Our ‘Burn Book’ mindset

Let’s recall the Burn Book from “Mean Girls.” Damian was too gay to function. Dawn was a fat virgin, and Amber made out with a hot dog.

A simple solution: Faculty Council should eliminate hurdles to taking graduate classes

The Faculty Council should vote to pass the Educational Policy Committee’s initiative to rectify confusion about undergraduates taking graduate-level ...

Think local, act vocal: Students’ summer advocacy will be crucial in tuition talks.

Student leaders have taken a progressive step forward on tuition advocacy. Sustained engagement on students’ part will determine whether efforts will ...

A year ends, and a tenure

If the opinions I signed onto this year had prevailed, Ian Lee would have been elected student body president.

Realizing the right policy: New guidelines are an opportunity to review sexual assault policies.

Due to new guidelines from the Department of Education, UNC will be reviewing how it deals with sexual assault cases.

In the end, it does matter

This will be my last column of 2010-11, and since I would be talking about sex at the end of the year, I figured, why not talk about sex at the end of ...

The new student activism

How do you eat a whale? That’s an analogy one UNC environmentalist used for the scale of the challenge of creating a world with clean energy and environmental ...

Supreme priorities: A student ‘public prosecutor’ is still needed, even if its strongest advocates are changing roles.

The average student is neither an expert on the Student Code nor heavily involved in student government.

Clearer standards: New harassment policy should encourage reporting

The University’s initiative to rewrite its sexual harassment policy is a much-needed step toward transparency and clarity for students who are victims ...

Innovate, then incubate: The University’s ongoing innovation efforts should be paired with more space for start-ups to locate here

Home to one of the world’s best research universities, Chapel Hill seems like the perfect place for entrepreneurial start-ups.

Column: Why I hate Duke

In honor of the UNC-Duke game tonight, here's a look back at Ian Williams' classic 1990 column, "Why I hate Duke."

Adopt a pet: Lending a hand to animals helps the community

Having a pet cat or dog can make a dingy apartment feel like a home. If you are thinking about getting a pet then you should look into adopting from Orange ...

Hackney represented: N.C. needed its speaker at the national conference

N.C. House Speaker Joe Hackney left the state to speak at a conference Sunday. He was right to go.

QuickHits for July 23

Community obligations: The University should consider local duties

The next time someone tries to sell you Thin Mints it might not be a Girl Scout. The Boy Scouts are looking for new ways to raise money.

Metered forgiveness: New ticket policy bene_¶ ts visitors

Parking in Chapel Hill can be a real hassle especially the first time you visit. You have to find a parking spot; there are meters everywhere; there's ...

QuickHits for July 16

B-ball tree sculpture | Thumbs down | Apparently someone decided it wasn't ugly enough. The vomit-orange paint takes the hideousness to  ...

Charge us on time: Late tuition increases are unfair to students

Inconvenience and tuition seem to go hand in hand. This is true now more than ever. The state is now requiring UNC-system students to pay more than before ...

Remove the barrier: New act is right to help citizens in records suits

Kudos to the N.C. House for passing the Open Government Act. The bill is a much-needed advancement in transparent government. State agencies will no longer ...