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126 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 VOLUME 127, ISSUE 1 ‘A mentor serves as an outside connection’ UNC has limited resources sonal network, therefore, becomes a primary recruiting tool. Mentors can to foster often-crucial arts play an integral role in helping you mentorships for students. build that network.” Ford also advises students to be By Macy Meyer curious and to try to put themselves Staff Writer in settings, whether they are clubs, classes or organizations, where they The practice of mentoring has can reach out to potential mentors for had a long and significant presence informational interviews. She said to within the arts, from painters like remember to come to interviews Michelangelo beginning their careers prepared with questions because it as apprentices to students seeking demonstrates respect for their time guidance from professionals on UNC’s and allows potential mentors to be campus. Mentorships have changed able to guide more intentionally. greatly and become more diverse over Frank Tincher, a music and com- time but are ever-present within the puter science major, said that hav- arts community and at UNC. ing his trombone professor, Michael Having a mentor can be an asset to Kris, as a mentor has been essential young college students seeking advice to him as an art major. He said it for dilemmas in their lives or when is an advantage that he now knows they are uncertain of potential future how to take on the business of music, pathways. Kathryn Stewart Wagner, including writing music, playing associate director of Arts Everywhere, instruments and auditioning. said mentors can be a great resource “Specifically with the arts, a lot of for navigating the world outside of the people have this misconception that university setting or could simply be a it’s really subjective, and that’s true point of connection for a field one is to a certain extent, but there’s also a interested in pursuing. lot of technical stuff,” Tincher said. “I “I think college can be a time where think specifically in the arts, it’s really things tend to be a little bit more insular important to have somebody telling and contained within the walls of the you what’s right and what’s wrong.” University,” she said. “I think a mentor Kris said he feels privileged to be serves as an outside connection.” able to work one-on-one with students This is especially relevant to stu- and provide them with insight into a dents who are thinking of entering cre- career in music. He said the applied DTH/HANNAH BURNETTE ative fields such as studio art, perfor- teaching model of music allows for Professor Michael Kris talks about how he feels about being seen as a mentor to his students on Monday, Feb. 19. mance art, music, dance or film. These strong interpersonal relationships, are all fields that do not always have a which can have a large impact on both The process of finding a mentor can be difficult to find, especially “...It’s really important to have great deal of job security after gradu- the mentor and mentee. can be grueling for students. Only with the limited resources at UNC, somebody telling you what’s ation. A September 2018 study shows In the arts, many young students a few groups and events, such as but gave advice as to how to find a that among U.S. college graduates, have idealistic goals, and mentors Musical Empowerment or the Bell mentor on campus. right and what’s wrong.” those who major in “miscellaneous must help those students learn the Student Leadership Symposium, “The best mentorship experiences Frank Tincher fine arts” have an unemployment rate skills and channel those passions exist on campus to offer students come about organically,” Ford said. Music and computer science major of 9.1 percent, which is the highest of to be successful, Kris said. He said opportunities to find mentors. “Students can place themselves in all 162 majors ranked. “Visual and going into the arts is a multifaceted Students typically are required to settings where these types of relation- their mentee learn the ins and outs performing arts” have a rate of four career path that can be very difficult build these relationships with peers ships are more likely to be built. For of any career path, Wagner said. percent, taking the 158th spot. to navigate without guidance. or professors independently. example, they can take classes with “The best mentors are like the “Resources in the arts are often “Be flexible, that’s my advice, and “I think that the mentor-mentee professors in fields of their interest, best professors,” said Ford. “When scarce, so arts organizations are try a little bit of everything,” said relationships are something that can sign up for clubs with advisers or you approach them with a challenge, less likely to have formal recruiting Kris. “I don’t think anyone should always be improved upon,” Wagner peers who may become mentors or they do not tell you exactly what to do. processes, particularly for entry and be afraid if they’re passionate about said. “There is absolutely a need and work for organizations where they Instead, they ask questions to encour- mid-level roles,” said Hannah Ford, an artistic thing. I don’t think anyone space for furthering these kinds of may meet staff who become mentors.” age you to think and work through the a graduate leadership fellow for should be afraid of trying that partic- things on campus.” A good mentor can act as a coach, challenge with their support.” Carolina Performing Arts. “Your per- ularly at a place like Carolina.” Ford and Wagner said mentors supporter or a friend and can help [email protected] Pro-Confederate, anti-Silent Sam activists clash Approximately a dozen pro- North Carolina progressives, and The counter-protesters — a group I’m proud of all of the progressives made up of people supporting vari- Confederate demonstrators of North Carolina.” ous causes, like Black Lives Matter came to campus Saturday. More counter-protesters began and LGBTQ+ rights — met the to join the demonstration, including pro-Confederate group with ban- By Cynthia Dong and Stephanie Gina Balamucki, a UNC law student ners, posters and chants, yelling, Mayer who served as Maya Little’s defense “F*** the Confederacy,” “Anti-racists Staff Writers attorney in her Honor Court trial run this town” and “Go home, rac- and appeal. She read tweets from ists.” The pro-Confederates retaliat- Despite the rain, cold and mud, @sams_reckoning, an anti-Silent ed with cries of, “All lives matter,” and members of a pro-Confederate Sam Twitter account which inves- “Long live the Confederacy,” at times group and counter-protesters tigates the background of the UNC playing music to drown the count- turned up at UNC for clashing Confederate dead memorialized by er-protesters. demonstrations on Saturday. Silent Sam. Around 12:30 p.m., the rally At around noon, about a dozen Balamucki prefaced her reading began to move, first turning pro-Confederate demonstrators by talking about the pro-Confed - toward Memorial Hall on Cameron entered McCorkle Place and amassed erate protesters, condemning the Avenue, then Person Hall, where in front of Graham Memorial Hall, group as racist. the pro-Confederate protesters adorned with Confederate flags. “The people behind me will stopped to briefly gather around the Shortly afterward, demonstrator