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Please Stop Rotating the Scrabble Board

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 5, 2015 | Common Science

Several years ago, I took a test at the Museum of Life and Science designed to determine whether I was better at remembering things that I hear or things that I see. The results were what I expected: my visual memory is far...

Oakes’ Outlook: Final Four ‘Breakfast Club’

Posted by Staff | Apr 4, 2015 | Columns, National

So this year, the Final Four has gone to the coaches starring in a stirring sequel to “The Breakfast Club”. I’m not complaining.

Reading “Cheated”

Posted by Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | The Commentators

I encourage everybody curious about the ongoing athletics and academic scandal at UNC to read Cheated, a new book by Jay Smith and Mary Willingham. The book combines the detailed document analysis of Professor Smith, a...

Why Is This Chapel Hill Small Business Banned From Selling You Its Product?

Posted by Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | The Commentators

Imagine you hand-crafted something. It was so special, people actually would visit you to watch you make it. But when they wanted to buy it, you weren’t allowed to sell them your hand crafted product, because the state...

Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 31, 2015 | D.G. Martin

“Were you a part of the Army that made the Indians leave their homes?” David, my five-year-old grandson, had been learning about American Indians in his preschool. He knew that I had been in the Army many years ago. So, of...

Ken Norman On Returning To The Challenge

Posted by Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Healthiest You

Second-year challenger Ken Norman spoke to WCHL’s Aaron Keck about what he’s learned in the Healthiest You Challenge, which has helped him to lose 70 pounds in two years!

Tom Underwood On Getting Healthy In Retirement

Posted by Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Healthiest You

Tom Underwood of Team DOCMS talks about making the Healthiest You Challenge his first big new endeavor since retiring. He also praises the outstanding facilities and staff at UNC Wellness Centers, and talks about the support of...

Salt and South Florida

Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 30, 2015 | Common Science

In the spring of 2012, I wrote a five-part series on water. In Part IV: When the Well Runs Dry, I explained the process by which salty ocean water can infiltrate subsurface, fresh water aquifers and the problems that creates. Over the last couple of weeks, I have encountered several stories about salt water infiltration in South Florida’s Biscayne Aquifer.

UNC’s Board Of Politicians

Posted by The Commentators | Mar 27, 2015 | The Commentators

This is Raleigh Mann. What are the qualifications for someone whose job it is to control a university? How about a whole bunch of universities – say, 17 of them? Some experience in higher ed administration is essential,...

Krystal Ragland Cheers On The Team

Posted by Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Healthiest You

Krystal Ragland of The UPS Stores of Chapel Hill team returns to the Healthiest You Challenge this year, and she brings both enthusiasm and experience to her team. She talks below with Ron Stutts about why she wants to keep...

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