North Carolina captured first-place honors in six weight classes at the VerticalNet Open on Saturday at Carmichael Auditorium. Two UNC wrestlers earned second-place finishes. Chuckie Connor, Brad Byers, JohnMark Bentley, Chris DiGuiseppe, Corey Bell and Matt Kenny each won individual titles in their respective weight classes. Jake Reynolds and Clint Osborn were both runners-up for the Tar Heels.
Read More »North Carolina captured first-place honors in six weight classes at the VerticalNet Open on Saturday at Carmichael Auditorium. Two UNC wrestlers earned second-place finishes. Chuckie Connor, Brad Byers, JohnMark Bentley, Chris DiGuiseppe, Corey Bell and Matt Kenny each won individual titles in their respective weight classes. Jake Reynolds and Clint Osborn were both runners-up for the Tar Heels.
Read More »I didn't think I'd have to touch student elections until January. Apparently, I have miscalculated. Things started a bit earlier this year. Usually around this time, various chumps in Suite C or other student groups start resigning their posts with much pomp and pageantry to pursue the highest office on campus, student body president.
Read More »The rigors of performing show tunes and providing community service in one of the world's largest cities could not dim the spirits of a group of Chapel Hill High School students this weekend. Members of the Chapel Hill High School Choral Department toughed out two 10-hour bus rides, early morning wake-up calls and a practice schedule befitting a professional dance troupe during their trip to New York City, where they performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. "It was really tiring, but it was quite an experience," said junior Hallie Zook.
Read More »Before the NCAA tournament, Dean Smith sent North Carolina men's soccer coach Elmar Bolowich a note with a simple message. Survive and advance. The Tar Heels survived a lackluster first half and scored three second-half goals to advance to the quarterfinals of the Men's College Cup with a 3-1 victory against Rhode Island on Sunday at Fetzer Field. "They picked up on that," Bolowich said of his players' response to the note.
Read More »When the Undergraduate Library's extensive repair and renovation process begins Dec. 19, the system of operations at Davis Library will experience a few modifications of its own. Most noticeable of these changes include an increase in the library's hours of operation beginning Jan. 9, according to associate University librarian for public services Diane Strauss. Davis will offer 24-hour service with the exception of Friday nights from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 11 a.m. Davis will also see other changes over the Winter Break.
Read More »A UNC political science professor is taking on the task of smoothing the White House's administrative transition for the new president of the United States - whomever that might be. Terry Sullivan is the associate director and a founder of White House 2001, a project designed to aid the new president in his transition into the White House and to help the new administrators learn their jobs before they start them. Between the election and the inauguration, the president-elect must fill 14 Cabinet posts, choose the White House staff, write an inauguration speech and set a $1.8 trillion
Read More »Maybe it was domination. Maybe it wasn't. The point is arguable. But what is certain is the fact that the North Carolina women's soccer team is headed back to the NCAA final four for the 19th time in as many tries. The Tar Heels got two goals from senior forward Meredith Florance as they defeated Connecticut 3-0 at Fetzer Field on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Women's College Cup. "It was not too much dominance on one team today like they usually are," said Connecticut coach Len Tsantiris, who watched his team go out in the round of eight for the fifth time in six years.
Read More »Three years ago, Corrina Turner spent her falls and winters playing the clarinet in the marching band at Monsignor Edward Pace in Miami. Since then, the 6-foot-6 Old Dominion freshman has spent them lighting up opposing basketball teams. Saturday was no exception. Turner came off the bench for 21 points and 15 rebounds to send the Lady Monarchs past North Carolina 91-77 for their first win of the season. "Certainly, Corrina Turner had her coming-out party today," ODU coach Wendy Larry said. Turner just entered her third season of basketball.
Read More »From Staff Reports UNC's World AIDS Day Planning Committee is set to kick off a week of AIDS awareness today in hopes of increasing student knowledge about the deadly disease. The week will begin with a film screening documenting a fictional AIDS character and will culminate with the World AIDS Day Walk, a chance for the University community to take action in honor of real AIDS victims. Barbara Jones, a graduate student in the School of Social Work, said the walk sums up the week's activities.
