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Leaders prepare for summer

By MAC MOLLISON | May 18

Three members of student government will spend the summer in Chapel Hill. But they aren't here to make up delinquent credits in summer school - they're ...

Suspect's letters

By Shannan Bowen | May 18

Before he became a Muslim intent on killing students at UNC, he attended Baptist Sunday school as a child and Catholic school in ninth grade. Before ...

Chili Peppers leave a mellow taste in listeners' mouths

By Shelley Fullwood | May 18

MUSICREVIEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 3 Stars After spending six months writing 38 new songs and a year recording and mixing, the Red ...

Despite a brave effort, 'Poseidon' goes under

By Emily Luger | May 18

MOVIEREVIEW Poseidon 2.5 Stars Blockbuster director Wolfgang Petersen ("The Perfect Storm," "Das Boot") has shown he knows how to navigate water ...

Campus Briefs

By Staff Editor | May 18

After UNC changes policy, judge dismisses frat's suit A judge dismissed a Christian fraternity's lawsuit against University officials May 4. Alpha ...

Internet education booming

By ERIC JOHNSON | May 18

UNC is one of the most recognizable collegiate brands in the country, and system President Erskine Bowles wants to harness that national reputation to ...

Carolina North group seeks solid ground

By Gray Caldwell | May 18

After three months and three meetings, the Leadership Advisory Committee - formed to discuss Carolina North, the University's planned satellite campus ...

1 year later, tuition debate lingers

By ERIC JOHNSON | May 18

RALEIGH - Last August, with little notice and almost no debate, state lawmakers added a provision to the state budget designed to boost scholarship foundations ...

Davis Library reopened

By Staff Editor | May 18

Breaking News: May 24 Davis Library was reopened around noon Wednesday after University police were notified of a possible mercury contamination risk. ...

Senior address gets mixed reviews

By MAC MOLLISON | May 18

A fledgling Carolina tradition stayed aloft May 12, but not without experiencing some turbulence. Speaker Jasmine Guy urged seniors to move forward ...

Assembly reacts to finance reform

By STEPHEN MOORE | 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 ...

Wilson tour exposes treasures

By Nicole Duncan | May 18

Pictures from President Kennedy's visit to UNC, the original corner plate of Old East and the first minutes of the UNC Board of Trustees were just a few ...

Eatery is a hoppin' hangout

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | May 18

Entering Carrboro from West Franklin Street, passers-by will notice something new inside the space that used to house Temple Ball Gallery. For instance, ...

Play offers intimacy on large, open stage

By Alexandria Shealy | May 18

"The Good Person of Setzuan," a play written by Bertolt Brecht and adapted by Tony Kushner, will continue its run at the Deep Dish Theater in University ...

Putkonen nearly no-hits Spartans in win

May 18

When the No. 5 North Carolina baseball team took the field against UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday at Boshamer Stadium, it was hard not to think back to around ...

NCSA chancellor welcomed warmly

By William Schwarzer | May 18

The North Carolina School of the Arts recently appointed John Mauceri, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and music director for the Pittsburgh ...

Hotel Lights show potential but fall short of succeeding

By Will Halman | May 18

MUSICREVIEW Hotel Lights Goodnightgoodmorning 2 Stars The new EP from Chapel Hill's Hotel Lights, Goodnightgoodmorning, gets by OK but is bogged ...

Chapel Hill Transit to enter digital age

By Gray Caldwell | May 18

It is a dilemma that often affects students and local residents: to wait for the bus or to not wait for the bus? So in recent weeks, Chapel Hill has ...

County eyes election change-up

By Gray Caldwell | April 28

The landscape of representation on the Orange County Board of Commissioners finally might be changing after more than a year of controversy and debate. The ...

Town annexation tumultuous

By Eric Shepherd Martin | April 28

From newly annexed northern neighborhoods to a debatable election procedure and alderman appointment, Carrboro has had an eventful, controversial season ...