UNC's Losses Could Extend to $400 Million
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 127 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 128, ISSUE 29 Court ruling restores voting rights to thousands By Maria Morava conviction to vote. a strategy,” Gaddy said. “That’s Many organizations and political science at UNC, to draft an Staff Writer Dennis Gaddy, founder and something that the Second individuals involved in the Second expert report on North Carolina’s executive director of Community Chance Alliance team is trying to Chance Alliance acted as plaintiffs disenfranchisement of formerly For formerly incarcerated people Success Initiative, said up to 5,000 figure out.” in the CSI v. Moore case, litigated incarcerated people. in North Carolina, the beginning people in North Carolina were The N.C. Second Chance by the Durham-based law and Baumgartner found that post- of September brought news of made newly eligible voters by way Alliance is a statewide alliance policy center, Forward Justice. In conviction financial obligations re-enfranchisement just eight weeks of this decision. CSI is a Raleigh- of people with criminal records, May 2020, the plaintiffs filed a average more than $2,000 per before the 2020 presidential election. based non-profit and the lead service providers, congregations, motion for summary judgement individual on probation, and On Sept. 4, the Wake County plaintiff in the case. community leaders and concerned — a decision by the court not over $500 for those on post- Superior Court ruled that the Now, Gaddy said, the task is to citizens that address the barriers involving a trial. release supervision. state must allow citizens who owe identify and register new voters. that criminal records pose to The plaintiffs also commissioned fines, fees or debts from a felony “We’re still putting together successful re-entry. Frank Baumgartner, a professor of SEE FELON VOTING FEES, PAGE 2 DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ANGELINA KATSANIS COMP-110 class goes viral on DTH/HELEN MCGINNIS Tik Tok Sports | Page 3 By Carolina Nihill Staff Writer Men’s soccer DTH GRAPHIC/MATTHEW MEYER What started as a video celebrating UNC beat N.C. State 1-0 in a the completion of a long project for computer science class COMP110, season-opening scrimmage Introduction to Programming, became a viral TikTok within hours. The 59-second video, posted by sophomore Ibrahim Shakhtour, has gotten the attention of around 862.6K views and 183.2K likes in less than a week. Shakhtour did not originally UNC could experience a deficit of $400 million from the pandemic’s onset in March up to the middle of summer 2021. plan on posting the TikTok, but he decided to share it with his 60 followers at the time and woke up the next morning TikTok famous. DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/BAILEY YOUNG “I’m like, ‘What on Earth is going on?’” Shakhtour said. “People were University | Page 4 UNC’s losses could posting positive comments and telling me it looks great. It made me feel really good because I spent so Chemistry tests long on that project.” extend to $400 million Shakhtour’s project took Linear testing format piles approximately 15 hours comprised anxiety, stress on students. By Preston Fore financial outlook is a different $300 million in revenue during this of 286 lines of code until completion. Senior Writer and much deeper “crisis” than the fiscal year — which runs from July 1, “There were some assignments University has ever experienced. 2020 to June 30, 2021. that were very tedious and it’s difficult UNC could experience financial Moeser said it is a “perfect storm Knuffman said the declines until you finally get the code to work,” losses of $400 million between the of financial problems” that will have average to an 8 percent decrease in Shakhtour said. “That’s basically like onset of the pandemic in March up impacts that last for at least five years. UNC’s revenue. Of the $300 million, that rush of euphoria when you finally to the middle of summer 2021. “Already, state support has been a loss of $54 million is expected to be get (the code) to work. That’s what I At meetings throughout the weaker than it had been,” Moeser from this fall semester alone. love about comp sci.” semester, University officials have said. “There’s been a greater reliance Thomas Ross, president of the Many of the comments on said UNC is seeing declines in on tuition and fees, and I think UNC System from 2011 to 2016, Shakhtour’s video were users sharing auxiliary revenues such as housing, the University had its own interior said the System had financial needs their personal experiences with dining and parking. structural problems which existed before the pandemic even began — coding, as well as congratulating These revenue shortfalls before COVID.” and public higher education itself is him on his hard work. One of DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/PARKER BROWN caused by COVID-19 have only Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said facing a “historically difficult time.” the top comments acknowledged exacerbated UNC’s and the UNC on Aug. 28 the University suffered a Shakhtour’s excitement throughout Opinion | Page 5 System’s financial troubles from the $100 million loss from March until Potential budget cuts the finished project. 2008 financial crisis — leading to the end of the 2020 fiscal year in June. “I was so happy in the video, and questions about how the University Then at last week’s September Becci Menghini, vice chancellor that resonates with a lot of people,” Got a social dilemma? will make up for the deficit. Faculty Council meeting, Interim for human resources and equal Shakhtour said. “People could connect Former Chancellor James Moeser, Vice Chancellor for Finance and opportunity and compliance, said to the fact that after they finish Here’s the tips you need to step who headed the University between Operations Nate Knuffman said away from the screen. 2000 and 2008, said UNC’s current UNC could see an additional loss of SEE BUDGET, PAGE 6 SEE COMP110, PAGE 2 UNC to allow fans in Kenan Stadium By PJ Morales starting Oct. 2. to start welcoming spectators back to on Aug. 28 that fans would not be Senior Writer “We share this news today so Kenan Stadium in October, and we allowed in Kenan Stadium until at those outdoor venues with seating are hopeful that the number of people least October, meaning that the home A limited number of spectators will capacity of more than 10,000 can allowed in our stadiums will safely opener for UNC football against be allowed to attend football games in begin preparations that are key to increase as Fall progresses,” UNC Syracuse on Sept. 12 went unattended. Kenan Memorial Stadium beginning safely re-opening their doors to have Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham “This decision ... was the only in October, the athletic department a limited amount of socially distanced said in a statement. way we could move forward with announced Tuesday. fans,” Cooper said in a press conference. Cunningham said in the competition,” Cunningham said in a The decision from UNC comes in Now, just under 3,600 fans will be statement that the athletic statement in August, referring to the the wake of a Tuesday announcement allowed to watch the Tar Heels take department is “particularly excited” move to have no fan attendance. “Our from North Carolina Governor Roy on Virginia Tech on Oct. 10 — nearly to have parents and students, who student-athletes want to play, and we Cooper, who said venues with seatings a year since their last full-capacity were not able to attend the opening must do so as safely as possible.” capacities of over 10,000 people would home game. game, back in the stands. be able to reopen at 7 percent capacity, “We are thrilled that we will be able UNC had previously announced [email protected] DTH FILE/ABE LOVEN Let’s go. I’ve had enough waking hours for one day. 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