Eleven Empty Congress Seats met with low Interest

Only four students went to a mandatory meeting for individuals who plan to seek empty Student Congress seats in a Nov. 5 special election.Eleven of the ...

Abortion debate was thorough and successful

TO THE EDITOR:In her letter to the editor yesterday (“Abortion debate did not address root of problem,” Oct. 15), Kalli Smith claimed that the abortion ...

Panel discusses racial profiling

A national discussion about racial profiling, sparked in July by the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., was brought to UNC’s campus ...

Police log for Oct. 16

A 33-year-old woman was arrested for assaulting someone with a knife at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at a home at 221 N. Graham St., according to Chapel ...

The top 10 UNC basketball players of the last 100 years

This week, The Daily Tar Heel is celebrating 100 years of North Carolina basketball. Visit our special 100 years page.DTH sports desk’s picks: Why ...

Lab! Theatre enters ‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’

S-U-C-C-E-S-S. That’s what the Lab! Theatre’s latest production, supported by the Department of Dramatic Art, hopes to spell.“The 25th Annual Putnam ...

Chapel Hill Realtors unite for service project

Local realtors took a two-day break from competing for customers to paint walls, remodel cabinets and cut down trees.The Greater Chapel Hill Association ...

East 54 development to open within the month

Correction (Nov. 6, 2009):Due to a reporting error, and earlier version of this story misstated that Eileen Nixon chose to move Citrine Salon to the development. ...

Son of ‘Defiant’ holocaust hero to speak

The story of Zus Bielski — a man who saved roughly 1,250 Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II — is fit for a movie.And his son Zvi Bielski ...

Basketball lottery to give one student ticket, not two

Students will now receive only one basketball ticket through the ticket lottery system instead of two, a change announced by the Carolina Athletic Association ...

Wolff drops out of mayoral race

Kevin Wolff announced Thursday he will end his campaign for Chapel Hill mayor.The announcement came at a candidate forum at Town Hall, moderated by WCHL.He ...

The Beast prepares to 'silence the fiction'

A jazz trio. A frenetic MC. A complex social message. A litany of references that range from Stormtroopers to Dragon Ball Z. It’s not a list of random ...

Courtland Smith autopsy released

Junior Courtland Smith died of four gunshot wounds to the abdomen, thigh, upper back and arm, according to an autopsy released today.  Smith, ...

2009: Franklin Street celebration

Fans swarm Franklin Street to celebrate North Carolina's fifth NCAA National Championship victory.

2009: Franklin Street timelapse

Nine hundred and thirty-one images were taken to create this timelapse of the scene that gathered to celebrate North Carolina's fifth NCAA National Championship. ...

State Fair frenzy begins

The N.C. State Fair is here and it’s as wacky as ever. The fair starts today and is open through Oct. 25.The State Fair, known for its bizarre foods, ...

Local campaign funds uneven

One candidate is continuing to outraise and outspend the others in the race for mayor of Chapel Hill, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he has more support.Matt ...

2005: Won and done

2005 recap: Williams has ?rst trip to the pinnacle

It had been more than a decade since North Carolina ended a season on a sweet note. The exit of Dean Smith and the subsequent struggles eventually led ...