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Annual Barbecue raises funds for victims, programs

By Olivia Webb | September 26

Two thousand pounds of barbecue for a good cause? Locals didn't have to look any further than the big white tent at the University Mall parking lot ...

Groups court campus voters

By Brian Hudson | September 26

A campuswide coalition of student groups will hold a municipal elections forum this week to encourage more students to cast their vote in November. The ...

BOT focuses on graduate student issues

By Brian Hudson | September 26

Members of the University Board of Trustees announced last week that they will investigate the needs' of UNC's graduate students. During Wednesday's ...

Locals attract office seekers

By TED STRONG | September 26

Correction: Due to a reporting error this story incorrectly identified the democratic precincts holding the forum. It should have listed Booker Creek, ...

Los Lobos treats crowd to rousing show

September 26

Online Review Los Lobos Memorial Hall 3.5 stars Those looking for a way to spice up a calm Sunday evening were treated to a show in Memorial Hall ...

Municipal Elections

By Staff Editor | September 24

Information on 2005 municipal elections

Construction worker dies in accident

By JENNY RUBY | September 23

A Hillsborough man was killed early Thursday morning while working near a campus construction site. According to University police reports, David Roy ...

Tuition policy gets green light

By Brian Hudson | September 23

The University's Board of Trustees moved forward Thursday on a plan to allow out-of state students attending UNC-Chapel Hill on full scholarships to pay ...

Judge sent on to full Senate

By KRISTIN PRATT | September 23

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 Thursday to approve Judge John Roberts' nomination as chief justice of the United States, a move experts ...

Locals start up debate, not cars

By MICHAEL TODD | September 23

They came on foot, they came by bus, they came by bike, they came by high-tech gizmo. But they didn't come by car. About 200 residents gathered ...

Straley, 90, council member, activist

By JAKE POTTER | September 23

A man who left a lasting impression on both the town and the University passed away Wednesday. Joe W. Straley, a peace and justice activist, former ...

Rita makes approach

By ERIC JOHNSON | September 23

Roadways along the Gulf Coast were jammed once again Thursday as the second major hurricane in less than a month forced evacuations from coastal Texas ...

Take the time to explore the world around U.S.

By Andrew Patterson | September 23

Most of you reading this have been to Charlotte. It is 141 miles from Chapel Hill, roughly a two- hour drive going slightly faster than the speed limit. Now ...

Election forum sparsely attended

By MEGHAN DAVIS | September 23

With only two candidates participating, a Hillsborough election forum became a dialogue between an incumbent and a challenger who are competing for different ...

Local bands rally behind relief effort

By WHITNEY ISENHOWER | September 23

Not every concert for a good cause has to feature Bono. Famed Triangle artists and bands from as far as San Diego are scheduled to play a benefit concert ...

City briefs

By Staff Editor | September 23

Club's barbecue fundraiser raises funds for area projects The Kiwanis Club of Chapel Hill-Carrboro is holding its 18th-annual BBQ Cook-off fundraiser ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | September 23

A Chapel Hill woman was cited at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday for driving while impaired and reckless driving, according to reports from the Chapel Hill Police ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | September 23

New recreation center kicks off its grand opening today The Rams Head Recreation Center will celebrate its grand opening from 6 p.m. to midnight today ...

County weighs need for water and sewer services at new facility

By TED STRONG | September 23

Rubbish might never have been so confusing in Orange County, as local jurisdictions decide whether a new solid waste facility near Carrboro deserves to ...

Speaker stresses youth, cultural integration

By KATHERINE EVANS | September 23

Bakari Kitwana's last visit to UNC was under different circumstances. Kitwana, a hip-hop journalist who spoke in Wilson Library on Thursday, was rejected ...