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UNC's Jose Hernandez loses to Duke's Henrique Cunha in tennis rivalry match

By David Adler | January 16

Last year, there was no clear winner in Jose Hernandez and Henrique Cunha’s rivalry. The North Carolina and Duke juniors, their respective teams’ ...

UNC takes first dual win

By Robbie Harms | January 9

Win or die. That’s how North Carolina senior Thomas Ferguson characterized the UNC wrestling team’s mindset before its meet against Duke on Monday ...

Duke receives largest-ever donation for financial aid endowment

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | December 6

The largest-ever individual financial aid donation received by Duke University will promote diversity and access for prospective students in both the ...

Duke University plans master’s program in China

By Matt Steyl | December 5

A partnership between Duke University and the city of Kunshan, China might provide more educational opportunities for Chinese students, but some faculty ...

Kenan-Biddle Partnership receives 40 fewer applications this year

By Wendy Lu | November 29

In its second year, the Kenan-Biddle Partnership has seen a significant drop in interest.

The NC probation system is still seeing changes three years after Eve Carson's murder

By Jeanna Smialek | November 22

Three years after former Student Body President Eve Carson’s murder exposed cracks in the N.C. probation system and prompted a total overhaul, practices ...

Adderall use on college campuses examined

By Corinne White | November 14

The presence of Adderall on college campuses has led some administrators to call into question the ethics behind the unauthorized use of the drug.

NC campuses prepare for Halloween festivities

By Katie Barbee | October 27

As Chapel Hill prepares to limit the number of ghouls and goblins roaming Franklin Street this Halloween, other campuses are expecting large crowds of ...

UNC women’s soccer fights hard for Duke win

By Michael Lananna | October 13

The North Carolina women’s soccer team isn’t a fan of the “underdog” tag. That much became clear in the opening minutes of Thursday night’s ...

Last minute goal lands UNC women's soccer win

By Chris Moore | October 13

Kealia Ohai knows it only takes one chance to put a ball in the goal and steal a win in a tied game. And after No. 4 Duke squandered away four open ...

White House internship program selects 4 North Carolina students

By Amanda Albright | October 10

Thousands of students applied for the White House Internship program this fall, and of the nearly 150 students selected, four were from North Carolina. ...

'Eating Animals' summer reading book unites UNC-Duke

By Faith McElroy | October 4

This summer, a book brought two campuses together. UNC and Duke University chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint 2011 summer ...

UNC men's golf ties for ninth place

By Brandon Moree | October 3

Duke’s men’s golf team made the game look easy at last weekend’s Rod Myers Intercollegiate, as they finished the event as the only team under par. ...

UNC, N.C. State and Duke receive funding for joint Japanese program

By Alex Hammer | October 3

When people think of Japan, three local professors are hoping they will also think of the Triangle.

UNC students debate Israel, Palestine

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | September 27

Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not much closer to a solution after years of peace talks and false starts, UNC students are finding ways ...

Universities urge Congress to reach agreement on federal deficit reduction

By Gayatri Surendranathan | September 26

Universities nationwide are urging members of Congress to reach an agreement on federal deficit reduction without imposing further cuts on higher education. ...

Duke University Health System subject of suit from former clinical trial patients

By Corinne White | September 14

Clinical trials might be a cancer patient’s last chance to get better. But some former patients of Duke University Health System claim trials administered ...

UNC, Duke partner again for Kenan-Biddle partnership

By Jordan Moses and Lucie Ronfaut | September 14

With the Kenan-Biddle Partnership gearing up for a second year, former grant recipients said the relationship between UNC and Duke University is stronger ...

Sarcophagus shapes Ackland Art Museum’s history

By Katherine Proctor | August 29

The Ackland Art Museum is home to the sarcophagus in which William Hayes Ackland, the original benefactor of the museum, is entombed.

UNC and Duke share summer reading book, "Eating Animals," by Jonathan Safran Foer

By Colleen Volz | August 19

“Eating Animals,” the non-fiction work by Jonathan Safran Foer, is the first ever shared summer reading selection for freshmen at Duke University ...