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Teach for America gives hope to the less fortunate

By Letter to the Editor | January 27

To be honest, Arizona wasn’t where I imagined my journey would take me. So why do I look forward to moving to a state that is now popularly equated with violent partisan politics and immigration laws likened to the Jim Crow era?

Silent Sam a monument to white supremacy in NC

By Letter to the Editor | January 27

TO THE EDITOR: For the past week, I have been following the debate over Silent Sam, and I would first like to applaud the thoughtfulness of the previous letter writers.

Welcome to prime time: Barnes beginning to show as clutch performer

January 27

After this weekend’s drubbing of N.C. State, everyone is talking about Harrison Barnes. Never in the history of college basketball has there been so much hype surrounding an incoming player. The top recruit in the nation, no freshman has ever been a preseason first team All-American — and with good reason. Very few freshmen have actually proven themselves worthy. Michael Jordan didn’t even get it as a freshman.

One code too many: A Global Code of Conduct is simply gratuitous

By Editorial Board | January 27

Student government’s most recent quixotic quest is to create a “Global Code of Student Conduct” for students who travel abroad. The problem is that this document, despite good intentions, just isn’t needed. The Instrument of Student Governance already binds students to a lengthy code of conduct from the moment they accept admission until they graduate (or drop out).

Level the ?eld: SDS deserves funds to lobby against UCommons

By Editorial Board | January 27

If you haven’t seen the UCommons marketing materials yet, you have probably been living under a rock.

Quick Hits for January 27, 2011

By Editorial Board | January 26

Green gowns Duke University’s graduation gowns this spring will be made of recycled material. That’s nice, Duke grads giving back to the environment and all.

Thank you, Tar Heels, for hosting special Olympians

By Letter to the Editor | January 26

TO THE EDITOR: Special Olympics North Carolina athletes and staff want to say thank you to coach Roy Williams, his coaching staff and the entire UNC Men’s Basketball team for a terrific afternoon in the Smith Center on Sunday, Jan.

The IFC shelter has been a good neighbor for 30 years

By Letter to the Editor | January 26

TO THE EDITOR: United Church of Chapel Hill will be the closest neighbor to the to the Inter-Faith Council’s proposed men’s transitional housing facility, Community House. From 1969 until 1999, we were neighbors as the Inter-Faith Council was in a church building on Wilson St.

Gender neutral language not a topic of concern

By Letter to the Editor | January 26

TO THE EDITOR: There is sexism in the world and it’s certainly not defensible, but there is a more immediate problem in Chapel Hill.

Save it for the ombudsman: Town ombudsman a warranted accountability measure

By Editorial Board | January 26

The town of Chapel Hill has a responsibility to its residents to ensure fair and equitable treatment before the law.

Outside perspectives: Weintraub brings needed external experience to UNC

By Editorial Board | January 26

The selection of Dr. Jane Weintraub as dean of the School of Dentistry is a welcome departure from a conspicuous trend of internal picks since Chancellor Holden Thorp assumed the helm.

Irate over rates: The current merit scholarship tuition rates are ?essential for cultivating competitive classes

By Editorial Board | January 26

Shooting yourself in the foot, cutting off your nose to spite your face — a number of expressions come to mind when considering the adverse effects of any attempt by the General Assembly to roll back a key provision that has proven essential to maximizing merit scholarship offerings. The law in question allows endowed scholarships that offer full tuition, such as the Morehead-Cain and the Robertson, to pay in-state tuition for non-resident recipients of their scholarships.

The Super Bowl is more than a game

By Sam Ellis | January 26

Every year, the Super Bowl serves as a defining moment about what is right in the United States. Inside a Super Bowl party, every viewer may have a different reason to watch the game.

We should discuss, debate gender roles and language

By Letter to the Editor | January 25

TO THE EDITOR: In the recent satirical DTH letters about manholes (“Term ‘manholes’ advances a misogynistic culture,” Jan.

Business training essential for recent college graduates

By Letter to the Editor | January 25

TO THE EDITOR: In the current job market, successful college graduates need knowledge and experience that sets them apart from the dozens of other candidates applying for the same position.

We must remember our University’s entire history

By Letter to the Editor | January 25

TO THE EDITOR: While it has been excellent reading the conversations on Silent Sam, it has quickly become a series of oversimplifications with regards to the message behind the statue.

History is never as black and white as it seems

By Letter to the Editor | January 25

TO THE EDITOR: The Silent Sam controversy illustrates the danger of judging the past by today’s standards.

Hazards of self-reporting: Symbolic policies improve image, if little else

By Editorial Board | January 25

The recent proposal by the Office of Human Resources to require employees to self-report criminal convictions to University officials is a good idea — in principle.

Wrongful discrimination: New rule for denying admission to community ?colleges a cause for serious concern

By Editorial Board | January 25

Sometimes even the best intentions can have serious drawbacks. The N.C. Board of Community Colleges’ amendment to its “Admission to Colleges” policy may be intended to keep students safe, but the amendment is too vague and, even more importantly, could pose legal challenges for the system. The amendment, which goes into effect April 1, allows campus officials at North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to deny admission to any applicant that they deem a potential threat to campus security.

The ?surreal life of the D.C. intern

By Mark Laichena | January 25

There’s a whole page in the nightlife section of the Fodor’s guide for D.C. about interns, and how to recognize them by the eager expressions, intern badges – and hangovers. It sounds cynical, but the truth is worse. Securing an internship in D.C. requires stellar references, resumes, writing samples, interviews and more, all for a chance to work in the American capital.