Chapel Hill police have arrested a second UNC student in connection with vandalism that occurred on Franklin Street after the North Carolina-Duke basketball game.Robert Houston Davenport III, 18, turned himself in to police Monday. Davenport, who lives at 609 Morrison Residence Hall, is being charged with one count of felony rioting.
Read More »The hype is over, the limelight dimmed, the curtain closed. Former UNC Student Body Presidents Nic Heinke, Reyna Walters and Mo Nathan passed their torches on long ago.Now, the three have forged on in the working world, taking valuable lessons from their experiences into life after graduation. In the end, all agree their year in office turned out to be much more than a lofty resume credential, and they advise the future office holder to view it as such. Nic HeinkeOnly a year ago, Nic Heinke spoke for students in board meetings and lobbied for their issues in Raleigh.
Read More »Masala kicked off a week of cultural diversity celebration by handing out cotton candy under sunny skies in the Pit on Monday afternoon.Several multicultural groups set up tables at the event to promote their organizations and show support for Masala, the umbrella organization for cultural groups on campus.Sarath Kolluru, an executive board member of Masala, said the goal of the week was to promote multiculturalism."It's important to spread the word that there are different cultures and inform people how to access them," he said.Kolluru said he wants to make certain that
Read More »In an update released to UNC officials Friday, Nike Corp.
Read More »Standing in a dying forest ravaged by acid rain, a victim sadly mutters, "If only they'd banned that (rotten) DHMO, this never would've happened."DHMO stands for dihydrogen monoxide, a chemical also known as "hydric acid" or "hydrogen hydroxide." DHMO is a major component of acid rain.Appalachian coal companies have long used DHMO as a solvent to remove mining impurities from dirty coal.
Read More »The goal of equipping all UNC classrooms with accurate clocks could come to fruition as early as this spring.The project -- an issue included in Student Body President Brad Matthews' platform -- has stalled due to a combination of political ensnarements and logistical problems."It's in the works," Matthews said. "As usual with anything in a bureaucracy, it always takes longer than you think."The project is now in the hands of Charles Gallagher, the maintenance supervisor for facilities and building services.
Read More »Four of the five student body president candidates eliminated in last week's election have lent their support to candidate Justin Young in today's runoff.Former candidates Dustyn Baker, Correy Campbell, Annie Peirce and Caleb Ritter endorsed Young, although he and opponent Eric Johnson both solicited their support.All the former candidates who endorsed Young commented on his personality and his ability to keep the election scene enjoyable. "I want to remain active in student government, and Justin was enjoyable to work with all of the time," Peirce said.
Read More »Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen insists that despite all of the recognition and fame he has received of late, he plans to continue to serve the district and work to achieve his goals.Pedersen was one of four finalists up for the American Association of School Administrators' National Superintendent of the Year award.
Read More »Several N.C. officials, including local legislators, discussed the future of transportation in the state before a small lunchtime crowd Monday at the UNC School of Law.The event was the first in a series of 21st Century North Carolina Forums sponsored by the Sanford Society, a student organization that promotes progressive public policies.Jamie Cox, Sanford Society president, said the forum's purpose was to discuss how transportation must change to meet the state's new needs.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR:For the first time, I decided that as a junior, it is my responsibility to pay close attention to the campaigns for office in order to cast a vote that is well-informed. I have been reading up on all of the candidates, attending forums and watching for their presence on campus. From my research, I have come to one conclusion: The Ben Singer/Ursula Dimmling campaign for senior class office is the most underrated and unappreciated campaign this year.
Read More »Several N.C. marriage laws, which have not been reformed since 1903, could soon become part of history.The proposed changes would recognize marriages of different races and also close a legal loophole sometimes used to defend statutory rape. According to current statutes, neither Muslim nor American Indian marriages performed in their faith are legally recognized by the state.
Read More »TO THE EDITOR:As a former candidate for student body president, I have seen all the student body president candidates in a capacity that few have had the privilege of seeing. After working first-hand with the personalities and leadership skills of both Justin Young and Eric Johnson, I can confidently say without a doubt that Justin Young is the best candidate. Justin is genuine, approachable and diligent. His lighter side made campaigning enjoyable as his sense of humanity outweighs his political nature.
Read More »RALEIGH -- Gov. Mike Easley faced the entire N.C.
Read More »With hopes of attaining easy cash and huge profits, some UNC students are selling their UNC-Duke tickets online at eBay, regardless of the consequences.While the tickets usually sell face value for about $25 and student tickets have a face value of $0, some students and UNC fans are utilizing the online services to gain bids ranging from $300 to $350 -- a violation of the Honor Code for students.As the world's largest online marketplace, eBay allows users to auction materials with no charge.But eBay has several guidelines and policies that users must adhere to before they can sell an
Read More »TO THE EDITOR:Like most students at Carolina, we were annoyed by the chaos that accompanied last year's student elections. So when the farcical campaign of Brian Bersticker for student body president began, we immediately climbed on the Bersticker bandwagon.When Eric Johnson announced that he was running this year, however, we had to tell Stick that we were going with EJ.
Read More »Orange County representatives will join members of two community advisory committees in Chapel Hill on Tuesday to discuss issues that impact local providers of long-term adult care.Kate Barrett, elder-care supervisor for the Orange County Department on Aging, said members of the nursing and adult care home community advisory committees hoped to engage in a dialogue with state legislators about shortcomings in the adult long-term care system."We'll tell legislators where we see the system failing and then review legislative acts that impact long-term care," she said.
Read More »A leading computer science researcher explained emerging virtual reality technology to a gathering of about 50 people Monday in Sitterson Hall as part of the Triangle Distinguished Lecture Series.Takeo Kanade, a professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, led a lecture broadcast to campus from Duke University titled "Virtualized Reality: 4D Digitization of a Time-Varying Real Event and Its Application." A crowd of mostly computer science graduate students and faculty viewed the broadcast and were engulfed by Kanade's enthusiasm about his work.Kanade, who receive
Read More »RALEIGH -- The pieces just came together for the North Carolina softball team during its win against Tennessee on Saturday evening.In the teams' next meeting Sunday afternoon, it seemed things had fallen apart.The Lady Volunteers defeated the Tar Heels 1-0 in the Triangle Classic softball tournament at Walnut Creek Softball Complex on Sunday, eliminating UNC from tournament play. The Tar Heels had qualified to play Tennessee again after defeating Purdue 6-2 on Saturday night in its first gold-bracket game."I'm just really disappointed," UNC coach Donna Papa said.
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