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Theaters aided desegregation movement

By MEREDITH LEE MILLER | February 15

Local businesses were the focal point of social change during the turbulent decades that surrounded the civil rights movement. Protesters — black ...

Town Council holds off on development's plans

By DAN SCHWIND | February 15

Developers of the proposed Wilson Assemblage will have to wait at least two more weeks before getting the go-ahead for its project. Chapel Hill Town ...

Position opens doors for SBPs

By JERRI SIMMONS | February 15

With only a few months until he finishes his career at UNC and his term as student body president, Matt Calabria isn’t sure what he’ll do ...

School board evaluates year

February 15

While some of the city schools’ priorities for next school year are exciting local advocates, a perennial concern is giving them fits. The Chapel ...

Congress to review funding requests

By ERIN ZUREICK | February 15

As a surge of student organizations requests funding through Student Congress, the body is telling groups they will need to look for other options to ...

In race for final votes, teams tout differences

By STEPHANIE NEWTON | February 15

In a final push to close the loop on the election season, the two campaigns for senior class office are stressing the core values that set them apart. Both ...

Officials expect clean end to contest

By Brian Hudson | February 15

After weeks of campaigning, dozens of stump speeches and countless handshakes, student body president candidates Seke Ballard and Seth Dearmin are ready ...

Calendar

By Staff Editor | February 15

Friday — Sangam will present the first South Asian Film Festival from 6 p.m. to midnight, which will continue from 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday, ...

Bill would prohibit underage phone use while driving

By KRISTIN PRATT | February 15

Chatty teenage drivers will face restrictions on their cell phone use if the N.C. General Assembly approves a bill introduced last week. Sen. Andrew ...

Aldermen seek a sustainable town

By TED STRONG | February 15

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen spent much of its Monday planning retreat debating how the town can best use zoning changes and commerce initiatives to ...

Board of Education evaluates recommendations to improve school day

February 15

Changes in workplace conditions might be in the future for local teachers. During day one of a two-day planning conference, members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

Farmers want $240 million from tobacco co-op

February 15

Tobacco farmers claimed Friday in court that they are getting the raw end of the deal from the North Carolina-based Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization ...

AP science program named best in nation

February 15

The students and teachers of the Advanced Placement Environmental Science course at East Chapel Hill High School can now rightfully claim that their class ...

City briefs

By Staff Editor | February 15

Finance department takes honors for readable budget Mayor Kevin Foy presented Finance Director Kay Johnson and the town finance department with the ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | February 15

$5,200 stolen from 2 ATMs near Smith Center on Sunday A total of $5,200 was stolen from two separate ATMs close to the basketball office of the Smith ...

Abortion coverage faces scrutiny

By MATT BOWLES | February 14

Some state senators are seeking to alter the state’s health care policy to prohibit its coverage of abortions, and while most say the measure isn’t ...

Softball team jumps to 5-0 start

By RACHEL SODER | February 14

After scoring five runs in just the third inning Saturday, it looked as though East Tennessee State had North Carolina’s number. Guess again. The ...

Actors recount their own tales of womanhood

By KATHY CHO | February 14

All week long, the word gleamed from one side of a Cube, grabbing attention, inviting stares — “vagina.” In the Pit, unabashed pink ...

State & national briefs

By Staff Editor | February 14

Driver’s education teacher gets run over by student STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A driver’s education instructor was run over by one of ...

Pringle shines in UNC victory

By Jacob Karabell | February 14

A North Carolina freshman forward finished Friday’s game perfect from the field and perfect from the foul line, in addition to tying a career high ...