WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 128 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 129, ISSUE 7 Brick by brick: Meet UNC’s ‘sidewalk savior’ CHCCS Walter Thompson has been filling holes in UNC’s walkways for 21 years returns to in-person education Last week, students returned to school for the first time in a year By Jacob Meredith-Andrews Staff Writer [email protected]

On Friday morning, about 100 students flowed out of cars and buses at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction in a year. Teachers greeted car and bus riders with daily temperature checks before directing them to their classrooms. “The only thing that I miss is hugging them,” Eimy Rivas Plata, an exceptional children’s teacher, said as she greeted students in the car lane. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted in early March to offer in-person instruction to all students beginning March 22. The last week before spring break, DTH/CHASE COFIELD March 22 through 26, was intended UNC faculty member Walter Thompson, who spends every weekday searching for missing bricks on campus to replace them, fills a space in Rams Plaza. to be an “acclimation” period in By Susie Webb said. “Students be taking bricks like this, so I have to ride around, look for which parents who chose in-person learning had the option to send their Staff Writer them and put a new brick in the hole so you all won’t trip.” [email protected] Thompson explained that he normally starts his days with a visit to children to school while students and Chase Dining Hall. staff adjusted to the new procedures. The thievery normally happens under the cover of darkness. “Every day when I get up on the Gator, I go straight over to Chase The district’s plan divided most Perhaps it’s a big game, perhaps the semester’s nearing a close and Hall because I know some bricks are missing,” Thompson said. students into two cohorts that nostalgia’s kicked in, perhaps it’s just the right crowd. After the last Duke vs. UNC game on March 6, three large holes attend school on either Monday and It’s a UNC tradition — but unlike drinking from the Old Well or were left in the sidewalk by Chase Hall after a mass brick-stealing Tuesday or Thursday and Friday. climbing the Bell Tower, it has the added bonus of being illegal. event. Thompson said that he spent an hour and a half the following After returning from spring break For decades, UNC students have been stealing campus bricks as a Monday replacing the roughly 70 bricks that were stolen that weekend. on April 5, all elementary school rite of passage. But the holes left behind never stay unfilled for long. The process of filling in the bricks involves cleaning out the hole, students can attend school four days That’s where Walter Thompson comes in. putting in a new brick and knocking it in place with a hammer, per week, with Wednesday being Every day, he drives around campus in a Gator Utility Vehicle, Thompson explained. a flex day. Most middle and high always on the search for missing bricks and holes in the sidewalk. “We don’t want nobody to fall and get hurt,” Thompson said. “That’s school students will remain Thompson has worked for UNC for 21 years. He’s a brick mason in my job.” charge of replacing the stolen bricks around campus. “I ride around campus putting in missing bricks like this,” Thompson SEE THOMPSON, PAGE 5 SEE BACK, PAGE 13 UNC football returns to the field By Macy Meyer Senior Writer [email protected]

On Saturday morning, Kenan Memorial Stadium buzzed. With the first week of spring practice in the books, UNC football’s DTH/HELEN MCGINNIS DTH/HELEN MCGINNIS Sophomore quarterback Sam Howell (7) prepares to throw the ball at the First-year wide receiver Tylee Craft (13) catches the ball as incoming first-year SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 7 first spring football practice on Saturday Mar. 27, 2021 at Kenan Stadium. linebacker Raneiria Dillworth (11) attempts to stop him at 2021’s first practice.

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DTH/CYNTHIA LIU DTH/CYNTHIA LIU Remona Jeannine, a Cary-based singer songwriter, plays her song “Hollow Mouth” from Songwriter and musician Rachel Kiel poses for a portrait in Carrboro on Mar. 23, 2021. “To her debut album “Open Space” in Cary on March 23, 2021. live here [and] write songs forever... I’m down for that,” said Kiel. By Sophia Ramirez a vocalist at only age 8. A North Carolina continues to draw on dreams and discipline Jess Klein Staff Writer native, Jeffries is still singing; she currently as a source of inspiration for her work as [email protected] lives and works in Durham. an artist. Jess Klein uses her music to tell stories Her heritage runs deep into her that she feels are necessary to be shared. The curators of Tracks Music Library say musicianship — her mother is Native Remona Jeannine In February, she wrote a song about Wyatt the music scene in Chapel Hill is special. American, and Jeffries grew up near her tribe; Outlaw, the first African American to be In their bios on the Tracks website, they her father taught her about her Jamaican One medium just doesn’t cut it for Remona elected town commissioner and constable reference iconic venues, the community’s background. These influences show up in Jeannine. Blogs, poems, doodles and other in Alamance County. Outlaw was later camaraderie and a range of genres and her work, which includes songs in her native visual art are part of her creative process murdered, and Klein was inspired by Black talents. They are experts on the subject: tongue as well as reggae hits. Her most recent and what she provides for her audience. Lives Matter protests in the area to write musicians, business owners and scholars project, “Potential Gon Pay,” is a reclamation of Although she’s drawn to artists with an air about his life. She listens to what people tell who have been selected for their knowledge her identity and a life spent at the intersection of mystery, what she puts into practice is her and what they experience, and Klein of local culture and their ear for quality. of two very unique cultures. the complete opposite. She unwraps each of takes on the role of a narrator by trying to One of their jobs as curators for Tracks, her lyrics in other forms, making the topic understand a person’s emotional reality in which is a commercial-free collection of Rachel Kiel of each piece abundantly clear; whether order to do justice to the stories she tells. music from over 70 Triangle-based artists, that be mental illness, familial spaces or the After 20 years of artistry, 11 albums and is to create playlists that highlight the best Carrboro-based singer/songwriter Rachel cultural differences between her upbringing tours across the U.S., Europe and Japan, music the area has to offer. Kiel nudges herself into creative mode by as a missionary kid in the Philippines and the Klein has now landed in Hillsborough. She Inspired by the “Celebrate the Women giving herself what she calls “homework white, middle-class way of living. and her husband, who is also a musician, of Tracks” playlist by Kat Harding and by assignments.” She challenges herself to write Jeannine’s upcoming album, “Draw What usually play a monthly show together at the Women’s History Month, The Daily Tar a song in an interesting tuning on guitar or You See,” chronicles her life. It’s a series of Nash Street Tavern, which she said will be Heel is profiling four local women featured writes a piece for an instrument she’s not well-worn songs, the oldest being 10 years starting back up soon. on the track list: particularly familiar with. One of Kiel’s old. She’s excited again about the visual Having spent time in cities where the assignments was to read part of the book component — the cover art is a portrait of arts culture was more “dog-eat-dog,” she A.yoni Jeffries “Songwriters on Songwriting” and write Remona created by her sister when they were said she was particularly touched upon the song “Clara” in a style that one of the children. Remona was trying to teach her hearing about her inclusion in the playlist. When Jeffries was a child, her mother musicians in the book might have used. how to draw, and her words of advice were She doesn’t take the attention paid to local heard her humming unfamiliar melodies. Kiel already had the melody for “Clara” “draw what you see;” the result, she hopes, musicians here for granted. As a songwriter and wordsmith herself, when she sat down; she’d dreamed it that will be hilarious. she enrolled Jeffries in classical training as morning. Her newest album, “Dream Logic,” Twitter: @ramirezsophia99 ‘New Voices’ banners work to educate public Poetry readings keep history of By Valeria Cloës Primicias included the Statue of Holi, Indian cultures alive Staff Writer Liberty to represent civil justice, a Black [email protected] Lives Matter fist to represent racial justice, a scale to represent women’s By Noah Robert Houser Plantation Hindi. During the event, he In the late spring of 2020, Emile rights and a rainbow to represent Staff Writer explained that Plantation Hindi is his Charles, a first-year English and pre- the LGBTQ+ community. She also [email protected] shorthand for the extensive mixing nutrition major at UNC, approached included the North Carolina state of North Indian languages caused by Public Art Coordinator for the Chapel flower — the dogwood — and a Chapel Over 100 years after a book of forced relocation and indenture by the Hill Community Arts & Culture Hill postmark to commemorate the poems about indentured servitude British after Britain’s abolition of slavery. department Steve Wright, and shared space, which set her apart from other in the Anglophone Caribbean was Mohabir decided to translate the his concerns regarding the lack of submissions, Charles said. written, Indo-Caribbean poet Rajiv book after it was discovered by Gaiutra cultural representation and public “I think there’s one side of Mohabir translated and brought Bahadur, who found it in the British awareness for the Black Lives Matter engagement, which is political and very these words into the modern day. Library. Mohabir traces his ancestry to movement in Chapel Hill. policy-focused, but there’s another side Mohabir read the poems on the Anglophone Caribbean, specifically After witnessing the racial injustices that’s culture focused,” Charles said. “So Wednesday as part of an event hosted by in British Guyana, and he intends for that caused George Floyd’s death, this was trying to pull on those culture the UNC Asian American Center. The his work to preserve that history. Charles wanted the Town of Chapel strings: the art that we have in our town event was a celebration of Holi, which “My work is a mark of my passing, Hill to better solidify its representation represents who we are, that represents occurred this year on Sunday. Holi is and including the languages encourages of Black community members and the our town culture.” the Hindu celebration of the beginning others to not let them die,” Mohabir said. The poems serve as a reminder of the cultures that make up the Town. Primicias said being selected DTH/IRA WILDER of spring and the story of Prahlada. for this project felt like a full-circle Throwing brightly colored powders, painful history of Indian indenture in Since then, the Chapel Hill New banners have been hung in the moment as she had designed one of scented water and building bonfires British Guyana, oftentimes ignored in Community Arts & Culture department Peace and Justice Plaza with artwork has been working alongside community UNC Chapel Hill’s logos back in 2001. are traditions of Holi. Mohabir’s modern studies of Western transgressions. designed by artist Victoria Primicias. members on a public art project to bring “I was very happy when I learned poetry reading served as a reflection Shivam Bhargava is a campus light to and educate the community on that my work was selected,” Primicias added in the Plaza. When scanned, on music related to the holiday. engagement team member at the widespread discrimination. said. “I looked for icons or imagery they direct people to a website that Mohabir is an assistant professor Asian American Center. He enjoyed The art project, “New Voices”, which that fit into the parameters of the explains the history of Peace and of writing, literature and publishing the poetry reading, especially because is a series of banners outside of Peace project as a peace and justice theme.” Justice Plaza, including specific events, at Emerson University. The book he it showcased Mohabir’s diverse voice. and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill, was For Primicias, Charles and dates and figures who fought for civil translated is called “I Even Regret Bhargava also appreciated designed by Victoria Primicias, an artist Wright, the most rewarding part rights and other issues. Night: Holi Songs of Demerara.” how Mohabir’s poetry reading originally from Manila, Philippines, of this project was seeing it come “Peace and Justice Plaza sits According to the UNC Asian American encompassed the essence of Holi. who is now based in Wake Forest. to fruition when the banners were across from our campus,” Charles Center website, the novel is “the only “Rajiv Mohabir sharing these “I just want the community to feel finally hung earlier this month after said. “I hope students are taking the known literary work by an indentured poems educated more people about welcomed into this space – that they are waiting for approval from the Chapel time to look at that banner, and to servant in the Anglophone Caribbean.” what Holi is and the history behind represented and that they feel enlivened Hill Historic District Commission. really think about what it means.” The poems in the book were it,” Bhargava said. by the artwork,” Primicias said. In addition to the symbolic banners, originally written as a collection of In the new banner installation, educational QR code signs have been Twitter: @dailytarheel spiritual songs in a dialect Mohabir calls Twitter: @dailytarheel 4 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 University dailytarheel.com New RHA award named Nandam advocates for accessibility By Sabrina Ortiz life around the world. I know this Staff Writer is a project she is committed to for after Kira Griffith [email protected] the entirety of her Carolina career and beyond.” UNC sophomore Amrutha In the formation of this By Sara Raja RHA’s national communications Nandam found a community in program, Nandam also reflected Staff Writer coordinator, is responsible for high school that acknowledged each on her middle school experiences. [email protected] coordinating the nominations for all other’s differences as something to Some of her peers bullied her and RHA end-of-year awards. He said he be proud of. others simply because they were As UNC senior Kira Griffith is ecstatic that the award is named after So when she came to college with uninformed about special needs. nears the end of her second term Griffith because he hasn’t seen anyone in her own accessibility needs, she Nandam attributes their harmful as president of the Residence Hall the RHA do more for advocacy than her. wanted to bring that strong and actions to disinformation, and Association, the association is “I think she’s been a real model inclusive community to UNC. through SNSP, she plans to bridge establishing an alumni-sponsored for advocacy over the last four years Nandam, who studies that information gap. award named after her. and I’m just glad that this legacy will public policy and human and Melissa Carrier, director of the The Kira N. Griffith Award will