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Nearly four years, nine reports and countless national headlines have passed since UNCs scandals began, revealing academic fraud and tensions between academics and athletics on campus. In that time, the Universitys reputation has come into question, as well as those problems long-term effects on the UNC brand. The sagas latest chapter has seen former learning specialist Mary Willingham make claims about the literacy levels of former football and basketball players a subject that first made its way into a Jan. 7 CNN report, followed by an article in Bloomberg Businessweek that featured a basketball jersey with a large F on the cover. Willinghams research has since been discounted by three outside researchers. The stories also come as the N.C.
General Assemblys budgetary commitment to the University is of concern to faculty and administrators. But just as the national medias coverage of the scandal has been brought to a boil, with many outlets digging up years-old news in comprehensive stories about UNCs issues, a public relations specialist has taken the helm at South Building. The first-ever vice chancellor for communications and public affairs, Joel Curran, has worked in PR for companies like Disney and is paid $300,000 annually. In an interview, Curran said the UNC brand is still prominent despite all the bad press. From my perspective, if you look across the broad narrative of this University we still are incredibly strong as we have been in our schools and in general as a thought leader among pub-
To keep winning and to keep these athletes eligible, we had to do something, so we cheated... everyone knew.
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UNC students are not the only ones who enjoy spending time in the dining halls with their friends. This past week, field mice were spotted in Rams Head Dining Hall, causing an outcry on Facebook that began with a picture on the Overheard at UNC page. Students took to social media to voice their concerns about the mice, but Carolina Dining
Services spokesman Brandon Thomas said CDS has only received three complaints via phone two from students and one from a parent. In response to a few mice sightings, Thomas said CDS has increased the frequency of pest control during the past week. He labeled them as field mice. We regularly work with two pest control companies, and weve stepped up that work. The whole building has been inspected. Were doing a lot of extra monitoring, Thomas said. Thomas said the recent cold weather in the area, along with the open space surrounding Rams Plaza, may be factors in the field mices movement into the dining hall. He said mice have not been found in the
kitchen areas of the dining hall. This has strictly been isolated to a few areas in the dining area. As far as the kitchen there has been no indication of mice getting in, Thomas said. Thomas said there has not been a negative impact on meal plans this semester and said he does not think there will be in the future. There wasnt any type of mass exodus to cancel meal plans. There hasnt really been any impact at all, Thomas said. Though Thomas does not think meal plans will be impacted, freshman Seth Bollenbecker is thinking about minimizing his meal plan.
If hes not 21, Hes Not Here. Franklin Street bar Hes Not Here hosted its last two 18 and up events over the weekend before deciding the liability was too great to continue, which could mean a loss of thousands of dollars for charities that use the venue by charging a cover to raise money. No proceeds from any patrons under the age of 21 were coming to us, said Hes Not general manager Fleming Fuller. It was just to help worthy causes raise more money based on the venue aspect of what we do. After a Hes Not bartender was issued a citation for serving a minor on March 21, Fuller said the liability of 18 and up nights became too much and he decided to end that aspect of the bars business. Its truly unfortunate because thats going to take thousands of dollars away from charitable organizations, he said. Last year, we donated over $45,000 to charities. It really hurts me, to be honest. We were just trying to do something good for the community. Fuller said the bar hosts about 15 to 20 events per semester for charitable organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, Childrens Miracle Network and Orange County Rape Crisis Center. They will continue to host the events but only for patrons 21 or older. Fuller said he does not think it will affect the bars business, but it will take away about $1,000 of profit from charities for each event and also limit the outreach of their messages. You dont have to be 21 years old to face sexual abuse, Fuller said. When youre promoting the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, the whole point of that event is to get outreach and spread the message. There is no age on the issue. We just cant continue to support those events like we have in the past. Sophomore Kaitlyn Coppadge, 20, said she thinks having 21 and up nights will only encourage more students to use fake IDs. Its really just an inconvenience, Coppadge said. It hurts Relay for Life and Dance Marathon because thats where they get a bulk of their funds. Its just unfortunate that those charities are punished because people cant be discreet. But Chapel Hill Police spokesman Lt. Josh Mecimore said he thinks the decision could help decrease underage drinking if other businesses adopt the same policy. Im not sure that one business would have a significant impact on (reducing underage drinking), he said. In the long term, if its something that they stick with if its something that other businesses adopt it certainly couldnt hurt. Mecimore said police do regular training
