UNC Community Reflects on Spring Planning
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 127 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 128, ISSUE 32 UNC community reflects on spring planning By Praveena Somasundaram do to get greater input as we think Assistant Online Editor about the spring plans and that’s really what we’re here to begin to do today,” Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz Guskiewicz said in the committee’s announced the formation of the new first meeting on Sept. 22. Campus and Community Advisory But even with this new committee Committee in a formal notice on Sept. and more direct input from different 15. Selected by Guskiewicz, this group of campus constituencies, the final faculty, staff, students and community decisions fall under the jurisdiction of members will give feedback as spring the chancellor and his leadership team, reopening plans develop. UNC’s Board of Trustees and the UNC This committee is a new and System, according to the formal notice. centralized component of the Vice Chancellor of Communications reopening planning process that Joel Curran said in a statement that didn’t exist in the fall. the new advisory committee aims In the eight weeks since fall to “ensure that as many voices as semester began, the University possible are heard” and provide critical shifted classes fully online, feedback. But some still feel that it de-densified residence halls, paused won’t be enough to change decisions. classes and alerted the campus community of 12 COVID-19 clusters ‘The wheels are already kind of on or around campus. turning’ UNC leadership first announced the Carolina Roadmap for Fall 2020 Sophomore Lamar Richards in late May. Community members is one of three undergraduate reacted to University decisions over students serving on the committee. the summer through social media, But when Guskiewicz reached out formal recommendations and to Richards written statements. DTH GRAPHIC/JEFFREY SHUTTER “Clearly, there’s more that we can SEE SPRING VOICES, PAGE 6 Treasured downtown restaurants endure pandemic Long-time Franklin Street life in March are barren today, void and Dean Roper. People learn to of decorations apart from stark white blend together at Sutton’s. We want eateries reflect on past and “For Lease” signs. everybody to be a part of the family.” look to future in COVID-19. Some restaurants, such as Sutton’s Pinney was practically raised at the Drug Store, Carolina Coffee Shop and old counter with a milkshake in hand. Emma Kenfield Linda’s Bar and Grill, have been open He remembers visiting his parents at Senior Writer for decades, or even a century. work, eating breakfast before school They’re just a few Franklin Street on the old leather stools. In 1982, one photo of a group of staples still struggling to hold on, “My mother and father worked morning regulars was hung on the unsure how much longer they’ll be here in the ‘50s and ‘60s, got married, wall at Sutton’s Drug Store. Today, able to survive. Their history and and I came along in ‘64,” he said. “I the walls are lined with hundreds cultural importance to the Chapel knew the stools. This is where we of them — pictures of students Hill, however, keeps them fighting. came every day and had breakfast.” squeezed into yellow booths, visitors Sutton’s Drug Store has stood Sutton’s gave Pinney his first job, from out-of-town and locals at the for 97 years. The interior remains and he never left. He began at 13 counter with a milkshake in hand. unchanged, transporting nostalgic years old, washing dishes and doing There are over 10,000 photographs Chapel Hill locals to simpler times. Its odd jobs until he earned a spot in storage, waiting for their feature on owner, Don Pinney, says it’s the only behind the grill. He was a cook for 20 Sutton’s wall. After six months of an place of its kind. years before moving to management, unprecedented pandemic, they may “Sutton’s is a different beast and eventually became the owner. never get their chance. altogether,” he said. “You could be DTH/SHANNON HODGES Restaurants that were filled with sitting beside a homeless person SEE RESTAURANT SURVIVAL, PAGE 6 On-Duty Manager, Victor Yax, in front of Carolina Coffee Shop on Sept. 14, 2020. Rams Head gym reopens amid Phase 2.5 plan a time slot, answer screening “A lot of the cardio equipment is on practices on campus are still on pause.” questions and complete the University the gym floor, so then all of upstairs She said she is hoping to get Environment, Health and Safety is the weights. We’ve used tapes approval to restart these programs COVID-19 Wellness Self-Check before on the floor to make grids that are this week, but they would begin with entering the facility, according to facility socially distanced.” only outdoor programs. guidelines. Students will present their The guidelines mandate that Brookey, who also coaches a