As I am not sure when (or if) the Daily Tar Heel will publish the response I sent in to Mr. Clevinger’s Letter to the Editor, I have decided to publish my response below. As UNC’s resident Robert Novak-in-training, I read with great amusement Mr. Clevinger’s letter criticizing my recent article on…
True Confessions of a Coca-Cola Drinker
If one reads today’s column in the Daily Tar Heel, you would think that drinking soda is some sort of gross evil. We’re told that foreigners think we’re fat and what we really need is a fat tax and, we should only be allowed to drink water. What’s really ironic…
ASG Takes a Very Important, Useless Trip to DC
A headline buried within the pages of today’s Daily Tar Heel caught my eye, “ASG President Visits Washington, Says Little.” The first aspect of this little adventure that I’d like to visit concerns who exactly the ASG President, Atul Bhula, and his cohort were visiting. They were visiting the Democratic…
The Curious Situation Concerning the Housekeepers
I will admit to being quite perplexed by the whole “controversy” surrounding the working conditions of the UNC housekeepers. I will admit that when I first read of the “controversy” I considered it a non-issue. I mean really, who cares? With any full-time job I’ve worked in the past, I…
Let’s All Get Offended
As you may have read, last night the offices of the Daily Tar Heel were visited by protesters who petitioned the DTH to adopt gender-neutral language and avoid using words like “freshman” and “chairman.” Even gender-specific terms like “chairman” and “chairwoman” have been voted down as they have been deemed…
Event Planning
Hello out there in internetland. Sorry for not posting anything last week. It was a bit hectic for the Carolina Review, as we hosted the first two events in our history. On Wednesday we hosted a debate (with some pretty awesome moderators) between Prof. Ralph Byrns and Prof. John David…