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Vote on veep to come today

By KATHERINE EVANS | March 29

Congress is set to decide the fate of student body vice president nominee Adrian Johnston tonight — but many of the body’s members have yet ...

Falling short

By Jacob Karabell | March 29

TEMPE, Ariz. — North Carolina’s pressure defense carried the Tar Heels to a 16-game winning streak entering the NCAA regional final, as they ...

Woman stable after shooting

By Staff Editor | March 28

The Hillsborough woman shot by her ex-boyfriend Thursday night is in stable condition at Duke Medical Center. Tasha Renee Wardlow, 26, was found lying ...

Crowd dives into lakes

By MONA SONI | March 28

Boaters and fishers alike took advantage of the reopening of local lakes Saturday — despite the cold weather and overcast skies. University Lake ...

Easter sees a Holy Spirit

By LIZ STANLEY | March 28

Hundreds of local residents caught a festive Easter spirit this weekend even if the weather didn’t follow suit. Both the University Baptist Church ...

Tar Heels play underdog role

By Jacob Karabell | March 28

TEMPE, Ariz. — In terms of perception, NCAA Tournament top seeds can sometimes be underdogs. And though North Carolina earned the No. 1 seed ...

May emerges as primary threat

By Daniel Blank | March 28

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Final Four dreams that seemed so realistic several minutes earlier were quickly starting to fade for top-seeded North Carolina. The ...

Commissioners see need to fund own buildings

By GREGG FOUND | March 28

The Orange County Board of Commissioners got a look Thursday at how its own buildings have deteriorated while funding has been directed elsewhere. Now ...

Offense wakes up as UNC sweeps Deacons

By DANIEL MALLOY | March 28

On March 19, Daniel Bard was hammered for seven runs in only 5 1/3 innings in a 9-1 North Carolina loss to Clemson. Then on Saturday, Wake Forest’s ...

Education funding in flux

By JOE NGAN | March 28

Contrasting versions of bills that would fund student scholarships and other university programs now lie before the two houses of Congress, and discussions ...

Group dissects UNC's faculty

By RACHEL BROCK | March 28

A recent University survey shows that UNC lags behind in minority hiring — and members of a campus task force charged with examining faculty diversity ...

Steel directs staff with dedication, optimism

March 28

When Emily Steel first began her career at The Daily Tar Heel, she was mesmerized by the dedication and work ethic of the older staff. Now, Steel is the ...

Week to bring string of human rights speakers

By STACEY CARLESS | March 28

The Campus Y’s Advocates for Human Rights Committee is bringing such issues closer to home this week as it presents its annual Human Rights Week. “We ...

Sun Devils burned

By Jacob Karabell | March 28

Facing an early 10-point road deficit, top-seeded North Carolina needed an offensive spark to quiet Arizona State’s yellow-clad crowd and bring ...

Achievement gap persists

March 28

For almost five years, city school officials compiled stacks of data to figure out how to close the district’s minority student achievement gap ...

Resurrection

By Brian MacPherson | March 28

Raymond Felton clutched the ball to his chest as he unleashed a scream into the Carrier Dome air, a team and a legion of blue-clad fans in a frenzy behind ...

Softball struggles in Classic

By RACHEL SODER | March 28

The picnic tables next to the field at the UNC Softball Complex were decorated with powder-blue bunnies and individual bags of candy eagerly awaiting ...

Freelon adds touch of jazz

By SALEM NEFF | March 28

After a long delay dating back to October, Nnenna Freelon and her ensemble opened the new Cobb Theatre in style on Thursday night. The 5-time Grammy-nominated ...

Commissioners review shelter progress

By EREN TATARAGASI | March 28

A six-month progress report suggests that the county’s animal shelter is taking every step to better care for the animals that wind up on its doorstep. The ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | March 28

Hyde named new member of University governing board The UNC system’s Board of Governors recently appointed Barbara Rosser Hyde of Memphis, Tenn., ...