One Year Into the Trump Presidency Border Security for America Victory When the U.S
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Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 125, Issue 57 dailytarheel.com Friday, January 19, 2018 One year into the Trump presidency Border Security for America victory when the U.S. Supreme Looking Act, which would approve Court ruled in December to $10 billion in funding for a allow enforcement of the ban. border wall, was introduced The administration also back at the in the U.S. House July 28. rescinded former President This act does not follow Barack Obama’s Deferred through on one of Trump’s Action for Childhood Arrivals events that other promises, which was that program in September, but Mexico would be held respon- continues to face legal chal- defined his sible for paying for the wall. lenges on this action’s consti- In addition to the border tutionality. wall, Trump promised to sus- Another aspect of Trump’s first year. pend immigration from “ter- platform was his stance on ror-prone regions” as a part of regulations. He said he would Saturday, Jan. 20, marks his national security platform. require that for every new the one-year anniversary of In office, he began by issu- federal regulation, two be the day Donald Trump took ing Executive Order 13769 a rescinded. office as the 45th president of week after his inauguration, Although this language has the United States after a nail- which called for the end of not been written into law, the biting election season. Syrian refugee migration. U.S. Department of Education As his first year comes to Executive Order 13780 was has started deregulating a close, The Daily Tar Heel signed three months later. The many aspects of schooling. looks back at his perfor- new order suspended entry In October, the department mance. into the United States from rescinded 600 regulations Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, they deemed outdated, includ- Fulfilling campaign Sudan, Syria and Yemen for ing guidance on regulations promises 90 days because the countries for students with disabilities. presented heightened terror- Betsy DeVos, secretary of During his campaign, ism concerns. the department, also did away Trump promised to tackle After challenges from fed- with Obama-era rules on how perceived problems with eral courts, Trump created universities should deal with immigration and reduce gov- a new travel ban in the form sexual assault under federal ernmental regulations. of a presidential proclama- Title IX law. The action gave James Stimson, a UNC tion. The third ban sought schools more independence political science professor, to restrict immigration by in making policies regarding said campaign promises are banning entry just like its sexual assault. for people who are not really first two counterparts, but DeVos has supported paying attention. it changed the list of “inad- reauthorizing the Higher “The two parties have pret- equate” countries to Chad, Education Opportunity Act ty strongly established track Iran, Libya, North Korea, and simplifying the Free records that you can project Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Application For Federal into the future,” he said. Throughout the year, orga- Student Aid. The PROSPER Throughout the campaign, nizations like the American Act, proposed by the U.S. Trump promised to construct Civil Liberties Union chal- House of Representatives, a wall on the country’s south- lenged the ban, calling it a could bring this type of reform ern border with Mexico. The Muslim ban. The Trump administration finally saw a SEE TRUMP, PAGE 5 No day like a snow day After UNC canceled classes, students used free time to play in the snow. North Carolina received record snow- fall in multiple areas on Wednesday. Snowfall began early Wednesday morn- ing and lasted into the evening in some parts of the Triangle. The University is DTH/NASH CONSING operating on suspended operations until North Carolina guard Cameron Johnson (13) shoots a 3-pointer noon on Friday. Some parts of Orange against Clemson during Tuesday’s home game in the Smith Center. County recorded between 10 and 12 inches of snow, while some southern and eastern counties counted less than an inch. Temperatures in the Triangle rose Johnson hits career between 30 and 40 degrees Thursday afternoon, but hazardous road condi- tions remained as temperatures dropped high at UNC below freezing again Thursday night. The National Weather Service issued DTH/NASH CONSING to get on you like that and The guard scored especially after a win,” Johnson a winter weather advisory for Orange First-years Grantito Everist (left) and Cat Chang (right) sled down a hill on Wednesday. County and most of central North 21 points against said. “I just thanked God every Carolina until noon on Friday. according to the News & Observer. ly as possible to restore power,” Rountree second after that game that we School districts across North Carolina “Motorists who venture out not