Panel: courts too tough on teens
In North Carolina, no one can buy a lottery ticket, watch an R-rated movie or vote for a lawmaker at 16 — but courts still prosecute many 16-year-olds as adults.
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In North Carolina, no one can buy a lottery ticket, watch an R-rated movie or vote for a lawmaker at 16 — but courts still prosecute many 16-year-olds as adults.
Despite a recent report suggesting divestment from fossil fuels will cause universities to lose money, UNC remains firm in its ambitions to explore alternatives to coal.
Despite the lack of funding for "Orgasm? Yes, Please!," an event that teaches participants about healthy sex, Project Dinah is still trying to raise awareness about sexual wellness in creative ways.
The Pit, the much-beloved social crossroads of UNC, is up for renovations and improvements in an upcoming 2016 construction project.
The University isn’t keeping pace with its peers when it comes to dollars spent on fundraisers and development programs.
When Agora kitchen assistant Equashia Mumin walked out of Granville’s west tower Friday afternoon, she had no idea what was waiting for her.
James West stands in the dark on a cold January morning. He has an old heater going as he smokes a cigarette. It is 7 a.m., and it’s time to feed the pigs that will one day feed thousands of students.
When the University closes for ice, many students turn off their alarm clocks and go back to bed. For University employees, things might not be as simple.
Hardship parking and the possibility of rewriting the Student Code dominated Student Congress’ last meeting of the semester Tuesday.
An entrepreneurship competition — the main event of Kenan-Flagler Business School's Global Entrepreneurship week — will pit more than 100 teams against each other Thursday night in a battle for up to $1,000 in prize money.
As students gear up for their recently registered spring semester classes, many are considering the costs of textbooks, printing and clickers that will inevitably pop up.
From butter mints in Chapel Hill to banks in Guatemala, the Carolina Microfinance Initiative is promoting entrepreneurship one check at a time.
CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this story misquoted Fred Eshelman. He said his donations are sometimes allocated to endowed professorships. The story has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
The newest member of UNC’s Panhellenic Council — Alpha Phi sorority — will begin making its presence known on campus within the next few months .
UNC associate professor Laura Mersini-Houghton’s recent study dismissing the existence of black holes is in the spotlight as the scientific community begins the process of reviewing and questioning her work.
Ideally, people would think about the opportunity cost of making a purchase, but Duke economics professor and best-selling author Dan Ariely knows people typically only think about the pain associated with spending money.
Students attacked eating disorders with sledgehammers and baseball bats outside Davis Library Wednesday afternoon.