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By Sam SchaeferSummer Editor

In your hands right now is a student news-paper with the independence and staff size ofa professional organization.

But this newspaper is not made by profes-sionals. It is made by your peers — student

journalists who understand your concernsand interests.

The Daily Tar Heel, founded in 1893 as apublication of the athletic department, hascovered generations of happenings aroundUNC and Chapel Hill. In the process, it hasestablished itself as an organization witha progressive editorial voice, as a haven of

watchdog journalism and as a successful

training ground for young writers. And now, The Daily Tar Heel is your news-

paper. It attempts to cover the things that affect your lives as UNC students, to speak to what you want to read as well as what you need to know.

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further tailored to you asincoming students — to give

you an idea about what someof the biggest stories on cam-pus are as well as present to

you useful information about just a few of the many studentcommunities on campus.

This paper details the ath-letic-academic scandal that hasplagued the Universityfor years followingdecades of

misconduct, the extent of which is still debated.It also tells the story of your Student Body

President, Houston Summers, a former pro-fessional baseball player with a unique path toUNC who now is called upon to lead its stu-dent body during a critical moment.

It tells about how some students havefound communities in religious groups anda cappella groups.

It gives you some background on the his-torically black Northside community, whichis now dealing with wholesale changes andprovoking conflicts between students, low-income residents, developers and the ChapelHill Town Council.

And it describes the ongoing sexual assaultcrisis that faces the campus, giving you a senseof why this town has been a major center of anational story about sexual violence.

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Jeff Popkin, Jason Hill and Miles Herr (from left) perform as a par t of the Clef Hangers, the oldest a cappella group at UNC Chapel Hill.

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By Sindhu ChidambaramStaff Writer

Most people’s first expo-sure to a cappella comesfrom the film “Pitch Perfect,”including rising sophomore

Aryana Bolourian’s, a singerin the Loreleis, and DaniNicholson’s, president ofHarmonyx, but they soonrealized that a cappella is a

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UNC home to diverserange of a cappella groupslot more complicated than itseems.

Some parallels can bedrawn between Pitch Perfectand the UNC a cappellacommunity. Pitch Perfecthad the quintessentialall-male and all-female acappella groups, similar tothe Clef Hangers and theLoreleis at UNC.

But where BardenUniversity and UNC differ

is that the film only had twoother groups — the eccentricBU Harmonics that sanga lot of Madonna and theHigh Notes, infamous foralways being high. The vari-ety at UNC stretches muchfurther.

The diversity is what risingsenior and president of the

Achordants, Colin Wilson,finds most special about acappella at UNC.

“There’s an Indian a cap-pella group which is moretailored towards that cul-ture; there’s a Jewish a cap-pella group; there’s Psalm100, which is a Christian acappella group; and then

you have your co- ed a cap -pella groups and single-sexa cappella group,” said

Wilson. “Not a lot of sc hools

have that.”UNC Samaaa is the South

Asian fusion a cappella groupon campus.

“It gives South Asian stu-dents at Carolina an oppor-tunity to keep in touch withtheir musical roots in South

Asian music,” said SavitaSivakumar, music directorand graduating senior. Shefinds the idea of fusing twocultures together and creating

harmony very unique.Harmonyx is anothercultural a cappella groupand is a sub-group of theBlack Student Movement.Harmonyx was founded

because there we re no pre-dominantly black a cappellagroup on campus. Nicholsonreinforces, however, thatthey do not look for a cer-tain race or culture and arealways looking to expandaudiences.

Harmonyx also hosts a freea cappella workshop in thefall for students to learn howto sing a cappella. This work -shop will be part of Week of

Welcome on campus.

Students at UNC can seeall these groups performaround campus, in the Pit,in the dining halls, by the

dorms, at the groups’ sea -sonal concerts and at guestperformances at variousevents. However, the bestplace to see the variety isat Sunset Serenade during

WOW. Watching th e Lorel eis

perform at Sunset Serenadelast August is what moti-

vated Bolo urian t o auditio nas a freshman.

“Watching a group of girls

just get up there in theirlittle black dresses and singand look so confident and sopowerful really spoke to me,”she said.

“It’s really nice to havea venue for a majority of acappella groups to performin. It’s very rare that all thegroups are able to sing onone stage.”

Despite the vast differ-ences that distinguish eacha cappella group from oneanother, a central com-munity ties all the groupstogether. Graduating senior

Alec Drage lin, ge neral di rec-tor of Psalm 100, has seenthis transition happen. He

says that although there pre- viously wa s an ai r of comp e-

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By Colleen MoirSenior Writer

UNC may be hundredsof years old, but on campus,things are always changing.

In recent years, studentshave protested landmarks oncampus, including the SilentSam statue and SaundersHall, that honor people withknown racist views.

The former honorsConfederate soldiers from theCivil War; the latter honors

William Saunders, who wasa chief organizer for the KuKlux Klan.

Student activists, led bymembers of The Real SilentSam Coalition, have been pro-testing and asking for a namechange for the building for along time, and several pro-tests surrounding the namechange occurred in the 2015

spring semester. Activists want to namethe building after late authorZora Neale Hurston, whotook classes at UNC for a

brief period of time.Charles Duckett, a member

of the UNC Board of Trustees,said the board plans to makea decision at their May meet-ing this year.

“We’re talking about thisconstantly,” Duckett said. “Wehave calls from people everyday. I mean it: every day. I’dlove to tell you we’ll have it

before then, but we plan on bringing forward a compre-hensive solution for a vote inour board meeting in May.”

Duckett said the issue isn’tas black and white as somethink it is.

“It’s not as simple aseveryone thinks — you takeit down or you don’t takeit down — because our jobis to teach,” Duckett said.“Does it teach better to leaveit up, or does it teach betterto take it down?”

Duckett said although thedecision will be coming soon,at this point in time, there isno consensus.

“Some people go backand forth every other day,”Duckett said. “Getting thisright entails m ore discussion.”

Duckettsaid contex-tualization

would mostlikely bepart of the

solution.“We’re going to contextual-ize it either way,” Duckett said.

Blanche Brown, a 2015graduate, has been involvedin The Real Silent Samcoalition since she was afreshman. She said it’s veryimportant that the building

be renamed.“We don’t live in a post-

racial United States, andthis University reflects that,”Brown said. “We want the hallto be renamed to Hurston Halland a plaque commemoratingthat change and explaining

why it happened and honoringZora Neale Hurston.”

Brown said she thinks it’s

important to push the admin-istration to make changes.“We’re going to keep push-

ing the University to ques-tion its behaviors, policiesand its relationship to raceand blackness,” Brown said.“First-years will need to bethe ones to do that, too, andto continue this fight and tokeep demanding justice.”

Duckett said that whilechange is sometimes neces-sary, it’s also important to rec-ognize how far UNC has comesince its beginnings in 1789.

“I prefer to look at thepositive,” Duckett said. “Thepositives of this place way,

way, way outweigh the nega-tives. Yes, we’re looking atour problems and trying tohave more tough conversa -tions. But that’s how youmake progress.”

