Duke Extends UNC Faculty Better Offer Professors Say Money, Politics Helps Choice to Leave by Leah Moore Senior Writer
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MARCH MADNESS PREVIEW See inside section. DTH/ALEX KORMANN Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 125, Issue 9 dailytarheel.com Thursday, March 9, 2017 Duke extends UNC faculty better offer Professors say money, politics helps choice to leave By Leah Moore Senior Writer In the past two years, three prominent staff members left UNC for Duke. In the 2015-16 school year, at least 11 faculty mem- bers left UNC and five offers from Duke University were made to faculty, Executive Vice Provost Ron Strauss said. Jeremy Petranka, a profes- sor of economics at Duke and a former professor at UNC, said he left for Duke because the offer Duke made him was too good to pass up. “There was no part of me that was looking to leave UNC,” he said. “I had taught a class at Duke before and the school decided they wanted me to come over. They were able to put togeth- er a package that there was no reasonable way I could turn it down.” DTH/REBECCA LAWSON Petranka said private Omid Safi, a former UNC professor, is now the director of the Islamic Studies at Duke. One of the reasons he left was to have more freedom to give his political opinion. universities have an easier time pulling people over than transition to Duke is easier 2014. als and universities to do the at a systematic and institu- I had to say about human public universities, especially than some due to the close Safi said his departure was kinds of things we ask our tional level,” Safi said. rights violations in Iran, in as public budgets become proximity. partially politically motivated. students to do all the time, “I study the intersec- Saudi Arabia, in Turkey, in tighter. Omid Safi, who is now “We started to see a very which is to connect the dots tion of religion and politics Israel, in any other coun- While he didn’t want to director of the Islamic Studies chilling impact on the ability and to scrutinize injustice, and no one at UNC had leave UNC, Petranka said the Center at Duke, left UNC in of professors and intellectu- not at an individual level, but ever objected to anything SEE DUKE, PAGE 4 After school closes, high schoolers take action planned to participate in the strike. Besides raising money to donate, Local students raised East Chapel Hill High School students also made a statement money for nonprofits on senior Leah Steiner and a group of through their clothing. Julia Long, about 100 other Chapel Hill stu- an East Chapel Hill High student, “Day Without a Woman.” dents had plans for the day even worked at the sale outside Rumors before school was closed. with several other students who all By Carrie Polen “The original idea was to get wore red T-shirts. Staff Writer a bunch of girls together to skip “We wear red to show solidarity for school for Women’s Day to work for our views on women’s rights,” she said. As part of the “A Day Without a something that would benefit wom- She also said supporters of Woman” protest, local high school stu- en’s organizations,” Steiner said, “So “A Day Without a Woman” were dents organized fundraisers around we were happy to hear that classes encouraged to refrain from shop- Chapel Hill Wednesday to benefit were canceled.” ping for the day, excluding small Planned Parenthood, HomeStart, Steiner said students prepared for businesses and businesses owned the Compass Center and the Orange the fundraisers by making announce- by women or minorities. County Rape Crisis Center. ments at school, hanging posters Jillian Daly, an East Chapel Hill Students from East Chapel Hill around the community and making senior who represented the group High School and Chapel Hill High baked goods to sell at their booths. outside the Varsity, said she was School set up bake sale booths “I made a lot of calls around town pleased by the age range of students outside of the Chapel Hill Public looking for businesses who would DTH/JACK DAVIDSON who wanted to be involved in the Library, the Varsity Theater on let us set up outside their stores,” East Chapel Hill students Jillian Daly (left), Emilie Apel, Carter Smith, Gillian Arleth, fundraising project. East Franklin Street and Rumors Steiner said. “The three businesses Elizabeth Head and Emmeline McManus sell cookies outside the Varsity Theatre. “We have girls out here in every Boutique on North Graham Street. we got were excited to have us come grade who wanted to be a part of it. