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Former player takes new post

By KRISTIN PRATT | August 23

One Tar Heel alumnus has moved from captaining the football team to leading the University's athletic marketing and promotions department. Rick Steinbacher ...

UNC Hospitals draws ire for business focus

By ROBBY MARSHALL | August 23

UNC Hospitals has come under attack by critics who say leaders are putting business before medicine. A petition presented to UNC-system President Erskine ...

Students adjust to airport security

By LINDSEY NAYLOR | August 23

One week before he was scheduled to fly back to North Carolina from his London internship, UNC senior and business major Ryan Davis learned that his return ...

County commissioners discuss new construction

By Staff Editor | August 23

Almost two months after its last meeting, the Orange County Board of Commissioners reconvened Tuesday to discuss tax collecting, child care and construction. Getting ...

On-the-job bloggers run risks

August 23

Blogs might not be the best place anymore to let off steam about that jerk in your office who always steals the stapler. After the high-profile case ...

N.C. schools wanting in classroom, facility space

August 23

High growth rates have forced some N.C. school districts to teach more students than their buildings were intended to house. "From a facilities standpoint, ...

BOG policy scrutinized by recent research study

By ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS | August 23

The N.C. Center for Public Policy Research has issues with the way the UNC-system Board of Governors operates. Last week, the center released a study ...

Wal-Mart rallies draw Democrats

August 23

As more an more eyes turn to the 2008 presidential election, Democratic hopefuls are defining their issues, and for an increasing number, one of those ...

Deep Dish play a realist slice

By David Berngartt | August 23

Some of the brightest minds in the entertainment industry during the 20th century are set to collide Thursday on the stage of Chapel Hill's Deep Dish ...

Program lets students observe other worlds

By RACHEL ULLRICH | August 23

Project OBSERVE, a new avenue for teaching astronomy, could be called one small step for Chapel Hill - and one giant leap for North Carolina. OBSERVE ...

Music merchant earns national prize

By MORGAN ELLIS | August 23

Winning a nationally recognized award five years in a row speaks volumes about music distributor Redeye Distribution. For the fifth consecutive year ...

Move-in weekend sends most freshmen south

By WHITNEY KISLING | August 23

Campus roadways were jammed all weekend, cars crowded lawns and elevators were packed - all telltale signs of move-in weekend. And now that parents ...

Leaders plan trip to Madison, Wis.

By KAYLA CARRICK | August 23

A trip where local leaders will learn from another city has reached capacity, and attendees are getting ready to pack their bags. At the end of September, ...

Slagle enriched Calif. students' academics

By Staff Editor | August 23

Rachel Slagle spent nine weeks in East Palo Alto, Calif., as a volunteer at Bayshore Christian Ministries helping inner-city kids catch up with the public ...

Maps, signs to be placed around campus

By WHITNEY KISLING | August 23

If you've ever shown up late to a class because you were wandering around campus searching for the right building, you'll appreciate the University's ...

City briefs

August 23

Mayor opts to spend less on contract for consultant A contract to hire Chapel Hill consultant Tim Dempsey to evaluate town operations was finalized ...

Planetarium to get a face-lift

By ERIN ZUREICK | August 23

As a third-grader, Todd Boyette toured the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center during a school field trip - his first visit to a college campus. Years ...

Deaton built homes in rural N.C.

By Staff Editor | August 23

Taylor Deaton spent a week building and painting homes for the disabled and elderly in rural North Carolina. Deaton is a freshman from Winston-Salem. ...

Complex gets upscale redesign

By KAYLA CARRICK | August 23

A chain-link fence keeps passersby a safe distance from the drills and hammers gutting what used to be The Village Apartments on 213 E. Franklin St. The ...

Carrboro man dances again

By Eric Shepherd Martin | August 23

Four years ago, sitting at Weaver Street Market, Carrboro resident Bruce Thomas saw a man dancing in the front lawn, happy and surrounded by children. Inspired, ...