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If nothing else, I hope the readers of The Daily Tar Heel come away from this semester with an appreciation for the harm Amendment One would do to the state, the University and the people of North Carolina.
Opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down this week to discuss the recent changes to UNC’s sexual assault policies with former Student Attorney General Jon McCay. McCay addressed a number of concerns about the shift in the burden of proof, most notably the rights of the accused.
If you’re a very careful reader of The Daily Tar Heel, you may have noticed a box on page 7 of today’s paper inviting members of the community to apply to be on the DTH’s Board of Directors.
Opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down with Margaret Anderson, chair of the Undergraduate Honor Court, to talk some more about sanctioning.
Opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down with outgoing Deputy Student Attorney General John Harris to get his perspective on all things honor system, particularly faculty concerns.
Opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down with Henry Ross, the incoming Deputy Student Attorney General. As a general counsel, Ross has been defending students charged with Honor Court violations since he was a freshman. This year, Ross served as a managing associate on the attorney general’s staff.
I have no idea if I got into this university because I was a legacy, but I can say for sure that it’s the reason I applied here. I grew up in Virginia, a state with its own fantastic public university, and I went to a small high school in New England that sends, at best, a handful of kids to UNC each year.
As student leaders of the University’s Honor Court educate students this week about role of the honor system, opinion editor Maggie Zellner sat down with Michelle Healy, chair of the Undergraduate Honor Court, to discuss how they make decisions and determine sanctions.
On March 5, my Facebook feed informed me that 19 of my friends had posted statuses about Eve Carson. Most of the posts were quotes, and many of them referred to the Carolina Way, with which Eve’s memory has come to be synonymous.
In the week since her Feb. 19 appointment, incoming Student Attorney General Amanda Claire Grayson has been ironing out her plans for the honor system.
Last Friday, the editorial board put together a piece about MLK week, the gist of which was that UNC should do more to make the week’s activities feel relevant to the entire student body. Our premise was that if King’s legacy is one of integration and equality, a celebration in his honor should address the vestiges of segregation on this campus, of which there are many.
Why am I in college? The answer seems obvious: to get an education, of course.
Writing opinion pieces is rewarding for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the idea that I might articulate an idea well enough to persuade a complete stranger to take my side on an issue. As a college journalist, the idea that this reader might be my professor, the barista at the Daily Grind or — best of all — the kid sitting next to me in class is nothing short of thrilling.
The Interview is an opinion page series featuring extended interviews of people who affect our community, written by members of the editorial board. Today, Maggie Zellner writes about Student Attorney General Jon McCay.
There are few things I dread more than group papers. Even in classes where every assignment feels like a punishment, being asked to write a paper with other people is nothing short of cruel and unusual.
The Interview is an opinion page series featuring extended interviews of people who affect our community, written by members of the editorial board. Today, Maggie Zellner writes about Chapel Hill police chief Chris Blue.
The town of Chapel Hill released a police department memo Tuesday that denies claims of racial profiling. The memo summarized a police investigation of a racial profiling complaint filed by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on behalf of Chapel Hill business owner Charles Brown. Brown’s June 1 police detention prompted a conflict between town officials and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP that shows no signs of being resolved soon. Brown, the owner of an East Rosemary Street barber shop, was stopped by police when walking from his shop on the night of June 1. According to the NAACP complaint, police misidentified him as Cumun Fearrington, a man police said they were looking for. Police Chief Brian Curran wrote in the memo that the investigation yielded no evidence that police acted inappropriately. The NAACP’s Aug. 10 complaint stated that police humiliated Brown when he was detained. “This investigation uncovered no evidence to support the claim by Mr. Brown that he was taunted by Chapel Hill police officers,” Curran said in the memo. Town Manager Roger Stancil said releasing the memo was a matter of transparency. “We want people to know that we take concerns and complaints very seriously,” Stancil said. The memo cited audio recordings from Orange Central Communications indicating the detention lasted only 16 minutes, contradicting Brown’s claims that it lasted almost an hour. Michelle Cotton Laws, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, said she was disturbed that the investigation found nothing wrong with police actions. “It seems to be a case of the fox guarding the chicken’s coop,” she said. “We are not letting it go.” Brown’s lawyer, Alan McSurely of the NAACP, responded to the memo in writing, calling for a citizen review board of police action. “Such a board … would create more trust between citizens and police,” the response states. The response reasserts claims that the memo said were unfounded: that Brown was arrested, not just detained, and that he was held for almost an hour. Police Capt. Jeff Clark, who led the investigation, spoke individually with each officer involved. The officers also submitted written statements of their accounts of the incident, Stancil said. He said Curran apologized in a July meeting with Brown and McSurely for inconveniences resulting from his detention. To prevent complaints, Clark recommended that police cars be equipped with surveillance cameras and future investigative detentions be formally reported. “Even in cases like this when there is no evidence of inappropriate behavior, we make recommendations to strengthen our police procedures,” Stancil said. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