say that Silent Sam honored poor Memorial to the Founding Trustees, David Freeman walked in front of Confederate soldiers,” Balamucki a marble obelisk which lists the the pro-Confederate demonstrators, said to the gathered crowd. “They’ll names of the original trustees of the holding an N.C. LGBTQ+ pride flag. say it’s not about slavery; it’s about University. Finally, the procession, “I’m proud of my heritage since heritage. But the fact is, this amazing dotted with flags and posters and the Civil War,” Freeman said. “I Twitter account, run by a historian, is closely followed by members of the am not proud of what my family clear that so far almost all the people police, turned east, moving down did during the Civil War. Even my this historian looked at — almost a Franklin Street. great-grandfather, who fought in hundred — were all slave owners or A few confrontations erupted the Civil War, afterward, realized from slave-owning families. These between the pro-Confederates and his mistake. He raised his 15 sons people were not poor. They were the counter-protesters as the group to be good American citizens, North not from the rural South; they were moved down Franklin, then back Carolinians and South Carolinians. people from North Carolina’s most up to McCorkle Place. However, DTH/ANGELICA EDWARDS They did a good job raising the elite, wealthy families, and they were these were quickly subdued by Pro-Confederate demonstrators amassed in front of Graham Memorial generation after that. We’ve got slaveholders, and they were uphold- Hall, followed by anti-Silent Sam demonstrators on Saturday morning. four generations of progressives, ing the Confederacy.” SEE RALLY, PAGE 7 Please don’t confront me with my failures; I had not forgotten them. NICO 2 Monday, February 25, 2019 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 Wrestling tops Duke in season finale 125 years of editorial freedom RACHEL JONES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF No. 13 UNC wrestling earned [email protected] share of ACC regular season BAILEY ALDRIDGE title for first time since 2002. MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] By Matt Chilson SARAH LUNDGREN Staff Writer ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] DURHAM — The No. 13 North MARIA ELENA VIZCAINO Carolina wrestling team set the stage DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE for the future of the program Friday [email protected] night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Tar Heels (12-7, 4-1 ACC) MYAH WARD defeated Duke, 23-16, to win a share UNIVERSITY EDITOR of the ACC regular-season title for [email protected] the first time since 2002 in their last ANNA POGARCIC dual meet of the season. CITY, STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR This title comes to a program that [email protected] has been on the cusp of national MOLLY LOOMAN prominence for a few years. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR “We’re on the up, we’re on the [email protected] up,” head coach Coleman Scott CHRIS HILBURN-TRENKLE said. “We have zero seniors next SPORTS EDITOR year, that will be starting right [email protected] now, so you’re going to see the same team for a couple years now which HALEY HODGES will be great.” DTH/ESHA SHAH DESIGN & GRAPHICS EDITOR That young core will be led [email protected] UNC’s Chip Ness and Duke’s Kaden Russell compete in a match at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday. UNC won 23-16. by first-years Joe Heilmann and EMILY CAROLINE SARTIN Brandon Whitman and redshirt O’Connor will get anoth - opponent in the 285-pound bout Heels to victory and have now set the TARYN REVOIR first-year Austin O’Connor. er shot at Finesilver at the ACC and earning a win via tech fall, giv- stage for the future of the program. PHOTO EDITORS Of the three, Heilmann was the Championships in Blacksburg, ing the team five points. “These are the guys that believed [email protected] only one to earn a victory against Virginia, on March 9. “He was a little smaller heavy - in me when change happened and MADDY ARROWOOD Duke, but the other two showed UNC’s future may be promising, weight,” Daniel said. “My goal was believed that we were going to do COPY CHIEF & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER promise in close losses. Whitman but the team’s seniors led them to to get as many points on the board something special this year,” Scott [email protected] lost in the 197-pound bout by a close victory and the ACC title Friday as I could.” said. “And we did.” decision, yet has earned multiple night. The Tar Heels’ three seniors No. 20 Gary Wayne Harding did The Tar Heels did do something Mail and Office: 109 E. Franklin St. ranked victories this season. all earned bonus points. Daniel one better. special, proving many wrong and Chapel Hill, NC 27514 The 149-pound O’Connor, UNC’s “It really personifies how we have The redshirt senior won after winning a share of the ACC title for Rachel Jones, editor-in-chief, 962-4086 highest ranked wrestler at No. 4, lost been putting the most work in, and pinning his opponent in the 133- the first time in 17 years. Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 to No. 7 Mitch Finesilver in the most we have been leading the team to pound bout, bringing the team “It’s just a start, you’ve gotta One copy per person; anticipated bout of the night. getting this ACC title,” redshirt score to 20-6 in favor of UNC and start somewhere,” Scott said. “We additional copies may be purchased Afterward, O’Connor sat in silence senior Chip Ness said. putting the match out of the Blue talk about being All-Americans, at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. No. 14 Ness earned a major Devils’ reach. being national champions and Please report suspicious activity at our on a set of stairs after the match, distribution racks by emailing waiting for his team to leave. decision in the 184-pound bout, “Chip, Gary Wayne and I wres- ACC champions.” [email protected] “He’s a very mature kid in that sit- giving the Tar Heels their first lead tled well, and we put up extra @matt_chilson © 2012 DTH Media Corp. uation,” Scott said. “He takes it per- of the meet. points for the team,” Daniel said. “I @DTHSports All rights reserved Editor’s note: We have restarted Volume 127 sonal, and he’s upset with himself. Redshirt senior Cory Daniel did think it’s great.” [email protected] of the DTH to reflect our recent birthday. He just got a little overzealous.” his part, as well, dominating his The team’s seniors powered the Tar The Daily Tar Heel Opinion Monday, February 25, 2019 3

QUOTE OF THE DAY Established 1893, 125 years of editorial freedom “The bills, at the very EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS fundamental level, question RACHEL JONES EDITOR, [email protected] LIVY POLEN ABBAS HASAN SETH NEWKIRK JACK O’GRADY a woman’s decision making RAMISHAH MARUF OPINION EDITOR, [email protected] DEVON JOHNSON KENT MCDONALD SAVANNAH PARKER BARTH around abortion and suggest ELISA KADACKAL ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR PAIGE MASTEN SAMI SNELLINGS FAIRCLOTH ALEC DENT EMMA KENFIELD CHRIS DAHLIE ANNIE KIYONAGA that this is a temporary decision.” EDITORIAL Elizabeth Nash, senior state issues manager at the Guttmacher Institute about the reasoning Giving college athletes the behind House Bill 53.

