Editorials -

Ripe for revision: The Psalm 100 ruling calls for tighter language in the discrimination policy

By Editorial Board | October 16

Semantics should not propagate hate. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened when the University showed off the shortcomings within a non-discrimination ...

Bubba comes at a cost: New athletic director has a lot to prove with his large salary

By Editorial Board | October 16

Without a list of finalists, the UNC community will have to trust that Bubba Cunningham was, in fact, the best man for the job of athletic director. Given ...

Thou shalt not litter or waste

By Holly Beilin | October 16

If God were one of us, one thing’s for sure: His carbon footprint would be miniscule. At least that’s what the world’s first bestseller, the Bible ...

Commissioners should accept a loan to build a new school sooner

By Editorial Board | October 13

The overcrowding problem confronting Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has reached its tipping point, and the school board is trying to fix it sooner ...

Flat-rate proposal needs support from operators to succeed

By Editorial Board | October 13

By making progress on a campaign pledge from the spring, Mary Cooper has gotten off to a good start at taking the guesswork out of Chapel Hill taxis. ...

‘Occupy UNC’ has to tell a story

By Ben Elkind | October 12

A political climate of cheap shots and parody means that we fail to see our political energies for building better communities — most recently expressed ...

An unresolved decision: the cut of mediation services for criminal cases is short-sighted.

By Editorial Board | October 12

Officials need to step up and find funding for a successful mediation service, otherwise Orange County residents will likely find themselves spending ...

Still too much to bear: the proposed athletic fee increase should be voted down today

By Editorial Board | October 12

Today, the student fee advisory subcommittee should vote the fee down or further delay the vote so that more work can be done to deflect a blow to students. ...

Tough times, 218 years later: UNC officials need to look past tradition to handle budget cuts

By Editorial Board | October 11

This day 218 years ago, North Carolina laid the cornerstone of public education as we know it. From humble beginnings, UNC embarked on a mission of educating ...

One week later, thanks Steve

By Lucie Shelly | October 11

How much of my morning routine is thanks to Steve Jobs? Unfolding a Mac, pulling up iTunes, charging my iPod, wishing I had an iPad. Then it’s check ...

The Speaker Ban: Students should see new plaque as a reminder

By Editorial Board | October 11

Wearing dark suits and ties, members of the University and UNC system’s brass did Wednesday what their predecessors 50 years ago did everything in their ...

The Interview: Student Attorney General Jon McCay

By Maggie Zellner | October 11

Jon McCay certainly looks the part of attorney general, sitting across from me in a collared shirt, speaking in the measured manner of someone who has ...

Don’t just do service, think about it, too

By Mark Laichena | October 11

A whole lot of UNC students care about public service. The Buckley Public Service scholars program has thousands of participants, and there are more than ...

Cuts at the degree’s expense: Budget cuts are not an excuse for asking less of students

By Editorial Board | October 10

The classroom is at the core of the University’s mission and should be the last thing compromised to budget cuts. However, concerns about graduation ...

The comfort to report: report should come as a signal that help is here for assault victims

By Editorial Board | October 10

As the campus gathers today for Speak Out UNC!, the University should build off of whatever momentum the security report revealed in lifting the stigma ...

Retooling the revolving loan: Carrboro needs to ask more of Revolving Loan Fund recipients

By Editorial Board | October 9

For too long, Carrboro’s revolving loan fund has been giving start-up businesses a lot for too little in return. Now, after the failures of two of the ...

Gov. Perdue needs to make up for her time lost on the sidelines

By Editorial Board | October 6

Gov. Bev Perdue has a right to her socially conservative stance — and voting record — on marriage. But, as governor, it was her obligation to take ...

The business school should not see the $50 fee's defeat as the end

By Editorial Board | October 6

The University’s student fees advisory subcommittee did students a service Friday, unanimously voting down a proposed $50 application fee for the Kenan-Flagler ...

Initial worries about applied sciences at UNC should not get in the way

By Editorial Board | October 6

At a time when steep budget cuts force the University into a seemingly perpetual state of cautiousness, it’s unfortunate to see “sensitivities” ...

The disgraced former N.C. State chancellor has a lot to prove in his new role.

By Editorial Board | October 5

The David H. Murdock Research Institute has taken a gamble with its public and private funds in the recent hiring of former N.C. State chancellor James ...