Red Solo cups and embarrassing late-night Facebook comments are the target of a new initiative by University Career Services. OCT 11
The University is leaving its mark, however tiny, on NASA’s last space shuttle mission. JUL 20
Student Body President Mary Cooper’s plan to expand printing services in the face of budget cuts will likely be implemented this fall, Information Technology Services officials said. JUL 13
Despite likely tuition increases and looming budget cuts, many incoming students say the University’s price tag is still an attractive one. JUN 15
Due to an improving economy, many recent graduates are finding a stronger hiring market in some fields than in the past two years. MAY 25
Marvel’s brings forth more than just loud noise as it ventures beyond the page once again, making its way to the big screen with the opening of “Thor”. The franchise’s movie adaptation of the god of thunder packages a tight plot with strong special effects in Thor’s movie debut. MAY 25
For Donald Hornstein, the environment must be considered in the same light as historic struggles for social equality, such as those of women or African Americans. APR 20
This summer, a handful of UNC students will take part in APPLES fellowship programs to bring innovative ideas to communities. APPLES has four student-led fellowship programs, two funded directly through APPLES, and two by private donors and the Office of Undergraduate Research. “Our motto is ‘student leadership, staff supported’ Sarah Smith, a student services specialist at APPLES, said. APR 13
Five hundred abandoned infants have arrived at John Ondeche’s doorstep since 2002. They come from passersby, hospitals or police stations to find safety at Ondeche’s New Life Home in his community in Kisumu, Africa. APR 7
Administrators are trying to protect the academic core of the University from looming budget cuts. But this classification has proven detrimental for many of the 84 on-campus centers and institutes. MAR 22
The past decade in the history of the United States has seen special hostility toward Islam following 9/11. But controversy surrounding religious pluralism is nothing new, said panelists at a forum Tuesday. Speakers emphasized the historical precedent for national religious dissent. MAR 16
More groups looked to the Parents Council for grant money this year due to budget cuts, leading to the council’s most selective distribution of funds in at least six years. The Parents Council, a dues-paying group of about 100 UNC parents, granted 48.7 percent of the nearly $270,000 in grant requests for submitted by student groups, University programs and Granville Towers, among others. MAR 22
On Tuesday, Frank Hill joined Ferrel Guillory, a journalism professor, and Andrew Perrin, a sociology professor, in part one of a three-part panel series entitled “Civil Discourse in American Society.” MAR 9
His life and work were the focus of a talk by author and English professor Minrose Gwin as she spoke to an overflowing room at the Alumni Center on Tuesday. FEB 10
Is it possible to take one of the most storied comic book characters of all time and parlay all the hype into one of the biggest flops of the year? Apparently so, as Green Lantern makes it seem too easy. JUN 28
In Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen treats audiences to a picturesque stroll through Paris, followed by a confusing journey into the roaring 20’s. JUN 28
Steven Spielberg returns to a genre he’s had past success in with Super 8, a science-fiction film written and directed by Lost’s J.J. Abrahams. JUN 19
The wolf pack is back, and this time they’ve traveled all the way to Thailand. With plenty of crude humor and no shortage of shocking moments, this sequel garners mild success. JUN 1
Johnny Depp reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s fourth installation of the Pirates franchise with “Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides.” This time around, Sparrow is in search of the fountain of youth, drumming up old memories of “Indiana Jones”-like adventure. MAY 20
In most weddings, the bride garners the undivided attention of the audience. For this particular occasion, however, Kristen Wiig steals the bouquet and runs with it. MAY 16
Even as Silent Sam’s Confederate ties spark controversy across campus, Michael Kreyling said he worries U.S. citizens have forgotten the impact of the Civil War at a guest lecture Tuesday.
Kreyling, an English professor from Vanderbilt University, spoke at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Tuesday as part of the James A. Hutchins Lecture series. As the nation approaches the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, he said Americans are not appropriately recognizing this milestone.
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