Kent McDonald FEATURED ONLINE READER Senior English and dramatic arts major from Overland Park, Kansas respect they deserve COMMENTS email: [email protected] Tar Heels’ reactions to Zion can be fun and exciting and NCAA. Tickets for Wednesday’s motivational, but they are not an game sold for upward of $2,000. “We finally look like a final 4 Embracing Williamson’s injury were excuse to behave amorally. As Tar Williamson’s name and talent team!” below our standards. Heels, we are better than this. influenced those prices. Duke is It is against our values as a sponsored by Nike for presumably Robin Hill Sanchez, commenting on the relatable e all watched, with jaws, school and community to condone millions of dollars — UNC itself Saturday UNC men’s basketball win against gaping as first-year Duke such despicable behavior. Zion earns about $10 million a year Florida State on Facebook . Wbasketball phenomenon Williamson is an 18 year-old from Nike. Williamson sees none of romance Zion Williamson fell to the ground athlete whose promising future that, and yet, he bears the price for n the fifth episode of Netflix’s new during the first moments of in professional basketball was wearing the Nike shoe. We should LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ireality TV series “Dating Around,” Wednesday night’s game. We all jeopardized in a matter of remember these vulnerabilities the Board of Elections lacks transparency the episode’s protagonist Sarah, a red held our breath as we waited to seconds. Although Williamson is next time we comment or tweet lipped tech recruiter with a sassy, hear what happened. We all stood said to be stable and recovering about Williamson or any other To the Editor: curly-haired bob, sits alone at a bar there in disbelief as Williamson from his knee injury, the impact college athlete. Perhaps it will UNC recently wrapped up its stu- after being rejected. Sarah sighs, sips limped off the court. and trauma of this experience encourage us to act differently. dent body president race. Facebook her drink and says: “Oh my god, I’m We did not, however, all react undoubtedly lingers. And what’s Duke head coach Mike pages were created, signatures going to go home and masturbate.” the same way. Many of us Tar Heel worse, our response as a Tar Heel Krzyzewski said sitting out for the were gathered and candidates were “Dating Around” encourages its fans cheered. Others just stood in fandom was not a collective one rest of the season was something sued.* The morning after Election audience to dismiss all the customs silence, astonished, while others of sympathy or compassion, but he and Zion had not even Day, an article appeared inform- reality romance series taught us, or pointed and laughed. Some even a disjointed mess of cheering, discussed — even though many ing the student body that Ashton maybe just me, to love. There are went so far as to tweet, mocking sneering and complicit silence. suggested he should to ensure a Martin won with 51.8 percent of no high-stakes, no high concepts, and embarrassing Williamson. Sports are built upon the full recovery and protect his future the vote. Other than reporting the no elimination ceremonies. Each This is not acceptable behavior. virtues of respect, self discipline career. Despite personal risk, number of voters, there were no episode follows the same, familiar Being a Tar Heel basketball fan and and integrity. Our behavior Williamson is placing the needs other numerical facts. arc — drinks, dinner and then a Lyft exercising common decency are not Wednesday did not reflect these of his team and university before The lack of information isn’t the ride home. mutually exclusive. Cheering your values. Williamson’s bizarre injury his own. Tar Heels can learn from fault of this newspaper. The Board It didn’t take long to realize team to victory does not necessitate is a potent reminder of college Williamson. Come March 9, we of Elections does not publish elec- this familiarity made me very encouraging the harm and injury athletes’ vulnerability and their hope Tar Heels have. tion results, other than the name uncomfortable. I’d been trained as of your opponents. School rivalries imbalanced relationship with the of the winner. No percentages, no a committed reality TV viewer to vote totals, no rankings. Look at expect extraordinary drama. To crave COLUMN their Heel Life page, visit a defunct epic helicopter rides and whirlwind Board of Elections website. There romances tidily edited to Top 40 hits. are no available statistics. Although “Dating Around” opens I’m not sorry for believing The introduction of ranked and closes with its own pop music voting in this past election makes sequences — its greatest indulgence transparency freshly relevant. The — the program otherwise embraces lack of publicly available informa- its low-key vibes. It’s not proposing Jussie Smollett tion violates this tenant of election marriage; it’s simply asking for a governance. Carolina has a diverse second date. Who I’m sorry for is the Devon Johnson I believed him because I was student body with equally diverse “Dating Around” wasn’t showing Junior sociology enraged to the point that I set opinions and views. Fully reporting me dates I wanted to go on. “Dating victims of hate crimes who and public pol- aside my objectivity, leaning into election results allows our elected icy major from a narrative that was conveniently leaders to more accurately take the Around” was showing me dates won’t be believed. Asheville, N.C. I’ve already been on. I recognized validating. I believed him because temperature of the campus, not rely- email: devonj12@ vidence is mounting his victimization authenticated ing on what they perceive it to be. pregnant pauses as moments of an live.unc.edu unlikely connection. I understood against “Empire” actor my fears of being a victim of hate North Carolina State University violence myself and assuaged what publicly displays the raw vote eye twitches as indications of internal EJussie Smollett, who those stories which validate our I thought was mere psychosis. I totals and percentages for most terror. I noticed how wanting police arrested and charged on interpretation of reality, neglecting believed him because his story of their last nine elections. Based hands left unheld foreshadowed Thursday for staging a racist and any introspection or investigation. made it enticingly easy to point on their competent handling of unreconciled feelings to come. homophobic attack against himself Following these incidents, we the finger. the recent lawsuits, this board has “Dating Around” is aspirational due to grievances over his salary usually fall into a cycle of fearful I was wrong. I was bamboozled. showed itself able to do some- because it’s relatable. Maybe love stories and lack of publicity. infuriation, a sense of validation I was played. I wrote a column with thing similar. In the interest of a didn’t have to be epic to be desirable. I was quick to believe Jussie and inevitable finger-pointing. affirmative conclusions based on transparent and attentive student