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Housing Section Check out p. 4-5 for advice, tips and tricks for finding housing in Chapel Hill. 125 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 VOLUME 126, ISSUE 54 By Torre Netkovick 4x800m and the distance medley Staff Writer relay. Six years after Goetz chose to play When Morgan Goetz entered 7th both field hockey and track, she was grade at Cary Academy, her parents faced with another tough decision — Morgan Goetz gave her a choice. which sport would she pursue at the “We have four kids, so we told her, collegiate level? ‘We cannot be driving you every - Although she loved track and From dreamer to defender where, so you are going to have to field, her heart was with field hockey. pick a sport at school,’” her mother “I do miss (track and field) a lot, Cathy said. but it was not a hard decision,” Goetz Goetz did what her parents said. “I knew I always wanted to be a asked — partially. She chose to part of a very team-like culture.” focus on two sports, track and field However, she did not always and field hockey. believe that dream could become Nine years later, Goetz is a major a reality. contributor for the North Carolina “I actually didn’t have it on my field hockey team and has started list until (UNC head coach Karen) 63 games throughout her four-year Shelton came up to me and talked career. She’s been a part of two ACC to me at camp, and that is when it Tournament Championships and really became a reality,” Goetz said. played in three Final Fours and counting. She’s also found success Balance off the field. But none of that was possible until Along with her success on the she finally picked her sport. field, Goetz has had significant off- the-field success at UNC. The dream For the past three seasons, Goetz has organized the North Carolina She grew up in Cary, dreaming of field hockey team’s annual Vs. DTH/PHOTOG NA attending UNC — no matter what Cancer game. Each year, the team Senior biomedical engineering major Morgan Goetz plays defense on the field hockey team. “We’re basically the same sport she played. raises money for cancer research. team we were last year ... everything we have is earned.” “I was playing soccer and I was So far, this season the program has like ‘I’m going to play soccer at UNC.’ raised $2,519. Cancer Institute and researched at father, Andrew. “I mean she does, with a degree in biomedical engi- I was playing lacrosse and I was like The cause means a lot to Goetz. Columbia University. she makes it seem easy. Like it is not neering. She plans to pursue a Ph.D ‘I’m going to play lacrosse at UNC,’” “My family personally has been In addition to her summer a big deal.” in the same field. Goetz said. impacted by cancer,” Goetz said. “Both internship, Goetz will be inducted Although she’s found her stride, After that, she said she wants to Goetz attended Cary Academy my sister and mom had cancer. It is into Phi Beta Kappa, an honor soci- it was a bumpy road getting there. change the world. from 7th grade until graduation in something I hold near and dear to my ety which celebrates academic excel- During her first semester, Goetz had “I think there are a lot of ways we 2015. During this time, she was a heart. It is a lot of the reason why I lence in the liberal arts and sciences. trouble adjusting. can alter the way we deliver drugs two-sport athlete, starring in field want to do biomedical engineering, to To qualify for membership, a UNC “It just takes learning how you to people to make it not only more hockey and track and field. look at these cancer mechanisms and student must complete 75 hours of work and how you study and how affordable, but more accessible to She lettered three times in track try to figure them out.” coursework in liberal arts and sci- you succeed,” Goetz said. “I think third-world countries and impover- and field, receiving all-conference Goetz made the first step in ences with a minimum 3.85 GPA in there has to be a base of wanting to ished communities,” Goetz said. and all-state honors. She still holds achieving her goal this summer that coursework. succeed and wanting to do your best.” the school records in the 800m, when she interned for the National “She makes it seem easy,” said her This May, Goetz will graduate SEE GOETZ, PAGE 7 Chapel Hill gears up for Faculty Executive Committee talks Halloween festivities Carolina Excellence Initiative By Henry Haney nighttime sky show. It will focus on By Hannah Lang Staff Writer the legends and myths surrounding Senior Writer the constellations, particularly those With Halloween around the corner, featuring “monsters, mayhem and UNC’s Faculty Executive the Town of Chapel Hill is preparing madness,” Brown said. Committee met Monday