A rise in traffic accidents spurned Raleigh City Council members to pass a measure unanimously that would place cameras on traffic lights to photograph the license plates of cars running red lights.Benson Kirkman, Public Works Committee chairman, said the cameras will act as a regulator."We want to put the cameras in the really bad spots (of Raleigh)," Kirkman said.
Read More »This is a difficult thing, mostly because you and I are unlike. Our unlikeness took one of us after the severing of the cord to the crib by the window, the second to a dim corner, bound by the wailing cry of our neighbors.They're grown now. You and I migrated home. It was the first name we knew, as children, and our mother's face the first we loved. She was the first of green stables, ferry between the bonds of the earth and life above it. We were protons, neutrons and the hopelessly divided electrons. Then we found a butterfly on the sidewalk, with broken wings.
Read More »Protesters of Chancellor James Moeser's response to a Nike factory's labor practices might want to follow the advice of an activist group that held workshops in the Union on Wednesday:Chain your neck to the chancellor's leg.The Turning Point Roadshow addressed this and other techniques during its visit to UNC, part of a nine-state, 30-stop tour of the Southeast protesting economic globalization and international trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.Such agreements, its members say, drive "a race to the bottom" that has companies setting up shop in coun
Read More »Stephen MalkmusStephen Malkmus4 1/2 StarsA million college students feel like they know Stephen Malkmus, like he's their friend. Malkmus, who for the past decade fronted seminal indie rock band Pavement, imparted sweetly sarcastic, obtuse pop nothings to fans for whom those songs meant everything.But Pavement is dead. And long live Stephen Malkmus, solo artist.With the release of his self-titled debut, he's driven the final nail into his former band's coffin -- but that may not be such a bad thing.
Read More »The N.C. House is considering a bill that would allow district attorneys to bring first-degree murder charges -- which could result in the death penalty -- against habitual drunken drivers who kill while driving under the influence.The bill, which has received mixed reviews in Raleigh, defines habitual as three prior drunken-driving convictions.Rep. Michael Decker, R-Forsyth, who introduced the bill Monday, said he thinks the legislation is needed. "This is a bill that's time has come," he said.
Read More »UNC doctors will begin a study to determine the effectiveness of a new liver dialysis treatment as early as this week. The study, which is expected to last about one year, was initiated by the introduction of the HemoTherapies unit for people with advanced liver disease. The results will influence whether UNC will begin to incorporate the device into treatments for local patients.The HemoTherapies unit is a compact, mobile device that utilizes a filter system to remove harmful ammonia and other organic compounds from the blood.
Read More »Home runs might draw crowds, but hustle still wins ball games.Junior Chris Maples proved this fact in North Carolina's 10-6 win against High Point on Wednesday. Trailing 3-2 with runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ryan Blake chopped a routine grounder to third, seemingly ending the inning and the Tar Heel threat. But Maples dashed to second like he was the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Read More »Orange County officials and state representatives gathered Tuesday night to hear concerns about the status of long-term adult care in the county.The Orange County Adult Care Home Advisory Committee and the Orange County Nursing Home Advisory Committees voiced their concerns to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Orange County's two representatives in the state house, one of its state senators, and a representative of the office of U.S. Rep.
Read More »"Sometimes while you're sitting in class, you just think to yourself, 'I really hope this music thing works out,'" said Jay Cartwright, summing up his feelings about the double life he leads as a UNC undergraduate and the keyboardist/accordionist for Roman Candle.The way things have been going for the band lately, he might not have much to worry about.Roman Candle, the brainchild of Wilkesborough brothers Skip and Logan Matheny, has been around since 1997, but things really started to take off after the addition of Cartwright this past September.Roman Candle's recent succ
Read More »The first half of Wednesday's game between the North Carolina women's basketball team and N.C. State closely resembled the teams' overtime contest back on Jan. 14 in which the Tar Heels eked out a six-point win.The second half of Wednesday's game?
Read More »After only six months as a Tar Heel, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation president-elect said she is eager to learn the ropes of student government's executive branch.Mikisha Brown, a personable first-year graduate student in the Department of Health Education, was a write-in candidate on the Feb. 13 election ballot. She won in Tuesday's runoff election by 140 votes.Born in Jamaica and raised in Connecticut, Brown went on to college in Massachusetts and came to North Carolina in August for graduate school.
Read More »UNC's Board of Trustees, the Chapel Hill Town Council and Chancellor James Moeser will be discussing potential issues of the University's Master Plan today in the Design Room of the Morehead Planetarium.The workshop, which will be held from 2:30 p.m.
Read More »UniversityWednesday, Feb. 21A UNC employee reported a first-degree burglary to University police at 5:51 a.m.Unknown male subjects entered the UNC Faculty-Staff Recreation Association Residence House a few minutes earlier and stole a camcorder, 30 checks and beer.The employee told the police that entry was made to the first-floor area of the house only and there was no sign of forced entry.The employee, her husband and their two children were present at the time but not confronted.Tuesday, Feb. 20At 5:14 p.m.
Read More »Although many take these things for granted, for people with mental illness they can sometimes seem almost impossible to obtain.Enter Club Nova, an organization in Carrboro that seeks to provide its members with the opportunity to live on their own terms.
Read More »Sweet November2 Stars"Sweet November" is a mediocre love story with a thin candy coating. Underneath the initially intriguing story-line lies a marshmallowy mess of sentimentality, overzealous devotion and curiously unexplained 180-degree personality changes.Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves), a high-strung, self-important advertising guru, lives to do four things -- screw, screw people over, work and indulge in material comforts.
Read More »Now that the race for office is over, Student Body President-elect Justin Young is shifting his focus from snazzy campaign gimmicks to creating a smooth transition into his new office.His transition period will involve thinking about what he plans to accomplish as well as creating a good team to work with in making those goals a reality."My short-term goals are establishing a diverse, creative Cabinet, and not only a good Cabinet, but also a diverse and creative office in general," he said.
Read More »University officials Wednesday presented several ways they plan to address the Sierra Club's "13 Environmental Principles for UNC Campus Planning," which outlines the club's concern with the ecological impact of the Master Plan. The proposition cited the club's desire for UNC to "embrace the principles of sustainability to make wide use of resources ... in order to promote strong communities in viable ecosystems."Jonathan Howes, director of the Master Plan, presided over the meeting and demonstrated the efforts of the University to address the needs of the environment.
Read More »I never considered myself to be much of a cybernerd. I have my own Web page, but that was required for a class. I check my e-mail often and have an AOL account, but so do my grandparents. I've never bought or sold anything on eBay, and the only porn I get is not delivered via a 56K modem, but instead, the old-fashioned way, through the U.S. Postal Service.So what has me tying up my phone lines for hours at a time? No, I already said, it's not porn.It's www.amihotornot.com, a free site where you can view photos of other people and rate them on a "hotness" scale of one to 10.
Read More »Before the birth of the MusicianRing, it was all so simple. Whichever local subgenre you happened to dig, from electronica to bluegrass to hip hop, you could fairly easily insulate yourself from the outside musical world. After all, there was no real common bond between the fingerpickers and the turntable wizards other than their shared struggle to carve out a name in a crowded scene.Enter the MusicianRing, a student-maintained Web ring that allows local musicians to commiserate, seeks gigs, advertise and build an all-inclusive community in the process.
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