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A CHANGE IN
PERSPECTIVE
Theo Pinsons tumultuous ride back
By Jeremy Vernon thats OK. Maybe its what he needed
Assistant Sports Editor to show people who he really is.
Theo has always been a great
Theo Pinson couldnt resist. basketball player ... Barbara said.
As he flew off the bench to cel- His path is just different. Sometimes
ebrate winning the 2016 Maui things are meant to happen.
Invitational with his North Carolina
teammates, he glanced over at head ***
coach Roy Williams, who was giving
a postgame interview to an ESPN Something didnt feel right.
reporter. Ahead of a scrimmage in Fort
He needed to say something. Bragg in October, Theo told athletic
Pinson broke away from the pack, trainer Doug Halverson about a pain
snuck into frame and addressed the in his right foot. It was bothering him
camera. UNC assistant coach Steve some, but he could still play on it.
Robinson hadnt traveled with the And he did at least for a little bit.
team, and in his absence, the junior After hauling in a rebound and
wing assumed his position on the heading upcourt, Theo tried cutting
bench. behind teammate Justin Jackson. But
I just felt like I should have when he planted on the hardwood, the
deserved a little salary for my assis- feeling returned. X-rays followed, then
tant coaching job I had up there since the news: A broken fifth metatarsal.
Coach Rob was out, Pinson said. Then came a decision. And as
This is the Theo Pinson most peo- much as it hurt to admit, surgery and
ple know, and its not something hes missing the first two months of the
embarrassed about. During the Tar season was the way to go.
Heels NCAA Tournament run last It was (going to be) a good season,
spring, he garnered as much attention the breakout season for me that I
crashing postgame press conferences thought I could have, Theo said. I was
and impersonating UNC football playing well, feeling great and the confi-
coach Larry Fedora as he did with his dence level was at an all-time high.
play on the court. And it just, snap, like that, youve
But 11 months removed from the gotta start all over again.
tournament, Pinson has changed the Theos teammates knew how much
monikers associated with him. Hes it hurt, too. They saw the work he
no longer just Theo the dancer or put in during the offseason and were
Theo the energy guy. Now hes Theo ready to welcome him into the start-
the starter. The game-changer. The ing lineup.
glue guy for a Tar Heel team on the They were ready for him to become
cusp of its second straight outright more than what people assumed he
ACC regular season title which would be.
itll try to clinch with a win Saturday I know a lot of people see Theo
night against No. 17 Duke. on social media and in press confer-
Its a shift brought on by choice ences ... but I dont think everyone
and circumstance. Its not how he, his has gotten a chance to see him as
teammates or his mother, Barbara
Pinson, envisioned it, but maybe SEE PINSON, PAGE 5
DTH PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/JOS VALLE; ORIGINAL PHOTOS DTH FILE/ALEX KORMANN, PEGGY MULLIN
Theo Pinson, a junior wing on the North Carolina mens basketball team, spent the first two months of the season on the bench nursing a broken foot. Since his return, he has not disappointed.
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JANE WESTER
Q&A with Kazooo It! organizers
First-years Quincy Godwin break down social barriers?
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
EDITOR@DAILYTARHEEL.COM and Ethan Baechtold are
feeling musical the lead- EB: On a more serious note,
HANNAH SMOOT
MANAGING EDITOR ers of Global International social inhibitions are a big
MANAGING.EDITOR@DAILYTARHEEL.COM Worldwide, Intl. are host- problem. So we feel that
DANNY NETT
ing the first ever Kazooo It! our wacky events can help
ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Friday at Wilson Library. break down some of those
ONLINE@DAILYTARHEEL.COM Staff writer Michelle Dixon social inhibitions people have
JOS VALLE spoke with Goodwin and through a mutual love of
VISUAL MANAGING EDITOR Baechtold about kazoos, social items like kazoos.
VISUALS@DAILYTARHEEL.COM inhibitions and musical aspi-
ALISON KRUG rations. QG: Some other events that
NEWSROOM DIRECTOR we posted that sort of break
DTH@DAILYTARHEEL.COM Daily Tar Heel: What was your these social constraints that
SARA SALINAS inspiration for the event? were talking about include
DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS AND sling-shotting stuff into a
INVESTIGATIONS Ethan Baechtold: I think our place. We built a slingshot
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inspiration came after the and launched shoes and fruit
ACY JACKSON inception of the event. Shortly from it very successful.
UNIVERSITY EDITOR after Quincy and I met, we
UNIVERSITY@DAILYTARHEEL.COM
decided to create an event DTH: So why kazoos?
JANE LITTLE around our mutual love for
CITY EDITOR kazoos. We went from shak- QG: Its really accessible.
