April 16, 2009
Karl Rancer came to the Tax Day Tea Party because for the first time in 59 years, he doesn’t know where his next dime is coming from. His company, P&F Equipment in Stokesdale, manufactures equipment used in the embroidery industry but isn&rsquo......
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April 15, 2009
GREENSBORO — When Eli Abrams graduated from Guilford College’s information technology program in 2003, he could have started a tech business anywhere from Atlanta to Austin. But he opened Utopia’s Edge Consulting in Greensboro — a...
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April 14, 2009
GREENSBORO — Personal information from more than 14,000 Moses Cone Health System patients might have been compromised after a laptop computer was stolen, hospital officials said Monday. The computer contained information about cardiology and orthope...
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April 9, 2009
In a standing room only meeting with UNCG officials Wednesday, students, staff, faculty and neighbors made it clear: they want to preserve the school’s Quad. The nearly 100 who attended the meeting strongly opposed leveling the seven dormitories, so...
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April 8, 2009
GREENSBORO — In a standing room only meeting with school officials Wednesday students, staff, faculty and neighbors made it clear: they want to preserve UNCG’s Quad. The nearly 100 who attended the meeting were strongly against levelling...
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GREENSBORO — On UNCG’s campus, “The Quad” is a historic jewel. Built between 1919 and 1923, the seven dormitories that make up the area have been home to generations of students. They’re also some of the worst dorms on campus...
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April 7, 2009
GREENSBORO — Time Warner Cable customers weren’t happy last week to hear the company will soon begin measuring their Internet use, a move that could inflate their monthly bill. The Greensboro City Council isn’t happy either. “I don...
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April 5, 2009
GREENSBORO — Sue Polinsky had the first cable modem in Greensboro. Back in the late 1990s, when the Web designer found she needed more Internet speed than a telephone or DSL line could provide, she was happy to pay a premium. She’s been a Time...
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April 3, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Looking to save money? Turn down the thermostat. Don’t leave the water running. And, starting this fall, watch your Web surfing. Time Warner Cable has made the Triad a test market for metered Internet service — a plan to monitor...
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April 1, 2009
As UNCG students put together class schedules for the fall semester, faculty and department heads are working on their own puzzle: how to teach all their classes with fewer people and less money. University officials say state budget cuts have reduced nex...
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March 27, 2009
Budget cuts have forced layoffs at UNCG — but some of the school’s staff are pitching in to pick up the slack. Among them: Chancellor Linda Brady. Brady, who spent seven years in Washington working with the State and Defense departments, will...
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March 26, 2009
GREENSBORO — The layoff process has begun at UNCG as the school tries to cut its budget by up to 7 percent in the coming year.More than 100 employees could lose their jobs, including dozens of faculty.Chancellor Linda Brady announced the layof...
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March 25, 2009
GREENSBORO — When “Freakonomics” co-author Stephen Dubner speaks at the Friends of the UNCG Libraries dinner tonight, he’s hoping to avoid predictions about the economy. Dubner’s 2005 book was acclaimed — and controvers...
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March 24, 2009
GREENSBORO — When “Freakonomics” author Stephen Dubner speaks at the Friends of the UNCG Libraries dinner tonight , he’s hoping to avoid predictions about the economy. Dubner’s 2005 book was acclaimed — and controversia...
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March 20, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — UNC President Erskine Bowles said Thursday proposed budget cuts to universities would cut at its “academic core.” “We’re going to lose hundreds of people, and it’s going to hurt this university,” Bow...
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March 19, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — People need to understand the hard facts of coming budget cuts, UNC system President Erskine Bowles said Thursday at a Board of Governors meeting."We're going to lose hundreds of people and it's going to hurt this university......
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GREENSBORO — When students come back to UNCG and N.C. A&T in the fall, they may have trouble recognizing campuses transformed by steep state budget cuts. Fewer professors, larger classes and fewer course offerings may be inevitable. “It&rs...
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March 18, 2009
GREENSBORO — An anonymous donor has given $6 million to UNCG, the largest gift in the school’s history. “Frankly, this couldn’t come at a better time,” Chancellor Linda Brady said. The donor designated $5 million of the gift...
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March 14, 2009
GREENSBORO — University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles didn’t mince words Friday when speaking to the N.C. A&T committee that will search for the school’s next chancellor. “None of us involved in the last search for...
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March 13, 2009
GREENSBORO — University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles didn’t mince words Friday when speaking to the N.C. A&T committee that will search for the school’s next chancellor. “None of us involved in the last search for...
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March 12, 2009
HIGH POINT — The economic downturn has wounded higher education, leading to layoffs and halting construction at public and private colleges alike. But someone forgot to tell Nido Qubein. As president of High Point University, Qubein is still crowing abo...
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March 11, 2009
GREENSBORO - Mike Smith and his wife, Marti, were driving back from Chapel Hill in September, feeling the sting. They'd just bought books for their daughter Chelsea's third semester as an economics major at UNC-CH and the tab ran more than $500. If the bo...
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HIGH POINT — The economic downturn has wounded higher education, leading to layoffs and halting construction at public and private colleges alike. But someone forgot to tell Nido Qubein. As president of High Point University Qubein is still crowing abou...
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March 8, 2009
At public college campuses across the state, budget cuts are halting construction, sparking layoffs and freezing hiring even as tuition and fees continue to rise. But at private colleges and universities, the impact of the faltering economy is less clear.
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March 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T is beginning the search for its next leader in the wake of Chancellor Stanley Battle’s resignation — and contemplating the challenges that will face them. “I think this is a period of anxiety maybe because people don......
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