Special committee on immigration will wait for Supreme Court health care ruling

A special legislative committee responsible for examining North Carolina’s immigration policies has decided not to recommend any new legislation until later this year. APR 4

US Department of Justice finds NC courts restrict access to interpreters

Courts can’t always guarantee individuals who speak little or no English an interpreter, said Ginny Dropkin, a contract interpreter for the Durham courts. MAR 26

BOG may alter enrollment review process

Universities seeking to enroll more out-of-state students to maximize tuition revenue might be given more leeway if the UNC-system Board of Governors decides to alter its review process for enrollment. FEB 6

UNC-system president Thomas Ross said student input needed to come earlier in the tuition process

Student protesters, who have opposed tuition increases since October, will likely have little influence when the UNC-system Board of Governors votes on tuition proposals on Feb. 10. FEB 2

UNC's sexual assault policies lag behind federal standards

The University has yet to implement new sexual assault guidelines prompted by the U.S. Department of Education last spring. While administrators planned to have new policies enacted this fall, the handling of sexual assault cases has instead fallen on the back-burner, leaving the University’s Honor Court in limbo. NOV 29

Academic Common Market to end in 2012

Graduate students from North Carolina will no longer have the opportunity to pay in-state tuition while attending out-of-state schools. NOV 10

Bowles warns national deficit is ‘like a cancer’

The U.S. government must take bolder steps to reduce the national debt, former UNC-system President Erskine Bowles said Thursday in a speech at the University. SEP 13

Former UNC graduate student joined U.S. Army after 9/11

Chris Higginbotham doesn’t know the exact reason why he decided to join the U.S. Army in 2003. But he said he never would have joined the Army if planes hadn’t struck the twin towers two years earlier. SEP 13

Hurricane Irene hits NC as a category 1 storm

When Samantha Billings looked out the window of her Greenville apartment Saturday, she saw an uprooted pine tree on the roof of her neighbor’s apartment and a nearby pond overflowing — small reflections of the damage in the state caused by Hurricane Irene. SEP 1

Dean of ECU’s dental school steps down

The dean of East Carolina University’s new dental school resigned last week, leaving its fledgling class of students leaderless. But future funding for the school, which opened its doors just last week, is not expected to be affected, administrators said. SEP 1

UNC-system students to protest budget cuts in Raleigh

Students from across the state are preparing to show N.C. legislators the faces of those who will be affected by budget cuts to education. APR 27

UNC changes protocol for sexual assault cases

The U.S. Department of Education is trying to initiate an open discussion on sexual assault, an issue that many universities have tried to “sweep under the rug.” By next fall, UNC-system schools will be required to be more active in investigating sexual assault cases as a result of the new guidelines set in place by the department. APR 24

ASG president Atul Bhula re-elected after heated debate

Insults were shouted, tempers ran high and several officers quit during a heated debate between members of the UNC Association of Student Governments Saturday. Members of the association met at UNC-CH for their last meeting of the year, where they debated and voted on the organization’s future leadership. Incumbent candidate Atul Bhula was re-elected as president with 32 votes. APR 18

UNC-system Board of Governors’ new members spark outcry from Democrats

The announcement of 16 new members to the UNC-system Board of Governors is causing an outcry from Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly. Democratic legislators believe the Republicans stacked the board with white, males who support the Republican party. APR 1

Kinnaird loses power with Republican leaders

Number three. That is what Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, thought her Senate license plate would read when two senior senators gave up their seats last year. MAR 28

UNC-system Board of Governors’ nominees lean Republican

The UNC-system Board of Governors will see a shift toward Republican political leaning if the nominees for the board announced Tuesday are approved by the N.C. MAR 23

NC State University plans to cut courses and positions due to budget deficits

As universities across the system are preparing to lose millions in state funding, N.C. State University has a new plan in place to help salvage its financial future. MAR 22

University presses move to e-books

Universities’ scholarly publications are turning toward electronic publishing to help stay relevant in a shrinking market.But they have yet to figure out how to use it to increase revenue. MAR 18

NC Republicans may flip Board of Governors to the right

With the terms of 16 UNC-system Board of Governors’ members ending this year, Republican legislators might use this opportunity to flip the Democrat-leaning board in their favor. MAR 22

Priority FAFSA form due today

Students who completed their FAFSA form and Financial Aid Profile by today’s deadline have an advantage over those who chose to procrastinate. MAR 22

Hilliard, N.C. Senate candidate, concedes

Ryan Hilliard, Republican challenger for the N.C. Senate, gave a positive speech to the crowd gathered at the Big Barn Convention Center in Hillsborough as reported results indicate that incumbent Ellie Kinnaird will keep the 23rd District State Senate seat.

“The numbers haven’t turned out exactly as we would have wanted, but we showed the democrats and liberals that there is a large portion of people that are concerned about the economy and the constitution,” Hilliard said.