Women’s lacrosse 128 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 VOLUME 129, ISSUE 13 ends season with fifth-straight ACC Championship

PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA GENTRY In 9-4 win against Syracuse, UNC took an important step

By Noah Monroe close the gap to 6-4, but after that, the team was shut out “We’re all basically on the same page; we communi- Staff Writer for the rest of the game. cate a lot both on the field and off the field and I think [email protected] “Today I felt like our defense just did a really good job building that chemistry off the field is kind of what of playing solid man-to-man defense and keeping them translates to us being able to work so well on the field,” Defense wins championships. out of critical scoring spots,” head coach Jenny Levy said. Moreno said. “We really go into each and every game In Sunday’s ACC Championship game, the North “Syracuse is a really good shooting team, and they get a not taking any of our opponents lightly and I think we Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s defense did just that: lot of people on miscommunications and bad angles and usually overprepare ourselves.” lift UNC to its fifth straight tournament title. The win was I thought our defense did a great job and our goalie did a UNC harassed Syracuse all game, never letting up and also the program’s 15th consecutive ACC Tournament win, great job, just unbelievable.” leeching onto every player. Wakefield exemplified this which is a conference record. The low total of goals allowed for North Carolina has defensive effort through her relentlessness, causing five In a 9-4 win over No. 2 Syracuse, the Tar Heels’ defense been a trend all season, as the team has only allowed turnovers while scooping up four groundballs. held the Orange to just nine shots on goal and forced 16 an average of 5.95 goals per game. This is in part due Wakefield is a sixth-year senior and is leaving the turnovers. After Syracuse scored its first goal at the 25:22 to the stellar defense Levy highlighted which features team after this season. Winning the ACC Tournament at mark, it didn’t score again until there were 49 seconds left senior goalkeeper Taylor Moreno, senior defender Dorrance Field in her last year wearing Carolina blue left in the first half. Emma Trenchard and redshirt senior defender Caroline her thankful for her experience. Syracuse came out of the halftime break with a sense Wakefield, all of whom were on the All-Tournament Team, of urgency and scored two goals in the first 15 minutes to with Moreno being named the MVP. SEE WOMEN’S, PAGE 6

COVID!19 | SCHOOL OF NURSING K!12 EDUCATION Student nurses work on Remote learning is a ‘breath of fresh air’ the pandemic’s front lines for some Black families in CHCCS By Sonia Rao community members, I am not in-school suspensions. White students City & State Editor necessarily in a rush to bring my received 6.40 short-term suspensions, [email protected] children back in the building.” no long term suspensions and 15.53 But the virus is one of the reasons in-school suspensions. Courtney McLaughlin’s son, an she and many other Black parents This is something McLaughlin elementary school student in Chapel have chosen to keep their kids at home. has kept in mind, especially now that Hill-Carrboro City Schools, sometimes students are expected to follow safety likes to join his Google Meet classes More safety, fewer suspensions protocols like keeping masks on and lying upside down. remaining socially distanced. This isn’t something he’d be able to McLaughlin’s son is always running “Do I send my child into a space, do in a traditional classroom. But none around. He “learns through motion,” who’s been home for a year and all in of his learning this past year has been she says. his culture and all in his energy, and “traditional.” In March, after one year She said keeping him at home has just authentically himself, go back of virtual learning, CHCCS reopened given him a space where he can engage into a building where he has to adhere schools in a hybrid format – students could choose to return to masked, socially distant classrooms or continue “What is a soft reminder for a Black child that some DTH/JULIAN GOLDNER to learn from home. Doctoral nursing student Becky Hoover helped combat COVID-19 at UNC hospitals. All three of McLaughlin’s of your teachers are already going to see you as being elementary school-aged children are in trouble by the time they get in your door?” By Kyle Ingram this. This is what we went into the learning remotely for the rest of the Senior Writer nursing profession to do,’” Elizabeth school year. Hers is one of many Black Courtney McLaughlin, parent of CHCCS student [email protected] Myer, a doctoral student in the families that have done the same – in School of Nursing said. CHCCS, 52.3 percent of Black students with his classes while being able to let to some strict protocol?” she asked. As general care floors in hospitals As a registered nurse at UNC have stayed remote compared to 42.8 out his energy in a way he might have “What is a soft reminder for a Black turned into COVID-19 triages, Hospitals, Myer typically worked percent of white students, according to gotten in trouble for in a classroom. child that some of your teachers are students became practitioners and with geriatric patients while she a March survey from the district. And discipline is something she already going to see as being in trouble classroom education shifted to the pursued her doctorate in nursing. The pandemic has disproportionately doesn’t have to worry about when he’s by the time they get in your door?” grim reality of treating the victims But once the pandemic struck, affected the Black community, and at home with her. In January 2021, more than 50 of a pandemic. Students in the UNC Myer’s floor quickly became a McLaughlin lives in a high-risk In CHCCS, Black students are percent of Black parents nationwide School of Nursing have spent the COVID-19 floor, and she had to household. She’s lost nine family suspended at disproportionately high reported a more favorable view of last year consumed like the rest of learn how to treat a deadly new virus members to COVID-19. rates compared to white students. For homeschooling during the pandemic. us by the coronavirus — but running while avoiding contracting it herself. “When things go wrong, it’s going every 1,000 students in the district Denise Page has two sons: a senior toward it rather than away. It’s a common story among to hit the communities that are most in 2019-20, Black students received at Chapel Hill High School and a “I think there was definitely this vulnerable,” she said. “And so being 100.73 short-term suspensions, 0.73 sense of camaraderie like, ‘We can do SEE NURSING , PAGE 4 identified as one of those vulnerable long-term suspensions and 127.01 SEE CHCCS, PAGE 8 Long live all the magic we made. TAYLOR SWIFT 2 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 Local project provides court cost assistance 128 years of editorial freedom reductions in people being detained pretrial. 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Tech giant Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest over $1 billion in a campus and engineering hub in the Research Triangle — and those in the UNC and Chapel Hill communities are preparing for what that could mean to the area. The investment will bring at least 3,000 jobs to the area, as well as a $100 million fund to support local schools and community initiatives. Kevin Jeffay, the chairperson of the computer science department at UNC, said the announcement DTH/YATES MCCONNELL continues the trend of large Incoming Daily Tar Heel General Manager Courtney Mitchell sits at the GM’s desk in the DTH office. Mitchell will officially start in June 2021. companies opening facilities in the Triangle to recruit from the surrounding universities. “Companies, like in the financial DTH hires new general manager services sector, have been putting down data centers in RTP, and providing By Max Hazerjian Va. She then returned to UNC and worked in a stood out because she not only understands really good, high-quality jobs,” Jeffay Staff Writer variety of communications-related roles. where the DTH has been and is now, but where said. “And, we’ve seen over the years [email protected] “Since 2004, I’ve spent my career in higher we want to be going.” graduates preferring to take those jobs education — all at Carolina,” she said. “I have Mitchell said that she wants to first listen to and stay local.” After 20 years of working across had a really wonderful time getting to write, students before pushing for sweeping change as Jamie McCall, the vice president communication fields, Courtney Mitchell is strategize, learn about communications and just general manager. Nevertheless, Mitchell said she of policy and research at the Carolina returning to The Daily Tar Heel. be part of serving others through the dynamic, has several overarching goals she hopes to work Small Business Development Fund, said Mitchell will take over the general manager thoughtful ways we can use those methods to on as general manager. She also said she hopes one of the Triangle’s benefits to Apple is position on June 1. Erica Perel, the last general communicate the messages of others to the to make programs like the Sharif Durhams its proximity to UNC, Duke University manager, joined the UNC Hussman School of community.” Leadership Program even stronger. and North Carolina State University Journalism and Media as director of the Center The DTH had to expedite the process to find Praveena Somasundaram, the DTH’s — as well as several historically Black for Innovation and Sustainability in Local a new general manager. The search committee, incoming editor-in-chief, said she has high colleges and universities with strong Media last month. composed of DTH students, board leadership hopes for the upcoming academic year. technology programs. Mitchell said her first goal is to listen to students. and alumni, had to select a new general “With Courtney as our new general manager, I “Having three research institutions “Any time you work in a new organization manager within just a few weeks’ time. am hoping to lead the newsroom into a successful, here essentially guarantees the Apple to help lead, first you need to learn what is Anna Pogarcic, the outgoing editor-in-chief post-COVID transition next year,” she said. workforce pipeline,” McCall said. happening, what people have been dying to do, of the DTH, noted the success of the hiring Somasundaram said she is confident that But the announcement from Apple, help them define what is not working well and process considering the short timeline. Mitchell will do wonders at the DTH. as well as a similar one from Google build the relationships that are going to help Still, Pogarcic said that the hiring process was “She went through a really grueling interview in March, comes as UNC’s computer you make key decisions,” Mitchell said. “It starts in no way rushed. After an exhaustive search, process and competed with a lot of candidates,” science department continues to with listening. In those first three months, I’m the committee had found the right match. Somasundaram said. “I’m excited to see what experience struggles with faculty going to do a whole lot of listening.” “I think the committee and students at the she does and work with her all next year. I think hiring and overcrowded classes. During her time at UNC, she wrote for the DTH who conducted their own interviews were she is going to be awesome, and I am excited.” Earlier this month, the department City desk and served as an assistant editor. very impressed by Courtney’s enthusiasm and prematurely announced that it was Mitchell attended graduate school in Roanoke, overall demeanor,” Pogarcic said. “She really Twitter: @dailytarheel planning to implement an admissions- based system in order to decrease the number of students pursuing the FACULTY GOVERNANCE major — but the announcement was retracted less than 24 hours later. The Apple announcement also brought up community concerns First female secretary of the faculty elected about the cost of living in the area, which has already been on the rise By Chelsea Ramsey position is one that is not only time- in recent years. Staff Writer consuming, but requires a specific “It can tend to increase housing [email protected] skill set and knowledge. prices, drive the demand for housing “A lot of what the secretary faculty up in a region that already is, in terms The UNC Faculty Council voted to does is about process and kind of of the state, an above-average region elect Jill Moore, associate professor being the steward of the processes in terms of housing prices,” Jonathan of public law and government, as of faculty governance,” he said. Morgan, a professor in the UNC the University’s new secretary of the Candidates for the secretary of the School of Government, said. faculty on April 16. faculty position are first sought out by Increased housing costs are Moore is the first woman to be the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee. particularly a concern for Triangle elected to this position in UNC’s history. Candidates can either be self-nominated residents like first-year Sneha “I’m honored and I’m humbled to or nominated by other faculty members. Pasupula, who grew up in the area. be a part of that group of firsts,” Moore Once the Advisory Committee has Pasupula said she is concerned said. “I honestly never expected to be, a group of potential candidates, its about the financial effects making but I understand that, as we’re still members evaluate the pool and select their way to Chapel Hill, especially if opening some doors for women in one to present to the Faculty Council. young professionals or more out-of- different positions, it’s not surprising.” The Faculty Council then votes to state students come to the town for The secretary of the faculty serves ratify the candidate to the position. its proximity to the Apple campus. a five-year term within faculty Moore will begin her term on July Apple’s investment was the result governance. The secretary serves on a 1. Moore said she felt well suited for DTH FILE/EMMA LINDSEY of nearly $1 billion worth of incentives number of committees, including the the secretary position, given her Associate Professor Jill Moore speaks at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting over about 40 years from North Faculty Council and the Chancellor’s extensive time at UNC and in the on Apr. 26, 2021. Moore was elected as the first woman Secretary of the Faculty. Carolina state and local governments. Advisory Committee. School of Government. “It is going to be a transformative Among other responsibilities, Mimi Chapman, chairperson of president,” she said. “I was a faculty longer have to make history through economic opportunity, but it the secretary keeps minutes for the faculty, has worked with Moore member when we got our first woman achieving certain positions. really requires the UNC System, Faculty Council and General Faculty for years. She agreed that Moore’s as chancellor, so I know firsthand that Moore’s goal in the position is to the universities, state and local meetings and conducts elections background gives her an advantage the history of women in different allow faculty voices to be heard and government, community organizations for these groups. Additionally, the in the secretary role. University roles is relatively recent and provide a platform for faculty concerns. to throw the responsibility on the other secretary serves as an interpreter of As a student, staff member and now is still being made.” “That’s more important to me side, to make sure that the benefits are the Faculty Code and runs the Office faculty member at UNC, Moore said Although she is the first woman than being a strong voice myself,” something that everybody can enjoy,” of Faculty Governance. she has seen a lot of women “firsts.” to become secretary of the faculty she said. McCall said. Vin Steponaitis, the outgoing “I was a student here when we at UNC, Moore said she looks secretary of the faculty, said the elected our first woman student body forward to the day when women no Twitter: @dailytarheel Twitter: @hannahgracerose 4 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 University The Daily Tar Heel

CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT Chase Dining Hall employee honored by chef By Jacie Smith Wagner’s mother, Elizabeth Crais, Staff Writer felt the same. [email protected] “I just got tears in my eyes,” Crais, a professor in the UNC School of Sam Wagner, who has worked at Medicine, said. “As a parent, it just Chase Dining Hall for a year and a half, warms your heart to see somebody was recently surprised with an honor recognize your child.” directly from the chef — a set of knives. Wagner began working at Chase But this wasn’t just any knife set. Dining Hall through a vocational These knives were specially engraved rehabilitation program at OE with Wagner’s name. And to Wagner, Enterprises. According to Carolina who works in food preparation and Dining Services, the organization as a pasta maker, this made him feel provides job placement and training to appreciated as a UNC employee. those who have barriers to employment, Wagner said he was surprised as including people who have intellectual his co-workers gathered around him. or developmental disabilities. Then, chef Hunter Stegall presented CDS partners individuals in the him with the set of engraved knives. program with its culinary staff in order Surrounded by his fellow employees, to receive coaching and training for Stegall gave a short speech about certain jobs within the dining halls. his pride in having Wagner as an Despite facing some difficulties employee at Chase and the great when he was first employed at Chase, effort that he puts into his work. Sam said he was grateful for the After this, everyone celebrated. inclusivity from his fellow employees. This event occurred after Wagner “People helped me along the came to Stegall and said he wanted way by showing me how to do to work to improve his cutting skills. things and patiently teaching me “After considering Sam’s progress how,” Wagner said. DTH/CAROLINE BITTENBENDER and his enthusiasm, I felt it was time Crais said she feels that her son’s job Chef Hunter Stegall of Chase Dining Hall awards Sam Wagner for his hard work and dedication in food preparation. for Sam to have his own knife set,” with Carolina Dining Services and the Stegall said. recent honor he received embody the campus,” Crais said. employees’ success, while we benefit with a disability and appreciate Wagner said he was overjoyed at University’s goal of being “for all kind.” Carolina Dining Services works with from the opportunity to learn from their support for my hard work and the honor. “It’s important to think about multiple local programs that provide job others and to be a more diverse and dedication, and have enjoyed working “I almost wanted to cry thinking the members in our community placement and training, Patti Latimer, inclusive workplace,” Latimer said. with the staff and chef at Chase,” about how much the staff and the who have disabilities, both children the marketing director at CDS, said. Overall, Wagner said this honor Wagner said. chef appreciated me,” Wagner said. and adults, and figuring out ways “We have the opportunity filled him with pride. Hearing about the event later, for them to be bigger parts of the to support the program and its “I’m proud of myself as a person Twitter: @dailytarheel Nursing students continue studies while treating COVID-19 patients Continued from Page 1 she stood outside the door with an Juggling virtual classes Coping with mental health The future of nursing epidemiologist and an infectious challenges nursing students, many of whom work disease specialist. In exacting detail, The coronavirus took a toll on Despite the difficulties, or perhaps at UNC Hospitals in some capacity they told her how to don her PPE, the nurses outside of the hospital. In addition to the physical toll because of them, Fleming said this while pursuing their degrees. what surfaces to touch and which to Doctoral students spent six hours of fighting a pandemic, nurses had pandemic has been an essential Ebahi Ikharo, another doctoral avoid and how to sanitize the room. a day on Zoom after long shifts at to cope with the severe emotional learning experience for students. student, worked as a critical care But what she wasn’t told, she the hospital. Their undergraduate strain of treating an overflow of “It’s been a really powerful time for nurse before the virus broke out. Since said, was how to answer a terrified counterparts — those pursuing their critically sick patients. our students to see how important then, she’s been floated from floor to patient’s questions. Bachelor of Science in nursing — had Ikharo said her stress from nurses are in our society,” she said. “I floor, treating COVID-19 patients and “I think it’s just sort of sharing to begin fulfilling their clinical hours working in health care and pursuing think they feel pride in the profession whoever else she can help. in this unknown moment between online in virtual classrooms. her degree was compounded by her they’re going into. So although it has the patient and myself,” she said. Professors had to get creative in experiences as a Black woman after had a lot of challenges, a lot of death, Treating the virus “Typically, a patient comes in and (I giving students hands-on experiences the police murder of George Floyd. a lot of sadness, I think for most of say,) ‘I’m going to give you chemo and when in-person instruction wasn’t “There was quite a bit of burnout our students it really confirmed their After doing what they could to these are going to be the side effects possible — such as learning to insert from school,” she said. “But also as desire to be a nurse.” protect their families and themselves, and this is how we’re going to combat an IV over Zoom. a Black woman, just an exhaustion With health care workers vaccinated UNC’s nurses were thrown into the the side effects,’ and (now) I have this “We mailed students their kits, from a lot of the constant trauma porn and COVID-19 cases decreasing, front lines of treating a virus the person going like, ‘Well, what’s going and we had them practice on that I was seeing and experiencing nursing students have been able to retain world had never seen before. Safety to happen?’ and I don’t know.” teddy bears and family members,” when the pandemic hit.” some small sense of normalcy. Hoover’s guidelines changed frequently, In the early days of the pandemic, Louise Fleming, associate dean for Ikharo became disillusioned with children are back home, Winebarger personal protective equipment was when nurses were often unable to undergraduate studies said. the constant “thank-you’s” from is back in clinicals and Myer’s floor has scarce and tests for the virus could give clear answers to patients about After PPE became more readily strangers and politicians, calling returned to regular medical care. take a week or longer to return. the virus, Ikharo said compassion available and COVID-19 cases health care workers “heroes,” which “I just truly hope that we actually Many nurses, wary of the unknowns was essential. stabilized, undergraduates were able sounded, to her, closer to “martyrs.” get to show nurses how much they are of the virus and their proximity to it, With visitors unable to see to return to in-person clinicals. “Yes, I said I want to be a nurse,” truly valued financially as well as just had to make difficult choices to keep their loved ones due to COVID-19 “It makes a world of difference,” Ikharo said. “But no, I did not the air and environment in which we their families safe. Becky Hoover, restrictions, nurses often had to be Chloe Winebarger, a junior in her first say I wanted to feel this level of speak about nurses,” she said. “Because a doctoral student who worked on the ones to establish a line of contact year of nursing school, said. “Seeing it emotional and physical burnout we deal with a lot of things that I think UNC Hospital’s oncology floor, said between sick patients and their in person, getting to do things hands due to a pandemic, which in my a lot of (people) are not aware of. And she sent her two children to live with families. Holding up iPads, nurses on and practice your skills and make opinion, did not have to escalate to at the end of the day, I think we are at her elderly parents once the virus hit. projected familiar faces to their everything come full circle from the level it escalated to because we the center of care for our patients.” Before Hoover treated a COVID- patients, watching as they did their classroom teaching to lab to clinical had people in power who did not 19 patient for the first time, she said best to comfort one another. and then to real world nursing.” want to take responsibility.” Twitter: @kyle_ingram11

FACULTY RESEARCH Professors research abroad despite COVID-19 restrictions By Kennedy Rushing have been approved for international for faculty research are handled is whether he will be able to do Staff Writer travel in summer 2021, with five trips on the departmental level. But, fieldwork once he arrives in Greece. [email protected] extending into the fall semester. because of the potential COVID- Haggis said he is considering going Cynthia Radding, professor of 19 risks, the project must be to Greece alone, but he will not be able COVID-19 put a halt to most Latin American studies and history, acknowledged by the provost and to access his grant money in University faculty research that involved was approved to travel to Mexico for potentially by a supervisor, the accounts without University approval. travel in 2020. Now, professors are five weeks this summer. department chairperson and a senior Although the landscape has adapting to new pandemic protocols In Mexico City, Radding will go administrator, according to the UNC changed, UNC leadership said it is and additional approval processes to to the Archivo General de la Nación Global website. still committed to its role as a top continue doing research abroad. and the Carso Center for the Study Donald Haggis, professor research institution. Most faculty research that of Mexican History to explore the of classical archaeology and “The research enterprise at involves international travel archives. She also plans on traveling chairperson of the Department of UNC-Chapel Hill represents has continued virtually through to the state of Sonora in northwestern Professor Cynthia Radding Classics, said the biggest challenge thousands of global connections established partnerships with other Mexico to visit an Indigenous Radding has recently been approved for a is not receiving University approval, which enable our faculty to find institutions, Barbara Stephenson, community in the Mayo River Valley. research trip to Mexico this summer. but is finding ways to navigate promising solutions to some of the vice provost for global affairs and She wants to visit these archives to do COVID-19 restrictions abroad. most pressing issues in the world,” chief global officer, said. research for two projects. University’s mission and how she Haggis is the project director of the Stephenson said in a statement. But Provost Bob Blouin has During the approval process, would manage travel risks. Lastly, Azoria Project — the excavation of “We look forward to being approved 30 faculty requests to Radding said she had to provide she signed an assumption of risk the archaeological site Azoria located able to resume more in-person travel internationally since UNC travel dates, routes, itineraries and acknowledgment statement in northeastern Crete, Greece. research soon and creating new travel restrictions were put in place in and destinations. She had to indicating she understood the risks “I’ve been doing this every year opportunities for collaboration.” spring 2020, according to UNC Media explain the purpose of the travel, of traveling during a pandemic. for 20 years,” Haggis said. Relations. Eighteen faculty members how the research would fulfill the In a normal year, permissions Haggis said his main concern Twitter: @dailytarheel The Daily Tar Heel University Wednesday, May 5, 2021 5

LGBTQ+ GRAD MILESTONE UNC lets grads specify name on diploma By Kelly Kendall legal name will appear. Staff Writer “It’s really hit or miss,” Carter said. [email protected] “A lot of the time you don’t know what name is going to show up in different Seniors graduating from UNC are places. There are so many different now able to specify the name that names I get from the UNC email list. appears on their diplomas. Even on more official stuff, it’s still like This decision was made as a a grab bag of what name will show up, way to allow students who may which is really frustrating.” not go by their legal names to Phoenix said over the years at the display the name they identify LGBTQ Center, T has found that the with on their diplomas. Assistant uncertainty regarding what name Provost and University Registrar will appear on documents and emails Lauren DiGrazia said the goal of can be harmful to students. this decision is to increase student “I think it’s very damaging and it pride in their accomplishments. contributes to a sense of alienation “We hope this change in practice and not belonging and not being will enhance the pride students feel respected or seen,” Phoenix said. when they display their diploma “In the worst case scenario, it can printed with the name that best also unintentionally out someone, reflects their identity,” DiGrazia said which can be very physically in a message to seniors on April 12. dangerous, not to mention This decision was largely pushed academically dangerous because for by Terri Phoenix, the director of of the prejudice and discrimination the LGBTQ Center. Phoenix said that exists.” DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/CAROLINE BITTENBENDER the ability for students to specify With these issues in mind, UNC Registrar notified seniors that they will have the option to choose the name that appears on their diploma. the name that will appear on their Phoenix began working for diplomas is an important way students to be able to choose the process being complete by their available to me,” Carter said. “But because we display that document that the University is supporting name on their diplomas around graduation next year is a relief. at the same time, it feels like a everywhere,” Phoenix said. transgender and nonbinary students. five years ago. One part of making “It’s a very big deal knowing very surface-level thing that the Carter and Phoenix said other “The most important message this a reality was determining that which name you’re going to be able University can do.” issues that need to be addressed by that it sends is that it is student- diplomas are not legal documents, to present,” they said. “I sort of just Another process with disparities the University include making non- centric, that they recognize but rather ceremonial documents. expected that if I didn’t get my legal between the presentation of legal gender-specific housing options diplomas are something students “Under North Carolina law, it’s not name changed, I wasn’t going to be and affirmed names is during available, expanding employee health can display proudly,” Phoenix said. considered a legal document, it is a able to have that. There’s definitely the course registration process, care to cover hormone treatments and “They have worked hard to get those ceremonial document, and because a little weight off the shoulders as ConnectCarolina lists faculty transition surgeries and addressing diplomas, for people with multiple it’s a ceremonial document, it doesn’t knowing, ‘Oh, that’s something I’m members’ legal names rather than heteronormativity on campus. marginalized identities in particular, have to have the legal name on it,” going to be able to do.’” affirmed names, Phoenix said. “I think there’s a danger in it is not an easy journey.” Phoenix said. “It took a long time to get While this news was met with Another is on UNC One Cards, as thinking, ‘Oh we did this so we’ve University documents and emails enough evidence and enough people excitement for students who don’t they are considered legal forms of got it,’” Phoenix said. “There’s so sometimes show students’ and staff’s to understand that there’s a difference go by their legal names, Carter said identification and reflect students’ many more things we need to do.” legal names, while other times, they with ceremonial documents.” they feel this is only a small piece and staff’s legal names. To confirm or update the show their affirmed name. Max Carter, In the past, in order for students of what the University could be “I want to engage in a discussion name that appears on their a junior member of the Sexuality and to specify the name on their diploma, doing to support transgender and looking at the UNC ID maybe not diplomas, students can go to their Gender Alliance at UNC and employee students would have to change their nonbinary students. being defined as a legal document ConnectCarolina Student Center. at the LGBTQ Center, said they don’t legal name to that name. For Carter, “It is definitely a relief to know so that people can have their know when their affirmed name or not having to worry about that that this is a thing that will be chosen name on that document, Twitter: @dailytarheel Three hours short for graduation?

