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(03/31/15 2:36am)
Former UNC professor, Judith Blau, founded the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center to aid local day laborers and children. She runs the HRC as the director, with help from Alberto Rodriguez, the associate director. The HRC also meets the needs of local community members who have come to the U.S. as refugees through its Refugee Community Partnership. Blau brings food from the local market to distribute on the weekends.
(02/23/15 3:43am)
Gillian Litynski, a sophomore from New York, is one of four Tar Heels who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championship. Litynski will compete in women's saber in San Antonio, Texas this weekend. This is her second appearance at the championship.
(01/13/15 2:41am)
Gillian Litynski, a sophomore from New York, is one of four Tar Heels who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championship. Litynski will compete in women's saber in San Antonio, Texas this weekend. This is her second appearance at the championship.
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Ms. Nara Strickland, the art teacher at Ephesus Elementary School, helps a first grade class finish their environment pictures. Ms. Strickland said, "This isn't the old-school mentality of sit there and twiddle your thumbs until someone is done. We just keep moving with the next project." Matthew Snyder, 7, and Judy Cho, 7, look for scrap construction paper to add characters to their environment projects. Snyder said about his meadow, "I tried to find the right blue for the blue jay, but all I could find was Duke blue."
(04/18/13 2:48am)
At Parker and Otis, a local store in Durham, Emily Hester of Raleigh serves Margaret Keller of Durham. Keller visits Parker and Otis as often as she can because, "This is one of the two best places in Durham with the best cappuccinos, and I prefer local places."
(04/16/13 2:18am)
Former UNC professor, Judith Blau, founded the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center to aid local day laborers and children. She runs the HRC as the director, with help from Alberto Rodriguez, the associate director. The HRC also meets the needs of local community members who have come to the U.S. as refugees through its Refugee Community Partnership. Rodriguez takes care of chickens that they keep in the backyard of the center.
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Game winning home run
(04/02/13 3:12am)
Allegra Jordan, author of HARVARD 1914, will debut her book tomorrow at Flyleaf during Tuesday readings along with Will Willimon, author of INCORPORATION. Her book is an historical fiction novel that focuses on a memorial with a plaque that signifies a community choosing health, life, and to flourish again. She heard Peter Gomes speak about the unreadable memorial in the Memorial Church for enemy soldiers who went to Harvard, which inspired her.
(03/27/13 11:55pm)
The religious affiliation of youth in the U.S. and in North Carolina has been declining within the last few decades. William Sofield, the pastor of Grace Community Church in Carrboro, has reached out to the student and youth in the community. For the week of Easter, he has been visiting local churches to give a special holiday sermon.
(03/26/13 2:47am)
Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill is home to the best recyclers in the county. The county is thinking about privatizing their recycling program, which would not be ideal for the residents of Carol Woods. Dick Wood, a resident of Carol Woods, strongly believes in their recycling program, so he helps other residents, including Louise Williams, by educating them on separating wastes and sorting them in their correct bins.
(03/22/13 2:04am)
Gillian Litynski, a sophomore from New York, is one of four Tar Heels who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championship. Litynski will compete in women's saber in San Antonio, Texas this weekend. This is her second appearance at the championship.
(03/21/13 2:03am)
As part of the "Your Turn to Burn" series hosted by the art department, Lauren Salazar's weaving and textile work is featured in the John & June Alcott Gallery in Hanes Art Center.
(03/19/13 2:08am)
After the delivery of calves from their cows, the Chapel Hill Creamery decided to involve the community in naming the new additions to the farm. At the Piedmont Farm Tour on April 27th and 28th, there will be a 'name the calf' contest where attendees can suggest a name for all the calves born at the Creamery in March and April. Portia McKnight, co-founder of the creamery with Flo Hawley, said, "We have a new calf that was born just this morning."
(03/07/13 2:57am)
In North Carolina's changing economy, the state of manufacturing has declined. Durham Bookcases, a furniture store owned by Phillip Fletcher, has found ways to adapt to this change in order to stay in business because, he said, "Unless you're reinventing in this market, you'll fall stagnant." With his thirteen workers, Fletcher is able to balance his business like "the three legs of a stool: retail, manufacturing, and finishing."
(03/06/13 1:51am)
Northside Elementary, Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools' newest school scheduled to open next August, is incorporating environmental features in the plans, such as bamboo flooring and gardens. A worker carries materials through an area covered in tarp, which will later become a doorway.
(03/05/13 3:39am)
Frederica von Stade, a world-renowned mezzo-soprano, will perform this week with James Meredith, a pianist.
(02/28/13 3:08am)
Jamie Tworkowski, the founder of "To Write Love On Her Arms," came to speak at a Carolina Union Activities Board event. Josh Moore, a musician from Carrboro, opened for him with a few songs. Tworkowski spoke about the stories that helped develop his organization and answered questions from UNC students.