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Rubbing elbows
Holden Thorp smiled for a picture early morning July 1, sandwiched between grinning basketball player Marcus Ginyard and Carolina Athletic Association President Andrew Coonin.
So began his first day as Chancellor Thorp. (0 Comments)
Student officials see job benefits
Stipends, perks differ by position
While some student leaders receive monetary stipends or other perks for their work, others who put in the same long hours do not receive any compensation.
Some executive branch offices of student government such as student body president, vice president, secretary and treasurer receive varying annual stipends, which are financed by student funds. (9 Comments)
Carolina Inn now under new management
Reason for switch remains unclear
Destination Hotels & Resorts officially took over management of the Carolina Inn from ARAMARK Harrison Lodging on Tuesday.
Previously, ARAMARK was responsible for all aspects of the Carolina Inn's operations.
"We pretty much ran the Carolina Inn," said David Freireich, spokesman for ARAMARK. (0 Comments)
Tenure still an issue for some
Career, family are often tough mix
While UNC has increased its number of female professors in recent years, they still face disproportionate challenges in upward mobility.
Donna Bickford, director of the Carolina Women's Center, said that women are often lost in the promotion process as they try to balance their career and family life, especially in the sciences. (0 Comments)
Campus experience comes early at summer camp
Every weekday, students ready to roam the UNC campus for the next several hours file in behind Joyner Residence Hall.
These students are here earlier than anyone heading to class in Dey or Manning halls, though, and their transportation is a bit different than that of your normal college student. (0 Comments)
UNC students travel to Beijing
A group of 33 journalism students, led by C.A. Tuggle, will set off Saturday for Beijing, China, and the Olympics.
While the Olympics don't begin until August, most of the students will train for a month to become flash quote reporters for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. (0 Comments)
Newly crowned Miss N.C. a true Tar Heel
Will take year off to fulfill duties
Many pageant contestants compete for years before they win a crown, but for rising UNC senior Amanda Watson, the first time was the charm. The music education major and Miss Garner 2008 followed up that inaugural victory by being crowned Miss North Carolina on June 21. (0 Comments)
Graduate students look to unite
May adapt student code to ?t needs
Cindy Spurlock, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, wants to see graduate and professional students become a group unto themselves.
Graduate students, who make up around 40 percent of the student body, have needs that are somewhat different from those of undergraduate students, Spurlock said. (0 Comments)
Consultants say campus will add jobs to town
Consultants hired by the University have estimated that research campus Carolina North would result in the creation of more than 8,600 jobs, but town officials remain wary of the project's potential effects on local communities. Consultants Howard Kohn of The Chesapeake Group and Carson Bise of TischlerBise presented a fiscal impact analysis of the first 15 years of development on Carolina North to the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on June 26. (0 Comments)
University briefs
Trustee adds to $1 million gift to creative writing grant UNC Board of Trustees member Sallie Shuping-Russell presented the creative writing department a donation that, combined with a grant from the N.C. Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust, will total $1 million. (0 Comments)
