Over the last five days, I've been at the forefront of a "Harambe" renaissance in The Daily Tar Heel office. My work computer's background is a "Wheel of Fortune" board that partially spells out a Harambe meme. I petitioned to have the front-page quote on Tuesday be Nicki Minaj's freestyle name-checking everyone's favorite slain gorilla.
Evan Rodgers, a first-year running for community governor of Hinton James, recently created a Snapchat filter for his campaign that included his name, a photo of a gorilla and the phrase "Harambe's choice." And although it garnered about 20,000 views and 800 uses during the two days it was up, Rodgers unfortunately didn't win.
But then again, neither did Harambe.
— Danny
QUICK HITS
- So far, 2016 has seen a significant drop in false alarms for the Chapel Hill Fire and Police departments. In 2012, 95 percent of alarms were unfounded.
- For one week out of every month, the UL is going to smell like sanding, waxing and refinishing wood furniture.
- UNC football is spending this week trying to reignite its offense after a 33-24 loss to Georgia on Saturday.
- For the second year in a row, DTH reporter/boy wonder Cole del Charco live tweeted the fascinating spectacle that is Bid Day for UNC sororities.
IN UNIVERSITY NEWS
UNC saw a 156 percent increase in informal investigations on sexual assault from the 2013-14 to 2014-15 school years. There was also a 52 percent increase in formal investigations following the adoption of UNC's new sexual assault policy in 2014.
IN DESIGNATED DRIVERS
A plan for UNC to partner with Uber to give free rides to students has officially halted. Bradley Opere, student body president, said the gridlock is because a decision can't be reached over whether the University or the company would cover liability.
IN THE BAR SCENE
A new sports bar is replacing Fitz on Franklin Street, and its Wilmington location offers delivery on weekends until 3 a.m. Might as Well Bar and Grill does not, however, have a timeline for opening yet.
IN INTERNET ACCESS
Chapel Hill and Carrboro homes will have access to Google Fiber in an estimated 12 to 18 months. Public housing neighborhoods in the area will also receive free installations from Google.
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