The Dog Who's Changing the Game
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Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 125, Issue 17 dailytarheel.com Thursday, March 30, 2017 The dog who’s changing the game DTH/NILE IVERSON REMINGTON is a member of the North Carolina baseball team this season. As the service facility dog, he aids the players with physical therapy and also carries out the game ball. He is a very good boy. Meet the UNC baseball team’s dog, the only facility therapy dog in the ACC By Nicola McIrvine REMINGTON is no ordinary a handful in the country. Rucinski, who is also the clinical emotionally, which hadn’t really Senior Writer dog. Not only does he spell his name It is something that won’t be coordinator for the physical therapy happened in the past,” she said. “I in all caps, but he responds to over seen at other schools’ games. In clinic at Campus Health, said that like to think he had something to do It’s the best day ever, every day. 100 commands. He’s able to open the sea of Carolina blue baseball REMINGTON has been by the side with that.” That’s how Terri Jo Rucinski, refrigerators and read words. uniforms and in the dusty dugout, a of injured players every step of the Dr. Jeni Shannon, a sport psy- staff athletic trainer for UNC base- That’s only the start of his talent. handsome helper is always there to way. chologist for the UNC Athletic ball, feels when REMINGTON, the According to Rucinski, give players water or pick up a ball, “We’ve had some kids who have Department, works with athletes baseball team’s golden retriever, is REMINGTON is the only service his full, fluffy tail dancing in the air had surgery this year, and they seem around. facility dog in the ACC, and is one of as he trots. to have turned the corner quickly SEE DOG, PAGE 5 Week to honor women in field of technology have an idea of what they could ers. She said they garnered a “I think it hurts the field The week was started do to change this gender gap lot of student participation. a lot and I think obviously, by a UNC computer walk away from this week with Second-year graduate you know, there are a lot of some concrete examples of student in the Department job opportunities in this field science student. things that they can do to be of Computer Science, Tanya so I think it’s important that more supportive of women in Amert, said she’s always loved women have these opportuni- By Gloria Ge tech in general,” Llewellyn said. to play with computers. ties as well,” he said. “So I think Staff Writer Gina Rozier, external “I really like visual things, the Women in Tech Week is relations manager of the so being able to describe, say, one of many ways we can try to Frustrated by male-dom- Department of Computer an image or scene really sim- bring attention to this issue.” inated tech culture, junior Science, helped Llewellyn ply and visualize that, or even Reiter said it is a win-win computer science major start the week. simplify daily tasks, like math to hold events like Women in Kaylee Llewellyn started “When Kaylee came up the homework or keeping track of Tech Week, because it ben- Women in Tech Week, which idea, I think she had original- what I wanna do today — any efits women and the field in is hosting events on campus ly figured we would do a day … of that I do with technology,” general. through Friday. ” Rozier said. “And when she Amert said. Computer science professor She said she wants to raise said she wanted it to be big She said she thinks women Diane Pozefsky said one thing DTH/MOLLY SPRECHER awareness that women are — and she did, she said she in the tech industry face that can help increase women The computer science department holds a Women in Tech underrepresented in many wanted it to be big — so then hurdles and is glad there is an representation in the field is to Discussion Panel as part of the Women in Tech Week. tech industries and show how we needed it to be an amount opportunity to have a conver- encourage women to consider people at UNC can make a of time … so we thought, ‘Why sation about the issue. technology in the first place. excited about what they can do, whether it be the humanities or difference. don’t we make multiple events Computer science professor “We have a lot of different before they start working on things like that, we’ll get them “I think the biggest goal throuought the week.” Mike Reiter, who helped orga- efforts, one of them is intro- what they do, if you can show coming in from a whole lot of would just be to start a con- Rozier said they advertised nize the Women in Tech Week, ducing them to computers and them they can do things to help different areas,” she said. versation and hopefully people for the week mainly through said the lack of women in the technologies through differ- other people or they can make that felt like they didn’t really social media and through fli- field is important to address. ent paths … if you get people a difference in certain areas, [email protected] NCAA deadline nears CUAB to host watch party after Jubilee age students to congregate at The release said the show 2 Chainz will end at 9 Hooker Fields. The Final Four cannot start earlier due to insuf- with HB2 deal in works p.m. so students can game starts at about 8:50 p.m. ficient staffing. and will be screened on a jumbo CUAB said the 2 Chainz team The General Assembly will consider the attend both events. LED screen on Hooker Fields, has been very accommodating. The NCAA set the deadline for bill this morning starting at 9:15 a.m. according to a press release “They understand that today for North Carolina. In a statement released late Wednesday By Sarah Vassello from CUAB. basketball is a big, important night, Cooper said he supported the new Swerve Director Since UNC reached the Final thing to this school and that By Kylie Marshall repeal compromise. Four, the Jubilee Facebook advancing to this game is Staff Writer “It’s not a perfect deal, but it repeals A Final Four watch party will event has been filled with stu- important to the students as House Bill 2 and begins to repair our rep- immediately follow the 2 Chainz dents trying to sell their tickets. well as 2 Chainz coming to With hours left before the NCAA pulled utation,” Cooper said in the statement. Jubilee concert, which is sched- “I think when we realized campus,” Patel said. years of championships from North The bill would repeal HB2, but would uled to run from 8 to 9 p.m. on that we advanced to the Final And southern hospitality has Carolina, leaders in Raleigh approached enact a temporary moratorium on local Saturday, the Carolina Union Four, we obviously realized been extended to 2 Chainz as compromise. ordiances similar to Charlotte’s non-dis- Activities Board announced there was a conflict with the well. In a press conference late Wednesday, crimination act until Dec. 1, 2020. Wednesday. timing, or so it seemed,” said “We’ve presented the idea,” N.C. Senate President Pro Tempore “Compromise requires give and take from The doors for Jubilee will Ami Patel, CUAB vice president CUAB vice president of external Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House all sides, and we are pleased this proposal open at 7 p.m. and 2 Chainz of programming. “I think stu- affairs Jessie Beach said about 2 Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said a fully protects bathroom safety and privacy,” will take the stage at 8 p.m. dents selling tickets definitely Chainz attending the Final Four House Bill 2 deal with Gov. Roy Cooper is The show will end at 9 p.m., encouraged us to find a com- in the works. SEE NCAA, PAGE 5 after which CUAB will encour- promise.” SEE 2 CHAINZ, PAGE 5 Come on. Let’s go. Good boy. You wanna play? JOSH FRAMM, ‘AIR BUD’ 2 Thursday, March 30, 2017 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com Established 1893 124 years of editorial freedom Student organizations strive for sustainability By Aaron Whittemore more sustainable.” the strides CDS has taken in tainable,” Hightower said. JANE WESTER COREY RISINGER Staff Writer Emily Hightower, a junior recent years to become more “People think it’s a major EDITOR-IN-CHIEF STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR biology and economics major sustainable. life change, but just carry- [email protected] [email protected] Oftentimes, political lead- and the other co-chairperson “Frankly, I don’t see how ing around a reusable water HANNAH SMOOT SARAH VASSELLO ers and the policy decisions of EcoReps, suggested that they are able to achieve even bottle is something you can MANAGING EDITOR SWERVE DIRECTOR they make are viewed as the buying organic and local as much as they do achieve do to reduce waste and con- [email protected] [email protected] ultimate sources of environ- foods and eating in season because of the limitations,” serve water.” DANNY NETT C JACKSON COWART mental protection. are simple ways of becoming he said. With an expanding group ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR In reality though, the more sustainable.