Sports Briefs

9 Track Members Trek South for Tournament Nine members of the North Carolina track teams will represent UNC at the 2002 NCAA championships in Baton Rouge, ...

General Assembly Convenes

RALEIGH -- With little pomp and a daunting task before them, state lawmakers convened Tuesday for the 2002 short session of the N.C. General Assembly. While ...

Humane Society Questions UNC Reports Of Lab Animal Treatment

TO THE EDITOR: The Humane Society of the United States has examined UNC's legally mandated reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; in our view ...

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The Sames Come Too Close to Teen Flick Soundtrack

nitially, The Sames crank out catchy songs that easily could provide the background music to a well-groomed guy's laments over an even better groomed ...

NYC's The Leader Kicks Off Tour In Chapel Hill

Looking to break away from their "hostile" environment, New York City musicians Sam Lazzara and Julie DeLano of The Leader, decided to take their show ...

Town Considers Changing Policy For Halloween

In response to complaints from Chapel Hill residents and Franklin Street merchants last October, the Chapel Hill Police Department will recommend a revision ...

Public Health Breaks Ground On $38.6M Research Center

University and School of Public Health officials broke ground Thursday on a project that will turn a parking lot into a state-of-the-art research center. Construction ...

Airport Shutdown Opposed

In the wake of University officials' orders to close Horace Williams Airport, members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association are working to keep ...

UNC Parking Plan to Increase Revenue Abuses Off-Campus Employees

TO THE EDITOR: When the issue of the parking system budget deficit came up recently, various proposals were discussed, at times heatedly, to solve the ...

Conflict Arises Over Summer Reading

UNC has come under fire as its required summer reading book, "Approaching the Qur'

Lottery Gets Mixed Reviews From BOG

Gov. Mike Easley's proposal for a state lottery, which will fund enrollment growth throughout the UNC system, has drawn criticism from several members ...

WXYC Escapes Shutdown After Copyright Ruling

The Library of Congress rejected a recommendation from the Copyright Arbitration and Royalty Panel on May 21 that could have caused WXYC, UNC's student-run ...

Men's Golf Swings for National Title

Five members of the North Carolina men's golf team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, today to compete against 29 other teams for the national championship. ...

Board Talks Land, Waste

Disposing of the old and constructing the new: These were the topics that dominated Tuesday night's Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting. Toward the beginning ...

Pitching Key to Postseason

Coach Mike Fox shifted his weight and paced slightly outside then inside the Tar Heels' dugout Tuesday afternoon, his words barely audible to his team ...

UNC Employee Remembered

More than 200 people, including faculty, staff and students, crowded into the sanctuary of a funeral home on Franklin Street on May 22 to mourn the loss ...

Easley's Proposal Gives, Takes From Towns

With Gov. Mike Easley's budget announcement May 21, local governments finally can begin to solidify their plans for the 2002-03 fiscal year. The proposed ...

UNC Plans for 5-Year Budget

A comprehensive five-year plan to serve as a road map for UNC-Chapel Hill's financial growth -- including future levels of tuition -- was discussed by ...