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City out, but a lot of others said no.” closure because it would force work- the library location made more than We’re really trying to raise aware- Schools announced that classes Pushback against Women’s Day ing parents to stay home or find $200 in the first hour. Students at ness for women’s equality,” Daly said. would be canceled because about was also evident. Some parents said alternative care for their children. the Rumors and Varsity locations 400 of the total 2,000 employees they were frustrated by the school Still, Steiner said the bake sale at also said they saw a high turnout. [email protected] Student body president NC bill proposes booze at brunch Senate Bill 155, also called the way to help them grow their busi- If passed, the bill would “Brunch Bill,” was introduced ness, thus creating jobs and help- election set for Friday allow liquor tastings and by N.C. Senators Rick Gunn, ing the whole economy.” R-Alamance, Kathy Harrington, The North Carolina Restaurant The student body president elec- support distilleries. R-Gaston and Dan Blue, D-Wake. & Lodging Association released a Broadhurst said he tion will now be held on Friday. Gunn said the bill’s primary pur- statement in support of the bill, dropped complaint to avoid Paul Kushner, chairperson of the By Olivia Slagle pose is to support craft distilleries. which would allow restaurants to Board of Elections, said the board Senior Writer “We have two industries that serve alcohol Sundays before noon. administration involvement. decided on the schedule after the hold are booming in the state of North “This ‘brunch bill’ will allow our on the election was lifted Wednesday. An N.C. Senate bill hopes to Carolina. One of them is the dis- North Carolina restaurants and By Jamie Gwaltney, Acy Jackson and “We are going to stick by that time- bring mimosas to the Sunday table tillery, the craft beer and the wine hotels to meet their guests’ needs,” Hannah Smoot line unless we hear otherwise from — and would also allow distilleries industry, and the second industry Lynn Minges, president and CEO, Senior Writers to obtain special-event permits to that is booming is travel and tour- SEE ELECTION, PAGE 4 give free liquor tastings at events. ism,” Gunn said. “This is a great SEE BRUNCH, PAGE 4 I be in the kitchen cooking pies with my baby. Yaaaaah. FETTY WAP 2 Thursday, March 9, 2017 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 124 years of editorial freedom Life in London: Mr. Darcy’s not so great JANE WESTER train, and hoped it was the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “Pride and Prejudice” [email protected] right one. isn’t always the same Luckily, it was. HANNAH SMOOT When I got to Wales, I MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] as real life. realized I had booked my train ticket to the station fur- DANNY NETT ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR By Meggie Cruser thest from the theater where [email protected] Staff Writer “Pride and Prejudice” (the JOSÉ VALLE play) was showing for its last VISUAL MANAGING EDITOR Let me just say that I am weekend. Planning trips is [email protected] not a romantic or basic per- my forté! Elizabeth Bennet ALISON KRUG son in any way at all ever. was a prodigious walker; why NEWSROOM DIRECTOR Maybe if I say that enough couldn’t I be, too? [email protected] times it will become true. I’m (Quick note: That thought SARA SALINAS pretty sure you won’t think did not actually cross my DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS AND so after I tell you about this mind as I was walking. I INVESTIGATIONS week’s adventure. am not one of those people [email protected] Surprise! It involves “Pride who tries to identify with ACY JACKSON and Prejudice.” Again. In fact, Elizabeth Bennet. It’s hilari- UNIVERSITY EDITOR we should probably title this ous that you thought I was [email protected] week’s entry, “Meggie Once doing that. I’m not totally JANE LITTLE Again Skips Food and Travels insane.) CITY EDITOR to Other Countries In Pursuit Anyway, I made it to the [email protected] of ‘Pride and Prejudice.’” theater and met two incred- COREY RISINGER Really, this whole obsession ibly nice Welsh women who STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR [email protected] is getting rather ridiculous. had been best friends for 70 It’s gotten to the point where years. One of them gave me a SARAH VASSELLO everyone (including the pro- mint, which proves how deep DTH/MEGGIE CRUSER SWERVE DIRECTOR [email protected] fessor) looks at me in class if our friendship was. Either Even though Meggie is studying abroad in London, she discovered Mr. Darcy is overrated in Wales. the words “Jane” or “Austen” that, or it shows how gull- C JACKSON COWART are even mentioned. ible I am to accept food from man in the world of literature.