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DURHAM When reporters ask Gloria Steinem what shes most proud of in her lifetime of feminist advocacy and fighting for social change, she says she hasnt done it yet. Steinem just turned 80 but she still sees much more to do. Life is long, she said. Aging is a joy. I think its especially maybe a joy for women because we can escape the feminine world that descends upon you when youre 11 or 12 and
continues until youre about 50. Mortality is another question, quite different, and I think that is what Im trying to deal with myself although I have every intention of living to 100. Steinem, whose career as an author, journalist and feminist activist has spanned decades, spoke at Duke University on Tuesday. She spoke to a sold-out crowd in Duke Chapel, calling it an organizing meeting. Maybe each of us, me included, will leave here with one new idea, she said. The hundreds of people in the audience ranged from children to senior citizens. There were some UNC-CH students, in addition to the many Duke students, in the crowd. I wonder how many of you are going to
graduate with debt, she said, looking out at the people raising their hands in the audience. That shouldnt be that is so, so wrong. Education is much more expensive than it (once) was. Why? In large part, because our state legislatures have cut money for higher education in order to spend more money building prisons or other profit-making endeavors. The audience hissed and booed at the mention of the North Carolina legislature, which has cut nearly half a billion dollars in funding for the UNC system since 2011. This is a very intimate part of the revolution that you can be mad as hell about, she said. It takes organizing.
DTH/ALEX HAMEL Gloria Steinem, a writer and activist, speaks at Duke Chapel on Tuesday night.
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hink your worst nightmare is one in which youre sitting naked in a classroom? Thats a nightmare for amateurs. What if the school were filled with snakes? Your worst nightmares can come true if you visit one Kyrgyzstan school that has recently been overrun by an onslaught of snakes. Up to 30 snakes have been spotted in a Kyrgyzstan high school every day since the beginning of spring, according to a press release from Russias Interfax news agency. Classes have since been suspended out of fear that the lives of the schools 20 teachers and 144 students could be in danger. When public health officials were unable to rid the building of the reptiles, the Emergency Situations Ministry decided to temporarily suspend the classes. There has been no official word as to what kind of snakes they could be or whether or not they were venomous. Heres to hoping the situation will be taken care of soon. But hey, a little canceled school never hurt anyone. Lets just see if theres a trend of students releasing these critters at their own universities to avoid final exams.
QUOTED. It was more laid back, casual fun. Lets just have fun on a Saturday afternoon. Nick Gilronan, the reigning champion of Brooklyns Smallest Penis Contest, talks about why he chose to get involved with the event in an interview with Huffington Post last year. The competition will return on June 14. And organizers are looking for confident people who have a sense of humor. They also hope to get Miley Cyrus to serve as judge, naturally. In case you want to compete, you know, email SPB.Brooklyn@gmail.com.
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Someone committed larceny at 383 Summerwalk Circle at midnight Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person took a bicycle valued at $1,500 from a patio, reports state. Someone reported a suspicious vehicle at 902 Christopher Road at 3:33 a.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. An ex-boyfriend was disturbing his ex-girlfriend at her home, reports state. Someone forged a prescription at 1500 E. Franklin St. at 11:34 a.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person called in a forged prescription to Walgreens, reports state. Someone lost property at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at 8:05 p.m. Monday,
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Someone reported loud noise or music at 605 W. Main St. at 11:22 p.m. Monday, according to Carrboro police reports. Two men were behind a building playing musical instruments, reports state. Someone caused a disturbance at 500 S. Greensboro St. at 11:53 p.m. Sunday, according to Carrboro police reports. A man would not leave a residence because he was intoxicated and unable to drive, and he could not get someone to pick him up, reports state. It was agreed upon that he could stay outside of the residence in his truck, reports state.
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NOTED. Kennedy Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa will soon have a more mature sound as 79-year-old Tony Boland becomes its flutist. Boland asked about joining the schools fifth graders in the band after he volunteered with the school. It had been some time since he had started playing the flute, so his wife suggested they get rid of it. He has grandkids at the school and thought he could use some practice. When you play alone, its not as fast when youre playing a band, he told Dubuques Telegraph Herald.