Think summer! Check out courses at summer.unc.edu. 6 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 dailytarheel.com Sports FEATURE | BRITTANY PICKETT UNC 15 | DUKE 12 ‘I feel like I fit right in’ Men’s lacrosse clinches share of ACC title By Lucas Thomae pressure on the opposing defense. In Staff Writer the second quarter alone, UNC had 22 [email protected] shots compared to Duke’s four. “We made that run, which was The stakes couldn’t have been certainly the separator in the second much higher at Kenan Memorial quarter, and we just built on that Stadium on Sunday afternoon. momentum and hung in there and In the final regular-season game kept plugging away,” said head coach for the North Carolina men’s lacrosse Joe Breschi. team, a victory would secure a share It was a return to form for the of the ACC Championship. UNC offense that was held to 11 goals In the anticipated rematch the last time they had played Duke, between the No. 2 Duke team and its lowest mark of the season. This the No. 3 Tar Heels, it was UNC who time, UNC’s attack — which averages came out on top, winning 15-12 and the most goals per game in the ACC hoisting the ACC Championship — got the edge over the Blue Devils’ trophy. The energy in the stadium equally impressive defense. was palpable, with more than 4,000 Having split the series at one game people in attendance for the event. apiece and both finishing the regular “That was the first game where season with a conference record of 4-2, I really felt the fans,” said first-year UNC shared the ACC Championship goalkeeper Collin Krieg. with Duke, who clinched the title in its UNC came out of the gates previous game. aggressive, with junior attackman “Whenever you can win an ACC Jacob Kelly and junior midfielder game, it’s really special, especially DTH FILE/SAURYA ACHARYA Henry Schertzinger both finding this year,” Krieg said. “There’s a lot the back of the net within the first of talent across the board.” Fifth-year pitcher and first baseman Brittany Pickett prepares for a pitch during the Tar Heels’ 2-1 win 90 seconds of play. This is the second straight season Duke responded with four the ACC has not held a tournament unanswered goals, taking a 4-2 for men’s lacrosse. Now, the team looks Softball star graduates with legacy behind her lead that wouldn’t last long as the forward to the NCAA Tournament, Tar Heels proceeded to score nine where they will be one of 16 teams straight goals of their own. That vying for a national championship. By Lindsey Ware star. The coach knew Papa loved lefties, particularly 9-0 run started in the first quarter Gray made it clear that even Staff Writer lefties who could hit. Pickett fit this criterion, so UNC’s with an unassisted goal from senior though the team was excited to [email protected] head coach went to watch her play in a few games, midfielder William Perry and didn’t win on Sunday, their ambition lies including the state championship game that Pickett end until the third. beyond the ACC regular season. COVID-19 gave fifth-year pitcher and first helped the Spartans win during her sophomore year. “We credit our face-off guys,” “There’s still a lot more work to be baseman Brittany Pickett one more year to be a Tar “I was like ‘I gotta have her,’” Papa said. senior attackman Chris Gray said. done, and our goals aren’t complete Heel. Now, in just a few weeks, her time with the So, it’s fair to say Pickett had already made a name UNC won 12 of 16 face-offs in the yet,” Gray said. team will come to an end. for herself by the time she became a Tar Heel in 2017. first half, allowing the offense to keep Pickett has been the face of the North Carolina But she didn’t stop there. She wasn’t yet satisfied. control of the ball and put continuous Twitter: @LucasThomae softball program in each of her five years. She has dominated both offensively and defensively, and is in Coming to UNC the top 10 for almost every career pitching record in UNC history. Pickett has too many awards and honors She had one of the best rookie campaigns in program to name and serves as a mentor to her teammates. history, pitching nine shutouts in her 50 pitching Pickett has been playing softball since she was appearances. Pickett was named to the NFCA All- eight years old. She tried many different sports at Southeast Region second team and the All-ACC first the recreational level, including cheerleading and team honors, was ACC Freshman of the Year and was a gymnastics. However, she quickly came to realize finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year. they were not for her. It was then that her mother However, Pickett does not take all of the credit for signed her up for softball. her progress on the mound. She developed a strong Collins said Pickett always played above her age bond with her pitching coach Chelsey Dobbins, and bracket because of her height, so she was consistently they worked together to help take Pickett’s game to the youngest team member. He referred to Pickett as the next level. the quiet girl who got her work done and described Pickett was a part of the All-ACC first team and her as goal-oriented. the ACC All-Tournament team her sophomore and Pickett fell in love with the game, joining a travel junior years. She appeared in five games during her team just two years after her softball career began. shortened senior campaign, with a game-winning She has been fully invested ever since. run and eight strikeouts before sustaining a season- “I had my heart set on softball,” Pickett said. ending injury to the thumb of her pitching hand. “It’s a tough loss,” redshirt senior outfielder DTH/IRA WILDER Early career Kristina Burkhardt said. “She was still there UNC graduate midfielder Connor McCarthy (32) takes a shot on the goal physically for us. She was still supportive.” during the Tar Heels’ 15-12 victory against Duke on May 2, 2021. After an impressive high school career, Pickett headed But after COVID-19 cut the season short, Pickett to North Carolina already well-decorated. She was and all other spring sport athletes were granted an named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 NCHSAA extra year of eligibility. For Pickett, the decision was 3A State Playoffs after leading Sun Valley High School easy: she was coming back for another run. to a state title. Pickett was the team MVP for three out “I saw it as a great opportunity,” Pickett said. “I Women’s lacrosse is of her four years of high school. She made the NCSCA thought ‘Maybe this is not my time yet.’” All-State twice and All-District three times. Pickett is grateful for this extra year of eligibility and “She always had some hype around her,” Collins has not been wasting it. She was selected to the preseason said. “She took that pressure well.” All-ACC team, and also became a part of the Crimson on the come up Collins has known Pickett for the entirety of her Classic all-tournament team this year after pitching 27 softball career and coached her throughout middle strikeouts in 23.2 innings. Thanks to this season, she now Continued from Page 1 give UNC a two-goal cushion midway and high school. He got to see her firsthand. holds UNC’s career record for saves with 12. through the first half. After a Syracuse The talented young player made the All-Southern The season is now drawing to a close, with four “I’m a bit emotional about it, in a goal, Sconone scored at the end of the Carolina Conference every year in high school, as well regular-season games against Louisville remaining good way. I was a bit nervous, but I half to once again put the Tar Heels as being a part of the 2016 MaxPreps All-American before the ACC Tournament. After playing over 100 got my butterflies going in the right up by two. At the 13:14 mark in the Second Team and being a two-time North Carolina games with UNC, this number is a reminder of how way,” Wakefield said. “Shoutout to second half, she added another goal Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee. little time she has left in her softball career. the Carolina family, this wouldn’t to help put the nail in Syracuse’s coffin. In her sophomore year alone, Pickett was named “I’m excited to finish up playing with all of my best been possible if it weren’t for Roy “(Hillman’s) a kid who just does the 2014 SCC Pitcher of the Year, the 2014 Charlotte friends,” Pickett said. “I know I’m able to leave a mark on Williams’ donation — I’m a proud her job and plays within herself but Observer Player of the Year and the 2014 Sun Valley Carolina’s program and pave the way for future players.” Tar Heel, born, bred, dead.” also makes stuff happen and people Offensive Player of the Year. After Pickett’s long career dedicated to the program, Despite the strong showing, the spark off of her,” Levy said. “Sconone “My freshman or sophomore year of high school, I it’s hard for her coaches and teammates to see her go. defense didn’t do all the work. The Tar did a great job today and she was a kind of saw the potential I had,” Pickett said. “Brittany has been, from a pitching standpoint, Heels still needed to put balls in the big part of our success.” This potential led to her being recognized by the the face of our program,” Papa said. “She represents back of the net to win the game, and Defense wins championships coaching staff at North Carolina and signing to the Carolina well. She represents our team well.” these goals on Sunday didn’t just come and with the NCAA Tournament school the summer before her junior year. UNC was She leaves the school with a UNC education and from the team’s usual players. Reserve now ahead, this defense will the first Division 1 school to give her an offer, which a legacy the Tar Heel softball program will likely sophomores Elizabeth Hillman and look to bring the same harassing was all Pickett needed. She immediately committed. remember for years to come. Melissa Sconone combined for three intensity to it. “I was all over it,” Pickett said. “I feel like I fit right in.” “I would choose Carolina over and over again,” goals and two assists and each drew To the rest of the NCAA: Look Head coach Donna Papa initially heard about Pickett said. two free-position shots. out, North Carolina is coming. Pickett when a high school softball coach in the These contributions helped the Tar Charlotte area reached out to tell her about the rising Twitter: @lindseyashe_ Heels pull away as Hillman scored to Twitter: @noahmnroe The Daily Tar Heel Sports Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7

NFL DRAFT WOMEN’S GOLF COACH RETIRES Looking ahead at five Jan Mann leaves lasting legacy

Tar Heels’ NFL careers By Macy Meyer started crying and couldn’t go on with her speech. I Senior Writer was really emotional.” By Zachary Crain [email protected] For both Berger and Adam, Mann was one of the Sports Editor greatest perks of coming to UNC. And her departure [email protected] First-year golfer Nicole Adam was on the hunt is a great loss. to find the ball she just hit over the green at the “I was very shocked that she was going to be Of the five former members of the Palmetto Spring Invitational in February. She leaving, but I tried to keep it together,” Adam said. North Carolina football team selected stopped suddenly in her tracks when she saw her “Because I just want her to know that we love her in last weekend’s NFL Draft, all had to ball – just a few feet away from a fully grown alligator. and will always love her.” wait until at least day two to hear their A stunned Adam stood still. But head coach Jan While making the announcement was difficult, name called. Mann had other ideas. Mann knew she made the right choice. Quarantine Here’s a look at where North Mann sprang into action and drove straight at gave her time for her kids and grandkids, and Carolina’s five league-bound players the alligator in her golf cart, pushing the gator back pursuing her personal passions from refurnishing a ended up, and how they might fit in at in the water. Mann parked right at the water’s edge sailboat to sculpting. Mann knows she’ll miss being the next level. and without hesitation, grabbed Adam’s nine-iron with the team, but her decision to stay in Chapel and wielded it like a sword in case the creature came Hill for the foreseeable future allows her to still be Javonte Williams, Denver Broncos, back for more while Adam made her next hit. connected to UNC athletics. 35th overall Adam said that story is the epitome of who “I’m a very competitive person and I love to win, Mann is as a person: fiercely strong, determined, but it’s all about the relationships that you establish The Wallace native was the third Javonte Williams protective — the most beloved mentor. It’s how the with your players, with your student-athletes, just running back to come off the board team will remember her. watching me grow as they come in as freshmen as selected by the Denver Broncos behind Alabama’s Najee Harris, who Mann, who has led three collegiate women’s golf they graduate,” Mann said. “Those relationships are went 24th overall to the Pittsburgh programs for 25 years, is retiring after spending the just priceless.” Steelers, and Clemson’s Travis last 12 seasons as head coach of the Tar Heels. She Berger and Adam both said that Mann has always Etienne, who joined No. 1 pick was named ACC Coach of the Year two times, one created the most uplifting team environment. While Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville of these at UNC in 2011, and led the Tar Heels to an many think golf is a purely individual sport, Mann after being selected 25th overall by ACC title in 2011. But amongst these accolades, her created a team sport at UNC. They believe in each the Jaguars. golfers will remember their love for her the most. other, want the best for each other and support each With Drew Lock and Teddy “She’s been like a second mother to me,” Adam said. other. It all started with Mann, who would even take Bridgewater expected to have a “She’s always been there, always wanting to help me. on an adult alligator for her players. quarterback competition this fall, it’s She’s my golf coach, but she’s much more than that.” She deserves retirement, they said. uncertain who will be handing the Mann called a team meeting last Tuesday to make “Coach Mann is a very accomplished woman and ball off to Williams come September the announcement to her players. After months of she’s done so many things throughout her life, aside — but with the Broncos losing Phillip spending more time at home with her husband John from golf,” Bergner said. “So with that being said, the Lindsay, there should be plenty of and their kids during the pandemic, she felt it was thing that I wish her most is just happiness, and to carries for Williams. time to take that leap into her next chapter. The read what she wants to read and to live the life that Last year, the Broncos passed on team sat down and Mann took a deep breath before she wants to live. What I wish for her is that she can just 57 percent of offensive plays — breaking the news. enjoy her retirement as she deserves.” good for the 21st highest percentage in “Nobody knew what to say,” senior Ava Bergner the league — representing a balanced said. “Then a bunch of us started crying, and coach Twitter: @macyemeyer offensive system. Michael Carter selected by the New York Jets Chazz Surratt, Minnesota Vikings, 78th overall

Surratt, the quarterback-turned- linebacker, was the next Tar Heel off the board. Minnesota’s defense finished 27th in the league in yards-per-game allowed last year. Surratt should fill a hole as a talented coverage linebacker, who flashed sideline-to-sideline tackling abilities in his time at UNC.

