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Snoop Dogg concert decision still on hold

By Katelyn Trela | March 24

University officials are still waiting to release a decision regarding the pending Snoop Dogg concert, won through an online promotional contest for an ...

Trustees hear revised academic plan

By Nick Andersen | March 24

After 18 months of planning, writing and revision, the University’s new academic plan is preparing to enter the final stage of its life — its implementation. ...

Board of trustees approves new transportations fee, Medlin is lone ‘no’ vote

By Claire McNeill | March 24

At his final meeting as a member of the Board of Trustees, Hogan Medlin found himself in a lonely — but familiar — position.

Grad students want rights to control dissertations

By Caitlin McCabe and Keren Goldshlager | March 24

After years of self-funded research and travel, Nancy Gray Schoonmaker, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University’s history department, was finished. ...

Elizabeth Taylor, legendary actress, dies at 79 of congestive heart failure

March 24

LOS ANGELES (MCT)— Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her ...

Prom hosted for students with special needs Saturday

By From staff and wire reports | March 24

Miss UNC Monica Doyle hosted a prom for students with special needs and disabilities Saturday funded by the grant provided by UNC upon winning her title. The ...

Board to raise bar for Greeks

By Paula Seligson | March 24

In a move that signaled an unwillingness to accept soft treatment of the Greek system in academics, the Board of Trustees’ university affairs committee ...

CHCCS seeks nominations for year’s teacher awards

By From staff and wire reports | March 24

Teacher of the Year nominations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools teachers are now being accepted. Teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade ...

School board meetings to begin live video streaming

By From staff and wire reports | March 24

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will begin streaming videos of its meetings online April 7.

Medical school professor Roth wins pharmacy award

By From staff and wire reports | March 24

UNC’s Bryan L. Roth, the Michael J. Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine, has received the PhRMA Foundation Award ...

Music Review: I Was Totally Destroying It

By Linnie Greene | March 23

There are some bands whose heartache and triumphs transmit like whispered confessions. Even with a fast tempo, meaning is veiled in metaphor, shrouded ...

WCPE brings classical music to new ears

By Joseph Chapman | March 23

Getting a younger audience to appreciate classical music doesn’t seem so outlandish with the advent of orchestral pop bands like Arcade Fire. But ...

Quick Hits for March 24, 2011

By Editorial Board | March 23

Old frat guy A 74-year-old man recently became an honorary member of Zeta Beta Tau. His pledge process probably wasn’t too cumbersome.

Music Review: Mipso Trio

By Anna Norris | March 23

Luckily for Chapel Hill’s Mipso Trio, the band’s debut EP is rooted in both instrumentation as well as deceptively mature songwriting. Yes, Mipso ...

Q&A: Mipso Trio

By Nina Rajagopalan | March 23

_This week Diversions staff writer Nina Rajagopalan sat down with UNC’s own Mipso Trio. The whimsical bluegrass threesome is comprised of Joseph Terrell ...

Mission should trump the resume

By Hinson Neville | March 23

Knock, knock. “Would you like to donate $150 and stand on your feet for 24 hours straight?” asked the bright-eyed philanthropic duo who showed up ...

Music Review: Wembley

By Joe Faile | March 23

Chapel Hill band Wembley mixes up a rousing blend of classically trained indie pop on its second EP, You Are Invisible. The band is composed of four musicians ...

Helping Paws seeks to help encourage compassion

By Letter to the Editor | March 23

TO THE EDITOR: Animal Awareness Week, sponsored by Helping Paws, has been a fantastic success with hundreds of people coming out to meet the animals ...

UNC basketball players’ shorts are way too long

By Letter to the Editor | March 23

TO THE EDITOR: We’re all overcome by March Madness, but sometimes it’s necessary to inject a bit of reason into the madness.

Ralph Byrns, a beloved professor, will be missed

By Letter to the Editor | March 23

TO THE EDITOR: Congratulations to Ralph Byrns, professor of economics at UNC, for receiving the Carolina Chiron Award.