CITY@DAILYTARHEEL.COM
ing hands, an introduction,
COREY RISINGER straight into Kazooo It!. I EB: As two passionate musi- DTH FILE/BARRON NORTHRUP
STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR think if anyone can figure out cians, we feel that kazoos are
STATE@DAILYTARHEEL.COM The first Kazooo It! event will happen Friday in front of Wilson Library.
the inspiration they should let kind of the gateway instru-
SARAH VASSELLO us know. Ten points for that. ment. Its very small, fits in place it kind of has that happen. Theres also steps, EB: We ordered roughly 100
SWERVE DIRECTOR
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SPORTS EDITOR
SPORTS@DAILYTARHEEL.COM shortly after Kazooo It!. in a kazoo, as they say. lic more so. crowd? ordered their own dozen or so.
Our organization name is
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been incredible.
or something
OK, thats enough bad
During live coverage on
ESPN, one sideline report also
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a good time cheering for your I cant even fathom just A simple, childish insult of SportsCenter said that the
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musical
So who would have
not a trap for liberals guessed that our system
President would have
TO THE EDITOR:
more balls standing up
tour of
In response to Joe
to Republicans than the
Swains letter published on
Chancellor? Dear Carol,
March 1 in The Daily Tar
leadership requires com-
Carolina
Heel:
mitment to, you know,
Mr. Swain referred to
stated principles and stuff.
the invitation of Dr. Mike
Adams as an unintentional Seriously people, if you
I
n July of 2016, I started trap, laid for campus have any stupid thing you
on an endless and impos- liberals. do that you know in your
sible quest to compile I recognize that Dr. heart jinxes our Heels,
every song that mentions Adams is somewhat please do not do it until
North Carolina. controversial, so as CEO after this weekend. To my
I was interning in Charlotte, of the Carolina Liberty roommate, if this means
where homemade Panthers- Foundation and editor-in- wearing your underwear
and Hornets-themed music chief of Carolina Review, from tonight all the way
videos seem endless. Feeling two co-sponsors for the through the weekend, do
left out, I began searching for event, I thought Id eluci- it. I wont mind.
a song about my hometown date the reasons my organi- Seriously white boys, I
of Concord, N.C. When my zations invited Dr. Adams dont want to go blind.
leads went dry, I decided the to UNC. Even if it is 80, keep your
most practical next step was At a time when conser- shirts on for the sake of
to amass as many songs about vatives and liberals alike all of our retinas until you
North Carolina as possible and fear being silenced for have a chance to tan over
search for Concord by process their political views, there break.
of elimination. is arguably no issue more
When a new friend says
I started making lists on important than free speech.
Neil Patrick Harris was a
scrap paper. On the bus rides With that in mind,
better Count Olaf than
to my internship, these lists the Carolina Liberty
Jim Carrey and you cant
became playlists of geographi- Foundation has sought to
decide whether to stick
cally cohesive songs. invite speakers to UNC
it out and show them the
As the lists grew, I encoun- who have fought against a
light or bail out.
tered more songs with a slight- system that attempted to
ly more nuanced relationship silence them. Can everyone here PLEASE
to the state (The Mountain Earlier this semester stop being so engaging,
Goats Moon Over Goldsboro, we hosted the famed well-adjusted and gor-
for example, which references social rights activist Chen geous? Falling in love
the N.C. town in the title but Guangcheng, who fought three-to-five times a
is set in Iowa), and I started for the rights of women and week doesnt make long-
collecting their context in an the poor in China. distance relationships any
Excel spreadsheet. For his efforts, he was easier.
Some of the songs I found imprisoned and tortured by Dear UNC HR, we dont
seemed to just use North the Chinese government. need an expensive glossy
Carolina as a folksy backdrop While never imprisoned, flier splaining the value of
with a convenient number of Dr. Adams has experience
syllables and an association COLUMN with censorship as well
our benefits. Many better
ways to spend that promo-
3/6: Kvetcher in the Rye disgust is now a public phe- wouldnt trade places if the ankles, Ty! Punch it home, EDITORS NOTE: Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily rep-
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ADAMS I think its really important to have open ELECTIONS for student body president,
Maurice Grier and Elizabeth
running a write-
FROM PAGE 1 dialogue and debates FROM PAGE 1 Adkins, are still allowed to in campaign was
I dont to see that what hes
fighting for is good for all of us,
Jake DiMartinis 2018 academic year.
I am excited for the
campaign, but both have
hearings in front of the BOE
definitely an intimi-
and he may be conservative, Sophomore
opportunity to work with my today. dating task.
but his cases set important fellow graduate and profes- Karli Krasnipol won the
precedents for how universities DiMartinis, who plans on diately silenced and cast off as sional students, the under- election for senior class presi- Karli Krasnipol
can treat someone of any politi- attending, said he believes being bigoted. graduates and administration dent. Senior class president
cal persuasion, Dent said. open dialogue is important First-year Tarik Woods to ensure that graduate and She was a write-in can-
He said Adams has defend- in reaching resolutions and is attending because of his professional student voices didate and will have Aaron Cupello will fill the position of
ed his right to free speech compromise. interest in free speech. are represented on campus, Epps as her senior class vice Carolina Athletic Association
well in the past. He said he thinks everyone Simply put, because I Percy said. president. He was also a cer- President.
