During the Odum Village lighting tour late Tuesday evening, student and UNC officials showcased their progress at bringing light to a dark corner of campus. Representatives from various University departments - including energy services, housing and grounds, and student resident governors - discussed lighting and safety issues as they walked around the undergraduate apartments.
The student fee audit committee dove right into the tangled web of student fees in its first meeting of the semester Monday night. The committee will root through several different proposals for the 2006-07 academic year and will present its recommendations to the Chancellor's Committee on Student Fees later this semester. In its first action, the committee, led by Daneen Furr, student body treasurer, approved a proposal that will increase the education fee by $4.
Fresh recruits stood at the threshold of brotherhood as fraternity rush week came to a close Friday at midnight. Recent adjustments in recruitment procedures have reshaped the tone of rush, Greek leaders say, and increased the pledge class by 169 bids from last year. According to Interfraternity Council representatives, 409 bids were extended to 359 men. By the time rush wrapped up, 611 men had registered, up from last year's 453. IFC officials said moving rush two weeks into the semester encouraged the increased rush registration immensely.
Excitement and chatter filled the Hanes Art Center auditorium Tuesday evening in anticipation of a local icon's appearance. Eli Evans, a Durham native, kicked off the third-annual Carolina Center for Jewish Studies' lecture series with personal stories and animated jokes. Evans, a 1958 UNC graduate, discussed topics from a new edition of his classic memoir, "The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South." The memoir was published by the UNC Press in honor of the 350th anniversary of the arrival of Jews to America.
Thin summer crowds deflate the profits of Chapel Hill businesses, leaving some owners gasping for air. But UNC’s orientation programs are able to provide a light draft to help uplift these businesses until students arrive in the fall. Carolina Testing and Orientation Program Sessions, a series of two-day summer orientations designed to acclimate students to campus life, brings thousands of potential consumers to Chapel Hill.
The London terrorist attacks last Thursday not only shook the lives of the area’s citizens but launched an aftershock across the globe. And while the city of London swiftly works to restore order, worried thoughts hit close to home for UNC students and staff. UNC’s Study Abroad department took quick action in locating and ensuring the safety of all students who were studying in the city at the time of the attacks.
After a long drought, North Carolina’s economy received national recognition for its 2004 growth. Southern Business & Development magazine released its annual Top 100 issue this past month and named North Carolina state of the year. Mike Randle, editor and publisher of the Alabama-based magazine, said North Carolina made key business decisions that deem the state worthy of its top ranking. “There’s nothing arbitrary about it,” Randle said. “You make deals and you turn points. North Carolina made the right deals.”
The UNC Association of Student Governments will see a fresh set of faces and some old ones when new leaders take office next month. The ASG has completed elections for new officers for the 2005-06 term, and they are preparing to take office in the beginning of July. Lame duck ASG President Amanda Devore will pass the torch to Zack Wynne, a former UNC-Wilmington student body president. Devore said she has tremendous respect and enthusiasm for the new officers, and she is extremely pleased with the election results.
After a seven-month search that resulted in an interim dean, the search for a more permanent School of Journalism and Mass Communication dean kicked back into gear Tuesday afternoon. The newly established search committee gathered for its first meeting to discuss pursuing applicants for the open position. The group discussed several aspects of the search, including qualifications for the position, budget for advertising the post and a timeline for the interviewing process.
