ELANA JONES

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Familiar faces fill Bavarian bunker

By ELANA JONES | April 27

“Rathskeller” was traditionally the basement of the town hall in every town in Germany and Austria, and in 1948, Franklin Street received its own version in the form of a dark, cavernous eatery. When the Danzigers, a family of Austrian immigrants, moved to Chapel Hill, they brought the tradition with them and created the Ramshead Rathskellar. “Now, it’s as much a part of Chapel Hill and UNC as the Bell Tower or the Dean Dome,” said Carter Honeycutt, the restaurant’s manager.

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Landmarks of 4 years shaped experience for senior class

By ELANA JONES | April 21

The class of 2005 had just entered the University when the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, shocked the campus and the nation. “It’s the first memory of the class — it’s something that’s identifiable to all of us as the first thing that happened here,” said Daniel McCullough, a senior history major.

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Student rebuilt UNC's Habitat

By ELANA JONES | February 25

With more than 2,000 members, UNC Habitat for Humanity is one of the largest student organizations on campus — but it couldn’t have been done without Matt Williamson. “The biggest thing for me was driving publicity and fund-raisers. … I really wanted to harness the energy of so many excited students,” said Williamson, who took the group’s reins in 1991. “I used to joke with the director of the Campus Y — I told her that by the time I left campus, everyone would have heard of Habitat for Humanity.”

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DTH celebrates its 112th anniversary

By ELANA JONES | February 23

Fifty years ago, The Daily Tar Heel was a curious hybrid of political firecracker and socialite tabloid. Former editor Charles Kuralt’s explosive editorials advocating integration of the University were juxtaposed with dance announcements, faux-glamorous cigarette ads and portraits of debutantes.

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Courses to change local face of beauty

By ELANA JONES | November 24

UNC students will have a chance to receive salon services from their peers when the newest branch of the Aveda Institute, a cosmetics and beauty company, opens at 200 W. Franklin St. in March. The adjacent Aveda retail store opens in December. The institute will offer courses in cosmetology and esthiology, and two-thirds of the training will be hands-on, said Tracy Main, director of admissions and recruiting at the Aveda Institute-Columbus.

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UNC graduates seek fulfillment in global service

By ELANA JONES | November 17

UNC has a long history of producing foreign ambassadors. The first was a professor of Greek, Eben Alexander, appointed by Grover Cleveland. He served as ambassador to Rumania, Serbia and Greece, where he aided in the revival of the Olympic Games. Josephus Daniels, for whom the Student Stores building is named, served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico under Franklin Roosevelt.

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Student's fund-raising efforts hit ground running

By ELANA JONES | October 22

When Wes Joines couldn't get a bid to the Marines Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., he decided to run in a different direction. Joines, a "nontraditional" senior public policy and business double major, will run 26.2 miles Saturday along the Connecticut coastline in the Mystic Places Marathon, taking him through the historic districts of East Lyme. Joines has been running since his freshman year of high school. "I love running," he said. "It's relaxing to me." But this particular race has a higher purpose.

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Store offers eclectic mix of trinkets

By ELANA JONES | October 19

In 1977, Danny Cameron opened a craft gallery in Chapel Hill, even though by his own admission he knows nothing about art. Twenty-seven years later, many say the store is arguably the most popular gift boutique in the area. "It's very eclectic," said Wendy Smith, who now co-owns the shop with her twin sister, Bridget McMillan. "We like to say that it's the one place where you can buy a rubber roach and a diamond ring." Devra Thomas, who has been the manager of Cameron's for 2 1/2 years, said the store has always been a family-owned business.