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Duke to increase sanction on assault cases

By Jordan Bailey | July 17

As UNC’s handling of sexual assault cases continues to be examined, Duke University has taken steps to toughen its own sanctioning in such cases — ...

UNC partnership with KIPP to help underprivileged students complete college

By Allie Henrickson | May 22

In an effort to increase college completion rates for students from underserved communities, UNC has paired with the Knowledge Is Power Program.

Triangle doctors question their role in concealed weapons assessments

By Lynsay Williams | April 25

In response to requests regarding concealed-weapons permits, professionals in the Triangle are discussing the role of doctors in gun policy.

Ahmad Jitan, a senior at Duke, sits beside the tent that students from UNC and Duke have been camping out in on Duke's campus. The group of students is standing in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay. "What is something that we could do?" Jitan said he thought before deciding to camp out. The group has a petition you can sign that calls for the closing of Guantanamo Bay.
Jitan was sitting in the quad on LDOC, surrounded by food trucks and students getting ready for the evening's concerts.
The group will be camped out indefinitely.

UNC, Duke come together to show support for Guantanamo Bay prisoners

By Haley Waxman | April 24

Seeing tents pitched on Duke University’s campus is not uncommon — but this time students aren’t sleeping outside for basketball tickets.

UNC, Duke University share a promising path to finding an AIDS vaccine

By Megan Cassella | April 22

In 2006, a man walked into a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi, in search of treatment. Now, seven years, dozens of blood samples ...

Duke University will cover sex change surgery on student insurance

By Hayley Fowler | April 21

Duke University’s decision to include coverage of sexual reassignment surgery in its student health insurance plan starting next year might prompt UNC-system ...

UNC-Duke portal to be relocated inside Student Union

By Neal Smith | April 8

It’s 5:15 p.m. on a Monday, and Veronica Martinez, an exchange student from Ecuador, sits quietly in the corner of the Student Union.

A duo of participants test their luck during the 3rd annual bass fishing competition between Duke and UNC. Eighteen fishers drove out to University Lake in Chapel Hill for the Sunday morning event.

Catch of the day: UNC and Duke fishing clubs

By Andy Willard | April 7

Though it lacks the size and popularity of other sports teams, the Carolina Fishing Club shares the same fierce rivalry with its Durham counterpart.

Duke, UNC talk relations with China

By Tyler Confoy | April 7

UNC and Duke University students came together this weekend to discuss what many consider to be another major rivalry: that between the United States ...

Selling, buying student tickets for Duke game violates Honor Code

By Jordan Bailey | March 5

Students looking to sell their Duke tickets to the highest bidder before Saturday’s game might get more than they bargained for.

Experts discuss improving early education

By Hayley Fowler | February 18

North Carolina is taking its first steps to improve elementary education as part of a national push to better teach children at younger ages.

Duke to host UNC as the battle of Tobacco Road continues on the court

By Brandon Moree | February 12

There are few venues comparable to Cameron Indoor Stadium. And today at 9 p.m., it will be filled to capacity with more than 9,000 fans who want to see ...

Q&A with Duke hater Ian Williams

By Jackson Knapp | February 12

Ian Williams wrote a 1990 column for The Daily Tar Heel entitled “Why I Hate Duke.” It remains one of the DTH’s most popular stories. In 2007, Williams ...

Duke faces setbacks in opening campus in China

By Hayley Fowler | February 12

Duke University’s project to build a campus in Kunshan, China, is facing more setbacks.

Biomedical engineering program will benefit UNC and N.C. State students

By Editorial Board | February 12

The new joint biomedical engineering program for undergraduates at UNC and N.C. State University will help combine the strengths of both schools, leading ...

'Racist' Duke fraternity party angers Asian-American students, faculty

By Sarah Brown | February 10

A recent Duke University fraternity party has provoked angry responses from Asian and Asian-American students and faculty at Duke and UNC.

The Robertson bus should remain free for all students

By Editorial Board | December 4

UNC students will no longer be able to travel to Durham for free. The Robertson bus, which runs between this University’s campus and Duke’s campus, ...

Hurricane Sandy shuts down schools in the Northeast for extended times

By Caroline Stephens | November 1

While Chapel Hill experienced no more than high winds and a drop in temperature when Hurricane Sandy hit land Monday, students at universities across ...

Colleges expand lobbying presence in Washington

By Amanda Albright | June 5

Duke University recently joined the lineup of higher education institutions boosting their presence in the nation’s capitol. The nation’s colleges ...

UNC men's lacrosse loses to Duke after unlikely road to championship

By Robbie Harms | April 22

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — They weren’t even supposed to be in the title game. No, they were supposed to lose Friday, cut their losses and head back to ...