I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d been because the incident was a Anger and fear, because our deepest fabricated facts. governance, the Board should start single all this time because I was dramatization of many of our lived anxieties played out in front of our That said, however, I will by releasing the full results of this searching for something I’d never find. experiences. A perfectly-executed eyes. Validation, because those neither apologize for nor redact past election for each race, from Past dates fell into a new light. production of the screenplay anxieties no longer lived in our The first date I thought was the best we pen in our most anxious any part of that column, other student body president on down. psyches but were in fact legitimate than Smollett’s dishonesty. I ever had didn’t feel so exceptional nightmares. However, what we fears. Finger-pointing, because ‘the There has still been a spike Johnny Rubin anymore. The first date I thought was seldom anticipate by grasping other side’ was responsible and in hate crimes since Trump’s UNC 2019 the worst I ever had became slightly on to these theatrical renditions should have done more to stop it. sweeter. A recent date that felt typical of our deepest dysphoria is that election in 2016. There were still Public Policy Since the developments leading 52 hate-related homicides against but not outstanding transformed into they might be, in fact, simply to Smollet being charged with LGBTQ+ people reported by the *Editor’s note: Candidate Tarik Woods something exciting and new. cinematic after all. filing a false report, I have been New Anti-Violence Project in faced one charge of a location viola- Much like my expectations Islamophobic threats of urged by peers and DTH readers 2017, an 86 percent increase tion, and candidate Jack Noble faced for television romance, I used to violence towards hijabis, alike to apologize for publishing from 2016. Seventy-one percent six charges of falsification, misrepre- approach dating with this eager historically Black churches “Birth of a MAGA Nation,” as I appetite for exaggerated, emotional vandalized and torched by of those attacks were still people sentation and location violations. fell victim to the aforementioned of color, emphasizing that you displays of affection and crushing white supremacists and now, predisposition to blind acceptance. heartache. I used to think I’d a prominent Black gay actor are still at higher risk of violence SPEAK OUT So, here it goes: if you are Black and queer in instantly know when I met the next brutalized by a modern day I am sorry. WRITING GUIDELINES person I was going to love. lynching are the latest in a “MAGA country.” • Please type. Handwritten letters will not I am sorry to the victims of actual Queer people are still dying. Maybe I will. But I’m not as handful of falsely-reported hate hate crimes who will no longer be be accepted. convinced as I once was. “Dating crimes following the election of Trans folks are still dying. • Sign and date. No more than two peo- believed. Americans are still dying, all at the ple should sign letters. Around’s” disarming relatability has Trump in 2016, according to a I am sorry to the abused and calmed me. I no longer think it’s New York Times opinion piece by hands of hate. • Students: Include your year, major and murdered trans folks who will phone number. Noah Rothman. So no, I will not apologize romantic when a guy tears up while continue to be ignored. • Faculty/staff: Include your department talking about his ex on a first date. Liberals almost instinctually for believing Smollett, because I am sorry to the high schooler neither you nor I were the injured and phone number. I’ve stopped walking into rooms and cling to these validating who will report being bullied for • Edit: The DTH edits for space, clarity, immediately searching to see if Mr. narratives, just as those on party following his lie; neither of accuracy and vulgarity. Limit letters to their queerness, only to be accused us deserve atonement. However, Right is hiding in plain sight. My the right peddle myths akin to of making it up in their head. 250 words. expectations have changed. immigrant criminality following I am deeply sorry to the victims I am sorry to anyone I have of any attack on their personhood SUBMISSION When the screen faded to black a few crimes committed by folks personally mistreated due to my • Drop off or mail to our office at 151 E. on “Dating Around’s” final episode, without documentation. Though who may now be hesitant to Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 own insecurities. seek justice, as this pernicious I picked up my phone and texted the staunchly different in ideological I am sorry that one of our own • Email: [email protected] guy who I described my first date foundations, the common tendency precedent has stripped hate used his platform to invalidate us. victims of their credibility. EDITOR’S NOTE: Columns, cartoons and with as “typical but not outstanding.” shared by liberals and conservatives letters do not necessarily represent the opin- I am not sorry, however, for I still believe you. Fingers trembling, I asked him on a alike is that we are quick to believe believing Jussie Smollett. ions of The Daily Tar Heel or its staff. Editorials second date. 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Carolina suffered its largest home the Seminoles 28-12 in that catego- Right after FSU trimmed UNC’s defeat since 2002, UNC head coach ry, thanks in large part to first-year lead down to four points on a Roy Williams said his team needed forward Nassir Little’s aggressive 3-pointer by redshirt first-year to learn how to win games “ugly.” play in an 18-point performance. RaiQuan Gray with 10:36 remain- Williams had just watched the Tar And while it appeared UNC might ing, Maye responded right away with Heels make only 3 of 22 3-pointers have a hard time dealing with his first 3-pointer of the day. in a 21-point loss to Louisville, but FSU’s size inside, it outrebounded Just over a minute later, Maye that was far from their only issue. the visitors, 47-32. pulled up from the top of the key in More frustrating to Williams were Defensively, the Tar Heels held the transition and banked one home as turnovers and an inability to be Seminoles to just 30.5 percent shoot- UNC’s lead ballooned to 12 points. effective defensively, both aspects of ing by forcing them to take far too “Well, I am depending on the the game that shouldn’t be affected many 3-pointers. sucker to go in so they need to start by your shot falling or not. “It shows that we do other stuff making more,” Williams said. “I’ve Six weeks later, it looks like No. well,” graduate guard Cameron always said you got to have great 8 UNC has evolved into the team Johnson said. “Shooting the ball well balance, and I don’t know how many Williams said it needed to become: is icing on the cake.” points we had in the paint today – 28 one not over-reliant on 3-point Johnson perhaps best represents – I would like more than that. DTH/JACK GARSIDE shooting. Like that January day UNC’s ability to adapt and win when “I always rather have great bal- against Louisville, the Tar Heels’ out- the 3-pointer isn’t falling. UNC’s best ance trying to get the ball inside and Forward Luke Maye (32) attempts to block Florida State guard Trent Forrest’s side shooting was less than spectac- outside shooter, Johnson flipped the to be able to have shooters shoot the (3) shot during Saturday’s game. UNC beat FSU 77-59 in the Smith Center. ular on Saturday, but UNC did a lot script and scored 26 points against ball from the outside. If you bank of other things well in a comfortable the Blue Devils on Wednesday one in every now and then that helps the field for a stretch spanning 8:39 25 3-pointers against Wake Forest. 