The Daily Tar Heel Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com monday, november 15, 2010 voLUme 118, ISSUe 112 dth/allison russell Jyhy (20) cmwf fVt ccsy. dwJ(83) y ccfbm’wcvf . title dreams out of reach Fcultcllig fwjtpBY JORDAN WALKER staFF Writer Fixed-term faculty members are call- ing for a new lecturer position which would address those who feel overworked, under-recognized for their research and uncertain in their job security. The position, discussed Friday , would create the potential for a promotion for senior lecturers, who have contracts last- ing as long as five years. Lecturers bound to one-year contracts would then be able to move into more stable senior lecturer positions, committee members said. But the proposal, which faculty said would provide more job security and better reward research efforts, comes amid a looming state budget deficit that is placing fixed-term lecturers on the chopping block — giving the Universitylittle incentive to keep them. “The ability to get rid of people is para- mount,” said Anne Whisnant, a member of the fixed-term faculty committee, at its monthly meeting. According to the budget proposal submitted to the UNC-system Board ofGovernors by system President Erskine Bowles, a five to 10 percent cut in the state budget next year could eliminate between 800 and 1,700 positions system- wide, most of which would be fixed-term faculty. Bowles was told by the state legislature to prepare for a five to 10 percent state- wide budget cut. But the gains made byRepublicans in the Nov. 2 elections have created speculation that the cuts could be deeper. Committee members, who gave the proposal for the new lecturer position to administrators more than a year ago, expressed frustration over a perceived lack of response from University admin- istrators. “I continue to be astonished,” said Jean DeSaix, chairwoman of the com- mittee and senior lecturer in the biologydepartment. With contracts lasting between one and five years, fixed-term faculty posi- tions are often among the first teaching positions to be eliminated. And with a more than $3 billion state budget shortfall, several fixed-term pro- fessors said they had grim outlooks for the future. “What’s going to be happening is that departments may not be able to rehire all their lecturers,” DeSaix said. The University uses a two-tiered sys- Physicians practicing primary care five years after graduation This graph shows the percentage of physicians who graduated from North Carolina medical schools practicing in primary care five years after graduation. For 2004 graduates, ECU has the highest percentage at 43 percent and Duke has t he lowest at 22 percent. Between 1990 and 2004, UNC-CH’s percentage has decreased from 45 percent to 31 percent. 70% 60% 80% Duke ECU UNC-CH Wake Forest Schl f miciis stuts twpicBY JEN SERDEtChNAiA assistant state & national editor A national shortage of primarycare doctors leaves universities asking how to lure medical school students away from seeminglyBY mARK thOmpSON assistant sports editor The game started and may as well have ended at halftime. The North Carolina foot- ball team returned to the field with a 10-9 lead and intent to capitalize on its chances, but within 13 minutes, the Tar Heels were down 26-10 to Virginia Tech (8-2, 6-0 ACC). UNC entered the game two games behind the Hokies in the Coastal Division and within a loss of tumbling into ACC mediocracy. Already with its collective heels on the cliff’s edge, North Carolina didn’t have room to backstep. Six turnovers were just too manyto stay afloat. Too many to keep the Tar Heels in the hunt for an ACC Championship. Too many steps backward, until there was nowhere left to stand. “We just didn’t play good enough,” linebacker Quan Sturdivant said. “Not as a team, not as a defense, offense, special teams — we just didn’t play good enough.” It’s difficult to point to the one play that changed the game. North Carolina (6-4, 3-3) had its opportunities. The Tar Heels were knocking at Virginia Tech’s door, but each time the Hokies stole their candy. The unraveling may have started when, after giving up ten points in two drives and finding itself down 19-10, UNC forced a three-and- out punt. The kick sailed toward UNC’s trusted returner Da’Norris Searcy, bounced and then hit Searcy’s hand. He rushed for the ball, but Virginia Tech gunners were already on it. UNC coach Butch Davis chal- lenged the call, partly because Searcy assured him he did not touch the ball and partly because the game was all but out of reach ifthe play stood, which it did. “I was trying to scoop it, but I slipped and the ball went right byme,” Searcy said. “I was (surprised). And I was upset as well, because I knew I didn’t touch it.” Virginia Tech scored within three minutes of the turnover to go THls p thiaCC ctst dth/erin hull Vtcqbck tytykmcksy mth. Tlps ttuch fnth CliBY JONAthAN JONES sports editor Tyrod T aylor was who t he North Carolina defense thought he was. He was the same dynamic, explosive playmaker the T ar Heels had faced the previous three sea- sons. And with the Virginia Tech offensive line holding UNC at bayfor most of the game, the senior quarterback was the coolest guyon the field. “He’s a really gifted athlete,” UNC coach Butch Davis said. “So you have to build your defensive philosophy of not allowing him to be able to drop back and pass and scramble and make a first down and keep the drive alive. ” The UNC defense grounded Taylor’s running game, as he rushed for a net of -3 yards and was sacked three times. But what he didn’t get with his feet he com- pensated with his arm, passing for 249 yards on 13 completions and two touchdowns. fOOtBALL V. tc26 unC10 see fOOtBALL, page 5 see tAYLOR, page 5 see fACuLtY, page 5 Psitiwulhlp with jscuitais tss til shtgcareers in specialized care. At the last Board of Governors meeting, the N.C. Area Health Education Centers Program present- ed a report on the progress of N.C. graduates entering primary care. “The number going into familymedicine is steadily declining and that’s where you get your biggest pay-off in primary care,” said Dr. Tom Bacon, the executive associate obstetrics-gynecology. UNC’s medical school aims to expose its students to the opportu- nity of family care early and to pro- vide incentives for choosing a fam- ily medicine practice residency. “We make it easier for them to go into primary care with fam- ily medicine residency programs,” Bacon said. “It exposes them earlier on to
