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Hang up the phone ban: A cellphone ban on the road should be left up to the state, not the town

By Editorial Board | November 20

Beyond the intrinsic question of whether it’s the government’s place to have such a regulation, Chapel Hill’s proposed ban on cellphone use while ...

Faculty retention concerns weigh heavily on UNC tution increases

By Amelia Nitz and Devyn McDonald | November 17

For administrators and trustees, the decision to propose increasing tuition by 15.6 percent for in-state students came down to the financial needs of ...

Fairness at the right time: UNC must time its push to provide student athletes a stipend

By Editorial Board | October 31

UNC and its fellow Atlantic Coast Conference members must ensure that the timing is right given the steep financial implications of providing scholarships ...

North Carolina railroads may be up for sale

By Madeline Will | October 25

Facing a shrinking state budget, the N.C. General Assembly is considering putting various state-owned entities up for sale — including railroads.

UNC Health Care asks for audit of Enterprise Fund

By Brendan Cooley | October 25

At the request of legislators, the UNC Health Care system is shedding more light on its relationship with Raleigh-based Rex Healthcare, which it has owned ...

UNC Health Care growth, funding criticized

By Brendan Cooley | October 24

The UNC Health Care System has undergone a rapid expansion during the past decade and created a footprint that extends well beyond Chapel Hill — but ...

Cost-ineffective at best: Tillis should take back his welfare proposal and the words behind it

By Editorial Board | October 17

State Rep. Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) must apologize for the ludicrous — not to mention offensive — policy he suggested last week.

Holden Thorp pursues ambitions in face of budget cuts, football scandal

By Andy Thomason | October 11

Holden Thorp is trying to walk a straight line in the changing world of higher education. As the University’s 10th chancellor, he, like every other ...

Defense of Marriage amendment’s passage sparks debate in churches

By Estes Gould | October 11

Debate has flared in churches across North Carolina since the N.C. General Assembly passed the Defense of Marriage amendment, which defines marriage as ...

Chapel Hill to discuss enforcement of Jordan Lake Rules

By Sarah Clover | October 10

The N.C. General Assembly passed a law to protect Jordan Lake’s waters in Aug. 2009.

Officials debate proposed redistricting maps’ clarity, fairness

By Kelly Blessing | October 9

While the state’s proposed redistricting maps await approval from the U.S. Justice Department, legislators and election officials continue to debate ...

Gov. Perdue needs to make up for her time lost on the sidelines

By Editorial Board | October 6

Gov. Bev Perdue has a right to her socially conservative stance — and voting record — on marriage. But, as governor, it was her obligation to take ...

Ross sworn in as UNC-system president

By Isabella Cochrane | October 6

Thomas Ross, the man who has overseen the 17 UNC-system campuses for the last nine months, was sworn in Thursday. The UNC system’s 17th president says ...

NC elections rules may prevent registered 17-year-olds from voting on Defense of Marriage act

By Claire Williams | October 3

Seth Keel, a 17-year-old senior at Middle Creek High School in Apex, will be allowed to vote for the candidates he supports in the 2012 primaries but ...

Open both lanes: The state must provide pro-choice license plates to level the debate

By Editorial Board | September 28

If the N.C. General Assembly wants a war of ideas on the road, it needs to at least make it a two-way street

UNC law student bikes 476 miles to support public education

By Elise Young | September 28

UNC law student and Hillsborough native Amanda Gladin-Kramer bought her first road bike and began cycling in May.

Governor’s School could see state funding in future

By Brendan Cooley | September 28

Supporters of the state’s Governor’s School program have been raising private funds to support it since June — but they might not have to do so ...

NC legislators consider reinstating Teaching Fellows funding

By Brendan Cooley | September 25

State legislators opted to phase out funding for the N.C. Teaching Fellows program in June, but the N.C. House of Representatives’ Republican leader ...

UNC law students protest marriage amendment architect

By Estes Gould | September 21

A debate at the UNC School of Law today set two state legislators on either side of the Defense of Marriage amendment, arguing as lawmakers and as lawyers. Students ...

UNC system faculty retention rates suffer due to decrease in funds

By Madeline Will | September 14

A $10-million fund set in place to protect high-profile faculty in the UNC system has dwindled to nearly nothing.