77-59 win against a No. 16 Florida without making a single 3-pointer, you too.” during the second half. UNC took If the season ended today, UNC’s State team (21-6, 9-5 ACC) riding an instead taking a career-high 13 shots Maye’s first 3-pointer started a advantage at the other end of the 3-point shooting percentage (37.6) eight-game winning streak. from 2-point range. On Saturday, he 16-1 run that put the game away. court, and Williams said he thought would be tied for its highest since After connecting on just 2 of 20 made three shots from distance, but Defensively, UNC aimed to limit UNC “did a much better job offen- the 2012-2013 season. 3-pointers in Wednesday’s win at continued to attack the rim, scoring drives to the basket and close out sively in the second half.” Maybe “dirty” isn’t the best way Duke, the Tar Heels (22-5, 12-2 ACC) half of his points from within the arc on jump shots, Johnson said. That “Our scoring really comes from to describe UNC’s performance continued to struggle from distance, and at the free-throw line. strategy worked, as FSU made only our defense, so (when) we play great against FSU. But the Tar Heels are making 2 of 11 in the first half against Johnson nodded and grinned 10 of 31 3-pointers and never could defense scoring the ball will be easi- at least finding ways to win even the Seminoles. when asked if opponents think he get redshirt sophomore Mfiondu er,” said junior point guard Seventh when their shot isn’t falling all the Yet, UNC still took a three-point can only score from 3-point range. Kabengele going. The 6-foot-10, Woods, who had two steals. time, which is what their coach lead into the break and ran away “Yeah, they’re kind of coming 250-pound forward scored just eight Ultimately, shooting the ball well begged for in January. with the game in the second half out pretty hard right now,” Johnson points on 2 of 5 shooting after aver- from 3-point range should be a big “Today wasn’t our best game, but thanks to a dominant defensive per- said. “So to get by them and to get aging 15.3 points during FSU’s eight- factor in how successful the Tar we came out with a decent margin of formance and the ability to control to a little jump shot and get to the game winning streak. Heels can be this season because victory,” Johnson said. the boards and get good looks close lane is big.” FSU shot a dismal 25 percent after it’s part of the their identity; just @Brennan_Doherty to the rim. Outside of Johnson, UNC made halftime and didn’t make a shot from three games ago they made 16 of [email protected] N.C.’s 9th District to get new election after dramatic hearing By Brent Van Vliet and others witnessed absentee bal- watched his son finish his testimo- Staff Writer lots that they were not present for ny. John cut off contact with his when filled out. father in December to avoid legal Before the hearing, Britt said jeopardy. He said he did not think Following four days of emotion- Dowless gave her and others on the his father knowingly broke the law al and shocking testimony, the N.C. campaign a slip of paper with instruc- or tried to cover it up. State Board of Elections unanimous- tions on what to say under testimony. “I think they were lied to and they ly voted on Feb. 21 for a new election “I think Mr. Harris was complete- believe the person who lied to them,” in NC’s 9th Congressional District ly clueless as to what was going on,” John said. after Republican candidate Mark Britt said. Taking the stand the day after his Harris abruptly called for a new elec- Andy Yates, founder of a conser- son, Mark said he did not know what tion and then left the building. vative political consulting group Red Dowless was up to and that he didn’t The prior three days included tes- Dome, worked extensively with the see his son’s emails as a clear warning timony from campaign workers and Harris campaign. Although hired about Dowless. documents introduced by the state by Harris, Dowless was paid by the After being pressed over his that revealed evidence of widespread campaign through Red Dome. Yates knowledge of Dowless’ operation electoral misconduct led by McCrae said he was completely unaware of and his son’s emails, Mark abrupt- Dowless, a political operative who Dowless’ practices and did not know ly called for a new election. He also worked for the Harris campaign. he had prior felony convictions. revealed he suffered two strokes in The central issue in the investi- The bombshell came when the recent months and was having mem- PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAVIS LONG/RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER/TNS gation was illegal ballot harvesting state called Harris’ son, John Harris. ory problems, then left the building. Josh Lawson (left) hands Mark Harris (right), candidate in North Carolina’s 9th and potential tampering or sup - John Harris, now an assistant U.S. Following the shocking reversal Congressional race, a document during a public evidentiary hearing on Thursday. pression on the part of Dowless, attorney, said he expressed concern by Harris, the NCSBE unanimously who didn’t testify in the hearings. In multiple times to his parents and voted to hold a new election. 2018 election, and I’m guessing that and that Mark Harris was party to North Carolina, it’s a felony to collect Yates as early as 2016 about Dowless Mitch Kokai, a senior political if not formally, at least informally, the fraud,” he said. “... I hope that absentee ballots from someone who personally and his ability to turn out analyst at the conservative-leaning Democratic power brokers will try we can proceed with having clean is not an immediate family member. so many absentee ballots during the John Locke Foundation, said he does to dissuade any legitimate candi- and fair elections that make people Lisa Britt, Dowless’ stepdaugh- 2016 Republican primary. not expect Harris to run in the new dates from staying out of the race so believe in the democratic process.” ter who worked on the campaign, The Harris campaign did not turn special election but was unsure who McCready can run,” Kokai said. There is no timetable yet for the said she and other operatives were over the emails exchanged until very would replace him. N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-District special election, which must include directed and paid by Dowless to shortly before his son took the stand. Kokai said he expects McCready 50, said he felt the evidence was a primary, according to state law. collect absentee ballots and, in Mark did not know his son was to be the sole Democratic candidate compelling in the case. McCready announced on Friday that some cases, fill out incomplete testifying until Tuesday night, in the new election. “There was overwhelming evi- he will run in the election. ballots. She also testified that she and his father was in tears as he “McCready ran so well in the dence that election fraud occurred [email protected] Annual OWASA improvement report takes community focus

