Maya Little found guilty of defacing Silent Sam
An Orange County District judge found UNC graduate student Maya Little guilty of defacing Silent Sam after a day-long trial Monday. She will not have to pay court costs or restitution.
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An Orange County District judge found UNC graduate student Maya Little guilty of defacing Silent Sam after a day-long trial Monday. She will not have to pay court costs or restitution.
The University announced on Oct. 3 the plaques honoring William R. Kenan Sr. in Kenan Memorial Stadium would be changed to focus on the donor, William R. Kenan Jr.
In one month’s time, Chancellor Carol Folt and the Board of Trustees will present their plan for Silent Sam's future to the UNC-system Board of Governors. Here’s a recap of everything that has happened with the Confederate monument in this school year:
In a year where debates surrounding Silent Sam have taken precedence in campus discourse, many University Day speakers emphasized the need to carry the lessons of UNC’s past into its future.
During his famous 1993 Bicentennial Address on University Day, Charles Kuralt shared what makes UNC worth celebrating.
Judith Welch Wegner, professor at the UNC School of Law, said she had students who called Winston B. Crisp their hero.
On Thursday, Chancellor Carol Folt and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin announced Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Winston Crisp would be retiring later this month. Vice Chancellor Crisp has worked at UNC for 26 years, starting his career at the University directly after graduating from the UNC School of Law in 1992.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston B. Crisp will retire later this month, according to a press release from the University.
UNC has decided to change the plaques in its football stadium honoring William R. Kenan Sr. following a report by The Daily Tar Heel on Kenan Sr.'s ties to the 1898 Wilmington Massacre.
Update 11:20 p.m.: At Thursday's Board of Trustee's meeting, Chancellor Carol Folt addressed her comments about the poll.
In an email sent on Monday morning, Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC Board of Trustees released a statement saying that they have created an email account for the community to share their ideas for the future of Confederate monument Silent Sam.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that eight members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly, four are appointed by the governor and the student body president fills the thirteenth and final spot. The UNC-system Board of Governors appoints eight people to serve as trustees, and the other four are appointed by the General Assembly. The last member is the student body president who serves as an ex-officio member. The story has been updated with the correct way members of the BOT are appointed. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that a letter written by Black faculty has over 400 signatures. 400 faculty members did not sign the original statement by Black faculty, but over 400 faculty signed a statement in support of Black faculty. The story has been updated for clarification on the signatures. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
Sara Lofte is convinced Florence left everything in her mobile home in Pollocksville, N.C., underwater, including the dining room set she bought Sept. 3.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Philip Jones sent an email to University officials expressing outrage over Silent Sam's toppling and incorrectly attributed quotes from the email to him. Philip Jones, director of social media at UNC, copied and pasted a Facebook post from ACTBAC N.C. and sent it to University officials in the email. The story has been updated, and The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story identified the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center as the Opreyland Conference Center. The story has been updated with the correct spelling of the center's name. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
In September 2017, David Routh, vice chancellor for University Development, received a concerned email from alum George S. Rhodes, class of 1969.
Update 6:30 p.m.: Updated arrest information was sent by UNC Media Relations Sunday evening. Eight individuals were charged during Saturday's demonstration on McCorkle Place:
As UNC Black faculty, we occupy a unique position relative to the Confederate monument known as “Silent Sam.” When the Daughters of the Confederacy commissioned the monument for the University, when University donors offered resources to support its completion, when the University paid the remaining balance, and UNC Board of Trustees member Julian Carr delivered his racist remarks at its dedication, we doubt any envisioned Black faculty as vibrant and necessary members of the University’s intellectual, cultural, and social community. In 1913, the Confederate monument did not stand in opposition to the stated values and mission of the University. In 2018, it most certainly does. It has done so since the University chose to admit the first Black student or offer the first Black faculty member a contract for employment. We have witnessed a monument that represents white supremacy in both the past and present be venerated and protected at the same time that we have been asked to serve as examples of diversity and inclusion. That is a demoralizing burden.
Eight alumni leaders of the Campaign for Carolina have come out in support of Silent Sam’s relocation from McCorkle Place, according to reports from The News & Observer.