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County schools boast internal, external change

By Shera Everette | April 28

Overcrowding, redistricting, two new schools and schedule changes have spun the local public school systems into a whirlwind of a year. To combat ...

UNC system considers hike stability

By ERIC JOHNSON | April 28

Campus-based tuition has a short but contentious history in the UNC system, having emerged since 1998 as an important source of campus revenue and an ...

Carolina North talks progress

April 28

This year proved monumental in bringing together the driving forces behind Carolina North - and perhaps in beginning to mend the relationships that the ...

Businesses move out, in, up

By Meredith Miller | April 28

The local business community saw its fair share of change this year. The issue of turnover is a common one for the downtown business community, and ...

Three murders alarm residents of Chapel Hill

By JESSICA SCHONBERG | April 28

Chapel Hill, like any town, has seen its fair share of crime. But in the past year, two people have been accused of a less than everyday crime - murder. Damego ...

Corporate signage hits UNC

By KATIE HOFFMANN | April 28

UNC roped in corporate sponsorship this year, making the school one of the last to make the move. Following years of contentious debate, University ...

Town, county seek managers

By TED STRONG | April 28

Two major figures in town and county management announced earlier in the year that they would be retiring after long tenures with their respective jurisdictions. In ...

Bush approval plummets as war wages on

By SAMUEL LAU | April 28

In October 2005, the U.S.-led war in Iraq reached a dubious milestone - 2,000 U.S. soldiers had been killed since the conflict's start. Experts speculated ...

World Series could call pitching-rich No. 3 UNC

April 28

"You just feel in our dugout that something special is gonna happen. We're just out there trying to make it the hardest three outs possible - just grind ...

UNC sacked by blitz plans

By ERIN ZUREICK | April 28

Campus construction continues to march on at unprecedented pace. Green fences and orange cones have dominated the University's landscape all year, ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | April 28

Faculty to vote on funding for Western studies program UNC faculty will vote on a contentious proposal during a special meeting of the body May 10. The ...

Early exit for overachievers

April 28

DAYTON, Ohio, March 20 - Just as Reyshawn Terry's 3-pointer splashed through the net early in the second half, a frowning Roy Williams waved freshman ...

University examining dark historical roots

By STEPHANIE NEWTON | April 28

University officials put the "fatal virus of slavery" in a number of test tubes this past year, examining its influence on the campus's 212-year history. Chancellor ...

Student dies from third-story window fall

By ERIN ZUREICK | April 28

The campus community was jarred in February when two students crashed through the window of their residence hall, killing one and sending the other to ...

Downtown wireless initiative stalls

By Chase Beck | April 28

In an age in which Internet access is a necessity, it is proving to be a difficult feat to install a municipal wireless network in downtown Chapel Hill. Since ...

Improv comedy group gets own space

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | April 28

Dirty South Improv has come a long way in just a year. This time last year, the celebrated comedic troupe was performing in an ice cream shop, The ...

UNC attracts slate of big names

April 28

UNC has played host to a slew of marquee acts in different concerts throughout the year. Attracting to the campus rising stars such as Little Brother ...

Donation stations on campus for unwanted items

By Shatarra Gibson | April 28

As the end of the semester approaches, students pack up either for the trip home or to wherever summer fun, or summer school, is found. Move out days ...

Officials say Katrina not the worst to come

By ERIC JOHNSON | April 28

Most hurricanes create temporary evacuees. Katrina created a diaspora. The storm that struck Mississippi and Louisiana on Aug. 29 caused the largest ...

Pit driver strikes campus psyche

By KATIE HOFFMANN | April 28

When Mohammad Taheri-Azar drove through the Pit on March 3, he struck nine people and the perception of religious tolerance on campus. The 2005 UNC ...