Erosion Compensation Dredges Up Concerns

By Tim Sullivan Staff Writer Dare County residents whose homes and businesses have been threatened by erosion will soon receive aid from the federal government, ...

Mammoth Moves On

Six months ago, Carrboro lost a vital component of its grassroots music scene when Mammoth Records packed its bags for New York City. The move prompted ...

Brown Taps 1st Black Leader

A black woman was recently selected to head Brown University, making it the first Ivy League school to appoint a black president. But higher education ...

University, Community College System Presidents Thank Voters

TO THE EDITOR: We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the voters of North Carolina for their overwhelming support of the higher-education improvement ...

Contrary to Accusations, Liberal Bias Not Likely In Election Night Stories

TO THE EDITOR: Richard Rankin Russell's election-coverage analysis ("Media's Election Coverage Indicative of Liberal Bias, Lack of Professionalism" Nov. ...

Gov. Hunt Commutes Carter's Sentence; Committee Calls for Moratorium

In the final days of his administration, Gov. Jim Hunt did something that he has only done once before during his 16 years in office - halted an execution. ...

Be Most Thankful for Small Things

Go back in time to Sunday night about 1 a.m., and here I sit. My column is written, but I don't like it. But who cares; we can all be thankful to leave ...

Laycock Makes Most Of Chance

Matt Laycock knows how to use his time wisely. The redshirt junior's playing time had been limited to 20 minutes a game due to knee and hamstring injuries ...

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Lottery Could Prove Unlucky For N.C. Poor

When Election Day was over, lottery supporters might have thought they hit the jackpot. Mike Easley was elected N.C. governor after having a lottery as ...

Rural Counties Surprise N.C. With Highest Support for Bond

The four N.C. counties in which the Higher Education Facilities Improvement Bonds referendum passed by the largest margin might not be the counties you ...

Service Program Kicks Off 2nd Year

In its second year of existence, Project Uniting and Nurturing our Community hopes to expand what was initially a single day of community service into ...

Torbush Deserved More Time to Rebuild Program

Some people are upset because a great man was fired as North Carolina's football coach Monday. Indeed, the fate Carl Torbush met was sad. No coach was ...

Brown Delivers in Tar Heels' Blowout Win

The North Carolina women's basketball team faced one major question as it opened its season last week. Everyone wanted to know if sophomore Coretta Brown ...

Donnan, Walker Take Names Out of Hat

North Carolina Director of Athletics Dick Baddour is convinced he has an attractive football program to sell. But Baddour's task of finding a new coach ...

Students Give Tickets to Kids in Hospital, Poverty

Some UNC students want to give local children struggling with poverty or illness the opportunity to experience the excitement of North Carolina basketball ...

'79 Carolina Graduate Thanks Torbush, Wishes Him Best in the Future

TO THE EDITOR: Dear Coach Torbush, Please accept my sincere thanks for representing my alma mater with true class and dignity. I have been very proud ...

Viewpoints Column About American Habits Insulting to DTH Readers

TO THE EDITOR: Kirsty Carter's point of view column ("America Is, Like, Different From the Rest of the World" Nov. 20) was appalling and hurtful for me ...

UNC Will Not Offer Abortion Pill

Health officials at universities up and down the East Coast - including UNC - say they will not provide students with access to the controversial RU-486 ...