Archive for April 10, 2012

Q&A sessions allow students to ask questions of Muhammad Yunus, microcredit pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, during his April 4 visit to campus.

All Biobuses will operate their regular schedules Friday April 6,2012.

Communications assistant professor Sang Nam received a $40,000 community-based participatory research grant to study health care access among Korean Americans in the Triad.

From the Fayetteville Observer (4/7/12): Emails sent by employees at government agencies are usually open to public inspection and may be copied, forwarded or published by anyone.

From the Charlotte Observer (3/28/12): Among the details that the city of Charlotte thought were worth keeping secret about the upcoming Democratic National Convention: what color to paint a new police command center; the location of fire and building inspectors at Time Warner Cable Arena, and a squabble between police and federal authorities over when to hold a meeting.

From The Pendulum (3/27/12): Few can shed light on the significance of Sunshine Day and how it relates to their rights as citizens.

From Mountain Xpress (3/27/12): Over two months ago, Xpress requested a copy of the audit of the Asheville Police Department's evidence room from District Attorney Ron Moore. We have received no reply. According to attorneys from the North Carolina Press Association, the audit should be public record, and Moore's behavior violates the state's open records law.