While all UNC-system schools are facing a lack of revenue from the state some have more to fall back on than others. All schools fund themselves with a combination of money allotted from the state private donations federal grants and tuition.
GREENSBORO — A Democratic victory in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race seemed unlikely several months ago but N.C. Sen. Kay Hagan beat incumbent Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole handily Tuesday.
When the U.S. Senate race began it seemed unlikely that Democrats could produce a viable challenger for incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole R-N.C. However N.C. Sen. Kay Hagan D-Guilford virtually unknown when she announced her candidacy has proven to be a legitimate opponent.
In the last month several industrial plants across the state shut down and more than 2200 jobs were lost. The manufacturing industry concentrated in North Carolina's smaller towns and rural areas got its foothold in the state more than 100 years ago said Emil Malizia UNC professor and chairman of the Department of City and Regional Planning.
Fear. Anxiety. Desperation. The N.C. Latino community is feeling all three with the increased attention on undocumented immigrants.
Absentee voting for the November elections began Wednesday but leaders of campus voter registration drives are trying to encourage students to vote in Orange County. The absentee ballot process is a lengthy one that includes several opportunities for things to go awry Durham County Board of Elections Geographer Joseph Fedrowitz said.
