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Police log for Jan. 27

By Staff Editor | January 27

- Chapel Hill police arrested a Pittsboro man at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and charged him with one misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon, ...

Nonresidents want place at table

By LINDSAY MICHEL | January 27

A gentle force, Renan Snowden might have swayed some members of the University’s governing board Wednesday. Snowden, a senior from Washington, ...

Merger of Fever, Rams Club dominates public hearing

By ERIN ZUREICK | January 27

The tensions that have steadily built since last fall between student government and the Carolina Athletic Association reached a boiling point when members ...

Downtown group continues search

By JAKE POTTER | January 27

As members of the Downtown Economic Development Corporation shuffled through agenda items at its meeting Wednesday, there was no evidence that the group ...

Doctor pumps up students

January 27

As part of Wednesday’s 37th annual UNC Student Research Day, medical students were treated to a lecture by one of America’s living legends ...

Tar Heels sink the Pirates

By DANIEL MALLOY | January 27

During the North Carolina swimming and diving teams’ meet Wednesday, one East Carolina swimmer proudly waved a purple flag adorned with his team’s ...

City briefs

By Staff Editor | January 27

Violence Prevention Center provides free support group A support group is available for victims of domestic violence through the Family Violence Prevention ...

The price of power

By Emily Steel | January 27

Matt Calabria has ventured into a territory from which few student body presidents have returned successfully. As the University’s governing ...

Jensen grabs BSM support

By KATIE HOFFMANN | January 27

Student body president candidate Tom Jensen nabbed his second major endorsement in three days Wednesday. After much deliberation, members of the Black ...

Rising costs affect efforts

By RACHEL BROCK | January 27

The rising cost of commodities is forcing officials to assess the situation’s effects on University construction projects. Steel and concrete ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | January 27

BOT committee gives OK to $64.50 in student fee hikes The Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees approved recommended proposals to increase ...

Fee proposal gets trustees' interest

By JENNY RUBY | January 27

Despite already being struck down twice this week, a proposal to increase the student athletics fee sparked interest in the Board of Trustees’ University ...

Budget talks continue to face public comment

January 27

The Chapel Hill Town Council welcomed citizen requests for next fiscal year’s budget at its Wednesday public forum. But with the looming possibility ...

Money would support various needs

By KATHERINE EVANS | January 27

The Board of Trustees will vote today on the proposal of its Audit and Finance Committee to increase out-of-state tuition by $1,000 and in-state tuition ...

Grievance hearing sees closed doors

By MEREDITH LEE MILLER | January 27

When Chapel Hill Transit mechanics wanted their workplace grievances heard publicly Wednesday, they discovered the legal restrictions of discussing such ...

New town clerk greets challenges

By KATHRYN REED | January 27

There’s a new face around Town Hall in Chapel Hill. Sabrina Oliver has only been town clerk for three weeks, but she said she already has experienced ...

Team chemistry propels fencers

By DANIEL SCHWIND | January 27

In a sport that often centers on the work of a single player, the UNC fencing team is focusing on acting more like a team. “Most programs are ...

UNC graduate may be top choice for FCC post

January 27

A UNC alumnus could assume the top job in deciding what is acceptable to see and hear on the nation’s airwaves. Federal Communications Commissioner ...

Local radio station hires health reporter

By JENNIFER FAIR | January 27

In an attempt to give its listeners more issues and voices to choose from, Chapel Hill’s public radio station, WUNC-FM, has hired a health care ...

Officials must fill $1.2B hole

By KAVITA PILLAI | January 26

N.C. legislators are walking into a new session today carrying the burden of an estimated $1.2 billion budget deficit — and everything from education ...