Jay, Bob Embark on Crude Cinematic Quest

"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is the lewd, cameo-filled and weed-riddled version of "Epic of Gilgamesh." Kevin Smith's latest follows the typical ...

Kudzu 08/30/01

Playing Follow The Leader in Religious Terms

Walking home from 23 Steps on Friday night, I heard a guy and girl talking about religion. The girl said she believed in "something" but didn't find ...

Bjork Adds Clarity to Emotional Landscapes

Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Bjork drops the fairy schtick to play psychoanalyst. Her first two efforts, 1993's Debut and 1995's Post, ...

Report: Bond Construction Requires More Staff

UNC-system construction projects funded by the $3.1 billion higher education bond package will require as many as 77 new managers and staff members to ...

No Background Checks Slated Despite Arrests

In the wake of the arrests of two Carolina Dining Services employees, officials say there are no plans to institute background checks on CDS employees. University ...

Attitudes Toward College Rankings Vary at UNC, OSU

UNC and Ohio State University had vastly different reactions to a recent New York Times editorial blasting the validity of U.S. News and World Report's ...

DIVE Recommends

Rick Bragg never knew his grandfather, Charlie, the subject of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's book, "Ava's Man." Bragg did know that his grandmother ...

Bid Day Turns Rushees Into Sisters

Bid Day Turns Rushees Into Sisters By Lanita Withers Staff Writer The rip of an envelope. A shout of excitement. Then the real rush began. Hundreds ...

Old Plot, Mediocre Acting Give `Scorpion' Weak Sting

If Woody Allen's new noirish comedy proves nothing else, it's that he is still hilarious at 65. If only he could write something more than ordinary for ...

Towns Want to Share Facility

As UNC officials continue planning for the Horace Williams tract, the question of a shared public works facility weighs in the balance. University officials ...

PETA's Attempt to Ban Fishing at Lake Lacks Legitimacy

TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in regards to the article published Aug. 27 "PETA Seeks End to University Lake Fishing."

Lawmakers Pass Tuition Increase

RALEIGH -- After a week of turbulent debate, the N.C. General Assembly approved a continuing budget resolution that includes a 9 percent retroactive tuition ...

Cabinet Posts Revamped, Positions Filled

Two high-ranking administrative posts were recently filled at UNC as the provost's Cabinet underwent an organizational transformation. Provost Robert ...

UNC Hospitals Seeks Donors

UNC Hospitals is receiving less than half the plasma and platelet donations it needs and, as a result, is having to treat patients with a less-safe product. Because ...

Aldermen OK Pine Street's Block Party

Members of the Pine Street community are looking to heal -- a process that some residents propose begins with a party. After listening to comments from ...

Cartoon 8/29/01

Kudzu 08/29/01

Cut-Back Hours Only Temporary

Students expecting to return to late-night study routines at Davis Library were caught by surprise recently when they realized the building ...