Community's Holiday Parade Combines Tradition, Diversity

Marching bands, cattle and a plethora of antlers characterized Saturday's Chapel Hill-Carrboro holiday parade. Families lined Franklin Street on Saturday, ...

Students Can Help Shape UNC's Future At Tuesday Forum

TO THE EDITOR: As a student, I am generally frustrated when campus expansion is mandated by the University, and as students, we just have to accept what ...

N.C. Colleges Fall Short in Ranking

Affordable, but not beneficial enough to the state or accessible enough to students - this was the judgment passed Thursday about higher education in ...

CDC Fighting Ignorance About HIV/AIDS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching new efforts to change the stigma surrounding HIV infection today - the 14th Annual World AIDS ...

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Christmas Marches Into Town

Bells will be ringing and children will be singing as the annual Chapel Hill Christmas Parade and tree lighting usher in the holiday season. The tree ...

Local Doctor Jailed for Practicing Without License

A local psychiatrist made his first appearance in court Thursday after being arrested this week for practicing medicine with a license that had been suspended ...

Pauper Players Tell Story of `Side Show'

"Come look at the freaks," the opening number of Pauper Players' new musical "Side Show" invites. Those freaks include Siamese twins, a fortune teller, ...

A No-Win Situation?

After spending $250 million combined and close to two years of campaigning, Republican George W.

Shearon Harris Stink Might Be Unwarranted

For some reason, protest news always makes me think of pie. I hope someone throws one at the protest against Carolina Power & Light Co. on Sunday at the ...

Letters From the Hard Drive's Edge

Have you ever seen those little pocket-sized calendars that only a complete dork would have? Well, I was looking through mine last night, and I realized ...

Tar Heels Hope to Have Remy Up Front Against Irish

Anne Remy might be listed as a forward in the North Carolina women's soccer team media guide, but the title of utility player would surely be more apt. ...

Climbing for a Cause

Jeremy Ackerman, in mountaineering gear with his pet greyhound nearby, proudly wears a meaningful T-shirt while tromping through an open field behind ...

Otahkians Eliminate UNC From NCAAs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Krista Haukap recorded a career-high 39 kills as Southeast Missouri State advanced to its first-ever second round with a 3-2 upset ...

`Requiem' Sickens But Fails to Engage Viewer

There is a bleak, grim film out there called "Requiem for a Dream" with plenty of visual effects, but little emotion. Director Darren Aronofsky ("Pi") ...

Rethinking the Status Quo

There likely will be 538 of them; 14 from North Carolina, 54 who hail from California and 25 who live in Florida. Some are lawyers who fight with legal ...

Buh-Bye to the So-Called `Best Years of My Life'

Soon the "best years of my life" will be over, but as Commencement nears, I realize I'm ecstatic to be over with Carolina for good. For once in many years ...

Talk Aims To Unveil Stereotypes

About 30 UNC students cast off all personal reservations last night for an open discussion on the Islamic practice of veiling women. The Advocates for ...

Bethlehem Native Discusses Middle East Peace

Peace takes on special meaning for people of all religions during the holidays as attention turns to areas where conflict mars the season's spirit.