Dyami Brown, Washington Football Team, 82nd overall

The last Tar Heel to go off the board on day two, the wide receiver Brown should complement free Dyami Brown agent signing Curtis Samuel and selected by the Washington Football Team fellow Football Team receiver Terry McLaurin well in Washington. Brown’s big-play ability was clear with Sam Howell under center in Chapel Hill, where he racked up over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns on 20 yards-per-reception. Especially with gunslinger Ryan Fitzpatrick playing quarterback, Brown’s speed should come in handy PHOTO COURTESY OF UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS early in his time in the NFL. Women’s golf head coach Jan Mann has announced her retirement after serving 12 seasons with the Tar Heels. Michael Carter, New York Jets, 107th overall BRIEFS Women’s soccer moves to third round Entering day three with only four of NCAA Tournament running backs off the board, Carter UNC baseball swept by Notre Dame was an early target for teams picking In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, near the top of the fourth round. The North Carolina baseball team traveled to the No. 2 North Carolina women’s soccer team The Jets gave No. 2 overall pick South Bend last weekend for a series against No. Chazz Surratt Zach Wilson another weapon in New defeated Denver, 2-0. 6 Notre Dame, where it was swept in three games. selected by the Minnesota Vikings York’s new-look offense. In terms of performance, both teams were near On Friday, the Tar Heels were dominated by -even in the first half. The two sides were only Dazz Newsome, Chicago Bears, Notre Dame pitching, as they were held scoreless. separated by a set-piece goal. Off a whipped free kick 221st overall Errant throws by UNC in the bottom of the eighth by Paige Tolentino, first-year defender Abby Allen allowed Notre Dame to pull away to 4-0 victory. followed junior striker Rachel Dorwart’s header and The lone Tar Heel selected to In the second game between the two ACC foes, not opt out of last year’s Orange rewarded UNC with the lead. Notre Dame jumped out to a 10-run lead in the Bowl, wide receiver Dazz Newsome The second half saw junior Brianna Pinto, who had the longest wait of any North bottom of the sixth before the Tar Heels came to played at striker in the first half, move to the midfield, Carolina players. life. UNC scored nine runs in the next two innings as head coach Anson Dorrance changed the team’s Despite starting off slow last year, to trim the deficit to one, but three straight outs formation. That helped UNC break through Denver’s Newsome was an impact player ended the comeback bid. press and create more chances, shooting 12 shots in throughout his time in Chapel Hill In the series finale, junior pitcher Caden O’Brien and could add to a thin wide receiver the second half compared to five in the first. walked three batters and gave up four runs before room in Chicago. The Tar Heels’ dominance was rewarded by Regardless, his high motor should being pulled in the first inning. UNC eventually another goal off a set piece, with Dorwart latching land him a roster spot on special came back to tie the game at five in the third inning, onto a loose ball in the penalty box and giving UNC teams if he isn’t ready to get offensive but after that, the Irish struck gold and poured 14 a 2-0 lead, a lead they’d never lose. snaps on day one. more runs on the Tar Heels to win, 19-5. Dazz Newsome Twumasi Duah-Mensah selected by the Chicago Bears Noah Monroe 8 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 City & State dailytarheel.com NORTH CAROLINA | K!12 EDUCATION N.C. bill raises concerns over Schools address falling school choice funding student attendance By Brian Rosenzweig By Kayla Guilliams due to all of the different learning methods accommodated during Senior Writer Staff Writer the pandemic, she said, and North [email protected] [email protected] Carolina school districts have had to be creative with how they track A bill to expand funding and Students in K-12 schools have and define attendance — especially reduce barriers to access for private faced heightened barriers to attending during remote learning. school vouchers in the state passed classes since the beginning of the Wrenn said maintaining in the North Carolina House of pandemic. Issues related to broadband communication and building Representatives last month and now access, student and family health teacher-student relationships helps awaits a vote by the Senate. and a lack of social and emotional with attendance rates. She said House Bill 32, titled the “Equity in support have all contributed to falling during remote learning, teachers Opportunity Act,” seeks to increase attendance rates. have set up virtual office hours or funding and access to private school Vanessa Wrenn, director of contacted parents and students by vouchers in North Carolina by the digital teaching and learning phone to maintain communication. altering scholarship caps, expanding division at the North Carolina She also said communicating by text definitions of those who qualify Department of Public Instruction, has been successful statewide. and directing unused discretionary said districts across the state Fothergill said strategies like funding toward these scholarships. have been working diligently to mentoring or after-school programs The bill was first introduced in keep students in the classroom are ways children can form January by four Republican primary by maintaining student-teacher meaningful and deep relationships sponsors. On April 13, the bill passed by relationships and increasing with peers and adults. a vote of 69-49, with all of the House’s broadband access. During remote learning, Wrenn Republicans voting for the bill and said addressing broadband access Democratic members voting against. Falling attendance issues has been key to improving HB 32 is one piece in an ongoing attendance. OCS piloted a mobile national debate about school choice, As of December, 19 percent of bus-based WiFi solution for families, a controversial education policy issue North Carolina students on average and Wrenn said over 300,000 that is facing renewed debate in light weren’t attending school at least four DTH/CAROLINE BITTENBENDER mobile hotspots have been provided of COVID-19. days a week, according to the NCDPI, The new “School Choice” bill will increase access to private schools in N.C. meaning just 81 percent of students at the state level. Fothergill said addressing issues What is school choice? were attending regularly. In a normal regulations or accountability measures next year. school year, average daily attendance like broadband access early on can help ensure students don’t develop School choice is the idea that parents as public schools,” Andrew said in an “This proposed bill would divert across the state is around 95 percent. chronic issues with absences. She ought to have the option to send their email. “They can and do deny entry to even more money to private schools at Orange County Schools has had also said attendance is a leading children to public or private schools students based on religious background a time when cash strapped traditional an average attendance rate of 94.78 indicator of general wellness, and with some degree of financial assistance and gender and/or sexual identity.” public schools are struggling to meet percent this school year, according strategies to address attendance also from state and federal governments. the many needs the pandemic has to data from the OCS Accountability need to address issues like physical Advocates for school choice argue School choice and the pandemic amplified,” Andrew said. Department. Chapel Hill Carrboro and emotional health. that it puts more of a focus on the Robert Luebke, a senior fellow City Schools reports 87.6 percent N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer (D – student and encourages public and Last year, while lockdown at the conservative John Locke of students having satisfactory Caswell, Orange), spent 16 years private schools to compete and thus measures caused over 70 percent of Foundation’s Center for Effective attendance this school year, meaning working in North Carolina’s public improve in quality. public schools to cancel in-person Education, said the issue is not related attending 95 percent or more of schools, including as the former But critics say that school choice classes for months at a time, roughly to funding for public versus private school days. director of student equity for Chapel policies pose a risk to public schools 60 percent of private schools schools. Public schools receive their Sue Fothergill, director Hill-Carrboro City Schools. He said as they continue to face funding continued with in-person instruction. funding through the Department of strategic programming he has concerns about making sure challenges and that access to vouchers Some of the parents upset with of Education budget, while the at Attendance Works, said children get caught up on any lost is heavily stratified along income lines. the decision to close public schools Personal Education Savings Account economically disadvantaged — learning that may have occurred over Brian Jodice, the executive vice turned toward private schools as an Program that supports school choice Black and Brown students and the past year. president of Parents for Educational alternative. Last August, the National vouchers receives its funding from the students with disabilities — At a state and nationwide level, Freedom in North Carolina, believes Association of Independent Schools Department of Administration. generally experienced higher rates Fothergill said schools need access increasing options in school choice reported a 58 percent increase in Jodice believes HB 32’s expansions of chronic absence nationwide to adequate and equitable school helps families find educational interest for independent schools of the program, which include pre-pandemic, and this inequity funding to implement strategies that situations that are best for them, which compared to the previous year. eliminating the current $4,200 cap has worsened over the past year. increase attendance. ultimately improves communities. Though school choice policies have on vouchers and allowing families “Low attendance is likely to However, Jennifer Andrew, the provided increased options to some to apply for vouchers in the spring Efforts to improve create a situation where students communications director for Public families during the pandemic, some fear semester, are important for expanding are not earning the grade levels that Schools First N.C., said that while bills like HB 32 could have a negative access to this choice throughout the Tracking student attendance is we would expect or want for them,” families could have the choice to effect on education funding, at a time state, especially for lower-income required by North Carolina law, she said. “It’s something that’s really apply to private schools, the schools when schools across the country may families who see private school as Wrenn said, and helps schools important to address.” are not required to accept their kids. face budget cuts due to the pandemic. financially unattainable. identify students who need support “They are not subject to the same Andrew said the bill could pose at an early stage. Tracking this many risks to public schools in the Twitter: @BrianDRosie data has become more difficult Twitter: @kaylaguilliams CHCCS Parent: ‘It’s not even that they’re failing; it’s that you’re failing them’ Continued from Page 1 know what my kids learn; I know how Black parents. he’s being treated during the day. I can For these families, McLaughlin sixth grader at McDougle Middle hear it in the next room.” said coming back to school is more School. She said her children learning complicated than answering “yes/no” remotely means she no longer has Lack of communication and trust questions about whether she wants to worry about whether they will her children to come back into the come back home from school every While McLaughlin and other school building and whether they day whole, or “broken mentally and parents feel teachers have been need transportation. emotionally into pieces.” more communicative during remote “There’s no conversation about “That was a whole new breath of learning, she said the same can’t be ‘What is it that you need to feel safe fresh air,” she said. said for the district. coming back in the building?’” she said. McLaughlin serves on the district’s CHCCS, like all other public Equity Advisory Council and is the school districts in North Carolina, Continued learning disparities co-founder and leader of Frank Porter was required by state law to reopen Graham Elementary School’s parent schools. The district sent reopening North Carolina required schools group Coalition of Leaders for African- surveys to determine how families felt. to reopen to combat learning loss, descendant Student Success with Page. McLaughlin said she would have which reports say has been greater for She said some Black families have liked to see more conversation around students of color. But CHCCS already felt more included in their students’ these reopening surveys. She said has the second-highest achievement education during remote learning. Black families already have a deep gap between Black and white students DTH/CHASE COFIELD Instead of teachers communicating sense of distrust of the district. She in the country. Denise Page poses for a virtual portrait on May 4, 2021. Page has her two less, she said her kids’ teachers have co-authored a report from Durham- McLaughlin said, for her children, children attend school virtually due to safety concerns involving COVID-19. been communicating with her more based advocacy group Village of learning gaps already existed. One of than ever. Wisdom that surveyed 30 community her sons is two grade levels behind. because Black and brown children where not only do we have the same “This is the first time a lot of Black members in local school districts. But he was two grade levels behind are failing. harms of yesterday, but now we have families have had that experience of The report found that families felt before the pandemic too. “It’s not even that they’re failing; it’s it paired with a virus.” having, I guess, a little bit of power, the school districts have a history of She said she disagrees with the that you’re failing them,” she said. “I’m and a little bit of say-so,” she said. “I making decisions without the input of message that schools have to reopen not going to bring myself into a space Twitter: @sonjarao The Daily Tar Heel City & State Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9 STATE | POLICE BRUTALITY Release of Andrew Brown body cam footage denied By Emmy Trivette “I do not believe the Superior Senior Writer Court Judge’s decision to delay [email protected] the release of body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of A 20-second clip was the last Andrew Brown Jr. is in the interest goodbye Andrew Brown Jr.’s family of justice,” U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, had after his death last week. D-N.C., tweeted after the hearing. And on Wednesday, a local judge “The people of Elizabeth City and denied the release of the remaining of North Carolina deserve to know footage to the media. the truth.” Brown was sitting behind the “I wanted the body camera footage wheel of his car at his Elizabeth City to be released to the public as soon as home when local officers opened fire possible, and I’m disappointed it won’t on him the morning of April 21. The happen immediately,” Pasquotank officers killed Brown, a 42-year-old County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said Black man, who did not appear to be in a Wednesday statement. holding a weapon. The footage will be released to On Monday, the family and one Brown’s son, Khalil Ferebee, the of their attorneys, Chantel Cherry- attorney representing the victim Lassiter, viewed the only body camera and other family within one degree footage officials are releasing at this of kinship in the next 10 days. In time: one 20-second clip of Brown’s the meantime, the court will censor death. The family’s private autopsy certain conversations and identities results, released Tuesday, showed in the video that it says jeopardize Brown being shot a total five times — ongoing investigation. four times in his right arm, and a fatal Wooten said independent shot in the back of the head. investigations are pending, and as “Here’s the thing, when the first soon as he receives all the facts, he will PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN ZEIS/THE VIRGINIAN!PILOT/TNS second of the video started, they act quickly to ensure accountability Attorney Bakari Sellers addresses the media at the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office in Elizabeth City on April 27, 2021. were already at the driveway out of and transparency with the public. the truck shooting,” Cherry-Lassiter Cherry-Lassiter said the 20-second retired, Cherry-Lassiter said. conversations about racism in shooting being quietly pushed aside said. “So what happened before that, clip she saw showed Brown crashing “I was actually very sad, because policing and changing policies at for years. we don’t know.” his car into a tree. She said no one I didn’t think I was going to see him both the local and national level. “From what I’ve seen, a lot of On Wednesday, Superior Court knows what happened after that. just sitting in his car with his hands “We’re definitely trying to get times people go through stuff and Judge Jeff Foster explained to the Access to more footage beyond the one on the steering wheel,” Cherry- policies changed. That’s one of deal with stuff and they don’t report court that there were four body body camera clip would give greater Lassiter said. “We saw him backing the goals because there’s a lot of it, or they report it and nothing cameras rolling and one dash camera. insight to the family and attorneys up, the whole time trying to avoid misinterpretation,” Cherry-Lassiter happens,” she said. “So hopefully we Amanda Martin and Mike Tadych, about what happened, she said. the officer that was shooting at him.” said. “They told us they would show have enough light to shine on this two of the attorneys representing Local deputies had arrived that The shooting of Brown by us the pertinent parts of the video, situation that something will be the media petitioning for the release morning to serve Brown search and police came the day after former but they decided what the pertinent done about it. That’s my hope, but of the video — which includes The arrest warrants on drug charges. Minneapolis police officer Derek parts were.” you never know.” Daily Tar Heel — said in a statement Based on street camera footage Chauvin was convicted of the murder Law enforcement agencies Enough light that maybe protests, they were disappointed in the published by WAVY News, there of George Floyd, whose death sparked have shut down and restricted like the one in Raleigh for Brown outcome of the hearing. appeared to be a F-150 pickup truck international protests against racism protests that are in solidarity and Bryant, won’t be shut down “If the media don’t have standing with an unknown number of officers and police brutality. Other shootings with Brown and other victims of because protesters were walking in to petition the court for release of headed to Brown’s residence. of Black individuals, including police brutality across the state. the street. law enforcement video, the general Since the shooting, seven deputies 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant and Tory Protesters in Elizabeth City defied Or enough change that the public does not either,” they said. “We have been put on administrative Casey, have occurred in the wake a countywide state of emergency family of Andrew Brown won’t believe that is legally incorrect.” leave, two have resigned and one has of the conviction, reinvigorating and were dispersed by the police have to watch his last 20 seconds Martin and Tadych said they will on Tuesday, the evening before the in a sterile county office room, on a review the judge’s written order when body camera hearing. loop for 45 minutes. they receive it and decide how to “I wanted the body camera footage to be released On Sunday, supporters in the DTH staff writer David Richman appeal it. to the public as soon as possible, and I’m Triangle attended a vigil for Brown contributed reporting. Other local and state officials and Bryant. expressed disappointment in the disappointed it won’t happen immediately.” Cherry-Lassiter, native to Twitter: @Emmy.Trivette | decision. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II Pasquotank County, said she grew up @DRichman27 watching injustices such as Brown’s ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS BRIEF Names of deputies The Pizza Press rebrands as /sôst/ involved in Brown’s death released additional salad options. The Pizza Press was one of Pasquotank County Sheriff Handrinos said this decision to UNC junior Kayla Dang’s favorite Tommy Wooten released the move away from The Pizza Press restaurants on Franklin Street, and names of the seven deputies franchise is due to struggles brought when she heard the rebranding news on by COVID-19 and being across through Facebook, she was sad. involved in the death of Andrew the country from the chain’s other As a member of the Chapel Hill- Brown Thursday. locations, not problems with the Carrboro Foodies Facebook group, The deputies are Steven franchise itself. Dang said she knows it’s important Judd, Michael Swindell, “The way the world has been to support local businesses in times Kenneth Bishop, Joel Lunsford, in the past year, it was difficult like these, but she’s unsure how this Daniel Meads, Robert Morgan getting revenue through the door,” will play out in the case of /sôst/. Handrinos said. “There were “There are so many local and Aaron Lewellyn. Only the just aspects of business that we businesses to support on Franklin three deputies who reportedly felt could be better handled by anyways that I don’t know if them fired at Brown — Meads, concentrating on a more localized saying they’re local now will really Morgan and Lewellyn — North Carolina focus.” help that much,” Dang said. remain on administrative leave. Pannill and Handrinos have spent UNC senior and former employee “More investigation is the past few weeks moving away of The Pizza Press, Joe Friedman, from the 1920s theme of The Pizza said he is excited about this rebrand necessary into the three Press brand. and thinks it will be beneficial deputies who did fire their With no brand constraints, /sôst/ for the owners. Friedman worked weapons, and they will remain has more flexibility in store design at Pizza Press during the first six DTH/NISHTHA MUKHERJI on administrative leave and has worked with community months it was open. pending completion of the Franklin Street’s Pizza Press, as photographed on Apr. 30, 2021 is rebranding arts leaders to incorporate Chapel He said in these first few months, internal investigation and/or as /sôst/ in a move to become a local restaurant instead of a national chain. Hill pride into the restaurant it was hard for them to stimulate including two windows featuring business since they were so far the criminal investigation being By Ella Layn spelling of “sauced,” Handrinos artwork from local artists. away from other The Pizza Press conducted by the State Bureau Staff Writer said he knew there were other Handrinos said he and Pannill locations. Even with their food and of Investigation,” Wooten said [email protected] restaurants with that name, and considered feedback from college customer service, which he felt in a press release. wanted to be creative. Every dish students about what new food were of the highest quality, The On April 21 at 8:30 a.m., at /sôst/ is based around a sauce, options /sôst/ should offer. Pizza Press had to work hard to be The Pizza Press, a make-your- Pasquotank County sheriff’s own pizza restaurant that’s been on which is something Handrinos Even with The Pizza Press accepted by the community. deputies killed Brown while Franklin Street since 2018, will take said he and co-owner Stuart being a national chain, Handrinos “I think being successful on a new name on Friday: /sôst/. The Pannill wanted the name of the said their focus as owners has Franklin Street is sticking out from serving a search and arrest change will bring the restaurant restaurant to show. always been on the greater the rest of the competition and also warrant. An independent from being part of a national chain While the items on Pizza community. /sôst/ will have those offering something that you can’t get autopsy shows he died from a to becoming a local restaurant, Press’ current menu will remain, same community values, with anywhere else in North Carolina, gunshot wound in the back of Handrinos and Pannill are adding Handrinos and Pannill looking to so I think that this is a really good co-owner Andreas Handrinos said. his head. The name /sôst/ is the phonetic on to the build-your-own concept support more local organizations move,” Friedman said. spelling of the word “sauced.” with more items such as pastas, in the fall as restrictions are Instead of using the traditional subs, shareable items like wings and hopefully lifted. Twitter: @ella_layn Sonia Rao 10 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Opinion dailytarheel.com The Daily Tar Heel EDITORIAL Established 1893 128 years of editorial freedom We are circling the drain ANNA POGARCIC EDITOR!IN!CHIEF

