Editorial: After 100 days in office, Josh Stein's quiet governance must be louder
By Editorial Board | April 13"100 days is an early benchmark, and in a state where voters have repeatedly rewarded quiet, steady leadership, no news is good news."
"100 days is an early benchmark, and in a state where voters have repeatedly rewarded quiet, steady leadership, no news is good news."
"Barred by noise restrictions in neighboring areas and a lack of public venues, most bands and performers resort to playing at semi-crowded frat parties or bars along Franklin Street. In these types of venues, music is most often not the focus of the event."
"Utilizing our libraries’ ample resources also sends an important message regarding their worth to academic research and leisure."
"This is not an isolated event unique to Columbia’s campus, but part of a broader trend of federal attacks on college students that do not align with President Trump’s platform or conservatism as a whole."
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"Labor organization has been historically unsuccessful in North Carolina due to the hostile way the state and the South have treated unions and workers. Simply because it happened, any vote, even a losing one, is a good vote."
"Like many institutions, student governments can be prone to insulation and disconnect from the people they must serve, but Alvarez’s perspectives position him to challenge the status quo and push for engaged leadership."
"As UNC students, we must recognize the handprints of enslaved labor impressed into the very foundation of this university, names in brick and stone of the unnamed ancestors of our classmates and colleagues."
"The content you absorb every day on your phone is not arbitrary; every word, picture and video was chosen for you by an algorithm, put in place under the supervision of these tech billionaires."
"Applicants deserve to be considered wholly by humans, not by artificial intelligence nor by meddling university higher-ups."