited about lifes possibili-ties in her presence.

Eve Carson was awarded post mortem adegree with highest honors. Other studentsremembered and honored Carson by donningan EVE pin on their graduation gowns.

Im wearing this because Eve should behere right now, senior Shefali Chudgar saidWe are all thinking about her today.

The UNC Clef Hangers also sang James

Taylors Carolina In My Mind.After less than 20 minutes, the ceremonyended with graduates singing and swaying toHark the Sound. The commencement cer-emony typically can last up to two hours.

Im proud to be a Carolina graduate,senior Kate Cunningham said. And todays

weather just didnt matter. Its really just aboutthe Carolina spirit.

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thursday, may 22, 2008VOLumE 116, IssuE 42

B vii e pekFil, fien on gi lo

by anika anandstaff wRiteR

Lisa Carolyn Moran came from

Scotland to Chapel Hill to studylaw and econom-ics and enjoy the picturesquescenery of UNCscampus.

T r a g i c a l l y ,though, her life

was cut short May15 when she washit by a ChapelHill Transit bus

while joggingo n M a n n i n gDrive near South

Columbia Street.Morans roommate, Andrea

Trotta, remembers asking Moranwhy she would pick Chapel Hill,of all places, to live.

Lisa said she just got on UNCsWeb site and saw how pretty it wasand just fell in love with it, Trottasaid. She knew she had to go.

Trotta said she was shocked andsaddened when she found out, butshe said she enjoys reliving their

memories together.Though her exams ended at

the beginning of May, Moran hadplanned to stay on so she could dosome traveling.

Trotta said Moran was excitedabout going to New York for thefirst time and was also trying to

book a trip to Washington, D.C.Moran loved working out and

was very athletic despite beingso tiny, Trotta said. She was aski instructor and played squashin Scotland. The two roommatesoften went to the gym together, as

well as UNC basketball and foot-ball games.

According to Morans Facebook.com profile, she identified herselfas Tar Heel Faithful.

A third year law student inScotland, Moran spent the pastsemester at UNCs School of Law.

We are deeply saddened by

this news, said Jack Boger, deanof the law school, in a statement.

Our sincerest condolences go

out to all of her friends and fam-ily, both here and in her nativeScotland.

According to The (London)Telegraph, Morans father, FraserMoran, said, Lisa was beautiful;she was fiercely intelligent, fun-loving and was having a greattime in America.

Her parents, Fraser and CarolynMoran, travelled from Scotland toChapel Hill to bring their daugh-ters body home.

Fraser Moran went on to saywhat a terrible loss it was. She

was at the peak of her powers, heis quoted in the article.

Her funeral will be heldFriday with her family in Paisley,Scotland.

After an investigation intothe accident concluded Tuesday,police found that Moran had triedto cross the street where there was

not a designated crosswalk.She also had been wearing her

iPod headphones while she was

jogging, which might have kepther from hearing the approaching

bus.Captain Jackie Carden con-

cluded that Ms. Moran lost herfooting, causing her to eventuallyslide under the bus.

Moran was taken to UNCHospitals, where she later died.

No charges are being filedagainst the bus driver, though he

was placed on paid leave as perstandard Chapel Hill Transit pro-cedure after an accident.

Morans death, along with

other pedestrian accidents in thearea, have led local enforcers tosearch for new ways to improvepedestrian safety.

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RALEIGH As he took thestage on Monday at the N.C. StateFairgrounds, Barack Obama wasmet with an explosion of applauseand standing ovations.

It was Obamas first appear-ance in North Carolina since theprimary, and he took the oppor-tunity to focus specifically onthe issues, a tactic which manyexperts expect to continue inhis campaign against presump-tive Republican nominee John

McCain.His speech marked the begin-

ning of a two-week national tourtitled Change That Works for

You. Although Gov. Mike Easley

originally endorsed HillaryClinton, when he introducedObama, he said, I know Im late,

but I am on the train.Id rather be a bum in the

boxcar on the Obama train thanon the front of the bus with JohnMcCain, he said.

Easley pointed out that milkand gasoline are roughly the sameprice per gallon, setting the stagefor Obamas speech on Americaseconomic concerns.

The event was only open to cam-paign staff, advocacy groups andthe press, and 1,500 were present.

Luke Lanier, a student at Emoryand Henry College in Virginia,stood outside selling political but-tons hoping to get a chance to goinside.

