NOVEMBER 19, 2019 NINERTIMES.COM READ MORE ONLINE Madison Dobrzenski AT NINERTIMES.COM [email protected] EDITORIAL Brandon Mitchell MANAGING EDITOR Jeffrey Kopp COMMUNITY EDITOR Megan Bird NEWS EDITOR Sam Palian SPORTS EDITOR Noah Howell A&E EDITOR Olivia Lawless LIFESTYLE EDITOR Nikolai Mather OPINION EDITOR Emily Hickey COPY EDITOR Pooja Pasupula PHOTO EDITOR María Solano VIDEO EDITOR Natasha Morehouse LAYOUT EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITORS Kennedy Hehr, Elissa Miller, Hiral Patel, Niyathi Sulkunte, Max Young, Elizabeth McGuire LAYOUT STAFF Sam Palian, Noah Howell, Olivia Lawless, Nikolai Mather, Hiral Patel, Drew Fitzgerald, Reuben Sanchez CONTRIBUTING STAFF Margaret Rawlings, Cooper Metts, Daran Faust, Emily Kottak, Julianna Peres COVER PHOTO VIDEO NEWS Chris Crews • Niner News 11/19 • Sexual assaults at UNC NEWSROOM: 705.687.7150 Charlotte increased since ninertimes.com/staff • Charlotte defeats Davidson 2017; other crimes remained Follow us on Twitter @niner_times capturing Hornets Nest trophy stagnant MEDIA MARKETING • Charlotte defeats Davidson, MARKETING CREATIVE capturing Hornets Nest trophy DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPORTS Fred Brown James Bourke • Charlotte looks to extend win [email protected] [email protected] streak against East Carolina MARKETING STAFF A&E Kayla Christian, Eddy Falls, Lillian Taylor, Abigail • 49ers host Wake Forest Guadarrama loooking for second straight • FILM REVIEW: ‘Motherless win Brooklyn’ • Owls mount comeback, spoil • GAMING REVIEW: ‘Luigi’s 49ers’ senior night Mansion 3’ • Charlotte remains undefeated, takes down Wake Forest 77-65 • Charlotte travels to Winston- LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE STUDENT UNION Salem for tough road-test OPINION NINER TIMES • RADIO FREE CHARLOTTE • How racism affects our SANSKRIT LITERARY-ARTS MAGAZINE • Charlotte tops in-state rival understanding of time MEDIA MARKETING • TECHNICAL Davidson THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE • Charlotte defeats UTEP in three NINER MEDIA ADVISER: WAYNE MAIKRANZ straight sets MARKETING ADVISER: KELLY MERGES BUSINESS MANAGER: LAURIE CUDDY GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION: JOSHUA WOOD OFFICE MANAGER: KELLY DUDDEN 2 NOV. 19, 2019 NINERTIMES NBC Charlotte investigation revealed that hundreds of classroom doors couldn’t lock during April 30 shooting NEWS Lockdown kits will be added to every classroom by the end of fall 2019 semester by Margaret Rawlings Staff Writer When a gunman opened fire in a UNC Charlotte classroom on April 30, panicked students and faculty couldn’t lock hundreds of doors during those crucial chaotic moments when protection could have meant life or death. An NBC Charlotte investigation found that half of the doors on campus are not made to lock from the inside. They also discovered some of the doors that do have interior locks do not work properly. “The lights are out. The doors don’t lock, but we do have them blockaded,” said a 911 caller on April 30. UNC Charlotte is in the midst of a six-month external review looking for ways to improve upon what most consider to be a response to an otherwise terrible day on campus. The doors, however, remain one of the loan security lapses. In the meantime, administrators are putting together lockdown kits to make sure that every door is secure and that people are safe in the short term. “Two simple devices: A Wedge-It and a cut First responders at the scene of April 30 shooting, photo by Chris Crews piece of fire hose,” Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Security John Bogdan told WCNC. in 2018 from Tiffany Parker, a kindergarten to one, she said. It stays on the door, she UNC Charlotte plans to place these two teacher in Tonganoxie, Kansas. Parker calls continued, because of the rubber on the hose. items in a lockdown kit inside every classroom this device the “Safety Sleeve” and uses Parker says she has no plans to make money by the end of the Fall 2019 semester. the 4-6 inch piece of fire hose over the long off of the idea; rather she wants this idea to spark door hinge near the top of the door. conversations between fire departments and “All you simply do is slide it over the door hanger schools across the country to replicate the idea. “The lights are out. The doors arm, push it in snug and that’s it,” she said. Back at UNC Charlotte, the university don’t lock, but we do have When Parker was a coach for the Tonganoxie plans to spend less than $20,000 on them blockaded,” High School volleyball team she would use its temporary lockdown kits. fire hoses to mark lines during practice drills. Which tool people will need in lockdown will - anonymous 911 caller Since she no longer coaches, she decided depend on the type of door they’re securing, but she could put the hoses to other use. both would serve the same purpose of keeping “I know school budgets are extremely tight,” she intruders out and the people inside safe. The Wedge-It