UNC Schools Gain Courses, Attention
(12/02/02 5:00am)
The most recent examples are UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Charlotte gaining approval earlier this month to offer new doctorate programs.
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The most recent examples are UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Charlotte gaining approval earlier this month to offer new doctorate programs.
These courses, offered at universities across the country, are part of a growing trend of creating college curriculums that explore lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues.
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Chancellors from UNC-Greensboro, Appalachian State, Fayetteville State, N.C. Agricultural and Technical State, N.C. Central and N.C. State universities reported to members of the committee and UNC-system President Molly Broad on tuition and fees at their campuses.
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The House redistricting plan was expected to gain approval during Wednesday's session, but majority leaders adjourned the meeting after an amendment passed that Democrats thought would fail.
But two recent teach-ins on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus have been the subject of national criticism from several prominent conservatives. Radio talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh and G. Gordon Liddy both have made references to the University's "liberalism" on their shows, citing the teach-ins as an example.
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Airports statewide closed their gates -- leaving travelers stranded -- at the order of the federal government.
But one Internet company has a program to curb such cheating.
But members of the General Assembly are unfazed by the prediction and say it will not influence debate on a tax proposal the legislature is considering.
The tax plan would give local governments the ability to raise the sales tax by a half of a cent, create a higher tax bracket for the wealthy and use other methods to generate an estimated $391 million in additional tax revenue.
"At least two schools -- the University of North Carolina and Ohio State -- designed institutionwide strategies just to boost their ratings," the editorial stated.
Marshall will seek the Democratic nomination in 2002 for the Senate seat presently held by Republican Jesse Helms.
While few candidates officially have announced their intention to seek the Senate seat, the list of possible names has doubled since Helms' announcement, with a slew of Republican candidates being mentioned as a potential replacement for the man often called "Senator No."
The most recent update from the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami, Fla., for the 2001 hurricane season warns of eight hurricanes, three of which are classified as major.
Moody's Investment Service, a credit rating agency, sent a letter to state officials in July stating that recent economic woes and budget difficulties could result in a bond rating downgrade.