only said. “Road conditions and slick roads Clemson. came out with the win.” canceled school for students and staff place themselves at risk, but also, our has made it a bit difficult to get around, “If we would have had through the end of the week, including first responders,” Colonel Glenn McNeill so we’re working through that.” By Jack Frederick that kind of game and lost to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. North said, according to WRAL News. Some businesses on Franklin Street Assistant Sports Editor them, my F would have felt a Carolina Governor Roy Cooper urged Grace Rountree, a media spokesper- remained opened on Wednesday, but lot worse.” drivers to stay off the road on Thursday. son for Duke Energy, said that the power most restricted their delivery opera- After Saturday’s win at Johnson said he couldn’t “The snow was beautiful today, but it outages across North Carolina were tions due to hazardous road conditions. Notre Dame, head coach Roy argue with the criticism from will be treacherous tonight,” Cooper said largely caused by snow-covered trees Toppers Pizza manager Wayne Byers Williams gave each player his coach. After shooting according to the News & Observer. falling onto power lines. Hazardous road said that the store’s location allowed a grade for the game on the just 2-10 from the field, he Cooper said the North Carolina State conditions delayed response crews to them to maintain regular hours for team bus. Cameron Johnson wasn’t playing up to anyone’s Highway Patrol had responded to over many areas affected by outages, she said. carry-out services and still receive sig- received an F and some sharp standards. Something was off 2200 calls statewide as of Wednesday “Our crews are out and about in our criticism. night due to hazardous road conditions, service area, working as safely and quick- SEE SNOW DAY, PAGE 5 “It’s never fun for your coach SEE CLEMSON, PAGE 5 Inclement weather delays construction on Stadium Drive Stadium Drive has been Residence Halls was to traffic,” Bunting said. “You his car through Stadium Drive. of bothersome noise. One The construction was closed to through traffic conclude the third week of can still access all of Stadium “That’s a little frustrating morning, he and his suitemates supposed to end in since Dec. 18 for the Central March. But due to inclement Drive.” if you’re just trying to go to noticed noise coming from the Campus Athletics Project, weather conditions, construc- The road’s closure has Davis or you know, mid-cam- work site earlier than usual. Februrary. which will build a new soc- tion has been delayed. interfered with several stu- pus,” Seamster said. “You have Seamster also appreci- cer and lacrosse stadium, an Mike Bunting, the asso- dents’ usual routes around to go up by the hospitals or ates that he was notified in By Giselle Pagunuran indoor practice facility and ciate athletic director for campus, especially if they around by the baseball field.” advance of the construction. Staff Writer two adjacent outdoor fields. Facility Planning and typically drive to class. Seamster was not too both- “They were pretty proactive The construction was Management, said Stadium Among those students is ered by the construction and about sending an email just Construction on Stadium scheduled to be finished by Drive’s closure is so CCAP Austin Seamster, a resident his residence hall is further letting us know about the con- Drive has been delayed the second week of February, facilities can connect to cam- of Parker Residence Hall. from the construction than struction and the dates for the indefinitely due to inclement while the work between pus chilled water and steam. Seamster, like all other com- others on mid-campus, but he construction,” Seamster said. weather conditions. Carmichael and Teague “It’s only closed to through muters, cannot currently drive did speak about one instance [email protected] And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime. FLEET FOXES 2 Friday, January 19, 2018 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com Word on the street: what have you Established 1893 124 years of editorial freedom Compiled by: TYLER FLEMING done with your snow days? Marine Elia EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] JESSICA SWANSON MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] RACHEL JONES ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] COREY RISINGER DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE [email protected] KIANA COLE DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS AND “I like building snowmen because it’s a cre- “It’s nice to only deal with this occasionally “I learned that building an ET is a good INVESTIGATIONS ative endeavor. You get to create whatever rather than the freezing cold of up North. alternative to a snowman when you’re [email protected] kind of snowman you want! Formal, cow- I’m so excited to go sledding on Skipper from the South.” LEAH ASMELASH Bowles!” UNIVERSITY EDITOR boy, cute ..