Duckett said he thinksit’s important for incomingfreshmen to learn the historyof UNC.

“One of the goals comingout of this is that we havean easy way for all incomingfreshmen to learn the historyof the University before theyget here,” Duckett said.

Tasia Harris, a 2015graduate involved in The RealSilent Sam Coalition, saidfreshmen interested in these

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issues should get involved with the group.

“Come to the meetings;talk to the organizers,” Harrissaid. “It’s very easy to getinvolved. The Real Silent Samis an easy way in, and it’s beena collective movement.”

Brown said freshmenshould be aware of what they

bring to the table when theycome to UNC.

“It’s important to lookat the statistics for yourown class,” Brown said. “It’s

important to be aware of how your own identities fit intothis landscape.”

She said The Real SilentSam Coalition is looking forfreshmen to join.

“They’re so important.They’re the future,” Brownsaid. “A lot of us are seniors.

You have four years here toreally make this space yourown, and I think that RealSilent Sam is really importantfor creating spaces that stu-dents need and creating com-munity and safety when thatis important to you.”

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Students gather outside of Saunders Hall and demand the name be changed to Hurston Hall, honoring the late Zora Neale Hurston.

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By Haley McDougalStaff Writer

Maybe you’ve heard thatcollege is a time to “figure out

what you believe in.”But maybe you already

know.So how do you, as a brand

new college student, keep

your faith in college?Senior Ben Lewis,

Institute Council presi-dent and member of theLatter-day Saint Student

Association, sa id the decision

to keep your faith in collegeis up to you, and gettinginvolved in a religious cam-pus organization is a good

way to start.“If you want to stay active

and stay faithful to yourreligion, you need to live it,”he said.

“(College is) a big differ-

but that for a lot of studentsin MSA, the group becomestheir extended family.

“Just like your parents keep you in check at home, yourfriends here help you withthat,” Farooque said.

For sophomore PeytonGilbert, the experience ofkeeping his faith started

when hi s friends invit ed himto Cru freshman year, andhe developed a relationship

with Ch rist.The journey, however,

hasn’t been without itsstruggles.

“It’s definitely been diffi-cult,” Gilbert said.

“The UNC atmosphere isnot rejecting toward religion;I think they definitely letanyone practice what religionthey want to, but the generalconsensus of the people heredon’t really have any religiousaffiliations,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert said surroundinghimself with like-mindedpeople has helped him withhis faith.

“I’ve really just immersedmyself in a communityof people who are alsoChristians.”

Sophomore MeredithBlumberg, who is the student

vice president o f the JewishHillel group, said the main

struggles she has experiencedin keeping her faith have been in balanci ng the Jewishtraditions, like resting fromFriday night to Saturdaynight, with college normsand reconciling her more lib-eral political views with theJewish culture.

“I think for me it is hardto balance the stresses ofcollege life and the impulseto get a lot of work doneon the weekends with thedesire to use that time to

be rest ful and reflecti ve,”Blumberg said.

Lewis said although thereare always normal collegetemptations, his experience

interacting with nonreli-gious college students atUNC has not been a prob-lem for him.

“Everyone is just reallyopen and accepting of all the

belief s ystems, and I reallyappreciated that because,

you kno w, despite so me big differences i n belief s orprinciples, we’re always ableto respect one another, and Inever felt any peer pressureor anything like that,” Lewissaid.

Junior Noopur Doshi ispart of the Hindu YUVAgroup and said that balancingher faith and college life hasnot been an issue.

“I just like to rememberGod every day and do myown little prayer, so it’s not

been a struggle beca use it’snot like I have to go visitsome place every week,”Doshi said.

“It’s just a good way to keepin touch with your religion.”

Despite their different

religions, these students allstressed the importance ofthe community aspect oftheir religious organizationsand how the people theyhave met have helped themthrough college.

“I mean, everyone goesthrough hard times in col-lege, and it causes a lot ofstress. And having that closegroup of people that I can goto has been really encourag-ing and really motivatingto help get me out o f anydumps that I’m in,” Gilbertsaid.

For new students who arenervous about practicingtheir faith in college, Lewissaid to just step out of yourcomfort zone, and you willfind your place.

“My advice is to go to anyof the activities and to reallystand up for what you believe,and make a decision on what

you believe,” Lewis said.

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Religious groups strong on campusA variety of faith

organizations seekcommunity.

ence. You’re no longer living with your family; you don’thave them to kind of leanoff of.”

Junior Tazeen Farooque,president of the MuslimStudents Association, saidthis was one of her biggest

worries coming in to college

“Despite … differences in beliefs or principles,we’re always able to respect one another.” Ben Lewis,

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By David DoochinStaff Writer

UNC is still reeling froman academic scandal involv-ing student-athletes thatstarted roughly two decadesago and was first revealedin 2011.

UNC’s investigation into

the academic aspects of thescandal began in summerof 2011 when media reportsraised questions about theirregularity of classes takenand work completed in the

African and Afro-AmericanStudies Department bystudent-athletes in the falloutof an NCAA investigationinto improper benefits forstudent-athletes at UNC.

In February 2014, UNC-system President Tom Rossand Chancellor Carol Folthired Kenneth Wainstein,former U.S. assistant attorney

general to conduct a formalinvestigation into the aca -demic misconduct within the

AFAM department.The 136-page report

he produced, releasedin October of the same

year, reve aled that for twodecades, Julius Nyang’oro,chairman of the AFAM

department, and formeradministrative assistantDeborah Crowder had beenconducting fake classes sothat student athletes couldmaintain high enoughgrades to continue to be eli-gible to compete.

“It was clear to us that theoverriding purpose of theseclasses was to serve as ‘GPA

boosters’ … that allowed stu-dents to remain in good aca-demic and athletic standing,”the report said.

Crowder retired in 2009, but since 1993 she had been

designing a “watered-down”curriculum for students whostruggled academically, thereport said.

“Crowder provided thestudents with no actualinstruction, but she man-aged the whole course from

beginning to en d. She regis-tered the selected students

for the classes; she assignedthem their paper topics; shereceived their completedpapers at the end of thesemester; she graded thepapers; and she recorded thestudents’ final class gradeson the grade rolls,” thereport said.

“When Crowder graded thepapers, she did so generously– typically with As or high Bs– and largely without regardto the quality of the papers.The result was that thou-sands of Chapel Hill studentsreceived high grades, a large

number of whom did not earnthose high grades with highquality work.”

The report said that morethan 3,100 student athletesenrolled in these “paper class-es,” but it also adds that thenumber could be much higher.

Athletics counselorssuch as Jan Boxill, former

women’s basketball academiccounselor, and CynthiaReynolds, former footballacademic counselor, oftenemailed Crowder, request-ing that the administrativeassistant give certain gradesto the athletes in the paperclasses so they could main-tain eligibility. Boxill is alsothe former director of theParr Center for Ethics, a for-mer faculty chairwoman anda former ethics professor.

