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A new approach to prevent violence

Never Again.” We have heard it before. We have heard it after the Holocaust, after Cambodia, after Rwanda. Does it really mean anything anymore?


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Donate your time and blood to a great cause

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TO THE EDITOR:None of us have super powers or run around in costumes. We can’t all be firemen or police officers. Not everyone is going to join the National Guard or protect civilians in the streets of Iraq.You can, however, save a life by giving blood.


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QuickHits for April 6, 2010

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iPad releaseThumbs upThe iPad debuted April 3. Scores lined up during the middle of the day to get one. (Yay for unemployment.) We wrote this QuickHit on our new iPad, and we only had to trample six people in order to get it.Census dayThumbs up


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More coverage of winning sports teams is needed

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TO THE EDITOR:How about focusing on our winning teams?The Daily Tar Heel should pay more respect to the many quality sports teams UNC has in addition to men’s basketball. However, I noticed that “SportsMonday” featured three articles with four color photos on one page for our men’s basketball team, which lost this weekend in the NIT finals.


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Time to apply to join the peer advising program

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TO THE EDITOR:You may or may not be aware that the peer advising program is expanding to new departments and trying to make this valuable resource more readily apparent on departmental Web sites after a substantial mid-year review of the program’s progress.






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Four ?ght to make DREAM a reality

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How far would you go for a dream? I know four who will go the distance.On Jan. 1, Juan, Carlos, Felipe and Gaby started their 1,500-mile journey from Miami to Washington, D.C., on the Trail of Dreams. Today they arrive at UNC. Their goal: to raise awareness about the need for immigration reform and the DREAM Act.






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Kvetching board for Apr. 1, 2010

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kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complainDear UNC housing: You know what you did.Dear professors: Don’t blame me for my terrible grades. Blame Chatroulette.Dear UNC birds: I know you’re excited that it’s finally spring, but isn’t chirping at 3 a.m. a little excessive?Student Stores: Where is my NIT gear? I find it weird that I have to ask.


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I’ve gotta go, I’ll talk to you later

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I was riding in the car with a friend the other day when he got a phone call. He glanced at the number and gave an exasperated look. He waited a couple rings and answered the phone with as much enthusiasm as an anticipated visit to the dentist.



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Preventing network havoc: ITS right to protect campus against virtual threats

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Information Technology Services is right to take further steps to protect the University’s Internet network.ITS launched a pilot program in Cobb Residence Hall last week that will eventually go mainstream. The program is called Network Access Control. It puts ITS in a position to find software vulnerabilities before they wreak havoc on the network and on students’ computers.


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No pay raise: Increased pay for UNC-system president not necessary

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Members of one of the committees helping to find outbound UNC-system President Erskine Bowles’ replacement want the next system president to make substantially more than any of the system’s chancellors.Proponents of the wage increase cite the fact that many public university systems pay their presidents more. Bowles took home $478,291, plus benefits and use of a house, in 2008-09.