Heartwarming `Billy Elliot' Endears, Avoids Sappiness

If someone were to describe the plot of "Billy Elliot" to you, you might respond derisively with, "Oh, it's one of those." By "those," you'd be thinking ...

UNC Enters Tourney Seeking Revenge

Winston-Salem. The name doesn't merely appear on the North Carolina volleyball team's schedule - it flashes brightly. No, the team isn't comprised of ...

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Raleigh's Far Too Jones Lacks Flavor; OutKast, R. Kelly Compensate With Soul

Far Too Jones Shame & Her Sister two stars It's never a good sign when the best song off your new CD is a remake of a song off your previous album. But ...

Mlyn Pilots UNC, Duke Scholarship

A scholarship program aimed at uniting two rival universities has a dynamic new director. Eric Mlyn, currently the director of the Burch Programs and ...

N.C. Lauds Graham for Service

RALEIGH - Swept clean of hay, the building used to showcase cows during last month's State Fair instead was packed with officials from across the country ...

Residents Bugged by Insect Infestation

Two students sat in their room in Teague Residence Hall one night quietly studying. Suddenly, they heard a strange clicking noise. They looked at each ...

The Next Step

As controversy over activating two of Carolina Power & Light Co.'s Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant storage pools heats up, those who oppose the expansion ...

Democrats Nominate State House, Senate Leaders

RALEIGH - In an expected move by N.C.

UNC Faculty Delve Into Electoral Process

Political and legal jargon mixed with light humor filled the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Wednesday evening as University and community members ...

Activists Urge Democracy, Cooperation

UNC students are expressing a mix of enthusiasm and frustration throughout the ongoing push and pull of the presidential election. Campus groups such ...

Sandler Handles Questions With Humor, Humility

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Seniors Aim to Recapture NCAA Title

Kristen McCann laughed at the memory of being one of five freshmen on the North Carolina field hockey team. "We were just a bunch of scrubs," said McCann, ...

For College Newspapers, Perfection Is an Interactive Process

The Daily Tar Heel is not the best college newspaper in the country. At least not according to the Associated Collegiate Press. We're not even in the ...

Absence of Robinson Won't Go Unnoticed

For someone who plays right in the middle of the field, Eddie Robinson hardly ever gets noticed. North Carolina's defensive midfielder is there, though. ...

Town: UNC Plan Must Go Public

A new development project on the UNC-owned Horace Williams tract has surfaced, prompting the Chapel Hill Town Council to demand answers from University ...

RSVVP Restaurant Patrons Combat Hunger

Eating out became a form of community service Tuesday as residents flocked to their favorite eateries in the name of charity. Diners chose from the 105 ...

Aldermen Support Bus Plan

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voiced its unanimous support Tuesday night of the Triangle Transit Authority's proposal to increase bus service to passengers ...

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