Sorry, UNC tickets don’t come with the office
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
Rob Christensen, Jane Stancill and Titan Barksdale, Staff Writers
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards asked for the right to continue to purchase tickets to Carolina games when he was negotiating to create an anti-poverty center in Chapel Hill.
The request was disclosed when The Associated Press asked for the e-mail messages surrounding the creation of the Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina law school. Edwards created the center in early 2005 and headed it until he began his presidential campaign.
Edwards, who has been a season ticket holder for Carolina basketball games for many years, included a “ticket wishlist” when an aide was negotiating the creation of the poverty center.
UNC released Edwards’ contract and related information but declined to release the part of the e-mail referring to the wishlist. Leslie Strohm, the UNC-Chapel Hill general counsel, said the information was withheld because it involved contract employment negotiations and because it included information on a man seeking admission to the law school.
Amanda Martin, the N.C. Press Association lawyer, told AP it was “absurd” for UNC to treat the ticket information as if it were a “state secret.” At any rate, UNC-CH didn’t agree. more…
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