MORE ELECTION COVERAGE PAGE 3 Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 123, Issue 107 dailytarheel.com Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Mark Kleinschmidt loses re-election friends and family “We have an opporutnity to move Pam Hemminger won the at City Kitchen to forward with the work we’ve been election, receiving 53.8 await the election doing,” Kleinschmidt said. “We’ve results. been doing it together. This isn’t my percent of the votes. “I’m very race, this is our race.” pleased, very After hearing the results, By Burhan Kadibhai and Jane Little excited and very Kleinschmidt expressed his grati- Staff Writers humbled all at tude to the town of Chapel Hill. the same time,” “I’m grateful to have been mayor Pam Hemminger was elected Hemminger said Pam Hemminger of the greatest town in America,” mayor of the town of Chapel Hill after the votes was a former Kleinschmidt said. “During my time Tuesday night, ending former Mayor were counted. Orange County as mayor, we were able to harness Mark Kleinschmidt’s six-year run. Kleinschmidt, commissioner the voices of over 10,000 people who Hemminger, who was endorsed along with his and school board love this town. Thank you all for the by the Chapel Hill Alliance for a friends, fam- member. greatest gift I could have received Livable Town, won the election with ily members and in my life in being the mayor of this 53.8 percent of the votes. supporters, heard the results of the town.” Incumbent Mayor Mark election at The Crunkleton, a bar in Donna Bell, Town Council incum- Kleinschmidt received 45.11 percent, Chapel Hill. bent, was also present at the event while Gary Kahn received 0.9 per- Kleinschmidt, who was first elect- during the ballot counts. cent. Additionally, write-in ballots ed mayor of Chapel Hill in 2009, “I will continue to be a strong DTH/VERONICA BURKHART received 0.19 percent. ran opposed for the first time in 4 Pam Hemminger celebrates with friends after being named Chapel Hill’s next Hemminger gathered with her years during this election. SEE MAYOR, PAGE 6 mayor. After a close race, she beat the incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt. Yik Yak post TOM ROSS: LEGACIES raises campus LEFT BEHIND safety concerns The system This was the second incident of a president threat made to campus on the app. By Acy Jackson steps down Assistant University Editor A post on social media sparked a Department in January of Public Safety investigation Tuesday morning. The post, published anonymously on Yik Yak By Corey Risinger around 1:30 a.m., said, “Tomorrow at 949 am is and Caroline Lamb a time you don’t want to be on campus.” Senior Writers DPS spokesperson Randy Young said no arrest had been made by Tuesday afternoon, Nearly two decades after cur- and the investigation is ongoing. rent UNC-system President Tom Alert Carolina sent out a campuswide email Ross served on the bench, he has at 9:14 a.m. announcing the presence of a yet to hang up his robes. threat and that they were monitoring the situ- Kevin FitzGerald, then head ation. of social services in North The email said classes would continue as Carolina, said he met Ross 20 normal but asked teachers to be flexible if years ago when Ross was on the students had concerns about coming onto N.C. Superior Court. Despite the campus. years and his various roles in “We issued the information to assuage con- public service, Ross’ moral cen- cerns. However, there was not an imminent ter and integrity has not faltered, threat to the campus community,” Young said. he said. He said DPS investigated further and verified “The reality is that Tom there was no imminent threat as the morning remained true to himself,” continued. FitzGerald said. A situation similar to this occurred in fall Now chief of staff for the 2014, when a student made a bomb threat on UNC system, FitzGerald said Yik Yak reading, “things will be getting a big frequent interactions with Ross explosive.” The student who posted the threat showed thoughtful judgement was arrested and charged with a felony count of and communication. making a false bomb report at a public building. “He tells me — you know, Some students said they were scared of going when we have to work on tough to class while others didn’t hear about it until issues — ‘Kevin, you are entitled later in the afternoon. to your own opinions, and I “I was, like, kind of concerned, but I don’t want to hear them, but you are DTH/TYLER VAHAN have any classes until after 12:30, so I don’t not entitled to your own facts,” usually go to North Campus until then. I he said. Ross’ public removal has wishes