By Andreamarie Efthymiou ment for the upcoming year is a new the system improvement plan. ity manager, is now attending the detection and even decrease green- Staff Writer water main assessment and prior- OWASA also announced at the Orange County Local Government house gas emissions by cutting down itization model. OWASA did not meeting that the sewer construction Affordable Housing Collaborative’s vehicle miles and related costs. Community partnerships seemed directly address the large-scale water in the historic Rogers Road area is meetings to learn about its initiatives OWASA currently serves more to be the highlight of the Orange emergency that happened in Chapel now expected to be complete by and how OWASA can help. than 80,000 people in Chapel Hill Water and Sewer Authority’s annual Hill in 2017, nor the water main the end of April 2019. Construction OWASA is progressing with its and Carrboro. update to the Board of Orange County break that happened in November of began in September 2017, but Care to Share program, where cus- Myra Dotson, an OWASA cus - Commissioners at a Feb. 19 meeting. 2018, but the new assessment system OWASA encountered a lot of dense tomers can contribute to the pay - tomer who has lived on Orange The main speaker, OWASA sec- was originally suggested in the wake rock that affected the timeline of ments of other OWASA customers Grove Road since the 1980s, com- retary Raymond DuBose, presented of the November event. construction, according to DuBose. in need. Donors to this program plained at the meeting that OWASA OWASA’s improvement plans for the Each year, OWASA invests about DuBose also discussed OWASA’s have the opportunity to make has been dumping sludge on her upcoming year. One change is the $20 million in capital improve - new strategies for addressing fixed monthly donations or round neighborhood’s soil. implementation of quarterly check- ment projects — upgrading pipes, affordability by partnering with up their water and sewer bills. In “It is hypocritical for Orange in meetings between the members of pumps, equipment and more — to community organizations. In the 2018, the program’s contributions County to have OWASA play any the BOCC and the appointees of the increase system resiliency. Nearly last year, OWASA has worked with totaled $7,650. key role in climate change actions OWASA board. DuBose said this was 50 percent of customer payments the Orange County Family Success Agua Vista is an initiative to because of the polluting activity of designed to create greater commu- fund these projects, according to Alliance to share conservation upgrade OWASA’s water meters to OWASA,” she said. nication between OWASA and the Linda Low, OWASA’s communica- outreach materials translated into simplify customers’ ability to mon- @andreaefthy community it serves. tions and community relations offi- Spanish, Burmese and Karen. itor their own water use. OWASA’s [email protected] OWASA’s main system improve- cer. These projects would fall under Mary Tiger, OWASA’s sustainabil- hope is that this will allow easier leak 6 Monday, February 25, 2019 News The Daily Tar Heel Astronaut celebrates 50 years since moon mission Charlie Duke was trained at ly small size and the planetarium’s close proximity to the University’s Morehead Planetarium for campus and resources as being par- his 1969 Apollo 11 mission. ticularly important factors. “Even back in those days, there were By Maydha Devarajan at least a handful of world class facili- Staff Writer ties, but Chapel Hill was leader among them,” Neece said. “It was one of the One of the 12 astronauts to ever highest respected facilities with the walk the moon, Charlie Duke, spoke best equipment in the world coequal at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for with the planetarium in Chicago, the Black Culture and History Friday, one in Boston, the one in New York commemorating the 50th anniver- City, Philadelphia and all the others.” sary of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. In addition to discovering how The Stone Center and Morehead to “steer by the stars,” where astro- Planetarium partnered to host Duke nauts were taught to identify the as a part of Lift Off NC: Apollo + positions of stars, Neece said train- Beyond, a year-long series of events ees learned how to rendezvous while celebrating space exploration at dif- at the planetarium. ferent museums and organizations “Any time you heard about an in North Carolina. Astronaut Mae emergency in space — there was Jemison is also set to speak at UNC the Faith 7 Mercury mission, there’s in March as a part of the celebration. Apollo 13, there’s Apollo 12 that got At a press conference before struck twice by lightning while it was Friday’s event, Duke reflected on his lifting off the launch pad — during role with the Apollo 16 mission — for those emergencies, they had to have which he was a Lunar Module pilot the confidence behind them and — calling his experiences “humbling.” the knowledge in their heads that “I was delighted, and I tried to do they had picked up at Morehead to DTH/MAYDHA DEVARAJAN the best job I could to represent our be able to reorient their spacecraft, Astronaut Charlie Duke poses before a lecture at Morehead Planetarium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. country in the Air Force and NASA,” looking at the stars,” Neece said. Duke said. Neece also said he believes events “In general, college is all about he doesn’t think a human expedition “I don’t think I’m going to According to the planetarium like An Evening with Astronaut getting new experiences and stuff,” to Mars will happen soon. He reflect- website, Duke was one of 62 indi- Charlie Duke are “vital” in being able Gorman said. “This is a really easy ed on the privatization and immense get a call, but I’d love to go viduals to have completed training at to share oral histories. way for students to get exposed to growth of current space exploration to the moon again.” “It’s a human being going to really cool things that we would oth- technology, noting how his youngest UNC’s facilities in the 1960s. Duke, Charlie Duke who also served as CAPCOM, or the another place and coming back to erwise just wouldn’t be able to.” son didn’t seem to “think it was any Astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission spacecraft communicator, for Apollo tell you what they found, to tell you Duke, who serves on the Board big