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Silent Sam draining 'energy and goodwill' on UNC campus
BY JANE STANCILL
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 7:01 PM
CHAPEL HILL
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt said Thursday that she remains worried about safety around the Silent Sam Confederate statue on campus, which continues to be "a focal point of fierce protest and debate."
In an update to the university’s Board of Trustees, Folt said recent events prompted her to increase police presence in the area as tensions have mounted. On social media, student protesters have posted videos of ugly clashes with football fans on game days.
"Increasingly it’s also become the site of tension that has erupted as verbal threats and taunts, physical confrontation," Folt said ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article176009036.html
