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Roundabouts become popular across the area

Eric Poston • December 2, 2015

Drivers will encounter several new roundabouts when they navigate around the area in the coming years.Roundabouts are becoming more popular than signaled intersections because traffic studies have shown...

Grounds crew goes through timely process for on campus leaf removal

Eric Poston • November 19, 2015

HeFall can produce beautiful looking trees, but it also creates a lot of work for grounds crews workers who spend between 2,200 to 2,500 man hours to remove leaves from campus each year.Early in the fall...

Center for the Visual Arts: bringing the School of Art under one roof

Eric Poston • November 5, 2015

For the start of the spring semester, the entire School of Art will soon be under one roof for the first time in 50 years.HOW IT BEGANIn 2009, the university began looking at the Foundation of Excellence...

Book helps bring together memories of ‘Archie the Snowman’

Eric Poston • October 26, 2015

A popular talking snowman now has his own book telling the story of how he became more than just a mall Christmas attraction.Archie the Snowman first debuted at Chapel Hill Mall in 1968 and talked to children...