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Invisibility cloak studies yield magical possibilities

By PAUL KIERNAN | August 19

June 1 - What would you do if you could make yourself invisible? "I would play so many tricks on my friends," said Jyoti Vasnani, a senior psychology ...

Hillel leaders say goodbye to UNC

By MAC MOLLISON | August 19

June 22 - Students across campus are saying goodbye this summer - and not just to graduating classmates. Or and Sharon Mars, the beloved duo who headed ...

These wheels are a steal

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 13 - A grassroots recycling program is working to put a fleet of renovated bicycles on Chapel Hill and Carrboro streets for public use as early as ...

Rathskeller owner set to reopen next month

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

After a brief scare, patrons of the Chapel Hill staple The Rathskeller can rest easy. The Rat will reopen. Owner Francis Henry said he expects the ...

Alumnus directs his Hollywood successes

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | August 19

June 1 - Peyton Reed is living his dream. As a Hollywood director with a blockbuster or two under his belt, some might say he's living that dream particularly ...

Flood preparedness sparks debate in town

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

June 22 - Chapel Hill's preparedness for flooding has come into question after the rain brought by Tropical Storm Alberto caused flooding all across the ...

State leaders wary of lottery funding

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

May 18 RALEIGH - Many North Carolina legislators have called for a variety of changes because of concerns that money from the new lottery might be used ...

DOT explains S. Columbia Street plans

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 6 - Fed up with cars whooshing close by as they bike up narrow South Columbia Street to their classes, UNC roommates Lauren Joy and Andrea Martin ...

Orange County incumbents win primaries

By PAUL KIERNAN | August 19

May 18 - The Orange County primaries for the 2006 elections have come and gone, revealing the final list of candidates who will run for office in November, ...

A different kind of taxi hits the streets

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 20 - You might have seen him one of these summer evenings, gliding along Franklin Street on a bicycle with a rickshaw in tow, and maybe you pictured ...

Pizza place brings soccer fans together

By Matt Brooks | August 19

JUNE 22 - Who said Americans don't care about soccer? Try telling that to the crowd at Italian Pizzeria III on June 17, when West Franklin Street's ...

Graduation speaker receives varied reviews

By MAC MOLLISON | August 19

May 18 - The May 14 Commencement ceremony captured the spirit of the Carolina experience for 5,377 graduates and tens of thousands of excited family members. Wendy ...

Local legislative efforts fail to muster unified support

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

While the N.C. General Assembly is pleased this summer with the generous state budget, several issues favored by officials in Orange County never made ...

Budget spares system projects

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

July 13 - By signing the final version of the state budget into law in early July, Gov. Mike Easley put the finishing touches on the spending plan. But ...

'Brick' finds success in neo-noir

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | August 19

June 1 - The American Heritage College Dictionary defines "transplant" as a verb meaning to uproot and replant. With "Brick," writer-director Rian ...

Future uncertain for Black, aides

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

June 8 - After North Carolina legislators finalized the budget, a single question hovers above them, lingering in the not-so-distant future. Allegations ...

Wesleyan could be 18th UNC school

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

June 1 - How serious legislators are about making N.C. Wesleyan College the potential 18th member of the UNC system is questionable. The proposal included ...

Locals reacting to blood shortage

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

July 13 - The Chapel Hill and Orange County area - as well as the rest of the Carolinas - is experiencing its worst blood supply shortage in three years. Debbie ...

School spirit knows no price tag

By Alexandria Shealy | August 19

July 6 - From T-shirts to toiletseat covers, there's hardly anything that hasn't already been colored Carolina blue and stamped with a UNC logo. And ...

New NCSA chancellor welcomed warmly

By William Schwarzer | August 19

May 18 - The North Carolina School of the Arts recently appointed John Mauceri, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and music director for ...