be able to be continued on in such a organizational leadership and Office of Social Innovation, has DTH/HELEN MCGINNIS provide $800 annually to a junior way,” Wood said. development, created Special Needs served as a mentor for Nandam or senior who has served as an RHA Amrutha Nandam, a sophomore The award recipient must also Special People — a Campus Y social through CUBE for nearly a year. officer and lived on-campus for at public policy major and founder intend to pursue graduate education. venture — to help spread awareness Carrier says that what makes least two years. of Special Needs Special People, Griffith said she hopes her story about different accessibility needs in Nandam stand out as a social Scott Peeler, an adjunct professor poses for a virtual portrait on Mar. will inspire future students. the campus community. entrepreneur is how dedicated she in the School of Law, is a former RHA 24, 2021. “My story as an out-of-state “Through SNSP, I hope to is to her mission. president and will fund the award for student from St. Croix and the U.S. normalize conversations about “As an adviser and mentor, what I the first four years. educate them on special needs and Virgin Islands coming to UNC and accessibility differences in schools to can clearly see is that she is capable Griffith and her team have worked on the different accessibility needs being able to get to this position foster that awareness and give them of imagining a world where every to maintain connections between people may have. of influence through the RHA the tools to build a more inclusive child has the opportunity to learn RHA alumni and the on-campus Nandam said that in the future, presidency and make an impact, I society,” Nandam said. about the power of differences community, Peeler said. she hopes to partner with school think that’s pretty powerful,” she said. After creating the organization and what it means to be kind, Griffith said the award is intended districts and teachers to make “We’d like to kind of memorialize in high school, Nandam grew it at inclusive, respectful, supportive and to further the advocacy work that this type of education mainstream that and inspire other students in the UNC through her participation in inquisitive, as she has the capability RHA has done. Nominees for the in the curriculum and implement future to do something similar.” CUBE, a Campus Y program that to make that happen,” Carrier said. award should demonstrate that they accessibility into lesson plans. While Peeler will fund the award provides student entrepreneurs with At UNC, Nandam said she is have actively worked to connect with And ultimately, she hopes to for the first four years, Griffith said the support and resources to help thankful for mentors like Carrier organizations around campus as help influence the creation of the RHA Alumni Committee will be develop their social ventures. and Bonilla, who are helping make advocates for marginalized groups. policies that make more inclusive reaching out to additional RHA alumni CUBE Director Jaki Bonilla has it possible to grow SNSP and reach Peeler said he made the choice to education mandatory across to acquire more financial support. known Nandam since she visited UNC’s her dreams. name the award after Griffith. school systems. Nominations for the Kira N. campus in high school. Since then, Nandam said that having difficult “My wife and I were just overjoyed “The UNC community has been Griffith Award are open to the entire Bonilla has seen Nandam grow and conversations about accessibility to be able to help with the funding of so inclusive,” Nandam said. “And I UNC community and will be judged believes in the longevity of her vision. and inclusivity are vital to creating a the award,” he said. “The fact that the don’t think there is a better place to by the RHA Alumni Committee. The “I met Amrutha when she came more welcoming environment for all. award will bear her name is something learn and grow how to apply skills of nomination form will be open until to visit campus,” Bonilla said in a Since the onset of the pandemic, that I think is not only worthy of note, leadership to SNSP.” April 9 at 11:59 p.m. statement. “She knew she wanted Nandam has spoken with elementary it’s wonderful, it’s as it should be.” to design an organization that could and middle school classrooms to Twitter: @dailytarheel Sophomore Matthew Wood, the Twitter: @dailytarheel have a positive impact on students’ RAISING

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~ Established in 1974 ~ The Daily Tar Heel University Wednesday, March 31, 2021 5 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION | HOW TO GET YOUR SHOT University vaccine clinic opens to students By Charlotte Geier to students through their insurance Staff Writer provider. Students should bring [email protected] their physical health insurance card along if possible, or have a photo of Students are now eligible to sign the card. If a student does not have up for on-campus vaccinations at health insurance, they can get their StudentCOVIDVax.unc.edu on a vaccine free of cost through Campus first-come, first-serve basis on one Health. of the following dates: Students should also bring their • Wednesday, March 31, between phone and make sure to have a snack 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and hydrate prior to their appointment. • Thursday, April 1, between 9 Students should block out an a.m. and 7 p.m. hour of time for their vaccination • Monday, April 5, between 9 a.m. appointment due to the check-in and 5 p.m. time and observation period after the • Tuesday, April 6, between 9 a.m. vaccine administration, Director of and 5 p.m. Pharmacy and Professional Services The vaccine clinic will be located Amy Sauls said. at the Student Union in the former After receiving the vaccine, it takes Wendy’s restaurant location. two weeks to be considered “fully The University will receive 2,000 vaccinated.” Students vaccinated on doses of the Johnson & Johnson campus should continue to follow vaccine to allocate to students living Community Standards and get in any congregate living settings — tested through the Carolina Together including residence halls, fraternity Testing Program. and sorority housing and other off- Sauls said the goal is to vaccinate as DTH FILE/MORGAN PIROZZI campus congregate housing. many students as possible prior to the High school senior and Chapel Hill resident Maliah Austine receives a vaccine at the Friday Center on Mar. 22, 2021. Students who sign up for their wellness weekend set for April 2-5. Austine, a member of N.C. vaccination Group 3, was working at her in-person job for months during the pandemic. appointment will also be directed The number of vaccines to register in North Carolina’s Campus Health will receive “It’s going to be very important If students are unable to schedule If you have a history of severe allergic COVID-19 Vaccine Management from the state in the future will that students, once they make an appointment in this first week, reactions or if you have questions about System. This system allows for depend on how many vaccines their appointment, keep their they may check back for more the vaccine clinic, contact Campus the state to keep track of who has are administered this first week, appointment, so that we can really appointments the following week Health at [email protected]. received their vaccine. Executive Director of Campus maximize the amount of vaccines once Campus Health receives its next The vaccine will be free of cost Health Ken Pittman said. that we’re given,” Pittman said. vaccine allocation. Twitter: @charlottemgeier UNC receives 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

allocation, both in quantity and type, received the second-most, with as many members of our community could change in the future. 2,000 doses of the Janssen vaccine. to be vaccinated as soon as they are Doses are allocated on a weekly Pittman said Campus Health eligible,” Blouin said in the email. basis, Campus Health Executive will receive shipments of weekly First-year biology major Caroline Director Ken Pittman said. allocations on Tuesday, which is Cochrane said she was able to make “We certainly had a preference for why Campus Health is beginning her appointment with no issues and Johnson & Johnson, the one-dose distribution on Wednesday. He said is relieved to get her shot. vaccine, because we believe that it is important that students show “I’ll definitely feel more relieved that will impact our students more up to their appointment, as future and comfortable because it’s one step favorably,” Pittman said. “But it does dose allocation from the state will closer to us going back to somewhat of a not necessarily mean that we will be informed by the number of doses normal social environment,” Cochrane continue to get that. We could get a Campus Health gives in the first week. said. “I’m not going to change much of two-dose vaccine in the future.” Students are not required to get what I do, but campus will be much This was the case for N.C. State vaccinated, but any student living in less stressful, especially because a lot University’s vaccination clinic, which a congregate living setting is eligible. of people here are getting the vaccine.” opened March 24. It received 300 If students experience any Vaccinations will not change UNC’s doses of the Moderna two-dose symptoms after vaccination, COVID-19 community standards for vaccine and 300 doses of the Johnson they should not attend classes. this semester, Blouin said in a statement. & Johnson (Janssen) one-dose vaccine Instructors can now make class “As we move forward with DTH/MADDEE BURT in its first week of operation. Then absence approvals themselves, vaccinations, we know that a UNC Student Body President-elect Lamar Richards receives his COVID-19 for the week of March 31, N.C. State Blouin said in an email to faculty comprehensive, multi-faceted vaccine at the Friday Center on Friday, March 26th, 2021. has been allocated 1,500 doses of the on Monday. Students do not need to approach remains the best way Janssen vaccine and 300 doses of the submit a request to the University to continue to limit the spread By Charlotte Geier by the North Carolina Department Moderna vaccine. Approved Absence Office, and of the virus,” Blouin said. “... Any Staff Writer of Health and Human Services as UNC Health received 4,680 doses Campus Health will not provide changes for summer and fall [email protected] a vaccine provider and received a of Pfizer, 200 doses of the Moderna class absence documentation for 2021 semesters are still being 2,000-dose allocation for the week. vaccine and 300 doses of the Janssen their vaccine appointment. determined and will be based Campus Health’s vaccination Campus Health’s allotment was vaccine at the Friday Center for this “We have asked students to on the latest guidance from our clinic will open March 31 for the second largest allocation in week, Orange County Community schedule their appointments to avoid public health and medical experts.” student vaccinations. Orange County for the week, just Relations Director Todd McGee said conflicts with their classes, exams or Campus Health was approved behind UNC Health. But future dose in an email. UNC Campus Health work, but most importantly we want Twitter: @charlottemgeier Thompson fills the holes of UNC’s brick-stealing tradition Continued from Page 1 older bricks in case we need to fine,” Dimitrov said. “Occasionally if one to shy away from a challenge,” tripping over it. First-year Grace said patch up.” you’re not watching out, and you’re Prezant said. “I say let the seniors she didn’t want anyone else to trip In addition to filling in holes from Normally, Kelly said, more bricks moving too quickly, you might fall in take the bricks.” over the loose brick. the missing bricks, Thompson also are stolen at either the beginning or one of those bricks, but besides that Brick-stealing has long been a “I thought it was like a thing — if helps to fix the rock walls and pour end of the school year. it’s not a problem.” UNC tradition, but compared to you trip over it, you’re supposed to concrete. It is a criminal offense to steal bricks. Arjun Pajni, a frequent Tar Heel pre-COVID-19 years, students like take it,” Grace said. On average, 7,500 bricks are Large holes in the sidewalk from Bikes user, said he had a close call senior Prashil Thaker noticed that Despite UNC’s brick-stealing replaced each year, Stephanie missing bricks can be hazardous to on a busy sidewalk. He said that not as many bricks have been stolen epidemic, many students noted Berrier, interim director of people on wheels in the area. sometimes the brakes on the Tar Heel this year. that the holes in the sidewalk never marketing and communications “I have to always avoid them Bikes don’t work, making it harder to “I remember walking to class stay for long. Yet, the savior of for finance and operations, said in when I’m riding cause I’ll just get avoid the holes in the sidewalk. early on, and there were times UNC’s sidewalks remains unknown an email. a fat bump,” sophomore bike-rider “I don’t have much money to buy a where a substantial number of to most. In total, about 1.4 million bricks Desireé Lockhart said. bike right now, so I have to deal with bricks were taken off,” Thaker said. “I don’t have a good idea of who cover the six miles of campus walkways. Another biker, first-year Robert this,” Pajni said. “Sometimes I would trip and stuff, normally fills in the bricks that are “Rumor is that most of them just Dimitrov, said that one time he hit But not all students on wheels feel but I know that after COVID it’s missing,” first-year Lisa Okoth said. take it as a souvenir,” Masonry Shop one of the holes on the bridge near the same. First-year unicyclist Cole been a lot better.” But for now, Thompson won’t be Supervisor Barry Kelly said. Rams Head Recreation Center, but Prezant said that the missing bricks Even with the pandemic, many leaving UNC any time soon. Each brick costs 43 cents to managed to stay on his bike. don’t bother him that much. students have still been able to grab “I sleep better at night knowing replace, he said. “On the bridge there were three “The missing bricks certainly their piece of UNC’s campus. the campus is safe,” Thompson said. UNC’s masonry design bricks missing, and I almost went add some hazardous obstacles “First semester, before I got guidelines outline that any bricks through and face-planted, but it’s to my unicycling, but I am never sent home, I was walking back Any damaged sidewalks or that are torn down for renovation from Chase — tripped on a little missing bricks can be reported to projects need to be carefully saved bit of a brick graveyard,” William, UNC facility services on the online for potential reuse, when possible, “On the bridge there were three bricks missing, and I a first-year, said. “There was just campus maintenance request form. to keep the aesthetics of the almost went through and face-planted, but it’s fine.” a loose brick chilling there, and I Damages can also be reported to sidewalk homogeneous. grabbed it.” customer service at 919-962-3456. “We try to match up,” Kelly said. Robert Dimitrov Another student confessed that “If we remove a walk, we save the UNC first-year she, too, took home a brick after Twitter: @skwebb73 6 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 University The Daily Tar Heel

