WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 7,000 protesters rallied in the nation's capital Saturday to promote peace and protest the potential use of U.S. military action in the largest anti-war protests since the Sept.
Read More »N.C. airports could receive added protection from National Guard units as early as this week as part of an overall increase in airport security ordered by President Bush. Bush announced Thursday that the National Guard will be deployed to major airports nationwide to provide added security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The federal government will pay added expenses for the almost 4,000 National Guard members deployed nationwide. Gov. Mike Easley announced Friday that troops will be sent this week to 12 major N.C.
Read More »Karl Zipple, Jonathan Campbell, Sam Buie and William Thornton are seemingly normal UNC students. Zipple immerses himself in a physics class three days a week. Campbell makes it a point to meet with his professor to discuss class material weekly. After studying, Buie heads back to his room in Grimes Residence Hall. And Thornton works hard to maintain the college workload. But all four students differ from the average undergraduate in one aspect: age. Zipple is 11. Campbell is 16. Buie is 33.
Read More »Mason Farm Road residents expressed frustration Friday about what they perceive as reluctance on the part of the Board of Trustees to alter the University's Development Plan. In discussions last week, neighborhood representatives and University officials reached what both regarded as a compromise for a proposed access road between South Campus and Fordham Boulevard. But the compromise received a lukewarm response from trustees at their Thursday meeting.
Read More »You have to love this weather. The seasons change, time carries on, and life resumes its normal pace. Another summer passes without air conditioning. And I get my first STD question. It's going to be a great year. I'm an Aleutian-Alaskan native, and I've just contracted syphilis. I'm worried about telling my boyfriends because I'm afraid it will give my "race" a bad name. First of all, I am not supposed to be having multiple relationships or having sex, but I'm a freshman and I'm so confused! I just want to be loved! Secondly, the guys I've slept with all left me the next day.
Read More »DESTIN, Fla. -- The North Carolina women's golf team finished sixth in the Dodge ACC/SEC Shootout, posting a team score of 307 in the third and final round. UNC sophomore Ashley Prange moved from 10th to seventh place after shooting a 2-over-73. UNC Women's Soccer Prevails 2-0 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A pair of players who usually hang out on the defensive end of the field for North Carolina provided the goals Sunday afternoon as the Tar Heels defeated Alabama-Birmingham 2-0 before 2,362 at the West Campus Field.
Read More »The vibe was different from the very start. The North Carolina men's soccer team began its game against Duke on Saturday night with an intensity -- an urgency, even -- not seen in its previous seven games. And in the end, that attitude manifested itself in victory, as the Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 1-0 at Fetzer Field. Midfielder Logan Pause, in his first game back since injuring his left knee in the preseason, slid a 25-yard shot into the lower right corner of the Duke goal in the 52nd minute to give the No.
Read More »RALEIGH -- Ronald Curry needs to get over it. For quite some time, Curry, the senior quarterback with all the natural ability in the world, has had a whole bag of chips on his shoulder. He never seems to be enjoying himself when it comes to football. He hates that he hasn't performed up to expectations. He hates that situations beyond his control have hindered his career and kept his star from shining. Coaching changes. Sub-standard offensive lines. Injury.
Read More »For the first time in more than 50 years, UNC has a new addition to its list of professional schools. The Institute of Government officially becomes the School of Government today.
Read More »The UNC Association of Student Governments met Saturday to discuss the UNC system's academic calendar and the need to support a congressional bill designed to protect students from credit card debt. The ASG Committee on Academic Affairs considered a resolution designed to support a shortening the UNC-system's academic calendar. Adrien Lopez, an ASG delegate from UNC-Wilmington, said the 150-day calendar has an adverse effect on the academic experience. "There is too little time between semesters," she said. "Starting early is hard for students with internships.
Read More »Integrating his music with spirituality, guitarist David Seidel struck a chord that epitomized the Rumi Festival. Seidel's group, Beloved, performed Friday at the Hanes Art Center auditorium as part of the four-day festival, which aimed to unite people of different religions. The fourth annual festival, which started Wednesday night and ended Saturday night, included camp outs, spiritual discourses, workshops and musical performances in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Seidel said his group's music fit in well with one of the festival's aims -- promoting cultural unity through music.
Read More »RALEIGH -- North Carolina's football team parted the Red Sea, so to speak. The Tar Heels, sitting at 0-3 and 0-1 in the ACC a short time ago, looked like they needed a miracle to salvage their season. They answered their own prayers, pushing aside the garnet of Florida State and now the red of N.C. State.
Read More »When shit hits the fan, someone has to get on his hands and knees and scrub until the kaka-stained room no longer emanates a stench of feces. Now say there is an efficient, well-respected janitor elected by a mandate of the masses to ensure the room's cleanliness. Let's call this hypothetical janitor Gudy Riuliani. Unfortunately for the denizens of the soiled room, Gudy is contractually obligated to retire well before he'll have time to reupholster the sofa or give the fan's blades a good once-over.
Read More »Twelve-year-old Stephen Mendes stood with his competitors in Sunday afternoon's Bike Safety Rodeo, focused on winning his event but conscious of the ride's greater cause. Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love and Support hosted its Miles for Smiles Funride and raised $1,000 for patients at the UNC Pediatric Cancer Center. The Optimist Club, a youth service organization, organized the first part of the event, a bike safety rodeo, which promoted bicycle safety and provided an opportunity for children such as Mendes to lend a helping hand.
Read More »A swarm of blue-clad runners sprinted through campus early Saturday morning in the name of cancer victims. About 300 people participated in the third annual Michael K. Hooker Memorial 5K Run/Walk to raise money for UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Hooker 5K was started two years ago to raise money for cancer research just after the death of former UNC chancellor Michael Hooker, who succumbed to non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June 1999.
Read More »Officials say the UNC system's growing pains might be eased by pending legislation that aims to reduce contracting delays and public construction costs. If the N.C.
Read More »A UNC housekeeping employee arrested on a crack cocaine charge and released Thursday will not face disciplinary action by the University until the incident is investigated further, UNC officials said Friday. Officials said the arrest of Mario Schaffer, 26, of 225 Roberson Street should not pose any safety problems for students because Schaffer does not have access to residence halls. Drake Maynard, senior director of administration for the Department of Human Resources, said University policy is to take disciplinary action only once an employee is convicted of a crime.
Read More »University officials should seriously consider changing the standard operating system and software on campus computers to something other than Microsoft products. Today, Microsoft Corp. begins a new version of its license and maintenance program under which organizations like businesses and schools can install multiple copies of Microsoft products on their computers.
Read More »Members of the Board of Trustees met Thursday for the first time this year to address issues affecting all aspects of UNC life, ranging from student fees to budgetary procedure. But the main topic of discussion was relations between the University and the town of Chapel Hill because UNC's Development Plan, an outline of campus expansion in the next eight years, comes up for final approval by the Chapel Hill Town Council on Oct. 3.
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