As a summer job, Lanier worksfor a memorabilia Web site trailing

the Democratic debates across thecountry.

Hillary is brilliant and artic-ulates her message well. Sheis more precise and descrip-tive than Obama, he said.But, Obama is a better orator. Heknows how to get the crowd excit-ed, he said.

Obama will need to get theN.C. crowds quite excited comeNovember, experts say. The lasttime the traditionally conserva-tive state voted for a Democrat

was in 1976 when Jimmy Carterwas elected.

Obamas speech in Raleighcomes at a critical time in theelection, as economic issues suchas the rising unemployment rateand the price of oil are affecting agreater number of Americans.

You dont have to read thestock tickers or scan the headlinesin the financial section to under-stand the seriousness of the situ-ation were in right now, Obamasaid.

Obama did not jump to blame

the president for the economic cli-mate.

I understand that the chal-lenges facing our economy didntstart the day George Bush tookoffice and they wont end the dayhe leaves We live in a morecompetitive world, and that is afact that cannot be reversed, hesaid.

Linda Bnelans of Durham saidshe liked Obamas specificity.

Its important for me to beginto hear specifics, she said, and

thats definitely what I heardtoday.

Obama also offered tuitionsubsidies to students in exchangefor community or national serviceupon graduation.

If you invest in America America will invest in you, hesaid.

Obama spoke to the criticismof his economic policies that hehas faced from Republicans.

Every single proposal that Ivemade in this campaign is paid for because I believe in pay-as-you-

go, he said.Elwood Becton of Raleigh said

Obamas plan is very ambitious.Theres no doubt about it,

things are tough right now, hesaid. But Obama gives us hopefor a brighter future, that things

will get better.

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mONday, OctOBEr 13, 2008VOLumE 116, IssuE 91

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Sophomores Bryanna Schwartzand Katherine Novinski remem-

ber the moment they first met

15-year-old Shemsa this summerin Zanzibar, Tanzania.

When she walked in, we knewwe were going to choose her rightaway, Schwartz said.

Twenty-two girls in Zanzibarvied for scholarships from UNCsnonprofit organization Students forStudents International. The moneythe girls received would providethem with four years of secondaryschool education and give them theopportunity to be competitive in thecareer world.

With limited scholarships avail-

able, Schwartz and Novinski car-ried the responsibility of choosingthe recipients from a pool of dis-tinguished applicants. For thesescholars, it only costs $295 a yearto sponsor one girls secondary edu-cation.

Schwartz and Novinski saidthat in her interview last summerShemsa spoke confidently witha big smile on her face about herfuture goals of becoming a doctor.She did not mention the fact thather family still lives in Pemba, asmall island near Zanzibar, and

that they use most of the familyincome to pay for her to reside ina Zanzibar hostel. It was importantto Shemsas family that she get the

best education possible. After their trip to Zanzibar,

Schwartz and Novinski realizedhow much $295 could changeShemsa and nine other girlslives.

S4Si holds fundraisers through-out the year to help raise moneyfor the scholarships. S4Si spon-sored one such event a swing

dance Friday in the Great Hallof the Student Union. The event,

which 135 people attended, raised$884 toward the scholarships.

S4Si focuses on young women

because of the growing disparitybetween mens and womens edu-cation. Women often are perceived

by society as future mothersand are not given priority when itcomes to family finances.

If given the decision to send aboy or a girl to school, a family isgoing to send their son, Novinskisaid.

S c hw a rt z a n d No vi n s kireviewed applications from thehighest-achieving schools inZanzibar. They gauged the girlsacademic achievement and com-

mitment to the community, inter-viewing them in English, theirsecond language.

They also took into consid-eration the girls family situa-tions in terms of financial statusand responsibilities around thehome.

Choosing the scholars made merealize how much of an impact S4Sireally has, Schwartz said. You can

be on campus raising money, butuntil you actually see it, you cantreally realize how much these girlsare getting out of the scholarship

and how much it really changestheir lives.

After Zanzibarian students fin-ish their secondary education, theyhave to pass a national exam totake more advanced courses. Theyalso must pay for textbooks, sup-plies and extra classes tuition.

Despite coming from a finan-cially poor background and livingaway from her family, Shemsascored at the top of her class onthe national exams, Schwartzsaid.

