News
Manning Introduces ‘Protect Students On Campus Act’ after wave of antisemitism
Rep. Manning introduces the Protect Students on Campus Act in the wake of Oct. 7th.
News
Law enforcement struggles to recruit and retain new officers
State agencies are struggling to recruit and retain officers, indicative of national trends.
News
Tillis bill would increase penalties for assault on police officers
Se. Tillis introduces a bill to increase penalties on assaults against law enforcement.
Opinion
Studying the possibilities
Technology has dramatically improved access to information nearly everywhere and lowered the cost of getting it. In higher ed, print-based books face tough competition from convenient, portable, and relatively inexpensive alternative formats. So why has the traditional textbook market seemed resistant to the lower prices that competition, lower-cost technologies, and Internet resources now make accessible?
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
Last Thursday, the 120 House and 50 Senate members of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned for the year, leaving much undone. While the General Assembly ratified a passel of laws, none is likely to usher in meaningful reform for North Carolina’s public schools. That will have to wait until the next session convenes in nine months, in May 2008.
Opinion
Call. 23: Will Spending on University Campuses Cause Prosperity?
Proponents of the University of North Carolina’s huge spending program — to be financed with bonds that don't require voter approval — have been pulling out all the stops. In a General Assembly committee hearing on the legislation, UNC President Molly Broad said that it should be approved because the late UNC Chancellor Michael Hooker wanted it. That was within hours of his death.
