The Daily Tar Heel
Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893.
Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 Newsletters Latest print issue

We keep you informed.

Help us keep going. Donate Today.
The Daily Tar Heel

Patricia Laya


The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion

It’s not always about the money

We’re so used to saying it that it’s become a representation of who we are, right behind our names and our birthplace. We use it constantly to categorize people’s personalities, academic capabilities or even as a predictor of future success.

The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion

Online education’s growing up

Online education has come a long way. Recent years have seen it rise from having a bad rap to having a place atop the academia’s ivory tower and, as of last week, in every Idaho high school curriculum.

The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion

Student debt and the price we pay

Last year, the amount owed for student loans surpassed credit card debt. That was troubling enough. But by the end of this year, student debt will have reached a new milestone: the $1 trillion mark.

The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion

Put global students on the map

Being an international student at UNC comes at a price — an out-of-state price. While invaluable, it’s not an experience everyone can afford, even before currency exchanges that can work against you.

Vincent Mammone of Chapel Hill-based Creative Learning About Wildlife Species holds a great horned owl. DTH/ Katherine Vance
News

Local nonprofits rehabilitate a variety of animals

The first animal Kindra Mammone rehabilitated was a baby skunk. She was 5 years old when her father dropped the animal on her bed and taught her how to care for it.Thirty-nine years later, Mammone is operating her own rescue organization, Creative Learning About Wildlife Species, or CLAWS.She founded the nonprofit in Chapel Hill in 2004 to help local wild and exotic animals.

Vincent Mammone of Chapel Hill-based Creative Learning About Wildlife Species holds a great horned owl. DTH/ Katherine Vance
News

Local nonprofits rehabilitate a variety of animals

The first animal Kindra Mammone rehabilitated was a baby skunk. She was 5 years old when her father dropped the animal on her bed and taught her how to care for it.Thirty-nine years later, Mammone is operating her own rescue organization, Creative Learning About Wildlife Species, or CLAWS.She founded the nonprofit in Chapel Hill in 2004 to help local wild and exotic animals.

The Daily Tar Heel
News

Walgreens plans lead to resignation

The differing opinions of the Town Council and the Transportation Board about a potentially dangerous intersection have led to one member’s resignation.Transportation Board member Roger Lundblad recently quit his position after disagreements regarding the construction of a new Walgreens at the intersection of East Franklin Street and Estes Drive.

More articles »

Special Print Edition
The Daily Tar Heel 2024 Year-in-Review Edition