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Students protest UNC's sweatshop involvement

By David Gilmore | April 11

Students passing through Polk Place on Thursday were confronted with grim details about the working conditions of the factories that make their UNC shirts and caps. Several students representing Student Action with Workers, a chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops, set up a table and read stories of workers who labor under hard and sometimes illegal conditions to create University apparel.

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Major Carson goal to gear up

By David Gilmore | March 26

A scholarship envisioned by Eve Carson while running for student body president has been established, and though details have yet to be hammered out, funds likely will come from the Eve Carson Memorial Fund.

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Campus comes together

By David Gilmore | March 19

Audio Slideshow: Eve's amazing grace Text of speeches from the service Full video and audio As the gathering in the Smith Center burgeoned Tuesday, an hour before the first speech friends and colleagues drew close to each other, some offering words, others hugs.

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Service helps with legal woes

By David Gilmore | March 18

As a first-year medical student, Kevin Ergle expected to spend most of his time studying. Then he got sued by his landlord. Twice. Unsure of what to do, Ergle went to Carolina Student Legal Services, where attorney David Crescenzo advised him what to do next. "I've never been sued before so I obviously didn't have much knowledge going into it," Ergle said. "It took a lot of stress off me." All students pay $11.82 each year to the student legal services fee, and everyone who pays can use the services.

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Theme dinners spice up meals

By David Gilmore | March 17

The counters of UNC's dining halls were spread with shrimp, fried oysters, clams and fish March 4.Tartar sauce took the place of ketchup, and a fancy sundae bar replaced the smoothie stand.This was not the average night at Lenoir or Rams Head dining halls.In fact, the special dinner is something Carolina Dining Services officials do at least once a month in an effort to give students a break from the monotony of wraps, burgers and barbecue.

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Congress closes fund loophole

By David Gilmore | January 30

Amid a year of tension between representatives of the legislative and executive branches, Student Congress passed two bills Tuesday night with the aim of fixing a loophole in the Student Code. The provision called for Congress to approve all funding for student groups. Previously the student body treasurer could approve expenditures to those groups without Congress' direct approval. A revised bill passed after student government officials compromised by splitting the bill and changing some language.

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Carolina First exceeds goals

By David Gilmore | January 25

Eight years ago, organizers of the Carolina First Campaign were aiming to raise $1.8 billion by the end of 2007. By the time the fundraising project finished in December, though, that goal had been reached - and left in the dust. The campaign made $580 million, or 32 percent, more than originally sought, bringing the total amount of money raised to $2.38 billion. "The Carolina First Campaign isn't just good to great; it's great to preeminent," Chancellor James Moeser said at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting, where the final figures of the campaign were announced.

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UNC reviews harassment

By David Gilmore | January 16

UNC is likely to have some major changes to its sexual harassment policy by the start of next semester, as part of a recent lawsuit settlement involving UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance. In addition to the $385,000 that the University must pay former UNC soccer player Melissa Jennings, the settlement includes a provision that an expert must review UNC's sexual harassment policy and procedures.

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Students bring world home

By David Gilmore | November 12

More than 10 years and 100,000 K-12 presentations after its founding, the Carolina Navigators program is still thriving. The free program gives University students the chance to present their personal study abroad accounts in K-12 classrooms around the state. And in the past five years, the program has more than doubled the number of presentations students have given. In the 2002-03 academic year, students gave 213 presentations, and last year that number rose to 523.

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Basketball starts with Late Night

By David Gilmore | October 12

Tyler Hansbrough's first official move on the basketball court this season won't be a dunk, a shot or even a dribble. It will be a dance. Before the first practice of the season tips off tonight, junior standout Hansbrough and his teammates on the UNC men's basketball team will perform dance routines and comedic skits at the annual "Late Night with Roy" pep rally at the Smith Center. "I'm a guy that can dance," said Hansbrough, who entertained the audience in previous years with a lack of dancing talent. "I'm going to show my skills off the court."