Month: September 2007

  • Espousing free speech in academe

    RECENTLY, THE BANNER OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH was raised high across academe, including on our very own Chapel Hill campus, in defense of Duke Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. And, in…

  • Mixed results at the state championships

    IT HAS BEEN SAID that 90% of life is just showing up — but that’s not always true. I held a job working for the state once and based my…

  • Still watching “The Man Watching”

    THIS IS DEFINITELY IT, Coach Dorrance. After two decades as a fan, you had convinced me there was no need to pay attention to home openers. Then I open up…

  • Celebrating Club Nova’s community

    I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE of being part of several exceptional communities. One of the more remarkable is Club Nova. In case you have never heard of Club Nova, it…