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With death comes new life, even in law. The 2013 death of revered lawyer and civil rights activist Julius L. Chambers left the UNC School of Law without a director for its Center for Civil Rights. Ted Shaw, who is currently a law professor at Columbia University, will take over the position this July after more than 20 years of experience advocating and litigating civil rights cases with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. (Shaw) brings sort of a lifetime of civil rights advocacy and experience to the center, which is a wonderful opportunity for us, said Mark Dorosin, managing attorney for the Center of Civil Rights. Ted brings the lineage of the
most important civil rights work thats been done in the country. Shaw said he is excited for the opportunity during what he calls an important time for civil rights in the United States, and in North Carolina specifically. My belief is that sooner or later maybe a little bit later as compared to sooner the business community thats so important to North Carolina, as it is to any community, is going to wake up and say, You know what? We like low taxes, and we thought we liked a lot of the agenda that the legislature adopted, but this is not good for North Carolina, he said. Its important that those who represent people who are economically and otherwise disadvantaged continue to advocate for that, even through this period of time. Shaw said he is excited for the opportunity to work in the Tar Heel state especially for the Center for Civil Rights. It has an excellent staff and they are liti-
gating cases, issuing reports, pursuing policy issues and so forth, Shaw said.This is not a matter of me coming in and turning the ship around, its a question of me coming in and giving further leadership and support for the work that the staff is doing. Though he will be working in Chapel Hill, Dean of the UNC School of Law Jack Boger said Shaw will be a resource for all of North Carolina. He will certainly be a person widely consulted by the groups already here on the ground working on issues of racial justice and fairness and opportunity, and its hard to predict exactly how those relationships will unfold but hes a national resource, Boger said. (The Center for Civil Rights) is now often called to the table where major conversations are being had about future civil rights policy and advocacy. In addition to litigating civil rights cases and managing the centers finances, Shaw will become a distinguished professor at the UNC
School of Law. This balance between academia and activism is exactly what the center looked for in its candidates, said Dorosin. In this era of specialization theres less and less people who have both. Were not purely an academic center we represent client communities all over the state and finding that balance was what was so hard, he said. Shaw said he hopes to live up to and be inspired by his predecessor, Julius Chambers. When you work with greatness, youre right on top of it, he said. Its like being at an art museum and looking at a great work of art if youre standing right on top of it, you cant really see it, cant appreciate it. It takes time and perspective to really understand historical events and even to get perspective on great people. I knew Julius as a man, as an individual, and when you put together his story, he was great nothing short of great. university@dailytarheel.com
DTH/LOUISE MANN CLEMENT Ann Jackson (left) and Steven Schrenzel, owners of Time After Time, closed the vintage thrift store for the last time Tuesday night.
Its been more than 30 years for Ann Jackson and Steven Schrenzel, the owners of Time After Time vintage thrift store, but the two say time has slipped by quickly. It all just seems like a blur of sequins and beads and Halloween costumes, Jackson said. After 33 years, the vintage Franklin Street thrift store locked its doors for the last time Tuesday. Jackson and Schrenzel said they were ready to retire. The two are now in their 60s and said they wanted to go out while they were still on top. Its kind of bittersweet, Jackson said. Jackson opened the store three decades ago as a hobby, and she said she was thankful she spent her life doing something she wanted. I feel like were the luckiest people in the world, she said. I dont have to go,
It all just seems like a blur of sequins and beads and Halloween costumes.