The duo were not only impressedby the young scholars academicwork but also by their way of life.Schwartz said that after visiting

Africa, she learned to appreciate

the girls work ethic, humility andsimplicity.Its so hard because all these

girls are telling you these amaz-ing things they want to do intheir future, and all they need isthat extra little push, Schwartzsaid. Your decision determines

whether or not they get that extrapush. Its incredibly hard.

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thursday, NOVEmBEr 20, 2008VOLumE 116, IssuE 117

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Senior Jenna Brooks rushed to ableeding girl who had fallen over onher bike in the middle of the Pit.

But she stopped worrying whenshe realized it wasnt real.

Students in an Emergency

Medical Technician training pro-gram staged the accident, completewith fake blood and broken bones,in hopes of gaining student interestin their program.

The trained students demonstrat-ed their skills handling emergenciesfor passersby, checking the girls

vitals, putting her in a neck brace andcarrying her off on a backboard.

Brooks, who is trained in firstaid and CPR because of her job atRams Head Recreation Center, wasthe only student to attempt to helpthe girl, besides the EMTs.

When something like that hap-pens, its hard to take the first stepand respond, Brooks said.

But if the demonstrations orga-nizers, Darshan Patel and CameronLambert, get their way, more stu-dents will be trained to take action.

Both are instructors of theUniversitys EMT-Basic class that istaught in conjunction with DurhamTechnical Community College.

Lambert said he realized theimportance of medical training

when he and two other UNC stu-dent EMTs were on scene after

Mohammad Taheri-Azar drovean SUV through the Pit in 2006,injuring nine people.

Lambert said one of the studentEMTs was the first person to callthe ambulance.

He was able to communicatewell with the dispatcher. He toldhim what type of condition the vic-tims were in and what resources heneeded to send, Lambert said.

After that, we made a goal thatif something like this did happenagain, we could have 20 people in

the area who would know what todo.

Patel and Lambert hope to achievethat goal by adding a third EMTclass at UNC. They said the onlyprerequisites for the course are to beUniversity-affiliated, to be 18 yearsold and to have a drivers license.

Lambert, the current presidentof the Association for CarolinaEmergency Response and InjuryPrevention, said the organization

was founded at UNC in 2005 andhas since trained more than 320students.

Students are trained to treatpatients with first aid for trauma,

back grounding, hemorrhage con-trol and splinting. He said EMTBasics also can respond to medicalcalls from people with diabetes andrespiratory problems.

Sophomore Genevieve Kelly

took the class this semester andserved as the practice dummy forthe Pit demonstration.

Im currently pre-med and so Iwanted to get my feet wet by tak-ing some classes to see if I was cutout for medicine and trauma, shesaid.

But you dont have to haveany medical background experi-ence, we even have some Englishmajors, Patel said.

Ricky Hurtado, who watchedthe demonstration from a nearbytable, said he thought it was real at

first. He said it helped him recog-nize the importance of being ableto help someone and that he wouldconsider becoming an EMT.

It was a good way to bring theissue to the surface, he said. Toomany people sit and watch anddont know how to react becausethey are afraid. Preparedness isreally important.

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FrIday, march 6, 2009VOLumE 117, IssuE 10

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musIcaL hEaLINGby anika anandstaff wRiteR

Four year-old Tommy Osbornebroke his gaze from the hospitalroom television screen as DawnGraff entered the room with ashiny guitar.

Do you want to hear a song,Tommy? Graff asked as sheleaned the guitar on the edge ofthe bed.

While she marked the chordsfor Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,Tommy eagerly strummed the gui-tar strings. His parents watched

with smiles.He really loves music,

Osbornes mother said.Graff, a local musician, per-

forms through the Door to DoorProgram at UNC Hospitals. Theprogram, founded 14 years ago,

brings performers to hospitalpatients rooms.

I just think the arts belong inthe hospitals, program coordina-tor and founder Joy Javits said.

Graff has been working withthe Door to Door program for thepast five years. Once, Graff visiteda 2 year-old burn victim who wascrying inconsolably.

Then Graff played a few notesof a nursery rhyme on her key-

board and the child immedi-ately stopped crying, Graff said.

I have this great faith in thepower of music and the arts, shesaid. But to actually witness it

with such a dramatic transforma-tion was very moving.

Graff is also deeply involved inlocal music organizations, per-forming at assisted living centersin Chapel Hill and teaching musiclessons to children in Apex.

Its better than doing 40 hoursof the same job, Graff said. It

keeps my job interesting.When she plays music at the

assisted living homes, older resi-dents who sometimes cannotremember their own name or birth-day will jump up and do a perfectdance step and sing every word tothe songs, Graff said.