PAIGE MASTEN OPINION EDITOR Collective trauma requires collective healing.

RAJEE GANESAN e are so deeply drained. We no longer understood, it never really felt like we were. We Governors or the N.C. General Assembly to ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR have the energy to click another were encouraged to be flexible and give each help us — they’ve made it clear that they won’t Zoom link, write another forum post other grace as we all struggled together, but no be there. EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS W or merely exist in the chaos that is being a college matter how much stretching we did, it didn’t ease As we close this school year and look to the ABBAS HASAN student amid a pandemic. the pain. next, it is worth keeping in mind what is coming ADITI KHAROD We did it though, right? We did make it This year has been a collective trauma, next. Next fall will be something else new. It through? Surely, there has to be at least some and the only way to go forward is a collective won’t be exactly the way it was before, or the way ANNIE GRACE PLOTT solace in that. healing. A way to lean on each other that has things are now; rather, it will be another fork in BEN RAPPAPORT To be able to roll across that finish line after some substance behind it, beyond all of the the road. running on empty for so long feels like an empty platitudes. We are headed down this path together, CAITLYN YAEDE accomplishment. Perhaps more desperately, it Maybe that doesn’t even feel like a concrete whether we like it or not. Forging a sense of CALLIE XU needs to be an accomplishment, a silver lining to solution to the breakdown of our community, community will be more important than ever. ELISA KADACKAL tie ourselves to as we move forward. but giving a reductive answer to the healing feels So take care of yourselves. Take care of your But it feels like there aren’t encouraging words severely misguided. friends. Perhaps then, we can fill our own cups JACOBSON LESER to say to adequately assess this school year. It has If there’s one thing we’ve been reminded of instead of perpetually running on empty. JOSEPH KARGBO knocked the wind from our sails and drowned us this year, it’s that we only have each other. We in self-doubt. can’t look to the administration, the Board of Twitter: @dthopinion JOSIAH TOWNSEND From institutional betrayals to pandemic walls LAYLA PEYKAMIAN and police brutality close to home, the cycle never LIAM BENDEZU stopped. And against such a painful backdrop, the many things we love about UNC — the MICHAEL BEAUREGARD community, the dogwood trees, the Carolina Blue RAYMOND PANG skies — felt a million miles away, and we were left feeling broken. VANCE STILES Maybe there will be a time next year when we can look back and determine what we learned from this mess — how deeply the scar cut. But right now, it’s just too hard to say. No, not every waking moment has been bad, but the hurt of this school year has made even the good moments a little less good. Or at least SPEAK OUT more difficult to fully absorb. Interested in writing a letter We want to be optimistic, but those words feel to the editor or submitting an hollow when we can’t even bring ourselves to op-ed? believe them. We cannot look back and say it was • Students: Include your year, all OK, because it wasn’t. All we can do is hope major and phone number. that maybe soon, it will be. • Faculty/staff: Include your This year reached a fever pitch. It broke us. We department and phone number. got used to living in a fog — ignoring our mental • Edit: The DTH edits for space, health in the name of productivity. clarity, accuracy and vulgarity. No matter how often we heard that we were DTH FILE/ANGELICA EDWARDS Limit submissions to 500 words.

Email: [email protected] QUOTE OF THE DAY FEATURED ONLINE READER COMMENT EDITOR’S NOTE: Columns, Support Muslim students directly, support Muslim For once, report the entire story. I am sure that they cartoons and letters do not necessarily represent the opinions leadership.” told you this in the J-School.” of The Daily Tar Heel or its staff. Editorials reflect the opinions of The Anum Imran, Jason C. Roper, Daily Tar Heel editorial board, which president of the UNC Muslim Students Association, commenting on the lack of commenting on a DTH article about the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth comprises 15 board members, the “ University-wide recognition of Our Three Winners Day “ City, on Facebook opinion assistant editor and editor and the editor-in-chief.

COLUMN Hitting the reset button

The fall semester will be an have never sat in a lecture hall before. Learning Rarely are we given opportunities to start fresh over Zoom has made us think critically about — to meet new people, break out of old habits and opportunity for a fresh start. how we work, how we socialize with our peers explore new interests. With all of the turmoil and and professors and our academic goals. changes of the last year, returning to campus in By Caitlyn Yaede Digital learning has been like hitting a wall, the fall is likely that opportunity. Editorial Board Member and the shift back to in-person learning will likely At the same time, there can be an immense be a similar hurdle. amount of pressure around having a blank slate. eople are getting vaccinated, classes The pandemic has also redefined our pastimes. It’s intimidating and leads us to put too much are coming to an end and the weather What used to be social afternoons on Franklin pressure on finally returning to campus. There Pis getting warmer. For the first time Street with friends or sunny days on the quad is are fears about “doing it right” and making the The Daily Tar Heel in a long time, things seem to be changing for now a lot more time spent alone. most out of the time we have left at UNC. the better. We’ve taken up hobbies — writing, knitting, Whether you feel like you’re starting over or Established 1893 But since this time two years ago, everything professional Netflix marathoning — and learned continuing along a similar path, don’t put too 128 years of editorial freedom has changed. Friends have been gained and lost, to be more comfortable alone. much pressure on yourself. Time spent stressing and our education has shifted online. Some of our relationships have suffered as about these changes is not time well spent. What is the editorial board? For many incoming sophomores and first-year a consequence. Whether it’s because we grew My first year at UNC, I lived in Craige A group of student journalists who students, this fall will mark their first time on apart with time or because of the strain COVID- Residence Hall with seven other people. This meet twice a week. The editorial campus. For many others, myself included, it will 19 has placed on relationships, friends have been fall, I’ll be moving into a single dorm room. And board is independent from The Daily be the first time in a while. lost over the last year. although it’s taken a lot of convincing, I’ve finally Tar Heel’s newsroom. As we move back to Chapel Hill for a close- Similarly, the digital age tools of Zoom decided that’s not a bad thing. Editorials are unsigned. They don’t to-normal semester, it will be unlike any University and GroupMe chats have allowed us It’s time to shed away the parts of your life reflect the opinion of any one person, semester prior — we must relearn what it to connect with new people, in ways we would that no longer bring you joy or help you along but rather the consensus of the board have never expected. your journey. Create space for yourself to grow as a whole. means to be a student and a social person. In the past year, nearly every aspect of our lives Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, our and become comfortable with yourself. Just as The Daily Tar Heel itself values has been redefined, from hobbies to academics mindsets have changed. The pandemic has meant And if you need to hit the reset button, redefine truth and transparency, the board that our lives have been reinvented, and the way we your boundaries and make healthy changes in values integrity, accountability, to relationships. creativity and fairness. These values Taking courses online has been a struggle — view the world and our relationships has changed your life, don’t be afraid to do so. shape how we address questions of and understandably so. Nearly two classes of with it. I’m definitely not the person I was a year Carolina’s future, past and present. students coming to campus in the fall will likely ago, and I’ve learned to take comfort in that. Twitter: @caitlyn_yaede The Daily Tar Heel Opinion Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11

