Editorials -

No rush to rush: New quotas have made the Greek system more open to older students

By Editorial Board | September 6

Regardless of their bid, sophomores and upperclassmen can take solace today in knowing that they stood more of a chance than ever before in the rush process. ...

Misplaced priorities: Speaker pro tempore Kristen Johnson should resign immediately.

By Editorial Board | September 5

Kristen Johnson is setting quite the example as speaker pro tempore of Student Congress. After being elected last spring to represent District 7, Johnson ...

Consider Withers: The interim head coach deserves consideration once the season ends

By Editorial Board | September 5

After Saturday’s season-opening win against James Madison University, interim head football coach Everett Withers gave partial credit to his predecessor ...

A song a day keeps the doctor away

By Andrew Moon | September 5

Next time you’re walking around campus, take a look at the people wearing headphones. They might appear particularly confident and carefree.

Edit: Get a clue, Sherlock

By Andrew Harrell | August 31

With work falling somewhere between scholarly research and fan-fiction, groups across the world are keeping Sherlock Holmes alive, even if he never was ...

Edit: No ALERT needed

August 31

In any college town, underage drinking will always be present. But this crime should never be the focus of law enforcement agencies. The new ALERT task ...

Edit: Alert to students

August 31

Nearly everyone was caught off guard by last spring’s armed robbery at Morrison Residence Hall. From South Building to the victims’ third-floor suite, ...

The right not to know: The Right to Know Act costs too much for the state, women’s rights

August 30

North Carolina has had its share of fiscal problems, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at abortion policy in the state. Set to take effect in October, ...

Bev v. Irene: Gov. Perdue showed the urgency NC needs for hurricane relief

August 30

From the shellfish beds of Chesapeake Bay to the cotton and tobacco fields of North Carolina, the damage has made Irene one of the costliest hurricanes ...

Edit: A no-no to going rogue

August 29

In calling for a review of the University’s honor system, faculty have concerns that, if accurate, are valid. They have criticized the court for closing ...

Edit: Green in all the right ways

August 29

The University is about to get a lot greener, thanks to a recent decision by administrators to dedicate up to $500,000 toward green initiatives on campus. ...

Edit: Protect Latinos’ gains

August 29

College enrollment has long been lacking among Latinos, an ethnic group whose presence on campuses nationwide has stubbornly lagged behind its rapid population ...

Edit: In the name of God

August 29

The Christian a cappella group Psalm 100’s unanimous decision to expel senior Will Thomason for his beliefs on sexuality stands in opposition to the ...

Edit: Redistricting deserves better attention

August 25

It’s no surprise that state Republicans are being accused of foul play by redrawing North Carolina’s electoral boundaries in their favor. For more ...

Edit: Keep elections in the citizen's hands

August 25

In a country where the Bill of Rights protects businesses before it protects citizens, the voter-owned election system is a bastion of democratic sanity ...

Column: Trying to get ‘bi’ in a gendered world

By Perry Tsai | August 25

In an upcoming study in the journal Biological Psychology, researchers at Northwestern University found that bisexual men are, indeed, bisexual. Okay, ...

Quick Hits for August 25, 2011

August 25

CCI Macs MacBooks caught on in their first year with the Carolina Computing Initiative, splitting sales about 50/50.

Edit: Make move-in more comfortable, offer gender-neutral housing

August 24

What do you get when you put man and woman together for nine months? If you said a baby, you’re wrong. Try gender-neutral housing, an increasingly popular ...

Edit: Administrators should heed the call to protect Goldberg’s courses

August 24

Honors program administrators plan to slash Professor Larry Goldberg’s acclaimed Elements of Politics series in half, citing state budget cuts and shifting ...

Edit: ‘Air’ on the side of caution

August 23

Last week’s crash of a plane stolen from Horace Williams Airport demands a swift response from the University. Though it does not operate the airport, ...