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Marcus Paige Named First-Team Academic All-American

Posted by Staff | Mar 3, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Marcus Paige is a first-team Academic All-American. Paige was named the second-team in 2014 and 2015. He is the first Tar Heel to be a three-time Academic All-American. Marcus Paige is only the third ACC player to be a...

Carrboro Alderman Approve Affordable Housing Request

Posted by Staff | Mar 2, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Alderman approved several affordable housing requests on Tuesday night, most notably, a request of $40,000 for the Self Help landbank and $15,000 for a critical-repair program for seniors. The request from...

Endorsements Roll in Ahead of Orange County Commissioners Primary

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 2, 2016 | Election, Featured

Early voting starts on Thursday across North Carolina for the 2016 primary election and endorsements are coming in fast and furious as voters prepare to head to the polls. Nine candidates are running for four seats on the Orange...

Ginyard: My First of Four Ws at Duke

Posted by Marcus Ginyard | Mar 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured

Coach Williams always talks about how your collegiate career can speed by, usually conveying the message with a snap of his fingers. It’s a simple gesture, but the most appropriate as well. It’s hard to believe that some of the...

Town Talks Ephesus-Fordham Changes

Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

Before putting the issue in front of the Chapel Hill Town Council, the town held an informational meeting about possible changes to the form-based code in the Ephesus Fordham District. The meeting held Tuesday night was in...

UNC Faculty Chair: We Need to Work Together for the Good of the UNC System

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tensions around the UNC System were brought to a fever pitch Tuesday with protests taking place on campuses across the state to correspond with the first day under new System President Margaret Spellings. One issue that has been...

Spellings: My Responsibility is to Serve Needs of Every Student and Tax Payer

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tuesday was a busy day in higher education across North Carolina. It was Margaret Spellings’ first day as President of the UNC System after a process more than a year in the making. And protests were held on six campuses...

Protest Held on Margaret Spellings’ First Day as UNC System President

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Hundreds of students and faculty members at UNC gathered on Tuesday to protest the newly-minted UNC System President, Margaret Spellings. It didn’t take long for the chanting to start, just after 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning as...

NAACP Calls For Transparent Investigation Into Raleigh Shooting

Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, State

NAACP leaders called for a “speedy” and “transparent” investigation after a Raleigh Police Officer shot and killed a man on Monday. According to Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown, 29 year-old Officer D.C. Twiddy was...

Watch Marcus Paige Deliver An Emotional Senior Night Speech

Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Marcus Paige, Brice Johnson, and Joel James all spoke about their time in Chapel Hill. Paige’s speech was particularly emotional. He began the speech by thanking his parents. He told the crowd, “First and foremost,...

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