Hes taken UNC-W to court can learn something from the believe strongly in the First All other offices except tified write-in. Positions on Student
on three occasions to defend event. Amendment, I would like student body president were Krasnipol said she views Congress were also filled for
his right to speak his mind as I think its really impor- to hear what he has to say voted on today. this as an important part of districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.
an employee of the university, tant to have open dialogue whether I agree or not, Woods The student body presi- her senior year. Districts 1, 4 and 5 still have
winning each time including and debate so we can work said. Just because I dont agree dent election is halted indefi- Im incredibly excited, seats yet to be filled.
one instance where he sued for through the problems we with his interpretations doesnt nitely after a complaint was running a write-in campaign Write-in candidates to
full professorship, arguing that face in our communities and mean I cant learn from them. filed on Tuesday against the was definitely an intimidating district 7 will have to be
hed been denied because of his in our country, as a whole, The event will take place BOE by Travis Broadhurst, task, Krasnipol said. confirmed by the BOE
vocal political views, an argu- DiMartinis said. But that from 7-9 p.m. Monday in who is running a write-in Hiren Gihwala was before they can officially be
ment a federal court agreed cant happen when as soon as Student Union room 2420. campaign for student body elected to serve as the announced.
with, he said. a conservative opens up his or president. president of the Residence
Sophomore Jake her mouth, he or she is imme- university@dailytarheel.com The current candidates Hall Association. Christina university@dailytarheel.com
SportsFriday
Tar Heels end era at ACC Tournament
UNCs season offset a 29-point performance
from ACC Player of the Year Alexis
Peterson, as Syracuse (21-9, 11-5
likely over with ACC) was hardly threatened through
40 minutes on Thursday.
With one game left in the regular matchup, but this will be UNCs Whats their weakness?
season, heres what to watch for on toughest test since that game.
Saturday at 8:20 p.m. as the No. There are few offenses that stretch In addition to the aforementioned
5 North Carolina mens basketball defenses as much as Duke does injury to Allen, Duke forward Amile
team (25-6, 13-4 ACC) takes on No. between its outside shooting and its Jefferson is also dealing with some
17 Duke (23-7, 11-6 ACC) for the sec- driving ability. nagging injury issues. Although he
ond time this season. The Tar Heels played 31 minutes against Florida
are looking to clinch their second Who stands out? State, Jefferson has been in and out
straight ACC regular season title. of the lineup the past two seasons
Kennard, who leads the Blue because of injury and when hes on
How do they play? Devils in scoring, has been the the bench, he has been sorely missed
favorite to earn ACC Player of the and difficult to replace.
The focus for the Blue Devils Year honors for several weeks, Even with Jefferson, though,
will be getting the ball into the though UNC junior Justin Jackson Dukes frontcourt is not the strength
hands of their playmakers and let- has made a run at him in the past of the team. North Carolinas skilled DTH FILE/SARAH DWYER
ting them go to work from there. few games. Whichever player big men could make a living on the Duke forward Jayson Tatum (0) dribbles around sophomore forward Luke
Duke runs a variety of screens to shines brightest on Saturday night offensive boards like they have for Maye (32) on Feb. 9. The Tar Heels take on the Blue Devils again on Saturday.
set up space for either three-point- could go a long way toward sealing much of the season. Defensively,
ers or driving lanes, and between the award. Duke also will likely not be able a lot of points on Saturday night, which team can hit shots at the
ACC Player of the Year candidate With Grayson Allen dealing to do much to slow the Tar Heels particularly against a UNC team end which last time proved to be
Luke Kennard, likely top-five draft with an injury in the last game down, as the Blue Devils rank 37th missing one of its better perimeter Duke. Its been proven extremely
pick Jayson Tatum and Grayson against Florida State, first-year in Ken Pomeroys adjusted defensive defenders in Kenny Williams. With difficult to win on the road against
Allen, the team has a wealth of point guard Frank Jackson who efficiency metric. senior forward Isaiah Hicks also tough ACC opponents this sea-
playmakers who can score. averages 10.3 points per game still limited by a hamstring injury, son, but with Duke against North
North Carolinas defense has stepped up with one of his biggest How could they win? UNCs post advantage could be Carolina, throw out the trends and
improved in recent weeks com- games of the season. The rookie diminished enough to keep the get ready for a classic.
pared to the unit that the Blue scored 22 points with over 50 per- Despite the defensive shortcom- game close. @loganulrich
Devils lit up for 86 points in the last cent shooting in Dukes 75-70 win ings, Duke can and likely will score Then it just comes down to sports@dailytarheel.com