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UNC football players unharmed in apartment fire

By Jonathan Jones | July 12

Updated at 11 a.m. with an interview from Michael McAdoo. An apartment building that North Carolina football players Michael McAdoo and Kevin Reddick ...

UNC linebacker cited with marijuana possession

By Jonathan Jones | July 11

Updated at 11:03 a.m. with a statement from Butch Davis. Rising North Carolina senior linebacker Quan Sturdivant was cited with possession of marijuana ...

Police looking for 13-year-old

July 8

A 13-year-old runaway girl was last seen at 217 Ashley Forest Road on Tuesday at 8:50 p.m., according to the Chapel Hill Police report. Cierra West ...

UNC poll shows support for higher cigarette tax

By Colin Warren-Hicks | July 8

North Carolinians want more taxes. At least on cigarettes. At 45 cents to the pack, the State of North Carolina has one of the lowest tax rates on ...

Entwisle to serve as interim vice chancellor for research and economic development

By From staff and wire reports | July 8

Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Wednesday that UNC sociology professor Barbara Entwisle has agreed to serve as the interim vice chancellor for research ...

Dean of student affairs leaves for Purdue

By Katia Martinez | July 8

After 22 years at the helm of UNC’s students, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Melissa Exum will be leaving the University. Exum will ...

Plans for new homeless shelter enter next phase

July 7

The Chapel Hill Planning Department formally accepted an application Tuesday afternoon that has divided Chapel Hill residents. The Inter-Faith Council ...

The historical cartoon book, written by a UNC professor of geology and
illustrated by a recent graduate, will help raise funds for the University. Courtesy of John j.w. Rogers

Comical book benefits UNC

By Thankful Cromartie | July 7

Comic books often evoke far-from-realistic images of heroes, supervillains and damsels in ?distress.

$950 tuition increase undecided

By Carter McCall | July 7

UNC-Chapel Hill officials are struggling to decide whether they should increase tuition by $950 for in-state students next fall. The 2010-11 state budget ...

County sludge draws concern

By Annie Clark | July 7

Environmental groups across the state are raising a stink over sludge. The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League in conjunction with N.C. Sen. Ellie ...

Building bridges

By Colleen Volz | July 7

Although UNC students have voiced opposition to building a pedestrian bridge on campus since its proposal one year ago, the Board of Trustees is still ...

Charlotte a finalist to host 2012 Democratic National Convention

By Megan Carroll | July 7

North Carolina was an important political battleground in the 2008 election and it might be four years later. Charlotte has been named one of four finalists ...

Triangle residents voice transit concerns

July 7

Officials from the Triangle Transit Authority held a public forum at the Cary Town Hall Tuesday night. People got a glimpse at several TTA proposals ...

UNC libraries put digital map collection online

July 7

UNC libraries boosted its digital collections with the addition of thousands of state maps — the result of a three-year project that was completed last ...

Obama favors DREAM Act in Thursday speech

July 2

President Obama’s speech Thursday laid out a new set of priorities for his administration pertaining to comprehensive immigration reform. Just three ...

Burr votes no on more unemployment benefits

By From staff and wire reports | July 1

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., voted against an extension of unemployment benefits, giving some yet another reason to push for his Democratic challenger ...

New jobs created to improve student achievement

By Alicia Banks | July 1

Locals schools will merge job responsibilities by creating two new positions for the upcoming school year which aim to improve student achievement from ...

Rosario Lopez (left) and Viridiana Martinez lead community members in singing “We Shall Overcome” on Tuesday night in Raleigh. Lopez and Martinez, who are both undocumented immigrants, had just ended their 14-day hunger strike, which was raising support for the DREAM Act.

14-day hunger strike ends, protest goes to Washington

By Rebecca Putterman | June 30

Viridiana Martinez has known since the age of 12 that she wanted to work in international relations when she grew up. It was only after she graduated ...

Rush plans under review

By Katia Martinez | June 30

Fall rush could become a thing of the past. The UNC Board of Trustees’ University affairs committee is discussing a change to UNC’s Greek system recruitment ...

Rams Club faces state budget cuts

By Jonathan Jones | June 30

A month after UNC’s Board of Trustees approved the booster club’s $70 million expansion of Kenan Stadium, the recent legislation cut in-state funding ...