Column: We should transfer maintenance of Franklin Street from NCDOT to the Town
By Samad Rangoonwala | Jan. 9"There's an opportunity to make Chapel Hill the gold standard for walkability in the South. We just need to take it."
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"There's an opportunity to make Chapel Hill the gold standard for walkability in the South. We just need to take it."
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"Every job pushes the world forward, whether it be direct or indirect. From the waiter who tames your hunger to the doctor who cares for your loved ones, our daily interactions with people of varying professions have a profound, but ignored, impact on our lives."
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"A slump occurs when you least expect it. You can’t focus on your work, you’re tired and it feels like you haven’t had fun in ages."
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"Selling Google is like dropping out of UNC after Roy Williams left. Yes, things are changing, but that doesn’t mean a Tar Heel diploma is going to be worth less in the future."
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"UNC cannot be safe if Franklin Street isn’t. It is time to seriously address these safety concerns before even more are harmed."
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"Teachers should not be treated menially with few rewards. They deserve to be paid well and given the autonomy in their classroom to focus on the student as a person rather than an extension of a dollar sign."
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"There's great irony in the housing market of a college town. Generational homeowners supply rundown roach infested properties for an extortionate price while deep pocket developers monopolize residential zoning with large scale complexes that price out the majority."
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"While we appreciate your thoroughness, chancellor, it’s well past time to remove the names of bigots from our lecture halls and dormitories. The decision to remove them should be a no-brainer: we can remember the history of certain individuals without engraving their names on campus facilities."
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"But the fee increase might produce more positive outcomes than anticipated, even down to helping diversify the undergraduate business program student body. While the cost increase will put some students in difficult financial positions and possibly deter concerned applicants, it could also open up the opportunity for more low-income candidates to attend the school."
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"Students should not have to normalize this risk when attending parties and social events. UNC needs to impose larger disincentives and crack down on institutions that perpetuate this sort of behavior."
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"Because most attendees of boarding schools are minors, statistics surrounding sexual misconduct on boarding school campuses are difficult to find. That doesn’t mean the problem doesn’t exist, though. Far from it."
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"The guilt is very real; however, there should be no shame in upward mobility. Your family's sacrifices are honored when you progress and go after what fulfills you and it’s to be remembered that they made choices so that you could live to your fullest potential."
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Not everyone can solve for X, familiarize themselves with the anatomy of the human body or engineer software. But not everyone can analyze Shakespeare, do archival research or move a crowd with just their words either. You have been bestowed with skills that make you unique and have been placed exactly where you are meant to be.
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"My GPA should not matter. The only things that should matter are the reasons why that recruiter approached me in the first place: my work ethic, my passion, and my enthusiasm."
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"Once you take a moment to recognize that you very well could be the problem, it becomes significantly easier to build back bridges that you once burned, and form healthier relationships with people around you."
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"Classics like Cẩm Vân’s 'Hà Nội Mùa Này Vắng Những Cơn Mưa' and Lệ Quyên’s 'Để Nhớ Một Thời Ta Đã Yêu' always warrant a rendition when they come on shuffle, according to my parents. loved ballads from the late 90s and early 2000s that made them nostalgic for the Vietnam they grew up in."
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"Hosting concerts could be a way to gather throughout the year, as opposed to letting the building sit void of fans for months at a time. These concerts could be used to generate excitement and hold true to the legacy of the Dean Dome, as expanding events inside the arena may make it feel more accessible to those outside of the sports world."
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"It’s no surprise to my friends that I’m going to be talking about cassettes in this article. Ever since I found my mom’s dusty Walkman sitting in an old box in the attic, I’ve been obsessed with recording music from my phone to magnetic tape so I can wear a clunky box on my hip and listen to music with questionable quality."
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"Ticketmaster paints their strategy of dynamic pricing and platinum ticketing as a practice that supports both fans and artists alike and protects them from villainous third-party sellers. But in actuality, it prioritizes revenue above all else — revenue that goes directly into the pockets of artists and Ticketmaster executives."
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"Unlike other types of meditation which rely on visualization, verbalization and other sensory aids, Vipassana focuses solely on the observation of physical sensations. By emphasizing the interconnectedness of the mind and body, I've found that it can be useful for young people."
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