Survey: Graduate Students Prefer HPLF to Letter Grades

Survey results presented Wednesday showed that graduate students strongly prefer to keep their grading system despite a proposal for change. The Graduate ...

Felton Finishes Strong After First-Half Funk

With just under 17 minutes to play in North Carolina's 71-67 win against Rutgers on Wednesday, Raymond Felton stopped at half court and twice slapped ...

Students Date Despite, Because of Racial Differences

Sophomore Crystal Lee learned the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of interracial relationships when she dated and then broke up with sophomore Eric ...

No. 12 Volleyball Garners Multiple ACC Accolades

No. 12 North Carolina earned Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and three all-ACC selections this week as the ACC released its postseason honors in ...

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Giving Helms a Honorary Degree Would Betray What UNC Represents

TO THE EDITOR: How do you rationalize bigotry? How can you downplay racism? And how do you hide prejudice behind praises for "kindness," "courtesy" and ...

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Basketball Season Tickets Too Expensive for Some UNC Employees' Pockets

TO THE EDITOR: As a member of the "graying" staff and an avid Tar Heel fan for over 40 years, I can assure the officials that my decision not to purchase ...

Dorrance Lawsuit Moves Forward

A U.S. federal court judge has validated a sexual harassment case against North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance and several other UNC officials ...

Vedder Vents, Band Proves Staying Power on 'Riot Act'

Pearl Jam Riot Act 4 Stars Mainstream music is one of the only areas where being in your late 30s makes you an elder statesman. In that sense, the ...

Often-Made Arguments Against Death Penalty Rely on Misinformation

TO THE EDITOR: Recent columns in The Daily Tar Heel cited two commonly used but flawed arguments against the death penalty -- that it is racist and that ...

Black Casts Away Pixies Past For Experimental Venture

Frank Black Cat's Cradle Monday, Nov. 18 3 Stars Frank Black is a perfect example of why -- sometimes -- the fans don't matter. Black's reign as singer/songwriter ...

BOT OKs Development Despite Protest

For the residents of the Elkin Hills area, the UNC Board of Trustees' approval of the architectural plans for the Campus Services Support Facilities project ...

Sources: Dispute Led to Shooting

While it only took seconds to end the bitter feud between a Chapel Hill man and a prominent local family, officials and family members close to the case ...

OWASA Starts Planning for Future Shortages

Concerned residents, landscapers and environmentalists gathered Wednesday in the Orange Water and Sewer Authority Community Room for a public forum on ...

Co-Op Hosts Songwriters' Contest

Strength comes in numbers. Since 1998, state musicians have utilized an advantageous component of the Triangle music scene -- the North Carolina Songwriters ...

Late Harrison Blends Beatles, Self on Final CD

George Harrison Brainwashed 3 Stars An old adage says nothing lasts forever. Ask Beatles fans and they might agree, considering only two members ...

Julian Tells of Journey Into Fashion

Alexander Julian's argyle design was lucky again. The diamond pattern running down the sides of the Tar Heel basketball team's uniforms led the players ...

Late-Game Spurt Powers UNC Win

Click here to see a photo gallery of shots from the UNC victory As his young team started to make its slow crawl back into contention Wednesday night, ...