Republican Congress would not help the needy

By Letter to the Editor | October 24

TO THE EDITOR: For those of you considering supporting Republican candidates during this November’s midterm elections, consider the far-reaching implications that this may have for people living in poverty.

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Voter apathy and special interests harm democracy

By Letter to the Editor | October 24

TO THE EDITOR: Voter apathy is the number one enemy of democracy. At the present time, the second enemy of democracy is unbridled corporate and special interest money flooding our political system to unfairly influence, manipulate, and, through corporate-owned media, disseminate disinformation.

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UNC needs a mandatory stress management class

By Letter to the Editor | October 24

TO THE EDITOR: The increased workload in college compared to high school, pressure to get good grades, homesickness, new eating routines and new relations make the first period in college very stressful.

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Dining halls should offer healthier menu options

By Letter to the Editor | October 24

TO THE EDITOR: The dining options in Rams Head and Top of Lenoir have room for improvement.

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Messy room? It's a law of nature

By Nick Mykins | October 24

If you’re like me, this is about the time of the semester that schoolwork starts gnawing away at every last second of your free time.

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Grad students need voice: Should step up to ?ll empty Student Congress seats

By Editorial Board | October 24

Graduate students at UNC have a lot on their plate.

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Sakai a safe bet: A cheaper alternative to Blackboard, Sakai accomplishes more for less

By Editorial Board | October 24

Blackboard will be obsolete at UNC by fall 2014, but don’t expect radical change with the replacement program, Sakai. On Oct.

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Online not the answer: Expanded online course offerings are bene?cial, but not the answer to all problems

By Editorial Board | October 24

The UNC system Board of Governors wants to expand online and distance learning class offerings at N.C.

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Kvetching Board for October 20, 2010

By Kvetching Board | October 19

kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain I liked the Chilean Miners when they were still underground, now they’re so mainstream. To the girls at Davis talking about doing blow, I believe this is an “Adderall Only” zone. Professor: Don’t say I said something I didn’t say in the debate.

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A vote for B.J. Lawson is a vote for economic growth

By Daniel Alexander | October 19

TO THE EDITOR: The opinion piece “The Challenger” could have done without the asides that quickly exposed both the author’s bias and ignorance. The author dismisses Lawson’s faith in entrepreneurs, their ability to “get up every day and change the world by starting in their backyard,” as idealism.

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B.J. Lawson is the wrong choice for Fourth District

October 19

TO THE EDITOR: As UNC students, there is no reason to vote for B.J.

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Zen and the art of bicycling

By Hinson Neville | October 19

Someone yells “Passin’ on your right.” I hear this harried phrase accompanied by a jaunty bell ringing. If I don’t move quickly enough, then I face being plowed over by the oncoming biker. Even if I somehow manage to survive, I’ll still be the victim of a look of disgust.

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Faculty First: Address faculty salaries before administrators

By Editorial Board | October 19

The UNC system’s leaders have the right mind-set in being alert to potential administrative poaching. Instead of raising administrative salaries, which seems like the logical solution to the problem, system leaders have decided to maintain the previous policy decision of making faculty salaries a priority.

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Re-elect Price: Rep. David Price is still the best person to represent North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District

By Editorial Board | October 19

David Price has served the Fourth District for 22 nearly unbroken years.

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Trouble with Twitter: Insensitive comments don't justify a ban on speech

By Editorial Board | October 18

If you are a faithful follower of UNC football players on Twitter, you are probably noticing a big hole in your Twitter updates.

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There is honor in being college poor

By David Bierer | October 18

Many adults look back fondly on their college days as the best four years of their life. The years spent in college are supposed to be the foundation for the rest of our lives.

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KD/Chi Phi Crawfish boil was a great green success

By Letter to the Editor | October 18

On Friday Oct. 8, Kappa Delta Sorority and Chi Phi Fraternity co-hosted their annual Crawfish Boil at Chi Phi. More than 750 people attended the dinner, raising $1,500 for the Orange Country Rape Crisis Center, Dance Marathon, the Susan Hope Lambeth Ovarian Cancer Fund and HOPE Gardens.

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B.J. Lawson is the right choice for Fourth District

By Letter to the Editor | October 18

TO THE EDITOR: I find it rather sad that our longtime incumbent Rep.

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Transition to coal-free campus is not complete

By Letter to the Editor | October 18

TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Tar Heel has implied that the transition to a coal-free campus is complete.

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Nourish International is about more than money

By Letter to the Editor | October 18

TO THE EDITOR: Last Friday, an article appeared in the DTH outlining Nourish International’s Global Music Jam (“‘Global Music Jam’ takes on hunger,” Oct.

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