School still seeking system status

Educators and legislators alike still are analyzing the benefits of making the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics the 17th school in the UNC system. The ...

Riesen propels golfers to win

STATESBORO, Ga. - With five of the country's top teams in pursuit, the North Carolina men's golf team refused to give up any ground Sunday to win the ...

State & Nation briefs

Investigators claim Black's campaign violated rules RALEIGH - The campaign of House Speaker Jim Black appears to have violated campaign contribution ...

Obituaries

Joe Hakan, 80, engineer Joe Hakan, a longtime Tar Heel fan whose firm designed the Smith Center, died Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill at the age ...

UNC attacker appears in court

The UNC alumnus accused of attempting to kill people in the Pit to avenge the treatment of Muslims around the world was in court briefly Thursday. Mohammed ...

Stay Still

Young Tar Heels shake off jitters to defeat Murray State

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N.C. gets D+ in mental health services

When it comes to mental health services, North Carolina receives an almost failing grade. The National Alliance on Mental Illness awarded North Carolina ...

Tar Heels roll past UC Riverside

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Taking a break to ready response

In the coming week, the annual Spring Break exodus will leave the campus empty and silent. On March 20, when classes resume, student leaders are hosting ...

Local parents create new prevention program

There's a new anti-drug in Orange County. A program created by a Chapel Hill mother focuses on increasing communication between parents and their middle ...

Groups lend voices to eco-tourism

In an effort to promote communication beyond U.S. borders, CHICLE - the Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education - will present a series ...

Pancakes make the world go round

What is it? In 1960 the Chapel Hill Kiwanis club held a special pancake dinner for the United Methodist Church in thanks for contributions to the club. The ...

Groups toss awareness in break plans

For college students, Spring Break is synonymous with no classes, partying, beach-front locations and fun with friends. But for some, this time of year ...

Hector's Grills slated to refire during break

While many students are away for the week, a longtime eatery will bring its signature gyros back to Franklin Street. Hector's, which closed last month ...

Students break, but don't go far

Some UNC students will spend the next week in tropical locations, laying on the beach, partying and getting a tan - all typical Spring Break activities. But ...

Groups give relief during break

Students will be looking forward to more than trips to the beach and late nights of fun this Spring Break. More than 10 organizations will be travel ...

Alumni fight program cut

They say you can't fight city hall. And for many alumni of the UNC-Chapel Hill Portuguese graduate program, they're finding the same goes for the administration. After ...

Heels open tourney against UVa.

Game and time: Tournament No. 7 seed Virginia vs. No. 2 seed North Carolina. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Site: Greensboro Coliseum TV/radio: The game will ...