Local Ronald McDonald House to Reopen Doors, Serve More Children and Families

With a recent $1.2 million face-lift, the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill anticipates serving more people in the area after it holds its grand re-opening ...

Conference to Study Southern Culture, Identity

A conference that began Thursday will turn the attention of UNC students and faculty to the effects of globalization on the South. The conference, "Creating ...

Formation of Tuition Committees Stagnates

Administrators at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University have made little progress in organizing committees to study long-range tuition plans. In ...

Baseball Looks Back, Eyes No. 1 Tigers

Stock up on plutonium, test the flux capacitor one last time, and for the love of all things holy, avoid the Libyans. It's back to the future for the ...

Programmers Prove Their Prowess

Deep in the belly of Sitterson Hall live creatures named Foghorn, Yako, Petunia and Porky -- if you can say that computers "live." They line the walls ...

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Hell, No ... Screw It An anti-tuition increase rally in Raleigh was attended by just 25 people. Apparently it's a thin line between a rally and some ...

Yale Policy Needs More Attention

The verdict's still out on a recently adopted Yale University policy regarding financial aid. Yale officials announced last week that the university ...

Class Aims To Perfect Lobbying

A lobbying course Student Body President Jen Daum proposed last month that will teach students how to present their issues to state governing bodies will ...

Costa's Problems Might Lie With Herself Rather Than Science Majors

TO THE EDITOR: Regarding Johanna Costa's April 4 column, "Science Majors Should Think Differently," has Ms. Costa ever spoken with a science major other ...

Museum Maps Ballet's Backstage Action

Every art form deserves its own "Behind the Music" series. Ballet finally gets its turn at a new exhibit at the Chapel Hill Museum that offers a glimpse ...

Traffic Stop Leads to Drug, Weapons Charges

What began as a routine traffic stop Thursday morning for a broken headlight and expired registration led to weapon and felony drug charges for one Chapel ...

Rowing Coach Journeys West in Cross-Country Trip

Think your little sister travels heavy? Try this one: You're packing a 2-ton 2002 Ford pickup truck with a crew cab and an 8-foot bed. It's attached ...

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Article on Williamson Lets Readers Empathize With Mentally Ill

TO THE EDITOR: When Daily Tar Heel City Editor Kellie Dixon ventured to the forensic ("criminally insane") ward at Dorothea Dix Hospital to interview ...

Football Caps Off Spring Practice With Scrimmage

Four months ago, John Bunting's first season as head coach of the North Carolina football team came to a close. After an 0-3 start, the Tar Heels roared ...

UNC Not Sure About Matching Child-Care Fees

UNC-Chapel Hill officials say that although they have begun meeting with involved students, it is still too early to determine whether the University ...

Students, Faculty Encourage More Activism

Students and faculty at UNC said this week that they want the University community to encourage strong on-campus activism, which many believe has subsided ...

Viva La Diva!

A wide range of music from bluegrass to hip hop blasted out of the Great Hall's speakers as a diverse group of performers gathered Thursday for the second ...

State Employees Face Obstacles When Making Complaints

TO THE EDITOR: I was a bit surprised to find Bobbie Sanders referred to as a "former" employee in your story of April 8 ("Former Employee Appeals Lawsuit ...