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Arts school helps young performers

By Alexandra Dodson | February 15

WINSTON-SALEM — In a university system of rams, wolves, pirates and other intimidating creatures, a school boasting the fighting pickle as a mascot ...

Police log for Feb. 15

February 15

- A breaking and entering was reported at 7:30 p.m. Friday, resulting in the theft of $1,020 worth of property from a residence at 102 Isley St., ...

Kiss-in spreads love on Valentine's Day

By Alex Robinson | February 15

As nearly 50 same-sex couples held hands and kissed in the Pit on Monday, even more students stopped in their tracks, taken back by the public displays ...

Bush plan pulls funds from agriculture, science

By India Autry | February 15

President Bush proposed cuts to university research in science and agriculture in his 2006 budget released last week, affecting almost all UNC-system ...

Community colleges face funding crunch

By ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY | February 15

Despite President Bush’s vocal support for community colleges, his budget calls for the elimination of education programs that will affect their ...

Death sparks request

By EREN TATARAGASI | February 15

RALEIGH — Four months after a jury acquitted a local man in the death of a UNC alumnus, a Guilford County legislator has filed a bill that would ...

A&T looks to freeze costs

By VICTORIA WILSON | February 15

Out-of-state students at N.C. Agricultural & Technical State University could catch a break next year if the university’s Board of Trustees ...

Art shapes UNC's culture

By Kristin Williams | February 15

The gallery is white-walled and sparse, the polished wooden floors gleaming. In such humble settings, the delicate and colorful art garners attention. The ...

Mayor fills space on downtown committee

By JAKE POTTER | February 15

On the same night it brought a petition to the Chapel Hill Town Council requesting the condemnation of a vacant Franklin Street restaurant, the Downtown ...

Theaters aided desegregation movement

By MEREDITH LEE MILLER | February 15

Local businesses were the focal point of social change during the turbulent decades that surrounded the civil rights movement. Protesters — black ...

Town Council holds off on development's plans

By DAN SCHWIND | February 15

Developers of the proposed Wilson Assemblage will have to wait at least two more weeks before getting the go-ahead for its project. Chapel Hill Town ...

Position opens doors for SBPs

By JERRI SIMMONS | February 15

With only a few months until he finishes his career at UNC and his term as student body president, Matt Calabria isn’t sure what he’ll do ...

School board evaluates year

February 15

While some of the city schools’ priorities for next school year are exciting local advocates, a perennial concern is giving them fits. The Chapel ...

Congress to review funding requests

By ERIN ZUREICK | February 15

As a surge of student organizations requests funding through Student Congress, the body is telling groups they will need to look for other options to ...

In race for final votes, teams tout differences

By STEPHANIE NEWTON | February 15

In a final push to close the loop on the election season, the two campaigns for senior class office are stressing the core values that set them apart. Both ...

Officials expect clean end to contest

By Brian Hudson | February 15

After weeks of campaigning, dozens of stump speeches and countless handshakes, student body president candidates Seke Ballard and Seth Dearmin are ready ...

Calendar

By Staff Editor | February 15

Friday — Sangam will present the first South Asian Film Festival from 6 p.m. to midnight, which will continue from 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday, ...

Bill would prohibit underage phone use while driving

By KRISTIN PRATT | February 15

Chatty teenage drivers will face restrictions on their cell phone use if the N.C. General Assembly approves a bill introduced last week. Sen. Andrew ...

Aldermen seek a sustainable town

By TED STRONG | February 15

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen spent much of its Monday planning retreat debating how the town can best use zoning changes and commerce initiatives to ...

Board of Education evaluates recommendations to improve school day

February 15

Changes in workplace conditions might be in the future for local teachers. During day one of a two-day planning conference, members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...