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Transportation committee suggests fees, videocameras for deck

By DANIEL WILKES | February 17

The operation of the University’s newest parking deck topped the agenda of UNC’s Advisory Committee on Transportation when it met Wednesday ...

County mulls sportsplex

February 17

The Orange County Board of Commissioners must decide soon if the price is right before spending $6 million to buy the Triangle SportsPlex in Hillsborough. Commissioners ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | February 17

Administrative building is victim of breaking, entering Police responded to a report of breaking and entering at the University’s administrative ...

GOP nabs House posts

February 17

Several Republican legislators have been appointed as committee chairmen in the Democrat-controlled N.C. House in an effort to maintain past cooperation ...

Schools dig into genetic facility

By JACKI SPIES | February 17

Distinguished University members rolled up their sleeves and armed themselves with shovels Thursday to assist in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new ...

Tar Heels tough out grueling schedule

By Daniel Blank | February 17

For a month, North Carolina coach Roy Williams received his education about his team on a six-city tour, with tutorials being held in such places as Cameron ...

Decision stems tide of hikes

By DERRICK LANKFORD | February 17

In-state freshmen enrolled in UNC-Chapel Hill during the fall of 2001 paid $2,328 for tuition. Three and a half years later, these seniors are paying ...

UNC opens season with shutout victory

February 17

North Carolina pitcher Andrew Miller is commonly touted as one of the top baseball prospects in the nation. In the team’s season debut Wednesday, ...

Bush submits contested nominations again

By SETH PEAVEY | February 17

President Bush has resubmitted 20 judicial nominees who were not approved by the Senate during his first term. Twelve of the nominees stand to become ...

A tale of 2 universities

By Alex Robinson | February 17

Amid the students playing frisbee and lounging in McCorkle Place is the grave of the University's first president, Joseph Caldwell. On the opposite ...

Investors meet and greet

By LAURA OLENIACZ | February 17

The mood was intense but optimistic at the third annual NCINVEST conference Wednesday, as business representatives and investors gathered in dark suits ...

School reform task force works to eliminate dropout rate

By KATHRYN REED | February 17

Coach Mike Krzyzewski made an unusual appearance Tuesday, helping to set the tone for the first meeting of Orange County Schools’ high school reform ...

Lottery referendum proposed

February 17

Rep. Bernard Allen, D-Wake, was in a betting mood Tuesday when he introduced a bill to propose a statewide referendum on a lottery to benefit public education. “We ...

Bushman readies GPSF talk

By ERIN ZUREICK | February 17

Although Jen Bushman’s tenure as president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation is almost complete, she said she hopes to leave a ...

UNC's top brass say tuition freeze brings danger

By KATHERINE EVANS | February 17

The University’s future might experience a decline in quality if it continues to face funding constraints, officials said. In January, the Board ...

Turnout falls in runoff for 2 elections

By KATIE HOFFMANN | February 17

While voter turnout for the general election for student body president was one of the highest in campus history, Tuesday's runoff election marked a significant ...

Asheville is Mecca for liberal arts

By ERIC JOHNSON | February 17

The only liberal arts institution in the university system, UNC-Asheville has assumed a role very distinct from those of its 15 sister schools. “We ...

Senate passes election bill

By VICTORIA WILSON | February 17

Three months after Election Day, a bill that could officially end the prolonged race for state superintendent of public instruction has made headway in ...

Calendar

By Staff Editor | February 17

Monday — The School of Education presents Adventurers for Peace from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in 104 Peabody Hall. The event is a video and panel presentation ...

Bell prevents another disaster against Wake

By Jacob Karabell | February 17

WINSTON-SALEM — Last year at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, North Carolina’s Nikita Bell missed a short jumper at the buzzer to tie the game against ...