Tag Archives: Memorial Hall
The biggest moral issue of the 21st century
By Harold Are there more men or women in the world? New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof asked that question at the start of his lecture at UNC’s Memorial Hall. Most in the audience (including me) said women, and that … Continue reading
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No grade inflation at UNC
By Harold My friend Zachary Pincus-Roth has written articles about how the list of top-grossing movies never takes inflation into account, so journalists can fall over themselves saying Twilight had the best opening weekend ever while Gone With the Wind … Continue reading
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Comedy and Jazz at UNC
By Harold There’s two big festivals coming to UNC this weekend — the Carolina Jazz Festival and the Comedy Fest. The jazz festival features famous (i.e. I’ve heard of him) trumpeter Terence Blanchard (left), Jason Marsalis (the youngest of the … Continue reading
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BBQ sandwich or better environment?
By Harold As if we didn’t have enough to worry about in our day-to-day lives, Laura and I went to hear James Hansen’s lecture on global climate change Monday night. Hansen is like the first version of Al Gore — … Continue reading
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