*You can find most of this year’s Tunnel in the video above. However, due to a technical issue, the last scene of the Tunnel is not included. There are few bonds on campus that run longer and deeper than my bond with the Tunnel of Oppression. Having proudly participated all…
The Tunnel of Oppression (or Why White People Suck)
You can find a video of my journey through the Tunnel via TuDou (which, unlike YouTube, allows me to upload the video as one file). Tuesday marked the second time that I have ever been meaningfully oppressed (my first such experience was, of course, last year’s Tunnel of Oppression). There…
Hijab, France and Freedom
In 2004, in one of the most egregious limitations on personal liberties instituted in a western country in recent memory, the French government passed a law banning the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols inside public schools. The law was widely viewed as being aimed at France’s growing Muslim minority because…
Virulently anti-Immigrant Student Group Forms at UNC – UPDATED
There is a new student organization on campus which is making waves this week. The group is part of a national organization called Youth for Western Civilization. This group, which bills itself as “America’s Right Wing Youth Movement” is bringing controversial former congressman and anti-immigrant activist Tom Tancredo to speak…
Multicultural Egg Hunt
As of the time of this writing you (yes you!) can still make the Connor Community Multicultural Egg Hunt. As my friend and fellow Review staff member, Chris Jones, pointed out, one of the flyers advertising for the event featured a large green cross, the symbol for the spanish inquisition. …
Awareness, Tar Breath, and much, much more!
This week’s column is a bit of a hodge-podge covering issues which, individually, don’t deserve full columns. First, a few announcements. Wait no more- the April issue of the Carolina Review will be distributed Monday. Also, the Carolina Review has now officially sold out to the powers of social networking…