Because of campuswide interest in the tenuous relationship between North Korea and the United States, students gathered for a forum Monday night concerning the relationship between the two countries. The forum, sponsored by the Campus Y and the Carolina Asian Center, attracted a standing room only crowd of about 75 people.
A group of UNC faculty members are collaborating to establish a Center for Jewish Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences next year that will offer a minor in Jewish studies. "It's the right moment (to plan the center),"said Jonathan Hartlyn, director of the Faculty Planning Board for the Center for Jewish Studies. "One of the things we've come to realize is there is a core group of faculty, there seems to be lots of student interest, and the administration is very supportive."
Students strapped for cash at the end of the semester will be able to buy and sell used textbooks with greater ease thanks to the many professors who submitted textbook requests on time for the spring semester. The efforts of Student Congress' Select Committee on Textbook Pricing spurred 80 percent of all professors to submit the request forms by the Dec. 1 deadline, said Kelly Hanner, processing assistant in the textbook department of Student Stores.
Sophomore Mary Soisson was introduced to the perils of AIDS when she found out that one of her friend's brothers died from the disease after contracting it from a used needle. Friday afternoon, she participated in UNC's fifth annual AIDS Walk to help ensure that other people would not experience a similar loss before understanding the dangers of the worldwide AIDS epidemic. "Not many people know about (AIDS)," she said. "So anything to raise awareness is good."
Student government's executive branch will conclude the process of filling six vacancies in the Cabinet at the end of this week. "We want to get (the process) taken care of as quickly as possible so we can get the ball rolling," said Rebekah Burford, Student Body President Jen Daum's chief of staff. Applications for the six vacant positions were due Wednesday, Oct. 13. Sixty-four applications were received.
On Saturday night, sophomore Sameer Tanakia and five of his friends performed on the stage of the Great Hall wearing red and white robes and swinging swords and staffs to the beat of traditional South Asian music. But after a few minutes, they exchanged their traditional garb for UNC T-shirts and added American step and break-dancing moves to their act as colored lights flashed and the crowd cheered and clapped.
UNC-Chapel Hill has been following a national trend by increasing participation in joint research programs, which officials say has enhanced the University's positive impact on North Carolina's economic and social problems. "The days of a single faculty member receiving funding and holing himself up in an office with a computer are long gone," said Tim Carey, director of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-CH, which often works jointly with other institutions.
"DJ, food and keg beer included!" These words usually are associated with raucous college parties, but this past weekend they adorned posters advertising Alumni Weekend, which offered UNC graduates a chance to relive their undergraduate experiences. The alumni in attendance were excited about the opportunity to reminisce about their years at UNC, including Don Ingalls, class of 1972, who has come back to Chapel Hill for three alumni weekends. "It's an opportunity to get back, see old friends and remember past years," he said. Attendance at Alumni Weekend was slightly higher thi
Mark Lloyd, president of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, is excited about the start of Greek Week, but his chosen activities won't always be entertaining. Although Lloyd's week will begin with a playfully competitive game of tug-of-war against his peers, it will end on a more serious note as he volunteers at a blood drive. These varied activities are typical among fraternity and sorority members who are involved in Greek Week, which starts Tuesday and features both fun and philanthropy.
Last-minute pleas by student government leaders Monday night did not deter Chapel Hill Town Council members from unanimously placing a temporary ban on duplex housing. The ban, which takes effect immediately and expires June 30, was adopted by the council after a lengthy public hearing where many residents and a handful of students spoke against the proposed development ordinance. The council members voted against the proposal favored by student leaders, but Dean Bresciani, interim vice chancellor for student affairs, said students' presence still was effective.
