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Use of the term 'ladyhole' advances a rape culture

By Letter to the Editor | January 12

TO THE EDITOR: I’m dismayed by the myopic view of equality suggested by a recent item on this page. January 11’s letter entitled “Term ‘manholes’ advances a misogynistic culture” wrongly takes issue with the use of a commonly accepted aspect of the English language.

Select speakers sooner: Commencement committee must be more proactive

By Editorial Board | January 12

This year’s commencement speaker selection process taught us that at a university that doesn’t offer honoraria, getting speakers we want means starting as early as possible. In that vein, commencement speaker advisory committee members seemed to draw the right conclusion.

ASG's intimidation tactics won't silence Seelinger

By Letter to the Editor | January 12

TO THE EDITOR: As UNC’s resident Robert Novak-in-training, I read with great amusement Mr. Clevinger’s letter (“Seelinger’s unsolicited legal advice unwanted,” Jan. 11) criticizing my recent article on ASG in the Carolina Review.

Hogan's broken promise: By taking a stipend, Medlin backs out on one pledge he could have kept

By Editorial Board | January 12

Since April 2010, Student Body President Hogan Medlin has broken his campaign commitment to not receive his stipend. Last February, when Medlin was just one of several student body president hopefuls, he made a campaign promise that set him apart from the pack. An audience member at the Daily Tar Heel Student Body President forum asked the candidates if they would accept the SBP stipend, if elected.

Kvetching Board a needed forum for a college paper

By Letter to the Editor | January 11

TO THE EDITOR: As a forum of a college newspaper, the kvetching board should be a public space where students can creatively voice their opinions without adhering to political correctness.

Term 'manholes' advances a misogynistic culture

By Letter to the Editor | January 11

TO THE EDITOR: I applaud the recent conversations regarding the preservation of misogynistic culture through words like “freshman” and “businessman.” One word has been underrepresented in the conversation: “manhole.” Manholes are covered openings that give access to the public sewage systems under the streets.

AZ shooting likely not a result of vitriolic discourse

By Letter to the Editor | January 11

TO THE EDITOR: I was extremely disappointed in the Jan.

Shelter ideally proximate to public transportation

By Letter to the Editor | January 11

TO THE EDITOR: Over the past 10 years the IFC, town of Chapel Hill and numerous community organizations have been planning and searching for a new site for a transitional housing facility for homeless men. One of the specific needs identified during this process was access to public transportation.

Three tiers for faculty: Best professors deserve to have seniority recognized

By Editorial Board | January 11

On July 1 of the next fiscal year, UNC could tentatively join the ranks of other institutions in employing a three-tier system for recognizing tenured professors. This move is a long-awaited step in the right direction in honoring UNC’s fixed-term faculty members’ careers.

Lesser of evils: Centralizing preferred to deeper cuts

By Editorial Board | January 11

In the midst of continuing budget problems, Chapel Hill’s magistrate office will close.

Divorcing cost from divorce: New program marries student expertise with the needs of the community

By Editorial Board | January 11

The Legal Aid of North Carolina Pittsboro Office is doing a service to both community members and the UNC School of Law by partnering to provide legal advice to low-income individuals seeking divorce. By partnering with UNC in the new program, Legal Aid will provide a needed service while affording UNC Law students with a valuable opportunity for practice. Legal Aid traditionally provides counsel to needy individuals who find themselves in “emergency” legal situations, like obtaining a restraining order against an abusive spouse.

Here's to a very sexy new year

By Perry Tsai | January 11

It’s twelve days into the new year.

DTH must apologize to families of WWII soldiers

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: As I read and reread the DTH on Tuesday, Dec.

New grade input system is inefficient, burdensome

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

New grade input system is inefficient, burdensome TO THE EDITOR: For years we have been clamoring for a computerized system to transmit course grades at the end of the semester.

Seelinger's unsolicited legal advice unwanted

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in response to the Carolina Review’s Dec.

IFC shelter a success for homeless and community

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: For almost 50 years the Inter-Faith Council has led Orange County in addressing the hunger and homelessness that are as much a part of our community as UNC’s ivied halls and Chapel Hill’s quiet neighborhoods.

A teachable tragedy: Shooting strikes a chord for more measured tone

By Editorial Board | January 10

Too often in the media and in our political conversations, elevated and fiery rhetoric is carelessly bandied around. If there is anything that can be gleaned from the tragic shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., in Tuscon this weekend, it is a reminder of the importance of our own civility in our political discourse.

Overblown opposition: IFC compromises contradict opponents’ continued claims

By Editorial Board | January 10

The new Community House Men’s Shelter to be located on Homestead Road remains a hotly debated topic among the shelter’s soon-to-be-neighborhood. Citizens have complained about its proximity to a preschool and the possible decrease in property value.

When policy meets principle: Administrators showed meaningful, if subdued, â?¨commitment to values in face of discrimination

By Editorial Board | January 10

The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell on Dec. 18, while still not officially enacted, still marks a milestone in the progress toward equal rights.

Because everyone else is doing it

By Hinson Neville | January 10

It happened again. It came and it went. As expected, “the most wonderful time of the year” left untold millions of dollars in credit card debt and thousands of pounds in guilty, sugared pleasures. It left trees, stripped of elaborate decor, at our curbsides awaiting pickup. It left Snooki having to change her plans for New Years Eve when New Yorkers firmly refused her request to ride the ball down in Times Square.