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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 126 YEARS OF SERVING UNC STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 127, ISSUE 34 ‘UNC Anti-Racist Alerts’ notify students of Confederates on campus The text alert system has first day of classes, when a text alert included two men openly carrying to campus. Days after an armed Alert Carolina system hasn’t informed informed her that four members of a guns, was getting closer. appearance on campus by the Heirs the community of such events. gained 950 subscribers since Confederate group were armed at the Since community demonstrators last March, interim Chancellor Kevin The text that pinged Drew, who launching on Aug. 20. entrance of UNC’s campus. toppled Silent Sam in August 2018, Guskiewicz announced plans for a is one of two student members on Drew, a member of Black the Heirs To The Confederacy new Campus Safety Commission Guskiewicz’s safety commission, By Charlie McGee Congress and an affiliate of activist have become a familiar face meant “to take a broader look at all about the Heirs’ most recent visit Director of Investigations group Defend UNC, lost focus on her among various out-of-town groups aspects of community safety.” to Chapel Hill didn’t come from the class. She became concerned for her traveling to Chapel Hill with the But UNC has faced a variety of University’s alert system. Sophomore De’Ivyion Drew was own safety, glancing out the window stated purpose of advocating for criticisms over its role in Silent Sam- sitting in a lecture on Aug. 20, the and wondering if the group, which the Confederate monument’s return related conflicts, one being that its SEE ALERTS, PAGE 6 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Red wolves are one of the world’s most endangered species. PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM HANULA, U.S. FOREST SERVICE PHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Red-cockaded woodpeckers have been endangered since 1970. North Carolina supports the most known sites for the dwarf wedgemussel. Over 60 North Carolina species lose federal protections New Trump administration likely to become endangered within Wildlife Service, said these animals beyond just the bird itself,” Fuller said. by climate change,” he said. the foreseeable future throughout all often reflect what is occurring in the The revisions to the act also Weaver said it is now the changes to the Endangered or a significant portion of its range. surrounding water and land. change the conditions in which responsibility of the citizens of Species Act threaten wildlife. Sierra Weaver, senior attorney “The mussels are indicative of a species are deemed endangered or North Carolina to protect species at the Southern Environmental larger problem,” she said. threatened. Now economic factors, facing new threats due to the Trump By David Saff Law Center, said this change will Mussels are key factors in such as resources used to maintain administration’s revisions and to Senior Writer drastically affect threatened species. determining water quality, Moore population levels as well as potential make sure their voices are included in “We have always just extended the said. Many of these mussels became natural resource extraction, are also decision making going forward. The Trump administration issued same protections endangered species rare due to the amount of agriculture considered alongside biological ones. “The most important thing for a number of changes earlier this get to threatened species,” Weaver in North Carolina and the amount of “(A species) should be listed people to do is to stay up to date on month to the Endangered Species said. “What this change does is it says sediment in streams. whether it has a great economic what’s happening in their areas,” Act in a move that many believe will we’re not going to protect threatened Manley Fuller, vice president of impact or not,” Fuller said. Weaver said. weaken its effects. species the same way.” conservation policy at the North This could mean trouble for Moore has another method for Since 1973, the ESA has succeeded This change in protection, she Carolina Wildlife Federation, shared species that require resources to dealing with the now less effective in saving 99 percent of species from said, can lead to a never-ending cycle this sentiment. just remain on the endangered list, ESA. Since a majority of endangered extinction, but one of the most of species entering and exiting the “Often times species loss, or like the red-cockaded woodpecker, species are on privately owned land, controversial revisions to the act endangered species categorization. extinction, on a more localized level, Moore said. If these species were she said the only way to protect them involves removing protections for “Right as that species is starting is a consequence of human change to moved to the threatened list, they is to