It’s no secret that I love UNC-Chapel Hill. Perhaps it’s because I’m a Chapel-Hill local, or maybe it’s because it’s my alma mater. It could be because of Michael Jordan, Raymond Felton, Mia Hamm, and Marion Jones. Whatever it is, there’s something special about it, and I love it.

Not to say that UNC doesn’t have its own set of issues. Construction on campus for the duration of my time there often made me yearn to see the place that they sold to me in the nicely printed brochures and admission packets I received. Sometimes I felt that the supposedly liberal zoo that I was at was swarming with institutional biases- racism, sexism, classism, etc. And I really begin to cringe when I think of the campaign season at UNC. Don’t get me wrong. I think that it’s great that students truly desire to make a change on their campus and to leave it better than they found it. It just gets to be so ugly, so personal, and so…just…ugh.

So, imagine my surprise when I discovered this article on CNN.com about Student Elections at Yale University. Now I know that in every presidential election since 1972 there has been an alumnus of this institution. But I have yet to understand why collegiate campaign violations at Yale constitute national news. I mean, maybe UNC hasn’t had someone in that political sphere like Yale, but we did have the 11th President of the United States James K. Polk (UNC Class of 1818) and Erskine Bowles, former Chief of Staff for President Clinton, and current President of the University of North Carolina System.

But, I digress. I suppose I’m just perplexed as to what makes student body/student government campaign violations at Yale more newsworthy than comparable violations at other institutions. Are they implying that, with the tradition of Yale alumni running for national office, that this is what we can expect for the future?

You tell me what you think. I’ll maintain that Carolina’s student body/student government races are a lot more intense than Yale. And we can still beat them at basketball.

In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question “What kind of man are you looking for?” She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye and asking “Do you really want to know?” Reluctantly, he said, “Yes.” She began to expound…

As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask a man what he can do for me that I can’t do for myself. I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man…or woman for that matter. I am in the position to ask, “What can you bring to the table?”

The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. She quickly corrected his thought and stated, “I am not referring to money. I need something more. ”

“I need a man who is striving for perfection in every aspect of life.” He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, and asked her to explain.

She said, “I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection mentally because I need conversation and mental stimulation. I don’t need a simple-minded man.”

I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection spiritually because I don’t need to be unequally yoked… believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster.

I need a man who is striving for perfection financially because I don’t need a financial burden. I am looking for someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded.

I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who isn’t taking care of his business. I have no problem being submissive…he just has to be worthy. God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can’t help a man if he can’t help himself.

When she finished her spill, she looked at him. He sat there with a puzzled look on his face. And said, “You’re asking a lot.” She replied, “I’m worth a lot.”