Today, I become an editor emeritus of The Daily Tar Heel. Or at least I’ll go with that title. It sounds a lot cooler than “former,” right?I’m ending a journey that began four years ago, when I came to campus with not a whole lot more than a map, a national championship T-shirt and a goofy OneCard picture.By the grace of God, that map led me into the DTH office.
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As the school year comes to a close and planning begins for the next one, administrators at the University must keep academic quality on the top of their agenda. With budget cuts — and more are coming, by the way — the task of keeping the University a top-of-the-line institution doesn’t look like one to envy.
Enough is enough. The UNC system can’t take any more financial hits to its academics.Gov. Bev Perdue’s recent budget proposal has another $100 million of cuts for the UNC system on top of the $162.5 million cut from the 2009-10 budget and $52 million in the 2010-11 budget.We get it. Education is expensive. The state tax revenue is shrinking. Cuts have to be made.
As graduation nears, it is time I came clean.Out of the dark and into the light. I’m referring to blues, of course. Yep, I went to Duke.Just so we’re clear, I won’t be using this column to declare any loyalties to one or the other. I defer to the words of the great Mark Twain: “I don’t like to commit myself about heaven and hell — you see, I have friends in both places.”
Last week’s controversy surrounding the ousting of the Duke College Republicans’ chairman, Justin Robinette, sent red flags flying all over the place. From Independent Weekly to the Huffington Post, allegations that the young Republican had been outed, ousted and barraged with hate speech sent bloggers reeling.
After several months of defiant civil disobedience, Adam Bliss, owner of the popular Chapel Hill hookah establishment Hookah Bliss, has decided to comply with North Carolina’s new indoor smoking regulations. He did so by parting with his Alcoholic Beverage Commission permit, which means that his shop will not be able to sell alcoholic beverages any longer.
The Association of Student Governments has yet again failed to demonstrate that it is dedicated to reform that would produce tangible benefits for students.An amendment cutting some officer stipends to a more reasonable level in exchange for more money for campuses was overwhelmingly defeated during Saturday’s meeting.
I have a hypothetical situation for you to consider. You are leaving a party and are faced with the option of riding shotgun with a buddy who’s knocked back a few gin and tonics or a friend who is constantly on the cell phone. Surprisingly, this is not a no-brainer.
SafeWalk needs to be expanded to off-campus locations. This expansion should be underwritten by the University as part of fulfilling its commitment to student safety. At last week’s SafeWalk Advisory Board Meeting, student leaders presented statistics that point to a great start for the program and discussed scenarios for expansion of its coverage area.
The antiquated “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy that prohibits openly gay individuals from serving in the U.S. military has reached an all-time low. Now it has extended its deleterious effects to the University. Senior Sara Isaacson identified herself as a lesbian to the Army ROTC earlier this semester. The response that followed was nothing short of egregious.
Protestors have promised that resistance to today’s visit by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., will not go unnoticed.Last year, when UNC students gathered to protest Tancredo’s presence, a window was broken, pepper spray was in the air and the former U.S. congressman’s speech was cut drastically short to only about five minutes.
When Phyllis Schlafly spoke on campus last Monday, I expected an interesting and relevant critique of modern feminism. As a proud Republican myself, I was interested in the point of view of a fellow female conservative.I should have known better. Instead, I was disappointed that yet another member of my political party just doesn’t get it.
A different kind of kvetching board made its way onto campus earlier this month. Cornerstone, a Christian student group, placed a blank board outside the Pit to allow students to write down the reasons why they are not Christians. The responses ranged from questions about hell to doubts about the veracity of the Bible.
A different kind of kvetching board made its way onto campus earlier this month. Cornerstone, a Christian student group, placed a blank board outside the Pit to allow students to write down the reasons why they are not Christians. The responses ranged from questions about hell to doubts about the veracity of the Bible.
UNC administrators are getting behind a novel approach to improving efficiency and academic quality at the University: talking and listening to faculty to figure out best practices.
The University’s questioning of Nike following the closing of two of its subsidiary’s factories represents the right amount of scrutiny of the company’s operations.