CAMPUS CULTURE The road to abolish Greek Life is far from easy Students share what it not respond or declined to comment. of any campus policies that would A decade later, conversation prevent a fraternity or sorority from takes to truly abolish sparked last summer with the creation disbanding. But he also said he Greek Life of @abolishuncifcandpanhel. The cannot speak to barriers that might Instagram account documents exist among other constituencies. By Emily Orland negative experiences within Greek The experience of Duke students Senior Writer life and calls for an end to the system. who tried to self-abolish provides [email protected] Ion Outterbridge, director of insight to these barriers. fraternity and sorority life, said the Béatrice Rose, a senior at Duke and When Shreyas Gupta, a senior Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has previous president of Duke’s Zeta Tau computer science and psychology not heard directly from representatives Alpha chapter, said her chapter held a student at Duke University, joined a of the movement to abolish Greek life. vote to abolish earlier this school year. group of students working to abolish But, he said they are familiar with the She organized a special meeting to Greek life, he quickly realized there movement and its concerns. hold the vote, and representatives of was no clear path to dismantling a core “We have had ongoing conversations the national organization attended and aspect of a university’s social scene. with our members about those read letters from alumni asking for the UNC and Duke are just two of many concerns, and, most recently, we chapter not to disband. college campuses where students have hosted a session at our January 2021 Ultimately, the motion to abolish called for the abolition of Greek life Fraternity and Sorority Presidents passed with a high margin. due to issues of exclusivity and historic Leadership Academy to discuss how “But a few weeks later, nationals ties to white supremacy. Greek organizations can continue to rejected our vote,” Rose said. “So, all Through the past year, there have address the issues that are being raised,” of the women who voted to abolish been mass deactivations, student Outterbridge said in an email. the chapter automatically gave up meetings with administrators, Representatives from UNC their membership rights, so none of evaluations of Greek life by Panhellenic and UNC Interfraternity us are in the chapter anymore.” leadership and individual chapters Council did not respond to requests Though the national organization voting to de-charter themselves. But for interview. rejected the decision, Rose said her students have faced roadblocks at chapter’s vote was still impactful. almost every turn. Student-led abolition Another sorority on campus voted DTH/YATES MCCONNELL to abolish, and she says their action Pedestrians walk across from of UNC’s Fraternity Court. Students face road- A history of controversy Some fraternities and sororities encouraged other members of Greek blocks while attempting to reform Greek life. have led successful efforts to abolish. life to rethink their commitment to and selectivity at Duke. currently has nine chapters and This fall, some fraternities and Others have struggled to work their organizations. “But it was a really interesting thing approximately 700 members. sororities came under fire for alleged around barriers like their chapter’s Rose said that in her attempts to to see like, wow, like the entire meeting Santee said Durham IFC hopes to violations of community standards national organization or resistance work with nationals to amend the was focused on that,” he said. address many of the same problems related to COVID-19. In December, from other students. sorority’s policies or practices, such While the UNC Board of Trustees that initially led Duke students to a group of fraternities was found to Epsilon Eta, UNC’s environmental as aspects of the recruitment process did not succeed in passing sweeping call for abolition. But recently, Duke have ties to a drug ring. fraternity that abolished itself in or dues, she found that she had little reforms to Greek culture on campus University linked a COVID-19 outbreak These issues, among others, led September, is one that found success power within the national organization. back in 2010, Duke found success. to rush events held by the chapters. students to call for reforms of the Greek with student-initiated efforts. At the time of publication, By working with administrators, “What we are saying is that I think system. And it’s not the first time Greek Gabriela Duncan, a junior the national office of Zeta Tau Duke students worked to push this is truly an example, and a visual culture has been called into question. environmental justice major, is a Alpha did not respond to multiple recruitment back to sophomore year representation of the privilege, the In 2010, the Board of Trustees former member of Epsilon Eta who requests for comment. and disconnect residential life from culture and kind of what fraternities considered moving fall rush to the spring called for its abolition. Duncan Greek organizations. Gupta says these truly stand for,” Gupta said. semester. It investigated the impact said the fraternity was a primarily Changes to campus culture efforts will hopefully decentralize Duncan said Epsilon Eta’s fall rush has on first-year students’ white organization, and much of its Greek life from social life. situation was very different from a acclimation to campus. Many believed funding went toward social events Outterbridge said he could not Still, students who oppose fraternity or sorority associated with moving rush would give first-year rather than environmental causes. speak to the hypothetical scenario the changes have found a way to IFC or the Panhellenic Council. But students time to immerse themselves in After contemplating these aspects of abolition at UNC and the logistics sidestep them. she said that if any students were other aspects of campus life. of the organization, she and two other of how it would play out. “We were like, ‘We don’t really like considering abolition, they would The board received opposition members drafted a letter detailing At Duke, the student-led those rules and we feel like you guys need a strong and organized strategy. from fraternity leaders, and after reasons for abolition. After internal abolition has been coupled with are purposely edging us out,’” Durham “I think for organizations as a five-month investigation, it discussion among members, the leaders meetings with administrators and IFC President Will Santee said. “So, powerful as that, there’s going to need ultimately made less sweeping made an executive decision to abolish. attempts to put Greek life on the we’re gonna do this on our own. We to be a lot more discussion, there needs reforms. Instead, it created a set “You know, now that it’s happened Board of Trustees’ agenda. established the Durham IFC.” to be a lot more time, a lot more people of standards that chapters had to back in September — the abolition, I The board ended up holding a He said Durham IFC is not affiliated and power focused on developing a follow in order to conduct fall rush. mean — our lives have not changed,” meeting in the fall where the only in any way with Duke University, but plan to abolish,” she said. Members of the Board of Trustees Duncan said. agenda item for the undergraduate each fraternity is still affiliated with its contacted about this story either did Outterbridge said he is not aware education portion was exclusivity national organization. The community Twitter: @dailytarheel UNC awards Venus Standard for work with Black women doulas

maternal mortality rate for women of doulas and give Black pregnant women providers in the community. color in North Carolina is three to four more access to labor support doulas. “This really does have the potential times that of their white counterparts, “We serve many, many people of to change the way birth is viewed by regardless of socio-economic status color, but we don’t have many, many the Black community in this area,” and education level, Standard said. providers of color,” Standard said. McMillian-Bohler said. “We are “The program is specifically for “That gap needs to be lessened.” creating lifelines and links to groups of Black women, as their maternal She said that the cost of training people who have not had that before.” mortality and morbidity rates are and certification — which ranges Dr. Margaret Helton, chairperson the highest of all women of color,” from $1,250 to $1,500 — can prevent of the UNC Department of Family Standard said. “The premise is for a women of color from becoming a Medicine, said that Standard is an doula to help mitigate that.” doula and accessing care from doulas. important leader within the department Doulas reduce the need of Standard offers training through — not only through her teaching and intervention during a birth, the chances DONA International, a doula- clinical duties, but also through her of needing a cesarean section and certifying organization. She said the role as director of DEI education and potentially the need for medication — program requires hands-on training community engagement. which can help lower the overall cost of for a minimum of 16 hours — including “Her dedication to improving a birth, Standard said. seven hours of childbirth education and health care for minority populations But, Standard said doulas are three hours of a breastfeeding course — is evidenced in this project, and particularly beneficial to Black women. which usually takes up to four days. we are proud to support her work DTH/CYNTHIA LIU “They’re so often not Standard said her program — training doulas in the community, Assistant clinical professor Venus Standard will lead the medical school’s Black acknowledged, they’re not listened which is expected to begin in late which will directly and positively doula training program that won an award to Advance Institutional Priorities. to, they’re not heard,” Standard said. May or early June — will be more impact Black mothers and families She said she will use the money extensive and will offer additional and provide a much needed model Her training program perinatal labor support doulas. to train 20 Black women. Each training, lasting five weeks. for similar work across communities The C. Felix Harvey Award “honors woman in the program is required Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, an that are too often underserved in our for 20 women won the faculty whose proposals best embody to provide support for three families associate professor at the Vanderbilt health system,” Helton said. C. Felix Harvey Award the humanities and/or social sciences — support that the award money will School of Nursing, and Jacqui Standard said she was overjoyed methods or approaches that directly compensate them for. McMillian-Bohler, an assistant professor when she heard she received the award. By Kennedy Rushing and positively impact constituencies “This was a way to get a pool at the Duke School of Nursing, worked “This is just the beginning of Staff Writer outside the University,” according to of maternity professionals — alongside Standard in developing this something like this making a [email protected] the Office of the Provost. The winner professionally trained doulas — to be program. The program also received the difference in maternal mortality,” she is awarded $75,000. able to serve and support Black women support of Penny Simkin, a co-founder said. And through this program, Venus Standard, assistant clinical Standard’s program aims to improve in their pregnancy and throughout of DONA International. Standard ultimately hopes to give professor in the UNC School of birth outcomes for Black women by their labor course that could only be In addition to the DONA program, Black and brown women choices. Medicine’s Department of Family allowing more access to Black doulas. beneficial,” Standard said. McMillian-Bohler said the program “These 60 women that are going Medicine, was awarded the C. The maternal mortality rate for One of the goals of this program is integrates additional concepts such to be served will now have an Felix Harvey Award to Advance Black women in the United States is to remove barriers that prevent Black as mindfulness. The 20 trainees will advocate on their side.” Institutional Priorities for her more than three times that of white women from becoming doulas. She learn from many Black and African proposal regarding a program women, according to the Centers for wants to increase the number of Black American women and medical Twitter: @dailytarheel to train Black women to become Disease Control and Prevention. The Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7 Sports dailytarheel.com UNC women’s lacrosse beats Mercer 18-3 By Lucas Thomae “Any team can come back, and Staff Writer being at North Carolina everyone [email protected] wants to play their best game against you, and we can’t really be able to lay Less than a minute into North low and lay back like that,” she said. Carolina women’s lacrosse’s 18-3 In addition to the team’s strong victory over Mercer on Saturday, offensive performance, the defense Katie Hoeg connected with fellow was also stout, allowing zero goals senior attacker Scottie Rose Growney in a half for just the second time this for the first goal of the game. season. Senior goalkeeper Taylor Just 28 seconds later, the Tar Heels Moreno notched five saves in her only scored a second goal. Then, they half of play, maintaining a perfect save scored again. And again. And again. percentage for the afternoon. Before four minutes had passed, Moreno said that the early onslaught UNC was up 5-0, all before Mercer of scoring helped the defense settle into even had the chance to clear the ball the game, with the Tar Heels leading to its side of the field. Four straight comfortably before Mercer could even times the Tar Heels had controlled get off a shot on goal. the draw and immediately scored, “The adrenaline and the anticipation the latter three goals coming by way for us especially is very high going into of Jamie Ortega, a senior attacker and the beginning of the game,” Moreno the program’s all-time goals leader. said. “Once the offense was able to put “Every game we play we always just a couple away I think that really helped want to come out strong, come with settle us and compose us to just kind of energy, come focused and dialed,” lock it down back there.” Ortega said. “Scoring three goals within After being able to take out the a few minutes, I think everyone got into starters early in the second half DTH/ANGELICA EDWARDS a groove and that’s huge for us.” and cruise to the win, UNC is now First-year midfielder Alyssa Long (10) carries the ball upfield in Carolina’s 18-3 domination of Mercer at Dorrance Field. The No. 1 Tar Heels put together heading into one of its toughest one of their most dominant bouts of the season with a matchup really put forth all of the hard work remaining teams that could give the be very built up, you know us being performances in a single frame this against No. 2 Syracuse in Chapel Hill we’ve been putting in and the things Tar Heels a run for their money. The number one and them being number season, leading 14-0 at halftime. slated for next Saturday. we have been working on all year.” Orange are also undefeated at 6-0 two,” assistant coach Emily Parros It was the most goals the team has “Collectively, we’re all so excited to In recent years, Syracuse and and have beaten some of the same said. “There’s a lot of anticipation for scored in a half all season, with have such a great game with ‘Cuse,” UNC have been among the top teams nationally ranked teams that UNC it, and you know we’re really looking Ortega leading the way with