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Bush approval spikes in N.C.

By Jonathan Tugman | September 21

President Bush seems to be regaining the high approval ratings he once enjoyed in North Carolina. The September Civitas DecisionMaker Poll shows that ...

Rogue Wave and company please Cradle crowd

By MARGARET HAIR | September 21

CONCERTREVIEW Rogue Wave w/ Jason Collett Sunday, Sept. 17 Cat's Cradle 3.5 stars Oakland's Rogue Wave has mastered the art of acceptable borrowing ...

The rapture is coming - to rock

By Bryan Reed | September 21

MUSICREVIEW The Rapture Pieces of the People We Love 3.5 Stars If an album could party, the latest from New York's The Rapture, Pieces of the ...

Classic ska music is a two-tone treat

By Beth Mechum | September 21

In the current era of convoluted music genres with imperceptible differences that combine to create the bastard stepchildren of the music industry, there ...

'Last Kiss' is awkward thanks to weak script

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | September 21

MOVIEREVIEW The Last Kiss 2 and 1/2 stars It's not hard to screw up an adaptation. Every facet of a movie, from the plot to the setting to the ...

Chatham county hoping to attract workers with new business center

By ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS | September 21

If Chatham County officials have their way a hilly site bordered by the Rocky River soon will be transformed into a hub of industry. The Chatham County ...

Audioslave rages on to mixed reviews

By RACHEL RICHEY | September 21

MUSICREVIEW Audioslave Revelations 3 stars With its third LP, Revelations, Audioslave not only reveals society's seedy underbelly, but also that ...

Senior tries to stump Schwab

By CLINT JOHNSON | September 21

Senior Adam Fulton can tell you that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the NBA scoring record. But nobody applauds an opera singer for merely clearing his ...

Sports brief

September 21

Williams, Manuel selected in NBADL expansion draft Former North Carolina basketball players Jawad Williams and Jackie Manuel were drafted by the Anaheim ...

Sun sets on Kasabian's British rock

By Adam Wright | September 21

MUSICREVIEW Kasabian Empire 2 stars Kasabian has obviously seen "The Wizard of Oz" way too many times. Just like that not-so-magical wizard, ...

Quilts tell historical story

By Shelley Fullwood | September 21

An old adage says, "Our lives are like quilts - bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love." Heather Williams, a University history professor, ...

Orange county celebrates hispanic heritage and history this month

By Laura Smith | September 21

In a place with more than a 5 percent Latino population, some might say that Orange County's declaration of a Hispanic Heritage and History Month is long ...

Campus briefs

September 21

UNC medical school to host health, disease symposium UNC's School of Medicine will sponsor a symposium on bacteria's role in health and disease. The ...

University fights for best and brightest

By Ashlee Sadler | September 21

Competition between Tobacco Road universities starts well before basketball season. Surveys of fall 2006 applicants show that some top-ranked students ...

Zombie history fun, even without brains

By Eric Shepherd Martin | September 21

I was 11 years old when I first saw George Romero's 1978 classic, "Dawn of the Dead." And I watched it seven times that day. Now, due to a recent ...

"Black dahlia" a sub-par adaptation

By JACKIE RANDELL | September 21

MOVIEREVIEW "The Black Dahlia" 2 Stars On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short's naked and disfigured body was found in a lot south of Hollywood. ...

It's not whether you win or lose

By Elisabeth Gilbert | September 21

Wednesday night's panel discussion, "Challenge of Ethics in Sports," was met with a full house. Former NFL football player Joe Ehrmann was the event's ...

Jose Gonzalez: Swedish Sensation

By Staff Editor | September 21

The music world is chock full of singer-songwriters, but Jos

Live And On Tape

By Will Halicks | September 21

Live concerts don't have to live in memory when you can take them home with you. That's the idea behind bootlegs - unreleased recordings of broadcasts, ...

Campus briefs

September 20

Students wearing GAA T-shirt could get prize The General Alumni Association will give out prizes to students who wear their membership T-shirts today. The ...