Ive seen these reactions ofpatients that have made me

believe in musics healing power,she said.

But at the hospital, theres stilla moment of apprehension beforeshe opens a door.

You dont know how oldtheyre going to be, what theirparticular medical crisis might

be, Graff said. You just need tobe prepared for anyone in any cir-cumstance.

To volunteer with the program,you must have a big heart and theability to be spontaneous, Graff

and Javits said.Graff said she feels privileged

to be able to share her talent.It just seems like a calling,

she said. I really feel like Im sup-posed to be doing this, and Id liketo be doing more of it.

At the end of her day, Grafplayed Somewhere Over TheRainbow for 10-year-old LindsaySuckow. A few chords into the song,a small smile crept up on her face asshe held a doll. Suckows mothersface lit up too.

Weve had a rough day, shesaid. This is the first time Iveseen her smile in a few days, andits really nice.


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tuEsday, aPrIL 14, 2009VOLumE 117, IssuE 31

Inoo oking bn een ookby anika anandstaff wRiteR

When a bill banning indoorsmoking was presented to the N.C.House of Representatives, AdamBliss knew he had to act immedi-ately.

Bliss opened Hookah Bliss twoyears ago, and the bill, which bansindoor smoking in all public and

work places, could put his hookahbar out of business.

Soon after the bill was intro-duced, Bliss met with local repre-sentatives to present his case. His

bar, and about 20 other hookahbars in the state, are dependent onindoor smoking, he said.

His efforts so far have beenrewarded with an exemption to theHouse bill. Before the bill passed,an exemption was added for bars

and institutions that require cus-tomers to be 18 or older.But the bill isnt guaranteed to

pass in the Senate with the exemp-tion still attached.

North Carolina restaurant own-ers, who largely were not speakingout before, now pose the most vocalopposition to the bill.

Owners of some restaurants thatstay open as bars after hours opposethe exemption because they wouldlose their smoking customers to

bars that could allow smoking.A few doors down from Hookah

Bliss, Donna Linford, manager ofHams in Chapel Hill, said she doesnot think its fair for bars to have anexemption for the smoking ban.

I think it should be the samepolicies for everyone, she said.Either way its a persons choice togo out and its a persons choice tosmoke, she said.

Bliss thinks it should be businessowners, not lawmakers, who decide

who can smoke where, he said.And then people will vote with

their pocketbooks, Bliss said. Ifpeople dont want to go into a place

with smoking, they wont go andbusiness will drop.

Bliss feels as if he has become

the hookah lobbyist for the state,he said.But some N.C. lawmakers are

more concerned about citizenshealth than social pastime.

The bill has yet to be heardin committee meetings before itreaches a Senate vote.

N.C. Senate President ProTempore Marc Basnight, D-Dare,said he doesnt support the exemp-tion.

His spokesman, Schorr Johnson,said Basnight believed smokingshould be banned in all public

work places. The senator said heis approaching the bill with publichealth in mind.

Bliss is ready to fight.Now that its in the Senate, Im

just going to have to do the samething again and meet with some ofthe senators, he said.

N.C. Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange,supported the exemption becausethe exemption of cigar bars alreadyhad been made, she said.

She expects some in the senateto oppose the exemption, but she issure the bill will pass in some form

or another.We didnt intend to put anyone

out of business with this bill, shesaid, in reference to hookah bars.That was not our goal and thats

why we are making this exemp-tion.

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mONday, aPrIL 20, 2009VOLumE 117, IssuE 35

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Riley Matheson has always beeninterested in politics but never

wanted to be in the political spot-light. Now, privacy is harder to come

by for the president and founder ofthe new campus organization Youthfor Western Civilization.

Matheson and the rest of his

student group is at the center ofa controversial debate sparkedTuesday after they sponsored atalk by former Congressman TomTancredo. The talk was cancelledminutes in after student protes-tors clashed with campus police.

I dont like the fact that every-one knows who I am, Mathesonsaid, adding that he still holds fastto his ideals. The only reason whyI do this stuff is because I really

believe in it.Youth for Western Civilization,

whose UNC chapter was offi-

cially recognized this semester, isa national cultural organizationthat focuses on the preservationof Western culture from a politi-cal front, Matheson said.

