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Carol Folt’s leadership must be defined by transparency

By Editorial Board | April 14

When Chancellor Holden Thorp announced his resignation last September, he did so as the University dealt with academic and athletic scandals unprecedented ...

Celebrate UNC’s No. 1-ranked baseball team

April 11

It’s springtime, which means baseball, America’s greatest pastime, is back — and so are the No. 1-ranked Tar Heels.

Taffye Clayton takes on graduation rates for black males

By Trey Mangum | April 11

Taffye Clayton spent 20 years trying to better integrate the issue of diversity into the world of higher education. Last year, she was hired by her alma ...

Quickhits for April 11, 2013

By Editorial Board | April 10

The N.C. House of Representatives unanimously passed the “Back to Basics” bill last week requiring public elementary school students in the state ...

Incubator’s success will help Chapel Hill business

By Editorial Board | April 10

With the news that the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center is becoming a private nonprofit, Orange County’s initial support for the center ...

The chancellor search should be more transparent

By Editorial Board | April 10

Wednesday’s announcement that the UNC-system Board of Governors will name the next UNC chancellor Friday is a reminder of how closed the entire process ...

Students should recycle their unwanted items

By Editorial Board | April 9

School is coming to a close, and spring cleaning is right around the corner. To ensure UNC continues to be a green campus, students should donate and ...

Senate Bill 648 shouldn’t silence activists

By Editorial Board | April 9

The different names used for Senate Bill 648 say a lot about what the people who use those names think of the bill.

The Board of Governors shouldn’t stop ASG lobbying

By Editorial Board | April 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors is discussing significant changes to the structure of the system’s Association of Student Governments.

Expectations and funding for schools hinders rural students

By Lilly Knoepp | April 8

Recently, I took my roommate home with me. We drove the five hours across North Carolina, through curvy mountain roads to my hometown in the western part ...

UNC is right to help former students finish degrees

By Editorial Board | April 8

The UNC system’s proposal to provide graduation programs for former students who did not attain college degrees should be applauded.

Student Congress needs to focus on funding requests

By Editorial Board | April 8

As the 95th Student Congress commences, each of its members should take care to focus on performing their duties to this University and its students without ...

Gender non-specific housing not a 'social experiment'

By Kevin Claybren | April 7

Last Tuesday, Sen. David Curtis, R-Gaston, Sen. Ben Clark, D-Cumberland, and Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Franklin, introduced Senate Bill 658, which would “prohibit ...

Town’s newly formalized program good for business

By Editorial Board | April 7

The decision by the Chapel Hill Fire and Inspections departments to codify the long-time informal practice of allowing businesses to inspect a location ...

A bill would penalize students who vote where they live

April 7

Last week, three Republican N.C. senators sponsored Senate Bill 667, which would prevent parents from claiming their children as dependents if their children ...

Holi Moli celebrates with bright colors in dark times

By Jagir Patel | April 4

Today, UNC will celebrate the Hindu holiday of Holi with our annual Holi Moli festival of colors. At this joyful event, Tar Heels — regardless of their ...

Federal funding shouldn’t buy for-profit college ads

April 4

For-profit colleges should not be allowed to use federal funding for advertising their academic programs.

The N.C. Senate shouldn’t kill gender-neutral housing

April 4

Even though the UNC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a gender-neutral housing pilot program last fall, members of the N.C. Senate are attempting ...

Quickhits for April 4, 2013

By Editorial Board | April 3

Ackland Art Museum placed several log-sized pieces of chalk in the Pit last week to foster expression. Unfortunately, Ackland forgot that UNC students ...

The proposed bridge across South Road makes no sense

By staceman | April 3

During the last five years the University has discussed on-and-off the possibility of building a bridge over South Road to ease traffic congestion and ...