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Officers serve local residents

By LAURA OLENIACZ | February 14

Bill Frick laid down his badge, threw on an apron and picked up an armful of pitchers filled with iced tea, water and soft drinks Saturday at the Carolina ...

N.C. Central stays true to its mission

By DANA BSEISO | February 14

DURHAM — As one of three UNC-system schools in the Triangle, N.C. Central University has some sizeable competition. Just a few miles from UNC-Chapel ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | February 11

Department of Chemistry selects new chairman Holden Thorp, director of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center since 2001, has been tapped as the new ...

Bush talks up social security

By MARK PUENTE | February 11

RALEIGH — In his first trip to the state since being re-elected, President Bush told about 1,700 Tar Heels what he’s been telling the nation ...

Berry kicks off history month

By HEATHER ANDREWS | February 11

Although small in stature, distinguished scholar Mary Frances Berry brought grand personality and grace to the stage Thursday night as spoke of a relatively ...

Grad students' voices lost

By SHARI FELD | February 11

Jen Bushman said Tuesday’s student body elections were a disappointment. With about 7 percent of graduate students turning out to vote, the president ...

Town to see brighter center

By CHRIS CARMICHAEL | February 11

In a time when malls are rapidly replacing main streets as city centers, town leaders are betting big that careful redevelopment of parking lots 2 and ...

CUAB brings local rock to UNC

By RACHEL RICHEY | February 11

In an effort to increase support for local acts and new musicians, the Carolina Union Activities Board hosted a live showcase Thursday in the Union Cabaret. The ...

Schools may cut tech spending

By HALLEY KUEFFER | February 11

The nation’s colleges and universities, constrained by tight budgets, appear to be looking at reducing funds for research technology to make ends ...

Black history exhibit to open

February 11

Chapel Hill will kick off a monthlong exhibit tonight at Town Hall to celebrate local black history. The exhibit includes photographs, newspaper articles, ...

Bill could facilitate voting for students

By SETH PEAVEY | February 11

Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, is hoping to convince legislators to reform the way voters go to the polls in a move that might directly affect student ...

New businesses to grace Franklin

By LAURA OLENIACZ | February 11

By this time next week, Franklin Street should have new destinations for the area’s hungry and fashion-conscious consumers. The brightly colored ...

School tries to separate from city

By KAVITA PILLAI | February 11

Founded in 1867, Fayetteville State University has evolved from a small black college to one of the leading HBCUs in the state. And as one of the UNC-system’s ...

Calendar

By Staff Editor | February 11

Today — Habitat for Humanity will be accepting donations from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at W.B. Yeats Irish Pub, located at 306 W. Franklin St. The event ...

Fiery Boyd propels Tar Heels to victory

By DANIEL MALLOY | February 11

In the middle of Geoff Boyd’s emotional match Thursday, the North Carolina men’s tennis star took a break. While in the heat of battle ...

Americorps to see cuts, more workers

By CAROLYN SOROCK | February 11

With President Bush’s proposed 2006 budget, Americorps would be able to expand its program by taking on 2,500 more volunteers, even as overall funding ...

City briefs

By Staff Editor | February 11

Dual-language program to offer information sessions Parents interested in enrolling their children in the dual-language program of the city school ...

Police log

February 11

- Chapel Hill police arrested a Durham man at 2:45 a.m. Thursday and charged him with one misdemeanor count of driving while impaired and one misdemeanor ...

BOG panel hears tuition requests

By ERIC JOHNSON | February 11

WILMINGTON — Despite strong appeals from the chancellors of 13 universities, it remains almost certain that the UNC-system Board of Governors will ...

Big platforms propelled pair of candidates

By Brian Hudson | February 11

In student body president campaigns, it seems that size does matter. Promise for promise, candidates Seke Ballard and Seth Dearmin had the largest ...