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Winston Salem/Forsyth County School response to Covid-19
pandemic sparks controversy among parents, students

As a result of the widespread COVID- announced that schools would be switching One of the options the school board is one of the benefits of going remote. “I
19 pandemic, WS/FCS made the to online learning in the spring of 2020, weighed was the idea of a virtual think that our virtual academy is
controversial call to implement a remote WS/FCS began preparing to ensure all academy, an idea that was already being something that the board of education
learning plan for local schools, choosing students had equal access to schoolwork. discussed for students unable to attend and superintendents have been talking
to make all instruction virtual. Technology, food and internet access were school in-person. With the help of the about for years. That way a student
some of the first issues addressed. CARES Act, an emergency relief would not get behind and we actually
This decision added another nine program created by the federal have the technology now to where they
weeks to the more than nine weeks of The district quickly sent out surveys to government, Virtual Academy has able to can even stay with their own class,” she
online instruction that students have determine how many families needed get the funding it needed to be said.
already received, provoking divisive devices for school. In total, 23,000 devices established.
responses among parents, teachers and were distributed to students, along with School board member Ms. Dana On July 14, Governor Cooper
the students themselves. around 400 hotspots, to ensure more Caudill Jones believes that the academy announced that there were three official
equitable access to the internet.
After N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper (Continued below)

Article by Jadyn Brueske (Photographer), Katie Craun (Copyeditor), Jack Rauschenberg & Amelia Sturkie (Staff Reporters)

Photos by Photos courtesy of From top to bottom: 1. On June 17, science
Ms. Gerianne Gray Calaway & teacher Mrs. Robyn Allen escorts a graduate
Terrell Robinson through the stations set up in front of the school
Bartlett
during drive-through graduation. 2. At the
options schools could use during the upcoming year: Plan class like Zoom, Canvas and NCEDCloud all experienced Spartan drive-through distribution day on August
A, B and C, the specifics of which varied based on the delays, prohibiting students from accessing lesson plans and
number of COVID-19 cases in individual districts. necessary materials. 12, science teacher Mrs. Marty Tedrow (in
dinosaur costume) and English teacher Mr. Jacob
“At that point we only had two options: either option B or Students and teachers alike have struggled to share
option C. Honestly, I was quite surprised because the information, participate online and build connections. “My Crews pass out materials for classes. 3. Junior
superintendent had been mainly talking about Plan B and it greatest challenges have come with transitioning from a Terrell Robinson focuses intently at his
appears to me that her recommendation for going to Plan C brick and mortar classroom to a virtual one. We were given
is based on transportation,” said Ms. Jones. a brand new learning platform, Canvas, to learn in less than workstation as he works on his remote learning.
a month. All of these things combined have left most 4. Junior Gray Calaway flashes a thumbs-up as
The school board met on July 17 to vote on the plan to use teachers feeling exhausted and overwhelmed,” said history
for the opening of the school year, and ultimately chose teacher Ms. Carrie Bennett. he takes a quick study break at his desk.
Plan C, where students were continuing their education Background: A first grade classroom at Smith
remotely. The choice was driven by concerns over Most teachers had to adjust their curriculum for online
transportation as well as the safety for the students, parents learning. Farm Elementary School is set up for socially
and teachers, who would be at higher risk during face-to- distanced in-person learning.
face instruction. “I have to re-evaluate all my lessons from scratch, decide
what I have time to do, which parts I need to do live, which INDEX
Over the summer, the district introduced the learning parts can be done asynchronously, and what things I do not
management system Canvas as the platform for all have time for. We are moving much more slowly and will 2 Reopening
instruction. Teachers and students who were accustomed to end up covering less material,” said Spanish teacher Mr. 3 A&E
using PowerSchool Learning and Google Classroom Greg Williams. 4 Local News
suddenly had to adjust to something totally new, despite 5 World News
having little to no experience with its features. Despite these setbacks, teachers have been working 6 Center Spread
tirelessly helping students transition smoothly into their 8 Opinion
English teacher Ms. Meredith Wooten was aware of the virtual classrooms. 10 Feature
challenges she would face during remote learning. “I was 12 Sports
glad we weren’t going back in person because of the risk of “The first few weeks of online learning were very
the contagion. I did panic about the amount of technology I successful for me and I was able to manage all the work that Background photo courtesy of Ms. Kimberly Pruitt Hoover
would have to learn very quickly, but I think it was the was provided to me by my teachers. Also during this time I
better option,” she said. feel as if my teachers are setting me up for nothing but
success which is a great thing, especially while in a
On Monday, Aug.17, all WS/FCS students, along with pandemic and not knowing the return of school,” said senior
many others across the state, logged onto Zoom for their Montgomery Moore.
first day of remote class. The day was challenging, due to
NCEdCloud crashing statewide first thing in the morning. Public schools chose to continue with online instruction
for the safety of their students. Some schools that are not
“The first few weeks were stressful; the websites kept under WS/FCS jurisdiction are already back in-person.
crashing,” said freshman Abby Petros. Private schools such as Summit School and Forsyth
Country Day School do not operate under the public school
The return to school was tainted by technological mandate to wait nine weeks before returning to face-to-face
challenges. In the first few weeks, platforms used to run

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2 ■The Dorian Scroll ■ November 1, 2020 ■ REOPENING

instruction. school have both had to change a variety
These schools allow students and their
of policies and everyday operations in
families to decide whether they would
like to stay at home and learn remotely order for their students to come to
or return to school, an option they can
provide in part due to having a smaller campus and safely execute their in-
overall enrollment.
person instruction.
Aaron Lawrence, a junior at FCDS,
said that his school implemented many Christina Condon, is a Nurse
new policies to ensure safety of the
students and staff. “Everything is done Practitioner at Wake Forest Baptist
online. There is very little paper
involved. Everyone has to be six feet Hospital. She is a mother of four
apart at all times, everyone has to wear a
mask a all times and classes are children, ages 1 through 11, and believes
dismissed at different times to prevent
bundling in the halls,” he said. that students should have returned to in-

Another student at FCDS remarked on person learning in August. “The
the school’s strictness about mask-
wearing at any time students are around American Academy of Pediatrics says
others. Additionally, classes sizes have
been cut, and makeshift classrooms have kids need to be back to school for social
been created in areas like the gym and
auditorium. Multiple hand washing and and development reasons. Also, there are
sanitizing stations have been built around
the school as well. no studies or literature supporting virtual

Ms. Beth Mack, Director of Marketing learning, which could cause detrimental
and Communications at FCDS, said that
the hardest aspect of returning was consequences,” she said.
planning the health and safety
regulations. “From carpool to schedules Many parents who were in favor of
to classrooms to traffic flow, every detail
needed to be planned to ensure the safety returning to in-person school were
of our students,” she said.
worried not only about their children’s
Summit School has also had to modify
their schooling experience with ways to learning, but also about their mental
safely return to in-person instruction.
English teacher Mr. Dack Stackhouse health. According to Time Magazine,
believes his school has done an amazing
job keeping their students and staff safe. researchers in Hubei province took a Photo courtesy of Ms. Stephanie Griffith
“All summer long, [Summit] worked on sample group of 2,330 students and had Ms. Stephanie Griffith’s fourth grade classroom at Meadowlark Elementary is ready for in-person instruction.
cleaning, HVAC systems,” said Mr. them locked down in quarantine for 33.7 Desks are spaced six feet apart, furniture has been removed and decoration the walls have been covered.
Stackhouse. “It’s simply awe-inspiring to
recognize the work the school did to get days, to look for signs of distress. Within maintaining social distancing. begun.”
us back on campus.”
the month, they discovered that 22.6 Just like WS/FCS parents, many The physical classroom setting will
Eighth grader Hines Batten agrees,
saying that his return to in-person percent of them had depressive students were upset by the board’s also have to change. Students will sit in
instruction has felt safe and comfortable.
Batten talked about “washing in and symptoms and 18.9 percent of them decision, though many also understood desks six feet apart and access to
out,” a system that Summit has installed
that requires him and his classmates to experienced anxiety. the safety risks. Spartan junior Ella Davis common areas like lunch rooms will be
wash their hands whenever they enter
and leave a classroom. Although Condon is in favor of misses the aspect of in-person instruction restricted. In lower grades, teachers will

