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Area speedway revamps, looks to new season

By OWAIS KHAN | October 12

Ever since 2003 the Orange County Speedway, located in Rougemont, has been on a reduced operating schedule. Rumor had it the track was shut down. But ...

Ringbacks latest cell phone fix

By LEAH KONEN | October 12

Students don't have to wade through half-drunk, rowdy sports fans anymore to hear UNC's fight song. They can just call a friend. It's called a ringback ...

Residents quiz candidates on airport closure

By KAYLA CARRICK | October 12

Concerns regarding the possible closure of the University-owned Horace Williams Airport took flight recently when a group of citizens formally asked candidates ...

Raymond sets sights on technology issues

By TED STRONG | October 12

Will Raymond just looks like a technology type of a guy. From his bright red and blue Chuck Taylor shoes to his bushy black beard, ponytail and round ...

Public transit enticing terror target, experts say

October 12

Public transportation systems are attractive and vulnerable terrorist targets and experts say there is little that can be done about it. This comes ...

Students find University history a bore

By JULIA FURLONG | October 11

On Jan. 15, 1795, a delegation led by Gov. Richard Dobbs Spaight struggled through a severe downpour and treacherous paths to reach a place called New ...

Bird

October 11

With the emergence of another case of the avian influenza in Romania, agriculturists and economists are fearfully looking to the future and the effects ...

Kleinschmidt pumps town-gown relations

By JAKE POTTER | October 11

Mark Kleinschmidt is no stranger to the spotlight. A Chapel Hill Town Council incumbent running for re-election, Kleinschmidt - one of five openly ...

Forum addresses war in Iraq

By ERIN FRANCE | October 11

About 650 people attended a panel discussion Monday on the war in Iraq, sponsored by the Orange County Democratic Party. The forum was moderated by ...

Student council kicks off meetings

By KATIE HOFFMANN | October 11

The Top of Lenoir was a virtual who's who of campus leaders Monday night. More than 20 student leaders came together to hold the first meeting of the ...

Work needed to fulfill mission

By CHRIS COLETTA | October 11

Like any good Catholic, I'll begin this column with a confession: I once thought about going to Duke. It's not that I never wanted to go to UNC - quite ...

Lenoir Dining Hall

By JULIA FURLONG | October 11

Although the dining hall that has stood in the Pit since 1939 carries his namesake, many are not aware that Gen. William Lenoir put what is arguably the ...

Seeking closure

By WHITNEY KISLING | October 11

A tree surgeon for the UNC Facilities Department still is waiting to see his name on a campus map. William "Bus" Hubbard has been climbing trees to ...

Marshall makes push to localize business

By MEGHAN DAVIS | October 11

David Marshall said a lot of things have changed since he decided this summer to run for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. "When I first started running, ...

Robert B. House Library

By JULIA FURLONG | October 11

Before he left for France to fight in World War I, Robert B. House, a 1916 first-honors graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, sent Frank Porter Graham a letter ...

McGill's return buried by blowout

October 11

A school-record 69 points allowed. A 55-point final deficit. A 36-minute scoreless drought. North Carolina's demoralizing loss to Louisville on Saturday ...

State prepares for new medicare drug plan

By PAUL KIERNAN | October 11

Medicare's newly added Part D, which will offer prescription drug plans, could mean bumpy changes in upcoming months for needy seniors as well as state ...

W. Royal Davis Library

By CAROLYN GRAY | October 11

Walter Royal Davis went from truck driver to self-made millionaire. Though Davis didn't attend college, the Elizabeth City native gave tremendously ...

Speech wages on despite protestswages on despite protests

By LAUREN BERRY | October 11

Fire alarms, flying pies and rainy weather were not enough to prevent the expression of political views Monday night. Multiple attempts were made to ...

Group offers wide ranges

By Brian Hudson | October 11

During the final meeting of the tuition advisory task force Monday, members tentatively settled on a tuition increase proposal, though they will continue ...