The articles below were all written in the past few months for the Daily Tar Heel. The first two articles are of my work this year on the University Desk, covering little-known minors and clubs on campus, and the last two are from last year when I was on the Opinion Desk, but they are still appropriate to this day.
“The Sunrise Hub at UNC held the first Southern Campus Climate Gathering from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9. The gathering welcomed over 100 student climate activists from 23 universities across the South, educating them on how to better their campuses and the country.
Sunrise UNC is part of the larger Sunrise Movement, a political action organization that advocates for the end of fossil fuels and invests in underrepresented communities. UNC is one of over 100 Sunrise hubs across the U.S.
Read more here.
With over 80 undergraduate majors and minors, there are many unique avenues for UNC students to study, but one minor created in 2019 crosses multiple disciplines.
From 2015 to 2018, a subcommittee explored the possibility of developing an interdisciplinary minor in food studies. The effort was spearheaded by former UNC professor James Ferguson, Amy Cooke, co-director of the food studies minor, said in an email.
As of 2023, 66 students are pursuing the food studies minor.
Read more here.
“With these increases in the cost of all on-campus housing, we would expect housing-related issues to improve. But the mounting $1.1 billion maintenance backlog is saying otherwise. As of Thursday, there were broken elevators in Morrison, expired drinks in the vending machines in Koury and structural issues in these buildings themselves. Since it seems the additional money isn’t going to the residence halls, it must go to the housekeepers or workers, right? Nope.” Read more here.
“Elected politicians should be held to the same expectations as the rest of us — the average retirement age in the U.S. is about 64, and more than half of our senators exceed this age. This should not be the case, and isn’t normal in most jobs.” Read more here.