Washing in and out before class is only students returning to school, she also saw time and socializing, but can understand rotate to classes instead of students
the start to the safety precautions used. why WS/FCS are not yet to go back to switching to reduce potential spread. In
There are social-distancing markers in some advantages to online learning:
the halls, and pick-up and drop-off in-person learning. “Obviously I would upper grades, discussions of dismissals
systems have been split into intervals to “spending more time with family.”
limit the amount of students in the front “Parents also have the ability to see what love to go back to school, but for now, I by hallway are underway.
of the school at once. think we should stay online to keep “A great deal of time and effort is
their kids are learning and how to be everyone safe going to be going towards how to keep
Forsyth Country Day and Summit involved,” she and healthy,” people distant and managing mask
added. she said. wearing. A great deal of the instruction is
While still going to have to end up being by
Some parents students, computer. You’ll just be at a seat getting
found it even
more parents and it in the classroom some of the time

challenging to teachers instead of at home,” said Mrs. Motsinger.

determine continued to One recent surprise has been WS/

what was the adjust to FCS Superintendent Dr. Angela Hairston

right choice remote abrupt resignation. The announcement

when it came learning, the came in an e-mail on Thursday, Oct. 15,
district was where she cited an “opportunity dear to
to his Photo courtesy of Mrs. Jenn Cleary busy adjusting her heart” that she could not pass up. Dr.
children’s English teacher Mrs. Jenn Cleary sets up for a typical school Plan B. On Hairston will be moving to Danville
learning. Ben day. Successful remote teaching requires teachers to multi-task.
Salt is both a
Thursday, Sept. 17, the school board County Schools in Virginia, and Nov. 13
parent as well as an ELA and Social
outlined a plan with the steps WS/FCS is her last day with WS/FCS. As of
Studies teacher at Kingswood School, would have to take in order to implement October 27, there is no chosen interim
and said he could see both sides of the their hybrid plan of instruction. superintendent who can take over while
situation. “I have no doubt it [in-person the board searches for a permanent
learning] is best for their learning. On the The outline set a schedule for when replacement.
other hand, I have colleagues with health various grade levels would return to
risks such as diabetes,” he said. “I also school, with students in Pre-K through In addition to searching for a

have a daughter in high school and I second grade returning the week of Oct. replacement superintendent, the board is

want her to enjoy the full experience...I 12. Other grade levels would follow, also faces the challenges of rising

will be very disappointed if the high with high school returning last, COVID-19 rates in the county. The

schools stay remote for the entire year.” potentially the week of Jan. 25. percentages of positive tests has risen to

Salt went on to say that “there is Although there are many concerns 8.2 percent for last week, nearly double

no perfect answer” for this about implementing Plan B, the most from the 4.6 of a month ago, with 103

situation, due to the evolving pressing are how COVID-19 monitoring new cases reported just yesterday.

conditions of the pandemic. of individual students will work, This surge has delayed the return of

However, he does believe that transportation and technology needs for students, with Pre-K pushed to Nov. 2,

students should continue to stay hybrid learning. Student and teacher kindergarten to Nov. 9, and first grade to

safe and do their part by wearing a safety is still being questioned, as many Nov. 16. The board has scheduled a

mask, washing hands and people are worried about proper safety meeting for Nov. 17 to re-evaluate the
measures being put in place. return for all other students, although
Left: An OCS classroom prepares for in- staff are still expected to begin working
person instruction on Nov. 2 with taped-off In an effort to address some of these full-time in schools on Nov. 30.
desks and plastic dividers, which will be concerns, the district has encouraged a
cleaned between each class. Below: Math variety of safety protocols, including Despite the uncertainty facing WS/

teacher Mr. Matt Smith’s desks have been hand washing and enforced social FCS, Mrs. Motsinger has a positive

taped off to create social distancing. distancing. “I think the hard part about message for students as they acclimate to
Administration has gone through Mount the transmission of this disease is the their new educational norm. “I know that
Tabor to mark off seating for students. time delay,” said school board member it is going to affect every part of the rest

Mrs. Elisabeth Motsinger. “From the of your life. My hope for you is that you

time you’re contagious and by the time find inside of yourself and in your

you identify that person, the spread relationships with other people the

is already likely to have capacity to be resilient, kind, hopeful and

remember, there will be a whole world

on the other side of this,” she said.

Facts compiled from

forsyth.cc,

journalnow.com,

time.com,

wsfcs.k12.nc.us

and wxii.com.

At the doors to the school, students, staff
and visitors will be required stop and be
screened before entering. This will include
a temperature check and a questionnaire.

Photos courtesy of Mr. Matt Smith

A&E ■ The Dorian Scroll ■ October 30, 2020 ■ 3

New drive-in movie theater opens at Winston-Salem Fairgrounds

Haley Feiereisel groups. anywhere from thrillers like The Silence dead batteries being jumped at the end.
Staff Reporter Chris King, the creator and operator of of the Lambs to adventure tales such as Guests are also given the choice to sit
The Goonies.
Since many traditional fall events have The Drive, was inspired to create a safe in their car, trunk, or outside of their car
been canceled due to the COVID-19 entertainment venue for the Triad King said the thing that surprised him in their designated space that is distanced
pandemic, many local businesses have community. “I have friends who needed the most was the community’s love of eight feet from neighboring cars. Junior
come up with creative alternatives. One work and decided that we needed to do older movies, especially since customer Lena Zabaneh said, “I would recommend
of these activities combines social something to create jobs and provide tend to be on the younger side. “Old, sitting in the trunk of your car because
distancing with hours of entertainment: entertainment,” he said. classic movies beat new movies every you can look up at the stars and the air at
the resurgence of the age-old drive-in Tickets are available on the website and time,” he said. night is really refreshing.”
movie. at the front gate. A variety of concessions
are also provided through mobile app It is recommended to bring a flashlight According to King, The Drive will be
The Drive is an outdoor movie theater ordering and delivery. for navigating your way to the bathrooms kept open through the summer of 2021,
that opened July 7 at the Winston-Salem at night, as well as blankets and pillows as fairground space might not be
Fairgrounds. It was started by the Focus “I loved that I got the movie theater for more comfort. available after that. “We may transition
Event Group, a production company in experience while being socially to another drive-in or entertainment
High Point in partnership with Winston- distanced and outside,” said senior Ellis Additionally, note that the movie audio idea,” he said.
Salem and the fairgrounds. The theater Caudle, who recently went to see is transmitted via a specific FM radio
features a variety of movies each Scooby-Doo Big Top at the theater. station. For all guests who use their car Upcoming features include Scream and
weekend that target a variety of age radio, as opposed to a portable one, keep Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as
All of the upcoming showings are the car engine running, as it is not live, drive-in concerts that will be
featured on the website and range uncommon to see multiple cars with introduced in October and November.

