Letters -

Shelter ideally proximate to public transportation

By Letter to the Editor | January 11

TO THE EDITOR: Over the past 10 years the IFC, town of Chapel Hill and numerous community organizations have been planning and searching for a new site ...

DTH must apologize to families of WWII soldiers

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: As I read and reread the DTH on Tuesday, Dec.

New grade input system is inefficient, burdensome

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

New grade input system is inefficient, burdensome TO THE EDITOR: For years we have been clamoring for a computerized system to transmit course grades ...

Seelinger's unsolicited legal advice unwanted

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in response to the Carolina Review’s Dec.

IFC shelter a success for homeless and community

By Letter to the Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR: For almost 50 years the Inter-Faith Council has led Orange County in addressing the hunger and homelessness that are as much a part of ...

A cappella groups find it difficult to fund service

By Letter to the Editor | December 6

TO THE EDITOR: Ironic. That is how I would describe the article “UNC a cappella groups rely on money for CDs, concerts” (Dec. 1). The piece focused ...

Rape culture is more than just the act of rape itself

By Letter to the Editor | December 6

As a former staff member in a rape crisis center and a sociologist who studies interpersonal violence, I’m dismayed by Michele Martin’s (“Overuse ...

US drilling ban a victory for the Atlantic Ocean

By Letter to the Editor | December 6

TO THE EDITOR: The beginning of the month proved to be a great victory for our oceans with the Obama administration’s announcement of placing a seven-year ...

Kvetches regress progress toward gender-neutrality

By Letter to the Editor | December 6

TO THE EDITOR: Every time I open the DTH, I find misogynistic comments and articles that annihilate the advances we made as women at UNC, and bring ...

Save a life this holiday season: give some blood

By Letter to the Editor | December 5

TO THE EDITOR: This year celebrate the holidays by giving the gift of life to someone in need in our area. University and community residents are all ...

De La Rosa violated the campaign rules in letter

By Letter to the Editor | December 5

TO THE EDITOR: In submitting his letter “Ingram’s Board of Elections complaint is legitimate,” De La Rosa committed the very violation of which ...

Ingram's Board of Elections complaint is legitimate

By Letter to the Editor | December 5

TO THE EDITOR: As the leading proponent of the Title VI bill, I would like to point out Title VI, Section 404 states “potential candidates and campaigns ...

'Senior' label perpetuates a geriatric stereotype

By Letter to the Editor | December 2

TO THE EDITOR: In response to Lauren Refinetti’s response (“Words create meaning: Replace ‘freshman’ label,” Dec. 1) to Saffa Khan’s column ...

We can't afford to raise taxes in this economy

By Letter to the Editor | December 2

TO THE EDITOR: It seems as though the Obama administration and Democrats still don’t get it when it comes to taxes. All of a sudden they are fiscal ...

Support the 'DREAM Act,' call your representative

By Letter to the Editor | December 1

TO THE EDITOR: In the past few years, more and more brave young people have decided to “come out” and live publicly as undocumented students. Some ...

Overuse of word "rape" undermines importance

By Letter to the Editor | December 1

TO THE EDITOR: Yesterday, Andrew Tamayo wrote a letter to the editor decrying the DTH’s new “Quote File” as propagating, in his words, a “rape ...

"Freshman" title stunts progress toward equality

By Letter to the Editor | December 1

TO THE EDITOR: Saffa Khan (“Why I’m not a ‘first-year’ student,” Nov. 30) argues that words like “freshman” were once “an example of ...

"Freshman" term makes women seem non-existent

By Letter to the Editor | December 1

TO THE EDITOR: I believe that Khan (“Why I’m not a ‘first-year’ student,” Nov. 30) completely missed the mark on why everyone should use the ...

Quote File propagates a 'rape culture' here at UNC

By Letter to the Editor | November 30

TO THE EDITOR: The selection of quotes you chose to publish for your “Quote File” on Monday is deplorable in light of some of the articles and editorials ...

Words create meaning: Replace 'freshman' label

By Letter to the Editor | November 30

TO THE EDITOR: In response to Saffa Khan’s column (“Why I’m not a ‘first-year’ student,” Nov. 30): You argued the call for the use of the ...