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Salary Equity Resolution Delayed

By Sarah Kott | January 21

Faculty Council members delayed Friday voting on a resolution that would combat gender inequity in faculty salaries. Discrepancies in wording, concerns that not all groups were represented and a lack of time to discuss the issue prompted a majority of the council members to vote for postponement. Etta Pisano, chairwoman of the Status of Women Committee, presented the legislation -- created in response to recent study results that showed female faculty earn significantly less than their male counterparts -- at the Faculty Council meeting.

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UNC Lags in International Grad Student Enrollment

By Sarah Kott | December 3

International students make up a mere 11 percent of the University's graduate student body -- a much lower percentage than at UNC's peer institutions across the country.

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DPS to Target Illegal Parking In UNC Hospitals Lot, Deck

By Sarah Kott | November 27

Efforts to curb illegal parking and vehicle storage in UNC Hospitals patient and visitor parking lots will be stepped up by the Department of Public Safety. With increased patrols and citations, officials hope to deter University students and employees from filling lots like the Ambulatory Care Center Visitors' lot and the Dogwood parking deck on Manning Drive.

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Student Leaders Address Concerns at Fall Forum

By Sarah Kott | November 19

Campus safety, high textbook prices and Honor Court concerns headlined Monday night's Fall Forum. More than 40 student government representatives, organization leaders and interested students missed UNC's basketball game to voice their opinions and concerns for nearly 1 1/2 hours. Safety issues took center stage as Alexa Kleysteuber, chairwoman of student government's Safety and Security Committee, discussed plans to cut funding for the SAFE Escort program at the end of the semester.

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Graduate Women in Business Conference Begins This Weekend

By Sarah Kott | November 15

Complete with inspirational speeches and cocktail hours, the annual Graduate Women in Business conference kicks off this weekend at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. With an expected attendance of more than 300 students, alumni and professionals from around the country, the conference aims to educate women about the challenges and discrimination they will face in the business world. GWIB, founded in 1978, is dedicated to the promotion of women through business. It boasts more than 50 chapters nationwide.

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UNC's Water Wars To Last All Semester

By Sarah Kott | November 12

Despite the recent lifting of all water restrictions by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, the University's Water Wars program will continue until the end of the fall semester. Members of the University Housing and Residence Hall Water Conservation Task Force unanimously decided to keep the program alive at a meeting Monday afternoon. Roughly a third of residence hall communities met the University's goal of decreasing water usage by 25 percent, said Rick Bradley, an associate director in the Department of Housing and Residential Education.

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Ad Campaign Seeks Alumni Contribution

By Sarah Kott | October 29

From bus ads to public announcements at football games, organizers of the Good to Know campaign are working to raise student awareness about the importance of alumni donations. The message is not a new one, but organizers of the initiative are stepping up their efforts in hopes that students will give back to the University once they graduate. Speed Hallman, director of development communication, said brilliant professors, student scholarships and campus landmarks such as the Bell Tower and Kenan Stadium all result from private alumni contributions.

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ACT Members Back Sliding-Scale Permits

By Sarah Kott | October 25

A sliding-scale option for parking permit prices is the topic of discussion for members of the Advisory Committee on Transportation. Under the proposal, the University's highest-paid employees would see a large permit cost increase, while lower-paid employees and students would have a significantly smaller increase. Committee members have until the end of the semester to officially recommend an option to the University vice chancellors.

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2/3 of Block Seating Applications Rejected

By Sarah Kott | October 8

Ninety-five groups of students were shut out of block seating tickets for Saturday's football game against N.C. State after the number of applications soared to 139. Members of 44 various groups snagged more than 3,000 tickets -- about 25 percent of the total allotted for students -- during Monday's block seating distribution at the Smith Center. Director of Ticket Operations Clint Gwaltney said that students have been turned away from block seating in the past but that it was "not very common." "Far more were turned away in this game than others," he said.

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Undergrad's Numbers Still the Same

By Sarah Kott | October 7

Library use levels have returned to normal after a two-year hiatus during which the Undergraduate Library received a major facelift. Roughly the same number of students walked through the double doors of both the Undergrad and Davis libraries on the first day of classes this year as they did two years ago. "I know it has been really busy over there," said Diane Strauss, associate University librarian for public services at Davis.