COLUMN Why I decided to take a gap year

Burnout was a real struggle this year, year when I broke down and cried. There were moments when accomplished. Sometimes, just existing is enough. everything was too much, and I didn’t think I could do it. I do have to acknowledge, working at the DTH hasn’t especially for student journalists. Too many sleepless nights, too much prioritizing work over been all bad. I’m so proud of the work my peers have done everything else in my life. this semester. At some point in the past semester, I realized these feelings The DTH is where I gained confidence and learned that I are not healthy. There’s a work culture at both the DTH could accomplish things I didn’t think I was capable of. and UNC where students romanticize getting no sleep and It’s where I met some of my greatest mentors, role models working so hard they forget what else brings them joy in life. and friends (Anna, Kayleigh, Brittany, Henry, Maddie, That happened to me this year. Praveena, Maeve, Brandon, Will, Paige, etc., I’m looking at all So, I’m taking a break. Next year, I won’t be returning to the of you). DTH office. I won’t even be returning to UNC. I’m disenrolling It’s where I started to believe, hey, maybe I can actually from the University and taking a gap year. do this journalism thing as a full-time career one day. But I want to remember what it feels like to be a person first, that day is not today. not a student or a journalist. I’m going to spend my gap year I don’t know if I’m going to come back to the DTH office yet. traveling (COVID-19 permitting), volunteering and very In addition to a sometimes-toxic work culture, the DTH, as consciously not thinking about journalism. a predominantly white and privileged newsroom, doesn’t put I’m lucky enough to have received a scholarship through communities of color first. I’ve felt disappointed at decisions UNC’s Campus Y (shoutout Global Gap Year Fellowship) to the paper has made, stories we’ve written and microaggressions fund this. I know that taking a gap year is not a feasible or I’ve experienced in the office. By Sonia Rao realistic option for many students. If I do come back, it’ll be to help change this newsroom for City & State Editor But, if you’re reading this, I’m encouraging you to take a break. the better. But I guess part of the beauty of taking time off is A few “wellness days” this semester was not enough time that I don’t have to know what comes next just quite yet. have to be honest. This year has been, without a doubt, to recover from the deep emotional toll of living through a For now, I’m going to leave all of you with a quote from the hardest of my life. My mental health has been at an pandemic. People are worried about their own health and what I strongly believe is the best piece of literature of all time Iall-time low. My grades have been awful. I’m tired and that of their loved ones, on top of the increased stress, anxiety – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” book five, ”The Last completely burned out. and burnout that remote classes and isolation have caused for Olympian”, by Rick Riordan: And being a student journalist during a pandemic was a college students. “For once, I didn’t look back.” big contributor. I promise you don’t have to make perfect grades, have an There were moments working for The Daily Tar Heel this internship every summer or drown yourself in work to be Twitter: @sonjarao

COLUMN The spring break that made me love the DTH

By Ryan Wilcox and trashed his guest bedroom. Working at the DTH has always been about the people. So Senior Writer I came in with something of a business-first (read: overserious) I want to close by just thanking everyone who made my time mindset: Go to the game, write your story, go home. there so memorable. y favorite memory of college isn’t a party, a The three of us did that, but we did so much more. We played On sports desk: Chapel Fowler, Chris Trenkle, Holt McKeithan, basketball game or a night out at bars. It’s a week pickup hoops with Chapel’s younger brother (my team kicked Alex Zietlow, Jack Frederick, James Tatter, Jared McMasters, Zach Min a co-worker’s spare bedroom at his childhood ass, if memory serves). We ate copious amounts of Chick-Fil-A. Crain, Brian Keyes (and so many more I’m forgetting). home in Denver, N.C. We got to know each other beyond the basics, talking music, Outside of sports desk: Maeve Sheehey, Marin Wolf, Molly It was there — in between well-worn sleeping bags and dusty movies and sports and geeking out about covering some of the Weisner, Brandon Standley, Preston Lennon, Marco Quiroz- PlayStation 2 discs — that I elected to spend my spring break most thrilling basketball we’d ever seen. We became friends. Gutierrez, Paige Masten, Hannah Lang, Maya Carter, Emily in 2019. And it was there I found out that joining The Daily Tar I wasn’t crushing White Claws at Myrtle Beach, but it still Siegmund, Anna Pogarcic, Maddie Ellis, Morgan Pirozzi, Paige Heel would be one of the best decisions I ever made in college. managed to be a pretty damn fun spring break. I fell in love Ladisic, Erica Perel (and so many more I’m forgetting). I was an assistant sports editor that year, having joined the with the DTH, applied to be the sports editor for the next Thanks for being there for the best four years of my life. office full time in the spring with zero friends in the building school year and the rest, as they say, was (my own small and and even less of an idea of what to expect. I was thrown into insignificant version of) history. Twitter: @ryantwilcox the mix as one of a handful of newcomers that semester, with I got to write about Roy Williams and UNC basketball, Mack the rest of the office having had half a year to gel. Brown and Tar Heel football, the most dominant field hockey I was scared. player in the country, a pandemic, a protest, sports, Chapel Hill But I was lucky enough that the rest of the sports desk — and so much more. editor Chris Trenkle, assistant editors Jack Frederick and None of it would’ve happened without that week in Holt McKeithan — saw past my obvious fear. They welcomed Charlotte. In fact, most of my favorite DTH memories — the me with open arms, and the rest of the office did, too. Two 2019 NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, the next year’s months in, I still didn’t feel like a real DTHer, but I was getting ACC Tournament in Greensboro, UNC football’s Orange Bowl comfortable — comfortable enough that when Chris asked me matchup in Miami — are road trips. The DTH is about nothing if I wanted to cover the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, I gave if not the people — the people who edit your stories and pull only a few seconds’ thought before answering. all-nighters with you and yell at you about print deadlines and “Sure,” I said. I didn’t have any other plans. get drinks with you at Linda’s and laugh at your jokes and cry So Chris and I made the two-hour trek to Denver, just on your shoulder and, once in a while, spend 12 hours in a car outside of Charlotte, and crashed at the lovely home of Chapel with you talking about Richard Linklater movies and Michael Fowler to cover the Tar Heels’ conference postseason run. Cera’s surprisingly impressive music career (what’s up, Jared Chapel’s family welcomed us with open arms as we ate his food and Morgan). DTH FILE/DUSTIN DUONG Thank you, Editorial Board seniors —

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Paige Masten Elisa Kadackal we’ll miss you! 12 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Opinion The Daily Tar Heel Farewell to the... The Daily Tar Heel’s seniors say goodbye. What it takes to The people at the DTH print news, raise hell made me better a reporter and what news value meant. really hard to focus on the positives because I learned it from the sports editor who there are so many. But I wasn’t open about showed me what it is like to pound a pack my own mental health this year because I of White Claws in no time at all. wanted to seem like a strong, reliable leader And, again from the University for the newsroom. I had heard stories about and city editors, who put my attitude how editors struggled because they felt they and ego in check and taught me to be couldn’t rely on the EIC, so I didn’t think collaborators, not an instigator or a pain- people would feel comfortable talking to me in-the-ass. about their issues if I seemed like I was going I learned it from the general manager through stuff of my own. who told me that I could and should; and And it just felt dishonest to not acknowledge the director of sales and strategy who told me to calm down and focus; and from the that in my last piece for the DTH. By Brandon Standley Don’t get me wrong — joining the photo editor who reassured me every step Editorial Managing Editor By Anna Pogarcic newsroom was the best choice I ever made of the way. Simply put, you could say that it was the Editor-in-Chief at UNC. I am undoubtedly graduating hen I initially sat down to from the DTH in a few weeks; this is a people that taught me how to be me. write this column, I was a And then there are the people who riting this column was one of place where I made friends, did some of my tad pessimistic. best work and found my home on campus W taught me new skills, like my left-hand the hardest things I’ve done. I had written something along the lines Not because I’m torn up about for the last four years. On the days when I man who let me design some crazy-ass W of “it’s not a sprint, it’s not a marathon, front pages, and my right-hand desk- leaving The Daily Tar Heel, but because I’m was ashamed to go to UNC, the DTH made it’s not the journey and it’s not the neighbor who let me film and edit our struggling to find the words to accurately me proud. destination” to start off my column — I capture what the last four years have been And the people on staff this year are some videos even when he should’ve been doing was making some sort of analogy about it instead (he’s better at it, anyway). like for me. of the best on this earth. how working at The Daily Tar Heel is a Being the editor-in-chief of an I’m going to cherish memories of singing And of course, the people who gave me race to the moon. leadership, and made me a better person independent student newsroom is a truly Taylor Swift in the office, rediscovering But I scrapped that. unique experience that I wasn’t quite childhood books, eating loaded tots at — and trusted me every day: like the Even though I still think working here editor-in-chief who I write this column prepared for, especially during what will Linda’s, having heated discussions about has been like trying to build a rocketship hopefully be one of the hardest years of Double Stuf Oreos. under today. by hand and trying to send it to the moon This is all to say, I’m a different our lives. I’m never going to forget how the lights — safely — I think that my last 600 I wasn’t prepared for the expectations. I went out the night before the clusterfuck person now than I was four years ago. words can be a little bit better spent: by And even though sometimes I miss wasn’t prepared for how lonely I would feel. paper, my “What Just Happened” outtakes saying thank you, and by doing a smidge Having this job challenged me in ways of me screaming because I can never old Brandon and the chaos he’d cause of reflecting. (yes, Paige — and literally anyone that I never expected and it made me a better, remember the sports information, dropping When I came to this University four stronger person and journalist. But, at the everything for the Roy Williams retirement knows me — I know I still cause chaos years ago for orientation, I thought today, you don’t have to text me about same time, I have never felt so powerful paper and of course, Wampus/Not Wampus I knew everything: I thought I knew and powerless. on Tuesdays. it), I wouldn’t change the person I have who I was, I thought I was an expert at turned into for anything. I was 21-22 years old and making major So thank you, Brandon, Will and Maeve the subject of biology and heck, I even decisions that affected the people and for being the best team I could have possibly And that’s all thanks to the people that thought I had the next 10 years of my life bothered to put up with me. community around me in ways I couldn’t done this year with; Praveena, for your planned out. comprehend most of the time. brilliance and late-night grocery runs; So to Rachel, Maddy, Molly, Ryan, Boy, was I wrong. Maeve, Anna, Erica, Paige, Morgan, Jeffrey Before the year even started, I was thinking Sonia, for reminding me why I wanted to be I moseyed my way onto campus, moved about if and how to reopen the office. I was an editor in the first place; Maddie, for pep and Will (yes, that’s the order if you’re into a dorm and it took me all of 16 hours wondering ‘is he talking about me???’) I kept up at night thinking about how I would talks and bringing joy into every room you of being on campus to realize I had nothing never forgive myself if someone got sick enter; Sergio, for being my rock this year; love you, and thank you in so many more in my life together. ways than words can describe. because of my choices. Lauren, for being there with me from the I remember my first day on campus: I But there were also so many things I start; Paige, for making the DTH famous!!!; To all the people that I didn’t mention: thought I was going to be able to get onto Maddie, Sonia, Praveena, Krista, Sergio, couldn’t control, and I have so many regrets. Morgan and Yates, for movies in the office the RU and make my way to the Student I came into this position wanting to make the and always making me laugh; Brittany, Leni, Hannah, Catherine, Preston, Stores with no trouble. After getting off Kayleigh, Yates, Paige, all my onlopy babies DTH a better newsroom in both our coverage Misha and Heidi for your hard work and at the wrong stop and walking in circles and for the people who work here, and as my dedication; and Erica, for being the best through the years, all my editors from around campus until I ended up at Frat years past and all the people I’ve had the time comes to a close, I can’t help but focus mentor I could have asked for; Michael, Court somehow (yeah — I was not even on all the ways I fell short. Jamey, David, Veronica, Daniel, for advice pleasure of reading on Zoom with: thank close), I realized I was a bit more naive y’all, too. Sure, we got national attention for our and support when I needed it; and thank you than I thought. I had a lot of learning to coverage, we won some lawsuits and we to every single person I can’t name in this Maybe I don’t have it all figured out just do about life, myself and how to do all the yet, but I know I’m better off now than I produced amazing content despite all the non-exhaustive list. things I wanted to. obstacles. I got to watch some of my closest It’s true that the DTH was the biggest was before. But, little did I know, I wasn’t going to I will never forget my time at the friends and editors succeed and grow source of stress in my life. learn it at UNC; I was going to learn it during a terrible year. I’m incredibly proud It’s also true that I wouldn’t trade it for the DTH. I grew here the most, and I am so from the DTH, and more specifically, from grateful for that. So, farewell, DTH. You of all of that. world, and it’s going to take me a long time to the people I met here. But I have to say, the environment at the shed the weight of this institution. did this for me, even despite all the hell The DTH taught me how to be me — you caused me. DTH was still unhealthy at times. I knew I wish I had been more open about my really, a better version of me. the staff was underpaid, but I couldn’t feelings this year, and I also wish I stopped Oh, you thought I wasn’t ending on a I learned that from the online editor Taylor Swift quote? You’re wrong. control the budget. more to take in some of my last moments in who took me under her wing freshman I knew they felt overworked, but I the office. year, even though I was a relentless asshole “Long live the walls we crashed through couldn’t control the news cycle and didn’t I warned you that it’s hard to describe my to her in high school. do enough to encourage them to prioritize feelings for this place. I will always care about I also learned it from the copy editor All the kingdom lights shined just for me their mental health. the DTH, and I can’t wait to watch it continue who took a chance on me and gave me a and you I don’t think that’s unique to us — the to grow. leadership position in the middle of the I was screaming, ‘long live all the magic journalism industry has a lot to work on — For the last time: print news, raise hell. second semester of sophomore year. we made’” but I wanted to do more. And, too, from the summer managing In the first iterations of this column, I tried Twitter: @ampogarcic editor who taught me what it meant to be Twitter: @branstans

