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Bowles, Dole Split On Line-Item Veto

By Matt Hanson | October 29

U.S. Senate hopefuls Erskine Bowles and Elizabeth Dole disagree over the importance of a presidential line-item veto in solving the nation's economic ...

NRC to Distribute Iodide Pills

By Alyssa Fine | October 29

Residents living within a 10-mile radius of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant can receive free potassium iodide pills to help protect them from the ...

Columnist Mistakenly Assumes the Gulf War Affected D.C. Shootings

By Staff Editor | October 29

TO THE EDITOR: This is in response to Joseph Rauch's Oct. 28 (column) "D.C. Shooter Is a Disturbed Gulf War Vet, Not a Terrorist."

New N.C. A&T Fund-Raiser Largest Among Black Universities

By Stephanie Jordan | October 29

N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University officially has launched a fund-raising campaign with a goal of raising $100 million -- the largest such ...

Schools Open Doors To Sexuality Studies

By Jennifer Hagin | October 29

Contemporary Gay Novel." "Ancient Greek and Gay Identity." "Queer Los Angeles." "Lesbian and Gay Popular Music." These courses, offered at universities ...

Committee To Review New Era Contract

By Lynne Shallcross | October 29

A UNC licensing committee will meet today to consider what steps need to be taken before the University will consider reinstating a licensing contract ...

Chapel Hill Firefighters Receive Award for Commitment

By Eileen Earnhardt | October 29

Firefighters risk their lives every day as part of the job, helping the victims of the fires they fight. That same determination applies when one of ...

Local Officials: Greek Fire Safety Has Improved

By Dave Szwedo | October 29

Jim Gray, chairman of the Interfraternity Council Fraternity Alumni Advisers, said the group was formed last winter when it was clear the UNC Board of ...

Candidates Don't Seek Youth Vote, Study Says

By Jamie McGee | October 29

As the Nov. 5 election approaches, many young voters are finding themselves alienated by candidate platforms that deal with issues issues directly relating ...

Bowles' Campaign Plans Fall Short for Meeting N.C. Needs

By Staff Editor | October 29

After reading Thursday's edition of The Daily Tar Heel, I was surprised to learn just how much U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles has in common with ...

University Community Should Vote as Tribute To Wellstone's Memory

By Staff Editor | October 29

TO THE EDITOR: On Friday, UNC lost one of its own with the passing of Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn. Wellstone graduated from UNC with a B.A. in 1965 and ...

Web Site Strives to Attract Teachers

By Kimberly Timko | October 29

In an effort to attract educators to North Carolina -- one of many states experiencing a teacher shortage -- the N.C. Business Committee for Education ...

Position Switch from Midfield to Defense Pays Dividends for Pause

By Tim Candon | October 28

What do you do with one of the best attacking midfielders in the country when you're in desperate need of defenders? Convert him, of course. Entering ...

Hillsborough Celebrates Final Last Friday

By Emily Vasquez | October 28

On Friday night in downtown Hillsborough, Churton Street was alive with music and laughter as enthusiastic residents gathered for the final Last Friday ...

Campuses to Research Health Disparities

By Arman Tolentino | October 28

Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill will collaborate with N.C. Central University and Winston-Salem State University on a health disparities research center. The ...

Daum Puts Femininity To Good Use

By Staff Editor | October 28

Our student body president is clearly a girl, as cute, petite and blonde as they come. She wears makeup, she giggles, and she can be found uptown on ...

UNC Swimmers Lap Competition

By Lauren Ritter | October 28

You wouldn't expect a college team to compete against middle- and high-school-aged swimmers, but the North Carolina mens' and women's swim teams did just ...

Town, NCDOT to Look at Pedestrian Safety

By Kathryn Grim | October 28

Chapel Hill officials say pedestrians regularly cross multiple lanes of traffic without a signal or a crosswalk, a problem Town Council members and the ...

Election Reform Gets Mixed Reviews

By Emily Steel | October 28

Former student body presidents applauded a possible change to the student election process that would fund campaigns with student activity fees, calling ...

Resident Fights Town Land Control

By Shelley Basinger | October 28

For almost 74 years, Chapel Hill resident Jewel Blackwood has lived, worked and raised a family on the same land that has been in her family for generations. Her ...