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Locals eye new projects closely

By TED STRONG | August 29

Few things have, or will, continue to have as big an impact on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area as University development. “Growth and development ...

Memorial Hall waits in the wings

By JIM WALSH | August 29

People have been whispering its name for years, waiting for the time when Carolina would establish itself as the destination for marquee performing arts ...

Despite fire, officials say campus housing is safe

By JENNY RUBY | August 29

As students move back onto campus, housing officials have assured them that the necessary provisions have been made to ensure their safety within residence ...

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August 29

As the starting lineups were introduced Saturday night at the World’s Greatest Alumni Game, Antawn Jamison stood at midcourt in street clothes and ...

UNC schools implement background checks

By ERIN FRANCE | August 29

New students to UNC-system schools have jumped more than a few academic hurdles this year. Prospective students might now undergo a background check ...

A renewed sense of optimism

By Brian MacPherson | August 29

Kyndraus Guy, a redshirt freshman still struggling with the nuances of the North Carolina defense, ran a cut-scramble to disrupt the play from underneath ...

Final bill helps universities market goods

By MEGAN MCSWAIN | August 29

For 76 years, UNC-system campuses have been barred from offering certain services to the broader community, but now they have a little more leeway. The ...

Chapel Hill Transit changes

By Staff Editor | August 29

Chapel Hill Transit has made the following changes to its route schedule: The HU route, (Friday Center, Fetzer Gymnasium, UNC Hospitals) will begin ...

Calendar

By Staff Editor | August 29

An information fair open to all incoming graduate students will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the Great Hall of the Student Union. Flicker ...

Campus Briefs

By From staff and wire reports | August 29

Man dies Saturday during move-in at Ehringhaus A man died from an apparent heart attack Saturday on South Campus while moving a friend’s daughter ...

Broadening the foundation

By Brian Hudson | August 29

For the entire University community, this year is a milestone. Detours and green fences — the unmistakable emblems of construction —will ...

Hit-and-run bill ready for Easley

By EREN TATARAGASI | August 29

Almost a year after a man was acquitted of charges relating to the death of a UNC alumnus, a new hit-and-run statute is awaiting final approval from Gov. ...

Residents welcome students

By TED STRONG | August 29

Most people get nervous when police come to the door. Friday, a bevy of Chapel Hill’s latest residents got — and got over — that ...

Board mulls alternate representation models

August 29

Recent concerns about fair representation in the county has led the Orange County Board of Commissioners to rethink the process by which they are elected. Commissioners ...

County to vote on school tax

August 29

Taxes and consensus rarely go together. The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 16 to put a referendum on the ballot this fall that, ...

'Insider' college rankings give students the scoop

By TORRYE JONES | August 29

Here’s a quote prospective students won’t see in a UNC admissions brochure: “Every student on campus is aware of the disproportionate ...

Obituaries

By From staff and wire reports | August 29

Harvey E. Beech Harvey E. Beech, one of the University’s first black graduates, died at age 81 on Aug. 7 after a long illness. Beech was a ...

Freshmen test new freedom

By JULIA FURLONG | August 29

Freshman Abbas Rattani tasted defeat on his first day as a UNC student, but he remains undaunted as he enters his first week at college. After narrowly ...

New ROTC soldiers launched into first year

By ERIN ZUREICK | August 29

With eyes fixed to the sky, UNC Army ROTC cadets exchanged nervous smiles as the dull roar of a Blackhawk helicopter signaled the start of the year's ...

Tuition debate resonates with BOG

By KAVITA PILLAI | August 29

Tuition autonomy might be dead at the table, but the issue of how to fund the state’s leading research institutions is very much alive. And the ...