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Mardi Gras slimmed down

By ERIN GIBSON | February 28

Colorful beads and jazz music will permeate through American towns today to celebrate Fat Tuesday, the last day of the Mardi Gras carnival season. The ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | February 28

Filers increase in county primary as deadline nears Five newcomers and one incumbent joined the race for Orange County offices Monday. Chairman ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | February 28

Jeffrey Lamont Burnette, 27, later was arrested and charged with felony robbery in relation to an attempted armed robbery Saturday at 738 Pritchard Ave. ...

Speed singers race to finish

February 28

Talking too much usually isn't considered a virtue. But Sunday evening, at the Durham Savoyards first Patter-Off at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, theater ...

GAO head preaches awareness

February 28

U.S. comptroller general of the United States David Walker spoke Monday night at Duke University about the ballooning federal deficit, stressing the ...

U.S. Soccer set for Cary match

By PAUL KIERNAN | February 28

Cary's SAS Soccer Park will host an exhibition match between the U.S. Men's National Team and Jamaica this April. The game, scheduled for 7 p.m. on ...

Achilles' Heels; Blue Devils winless vs. UNC for 2 years

By DANIEL MALLOY | February 28

The Duke women's basketball team has compiled an incredible run of success during the past two seasons, posting a 56-7 record and consistently hovering ...

Campus briefs

February 27

Didion, Times best-selling author, on campus this week National Book Award-winner and New York Times best-seller Joan Didion is on campus this week ...

Courtney Bumpers: She's got skills

By SAM ROSENTHAL | February 27

This weekend, Courtney Bumpers won the all-around portion of a gymnastics competition - twice. Simply put: She's got skills. On Friday, the senior ...

Training for combat

By Staff Editor | February 27

The University's Army ROTC took to the Duke Forest terrain Saturday in a series of combat training exercises. The Daily Tar Heel captured the action. 07:30 ...

1 dies in fall from dorm

February 27

One student is dead, one remains in fair condition and the campus community is in mourning after two students fell more than 30 feet from their residence ...

Local black history not set in stone

By JESSICA SCHONBERG | February 27

Each year during Black History Month a story goes untold because it is crumbled and buried in plots throughout Orange County. Behind Winston Residence ...

Eyeing female hardships

By Amanda Younger | February 27

Theta Nu Xi Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. presented women of different professional backgrounds and the hardships they endured in the face ...

Dean search leads to Folkerts

By KATIE HOFFMANN | February 27

University officials announced Friday the selection of Jean Folkerts to be the next dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Folkerts, ...

UNC's annual one-night stand

By SAPNA MAHESHWARI | February 27

Except for the flashing of colored lights, Fetzer Gym was dark. Moralers lined up in two rows, many with glowsticks in hand, and began cheering. As "Eye ...

Groups stress knowledge

By Amanda Younger | February 27

Carolina Caribbean Association and Concept of Colors In a collaborative effort, the Carolina Caribbean Association, a group dedicated to educating ...

Smith, 20, leader, beloved friend

By Brian Hudson | February 27

(Corrected, 12:58 p.m.) As the resident adviser for the third floor of Stacy Residence Hall, Keith Shawn Smith, 20, fostered a bond among his hallmates. Three ...

City briefs

February 27

49-year-old Chapel Hill man missing since Friday night Robert Scott Rabun, 49, who goes by Scott, was reported missing by his family. Rabun was ...

Cellular services strive to provide better coverage

By LAURA PHELPS | February 27

Cingular Wireless will expand its service this year in North Carolina as part of an overall plan to provide greater coverage nationwide. And that could ...

S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E spells a good time

By Shera Everette | February 27

"Alakazam" and other magical words were uttered by fifth-grader Tristan Martin on Saturday morning as he waved his hand over the bag of letters, hoping ...