Changes (and rumors of changes) to racial preferences nationwide
The face of racial preferences, under the misnomer “affirmative action,” is changing in several places nationwide.
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Will the Governor’s Seat Be Open in 2004?
Rumors swirl that Easley's job is not what he expected, and he might not run for re-election.
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When Government Programs Work
Two government programs that show signs of achieving their objectives.
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Leftists blast report urging colleges to teach American history and principles
A report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has the establishment-left wing of academe up in arms. "Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It" builds on the fact that "academe is the only sector of American society that is distinctly…
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Harsh critic of UNC-Chapel Hill to speak in Chapel Hill, Raleigh
Leftist-radical-turned-conservative-activist David Horowitz will be speaking in Raleigh and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Horowitz, president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, has been sharply critical of leftists in higher education prior to and following Sept. 11, and he…
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Former Black Panther leader regales Duke University students
As America's war on terrorists abroad continues successfully, a former head of a domestic terrorist organization spoke at Duke University to an apparently receptive crowd.
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Students fight back against anti-war sentiment on campus
North Carolina university students are beginning to join the intellectual battle on campuses over the U.S. war on terrorism.
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N.C. State Panelists Suggest Oil, Racism Motivate U.S. War on Terrorism
The U.S. war on terrorism was roundly decried Tuesday by the speakers at a North Carolina State University roundtable discussion on the war. The discussion was sponsored by the N.C. State Women's Center, the Academic Study of Religion Club and Engineers Without Borders.
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UNCW professor threatened by student for replying to her anti-U.S. email
A UNC-Wilmington student is threatening a lawsuit against a professor because she was offended by his response to her mass email, sent also to him, in which she claimed the war on terrorism was an "intensification of US imperialist repression already in progress."…
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Combined teach-in will focus on the fight against ‘fundamentalisms’
“Women Fight Fundamentalisms: Before and After September 11th” will be the topic of a two-day “teach-in” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. The teach-in will build upon the national consensus forged on Sept. 11 against the extremist, militant interpretation of Islam wielded by the…