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The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery erected a monument to mark 361 graves in the African-American section. But less than a month later, the Town Council ordered it removed.

Bartenders say they’re taking a harder look at customers’ IDs, after last year’s fatal accident on I-85. State regulators punished two Chapel Bars that admitted 20-year-old Chandler Kania before the crash.

New UNC System President Margaret Spellings has previously served on the board of private-sector education companies, and critics question her characterization of college students as “customers.”

The $2 billion bond plan would pay for university buildings across the state, including a medial facility in Chapel Hill. But some critics say the bonds are too expensive.

Margaret Spellings became emotional when she talked about the opposition to her hiring as UNC’s next president. But she said it hasn’t dampened her enthusiasm.