A time for choosing: We can't hold Student Congress accountable if we don't take an active stake

By Editorial Board | September 19

A special election will be held online tomorrow to fill congressional seats for districts 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. In the past, these elections have seen some pretty dismal turnouts.

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Kvetching board for September 17, 2010

September 16

kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain To Morrison Basketball girl: We miss your scantily clad basketball skills.

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Laying out the rules of laziness

By David Bierer | September 16

The other day I attempted to turn off my light without leaving the warm confines of my bed. After stretching and struggling for a good minute and a half, I thought to myself “God! How pathetically lazy am I that I can’t even get out of bed to turn out a light?” Is there any possible way to justify this egregious act of sloth? I determined that while my specific act of laziness may have been inexcusable, laziness in certain instances may be justifiable and even necessary.

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Shift to clean energy has to be led by Universities

By Letter to the Editor | September 16

Over the last nine months, UNC’s Energy Task Force has been carefully reviewing our Climate Action Plan, seeking alternatives to coal and innovative ideas for reducing energy use. With the task force’s work nearly completed, it’s time to consider how this task force’s goals can be translated into a statewide effort to examine energy use at the 17 schools of the UNC system.

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Rameses Recycles turns it green this football season

By Letter to the Editor | September 16

This Saturday, Sept. 18 marks the UNC football home opener — and also the kick-off for Rameses Recycles, a multi-departmental effort to expand greening efforts at UNC athletic events.

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Hispanic heritage month: An American celebration

By Ron Bilbao | September 16

Did you know that in 1822 Joseph Marion Hernández of Florida became the first Hispanic elected to the U.S.

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Beyond bed rails: Students need information, not standard bed rails

September 16

Housing waited too long to tell students about a parent who died when falling out of a lofted bed.

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Vote for ticket policy: Students should reinstate the two-ticket, general admission policy for basketball games

September 16

From camping out to logging in, the basketball ticket distribution system has transformed dramatically over the years.

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Quick Hits for September 16, 2010

By Editorial Board | September 16

State schools better Thumbs up Employers favor big state schools over the Ivies when recruiting for jobs.

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The Interview: New ASG president Atul Bhula is still lacking some substance to his proposals. But he's got the right idea.

By Editorial Board | September 16

Listening to Atul Bhula, 2010-2011 president for the University of North Carolina’s Association of Student Governments, one gets the feeling that the association is on solid ground. It certainly needs it. ASG has underperformed through much of its recent existence.

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When you wish upon yourself

By Nick Mykins | September 15

There’s nothing quite like looking up at the stars at night to get an idea of how small we are compared to the rest of the universe.

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Opposition to the mosque must be because of Islam

By Letter to the Editor | September 15

In the letter “Mosque opposition doesn’t stem from Muslim fears” (Sept. 14), Kronk writes that fear of Islam isn’t the reason for opposition to the mosque. He says it’s disrespectful to 9/11 victims.

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General admission two- ticket policy is best choice

By Letter to the Editor | September 15

Vote general admission two tickets policy for men’s basketball. It’s the best method for everyone, undergraduate and graduate students, die-hard fans and the newly initiated. Going to the games with friends is more fun. You can bring a date or a friend. You can choose between arriving early for great seats or arriving later with a big group of friends and sitting together.

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More transit options not likely if homeless moved

By Letter to the Editor | September 15

The editorial “New roof a good move,” (Sept. 14) adduces several reasons to affect the move of Chapel Hill’s homeless shelter to the intersection of Homestead Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. without further delay. But it are wrong to cite “better access to the city’s transit system” as one of them.

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Time to discuss issue at UNC based on their merits

By Letter to the Editor | September 15

Sam Perkins (“Can I get some climate change?” Sept. 15) wrote that an on-campus clash of political opposites like Keith Olbermann and Glenn Beck would refresh the political climate at UNC. I doubt it.

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Duke College Republicans don't deserve coverage

By Letter to the Editor | September 15

I will admit to being quite amused by the Sept. 14 editorial, “Rotten at the core.” Aside from the fact that the main focus of the criticism seems to be a list of e-mails whose origin no one seems to be able to explain and whose validity is also questionable, why is the DTH obsessed with a student organization at Duke?

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Viewpoints: Moving Rush

By Editorial Board | September 14

THE ISSUE: A committee of the Board of Trustees is studying the current fraternity rush policy. The recommendations will likely shape any change in policy instituted by the full board. A central question is whether rush should remain in the fall, or be moved to the spring. In today’s Viewpoints, two members of the DTH Editorial Board debate their side of the issue.

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Can I get some climate change?

By Sam Perkins | September 14

After seven years at UNC, one thing has worn on me about this campus: the political climate. UNC has sadly become a stagnant cesspool for political thought. I came here considering myself liberal, but now consider myself a moderate Democrat, truly viewing it as the lesser of two evils.

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Mosque opposition doesn't stem from Muslim fears

By Letter to the Editor | September 14

In response to “Islam is a tool, used for Muslim extremist actions,” (Sept. 14) I believe the author has misinterpreted the beliefs of many who are opposed to building the mosque near Ground Zero.

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Vote for your ideal policy for UNC basketball tickets

By Letter to the Editor | September 14

In the past, the men’s basketball ticket policy has been decided upon behind closed doors and lacked student involvement. This year the Carolina Athletic Association is listening to your input and is determined to establish a ticket policy with the student body’s wants and needs in mind.

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