United Church of Christ challenges gay marriage ban
The United Church of Christ has joined the line of lawsuits against the state’s ban on gay marriage — and it is making an unconventional challenge.
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The United Church of Christ has joined the line of lawsuits against the state’s ban on gay marriage — and it is making an unconventional challenge.
Art enthusiasts and dreamers alike will be submerged in the gulf between sleep and reality in “Mezzmerizd: Dreaming Awake,” an exhibition mingling paintings with performance, circus and flow arts, movement and nature.
Although the law allowing students to hire attorneys in student conduct cases passed more than four months ago, its implications on fairness in student-versus-student cases are still not clear.
Officials of the UNC system invited the public to offer policy recommendations on Monday in the latest step to improve systemwide campus safety.
Five people were injured from a malfunction involving the Vortex ride at the North Carolina State Fair Thursday night.
The indictment of former UNC tutor Jennifer Wiley Thompson under the state’s Uniform Athlete Agents Act Thursday raised questions about the legal proceedings of her case after officials revealed hers was the first of its kind.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina on Monday challenging the state’s voting law on the basis of discriminatory intent and joining state lawsuits by the N.C. NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina.
RALEIGH — Pallbearers bore empty children’s caskets down the streets of Raleigh and around the governor’s mansion in the dying daylight, surrounded by more than 200 somber protestors on Monday.
Students at Appalachian State University will soon be bringing their ballots to a bring-your-own-beer nightclub on campus.
RALEIGH — The Rev. William Barber marched down the sidewalk of Tarboro Street in Raleigh with a cane in his right hand, bellowing “Worker’s rights!” at about 100 fast food workers from across the state who chanted back, “We can’t survive off $7.25!” under the sweltering afternoon sun.
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday on the Peace & Justice Plaza, almost spilling over onto Franklin Street, with signs and chants that showed a growing discontent with state politics.
The 16 new members of the UNC-system Board of Governors were sworn in early this month and are ready to get to work — but some student groups are apprehensive.
Senior Kevin Claybren has spent two years advocating for gender-neutral housing at UNC-CH.
In a meeting this morning, the UNC Board of Governors unanimously voted to ban gender-neutral housing across the UNC school system.
An N.C. Senate bill requiring convicted sex traffickers to register as sex offenders in North Carolina awaits Gov. Pat McCrory’s approval — a proposal proponents say is the first step to addressing a crime that often remains hidden.
UNC-system students might have to add one more test to their planners if a pilot program administered next year is successful.
Georgia native Audrey Horne is afraid that she might never again walk into the dusty geology building or cheer among a sea of fervid Carolina blue fans at the Smith Center after this year.
An N.C. Senate bill that would regulate abortion physicians and procedures is raising concerns among groups who say it could close abortion clinics across the state.
The Carolina Panthers might have less money for stadium upgrades than anticipated if a N.C. House bill passes the legislature.
State university and college leaders say a new law encouraging high school students to pursue vocational education will not undermine admissions to higher education institutions.