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Wireless networks catching on

By PERSIS SWIFT | September 30

Being able to access a wireless network on Franklin Street might not be such a far-fetched idea. Many cities, large and small, either are providing ...

Duke attacks UNC winning streak in volleyball

By KRISTIN PRATT | September 30

DURHAM - Four North Carolina volleyball players hit career highs Thursday. But in the one statistic they cared about, the Tar Heels came short, falling ...

Festival rings in autumn

By DANIEL WILKES | September 30

The sweet aromas of Polish sausage and jambalaya are sure to overload the senses of West Franklin Street revelers Sunday afternoon. Thousands of local ...

College fair unites area high schools

By MELODY GUYTON | September 30

In a span of less than three hours, students from all across the county visited colleges from all across the country - without leaving Chapel Hill. The ...

Bowles primed as next leader

By KAVITA PILLAI | September 30

Former U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles is the sole finalist for the position of the next president of the UNC system, all but ensuring that he will ...

Fraternity slapped with list of violations

By DANIEL JOHNSON | September 30

A late-night police raid last week on St. Anthony Hall, a literature and arts fraternity, netted 18 arrests and 27 drug and alcohol charges in connection ...

Arts briefs

By Staff Editor | September 30

Music department to offer variety of performances The music department's concert season features an eclectic mix of performances this year, from classical ...

Displaced students see cloudy prospects

By LAURA PHELPS | September 30

Universities across the nation welcomed thousands of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina for the fall but are hesitant to make their status permanent. Many ...

Live 8 comes to Chapel Hill

September 30

London. Moscow. Berlin. Paris. Tokyo. Philadelphia. Johannesburg. Edinburgh. And now, Chapel Hill. This summer, Live 8, an international series ...

Colleges consider tenure

By NICK ANDERSON | September 30

Many of the nation's research universities are moving to address the difficult balance professors often have to strike between pursuing tenure and having ...

Residents toss around idea of conservation district

By JAKE POTTER | September 30

The third of four neighborhoods looking for status with the town of Chapel Hill as a preserved historic district voiced its concerns Thursday night to ...

Chabay looks to spread passion

By RACHEL AIKEN | September 30

Ilan Chabay's dream of developing a hands-on science learning experience to create a desire for learning came to fruition in 1983. Twenty years later, ...

Highest court sees new leader

By STEPHEN MOORE | September 30

Almost 25 years after serving as a clerk to then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist, John Roberts was sworn in Thursday to take the place of his former ...

Hospital patients flown away from troubles

By JESSICA GIBSON | September 30

Thursday at noon, the lobby of the N.C. Children's Hospital was full of anxious patients in their Looney Tunes pajamas, waiting alongside their parents. Children ...

Stuckey: Important work remains

By RACHEL ULLRICH | September 30

Lisa Stuckey's been to this dance before. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's chairwoman, Stuckey is up for re-election in November. Stuckey, ...

Area governments review housing policies

September 30

Area government bigwigs are putting Orange County's affordable housing record under the microscope. The Assembly of Governments met last night ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | September 29

A UNC senior was arrested early Wednesday morning for impaired driving, Chapel Hill Police reports state. Christopher Dickson, 23, of 214 McCauley ...

BOG to rethink tuition policies

By STEPHEN MOORE | September 29

A meeting to be held this Friday could be the first step toward dramatic changes in tuition policy for the UNC-system Board of Governors. A proposal ...

Computerized format in works for MCAT

By KATIE O'NEAL | September 29

Upcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test will make the test easier to take and grade, officials say, but many pre-med students are concerned ...

Community calendar

By Staff Editor | September 29

"Perspectives from Cuba: Individual and Collective Rights" will be presented by the UNC School of Law Clinical Programs at 4 p.m. today in the Rotunda/Van ...