Industry's ills linger over fair

RALEIGH - The lights of the midway were visible against a gloomy backdrop Friday morning, marking a cloudy start to the 151st North Carolina State Fair. Lines ...

Debates highlighted Bush's inability to admit mistakes

In fifth grade, I had my one and only formal debate. We were supposed to pretend we were on the brink of the Civil War, a choice that no doubt seemed ...

Randolph works her way back after injury

North Carolina midfielder Kasey White fed a perfect cross on the ground to the far post, and all fellow midfielder Sara Randolph had to do was run onto ...

Loreleis sing for the fences

The Loreleis' cresting voices have carried them everywhere from local radio stations to "The Today Show." Last Wednesday, their notes swept over Yankee ...

Women eye advocacy agenda

Access to health care, pay equity and aging are the most important issues facing women in the county, according to an agenda passed by members of the ...

School board takes aim at inequalties

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education sponsored its third annual Summit on Equity and Excellence on Saturday. The summit addressed the differences ...

Event takes on domestic ills

In the warm breeze and strained light of a weekend dinner hour, as a child dangled joyously from the fork of a tree and four young men at a picnic table ...

Tar Heels shut out No. 7 USC to build win streak

While most students used Fall Break to relax, the North Carolina men's soccer team was willing to work. The Tar Heels beat No. 7 South Carolina 2-0 ...

Ute offense steamrolls UNC

SALT LAKE CITY - Five minutes and 54 seconds. That's the total time it took Utah's offense to score on its four first-half touchdown drives - three of ...

Tar Heels show comedic flair

You might have expected Roy Williams to boogie in the middle of the court. You might have expected the bald Dick Vitale wig and the Duke jokes. You even ...

Digital music to come to UNC

Starting in January, students living on campus will be able to legally download and share as much music as they want through a free network pilot program ...

Criticism of Bush's record on women on the mark

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to echo the sentiments of Emily Batchelder in her column last Friday ("President is chipping away at reproductive health ...

Walk raises $67K for education

CorrectionDue to an editing error, the headline for the Oct. 18 article "Walk raises $67K for education," as well as the story itself, state that the ...

Group battles military policy

Pundits say a gay rights group might have the legal ammunition to overturn the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that precludes gays and ...

Group fights illegal drinking

In North Carolina, Alcohol Law Enforcement agents work with police officers to combat underage drinking, but some citizens think an even stronger stand ...

Cartoon for 10/18/2004

Campus voting kicks off

Students can cast their ballots in the 2004 elections starting this morning, when polls open at the Morehead Building for one-stop voting. The Office ...

Salt in the wound: Utes overpower UNC

SALT LAKE CITY - The game's first play from scrimmage served as enough of an omen. North Carolina starting tailback Jacque Lewis suffered a back contusion ...

Group gets look at housing

Members of the Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board embarked on a field trip around the county Saturday morning to look at the various affordable ...