Following the release ofthe report, the Universityclaimed that academic irreg-

ularities were confined tothe AFAM department, butsubsequent reporting by TheDaily Tar Heel suggested thatirregular classes may have

been taught by Boxill i n thephilosophy department.

In a letter to Provost JimDean dated Feb. 28, Boxillresigned her position as a

teaching professor at theUniversity.UNC released a statement

shortly after the release of thereport in which it detailed itsplans to move forward fromthe scandal.

“More than three years ago, we started to transform ourculture, structure and policiesfrom the top down and theground up in order to ensurenothing like this happensagain,” the statement said.

Since 2011, the Universityhas been discussing andimplementing reforms with-

in academic departments,increasing the oversight thatgoes into designing and con-ducting classes. Departmentheads must now reviewstudents’ independent studycontracts and professors’ syl-labuses, visiting classes ran-domly to ensure that they are

being conducted, and inves-

tigate situations in whichthe percentage of studentathletes in any class crosses acertain threshold.

In its statement, theUniversity claimed responsibil-ity for the scandal but empha-sized a focus on moving on.

“While we recognize thatthis is one chapter of ourhistory — a chapter that wemust use as an opportunity tomake ourselves stronger — itshould in no way define us,”the statement said.

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Former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein with the 136-page Wainstein report on Oct. 22.

ANALYSIS

2010

Marvin Austin shocks

people with tweetsabout his lavish life-style in Miami. He

tweets: “I live in clubLIV so I get the tenantrate … bottles comin

like its a giveaway”.

Media organi-zations reportthat the NCAAis investigatingUNC’s football

program.

May 2010

July 15, 2010

2013 2014

2011

2012

UNC’s Honor Court finds foot-ball player Michael McAdooguilty of receiving too muchhelp from a tutor on a paper

for an African and Afro-

American Studies class taughtby the department chair,

Julius Nyang’oro. The courtrules he is ineligible to play

football until fall 2011.

The NCAA notifies

UNC of 9 major viola-tions in the footballprogram, including

former assistant headcoach John Blake’s

employment by a pro-fessional sports agent.

UNC beginsinternal review of the

Department of Africanand Afro-AmericanStudies.

PackPride.comuncovers extensiveplagiarism by foot-ball player Michael

McAdoo.

Oct. 14, 2010

June 21, 2011

Sept. 2, 2011

July 2011

UNC releases an 111-page response to theNCAA allegations. Theresponse details tutor

Jennifer Wiley’s improp-er academic assistance

to football players.

The NCAA reopens theirinvestigation into UNC’s

football program.

Kenneth Wainstein, a former federal prosecutor hired by UNC to investigate theacademic irregularities, releases his findings. Jan Boxill, former director of theParr Center for Ethics, is implicated in directing student athletes to the paper

classes and assigning grades to keep student athletes eligible.

UNC releases their report on the Department of African,African American and Diaspora Studies. The report impli-cates former department chair Julius Nyang’oro and for-mer department administrator Deborah Crowder in set-ting up irregular classes. Athletes made up 58 percent of

the students enrolled in the irregular classes.

Sept. 19, 2011

June 30, 2014

Oct. 22, 2014

May 4, 20122015

UNC announces that ithas received a notice

of allegations from theNCAA. The University

has 90 days to respond.

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Nothing say s you’re new on campu s like pronouncin g a well -known ca mpus buil d-ing incorrectly (we’re looking at you, Dey Hall). Luckil y for you, The Daily Tar Heelhas hooked you up with a reliable lingo guide yo u can st udy up on bef ore you g et tocampus.

Alert Carolina: A texting-and-emailingsystem used by the University to pro-

vide inform ation durin g emergencies.Guaranteed to have at least one spelling orgrammar error and to arrive 20 minutesafter the emergency has passed.

Bar golf: An annual tradition for seniors where drinks at different bars are assigned apoint value and the goal is to drink all of saiddrinks. Underclassmen “caddy” for them — akadress in matching outfits and carry them home.

Big Frat Court and Little Frat Court: Located on North Columbia Street, Big FratCourt consists of five different fraternities,

while Little Frat Court is off of West Cameron Avenue and is composed of three different fra-ternities. *insert your own favorite joke aboutfrats and short shorts/drinking/partying/ques-tionable behavior here*

The Blue Zone: The alumni section of KenanMemorial Stadium. Have you ever watched aUNC football game? Yes? You know the emptyend of the stadium? You know the Blue Zone!

The Bosh: Nickname for the baseball sta-dium on campus, Boshamer Stadium. TheBoshamer family has said the name is actuallypronounced Boss-hammer, so really, you can’tscrew this one up — either pronunciation works.

Carrboro: Small town adjacent to ChapelHill. Just keep driving west on FranklinStreet and you’ll know when you arrive at

Chapel Hill’s earthy stepbrother: it’s a little… different over there.

Cat’s Cradle: Carrboro music venue thathas seen acts like Mac Miller, Phantogramand Flying Lotus come in the past coupleof years. Your dad saw R.E.M play here in1982. #timeless

Chapel Thrill: A euphemism for Chapel Hillused sarcastically in most instances. Example:“I’ve got two papers due tomorrow and an examthe day after. CHAPEL THRILL, BRO!”

Clef Hangers: The oldest a cappella groupon campus. Will inspire almost every girl atUNC to tweet something along the lines of“omg one day i will marry a clef i know i will

#singtome” at some point in her college career.

Country Night: A regular Tuesday nighttheme at Deep End, the former East EndOyster & Martini Bar, on Franklin Street, madepopular by beers for a quarter and countrymusic. The reason everyone will learn at leastfour country songs during their time at UNC.

Dance Marathon: A fundraiser for theUNC Children’s Hospital where volunteers getsponsors to pay them to dance for 24-straighthours. The only form of work-related tortureallowed by the eighth amendment.

Dean Dome: Nickname for the Dean E.Smith Center, home of the best men’s college

basketball team in the country. Named afterlegend Coach Dean E. Smith. Your new church.

Dook: A “university” located roughlyeight miles from UNC — yes, this is theproper spelling, why do you ask?

DPS: Acronym for the Department of PublicSafety, the on-campus police force. The reason

why parking on campus illegally will cost you —and this is a rough estimate — a kajillion dollars.

DTH: Acronym for The Daily Tar Heel, theaward-winning, student-run newspaper ofUNC. Staff members are easily identifiable

by exhaustion, a frantic pace and an obses-sion with Chancellor Carol Folt’s Twitter.

E-haus: Nickname for EhringhausResidence Hall, which is mostly filled withfreshmen. The “E” is necessary to differentiate

between a “haus party” and a “house party.”

Fetzer: The name of the soccer field … andtrack … and a gym located on South Road.

#ForTheKids or #FTK: This motto allowsDance Marathon to extend its torture periodfrom 24 hours to year-round, thanks to constantrequests to donate your time, money and sanity.

Hanes Hall vs. Hanes Art Center: Anothercommon mix-up because they have the SAMENAME. Hanes Art Center is near FranklinStreet, while Hanes Hall is right off the lowerquad. Confusing the two could be the differ-ence between sweat stains and a clean shirt.