five. Moreno said. “We usually have in the country, although Syracuse has defeated this season, including forward to the challenge. It should be Ortega said that despite the battles with them, and I think it’ll has lost the last four meetings. Duke and Stony Brook. a good test for us.” lopsided score, the offense could not be really interesting to see how our At this point in the season, it “We didn’t have the opportunity allow themselves to lose intensity. team can rise to the occasion and seems that Syracuse is one of the few to play them last year so this will Twitter: @LucasThomae UNC football grads impress at 2021 Pro Day powerhouse, UNC has to get players Despite the success of quarterback drill, where he came in at 3.98 and to the next level. Sam Howell and his vertical weapons, 6.87, respectively. The latter two show And that’s just what head coach Brown and Newsome, UNC’s one-two Carter’s strengths as a horizontal mover Mack Brown and his staff are doing. punch on the ground created one of out of the backfield — an important With running backs Javonte the most well-balanced offensive trait for any shifty back at the next level. Williams and Michael Carter, wide attacks in the country. On the other hand, Williams projects receivers Dyami Brown and Dazz Still, with a variety of highly as a power back. While the explosion Newsome and linebacker Chazz Surratt touted weapons — such as four-star and pass-catching ability are there — as all gearing up to hear their names called running backs Kamarro Edmonds he caught 305 receiving yards and three in next month’s NFL Draft, Monday and Tennessee transfer Ty Chandler touchdowns last year — Williams is at supplied a hint of what Brown is talking — beginning practice for the Tar his best when he has the opportunity to about when he discusses elevating the Heels this spring, North Carolina barrel through would-be tacklers. level of the program. looks set to reload. Newsome and Brown were also “It means a lot to have the NFL Carter and Williams could both impressive in their respective Pro Network here, and especially (former hear their names called in the first Day appearances, adding to the NFL wide receiver) Steve Smith,” two days of the draft, with each being offensive firepower the Tar Heels Carter said. “Just the overall impact in the top four of most pre-draft big have entering the league. of the guys in the locker room and the boards for their position group. But With the receiving duo aiding work ethic that we’ve had, the player Williams, who finished the 2020 Howell in his ascension to being one PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFF CAMARATI leadership that we’ve had.” campaign with the highest grade of the top returning quarterbacks in Michael Carter runs drills during University of North Carolina Football When it comes to next year’s team, of any collegiate running back in the country — combining for 1,783 Pro Day at the Indoor Practice Facility on Monday, March 29, 2021. it will be impossible to replace the the history of Pro Football Focus, receiving yards last year — both will offensive production that Carter, could find himself in the discussion likely be late-round options in one of By Zachary Crain another step in the right direction — Williams, Brown and Newsome are for RB1 alongside Alabama’s Najee the deepest wide receiver classes in Sports Editor albeit a much more subtle one than leaving behind. Harris and Clemson’s Travis Etienne. recent memory. [email protected] reaching an Orange Bowl and hauling The two halfbacks were one of the “It just felt like old times,” Williams “It goes to show you how dangerous in consecutive top-15 recruiting classes. deadliest duos of collegiate backs said of having his Pro Day with Carter. we were,” Newsome said. “We just had With 31 of 32 NFL teams attending In order to maintain that same in recent memory, with the pair Carter finished the day with a 4.50 really a dangerous group on offense.” the North Carolina football team’s Pro level of recruiting and continue its combining to go for 2,385 yards on 40-yard dash and some impressive Day on Monday, the Tar Heels took ascent towards becoming a perennial the ground last year. times in the short shuffle and 3-cone Twitter: @zachycrain Football season starts with !rst spring practice since 2019 Continued from Page 1 Michael Carter and Javonte Williams to miss the intensity between the said. “I gotta have that swagger and number of snaps in 10 games last and wide receivers Dazz Newsome and receivers and cornerbacks. Before that confidence out there to make season and started in the Orange Bowl 2021 season was officially underway. Dyami Brown — heading for the 2021 and after each drill, trash talk could plays because I know they’re counting against Texas A&M, he wants to be the “We’ve been talking about (spring NFL Draft, there are huge shoes to fill be heard from the sidelines. But the on me. We got to fill that void.” standout on defense in 2021, a feat he’s practice) even since the season ended on both sides of the ball. intensity served a distinct purpose And there are certainly a number of already accomplishing in practice. last year,” junior defensive back Kyler While there are still many — heightening the Tar Heels’ ever- voids to fill on the opposite side of the With just a week of spring McMichael said. preseason questions left unanswered, increasing desire to improve. ball, as the defense is also seeing how practice down, it’s too early to make But it wasn’t just that the hundred fans have a lot to look forward to With a season in Chapel Hill under big a role rising sophomores can play. any predictions as to the potential or so members of the roster were back with UNC’s young talent, especially his belt, Downs’ goals this offseason Myles Murphy, Kedrick Bingley-Jones success of the upcoming season. But at the field. It wasn’t even that UNC with the second-year class. were numerous: bulking up, working and Clyde Pinder Jr. are emerging there is certainly trust and a spirit of was able to host a few dozen fans in “You see the potential in the on his speed, becoming more explosive talents on the defensive line, while togetherness among the group. the stands for the practice. The buzz (sophomore) players,” McMichael and improving his blocking against Ja’Qurious Conley and Tony Grimes “It’s looking now like a more was about the underclassmen who said. “We brought in a great class of corners and nickelbacks. are staking claims in the secondary, player-led, player-driven team,” have been emerging as standouts so kids, definitely in the receiving core. But mostly, he wants to earn rising despite having each played one season. McMichael said. “We’re holding each far in spring training. I’m excited to see what they do.” junior quarterback Sam Howell’s During every drill at Saturday’s other accountable. I see a special It’s not a stretch to say there were Part of that key receiving core? trust— to prove his dependability to practice, the defensive backs played group out of the players we have some big question marks surrounding Sophomores Khafre Brown and his shot-caller. with high intensity and energy — now, definitely the potential to be a UNC football’s 2021 roster. With Josh Downs. “With Dyami and Dazz leaving, I especially Conley, who Downs said top-10 team.” linebacker Chazz Surratt and UNC’s skill Watching the one-on-one drills at want to step into that role and be one is one of the hardest corners to play position superstars — running backs Saturday’s practice, it was impossible of the top guys on the offense,” Downs against. 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Simply put, the talent of Wake Forest players ended UNC’s win against Charlotte, during which of this UNC team could overshadow ACC Tournament run before it could senior center Janelle Bailey got into bad shooting nights and come out with even begin. foul trouble early in the game and the win, but sometimes, the slumps The 13-10 overall mark put up Kelly had eight turnovers on 3-11 were just too much to overcome. by the Tar Heels, though, was good shooting from the field. Just after the overtime win enough to receive the ninth seed These trends would come to haunt against Wake Forest, for the second for the NCAA Tournament, where the Tar Heels in their next game against straight year after starting the season they would face Alabama in the first Wake Forest, as Kelly again shot below strong, the wheels began to fall off. round. Bailey and Watts would have 20 percent. On top of that, both Bailey In a 26-day span, UNC would go stellar games, playing as they might and Holešínská registered four fouls, 1-6, while also having two games never touch a basketball again. Watts hampering the Tar Heels as they went canceled against Duke and Virginia. tallied 29 points, and Bailey was a on to lose a close game, 57-54. Its sole win in this span was a five- rebound shy of a double-double. The next game against Miami point victory against Notre Dame. However, nervous shooting from DTH FILE/ABE LOVEN would be much of the same — only UNC was destined to make the Big Kelly and Ustby slowed the Tar Heels The UNC team huddles in Carmichael Arena on Jan. 14, 2021 in Chapel this time, the shooting problems were Dance, though, and for the third straight down. Ultimately, Alabama’s pinpoint spread across the starting lineup. Only year, the Tar Heels beat a top-10 N.C. shooting from beyond the arc would Hill in the midst of an up and down season, the Tar Heels lost 66-54. one player of the five would shoot State team, changing their fortunes be the final blow to UNC’s season. By Noah Monroe signing the No. 11 recruiting class higher than 25 percent from the field, almost immediately. After the N.C. State UNC had its fair share of bad Staff Writer in the country, highlighted by five- and UNC shot a pitiful 10-22 from game, UNC went on to win four of its and ugly, but there was also a lot [email protected] star guard Deja Kelly. In addition the free throw line. These two issues last five games, with its only loss coming of good: a top-15 recruiting class, to this, the Tar Heels brought in combined sealed the Tar Heels’ fate, as against that same Wolfpack team. significant playing experience for their The good, the bad and the ugly. two graduate transfers: guard Petra they went on to lose by four. The Tar Heels ended the regular underclassmen, beating a top-10 ACC For the North Carolina women’s Holešínská from the University of Seeing a trend yet? season with a 13-9 record, earning the foe, an NCAA tournament appearance basketball team, there was a little bit of Illinois and guard Stephanie Watts, Some nights, a player shooting 0-6 No. 12 seed in the ACC Tournament. and, if the Tar Heels play their cards each sprinkled into its 2020-21 season. transferring back to UNC after one from the field might not matter, like Their first-round opponent? A Wake right, a bright future ahead. In the preseason, UNC looked to year at Southern California. in UNC’s 24-point win over Syracuse. Forest team with which they had be putting itself into a good position, This strong offseason would be Other nights, it had an impact, like in a traded wins during the season. UNC’s Twitter: @noahmnroe Analysis: Men’s young core is moving in the right direction By Hunter Nelson behind the inconsistency was how guard Kerwin Walton, who, despite Staff Writer the roster was constructed. For the being the lowest-ranked member of [email protected] first time in recent memory, head the team’s vaunted 2020 recruiting coach Roy Williams relied mostly on class, has emerged to become UNC’s Throughout the course of the North underclassmen this season. most important offensive weapon in Carolina men’s basketball season, the Although there were some bumps the second half of the season. question was never if, but when. in the road, this group was a critical Before Walton started to receive After each close loss or uninspiring part of the team’s as success as the consistent minutes, the Tar Heels win, a melancholic Tar Heel would year went along. were 5-3 and fading fast. But when hang their head and reiterate the Despite arriving to Chapel Hill in the calendar flipped to 2021, Walton potential the team was waiting to 2019 as a heralded five-star recruit, took on a bigger role and gave UNC unleash. But despite the “ceiling is Armando Bacot will be the first to tell some much-needed floor spacing as the roof” mantra, the roller coaster you that his first year did not go how he notched a 42 percent clip from finally came to an end in UNC’s loss to he envisioned. behind the arc for the season. Wisconsin in the opening round of the Not only did the team struggle with First-year guards Caleb Love and RJ NCAA Tournament. a 14-19 record, Bacot also had trouble Davis produced a mixed bag of results Even in basketball realms, this adjusting to the college game and shot in their first seasons in Chapel Hill, but season was far from ordinary. Due to just 46 percent from the field. also revealed some signs of promise. COVID-19 protocols, players isolated But after an offseason of training, Both players struggled on the offensive DTH FILE/ABE LOVEN themselves in hotel rooms and played Bacot arguably became the team’s end — shooting just 32 and 35 percent, UNC celebrates after beating Duke in the Dean Dome on March 6, 2021. The games in mostly empty arenas. most reliable player. This season, he respectively — but highlighted how Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils 91-73 in the final game of the regular season. Although the Tar Heels were bounced led the Tar Heels with 12.3 points they could explode in any given game. early in the tournament, just being able and 7.8 rebounds per game en route Love’s best performances of the to compete was an accomplishment. to being selected third team All-ACC. season came against Duke, as he is typically an encouraging sight for each of these young players has UNC’s biggest consistency this Bacot’s biggest area of growth averaged 21.5 points and seven assists a blue-blooded program hoping to the Tar Heels moving in the right season was its inconsistency. But for was in his efficiency, as his shooting in two contests against the Blue Devils. return to prominence, the Tar Heels direction. If this group sticks every head-scratching moment — percentage jumped to 63 percent. He Davis scored double figures in still have some questions to answer. together and gets to experience like losing to a sub-.500 Marquette also demonstrated that he could take each of his first five games and would First-year bigs Day’Ron Sharpe and a more typical offseason in team in a seemingly “must-win” over games when needed, scoring 15 eventually regain his footing later in Walker Kessler announced they will the summer, there is reason game — there seemed to be a 45- or quick points in the second half of the the year, capped off with a career- be leaving the program, as Sharpe to believe the young core will 42-point victory that made the team Wisconsin loss to keep things close. high 19-point performance against declared for the NBA Draft and continue to grow. look as good as any in the country. Another key member of Tar Heels’ Virginia Tech. Kessler entered the transfer portal. Perhaps one of the reasons youth movement was first-year Although the rise of young players Regardless, the performance of Twitter: @nelsonhunter_