“I will always care about the DTH, and I can’t wait to watch it “Maybe I don’t have it all figured out just yet, but I know continue to grow.” I’m better off now than I was before.” Anna Pogarcic Brandon Standley Editor-in-Chief Editorial Managing Editor ...DTH class of 2021 13 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Opinion The Daily Tar Heel Being a part of Something to be proud of of academia itself. The everyday student, I imagine, is something special not exposed to the inner workings of our school. How could they be? There is no mandatory class teaching UNC students I am not the same person I was when I about how the University leeches off of set foot on this campus four years ago, or the Chapel Hill community, specifically its when I first walked into the DTH office Black and brown communities. the following August. For better or for New students coming to campus now worse, this place and all of its people have have no understanding of Silent Sam. For us fundamentally changed me, and nothing seniors, our first semester began with protests, will ever be the same. and the following years saw unresolved When I was at my lowest, the DTH was conflicts in which the University showed its there to fill me back up; my peers carried me By Will Melfi priority was protecting the statue rather than through until I found the strength to stand Digital Managing Editor protecting the well-being of its students. on my own again. Most recently, as we are all aware, the I’m not the best person to go to for advice, ismanaged. That is the word University felt it was appropriate to bring but if I had to tell you one thing, it would that summarizes what I think By Paige Masten back its entire student body for in-person be this: Mof when I think of UNC. classes during a pandemic with no limits Opinion Editor These institutions are toxic, and they’ll I could not say it is unmanaged; it is, in on campus housing, only to effectively close eat you alive if you let them. Don’t. Claim fact, being managed. It is simply not managed ver the past three years, I’ve campus a week after classes began. even the smallest victories and embrace very well, and often in disappointing ways. found myself writing about the I am not proud of my University. them with unbridled joy. Cling to the people UNC students are known for their school same things. Asking the same What I am proud of is how we as a student O who make life seem bearable, and walk away pride. Visitors like to comment on how many questions. But those conversations don’t go body, for the most part, have had each other’s from those who don’t. of us don Carolina Blue, whether on a game anywhere when the people you’re talking to backs these past few years. I am proud of the If I ever do anything worthwhile with my day or just another weekday. Even though don’t care to listen. professors who have done what they can to life, it will be because of what I learned here. the color is pretty, it’s hard not to notice how At some point, I realized that the problem make things just a little bit better. I am proud It will be because of Anna, who helped me proud UNC students are to be students here. wasn’t that people in power couldn’t hear of student organizers who have pushed the find my confidence and taught me to lead Seniors — we have survived campus us; in fact, they heard us just fine. They just University toward doing the right thing. with grace. Because of Brandon, who has crisis after campus crisis. We have brought didn’t care what we said. One thing I do owe to this University helped me achieve things I never dreamed each other through to the finish line. We So I stopped writing for the people who is that it introduced me to my best friend. were possible. Maeve, who reminded me not have supported each other during times didn’t listen, and shifted my focus to those Four years ago, walking from Ehringhaus to to take life too seriously. And Will, who has of distress, held hands at vigils, gathered who did. I wanted our readers to feel seen. the Pit, she and I talked about how difficult promised to marry me one day. in front of South Building, marched down Heard. Understood. I wanted them to know it is to accomplish change at a university. I owe so much to so many people, and I Franklin Street and have been a support we were listening, even if no one else was. You are busy. You are tired. You are only want to dedicate this final column to them. system for one another, often in the face of Now, after publishing thousands of words here for four years. To my writers: This job has been a our greatest adversary: our administration. in The Daily Tar Heel, these ones will be my You know that. They know that. Fight that. privilege, but the biggest privilege of all has From empty campus messages to laws last. I don’t know how to say goodbye. I don’t Take a class about the Chapel Hill community. been getting to watch you grow. I love you enacted by the North Carolina General even know if I want to. Read up on local politics. Get involved. all fiercely — thank you for trusting me with Assembly, we have been subjected to a Ironically enough, amid this hellish year, Whether you are from the area or not, you your magic. governing body that has grown increasingly this job was what kept me grounded. It gave are here in someone else’s permanent home Rajee, my right-hand woman, who has partisan, disconnected and disinterested in me some form of constant — in ways both going to a University that doesn’t always do made my life better in every possible way. the well-being of its students. good and bad — when everything else felt what’s best. So you do what’s best. Misha, my sister, my role model, my My time as a resident adviser with upside down. I would like to think my time working for friend — you are the most talented writer I Carolina Housing made one thing very clear: And, at the expense of my grades, my The Daily Tar Heel has been my way of giving know, and you inspire me every day. I never the heart of UNC is its community, which mental health and my social life, I have back. While the newsroom as an institution would have gotten here without you. thrives often despite, not because of, the given it everything I have. It has very nearly has a lot of errors to make up for, I believe the Alec, my very first editor. Abbas, who has institution. It’s the RAs, teaching assistants, broken me — the highs have been high and DTH is on the right track, and I am excited been by my side since it all started. Ben, for student staff, professors, faculty and campus the lows have been low. I have lain awake to see how it will change and improve. I am supporting me unconditionally (and for workers who are left to weather the storms at night wondering if I was doing the right thankful for the friendships I’ve formed and never letting me apologize). our administration is unable to manage. thing, or if I was even the right person to be the skills I have gained working here. Praveena, who will probably never realize My work with The Daily Tar Heel has doing it at all. I think I’ve done my best with the time just how incredible she is. Marco and María, granted me insight to the political machine My friends always ask me, ”Why do you I’ve had here. After all, that’s all we can do, who led by example. Morgan, Yates, Maddie, that makes up this University and how still do it?” and that’s all anyone can ask of us. Do what Sonia, Sergio, Krista, Ryan, Nathan and interwoven our campus leadership here on And my answer is always the same: how you think is best, and when you do that — countless others — all of whom added color campus is with that of the state. More often could I not? than not, the Board of Governors is more that is something to be proud of. It’s all of the little moments. Watching to my life when everything felt gray. Lots of students like to call UNC home. interested in protecting its own power than “Glee” in the office and celebratory drinks it is in protecting its students or the sanctity Twitter: @willmelfi on Tuesdays. But there’s a little office on Franklin Street Late nights, missed deadlines, laughing that felt more like home to me than UNC until I couldn’t breathe. The feeling of pride ever did. As much as I want to hold on, I you get when your writer publishes their know it’s time to let go. “Do what you think is best, and when you do that — that first story. But if I’m being honest, I’m ready. I don’t And the big moments, like making think I have anything left to give. Thank you, is something to be proud of.” DTH — I’ll miss you more than you know. national news and speaking with Anderson Will Melfi Cooper on CNN (I still can’t believe that Digital Managing Editor happened). Twitter: @paigemasten We’re gonna make it, after all

By Maeve Sheehey Grant-ish charm to the place. I felt more Mary Richards than were just trying to enjoy their summer off from teaching Director of Enterprise I ever had before. when they realized their college-aged daughter would, in Fast-forward to three years later, and that bustling fact, be crashing their backyard happy hours and doing her he idea of writing this column scared me a bit. I newsroom was no longer possible with COVID-19. I moved internship out of their house. don’t know much about life — despite being a ‘90s back to Maryland with my parents to finish my junior year, Mom, Dad, if I’m being honest with myself, you are Mary Tkid on a technicality, I don’t even remember a time and when I returned to Chapel Hill for my senior year, my and Rhoda. I am Phyllis, infiltrating your home in a loud before “American Idol” was on the air. So, yeah, I don’t have interactions were limited. and unannounced fashion while demanding your attention. a ton of profound wisdom to share. I was living in a bottle episode. Thank you for never spinning me off. Instead, I will write about what I do know: the American sitcom. Allow me to explain. A bottle episode happens when the This bottle episode has not been a particularly funny one. I grew up on network television. I used to wait all week main characters are pushed together in some sort of scenario But it’s taught me one thing: for Wednesday nights, when my parents, siblings and I without scene changes or a whole lot of external factors. I might just make it, after all. would watch “The Middle,” take a 30-minute break and then The characters’ conversation drives the show and tells the tune back in for “Modern Family.” audience more about who they are as people. Twitter: @MaeveSheehey But what I loved the most were sitcoms that aired long When I started quarantining, the humor was not so before I was born. “Family Matters,” “Family Ties,” “Cheers.” palpable and the melodrama was turned way up. I felt And none stood out more than “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” sorry for myself. I missed my friends. I had a tough time Centered around a young woman living on her own in concentrating on remote schoolwork, and I felt that my Minneapolis and working in a newsroom, I can’t in good favorite part of the newsroom was missing. conscience say this show didn’t have an impact on my dream But now, a year later, I’d like to say that this extended bottle of being a journalist. In fact, I’d say Mary Richards and Kit episode has given me some perspective. Much like Elaine Kittredge both played an outsize role, but that’s a rabbit hole discovering what she’d do for an egg roll in “Seinfeld,” I’ve for another day. discovered a lot about myself since COVID-19 started. Mary Richards was everything I wanted to be. She loved For one thing, I’m not as introverted as I once thought. I her job and charmed even her most curmudgeonly coworkers. also learned to go easier on people. You never know what other She had an awesome apartment with an M on the wall. She people are going through, and that’s a lesson I’ll keep with me had a bustling social life and got to be best friends with Rhoda my whole life. Morgenstern, one of the most iconic characters to ever grace At the DTH, I’ve been incredibly grateful for the friends the screen. who have gotten me through this. Brandon, Will, Anna, So, you see, stepping foot in The Daily Tar Heel newsroom Maddie, Yates, Sonia, baby Anna, Brian, Paige, Praveena and A young Maeve Sheehey dresses up as Kit Kittredge, her for the first time was a huge thrill. There were no typewriters so, so many more — you are all my Murray Slaughters. journalism role model. Importantly, it is not Halloween. or powder-blue blazers, but there was a certain subtle Lou Most of all, I owe all of this to my mom and dad. They Photo courtesy of Bridget Sheehey. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 14 Arts & Culture dailytarheel.com SOUTH ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT RADIO WE ARE SAATH holds fashion show NY radio show features UNC professor, DJs By Sara Rajee WXYC’s programming manager. Staff Writer Cousins was excited about the [email protected] premise of the show. “They really try to include UNC student DJs got a chance all different kinds of music and to be on the New York radio show, connect it back to the musical roots “The Harlem Connection,” along in Harlem, which connects a little with linguistics professor J. Michael bit to WXYC, since we’re a freeform Terry on an episode that focused on station, and we do a lot of music the power of words. exploration and experimentation,” “The Harlem Connection” is a she said. “Our missions kind of weekly radio program with themed aligned in that way.” episodes that showcase different Cousins said the DJs got a diverse music with a connection to Harlem. list of songs and were able to plan The theme of the “Tar Heels the order in which to play them. She Takeover” show was Nommo, an liked the way the show intertwined Afrocentric term referring to the Terry’s linguistics research with the power that words have to create and musical connections of Nommo. change reality. Senior and WXYC station manager Terry, an associate professor Aysha Diallo, who goes by DJ AD on in the department of linguistics the air, said being on “The Harlem PHOTO COURTESY OF IZZY D’ALO and adjunct associate professor Connection” was exciting, although Pareen Bhagat and Hrishika Muthukrishnan wear clothing designed by Pareen Bhagat traditional Indian accessories. in the department of African, she would have liked to have more African American and Diaspora control over the song selection. By Sophia Ramirez South Asian communities. they wanted to highlight how mental studies, spoke on the show about “I’ve only been on one radio Staff Writer “Hrishika had put it, in one of the health is a misunderstood topic in his research on African American station in my life, so it was exciting to [email protected] videos I’d done, really well,” Bhagat South Asian cultures. English dialects and how differences find out that I’d be on another one,” said. “You go to a doctor for a broken One of the models, Shivam in home and school dialects can Diallo said. On WE ARE SAATH’s Instagram leg or something, so why wouldn’t Bhargava, appears in a group of affect children’s education. For Terry, the experience was fun, page is a photo of a woman dressed you go to the doctor if you’re having people dressed in all black in one The L.A.W., executive producer and he was glad to be able to speak in black standing with her hands mental issues?” photo. He has the word “HELP” and an on-air host of “The Harlem about linguistics to a new audience. around her neck, as if holding After the class project, Bhagat written on his back and a sheer black Connection,” has been friends with “Linguistics is one of those fields herself back from speaking. The joined WE ARE SAATH and the veil over his head, which Bhagat Terry since first grade and said he where a lot of people are not really caption below her reads: “Stop two decided to collaborate on a said represents being shrouded in was the perfect person to interview clear what a linguist does, so getting being dramatic.” fashion show centered on stigmas stigma. The photo caption reads: for the Nommo-themed episode. a chance in that sort of setting to say The post, published Thursday surrounding mental health. “This isn’t how we raised you.” DJ AD, DJ BANGS and DJ here’s what a linguist is, here’s some afternoon, is the first in a 12-part But, almost immediately, they As the show goes on, their Moomaw — all DJs from WXYC, things that I’m interested in and series that aims to start a conversation encountered obstacles. costumes change. The outfits become UNC’s student-run radio station — I’m doing in my research is always on stigmas surrounding mental The COVID-19 pandemic more colorful and bright, the models’ were featured on the show. a pleasurable experience,” Terry said. health in the South Asian community. eliminated the possibility of any characters become more joyful and DJ BANGS, also known as The photo series was created attendees at the show, they had limited the designs reflect a modern version Hannah Cousins, is a senior and Twitter: @sararaja_ by student-run group WE ARE venue options for shooting and they of traditional South Asian garb. It SAATH at UNC and features teams still needed a crew of photographers, symbolizes transformation, shedding of models, photographers and makeup artists and models. the stigma around mental health and makeup artists who came together Financing the shoot was also unity, Bhagat said. to show different ways young people tricky at first. Muthukrishnan and “We depict this togetherness in experience mental health issues — Bhagat were worried the show all the poses, the way we orient all as they are often misunderstood by wouldn’t happen. the people,” Muthukrishnan said. older generations. But soon, money from Student “We believed that we needed to “They seem to think that mental Government and Arts Everywhere plan out each look very distinctly to health is this Western idea,” Creative flowed in, and Bhagat realized effectively show our message.” Chairperson Pareen Bhagat said. she could source the clothes at Through this project, the group “We thought to give them a different a cheaper price from her home hopes to show young people from perspective would be to maybe try and country of Zimbabwe. South Asian communities dealing show it through a lens that has not As vaccinations became more with stigmas surrounding mental been used before, which is fashion.” available, the group was able to health that they are not alone. secure a field for the shoot and “If you are in the transition stage, How the show began recruited South Asian models from we’re here for you,” Bhagat said. WE ARE SAATH. The shoot was “And even if you’re still in the black The idea for the project came finally coming together. outfit stage, we are here for you if to be in a MEJO 121: Intro to you ever need to reach out to places; Digital Storytelling class, when ‘We are here for you’ there are people that are in the same Bhagat featured President Hrishika position as you.” PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL TERRY Muthukrishnan in an assignment In every aspect of the shoot, Linguistics Professor Michael Terry and UNC student DJs were featured that focused on mental health in Muthukrishnan and Bhagat said Twitter: @ramirezsophia99 on an episode of New York weekly radio show, “The Harlem Connection.” Seniors celebrate end of year with grad pictures and others will hire professional of work nor what she wants to do as a and how the pandemic has affected it. photographers, but the bittersweet career, it gives her an opportunity to Olivia Derienzo, a communications sentiments remain the same. practice her posing and lighting work student, said that although she Graduation season is upon us. and make money on the side. She never found it necessary to take Deborah Gardner, a senior at the said she uses social media sites such professional graduation photos in UNC Hussman School of Journalism as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as high school, doing so in college was and Media, wanted to take graduation her primary method of marketing her intrinsically different for her as a photos to send on cards to her family services and reaching out to clients. first-generation college student. She and friends since the pandemic Wondmagegn has been shooting said having these photos encapsulate hindered her ability to visit them. graduation photos since sophomore this achievement and her four years She said this was an expression of year. She said doing this as a senior of hard work gave her something to gratitude to them for supporting her herself is more emotional than it had be proud of. through these difficult years. been for her in the past, but she uses Although she was inevitably going Gardner’s photos were taken by a it as an opportunity to celebrate the to miss living close to her friends she photographer friend who shot her and small wins as her peers celebrate made while at UNC, Gardner was her friends at South Building and the around her. ultimately ready to begin the next Old Well, which are some of the most “I get to see friends either that chapter in her life, especially after the iconic landmarks at the University. I’m taking photos of or run into difficulties of the past year. DTH/IRA WILDER Hanna Wondmagegn, a senior at when they’re getting their photos Derienzo said despite the changes UNC senior Hanna Wondmagegn takes graduation photos at the Old Well. Hussman and freelance graduation taken and it feels amazing to have that the pandemic brought to her photographer, said these spots, as some sliver of normalcy amongst last three semesters, she found By Avery Baker to wind down, many seniors are well as the Bell Tower and Coker everything,” she said. that the relationships that she Staff Writer commemorating this milestone in Arboretum, are among the most As their undergraduate experience built at UNC were what made the [email protected] their lives with photographs. Some popular venues for pictures. comes to a close, many seniors have experience worthwhile. have recruited friends or family Wondmagegn said while taking used this celebratory time to reflect on As the spring semester is beginning members to take their pictures graduation photos is not her usual line their past four years at the University Twitter: @averysnotabaker 15 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Classi!eds The Daily Tar Heel

