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  • Madison Smoozefest or Chapel Hill’s Sleazefest?

    Smoozefest or snoozefest, either way this weekend’s (Sept. 24th-26th [correction]) trip to Madison by our local “usual suspects” appears to be more about building relationships at home than abroad. Most of all, this trip is about building relationships. Not only will participants gain knowledge of what has worked and what has not worked in Madison, […]

  • $337,800

    Fresh in from Kirk Ross’ ExileOnJonesStreet. Today’s UNC Board of Governors meeting yielded significant raises for the Chancellors in the UNC system, including a hefty $32,000 increase for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Chancellor James Moeser. Fayetteville State University’s T.J. Bryan(t) [sic: they even misspelled her name] must be bumming as her “paltry” %3.8 increase was not enough […]

  • Carolina North’s Evans: Don’t pin me down…

    A third of the way through my second “live” LAC meeting – the second with Evans as UNC’s point man – and a nascent theme from the last meeting has emerged full-blown: “Don’t pin me down…” Last week [PDF], when questioned on specific environmental goals for Carolina North, Evans dismissed specific language. Dan Coleman: Can […]

  • Crawford-Brown: “I’ll take the brickbats from both sides…”

    Dr. Crawford-Brown claimed at today’s LAC meeting that he feels he does more work on behalf of Chapel Hill’s Town Council than for the University even though he’s a member of the University’s delegation – and the director of UNC’s Carolina Environmental Program. Trying to clarify his role, Crawford-Brown said he’s here as a scientist, […]

  • Greenwashing?

    One curious reader asks “What is greenwashing?” From the Center for Media & Democracy’s Sourcewatch project, greenwashing is defined thusly: “Greenwashing is what corporations do when they try to make themselves look more environmentally friendly than they really are.” [1] (here) “Greenwash” is defined in the 10th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as […]

  • Carolina North: Moeser Tirelessly Seizing Future Territory

    The October 1st, 2007 can’t come soon enough for some of UNC’s Board of Trustees. Yesterday, Chancellor Moeser once again disingenuously affirmed the absolutely critical role Carolina North’s development plays. Important? Maybe. Critical? How can we assess that before we see a real evaluation of its business, educational and community-oriented impacts? Leaning on previous assertions […]

  • Chancellor Moeser: It’s good to be good

    Chancellor Moeser’s main thesis from his September 6th State of the University remarks [via WCHL1360]: …we can aspire for greatness … move from good to great … and be both great and good… The speech was replete with references of being good, of moving from good to great both as an University and community member. […]

  • Carolina North: Crawford-Brown’s Counter-principles

    Rather than expanding upon the published principles created by Chapel Hill’s (now defunct) Horace-Williams Citizens’ Committee (HWCC) or integrating their newer environmental recommendations (which I championed), UNC’s green representative to the LAC (UNC’s Leadership Advisory Committee) offers a counter-proposal. Why? Why follow Chancellor Moeser’s lead and continue butting heads? To: LAC (9-3-06) From: Doug Crawford-Brown […]

  • Carolina North: My Own Words? A Recap of My Aug. 24th Environmental Request to the LAC

    According to the online minutes [PDF] of August 24th’s Carolina North Leadership Advisory Committee meeting, this is what I asked for… Will Raymond, citizen of Chapel Hill, former member of HWCC: Speaking on own behalf. Wants to talk about the environmental assay, which was an issue brought up by HWCC. Like what BioHabitats is doing, […]

  • UNC’s Moeser Prefers Butting Heads Over Carolina North…

    One would assume UNC’s Chancellor Moeser prefers confrontation over collaboration – at least that’s what I think based on his choice of sports metaphors. Along those lines, Chapel Hill News’ Mark Schultz chose an apt title, University puts on its game face, for my second CHN My View column. Forming up across the slippery turf, […]

  • What is it with Moeser, Carolina North and Quarterbacks?

    I thought Dean Jack Evans was UNC Chancellor Moeser’s first Carolina North QB. From today’s Daily Tar Heel: “(Suttenfield) had been in many ways a quarterback for town relations,” Moeser said. “I thought we weren’t on our side well-organized or properly organized.” Nancy Suttenfield, former vice chancellor for finance and administration (and Moeser’s first big […]

  • Carolina North: Evans Conducting an Intellectual Exercise?

    “the book says, we might be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us.” Dr. Bergen Evans, The Natural History of Nonsense as bowdlerdized in the fantastic movie Magnolia UNC’s current Moeser administration likes to announce major modifications to their developmental plans and strategies either in the deep doldrums of summer or […]

  • Robin Cutson Drops a Feather

    Robin Cutson, a fellow 2005 candidate for Chapel Hill Town Council and, more recently, a candidate for Orange County Board of Commissioners, has decided to spur local change outside of the “established system”. She say’s she’s frustrated with the inability of our local elected folk to solve problems in a common sensical fashion: …it appears […]

  • Town Manager Stegall?

    I’m impressed with what I’ve read by and about Sean Stegall. With Sean we have a candidate for town manager that celebrates openness, wants to make community a cornerstone of his efforts and recognizes Chapel Hill’s need for some “conflict resolution”. He has a flexible management-style – a trust in the folk working at all […]

  • How low can Moeser go? Transit, transportation and parking lots.

    [UPDATE:] Please excuse the draft of this post, with broken links, that was earlier erroneously posted. During my 2005 Council run, I was advised by “folks in the political know” that my optimistic call to UNC to put their 2003 Carolina North development plans aside and start anew would fall on deaf ears. “Don’t waste […]