Groups host safety event in preparation for Halloween

As students gear up for a ghastly night on Franklin Street this Sunday, the specter of danger still looms over them. So the UNC Residence Hall Association ...

Group is working to improve pedestrian safety on Airport Road

A Chapel Hill group hoping to promote physical activity by making pedestrian conditions safer met Thursday to discuss its current programs and future ...

Candidates debate pensions

The two candidates for state treasurer might come from diverse backgrounds, but they do have one goal in common: to give their opponent a run for his ...

UNC groups should present different, third-party views

TO THE EDITOR: I've noticed that several organizations on campus have hosted debates between the College Republicans and the Young Democrats, with stand-ins ...

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Secret society prompts ghoulish legends

Past a stretch of well-groomed lawns, past where Gimghoul Road turns to a winding, gravel drive, an eerie stone castle rises from the woods. It's surrounded ...

Last-minute shoppers shouldn't be spooked

Chapel Hill police are expecting a crowd of 70,000 to overtake Franklin Street on Sunday. After 9 p.m. the street will be closed off in honor of ghosts, ...

Town prepares for weekend

Town personnel are preparing for Halloween, but deciding which characters of "Reservoir Dogs" they will be might not be on their to-do list. The Chapel ...

Library's history turns a new page

A candlestick telephone and an ancient typewriter face a huge, clunky dinosaur of a machine. The machine, a microfilm reader from the 1950s, holds a ...

Lowering the drinking age would be healthy way to go

TO THE EDITOR: With Election Day right around the corner, there are many issues that are being thrown into the faces of young student voters here at ...

Small gang problem might grow in future

Though gang activity is often associated with large cities, Chapel Hill police are saying the problem hits closer to home than most locals would think. The ...

Med school hits 125th year

UNC led a revolutionary movement in medical education when it became the first school in North Carolina to establish a medical program soon after the ...

Hester to test UNC's depleted special teams

Game and Time: No.4 Miami at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium. TV/Radio: The game will be televised on ESPN2. The Tar Heel Sports ...

Students from across the state flock to Franklin Street for Halloween festivities

When Jennifer Dickson-Brown was in high school, she took her younger cousins trick-or-treating for Halloween. Now a sophomore at the University of North ...

Statewide group is working to prevent election problems

After witnessing firsthand the mayhem and madness that pervaded Florida during the 2000 presidential election, Sara Blajian was determined not to sit ...

Cheney remains potent, powerful

Supporting from behind rather than standing out in front is one skill President Bush's running mate is said to practice with great finesse. "I worked ...

Price for U.S. House

David Price is running for another term in the U.S. House against Todd Batchelor, a Republican businessman and would-be newcomer to higher office. Price's ...

Princeton review ranks UNC no. 1 in entrepreneurship

UNC could be home to the next big business success, with future alumni potentially joining the ranks of Bill Gates, Henry Ford and Ray Kroc as entrepreneurial ...

BSM aims for activism

Profound and aggressive in his manner of speaking, the Rev. William Barber inspired students Thursday night during a speech aimed at increasing minority ...