Plans are underway for the Eve Marie Carson Garden a commemoration and memorial to the slain student body president. The site was approved by the Chancellor's Buildings and Grounds Committee in February and the concept drawings will be presented to the Board of Trustees for review Wednesday.
Economics professor Ralph Byrns used analogies of Easter eggs peanut brittle and zebras in a presentation Monday to explain the economic climate. The forum" ""What Went Wrong? A Look Inside the Financial Crisis"" was hosted by the Young Democrats.
Several campus groups came together Thursday to celebrate the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout. The Great American Smokeout is a national event sponsored by the American Cancer Society to encourage tobacco users to quit for a day and eventually quit completely. The Tobacco Cessation Advocates the Family Medicine Center and the Ambulatory Care Center participated in the events.
Runners said they could feel Eve Carson's presence at the Memorial 5k for Education on Saturday morning held in honor of the former student body president. About 1000 people wound their way across campus raising nearly $23500 to benefit the Eve Marie Carson Memorial Fund First Book and Clyde Erwin Elementary School.
The Rev. William Barber president of the N.C. chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is calling for students to reignite the civil rights movement. In his lecture Thursday at the Campus Y" Barber spoke about the continuation of the civil rights movement and how wide of a community it encompasses. ""The civil rights movement has never been just about black people"" he said. It's meant to keep pushing forward. It's a fundamental change in the way we operate.""
At a forum to solicit input on forming guidelines for student protests members of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor heard two divergent viewpoints. One group of students spoke out against any policy while others chimed in with ideas of how to eliminate the gray areas surrounding protesting.
Sporting name tags and black T-shirts parents could be spotted all over campus for Family Weekend. The weekend gave parents an insight into their children's lives at UNC introduced them to the campus and brought out different emotions about children leaving the nest.
A new study involving two researchers in the School of Medicine could help children born with hearing loss across the country. The study will focus on how mild to severe hearing loss affects a child's speech language and ability to learn.
