Tag Archives: UNC
Afganistan War
By Harold It’s amazing how little attention gets paid to the war in Afghanistan, considering we have 100,000 troops there, it’s the longest war in our history and it’s costing billions of dollars at the same time states are announcing … Continue reading
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Dreams. They Can Come True.
by Laura This week, I had a Very Important Graduate School Meeting, where we discussed the Future and What I Wanted to Become. If all goes according to plan, I’ll get to exit the world of being a student somewhere … Continue reading
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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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And We Were Only Freshmen
by Laura With every August comes the realization that Harold would like to be a college freshman again, more than anything in the world. Grad school wouldn’t come with silly trust games and hypnotist shows, so he considers that to … Continue reading
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Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah
by Laura This week I tried Zipcar for the first time, a few years behind the trend. Because we had both our own car and the subway in NYC, we never needed to seek out a loaner for a few … Continue reading
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In Praise of Noble Trees
By Harold I can honestly say that I have never thought about the thousands of trees that dot UNC’s campus (or any other trees, for that matter). But it was a beautiful day and I wanted to learn more about … Continue reading
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Relay Rocks
Thanks to everyone who supported our team and helped us raise about $2,800 for the American Cancer Society! As you can see, a bunch of former elementary school teachers charged with getting crafty made for a gosh-darn pinktacular poster-making gone-wild … Continue reading
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One way UNC is better than Duke
By Harold I think we can all agree that indoor soccer isn’t the most popular sport out there. It’s not ingrained in the culture, no one played it growing up, there’s no school teams, there’s no professionals to look up … Continue reading
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Procrastination Comes in Many Forms
by Laura To celebrate International Pillow Fight Day, Chapel Hill had a public battle on the main UNC quad. Harold and I chose opposing teams so we could smack each other around a little bit. All went well until some … Continue reading
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The default option
By Harold Denmark and the Netherlands are so similar that most people in America assume they’re the same country. So why is the organ donation rate in the Netherlands 28 percent, while in Denmark it’s 98 percent? In the Netherlands, … Continue reading
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Academy Award nominees come to campus
By Harold There’s a really cheap, easy way to see the Academy Award nominees this spring — they’re pretty much all playing at the student union movie theaters at Duke and UNC.
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