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Lamontagne LP faces 'Trouble' standing solo

By Kemp Baldwin | September 30

Folks, it's folk. Like "Puff the Magic Dragon" but without the fire-breathing drug references, Ray LaMontagne softly slides onto the scene with - what else - a guitar and a broken heart. But when his latest album kicks off with "Trouble," the title track, it's full-bodied and flawless. With LaMontagne's voice - a heady mixture of sandpaper crooners - heading the sonic ebb and flow of slight acoustic guitar, tattered bass, rolling drums and airy strings, the track swims in the same classic atmosphere as early Van Morrison recordings.

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'Screw' Adaptation Offers Haunting Interpretations

By Kemp Baldwin | January 21

Floating between a period piece and experimental drama, a theatrical adaptation of Henry James' classic novella "The Turn of the Screw," will open today in Swain Hall. The play, directed by Derek Goldman, is being staged by the Chapel Hill-based StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance. The story follows a governess as she is hired to raise an orphaned brother and sister whose caretakers recently have died.

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Congress Addresses Attendance, Religion

By Kemp Baldwin | December 3

Student Congress will present the Faculty Council with a resolution next semester asking members to review and revise their attendance policy to be more tolerant of students who miss classes for religious reasons. Congress passed the resolution at its last meeting, and Tony Larson, former speaker of Congress, said he plans to sign the resolution soon. Larson said he was approached by a student who was upset with the policy. He said the student told him that Chancellor James Moeser had come to speak at N.C.

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Peace Corps Establishes UNC Office

By Kemp Baldwin | November 27

The high number of UNC graduates joining the Peace Corp in recent years has prompted the organization to establish an on-campus recruiting office through University Career Services. UNC ranks 10th among universities in yielding Peace Corps members. There are 50 UNC alumni volunteering around the world for the Peace Corps. UCS officials were approached about housing a recruitment office last spring, said Jacquelyn Gist, a UCS counselor who works with nonprofit social service groups.

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Movie Ticket Policy Survives the First Test

By Kemp Baldwin | November 25

The Thursday night sneak preview of "Friday After Next" ran smoothly after a change in how the Carolina Union Activities Board distributed tickets for the movie. The change was made in response to the unruly behavior of the crowd at the "8 Mile" preview Nov. 7, when students rushed to get inside the Student Union Auditorium in order to view the film.

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Divas Hit Stage for Cause

By Kemp Baldwin | November 19

VH1 was not present, nor were any male performers. The third annual Night of the Divas enlisted female talent around campus Monday night to help raise money for the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. The showcase sponsored by the Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention and the Center for Healthy Student Behaviors will give all the money raised to the crisis center. As the show drew closer, the line stretched back toward the Union Station cash registers. Though the line contained a majority of women, it was scattered with men.

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Freshman Seminar Class to Tour State

By Kemp Baldwin | November 15

A freshman seminar class will hit the road today to span the state by bus, trying to connect their studies to larger issues facing North Carolina. Professor Todd Taylor will be taking his North Carolina multimedia class on a three-day, two-night bus trip around the state. "What better way to appreciate the state than to experience it firsthand," Taylor said. The class will leave this morning and return to campus Sunday night after covering about two-thirds of the state. The trip is being funded completely by grants Taylor received.

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Congress Sees Larger Budget, Lower Demand

By Kemp Baldwin | October 15

Even though Student Congress has a larger budget than usual, student organization aren't asking for as much funding. At the beginning of this semester, Congress had more than $28,500 in its budget for subsequent appropriation funding, which is more than double the amount it had last semester. The money Congress appropriates comes from the student activity fees paid by students each semester. Subsequent appropriations are funds given on a request basis, often to pay for events not previously planned, such as speakers.

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University Officials Dedicate Two New Buildings

By Kemp Baldwin | October 14

University officials dedicated two new buildings this weekend in connection to the University Day celebration. The dedication of Banks D. Kerr Hall and Hyde Hall exemplified the beginning of the Carolina First Campaign's aggressive push for private donations meant in part to fund new buildings, a plan that was officially unveiled Friday.

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Old Oak Tree Crushes Truck, Traps Workers

By Kemp Baldwin | September 30

Sundays are slow days around campus -- people stroll through Polk Place looking up at the old trees and recovering from the weekend. That atmosphere was interrupted Sunday when a large oak tree fell in front of Wilson Library, crushing two trucks that were parked underneath it. Three workers helping to dismantle Tar Heel Town were in their trucks for a lunch break by the steps of Wilson Library when the tree unexpectedly fell on top of them. No one was injured when the tree fell about 12:30 p.m.