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Student spotters will work again, despite small halloween

By Lauren Hollowell | October 29

Even though they had little to do last Halloween, student spotters will patrol campus again on Saturday.Student Government and the Office of the Dean of Students plan to continue safety measures they put in effect last year by having groups of students patrol different areas of campus.The spotters will watch out for intoxicated and sick students who need help getting back to their residence halls. They will also get students medical assistance if they are in serious emergencies.

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Son of ‘Defiant’ holocaust hero to speak

By Lauren Hollowell | October 15

The story of Zus Bielski — a man who saved roughly 1,250 Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II — is fit for a movie.And his son Zvi Bielski will try to give a more personal account of that story portrayed in the 2008 film Defiance when he tells it at UNC tonight.The story is especially personal for Edward Krakauer, a UNC student whose grandfather was one of the Jews the Bielskis saved.Zvi Bielski’s family — his father and his uncles Tuvia and Asael Bielski — were Eastern European Jews who avoided Nazi capture when their country was invaded in 1941.

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Higher education panel pushes for reform

By Lauren Hollowell | October 14

This year’s Race Relations Week branched out Tuesday night to host a talk about access to education for low-income students, an issue that has racial implications but is not defined to race.The week is a collaborative effort between the Campus Y and student government to discuss important issues involving race on campus and to stimulate dialog.For Tuesday night’s talk, faculty members and a student discussed problems in the American education system and the obstacles blocking disadvantaged students from pursuing higher education.

Lauren Hollowell

Student spotters will work again, despite small halloween

Son of ‘Defiant’ holocaust hero to speak

Higher education panel pushes for reform

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