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PlayMakers To Conduct Open Tryouts

By Erin Sullivan | October 31

PlayMakers Repertory Company will open its doors to students and the community next week as it holds auditions for this spring's production of "Salome." The ...

Non-Tenured Faculty on the Rise

By Amanda Jepsen | October 31

The number of non-tenured professors in colleges and universities across the nation has increased 20 percent in the past 20 years, according to a new ...

"Love" Falls Short of Potential, Leaves Audience in Disbelief

By Erin Sullivan | October 31

"Punch-Drunk Love"< 3 Stars Visually stunning, brilliantly conceived but only adequately executed, "Punch-Drunk Love," is an incomplete, beautifully ...

Pop Superstars Break Through Thanks to Apollo Exposure

By Brook Corwin | October 31

Members of the audience from Friday's Apollo Theater Amateur Night should start taking mental notes. The performers they saw on stage follow in a long ...

Liles Made Speaker Pro Tem

By Lizzie Stewart | October 31

Student Congress members voted 15-14 Tuesday to elect sophomore Matt Liles as the new speaker pro tem. Liles, who is majoring in political science and ...

Town Offcials Gear Up for Halloween

By Brian Meares | October 31

Chapel Hill leaders are predicting one of the biggest crowds ever for this year's Halloween celebration, and local police officers, firemen and public ...

Shoppers Hit Racks For Perfect Costume

By David Allen | October 31

Students and area residents piled into local thrift shops and costume stores Wednesday, crowding the aisles to find last-minute Halloween costume ...

Sexuality Factors Into Admissions Game

By Jennifer Samuels | October 31

For students whose high school years are characterized by an emotional experience with sexuality, their struggle might seem like an ideal way to express ...

BOG to Look at Student Appeals

By Kathryn Roebuck | October 30

Student leaders say students across the state can expect a more organized and fair judiciary process if the UNC-system Board of Governors passes a policy ...

7 Local Bands to Battle for Bragging Rights, Studio Time

By Jill Spivey | October 30

Seven bands will battle it out tonight to see whose routine reigns supreme, but with one catch -- each gets only 20 minutes to prove its superiority. Battle ...

Commissioners Decide on Independent APS Audit

By Billy Corriher | October 30

The Orange County Board of Commissioners, amid allegations of dishonesty and corruption within the county's Animal Protection Society, decided to begin ...

Town Resident Blames Students, University for Changes to Northside

By Staff Editor | October 30

TO THE EDITOR: Thank you Ms. Eileen Hanan for so eloquently stating the facts and feelings of my neighborhood, my lifelong neighbors and me. My family ...

Dress Up, Eat Candy, Be Good

By Staff Editor | October 30

In Chapel Hill on the evening of Oct. 31, you're never too old to get dressed up, act silly, eat too much candy and enjoy Halloween for all that its worth. The ...

WXYC '80s Dance Evokes Nostalgia

By Grey Huddleston | October 30

Break dancers, drag queens, punk rockers and revelers of all stripes showed up for a nostalgic night Friday at WXYC's '80s dance at the Cat's Cradle. The ...

Tickets Still Available for UNC Battle of the Bands Tonight in the Great Hall

By Staff Editor | October 30

TO THE EDITOR: It's Homecoming Week, and some University students are disappointed that it has come without some sort of large concert. For those of ...

Residents, Businesses Conserve Water During Drought

By Kathryn Grim | October 30

Most of the businesses that violated the Orange Water and Sewer Authority's water restrictions during the peak of the drought responded immediately to ...

"Zoot Suit" Celebrates Latino Culture

By Grey Huddleston | October 30

The Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education showed a film titled "Zoot Suit" on Sunday as part of its celebration of Hispanic culture ...

Bunting Denounces Chop Blocks

By Aaron Fitt | October 30

North Carolina football coach John Bunting respects the design and efficiency of Wake Forest's offense. But he seems to feel differently about the tactics ...

'No' to New Era Awaits Approval From 3 on LLCAC

By Jenny Immel | October 30

After a second meeting of UNC's Licensing Labor Code Advisory Committee, a majority of members concluded that New Era has more work to do before UNC will ...

Buffer Zones Breed Controversy

By Sumner James Phillips | October 30

At a Chapel Hill Town Council meeting Monday that brought nearly 60 residents out to discuss various land-use management issues, many opinions surfaced ...