Articles by Andrew Harrell

UNC plans to respond soon to an ultimatum issued by the state, asking the University to explain why it waited two months to report a leak of treated wastewater.

In the 1960s and 1970s, NASA astronauts flew across the country to train at UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.

But Tuesday morning, it was a group of third graders that got a sneak peek of the planetarium’s $1.5 million upgrade.

“From the giggles and smiles, I think they enjoyed it,” said Karen Kornegay, the planetarium’s marketing manager.

The campus temporary employment agency where thousands have sought employment is closing.

Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Brenda Malone cited “financial challenges” over the past year in her announcement that Tar Heel Temps would shut its doors for good Jan. 31.

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

The death of junior Courtland Smith in August resulted in more than three months of questions about what led to police shooting him 40 minutes from Chapel Hill.

A report released Friday by Randolph County District Attorney Garland Yates provides many details into Smith’s interaction with the two Archdale police officers. In the release, Yates also said he found officer Jeremy Paul Flinchum was justified in shooting Smith because Flinchum believed his and another officer’s life to be endangered.