Fighting indifference, through tea

By Ben Elkind and Elizabeth McCain | November 17

When Elie Wiesel recently came to UNC, he argued that our generation needs to work together better. And according to Wiesel, that requires “getting everyone in the same room talking.” This Friday morning, the Black Student Movement, the Campus Y, the Carolina Review, Carolina United, College Republicans, Cornerstone, Episcopal Campus Ministry, the Faculty Council, Hillel, Muslim Student Association, NAACP, the Roosevelt Institute and Young Democrats invite the community to the Campus Y for the first three cups of tea, coffee or apple cider.

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UNC must stop buying coal taken from surface mines

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: Despite pressure from student organizations and coverage from The Daily Tar Heel, administrators have continued to allow UNC to buy coal extracted from surface mines, ignoring UNC’s own coal sourcing policies and contributing to the devastating public health and ecological issues caused by strip mining.

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N.C. State right to honor Russell Wilson as a senior

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: In response to Jonathan Jones’ highly opinionated column (“Russell Wilson should not be a celebrated senior,” Nov. 17) about N.C. State honoring quarterback Russell Wilson during their senior day, I only have one question: Who cares? I know the undergraduate population is eagerly hoping for our first victory over the Wolfpack in football since Tom O’Brien became N.C. State’s head coach, but who are we to question the practices of another school honoring a great student athlete?

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Personal decisions should guide Four Loko debate

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: Remember the first time you touched a hot stove? You probably learned pretty quickly that it was a bad idea. But did your mother have the stove removed from the house after you burned your hand and thereafter cook everything by microwave? Granted, my analogy is a bit of a stretch, but I think it adequately describes the asinine nature of the Four Loko debate.

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Let adults choose what they want to consume

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: Yesterday’s letter, “Four Loko is dangerous, sale should be banned,” not only utilizes flawed logic, but also advocates the further limitation of our rights as adults. To be sure, Four Loko has a great deal of alcohol and caffeine, and drinking them in excess is dangerous. However, when this becomes the standard to the prohibition of substances, where does it end? Drinking coffee in excess clearly would not be safe, but no one is proposing to ban it.

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Provide input for Carolina innovation today at forum

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: A few weeks ago, the innovation road map was released at UNC. The road map provides a framework for creating a culture of innovation at Carolina, and was created with input from students, faculty and members of the Innovation Circle. At 5 p.m. today in the Campus Y Faculty Lounge, we will be hosting an Innovate@Carolina Student Forum.

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Celebrate Eve's birthday at Eve's Birthday Bash

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: Eve Carson said, “Sharing and provoking and exploring — that is adventure to me.” Are you looking for an adventure before heading home for family and turkey time? Join fellow students on the lower quad on Friday, Nov. 19 to celebrate Eve’s birthday and our love for UNC.

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Cyber-bullying should not have a place at UNC

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: Remember the playground? The big fifth grader who used to push your head into the sand at recess? Well, he/she is still there, but now he hides under the cowardly auspices of Twitter, Facebook, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, texting, BBM, etc. Even adults have proven to enjoy the anonymity.

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Four Loko is dangerous, sale should be banned

By Letter to the Editor | November 17

TO THE EDITOR: The media and politicians have been making a big deal about Four Loko of late; things have come to a head, and the FDA may ban Four Loko this week.

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Art for roads' sake: A new policy to allow artwork on roadways would provide a unique outlet for local artists

By Editorial Board | November 17

Thanks in part to the unique advocacy of a Chapel Hill public official, a change in the N. C. Department of Transportation’s stance to allow artwork along roadways has become a possibility. It’s certainly an unconventional concept — but one that could shake up the way drivers see Chapel Hill, and could provide an outlet for local artistic endeavors.

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Seeing red: being desi(RED)

By Julian E. Wooten | November 17

Recently, I had the privilege of shooting a HIV/AIDS public service announcement. This advertisement featured scenes of other activists and me answering questions about why we got involved in the AIDS awareness movement. While we each were asked specific questions about our involvement, we all were asked, “How can the average person get involved?”

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I'll be a United States-er abroad

By Kyle Olson | November 15

As soon as I said the word I knew I had made a mistake. I watched uneasily as formerly friendly faces morphed into more hardened countenances. As I frenetically struggled to explain myself, I silently cursed myself for being so careless. Because really, I knew better. Everyone who has ever taken a Spanish class knows better. It is such a convenient little cognate, though, so much more fitting and easier to say than the alternative, just a little –o at the end…

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The excitement of Dance Marathon is helping others

By Letter to the Editor | November 15

TO THE EDITOR: You may have noticed more than 300 UNC Dance Marathon committee members shouting encouragement to sign up to dance last week. That’s because we, along with the patients and families who we meet, have been integrally affected by this organization and its cause.

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Thank you for helping to 'Turn the Town Pink' in Oct.

By Letter to the Editor | November 15

TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to the Daily Tar Heel and all of our community partners for your help during the month of October to “Turn the Town Pink” to support UNC’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program.

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Focus on individuals, not race: eliminate UNC DMA

By Letter to the Editor | November 15

TO THE EDITOR: I want to compliment all the gifted Daily Tar Heel writers, but particularly Sam Perkins, who wrote “Testing diversity by nixing race” on Nov. 11.

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Volunteer for Build a Block and help poor families

By Letter to the Editor | November 15

TO THE EDITOR: When Habitat for Humanity of Orange County opened up their new neighborhood in Chapel Hill — Phoenix Place — 14 out of the first 18 families approved for houses were those of UNC employees. These families are currently living in substandard housing in Chapel Hill and bring to the forefront the issue of poverty housing that is much too close to home.

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Third time's the charm: Opportunity for students to hold leaders accountable

By Editorial Board | November 15

The members of Student Congress will be executing the third (and hopefully successful) attempt at holding a forum tonight in Bingham Hall, room 103 at 6 p.m. It is easy to make fun of Student Congress, but a lot of things it does are important and have a significant impact on the student body. Congress sets and appropriates a significant chunk of student fees, approves appointments and writes the Student Code.

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Live and let Loko: We're not sure what's crazier: the drink or the hype

By Editorial Board | November 15

We’ve seen it happen in other states, but we were hoping it would never happen here. That’s right, it looks as if N.C. might be getting ready to ban alcoholic energy drinks like Four Loko. Gov. Perdue issued a press release last week asking manufacturers to voluntarily stop selling malt liquor beverages containing stimulants “until they are found to be safe.”

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Tough choice for tuition: Different percentage increases in tuition for residents and nonresidents are the best tuition options

By Editorial Board | November 15

In a year of financial strain, any of Wednesday’s proposed tuition increases would be painful. But the proposal which includes raising the resident tuition by 6.5 percent and the nonresident tuition by 5.6 percent is the fairest option.

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Quote File for November 15, 2010

By Quote File | November 14

_Introducing the newest Daily Tar Heel opinion page feature: Quote File.

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