See if you can guess which of the following drastic pronouncements about the future of UNC were made this year:

A. “The state’s flagship university is being nickel-and-dimed to death.”
B. “How many small cuts do you take before you cry out in pain?”
C. “It is not too soon to be frightened for our own welfare.”
D. “The educational experience is going to be impacted negatively if we can’t turn the corner as a state.”


Answer: The prediction of impending doom made this year is choice D. The years for the others: A. 1992; B. 2002; C. 1996. You can find 16 years’ worth of dire predictions from UNC here.

Hat tip: Chad.