Senior Deidra Debnam has been watching Wheel of Fortune since she was a kid, always with a dream of one day being on the show. This spring, she finally had the opportunity to compete in an episode that aired Monday. MAY 11
A Wake County Superior Court judge wrote Tuesday that UNC should have complied with certain public records requests filed by media during the NCAA investigation of the football team. APR 21
The Daily Tar Heel joins local and national media outlets today at the Wake County Courthouse for a hearing that could set a precedent for the scope of a student privacy law. APR 18
Glenn McLaurin thought his first year seminar, The Changing American Job, would be interesting — but he never expected it to lead him to his life’s passion. The class prompted McLaurin, now a junior, to become a public policy major and to pursue a research project about local economic development incentives. APR 13
As flip flops, palm trees and pool parties fill the minds of UNC students, so does a less relaxing topic – summer jobs. APR 13
Alexa Gellman was fast asleep in her room at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house early Tuesday morning when the walls suddenly began to shake. APR 7
Two weeks away from the beginning of faculty elections, the candidates for the Faculty Council chairmanship are looking ahead to trying times. MAR 30
After years of self-funded research and travel, Nancy Gray Schoonmaker, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University’s history department, was finished. MAR 28
Smart911 allows users to link personal information to registered cell phones using Rave Wireless technology. If a registered phone places a 911 call from somewhere on or near campus that gets routed through DPS, the information will be automatically displayed to dispatchers. MAR 22
A leaky faucet has been neglected for months. A security deposit was paid but never returned. A sub-leasing agreement fell apart and requires litigation. All of these and more are problems that Student Legal Services deals with on a regular basis. FEB 3
Failing to purchase renters insurance can lead to irreversible consequences and permanent loss. Elizabeth Henderson learned this lesson the hard way when an unexpected flood damaged her apartment at The Warehouse. FEB 3
At a meeting Tuesday, the Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Student Aid discussed a potential repeal by the N.C. General Assembly that could make merit scholarship funds more scarce. JAN 26
On Sept. 25, 1957, nine black teenagers led the effort to desegregate public schools by braving the halls of Central High School in Little Rock, A.R. Thursday, Terrence Roberts — one of the so-called Little Rock Nine — came to UNC as part of the week-long Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration. JAN 23
This year’s applicants to the University could be the last to submit applications without the Common Application. More than 400 universities currently use the Common Application in an effort to simplify the college admissions process. MAR 10