Patricia Laya

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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. DEC 6

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. NOV 10

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. OCT 27

A gender gap, both here and out there

The University’s male-to-female ratio may skew dating patterns and max-out Zumba classes. But come May, we’ll be graduating to a larger, even more disproportionate world: the workforce. OCT 13

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. OCT 4

The pain of the unpaid internship

If you’re one of those students who found an internship this past summer, you may have found that you’ve returned poorer because of it. SEP 22

Column: Look beyond the island of college

Chapel Hill can sometimes feel like an island. Untouched by real world problems — even ones like hurricanes — it is a bubble. SEP 1

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. APR 7

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.
MAR 22

Time-Out Restaurant to open new location near N.C. State

In Chapel Hill, biscuits and fried chicken under heat lamps can only mean one thing.

But in about a month, N.C. State University students will also be greeted by photos of famous hands forming the familiar “T” when a new Time-Out Restaurant opens in Raleigh.

The 24/7 restaurant, known for its long lines of students hunting for comfort food to soak up the night’s adventures, has been a fixture on Franklin Street for 32 years. MAR 16

Greenbridge warned after violating traffic laws

After violating at least five traffic-related construction laws, Greenbridge development has decided to place extra workers on its surrounding streets to ensure subcontractors obey traffic laws, spokesman Mark Vevle said.
MAR 1

Home-brew beer fest draws local talent

Beer is the glue that binds.

That’s the wisdom professional brewer Todd Isbell shared while he judged the second World Home Brew Festival in Chapel Hill on Saturday.

He was one of more than 200 people who gathered to celebrate the art of home-brewed beer.
FEB 22

Hillsborough seeks to control new growth

As its population continues to grow, the town of Hillsborough might not be able to meet demands for water, traffic and affordable housing, town officials said.

In 2008, the town had a population of 5,653 residents according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a growth of more than 30 percent in the last 20 years.
FEB 12

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