BRIEF Men’s swimming season ends with solid finish Rainy weekend series vs. against them from the start to the final pitch. By Tim Yeung All-America honors. In the 3-meter dive, Hart competed N.C. State ends in loss After putting up eight runs in an Staff Writer in the finals alongside Down-Jenkins and finished eighth. upset win over No. 8 East Carolina, [email protected] On the swimming side, senior captain Valdas The No. 21 North Carolina baseball North Carolina only put six total runs on Abaliksta highlighted UNC’s appearance. In the 100- team (13-9, 8-6 ACC) was swept by the scoreboard across the three-games Although the North Carolina men’s swimming and diving yard breaststroke, Abaliksta finished 16th, earning N.C. State (8-9, 4-8 ACC) during a against N.C. State. This series was also team might have hoped for better results at the 2021 NCAA himself honorable mention All-America honors. rainy weekend in Chapel Hill. the most combined runs the Tar Heels Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, the team “Valdas has really evolved in the last year and a half UNC’s batters could never get it have allowed in a series this season. still had some shining moments to cap off a bright season. being able to work with him,” Gangloff said. “I think that going at the plate in the series, never This series was the first time the The Tar Heels sent 11 competitors to the meet. Three he and I know that there is even more in the tank for exceeding seven hits during a single Wolfpack has swept North Carolina of them returned to Chapel Hill with All-America him, but what he did this year was pretty phenomenal.” game. The second inning proved to in Chapel Hill since 1992. It was an honors, and the Tar Heels placed 24th as a team. Although this season was anything but normal due to be pivotal in every matchup of the all-around struggle for UNC, leading “I felt like we could’ve been higher, but in terms of COVID-19, Gangloff ultimately saw this obstacle-riddled series, with the Wolfpack scoring to a lob-sided result against its ACC the big picture, I’m so proud of the team and what we’ve campaign as a net positive for his team. multiple runs in the second frame in foe as the Tar Heels prepare to enter been able to accomplish,” head coach Mark Gangloff “COVID just fast-forwarded the maturity of our program, each of the three games, putting the the heart of their ACC schedule said. “And ultimately, I think we’re headed in the right and so that was a great thing to have come from this year,” Tar Heels in an early hole that their moving deeper into the spring. direction. I think our men have a ton of potential.” he said. offense couldn’t find enough rhythm One of the divers to earn All-America honors was Despite the challenges, the team still found a way to to get out of. The momentum was Austin Bean junior Anton Down-Jenkins, who participated in the break several school records, earn a top-25 ranking and 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. After finishing 18th establish a presence on the national stage. in the 1-meter dive on Thursday, Down-Jenkins returned Gangloff and his staff have already made a difference in with a splash in the 3-meter on Friday. just two seasons at the helm for North Carolina, and the Down-Jenkins recorded a score of 450.05, good swimming and diving team looks set to accomplish even enough for fourth place in the finals. That score barely more in the future. missed the 3-meter school record, which was set by “I feel like with the performance we had the whole Down-Jenkins himself in this year’s ACC Championships. season, ACC Championships and NCAA Championships, “It speaks really well to the performer he is,” head we put the name of our program on the best right now in diving coach Yaidel Gamboa said. “He’s coming back the country, and that’s pretty special,” Gamboa said. “We from not a great day in the 1-meter to having an All- want to build upon that for next season and the years to America performance in day two in the 3-meter event.” come, and hopefully continue to be better and establish Down-Jenkins wasn’t the only Tar Heel diver that as one of those top programs. Why not?” earned a piece of the limelight. Sophomore Alex Hart also participated in the 1-meter and 3-meter events, winning Twitter: @dailytarheel DTH/IRA WILDER Wednesday, March 31, 2021 11 City & State dailytarheel.com Efland-Cheeks community says Black voices are being silenced Community raises terms of economic development. “So often, we think about Efland- concerns over income Cheeks as Efland, and the Cheeks and housing disparities people get left behind,” she said. The letter also raised concerns over By Kayla Guilliams income inequality. Orange County Staff Writer is one of the wealthiest counties in [email protected] North Carolina, with an average wage of $61,130, but in the Cheeks The Efland-Cheeks community Township, over 32 percent of residents raised concerns over the earn less than $30,000. Additionally, marginalization and erasure of Black Black residents make up almost 20 voices in community matters in a letter, percent of the area’s population but which was read to the Orange County are overrepresented in indicators of Board of County Commissioners at a poverty, like food stamps. March 16 meeting. The letter questioned if the The letter was read by LaTarndra commissioners had walked the streets Strong, president of the Northern of the community, and expressed Orange NAACP, and was written disappointment in how the board has by Shontea Smith on behalf of handled issues in the community. It concerned citizens in the community. also noted that the ancestors of many Smith, who is also the executive Black community members had lived director of United Voices of Efland- in the area since the end of slavery. Cheeks, said the community asked her Renee Price, chairperson of the to write the letter because of concerns BOCC, said she has spent time in DTH/YATES MCCONNELL over issues like income disparities and the area and was previously aware Shontea Smith, executive director of United Voices of Efland-Cheeks, stands next to a grave in her family’s plot in Cheeks employment opportunities. of the issues raised in the letter. She Crossing, North Carolina. Smith authored a letter opposing commercial development planned for the residential area. “All of this development is said she hopes the commissioners Cheeks care about the environment over the economy, the environment, they plan for the future of the happening around us, but there can bring economic development to just like anyone else. traffic and quality of life. Both said they county. Smith said she hopes is still no jobs for people in the the area that is driven by community Concerns over environmental hope they can work with the Efland- future development will provide community to access,” she said. input and engagement. impacts have contributed to some Cheeks community in the future, employment opportunities while Smith said she has been a part of the “We need to invest in the community,” community members opposing past even if the groups have had some also being environmentally Efland-Cheeks community for 42 years, she said. “When a developer comes developments like Buc-ee’s, a gas station disagreements over past developments. sustainable and fitting within the and her family has been for 150 years. to town, we show interest in that that was proposed for the area before the “While our groups may have history and culture of the Efland- She said a lot of community members developer, but it’s time to show interest developer withdrew its application in disagreed on Buc-ee’s, I think we Cheeks community. used to work in the manufacturing in the people that actually live there.” February. Strong said she wasn’t in favor really agree on a lot of things related “I’m hoping that there is more industry, but those jobs have largely The letter noted that the of the development, but some people in to development and the equity issues community engagement around disappeared. When those jobs left, they community needs changes that will the area were because it could bring jobs around the Cheeks community, like what’s going on, and that there can were replaced with lower-wage retail address their present-day survival, and businesses to the area. access to resources and jobs,” Cates said. be conversation about ways that there and food service jobs, the letter read, like access to living wages, before Jared Cates and Del Ward, organizers The letter asked that can be growth in the area,” she said. which has led to drug issues in the area. they can concern themselves with with A Voice for Efland & Orange, both commissioners consider the harm Strong said she thinks the things like environmental impacts — opposed Buc-ee’s because of concerns the community has suffered as Twitter: @kaylaguilliams community has been neglected in even though the residents in Efland-

HOUSING | AURA CHAPEL HILL BRIEFS Town Council expresses MLK development raises traffic concerns concern about proposed this yet,” McClintock said. median income, Stewart said. student apartments Area median income is the Traffic concerns midpoint for the range of incomes The Chapel Hill Town Council earned in a given area and is used as a expressed concerns over how well The current Aura Chapel Hill measure of how affordable a housing a potential student apartment development plan includes 650 unit might be. Chapel Hill’s AMI was complex would fit within the Town’s parking spaces and two access points an estimated $73,614 as of 2019. Future Land Use Map and transit from both adjacent roads. It will Delores Bailey, executive director goals at Wednesday night’s meeting. be served by the North-South Bus of EmPOWERment, Inc., said while The proposed apartment Rapid Transit system. including units for residents at 65 complex, The Flats, would bring Fred Lampe, a retired engineer percent AMI is appreciated, 60 approximately 200 new apartment and a member of CHALT, said the percent AMI would have been ideal. units and a 450-space parking development would suck up the traffic “For nonprofits like deck to southern Martin Luther capacity of the surrounding area. EmPOWERment who work with King Jr. Boulevard. “There’s only three east-west people at that 60 and below, none of the The developer, Progressive Capital DTH/SOPHIA ALEM corridors in the whole town: folk that we work with would be able to Group, said the project will contribute A new proposed development on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Franklin, Estes and Weaver Dairy,” afford that 80 percent,” Bailey said. “But to affordable housing in the area and and Estes Drive has raised concerns surrounding the impact of traffic in the area. Lampe said. “And so that’s why still the developer can call it affordable. follow the Town’s Future Land Use those of us that ever have to use these So the schism is, affordable to who?” Map (FLUM), which plans for the next By Trevor Moore what we need.” roads, which is almost everybody, are The affordable rental units are 30 years of land use in Chapel Hill. Staff Writer so concerned. I mean, for all practical planned to be spread throughout the Town Council members expressed [email protected] Who’s against Aura? purposes, you can’t get to Carrboro complex and indistinguishable from several concerns over how well the without going across Estes.” market-rate units. Stewart said this project would fit in Chapel Hill. Aura Chapel Hill, a mixed- Members of 14 neighborhoods But Ryan Stewart, Carolina will be the first rental development Council member Hongbin Gu was use development planned for the near the development site have region managing director of Trinsic in Chapel Hill not to have the vocal in her opposition to the site’s northeast corner of Martin Luther formed a group called Estes Residential Group, the developers affordable housing component large parking deck. She said students King Jr. Boulevard and Estes Drive, Neighbors. Julie McClintock, for the project, said the development separated from standard housing. will already have the East Rosemary has been facing scrutiny from local a member of the Chapel Hill would help to alleviate some of the A Chapel Hill ordinance requires Street parking deck, which will be residents at advisory board meetings Alliance for a Livable Town who current traffic concerns for the area by that for development projects with built by 2022, so the apartment over the last several weeks. is involved with Estes Neighbors, improving surrounding infrastructure. five or more units outside of the town’s complex shouldn’t need as many The development plans said the group was created in He said the developers have met center, 15 percent of that project’s for- parking spots. to combine apartments and early January as a response to the with Town engineers and their own sale units must be set aside for residents Mayor Pam Hemminger agreed, townhomes with retail spaces, continued progress of the Aura consultants to resolve the traffic issues. at or below 80 percent AMI. pointing out the Town’s bus system restaurants, office spaces, work Chapel Hill development. “It’s hard to understand that a Bailey said some developers who that provides easy access for spaces and green spaces. The organization’s Facebook project on this scale can contribute have set aside apartments for renters students to and from their cars Chapel Hill’s advisory boards group, created in mid-February, to the solution, but in fact it does,” at 80 percent AMI have had a hard parked in other areas. are considering if they want to has almost 80 members. A petition Stewart said. time finding low-income residents Bruce Ballentine, founding recommend the project before it the group made asking the Town who can afford that price. principal of the project’s planner/ is sent to the Town Council for Council to block Aura Chapel Hill Affordable housing “When developers put affordable civil engineer, Ballentine Associates, a final decision. If approved, the has received over 300 signatures. housing into their rental projects, said the apartment complex Lark development is scheduled to be McClintock said the signs seen The current Aura Chapel Hill they’re trying to check off the box,” Chapel Hill on Martin Luther King completed and occupied by the end near the development were put development plan includes 314 Bailey said. Jr. Boulevard was once applauded of 2023. up by members of this group, market-rate apartments and 47 Developers said they are still for limited parking availability, but Residents have raised concerns though they had recently been affordable apartments, as well as in talks with Community Home student residents eventually leased all over potential increased traffic and taken down. She said they would 47 market-rate townhomes and five Trust about what kind of affordable of the available spaces in town. the amount of affordable housing continue trying to make others on affordable townhome lots. Around housing will work for this project. After the discussion was over, the it will bring to the Chapel Hill Estes Drive aware of Aura and its half of all the affordable units will be The Town Council will have a public council adopted a resolution submitting community. Signs sighted near the potential effects. set aside for residents at 65 percent hearing on the project next month. its comments to the applicant. proposed development read “say no “I just think a ton of people who of the area median income, and the to Aura” and “luxury housing is not use Estes Drive don’t know about other half at 80 percent of the area Twitter: @TrevorWMoore Ella Layn 12 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 City & State The Daily Tar Heel COVID-19 hits harder in rural counties N.C.’s rural areas lack resources to fight pandemic

By Kayla Guilliams more likely to test positive for Staff Writer COVID, and they are also more [email protected] likely to die from it,” he said.

