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Chapel Hill, UNC Officials Eager To Start New Era

By Amanda Wilson | October 5

Officials from UNC and the town of Chapel Hill say they are looking forward to a new era of town-gown relations, ushered in by the Town Council's nearly ...

Policy Elimination Dismays Student Leaders

By Lizzie Breyer | October 5

Student leaders said Thursday they were dismayed by a clause in the state budget that removes the Board of Governors' tuition-setting guidelines. But ...

Fla. Man Diagnosed With Anthrax After Spending 2 Weeks in N.C.

By Lucas Fenske | October 5

RALEIGH -- N.C. health officials said Thursday night that the public is at little risk of contracting anthrax even though a man who recently spent two ...

Tests Distinguish Local Schools

By Adrienne Clark | October 5

For the third straight year Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High Schools were named statewide schools of distinction, an honor school officials say stems ...

Chambers Named Head Of Civil Rights Center

By Stephanie Horvath | October 5

Julius Chambers, former chancellor of North Carolina Central University and famous civil rights lawyer, has been tapped to lead a new civil rights center ...

Arab Journalists, Diplomats Speak Out on U.S. Policy

By Philissa Cramer | October 5

Dey Hall is home to Romance and Slavic languages, but Thursday afternoon, the dominant language in its Toy Lounge was Arabic. The University Center for ...

Court Takes Wrong Step On Profiling

By April Bethea | October 5

With week one of its 2001-02 term winding down, the U.S. Supreme Court has come out swinging. In its opening days, the court refused an appeal by Oklahoma ...

The American Abroad: You're No Gadabout

By Rachel Hockfield | October 5

This summer my roommate Erica and I traveled to Thailand. We didn't have a "real reason" to go like some who build houses for flood-ravaged villagers ...

Commutation Raises Questions

By Rachel Leonard | October 5

Gov. Mike Easley granted clemency to a death row inmate this week for the first time since taking office, raising questions of whether other death row ...

DTH's Coverage of Teach-In Incomplete, Inaccurate

By Staff Editor | October 5

TO THE EDITOR: Once again I am disappointed by your coverage of another teach-in, "Understanding Terror: What is War? What is Peace?" ("Teach-In Addresses ...

Traveling Dance Troupe Visits UNC

By Harmony Johnson | October 5

If the Ringling Brothers joined the cast of Hee Haw, they might look a little like Rhythm in Shoes. The performance company -- an eclectic, 10-member ...

UNC Faces Tricky Pirate Offense

By Compiled by James Giza | October 5

Game and time: East Carolina at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 3:35 p.m. Records: East Carolina is 2-2, 1-0 in Conference USA. North Carolina is 2-3, ...

`Midnight With Heels' Set For Next Friday

October 5

The 2001-02 men's basketball season gets under way for North Carolina next weekend, with the second annual "Midnight With the Heels" set for Oct. 12 at ...

Barometer

By Staff Editor | October 5

2 Stoopid 4 Wurds Fourteen N.C. State students attempted to deface the message boards in the Pit. Their plan was thwarted when they realized none of ...

Only 1,000 Tickets Left to Be Distributed

By John Frank | October 4

When UNC students line up two hours before sunrise outside the Smith Center, usually their goal is to score basketball tickets. But Wednesday morning, ...

Committee Publicly Tackles Redistricting

By Elyse Ashburn | October 4

RALEIGH -- The words gerrymandering, partisan politics and fairness were heard time and again Wednesday night in the auditorium of the N.C. Legislative ...

Officials to Decide Fate of Vandalized Sept. 11 Memorial

By Jessica Sleep | October 4

Vandals have defaced the peaceful messages of the memorial tribute surrounding the flagpole on Polk Place. But officials said Wednesday that they are ...

Senate Committee Set To Hear BOG Quota Bill

By Cleve Wootson | October 4

The N.C. Senate's education committee will consider today a piece of legislation that would eliminate the quota system in place for appointing members ...

Local Sierra Club Offers Endorsement of Kevin Foy For Chapel Hill Mayor

By Staff Editor | October 4

TO THE EDITOR: Orange-Chatham Group of the Sierra Club announced Monday its endorsement of Kevin Foy for Mayor of Chapel Hill. OCG Political Chairman ...

Aldermen Decide To Pursue Subsidies

By Heather Apple | October 4

Carrboro officials say they want to move forward with a plan to provide affordable housing for town employees. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen decided ...