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Viewpoint: Let universities make their own aid decisions

By Nathan D’Ambrosio | September 12

Financial aid helps keep the UNC system great. Tim and I agree on that. What we disagree on is how the system can best ensure that new tuition hikes don’t ...

Chapel Hill police should be more open with investigation

By Editorial Board | September 12

After a student dies violently, other students and members of the community have a right to know if they should be concerned for their own safety.

Know before departure

By Editorial Board | September 10

As students return to campus from study abroad experiences, many struggle to get credits for major or minor courses to transfer as they had anticipated. ...

Water in our world

By Stefanie Schwemlein | September 10

We are in the middle of the hottest year ever recorded in the United States. The Midwest is baking, crops in our nation’s “breadbasket” are burning ...

Keep branding, UNC

By Editorial Board | September 9

UNC fans now can show their school spirit in a unique way — thanks to new branding campaigns by TOMS Shoes and Pop-Tarts.

Turn it into a system

By Editorial Board | September 9

Plagiarism affects all campuses, but Harvard University’s recent cheating scandal has brought academic dishonesty into the spotlight.

Push for housing change

By Editorial Board | September 9

Gender-neutral housing would let students who don’t feel comfortable living with a member of their same sex opt-in to living with members of another ...

We should know who is donating to the governor race

By Editorial Board | September 6

From super-PACs to special interest groups, several organizations representing varied interests and ideologies have poured millions of dollars into political ...

Some changes in the new assault policy are better than others

By Editorial Board | September 6

In response to federal laws updating Title IX, the University has released a new policy for cases of sexual misconduct on campus.

More Tar Heel voices

By Editorial Board | September 5

The Board of Governors controls many of the most important decisions affecting UNC students.

What’s in a name?

By Editorial Board | September 5

Late last week, it was announced that the Department of African and Afro-American Studies would be renamed the Department of African, African American ...

The decision not to pursue sanctions is deplorable

By Editorial Board | September 5

A disturbing statement released Friday by UNC administrators said the NCAA will not pursue sanctions based on present information about the worst academic ...

Facebook lawsuit is not invalid by Bowles connection

By Editorial Board | September 5

Controversy is roiling over North Carolina Retirement Systems’ role as lead plaintiff in the class action lawsuit against Facebook and Morgan Stanley. ...

Keep victims’ needs ?rst

By Editorial Board | September 3

The University’s Faculty Council decided to remove the category of sexual assault from the jurisdiction of the student-run Honor Court in the spring. ...

Bad time for a pay raise

By Editorial Board | September 3

At a time when UNC is struggling to keep faculty members due to a low faculty retention fund, its athletic coaches may receive pay hikes.

Presenting: ‘Shape Theory’

By Robbie Harms | September 3

I know the drill better than Rasheed Wallace knows trash talk: Open up my laptop, log into ConnectCarolina, click “enrollment shopping cart.”

Reasons to register

By edit1 | August 30

One of the annual rites of passage in a presidential election year in Orange County since the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971 has been fall voter ...

Stand behind our team

By edit1 | August 30

Football season is back. This Saturday at 12:30 p.m., UNC will be playing Elon in both schools’ season openers.

Speak freely on buses

By edit1 | August 30

The recent removal of an ad in Chapel Hill Transit buses, which calls for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, thrust questions about freedom of speech ...

Quickhits for Aug. 30, 2012

By Editorial Board | August 30

RIP Neil Armstrong In all seriousness, Armstrong’s passing was a somber moment for the nation that he captivated.