Underfunded and understaffed Underfunded infrastructure public health infrastructure, along with older and sicker populations, The ability of health care facilities in contributed to rural North Carolina these counties to respond to COVID-19 counties being disproportionately has also been a point of concern. affected by COVID-19. North Carolina’s health care system According to data from the North is decentralized, Urland explained, Carolina Department of Health meaning local health departments and Human Services and the North have autonomy over their own Carolina Rural Center, the 10 counties operations. He said in rural counties, with the highest rates of deaths per health departments are generally 100,000 residents, as well as nine of the underfunded and understaffed, 10 with the highest rates of cases per especially since the 2008 recession. 100,000 residents, are rural counties. “During that recession, many health Dr. Paul Bolin, department departments faced decreased funding chairperson at East Carolina and staffing,” he said. “And many of University’s Department of Internal them have not built that back up in the Medicine, said while these counties years following, even as the economy aren’t as densely populated as in many sectors has gotten better.” urban ones, their industries and DTH FILE/SAURYA ACHARYA These departments have received rates of poverty contributed to rapid The number of flags in the National Mall Flag Memorial represented the number of American deaths due to COVID-19. spurts of funding since then, due to community spread. He said the events like H1N1 and Ebola, Urland populations in these counties also Bolin said. According to a study by when they get infected with the virus. they’re more likely to qualify for said. But he said this one-time, tend to be older, sicker and are less the University of Wisconsin-Madison, According to the CDC, residents Medicare but can still face barriers limited funding hasn’t allowed the likely to have health insurance — so a larger proportion of residents in in rural counties tend to be older and to actually getting a policy. departments to build and sustain the when the virus does spread in their rural areas experience poverty and sicker than residents in urban counties. “Even if they’re eligible and they public health infrastructure they need. community, they’re more vulnerable experience it for longer periods of time They are also more prone to cigarette qualify, it can be challenging for But infrastructure doesn’t just to its impacts. than those in urban counties. smoking, high blood pressure and them to actually sign up and get refer to buildings and technology, Bolin said these impacts, combined “Living in poverty may require obesity — all of which can worsen enrolled in that program,” he said. Urland said. It also includes with the already underfunded more people to sleep together, COVID-19 when contracted. Bolin said he saw residents face staffing. Holmes and Urland both and understaffed public health travel together, eat together — all of “When we look at some of these other barriers to getting health care emphasized that staffing issues have infrastructure seen in a lot of rural which can contribute to community counties from a health perspective, in addition to a lack of insurance: a been a huge problem during the counties, are leaving a trail of damages spread,” Bolin said. they may be already predisposed distrust for the health care system, an pandemic, including both recruiting that will likely reverberate throughout Misty Herget, vice president of because they may be part of a inability to drive to health care facilities and retaining staff members. rural North Carolina for years to come. programs and strategic partnerships historically marginalized population and an inability or unwillingness to “If you only have so many people “Rural health is just a different at the North Carolina Rural Center, or have comorbidities like diabetes take time off from work to get health to try to deal with the overwhelming animal,” Bolin said. “And a lot of these said rural populations tend to work or cardiovascular disease,” Douglas care. Herget said these populations can amount of calls that you’re getting, in counties have had just an incredibly in industries, such as manufacturing Urland, director of the North also struggle to access any telehealth addition to things like contact tracing, difficult time during the pandemic.” and agriculture, where working from Carolina Institute for Public Health, services that are available due to poor it gets extremely, extremely hectic,” home isn’t an option. Additionally, said. “So when they’re exposed to broadband service. Urland said. “It becomes increasingly Community spread she said even if it is an option, it may COVID, that can become more of a Lisa Chestnutt, a retired teacher and difficult to deal with something like not be possible in certain areas due problem for them in terms of severe resident of Hyde County, said she has this pandemic, and you can’t respond The first cases of COVID-19 in to poor internet access. illness or hospitalization.” seen residents in her county not only as quickly as you want, and it’s just North Carolina originated in urban Facilities that are considered Mark Holmes, a professor in the struggle to access health care, but also very difficult to manage.” areas, such as Wake County, before hot spots for spread are more often UNC Gillings School of Global Public basic necessities due to the financial Urland said moving forward, eventually trickling into rural counties. located in rural counties, Herget said. Health and director of the Cecil G. strain brought on by the pandemic. building back public health Although rural counties have a These include prisons, long-term care Sheps Center for Health Services “Our bank and grocery store in infrastructure in rural counties that lower population density than urban facilities, meatpacking and processing Research, said residents in rural Engelhard have closed forcing us to is strong and sustainable should be a ones, they still faced periods of critical plants, and migrant farmworker camps. counties can also face barriers to travel in either direction for banking priority at all levels. Herget agreed, community spread. From September “You don’t have those exponential accessing health insurance. He said needs and groceries,” she said. saying she hopes to see investments through November, nearly twice as growth curves like you saw in New this is a large reason why they’re more “Funding is definitely needed to help that will help rural communities many new cases were reported in rural York City last spring,” Bolin said. prone to having pre-existing conditions rural areas like ours. Most people become more resilient to disaster. counties than urban and suburban “But you do have significant spread, and may not be able to get the help can’t imagine having to travel an hour “Rural communities are made up ones, according to the NCDHHS. and it is because of these factors.” they need if they get COVID-19. to shop at Food Lion, but we do this of very resilient people,” Herget said. Bolin said population density is a key Residents in rural counties are once a week.” “Strong, innovative, resourceful people. variable when looking at the pandemic, A vulnerable population less likely to have insurance available All of these factors, Holmes said, And you need those people, but you but there are several other factors in through an employer, Holmes said, contribute to the vulnerability rural also need infrastructure and financial rural counties that explain why they can Bolin said a main area of concern and sometimes can’t afford the price counties face to COVID-19, and the resources. It’s a both-and situation.” see periods of critical spread. when it comes to rural counties is of a private policy. He also said since severity of the cases they contract. One of these factors is poverty, what actually happens to the residents rural counties tend to be older, “People in rural counties are Twitter: @kaylaguilliams Triangle farms work to open safely for community By Kelli Rainer session for its “Cut Your Own Flowers” and farming camps for kids. Staff Writer garden, where customers can pick Woodcrest also hosts Farm [email protected] early blooming daffodils, tulips and Fridays, where Green and his staff Dutch Iris. The primary cutting season offer private tours of the farm for To stay afloat during the pandemic runs from June to September. groups of up to 10 people. Tours and continue providing a space for Fernrock Farm has also added are available every hour and a half families to safely pass time, local in-person, socially distanced classes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a private farms have adjusted their business where McCann teaches customers experience of the property. models and offerings throughout how to grow flowers. Reservations “A farm is naturally outdoor- the past year. are required for all activities in order centered,” Green said. “We’ve As spring begins, these farms to maximize safety for all customers adapted in many, many ways to try have found a way to continue to at her farm, she said. to meet the current demand, and provide outdoor, COVID-19-safe some of these are timely and natural fun for their communities. Woodcrest Farm & Forge — changes that we made.” Hillsborough Fernrock Farm — Hillsborough Buckwheat Farm — Apex Another Orange County site Fernrock Farm, which is only of outdoor fun can be found Karma Lee, the owner of a 20-minute drive from UNC, is at Woodcrest Farm & Forge in Buckwheat Farm in Wake County, bringing back its “Cut Your Own Hillsborough, also a 20-minute drive said her pick-your-own strawberry Flowers” business this spring. from UNC. farm has undergone many structural Carrie McCann, the owner of Danny Green, the owner of changes due to the pandemic. DTH/IRA WILDER Fernrock Farm, said her business Woodcrest Farm & Forge, said interest Lee said she adapted to the new Karma Lee is the owner of Buckwheat Farms which has been open in Apex for made substantial efforts to create in local agriculture has reached an all- restrictions by creating an online 23 years. Local farms have had to adjust to COVID-19 in a plethora of ways. time high during lockdown. Green store, implementing a contactless a safe environment for customers, category very nicely, so it was kind availability and conditions. said this increased interest boosted drive-thru system, selling products adhering to CDC guidelines in light of a win-win for the public and for Buckwheat also offers blueberry his activity offerings, since people at a roadside stand and limiting the of its self-guided system. our farm, as well,” Lee said. picking during the season from were stuck in their homes for so long rows available for strawberry picking. “People were looking for, and are As soon as strawberry picking June to July, in addition to selling and sought out safe places to get “Families were looking for looking for, places where they can get season begins this spring, Lee said freshly harvested honey beginning outside and be active. activities that they were still outside and do something fun in a her farm will reopen the pick- in early July. Green said his farm implemented allowed to do, and pick-your-own nice setting safely,” McCann said. your-own business to the public. small-sized blacksmithing classes strawberries just fell into that She said her farm will offer a spring Hours may vary based on picking Twitter: @Kelli_Rainer The Daily Tar Heel City & State Wednesday, March 31, 2021 13 NCDPI allows trans students to All N.C. adults will be eligible use af!rming names on records for the vaccine next month The only report that lists On April 7, the state will NCDHHS. Wong said allocation is based a student’s legal name open up inoculations to on factors such as the number of will be official transcripts any adult who wants it unvaccinated people in counties and if there are large proportions By Ella Layn By Cloris Huan of individuals of historically Staff Writer Staff Writer marginalized populations who are [email protected] [email protected] not vaccinated. She said vaccine manufacturers Grace Ingledue, a junior at UNC All adults in North Carolina directly ship the vaccine to and graduate of Chapel Hill High will be able to be vaccinated soon the local vaccine providers School, came out as transgender the following a new vaccine eligibility responsible for promoting vaccine summer before her junior year of timeline announced by Gov. Roy appointments within their high school. Cooper on March 25. communities, such as clinics and As a high school student, Ingledue The new timeline allows the events at local high schools and said her deadname was shown on second part of Group 4, other churches. school records and would randomly essential workers and people in cause issues. At graduation, the group living settings to become middle initial of her deadname was eligible for the vaccine March 31, one called — just one example of the day- week earlier than anticipated. to-day reminders she faced as a high The Group 4 essential workers school student. included are those identified in Three years later, a recent Group 3 who did not qualify for change from the North Carolina the frontline criteria and other Department of Public Instruction critical sectors. Additionally, will now allow North Carolina public Group 4 includes individuals living school students to list their affirmed in dormitories, Greek housing, off- name on most state records, like DTH/IRA WILDER campus communal apartments, PowerSchool and report cards. This UNC junior Grace Ingledue is a member of the transgender community. homeless shelters and correctional change, which comes at a time when Students can now change their names in school programs more easily. facilities, and those who are transgender students have faced the experiencing homelessness. threat of being outed due to virtual often leads to increased rates years