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Chancellor Holden Thorp tells Employee Forum members that UNC will hire a consultant to review housekeeper complaints.

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UNC to hire consultant to resolve housekeeping complaints

By Kelsey Finn | December 1

The University will hire an external consultant to address a range of complaints raised by housekeepers in recent months, Chancellor Holden Thorp said at the Employee Forum meeting Wednesday. Jackie Overton, chairwoman of the forum, said four themes were expressed at the meetings with Thorp: retaliation, intimidation, management issues and inconsistent application of rules.

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New Operating System 1 provokes concern among housekeepers

By Kelsey Finn | November 9

Since August 2008, residence halls have undergone a shift to a new cleaning system known as Operating System 1 with the goal of improving efficiency while providing more ergonomic cleaning tools. But as the system has spread from dormitory to dormitory, it has provoked concerns among its intended beneficiaries — the housekeepers themselves.

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Davis Library roof undergoes rebuild

By Kelsey Finn | September 8

About one week after reports of a cracking sound from a portion of the Davis Library roof, a mountain of scaffolding now stretches to the library’s eighth floor. The scaffolding, which was erected during the weekend, will be used as part of a potentially four-week long construction project that will temporarily close an eighth floor study lounge.

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Annual gifts to University remain steady

By Kelsey Finn | September 6

In a year of economic uncertainty and a steep state budget cut, the University saw its annual gifts go virtually unscathed. During the 2010 fiscal year, which spans from July 1, 2009 to June 30, UNC received $268.1 million in gifts — a 1 percent decline from last year’s total.

Brenda Kirby, the chancellor’s secretary, has worked at UNC since 1972.

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Chancellor’s secretary has storied history

By Kelsey Finn | April 15

On an average weekday morning, the chancellor’s secretary sits in her cluttered office in South Building, fielding phone calls, answering e-mails and directing lost parents.But Brenda Kirby does not fit the standard definition of a secretary.

Professor Mark Sobsey holds his invention that he hopes will make testing water quality easier. DTH/ Helen Woolard

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UNC professor devises new water purity test

By Kelsey Finn | April 15

Unsafe water kills more people than all forms of violence, including war, according to a United Nations report released in March.Mark Sobsey believes he can change that.

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UNC professor's lectures tackle love's meaning

By Kelsey Finn | March 15

The meaning of love isn’t an easy topic to understand.But professor Susan Wolf gave it a shot Monday night in the first of three lectures on the definition and value of love.“If you love someone, you have a stake in the world,” she said.

Chancellor Holden Thorp answers students’ questions during the open house in the Student Union. DTH/Duncan Culbreth

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Thorp holds open house for students

By Kelsey Finn | February 22

Chancellor Holden Thorp took two hours out of his Monday afternoon to chat with students, covering a variety of topics from the reading list for English majors to bike paths to Carolina North.The Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor held the open house, where a variety of students, faculty and administrators came together to discuss issues of importance on campus.

The Psalm 100 a cappella group performs during “1 Voice 4 Haiti.” DTH/Helen Woolard

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UNC a cappella groups join to make money for Haiti

By Kelsey Finn | February 9

UNC’s nine a cappella groups came together to sing as “1 Voice 4 Haiti” in a benefit concert Monday night at Memorial Hall.