Dilbert 10/18/00

Volleyball Defeats Cavaliers

Even though Tuesday's match was a three-game sweep, it wasn't an easy win for the North Carolina volleyball team. The Tar Heels had to come from behind ...

Bill Provisions Forgive Loans, Grant Aid for Tobacco Farmers

By Monica Chen and Michael McKnight Concerns regarding a surprise amendment to a spending bill by an influential Kentucky senator were abetted when another ...

Opposing Team's Fans Should Not Be Sitting In Kenan Student Section

TO THE EDITOR: Well it appears our agriculturally inclined rivals got the best of us on Saturday, both on the football field and in the student section. ...

Pageant Needs to Get With Times

The Miss America Pageant was Saturday. I know what you're thinking: It was held in the stands of Kenan Stadium during the football game. (Actually no, ...

Students Take Mic to Share Race Experiences

Students and faculty shared their views on racial prejudices, exclusiveness of ethnic groups and perceived racial barriers at UNC during a discussion ...

High-Flying Carter Stays Grounded in NBA

It was billed as an NBA preseason exhibition game. But most of the 5,588 people who gathered in the Smith Center for the Philadelphia 76ers-Toronto Raptors ...

South Campus Construction Forums Planned

Students living on South Campus had the opportunity Tuesday night to hear about the plans that will change their world when construction begins on four ...

Wolfe Encourages Young Authors

Students, faculty and local residents filled Memorial Hall on Tuesday for the inaugural Thomas Wolfe Memorial Lecture, given by - appropriately enough ...

Columnist Disrespectful To Computer Science Majors, Department

TO THE EDITOR: William McKinney's Oct. 12 column, "All the Troubles With Technology" was disturbing for several reasons. The Department of Computer Science ...

Photography for Dummies

By Rich Beckman Guest Columnist What is a good picture? That is a question with many different answers depending on the context of the discussion. To ...

Rights in Balance

Winston Churchill once described democracy as "the worst system .

3 Nuclear Protesters Arrested

RALEIGH -- Police carried three protesters away from Carolina Power & Light Co.'s headquarters in Raleigh after the trio attempted to block entry to the ...

Yo-Yo Ma Makes Time For Students

It might as well have been a rock concert. Internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma taught a cello master class in Hill Hall auditorium Monday, as spectators ...

Performance Full of Expression, Beauty

If Yo-Yo Ma were not the best cellist in the world, he would still be the most charming. As a jam-packed Memorial Hall erupted into almost aggressive ...

Finding God in Your Nintendo 64

Last week, the "Pit Preacher" made his return to UNC. As usual, he offered his peculiar blend of twisted Christianity and hateful rhetoric. And, as usual, ...

SURGE Depends On Cooperation, Not Single LeadershipOn Cooperation,Not Single Leadership

TO THE EDITOR: We would like to respond to a feature published in The Daily Tar Heel ("Activist SURGEs Ahead" Oct. 13) that we feel misrepresented SURGE. ...

University Is Killing Its Trees and Beauty With Construction

TO THE EDITOR: On Friday, Oct. 6, while students were on break, a historic stone wall facing McCorkle Place was demolished to make way for the new Institute ...

Week's Events Celebrate Diversity

People of all ethnicities can put aside their differences to come together for UNC's 12th annual Race Relations Week. Coordinated by the Campus Y and ...