What is up with the presidential madness? I said I wasn't going to bore you again with politics after encouraging you to vote and making fun of both presidential candidates equally, but how can I resist when Florida is about to erupt into a civil war and we still aren't completely sure who the president will be? This just in: We are currently the ass of the universe, truly a laughing stock.
Read More »Brenna Farmer graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, led the student board of her university's honors college and researched human leukemia cells for her honors thesis. Yet when she walked into her medical school interview at UNC, her interviewer questioned whether her education at Western Carolina University prepared her as well as classes at Chapel Hill or at Duke. "It was really frustrating for me," said Farmer, now a first-year medical student at East Carolina University.
Read More »Houston Fancher isn't shocked. Not after building up such an immunity to the rumors and speculation. The fact that he - not Buzz Peterson - is the head basketball coach at Appalachian State heading into Friday's game against North Carolina really comes as no surprise. Fancher watched his former boss entertain all the offers. Peterson's name came up for the Georgia job in 1999. He actually agreed to coach at Southwest Missouri State that same summer before deciding to return to Boone. The possibilities didn't end there. After last season, Georgia Tech became an option.
Read More »Although Governor-elect Mike Easley is a vocal lottery supporter, some N.C. legislators harbor reservations about using the lottery to supplement state revenue. During his campaign, a major plank in Easley's platform was using a statewide lottery to fund education. In an interview minutes after his Nov. 7 victory, Easley said he will continue pushing for a lottery when he takes the governor's office in January. But he added that the likelihood of establishing a statewide lottery in North Carolina would depend on the passage of a lottery referendum in South Carolina.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: OutKast was cast out of Carmichael Auditorium on Sunday night during the Homecoming concert. I would like to commend the Carolina Athletic Association, or the Carolina Union Activities Board or whoever was the genius behind bringing OutKast to UNC for our Homecoming. That was sheer brilliance. I think that this should be a common Homecoming activity. However, I think that they should hire someone who has more audio expertise than the high school A-V team or whoever was responsible for the countless technical difficulties.
Read More »While some vacant Franklin Street area properties are scheduled to get a new look, others will remain under the thumb of corporations until the owners decide to sell. Henderson Street Bar & Grill, Wicked Burrito Restaurant, Hardee's and the Trailways Bus Station are all properties on or near Franklin Street that have been closed down and not been filled with other businesses over the past two years. Robert Humphreys, executive director of the Downtown Commission, said Franklin Street properties are always in demand. "There are never any empty spaces," Humphreys said. "The currently
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: I just wanted to voice my displeasure with end-of-Homecoming concert featuring OutKast. When I heard OutKast was coming to Carolina, I was excited to know that one of my favorite groups would be headlining our Homecoming concert. I, like many others, bought tickets (two for $30) and got ready for the "big show" Sunday night. Then on Sunday night my friends and I walked to Carmichael Auditorium. We were forced to wait in line for 45 minutes to get in, but thought, "It's OutKast, it's worth it." Finally the big moment came, and OutKast began to perform.
Read More »By Rachel Clarke and Stephanie Horvath Staff Writers A group of UNC students working to organize a new resource center for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders on campus met Tuesday night to discuss the needs of the LGBT community and to begin planning efforts.
Read More »A University epidemiology graduate student was listed in fair condition Wednesday night after being struck by a car in front of Whitehead Residence Hall. Janet Gale Alexander, 31, of 102 Lilac Drive in Carrboro was bicycling east on McCauley Street when she was hit by a car turning left onto Pharmacy Lane, University Police Maj. Jeff McCracken said. The two vehicles collided, throwing Alexander, who was not wearing a helmet, from her bicycle and over the hood of the car. Her head hit the windshield and smashed the glass.
Read More »Only four days after UNC freshman Angela Campbell Pratt's 19th birthday, her family and friends packed elbow-to-elbow into Angela's hometown church to celebrate her life - cut short by a fatal car accident. Services were held Sunday and Monday for Pratt, who died in a car accident early Friday morning.
Read More »Officials at Carolina Power & Light Co. say that while there are some minor drawbacks to their plans to expand their nuclear waste facility, they believe it is the best solution to their situation. But environmental activists and local officials disagree. They argue that CP&L is unnecessarily putting people in harm's way. CP&L wants to expand its existing nuclear storage facility at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, but opponents of the plan think this will dramatically increase the risk of a nuclear disaster. Members of N.C.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: I am writing regarding the editorial that appeared Nov. 13 titled "Switch the System." Why do we need the Electoral College? Our Founding Fathers had wisdom that has successfully governed well beyond their generation. Citizens must keep in mind that the real reason we currently have no president-elect is not because of the political spin-doctors or because of politicians quick to call in high-powered legal counsel to file motions and ask for recount after recount. No, the reason we have no new president is because the election was so close!
Read More »A recent fire, which claimed the life of one man, has brought attention to the need for sprinkler systems in both old and new buildings. But owners of many buildings built before a city ordinance required sprinklers say they have no plans to install them anytime soon. On Oct.
Read More »A panel of female authors spoke Tuesday about the history of their lives, and the troubles and triumphs along the way to their success.
Read More »The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted 6-2 at a public hearing Tuesday night to give a local development company the green light to secure a permit to begin construction, despite concerns from some nearby residents. The developer, Morning Star Group, was given approval by the aldermen for a Conditional Use Permit to build a self-storage facility at the Jones Ferry Road intersection of N.C.
Read More »The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voiced its unanimous support Tuesday night of the Triangle Transit Authority's proposal to increase bus service to passengers on the Carrboro route. The board said it supported TTA's efforts to make more frequent stops at Carrboro Plaza, but hoped the proposal would be put into effect earlier than planned. "They want to push off expanding the Carrboro route until 2001, but we urge them to find a way to do it sooner," said Alderman Diana McDuffee.
Read More »Chapel Hill employees have presented a plan to the Town Council that they say will make the payroll system more uniform and fair for all town workers. Steve England, spokesman for the Black Public Works Association, said the system gave new employees equal or greater benefits than experienced staff members. "The basic problem is that new people with no experience are making as much if not more than what we are,"England said.
Read More »The North Carolina football team is still alive in the bowl chase. That much, everyone knows. But not all of the Tar Heels want to get caught up in what has to happen for the team to advance to the postseason. UNC plays Duke on Saturday at noon, and N.C.
Read More »They're not brothers and they're not Russian. Nor are they just a children's show. What the Flying Karamazov Brothers are exactly is subject to debate, though world-class entertainers should be somewhere in the definition. The Brothers will be performing their latest act, titled "L'Universe" (pronounced Looneyverse), in Memorial Hall tonight at 8 p.m. The Flying Karamazov Brothers started performing in San Francisco in 1973.
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