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UNC plans for steady growth

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | November 24

As the UNC system calls for the N.C. General Assembly to guarantee annual funding for enrollment growth, University officials are considering plans for expanding the student body. "UNC-Chapel Hill is on a slow but steady growth path at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level," said Jerry Lucido, vice provost for enrollment management and director of admissions. The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost has projected that there will be a total of 468 more undergraduate students on campus two years from now.

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Institute wins preservation grant

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | November 15

The nation's first university-based multidisciplinary social science research institute recently reaffirmed its commitment to research and knowledge in the field. UNC's Howard Odum Institute has received a grant from the Library of Congress to undertake large-scale efforts to acquire and preserve digital social science data from opinion polls, voting records, large-scale surveys and other studies.

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New group continues sentiment of political activism

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | November 10

As the campus continues to react to last week's election results, a new student organization is urging those at UNC to strike out. Students for a New Direction, a group dedicated to the promotion of political activism, dialogue and education on campus, is protesting what it says are President Bush's claims that the American public mandated his agenda. The group sold T-shirts in the Pit on Monday and Tuesday that read "STRIKE" on the front and "NOVEMBER 2nd IS NOT A MANDATE. AMERICA IS ALL OF US AND WE WILL BE HEARD" on the back.

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Experts mull subject of state apologies

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | October 25

Distinguished scholars representing far-off countries such as New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, England, Russia and Australia came to UNC-Chapel Hill this weekend to discuss whether countries should apologize for foreign-policy decisions. The State Apologies Conference, hosted by the University Center for International Studies, brought participants from across the globe to discuss past examples of apologies, as well as future possibilities and trends.

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Same-sex displays of affection cap Coming Out Week

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | October 11

Same-sex couples holding hands and kissing in the Pit drew claps and cheers from onlookers during lunch Friday. About 30 students made a circle in the middle of the Pit, holding each other's hands, and started kissing their same-sex partners and straight allies. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queer-identified individuals congregated in the Pit to celebrate all sexualities and to draw attention to what they said is the double standard that exists regarding homosexuals making out publicly.

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Duke, UNC sponsor peace research

By JAVAERIA QURESHI | September 27

Six Rotary World Peace Scholars from six different countries have continued collaborations this fall between UNC and Duke University to build world peace through international cooperation and conflict resolution. Rotary International, a philanthropic organization devoted to world peace and conflict resolution, funds the UNC-Duke Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution. The scholars are mid-career professionals devoted to peacemaking and now will pursue a two-year master's-level degree in fields related to its goal.

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