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New programs should focus more on sustainability

By Editorial Board | August 26

Almost two years after its creation, Chancellor Holden Thorp’s Innovate@Carolina program has made ‘innovation’ the campus buzzword.

Love on yo’ prof: Alumni should play a part in faculty retention.

By Editorial Board | August 23

The N.C. General Assembly created the faculty recruitment and retention fund in 2006 with an initial investment of $5 million with the goal of keeping ...

Quickhits for Aug. 23, 2012

By Editorial Board | August 23

J. Cole! At UNC! Obviously, everybody is entitled to their own taste in music, but it’s pretty clear that this year’s act elicited a lot more excitement ...

Administrators should release requested records

By Editorial Board | August 23

Judge Howard Manning’s order Wednesday for Butch Davis to cough up his cellphone records is a victory for public disclosure in the broader fight to ...

CUAB gets artist right

By Editorial Board | August 22

The campus is collectively breathing a sigh of relief after the Carolina Union Activities Board finally listened to students’ grievances. It was announced ...

Register to have a voice

By Editorial Board | August 22

Four years ago, North Carolina helped make Barack Obama the first African-American president in U.S. history by a 14,000 vote margin, giving millions ...

Schools get focus right

August 21

The struggling economy has prompted the N.C. Community College System to respond with a revamped curriculum.

Towing the line

August 21

Finding a place to park around Chapel Hill is a problem nearly every student has experienced. But in recent months, lack of parking around campus has ...

In an amicus brief, the University sided with diversity

By Editorial Board | August 20

The University has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin.

Students deserve transparency in the academic scandal

By Editorial Board | August 20

Recent developments bring new momentum to the investigation of the worst academic scandal at UNC in memory — a scandal that affects the value of each ...

Policies don’t ?x problems: New policies do nothing to fix the influence of athletics on academics.

By Editorial Board | July 25

We use the words “The Carolina Way” to talk about what it means to be a part of UNC. These words mean honor, integrity and pride in our institution. ...

Time to tell the whole truth: Redactions show lack of transparency with public and media.

By Editorial Board | July 18

This University has always been a public institution for the people of North Carolina. Such a position demands transparency — which has been lacking ...

Athletic culture needs change: Athletic success should not come at the expense of academic rigor

By Editorial Board | July 11

In order for UNC to claim academic prestige, all of the University’s programs must reflect prestige.

Building collaboration: Local events during the year would benefit students and town

By Editorial Board | July 2

This summer, the town of Chapel Hill, in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, is presenting the fifth annual Locally Grown Music and ...

State budget shows values: Voters must hold N.C. lawmakers accountable in November

By Editorial Board | June 25

The budget passed by the state legislature last week demonstrates just how far the values of our lawmakers in the N.C. General Assembly are from those ...

Students must DREAM on: New immigration policy gives hope to students without documents.

By Editorial Board | June 18

President Obama’s new immigration policy promises to “lift the shadow of deportation” from students that “are Americans in their hearts, in their ...

Finding equilibrium: Think about what your body can do, not what it looks like

By Colleen Daly | June 11

As a fitness instructor, I am constantly barraged with questions that associate fitness with “thinness,” by people who fail to recognize that the ...

Reforming the research: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships should be reformed

By Editorial Board | June 11

As a top research university, UNC should offer a top-notch summer undergraduate research program. And while the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ...

Let’s join the 21st century: A technology advisory committee would help Chapel Hill 2020 plan

By Editorial Board | June 4

Proponents of Chapel Hill 2020 described the development plan as “a living document,” conceived with the intention of reflecting “the values, aspirations, ...

Perceiving what's real: How to live in a nation of extremes

By Taylor Hartley | May 27

Eating disorder? Not me. I loved food. I loved my body. No way.