He’s Not: One of the most popular bars inChapel Hill. He’s Not Here is a fan favoritedue to their famous Blue Cups, your newformal china.

Hojo: A nickname for Hinton JamesResidence Hall, the southernmost dorm on

campus. Farthest from classes but closest tothe Dean Dome. Pick your poison, kids.

LDOC: Acronym for “Last Day Of Classes.”Pronounced “L-Dock.” The day of the year

when everyone loses their c ollective shit.

Loudermilk: The subsection of the football stadium that contains the Blue Z one. Athletes spend time in this faci lity for tutor-ing, workouts, meetings, etc. Formally knownas the Loudermilk Center for Excellence, you

will never set foot inside this place.

Onyen: The identifier each student receivesfor all logging-in purposes. The number oftimes UNC requires you to change your pass-

word will probably bring tears to your eyes.

Overheard vs. Spotted: Refers to two popu-lar Facebook groups, Overheard at UNC andSpotted at UNC-Chapel Hill, that documentstrange interactions and sightings at UNC. Inthese groups, fights over just about anything

break out. Example: “Did you see the Overheardfight last night? That one guy went on a rantabout cheese fries for like eight comments!”

P2P: A shortened version of Point-to-Point,this transportation system used by DPS isfamous for the nighttime express bus thatruns from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Lacks a normal bus’understanding of how full is too full … unless

you’re about to throw up.

The Pit: Area of campus between LenoirDining Hall, the Student Stores and the Union

where students talk, demonstrate, protest, volunteer, advertise, etc. There is a rumorthat if you spent an entire day in the Pit, you’dsee every student that goes to UNC becauseeven students studying abroad need to walkthrough the Pit para ir a clase.

The Pit Preacher: The title given to GaryBirdsong, who preaches about his strongreligious beliefs at multiple spots on campus— primarily the Pit. You know the weather’snice when you see good ol’ Gary hanging out

with his sign and his lawn chair.

Rameses: The UNC team mascot is theram, in the form of (a) the live ram withCarolina blue spray-painted horns whoattends football games and (b) the studentin a costume who attends various sportingevents due to his or her reduced likelihood ofpooping on the floor of the Dean Dome.

Rams: Short for Rams Head, which can referto a gym, dining hall, parking deck or plaza if

you are unaware of the context. Once again, we

are all amazed that for all of UNC’s creativityand donors, the school seems to use a total ofseven words to name everything on campus.

Risers: The student section with standingroom only space in the Dean Dome closest tothe floor; the pews closest to the altar of yournew church.

Rushing Franklin: The most intenseform of jaywalking known to man; a tradi-tion in which thousands of students sprintto Franklin Street to celebrate only the mostimportant sports victories.

SASB: Acronym for Student and Academic Services Building; pronouncedSaz-bee. There are two different SASBs,North and South, located right next to eachother. If you’re confused, luckily there are anumber of learning resources inside one ofthem (we don’t know which).

Streakers: As a stress-relieving mea-

sure, many students run naked through thetwo major libraries, the UL and Davis, atmidnight before the first final. Surprisingly,streaking in December isn’t very *cough,cough* flattering.

Tar Heel: Nickname associated with thestate of North Carolina and particularly its flag-ship public university. Note how many wordsare in the phrase “Tar Heel.” HINT: TWO.

The Tar Pit: Nickname for the student sec-tion at football games. Don’t worry if it stillseems empty five minutes before kickoff — it’ll

be that way until halftime.

TOPO: Pronounced TOP-OH. This refersto the popular date spot and bar, Top of theHill, which overlooks Franklin Street. Don’t

be the guy who brings a girl to TOPO on Valentine’s Day without a reservation unless you REALLY want to get to know her.

UL: Acronym for the UndergraduateLibrary, a 24-hour library near the Pit. Enddestination of the toughest walk you’ll makeall year: trekking from Davis Library to theUL because Davis closed at 2 a.m., and youhaven’t finished your paper yet.

The Varsity: A movie theater on FranklinStreet; shockingly, no one has opened a cartselling DVDs in front of the theater called JV.

WXYC: Name of the student-run radio sta-tion, FM channel 89.3. We can legitimately say

we have heard Norwegian folk music followed by Lupe Fiasco on this station.

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Pollock said.Mark

Patmore,owner ofMerciaPropertieslocated

within Northside, said

Northside landlords don’thave a voice in the town’sdecisions and aren’t able togive feedback until it is toolate.

“The town is good aboutinforming you when they

want something from you,”he said.

“But when they don’t want your input, they don’t reachout to you.”

Patmore said the conservation district infringes onthe property rights of land-lords. He said an example ofthis involves parking regula-tions. It is not the tenants

who are penalize d for illegal-ly parking but the landlords

who pay the fines.Patmore said the town has

violated the conse rvationdistrict’s guidelines.

He said the conservationdistrict should only be usedfor building height, size,appearance and overall park -ing regulations and not issuessuch as affordability.

“They’re manipulating thedistrict,” he said. “They’reusing it for something itshouldn’t be used for.”

Patmore said one way thedistrict is used to enhanceaffordability is the regulation

which permits only nonprofitorganizations to build duplex-es in the neighborhood.

Accordin g to the p lan,construction of duplexes isonly permitted to nonprofitorganizations, with require-ments that 100 percent

of the dwelling units areoccupied by low-moderateincome households.

Aaron Bachenhe imer,the director of the Office ofFraternity & Sorority Lifeand Community Involvementat UNC, said it’s importantfor students interested inmoving off campus to under-stand the responsibilities ofoff-campus living.

“We want to help makesure that they’re settingthemselves up for success byunderstanding the rights andresponsibilities of living inNorthside,” he said.

The Office of Fraternity& Sorority Life sponsors the

Good Neighbor Initiative, which encourages off-cam-pus students to get to knowtheir neighbors.

“The community really values students, but studentsalso have a responsibility to

be a part of the communityand respect their neighborsand communities by con-tributing in a positive way,”Bachenheimer said.

Bachenheimer said theOffice of Fraternity & SororityLife is working to enhance it’speer-to-peer communication.

“Students are far more


By Maggie MonsrudSenior Writer

Chapel Hill town officialsare working hard to preservethe town’s historic Northsideneighborhood, but landown-ers say they have been left outof the conversation.

Northside is the his-torically black neighborhoodlocated along the north sideof Rosemary Street and bor-dered by North ColumbiaStreet to the east and LloydStreet to the west.

In the 1990s, investors began bu ying single-fam ilyhomes in Northside andconverting them into stu-dent housing, transformingthe demographic makeup of

this neighborhood.From 2000 to 2010, 20-

to 24-year-olds went frommaking up 34 percent of thepopulation to making up overhalf of the population.

The Chapel Hill TownCouncil enacted theNorthside NeighborhoodConservation District in 2004

with the goal of establishingspecial regulations to helppreserve the historic charac-ter of the neighborhood.