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Oh God, Ive gotta work for five more years. Jackson said the most interesting parts of her job were being her own boss and seeing how things had changed between when they opened the shop and when they closed it, especially in regards to popular culture. She also said she would miss all of the interesting people in the store. We get the fun people, and we get the alternative oddballs, Jackson said. The store was featured in GQ magazine in 2010 as one of the top 25 thrift stores in the country, which Jackson said was a proud moment for them. Jackson said Halloween was one of
the busiest times of the year, sometimes requiring the store to hire a bouncer. Chloe Willow, a Chapel Hill resident, said she has been shopping at Time After Time for about five years and she was going to miss the vintage style most of all. I like how its all vintagey and fun, she said. Its a lot different than other stores. Autumn Spencer, a Time After Time employee of 11 years, said she started working at the store because she loves vintage clothing. She said she expected the store to be a fun place to work, and she isnt disappointed its over. Spencer, who will now manage Jackson and Schrenzels lampshade company, added that she would miss being able to see customers change and grow up. Every day here is nutty and fun, Spencer said. city@dailytarheel.com
Controversy continues to swirl more than a week after UNC student Liz Hawryluk was asked to leave Fitzgeralds Irish Pub after getting in an argument with the disc jokey. While visiting the pub on April 5, Hawryluk asked the DJ to stop playing Blurred Lines, a song critics say promotes rape culture and can serve as a trigger for survivors of sexual assault. The pub later issued a formal apology to Liz and her friends last week and promised to no longer play the song. Bar manager Kyle Bartosiewicz shared on his personal Facebook page an article about the situation published on Barstool Sports. Bartosiewicz did not respond to requests for comment. The article was published April 9 and referred to Hawryluk as a looney bin feminist. Without knowing this girl Id bet my life she went to this bar specifically to wait til this song was played so she could cause a stink, the anonymous author wrote in the article. It was probably an assignment in her Gender Studies class. In response to the situation, dozens of students gathered in front of Fitzgeralds last week in solidarity with Hawryluk. The group took a quick photo while carrying signs that urged students to make UNC a safe place for sexual assault survivors before dispersing. Fitzgeralds spokeswoman Lauren Shoaf said the post Bartosiewicz made to Facebook was not reflective of his opinions. Nothing was said about her, Shoaf said. (Bartosiewicz) was just sharing the article. Shoaf said pub employees are now more aware of things that could offend people, but it is still difficult to cater to everyone in such a public space. Sarah Pederson, a friend of Hawryluk and a co-editor of The Siren a feminist magazine at UNC co-authored an open letter to Bartosiewicz following his posting. The letter said the authors were deeply saddened by the bar managers decision to perpetuate Barstools message. Pederson said Hawryluk has been receiving threats on social media and online. Its been completely unacceptable and terrifying to be perfectly honest, Pederson said. There are places in our community that arent taking sexual violence and its prevention seriously. The letter also urged the community to participate in a boycott of Fitzgeralds pub until Bartosiewicz is held accountable for his post on Facebook. They also asked Fitzgeralds staff to attend Raise the Bar, a UNC program designed to train bar staff to prevent sexual violence. I think its a good opportunity for us to push Raise the Bar training and make Chapel Hill nightlife safer, Pederson said. city@dailytarheel.com
She showed up at work, hesitant to even enter the building. One of many Bangladeshi workers on April 24, 2013 who stood outside the factory building that was falling apart, Aklima Khanam refused to go in to her workplace. But management physically abused and threatened to withhold the workers wages. The roof of the Bangladeshi factory building collapsed that day, crushing machines and killing hundreds of Khanams coworkers. Even though Khanam survived the Rana Plaza collapse, she was crushed by a machine and suffered severe head and chest injuries, which still prevent her from working. Khanam, along with Aleya Akter, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garment & Industrial Workers
Federation, sat in the Student Union Tuesday night, sharing their stories through a translator. The speak-out, held by Student Action with Workers, focused on the fight for safe workplaces and living wages in Bangladesh. Students used Tuesdays event to bolster their campaign to get Chancellor Carol Folt to require brands that do business with UNC to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. SAW plans to gather on the steps of South Building on April 24 to garner support for their cause. After describing the dire working conditions she experienced, Khanam concluded with a call to action. Were making the clothing for students at universities. Does that mean that students want us to die in building collapses and fires? she said. Akter spoke about about the causes and consequences of deadly factory disasters in Bangladesh and her struggle to force brands to accept responsibility for the safety conditions in their factories by signing the Bangladesh Safety Accord. When I would go home from
work, hired thugs from management would harass me on the street and make threats to me, Akter said. Akter said she and other workers struggled to obtain union status, but problems still pervade factory working conditions. Conditions now are worse than ever, she said. Now people are dying in factory fires and building collapses. There might still be factory fires and building collapses, but if there were unions in those factories so many people wouldnt have died. Freshman Richard Lindayen, a member of SAW, was befuddled by how long Folt has taken to issue a decision on the Accord. She wants to take time to deliver (a decision). We believe shes gotten enough time and input, and its time for a decision, he said. As of April, 16 universities including Duke University and Pennsylvania State University have required brands to sign the Accord, successfully pressuring eight college logo brands to sign the Accord. Sophomore Hannah Vuncannon said she hopes UNC continues this
DTH/ANI GARRIGO Aleya Akter (left) and Aklima Khanam spoke in the Union on Tuesday night to advocate the end of harmful environments for Bangladeshi workers in factories.
