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The Chapel Hill Town Council should fast track the Gig.U initiative moving forward.
While the working draft of the UNC system’s Strategic Plan does well in outlining a clear map to achieve optimal return on investment, its goal of decreasing the average number of hours taken en route to degree completion throughout the system must be done carefully.
Within the first draft of the UNC-system strategic plan released earlier this month is a proposal to better evaluate student learning through more quantitative means, including standardized testing.
Last week’s troubling, multifaceted indictment of the University’s handling of sexual assault cases raises many serious questions. These questions deserve swift answers.
Fighting Lie-rish
With two members of the UNC system’s Board of Governors resigning to take positions in Gov. Pat McCrory’s cabinet, the legislature must fill those vacancies when it reconvenes in late January. The two openings are in addition to the 16 that will also be appointed later this year.
The new Tar Heel Certified program aims to encourage student participation in safety and diversity trainings by encouraging instruction in a group, rather than individual, level.
The University should continue working aggressively to improve outreach and support for transfer students. Transfer students struggle more at UNC than students who are admitted as freshmen, a fact that can be attributed, at least in part, to the lack of resources available to them.
In light of a recent wave of crime around campus and in the community, UNC students should take advantage of the new flat-rate taxi service that began on Jan. 1.
UNC students will no longer be able to travel to Durham for free.
I quit.
Athletic excellence and a winning tradition are things that students and fans have come to expect at UNC.
The campus community deserved an Alert Carolina notification after shots were fired early in the morning on Nov. 25 outside of Time-Out Restaurant.
This finals period, students can find some stress relief courtesy of a dedicated team of therapy dogs.
The discontinuation of The Carrboro Citizen left a void in local news coverage for the Carrboro community. The newspaper’s return would fill this hole and continue to show why local journalism is important.
Last Wednesday, UNC administrators opened the dialogue with students by presenting and answering questions at the long-awaited Endowment 101 forum. They should be commended for responding to questions, but this dialogue should continue.
The issue of big money in college athletics, and its relationship to universities across the country, needs to be addressed. Jay Smith, a history professor, believes the University’s athletics reform group could be a catalyst for discussion and change.
Governor-elect Pat McCrory and the newly elected state legislature should support Gov. Bev Perdue’s decision to set up a joint state-federal exchange for health insurance.
UGGGHHHHHHH
The policy that gives state legislators the power to redraw district lines is in need of reform.