Staff writer Reyna Desai sat down with Rebecca Rebmann, a sports nutritionist and dietician at Campus Health Services, to get her take on healthy habits during exams.What types of eating habits should students adopt to stay healthy during exams?
In a world of Tweets, Facebook and blogs, the student government has launched a monthly radio show and podcast aimed at improving communication with students. The program, titled “The Student Body President Show,” airs on the WXYC 89.3 FM radio station, and each broadcast features different student government committees.
Carly Brantmeyer, a photojournalism major from Charlotte, was inspired by her love for photography and children to run for Homecoming queen.If she wins, Brantmeyer will fund her project PhotoTEACH, a weekly photography class for children from low-income families.“I think this project is set apart from others because it has already been developed and is sustainable and just needs further funding,” she said.Brantmeyer, a senior, had never left the country before she attended UNC, her dream school since 5th grade.
After 13 years as a Girl Scout, Anarrah Ross won the group’s highest honor, the Gold Award, by dedicating her time to collecting toys to stock the playrooms at local children’s hospitals.She continues her dedication to service at UNC while running for Homecoming queen this semester.“I feel that at UNC, the opportunities are limitless,” she said.“And if they don’t have something, they will provide you with the tools to create it.”
Students turning 21 have started getting an additional birthday present starting this year — a postcard to their parents talking about the dangers of alcohol poisoning.In response to an 82 percent rise in alcohol poisoning cases from the 2007-08 school year to last year, the Dean of Students Office is sending letters to the parents of students turning 21 to encourage them to advise their children to drink responsibly.
UNC lost to UVA 16-3 at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
With the deadline quickly approaching, staff members at the Kenan-Flagler Business School said this year’s application process to the school’s undergraduate program will be easier for students. The business school has made this year’s undergraduate application completely paperless in order to make the process less hectic. But students have to submit their applications by Friday at 5 p.m., nearly a month earlier than previous deadlines.
As a student-parent, Sarah-June Benjamin often needs transportation to pick her child up from day care at the Friday Center.But after contacting the P2P for a ride, Benjamin was told that she was ineligible for disabled student services and that it was not the P2P’s job to help her.“Even during adverse weather — rain or snow — they still don’t do it,” she said.Benjamin was one of several students Wednesday who voiced their concerns to Student Congress during an open forum in Polk Place.Student Congress members listened and considered how they could help.
There was no sun, sand or surf in the Brinkhous-Bullitt building on the UNC Health Sciences campus Thursday, but that didn’t stop people from partying at The Beach.With blue and white balloons and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, throngs of people celebrated the opening of The Beach Café, the health science facilities’ version of Lenoir Mainstreet, a collection of restaurants. Jaya Ghosh, senior project manager at the UNC School of Medicine, said the University constructed the café in order to provide an accessible dining location for medical students.
UNC men's soccer beats Duke 2-1 on Friday, Sept 18, 2009 at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill.
Snow storm in Chapel Hill on January 20, 2009. Also, Barack Obama was finally inaugurated as the first African-American president of the U.S.A. Tuesday witnessed two momentous events for the residents of Chapel Hill. Many students enjoyed classes being cancelled due to snowy weather, the likes of which N.C. hasn't seen in recent winters. Most of these students used the timely weather to gather at various points on campus to watch the inauguration of Obama. A snowman shows his support for President Barack Obama's message of change. Obama took the oath of office as snow was accumulating in Chapel Hill and across North Carolina.
