Men's Lacrosse Looks to Get Back on Track After Losing Streak
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 128 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 129, ISSUE 10 Last year, the Orange County public discussion and more since a group and run some candidates Board of Commissioners election their creation: for council and mayor, because Chapel was shaped by endorsements made we didn’t feel that the concerns by two local PACs. And in 2015, CHALT of the citizens were being heard,” 2017 and 2019, one local PAC found Henkel said. Hill’s many success in endorsing candidates for The Chapel Hill Alliance for In 2015, CHALT supported Pam Town Council. a Livable Town, or CHALT, is a Hemminger for mayor and three While some of these PACs focus group of community members who others for Town Council, including PACs, on fighting developments that don’t advocate for responsible growth Nancy Oates, Jessica Anderson and align with their vision for the town, and work to preserve Chapel Hill’s CHALT co-founder David Schwartz. others have focused on getting college-town character. Hemminger, Oates and Anderson explained funding for county schools. And The group was formed in 2014 were all elected. Chapel Hill isn’t alone — towns and in response to concerns that the In 2017, the organization formed Tom Henkel By Kayla Guilliams cities across the state have their own Town Council wasn’t listening to a PAC, the Chapel Hill Leadership Save Orange Schools Senior Writer local PACs that seek to influence community input on their Chapel Political Action Committee, to [email protected] local elections. Hill 2020 development plan, financially support its election-related Save Orange Schools and its Here are the PACs of Chapel Tom Henkel, one of the original activities. Henkel said their money affiliated PAC, the Save Orange Chapel Hill is no stranger to the Hill and how they have impacted organizers of CHALT, said. goes toward signs, flyers and mailings, influence of political action committees. the community through elections, “We decided to kind of organize but not directly to candidates. SEE MONEY, PAGE 2 Men’s lacrosse looks to get back on track after losing streak No. 5 team’s upcoming schedule poses a challenge By Kaitlyn Schmidt In the first six nonconference Staff Writer games, UNC played its brand of [email protected] lacrosse, keeping offense efficient and shutting out just about every After dropping two straight opponent. In their third matchup games against top-10 conference against High Point in early April, foes Duke and Virginia, the No. 5 the Tar Heels scored 27 goals — the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team most goals the team has put on the looks ahead to a challenging ACC- board in two decades. packed schedule. The Tar Heels continued their Before those losses, the Tar Heels impressive run into their first ACC began the season 8-0 and hadn’t lost matchup against Virginia, which a game since 2019. they won, 16-13, thanks to Krieg Their offense has been fueled by notching a career-high 20 saves. a large veteran presence, with six “It was very exciting, I mean, our fifth-year seniors due to COVID- first ACC game as a group, and for a 19 redshirts. The daunting senior lot of the guys on the team, the first midfield trio of William Perry, Justin ACC game in general,” Krieg said. “I Anderson and Tanner Cook has think we were all just zoned in and combined for 55 goals this season. fired up.” “When you come to Carolina, Three weeks after the big win, the you come to win a national Tar Heels traveled down Tobacco championship,” Anderson said. “And Road to face their second ACC we felt as though last year, that was opponent of the year: No. 1-ranked taken away from us.” Duke. The teams played loose and UNC’s experienced core has fast the first three quarters, with blended seamlessly with the new Duke answering every goal North talent this season, namely with first- Carolina scored. year goalkeeper Collin Krieg, who But in sudden-death overtime, DTH/YATES MCCONNELL has earned ACC and national honors Junior defensive midfielder Connor Maher (31) collides with UVA’s senior defenseman Jared Conners (28) protecting UNC’s net. SEE MEN’S, PAGE 9 shortly after a faceoff during UNC’s 18-16 loss at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill on Saturday, April 10, 2021. University calls on community for campus building names A committee will be renamed because they were named Have traditionally been after slaveholders or people with underrepresented on our landscape. narrow its choices down connections to white supremacy. Have a demonstrated positive impact to six names Charles Aycock and Josephus on our campus and in our community.” Daniels were leaders and Guskiewicz also said community By Lauren McCarthy contributors to white supremacy members are encouraged to submit Staff Writer campaigns, including the 1898 names or words that reflect UNC [email protected] Wilmington Massacre. Julian Carr and its values — citing