Read More »His roommate had left for class long ago, and Joe had no lady friend to wake him on time. At 8:45, Joe Washington hurriedly prepares for a 9:00 class in solitude. The short walk to class is an endless journey, as Joe feels the isolation of an outlaw. Weighing on his mood is a losing investment in Cisco Systems. In March, Joe bet on the tech bell-weather. But by November, the price had dropped by 30 points, and his faith in the networking company evaporated. Joe sold out and ate a big loss. He passes a group of freshmen.
Read More »If Anson Dorrance was afraid, he wasn't showing it. The North Carolina women's soccer coach had just learned that he might be without star midfielder Jena Kluegel for Friday's NCAA semifinal match against Notre Dame. The Tar Heels had already been playing without forward Susan Bush, who was lost for the season Oct. 25 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. Could the Tar Heels actually win the national championship, their 16th in 19 years, without Kluegel and Bush? "I don't know," Dorrance said.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: What is Dickie Baddour thinking? He gave Coach Torbush three years to perform a miracle. How can you expect him to create "his team" when not all of the squad are his recruits? He's still playing with the deck that was shuffled by Mack Brown. A record of 17-18 is not that bad for a coach's first three seasons. While it could have been better, you must remember, three of those losses are Florida State, which is pretty much a given for every school in the ACC. Let's examine his five losses this season. FSU - contender for the national championship.
Read More »The University community was met with sad news last week as renowned journalism and mass communication Professor Jim Shumaker, the basis for the comic strip character "Shoe," was hospitalized Nov. 18. Shumaker's adult son Karl said doctors at UNC Hospitals have found cancer in his father's brain, shoulder blade, lungs, and femur, and are trying to determine from a biopsy whether his liver is cancerous as well. "He is receiving radiation treatment on his brain lesions," Karl Shumaker said.
Read More »By Tim Sullivan Staff Writer Dare County residents whose homes and businesses have been threatened by erosion will soon receive aid from the federal government, despite protests from some environmental experts. Congress recently passed a bill calling for a comprehensive beach nourishment program along a 14.8-mile stretch of beach in Dare County. The program, which will cost roughly $1.8 billion over the next 50 years, involves relocating sand from the ocean floor to the rapidly eroding beach. Rep.
Read More »Six months ago, Carrboro lost a vital component of its grassroots music scene when Mammoth Records packed its bags for New York City. The move prompted lamentations from artists, music aficionados and community leaders. But now that the dust has settled, the company, its former employees and the area musicians it once sponsored are not slowing down. "All the staff is fairly new, and looking forward to (running the label)," said Mammoth representative Giovanna Melchiorre from the company's new New York headquarters.
Read More »A black woman was recently selected to head Brown University, making it the first Ivy League school to appoint a black president. But higher education leaders are more impressed with the candidate's resume than her race. Smith College President Ruth J. Simmons was unanimously elected by a search committee Nov.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the voters of North Carolina for their overwhelming support of the higher-education improvement bonds and for their demonstration of confidence in our public university campuses and community colleges. With their votes Nov. 7, our citizens affirmed that higher education in this state must continue to open the doors of opportunity for their children and grandchildren, as it has done for generations past.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: Richard Rankin Russell's election-coverage analysis ("Media's Election Coverage Indicative of Liberal Bias, Lack of Professionalism" Nov. 14) is seriously flawed. Citing the news media's early Florida call as evidence of a liberal bias betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the Election Night news-reporting process. All of the major networks employ the nonpartisan Voter News Service to provide them with election-return data.
Read More »In the final days of his administration, Gov. Jim Hunt did something that he has only done once before during his 16 years in office - halted an execution. Hunt took Marcus Carter Jr. off death row Tuesday and commuted his sentence to life in prison without parole. Convicted in 1992 of the 1989 murder and attempted rape of Amelia Lewis of Goldsboro, Carter was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 2 a.m.
Read More »Go back in time to Sunday night about 1 a.m., and here I sit. My column is written, but I don't like it. But who cares; we can all be thankful to leave this hell-bent palace called UNC. Yes, we're all thankful. Blah. Blah. Blah. And why do I feel compelled to have a central theme when all I want to do is ramble? Then I realize the beauty of writing this column. I can say precisely whatever the hell I want to. How could life be any more grand? (If I got paid.) Sunday it snowed. I woke up, not having gone to church since about 1997, but it was like God was saying hello.
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