‘Kissing marathon’ could help fundraisers and kids

By Letter to the Editor | February 20

TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Dose in Thursday’s paper, “Thai couple shares 46-hour kiss,” really caught my eye and got me thinking.

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Gendered language is an important issue to discuss

By Letter to the Editor | February 20

TO THE EDITOR: I was quite perplexed after reading the letter on Thursday entitled “Petty ‘feminist’ complaints are trivial, a waste of time.” Therefore, allow me to address some of my opponent’s claims: First of all, I’m not complaining because I’m not successful.

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Bev’s budget burden: Education should be protected against looming cuts

By Editorial Board | February 20

While N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue could have dealt a deadlier blow to UNC-system schools with her recently proposed budget, the plan still leaves much to be desired.

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County open for business: Now is the time to evaluate development bureaucracy

By Editorial Board | February 20

Town and county leaders are talking about streamlining local economic development efforts. Given the seemingly fragmented nature of the current setup and difficult economic circumstances, now appears to be a good time to address the future of economic development in Orange County. In December, 9.7 percent of North Carolinians were unemployed.

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Kvetching Board for February 18, 2011

By Kvetching Board | February 17

Can we give Kendall Marshall a nickname already?! The following seem appropriate: Special K, Ken-Possible, and Kendelicious. Dear UNC Men’s Basketball team: I know our loss to Duke really put a damper on everyone’s moods, but giving John Henson a plastic fork at the restaurant where I work honestly made my week.

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Maple View Milk: a life story

By Alex Walters and Blair Mikels | February 17

If you live in Chapel Hill and shop at the grocery store, you’ve probably seen the glass Maple View milk jars available in the dairy section. But are you familiar with the story behind the milk or conscious of the business that produces it? Us either.

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Welcome, spring fashions!

By Philip Rouse | February 17

A groundhog predicts an early spring? Marvelous.It appears the weather really is improving and this tends to imply blokes throwing a Frisbee around willy-nilly with their shirts off, and the main quad transforming into something that resembles a zoo.

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Apply for membership on student-run Honor Court

By Letter to the Editor | February 17

TO THE EDITOR: Attention all first-years and sophomores. The Honor Court is currently accepting applications for new members!

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Don’t annex me, bro: Local and state property owners need more rights

By Editorial Board | February 17

Involuntary annexation isn’t exactly as sexy or attention-grabbing as other political issues like abortion and health care, but it is one that affects communities all over the state.

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A step forward for SafeWalk

By Editorial Board | February 17

Wednesday night marked the premiere of the expanded SafeWalk program. Previously limited to on-campus locations, Granville and Greek housing, students will soon be able to have escorts ensure they reach home safely in Chapel Hill and Carrboro too. This board has been skeptical of the SafeWalk program in the past. But SafeWalk’s leaders seem to have been responsible in their decision-making. SafeWalk first expanded its reach to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Gendered language is a lurking issue for all men

By Letter to the Editor | February 17

TO THE EDITOR: Too many people have failed to take seriously the problem of gendered language. The English language (to name one) is strikingly biased to favor women.

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A fresh ?nal week: Mary Cooper and Ian Lee have a chance to set the right tone in the home stretch of election season

By Editorial Board | February 17

Nothing will change the fact that this election season has been fraught with conflict. But this final week of campaigning that constitutes the runoff election offers as close to a fresh start as Mary Cooper and Ian Lee will get.

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QuickHits for Feb. 17, 2010

By Editorial Board | February 17

Kendall Marshall He deserves all the accolades we can give him. The guy plays his heart out — and probably his lungs, too — every time he goes onto the court.

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Anti-abortion legislation has far-reaching effects

By Letter to the Editor | February 16

TO THE EDITOR: Two bills currently sit in the House of Representatives, Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R.

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Join youth movement to help the environment

By Letter to the Editor | February 16

TO THE EDITOR: The year 2010 brought us the largest industry-made environmental disaster in history, not to mention the worst coal mining disaster in 40 years and the hottest year on record.

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Petty ‘feminist’ complaints are trivial, a waste of time

By Letter to the Editor | February 16

TO THE EDITOR: I was extremely annoyed after reading a letter to the editor on Feb. 16 titled “Gendered language could be comparable to racism.” I can appreciate the sentiment behind it, but I believe this letter brought up an important issue of the continued lack of common sense on this campus.

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N.C. congressmen should reject upcoming EPA bill

By Letter to the Editor | February 16

TO THE EDITOR: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that amounts to the broadest and most dangerous assault on the air we breathe and the water we drink in recent history.

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Perverse priorities partly to blame for budget woes

By Letter to the Editor | February 16

TO THE EDITOR: We’re all suffering financially. We’re denying current students the chance at what might be their dream degree, and depriving many applicants of the chance to don Carolina Blue.

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Old features, new face: ConnectCarolina finally gives fresh look to old favorites

By Editorial Board | February 16

It’s no secret that it has been a tough transition to ConnectCarolina. And frankly, the registration system still feels a little unwieldy compared to the easy (if rudimentary) user interface of Student Central. But the recent, if belated, addition of several features we loved about Student Central has given hope that ConnectCarolina is finally coming into its own.

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Sex trafficking at Super Bowl becoming a problem

By Letter to the Editor | February 15

TO THE EDITOR: When I was younger, my father frequently accused me of having “selective hearing.” When he asked me to sweep the basement steps or scrub the tub, I couldn’t quite hear him as well as I could when he and my mother whispered about having dessert or not. Reading a recent MSNBC article about sex trafficking at the Super Bowl in conjunction with Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” in my southern literature class got me thinking about selective sight.

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