Carolina Hall was a member of the Ku Klux Klan as an example. DTH FILE/THORNE WILLIFORD It’s been almost a year since the and spoke at the dedication of Silent The call for submissions was Board of Trustees voted to remove the Sam about whipping a Black woman. open for two weeks and closed on names of four buildings with racist ties In the recent campus message, April 9, but changes won’t happen Students discuss their altered sense — and the University is one step closer Guskiewicz provided a list of over 20 immediately. First there is a vetting to making that happen. names already up for consideration process for proposed names. In a campus message on March in the honorific naming registry and “The committee will receive all of taste and smell after COVID-19 26, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz encouraged community members to submitted names and conduct an invited the campus community to provide additional names. initial vetting process to narrow a list By Anthony Howard finding it difficult to remember these submit potential names for Aycock “There is a high bar required for of possible options to six names for Residence Hall, the Carr Building naming a building on our campus,” he consideration,” Guskiewicz said in Staff Writer once-common sensations. [email protected] Many COVID-19 patients report and the Daniels Building. said in the message. “The committee the campus message. “I will consider losing their taste and smell or will give more weight to honorees who those names for submission to our From the cheesy smell of mac and having altered taste buds, even after The process reflect the principles outlined below: Board of Trustees for final approval.” cheese to the greasy taste of crinkle recovering from the virus. Represent the values that define Guskiewicz’s goal is for the fries, distinct tastes and smells can Some UNC students who have Last summer, the Commission on our University: excellence and buildings to be renamed by the time stand out as joyful experiences. But History, Race and a Way Forward an unwavering commitment to after having COVID-19, some are SEE STUDENTS, PAGE 14 recommended that these four buildings teaching, research and public service. SEE STUDENTS, PAGE 7 Well, I have to save my ass. SHREK 2 Wednesday, April 14, 2021 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 Money can influence small-town politics in a big way 128 years of editorial freedom ANNA POGARCIC EDITOR#IN#CHIEF EDITOR$DAILYTARHEEL.COM BRANDON STANDLEY EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR MANAGING.EDITOR$DAILYTARHEEL.COM WILL MELFI DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR DIGITAL$DAILYTARHEEL.COM MAEVE SHEEHEY DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE$DAILYTARHEEL.COM MADDIE ELLIS UNIVERSITY EDITOR UNIVERSITY$DAILYTARHEEL.COM SONIA RAO CITY & STATE EDITOR CITY$DAILYTARHEEL.COM NATHAN WESLEY ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR ARTS$DAILYTARHEEL.COM ZACHARY CRAIN SPORTS EDITOR SPORTS$DAILYTARHEEL.COM PAIGE MASTEN OPINION EDITOR OPINION$DAILYTARHEEL.COM JEFFREY SHUTTER DTH FILE/MAYA CARTER DESIGN & GRAPHICS EDITOR CHALT members Linda Brown (left), Julie McClintock (center) and Charles Humble (right) discuss watersheds and their environmental impacts in the Chapel DESIGN$DAILYTARHEEL.COM Hill Public Library on April 4th, 2019. Since 2014, CHALT has endorsed mayoral and Town Council candidates that value sustainable development . MORGAN PIROZZI PHOTO EDITOR Continued from Page 1 endorsements in 2015, the responsible growth. The group has concerns about the involvement PHOTO$DAILYTARHEEL.COM organization and its PAC successfully previously opposed projects like the of a CHALT member in The Local KRISTA NICHOLS Schools PAC, formed in 2020 endorsed four council candidates and Columbia Street Annex development Reporter, a local newspaper published COPY CHIEF in response to deteriorating a mayoral candidate in 2017, and two and the discontinued GoTriangle by the nonprofit Friends of Local COPY$DAILYTARHEEL.COM infrastructure in Chapel Hill- council candidates and a mayoral Light Rail due to concerns over traffic Journalism. Del Snow is president of PRAVEENA SOMASUNDARAM Carrboro City Schools. The group candidate in 2019. In 2020, CHALT and the environment. Friends of Local Journalism and has AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR supported prioritizing funding for endorsed Hamilton, Fowler and Renee John Rees, the president of the written articles for The Local Reporter ONLINE$DAILYTARHEEL.COM school maintenance and safety. Price for the Orange County BOCC, all Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill and a on local developments. On CHALT’s In the 2020 BOCC election, the of whom were elected. member of the Chapel Hill Planning website, Snow is listed as a member. group endorsed Amy Fowler and Jean Andrea Benjamin, an associate Commission, said he thinks CHALT In an email to The Daily Tar Heel, Mail and Office: 109 E. Franklin St.