By Garrett Jacobs The idea that allowing guns on campus would put the UNC community at greater risk is folly. Guns are not inherently harmful to either communities or nations. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “Among the many
Budget Cuts– A Letter to Chancellor Thorp
By Andrew Votipka This letter was a proposal given to Chancellor Thorp by an anonymous student. It was a suggestion for a budget cut. Judge it for what it is worth; but keep in mind that these are tough
Follow the Mob!
How Mob Mentality has affected both Carolina basketball attendance and the waning Democratic political base By Matt Oakes What is it in our culture that makes us such bandwagoners? Why are we so quick to support winners, but jump
UNC’s Speech Codes
By Brandon Hartness When analyzing an institution’s responsibilities to its students and faculty regarding freedom of speech, it is important to clarify the distinction between private and public institutions. The former are not necessarily bound by the first amendment,
The Arizona Atrocity
By Charles McDonough This country has been abuzz the past few weeks with the news of the terrible shooting in Arizona. It seems, however, the shooting, which took the lives of six, including a federal judge, and injured thirteen,
Gay Conservative Manifesto
By Joshua Groll One of the notable challenges to the status quo embodied in the recent 2010 election season was the rise of the gay right. Election exit poll results show that conservative candidates attracted 31 percent of the
Making Social Entrepreneurship Work
By Anthony Dent Thanks to the “Great Recession,” profits have taken a browbeating in the public consciousness, but this is merely an extension of the repudiation of profits seen in academia. If you talk to students around campus, a
A Look at Centrally Planned Consumption
By Robert Gonzalez How should society achieve its maximum level of satisfaction subject to its societal-specific constraints, and who should be in charge of performing the optimization problem? These are not novel questions. In fact, what drove me to
Guide to Dating a Conservative
By Elizabeth Merritt There comes in time in every girl’s life when she tries to find a boyfriend that she can be proud to be with in public and take home to her parents. You’re looking for a man
Neutering the Net
By Marc Seelinger The Internet is one of the greatest success stories of the last century. It has radically transformed American culture, created millions of jobs and nearly limitless opportunity. In many ways, it is the purest representation of