Opining apart from the pack
By Sam Jacobson | July 18This week, the summer DTH editors were asked to submit anonymous questions about each other for a Real World-style confessional video that will be shown at the DTH summer banquet tonight.
This week, the summer DTH editors were asked to submit anonymous questions about each other for a Real World-style confessional video that will be shown at the DTH summer banquet tonight.
They say the first step toward recovery is admitting that you have a problem. Well, my name is Sam, and I have a problem. No, I’m not an alcoholic (you can’t be an alcoholic if you’re still in college, right?), I’m not a drug addict or even a smoker.
I was in seventh grade homeroom when I first learned the World Trade Centers had been destroyed and the Pentagon attacked by terrorists.
Advocates for liberalized gun control laws like to say that guns don’t kill people, people do. But guns make it a whole lot easier.
An old adage teaches us that we are all entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts. As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War quickly approaches, it is important to pause and remember what the Confederacy stood for.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has directed stellar films for decades. He has earned the title of “Best Director” at the Golden Globe Awards in 1975 and at the Academy Awards in 2003. He has been widely recognized, with almost all of his films subject to critical acclaim. At least that’s what I’m told.
The Daily Tar Heel staff writer Sam Jacobson had a chance to talk to artist-in-residence Oliver Herring. On Saturday, Herring will lead a group through a TASK Party. He discusses his career and TASKS below.
Correction (March 4 12:31 a.m.): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the orchestra would stop in Newport, Va. It will stop in Newport News, Va. The story has been updated to reflect the correction. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.Chapel Hill is in elite company this week. Memorial Hall is one of only four venues that will host The London Philharmonic Orchestra on its exclusive U.S. tour, which includes stops in New York City, Long Island, NY, and Newport News, Va. The orchestra will perform tonight and Wednesday night and has different programs planned for each night.
A new state Web site is aiming to set up a marketplace for waste.A state environmental agency created “N.C. Biomass Trader” to help organizations sell and buy industrial waste that can be converted into biofuel.Materials such as sawdust, used cooking oil and grease and cardboard are some of the types of waste made available through the site.
UNC isn’t the only school concerned about the safety of its post-game celebrations.Duke and N.C. State universities have enacted policies that dictate when students can and cannot have bonfires before and after major sporting events.