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By TORRYE JONES | October 11

In 1941, an editorial ran in The Atlanta Constitution that described Josephus Daniels as "one of the gentlest and firmest of men." While he achieved great aspirations, Daniels, whose name the Student Stores building bears, couldn't surmount the racist attitudes of his day. "He was a fascinating, but complicated individual," says Harry Watson, director of the Center for the Study of the American South.

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Minority groups form own set of traditions

By TORRYE JONES | September 14

They only make up 6 percent of UNC's Greek system, don't own houses bearing their Greek letters and their recruitment process is nearly invisible. But the members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Greek Alliance Council are as much a part of Greek life at UNC as their traditional counterparts - sharing the same ideals of service, scholarship and sister and brotherhood.

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Seeing double: Twins share campus life

By TORRYE JONES | August 30

Back in 2004, when sophomores Allison and Aileen Das were deciding which college to attend, each sat down individually and thought about the perfect fit. Not surprisingly, the 18-year-old curly-haired, brown-eyed sisters from Chapel Hill who have never been apart for longer than a week, finish each other’s sentences and shared a heartbeat in the womb chose the same school: UNC.

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'Insider' college rankings give students the scoop

By TORRYE JONES | August 29

Here’s a quote prospective students won’t see in a UNC admissions brochure: “Every student on campus is aware of the disproportionate ratio of guys to girls at UNC. Girls use it to explain why they’re single, and guys use it to brag to their buddies about the huge selection of hotties available to them (they don’t call it ‘Blue Heaven’ for nothing).”

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Timeless feel of campus endures despite change

By TORRYE JONES | August 29

Walking across campus takes Keith King back in time. King, a UNC alumnus who taught a journalism course last spring, says despite all the cranes and construction, he feels like a student again. “It’s like I stepped back 25 years,” says King, who graduated from UNC in 1982. “It was interesting. The trees were there. The buildings were there. People were lying on the grass.”

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Activism aided dining hall strike

By TORRYE JONES | February 28

Fistfights, overturned tables and food throwing marked the scene at Lenoir Dining Hall on March 5, 1969. But Buck Goldstein, a UNC junior at the time, said his most memorable moment was when armed state troopers took over campus, following the orders of Gov. Robert Scott to keep guard. The outbreak stemmed from a strike in February of 140 food service workers who claimed that previous efforts to bring attention to their problems with racism and exploitation were ignored by University officials.

TORRYE JONES

UNC Student Stores

Minority groups form own set of traditions

Seeing double: Twins share campus life

'Insider' college rankings give students the scoop

Timeless feel of campus endures despite change

Activism aided dining hall strike

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