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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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No curfew on safety: Violence a bigger concern than turnout on Halloween

By Editorial Board | October 18

The town’s efforts to limit the size of the Halloween celebration on Franklin Street, known as “Homegrown Halloween,” have had mixed effects. The police plan this year on clearing people off Franklin Street at 11:30 p.m. But will forcing people off the streets earlier really change the chances of any illegal and violent activity? In 2008, there was only a reported 35,000 people on Franklin Street. However, it was estimated that nearly 50,000 people celebrated downtown.

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The challenger: B.J. Lawson is running for election on the Republican ticket in North Carolina's Fourth District

By Cameron Parker | October 18

Before we even begin the formal interview, B.J. Lawson is knee-deep into a discussion on the financial crisis — discussing credit derivatives and mortgage-backed securities. His detailed grasp of the issues contradicts what might be the most prominent criticism of him: that he is just an angry Tea Party supporter. Lawson says that he is running in 2010 for the same reasons he ran in 2008 — he is concerned about the direction of the country. More specifically, there are four things he explicitly identifies: jobs, the economy, health care and trust in government.

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Brought to you by the letter, 'O'

By Perry Tsai | October 17

The new NSSHB is out! No, I’m not talking about the latest New Kids on the Block. It’s the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. This is the biggest sex survey conducted and published since 1994’s National Health and Social Life Survey, which was, like, so ‘90s.

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Coples' Tweet out of line with Thorp's message

By Letter to the Editor | October 17

In response to Tuesday’s “Message from the Chancellor” e-mail to the Carolina Community, I wonder if Quinton Coples and the UNC football coaching staff received Holden Thorp’s message. Coples, or @QueCoples, seems savvy enough with social media to appreciate Chancellor Thorp when he encouraged the Carolina Community — which I assume to include the football team — with these words: “The expanding universe of social media offers ways to come together as never before, but it also comes with new responsibilities.

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Moving forward, looking back

By Jonathan Tarleton | October 15

As we celebrate the Campus Y´s 150-year history this weekend, I feel immense pride in the catalyzing role it has played in student ideas and action throughout UNC’s history.

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Kvetching board for October 15, 2010

By Kvetching Board | October 15

kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain To the people who choose which Kvetches to publish, which one of you do I have to sleep with to be chosen? To the girl who itemized her sorority expenses — too bad all that money couldn’t buy you some class. Stop talking about how you have soccer practice and games.

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Sell students on the plan: If students are to be a part of innovation goals, then comprehensive student buy-in is essential

By Editorial Board | October 14

Innovate@Carolina could significantly change the student experience at UNC ­— so, it would be a good idea to communicate the vision to all students. Listening to Chancellor Holden Thorp on University Day, visitors might have thought they had come to the University of Innovation. At center stage was “Innovate@Carolina” — the new innovation roadmap. It’s certainly a visionary document, calling for $125 million of investment in programs affecting the University and community.

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Let's all learn from Coples' mistake

By Sara Gregory | October 14

Thursday, UNC students got another reminder to mind what they say online. It started when junior defensive end Quinton Coples posted a Tweet disparaging gays. His apology, posted a few hours later, wasn’t much better: “im not aginst gay people im just heterosexual.” Reaction against Coples’ tweet was swift. Steve Kirschner, the athletic department’s spokesman, said at first he hadn’t seen the tweet but “clearly, it’s inappropriate.”