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America’s food system requires cultural changes

TO THE EDITOR:

Thank you to The Daily Tar Heel and senior writer Christopher Sopher for the excellent series on “The Food Equation” in this week’s paper.

But one suggestion — the headline from Wednesday’s article, “Costly foods” contradicts Sopher’s three days of insightful reporting about the crisis and challenges that shape how we eat in America today.

TO THE EDITOR:

I am all for the purchasing of organic and locally grown food, but frankly, hardly anyone can afford it.

For example, in the organic section at Food Lion, a jar (normal size) of organic apple sauce was $5.97. That is totally outrageous!

TO THE EDITOR:

Though I’m thrilled to learn that our University is attempting to provide sustainable dining, Tuesday’s article, “Local Food, Big Business,” failed to explain what that actually means.

I’m inclined to think that “sustainable food” is food produced, transported, prepared and consumed without consuming finite natural resources or damaging the environment.

TO THE EDITOR:

In yesterday’s column, “Enough! Please turn your swag off,” David Bierer stated “I’m not sure when the fad began, but it has clearly saturated the verbal marketplace.”

The term “swagger” was invented by the University of Miami football team.

TO THE EDITOR:

We enjoyed the coverage of Prof. William Ferris’ talk in Davis Library (“UNC folklorist shares his love for blues music,” March 17). The program marked the opening of an exhibition of 45 photographs from Ferris’ book, “Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues.”

Honor Court is vital and students should apply

TO THE EDITOR:

The honor system at UNC has a rich history that dates back to 1795.

Today, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the only school in the country, besides the military academies, with an entirely student-run honor system. Honor and integrity are two of the core traditions of this University.

TO THE EDITOR:

This evening, you have the chance to become part of a community.

“Darius Goes West” will be screened at 7 p.m. today in Memorial Hall. This critically acclaimed film follows the cross-country journey of Darius Weems, a teenager from Athens, Ga., who was born with a fatal genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

TO THE EDITOR:

This is a response to two letters submitted about lack of Student Congress funding for student groups and the appeals process.

TO THE EDITOR:

We all know Roy Williams and international catastrophes should never be part of the same news story. But even if we generously allow that Roy quotes need a lot of context, Roy could take a lesson from some of his underclassmen on tone.

TO THE EDITOR:

In response to Mr. De La Rosa’s letter to the editor, “Proposed election system shouldn’t replace runoffs” (March 5), I must say that I, along with a great number of the student body, disagree.

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