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Raynor's big project: SBP does well in speaking for students embarking on audit to find solutions

October 5

J.J. Raynor has taken on a project that seemed too big even for the student body president. She and Trustee John Ellison have embarked on an ambitious ...

Pit slapped: Pit preachers' comments often offensive but students should refrain from retaliation

October 2

Somebody finally did what a lot of us have thought about doing for a long time: making the Pit preacher turn the other cheek — by slapping him. ...

UNC makes the grade: Report shows the University is a leader in sustainable practices

By Editorial Board | October 1

When it comes to sustainability UNC is making the grade. UNC earned a B-plus overall in the annual Campus Sustainability Report published by the Sustainable ...

Rethink eminent domain: The University should not seize land for a new airport

By Editorial Board | September 29

The new airport authority chosen to oversee the relocation of UNC-Chapel Hill's Horace Williams Airport has too much power and should think twice before ...

Know your voting rights

By Editorial Board | September 29

As the November elections approach substantial efforts have been aimed at increasing youth voter turnout. However in recent weeks scare tactics and misinformation ...

Vacant seats in Congress: Graduate students must _¶ ll empty seats

By Editorial Board | September 29

More than a month into the semester Student Congress still has seven empty seats that will not be filled until a special election on Nov. 5. Six out of ...

Chapel Hill loses a leader: Bill Thorpe served on Town Council for 11 years

By Editorial Board | September 29

Chapel Hill lost an influential leader Saturday night with the death of council member Bill Thorpe. Thorpe who lived in Chapel Hill since 1970 served ...

No protest policy needed: More protesting restrictions would compromise rights

By Editorial Board | September 28

UNC has a responsibility to its students to protect the right to protest and should not create a protesting policy. In the wake of the arrests of five ...

Tutu is a great choice: We all can learn from Commencement speaker

By Editorial Board | September 25

Graduating from college is a giant time in students' lives—it marks the end of classes of homework and of testing" and the beginning of a transition ...

Recommendations fall short: Ideas presented to restrict Halloween are counter-productive

By Editorial Board | September 25

The Chapel Hill Town Council heard a number of recommendations regarding the future of Halloween. We feel that several of these recommendations fall short ...

Religion comes _¶ rst: Professors need to accommodate Jewish students

By Editorial Board | September 25

For most students Sept. 29 is just another Monday. Another school week begins and it's back to the daily grind. And midterms are just around the corner. ...

Angling for affordability: Town should consider utilizing payments-in-lieu for affordable housing

By Editorial Board | September 23

Orange County's efforts to provide affordable housing to low-income residents are facing serious financial challenges. The Land Trust Affordable Housing ...

On the record

September 23

The vote should be unanimous. Unfortunately without the procedures that Student Congress is voting to enact the public will never know. Today's vote on ...

In house dialogue

September 23

Chancellor Holden Thorp took an admirable and unexpected step in actively mediating recent housekeeper complaints. He confronted his first student protest ...

Curious Commitments

By Editorial Board | September 23

When new Chancellor Holden Thorp officially announces his top priorities for the year on Oct. 12 they'll look pretty different from the priorities the ...

On the record

September 23

The vote should be unanimous. Unfortunately without the procedures that Student Congress is voting to enact the public will never know. Today's vote on ...

Curious Commitments

September 23

When new Chancellor Holden Thorp officially announces his top priorities for the year on Oct. 12 they'll look pretty different from the priorities the ...

On the record

By Editorial Board | September 23

The vote should be unanimous. Unfortunately without the procedures that Student Congress is voting to enact the public will never know. Today's vote on ...

In house dialogue

September 23

Chancellor Holden Thorp took an admirable and unexpected step in actively mediating recent housekeeper complaints. He confronted his first student protest ...

Lessons from abroad: Program beneficial but only increased pay will solve teacher shortage

By Editorial Board | September 18

North Carolina's booming population growth is putting added pressure on the state's public education system and stretching its supply of teachers. Bringing ...