Local restaurants strive to enforce safety precautions during pandemic

Mary Poyner York and Thalia Soule With the contemporary Southern lost most of our revenue immediately. and wearing masks at all times.
Staff Reporters cooking, craft beers and Sunday live Next we had to reinvent everything that Staff are also screened upon arrival at
jazz, the environment is upscale yet we do and how we do it to become a
On March 17, 2020, due to a state casual. takeout only restaurant. Now we are back each shift for COVID-19 symptoms.
mandate order from Governor Roy open but only at 50% capacity, revenue Between meals, they disinfect each table
Cooper, restaurants throughout North According to the owner, Wendy is still a problem,” said Milner. using a bleach solution to ensure there is
Carolina were required to close to try and Milner, she along with Buddy and John no customer contamination spread.
stop the spread of COVID-19. Although Milner have been in the restaurant The Porch Kitchen and Cantina is
many of these locations have since business since they were old enough to another popular mainstay in Winston- Without the regularity of customers
reopened, they are still financially have jobs, and it has been something Salem and known for its local Tex- and lack of human capacity, the
recovering after months of lost or slow they have always been passionate about. Mexican cuisine. The Porch opened in restaurant industry has suffered during
business and decreasing revenue. 2014 and is located in the West End. the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, there
Milner’s as a family owned business are solutions that locals in the
North Carolina local, Charlie Ganim encourages locals to support small The Porch has always kept the safety community can do to help support local
states, “I think COVID is going to businesses and have appreciated their and health of their customers paramount, businesses, such as focusing on local
negatively affect the restaurant industry local customer base and anyone who but it is more of a concern now. resturants rather than chains.
for years to come. So many restaurants at supports them.
this point are starting to close and The Porch closely follows the Forsyth “When going out to eat, try and go to a
unfortunately more will be closing in the They plan to continue to give an Department of Public Health to ensure new place that’s local. Replace fast food
future.” elevated dining experience, with they are mandating proper safety & takeout from chains, to local
COVID-19 precausions, as long as precautions. All staff have completed the restaurants that don’t have as much
Milner’s American Southern customers keep showing interest. North Carolina COVID training financial support,” said highschool junior
Restaurant and Catering is a local hit. program, Count on me NC, as well as Meg Salt.
“COVID has created many difficulties following social distancing guidelines Facts compiled from theporchws.com.
for us. Initially it was the lockdown; we

LOCAL NEWS ■ The Dorian Scroll ■ October 30, 2020 ■ 4

Members from local community speak out against injustices,

navigate through harsh realities of the recent BLM movement

Heath Burgess Photo Courtesy of Chloe Spieler going on throughout this social justice
Protesters in downtown Winston-Salem advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement. The cry. “It’s not about the Republicans or
Staff Reporter protest occurred on Saturday, June 6, as a peaceful response to George Floyd’s death. Democrats… It is life or death... COVID
is life or death. We just all need to come
Currently in the United States, there Mary McBride is a college student at she said. together, do the same thing, and get on
are many things taking place involving North Carolina State University, and has Another local black-owned business the other side of it,” she said.
social justice movements, the upcoming been actively protesting. She believes found in Winston Salem is the restaurant
election, and COVID-19 still plaguing that a critical and easy step people are Sweet Potatoes. Co-owned by Although she addressing the
society. All of these contribute to forgetting to take is supporting black- Mrs.Vivian Joyner, Sweet Potatoes is precautions people should take together
creating waves in the current politics of owned businesses, as it is easy to focus located in downtown Winston-Salem and during the pandemic, Mrs. Joyner was
the US. on the other parts of the movement. “It is is known for its home and southern-style also clear that she has never considered
also important to highlight the need to food. herself part of a particular movement.
Ever since the murder of George Floyd support black-owned businesses… some Mrs. Joyner does not shy away from She seemed very supportive of human
on May 25, the Black Lives Matter in Winston include Cams Coffee, Miss being honest with how she feels rights and equality.
(BLM) movement has gained Ora’s Kitchen, and Lei Lei’s Cuisine," ethically, especially with the pandemic
momentum. Protests, rallies, and even “A non-violent protest, I believe, is the
looting have been the results of a quest best way to protest… but, sometimes,
for justice by groups who feel targeted you have to make a little noise to be
and racially discriminated against in heard,” she said.
modern society, and those who support
them. Steps continue to be taken to either
promote or dismantle the BLM
Many protests and rallies have started movement. Citizens have been protesting
taking place in Winston, as well. New for criminal justice or “backing the blue”
protests to attend can be found fairly by funding the police as a direct response
easily, and many of them take place right to the movement and even have held
in downtown. some rallies in Winston Square Park.

Junior activist Amelia Carter has been Aside from these two movements, there
helping to organize these rallies for the are plenty of independent activists that
past few months, although she felt it was are advocating for different election
important to advocate for change, she has candidates, social justices movements, or
not found them all to be positive. changes to the workforce, local and
“People know who I am in this city world wide.
now… and white supremacists, we have Though all of these ideas may seem
a problem with those. There are real unfamiliar, they are certainly applicable
reasons I have for other people watching to the modern state of Winston-Salem
out for my safety,” she said. and are constantly changing with
unprecedented outside factors such as
Local black-owned businesses have COVID-19 and the election. The political
seen new-found traction. In areas closer climate being changed by the population
to the urban parts of the city, it is not at is not a new idea, but in this instance, it
all uncommon to see BLM, or “I Can’t is particularly notable.
Breathe” signs surrounding the streets
and buildings. Facts compiled by
camscoffeecreations.com, wsurban.org,

Pandemic creates critical health, safety issues for NC prisons

Eliza Tucker in close quarters with guards and each stop it. These claims are supported by the standards for cleanliness and healthcare
other. rising cases within the prison, though the in prisons. NCDPS Communications
Staff Reporter North Carolina Department of Public Officer John Bull said, “The Division of
Poor health, coupled with the fact that Safety (NCDPS) denies them. Prisons is working hard to protect the
Despite having personal protection new inmates and correctional officers health and safety of the staff and the
equipment, adequate healthcare and have had the opportunity to bring the The first COVID-19 case reported in offenders, and this remains the top
social distancing, 233,000 N.C. citizens virus into prison facilities every day, North Carolina in a prison was in late priority in this first-in-a-century
have contracted the coronavirus since create an environment where COVID-19 March, but was only the beginning of a pandemic.”
March. Prisons lack many of these can be easily spread. rise in cases in prisons across the state,
resources and the result puts inmates and which could not be properly addressed at NCDPS released a statement on Aug. 6
guards at increased risk for acquiring “Prisons provide an ideal environment the time. Prisons, especially ones with that said that of the 29,062 inmates in
COVID-19. for the spread of COVID-19. High low funding, lacked proper PPE, North Carolina tested, only 2.1 percent
indoor population densities, lack of COVID-19 tests and cleaning supplies of tests yielded a positive result.
The Marshall Project, a non-profit access to quality healthcare, and that would encourage good health. Although the percentage is now
organization that investigates, documents relatively unhealthy prisoner populations estimated to be closer to 4 or 5 percent
and interprets events in criminal justice, with high frequency of comorbidities add NCDPS has taken multiple actions by the Carolina Public Press, it is still
reports that in North Carolina alone, up to a recipe for disaster,” said Career over the past several months to prevent about half of the rate in similarly sized
there have been 3,271 prisoners and Center science teacher Mr. Andrew the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. states such as Michigan and Ohio.
1,014 prison staff members infected with Mercer. Visitation has been shut down, though it
the virus. was re-opened on Oct. 1 for prisons with With increased resources, regulation
Inmates at the Greene Correctional no outbreaks. Proper PPE and cleaning and testing, N.C. prisons have become
This means that for every 10,000 Institution, located in Maury, N.C., have supplies have been distributed, and the safer than they were when the first
prisoners in the state, there have been reported that they feel unsafe in their current N.C. prison population of 31,000 outbreaks were reported. Despite this,
1,044 infected with the virus, which is conditions. Some say they fear new in the state has been tested at least once. they still have a long way to go to ensure
395 percent higher than the state average inmates moving into their facility, guards These actions, among others, have prisoner and staff safety and general
for the general public. For staff, the rate not wearing proper PPE and issues with helped prisons in poorer communities in well-being.
is 518 percent higher than the state testing for the virus. The inmates claim North Carolina be more proactive in
average. that their temperature was taken, but that preventing the virus than they were at the Facts compiled from
they were only tested if they had a fever. start of the pandemic. carolinapublicpress.org,
According to N.C. Health News, prison covidprisonproject.com, med.unc.edu,
conditions are not optimal for preventing One inmate at Greene said lack of Though the NCDPS has faced funding ncdps.gov, northcarolinahealthnews.org,
the spread of the virus. It is difficult for security caused inmates from quarantine issues that made ensuring safety difficult, theappeal.org and
prisoners and correctional officers to stay units within the prison to enter other these new measures have increased the themarshallproject.org.
socially distanced, as prisoners are often housing units, and the guards did little to

