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By Staff Editor | November 13

Ticket Distribution for 3 Games Starts Today Bracelets for three basketball games -- Dec. 19 against University of Vermont, Jan. 8 against Davidson College ...

Campus Calendar

By Staff Editor | November 13

Today 11 a.m. -- The Red Cross Club is sponsoring blood drive until 4 p.m. Please contact donors@unc.edu. 1:30 p.m. -- The Orange County Chapter of ...

Plaza Theater Expansion Vote Delayed

By Jon Dougherty | November 13

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted Monday to postpone a decision on an 11-screen movie theater in the Village Plaza Shopping Center. The council instead ...

Campus Y Banquet Demonstrates Disparities

By Lizzie Stewart | November 13

Pancho, a young Filipino fisherman, always made a decent living in the fishing business, but his income has gone down as the fish stock has been over-exploited, ...

Congress Passes Bill To Reform Elections

By Shelley Walden | November 13

The Larson-Daum Campaign Reform Act of 2002 passed Tuesday by voice vote in a late-night session of Congress. The bill, which will take effect for the ...

'8 Mile' Premier Marked By Crowd Stampeding To Get Into Theater

By Staff Editor | November 13

TO THE EDITOR: I have never been so embarrassed and disgusted with my fellow students here at UNC than during the events that took place before Thursday ...

Tar Heel Schedule Not Getting Easier

By Aaron Fitt | November 13

It's a good thing the North Carolina football team relishes challenges because its next game won't be any easier than its last 10. Losers of five straight, ...

Date-Rape Drug Gains Popularity In Club Scene

By Addie Sluder | November 13

Some call it being on a swirl. After swallowing the drug, the music begins to throb louder. The room spins faster. The lights dance, faces blur, and ...

Johnson, Holmes Suspended for Season Opener

By Ian Gordon | November 13

The NCAA has suspended North Carolina men's basketball players Jonathan Holmes and Will Johnson for the Tar Heels' season opener because of their participation ...

Swimming Dominates Blue Devils

By Lauren Ritter | November 13

No more than 50 people were there to see it Tuesday night, but the North Carolina swimming and diving teams continued their dominance over Duke. The ...

Crowd's Excitement at Movie Mirrors Fervor Surrounding Eminem

By Staff Editor | November 13

TO THE EDITOR: Students love free things, but (Thursday's) melee in the Carolina Student Union Auditorium was a disgrace. As workers prepared to open ...

Senate Won't Challenge 1st Veto in N.C. History

November 13

A skeleton group of N.C. senators will meet in Raleigh today for 20 minutes -- tops -- to act on the first bill ever vetoed in the state. Legislators ...

Council to Make Some Lots Free During Holidays

By Shannan Bowen | November 13

With the bustling holiday season rapidly approaching, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted Monday to allow free parking downtown on certain shopping days ...

Past Election Shows Democrats Need a Clearly Defined Message

By Staff Editor | November 13

The fire lapped around the edges of defeated N.C. Supreme Court Justice G.K. Butterfield's face. The rims of Erskine Bowles' glasses went up in smoke. ...

Renewable Energy Referendum Gets OK in Congress

By Caroline Kornegay | November 13

Student Congress passed a resolution 19-4 Tuesday that will put a referendum on the February general election ballot giving students the chance to decide ...

Easley Calls Session for Vetoed Bill

By Emma Burgin | November 12

Gov. Mike Easley has ordered members of the N.C. General Assembly to return to Raleigh on Wednesday to consider a bill he vetoed Nov. 3. Easley is the ...

Aiken Breaks Record in UNC Loss

November 12

One of the lone bright spots in North Carolina's 42-12 loss to Clemson on Saturday was the record-setting performance of senior wide receiver Sam Aiken. Aiken ...

Residential Occupancy Guidelines Nearly Set

By Michael Davis | November 12

In another step toward changes in town land-use standards, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted last week to clarify occupancy standards to allow no more ...

Bar Hopes to Spice Up Local Music Scene

By Billy Corriher | November 12

Soon Franklin Street revelers will have a new place to drink and listen to live music -- The Library. The new bar is being built at 120 E. Franklin St., ...

Ban Limits Northside Parking

By Megan Putnam | November 12

The Chapel Hill Town Council responded Monday night to residents' safety concerns over on-street parking in the Northside area by unanimously approving ...