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Facing low donation rates, Red Cross seeks more blood

By Michelle Zayed | March 1

This year, blood donations have fallen behind by 3,200 units for the Carolinas region and more than 30,000 units nationwide — and the shortage is getting ...

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Faculty addresses student turnout at games

By Aaron Moore | March 1

Looking to address chronically low student turnout at home basketball games, members of the faculty athletics committee raised the possibility Tuesday ...

Cook receives three-year sentence

March 1

Raymond Cook was sentenced to at least three years in prison Tuesday for his role in the Sept. 11, 2009, crash that ended the life of an aspiring ballerina. ...

UNC-system leaders to de?ne ‘unnecessary duplication’

By Tarini Parti | March 1

For weeks UNC-system administrators have been using the phrase “unnecessary duplication” in discussions regarding the upcoming budget cuts. But ...

UNC takes win streak to FSU

By Jonathan Jones | March 1

Roy Williams can spout out numbers in a post-game press conference without referencing the stat sheet in front of him. He can correctly tally John Henson’s ...

UNC School of Journalism unveils budget cuts

By Victoria Cook | February 28

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is already dealing with a budget cut of $169,000 for the current year.

Universities see increased enrollment of older students

By Dorothy Irwin | February 28

For 68-year-old UNC student Douglas Longman, a bachelors degree, a masters degree and a doctoral degree from Indiana University just weren’t enough. Longman ...

UNC near middle in coach-spending spectrum

By Louie Horvath | February 28

Every program is beholden to the ebbs and flows of graduation, injuries and any number of other unforeseen circumstances that are out of the athletic ...

Police looking for male intruder

By Victoria Stilwell | February 27

Between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Friday, an unidentified man entered the houses of two groups of students living off campus. Chapel Hill police spokesman Lt. ...

Persuasion one of few SBP powers

By Andy Thomason | February 27

Medlin, former student body presidents and administrators alike said the top student leader does levy influence through persuasion, but that their power ...

Food trucks may gain ground after public forum hosted by Chapel Hill

By Michelle Zayed | February 27

Fast food in Chapel Hill could take on a new meaning if residents voice opinions on a trend in food venues: trucks.

Last one standing

By Daniel Wiser and Deborah Strange | February 27

Bringing a decisive finish to a student body election season embroiled in complaints and controversy, Mary Cooper emerged unscathed as the winner Friday ...

New website pokes fun at parents’ texts

By Viviana Bonilla Lopez | February 24

Together, Stephen Miltz, a 25-year-old 2009 UNC graduate, and Wayne Miltz, a 30-year-old self-taught web developer and graphic designer, launched crazythingsparentstext.com, ...

93-year-old author slows down

By Lindsay Pope | February 24

Afternoon tea and crackers are just as much part of the routine for 93-year-old Margaret Wharton as scheduling book promotions and calling publishers. ...

Carter wins prestigious Rhodes scholarship

By Lauren Ratcliffe | February 24

This May, Carter will become the first in his family to graduate from college. His scholarship will allow him to pursue a fully-funded master’s degree ...

Students get fewer tickets to UNC basketball games

By Lauren Ratcliffe | February 24

Citing chronically low student attendance, the athletic department has reduced the number of student tickets by 34 percent from last year. Though rate ...

Runoff candidates stick to issues at forum

By Daniel Wiser | February 23

Nearing the conclusion of a contentious election season, both student body president candidates said they were relieved to focus on the issues in their ...

Bigelow loses second appeal to regain job

By Lindsay Pope | February 23

One member of the Sanitation Two, Kerry Bigelow, has lost his second appeal to get his job back in a 3-2 vote by a personnel committee overseeing the ...

UNC to leave Blackboard for Sakai by December 2012

By Lyle Kendrick | February 23

Less than a year after the transition from Student Central to ConnectCarolina, the University will be facing another technological shift by December of ...

Chapel Hill restaurateurs to close Bonne Soiree

By Alison Lee | February 23

Bonne Soiree, a primarily French restaurant on West Franklin Street, will close April 30 after more than four years in Chapel Hill.The owners have decided ...