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Granting wisely: Campus innovation grants are a great tool, but ASG should make sure they are using students' money well

By Editorial Board | November 1

Campus innovation grants are a novel idea to help promote individual projects at UNC-system schools. But the UNC Association of Student Governments must prioritize the projects it is considering for a grant by how much the project will benefit students.

Election Day: Consider what it means that this is the last chance this cycle to exercise your stake in democracy

By Editorial Board | November 1

You might still be recovering from Halloween, but there is still an election today. And unless you avoided the Pit for the last month, you should be well aware of it. Here, there’s much to care about on the ballot.

American politics is going South

By Kyle Olson | November 1

As any good college student does on a daily basis, I procrastinated the other day. While squandering untold precious hours of my quickly dwindling time in Argentina, I came across one of the most outrageous foreign political dramas I could possibly imagine.

Suit filed to enhance Sarah Frier's career prospects

By Letter to the Editor | October 31

TO THE EDITOR: I have a serious problem with the DTH suing UNC.

Elections more important than popularity contest

By Letter to the Editor | October 31

TO THE EDITOR: Walking through the Pit involves being bombarded by people telling you to vote … for them.

'Daily Dose' headline made light of a sexual assault

By Letter to the Editor | October 31

TO THE EDITOR: We were concerned by the Daily Dose headline “Woman in library had it coming” in Friday’s Daily Tar Heel. While we understand the headline was intended to be a play on words related to the accompanying article’s content about a man who ejaculated on a woman studying in a library, this headline selection makes light of a sexual assault. Jokes about rape myths should never be considered funny. Women have worked for decades to combat the assumption that survivors of sexual assault deserved to be assaulted, whether because of their past sexual histories, what they were wearing or how much they’d been drinking. Police officers and the media have often contributed to society’s negative judgment of survivors.

DTH is right to file a lawsuit against the University

By Letter to the Editor | October 31

TO THE EDITOR: As a former Daily Tar Heel reporter and editor, I felt proud reading that the newspaper is leading seven other media organizations in filing a lawsuit against a public institution that won’t turn over records these newspapers think are pertinent to the public’s understanding of the student-athlete investigations.

Protect patents: a University committed to innovation must shield the once responsible for patenting it from cuts

By Editorial Board | October 31

The University should do its best to shield the Office of Technology Development from the impacts of imminent budget cuts. If anything, its funding should be increased because the Office of Technology Development is in many ways working against the very economic conditions that have necessitated widespread cuts.

Sign the bill: A bill to increase the number of signatures needed by candidates to 1,250 is a good compromise

By Editorial Board | October 31

Last week Student Congress passed a bill that would raise the signature threshold for student body president candidates to get on the ballot from 1,000 to 1,250 signatures. Student Body President Hogan Medlin has until Friday to either sign or veto the bill.

A 'teachable moment' in LGBT health

By Perry Tsai | October 31

Our campus, our community and our country have been gripped in recent months by the harrowing number of gay teen suicides reported in the media.

Juvenile justice: It's time to stop judging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults

By Editorial Board | October 31

Youth under 18 years old aren’t adults: They should be treated as juveniles in North Carolina’s justice ?system. It’s a badge of shame for North Carolina to treat all 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal system. The policy makes no sense and differs from accepted practice across the nation. Our society assumes that youth under the age of 18 aren’t old enough to make responsible decisions, yet we punish them for transgressions as if they are fully responsible for their actions. Teens who are 16 and 17 years old aren’t old enough to vote.

Help kids, have some fun at Camp Kesem fundraiser

By Letter to the Editor | October 29

TO THE EDITOR: Last summer, 117 kids were able to attend Camp Kesem, a free one week camp for children whose parents have or had cancer, which is run entirely by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill students. They spent the week having fun and being kids instead of shuttling between homes and hospitals.

Education degree not only viable means to teaching

By Letter to the Editor | October 29

TO THE EDITOR: I am writing to offer a respectful (if complete) disagreement with Deborah Eaker-Rich, assistant dean in the School of Education, who has written The Daily Tar Heel to argue that an undergraduate program in education is the only viable means to a career in teaching (“Degree in education is best preparation for career,” Oct.

More accurate accounting and auditing needed

By Editorial Board | October 29

Incorrect time-keeping at the School of Education has cost the University tens of thousands of dollars. In the future, officials and employees alike should consider steps that minimize the chances of such costly errors recurring.

Why we are suing UNC

By Sarah Frier | October 29

A lawsuit is a last resort. But it is in everybody’s best interest to know if the University has handled an investigation into the football team the right way.

Sticks and Stones: Let's erase the I-Word

By Ron Bilbao | October 28

In a globalized world in the midst of a social media revolution, the things we say have become increasingly impactful. Words may start as just that, but they may shape the way we think and soon the way we act. What happens when the words we say turn into the things we do?

"Motown" goes green

By Editorial Board | October 28

Morrison Residence Hall was declared the winner of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star National Building Competition on Tuesday. The victory established Morrison as a model for buildings nationwide that strive to be more energy efficient

New recommendations, if approved, would make for better undergraduate curriculum requirements

By Editorial Board | October 28

Proposed revisions to the undergraduate curriculum would go a long way in addressing problems with the current requirements. The most significant — and most needed — change would affect the Supplemental Education requirement. Most students currently pursing a B.A.

Quick Hits for October, 28, 2010

By Editorial Board | October 27

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When Bambi ceases to be cute

By Sam Perkins | October 27

I have come to think that if Michael Vick had been running a deer-fighting ring, even PETA would have been tempted to place a bet and cheer on. Deer — the 300-pound equivalent of a squirrel sans agility — have become a major fear (Halloween costume?) in Chapel Hill, home to as many as 700 deer.