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Men's lacrosse gets a much-needed win over Dartmouth

By Brooke Pryor | March 21

After losing three of its last four games, the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team needed to turn things around — and fast.

‘Hunger Games’ showcases North Carolina geography

By Kathryn Muller | March 21

On Josh Ferguson’s first day on the set of “The Hunger Games” in Concord, he was led to a room in an abandoned cigarette factory, handed a pair ...

Prescription drug use prevalent in local high schools

By Jenny Surane | March 21

As a junior at East Chapel Hill High School, all Ben Peltzer wanted to do was direct his own one-act play in a theater class.

Tar Heels vow to ‘keep going’ despite Kendall Marshall's injury

By Mark Thompson | March 20

Without Marshall, advancing will be difficult, and that’s what UNC is preparing for. Williams said 100 percent of his team’s preparation will be to ...

Circa’s performance more comedic than acrobatic, but with cliff-hanging stunts

By Katelyn Trela | March 20

In an experiment with muscle and the limits of the body, Circa’s self-titled performance often comes to the edge, but rarely jumps.

New York Times White House reporter Helene Cooper visits UNC

By Emily Overcarsh | March 20

Helene Cooper said she almost peed in her pants the first time she stepped on Air Force One.

Greek Judicial Board lowers burden of proof needed to prosecute violations

By Josie Hollingsworth | March 20

The University’s fraternity system considered only one disciplinary case in 2011 — an exceptional drop from the year before, prompting the system’s ...

Student groups call for a more transparent endowment at UNC

By Sarah Niss | March 20

The last time Jon King appeared before the Board of Trustees, he was heckled by angry students protesting tuition increases.

Marshall’s status still uncertain

By Michael Lananna | March 19

Kendall Marshall is screwed. Or at least that’s the way he worded it Monday. The North Carolina point guard had a screw surgically inserted into his ...

Family, loss, lacrosse

By Chris Moore | March 19

At first glance, Nicky Galasso has it all. The North Carolina sophomore attackman sits inside the lacrosse office coming off the best freshman season ...

UNC-system schools look to UNC-CH to develop gender-neutral housing policy

By Corinne White | March 19

Several administrators have said UNC-system schools are waiting for UNC-CH as a flagship institution to implement a more explicit gender-neutral housing ...

More than cookies: Chapel Hill celebrates 100 years of Girl Scouts

By Megan Schmelzle | March 19

Lofi Hirschman became a Girl Scout in 1937 during the organization’s 25th anniversary and has since then witnessed everything from World War II to desegregation. ...

UNC Department of Public Safety adds assault to Alert Carolina notification policy

By Katie Quine | March 19

For months, students have questioned the consistency of the University’s emergency notification policies.

Guerrilla gardening event protests CVS site in Carrboro

By Sarah Mansur | March 19

Protesters tossed bombs over the fence around the empty building at the proposed CVS site in Carrboro on Saturday — bombs made of clay, compost and ...

UNC thwarts Creighton to advance to Sweet 16

By Mark Thompson | March 19

All the headlines may belong to Kendall Marshall and his wrist injury, but there was a game on Sunday, and top-seeded North Carolina looked pretty good ...

Tar Heels may lose Marshall to wrist fracture

By Kelly Parsons | March 19

A team spokesman reported just moments before that starting point guard Kendall Marshall fractured his right wrist during the second half of North Carolina’s ...

UNC guard Kendall Marshall takes the ball to the hoop during the first half. Marshall led the Tar Heels in scoring with 18 points in the 87-73 win over Creighton in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday, March 18, 2012. Marshall injured his wrist in the second half of the game.

Tar Heels topple Creighton, advance to Sweet 16

By Mark Thompson | March 18

Top-seeded North Carolina beat Creighton 87-73 Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16.

2-on-2 halftime thoughts: UNC vs. Creighton

By Kelly Parsons and Mark Thompson | March 18

Creighton and North Carolina got off to a bit of a slow start until UNC forward John Henson picked up a technical foul with 13:43 remaining in the first ...

Money no joke to comedy chairman

By Katherine Proctor | March 18

Vinny Tagliatela’s passion is comedy, but he doesn’t joke around with money. In his second year as comedy chairman for the Carolina Union Activities ...

Rethink: Psychiatric Illness hosts mental health skills training to end stigma

By Hayley Paytes | March 18

Freshman Taylor Swankie won her school’s geography bee two weeks after her father committed suicide. She was the valedictorian of her eighth-grade class ...