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Housing easy to ?nd for summer sessions

By Jacqueline Kantor | April 11

For those wishing to stay in Chapel Hill or Carrboro for the summer, there is no shortage of on- and off-campus housing.

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Film professor involves students in documentary process

By Jacqueline Kantor | April 11

He’s found them as far away as Norway and as local as the UNC soccer fields. He’s even discovered them down the road in Durham and then taken them to West Africa.

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Echoing Green president speaks at UNC on social entrepreneurship

By Jacqueline Kantor | March 21

Despite the sobering topic of her talk — the struggle of entrepreneurs in rapidly changing times — Cheryl Dorsey spoke with an evident enthusiasm Monday for social change and entrepreneurship in the face of a bleak economic climate.

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UNC humanities professors host innovation seminar

By Jacqueline Kantor | February 28

It’s often more difficult for history professors or English students to craft solutions to real-world problems than it is for doctors or scientists. But a panel of 10 humanities professors made a case for the liberal arts Monday afternoon, saying those in humanities fields should take a Socratic approach and ask questions about how their studies can extend beyond the classroom.

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Blogger gives lesson in ‘gender 101’

By Jacqueline Kantor | February 16

From the history of feminism to the blogosphere and, finally, to a slew of internet videos, audience members were treated to a lesson in “gender 101” on Wednesday.

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UNC to offer free speed reading class

By Jacqueline Kantor | February 2

The “Reading for Retention” course offered by UNC’s Learning Center and the Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling aims to make a 600 words-per-minute pace possible for any student.

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Campus dorms put focus on green energy

By Jacqueline Kantor | January 31

Carolina blue is always the color people associate with UNC. The housing department is one of many campus organizations trying to paint Chapel Hill another color: green. From sustainability living-learning communities to “Turn off the lights!” stickers, UNC Housing has multiple initiatives in place to increase the environmental consciousness of on-campus living. Each dorm has recycling bins in every room, and there are also boxes outside buildings and inside lobbies for old tennis shoes and batteries.

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Campus communities enhance education

By Jacqueline Kantor | January 31

There’s nothing like shared bathrooms, broken elevators and floor activities to bring a group of people together.

Warren Brown speaks with a student about the ingredients he experiments with in his cakes. He stopped practicing law to start CakeLove, a group of specialty bakeries he owns around the Washington, D.C., area.

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CakeLove founder tells story of entrepreneurship

By Jacqueline Kantor | November 16

The founder and owner of CakeLove served up some sweet career advice and cake Tuesday night as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Warren Brown, a lawyer-turned-baker who owns seven bakeries in the Washington, D.C. area, joined fellow entrepreneur Christopher Gergen to speak to students about pursuing their passions, no matter how impractical or unexpected.

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Former presidential advisor Stephen Flynn to speak on preparing for disasters

By Jacqueline Kantor | October 5

Stephen Flynn, president of the Center for National Policy, will speak at the FedEx Global Education Center on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.