The Daily Tar Heel

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Saturday June 3rd


Israel and Palestine need new dialogue

When Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren spoke at University of California-Irvine earlier this semester, the night ended with 11 students under arrest.One of the students stood up in the audience and accused Oren of “propagating murder” before being led off by police. The other students arrested made similar gestures. The students were cited for disturbing a public event.

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Crisis is complex as it is pervasive

Any graduating senior knows that the job market is tough. Indeed, the global financial crisis has hit close to home, with the unemployment rate hovering near 10 percent. It’s almost cliché to talk about. But if we’re going to move forward as a country, we have to sort through the mess that is known as the global financial crisis.

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Flight of the Phoenix

Some students take a different path with their approach to education. Not everyone can or should be treated the same. Alternative high schools like Phoenix Academy offer a great solution by giving students another choice.Although the school started 12 years ago, it wasn’t officially recognized until July of last year.

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QuickHits for April 13, 2010

Justice StevensThumbs upVenerable Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced he is retiring at the end of the term.   With Stevens gone, Obama must keep in mind the importance of keeping a bow tie seat on the bench. Palin/BachmannThumbs up

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Right to focus on underage drinking?

Correction (April 13 11:14 p.m.): Due to an reporting error in this column, the instances of underage binge drinking are incorrectly stated. There are roughly 1.5 billion instances of binge drinking a year in the U.S. involving those 18 and older. Most of those involve people age 26 and older. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

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Live from UNC

At long last, it looks as if UNC Webmail might soon be history.Not long after Information Technology Services committed to upgrade faculty and staff to the Microsoft Exchange platform, it has committed to upgrading students to a similar system — Live@edu.

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Give Greeks responsibility

It’s time for fraternities to take on more responsibility and independence in their judicial process. And the University should approve draft proposals to make that change happen.A draft of recommendations was written by Interfraternity Council members, Greek alumni and other University community members.

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Charity is only part of solution for Haiti

On Jan. 13, the day after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, all I felt was relief to learn that my grandparents were alive.Soon after, worry replaced relief. As a Haitian-American, I feared that people would donate to Haiti without taking the time to learn about Haiti’s less well-known designation as the first black republic in the world.

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State of the art: New arts wing at Carrboro High School is a welcome move; arts are an important part of a child’s education

Music students at Carrboro High School will finally be able to properly work on their craft without needing to go off campus.A new arts wing at the high school will soon begin construction after the state’s local government commission approved financial terms. The total cost for the new facilities is estimated to be about $4.6 million.

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Support system needed: University should provide ample pregnancy support to undergraduates and devise a ?exible policy

The University should strive to support all of its students — especially through pregnancy.Currently, there aren’t enough resources available for students who plan on having a child or who are pregnant during their undergraduate years.This isn’t unusual. Many of our peer universities, public and private alike, don’t have any such policies for undergraduates.

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