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Rather than be treated to a free meal courtesy of the university provost, the staff of Student Life on Monday preferred another idea: Use the hundreds of dollars that would have been spent on lunch to instead support a Burlington, N.C., food bank.

Mom and Dad never had it so good in their college days. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ opens the doors this weekend to The Colonnades, a two-story, 24,000-square-foot dining facility that includes a full-service restaurant serving steaks and seafood, a fire stone oven for pizzas and bread, and international cuisine featuring items from a Mongolian grille. Details...

Read this note for the full schedule of Orientation 2007 activities. Events begin Friday, Aug. 24 at 8 a.m. when residence halls open for check-in. Details...

Fourteen incoming freshmen began their weeklong summer experience June 24, volunteering at local organizations and meeting ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and staff. Details…

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has received a two-year, $236,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to prevent high-risk drinking among first-year students at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. The primary author of the grant is Lauren Martin, coordinator for substance education in the Division of Student Life.  Details...