virtual One Card, proof of reservation and within the facility, all exercise Heel Fit group training class, said completion of the Wellness Self-Check equipment will be positioned six the thing she missed the most about before using the gym. to 10 feet apart. Students will be in-person fitness classes was the sense Will Rickman, UNC Campus required to stay six feet apart from of community they provided. Recreation’s facility operations others at all times, including those “For a coach or instructor, a part coordinator for South Campus, said they arrive to the gym with. Masks of what we love about this work is employees are required to complete are required within the building interacting with participants,” she the same assessment before their shifts. at all times except for especially said. “Talking with them before He also said employees are strenuous activities. and after class, engaging with them required to wear masks for the “I’m excited to be able to get back during class, seeing people smiling, duration of their shifts, and gloves in the gym, and get back gains I lost enjoying what they’re doing and are available for those interested. over the summer,” Graham Caron, a having fun.” If a student fails to show up within junior computer science major, said. Even without in-person group the first hour of their reserved time While the facility itself has opened classes, Rickman said some students slot, they are considered a “no-show.” back up, Rams Head Recreation are eager to return to an active lifestyle. After two “no-shows,” patrons will Center is currently not offering “We have filled up all of our DTH/HELEN MCGINNIS lose reservation privileges for a week, in-person group fitness activities. reservation slots,” Rickman said. according to facility guidelines. “We still have not been given “We filled all of them up today A student lifts weights at the Ram’s Head Recreation Center on Sept. 28, 2020. “The biggest difference is that approval from the University to and I believe that they’re all filled By William Christensen state moved to Phase 2.5 of reopening. we’ve just got all the equipment restart in-person programs,” Lindsay tomorrow. We open registration 48 Staff Writer The gym implemented a number of spread out to maintain social Brookey, assistant director of fitness hours in advance and they are filling precautions and guidelines to prevent distance guidelines,” Kyndal and wellness at UNC Campus up relatively quickly.” Rams Head Recreation Center the spread of COVID-19. Robbins, a student employee at Recreation, said. “Our group fitness reopened for students Monday as the Students are required to reserve Rams Head Recreation Center, said. classes, intramural sports, club sport [email protected] Will he just shush for a minute? JOE BIDEN 2 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 127 years of editorial freedom Forming connections through the screen ANNA POGARCIC By Emma Lindsey professor, is engaging students EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Staff Writer through technology tools. Maples said [email protected] she employs polls, break-out rooms, BRANDON STANDLEY With lectures, discussions and voice thread software on Sakai and EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR office hours conducted virtually live tours of art exhibits. [email protected] this semester, UNC professors Over the course of the semester, WILL MELFI have found alternative ways to Maples said she has led live virtual DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR form relationships and promote tours through art exhibits at the [email protected] engagement with their students. North Carolina Museum of Art and Junior Jose Rodriguez Gomez the Ackland Art Museum. MAEVE SHEEHEY said virtual instruction limits “At the NCMA, I had a videographer DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE opportunities for conversation. But at the museum follow me and zoom in [email protected] he said his professors are still making on objects and (the students) could ask MADDIE ELLIS efforts to get to know him and questions about what they wanted to UNIVERSITY EDITOR accommodate the challenges he faces hear more about,” Maples said. “It was [email protected] during the COVID-19 pandemic. as close as we could get to them being SONIA RAO He said his professor in his Spanish in the room with me.” CITY & STATE EDITOR class reached out to him last week Blake Ryan, a sophomore and [email protected] when he forgot to take a quiz, to see if student of Maples, said the professor RAMISHAH MARUF he was facing hardships. After talking is always cheerful and tries to DTH/MORGAN PIROZZI ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR to him, Rodriguez Gomez said the stimulate interest among students Many students have found ways to connect with their professors across [email protected] professor extended the quiz online.