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Wanted: more U.S. science students

By Tema Larter | April 11

Biology is the most popular major for UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduates, but many still worry that North Carolina isn't preparing its students to compete internationally in science-related fields. Recent trends show a need for more science teachers and professionals and better test scores. "We are clearly lagging behind in science and math," said Steven Matson, chairman of UNC-CH's biology department. "We've got to continue to interest our youth in those areas to maintain our innovative and technological advantage."

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Ballet channels Monet's art

By Tema Larter | March 30

The movement that is suggested in Monet's impressionistic paintings will come to life in the bodies of Carolina Ballet's dancers this weekend at Memorial Hall in a program inspired by the renowned painter's work. Called "Monet Impressions," the program was created in tandem with the N.C. Museum of Art to coincide with this past winter's "Monet in Normandy" exhibit and comprises two dances. One was created by the company's principal guest choreographer, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and the other by its artistic director, Robert Weiss.

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State could divest funds

By Tema Larter | March 28

North Carolina might become the first southern state to join the likes of California and New Hampshire in legislating divestment of state funds from conflict-ridden Sudan. A proposed bill to divest all state money from Sudan passed in a unanimous vote Tuesday by the N.C. House Finance Committee. The bill, whose primary sponsor is Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham, next will go to the N.C. House floor, probably next week.

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Illegal immigrants spur rise in hate groups

By Tema Larter | February 16

Hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan are gaining traction across North Carolina and the nation because of mounting frustration with immigration issues, according to a national watchdog organization that monitors extremist activity. The Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama reports that the number of hate groups in the United States rose by 33 percent from 2000 to 2005, and North Carolina went from having 27 to 35 such groups in the same period.

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Speaker targets roots of racism

By Tema Larter | January 31

When most people describe race, they talk about differences in the way people look. Not Mark Smith. Smith, a Carolina distinguished professor of history at the University of South Carolina, spoke Tuesday to a group of about 40 students, professors and community members about the ways people use sensory stereotypes of all kinds to bolster and justify racism. Smith, whose recent research focuses on the history of racism between southern whites and blacks, introduced the topic of race by acknowledging its social origins.

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Wanted: more U.S. science students

Ballet channels Monet's art

State could divest funds

Illegal immigrants spur rise in hate groups

Speaker targets roots of racism

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