Take up the call to service: Participate in service events

Thursday a remembrance ceremony in the Pit celebrated the life of former Student Body President Eve Carson and her impact on the UNC community. At that ...

Stop layoff secrecy: University officials need to be more transparent about layoffs and budget cuts

When it comes to the future of University employees the administration must be more transparent. Officials have failed to release information about the ...

Fix ticket lottery system: Use Onyens" not PIDs to register online

Your Onyen is ""the only name you'll ever need"" — except when you're registering for the student athletic ticket lottery. Then you'll need a PID. ...

Vote no on fee increase: Not because you hate babies but because too few would bene_¶ t

Students will decide today whether or not to pass the much-contested child care services fee referendum. If passed the referendum would raise the current ...

Take this seriously please: All Congress members should attend budget meetings

The poor level of attendance at this weekend's Student Congress budget proposal meetings is simply not acceptable. One of Student Congress' most important ...

Downtown resurgence: Chancellor Thorp has big ideas for University Square

Downtown Chapel Hill has been getting a bad rap lately. So it was exciting to see Chancellor Holden Thorp step up on Thursday with plans for a grocery ...

Innovative advising: Peer advising program could help students better plan their academic path

Peer advising at the University is long overdue — and it's a win-win for students and the University alike. The program proposed in 2007 and recently ...

No school on Fridays: The University should consider a four-day school week for summer sessions

Four-day school weeks for the University's summer sessions should be seriously considered as a possible measure to lessen the effects of the budget crisis. ...

Cheers to Sakai: New course Web site is a good alternative to Blackboard

Sakai a new course Web site that is being tested by several UNC professors is the perfect replacement for the inefficient and limited Blackboard program. ...

Thanks to retired faculty: Retired professors show the best of UNC by offering to teach without pay

Retired professors deserve praise for offering to teach next year for free. At its Feb. 17 meeting the UNC Retired Faculty Association approved a resolution ...

Pure politics

The students and faculty who oppose the selection of former Attorney General Michael Mukasey as the UNC School of Law's 2009 commencement speaker should ...

Break ties with Russell

The University should break ties with Russell Athletic for violating UNC's Licensing Labor Code. Russell Athletic which produces UNC apparel fired 145 ...

Fix Alert Carolina: Thorp must put higher priority on timely text messages

We can all agree with Chancellor Thorp that the immediate safety of students should be the No. 1 concern when officers respond to a threat on campus. ...

Facebook forever: Students need to realize that Facebook retains their uploaded information

Recent changes in Facebook's terms of use have led to anger among students who have long overestimated the privacy of their information. Students are ...

Cushioning budget cuts: Chancellor's new Employee Assistance Fund will help qualm fears

Chancellor Holden Thorp introduced a initiative Friday that could decrease the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty brought on by the economic crisis.At ...

Expand hate crime laws: Assault based on orientation age disability gender should be crimes

North Carolina hate crime laws are outdated and should be amended by the General Assembly. Current N.C. law only defines a hate crime as an assault against ...

Quality over quantity: Reducing graduate admission levels will ensure that school remains strong

Many departments are choosing to admit fewer graduate students than normal next year because of reduced funding. This is the right course of action for ...

Track Perdue: Governor's new decision to make her schedules public is a step towards transparency

Gov. Bev Perdue's decision to release her schedule for the week was a responsible measure that will promote more transparency within her administration. ...

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