He said the basis of his right-wing views stem from his tradi-tional Roman Catholic faith and hisrespect for former republican presi-dential candidate Pat Buchanan.

Ive always considered myself aBuchanonite, Matheson said. Hestarted reading Buchanans booksat a young age and met the politi-cian last summer.

Matheson may be fairly set inhis views, but he is still close withthose who do not share his opin-ions.

The way I handle friendshipswith people who disagree with meis similar to my political beliefs,he said.

Your similarities with peopleare the things that draw you

together, which is why YWCdoesnt like the idea of diversity

because it doesnt draw peopletogether, it separates them.

Mathesons friend TristramThomas, who worked on the localcampaign for Barack Obama, saidrather than debating Matheson, hetries to find a common ground that

will advance the conversation.

I respect Riley because weshare a commitment to wantingto see our country and local com-munities improve, Thomas said.

Matheson said his politicalmindset is also influenced by hischoice to be a Latin major. He saidLatin is important because it has

been the most extensively usedlanguage throughout Westerncivilizations history. For example,Shakespeare and Galileo both

wrote in Latin.While he has received offers

to work in political positions in

Washington, D.C., after gradua-tion, Matheson said he is interest-ed in teaching high school Latin.

For someone with my politicalviews, what could be better thanteaching the language of Westerncivilization to fellow Westerners?he said.

Matheson said he was disap-pointed by last weeks protests

but he hopes the campus will sup-port this weeks speaker, formerCongressman Virgil Goode.

Well be able to test our univer-sitys commitment to free speech,he said. Im expecting UNC stu-dents to come out and show thatthe University isnt the close-minded campus that protestorsmade it look like last Tuesday.



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mONday, auGust 24, 2009VOLumE 117, IssuE 54

Castillo found guilty of murder

by anika anandassistant city editoR

Alvaro Castillo was sentenced to

life in prison after being convictedof first-degree murder Friday.

The 22-year-old Orange HighSchool graduate shot and killedhis father, Rafael Huez Castillo,and opened fire at his high schoolon Aug. 30, 2006 in an effort tomimic the 1999 Columbine schoolshooting.

After close to three weeks ofcourt hearings, the 12-person jurydeliberated for a little more thaneight hours before deciding Castillo

was not criminally insane, as thedefense had argued.

In a CNN video recorded afterthe verdict was announced, Castillosaid, I shocked and hurt a lot ofpeople, but that wasnt my inten-tion. I simply wanted to help, butnow I realize that what I did was

wrong.Attorneys presented evidence,

including videos Castillo hadrecorded of himself after shootinghis father and diary entries detail-ing his plans for a school shooting.

I must have shot him four orfive times in the head. Nothing

can bring him back. Hes dead Ill show you, Castillo said in thevideo.

While both the defense andprosecution agreed that Castillo

was mentally ill, jurors had todecide whether that mental illnessconstituted criminal insanity.

This was a unique case becauseit had a very narrow point ofcontention and that was, was heinsane at the time he commit-ted the acts? District AttorneyJim Woodall said in an interview.Even though we all agreed he was

seriously mentally ill, that falls farshort of insanity.

Castillo has opted to receive

mental illness treatment while he isincarcerated at the N.C. Departmentof Corrections, Woodall said.

Besides highlighting a historyof mental illness in Castillos fam-ily, his attorneys, James Williamsand Phoebe Dee, also tried todefend him by discussing whatCastillo, his mother, Vicky, and hissister, Victoria, said in testimoniesabout his fathers abusive nature.

There are a number of thingsAlvaro did not choose in his lifethat made him not only who he isnow, but who he was on Aug. 30,2006, Williams said in closingarguments.

During the hearings, Woodallsaid the defense had been quick todemonize Castillos father. Whilethe defense argued the father hadcontrolling habits such as man-dating healthy eating, Castillo hadgotten up to 195 pounds, Woodallsaid.

Im not saying there wasntsome physical and emotionalabuse, Woodall told the jury. Im

just asking you to use your com-

mon sense and look at all the facts.It just doesnt add up that hes thistyrannical person that has beendescribed.

Castillo was also found guilty ofnine other charges related to open-ing fire on school property andusing a sawed-off shotgun.

Senior writer Victoria Stilwellcontributed reporting.

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tuEsday, sEPtEmBEr 8, 2009VOLumE 117, IssuE 64

Prisons treat mental healthby anika anandassistant city editoR

Last month, a jury sentenced a22-year-old killer to life in prison

despite his lawyers best efforts toprove he was not guilty by reasonof insanity.