Carrboro parents hoping to send children to a proposed day care center will have to wait.The Board of Aldermen decided to wait on approving or denying a permit for the Goddard School for Early Childhood Development at its Tuesday public hearing.Chris and Wendy Mattucci of Tony Tate Landscape Architectures presented plans for a 10,160-square-foot day care facility in the Winmore development.Board members and residents raised concerns about the increased traffic that would come with the day care.Parents of up to 156 students would converge on Winmore twice a day to pick up and drop off their children, a presentation stated.The board also inquired about the day care’s plans to maintain Winmore’s level of environmental friendliness.Wendy Mattucci said the orientation of the building would be situated so as to allow as much light in the building as possible.“The building is designed for infants and toddlers to have morning light and older children to have afternoon light,” she said.The Winmore development is described on its Web site as a sustainable neighborhood featuring modern amenities and classic architecture. Some of the about 30 attendees expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of adding a day care facility to the development. In addition to single-family homes and townhouses, the development features two miles of walking trails, playgrounds, natural wetland habitats, fruit orchards and a town center with shops and spaces for community events.Residents pressed for information about the cost of the Goddard School’s services, which were estimated at about $1,300 per month for an infant and less for older children.In order to meet Winmore’s standards for sustainable living, Goddard Systems, Inc., which has schools across the country, has had to make some adaptations to its template plan for new schools.These sustainable planning measures include landscaping with native plant species, limiting irrigation and using captured rainwater for any necessary irrigation.Because of the construction site’s proximity to Bolin Creek, grasses and wildflowers also would be planted to prevent erosion along the creek’s banks. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu
A local man’s claim of racial profiling has prompted the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to call for a civilian review of complaints against police.The complaint was filed Aug. 10 on behalf of Charles Brown, owner of the East Rosemary Street barber shop Precise Cuts and Styles.According to the complaint, Brown was unlawfully detained June 1 for about 40 minutes by Chapel Hill police who suspected he was somebody else. As the incident is being investigated by Chapel Hill police, it is unclear whether the Town Council will establish a civilian review board, which would enable citizens to evaluate how complaints are handled.If they don’t, Brown’s lawyer, Alan McSurely, who works with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro branch of the NAACP, said he will pursue a lawsuit.Though McSurely said he’s pleased with the town’s response so far — a letter of apology — he stressed that racial profiling is an issue that must be addressed, not smoothed over. “This is a very serious incident that took place, and I don’t think it is unique,” McSurely said.The complaint states that Brown was walking from his shop to his fiancée’s house when he was stopped by police seeking a man named Mr. Farrington.“We have met with him to hear his concerns,” said Chris Blue, Chapel Hill police assistant chief for administrative services.“We’re still completing our internal review. What that will yield and what steps we will take going forward still remain to be seen.”Michelle Cotton Laws, the NAACP branch president who filed the complaint, requested a timely, written response from Mayor Kevin Foy and a meeting with downtown business groups to discuss the climate for black business owners.McSurely said the town attorney has told him the letter of apology will come soon.“We should be getting it in the next few days. … I am satisfied they are acting on it,” he said.Town spokeswoman Catherine Lazorko said the town discussed a civilian review board in a meeting in October and no action was taken.But Lazorko said this does not mean the possibility of such a board has been ruled out.“It was very clear that the council was interested in some kind of citizen review board,” Lazorko said.McSurely said he has been in contact with town officials, while his client, Brown, said he has heard little.Brown said he is not satisfied with the progress so far. “It seems like they should have been trying to make it right immediately after it happened,” Brown said.McSurely said he feels positive about the dialogue with the town but is willing to sue to make a statement.“What we need is something that will protect people who believe that they have been stereotyped,” he said. “We need to protect people who have the courage to stand up and say, ‘That is not right.’” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.