to talk for the spookiest time of the year. Tickets to the show cost $5 each, cost cuts, red tape and the tension This Saturday, Morehead but the rest of the events are free between excellence and efficiency. Planetarium and Science Center and will feature more than just The committee’s brief 45-minute will turn its lens toward the stars science-related topics, including a meeting focused exclusively on the as it hosts its inaugural Moonlight haunted house, a costume fashion Carolina Excellence Initiative to Madness from 4-8 p.m. Kids of all show, food trucks and Halloween- streamline the University’s business ages are welcome to participate in a themed games, according to the operations. Rick Wernoski, senior variety of activities related to both planetarium’s press release. vice provost for Business Operations, science and Halloween. Brown said both the planetarium and Executive Vice Chancellor and Sarah Brown, a spokesperson for and the partnership are excited for Provost Robert Blouin spoke to the Morehead Planetarium, said the first annual Moonlight Madness. the committee on the progress of Moonlight Madness is an event spon- The planetarium is selling 1,200 the initiative, opening the floor for DTH/REANNA BROOKS sored by the planetarium and the tickets for six, 20-minute shows. questions and comments on how the Senior Vice Provost for Business Operations, Rick Wernoski speaks Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. Because the rest of the event is free, project may be fine-tuned. Monday at the Faculty Executive Council meeting in South Building. “Moonlight Madness came about Brown said they are planning for a Although recent meetings have out of a need for having something crowd of around 1,500. discussed the future of Silent Sam, trators on operational “pain points” are longer term, Blouin told the DTH. where families can bring their kids to Meanwhile, the Town is prepar- this week’s meeting touched on a and a reevaluation of UNC’s hiring He noted the initiative was spurred but hopefully also to get something ing for its Homegrown Halloween, less controversial subject: improv- process. Wernoski emphasized that less by existing dissatisfaction with- educational out of it,” Brown said. in which costumed crowds swarm ing administrative functions in areas efficiency, not cost savings, is the in the University and more by the The event will include a number of Franklin Street to people-watch, such as finance, procurement and goal of the initiative’s streamlining administration’s desire to improve. science activities. Among the variety of socialize and enjoy the holiday. research administration. efforts, but that such savings would “I would hate to see that we get hands-on activities will be a “pumpkin The town is taking measures “Let’s face it; infrastructure is be a positive consequence of tighter complacent. We can always get bet- pop,” where families and attendees will to ensure safety on the night of not the sexiest thing to talk about,” administrative processes. ter,” Blouin said. “Knowing faculty watch a pumpkin explode. Halloween. Starting at 8 p.m. on Oct. Blouin joked during the course of the A new road map for UNC’s admin- like I do, I don’t think asking them The primary feature of the event is 31, the town will close Franklin Street meeting. istrative operations is expected to be to be demanding of the administra- “Scare-olina Skies,” a spooky, short- Discussion included topics such as completed in spring 2019. However, tion should be a stretch.” ened twist on the planetarium’s SEE HALLOWEEN PREP, PAGE 7 feedback from faculty and adminis- the overarching goals of the initiative [email protected] CAROLINA SOCCER #3 WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. WAKE FOREST #5 MEN’S SOCCER VS. #6 VIRGINIA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 6 PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 AT 7 PM WAKEMED SOCCER PARK • FIRST 500 FANS RECEIVE A FREE T-SHIRT WAKEMED SOCCER PARK • FIRST 250 FANS RECEIVE FREE RAM HORNS FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FANS. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT And at once, I knew I was not magnificent. BON IVER 2 Wednesday, October 24, 2018 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 The state’s climate change fight continues 125 years of editorial freedom By Sofia Lesnewski mental policy track record. “It’s tragic because we are at a pursuing a 15-year plan to make the Staff Writer “Consistently, over the past maybe point where we need genuine leader- company one-third solar power and RACHEL JONES eight, nine years, the legislature under ship from wherever it may arise, and two-thirds natural gas.

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