Both the defense and prosecu-tion agree that Alvaro Castillo hasa severe mental illness, but theydisagree about whether he willreceive the same level of mentalcare in a state hospital versus astate prison.

In August 2006, Castillo, aformer Orange High School stu-dent, shot his father to death thenopened fire on his school in anattempt to recreate the Columbine

High School shootings. A foren-sic psychiatrist at Dorothea DixHospital testified that Castillohas a schizoaffective disorder acombination of schizophrenia and

mood disorders such as bipolardisorder and depression.

N.C . R e p. V e r l a I n s ko ,D-Orange, is the chairwoman

of the assembly health commit-tee. She said the Department ofCorrection coordinates with theDivision of Mental Health to havemore uniform services, but theyarent truly uniform.

I am under the impression thatprison services are not as exten-sive or intensive as they would bein a mental hospital, she said.

About 40,000 are incarceratedin North Carolina, and about 10percent are inmates receiving somelevel of mental health treatment,said John Carbone, mental health

section chief for the Division ofPrisons.

The care isnt 100 percent syn-onymous, but when talking aboutthe level of care, its pretty darn

close, he said.Prisons dont offer electroshock

therapy and specialty care for con-ditions like anorexia or post trau-matic stress disorder, he said.

But the real meat and potatoesof treating someone with an ill-

ness like Castillos are medications,Carbone said. The same medica-tions are offered in both facilities,and there is no difference in thefrequency of day-to-day therapy,he said.

Williams said that the prisonenvironment makes all the differ-ence in treating someone with amental illness and that its a majorstretch to put the two on the samelevel.

For a person who has beenconvicted of a crime and sen-tenced to prison, their primary

focus is going to be on punish-ment and security, he said.If Castillo had been found

criminally insane, he would havebeen in a secure facility where the

focus would be treating mentahealth, said James Williams, hispublic defender.

Before the shooting, Castillowas hospitalized in April 2006after attempting suicide. Hismother, Vicky Castillo, suffered

from depression and panic attacksand testified that mental illnessruns in her family.

Castillo will receive the samelevel of care if he wants it, saidDistrict Attorney Jim WoodallSome of the same doctors fromDorothea Dix Hospital who treated Castillo might also treat him inprison, he said.

By being sentenced to theDepartment of Corrections, hesgot to allow them to give himthe mental health treatment, hesaid.

Contact the City Editorat [email protected]

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Three days after a fire brokeout in a three-story SunStone

Apartments building, the smellof burned wood continues to per-meate the air. Personal belong-ings like beaded necklaces and atoy truck are scattered near 207

Conner Drive.About 34 apartment residents,

all the residents occupying thebuilding at the time, were evacu-ated from the 24-unit complexaround 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

Firefighters used a ladder torescue two people from a third-story balcony, and two firefighterssuffered minor injuries, accordingto a news release.

Scott Madry, disaster actionteam captain for Orange CountyRed Cross, said it was the larg-

est incident the Red Cross hasresponded to in several years.

Most of our events are indi-vidual family home fires or some-times floods, he said. A 24-unitapartment complex with all ofthem occupied is really quitelarge.

T h e C h a p e l H i l l F i r e

Department is still investigatingthe cause of the fire, according tothe news release.

UNC graduate student RitaMcFadden, who lives across fromthe burned building, said all theunits fire alarms did go off. Madrysaid the apartment complex didnot have sprinklers.

McFadden woke up to thesound of sirens and flashing lightsas 10 firefighter units from ChapelHill, Carrboro, Durham and NewHope arrived at the scene.

I was justin shock, she

said. You dont expect to see a fireat 4 a.m.

Madry, the first Red Cross vol-unteer on the scene, said the orga-nization first focuses on peoplesimmediate needs by providing

blankets, toiletry kits and toys forchildren.

Firefighters are focused on thefire and police provide security forfirefighters, but they dont reallydeal with those who are burnedout, he said. Thats our job.

McFadden said she didnt haverenters insurance before the fire,

but since has researched andpurchased the insurance to pro-tect her in case of fire, weather ortheft.

Madry said sometimes peoplebuy renters insurance too late.

Its a huge difference in the

impact both financially and psy-chologically between people whohave insurance and people whodont, he said. You just loseeverything, and theres no one toturn to. It can become a horrible

burden.The day before the fire, SunStone

sent out lease renewal notices,McFadden said. She said she is

going to wait and see the cause ofthe fire before making a decisionabout renewing.

