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The Daily Tar Heel serves a valuable oversight role

By Letter to the Editor | November 2

TO THE EDITOR: The press has the right to request information from anybody. They also have the right to sue a public institution for information they feel is being wrongfully kept from them. The public institution also has the obligation to keep certain matters private. A court’s job is to distinguish whether the information should be released.

Contribute to Eve Carson Scholarship; go to Eve Ball

By Letter to the Editor | November 2

TO THE EDITOR: Senior year seems to be a lot about lasts. Last homecoming football game; last Halloween on Franklin St.; last walk through the quad on the first Tuesday of November. But this week, make senior year about firsts with the Eve Ball.

Don't let stress get you down

By Sarah Dugan | November 2

It’s that time of year again—the leaves are changing, it’s getting cold (kind of) and the holidays are slowly creeping closer. But along with this lovely fall season come lots of things that can stress us out: battling our way through ConnectCarolina for class registration, trying to play catch-up on homework in a post-Halloween haze, and if you’re a senior like me, trying to figure out what you’re going to do with your life after graduation.

Lawsuits don't provide true view of any situation

By Letter to the Editor | November 1

I can see that the bad DTH which existed when I graduated in ’59 has become even worse — as if that is/was possible. Let the administration handle affairs that they should. Stick to your “journalistic efforts” on behalf of those you truly represent.

Exposure of football team an opportunity to change

By Letter to the Editor | November 1

Concrete, cranes and construction workers again obscure the view inside Kenan Stadium. The orchestration involved in such an act is fascinating in its own right, but my mind turns to the drama that has unfolded over the past few months. Ironically, just as the old building that sat at the end zone was torn down this summer, allowing a rare look inside, we have also gotten a glimpse into the inner world of our NCAA football team and they have been exposed.

Exploitation should be illegal, not immigration

By Letter to the Editor | November 1

I applaud the immigration advocates who are trying to curb violence against immigrants. That said, I think the word “illegal” needs to stay in our vocabulary. Consider the following: In 1996, the Internal Revenue Service began issuing immigrants without visas 9-digit Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, or ITINs.

Homecoming election more than just popularity

By Letter to the Editor | November 1

In response to “Elections more important than popularity contest,” (Nov. 1) we could not agree with you more on some of your points. The elections held today are far more important than campus elections; students should push for an active role in our democracy, especially by voting. However, to call what we passionately care about and work for a ‘popularity contest veiled by a weak service component,’ we respectfully have to disagree.

A Halloween post-mortem: Chapel Hill is striking the balance between safety and fun

By Editorial Board | November 1

By all measures, this year’s Halloween celebration appears to have been a success. This great holiday was not meant to be on a Sunday. With important work and classes on Monday, the holiday couldn’t fully manifest itself. But kudos to the students and residents of Chapel Hill for making it work the best they could.

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.