UC President Looks to Downplay SATs in Admissions

University of California President Richard Atkinson recently called for SAT scores to become an optional part of admissions criteria, increasing the emphasis ...

Survey Probes Top Colleges' Suicide Rates

A survey of ranked colleges conducted by The Boston Globe found that top schools do not necessarily suffer from above-average suicide rates, despite their ...

Local Schools Amend Funding Proposals

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools officials halved their requests for funding last week and submitted a less burdensome proposal for a bond to help alleviate ...

Basketball and Football Star Julius Peppers Gives Nod to Songer for CAA

TO THE EDITOR:I support Michael Songer for Carolina Athletic Association president. He clearly has the best ideas to help all UNC athletes. He will fight ...

States Weigh Value Of Merit-Based Aid

Illinois could be the next in a growing number of states to implement or expand merit-based financial aid programs for college students.But critics in ...

Offcials Change Room Registration

Housing officials announced last week that students who wish to remain on campus next year must follow an application process that involves two major ...

Police Roundup 2/27/2001

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Dilbert 2/27/2001

`Titans' Coach Visits Campus

The former coach who was the basis for the central character in the movie "Remember the Titans" said Monday night that racial diversity has ...

Scalping Duke Tickets Takes Them From Deserving Fans

Scalping sports tickets is probably one of the easiest ways for Carolina students to make money.We get the tickets for free, and we sell 'em for a fortune. ...

CAA Hopefuls: Use Last Days To Get Dirty

I've watched the race for Carolina Athletic Association president unravel with a mixture of amusement and dismay.It hasn't been pretty. Most of it borders ...

Robinson Addresses Diaspora, Black History at Conference

February is Black History Month, but Randall Robinson sees problems with the way commemoration of black culture is handled in modern America.Robinson, ...

Committee Offers Master Plan Ideas

Representatives of the Horace Williams Planning Advisory Committee presented the campus community with a new, scaled-down version of an off-campus development ...

Dilbert 02/26/01

Mo' Money, Mo' Problems For Baseball

It's getting to be that time of the year again.The days are growing longer. Soon -- we hope, at least -- they'll start becoming warmer.And the Boys of ...

Buddhist Sand Sculpture In Progress at Ackland

A kind of sand construction very different from the dribble castles and sand crab mansions built on sunny beaches by vacationers begins today at the Ackland ...

Board Cites Lack Of Evidence in CAA Controversy

After further investigations, the Board of Elections has declined to take action at this time against either candidate in the highly contested race for ...

Planned Parenthood Clarifies Point About Morning-After Pill\

TO THE EDITOR:There are a few things from Lee Spears' article ("Morning-After Pill Easier to Obtain" Feb. 20) that I believe need clarification. ...

Local Students Gather to Discuss Discrimination

About 115 young people and local officials gathered Saturday for Youth Summit 2001 -- a discussion of ways to combat various types of discrimination in ...