In today’s news: Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board member Rani Dasi is appointed to fill a seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Also: UNC gets a new bachelor’s program in social work; the State Senate advances a pair of controversial election-related measures; we get a closer look at a star in parks & recreation in Chatham County; and the Red Cross issues an urgent call for blood donations.
And in sports: Tar Heel women’s basketball gears up for the upcoming season, with several in-conference transfers on the roster; and UNC football ranks fifteenth out of 17 teams in this year’s ACC media poll.
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