Cooper holds commanding lead in gubernatorial election polls

Fletcher Wachtel pressing issues on the ballot to consider. option to go online, or an online and in- Tonya Dorman said, “I believe that the
Both candidates feel strongly on their person hybrid. virus and how it has spread and caused
Staff Reporter stances on the pandemic and their many aspects of lives to be altered and
response to protesting. In contrast to Cooper, Forest labels affected will have a big impact on how
While many North Carolinians are himself a “principled conservative” on people choose to vote.”
focused on the upcoming presidential Cooper has a commanding lead in the his website and believes his plan will
election, there is another important race polls: with an 18 point lead as of October help North Carolina prosper through this With the future of the state and the
in North Carolina. The upcoming 27. This comes as welcome news to pandemic. He wishes to completely nation on the line in November, some
gubernatorial election between many Forsyth County Democrats, who reopen the economy, give all children the young citizens understand just how
incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper and have believed Cooper has been the best chance to return to school and to “defend powerful their votes will be. Senior
Republican challenger Dan Forest is candidate since day one. law and order in the streets of North Wodajo Olesky said, “I think voting is
going to be an impactful race. Carolina.” very important because it is how we keep
Third Chair of the Forsyth County our government in the power of the
North Carolina always has potential to Democratic Party, Mr. John McLamb This race has two candidates whose people.”
provide a close election. In 2016, this said, “This election is a referendum on policies closely reflect the presidential
race was decided by 10,263 votes. governance, and the voters trust candidates. It is almost inevitable that the Many North Carolinians feel strongly
Governor Roy Cooper to continue national election will influence voters in about the upcoming election and making
The government response to the getting the job done. Although Governor the gubernatorial election. Cooper and a change. Both Cooper and Forest urge
COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina Cooper is up 9 points, voters should Presidential nominee Joe Biden share North Carolinians to exercise their right
is one of the most pressing concerns in remain committed to casting their vote similar policies on virus response, as do to vote and to stand up for what they
this year’s state election. Cooper has had and not take this as a sign to stay home.” Trump and Forest, with the former believe is right. Everyone that is eligible
a generally cautious, yet successful supporting a mask mandate, and the to vote is able to make a change in the
approach to limiting the spread of the Cooper has opened the state with latter not so much. world, starting with the election.
virus, while Forest prefers to reopen the restrictions on group gatherings and has Facts compiled from ballotpedia.org,
state under a less restrictive plan. implemented a mask mandate. Cooper Some North Carolinians feel strongly danforest.com, fivethirtyeight.com,
has also been adamant in his calls for about mask wearing, as it has been int.nyt.com, newsobserver.com and
This election could potentially be the social justice, marching with protesters associated with a decrease in the spread news.yahoo.com.
most important race for the governor’s on June 2. Cooper also gave schools the of the virus. Social Studies teacher Mrs.
mansion in recent times, with many

WORLD NEWS ■ The Dorian Scroll ■ November 1, 2020 ■ 5

‘The world’s silence’: China continues to persecute
Uighur Muslims while US, other countries look on

David Seward government China. Due to his open disapproval of
the persecution, he was detained by the
Feature Editor and the Chinese government in 2014 and
sentenced to life in prison.
Within the past decade, Uighur Uighur
Muslims have been persecuted to the The Chinese government often
degree of a modern-day genocide. population attempts to justify the persecution of
Families are being put into internment Muslims in their country by blaming
camps and forced to endure inhumane have been violent attacks in Xinjiang on Islamic
treatment at the hands of the Chinese terrorist groups spreading radical ideas.
government. hostile The people, therefore, must need
increased surveillance and undergo “de-
Across China, Uighur Muslims are towards each extremification.”
being taken from their homes and placed
into “re-education centers,” where they other ever Despite this heavy persecution,
are taught Chinese communist countries across the world have
propaganda for several hours a day and since the continued to bring little attention to this
forced to continually declare loyalty to issue. Dr. Ehrhardt believes that
the Chinese President, Xi Jinping. region formed countries are refusing to speak out
against China because “this idea of state-
They are also forced to denounce their a new wide surveillance is becoming less and
faith and perform acts that go against less unpopular among the United States
their religion, such as eating pork and government and other countries, whether it be social
consuming alcohol. media or the internet in general.”
called East
“In some foreign countries, there’s a lot Countries across the world are also
of media censoring so we can’t help Turkestan in hesitant to speak out against these
people there… China is so powerful that injustices partially because China is a
if you try and go against them, it 1933 although main economic trade partner for many
probably will not end well,” said junior powerful countries, the United States
Aubrey Stowers. East being one of them. Because of this,
China has been able to continue its mass
Muslim women are specifically Turkestan incarceration of these Muslims without
targeted in these camps. There are any global pushback.
reports of forced sterilization, including was later
being forced to take birth control or have “I am sure China is very happy with
abortions. There have also been multiple conquered by the world’s silence on the issue,” said AP
cases of officers sexually abusing and Human Geography teacher, Richard
raping women. China in Brendle. “We as citizens of the United
States take our rights and the protection
The Chinese government has denied Photo courtesy of Dimitri Lupo / Flickr Creative Commons 1934. that our constitution provides for
the claims of pushing Uighur Muslims granted. We need to recognize and bring
into internment camps by describing it as Keeping Uighur women from reproducing is a focus of China’s government. In one The attention to human rights violations
voluntary education and training to be wherever they may be.”
better integrated into Chinese society. report, a woman was threatened with internment if she did not undergo sterilization. government
However, these claims have been Facts compiled from bbc.com,
disproved by the hundreds of reports by In one of many of these reports, a then attempted to eliminate the washingtonpost.com and vox.com.
witnesses to this inhumane treatment.
Chinese official was quoted saying, “You possibility of a future rebellion by

can’t uproot all the weeds hidden among integrating millions of Han Chinese into

the crops in the field one by one — you the region and distilling their influence.

need to spray chemicals to kill them They also increased state-wide

all...Re-educating these people is like surveillance and created re-education

spraying chemicals on the crops. That is camps.

why it is a general re-education, not Dr. Ehrhardt is not shocked by what the

limited to a few people.” Communist Party is currently doing.

