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Woodall to step in for Fox

By MICHAEL TODD | March 21

James Woodall Jr., senior assistant to Orange-Chatham District Attorney Carl Fox, was appointed as the interim replacement for his longtime boss March ...

Sweet victory

By Ben Couch | March 21

CHARLOTTE — Iowa State entered Sunday’s game believing that if it played the same game that allowed the team to win 11 of it last 14 games, ...

Volatile defense traps foes

By GABRIELLE DE ROSA | March 21

When asked to categorize the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s defense, Coach Sylvia Hatchell smirked and thought for quite some time. “It’s ...

Felons to receive second chance

By KRISTIN PRATT | March 21

North Carolina white-collar criminals who display good behavior would get their records expunged under a bill proposed Tuesday in the state Senate. The ...

2nd half dooms UNC

By DANIEL MALLOY | March 21

With 9:43 to go in the third quarter Saturday, Mike McCall rifled in a shot to put the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team up 8-6 on Duke — ...

Appelt leads UVa. rout

By DANIEL MALLOY | March 21

On paper, it was an upset. But the No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team showed that it was no underdog with an 11-5 thrashing of No. 4 North ...

Law school dean picked to lead William & Mary

By KATIE CLINE | March 21

After six years as dean of UNC’s School of Law, Gene Nichol will leave his post to serve as the 26th president of the College of William & Mary. Nichol ...

Walk sets pace for local service

By GREGG FOUND | March 21

The streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro were pounded Sunday by more than 1,000 feet during the Inter-Faith Council’s 19th annual CROP Walk. The ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | March 21

Ceremony to mark Cole’s induction into Hall of Fame Richard Cole, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is among five honorees ...

SUDAN strives for human rights awareness

March 21

The government in the Darfur region of Sudan has violently removed 1.8 million people from their homes — and students on campus refuse to let the ...

Board to apply for academy funding

By CHRIS CARMICHAEL | March 21

The city school board voted unanimously Thursday to apply for a $26,000 grant to create a plan for splitting the district’s third high school into ...

Budget committee moves ahead with work

March 21

Nonprofit garbage collection, bond payments and several prominent downtown properties are being targeted as potential areas where the town can reduce ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | March 21

A restricted victim tried to commit suicide Saturday morning at 107 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, ...

City schools have the upper hand

March 21

A recently released report confirms the long-held belief that the city schools’ special tax gives the district more spending flexibility than county ...

Local school boards weigh proposals

March 21

Local school board members aired concerns Friday about the establishment of a state lottery and what they called “unfunded mandates” from ...

Tar Heels shoot down Eagles

March 21

When looking at the first half of Sunday’s game between North Carolina and Coppin State, one might have wondered if the Tar Heels were still participating ...

System to feel budget crunch

By ERIC JOHNSON | March 21

University leaders learned Friday that they are facing severe reductions in state education funding — cuts they will have little power to influence ...

Local DA to step up, ?ll Superior Court slot

By MICHAEL TODD | March 21

After serving more than 20 years as the district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties, UNC alumnus Carl Fox was appointed an N.C. Superior Court judge ...

First Saturday market of the year draws crowd

By MEREDITH LEE MILLER | March 21

Carrboro is known to many as a small community that nurtures all things organic and natural. That atmosphere was evident this weekend as the Carrboro ...

Underground rock hits its 2nd decade

By LAURA OLENIACZ | March 21

Dan Kinney remembers his punk rock days. Kinney started coming to the Street Scene Teen Center, located under the Franklin Street post office, in 1998. ...