By Aleigha Page Marriage is an institution under fire by many harsh critics in the country because it is deemed as antiquated, and legally unnecessary. However, I believe that marriage is the healthiest institution for society because it demands that people learn how to work with another person, and make commitments. Above anything, it [...]
Defending Greek Turf: The Real Story Behind Fraternities and Sororities By Matt Oakes “Fraternities, then, seem to have a decidedly negative influence on university life.” This is what Duke Cheston, recent UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus and former Carolina Review writer, had to say in his September article for the John William Pope Center, entitled “The [...]
The Natural Law of Sex: Dr. Budzieszewski’s Talk and What It Means for Our Campus By Chase McDonough A day before the annual “Orgasm? Yes, Please” campus event, Dr. J. Budzieszewski of the University Texas-Austin proposed a very different approach to sex. There is no doubt that today’s college culture continues to blindly support [...]
Gender-Neutral Housing: Why the “Why” Matters By Kelsey Rupp On September 26th, UNC’s Student Congress voted in symbolic support of a “Gender Non-Specific Housing Proposal,” authored by Terri Phoenix, director for the UNC Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Center, and sophomore Kevin Claybren. Student Body President Mary Cooper has already voiced the [...]
By Andrew Votipka It is my humble opinion (the correct opinion) that SafeWalk is a useless program. Like many programs at UNC, its mission statement and its actual practice are contrary, and surely not enough to justify paying staff every night. Each time I go past those guys and girls, they politely ask if [...]
By Carlie Sorosiak Nothing whets the appetite like a whiff of stale urine, right? Billy Scott, owner of the Front Porch on Franklin Street, evidently disagrees. On August 6, 2011, Scott, a resident of Chapel Hill for over 60 years, attempted to freshen the air surrounding his restaurant by removing a city-owned wooden bench. [...]
By Anthony Dent The Left is so enthralled with the Marxist notion of the clash between the interests of the bourgeois and of the proletariat that the lazy characterization of conservatives as “pro-business” approaches the obvious. But Democrats, in implementing the agenda of the Left, have to make the (perceived) Faustian bargain of working [...]
By Jared Simmons Pakistan plays a unique role in the United States’ foreign policy because of its importance in the current U.S. conflicts in the region and in light of the non-state militants inside its borders who pose a significant threat to Afghani and U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Pakistani federal government has been [...]
By Chase McDonough Over 25 years ago, a student ran up to Professor George Lensing on the quad and asked him a simple question: “Have you ever thought of offering some sort of great books program? I think a lot of students would enjoy it.” At the time, UNC was already in the midst [...]
By Chelsea Walker By uniting to override Governor Perdue’s unconscionable veto of the Woman’s Right to Know Act, the General Assembly led North Carolina to join the growing number of states promoting informed consent for women considering an abortion. Abortion advocates have already condemned the new legislation requiring a 24-hour consideration period, counseling on [...]
