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New advisers to aid students

By MAC MOLLISON | August 19

June 29 - Recent expansion of the College of Arts & Sciences' academic advising program is being hailed by student leaders and University officials as ...

Agricultural center could serve county

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

June 1 - Orange County could look to satisfy future agricultural needs by providing a center to help serve the increasing number of farmers in the county. "The ...

UNC system strongly against checks

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

June 22 - When legislators proposed a mandatory background check for students applying to any UNC-system school, students and system leaders gave mixed ...

Bobcats to play at University

August 19

JULY 13 - After winning the 2005 men's basketball national championship, former UNC big man Sean May said he'd come back. Now, thanks to a deal between ...

Empty corner could see drugstore chain

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

July 20 - Another big business could be headed to Franklin Street. Walgreens Co. is opening new stores in North Carolina and is looking specifically ...

Mason Farm area gets special district

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

June 29 - UNC's neighbors have taken another step in their quest to get protection from the town against development that could change the face of their ...

Assembly reacts to reforms

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

May 18 RALEIGH - A flood of campaign finance reform has hit the N.C. General Assembly as legislators work to close loopholes and clarify discrepancies. Bills ...

PlayMakers to host five plays

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | August 19

June 29 - PlayMakers Repertory Company announced its schedule for the upcoming 2006-07 season, which will feature performances of Toni Morrison's novel ...

School slips below U.S. education standards

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

July 20 - Carrboro Elementary School failed to meet federally mandated standards for student performance last year - and the school could lose students ...

Long-awaited album arrives

By Beth Dozier | August 19

JUNE 22 - With a long-awaited record being released this week and two more in the works, Chapel Hill rock quintet Roman Candle is burning bright. The ...

Invisibility cloak studies yield magical possibilities

By PAUL KIERNAN | August 19

June 1 - What would you do if you could make yourself invisible? "I would play so many tricks on my friends," said Jyoti Vasnani, a senior psychology ...

Hillel leaders say goodbye to UNC

By MAC MOLLISON | August 19

June 22 - Students across campus are saying goodbye this summer - and not just to graduating classmates. Or and Sharon Mars, the beloved duo who headed ...

These wheels are a steal

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 13 - A grassroots recycling program is working to put a fleet of renovated bicycles on Chapel Hill and Carrboro streets for public use as early as ...

Rathskeller owner set to reopen next month

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

After a brief scare, patrons of the Chapel Hill staple The Rathskeller can rest easy. The Rat will reopen. Owner Francis Henry said he expects the ...

Alumnus directs his Hollywood successes

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | August 19

June 1 - Peyton Reed is living his dream. As a Hollywood director with a blockbuster or two under his belt, some might say he's living that dream particularly ...

Flood preparedness sparks debate in town

By Gray Caldwell | August 19

June 22 - Chapel Hill's preparedness for flooding has come into question after the rain brought by Tropical Storm Alberto caused flooding all across the ...

State leaders wary of lottery funding

By STEPHEN MOORE | August 19

May 18 RALEIGH - Many North Carolina legislators have called for a variety of changes because of concerns that money from the new lottery might be used ...

DOT explains S. Columbia Street plans

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 6 - Fed up with cars whooshing close by as they bike up narrow South Columbia Street to their classes, UNC roommates Lauren Joy and Andrea Martin ...

Orange County incumbents win primaries

By PAUL KIERNAN | August 19

May 18 - The Orange County primaries for the 2006 elections have come and gone, revealing the final list of candidates who will run for office in November, ...

A different kind of taxi hits the streets

By Tom Hartwell | August 19

July 20 - You might have seen him one of these summer evenings, gliding along Franklin Street on a bicycle with a rickshaw in tow, and maybe you pictured ...