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April 2013 Issue

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:44:39 +0000

Issue No. 8 Cover: Earth Day 2013 Features: Filibustering Drones by Mauricio Barreto, The Elevator Queen’s Visit by Tim Bame, A Natural Feeling about Senate Bill 76 by Alex Thomas, EthaNOPE! by Nathan Cole, The High Cost of Low Energy

Student Congress Discriminates Against Gun Group on Campus

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:40:46 +0000

The following is an excerpt from an early March post at Carolina Review Daily posted by writer Ben Smith, concerning the ongoing discrimination against Tar Heel Rifle and Pistol Club by members of student government. Chapel Hill, NC- Last night,

What to do about the Keystone XL Pipeline

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:38:45 +0000

by: Lea Palmer Freshman, Pre-Business and Public Policy Huntersville, NC lmpalmer@live.unc.edu The Keystone Pipeline has been a topic of major controversy in the United States for several years. Many environmentalists and Green Party members are saying that this pipeline will

Put Conservation Back in Conservatism

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:34:19 +0000

by: Charlotte Story Freshman, Chesmistry and Italian Charlotte, NC cmstory@live.unc.edu Environmentalism is an issue that has been traditionally ceded to the left and Democrats have typically been the most vocal proponents of environmental awareness and protection. However environmentalism is clearly

A Natural Feeling about Senate Bill 76

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:40:26 +0000

Is it time for the Tar Heel State to support fracking? by: Alex Thomas Freshman, Political Science Weddington, NC alexht@live.unc.edu As the North Carolina’s Republican-controlled government begins to settle into their first full term, one of the biggest challenges they

Fracking in North Carolina

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:38:36 +0000

A positive future in sights for drillers by: Charlotte Adams Freshman, Chinese Cary, NC charlotteadams24@gmail.com Fracking in North Carolina is a touchy subject, and holds an especially tender spot in the university spotlight here at UNC. As a student, I

Mind if I Check Your Browser History?

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:32:35 +0000

The problems of porn addiction, and how to beat it. by: Duke Cheston Class of 2010, Biology …The Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to

UNC’s Beyond Coal Movement

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:28:45 +0000

The push on campus to divest from coal by: Connor Herring Sophmore, Economics and PWAD Rocky Mount, NC ccherrin@live.unc.edu If you voted in this year’s Student Body President election, you probably remember being asked if you supported the resolution to

The High Cost of Low Energy

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:26:26 +0000

How we choose between reducing costs or reducing energy consumption when we could be doing both by: Zach Dvorak Freshman, Economics Mooresville, NC zdvorak@unc.edu In 1999, the University of North Carolina kicked off an ongoing campaign to be more environmentally

Global Warming and the Effectiveness of American Reduction

AlexThomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:22:59 +0000

Not Quite a Global Effort by: Ian Richardson Junior, Political Science and Psychology Charlotte, NC imrich@live.unc.edu Environmentalism is a term tossed around so casually that sometimes we begin to forget about its importance in the modern political landscape. Contrary to