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Hospitals seek steady dose of learning

By JULIE TURKEWITZ | February 24

This week George Kupit visited the N.C. Children's Hospital for the fifth time since September. Fifty-five miles from Oakwood Elementary School in ...

Local athletes recognized

By Chase Beck | February 24

With only one minute left in a tight Lincoln High School basketball game, Robert Davis Sr. had control of the ball. "We had a close basketball game, ...

Every word counts!

By Staff Editor | February 24

Seawell Elementary students Faith Movandazeh (left) and Nicole Chang practice Thursday for their Saturday Scrabble tournament at Smith Middle School. ...

Joint meeting in HIllsborough; parks and trails developments discussed

By Eric Martin | February 24

The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting Thursday night to discuss plans for the upcoming Fairview Vision ...

Luck be a lady at EChhs tonight

By Shatarra Gibson | February 24

In colorful 1950s attire, high-school actors sang and danced under bright stage lights as they rehearsed two weeks ago. Behind them the stage crew ...

Student dies after fall from dorm window

February 24

(Updated at 6:04 p.m. Saturday) One UNC student died and another is in fair condition after the two fell from a third-floor window of Stacy Residence ...

Research lab breaks ground

By BRETT STURM | February 24

KANNAPOLIS - Twin smokestacks, bearing the names Fieldcrest and Cannon, loomed over the half-demolished textile mills - standing testaments to the end ...

Campus briefs

February 24

UNC student arrested on sexual exploitation charges A UNC student was arrested Monday morning on charges of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, ...

Composer focus of lecture

By DEBORAH NEFFA | February 24

Several departments within the College of Arts and Sciences hosted the University's second annual Black History Month lecture Thursday evening. Presented ...

Learning lessons on self-defense

February 24

Although state officials lauded a total crime decrease across the state from 2003 to 2004, occurrences of rape, murder and aggravated assault increased, ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | February 24

University police responded Wednesday night to reports of assault and disturbing the peace in The Daily Tar Heel's office in the Student Union, according ...

Parents question need to build First School

By LAURA OLENIACZ | February 24

Local leaders tried to calm the fears of concerned parents Thursday night who were worried about adding a progressive early education facility to city ...

Troupe teaches before big show

By MORGAN ELLIS | February 24

One of the nation's most accomplished modern-dance groups is doing more than performing at the University this weekend. Members of the Mark Morris ...

Hillsborough to relive war days

By Shatarra Gibson | February 24

Independence, 225 years in the making, will be celebrated in Hillsborough on Saturday with a historic re-enactment and a tour. The Alliance for Historic ...

Arts briefs

February 24

PlayMakers to hold auditions for 'Cyrano de Bergerac' PlayMakers Repertory Company will hold auditions for male actors, ages 10 to 12, for its production ...

Leaders ponder legality of funds

February 24

Legal matters arose at Student Congress last weekend, although many members remained in the dark. Congress' finance committee spent the weekend discussing ...

Miller manages point

February 24

Apparently Ivory Latta is not the only point guard on the North Carolina women's basketball team. While Latta is the undisputed general in the backcourt ...

Trapped in UNC's defensive scheme

By Jacob Karabell | February 24

The Boston College point guard brings the ball up the court, with a 6-foot-4 center paralleling the ball-handler on the right side. Between the two ...

Catching up on downloading

By CHRIS COLETTA | February 23

It was a plan full of possibility. Buoyed by start-up money from an anonymous donor, the UNC system was going to provide students access to four major ...

Production takes on tough subject

By JIM WALSH | February 23

Tragedy sometimes makes for the best comedy. Just ask the cast of "Marvin's Room," the Deep Dish Theater Company production opening today in University ...