Faculty/Staff Football Forum Recap October 31, 2007

Last week was the Faculty/Staff football feasibility study forum. In attendance were about 20-25 faculty and staff that discussed the consequences of adding or not adding football to UNC Charlotte’s athletic program. The forum was run in a similar manner to the Alumni Football Forum which was held the previous week.
During the forum, faculty [...]

Transit Tax Debate Comments October 25, 2007

I was impressed by both sides of the debate because of the amount of
research and information the debaters compiled to make their point.
Keith Larson tried to persuade the audience of about 200 guests
(according to the alumni center) to vote for the repeal of the transit
tax because the mismanagement of the current CATS system is grounds [...]

The First and Hopefully Not Annual UNC Charlotte Transit Tax Debate October 24, 2007

Tonight was the UNC Charlotte (SGA, Non-Partisan Political Action, College Democrats, College Republicans) Transit-Tax Debate. We had some great debaters in Keith Larson and Jennifer Roberts and a great moderator in Jason Saine. The issue at hand was the transit tax in Mecklenburg County that has deep reaching consequences for either side of the decision. [...]

Transit Tax Debate Tonight! October 23, 2007

Tonight at 7pm in the Harris Alumni Center on UNC Charlotte’s Campus we are hosting the UNC Charlotte Transit-Tax Debate. Hopefully I’ll see you all there. The issue has been gaining attention, there are even some great youtube videos on the topic of Voting For Repeal or Voting Against Repeal:

49er Basketball Madness October 22, 2007

Basketball Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year. Tim
and I were there and a part of the action. The whole lower section of
Halton filled up in 1:09 which is about 3000 students.

The Women’s Basketball Team

SGA Transit Tax Debate Gets Some Local Recognition October 19, 2007

Keith Larson mentioned it on his show yesterday because he saw it in the Charlotte Observer!Secretary of Press and Public Relations, James Burrows, did a good job getting our press release together.

Alumni Football Forum October 16, 2007

Last night was the first of three forums to discuss the topic of adding football at UNC Charlotte. Small groups of alumni broke down consequences of adding or not adding a team. Some of the consequences I saw as I walked around the room included a continued deterioration of a conference affiliation and the inability [...]

College of Engineering Picnic! October 16, 2007

One of the best times of the year for College of Engineering majors, this past Friday was the College of Engineering Picnic where thousands of students, faculty administrators and about 70 employers came out to do what college affiliated groups do best… eat and socialize. This was my fourth COE picnic and it has grown [...]