#readthepoint

UNC received a letter from The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (or SACS) in November and sent them a 224-page response last week. It was just released to the public on Tuesday because they needed a week to redact information. Really. http://abc11.com/education/unc-chapel-hill-assures-accreditation-group-athletics-under-control/483233/

Researchers have descended on Bertie County in northeast North Carolina, because they think they may have found the lost colony of Roanoke.

The Story of North Carolina is a must-see exhibit at the Museum of History.

“We’re supposed to be celebrating, not shooting people.” – NC Central junior Demiree Briones, providing a guide for proper etiquette in most settings.

For the past month, we’ve been talking about those endless television and radio ads arguing for or against Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan. The numbers are in, and we now know why that is all you seemed to hear. The race between Tillis and Hagan has been the most expensive in history, costing $111.2 million. To see where that money went, 67.3% of all ads broadcast were negative, with only 17. 7 percent of the ads being positive. Talk about pointing fingers ... http://www.wral.com/tv-spending-numbers-reflect-negative-senate-campaign/14148607/

Here’s The Point’s proposed Ebola protocol: never leave home, have no personal contact, stay on the Internet forever. We’ve been doing it for years, and stayed Ebola-free the entire time.http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/dallas-nurses-claim-no-system-place-ebola-group-n226046