Appalachian State University political “This is what the party does, they’ve

science professor, Dr. George Ehrhardt, killed 50 million of their own people and

believes the Chinese Communist Party have also sought to have complete

plans to accomplish strict control over its control over them,” he said.

people through actions such as these. Dissidents who have spoken out

“Religion gives you a sense of unity and against this persecution in China have

freedom that the party does not want you either suddenly disappeared or been

to have,” he said. sentenced to long periods in prison.

Control of the Uighurs goes beyond Ilham Tohti ran a website reporting on

just internment camps. The Chinese issues concerning the Uighur Muslims in

Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements in sciences, literature, philanthropy

Claire Pomper the beginning,” said chemistry teacher Their technology allows for scientists (WFP). “I believe peace is the most
Mr. Christian Howard. to make precise edits to certain genes, honorable category to win in, because it
Local News Co-Editor showing promising results in developing is very difficult to achieve and their
This group of scientists were followed new cancer therapies and curing actions positively affect everyone,” said
The Nobel Prize is an award that by physicists Roger Penrose, Reinhard inherited diseases such as sickle cell. junior Lena Zabenah.
honors advancements made in research Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work
and philanthropy on a global level. The in physics relating to black holes, with Louise Glück was recognized next for The WFP has provided consistent
winners were announced the first week in Ghez becoming one of only 4 women to her poetic voice and dignified writing assistance to people in need as they
October, starting off with achievements be honored in the category of physics. style in the category of literature. Her fought the battle against hunger. With the
in medicine and ending with the Peace Penrose proved Einstein's theory of poems are centered around the themes of COVID-19 pandemic in full force, the
Prize. The winners for economic science relativity, concluding that black holes growing up and strong family relations, number of hungry citizens of the earth
were announced the following Monday. exist, and are not just the theoretical making her work relatable and relevant only grew, and the efforts of the WFP
ideas that many believed them to be. to many people's lives. grew with it.
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Genzel and Ghez supported Penrose’s
Charles M. Rice were the first to receive proof by discovering a massive black In the economic science category, Paul Every October, the Nobel Prize is
their award for new discoveries about the hole at the center of the Milky Way. R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson were awarded to those whose accomplish-
Hepatitis C virus. They have formed new recognized for their contributions in ments have advanced society in some
diagnostic and therapeutic agents and Continuing the trend of innovative auctioneering technology. They way. Due to the circumstances of the
revamped blood screening techniques to research in STEM, Emmaneulle researched the behavior of both auction COVID-19 pandemic, this year's in-
practically eliminate the chance of one Carpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna were participants and auctioneers, applying person ceremony was cancelled and
contracting the virus through honored for their work in developing a their findings to the design of better replaced with a virtual supplement.
transfusions. “This is a very historical new method of genome editing, making auctions. These improvements made to
discovery that advanced the them the first joint pair of women to win the auction system allow for increased Despite these challenges, the 2020
understanding and research of RNA as the prize for chemistry. “[Their research] auction profit, better advertising Nobel Prize winners and their work will
vectors (genetic material of viruses). is groundbreaking and will set the stage techniques, and a higher quality auction continue to be celebrated and built upon,
Although the HepC virus has been useful for women to be recognized in the same experience for buyers and sellers overall. inspiring positive change everywhere.
in delivering genetic therapies, etc in regard as men,” said social studies
medicine, discovery of the virus was just teacher Mr. Mainert Luther. To finish out the week, the Peace Prize Facts compiled from cnn.com, nih.gov,
was given to the World Food Program nobelprize.org, npr.org, nytimes.com and
sciencenews.org.

Debilitating wildfires threaten Amazon rainforest

Nora Haulsee severe drought. This year, the Pantanal yet to respond to these comments, many The country is struggling because their
has suffered more fires than ever before, worry he never will. economy depends on agriculture and
Center Spread Editor harming the animals who rely on this deforestation is necessary in some cases,
wetland for a habitat. “[The] Amazon plays a key role in but it has escalated and the government
In January 2019, wildfires broke out in regulating the climate. If the president is struggling to find a balance. Although
the Amazon rainforest and spread to Hundreds of thousands of habitats have neglects the fact that the Amazon is challenging for the government, “I think
eight different surrounding countries. either already been destroyed or are at being destroyed, then we should scientists would do their best to show the
More than a year later, 40,000 fires have high risk. Brazil’s government has definitely help.” said senior Wodajo effects these fires have on our
burned and continue to threaten the attempted to take action, as many Oleksy. environment and try to end them.” said
homes of indigenous people as well as claimed that their efforts were not junior Rachel Chessock.
the environment. enough. With little action from the Brazilian
government and neighboring countries, Scientists around the world are
According to Rhett A. Butler of The President Jair Bolsonaro took office in the wildfires show no sign of slowing. desperately trying to bring attention to
Guardian, as of Aug. 24, there have been January 2019 and since then, deforest- The Amazon rainforest is known as the the environmental crisis but South
41,858 wildfires observed in the ation has accelerated rapidly, with much carbon sink and produces more than 6 American governments are yet to
Amazon, the highest number reported of the blame for the wildfires falling on percent of the world’s oxygen. It readily respond. Many governments profit from
since 2010. By the end of August, nearly his shoulders. absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide developments that require deforestation.
20,000 additional fires were recorded and from the atmosphere, making it a very
according to NASA’s fire monitoring President Bolsonaro has been accused important component to our Earth. Although the economy may be boosted
tool, tens of thousands of fires are still of encouraging new developments on in the short term, ignoring the wildfires
actively burning. This record-breaking Indian reservations and purposefully “The responsibility for inspecting and will be detrimental environments around
amount of active wildfires suggests that dismantling environmental protection curbing deforestation lies with the state the world. The rainforest has been
the rainforest is becoming drier, allowing laws and agencies. The lack of governors, who do not do so because burning for over a year now and it is up
fires that were intended to clear areas for legislation would allow forests to be they also have a financial interest in to South American countries to
farmland to destroy virgin forests as burned freely without accountability. turning a blind eye to the region's determine if the amazon will make it.
well. farmers because, in addition to wanting
Leaders of other countries have come greater tax collection, many state and Facts compiled from cnn.com,
The Brazilian Pantanal is the world’s out in opposition to Bolsonaro, saying municipal bodies also benefit greenpeace.org, news.mongabay.com,
largest wetland.The warming of the that if he continues to actively ignore the corruption,” said Antônio Carlos dos popularmechanics.com and
North Atlantic Ocean has sent it into a wildfires, they will place bans on Brazil Santos, who lives in Brazil. theguardian.com.
in an attempt to encourage action. He has





8 ■The Dorian Scroll ■ November 1, 2020 ■ OPINION

The Dorian Scroll Hasty confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to
Supreme Court undermines integrity of election
Editorial Staff 2020-2021
McKenna Davis court by the president, the Senate firmly cement the court into a Republi-
Editors-in-Chief Staff Reporter Judiciary Committee holds a can majority.
confirmation hearing to question the
Emma Hartsoe With the passing of Judge Ruth Bader nominee about their prior rulings as well Cases on the technology industry, gun
Maggie Hynek Ginsburg, the Supreme Court has an as potential stances on future cases. The rights and the Affordable Care Act could
Matthew Maynard opening for a new associate judge on the committee then votes on the nomination become prevalent in the coming future.
bench. and sends it to the Senate for a final Many Democrats are concerned that the
World News decision. right to abortions, established by Roe v.
Many people consider the appointment Wade, could also be put at risk with her
Leslie Pierce a determination of the country's future On Sept. 26, President Trump confirmation.
for decades to come. announced that he would nominate Judge
Local News Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ginsburg's Supreme Court judges have no term
There are eight associate judges and seat, with confirmation hearings to take limits on how long they can preside and
Caroline Chestnut one chief judge who presides over place throughout October. can stay on the court for life, or until
Claire Pomper anywhere from 100 to 150 of the most retirement. Recent judges have been
important cases in the country each year. This announcement came only a month younger in age, including Barrett at only
A&E The Supreme Court's decisions are often before the presidential election on Nov. 48 years old, which means they could
used to determine future rulings on cases 3, causing Republican congressmen to potentially rule on cases over the next
Anna Setzer dealing with our civil rights and liberties. rush through the confirmation process. half-century.

