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Amanda Holliday likened Wednesday’s ConnectCarolina user forum to the first day of class.
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Amanda Holliday likened Wednesday’s ConnectCarolina user forum to the first day of class.
Looking for a place to live? The Daily Tar Heel Housing Fair is a good place to start. With over 30 different participants, the event promises lots of valuable information about on- and off-campus housing. And if all else fails, there are lots of free giveaways too.
The Faculty Executive Committee talked Monday about the recent allegations of academic misconduct against the UNC football team and the greater problem of plagiarism at its monthly meeting.
For the audience members who attended author Max Brooks’ lecture on Wednesday, surviving the zombie apocalypse should be easy.Brooks passed some of his knowledge along as part of the Carolina Union Activities Board’s Zombie Fest, a week-long event aimed at raising zombie awareness.In his lecture, Brooks outlined the necessary steps to take to survive the impending zombie attack and dispelled common zombie myths.“The first lesson of survival is to divest ourselves from the misinformation perpetrated by mainstream zombie media,” he said. “They don’t care about saving your life like I do.” Brooks outlined the common characteristics of zombie films, including weapon choice, transportation and shelter used by humans during a zombie siege.While the exact definition of a zombie is debated, it is usually considered to be an “undead” human who feeds on living humans.According to Brooks, most zombie movies inaccurately portray what the attack will be like.Alex Michael, a freshman in the process of writing a screenplay about zombies, said he enjoyed the lecture.“He was pretty consistent with what he stated in the books,” Michael said. “I enjoyed watching him. It was helpful.”As for Chapel Hill, Brooks said the town would not be an optimal location in which to take cover during a zombie assault.“Go to a corner of the world where nobody lives,” he suggested. “And already know how to survive there.”A vigorous question-and-answer session ensued after Brooks’ talk. Audience members asked which weapons Brooks would choose, whether to travel alone or in a group after the attacks and whether the military should be trusted following a zombie attack. After the lecture, Brooks signed copies of his books and even a crowbar that a fan planned to use when the attack happens.Brooks has written two best-selling books about zombie apocalypse, “World War Z” and “The Zombie Survival Guide.”Brooks said publishers initially thought that his work was funny. “Let’s see who’ll be laughing when the dead rise,” he said.Brooks’ top 10 lessons for surviving a zombie attack:-?Organize before they rise!-?They feel no fear. Why should you?-?Use your head: cut off theirs.-?Blades don’t need reloading.-?Ideal protection: tight clothes, short hair.-?Get up the staircase; then destroy it.-?Get out of the car; get onto the bike.-?Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!-?No place is safe, only safer.-?The zombie might be gone, but the threat lives on.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
It looks like the zombie attack is imminent.Thankfully, the Carolina Union Activities Board and author Max Brooks have teamed up to raise awareness about the impending zombie crisis.As part of CUAB’s weeklong Zombie Fest, Brooks will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Student Union Auditorium about how to survive a zombie attack.
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson enraptured audiences Monday with his account of and predictions for the global economy.William B. Harrison Jr., a 1966 UNC graduate, the retired chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a friend of Paulson, moderated the discussion and directed questions to him.Paulson said he remains confident, and he stressed the importance of optimism in the face of a lagging global economy.“We certainly can fix these problems,” Paulson said.Paulson gained prominence largely for his role in quelling the credit crisis in 2008. Through the use of bank bailouts and efforts to cut taxes, Paulson worked to salvage the financial system and endured large amounts of criticism in the process.His talk signified the launch of the University’s new Global Research Institute, a center for scholarly research on key international questions. Paulson’s program hinges on the Institute’s inaugural theme: “At the Crossroads: Globalization, the Economic Crisis and the Future of North Carolina.” For all of the highly controversial topics Paulson touched on, such as bank bailouts and national debt, his rhetoric was largely non-partisan. Instead, Paulson’s answers were based purely in economic thought. When asked about health care, he said he was not going to stray into economic issues that are also heated political issues.Many audience members, including sophomore business major Bobby Humen, said they enjoyed this aspect of the discussion.“He was more about doing the work and not pushing his views on us,” Humen said.The large number of audience members filled the 250-seat Nelson Mandela Auditorium of the Global Education Center, and many resigned to watch the speech on television in a satellite location in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building. Among those in the crowd were Erskine Bowles, president of the UNC system and Bruce Carney, the recently selected executive vice chancellor and provost.Some viewers were also pleased that Paulson did more than steep his words in economic jargon. A large portion of his talk was centered on students.When Harrison asked Paulson if he had any career advice for the many students in the audience, Paulson thought for a moment, then offered three suggestions for how to lead a balanced life.“First,” Paulson said, “a recently hired college graduate can afford anything other than not to learn.“Second, you need to pick something you’re going to enjoy and do well. Finally, as much time as you spend with your career, you’ve got to take some percentage of that time and devote it to your family life.”Leena Patel, a freshman, said she agrees that balance is important.“Often times, people forget in the race to achieve that there are more important aspects of life that they are missing out on,” she said. “Hearing that from someone that has had such a great career was really meaningful.”Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Correction (March 24 12:33 a.m.): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly named the Mr. and Miss Greek Competition. The story has been changed to reflect the correction. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Before a backdrop of signs that read, “Coal mining threatens over 240 species” and “1.4 million acres of land impacted,” the members of Sierra Club’s Coal-Free UNC campaign used a paper mache model of a mountain Wednesday to protest UNC’s alleged link to mountaintop removal.Sierra Club organizer Laura Stevens said the purpose of the demonstration was to inform students of UNC’s relationship with Red River Coal Company, which has received media attention for mountaintop removal coal mining.“UNC is purchasing from coal companies that use mountaintop removal to mine coal,” she said, “This is to build awareness.”Taylor Timmerman, a community outreach coordinator for Coal-Free UNC, said the demonstration was a physical representation of the destructive powers of mountaintop removal.“UNC has said in the past that it doesn’t use coal that has been extracted using mountaintop removal practices, but the coal company that we buy from has been linked to mountaintop removal,” Timmerman said.Mountaintop removal uses explosives to detonate the tops of mountains in order to access the valuable coal underground. Timmerman said most mountaintop removal occurs in the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.But the effects transcend the actual destruction of the mountains, she said.“It has threatened over 200 species of animals that live in the mountains. Appalachia is one of the most diverse eco-cultures in the world, and we’re destroying it,” Timmerman said. “When they blow up the mountain, it releases toxins like mercury, arsenic and lead into the air, which then goes into drinking water.”In January, Chancellor Holden Thorp announced a task force to address energy use at UNC, but controversy over the subject continues to grow.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
Luke Espinosa used to gamble with his schoolwork — until his hard drive failed last semester.