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City briefs

By Staff Editor | February 16

Downtown group to discuss improvements for Web site The Downtown Economic Development Corporation’s Web site development subcommittee will meet ...

Foy welcomed to position

February 16

Mayor Kevin Foy had barely finished his motion Monday night by the time Chapel Hill Town Council members approved his appointment to a downtown advocacy ...

Court to take 1st action in lawsuit against UNC

By KATHERINE EVANS | February 16

The fate of three UNC students and their Christian fraternity is in the hands of lawyers today. The Greensboro court hearing of the “Alpha Iota ...

System faces crunch in wake of Pell changes

By JAMES EDWARD DILLARD | February 16

Annual changes in Pell Grants are expected to place great strain on North Carolina’s need-based student aid program. The changes, which limit ...

Dearmin triumphs in tight competition

By Brian Hudson | February 16

A year after the most prolonged campus contest in memory, student elections ended without a hitch. Seth Dearmin was elected the University’s ...

Bunting hires two assistants

By Brian MacPherson | February 16

Tommy Thigpen first met North Carolina coach John Bunting four years ago in the locker room of South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga., as both waited ...

ASG to lobby for student aid in D.C.

By KRISTIN PRATT | February 16

Members of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments will take their message on the road this week, meeting in Washington, D.C., with the state’s ...

Bush's budget cuts housing funds

By MEGHAN DAVIS | February 16

President Bush’s proposed budget might result in a loss of funding for local organizations that sponsor low-income housing and development. Bush’s ...

Former UNC recruits shine

By Staff Editor | February 16

The heartbreaking loss to Duke aside, the North Carolina men’s basketball team is still in great position so far this season. UNC is ranked in ...

Foreign faculty face new hurdles

February 16

The price for colleges to employ foreign faculty members is going to increase because of revisions in federal immigration laws. College employers will ...

Texas seeks to delay birthday celebrations

By ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY | February 16

A bill in the Texas legislature proposes to push the state’s drinking age back seven hours — an eternity to those wishing to celebrate their ...

Study targets nationwide roots of campus violence

By HALLEY KUEFFER | February 16

Violence remains a problem on college campuses, often going unreported, a higher education health group says. The American College Health Association ...

Perfect chiming

By STACEY CARLESS | February 16

A lightning bolt from an early morning thunderstorm struck the Bell Tower last month, leaving the campus devoid of its natural soundtrack. But after ...

Whisnant wins by slim margin

By STEPHANIE NEWTON | February 16

An unprecedented extension of the race for senior class office left candidates with an extra week to zero in on their campaign strategies and platforms. ...

Youth battled to integrate school

February 16

Braxton Foushee remembers his high school as a place where families came together. The Chapel Hill resident was one of many students who attended Lincoln ...

May should dominate UVa.

By Staff Editor | February 16

Game and Time: Virginia at No. 4 North Carolina. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Site: Smith Center TV/Radio: The game will be televised on ESPN. The Tar Heel ...

Easley backs lower tuition

By Laura Youngs | February 16

As legislators look for ways to balance the state’s needs, Gov. Mike Easley has come out strongly against tuition increases for UNC-system schools ...

Tyson talks race relations

By JIM WALSH | February 16

The author of next year’s summer reading book brings a range of experience to a discussion of race relations in America. Here, Timothy Tyson addresses ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | February 16

A 16-year-old East Chapel Hill High School student was arrested Monday and charged with two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with ...

Council extends Habitat loans for extra month

By Stephanie Jordan | February 16

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted to extend its loan to Habitat for Humanity on Monday night — at least until the council’s March 7 business ...