While the state’s proposed redistricting maps await approval from the U.S. Justice Department, legislators and election officials continue to debate the maps’ clarity and fairness.
President Barack Obama enchanted the nation with his platform of hope and change in 2008, winning traditionally conservative states such as North Carolina.
The N.C. General Assembly is convening today to hold its second special session since it adjourned in mid-June.
In the 60s, women burned their bras in support of women’s rights. Now they’re just losing them. Recent rallies promoting women’s right to go topless, including one in Asheville, have sparked controversy about the extent to which women should flaunt this freedom. A multitude of topless women took over the streets of downtown Asheville Aug.
Though recent cases of voter fraud in Wake County have placed a renewed focus on voting laws in the state, legislators continue to spar about the proper method for reform.
After its first official meeting of the academic year earlier this month, members of the UNC-system Board of Governors say meetings will not be divided along partisan lines despite the politically contentious appointments of new members in March.
The Carolina Union Activities Board loves you. That slogan — developed by last year’s board president Amanda Kao — means exactly what it says.
Singing a pop song in four-part harmony costs a lot of money. But for some of UNC’s a cappella groups, money is just a part of making music.
With drag queens and graffiti artists on the silver screen, Andy Warhol’s mischievous legacy continues to work its way into Chapel Hill. In a rare showing of Warhol’s “Chelsea Girls,” one of the 20th century’s most controversial art films, the Ackland Art Museum and the Varsity Theatre aim to promote the artist’s media legacy while launching an ambitious new film partnership.
Both are from Pennsylvania, like soft pretzels and above all, share a passion for music. Husband and wife Michael Cyzewski and Judith Bruno met through the North Carolina Symphony’s Bryant Competition more than 25 years ago. This Sunday, the couple plays together at the Bach Festival at Raleigh Moravian Church.
