GREG STEEN

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Students mixed on officials' openness

By GREG STEEN | April 27

Campus administrators pride themselves on their efforts to reach out to students, saying that they strive to make themselves available to hear concerns. But in a University community filled with more than 20,000 student voices, some say they have found the only way to make themselves heard is through a demonstration of force. A rally held Wednesday in support of Carolina Dining Services employees culminated with participants storming South Building and demanding to meet with administrators.

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Suspected meningitis case is No. 4

By GREG STEEN | April 25

Another resident of Granville Towers likely has come down with bacterial meningitis. But campus health officials say the three cases of the disease at Granville in the past year are not related. A resident of Granville Towers West was diagnosed with presumptive meningococcal disease Friday. If confirmed, the case will be the fourth at UNC-Chapel Hill this year and the third at the off-campus living facility.

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New building to host tech hub

By GREG STEEN | April 18

UNC took a step toward revolutionizing computer services and research on campus Friday with the kickoff of a construction project that will take more than a year to complete. On a windy morning, University officials congregated under a tent on a construction site to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Information Technology Services building. The new building — located on Manning Drive and slated to open in December 2006 — will place all of the University’s roughly 250 IT employees under one roof.

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System wants Cohen to speak

By GREG STEEN | April 13

Just two weeks after taking over the Honor System Outreach program, coordinator Shelly Schaaf is making a move to illuminate the group’s role on campus. As the sun sets tonight, Student Congress’ Finance Committee will begin debating her program’s request to bring a leading voice in ethics to campus. Honor officials requested $8,500 in speaker fees for Randy Cohen, a columnist for The New York Times Magazine whom they’ve asked to speak Sept. 22 as part of next year’s Honor and Integrity Week.

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Faculty touts online journals

By GREG STEEN | April 11

The Internet has provoked sweeping changes in music, journalism, medicine and personal communications. Now, the research community is seeing the beginnings of similar changes. The UNC Faculty Council recently passed a resolution asking professors to publish their research in open-access journals that offer articles free of charge, another unique spawn of online innovation. By doing so, researchers say, they would save money and win back the rights to their own work.

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Cuts in budget could hurt UNC research status

By GREG STEEN | March 30

UNC’s libraries could face tough cuts in the coming months, and officials say they could be forced to take measures of last resort. The facilities could face reductions in book and research journal purchases, hours of operation, work forces — and even heating during the winter. The cuts would come as a result of a potential 4 percent budget cut from the state, which would amount to more than $16.3 million campuswide.

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Chuck Stone entertains with stories of civil rights collaboration

By GREG STEEN | February 21

Famed UNC professor Chuck Stone awed spectators with tales of civil unrest, travel to foreign lands and a few crude jokes during a discussion about the role of blacks and Jews in the civil rights movement Sunday night. Stone sauntered into the meeting, which was held at the N.C. Hillel house, sporting cowboy boots, a pin-striped suit and a bow tie.

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Lassiter snags co-presidency of Campus Y

By GREG STEEN | February 16

In an unexpected runoff election, Stephen Lassiter emerged as the winner of the Campus Y’s male co-president post Tuesday night. Lassiter will share the presidency with Kamal Menghrajani, who won the female position last week. Lassiter defeated Mark Laabs, with whom he tied for the position during last week’s election. Campus Y officials declined to release the vote totals for Tuesday’s runoff. The new leadership will take effect March 21.