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Summer 2004
Volume XXVII
Issue 2
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Spring 2005: Volume 28, Issues 3 & 4
Fall 2004: Volume 28, Issue 1 & 2
Spring 2004: Volume 27, Issue 1
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Poor Policy
Publicity: On December 15, all students at UNC received a memorandum from Chancellor James Moeser by e-mail. The e-mail was titled “FORMAL NOTICE: Policies and Procedures Concerning Sexual and Racial Harassment.” The memorandum began by reminding students of the policies on sexual and racial harassment and “emphasiz[ing] strongly the responsibility of each individual to contribute to work and learning environments free of these kinds of discrimination.” While students are also protected from sexual orientation harassment under the Office of the Dean of Students’ anti-harassment policy, which covers “harassment and assault based on sexual orientation” or HABSO, this policy was not included or referenced in the Chancellor’s e-mail. (more)
Classroom Discomfort: Calling it a strong feeling of discomfort and “psychological terrorism,” UNC students and activists alike are taking a look at the issue of homophobia in the classroom. As a result of the Elyse Crystall - Tim Mertes incident, the questions are swirling: Just what is homophobia in the classroom? And what is the University doing to prevent its spread? (more)
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A Wonderful Week:
Organizers for this year's Celebration Week filled five days with
excitement and enlightenment
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A Writer's Adventures: The New York Times best-selling author Augusten Burroughs swings by UNC to speak about his childhood, relationships and writer's block. (more)
Lunch Focuses on Faith: Celebration Week’s second brown bag lunch focused on the intersection of LGBTIQ identities and faith. (more)
A Wall of Weighted Words: UNC Residence Hall Association constructs a project that preaches against the use of oppressive language (more)
LGBTIQ Faces: Meet and talk
politics with sophomore Alex Ferrando, one of the new co-chairpersons of
UNC's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender - Straight Alliance (more)
Office of Opportunities: The LGBTQ Offices serves as everything from welcome wagon to resource guide (more)
Night on the Town: A guest
writer gives us the humorous tale of his trip to the Lavender Ball
(more)
Calling all Queers: A guest writer talks "flashmobs," kiss-ins," "genderfucks" - oh my! (more)
Problems with Playboy: A guest writer answers questions about porn in light of Playboy's UNC visit (more)
Virtuous? Woman: A critique of two articles from the campus publication Virtuous Woman (more)
Marriage Equality - Take 2: A guest writer rallies the radical and mainstream around marriage equality (more)
Shame on You: A guest writer explains why "gay shame" can be the worst shame of all (more)
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