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An important author’s struggles can help his readers

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 10, 2015 | D.G. Martin

You can’t go home again. This is what Thomas Wolfe learned after his thinly disguised autobiographical novel cast some of his family and neighbors in Asheville in unflattering roles. It is always dangerous for a successful...

A Courageous Choice: Football Or Freedom

Posted by Deborah Stroman, Ph.D. | Nov 9, 2015 | Columns

The Missouri football team has demonstrated the power student-athletes can hold.

Is It Real Money?

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 9, 2015 | The Commentators

“No state-appropriated or tuition dollars are being used for these expenses.” Enough already of this rationalizing footnote from UNC as it released its latest accounting of legal and public relations costs stemming from the...

Sunscreen, A New Threat to Coral?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 8, 2015 | Common Science

If you try to stay up to date on science news, you may have notice a number of recent stories about coral reefs being damaged by sunscreen. After seeing several headlines to this effect, I decided to investigate. My initial...

In 2015 Election, Chapel Hill Goes “Beyond Unitary Democracy”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 7, 2015 | Aaron Keck, Columns

Was the 2015 election so heated because the 2013 election was so nice?

Game Day Fashion Tips Every Girl Needs to Know

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Nov 6, 2015 | The Fashion Plate

If you are anything like me, game day gets you excited! Women everywhere try to decide what they are going to wear to the big game. Even those that aren’t headed to the stadium are formulating their attire to watch their team on...

Dear Chancellor Folt

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 6, 2015 | The Commentators

Dear Chancellor Folt: You came to Carolina in our most difficult hour. And the darkness has not yet lifted. We need a strong leader right now, someone who can speak for all North Carolinians, for staff, students and faculty at...

NC State Missed Her October….Again

Posted by Staff | Nov 5, 2015 | Guest Column

What is it about October and NC State football? Once again peak season meant nothing more than clogged gutters and a 0.25 winning percentage in the continuing gridiron horror story at Carter-Finley Stadium. You can turn back...

Pushing Spellings into the pantheon, not the trash bin

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 4, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Let’s help her all we can. That is what I am telling my friends in the university community when they express displeasure at the selection of Margaret Spellings as their new president, or when they complain about the UNC...

Improving our Local Food Web: Part II

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 1, 2015 | Common Science

In Part I of this series, I noted that our local farmers, farmers markets, and restaurants in Orange County constitute a vibrant local food web that provides us with a number of important benefits including nutritious foods and...

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