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There is a voice inside of you
that whispers all day long,
"I feel that this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong."
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
or wise man can decide
what's right for you - just listen
to the voice that speaks inside.

- Shel Silverstein

Lead Testing in UNC-Chapel Hills Drinking Water

Cate Taylor is a senior at UNC-CH studying geography. After graduating, she plans to attend graduate school at UNC-CH or Duke after graduating to get her master’s in education and is already contracted with Wake County’s future teachers’ programs to teach high school geography. During her time in Professor Moody’s Geography 391 class, she conducted an extensive analysis of lead levels in the water sources across UNC-CH building. While examining potential relations between the lead levels, buildings educational department and building proximity, she became more cautious of where she gets her water from on campus. She talks about a building she avoids and what she looks out for when filling up her water bottle.

500 Can Tabs

Nora is a junior at UNC Chapel Hill. For the past two years she has been collecting can tabs. She takes them from her friends, family, housemates, etc. The real question is what does she plan to do with them and how did this obsession start?