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Schwoy Happy to Return to UNC Lineup

By Matt Terry | October 4

After helping lead the North Carolina women's soccer team to three straight national title games, Laurie Schwoy received all of the accolades a player ...

Carrboro Residents to Keep Protest Alive

By Theresa Chen | October 4

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen might have dismissed further discussion of the Autumn Drive controversy, but residents of the area still refuse to give ...

County United Way Loses Leader

By Kim Perry | October 4

By Kim Perry Staff Writer The Triangle United Way's policy of allowing Boy Scout organizations to exclude gays from leadership positions has prompted ...

Small School Hosts Big Debate

By Peter Johnston | October 4

Centre College, a small liberal arts school in Danville, Ky, is gearing up for the season's only scheduled vice-presidential debate, which will take place ...

Tar Heels Take Lead On Devils

October 4

North Carolina has taken an early lead in the Carlyle Cup against arch-rival Duke. Sparked by early-season victories in field hockey, women's soccer and ...

Final Deadline Today for Senior Gift Ideas

By Stacey Geyer | October 4

Seniors who want bragging rights for thinking up the class gift are running out of submission time. The deadline, which was last Friday, has been extended ...

Author's College Years Mischievous, Inspiring

By Stephanie Horvath | October 4

Before Thomas Wolfe was regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, the Asheville native was chasing skirts and packing his days with ...

Community Celebrates 100 Years of Wolfe

By Tori Kiser | October 4

Amid the pounding of jackhammers from Student Union construction, the 28-hour reading of Thomas Wolfe's novel, "Look Homeward, Angel" wrapped up Tuesday ...

Fall Break Options Available

By Issac Groves and James Miller | October 4

For students stuck in Chapel Hill over Fall Break, local schools and organizations are offering opportunities to do something more than just sit in their ...

Students, Faculty Argue Fairness of Cheating Ruling

By Robert Albright and Loren Clemens | October 3

Computer screens were not the only things buzzing in Sitterson Hall on Monday, as students hotly debated the verdict of Sunday night's open Honor Court ...

Funding Needs Remain, Despite Slower Growth

By Alex Kaplun | October 3

University officials still say they need $500 million to improve facilities, despite the provost office's recent prediction that enrollment growth will ...

GPSF Doles Out Tight Budget, Fills Empty Seats

By Eric Meehan | October 3

Even in the absence of its president, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation met Monday night in Bingham Hall to allocate funds for various ...

Cross Country Finds Strength in Numbers

By Curt Kendall | October 3

The casual observer probably thinks of Saturday's UNC Challenge as a contest for individual glory. North Carolina's cross country runners don't see it ...

Local Students Talk Diversity

By Charles Daly | October 3

Five Chapel Hill students are packing their bags and heading to Ohio for a forum on the nationwide ethnic gap in student achievement. The students will ...

Flier Circulates Rumors About Drug Searches

By Sam Atkins | October 3

A flier falsely describing UNC's drug policy that was recently slipped under the doors of students in Hinton James Residence Hall has UNC officials investigating ...

Columnist, CartoonistBiased by Connection toHonor Court Defendant

By Staff Editor | October 3

TO THE EDITOR: Over the past several weeks, two Daily Tar Heel editorialists have viciously attacked UNC's Honor Court system and Student Attorney General ...

Field Hockey Adds Firepower

By Tim Solic | October 3

DURHAM -- The North Carolina field hockey team is scoring more goals this season. A lot more. Notoriously a defensive-minded team, it has a new-found ...

Students Tote Textbooks in Style

By Shahrzard Rezvani | October 3

What used to be an efficient device for lugging around a day's worth of textbooks has become an element of style. With the introduction of the messenger ...

Next U.S. President Could Influence Supreme Court

October 3

The Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of the abortion drug RU-486 has ignited concerns about the influence the next president will have in ...

Abortion Pill Fuels Old Debate

By Ben Galtling | October 3

An abortion drug recently approved by the federal government that provides a nonsurgical way to terminate pregnancies continues to fuel controversy on ...