A tuition forum, organized by student leaders hoping to communicate with the student body about potential tuition hikes, was plagued Thursday night by a lack of publicity and student interest. Student Body President Seth Dearmin said earlier this week that he would use the forum to gauge student opinion. But of the 18 students to attend the event, most were members of student government.
A Hillsborough man was killed early Thursday morning while working near a campus construction site. According to University police reports, David Roy Phillips, 58, an employee of Chandler Concrete in Burlington, parked his concrete truck in the left lane of Pittsboro Street to check his load. He did not set the parking brake or close the driver's side door. The truck began to roll backwards, and the door caught Phillips, dragging him 65 feet, reports state.
Tension was high Tuesday night as more than 300 students gathered in Manning Hall to discuss racial profiling. Several campus organizations - including Masala, Carolina Hispanic Association and the Black Student Movement - decided that holding an open forum was necessary to address issues brought up in a Sept. 13 column by former Daily Tar Heel columnist Jillian Bandes.
UNC's largest Hurricane Katrina relief group wrapped up its major fundraising campaign this weekend, but it's not yet clear whether they reached their $50,000 goal. Carolina Katrina Relief, a fundraising group comprising multiple student organizations, raised at least $25,000 during its two week drive, but the total won't be official until later this week, leaders said Sunday.
Correction: The article states that "The collaboration came a day after athletics department officials announced they would organize the fundraiser themselves." The athletics department had announced from the beginning that they would work with Red Cross and other student groups. Two weeks ago, students decided that the first home football game of the season would be the perfect opportunity to collect donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina. And now, their plans are coming to fruition.
Last week in a Hurricane Katrina relief planning meeting, representatives from various student groups left with the hope of a campuswide donation campaign culminating in a massive drive at the first home football game. But students were unable to move forward with plans without communicating with and receiving permission from UNC's Department of Athletics. In a press release issued Tuesday, the athletics department announced that UNC athletes would be collecting donations at Saturday's game against Wisconsin - allowing other students to help if there was a need.
It's been more than two weeks since Hurricane Katrina left her mark on the Gulf Coast. Despite numerous meetings among student organization leaders, UNC-Chapel Hill is struggling to coordinate its relief efforts. "It's been very fractioned," said Adrian Broome, deputy student attorney general. "So many different groups want to help in so many different ways."
Four years have passed. Four classes of seniors have graduated and said their good-byes to the campus that was rocked on Sept. 11. But four years later, the students at UNC - who were in high school when the U.S. was attacked by terrorists - continue to operate in the spirit of unity started by the students who have come and gone. "That night on college campuses, millions and millions of students and faculty across the country came together in solidarity," said Margaret Jablonski, vice chancellor for student affairs, during a memorial event held Sunday.
Reporting an average SAT score of 1299 — up 12 points from last year — the most academically qualified freshman class in UNC history began its college career Tuesday. This year’s freshman class scored more than 100 points higher than the national average in both the verbal and math sections, according to preliminary data reported by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the National College Board on Tuesday. Freshmen boasted average scores of 643 in verbal and 656 in math — compared to the national average of 508 and 518, respectively.
Explosions of applause rang out from the Great Hall on Tuesday night as more than 500 potential sorority members were introduced to the University’s nine Panhellenic sororities. The season of recruitment has begun. And with the new season comes new recruitment practices for both sororities and fraternities. Sororities have adopted the Panhellenic-spirited contact agreement, which allows members to talk with women going through the recruitment process.
