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Hall Prepares for Transformation

By Kate Hartig Staff Writer | July 12

Hall Prepares for `Transformation' By Kate Hartig Staff Writer When Benjamin and Maxine Swalin wandered around the UNC campus for the first time in ...

Lincoln High Culture Celebrated

By Emily Canaday Staff Writer | July 12

Lincoln High Culture Celebrated By Emily Canaday Staff Writer A group of six Lincoln High School football players, their uniforms soiled with the sweetness ...

Double Dutch-Gyms

By Daniele Eubanks | July 12

daniele eubanks Before these glorious college years, my exercise portfolio was not ... traditional. Other than cheerleading conditioning, which consisted ...

Double Dutch-Gyms

By Brian Frederick | July 12

There are two types of gyms: basketball gyms and gyms with mirrors. For two years, I have gone to Woollen Gym to play basketball as often as my rapidly ...

University Official Updates Situation of UNC Housekeepers

By Staff Editor | July 12

To The Editor: In your June 28 editorial "Clean It Up," you state that "almost a year has gone by and there has been little done to rectify the problem ...

`Songcatcher' Mixes Old,

July 12

`Songcatcher' Mixes Old, New By Allyson Shaffer Staff Writer "Songcatcher" is a story about the old world meeting the new, tradition clashing against ...

Student Activists Go Corporate For Funding, Status

By Emma Merritt | July 12

After years of trying to beat corporations, Students United for a Responsible Global Environment is preparing to join them -- in a manner of speaking.SURGE ...

Jet Li's `Dragon' Slays Usual Martial Arts Films

By Adrial Dale | July 12

Movies in the martial arts genre usually lack a concrete plot and overdo sensational battle sequences. Because a martial arts move with a nauseating result ...

Officials Alert Campus After Recent Assault

By Natalie Harrison | July 12

Officials Alert Campus After Recent Assault By Natalie Harrison Staff Writer UNC police continue to warn students and faculty to be careful when walking ...

Hersh Keeps Muse, Busts Mold

By Russ Lane Managing Editor | July 12

Hersh Keeps Muse, Busts Mold By Russ Lane Managing Editor Don't expect Kristin Hersh to fall into the "female confessional singer-songwriter" category. ...

`Baby Boy' Deserves Spanking

By Adrial Dale | July 5

The newest John Singleton movie, 'Baby Boy,' argues black people degrade themselves and their culture. It's an interesting argument, but the message ...

Double Dutch: fireworks

By Daniele Eubanks | July 5

A celebratory event that guarantees body-shaking explosions, breathless "oohs" and "aaahhs", and smoke-shrouded bodies is a sure way to get people together. ...

Council Approves Rezoning

By Matt Viser | July 5

The Town Council approved a University rezoning proposal Monday, placing UNC one step closer to the implementation of its Master Plan. In an 8-1 vote, ...

Classrooms Get Atomic Clocks

By Emily Drum | July 5

UNC students have one less excuse for being late to class. This spring, the University began installation into classrooms of a system of highly accurate ...

Editor Seeks Readers' Feedback

By Brian Frederick | July 5

I'm glad to be back on the editorial side of The Daily Tar Heel. When I took over the reins as editor this summer, my year long stint as DTH ombudsman ...

Waldrop Appointed By BOG

By Geoff Wessel | July 5

Former Morehead Scholar and UNC track star Tony Waldrop has been tapped as UNC's new vice chancellor for research, university officials announced June ...

University and City briefs

By Staff Editor | July 5

Survey: UNC Libraries Among Best in Nation UNC-Chapel Hill is one of three N.C. research universities that ranked high in a recently released survey ...

McCain Explores Love for Jesus

By Sarah Kucharski | July 5

On what Edwin McCain calls his best album to date, Far From Over, the typically ballad-driven singer-songwriter explores his inner folk-rock and blues ...

Bizarre Ending Ruins 'A.I.'

By Adrial Dale | July 5

'A.I. Artificial Intelligence' is a new and improved, futuristic 'Pinocchio,' but with the boy composed of doohickeys and gadgets rather than the familiar ...

Further in Time Combines Multiculturalism, Music

By Russ Lane | July 5

Just as romance gives way to reality in life, novelty gives way to quality in the realm of world music. You can only get by on ingenuity for so long -- ...