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Continue reading →: Durham 911 police response times are still increasingIn the last 10 years, the DPD has only reached its target goal of patrol officers responding to priority one calls a total of five times. In this year’s first quarterly report, the DPD has hit its highest averaged response time of 6 minutes and 38 seconds – 50 seconds…
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Continue reading →: YA author Wlosok’s double life and her challenge to childhood dreamsWith the first due date for her second book already extended twice, the debut author of “How to find a Missing Girl,” Victoria Wlosok, is grappling with the demands from her dual life as student and now, author. “I love that she’s written a book,” said junior Alexandra Dirks, an…
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Continue reading →: The roots of the work: Blair LM Kelley’s process to publishing ‘Black Folk’CHAPEL HILL N.C — Blair LM Kelley, author of “Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class”, shared insights on incorporating her ancestral line into her book’s writing process during the Writer’s Discussion Series Lecture last Thursday evening, November 2. Kelley is a Ph.D. holder in History with certificates in…
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Continue reading →: After years of underperforming, Glenn Elementary is quickly gaining groundBy Kamryn Hailey, Page Lester, Jessica Simmons and Katherine Snow Smith CHAPEL HILL N.C. — With a master’s degree and the ability to speak two languages, kindergarten teacher Nancy Gonzalez had her pick of jobs at top-rated schools across North Carolina when she graduated in 2022. She chose Durham’s Glenn…
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Continue reading →: From stigma to strength: how disability pride is redefining perceptionsDURHAM N.C – Unified colors of green, blue, white, yellow, red, and black adorned banners, flags, and t-shirts, fluttering in the occasional breeze against the backdrop of a once rain-anticipated clear blue sky. Each vibrant hue represented a unique organization or group dedicated to championing the rights and well-being of…
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Continue reading →: What a decline in funding will look like for Chapel Hill’s affordable housing planCHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Town of Chapel Hill will soon face significant drops of funding for affordable housing by fiscal year 2024. The Town of Chapel Hill’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. For the previous fiscal year, funding was granted by three town sources, the…
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Continue reading →: How Roe v. Wade will affect society’s future bodily integritySimmons, J. (2023). How Roe v Wade will affect society’s future bodily integrity [Undergraduate honors thesis]. Barton College.
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Continue reading →: Should cultural appropriation and cultural denigration be protected under the First Amendment?Simmons, J. (2021) Should cultural appropriation and cultural denigration be protected under the First Amendment? HNR390 Barton College 2021 Honors Symposium Submission: Understanding Cultural Appropriation, Denigration, and Appreciation Towards the First Amendment: https://youtu.be/Yaz5yrLg0Xw Photo by Jessica Simmons
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