of many in the UNC- STORY SO FAR assumed it was a joke when I saw it on Yik Yak,” Ross’ legacy after being played some role in the public’s system faculty and adminis- first-year Perri Todora said. ousted from the UNC system perception of his departure, trators, I think that they will The tumultuous presiden- Sophomore Emily Hagstrom said her profes- this year might be uncertain Watson said. remember him maybe with rose- tial selection process began sor cancelled her class because some students in when he leaves his post in 2016. “As it stands right now in the colored glasses because of that,” earlier this year. the class felt uncomfortable staying on campus. At a press conference in January, minds of a lot of people, he is she said. “She reluctantly cancelled class, saying she Ross made it clear his resigna- a symbolic victim of political Robinson said prior to his January: Current system didn’t want anyone who felt uncomfortable tion was not voluntary — leaving interference within the inter ousting, Ross’ reputation within president Tom Ross resigns leaving and missing the material,” Hagstrom room for speculation about the workings of the University,” he the University system was posi- at the board’s request. said. terms of his departure. said. “Whether that will continue tive but has been accentuated Hagstrom and first-year Heather Fowler But for Harry Watson, a UNC to be true is one of those things since his ousting. Oct. 23: Former Secretary both said the situation was unnerving at first history professor, it is too soon that is too early to say.” “I think there is an element of Education Margaret but didn’t seem to be much of a threat. to evaluate Ross’ long-term Jenna Robinson, president of people making him a martyr Spellings is selected as “It doesn’t seem to be a big deal as far as, you influence and reputation. of the Pope Center for Higher because he left because he was Ross’ successor. know, none of my friends have been concerned “When the things that he did, Education, said she thinks the forced to resign rather than about it,” Fowler said. “Obviously that’s not the impact of them, sinks in, controversy surrounding the doing so willingly,” she said. “And Oct. 26: Chairperson something OK to joke around about, so I was a we can see what difference they Board of Governor’s decision I think prior to that, the univer- of the board John little taken aback.” actually made,” Watson said. to remove Ross will affect his sities were content with Tom Fennebresque announces First-year Asia Chance stayed away from a legacy. his resignation. 9:30 a.m. class even though it was not cancelled ‘A symbolic victim’ “Because he left against the SEE TOM ROSS, PAGE 6 because of safety concerns. “This isn’t something to take lightly. This is something that scared a lot of people very badly, and some people literally still haven’t gone to class today because they’re afraid the perpetra- More independent study rules since 2012 tor might come back out since he couldn’t do it at 9:49,” Chance said. showed a need for more academic account- structure for academic affairs units to offer Chance said the Alert Carolina email — Faculty members now supervise ability, the College of Arts and Sciences courses in summer, we have reinforced these which said the situation was under control — only two students each term. implemented new guidelines for undergradu- guidelines to the departments so that faculty wasn’t comforting. ate independent study courses. know that the guidelines are also in effect in Around 12:09 p.m. a campuswide email was By Cailyn Derickson Independent studies were an issue in the summer,” said Jan Yopp, summer school dean. sent stating there was no more apparent threat Staff Writer Wainstein report, which described a decades- According to the registrar’s office, students to campus. long paper class scheme in which Julius interested in a topic can take independent The situation in the morning poses no more This story is part of a series from The Daily Nyang’oro, then chairperson of the former studies with faculty with expertise in the topic. threat, according to the Alert Carolina email, Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms Department of African and Afro-American “Let’s suppose you took the media law but the investigation is ongoing. the University has said were made since Studies, was listed as the instructor for hun- class in journalism and you really thought “We just wanted folks to heighten their vigi- information about the athletic-academic dreds of independent studies every year. public records were really interesting and you lance,” Young said.