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Event showcases solo acts

By David Berngartt | January 24

Singer/Songwriter Night is gaining traction as a means to connect music on campus to the local community. The Carolina Union Activities Board hosted ...

Harlem poet to take Memorial Hall stage

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | January 24

For many, the idea of a 51st state comes with political, economic and social implications. For Harlem-born poet Sekou Sundiata, it's all about poetry ...

New kids on the block

By Amy Zhang | January 23

An outsider to UNC's newest a cappella group might ask, "What's Sababa?" and that's exactly the question members want to hear. "Sababa" is Hebrew for ...

Through snow and sleeting rain, less is more

January 19

It's the dead of winter. Layer season. It's the easiest time of the year to make the wildest style. You wanna wear your boots with a pair of leg warmers ...

Star soprano set for campus stage

By Laura Thompson | January 19

Before "Rent" hits campus on Jan. 29, Broadway will take center stage at Memorial Hall in the form of one woman. Barbara Cook will grace the stage ...

Three films chronicle King's life

By Sara Wise | January 17

For students interested in a perspective of Martin Luther King Jr. that celebrates more than just his role as a political activist, the Sonja Haynes Stone ...

Civil rights leader honored via poetry, song

By David Berngartt | January 17

Students, teachers and community leaders, armed with poetry, music and passion, gathered Tuesday night to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The ...

Student site gives users a gateway to new music

By Katherine Lathshaw | January 16

Many a student's daily routine consists of checking e-mail, confirming new Facebook friend requests and watching videos on YouTube. With Monday's launch ...

Durham bluegrass label takes to Nashville

By MORGAN ELLIS | January 16

It's a bittersweet transition for Sugar Hill Records, leaving its hometown of Durham for the music mecca of the South, Nashville, Tenn. For nearly ...

2006 brought great albums, new aesthetics

January 12

Finally 2006 has passed. In custom, let's kick it off by reminiscing about all those things that made last year bearable. My No. 1 single, one of my ...

Series details roots of American music

By Bennett Campbell | January 12

UNC students sitting in the Pit with the latest Bob Dylan or Dave Matthews album blaring through their iPod earbuds might not realize that much of American ...

CUAB draws hip-hop up-and-comer

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | January 12

Continuing its success with bringing high-profile musical acts to UNC, the Carolina Union Activities Board has booked breakout rapper Lupe Fiasco for ...

Hillel sponsoring theater

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | January 11

If you ask sophomore Andrew Coonin what he thinks of the University's theater community, he'll tell you he thinks it's great. But that didn't stop ...

Famed opera singer to grace campus stage

By Alexandria Shealy | January 10

Tonight Grammy Award-winning opera star Susan Graham joins the growing repertoire of performers who've brought their acts to Memorial Hall as part of ...

'Christmas Letters' to debut at UNC

By Jess Thom | November 30

It's not always easy for families to reconnect during the holidays. The communication studies department will explore that theme tonight with the premiere ...

Exhibit gives abstract insight

By Katherine Latshaw | November 30

Bold splashes of color and thick drips of paint adorn the canvases in the Student Union Art Gallery, where local abstract artist Doug Stuber's work is ...

Union unplugged

By David Berngartt | November 29

Students studying in the downstairs lounge of the Student Union were given an unexpected pleasure of live music drifting out of the Union Cabaret. From ...

Opera set for Memorial Hall stage

By Katherine Latshaw | November 28

Although Mozart has been dead for more than 200 years, his comedic opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" will be brought to life when it premieres tonight in Memorial ...

Label to issue holiday album

By Laura Thompson | November 27

Christmas is coming early. At least, the Trekky Yuletide Orchestra thinks it should. The 16-piece Trekky Records ensemble will release a Christmas ...

'Cuckoo's Nest' to give audiences inside look

By Lea Luquire | November 21

CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, this story incorrectly identified the play's character who illegally stages a fishing trip and ward drinking party. ...