is a compact door stop that was said. “And, they can’t afford to buy the 50-80 dollar In addition to this temporary kit, UNC designed by Emergency Service Personnel. This apparatus for every door in the building,” speaking Charlotte has added more security and is device can be placed in any of three different of professionally made door safety devices. now offering an active shooter response locations – top, middle, bottom – of a door. In UNC Parker cut the hoses, making 120 “Safety training to students, faculty and staff. Charlotte’s use of emergencies, this device would be Sleeves” from a single fire hose, and began placed on the floor and pushed closest to the door. dispersing them to the faculty at her school. The cut piece of fire hose originated back Now, every teacher in the district has access NINERTIMES.COM NOV. 19, 2019 3 SGA PASSES ACT TO SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF A WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES MAJOR The proposed major has been pending approval by the Board of Governors since April 2019. by Megan Bird News Editor On Nov. 14 the Student Government Association proposed major] in SGA after the release 2019 and sent it off to the Board of Governors, (SGA) unanimously approved S.R. 56.2-9, an of the Niner Times’ story,” published where it remains. It must first be approved by act to support the establishment of a women’s on Nov. 3. The bill passed unanimously the Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and gender studies major at UNC Charlotte. and with “very little pushback.” and Programs before the entire Board can vote. It The proposed major has been pending approval The act outlines five reasons for supporting was originally set on the committee’s September by the Board of Governors since April 2019, the proposed major: the request to plan began in agenda, but still has not been discussed. but has still not surfaced on their agenda. 2014 and was approved by both UNC Charlotte When asked whether he thinks the act will The act was primarily sponsored by Enrique and the UNC System; there are 300 students influence the Board of Governors, Rodriguez-Cue Rodriguez-Cue, Chair of Academic Affairs. enrolled in the minor; five universities in the UNC says he’s doubtful because the Board of Governors It was co-sponsored by Jacob Baum, Pro System already offer the major; it’s a desirable is already aware of the University’s support. Tempore of the Student Senate, Jonathan skill set for new employees; and it would prepare It was originally announced that the major Mitchell, Parliamentarian and Fahad students for the “changing business landscape.” would be offered in the fall 2019 semester. Firdausi, Belk College of Business Senator. The Bachelor of Arts in women’s and gender Now, even after the major is approved, it has Rodriguez-Che said he introduced the studies (WGST) is a 33-credit degree program to be filed with the Department of Education, legislation because “there was a pretty that will be delivered in-person with some online which can take up to 6 months. If it’s not widely expressed interest [to support the courses available and include two optional approved, it will have to go through all of the concentrations: “Gender, Health, and Culture” steps for approval again, this time under the and “Gender, Diversity, and Leadership.” The supervision of a new UNC Charlotte chancellor. program will be interdisciplinary and offer “[This act] expresses something that should many cross-listed courses with departments like already be obvious, which is that there is a political science, Africana studies and biology. desire for this major,” said Rodriguez-Cue. The UNC System approved the proposal for The earliest the major would the major with overwhelming support in April be offered is fall 2020. POLICE BLOTTER NOV 11–15 DRUG RELATED HARRASSMENT LARCENCY NOVEMBER 12 NOVEMBER 13 NOVEMBER 15 • Officers responded to a • Officers responded to a • Officers responded to a building in reference to building in reference to restaurant in reference to an odor of marijuana. A harassment. a larceny of a burrito. citation was issued for underage possession of alcohol. HIT AND RUN HIT AND RUN NOVEMBER 15 NOVEMBER 15 • Officers responded to a • Officers responded to a parking lot in reference to parking lot in reference to a hit and run. a hit and run. 4 NOV. 19, 2019 NINERTIMES ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN CHARLOTTE Our city is one of the wealthiest. Why is there such a large wealth gap? by Hiral Patel Asst. Opinion Editor OPINION According to the Atlantic, “Charlotte is a dead-end for people trying to of generational discrimination, primarily Black and Latinx communities escape poverty.” The city of Charlotte has the most economic growth in in Charlotte are statistically at a larger financial disadvantage, leading the nation and holds the nation’s top industries and businesses, yet they them to live in worse housing and attend less-funded schools.