as a board member, she has Group 5, which includes all learning, was made in mid-March. for trans students of dysphoria, heard many concerns over not other adults in North Carolina, will The NCDPI said in a statement increased cyberbullying, as well being able to have affirmed names become eligible April 7. that now, the only report that will as anxiety, depression and other in PowerSchool. Dr. Charlene Wong, the chief DTH FILE/YATES MCCONNELL display the legal name of a student mental health outcomes,” Kern said. MacKenzie said she knows her health policy officer for COVID-19 is the official N.C. transcript. The There is going to be a lot of variance district and others in the South at the N.C. Department of Health “The expectation is that when department has worked with district by district, as seen across the have had a bad history of accepting and Human Services, said the federal they are vaccinating North PowerSchool to add the ability to board with LGBTQ+ support, Kern LGBTQ+ students, but being able government informs the NCDHHS Carolinians, the demographic display preferred names for students. said. But they said Equality N.C. is to name these past harms and how many vaccines will be provided of the folks they are vaccinating The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City grateful for the districts that have embrace Orange County’s gender- to the state each week. She said the should match or exceed the local Schools Office of Equity and Inclusion been putting forward the effort to expansive students is important and NCDHHS then works to allocate county or regional demographics,” department said in a statement that support LGBTQ+, and specifically something that historically hasn’t that vaccine out to local vaccine Wong said. any student who prefers another transgender, students. been done. providers across the state. John Bull, communications name will be benefited. There is no This is the latest in a series of “I think that this is the first Todd McGee, Orange County officer for prisons at the N.C. additional process to complete this changes for Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s step, and then the next step is community relations director, Department of Public Safety, said change or justification needed to do LGBTQ+ community. In January, making sure that these policies are said the county has seen progress that the prison system had been so, the office said. Chapel Hill and Carrboro expanded implemented with fidelity and that in vaccinating individuals, but getting a weekly allocation of “The fact that students are their nondiscrimination ordinances we are doing the work of educating there is still a large demand for vaccines from the NCDHHS since now able to change their name in to protect LGBTQ+ community the community around their vaccines — despite the federal Jan. 20. PowerSchool without going through members in terms of public importance,” MacKenzie said. government’s supply of vaccines Bull said the prison system in that hellish process is so great,” accommodations and employment. Ingledue said that transgender increasing. North Carolina is now receiving Ingledue said. Carrboro Town Council member students face so much trouble “The supply and demand is still a about 6,000 doses of the vaccine per Rebby Kern, the director of Damon Seils said this change is an because high school is a space where big issue,” McGee said. week — 3,000 first doses and 3,000 education policy for Equality important one for North Carolina people are trying to figure out who Wong said the NCDHHS is second doses. N.C., an organization dedicated to and is coming at a time when, they are and being belittled for it. evolving its vaccine allocation “We have about a third of the securing rights and protections for especially in the South, there have She added that online learning has methodology to address this offender population already at least the state’s LGBTQ+ community, been new efforts to marginalize and only exacerbated this issue, and problem. partially vaccinated,” he said. said that this update will allow for silence transgender youth. that schools must make sure that “Our goal in North Carolina is to Bull said there are around 29,000 transgender students to learn in a “It is something that is going students can interact with their vaccinate as many people as quickly inmates in the prison system. way that is confidential and protects to literally protect the safety of peers as themselves. and as fairly as possible,” Wong said. Vaccinations within the prison their transgender status. transgender students,” Seils said. “This “Any policy like this, that kind The NCDHHS is working to systems are entirely voluntary but Kern said that when classroom isn’t just sort of a symbolic act, this is of normalizes the trans experience ensure equitable distribution highly encouraged to achieve herd learning went virtual, some about people’s safety and privacy and or makes accommodations for of vaccines to underserved immunity. transgender students reported being a students ability to participate in trans people serves this social role communities among historically When Group 5 becomes eligible outed because PowerSchool was school like any other student.” in shifting the culture of trans marginalized populations on April 7, all adults in North populating their legal names onto Orange County Board of acceptance a little bit,” Ingledue said. through intentional outreach Carolina will be eligible to receive a platforms like Google Classroom and Education Chairperson Hillary and engagement, according to an COVID-19 vaccine. Canvas. MacKenzie said that in her three Twitter: @Ella_Layn email from Bailey Pennington, “This outing and misgendering communications specialist for the Twitter: @dailytarheel Back to school season is here early Continued from Page 1 taken. Floor tape directs the flow of get to their classrooms from car or traffic in the halls, and students wear bus in the morning and then having under the cohort system of in-person masks unless they are actively eating. them help other students who have instruction twice a week. “‘Camaraderie’ would be the best not yet been on campus will be However, some middle and high word for kids passing in the halls,” essential,” Galassi-Ferrer said. school students are also eligible to Lopez said “There’s also people who Preliminary survey results return four days per week if they have are still getting oriented to the new conducted by the district in early Individualized Education or 504 school (building), so it’s like we’re March show that about two-thirds plans, participate in the Exceptional new freshmen again because we have of all elementary students, half Children Adapted Curriculum or no idea where anything is.” of middle school students and 40 are English learners in the district’s Lopez said teachers have worked percent of high schoolers will return Newcomer Program. hard to include both remote and to school. Connor Lopez, a senior at Chapel in-person students. Galassi-Ferrer said Frank Porter Hill High School, said he decided to “I look at the computer to get Graham had nearly 100 students return after remote learning began information, but then I also find on campus each day before spring to feel monotonous, and he wanted myself looking at the teacher because break, and she expects almost 400 DTH/ANGELICA EDWARDS to see his teachers and friends. they’re in front of me,” Lopez said “I students to return. Frank Porter Graham Elementary School students walk toward the school. “I coordinated with my friends to bet I’m gonna get used to it, but it’s The results also show Black and see who was going back versus who almost disorienting.” Asian students were less likely to respondents said they plan to person again. was not,” Lopez said. Karen Galassi-Ferrer, principal of choose in-person instruction than return to in-person classes, an “It was hard sometimes, Lopez said it was surreal returning Frank Porter Graham Elementary, white or Latinx students. About increase from 47.3 percent when but it was also good to have to a new school building with so few said it has been important to think 47 percent of Black students and families were surveyed in January. them experience these new other students. He said one to six creatively about safety measures, like 46 percent of Asian students are Rivas Plata, the exceptional environments,” Rivas Plata said. other students were in each of his holding lunch and breakfast outside or returning to in-person instruction, children’s teacher, said although “But having them back is also classes on Thursday and Friday. placing colorful tape on the ground for compared to about 57 percent of white remote learning challenged many very exciting for all of us.” Upon arrival, he fills out a health students to follow for social distancing. and 58 percent of Latinx students. of her students to grow, she is screening and has his temperature “Having kids learn the new way to Fifty-four percent of all thankful to interact with them in Twitter: @Jacob_M_Andrews 14 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Opinion dailytarheel.com The Daily Tar Heel COLUMN Established 1893 128 years of editorial freedom Stan culture lacks accountability ANNA POGARCIC EDITOR!IN!CHIEF hether you are an avid or feel as if you can vouch for his This unhealthy stan culture The expectation that we provide PAIGE MASTEN watcher of his vlogs or character. It’s easy to fall into the reduces accountability for unwavering fanship to celebrities OPINION EDITOR Wsimply recognize his trap of defending creators even creators, who should be held more and influencers is not only RAJEE GANESAN name from scrolling through TikTok, when they are problematic and feel accountable than the average unhealthy for us and for creators, ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR it seems impossible for anyone to not as if we know them better than their person. With large followings but also for victims. The Dobrik know who David Dobrik is. accusers do. on social media and devoted fan situation is merely one example EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS It’s also unlikely that you haven’t However, these accusations aren’t bases, public figures have an of how stan culture has left fans heard of the allegations against ABBAS HASAN even the beginning of Dobrik’s obligation to denounce problematic blindsided and unsure how to react Dobrik and the “Vlog Squad,” the problematic behavior. creators or behaviors while taking to inexcusable actions. ADITI KHAROD individuals with whom he filmed As far back as 2017, Dobrik’s responsibility for their actions. Moving forward, we need to ANNIE GRACE PLOTT videos frequently. They were recently pranks left his fellow vloggers feeling What position does this put reevaluate our relationships with accused of providing underage violated. For example, YouTuber Seth victims in — especially in a culture creators. By doing so, we can create BEN RAPPAPORT women with drugs and alcohol, and Francois cited one incident of sexual that already tends to discredit victims a more positive internet culture CAITLYN YAEDE one Vlog Squad member has been assault, in which he unknowingly of sexual assault or harassment? that believes and supports victims, accused of sexual assault. kissed a Vlog Squad member when Stan culture gave Dobrik and the while holding creators accountable CALLIE XU Now, with mixed reactions from he was under the impression it was Vlog Squad the reputation, fame throughout their careers — not just ELISA KADACKAL Dobrik’s 18.5 million YouTube someone else. and power that they abused to take when it makes headlines. JACOBSON LESER subscribers, concerns are arising Despite this and other situations, advantage of victims. over the nature of “stan culture” and new accusations against Dobrik and Now, for those victims, it might Twitter: @caitlyn_yaede JOSEPH KARGBO how we idolize celebrities and social the Vlog Squad shocked fans. Stan feel like 18.5 million against one. JOSIAH TOWNSEND media influencers. culture gave everyone a pair of rose- “Stan culture” is used to colored glasses. LAYLA PEYKAMIAN describe the intense, enthusiastic At the end of the day, we can LIAM BENDEZU and often obsessive following of forget that these influencers are MICHAEL BEAUREGARD a celebrity or public figure. Have people, too. They are not any less you ever called yourself a Swiftie? capable of harm or wrongdoing than RAYMOND PANG Directioner? That’s stan culture in the average person, and they do not VANCE STILES a nutshell — identifying personally have an impeccable moral compass with celebrities. as a result of a large fanbase. It can be comforting to look up to Despite this, we view influencers celebrities, whether they are social in high regard. As a result, media influencers or musical artists. wrongdoings are pushed under the It can provide us with a sense of rug or excused by any generosity. identity and familiarity in times of How can we “cancel” David Dobrik SPEAK OUT need. But to “stan” someone often when he buys his fans Teslas? means seeing them as capable of When something like this Interested in writing a letter doing no harm — as a perfect person. happens, it can be tempting to to the editor or submitting an We do this subconsciously, and refute or even ignore it. We extend op-ed? probably more often than we think. compassion to celebrities that we • Students: Include your year, For those who have watched wouldn’t extend to strangers in the David Dobrik attends Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood at The H Club Los major and phone number. Dobrik since the days of Vine, you same shoes, despite celebrities being Angeles in 2019. Photo courtesy of Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/TNS. • Faculty/staff: Include your might feel attached to his personality strangers themselves. department and phone number. • Edit: The DTH edits for space, clarity, accuracy and vulgarity. COLUMN Limit submissions to 500 words.

