Ad Campaign Seeks Alumni Contribution

From bus ads to public announcements at football games, organizers of the Good to Know campaign are working to raise student awareness about the importance ...

Police Roundup

Ferebee Court Date Continued to January Samuel Ferebee appeared in Orange County District Court in Hillsborough on Monday to face a trespassing charge ...

Congress to Vote on Student Fee Referendum

Student Congress will vote today on whether to put a referendum on the ballot in next semester's general elections that, if passed in February, would ...

All Systems That Judge People Based on Race Unfairly Discriminate

TO THE EDITOR: Affirmative action is discrimination. It is judging people based on their race rather than their qualifications. Affirmative action encourages ...

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DTH ASL To Meet Tonight

The third meeting of The Daily Tar Heel Association of Student Leaders will be held at 7 p.m. today in Student Union 3503. ASL is a forum hosted by the ...

Carolina First Garners $4M In 2 Weeks

University officials said Monday that they have raised an additional $4 million toward the Carolina First Campaign's $1.8 billion goal since its official ...

Solar Energy on the Rise in N.C. Homes

For many, a sunny day is an excuse for a lazy afternoon, a chance to bask in the rays on some deserted patch of grass. But for some members of communities ...

Injury, Lack of Depth Cause More UNC Lineup Changes

After two consecutive losses, it made sense that North Carolina would try to do something to shake up its opponent. It's doubtful, though, that anyone ...

Gating of Lots Designed to Replace Revenue Lost From Parking Tickets

With no parking ticket revenue circulating through the Department of Public Safety, officials are strategizing ways to absorb the cost of enforcement. As ...

Character Breathes Life And Death in 'Exit Plato'

One of the main quarrels with death is that it can silence things that were meant to be said. On the other hand, it can uncover hidden truths just as ...

Study: University Funds Hinge on Political Power

Powerful politicians often attach higher education funding to legislation in the form of pork-barrel funding, according to a study conducted by researchers ...

Bowles, Dole Split On Line-Item Veto

U.S. Senate hopefuls Erskine Bowles and Elizabeth Dole disagree over the importance of a presidential line-item veto in solving the nation's economic ...

NRC to Distribute Iodide Pills

Residents living within a 10-mile radius of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant can receive free potassium iodide pills to help protect them from the ...

Columnist Mistakenly Assumes the Gulf War Affected D.C. Shootings

TO THE EDITOR: This is in response to Joseph Rauch's Oct. 28 (column) "D.C. Shooter Is a Disturbed Gulf War Vet, Not a Terrorist."

New N.C. A&T Fund-Raiser Largest Among Black Universities

N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University officially has launched a fund-raising campaign with a goal of raising $100 million -- the largest such ...

Schools Open Doors To Sexuality Studies

Contemporary Gay Novel." "Ancient Greek and Gay Identity." "Queer Los Angeles." "Lesbian and Gay Popular Music." These courses, offered at universities ...

Committee To Review New Era Contract

A UNC licensing committee will meet today to consider what steps need to be taken before the University will consider reinstating a licensing contract ...

Chapel Hill Firefighters Receive Award for Commitment

Firefighters risk their lives every day as part of the job, helping the victims of the fires they fight. That same determination applies when one of ...