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UNC system, Marines to partner

The UNC system is taking another step to strengthen its ties with the military.

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles will sign an agreement with the U.S. Marines Corps Forces Special Operations Command and Marine Corps Installations East today to cement a partnership between the two groups.

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UNC-Greensboro to launch UNCG Guarantee scholarship program

With costs to attend college rising and students’ ability to pay declining, UNC-Greensboro is trying to make education more affordable with a new scholarship called the UNC-G Guarantee.

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Students still urged to get H1N1 vaccines

Health officials are still urging students to get vaccinated for H1N1, even though the number of cases has significantly declined since fall’s peak.

Although it hasn’t yet materialized, another wave of the flu could happen, and there is currently a surplus of vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Texting ban difficult to enforce

More than a month after the ban on texting while driving went into effect, law enforcement officials say they are still struggling to enforce it.

The Chapel Hill Police Department does not have a uniform procedure to deal with people violating the texting ban. Officers don’t usually make a note of the violation unless it results in a crash, said Lt. Kevin Gunter.

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Professors’ right to free speech in the classroom protected by organization

An organization that protects professors’ rights is becoming more active as cases alleging infringement of those rights rise in number.

Professors at universities cannot be fired at will, and they must receive both fair warning and justification when they are fired, according to the American Association of University Professors.

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States to take action on medical marijuana use

State governments are working to draft legislation regulating the medical use of marijuana after the federal government announced that it would no longer prosecute users or providers of legal marijuana.

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Students gather signatures to protest a portion of bills

UNC students joined together Tuesday to protest a section of the proposed health care reform they said could drive up the cost of generic drugs.

The proposed legislation would extend the time drug makers can keep pharmaceutical data exclusive, preventing generics from entering the market. Generics give people cheaper alternatives than name-brand products.

The students protesting this part of the bill were part of a nationwide effort to alter the legislation by collecting petition signatures that they plan to send to the White House and to their respective legislators.

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