If you ask French people about the greatest distinction between themselves and Americans, they probably will allude to the widespread obesity in the United States. But during my time in France, I've found that the most astounding difference between my birthplace and the one of Dijon and Dior is indifference.
Nov. 23 - Virtually untouched since its 1986 opening, the Smith Center soon will sport the signs of corporate sponsorship. UNC and Wachovia Corp. have entered into an eight-year partnership that will foster on-site sponsorship in UNC athletic facilities, corporate and University officials announced Tuesday. The agreement also will serve as an extension to the 2003 agreement to have Wachovia be the official financial services sponsor for the Department of Athletics.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation named this year's National Coming Out Day theme "Talk About It." But a group of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community members and their allies chose to send its message of acceptance through silence Tuesday night in the Pit. The efforts were in response to a "Christian Coming Out Day" protest organized by members of the Raleigh-based Upper Room Church of God In Christ, who have a Bible study group at UNC.
Two contentious student fee increases, combined, could add $100 to students' bills next year. These hikes - with the possibility of higher tuition - provoked hearty debate Friday when the chancellor's committee on student fees discussed the Student Information Systems and Administrative Computing Proposal and the $50 Athletic Fee. The computing proposal will establish a $50 fee to help fund a new system to run most of UNC's administrative systems.
Under a white tent in the parking lot of the N.C. Neurosciences Hospital, hundreds of policymakers, academics and doctors gathered Wednesday in celebration. Hidden among this suit-and-tie crowd at the N.C. Cancer Hospital groundbreaking ceremony, 3-year-old Reece Holbrook weaved in and out of doctors' white coattails and chairs. Holbrook, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last September, seemed undeterred in a maze of unknowns. One of many cancer patients who visit UNC Hospitals each day, Holbrook is recovering.
Correction: Due to a reporting error this article incorrectly stated that last year's conflict concerning the creation of a Western studies curriculum involved the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. The controversy actually involved the John William Pope Foundation. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error. A round table of UNC's academic and administrative leaders took a small, but definitive step Tuesday to begin its job of safeguarding the University and its ideals.
Promises of continued improvements to student services won over the Student Fee Audit Committee during its meeting Monday. The committee approved a $2 permanent fee increase to the campus recreation general fund, a one-time $2 fee increase for the Student Recreation Center and a one-time $3 fee increase for the Language Proficiency Exam. This would bump the fees for next academic year up to $36, $14 and $35, respectively.
While issues surrounding UNC's relationship with Aramark Corp. dominated the last Chancellor's Open House, leaders hope that today's forum will elicit a more varied mix of topics. "I would definitely like to see a wider range of issues discussed at this meeting," said Adrian Johnston, student body vice president and chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor.
UNC's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community is seemingly always in a state of change. After shock waves were sent through the community by a hate crime on a gay UNC student last year, many were able to find stability in the LGBTQ Office. But once again, the community is forced to search for solid ground. Stephanie Chang, former LGBTQ Office coordinator, left UNC in early September for a similar position at the University of California-Irvine.
Rubbing his palms against his knees, his eyes spanning the ceiling as he searched for words, Student Attorney General Matt McDowell found himself on the other side of the Honor Court on Tuesday. During a full Honor Court hearing, McDowell, along with Student Body President Seth Dearmin and Honor Court Chairman John Deans, pleaded not guilty to charges of marijuana and cocaine possession.
