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Fed Restraint Can Prop Up U.S. Economy

By Staff Editor | January 10

I floated along last semester assuming the economy would be as bright for me after graduation as it has been throughout college.Then I went home to the ...

N.C., Fla. Lawmakers Revise Election Codes

By Staff Editor | January 10

After the drama of the post-Election Day presidential race, legislative committees have been formed in both Florida and North Carolina to review possibly ...

Death Penalty Goes Against Basic Rights, Applied With Bias

By Staff Editor | January 10

TO THE EDITOR:I wonder sometimes if columnists in The Daily Tar Heel write for shock value. Why else would anyone include a ludicrous statement such as ...

Private College Reduces Costs to State Students

By Staff Editor | January 10

St. Andrews Presbyterian College announced Monday a tuition cut for in-state students designed to make the school competitive with less costly UNC-system ...

UNC to Study Health Threats

By Staff Editor | January 10

As thousands of cheering fans crowd the Smith Center during a basketball game, imagine the horror as deadly bacteria seep from the air conditioning ducts ...

Rape Reported in Chapel Hill; Man Arrested

By Staff Editor | January 10

Carrboro police have arrested a man in connection with an early-morning rape Tuesday that occurred at an apartment on Hillsborough Street in Chapel Hill.Chapel ...

Sports Figures Resolve for Better 2001

By Staff Editor | January 10

I have never been any good at New Year's resolutions.Probably because I never think to make them in the first place.But this year, I made a joint resolution ...

UNC Student Decides to Go Pro

By Staff Editor | January 10

So I'm home over break, thinking deeply (read: sleeping) about how to kick off the column, and then it hits me like eight rounds with Oscar De La Hoya. ...

Fraternity Looks To Lure Faculty With New Grant

By Staff Editor | January 10

The first fraternity established at UNC will again be the first to lead what many hope will be a new Greek tradition.The past and current members of the ...

Longtime Officer Tackles New Assignment: Chief

By Staff Editor | January 10

Applause filled the Chapel Hill Town Council chamber as Angela Jarvies fastened an honorary pin to her husband's navy-blue police uniform, indicating ...

N.C. Schools Earn Praise Of Blacks

By Staff Editor | January 10

A recent ranking by Black Enterprise magazine placed five of the state's universities, including three UNC-system schools, in the top 50 best colleges ...

Council Wants Changes In Development Plans

By Staff Editor | January 10

Before a local architecture firm can finalize drafts for development, the Chapel Hill Town Council requested that the town's Planning Department alter ...

Rapid Growth Vexes Town-Gown Committee

By Staff Editor | January 10

Two months after its formation, the committee composed of Chapel Hill town officials and UNC administrators finally met to discuss the University's growth.Mayor ...

Filling Shu's Shoes Is a Dif_cult but Essential Challenge

By Matt Dees | January 9

It almost didn't seem fitting.The memorial service for legendary journalism professor Jim Shumaker, who died of cancer Dec. 19, lasted all of 30 minutes ...

New House Seat Adds To Redistricting Battle

By Michael McKnight | January 9

North Carolina will soon have a new voice in Washington thanks to the results of Census 2000, but the political affiliation of that voice could be determined ...

Police Emphasize Safety in Wake of Attacks

By Stephanie Furr | January 9

Carrboro officials are working to promote crime education and prevention to residents after two sexual assaults late last month. Carrboro police Capt. ...

New Governor Heralds Unity as Key to Future

By Lucas Fenske | January 9

RALEIGH -- Mike Easley officially became North Carolina's 67th governor Saturday, vowing to continue education reforms and to unite a state increasingly ...

Court Reverses KSU Censorship

By Alex Kaplun | January 9

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit last Friday reversed a lower court's decision that upheld the confiscation of Kentucky State University's ...

Club Looks to Turn Competition Green

By Geoff Wessel | January 9

By Geoff WesselStaff WriterChapel Hill will soon gain an addition to its nightlife -- a club named for one of the seven deadly sins. The new nightclub, ...

Lessons From Historical Heroes

By Russ Helms | January 9

Welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday and came back rested, healed and excited about the new year. Today I'd like to introduce myself by introducing ...