DANIEL WILKES

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Festival rings in autumn

By DANIEL WILKES | September 30

The sweet aromas of Polish sausage and jambalaya are sure to overload the senses of West Franklin Street revelers Sunday afternoon. Thousands of local residents are expected to gather between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday for Festifall, Chapel Hill's annual autumn festival. The festival, a 33-year downtown tradition, celebrates artistry within the community while patrons search for that perfect off-the-wall work of art.

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Underground project yields traffic backup

By DANIEL WILKES | September 29

With major construction set to wrap up in a few weeks, drivers traveling to and from campus through the intersection of N.C. 54 and Country Club Road will have one less obstacle during their hectic commutes. The construction, which has closed two of the five lanes of Raleigh Road, is scheduled to be completed by the Oct. 22 football game against the University of Virginia, said Jeff Kidd, UNC's construction manager for the project. Crews cleared the construction site Wednesday for this Saturday's football game against Utah. Work will resume next week, Kidd said.

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Free prostate screenings offered

By DANIEL WILKES | September 21

Men won't have to bend over backwards to find free access to prostate exams. UNC Health Care urologists will provide free prostate cancer screenings today and Thursday to aid in the battle against the second-leading cause of cancer deaths nationwide. The annual screening program, now in its 12th year, will provide walk-in appointments to the public from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., though hospital officials encourage appointments. The exams will be held at UNC Hospitals' Urology Clinic, located on the second floor of N.C. Memorial Hospital.

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UNC sees improved workplace

By DANIEL WILKES | September 19

Two years after a campus task force convened to study ways to provide more benefits to University employees, most of its recommendations have come to fruition. From the reinstitution of a clerical training program for employees to a new laptop loan service, the recommendations from the Chancellor's Task Force for a Better Workplace have enriched the working environment at UNC, said task force member Laurie Charest, who also is the associate vice chancellor for human resources.

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Sangam heroes test their might

By DANIEL WILKES | April 25

You won’t find Spiderman, Batman and the Hulk dancing to bhangra-infused techno in a Marvel or DC comic book. But during Saturday’s Sangam Nite 2005, more than 450 audience members got to see Spidikistan, Bhutman and The Incredible Bangla-Hulk do just that. Other superheroes present included Wolfghanistan, Icepal Man, Maldivian Wonder, Super-Lanka Man and Desi Storm. Together, the superhero parodies represented the eight South Asian countries that constitute Sangam, a student group devoted to increasing South Asian awareness.

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Homecoming planners seek to link old and new

By DANIEL WILKES | April 21

Riling up alumni and inspiring a new generation of Tar Heels lies at the heart of plans for Homecoming events next fall. This goal led to organizers’ likely pick for next year’s theme: “Something old, something new, something white, something blue.” The proposed theme celebrates the University’s rich history and alumni, as well as current students, said Carolina Athletic Association President Justin Johnson.

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Online tickets may be on horizon

By DANIEL WILKES | April 11

When next year’s basketball season rolls around, students could be printing tickets to the big game from their laptops. And while their ability to get tickets still might hinge on a lottery, they could forget about baby-blue bracelets or getting Krispy Kreme doughnuts before daybreak on a frosty Saturday morning.

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Recontracting process a fiasco

By DANIEL WILKES | March 31

Minutes after online housing recontracting began at 7 a.m. Tuesday, phone calls and e-mails from confused graduate students and upperclassmen were piling up in the housing office. Rick Bradley, information and communications specialist for the Department of Housing and Residential Education, said complaints of login errors, double bookings and other complications continued as the morning progressed.

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Rules for apparel makers may shift

By DANIEL WILKES | March 10

Companies that manufacture apparel bearing the UNC trademark would face additional scrutiny if a campus committee approves a new policy to enforce the University’s labor code. After meeting last semester to discuss the status of Gildan Activewear as a supplier of blank T-shirts to UNC licensees, members of the Licensing Labor Code Advisory Committee said labor issues with the company have been resolved. The group discussed Wednesday guidelines for the protection of workers’ rights at factories that produce items with UNC labels.

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Odum spots slow to fill up

By DANIEL WILKES | February 25

The 150 undergraduates who toured the Odum Village residential apartments last November were given the first shot Tuesday to reserve spaces for fall semester. But only 20 took advantage of their priority status. Rick Bradley, spokesman for the Department of Housing and Residential Education, said officials were hoping for five times that number. “(Tuesday) was disappointing,” he said. On Wednesday, any undergraduate student living on campus was allowed to recontract for a fall spot in Odum Village.