Some of the regulationsinclude a limit of four parkedcars for homes and six parkedcars for duplexes, as well aslimitations on the height andsize of buildings.

Della Pollock, executivedirector of The JacksonCenter, said Northside is themost economically diversecommunity in Chapel Hill.

She said some of thefamilies who live in Northsideare descendants of workers

who helped construct theUniversity.

“It is an incredibly vibrant,historic neighborhood that

was the leading site for civilrights action in Chapel Hill,”she said.

Pollock said the goal of TheJackson Center is to honorand renew the vibrant histor-ic community that has alwaysdefined Northside.

UNC agreed in Marchto provide a $3 million no-interest loan to the Self-HelpCredit Union.

The union will buy prop-erties in Northside andsell them to residents andorganizations who have theneighborhood’s best interestsin mind.

“This reflects a his-toric moment in the comingtogether of the University, thetown and the community,”

likely to respond in a posi-tive way when a peer talks tothem,” he said.

Diane Li, a studentintern with The JacksonCenter, said there are many

ways new students can get

involved with the center andthe Northside movement,such as internship opportu-nities and volunteering.

Li said she encouragesfreshmen to learn about thehistory of Chapel Hill.

“It’s very powerful to real-ize that the people who livehere are related to those peo-ple that built the University,”she said.

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Northsideneighborhood

The changing character of Northside

The historically blackneighborhood is asource of debate.

Chapel Hill begins the GoodNeighbor Initiative — a program

meant to educate students abouthow to be better neighbors tolongtime Northside residents.

The Town Council adds anoccupancy limit to the town’sland use management ordi-

nance prohibiting more thanfour unrelated people from

living in a single-family hometogether.

UNC announces it willspend $210,000 to create

a five-year plan to helpsustain the Northsideneighborhood when

studies show that abouthalf of the area’s single-family homes are inhab-

ited by students.

Students come forward after they were asked to leavetheir Northside homes for violating the occupancy limit.Student Body President Christy Lambden creates a work

group to address concerns about the rule.

Lambden releases a petition callingfor students’ support in overturning

the occupancy limit.

The University announces it will be providing a $3 million no-interestloan to help with the acquisition and resale of properties in Northside.Northside landlords petition the Town

Council to disband the NorthsideNeighborhood Conservation District.

The town’s ordinance sayingthat only four cars are allowed

to be parked at a Northsidehome goes into effect.

The Chapel Hill Town Council cre-ates the Northside NeighborhoodConservation District to enact spe-cial laws to preserve the neighbor-hood’s character. One regulation,for example, prohibits any single

family home in the area from beingmore than 2,250 square feet.

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By Sarah ThomasStaff Writer

Houston Summers is anexceptional student bodypresident.

Never before him atUNC-Chapel Hill in recentmemory has there been a

varsity s tudent- athlete t ohold the position.

A president who is al soan athlete is especially inter-esting following the 2014release of the Wainstein

report, which detailed anacademic scandal thatinvolved a significant num-

ber of UNC athletes.Some say that his experi-

ence as an athlete on the varsity track te am will helphim to effectively addressrelated issues.

“I think his being an ath-lete will be really beneficial,”said Andrew Powell, formerstudent body president.

“He can take a perspec-tive that other presidentscouldn’t.”

Life in the minors

In addition to being astudent athlete, Summers is

also older than the averageUNC student.

The ArizonaDiamondbacks baseballorganization selected himin the 2005 amateur draft

when he was 17.He moved around play-

ing for various minor leagueteams, mostly in the St. LouisCardinals organization.

Eventually, he decided toend his baseball career andpursue his education in 2012,

when he arrived at UNC as a25-year-old freshman.

He is now 27.Because athletics had

always been such a largepart of his life, he said, he

wanted t o continue to be

involved.

Back on track

With no NCAA eligi bilityin baseball, Summers triedout for track.

Track and field coachesHarliss Meaders and JoshLangley didn’t believe a25-year-old former pitcher

with a s urgical ly operat ed-on left shoulder could makethe track team, but they

were wi lling to give him achance.

He said he didn’t quitehave the quickness to be asprinter, but his arm strengthfrom baseball helped him to

be very successful at throwing

the javelin.Summers said that while

in office, he wants to advo-cate for athletes and makesure that they are fullyimmersed in the Universityas a whole.

“There is life outside ofathletics,” Summers said.

“We need to make sure weare doing our athletes jus-tice by seeing them involvedin other things. I hate tosay this, but you can’t playforever.”

He said that the scan-dal was a big blow to theUniversity and shocked a lotof people, but it stemmedfrom only a couple of people,and everyone involved is

gone now.He said that athletes at

UNC often feel singled out because s ome people wrong -ly think that student-ath-letes have to take shortcutsto academically succeed.

“I am a firm believer that you can have high-per form-ing academic athletes,” he

said.“We have a new admin-

istration now that truly

demands a level of excel-lence in everything that wedo.”

Summers has servedon an advisory commit-tee to the chancellor andis the policy chair for theStudent-Athlete AdvisoryCommittee.

He will become an offi-cial member of the Boardof Trustees, the body thatgoverns UNC, at the end ofMay.

He said that he alsohelped to create a student-athlete position as an exofficio member serving onthe Faculty Athletics Councilas a liaison.

A chance to lead

He said that there area lot of student voices inadministration now.

UNC professor Jay Smith, who has been outspokenabout the academic scandal,said that UNC athletes have

been mistreated and thatSummers should galvanizethe student body to takeaction for athletes’ rights.

“It is not his job to placateand please the administra-tion,” Smith said.

“It’s his job to demandaction and answers.”

Summers said, however,

that he believes that theUniversity leadership andthe athletics department areon the right track.

Other goals that he hasare to advocate for SaundersHall’s renaming and to com-

bat sexua l assaul t.“We need to step back and

consider what is best for theUniversity for years to come,”Summers said.

“Leaders have an incred-ible responsibility not only tostudents here now, but also tostudents in the future.”

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Junior Houston Summers takes his oath of office, becoming student body president for the 2015-16 academic year on April 7.

HoustonSummersAs SBP,Summers issupposed torepresent the

voices of allstudents.

Rachel GogalAs the vicepresident,Gogal has a jobthat requiresactive engage-ment aroundcampus.

Paige WaltzAs secretary,Waltz orga-nizes com-munication forthe SBP officeand plays avital role.

YOUR GOVE RNME NT

Members of student govern-

ment have a variety of roles

and responsibilities:

• The executive branchof student government

provides direct advocacy

for students in a variety of

arenas: the chancellor’s of-

fice; the Board of Trustees,which the SBP is a member

of; and external governmen-

tal organizations like the N.C.

General Assembly.

• The legislative branchdetermines the allocation of

student fee money to stu-

dent groups and has author-

ity over the Student Code.

• The honor system con-sists of the student attorney

generals’ office, the Honor

Court and Honor System

Outreach. Together they

maintain and adjudicate the

Honor Code.

SBP OFFICEHere are just a few of the

members of the executive branch:

Houston Summers

has had a long

path to UNC.


