`Spin Doctor' Tells of Time At White House

Describing his former job as both the greatest and the worst in his life, former White House spokesman Lanny Davis offered his account Tuesday afternoon ...

Trimming Fat Necessary for Fairer System

North Carolina is not meeting its constitutional duty to educate students most likely to fail, but state leaders aren't willing to sacrifice elective ...

Colo. Advances Bullying Bill

In the wake of recent school shootings in Colorado and California, the Colorado General Assembly will debate a bill aimed at combating harassing behavior ...

N.C. Filmmaker Earns Acclaim

"This is not a movie that's going to make a million bucks," said David Gordon Green, an N.C. School of the Arts graduate, of the movie that ...

Towns Try To Combat Racism

Local officials can only point to one documented incident of alleged institutional racism over the past six years despite the salience of the issue on ...

Guest Teacher, Author Enlightens Students

The enlightening words of internationally renowned spiritual teacher and author Andrew Cohen filled the ears of more than 170 community members and students ...

Dilbert 04/04/01

Network Would Ease Transfers

Community college officials are making it easier for black students to transfer across state lines to historically black colleges and universities by ...

New Student Body Officers Take Oaths

There were chuckles, heartfelt thanks and even a few tears as power changed hands Tuesday afternoon at the annual inauguration of the new student body ...

Readers React to First Amendment Issues on Campus; GAP, Horowitz Controversies Bring Differing Views to Public Discourse at UNC

TO THE EDITOR:Like many African-Americans, I have had the displeasure of hearing David Horowitz defend his views on Black Entertainment Television last ...

Senate Passes Educational Tax-Break Bill

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Panel Discusses Institutional Racism

Something different occurred in a regular Gardner classroom Tuesday night -- instead of economics, discussion revolved around institutional racism.UNC's ...

Durham Tech Solicits Orange County Satellite

Orange County officials say a $4 million bond proposal to build a local community college might take the back burner because of more pressing needs in ...

Confident Cvelbar Works to Reach Decathlon Goals

There's an aura of confidence about North Carolina decathlete Mike Cvelbar.Maybe it's the way he talks while pushing his chair back on its hind legs, ...

Waiver Could Decrease Cost \Of New Schools

Some members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners want to talk about waiving development fees for new schools in Orange County, but the town governments ...

INS to Monitor Students From `Unfriendly' Nations

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service will launch a new system this year aimed at managing the flow of information regarding international students ...

Police Roundup 4/3/01

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Blue Devils Squeak Past Tar Heels

Competition is always stiff between North Carolina and Duke. Monday night's match at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center exemplified the contention between the ...

Women Increasingly Pursue Law Degrees; UNC Ahead of Trend

The UNC School of Law is riding a nationwide trend of women beginning to constitute a majority of law school students.And some law students and professors ...