Email: [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: Columns, Nostalgia isn’t always a good thing cartoons and letters do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Daily Tar Heel or its staff. Editorials reflect the opinions of The By Raymond Pang audience will already be enamored which has led companies to try to itself that draws us to the past. Daily Tar Heel editorial board, which Editorial Board Member with the original version of the show, capitalize on it by creating live- Rather, it’s the feelings associated comprises 15 board members, the so they will most likely check out the action reboots. The first was a movie with the past that makes us yearn opinion assistant editor and editor i t h t h e r e c e n t new one as well. made in 2010 directed by M. Night for the “good ole days.” and the editor-in-chief. announcement that However, reboots are often met Shyamalan. However, Shyamalan’s Remember when you were a child W“ i C a r l y ” i s b e i n g with lukewarm or even negative adaptation was an absolute disaster and didn’t have to worry about the rebooted, the hit Nickelodeon show reactions from fans and critics that was universally panned by future or what was going on in the is joining a slew of other franchises alike. Whether it’s criticism of a new critics, audiences and fans alike. world? Remember when you only that have seen new life in the past cast, changes in plot or other minor A decade later, Netflix is now had an hour’s worth of homework several years. differences, the reboot usually fails to developing its own live-action per day, instead of five? Remember “Star Trek,” “Jurassic World,” capture the same positive reception adaptation of “The Last Airbender” when hanging with your friends was the live-action “Avatar: The Last as the original. that is already mired in trouble simpler, and your peers weren’t so Airbender,” to name just a few — The resurgence of “Avatar: The before filming has even started. caught up in drama? it’s become a recurring theme for Last Airbender” last year when it was The original creators of the We all miss the days when we companies to look to the past and released on Netflix is a testament to animated series, Michael Dante returned from school and just appeal to our nostalgic side when the power of nostalgia. Even though DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, turned on the TV to watch Disney creating new content. “The Last Airbender” ran from 2005 both left the production of the live- Channel or Cartoon Network for From a business perspective, this to 2008, it quickly became the most action series last August after they the rest of the afternoon with our makes sense — it’s a relatively low- popular show on Netflix in 2020 — a accused Netflix of not honoring its friends – back when we didn’t have risk option, since the original content full 12 years after it last aired. promise to support their vision of to worry about internships, jobs or is already proven to be popular and The original show might be one of the show. our future careers. lucrative. Furthermore, marketing the greatest cartoons ever produced Despite their departure, Netflix We all sometimes wish we could will be much easier. The target with near-universal critical acclaim, has persevered on with the live- remain a kid forever and just enjoy action adaptation. However, one life, reliving the memories that we The Daily Tar Heel can’t help but think whether the made all those years ago. show will meet the same fate But at the same time, we also need Established 1893 as Shyamalan’s film, given that to look to the future, rather than 128 years of editorial freedom DiMartino and Konietzko weren’t constantly turn to the past with rose- involved in the production of that tinted glasses. What is the editorial board? project either. By constantly trying to revisit A group of student journalists who Instead of exploring new ideas the past, we risk not striving for meet twice a week. The editorial or stories, Netflix is hellbent on innovation or creativity. While board is independent from The Daily rebooting “The Last Airbender” it’s true we are only talking about Tar Heel’s newsroom. because of the immense popularity movies and TV shows, the general Editorials are unsigned. They don’t of the animated series, thus theme still holds. reflect the opinion of any one person, showing that nostalgia plays a Nostalgia isn’t always a good but rather the consensus of the board huge role in determining what thing — what worked in the as a whole. companies produce. past might not be suitable today. Just as The Daily Tar Heel itself values But why do we always want to Furthermore, we risk always truth and transparency, the board return to the past? comparing the present to the past, values integrity, accountability, creativity and fairness. These values Why do we want to see the same even if it’s not healthy or applicable. shape how we address questions of things again? Carolina’s future, past and present. 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By Will Melfi permeate our government, public schools and not welcome in some churches. history, most obviously through colonialism Digital Managing Editor pop culture. Lil Nas’ video is not shocking. What’s and predatory evangelization. The fact is, The prevalence of Christianity itself is shocking is that people really expected queer Christians do not have that right. y first memory of being told not the issue; rather, the issue is the use of people to just shut up and take it. Lil Nas ends the video by killing the devil, that queer people go to hell was Christianity to bastardize the teachings of I am a practicing Catholic. I also identify removing his horns and putting them on Mduring a Catholic church service. Jesus and subdue people by way of fear. as gay. I do not believe those two things are himself. He conquers the very thing that has The priest stood at his pulpit and encouraged In 2012, the Williams Institute at UCLA antithetical. However, I empathize deeply been weaponized against the queer community. parishioners to petition their representatives surveyed service providers working with with those who cannot reconcile the pain the He embraces the very thing we have been told in government to oppose protections for young LGBTQ+ people who are homeless. Church has caused for — and continues to we should fear. queer people. Queer youth make up 40 percent of the inflict on — so many. The irony is in the Christian personalities on I couldn’t have been older than eight homeless youth population. According to the The problem is not individuals. Twitter and Fox News and the like who, after years old. same report, 46 percent of queer youth were The problem is the institution, which condemning queer people to hell, get upset Christians are conditioned to fear hell. From homeless because they either were forced out fundamentally believes it has the right to when a queer man embraces his “damnation.” seemingly innocent church hymns like “This of their homes by their parents or ran away dictate to others how they are supposed to Little Light of Mine” to Christian-themed out of fear. live. This has been demonstrated throughout Twitter: @willmelfi horror movies like “The Conjuring,” the image These numbers are staggering, considering of the devil is used time and time again to only 7 percent of all youth in the United frighten young people and threaten adults. States report being LGBTQ+ identifying. The threat: if you do not worship the But they are not unsurprising when you have Christian God, you are inevitably headed for well-known Christian pastors demonizing eternal damnation. LGBTQ+ children. On Friday, Lil Nas X released “MONTERO Furthermore, the Williams Institute (Call Me By Your Name).” In the accompanying estimates that 57,000 children will be subject music video, Lil Nas is seen doing a myriad to conversion therapy by a religious leader. of things, but what has taken the internet by This figure does not include the estimates for storm is the moment in which he gives Satan those who will receive conversion therapy from a lap dance. licensed medical practitioners. This song has garnered attention from Conversion therapy is a cruel practice that conservatives, including the governor of South is often very dangerous, and has been proven Dakota, Kristi Noem, who took issue with the to be ineffective — yet it is encouraged Satan-themed shoes Lil Nas released along by many religious organizations, who with the new song. perpetuate the myth that one can choose “We are in a fight for the soul of our nation,” their sexual orientation. Noem wrote on Twitter. On top of these very real threats to LGBTQ+ I think the governor is correct. We are in the children, they are raised to believe they fight for the soul of our nation, and Lil Nas is are going to hell if they do not “renounce” doing exactly that — fighting. their queerness. At every step of their self- According to a 2019 survey conducted by the actualization, they are abandoned by the Pew Research Center, 65 percent of American church. Whether it is during a church service Lil Nas X poses for a portrait at Cactus Cube Studio on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 in West Hollywood, adults describe themselves as Christians when or just walking across campus, queer people Calif. Photo courtesy of Kent Nishimura. asked about their religion. Christian values are constantly being reminded that they are

QUOTE OF THE DAY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A library is an integral part of the community, but the community is also an UNC must do better on UNC community. sustainability integral part of the library.” Gabriela Alba Cyndee Landrum, In 2016, UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2022 deputy director for library services for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, after Chapel Hill Public Library was announced as launched the Three Zeros “ one of 30 finalists for the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Environmental Initiative, a campus The return to social normalcy approach to move towards net zero is closer than we think water, zero waste to landfills and net zero greenhouse gases. If you are a student enrolled FEATURED ONLINE READER COMMENT Over the past five years, the in college right now, have you initiative has lost momentum and questioned your mental stability, transparency. The progress towards even in the slightest, in the last year? 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Much like a pre-pandemic social Last November, Chief anxiety trend called FOMO, or “fear Sustainability Officer Mike of missing out”, the pandemic has QuickHits Piehler established the Carolina left college students wondering if Sustainability Council to oversee the they are ever going to return to the Pro day Allergy season March Madness transition to Sustainable Carolina, enjoyable, social experience that they a new sustainability initiative had, or experience it for the first time On Monday, 59 NFL team Ah, pollen season — the worst March Madness has been which encapsulates the Three Zeros as a first-year student, like myself. representatives from 31 teams time of the year. It gets on our nothing short of exciting this Environmental Initiative and other Some of the easier ways to solve attended the UNC football pro day. clothes, our cars, our year, but it’s missing sustainability targets. these issues may include Zoom- Bringing signi!cant food ... nothing is one thing: UNC According to The Daily Tar related social events, in-person media coverage, safe. And, in addition basketball. The Tar Heel, the council hopes to release a classes that are distanced and including former to the regular stress Heels had a swift roadmap of the initiative in 2021. As masked or even sporting events Carolina Panther of always having red exit after losing to we transition to Sustainable Carolina, that are also distanced and masked. Steve Smith, UNC eyes, now the game of “COVID-19 Wisconsin in the !rst round of we urge the Carolina Sustainability But many students will tell you that had the most attention since symptoms or allergies?” can begin the tournament. There have been Council to devise a concrete roadmap this just isn’t the same. The most 2017 and Mitch Trubisky — and once again. Hopefully, our masks a lot of upsets this year, and our that outlines how UNC will achieve immediate and effective way to give next year looks to be even bigger. will keep us safe, so we don’t have brackets may be busted, but it’s the Three Zeros by 2050. college students their lives back is Thumbs up on pro day! to breathe in that evil yellow dust. OK — we love the excitement. We ask that UNC not only moves to make the vaccine immediately towards the existing Three Zeros, available to them. Vaccine clinic The concept of time March, period but also a fourth Zero — zero funds With more than 100 million invested in fossil fuels. If UNC vaccine doses already administered, Alexa, play “Shots” by LMFAO ft. Lil Not to get all philosophical, March means that spring is seeks to protect the health of their the return to social normalcy is closer Jon. Hopes for a return to campus but time is a social construct. It here — but it also means we’ve community and the planet, it must than many people think, and could life is higher than ever with the somehow moves hit peak burnout divest the $439 million dollars be as soon as the end of the summer. student vaccine way too fast and way season. We’ve been currently invested in fossil fuels. Hopefully, with the vaccination clinic opening in too slow at the same at it for so long, We demand that Mike Piehler and rate and efficacy we are seeing now, the Student Union time. You’re telling and we’re so tired. the Carolina Sustainability Council students like me can get back out and on Wednesday. The us we only have Midterms and commit to: 1) integrating the fourth enjoy their college careers, rather clinic is open to all 30-ish days until LDOC???? We assignments have been piling up, Zero into Sustainable Carolina; 2) than being stuck inside dealing with students, and will distribute 2,000 have mixed feelings. Graduation is which makes it hard to really sit making a roadmap for Sustainable depression and anxiety. doses of the Johnson & Johnson getting way too close, and we still back and enjoy the sunshine. But Carolina using measurable steps; vaccine this week. Go forth and don’t have our lives !gured out. hey! A break is on the horizon. and 3) communicating the status Elliott Sikes get vaccinated! (So please, stop asking.) Thank you, wellness days. of each Zero consistently with the Class of 2024