Article Archive
August 21, 2008
Wake Forest's bariatric-surgery program wins national accreditation
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's bariatric-surgery program has been awarded a three-year accreditation as an Amer... Continue
Expert: Drier weather means brighter fall foilage
The drier weather that western North Carolina experienced during the spring and early summer means a more colorful fall leaf sea... Continue
Driver's ed could get a revamp
RALEIGH — North Carolina will spend $33 million this school year on a generations-old rite of passage: driver's education. But... Continue
Study up: Here’s what to expect as school starts
Guilford County Schools estimates that about 72,000 students will report for classes on Tuesday at 120 campuses. Here are some o... Continue
UNCG chancellor outlines priorities
GREENSBORO - UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady's first formal address to faculty and staff centered on the school's community impact a... Continue
August 20, 2008
Brady makes research, community impact focus in speech
Research and community impact topped UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady's first formal address to faculty and staff when she delivered...... Continue
Wake Forest plans bioethics program
Medical advances and issues of medicine and society are raising more ethical questions than ever, and Wake Forest University is...... Continue
August 19, 2008
Chancellor helps with move in
UNCG's most influential freshman met with some of her fellow newbies today. With less than a month under her belt Chancellor Lin... Continue
Hotline to zero in on school bus drivers
GREENSBORO - People who see school bus drivers in Guilford County violating seatbelt and cell phone use laws can call a new hotl... Continue
August 18, 2008
College presidents seek debate on drinking age
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling... Continue
N.C. A&T, N.C. Central game moved to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (AP) - North Carolina Central has moved its rivalry game with North Carolina A&T to Charlotte's Memorial Stadium...... Continue
Former Wake Forest president dies
WINSTON-SALEM -- Thomas K. Hearn Jr., who worked as Wake Forest University's president from 1983 until his retirement in June 20... Continue
Public can report school bus violations
RALEIGH - Motorists who notice school bus drivers violating the state's seat belt and cell phone use laws can call a transportat... Continue
August 17, 2008
With college growth, lines are crossed
Larry Chason and his wife, Tina, bought their modest ranch house on Guyer Street in High Point 38 years ago. The couple liked th... Continue
August 16, 2008
Parents’ deaths drive son’s purpose
ASHEBORO - Michael Weese will leave today for N.C. State. He'll take his laptop, his Emergency Medical Services flag, even his...... Continue
County says issues with gifted classes are resolved
Roughly 1 in 3 Guilford County schools that provide services for academically gifted students could not prove they were follow... Continue
Early College lets students get a jump on education
WENTWORTH — It was a no-brainer for Ty Brown to spend his first year of high school at Rockingham County’s new Early College... Continue
August 15, 2008
Disgraced Duke lacrosse DA: civil suit fruitless
DURHAM (AP)- A lawyer for disgraced prosecutor Mike Nifong says the former Duke lacrosse players suing him for civil right viola... Continue
Giveaway to include school supplies, groceries
GREENSBORO - Pastor Adrian Starks likes using his congregation's birthday celebration to send children back to school with fresh... Continue
Community colleges to remain closed to illegal immigrants
RALEIGH (AP) - The State Board of Community Colleges voted Friday to retain a policy barring illegal immigrants from admission w... Continue
When buying textbooks, do the math
With her brow pinched under her glasses, Evelyn Hairston tossed an algebra book back atop the others stacked on the shelf in the... Continue
Former UNC chancellor Fordham dies
CHAPEL HILL — Dr. Christopher C. Fordham III, the only medical doctor to serve as chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, died Thursday... Continue
Colleges consider admitting illegal immigrants
RALEIGH — North Carolina community college officials appear willing to reconsider a ban on admitting illegal immigrants, as th... Continue
August 14, 2008
Meeting set for new Eastern Guilford High
GIBSONVILLE - Parents, alumni and other school supporters are invited to an informational meeting on Monday at Eastern Guilford...... Continue
Update: Former UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor, Greensboro native, Fordham dies
CHAPEL HILL (AP) - Dr. Christopher C. Fordham III, the only medical doctor to serve as chancellor at the University of North Car... Continue