For 68-year-old UNC student Douglas Longman, a bachelors degree, a masters degree and a doctoral degree from Indiana University just weren’t enough. Longman said he just loves to learn.
North Carolina might soon join other states in taking action against the federal health care reform. The N.C. House of Representatives judiciary committee passed a bill Thursday to block a provision of the legislation that requires people to buy health insurance to avoid facing penalty fees.
An amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage might have more favorable chances of being passed next year. Many Republicans, including N.C. Sen. Blake Harris, R-Harnett, believe a bill to ban gay marriage will be passed if it’s brought before the Senate because Republicans now have a majority in the N.C. General Assembly.
Students and administrators at N.C. State University are working to respond to offensive comments left on the walls of its landmark Free Expression Tunnel. University officials said while the hateful comments are offensive, they also have to respect the tunnel as a channel of free speech while still promoting a welcoming environment on campus.
Universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference are working to increase their student-athlete graduation rates. Data released last week for classes that entered school from 2000 to 2003 ranks Duke University as the ACC school with the highest athlete graduation rate.
North Carolina is discussing an issue of age — and it’s not the drinking age. The state may soon allow 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in the juvenile justice system.
Statewide numbers show fewer voters registered to vote this year compared to the last elections. Registration ended Friday, and the N.C. State Board of Elections reported that the number of registered voters in the state declined by more than 82,000 from more than 6.2 million in 2008.
A new study will follow children in Durham from before birth through the age of 21 to see how environmental factors affect their development.
New opportunities for climate change research are coming to N.C. State University. The university has been chosen to house the second of eight new U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers.
UNC-system students will soon be able to find national security jobs and internships through a new website. TopSecretClick.com, which is expected to launch soon, is designed to match students with jobs and internships in the military and other agencies.