Center Spread Any time a judge is nominated to the The Judiciary Committee typically The partisan decision to undermine the
spends at least a month collecting election process by speeding up the
Nora Haulsee documents on the nominee, and no judge confirmation procedures is one that I
has ever been confirmed after July during disagree with.
Opinion a presidential election year. The quickest
confirmation was Judge Ginsburg’s No matter who is elected, the decision
Olivia Sherron nomination by President Bill Clinton in should be carefully considered and given
1993, taking only 42 days. to the president-elect as it will more
Feature accurately reflect the decision of the
Due to a Senate decision in 2017, people. With the confirmation so close to
David Seward nominees only need a 51-vote majority the election, many people are outraged
to be confirmed. The Senate confirmed by the Senate’s decision to go ahead with
Sports Barrett eight days before the election, the process.
though most believe they should have
Harrison Armstrong waited until after the public votes. The Supreme Court is the highest court
James Viola According to a CNN poll, nearly 6 in in America and the decision to appoint
every 10 Americans believe the seat the newest associate judge will
Adviser nomination should be made by the ultimately determine the future of the
president-elect, including myself. United States for many years to come.
MS. Bartlett
Judge Barrett is known to rule in line Facts compiled from cnn.com,
Mount Tabor High with conservative views, which could georgetown.edu, uscourts.gov and
School washingtonpost.com

342 Petree Road Legacy status preference provides unfair
Winston-Salem, NC advantage in college admissions process

27106 Maggie Hynek only 5.9 percent of non-legacy applicants These practices seem to favor applicants
were admitted. who are wealthier, which has led to
wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mths Co-Editor-In-Chief multiple accusations of class
336.703.6700 These students are shown preference discrimination and elitism.
Students with family members who for multiple reasons, one of the most
Twitter: @dorianscroll attended a college or university they are prominent being that many universities As a senior applying to college this
Instagram: @dorianscroll applying to are known as legacy see them as a reliable source of alumni year, I find these policies incredibly
applicants. Many different schools across donations, and schools defend frustrating. The actions and grades of a
Students: 1,544 the country take this factor into themselves by saying these donations aid student should be the only things taken
Full-Time Staff: 86 consideration when choosing to admit them in fundraising. into consideration during the admissions
The Dorian Scroll is always free to them or not. process.
the student body. It is currently However, this provides an unfair
free in digital form to the wider Although most colleges claim to have disadvantage to those who do not have Although the long-held tradition of
no preference between legacy and non- connections to the university, as well as legacy preference still stands at many
community. legacy students, statistics reflect low income students who will be universities, especially Ivy League
The Dorian Scroll is accountable otherwise. essentially penalized for not being able schools, many colleges are beginning to
to provide donations. abolish the practice, such as Texas A&M
to all standards of honesty, According to NPR, a study conducted University and MIT.
accuracy, impartiality, decency by Students for Fair Admission at Many other colleges around the nation
and equality and operates under Harvard University showed that nearly take a legacy status into consideration, Abolishing the legacy status is a very
the Fair Use Clause of Section 107 34 percent of legacy applicants were such as the University of Virginia and tangible goal to strive for without hurting
accepted between 2009 and 2015, while Columbia University. fundraising. A study conducted between
of the U.S. Code and the 1998 and 2008 at 100 of the top-ranked
Journalism Code of Ethics. The This advantage can make a distinct American universities reflected that there
opinions published in the Dorian difference in a student's future. is no significant evidence that legacy
Scroll do not necessarily reflect According to The Atlantic, it is preferences will make alumni any more
equivalent to a 160-point boost on the likely to donate money.
the views of its sponsors or SAT.
contributors. In fact, schools who abolished the
Many find these biased policies unfair, legacy factor did not see any significant
All work published in the paper myself included. Just because an change in donations after doing so.
will be bylined by the original applicant does not have any ties to a
author/creator, who is held college does not mean that they should The legacy preference is an outdated
accountable for the originality have less of a chance to be admitted, as practice that can and should be abolished
someone’s family’s education does not in American universities, as it puts many
and quality of their work. accurately reflect their potential and students at a disadvantage.
The mission of the newspaper is work ethic.
Since studies show that abstaining
to provide timely, accurate Legacy bias also puts first generation from this practice will not cause any
information and entertainment to college students at a direct disadvantage. financial suffering, I believe that there is
the student body, while teaching Students who are the first in their family no reason to continue implementing such
to attend a university will be far less an unfair policy.
the tenants of journalism. likely to get into college, simply because
Student input via letters and they lack a long-time academic pedigree. Facts compiled by npr.org,
guest columns is welcomed. theatlantic.com and theguardian.com.
Submissions are subject to
editorial review and editing Editorial:
before publciation. The staff has
the right to refuse publication. Current WS/FCS re-entry plan presents issues with safety
Writing should be submitted to
The WS/FCS Board of Education The chances of children and teens Teachers, administrators, bus drivers,
adviser via email. recently approved a plan to gradually dying after contracting COVID-19 are and other staff will be put at much higher
The staff has the right to refuse return students to in-person learning. less than 1 percent. risk when schools reopen, and the death
any advertising that promotes This decision has the potential to be very of any of them would have a similarly
harmful, for both students and staff. That is still thousands of children, and devastating impact.
goods or services illegal to the death of even one child affects not
most/all of the student body or There have been a variety of concerns only that child, but their entire learning These concerns are just a few of many,
raised regarding the re-entry plan, but the community. including issues with organization,
that do not meet the school most serious among these were concerns transportation, and accommodation.
community standards for good for the safety and health of everyone The death of a peer can cause students
involved in the school system. to experience feelings of anger and The safety of students and staff should
taste. anxiety, and on some occasions lead to be paramount during the pandemic, and a
The staff makes every effort to There have been a variety of safety long-term mental health issues. return to in-person learning could
ensure accuracy in each issue. measures instituted, but even with these, The numbers for adults are more dire, endanger that.
However, concerns about errors there is no way to guarantee the safety of with more than 4,000 deaths in North
may be submitted to the adviser those attending school. Carolina. Facts compiled by dougy.org,
educationcorner.com and nytimes.com.
in writing.