deal” when he went on the Apollo At 83, Duke said he doesn’t tire of 11, said the training he received at how they felt, to tell you things that of Directors for the Astronaut 16 mission in 1972. people asking him about his expe- the Morehead Planetarium was no other creature or no other robot- Scholarship Foundation, said he sees “The next neighbor was Bill riences as an astronaut or going to “incredibly important.” ics could ever tell you,” Neece said. a lot of interest in space exploration Anders, Neil Armstrong lived a the moon, something he considers Michael G. Neece, planetarium “That makes it special, it makes so among today’s generation. He advised block behind us, and Ron Evans, to have been a “great honor.” educator, said Tony Jenzano, the that humanity has gone and done it.” college students aspiring to become Frank Borman — everybody who “I was ready to go to the moon planetarium director at the time, Junior and president of Students for astronauts not to limit themselves by went to the moon lived in our neigh- again, but at my age, it’s the ‘Don’t was instrumental in the success of the Exploration and Development of any one particular field of study. borhood,” Duke said. “And so (he’d call us, we’ll call you,’” Duke said. “I the training sessions. Additionally, Space Patrick Gorman said he hoped “Don’t think you’ve got to be a say), ‘When are you going to go don’t think I’m going to get a call, Neece said Chapel Hill played a to ask Duke if he had to go through physicist to be an astronaut,” he said. Dad?’ So it is amazing how people but I’d love to go to the moon again.” large role in drawing astronauts to customs when he went to the moon. Duke remained positive about the look at technology from one gener- [email protected] the facility, with the town’s relative- Gorman echoed Neece’s sentiment. future of space exploration, but said ation to the next.” The Daily Tar Heel News Monday, February 25, 2019 7 attended the rally to stand against there in support of Southern heritage. attended the demonstration as part “I’m proud of my heritage RALLY Nazism and racism. “That statue, which this is of an attempt to “re-contextualize” FROM PAGE 1 “From my experience in all about, to me, that statue is a the campus’ history with race and since the Civil War. I am not other protesters or the police. No Charlottesville, it’s become clear memorial to the war dead, noth - “tell a more honest history on cam- proud of what my family arrests were made on the part of that when racists and Nazis and ing more,” Butler said. “It’s not pus than what’s being told by the did during the Civil War.” UNC police, according to Randy the KKK show up, if we don’t show racist. If anything on this campus buildings and the monuments.” Young, Media Relations manager up in greater numbers than them, is racist, it has to be that Old Well, “When we look around UNC, we David Freeman for UNC Public Safety. it emboldens them,” Freeman said. because Black people did not get to see a lot of buildings, monuments Anti-Silent Sam demonstrator The pro-Confederates then “People like me, who had thought drink from the same water source and so on honoring violent white supremacy, for its white suprem- walked back to their cars amidst they’d never see Nazis marching as white people.” men, usually landowners, slave acist institutions, which is what chanting by some of the count - in the streets with guns, it opened Butler said that he agreed with owners, and that doesn’t repre - we’re trying to re-contextualize,” er-protesters, who told them our eyes and we’ve been showing up the counter-protesters’ message of sent my view on authentic history,” Deutschbein said. “I hope the to “go home.” A large group of whenever the Nazis show up, when- anti-white supremacy, but disliked Deutschbein said. Confederate groups stop coming counter-protesters remained on ever the KKK shows up, and when- their methods and language, which Deutschbein said he hopes that back. I think they endanger our McCorkle Place long after many ever our numbers are bigger than included shouting expletives. these protests will discourage the campus and especially students of of the pro-Confederates had left, theirs, they tend to not show up.” Calvin Deutschbein, a fourth- pro-Confederate groups from color and community members of targeting their chants towards the However, some of those who year Ph.D. student in the comput- demonstrating at the University. color in Chapel Hill.” remaining individuals. marched on the pro-Confederate side, er science department, said that “They are drawn here by this @stephaneemayeer Some protesters, like Freeman, like Rob Butler, said that they were he and other counter-protesters institution’s support for white [email protected]

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All rights reserved. 8 Monday, February 25, 2019 dailytarheel.com The Daily Tar Heel SCORES MEN’S LACROSSE: John Hopkins 11, UNC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL: UNC 77, Florida State 59 SPORTSMONDAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: UNC 74, N.C. State 69 Little leads UNC with 18 points off bench By James Tatter Coby White, the starting first-year Senior Writer point guard, knew it was Little’s day after the put-back. Nassir Little sat with his back to “When he plays like that, I don’t the scorer’s table, right on the center think nobody can stop him,” White line of the court, waiting his turn. said of Little. His team was down one to No. 16 It wasn’t all dominance from Little. Florida State when head coach Roy He had two shots in the second half Williams sent Little to check into the that didn’t reach the rim, and a pair game. A fast-break layup by senior of turnovers. But as a first-year, he Kenny Williams gave the North knows he has some growing to do. Carolina men’s basketball team the On and off the court, the transi- lead and brought up the under-16 tion to college hasn’t been entirely timeout. Little entered the game for smooth for Little. the first time with his team holding He faced a sprained ankle that onto the early 7-6 advantage. limited his playing time, and has The first-year forward is a national- been coming to grips with his role on ly renowned talent and a potential lot- the team and the general frustrations tery pick in this year’s NBA draft. But facing someone spending their first his role for the No. 8 Tar Heels involves year away from home. him coming off the bench. Conversations with fellow first- In North Carolina’s matchup years Coby White and Leaky Black against the Seminoles on Saturday, the have helped. first-year showed that he can embrace “I feel like every freshman has these his role, and perhaps still be the big- little growing pains,” Little said. “And gest game changer on the court. just being able to talk to guys that are “When Nas plays like he did today, going through the same exact thing as I feel like we are unbeatable,” junior you, that really helps you out, helps DTH/HARPER SWING point guard Seventh Woods said. you grow as a person and a player.” First-year guard Nassir Little (5) drives