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Football team preps for season

Recruiting troubleshurt basketball team

By Logan UlrichSenior Writer

Last summer, the mostimportant person for theNorth Carolina footballteam was whomever wonthe quarterback competition

between then-junior quar-terback Marquise Williamsand highly touted freshmanMitch Trubisky.

Williams stepped up toanswer the question, cement-ing his starting role withmore than 3000 yards pass-ing and 35 total touchdownsand leading the Tar Heels toa bowl appearance for the

second straight year.Coach Larry Fedora left no

doubt that Williams would bethe starting quarterback whenthe 2015 season kicked off.

“Marquise is our startingquarterback,” Fedora said.

“I anticipate Marquisetaking that first snap againstSouth Carolina and gettingafter it.”

This summer, however, themost important person forthe Tar Heels isn’t a player,

but a coach.New defensive coordina-

tor Gene Chizik joined theUNC coaching staff with themission of turning around aporous defense.

UNC’s defense lookedovermatched many times lastseason, allowing almost 500

By Jeremy VernonSports Editor

On May 8, the NorthCarolina men’s basketballteam officially signed bothof its commitments from the2015 recruiting class, LukeMaye and Kenny Williams,putting an end to an off sea -son full of frustration and

speculation.Maye, a big-bodied for-

ward from Huntersville,N.C., originally committedto UNC in the fall, while

Williams had committed atthe beginning of May afteroriginally committing to

Virginia Commonwealth andreconsidering once CoachShaka Smart left the Ramsfor Texas.

Of the two, Williams isseen as the best chance tomake an instant impact onthe team.

He is known as a threat

from 3-point-range, some-thing that will no doubt helpa North Carolina team thatsaw over half of its 3-pointproduction come from oneplayer in Marcus Paige.

And while both playershave potential, many UNCfans look at this as the classthat got away.

Tar Heel fans had plenty tolook forward to after the 2014-15 season, even though theteam lost to Wisconsin in theNCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

The men’s basketballteam is preparing fora contending season.

SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 12

SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 12

The team willfocus on defensive

improvement.

Places to workout abound in Chapel Hill Compiled by staff writerSamantha MinerFreshman year is known

for the 15. It’s nice for thefirst two years — getting toeat anything we can with ourunlimited meal plans.

But during junior andsenior years, students begin tofeel the adverse effects of theircompulsive decisions, haunted

by the memories of late-nightfine dining in the form ofTime-Out Restaurant’s chick-en and biscuits or Topperspizza sticks and binge eatingin the dining hall.

The most logical defenseagainst regretting nearlyevery food choice of the col-

lege years and still not hav-ing to strictly consume onlysalads would be to hit thegym. While convenient interms of location and price,campus recreation facili-ties might not always be themost appealing option forgym-goers—with their often

over-crowded machines andminimal parking options.

Each one of the facili-ties outlined has somethingthat the other lacks. CampusRecreation facilities areoften crowded. O2 Fitness inCarrboro has flexibility formembers and high-quality

personal training options, but the price is steep. PlanetFitness in Chapel Hill isaffordable and consistent butlacks the appealing add-ons.

Other local fitness facili-ties not covered in this articleinclude: Snap Fitness (300Market St., Suite 110, Chapel

Hill, N.C.), CrossFit Local(7401 Rex Road, Suite 106,Chapel Hill, N.C.), ChapelHill-Carrboro YMCA (980Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd., Chapel Hill, N.C.) and

Women’s Only Workout (1728N. Fordham Blvd., Suite 127,Chapel Hill, N.C.).

UNC Campus Recreation’s two traditional gym options arethe Student Recreation Center and Rams Head RecreationCenter. They both have strength and cardio equipment, mul-tipurpose rooms for exercise classes and locker rooms.

The SRC has two levels of workout equipment, the sec-ond having exclusively cardio machines. The second flooris also home to a large multipurpose room that can besubdivided into smaller spaces to house the majority of the

various classes offered.Campus Recreation offers a number of group fitness

classes at both locations, including but not limited to: yoga, Zumba, lower-body conditioning, upper-body con-ditioning and kickboxing. Gym members can also sign upfor personal training sessions for a fee.

Rams Head is a two-level facility as well. The cardioand strength equipment along with the indoor track arelocated on the second floor.

Bret Senior, a sophomore marketing major, has been goingto the facilities for two years.

“Campus Rec was just the more economically reason-able choice for me,” Senior said. “The parking can be ahassle though. If it’s cold or you live farther away, you haveto scavenge for a parking spot on Stadium or pay to parkin the Rams parking deck, which can get annoying.”

O2 Fitness in Carrboro is a part of larger chain of 12 workout facilities throughout North Carolina that startedin Raleigh.

O2 Fitness offers members all of the traditional gym bells and whistles with 24/7 access, a dry sauna, personaltraining options and group classes. The gym offers yoga,Pilates and Zumba classes, among others.

Susanna Jenkins, a sophomore economics and envi-ronmental studies major, goes to O2 in Wilmington andCarrboro. Jenkins attends various workout classes at O2.

“O2 is unreal because they offer every kind of workoutclass that I would usually have to go to at individual stu-dios,” she said. “But since it’s all in one place, it makes get-ting on my workout grind so easy.”

In terms of membership, O2 offers a standard year-longcontract as well as no-contract, month-to-month optionsfor people looking for less of a commitment. For people

thinking of joining, the gym offers a free membership trial.Evanne Timberlake, a sophomore journalism major,

has been a member of O2 Fitness in Carrboro sinceJanuary 2015.

“I like that the trainers are always available for helpeven when you’re not in a one-on-one trainer session,”she said.

For a more basic option, Planet Fitness’s Chapel Hill branch might be the best choice. The gym offers basic per-sonal training options or the standard do-it-yourself training.Planet Fitness is consistent in its form and features, so peopleknow what they’re getting when they go.

Planet Fitness offers two membership options. The firstis the standard $10 per month membership, which comes

with access to a home location, unlimited fitness trainingand a free T-shirt. The other option is the Black Card mem-

bership, which adds onto the standard membership’s services with access to all Planet Fitness locations, unlimitedguest privileges at any location, drink discounts and at vari-ous stores and the use of tanning beds and massage chairs.

Sophomore Ellie Holmes is a member at the ChapelHill Planet Fitness branch.

“I like Planet Fitness because I can use my membershipat any location, which is nice when you’re in college and

never know where you’ll be relocating to in the summerand during the school year,” Holmes said. “It’s nice that Idon’t need to keep ending a membership at one gym andstarting one up at another.”

Planet Fitness is a national chain that prides itself on being a trademarked “No Judgment Zone” that accepts beginners and workout aficionados alike.

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By Acy JacksonSenior Writer

The national epidemicof sexual assault on collegecampuses is being tackled

by UNC faculty and staff inattempt to try to make UNC asafer place.

