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Student records stolen at UNC

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BY LANA DOUGLAS - Staff Writer

CHAPEL HILL -- Confidential student records were stolen from a UNC-Chapel Hill building which houses the Honor Court.

At 8 a.m. Monday, UNC-CH officials discovered that the student judicial system office in Student and Academic Services Building North had been broken into and 31 students' confidential records stolen, according to a news release.

Damages to a window, wall and 31 files total $700 in property damages and stolen items, according to a police report.

The student judicial system office contains the Honor Court, which was discussed at last week's UNC-CH board of trustees meeting.

The Honor Court disciplined football player Michael McAdoo for receiving impermissible help on a paper from a tutor last year but failed to catch McAdoo's plagiarism.

UNC-CH declined to comment on any possible connection between McAdoo's case and the break-in. Student affairs officials are contacting students whose records were stolen.

The Department of Public Safety declined to comment further because of its investigation.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is urged to call UNC-CH Police Investigator Ross Barbee at 919-962-0564 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. All callers may remain anonymous.

lanadouglas@newsobserver.com or 919-932-2008

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