Letters -

Small number of views represented in OS1 article

By Letter to the Editor | April 28

TO THE EDITOR:Today I read your article on the OS1 cleaning system and I felt compelled to respond (“New operating system debated for UNC housekeepers,” ...

Walk out protesters did not make their case well

By Letter to the Editor | April 28

TO THE EDITOR:The decision of many to leave in the middle of the speech by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo last night was, first, disrespectful. In addition, ...

Social media websites are helpful and not hurtful

By Letter to the Editor | April 26

THE EDITOR:Tonight I am going to a party. I heard about it on Facebook. I invited my friends through Facebook. This is simply a fast and efficient form ...

UNC shouldn’t buy coal from mountaintop removal

By Letter to the Editor | April 26

TO THE EDITOR:The state of North Carolina continues to be a large purchaser of mountaintop-removal coal in the U.S. This destructive practice has destroyed ...

Students shouldn’t text while crossing the street

By Editorial Board | April 26

TO THE EDITOR:While I was on campus yesterday, I was appalled to see female students walking around texting. I even saw two girls texting while crossing ...

Men shouldn’t be afraid to identify as ‘feminists’:

By Letter to the Editor | April 26

TO THE EDITOR:Meredith Engelen’s column “Not all about bra-burning” (April 23) has the right attitude. There are many misconceptions about what ...

Even speech we don’t like must be allowed at UNC

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

TO THE EDITOR:Friday’s letter by Scott Williams entitled, “Tancredo and his beliefs have no place on campus” (April 23) reflects many students’ ...

Protesters have no right to say who we can listen to

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

TO THE EDITORThe letter printed this Friday entitled “Tancredo and his beliefs have no place on campus” (April 23), needs to be addressed.

Let Tancredo’s argument be heard, then debunk it

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

TO THE EDITOR:Friday’s letter by Scott Williams titled “Tancredo and his beliefs have no place on campus” (April 23) gave an impassioned opinion ...

Facebook and new media help, not hinder, friendship

By Letter to the Editor | April 25

TO THE EDITOR:Thursday’s column “Please bring back the old media” (April 22) vocalized a kind of reactionary opinion that I have heard a number ...

Much anxiety with many newer social media sites

By Letter to the Editor | April 22

TO THE EDITOR:Thursday’s column “Please Bring Back the Old Media” (April 22) echoed the way I have been feeling lately about the recent influx of ...

Tancredo and his beliefs have no place on campus

By Letter to the Editor | April 22

TO THE EDITOR:Thursday’s letter by Scott Neidich entitled “Anti-Tancredo protesters right to voice their views” (April 22) reflects many students’ ...

ConnectCarolina a great system; give it a chance

By Letter to the Editor | April 21

TO THE EDITOR: I was eager about trying the new registration system, ConnectCarolina. There was a lot of hype surrounding its debut. I prepared myself ...

Anti-Tancredo protesters right to voice their views

By Letter to the Editor | April 21

TO THE EDITOR: Anti-Tom Tancredo protesters: Thank you for demonstrating today in the Pit. Your exercise in free speech is one of the great things about ...

Athletes give back to the University in many ways

By Letter to the Editor | April 21

TO THE EDITOR: In response to the letter, “Athletes must see value in giving back to UNC” (April 20), I would like to say that UNC athletes give a ...

Address grade inflation; but don’t hurt students

By Letter to the Editor | April 21

TO THE EDITOR:Monday’s editorial, “Proposal deserves an ‘A’: Adding grade distribution of classes to transcripts will provide necessary context ...

Recent big wins for human rights at the University

By Letter to the Editor | April 20

TO THE EDITOR:We would like to share our excitement about the recent food justice progress at UNC.First, Aramark Corp. — the company that Carolina Dining ...

Respect the work of all collegiate student athletes

By Letter to the Editor | April 20

TO THE EDITOR:I read yesterday that the NCAA’s contract with CBS to broadcast the NCAA Tournament is roughly $6 billion dollars. I laughed and thought ...

The perfect storm has formed at UNC, Duke

By Letter to the Editor | April 20

TO THE EDITOR:All the elements of a perfect storm have formed in the 2009-10 academic year at Duke. The problems with Duke student government and Graduate ...

Athletes must see value in giving back to UNC

By Letter to the Editor | April 19

TO THE EDITOR:Over the weekend, Ndamukong Suh, the imposing defensive star of the University of Nebraska football team, demonstrated a commitment to giving ...