Gotcha!
Campus Police have begun handing out written citations for smoking in non-designated areas, i.e. anywhere besides the flagpole in Polk Place, apparently the only place on campus 100 feet away from any building in accordance with the ban. Spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety, Randy Young, said the written warnings will give way to citations with a $25 fine along with a court fee — a bit steeper than the price of a pack of cigarettes. Whether or not the citations will finally purge UNC of smokers or foster rebellion, we’ll know soon enough.
Missed!
If you were wondering where the parachutes bearing the game ball were, you weren’t the only ones confused: Duke officials experienced the same bewilderment when two men parachuted into the football stadium during Blue Devils’ warm up two weeks ago. Apparently, the aerial team opted out on the spectacle because of weather, but when the clouds cleared, they just went to the first stadium they saw below them.
Poet Laureate
And another reminder that Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the U.S., will be reading from his poetry collection this Monday.