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UNC students will pay less in fees for 2012-2013

By Nicole Comparato | November 2

Students might face unprecedented tuition hikes for next year, but the amount they will pay in fees will be lower. An effort by the student fee advisory ...

Progress report: Cooper’s executive branch

By Claire McNeill | November 2

The Cooper administration’s self-evaluation was released Monday in the form of its annual October report. It details progress in major platform areas ...

Tuition hike proposal forces Cooper to make tough decisions

By Caitlin McCabe | November 2

The University’s desperate search for funding has thrust Student Body President Mary Cooper into the spotlight. In anticipation of another round of ...

Town Council race sees steep increase in candidate fundraising

By Tyson Leonhardt | November 2

As Tuesday’s municipal elections creep closer, campaign finance reports filed Monday show the Chapel Hill Town Council race is more costly — and more ...

Carolina Performing Arts sponsors Samuel Beckett plays

By Sarah Haderbache | November 1

Irish accents and wordplay will begin a four-day run tonight. Carolina Performing Arts is sponsoring the performance of two of Irish absurdist playwright ...

Halloween sees more arrests, emergency calls despite smaller crowd

By Chelsey Dulaney | November 1

Although rain and cold weather helped keep Monday’s Homegrown Halloween celebration at its lowest turnout yet, new police figures show an increase in ...

UNC system’s efforts to eliminate unnecessary degree programs face challenges

By Daniel Wiser | October 31

UNC-system President Thomas Ross didn’t waste any time advocating for more efficient university operations after seeing the immediate effects of millions ...

UNC’s tuition increase proposal not a surprise, administrators say

By Elise Young | October 31

UNC’s tentative proposal to increase in-state tuition by 40 percent during a multi-year span far exceeds the UNC system’s cap, but administrators ...

Fashionably late: Chapel Hill celebrates Halloween

By Jeanna Smialek | October 31

It’s not a party if you show up on time. Chapel Hill’s Halloween festivities saw a late start — and end — Monday night.

Cooper to support tuition hikes

By Elizabeth Johnson | October 30

As administrators push for what could become the largest tuition increase in the University’s history, Student Body President Mary Cooper is planning ...

Faculty adviory committee recommends more education on honor system

By Colleen Volz | October 30

Educating faculty members about the nuances of the student-run honor system is the first major goal to emerge from the faculty honor system advisory committee. ...

Alcohol incidents on Halloween are on the decline

By Corinne White | October 30

Reported alcohol-related incidents stood at 31 in 2007, the year before the town began its initiative to reduce crowd size and improve safety. Last year, ...

UNC rolls after sluggish start

By Brandon Moree | October 30

The schedule had the North Carolina men’s basketball team pegged to start the 2011-12 season at 7:30 p.m. Friday night with an exhibition game against ...

Homegrown Halloween has hurt the profits of Franklin Street bars

By Caroline Leland | October 30

For local business owner Kyle Heath, Halloween used to be the most profitable night of the year — rivaled only by a national championship. But since ...

UNC gets homecoming win against Wake Forest

By Kelly Parsons | October 29

After losing back-to-back conference matchups, the North Carolina football team used a balanced offense to beat Wake Forest 49-24 in Kenan Stadium on ...

UNC still weeks away from NCAA verdict

By Kelly Parsons | October 29

Athletic director Dick Baddour, Chancellor Holden Thorp and other representatives from UNC appeared before the NCAA Committee on Infractions in a closed ...

UNC beats UNC-Pembroke 100-58 in exhibition game

By Kelly Parsons | October 29

After coming out to a late start, the North Carolina men’s basketball team went on a 41-6 run in the second half and beat UNC-Pembroke 100-28 in an ...

Budget cuts imperil University athletic programs

By Mark Thompson | October 27

Failure to generate revenue for North Carolina’s athletic department could result in the elimination of entire programs, challenging the University’s ...

NCAA approves Knight Commission proposals

By Madeline Will | October 27

Last year’s national men’s basketball champions may not have brought home the trophy if recommendations made 10 years ago by a national advisory panel ...

Maple View Farm wins NC Grange award

By Victoria Esguerra | October 27

Maple View won this year’s Farm of the Year award from the North Carolina State Grange, a nonprofit organization promoting the agricultural community, ...