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Industry Combats Increased Cable Theft

By Jack Kimball | December 4

Cable companies are combatting rising cable theft on national and local levels with commercials and improved cable technology. The cable industry is ...

Easley's Fiscal Responsibility Comes Too Late for State

By Staff Editor | December 4

TO THE EDITOR: In response to the Tuesday editorial "Strict Fiscal Accountability," I too wish to congratulate Gov. Mike Easley on his move to prevent ...

Students Donate 289 Meals to IFC

By Elizabeth Daniels | December 4

With the help of UNC students and the Freshman Focus Council, a total of 289 takeout meals from Lenoir Dining Hall were sent to the Inter-Faith Council ...

Death Penalty Debated In State

By Matt Hanson | December 4

At 1 a.m. Friday, a shackled Ernest Basden will march down the bleached hallway from the tight quarters of solitary confinement in death watch. He will ...

Crew Finds Competition, Camaraderie

By Veneta Georgev | December 4

As the novice men's eight rowers pulled in to first place at The Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta held at the 1996 Olympics venue in Gainesville, Ga., ...

Ohio State, Dockside Dolls Feud Over Ad Soliciting Student Dancers

By Tiffany Womack | December 4

Ohio State University pulled from 10,700 of its print directories an ad placed by N.C.-based strip club Dockside Dolls recruiting students as strippers. ...

U.S., State Officials Discuss Education Standards, Reform

By Elyse Ashburn | December 3

The Bush administration is hailing "No Child Left Behind" as a revolutionary approach to K-12 education reform that is destined for success, but the program's ...

Most Certified Teachers in N.C.

By Gillian Bolsover | December 3

North Carolina boasted the most nationally certified teachers in the country for the 2001-02 academic year, according to the National Board for Professional ...

UNC Examines Its Impact on State

By Lynne Shallcross | December 3

A recently issued survey to faculty and students will help back up what University officials have long been saying -- that UNC is a driving force behind ...

Students, Locals Join in Activism

By Gillian Bolsover | December 3

As student concern over international affairs heightens, students increasingly look to seasoned local activists for guidance. Locals, in turn, are working ...

Green Back, Better Than Ever After Rehabilitation Struggles

By Daniel Blank | December 3

It is not pretty watching Aletha Green try to run during drills. An exaggerated limp to favor her surgically repaired left leg breaks any fluidity in ...

Work-Study Program Improved

By Eshanthi Ranasinghe | December 3

UNC's Federal Work-Study Program is the most competitive it has ever been, and officials promise that the improvements only have just begun. In addition ...

Art, Craft Collide in Carrboro Art Gallery

By Tacque Kirksey | December 3

Craft as art and art as craft. This is what can be found at an exhibition of local artisans and craftmakers' works featured at the N.C. Arts Gallery in ...

UNC early applicants decrease

By Ruthie Warshenbrot | December 3

Fewer students applied to UNC by the Nov. 15 early action deadline than had applied to the University by this time last year, according to preliminary ...

Coffee Shop Set to Open Off Airport Rd.

December 3

The long list of coffee shops in Chapel Hill is growing, but the owner of one new addition says that unlike those shops on Franklin Street, his will fill ...

Lights to Boost Safety, Beauty of Franklin St.

By Vida Awumey | December 3

New benches have been placed on Franklin Street and custom light poles and fixtures soon will follow as part of Streetscape, the Town Council's plan to ...

Police Roundup

By Staff Editor | December 3

Student Charged with Felony Drug Possession Marco Mascioli, a senior economics major, was arrested Nov. 25 for possession of controlled substances after ...

UNC Student Takes Next Step To Become Country's New Idol

By Kirsten Fields | December 3

When sophomore Justin Carter decided to come to UNC, his concerns about college were greater than the usual homesickness. With a passion for singing, ...

UNC Defense Harasses Opponents in 5-0 Start

By Ian Gordon | December 3

To get itself started, it first had to stop its opponents. With its 5-0 start and Preseason NIT victory, the North Carolina men's basketball team looks ...

Textbook Buy-Back Will Be Easier

By Jessica Bonnem | December 3

Students strapped for cash at the end of the semester will be able to buy and sell used textbooks with greater ease thanks to the many professors who ...