KATE SULLIVAN

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BOE lets Duke students vote

By KATE SULLIVAN | February 13

When Kristin Hill sent out an e-mail Tuesday encouraging her fellow Robertson Scholars to vote for her in UNC's election, some Duke students were invited to pick UNC's next student body president. But the issue of whether Duke students - who spend one semester at UNC because they are Robertson Scholars - should be permitted to vote in UNC's election is one that the Board of Elections has never had to deal with before.

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Student elections: A race to the finish

By KATE SULLIVAN | February 12

They all want the same thing: to represent a mere 28,000 student voices. But what separates each student body president candidate from the others is their personalities. Kristin Hill, Logan Liles and J.J. Raynor each drafted multi-page documents laying out their visions for next year. And in comparing one to another and all to the past, it becomes apparent that none stray far from each other.

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Moss and Barber in sync with service

By KATE SULLIVAN | January 31

Rachel Moss and Stephen Barber want to keep the wheels rolling and on track for the class of 2009. "We're not trying to reinvent the wheel here if you will," Barber said. "We're really trying to keep a lot of the things that people like about their senior year but just trying to build on it and try to make things a little better."

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2 arrested in mascot's death

By KATE SULLIVAN | January 22

Almost a year after the death of former UNC mascot Jason Ray, two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the car accident that killed him. Gagik Hovsepyan, 52, and his son Armen Hovsepian, 25, both of Paramus, N.J., were arrested Thursday night on several charges by Bergen County, N.J., police. At the time of the incident – which police determined to be accidental – Gagik Hovsepyan told investigators that he had been driving the vehicle that struck Ray.

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Students now must pay up to take tests

By KATE SULLIVAN | January 10

Blue books and scantrons are no longer available for free at UNC Student Stores. The store is charging 15 cents per blue book and 8 cents per scantron. "I think that's a little ridiculous - especially with the tuition increases," freshman Meghan Cooper said, adding that students already pay for a lot of other necessities, such as textbooks. "It's not that much, but it still seems unnecessary." The move marks the first time the store has charged students for the testing materials since the early 1990s, said John Jones, director of Student Stores.

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AIDS Week events focus on awareness

By KATE SULLIVAN | November 26

When World AIDS Week begins today, more than a dozen campus groups will come together to inform the student body of the deadly disease. "I just was kind of looking for a project that would help Hillel show to the community that what we consider Jewish values are really human values," said Rachel Harper, chairman of the tzedek committee for N.C. Hillel. "One thing that we saw that could bring us all together was AIDS work because AIDS doesn't discriminate," Harper said, explaining that "tzedek" basically means "to do the right thing."

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Groups ask for tuition input

By KATE SULLIVAN | November 12

With the Board of Trustees set to vote on tuition increases this week, student leaders are encouraging students to speak out in an educated manner. Student Body President Eve Carson said that she knows students will have opinions about the increases but that she hopes they will approach the talks constructively. "It's important that students are educated about how the tuition process works," Carson said. "We're not protesting tuition increases."

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Carson defines success widely

By KATE SULLIVAN | October 29

With six months under their belts, Student Body President Eve Carson and her team are confident with the strides they have made since assuming office in April.

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Chancellor connects with state

By KATE SULLIVAN | October 25

As the flagship university in North Carolina's 16-university system, UNC has a responsibility to serve the people of the state. And as the first public university, UNC prides itself on being the "University of the People" - a mission emphasized by Carolina Connects, an initiative through which Chancellor James Moeser and other University officials visit N.C. counties to reinforce UNC's relationship with the state.

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Chancellor connects with state

By KATE SULLIVAN | October 25