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Teaching assistants nationwide want better pay, benefits

By SHERRI ENGEL | October 13

Teaching assistants at many universities are demanding equitable pay and benefits, saying their low-paying jobs consist of teaching more than assisting. The ...

Translator tells Iraq stories

By KATHERINE TOMPKINS | October 13

Every member of Humala Aqrawee's family suffered under former President Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Her brother was killed in 1991, and her family ...

UNC honors 211-year history

By KATIE HOFFMANN | October 13

An air of tradition surrounded Hill Hall on Tuesday morning as faculty members dressed in academic regalia processed into the auditorium. University ...

Campus briefs

By Staff Editor | October 13

Third EDA candidate to hold public forum in Morehead In a change of scheduling, the third candidate in the final group of contenders for the executive ...

Study focuses on downtown traffic

By TED STRONG | October 13

The Carrboro Board of Alderman accepted Tuesday night a draft report on traffic circulation in the town. "I think it's a really well thought out and ...

Referees do not decide outcomes

By Staff Editor | October 13

The goal-line discussion took less than a minute, but its repercussions could resound for months. Head linesman Mike Owens had both hands in the air, ...

Task force wants improved, centralized county library

By EREN TATARAGASI | October 13

The central branch of the county's library system and another branch in Carrboro would see improvements under the recommendations of a task force charged ...

Ute offense to pose challenge

By Staff Editor | October 13

Game and Time: North Carolina at No. 11 Utah. Kickoff is at 10:07 p.m. EDT. Site: Rice-Eccles Stadium. TV/Radio: The game will be televised on KJZZ ...

Complex poses zoning challenges

October 13

The proposed development of an apartment complex off Merritt Mill Road has presented Chapel Hill and Carrboro with the first zoning dilemma of its kind ...

Capacity shortfalls hinder registration system

October 13

After facing a whirlwind of problems in the past, officials for Information Technology Services said the group saw its most successful registration period ...

College Republicans become bit players in their own farce

By Staff Editor | October 13

CorrectionIn his Oct. 13 column "College Republicans become bit players in their own farce," Matt Compton stated that Richard Bean was manning the CR ...

Environmental issues are as important as jobs, defense

By Staff Editor | October 13

TO THE EDITOR: David Havlick's recent commentary ("Our leaders are losing sight of environmental protection," Oct. 11) could not have stated more clearly ...

More than money

By Staff Editor | October 13

For the most part, students who decide to attend UNC trust that they've chosen a university that will serve their needs, value their contributions and ...

Spanish teachers begin work

By MEGHAN DAVIS | October 13

Students in Orange County elementary schools will learn Spanish this fall through a new countywide foreign language program. A foreign language curriculum ...

Officials provide safety reminder

October 13

On the advent of Fall Break, students who elect to stay in their residence halls during the four-day respite must be cautious of crime. But the relatively ...

Anti-merger group backs Foushee

By KATHRYN REED | October 13

The decision by NoMerger.org to endorse only Democratic candidate Valerie Foushee for the Orange County Board of Commissioners has stirred further debate ...

A necessary pause

By Staff Editor | October 13

There's a serious problem with North Carolina's legal system when we find that the star witness in a death-penalty case "had to make up a story," to satisfy ...

Buyout brings farmers chance for change

By Laura Youngs | October 13

State farmers will see billions of dollars as part of a tobacco buyout approved by Congress on Monday that will deconstruct a decades-old quota system. The ...

DTH coverage inadequate for high-profile drag show

By Staff Editor | October 13

TO THE EDITOR: After seeing the incredible turnout and enthusiasm at the GLBTSA Curious Drag Show on Monday night, we expected to see that same enthusiasm ...

Community to participate in school fund-raiser

By MEGHAN DAVIS | October 13

Students, teachers, parents and members of the community will meet on Franklin Street on Saturday to participate in the eighth annual Walk for Education ...