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© 2015 The Mepham Group. All rights reserved. 16 Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Elevate: Amplifying Voices in Our Community is a project that was launched in August 2020. Created in collaboration with the first Sharif Durhams Leadership Program cohort at The Daily Tar Heel, this is a page to celebrate and uplift the marginalized communities that make up Chapel Hill, who contribute to our culture and daily lives in ways that are often not reported. Elevate accepts pitches throughout the year for op-eds and letters from members of different groups in our community. Please send submissions to [email protected]. Brittany McGee Praveena Somasundaram Heidi Pérez-Moreno Mingxuan Shen Second diversity audit shows we need to do better By Heidi Perez-Moreno and of nonbinary staffers rose by almost Brittany McGee two percentage points. Co-Diversity, Equity and • In terms of sexual orientation, Inclusion Officers results have virtually remained the [email protected] same. Around 68 percent of staffers identify as heterosexual, 6.5 percent Last semester, our newsroom identify as gay or lesbian, 17 percent published its first newsroomwide identify as bisexual and 1.5 percent diversity audit to analyze identify as pansexual or queer. demographics among our staffers. • Socioeconomic status is another The results, frankly, were category that remains unchanged embarrassing for our newsroom. The results — compiled from more from last semester, with around a than 200 staffers — proved that the third of the staff having a family vast majority of our staffers came income of more than $150,000, and from white, affluent backgrounds, 25.7 percent having a family income and our newsroom severely lacked between $100,000 and $149,999. representation for marginalized groups. Although the lack of changes since In repeating that audit this spring last semester is disheartening, it does term, the results had a similar pattern. show that we need to do much better in recruiting a diverse staff for the 2021- • The percentage of our staff who 22 academic year. are Black rose slightly from 6.47 For next year’s recruitment cycle, percent to 8.33 percent, but the we have begun reaching out to several percentage of staffers who are Asian campus organizations to encourage those from marginalized communities decreased from around 18 percent to to join our staff. We also plan to do this DTH GRAPHIC/ ALLISON HOLBROOKS 16 percent. throughout the upcoming school year. • Those identifying as “other” When we began this journey last going forward. Through this program, we’ve year. The committee will include rose from 3.48 percent to just over 5 fall, we recognized that nothing any T h e S h a r i f D u r h a m s been able to publish our bimonthly representatives from each desk. percent. of us did in this one year would fix Leadership Program, a talent and section, Elevate, to highlight stories The changes we made over the • Around 10 percent of our staff the relationships this paper has with leadership development course from marginalized groups. In the fall, past year will mean nothing if future identifies as Latinx, Hispanic or of marginalized communities or our for underrepresented students at we will hire our first Elevate editor. editors and staffers and the Board of Spanish origin, totaling 23 staffers. lack of diversity in the newsroom in the DTH, provides professional Although our DEI officer Directors do not commit to making • Sixty-eight percent of our staff is one year. The past academic year has development with the intent to help position has been occupied by two diversity, equity and inclusion an female, which has decreased by just not been without its struggles, but these students move into positions of individuals this year, we will cut institutional initiative. over seven percentage points since we hope to have laid a foundation for leadership in our newsroom. Several this to a single officer that will be last semester. Men make up 28.5 future diversity, equity and inclusion of them will have leadership positions supported by a diversity committee Twitter: @heidi_perez02, percent of our staff, and the number officers of the DTH to build upon next year. beginning in the 2021-2022 school @brittmcgee21

DTH | DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Meet the next DEI officer Introducing the Elevate editor

By Clay Morris By Maydha Devarajan 2021-2022 DEI Officer 2021-2022 Elevate Editor [email protected] [email protected]

The past year has marked a shift in For the longest time, I’ve felt journalism. conflicted about my relationship with The nation’s racial reckoning The Daily Tar Heel. sparked by the murder of George Floyd I’ve felt immense pride when we broke led newsrooms to reevaluate their major news stories or held the University approach to objectivity via racial equity accountable for its treatment of the campus frameworks. As a Black journalist community. I’ve loved supporting our myself, this shift inspired me to think newspaper as a bastion of student journalism critically about the specifics of my Clay Morris — a place to “Print News, Raise Hell.” Maydha Devarajan experiences and how diverse identities failures. We need to recognize and But I’m also disappointed. I’m diversity, equity and inclusion officers are necessary for journalism despite the respect all of our audiences, especially disappointed by the hypocrisy of a have done to make the newsroom a more industry under-appreciating and often those we haven’t in the past, and do so supposedly inclusive newsroom that hasn’t inclusive space. They and other DTH editors disregarding them. in a manner that isn’t hollow or self- made enough efforts to prioritize staffers and staffers of color before them helped I’m incredibly excited to be The Daily serving. of color and from underrepresented prioritize reporting on stories of marginalized Tar Heel’s diversity, equity and inclusion My first initiative as DEI officer at backgrounds. I’m embarrassed knowing communities, which eventually led to the officer for the 2021-2022 school year. I’m the DTH will be to learn from those we caused harm to people through creation of the Elevate section this year. a rising junior at UNC studying political who matter most — our readers. I reporting missteps and have overlooked Elevate’s purpose is to highlight and celebrate science and journalism. I am also the style want to learn where we’ve fallen short, stories crucial to different members of our underrepresented communities that make up editor for Coulture magazine and the host what we could still improve on and readership. our campus and Orange County. of my own podcast SegreGAYtion, which how our past mistakes have impacted When I applied to join the DTH in fall I’m excited to serve as Elevate editor for centers on the experiences of Black and your relationship with the paper. 2018, one of the very first things I read the 2021-22 school year and to continue brown LGBTQ+ men. Additionally, I’m interested in doing was former University Desk Editor Leah directing this coverage. As our newsroom In addition to my own experiences, direct outreach work with the specific Asmelash’s farewell column. looks to a digital-first future, I look forward my interest in becoming the DTH’s groups that have been harmed by our Leah’s words about the paper’s systemic to expanding our coverage to include more DEI officer stems from my own past coverage (or lack of coverage) race issue stuck with me throughout DTH audio and video content. disillusionment with diversity often and rebuilding bridges between the orientation, during management reads, in I also hope to work with local Chapel Hill not being accompanied by genuine DTH and these groups to ensure conversations with other journalists of color organizations to plan a tour of the town for inclusion and barrier-breaking equity. comprehensive and equitable reporting and every time I stepped foot in the office. new staffers during DTH orientation. To To be frank, the DTH’s relationships in the future. As a new staffer, I didn’t see myself as a produce accurate coverage, DTH reporters with marginalized communities are I do not see this position as titular, valuable part of the newsroom, especially need to understand the histories, contexts broken because of shortcomings that but instead as a position that is a because it was overwhelmingly white. and cultural nuances of our community. the paper has yet to adequately address. combination of patience, dedication, Time and time again, I thought about It is the responsibility of our entire It is my intention as DEI officer to shift accountability and willingness to be quitting the DTH. leadership to foster a work environment the newsroom away from its historical uncomfortable. Without authentic It’s also difficult to feel cared for by a that celebrates the complexity of a exclusion and to move toward healthier diversity, equity and inclusion newsroom that doesn’t write stories that reporter’s identity, that makes staffers from relationships with minority readers commitments, journalism loses its relate to your lived experiences. Historically, marginalized communities feel valued and staffers. meaning as a service to communities. the DTH has been criticized for not covering beyond the number of stories they may write. Nationally, there is a lot of lip service I am determined to ensure that the DTH issues that are important to people of color I’m hopeful that in years to come, the given to DEI efforts that often leave the continues to serve the UNC community by and marginalized communities and for not newsroom will live up to the promises made groups intended to benefit from those making sure that it puts in the work where being culturally competent when it does to staffers from underrepresented groups and efforts with feelings of resentment and it counts and guaranteeing that the paper is cover those communities. the standards we’ve set for ourselves, because distrust. As a newspaper intended to made better because of that work. But I also know that intentional and I know DTH is capable of more. It has to be. inform, uplift and connect, the onus is on sustainable change doesn’t happen overnight. the DTH to hold itself accountable for its Twitter: @cIaybmorris I’m proud of the work that the DTH’s Twitter: @MaydhaDevarajan