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Top Stories • Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Curriculum adjustment could change history

Proposal would lead to high schoolers learning U.S. history from only 1877 to present 

The Institute for Emerging Issues forum at the Raleigh Convention Center brought together corporate titans and innovators Monday as Gov. Bev Perdue, former Gov. Jim Hunt and others discussed the issues facing North Carolina. 

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Krispy Kreme Challengers eat donuts to help kids

Allure of glazed dozens, bad weather does not turn runners away

Saturday morning the area surrounding the Bell Tower was glazed over with anxious runners as they prepared to inhale a dozen doughnuts.

Despite the weather, large crowds showed up, though snow followed just an hour and a half later.

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History is waiting — get involved

Students should take the opportunities to get involved in the political process where they present themselves.   Full story

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Defense allows State to stop skid at three

Virginia Tech crumbles under defensive pressure as team swipes 16 steals in home win Sunday

Kellie Harper won the coaching battle between former Western Carolina coaches Sunday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum as the women's basketball team defeated Beth Dunkenberger and her Virginia Tech Hokies, 70-57.

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Wolfpack takes down Badgers

Women’s tennis team ends weekend with a win Sunday over the Wisconsin Badgers

After losing its first match of the spring season Friday against DePaul, the women’s tennis team rebounded with a win over Wisconsin, 5-2.

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Sights and sounds at the 2010 Krispy Kreme Challenge

Russell Witham, Executive Editor

Technician's Executive Editor, Russell Witham, ran the race Saturday for his fourth consecutive year and dodged along the course taking in the sights and sounds. Full story

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Lecture reasons with near-death experiences

Dr. Gary Habermas details evidence-based cases with religious twist

One of Wither’s lecture halls was filled Monday night 7 p.m. with people ready to hear from Dr. Gary Habermas, a philosophy professor at Liberty University, on the subject of near-death experiences and the afterlife.

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Housing search begins

Students begin considering living arrangements for the 2010-2011 school year.

Students have already begun making living arrangements for the coming fall.

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Power Outage

Central Campus resident halls cope without electricity Saturday

Residents work together with electric generators running

The electricity went out Saturday morning around 8:15 a.m. in Central Campus residential halls Bowen Hall, Carroll Hall, Metcalf Hall, Owen Hall and Tucker Hall.The electricity didn’t come back on until 4 p.m. when a power generator was supplied.

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Take the bull by its horns

Chad Rhoades, Staff Columnist

I can expect one thing to happen everyday: complaining. Someone is tired; or someone does not want to study; or someone has had a bad day. Full story

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Krispy Kreme Challenge Slideshow

Student Media photojournalists cover the 2010 Krispy Kreme Challenge. Full story

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