The Triangle's best restaurants
Greg Cox gives his picks for the area's best restaurants. Get the list here.
NCSU ecologist receives honor
Triangle Briefs: JoAnn Burkholder, an ecologist at NCSU who did groundbreaking research on a microbe linked to fish kills in the Neuse River, has received River Network's highest award.
Rain commences, but graduations go on
Rain dampened outdoor commencement ceremonies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke and chased Meredith graduates to exercise a drafty, bad-weather backup not far from campus.
Valedictorian unlikely ambassador for black school
From his first day at Morehouse College -- the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated specifically to the education of black men -- Joshua Packwood has been a standout.
A roundup of the graduation ceremonies
Commencement ceremonies Sunday at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke and Meredith.
Grads fulfill hopes of covenant plan
Fred Clark is the mentor for nearly 1,400 low-income students going to school free under the UNC-Chapel Hill 's covenant scholarship program.
Grads get sunny send-off
Dr. Calvin O. Butts III calls on St. Augustine's College graduates to be courageous and not sucked in by materialism but to work hard and demand better housing, better health care and better gas prices -- not just for the wealthy but for all.
Peace College grads get advice on leadership
Robert Young, founder and CEO of Lulu, tells Peace College graduates that the key to leadership lies not in training or definition but in action.
Bowles to NCSU grads: Never over-promise
Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system since 2006, tells graduates at N.C. State University to never "over-promise," whether to their employers, friends or family.
Actor gives Shaw grads advice on survival
Actor Roger Guenveur Smith tells Shaw graduates how crucial it is for them carve out a niche to survive. "Get yourself a trade," he said. "You get something they cannot take away."
Colleges, students pay recruiters
British and Australian universities have for years paid commissions to overseas recruiting agents and have attracted a growing share of international students. Now the practice is spreading in the United States.
Living to learn
Today, while Victor Achonu sits in Nash Correctional Institution serving a sentence for attempted first-degree murder, the woman he tried so hard to beat down will stand up and receive her bachelor's degree.
U.S.: Colleges may admit illegals
North Carolina is free to admit illegal immigrants to public colleges and universities, federal officials say.
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