For Laurie Schwoy, the resurgence could not have come at a more opportune time. The North Carolina women's soccer team trailed Virginia late in the second half of Saturday's third-round NCAA matchup.
Read More »Faculty and students in five of UNC's professional schools are optimistic about the potential benefits that could arise from tuition increases. They say they are eager to see the funds put to use for increasing financial assistance, hiring new professors and raising faculty salaries. At its Wednesday meeting, the Board of Trustees approved tuition increases for the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the School of Dentistry, the School of Law, the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy.
Read More »With all of the confusion surrounding the presidential election, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the many complicated developments. Just how much do you really know about the Florida recount? What do you truly understand about the most important test of our democratic system? To test your knowledge, we proudly present The Daily Tar Heel's Election Quiz: 1. The state of Florida: A. Has 25 electoral votes which will determine the winner of the election. B. Should be returned to Spain as soon as possible. C.
Read More »Presidential Winner Must Have Support From All Americans TO THE EDITOR: The problem with the election system is not butterfly ballots but lack of patriotism. I'm not referring to the fact that only 50 percent of the nation voted, because, unfortunately, this year's turnout was higher than previous years'. I am, instead, referring to the growing division in this country. The election is coming to a close, and I'm not asking Americans to show good sportsmanship. I'm asking for patriotism. Despite popular opinion, neither candidate is divinely good or inherently evil.
Read More »Orange County lawyers will submit motions to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel today asking for a statement on what impact the future on-site expansion of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant would have on surrounding areas. The motions will mark the Orange County Board of Commissioners' continuing fight for answers to safety concerns regarding a plan that would make Shearon Harris the largest nuclear waste repository in the nation. "The deal is that the 20th is the deadline for all parties, Orange County, CP&L and the NRC, to have their motions filed," said Jim Warren, director
Read More »NORFOLK, Va. -- For Marina DiGiacomo, it was a storybook ending. In the last game on her home field, DiGiacomo scored the first goal on a penalty corner to help Old Dominion defeat North Carolina 3-1 in the NCAA title game at Foreman Field. DiGiacomo also picked up her second national championship at ODU. For North Carolina, DiGiacomo's storybook ending was more like a nightmare. The Tar Heels were bolstered by the outstanding play of goalkeeper Amy Tran and managed to mount a rally with five minutes left in the game to try to upset the top-ranked Lady Monarchs.
Read More »The Faculty Council meeting held Friday focused on student-related issues, including the passage of the higher education bond, tuition, Commencement and campus construction. Chancellor James Moeser opened the faculty meeting by thanking everyone involved in the campaign to pass the $3.1 billion higher education bond. "This shows the importance of the strong voice of the people in support of higher education," Moeser said. The bond was passed with a 73 percent approval across the state to provide capital improvements to the state's public universities and community colleges.
Read More »Town officials and area students gathered Friday to celebrate trees and demonstrate their dedication to preserving the environment. A 15-minute ceremony marked the installation of Nov. 17 as Chapel Hill's official Arbor Day. Participants met at the town entrance sign on U.S. 15-501, which allowed motorists to see new trees being planted. Mayor Rosemary Waldorf began the ceremony by proclaiming Nov. 17 as the first of many Arbor Day celebrations to come.
Read More »I am glad to see the campus up in arms this week over ladybugs. It's not too often you see a campus mobilize and unite behind one cause, all members' voices blending to create one piercing cry for justice that cannot be ignored. And let me assure you, that call will be answered. As a former on-campus resident (Cobb represents), I can identify with the pain, indignation and outright fear y'all are experiencing. I have gone through this with you. And it's going to be OK.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: I was very surprised to read the article "Talk on Conflict Angers Pro-Israel Panelist" by Jenny McLendon in the Nov. 10 Daily Tar Heel. The article claims that "Or Mars, director of N.C.
Read More »As a Zimbabwean, I have found the events regarding the elections quite fascinating and somewhat amusing. But I am not going to talk about that. I am sure that there are many people out there who have absolutely no interest in reading another article about the damn elections, because it is now becoming a dreadful bore. Yes, it was fun at the beginning, but, as you Americans like to say, "Enough already!" No, I merely mention the "e word" because it reminded me (again) of the differences between "y'all" and myself.
Read More »It's getting harder and harder to keep it real in Chapel Hill. This is what I'm going to do for y'all: Take this column and distribute it to all the fake people you know. Cut out my mug and attach yours. I bet there is somebody reading over your shoulder right now, nodding his or her fake head, talking about how much they "feel me." Whatever. That's the essence of being fake. Fake people become so transparent and deceptive that they fool themselves. Don't believe the hype. It's not difficult to spot a fake, because these people are always obsessed with power.
Read More »I had never been to one of these before. One hadn't happened in the last 11 months; 11 months ago I wasn't really sure if I cared. Now I do. I don't know why I really got involved, even though I supposedly cared about justice. Of course, the definition of justice varies from person to person. Now I know how to define it. Many would call what I witnessed justice, a punishment befitting of the actions of Michael Sexton. You see, 10 years ago, Michael Sexton killed someone. Thursday, Nov. 9, the state killed him.
Read More »The first-round game of the NCAA tournament that pitted North Carolina against William & Mary turned out to be not much of a real soccer game at all. A snow storm blanketed Fetzer Field and made the game a battle of which team could stay on its feet and make solid contact with the ball. The Tar Heels didn't even use their feet to score. They headed in three goals to erase a 2-0 second-half deficit and earn an overtime victory Sunday.
Read More »Students and Orange County residents woke up to a surprise Sunday morning - the first snow of the season. Wet, heavy snow fell over the western two-thirds of the state on Sunday, marking the first time in more than 30 years that so much fell so early. The last time a similar amount accumulated so early in the Raleigh area was Nov. 12, 1968, when 1.2 inches fell, according to Gail Hartfield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The earliest snowfall on record came Nov.
Read More »By Kim Minugh University Editor Some students who rose early Saturday morning expecting highly coveted lower-level basketball seating left with upper-level seating tickets - and a lot of disappointment. Despite decent numbers on their distribution bracelets, several students expressed confusion that they received upper-level seats when the same number would have given them lower-level seats last year. Senior Andrew Hardison joined the line Saturday morning with a bracelet number about 520 greater the selected starting number, 35,123, and was frustrated that it wasn't low enough
Read More »TO THE EDITOR: For 23 years, the third Thursday in November has been designated the Great American Smokeout. Initiated by the American Cancer Society, the Smokeout has evolved from a grassroots effort to encourage smoking cessation for just one day to being the one day a year, including New Year's, that the highest number of smokers decide to quit - and for good reason. Cigarette smoking is the United States' most preventable cause of death. Tobacco kills more people each year than AIDS, heroin, crack, cocaine, alcohol, car accidents, fire and murder combined.
Read More »RALEIGH - The Wake County Board of Elections started retabulating ballots on Sunday cast in four contested state and county races in downtown Raleigh. The precinct-by-precinct recount, which coincides with the ongoing presidential recounts in Florida, will help determine winners in the races for State Commissioner of Labor, a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals, Wake County Commissioner and Wake County District 10 Judge. The candidates with fewer Wake County votes in each of the four races requested the recount.
Read More »Players and coaches had said all along that they could do it. But somehow, some way, it just never got done. Until Saturday. In what might have been its final contest of the season, the North Carolina football team put together a complete game. The Tar Heels scored on offense, defense and special teams as they pounded Duke 59-21 in front of 24,673 spectators at Wallace Wade Stadium. The win, UNC's third in a row, made the team bowl eligible.
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