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Last semester, students experienced ConnectCarolina for the first time during registration.
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Last semester, students experienced ConnectCarolina for the first time during registration.
Archie Ervin and Terri Houston agree the fight to diversify the University is never quite complete.
UNC students seeking to collaborate with Duke University students through a new program have to submit their applications today.
The search for the next vice chancellor for research is under way, joining several similar searches throughout the University.
The Young Democrats and College Republicans faced off in a heated debate Monday night, which featured topics ranging from unemployment to the environment, but never strayed far from criticisms and defenses of President Barack Obama.
If the University were only financially supported by tuition and fees, all students and faculty members would be enjoying summer — or early fall — vacation by now.
Serious times were not necessarily met with serious attitudes from students seeking part-time jobs Wednesday.
At an event sponsored by the Young Democrats on Monday, U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., told students that despite what has been described as one of the most productive sessions of Congress, more needs to be accomplished.
Beginning in June, students will see some serious changes when they visit UNC.edu.University administrators debuted the design Thursday to an audience of faculty and administrators, nearing the end of a long process in developing the site.Officials involved in creating the new site, which they began planning almost two years ago, said they thought the major changes — including a greater emphasis on interactive media and photos — would ultimately benefit the community.“There will be a degree of familiarity, and there will be some things that take people aback at first,” said Scott Jared, web content director. “We also spent a lot of time trying to find the right type of Carolina blue.”Some representatives from different departments expressed concern that they would have to alter their own Web sites to match the University’s new page. But officials assured them that they would only be encouraged to consider the new template.“The goal is propagating a unified experience,” said Jeremy Davis, information technology manager and head of a team in charge of developing the new site.Jared said they have planned several changes to the Web site —a photo stream, improved graphics and a redesigned layout — but they expect users to be able to understand them.“Folks are pretty Web-savvy now,” he said.For the photo stream, members of the community can submit images that emphasize certain aspects of the school.“We’re asking for a two-way conversation,” Davis said.A blog is being used to update readers on the progress of the new Web site, and students have been involved in the development of the design since the early planning stages.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
The UNC chapter of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program inducted its first scholars at the Stone Center on Thursday evening. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is intended to provide assistance to students from underrepresented backgrounds, low-income families and to first-generation college students, said Joseph Green, director of Upward Bound, who brought the nationwide program to UNC. It provides money for students and tracks them until they receive doctoral degrees, he said.“This is a dream come true,” said Karen Roberts, a mother of one of the 28 students initiated into the program. “I’m so proud of my daughter. I feel like I just won the lottery, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.”McNair received his undergraduate degree at N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University, and earned a doctorate in laser physics from MIT. He was hired at NASA in 1978 and was aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 as a specialist. The shuttle exploded shortly after blastoff.There are 201 McNair scholarship programs around the United States, funding more than 5,400 students. The program at UNC received funding in October and immediately started recruiting and vetting candidates. Eligible students may apply on their own or be recommended by a professor.Sophomores and juniors can apply to the program, which requires a completed form, three letters of recommendation, proof of financial aid and a transcript.Juniors in the program will be enrolled in a research methods course this semester to prepare for a UNC-sponsored research institute for eight weeks this summer. Students will present their research in an event called “McNair Day” in the fall, which, Green said, will hopefully inspire more students to apply for the program. Students are excited to continue their educations after UNC.“The program makes me able to pursue a post-graduate education,” said junior scholarship recipient Micah Caldwell. “I’m really interested in seeing what McNair has for me in the future.”Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
With Valentine’s Day coming Sunday, Interactive Theatre Carolina educated students about sex with its own version of Salt-N-Pepa’s song “Let’s Talk About Sex.”Members of Interactive Theatre Carolina — a division of Counseling and Wellness Services — explored sexual issues Thursday not through improvisational theatre, but through role play discussions during the event “Getting Play on Valentine’s Day?” Ben Saypol, a program coordinator for Campus Health Services, said the primary goal of the event was to promote an educational discussion regarding sex. He said the role-playing promoted challenging discussions. “Learning should be active and experiential,” Saypol said. “You could do a PowerPoint to educate people on sex, or you could get them on their feet.” Thursday’s event, which was co-sponsored by the Black Student Movement, didn’t involve a script. Instead, members of Interactive Theatre Carolina divided the about 30 students in attendance into pairs. Then students had simulated conversations regarding issues that inevitably arise in relationships — like the use of contraception and previous sexual experiences.There were laughs when one pair was brought in front of the group to perform their conversation. An embarrassingly overaggressive character attempted to solicit sex from his less-than-willing partner by laughing off her answers of “no.” With each rejection, he attempted to make farfetched compromises. But while awkwardness created humor, it also created a conversation on personal viewpoints on sex and relationships.Although the event ended at 7 p.m., some students said the conversation should never end. Junior Nicole Burke attended the workshop with her long-time boyfriend because she said no one can ever learn enough about sex.“We can never know everything,” she said.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.