Quickhits for March 29, 2012

An earlier online version of this article misidentified the location of a hit-and-run on campus. It has been updated to reflect the correction.

DTH Fulbrights

We’d like to take this moment to congratulate Josh Ford and Mark Abadi for receiving the Fulbright grant. And by the way — way to represent the opinion page. Best of luck to everyone who applied!

SURF

Another congratulations goes out to all those students who won summer undergraduate research fellowships. $3,000 stipend? We expect big things from you guys. Work hard this summer.

March for Trayvon

About 200 UNC students, faculty, and administrators marched on Wednesday to honor Martin and demand justice for the slain Florida teen. That’s the kind of activism we like to see.

Hunger Games

Good movie, class-A actress, and a box-office smash. But really, am I supposed to think a girl that pretty would go for a guy with crappy blonde highlights who still hasn’t gone through puberty?

Cellphone ban

There’s already a state law that bans texting while driving. What’s with the added restrictions, Chapel Hill? No biggie, though. Tell the officer you’re talking to your mom, and you’re golden.

Traffic

Not a good week for traffic in Chapel Hill. First, hit-and-run on Cameron? Illegal and immoral. Then a semi-truck crashes and shuts down East Franklin? Come on now, people. Learn how to drive.