the ball during UNC’s 77-59 win over FSU at the Smith Center on Saturday. Little gave the first indication that Before Saturday’s game, he was he was going to have a big day with finally feeling 100 percent healthy Saturday. In Little’s first 8 min - shot, crashing the boards. encouragement in his and White’s 10:39 left in the first half. again. A conversation with Coach utes of play, he had 9 points and 4 The ball rimmed out, but almost relationship. When things aren’t From the top of the key, Little accel- Williams and assistant coach Hubert rebounds. A slow start for the Tar as soon as it was off the rim, Little going well, they pick each other erated past his defender. Mfiondu Davis also helped remind him that, Heels turned into a 77-59 blowout had shoved it back through with up. And when they are, they savor Kabengele, a 6-foot-10-inch forward, off the bench or not, he can be the win over the Seminoles. a two-handed slam that sent the those moments. Either way, Little slid over to stand in his way. key to the Tar Heels’ success. With more than five minutes Smith Center into a frenzy. is reminded that he has the ability Little went up, and Kabengele “They were telling me that for us remaining in the game, Little was When Little checked out of the to back up the hype that he brought could do little but watch him twist to be as good as we can be, I’ve got standing to the right of the arc wav- game with 4:24 remaining, it was with him to college. around the right side of the basket to be as good as I can be,” Little said. ing his hands frantically at team- to loud applause from the crowd. “That’s the way we go about it,” and slam the ball through the rim. “I just started feeling like, ‘I come mate Cameron Johnson to pass him He ended with 18 points, tied for Little said. “When we’re playing well, Two minutes later, Little had a off the bench, it don’t really matter the ball. Johnson, a graduate guard, a team-high with Johnson, and a it’s like, ‘Bruh, you can hoop. Keep put-back layup off a missed Woods’ what I do.’” instead settled for a long-range career-high eight rebounds. doing it. This is really who you are.’” 3-point attempt. The reality was on display on 2-point attempt. Little tracked the After the game, he spoke of the [email protected] Kea scores 32 points in her final home game

By James Tatter hands around the Jocelyn Jones Senior Writer inbound pass meant for Paris. Rogers dribbled to safety on the far Paris Kea would be the hero. With side of the court as the final seven seven seconds to play, the ball was in seconds of Paris’ final home game the air on its way to her. drained away. When the North Carolina wom- The interception sealed it. The en’s basketball team came out of the Wolfpack won the game, 74-69. timeout trailing by five, a comeback After the game, N.C. State head wasn’t probable. But neither was coach Wes Moore gave insight into the performance Kea had just had the level of respect opposing coaches in her final quarter of basketball at have for the Tar Heel guard. Carmichael Arena. “I think I’ll probably drive over Trailing No. 9 N.C. State by as here for graduation, cheer and shake many as 11 points late in the third her hand,” Moore said. “I’ll be glad to quarter, UNC’s redshirt senior see her leaving because she’s given us guard took over. fits … It’s not fair, but we’ve come to With 2:08 to play in the fourth, expect that from her.” Kea drove at the basket and got up After the buzzer, Paris, who had a jumper while being fouled. Her 32 points, five assists and four 14th point of the quarter put UNC steals, walked with her team to the up by two. end of the court where Rogers had Drive after drive had looked much found refuge moments before. The the same, as Kea was determined to players stood in a line in front of get to the basket. the Tar Heel pep band as the alma The lone senior for UNC, she was mater played. bound to respond in her senior day Huddling up with her team at the game, according to her family. end of the song, Paris wiped her face “I was watching the clock, and I with her jersey. Her teammates ran was waiting,” Willie Kea, her father, off the court and to the locker room, DTH/DANA GENTRY said. “I said, ‘It’s about time for her while she went over to the stands to UNC redshirt senior Paris Kea (22) dribbles past an N.C. State defender during her senior night game on Sunday. to turn it on now.’” greet her family. “I can see it in her,” her brother It seemed like her entire family ing down the nearest set of stairs to And her family loved being here. ble heads of her that had been Jermani Kea said. “When she wants had made the trip for her senior day. avoid a big mass of fans at the front Her dad had never been able to get given out before the game with it, she will go after it.” They all wore shirts with Paris’ face entrance that her teammate had enough of watching her play, even her trademark golden hair on top. So Kea would be the hero here at on them, and the words “Major ‘Kea’ warned her about. She headed back attending her practices when she She hadn’t quite avoided the pile the end, just as she had been in so Alert” emblazoned across the back. A to her family. was a kid. of fans. many big games during her three- line formed up the aisle. Her parents and brother were More than just basketball games, But she was all smiles. She year UNC career since transferring She finally trotted back to the waiting on the court as they had her mom loved being able to be laughed and joked and talked to from Vanderbilt. locker room. been after every game this season. closer to her daughter. kids one by one as they came up to She had poured in 36 points on Paris sat with head coach Sylvia Coming from Greensboro, it was “That is everything,” Swanee Kea, her in bunches. this court last year, including an Hatchell as they fielded questions a short drive to watch Paris play, and her mother, said. “That I’m able to Everybody wanted an auto - overtime-forcing, buzzer-beating from reporters. The coach heaped they never missed the opportunity. be here, that I’m able to give her graph, a picture, or just a word three en route to stunning then- praise on the player. “At Vanderbilt, my family momma love.” with the Tar Heel star. Even in a No. 15 Duke. In the same gym, she “She’ll go down as one of our best couldn’t make a lot of games,” The parents continued to chat heartbreaking loss, Kea was treat- had led UNC over then-No. 1 Notre guards that we’ve ever had here,” Kea said. “So definitely having my with friends and family on the ed like the hero that she has so Dame with 30 points and 10 assists Hatchell said. family at the games, all the games, court as they waited for her to often been for North Carolina. a month ago. After the postgame press confer- here an hour before the games, come down. @James_Tatter But on Sunday afternoon, it was ence, Kea walked through the con- that will be one of the things I will But Kea had gotten stopped in @DTHSports N.C. State’s Dd Rogers who got her course of Carmichael Arena, duck- miss the most.” the stands and was signing bob - [email protected]