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Reasons why Harrison Barnes should stay at UNC

By Letter to the Editor | April 12

TO THE EDITOR: Harrison, now that two of your fellow basketball teammates have announced that they are staying for another year, here are reasons why ...

Learn why fascism and liberalism are both linked

By Letter to the Editor | April 12

TO THE EDITOR: Cutting regulations? Fascist. Vouchers for private schools? Fascist. So much of the modern day conservative agenda is characterized ...

Stand-up performance shows bigotry on campus

By Letter to the Editor | April 12

TO THE EDITOR: Last night I attended CUAB’s “Cody Hughes Stand-Up Spectacular,” and I was appalled by the downright offensiveness of most of the ...

University’s commitment to the arts questionable

April 12

TO THE EDITOR: As a leader of an arts group on campus, I have been incredibly surprised just how reluctant the University really is to allow any type ...

Police log for April 13, 2011

By From staff and wire reports | April 12

Someone attempted to enter an apartment through a balcony window at 3 a.m. Monday at 200 Westminster Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Someone ...

After criticism, UNC reviews Alert Carolina

April 12

Inside a dimly lit room at the Department of Public Safety station, dispatchers stare into the glowing panorama of computer screens.

Potential budget cuts could jeopardize financial aid awards

By Elise Young | April 12

A legislative proposal to decrease state financial aid funding by $37.6 million for the 2011-2012 academic year could throw University aid packages into ...

UNC officials: student wasn't hate-crime victim, may face charges

April 12

The Department of Public Safety has determined that the alleged aggravated assault reported to campus Monday did not occur, officials said.

House proposes 15.5 percent cut to UNC system

By Daniel Wiser | April 12

The Republican leadership on the N.C. House appropriations subcommittee on education has proposed a 15.5 percent cut for the UNC system for the next two ...

Cap the gas tax: Protect people from pain at the pump this summer

By Editorial Board | April 12

It’s no secret that gas prices are increasing, but you might not know that gas taxes could be going up soon too.

Getting UNC coal-free: When big plans are made, they should be made with foresight and demand continued attention

By Editorial Board | April 12

UNC’s energy transition seems not to be going as smoothly as was hoped. A few bumps in the road are hardly worth despairing over.

Development planned on Rosemary

By Chelsey Dulaney | April 12

Less than five residents turned out to voice their opinions at a public hearing on a proposed Rosemary Street development which would bring more rental ...

Solvent poses a threat to Carrboro

By Chelsey Dulaney | April 12

Carrboro issued two press releases last week stating that an investigation into dry cleaning solvent contamination near 408 W. Weaver St. is underway. ...

From ?rst-year seminar, a life’s passion

By Keren Goldshlager | April 12

Glenn McLaurin thought his first year seminar, The Changing American Job, would be interesting — but he never expected it to lead him to his life’s ...

Photo: ‘Big Fish’ still resonates (Bailey Seitter)

Author of ‘Big Fish’ still enjoys movie adaptation

By Haley Sklut | April 12

Daniel Wallace said turning his novel “Big Fish” into a movie was nothing short of a metamorphosis. After a showing of the film at the Varsity Theatre ...

Oversight committee passes bill to regulate student fees

By Brooke Hefner | April 12

A bill that passed through a Student Congress committee Tuesday night would give the full body the power to regulate changes to eight major student fees. In ...

UNC’s basketball ticket policy to change little

By Lauren Ratcliffe | April 12

By the time incoming freshmen step foot on campus for orientation, any changes to the basketball ticket policy should be set in stone. But students ...

Wilson Library hosts 2nd annual public display of Rare Books Collection

By Caroline Corrigan | April 12

The books in Wilson Library not only contain history — they are history. And on Tuesday at the Rare Book Collection, they had a chance to escape their ...

Durham hosts Full Frame film festival

By Nidhi Singh | April 12

Film festivals are like circuses. Every prestigious gathering of independent or commercial filmmakers behaves, in Deirdre Haj’s mind, like a circus ...

UNC baseball finally gets on the board first against ECU

By Ryan Davis | April 12

While North Carolina’s late-game heroics have been well chronicled, a reason for its success this season may be something different altogether. This ...