SunStone has been able to pro-vide some, but not all, of the dis-placed residents with unleasedSunStone and Shadowood apart-ments, which they also ownMcFadden said.


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Lino nonpofi foe o eby anika anandassistant city editoR

The local Latino communityhas lost one of its greatest advo-cates.

El Centro Latino, the Carrboro-based Latino advocacy groupand resource center, announcedits closure Wednesday due to adecrease in donations and grants,leadership turnover and the eco-nomic recession, according to apress release.

El Centro officially opened in2000 and has since offered pro-grams such as employment assis-tance and English as a SecondLanguage classes to an average of150 clients per month, accordingto its Web site.

The nonprofit made $211,831in revenue in 2008, according toIRS forms.

The press release statesEl Centro Latinos Board ofDirectors is not dissolving theorganization and will hold ameeting in January to discuss ElCentros future and how best toserve local Latinos.

El Centro Latino founderMauricio Castro, who now works

with the N.C. Latino Coalition,said there is no question thatthese services are just as neededtoday as they were needed nine

years ago.

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Many nonprofits are strug-gling in the current economicrecession, proving why runninga nonprofit requires tremendouscommitment and leadership,Castro said.

He said everyone who hasheld a leadership position in ElCentro had good intentions but

were not equipped with whatthey needed.

Since 2001, there have been

at least five different executivedirectors.

Running a nonprofit requiresbeing able to look ahead at the nextyear or two, he said. If someonethinks this is a job that can be donefrom nine to five, they are totallymisled.

Carrboro Alderman RandeeHaven-ODonnell also identifiedhigh turnover in leadership as akey issue El Centro faced, say-

ing strong leadership is directlyrelated to successful funding.

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According to a 2008 U.S.Census Bureau report, 6.3 percentof Orange Countys population isof Hispanic/Latino origin.

Carrboro had the countyshighest Hispanic/Latino popula-tion with 12.3 percent in 2000,according to U.S. Census data.

With such a significant Latinopopulation, UNC sociology pro-fessor and immigrant advocateJudith Blau said the effects of ElCentros closure will be immedi-ately felt by the Latino commu-nity.

Blau, who runs the ChapelHill and Carrboro Human RightsCenter in Abbey Court, a pre-dominantly Latino housing com-plex, said El Centro was like theHuman Rights Centers big sister.She said the many programs itoffered will be a loss for the com-munity.

But they also provided some-thing more complicated thanthat: social inclusion, she said.

Jakelin Bonilla, co-chairwomanof Campus Ys Linking Immigrantsto New Communities, said ECentro was providing its clients

with weekly updated job openings

This was especially significant dueto the recent unemployment crisis, she said.

At this moment, people wilhave a lot of questions aboutresources, employment, foodstamps things that are highnecessities right now, Bonillasaid. I feel like there will be ahuge void of information.

Both Blau and Bonilla said theywill do their best to fill that voidbut when it comes to offering ser-vices like maintaining a job database, neither have resources like E

Centros.El Centro Latino did a lot for

just being one organization, shesaid. I dont think well ever beable to fill their shoes, but I seeus collaborating more with otherorganizations in the area to do

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After finishing a ride, sophomore Daven Quinn

fixes the shifting on his bike to help the machine

run smoother.

This summer Quinn participated in Bike and Build,

a cross-country riding trip from North Carolina to

California with stops to build affordable houses along the

way.

He was not a serious biker before participating in the

program, but he has kept riding to stay in shape.

Its a lot more fun than running and its easier to

hold a conversation with someone while biking.

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aPrENdIENdO a Nadar

Susan Wooden, una estudiante de primer ao, ayuda

a Mariana Moctezuma, 5, a flotar durante un curso

de natacin para Hispanos el domingo pasado. El

curso toma lugar cada Domingo a las 3 p.m. en la Piscina

Cubierta Bowmen-Gray en South Road en la Universidad

de Carolina del Norte. Adems de ensear a nios como

nadar, el curso consiste de una charla en Espaol dada

por voluntarios sobre diferentes temas de salud para los

padres. El curso cuesta $1 por nio. Si hablas espaol y

estas interesado en ser un voluntario o quieres ms infor-

macin sobre el programa, contacte al coordinador del

programa, Jorge Fernandez, en [email protected].

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