The Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors can’t remove jurors on account of race, but in North Carolina, prosecutors found a workaround.
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Two Years After Being Dropped by MSNBC, Duke Alum Melissa Harris-Perry Isn’t Going Away
Melissa Harris-Perry DCABP Eighty-Third Annual Founders’ Day Gala Sat., Aug. 25, 7 p.m., $85 301 West Morgan Street, Durham Tickets available at dcabp.org My life and work have been connected to political scientist Melissa Harris-Perrywho received her bachelor’s at Wake Forest and her Ph.D. at Dukeever since she wrote Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk […]
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Eight Years Ago, Chapel Hill Enacted the Most Progressive Affordable Housing Policy in the Triangle. Here’s How It Failed.
Inclusionary zoning hasn’t been much of a tool. It might have made things worse.
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Be Careful Out There: How to Look Out for Yourself (and Others) on Campus
UNC SAFE Escort Service: (919) 962-7233 Duke Van Service: (919) 684-2020 NCSU Safety Escort Service (919) 515-3000 NCCU Escort Service: (919) 530-6106 Part of collegeand part of being on your own for the first timeis learning how to take care of yourself. But for those of us who’ve never even done a load of laundry […]
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How to Get Around Campus (and Beyond) Without a Car
Maybe you’re an N.C. Central student with a friend at State you want to visit. Maybe you’re a UNC student who hates walking from your dorm to class on the other side of campus. Maybe you’re at Meredith and just need a change of scenery. Chances are, you don’t have a car on campus, especially […]
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Five Quick Tips for Pulling All-Nighters
We’ve all been there: the lab report left until the last minute, the paper due at 8:00 a.m., the exam that seemed so far away on the calendar but then suddenly is tomorrow. While a little planning goes a long way, all-nighters are inevitable. Don’t fret; here are five tips for doing ’em right. REST […]
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Campus Life Is Too Short for Bad Sex
Let’s not beat around the bush: Sex is everywhere on college campuses. This is true whether you’re indulging liberally or abstaining altogetherand, to be clear, there’s nothing wrong with either. No matter what, you’re going to confront situations where a working knowledge of the ins and outs of sex will be useful. This article won’t […]
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College Is Hard. We’re Here to Help.
This fall marks twenty-one years since I packed my few worldly possessions into a 1990 Toyota Camry and, after lying that I would abstain from any illicit substances, left my parents’ abode for the first time. I was off to explore the world on my own. (Sort of: It’s not like I was paying my […]
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Eleven Annual Local Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss
You’ll find a thousand events to go to on campus throughout your first year: basketball games, on-campus concerts, club events, and so on. You’re missing out, though, if you don’t get off campus and see what the rest of the Triangle has to offer. Here are some festivals to get you started. BEATS N BARS […]