Opinion: Swim, UNC, swim
We learn some things just to survive. We learn other things for more transcendental knowledge.
We learn some things just to survive. We learn other things for more transcendental knowledge.
Gov. McCrory and the Republicans show how tone-deaf they are by blaming “politics” for the NCAA, ACC, NBA, companies like PayPal and entertainers like Bruce Springsteen pulling out of North Carolina.
Recently due to budget constraints, The Daily Tar Heel’s board of directors made the decision to terminate two employees on the paper’s small professional staff who had a combined half century of experience guiding this institution.
Bravo to Delaney Robinson (Daily Tar Heel, September 14, 2016, ‘I did everything a rape victim was supposed to do’) for having the courage to “go public” about the horrendous sexual assault she experienced in February. And another “Bravo” to her dad for his support and love.
TO THE EDITOR UNC Walk for Health would like to suggest the establishment of a Museum of Southern United States History on the campus of the University of North Carolina. This proposed museum would feature exhibits, artifacts, memorabilia, photos, videos and a library, and host symposiums, seminars and panel dicussions with an emphasis on the antebellum era.
Tucked next to the woods along Country Club Road sits one of the great cultural treasures of our community. For $10 and a OneCard, Playmakers Repertory Company presents live theater that gives New York and the Durham Performing Arts Center a run for their money.
The Board of Governors held its first meeting of the new academic year with public comments and a press conference with UNC system president Margaret Spellings.
Many may wonder, “What exactly is the problem with stereotypes?”
Is this a kvetching board or a lonely hearts club? I hope the shiny newness wears off soon and the resentment and pain creeps through. #TrueKvetch
I am disappointed and angry. My anger and disappointment hit me for many reasons and in different ways. The most shocking reason being that the sexual assault claim issued by Delaney Robinson was grossly mishandled.
A major party presidential candidate hasn’t visited our University since 2012, when President Obama slow-jammed the news with Jimmy Fallon from our campus. More recently, forums with state and local candidates from both parties on our campus have been quite scarce.
Voting has long been the cornerstone of every democracy and the foundation for representative government.
As The Daily Tar Heel has noted, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently decided to transform the Red Wolf Recovery Program to focus on captive, not wild, wolves.
As a member of a fraternity, the article you published titled, “Just what you need: a safe space for white men,” baffles and disappoints me.
As a third generation Tar Heel, proud alumna and football season ticket holder, nobody loves this University and its sports teams more than I do. As a woman, a prosecutor, and a friend to several sexual assault victims, however, nobody is angrier than I am over the University’s handling of sexual assault cases.
Parties can be hard. I’ve found myself smushed up against more poster-covered walls than I’d like to count, awkwardly scanning the room to see if I know anyone or huddling with the group I arrived with.
After 18 years, partners Linda Bourne and Karin Mills sold their award-winning restaurant, Spotted Dog Restaurant & Bar, in historic downtown Carrboro to Ed Corbell.
Although I agree with the Democratic platform on several points, I cannot vote for the Democratic candidates, because of the platform’s insistence on abortion “rights.”