For the seven of you who read this column on a regular basis, you might recall a reference I made last Friday to wearing an ornate, scarlet letter "A" in front of a 17th century Puritan community. That morning, my "Great American Novels" professor read the column aloud at the beginning of class.
Read More »Ah, the life of a football recruit. Must be nice. All that attention. College coaches from all over practically knocking your door down to get you to sign that piece of paper that says you'll bless them with your presence. Traveling around the country on official visits to schools that treat you like royalty when you get there. National television exposure and big time attention from pro scouts soon to come your way. Must be nice. "It's fun at first, and it's a situation that a lot of people would love to be in," North Carolina freshman tailback Brandon Russell said.
Read More »One year ago, Matt Doherty was coaching his first game at a new school. One year later, he's doing the same thing. But much has changed in a year. Doherty's task to tip off 1999 was to lead his Notre Dame squad on the road against fourth-ranked Ohio State. The Fighting Irish won 59-57. Doherty's task this year? To lead North Carolina past Winthrop in the first round of the NABC Classic at the Smith Center. The teams square off at 7:30 p.m. "No one expected us to beat (Ohio State)," Doherty said. "This situation is kind of different.
Read More »Southern Culture on the Skids Liquored Up and Lacquered Down 3 stars As an art form, rock music tends to be dissected, categorized and eventually rewrapped into a nice, neat package that the mainstream will eventually determine as good or bad - depending on what the MTV gods say. Some bands successfully buck the system, and the new album from homegrown favorite Southern Culture on the Skids is no exception to this rule. Liquored up and Lacquered Down, the band's seventh full-length album since 1983, cruises through the underbelly of Southern life, telling zany stories fro
Read More »By Michael McKnight and Faith Ray Staff Writers RALEIGH - While Republicans and Democrats endured nail-biting suspense at their respective camps Tuesday night, the mood at the Libertarian camp was much more relaxed and focused on future possibilities. Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barbara Howe, 4th Congressional District candidate Brian Towey and N.C. House 24th District candidate John Bauman joined a crowd of about 100 supporters at the Bishop's House at St.
Read More »After a long night of waiting and anticipating the election results Tuesday, students and organization leaders had mixed emotions about the "too close to call" outcome in the presidential race. "I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. watching the results, and all my friends and I were very tense," said junior biochemistry major Christine Dillon. "I very much wanted Al Gore to win and was frustrated with Ralph Nader's influence on the voting in states like Oregon and Wisconsin." But some students expressed indifference in their presidential choice.
Read More »Some movies are made just for the fun of it. "Charlie's Angels" is one of those movies. The heroines, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu), kick bad-guy ass with big grins on their faces throughout the movie. They are definitely having fun, pulling off karate stunts and parading around in skintight clothes. Directed by McG, better known as a music video director, the film has plenty of glossy stunts to hold the audience's attention.
Read More »University administrators and some N.C. legislators - still basking in the overwhelming passage of the $3.1 billion higher education bond Tuesday - now face the challenge of managing the massive construction and renovation project. More than 73 percent of the state's voters approved the bond, possibly due to an intense information and get-out-the-vote campaign from bond supporters ranging from students to alumni. The bond will fund capital improvements at UNC-system schools and N.C.
Read More »By now the onslaught of political media should be over, and Americans can return to day-to-day activities, instead of posing like they gave a damn by cramming in last-minute "Decision 2000" propaganda. For those who didn't care at all, how dare the radio and TV distract you from an umpteenth listening of "Shake Ya' Ass" and "The Real World" marathon to make you aware of the nation's future, and worse yet, to try to persuade you to vote? The audacity!
Read More »Now that the $3.1 billion higher education bond referendum has been passed by N.C. voters, UNC administrators are going to be very busy. The University will receive roughly $500 million in funding, which officials say will be put to use renovating, updating and constructing campus facilities. Students and faculty alike expressed virtually unanimous approval that UNC will reap the benefits of the bond. "We will be working overtime, but we don't mind," said Anne Cates, chairwoman of the Board of Trustees.
Read More »HILLSBOROUGH - Eight men sit in an oval of desks in a small room. Their figures dwarf the blue, yellow and red plastic chairs and undersized wooden desk tops. A green chalkboard dominates one wall, while posters of nature scenes mark the others. The bright images of leaves and flowers and outside light pouring through windows should lift the occupants' spirits, but for the group gathered here, it is a tough task. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Paul Lee enters the room with the hope of reaching this goal.
Read More »Of all local parties, the Reform Party showed perhaps the greatest democratic spirit Tuesday with perfect attendance of voters at the polls. All of the party's registered voters cast ballots on Election Day. All two of them. But the high proportional turnout among the Reformers was indicative of heightened interest across the board in this year's election. According to the Orange County Board of Elections, about 54 percent of registered voters cast ballots, as opposed to 46 percent in 1996, making for long lines at many polling places. Mary Andrews, a Chapel Hill resident
Read More »The dance floor was packed with hundreds of scantily clad writhing bodies. It was Halloween, and the Ritz had come alive with the electro-groove of the man who calls himself Moby. Green glow-sticks wove through the air in schizophrenic figure-eights and the girl with dragonfly wings beside me was shaking everything she had for everything it was worth.
Read More »Robert Redford's latest film, "The Legend of Bagger Vance," is definitely best described with one word - melodramatic. The movie, based on a Steven Pressfield novel, turns the game of golf into a metaphor for life. Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) is at the top of his golf game and has just won the hand of the beautiful and wealthy Adele (Charlize Theron) when he's drafted into the Army.
Read More »As Finance Committee chairman, I would like to respond to the plethora of articles regarding Student Congress and the way in which we allocate funds. The first article ("Student Congress Grapples With Financial Strain," Oct. 30) remains fairly on target. The one problem I have with this article is whom The Daily Tar Heel chose to contact in this story. Why in the world was Student Body Secretary Michael Woods queried in regard to financial matters?
Read More »Ever stop to think about why the FM dial tunes to a homogenous parade of top 40, country, urban and rock stations, with - if you're lucky - a National Public Radio or college station thrown in? The Federal Communications Commission thinks FM radio can offer more.
Read More »When the smoke cleared Tuesday night, the Democrats managed to retain their grip on the North Carolina General Assembly - albeit barely in the House. In the upcoming legislative session the Democrats will still hold a comfortable majority in the N.C. Senate, occupying 35 out of 50 seats. But there will be a much slimmer majority in the N.C. House, where Republicans picked up four seats, bringing their total to 58 to the Democrats' 62. The slim majority in the House will present challenges to the Democrats, said UNC political science Professor Thad Beyle.
Read More »The North Carolina men's soccer team picked up a slew of awards from the ACC on Wednesday. Junior forward Chris Carrieri earned the top honor when he was named ACC Player of the Year. Carrieri leads the conference and the nation in scoring average (3.16 points per game) and goals per game (1.26). Carrieri spearheaded an All-ACC first team that also featured UNC defender Danny Jackson.
Read More »Democrat Richard Moore didn't end up needing any additional votes Tuesday in his run to become North Carolina's state treasurer. If he had, a member of the North Carolina football team with the same name wouldn't have been much help. UNC sophomore Richard Moore filled out an absentee ballot for his home state of Tennessee, but he said he wouldn't have voted for his namesake in North Carolina. "Nah, definitely not," Moore said. "I'm a very strong Republican from Tennessee.
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