Open Meetings Shouldn't Need Media Nudge

Now that the University and Chapel Hill town-gown relations committee has decided to open its meetings, residents and students will get the openness they ...

BOT Talks Of Growth, Tuition

Trustees approved tuition increases and discussed Master Plan blueprints at the Board of Trustees meetings Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. The ...

UNC Needs Freestanding `GCC'

The month before Thanksgiving Break stinks. The past four weeks have been nothing but midterm exams, group projects, research papers and internship applications. ...

Tar Heels Race to Lead On 1st Day of Nike Cup

The North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams took the lead after the first day of the Nike Cup at Koury Natatorium. The No. 9 UNC women ...

The North Carolina offense hasn't thrown for a TD in UNC Aims to Get Off Ground at Duke

Game and time: North Carolina at Duke. Kickoff is at noon. Site: Wallace Wade Stadium. TV/radio: The game will be televised regionally on JP Sports. The ...

In the Wake

It all began in the early 1970s, when energy giant Carolina Power & Light Co.

Dilbert 11/17/00

Cunningham Aims To Push Education

A former UNC student body president elected to the N.C. Senate last week said he will use his new post to support K-12 and higher education. Senator-elect ...

Plant Neighbors Eye Expansion With Caution, Concern

With the possible on-site expansion of a nearby nuclear plant forthcoming, residents say they are less concerned with potential safety hazards than with ...

Support U.S. Democracy in the Pit

Christopher Brook I watched the elections returns Nov. 7 with a sense of awe. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., I was glued to the TV watching the seesaw race between ...

Trainers Treat Blood, Sweat, Tears

As a student athletic trainer, senior Anne Styers knows all too well what it is like to be compared to the team water girl.

Surplus of Movie Screens Creates Financial Woes

The neon lights of the new megaplex movie palaces lure moviegoers in, promising pulsing sound, plush seats built for two and enough amenities to convince ...

Independents ThriveWhile Industry Lags

What's bad for the Man is good for the little man. While many major theater chains struggle financially due to overbuilding and a movie industry low ...

`Men of Honor' Tells Solid Story but Misses Mark

A lot of things go into the making of a good movie. Director George Tilman's "Men of Honor" meets more of those requirements for excellence than many ...

CP&L Expanding Beyond Wake County, Carolinas

In addition to trying to grow locally, Carolina Power & Light Co. is moving closer to becoming one of the largest energy companies in the South. And this ...

Dilbert 11/16/00

International Students React to U.S. Election

Ben Lewis is just a little cynical about the delayed presidential election. "The inability to punch a hole in a piece of paper fits the typical British ...

Never Too Early to Start Planning for New Year's

Remember how everyone made a big stink last year about the new millennium, and how some die-hard Nazi scientific-type folk insisted that the year 2000 ...

Life Lessons Courtesy of Team 60

Oftentimes my faith in humanity has been restored. There was the Atlanta Braves World Series win in 1995; thanks America's team! Then, there was the time ...