incentivize the landowners. threatened species. to recover, as soon you can get it the environment,” he said. “Species could lose all of this support. “If we ask them as a public North Carolina is home to 61 from endangered to threatened, loss is not in a vacuum, and it’s a Fuller said he was also concerned service to look after something like federally endangered and threatened you remove all the protections and reflection of what’s going on with with revisions that appear to disregard a rare species, that’s at a cost to that species. Some of North Carolina’s mostly what you will see is that other environmental issues.” species under threat of climate change. landowner,” she said. “May be big, species under threat of extinction species is going to end up right back Fuller referenced the endangered “The term ‘foreseeable future’ was may be little, but if we, the public, include the bald eagle, the red- in that endangered bucket because red-cockaded woodpecker, another considered by a number of people as a think that’s important, we should be cockaded woodpecker and the it lost all of its protections,” she said. N.C. species that gives an indication red flag because it’s kind of ambiguous, able to put a value on that.” loggerhead turtle. Also included in this list and often of its surrounding environment. and they felt like that would be used According to U.S. Fish & Wildlife forgotten are mussels. Julie Moore, a “These listed species are emblematic by the agency to not consider species @david_saff Services, threatened species are species recent retiree from the U.S. Fish and of their native habitats, which go that are probably going to be affected [email protected] I can see no way out but through. ROBERT FROST 2 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 News The Daily Tar Heel The Daily Tar Heel Established 1893 125 years of editorial freedom Funds raised for stolen unicycle MADDY ARROWOOD More than $300 was raised were so upset they convinced Christie EDITOR-IN-CHIEF to create a GoFundMe page for a [email protected] to replace a student’s replacement unicycle. MARCO QUIROZ-GUTIERREZ signature transportation. Kris Jordan, an assistant MANAGING EDITOR professor in the computer science [email protected] By Macy Meyer department, and other members EMILY SIEGMUND Staff Writer of the department have already ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR donated to the page. [email protected] Last year, the UNC community “I really like unicycling everywhere MYAH WARD got to know first-year student and I feel like it’s been a really big part DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE Jasper Christie who rode a unicycle of my experience at UNC,” Christie [email protected] everywhere around campus. said. “It feels really weird to just be This fall semester, Christie is back walking everywhere now.” MAEVE SHEEHEY on campus as a sophomore majoring The GoFundMe page has already UNIVERSITY EDITOR in computer science, but is missing reached and surpassed its maximum [email protected] one important thing — their unicycle. goal after circulating on Facebook ANNA POGARCIC Despite using a bike lock, Christie for just a few days, Christie said. CITY, STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR said their unicycle was stolen this past “The fact that it’s gone significantly [email protected] summer while it was parked at a bike over the goal amount means that JESSICA HARDISON rack on Franklin Street. After weeks of I’m going to buy potentially a bigger ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR posting on social media and looking unicycle or more accessories, but it’s [email protected] for the unicycle around surrounding all going to go toward the unicycle,” RYAN WILCOX communities, Christie said their Christie said. SPORTS EDITOR unicycle has still not resurfaced. UNC students Ella Carter [email protected] “At this point, I don’t see myself and Austin Tyner, both friends AUDREY BURKE getting it back,” Christie said. “It’s of Christie, agreed that Jasper gone, and I don’t think I’m going to not having their unicycle makes JEFFREY SHUTTER be seeing it again.” campus culture feel less complete. DESIGN & GRAPHICS EDITORS But all is not lost. Friends and “It really brightens my day to see DTH FILE/ HARPER SWING [email protected] UNC staff have been diligent these Jasper and their unicycle everywhere,” Jasper Christie, a first-year computer science major, rides their unicycle during BRANDON STANDLEY past few months by helping Christie Carter said. “It’s such a big part of their a break between classes in front of Murphy Hall on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. PHOTO EDITOR search for the missing unicycle and, identity, and I love them for it. I really [email protected] more recently, raising funds to help miss having the unicycle around.” will soon be able to purchase a new Jasper is a wonderful person and MOLLY WEISNER them purchase a replacement.