NATE HEWITT

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Open, online forum live at UNC

By NATE HEWITT | August 20

Click here to visit UNC Forum. UNC Forum - an independent, open online forum created by students for students - is up and running. But UNC student government is interested in taking the reins and giving the site a unc.edu domain, which gives the site legal protection under the University. Student government's backing could help grow the now-fledgling site that had 101 registered members as of Tuesday.

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Before the big show

By NATE HEWITT | May 22

J.J. Raynor has a list of five goals on a bulletin board in her office. One of today's was to write a compelling speech for today's Board of Trustees meeting. The speech will be among Raynor's first formal remarks as student body president. "She's going to give us an update about what's going on around campus and lay out an agenda that's important to her," said Roger Perry, chairman of the Board of Trustees. Among other issues, Raynor and the board will discuss the University's public service Web site and blue lights initiative.

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Author an inspiration to abuse victims

By NATE HEWITT | April 24

After a conversation with writer-comedian Angela Shelton, you would never guess that she was a victim of childhood abuse. But Shelton, 35, doesn't dwell on her past. She spends her time writing and performing comedy, as well as filming an online cooking show for her Web site. "Violence and joy cannot coexist," she said. "I want to help people live joyful lives." And she isn't alone. She has discovered that 28 other women with the name Angela Shelton also were victims of rape, incest or domestic violence.

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The "Real World" reject

By NATE HEWITT | February 18

Editor's note: Assistant Features Editor Nate Hewitt participated in the tryout for the 21st season of the "Real World." Here is his first-person look at what happens when people stop being polite and start being real: Maybe I just didn't fit one of the "Real World" stereotypes. For seven hours Saturday, I was one of hundreds of eager teens and 20-somethings who filled out forms and waited their turn to sit in the hot seat with casting director Megan Sleeper.

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Valentine's Day no longer just for couples

By NATE HEWITT | February 14

A lot of singles like to refer to Valentine's Day as "Single Awareness Day" because it makes them realize they're alone. But being single does have its advantages. It exempts you from all the expensive wining, dining and bouquet-purchasing, as well as gives you a chance to experience something different. Fashion with a passion Instead of breaking the bank for a dinner at a pricey, crowded restaurant, put your money toward something that you won't just forget about tomorrow.

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Olde prices back today

By NATE HEWITT | January 18

Ye Olde isn't over the hill yet.The Franklin Street breakfast staple Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe, which opened its doors 35 years ago today, still maintains the old-English charm its owners envisioned for it in 1972.Crisscrossed wooden beams, recovered from an old church in Winston-Salem when the shop was first designed, still adorn its stucco walls.

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Serving sweet gestures

By NATE HEWITT | November 20

About once a week, Chapel Hill resident Joy MacVane leaves out cookies, brownies or other goodies for students who walk by her yellow house on the northern part of Henderson Street on their way to class. "It all began last fall with two dozen Toll House cookies," MacVane said. "I woke up on a Monday morning and felt really depressed. So I found a little old round metal table and set them out by the road." Though her roadside goodie stand started out as a one-time thing, the success of the table kept her going.

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More students opting for gap years

By NATE HEWITT | August 22

There was a time when taking a year off after high school to find yourself was frowned upon. But taking a "gap year" has become a growing trend in recent years for academically motivated students before going to college. Sixteen UNC students took gap years during the 2005-06 school year, and 30 students took gap years during 2006-07. Gap-year experiences have ranged from working on a political campaign in Washington, D.C., to studying art in Italy, said Barbara Polk, senior associate director of undergraduate admissions.

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Franklin food on a budget

By NATE HEWITT | August 21

CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, the Tuesday page 18 story, "Franklin food on a budget," incorrectly identified a Joe's Joint dessert. The restaurant no longer sells the item. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error. It's 2 a.m. You've got the munchies. And a bag of Funyuns just isn't going to cut it. The Daily Tar Heel visited the six Franklin Street eateries that are open past 1 a.m. and asked the staffs about their most popular menu items. Here are the results, which are ordered by price - starting with the least expensive item.

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New P2Ps to grace streets

By NATE HEWITT | April 26

Almost every UNC student who has lived on campus has a P2P story. Anne Marie Trivett, a junior, once saw a girl who was standing in the P2P while it was in motion fall and hit the back of the bus - laughing hysterically. Freshman Dida El-Sourady saw a drunken student berate everyone on the bus for not being at his drunken level - at 8 p.m. Now the beloved buses are in the process of getting updated. When the fall semester begins, three new buses will have replaced the familiar Thomas Built Buses.