Hospitals' Credit Rating Drops

A four-year pattern of declining income has caused an international bond research association to issue UNC Hospitals a lower credit rating.But hospital ...

State Deficit Could Affect System Budget

Funding for UNC-system schools might feel the strain of the state's largest budget deficit in 10 years when the N.C. General Assembly convenes later this ...

Painting the Town Rojo

A surprising mix of Latino, black, white, young and old, men and women moves to the beat. The scene looks like something you might find in Miami. But ...

UNC Wrestlers Squeeze Past 'Pack

RALEIGH -- Corey Bell is North Carolina's captain and ranked nationally as the No. 14 wrestler in the 174-pound weight class.JohnMark Bentley, a redshirt ...

Tar Heels Look to Extend Streak

There are streaks, and then there are streaks.The North Carolina men's basketball team's domination of Clemson in Chapel Hill falls under that second ...

Dees: Youth Must Fight Ongoing Racism

A civil rights activist raised as a poor, white farm boy in Alabama addressed racial equality to a packed house at Memorial Hall on Tuesday night.Famed ...

Game Sadly Ends With Violence

Scream at the top of your lungs. Affix a curse by inserting pins into voodoo dolls and, if necessary, yourself. Wear nothing -- except for body paint, ...

UNC Study May Have Harmed Cold War Nuclear Researchers

UNC research conducted 50 years ago about the dangers of beryllium has landed the University on a list of Cold War nuclear weapons sites, but government ...

UNC Professor Leaves for Duke

UNC finance Professor Douglas Breeden is accustomed to straddling the rift between two rival schools. Breeden has footholds at both Duke University and ...

Boy Scouts Seek Out New Places to Meet

A Supreme Court ruling that allows the Boy Scouts to discriminate against gays is causing some headaches among local troops that now face the task of ...

Students Must Show Interest In Transit Woes

Since 1989, the Triangle Transit Authority has quietly tried to bring efficient, environmentally sound public transportation to the Triangle.Their efforts ...

Raleigh Station Pulls `Temptation Island'

The controversial new show "Temptation Island" will no longer be aired on Raleigh Fox affiliate WRAZ-TV, although the show can still be viewed ...

Lobbying Day Raises Funding, Support Questions for ASG

WINSTON-SALEM -- UNC Association of Student Governments delegates clashed Saturday over funding for Student Day at the Capitol, an effort to lobby state ...

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The Same Face, but Different Title

You may remember me as the ombudsman for The Daily Tar Heel. No longer. I have finally grown tired of explaining what exactly an ombudsman is. And how ...

Photo Exhibit Takes Break From Reality

People usually expect a photograph to document reality, replicating what's actually in front of the camera.But the 11 artists featured in the N.C. Museum ...

UNC Tennis Warms Up In Tourney

The North Carolina women's tennis team struggled last season.Injuries and inexperience combined to thwart a return to the NCAA tournament.UNC began the ...

New Vision Gives Student New Perspective

After undergoing state-of-the-art surgery to restore his sight in November, a Chapel Hill High School sophomore is now seeing well and reading his own ...

BOG OKs Construction Policy

WINSTON-SALEM -- The Board of Governors gave its formal endorsement Friday to an effort aimed at facilitating faster and cheaper construction of buildings ...