trend. I hope Chancellor Folt will sign and that we can support Aklima and Aleya, she said. I hope April 24 will show her how much her students care
about this issue and that she makes the decision of the workers and hears students voices and not corporations. university@dailytarheel.com
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A world-famous band might have drawn most of the crowd to University United Methodist Church on Tuesday night, but the applause reached a peak at the conclusion of one 9-yearolds performance of Let It Go from the Disney movie, Frozen. The young singer studies music through Musical Empowerment, a student organization dedicated to providing musical instruments and free private lessons to Chapel HillCarrboro elementary schoolers. The benefit concert, featuring Joe Kwon, Scott Avett, Seth Avett, Paul Defiglia and Tania Elizabeth of the Avett Brothers alongside the Clef Hangers, Mipso and the Achordants, raised $12,000
for music books and instruments to be loaned out to Musical Empowerment students. Freshman Wilson Sink has taught guitar and served on the Musical Empowerment Leadership Committee since September. I joined Musical Empowerment on a whim, he said. It seemed like the perfect combination of music and service, but I stayed because of the impact. Nothing compares to hearing your kid learn to play a song, not even the Avett Brothers. The N.C.-based group took the stage following an introduction from two Musical Empowerment students and their teacher. They first became involved with the organization last year. (Musical Empowerments) adviser is Emil Kang, hes the executive director of Carolina Performing Arts and he is good buddies with Joe Kwan, said Co-President
Kaitlyn Hamlett. Kwon is a UNC alum and a member of University United Methodist Church, said Hamlett, who took the lead in coordinating with Kwan this year. The church has been providing practice space for lessons as well as Monday nights venue. The concert is an annual event in its second year. By raising ticket prices to $20 for UNC students and $30 for general admission from $5 last year, Musical Empowerment nearly quadrupled its fundraising. Jacob Sharp of Mipso, who graduated from UNC in 2013, taught mandolin to Musical Empowerment students while in college, though the program was called Carolina Music Outreach at the time. Were here (tonight) because we really believe in UNC as a musical platform for the community, Sharp said. We think its important to give back. Musical Empowerment students were the stars of the
DTH/CHRIS CONWAY Mipso performed at Musical Empowerments second Annual Benefit Concert at University United Methodist Church on Tuesday night.
night. One student played Cruella de Vil on the piano, and several introduced groups with their teachers
help. Community support was certainly present as the crowd joined Musical Empowerment teachers and
their students in singing Carolina in My Mind at the end of the night. university@dailytarheel.com
East Carolina University senior Uriah Ward is running for the state House of Representatives seat in his district, a democrat taking on the race in a historically red corner of the map. The political science major said he is running in District 9, which encompasses all of ECU, because Greenville is where his roots are. I was born here, and I have been invested in local affairs since I was in high school, Ward said. I have had encouragement from a lot of friends, family, professors and local leaders people who thought they really needed a good candidate in this race. Ward does not face a primary challenger. His opponents incumbent Rep. Brian Brown and ECU graduate Ashley Bleau will face off in the May 6 primary. Wards ambition surpasses that of many college seniors, but as a student, education remains the top priority on his platform. This is an incredibly education-centered community, and the one legislator that we have living in this community is not fighting for education as much as is needed, he said. But despite his strong community roots, support and passion for education advocacy, Wards age makes it difficult to break out of the classroom. Democratic Party consultant Gary Pearce said money can be one of the biggest problems a younger candidate can face. It just costs a lot of money
cal actors in your community and working hard to win their support, he said. Ward said his age could make him seem inexperienced but that his active role in the community and time spent living in the district could offset that disadvantage. Pearce said more and more voters are supporting younger to run for legislative office or candidates. anything today, Pearce said. Being young is an advanNeil Weinberg, a doctoral tage because voters are so candidate in political science at UNC, said a young political disgusted with the state of politics today, Pearce said. candidate does not have the same level of income as some- Somebody my age looks at one who has been in the work- the current state of politics and says, Thats part of the force for many years. Good fundraising goes a long problem we need a fresh way and thats about getting your face. There is an openness to message out to important politi- young people in politics.
Uriah Ward is an East Carolina University senior running for his districts seat in the state House.
In the fall, Montravias King, a senior at Elizabeth City State University, ran for city council. His candidacy was initially blocked by the county board of elections, which argued that his dorm address was not a permanent address. But the State Board of Elections overturned that decision. King went on to win the election, becoming the councils first student politician. Ward ultimately does not see his age as a hindrance. The reaction has been positive, Ward said. Good ideas dont have an age requirement, and the voters will see that. state@dailytarheel.com
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