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Sorting out the rubbish: Sanitation workers' case appears spurious

By Editorial Board | November 22

The Town of Chapel Hill was perfectly just in its recent firing of two sanitation workers for failing to do their jobs and repeatedly showing aggression toward their coworkers, their supervisors and town residents. If anything, evidence suggests that the town should have fired these men long ago. And by acting as advocates for two men who are clearly in the wrong, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is diminishing its own credibility and giving ammunition to those who accuse it of being reactionary.

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Weak limits on tuition: 'Extenuating circumstances' provision undermines cap

By Editorial Board | November 22

When is a tuition cap not a cap? Answer: when it doesn’t limit tuition increase proposals in the UNC system. On the face of it, the revised Four-Year Tuition Plan for the UNC system maintains the 6.5 percent cap on resident tuition increases. We certainly approve of the cap: It’s a reflection of the state’s mandate, laid out in North Carolina’s constitution, to offer a UNC education to state residents as cheaply as possible.

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Sex and the older woman

By Perry Tsai | November 21

It’s no secret that society wants older men to be the same sexual stallions that they were in their 20s. With Jimmy Johnson (Extenze), and Hugh Hefner (Playboy) leading the salt-and-pepper herd, men in their 50s and 60s are supposed to continue being sexually active. But what about older women? They have the images of the old maid and the spinster. Some changes are developing via the rise of the “cougar” stereotype (albeit with its own set of problematic implications), but the myth of the asexual older woman still remains strong.

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The immigrant economy

By Ron Bilbao | November 18

Fresh off their victory in the midterm elections this month, Republicans in Congress are prioritizing their agenda for the 112th session. At the top: jobs, debt, and the economy. Meanwhile all signs of addressing real and necessary immigration reform are fading quickly. In light of this, let’s take a look at how immigration reform could aid in growing the U.S. economy.

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Soda tax: A solution to a big problem

By Sarah Dugan | November 17

Beyond our nation’s borders, we are known as a country of fatties. When I was studying abroad in Argentina last fall, my host family thought they knew the answer to why so many Americans are fat — they eat too much peanut butter. My host family may have been on the right track, since processed foods and beverages high in fat, like peanut butter, are so much cheaper than fresh produce. Eating or drinking large quantities of processed foods and beverages is one of the major causes of our nation’s obesity epidemic.