OPINION ■ The Dorian Scroll ■ November 1, 2020 ■ 9

Worsening effects of climate change jeopardize environment

Caroline Chestnut year 2020 has seen increased issues with greenhouse gases. Increasing greenhouse ppm, but due to the damage done to the
Local News Co-Editor climate change and its severity as the gases is widely considered to be one of atmospheric concentrations by humans,
levels of greenhouse gases continue to the primary concerns of climate change. these levels continue to rise quickly and
In addition to the COVID-19 rise globally. threaten our health.
pandemic, Climate change is an issue The Earth will continue to get warmer,
that is is affecting the entire world. The Although people tend to avoid the eventually melting glaciers and Some future consequences of climate
subject of climate change, I believe we temperatures rising in the ocean. When change include longer growing seasons,
must start discussing the repercussions of the melted water gets into the ocean, sea changes in precipitation patterns and
our actions. The world as we know it is levels will rise, which in turn has the hurricanes of increasing severity. By
going to die, and people do not realize potential to affect the rotation of the 2100, the sea level is expected to rise
what they are doing is harmful to the planet and change the length of our days. anywhere from one to eight feet above
planet. current levels, wreaking havoc on marine
The Intergovernmental Panel on and coastal life.
Some may ask: what is the greenhouse Climate Change (IPCC) estimates a
effect? It is the process where radiation temperature rise of between 2.5 to 10 Humans have done too much damage
from a planet's atmosphere warms the degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. to ever stop climate change, but it is not
planet's surface to a temperature above They recorded 2016 as the warmest year too late to respond.
what it should be. in history, with eight months out of the
year being the warmest they had ever We must start paying attention to the
The four main gases that contribute to been. harm we have done to the environment
the greenhouse effect include water around us and start discussing how to fix
vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and According to reporters and scientists at our mistakes.
nitrous oxide. NASA, the current carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere is 414 parts per million Although climate change may not be
The levels of greenhouse gases in our (ppm). In 2019 the ppm was 409, and in directly affecting us yet, this is a very
atmosphere are continually increasing years prior it rose no more than 3 ppm, real problem and if we do not take action
primarily as a result of our own actions. but it has increased by 5 ppm. now, things will only continue to get
The burning of fossil fuels like coal and worse.
oil contribute heavily to increasing The safest level to be at is around 400
Facts compiled from climate.nasa.gov.

American schools’ use of numerical grade system
harms students, minimizes value of understanding

produces a negative effect on their Finland.This type of environment struggle of trying to juggle

learning. The typical American grading reduces stress levels and reframes the extracurricular activities with the piles of

structure has evolved to discourage overall purpose of education, making the school work slowly stacking up and the

cooperation and growth in our students. focus on the actual class subject instead emotional strain that comes with it.

Grades are no longer useful to of beating their classmates’ averages. A major problem with grading comes

encourage actual education, as they have Another difference between the Finnish from the association between their

twisted the goal away from learning to and American school systems is the fact experience with the grade of the subject

focusing on making good marks. that Finland requires little to no outside and their overall knowledge of the

While this constant push to achieve is school work, only assigning around 30 subject. Many times I have caught

expected to improve efficiency, it just minutes of work a night. myself worrying more about my grade

ends up causing more stress. The true Despite our misconception that more results and less on whether or not I

purpose of grading, which is to measure work leads to more learning, Finnish actually understand and will retain the

progress, has faded away, and students students are succeeding in academics information from my classes.

focus more on grades instead of gaining without the extra work and stress, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang,

knowledge. One country that has spending more time focusing on Associate Professor of Education,

prospered under a less grade-dependent knowledge and developing as a person Psychology and Neuroscience at the

learning environment is Finland. rather than focusing on busywork and University of Southern California, has

Time and time again, Finland has grades. While I was researching said, “Whether a grade is good or bad,

outperformed their American Finland's school systems for this article, you’re taking the student away from

Naomi Lytle counterparts in subjects like math and it was frustrating to learn that there were focusing on intrinsic interest and tying
Staff Reporter science. Unlike the United States, others out there getting better results their experience to grades. Grades can be
Finland’s school environment is a place without having to endure the late an impetus to work, and can be really

Although numeric grading systems of cooperation, not a competition of who stressful nights that I do. satisfying, but when emotions about the

seem efficient for motivating and has the higher GPA. I am sure I can speak for many others grade swamp students’ emotions about a

providing feedback, it more often There are no standardized tests in when I say that my days are a constant subject, that’s a problem.”

Voter suppression poses direct threat to democracy

Emma Hartsoe government-issued IDs carry a price tag, work in the first place. to take off of work to vote, or pay for
Co-Editor-In-Chief and even when the ID itself is free, they Many of these ID Laws target people childcare while waiting in long lines, so
can require a multitude of documents as wait times increase, voter turnout
Voter suppression is defined as that can be costly to procure. based on race, religion, gender and age. typically decreases. The youth vote is
“discouraging people from voting in an This means that although there is little also heavily influenced by long wait
election in an effort to change the In North Carolina, for example, most conclusive evidence to suggest that voter times, but there are other obstacles as
outcome of it.” There are many ways to citizens qualify for a No-Fee ID card suppression tactics like Voter ID laws well. Some voter suppression tactics
suppress a vote, and the 2020 election issued at the DMV, but it requires affect minority voter turnout, most of affect young voters more.
has seen most of them already. extensive documentation, including birth these measures intentionally target
certificates, letters from people like minority groups. First-time voters are more likely to
Voter ID laws, for example, can be a landlords, employers or others explaining struggle to navigate the bureaucracy
form of voter suppression: oftentimes why this person qualifies and sometimes One example of this is that in 2016 surrounding the process, so when things
other methods of identification, such as a many Republican controlled states, like the push to close mobile voting
piece of mail with their name and home including North Carolina, introduced a centers and restrictive registration
address. variety of new policies, including strict guidelines are introduced, the youth vote
Voter ID laws and polling place closures typically decreases significantly. Youth
Since acquiring these resources is not in an effort to “reduce fraud.” voters made up 16 percent of voters in
possible for some, voter turnout typically the 2016 election, but so far in the 2020
decreases by 2-3 percent in areas where A majority of these closures took place primaries they make up only 14 percent.
Voter ID laws are enacted. Although in communities where most of the
different studies have found varying population was African American, and Everyone who has the right to vote
results regarding whether or not the ID laws created barriers for many deserves the opportunity to vote. Each
minorities are affected disproportionately groups of voters, including the homeless person’s voice is important, especially
by voter ID laws, most of them also and Latino populations.The result was during an election where the margin
found that the laws fail at their purported that both African American and Latino between candidates could be very slim.
goal: reducing fraud. voters waited significantly longer to vote These restrictions fail on every level at
than their white counterparts, and they increasing the integrity of an election and
There has been no change in voter were also less likely to vote at all. instead threaten the integrity of the very
fraud, either real or perceived, in any of democracy they claim to uphold.
the states where strict voter ID laws have This is significant, because some
been enacted. This means that not only studies have shown that for every hour a Facts compiled from aclu.org, nber.org,
did they fail to reduce any actual fraud, person waits, the likelihood of them ncdot.gov, vice.com and washingtonpost.
but that voters never believed they would voting again decreases by 1 percent. This com.
is for many reasons, some cannot afford





