Articles by Steven Norton

Speakers discuss effects of Supreme Court ruling

A controversial court decision brought discussion of Constitutional amendments, corporate speech and fast-food advertisements to campus Tuesday afternoon.

Laura Blue only candidate in GPSF race

Laura Blue’s excitement for becoming president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation is especially noteworthy when you look at her competition.

Nobody.

Sustainable eatery to replace Zoca in Lenoir

This semester at Lenoir Mainstreet, expect to find food from your backyard.

A new dining establishment, called 1.5.0., will serve primarily sustainable foods with help from local farmers. It will replace Zoca, which served Tex-Mex food.

Fraley’s paramedic keeps credentials

Story reprinted from June 4 issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

The paramedic who responded to a high school football player who died shortly after being provided with care will still be allowed to keep his credentials.

Student arrested for assault

Three people were threatened at knifepoint Tuesday near the automated teller machines next to Davis Library, UNC police said.

Ronny Renee Forney, 42, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at about 11:07 a.m. Tuesday on Raleigh Street, according to Department of Public Safety reports.

Forney is studying biology at the University through the Friday Center.

Woman found guilty of forgery

A woman was found guilty Monday of misdemeanor common law forgery for altering town of Carrboro documents related to a struggle with the town that’s lasted more than two years.

Marilyn Kille, owner of Peppermint Spring Farm, built an apartment within a barn on her property in 1997.

When it was brought to the attention of the town of Carrboro through a formal complaint in 2006, she became engaged in a civil lawsuit with the town for violating a zoning law.

Kille’s apartment is located in a town watershed area, where these kinds of apartments are prohibited.

How to avoid those 15 pounds

All-you-can-eat buffets, late-night food on Franklin Street and an excellent bus system make it easy to forget to stay healthy during your first year of college.

Adjusting to college life is stressful. Endless bowls of ramen noodles may accompany your first all-nighter as you write your first paper. Your first test grade could drive you to eat so many Pokey Sticks that you cry ranch tears.

To put it simply: No one’s going to be here to make sure you eat your fruits and vegetables.

Food pantries stretched thin

The more people who come to the food pantry, the more Chris Moran is sure layoffs and foreclosures have hit homes in Chapel Hill.

About 62 percent more households have joined the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services food pantry since last July, from 1,470 households to 2,379, Executive Director Moran said.

“People are earning less but have the same expenses, and many rely on food stamps to help them get by so they can keep their homes,” Moran said.

Articles by Steven Norton

Most Read Today

Breaking News

The Daily Tar Heel newsletter