The Carolinian [February 23, 2010]

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Independent Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro- Founded 1919
Greensboro, NC I Vol. XC, No. 19 Carolinianonline. com February 23 - March 1, 2010
N.C. high
schools may
cut early.
U.S. history
·curriculum
Sarah Fauser
Staff Writer
After weeks of national media
coverage and protests from the
citizens of North Carolina, a
revised curriculum draft has been
submitted from the Department
of Public Instruction (DPI) on
how history will be taught in the
statewide school system. The
initial proposition for the history
curriculum stated that students
would only learn history post-
1877, allowing for more· time
to be spent on recent historical
events such as the Vietnam War
and the current conflicts in Iraq
and Afghanistan. "Those are the
parts of history that our children
don't get to;' said Rebecca
Garland, the chief academic
officer for DPI. "That's the part
they see on television every
night, and that's· the part. they
don't understand:' Should the
revised curriculum take effect,
no history of the American
Revolution, the War of 1812, the
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UNCG to break ground on
new residence hall.in M
The $30 million building, to be completed by
August 2011, will be the campus' first "green"
residence hall and will be built entirely by
local workers.
Shonte' Hodnett
Staff Writer
UNCG's Board of Trustees assembled in Alexander room of
the EUC last Thursday to discuss a proposal that would give them
one vote on the committee that recommends firms for university
building projects. Therefore, their voices would be heard earlier in the
selection process with the goal to present more opportunities for local workers
such as for designers, construction managers, and general contractors
who bids and manages project on behalf of the university. Amongst the
newest projects is a new eco-friendly residence hall.
During a recent discussion of potential designers and construction managers
for the Quad and dining hall renovations, Richard "Skip" Moor~, who sits on the
business affair·s committee, arose the question of why more design and engineering firms in
Guilford and surrounding counties were not being recommended for projects. UNCG vice
chancellor for business affairs, Reade Taylor, recently presented the idea to hire more local
workers to members of the board of trustees' business affairs committee. At the meeting, the
board positively expressed their interest. Taylor said some trustees have expressed concerns
that the university is not using local designers to the exttmtthat it should. One trustee said
that if the locals pay taxes in North Carolina, they sli0uld be able to receive work from the -
state in exchange. ·
In May, UNCG will break ground on its first "green" residence hall. The 400-bed,
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Bowels resigns as UNC president, will take post at White House
Erskine Bowles, UNC since 2005, will be tasked with bringing down the
United States deficit down under three percent of the total economy by 2015.
Craig Veltri
Staff Writer
"The 'why' part is easy;' said
UNC president Erskine Bowles
responding exclusively to The
Carolinian as to· his surprise
announcement that he would
be resigning from his position
after only five years on the job
last Friday at the UNC Board of
Governors meeting.
"I believe this is the right
time . .. " said Bowles via e-mail.
"When I came I said I would
stay five years and that still
feels right:' I always set high
standards with goals, objectives
and tight time lines. I try to
surround myself with a great
team and then I hold that team
and myself accountable for
executing our plan. I've learned
through experience that there's
only so much Erskine Bowles
an organization can take:'
"Plus;' Bowles said, "it's
always good to leave when
everyone wants you to staY:'
While not specific in his
P.lans for life after UNC, The
on Wednesday that President
Obama named Bowles to
co-chair an 18-member
commission with the former
Republican Senator from
Wyoming, Alan Simpson, " ...
tasked with drafting a plan to
significantly reduce soaring
budget deficits by 2015:' But
Bowles stated to the News &
Record that he would stay on as
UNC president until a successor
was installed.
A Greensboro native, Bowles
graduated from UNC-Chapel
Hill with a degree in business
and later earned an MBA from
Columbia University. In the
1990's, he was a mainstay in the
Clinton Adminstration serving
as its Chief of Staff from 1997-
1998. In 2002 and 2004, Bowles
ran unsuccessfully for the
U.S. Senate. In October 2005,
Bowles was elected by the UNC
Board of Governors to become
the fourth President of the UNC
.System.
When asked if he had any
plans to get back into politics,
Bowles told the News & Record