Historic Political Campaigns in N.C. (Conference at UNC)
HistoryUNCpoliticshistorynorth carolinacampaignsDate: Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:30pm to Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 1:00pmLocation: Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel...
View ArticleLocal Media Ignores Claims Against UNC
Huffington Post broke the story University Of North Carolina Routinely Violates Sexual Assault Survivor Rights, Students Claim on Wednesday. Yesterday the Daily Tarheel has a story called Complaint:...
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Adventures in intersection design
(Cross-posted from my blog at geoffgreen.org)Meadowmont is a neo-urban neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was designed with a mix of uses and is trumpeted as a walk-friendly community,...
View ArticleThe DTH: Still standing by their endorsement?
The Daily Tar Heel has another editorial today criticizing Governor Pat McCrory for his remarks about education in last night's state of the state address.The DTH is right to criticize McCrory -- his...
View ArticleSafety, Image, and Undergraduates: What is the community's role?
News is breaking today that Landen Gambill, a UNC sophomore involved in the outstanding complaint against the University, could potentially face expulsion by the UNC Honor Court because she has...
View ArticleCommuting and Chapel Hill
I want to start this conversation on a wider level, and I've chosen here instead of a editorial or other form, because I think that it'll have a readership that will actively engage in the material, as...
View ArticleBhopal Disaster Survivor Speaks At UNC + Screening of film Bhopali
EnvironmentEventsRacial & Economic JusticeUNCbhopal disasterbhopali the movieDate: Monday, October 14, 2013 - 6:00pmLocation: UNC Hanes Art Auditorium Room 121Free Screening & University of...
View ArticleCold Weather and libraries
Today there was a 2 hour delay for the public schools because of the cold weather. Carl got up at the usual time and walked to Southern Village to see a friend. I biked to the UNC campus and visited...
View ArticleOrange County Board of Elections Talks Early Voting on Campus
The Orange County Board of Elections met today to discuss early voting sites for the 2014 elections and beyond.At the heart of the discussion today was what an on-campus voting site at UNC could be. In...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Visions
Today, the State Board of Elections will be deciding whether or not to add another site in Orange County for early voting. Jamie Cox and I issued letters in support of an additional early vote site for...
View ArticleTime To End The UNC Student-Athlete Hypocrisy?
We - I've lived in or near Chapel Hill, NC now for almost ten years, I can say 'We.' We are not some two-bit hokey college, out in the sticks. We are the oldest public university in the United States,...
View ArticleOne UNC Student's Experience With Finding Off-Campus Housing
I signed a new housing lease about a month ago in mid-October – a lease that won’t start until June of next year. This is how competitive student off-campus housing is in Chapel Hill, and the ever-high...
View ArticleAnnual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rally and March
OC NAACPUNCsocial justiceDate: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 9:00amLocation: Chapel Hill Peace & Justice Plaza (Franklin Street)"The Chapel Hill-Carrboro and UNC-CH chapters of the National...
View ArticleThe Chapel Hill Killings: Lessons
I'm sorry, but it is never too early to be discussing lessons. Especially not in the current world of ADD, where folks move on as soon as the headlines disappear. For me, the two primary lessons to...
View ArticleUNC Centers
Kirk Ross posted some of his thoughts about the recent UNC system center closings. Here are some of his observations:Although passed by consensus vote, during discussions Tuesday there was a split over...
View ArticleThe Northside Initiative: How It Developed, How It Will Work
The Jackson Center’s Executive Director, Della Pollock said it better than I could in a recent letter to Northside neighbors and friends:“Monday, March 9, was a historic day in Chapel Hill and the...
View ArticleA Year-End Wrap Up with The Real Silent Sam
This past Friday, April 24th, marked the last day of classes at UNC-Chapel Hill for 2014-2015, and while many students fulfilled the campus tradition of relaxing on the quad, others chose to reclaim...
View ArticleHealing After #ChapelHillShooting
Until Yusor Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, three young people who practice the Muslim faith, were shot to death on February 10, 2015 in Chapel Hill, many of us...
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Why Chapel Hill Doesn’t Have More Startups, in One Chart
In early 2015, UNC-Chapel Hill released an extensive report about the business startups and spinoffs that faculty, students, and alumni have created. This report quantifies the impact of these...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Visions
Today, the State Board of Elections will be deciding whether or not to add another site in Orange County for early voting. Jamie Cox and I issued letters in support of an additional early vote site for...
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