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Mali's Musical Tour de Force

By Michael Woods | March 8

Mamadou Diabate seems happy. It has not yet been a day since he endured the 20-hour flight from his native Mali to Manhattan, but he is laughing and sharing ...

Bill Proposes Extended Terms for N.C. Assembly

By Rachel Nyden | March 7

N.C. legislators might serve longer terms that entail shorter legislative sessions if a bill currently under review in the Senate passes.The bill, proposed ...

N.C. Studies Cutting Tax Breaks to Raise Revenue

By Michael Davis | March 7

Faced with a budget shortfall that is approaching $800 million, state legislators are attempting to raise revenue by eliminating several types of tax ...

Schools Review Security After Recent Violence

By Jennifer Samuels | March 7

Almost two years after a shooting at Columbine High School left 13 students and two gunmen dead, a similar incident in Santee, Calif., has forced many ...

Young's Plan for Presidential Stipend Sets Bad Precedent

By Lee Connoer | March 7

Sometimes even the best intentions lead to unfortunate (and unintended) outcomes.That's what will happen if Student Body President-elect Justin Young ...

Students Air Honor Court Concerns Online

By Mandy Melton | March 7

An online forum sponsored by the Freshman Focus Council will now allow students another opportunity to vent any of their concerns about the Honor Court.UNC's ...

Forte Shoots in Face of Scrutiny

March 7

It's not easy being Joseph Forte these days.Sure, it's great to be recognized as the best player on one of the nation's best teams. But it's not so great ...

Students, Faculty Defend Speaker Choice

By Scott Brittain | March 7

One week after the announcement of ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott as the May Commencement speaker, a small group of faculty have stepped forward in protest ...

Dreaming's Easy in the Front Row

By Dan Satter | March 7

The horn might as well have been an alarm clock -- anticipated and undeniable, an earsplitting shrill blaring much sooner than it should have.

Donnas Grow Up, Rock On

By Justin Winters | March 7

Forget playing your music in front of thousands of adoring fans. Just give the Donnas a Waffle House and they'll be happy."We're big fans of Waffle ...

BOG to Weigh Tuition Increase Requests

By Koen de Vries | March 7

Tuition increases at five UNC-system schools could be approved today at the monthly Board of Governors meeting.During the past few months, boards of trustees ...

Women's Tennis Wins In Dramatic Fashion

By Brad Lewis | March 7

North Carolina women's tennis player Kendrick Bunn was drenched in sweat, and she was breathing heavily.When South Carolina's Lynn-Yin Tan put a backhand ...

Electoral Change Proposed

By Ben DeSantis | March 7

Partisan politics reared its head last week as the N.C. General Assembly's Election Law Committee approved a measure that could change the state's presidential ...

`Unselfish' Owens Learns to Embrace Bench Role

By Bret Strelow | March 7

Matt Doherty pulled senior Max Owens aside after North Carolina's win against N.C. State last Wednesday and made a brief, yet meaningful, gesture.Doherty ...

Citizen Panel Good Idea, but Use Caution

By Anne Fawcett | March 7

Imagine a bunch of elected representatives getting together to maximize their chances of getting re-elected next time around.But the focus isn't on serving ...

Local Judge Doles Out Homework

By Aldesha Gore | March 7

In an unusual ruling, an Orange County judge has thrown the book at a local woman.District Court Judge Alonzo B. Coleman ruled Monday that Iris Andros, ...

DTH Editor's Column Defeats Entire Purpose Of Student Elections

By Staff Editor | March 6

TO THE EDITOR:I sincerely hope that everyone was as offended by Matt Dees' March 5 Viewpoints column as I was. Despite the fact that Michael Songer's ...

How Sweet It Is

By Sarah Kucharski | March 6

Pretend you're a famous musician. Now take one U-Haul and fill it full of expensive instruments and gear. Lock the back door improperly and attach the ...

Discrimination, Racism Not a `One-Way Street' Against a Single Group

By Staff Editor | March 6

TO THE EDITOR:After reading Linda Chupkowski's column in your Feb. 19 issue, I feel I need to bring something to her attention. She wrote that "Racism ...

UNC Hiring Undergoes Close Study

By Eric Meehan | March 6

Tar Heel Temps is considering revamping its hiring policy to increase security at the University after the January arrest of former UNC employee Dwayne ...