State Fair closes doors after above-average year

RALEIGH - The whirling roller coasters, food stalls and colorful booths turned off their lights Sunday night, marking the end of another successful N.C. ...

Ohio's swings hold sway in national race

The outcome of the presidential election might boil down to one state Republicans and Democrats consider a symbolic prize in every race for the White ...

Tar Heels try to learn from loss

If there's such a thing as a valuable loss, Saturday night's match against Georgia Tech could be considered one of those defeats for the North Carolina ...

UNC finally lives up to preseason hype

They've been saying it all year. Players on the North Carolina men's soccer team have insisted all season that they have more talent than their 7-6-2 ...

Student murdered at ASU

BOONE - Authorities are investigating the shooting death of an Appalachian State University senior whose body was found last week. Joseph Wood McClure, ...

Cartoon for 10/25/2004

A sorry submission

On Tuesday, The (Duke) Chronicle published a column that has attracted national attention. Written by senior Philip Kurian, "The Jews" responded to criticism ...

Fenhagen, 81, DTH board member

Many University graduates take their degrees and knowledge and use them in far-reaching parts of the globe. F. Weston Fenhagen, a 1946 University graduate, ...

All bone, no meat

Members of Student Congress have dedicated themselves to revising parts of the Student Code and to removing some of its most unclear, ambiguous language. But ...

The greater good

The success of Carolina North will undoubtedly play a major role in the future of UNC-Chapel Hill and the state of North Carolina - town residents shouldn't ...

Screening for and detecting breast cancer early is vital

TO THE EDITOR: Think of October, and you might imagine red and yellow leaves and orange pumpkins. But what about pink ribbons? October is recognized ...

City briefs

Pair of park-and-ride lots sees instances of larceny Two instances of larceny from a motor vehicle were reported yesterday in Chapel Hill park-and-ride ...

Dems strive to halt Burr's drive

The N.C. Democratic Party hosted a conference call Thursday in a last-minute effort to highlight what it says are the shortcomings of Republican senatorial ...

Officials prepare to protect polls

Elections officials are taking every precaution to ensure that voters and precinct officials will be safe at the polls on Election Day. Gary Bartlett, ...

UNC ranks 61st for its lobbying expenditures

During the past five years, higher education institutions more than doubled the amount of money they spent on lobbying, an increase from $23.4 million ...

Veto might kill election bill

A contentious bill that defines negative campaigning during student elections likely will go back to the drawing board now that an executive veto has ...

Death penalty faces enmity

On the eve of North Carolina's second execution in two weeks, opponents of capital punishment gathered on campus to reflect upon the execution of a convicted ...

Season will be short a game

Correction: Due to a reporting error, the Oct. 22 article "Season will be short a game" misquoted Steve Kirschner, associate athletic director for athletic ...

Groups try to nail down Kennedy talk

UNC students soon might have the chance to shake hands with a member of one of America's most famous families. Environmental activist and political advocate ...