Because of the current economic crisis" this year's Springfest will have a more ""home-grown"" festival atmosphere. The April 25 end-of-year bash will have free food" moonbounces and performances from Vinyl Records UNC artists Apollo Lake Inferior and Lafcadio as well as other local groups.
The tone of Project Dinah's ""Take Back the Night"" rally — a night of open conversation about sexual and domestic violence — changed throughout the night Thursday from somber to inspirational.
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan spoke Thursday to a small but rapt audience about the pitfalls of lax immigration laws and a porous southern border. Forceful yet undoubtably educated and impassioned Buchanan paced the floor from the onset of her hour-long castigation of illegal immigration and multiculturalism.
A blend of humility humanity and economic savvy Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus spoke to a capacity crowd Thursday on the value of business driven by compassion and a desire to make a difference in the world.
A speech today by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus has attracted more interest than Koury Auditorium can hold. Yunus who received the award for his work alleviating poverty in developing countries will speak about the role of microfinance to achieve social justice.
While studying abroad has the ability to impact students' lives students also have the power to negatively impact where they travel — a problem that the University is trying to address. The UNC Sustainability Office in conjunction with the Study Abroad Office has created programs that encourage students to travel sustainably and become more environmentally and socially aware of their impact on environments abroad.
