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Transit buses see shiny upgrades

By MICHAEL TODD | September 19

A remanufactured Chapel Hill Transit bus spun aluminum rims and gold-colored lug nuts Friday during its maiden voyage. "We'll have a little bling on ...

Endorsements fuel campaigns

By JAKE POTTER | September 19

As municipal campaigns inch closer to Election Day, some candidates are finding friends with benefits - political groups eager to endorse candidates for ...

Women's soccer breaks through tough defense to score in second half

By DANIEL MALLOY | September 19

DURHAM - The North Carolina women's soccer team is not used to being out-muscled. So Alabama-Birmingham came out Sunday pushing and shoving in an effort ...

Flurry of resolutions follow case

September 19

More than a few members of Congress were unhappy with a California federal judge's ruling last week that the recitation of the pledge of allegiance in ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | September 19

A woman crossing Franklin Street at its intersection with Columbia Street was struck by a motorist early Friday morning, according to police reports. Clare ...

Field hockey pulls win despite absence of two star players

By SAM SHEPARD | September 19

With two of its top players off in international competition, the North Carolina field hockey team still managed to hold on for a 1-0 victory Saturday ...

2nd-half flurry sparks win

By GREGG FOUND | September 19

DURHAM - For the first 75 minutes of Sunday's women's soccer game against Alabama-Birmingham, it looked like the theme would be how many North Carolina ...

North Carolina topples Monarchs

September 19

The No. 3 North Carolina field hockey team put on an impressive display in its 1-0 victory against No. 9 Old Dominion on Saturday. Impressive, not ...

UNC overthrows Monarchs

By DEREK HOWLES | September 19

North Carolina's 2-2 tie with N.C. State on Wednesday night was so well-played and so dramatic that the rights would have been immediately snatched up ...

Freshman scores first goal, shows great promise

By DAVID MOSES | September 19

Sunday was a day of firsts for the North Carolina men's soccer team. UNC allowed its first goal at home this season, the Tar Heels committed more fouls ...

Victims shelter to close Friday

By ERIN GIBSON | September 19

RALEIGH - The Wake County Hurricane Disaster Victims Center in Raleigh is well on its way to meeting the goal set by President Bush last week to have ...

Locals query council hopefuls

By TED STRONG | September 19

Most of the time, Chapel Hill Town Council means fluorescent lights, speeches into microphones and people in suits and ties. Saturday, it meant drinking ...

Campus green with energy

By ERIN ZUREICK | September 19

With many successful projects under their belt, UNC students are continuing to push for more green energy resources on campus. Members of UNC's Renewable ...

Behind the wheel

September 19

Many students at Chapel Hill High School ride the bus home after class - at 17, Vance Riggsbee, began driving a school bus. At $1.60 an hour, it was ...

Facing crunch time

By JENNY RUBY | September 19

UNC's largest Hurricane Katrina relief group wrapped up its major fundraising campaign this weekend, but it's not yet clear whether they reached their ...

UNC sees improved workplace

By DANIEL WILKES | September 19

Two years after a campus task force convened to study ways to provide more benefits to University employees, most of its recommendations have come to ...

A point of concern

By Jacob Karabell | September 19

Immediately after the game ended, the Kenan Stadium scoreboard reset to where it began Saturday, boasting a 0-0 score between Carolina and Wisconsin with ...

City briefs

By Staff Editor | September 19

Local school media specialist wins career-enrichment grant Sonya Terry, media specialist at Pathways Elementary School, has won a 2005-06 LSTA Career ...

Late orders up textbook prices

By DON CAMPBELL | September 19

Like drinking from the Old Well before the first day of class, shelling out hundreds of dollars for textbooks has become a rite of passage on campus. "I ...

Out-of-towners Badger UNC supporters during weekend

By CLINT JOHNSON | September 19

On Saturday afternoon, the Carolina Inn was host to a pre-game "huddle" complete with cheerleaders, a bluegrass band and trays of eastern North Carolina ...