After releasing an updatedsexual assault policy last

August, the school has creat-ed a sexual assault preventiontask force to bring togethermembers from all over thecampus to discuss preventa-

tive strategies.“We’re planning on con-

vening for a per iod of three years, and so during thattime we’re going to do acouple different steps to getto that strategic plan,” saidKelli Raker the coordinatorfor violence prevention pro-grams at Student Wellness.

“So assess our current prevention programs, identifyareas for improvement or

ways we can expand thoseprograms and also developrecommendations to move

forward.”This policy will be updat-

ed and investigated through-out this process to makesure the school is addressingall parts of the communitythat they can.

“We’re really more focusedon community ownershipfor prevention and reallyhoping to mobilize differentcommunity members so that

we can a ll work t ogether,”Raker said.

The task force is workingon a five-year strategic plan,

but they are also looking intoprograms that can be imple-mented now and as they goalong this process.

To achieve this goal, thereare many different voices con-tributing to the discussion,such as those of students.

Two student groups oncampus are One Act andProject Dinah, which areadvocacy groups aiming tosupport students and endsexual violence.

“On the new task force, I would like to bring my per-

spective as a student, particu-larly through the lens of One

Act’s mission of bystanderintervention,” said JuliaStroup, co-chairwoman of theOne Act Steering Committee,in an email.

“I would also like to seeadditional targeted effortstoward preventing violence,

which empowers the commu-nity to take responsibility forprevention,”

Project Dinah is also rep-resented on the task forceand is hoping to create con-

versation and direct it in amanner that can help every-one on campus.

“Personally, I’d like to see

a lot more resources avail-able and streamlined formarginalized communities— so like queer, LGBTQIA,students of color, studentsof faith — and to reframethe current prevention work,

which i s very much lik e, ‘ohif you see someone drunk ata party, make sure they’reOK,’ to more of a talkingabout what’s really behindand what are the causesof rape,” said Anne Zhou,co-chairwoman of ProjectDinah.

“Project Dinah is a safetyand empowerment studentorganization,” said Zhou,explaining the group’s mission.

“We focus on interpersonal violence prevention throughadvocacy education andempowerment, and we arehoping for a future where allrelationships are free of fearand force.”

Also representing student voices is Rachel Gogal, next year’s student body vice presi-dent, who wants to advocatefor student involvement.

“I really hope to streamlinemore student voices to thetask force,” Gogal said.

“I think that this is anissue involving a lot ofstudents on campus, andtherefore we need to have asmany student voices actively

engaged in this conversation.So as an executive branchofficer, I hope to bring instudents who can speak on

behalf of stories that th ey want to share,” she said.

Along wit h her wo rk withthe task force, next year’sstudent administration islooking to help students feelsafe.

“We will be doing somethings ourselves because thisis a key issue, and as student

leaders we want to representstudents in the best way pos-sible,” Gogal said.

“So when we have stu-dents voicing their con-cerns, we want to makesure that’s amplified to theadministration.”

Along with studentinvolvement, there are mem-

bers from the ResidenceHall Association, graduateschools, athletics, as well asmany other departments oncampus.

“We really want to makesure as many people as pos-sible are involved in preven-tion efforts, so we can’t havea committee of 100 people,

but we do a nticipate con-sulting with other groups,”Raker said.

UNC has implementedother programs as well togain student involvementsuch as the sexual assaultmodules and the campus cli-mate survey.

The modules, which areto be completed annually,educate the campus popula-tion about the sexual assaultpolicy and raise awareness.

The survey has been imple-mented to learn about howthe campus is feeling andgives the task force a chanceto see what the student bodyfeels is important.

Student involvement is animportant factor for mem-

bers of the task force, and because of the steps taken b ythe University, students havethe opportunity to becomemore informed.

“When I first got hereI felt like it was the way itshould be,” said freshmanCath Rueckeis.

“I didn’t have any expec-tations, and then I heardabout it, and I was like, ‘OK,that’s good,’ and then laterI heard about how recent it

was and just rea lizing whatchanges have happened andthat it’s actually a prettynew development, and that

shocked me because I feellike that’s the way it should

be without question . So nowI appreciate it a lot morethan I did before.”

With all the preventativemeasures being taken, thereare still gaps and problems,

but the task force is hopingto address those problemsand make the campus a saferplace.

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A crisis close to home: sexual assault at UNC

ANALYSIS

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Student, survivor and advocate Landen Gambill holds a sign addressing Carol Folt in the screening of the documentary “The Hunting Ground” in the Carroll Hall room 111 on April 16, 2015.

Sabrina Negron, a sophomoreat the time, speaks out about

her experience as a survivor of

sexual assault on campus.

April 2012

New federal guidelines mandatethat universities must investi-

gate all sexual assault cases thatare reported. No guidelines for

the investigations are estab-lished, leaving universities to set

their own procedures.

April 4, 2011

Five people submit a com-plaint to U.S. Department of

Education, claiming UNC vio-lated their rights and created

a hostile environment for stu-dents who report sexual assault.

January 16, 2013

Faculty Council rules thatsexual assault cases will nolonger be heard in the stu-

dent-run Honor Court, effec-tive August 1, 2012.

April 13, 2012UNC hires Ew Quimbaya-Winship as deputy TitleIX coordinator, the firstpoint of contact for stu-dents reporting sexual

misconduct.

UNC’s Sexual Assault Task Force meets for

the first time.

UNC hires CassidyJohnson as its gen-

der violence servicescoordinator.

A U.S. Senate reportfinds inadequacies

in sexual assaulthandling at college

campuses across thenation, including UNC.

UNC releases itsnew policy on dis-

crimination, harass-ment and related

misconduct.

February 5, 2013

May 15, 2013

June 2, 2014

July 9, 2014

August 28, 2014

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tition between groups, thea cappella community hasevolved into a more support-ive environment.

“Groups didn’t really inter-act or talk with each other a

whole lot, and I think overthe last four years that has

just melted away into this

community where we allsupport each other, and weall love each other and lifteach other up,” said Dragelin.“Every single member ofTar Heel Voices came to ourconcert, and our entire group

went to theirs.”Psalm 100 is a religiously

affiliated a cappella groupon campus. Other groupsare affiliated to certain par-ent organizations or mis-sions as well.

The Achordants are an all-male social justice advocacygroup and are sponsored bythe Campus Y. They performat events that align withtheir mission, including with

Project Dinah, the sexualassault awareness organiza -tion, and Best Buddies.

“A big part of our identityis the fact that we’re an acappella group and also asocially conscious group,”said Wilson. “Because

we’re a soci al justi ce advo-cacy group, we usually don’tcharge for anything.”

The General Alumni Association sponsors theLoreleis and The UNC ClefHangers, the oldest all-femaleand all-male a cappellagroups on campus.

Even though the Loreleisare the oldest all-femalegroup on campus, Bolourian

finds that each group hastheir place on campus, andno one group overpowersanother.

Rising sophomore PeytonChance is a singer in TarHeel Voices, the oldest co-eda cappella group on campus.Chance scoped out all of the acappella groups before audi-tioning last fall in order tounderstand each group’s placeon campus.

