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RETROSPECTIVE
Debate set the tone for 2004, a
year that saw close scrutiny of
international actions, national
politics and academic freedom
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The tragedies mounted, beginning with
the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers
in Iraq and culminating, just days before the
new year, in a historic natural disaster that
took more than 150,000 human lives in
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George W. Bush acknowledges applause at the Republican National Convention, two months before he defeated Democratic challenger John Kerry to win a second term.
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countries surrounding the Indian Ocean.
Yet 2004 also was a year for victories, from
the landmark opening of the Sonja Haynes
Stone Center for Black Culture and History
to Matt Calabria’s election as Student Body
President after a contentious race that
promised change to the Student Code.
UNC stood at the center of many battles,
some of which won national attention.
Though controversies concerning academic
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freedom and civil rights were settled in the
University’s favor, UNC’s administration
continues to grapple with lawsuits.
Contention on campus mirrored the
climate of a polarized nation, in which
parties sparred no-hoTds-'barred for their
candidates. Out of this melee came President
George W. Bush, who garnered the support
of 59 million Americans in his re-election
bid and must lead a divided country.
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