SPORTS ■ The Dorian Scroll ■ November 1, 2020 ■ 12

No. 2 ranked Wake Forest men’s soccer nears end of season with 6-1 record

Matthew Maynard with. I think we have an enormous Clemson University. After going down guidelines, the NCAA has limited the
amount of energy within our team that we 1 in the second half, Chol tied the number of games that will be played
Co-Editor-in-Chief can bring out of ourselves, no matter who game; however, Clemson scored with this year. Wake Forest will play 8
we are playing and no matter the amount 10 minutes left to win the game. times, excluding the ACC and NCAA
The Wake Forest Men’s soccer team of fans at a game,” he said. tournament.
entered this season ranked No. 1 in the Wake Forest then hosted No. 5 North
Coaches Poll, and have faced tough The Demon Deacons opened their Carolina Chapel Hill on Oct. 18. After Coach Muuss, senior midfielder Kyle
competition in the Atlantic Coast season with a 3-1 win at Louisville on playing 90 minutes, the score was tied McCurley, and Pannenberg believe this
Conference. The Demon Deacons are Sept. 25. Senior forward Machop Chol, at 0, and the game went to overtime. In modified schedule will prove beneficial
off to a 6-1 start, with a difficult junior forward Kyle Holcomb and the first overtime period, sophomore to the team. “We will have more time
schedule ahead. sophomore forward Calvin Harris each Omar Hernandez crossed the ball in, to recover between games and get
scored one goal, while junior goalkeeper and Holcomb scored a header, giving better from one game to the next,” said
For the past four years, Wake soccer Andrew Pannenberg recorded 2 saves. the Deacons the win. McCurley.
has been the epitome of consistency,
being ranked in the top 10 for 52 On Oct. 3, the Deacons defeated the The Deacons then traveled to Durham The NCAA is also moving the
consecutive weeks. According to head North Carolina State Wolfpack 4-1. Once to take on the Duke Blue Devils. Harris tournament from the fall to the spring,
coach Bobby Muuss, his strategy is to again, Wake Forest was led by Holcomb, and Hernandez each scored once, in hopes that it will be safer for
deal with one thing at a time. who scored twice. Sophomore forward helping Wake to a 2-1. athletes. Coach Muuss sees no problem
David Wrona scored his first career goal with the change of structure, and
“We do all we can to focus on what after being subbed into the game in the Although Wake Forest lost, they only believes it will allow for more
we can control and attempt to get better second half. fell one spot in the rankings, currently development.
with each day and each match,” he at No. 2.
said. Wake then took on the University of “It gives us more time to train and
Alabama Birmingham on Oct. 10, beating Redemption was found on Friday, develop,” said Coach Muuss.
COVID-19 has changed the look of them by a score of 3-0. Freshman forward Oct. 30, when the Demon Deacons
the season completely. A limited number Colin Thomas came off the bench and hosted the Clemson Tigers, and Wake Forest ends their regular
of fans are allowed into the stadium per provided an assist for Wrona, who tapped outscored them 2-0. Nico Benalcazar season on Nov. 7 at North Carolina
COVID-19 guidelines. Wake Forest is it in for the 1-0 lead. scored at 39:44, and Harris clenched State. After that, they will prepare for
notorious for fan attendance, so this will the win 24 minutes later with the the ACC and NCAA Tournaments,
be a drastic change from the usual For the Deacons second goal, Wrona second and final goal. with the goal of winning both.
atmosphere. created space for himself, and then put it
past the keeper from outside the penalty The Demon Deacons have dominated “We want to win the fall
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew area. Harris added the third and final goal opponents thus far, averaging around championship and win the NCAA
Pannenberg believes that the loss of from long range, as he caught the keeper 57 percent possession on the season. tournament in the Spring. This is a very
crowd will be an adjustment, but off guard, by curling it into the top left They have also outshot opponents 73- large feat as we know, but it is the goal
believes the team will adapt well. hand corner. 53 and are averaging just over 2 goals of the program,” said Coach Muuss.
per game, while generally holding
“I think for sure that the atmosphere On Oct. 13, Wake Forest suffered their opponents to under 1 goal per game. Facts compiled from godeacs.com,
will be different this year, but this is just first defeat of the season to No. 3 ncaa.com and unitedsoccercoaches.
something that we will just have to deal To accommodate COVID-19 org.

Multiple injuries impact NFL season as title contenders emerge

James Viola by MVP candidate quarterback Russell right ankle fracture and dislocation after in receiving yards with 704 on 57
Wilson and starting wideouts D.K. being tackled in a game against the New receptions.
Co-Sports-Editor Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, with Lockett York Giants, and will be out for the rest
catching 15 passes for 200 yards and of the season. Cleveland Browns defensive end
Despite some debate over beginning three touchdowns in an overtime loss to Myles Garrett and Los Angeles Rams
the NFL season due to COVID-19, the the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7. Some other notable injuries include defensive tackle Aaron Donald have
2020-2021 season began on Thursday, torn ACLs for New York Giants running accounted for nine and eight sacks
Sept. 10. Although many team leaders The Tennessee Titans have also been back Saquon Barkley, Cleveland Browns respectively, and are leading the league.
have been injured during the first seven able to start with a 5-1 record thanks in wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., and
weeks of the season, clear frontrunners part to running back Derrick Henry, who San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien
of each conference are being identified. had a breakout game in Week 6 with 264 Bosa, in addition to Carolina Panthers Howard and Washington Football Team
total yards and two touchdowns, running back Christian McCaffrey, who cornerback Kendall Fuller have led the
Reigning Super Bowl champions, the including a 94-yard touchdown run in suffered a high ankle sprain and has now league in interceptions, with four each.
Kansas City Chiefs, led by Super Bowl the fourth quarter versus the Texans, been out since Week 2.
MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes and clenching a 42-36 victory. The Seattle Seahawks have had the
star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, started the Sophomore Abby Hall thinks that the most productive team offense, averaging
season with a 34-20 victory over the The Seahawks took their first loss of loss of Christian McCaffrey, while not 425.2 yards per game, including 295.7
Houston Texans. the season against the Arizona Cardinals season ending, made a huge impact on passing yards per game. The Pittsburgh
in Week 7 with an overtime game with a the Panthers, as his rushing and receiving Steelers are also a top defense, as they
This success has continued, as the score of 37-34. The Cardinals were able prowess was important to the team’s allow 286.3 yards per game and have
Chiefs are ranked first in the AFC West to improve to a 5-2 record behind 427 offensive production. totalled 26 sacks on the year, which both
division with a record of 6-1. Due to total yards and 4 total touchdowns from rank first in the NFL and have been
their success early in the season, they are quarterback Kyler Murray. The Titans “He [McCaffrey] was one of the top crucial to the Steelers’ 6-0 record, which
a favorite to win this year’s Super Bowl also took their first loss of the season in a running backs in the league but he also now makes them the only undefeated
Title. game of undefeated teams as they fell to was a great wide receiver as well... team in the league.
the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 27- [McCaffrey’s injury] greatly affected the
The Chiefs defeated the Denver 24 in Week 7. Panthers’ success,” she said. Science teacher Mr. Matthew Starkey
Broncos in Week 7 with a score of 43-16, believes that the Steelers have the best
which was facilitated by a strong Senior Josiah Banks believes that the Through Week 6, there has been an defense in the NFL. “They kept their
defensive performance that included a Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers have abundance of offensive production in the core players from last year and were very
50- yard interception return for a the best chances of making it to the league. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt dominant last year,” he said.
touchdown by safety Daniel Sorenson, Super Bowl based on the first seven Ryan leads the league with 2,181 passing
one of four Broncos turnovers that the weeks of the 2020 season. “They [Chiefs yards and Russell Wilson leads the As the last two-thirds of the NFL
Chiefs forced. A 102-yard kick return by and Packers] are rolling right now,” he league with 22 touchdown passes, which season continues, these unbeaten teams
Byron Pringle late in the second quarter said. ties the record for most passing will be trying to continue their
also helped the Chiefs to dominate their touchdowns through six games in NFL dominance towards possible deep playoff
AFC West divisional rival. This season has been rife with injuries, history. runs, and league leaders on both sides of
as many big name players have gone the ball will be looking to continue their
The Seattle Seahawks and the down with long-term injuries. In Week 5, The rushing leader thus Derrick Henry successes.
Tennessee Titans have also had strong Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak with 663 yards and 7 touchdowns.
starts to their seasons. The Seahawks Prescott was diagnosed with a compound Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver Facts compiled from
have gotten off to a strong 5-1 start led DeAndre Hopkins is leading the league Bleacherreport.com, ESPN.com and
NFL.com.