“I’d say that Tar Heel Voices is probably th e mostclassic co-ed group oncampus,” said Chance. “Ithink our niche is really theslower, powerful ballad with

a killer soloist.” A cappella groups are

special in that they providea uniquely university-styleform of entertainment andare intrinsic to the collegeculture. They are accessible topeople and serve to bring lev -ity and joy to campus.

“I know the Achordants,one day it was raining, andthey just started singing

‘It’s Raining Men,’ and it just mad e my whole day

because i t just b rings l ightinto gloomy days,” Bolouriansaid.

Dragelin added, “Thehuman voice was the firstinstrument ever created,and I think also it’s the most

beautiful — when you havea lot of those most beautifulinstruments together makinga beautiful sound, it’s some-thing really special.”

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None of the team’s startingfive were set to graduate, andit looked like the Tar Heelscould make it through the offseason without anyone leav-ing early for the NBA Draft.

J.P. Tokoto had differentplans, however. On April 8, the6-foot-6 small forward decided

to forgo his senior season anddeclared for the draft.

But all was not lost. WithTokoto’s departure, many

believed that some of thenation’s best small-forwardprospects in the class of 2015

would take notice and jump atthe chance for what looked likea sure-fire starting position.

Among these recruits wereBrandon Ingram and JaylenBrown, who ranked Nos. 3and 4 on Scout’s prospect

rankings, respectively.Both eventually decided

to pass at the opportunity to become Tar Heels, committingto different schools within fourdays of each other — Ingram toDuke and Brown to California.Then the questions started.

Why didn’t either playercommit with the chance to bea day-one starter?

Several answers weretossed around, but the onethat cropped up most among

the North Carolina com-munity was that the threat

of sanctions from the NCAAdeterred both players — thatthe chance of a post season

ban or loss of scholarships was too much to overlook.

This claim does seem tohave some validity to it. AtIngram’s announcement, hisfather told reporters that thethreat of punishment was a bigfactor in his son’s decisions.

Later, in one-on-one

interviews, Ingram said theopposite.

“We have two differentopinions,” he said.

“I don’t think it was a hugedeal in my process.”

Were sanctions a deal breaker for Ingram orBrown? It’s a good question

but one that no one outsideof each players’ inner circlescould answer.

The team is still widelyexpected to compete for a

championship, however. Mostof the team’s rotation from

last season is returning, andthere is expected to be moreplaying time to go around forthe promising rising sopho-mores Justin Jackson, a natu-ral scorer, and Theo Pinson, afill-in-the-blanks wing player.

But despite this, the ques-tions still remain for NorthCarolina — the most notableamong them: “What couldhave been?”

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yards and 40 points per game.It will be a tough chal-

lenge, but Chizik’s resumeshows he’s capable of engi-neering a turnaround.

Chizik coached Auburnto an undefeated season anda national championship in2010.

The Tigers had the 53rdranked defense in the countrythat season, allowing 24.1points per game.

Chizik’s first move has beento shift the Tar Heels fromthe 4-2-5 defense they ranlast season — four defensive

linemen, two linebackers, fivedefensive backs — to a 4-3alignment with four defensivelinemen and three linebackers.

The new defense is moretraditional than last sea -son’s, which had severalhybrid players who playedcombined roles from differ-ent positions like safety andlinebacker.

To accomplish this transi-tion, Chizik is emphasizing arenewed focus on the funda -mentals in practices.

“He’s installing his style of

coaching, the way he wantsthose guys to play,” Fedorasaid.

This focus on funda-

mentals fits Chizik’s styleof continuous repetition todrill into players what theirresponsibilities are.

Progress on the actualcontents on the playbookhave been slow, and UNC isstill running mostly vanilladefenses in practice.

Some positions are tak-ing to the new scheme fasterthan others — after springpractices concluded, Fedorasaid the secondary hadshown the most improve-ment from last season.

UNC’s offense carriedthe team last season as theyoften found themselves inshootouts.

Although Williams is cur-rently recovering from aninjury suffered late last sea-son, he still has an array oftalented running backs andreceivers like Quinshad Davis,Elijah Hood, Ryan Switzerand T.J. Logan, as well as animproving offensive line toassist him.

Even a marginal improve-ment on defense should helpthe Tar Heels come out onthe winning side of thoseshootouts more often, mak-ing Chizik the key to the

success of Tar Heel footballin 2015.

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ADVICE COLUMN

Drew Goins (did not skipa single seminar at his 2012orientation) and Kelsey

Weekman (“Wait, when wasorientation?”) are the advicecolumnists of “You Asked for It.” Results may vary.

You: How do I find theperfect roommate?

YAFI: First, you gotta makean airtight post to lure inpotentials.

Walk the middle of theline on everything so youdon’t seem weird or extreme:“I wanna study but alsoparty sometimes. I like theidea of bonding with myroommate but totally respectpersonal space, and I guess Ienjoy breathing but not, like,

too much LOL!” When evaluating, it’simportant to consider afew factors that slip underthe radar, like the person’s

willingness to lend you aScantron or go to Cook-Outat 4 a.m. on a Wednesdayor share a microwave or let

you use their Netflix accountafter your mom canceled

yours since you maxed hercard out on weekly Chipotletrips.

You: Are lanyards sociallyacceptable?

YAFI: No, but neither areCroakies, but that doesn’tstop UNC’s frat stars from

doing their thing at tailgates.This freshman fashiontrend has been sweepingthe nation ever since highschool sweatshirts went outof style. If you want to useneckwear to announce to

Kelsey Weekman &Drew GoinsSenior writers.

To submit your own questions:

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everyone that you’re a fresh-man, perhaps a cowbell

would be a subtler choice.

You: Is it true that thereare tunnels underneath thecampus?

YAFI: Yes, but they are forseniors only, so never men-

tion this grave secret again,or we will find you and pun-ish you by forcing you toattend those interactive the-ater sessions for all eternity.

You: Do I say “first-year”or “freshman”?

YAFI: “First-year.” Also, it’s“student-athlete” instead of“athlete,” “underresourced”instead of “broke,” “aestheti-cally challenged” insteadof “basic” and “Democrat”instead of “Republican.”

You: Should I do the sum-mer reading?! Will there bean exam?

YAFI: There is an exam —entirely optional. You openthe test booklet, and there is

but one question: “Are youa trying way too hard rightnow?” You answer yes.

You are ready. Welcometo UNC.

You: How do I make themost of my orientationexperience?

YAFI: Don’t cheat. On any-thing. Please. Not even onthe “Two Truths and a Lie”

you’ll almost definitely playin your orientation groups.

We’ve had enough of that.Cheating, that is … but also“Two Truths and a Lie, ” to

be honest.Get the Honor Code in

your head like it’s the fightsong. That’s actually a greatcomparison, since both endin “Go to hell, Duke.”

Stress about class regis-tration. It’s always going to

be “The Hunger Games,” but instead of fighting for your life, you’re fighting for

11 a.m. Tuesday/Thursdayclasses.Talk to everyone.

Orientation is a great wayto meet acquaintances you

will soon be nodding at fromafar.

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