ASG referendum would benefit from added prep time
A referendum asking students to vote on remaining a part of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments should be on the ballot for elections in February.
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A referendum asking students to vote on remaining a part of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments should be on the ballot for elections in February.
The University should begin to experiment with the flipped classroom method in subject areas that lend themselves to this style of learning.
UNC consistently places in the ranks of top-tiered schools as an institution that strongly encourages and highly prioritizes research in multiple fields. In fact, in a 2011 report the Center for Measuring University Performance ranks UNC as the 16th-best research university in the country.
CLARIFICATION: The spring symposium on higher education is being organized by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jim Dean, who solicited the input of the Faculty Executive Committee.
We love fun here in Orange County. The new commissioner-appointed County Fair Working Group’s idea for an Orange County-specific fair is a great idea. Though it should be distinctive from our state fair, the opportunity could be a gold mine for economic activity in the county — not to mention a prime opportunity to showcase Orange County pride.
After months of deliberation, Orange County finalized the incentives it will give a leading Japanese confectionery company, Morinaga America, which is opening its first U.S. factory in the county. While steep in cost, the incentives offered will bring substantial returns that will be felt throughout the county.
North Carolina is aiming to amend its dirty past of forced sterilization by offering reparations to living victims, and should be proactive in making this known to them.
In 2004, Gov. Mike Easley promised school districts around North Carolina a state-funded pre-kindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds. An upcoming North Carolina Supreme Court can will assess whether the state should now establish these programs for at-risk children.
When one door closes, another will always open. Sometimes literally.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen should allow drive-thru windows at a bank that may be built on the Rogers-Triem property.
Watch out, SoCal — there’s a different Orange County on the rise in the eyes of tourists around the country. Orange County is seeing a huge increase in tourism-related activities and investments and should seize the opportunity to support it.
North Carolina basketball purists rave of the rich tradition that was born and bred in Chapel Hill’s Carmichael Auditorium. Despite this tradition, the actual court in the arena remains unnamed. This is an honor that should go to women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell.
Tomorrow night Kenan Stadium will host its second-ever Thursday night football game when the Heels take on Miami, sporting new black jerseys as part of a total uniform redesign.
The Mayor’s Committee on Affordable Rental Housing should be applauded for its hard work to create concrete strategies aimed at creating affordable housing in Chapel Hill.
The University’s student-led Honor Court has had its fair share of criticism over the past few years. However, thanks to active leadership from various parts of campus, the changes to be implemented in the future should be applauded — except one.
Though student governments should strive to emulate their professional counterparts in Washington, D.C., the recent deadlock and government shutdown should not serve as a source of inspiration.
On Nov. 4, public school teachers across North Carolina are planning to walk out of classrooms to protest the pathetic working conditions they have been facing for several years. It is important for teachers to follow through with this plan and get as much support as possible so they can send a message that it is unacceptable for Gov. Pat McCrory to constantly put teachers on the back burner when finding ways to trim the budget.
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs to make good on Carrboro’s request for walkway and bike lane funding.
The Chapel Hill Police Department was right to ask the State Bureau of Investigation to have a greater role in the investigation of last year’s homicide of Faith Hedgepeth.
While the past couple years have shown that the athletic-academic machine is broken, UNC would better survive as an institution if it were to lead the discussion in certain reforms rather than independently and immediately enact change.