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WCU isn't just all fun and games

By KEVIN CHANDLER | February 25

As the westernmost UNC-system school, Western Carolina University boasts a mixed bag of educational and recreational opportunities. Located in a quaint mountain setting, Western Carolina is a place where students can indulge in such activities as skiing, rock climbing and mountain biking. Many students say they were first attracted to the Cullowhee campus by those opportunities. But all the while, WCU students also receive a solid, career-focused education.

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Pembroke celebrates its diversity

By KEVIN CHANDLER | February 22

PEMBROKE — Founded in 1887 as the first state-supported college for Native Americans, UNC-Pembroke now is recognized as one of the most diverse schools in the South. “It’s basically a quad-racial school,” said N.C. Sen. David Weinstein, who represents Robeson County, which houses UNC-P. “It’s quite a representation here.”

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Bills on domestic violence, drugs to become law

By KEVIN CHANDLER | November 30

People convicted of domestic violence or sexual assault, as well as producers of methamphetamine, will face harsher punishments when several state laws take effect Wednesday. The N.C. General Assembly made the crime of assault by strangulation, formerly a misdemeanor, a felony punishable by as many as two years in prison. The N.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence worked hard with legislators to pass the bill, said Beth Froehling, public policy specialist for the coalition. "This type of behavior often leads to homicide."

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College systems spar over transfers

By KEVIN CHANDLER | November 23

In light of a recent study, there is talk of revamping the UNC system's admissions process for community college graduates who carry associate's degrees. The study, conducted by MGT of America Inc., was commissioned by a systemwide task force on collaboration between the system and the state's community colleges. It recommends that the N.C. General Assembly require the UNC system to enroll all graduates from one of the state's community colleges at one of its 16 schools.

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Fighting the power

By KEVIN CHANDLER | October 28

RALEIGH - Candidates for all elected positions are doing some last-minute stumping to lock in key voters, and for three black candidates, this means minorities across the state. The candidates are on a statewide "The Race is On" tour, which seeks to inform and appeal to black voters, and stopped Wednesday at St. Augustine's College. James Wynn, a former judge for the N.C. Supreme Court who is currently on the Court of Appeals, was one of the keynote speakers.

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NCSU provost to pilot university

By KEVIN CHANDLER | October 11

On what was described as a "red-letter day," the UNC system's governing body elected N.C. State University Provost James Oblinger as the university's new chancellor. The Board of Governors unanimously approved Oblinger to replace interim chancellor Robert Barnhardt, who took over the post after former chancellor Marye Anne Fox left to head up the University of California-San Diego. He will officially begin his new job on Jan. 1, 2005, and will receive an annual salary of $274,797.

KEVIN CHANDLER

WCU isn't just all fun and games

Pembroke celebrates its diversity

Bills on domestic violence, drugs to become law

College systems spar over transfers

Fighting the power

NCSU provost to pilot university

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